The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20
AVERAGES WERE SMALL
Stormy Weather Interfered
With the Tournament.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
The Next Annual Tournament Will Be
Held in Butte-Individual Cham
pionship Cup Was Won by
P. MCGOWAN.

The thee days annual tournament of
the Montana Sportman's association
began yesterday and the attendance of
members was small and the number
of spectators at the gun club range was
smaller. The local enthusiasts were
excused from attending in the face of
half and half storm. The attendance
of members from the outside clubs was
confined to eight from Anaconda and
one from Libby, as follows: M. B.
Brownlee, D. D. Twohy, c. A. Tuttle,
H. H. Nell, George Bartlett, B. Mahan,
L. G. Dennison R. B. Lewis, Anaconda,
and w. A. Hills, Libby. 1t is ex-
pected that Frank Conley will come up
from Deer Lodge and that Helena will
send over two or three members to-
day or tomorrow. The live pigeon
match will come off tomorrow. No
admission is charged and seats nave
been arranged for spectators, of winch
it is expected there will be a large
number if the weather will only smut
up long enough.
p. MCGOWAN of Butte won the indi-
vidual championship cup at so blue
rocks, breaking As. Cowan and Rookie
Teller tied on IA at Is clay birds and
divided The next event, 20 blue rocks
straight, went to G. H. Smith. Event
No went to MCGOWAN. who broke
10 out of 20. The three-man team shoot
was won by Anaconda. W. A. Hills,
the lone member from Libby, broke -
out of 20 and took the fifth event, while
the two-man shoot went to Ruger and
Walker Walker and Morse tied on
10 out of 20 and divided and c. H.
Smith took the last event, breaking
10 out Of 20.
AS whole the averages yesterday
were small, but better work is prom
Used to-day and tomorrow. The scores
follow:
Event No. 1, Is blue rocks. entrance
$780, nothing added-P. j. MCGOWAN,
10; Dan Jaeger, II; c. A: futile, ID;
c. E. Rueger, II; A. D. Christianson,
10; A. ]. Walker, 10; G. H. Smith. IL;
D. D. Twohy, 9; J. F. Cowan, IA; w. M.
Shultz 10; H. Nell, II; H. Rockefeller,
"A; M. B. Brownlee 6; w. A. Hills, ID;
Thomas Nichols, 10; James Trudgeon,
70; George Bartlett, IL; Phil Jones, il;
B. D. Mahan, 10; L. c. Dennison, s; r.
B. Lewis, 8; j. NJ. Spargo, 10.
Event No. 2. 20 singles. entrance 500.
Brownlee, IS; H. Rockefeller, 16; Srargo,
Is; Jones' IS; Trudgeon, Is; Bartlett, II;
Mahan, 10: Dennison. 49, Lewis, -;
Nell, II; Walker, IS; Smith, 90; Twohy,
| IS; DeHaas, IA; Jaeger. IA; MCGOWAN,
II; Shultz, IS; Cowan, Is; Christensen,
10; Rueger, 16: futile, II.
Event No. 8, 20 singles, entrance $3.50,
| SIS added-McGowan, 10; Spargo Il;
| Jones, IS: Rockefeller 10: Brownlee, II;
Hills, II; Nichols. IS: Trudgeon, II;
| Bartlett, 16: Mahan, IA; Dennison, Is;
| Lewis IA: Nell, 10; Smith, Is; Walker,
| TO- Twohy, IS; DeHaas, II; Jaeger, Is;
| Tuttle, II; Rueger, is; Christensen, II;
| Cowan, 16: ShultZ, 49,
Event No. 4, three-man team shoot,
| Is blue rocks, entrance IS; first team
cup, second $40, third highest individual
| score $5-Anaconda-Lew IS: Mahan,
49, Dennison, 1888. Butte-Smith, 25;
| Schultz. 20; Cowan, 21-66. Anaconda
| Tuttc %; Twohy, %; Rockefeller, %
| 70. Butte-Walker, 20; Spargo, %; De
| Haas, 21-63. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Is;
Bartlett, 10; Nell 21-51. Butte-Chris-
| Hanson, %; Jaeger, 81; MCGOWAN, 21-
GA. Butte-Nichols. %; Trulgeon, "a;
| Jones, 22-6S.
| Event No. 5. 90 singles SIS added
| MCGOWAN, IS; Spargo, IL; Rockefeller,
| 49, Brownlee, IA; Hills, 80; Nichols, Il;
| Trudgeon, II; Bartlett, IA; Smith, II;
| Walker, II; Twohy. II; Jaeger. II;
| Schultz, Is; Cowan, IS; Christianson, II:
Rueger, II; Tuttle, Is; Nell, IS; Lewis,
IS; Mahan, y; Morse, IA; DeHaas, 16;
Jones. IA.
Event No 6, two-man shoot, 90 sim
giles, entrance S. per team-Rueger, 20;
| 14-29. Jaeger, II: MCGOWAN, 15--32.
Smith, Is; Schultz, 20-3S. Rockefeller,
II: Bartlett, 15-26. Hills. IA; Jones. 16
80. DeHaas, 10; Sparso, 15-a4.
Twohy, 16; futile, 1872. Cowan, Il;
Christanson, 16-33 Brownlee II; Neil,
| 16-33
| Event No 7. so singles. S. entrance:
|
| cent of entrance. less cost of birds, to
| go to Dan Jaeger last years winner
Rueger Al; Srargo. So; Rockefeller, &c;
Brownlee, 80: Hills. 40; Bartlett, "a;
Smith, Al: Walker, 40; Twohy, 45; Jae-
ger. 43: Christensen, As: Cowan, IS
drawn; MCGOWAN, 46; DeHaas, SC;
| Irudgeon, 43; Nichols, 43; futile, 49,
Event No. s, 20 singles, entrance So. 50,
$50 added-Nell ID; Jones, IS: McGow-
an IS; Rueger, II; Spargo, 10: Lewis,
10; Mahan, II; Rockefeller, 10: Brown
lee, 10; Hills, Is: Nichols, IS; Trudgson,
49, Bartlett, IS; Smith. IS; Walker, 10;
Twohy. 16; Jaeger, II: Cowan. IS;
Schultz, Is; Tuttle, 16; Christianson IS;
| Morse. 10.
Event No 8, 20 singles, entrance So 80,
SIS added-Morse. 10; Twohy, IA: Ma
han, IS; Nell, IA; Jones, It; MCGOWAN,
Is; Lewis -: Rueger, IS: Spargo Ii;
Brownlee, 10: Rockefeller. IS; Hills, 16;
NichohS, IA, Iruuseon, 1T; Bartlett, Is;
| Smith, 10; Walker. It; Jaeger. ID Tut
| tie. Is; Christensen, II; Cowan, IS:
| Schultz, 16.
At the annual business meeting held
| last night in the Owsley block Dr. W.
| M. Shultz of Butte was elected pres-
| dent: c. A. futile of Anaconda, vice
| president; c. H. Smith, Butte, secre-
tary and treasurer and directors We're
elected as follows: w. A Hills, Lib
| by; A. J. Walker and A. D. Christian
| son of Butte. Butte was selected as the
place for holding the next annual
| tournament.