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FOREST AND STREAM 



INo-v, SO, 1890, 



CHICAGO— KANSAS CITY, 



AND THE ELLIOTT TOURNAMENT. 



KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 10.— The Chicago contingent for the 

 great inter-State match and ail-week shooting tournament 

 billed for this city Nov. 10-15, arrived shortly after 9 o'clock this 

 morning, by the fast "Eli" train of the "Q." road. There were, 

 registered at the Midland Hotel the following names, which do 

 not embrace quite all of the party, which nearly filled two sleepers 

 and made a company of between thirty and forty persons: (Jhas. 

 Kern. Geo. T. Farmer, C. D. Gammon'. C. E. Felton, Wolfred N. 

 Low, J. E. Price and family, H. W- Jenney. J. H. Bobbins, W. L. 

 Shepard, A. C. Anson, W. E. Phillips. A. W. Reeves, M. T. Hart, 

 Abner Price, John Watson, M. J. Eicb, E. M. Steck, G. A. Airey, 

 Henry Ehlers, O. B. Dicks, L. M. Hamline, Geo. W. Audrews, IT. 

 H. Kleinman, Geo. B. Kleinman, H. D. Nicholls and wife, P. F. 

 Stone and wife, W. P. Mussey, I. W. Budd, Dr. J. M. Hutchinson, 

 P. C. Waldron, Goo. Hoffman, W. Hoffman, F. York, B. F. Cum- 

 mins. 



It is expected that to-morrow morning's train will bring down 

 Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Burton, Mr. ami Mrs. Henry Smith. Messrs. F. 

 C. Donald. C. E. VVillarri, Al and Val Hoffman, Abe Kleinman, 

 Harry Loveday, and others. 



There are at the Midland to-day also for tournament purposes 

 Messrs. H. McMurchy, of the L. C. Smith gun; A. Jackson Court- 

 ney, of the Lefever gun; S. A. Tucker, of the Parker guu, and to- 

 morrow will probably see H. W. Skinner, of the Whitney gun, 

 and Dick Colville Swiveller. of the new Baker gun. Charlie Budd 

 is here from Des Moines, O'Neill is on from Danville, Ruble is 

 here and a number of other regular attendants, besides a few 

 whose names are not so familiar. It is quite a gathering of the 

 clans. , . ' ' 



A misfortune — little short of actual calamity— befell the Chi- 

 cago team while on the way down. Mr. R. B. Organ, who has all 

 along been the life and soul of this enterprise, was obliged to 

 leave the party and return to Chicago preparatory to a journey 

 East. Mr. Organ was with the company till bedtime on the run 

 out, but in the morning it was found he had left the train. With 

 the self-restraint of a natural general he had refrained till the last 

 from mentioning a fact which might, well prove demoralizing to 

 his troops, and had done all he could by going with them as far as 

 he could and starting t hem on their way toward what he hoped 

 was victory. The following letter from Mr. Organ to Mr. Low, 

 chairman of the company, will explain Mr. Organ's position: 



" Wolfred JV. Low. Chairman— Dear Sir: With many regrets I 

 am compelled to inform you that it will be impossible for me to 

 take part in the contest, Chicago vs. Kansas City, for the follow- 

 ingreason: lam summoned to appear at New York on Wednes- 

 day, Nov. 12, at 11 A. M., in the United States Court, as a witness 

 before the Interstate Commerce Com missioners. To say that this 

 is a great disappointment to me hardly expresses it. I write this 

 and aslc you to explain my position to the teams, and say to them 

 that I have known that I could not attend for three of the longest 

 days I ever experienced, but 1 had not the heart to inform you be- 

 fore this, as I lived in hopes that a postponement might' occur, 

 but alas! it came not. The inclosed message needs no explana- 

 tion. Believe me when I say that my whole heart was interested 

 in this match, haying tried hard to make it a success. I may have 

 erred in some ways, but 1 assure you that. I believe we have the 

 best team and will certainly win. All I ask of the man that fills 

 my place on the team is to try as hard to win as I would were I 

 permitted to shoot. Thankiug you and all for the great, assistance 

 rendered in the coming contest, I am, with many wishes for your 

 success, yours truly.— B. B. ORGAN." 



