Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-23
COOK WINS Smith CUP
Member Of Marshalltown Gun Club
Secures the Prize 10 the Big
Event Today.
Shoots Twenty Straight. Tiejng Shell.
don, Of Mason City.-Win on
Shoot.of
Newton Selected by sportsmen as
Meeting Place Next Year
Kibbey Reelected.

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The second. days shooting OF the
stwenty-third annual tournament Of the
Iowa State Sportsmen's Association
opened under favorable conditions at 81
O'Clock this morning and by noon the
events leading up to the Smith cup
We're completed. Some very good
scores We're made, with A. H. Sheldon,
of Mason City. and w. r. Crosby, of
sO'Fallon, ILL.,, in the lead. Sheldon is
shooting in very fine form and after the
averages were figured up Tuesday
evening at the completion Of the first
days shooting he was found to be high
average man. G. p. Cook, Of this city.
was second high average man; ID. L.
Powers, OF Newell, third; w. B. Linell,.
of Eldora. fourth and H. P. Densel of
this city, fifth. N. A. Johnson. Of Des
Moines, was low average man. This
divides the money Of the first days
shoot as above, the high average
monies running from 50 to So. The low.
average man received also SO. which is
done to encourage the poorer shooters,
so that they will remain In the events.
NEWTON NEXT YEAR.
The annual business meeting OF the
association was held Tuesday evening
in the Germania Hall rooms. and was
ATTENDED quite generally by the mem-
bers OF the association. Newton was
selected as the meeting place for the
association next year, receiving an al
most unanimous vote over Fort Dodge,
the only other city desiring the honor of
entertaining the sportsmen. The officers
were elected for the ensuing year as
/ follows:
President-Dr w. B. Kibbey Mar
shalltown.
Vice PRESIDENT. c. Thompson,
4 Newton.
secretary--D. r. Trip. Newton.
Treasurer-E. H. Geise, Newton.
Board of Directors--F. f. Thompson
i Newton; F. NJ. Card, Grinnell: Henry
Steege, Waterloo; j. F. Drake, For,
Dodge; c. w. Budd, Des Moines.
A new committee of the association
to be known as the legislative commit
4 tee, was also elected, in the persons OF
w. r. Miner and Joseph kirscher, Of
4 Des AIoines, and DIR. w. B. Kibbey, Of
|NIarshalltown.
The interests Of the game and fish
.|laws Of the state were carefully talked
over and discussed at length.
COOK WINS SMITH CUP.
a The contest for the L. c. Smith cup
4 (which was given to the Iowa associa-
ton several years ago with the under,
A standing that it be contested for eact
a year, was the main feature OF today:
Ievents. The event was for twent.
birds and the proceeds Of the shoot g
to the present holders OF the cup
4 Messls. Fred Gilbert. OF Spirit Lake
"a and A. H. Sheldon, Of Mason City, wht
tied for the honors at the annual tour
nament last year. The shoot for the cul
n began promptly at 1870 this afternoon
with twenty four contestants entered
4 1t ended shortly after O'Clock, witt
i the highest excitement prevailing, TO
two Of the sportsmen had tied, havin,
II shot twenty birds straight. These wer
4 Mr.. Charles p. Cook, of this city, ant
Mr. A. II. Sheldon, of Mason City, on
Of the present holders of the cup. TIL
tie was shot of Immediately, miss an,
out. and Mr.. Cook Won, Mr.. Sheldon
missing his fifth bird. The score o
, each participant was as follows: Cook
20: Sheldon, 20: Abbott, 16; Kaep, 8
Miner, IS; Kirscher, 10; Lane, IL
J, Sheey. 10: Densel. IA; Steege, II; Whit
, nauer. 10: Budd. IS; Hawman, 10: kib
J, hey, 10; Heeb. II; Benson, II; O'Brier
4 II: R0ssback, 16: Power, 16; Scott, IL
Gibson. 10; Linell, 10; Johnson, Il; Mar
win, Il; Kerr, II.
FORENOON EVENTS.
|. The shooting of the forenoon wa
similar to that OF Tuesday, all bein
fifteen bird events great many NOR
!, shooters than those entered Tuesda
participated in the events, and tn
scores We're as follows: