May 19, 1900.1 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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These names were called and written down by the secretary, and 
the list of clubs was then called over, with the request that any 
member present from a given club should respond at the call of 
his club's name. Representatives were thus found to be present 
from Audubon, Garfield, Eureka and Garden City clubs, of^ Chi- 
cago; Dupont Gun Club, of Illinois; Geneseo Gun Club, Grand 
Crossing Gun Club, Peoria Gun Club, Rock Island Gun Club, and 
Illinois Gun Club, of Springfield. It was not stated whether those 
present were or were not regular delegates. 
The convention may thus be seen to have been brief and to the 
point. It is perfectly just and fair to apply to it the adjective 
of strictly business-like. It was business. There was no sugges- 
tion that the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association was anything 
more or less than a body of trapshooters. There appends to this 
attitude the virtue of frankness and sincerity. In the old days we 
perpetrated a great deal of bluff and pretense in the matter of 
game protection, and we "earnestly resolved" to do a great many 
thifigs which we never intended to do. This year we resolved 
to do nothing but hold a big trap shoot at Springfield next year, 
and we will do it. Yet we miss something of the ghost of the old 
Illinois State Sportsmen's Association. We miss the old faces 
and the old ways. It was a good old, conventional, old-fashioned, 
dignified, plea,=ant and worthy association, and it clung to the 
beginning of sport at the traps in this region. One must perforce 
B. P. WOODFORD, 
Winner of Board of Trade Badge. 
believe it to be true that the Association as it formerly esdsted is 
now no more. It has become modernized, business-ized. It has 
openly joined the ranks of the trapshooting circuit, and in all 
likelihood it will take a high rank there in the size and excellence 
of the trap shoots which it will give, high among such ambitions 
being the successful tournament at Chicago in 1900. 
Wednesday, Third Day, May 9. 
For a wonder, the weather came off fine and clear, though the 
air was still raw and uncomfortable. A keen wind sprang up 
early in the morning, and the birds were very lively. 
The chief event of the day was the Board of Trade badge contest, 
this concluding the State fixtures. There were eighty-one entries 
for the big badge shoot, and such was the difficulty of the live- 
bird shooting that out of the eighty-one there were but twelve who 
went straight— Crosby, Marshall. Roll, Woodford, Crothers, A. 
Kleinman, Kuss, Hess, Rice, L. Willard, Sperry and Steck. 
Among these it was any one's race. Crothers, of Bloomington; 
Kuss, of Garfield Club, Chicago, and Steck, of Eureka Club, 
Chicago went out at their first bird. Geo. Roll, of Blue Island, 
only lasted 2 birds more. Kuss missed 3 out of his 4 birds shot at, 
and Abe Kleinman missed 3 out of his 5 tie birds. Sperry, of Rock 
Island, lasted through the 4th bird, and Willard one bird later. 
Crosby went out on his 5th bird. Rice lasted to the 7th bird. There 
now remained in the shooting the mayor from Keithsburg, and 
a shooter from Dixon, not so well known as Marshal!, Mr. B. P. 
Woodford, who shot a plain, unvarnished pump gun. Mr. Woodford 
bad to kill his last 3 birds straight, Marshall missing his 9th, but 
the former proceeded to smash them down with the plain, un- 
varnished pump, and in very short and not very exciting fashion 
won the big event at the 11th bird of the ties. Following are the 
scores - 
Board of Trade diamond badge, open to members of the State 
Association only, emblematic of the individual championship of 
tliC' State at live birds. The winner of the badge this year to 
receive the proceeds of next year's entries for the same prize. 
Ten live birds, entrance $10, including birds. First prize, the 
diamond badge, cash value $500, and one Bristol steel fishing 
rod, donated by the Horton Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn; second prize, 
cash, $100; third prize, cash, $50. Dupont Club team, as individuals, 
donate $50 cash, which is added to the original second and third 
moneys. Fourth prize, one case Scotch whisky. To the shooter 
making the com.bined highest average in live-bird events in the 
team shoot on the 8th and in the Board of Trade diamond badge 
shoot on the 9th. Parker Brothers, of iNIeriden, Conn, give one of 
their rZ-gauge $100 list, hammerless guns, made to order. 
