The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-09-21
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Good sporting.

To he EdsfoT Of The Pacific Commercial Advertiser /:
DEAR SR :-On several occasions l have seen in
your paper Of late, accounts OF the good shooting
lone on this island, by some of the famed sports
men Of this town. with regard to the number OF
birds that haze been killed, and the skill OF bring
ing them down. As / had the opportunity OF see
ing last week q trial Of this kind Of sport By one
OF the sportsmen Of this town, and being so well
pleased and greatly surprised At the same, take
pleasure in sending you an account of the per-
Torrance as itOccurred- Mr.. Park and myself were
invited by one OF our friends at Koolau to spend q
week with him, which we accepted L told Mr..
Park / would relish q Few roast ducks while out
there, and induced him to take his gun and dog
along. We left here on Monday, and returned the
foIlovinG Saturday. W rode out on our horses a
hunting part Of three days, and killed in all twenty
four ducks, killing each day as many as we wanted
and no more l will now describe the performance
OF the dog and the manner in which he is trained.
We commenced by riding along the edge of the
swamps, the dog taking the lead. at the distance of
thirty or forty yards. stopping ut every rod or two,
seeming the ground to indward As Soon as he
took scent Of his game, he would stop suddenly.
look back TO his master, then move on a few yards
cautiously In the direction Of the game, then make
a full stand, and wait for his master TO come up to
him. Now is the time for excitement between the
sportsman and bis dos, and j must say l felt no
small share Of IL myself, as / could sit on my horse
and look down upon them from the high ground
above, and IL was remarkable To see thu dog draw
so slow and so cautiously in a direct l,ne up to the
birds, occasionally turning his head and looking
behind him TO see that his master was close at hand.
I'm they 20 together, the Dog IN Tear OF uilSnllB the
birds, and tie master in fear of not getting a shot
of them In this way / have seen them go on a dis
lance Of SO or 100 yards, when the dog getting as
close seemingly as be dare 60. comes TO a brm stand
and will go no further. The master then steps for
ward boldly, knowing he is close upon the game,
puts them up himself by advancing a few steps,
and gives them a chance for their lives. But poor
is the chance when he brings his piece TO his shout
der and lets of right and left barrels. so cool and
deliberately, with such well-directed aim. The
first shot be got and the Grst we found, was n pair
OF ducks, put up as described above, was brought
down handsomely, and retrieved in quick time
and In this manner was the sport followed up. until
seven double shots and eight single ones were made
in succession, Killing % ducks in all. without miss
ing one. The next that was put mp was a double
shot. and as fair as any we had, but be killed with
the srst and missed with the second barrel, as the
second duck went right in the glare OF the morning
sun, and be said he thought be should miss 1t. but
was bound to shoot at every duck that was covered
by the dog. let the chances be what they may. This
IA the hrst miss-making2 % shots. double and single
together. The next and last shot was 4 double one,
bringing both down handsomely, and sums up by
killing "a out of IS. In all this shooting the dog
never flushed n single bird, nor made false stand,
retrieving every one IN good style neltner dId ms
owner select OF evade any chances. but took every
bird in succession as II rose. at both short and long
ranges. killing every bird dead except two. which
fell at a short distance-wOunded. What is remark
able concerning the log is, he needed no correction.
Not a word was spoken to him while doing his work.
he coming and going, moving TO the right AID left
by the motion OF his masters hand. i have seen
many splendid dogs elsewhere, but none so we'll
trained, doing bis work so willingly and SO sure as
the one above described. This is the Grst oppOr-
tunity I have had Of seeing any sport of this kind
during my residence here. and i can assure you,
Mr.. Editor, that my pleasure on this little trip was
so much enhanced by il, as well as the ieasting upon
such delicious game every day, that the next OPP
portunity that Offers that / can conveniently leave
with my agreeable friend Park and his dog, 1 shall
most certainly embrace il. NJ. MCiNERSY,