The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-22
RICH PURSES OFFERED
Three Days OF Rare Sport for the
Association-The Annual Meeting
Will Be Held at the City Hall.
Large Attendance Assured.


the shooting tournament to be held in
this city on the 10Th, Goth and 21st,
which will be the sixth annual tour
nament of the association:
First day.-Event No. lis single
blue rocks, entrance $3.50; divided 40,
80, 20, 10 per cent.
Event No. go single blue rocks, en-
trance $3.50, SIS added; divided 80, 25,
20, Is, 10 per cent.
Event No. go single blue rocks, en-
trance $3.50, SIS added; divided 80, rs,
20, Is, 10 per cent.
Event No. 47--Three-man champion
ship shoot; teams to consist of men,
bers of one club; known traps and an
gles-25 single blue rocks per man, en-
trance S. per team: First team, cup,
value 500; second team, $40; highest
individual score, SIS.
Event No. $50 single blue rocks, en-
trance $3.50, SIS added; divided 80, %,
20, 49, 10 per cent.
Event No. 6-Two-man team shoot;
20 single blue rocks per man: entrance
S. per team, SIS added; divided 80, 25,
Is, 10 per cent.
Event No. Individual blue rock
championship cup shoot; so single blue
rocks, known traps and angles: en-
trance SIS; go per cent. of the entrance
to go to last years holder of the cup;
divided, first, cup, value 500; second,
$40; third, S..
Event No. so single blue rocks; en-
trance $250. SIS added divided 30, 25, 20,
Is, 10 per cent.
trance $3.50, SIS added; divided 20, 25,
| 20, Is, 10 per cent
SECOND DAY, MAY 90 1899.
Event No. 1870 single blue rocks;
entrance $3.50, SIS added; divided 80, %,
| 20, Is, 10 per cent.
| Event No. 11-Brownlee challenge
| medal 25 blue rocks; entrance SO; dl-
| vided, first medal: second, rs per cent:
| third, IS per cent: 80 per cent. of the
| entrance to go to Thomas Nichols, last
years winner; so per cent. to go to the
| last holder.
Event No 12-2O single blue rocks;
| entrance $3.50, SIS added; divided 30, 25,
20. 10, 10 per cent.
Event No. 13-25 single blue rocks:
entrance 50, SIS added; divided 30, 25,
| 20, Is, 10 per cent.
Event No. 14-Butte Rod and Gun
| club medal shoot, valued at $3.50. Do
| mated by the Butte Rod and Gun club
| to the Montana State association, to be
| contested for annually at the state tour
naments. At 40 blue rocks: entrance
! S.; 10 blue rocks, known traps and an
| giles; 10 blue rocks, known traps, re-
| versed, unknown angles, use of both
| barrels; 10 blue rocks, known traps,
| reversed, known angle; five pair; divid-
| ed, first medal, value $3.50; second, SIS:
| third, $3.50; fourth $10 fifth, So; the
winner of the medal to receive 60 per
cent. of the entrance money at the
| next tournament.
Event No. 15-20 single blue rocks:
entrance $3.50, SIS added; divided 60 25,
| 20, 10, 10 per cent.
| Event No. 1870 single blue rocks;
| entrance $3.50. SIS added divided 80, Is,
90 Is, 10 per cent.
| Event No. demonstration shoot; Is
| single blue rocks; entrance 81, 500 add
ed; open to shooters who have entered
in every average event and have ave
| ragged less than 70 per cent. divided &c.
| go 25 20, Is per cent.
THIRD DAY, MAY 81, 1899.
Event No. 1S-Five live birds: en-
trance IS: divided so, 80 and 20 per cent.
Event No. 19-Live bird medal shoot;
Is live birds per man; entrance $40,
birds extra; entrance for the challenge
medal 50; the entire entrance in the
| challenge medal to go to Howard Rock
efeller, the present holder of the medal,
| this medal to go to the second high
gun; divided, first the championship
medal value $3.50; second, 25 per cent.
third, Is per cent; 60 per cent of the
medal shoot to go to c. A. futile of
Anaconda, the present holder; in this
| shoot three misses out.
General averages will be paid for
events Nos. 2, 3, 5, 8, 8, 10, II, 13, 10 and
16-First, association medal; second
cash, SIS; third. cash. $40; fourth, IS:
| fifth, $3.50; sixth, Sc: seventh, ST;
eighth, 81; ninth. 81; tenth. 81; eleventh,
SO; twelfth, 49, First prize in the grand
! average is open only to members of the
association. Non-members can have a
show for all other average prizes.
| The following notes are for the refer
| ence of the contestants:
Open to all amateur shooters, except
in prize events, which will be confined
to members of the Montana Sports
mans association.
Professional and manufacturers
agents can shoot for birds only.
Shooting will be under the Montana
State association rules from five traps,
| rapid fire system.
known traps, unknown angles, I'M
less otherwise specified.
All ties for cash will be divided
No entries allowed after the last
squad has begun firing.
| In all events of rs birds or under
squads will shoot out.
Shooting to commence promptly at
| $50 a. m. each day.
Five cents will be charged for blue
rocks.
Thirty cents each will be charged for
live pigeons.
| Birds shot on the ground with the
first barrel will be charged to the
| shooter.
Shooters will not be allowed to call no
bird Except at his expense) until five
balls have been thrown to start the
| bird.
The grounds will be open for practice
on May IS. Blue rocks cents each on
| this date.