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FOREST AND STREAM. 



LSept. 15, 1892. 



Centi'al Illinois Fourteenth Annual. 



Jacksonv-ille, III.. Sept. «.— This year is the fourtnenth mile- 

 stone in the history of the Cputral Illinois Sportsmen's Associa- 

 tion, and to-riay is the last of the three days' tonrnament which 

 marks the annual meetiBg, The "'convention" is really only a 

 meetine for the e'eotion of officers. Nothino: is done in the way 

 of game protection, and trap shooting is the only working pur- 

 pose of the body, which exists for the convenience of shooters 

 who cannot always conveniently attend the big .June tournaments 

 of the Illinois StatP Association in the northern part of the wide 

 realm of llllpois. The attendance from neighboring towns was 

 fair, though some towns, such as .Tersevville, did not send the ex- 

 pected contirtgeDt. The Crosby family, of O'Fsllon, was well 

 represented, the father of the family, Mr. Gporeco Crosby, being 

 on hand with two sons, the well-ifnown Billy "Wf stfield'' Crosby 

 and a younger brother. That slender but incisive vouth, Billy 

 Duer, was on hand in every shoot, though Channcey Powers was 

 absent, for a wonder. Mr. G. W. Rexroat, of Virginia, added to 

 bis growing reputation as a combination shooter by going through 

 all the association and extra shoots in the front rank, and win- 

 ning the association average prize, an S80 hammerless. 



The stroug local men. Slice, Strawn, Scott. Johnson and others, 

 kept things very lively at the score when they were around, and 

 were hot company, of course, for any class. The scores do not 

 show very high records for any shooters, but this is largely ac- 

 counted for by the fact that the grounds a'e not fast at all, Iving 

 a bit up grade as they do, and with a puzzling cross light. Only 

 5 traps were used, bluerocks, with Paul North electric pull, and 

 the angles were known in nearly all shoots. It did no good, 

 sometimes, to know which wav the No. 5 left-quarterer was going, 

 tor it was a very fast and diflioult bird, and responsible for far 

 more than one-fifth of the misses. 



The grounds at .Jacksonville are well located, at an easy ride by 

 electric car down a wide and very pleasant street. The little city 

 itself is very clean and sightly, and there are many worse planes 

 to attend a shoot or pass a day. Arrangements at the grounds 

 •were all that could be asked, and a very good lunch was served 

 by a cnlorpd gentleman in an open tent. Good weather favored 

 the enterprise until the last day, this morning being so wet that 

 no shooting of consequence was done until afternoon. The shoot- 

 ing closed with the most interesting event of the tournament., a 

 fifty-bird sweep between IMessrs. Heikes, Scott, Dick, "White" 

 (T»uer) and Strawn. This was watched closely and afforded some 

 entertainment. It would seem that more Jong events like this 

 would save time and be better and more desirable than these in- 

 terminable and monotonous little ten-bird target sweeps. 



There were no live birds shot this year at all, the management 

 having lost money on birds last year, and it being difficult to get 

 gond ones now. 



Veteran .Jim Steel seems to be doing well in themeroantile busi- 

 ness, and his tobacco store and hall make the headquarters for 

 local shooters. Jim has not changed a hair in the last five years, 

 except to grow a little smoother, and if possible more dignified. 



could not get out to shoot very much, but apparently enjoyed 

 it as much as ever when he was looking over bis Parker barrels. 



Roll" Heikes was the only shooter down from Chicago, and was 

 loser on the shoot, a severe cold stiffening him up so he hardly 

 went his gait. Rolla had the misfortune to have his pocket picked 

 on the train going down and lost quite a sum of money. 



Big Tom Marshall, of Keithsburg, Ip>f t his handwriting on the 

 wall for two days, but left at noon to-day to attend to some of his 

 Mavoringbusiupss at home. 



The Association secretary, Mr. J. B. Jolmson, is to be compli- 

 mented upon the prompt and convenient system used in keeping 

 up the records, and upon his succe'ss as a manager. He and 

 Billy Duer the treasurer, ran the window in very satisfactory 

 fashion indeed. Personally I wish that all tournament manage- 

 ments were as good. Such treatn- ent permits oT'e to come away 

 with a naturally sweet disposition quite unruffled. These two 

 men were rightly re-elected. 



