FORl^ST AND STREAM, 
89^ 
Western Traps. 
Chicaoo, Oct. 99.— The following are scores of some of otir Chicago 
ahoo erg, showine the spirit f^ntering into the practice preparatory 
for the contact of teams. Chicago vs. Kansas City, which takes place 
at Watson's Park, Burnside Crossing, 111 , during the month of De- 
cember. Scarcely a day passes Chat some of them are not availing 
themselves of the opportunity of a little practice at Wa'son's birds, 
which are usually a good lot. Many new fanes are seen every week, 
some of whom are members of clubs of this city, whose shooting in 
the main is at targets, and many of whom only shoot at live birds 
during the week of the State shoot: 
Oct. 2.5; Blue Bird shot at 17.5 and killed 160. 
Oct. S6: 
W W McFarland . ..... , 01111122112113183121132122112311111-34 
Gillespie 12112111112111 1011 —19 
Oct. 27," 
H H Frothing'amlll020222221222028I21 02201 220111211200222122310120-40 
Dr Shaw 121122210]1212312118i212Uimil8110iaiJl —38 
Wiley ,2222022121 _9 
Same day, at targets: 
Shot at. Broke. Shot at. Broke. 
Blue Bird lOO 88 Wiley 50 87 
Frothlngham..,.,„„^,. 25 84 Charley......... 35 k6 
Oct S8: 
W P Mussey 112121111122111121121121131221-30 
12111 i2n 2211 11 1021 2000 1121212-26 
12110111ia2n2122ilin21111122— 29 
211 1 111 1201 12'i2112212] 11200112-27 
22222 — 5 
Emory .2ll0i 22121 12222103100202110122— 24 
HB Morgan ..''.....08102002002020000220 —8 
E Organ 010210201010212012221111112112-24 
Same day, at targets: 
Shot at. Broue. , Shot at. Broke. 
Wiley 90 73 Fish 80 150 
Oct. 39! 
E E Neal „.,i.i„ . „ ,.j , 2223022222 — 9 
E Graham .-. .2(20221002022222—11 
Same day, at targets: 
Shot at. Broke, Shot at. Broke. 
Neal 100 Schmidt 50 29 
E Graham 100 89 
COOK COUNTY TRAP SHOOTHRS' LEAGUE. 
Oct. 33.— The last shoot of the Cook County Trap Shooters' League 
was held to-day at Watson 's Park, Burnside Crossing. There were 
two events on the programme: one was the hanr'icap event for 
• merchandise prizes, the other was a four men team race for a set of 
bluerock traps. The attendance was l&>rge and the shoot was a suc- 
cess in every pariicular, although the genial face of Oswald von Len- 
gerke was missed in the crowd on account of his partner being absent 
from our city. The day was a perfect one, witti a slight breeze from 
tJie left quarter, but there was a strong sunlight that bothered some 
of the shooters very much on right quartering targets 
Handicaps ranged from 1 to 6 extra targets to shoot at. scratch men 
shoo ing at 25. JSo one was allowed to score more than a highest 
I possible of 25. High euns won the prizes, and all ties were shot off 
at i5 target.*, with the origmal handicaps. The following is a list of 
the prizes offered for competition: 
1. Ii. C. Smith ejector shotgun, 12 gauge. 2. One Remington ejec- 
tor shotgun, 18- gauge. 3, One Winche'^ter repeater shotgun, 12- 
gauge. 4. One gold medal. 5. One Vom Hoff -'Presiident reel " 6. 
' Up tUe-grove hunting coat. 7. One 51b drum Gold Dust powder. 8, 
One high grade bench closer. 9 One high grade bench closer. 10. 
One high grade bench closer. 11 One hundred Peters loaded shells. 
IS. OnesetB. Q. I cleaning implements. 13. One year's subscription 
to Sportsman'' s Review. 14. One year's subscription to ' Sports 
Afield " 15. One year's subscription to "Sports Afield." 16. One 
year's subscription to ' Sports Afield." 17. One year's subscription 
to "Sports Afteld." IB. Five dozen Jones decoy anchors. 
