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Annual Maine
TrapshOoting Events
At Waterville July 81
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WaterviIle, June 1.-THE annual
trapshooting tournament of Maine is
TO be held in this city on July S, 6
and 7 under the auspices OF the Wa
terville Country club. A tournament
committee has been named consist
ing of e. C. Wardwell, c. B. Gilman,
C. w. Getchell. Sam Clark, S. l..
Preble and G r. Blaisdell and the
meet will be run off in accordance
with the regulations Of the Amateur
Trapshooting Association.
The tournament will open Mon
day at 1.30 P. NJ. with the Maine
Introductory shoot open to all
amateurs who are properly register
ed. The winner of this event will re-
cetye the DIR. Averill silver cup, the
second prize will be SIS in gold while
the third high gun will receive $40
in gold.
On Tuesday and Wednesday after
moons the contestants will be divid-
ed into classes. the number of classes
to be decided by the number OF
amateurs participating and classes
to be determined by the A. I. A.
standard system. On each afternoon
the prizes will be of gold, $40 for
first place; SIS for second and $40
for third. There will also be class
prizes of $40 in gold but winners of
high guns prizes will not be ell
gible for them.
Another event of interest IS the
Maine Distance Handicap champion
ship at 16 to % yards. This is open
to all regularly affiliated and proper
Iy registered Maine amateurs and the
prize is a trophy donated by the
Amateur Trapshooting Association.
The winner of the trophy will not be
eligible for the money prizes OF
which there are three, Sl5, $40 and
IS. The shooters will be handicap
ned according to the A. T. AS stan
dard handicap and classification
system.
The Maine Doubles Champion
ships will be open to all Maine anna
tours who are affiliated with the A.
T. A.. and are properly registered or
fthe tournament. The prize Will be
a Ia KIT. gold medal, donated by the
AZ t. A. There will also be money
prizes to which the medal winners
are not eligible.
Another championship which will
be determined is that of the ladies
and for the winner there Will be
beautiful trophy donated by the A. L.
a.
The winner of the Maine singles
championship Will be awarded a IA
KIT. medal by the A. T. A. and he VIII
hold the Walter G. Reid trophy cup
for a year. The cup was donated to
the members of the Waterville Gun
Club last year by Walter G. Reid or
New York and Seguinland, Me-, who
was at one time a prominent mem
Der of the club.
There will be a beautiful cup Tor
the amateur visitor who makes the
highest score over all 400 targets for
the two registered days. This cup
will be donated by the management
of the Elmwood Hotel and will be
known as the Elmwood Visitors
Trophy.
On Tuesday the annual meeting OF
the Maine State Trapshooting AS
ISOLATION will be held at which time
officers for the coming year will be
elected and the place of meeting for
next year determined upon. 1t is
hoped that all members will attend
the meeting.
Professionals are cordially invited
to attend the tournament but they
will be allowed to shoot for targets
only.