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FOREST AND STREAM. 
£May 24. 1902. 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
Illinois State Shoot Will Be Held. 
Chicago, 111., May 17. — For a time there was openly expressed 
•doubt as to whether the regular annual meet of the Illinois State 
Sportsmen's Asseciation would be held this spring or not. It is 
not yet perfectly clear that it will be held without annoyance 
and interruption, but it will be held, so much is certain, arid the 
dates will be June 3, 4, 5, 6. Live birds will be shot as hereto- 
fore. If the S. P. C. A. or the other agitators of the anti-pigeon 
crusade wish to make further trouble for the shooters who patro- 
nize Watson's Park, they' will have further opportunity extended 
to them. It does not seem likely that this will be the case, for 
the "news" interest in the matter is pretty well exploited as to 
is more sensational features, and perhaps the affair will be now 
allowed to cool down. 
At the same time it is not to be said that the shooting situation 
here is in the least satisfactory. The failure to take up to the 
higher courts these cases for "cruelty" leaves the matter as it 
now stands rather risky for the shooter. The council of Chicago 
does not forbid the use of firearms at Watson's, but the same 
chance exists for the same parties who brought this prosecution 
to institute another or a series of them, bringing the cases before 
the same justice, who could only follow his own earlier ruling on 
the "cruelty" charge. A little longer and stiffer fight would have 
been all for the better of the cause. There is not any State law 
under which these cases could be made decisive against the sport 
of trap shooting in Illinois. If there be a real humanitarian motive 
under this prosecution, then the newspaper originally instituting 
these suits can do no less than continue them. If there be not, 
then the paper will, of course, stand convicted as charged in the 
indictment of the sportsmen against it. Be it all as it may, it 
remains the truth that the members of the old association will go 
into the shoot this year with less eagerness than has been the case 
since the birth of the organization. There was trouble enough 
before these pigeon cases, about getting a place and a manage- 
ment, but now it is still worse. The trap shooting situation here 
in Chicago has for some years been sadly lacking in that most 
desirable ingredient known as ginger, and now it bids fair to wit- 
ness a further paling of its gingerless corpuscles. We are still in 
the ring, but we may as well admit that we are some groggy, and 
are liable to go under the ropes at any minute. This, of course, 
only as to the live bird interest. In targets we still survive. 
A sportsman of this city to-day inquired, and seriously, if the 
Indiana game law required one to take out a $25 license before 
he could shoot bluerocks within the august confines of that com- 
monwealth. I hasten to advise him, and perhaps other doubting 
mortals, that the wisdom of the Indiana Legislature paused just 
this side of the point which he suggests. The bluerock is not 
protected in Indiana, and it is not yet unlawful to own a shotgun 
in that State, or to own it in this State and take it across the line 
into Indiana. Perhaps the State game warden would construe it 
to be unlawful to shoot at, with intent to injure, or to pursue 
with the intent to kill, break or impair, more than twenty-four 
bluerocks in one day; or would forbid one to take more than that 
number out of the State in any one day; but, as I understand it, 
it is not unlawful yet to own a gun in -Indiana. If our good friends 
who think it would .be a nice thing to have a gun tax enacted 
should succeed in having their own way, we may some day see 
a state of affairs when the beadle will come around and put us in 
jail if we haven't paid our gun tax; but this is not yet the actual 
state of affairs. I personally don't take much stock in the ad- 
jectives "unconstitutional" or "un-American," or any other sort 
of adjeetives, since nouns are usually so much better in the work- 
ing affairs of life; but I believe I would be nearly willing myself 
to call a gun tax just, a leetle un-American. 
But let us cheer up. We have still the tin can, as earlier pointed 
out in these columns. With the tin can, and freedom to shoot at 
it without a gun. tax, all may yet be well. 
I am moved to these reflections more especially by the fact 
that the members of the Tolleston Club, of Chicago, whose grounds 
are just across the Lidiana line, have extended an invitation to the 
members of the Wishininne Club, a select sportsmen's association 
of this city, to come out to Tolleston grounds at the close of 
next week for a couple of days of visiting and shooting — the latter, 
of course, to be at targets. Mr. Hempstead Washburne, of the 
Tolleston Club, is at the head of the courteous movement, and 
it was in regard to this proposed visit of the Chicago men to the 
Indiana grounds that the above question as to legality, etc., arose. 
