The sun., 1908-10-11
cnAsE ANTEEOPEs M AGTM
twentieth century IEuatins n M6nt,.
ThrtIIing and Dangerous. ~

twentieth century FEuAtins n Monta.
ThriIIing and Danserous. ~
HnLMNA, Mon, Oct. i0.-The ne
novel hunting yet TO be done In the twa
tleth century has fallen TO the 10th.
Montana nimrods. For instance. |
would you like TO sweep aoross the M.
tana plains In an automobile at ft,a
mile clip In pursuit of the speedl
animal on tho prairies, the antelopef a
This Ii the modern way Of hunting,
II remained for party Of four Heith
men, Lewis PenwelI W. F. Parbar
B. witter and O. M. Flickenger 70 srStfa
lish It. They declare 1t more excit
taan running horses steeplechasing /.
any Of the other sports which are pois
kf because Of the excitement. d
1t Ii dangerous too. A hidden raviv
the mound of earth at the mouth Of.
badgers or gophers hole and the thor
Of prickly pear are obstacles 10 p
the nerve OF the most venturesofne. le
the driver turn his attention for soq<hd
from his machine and the iumbled ~
Of twisted steel. spihtered wood
But the exhilarattm OF the new SPIT
the rush Of wind against the cheek,
blurred vision Of gopher colonies. patcs
of prickly pear, eagebriah. the monN
tary glimpse of deep oos,lees as the drHF
SHARPLY turns the wheel and guides e
machine past safely and the white,
brown dots ahead running on straiek-
away course. becoming larger and ny
clearly defined and then receding agF
as the machine swings out Of Its oouk
because Of O ooulee, and finally the jun
inR specks on the prairie assuming de-
mite shape az antelopes. the quick stop et
the running shot-these are the elemoip
which combine TO make antelope chasi&
by automobile worth the while OF az
adventuresome sportsman.
The Helena men left the city to meet
party OF Eastern investors, and inci
dentally TO do little shooting II the op
porhinity was prassnted. On the Wa,
over the party jumped big black bear
near Copperolis, but before the guns were
up the animal had fed.
The next day the home ranch OF the
Penwell Ranoh Company was reached and
the next morning the party went ous ior
the Mnsseishell River toward the Little
Belt Mountains A mile from the ranch
two we're sighted and 1t was Determined
to give chase in the auto.
The power was turned on and the novel
race was under way, The first quarter OF
q mile the animals drew away ne HltS-
chine was travelling at the rate OF forty
miles an hour across the prairie and soor
the gap began to diminish.
The machine had gone three miles when
the animals had lead Of only about three
hundred yards. A guiok short squirt was
made and the machine brought to an
abrupt stop. -.
An antelope when hard pressed will
not attempt to dodge, but unfailingly
angles across in front Of Its pursuer. II
was this trait the hunters depended upon,
and when the antelope crossed w. +.
Parker dropped 1t In It's tracks.
Soon q bunch of ten were sighted and
they headed for the Little Eelt Mountains.
twelve miles distant. After hard run
OF Eve miles the machine was running
parallel with the band and 6bout 200
yards distant. Again the machine
stopped the antelope swung across the
fiaf In front Of the hunters and o eecond
animal was dropped. this time Mr. Penwell
making the shot.
Two more were shot In the same way.
one by Mr.. Wittef and the other by Mr..
FlickenRer. One Of these was only
wounded at the first SHOT but the hunters
followed IL MP in the machine and killed
IL Rs IL leaped across a ravine.
The Helena men, who have just returned,
declare the sport is unsurpassed and that
e excels any other kind Of shooting.