Deo. ^9, 1898.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



871 



Fulfbrd— Elliott Second Match. 



iNDjANAPOLis, l>°c. 19.— TVie BPcoDfl of ttio Series of five matches 

 bet w. en J. A. B- E Hotr. of Kansas City. Mo., and E- D Fulford, 

 of Hax-ishufu, Pa., tor S'200 a side and a side bet of fl.CHM on the 

 "•ptieral result, wsa shot 1n this city to-day before a smali crowd 

 cf spectators. Nothing but so enthusiaBt would have braved 

 ?uch unpleflsant weather and the small attendance is chargable 

 to 'hat cause. 



A score or more of the "crarlfs" of this and the surrounding 

 towns were on hand early, despite the fact that it snowed more 

 or leas all day, and during the grea'er portion of the match it 

 snowed dirpctlv in the faces of the parHcipants and apectat^ra, 

 Hside from being cold and a cold wind blowing in the faces of the 

 f^rowd. 



Among those in a^tendatice were: AIviti Grtibe, Ohas. Lock- 

 wood and T. A. Gpntle of Southport; J, S. Dowllng and Wm. L. 

 D'=riDsn. of Grpencaptle; Ed Vcris, of OrawfordsvUle; M. W. 

 Washbu'U, of Npw Richmond; G<>o. G. Whartin and F. H. B-'p- 

 don. of Marion; ,T. H. Wilson, of Kusbville; M W. Hutto and F. 

 D. Dursler, of Nobipsville. Amo-jg the Indianapolis reprepeuta- 

 t^ves were G^o. C. Beck, who Inst the champiorship to VIr 

 Elliott, Dr. S. H. Moore. Dr. C C. Evert. Dr. A. Martin, J. E. 

 Hump^-rey^Henry Smith, E. A. Peck, and others. 



Dr. O. F. Britton, of this city, acted as referee and fulfilled the 

 duties nccep'aWy and without a single protest f'-om either side, 

 Ohas. Pol=ter seted as ruller ard »1'0 as general manager for the 

 shrot. and perfo7m<^d his wor1f perfectlv. 



Five Ijing traps were u^ed, gOyds. ri?p; the ground being small, 

 the fe' ce was used as b"nxidory. about loyde. averaging. 



Elliott shot his new Roval Ornwn grade hflramerless TM'b., POin. 

 12-2auee Greener, sbootiT<e Si'^drs. Schultz" powder. I14 iz. No. 7 

 chii'ed shot, with Ele\ 's 284 nit.ro shplls in each barrel. 



Fulf ird .shot a hatrraer titreener, 71bs. 7oz , 80lu., 1^ gauge, with 

 rs. Schultze, No. T chilled in right barrel. No, 6 in left barrel, 

 loaded in U. M. O. grepu trap shellf , metal I'ned. 



The result was a surprise to the spectators, as Mr. Elliott bad a 

 host of triends here, and tl^e symp'^thy leaned largely toward 

 him, and be was regarded as much the better sliot,but no difficult 

 shots were made by either that wer^ not liberally applauded, and 

 Mr. Fnlford may assure himself that he carries a^ay from In- 

 dianapolis the well wishes of all the spectators for bis gentle- 

 manly and dignified hparing. The match began at 1:20 the first 

 half occupvirg lb. 11m., the ItXIth bird of Mr. Fulford falling dead 

 at 3'35. :ih. low. in all. 



The birds wre what might be called slightly better than an 

 average lot. Simo were poor, while a number were screamers. 

 As regards the advantage of birds, neither shooter had much 

 the best, of the match. 



Mr. E'liott's 64 "-h. 77th and 82i birds were "cyclofes." but wefe 

 stopped in beautiful style, also Mr. Fulford's 33d, 49th and 53d. 

 Herewith find 8cor*s: 



Fulford . 



