July 2008 Newsletter:
July 12th was a typical hot humid summer day but
the weather did not deter 81 shooters from signing up for a great Smoky
Mountain Shoot. It was a special
day as we honored our original officers and our charter members but, in particular,
we honored our first Ramrod, Owlhoot Hardin,
who was selected by SASS and SMSS as a SASS Regulator and Last Kiss, our Marshal, who earned the SASS ROIII badge. These are wonderful achievements but it
also acknowledges the eminence and maturity of the Smoky Mountain Shootist Society that was established on March 11, 1998.
The original officers
were Owlhoot Hardin (Ramrod), Vinegarroon
(Assistant Ramrod) Yakima Canutt (Foreman), Dell Hughes (Secretary), Flash LaBrew (Bean
Counter), Tim Ford (Marshal) and David Mays (Historian).
The charter members were
Ab Blocker, Arizona
Joe, Big, Clint Westwood, Dutch, Flash LaBrew, Jack Benteen, Tim Ford, Stuart
Lowe, Owlhoot Hardin, Rhett Mosby, River Jordan, Tennessee
Hawk, Vinegarroon and Yakima Canutt.
We all owe them a debt of gratitude.
Welcome to two new club members; Chance Decker and Amorous Ali.
Welcome aboard. Also three new shooters
Steely I Justice,
Little Pup and Bull. Hope you
shoot with us soon again.
Marshal
Too Tall was taller than all other 80 shooters this
month. The top Gunfighter this month was Fast Harley and placed second overall
after Marshall
Too Tall. The other top ten shooters were Clancy O’Conall
(also top in the Traditional category), Fiddleback, Ocoee Red, Tabasco Jot (also first Modern shooter), Widowmaker Hill, Last Kiss (top Lady and Ladies Gunfighter), Festus D Deputy and Tennessee
Mongo.
As mentioned before, the
top lady this month was Last Kiss (also 8th overall). The rest of the top ten ladies were Kitty Kitty Bang
Bang (Ladies 49er), Mrs Pleasant (Ladies 49er), Calico
Nicole (Ladies Young Gun), Tequila Liz (Ladies Traditional),
Cookie Lynn (Ladies Traditional), Amorous Ali (Ladies 49er), Feather Dancer (Ladies Senior), Pinecone Lily (Ladies Tradional) and Dixie
Rebel Rose (Ladies Traditional).
The Smoky Mountain Shootist
Society is one of the largest clubs the country. Many of you renewed your memberships, and
thanks for that.
Renewals are due January first
with a grace period though the April
match. Those
of you who have not yet done
so, please do so soon, so that we can continue to be
such a strong club. The fee is $40 and can be sent to SMSS,
P.O. Box
32894, Knoxville, Tennessee 37930.
Awards
for July 2008:
| Classic
Cowboy |
Lightning
McCoy |
El Carrera |
Blue
Ridge Mike |
| Traditional |
Clancy
O’Conall |
Fiddleback |
Marshal
W D |
| Modern
|
Tabasco
Jot |
Jackson
Longstreet |
|
| Smoky
Mountain Outlaw |
Rawhide
Rex |
Tennessee
Tombstone |
Badlands
Beck |
| Duelist |
Yukon
Hootch |
Chance |
|
| Senior
Duelist |
Horseshoe
John |
Bittercreek
Jack |
Yuma
Trueheart |
| Gunfighter |
Fast
Harley |
Widowmaker
Hill |
Keystone |
| Frontier
Cartridge |
Hombre
Sin Nombre |
Dutchy
Rodell |
|
| Frontier
Cartridge Duelist |
Double
Eagle Dave |
Owlhoot
Hardin |
Vinegarroon |
| Frontiersman |
Oracle |
|
|
| 49er |
Marshal
Too Tall |
Ocoee
Red |
Festus
D. Deputy |
| Senior |
Sheriff
Roy Coffee |
Arizona
Joe |
Bad
Eye Tom |
| Silver
Senior |
Wildcat
Wilkey |
Tennessee
Hawk |
Grey
Duck |
| Elder
Statesman |
Tenn Critr |
|
|
| B-Western |
T-Bone
Angus |
Hallelujah
Hawkeye |
Tio
Don |
| Ladies
Traditional |
Tequila
Liz |
Cookie
Lynn |
Pinecone
Lily |
| Ladies
Gunfighter |
Last
Kiss |
|
|
| Ladies
49er |
Kitty
Kitty Bang Bang |
Mrs
Pleasant |
Amorous
Ali |
| Ladies
Senior |
Feather
Dancer |
|
|
| Ladies
Young Gun |
Calico
Nicole |
|
|
| Buckarett |
Sassy
Jen |
|
|
Clean Stages:
Six shooters shot clean in July. They were: Calibre 45, Fast Harley, Jackson Longstreet, Keystone Marshal Too Tall and
Sheriff Roy Coffee. Fifteen shooters
had four stages and 14 had three stages with no misses.
Five Stages
Calibre 45, Fast Harley, Jackson Longstreet, Keystone Marshal Too Tall and
Sheriff Roy Coffee.
Four Stages.
Bad Eye Tom, Dusty
Camino, Dusty Jake, Festus D Deputy, Moonshine Roberts, Mrs
Pleasant, Ocoee Red, Owlhoot Hardin, Tabasco Jot,
T-Bone Angus, Tennessee Hawk, Tennessee Mongo, Vinegarroon,
Yukon Hootch and Yuma Trueheart.
Three Stages
Arizona Joe, Bad Arm Slim, Double Eagle
Dave, El Carrera, Hallelujah Hawkeye, Horshoe John, Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, Last Kiss, Lightning McCoy, Marshal W D, Sheriff Dumplin, Tio Don, Warcat and Wildcat Wilkey.
Two Stages
Calico Nicole, Clancy
O’Conall, Cookie Lynn, Dusty Dollar, El Silencio, Fiddleback, Kat McCandles, Ranger Z, Rawhide Rex, Sky Rider, Slim Reaper,
Steely I Justice, Tenn Critr,
Tequila Liz and Widowmaker Hill.
One Stage
Amorous Ali, Bittercreek
Jack, Blue Ridge Mike, Boogie, Chance, Dixie Rebel Rose, Grey Duck, Hombre Sin Nombre, Pleasant, Preacher B Quick, Smoke Wagon, Squire
Billy and Ziggy the Kid.
If you have any questions about SMSS, about the match or you
are not receiving scores by email on Sunday or Monday after the shoot and you
think you should, please contact Hombre
Sin Nombre (email: potgieter@utk.edu or phone:
865-257-7747. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A NEW PHONE NUMBER!).
Your pard,
Hombre Sin Nombre
Slow Shooters Have Fun Longer
Frontier Cartridge; The Original Traditional