At the convention the following officers were elected fc- the 

 ensuing year: President. Mr. Geo. Oro^by, of O'Fallon; Vice- 

 President, Mr. Thomas Marshnll. of Keitbsburg; Secretary, Mr. 

 J. B. Johnson, of Jacksonville; Treasurer, Mr. W. S. Duer, of 

 Jacksonville. The executive and other committees will be ap- 

 pointed by the president later. Jacksonville was selected as the 

 place for next year's tournament. 



The following are the scores as shot: 



Tue.iday First Day, Sept. C. 



No. 1. oDsn, 10 hluerocks, $ I : Taylor 8, Ransom !l Rex 8, White 9, 

 St. Clair 9. Harding 8, Scoti 8, Wernecke 6. Dick 10. Ennis 4, John- 

 son 8, Westfleld 10. Strawn 10. G. Crosby 8. Wright a, Gi]h.,Tt 7. 



No. 3, ov^ri. 15 bluerocks, $3.50: Tavlor 15. St. Clair 14 Heikes 13, 

 Harding 14. Strawn 13, Sanders 14, Scot* 13. Dick 11, Westfleld 10. 

 ftilbert 13. .Johnson 11, Rijx 15, Ransom 9, Wernecke la. White 13 

 Hawks 12. 



No. 5, opeu.20bluerook». $3: Heikes 18, Scott 17, Wernenkell, 

 St. Clair 17, Westfipld 18, Tavlor 14, White 14, Sanders 16, Dick 12, 

 Rex 19, Strawn 18, Ransom 1.5. 



Extra, 15 liluerocks $3: Slice 13, Taylor 13, Westfield 14. Heikes 

 14, Gilbert 11, Todd 13. Hawkes 13, Harding 13. SU-awn 18, Sargent 



13, DinsmoT6 7, Scott 13, White 12, Tremblett 9, J. Daerl3, St. 

 Clair 13, Wernecke 9, Sanders 11, Johnson 7, Ransom 8, D ck 10, 

 Rex 14. 



Extra, 15 bluerocks, $3; Slice 15, Hardine 10, Taylor 13, West- 

 field 15, Heike^' 13. St. Clair 13, Wernecke 4, Gilbert 10. Hawks 11, 

 Dick 9, Scott 13, Stro.wn 13. Sargent 10, T.jddlO, Rex 14, White 9, 

 J. Duer 10, Johnnnn 9, Sanders 11. 



Extra, 15 bluerocks, S3: Heikes 13, Taylor 13. Dick 13, West- 

 field 13, Stir-e 14, S'rawa 14. Scott 12, Sargent 13, Rex 14, White 18, 

 Dinsmore 11. Gilbert 13. Harding 11, St. Clair 14. Marshall 7. 



Extra, 15 bluerocks, $2: Heikes 14, Westfleld 14, Tavlor 1,5, Mar- 

 phalUl, Scott 13, Rex 13, Sargent 10, Dick 10, White 13, St, Clair 



10. Gilbert 9. 



Extra. 10 bluerocks. $1: Rex 10, Scott 8, Heikes 8. Westfield 8, 

 Crosby 7, Taylor 8, Marshall 9. Dick 4, Wernecke 7, Dinsmore 7. 

 Extra, 10 bhierocks, $1: Scott 7, Crosby 5, Strawn 10, Westfield 



8, Tavlor 8, Wernecke 8, Ransom 8, Rex 9, White 10, St. Clair 9, 

 Dick 8, Wright -5. Johnson 8. 



No. 3, Assoeiaiion. 12 bluerocks. $3: Strawn 9, Dick 7, Ransom 



11, Tavlor 9. Scott 9, Westfleld 13, Gilbert 9, Crosby 8, Rex 10, 

 White 9, St. Clair 10, Harding 10, Johnson 9. 



No. 4, Association, 15 bluerocks, $3: Ransom 13, Westfleld 13 

 Scott 13, Harding 14, St. Clair 13, Hawks 13, Taylor 14, Gilbert 13, 

 Todd 13. Dick 9, Sanders 13, White 15, Strawn 15. 



