History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . fle and Revolver Association ofAmerica both his portrait and pictures of the cups he won grace the volumes, and someof these cups he now has in his home. Mr. Lyon has won over seventy medals forexpert shooting, some of them very difficult to attain. He holds two seventy-five-yard revolver records—world attainments—having madeninety-three points out of one hundred, and also the worlds f
History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . fle and Revolver Association ofAmerica both his portrait and pictures of the cups he won grace the volumes, and someof these cups he now has in his home. Mr. Lyon has won over seventy medals forexpert shooting, some of them very difficult to attain. He holds two seventy-five-yard revolver records—world attainments—having madeninety-three points out of one hundred, and also the worlds fifty-yard record, wherehe made forty-nine out of fifty. By being an expert shot he put himself through highschool and college in this manner, nor need he apologize for the means he provided,especially considering the educational target he was aiming at. In 1912 Mr. Lyon wentback from California to Colorado to participate in the state championship match, andit was then that he made this wonderful record in shooting, and for the third time. When, in 1911, he bought his present place of eighteen and one-half acres in theCommonwealth school district it was undeveloped land, partially covered with
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