The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

COUNT HADIK'S SCORE-1S SHOTS.
shot Now the French mdrksmen are
also theatrical They run to display
shooting, tricks that seem more dllncul.
than they really are. so they shot d'
cards turned edgeways, and when they
hit one out of three they walked with
their chests out and showed other signs
of vanity. At length Mr.. Lord very quiet
" took his gold watch Gt was key, not
a stemwinder, and the ring was large ana
thin and hung II in front of the target.
Then he faced it and fired To the as
constituent of mis- guests, he sent every
ball through the ring.
Several years afterWard, Mr. Lord was
i'm the Jockey Club In Paris when he met
.6me Of the same gentlemen VINO hah
visited Conlin's with him In New YORK.
they told their friends Of his wonderiui
ckill and he was strdightw"y invited 20
20 with item to d nearby gallery and
give an exhibition. This invitation would
have shaken the nerves Of most marks
men. but il produced contrary effect
M ON Mr. Lord. who always does his best
i'm the presence Of spectators. When they
reached the gallery he took his pistol IN
his hand and thCi. walked dOW1 the al
Icy to the target.
;rben ne took from his waistcoat pin
and stuck it into the wood. lie nXed MS
eve on its little shiny head ana backed
slowly until he had rejoined ms coinPah-
ions. Then hc quickly raised the weapon
and fired. lie instantly threw aslue 'ie
ristoI and nut on his coat and gloves
Thc Frenrhmen thought that he had
missed and was chagrined, but there was
no sign OF disappointment on Mr.. bord
COCO T'yyo or three OF them hurried 10 the
target and by the time that they came
back the New Yorker was ready to so.
Bravo they cried. "YoI have driven
.he pin into the wood.
81 thought so" replied Mr.. Lord
Il cts have ga.re of billiards. ana ne
walked out leaving the lookers-oh
mystifed. as if they had seen something
TIA; did not exist.
Still another remarkably clever ihaihs-
man. who has made some brilliant scores
within the past few weeks IS Count HAHN
| . wealthy Hungarian nobleman, whose
name figures in the newspaper reports
of the doings of the 400. He is an inti-
| mate friend of Count de Castellane. now
Of Gould fame The Count is a marks
| man OF the foreign school. but he shoots
| wonderfully well for all that.
| Among the other marksmen OF note VINO
| nave scores in the captains glass frames
are col. Delaney Kane, the coaching
| club man; T.. a. Schwab, the musical
critic and Capt. j. c. Summers, the
| yachtsman.
"The Old way Of shooting the revolver
| or pistol" explained the captain, was
| to turn :he body sideways when aiming
so as 10 expose as small surface as
| possible TO an antagonist. When duellng
| went out of fashion rlarksmen adopted
| a more rational Ipcthod and that is the
| method ! teach. / nave my mon stand
| firmly on their feet with ;heir ltg-
| straight ard face the target directly
| They fire on the raise
| Here are some of the captains rules
| that are worth preserving:
| Never fool with a. firearm. Never
| point it at anyone, unless you mean 10
| kill him. Always hold 1t so that II II
| should 20 off no one would be injured.
| Never take II for granted that the
| weepon is not loaded. Always examine II
| for yourself, and do it every time.
Never load your frearm until you are
| ready 20 shoot"
| che captain says that great marksmen
| ere bonn. not made. resembling poets and
| pugilists in that respect, but Jhey can
| oe greatly improved by intelligent prac-
| tice.
| 81 can make a good shot out of any
| well man in a months time, If he VIII
practice and follow my Instructions ne
| added.
Il hope you will make enc out OF me,
| returned young Mr.. Mackey
| Keep on practicing then, answered the
| captain, and as / left them he was fol
| lowing this advice.
BENJAMIN NORTHROP.