534 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Dec. 3i, 1898. 
Limited Gun Club Tournament* 
Indianapolis, Dec. 23.-T.he weather clerk and Santa Clans 
made strong combination against the second Grand Central handi- 
cap tournament of the Limited Gun Club, of Indianapolis, this 
week. The club had gone to great pains m arranging its five 
days' shoot, but on four days out of five the weather was beastly 
Moreover, the dates finally selected brought the shoot on the . week 
before Christmas, which is hardly a good time for such business 
Tne average shooter, after the fashion of the Cadi wished to have 
a little Christmas of his own, and moreover he is sometimes 
obliged to choose between the cashier's window and the stockings 
of the loved ones at home. Lastly, a good many of the shooters 
in this part of the country had dropped some money at John 
Watson's shoot and at Kewanee earlier in this week. I Presume 
that the aggregation of regulars who struck Indianapolis Monday 
morning made up the worst broke crowd that ever went to a shoot 
Thev onlv had about $6 or $8 between them, and they borrowed 
(his- around cheerfully until drafts and letters from wives and 
amilies reached Indianapolis. The first half of the week was 
mighty economical. John Watson and his pigeon game have 
taken about all the good monev out of circulation for this fall. Along 
toward the close of the week the combination began to receive 
money from the cashier and from the "house," and things were 
a trifle livelier about the Grand Central Hotel. 
If the crowd which turned out proved only halt what it should 
have been, the fact certainly cannot be attributed to any lack of 
preparation or care on the part of the management. The Limited 
Gun Club does things on no half-way basis. The new grounds 
are easily reached by fast trolley, and are well suited to dub 
house purposes. The club house itself is splendidly arranged, and 
it boasts a vast fireplace, fed from the natural gas lakes which 
lie under Indiana. This is the first time I ever attended a tour- 
nament where there was a big open fireplace, and now 1 do not 
want to attend any other kind. The boys would come m out of 
the cold' and gather in groups about the fire in the most home- 
like way. This contributed much to the perfect sociability of the 
tournament, and after all, money is not the only thing. I do not 
remember ever to have passed pleasanter days at a shoot in 
spite of the inclement weather. One feature much appreciated 
bv the shooters was the good, warm lunch provided in the club 
house each dav. and which was served without charge. This shows 
alike the hospitality and the hardihood of the management, for a 
crowd of hungry shooters is no sinecure at a dinner table. 
Mr Tohn Lilly,- manager, received the warmest encouragement 
and approbation for his efficiency in the hustling, and he was ably 
assisted by Messrs. Beck and Tripp, of the tournament committee. 
Mr Marrott. president, was also everywhere useful, and so was 
Mr H T Hearsey, the able secretary. Not a great many of the 
focal men came out, but those who did appear were an awfully good 
sort. Mr. E. H. Tripp shot a good clip all through the week and 
was picked as winner of the handicap on Friday, though that tell 
out otherwise. Dr. Britton, the old-time sparrow shot, came out 
only for the targets, though he visited later in the week. Of the 
non-residents quite a number were on hand. Tom Donley, ot be. 
Thomas, Ont., and Secretary Height came all the way from across 
the border to attend this shoot. Jack Parker, of Detroit, came in 
their party, and they all proselyted for the big St. Thomas shoot. 
I should like to say to all who have not already learned that iact, 
that Mr. Donlev is a mighty pleasant man, something of a shooter 
himself, and will give a rattling big shoot. There was a man named 
Harvey MeMurchv, claiming to represent the Hunter Arms Co., 
who was also present, and who figured somewhat in the proceed- 
ings Jack Winston was on hand, but entered only in the Friday 
handicap. Tramp Irwin, of the Laflin & Rand Powder Co.. went 
down from Chicago. The spidery Charlie Young, of Springfield. 
