Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-13
FISH AND GAME
(coutjnued from Page One)

from Gov. Baxter, expressing MS IN
ability to be present.
Gov. Bakers letter is as follows:
My dear Mr.. French:-
The severe storm OF last evening
has upset my plans and ! am not able
to be with you this morning. Some
time ago I had promised to attend
the dedication Of the new hospital
building in Lewiston and had arrang-
ed to leave here ABOUT noon in an
This would have given
me an opportunity to come to your
meeting this morning and extend my
greetings to your Association. The
storm, however. has blocked the
roads and 1 must cave by trolley at
100 o'clock.
hope you have :. most successful
gathering and should like to tell you
personally how much appreciate the
work your association is doing. am
deeply interested in the protection
of wild life in the State and desire
to cooperate with you in every way.
The Mount Katahdin project in my
opinion will be taken up by the next
LEGISLATURE and If we all work to-
cether we can make a beginning. l
remember with pleasure the meeting
OF a year ago when I told the men,
bers of your association something
about my plans for the pail.
With personal regards to you all. I
am
Sincerely,
PERCIVAL p. BANTER,
Governor of Maine
Seeretary's Report
The annual report Of l.. w. Somers
of Bangor. secretary and treasurer OF
the association, said in part:
Another year has passed AMI I am
pleased to report to you that the Maine
Sportsmen's Fish & Game Associa-
ton has prospered and increased iE
membership. We have admitted I'll
new members in 1921 as against 81 in
1920, and have at this time total
membership of 643. which. so far as I
can learn from previous reports, es-
tablishes record for this Association.
This is particularly gratifying 10
view of the fact that all members who
were greatly in arrears have been
dropped. and this total of SAB repre-
sents members in good standing. 1
would recommend that all who are
more than three years in arrears ON
dues should be dropped-first calling
their attention to the matter and CIV
ing them a chance to pay up.
The annual midsummer outing was
81 "S
and 20. and the attendance was the
largest in years. The program was
complete with matches for rifle. shot
gun and revolver. also canoe races
and all events were hotly contested.
We are indebted to the Reming' on
Arms Co. for the services Of Billy
Hill. who gave several fine exhibitions
of rifle shooting in front Of the hotel.
The following brief summary of
| by the winners will attest the quality
OF shooting at these matches:
| Re-entry Qualification Match
Eight qualified as expert ritiemen. !
qualified as sharpshooter. 3 qualified
as marksmen. The highest scores in
this match were made by Rupert T.
Berry and L. w. Somers, each max
ing IS out Of a possible 100. There
being no special prize the tie was not
shot off.
| Rapid Fire Re-entry Match-Won
by Irving Brown, whose score was 81
out of a possible so. S. r. Bonsey IS,
Paul Brown 80.
| Pistol and Revolver Re-entry Quail
ification Match-Ten qualified as ex-
perts. qualified as sharpshooter, l
qualified as marksman. The highest
scores were made by l.. S. Chilcott,
40: w. S. Brown ~, r. T. Berry AZ.
Guides and Wardens' Matck-Won
by the guides-score 179, wardens ia.
The highest scores were made by Irv-
ing Brown SO, w. Brown 81, Pau
Brown 32-all guides.
Beginners Match--Won by Archie
Norcross. score "a; Mrs. Paul Brown
49, Howard Wood 80.
| Association Match-Won by V. H.
Somers, score 81; r. T. Berry SO. L.
S. Chilcott SO.
Ladies' Rifle Match-Won by Mrs.
c. E. Johnson, so; Mrs. l.. NJ Geragh-
ty rs, Mrs. p. r. Brown IS.
| Prone Rifle Match-Won by Paul
Brown, 95; L. w. Somers "a. r. =.
Berry 90.
Any Rife Match-Won by S. r.
Bonsey. Sc; c. w. Cole IS, V. H. Som
ers "a.
Any Rifle Long Range Match-Won
by L. S. Chilcott, so. Five other con-
testants scored 40 each. Tho rules
provided that ties be snot off but be-
cause Of lack of time this was not
done and prizes were not awarded.
| Double Canoe Race-Won by Ralph
Bartlett and Mark Mitchell.
; Single Canoe Race-Won by John
! Mansell.
Chisholm Cup Match - Twenty
three contestants entered this match
which was the second year of COM
petition. L. S. Chilcott's score VS.
! highest and my own was second but
on DIR. Chilcott's score being protest.
ed, because of violation of the rules,
committee was appointed to inves-
tigate the charges. The committee
consisted Of David Brown. Howard
Wood and Kenneth Lee all of whom
were selected by DR.. Chilcott and ap-
proved by myself. This committee
disallowed. DR.. Ch.lcott's score and
rendered verdict that the match be
considered tie between the two men
to be shot off at the next annual out
door meeting. DR.. Chilcott immedi-
ately sent in his resignation to the
| association and it was accepted by