...3 11313131831 



ill 113122331 3-35 



333313033311 133331313113 3-24 



3132232 3 2132132333 0 3 1 1»1 1-24 



13102 2 111120313331311313 3-23-96 



liott 1 1123311313111211323 1-2 31 3-25 



II2IIII0UI 3 2223312213211 0-23 



032310211 3 1 3 131113111311 1-23 



12 3 11 1 2 111132 0 121111 o 211 1-23-93 

 o Dead out of bounds. 



The Final Match. 



HAHBI8B0KG. Pa., Dec. 2ti— Kfiiio?' Forest and Stream: The last 

 of theeerRSof pi ize matches was not so well attended as such 

 shoots generally are In this lonalitv, no doubt owing to the ex- 

 treme condition of the weatber with the thermometer almost 

 down to zero. . , , , , 



However, .^moU Ijuots o^^ men might have been seen very reluct- 

 antly soing out to the ground", where these two contestants had 

 previously facpd the traps and where some of our local amateurs 

 have piled up the same identical scares , 



Tne mitoh was somewhat delayed by Mr. Elliott objecting to 

 the posi i in of the tr«pa, which had to be reset, thus giving the 

 wind 3 direct driving direcion. 



Mr. J. H. Woi'den, Secretary of the State Sportsmen's Associa- 

 tion of Pennsvlvania was bv appointment declared refer-e; M 1' 

 F. L'ndsl^y. trap puller, aud Mr. Ed. Banks and H. Brewster 

 Shoop, offl dal "corers. Th° birds were of excellent quality, fur- 

 ished by Worden Bros. Yet a trreat number were called and the 

 traps r» fl;l»^'d, 'he birds not gi'ttine up the instant the trap was 

 sprung, the shooting device (^all filled with shot) being consid- 

 ered inferior to the old style ftinnei duster. A pointer dog be- 

 longing to Mr. Jas. Worden and Jas. Dinger did the retrieving, 

 dividing honors evenly. 



Elliott shot '^n'^ of his two new Greener.^, la gaugp, 714 bs, loaded 

 with SJ^irs. Schultze powder ia both barrel-, with 1J4<JZ, No. 7 shot 

 in K]e> V cases. ^„ 



Fulford used his Greener bamm^r e-un, 12-gauge, dbs. 13cz., 

 irs.JSchul'ze powder, wi'h IJi "z- No. 7. in rlgot and same quan- 

 tiiy No. 6 in lirfr, loaded in Amci 'Oan U.M. O. green siifllo. 



As Nortn America seems +0 be the bounoary in t.herules govera- 

 ine, it was finally pgreet that, the "uter ft- nee encin Itng the race 

 cour=e should be'tbe boundary on the occasion, which gave 90yds. 

 from comer trap. . 



Mr. Fulford noi the toss and fent bis opnoneut to the score. A 

 bird went from No. 4 fap which M". Elliott downed in elegant 

 style, and ttie match had started at 1 :35. Mr. Fnlf.irn's first oird, 

 a dark blue "ne. ma-'e a bad mistake when hovering, and the 

 score was tied Mr, El'iott/s secoad one, however, gave him the 

 slip, and though hit bv both barrels wobbled over the fence and 

 was out of sight. The shooting went smoo'hly enough until the 

 fourth bird of Mr. Elliott's, which refused to fly on tlit- instant the 

 trap was sprune. Elliott refu ed to take it and left ttie score. 

 The bird presently arot up and fl^w. Af rer the bird had crossed 

 thebouQdarv Mr. FulforH challeneed it on the ground that the 

 shooter bad not d^cUred "No bird " The challenge was suscain-d 

 and it was scored a lost bird, which was freely commented on by 

 friends of both contestants. Mr. Elliott <'l'»imed that his action 

 in walking away from the score was evidence enough that he had 

 d. cidtd notto take it. , , 



Tub mitch ran along at a fref z'ng gait until r ultord s nint'i 

 bird was reached, a drivr from No. 4, which landtd dead out of 

 bounds wi h two loads that did not score. Elliott seemt-d to be 

 sliootmg in a verv dec'dedlv reckless gait, as lie slipped up on his 

 mh anrt 20ib, spparentlv not doing those birds mueti damage. 