O cut a good deal of a swath. Mr. Emil Werk, of Cincinnati, 
and Mr. Ed Pike, of Davton, made a little heavier total for Ohio 
than Charlie Young can show on the scales. Rolla Heikes was 
there of course, and so was Timmie Elliott and Gold Dust Fan- 
ning ' alias Little Bull Seal, alias Sharkey the Lamb, etc. Elmer 
Neal', the stocky Chicago product, now of Bloomington, Ind., 
came over and tangled up with the procession. U. M. C. Hallo- 
well, Jr.; was strictly in it all the time, and more irrepressible 
than ever.- Billy Schuler. of Cincinnati, gave an example of how 
nice men grow on the banks of the Ohio, and Charlie Budd. of 
Iowa, was present, as chipper and blithe as ever. Fred Gilbert 
came in with Jim Elliott, from Kewanee. Thursday morning. Gil- 
bert was high average at Kewanee, though not so lucky at Indian- 
apolis. , , 
The first day was devoted to targets, the following two days 
were put in at sparrows, the fourth day was a pigeon day and 
the fifth day was taken up with the capital event, the Grand Central 
handicap, The returns show Pop Heikes 6 birds ahead of the 
nearest competitor in the targets. Charlie Young came out in front 
as the sparrow champion. McMurchy was high gun in the pigeon 
game. Reference to the scores in all these styles of shooting will 
show that the Limited Gun Club puts up a shooter's game in all 
particulars. The grounds, while pleasant, are very difficult shoot- 
ing grounds. Back of the outer boundary arises a sharp hill, 
surmounted by a fence, the whole making a very difficult back- 
ground. 
Monday, 
Day, Targets. 
There were eight 20-bird races, $2.50, class shooting. 10 cents of 
each entry given to five high guns of finishers. Known experts 
were required to pay $2 each for benefit of eight amateurs finish- 
ing. The weather was rainy and chilly and the sport did not 
begin until 2 P. M.. but a record-breaking speed was kept up by 
the skillful shots participating, and the programme was con- 
cluded, some 2,500 targets being shot in three hours. A few un- 
important sweeps were run off. the following being the scores of 
the programme events: 
Events: 
Budd 
McMi 
Beck 
Irwin 
Kike 
Tripp . 
Young 
•■ei on 
1 
2 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
19 
19 
18 
19 
18 
19 
19 
20 
19 
20 
16 
17 
17 
20 
17 
13 
16 
20 
18 
20 
17 
IS 
18 
16 
19 
18 
19 
IS 
18 
17 
IS 
14 
Ifl 
19 
18 
19 
17 
18 
17 
14 
15 
13 
17 
17 
19 
IS 
17 
13 
IK 
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is 
16 
14 
20 
16 
17 
18 
18 
17 
15 
15 
20 
18 
18 
16 
20 
11 
15 
17 
18 
lfi 
19 
18 
10 
16 
19 
15 
18 
20 
17 
14 
hi 
18 
19 
15 
19 
17 
17 
14 
14 
19 
20 
39 
16 
19 
17 
14 
1 i 
9 
16 
16 
15 
19 
18 
IB 
14 
Thomas 
Griff 16 .. .. 
High averages for the day were Heikes 151, Fanning 145, Mc- 
Murchy 143, Budd 141. Young and Beck tied for fifth place oil 
138. 
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Sparrows. 
This was class shooting also, and at expensive targets, but the 
Indianapolis specialty as usual proved so* interesting, not to t>ay 
exciting, that all forgot the money into which the little brown 
beggars rapidly run. There were four races, 20 birds, $6, 10 per 
cent, divided among five high guns finishing. The shooting was 
in strings of ten. from the double sets of Hill sparrow traps, 
rapid-fire, no retrieving. The local men could give the visitors 
cards and spades in this game at first, but the good ones early be- 
gan to catch on to the requirements and made a strong finish. 
The weather was dull and lowering, and against the brown and 
gray background the little birds showed but dimly at times. Some- 
times the shooter would lose sight of the bird altogether and shoot 
by guess. Often it happened that the shooter would have to turn 
and readjust his aim a half-dozen times before he could connect. 
In several cases birds were killed within 10yds, of the gun, in- 
comers, and I saw two instances, of Hallowell and McMurchy, 
where the birds were struck full and so close to the gun that its 
body was entirely blown into fragments, only a puff of feathers 
being carried on with the load. Much laughter and cheering at- 
tended the progress of the sparrow shooting. The trapping was 
rapid and efficient. A . preliminary sweep, 10 sparrows. $2. was 
divided by Ed Voris and McMurchy. straight, Hall and Rike 9, 
Your ar. Irwin. Heikes and Werk 8. There were two miss-and-outs, 
the first won by Werk, Budd. Tripp and Young; the second by 
Tripp. Vorit, Young. Beck and Neal. A little pigeon sweep was 
also made-up. handicap. 10 bird = . ?n Mrssrst 
placed the men. The birds were a rlean lot 
Fiudd and Beck \<'ere the only three men who 
Follo'ving are the scores of this extra. 
