The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-04-04
WONDERFUL SHOOTING.
DIR. cARvER's SHOOTING CHALLENGE II,
THE WORLD.

To the Editor of Bells life in LONDON
SIR Permit me to issue the following
challenge through your columns to any gen.
tleman in England or the world, matches
to take place in England.
l. To shoot at 500 glass balls, 250 single
and 1a5 pairs distance 1s yards, balls to be
sprung from patent Huber trap. Stakes,
e100 to e200 side.
2. I will wager from e100 to e200 that
can break more glass balls out of 100
sprung from trap or thrown by hand,
using either rifle or shotgun, shooting
from horses back, the horse running at
full speed, than any other gentleman in
England or the world.
3. will wager from ei00 to e300 that
can break more glass balls out of 500, shoot
| ing with Winchester rifle, single bullet,
| the balls to be thrown into the air by hand,
than any man in England or the world can
with shotgun, the balls sprung from a
Bogardus or Huber trap straight away, at
80 yards rise.
4. will wager from el00 to e2OO that
can break 100 glass balls quicker, shooting
with Winchester rifles, using single bullet,
than any gentleman in England or the
world can with a shotgun, shooting the
same distance do, or selecting his own
distance, the balls to be thrown into the
air by hand, or sprung from a trap, at
shooters option.
5. l will shoot match for e500 side
against the best shooters in England at
1850 glass balls, as follows 150 pairs and
| 1000 single balls, thrown from Huber
traps, at Is yards rise.
! 6. will shoot a match for e400 side
against the best ten pigeon shooters in
England, as follows TO shoot at 1000
glass balls thrown into the air by hand,
using Winchester single barrel magazine
rife, single bullets, they to shoot at / 200
pigeons, 80 yards rise, English rules, using
a shotgun, and using both of the barrels.
z. will arrange match with any gen.
tleman in England or tie world to shoot at
1000 glass balls, sprung from Huber trap
straight away, using Winchester rifle,
single bullet, and will give my opponent
100 broken balls in 1000.
s. will wager from e1oO to e2G0 and
sbo1t q combination match with any gen.
tleman in England Or the world, at glass
balls and pigeons, as follows 100 pigeons,
100 single and 100 pair balls; to be sprung
J. n Huh orS Sfynn ~
ceptor to name distance and rules for the
pigeon shooting.
0. 1 will wager from e100 to e20O an6
shoot combination match at 500 glass balls
using both rifle and shotgun, for the Cham
pionship of the World, as follows At 25(
glass balls with rife, single bullet and a
$50 with shotgun, the winner to take the
stakes aud a medal inscribed, " Champion
Combination Shot of the World.''
10. will wager from e100 to .e20O that
can make moro fancy shots with rifle
single bullet, than any man in the world.
IL. will wager from e1O0 to e200 that
can break two glass balls thrown into th,
air at the same time, shooting with Win
chester life, loading the gun once while
the balls are in the air, making double
shot.
12. will wager e100 that can shoot 6
brick thrown into the air, smashing it into
pieces with the first shot, load my gun and
hit one of the flying riec. with the second
shot before IL reaches The ground, using a
Winchester rifle, single bullet.
13. will wager from e1OO to e20O that ]
can break rs out of 100 glass balls thrown
into the air by hand, using Winchester
rifle, with single bullet.
IA. | will wager from el0O to e20O that /
can hit the smallest piece of English silver
coin, or piece of lead the same size, thown
into the air, shooting Winchester rife
loaded with 40 grains Of powder and bull
let weighing 300 grains.
10. will wager from e100 to e200 that |
break more glass balls out of 100, sprung
from trap, holding the gun ON my hip,
shooting without taking sight, than any
man in the world.
16. / will wager from e100 upwards that
can shoot at glass ball, thrown into the
air by hand, miss it with the first three
shots, load the gun three times while the
the fourth shot before it reaches the ground,
shooting with Winchester rifle, single
bullet.
II. should be very happy to arrange a
| oh u,if Mr. oil +hn
who defeated Capt. A. H. Bogardus while
in this country last summer, to shoot at 500
glass balls-250 single shoots, and 1875 pairs
| sprung from one Huber trap, IS yards
rise, for from e200 to e4OO a side.
l hold two Champion medals of the
World done for rifle shooting and one for
horseback shooting. They are open for
competition, and I should be pleased to
have some English gentleman try and win
them from me.
1t is understood that in the above matches
will use the Winchester single barreled
magazine. rifle, model of 1878, calibre A,
each charge containing 40 grains of pow
der, and single bullet Of 200 grains
weight.
make no claim as an expert pigeon
shooter, and have named pigeons for my
opponent in combination match, believing
some gentlemen may prefer to shoot a
pigeon in lieu of glass balls.
I have deposited fifty pounds (e5O at
the office of Bells Life in London as ear
nest for the above matches. which shall re-
main open for 30 days from Gate, until
which time I am at the service of all gentle
man shooters.
Personal communications may be adj
dressed to my business agent, E. G.
Haynes, % Alexandria Square, South Ken
sington, London, S. w.
Respectfully,
DIR. w. F. CARVER,
Champion Rife Shot of the World,
20 Fulhan Road, Onslow Terrace,
South Kensington, London. s. W., Febru-
airy 90, 1879.
The TREATMENT OF SPRAINs.-Mr. Da-