Shooting career William Frank Carver

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carver in 1883, displaying medals earned sharpshooter


carver migrated california in 1876, honed shooting skills. @ time coined moniker evil spirit, accompanied camp-fire tale name had been given him spotted tail, famous chief of brulé lakota, because carver had felled rare white buffalo. in december 1877 evil spirit issued challenge comers; use rifle , challenger use shotgun, , targets glass balls thrown newly invented bogardus glass ball trap. contended hit more targets horseback challenger hit while standing on ground. 1 of first significant awards carver won breaking 885 glass balls out of 1000 in san francisco on february 22, 1878. gold badge capped image of grizzly bear , bore inscription proclaimed dr. w. f. carver champion rifle shot of world. following success in california, carver recruited texas jack omohundro, , pair went on tour giving exhibitions of shooting prowess, carver demonstrating expertise rifle while omohundro displayed proficiency pistol. these demonstrations included endurance contests target competitions. article in new york times on july 6, 1878, illustrates reception carver received:



an advertisement shooting exhibition doc carver , texas jack omohundro.



dr. w. f. carver, man can put bullet through silver quarter while coin flying through air, enlarged , revised edition of buffalo bill , texas jack. being fresh broad plains of untrammeled west, has delightful air of unconventionality found in land of setting sun...


dr. carver is, no doubt, best short-range marksman in world. gave second exhibition @ deerfoot park yesterday, , astonished saw him. fine specimen of developed manhood ever walked on manhattan island. more 6 feet high, every part of body built correspond. chest deep take powerful rifle send bullet through it. shoulders broad , high, and, altogether, man ordinary people wouldn t put out of way pick quarrel with...


the scene of yesterday s shooting worthy of description. a... table, on 4 rifles, several boxes of cartridges, , half dozen score-books. fifteen or 20 feet in front of this, again, barrel , man, man taking glass balls out of barrel , throwing them in air, , dr. carver breaking them bullets fast appeared. @ work loading rifle. marksman fire them faster loaders load. , remarkable rifles – breach-loaders, of course. when opened @ end 1 cartridge shoved in after another, till seemed if first 1 must surely somewhere muzzle...


he seldom misses fires at. of time taken in shooting glass balls, filled feathers. balls of thinnest film of glass, tinted, seen in air, , when broke, feathers scattered in every direction...

carver joined ranks of western figures embellished frontier credentials writing books. in 1878 published book, life of dr. wm. f. carver of california: champion rifle shot of world, contains entirely fictional versions of life includes extracts press coverage of first shooting tour across country.


on august 20, 1878, while in new haven, connecticut, carver married josephine dailey, whom had met on previous trip. little known marriage, carver s biographer mentions josephine in several brief references describing first few years following marriage. appears marginal presence in carver s life throughout years showman, , apparently later separated. known carvers had 2 children, al , lorena, both of whom involved in father s diving horse act.








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