Time per hundred.Schedule Time.Actual Time.Ahead.Behind.
M.S.H.M.S.H.M.S.M.S.M.S.Misses.
100505 905 505400 6
200625 1811 1130641 2
300750 2716 1920756 5
400640 3622 26001022 2
500620 4527 32201307 4
600710 5432 39301502 10
70055010338 45201818 3
80060011243 51202123 12
90070012148 58202428 9
1,00080013054106202434 10
1,100101013959116302329 9
1,20055014904122202644 6
1,30080015809130202749 10
1,400101020715140302645 9
1,50075021621148202801 6
1,60075022526156102916 13
1,700111023432206202812 18
1,80080024337214202917 16
1,90080025242222203022 23
2,00070030148229203228 20
2,10090031053238203233 20
2,20081031959246303329 15
2,300101032904256403224 11
2,400150033809311402629 28
2,5008034715320102705 21
2,600102035620330302550 10
2,700101040526340402446 5
2,800123041431353102121 8
2,900163042337409401357 12
3,000100043243419401303 21
3,1003830[1]4414845810 162216
3,2006304505450440 134616
3,3007304595951210 121110
3,4006305090451840 93610
3,5008305181052710 90011
3,60011305271553840 112522
3,7007205362154600 93910
3,8009105452655410 84422
3,9009105543160320 84916
4,0009206023661240 100424
4,1009006114162140 95917
4,2007306204762910 82310
4,3008106295263720 71814
4,4006206385864340 4426
4,5007206480365100 25718
4,6008206570870020 31219
4,7007007061470720 1069
4,8007007152071420100 13
4,9007007242672120306 15
5,0007507343172910521 16
5,1008107433673720616 8
5,2006207514274340802 18
5,3008208004875200848 16
5,4008008095580000955 21
5,50073082000807301230 11
Total misses712

During this shoot, he used five Winchester Repeating Rifles, weighing about ten pounds each, the aggregated weight of which, raised 6212 times, was about thirty-one tons. Before the first thousand had been broken, the balls of his eyes became sunburned, and being further irritated by rubbing them with his powder-stained gloves, the pain became excruciating, but he hung to his self-imposed task and accomplished it, and left the field in company with the writer, physically unstrained. It is true that the greater number of balls were broken within fifteen feet of the end of the rifle, but it was nevertheless a wonderful exhibition of skill and endurance.

The working of the levers of the rifles, which, when heated, are said to resist over thirty pounds pressure, with the middle finger of the right hand, 6212 times, was a monstrous task in itself.

In exhibiting before the Prince of Wales at Sandringham, he broke 100 balls consecutively, and successfully made nearly all of the various shots described here.

John Ruth, of Oakland, California, who was a companion of Carver during his preliminary practice, has become a successful exhibitor, and has taught his wife to shoot nearly if not quite as well as himself. At Badger's Park, in an exhibition, he hit the bell-ball 990 times out of 1000 shots, as referred to previously.

John E. Graham, of Erie, Pennsylvania, is reported to have made 986 hits in 1000 shots, or only 4 less than Ruth.

George A. Meares of Salt Lake City, who is the champion rifleman of Utah, is enthusiastic in recommending this method, and claims to have derived immense benefit from it.

The late Major Thornburg was very successful at this kind of shooting, as well as perhaps hundreds of others, who have so practiced as to be able to hit 95 per cent. of balls thrown perpendicularly, but who have yet to get the best benefit from the various shots which are here recommended.

The writer, after having practiced an hour each day for about three weeks, gave a private exhibition before numerous German army officers, members of shooting clubs, and others, at Frankfort-on-the-Main, in which he made the following scores at balls thrown in the air, besides successfully making the other shots spoken of:

Ninety-nine out of 100 balls thrown up perpendicularly; 10 Turning Shots; 10 One-handed Shots; 10 Cross Shots; 10 Drop Shots; 10 Incoming Shots; 17 out of 20 from a Bogardus trap; 19 out of 20 English Pennies.