Fulford showed determination and stea'liness in a marked 

 deariee. u.siug his sf cond \\d'h srood jadctnent often forsafety only. 

 The first qua'ter flni.'h-d with Elli..tt21, fulford 24. 



Elliott was the next to drnp his bird, a right-quartering driver 

 from No. 5, which should have stopped, but fell dead ou' side the 

 boundaiy. Fulford missed his also, a fasti climbing one from No. 

 3, and foilownd it uo^nd scor-d anotht-r goose egg on his 30 h, 

 another driver out of No. 10 Elliott lost ids 32d, also theSH'b, 

 both dnveth; lint finished hi« R"c ud i5 with 22, his 50 with 43. 

 Fulford in his SriTb one of ihe b st of the shoot, a lignt snakey 

 blue hen from No. 4, a low driving bird, which only s'opo'=d with 

 the Feoond. F^ilioa to stop hi" 37ch he ran along ordinarily until 

 his 48' h, when he recfivd an usly rig'H-quHrtering twi=ter from 

 No. 5, which in his fliebt seemed as though be had indulged m 

 egg.Tioff. After refusing three good ones wbicli fa'ledio jump, 

 heslipo d up on an wpparen'ly eai^y one from No. 8, ending the 

 Beo.nno*qaar'er with 21, f nd the first half with 45. 



Hew (8 nest to fail a victim In bis 531, a rigbt-quart«>ring 

 bird out of No 3, when Ell'ott followpd 10 the 58th round, a 

 driver out of No. 2. buij m'^de a magulflceri'' kill of a twis'ing 

 driver out of No. 8. He repeated it on his 67th with one barrel 

 He m'ssfd his nest, an incoming lefi»quarterer,rep^atiae it again 

 on his 73(1, .^coring 31 out of 25. Along went the shoot and aim g 

 wtnt the fp°cla'ors dancing to teep wirm, when suddenly Ful- 

 ford-s 631, an income, left for Worrion's coop, Fai mg to score 

 on his egch. be afterwards ran the 75 and gained one on his op- 

 ponent, being 3 in the lead. . , 



Elliott now ci^ang-'d fr-^m *he left side of the so-" to the right 

 fide on account of the cold and biting wind. This ee-med to 

 brac« his back, for up to this time luck had been agaiuit him to 

 a remarkable deeree. 



Hi= (7th bird, from No. 4, was a fast left-quarter'ng bird, which 

 be followed up with one barrel; this was a tplendid kill. His S2d, 

 after falling close to the boundary, drew out a good deal of dis- 

 cussion as to its probable scoring. The referee ordered another 

 ^ilrd shot at, whleh stopped, considerably nearer the traps. 



Then all went merrily as a Ohristmas bell, until on the Sith be 

 orce more failed to score, and twire repeated it|^ both birds fall- 

 ine out of bounds. He finished with a total of 8». The m^n now 

 shot more rapidly, as the cold was almost unbearable. Fulford, 

 somewhat improving, ran along until his ,S3d, when he scored a 

 miss, bis ."^Stli falling dead out of bounds. He finished with a 

 s ra'gbt 90. The referee declared this fifth match In favor of 

 Fulfoi'' 



Mr. Fulford will go to his home inUtiea, N. Y., for a short time 

 ana Mr. Elliott, in compaoy with two brothers, will visit a 

 brother on the eastern shore of Maryland. j-umTuary of flights: 

 LD BD D BQ LQ Iti RQD LQD 



Elliott IB 13 26 11 « 6 4 3 



Fulford .11 13 34 T » 5 3 3 



lyop Henre type— Copy Hffht, 'Afls, biAFarest (Mid Stream PuUi^hing Co. 

