The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-05
THE MAGICAL MARKSMAN.
DIR. W. n. CAREER CLIPPING THE WING
OF A LUSTY HUMBLE Rec
Wonderful shooting In Deerfoot Park
silver Dollars, Halves. Nickeis, and Three
Cent Pieces Whizzing Through the Air.

and Col Fletcher OF San Francisco brskly
showed bullets into tho rifles. supplying them
selves from n strong rug carpet-bag on tho
table. A barrel OF glass balls stood thirty five
feet away. Tho Doctor picked up a rifle and
took position near the table. Tho spectators
spread out in two long wings on each side
Carvcr's long auburn hair was thrown behind
his cars. Ho wore dark pantaloons. Tapped
over his boots. soft white flannel shirt
his light-colorcd sombrero. and glazed
belt. with gold buckle nearly Ms large MS n rail-
road frog. His right hand was covered with
grimy buckskin glove and the corner OF blue
silk handkerchief peered from tho pocket OF
his shirt. white silk scarf encirccd his neck,
and WINS fastened to his bosom by the diamond
eyed and ruby nostrilled gold horses head
presented 10 him after breaking fifty successive
glass balls while riding horse ut full speed in
California The magnificent badge given by his
friends in San Francisco on Washington's
birthday. after the breaking Of ss5 balls out of
n possible 900. swung from his left breast
At tho Doctors request Col. Fletcher tossed
several glass balls in the air. for the purpose Of
putting him in trim. The most Of them were
shattered as though struck by lightning. There
were four or Ave misses. but from twenty to
thirty were broken before tho Doctor stopped
shooting. Throw them up IA high rs you can
higher. higherl" said the Doctor. and NJ they
went eighty or ninety feet. and were broken on
the turn Each ball WIS flied with feathers.
and ms the glass was shattered the feathers
noated m on the wind. Tho Doctor thon tried
to shoot thrice. rcloadlng his gun twice while
mil was ~ me AR, AM break u ~ We thlrd
shot. Ho did u on the third trial. Half Of the
92 fey among, thG srec b9t 6eh,nd n nun NJ
bounds" This drew n laugh from the usually
snturninc Doctor.
been done was mere byplny. One hundred
balls were thrown into the air alternately. and
shattered Of gu, Of he hundred. AZ fast M
! each rife was empt ed OF its score Of balls he
ltd 1t upon the table and seized 2 fresh gun.
! balls were hurled in the air from fifteen to
eighteen yards in front of tho Doctor. The hot
them, in tut, nf wntcr and sponeed them ~
! like horses; They were then wiped out and
| handed to Texas Jack. who reloaded them.
After again succcssfully, trying his triple shot.
ball was tossed skyward and broken by the
Doctor. who aimed and discharged the rife
with one hand He then began to cnll for trade
dollars. Several were thrown into the air, and
promptly chopped 10y the Doctors bullets. Some
were sent spinning hundred yards, and II
was amusing To- SEQ the crowd start after them
Texas Jack natched the Peruvian with a Mexi-
can dollar. Pointing 10 the zap of liberty IN tho
centre he shouted. Knock out that cap Doe
tor. The dollar was sent above the heads
! Jack few after the metal. i had u
| hole through tho centre, and tho liberty
emp taken out us neatly as tnOuEn cut out
10y chise Nothing but the rays Of the sun re-
! mnined. \ quarter WINS fipped NJ and shot out
otsghi. Jack said he saw going long way
OF. II turned sidewnys.' SAID he, and
dropped in the edge Of the grass pointing Ia a
patch NJ timothy over 100 yards away. Its owner
was chngrined. Tor he wanted II n a menento.
A five cent nirkrl glistrned IN the sunlight, and
was snufled out Ikea randl". \ cent followed
IL with u pi-i-i-ng" that vihratrd on the drum
| Of the ear ike the twdng Of guitar string.
