The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-09
WIZARD OF THE RIFLE
i,r. Carver AstOnishes the Peo-
pie With His Feats.
ORANGES REDUCED TO MIST.
lie perforates Coins and sfna=hes Balls
With Bullets - First College
Football Game Today.

Or. ". r. Carver. Spirit Of the
pains" gave a good exhibition OF his
uonderfai QuIcknsss ana accuracy with
hts rife and shotgun At MADISON Park
Yesterday afternoon before a fair num-
hSr Of spectators, considering the late
pess Of the season and the chilly wealth
a. What the crowd lacked In size II
made Up in appreciation, and the aston
sshing feats which followed each other
in quick succession were euthusiasttcaI-
u aoplauded. When the exhibition was
aver a great many delighted spectators
n.re prepared TO believe that the doctor
would hold u rife behind his back and
bore a hole through n flying baseball
a hundred feet away, for several OF his
shots seend almost as impossible. The
DAY Was far from being good for the ex-
hibltlon. for the fence about the park
ard the laden sky made z very poor
background for the flying objects which
the wizard broke into fragments The
fact, however. did not seem TO bother
bin, as he scored only about half a
dozen misses the whole afternoon.
He started In by breaking a brick
thrown IN the air. then breaking one Of
the pieces before IL reached the ground;
ae broke a dozen bricks in this manner.
and the second shot followed tho first 20
quickly that there were two circles OF
brick duet in the air at the same time.
lie did the same thing with apples and
wooden balls and he almost Invariably
Bit ore Of tho fragments with the second
shot even when Il was no larger than a
hickory nut. The doctor occasionally
missed the apple with tho first shot
then caught u with the second shot be-
fore II struck the ground. 1t Is helived
that this Is little trick OF the doctors
and that he misses the first shot inten-
tonal!y- The peculiar effect Of the bull
-.
the bullet struck the orange fairly IN
tie center Ii disappeared entirely. leaV-
Ing thin mist or a spray in the air. lie
would have an orange wrapped up ia
paper right before the spectators eyes
and thrown in the air b. his assistant
When the bullet would strike the orange
all trace OF the orange would entirely
disappear and the paper with the bullet
hole IN Il would fall 10 the ground. Sew
eral gentlemen present asked the wizard
TO shoot at coins that they furnished.
The champion was more than pleased 20
accommodate them. Dollars and hair
dollars were repeatedly thrown IN the
air. and ne bored holes through them
tine and again
one of his most marvellous shots is that
OF powdering "A marble about a half inch
in diameter. thrown up by his assistant al
about an eighteen yards rise, with a large
II Winchester The doctor also shot at
these objects with his gun in almost every
conceivable position. never failing 10 score
a hit
He then took a shotgun and smashed
glass balls with a rapidly that was as
tonishng. They were thrown in all d.
rections but they all fell 10 the ground
Ia pieces. The doctor shot from each
shoulder and with each hand separately,
and with the gun turned up side down on
the top Of his head. the glass balls were
broken with the same untailing regularity.
amid great applause. lie then threw the
glass balls IN the air himself and broke
every ball. sometimes only using one hand
fer the gun. As the finishing touch. hc
broke Ave balls that were all thrown ia the
air At the same time. catching every one
before II reached the ground. lie then used
a rifle ora tne balls. and seemed 20 hit them
about as easily as with the shotgun.
pr Carver then mounted MS gray morse
Doe" and running At fuii speed broke
blue rocks as fast AS they could boz thrown
INTO the air. lie had only a short space
OF ground in which 20 ran his horse, ana
he broke five blue rocks while EaIiopIns
In front II the grand stand This aet
was the fitting close Of most wondertm
exhibition of skin and science.
The doctor then exhibited tho marvellous
feat OF horse diving head FIRST from
pl4tform thirty-fve feet above the water
The little horse gcampered IN the incline
O. tha platform. looked about. sized up ihe
situation, knet down and sprang out ~.
the air. throwing his front feet straight
ouf with his head between his legs 20 break
the water. and making the prettiest dive
imaginable. After striking the water ne
came up In about dfteen seconds. shook
rs head and swan over 10 the gateway th4t
had been prepared for his exit.
pr. Carver viii give exhibitions az Mad
ison park this afternoon and Sunday ai'et-
noon. and a. the conclusion me hofss VII
rensat It8 feat. This exhibition oe the
hlrirr hnrsn la entirely fren.