..2222112222—10 Voris, 29 
..1112122222—10 Young, 30 .. 
I.illv and Heikes 
of goers. Tripp. 
l-iM~d in straight. 
.22*2202222— 8 Stilwell, 27 1022211112- 9 
,2*11222*12- 8 Irwin, 28 1101221*21— 8 
.1021111222- 9 Lilly, 28 .*022122102— - 7 
Tripp, 29 
Beck, 29 .... 
Hallowell. 29 
Fanning. '£1 . 
Werk. 2? - 
-Ho- '\ 
...2122202222— 9 
...2*12112120— 2 
...101**00131- ' 
MeMurchv, 31 ... 
Heikes. Si 
• Hd 21 
212211*121— 9 
2212222202— 9 
2221211022 —9 
0222225220— 9 
U22221222— 10 
Parry, 27 
Neal, 28 
Rike, 28 
Following are the scores of the regular sparrow programme: 
First event, 20 sparrows. S6: 21211111211111222110-19 
S;rL 11112112202111111111—19 
TTHkU 21112011221110122111—18 
v„.„ 11110122111112011112—18 
Cooner 22201121202121211111—18 
Vnris ' 21111011110101111111—17 
ftSS? ! 21111111210012210211—17 
Fannin? 12011111110101111021—16 
Trio •• 01120111010121111110-15 
Ha low'eii ' 10111121112020010210—14 
12201111011200010211—14 
MeMurchv' 02210202112101201100—13 
-win 01021122102001200222-13 
Wa* O0200222102O00012101—10 
Coons ".'.'.'.'."!"' .- 10110102020000010010— 8 
Second event, 20 sparrows: 
Budd . 11111212111011211111—19 
AIcMurehv ' 12010111111211211111—18 
Beck 12112102120111111111-18 
THno "- 21120121121112220201—17 
Young 20101211212121122011—17 
Rike s ...... ' 11111112121101101011—17 
Parrv 20111202211111121101—17 
Heikes 12212112101021101121—16 
V or i s ~ "," 11210112221101101101—16 
Hal low'eil 111001 21221120211120—16 
Fanning " ' 22100121 21 2120101111—16 
Irwin 11112201102210111210—16 
Cooner' ' T 02101121111011200021—14 
Werk " ' 11101011101211021100—14 
Coons '. 01011210011200120110—12 
Third event. 20 sparrows: 
Young 11111111111111122211—20 
Tripp "' 21021211211111221111—19 
Heikes 12211201211111111111—19 
MeMurchv 12111111122111111101—19 
jieck ' 12221101121111021211—18 
Stillwel'l"" ' 02121111121111111210—18 
RiWe " 11111111 1 11110101211—18 
i ; „dd 1 00120211 1 1111112112— 17 
Coooer' 02112111010121111101—16 
Fanning ' 21011122011222100221—16 
Hallowell' ' ..12111202102101011010—14 
Voris . : 1 1101201011102001201—13 
Wert "" • 00122201100101121120—13 
Parry ' 01011121101001 201110—13 
Fourth event, 20 sparrows: 
Tripp • 12111111111111221111—20 
Heikes ' " 21111111121112112121—20 
Yonng "'..'." 21111111212120111111—19 
Budd "' 01112111111111011211—18 
MeMurchv 21111121212212001121—18 
Fanning ' 11211011111011111211—18 
Stillw.lT ' 11111021112211111110—18 
Parry ' .' - 22122111221101122011—18 
Cooper 01 11 1 121 100121 111121— 17 
Hallowell' 21002211212022111111—17 
T; eck " " 11 12102111! 0111 01 211—17 
Rjfce 1U1 1111011110111011— 17 
Voris . ••• 11110111101110011100—14 
Werk 21012101020200100000— 9 
ws. 