Here is the telegram mentioned: "Cleveland, Nov. 6.— R. B. 

 Organ, Chicago: Tbe hearing in the Sham berg case is fixed for 

 11 o'clock on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the United States Court 

 rooms at the General Post-Office, New York citv. Please arrange 

 to attend on time and answer that you will do so.— G. B. 



SPHIGGS." 



Mr. Organ left the train at Galesburg. Mrs. Organ, who ac- 

 companied, him, continued the journey with the other ladies of 

 the party. When the news was made known that their captain 

 and main reliance was gone, considerable gloom fell upon the 

 hoys. Action was deferred until arrival at Kansas City. 



Out of respect to the memory of Drury Underwood, of Kansas 

 City, lately deceased, the Chicago men all wore an appropriate 

 mourning badge, signifying their sense of loss in tbe death of a 

 man whose sportsmanship was catholic and national. The club 

 house has been properly draped in mourning, and the Kansas City 

 teams also wear mourning badges. 



The Chicago party was me<- at the depot this morning by a line 

 of twenty-two carriages, which conveyed them to their hotels. 

 The reception committee consisted of Mr. Ben j. Holmes, mayor of 

 Kansas City; Capf, J, H. McQee, J. E. Riley, Andy Thomas, B. 

 Twitchell, D. S. Gordou, Jas. Bolen, Ed. Hickman, W. Ends, A. A. 

 Whipped, W. A. Aiderson, E. W. Humes and John Thomson. 

 Mayor Holmes ar.d Mr. McGee boarded the train in the middle of 

 the big Burlington bridge over the Missouri River. The Mavor as- 

 sured the boys that if they got into any trouble while in Kansas 

 City he would see them out. 



The reception was hes.it} and jovial. Elahorate arrangements 

 have been made for the entertainment of the visitors, which will 

 include a theatre party on Wednesday night and a banquet 

 Thursday night, at which latter there will be present as speaker:-; 

 many men prominent in Missouri a.nd Kansas and of wide repu- 

 tation. The Kansas City men may or may not he beaten by Chi- 

 cago on the field to-morrow and day after, but certainly they can 

 never be vanquished by Chicago in any contest of courtesy and 

 hospitality, in very many ways, it may already be seen, the 

 gathering here is perhaps the most notable assemblage of the kind 

 every known in the country, and will live as a standing rebuke to 

 those who do not see the dignity and importance the sport of 

 trap-shooting may and has attained. 



Little or no shooting was done at the grounds until after dinner. 

 The scores will show that the Chicago boys fell down a little 

 against Jim Elliott's hill in the practice sweep at live birds. The 

 arrangements of the traps for inanimates are very good, the traps 

 being nicely put out, and a deep ditch protecting the trappers. An 

 additional man or two at the scoring and cashier's desk would 

 have added smoothness to the inanimate tournament to-day 

 Following are the scores: 

 Programme shoot No. 1, 10 live birds, 87.50: 



J B Porter .2211111111—10 M J E eh 2100011012- 6 



Lone Jack 1111212101— 9 M T Hart 1012113200- 7 



W P Mussey 111121U212— 9 W N Low 0102110011- 6 



WE Phillips 1001112112- 8 Doc Hutch 2111212022— 8 



E M Steck 1111211111-10 Ben Dicks 2101012022- 7 



CWBudd 1112111212-10 Weaver 1002121211-8 



EliYoung 1210101212 * T, WSeotl.. Oil'n . , 1132- S 



Geo T Farmer 0211211000- 6 AC Anson 0201122011— 8 



G Kleinman.. ... ,202] 1;.' .'221- s a C Price 1211120111— 9 



rs Rock ."..'! l l'Ul-iu wl Shepard Vmam-> 9 



Harrison 2021012211— 8 W S Hallo well 0210212112— 8 



•Will Allen 1210021111— 8 J A Ruble 10212121U - 9 



H Kleinman 21131.22211—10 CE Felton 1112202202— 8 



A L Sco ville 1 1 11 21112 1— 10 D S Gordon 2022012212- 8 



Cave 1210111121— 9 F J Smith 2102222131- 9 



Geo Airey 2011011020- 6 JR Stice 1221031011- 8 



J E Price 1121111210— 9 Harris 2111311101- 9 



H Ehlers 0110201201— G A E Thomae 2022120221- 9 



AW Reeves 3110122031- 8 C Kern 2020202201- 0 



r. wl r-k-ialmc ..:02:.ij;j]i: - s o v«' B.uht inim-'i-in 



John Watson 0121111100— T S A Tucker 1211202311— 9 



C D Gammon 2221200022- 7 .1 E Riley . 210:"W"i- i) 