 4 3434421 51146333341635 4 52 



EUiott 3 0 1 0 ^1 'i3 1!J 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 3 1 3 3 2-31 



1 5 1 3 3 1 3 2 8 5 1 4 5 3 5 5 4 5 1 1 4 4 3 1 3 



1 021210 2 3 1 2 2 0 1 ^212 32^ 2 3 3 3-22 

 24133213 3 143343 8 5 415 32613 



2 1 1 1 3 3 0(53 33^3^ 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 2-21 

 6425351313142452543 5 31334 



3 1 Ills 1 So 3 1 0 2 2^ 3 o 3 3 o 1 3 3 3 1-31-85 



Fulford . 



5 13 3 4 5 3 

 Ht\->eTH 

 ..2 2 2 2 3 3 2 



4 3 3 4 1 4 3 



mm 



3 3 0 2 8 

 14 3 4 2 4 2 

 2 1 o 3 3 3 2 



24323141R83 4 2 353 5 3 

 202^1 113322322 2 2 2-24 

 5 3 4 4 2 13 2 2 3 3 3 3 115 4 3 

 ni^^^2^IVFlF3r3lV31 

 3533515 4112 4443341 

 \7iT/^'^N/'//'/'/NNNTTTN 

 3311103112303 1 312 2-23 



3511332134231115 33313 4345 

 T/'i/S.NJ.-^ 

 3 2 3 3 3 3 0 



N <- 4. T \ T ? H ^ 1 H 4. N T 

 1 23233o 2 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 1-33-90 



Fulford and Elliott ia Pittsburg. 



PiTTSBCKG, Pa., Dec. 22- —Editor ForeM and Siream: The third 

 shorn in ihe ser'es between Elliott and FuUord took place to-day 

 atthispla"e. The score I ioolose. The dav begun br'ght with 

 the sun shining, but so"n changed to cloudy and finally wound 

 up in a blowing snowstorm. , . i . 



The therrooraeter stood at 36 degrees and before the shoot 

 closed it was 4 degree« lower. The wind came from the west 

 which Bent the birds off to the left quarter. 



The birds were a choice lot, being a dark blue color, and in 

 the first half were briEht and lively, but on the third string they 

 were cold and r1ow% most of them having to be chased from the 

 trap, but the last strine wa« on birds that were brought from a 

 wami room a.nd they were good and strong. 



Elmer E. Shaner was referee: handler, J. H. Wordon ; trap 

 puller, "'.Tim Crow." 



Elliott 211 1 on 01 15:01 1 n 232110301-20 



0222 1 21222 1 1 2 1 22312123 1 10-23 

 2211122212221231111131121-25 

 11121112ai3312-i2111332131 -25-93 



Fnlford 022223220L2212113210-?2122-23 



0?1221i0ei 121123111012111-22 

 11 221 1 222] 220222221 12 1 ;K2 -24 

 312211 1.210mn02:2;^033 ?3-22-90 

 .T. W. Hagite. 



Kansas Mid-Winter. 



KANSAS City, Dec 24 —The midwinter holiday tourn«)ment of 

 the Kansfls City sua clubs uQdpr the management of Kinnan & 

 Bennett closed this even-'ng. It was a faii-ly successful tourna- 

 ment. especi<illy so for Charlie Budd of Des Moines and Dick 

 Merrill of Mlwaukee, who quit nice winners on the three davs 

 shoot They ar.^ b^th cood f il->ws and always welcomed witb 

 open arms by Kansas Cf y sportsmen. Among the visitors who 

 faced the traos on Thursday hesides Budd and Merrill were 



Lone Jack " Dr. J. F. L°8h of Seotca, A. L. Scoville of Seneca 

 and .J. M. Hershey of Osage Citv, Kan. ^ , . . 



