Junb 16, 1894. J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



ILLINOIS STATE SHOOT. 



Grand Prix De Chicago. 



Chicago, 111., June 4. — ' I baen reading a good deal lately about 

 these Finn D. Sickle shoots, children," said John Watson a few days 

 ago, as he gathered his family about hia knee. "I don't know who 

 Finn D. Sickle is, whether he's French or English, but I'll bet he aint 

 Scotch. Probably some Eastern duck. Well, this here Finn D. Sickle, 

 no matter where he comes from, he don't hold no edge on your parent, 

 my children, when it comes to giving an out-and out, red-hot, toe-the- 

 line, may-the-best man-win, shooters' shoot, with no red fire an' no 

 spectacular attachments. No, my children, your Pa may not give a 

 gold ring and a new red balloon with every free admission to a shooter, 

 but he will endeavor to see that at the Illinois State Shoot, every 

 shooter gets a good bird for a quarter, a square meal for 50 cents, and 

 a pquare deal for nothing. Those, children, are your Pa's principles, 

 whether they combine well with those of this here Finn D. Sickle or 

 not. Isaac, I must insist that during the shoot you do not continue 

 wearing your hew yachting cap, for I would not want any one to thiuk 

 you were the least bit gay for aaything in the world. 'George, keep 

 your sweater buttoned, and you, Charles, if you must chew tobacco, 

 don't let it spill over on that new shirt, or there is liable to be a vacant 

 chair near where you used to sit before we missed you. Now run 

 along children, and give Cyclone ten miles on the road to fitbim up 

 for the retrieving, and then chase the pigeons around for two or three 

 hours, to give them a little exercise. We're going to have our annual 

 go at the Grawnd Pree de Chicago here now pretty quick, and your 

 Pa is going to be Queen of the May. Your Pa may not wear a 

 plug hat and an embroidered bawth robe, but he'll be Queen of the 

 May just the same, and he'll give a dollar a pound for every discon- 

 tented shooter at the end of the Grawnd Pree. I trust you trace my 

 meaning." 



It U rarely that Mr. Watson speaks as freely as the above, even in 

 the seclusion of his home Usually he just goes right oa feeding the 

 pigeons and tending to his knitting quietly and without a word of 

 comment. But really, since one comes to think of it, there is a great, 

 deal of justice in all the above remarks, for after all, there is no place, 

 in the West at least, where the shooters get a squaror and more work- 

 manlike shoot, or go away more generally contented, than at the old 

 Illinois State tournament. Chicago is the least conservative of towns, 

 but every year it holds the most conservative shooting event of the 

 season. And the boys chase around ove the country and try all the 

 new shoots with frills and ruffles on them, and come back here the 

 lirat week in every June, and sample'the pie and the pigeons and all 

 the rest of the honest and substantial game they are sure to find, and 

 then they sort of sigh, and settle down, and are contented for a whole 

 week. There are no pink ice cream and confections, no baby jumpers 

 and no carriages with blue silk canopies at the Illinois State shoot, 

 neither are there four-color lithographs of beauties that are to be. 

 John Watson, for the management, pulls off the canopies, upsets the 

 cradles, and chases each shooter to the score with the injunction that 

 what he wins he will get, and what he gets he will earn. After all, 

 the boys like that, and who cm blame them? After all, why should 

 not a tournament be a contest of skill among men? It used to be, and 

 John Watson, who used to shoot back in the Middle Ages, when people 

 used to jab each other with spears, just to show that there was no 

 coldness, is of the opinion that it still should be to-day. We will let it 

 go at that. 



Shots At It. 



The weather opened fine and cool, with a good wind for the birds 

 until late evening. 



The retrieving was largely done by the sensational pointer Cyclone 

 doubtless the most remarkable trap retrieving dog in the country. Hp 

 was assisted by Mr. Watson's old field dog, the setter Hector, and by 

 a new character, a pointer puppy, Bush. The latter is fast and good 

 for a youngster, bub the successor of Cyclone is not yet in sight. The 

 latter won more applause than ever by his craftiness and almost 

 human judgment of how to handle a tricky bird No man could save 

 the birds that Cyclone does. The cheerful littie fellow adds a feature 

 of life and excitement to the shoot which is new and altogether enter- 

 taining. 



There were sixty-nine entries in the badge shoot. Both this and the 

 Smith cup entry were below the average. 



The target traps were doubled in number, two sets being run in one 

 long row. Proper shelter, scoring and cashiers' stand were erected. 

 The conveniences for the shooters were never so good. Ike Watson's 

 cosy little home was never more acceptably conducted. In short, the 

 surroundings were pleasant and comfortable in every way. There is, 

 after all, only one place around Chicago to hold a systematic and suc- 

 cessful shooters' shoot, and that is right where the Association has so 

 long pitched its annual tent, at Watson's Park. 



The officers were active and efficient, and the executive board 

 Messrs. L. M. Hamline, A. M. Hofmann. A. C. Paterson, Q. W. Lauter- 

 baeh and C. D. Gammon were praiseworthy in their fidelity to the 

 infinite detail which makes the conducting of the modern shoot a fine 

 art, 



Mr. Shepard was of course in the cage for the live birds, assisted by 

 Mr. George Andrews, who did the scoring. Ike and George Watson 

 took care of the targets. 



President W. N. Low came to the shoot a Very pale and weak-look- 

 ing president, but he was in luck to come at all. A week and a half 

 ago he was assaulted in a murderous manner by unknown thugs while 

 he was on his way up the stairs of the Western Bank Note Building to 

 attend a society meeting. Mr. low thinks the assault was made" by 

 hired assassins, and believes he knows the instigator, who held a 

 grudge against him because Mr. Low was the successful attorney in 

 a suit against him. The thugs struck Mr. Low twice over the head 

 with a club and cut open his chin with a knife. He would have been 

 killed, but in the assault was pushed over the baluster, falling 16ft. to 

 the stone floor below. The fall in turn would have been fatal had it 

 not been broken by a chandelier and by a chair which stood below it. 

 He was unconscious for four hours. Mr. Low was welcomed by all 

 and congratulated warmly on his narrow escape from so ugly a situ- 

 tion. 



Montgomery Ward & Co. instituted a pleasing innovation for the 

 programme in their two diamond trophies, valua £100, one each for 

 live Dirds and targets. The big tent of this big firm was another new 

 feature on the grounds. 



Monday , June k. 

