The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-23
THE LAST DAYS SHOOT
1t Was Pretty Rough Weather
for the Sportsmen.
SOME GOOD SCORES MADE
One OF the Most Successful Tournaments
Ever Held in the State-C. A.
Tuttle Wins the Live
Bird Shoot.

II was pretty bad weather yesterday
for the last days shoot of the annual
tournament of the Montana State
Sportsman's association, but It aid o
lessen the interest OF the sportsmen.
and the best shooting of the tourna-
ment was lone in some of the event
The tournament has been exceedingly
interesting for the sportsmen through
out and Is regarded as one Of the most
successful yet held.
Yesterdays most important events,
as well as the most important of the
tournament. was the live bird shoot for
the championship live bird medal. and
a challenge medal to go to the second
high score. The birds were an extra
good lot, and the wind helping them
out. made the shooting exceedingly
difficult. but notwithstanding two Of the
contestants killed the entire possible
Is and had to shoot of the tie. They
were C. A. futile and Howard Rookie
Teller. and in the shoot-off at 10 live
birds Mr.. futile won the championship
medal, killing the whole 10, n Rookie
Teller nine. The challenge medal went
to Mr.. Rockefeller. 1t was the best
shooting OF h tournament. and the
contestants were loudly applauded.
There were only two other events on
the regular programme. a consolation
shoot M one other event. both being
at Is blue rocks. The former was won
by N. II. Nell by a score of 10. inc
first money in the latter vas divided
between Christianson of Butte and j.
NJ. Andrews of Salt Lake. who killed
IA birds zach.
After the regular programme there
xrna 49, A~tvc Hxf4 hid L.
shoot. followed by several individual
blue o contests. The live bird hoo
was at 10 birds to the man, and first
money had to be divided between four
contestants, each of whom killed his
whole 10.
The principal winning during the
tournament were the three-man club
shoot. won by Schultz. Cowan and
Smith, 81 out OF rs; the two-man team
shoot, Smith and Shultz. is each, total
30 at 40 blue rocks: the individual blue
rock cup, won by Dan Jaeger, ~
but of 40; the blue rock challenge med
81. won by Thomas Nichols by a score
of % out of %; the Butte Rod and Gun
club medal, won by J.. +. Cowan.
this being the most difficult shoot of
the tournament-40 blue rocks at four
different styles of 10 birds. Mr.. Cowan's
score being 80 out of 40.
The live bird championship state
medal was won by G.. A. futile, score
10 straight. Mr.. Rockefeller won the
live bird challenge meda with a similar
score. The high average medal was
won by j. F. Cowan. This medal be-
comes his personal property, the as
ISOLATION presenting a high average
medal each year
Following is the summary OF yester-
days shooting.
Event demonstration shoot. at Is
single blu rocks. First, N. II. Nell, 10
birds; second. NJ. b. Brownlee. 10.
Event 1s-At Is single blue rocks.
First, divided between Christianson and
Anderson. II birds each: second. Walk
err. IL: third. divided between Knight.
Nell and Schultz, IL birds each: fourth.
divided between Bartlett. Rockefeller
and Cowan, IL birds each.
Event 19-Live bird medal shoot,
state championship medal to first and
challenge live bird medal to second
high gun. at 10 birds. futile. 10;
Rockefeller. Is: Cowan. II: Nell. IA:
Jones, IA: T~rudgeon. IA; Christianson.
13: Spargo, 10. Under the rules all who
missed three birds a to retire. In
the shoot-of for the meda at 10 live
birds. Tuttle 10, Rockefeller 3. State
live bird championship medal. won by
futile; challenge live bird medal. won
by Rockefeller.
Extra sweepstakes at 10 live birds.
Carter, 10: Knight, 10; Rueger, 10:
Jones. 10: Christensen. 3: Jaeger, .;
Davey. 3: Rockefeller. s: Brownlee, s;
futile, s: Schultz. 8; Bachelor, s:
Walsh &. Spargo. T.