Ohas Kern 1010013122— 7 Levers 0112021 020- 6 



J Lee 2021011113— 8 Mulligan 220:1020222—7 



on 7 div. 



Special shoot No. 1, 10 tin birds, §1. 



Dickson 1000011110- 5 G Kleinman. _ 1111111011— !• 



Allen HHHHIO- 9 Courtney 1U10LU11- 9 



Scott 1000001000- >, Ruble 1111111111-10 



Cave llOllHOll- S Stone D1100UU- 8 



Young 1111011110- 9 Hart HlOOOilOl— 6 



Dixon ... 1101111011-8 FhilPps 1111101111- 9 



O'Neill 0011101110- 6 L Jack 110U11011- 8 



Sc £ V 1 1 1 e « ^ • im] 10m- 8 Steck , 1111011111- 9 



Huble hrst. Kleinman and Phillips div. second, Stone third. 



Special hhoot. No. 2 18 bluerocks, $2'{ 

 g.ick , 111011111011101 -12 B ozzell 00111 10111 00111-10 



Hn-i '>"eu .ie.)ir,]()umio-ii Rock muuinniii-ir, 



mm l.HfllOlUlllH-14 G Kleinman... 111011111111111-14 



Rutile 111111111111111-15 L Jack I1111111H11101-14 



OourtD ey Olllllllimill-U Harris 1 10101 1 1 1 lull 1 0-1 1 



Stevenson l lllOlllOlOOlPn- 8 Price. 100001000010000- 3 



Har fc 11011 ton 11111 -14 I VVBudd 101111101101111-12 



Young !M -.IKCIO— 11 Rickmere 110/10 1-11111111 -13 



Weaver U011 11111311 0 1 1-13 Scott 111111031111fltt-M 



1001- 1 llllllUOO-n C VV Budd. . . . 0 0011101111111-11 



Dickson ..0101 0000001 '1001- 4 Seville. 11 00C 1310110111- 8 



& ns °a llinOtnoOllirjO- g J H Bobbins , . .000010000000000- 1 



Rock and Ruble div. first, Steck, Courtney, Hart, L. Jack and 

 Geo. Kleinman div. second, Rickiners third. 



Special No. 3, 10 tins, $1: Razzell 7, Moore 3, Kleiman 8, Eich 8, 

 Courtney 10, Blackburn 7, Stevenson 8, Rock 9. Dickson 6, AUen 5, 

 Cave 7. Shepard 7, Rickmers 8, Low 6, Hart 6, C. W. Budd 9, 

 Moore 6, Andrews 6, Hamline 9 A. Dickson 5, C. Dickson 5, 

 Weaver 6, O'Neill 7, Ruble. 10, McMurchy 8, W. Low 6, Robbins 1, 

 H. W. Jenney 1. First div. by Ruble and Courtney, second div. 

 by Rock. Budd and Hamline, third won by G. Kleinman. 



Special No. 4, .25 bliierocks. S3: Hart 23, Steck 18, Kleinman 23, 

 Rlckers 18, Razed 20, Moore 20, McMurchy 21, Stice 22. Courtney 

 24, Kern 6, Harris 22, Dickson 16. Hamline 16, Budd 24, Andrews 

 15, Ruble 23, Bineham 16, Riley 13, Lone Jack 18, Underwood 9, 

 Rock 19, Hale 20. Keen 19, Cornett 16, Ties div. 



