Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-01
Maine SPORTSMEN
MEET AND COMPETE
IN OUTDOOR SPORTS


tition marked the events of the an
Sportsmans Fish and Game associa-
ton. held this week at Mountain
View hotel, at the lower end of
Rangeley Lakes.
The new president, William G. Hill
Of Portland and his assistants, had
arranged a fine and diversified pro-
gram, and the meet was an entire
success from every point of view.
Competition in all of the field
events, especially in the rifle and pis-
| tol matches. in which such experts
! as Rupert Berry, L. S. Soners and
Vernon Somers of Bangor, Sidney
Bonsey of Bangor, the entire Brown
family, Paul, Irving, William and
Frank, from North East Carry, and
| others of the same caliber competed,
was very keen. 1t is not too much to
state that the 10 best riflemen in the
State were among those present.
In the first event, the Re-Entry
Qualification Match, which was shot
at 100 yards on the decimal target,
| the honors went to Irving Brown and
Vernon Somers, who tied with ok
100 for first place, and William
Brown second, with Frank Brown,
Rupert Berry, X. Lee following with
SO.
| In the Guides and Wardens Match,
| five shots rapid fire off-hand at the
+; decimal tarket, Frank Brown was
| first, his prize being a fine hunting
coat, Irving Brown being second and
winning a fine faShlieht
The Beginners Match was also won
by Frank Brown, a Marble axe being
the prize, and Walter Woodbury., the
second, winning a set of Thermos
cups.
The Rapid Fire Match. five shots in
20 seconds offhand, was holly con-
tested and was finally won by Paul
Brown. the prize being a Remington
| automatic pistol, and second prize
went to Walter Woodbury., being
Thermos bottle.
There were II entrants in the
Ladies Rifle Match, which was shot
with hunting rifles at 20 yards, and
some fine shooting was done at the
distance, Mrs. Kenneth Lee of Au-
gusta winning with 4oX100, Mrs. l..
Somers and Mrs. Paul Brown being
| second and third respectively. The
| first prize in this event was fine
pair of hunting boots, second a pair
Of golf hose.
Father and son, l.. w. Somers of
| Bangor and his son Vernon, had
real contest for the State Champion
ship, represented by the Chisholm
Cup. Somers. Senior, won the cup
last year over DR.. Chilcott of Ban
gor, and was back after another leg
on it this year. But his son beat him
to it, his score being S5X100 against
! S2X100 for his father. Mrs. Lee shot
i'll this match, the first time a woman
has ever done so, and made the very
creditable score of 7Sx100, seven less
! than the winner.
Probably the most spectacular
event of the entire meeting, and GER
tainly the most interesting one. was
the Running Deer Match. in which
five shots We're allowed at the sill
houette of a deer at 100 yards, the
animal being pulled along wire at
| the rate of seven to nine seconds for
the hundred yards.
AS fine collection of game and
target shots as can be found in
Maine entered this event, with every
sort of hunting and target rifle rep
resented. Men We're there who could
drop READ deer before he had time
to make three jumps, but the card
board imitation had EN- all fooled,
and many failed to touch the racing
animal. Mrs. Lee entered the match
with her own hunting arm, Marlin
25 Hi-Power with open sights, and
her first two shots slammed the an
imal through the heart, giving her the
score of 10. Irving Brown. of the
strong Brown quartette Of guides.
slammed the animal for count of
nine, and K. F. Lee with a Savage
100000 managed to get eight, using
but four of his five shots, time seven
seconds. These scores proved to be
good for first, second and third, most
of the competitors missing the deer
altogether.
In the. trap shooting events, Fred
Roderick of Wayne broke II of his
first Is birds and was winner. Walter
Woodbury. of the Remington Arms
Co, Kenneth Lee of Au"usta, and
Samuel York of Loon Lake tied in
this event with 12X15. and in the
shoot off Mr.. Lee won out.
The Log Chopping event was not
held. owing to a lack of contestants,
but the Single Canoe race was won
by Jim Wilcox, a Rangeley guide.
who beat his five competitors by
several lengths.
In the Double Canoe race Mr. Will
cox again entered with Wilbur as his
partner. and they again won out with
good margin to spare.
The Canoe Rescue race was won by
Bob Mills and Thomas Burgess, who
gave a very pretty exhibition. The
Canoe Carry race was a winner. In
this event the competitors had to put
on a 5o-pound pack, pick up the
canoe and the paddle, run 100 yards
and put the canoe in the water. take
off the pack and get into the canoe
with it. being timed from the crack
Of gun to the finish. The first con-
testant did it in one minute and five
seconds. the second in As seconds;
then Paul Brown gave a real exhibit
ton. cutting the time to So seconds
and winning the event. Lewis York,
the genial sportsman who owns the
Loon Lake Camps, entered this event
and made the edge of the float with
his load in 30 seconds, but jumped
too far into his canoe, which turnc'
turtle and came down on top of him
in some very wet water. He was res
cued with some difficulty.
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