HANDICAPS. 
The handicaps were based upon the percentages made by the best 
four scores made by each contestant in the league team races during 
the past season. It will be noticed that John Ruble, of the Garden 
Ciiy Gun Club, made a percentage of 10 for four scores of 25 each. 
The table below gives the totals of the best four scores, and the re- 
sultant handicap allowance: 
Best four Total to 
scores, shoot at. 
E M Sceck 
H A Ferguson, 
E Graham 
F M. Fi,*. 
A W Adams, 
ME Bowers... 
A C Black.... 
W E Schmidt. 
F G Barnard. 
8 Palmer 
100 
25 
28 
113 
26 
'i7 
89 
27 
811 
26 
.H7 
26 
88 
27 
85 
27 
85 
28 
84 
28 
81 
28 
.79 
27 
,77 
S9 
29 
.74 
29 
74 
29 
30 
30 
68 
80 
68 
30 
30 
.64 
31 
61 
31 
49 
31 
Best four Total to 
scores, shoot at. 
R Kuss 98 26 
F P Stannard 93 26 
ACPaterson 90 26 
AWFehrman 89 27 
G C La.mphere....88 26 
JSflounon 88 27 
RA Turtle t;6 27 
T Graham 85 27 
T P Hicks 85 26 
C P Rieuards 84 28 
S Young 88 28 
P Edgar 80 29 
PJJNorcom, 78 29 
A Hellman 76 28 
E B Kuolt 74 28 
G W Prickett 74 29 
WH Cornwall.... 73 29 
DrA Mathews.... 72 30 
M Goldsmith 70 80 
A W Harlem 68 <10 
H Levi ..65 30 
H B Morgan 66 31 
A Ch''esman......64 81 
D Russell 56 31 
The scores made in this big event, in which there were forty entries, 
are given in detail below. The figures and the letters that follow 
each shooter's name tell the number of targets he shot at and the 
name of the club be represented. (G stands for Garfield; C H for 
Calumet Heights: E for Eureka; G C for Garden City; C for Cicero ) 
Ruble, of Garden City Gun Club, the only scratch man, ran his flrsc 
24 straight, but let his 2.=)th get a^ay from him. Three men scored 
highest possibles of 25 Tnere were four ties on 24, and eight ties on 
S3 (including Febrman's score, referred to in a note below the score). 
Dr. Carson, one of the 23s withdrew, thus fourteen prizes were ap- 
■propriated by those who broke 23 or better. The last four prizes 
were not placed, so far as could be ascertained. The order of merit 
observed m runniug the scores given below shows how the first four- 
teen prizes were disposed of. 