While the legal situation would, so to speak, be a little more air- 
tight did the gentlemen confine themselves altogether to tin cans, 
still I think that,even did the lynx-eyed sleuths of the Hoosier State 
make any trouble over the bluerock shooting, the visitors could 
easily prove an alibi; for there are several of the Wishininnes 
whose record would throw the burden of proof on the State as 
to the allegation that they had shot at bluerocks with intent to 
injure the same. 
Vive le tin can I Vive le Republique! Vive le West! It shore 
hath become a country mighty strange 1 
Montana State Shoot, With Anaconda Added. 
The ninth annual shoot of the Montana State Sportsmen's Asso- 
ciation will be held May 30 and 31 and June 1, at Anaconda, 
under the auspices of the Anaconda Gun Club. Professionals barred. 
Three sets of traps, magautrap, Sergeant system and expert (five 
traps), Anaconda equitable and Rose-Bennett systems of division. 
This is the best instance of the old-fashioned plunder shoot which 
has come to notice for many moons. Pretty much every merchant 
or anybody else suspected of having the price of a hat or a 
bottle of liniment has been invited to contribute to the pots. The 
first shoot of the first day is called the "Justice Court Shoot: 
$15 added by Judges Quane and Kennedy." This is followed by 
the "real estate shoot" of another firm, the "salmon shoot" of 
somebody else, etc., after the old fromula of trap shooters needing 
the money. They don't need it, and the sport doesn't need it, 
and it is difficult to see why this old system of contributions from 
disinterested parties still endures in so progressive a town. Still, 
the Western community is swift with its gifts and generous above 
all things, and there is indeed in the West such a thing as 
Public Spirit. I wish it might take some other form, even though 
that is really none of my business. 
The "Judges' Shoot" of the Anaconda tournament suggests one 
good idea, however, in these days of intimate relations between 
judges and pigeon shooting. Why does not the Illinois State 
Sportsmen's Association go after that $10 which Justice Biff Hall 
separated from Mr. John Amberg, and get him to contribute it 
for a "Judge's Shoot" at our own coming tournament? It might 
be a tip worth taking, and there is a general belief here that the 
money ought not to be retired from circulation in that particular 
way. Cheer up, friends. It is always darkest just before dawn. 
Will Manage. 
Mr. Herman C. Hirschy, of Minneapolis, Minn., is slated as man- 
ager of the shoot of the Racine Gun Club, which will be held 
May 30-31, at Racine, Wis. Targets only. Mr. Herman C. Hirschy 
may be perhaps remembered with a certain interest by several 
gentlemen whom he recently met at Kansas City, and who may ' 
perhaps be willing to accord to him at least a qualified acquaint- 
ance with" shooting matters in the more practical form of taking 
down the money. 
South Dakota Fifteenth Annual. 
The fifteenth annual shoot of the South Dakota State Sportsmen's 
Association will be held at Springfield, S. D., May 21-22, under 
the auspices of the Springfield Gun Club. Live birds will be used 
in the State championship race if the birds can be secured. 
Prizes to low guns shooting through the entire programme both 
days are $8, $5, $5, $5, $3. Professionals barred. Black powder 
barred. "Dropping for place will not be tolerated." How strange 
that once familiar phrase now sounds! 
Texas and The Handicap. 
It is a trifle early for the discussion of the best place to hold the 
next meeting of the Grand American Handicap. But honest, now, 
donu't you think Texas is the best place, after all? Those San 
Antonio men are known. It is no experiment to go to that city. 
The safest thing to do about pigeon shooting in the North for 
a while is not to do anything. Another big shoot up here is going 
to make it mighty risky Tor the situation for years to come. 
Kansas City wants it, and is a good place, as everyone knows, and 
backed by splendid fellows. But Kansas City next year may mean 
a body blow for the sport for a long time to come. A trip to 
Texas will make every man concerned feel that he is young again, 
and that the sport of trap shooting is just beginning to get good. 
Nothing blase about Santone, and nothing small. Likewise noth- 
ing unsafe, except records and peacefulness of nights. Of course, 
if you want to go to bed, better not go to Santohe. We have all 
seen better dormitories than Santone, but no better place for a 
good time, and no place so good just now for a good shoot for the 
(j. A. H. Give Guessaz it at this shoot. They want it there and 
we need it there. £ Hough. 
Hartford Building, Chicago, 111. 
Garfield Gun Club. 
