Forest and Stream. 



Supplement No. 5 Trap Tournaments. 



THE TRAP. 



Scores for publication should be made out on the, printed hlanhx 

 prepared by the Fnrrst and Stream, and furnish, d « 'rri'i s U c tub 

 secretaries. Correspondents who favor us with e h ' , 'r are r dr 

 tu'ularli) requited to write on one- side of the wperonly. 1 



Secretaries of clubs and managers of tournaments are reauested 

 to keep ns advised of the dates of their shoots, so that we mav 

 give duo notice in our column of fixtures. y 



FIXTURES. 



♦i Jl, ^ c Si 18 ' ^--Tournament of the Sportsmen's Association of 

 the Nor. h west Taco ma, W. L. A. W. McNangh.on, Secretary 



Ju,e I, a vd lb.- rourni.inent of the Massachusetts State Shoot - 

 mm S ' ° n Jamaica PJain Gxm G1,lb «i-ouuds, Clarendon 

 ^^^^dlSSV^ Sportsmen ' 8 Association's 

 ^S^S^^' ° f ^ Amer «an Shooting 

 %hS5't!P\ HI'; "~" i?-"" S S t ;V nd annual tournament of the Keystone 

 electee appa?atu 8 °. M * Pa ' TrapS wiU be pulled by a new 



Sept 17, IS, 19, Hl.-Central Illinois Sportsmen's Association's 

 eleventh annual tournamonl, Jerseyville 111 -aoounauou s 



w° C F 10.-Middiesex Gun GlubTournamen t, Dunellen, N. J. 

 W. H . 1 oree, Secretary, Plainficld, N. J. 



ILLINOIS STATE SHOOT. 



C U lP^t 0, IU " Ju !} £ i ! ' 1 - _T1 11 day d awned fair and the weather 

 kindly , ontmued favorable throughout this, the first day of 

 the fifteenth annual convention and tournament of the Illinois 

 State Sportsmen's Association. The assemblage at Watson's Park 

 Grand Cross* g, was .tub. ant at the prospect of good weather 

 The shooters are not yet all accounted for, f-dav being of interest 

 only to those resident in this State. Illinois dav proved fairly 

 prosperous, the Diamond Badge shoot showing 19 clubs and 61 en- 

 tries, as may be seen by reference below. The entry was not So 

 large as was wished but was quite sufficient to make this one of 

 the most important trap contests of the country. The bird* were 

 a fair lot only, and the scores ran high, phenomenally so in%oaie 

 instances. All appointmen ts were perfect, and the shoot progressed 

 wi h a regular swing which was gratifying, .lames Watson as 

 reteree was prompt and pushing, and allowed no time to be lost 

 at the traps. Scores were recorded by the secretary and bv a 

 P a i kb0i i!; (l scorei " aiso and no crowding was permitted about the 

 books. The scorer at Watson's Park sits in a little wire case, and 

 is thus afforded immunity A set of blackbird traps at the right 

 of the gate kept a set of side sweepstakes going" and I he L C 

 Smith cup match was shot from the shed and traps to the left of 

 the gate The live bird traps were of course at their old place in 

 front of the grand stand, and here the main interest of the dav 

 centered. The score: * 

 Shoot No. 1, for the Board of Trade Diamond Badge, emblema- 

 tic of the individual championship of the State, the winner of 

 the badge this year to receive the proceeds of next, year's tourna- 

 ment. Ten live birds. Entrance. $10. First prize^.e Dh< raond 

 Badge, value *;hW; second, rash and merchandise. $155; third, cash 

 and merchandise, $83; fourth, cash and merchandise, §r.fl : 

 Club. 