Bumside 2202222222— 9 Dr Shaw 1 . .2022022222— S 
"™ Palmer 2000222202- 6 
A Kleinman 1112112222—10 
Fonier 2202110222— 8 
Shaffer 1022021012— 7 
Tramp 0002222222— 7 
H Boltenstein ....2021221101—8 
Laflin 1011111111— 9 
Curry 2211112020— S 
Sperrv 2112221211—10 
Amberg 2220212222— 9 
Kelley 0220111012— 7 
Ellett 1011211220— S 
Levi 1202222212— 9 
Henry '. . . .2012012122— 
Haines Z222022222— 9 
A Miller 1011110110— T 
Willard 2222211222—10' 
Tarvis 0201022221— T 
Vance 2101202221— S' 
Hicks 2222011211— 9- 
Sconce 1)222222012— 8 
Pollard 0202202112— 7 
Ehlers 0222212122— 9' 
Odcll 2020220212— 7 
Weller 2222222202— 9 
Middleton 0001112002— s 
Morris 2220202222— 8 
.Steck 2222122222—10 
Deterline 1122210202— 8 
Bingham 2022002222— 7 
Rolanzik 2222222020— .8 
Peterman 0012011113— 7 
Trosbv 2222222222—10 
Marsliali' " 2222222222—10 
marsnau i*ill22220- 8 
Power's 2222222220— 9 
Studley 2222221201- 9 
Crothers 2122222222-10 
Lovel? . . - . ... .0112112212- 9 
Roll 2212212222-10 
Gackle 1221011*02- 7 
Bleitz 2222222*12- 9 
G Miller 1212202222- 9 
Walpert 2220220022— 7 
G &man 11111*2211- 9 
Xuss , 2222222222—10 
71 Dunneii' 22222*2122- 9 
1 Graham 2220222222-9 
Brown 2012020201-6 
Davton 2001112222- 8 
Areraves 2220222222— 9 
o*en f . .2*22222222- 9 
Lechner 1101222202-8 
Barto 2222211022— 9 
Tack-son 1211200112— 8 
E Graham 2222222202- 9 
Woodford 2222222222-10 
Aue-hev 2222222220— 9 
Riehl 2222020220-7 
Hess ■ ' ....2222222222—10 
G W'hiie' 1100012221-7 
Leffingwell 0222212*21- 8 
T White 2020222200— 6 
"Peters 1000202000—3 
Antoine . 
Cool 
V Boltenstein 
Capt Smith.. 
E S Rice 
Miner 
2202222222— 9 
..1020201122— 7 
..0021221220— 7 
. .5002211022— 7 
. .2211211122—10 
.0222012121— 8 
7 
Wells 
Lockie . 
Franklin 
T Graham 
Hamlin ... 
McBroom 
TTarbaugh 
0'?'?2''''2221— 9 
. .2020220122— 7 
..1210212112— 9 
..2022100122— 7 
. .i"KW2002110— 4 
. .2022022222— S 
. .0012220222- - 7 
W Stannard 0020222222 
Shoot-off of ties on 10: 
Trap score type— Copyright, 1900, by Forest anii Stream Pub. Co. 
'-i 2, f ^ 'l ? ? 8 2 2 ^ 
Marshall...., 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 i! 0 2 2 
Rice 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 
Crosby , 2 2 2 Z * 
t 
1 12 2 0 
Willard 
Hess..... 2 2 2 0 
Sperry . 
tT 
2120 
A Kleinman 20 100 
Roll. 
\1X 
..2 2 * 
Kuss 0 0 2 0 
Crothers * 
Steck 0 
Sweeps. 