Merchandise handicap, 85 to 31 targets, unknown angles- 
G E Marshall (30, C H) 11111111111101 lOlOUlloilllllO —25 
A C Paterson (26, G) 11111111111111101111111111 -25 
aoldsmith (30, G C) ....llllllOllllllllOIlllOWOllllll —25 
PP Stannard (26, E) ........lllOlllllllllllilOUlIllll —U 
JEuble (36, & C>.....,.j,...........,lllHlllllllllllliniinO —84 
H WUey (28, G) llOOOlilli '11011111111111111 —24 
BKuss (ie, G) lllllllOIlOlllUlllllllin —24 
BE Neal (26, G) llllllllllOllllllllllllOOl —23 
»A W Fehrman (87, G) lllOllOlllOlllllllllimiOO -82 
DrSbaw(26, G) oiiiiiiiiioioiiiiiiiiiuii _ aa 
A W Adams (28, E) nOllOllllllOllOOUlllllllll —23 
LH Goodrich (27, E). ............. ..OlllllllOUOlllOlllllllllll —33 
a 0 Lamphere (2tj, C H)..„,., 01111011110111111111111111 —23 
S H Greeley (30, G H)...., lllOlllllllOUlOllllllOllOlOOl —23 
Dr Carson (31, E) 0110111110101001110111101111111—23 
A WHarian (30, C H) llllUlOllllllOllOOllllUOOOOl —22 
P DNorcora t8i>,CH),....,..j, OlOllllOlOOllllllllUlOlOUll —38 
R A Turtle (27, C H) llllllllOOOlllOUllllOlllll —22 
3 Stickles (ijg, Q) lOOllllllOllllOOOlllllUllliO —22 
P M Fish (27, G) OII1OOIIIIIIIIOIIIIIIHOIIII —28 
W E Schmidt (30, C H) OOllUnilOIllllOlOlllUlOOlOl -22 
E Graham (27, G) OlllOtlllOlllllllllUllOOlO —21 
r S Houston (i7. 0 H). . ,. , OlllilomilOllUOlllOllllO —21 
m Booth (28, C H) ., ..,„ lllllUOOOllIllOlllOllollOll —31 
3 W Prickett (2.*, E>. OI111003111O10001111111111111 — si 
3 Young (28, O fl). , .....lOllUOUOOlllllOlllOOllllll —21 
TPGoecter (29, C) OllOOlOllOllllllOlllllOOlOlll —SO 
a A Ferguson (27, C H) 4,. lOllllOOOllllOimiUlllCOl —20 
DP Hicks (-6, Q.). .....llllllOOlUlOOOllUOllllll —20 
H B Morgan (81, E).i..i llOlOllllOllliOOOllOllllOllOOOO - J9 
r Graham (27, G) lOlOllOOOllliliOllllllOlOU -jg 
W Metcalfe (29, C H) OllOlllOtOlOlOiniOOlOOOUlll -18 
1 Hellman (25', Q C;. llOlOllOOOOlllOluniOUllOO — J8 
0 Kussell (31. G) OlllOllCOlllOliOOOOOilOolOlllll— 18 
3 P Richai ds (28, G).i OllOl 1 1 1 1 001 1 OlOOl 1 UOl 1 1 001 1 — 1 7 
^. C Black (30, C H)........ UOlOOOlOlllOlOOlOllllllOOtJOOl —16 
5 Palmer (31. G) ..*i^i.n.,.-...110O00llO0011O0OO010M01O0lllll— 14 
H Levi (30, G C) ...OlOOOOtOllOlCllOOllOOIllOlOlOO —13 
SV H Cornwall i29. E) OllllOOOOOODOOOOOllimOlOOOO —11 
F G Barnard (31. C) .OOOllOOlOOlCOOOjOOOCOlOOllOOOlO— 8 
♦ A. vV. Fehrman's score, as mailed to us, shows 22 breaks out of 87 
shot at. His name appears, however, among those tied on 4i\ on the 
shoot off in that class he won the ninth prize, as shown below: 
Three men being tied for first place, they shot off for choice of the 
Tst three prizes. The first shoot^off resulted thus: Paterson (36 
and Marshall (30) 23 each. Goldsmith (30) 28. Goldsmith, therefore, 
took third prize, the Winchester repeating shotgun. On the second 
ehoot-off, Marshall (30) scored 25 to Paterson 's 21. Marshall took the 
L. C Smith, and Paterson the Remington, 
The four 24s then shot off F. P. Staanard (36) ran his 26 straight, 
scoring, of course a highest possible; he took the gold medal Jack 
Ruble again made 24 out of his 25, and won the casting reel. R. Kuss 
(26) and Wiley (28) tied for the next two prizes on 23 each. They Bhot 
off again. H Wiley (28) scoring a highest possible and taking the Up- 
thp-grove coat. Ku»s (26) scored 84, and won the Gold Dust powder. 
