This is a pic of Lillian Smith who was Annie Oakley's hated rival, it was rumored that Lillian liked men and was "of easy virtue." Lillian is holding her trusty Winchester 1873, but the other rifle is either a low-wall or a Ballard, I'm not sure; 

While the rivalry between Oakley and Smith was real and the contemporary documentation of their "feud" is likely as accurate as one could expect between major entertainment stars, my question has always been: did they ever actually shoot against each other?

As best I can research, there are two supposed incidents.  The first and most repeated is that when both women were with Buffalo Bill on his 1887 tour of England, Oakley challenged Smith to a match at Wimbledon for which the latter did not show.  But as best I can ascertain, what actually happened is that Smith made an impromptu visit to that hallowed rifle range sans Oakley, only to give a poor shooting performance, doubly embarrassing because Smith shot best with a rifle.

The other story is that the two women finally met at the 1902 Grand American Handicap where Oakley, whose greatest expertise was with shotguns, out shot Smith.  But researching the published records, again, ascertains that the meet's only other female competitor and against whom Oakley did shoot was Sophrona Johnston.  Furthermore, Mrs. Johnston (of Minneapolis, Minnesota) was both a good friend of Oakley's and a well-known trap shooter in her own right - i.e., she was not Lillian Smith "in disguise".

Anyway, if anyone can substantiate an honest-to-God shoot-out between Oakley, and Smith, I'd love to learn of it.

Bill Lawrence