, 1921-06-16
STATE SHOOT VERY SUCCESS
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~tThermOpolis Record.)

opoTtsmen 5 dssOCldtlOn, winch was
held in this city Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday. was the highest
event OF Its kind the people OF
ThermopOlis have eve had the
privilege Of Witnessing.
The best shooters OF Wyoming
in attendance and not a few
from far beyond the borders
Of the state. No finer and cleaner
lot OF sportsmen ever came together
than those who gathered to try for
on the grounds OF the Their
mopolis Gun club. The winners car
ried off their trophies with becoming
modesty and the losers took defeat
with good grace--the game was
In sportsmanlike manner
every minute OF the three days. 1t
is a real pleasure to have the privi-
lege OF entertaining such a lot of
as those who were the guests
Thermopolis this week The visi-
tors, on their part, declared to a
man that they were never treated
better in their lives and that every
detail Of preparation for the meet
made and carried out to p~erfec-
tion by the local club. They
requested the Record to express
their appreciation OF the courtesies
that were shown them throughout
their stay. They wish to thank the
Liberty club for giving them the use
of the clubrooms in which to hold
their business meetings.
1t was decided to hold next years
shoot at Lander.
Tuesdays Events.
The Wyoming state championship
went to E. c. Ward OF Thermopolis
D,,ith a .nrro - I Of D,k ~ ON ,h1x
at-lOO Tuesday and 100 Wednes-
day. Max Weick Of Laramie was
runner-up in this event with 1874 to
his credit.
The Sheridan Gun Club trophy
went to 8. c. Mendenhall Of Sheri-
dan with 90 out of 100.
The Buffalo Rod and Gun Club
medal went to a tie between C. A.
Cunning of LOngm0nt, Colo: A. E.
Else Of Belle Fourche, 8. D.; C. C.
Swain Of Thermopolis and M. b.
Meredith OF Lander, each making 40
out Of SO. The medal went to Gun
ming In the shoot-Off.
Wednesdays Shoot.
The Wyoming State Fair cup
trophy was pulled down by Adam
Heller OF Sheridan with SO out Of
100.
The State Five-Men Team cham
pionship was vol by E. C.. Ward,
Adam Heller. 8. G. Mendelhall, r. e.
Brown and J.. A. Kunkle. This team
will complete at the Prairie Zone
handicap to be shot 1t Huron, 8. d.
In August.
The Three-Men Team race was
won by the Fort Collins, Colo. Gun
club team, composed Of A. sarcand-
err. Henry schwass and F. P. Will
liams, with a 20 of u out. of a
possible Is.
Thursdays Resalta.
The State Fair Handicap trophy
was won by s. c.. MendenhAll with
90 birds out OF 100. shooting at 20
yards.
The Wyoming State sportsmen's
Association Handicap Trophy was
tied for by s. G. Mendenhall and E.
c. Ward with IS out of 100, shoot
ing at 20 yards. y
The Wyoming State championship
O handicap targets was tied for by
s. G. Mendenhall and J. A. Kunkle
with SO out of 100. Mendenhall
won the shoot-off with 20 out of rs
and 22 out Of 25.
The Wyoming State championship
on double targets went to w. L. Car
ter Of Thermopolis with A out OF
So.
The Wyoming State Professional
championship was won by Lou
Booth Of Sheridan with $50 ont OF
200.
Rush Race OF Curtis, Nebr., was
l high professional on 400 birds,
breaking 1874 at 16 yardA-
The high general avera1e on L.
yard targets. the handieRp6 and
doubles was tied for by Ss4. Men
denhall and f. C. Ward, amateurs,
with 573 out Of 500.
Rush Race and w. NJ. Bowman OF
Denver tied for high general average
as above for professionalsaHith SIG
| out OF 500. "
In the 15O-target handicap, S. G.
Mendenhall and A.. f. Else tied with
IA each.
W. NJ. Bowman was high profess
sional with 147 out Of $50 at 90
yards. -. laA
MI. Bowman was also high pro-
fessiOnal on doubles with IS out OF
so.
Following Is the list OF entrants
for h tournament: George Arnold,
Douglas; Lou Booth, Sheridan; VIM,
Bowman professionally. Denver; J,
H. Bradfield, Sheridan: r. E. Brown,
Sheridan: Burbank; George Burt.
Denver; w. L. Carter. Thermopolis;
Converse professionally; John Cook
Cody; G. E. Davis, Thermopolis:
Else, Belle Fourche: Joe Garst.
Douglas; c. A. Cunning, Longmont.
Colo; Adam Heller, Sheridan; Jake
JENNIE, Douglas; Jas Kibben. Sheri-
dan: J.. A. Kunkle. cheyenne: Jack
Leach, Greybull: E. T. Lednum, Dem
yer: A. H. Martel, Lander; Menden-
hall. Sheridan: NJ. D. Meredith; c.
F. Nelson. Rawlins: George Nicoli,
Kansas City: John Nicoli. Denver;
OFT. spearfish, S. D.; c. A. Plummer,
E. A. Rappuhn. Thermopo-
lis; Ray; Rush Race. Curtis, Nebr.;