Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-21
STATE TRAP SHOOT
To Be Held at Water
ville-Many Experts
and Special Events
on Program OF An
n11al Tournament

Little MISS DOcThcH, O ."
Scranton, Pa, girl, who is one OF the
hest trapshooters Of her sex In the
United States and has appeared at
manv tournaments in this country ana
canada will attend the annual tour
nament of the Maine Trapshooters
ASSOCIATION. which will be held on the
grounds of the waterville Country
club Thursday. Friday and SATURDAY.
July 20, 80 and 81. Other women VIII
be present in a considerable NUMBER
and all of the New England champs
and star marksmen from the East Will
he on hand to make the competition
as keen as possible.
The tournament will be in charge
Of William G. Hill Of the Remington
. Arms Co.. George H. Chaplin OF Parker
Bros. and Gilbert NJ. Wheeler OF the
Hercules Power Co., and the names
ar these gentlemen il sufficient as
= surance that everything will be run IN
a manner to suit the big crowd OF
tran enthusiasts who will go to wa
terville for the three days. -
Thursday will be devoted to prac-
tice shooting, the grounds being open
at ESQ in the afternoon, and the otner
two days will be given over TO the
different events, the program starting
each morning at $50. Leggetf traps
ana blue rock targets will be used ex-
clusiveIy, and the rules will be those
of the American Trapshooters as
ISOLATION as revised for 1920. %
Three hundred dollars in cash ana
prizes have been hung up Tor the
events, and OF course the biggest OF
these will be the State amateur cham
pionship. This will be an event OF 800
sinxle targets at 16 yards RISE $50 to
be shot on Friday and the rest on Sat-
urdAy. Only bona fide residents OF the
State Of Maine viii be eligible to COM
pete. The winner Of the championship
win receive the American Trapshoot-
ers' association trophy ana IN aodi-
ton. if he is willing to attend the
great American handicap tournament
in Chicago, his railroad fare and pull
man charges will be paid from his
home town to the Windy City. II he
does not attend, the privilege Will De
offered the rnnner-up.
An American association State
classification trophy will be onered
to the high gun in each class on the
entire program. II there are SO or
more contestants who are residents
of the state they will be divided into
four classes, while If there are less
than so. they will be split up into
three classes. They will be classed
according to their known ability by
a. committee especially selected for
that purpose. Glass A includes those
of 90 per cent. or over: class B. 81
per cent; class c, 81 to IS per
cent: Glass 3. under 81 per cent.
On Friday, July 80, there are to be
10 events OF IS birds each. with ten
dollars in cash for each event. The
entrance fee will be $3.50 for each
event. Saturdays program will be
the same.
A special event Of Friday will be
a s0-bird distance handicap. is to %
Yards. with an entrance fee Of five
dollars. The prize money will be
divided as follows: Fifty per cent to
the winner. 30 per cent. to second
and 20 per cent. to third.
The bear trap event is going to
be fbear. for sure, according to Billy
Hill. For the benefit Of the until
ated, it may be stated that this is a
match where bear" trap is hidden
away and the marksmen don't know
where the birds are shot from. A big
purse has been hung up for the bear
trap shoot, and it will be open to re-
entry all day during the meet. The
man making the largest consecutive
number Of hits will bring home a
nice piece of change.
Saturday will be featured by a
special double-target event-two tar
gets in the air at the same time
and for every event the Waterville
Country club will add so cents to
the purse -fAs- money viii be diyid-
ed on the 50. 80, 20 basis.
Non-residents may participate in
every event but the State champion
ship and State of Maine. trophy
will be awarded to high gun among
the non-residents in 900 16-yard
targets. Those who do not, care for
money prizes and wish only to shoot
at the targets for fun may do so for