OCT. 13, 1893.] 



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Chica§^o Traps. 



WATSON'S PARK OPENS. 



. Chicago. 111., Oct. 8.— John Watson issues a circular letter au- 

 '^EOUnoiTiK that his new park at Burnaide is now open and ready 

 %r business, the King automatic traps being in shape and a few 

 husky pigeons clamoring in the barns. The club days for regu- 

 lar shoots are announced as follows: . 



Fort Dearborn Club, first Thursday of each month; Chicago 

 niub, first Friday; South Chicago Club, second Wednesday; 

 Prairie Chib, second Thursday; The Gun Club, second Friday; 

 Pullman Club, second Saturday; Chicngo Club, third Tuesday ; 

 Audubon Club, third Wfdnesday: Lake County Club, third Sat- 

 urday; Gun Club, last Saturday. These are the days formerly 

 used, and I believe are all asreed upon, except in the case of The 

 Gun Club, which will probably send in affirmative reply soon. 



It is hoped that Mr. Watson's new grounds may prove as full 

 of sport as his old ones, which have been the scene of many in- 

 teresting contests. There are few shooting grounds which have 

 the reputation of Watson's Park, and no grounds on earth have a 

 cleaner one. Gate money fakes are barred by John Watson, as 

 they should be, and, so far as I know, a crooked race was never 

 shot upon his grounds. Certainly the first suspicion of crooked- 

 ness would not a second time be attributed to the rugged old 

 Scotchman himself. I have often thought that a reputation like 

 .Tohn Watson's is a good thing to have. This came to me forci- 

 bly at Indianapolis this week, in the course of a free and general 

 talk with prominent outside shooters like Elliott, Beck, etc. 

 They all said John Watson was good enough referee for them, 

 and added that while the Chicago pigeon game was a hard one to 

 go H gainst it was as straight and square as anything on earth. I 

 never beard any shooter in the country say anything different 

 from that, nor will it ever be said, either of the old park or of the 

 new. About February the sign of the goose is in the ascendant. 

 Then expect storms, squalls and high jinks generally at the 

 Chicago pigeon grounds. 



THE MT. STERLING SHOOT. 



From all that one can gather from shooters just back from the 

 shoot at Mt. Sterling, Ky., there seems to have been a merry time 

 at that burgh. The manacement was not out for its health, but 

 for cold, hard coin, and it didn't care who knew it. Every shooter 

 was charged 50 cents admission every time be came on the 

 grounds. Targets were shot at 5 cents apiece (a profit of about 

 |44a thousand), and if there had been any live birds they proba- 

 bly would hnve been trapped at $1 each. I have not heard any 

 shoot critised so severely as this one, and there seems no doubt 

 that shooters went there under misapprehension. If it were not 

 reprehensible for a management to advertise one thing and offer 

 another, I should enjoy this spectacle hugely. The wolfers were 

 wolfed, and they didn't like it. The "ganer," not out for their 

 bealth, met a management not out for its health, and didn't like 

 it. I don't, for the most part, waste much sympathy on the "gang" 

 who are always eagerly on the lookout for a nice lot of amateurs 

 to eat up, but in this case the punishment seems too severe to fit 

 the crime, and I weep with those who came back from Mt. 

 Sterling with tears in their eyes over the injuries just suffered. 



CALUMBT HEIGHTS CI/UB. 



The committee in charge of arrangements for a gentlemen's 



guests day at Calumet Heights Club, in the lake shore country, 

 has set the date for Oct. 16, and offers the following report; 



"The purpose is to increase the membership of the club and 

 incidentally to give the different members an opportunity to dis- 

 play their individual accomplishments. The programme of the 

 day will consist of shooting at the trap, rifle and revolver shoot- 

 ing at targets, foot races, songs, skirt dances, and a choice selec- 

 tion of music by the "Tin God" quartette. The committee have 

 secured the donation of over a dozen prizes, to be competed for 

 by our guests, a partial list of which is appended: Diamond pin, 

 Folitaire shirt stud, single barreled shot-gun, bisque statuette, 

 set of loading tools any gauge, gun cleaner any gauge, lOOyds. of 

 linen line, Meerschaum pipe, etc. etc. As this is strictly a gentle- 

 men's day, the members are asked to abstain from bringing the 

 ladies." 



OAItEIEIiD CLUB. 



Besides target sweepstakes at the grounds to-day, which Sec- 

 retary Brown kindly reports, there will be li«e bird shooting at 

 Garfield Club grounds Saturday, Oct. 15, commencing at 10 A- M. 

 sharp. This occasion will fairly conclude the more active season. 

 It will be a pleasant and interesting event in the live bird line. 



THAT E.JECT0B. 



I was very glad to see this week the cheerful face and portly 

 form of Col. A. G.Courtney, agent of thp Lefever Arms Co., who 

 is now again on his travels, and looking better than for ten years 

 past, which is saying a erreat deal. Col. Courtney will spend 

 nearly a week in all in Chicago, and will have time to see all his 

 friends if he hurries. While we were talking he told me the story 

 of his ejector, which, if not newly published, may be newly read 

 by some. 