The attendance picked up, but the bad weather and bad light 
made a good many reluctant to risk their money in the game of 
hide and seek with the sparrow bird. The entry dropped off 
considerably. Heikes and Young bad mishaps which set them 
back a little in' their shooting, but Ed Rike pulled up strong. The 
glory was mostly monopolized by Tripp, who killed 62 sparrows 
and pigeons straight, a most remarkable performance on these 
grounds, which are by no means easy. A couple of minor sweeps 
as usual filled in the early and late hours. Cooper won a miss- 
and-out with 5 kills. A second live-bird sweep was a handicap, 
made up as below: 
Fifteen-pigeon handicap : 
M cMurchy. 31 1111 1 11 22212121-15 
Cooper 28 211222121122222—15 
Tripp. 29 221012112212121—14 
Young. 30 211222212122*22-14 
II-.1W!, 29 102221121212112—14 
i , , ; s 112221210112222—14 
\\ L L- 27 221121110111111—14 
Budd 31 ... ..... '• 1212222202*2122—13 
Parker, 31 012222222201122—13 
Marot 27 , t », 222121101121102—13 
Fanning. 31 22*101222201212-12 
Feck, 29 22210121202*222—12 
I.illv 28 222210200221112—12 
Coons, 27 01*12*212201122—11 
Heikes 31 222222*22021*00—10 
Tarry. -27 002120222222002—10 
Drnlev, 26 212012202101001—10 
Coxey, 27 000121*1*020000— 5 
' Following were the scores in the regular sparrow programme: 
First event: 
Fanning 12112011211111201111—18 
Tripp 11111202012122111121—18 
Budd 11121111112001220211—17 
Yr-al 2212211112111220102O—17 
Heikes 11111111110101100112—16 
Rike 11011210112101011111—16 
Young 11011112111121100012—16 
MeMurchv 011 1 22022021 11002212—15 
Hallowell ' 100101012111 20102122—14 
Coons 210H 100112001121101— 14 
Beck 10010110220101121100—12 
Irwin 22000012120210010122—12 
Second event: 
Tripp 12111120111112221111—19 
Hallowell 12110111111101111111—18 
Fanning 01112121211101101112—17 
Budd 11112111011101022112—17 
Young 21021111100121212101—16 
McMurchy 11100121001 1011 11 1 21—1 5 
Heikes 10100111101121011211—15 
Rike 21110110011101221201—15 
Beck 11111101012011000112—14 
Neal 21111010002101221011—14 
Coons 00120020111000211002—10 
Third event : 
Fanning 11112111120211111121-19 
Heikes 12101122111111111121—19 
Young -. 11211222111112011211—19 
Tripp 20110211112121221111—18 
Neal 21.111111210111211202—18 
Bndd 12011002111221111111—17 
M c M urchy 21121121021101210211—17 
Hal lovvel 1 0201012120milll221— 16 
Fourth event: 
Fanning 12121111111101121111—19 
McMurchy 1222210 11101 211 1 111 1 — 18 
Young 11012111011211111111—18 
Budd 22221112012110210112—17 
Heikes 12221202111110212210—17 
Hallowell .11110211111210111110—17 
•Tripp 12121201002111120221—16 
Neal 01210122112112111100—16 
The comparisons of averages on sparrows for the two days 
were interesting, five men being bunched as closely as possible 
and still be apart. On the two days' total Young was first, 143 
killed out of 160; Tripp second. 142; Budd third, 141; Heikes 
fourth. 140; Fanning fifth, 139. Mr. Lilly in behalf of the Limited 
Gup Club presented Mr. Young with a handsome glass loving 
cup as a souvenir of bis success. 
Thursday. Fourth Day, Pigeons. 
T hp dav -*'as dark diid gloom-. , w ith occasional rain. The 
r.. lid -i-as small, but plea r ajit, and the circle around the fire 
.■■-as a jolly one. At lunch Mr. Lilly read a letter of regrets from 
Tom Marshall, who has been sick and temporarily retired. Re-. 
&rets were sent him. The shooting was steady m spite of the 
weather, and the fir&t event called out fourteen of the faithful. 