John Kleinman Auduhon nn?i-w.i tn 



J E Price A idubon 202011. Ill- 8 



J F Oard Lake George lOin.onn 7 



AWRreves South Coinage. Sllil~3 



E J Reeves South Chicago 121 11 1 2 11-10 



FE Willard Gun Club, Chicago .0111111201- 8 



H CI Scott :.. ..American Gun Club 1212200111- 8 



WWFoss Audubon 121232m m— q 



R E Franklin Crescent City .' .' .' .' .' .' '.mi-mi 1- « 



G T Farmer Cumberland 0011 Win 1- 7 



T Gattin Geneseo lllllllin in 



C S Wilcox Audubon 1011 lor>'' s 



L C Willed South Chicago 1110101110- 7 



Henry Kleinman Chicago Shooting l-il'-'ioill- 'i 



C E Cahoon Freeport DHOl'Ml- 1 — o 



grnry Stevens Cumberland '.!".'.'.1200iilll2- 9 



WHarhough Geneseo S111200M— 8 



Alex T Loyd Calumet Heights.. ".U&MUgS- 9 



WPMussey Mak-saw-ba 1210211111-9 



J ti fence Geneseo P'Olll^Vii— o 



AFDeSteigsr LaSrJl* 1^11111-0- - 



M R At darson La SalL KUlMll -10 



CM Powers Crescent City.. . OlllOO'tii— i 



WEPhiUipo Na/r-tmlle ll^illl-ll) 



W C Hammer Genesei Sl^ll 01111- 9 



wn&w™ § Un C1 "<°' Clltca S° 2111111222-10 



W V\ an d i ngt on Freeport, 21 2020011 - 6 



\ A Wace Lake George 1012102120- 7 



A I «ce Foresters 11221 ] 1011- 9 



I Auduboii.. . . . (K)22210011- 6 



tsm- p«™« Gun Club, Cmcago 1210111132- 9 



WU Payson Gun Club, Chicago 1111111130- 9 



W -N how Cumberland 1222121011— 9 



£ na ?v Ker - n Audubon 2101011111— 8 



R J Peryis Gun Club, Chicago 2111112000- 7 



G L Deiter Gun Club, Chicago 1211110111- 9 



r w NaperviUe Ill 1111112-10 



G W Franklin Evanston 1111120111— 9 



f P l \r l Evanston 1210111221- 9 



V»° i Q , 9tBon Mak-saw-ba 0111121111- 9 



« tT , epard Cumberland Ill 021 2022— 8 



B Rock... Gun Club. Chicago 1101211112- 9 



Erank Thompson Gun Club, Chicago 1010112112- 8 



™ m u^-- S un Club ' Chicago U01121010- 7 



m i §, )lllm ?-\i Evanston 1111012231- 9 



I, t ^,'. ancliara E vauston 2210121121 - 9 



m rJ « ' cl i J ;- Cumberland 1121120110- 8 



n ?? H le l'* Lake View 1011111131- 9 



L, E VVrllard. Gun Club, Chicago 1112112211—10 



Geo Davis , Cumberland 110L101U12- 7 



^ . OW r e u Audubon 1112212200- 8 



J M Hutchinson.... Cumherland 1101121103- 8 



wivMnS ^ ake Ge , er &e 2011222110— 8 



W ,.\ N T? lc % n $ Cumberland 0212121220- 9 



g WRandall Mak-saw-ba 0012112122- 8 



buA turtle..- Lake George 1111110111- 9 



V, e HS". Evanston 0112321210— 8 



Abe Klemman Gun Club, Chicago 1222121111-10 



LP Hanson Cumberland 1011010112— 7 



% £ a rdner Cumberland 111221J111-10 



O E Felton Auduhon 2112010111— 8 



Ties on 10, diamond badge: 



11111-5 11112-5 22111-5 33112-5^ 13301-4 P l'2211-5 12211-5 11111-5 1110 

 **m - o.^o r - CE Willard, 



TT^ • 23U3 - i> X ^:% 21 M 1 - 5 2H02-4 11211-5 U121-5 11131-5 2111 

 J JkJeinman... 21111-5 121120w. Abe Klein man.... 11120-4 w. 



E J Reeves lOw Jas A Gardner. . . ,0w. 



TLaum. mil-o lOw. R B Organ 11221-5 3210w. 



MR Anderson.. 12121 -5 Ow. G H Ban:s 22112-5 Ow. 