The 2.3s also shot off E E. Neal (86) and A W. Febrmau (27) tied 
for the tth and 9th prizes on 85 each. Dr. Shaw (V6) won the 10th 
prize with 24. A. W. Adams (88) and L. Goodrich (27j tied on '28, and 
shot off again; they made another tie of it on 33 each, and agreed to 
divide the 11th and 12th prizes. G. C, Lamphere (26) took the 13th 
prize on 80, 8. H. Greeley taking the 15th prize on 17 out of 30 shot at 
on the shoot off. 
(The distribution of the 15th. 16th, 17th and 18th prizes was not 
kn')wn to our correspondent at the time of writing.) 
It took almost 1,700 targets to decide the above event, over 1,100 
being thrown in the first portion of it, and nearly 600 in the decision 
of the ties. 
THB TEAM RACE. 
The team race was for four-men teams, the teams to be chosen 
from those eligible for the handicap prize shoot referred to above. 
The prize in this event was a full sec of bluerock expert traps, with 
pull attached. Each club was allowed to enter one or more teams; 
all men on the teams shot with the same handicap as in the mer^ 
chandiae event. (The scores in that event were counted in this event 
also, the teams being-named and entered prior to the commence- 
ment of the handicap shoot). Below are the results as shown by the 
scores given 1 bove: 
Garfield No. 1: A. C Paterson (26) 25, R. Kuss (26) 24, Dr. Shaw (26) 
28, E. E. Neal 23-95. 
Eureka No 1: F. P. Stannard (Old Hoss) (-'6) 24, L. H. Goodrich (27) 
83, A. W. Adams (28) 23, Dr C. W Carson (31) 83 -93. 
Calumet Heights No. 1: T]l E Marshall (3j) 25, S. H. Greeley (10) 23, 
P, D. Norcom (ib) 22, W. E. Schmidt (30) 22-9i. 
Garfield No. 3: H. Wiley (38) 24, D. Russell (31) 24, F. M. Fish (27) 
22, C. Stickles C29)2i;-92. 
Calumet Heights No. 2: G. O. Lamphere (26) 2.3, R. A Turtle (27) 22, 
J. S. Houston (27) 81, S. M. Booth (28) ;:l-8 , 
Calumet Heights No. 3: A. W. Harlan (30) 22, 8. E. Young (28) 81, 
H. A Ferguson (87) 20, W. Meccalfe (39) IS 81 
Garden City No. 1: J A. Ruble (i5) 24, M. Goldsmith (30) 25, A. Hell- 
man ( ;8) 18, a Levi (30) 13-80. 
Garfield No. 8: E. Graham (87) 21, T. P. Hicks (26) SO, T. Graham 
(27) 19, C. P. Richards (J8) 17—77. 
Eureka No. 2 (one man shor.): G. W. Prickett (39) 21, H. B. Morgan 
(31)19, W H Cornwall (89) 11— 51. 
The Garfield Gun Club finished the year's shooting season with a 
con inuance of the success which has attended its members through- 
out the entire season of '97 It won the set of trap i with a margin of 
2 targets to spare. The Eureka No. 1 was close up with 93 Calumet 
Heights No. 1 and Garfield No. 3 were also only a short distance be- 
hind with 93 each. 
SOUE LIVB BtRDB 
While the handicap at targets was in progress, several of the par- 
ticipants who had shot out their scores spent the remainder of the 
spare time in shooting sweepstakes at live birds. TDe following 
scores were made iu a lO bird race, $3 50 entrance, three moneys— 50, 
30 and 20: 
Neal 0222222223— 9 H B Morgan 00000 
S Palmer ]220illlO0— 7 RB Carson 10002 
T Hicks 0^20.']02.'3- 7 Neta 10820 
Russell 022^002013- 7 G Roll 0.^802 
Feurman....^.,.,, ..0001221002 — 5 Rehm •20.'32 
Wright .2a2<l8Ji02i!— 9 Hoeston 2ilO;22020- 7 
ES Graham... 12. '0222022— 8 Fish 1122^02220-8 
Dr Shaw... 1182111220 - 9 P M Smith 1011001201— 6 
Collms S222200222— 8 *Fprguson 2.:20010011— 6 
HoUister 81^2111102- 9 F P Stannard 020 23012i— 7 
Wiley 8C0l802O-'2— R W D Stannard H;l'2<;lll'l-I0 
Kuss 22021122:i2— 9 A C Patterson 3111221111-10 
Cromwell.,.,.,.... .10I2i;i2020— 7 S Palmer 1221201211- 9 
Prickett. 
,.8001220100— 5 »Rusaell 1822120011— 8 
Abbott. ,...0018112833- 7 Richards.. ...18122 
S-ickle ....1222210013— 8 ♦Houston 20328 
Bario I'8210202i0 - 7 *Fergusoa Oliro 
♦Re-entries. A. C. Paterson. 
LAST week's scores AT WATSON'S PARK. 
The following scores were made last week at Watson's Park: 
Nov 3; 
Goodwin .211 121200200081 —10 
Claret 202120.2:2 — 8 
Johnson , 022800iS2222222 —12 
Olson, 011102111J2211201112 —17 
H H F. ... J. 2211111221231112111122020—23 
101111121121111 1211111111-24-47 
Nov. S.v 
H H F 1111220213110111111181111-33 
2101813i22212111111111110-2-3— 46 
J A O'Brien.. 10!i0118111021110088202182 -19 
Noo. h: 
W P Mussey 21 12201282012022002088122-19 
300082218003182 20'22322222— 19 -38 
E Bingham 88122rflS2222a2222.'229001 —23 
W P Mussey 222220221222212058 02(022 —20 
Barn icle Oil 1 1 2022 1 1 1 201 OOOO 222001 —15 
Emory , 812222 00 121012 —\% 
HHF . , 0C0-201112211i;22 —11 
Claret 12O012O21202 
Goodwin i, OOOOl 
Wright 22222«222222223 —14 
(No date given.) 
Lockey 11200C0I022020110r2 — 13 
Goodrich 120011113212222i8.'1222110 —22 
G Roll 2218I2222212132211122I112 -25 
Dr Shaw .1001012112222212111032022 —19 
11221222211101110 —15 
Wadsworth 010222000111001 ^0 — 9 
Dr Carson , ,. 102110112218000 — n 
EB Carson ........ 01022002i!l 11221 _ii 
Adams 01001120202811211122 — J5 
Hoyt 80220110311201110112 — 15 
Hollister ,. 02)12221s;122211181K21011 —21 
M JEich 111110191111 
Wiley 1088080122 _ 7 
THE BIQOtST WEEK IN TRAP SHOOTINCf. 
Chioaso, III., Nov. 6. — Preparations are going merrily on for the 
big race between Kansas City and Chicago for supremacy at the live 
bird traps. The team shoot alone will constitute a great attraction 
and will be, perhaps, the most important trap event of tbe vear iti 
the West, surpassing very much as it does in interest the average 
target tournament. When it comes to adding to this event three 
live bird matehe=, each a championship event, and tJie three cover- 
ing the entire field of live bird trophies now before the public, the 
occasion begins to attain a magnitude peculiar to itself. No very 
great amount of booming has been done on thi-i event until the 
present week, but from now on we may look for rapid and persistent 
work at Che Chicago end of the line, wtiere ttie festivities will occur 
The following circular letter has been sent out to Western papers 
by the press committee of the organization having the matter in 
cnarge. It covers the situation well enough, though rather from 
the standpoint of the lay press, the text being as follows: 
"The biggest week in American trap shooting wjll be celebrated at 
Chicago, Dec. 6- U. At tnat time ail three of the live liird champion- 
sQip trophies of America-the Kansas City /SYac cup, the Du Pont 
trophy, and the Cast Iron badge -will be put in competition in races 
between the pick of tbe American crackerjacks. There is some doubc 
among shooters of different localities abjut the final or the relative 
significance of these different tropbies, but the public interested in 
shooting certainly cannot deny that Chicago covers the field and the 
question perfectly when .she brings them all tosether in the same 
week, and asks tlie world to come, see, and lake its choice Nor is 
this all. The hottest team race of any recent years will be shot at 
Chicago this same week, when the experts of the City by the Kaw 
will be here with the earnest resolve 10 take the indi«'idual and col- 
lective scalp of all Chicago. The total aggregation of i-hootiug attrac- 
tions is something unparalleled in sbootiDg ni.story. Citizens of the 
East are wont to call the Grand American Handicap the greatest trap 
event of the year's fixtures; but neither ttus nor any other sweep- 
sake tournament can compare with the combined interest of three 
actual championsnip contesis, a day of heavy sweeps, and a team 
race between the picked men of the enure West as represented by the 
iw.j representative bhooiing cities of the West. Tne East is ambitious 
und energetic enough in its way, but for a really big enterprise the 
public is always forced to tuin to Cnicago. 
