The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-07-04
DR.. Carver In England.
London Cor. RaltImore sun

I do not remember ever to have heard |
or read of any expert in the history of |
firearms or fetes that has created the in |
terest that Dr. w. +. Carver has done IN |
his exhibition of craftsmanship before |
the Prince of Wales and number of the |
nobility at Sandrigham, and the fayorite |
country palatial residence of the prince. |
This great success of DIR. Carver has
marked him as the champion riie-shot of
the whole world. What with Mr.. Loril-
1ard's horse Parole winning the British
turf laurels, and DIR. Carver being the
decorated guest of the Prince of Wales,
all England's ''sports" justnow have but
America" as the prominent word upon
their lips. The Prince of Wales heard
of DIR. Carver's skill with the rifle, and in
order TO satisfy himself that the state
ments were not exaggerated, caused his
private secretary and special equerry,
Captain Stephenson, to write to DIR. g.
inviting him to the town residence of the
prince, Mari Thorough House. The hand
some and modest doctor responded to
this invitation in propria persona the
following day. Every preliminary pre-
paration was made for him. and he was
received in right royal hospitality.
The group was composed Of their royal
highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Wales and their children, Prince Albert
Victor, Prince George, and the young
Princesses Louis, Victoria and Maud, the
Princess of Hanover, the Duke of Cam
bridge, the Earl and Countess of Row
ney, Earl of Oxford, Viscount and Coun-
tess Manderville and her sister, Miss
Izuaga (weIl known in New York and
Washington society,", Sir William and
Lady Flokes, Sir Henry Keppel, the
Admiral-in-C Chief of the British feet. the
Admiral the Hon. W. G.. Glyn, the Hons.
BernaI Osborne and Francis Knolbys,
Miss Knolbys, Capt. Mildmay, the lead
ing spirit in marksmanshipl, Gen. Sir
DightOn Probin, the Comptroller of the
Prince of Wales household, Captain Ste
,-henson, r. N, Revs. F. Heryey and w.
Rogers, Chaplains to the Prince, and
many others whose names at this moment
I cannot recall.
Capt. Stephenson performed the neces-
sary introductions of these distinguished
personages to DIR. Carver, who was near
ly half an hour behind his time, delay
unavoidable, but in an English subject
may say objectionable. The sun shone
ont for the first time in several days; the
emerald turf of the lawn In its spring
time verdure and magnificent dimensions
made superb carpet for the guests. DIR.
Carver appeared attired in black vel
vet blouse, adorned with many glittering
gems and medals, the trophies of his
American triumphs, his gray sombrero
hat shading his long sunburn locks and
hazel eyes of piercing power. Unique
and picturesque, tall and gallant looking
was this citizen of the west amidst
these grand mobiles of the east. A buzz
of admiration went up as the doctor first
gracefully bowed to the princess and
ladies present, and then made his saluta-
tions to the prince and his guests with
frankness and simplicity of manner 50
typical of prairie freedom that it at once
seemed to charm every one present.
After mounting his excellent horse of
true Indian blood, Winnemucca, he
awaited the selection of the testing local
ity on the lawn; his quick eye scans the
deer in their galloping brigades beneath
the mighty oak and tall elms, and he sits
his beautiful steed like very monarch
of ease and power.
The Prince of Wales, walking up to
him, says pleasantly: have heard so
much of your unrivaled skill that am
pleased to see you here"
''And I am pleased to see you, too,
prince" responded the doctor.
g VIII you first give the ladies here
present an evidence of what you can do?"
said the gallant prince.
This was so proposed, as the ladies had
pre-arranged engagements, which were
dispensed with, however, for DIR. Carver's
more attractive entertainments, when his
first feats were seen.
The Prince of Wales held the timing
watch and kept score himself, manifest
ing a delighted interest in the perform
ance. DR.. Carver, for the first time be-
fore an assemblage of persons. broke con-
secutively, without the slightest inter
rnption, 100 glass balls in 100 straight
shots of his rifle, following this feat at
once by breaking one hundred balls
with 100 smooth shots from a double
barreled shotgun, both transactions
being simultaneous, or almost a unit,
with two different weapons under similar
distance and circumstances. The doctor
then, with his horse running at full
speed and he sitting on it like a pic
turesque statue, broke % out of 80 balls,
single and double. To prove his pre-
cision DIR. Carver, at the special request
of the prince, broke IA out of 16 balls in
fifteen seconds. He also discharged Is
ont of 16 shots, or cartridges, in four
seconds, to prove rapidity in firing, the
sixteenth cartridge failing to go off.
After that came an exhibition rarely if