Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-07

| w. wentworth of Sanford. DR.. Chiieott |
of Bangor, Ed Lowell of Rangeley, ].
L. York of York's Camps, and F. E.
Jorgensen of Haywood, all came in for
prominent mention in the summaries.
| The feature of the meeting held Fri
day evening was the expression of
opinion from many who are in a posi-
ton to know, that it is practical GER
tainty that the law for a close season
on all moose for period Of years, and
for a resident hunters license, will be
put through the legislature next win
ter. The speakers were President r. J.
Hodgson ]. s. P. H. wilson, Walter l.
Neal, Ex-senator Morrill, Of Gray, Col.
J. j. Dooley, D. I. Gould of Bangor,
Howard Wood, chief warden of Pts
cataquis county. and Harry Austin, the
newly appointed chairman of the fish
| and game commission.
w G. Hill of Portland, the Rem
ington U. NJ. c. crack shot contributed
TO the enjoyment by giving special ex-
hibitions of trick and fancy shooting
Friday and Saturday.
Summary of Events.
Open to-all rifle match. $50 yards
slow fire--Ben Gile. first; DR.. ID. w
Wentworth, second: DR.. l., s. Chilcott.
third. Prizes, Winchester rifle and two
silver cups.
Guides and wardens' Match, FIVE
men on a team--Won by the Wardens,
10, with Guides, 80. The high man
of the shoot was ]. L. York of the
guides. who received a Marlin rifle. c.
p Gray, high man of the ewardens
team, received five-dollar gold piece.
Members Rifle Match. five shots at
300 yards-Ben Gle, first; Ed. Lowell
and Earl Norcross tied for second.
Lowell won shoot off. First prize, sill
yer cup, presented by William Tell
Club. Second prize. J. Stevens Arms
and Tool Co, golden anniversary
watch fob.
Double canoe race-Won by Victor
Fuller and Allen Wilbur; second. Clyde
Wilcox and Clarence Gle. First prize,
guides model canoe, presented by
Kennebec Boat and Canoe Co. Sec
ond, Ave- dollar gold piece.
Single Row Boat Match-Won by
Irving Wilbur; second. Otto Wilbur.
Prizes five and three dollars.
- Moter Boat Race-Won by r. F. Til
news u. Bird" Prize, ten-dollar gold
piece.
w. G. Hill match for guides and
wardens only, at clay ball in midair-
Won by Ben Gle. Prize 100 ROUNDS
shot gun shells.
D. M. Parks match for members for
solid silver cup to be won three times
in succession to become property OF
one man-won by Ed. Lowell OF
Rangeley for the second consecutive
time.
G.. M. Parks cup match for large
silver cup presented by c. M. Parks OF
Providence. To be won three times to
become property of. one man-Won by
Major L. s. Chilcott; w. G. Hill, sec
ond.
Open-to-all Rapid Fire Match, $50
wards. five shots in 90 seconds-Won
by F. E. Jorgensen. DR.. d. w. Went
worth, second; r. c. Whitehouse thlro'
Prizes, silver cup. presented by VIII
liam Tell Club, hunting axe, and goH
stockings.
ladies', Rifle Match, Ave shots at
: fifty feet--Mrs. Geo. e. Bearce, hrs1'
Mrs Fronefield, second; Miss Florence
Frost, third. Prizes, Remington Riiie'
presented by the president, thermos
bottle. and 200 rounds of ammunition.
onen-to-ali Piston Match, rapid fire.
:, six shots in nine seconds at 70 yaros-T
Won bv Capt. D. w. wentworth; sec
ona Col. John Caswell of New York.
Prizes H. & r. Automatic Revolver
and silver cup.
Ladies Pistol Match, five shots at
fifty feet-Won by Mrs. d. w. Went
worth: Mrs. w. G. Hill, second; Mrs.
r. c. whitehouse, third. Prizes, silver
! cup and camera.
Trap Shooting Event, fifteen birds
, at unknown angles-Won by Dana
, Blodgett, James Wilcox and Hayden
tied for second; E. S. Norcross ana
S Lewis York tied for third. Prize, Rem
S ington repeating shotgun
. Mrs. r. c. Whitehouse won the prize
of a fishing rod for the largest fish
S caught trolling, with a five and three
/ quarter pound squaretail trout.
: Paul wentworth was second, with
1 string of smaller fish. He secured a
r silk fishline.
The Whist prizes were won by Mrs.
y. s. Waite and Mrs. r. J. Hodgson in
the Thursday contests. while Friday
Mrs. Homer Chase and Mrs Charles b.
Carter were the winners. The prizes
were webs of pillow tubing and pieces
7 of duck.
A special 10o-yard rife match open
to guides and amateurs, for silver
cup presented by New York gentle
man who did not wish his name to
appear was won by DR.. D. w. Went
worth. 1t was regretted very much
!. that II was impossible to compete for
other prizes offered by this gentleman,
as IT became dark Saturday before
they could be pulled off.