Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-27
WON BY MTSSOULA.
HfgHr & F4TRFIELD TR0PHT
CARRIED OFF BIZ EDDY.

w..,ber and Large Attendance o
Fair Sex on the Third Day-FuI
a..ree Of the Different Eyents-Ths
c.ampionship Medal to be shot on ii
,a..ouIa, other Matches Arranged
For. +
,r. third day Of the Gun Club tourna,
!, vas an Improvement on it's predeces.
and was on the whole a very enjoyable
=, The sun shone out most Of the day
although the wind was high at times,
aaect was much less dissgreeable than
,reyious days. There was a larger at
lance of the fair sex than on either
%.dn.sday or Thursday and they were
~ demonstrative Of approval, applaud
~ mod shots and sympathetically deplor-
I. the misses with the earnestness OF their
- It is questionable, in fact, whether
.one Young ladies did not do more general
.~.oeution With their eyes than the marks
,.su did with their gums. 1t is certain that
he scorer had to shout the name Of q GER
,o;n individual more often than was ap-
0areptly necessary before the gen tleman
could disengage himself from The fascinating
conversation OF a lively blonde. But
Helena men are generally impress
.iousble and Butte bellies can do
,reat execution when they have a mind TO-.
There is a chance for the other Butte bellies
xbo have not been to the shooting grounds
10 witness some fine shooting to-day. The
Hight e. Fairfield championship medal was
von by R. A. Eddy, OF Missoula, and he has
haou challenged by Al. Fisk, of Helena. al
rsady. Mr.. Eddy is Obliged by the terms
amused bv the donors Of the medal to hold
r. AGAINST all corners for one year, subject
N a challenge once every month. There
viii be a special sweepstakes Of $25 en-
trance at 100 blue rocks per man, the win
ner TO take the entire amount. This will
he the most interesting event of the meet
inc. and some excellent shooting may be ex-
nected, as the contestants have had sufi-
Gent practice at the range to do their best
execution provided the atmospheric condi-
tious are favorable. The entries SO far are:
Fisk and Balliett, Of Helena; James and
Frank CcDly, OF Deer Lodge, and Eddy and
Baldwin, OF Missoula.
Yesterdays EVENTS.
The first event on the programme yester-
dsy was the Hight d Fairfield medal shoot.
bthis Eddy stood highest, with a score OF
ato his credit, Cowan following with II.
VbmC. H. Smith came to the stand he
ua5s2O and made two hits, tying Eddy.
Hkad one more shot, and il he made it
be would have won the medal. as it would
have made his score 90. Instead of doing
he turned round TO the crowd and said:
All bets that | will win this are of, as |
I'D going to miss this shot, and when the
rap was sprung he purposely missed, leav-
q { a tie with Eddy. In the shoot. off
9 lost, leaving Eddy the holder Of the
edal, and the rest Of the prizes going as
Had he won he would have been
champion. Eddy would have won the
gun, Cowan the third prize, Cooper
g fourth, Paxson the fifth. AS it was the
ore stands as follows:
FIRST f
ght d Fairfield . edal shoot at % clay
birds; open TO all members OF gun clubs
Montana; entrance So; "a entries.
The winner OF the medal to hold it
against all comer for one year, subject
10 challenge once every month: