The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-18
THE FIELD OF SPORTS.
Fine Fishing.

ing trip to Songo. bringing a magnif-
cent fish; the fellow is destined for a
friend in Boston weighed over nine
pounds.
B.F. Coburn, the mighty hunter of
Molunkus, says that this has been a
hard winter for bears, coons, moose and
deer, but that angle worms have win
tered well, coming out large and fat
which is cause for rejoicing among
fishermen.
Lewiston and Auburn anglers are get
ting ready for the opening OF the trout
fishing season May 1.
H.A. Long, who lives on Rogue Island
and has charge of all the islands belong
lngFto Messrs. George A. and John L.
Gardner of Boston, has had big luck in
wild goose shooting this spring, having
secured number with his shot gun.
He frequently found it hard to get near
enough for shot, so one day he took
the gun and rifle and not succeeding
in getting near enough to use the shot
gun, concluded to try his rifle at a dis
lance a little short of a hundred yards
and had the pleasure of seeing two drop.
both shot through the neck. Mr.. Long
secured and took them home with him.
Fish are beginning to bite around the
shores of Moosehead and adjoining
waters, and week of warm weather
will make the fishing good. Compare
lively few fish have been taken from
Moosehead. lake this winter. This does
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rather accounted for by the continued
cold weather; and old fishermen say
that the chances are all the better for
a good run of spring fishing. In cold
wheather. both trouts...and uogue take to
deep water, and comparatively few are
qaken while they remain in IS or more
feet of water.
Messrs. Haskell, Brewer and Mccain
of this city have bought the sloop Twi-
light and will enter he- in several races
during the coming summer.
Five Wild Geese and How They We're Cap
There is club of ten sportsmen in
this city who have leased certain
city. 1t includes small pond where
the wild geese and ducks congregate
sometimes There is club house, and
an old hunter In charge of it and the
necessary apparatus for capturing the
wary wild fowl; including two tanned
wild fowl, which are. most important of
ALL They are male and female wild
geese, and the old hunter has had them
for ten or fifteen years, yet they are but
half-tamed, must be kept in pen, and
are ugly to an extraordinary degree.
Last Sunday afternoon, Messrs.
Fred Thompson and Charles Pollister
drove out to the pond. They placed the
deeoys in the water, and very early the
next morning found wild goose asleep
among them, with his head under his
wing. Four more geese were farther out
upon the water. The tame wild goose
was taken to the bushes and tied. The
old gander in the pen Immediately be-
gan "honking" for her loneliness. and
the wild geese out on the pond began to
come in towards the decoys and nearer
the sportsmen behind the blind" Soon
all five were within range, and the guns
were "put onto 'em." Only one got
away, and the big gun brought him
down at long range. The five splendid
great geese were hanging on the wall
in Zenas Thompson & Bros carriage
factory yesterday. Mr.. Thompson got
back to Portland at half-past seven
Monday morning.
The ducks have been very numerous
on the Presumpscot river during and
since the storm. A good many have
been shot by local sportsmen. One
man got two at one shot the other day.
The Portland Team Practiced Yesterday.
The Portland. team were on hand
and at work on the grounds yesterday
afternoon, getting in good condition for
the opening game tomorrow. There
were Casey, Mackey, Carey, Winkler,
Shumway, Hill and Kelley. large
number of people were at the grounds
and the men made a good impression.
Casey and Mackey are easy and graceful,
and they are in excellent condition to
do good backstop work. 1t looked nat
ural to see Carey pitching with his old
time speed. Winkler has great speed and
some fine curves, and he ought to prove
a good man. The grounds were not in
condition to judge of the work, but as
whole they handled themselves like ball
players.
WE. Winkler, AL. D. Hill and Ed KEEL
ley arrived yesterday morning. Winkler
and Kelley are pitchers and Hill is an
outfelder.
Plaisted, who will be in the box for
Bowdoin tomorrow, is lin great condi
ton, and as he will be well supported
the college team will pat up strong
game. "a
Grand stand seats for tomorrow's
game.are now on sale at R. .Somers's
hat store, where they can be obtained
until O'Clock Thursday noon.
Slater, Cook, Cannon and Fennelly
are expected today. Daniels and Mahon-
ey will not arrive until the first of next
week.