The conclusion of the Board of Trade Badge shoot made up 
of the live-bird scores, occupied the balance of the day. Most 
of the time was put in on the main sweep, which brought out 
thirty-eight entries, with the following scores ; Studley 9, Dayton 
7, Lechner 7, Brown 9, Eastman 8, Leffingwell 7, J. L. White 7, 
I'almer 9, Grimm 10, Walpert 8, Bleitz 8. Weller 8, H. Boltenstein 
8, L. Willard 9, Deal 7, Gilbert 10, Barto 8, Powers 10, Sperry 10, 
Nance 10, Hicks 9, Rolanczik 6, F. Boltenstein 10, Al Morris 8, 
Burnside 8, Kelley w., Barr 7, Harbaugh 9, French 7, Curry w., 
Dries 5, Laflin 8, Crothers 5, Roll 8, Franklin 5, Cool 8, Kuss 9, 
E. S. Graham 10. 
Open Targets. 
Meantime a rattling good entry was doing business at the open 
target scores. Your L'ncle Rolla Heikes, from Dayton, took all 
the boy.s down the line to-day — 101 out of 105. Mr. Dan Lefever, 
of the Lefever Arms Co., mingled with the younger representa- 
tives and made a very good showing with them. Shooting was 
concluded early in the afternoon. 
Wtite Elephant System Abandoned. 
Under the cumbersome cash system of the two preceding days 
the shooters to-day got money which they earned yesterday. The 
dissatisfaction over this delay was so general that the "white ele- 
phant" system was cut out, and cash was paid over in the simple, 
accurate and brief system of our forefathers, so that everybody 
was much happier. 
Following is the target summary for the day: 
Events: - 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 15 20 15 20 15 20 
Kike 14 19 14 19 15 19 
Heikes 15 19 14 20 13 20 
Courtney 14 20 12 15 14 13 
Crosbv 15 18 13 16 13 IS 
Tripp' 10 16 13 20 13 17 
Garrett 14 19 13 17 13 13 
Hirshey 13 19 13 19 10 18 
Mrs Carson ... 12 14 11 11 12 11 
Riehl 12 15 13 13 12 14 
Lefever 10 16 10 12 7 13 
Budd 14 17 13 19 10 7 
Parmelee 14 16 12 16 11 18 
Gilbert 13 17 14 17 12 17 
Loomis 11 14 14 19 13 16 
Klein 12 19 12 16 14 19 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
15 20 15 20 15 20 
14 
15 
10 
12 
10 13 . . . . 
13 11 . . . . 
14 17 
Powers 15 IS 14 17 14 17 
Marshall 15 17 15 19 12 16 
Sconce 13 16 14 16 13 16 
Cad 15J.6 9 19 10 14 
Roll 12 14 B 
Deterline 12 17 10 18 13 19 A 
Grimm 12 18 11 15 14 15 
Boa 13 17 14 17 14 16 
Crothers 12 15 12 16 12 14 
Lovell 9 8 9 17 ... . 
Simmonetti 12 19 
Dais 17 
J Shatter ... 5 13 
Events: 
Targets : 
Miner 8 
Harter 11 .. 
Rowe 12 .. 
Butler 12 .. 
Burnside 10 14 
De Long 15 12 
F P Stannard.. 10 14 
G Miller 12 .. 
Bleitz 12 .. 
Sperry 16 
Argraves 15 12 
Kelley 14 .. .. 7 .. 
Lockie 13 10 
Barto 9 11 .. .. 
Eastman 10 .. 14 .. 
J Graham 12 19 12 17 
Dr Carson 10 17 . . . . 
Owen 11 15 14 16 
H Dunnell 13 18 12 17 
Dunnell 14 17 15 20 
Vance 14 19 10 19 
Gubtill 14 14 .. .. 
Walpert 8 10 . . . . 
Davton 12 12 .. .. 
F Brown 6 8 .. . . 