Special No. 5, 10 tins, SI: Ben Dicks 0, W. N. Low 8, Jenney 6, 

 Rohbins 4, Dickson 6, Scott 6, Andrews 7, Blackburn 7, Stevenson 

 4. Low won first, second and third div. 



Special No 6, 10 tins, $1: W. N. Low 5, Moore 3, Rickmers 8, 

 Hart 10. Robbins 0, Courtney 7, Porter 5, Doran 9, Cave 7, Keene 9, 

 Hallowed 8. Carnot 0, C. W. Budd 10. All ties div. 



Special No. 7, 10 fins, $1: Budd 10, Rickmers 10, Hart 9, Low 0, 

 Dixon 5, Robbins 2. Budd and Rickmers div. first, Hart second, 

 Low third. 



The programmes issued by Mr. Elliott are models of neatness 

 and typographical excellence. The target programme is left 

 blank, for the pleasure of the shooters. The live-bird programme 

 is the feature altogether, and one which will be watched aU over 

 the country. In the scores guarant oes and divided surplus moneys 

 are. abandoned as being unsuccessful in the opinion of the pro- 

 moter of this shoot. In regard to the old war between professional 

 and amateur. Mr. Elliott has the foUowing to say: 



"We now believe from this season's results, that the only system 

 that will harmonize the amateurs and professionals on one ground 

 is ( hat of allowing the amateur to draw his per cent, of the stakes 

 when they will equal his entrance or more. Since presenting this 

 plan in our last year's tournament, we have noticed a number of 

 successful shoots this year unaer these conditions, and shall adopt 

 them for our fourth annual shoot, as we know this to be the only 

 idea yet advanced that will protect the amateur shot when be 

 tries wilh the professional, or a person whom he knows to be more 

 skilled than himself." 



A meeting of the Chicago Company was held with closed doors 

 to-night at the Midland, Mr. Wolfred N. Low in t he chair. Mr. 

 Low made an eloquent and sensible speech, paying high trihute to 

 the late Drury Underwood, Mr. Low, while present at Mr. Under- 

 wood's funeral, had been asked by the Kansas City men to present 

 the question of shooting the second team race merely in afriendly 

 way a.nd not for money. Out of respect to the grief of Mr. Under- 

 wood's friends, it would seem that money interest should be held 

 in abeyance. Mr. Low would think it finer and more delicate to 

 accede to the slightest hint of our Kansas City hosts, aud if they 

 like, to waive money consideration in the match of the second 

 teams. WTiat was the wish of the meeting? 



CoL Felton—"! hope no misapprehension will go out through 

 the press or elsewhere to the effect that we Chicago men are 

 gamblers or insisters on a match for money. We are first of all 

 gentlemen sportsmen and guests of ihis city. I would prefer to 

 see all races shot for nothing more than the birds. We will not 

 offend tbe sorrow of men w hose house is now draped in mourn- 

 ing for a departed brother by any open betting or offering to bet. 

 And I move you, sir, that we waive money consideration in the 

 matches, not only of the second, but also of the first team " 



In; B i.i.l 'cltinsi in — "If in i he second, why not also in the first?" 



Mr. Nicholls— 'I would amend to state it as our position that 

 we shoot both matches for money or both for nothing." 



Mr. Price seconded. 



Col. Felton— "Let us be very careful. Let us not unwittingly- 

 frame any menace in our resolution. Let us offer to waive money 

 in both matches. If Kansas City then wants money in one match 

 and not in the other theirs will be the responsibility of that posi- 

 tion. We are here before the eyes of all to make a record for or 

 against the cleanest, and noblest kind of sportsmanship." 



Col. Felton's motion in form was lost. The Nicholls motion, 

 after prolonged and not very clear general discussion, was carried 

 to read in effect that Chicago would prefer to shoot both matches 

 on the same, basis, for money or nothing, nothing preferred. 



At this time a Kansas City committee, consisting of Mr J. H. 

 McGee and Mr. W. S. Halliwell, asked entrance to confer on the 

 subject of appointing speakers for Thursday night's banquet. 

 The chair appointed Messrs. Chas. Kern, C. D. Felton and H. D. 

 Nicholls as committee on details for this, and their report was 

 made later. 



On motion of Mr. Mussey, amended by Mr. Hart, a committee to 

 select the first team was api>ointed, the fame consisting of 

 Messrs. Abner Price, C. E. Felton and John Watson, they to 

 choose 7 men, and that 7 to choose the remaining 3. The com- 

 mittee shortly reported the first 7 in the following order: George 

 Kleinman, Henry Kleinman, Abe Kleinman, M. J. Eich, W. P. 

