Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16


'Tve held my watch On about every
kind Of wild duck there IL, !" said r. w.
Winans. an old-time wiId-fowl hunter,
''and can tell just aJOut to the sixty
third part Of q dot how much space
any one Of 'em can get over in an hour.
There's no railroad train on the conti-
nent that can hold candle to one side
Of the sIowest duck that flies.
'The canvasback can distance the
whole duck family. IL II lays itself out
to do Il When the canvasback is out
taking things easy. enjoying q little
run around the block. asst were, it joys
through the air at the rate Of eighty
miles an hour. If it has business
somewhere and has to get there. it puts
two miles behind II every minute It
keeps its wings tapping. and does It as
easy as you or would step into Fritz's
and call for beer. II You don't believe
L, just FIRE square at the leader In q
string Of canvasbacks that are out on Q
business cruise some time when you
get the chance. Duck-shot travels
pretty quick. but If your charge brings
down any one Of these ducks at all. I'll
blow you off to pair Of che best there
Is in the market. with trimmings and
all II It isn't the 9th OF sixth one back
from the leader that drops. II you
have the faintest idea that you viii
bring the leader down. you must aim
at space not less than ten feet ahead OF
aim. Then hen run plumb against
your shot. When he drops you wiz
dnd him a quarter Of q mile or 50 on.
"The mallard duck Is q slow coach.
It's I'll he wants to do to 60 9 mile
minute but he can do it when it is
necessary. His ordinary everyday
style Of getting along over the country
gets aim from place to place at abouta
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rate The black
duck Is about an even match for the
mallard, and the pintall. widgeon, and
wood duck cent 10 much better. The
redhead can sail along with ease and
cover his ninety miles an hour as long
as be feels inclined to. The blue
winged teal and its handsome cousin.
The green winged teal, could ay side By
side for 4 hundred miles and make the
distance neck and neck. for one can fy
just as fast as the oEher, and to 20 q
hundred miles an hour is no hard task
Tor either Of them. The gadwale-
you don't know what 4 gadwale is, I'll
yeti thought not Wen it's duck
that doesn't got east very often, but It
Is well known il the west. II some
thing like q mallaFJ. only harder to
shoot. because II Il not 30 unsuspect-
Ang ~ the mallard. The gadwale il
something Of daisy On fy. 600. and
will win money for yOu every timeif yon
hetltcan make It's ninety miles an hour.
Maybe Jon wouldn't think that
goose could almost double discount the
fastest last express train that runs Ga
cur railroads. but II can every time
mean avid goose. Ithas bic, heavy
body to carry. but il manages TO glide
from one feeding ground to another
with q suddenness that Is d caution to
wing shots. TO see 1oek 81 honkers
moving along. 50 high up that they
seem to be scraping their backs against
tie sky. you'd never believe they were
travelling between eighty and hun
dred miles an hour. butthey are The
goose never has any time tofool away.
and bis gait i always 4 business one
erhe broadbill duck i the only wild
fowl That Gun push tie canvasbaok %
the wing Lei a broadbin and cam
xashack each do his best for an hour.
and tile hroadbil would only come out
about IAN miles behind 4 hundred
and an miles "a hour can Be done 81
Sic bf6aabIlI. and he consequently.
noke marx Ior shotgun That
1tKr H6nIan't ~ ones in twenty.
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