Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07


Maine Sportsman's Fish and Game
Association, which has been held, this
week, at the Mountain View House
on Rangeley Lake, has undoubtedly
Been the most enjoyable ever held by
the Association.
Since the arrival, on Thursday, ef
Hon. j. Putnam Stevens of Portland,
president of the association, and Mrs.
Stevens, Hon. j. S. p. II. Wilson of
Auburn, chairman of the Fish and
Game Commission, Hon. Walter /.
Neal, one of the fish and game com
missioners, Hon. j. F. Sprague OF
Dover, Hon. Harry b. Austin and Mrs.
Austin of Phillips, d. |. Gould, Esq,
OF Bangor, Mr.. Nathan Weston ane
Mrs. Weston of Augusta, Miss Myrtle
II. Hodgdon, secretary to the Fish and
Game Commission, Miss Helen Gaff
ney and Miss Gertrude Ryan of Au
gusta, and many other members with
in and without the State and their
friends, there has been something do
ing every moment.
The weather has been ideal from
start to finish, many congratulatins
themselves that they We're escaping
the heat of the cities and that they
We're where they could enjoy the pine
ladened breeZes from Bald mountain.
The outing was officially opened
with the Guides and Wardens' rifle
match-the most interesting contest OF
the outing-Which was called, at 9
A NJ, Friday. The prize To the vim
ming team was a Marlin rifle. The
entries and scores in this contest We're
as follows:
Guides-Arthur Gle, o; Clarence
Gle. 81; Lee Wilcox, 10; Ben Gle. IL;
George Fanjoy, 0; Herbert Wilbur,
IA; j. Lewis York, p; j. Stanley Saw
age, II. Total, l07.
Wardens-C. p. Gray, IL: Frank J.
Durgin, 2S; Hermon O. Templeton,
16; Arthur Briggs, o: James Wilcox,
10; Howard Wood, O: F. f. Jorgen-
sen, To- f. II. Lowell. 20. Total, l09.
The wardens We're therefore declar-
ed to be the winners.
The members rifle match was next
called. this being open to all members
except wardens and guides. Ten shots
each, 100 yards, any standard rifle
to be used. The score:
\. S. Weston, Augusta %: f. s.
Norcross. Winthrop. %. Dr. G. S
Green. 10; j. S. p. II. Wilson, IA. D.
l. Gould, Bangor, 20; J. P. Stevens,
Portland, s; Fred Welsh, 9; Ed
Cushman, 3.
Mr.. Weston was therefore the win
ner of the Remington automatic rifle
offered as the prize in this contest
The members rifle match the next
on the program, was called shortly
after noon, but on account of some
of the contestants being absent tenn
porarily. this match was continued
until later. Much enthusiasm was
manifested in this contest, the prize
being solid silver loving cup pre-
sented by Henry b. Estes of Auburn
in memory of the late president OF
the association, Hon. d. NJ. Parks
One of the conditions of this contest
is that the cup must be won three
times-at three annual meetings-in
order to become the property of the
individual.
At 2.30 p. NJ, the ladies' rifle match
was called and there was grand rush
for the piazzas of TIE hotel in front
OF which, by the lakeside this contest
Was held. BY this time the crowd had
assumed large proportions, as guests
had been constantly arriving during
the forenoon by train, automobile,
motor boat and steamers, with flags
flying in honor of our National Holt
day, which, by the way, was duly cell
ebrated here in a sane but patriotic
manner.
The following were the contesta nts:
Mrs. Nathan 5. Weston, Augusta; Mrs
Berger, New York: Mrs. j. Putnam
Stevens, Portland; Mrs. Fronefied,
Philadelphia; Miss NJ. II. Hodgdon,
Augusta.
At the close of this contest, Msis
Cornelia 4. Crosby. perhaps better
known as Fly Rod" although not a
Suffragette. announced the scores ana
presented the prize to the winner. Mrs.
Nathan s. Weston of Augusta, in a
graceful manner.
Az Mr.. Weston was the winner of
the members match in the morning,
a bove referred to, many congTatula
tons We're showed upon this couple
Mlleil tile announcements u The lduitS
contest was made.
While the ladies contest was going
on, row boats, canoes and gaily deck
ed motor boats congregated in the
cove in front of the hotel while from
the Diaz2;. and the lawn everyone had
an excellent opportunity to watch the
water sports. from start to finish,
which We're called without delay.
FIRST came the double canoe race
distance two miles, open to Maine men
only. The first prize, won by Lee Will
cox and Clarence Gle, was a Maine
Guides model canoe made and pre-
scented by the Kennebec Boat & Canoe
90. of Waterville. Me.
Lee Wilcox. by the way, is young
er brother ef the wellknown 6-foot
Rangeley game warden. Jim Will
cox. who. nearly every week, hikes"
it through this reagon to the Canadian
border and woe be to the poacher
he overtakes
Irving Wilbur and Bernard Hinckley.
two well-known Rangeley guides, sec
Dnd, won a cash prize of s..
The third prize of So was won by the
we'll known game wardens, Howard
Wood Of Greenvlle and Fl. O. Temple
ton. formerly of Machias. now on duty
at Oauossoc Fred Fowler and A. w.
aane in fonrtb and L. Lewis |