 Mussey, P. F. Stone, Geo. Airey. The above as represented re- 

 tired and reported for the remaining 3: Abner Price, C. E. Felton, 

 and J. E. Price. The first team will consist as above. Election of 

 second learn was postponed until to-morrow evening. It was ar- 

 ranged that each team select its own captain, and fill any chance 

 vacancies by its own choice. Captain A. C. Anson, of the Chicago 

 National League Base Ball Oluh, who came down with the shoot- 

 ing party, was chosen to captain the first team in the field. It may 

 not be generally known, but "Old Anse" is a good deal of a shooter 

 himself. He lately made. 19 out of 20, live birds, at Watson's Park, 

 in Chicago, and has been in the shooting here to-day. The selec- 

 tion early proved a good one. Captain Anson unceremoniously 

 bundled his men all off to bed, robbing them of the pleasures of a 

 delightful little champagne party, which the ever-thoughtful and 

 hospitable Kansas City men shortly inaugurated on the scene of 

 the late meeting. The members of the Chicago party and a num- 

 ber of prominent shooters about the hotel remained, and it was 

 midnight before these sought their couches. "Old Anse" tucked 

 each of his novel team in bed with his own hands, locked all the 

 doors, put all the keys in his own pocket, left a call for each room 

 for 7:30 the next morning, and stood guard in the haU himself all 

 night, to see that no one broke in and hoodooed his ten darlings. 

 Captain McGee expressed a wish that the shooting begin about 

 9 A.M. 



Tuesday, Second Day, Nov. 11. 

 The day was bright and fairly pleasant. Shooting began at 9:15. 

 It was announced that the race was to be without money consid- 

 eration on either side or for either team, hut for the birds only. 

 This is all for the best. Not the least trace of gamhling spirit 

 was evident from flrst to last, and a more courteous, pleasant 

 and thoroughly gentlemanly match was never shot. Throughout 

 the day the sportsmanship displayed by both teams has been of 

 the very highest type, and praise, enough could not be spent 

 upon it. 



The veteran John Watson, of Chicago, was chosen as referee, 

 and no complaint was uttered against him. 



The rules governing the race were the American Association 

 rules, 50yds. boundary and dead lino, R£oz. shot for 12-gauges. 

 The official scorers chosen were Messrs. W. L. Shepard, of Chi- 

 cago; Jos. Whitfield, of tbe Globe, Kansas City, and the represen- 

 tative of Forrst and Stream. 



The uniform worn by the Chicago men was a blue jersey jacket, 



ith "Chicago" displayed in white letter s across the breast. The 

 Kansas City men wore white knit sweaters, with the letters "K. 

 C." in blue upon tbe breast. 



The attendance was the best ever seen on these grounds, and 

 the character of the spectators was of the brat, many representa- 

 tive people being present and the number of ladies exceptionally 

 large. Tbe event is recognized to-day as the most important that 

 has occurred in shooting circles in this portion of the country. 

 The best of order was maintained, although the excitement has 

 been of the inteosest sort all clay long. The strain upon the shoot- 

 ers was great, but all kept their nerve and shot in highly credit- 

 able form. The birds were unquestionably a good average lot, 

 especially m the morning. The puzzling hill which slopes up to 

 the left made these grounds a bit awkward at first to Chicago, but 

 most of her men had seen feathers fly in a good many ways before 

 they came down here. 



STONE— BINGHAM. 



The first match was between P. F. Stone, of Chicago, and Ed 

 Bingham, of KaDsas City. The birds had wheels on 'em, and one 

 after another went out hit with both barrels. Mr. Bingham had 

 28 drivers. He shot a wonderful score, and if another of either 

 team can fqual it at birds as hard he will do well indeed. Mr. 

 Stone had 23 driveas. He kept his nerve, but, when the 50th bird 

 had been shot Chicago whs 0 birds behind. Score- 

 Ed B ingham.. . . 121211311 3o22 131221221 222. .0)111112 V:> ' r ':' \ 32321 1121—17 

 Percy Stone 0203312 12,31 22,22i:io23 Hi. .33203.3311 1 11 112o2oll3110221 — 41 



o Dead out of bounds. 