Chicago, May 17.— The appended scores were made on our 
grounds to-day, on the occasion of the third trophy shoot of the 
first series. The day was a nice one for target shooting, and about 
thirty shooters took advantage of it for an afternoon's sport at the 
traps. 
Dorman and Dr. Shaw tied for Class A trophy on 24, and Dor- 
man won on the shoot-off. 
Dr. Huff won B on a score of 23, and A. Marshall won C on 
23 also. The scores, taken as a whole, were good, as 12 out ef 
21 shooters in trophy event made 20 or better, and no handicap 
allowance, either. Several ladies were present, and two, Mrs. 
Price and Miss Linard, took a turn at the game, and both did 
well for beginners. C. T. Stickle, of Springfield, 111., one of our 
old members, came up and shot with us. We were all glad to see 
him. and hope he will come again soon. 
The scores: 
C. P. Richards 1111111111011110111101111—22 
Dr J W Meek 1111111111111110111101111—23 
J D Pollard 0111101011101111110111111—20 
F G Barnard 1101100111001111010110111—17 
T Eaton 1111011111111111111011111—23 
R S Leek 0100111111111101011101001—18 
H Bates 1111001111010100001110110—15 
Dr S Shaw 1101111111111111111111111—24 
J McDonald 0010111101111011111111111—20 
A Marshall 1110111111101111111111111—23 
C T Stickle 0111011111001111101111101—19 
Dr Huff 1011111111111111111011111—23 
G W Drink water 101111111011111U11001011— 20 
J C Kissack 1011110115000100001101110—13 
N H Ford 1110111001111001111111111—20 
M S Wilson 1110101100110011110101101—16 
Tom Jones 000110O101101110111100111— 15 
L D Brice OOOOllUOlOlOOllOOOOOOOOl— 9 
A D Dorman 1111111111111110111111111—24 
A E Midgley r 1011110111111111111111101-22 
Dr. J. W. Meek, Sec'y. 
Audubon Gun Club. 
Watson's Park, Burnside Crossing, III., May 17.— The regular 
monthly shoot of the Audubon Gun Club showed a falling off in 
attendance, doubtless due to the crusade against the sport now 
more or less in action in Chicago. The scores follow: 
Felton 2200210*21212120 —10 
Johnson 21*11121211211111—15 
*Ed Bingham 212222111111111 —15 
Practice event: 
Johnson 1221111221 —10 
Felton 2112121012 — 9 
*Visitor Ravelrigg. 
Ossining — Schenectady. 
Schenectady, N. Y., May 17. — The return match of the Ossining 
Gun Club, of Ossining, N. Y., with the Schenectady Gun Club 
took place this afternoon on the grounds of the latter club and 
resulted in favor of the local club. The Schenectady Club on April 
19 met a team of eight men at Ossining and were defeated in a 
match of 50 targets each by a scOre of 314 to 305, the prizes being 
three medals to the winning team. The match at Schenectady was 
for a purse. 
The Ossining team failed to bring three of their best men who 
shot against the local team at Ossining, but brought with them 
some lively substitutes and also the veteran professional trap shot, 
.Mr. Neaf Apgar, representing the Peters Cartridge Company, who 
was accepted rather than to shoot with seven men, as Capt. 
Blandford offered to do. The race was close and exciting from 
start to finish, and when each side had shot at 200 targets, or 
half the match, the score stood 180 to 179 in favor of Schenectady. 
In the last half, both teams lowered their scores, Schenectady 
making 177 and Ossining 175, leaving the total score 357 to 354. 
Mr. T. Edmond Doremus, of the Laflin & Rand Powder Company, 
made an excellent umpire, the only doubtful target being one of 
Mr. Hall's, which happily would not have affected the result. 
The members of the Ossining Club made a most favorable im- 
pression here, and the many expressions of friendliness from 
both club members will undoubtedly lead to future gatherings of 
this kind, distance only preventing their frequency. The full score 
follows: 
Schenectady. 
A A Green 25 23— 48 
Cayuga 24 23— 47 
Wagner 24 22— 46 
Warnick 23 22— 45 
Valentine 21 23— 44 
Livingston 22 21— 43 
H E Greene 21 22— 43 
Arnold 20 21— 41 
180 177 357 
Ossining. 
Washburn . 24 25— 49 
Blandford 
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Bedell 21 
Coleman 21 16— 37 
179 175 354 
Mr. A. A. Green's brilliant run of 41 consecutive breaks during 
the match for Schenectady was closely followed by Mr. Hall, of 
Ossining, with 39 continuous breaks, and was one of the features 
of this most interesting match. 