The tie shooting between Mr. W. E. Phillips and Mr. C. E. Wil- 

 lard was the tiuest exhibition at the trap ever seen on these 

 giouuds, or probauly anywhere in this country, and was especially 

 noui me lor the rare courtesy and gentlemanly observances shown 

 by each shooter to the oi her. In the thirties Mr. Willard grassed 

 ^..it T 1 sU)0d f< ?' some moments with its head up, a fair 

 ""W 1 "" to * cha lengc. Mr. Phillips declined to challenge 

 m^M-tmi. Ji, 1 T W , mi i meut8 later Mr - Pnillips landed a right 



wen. ,, n emCd vr hc ^A, lm h ^ , tlie a ext instant a great shout 

 Vr L h P "in 2 '}'-A W, } ] !\ r ' i ( ' b,rd got off over the fence. 



l*rom the 24th bird out the contestants worked beautifully, and 



P.Vf-rV Shot Wan »i.nnt.„l ...JU, JJ..11 T . i , o,uu 



here belore. Mr. Willard is well known at the trap, and last year 

 won the L. C. Smith cup. Before the shoot was over the friends 

 of either were the Iriends of both. Both did excellent, work, Mr. 

 Willard being — 



medal amid great hurrahing aud congratulation's," which ' would 

 all have gone as freely to his plucky young opponent had the 

 result favored him. 

 By agreement of the 10- tie meu, each man drew out. $25 before 



money upon similar conditions. While Mr. Willard wins the 

 beautiful Board of irade badge, therefore, Mr. Phillips also will 

 have substantial reward for his sturdy and gentlemanly contest. 

 It was nearly dark at the close of the first shoot before ties on 9 

 were begun. Meantime there had been shot all but the ties of the 

 great 20 inanimates race. 



Shoot No. 2., for the L. C. Smith cup, emblematic of the individ- 

 ual State championship ar. inanimate targets, the. winner of the 

 cup this year to receive (50 per cent., and the club of which he is 

 a member 40 per cent, of the proceeds of the shoot at next vear's 



merchandise, $75; fourth, cash and merchandise, 



C E Willard 11111011U1010010011-14 



w E -x^ Ce 001 10110010011111101-13 



WW Foss 101 101101 10111 .00011-13 



J R » tiee 10111111 11 111 . 110011-17 



J J kleinman 11011101101101111111-10 



G r II Baiuts liniiiiimniumio-iT 



¥?" r k Klelninan 101111011 11111011111-17 



f l f, x T Loy d 1 01 101 1 1 1 011 11111 111 -17 



h § S arri . 11101111111101111111-18 

 F E Willard 01111100111011111.111-15 



w-Vri^fv •• 0101 101 1 1 1 mimoii-itt 



w e Phillips noimn iiiouiiiii—18 



Henry Enche 11111010101111111101-16 



A B Fogli 10110111110110010011-13 



y r 6 „ Pa ! , ? m 1 11 1 1 1 111 1 101 1 101 10— 1 fi 



Sr J ^ rV l 8 00000001 111 1 11 110001-10 



)Yr S^ xter ;; iiiooiootK)iuiiiiiii-i3 



WW Stennett 11101 10001 K) 1 1 1111] 10-1 3 



G L Deiter 1101111111111] 111111-19 



C M Powers II 101 10111111 1 111101-17 



V Mosher 11111111111110111110—18 



R B Or gan 1 1 1 010 1 1 1 1 101 1 0101— 1 3 



& H^T 0U , ng 1001 110101101 1111111-15 



T O'Neil 11101111111010111111-17 



H Babooek. n i mil nniimni-20 



R b Franklin J 1001111010111011110-14 



a \\ Pect ouiooinioiuiiiiii-ie 



B Sherman 1 1010110110011111011-14 



B Rock OHlOHioiiioilOllll—15 



J P Card oi 11 11001 1100001111 1—13 



p e l-uadiey iiuiiiirionnuiio-18 



Ah De Stelger loioom iiiom .10110-11 



.1 H Schick 11010011111101111101—15 



C B Dicks 0101 100101 1010111 110-13 



C E Gaboon lltiOlJOllllloiJllOll-15 



II. Babcock, of Carmen, III., won the L. C. Smith cup with the 

 only straight score made. Mr. Babcock wore blue overalls but 

 he got there just the same. G. L. Deiter, of the Gun Club, Chicago 

 won second on 19. Ties deferred ti 11 Wed dead ay. 



