The herald., 1897-02-21

....u .sSs .lle soIl-noseu bullets, which,
when tney nit an animal, spread until
they widen half an inch in diameter
The deer which she has brought down.
as a rule do not run more than twenty
yards, and many have died before half
tnat distance was covered
She hnds antelope hunting the most
interesting and exciting sport of ALL and
describes one of her recent victories Us
follows:
II took my pony and went away up
above the ranch, tethered the animal,
and then went along a little bluff to
where / could look off across the open
country for a long way. l brought my
field glass into play, but could not see
a single thing. Then | went on a short
distance further and scanned the plain
again. | had been out for perhaps an
hour and a half, when L happened to see
a glimmer of something over little
hummock not more than 100 yards away
1t was just a little speck of brown that
l had seen, and l was not absolutely GER
tain that l had seen anything, but l
cooked my rifle and waited 1t seemed
so long waiting there that had almost
concluded that | was mistaken. Sud
denly, however, up went something on
the rising ground. Another jump, and an
antelope was in sight, followed by four
others. | tried to catch sight of one,
but they were 80 small in the sights
that they looked like little bits Of rah-
| bits. Pretty soon | pulled the trigger.
The next instant they were gone. But
| put in another shell and ran over the
top of the rise, and there lay one dead.
The bullet had gone into the back of the
head and torn fearful hole"
Mrs. F. Eugene Belden of Chelsea,
Maine, is another recent addition to the
ranks of huntresses. Prior to last July
she had never handled gun. She was
nrntlni2nt In, tn ha Of tIa
revolver, but there her skill in the hand
ling of firearms ended. Since that time,
however, she has been in at the death in
a fox hunt, having killed the elusive ami
NAL herself.
Her husband is great sportsman, and
while they were in New Hampshire last
summer he taught her the use of the
rifle. She took to it handily and began
by experimenting on bottles She i'm
proved so rapidly from the beginning
that early in October she accompanied
her husband on a hunting trip into the
Maine woods She sighted deer while
on the expedition and without fear or
wavering shot it square in the shoulder.
Elated with her success she determined
TO seize every opportunity of improving
her skill and shortly afterwards went
to Paris HILL Me-, to try her luck at fox
hunting, and rode in the fifth hunt of the
Buckfield Fur club.
The result of the days sport was that
she killed the first fox, the biggest one
and the first ever secured by woman il
the history of the club. On the day of
the hunt about twenty members of the
club were present, divided into three
parties.
In one party were Mr. and Mrs Belden
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Emerton, Miss L.
McQuade and f. C. Mower of Auburn.
When near the sign pole one of the
hounds started a fox in one of the
Swamps. AS the game seemed coming
toward them the party spread out.
Soon Mrs. Belden's quick eye discovered
fox stealing up the hill about forty
yards distant. She fired instantly,
holding her heavy double barredel gun
at arms length without resting. The
fox tumbled dead, but she was so afraid
that he was not quite finished that she
emptied the second barrel into his body
in order to make sure.
She Is inclined to rest upon her lau-
rels for the season, but declares that
her next expedition will be in search of
bear or moose.
Mrs. Belden is young, pretty and lady
like. She wears a very becoming hunt
ing costume of a corduroy Jacket and
bloomers with high rubber boots and
corduroy cap to match the suit.
She is fond of all athletic sports and
DeSlCeS Delng SplenQlu norSeWoman is
an expert swimmer.
OF all out of door sports in which wo-
men indulge there is no more healthful
or eXhiliarating than riding behind
fast trotter and handling the ribbons"
This is the sort of sport Miss Daisy L.
Cram of Knox. Indiana, enjoys, and a
short time ago she broke the worlds
record for fast driving at the Plymouth
races. 1t was her first bona fide race,
q eb or wi NIrS TnL
son of Akron, Ind, and Mrs. C. c. How
ard of Marion. She won with Rockaway
in three straight heats, making a record
for lady drivers of 2:24la. lowering the
previous record by three seconds
That it takes courage to put trotter
mile at this gait no one who has ever
sat in sul,1y will deny. This charac-
teristic Miss Cram has in an abundant
degree.
She is the only daughter of Quincy