The Portland daily press., 1898-09-01
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fully terminated. The day, like the first
day, Tuesday. was all that could be asked
for as far as the weather was concerned,
there being tRifie more breeze than
on the first day, but this only added to
the interest of the contest by making the
shooting slightly more difficult without
giving anyone an advantage.
The shooting began soon after 'clook,
the number of shooters being smaller
than on the first day. as number of
them returned home Tuesday night, and
only 90 men taking part in the shooting
during the day.
Today the interest centered about the
contest for the individual championship
of the state to be contested for in the
sixth event. As all of the men who had
made a large score in the team shoot On
Tuesday had With few exceptions, re-
manned, there was even more uncertainty
as to who would lbe the] winner than
there was in the team race.
The first five events were run off rapid
Iy and the contest at 80 targets for the
individual championship started. At
the end of the first a5, the 80 targets be-
ing shot in two lots, Of 25 at time, q
number of those who had been looked
upon as likely to make a strong show
ing if they did not win. were seen to be
out of the race and several who had not
been reckoned upon had shot themselves
into a chance to win. With Preble and
Neal with "a to their credit; Reid with
2S, Darton, Rich, Merrill and Cobb, 20,
and Andrews, Green, Stobie and Dawson,
81, it was guessing match as to who
would pull out on top. S. L. Prebla
finally obtained the ooverted prize by
breaking 46 out of the 30. Neal, Adams,
| Merrill and Stobie tied for second place
on A, and Rich was in third place with
49,
s. L. Preble, who won the champion
ship. is a member of the Waterville gun
club, and the win was one Of the most
popular that could have been made. He
was looked upon before the match by
many as one of the men who we're most
likely to win as he has been shooting
very strongly. The prize was hand
some silver cup donated by the Waterville
gun club.
| Several of the men who came to Water.
vile with at least the hope of carrying
home this cup, spoiled their chance by
being over anxious and dropped enough
targets in the first part of the contest
to put them out of the race entirely.
The programme was run off rapidly and
the last event was shot in time to allow
the men from out of town to leave on
the afternoon train.
The following lis the totals broken by
those who shot through the entire pro-
gramme of .95 targets of yesterday:
Neal, 10; Green, 166; Preble, 1854; Adams,
Merrill and Wyman, 100; Rich, 159;
Jones. 157; Reid, 155; Darton, 15s;
Randall, 150; Thompson, 140.
The following is the summary of the
events as shot:
Events No. 1-Ten targets, regular, en-
6rance 81. Preble, Wyman, 10; Neal, 9;
Adams, Dayton, Randall, Green. Reid,
eli, l. Tookey. Berry, Roderiok, I.
Event No 2-Fifteen targets, regular,
entrance s1.50. S2.5O added to purse.
Jones, Is; Merrill, Wyman, Reid, Cobb,
IA; Adams, Preble, 13; Doten, Rich,
Randall, Green, Hunnewell, IL.
Event No. 5s::--aTwenty targets regular,
I8; Adams, Neal, Merrill, Preble, Wyman,
Doten, II; Reid, Davidson. 16.
Event No. Fifteen targets. regular,
entrance 81, 80 added to purse. Neal,
Is; Adams, Rich, Randall Green, Wy
man, IA; Doten. Merrill, Jones, Tobie,
13; Davidson, Thompson, Reid, Preble,
Event No. 5.-Tsn targets, regular. en-
trance 81, $3.50 added to purse Neal,
Jones, .Dwinell, 10; Doten, kich, Preble,
Wyman, Davidson, Tobie, g.; Doten, Hum
newell, Green, Merrill, s.
Event No. $50 targets, individual
championship, entrance 25o. Preble,
Green, Reid, AZ; Darton, al; Jones. 4o
Event No. 7-l5 targets unknown, en-
trance ST., IS added to purse Neal, Wy
man Jones, IA; Adams, Randall, Green,
Preble, IS; Rich, Reid, Thompson, l2;
Merrill Stobie, II.
Event No: $40 target. regular, en-
trance 50, $3.50 added to purse. Darton,
Green, 10; Adams. l6; Rich, u. =
trance $3.50, So added Adams, Merrill,
Stobfe, 13; Rich, Neal, Green, Thomp-
son, IL; Darton, Randall, Reid, IL; Wy
man. TO-
Event No 1876 targets, regular. en-
trance, $3.50, SIS added-Stobie, "a; Neal,
20; Davidson, 21; Rich, Green. Prebls, 20;
Wyman, 10.
The merchandise prizes were won by:
Preble, silver cup; adams, lamp and
stand; Rich. grip; Darton, box cigars;
JONES' suit case; Wyman, box cigars;
Thompson, oak chair; Doten, box cigars;
Dwinell camera; Randall years subsorip-
ton to Watarville Mail; Roderick, doz-
en- photographs; Mansfield, box of Five
Brothers tobacco; Berry, mirror; Blake,
silk umbrella.