. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 20 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, March 21, 190S. Fine Harness The Best Horse Boots. -ine Harness and Afoflsf boots NEW WORLD'S RECORD 15,000 Targets Without a Miss J. W. Akard's claim to the title, "The King of Rifle Shots," is well earned. His performance of breaking 15,000 regulation clay targets without a miss is the greatest exhibition of skill on record. He used one shot only for each target. He threw his targets with his right hand, holding his gun with his left. He used U. M. C. .22 SHORT CARTRIDGES whose perfect quality supported his pe
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 20 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, March 21, 190S. Fine Harness The Best Horse Boots. -ine Harness and Afoflsf boots NEW WORLD'S RECORD 15,000 Targets Without a Miss J. W. Akard's claim to the title, "The King of Rifle Shots," is well earned. His performance of breaking 15,000 regulation clay targets without a miss is the greatest exhibition of skill on record. He used one shot only for each target. He threw his targets with his right hand, holding his gun with his left. He used U. M. C. .22 SHORT CARTRIDGES whose perfect quality supported his perfect aim. A great per cent of the targets were broken edgeways, so that the diameter of the disc does not truly represent the size of the moving target in the air. Mr. Akard's earlier run of 1,659 small marbles without a miss is nearly twice as long as any previous record on similar objects. In this ease, also, he did his own tossing. Remember that Mr. Akard's run of 15,000 targets was unfinished. Mr. Akard is now giving demon- strations on the Coast, U. M. C. CARTRIDGES EXCEL IN CLEANLINESS AND ACCURACY THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original San Francisco, Calif. : [s. n. ]
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