Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-06-07
THE AMERICAN RTFLEMAN
DIR. Carver at Sandrimahan

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Captain Stephenson introduced Dr.
Carver to the Prince Of Wales and hi,
group, who had been waiting 70" the
American citizen fully half an hour, Il
delay unavoidable, and in an English
subject / may say unpardonable. The
sun shone out for the first time in sever
al days; the emerald turf of the lawn in
its spring>time verdure, magnificent
beauty and glorious dimensions, made Il
grand carpet for the distinguished group
DR.. Carver appeared, attired in his black
velvet blouse, adorned With gitterinp
gems aud medals, the trophies of hi:
American triumphs; his grey sombrerC
shading his long auburn locks and those
eyes of piercing hnzel power. Pictur-
esque and unique, tall, graceful and ga
lant looking, was the "citi2en of the
West amidst the "noblest the East
a buzz of admiration went up as the
Doctor first dashingly and gracefully
bowed to the Princess and ladies and
then to the Prince and his guests There
was n nobene.s in his simplicity, frank
ness and evident ease, SO typical of the
Prairie freedom, that Mt once charmed
everyone present. He mounts his excel.
| lent Indian horse Winnemucca " and
awaits the selection Of the testing locality
on the lawn. You notice how his quick
eye scans the deer in their gallopng
brigades, beneath the mighty oaks and
the tai, elms, and how he sits like more
than monarch on the wonderful steed.
The Prince of Wales comes up to him
and says: {" have heard Of your ability
with the rife, DR. Carver, and am pleas
ed that you are here"
"And am pleased TO see you, too,
Prince" responds the simple yet natural
ly dignifed Doctor.
VIII you give the ladies presen; an
evidence of your skill, first ?" said the
gallant Prince. This was SO proposed, rs
the ladies had pre-arranged afternoon
drive through md around the Park but
which was dispensed with, owing to DR..
| Carver's more attractive entertainment,
when his first leats were seen.
Tie Prince Of Wales held the time
wetch ard kept score himself, manifest
ing delighted interest in every move Of
lhe marksman. Dr.. Carver, Cor the qiis,
time before an assem- olage Of any per-
sons, broke conseeutively, without the
slightest jar or Interruption, one hundpec
balls in one hundred straight shot. Of the
rifle and then at once followed this ieaI
up by breaking one hundred balls with
with one hundred smooth shots from Il
double barreled shots -gun-both transac,
tions being simultaneous, or almost Il
unit, with two different weapons under
similar distance and cireumst stances. lie
then broke, the horse running with full
speed and the doctor sitting erect like u
picturesque statue, twenty eight out OF
thirty balls, single and double.
AT the special request of the Prince,
DR., Carver broke fourteen out Of sixteen
balls in fifteen seconds to prove precision.
He also discharged fifteen out of sixteen
shots, or cartridges, in fonr seconds, for
the Princes de,ire to prove rupidity in
firing, the sixteen cartridges failing to 80
off. Then came an exhibit rarely, il
ever, seen before. The Doctor caused IL
glass ball to be placed at n considerable
distance on the lawn. He fired at and
under it, 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.
This so animated the admiration of the
Prince Of Wales that he turned to the
Earl Of Rowney and in most enthusias
tic manner exclaimed "Bravo | will
bet el 600 that DR.. Carver will break
$50 balls without intermission or error
with his rife !"
The Doctor complied, and none of the
group took up the Princes bet, luckily
for them.
Luncheon was then announced, and
the Royal party went to the palutial din
ing-rooms of the Sandrngham House,
After this the entire group returned to
the lawn, and DR.. Carver resumed his
programme of shooting at and breaking
glass balls in the air with rife and shot
gun, breaking glass balls thrown direct
~ at him and across him in front, and
turning and hitting others thrown across
him and behind him, shooting at falling
balls with right and left double shots,
shooting four times at glass ball thrown
in the air, missing it with the first three
shots, loading the rife three times while
the ball is in the a ir and breaking it with
The fourth shot before it reached the
ground. He shot at marbles thrown IN
discriminatory in the air by the guests
and never missed one. The young Prin-
cess threw up shilings and the Doctor
hit the entire sixteen without the slight
est emotion or error. In a word, there
seemed to bo no end of variety in the
fancy, plain, scientific and artistic shots
this wonderful marksman executed.
The Princess of Wales desired that the
Doctor be specially presented to her, and
he was. She asked a great many intelli
gent questions on American prairie shoot
ing, hunting, etc. "How many buffalo
have YOU killed in day. DIR. Carver 20