The -programme called ion three events,.- Nq. 1. J?. 7 birds, W^k 
guns; No. 2, 10 birds, $10, high guns; No. 3. 10 birds, $10, class 
shooting, three misses out. All guns at 30yds. Bird money re- 
funded. Fred Erb, of Lafayette, with three good retrieving dogs 
did all the retrieving. Following are the scores: 
First event, 7 pigeons, high guns: 
Gilbert 1121121—7 Young ; 0222112—6 
Tripp 1222222—7 McMurchy 1201111—6 
Elliott 2121222—7 Parker 1120222—6 
Fanning 1112122—7 Rike 2222*22—6 
Irwin 1212112—7 Cooper 012120 
Werk 1212212—7 Heikes 00 
Flallowell 2212022—6 Budd 00 
Second event, 10 pigeons, high guns: 
Hallowell 1222112112—10 McMurchy 1101111211— 9 
Budd 2211222111—10 -Werk ..2101121112—9 
Young 1112122222—10 Irwin 2212201222—9 
Cooper 2212212221—10 Lilly 2220222222- 9 
Heikes 2212212221—10 Elliott 2121100 
Rike .....2221211112—10 Fanning 020 
Neal 2222222222—10 Parker 1200 
Tripp 2212210212— 9 Donley 20120 
Gilbert 1212202111— 9 
Third event, 10 pigeons, $10, class shooting 
Gilbert 1111221122—10 
Young 1222222222—10 
McMurchy 2211111222—10 
Marott 1112221222—10 
Irwin 2122111112—10 
Fanning 2022221121— 9 
Hallowell 2121021222— 9 
Cooper 1111122220— 9 
Werk 1221111*22— 9 
Heikes 2022222222— 9 
Rike 2122210221— 9 
Neal 2022222222—9 
Donley 2222112202— 9 
Tripp 2120120222— 8 
Elliott 022122222*— 8 
Budd 1212010112— 8 
Schuler 2022122210— 8 
Parker 0221020 
Creep , 00100 
Parry 220200 
The last event of the day was watched with great interest. 
President Marott showed the sort of shooters the Limited Gun 
Club has when he went out with 10 straight, alongside McMurchy, 
Irwin, Gilbert and Young. 
At close of the live birds, the boys gathered again at the spar- 
row traps and shot till darkness stopped them. Scores : 
Second extra, 15 sparrows, entrance $3: Young 15, Tripp 14, 
Neal 13, Gilbert 13, McMurchy 12, Cooper 12, Budd 12, Heikes 12, 
Hallowell 12, Donley 11, Parker 10, Griff 10, Werk 10, Schuler 8, 
Parry 7. 
Third extra, 10 sparrows, entrance $1.50: Neal 10, Tripp 9, 
Gilbert 9, Parker 9, Griff 8, Fanning 6, Schuler 6, Donley 5, 
Werk 4. 
By this time there was more money getting into circulation 
among the gang, and Thursday night at the hotel was one of 
memorable features. The oldtimers are getting gray and wrinkled, 
and their "hide is wore off in spots," as private Mulvaney says, 
and some of them are "married men besides," but they are ever, 
young in their high animal spirits, and no set of youngsters could 
by any possibility have made more noise or gotten up a rougher 
rough house than they did in Jim Elliott's parlors, where a quiet 
comparison of colored papers was going on. Hallowell, Parker, 
Donley and other athletes gave sample movements in athletics, 
and the fun waxed high till past the little time of day in the 
morning. At 10 o'clock that night there was no light seen in the 
suite occupied by Heikes and McMurchy, and it being suspected 
that these two tender plants were going to bed early in order to 
get an advantage over their confreres in the big race of the fol- 
lowing day, the bell boy was sent for a pass key, the rooms were 
entered, not once, but several times, and they were forced to 
smile and look pleasant, whether they felt that way or not. Young, 
Budd, Fanning and a few others stood out for early hours and 
regular habits. Opposed to them were "de gang-in 94," as the bell 
boy called them, who insisted that a man could shoot just as well 
without so much sleep, if he was really a shooter, like themselves. 
The two theories were tried out the following day, though the 
conclusion remains in doubt and subject to further experiment. 
Friday, Fifth Day, the Grand Central Handicap. 
It had been growing colder on Thursday evening, and by night 
the rain stopped and signs of clear weather appeared. Friday 
morning dawned quite clear, bracingly sharp and not chilly, and it 
was an ideal day for the big event of the annual handicap. The 
birds were good, and more than good. The peculiar flight of these 
grounds is not to be mastered at once. For this reason it was 
thought a local man might pull out ahead, though toward the 
close the phalanx of the oldtimers, the "regulars," the "gang," 
began to show up together, bunched as usual after a long pull at 
the traps in any sort of race. Not without loss, however, did they 
get so far along, and some failed almost at the goal. The first 
half-hour of shooting showed gaps already beginning, and from 
the way the birds flew it was easily seen that some one was going 
to have a big proposition on his hands that day. At the first 
round down only thirteen men had entered, but the lists were held • 
open till noon, and by that time the purse of $600 had filled, there 
being twenty-five entries in all. It was one of the most closely 
watched races one would be apt to meet, and it was for a time 
anybody's race. The handicapping was satisfactory, and the trap- 
ping service rapid and good, the Hill pigeon traps being used. 