The birds were a very good lot, and the shoot.'ug, con«ideTing 

 the snow covered grotmd, was very good. Ti>e Kansa^ City Gun 

 Club shoot, which was made a sweepstake with an entrance tee 

 of S7 50, was the princip-il shoot of the day. In this shoot there 

 w re twenty-four entries, and three ties on ten straight.'. 



The first shoot was a ten Hve-bird race, with an entrance fee of 

 557 .=i0. i^'ollo wing is the scire: 



C Biidd ..... .2112212222-10 A L Scoville 1111121221-10 



RMerriii .....1212131123-10 "Lone Jack" 1201311313-9 



LW Scott 1331202J13— 9 A L Bennett 2112111122-11 



There were two moneys in this shoot, CO per cent, first and 40 

 per cent, second. Bo'b moneys were dividt- d. 



The fir.st " mud pie " sboot, a fifteen bird sweepstakes, resulted 

 in a victory for Karl Guinotteaud Lill Scott, who divided first 

 TTionev on clean scores. Following is the score of thA shoot : 

 C Budd . ... 111111111111110-14 LW Scott.... illimilllllll-l.=> 

 A L Scoville... 110111111111110-1:1 A L Rennett.. 101111111110101-12 

 RMerriii . ..110111111111111-14 O B^nu-tt. .. . .OlllUaill<'Hll-12 

 W Brvant . .00100inO"10101- 7 G Bickmers. . .111111111011111-14 

 FKGuinoite.. 111111111111111-15 ,sf..„ , 



Ttiere were three moneys In this sboot, 50 30 and 20 per cent. 

 First and second monejs were divided, and there was no tie for 

 third. The shoot was for §3 entrance. jjlO added. 



Thefi st money in tb" big shoot amonnied to $32. It was divided 

 The se'ond money. $24, wa= divided by Con. Holmes, Charley 

 Budd and W. Bryant, "-fter shooting out G. A. Fowler and .J K. 

 Guinotte, who tied with them for seconi money. Those wfio 

 tied on third and fourth divided. The score of the shoot wng: 



F .1 Smith. 21023030-\i- 6 J P Jackson 20100200'0— 4 



W S "Hal 1 i well 2123220100- 7 GAFowler 2113U 1201- 9 



.1 A Bolen 110I121221- 9 W S Field 1220(JOv. 



G German 121121213^-10 R G Purvis 0000120201— 4 



G«o Youmans 2020011100— 5 J K Guinotte 33l3220l;Jl— 9 



6 Cosswell 1212102202 - 8 "Loie Jack" 2021122111- 8 



E W Kinnan 2020212113- 8 W Bn ant 2223111.201- 9 



CWBudd 11S1120111- 9 H McGee 21013 v. 



1? Merrill 2122112121—10 "Dan Q.ulnn" 011101110 0—5 



G Bickmers,' 1011022120- 7 C F Holmes 0111-^11211- 9 



LW Scott 1021221210- 8 J Dt-nnis 1222212122-10 



A L Bennett 23il010u21- TAB Cross 0201101110— 6 



The last sboot of the atternooa was a20- arget race. Budd took 

 first mouf y with a clean score, Scoville second, and Merrill, Ben- 

 nett aad Ro-n«v 'liyid^d 'bird. F -il->wing is the pcor^: 

