Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-19
ALL BULLSEYES
Made by the Visiting Crack
Shots at WaterviIIe.
If Not at the Targets Surelyin Hearts
Of the People.
Summary Of the Days Shooting by New
England Shots.

Waterville, August 18.-(SpeciaD.-
Had the weather been made to order
the contestants could not have had a
better time for the second day of the
Interstate Associations trap shooting
tournament given under the auspices
| of the Waterville Gun Club. In the
morning there was hardly cloud IN
the sky. The high wind that had in
terfered with the shooting of the day
previous had gone down. There was
but slight air, so slight that 1t in no
way interfered with the flight of the
targets. and yet just enough to make
| 1t comfortable for both contestants and
| spectators.
The contestants for the different
events retired early. last night. and be-
| fore the strokes denotng II o'clock had
died away there was no evidence Of
| the meet of gun club, any where
about the city. The hotel where the
men were quartered was as quiet rs
possible, everyone having retired as
early as possible to prepare their
nerves for today's strain.
The only event of interest besides the
| explanations of the gunners as to why
| they had not made better scores dur
ing the day previous, was the arrival
| of several crack shots from different
| parts of the State. They were greeted
/ in the warm fashion of gunners and
We're at once made to feel perfectly at
home, both by the contestants and by
Landlord Judkns of the Elmwood.
Among those who arrived at the Elm
wood and took up their quarters there
| We're: J. S. Sawyer, Gus o. Henderson
| of Hingham: i. C. Ferriday of New
York, E. c. Griffith, S. X. Hunnewell,
| l.. NJ. Norton. Many of these had beer
| in attendance at the shoot during the
| day but it was not until night that
they made their appearance at the
| hotel.
| AS the result of the perfect day and
| the care the gunners took of them
| selves, unusually good scores Wee
! made, yesterday. While the spectators
were looking for the best scores to be
made by the men from out of town,
there was great deal of local interest
as to what the members of the local
| gun club would do.
| Before the shooting of the day was
over it was evident that S. L. Preble
who during the day before had NOT
only kept with the leaders, but ahead
| of many and nearly all, was. in for 4
| repetition of his work. ENerX time HI
raised his gun bird dropped until the
latter part of the forenoon. Then h.
seemed to lose his head for a few mo-
ments and went all to pieces. This
was due to nervousness and not any
lack of skill.
During this event he had been drop
ping the birds as fast as they rose. AZ
a critical moment bird that split as L
left the target rose above the screen
This unnerved him 50 that the mex,
| bird escaped The result of the COM
bination was to make him lose contro
Of his nerve, and he missed the nexi
four birds. Up to this time he had
been dropping every bird as fast as il
rose, and had a score with the leader S
His work was the admiration of evci
the crackajacks who made d bushes.
of the shooting, and the source of 4
great deal of pleasure to his friends.
The crowd at the meet, yesterday
was MUCH larger than ii was the day
previous. the grand stand being nearly
full. More than this there was larg,
crowd of spectators around the plat
form where the contestants stood.
The megautrap that was placed IL
position behind screen little at Thu
left of the regular shooting stand wa.
not used, yesterday. in the regular
events on account of the uncertainty
of the manner in which it would work
A special place has been prepared fol
this and it will be given thorough
trial by the Watcrville Club before i
is purchased.
The shooting closed, tonight. Til,
events of the day, tomorrow, will be
ride TO Great pond. where the member:
of the club will be given an outing.
Those who had reason to complain
of the grounds, yesterday on accoun
of the wind, was perfectly satisfied
today. No one had a word of fault t.
find. There was nothing that in an,
way discomforted the gunners. Dur
ing the day before there were a few
who complained of the grounds but to
day every one had only words o
praise. Elmer T.. Shaner. who ha
charge of the affair, complmented tn
members of the Waterville Club on tn
grounds at the conclusion of the meet
saying that it was unusually good.
By 3 o'clock in the afternoon severa
of the contestants seeing that the
would not come out among the win
ners in the shoot, dropped out and lef
for their homes.
= When the shooting was finishe
Tanning had dropped 3I6 birds out O
, a possible 335 in the two days shoe
and S. l.. Green 297. Dickey finishe
third and Prebble of this city, fourth
During the first days shoot Prebbl
, had pushed Tanning all day long fo
first place. The second day he be
came a little nervous and did not do a
well. this accounting for his takin
fourth place. In spite of the fact h
received many congratulations for Civ
, ing Tanning, the champion of the Pa
cific coast, such a hard rub.
r AT the conclusion Of the regula
: shoot teams We're made up for a tria
of the megautraD.
The following is the result Of today
meet:
FIRST EVENT, Is TARGETS.
: Chase Wyman broke Is; flaming
Henderson, IL. NJ. Norton, Green, Preb
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