The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-19
GOOD SHOTS.
Success of the First Tournament of the
Great Falls Gun Club.

Success of the First Tournament of the
Great Falls Gun Club.
Great Falls, June 1S.-Everything
seemed right for great day and some
good scores at the first tournament of
the Great Falls Gun club The day
was bright and clear, and though the
wind blew, it was stronger than all the
gunners in this part of the state are
accustomed to. AT the grounds, which
are easily reached by street car from
down town, a large crowd, many of
whom were ladies, and the seats were
well taken, though the place was not
over crowded. Whether the sun was
too bright or the contestants were rat
tied by the size of the crowd, or what
It was, no one pretended to say but
the scores as a whole were bad. The
programme was also too long for the
number of those competing, and at I
this evening was about half finished,
with strong probability OF there be-
ing cut made by the failure of the
light.
During the morning the magua trap
worked badly, breaking about two bar
rels of pigeons without throwing any,
and wasting about an hour and a half
of valuable time Hitherto the machine
has worked smoothly and the man
| agement was at a loss to explain the
disappointment of the morning. The
poor scores began with the medal con-
test between Benner of this city and
Pearson of Sand Coulee. The token
was won by Benner some weeks ago
/ in Sand Coulee, but to hold it one must
be a three times winner. This morn
ing Pearson took it home on a score
of 30 out of As bluerocks; Benner made
26. The other events of the pro-
gramme were as follows:
Shoot No. TWENTY-FIVE targets, Is
singles, five pair doubles; entrance SO
cents, targets 5 cents each First
prize, 1920 Winchester rifle, one-half
donated by MurphyMaclay Hardware
company the other half paid out of
cash donations received, value, SIS; sec
ond prize, pair of rubber boots, donated
by Wertheim Clothing company, 50;
third prize, one years subscription to
Field and Stream or Recreation, do
mated by Crocketts News stand, So.
Shoot No. TWENTY-FIVE targets. no
entrance, targets cents each. First
prize, hunting coat, donated by the
Hub Clothing company, 81; second
prize, pair of bicycle shoes, donated by
Drew & Mcdonald, So; third prize, six
pairs of socks. donated by Montana
Wool Manufacturing Co., So.
Shoot No. 3--Twenty single targets,
no entrance, targets az cents each.
| First prize, smokers set and box of
| cigars, donated by Lapeyre Bros, Sc;
second prize, umbrella. donated by
Golden Rule store, SO; third cash 50.
Shoot No. 4-Twenty single targets,
no entrance, targets 2 cents each. First
prize, sweater, donated by Laufman
Clothing CO., So; second prize, mer-
chandise, donated by DR.. Iver Bradley
Drug Co., S. third prize, cash ST.
Shoot No. 5-Twenty single targets,
no entrance, targets cents each. First
prize, box of cigars, dnated by Bate
man & Witzer, 50; second prize, reel
and fishing rod, donated by Cascade
Drug store, SO; third prize, set of ar
tificial teeth, donated by Drs. Stephens
and Chase.
Shoot No. demonstration shoot, Is
single targets, entrance so cents. no
charge for targets. First prize, Bristol
steel fishing rod, donated by Brown &
Collins, Sc; second prize, hat donated
by A. Nathan, So; third prize, briar
pipe, donated by E. L. Hammill.
Conditions of this shoot-Open to all
shooters who have contested in shoots
Nos. l, ?, 3, 4 and 5, and who have
not won prize in either of these
shoots; all other shooters barred.
In shoot No. l, Benner took first
money, Pryor second, Gillen of Belt
third. Pierson and Cummings of Belt
tied for fourth, but on the shoot-o
Pierson won, At each of the events,
ticket to the circus was given by Ring
ling Brothers, and this was the source
of much jolly rivalry.
In shoot No. 2, William Cummings
took first. James Gaunt second Here
again there was a tie, this time of four
contestants, Irwin, Pryor, Reichel and
Morris. The latter took third on the
shoot-off and the fourth went to
Frasier.
Cummings also took first money in
the third event, Frasier second after a
shoot-off on tie and Pierson got
MI.