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1 Today, witn results oi snooung matches hidden in obscure specialized publications and Olympic shooting hardly noticed, itniay\ seem strange that anyone Should - attempt such a record. But in the ‘•fast draw” da>'3, wjien Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley were still touring the country and drawing crowds by the thousands, a great national interest existed in marksmen and they gained worldwide prestige. Significantly, in the era of the leaden “home run” kings, Americans were reknowned for their marksmanship a reputation long since lost
Before the'tum of the century, Adam H. Bogardiis, an Illinois market hunter, seP-q. record with a shotgun by breaking 5,000 glass balls thrown into the air in 480 minutes and 45 seconds — an . accomplishment of no small note even in a nation • of shooters. Shortly after, this record was eclipsed when William Frank Carver smashed 5,500 balls in ,420 minutes — using a rifle!
Carver quickly became a celeh:'y and was presented with
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