The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-25

,mei,,d,ny cusfoms duties, over $500. Tue
from Louisiana when be came
m Congress abandoned his kennel, ana gave
thirtcen hooded settlers 10 bis friends.
The D,autations belonging 70 the Ackin
estate are on the Bayou Teche opposite tue
mouth Of the Red river. II isa
WONDERFUL COUNTRY FOR GAME BIRDS
and wild fowl. Snipe, woodcock, quar-,
ducks. geese. &C., are always plentiiui 10
season. There Is no finer snIpe.s shooting IN
the world than in West Feliciana parish.
In 1875 Mr.. Acklln kept record OF ms
shootlngs. On March 18th OF that year ne
baered So2 snipe, and on the day following
o4I. making a total in two DAYS OF $40
SHINE killed by a single gun. Mr.. Ackiin
a Of the opinion that this record mas
neven been beaten. Mr. Ackiin has
two cold medals won In champion
shin pipeon.matcbes. One badge bears
the Inscription, -. Ii. Acklin, Champion
pi0eon.Shot OF the South" The olber
medal STYLES him "Cbampion Pigeon-SDot
of Louisiana" Both medals were earned
In New Orleans. Mr.. AckIn believes that
he did his best pigeon-shooting In Memphis,
where he killed forty-eight out OF NIFTY,
double birds. Mr.. Acklin's duties in Con-
eress occupy his time fully, and he has no
onnortunjty 10 indulge In his fayorite sports.
He has shot In few sweepstake matches
with friends here in Washington, and al
most uniformly came off winner.
Another ardent hunter and trap-shooter
Il Congressman Finley, OF the Eighth ono
district. Mr.. Finley is a lawyer by pro-
iessiop, and every spare day that ne can
End during the season is spent by him In
The field. There is some tolera6ly g0od
chickep-shooting in the vicinity OF Mr.. FIN
ley,s home, but when he can take vacation
Of two or three weeks he starts for spirit
lakes. in northwestern Iowa, where ne
sIauobters ducks and chickens to his hearts
delight. There Is good fishing In the lakes,
foo. and the rod and line are always CON-
panions with The gun when the Ohio con-
Gresham starts out for sport. Mr.. Finley
Is an expert at shooting glass-balls. He
uses Scott gun.
General Arson G. McCook, Of the Eighth
New York district, also has a reputation
here as
GOOD SHOT
before the trap at pigeons or glass bhlls. VI
Mr.. McCook's performances in The held L
know nothing, but he possesses all the ply
steal reqlli ements OF good shot, and his
ability at the trap was learned, believe,
from previous experience in the field.
Congressman Poebler, OF the Second Min
pesota district, holds prizes won at The trap.
He is member Of the local shooting club
OF Henderson, Minnesota, and member OF
the State Sporiman's Association. Pin
mated grouse are found in abundance near
Mr.. Poehler's home, and he is a constant
hunter during the season. Mr.. Poehler
was born in Germany, and came TO the
United States in 1913. All that he knows
about wing-shoOting has been learned by
him on the prairies. Mr.. POehler is sports
man I'm the highest sense OF the WORD. Inc
DAILY is his favorite gun.
John e. Kenna, OF Kanawha, w. Va,
has represented the Third district OF his
State i'm Congress two terms. Mr. henna
is an enthusiastic deer and foX-huDter.
Every year party OF gentlemen from ka-
nawba 90 out for q week or two Win
hounds and have a royal good time. There
are few birds in the mountainous region IN
which he resides excepting rutied grouse,
and that lordly bird is seldom found in
great numbers. The fox-hunting near ka-
naWba is done on foot. The members OF
the Long Island Club may be INCLINED TO
laugh at the idea OF following hounds on
foot, but single visit to the mountain coun-
try of West Virginia would at once dispel
the idea that hounds there could be followed
on horseback. The hunting field is
succession OF high rocky ridges or spurs
from the mountains, leading down TO the
creek. bottoms. AS soon as the dogs strike
the trail the course that the fox will take is
well understood by the hunters. They go
10 the top OF the ridge and take seats. The
fox circles around the ridge in full view OF
the hunters, the hounds in full tilt after
him. Being closely pursued, Reynard
crosses over TO another ridge; the hunters
follow, obtaining another view OF the in
spirino picture; and 50 on until the chase
ends. The delights of this heathful eXer-
else. the grand mountain scenery, and the
afforded during the chase for
the use OF the gun cannot be imagined by
one who has not participated in the sport.
II must not be thought that all OF the
sportsmen in Congress delight in the pur-
suit of small game. One OF the most
FAMOUS BEAR-HUNTERs
in California represents the Fourth district
Of that state in the House. Romnaldo Pa
checo, of san Luis ObishO, is the gentle
mans name. and he estimates the NUMBER
of bears he has killed himself, or has helped
10 kill. at 100 Dir. Pachcco was the son oil
wealthy parents, who owned immense
erazing-lands and flecks in the neighbour
hood OF Santa Barbara. AS soon as be
was able to sit astride horse he learned
to ride, and at the age OF tweniy-one
he was an expert horseman. MIR. Pacheco
also became unusually proficient in the art
OF throwing the lasso, an implement which
was used by all herders. Bears were plen.
tiful near his home, and Mr.. Pacheco learned
To hunt them as follows: Four men, experts
in the use of the lasso, would ride to the
place where bears could be found. Getting
upon the trail, they would ride after brnir
and bring him to bay. While the bear was
standing upon his Launches each OF the -four
men would almost simultaneously throw
their lassos over his head, and, riding in
opposite directions, stranglc the ANNA
or fasten his legs so he could not run
| when he would speedily be dispatched. Al
unusually acute imagination is not required
| to perceive that il one of the four lass0'
failed to encirce the bear, or the horse
ridden by the hunters were not perfectly
| trained, that the consequences might be ex
tremely unpleasant. MIR. Pacheco tells
number OF blood-curdiiug stories OF acct
dents which have happened in the pursui
OF bears with the lasso.- Forest.