The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-26
TOPPERWEINS.
GIVE EXHIBIT
EVENT ATTENDED BY SCORES or
SHOOTERS.
Marksmen Perform Difficult Shot.
With Revolver. Rife and
Shot Guns.

With ideal weather conditions pre-
vailing. the shooting exhibition given
yesterday afternoon on the Big Game
Rife. Rod and Gun clubs range east
OF Elm Grove. by the two world famed
marksmen. Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Top
perwein. OF San Antonio. Texas.
proved one of the most successful
events ever conducted by the local
organization. and those who were in
attendance were afforded a rare treat
The feats negotiated by the two
cracks were remarkable In several in.
stances and are accomplished by few
or the worlds best shooters. To the
shooters the feats were but an every
day happening. but to the large crowd
that attended the event eclipsed any
! thing OF its kind ever witnessed IN
this section of the country.
Dir. and Mrs. Topperwein. in short.
are masters OF the shooting art and
have but few equals in the universe
| Wheeling showed its appreciation OF
the local gun clubs efforts in arrang-
ing such an exhibition by turning out
enmasse. the assemblage being made
conspicuous by the large number OF
women present. The crowd came in
automobiles. on street cars and on
foot. and not one OF those in attend
ance went home disappointed
To begin the afternoons program at
O'Clock. Mrs. Topperwein shouldered
an ordinary single barrel shot gun and
accomplished the difficult feat OF
breaking ninety-seven targets out OF a
possible one hundred. thrown from
one OF the McCrea traps az the range
Mrs. Topperwein then amused her
self with "A revolver for several min
utes, shooting empty shells from the
tips of her husbands fingers and
breaking small objects thrown in the
air. Regardless OF the darkness
caused by the large hill back OF the
range. the shooters missed but few
shots and received rounds OF applause
from the large gallery.
Mr.. Topperwein then entertained
the crowd with several trick and fancy
shots with n rife. hitting stationary
objects from every possible position
One Of Mr.. Topperwein's feats which
! is deserving of especial mention, was
| that OF shooting two rifles at two
different objects NJ the same time
/ Mrs. TOpperwcin accomplished the
same feat with two revolvers. consid-
] cred by many as more difficult than
/ that OF her husband.
/ The exhibition was also featured by
the shot gun shooting OF Mrs. Topper
vein who succeeded in breaking six
eggs thrown in the air in SIX shots
/ from a Winchester repeating gun. Mr.
| Topperwein's feat OF hitting small
coins and marbles thrown in the air
/ with a repeating rife was a treat in
I itself 10 say nothing OF the other
! tricks he accomplished. Another
trick that brought forth considerable
applause was that OF Mr. TOpperwein
I who managed TO hit the shell OF a
! bullet in the air which was thrown
from his rife after being fired into
B the ground. To conclude the after
Moons amusement. Mr. Topperwein
4 outlined an Indians head on a piece
OF tin. with bullets from n twenty-five
I calibre rife while in n sitting posi-
/ ton. Fully two hundred bullets We're
used in the feat which was considered
ono OF the best Of the exhibit. After
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Topperwein's engage
menf. several local members OF the
club participated in a special match
I Of seventy-fve birds. and four finished
with a score close 70 the seventy
mark The two shooters departed
q last evening for Paden City where
/ they will give an exhibit this after
{ noon. going TO Parkersburg to-mor
row