Mr.. Haincs then enpQupced that thc Doctor
A. n ~, Ist 1aA Ia At
stepped to the barrel and handed the balls 10
As he could throw tRem. The Doctor stood as
though carve. IN 7tonri Tho rlilc was rn's s,'
rirh hani pop..-d the amply Shell IN his 'a'o.
| md n sccoll slot was heard. Eighteen glrss
balls were br' Ken az qni'k ~, lazy man
| Then hn,, was missed. There was
another long run ot dead shots. followed
| by two misses. One hundred and eight
| balls were broken in thre" minutes and nny-
! thrr" seconds. The time would have been even
better. wer, II. not fer an awkward halk with
over foitv seconds. lie 1isehnrsed the rifes
! faster thnn two men could load them.
away, and began, TO hurl glass balls, At the
| and then shattered four IN succession. They
! were thrown with such force that the broken
! hrimmed somhrero. During this scene two
! martins darted across liis vision. and quick as
] thought h" nlaz"d away hut missed them,
! Col. Fletcher then hurled n ball in the sky
| with all his for'e. II went M like rocket. ana
| began n beautiful curve u hundred feet above
! thrver's head. He kept his feet, bent himself
! backward in the shape ~ bow drew the rife
| 10 his eye. and shivcred the glass into million
| fragments handful Of feathers appeared and
| sailed awny upon the air ike the fiery drippings
| of an exploded rocket After tins foAt the Doe
tor d,i.srirded tho Tin, ior a Parker shotgun;
! Col. Fletcher stood thirty yards distant. and
] threw tho bulls AWAY beyond him. They wore
/ broken repeatedly nj from seventy 10 eighty
| yards. After several trials tho Doctor broke at
! thhi distance w" hhIs tnrown IN the AIR NJ the
| same time. VI" repeated this fcnt three times.
crs invention. So constructed that il would
| ring whenever shot touched It. was rolled in
| the air The Doctor rang It fifteen times twice
belore II reached the ground. These shots
were mnle at a dlslanccot from MY to sixty
yards. The ball finally fen upon the head II
/ ono Of those present. cutting a bl,i cash. hut
/ mi shoo,ing Inc brn mi Into bits Will,
! Texas Jack hcn,ed II in The air. Hcthen retired
The most o' 'ng sR"em9rrs rushed for the
sapariil, Hctakcs nothing stronger. Nnrr a
| half hours rest ho raised q riff. without rr-
1 JACK 20 pitch NJ, something while he emp
ted ne gun. JACK tossed ny peanut
in twain. TRc cover Of iI paper box was rroTp1
/ ON the ground nlty feet AWAY. The potor' dis
pu, two bullets through IT, IT, a't@rwari br"sc
/ three soda bottles at the -nne distance. shoot
ing in the same manner; hut he mnde many
misses while blazing NJ the bottles. All tnr
bullets, however, struck the ground within
three inches. ot them. Many persons think
TINT th" Doctor takes no aim whilr
shooting FROM the hin. This is u mistake. for
"a" manner i'm VIII N he runs his eye along me
barrel gHzos at the sight. and takes in tho oh-
leot in view, shows that he socks a correct anglo
before uuliins the trigger IN shooting ON the
wing he taxi sight without shuitinE either
eye. TINS attracted "a" utirnt On az a stranger
Yesterday, "Mly DO YOU aim with botn eye,
on. rs "A habit acquired ON tho plains. re-
spondrd the Doctor. when SHOOTING door.
kgpt one eye 9p,n for. the deer AMI tn othcr
After inc hlu.,hooling. the Doctor seemed Mt
Ia 'krd nya rlir foyer. lie hIal'd away al any
ihlnE. Two pocket match boxes wrrr spun into
the air md knocked into smlthrreens 4 .on-
ll'mnn threw lup blue lead pencil, and !, fll
lo the ground IN two pieces 4 black prncll
net the same fate. \ u-ty humhlr-hnr
hummrd over the sward, and the Doctor
greeted II with a bullet that outhummri
the insect, for the bee lrw On ~ tangent. and
took the ground in a hrr linz The liurtnr had
shot away H. wing. Ono Of the most surprlsiu!:
shots WAS NJ rliin cartridge. II was struck No
nrst time ~ twenty-five feet. and the shell
knocked OF. Carver drove the bullet through
the air with second shot. Asilvrr threc-ccnt
buf an flt..A al