MUSSEY— HALLIWELL. 



Mr. W. P. Mussey, of Cnieago. and W, S. Halliwell, of Kansas 

 City, now went down. Mr. Halliwell phot in good, clear stvb- but 

 it is a fact that Billy Mussey had a big rabbit's foot in his'pocker, 

 and he charmed down one bird too man v for his ooponent, and shot 

 nervily enough to cut down the lead of Kansas 'Oitv by one bird. 

 Score: 



WP Mussey.,... 2230022ol,2j l322[2!2l221231ool2111121121121l202llll-44 

 W S Halliwell , ,8H2ollcl21220.U3222J J33H33L23,13223022lQl2U2i H ij :> - u; 



EICH— CHOTEAU. 



And now came a revelation, a surprise, and a nightmare for the 

 Kansas City boys. Mary Jane Eich, the same with smooth hair, 

 a gold tooth, a smooth voice and an innocent unassuming air, 

 dawned on the scene even as a cyclone dawns. Mary rose and 

 shone, loomed, towered and fell on the Kansas City pigeons with 

 a dull, shivering, sliddering thud, The victim in this match was 

 Ed. Choteau, of Kansas City, who ordinarily isn't anybody's 

 victim. He only lost. 6 birds, which means good work, but look at 

 Mary Jane's 4S ! Mary used her second barrel only 5 times in the 

 air, and shot a brilliant race, running 26 straight in one string. 

 Score: 



M J Eich 111111211121112921211111120 ll2n0U112312111112112-48 



F E Choteau 2201122211211311 11022313111llll2olll01320201331122-41 



J. E. PRICE— TWITCHELL. 



Kansas City was only one bird ahead when the nest race was 

 caUed, J. E. Price for Chicago and W. B. Twitchell for Kansas 

 City. Mr. Price had just had an accident with his gun, the sight 

 being knocked of. He was a bit frustrated and couldn't find 'em, 

 letting two out of his first, three get away. Then Henry Kleinman 

 made him a sight ou t of a, piece, of Yucatan chewing gum, and he 

 hobbled along. Mr. Twitchell kept Chicago thinking mighty hard, 

 although he made Kansas City think pretty hard too, for he only 

 got 43, and had he had a crowding opponent.. Chicago would here 

 had walked out ahead. Mr. Price touched low water mark at 39. 

 Score: 



J E Price o2011333222iI]210230323o012l221212223-;ilr 1 0122no0o-39 



W B Twitchell. .0121221110221201olo22120222221011o2102122321112213-41 



GEO. KLEINMAN — GUINNOTTE. 



Kansas City is three birds ahead. Chicago perspiring profusely* 

 Capt. Anson called out Br'er George Kleinman for Chicago, and 

 Capt. McGee ordered out Karl Guinnotte. The latter shot a 

 splendid race, and remained cooi and nervy clear to the last. His 

 juagment was good, and a look at his score will show him a clever 

 t wo-handed fighter. He always used his second, swinging it with 

 telling force many times after the bird was dead on the ground. 

 But he didn't hurry with his second. He waited till the bird was 

 dead, then took careful aim and fired, usually hitting it or coming 

 close to it. George shot as ad the Klein mans do. with absolute 

 concentration of purpose, perfectly cool and thinking of nothing 

 but the work in hand. He didn't rattle, but his gun did. His 

 gun is a remarkahle affair, It is a nameless gun of unknown 

 parentage, marked in plain letters "Prize Machine Gun," and 

 that is all. George gave $25 for it, 25, 13, 10 and 5 per cent. off. It 

 won't shoot No. 7's in the left barrel, so George shoots No. 8, his 

 finest shot, in his second barrel, which the same he also loads 

 with a handful of the Kleinman standby, Dead Shot, of the 

 blackest dye. Yet George with his combination, himself sick and 

 with a swimming head got at the hands of the old ailment which 

 has been pulling him down for the past year, showed the old train- 

 ing of the. Calumet marshes, beat his man three birds and tied the 

 total score. George could have had anything he wanted then. 

