Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-01
the CRACK, SHOTS
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away from them unbruken while the
officials simply said lost"

away from them unbroken while the
officials simply said lost
The attendance during the day was
much larger than during the interstate
shoot, the interest being greater ON ac-
count OF the contestants being Maine
people wholly. There were number
Of ladies among the spectators but
none were more interested than Miss
Dwine1l of Auburn. the daughter of
one of the contestants.
AS far as the contestants went there
We're many more present than at the
last shoot. In fact there We're SO many
present that all did not contest in
many of the events.
The contest for the State champion
ship was on during the noon hour and
so great was the interest among thu
contestants that many were reluctant
to stop firing even long enough to get
dinner
Preble. who held the lead in the contest
for the State championship at noon, con-
tinued his lead so that when the last shot
was fired in that event he had won the
chan pionship and the silver cup present
ed by the members of the Waterville
He was pushed hard all through the
event by Adams, Neal, Merrill and Sto-
bic, each of whom broke Al targets,
against the IS broken by Preble.
Al the end of the event there was de-
cided feeling of pleasure among the Wa
terville men. who lost no time in con-
graduating Mr. Preble. Mr.. Preble was
the recipient of several floral tributes to
his ability as a marksman.
The silver cup which Mr.. Preble is to
/ .x.At.- -. H.. ia 1T
graved in a most artistic manner. 1t is
patterned after the Grecian models.
The afternoons shooting, when the
principal event of the day was over lost
some of its life. Many who had stayed
/ simply to see the championship contest;
went away as soon as that event was
| over. Those living in the western part of
the State took the afternoon train home.
By O'Clock the events had been COM
pleted.
The high wind that continued to in
crease in force during the afternoon,
tested the ability OF the marksmen to the
utmost.
After the events of the day were fin
ished the megautrapwast tried and worked
TO perfection. The fact that the targets
were thrown in the teeth of the wind
made the shooting at the traps from the
megautrap extremely difficult.
The result OF the days shooting was:
EVENT NO. Ito TARGETS.
|
Wyman. Preble, 10: Neal. .: Adams.
Darton. Randall. Green, Reid. Hunnewell.
S; Merrill. Dawson. Dwinell. Turkey.
Berry, Roderick Z; Rich, Jones. Cobb. S:
| Thompson, 2.
EVENT NO. 2-l5 TARGETS.
Jones. 10; Merrill. Wyman, Reid, Cobb.
Stobie, a.; Adams. Preble, Is: barton.
Rich. Randall. Green. Hunnewell. II;
Roderick. Il; Neal. Iukey 49, Dawson,
Dwinell. Berry. 3; Thompson. s.
EVENT NO. 80 TARGETS.
Green. Stobie. IS: Adams, Neal, Merrill.
Wyman, Preble, Doten II; Reid. Dawson.
l6: Rich. Ran.all. Jones, Hunnewell. Is;
barton, IA; Dwinell. 10: Thompson, L.
EVENT NO. As TARGETS.
Neil. 10; Adams. Rich. Randall, Green.
Wyman, IA barton. Merrill. Jones. Sto-
bic. 10; Preble, Reid. Thompson, Dorson
Dwinell, I.
EVENT NO. SO TARGETS
Jones. Neil, Dwinell, 10: barton. Rich,
,, Randall. Wyman. Preble, Dawson. StObie.
3: Green, Merrill Doten. Merrfield S;
Reid I: Adams. Thompson. Blake, 5.
EVENT NO. $50 TARGETS.
Preble. 46: Adams. Neil, Merrill. stobie.
A; Rich. AZ: Green, Reid. AZ; barton. Il;
Jones. 40: Wyman. Hunnewell, 80: Thomp-
son. IS; Doten 81 Dwinell. Sc; Randall.
Cobb. IS; Roderick, "a; Merrifield, 49,;
Berry. 81: Blake, 90.
EVENT NO. 7-l5 TARGETS
Neil. Wyman, Jones, Il; Adams, RAN
dali Green. Preble IS: Rich. Reid.
Thompson. Dawson, u; Merrill, Stobie.
IL; barton, s.
EVENT NO. $50 TARGETS.
barton. ~; Adams, IS: Rich. II: Neil.
Merrill 1G; Randall. Preble, Reid, 10; wy
man, Thompson, Jones, IA.
EVENT NO. SIS TARGETS.
Adams, Merrill. -: kich. Neil. Green
Y; barton, Randall, Reid, IL; Wyman, 10;
Preble, 9.
EVENT NO. 10-25 TARGETS.
Stobie. "a; Neil. %; Dawson. u; Rich,
Green. Preble, 20: Wyman. 10: Randall
Reid, Jones. 40; Adams, Darton Merrill
Thompson. H.,