 For the Board of Trade Diamond Badge, 

 Emblematic of the individual championship of the State, the winner 

 of the badge this year to receive the proceeds of next year's entries 

 for the same prize, 10 live birds, entrance $10; first prize the diamond 

 badge, value $500; second, value $100; third $76, fourth $70 



R B Organ 0202012-210- 0 C B Dicks 2120122112— 9 



Dr Parkhurst 0012102101— 6 C E Felton 0122021212- 8 



H Ehlers 2212222222— 10 F Barr 2210222121— 9 



GeoKieinman 2222222U22— 9 S Palmer 0112221220— 8 



CS Wilcox ...0021021222— 7 



L Willard 1222221112—10 



A Reeves 1212121101— 9 



N J Hindert 2220121200- 7 



W Palmer 2221222222—10 



F Mosher ...1111212222-10 



HB Richmond 2112202110 - 8 



F E Adams 0010012011— 5 



UM Powers 1221202022 — 8 J T Bucher , . , 2222121101 — 9 



O F Brltton 1202212100 - 7 AC Patterson 2121222101- 9 



Geo Roll 0212022222 — 8 J W Monteith,.. , 1112120211—9 



L M Hamline 21022:0222- 8 



F Dilg 1001212202 - 7 



Ed Bingham 222202 J222 - 8 



O VonLengerke 1201121202— 8 



C FThroop 2001222000- 5 



G Hoffman 2I203112J2— 



N W FcQarlaud 2202011111— 8 



A E Henry 1221202222— 9 



Dr Frothingham . . . .2212012222— 9 

 B Barto 0022220120— 6 



A Kieinman 1210222102 - 8 R O Solomon.'. '. .'.'.*.' 0200002011— 4 



W E Phillips 2222002211— 8 



J P O'Brien 0222220211— 8 



J J Smith 0222002212— 7 



H H Fahnestock 2122201000— 6 



E Steck. 2200222112— 



F M Stagg 0121221011— 8 



CKern 1221011121— 9 



A Hoffman 0201220202— 6 



J A Woodworth 0012220011— 6 R Krueger ['2121211212— 10 



" HB Myers .'.',1021022102-7 



GBorman 1222212022— 9 



HLussen 2001811002—0 



D V Jackson 2212020212- 8 



C E Willard 2222002022— 7 



W Heilman 2220121100 - 7 



H Limm 2200200122— 6 



H Ruhack 2022000002— 4 



A Stebford 1122120211— 9 



L L Preston 0222212222 - 9 



I Watson 2220222202- 8 



P F Stone 1122022221- 9 



W R Crosby 2011221111— 9 



W L Shepard 2021021110— 7 



RS Mott 0221222222 -9 



G W Rex 1202122221— 9 



R Young 0222220200— 6 



Geo Steel 1222000222— 7 



Geo Beck 1101222222- 9 



G Franklin 1021022222- 8 



C Beck 1011122122- 9 



W J Eich 0232201101- 7 



W S Skinner 21112202O1— 8 



W Harburgh 0022201201— 6 



R C White 0112200201— 6 



Ties on 10 divided money and shot off for badge, and Henry Ehlers 

 after killing 25 straight, mada a most worthy and popular win Mr,' 

 Palmer, who missed the last bird in the fourth tie of 5. makiner a ereat 

 second. 6 B 



Ties on 9 being tied at the end of 15 birds additional, Billy Crosby 

 and Dr. Frothingham divided money and shot off for merchandise 

 which Crosby won. 



Ties on 8 shot, and at the end of 5 birds C. M. Powers, of Decatur 

 and S. Palmer, of Chicago, divided. ' 



Ties on 7 shot, and at 5 birds C. S. Wilcox, F. Dilg and M J Eich 

 all of Chicago, divided. ' ' 



Ties on 0 shot and at 5 birds H. H. Fahnestock, of Peoria, won. 



For the L. C. Smith Cup, 

 Emblematic of the individual State championship at inanimate tar- 



gets, the winner of the cup this year to receive 60£ and the club of 

 which he is a member 40£ of the entries at the next year's inanimate 

 target contest, 20 Empire targets, entrance $5, Illinois State rules; 

 first prize, the L. C. Smith cup, value $500, second valued at $85, third 

 S50, fourth *32, fifth $8. Scores: 