 Score: 



Ceo Kleinman. .o21310212l2222212131oJ31l22222-213333232n32123321-46 

 J K Guinnotte.. 10031 1 22,.' " 222-13 



ABE KLEINMAN— VORIES. 



Kansas City now was ready to perspire. Another Kleinman, 

 known as Abraham, trod the cinders aside for Chicago, and Mr. 

 L. H. Vories was his victim. Abe's new Scott troubled him with 

 repeated misfires. His left failed him on his second bird. The 

 referee gave him another bird, he to shoot a blank shell first. He 

 fired the loaded barrel first, and the bird was scored lost. On his 

 loth, S76h and 38th birds Abe's right barrel snapped. He couldn't 

 tell when he vra.s going to shoot and when he wasn't, but be was 

 patient and worried out 46, with the longest run vet, 38 straight. 

 Mr. Vories did not shoot up to his regular form, got to thinking, 

 fell to talking, dwelt a trifle too long on some of the fast, ones, and 

 went away with only 39. This tied Mr. Price's Chicago score. 

 Chicago now was in the lead 7 birds. The excitement ran high. 

 Score: 



A Kleinman 1011233113111 12121 22111 i 213122122221 1 1 2101013130.31- 46 



L H Vories 1220112201223;^ll)(j,2n22002o2U12ini.:.232232310iri331 -39 



FELTON— BILEY. 



Col. C. E. Felton, whose name in the land will now henceforth 

 be Annie Laurio Felton, because that is what the band played 

 when he quit, now tripped lightly to the score for Chicago, bear- 

 ing his beautiful Scott premier, §700, 6%lbs., 12-gauge, under his 

 arm. The Colonel is over 60. smooth shaven, with a face like that 

 of Blackhawk, the. Indian chieftain, but with no more expression 

 in it than a cigar sign when he is in the act of shooting. A very 

 notable figure at the trap is Col. Annie Laurie. To him enter Jim 

 Riley, the imperturbable, portly and jolly. Next to Elliott Kan- 

 sas City couldn't better Jim Riley much. "Jim'U beat Charlie 

 Felton about two or three birds." everybody said, "and Kansas 

 City will get a chance to pull up." But again and again Scott 

 challenged Greener, and Greener spoke to Scott. Jim Riley let 

 two get over the rails. Col. Felton also let two go, though only a 

 few could ever get out of reach of his left barrel, which carries 

 the large No. 6 shot in a way simply wonderful. This match was 

 the most interesting of any in the whole series. Both men were 

 perfectly cool. Col. Felton always fitted his natty kids a trifle 

 closer to his hands, adjusted his hat, leaned forward, waited a 

 bit and then called "pull." If the puller balked him he had to go 

 through the whole performance again. Jim Riley was cool and 

 unconcerned throughout, and chewed gum with the utmost sang 

 froid, if gum ever has any sang froid. Both meu were cheerful 

 and courteous, each shaking his opponent by the hand when he 

 had made an exceptionally clever stop. It was a prettv contest, a 

 very, very pretty one, and shows what sport at the trap may be 

 among gentlemen who are not skinners, rounders and out for 

 pecuniary reasons only. On the 28th bird they were a tie, to the 

 surprise of all Kansas City. "We will shoot two more and quit 

 for to-night," said Col. Felton. "All right," said Jim Riley. It 

 was now nearly dusk. Two shots more and a cheer went lip as 

 the men still went back tied on 28 out of 30. Unfinished score: 



C E Felton 2212131120111121211 231 1 1 202221-28 



J E Riley 22122212110121121,31 112222o3212-28 



THE TARGET TOURNAMENT. 



The excitement at the live bird traps was so intense that the 

 target-shootinc stands were nearly idle. A few of the inanimate 

 lovers, however, burned a little powder. Following are the scores 

 of the day: 



Special No. 1, 15 bluerocks, $1.50: S. S. Hale 13, H. McMurchv 14, 

 A. G. Courtney 14. C. W. Budd 15, Cornett 10. E. M. Steck 11, Geo. 

 Kie'uman 13, W. B Cosby 14, C. Dickson 8, J. A. Ruble 14, W. E. 

