The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
SHOOTING DREW LARGE CROWD Fancy Rife and Pistol Work of
 the Topperweins CRoSBYS FINE RECORD. Champion Broke e9 Out of a Possible 100 Tareets--Nine Professional
 Shooters Give an
 Exhibition.
CR0SBYS FINE RECORD

An exhibition of remarkable shooting was that given yesterday afternoon at West End, under the auspices of the Birmingham Gun club Those on exhi- bi;ioa were representatives of the Win chester Repeating Arms Co.,. the Dead Shot Powder Co.,, the Dupont Powder Co, and the Ballstite Powder Go. In addition. several local gun experts did some work
 The star attraction was the professional squad of the Winchester company num- bering six, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Topper vein. W. R. Crosby, ,,ie champion trap shooter of the world; John s. Boa, J. M. Hawkins and J. R. Taylor A. NJ Hatcher represented the Dead Shot" Powder Co.,, Walter Huff, the Dupont and H. J. Berden the Ballistite. In addi- tion, Harvey Money of the Winchester company, was on exhibition.
 The shooting was witnessed by several hundred people, and the remarkable feats of skill were applauded enthusiastically. The weather was very cold, and while this interfered with the proficiency of the ex- perts, their work was exceptionally fine ni"0he thc SPectdtors were SeVeal lad1eS.
 The Topperweins.
 While the trap shooting was excellent MT. and Mrs Adolph Topperwein occupied the central portion of the stage
 Mrs. Topperwein is the champion lady shot of the world, and with the gun, rifle and pistol, her proficiency is remark able. She is regular member of the Winchester team of trap shooters. Mr. Topperwein holds the worlds record for rifle and revolver expertness, and to his skill, only is that of his wife second.
 The fancy shooting of this couple was applauded strenuously. Mrs. Topperwein was the prime favorlte. When she shot from the hands of her husband a potato, the applause was deafenng. The potato was struck several times and each bull let cut small portion away Finally, nothing but the stick on which it was held remained in the fingers of her hus- band. Her final shot sailed this away. Mrs. Topperwein also hit marbles, pen nies, walnuts and small bits of coal thrown into the air. Before an apple could fall to the ground, she had struck it three times. With an automatic rifle, she struck three apples thrown at the same time into the air Through target she sent six bullets, each taking the same path Her skill with the revolver was equally as fine. -HEtI
 Aimed From Mirror.
 Never in Birmingham was skill equa to Mir Topperwen's seen His work witt | the rifle and pistol was phenomenal Throwing his own targets, he struck mar bles, walnuts and apples. He stood or his head, and shot a target from stake He elected cartridge from his rife, and then struck it with bullet before il could touch the ground. Three baseball, thrown at the same time, were struck twice each before they could fall
 Perhaps the most remarkable achieve ment of this expert, was the shooting oi an Irish potato from the hands of his wife. when he aimed at the mark b, means of mirror To perform this feat Topperwen laid flat upon his stomach with his feet towards Mrs Topperwein The rifle was lain across his shoulder resting on his back He looked into q mirror and fired. A portion of the potato was blown away. Three times he repeat eo this action, and at each shot, a smaller portion of the potato remained. Finally the stick on which the potato was helo was shot away, and Mrs. Topperwein lowing, disappeared.
 Another remarkable feat performed h, Mrs. Topperwein was the shooting iron the fingers of her husband three cart ridges. Within the emptied shells, Mr Topperwein stuck his fingers and Mrs Topperwein shot the cartridges free. The Trap Shooting.
 The coldness of the weather somewhat interfered with the trap shooters. How ever. the Winchester team broke 475 oul of 5G0 shots. The best record of the after noon was made by Mir. Crosby, the cham pon of the world. With his Parker ht broke 99 out of possible hundred, 96 oi his successes being straight running. Tho four other experts. being an improvised team. broke 3,9 out of a possible 400. the best individual record being made by Wal. ter Huff, who broke 9S out of q hundred shots. Mir. Taylor of the Winchester team also scored 9s. Mrs Topperwein, mem Der of the Winchester team. had an of day as she described it. her record being the lowest of the afternoon. She man. aged to break but Ss in hundred shots
 The individual scores follow: w. R. Crosby, 39; Walter Huff. 9s; John R. Taylor. aS; Harvey Money, s6; John S Boa, 96; H. J. Borden. 95; J. H. flaw kins. 94 A. NJ. Hatcher, 90; Mrs Topper