The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-12
SOME WONDERFUL SHOOTING
The Marvellous Feats Of the Champion,
DR.. Carver
The Work of Man Who Has Shot in Every
Civilized Country on
the Globe

DIR. Carver, the man to whom the break
ing of glass balls with rifle is child S
play, and to whom shooting has become a
second nature. is now in Los Angeles. He
has with him five horses that he uses in
his exhibitions, for shooting from the
ground has become SO easy that he has in
troduced riding into the sport so as to add
a greater element of difficulty.
sketch of the career of this famous
man would take up too much space. even
were the bare incidents only to be given.
His name is household word in every
country where sport is recognized in any
degree, for he has shot in exhibitions all
over this world. DR.. Carver holds more
records for shooting than all the other pro.
fessional shots put together, and has won
his title by shooting in about every coun-
try on the globe. Even the Indians OF
North America recognize his marvellous
skill,a in Acknowledgement have named
him The Evil Spirit of the Plains. To one
who has never witnessed such shooting,
the record of his work seems rather of the
Munchausen order. Rifle shots that are
the bane of the other professionals lives
are made by this man with the greatest of
ease. Trick shots that require the incest
of calculation and the utmost steadiness
of hand, are performed in q manner SO
easy that half the difficulty of the shot is
not apparent except to the expert. For in
stance, there is the famous jump SHOT. iT
which glass bali is placed upon the
ground and the lnarkswan first fires under
the ball, projecting it into the air. then
with lightning rapidity reloads his rifle and
breaks the ball before it touches the
ground.
Then DR.. Carver has man throw glass
balls directly at his head and breaks them
with rifle. This is a trick that appeals
more to the mind of the expert, for only a
to hit anything moving rapidly at the
marksman's head. AS for the common
tricks that are done by all professionals,
the doctor has changed and added to them
so that they are new and interesting. The
old trick of merely hitting glass balls that
are thrown into the air is made new by
substituting an orange. If the bullet
strikes the orange fairly in the center the
object will disappear in mist. When the
orange is wrapped in paper and struck
fairly with the flying bullet, only little
piece of paper fiutters to the ground.
With the shotgun DR.. Carver gives even
greater evidence of his wonderful skill.
Most of his shooting with this weapon is
done from the back of horse. and the
feats are of the miraculous order. He will
break five glass balls thrown in the air
with his horse running at full speed. and
an assistant mounted on another horse will
ride beside him throwing glass balls into
the air, the doctor breaking them on the
run. In this he is not aided by any of the
horses TO any degree. as the animals are
not in the habit of standing still. but plunge
around, as if their one motive in life was tc
prevent their master from accomplishing
his work.
DIR. Carver will give private exhibition
of his skill to a few of his friends next Sun
day at Agricultural park. If possible. a
tank will be placed in position, so that the
great diving horse Luke may make one OF
his dives-something that has never We,
been tried by any other animal.
When DR.. Carver has rested in Los An
geles he will make an extended trip through
Mexico, taking his horses with him.