GKleinmanlllllinilllOllOllll— 18 Hamline. . .00110110110110101011— 13 



Croxey ....11100110110110110111— 14 Drake 01111111111111011100-16 



Randall... .10010000100100010110— 7 Church. .. .11001)00010010010110— 9 

 Hindert.,,, 00111111011110101001— 13 S Palmer. .01010010110011111111— 13 



Rex 11111111101110111111—18 F E AdamsOlllOlllOOOOOOOlllll— 11 



Partington 01010101111111001001—12 Hartaugh.. 01101110111111101010— 14 

 LC WiUardmmiOllOlllllllll-18 W Palmer. 01111111111111011110-17 

 AW ReeveslllllOlinillllOllll— 18 Bucher. . . .11111100111111111101—17 

 Thursby. . .01111101111111111111—18 Monteith . .10001101101111110111— 14 

 VLengerkelllimiUOlOtlOllOi— 16 R C White. 11100010111000111111— 13 

 Bingham ..11110001111111101111— 16 McBroon . .11111101001101101111— 15 



Phillips,... 10111111111011111101—17 Henry 11111111011110111111—18 



O'Brien. ...11110111111111010101-16 Paterson .,11111101111110010101—15 



Rail 11011100010111111101-14 Madden. ,. .11101111111111111110-18 



Lussan.... 11111101101001110010— 13 Armstrong 10110111111111101000-14 



Mott 11111111101111111111—19 Frothing'mllH 1111111111011111— 19 



Crosby , ...01111111011111111110—17 Barto 11101011111100111111—16 



AKleinnrinltOllllllllllllllllO— 18 Steck 11111011111011111111—18 



Skinner.... 11111111111111111111-20 AWAdams 11111011110111111101— 17 



Mosher. ... 1 110111 10111111111 1 1-18 Linn 10101 111111010110101—14 



Young 01111111111111101010-16 Ruhack. .. .00111001111111.110101-14 



Linell 11111111100111011101—10 Heilman. , .11110111110111111101— 17 



Baxter T010J001110000100010— 7 Preston. .. .11010101100111111111— 15 



Eich 11111111111110111111—19 Bowers . . . .01111111111110101111—17 



Krueger. . .10111110100111111111—16 C E WiUardll 11001 1101111111101— 16 

 W. H. Skinnor, of the Prairie Gun Club, Chicago, won first and the 

 cup. Ties on 19 shot and Dr. H. H. Frothingham, of Eureka Gun 

 Club, Chicago, won second. Ties on 18 and 17 divided. Ties on 16 

 won by O. von Lengerke, of Eureka Club. There were 50 entries in 

 this shoot. 



Open shoot No. 2, Montgomery Ward & Co. medal shoot, 25 targets, 

 everything known, $5, four moneys: 



Van Dyke 1011111111111111111111111-24 



Thursby 1111111111111111110111111—24 



F E Adams 1111111100111101111111111—22 



Church 1110111111111111111111111—24 



Grimm 1011111111111111111111111—24 



Merrill 1111111010111011110101111-21 



Bingham 1011110111111111111111111-23 



Drake 1111111111101111101111111—23 



Plumber 1101111110111001011110111—19 



L C Willard 1111111011111111111101111—23 



A WRe9ves lllllll'OlllllllllllllOll- -23 



Hobart 1111111101011111111111001—21 



Budd 1011110111011110111111111—21 



Mosher 00101 01 1111111111 11 11111 -21 



Skinner llllll 110111111 11101 11111— 23 



Harbaugh Ill 11 1 1 1 1011001 101 1101010— 18 



G Kieinman 100001 11001 1111 1110111011-17 



Frothingham 1111111111111111111111111—25 



"cyclone" RETRIEVING a difficult bird. 



Rex 1011111111101111111011111-22 



W Palmer 1111110111111111111111111-24 



Bovvers 0101111111101111111010011—19 



Elliott lllllOlOlOlllllllll'iOlOll— 19 



Young 0111110111111111011011111-21 



O'BrieD 1111111111110111111011110-22 



Steck 1111011000111111111111111—21 



Bunker 11111111111111011011110(0-20 



A E Hepry lllOOlllllllllllllllillil— 23 



Mott ....1110111111111111111111111—24 



Myers , 0000110110111000101001000-10 



Crosby 0111111110111111111111111—23 



Phillips , 1111111111111111010011111—22 



A Kieinman 11111111111101:1111111111—24 



Shepard 1011001111010011111110100-16 



Eich 1111110111111110011011100 19 



Barlo 0010101111111111111011111-20 



A W Adams OllllllllllOlllllinOlOll— 21 



C E Willard 1110111001111011101111111—20 



Armstrong 1010111110111111111111111—22 



Linnell 1011111111110111111110110-31 



M C Broom 1101111011111111111111100—21 



Dr. H. H. Frothingham of the Eureka Gun Club of Chicago won 

 first and the medal. 



* The conditions of Montgomery Ward & Co.'s diamond trophies for 

 live bird and target contests shall be 15 live birds and 25 targets, the 

 highest, scores in 1S94 to shoot off with the highest in 1895 to determine 

 ownership, ties to be shot off at five birds. 



Open snoot No. 3, 15 targets, $3, four moneys, unknown traps: 

 Grim 10, Budd 13, Plumber 7, Van Dyke 9, Skinner 12, Hobart 13, G. 

 Klemman 12, Thursby 10, Bingmam 12, A W. Reeves 11, L. C. Willard 

 8, Partington 9, Crosby 11, Elliott 11. 



