Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-05


During the winter certain Shooting
cnuerv on Madison avenue is the rendez-
vous of young ladies' who wish 10 keep
I'm practice. or who are Just learning.
Forty shots for dollar is the Fee ana
The net rifia Is one that weighs three ana
n bali pounds. This Is tht one with Whlch
the novice make beginning; one
Weighing ten pounds is frequently use'
bv women. notably. Miss Pryor. who IS
.n .xpert shot. she is a sister OF Majcr
" Il Pryor Of the Twenty-second Resl-
mont and first took lessons OF her hrothef'
who ls considered one OF the best revolver
shots in th- First Brigade
In about tn lessons of one hour eacn
"a person can master the technlcahues OF
,0e-ehcoting and even become quite an
expert: the rest is a matter Of practise
with either glass balls. pigeons on the
wins. or tigers IN the jungle.
GIN AND PISTOL PRACTICE.
After becoming familiar with 'he use
Of q rifle, the next step IS 10 take pistol
An bond Il IS a more difficult weapon TO
handle more time is required in learning
rs use. and IL being so short, there -
ALWAYS the chance OF getting the muzzle
i. a dangerous position The next weapon
in the ,ategory Is shotgun.
For beginning l would recommend
loaded light AZ first or until one gets
familiar with ,he rccoil. N-bore gun
j. l,r.c enough for all practical purposes.
Anrou1s 10 TIM recOll an expert marks
man ills ne that every one ought %
discover lust how 20 handle her gun SO as
N get th.. Ieast unpleasant effects Of the
rocon. 1t must not be held 100 ushuy
nor too loosely against the shoulder put
in such a WAY that the resistance 10 us
backward motion is evenly distribute
over the entire path; the recon- j. 'heH
steady push. and painless
NOT TOO EXPENSIVE.
As TO the cost: For a good English
,.,.n from 500 to 500 Is asked. American
ms which answe- all ordinary require
Tonn's cost so or 81. For so even,
fair article can be purchased
At Tuxedo and the Country Clup' west
Chester. shooting Is very much in vogue
an onr the smart set. There are several
rlne-clubs in town, which meet once
,ceek during the winter for practice, ana
about half the members are women
In France. in the Seine Department
alone. 1i3 ladies' have recently taken out
shooting licenses.
SOME CLEVER MARKSWOMEN.
Mrs A G. Wanihan. of Colorado, went
out for a few weeks camping with her nus
hand last October; camera ana rlhe
were among her impedimenta, ana one OF
her foats was first to photograph VITA
deer and then to shoot him-this IS per
hans a unique record. The deer. when
dressed. weighed 2l5 pounds; he was the
tbirty-second deer she has shot during
her career
Another clever young woman with the
lfI oh In a q
line is Miss Jeanne Held, a member Of
the South side Gun-Club. Miss Held's cos
tunes are always fetching, but particu-
larlv so when she goes of on a cunning
expedition. she wears q corduroy jacket
dark gray with skirt made quite short,
leggins of fine russet-leather and thick
soled shoes. She wears. toO-and here is
where the finishing touches come ina
belt OF Russia leather silver-clasped, anu
holding a silver-mounted hunting-kniie-
'1n case" she explains. eve come across
bears, instead Of ducks"
Her cartrdge-bag is of Russia iealpeI'
also silver mounted.
Dark-green and russet-brown are 'he
coIors additionally regarded as appropTl-
ate ones for field costumes, ana chsVl)''
tweed. or Swiss flannel the faVorite mute
rial Long channels gloves are worn a
CDUn0iS DONcn Is tillOMn WV W "''~"'
der, and II a few bon-bons get mixed Up
with the cartridges perhaps il is all the
better for the bird the wing. Among
other wau-known shots are Mrs. Pierre
Iorillard. Mrs. Peter Gilsey. Mrs. Grover
Cleveland. Mrs. Gustave Schwab. Miss
Maria a Beckett. and Miss Schwab.
In England Miss Leale, young girl
about 90 years old. has scored thirty out
OF a possible thirty-five In competition
with trained riiiemen She shares win
the Princess of Wales the distinction of
having shot with "A real rife at a real tar
get across Bisey Common, but unlike her
Royal Hlghness. she sighted her own
weapon, and held 1t in soldierly fashion
10 her shoulder.
Lady Lambert is noted for the accu-
racy Of her aim. as well as for her skill
in deer stalking; she believes I'm "a fair
field and no favor" and scorns TO accept
any advantage in the way of a rifle
below the regulation weight or any other
privilege because she happens to be a
woman. The young Duchess OF Suther-
land Is as good shot as her husband,
which Is saying good deal. Lady Eva
Quin has killed no less than six full
grown tigers with her rife Lady Flo
renee Dixie has In the hail OF her coun-
try house two huge stuffed grizzly bears
which she herself shot in the Rocky
mountains. while fourteen bears laid low
by the shot from her rifle is the proud
record OF another English woman.
In advocating rife culture, 1t is not
expected that race of female sharp
shooters Will be developed 1t is for the
physical advantages 1t offers-the erect
ness Of carriage and directness OF vision
that II develops. The woman who shoots
will hold her head erectly, and not have
the air of dropping lily.
DIANA CROSSWAYS.