The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-16
THE AVIS.
nR, CARVER IN ENGt ANp-swEKprNG C1AL.
UESCyR TO THE WORLD.

AENtrB TO THE WORLD.
nr. W. T. Carver. the American nnarlenap,
claiming 10 be the champion riile SHOT Of the
world. has arrived in England. aud makes
kuown hts advent by issuing a challenge for
the following matches;
/. II shoot &C 50n glass balls. $50 single and
l95 pairs. distance is yards balls to he epr,ln.y
trom 4 patent Huber trap. Stakes. Elal t.
t9N siie.
3 viii wager from fl04 q ranA that 7 can
hresk mora glass balls out W lN0 sprung from
4 trap ~ thrown from hand. using either rit}a
IF Sllot gun. shooting nom a horses back
fHe horse running ut full speed. than any
gentleman tn England or the world.
= | VIII wager from Il10 tn E2a0 that can
5Fetk more glass balls out If a}1, shooting
with a Winchester rifle single bullet. tha
balls To he thrown into the air hv hand than
any man in England al the world can w.tba
sh0t-Sun, the balls sprung from q Bogardus
rise
4 I will wager from EI0N to E2o0 that | can
break lnl glass balls quicker shooting with
Winchester riteS. using single bullet than any
gentleman IN England 81 the world eau with
shOt shooting the same distance | de
OF selecting his own distance, the balls t. IL.
thrown into the air hv haud or sprung from
a trap at the shooters option
;. ! will shoot 4 match for f4a1 a side
against any ten gentlemen in England at $500
single halls, thrown fom Huber traps, at Is
yards rise.
6, | will shoot a match for $500 side
against the ten best pigeon shooters i'm Eng
and, as follows. | To- shoot, at ld1o glass
halls thrown into the air by hand, using Il
Winchester single-harrel magazine rifle
single bullet, they % shoot at lGOo pigeons
81 yards rise, English rules. using shotgun,
and shooting both barrels.
I, I Will arrange match with any gentle
man in England Or the world TO shoot at loco
glass balls sprung from L Huber trap straight
away, using Winchester rifle. single bullet
and viii give ny opponent 100 broken balls in
$. + will wager from ttao to e2oo to shoot a
combination match with any man ia England
or the world. at glass balls and pisye 1ns. con-
ssting OF loo pigeons, 100 single and Ice pairs
ot b9lls. To be sprung from a Huber trap Is
Eafus rise; the aeeeptor 10 name distance and
rules Tor the pigeon shooting.
D. will wager from el1l 10 G2o0. aud shoot
combination match az J11 glass balls. using
both rifle and shotgun, far the championship
ot the world, ~ follows: At 251 glass balls
with rifle. single bullet ana at 30 with shot
gun. the winner 70 take the stakes and medal.
g o. inscribed champion Combination Shot
pf the Verdi
70. / Will wager from Goo to G2a0 that can
make more fancy shots with a rifle. single
bullet, than any man in the world
II. / will wager from 500 to GOO that can
break two glass balls thrown i'm the air at the
same time, shooting With Winchester rifle
loading the gun once while the balls are in
the all. making double shot
L. 1 Will wager loo that / can shoot a
brick thrown into the air, smashing it into
pieces with tine first shot, load my gun aud
hit one OF the lying pieces with the second
shot before il reaches the ground, using a
Winchester rifle, single bullet
IL. | Will wager S100 to GOO that | can break
. out of 100 glass balls thrown into the air
by hand, shooting with a Winchester rifle,
single bullet.
II. | will wager from, GOO to GOO that can
hit the smallest pieceof English silver coin, or
4 piece of lead the same siH4 thrown into the |
afr, shooting Winchester rifle loaded with
forty grains of powder and bullet weighing
POO grains.
ID. will wager from f100 to $500 that can
break more glass balls out OF leo sprung |
rom trap, holding the gun on my hip |
shooting without taking sight, than any man |
In the world.
Ii. | will wager from Goo upward that |
ean shoot at glass ball thrown into the air |
~ hand. miss II with the first three shots, |
load the gun three times while the bail IS IN |
the air, and break it with the fourth shot be- |
fore 1t reaches the ground. shooting with |
Winchester rifle, single bullet.
II. | Should be very happy to arrange a |
match with MIR. Wallace, the gentleman who |
defeated Capt. A. H. Bogardus while in this |
country last summer. to shoot at 500 glass |
9alls-2j0 single and 125 pairs-sprung from |
me Huber trap, eighteen yards rise, for from |
5000 TO G4@0 a side.
l hold two champion medals Of the world. |
me tor rifle shooting and one for horseback |
shooting. They are open fer competition. |
md should be pleased 10 have some English |
gentleman try and win them from nue..
Carver has made a deposit of $3.50 TO bind |
me or more of the proposed matches.
THE CANADIAN TEAM AT WIMBLEDON.
The Speaker Of the House of Commons.
lieut.. Col. BIanchet, has been selected TO
Command the Canadian team to be sent to
Wimbledon next summer. Lieut.. Col Worshy, |
II the Kingston school OF gunuery, will be
ecUud In command.
THE MILITARY RIFLE MATCH.
New York Herald
4 meeting of the executive committee of the
National Rifle Association was held Yesterday
{ the association Offices, No. % Park row. 4
rs0lution was proposed by Gen, Wingate and
dopted, whereby the secretary was instruct
q q invite an expression Of opinion from |
'tber rtla associations and military men as
. thu proper position To be adopted In firing
military rifle. discussion took place on
his subject atthe last meeting of the board of
directors. anu the programme for the spring
meeting has been prepared on the basis of
flowing any attitude to military marksmen
The general question lies open, however. and
: exciting much interest in rifle circles, As
rule the officers and marksmen Of the reg
la a my aIt III l@Nof OF any position, |
while the militia officers of this State for the
most part consider the prone" as the only
rue military position
Letters We're read III the meeting from the
hieis q number Of organizations Interested
4 the International Military Match. They
we're written IN reply to the announcement
made by the association that this event would
AXE place next September. Major j. DE
Ninton wrote on the part of the Marquis of
-orne. thanking the association for its iuvi-
alton to Canada and saying that the matter
would he placed in the hands of the proper
'liieer. Lieut., Col. August Panel, deputy
minister of militia and defense of the Do
nlntOn, hopes that the Canadian forces will
g able 70 take advantage of the invitation.
iajor Gen. Schoiield regrets that the force
ttachci u his headquarters at West Point
s too small to enable him to select a suitable
cam To take part in the match. and Brig
zen. @. ". Augur, commanding the depart
nent Ut the South, announces that arrange
nents are already being made by which the
ruopS under his command will be enabled to
orm team to contend for the Hilton
roPhE. A letter WAS also READ from T. w
,evaTd, Acting Secretary of State, stating
hat tbs department would find it Impossible
q convey the invitations Of the association
q foreign governments through the medium |