 Scoville. ..11111111111111101111-19 Halliwel .OHOOIOOOO 1 1000000 11- 6 

 Scott ...lOlllOlllOHlllllin- 17 B ■nnett..lllUlll011bllOUll— 16 

 Gu'not.te..]0'll'0101011lllllll— W Rickmers 011011111100311001111-12 



Bhdd 11111111111111111111—20 Bryan ....11101001111110101111—15 



Merrill . .llianllOlllllllllll— 18 Rooney. . .0111101111111 UtUUl— 17 

 Kinnan-. -lllOlOOOllll'lOlOOll-ia Bennett. ..11111111101110111111-18 



On Friday thesuootin which the mist interest was iiiiinlieatt-d 

 was the novelty shoot for teams of two, both at scorH at same 

 time and sho'iting at triple rises, that is, three birds spcune from 

 the traps simultaneously, two birds to be on the wing before any 

 shot counts and the third one to be fligged ia case he be a siuti- 

 gard. The race fui-nisbes a world of sport for spectators as well 

 as shoo+ers, and will be hereafter known as "cocked hat" from its 

 resfmhiance to the howling game where the three corner pins are 

 only used. There were three moneys in the shoot and went to the 

 teams making 'he three hiebest scores. The acore: 

 Budd & Merrill . Ill 111 H 1101-11 Holmes & Flow- 



•xroitb & BeunetllllOllOllUl— 10 eree 1001111011U- 9 



Milligan & Ger- Brj ant&Her«heyli'0101101l01— 6 



man.... -. 100011101100- 6 Scott & Scoville..lOOOU011il03- 6 



Bolen & Keene...]f.i0100100101— 5 



The tntranco in tni- sooot was $10, and the three moneys 

 amounted to S24 50, S14.70 and |9 SO. 



The big shoot of the day was a fifteen live bird race with an 

 pntrance fee of S15 and S30 added money. Tbis shoot brought ten 

 men to the traps. Charley Rudd and Merrill, who are shooting 

 in ereat form and getting the big end of the moneys, tied In this 

 shot on f lean scores and divided first money. The ties on four- 

 teen shot off and Geiman finally took the pot after killing twenty 

 birds in the shoot off. G.^rdon and Hickman divd^d third 

 TTionov. Themonevsin tba ah. iot amounted to $71.25, ^2.75 and 

 S28.50. Fol'owi'-g is tb- sz-o-eof the shoot: 



Budd 23n2?22r32SH2— 15 Gordon 121121120111201—13 



Dennis. 20311211 II ill 92-14 Smith . . . ... ...11 "20020101 1020- 9 



Merrill 1332131122?23?2-lo Hickman 112011111111013—13 



Hershey .201012110111031-11 Bryant 121121111131011-14 



Bennett ..212011211111122-14 German 0131all21111211— 14 



There was a fair attendance on the closing day. The principal 



live bird shoot was th«> SlOO guaranteed pur«e, 10 birds. $10 en- 

 trance, which drew out 16 entries. Budd won first money, tvemg 

 the only one to make a straistbt score. Brvant, Merrill and Ben- 

 nett dhnded second on ties of 9. Hickman. Keene, RurreH, Sobroe- 

 der and Scott third on 8, and Smith. H->l"ies and W B»nT)ett 

 fourth on ties of 7. The moneys were $48, |36, $24 and 813 respeo- 

 tiyolv. The score: „ „ 



C E Holmes ..]0122ol31o- 7 R M°r"ill 2113312202-9 



F J Smith 1001311101- 7 A L Bennett. . . - 1111103122-9 



J M Hershey C020 v L W Scott 31Uinill0-8 



Hickman 1321102110- 8 W Bmn^tt 0-223203031 -7 



W B Bryatit 111211o211— 9 J Barrell 1022122(63-8 



J A Bilen OCllOlllOl- 6 J Keene. 2320222220-8 



HMilliken 3" 11100001- 6 G German ooll313113-8 



C W Budd 3221212332-10 W S HaUiwell ol00312010-5 



The next live-bird sboot was a 10-bird sweep, S7.50 entrance, 

 with 8 starters. Bud-i. Merrill, Hershnv and Burrell divided first 

 money, $24, on ties of 9. and B mnett. Sm'th and Bi^yant divided 

 second, Slfi, after shootincr out German Tne score: 



n W Budd 1211212102—9 F J '^mlth. , 0101211233-8 



R Merrill 1220111213-9 W B Brvant 1122221003—8 



AL '^fennett.... .....0011111211-8 J B Burrell 3133213202—9 



J M Hershey 1120121223 -9 G German .0112211101-8 



There wer° several tarKePshoots during tbe day, in which Mer- 

 rill, Budd, Bennett and Bryant toik down most of the coin. 



