Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-13
SP0RTSMEN DINE.
Annual Meeting Of the Megantic Fish
and Game Club.
A Monster Pie. the Like Of Which Was Never
Before Seen.

deer meats were served at the Cople,
Square hotel, last night, to 300 sportsmer
at the ninth annual banquet of the Megan
tic Fish and Game Club whose preserve
IS 10 northwestern Maine.
The club has been in existence 10 years
and its hunting grounds are among the
finest in America. They are 1000 fee,
above the Atlantic and begin about Il
miles above Eustice and extend into
Canada.
Fun was unconfined at the feast, last
night Wit, too, flashed quick and bril-
liant like the .carmines and puppies and
chromes and silvers often Eeen by the
anglers who whip up Horseshoe stream OF
cast for the aristocrats of Spider lake And
there was music by an orchestra and eight
colored men with banjos and guitars.
The tables were arranged in the form OF
four-pronRed neptune spear. and at the
head was seated Pres. Arthur W. Robin.
son and the guests Of the evening, among
whom was Lieut.. Gov Roger Wolcott.
The dining room was tastefully deco
rated, the wall back of the head of the
table being hung with tiger and polar bear
skins. Over the speakers head "a North
American eagle spread his wings, while
on each side of the hangings of bear and
tiger skins were the heads Of game
animals, such as buck deer and the wild
boar
Around the side walls were DISPLAYED
heads OF the Rocky mountain sheep, carl
bon antlers, cartridges, duck. geese and
quail while at the other end of the room
were the heads of a magnificent elk and a
sized moose. A birch canoe was sus-
pended from the ceiling.
The singing and music began with the
first course and never cnce let up until
after when the lights were turned off
and everybody mounted his chair for a
look at the head Of the table The Megan-
tic game pie was about to be brought in.
This was new feature, and only few
knew just what it was. These not in the
secret had pictured IN their minds q
strange medley of all kinds of game done
brown between huge crusts
The president raised his hand and sand
Shh, the pie.' There was repetition
of "shhs, and through "a side door
marched three walters bearing torches, fol
lowed ny four stalwsrt men, bearing on
their shoulders litter, on which rested a
bowl-shaped receptacle. There were cries
of down front and more scramblinc for
vantage points as the pie was laid On the
table IN trent Of the president
Selling huge knife. Pres. Robinson
drew it twice across the crust, when the
top separated and the beautiful little girl.
Leta Bishop. uprose, bowed smilinglv to
ward all sides OF the hall, and presented
Lieut.. Gov. Wolcott with bounuet.
At that there was cheering, and the
Lieutenant Governors name was men
toned in connection with the place held
by Gov. Greenhalge.
The little girl did her part so prettilv
that several of the Nom bcrs rushed for
ward 30 see who should Seiza and carry her
TO her mother, waiting Just outside the
dining room.
This over. the songs ard music were
again resumed, much to the delight of two
guides from the preserve and the invited
guests, who, besides the Lieutenant Gov
ernor, were: B. f. Clark, president of
the Massachusetts Fish and Game Asso
citation, Col H. A. Thomas, Hon. A. A.
Strout, Andrew S. March, president of the
Fish and Game CLUB of
Canada, Rev. f. c. Butler. Hon. II. O.
stanley, fish and game commissioner of
Maine, Walter M. Bracket, Dana !.
Flanders of the Boston q Maine Railroad,
I. +. Olys, commander of the Ancient
aud Honorable Artillery, Hon James f.
MARITIME and William H. Brewer of Plain
field, n. j.
When cigar smoke arose in wreaths and
rlnglets, the speaking began. Nearly all
CT the invited guests were heard FROM
Names fish and game commissioner
spoke hopefully of the outlook for the
sport in his State. Many we'll timed sug-
gestions were made by the other speakers
President Robinson went bit into the
history of the club. He told his listeners
that the limit of membership had been
reached and that there were several on the
waiting list The hatchery built, last sea
son, had been wonderfully successful and
at very small expense the club had been
able to hatch and liberate 40, 600 trout and
landlocked salmon in 1896.
In 1887, the running expenses of the
club were 1904. ~; last year they were
SIS, 600. New'land had been purchased
near the clubhouse. and a right of way to
The chain of ponds secured Besides the
of Spider lake, the club has 20
camps scattered in the preserve This
year, the club will make an effort to have