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Show Famous Feats of Archery. In tho dayB when tho buffalo was found in vast herds on tho western plains thoro wcro Indians who, whllo riding at a gallop, could send an arrow ar-row through a buffalo's body. Ro-markablo Ro-markablo ob this archery was, it did not oqual that reached by tho archers of ancient timoo. It is of record that tho MncReas of Galrlock, Scotland, were such skilled archers that they could hit a man at tho distance of 500 yards. In 1794 tho Turkish ambassador am-bassador at London shot an arrow In a field near that capital 415 yards against tho wind. Tho secretary of tho ambassador on hearing tho expressions ex-pressions of surprise from the English Eng-lish gentlemen present, said tho Sultan Sul-tan hud shot 500 yards. This was the greatest performance of modern days, but u pillar standing on a plain near Constantinople recorded shots ranging rang-ing up to 800 yards. Sir Robert Ains-lie, Ains-lie, British ambassador to tho Sublime Sub-lime Porte, recorded thut nl 1798 he was present whou ,tho Sultan shot an arrow 972 yards, Washington Star. - |