Show famous feats of archery in the days when the buff buffalo ulo was found in vast herds on tho the western plains there thera were indians who while riding at a gallop could send an arrow through a buffalos buffaloe buff alos body ile remarkable marki lible as this archery was it did not equal that reached by the archers of ancient timed it is iii of record that the macreas of Gair lock scotland were such skilled archers that they could hit a man at the distance of yards in 1794 the turkish ambassador bas baB at london shot an abow in a field near that capital yards against the wind the secretary of the ambassador on hearing the expressions pres of surprise from the english gentlemen present said eaid the sultan had bad shot yards this was the greatest performance of modern days but a pillar standing on a plain near C constantinople recorded shots ranging up to yards sir robert ainslie british ambassador to the sublime porte recorded that nl ni 1798 he was present when the sultan shot an arrow yards yard s washington star |