THE Bt'SINLJSK MEETING. 



The regular business meeting of the Association was held this 

 evening at the Palmer House parlors, the members assembling at 

 about 9 o'clock. Delegates or representatives were present from 



After roll call of delegates, which transpired amid some confu- 

 sion as to who were really delegates and whv some delegates were 

 not on hand, Mr. Wolfred N. Law offered the president's address 

 Mr. Law said: 



"Gentlemen of the Association: There is little I care to say 

 or can say, except to glance briefly at the past and give you good 

 hope for the future. Any look at the past meets, first, that most 

 lamentable occurrence, the death by gunshot accident of our 

 beloved friend and comrade, Harry F. Orvis, first vice-president 

 of this Association, a man noble and beautiful in evtry wav. and 

 whom we mourn as a fit model of what a true sportsman may and 

 should be. The committee who sent to the family of Mr. Orvis 

 the beautiful floral emblem and the engrossed resolutions of re- 

 spect, have thought that you in this convention would so choose 

 to ratify their action as to make it the offering of this central 

 body, and this will be duly brought before you. I trust. 



"I wish to explain the appointment by the president of only 

 Chicago men upon the executive committee. I did this for a 

 reason which the committee themselves could well explain to- 

 night. It was necessary to have some one right on hand to do 

 the work of preparation and of conduct. What that work has 

 been, we cannot overestimate, we owe our thanks to the gentle- 

 men who have so cheerfully and ably performed it. 



"We have struggled with a whole menagerie of ineffective 

 game laws. We sent a committee to the Legislature, aud we 

 fortunately met there a committee from the Fox River Fish and 

 Gamo Association. These gentlemen aided us largely, and I am 

 glad to say we secured important improvements in the game 

 laws. We have cut off two weeks of spring shooting, and have 

 the prairie chicken season now opening Sept. 1, materially better 

 than August. The bill in. full will soon be published in the sport- 

 ing journals, and you may there see fully for yourselves. A verv 

 marked good feature is that we have secured police powers for 

 the game wardens. This State is the most backward and nig- 

 gardly in the Union in the matter of enforcing the game laws 

 Nehraska appropriates #10,000 for that purpose. We do next to 

 nothing. 



"In the absence of our Fish Commissioner, Mr. Bartlett, I shall 

 ask Mr. Cole, who represents him and his association here to-night 

 for that purpose, to lay before you the plan we discussed in united 

 committee at Springfield. We are going to ally the lovers of the 

 rod with the lovers of the eun, and we are going to make it polit- 

 lcaRy hot in Illinois for any member who will try, as our Chicago 

 representative has quietly rried this session, and will try again 

 next session, to si^ak a bill through prohibiting trap-shooting in 

 this State. Thi* worthy legislator thought such a bill would be 

 popular. We wilt show him what popularity means. This bill 

 had passed the Senate, and vvas only postDoned in the House be- 

 cause it was learned we sportsmen had 5.000 men in Chicago who 

 controlled a little 'popularity 1 of their own. We are going to add 

 to these numbers all over the State. If it means politics we are 

 going into politics, at least to the extent of going to the polls 

 against these idiotic legislators who belittle the harmless and 

 manly sports of the field." 



Applause met Mr. Low's remarks. Mr. Cole was called for. Mr. 