Lechner 6 13 . . 13 
O'Brien 9 16 9 
Miller, New Boston, 111. ; E. E. Deterline, Keithsburg, III.; C 
A. Dtmbar, Kewaunee. Ill; IT. Dunnell, Fox Lake, III. J B. Dnn- 
nell. Fox Lake, 111. ; W. Dunnell, Fox Lake, 111. ; J. W. Garmt , 
Colorado Springs, Colo.; C. E. De Long, Hot Sprmgs, Ark. J 
C. Powers, Decatur, 111.; W. Fred Ouimby, New York city, 
Guy Burnside, Knoxville, 111.; H. E. Boltenstein, Cambridge,, 
III.; V. F. Boltenstein, Cambridge, 111.; M. H. Boltenstein, Ga5«S' 
burg, 111.; J. Bush, Milwaukee, Wis.: Dr. Williamson, Milwauke«„ 
Wis.; J. S. Mackie, Cincinnati, O.; Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Shattuck, 
Minneapolis, Minn.; H. Smith, Springfield, 111.; G. D. Dunn, 
Moline, 111.; H. Sconce, Sidell, 111.; H. W. Cadwallader, Danville, 
111.; G. L. Alford, Marion, 111.; M. C. Sanford, Clyde, 111.; Dr. 
H. Browall, Palmyra, Wis.; M. Broom, Geneseo, 111.; I. M. 
Latshaw, Marion, O.; G. L. Jackson, Peoria, III.; J. I. Case, 
Racine, 111.; H. S. Blake, Racine, Wis.; F. Peterman, Henry, 111.; 
F. Ellett, Keithsburg, HI.; E. E. Kelley, Elgin, 111.; B. P. Wood- 
ford. Dixon, 111.; A. Kolanczik, Ohio, 111.; A. C. Finkner, La 
Salle, 111.; P. Loecker, Ladd, 111.; A. Hart, Maple Park, III.; 
T. L. Morrison, St. Paul, Minn.; J. J. Bleitz, Tainpico, 111.; H. 
M. Miner, Guthrie, 111.; F. Dayton, Lamoille, 111.; E. Tripp, In- 
dianapolis, Ind. ; J. Pepple, D. Nish, S. Adams, W. Andrews, L. 
Freeman, J. Reen, C. Gronnea, J. Sowern, S. Dunbar. Uncle Heid- 
man, Elgin, 111. ; S. O. Argraves, Compton, 111. ; E. K, Crothers, 
Bloomington, 111.; R. W. Cool, Aledo, 111.; D. A. O'Brien, West 
Madison, 111.; F. Haines, Rockford, 111.; J. Powell, Braceville, Ill._; 
W. Mattox, Oskaloosa, la.; D. S. Barr, Braidwood, 111.; G. S. 
Wells, Geneseo, 111.; J. L. Borseni, A. Fields and F. S. Mal- 
j;ocks, Ottawa, 111.; J. O'Brien, F. Smith, L. Schwind and 1. 
Oblim, Dubuque, la.; C. H. Richards, Prophetstown, 111.; J. E, 
Smith, Cerrogordo, 111.; M. Curry, Beardstown, 111.; W. C. Deal. 
Brazil, Ind.; D. Rowe, Maple Park, 111.; H. Weller, Wyoming, 
III.; A. Vance, Capron, 111. 
Thursday, Fourth Day, May 10. 
« 
One of the most sterling attractions of the tournament came 
to-day, the handicap race for the Dupont trophy, which was now 
reolfered to the shooting public with the very generous conditions 
of a $1,000 guaranteed purse. The shooters of Illinois certainly 
have no license to complain of the management of the Associa- 
tion, which has this year done, with almost no assistance, more 
by way of good attractions than we ever- had before. It took 
pluck to hang up this guaramty of $1,000 for the fourth day of the 
week at a shoot where the first three days have usually marked 
high water in attendance, and where, under the conditions, it re- 
quired forty shooters to enter to save the guaranty. It is pleas- 
ant to record an entry of forty-eight, which more than filled Ihc 
purse. The shooting of this event took most of the day and 
monopolized the attention of those present. 
Strong". Entry. 
The best of the talent entered for this event, and the total was 
as strong a shooting field as can be got together in the West. 
Everything conspired to make the contest a hot one. The dav 
was bright and clear, and a strong wind came in from right to left 
across the score, making the birds exceedingly hard to stop. 1 1 
was a shooter's game from the start, and the winning carried with 
it more monej'' than anything else in the tournament. The victor 
was J. B. Barto, of the Garden City Gun Club, of Chicago. Mr. 