No. 6, association, 13 bluerocks, $3: Westfield 11, Scott 11, Gil- 

 bert 9, Todd 11, Hawk 9, Spink 8, Harding IS, St. Cldir9, Heikes 10, 

 Dick 11. R. Duer 10, Rex 13, Taylor 11, Crosby. 8, Johnson 6, 

 Strawn 10. 



No. 7, open, 10 bluerocks, unknown angles, $1.50. $10 added: 

 Scott 5, Todd 7. St. Clair 6, Gilbert 5, Hs wk 7, Sanders 5, Wernecke 

 4, Dick 4, Ransom 7, Harding 6, Taylor 8, White 5, Spink 6. Heikes 



9, Westfleld 7, Crosby 6, Rex 9, Johnson 8, Strawn 7, Stice 7, Trem- 

 blett 6. 



No. 8, association, 5 oairs bluerocks, Sl-50: Stice 7, Todd 6, Dick 

 ■5, Rex 10, St. Clair 7, Hawk 7, Scott 8, Taylor 7. Heikes 9, Westfield 

 8, Sanders 5, Crosby 4, Ransom 8, Strawn 4, Spink 4, White 6, John- 

 son 5, O. B. Still 0. 



Wednesdaty, Second Day, Sept. 7. 



Extra, 10 bluerocks, $1: Tavlor 9, Dick 7, Marshall 9, Scott 9. 

 Rex 9, Strawn 9. St. Clair 7, Westfield 9, Gilbert 8, Harding 8 

 While 10, Heikes 7, Crosby 5, Johnson 4. 



No. 9, open, 10 singles and 3 pairs, go: Marshall 10, Tavlor 9. 

 Westfield 13, Heikes 13, Rex 13, White 14, Dick 13, Scott 13, St, 

 Clair IS. 



No. 11, open, 15 bluerocks, $3.50: Taylor 14, Scott 11, Marshall 11, 

 Westfield 11, Dick 13, Rex 13, Strawn 13, Harding 11, Heikes 11, 

 White 14, Gilbert 9, St. Clair 18. 



No. 18, open, 15 bluerocks, S8: Res 15, Marshall 13, Westfleld 11, 

 Heikes 13, Dick 11, Taylor 12, St. Clair 13, Scott 15, Strawn 13. 

 White 14, Harding 11. 



No. 14. association, 10 bluerocks, known trap, unknown angles- 

 St. Clair 9, Marshall 7, Heikes 9, Westfield 6, Dick 4, Rex 8, Tavlor 



10, Scot.t 7, Stra wn 4, Gilbert 8. VVhite 5. 



No. 15, open, 15 bluerocks, $1.5": Westfield 13, Marshall 10, Rex 



11, Gilbert 11, Harding 9. Taylor 10. Strawn 11, White 12, Dick 10, 

 Coe 7, St. Clair 11, Stice 9, Heikes 10, Scott 9, Johnson 6, Crosby 8, 

 Graven 4, Wernecke 7. 



No. 16, Association, 10 singles, f 1: Strawn 9, Westfield 6. White 

 8. Taylor 9, R. Duer 9, Vertress 3, Stice 7. Giloert 8, H-^ike? 7, Coe 

 10. Scott 9, St. Clair 9. Harding 6, Wernecke 7, Dick 10, Marshall 



10, Res 9, Groves 7. Hines 9. Crosby 5. 



Extra, 15 bluerocks, S3: Marshall 15, Rex 14, Westfleld 14, Heikes 



14, Uardiog 11, Taylor 8, Scott P. Stice 14, Duer 13, Cn? 11, Dick 13 

 Gilbert 11. Strawn 13, White 12, Groves 11, St. Cl.iir 13. 



Extra. 10 bluerocks, $1: MarRh,al] 10, Se.ott 7, Gilbert 7, West- 

 field 8, Coe 9, Sticj 9. St. Clair 8, Gn.ves 7. Wliite 8, Wernecke 7, 

 Trtvlor 9, Heikes 9, R. Duer 9, Dick 9, Rex 9, Hv.rawn 9. 



Extra. 15 bluerocks, $2: Stice 13, We&tfleld 11, Taylor 11, Slrawii 

 14, Rex 11. Scoit 13, White 13. B. Duer 13, Marshall 13, Heikes 14, 

 B \ Clair 10. Dick .S. 