-At present the Kansas City Star cup and the Du Pont live-bird 
tropay are both held by FreJ Giioert, toe losva wonder, wdo made it 
twusiraight over the former holder of thesetwo tropbies, Jim Elliott 
of Kansas City. The Cast-iron badge is held by Chas. M Gnmm al-o 
of Iowa. The latter has just been challenged for the Cast-iron badge 
By Rolla Heikes, the Dayton, O., target-shooting phenomenon, who 
is one of the most remarkable Characters before the traps of any 
country. Until defeated by Fred Gilbert recently in the race for the 
E C. cup, indicative of the inanimate target championship of the 
country, Heikes was thought invincible in this style of shooting, 
though he has never gone in so much for live bird work. Now he is 
to try the (31ear Lake. la., man for the trophy which some think is the 
most important of all live bird trophies, though others do not so con- 
sider it Be that as it may there wi 1 be a good man on eacb siHe of 
that race, and it will be equally close between Gilbert and Elliott in 
their two races here for supremacy. The latter two men have shot 
in practically identical form of late, and it is a mere toss up which 
will take the turn here at holding these two trophies, which they both 
seem to want so badly. 
the pbooramaib. 
"The programme, as arranged by consent of all the challenging and 
challenged parties and by the members of the two interurban teams, 
is as follows: 
"Monday, Dec. 6— Heikes and Grimm will shoot for the Cast-iron 
badge. 
"Tuesday, Dec. 7 -Elliott and Gilbert will shoot their race for thai 
Kansas City Star cup 
" Wednesday the champions will lay off for a. rest from match shoot- 
ing, but the day will be thrown open to all comers for sweepstake 
shooting of any desired size and weight of entrv. 
'■Tbursdav. Dec. 9 -Elliott and Gilbert will again meet, this time 
for the Du Pont cup race. 
"Friday and Saturday, Dec. 10-11, will then be given over to tbe 
big team race between the ten men from Kansas City and thos» 
chosen to represent Chicago. On Saturday evening the Chicago 
shooters will banquet 'heir visiting guests, and very likely their 
victors also, at the hall of the Chicago Athletic Association This 
will close what is undoubtodly the most interesting programme ever 
offered a shooting assembly in America. This is no gathering of 
sjveepstake shooters to juggle for each other's money, but a gn-nuine 
entanglement of the good ones, with nothins but a finish wished or 
possible. There will be four floi'thes of the biggest sort possible in 
American trap shooting at live birds. Naturally, a large crowd may 
be expected from many corners of the country, which hold enthu- 
siasts on the gun, and the event will, in all ways, be of a sort to stim- 
ulate and elevate the sport of trap shooting far beyond the possibil- 
ities of any purely msrcenary sweepstake tournament. There is no 
hippodrome to this even , which is about as 'sporty' a proposition as 
we will be apt to see tor a long lime in gun matrers. 