 Cole said: 



"In behalf of the Fox River Association, and of the fishing men 

 of this State, J wish to say that the plan proposed is this: We 



would issue a call to the different and numerous fishing clubs of 

 the State for a State convention similar to that of this honorable 

 body. We would encourage the founding of clubs in every legis- 

 lative district of this State. We would appoint a committee at 

 our State convention to confer with a committee from this body, 

 and in joint committee we would discuss the measures needful, 

 and the best way of gaining the political respect so numerous a 

 following as ours jointly should command. We should defer to 

 you in game matters, but would back you and would ask you to do 

 so with us."' 



It was moved by Col. C. E. Felton that a committee be thus ap- 

 pointed to confer with the Fox River Association committee. 

 Discussion was asked. Mr. Harbaugh, of Geneseo, said: "Our 

 little club has kept the gan e laws enforced. We would indorse 

 this joint action heartily." Mr. Ohas. Rern, of Evanston, said: 

 "This is a right move. We and the. fish men have been too much 

 apart. Let us pull together." Motion carried. 



Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Executive 

 committee submitted that thev had no report to make, but simply 

 pointed to their work done. The secretary's report was read and 

 approved, and his restime of 1889 work showed a small balance on 

 hand at dote in the treasury. The resolutions of regret upon the 

 death of Mr. Harry F. Orvis were read, and the action of the com- 

 mittee in this regard made the action of the Association. A letter 

 of regret for absence was read from Mr. H. H. Fahnstock and was 

 duly spread in minutes. 



Lively discussion followed the submission by Mr. R. B. Organ of 

 a resulution to change date of the annual tournament to Ft biuary 

 of each year instead of June. Supporting tlie motion when 

 seconded, Mr. Organ said: 



"1 think we ougut to consider our country members. They can 

 not come here in corn-planting time, but they can come in Feb- 

 ruary. Besides, we will all be hungry for a shoot in that month. 

 More than that, we can get good birds then. It is a shame to kill 

 birds when they are nesting, as they are now. Moreover, our 

 meeting would then fall when the Legislature is in session, and we 

 could have more influence then in stopping spring shooting and 

 making other reforms." 



Mr. Geo. T. Farmer opposed the motion. He would shoot in the 

 spring so long as he could carry a gun, for that matter. But he 

 tnought the February date a bad one at anv rate. 



Mr. Organ offered that the Davenport February tournament 

 always filled well. 



Col. Felton thought Mr. Organ's remarks just. He thought 

 winter the proper season for trap-shooting. 



Mr. Reed of Evanston moved to amend by substituting Novem- 

 ber for February. 



Mr. Reon thought the wild pigeons might come back, and then 

 June would be best. Mr. Gillespie thought that the trap-shoot 

 should be a secondary and not the primary object of the Associa- 

 tion. Mr. A. Price thought either February or November rather 

 than June. Mr. Cunningham was in favor of February. There 

 would be at least twenty more country entries in February. 



Mr. Colcord here rose to show that the Constitution had yet 

 the date for May or June, and would have to be amended by a 

 two-third vote. Mr. Reed's November amendment was called 

 for. The chair could not decide. The roll was called for, and the 

 chair ruled that delegates should vote each for himself and not 

 by majority of delegation. Confusion lesulted. It was moved 

 to amend the Constitution, following the sense of Mr. Organ's 

 resolution. 



The Chair: "This motion can only be in order when the orig- 

 inal motion is withdrawn." 



The original motion and the November amendment were with- 

 drawn, and the motion to amend Constitution being then in 

 order, Mr. Reed moved to amend the same by cha/nging February 

 to November. The chair advised that the matter be left, largely 

 to the country members, who should be most consulted herein. 

 Several outside clubs declared themselves for February. On roll 



first provided, for May or June. 



On motion of Mr. Colcord, a committee was appointed to revise 

 Constitution and By-laws. 



On motion of Mr. Shcehan it was carried that no member should 

 be allowed to participate in any tournament after having been 

 convicted of an offense against the game laws. 



On motion of Mr. Organ, the place of the next meet was set for 

 Chicago, aud it was voted carried that the tournament for 1890 

 should be given under the auspices of the Gun Club of Chicago 

 . Election of officers being now in due older, Mr. John Giliesnie 

 in a neat speech, put in nomination Mr. Fred C. Donald for the 

 presidency. Mi . Cleaver placed in nomination the former able 

 incumbent, Mr. Wolfred N. Low. Mr. Low declined. One ballot 

 was cast by the secretary for Mr. Donald. 