Ev-tra, in bluerocks. $2: Mavsball IS, Scott 14 R, Du->r 7. Re.xlS, 

 St. Clair 11, Slice 12. Heikes 13, While 14, Wernecke 7. Westfleld 



11. Dick 11, Taylor 13, Strawn 12.. 



Extra, 15 bluerocks, ?2; Marshall 10, R. Duer 11, Heikes IsJ, West- 



field 10, Rex 15. Dick 9, White 14, Strawn 13, Scott 13, Stice 11, 

 Tavlor 13. Coe 13. 



No. 6, 10 bluerocks. Sl-35.- Marshall 7, Strawn 8, Dick 6 Coe 7, 

 Rex 10. J. Strawn 0, Scott 10, Heikes 7, White 10, Henry 1, R. Duer 

 6, Sawyer 8. Vickerv 1, Tavlor 5, 



Extra, same conditions: Marshall an J White div. first on 10 

 Scott 9, Heikes, Strawn and Harris div. third on 8. , 



Extra, same conditions: Rex first on iO, Strawn, Crosby and 

 Scott div. second on 9, Marshall and White div. third on 8. 



Extra, 10 bluerocks, unknown angles. Si "25: Duer and Westfield 

 div. first on 9, Marshall. Heikes, Rex and Scott div. second on 7, 

 Dick and Crosby div. third on 6. 



No. 7, Association, 13 bluerocks, S3: Taylor 10, Westfield 10, 

 White 11. Scott 8, Strawn 10. Marshall 10, Heikes 11, Dick 12, Hard- 

 ing 8, Gilbert 8, Rex 10, St. Clair 10. 



No. 13, Association. 9 singles and 3 pair", $3.50: Marshall 13, 

 Westfield 9, St. Clair 13, Strawn 10. Heikes 13, Scott 12, White 10, 

 Rex 13, Dick 10, Taylor 8, 



Thursduy, Third Day, Sept. 8. 



No. 17, open, 10 bluerocks, $1..50: Scott 9, Taylor 10, Dick 7, White 

 8, Strawn 8, Rex 9. Westfield 10, St. Cla^r 7 



No 18. Associjition, 20 bluerocks, $2, 15 added: Taylor 15, West- 

 field 15, Heikes 15, Strawn 16, Scott 18, St. Clair 18, Res 19, Dick 17, 

 Wnte 18. 



No. 19. Association, 15 bluerocks, ,$3.50, $5 added : Dick 14, Scott 

 14, Rex 14, Westfleld 13, Heikes 13, St. Clair 13, Strawn 11, VVhite 

 13. 



No. 20, Association, two men teams, 16 bluerocks per man, f 4 

 per team, 3 moneys: 



AVhite 15 Scott U 



Rex 15-30 Dick 13-26 



Strawn 11 St Clair 12 



Heikes 16-27 Taylor 12—34 



Sweep. 35 bluerocks, S3, 3 moneys: Scott 25, Res 35, White 34, 

 Strawn 23, Heikes 33, Dick 31. 



Sweep. .50 bluerocks, S5. 2 moneys: 



R O Heikes llOliniimmilllllllllllllllllllUllOimiOlllO-46 



J Z Scott 01111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111—18 



W S Duer liaillUllillllU1101110U111111111imil00101111-44 



O Strawn Ill 1011111 llllllllllllOUlllU 1101111111111 1101111-46 



G W Rexroat. . . 11111111011111100111101111110111111101111101111111-43 

 WW Dick 01110011111011111111111111111101111111111110100010-40 



Scott first, Heikes and Strawn div, second. 



This closed the tournament. . E. Hough. 



175 Monroe Stubet, Chicago. 



Once a Year. 



Shendun, Va., Aug. 31.— The Once a Year Gun Club, of this 

 place, gave a to\rrnament yesterday which was both largely at- 

 tended and successful. Messrs John C. Wheat, J. W. Rnmplt^ and 

 Craig, of Sbendun, were the prime movers in the tournament, and 

 Messrs, W. F. Summerson and AV. O. Sydnor, of the Penrose Gun 

 Club, of Staunton, arranged and managed the affair. To their in- 

 defatigable efforts and openhanded hospitality the successful 

 sport and enjoyment is largely due. 



