Arizona republican., 1897-10-17

While the score is nothing excep- tional yet the majority Of spo1tsmen were anxious to see him win, as he is very manly in all his challenses. work, etc. He was hardly in condi- tion to shoot the match as he had an accident with a bicycle and the recent death of his father also put damper on him. Everything con sidered he did well to best Elliot.
 MT. B. s. Gosney of Flagstaff. a prominent lawyer and an en.hus astic sportsman, has been making Phoenix a few days visit. Mir. Gosney took shy at our quail Friday but unfor- tunately did not happen to get among them right. It is to be hopdd that MT. Gosney will try again on his next visit with better success.
 At the regular practice shoot of the club on the 10th the following scores were made:
 Fifty blue rocks-Holmes 39. Aitkea 42, Stuhr 22.
 On Thursday, regular practice, 35 blue rocks; Holmes 29 Aitken 30. Chubb 26, Richmond Il.
 I have received the following let ISi liOLi MI w. w. NICllIldlly, WHO IS now in Galena, Kansas: "Your letter written early in August was re- ceived. I have seen also several cop- ies of The Arizona Republican con taining your contributions. I hsys found time to make a few sneaks with the scatter gun and it is unrece sary to say that I enjoyed myself on each occasion. For what is there which can give more genuine pleasure to a man of health and strength than to lay aside business cares for a day or two and go to the field or trap with jolly good crowd and burn white powder? I went in company with my brother-in-law to Butler county, Kan sas, and spent two days shooting chickens We bagged ninety four, though we didn't hunt 'the entire two days. You can bet the old pump was on hand and got in its work when the double-barrel was empty. The trip was partially spoiled fer me because I again failed to score g. sin gle six straight at one rise. I got four twice and five once, butAhe coy- eted six is still to be attained. What l lost by reason of this disappoint- ment was more than made up in the pleasure of watching my old pointer Duke Donahoe' work the birds. He seems to grow better with age and as he has several years of active ssr- vice left to him (and mel yh I think he will make a bird deg eventually. Twice he winded birds at a distance of more than 200 yards and with head and tail erect took us straight across the prairie to tham.
 q spent Sept. ', 8, and g in lola, Kansas, attending the annual owl shoot of Missouri and Kansas. Our club, the Missouri and Kansas Gun club,' of Joplin Mo-, and Galena, Kan sas, won the trophy and prcudly brought the owl home with us. It was worth $20 each to us. One team was composed of w. G. Sergeant, w. E. Morgan (both of JepIin) and the pump gun. I regret to say that in the trophy shootLthe pump was low man, our scores being Sergean. 2s, Morgan 27, MeIlhany 26, total S1 out of possible 90. The conditions were hard and we were not ashamed. I quit the tournam ent a good winner, although the attendance was small. The only meritcrious piece of work l u1u Wdo Ou du tAlId 6V6uI u ttu pair, when I broke 19 and took first with the pump, after Sergeant had gone out with IS. The boys suggest ed that I always shoot at doubles as they thought I could improve my scores.
 T saw a warm pigeon match last week. We got a few birds togethar and had little shoot. I won a miss and out on eight kills and Sergaa and Morgan shot a twenty-five bird race for birds only. Morgan killed straight and Sergeant lost his third dead out of bounds, scoring "A. was not in it and have been oongrat- ulating myself ever since.
 By the way, I traded my cid pump and my old Parker for a new Parker of the $50 grade, which I am shooting fairly well, and I have g pigeon pump ordered. I don't in tend to duplicate Champion Jim's late achievements, but I will do the best I can in return for their courtesy in making me the gun. It is among the possibilities that I will try to re. gain the state wing shot badge whicf I surrendered when I conceived tht idea that I was cut out to live 1T Arizona In case I do, I trust that ! I will not be as far off as I was wheI the aforesaid idea was matched" MONT P. CHUBB.
 AFTERNOON CONCERT.