San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-29
SPORTING NOTES.
What Our Sportsmen Have Been Do
ing and Saying the Past Week
DIR. Carver Challenged.

What Our Sportsmen Have Been Do
ing and Saying the Past Week
DR.. Carver Challenged.
The warm weather of last week
made it difficult to keep game from
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Messrs. Fred Stone, Henry S. and
Alex Half enjoyed a days outing af-
ter quail last Sunday.
DR.. Carver has been challenged by
Chas. Grimm, of Clear Lake, Iowa, to
shoot for the least iron medal" Mr..
| Grimm put up $50 forfeit money and
will ct the ''evil spirit into a shoot
ing match, if such thing is possible.
DR.. Williamson defeated "Dick"
Merrill for the +. G. cup and state
| championship of Wisconsin at Mil
waukee on November 10. The men
shot two matches before and tied in
each. On this day Williamson killed
81 and Merrill fell down to So.
Richard Merrill, or Dick" as he is
Familiarity called by his friends, has
spent several winters in San Antonio,
and also attended the Midwinter
shoot Of last year. Dick" is a favor
lite among San Antonio .spOrtsmen.
The duck hunting party composed of
G. A. Showers, G. A. ChabOt, r. L.
Ballinger A. C. PancOast and the
Lights sportsman, returned from
three days duck hunt on COpano bay,
and the Coleman Fulton Pasture
company's mammoth tank, known as
Gum Hollow" last Tuesday. The
party brought back with them 225
ducks, including red heads. sprigs, and
blue bills. A record of the amount
of powder and shot used during their
onslaught on his wary duckship was
not kept. Suffice it to say that a pow
der maaZine and shot tower on a small
scale. could be started with the am
munition used ''to ct on" to the feath-
cry tribe. Many are the practical
jokes and good spicy anecdotes told
on the members of that memorable
party.
GeOre Chabot, the irrepreSsible
small bore crank, figured in one that
is too good to keep. George had with
him a complete duck hunters outfit,
among them a pair of waders, reach
ing under the arm pits and a pair of
rubber hip boots, reaching to the
thigh, The tide being very high in
Copano bay small skiffs are anchored
in the blinds out of which the sports
men kill their game over coys. George
made a long kill and stepping over
the boats side waded out to retrieve
the duck. The water reaching over
his waist. George felt the cold water
getting next to his skin. He eXclaim-
ed, Gee whiz. l thought / had my
waders onr' He had ventured out
over the depth of his hip boots, think
ing he had his waders on. Chabot pull
ed for shore and change of clothing
was quite necessary. His pockets
were emptied, and the only thing
found in his hunting coat, outside of
wet shells was small empty flask
labelled. ''tea." "This and nothing
more" Had it not been for the per-
suasion used by mine good host
Fred Kemp, George would have pull
ed out on the first train, leaving his
companions in doubt as to where he
had gone.
Hon. J. L. Slayden, congressman
elect, and j. L. Whelpley, of the Ex-
press, accompanied by his wife, spent
a couple Of days at the Pass hunting
and fishing.
Judge Bob Green and Chas. Wynn
left for the Devices ranch yesterday
afternoon. They have promised their
friends some quail.
0. G. Guessaz and r. B. Tendick
left for Gum Hollow after ducks yes
terday.