The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-26


were not doomed To disappointment, nor did
they have 10 walt long. Out came doe,
closely followed BY yearling, the dogs IN
full cry some distance behind. Several shots
were fred. The doe was killed. The year.
ling Jumped over her dead body. and, notWllh-
standing one or two shots were fired at 1t at
short distances, escaped.
Soon another doe was started, and several
shots were fired at it, but after frultless
chase 1t was given up and the dogs called OIL.
Two more were started during the Gay, out
with no better success. Towards evening,
however, large buck was started and al
forded great sport. Nearly all the party got
shots at him, but he was not Killed until ne
had swum the river and given them a race OF
several miles. 1t has taken but few words TO
tell 1t, but 1t was now late In the day anu The
hunt was over. The horns were blown TO
call In the dogs, and The party returned home
ward we'll pleased with their days sport. The
like can be had almost any day or the hunting
season, and strangers Wishing to enjoy hunt
have only 20 procure proper letters OF intro
ducLion, and they will be heartily welcomed;
furnished with horse and gun, and be most
hospitality entertained.
FOX HUNTING.
Next to deer hunting, iox hunting Is the
favorlte amusement. Foxes are not so scarce
as the farmer would like them to be, Dor yet
as Plentiful as the sportsman would wish.
There are just enough not to be too hard to
flnd or too easy to catch. On bright moon
light night, with good horses, good dogs and
good company, there is no fner eport. The
foxes are very plenty In the immediate neigh
borhood of the village, and 1t is quite COM
mon on moonlight nights, In summer, to hear
the baying OF the hounds and the music OF
the hunters horns echolrg through the sur
rounding woods and swamps. 1t is very
rarely that a ioX intrudes upon the cor.
porate limits IF the town, but last
summer the hunters struck one ely old iel-
low, who seemed to think 1t would be good
dodge to lose the dogs amid the houses and
fences, and whenever be was started up he
made bee llae tor the village. The dogs
followed him, and such rackec has seldom
been heard. Every hound, yard dog and
ugly cur In town Joined In the CHASE, and
The music was more varied than tune(ul.
One night the old fellow was chased for eight
mortal hours, and on another night for six
nours, but the hunters were never able to
cat ch him.
In old times ladies as we'll as gentlemen
used to Join In the chase, but nowadays one
hears of no fox.hunLing ladies. The only sport
10 which the fair ones of to-day accompany
their lords is
FISHING.
The best resorts for tishing are Clubhouse
Lake and Schultz's Lake, each about four
niles from the village. These waters afford
excellent fish In the spring and summer.
Trout, perch, brlm and mormoulhs are caught
with the line, and shad with seine. The
scenrrv at Clubhouse Lake Is said 10 be very
beautiful, and to compare tavorably with that
Of some of the Northern lakes. Parties of
ladies' and gentlemen for fishing at these lakes
used to be very common before the war, and
even now are of occasional occurrence. Vlsi-
rors TO Summervle e In the spring could not
and q pleasanter. mode oil spending day
than by a ride out 10 Club House Lake In the
morning, fishing and eating fish dinner, and
driving back in the cool OF The evening.
CONCLUSION.
This article has done but scant Justice TO lts
subject. Full justice could not be done to 1t
in the narrow scope OF newspaper article.
But enough has been said to call attention to
the great advantages which Summervlle pos.
sesses from the sporlsman's point of view
and that is the maiu object aimed at. Neither
Unarlestonlans nor tourists need 20 10 the
miasmalic Wllds of Florida to shoot deer, catch
Ioxes, Kill birds or catch fish. 1t is easier,
pleasanler aud safer to enjoy all these sports
ln and about Summervllle.