"A meeting of the directors of the Chicago organization, which has 
been formed to bring off the intercity sboot, was held Friday, Nov 5 
for the purpose of formulating olans for raising revenue for suitably 
entertaining the number of visiting shooters. Probably seventy-five 
to 100 men will come from Kansas City. It was resolved to send out 
general invitation.'? to the Chicago spor smen, asking them to attend 
the btnquet to the visitors. The sbootiag will occur at Watson's 
Park, Burnside, the spot where so many hot events have been con- 
tested in Chicago The expert sho s of the country say that these 
grounds are the hardest pigeon grounds in America.'' 
executtve meeting. 
The meeting of the executive committee above referred to really 
took place ou Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 3, at the office of Mr E 8 
Rice, president of tbe Chicago a..ssooiation, the latter being in the 
cbair, oresenc also Col. C. E. Felcoo. Massra. W. L Shepard John 
Watson, C. B. Richards and E. Hough Mr Rice explained that he 
was going on a hunting trip and would be gone for eight r,r ten days 
Bethought it was lime active measures were taken for the com in o- ■ 
trap-shooting entertainment. Col. Felcon proposed a plan for reacli' 
ing the individual sportsmen of Chicago with a letter advising themt 
of the nature of the proposed entertainment, and inviting them +0. 
share in the honor of the position as host to the visitors from Kansas' 
City. After formal motion and discusdon the text of this circular- 
invitation was determined to be as follows, as written by Col. Fen- 
t on : 
fiO AND 62 WAB4SH AVENUE, Chicago. 111., Nov. 8.— My Dear Siv As- 
you are aware, our Kansas City sportsmen friends are soon to'visit' 
our city and compeie with a team of our sportsmen for sunremaev- 
at live bird shooilne at the tran 
When our sportsmen visited Kansas City some years ago and wei-ei 
successful again t a team of their sportsmen, our team and our- 
friends who accompanied the Chii;ago teams, were not only royally? 
welcomed, but entertained at a banquet in our honor, seldom eaualedi 
upon any occasion anywhere. ^ 
Chicago gentlemen are never behind in the return of coartesies- 
and it is the wish of our city sportsmen to give to our Kansas Ciftv 
friends at least as pleasant a recepoion and entertainment as 
given to our .sportsmen when they visited Kansas City^ ' 
To do this, considerable money must be secured, lukd the Jtnance 
committee has determined that the best method is t«> invite aad nrse 
each sportsman in the city to participate In the en joymeat by nres- 
ence at a banquette be given our visiting friends at the banauetins 
hall of the Chicago Act. leiic Association. ^ 
It gofis without saying, your presence is desired, and to that end 
you will find herewith a ticket in your name. The expense of the 
entertainment of our friends will make it necessary that tickets be 
placed at $10, which of course includes not only the expense of the 
holder of the ticket, but will be an equitable share of each toward 
the entertainment of visitors. 
Please send the committee a check for $10, retain the ticket and be 
present in person. It is now believed that the number at the table 
will be nearly 200. If impossible to be present, please advise the un ' • 
dersigned, ho ^ever, and return the ticker, sending a check for such 
amount as you may kindly favor us with for the purposes desired ' 
By order of the executive committee. 
Elliott S. Rice, Pres't, T 
E. Hough, Seu'y, 
V. P. hicH.\RD3, Treas , | 
CoL. Chas E Felton, h Executive Committee. 
W. L. Shepard, 
F. H. Lord, 
John Watson, 
It being pointed out by Col. Fel ton that the former secrefev r.i'tA.a 
organization had retired from sporiing journalism, and wa<? daw 
sent from the city, the office was by v.)te turned oven3o>E Hm.?h 
of the Forest and Stream, little attention being paid to the^Qte^ti 
of the latter that he never accepted office of any kind. It waln?ntif 
by (Jol. FeltoD that the chair appoint a finance committee of such 
number as might seem fit for the purpose of raising necessarv ffinrtc 
for the proper entertainment of the Kansas CiCv genilemfi« tho 
chair appointed the following: Col. C. E Felton, Messrs C D"«flm 
mOD. Chas.S. Wilcox, W. L. Shepard,;F. H. Lord, W. P Mus^ev W^h 
Rehm, W. R. Linn, Ed Biaghani anci W. F. White. ^^'"Ssey, Jacob 
ADDED TO ENTERTAINHENT COMMITTEE. 
