The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-27
BROKE ALL RECORDS
h o. HEsIf<Es ssnAsHEs 100 TARGETS
IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.
Remarkable Trap Shooting mt Lim-
tied Gun Clubs Psrk-A Farmer
Boys Debut.
Have you seen the new .'stand-out' Skirt

Rolla o. Heikes. the champion target shot
OF the world, whose home is at Dayton, O..
performed the wonderful feat at the grounds
or the Limited Gun Club yesterday after
noon OF breaking ore hundred targets from
i've traps In the remarkable time OF four
minutes and twenty seconds. This breaks
all records for test OF skill OF the same
nature being nearly a minute faster than
Mr. Heikes was able to do az Louisville
last Saturday. The members OF the Limited
club are highly delighted that such record
should be made their grounds.
Probably two hundred people assembled to
witness the exhibition OF Mr. Heikes. His
quick handling of his repeating shotguns
was SO dazzling that the eyes OF the crowd
could hardly follow and the wonder was
how Heikes could manipulate the guns and
follow the targets IN such a manner. At
Louisville Heikss broke one hundred targets
In five minutes and thirty-fiye seconds. Yes
terday the conditions were favorable for
rapid work. The weather was fine and the
grounds of the Limited club were fast"
Heikes used five Winchester repeating shot
guns In his record-breaking exhibition. Two
men were kept very busy in reloading and
cooling the guns as he finished with each
one. In the shooting Heilses used loads OF
forty-two grains Of E. c. powder and one
and one-quarter ounces OF No. chilled shot
in leader shells.
Following the Notwithstanding event the
champion gave an exhibition OF rapid shoot
ing. Targets were thrown UP BY hand. First
two were thrown, then four and then six.
In each case Mr.. Heikes broke all the targets
before they came down. just for the pur-
pose of passing time the champion broke
IN targets out OF a possible lz5 and the
"A
Ralph Trirable, OF C0vington, the Ken
lucky champion. broke ninety-nine out of a
possible one hundred and Edward Rike, OF
Dayton. broke ninety-eight of possible
hundred. The Indianapolis marksmen were
entertaining. but they did not do any ex-
ceptional work. Nevertheless the practice
resulted In a challenge from the Dayton
Gun Club. The latter has invited a team
OF ten from the Limited Gun Club to go
20 Dayton and hold contest. A silk pen
nant has been promised trophy and
the indianapolis marksmen have accepted
the challenge.
were subjected 10 many jokes because an
unknown boy N the events of yesterday
beat them out. While the members of the
Limited club were at rractice an old mar
with son and shotgun came along and
asked the privilege or entering the boy
who was not over seventeen years OF age
Father and son live some distance north
of the city, where the boy has a good repu.
tation as a marksman. The members of the
club were glad TO have the boy enter and
ne took his place in front of the traps. He
was trifie uneasy at first. for IL was
new way OF shooting for him. but he soor
caught on. much 10 the delight OF his father
The boy had an oli-fashioned gun and he
used heavy charges OF black powder which
sent dense clouds OF smoke heavenwari
The young man made a good impression anC
fn the final score was fairly well UP, be-
ing ahead or several 10 whom trap shooting
Is an old thing.
''IH bet that boy can bring down SOUR
rel every time" said a member OF the club
YES. and III wager he can take us in
field and make some OF Us feel ashamed o.
ourselves" said another
That boy. with his gun and black pow.
der. wouldn't do thing but slaughter the
quail would they?" spoke up another. ans
all agreed that the debut OF the young farm
er boy was promising. He was delighte,
with his reception and promised 10 return
again with a modern gun and modern pow
der.