St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-05

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On Thursday last special car from
Dubuque ana two others from Milwau-
kee brought about a hundred NimrodS
from those cities TO st. Paul. The ell
tire outfit fioated into Kennedy's place
on Third street about 10 a. m, ordered
shells enough to last a regiment six
months, aud received pointers on where
TO go tor sport. Abont half the visitors
went to Dawson. and the remainder TO
Devils Lake.
About the best bag made last week
was that of Mr.. Timberlake, who came
in from Pembna with 200 ducks as re-
suit of two days work. j. p. Barber,
of the. Northern Pacific, came in last
night from the North, as also did r. A.
Lanpher, R. B. LOOMS and DR.. Kelly.
These gentlemen are all good shots, and,
although it has not been learned just
what kind of sport they had, there is
every probability, in the light of past
performances by the same individuals,
that their bags were heavy.
Dr. Robert White, the dead shot vet
Urinary, and party of friends went uD
to Buffalo last week and stayed several
days. They were after chickens, but
Sportsmen, they took whatever showed
up.
Secretary D. S. Carroll. of the North
Slar Gun club. had piece of bad luck
last week. While up the Minnesota
river he lost his valuable Chesapeake
dog. 1t is pretty we'll established fact
that the dog was stolen, and Mr.. Car
roll thinks he has the thieves located.
II. G. James andrU. l.. Lamprey were
also among the absent ones for part of
the week. Forest lake was their stamp
ing ground, and they brought home in
the neighborhood Of $50 ducks.
Mike Kennedy, one of the crack shots
of st. Paula dead liner OH birds, in
fact-went out Saturday. bound for
Benson. At Lake Kandiyohi the Min
neapolis and st. Paul men are hunting
shoulder to shoulder. Henry A. Richter,
of Minneapolis, and Fred A. Whitcomb,
also of the Flour City, are the men
whose proves in that locality calls
chiefly for comment. These two got
26S ducks in two days, and nonchalantly
termed it fairly good sport.
w. p. Hilliard and NJ. c. Griggs, of
st. Paul, started for Pembina last Thurs
day. Both are crack shots, but they
have not been heard from as yet.
In the neighborhood of Dawson. n.
d., the best shooting of the season so
far has been had. Half a dozen men
who have returned from that region re-
port all sorts of feathered game plenti-
tul. Inquiripg at the gun stores proves
that the present week will witness a
general EXODUS of local sportesmen.
Burkhard, Kennedy and the rest of
them have a force of men at work doing
nothing but loading shells, and if one
in every fifty gets bird the feathered
population bids fair to he decimated.
In view of the great interest taken
locally in Craftsmanship, an opportunity
here presents for a view of the poSSibil-
tiles and probabilities of next season.
The Minnesota Boat club has had a
most satisfactory season, and, to its
credit, has developed half a dozen
youngsters whose speed and endurance
will win them tame next season if they
handle themselves properly.
One of the surprises of the fall season
was the defeat of Brown by Paget in
the senior sculling championship event.
The fact that Brown was indisputably
the faster man of the two had led a
great many people to expect and pre-
dict an easy victory for him. Paget
won the race, and Brown drifted home
for quarter of mile in a seemingly
helpless condition, after having led
Paget easily for mile and three-quar-
tiers. The explanation given of Mr..
Browns behavior on the occasion of
this race is that he rowed in new Rud-
dock shell, with good deal more in
lC 4, IL
outriggers than those in common use.
1t was the latter condition which in
capacitated Brown in the race. The
short outriggers paralyZed his arms and
made it impossible for him 10 maintain
his speed.
Since the race Mr.. Brown has gone
the distance in 1850, and it is tolerably
safe to predict that he win close the sea-
son with time record of 1910.
A man who VIII make a sensation in
amateur circles next year is Leslie
Wann. Everything is in his favor, and
the GLOBE predicts him career equal
to that of Nettlaton, or even surprising
it. He has inches and dash, but his
form is defective ia regard to a too early
slide of the seat. However, he shows a
powerful gather, and will be heard of
without doubt.
Wright, one of the cracks of last sea-
son, is not rowing very much lately. He
is devoting his time to business rather
than boating, though he has by no
means retired from active membership.
An unusually large number of fast
men are to be counted in the roll of the
Minnesotas this autumn. Some of them,
like NettletOn, Paget and Brown, will
easily come under 400. A lot more
will come under 1910. Leslie Wann,
Leavitt Corning, Will Armstrong,
Charlie Gordon, Lew Bigelow. Tom
Roberts. and number of others will
get below the time last named. Flanna-
gan and that other fast man in the
double will prove splendid material for
the waist of as good a four oar crew as
ever the clnb put up. while there is any
amount of good stuff for stroke and bow
among the fast scullers already named.
A good deal of interest among local
bicyclers has been aroused by the re-
cent organization of bicycle club, to