Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-22

targets. Pierre Lorillard, r., made wonder
full target putting in seventeen shots in .
minute with q Winchester and scoring 81 out of
a possible S. Ira Paine when last here made
fine showing on the French target-fve bulls
eyes, beautifully grouped. Here IL q card with
a heart which Paine pierced by An Inland
shot with 44-calibsr revolver at II yards. A
pretty shot, isn't it? See how true the aim 10
and how near the center It is pierced.
"All the shooting here is at Ia yards at the
graduated targets. Many Of the experts like
to try fancy shots. One Of the most successful
is Frank Lord VINO 10 Q magnificent all-roupd
marksman. II you look down the range YOU
will see an iron plate hanging about midway
on the left side. Mr.. Lord can stand at the
distapce here. slightly to one side, and make q
bull's-eye of the angle his bullet hitting the
iron before striking the target few others
can do the glance shot, but il 10 very difficult +"
OPENING THE EYES OF PARIsrAss.
Il remember" said one Of the marksmeu,
interrupting, "when Frank Lord made the Pa
risians open their eyes. 1t was at the valentin
range in Paris, near the Grand hotel. He was
in there with Mr.. Miller, another American.
and some men were shooting. when Lord went
up to the range and took a pistol He told the
marker to hang up his watch over the target
and then announced his intention Of putting a
bullet through the ring. 1t was ticklish un-
dertaking and the Frenchmen watched him
with wondering faces; but he did it and the
seen the look of astonishment on the face Of
the proprietor. He took the watch. which be-
longed to one Of the markers, and had it hung
IN the window with an inscription. Lord has
done the same thing with his $500 gold watch
here in New York.''
Here's a target made by Gen. Tom Thumb"
said the proprietor. 1.-The little fellow tried six
shots with rifle and surprised good many of
Us. -Four were very neatly planted on the bulls
eye."
Among the recent notable scores are those of
Mr.. K Van Rensselaer, Schuyler with nine
consecutive bulls-eyes at II yards with rifle,
firing at the word; twenty-five shots in 20 Sec
onds with Winchester and one ounce bullets
by George Bird; eight consecutive bulls-eyes
in eleven shots by J. t. b. Collins with q re-
volver and five by Capt Swift of the twenty
second regiment, also with a revolver. Some
Of the marksmen prefer regular gallery
pistol. W. III. Chase, the artist, with this
weapon, made four consecutive bulrs-eyes at IL
yards on a graduated target.
SPLITTING THE CARD.
One Of the favorite pastimes Of the crack
shots is splitting a card with half-ounce
bullet at twelve yards. To an ordinary marks
man this would seem an almost incredible
feat; yet it is to the experts an everyday affair."
The cards are set up edgewise and the slightest
contact with the bullet is shown by the red line
left in its trace. The faintest mark scores a
NIT Mayharu BlXOy, a western mining official,
frequently in New York, is renowned card
splitter and has hit the edges Of consecutive
cards in 10 shots. r. Van Rensselaer, SCHUYLER
on one occasion hit 10 straight and Geo. Bird
9. W. X. G. Griffin Q. c. E. Tiffany of the noted
jewelry firm Z, Fred Sands and Pierre Loril-
lard. jr.. consecutive and out of 10. Loril-
lard Is the most rapid of all at this kind OF
shooting and hardly seems to take aim b
Blydenburgh. brother OF Chas. b. Blyden-
bursh. member of the American rifle team
that went to England many years ago. is an
old timer, but he can split cards out Of 10.