The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-24
REMARKABLE SHOTS.
Made By Cowboy For Governor Saw
AGES Entsrtainment-

UincOln (Neb.) Cor. New York SUM-
Dome remarkable rifle and revolver
shooting was done here the other day
by a. a Hardy, a cowboy friend OF
Governor Savage. When the governor
attended a big roundup at Hyannis
last fall. ne ran across Hardy, who
punches COWS on the range most Of the
year.
After his return the governor began
telling tales of Hardy's prOwess that
were greeted with jeers by local marks
men. To re-establish his reputation as
veraciOus sportsman, he invited
Hardy down to give the city fellows
some points on how to hit things.
Hardy has never given public exhi-
hltlons Of his skill for money. Here
are some Of the things he did before
the 400 sDortsmen on the grounds OF
the Lincoln club:
He handed Governor Savage a hand
fuI OF hickory nuts, and asked him to
throw them up in the air as fast as he
could, one after the other. Not one
escaped his fire bullet Five or six
cents thrown fifteen feet in the air
never came back
AT a distance Of fifteen PAGES he cut
clean in two an ordinary business card
held by the governor. He directed a
length, and within a space the size of
a nickel he placed five bullets as fast
as they could be fired.
Half dozen hazel nuts. stuck on
skewers and forming a three-quarter
circle on the head of a man, were shot
or IN succession from a distance of
twenty PAGES. The six nuts were shot
on IN ten seconds, and all the skewers
were left exactly the same length.
showing that he had hit each nut
souarely in the center.
The captain borrowed a watch from
one OF the spectators. He marked on
a card spot about the size of a cent.
This card he gave to the man assisting
NM ana stationed him ten PAGES north
o. him.
The captain faced to the east with
his body, but turned his head due south
he rested his rife on his extended left
arm, sighted it by means of a reRec-
ton IN the case Of the watch. and put
outlet Within quarter of an inch of
the spot on the card.
Arching his body until his feet and
his head touched the ground. he put
i've bullets, as fast as he could deliver
them, into small business card held
by his assistant
Some one called his attention to an
EnSHsn sparrow roofing in a dirt pile
nifty yards way. Hardy picked up his
rite, but had scarcely got it to his
shoulder and had seemingly taken no
aim, when the bird rolled over dead. An
examination showed that its head had
been cut clean off.
He had his assistant throw three
glass balls in rapid succession. as fast
as he could. Each one was splfntered.
the last one just as it began the de-
scent.
Some fine revolver feats followed. He
filled a card 3x5 inches with bullets.
1t was held not ten PAGES from him bv
a friend. but his nerve never failed
him
Several feats with thumoing the re-
voiTer were shown. He took the gun
IA the ordinary position, whirled il
round in his hand. and. as it fell into
position, put bullet after bullet into a
small mark. He whirled il around his
thumb and sent hickory nuts thrown
into the air in every direction.
Then he apOlOgiZed because. he said.
ne hadn't been practicing much lately.
and, besides, he hadn't any parapher-
MALTA that would enable him to do some
sensational and difficult shots. such as
walking on a wire and shooting glass
balls as he went
Hardy is typical cowboy in appear
ance, tall and gaunt, six feet high and
little inclined 10 get "chesty' over his
remarkable skill.