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THE EVENING NEWS AND TELEPHONE
Thursday, July 21, 1887.
Miss Annie Oaklye appears to have been more successful at Wimbledon, yesterday, than her "comrade in arms" was on the previous day. She mad a fairly good record in shooting at the running deer, and was complimented by the Prince of Wales, who shoot hands warmly with her on her arrival at the shooting station. His Royal Highness is, apparently, as much interested in the success of the Wild West Show as the most patriotic Western man could be. But then the Prince is very keen on good sport of all kinds.
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-Buffalo Bill's "Wild West Show" has ended its performances in London, after months of unprecedented success. Miss Annie Oakley-"Little Sure Shot"-one of, if not the principal attractions of the show, has received the praises and encomiums of both press and nobility of Old England for her remarkable performances with the rifle and shot-gun, all of which the little lady bears with dignity and grace. The present address of her manager, as we gather from friends "over the water," is 151 New Bond street, London.
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THE WEEKLY DISPATCH JULY 24, 1887
The Buffalo Bill people have been popping in at intervals during the week. On Sunday, as mentioned, two waggonette loads of them were driven over, and gawked and gaped about the place after the manner of the cowboy kind. On Tuesday we had a visit from Miss Lillian Smith, the shootist, accompanied by sundry of her satellites, including a small Indian boy, most resplendently arrayed in a blue silk shirt, and a pair of red silk trousers-a costume utterly upsetting all our notions of the noble redskin as borrowed from Fenimore Cooper. Miss Smith herself presented a striking combination of native eccentricity and feminine slavishness to the dictates of fashion in her garb. One of the orthodox white summer dresses, cut rather short, but duly furnished with an improver, was incongruously accompanied by a yellow silk Mexican sash and plug hat. She was at once pounced upon by the Ever Welcome, wo insisted on prancing her round the show, introducing her to everyone and everything, and finally presented her with about tow yards of telegraphic tape, either as a souvenir of the occasion or as a gage d'amour. The lady went down to the running deer range, and tried her hand on that animal without much success. Her first shots were misses, and she followed this up by two hits on the haunch. I do not know who paid the fine this feat involves, but she did not part herself. She pleaded, however, that she was shooting with a strange rifle, and one heavier than she was accustomed to. On Wednesday morning Red Shirt, Little Bear, and sundry other noble red men rode into camp, prowled about the place, squatted for a brief interval in the Cottage enclosure, where they partook of lemonade and cigarettes, and submitted to the infliction of photography, and then took their departure.
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THE SHOOTING TIMES, AND KENNEL NEWS.
OFFICES: EAST TEMPLE CHAMBERS, E.C. LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1887
MISS ANNE OAKLEY
"LITTLE SURE-SHOT"
We have much pleasure in presnting to our readers the above portrait of Miss Annie Oaklye ("Little Sure-Shot"). Those of our readers who have seen this clever little lady in her performance at the "Wild West" will not need reminding of her skill and address, whilst those who have not can be strongly advised to journey to Brompton forthwith for the pleasure of seeing a charming markswoman at work.
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The Society Times AND TRIBUNE. LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1887.
A lady correspondent writes us as follows : "I noticed in your last paper a few lines regarding Miss Annie Oakley. I met Miss Oakley at Wimbledon Camp on Tuesday, and I must say she is a splendid little lady. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales must have thought the same, for he pushed his way through [the?] crowd and shook hands with her very heartily, and asked her many questions regarding her health. I asked her, after he went, what she thought of the prince. Her answer was short, and to the point :-'We have no finer man in America.' Her ways and manners are entirely different from some of the other members of he Wild West who have visited the Camp."