The sun., 1889-11-10

| the sand spits OF Robins Island at this time o
bird bISYsn and seldom Ions seen n aoeis Target than
| dozen or 90. he here congrtGales In
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aid his digestion. On the west and
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sand from the bSheh., leaving In ,tts place
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one OF these fellows after p tieit to these gray.
ely beds, and hisSerar will be found 9early
angular From the crop 10 the RizzardS and
there 4 finishes ths dIGeistiySc, process ACTING
tSe bPds suS has patience @ to wStcR %
ali night and ali day at one OF these places, he
is sure OF a shot or two and a full, bag, for the
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Usual aTiH Il thing. ' N " '"'Vl NN'i WV :" ~ oA
A few widReon are to be found, but by far the
tho more numerous ere the fellows known as
old wives old BquAWs. the pintail as well as
Fishy in taste as bird can we'll
musical cali that he is a favorite. His breast
back dark gray with black splashings, his head
strip Of Black from each eye. back ward. and
with tail Of few straight feathers eishtesn +; to
color. S He Is indeed o beauty Tor the, taTjder-
mist to handle and the cabinet 70 hold. Never
feeding alone. he goes about looking for con-
after flight he straightway begins In modu-
lated tones . soft yet clear succession Of notes,
Ike, like haow howl hey az lsR b how dc ecand Ian
every other duck OF the kind joins in the bAb-
bling until the air is resonant
Next in number of the ducks that visit the
island is the Golden Eye. or WHISTLER" He
gets his nickname. not from his voice. but
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high flyer. too for often when at such supreme
height as to be unknown his tell-tale rustling
bers and RENAME through out the winter. un-
less the bay freezes over Then he sails away
the bars ponds
in shallow water be finds the food ne loves.
and is as go9d diver as the cnnvasoack S;ta Mhen
cold days seems. averse to meying. and comes
to the :" stools" with but httle fear. Ere.
HaGhti sipEe Ie tide With the aid Of decoys and
sneak boxes singular pecnIiarity 9Ida I ol Ia the
Golden Eye has been been long notiesa ana M com con-
factory explanation has as yet been given.
Two or IN three ,d times mes wsSs 9 a90s spR ~
aed er Schne eea
altitude fy directly westward. That this is
to get fresh water is possible.
getting up Of the club are DR.. s. Fleet Spoir, S.
B; Duryea and Harry Polhemus. sportsmen
TaSSo or are oS KnSW1 SSrh gun is
Chauncey Marshall is anothsr devoted leyer
OF dog and gun. His setter, Pride OF Robins
tSred prze | alter % pr prizs at the annual ed trials
Of the club: Pride is ahandsome orange and
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William Stanley Of EnRlewood. N. j.. is an
other Of the more enthusiastic thu ones. he Is get
Of youth He hunts over brace Of settlers
which have no no superiSnrsa Th9SEoughly broken
ef s bs
is the young human animal. The dogs names
are Jock and JeffSone pure black in color
Gordon., Not as fast as some not 50 fiashy in
81 that what @ @ sp9T,SSmen term e great Killing
finding BIRDS and and re@alninS steady 1 on IN the
scent until their owner gets ip brace Of shots
a magnificent retriever. and brings In the dead
or wounded bird without messing feather.
Tsn SaDs bs HStsr spd i q Tn IN b hH o1s Is
Of hunting dog GU he % hunts s. over I II red % IrisS %
setter. that has all the 20 and dash. OF that
but wild as q hawk, and 30 full OF life as TO
bear discipline In Ill fashion. 30 much was he
Boo9 tSat do what he misht his owner copid
never bring him down to field trial rules and
regulations and thus, though ever within
thrown 9 OUT Ess he added To- bis lot
setter, white. largely licked in color. and Bob
proved a good @ one, , running s under nd excellent
with fair speed and good education.
W. III. Van Amden, also OF Brooklyn. is OF the
members to whom gun and dog are among the
chief ends Of this life He also hunts over an
animal Of red Irish blood good one, too. He
Van Amden. This setter. has improved i'm
mensely in his working 10 the field and last year
won place at the clubs annual trials.
Alden s, Swan, Brooklyn's Tax Collector. is
another Of the clubs sporting men. His love
in the dog world is one OF the red Irish blood
sagacity, and has been SO long the companion
Of his owner, both in the home and in the
field. that he has hecome en- rapport with Swan
whistle the slightest wave Of the hand and isso