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BOSTON GUN CLUB, April, 19th. 1888. ON THEIR GROUNDS AT WELLINGTON, MASS.
A Private Exhibition Shoot AT Clay Pigeons and Peorias will be given by MISS ANNIE OAKLEY, The famous and world renowned shooter, to which you and your lady friends are most respectfully invited.
Opportunity will be afforded for general practise by the members and their friends.
Ladies are specially invited to participate and give cordial welcome.
Train leaves Boston & Maine Depot, for Wellington, at 12.45. Returning, 2.30 3.48 [4.58?] and 5.58
W. B. WITHERELL, Pres't. D. KIRKWOOD, Sec. and Treas.
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 5 1888
MISS ANNIE OAKLEY.
[With Portrait.]
Miss Annie Oakley, of California, "Little Sure Shot," the champion lady shot of America, gave an exhibition of her skill with the rifle and shotgun at the Boston Gun Club's ground, Wellington, Mass., on the afternoon of April 19. There were a large number of ladies present. Miss Oakley broke glass balls thrown into the air, with a 32-cal. Stevens rifle, making six out of seven. After this she broke pipes held in the hands of attendants. Small coins were also thrown up, were hit fairly and were sent flying where they could not be found. Two shot-guns were then laid upon a bench. Five composition balls were next thrown into the air. Miss Oakley broke the first one with a rifle bullet, and then quickly seizing the shotguns, she broke the other four. A pair of birds were thrown into the air, and Miss Oakley, running about 10 yards, picked up her shot-gun off the ground and broke both of them. With a repeating shot-gun, Miss Oakley concluded the exhibition by breaking six balls thrown straight away, in five seconds. She was presented with a handsome pair of gold bracelets by Sec. Kirkwood on behalf of the club members.
[Specially Photographed for the POLICE NEWS by John Wood, 208 Bowery, New York City.
MISS ANNIE OAKLEY, "LITTLE SURE SHOT," CHAMPION FEMALE RIFLE-SHOT OF AMERICA.
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THE ITEM.
On September 26th, at Pittsburg, there was a live pigeon match between Miss Annie Oakley and John Lovatt, of [Allegheny?]; it took place at Exposition Park before a few invited guests. William McCrickart, of the Herron Hill Gun Club, acted as referee, and S. S. D. [Thompson?] trap puller. Miss Oakley won the contest, killing 26 birds out of 30 at 25 yards. Mr. Lovatt killed 17 out of 28 birds, at 30 yards. The wind was strong and the birds good. Miss Oakley appears this week in Philadelphia with Tony Pastor's troupe, and will receive a specially cordial welcome, as she is a great favorite.
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IN NEXT WEEK'S YOUNG FOLKS PAPER WILL BE COMMENCED A GRAND SOTRY OF ADVENTURE, ENTITLED BUFFALO BILL'S FIRST TRAIL; OR, WILL CODY, THE PONY EXPRESS RIDER.
THE forthcoming American Exhibition shortly to [be?] opened in London is causing some excitement, and the Hon. Wm. Cody-better known as "Buffalo Bill"-[is?] the hero of the hour. The hfe of this redoubtable [hunter?] and scout is one of the most remarkable of modern times, and furnishes another proof of the accuracy of the old adage that "truth is stanger than fiction." He commenced his career as a cowboy, and even in early life he became famous as a hunter and a youth of great courage, skill, and powers of endurance. Later on, when American troops came to fight the Indians, he turned the knowledge he had gained during long years of hardships and perils to excellent account, and was appointed scout to the army. His advice was always eagerly sought for by [the?] generals, and he took rank with them as equal, and their mess was his mess. Finally, Cody was appointed Chief Scout, which appointment ranks with that of major-general. His next work was to organize a body of [cowboys?], all fighters by instinct and training, to protect the workers on the lines of railway [pushed?] into the prairie. He also provided these large gangs of men with beef and with buffalo meat, &c., and over this undertaking made money. Then he took a ranche on his own account, and worked it very successfully. After a while he was invited to New York, and all were so anxious to see this man [of ?] whom rumour spoke in such flattering terms, that he was induced to exhibit in the towns of America his prowess with rifle and revolver. Lastly, William Cody decided to collect a number of Indians and cowboys, and show throughout the States genuine frontier life as it had been. Buffalo Bill is really the last pioneer of the States, and the story of his early career as set forth in the story which will be commenced next week is, therefore, one of absorbing interest.