The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-24
MORE GOOD RECORDS
The Best Shooting Ever Done in TIL
State Witnessed.
d. D. TWOHY Is CHAMPION
In the Two-Men Team Shoot
Searles and thompson Are the
Victors-The Anaconda Mans
Close Race With Fisk.

Missoula, May 23.-Never in the his
tory of trap shooting in Montana was
there a more exciting contest than
that which took place this morning
at the Missoula range between A. j.
Fisk OF Helena and ID. ID. Twohy OF
Anaconda for the individual champion
ship of Montana. 1t was the best shoot
ing that was ever done in the state
and not till the last shot had been
fired was the contest settled. There
We're 25 entries for the cup and the
shooting on the average was better
than any that has ever been seen in
Montana. The crowd was as deeply in
terested as If IL were a close horse
race, and when ii was decided that the
Anaconda man was the winner, hats
were thrown in the air and the cheers
were loud. In the shoot Fisk was in
the first squad and Twohy in the sec
ond. Each got 10 straight birds on the
first round. Clark and Hewes also
made clean scores on the first round,
but they went down later and the con-
test narrowed down to Fisk and
Twohy. In the second round each
missed one bird. When Fisk missed his
bird IL was thought that Twohy had
the cup sure, but he missed bird and
the contest was even again. From this
time to the end of the so birds neither
of the two missed a bird and the score
was a tie, with 40 out OF so as the
score. When Fisk hit his last bird the
crowd applauded Justify, as 1t was the
best score that had ever been made in
the association shoots. Twohy was
handicapped in his last round by
drizzhng rain and the crowd did not
breathe while he was on the walk. 1t
seemed as IL he could not make a
clean score under the conditions, but
he shot Hike a veteran and did not miss
bird. When he shot his last from
trap No. 4. where many of the marks
men had failed, the crowd went wild
and Mr.. Twohy received an ovation.
AS soon as the other squads had shot
out, the shoot-off for the first place
and the championship of Montana
took place. Under the rules of the as
ISOLATION this is at 25 birds, and the
two champions lined up for the last
match. Fisk was at No. l trap and
Twhy was at No 3. Dead bird" call
ed the referee three times for each:
Fisk broke his fourth and Twohy
missed The friends OF the Anaconda
man looked blue, but Fisk missed his
nth and the score was even again.
Then Twohy missed his sixth and Fisk
stock was high again. But Twohy set
tied down to his work and after this
miss he hit every one. Fisk missed his
one bird in the lead. A miss on his
part at this time would have meant
everything and the crowd was breath
less again. The only sounds that were
heard were the put" of the shooters,
the bang of the guns and the dead
bird" of Tom Ware. the referee. 1t
was an exciting moment. II Twohy
missed one. the score would be tied
again. When he called for the putter
to release his oath bird. Fisk forgot to
cock his gun and the referee called
lost bird" That settled it, Twohy
hit his last one and the score was:
Fisk-1 OIL 0011111111
! 1 1 o Total 81.
Twohy-1 l 01011 III
i 1 Total, %.
This gives Mr.. Twohy the state
championship for the next year.
After this event the crowd went
home to dinner, for which II had wait
ed an hour 10 see the match decided.
The scores for the day are as follows:
Event 80 birds unknown angles,
entrance $3.50; three moneys; SO en-
tries: w. Hills. z; Menard. s; Fisk.
3; C. II. Smith. 3: Rockefeller, 8: ]. NJ.
Evans. s; Bartlett, .; Denison, s; Con-
ley. Z; Van Wyck, 8; A. Buck. 5: Fra
zier, 6; Brwning. Z; MCGOWAN, Z; Es-
may, 4; w. Neu, Z; ]. Neu, Z: Hewes,
6. Hymer. s; Kennel, 6; Cave. 6; Clark,
s; Twohy, 10; Williams. Z: Holohan. s;
Rogers. a. C. A. futile, Z; Brayton, 3;
Norris, Z; Ware, 3; Sisson. 8: Consi-
dene. Z; Brownlee. 6: Barbour. 6;
Wright. 10; Jones. Z. Twohy and Wright
tied for first money, 80 each: Fisk.
Smith, Bartlett. Brayton, Ware second.
s2.15 each. Eight tied for third. 30
cents each. Ten tied for the fourth
prize, an umbrella. Rogers and Es-
may tied for the lowest score Sports
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Event No. 10. 20 blue rocks, unknown
angles, 81 entrance. 500 added. five
moneys, As entries-W. Hills, II: Me-
nard. l6; Fisk. Il; c. II. Smith, 16;
Rockefeller. 10; Bartlett, II: Van Wyck.
Is; Frazier. Is; A. Buck. IL; MCGOWAN.
IS: Browning, is; W. Neu. II: j. Neu,
Is; Cave. 10: Williams. Il; Holohan.
u; Rogers. 10; Denison II: c. A. Tut
Gle, II; Ware, Is; Sisson, Il; Consi-
dene. II; Brownlee. 3: Twohy, Il;
Wright. u; Jones. 10; Hymer, Is; Es-
may, s.; Hewes, Il; Woody, 9; T.
knight, 3: W. Cummings, -; ]. Evans,
IL; Graham. u; Conley, IL; Brayton, Is:
Barbour. IA; Norris. u: Kennel. IA:
Clark. l6; Heard, IL; c. +. Smith. IA:
J. Hills. 10: Hin. 6; Peasants. Is;
Jones. first, $9.45: Peasants MCGOWAN
and Browning second, $500: Hills.
Fisk, Bartlett. Williams. Denison, Tut
tie and Considene third. $3.50. Three
tied for fourth. s2.S5. Five tied for
fifth. sl.15. Eight tied for the special
prize. a dozen photographs. Jim Hill
received the BOBBY prize. a trap shoot
er case.
Event No. IL. individual blue rock
championship cup. so blue rocks. known
angles, entrance SIS, 60 per cent. OF en-
trance fee TO go 10 James Conley. the
holder Of the cup for 1895. 25 entries
w. Hills, 30; Fisk. 40; Rockefeller, Al;
Bartlett, 3s; j. Neu. 81: Williams. a.;
Denison, ~; c. A. futile. 81: Brown
lee. IS; Twohy. ~; Kennel. 80; Menard.
q; c. II. Smith. IS; Wright. 46; Nc