The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-21
WAS THE FIFTH ANNUAL
Tournament Of the Montana
6portoman's Association.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY
Individual Blue Rock Championship Cup
Won by Dan Jaeger of Butte BY
. Score Of - Out OF .
Possible 60.

Inc NTH annual nan OF the
Montana State sportsman's association
opened yesterday At the grounds Of the
Butte Rod and Gun club. The number
Of sportsmen in attendance Is not large.
but includes a number of good shots,
and the first days shooting afforded
considerable interest. The event of the
day was the individual blue rock cham
pionship cup shoot of so blue rocks, with
known traps and angles. c. H. Smith
of Butte was the holder. having won
ii at the last annual shoot, and was
given so per cent Of the entrance fee
for the honor. The cup was won yes
terday by Dan Jaeger Of Butte by q
score Of 43 out of the possible so.
The next most interesting event Of the
day was the team championship cup
shoot, the teams to consist or three
members Of one club. Only two teams
competed. They were from the Butte
and Anaconda clubs. and the cup was
won by the Butte team. The shooting
was at Is birds TO the a and Butte
won by q score Of 81 to 81. The MEM
bers of the Butte team were j. F. Cow
an, who killed q birds; w. M. Shultz,
%, and c. H. Smith, "a, giving the lat
ter the highest individual score. The
Anaconda team consisted Of G. A. Tut
tie, who killed 20 birds; d. D.. Twohy.
q, and G.. s. Bartlett. n.
The two-man team shoot was another
interesting event. and was won by w.
NJ. Shultz and c. H. Smith, each maxi
ing IS birds out OF 20, or a total of SO
out of 40. The shooting was average
good in all the events.
The sportsmen in attendance are. OF
Butte; f. Nichols. J. F. Cowan, F. A.
Anderson, Thomas knight. c. II. Smith.
Dan Jaeger, w. M. Shultz, A. Walker.
A. D.. Christensen. p. +. MCGOWAN. j.
Nj. Spargo, p. Jones and c. f. Ruger.
Anaconda: H.. H. Nell, NJ. B. Brown
lee. C. A. futile. d. d. Twohy. L. G.
Dennison, George s; Bartlett, wal
whitlaw. Sal Lake: j. NJ. Anderson.
Following is the summary Of the days
events:
First event. Is single blue rocks
First. p. f. MCGOWAN, Is birds; sec
ond, divided between c. III. Smith and
j. M. Anderson, II birds: third, divided
between j.. F. Cowan and II. II. Nell, -
birds: fourth, divided between NJ. B.
Brownlee, c. w. Whitlaw, A. Walker.
Dan Jaeger, w. NJ. Shultz, p. w. Jones,
d. D. Twohy and G. S. Bartlett, IL birds
each.
Second event. 20 single blue rocks
First, w. NJ. Shultz. IS birds: second,
divided between c. II. Smith, ID. %.
Twohy. G.. s. Bartlett. Thomas Nichols,
16 birds each; third. divided between
A. Walker, J. M. Anderson. p. w.
Jones. Dan Jaeger, Is birds each;
fourth, divided between j. F. Cowan,
Thomas Knight, c. A. Tuttle. A. ID.
Christensen. p. ]. Holohan. c. w. Whit
law. IA birds each; fifth, p. E. McGow-
an, 10 birds.
Third event, 20 single blue rocks
First. divided between J. M. Anderson
and J. f. Cowan. Is birds each: sec
ond. divided between Thomas Knight
and c. H. Smith, IL birds; third. divided
between C.. A. Tuttle, Dan Jaeger. p.
w. Jones and F.. II. Anderson, Is birds
each; fourth, divided between p. J. Hol-
ohan and p. E. MCGOWAN, Is birds
each; fifth, divided between F. Nichols
and w. NJ. Shultx. II birds each.
Fourth event, three-man champion
ship cup shoot. teams to consist OF
members Of one club. rs blue rocks to
the man. known traps and angles
First, Butte team. J. F. Cowan: q; w.
H.. Shuitz. 90: G. II. Smith. "a: total,
81. Anaconda team, c.. A. Tuttle. 20;
d. d.. Twohy. 81: @. s. Bartlett, 81; to-
tai. So; highest individual score, c. H.
Smith.
Fifth event, rs single blue rocks
First. divided between Dan Jaeger M
c. H.. Smith. "a birds each; second. II.
Rockefeller, 90 birds; third. ivide be-
tween p. ]. Holohan. w. M. Shultx n
G.. s. Bartlett, 22 birds each; fourth,
p. E. MCGOWAN. II birds; nth. divided
between c. w. Whitlaw. J. F. Cowan
and A. Walker, 20 birds each; sixth. d.
vided between F. Nichols, G. A. Tuttle
and F. A. Anderson. 10 birds each. sew
enth, divided between Thomas Knight
and H. H.. Nell. Is birds each; eighth, d.
vided between p. Jones and ID. ID.
Twohy. II birds each.
Sixth event, two-man team shoot, 20
single blue rocks per MANIFEST, w. NJ.
Shultz and c. H. Smith. Is birds each.
total, So; second, p. ]. Holohan and c.
w. whitlaw. IL birds each, total, "a;
third, J.. F. Cowan and Dan Jaeger, 16
birds each. total, 80: fourth. II. Rookie
Teller, IA birds. and G. S. Bartlett. IL
birds. total. 81; fifth, p. Jones. IA birds.
and p. f. MCGOWAN, Is. total. 30.
Seventh event. individual blue rock
championship cup shoot, so single blue
rocks, known traps and angles-Ffrst.
Dan Jaeger, ~ birds; second, divided
between ]. r. Cowan, A. d. Christensen
third. F. Nichols. IL: so per cent Of en-,
trance money to holder Of cup last year.
G. II. Smith.
Several sweepstake contests followed
the regular programme. in which some
of the best shooting Of the day was
done.
Tn general averages for the day
were: At IS birds-Shultz, ~; Cowan,
II: Jaeger. II; Smith. 20; ]. NJ. Ander-
son, 20: Tuttle. 81: Holohan, 81; Bart
lett, IS; MCGOWAN. 81: Walker. 81; Mich
OILS, So: Knight, 81; Twohy. So: Jones,
81; whitlaw, So: Christensen, 50; Nell.
"a: Brownlee, 52.
The association held Its annual meet
ing in the city council chamber last
| evening. President J.. M. Steward pre-
| siding. The principal business trans
acted was the election of officers and
the fixing Of the place for holding the
tournament next year. All the old offi-
GERS were reelected. and az the Butte
Rod and Gun club grounds are the best
of any In the state for a tournament.
II was decided to hold next years tour
nament here also. The omcers reflect
ed are: President, ]. M. Steward.
Butte; vice president. f.. ]. Fiske, Hell
ena: secretary and treasurer. c. II.
smith, Butte: directors. John F. Cow
an, Butte, Sam T. Kennett. Helena;
c. A. Tuttle. Anaconda.
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