About thirty gunners, representing the Winche,ster, Staunton, 

 Harrisonburg and Shendun clubs, participated, and W. Tell 

 Mitchell, the great Virginia live-bird shot, and others not mem- 

 bers of any club. The poorer scores are due to the fact that the 

 Harrisonburg and Shendun clubs are just organized, and the 

 mnjority of their members had absolutely no experience at trap 

 shooting. The sport is largely increasing in popularity through- 

 out the valley and Piedmont sections of Virginia, and great things 

 may be expected from this section nest year. 



Shendun is one of the new Virginia to svns. and is located on a 

 beautiful plain in the Eastern part of the valley, with scenery but 

 little short of sublimity on every hand. Here also is Weyer's 

 Cave or the Grottoes of the Shenandoah, a cavern more beautiful 

 than either Luray or the Mammoth, though not so extensive. 

 On the west of the town is the Massanutton Mountain, an emi- 

 nence rising abruptly from the plain, and from which the sig' al 

 corps of both armies alternately operated during the celebrated 

 valley campaign of the civil war. 



In the various events liberal purses were offered. During the 

 entire day about 3,500 shells were fl'-ed, the tournament lasting 

 from 9 A. M. to about 5 in the afternoon. The weather was perfect 

 for shootiDg, partly cloudy in the forenoon and clear during the 

 rest of the day. with no wind to pull down averages. The scores, 

 including that in the shoot for the State championship cup, are 

 appended: 



State championship cup matcb, 50 singles: 

 W FSummersonlUOlOOlllll 111111111 llllUlllllllll 1010011111011 1-43 

 G WHHddox - .llOlOllllOlOOllimOllllOllOlllllOlOOlllllllllllOO-37 



No. 1, 10 singlet : 



McDauiel .... 1011010110— 6 Bowman 0110101011— 6 



Coles 0110000100 - 3 Polhamus 1111111110— 9 



MitcheU 1101111111— 9 Loeb 0100010100 - 3 



Eustes flOOlOOOOOl- 3 Coffman 0000100000- 1 



Heron IIOOOOOOOO- 3 Baugher 0111001110- 6 



Eas'ham lOOOOOUlll— 4 J P Haddox 0111000011— 5 



Rawlings lllOOOllOO— 5 Miller 1111110110- 8 



Craig OlOOOOOlOO— 3 G W Haddox lOOlOlJOllO— 4 



Hansbrough .0010010000- 3 J L Baugher 1100010111— 6 



Wayman 1111110111— 9 Berkeley 0011111011— 7 



McVicar lOOllIlllO- 7 Summerson 1111111111—10 



Baker 0010111100— 5 



No. 3, 15 singles: 



Mii chell 110011011111111—13 L':>eb 111001111011101—11 



Wayman 101111110160110-10 Craig lOOOlOlOOOIOOOO— 4 



Summerson... 110011111011110— 11 McDaniel lOlOIO'OlOllOH- 9 



Polbamus OOOIOOOOIOOIOU- 5 Berkeley 111110011111111—12 



Miller 010110101100010 - 7 G W Haddox.. 001101111101001— 9 



McVicar 111111011101111—13 Bowman 111111110101111—13 



Coles lllOOOlOOOmif)— 8 Rawlings OOOlOlOOOOlOOflO— 3 



Fix 000100000000000- 1 Euatler lODOOlOlOOOlOU- 6 



McGovern OOWlOOOOOlOOll— 4 Eastham 001011 lllOll 101- 9 



J P Haddox... 1011 OmilllllO -11 Heron 11111000(010011— 8 



Wheat OllOlOOOOi-OLlOO- 5 G Baugi.er. ...011001000010000- 4 



Baker 001100111010111— 9 J L Baugher... OllOOlOOOUOlOll- 6 



No. 3, 10 singles, semi-experts: 



Mitchell... liOlllllU— 9 Berkeley 0011010011— 5 



McVicar, 1000111111— 7 Bowman 1111101011-7 



Amateurs. 



