, 1881-07-31
THE ROD AND GUN.

THE ROD AND GUN,
The Great Shooting Tournament :
| tAe 1iltnols state Sporten,en,s A..u
caatIon -<:ane Notes The Nell
AnoWu <seor.e barnard Tells Hon
10 so Trout FIsi,iig-fsi.h Stories,
! All tne tf:ep-sa0uters hcreAbOuts arc lust no.
| deeply interested in tho annual tournament 6
=. inc H1uoIs State Spurtsnlen's Assocmt tiou. con,
! meac1'is next Tuesday. Arrangements ure i
| sncn complete and satisfactory state that til
| grand uifa1r promises TO be the most successfu
In the history Of the Association
len thousand Wild pigeons from the Jndta
icrritory are on hund, and from 1900 j,
T oNJ more are expected III time 70
tae SHOOT The prizes AIld medals, which
| are vutued ut several thousand dollars ur,
nearly all ready. The dilinond badge for til,
State championship is very elegant affair." va!
uea al So3J, and contributed by the Hourd O.
Trade The gol:! medals for the team cham pion
sup, Just completed by Wlggis, ure urtisticali,
G.tla'ea, .si;sl ana valued ~ SlJo for tne iurgt
meoal, aud Flo for each Of the four small badges
. ae .'ost unlque rr1zs Is the silver medal cotl-
State Association, and 10 ue awarded 10 tho low
esI score. II measure several inches in dianlc-
.er. "e.ghs fuH pound, and is altogether iul-
Efforts TO .osc it. IL is the only prize which The
markstnen do not wish to win, ana will ca use
niunns muGa merr'!nent among The boys. Two large
medal, which is delicate hint that thusc VINO
nlss the b1rds with Il tlue Parker eau after
s',11rs @atqs use & 9nis large:t Tore cannon which
trossinS has been selected US the neld, although
t,'t.,,' Ine Mssi Side Driving PARK WAS at onc time
There will be 200 entries for the first grand
shuot Tuesday. fifteen single birds to each cou-
testant, twenty-oue yards rise, from plunge
traps, and tho spurt viii be lively al day, as
owing TO the time which will probably be occu-
pled ln the 1rst shoot, 1t may, n part 50 over to
1ne seeud a. Day The extensive program will
ts psooanly al oe carried out except the shoots
ior which no prizes ure awuraed. There WILL be
sp9rt p2 Wt WSnGugh hoTsycr to tst!y OCCUPY Tuos-
day, the days iixcd for the events.
thirty teams are already entered for the great
team shoot, and 1t is likely that ten more will
event The Chicago Shooting Club team con-
sIsts of Abe k!einnlnn, Jonu klein1nan, Roll u.
orsan, t snd E; G = Willard; the ak.saw- bu Club
keil, and John D. y lg0ins; and the Audubon
team, Of Charles E; FELTON,: ". L. Johnson, S. IL
lurrli1' and Tom stasg. Teams are now being
CHOSEN by the Forester, Cumberland, Austiu,
South End. and Lake George Clubs, ut this city
There Will be teams present from the Two clubs
s1 miy f%g Iaom feoris one eaeh from
others The Monmouth team has ulCeuuy ar
1Eed. and, Us this team won the cham pionship
medpi lasL ysar it IS expected The other boys
Not less Than q thousand sportsmen will be
present. during the, tournament The annual |
neetlnx and election Uf officers Of tho Associa- !
ion will occur at the Palmer House on Tuesday |
evening.
GAME NOTES,
The open season Tor ducks commences Sent, |
. and thnt for prairie chickens Aug. |
= reports from the haunts of the chickens il |
illinois and Iowa Indicate that these much- |
oveted blrds will be iuure than usually plen1i- |
Mcssrs. Haskell and Brown bagged nineteen
At ,yoodcock on the grounds OF the Mak-saw- ba
,lub. in three hours the other day.
