San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-23
GUN AND ROD.
NOTES AND NEWS OF OUR MN
RODS AND WALTONS.
Our Lucky Recorder Fisherman-Fine Dog
Arrives-Personals, Etc.

Ed. Lager has invested in a
new shotgun and is now as en-.
thusiastic as an old time hand
but Jack Valentine says he is bet.
ter with a "nigger shooter"
1t is said that Messrs. Stone
Tendick and Barnitz, while out on
a shooting trip Sunday last, hired
the sons of their host to kill their
birds for them while they reveled
in the delights OF watermelon and
buttermilk.
The Elmendorf lake is kept
nicely by Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Mills.
A tank out on the Somerset road
is so much shot over that the cat
tie are afraid to come to water un-
til after nightfall.
Judge Callaghan is afraid that
his ranch tank will go dry If rain
does not soon fall.
Bass fishing will not be i'm.
proved until good rain has fallen.
Mr.. James Il. Earl, accompanied
by his wife and children returned
last Tuesday from o twelve days
fishing excursion on the Nueces
river. Mr.. Earl reports the Nueces
as only standing in holes. They
caught all the fish they could eat
and enjoyed their outing.
Mr.. George Chabot received yes
terday via Pacific Express seven
months old pointer pup from the
English pointer kennels Of Hope,
Indiana. This pup is from the
finest strain Of pointers in the
world and much is expected of his
future work. His color is lemon
and Witt; sired by Rip Rapaad
his dam Is Belle of Osian.
Messrs. Geo. Chabot, A. r. Camp
bell and S. Veith were out dove
shooting last Sunday. They had
with them the celebrated camp
cook Sidney Wilson, "colored,"
who surprised them by handing
each a bill of fare for dinner. 1t
would surprise great many not
acquainted with camp life what a
| meal can be served il the commits
sary department is we'll looked az
ter. Following was the menu.
Chicken gumbo soup.
Broiled doves, bacon trimmings.
Red kidney beans.
Iced tomatoes.
Chow chow.
| Picked onions.
Graham and white bread.
Drinks-Beer and coffee.
Dessert - Iced watermelon and
preserved peaches.
A good story is going the rounds
about Recorder Shields as bait
procuret. Twice he invited friends
to a fishing expedition and each
time failed to get bait at the last
moment. A third trip was sug-
gested by Peter; this time his
friends had the minnows all In
readiness and informed Peter that
they were we'll aware of his good
will, but as a bait procurer he was
a poor success, The judge is said
to have had several nice strikes by
three and four pound bass the last
time, but whether or not he landed
them is a question his friends
won't tell.
Mr.. Fred. Stone and his mana.
ger, Mr.. Robt. Tendick, were out
shooting doves last Sunday and
were caught by the showers east
of the city. They took their duck
ing good naturally.
How few sportsmen could stand
the temptation of seeing four
coveys of quail come down to a
tank and quench their thirst with
out molesting them, or taking a
parting shot as they left for the
brush. This actually occurred last
Thursday at dusk to two OF our
business men while out dove
shooting. These reports are
brought in every day, showing
that quail are plentiful this season.
Mr.. Fred Stone bsgged a nice
mess of doves last Thursday after.
noon.
MI. W. ID. luEutEy JIdNcliuS
freight agent of the Pennsylvania
lines, enjoyed an outing after doves
with Messas. Chabot and Ballinger
last Thursday afternoon. The par.
ty bagged about one hundred
doves. Mr.. Tdrner is quite an ar
dent sportsman.
The necessity of take-down re-
peating shotgun, such as the Win
chester pump gun, is in great de-
mand by our sportsmen. They
are inconvenient in their present
form in many ways. Travelling
sportsmen in particular complain
OF having to deposit their long
Winchester with the baggage mas
ter of every train, who charges
them, on a long journey, % cents
for every division gone over. The
Winchester people are daily in re-
ceipt of letters from prominent
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