Harnsberger OOOlOOOlOO— 3 Eatsler 1000000010— 3 



Coles HOIOOIOOO— ,4 Craige OlOOOOlOOO— 3 



Wheat. 0010011010— 4 Baker lUllOOlOl- 7 



Hansbroxtgh 1001111011— 7 J P Haddox lUlllOlOi- 8 



Wayman .1110101110— 6 Baugher. . . .0101010011— 5 



G W Haddox 0011001101— 4 Loeb O01110O911— 5 



Mc'^overn OlOlOOOlOx— 4 Summerson 1111111111—10 



Fix 1000100000— 3 Straver 0001000000- 1 



Miller 1111100101— 7 McDaniel lOllOUOOO- 5 



Polhamus OOlUOOOlO— 4 Craige lllOOlflOll— 5 



Heron 1011010101— 6 Burtner 0100100100 - 3 



Eastham UUlOllOl— 7 



No. 4, 20 singles. Semi-experts: 

 Mitchell.. .11101010110011 010111-13 J HaddoxllllOOlOlOlOOlOlllOl-13 

 Sum'ersonlllllUl 110110101111—17 



Amateu'-s. 



McVicar.. 011001 11011111111 111— 16 Bowman. .11101111111111100111— 17 

 Wayman. 11111111011111011111— 18 Berkeley,.10110010imill01110— 14 

 McDanieLlOllllOiOlOllOlOllll— 14 Fustier .01000000001100001000 - 5 

 Ea8tham..011011010U101101111— 14 G HaddoxllOllllllllllUiiinO— 17 

 Heron ....:1100111010100010001-10 Miller ....11011101111111111111-18 



Baker lOlOOOOllllOllOOOlll-ll Polhemus 01011101110101111111-15 



No. 5,10 singles, Senai-experie: 



Summerson 1001011000—4 Wavman 0110110111—7 



Bowman 1110001111—7 Miller IIIOHOOOO— 5 



G W Haddox IIOUIIIU- 9 



Amateurs. 



Steager O0101O100O-3 McDaniel 1100111001—6 



Harper OOlOlOUOl-5 Eotzler.... 1000100000-3 



Mauphin 0101010011—4 McVicar Ulll6oilO-7 



Weakley OOOOOOllOO— 3 Baker OOlOlOOlH-5 



Berkley .1111010111—8 Eastman OlOUllllOO-5 



Mitchell 1101111111-9 Loeb OlllUllli-H 



Craige 0110010001-4 J P Haddox IIIUOIIOO - 7 



Polhamus. 1110111111—9 Herron 1010000010—3 



Burtner 1010011000 - 4 Baugher KXIIOOOOIO-S 



No. 6, 15 singles, semi-experts; $1.50 entrance: 



Haddox on 110010111011 -10 L^eb lOlOlOOOIlOUOl- 8 



Mitchell 111101111110110-13 Berkely 011110100111111-11 



Polhamus 111111011111111-14 



Araateura. 



Wavman 111111111100111—13 Summerson. .. 0110U11U10101~11 



McDaniel 011100100111111—10 Bowman lllllUOllUllO— 13 



B 1 ker 10111 1111010110-11 M-- Vicar limUOllllllO— 13 



Eastham lUOOlOOlOUllO- 9 J P Haddox. . .111011111101111—13 



liliYe^'^.;;V.::v.?}?SlSl=i4 lonoooioooom- 5 



No. 7, 20 singles, semi-experts. S3 entrance: 

 Polhamu8llllin0110110011101-14 Miller . . . .00111110111111000111-14 

 Mitchell . .10111101110111110110-15 McVicar. .01011010010100001011- 9 

 Wayman..lllll001111111111111-18 Bowman.. 11000010111111110101-13 

 Amateurs. 



JPHadd'xlOlOlOllOlinillllOl-13 AWHad'xllinillOOllllO1110O~15 

 McDan iel 01111111000011011011 -13 Berkeley. . lOllOH 11 0 1 111110111 - 16 

 Sum'ersonlOlOllOlllUlOOlllOl- 14 Baker . . ..10111010101110110110-13 



Loeb 11000111111110111111—16 Herron. ...01011001011101000090- 8 



Eastba.m .10011001110010111101—13 

 No. 8. 25 singles. Experts: 



W^ayman 1100111111011111111100111-20 



Amateurs. 