 Phillips 11. Budd first. Ties on second shot out, and Cosby and 

 Courtney div. Hale and Kleinman div. third. 



Special No. 2, 15 bluerocks. entrance §2.50: McMurchy 12, W. B. 

 Cosby 14, Riley 8, G. Kleinman 11, W. Moore 6, Gordon 8, Hal- 

 combe 14, Stice 13, H. Dixon 10. S. S. Hale 15, C. Budd 12. Hart 14, 

 A. Harris 8, Steck 11. Durkee 8, Skinner 15, L. Harrison 11, Court- 

 ney 13, Reeves 5. Weber 11, "Lone Jack" 15, Ruble 15, ScoviUe 13, 

 Cave 15, I. W. Budd 13, Young 15, O'Niel 13, Cornett 13. Ties on 15 

 and 14 div. first and second respectively: Stice, ScoviUe, O'Niel 

 and Cornett third. 



Special No. 3, 25 bluerocks, §3.50: G. Kleinman 13. McMurchv 24, 

 M.T. Hart 22, H. Dixon 17. O'Neill 17, Carnett 24, Hickman 14, 

 < 'ouruiev 31, Ruble 35, Jim Sti-e 34, Rickmers 33, Gordon 14, C. W. 

 Budd 25, Keene 19, Coaby 35, Hale 22, Harrison 21. All ties div. 



Special No. 4, 15 bluerocks, entrance $2.50; Gordon 12, Rickmers 

 13, Hale li, Harrison 15, Hart 8, Ruble 14, Cosby 13, Stice 15, B. 

 Dixon 11, G. Kleinman 0, Dixon 10, McMurchy 11, C. W. Budd 14, 

 Courtney 13, Cornett 12. Tbro« moneys; all ties div. 



Special No. 5, JO bluerocks, Si. 50: Coshv 8, Durkee 5, Hale 7, Har- 

 ris 5. Kearns 7, Gordon 5, Chanco 4, C. VV. Budd 10, Skinner 9. Hart 



8, Preston 4, Rickmers 9, McMurchy 10,iC. Dixon 9, Young 8, Keene 



9, Stice 7. Four moneys, all ties were div. 



Special No. 6, 10 bluerocks, §1.50: C. W. Budd 9, G. Kleinman 9, 



SlriiiriAt* 'A t!rv.i!,\rS TTai-l- 10 llii^r-^^, ft "TiW™... ti ar„M,..,.i,„iii 



and McMurchy div. first, Budd, Kleinman, Ruble, Courtney and 

 Harrison shot out and Budd and Courtney div., remaining ties 

 div. 



Special No. 7, 10 tins, §1.50 entrance: Steck 4, Hart 7, Dickson 6, 



4- K loinnrtcin Ul fancier *3 C. TAf T3„^^) O /"<.,,........._ ^ A,r.^l\,< „ 1 — 



ties on 7 div. fourth. 

 Special No. 8, 10 bluerocks, entrance. §1.50: McMurchv 9, Cosley 



9, ScoviUe Li, Moore 4, Gordon 8. Smith 7, C. Dixon 7, Skinner 7, 

 Young 10, Stice 10, E. Hickman 5. "Lone Jack" 8, Blackburn 0, 

 Ste Sanson 3, H. Dixon 8, Cornett S. Cane 7, Rickmers 7, Durkee 7, 

 C. W. Budd 9. Hart 10, Ruble 10. Four monevs, all ties div. 



Special No. 9, 10 tins, §1: Slice 10, Cosby 10, Mr.Mnretiv 3, Hart 



10, Ruble 8, Steck 9, Harris 7, Cornett 6, Lone Jack 9, C. Dixon 6, 

 Budd 8. Hethman 6, Cameo 4, Holcomb 6. Scott 4, Kleinman 10, 

 Gordon 8, Hill 5, Courtney 6, Hale 6, H. Dixon 5, J. Riley 6. AH 

 ties div. 



A meeting was held at the Midland parlors to-night for the pur- 

 pose of selecting the second team of 10 men. This team was chosen 

 as the first, by committee. Capt. Anson was asked to second the 

 ''eolts" also, and accepted gracefully, Anse i* a good careful held 



