The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-20
SPLENDID SHOOTING
Percy KsnneH Declared Winner Of the
Live Bird Championship.
1T WAS A GREAT SURPRISE
Some Good Scores Made and the
Boys Show That They Are
Experts With the Trigger
M 1.-The Results.

Helena carried on the live bird cham
pionship In the state sportsmen shoot
to-day and the tournament closed with
the honors evenly divided between
Butte, Anaconda and Helena, James
Conley OF Anaconda holding the indi-
vidual blue rock championship and the
Butte team holding the championship
cup for teams of three men.
Mr.. Kennett's victory this afternoon
was by long odds the biggest surprise
OF the meeting. and the friends of
Messrs Cowan and Conley. either one
OF whom is almost universally looked
upon by sportsmen as being a much
better shot than Kenneth, have not yet
fully recovered from the shock which
they received. In the straight shoot
Cowan. Conley and Kennett killed is
birds straight. but the latter secured
his clean score on a decision by the
judges which was regarded by the
great majority of those present as be-
ing decidedly unfair. Among the first
birds shot at by Kenneth was a
''squab," a young pigeon which was
unable to fly. After being trapped 1t
tipped up clear OF the ground couple
of times and Kennett fired both bor-
rels at II, and. in the opinion of about
everybody but the judges, he clearly
missed II both times. Cowan chal-
lenged the bird and a dog was sent in
after II. In bringing IL in the dog drew
blood on the bird with his teeth. and.
although there was not sign OF a
shot mark on IL. the judges decided
that II was mo bird" and gave Mr..
Kenneth another bird, which he killed.
The decision should have been lost
bird" which would have reduced Mr..
Kenntt's score to IA at the most.
In shooting off the tie Conley lost
his grip and Cowan missed a shot that
he would not miss again In a year.
The bird manifested an unwillingness
to leave the ground and Cowan was
just about to refuse II, when by
stander threw a stick at 1t. At the
same instant the bird started to fly,
and. with the bird and stick both fly
ing around in the air. the shooter be-
came disconnected just long enough to
miss IL. Mr.. Kennett consequently
walked off with the medal. The medal
was put up by the association last year
and was won by Mr.. Cowan at Hell
ena with Is straight. 1t is to be con-
tested for every year. Mr.. Cowan still
believes that he can easily beat Mr..
Kennett and he expressed a wiling
ness tonight to meet him at 100 birds
for from SO to 500 bird.
The shooting to-day was OF high
order all the way through. With very
few exceptions the birds were strong
and fast flyers, and the sportsmen
stated that IL was the best days live
| bird shooting that Montana has ever
seen. The tournament has been a very
successful one, and the Rod and Gun
| club will come out at the large end of
| the horn.
The grand average In events 2, 3, s,
6, 7, s, ., IL, IL, a total of LAG birds, re-
suited as follows:
]. l.. Becker. ogden, 12s.
ID. ID. Twohy, Anaconda, III
nrouyuinU OGDEN and .tanaq Com
| ley Anaconda. 116. .fstt
| M. Wright. Butte, ILL.,
II. Rockefeller. Anaconda, III.
Dan Jaeger, Butte, 113.
j. p. Menard. Missoula. 10s.
c. II. Smith, Butte, 107
There were five extra shoots to-day,
| four OF which were won by Knight of
Butte, and one by Becker. The regular
l programme of events to-day resulted
| as follows: Al
Eleventh shoot-A. Well. at 16 birds
Preuitt. Neu, ]. Browning, futile, 16
| ii. Rockefeller. Kennett, Becker. Is
each; NJ. Browning. Jaeger. ii each;
Paxson. Conley. Bigelow. Erewcr.
| Wright. j. johnson, IL each: Rogers.
knight, Twohy. IL each: iIarrity, Finn.
Barbour. DR.. Rockefeller, Smith. Walk
err. Fisk. IL each; Eastman, 10: Menard,
o; Il. Johnson. s: Clark, 7. First prize.
$50; second. SIS: third. $40: fourth,
sweater: fifth, one dozen decoys.
| Twelfth shoot. two-man team shoot
at rs singles per man
NJ. Browning, Is; Digelow. 1875.
Becker. Is; ]. Browning, 1s-27.
| Wright, Is; Jaeger. 1876.
| Dennison. Is; Twohy. 12-a5.
Tuttle. u; II. Rockefeller. I2--24.
Harrity, IL; Conley. i2--l3.
Jones, IL: Menard. 12-c3.
III j. Johnson. 10: Brewer. 11-21.
To- Paxson, 8: Smith. 11-20.
lNf'isk. 0: Preuitt. l1-e0.
lkfClark. ~: Williams. SO.
ltNeu. s; Hymer, 20.
Il Finn. 3: +. Johnson, lib
First prize. SCI; second. $15.75; third,
sl050; fourth. s525. W.
Championship live bird shoot at Is
birds-Cowan, Conley, Kennett.i5 each;
| Wright, A. Walker. +. johnson. IA
each; futile. Eastman. Menard. Jae-
ger, Trudgeon. MCGOWAN, Rogers. ~
each; Towhy. II. Rockefeller. Reynolds.
Harrity, Dennison. Manson. 3. Will
igms, Peasants. Cummings. Barbour.
Finn, DIR. Rockefeller. FISK. Bennett.
knight and Jones missed three birds
and dropped out under the rules.
The tie was shot off at 10 live birds
| and Kenneth won with 10 straight to Q
for Cowan and Cor Conley. The
judges In the championship shoot were
Johp MSteward of Butte. c. A. Scar
| lee Niesoula and Matt Rr0wptuU ~