Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-12-09
SNAP SHOTS.
IN the State CT smpionship
Match Frank Conley is
Beaten by Jack
Fisk.
Senator Sanders Makes a Good
Plain Western Talk on the
Inoian Question.
THE wING-sHOT CHAMPIONSHIP.
Frank Coniey scores Close Second to J ack

THE wING-sHOT CHAMPIONSHIP.
Frank Coniey Scores Close Second to J ack
Fisk.
The big championship live bird
shoot between A. j. Fisk, of this ci,y,
and Frark CoDley, of Deer Lodge,
took place yesterday at Athletic park,
and resulted In victory for the Hell
ena champion. The victory was only
only temporary, however. as Mr..
Fisk had, much to the surprise OF all
pr-seni, to bow down to thi superiori-
~ OF Percy Kennett, ais of this city,
who proved himself a crack shot,
making clean score at twenty-five
birds.
The day WAS very cold for shooting,
aud, this considelee. the splendid
scores made were all the more worthy
Of note. There was very little betting
on The first event, tough u number
of wagers were made. 1t was evident
that i. would be close con est, as the
men have net three times within the
past three months. The shooting
commenced al II O'Clock. The first
score resulted:
Fisk........l22llaOlllllll2ll2Ollll20-22o
ConIey ...20ll2ll222ll0lll200l2222s2--2 81
Mr.. Conley concluded that he was
out Of luck and tat fortune favored
the Helena man. For Conley three
dead birds dropped out of bounds, and
that alone lost him the match, while
Fisk was fortunate 10 having two Of
his wounded birds fly inside the limit,
though they were hit outside. The
Deer Lodge party lost several hundred
dollars.
Immediately after this event Percy
Kennett challenged The winner, and
he was Immediately taken up. Mr..
Kennel posted his s25 forfeit and
back ed himself for AL that he could
get. Betting on him was $40 to $50 on
Fisk. Nobody expected Kenne.t Il
made showing with the champion
but be surprised bis most sanguins
admirers. The betting on this event
was lively and Kennett's adnirer,
bet the other side TO a standstilI. Som,
of the most remarkable shooting ye
seen in Montana was done, a. tn,
score shows:
Fisk......l122llll2olaOll52ll2lllll-o
Kenn.tl.l2llllll2ll2lll2ll2llllll-
K.nneit's shooting is tspecisll.
notable, As he found il necessary t
use the second barrel of his shot guI
only n .e times. while Fisk had to pul
The second trigger eight times. Tn
winner was loudly cheered.
In both events the victor won b.
just one point. The shooting of Fla
In bis match with Conley was bette
than that Of his opponent. FisI
clipped Off sixteen birds with the Or,
barrel. while Conley only brough
down ten birds with the first barre
Fix used the second barrel only si
times against Conley's eleven. In hI
match with Kennett, Fisk killed ii,
teen birds with the first .hot, an
eight with the second. Kennett b
twenty birds on the first shot. Th
only bird that Fix failed to get was
very hard one. II was white and th
sun shone In HIS eyes ana II flew ver
rapidly. 1t was bird q that very fe
could have hit.
As batwetn Copley and Fisk II
champion belt must be awarded
2 The Helena man, ss he has never y
failed to defeat his worthy opponen
But the friends of the Deer LODI
man are not satisfied. They still Il
s,st that he can beat Fisk and are an,
ious to have another 20. Before lea
ing for home yesterday Emil Hans'
issued this challenge: He says he W
match Frank Couley against any mi
In the state to shoot one hundr
pigeons, Huntington rules, no bou
Diary to Fall in. for any sum from o.
10 81 900 . side. Should any body I,
. anxious 10 accept, he will address N
Hanson at Deer Lodge, where I
: man and money will be ready ct .,
time.
Az 10 the merits OF Fisk aud Conl
there 10 no longer any doubt In I
Helena mind. Conley never won /
Hight q Fairfield medal In . mate
a It was forfeited 10 him by Richs
' Eddy, whose eyeslght failed bim 4
days before their match. Conley th
placed the medal upat the Butte tos
= namsnt, where Jno. r. Cowan won
By Q scors Of 50 odt Of 80. Fisk th
lnn,tk.fnu-8nR nRnnEa01= I'D
against both Cowan and Conlsy, hs