Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1879-05-22
AZ AmcrIcan shootlng for Ro,lllr.


The Prince OF Wales having heard Of
thc wonderful feats PERFORMED with the
rifle bg tie American Dr.. Carver, ork-
I'd him 10 his palace to give an exhibi-
ton, 20 which the gallant doctor cheer
fully compiled. The Prince of Wales
held the timing-Vatch ana kept score
himself, mani!esting o delighted inter.
est ia the performance. D.. Carver for
the first time before an asscmblage Of
persons, broke consecutiyelY, without
The slightest interruption, 100 glass
balls in 100 straight shots Of his rifle.
following this feat ut once by breaking
100 balls with 100 smooth shots from a
double arrcleo shotgun, L.tA~eI
actions being simultaneous, o. GlInust
unit. with two different WenponB under
sim liar distances and circumstances The
doctor then, with his horse running at
full speed and he sitting on il like a
picturesque statue, broke twenty EIGHT
out of thirty balls, single and double.
TO prove his precision Dr.. Carver, at
the special request of the prince. broke
fourteen ont Of sixteen balls ia fifteen
seconds. He also discharged fifteen out
OF sixteen shots, or cartridges. in f0ur
seconds, to prove lupidity in fring, the
sixteenth cartridge falling ID 20 off.
After that came an exhibit rarely If ever
seen before. The doctor caused glass
ball to he placed al G considerable dis
lance on TIE lawn. lie fred at and
under 1t, SO that the conclusion Of the
sod throws the ball up, and before it
falls the doctor again levels his rifle and
breaks the ball, in the most finished and
artistic style. This so excited the adj
miration Of the Prince Of Wales that.
tuning 20 the E1tl Of R0wnev, in most
enthusiastic manner he exclaimed.
Bravo ] will bet 81 600 that DR.. Oar.
yer viii break one hundred and fifty
balls without error or intermissi0n with
bis riAcI The doctor complied, though
none Of the group took M the princes
bet, luckily for them. luncheon was
then announced, and the royal party,
the guests and DR.. Carver, went to the
pGl0ti8l dining-Toon Of SdndrinCham.
Az soon as the repast was over the en-
tire group returned to the lawn, and our
gallant American here resumed his pro-
gramme by shooting ct and break
ing glass balls thrown dir ely at him
aud across him in front. aud turning and
I1IrtnE others tilEOWLl tHAAsrH una DEntuu
him-shooting both right and left double
shots at falling balls. Then he shot at
a glass bali thrown in the air, missing
it three times with the first three shota,
but loading tho ride three times while
the ball is in the air, aud breaking il
with the fourth shot before it reached
Lhe ground. He shot marbles thrown
-ndiscrim nately into the air 10y the
guests. The young princes threw MP
shi!lings and The doctor bit the entire
sixteen without the slightest error or
emotion. In word, there seemed no
end Of variety in the foncy, plain, scien-
life and artistic shots that our wonder
'ul marksman executed. All looked on
with amazed interest, and even the
Of Wales desired that Dr.. Cary
~ should be presented to her, upon
which she asked him many Intelligent
questions on American prairie shooting.
&c. The prince subsequently
sent the doctor a memento, III the shape
II handsome gold pin, with q letter of
hanks for the surprising ezactness Of
he shooting.