The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-03


do you ask2''
was thinking that il would not be
ar connect between you and an ordinary
man, 1 shouldn't like to see it,"
l Il tell you what I'll do" returned Mr.
enase smllingly, IN promise never to
night a duel with any man who is not as
eApert with the pistol as I ana"
IN slau TO hear you say that" re-
turned the secretary. Then after a little
pause he continued: Some day presume
elat l shall read in my newspaper of VIII
nam VI. Chase's meeting an antagonist
on the field of honor and at the command
TO fire, their bullest met in mid-air'
And l have no doubt that if at that
time Mr.. Chase had fought with his equal
IN craftsmanship their bullets would have
so met. At least, il would not have been
improbable, provided that both aimed on
the same straight line
Another famous old-time shot who still
Keeps up his interest in pistol and re-
NolVer shooting is George Byrd. the
wealthy club man, who has made some
very remarkable scores, which are among
the prizes of the COnl.n collection. He is
one OF the best all round shots in the
city. He is equally at home with the rife
and shotgun.
Pierre Lorillord. Jr.. hos always taken
a Keen interest in shooting and has made
probably, i'm America for rapidity com
bined with accuracy. Fred Hoey. the mil
uonalre son of the one-time president Of
the Adams Express Company, learned
how TO shoot the revolver and rifle from
Capt Conln. He is row exciting the adj
m'ratlon of foreign marksmen by his
wonderful shooting at Monte Carlo.
Il attribute much of Mr.. Hoey's sue
cess in pigeon shooting" said the can
a trff
rife. That has made him a close holder. q"
George Work, the banker, and brother
OF the beautiful Mrs Burke-R Roche is one
of the best marlSsmen in America. This
comes partly from his splendid muscular
development. To be a good marksman a
man must have good muscles. and they
must be trained. There is no form Of
sport where steadiness and quickness are
so necessary as in pulling the trigger "at
the supreme instant. as Capt Conlin
would say. Mr.. Work began his shooting
with the captain twenty years ago when
he was boy, and he soon made a record
for himself that has become historic
among pistol shots. OF late years he has
given most of his time to rife and shot
gun practice. but he is still one Of the best
revolver marksmen in the country.
Another marksman who bears an inter
national reputation is Frank, Lord. the
wealthy clubman. He is also one of the
captains proteges. OF all the men who
are really great shots Mr. Lord has
had the most fun from his skill. There
is a decided vein Of theatricalism in Mr.
Lords composition. He likes 10 astonish
people and he has done so more than
score of times with his marvellous skill
with the pistol and revolver.
Here are two true stories that are told
of his prowess, one of which is made the
subject of illustration.
Once upon a time, a party of French
gentlemen went into the Conlin gallery
with Mr.. Lord and at once began to boast
of their skill with the pistol They were
Partisan acquaintance, and chance ac-
quaintances at that, of the New Yorker.
and they had no idea that their host
could shoot. Now the French marksmen
are also theatrical. They run to display
shooting tricks that seem more difficult
than they really are. So they shoot at
cards turned edgeways, and when they
hit one out of three they walked with
their chests out, and showed other signs
of vanity. A length Mr.. Lord very quietly
took his gold watch Dit was a key. not u
stem winder, and the ring was large
and thin and hung it in front of the tar
get. Then he faced it and fired. To the
establishment of his guests, he sent every
ball through the ring.
Several years afterward, Mr. Lord was
some Of the same gentlemen who had
visited Conlin's with him in New York
They told their friends of his wonderful
skill and he was straightway invited to 90
with them to a nearby gallery and give
an exhibition. This invitation would have
shaken the nerves of most marksmen
but it produced a contrary effect upon
Mr.. Lord, who always does his best in
the presence of spectators. When they
reached the gallery he took his pistol in
his hand and then walked down the alley
to the target.
Then he took from his waistcoat pin
and stuck it into the wood. He fixed his
eyes on its little shiny head and backed
slowly until he had rejoined his compan-
ions. Then he quickly raised the weapon
and fired He instantly threw aside the
pistol and put on his coat and gloves
The Frenchman thought that he had
missed ard was chagrined, but there was
not sign of disappoin tment on Mr. Lord S
face Two or three of them hurried to
the target and by the time that they had
came back the New Yorker was ready to
go.
Bravo they cried. You have driven
the pin into the wood"
81 thought So" replied Mr.. Lord. Lets
have game of billiards." and he walked
out leaving the lookers-on mystif1ed, as
if they hal seen something that did not
exist.
Still another remarkably clever marks
man. who has made some brilliant scores
within the past few weeks is Count Ha-
dix. a wealthy Hungarian nobleman
whose name figures in the newspaper
reports of the doings of the 400 He is an
intimate friend of Count de Castellanc
who is to marry Miss Anna Gould The
count is a marksman of the foreign school,
but he shoots wonderfully well for all
that.
Among the other marksmen of note
who have scores in the captains glass
frames are Col. Delaney Kane, the
coaching club man; F. 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 the body sideways when aiming
so as to expose as small surface as pos
sible to an antagonist. When dueling
went out of fashion marksmen adopted
a more rational method and that is the
method / teach. l have my men stand
firmly on their feet with their legs straight
and face the target directly. They fire
on the raise
Here are some of the captains rules
that are worth preserving:
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