Practice scores made during the afternoon: 
Events 123456789 10 11 
Targets. 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 25 25 Total. Av. 
Arnold 8 .. 14 14 13 14 13 15 17 17 19 170 . 847 
Valentine 9 .. 14 12 12 11 12 13 17 17 . . 145 .807 
Doremus 9 . . 10 11 13 12 16 , . 95 .715 
Johnson 8 . . 10 13 9 10 14 . . 95 .673 
Wallburg 14 13 13 13 21 . . 85 . 870 
Wagner 9 10 11 15 15 13 14 95 .915 
Blandford 14 13 13 12 14 12 90 . 866 
Smith 12 13 12 45 . 822 
Bedell 14 9 8 .. ..' 45 .690 
Hall 13 15 14 13 14 75 . 920 
Clark 12 11 9 13 13 ...... .. 75 .773 
Cayuga 10 15 13 10 10 75 .773 
Apgar 14 15 13 14 14 14 90 . 933 
Jackson 6 .. 9 25 . 600 
Coleman 14 10 7 10 60 . 683 
Warnick 14 13 15 15 60 .950 
H E Greene 9 10 14 13 60 .766 
Washburne 12 15 15 12 12 75 .880 
Barlow 9 10 9 11 60 . 650 
Levengston 14 15 14 13 60 .933 
A A Green 14 13 30 .900 
Coles 10 8 9 45 . 600 
It will be observed from above scores that Mr. Warnick, of 
Schenectady, is high gun with 95 per cent., with Mr. Levengston 
and Apgar a close second with 93.3 per cent. 
V." Wallburg, Capt. S. G. C. 
Arkansas Target Championship. 
Little Rock, Ark., May 17. — A new aspirant for championship 
honors has blossomed forth, this time in the person of R. A. 
Glasgow, of DeWitt. This youngster, although only a novice at 
target shooting, has made such rapid strides that he decided to 
try and get possession of the target trophy, which is now held 
by C. D. Conrey, of Stuttgart. In consequence this pair shot an" 
individual match at 50 targets at Stuttgart, on the 12th. Conrey 
successfully defended his title and the trophy by defeating his 
opponent by a score of 47 to 43. In its early stages the match- 
was close and interesting, as each broke 23 out of their first 
string of 25, but after that Conrey gradually drew away from his 
rival, and won by four breaks. Although Glasgow failed to win, 
he can well be satisfied with his showing for his initial attempt, 
as with a little more experience he will prove quite a factor in the 
shooting events of the State. That he has confidence in his 
ability to reverse this decision is evidenced by the fact that he 
proposes to try it again in the near future. Both contestants shot 
Ideal shells and Dupont powder. Following are the scores: 
Conrey , 1111011101111111111111111—23 
1110111111 1111111 11111111—24—47 
Glasgow lmiiioiiimmiioiim— 23 
lioi n m 1.011110111111100—20-43 
Paul R. Letzke. 
Auburn Tournament. 
Auburn, N. Y.— The tournament held iii Auburn, N. Y., May 
14-15 will long be remembered as a pleasant event to those in at- 
tendance, owing to the very fine weather and the good nature of 
the large attendance. 
The tournament was under the management of Jos. N. Knapp 
and Henry Knox, two shooters of local note, and everything went 
smoothly. 
In event No. 7, merchandise event, of the second day. the first 
prize, a $37 grade L. C. Smith hammerless gun, was won by C. 
G. Curtis, of Auburn. Second prize. $5 in gold, was divided by 
C. J. Dalley. Baldwinsville; Dr. Gilbert and Tanner, of Port 
Byron. Third, dress suit case, divided by Rob. Hunter, of Ful- 
ton, and J. J. Carr, of Auburn. Fourth, pair of sporting boots, 
Geo. Wride, of Sodus. Fifth, one dozen knives and forks, H. N. 
Denney, Watertown. Sixth, silver bread trav, C. W. Tuttle, of 
Auburn : 
Wednesday, May 14. 
