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FOREST AND STREAM 
July 20, 1912 
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Iowa State Sportsmen’s Association. 
Fort Dodge, Ja., July 11.—The thirty-fifth annual 
tournament of the Iowa State Sportsmen’s Association, 
held under the management of the Fort Dodge Gun Club, 
at Mineral City l’ark, was finished this afternoon with 
one of the special events. The tournament lasted three 
days. 
State amateur championship cup, held last year by 
Mr. Wm. Weatleaf, of Nichols, la., who again proved 
the winner with 90 out of 100, being tied with Dr. 
Bothel, of Iowa City. On shoot-off Wettleaf broke 24 
and Bothel 18. This is the third time that same cup has 
been won by this shooter. There were twenty-five en¬ 
tries in this event. 
This shoot proved one grand success, so far as 
entries and consistency of weather were concerned, sixty- 
five shooters starting and sixty-five finishing the three- 
day’s program. 
The special cup events were also well entered. Smith 
cup, shot for on July 9, had twenty-four entries, at 25 
targets, and was won by J. B. Marker, of Spirit Lake, 
on 25 straight, being tied by Prof. G. Hezelwood, ol 
Iowa Falls. First shoot proved another tie on 25 
straight. On second shoot-off, Harker broke 24 to 
Hezlewood’s 23. 
The second cup event of this day was the Wah- 
konsa cup, at 15 pairs. There were twenty-three entries, 
and the cup was won by A. L. Yearous, of Eagle Grove, 
score 27 out of 30. 
Wettleaf also takes home the Ottumwa diamond 
badge, held jointly last year by Schman, Des Moines; 
Gilbert, Spirit Lake, and Kautzky, of Fort Dodge, win¬ 
ning out after shoot-off on tie with F. Fisher, of Eagle 
Grove, both having broken 48 out of 50. On shoot-off 
at 25 targets Wettleaf broke 24 and Fisher 23. This is a 
handicap event, Wettleaf shooting from 21 and Fisher 
18 yards. 
Annual Meeting of the Iowa State Sportsmen’s 
As sociation. 
A very enthusiastic meeting was held by the Iowa 
State Sportsmen’s Association at the Wahkonsa Hotel 
in the evening of July 10, at which 05 members were 
present. Mr. E. C. Henshaw, of Okoboji, was re¬ 
elected President; Mr. F. M. Shares, of Waterloo, First 
Vice-President; Mr. Sam. S. Foster, of Mason .City, 
Second Vice-President; Jos. Kautzky, of Fort Dodge, 
Secretary-Treasurer. Board of Directors: John Peterson, 
of Randall; Prof. Hazlewood, of Iowa Falls, and G. L. 
Taylor, of Sioux City. Legislative Committee; Prof. 
Hazlewood. W. A. Brown, Dr. Bothell, of Iowa City: 
H. W. Yietmeyer, of Spencer, and John Peterson, of 
Randall. 
A hot contest developed between Fort Dodge, Water¬ 
loo and Mason City, to secure the State shoot for 1913. 
A vote by ballot was taken, and Fort Dodge was again 
given :he State shoot for 1913. Waterloo was given the 
Iowa State Post-Season shoot for next October. 
By resolution, the secretary was instructed to pay 
the membership fee of $5 to the American Game Pro¬ 
tective and Propagation Association. 
Several hours were spent discussing ways and means 
of better protection and propagation of the game of the 
State, and the following resolutions were passed: 
1. —Whereas, the game of State of Iowa is rapidly 
disappearing, this based measurably upon the natural 
conditions, the reclaiming of lands for farming purposes 
which were formerly the home of the game bird, 
We, the Iowa State Sportsmen’s Association, organ¬ 
ized for the protection and propagation of the game, and 
representing as we do, the sportsmen of the State of 
Iowa, and taxpayers of this commonwealth, do hereby 
express our disapproval of the appropriating of any funds 
collected for hunting license from the sportsmen of this 
State, this to any fund except in the interest of the 
protection and propagation of game. 
