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Boston Daily Globe.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20.

LITTLE SURE SHOT'S AIM.

Marvellous Shooting by Miss Annie
Oakley.

WELLINGTON. April 19.-Miss Annie Oakley, the famous and world-renowned lady expert shot, gave a private exhibition of her skill with the rifle and shotgun at the Boston Gun Club grounds today. There were a large number of spectators, fully one-half being ladies. Miss Oakley commenced her exhibitions by breaking glass balls thrown into the air, using a 32-calibre Stevens rifle, the cartridge being loaded with a solid bullet, after which pipes were broken held in the hand of an attendant. To admirers of her skill desiring mementoes of the exhibition produced half dollars, which were tossed into the air to be marked with a bullet from "[little?] sure sho 's" [rifle?]. At the crack of her rifle the coins vanished and roars of laughter greeted the disappointed souvenir hunters. The rifle shooting of Miss Oakley was fine, but her shooting with a pair of .20 bore shotguns roused the enthusiasm of the most stoic spectator. The first event was breaking four straight [peeria?] birds at [18?] yards' rise, after [which?] [?] s were broken. The gun was then placed on the ground, Miss Oakley stepping back about 10 yards, and at a word the traps were sprung, she running forward, picking up the gun, and breaking pairs of birds

Another difficult feat was laying two loaded double shotguns on a bench; five composition balls were tossed into the air; the first was broken with a bullet from her rifle, and quickly seizing her shotguns she broke three out of four of the remaining balls. At the second trial she broke all five of the balls. The [exhibition?] was concluded with shooting a repeating shotgun, breaking six balls thrown straight away in five seconds.

At the conclusion of the exhibition Secretary D. Kirkwood thanked M ss Oakley for her entertainment and in behalf of the club presented the little markswoman with an elegant pair of gold bracelets. Miss Oakley responded in a neat little speech, after which all the lady spectators flocked aorund the heroine to examine her medals and [presents?], and the sterner sex applied themselves diligently to smashing composition birds.