MH cbell 11111111111 111111111 01101-23 



McV icar 111111111111010111 1011111— 2 i 



Summerson 1011111111101111101100011—19 



McDaniel lllllllOllOlllUlllllOlll-23 



Baker 0111101101011010000119111-1.=; 



J P Haddox lOlOlOllOlOllOllUCOOOlOl-14 



Polha.mus liaHOOUOOIlOl w 



^«l>er llOlllOlllllllllOllOlini-21 



GW Haddox 1011111011111011111101111-31 



Bo wman 1 IIOOIOOIOIOIOIOIOOIIOIOI —13 



Extra No. 1 . 5 singles: B iker 5, McViear 5. Mitchell 4, Coffman 

 J. P. Haddox 2, Emster 1, Craig 3, G. W. Haddox 5, McDaniel 3, 

 Miller 3, Wavman 4, Bowman 4, Summerson 4. 



Extra Nf . 2, 10 singles: Mitchell 9, Summerson w, G. W. Had- 

 dox 10, McVicar 9, J. P. Haddox 7, McDaniel 8, Baker 7, Miller 8. 



The averages for the eight regular events are: D-. E. F. Way- 

 man and W. Tel' Mitchell 71 W. F. Summerson 78, H. W. McVicar 

 and J, S. Miller 75, Edmund Berkeley 73, G. W. Haddox 7L 



Stevens— Hall. 



ChigAOO. III.. Sept. 6.— Some say that it was because M'sieu 

 'Stevens" bit his thumb at Col. Hall, and others insist that it was 

 because Col. Hall accused M'sieu '•Stevens" of wearing ^8 pants, 

 but at any rate, as was told last week, there had arisen between 

 these two an enmity— which could only be wiped out in blood. 

 The affair of honor was billed for 3 P. M. to-day. and accordingly 

 at that hour to-r| ay the main ingredients, ace mpanied by iheir 

 seconds, surgeons and immediate friends, appeared at John Wat- 

 son's new park, or rather, his newest park, at Burnside. John 

 Watson hasn't any newer park than this one, and this was the 

 first match shot on thf se grounds. It could hardly be said to open 

 the park, for the park has not yet been inclosed. Tne fence build, 

 ers were still at work to-day. 



The afternoon was bright and warm, with a light wind from left 

 to right across the traps. The birds were the bes* obtainable, 

 though of course at this season they are not like the hard winter 

 birds. The flap ropes had to be used often, all the more because ' 

 the traps were laid In mowed grass, which atTordel the birds more 

 cover than a cinder bed, and made them more reluctant to start. 

 The King automatic traps are not yet down. John Watson pulled 

 the ropes, refereed, and oceasionally gathered a bird or Col. Hall, 

 though not often. 



M'sieu "Stevens" shota now d6fi(U67Te, anewFraucotte13-gauge. 

 and Schultze in Kvuochs. Col. Hall shot a 13-gaug6 Daly and 

 wood powder in U. M. C. smokeless cases. The highest run of the 

 latter was 19, M'sieu "Stevens" lit right out with 27 straight, and 

 shot a steady, veteran-like gait throughout, although the second 

 bird be missed was an easy one drifting in, which was overshot. 

 Col. Hall could not find his incomers very well, either. 



Just before the match M'sieu "Stevens" shot 5 practice birds 

 and Col. shot 3, of which they killed several between them. 



"1 want you to understand," said M'.sieu' "Stevens," throwing a 

 cold, malignant look against the sunny end of the house where 

 his opponent sat. "that the trousers I now have on cost $9 25, and 

 they are not my good pair." 



"Is that so?" Said Col. Hall, sarcastically. "Well, I can vyear 

 S4 pants and beat you, see! Youse people watch my smoke, set;"' 

 This was the last straw, and M'sieu "Stevens'" strode firmly to the 

 score, smashed down his bird, and sank gracefully, with an in- 

 mnciant, do-i'-every-tin:e air, into the chair near his handler, 

 Mr. Oswald Von Lengerke. The Forest and Stream griiphlc 

 trap score typB will do the rest, though there ougat to be some- 

 thing to show that Roll Organ bet $4 that neither ni:in would 

 get 45. 



