San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-11
DIR. CARVER HERE,
The Worlds Champion Shot Will Give
Exhibitions at San Pedro Park.

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DIR. William f. Carver, the world
famous marksman, is in the city. ne
has arranged to give an exhiDltion Oh nis
park next Sunday. He will remain here
all of next week, giving exhibitions daily.
DR.. Carver also has with him wonder.
full diving house, named PowoerIace.
This horse dives from high tower Into
miniature lake, ten feet deep, which Will
be put in at the park. He also has
horse named "Cupid," which burlesques
"Powderface's" act. Beside these, Or.
Carver also has with him four other
horses, which he uses In his exhibitions
with his wife.
DIR. Carver arrived in the city from the
west, his last exhibition being at III
Paso. DR.. Carver was here several
years ago, when he shot a match at
San Pedro park with Dr. Penrose
and defeated him. The champion is
looking well and his eye is as clear and
bright as ever. He was called upon in
his room at the Menger hotel by LIGHT
reporter this morning, and illustrated
the wonderful act of his diving horse to
the scribe. He trained the horse himself
and it is the only animal In the world that
ever dived from tower; he gave the
first exhibition of this kind In Kansas
City, Mo-, about four years ago. He used
1900 horses, trying to teach them this
feat, and finally found the one that could
learn it. Cupid also makes the dive, bat
in comical manner and is therefore
termed the clown. Cupid, in making the
leap, turns on his back and lands on his
tail. This act can be truly termed the
sensation of the age.
DIR. Carver has won for himself a warm
place In the hearts of his countrymen.
THERE'S not sportsman In the world who
would not stake his all on Carver's skill
with the gun. OF all the shooting cham
pions that ever lived, Carver takes front
rank.
Since the starting out from California
he has gone from one part OF the world to
another in search of men to compete with
him, and has never refused an honest
proposition no matter how much was at
stake. He was the first man to introduce
rifle shooting at flying targets, and the
first to hit, with solid bullet, an object
thrown in the air. He was also the
pioneer in the art of shooting
objects from the back OF a horse
while going at full speed, and many
Americans will recall the exhibition he
gave years ago, when he shot flying OBJ
jects from the bare back of his black
charger. He was the first to shoot large
charges of powder from a small bore gun,
now so popular in pigeon shooting, and
the first to score 100 pigeons straight at
thirty yards rise,
Indeed, DR.. Carver's great success with
the rifle has only been eclipsed by his mar
velous performance with the shotgun. He
holds the championship of the world for
pigeon shooting, the championship of Eng
land and Australia, and last December he
won from all America the cast-iron-and-
gold pigeon championship badge of
America. As he cannot find any one to
shoot matches with him, he is now
giving all his attention to exhibit
ton shooting, using both rifle and
shotgun. on foot and on horseback. His
bareback shooting is show in itself
Riding at full speed he shoots six targets
while passing the spectators. His exhi-
bition lasts sixty minutes, and In that
time he fires 1000 shots.