Whitfiei-d. 



CHICAGO TRAPS. 



[From a Staff Carre»von(letit.'\ 



Matters are a shade better in tbe outloo> for the World's Fair 

 shoot. The executive committee of the Illinois Association met 

 last Thursdav evening at the Sherman House, this city, one week 

 after the meeting adjnurned without quorum. Neither Mr. 

 Nicbolls nor Mr. Edhrooke h»s yet been present at any meeting 

 of the coraTTiittee. There were present this evening first Mr. Or- 

 e-an. president, and Mr. Shf pard. secretary, Mr. Donald and Mr. 

 Hough; no quorum, as Mr. Organ is only ex-offlcio a member. Mr. 

 M. B Bortrpe, city game warden, was present by invitation, as 

 also Mr. F. S. Baird. of the law committee. These met in general 

 session, and at length a timid knock announced the coming of 

 Mr. M. J. Eich. Then some one said, 



"thr ioemak has came," 

 and there was mucb relMcing, for there was now assembled the 

 first quorum vet present at a called meeting of this committee, 

 Presioent Organ certainly ha« been long suffering and kind in a 

 position which would naturally be one oC considerable anxiety at 

 thiss*age. , , . ^. 



Tbe matter of inviting one of the shooting associations, either 

 the American Manufacturers' or the Interstate, to take hold of 

 the op-n tournoment of next summer came up for discussion. 

 Mr. Einh thousht no foreign corporation shoul'i be tendered until 

 it liad first been offered to the shooters of Chicago. This view 

 prevailed. It was decided to call a mass meeting of the. shooters 

 of Chicago for 8 P. M. of next Thursday evening, Dpc. 39, for tlie 

 purpose of attempting the orcrapization of a stock company with 

 sufficient cap'tal to give a tournament of the proper proportions 

 and character. Tbe secretary is now issuing invitations for this 

 meeting. All present were made a comm ttee to ursre attendance 

 of all those liKely 10 be interested. The secretary was instructed 

 to insert the proper notices in the daily papers. 



The secretary was also instructed to write the secretary of tne 

 recent meeting of the game and fish wardens of the NorthweBt, 

 for tbe purpose of establi^'hing relations of mutual advantage in 

 matters of game and fish legislation. 



Warden Bnrtre e called attention to the necessity for an im- 

 proved game law, and the time before the convening of the Legis- 

 lature ' eing now short, to suggest early instructions to the law 

 committee for the draft" of a bill. The law committee wiU draft 

 snon bill and meet for discussion with the executive committee. 



PICTUKK OF EDDIE BINGHAM'S GUN. 



or available part of sucb committee, at tbe Sherman House, next 

 Friday evening, Dec. 30. It is probable that the bill will recom- 

 mend the appointment of county game wardens with police 

 powers. It may take up tbe matter of protecting birds sought to 

 be acclimatized, and may have a shot-mnrk clause on quail. It 

 may be urgfd as an ent re new hill, ihe old law to be repealed, 

 hut this latter is hardly likely. Indeed it is one thing to frame 

 bills and another to get them pissed as laws, the only thing cer- 

 tain being tbe fact that you don't get any more than you ask for. 



The aate of the annual tournament of the Illinois State Sports- 

 men's Association was set for the second week of June. It will 

 probably continue for nearly two weeks, and after that, at close 

 or remote in t<rval. there may fol ow whatt-ver tbeie is to be of 

 the much-delayed World's Fair shoot. I would advise alarm as 

 to this latter not to be 100 serious as yet The start is the haidest 

 step, and the matter is i-eally a difficult question, but it is impos- 

 sible to believe yet that Cnicago is going to permit a failure. 



