| Show shots by skillful archers Arc liera in the lie days when tho the buffalo was found in vast herds antho on tho western plains there indians who while riding at a gallop could send art an arrow through a buffalos buffaloe buff alos body remarkable as this shooting was yet it did not equal that reached by the archers of ancient times mr dixon in his history of Gair lock scotland sa B s that the of that district cicro such skillful archers that they could lilt hit a man at tho the distance of and even yards ile ho instances tho the lulling killing of a serving man at GOO yards and of two men killing several mcleods at lost lest tho the reader should discount the distance of the tha range tho the author mentions several wonderful shots i nade made by turks in 1791 1704 1 the turkish ambassador shot an arrow in a field near london yards against the wind and 48 yards va with ith tho the wind the secretary of tho the ambassador on hearing the expressions of surprise from the english englif h gentlemen present said tho the sultan had shot COO yards this thia was tho the greatest performance of modern days but a pillar standing on a plain near constant constantinople Hil ople recorded shots ranging up to yards sir robert ainslie british ambassador to the sublime porto records that ia 17 1700 03 lie w v cs friscat when ilia hie sultan shot lin a arror yards youths companion |
