St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-19
THE CHAMPION SHOT.
A Man Whose Record With the
Rifle Is Remarkable.


Boston Transcript.
Eighty-nine BULBS eyes in succession!
The greatest rifle score on record. 1t
was made by Lieut.. Particle, now To-
Gated at Toledo, o., who is the first
long-range shot of the world. In fact,
commission by President Hayes from
civil life because OF his remarkable
shooting. In 1878 the government be-
came interested IN rifle practice and
issued an order asking all army men to
perfect themselves and encourage con-
tests and the organization of army
teams.
This stirred the ambition of Particle.
He bought rifle and target and went
out into a field to shoot. He hardly
knew gun from a goat at that time.
But he could see the little black spot i'll
the target ard with no one near to OBJ
serve HIM he blazed away. Imagine
his amaZement to observe that in this,
his first score. he was seven points bet
ter than Maj. Fulton, at Dollymount,
Ireland, four years before, when the
American team won, and Maj. Fulton
topped the score.
One day he conceived the idea of
placing the second sight on the butt near
the shoulder. His first score after this
change beat the worlds record. After
that he entered every contest that he
could gain admittance to, and very Soon
made national reputation by his phe
nomenal shots. One day President
Hayes sent for him. Particle was then
young and briefess lawyer, and
was somewhat impressed with the
prospective interview. The pres
ident received him most cordially
and complimented him on his shooting.
He took the young man to a window,
and, pointing to the monument, asked
him how far it was from them. He made
the guess out Of courtesy, but was sur
prised to learn afterward that he had
missed it only by few feet. For this
evidence of his good judgment and his
record as markSman. the president ap-
pointed Mr.. Particle lieutenant in the
regular army.
During his career as an officer he has
headed nearly every tear: he has en-
tered. and has won and held for many
years the record of the world. He has
over thirty medals. Most of them are
government medals made in the mint.
The first cross made by the government
as a reward for special excellence was
won by him. AT LeavanSWOrth, Kan,
in September, 1882, lie made best score in
three days contest and won gold
medal, valued at $3.50, made in the
UnltedStates mint. AT Washington, Octo-
Der l, 1878, he made the worlds record
at 600, 900 and 1000 yards-224 out of
possible 225; Is BULBS eyes at 800 yards,
IA at 900 and Is at 1000 Two weeks
later he made Is BULBS eyes at 900, COM
pleting the chain of As BULBS eyes in 45
shots at the extreme ranges. He made
at Creedmoor, in 45 shots, 220 out of 325;
Al consecutive bulls eyes. but the last
shot, from some unaccOuntabie reason,
was miss. This is the nearest the big
score has ever been approached at ex-
IRENE ranges.
AT Washington, September 1879, at
500 yards, complete score was made
10 BULBS eyes-and at 600 yards, 4S out
of so, a total of 9S out of 100. At Wash
ington, Jan. l, 1879, complete score
was made at 300 yards in an finland or
stan ding position. This has never been
beaten. At Fort Keough, Mont, inf
contest against record, he made 30
BULBS eyes in 80 shots at 500 yards. Kept
Oh and made eighty-nine consecutive
BULBS eyes. Ninetieth shot was 4.
close to BULBS eye, and then he stopped.
Thousands of ambitions marksmen have
been peppering away at these scores for
years, but no one has eQualed them.