One ballot was cast for Mr. Thos. P. Lallin, of Geneseo, for First 

 Vice-President. One ballot was cast for Dr. J.M. Hutchinson for 

 Second Vice-President. One ballot was cast for the former in- 

 cumbent, Mr. W. L. Shepard, for Secretary. 



Thanks wore heartily voted to the retiring officers. Mr. Low 

 has filled his part nobly and unselfishly. Thanks were voted also 

 to the donors of cash and merchandise prizes, and to the Palmer 

 House for oi .iirtesies. The meeting then adjourned. 



Mr. F. C. Donald, the. gentleman who will fill the responsible 

 position of president, of the. State Assoi iatkin, is a young man of 

 fine appearance and established record, added to the esteem in 



and Dr. Hutchinson are two other well-known figures of the As- 

 sociation, and Mr. Shepard's past term in office has familiarized 

 him with the secretary's duties. 



Wednesday, Second Day, June 5. 



The day was bright throughout, though a trifle chilly. The 

 club teamshoot was the event of the day, although much interest 

 centered m the ties for second, third and fourth in the diamond 

 badge shoot of yesterday. Following are the results: 



Ties on 9— A. W. Reeves, W. P. Mussey, Henry Kleinman, W. 

 G. Payson and G. L. Deiter divided the $60 cash in second. Con- 

 tinuing the shoot-off all dropped out in a long run except Payson 

 and Kleinman. Payson bought out Kleinman's interest in the 

 bammerless Parker gun. and finally shot out Kleinmau for the 

 100 cigars. Kleinman killed 33 out of 34 in the tie, and Payson 34 

 straight, making in all 43 out of 44 birds shot at. Ties on 3— W 

 L. Shepherd and F. Thompson divided third, |82; Shepherd took 

 the boat, Thompson the hat aud coat. Ties on 7— J. P. Card and 

 L. C. Willard divided fourth, cash and merchandise, Mr. Willard 

 choosing the most valuable prize, the subserip'.ion to Forest and 

 Stream, best sporting paper on earth. 



The results of the ties for third and fourth in the L. C. Smith 

 cup race were announced: Ties on 18— L. C. Willard, W. E. Phil- 

 lips, Frank Mosher and P. E. Bradley were in 18. Willard and 

 Bradley divided cash, $40. Bradley won the coat in the shoot-off. 

 In the shoot-off for remaining prize, Mosher won the shells and 

 the paper. Ties on 17— Henry Kleinman broke 6 straight and 

 found that good enough to win fourth alone. 



Regular shooting now began. Shoot No. 3, the club team cham- 

 pionship, open to teams of 4 from any club a member of the Asso- 

 ciation; 10 live birds per man: entrance, price of birds only 

 First prize, diamond ring, donated by the Association, value $ 100; 

 four diamond rings, one to each member of the winning team, 

 donated by the Chicago Shooting Club, value $60— $160; second, 

 cash and tent, $70; third, cash and 200 Peters cartridges, $35; 

 fourth, cash and 300 Peters cartridges, $25: 



Forrester Club of Chicago. 



G Cunningham 0122001101—6 G C Mosher . .1322212123—10 



Ed Price 0031121100—6 Ab Price 0211121121- 9—31 



Cumberland Club. 



M J Eich 0011122112-8 G T Farmer 22J2121101-9 



DrJM Hutchinson. 2112112301 -9 C D Gammon. . ..1111101012—8—34 

 Auduhon Club. 



C E Felton 1211011131—9 W W Foss 2001121113—8 



J E Price... 1201113120-8 J J Kleinman 2120112200—7—32 



^ „ • Lake County Club. 



F S Bond 1011110121-8 F Sarthers 1112211111-10 



O R Cave, 3112133010 - 8 N Lewis. ..... , ,1103331111- 9-35 