George 7. Farmer. Of tho Cumberland Club,
as in his office tnely-stuifed specimen Of the
::avey, or snow: goose,. which he shot on the
llinois kiver,-the only bird of this kind ever
aptured ln the state. These fowls spend the
George T. Law, of Glencoe, has established |
cry successful kennel fur bunting dogs, and
rains them to shoot over and to retrieve.
FISHING.
George Barnard. the Chicago enthusiast and |
on game. fish, and fishing, has just
.turued from u trip North, and talks as fol-
'ws:
80 Where Gun find good trout -nshing? has
Lake Superior. As the guide
'oks furnish little that is Of practical
owe interesting. The localities which eau 10
ached quickly and furnish good fishing will
~ be considered: There is no loca1ity this
seutini to successful 1rputing trip us the VII
n1ty of Ashland, Wis. An all-ruiI route, With I
It tcbauKe, will land in Ashland twenty
ur hours from. Chcago, and, with 4 little
cviOus correspondence, person cun be ou q |
out stream the following day, where the trout
e large, gau,ey. and abundant To get the
cum Of tho fishing involves an amount Of
'rk not often accomplished by tho average
sidcnt of cities. The easy way of fish
Is TO s SECURE tn boat and boasnan
ming into the bay, starting i'll the morning | I
d returning at might. catch can usually be | r
,dc Ut from one TO four dozen trout, mostly !
all. At This season the lArzest Esh are we'll | ,
streA1n. Al1d TO reach tAefn requires the serv- ! !
$ vi guide. The Chippewa and half-breed |
:des ! viii carry load 1T blankets, provisions, !;
rty will care to travel" 4
In The headwatcrs of either the White, Fish, t
Sioux Rivers believe any one can ca tch from | u
) 10 lJ0 iiuc trout daily, not counting the Il
lrlings, Of which hitter NIL incredible number
htecn inches i'll length can be taken, 1t Is bet a
to return the small fry to the strean Il
often as required. the guide will carry out ! II
, iish, pack thcm carefully in ice, and ship | -
IL tt your distunt friends who are certain to - -
eiye them III Eood order. Another advantage u u
iishinK upstream Is. that the water clears a.
J quickly after IL heavy raID-5tortn+ cl
In addition To the streams mentioned there | d.
a dozen others. more Or less nccessbie and | it
ally as well stocked with trout Guides are
always to be obtained on short notice, and u,
proper way is tn write to sam Brown, Ash y, ~
], and engage one in advance" " :"
Fur an puttt take tackle, pair Of blan- =, i;.s
); an old suit Of Clothes two pair Of woolen | III
IS, IN pair Of Strong, easy shoes. Ali other
pies may be Obtained ut the end Of the Jour- ST
would suggest, for those making urst ar
J. ut trOtlt-fiShiEY. q tWelre-f DOT; rather | on
sh, bamboo rod. in three or four joints: q | nj:
!, click reel. braided silk or linen line; ~
ut hooks, numbers to 5; aud tish- basket ~ ~
bait, s1null assortment Of artificial flies ~ ~
II couple NJ uuurts OF live angle worms are LII
red. The worms must be taken Along on ~,
Journey, as it il very difficult to procure RI
'or taking trrut ut nil times and in all sea- 20
pin my faith to worms. Angling with tIt
the neat artistic way nf fishing, but there -
imrS when the most skillful disciple Of old Go'
Wilton would make but poor showing on Go'
. streams with artificial bait When trout "
ceding IN the bottom Of the stream nothing pr
rs1ise them like wums. The anal fin Of La
tut is also good bait, and frequently the Snt
st fish can only be taken with it. The ereur ohf
yauces in camp lifc+-musqtlitoes and flies, 81
= be kept od with flee use Of mixture | fro
osed OF equaf parts Of Oil Of tar and olive der
ying fishing is now good on 4Au Sable " "; !;
!, Mich, aud Chicago party goes there ~. ~.
n week. Black bass are biting very freely not
+ Lake. ILL.,, and Col. Genrge g. Davis has | son
ed such M extraordinary run Of luck for ON,
days past that the natives about the lake sir,
im the "t1sh-butcher. il &
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