Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-29

~ these estates. and endless bother. with
oftentlmes a barren season OF shooting
a result.
For a very moderate sum the sports
man here can belong 10 q fine hunting
club and have the use Of tens OF thou
sands OF acres Of lan0. finely appointed
clubhouse TO lodge In at night, and many
conCenial spirits always on hand TO while
away the indoor hours. There are other
clubs 10 which only a millionaire can
AFFORD membership. but the sport IS
hardly a bit better than that 20 be had
from the more moderate affairs.
There are hundreds of fine shooting
rreeervcs I'm the country to-day, ana the
number is constantly being added 10.
Millions Of .acres are under the control
OF able game guardians. In the Afiron-
dack region alone, The hunting grOuhds
Of the New York millionaire, IN re are
ls0Oo acres controlled and owned by
shooting clubs.
FINEST OF THEM ALL.
The finest thing Of the kind in the
land IS located at Jelsyl Island, on the
Georgia coast. near Brunswick. IL has
been eatiIuatod that the combined wealth
~ the members Of this club reaches the
etupcud0us sum Of one thousand Millions
The island IS crescent-shaped, about
twelve miles In length and two in width
and holds the best game TO me found any
where on the coast In Colonial days
A. was the home Of General James Ogle-
thorpe. A channel more than two miles
VIDE separates IL from the mainland,
aToriing a fine harbor for the yachts OF
tn members.
This Is the place whore hunting Is done
hy such men as J. Pierpont Morgan w.
X Vanderbilt. Pierce I.orillard. Robert
AMI ogden Goolet. William Rockefeller
Cornelius y. Bliss. Calvin S. Brice. John
C,afin. W. Bayard Cutting. all OF New
York. Walter r. Furness, Of Philadel-
rh.a. and the Chicago millionaries' NJ
X Fa.rhank, Marshall Field, and cyrus
Mccormack. whose son is shortly 10
marry a daughter Of John u. Rockefeller
the Standard oil king.
A sPORTsMAN's PARADISE.
Jekyl Island IS really sportsman's
paradise. The clubhouse has the appear
ar.e o. huge castle. and Is maintained
with prncey splendor 1t Is Tor
story structure Of brick. with tower
extending twenty-five feet above the roof
From this tower a view can be Ead OF
Ue whole island. the mainland, ana 'le
ocean. There are sevcnty-eiSht rooms IN
the house. all gorgeously furnished. ana
fort and convenience. There are NUMBER
less roads on the island. all paved with
crushed oyster-shells, forming me
s-r,.c- for riding and cycling.
The island r. fun Of wild turkeys. snipe'
waolc0ck. and quail. and there are large
numbers OF cr and w.!i-ho6s. me
Duck shooting there is also fine. Fishing
!r tte surrounding waters IS the easiest
L.Cl % sport. Recently many foreign
varieties OF birds have been placed on
The ISLAND. and when they become more
Plentiful Will add TO the variety OF the
sport
THE FIRST SHOOTING CLUB.
The eas,crly end OF Long Island
at1unds with shooting preserves and the
FIRST shooting club 10 be organized in
tIe country was established there. Ii
WAS called the SOuthslde Sportsmen's
Club. ana 1909 acres near the now fash
il1ahle town OF lslp were purchased. y
number Of sportsmen famous a genera
ton ago were the organizers, inc!ud-
ing old-timers like Shepard +. Knapp.
John r.. Devlir. Bradsh Johnson,
Charles L. Tiffany. J. X. Hackett. and
William G.. Barrett. The cIub to-day -
iu most nour,shlng condition. includ-
ing among IT'S members Oliver II. +. Bel
mont Austin Corbin. II. Mex. Twombley.
George V ork. Abram S. Hewitt Il. 5.
hlaif, chester GfiSWOiut 7. W. Ndi4'I-
hit Charles H. Tiffany. f. w. Rhine
lander. and Robert G. Livingston. 1t in
Guides more members OF the old Knlckcr-
booker families. perhaps, than any other
club in the country.
~ recent years Long Island has al
most been done 10 death In hunting
sense. but there are stu deer 70 be
found In the thick woodlands. while the
oIck and quail shooting is only fair.
we'l-equlpped fish hatchery Is located
near the large clubhouse and the
streams are kept abundantly stocked.
The trout fishing TO be had there ranks
With the best, and this is the favorite
tp4rt for the members for the possibility
o. returning with an empty bag when
other game IS searched for is unpleasant
ly great
SEWARD wEBBS PRESERVES
or the individual huntlng-grounds, those
% W. Seward webb. In the Adirondack
region comprising 1900 acres, are ABOUT
the finest In the country. DR. webb Calls
rs estate Ne-Ha~Sa-Ne Park, and du-
ring the season his fine house there Is
hways filled to OVERLOOKING. He Keeps an
immense arsenal Of hunting weapons 81
ways on hand Tor the convenience OF ms
Fuest. and large kennels stocked with al
varieties OF dogs for the chase. with the
The wealth OF the VaDderbilts at his ais
bosal, he conducts everything on a lavish
se~ie' and the rough guides OF the Aoifoh-