Mr. Lilly refereed, assisted by Jack Parker. 
The sifting began early in the game, it being understood that 
three misses sent a man to the barn, while one miss made his 
chances slim. Elliott could not lay up any money at this, for he 
missed the first bird he got in the opening of the shoot. At the 
second round there was some wonder expressed at the way things 
were going, for Tripp, Heikes, Young, Budd and Neal all fell 
down. In the third round they all got through except Willie. 
Thus it went till at last only McMurchy, Hallowell and Fanning 
remained straight. Of these, Fanning had been an adherent to the 
early hours movement, Hallowell was a late hours man, and Mc- 
Murchy was an early hours man who had had his intentions of 
going to sleep frustrated by the energy of his friends. The early 
bed-time theory was scmewhat jarred when Jack Fanning missed 
his 14th, 15th and 16th birds, one after another, and sat down 
very much perturbed. Hallowell retired from the tie with Mc- 
Murchy at the 14th bird, and when Fanning went out it left Mc- 
Murchy in alone, and he was watched with much interest by his 
friends", who would never have wept if he had missed his 17th 
bird, thus letting them all in again. He caught a very extra- 
ordinary high and fast bird, which he could not get above, and as 
he said he never did intend to shoot till he got the bird covered, it 
was 50yds. away before he let go his right. This stopped the 
bird and the left trimmed it up, a very sensational bit of work, 
which set the public wild and caused McMurchy stock to go up. 
He still had luck with him, for the next bird was a little hopper, 
which was refused. The alternate turned out an awful one, one 
of the low blue snakes that skim along the ground and go like 
a streak. It got a big start almost in a flash, and the biff-bang 
reports that followed it were none too soon, for the bird fell over 
35yds. beyond the traps. This broke the hearts of all the men who 
would have "sympathized" with Mac if he had missed it. 
Gilbert "went to the barn" at the 17 hole. Neal shot a good race, 
and so did Lilly. Pop Heikes sawed wood and never missed any 
after his first lost bird. Donley and Hallowell were just at his 
heels, with Elliott, Budd and Neal all scoring 23. Erb began 
strong, but went to pieces. Ed Voris was the first man to put up 
his gun. his three Tost birds falling dead out. Willie was the 
next victim, and the* Cooper and Parker looked briefly at 5 birds, 
and had leisure for the rest of the day. Young, Werk and 
Marott sighed and said good-by, and at the 15 hole it seemed as 
though all the high guns needed were ahead of the crowd and 
going to win out. Just on the "danger line" were Hallowell, Budd, 
Donley, Irwin and" Heikes, who had dropped but one bird each. 
At the 23 hole there were eight men in : Irwin, Heikes, Me- 
Murchv, Elliott. ' Budd, Neal, Hallowell and Donley. Irwin 
missed' this bird, but was still left in. At the 24 hole Budd 
missed, but the solitary straight, McMurchy, still declined to miss 
and this left the 23s all in, as the money was ten high guns, and 
only eight high guns were left above the-22 places. Then began 
the tedious work of shooting up the back scores, where provisional 
dropping out had taken place. Gilbert and Fanning went again 
to the traps with bright," glad smiles on their faces, though the 
chances of some of these relit lights were much marred by the 
fact that they missed their last birds. Erb, Winston, Fanning, 
Beck and Hallowell each missed his last bird! Under the cir- 
cumstances, they were not accused of dropping for place. Mc- 
Murchy alone pounded along, shooting in grand style and with 
perfect judgment, under conditions certainly not favorable. The 
entire population was out at the score when lie shot at his last 
bird, which he killed in good shape, amid a roar of applause, 
thus landing one of the most prized honors of the Western livr- 
bird world. McMurchy was called to the front of the club house 
and Mr. Lilly made him a nice little speech, while the "colors 
were lowered" (by a string) from the balcony. The said color* 
are black and -range, the '-colqrs of the blue rock," as Mr. Lilly 
said- A large rosette of this combination was affixed to a silver 
plate, and this was the tnophy of the handicap, one hard to earn. 
\t the. same tirnft Fanning was ordered io +hs front and 