Illinois State rules, 50 birds, $60. Score: 



R C"Steven8"3 33111221112121132 3 33332 1-25 

 <-\v!'H«-tiit<-^'>^Ti.7i^->-^f-\^4 ^-^^ 

 1201221033111113121102 3 1 l-i?,3-<r 



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"I shall have to insult you again, Dick," said Col. Hall, as they 

 shook hands at the close of the race, "though I'm afraid we won't 

 get to shoot again until next summer." 



"All rttrhl," said Dick with a bright smile, "I'll be getting them 

 all then." 



Mr. H. B. Foss, who has exchanged victory and defeat with the 

 winner of to-ilay, looked at him rather anxiously. He was going 

 to challenge him to another match, and then he thought he 

 wouldn't. It was the general impression that 47 was a good 

 many. 



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D. B. C , City.— Lowville ig a good point to start from, or go to 

 No. Four. From Hawley you may reach the Pike county grounds. 

 The rifie will answer. 



A. D. E., New York.— What flies can be used with the greatest 

 success in the Adirondaeks in August? Ans. The r-'d, brown and 

 gray-hackles, professor. Montreal and coachman are standard 

 flies and alwajs reliable. When, however, trout have sought ihn 

 headwaters of navigation, and the cool spring brooks it some- 

 times happens that only the midges can tempt them from their 

 hiding-places. 



E. M. B., Preston, Conn.— What kind of tackle shall I use and 

 what bait is the best for trolling in September in the Rangeley 

 Lakes, Maine? Give me a list of some of the standard flies for 

 brook and lake trout. Ans. A strong bait rod with reel holding 

 from 50 to 100yds. of linen or silk line of best quality will do for 

 lake trout. For bait use a minnow or a young sucker from 3 to 

 6in. long, and fish in deep water, either near the bottom or by 

 trolling with heavy sinker. Flies for lake trout are usually tied 

 on Nos. 4 and 6 hooks, in a wonderful variety of patte'ns. 

 Among the hundreds used for brook trout and lake trout listed in 

 catalogues are the following: Abbey, black-hackle, brown-hackle, 

 blue-professor, coachman, cowdung, grizzly-king, gray-hackle, 

 king-of-water, Montreal, professor, queen-of-water. red-hackle, 

 royal-coachman, stone, scarlet-ibis, silver-lnctor, white-miller, 

 veilow-sally, oriole, Parmachenee-helle, Richardson. Rangeley, 

 Cupsuptic, Jock-Scott, jungle-cock, Mooselucmeguntic. Rac- 

 quette, silver-king and yellow-moo e. You will find the choice of 

 flies among anglers as varied as human character. 



J. Q,, Amulree, Canada. — Am contemplating the constiuctlon 

 of a trcut pond. Have powerful spring issuing from side bill, 

 discharging water sufficent to fill continually a 2}^ or Sin. pipe. 

 Propose t~> make pond at foot of declivity by digging same out 

 and running water therein through a pipe. Will such plan work? 

 If so, how deep should pond be? what size? should bottom be 

 filled in with gravel? if so, to what depth? ought bushes to be 

 planted around? ought pond be banked uu sufficiently high to 

 prevent rain from running in from side hill? will troiit spawn in 

 5 or 6ft. of water? Ans. A combination of brook and spring 

 waters would be preferable, but trout can be reared in sprinu' 

 water. A single pond will not answer; better have at least three 

 communicating ponds varying in size and depth. Young trouc 

 can be kept in shallow water and sp-awning fish enter iDe shallows, 

 where they seek to deposit their eggs in nests excavated in gravel. 

 Gravel should be placed in the races connecting the ponds, but 

 not in the living ponds. R^uks should be raised to prevent inflow 

 of surface water and it will be found advantageous to line the 

 sides and ends, but not the liotrom, with planks. A good average 

 size for ponds would be lOEt. in width, 25ft. long, and the deoth 

 varying from one foot at the inflow to 4, 5 or 6f f. at the outlet. 

 For wintering tbe trout even a greater depth would be advitable. 

 Shade is desirable, but many flshcalturlsts secure it by intrcduc- 

 ing floating platforms into the ponds, thus avoiding trouble with 

 lalUng leaves in autumn. See Forest and Stream's catalogue 

 for works on flshculture, several of which relate chiefly to trout. 