The followmg gentlemen of Chicago have been added to the lis^ 
the entertainment committee at the request of Col Felton chjiir 
man of that committee: R. S Mote, Stock Exchange- F s' RainH 
75S Walnut street; A. W. Adams. 271 Wabash avenue; S 'm Bnmh 
Northern Office Building; G. C. Lamphere, 221 Fifth avenue- R a' 
Turtle, 36 Clark sireer, B. Barte, northeast corner Clark and Chicago 
avenues; O. J Buck, 36-38 Boston avenue; H. A. Eumuson 4^ 
Adams street; J. T. Glover, 59 Wabash avenue; E. W Heath Hpalh 
Miiligan & Co., Randolph street, L. M.Hamline,3 Chalmers Dlace^ 
J. L. Jone-s 1207 Security Building; W. A. Jones, 57-5a S Jefferson 
street; W G. Stannard, Montgomery, W^ard & Co.; A T Wnitmln 
6334 Lafayette s reet; P. R, Bissell. 164 La Salle siret^t: M. K. Bortree' 
te La Salle street; K. Kuss, 7 Blue Island avenue, Di^ F Liddv "sh^ 
Archer avenue: Je.-isie Sherwood, Union Stock Yards-' Hon A « 
Trude, Chicago; Al. Smith, care Merely Bros. 
THE TEAM OOMMITTXE. 
The committee appointed for the selection of the team which -wJir 
represent Chicigo m the intercity race, Measrs. R. b Onran O w 
Felton and W. P. Mussey, have gone so far as to detertiine ilnia one 
or two names, and u is probable that they have the first six men nf ' 
the team practically agreed upon. They refuse, however to Tiv* 
aJid >n ttiis they are verv wian 
As Mr, Organ remarks, this committee will have only ten friendripf^ 
after it has announced Us selection of the team, and as the committee 
will probably have to leave town when the decision is made knovea 
they prolong their residence m Chicago by keeping silence for a 
while longtr. = c- b s-uv^o d, - 
ST 1,01718 TRAP SHOOTERS' LEAGUE. 
The St. Louis Trap Shooters' League will have a big Thankse-ivinp • 
shoot, Nov. 2b, 24 and 25, which will no doubt bring together f lareB 
number of ihe .shooters of the Southwest. Mr. W. K. Nold, secretarv 
sends out the following circular letter: ' ^^'''^^^^yr . 
"The St. Louis Trap Shooters' League will give a tournament on, 
Nov. ^3-25. Three hundred dollars adJed money. The last o^v Nnv 
ft (Thai.k.sgiviugDayA will be devoted to live- bird shooting- Sioo off 
the added motley will be added to the events on this day In adrnf 
tiMj. there will be a lurkfv shoot and a turkey dinner served m th« 
c.ub house at Du hontParK. As this is the fl^r tou/nai^lnt which 
has been held m St Louis for some time, the Trap-Shooters' Lea?n^ 
of St. Louis feels that in extending an invitation to the sportsm^^^^^ 
the country, and particuiai-ly to our f needs m Kansas^iiuy^rcao 
offer to them one ol the Dest-appomted parks m the cotinti-v and a 
dead square shoot Tne $3u0 is olfered as added monev- S uo rrfth« 
target events and $100 to the live bird events. We ?ake 'out no Der 
?k°''k °h"?o-P"''\*'*>' '^''•'"■^ monejs, after deducting the crice of 
the birds (20 cents), ot- m ease of targets, 2 cents, will bf lef t m the 
purse. We extend a hearty welcome to you all. Be sure to ananga 