Barto has long been known here as a nervy and consistent per- 
former, and his name was often prominent here m the local 
trophy shoots, though he has not heretofore been what would be 
called a lucky shooter, for though coming to the verge of victory 
many times, he has not pulled off enough big things to become 
a national character. Mr. Barto to-day shot a steady, skillful 
race, and he did not appear nervous at any stage of the game. At 
the close of the shoot his hand was moist, warm and without a 
tremor, and he looked fit to kill 100 more if necessary. 
The runner-up, Mr. E. S. Graham, is also a Chicago man. He 
shot with the Long Lake team here this week, and is also a mem- 
ber of Garfield Gun Club, of this city, where he is ranked high 
in the live-bird class. Mr. Graham also shot a cool, deliberate and 
skillful race, and one in which it was no disgrace to lose. That 
these two Chicago club shooters should outshoot such experts as 
Budd, Parmelee, Gilbert, Crosby and all the rest of the Western 
cracks, is a matter which it would be mere affectation not to call 
a surpirise, but which certainly gives the Chicago boys full reason 
for self-congratulation. 
Dropping Out. 
The experts began to fall out early in the game. Deterline, of 
Keithsburg, missed his 2d bird and then ran straight to his 25th. 
Charlie Budd got them all down till the uncky 13th bird. The 
Dunnell boys fell by the wayside before they got half wav across. 
Tom iSIarshall lost 4 out of his 25, and the best Frank Parmelee 
could do was 19. Rolla Heikes came out in the 24-hole, and .so 
did Billy Crosby, but Fred Gilbert could only account for 23. 
Kuss, of Chicago, and Voris, of Indiana, who won the State 
championship at Peru shoot, shot side by side and tied on 19. 
Thos. Laflin. 
OFFICERS OF ILLINOIS STATE SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 
C. M. Powws. J. H. Amberg. F. H. Lord. 
W. B. Leffingwell. 
One Hundred Present. 
E, S. Rice. 
T. A. Marshall. 
T. P. Hicks. 
Wflp.dford . . 
Interviews with shooters on the grounds show that over 100 
different shooters are present, among these the following: C. W. 
Budd. Des Moines, la.: T. A. Marshall, Keithsburg, 111.: W. R. 
Crosbv. O'Fallon, III.; F. Gilbert, Spirit Lake, la.; R. M. Kline, 
Spirit Lake, la.; Chas. Grimm, Clear Lake, Ta.; H. C. Hirshey, 
Minneapolis, Minn.; L. E. Parker, Minneapolis. Minn.; Mr. and 
Mrs. Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn.; F. S. Parmelee, Omaha, Neb.; 
.v. C. Connors Pekin, 111.: A. G. Courtnej-, Syracuse. N. Y. : 
E Rilce, Dayton. O.: R. O. Heikes. Dayton, 0.: Mrs. Murry, Stil'- 
M'atcr, Wis.; F. E. Riehl. Alton, 111.; Thos. Laflin. Rock Island, 
TIL; E. Nance. Rock Island. HI.: E. Sperry, Rock Island. 111.; 
SteoliCTs, Molincj III.; W, Jiarbaugh, geneseo, 111, Ar &. 
George Roll could only kill 22 of them, and Hirshey, of .St. Paul, 
missed 4 and withdrew at his 18th bird. The score sheet was very 
ragged when it came to the 18-hole, and it was about at this station 
that the only five men who could make a possible straight got to- 
gether and agreed to divide the money of the main prize. 
It was high guns, and no man had much business in this shoot 
who did not think he could make at least 24, btit it soon became 
evident that even the 24s would be few and far between. When 
the men oante up to shoot their last strings of 6 birds there were 
but three straights left. Barto. E. .S. Graham and f. J. Bleitz, the 
latter from Tampico, 111. BleiU was known as a good, steady 
shot. He seemed cool and under good control to-day. and was 
centering his bird.s well. Among the ^hr^e \\ Was hard tcj pick 
a winn?r m apparent ferm. " ' " ' " ' 
