Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-31
Break Targets by the Whole
sale at WaterviIIe.
Auburn Team Wins State Champion
ship in a Close Contest.
Very Fine Work in All the Other Events By
Expert Marksmen.

would have been impossible for the
Waterville Gun Club to have selected
better weather for the first days shoot
held, yesterday. During the first part
of the day there was hardly breath
of wind and the air was as clear as
crystal On account of the location Of
the stand the sun did not interfere
with the contestants.
All day, Monday, the members of the
club were at work on the grounds,
placing everything in readiness for the
shooting. With the exception of cleo
trical pulls for the traps as elaborate
preparations had been made for the
State as for the interstate shoot.
The tents were in readiness so that
at noon it was not necessary for the
contestants to move from the grounds
when the time for lunch came. In fact
everything was done for the comfort OF
the contestants.
But very few of the contestants ar
| rived the night before, nearly all
| waiting until yesterday morning before
| they should become located here
| Nearly every train from the east and
west brought men who have been more
| or less noted as the best shots the
| State produces.
Among the older gunners We're DR.
Bates and DR.. Thompson, both of whom
have made names for themselves as
contestants. Another was Mr. Cane OF
! Lewiston, who was given a glad well
| come by ALL
| One Of the most unassuming men in
| the whole crowd was Randall of Port
land, VINO. last year, held the State
championship, and whom the Portland
men look on as the champion for this
year. Concerning his work he was in
clined to say but very little beyond
that it was growing harder and harder
each year to hold the championship on
account of the increased interest taken
| in shooting
The majority of the men were quar-
| tered at the EMnWoDd, although mons
| made their appearance at the hotel
| until after the shooting for the day
was over. At the Elmwood there wert
three distinct crowds, the gunners, the
members of the Botanical Society and
| the members of the Shea Stock Com
pany. The members of each society OF
organization took their respective cor
ners and mingled but little.
The attraction for the day, yester-
day, was the team shoot for the State
| championship. The contesting clubs
were the Waterville Gun Club, and
teams from Portland, Bath, Lewiston
Auburn.
In the morning the day was perfect.
II mi,
in force SO that with a quartering wind
from the west in the faces of the gull
ners the targets sailed badly, making
it difficult to gauge them properly. In
spite of this good scores were made.
Later the traps were changed remedy
ing the difficulty.
The event in which the interest CEN
tered was the contest for the State
championship. 1t took a long time to
run off the first two events SO that it
was not until nearly noon before the
contestants were call for the team
shoot. When the contestants lined up
the Auburn men were DISTINGUISHED
by galy colored shields covering their
breasts.
Long before the end of the shooting
in this event was over it became a set
tied thing that the contest had mar
rowed down SO that only two teams
stood show of winning, these were
the team from Auburn and the team
from this city.
Taken as a whole the Waterivlle men
made the best showing. While their
individual scores did not stand as high
as some of the men from Auburn yet
nearly all shot alike. There were sew
eral men in the Auburn club who We're
the cause of the championship going
to Auburn. Without these men the
average was way below that Of the
members of the Waterville club.
Up to the time of the shooting in
this event closed it was very uncer-
tain which team would carry off the
championship. Every shot seemed to
change the leaders, first one team be-
ing ahead.
For the Waterville men the best
scores were made by Preble, Green.
The shoot continued until nearly :.
o'clock. The scores were as follows:
FIRST EvENT-1O BIRDS.
Whitmore s. Merrill 5, F. G. Reed Z,
Getchell 9, Dawson Z, Ashley 9, F1et-
cher Z, Barker I. j. Libby 9, Bickford
3, Doten 8. Mason s. Roy 8, Merrifield 8,
Cain s. barton s. Gray 6, Wakefield 9,
Dwinell 8, Cushman s, G. H. Libby
Z. Files 8, Harrington s, Moody 9, Tay-
lor 8. Thompson Z. Jones 6, Bates s,
Blake .. Turkey Z. Hunnewell s, Nor
ton Z. Berry 9. Cobb 10, Connors 9,
Stobie 3. Green 8, Wyman s, Preble Z,
Reid s, Adams s. c. S. Randall 6, Rich
3. f. H. Randall 9, Neal z.
SECOND EvENT-15 TARGETS.
T. G. Reed 9, Merrill 10, Getchen Il,
Ashley II, Fletcher u, Barker 10, j.
Libby 49, Bickford u. Doten Is, Mason
IA Roy. IA, Merrifield 10, Cain II, Dar-
ton 10. Gray 8, Wakefield 10, Dwinell
II, Cushman 9, G. H. Libby II, Files
II. Stoughton II, Moody 8, Taylor 10.
Thompson 10, Jones IA. Bates 3, Blake
IL, Turkey 10, Hunnewell 10, Norton IT,
Berry .13, Cobb 10, Connors 10, Stobie
10, Green. IA. Wyman 10, Preble IL,
Reid IL. Adams u, E. II. Randall II,
Neal II.
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