San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-19
SPORTING NOTES.

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bay last Wednesday, bringing
home barrel OF red heads, sprigs
and mallards and two geese.
Superintendent R. H. Innes, of
the Arkansas Pass, and j. F. France
spent a couple of days on the Alice
division last Sunday and Monday
on business and pleasure beat.
They were successful in bagging a
nice lot Of ducks and quail along
the line.
Mr.. Thos. j. Lilies, of Aurora,
Mo-, accompanied by his wife and
two children, will spend the winter
in San Antonio. Mr.. Lilies has at
tended both the San Antonio Gun
club and the Midwintsr tourna-
ments, and has become so infatuat-
ed with our climate that he will
remain and enjoy the duck and
quail hunting to be found in South
west Texas.
Messrs. Gardner and Hughes,
two visiting sportsmen, enjoyed a
fine hunt several miles out from
Floresville, the past week. They
bagged 90quail, and their sportsmen
friends remaining over from the
tournament at the Menger, ma
terially assisted them in sharing
these dainty birds, after being
smothered and "shelved" on toast.
A party of sportsmen in charge
of Messrs. o. @. Guessaz and j. M.
George, left on Friday afternoons
Sap. train for Gum Hollow, near
Portland, for a duck hunt. Beside
the above named gentlemen, the
personnel of the party was made
up Of Tom Marshall, of Illinois; @.
A. Damon, Of New York Fred Gill
bert, of Iowa; Charles Powers, Of
Illinois; G. A. Kenan and II. A.
Wood, of Cincinnati, D.
Mr.. John II. Mackie, the genial
representative Of the Peters Car
fridge Co., returned from duck
hunt to the coast last Wednesday,
and reports having used up all his
shells in one day, that he expected
would last him three. Mr.. Mackie
says the ducks were as thick as
flies at Gum Hollow, and he prom
ises to send all his friends here
so that they may experience SINH
lar sport.
A party of visiting sportsmen
and noted trap shots went down on
the Sap road last Monday, chaper-
oned by Mr.. A. B. Critzer, to see
for themselves whether or not the
flaming reports regarding the duck
shooting on our coast were fairy
tales or reality. The party have
since returned and judging from
the express load of ducks they
shipped in to this city and to their
friends in the north, they have
fully realized their expectations,
and are loud in their praises of the
grand sport to be had in southwest
Texas, the sportsman's paradise.
A communication addressed to
the American Field from Mr.. r.
Woolfall, secretary Of the Liver
pool Angling Association, has been
referred to Mr.. Geo. A. Chabot, the
Fields correspondent inj this city,
for all the necessary data and gen.
eral information regarding the tar
pom and other fishing on our Texas
coast adjacent to Arkansas Pass
The patrons and membership
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a great many of the the British
nobility, and in their letter they
express a strong desire to visit
Texas, and enjoy some Of the
splendid fishing to be had on our
coast. Mr.. Chabot has already
forwarded some of the handsome
descriptive folders gotten out by
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railway, and other information.
HINTS.
Take plenty OF oil when going on
a duck hunt to the coast; you will
find ample opportunity Of using it,
as the salt air and water are quite
injurious to fine gun.
A piece of brass wire gauze kept
in the pocket of your hunting coat
when duck hunting, is very essen
tial, and when used literally will
keep the rust from setting on the
barrels Of your gun.
Take your own supply Of blan-
kets, rubber boots and canvas
clothing when bound for trip to
the coast. You might have to
camp out, and again the accomo-
dations may not be Of the kind you
are accustomed to at home.
"In peace prepare for war;" 1t
might rain therefore take a good
rain proof macintosh or rubber
coat. 1t may be the means OF ad-
ding to your comfort, and avoid
ing sickness.
A pair of 10 or 1907. brown duck
ing overalls costing ST. to slips, a
canvas coat costing from So to $3.50,
canvas hat costing 81, some good
warm wooden under-clothing and
wooden sweater constitute an outfit