Open shoot No. 4, 15 targets, 9 singles and 3 pairs, §3, four moreys: 

 Grim 13, G. Kieinman 11, Hobart 13, Van Dyke 12, Plumber 11, Thursby 



14, Elliott 13, Bingham 13, Skinner 13. Budd 14, Mosher 12, Merrill 15, 

 Roll 13, Partington 14, Mott 10, Rex 15, White 12, Burke 10, O'Brien 8. 



Open shoot No. 6, 10 targets, walk around, $2, four moneys: Grim 9, 

 Hobart 10, Skinner 10, G. Kieinman 10, Van Dyke 10, Rex 10, Bingham 

 10, Phillips 9. Budd 8, Plumber 6, Elliott 6, Young 5, Crosby 10, Roll H 

 Merrill 10, Mott 8, B. White 9, Burke 9, R. C. White 10, Harbaugh 8, A 

 Kieinman 9, McBroom 7, Eich 10. 



Open shoot No. 7, 15 targets, $3, walk around, 4 moneys: Van Dyke 



15, Mott 11, Grim 15, Elliott 13, Roll 15, Plumber 11, Hobart 12, Merrill 

 15, Crosby 14, Rex 14, Budd 15, Bingham 15, G. Kieinman 12, Mosher 15, 

 Krueger 10, Armstrong 14, Lannell 11. B. White 14, A. Kieinman 15, 

 Thursby 15, L. C. Willard 11, Partington 11. 



Open shoot No 9, 15 targets, walk around, $3. four moneys: Van 

 Dyke 14, Grim 12, G. Kieinman 12, Mott 15, Merrill 14, A. W. Reeves 14, 

 Eich 14, Rex 13, Hobart 13, Budd 15, Mosher 13, Roll 12, Kruger 11, 

 Crosby 14, Bingham 13, Elliott 13, Lusson 10, Neibert 8, Plumber 9, B. 

 White 14, Armstrong 14. 



Tuesday, June 5. 

 The Sport. 



The weather had became cold and there was a ripping wind from 

 left to right across the score. This made the <ive bird shooting porne- 

 thing like the usual Watson Park game. Cyclone was at his best and 

 made a great many grand stand retrieves. Cyclone nearly always has 

 oie eye on the multitude, and seems to enjoy the applause. Between 

 the birds and Cyclone, a class of sport was f urnisned not usual in 

 tournament shooting at live birds. The crowd appreciated it, eon- 

 tnued packed densely on the rail back of the live bird score. 



The Daily Reporter. 



My friend the daily reporter was there. All the city papers thig 

 morning published Mr. Mott as winner of the Smith cup. This was 

 won by W. H. Skinner, 20 straight. Mr. Mott was in the 39 hole, and 

 was shot out there by Dr. Frothingham. The daily reporter states 

 that in a live bird shoot Dr. Frothingham "after pouring two loads of 

 shot after a bird, ran and caught it in his hands as it still flew." This 

 is graphic, but if left alone might convey a wrong idea of the average 



J. Watson bird and the average of Dr. Frothingham's skill, both as a 

 shooter and a sprinter. 



As to inaccuracies in the reports of scores, the daily reporter is not 

 wholly to be blamed, for there is no shoot in America where the facil- 

 ities for getting the news are so poor. A press stand is provided, but 

 it is always filled by others than the reporters, and no news is ever 

 conveyed to the city press by any of the officials. The reporter, often 

 ignorant of the sport he is assigned to handle, has no aid of any sort 

 offered him, but has to fight to get a look at the solitary score book 

 which two cr three officials, scorers, cashiers, shooters and other 

 newspaper reporters also are all wanting at the same time. This is 

 all wrong and has been wrong for years. The daily press can help 

 this Association a great deal and the Association should show it cour- 

 tesy. Mr. Watson has no better friends than the newspaper m;n, and 

 in his way he feels well toward them and treats them well and all 

 alike, but if he would ask Elmer Shaner of the Interstate Association, 

 for instance, about the ease and utility of a manifold book, he would 

 get very valuable information, which would result in the boys of the 

 press feeling more kindly toward the Association, and doing it a great 

 deal more good. Of this I bave often spoken, and I renew it, as I 

 will continue ;to do, only in a spirit of friendliness, as Mr. Watson 

 must know, and more for the sake of the daily press than for Forest 

 and Stream, which can take care of itself, and which has, moreover, 

 always been taken care of very kindly and nicely at this event. 