A stock company could make a great tiling and a good penny 

 out of tt'is World's Fair shoot. The gate mooey wouhi net a large 

 sum. Matches could be shot which would bring out a good pop- 

 ular attendance, such as matches between ladies, matches of in- 

 dividual championship, etc., etc. There should be money for the 

 lUflnagHment and money for the snooters. It is likely that the 

 Illinois Association, which will retain supervisioi of any such 

 tournament, will objijct to any system of shooting which will 

 mike the tournament only a vist contribution to a few shooters. 

 All plans are yet vague, but we hope for plenty of good swift news 

 before long. 



ELLIOTT— FPLFORD. 



The Elliott— Fulford matches have created a good amount of 

 interest t>ere. Chicago men mostly tavortd Elliott to win at 

 Kansas C'ty. Tne prt diction heie at this date, Dec. 24, before the 

 race is shot, is that Elliott will win at Harrisburg. A 'urn about 

 is fair play. The scores have run very strong. Fulford has done 

 good shooting— more than good— on Chicago grounds, in practice. 

 He should sboot stronger lisre tban before. He may get another 

 race here tbis winter, and he may not. There i.« not a great deal 

 of talk abou' it, but whether or not this is on account of his late 

 high scor» s I can not say. Is Chicasro a-weakenin'? By and by 

 we can tell better, but I expect she am not. 



CHRISTMAS XN THE STOKE. 



At Montgcmery Ward & Co.'s gun department this morning I 

 found lamentation and despair. You see, in view of the lecent 

 performances of Eddie B ngham at the trap,the boys of the gun de- 

 partment had lesolvt-d to make him a present of a new gun. They 

 eoi one of very recent design, tin barr«>l and a real good spring, 

 and put it in tbe , lamps to tave the stock straightened a little, as 

 Eddie had said his bad shooting was due to his gun stock being too 

 crooked. All the visitors to the store were allowed a gl'mpse of 

 Eddie B'ngham's new arun, and there was a general feeling of ex- 

 P 'cta-ncy. But, alit! just as Christmas was about on nand, Mr. 

 Moran, in order to be sure to have the stock straightened by 

 Cnris'mas, gave the screws one turn too much. There was a groan 

 of riven timber, and Eddie Bingham's new gun stock parted com- 

 panvwitb itself in the middle! The whole house mourned and 

 would not he comforted. They tliougbt Eddie was going lo lay up 

 money with the new gun, and remove that odious tin nng from 

 his best girl's index floger. . i..,^ , 



R -illa Heikes was not saying a word, but he was iiusy. Don't 

 bother RoUa," said Horace G. Holt, "he's studying. He s get- 

 ting out a patent on his new auxiliary trap, for throwm' barrel 



"Say I" said Rolla, looking up suddenly, "you fellows think 

 you're all-fired smart, don't vou?" 



"Yes," sad Eddie Bingham, with fine sarcasm, "and 1 don t 

 think they got the best of a whole lot of folks I know. I want to 

 give it out right here that mv good girl arnt wearin' no tin ring— 

 not after Jahn Watson's tomuament, nohow." 



'"There'll be a new piano on the West Side nest week," said 

 Rolla Heikeo, "and there'jl he music every evening at R. O. 

 Heikes's home. I am going to mingle in that tournament deep and 

 pientT." ~ E. Hough. 



175 Monroe Sibbet, Chicago. 



Christmas at Weidenmeyer's Park. 



That portion cf Hamburg place which borders on tbe Newark 

 meadows, pxpised as it is to a clean sweep for the wind as far as 

 the bay and Elizabe'hpirt, is not 'he moat comfortable place one 

 could selfot. for a winter's outins; but given a comfortably 

 sheltered and well-warmed club house, a jolly lot of companions, 

 plenty of ammunition and targets, a set of traps In position and 

 aboye all a gun, m<\ one can manage to forget or igtiore the 



