The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-07-10

Mr. and Mrs. Adoph Topperwen, the celebrated maksmen will
exhibition of expert and shooting here Tuesday after
July 16th the Gun Club grounds Holt which
eybody ought such marvellous shooting has been
done this section 1t will be revelation all of the wonderful
possibilities of modern and ammunition in the andof the great
Mr. Toppewn the acknowledged dean of fancy and
trick Shots and his feas of highly sensational character
Topperwen has equal among adppess in shoot
ing Ladies especially urged and witness her astonishing
skill with shotgun rife and pistol Admission will be free all
idea the unusual of the exhibition given by the
Topperweins will be gained from the following remarks
Adoph Topperwen the greatest living fancy and flying target
shot with e the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.. and
lives San Antonio Texas His native has long been noted for
expert and this pnchant for shooting Texans ad
ded his natural ability undoubtedly accounts for the wonderful
skill he displays He special equipment but ordinary Win
chester rifles shooting regular cartridges with solid ball. other
words cartridges by
apples bits of coal brick wanus small marbles empty cartridge
Shells other tiny Objects which all thrown into the
and hit with either rifle revolver
In the remarkable exhibition of rifle shooting given
Mr. Topperwen shot for days 1880 2 inch wooden blocks
thrown into the air assistant missing only out of the entire
lot and only out of the first $4,000 During the shooting he made
straight $40 1852 and The shoot
he used Winchester automatic rifles and Winchester
cartridges and the loading of the rifles done by himself Consd
erng incredible and the tremendous of such
shooting unlikely that this record will
Other remarkable ea by Mr. Topperwen with the rifle his
scoring IS out of 100 d inch targets thrown into the air while rid
full speed automobile; and the breaking of 3507
without miss at the Worlds Fair in ST. Louis
Topperwen the originator of many marvellous fancy and
trick also the drawing outlines
and other pictures with bullets shot from rifle Rifle shooting not
his only requirement he does wonderful work also with revolver
and shotgun.
Toppewe who shoots demonstrate the superior quality
Powder s Dead Shot, smokeless powder
doubtedy premier lady shot of the world Although took
shooting few she has startled the shooting world and
entertained thousands of people by her skill with rifle
shotgun and pistol Shooting natural to her. without
ing difficulty she kinds of shooting quickly
Her first public appearance the Worlds Fair ST. Louis
where with Winchester automatic rifle she broke 967 of 1000
81 inch flying targets; and later 1895 of 1000 with straight
of 1437
Besides being wonderful wing and fancy shot, Mrs. Topperwen
shooter the traps and has high
competitions shooting against the best professional and
shots the world Among her 1913 out of 20 245
9S of 400 and 4S5 of 5OO At Sanantono Texas July
49, she broke 96 of 900 thrown from regulation
the regulation distance shooting the entire number of shots in
4 hours and 35 minutes.
the Pacific Coast Handicap held Seattle in 1870 Mrs. Top
perwen highest general large field of the best
Pacific Coast and Canada On the first day of the
namen made the remarkable of 2OO
cuded doubtless the final she broke the program
singles straight She has broken 100 straight and better great
number of times her longest being 226
Grand American Handicap, held Chicago in
1910 where she the only lady shooting SO of 100 from
yards Toppewen the only lady in the world who
the qualify national masman open competition
shooting 200, and 500 yards with military rifle