The Convention. 



The twentieth annual convention was much as usual. I trust I 

 shall not be misunderstood when I compare the convention to the 

 U. S. Senate. They both talk a lot and don't do very much, but both 

 are very excellent and honorable bodies, and we couldn't get along 

 without them. There were seventeen clubs represented. Six new 

 clubs were admitted— the Pistakee, Soft Mark, Widaawake, Highland 

 Park, White City and Rockford clubs. The reports of officers and 

 committees developed nothing of interest. The treasurer has 8129.45 

 on hand. The now famous 10-gauge rules were retained. Colonel 

 Felton's motion for substitution of a" 2yds. handicap for the 10-b re, 

 putting tens at 30yds. and twelves at 23yds., being voted down by the 

 men who know a good thing when they see it, and want the advan- 

 tage the 10 gauge gives them. The time of entry in the Board of 

 Trade badge shoot was limited to close at the end of first Ave birds 

 string of the last shooter. Time of closing entry for Smith cup was 

 left to the executive commmittee. [All of which was unconstitutional 

 and unparliamentary action. The club has entirely forgotten its own 

 rules and has not observed them for years. Rule 8 for live bird 

 shooting reads: -'Rule 8. The judges and a referee and a scorer, 

 who shall keep the score under the direction of the referee, shall be 

 appointed before the shooting commences. The judges and the 

 referee shall appoint a shot judge. One judge shall call the shooter 

 to the score and shall act for him, watching his interest under these 

 rules. The other judge sha'l call the attention of the referee, and 

 not of the shooter, to any supposed violation of these rules by the 

 shooter, and the referee shall call the shooter's attention prinr to 

 shooting, if possible. In individual contests the judges shall alter- 

 nate in their duties, watching the interests of their respective con- 

 testants. The order for shooting shall be determined by drawing for 

 place, and each contestant shallbe in readinpss within five minutes 

 after his number has been called, unless for cause he is granted 

 further time by the referee. He may exchange places with any con- 

 testant, however, with the approval of such contestant and of the 

 referee. In team contests the drawing shall be for position of teams; 

 the representative who shall go to the score shall be determined by 

 the team itself . All entries shall close prior to the drawing for place 

 and no gun shall be fired until after such drawing." There has 

 never been any "drawing for place" for years, each shooter 

 shooting in order of* entry, and the card being held open for 

 as large an entry as could be gotten usually on a time basis. It would 

 seem to be time to correct something. Col Felton spoke of this aside 

 to the writer this evening, but did not bring it up. and let the boys go 

 ahead, as it was late and arguments seemed u ending. -E. H J 



Col. FtKon sprung another surprise by calling attention to the fact 

 that under the organization clause of the constitution the Association 

 could not hold an open tournament as it had been doing for years. He 

 moved, therefore, that the Association live up to its principles and 

 abolish the open tournament. Carried. 



President Low gave the Association the annual roast on its ineffi- 

 ciency as a protective body, and this the Association bore placidly, 

 calmly and mildly as is its wont. Mr. Low thought trap shooting 

 should not occupy all the attention and time of the body, and that the 

 Association ought to "do something or disband." He called attention 

 to the great work done by the new State game warden, "the only 

 official Gov. Altgeld ever appointed: hat he hadn't removed later on." 

 Mr. Blow had the unprecedented record of 360 arrests and 352 convic- 

 tions. This startling news brought out applauss, and the Association 

 no noubt thought it had done all thati tself. 



Mr. Blow was called for, and mide a rattling good practical talk, 

 telling of the trials he and Fish Warden Lenk had had in their work, 

 and mentioning the extent and success of their work These matters 

 have already had fuller mention in another column of Forest and 

 Stream. The convictions were mostly of illegal net-fishers. Warden 

 Blow can not have too much credit and praise for his great season of 

 work whijh has broken all records. He brought out great applause, 

 and so did Deputy Warden Lenk, who rose and gave the assembly a 

 look at himself. Mr. Blow's remark that he was $327 out of pocket, 

 and would like some more funds, did riot elicit applause. He said he 

 would give his services for another year if supported. He had torn 

 up 200 illegal open-water blinds on Fox Lake, and he wanted to tear 

 up the other l,0n0. In Iowa he had met with the best of treatment. 

