San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-09
ROD AND GUN NOTES.
What Our sportsmen and Others Are Doing
to Pass the Heated Term.

What Our Sportsmen and Others Are Doing
to Pass the Heated Term.
w. II. Pancosst and wife caught
six bass at Lakeview last Tuesday
morning. The largest weighed two
and half pounds.
George B. Epstein and S. Veith
went cut to Lakeview last Satur-
day evening and remained over
night camping cut, enjoying the
evening and early mo- cing fishing.
Previous success made the "pair'
overestimate their proves with
the hook and line, and they
had extended kind invi.
tation to, Mrs. Epstein and child
rem, Mr.. and Mrs. and Mrs. Alex
Joske and son and Miss Girdie
Frank to ride out and take break
fast with them, promising a
genuine fish fry and dove broil'
To make the story short the doves
flew not, neither did the fish bite
except the "largest bass in the
lake" which George hooked Satur-
day evening about dusk and which
by clever maneuvering ION the
part of the fish" evaded capture,
and thereby hangs a tale.
The lake resounded with cpl.
thets such as would make Brann,
of the Iconoclast, take water. The
two lone fishermen then wendell
their way to camp, but Epstein
was non.communicative and only
asked OF the LIGHT man to elevate
him by foot power for having lost
his fish, This request was about
to be granted, when by clever
lodges Epstein evaded his punish.
ment. Luckily the ice box con-
tanned substitutes in the way of can
teloupes, peaches, eggs, ETC., which
were heartily enjoyed by their
guests.
Score one for Jim Burnett: j
7. tells the following story
While aboard the mail boat COM
ing from the Pass to Rockport
and while lying down on the cabin
deck quietly taking a siesta a
large pompauo, evidently hit by
the bow of che boat, jumped out OF
the boat and landed on my head
| grsppled with him and finally
bad the fish hors du combat
Judge Bryan Callaghan can vouch
for the fish, for he was the re-
cipient Of this fine specimen OF
the finpy tribe which was brought
him we'll preserved in ice. Aft
davits are in order, and Jim is
hereby informed that notary
public can be found in the LIGHT
office.
The friendly live bird shoot be.
tween John Ellis and George Cha
bot last Sunday morning was a
pretty exhibition of marksman-
ship. Though not an extra strong
lot OF flyers, the score is good one,
Chabot killing 90 and Ellis % out
Of possible %.
TIL. Micklpjohn aud Papa Paige
bagged q nice lot OF doves last
Wednesday afternoon.
E.P. Tschirhart had an increase
in his kennel some few days ago I;
his celebrated pointer bitch
"Choica,r whelped six beautiful
puppies, and they are all doing
nicely.
Look out for some field trial win
ners the coming season.
There has been some talk of re-
viving the old Bexar Field Trials
club this fall. Welcome the day
when Texas can have field trial
free from jockeying and profess
sionalism; then will the amateur
stand chance, and more entries
will be the result.
Wallace Miller, OF Austin, Tex,
attended the recent shoot OF North
Texas Gun Clubs league, but was
not allowed to shoot, being barred
as an expert.
..At Bisley, near London, on July
%, the Canadian sharpshooters
carried of the honors against their
English cousins, for the Queens
cup, at 500 yards.