The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-18

the inhabitants and ornithologists.
When the shooting men of Los Banos
heard tremendous squawking one
night a while since, they attributed the
noise to wild ducks and sailed forth be-
tore daylight to bag the untimely WISH
tants. Upon reaching the sedge beds,
however. it was seen the birds were not
ducks but the ibis, rare to that sec
tlon; that they We're not acquainted
with mankind as they showed no fear
ana continued their pursuit of the
earthworms the Overlooking of the
ground had brought to the surface un-
q! the shooters had dropped about one
uozeh. Ihen the birds simply circled
upward, and after flying to consider
apls nelght, swung gracefully around
ana anghted on the marsh again. when
the deadly fuslade was again COM
menced The shooters followed the
Sport az that day, and prominent
game dealer of San Francisco estimat-
ed that "a least 500 dozens of these
birds had reached the markets of that
city.
Mr.. Henry S. Gilbert of Louisville,
ny, on the evening of May 81, in a
pistol contest for handsome gold
watch, at the Louisville revolver Climb
won the prize on score of ], 1853 out of
a possible 2,400. The conditions were.
Target having one-half inch bullseye
distance 10 yards. rapid fire by gas
light, 20 seconds being allowed for eac
fve shots: Mr.. Gilbert struck the bulls
eve over so times in 100 shots. The six
highest scores made in the contest were.
H. S. Gilbert 1853: w. J. James. 1.719.
w. L. Elrod. 1,706: E. B. Dye, /, 800:
Meade Board, 1887; Frank Taylor,
1872.
Should Annie Oakley stop shooting
tn orir 70 fp CAV
delphia paper. the powder and ammu-
milton companies Of America could well
afford to settle a pension on her for
life, as it is safe to say she has caused
the burning of more powder than any
one in her line. Shooting as she does
from day to day before thousands of
people, it is only natural that many
who see her doing all kinds of feats
with firearms should try to emulate
her, while thousands may have tried,
none have yet equaled her wonderful
exhibitions; and although she has been
years before the public and travelled
through IA countries, she is shooting
better now than ever.
William r. Crosby has accepted the
challenge Of James A. R. Elliott to
shoot for the Z. c. cup. emblematic of
the championship of the world, and
has named Friday, June 90. and Bata-
the contest. The conditions call for $50
birds each, so at unknown angles, so
expert rules and Is pairs.
Tod Sloan the renowned jockey, is a
lover of shooting, and takes every OPP
portunity to crafty the taste. He re-
Gently shot with the Beauford Gun
Club of London, England. At home he
is an active member of the famous En-
erald Gun Club of this city, and fire.
quently takes part in the club shoots at
Dexter park Fred Taral is another
jockey who is fond of shooting over the
traps. and is an active member of the
Mount Vernon, n. y, Gun Club.
The tournament of the Central
Schuetzen 'Bund of North America, to
be held at Dubuque, June 22-25 prom
ises to be one of the largest sporting
events of the year. About one thous-
and sharpshooters from various points
between the Ohio river and the Pacific
coast will contest for the $1,000 or more
offered in prizes. The association in
cludes 35 societies, with a membership
of nearly 1000. Besides representatives
from each of them, the Iettler Rifle
Club of Greater New York will send
team. as will the Hartford Rife Club of
Hartford, Conn. The most interest will
center in the main or honor target, the
prizes aggregating $4,000.
A ladies' gun club has been organized
in Merrill Wis, and although the fact
OF the organization has for some time
been kept a secret. it has leaked out
that some of it's members have already
made such rapid progress that they can
fire gun without shutting both eyes.
Miss Mae Anderson was the prime
mover in organizing the club, though
it is said so far Miss Nettie Wright has
proven the best shot.