We indorse the American Protective and Propagation 
Association in their great work as National game pro¬ 
tectors. We recommend State co-operation with this As¬ 
sociation, and to this end, we. the Iowa State Sports¬ 
men’s Association, in convention assembled at the Fort 
Dodge, la., July 10, herebv become a member of the 
American Protective and Propagation Association, this 
as a State Association. 
We further protest against the utilization of the funds 
collected from the sportsmen of the State of Iowa 
being appropriated into any fund or channel, aside from 
the protection and propagation of game in the State of 
Iowa. 
That this protest may be more emphatic, we agree, as 
sportsmen, regardless of political belief or affiliation, not 
to support or favor any member of the Senate or House 
of Representatives who shall vote to divert the funds 
collected from the State hunting license into other 
channels other than the protection and propagation of 
game. 
We further urge the necessity and importance of im¬ 
mediately securing either by purchase or lease a suit¬ 
able tract of land for the purpose of establishing a State 
fish and game farm, this for the propagation, protection 
and distribution of game birds and fish throughout our 
State. 
We further recommend that the State game warden 
have immediate supervision and care of the propagation 
farm, permitting no shooting or fishing upon said farm 
under any conditions or circumstances. 
We indorse legislation that will bring about the 
adoption of our recommendations and putting of same 
into active operation. 
2. -—Be it resolved, that the President of the State 
Sportsmen’s Association be instructed to confer with the 
State game warden. Lincoln, to the end that the legis¬ 
lative committee appointed at this meeting, receive at his 
lands substantial recognition as co-workers. 
Notes. 
T. E. Harker, of Spirit Lake, made a run of 99 
straight, giving out on his 100 th bird. 
F. C. Whitney, of Des Moines, the red W man, 
cashiered the shoot, and was snappier than ever. 
A. L. Yearous, Frank Fisher and the balance of the 
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Hunting Hounds for Hunters. Well bred, well trained, 
well kept. COLUMBIAN BEAGLE KENNELS, 
Eagle Grove bunch, made them all hustle. Yearous 
won the Wahkonsa cup at 15 doubles with 27 on very 
hard and difficult angles. That score will be hard to 
crack next year. Fisher divided with Wettleaf on 
diamond badge, losing out on hard shoot-off. 
Potter, White; Hoon, Campbell, Huntley, Harker and 
Wettleaf were running a neck-and-neck race for the three 
days, Campbell finally landing first money. 
Waterloo, with Shores, Webber, Hummel, Cowin and 
Corsin enjoyed themselves immensely if they did not 
take back the diamond badge, which the big, good- 
natured sheriff from that metropolis handed back to 
the shooters on bis last three birds in the event, losing 
his 47th and 50th targets, with a grand total of 47 out 
of 50. 
Tom A. Marshall, of Keithsburg, Ill., could not 
pass up the Iowa State shoot, this being about the 
twenty-fifth he attended. 
T. E. Dickev, winner of the 1910 State amateur cham¬ 
pionship shoot,"shot well for the entire three days. 
Neal Layman, Toe Kautzky and Fred Gilbert took 
up this year’s entries of diamond badge, which was 
held jointly by them, and was this year carted away by 
Wettleaf, who also took with him to Nichols, the amateur 
championship, shooting from 21 yds. 
Brown, Duncan, Huntley and Taylor, of Sioux City, 
went very strong the last day, Taylor having one run of 
89 straight, this with an unfinished run of the previous 
day, he went well over the 100 mark. 
Mason City, with Joe Thompson, McGowan and 
Flaherty, pulled hard for next year’s shoot, but fell a 
little shy on votes. Still they left happy, thinking of 
the future. . 
Prof. Hazlewood, after first shoot-off for Smith cup, 
on which he tied with John Harker, of Spirit Lake, both 
having again broken 25 straight on shoot-off, said, “He 
don’t miss, and 1 dasn’t.” 
Old Steady Bill Ridley was breaking in his new gun, 
which accounts for him hot being among the topnotchers. 
Nevertheless, he was all cheer from What Cheer. 
The scores of those who completed the three days’ 
programme of 450 targets follow: 
1st Day. 2d Day. 3d Day. 
C C Collins. 13S 121 135 
F Fisher. 136 131 132 
A L Yearous . 123 129 132 
O D Bryant . 116 125 124 
