Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1910 — SHOOTING MECHANICAL BABBITS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SHOOTING MECHANICAL BABBITS.

BUNNY RUNS ON A RAILROAD AN& LEAPS INTO AIR WHEN SHOT. Rabbit-shooting for the tyro. Firing at a metal “running rabbit” at an “ecole de chasse,” near Paris. It Is claimed that, with the aid of this metal rabbit, which runs along rails on wheels by its own momentum, It is possible for anyone to become a practiced rabbit shot in a very short time. Realism is added to the movements of the rabbit in “life” by the fact that during its run it disappears behind bushes, behind Small wicker arches, and so on. Realism is added to its “death” by the fact that, when hit properly, it leaps into the air and turns a somersault. Obviously, the rails are on sloping ground.—lllustrated London News.