Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-13
WORLD-FAMOUS
SHOTS COMING
T0PPERWEINS TO SHOOT AT
SANTA MONICA
TEXAN AND WIFE CHAMPIONS
WITH RIFLE
He Has Record OF Only Four Misses
in FIFTY Thousand Straight Tar
gets, While His Wife Is
Woman Champion

Those who are interested in rine'
scattergun and pistol shooting VIII DC
delighted at the news that two OK .no
greatest rifle and pistol SHOTS III tAe
world Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Iopper-
vein. are to attend the big shool uiluei
the ausnices of the Crescent BAY uan
club at its range at the seaslue
Wednesday, September 30. Iheir ca.
hibitions easily will be the feature u
tho b,e shoot. and, as 1t VIII enaDie
sonthern target shots to Witness soiiio
of the feats that have mace tnis a Paw
world famous, the shoot unuoupeeuiy
will be the best attenoeu VI o''
held in the southland. 80 .ha
Sopne idea of the character OF tne
exhibition given by the ioppes W s,'is
will be gained by the account Oh their
careers, which follows: -. a.,
Adolph Topperwein, the greatest Nv
ine. fancy and flying target shot with
rife. lives in San Antonio, Texas.
IIis native state long has been noted
for IFS good shots, which doubtless
accounts for his early acquiring the
great skill he has displayed IN ms
exhibitions before admiring thousands
TonperweIn uses ordinary Winchester
rides shooting solid ball, or, in other
words the regular cartridges such as
an individual would buy of his local
dealer The targets he shoots at when
thrown into the air comprise oranges,
apples, bits OF coal, walnuts, small
marbles, empty cartridge shells ana
other tiny objects.
During the worlds fair in st. Louis
Topperwein broke 1907 flying targets
without a miss. The targets were
composition disc, "a inches In diam
eter, and were thrown In the air TWEEN
ty-hve feet from him. This record
was made in four hours and ten min
utes and was witnessed by hundreds
of spectators.
Another feat performed by him was
to hit SIS out OF 100 2h-inch targets
thrown into the air, shooting while
riding at full speed in an automobile.
Topperwein is the originator or many
marvellous fancy and trick shots and
also the act of drawing pictures with
rife Understanding rife rapidly
and drawing the outlines of Indian
chiefs or other pictures.
In September 1907, Topperwein shot
at 10000 2A-inch wooden blocks, scor-
ing 1880 with a straight run OF SS4O.
During ten days in December, 1907, he
shot at 72h00 2M-inch wooden blocks,
scoring 72.491. only nine misses, He
lost only four out of the first 10000.
He made straight runs of 14,540, 10. 500.
1929, 1920 and 1888. He used two
Winchester automatic rifles and car
tridges, loading the rifles himself. This
is the most remarkable performance
with a, rifle on record and is likely 10
stand for some time TO come. as aside
from the almost incredible score the
physical exertiop is something tremen-
dous. Topperwein's skill Is not con-
fined alone to rifle work. as he also
does some phenomenal shooting with
a pistol and a shotgun.
Mrs. Adolph Topperwein without
doubt is the premier woman shot of
the world. Although she took up
shooting only about four years ago she
has startled the shooting world and
entertained many thousands of people
by her great skill with rife, shotgun
and pistol. She is what might proper
1y be termed natural born shot,
as, without seeming difficulty, she
masters any new form of shooting
quickly and easily. Her first public
appearance was at the worlds fair In
ST. Louis, where with a Winchester
automatic rifle she broke 967 out of
1000 21s-inch flying targets.
Besides being a wonderful trick and
fancy shot she is consistent per-
former at the trap. Everywhere she
has appeared she has made fine scores
and in many instances beaten profess
sional shots of the opposite sex.
Among her scores are 80 out of 100 at
an open tournament in Kansas City,
245 out of $50, 1856 out of 400, 4s4 out
of 450. 4S5 out of 500 targets at I'M
known angles (this record. she shot at
sixteen yards, the time occupied being
hours and 25 minutes). She has
scored 1876 targets In open tournament
and has made straight run of 1913
targets On several occasions she has
broken 100 straight or better. She also
has won many averages In open COM
petition at the trap. something no
other woman shot ever has done.
During 1906 Mrs. Topperwein shot at
total of 1905 targets under various
conditions, breaking $1,000. nearly half
of this number being shot at regular
tournaments. Her longest run for 1907
was made at Sulphur, l. T., when she !
scored 113 straight Mrs. Topperwein |
is the only woman in the world who
ever had the honor to qualify as a
national marksman at 200. 800 and 500
yards with military rifle.