Year: 1878

NODE OF FIRING.


The Doctor fred from FIRST to last every
shot in sportsmanlike manner. The bntt
Of the rife was held below the elbow until
the ball had left the hand of the thrower,
when with quick motion the rife went to
the shoulder, the muzzle followed the ball
up, and as 1t reached the dead point at the
top, crack was heard, followed by show
er of glass. -Fs -sf--s


Beyond the congestions of the membranes
above the eye, particularly the right one,
the marksman suffered little in the way of
fatigue. His grasp on the hand at the close
was as firm and hearty rs at the opening,
and the recoil, heavy and monotonous as it
had been, had not affected the 1.-THE, wiry
form Of the California shooter.


The shooting was eagerly watched and
commented upon by a large crowd Of shoot
ing experts and sportsmen, while not few
ladies were seen among the group on the
lawn-Orange Judd, Barnet Philip, G. l..
Wingate, nj. Nichols, Robert Furey, A. j..
Henmon, Howard Jaffrey, B. E. Valentine,
with number of old Creedmore men. Gel.
James, of Amherst, N. H., who is noted
rifle shot in his own district, came all the
way from homo to witness the great feat.
and went away satisfied with what he had
seen. From Boston came Mr.. Richards. a
well known member of the fremont Club,
of that city, and noted shot.


Once or twice the patience of the Doctor
would give out as the extractor Of his rifle,
swelled by much use and the intense heat
of tho barrels, failed to work, and once he
flung his rife down upon the ground, toward
the end Of the match, when time became
valuable and every second was Of great mo-
ment.


The task from first to last was a great
one, and demonstrated not only DR.. Car
ver's great ability as crack rife shot, and
his endurance for the hard battling Of the
hunters life, but it showed that in making
of arms for rapidity the American rifle
makers hold the palm, as the International
match at Creedmore showed that for accu-
racy the American weapons are not to be
overcome by the choicest small bores OF
foreign make. The rife used in all the
Doctors feats is what il known as the Win
chester repeating rife, model of 1878. This
gun has an octagon barrel 90 inches long.
having a magazine under the barrel holding
16 cartridges, and carries a charge of 40
grains of powder and 200 grains of le sd. the
gun weighing when fully charged, about 10
pounds. 1t has recoil Of some so pounds.
and by the depression of the trigger guard
throws the exploded cartridge shell entire
clear of the rife. Two out of the six rifles
used by DIR. Carver yesterday, have been
fred by him over $4,000 times, and it was
with these in his hand that his best work
yesterday was accomplished. ....


There was not single accident through
out the day, the shots passing clear over
the park 20 the woods adjacent, and when
the feat was over pile Of broken glass was
all that was left to bear witness to the Doc
tors prowess and skill. At times the Doc
tor would put in double shot, taking aim
twice at the ball while falling through She
air. A few cooling draughts of lemonade
was all the refreshment asked for or used
during the trial. Without the eye irrita-
ton from the powder fumes it is quite GER
tain that some remarkable scores would
have been shown for rapidity; but, an it
was, DR. Carver has succeeded 10 accom-
plishing task which it is not likely that
either he or any other man will soon at
tempt much less successfully carry
through. The Doctor says he is quite will
ing to rest on his laurels on this line of
shooting.


A single misfre-and even this no doubt
caused by speck of dirt in the chamber of
the rife-speaks much for the excellent
character OF the ammunition used.