, 1875-01-24
eketch Of The rrairio Club Of
Chicago.
Trap.shooting at Dexter Park-The
PROPOSED Game Law.
interesting Billiard and Base
Ball Gossip.

THE TRIGGER,

Fh4 Oldest OF tie sFort6nens organizations lE
fhje.eo which nos hare an aciys existence ID
IA Frsirio Club, Which was organized ii 1907.
Ia charter membership embraced several
~,,1.hy men rs we'll as crack shots, and tho
fsnb increased and prospered rapidly, it's roll
ihoying, in 1871, upwards OF sixty Names
.nopg them many Of the best business men Of
fbs city. The Club had secured elegant
,ooms in the Oriental Building on LaSalle
strect, and had fitted thom up with lavish
hands beautiful cabinets Of stuffed birds
adorned this sides Of tho room, tbs wallis were
hung with rare and costly pictures, and each
member had MS own private cupboard for guns
md equipments, the latter including, in many
inseances, 4 choice collection Of that class Of
fos1iug-piecos which pop when they 60 of, aud
whose contents exhilarats hut do not destroy.
The ceilings were ornamentsd with elaborate
frescp in suitahie designs, and tho club-room, as
4ho1e, xas an elegant place. It cost to fit up
lbous &, 600. The great ire Of 1871 swept it
ali cut Of existence, aud left ths
Pr,i1ie Club without home. The
rpelahe1s were ecattered, and the organization
vsx materially reduced numerically. Many Of
in best men remained, however and to-day it
makes hne showing in skill and responsibility.
Tns officers arc as follows: president ". Z.
johnson; Vice-Prcsdcnt, D. T. Elton Secre-
taxY, 1amps John Treasurer, Josefh E4t.er;
E1ecutYe Oouamittee-W. L. Mlilean, Alex
snder White, aud William OrandorH. In the
Peter scbpttlpr, the tionaise. who is
crack shct and thorough sportsman, Ald.
Honroo Heath, and bis businees-partaor.
Y. F. MilNgan, OF whom the same can
hs said with pqaal truth Il. 3. Miller, Treasur-
u Of Cook County Edmund Iuesen. the emf
TnArfaa E IT,.
superintendent OF the House Of Correction; II.
Il. Fitch, Dr.. +. ". Edwards, C. .. Peacock,
Charles ker1, h l. MilligAn. S. McDowali-
1peaph Harris, ". E. Williams George harms
worth, John Sutton. Alexander Cook e.c-
THE REST sHoTa
of the Club are 4ess1s. ElEtpn, 4ern, FELTON,,
Fitch. O1endord, johnson, and Farnsuortu who
are olsasea auaeug the Leading amateurs Of the
Northwest. Fine gu1s afe the especial weakness
Of the Prairie Cub men, whoso hreech-loadels
range in value from $500 to s7to. With appa1a-
tus. doka, hoata, and field outfit to ma.ch. Two
oe three times year hunting rarles are mada
up from among the congen.A spirits Of the CLUB.
AID the sQlourn Of week or tno 10 tae w,ldz Of
Hl&copsia or Acli38n mover fails to produce .
o1editabie showing OF such game as may be
found. Tho protection OF ga1no ia tue proper
season, and the strict enforcement Of the Game
lAw, is strong point With the Prairie Club, |
Ian. nud will do lis best to carry out ita proVis
ioas ip the event Of ita passage. In Ill respects
The Pfaizie Club is an Organization which re- !
4scts credit upon the spoltspen Of Chicugo.
BAP sHooT1so At nExTEE PARK.
Tho sportsmen have had two or three days fne ]
shooting. At anow-b,rds and pigeons, at Dexter
Pa1k, in the shape at Byeepstake matches. |
Friday there we're several oouteAta Of this kind,
each S. entrance. The tirst vaa between Will
narth, Aankins, and Dow, Fl yardt, live anoE-
birds each the result being "a followz;
0iln1szth- II 81
r.. %-s.~ %sss /
Harkm .-:.......-.,.........-...-,. q Oil
The second was At Al yards rise, ten snor-hisds
each:
L. hleanHan. ...o1111111
Ell,nasth. asth..-...-...-----..-.--.l 10ol 0o-6
8ankdns. ns.......-.........-..-...0 01901 011Q1d4
Dow, w,.---.---,,,.--..-..-....-..o . oo11o1G-
l. match OF ten snowhirds each between Klein
zpap aud Wi1lmarth, q yards rise, resulted il
favor OF Wi1lnarth BY the following score: =.
4latprasa. l,t o111osas
4 pigeon match of five birda each between
Hankin1 and Dow on oue side, and keinman apd
R1lmarth ou the other, resulted NJ foiluws:
H4pktas. ....1 11o 1-4Kleinmsn. .....1o o11l-
noy...:., ..-.1 ! 1-5iWilanarth 20 is
Tuth...,............ 81 Total,--..>.......... Z
/ SU1fBEn or SWEEPSTAKES
y Il pigeons, IS entrance, 1ere snpt yestar-
say. The frat, q yards rasa, was ~ follows;
Ia
NE ................-.......- IA
6,r1ss,rr ''-.'.'''""...'.'''.'' .-.'-:'+1 -
~ '...'.-.s..-I 10
eneae! Il u-3 |
'kef f77ce Il Is .
In The thooeoff, 26 yards, Birds the Prices =
I'D B4ckstock tied sgain, each killing straight
Going back yards further, E. Price aud Blae1- I
lso.k esch missed : bird, Willie Abner Price
dlIed straight. Hankins and Farnsworth
6vded second money.