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Dalley ' 9 
Dere-mo , 8 
Steves 6 15 15 
Cattle 7 12 13 
Wride , 7 12 15 
Wadsworth 8 13 17 
Fowler . .... 8 7 17 
Beyer 9 
Denney , . . 9 
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Jas Hunter, Jr ■ 7 12 12 
Chapman 6 
R Hunter 8 
Hopkins 7 
Uncle Ben 7 
A B Wells 5 
Polley 3 
Milford .- 8 
Tuttle 7 
Curtis 7 
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Caney 17 
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Sistersville Gun Club. 
Sistersville, Va., May 9.— Although the shooting tournament 
to-day was not as well attended as it should have been, consider- 
ing the very fine weather for the sport, those present enjoyed 
themselves, and some very fine shooting was done. 
From out of town were Messrs. F. E., John F., and S. T. 
Mallory, and John W. Stewart, of Parkersburg; P. Schlicher, Jr., 
of Marietta; R. L. Trimble, of Covington, Ky., representing the 
Winchester Repeating Arms Company; C. C. Gerow. representing 
the Laflin & Rand Powder Company, from New York, and T. S- 
Bibbee, Elba, O. 
The local gun club was represented by Messrs. Jos. Y. Mc- 
Naught, Curt I. Hall and Ed. O. Bower (Dade). 
The best shooting of the day was done by Mr. Trimble, using 
Winchester gun, "Infallible" smokeless powder in Leader shells, 
followed closely by Mr. Bibbee, the Mallorys and others. 
The programme called for 200 rounds, and out of these Mr. 
Trimble scored 190, Mr. Bibbee 183, F. E. Mallory 180, John F. 
Mallory 179, Dade 178, McNaught 177, Schlicher 176, "S. T. Mallory 
175. C. I. Hall 170, and John W. Stewart 161. 
There were some exciting races during the day. To start the 
ball to rolling, squad No. 2, composed of Messrs. McNaught, 
Dade, Schlicher, Trimble and Hall, completed event No. 6, each 
man making a perfect score but one. Squad No. 1, composed of 
Messrs. F. E. Mallory, S. T. Mallory, J. W. Stewart, John F. 
Mallory and T. S. Bibbee, not to be outdone, duplicated the per- 
formance in event No. 11, each man making a perfect score but 
one. 
The management was rendered valuable assistance by Mr. C. C. 
Gerow, the genial representative of the Laflin & Rand Powder 
Company, New York, who acted in the capacity of score-keeper 
and squad hustler, and made himself generally useful. An ele- 
gant lunch was served at noon by Messrs. Henderson & Springer, 
the local caterers. Scores follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Targets: 10 15 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 20 
F E Mallory 8 14 15 14 14 9 10 13 12 9 15 14 15 18 
S T Mallorv :. 9 15 13 11 13 8 14 13 12 6 12 13 15 18 
J W Stewart 9 10 12 13 10 7 13 11 12 9 15 10 12 18 
J F Mallory ■. 10 14 12 13 15 9 13 12 14 10 15 12 14 16 
T S Bibbee 9 15 14 14 15 10 12 14 14 7 15 13 12 19 
P Schlicher, Jr 9 13 14 14 14 10 15 14 13 8 12 13 13 16 
J Y McNaught 10 12 15 12 12 10 10 11 14 10 15 13 14 19 
Dade 9 14 15 12 13 10 14 13 14 9 11 14 13 19 
R L Trimble 9 15 12 15 14 10 14 13 15 10 15 14 14 20 
C I Hall 9 14 12 10 14 7 14 11 11 7 14 15 13 19 
Leranzo. 
Colt Gun Club. 
Hartford, Conn.. May 17.— The seventh medal shoot of the 
Colt Gun Club was held to-day. The weather was all that could 
be desired. A delegation from the New Haven Gun Club at- 
tended, and a pleasant afternoon was enjoyed by all present. The 
scores were as follows: 
Events:" 12 3 4 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 
Hermann 23 19 22 23 
Warner 21 16 22 
McFetridge 20 21 20 . . 
Hubbell 19 20 18 
J Barrett .. 16 22 20 16 
F A Barrett 18 16 21 19 
T Cole 20 19 18 
Hollister 15 17 16 20 
Events: 1 2 3 4" 
Targets : 25 25 25 25 
Hart 20 13 12 .. 
Wilcox 16 19 . . 
Colt 15 16 .. .. 
Nichols 16 12 .. .. 
Cook 17 10 ... . 
Stone 9 16 17 . . 
Hyde 13 
S Cole 8 14 .. 
On Memorial day, May 30, the club will hold a tournament, 
commencing at 9 A. M. All are invited. 