 In ten days, backed by the Iowa men, he had made seventeen convic- 

 tions and burned up $1,000 worth of nets, and in this he had not been 

 allow- d to spend a cent of hi3 money. At Dubuque, as Mr. Low has 

 said, they had a meeting of 160 sportsmen, and apologized for not 

 having more. 



President Bortree, of the N. G. B. and F. P. A , made a brief speech 

 setting forth the purposes and accomplishments of that body. Mr, 

 Bortree believed in organizing small protective associations over the 

 country. Mr. Chas. Kern thought it would be a great scheme to set 

 apart a chunk of New Mexico for the preservation of the large game, 

 "of which we have so plenty." I'm afraid Mr. Kern isn't reading his 

 Forest and Stream very well, or he might learn that Congress has 

 more game preserves now than it can take care of. Mr. Kern would 

 have introduced a New Mexico resolution, but the matter was lost 

 sight of. If introduced, I feel sure the Association would cheerfully 

 have passed it. 



Col. Felton now raked up Sec. 8 of the constitution, which harshly 

 and arbitrarily dictates that each club of the Association shall ai the 

 convention hand in a report of the number of arrests and convictions 

 it has obtained during the year for violations of the game laws. This 

 section has never been raked up before, and the Association looked 

 annoyed and grieved at Col. Felton, and evidently wished he would let 

 things alone. Col. Felton asked for such reports, but his sarcasm was 

 ignored. 



Mr. Baird moved an assessment of $10 a club, to raise a fund for 

 Warden Blow. Carried. Col. Felton moved that a resolution be 

 drafted by the law committee for presentation to the Legislature, ask- 

 i >g for an appropriation for the use of the State Wardens. This was 

 cheerfully passed and the Association assumed its normal tone. It 

 can't pass a sweepstakes, but it never lets go a chauce to pass a reso- 

 lution. 



Votes of thanks were passed to the donors, the retiring officers and 

 ta Messrs. Blow, Lenk and Bortree, and a resolution of sympathy was 

 engrossed for Dr. Rowe, now seriously ill and unable to be present, as 

 was his wish. Chicago was chosen as the place of meeting for 1895. 



The old-time secretary, Mr. W. L. Shepard, was elected president for 

 the ensuing year, Mr. Herman Meyer being chosen secretary-treasurer 

 in his place. Mr. W. J. Edbrooke was chosen first vice-presideut, and 

 Mr. U. J. Hindert, of Minonk, second vice-president. 



The only unusual feature of the convention was the showing made 

 by Warden Blow. This man is doing great work, and if President 

 Shepard will take hold and work in his new office as faithfully as he 

 always did in the old, he can do much to change the old and discour- 

 aging record of the Association, or rather Its failure to make any 

 record, under the expressed purposes of its organization. A trap- 

 shoot here or there is nothing where there are so many good ones in 

 the world of sport already, but where shall we look for game and fish 

 protection carried on so far that we can say so mucn of it as that? 

 This Association can do good if it will go to actual work. It surely 

 has a good warden in Mr. Blow to help it do its wishes. 



In a later issue of Forest and Stream, and in another column, I 

 shall take up some news as to another prominent member and official 

 of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association, who broke the laws of 

 Nebraska and Dakota as to shooting prairie chickens, and who spoke 

 of it out in Dakota as a joke. Iran across this news out in Dakota 

 myself, and only wish it may not be confirmed. It does not loox hki 

 a very nice thing for an official of thi« Association to breilc game laws 

 knowingly and then laugh aoout it. If he did so in ignorance it would 

 be another matter, and if he broke only the letter of the law and not 

 the natural law of the season, it might be more condonable. This man 

 however, broke laws which sportsmen agree should be preserved un- 

 broken, and he did it knowingly. I hardly think that was right. Per- 

 haps the Association will not think it was right, though it has honored 

 the man in question time and again, and did so at this meeting to-night. 



The Club Team Championship, 

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