"Yes, we've got an ejector on the Lefever gun," said he, "or did 

 have, though we may have to take it off for all I know. You see, 

 it's too blame dangerous. Now, I was down in Indianapolis not 

 long ago and was standing about forty yards In front of the 

 grand stand at the score, but do you know they barred me from 

 shooting. You see, every time I touched that ejector she'd jerk a 

 shell right back into the grand stand among the people, and it 

 kept them frightened, besides injuring a good many. Law! I 

 didn't mean to hurt anybody, but of course I had to quit. The 

 trouble with our ejector is it's too good; it's dangerous." 



Speaking of one gun man you always hear the rustle of an- 

 other's wings. Harvey McMurchy. agent of those L. Q. Smith 

 gun, is also in the village this week, and will remain till next 

 Wednesday unless given twenty-four hours' notice by the town. 



Mr. E. H. Kniskern, of the Wilkes-Barre Gun Co., spent a couple 

 of days here this week, and has gone on to Milwaukee. In com- 

 pany with Mr. Northrup. a well-known York State shot, Mr. 

 Kiiiskern will take a short trip to Minnesota after chickens. A 

 whole lot of people out here don't know how to pronounce Wilkes- 

 Barre. They call it "Wilkeys-Bar," whereas ihey shotild call is 

 "Wilks-Barry," to rhyme with "carry." It is a very heathen 

 word. 



To-day there will be another clambake and pigeon shoot com- 

 bination given at Cnmberland Lodge in Indiana, the success of 

 the entertainment mentioned last week having been such as to 

 demand an immediate repetition. The Monon rouieputsona 

 brand new special car for the occasion. E. Hough. 



1T5 Monroe Street, Chicago. 



Richfield Gun Club Cup. 



Richfield Springs, N. Y., Oct. 6.— Editor Forest mid Stream: 

 Mr. Ed. Annan, Jr.. of your city, has kindly donated to the Rich- 

 field Gun Club a very handsome solid silver challenge cup, valued 

 at $100. It is art'stically lettered and designed and will be a 

 handsome trophy for the one who wins it. The club has dispensed 

 with regular shoots during the boarding season, but will com- 

 mence the fall campaign under bright auspices, with this elegant 

 cup as an incentive to good shooting. The first regular shoot in 

 each month will be held as a competitive one to decide who shall 

 possess the cup for a month. The member winning it the most 

 times in a year will have his name engraved on it, and as soon as 

 one name appears three times that person becomes the owner of 

 the cup. 



The Acme Gun Club. 



The last shoot of the Acme Gun Club's season was held at 

 Dexter Park, on Wednesday, Oct. The competition was at 

 bluerock targets, 20 to each man for the highest average scores of 

 the season. C. Stuetzle was the highest scorer of the day, but T.. 

 Short wins the first annual prize. The scores: 

 P RauBch.OOOlOlllllOOOOOOOOlO- 7 C StuetzlelllOlOllliOlOlOlOlll-M 

 HMaird. 11100110101000110101-11 P Burger..0000100n 00001010101— 7 

 CMunick.lOOOlOllOOlOOOgnoOOO- 5 DetDofl-.tOlUOOOOOlOlOOOllOO- 8 

 H MenkelllOlOllOOOlllllOlllO-13 

 Sweepstake shoot, 8 bluerocks, 25 cents entrance, 3 moneys; 



C Stuetzle + 



P.'Burger 4 



HMenkel 0 



C Margie 3 



12 3 



1 2 



F Rausch 2 6 



CMunick 1 . 



HLMalrd 4 4 



CDetDoff 1 



^tiBw^s to ^amHgandmts. 



Ko Motloe Taken of Anonymona Correapondenta. 



A. P. A., Minerva, N, Y.— The specimen sent from the Adiron- 

 dack Preserve Association waters is not wild rice. 



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 some hints about fishing and catching the famous tarpon. Would 

 like to know the kind of rod, reel and line best suited to the pur- 

 pose, a'so what kind of bait to use. The waters around my place 

 in Louisiana are alive with them, and although a greenhorn with 

 the rod I am seized with the desire to catch one of these silver 

 kings without serving an apprenticeship on smaller game. Ans. 

 The tarpon and the mode of taking it are described in our Florida 

 number of Jan. 9, 1890. Most tarpon fishermen use a stiff rod, 

 from 5 to 8ft. long, provided with a multiplying reel with acapsc- 

 city of "600f t,. of 12 to 18 thread striped bass line, and knobbed 8-0 

 Sproat or O'Shaughnessv hook, with braided linen snells, 3 or 3ft. 

 long and i^in. diameter." Wire or chain is often substituted for 

 the linen snell. Mullet is used for bait, and the fishing is done 

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 man are esesntial for this heroic form of fishing, and strong 

 tackle is a prerequisite to success. 



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