Pigeon Shooting.
The return pigeon shooting match between Miss Annie Oakley and John Brewer took place at Point Breeze Park yesterday afternoon. The former made a much better score than in the Pastime Park match, killing twenty-four straight, beginnning with the twenty-fourth bird. She was then one bird ahead of Brewer, with two to shoot at. Brewer brought down both of his, while the lady let hers escape and thus lost the match by one bird. Score:
John Brewer—1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1. Killed, 44; missed, 6.
Miss Oakley—1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0. Killed, 43; missed, 7.
Title: Pigeon Shooting
Periodical: The Philadelphia Press
Source: Buffalo Bill Center of the West; MS6, William F. Cody collection, MS6.3681.003.04 (Oakley scrapbook)
Date: March 1887
Keywords: Firearms Sharpshooters Shooting contests Targets (Shooting) Traveling exhibitions
People: Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926
Sponsor: This project is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Geraldine W. & Robert J. Dellenback Foundation.
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