Annie Oakley Scrapbook

AMONG THE RIFLE SHOTS.

More About Annie Oakley--Note and Comment of Interest to Riflemen.

Miss Annie Oakley, the champion woman wing shot of the world, whose picture The UNION published October 29, has severed her connection with Buffalo Bill's Wild West and is now in Berlin, Germany.. On November 9 she was to give a private exhi bition to the press fo Berlin and on the 10th an exhibition before the German royal family. Previous to leaving for Germany Miss Oakley was invited to shoot over Sir J. F. Clark's preserves at Shrewsbury, Shrop shire, where she was a guest of the baronet for a week. Miss Oakley surorised the party by her wonderful shooting in the open field and her kill for the day was the largest but one--in fact, she said she never shot better in her life. The London Even ing News gives her the following pleasant notice:

By the way, the show, when it winds up its career at Brompton to night, will lose one of its principal attractions in the person of Miss Annie Oakley, who severs her connection with the Wild West voluntarily. Miss Oakley means to go in for a somewhat prolonged rest, after which we shall probably see her in London again in a differ ent kind of entertainment. This week she goes down to Shropshire to join a shooting and hunting party at the house of a country magnate. Afterwardsd she intends visiting various places on the Continent. Little Sure Shot's personal urbanity, as well as her won derful skill in her profession, will assure her a warm welcome whenever she may decide to turn her footsteps Londonwards once more. Her loss to the Wild West show will be a seri ous one.

Miss Annie Oakley, the famous rifle shot, who was one of the great features of Buffalo Bill's show in London, gave a very clever exhibition that was rewarded with deserved applause.

PROGRAMME

of

Miss Annie Oakley's

Private Performance

Before the Members and Their Friends of the Union-Club Berlin

On Nowember 13, 1887

At Charlottenburg Rase Cours.

1. Exhibition of Rifle Shooting.

2. Shooting Clay Pigions for straight.

3. Pulling the trap herself.

4. Standing back to trap, turning and firing.

5. The snap shot hitting the pitgin close the trap.

6. Shooting double or from two traps sprung at sam tirms.

7. Picking gun from ground after trap is sprung.

8. Same shot double.

9. Starding 20 feet from the gun, runing and firing after the trap is sprung.

10. Holding gun with one hand throwing ball herself.

11. Throwing two balls herself, bracking both.

12. Throwing ball backwards, picking up gun, and breaking it.

13. Breaking two balls picking ap gun and breaking im.

14. Breaking six balls throwing in air in four seconds.

15. Breaking threeballs in air at the sam tirms.

16. Breaking five balls in five seconds first with rifle others with shot guns changing guns three times.

14. Shooting ath twelf lif pidgings 25 yards rise 20 bor gun.

SHOOTING.

182, STRAND, LONDON, NOVEMBER 30, 1887.

ANNIE OAKLEY ON HER 20-BORE LANCASTER.

SIR,—In answer to "Cigar's" letter regarding my 20-bore shot guns, I will say that they were built as I ordered them, and intended for exhibition shooting only. To Mr. Charles Lancaster I owe very much for fitting me so well, as I did not know what drop or length of stock I required. To find that I could kill blue rocks and game, and break clay pigeons, was a surprise to me. Mr. Lancaster has built me a 12-bore gun also, but I have used it very little since I got the 20-bore, for why should I use a heavier gun when a light one, and light load, will do the work as well? As for Mr. Lancaster making a 4 1/2 lbs. 12-gun, I would not accept it for a gift, if he did make one, and for this reason. I do not think that a 12-bore of 4 1/2 lbs. could do better work than a 5lb. 20-bore, unless it was loaded more heavily. If it is loaded as a 12-bore should be, then there is bound to be recoil; and, in my exhibitions, I may have to shoot from 1,000 to 5,000 shots in one day. Recoil is something I want to do away with as much as possible.

I only write this letter in justice to Mr. Lancaster, and shall decline any further correspondence, as I do not wish to be mixed up in any controversy; besides, I do not think I know enough to write upon the subject. Hoping I have not trespassed on your kindness, and that you will be able to give me space in your columns,

Annie Oakley.

P.S.—I leave shortly for Russia.

Berlin, November 21.

The Hartford Courant.

FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1888.

Most of the acts were good, some excellent, notably the tumbling of Ravene and Athos, the grotesque dancing of "Little Tich," who is a worthy successor of "Little Mack" of days gone by, and the marksmanship of Annie Oakley.