The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-18
ALL OUT FOR SPORT
The Annual Shooting Tournament
Opened at Butte.
SOME VERY GOOD RECORDS
Butte Men Took a Lot Of the Prizes
But the Visitors Are Doing
Very Good Work To-
Days Programme.


gr6unds Of the Butte Rod and Gun
club this morning under the most Ia
vorable conditions. There was a large
attendance of sportsmen from the out
side, the weather was all that could
be desired, the different events were
all closely contested and therefore ex-
citing, and while the scores that were
made to-day were not quite as good
az was looked for. this is accounted
for by the fact that the grounds were
new to nearly all of the shooters.
Much better scores may. be looked for
tomorrow and by Sunday, when the
principal events come on. all OF the
participants will be In good shape 10
break records.
The principal event to-day was the
three-man team shoot for the state
championship cup. which was won py
Butte team No. l, composed OF Z. II.
Smith, NJ. Wright and John f. Cowan,
With Butte team No. 2 second. On the
straight shoot the first teams OF Butte,
Anaconda and the Phiiipsburg teams
were tied on lis. and In the shoot-on
at 10 blue rocks per man, the Butte
MON, 80, to 25 for Philipsburg ana 70
for Anaconda. The shooting in the
other events was very ordinary. The
following is list of the visiting sports
men:
Ahacohda-D. ID. Twohy. James Con-
ley. Howard Rockefeller. l.. Dennison,
James Duane and c. A. Tuttle.
Helena-Dr. T. II. Peasants, l.. A.
Walker. Hervey Barbour, A. j. Fisk.
II. p. Kenneth. e. X. Preuitt and j. ID.
Finn.
MissouIa-J. M. Evans, r. Z. Rogers.
c. A. Searles. Frank Woody. ]. Lem
ley, ]. p. Menard, A. Sterling l.. Will
Jams and Mr.. Clark. So
Hymer and Mr.. Neu. a.
Miles City-E. II. Johnson.
Ogden-Matt s. and John M. Brown
ing, ]. L. Becker, A. p. Bigelow. A l..
Brewer and j. b. Twiford.
Nearly all the members of the Butte
Rod and Gun club are taking part In
the shoot. ]. l.. Becker, one OF the
Ogden men, Is the blue rock champion
/ of Utah. and the Browning brothers,
MILO head the Ogden delegation. are
two of the most celebrated sportsmen
in the West. They have gotten up
every patent on the winchester rifle
since 1878. and they are now using a
Winchester shotgun of their patent.
To-days events resulted: First shoot,
10 singles. blue rocks. entrance Sl.50.
Conley 10; Dennison, g.; Menard. 3;
Becker. o: Fisk. 8; Johnson. 8: McGow-
an, 8; Wright. 8; Rogers, s.; Brewer, s;
Preuitt, 8: Twohy. s.; Barbour, s; M.
browning. s; Twifrod. s; Clark. s;
jones. 8; Jaeger, z; Peasants, z; b.
Williams, 4; futile, z; ]. Browning, 6;
Paxson. 6; Eastman, 6; Hymer. 8; Ken
nett, 6; Cowan. 8; DUANE, 6; l.. Will
Jams, 6: Woody, 6; Newbro, 6; Bigelow.
| 8; Rockefeller 8; Smith, 8; Lenley, 5;
Neu, 4; Walker. 3; first money, 1880;
second money. S11.10: third, S.4O;
fourth, 1870; all prizes divided.
Second shoot, 10 singles, blue rocks.
entrance 50. 500 added by club: j.
browning. MCGOWAN. Twohy. Smith,
Twiford. Jones. IA each; M. Browning,
Becker Walker. Kenneth. Neu, Wright,
IL each; Rockefeller. Fisk, Peasants.
Bigelow. Woody. Dennison. Duane.
Rogers. Conley, IL each; Paxson, Bar
low. Jaeger l.. Williams, Searles, John
son, IL each; Hymer. Sterling, futile.
Cowan, Lenley. Clark, 10 each; Menard,
3; Eastman, s; Pruett, s; Evans, q; b.
williams, 6; Brewer. 6. First money,
$2675: second. $50: third. $685.; fourth.
s665. All prizes divided.
Third shoot 10 singles, entrance H.50:
Fisk, Conley. Wright. Twohy, 10 each
Preuitt Eastman, NJ. Browning, Rookie
Teller, Bigelow Smith, Peasants. 8
each; Tuttle. Jones. Menard' Jaeger
Buck, s each: Brecker, Cowan. Searles,
DUANE. -Hymer. Neu, B. Williams.
Johnson, MCGOWAN, Rogers, each;
Kenneth. J. Browning, Dennison, l..
williams. Brewer. 6 each: Walker, 5;
Barlow, 4; Paxson, 4: Carter. 4; Kearn.
3. First money, 1925: second. slo;25;
third, 81. 25. fourth. $425. All divided.
Fourth shoot. team shoot for the
state championship cup, three to
team, entrance. SO per team: Butte
team No 1. Smith AZ Wright. IS; Cow
an, IS: total team score. lis. Philips
burg, Ncu. A; MCGOWAN. 40; Hymer,
"a; total, u.s. Anaconda team No. !,
Conley, 80; Twohy. Al: Rockefeller. 49,
total, lis. Butte team No, 2. Jones 40;
b. williams. 81: Jaeger ~; total ia
Missoula, Rogers, 80; Searles. 49, Men
ard, IS; total, ,1l3. Helena team No. l.
Fisk, Al; Peasants. 80; Barbour. 80; to-
ltal, ll2. Helena team No. 2. Finn. "a;
Preuitt. 80; Kenneth. SO; total, III. Ana
conda No. 2. Dennison. 40; Duane. ga
Tuttle, 80; total. 107. The tie between
Butte No. 1, Anaconda and Philips
burg for the championship was shot
off at 10 birds per man, and resulted.
Butte No. /, Smith, 10; Wright, 3; Cow
an, 10; total. 20. Phdltpsburg. Neu, s.
MCGOWAN. s: Hymer. .: total. 25. Ana
Rockefeller, 6; total. IS. The result OF
| the shoot-off OF the tie made the teams
| finish in the following order: Butte
| team No. !, first: Butte No. second
| Missoula, third: Helena No. 1 fourth
Helena No. nth; Anaconda No. 2
sixth.
The tie between Smith and Neu fol
| the highest idividual score was won by
| Smith, who takes T.. 8. Parsons beau
| tiful oil painting of hunting scene
Fifth shoot, at Is singles. entrance
s2-Fisk. IA: Rogers, Peasants. Rookie
Teller. Conley. Hymer. Cowan. Is each
| Menard. Jaeger. Smith. Twohy. Beck
j err, ]. Browning. - each: Eastman
Barbour, futile. M. Browning. Bige
low. Newbro. Finn, IL each; Brewer
johnson, Wright. Kennett. 10 each
Walker, MCGOWAN. Neu. 3 each; Pru
EFT. B. Williams. L. Williams. Clark
Jones. each: Paxson, Shattuck.
each. First prize. Winchester rife
4 donated by Bee Hive and $40. Secon'
prize. pair pants donated by Nash
Co. and s.. Third. fishing rod. donates
by b. z. Calkins. and 81 cash. Fourth
silk hat. donated by Babcock. and
i cash. Fifth. pair OF shoes. donated b.
i Ducharme. and 81 cash.
Sixth shoot. Is singles and 5 pairs
entrance $3-Jones. q. Jaeger, DennI
son. Twohy. 20 each; Fisk. Menard
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