The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-28

state OF Montana sports nave
been full of the ginger that be-
speaks a healthy sentiment for
racing and other forms of sporting pas
times The Great Falls race meeting
has been moving along merrily, Dllloh -
taking fling at the track events ana
MISSOURI Is seeing touch OF hlsn NE
the like of which is not frequently VIII
messed an that staid old town. Missoula
has sporting blood in it's community,
however, and the time was when it was
known as center of merrymakers on
the track and field. They still tell or
the DAVIS when Missoua racers Wed on
Montana tracks with the copper and
green. but as has been observed, that
another story.
Helena and Bozeman have had race
meetings recently that were eminently
satisfactory to those who engaged IN
them, The former place entertained the
circuit races and at the latter race
meeting was held on the splendid racing
track constructed on the stock farm OF
Senator Hoffman,.
Trotting races were. of course, the
rule at tn latter meeting and at Mis-
eoula and Dillon. trotting events Will
tie of interest on. the card. 1t is a sig
riflcant fact that the trotting horse,
greatly despised as he is by the gambl-
ers, is a steady recruiting force for rae
.ing. Unlike the bang tail he refuses to
be laid on the shelf and constantly is IN
evidence, suggesting the tests OF speed
that are the delight OF the horse owner
every where. With the coming OF the
trotting horse Montana towns will have
important race meetings each year;
with only thoroughbreds to depend upon
%irrc 1xril1 1NG
mittent and will stand or fall, accord
ing to the pool box businesses The own
ers of the thoroughbred is usually on
the make and the possessor of harness
horse will generally let go few dollars
to witness or engage in good race
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Montana people are taking an interest
in the watch races that is absorbing.
In Butte and in the various parts of the
state the interest in the classic event
in Aquatic sports is intense. Money is
being wagered too, for there are those
who say the Shamrock has a shaw to
win and If the cup is carried away it will
be just rebuke to the New York Yacht
club, which cut out the fastest racing
craft ever built at the dictates Of petty
spite against a good spOrtsmen. So,
taken, altogether, the Shamrock is not
so badly off for hackers as she would be
had the match been made without con-
flict and the fur of lovers Of fair play
had not beeen rubbed the wrong way.
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Elsewhere in the Inter Mountain the
opening football season. Is mentioned
and something is said regarding the
teams that will meet on the gridiron to
contest for honors. Later in the sea-
son skating will be in vogue and there
IL talk of curling club this winter.
Talk of a curling club struck Butte a
year ago and ended in talk, but, it is
said by wise onees that this time the
curling club is sure go.
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Nearly every city and town in Mon
tana has a rod and gun club. Once in
each year the clubs come together at
a common center and shooot 1t out
for prizes. Last May they met at Great
Falls, with the result that the follow
dng persons are now holding trophies
Tor superior craftsmanship exhibited on
that occasion:
D. D. Twohy of Anaconda, the live
bird medal.
G. w. Morrison of Fort Benton, the
live bird challenge medal.
]. w. Huse of Fort Benton, the blue
rock challenge medal.
D. D. Twohy of Anaconda, the Butte
Rod and Gun club medal.
j. w. Huse Of Fort Benton, the blue
rock cup, individual championship.
Patrick Gallagher, H. L. Naebach and
II. E. Benner Of Great Falls, holders of
the three man team trophy.
H. L. Nalbach of Great Falls was the
winner of the grand average medal for
this year.
Next May, the month in which these
tournaments are held, the clubs will
meet in Anaconda.
Once in a while some OF the Butte
men go into other states and take
whirl at teams there, and it can be said
that they seldom If ever, fall short.
Some of them have made scores at To-
cal shoots equal to any the world has
ever known, but as these scores were
not made in regular tournament con-
tests, they counted for nothing save |
the individual satisfaction they gave
those making them and the other men, |
hers of the club. There has never been |
a tournament in Montana from which |
the Butte club did not emerge with a
f1fst class score to it's credit, and in |
instances it has walked off with
the whole list of trophies.
The Butte Rod and Gun club was or
ga nized several years ago and has never
been permitted to lapse. Some Of Mon
tana's best and most influential citizens /
belong to it. The present officers are:
President. John NJ. Steward.
Vice president, j. NJ. Spargo.
Secretary, G. H. Smith.
Captain. A. ]. Walker.
Trustees. A. P. Baird, Joseph Slee-
mems, Joseph O'Brien, P. A. Allen and
George w. Morse.
The members are: Dan Jaeger. p. w.
Jones, w. A. Clark, Jno. E. Davis. r.
?. Paxson, Henry Williams. Geo. Rock.
wood. NJ. Wright. E. s. Paxson, ]. F.
cowan. Chas. Schatzlein. VIM. Trud-
Eeon. Geo. H. Wells. Chas. J. Wood.