The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-06

This party includes some Of the most
persistent sportsmen of the city. all being
warm followers of shooting and fishing.
While no special preparations have been
made for the fishing part of their tour. II
| IS said that the streams of the region oner
some attractions In the shape OF the
smaller varieties of game fish.
Shooting for amateurs Is growing In Ia
Vor throughout the country and the ltee
of shots in this city Is typical Of tbs
sportsmen who figure in trap events in
other cities.
Besides those mentioned in the list
above. :no', las as figuring in the trip to Kansas:
Starkloff. the Walkers. Doctor Spencer,
Joe ONeill and many Others of well-knowA
standing in the business world. IT IL
followers as any sport in the country.
1t has. moreover. the recommendation
that the game is followed for its own
are ana that hs ct ofhi .s
makes It's patrons representative.
Alec. Mermod states that the tournsy
list of next year at the local park Will
to be drawn from this class now offers
better prospects. by far, than any Of
fsFinss SgW lfE nSs Y hs oDn'o
One set Of clubs. OF which comparative.
y. little is heard. is the South Side and
" West ns1s5Hi End delegations; who shoot in tss
dtted up in te western aaq Suburbs thrOuGS
out st. Louis County.
W. H. Clay. one of the local trapehotR.
5 .hs toarneys arn a9s IN ts Section Of ats
French Village and the Carondelet parks
constantly. aftording shots Of those neigh
every Sunday in their favortte sport
Some of those who have shown goo6
form lately are II. Stroh. W. F. Basxer-
L. II. F1amm. ". II. Becker, ?. e. Lay
ton. G. l.. Anderson, E. Eyerty and Hoy
Cunningham.
Members Of the Blue Ridge Gun Club
had their regular shoot last Sunday. J.
Blenner winning with a total Of "A birds
out Of 5 Wolfram finished second
third with mark of 1s.
At q meeting Of the Windsor Lake Hed
and Gun Club officers were elected ~ FOL.
Clanda. first vice president; Henry
Althage. second vice president: ]. ]. Bros.
secretary: F. W. Marx. treasurer: Joseph
William Hytman. William Wagner, u.
Sims. John Ziska. p. A Steis and Frank
S.ndelar. directors.
music entertainment was held. mepbers
furnish hing selections. both vocal and in-
An item sent out from the Utah border.
Millions of wild ducks and millions Of
geese are now passing to Utah from Ore
gon and British Columbia. Eastern sports
men. who come to Utah from Chesapeake
Bay and the resorts Of wild fowl In the
Carolinas declare that Utah IL the great
duck and soose hunting ground Of The
world. Thee same sportsmen add that
II the only real duck and goose hunting ig
found in Utah. the only genuine elk ana
moose hunting 10 in the jackson Hole
+
The season for both the winged ana the !
hoofed game has opened. Already dosanS !,
Of Eastern hunters are on the ground. /
thousand elk and 1000 clumsy !
moose are ready for them in jackson Hole /;
while to the south docks Of mall
lard. blue-wing and canvaSback ducks !
thousands are on the wing 70 4
tempt the hunter. /
Just now the great duck grounds are a4 !
tho mouth Of Bear River, where Il runs
into Great Salt Lake. F1ocks Of canvas- !;
backs and nallards. running a. high - !:
1000. are to be seen In the lower end OF
the fats. As many as loo Canada geeeo
together arc q common sight.