Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-29

OF every sportsmans heart. The lakes in
the sand hills, said an Omaha enthusiast,
who recently returned from that region,
were never more seductive than at this
time. They are uniformly drier than ever
before and the mud is deeper than 1t has
been for a long time. Talk about sport!
Well, went up there with the intention OF
staying two or three days and II was with
the greatest Of difficulty that l finally got
away at the end Of two weeks"
William Bushman, A. c. Bruuer, George
Toozer and Hugh McCanery recently re-
turned from a ten days outing at Marsh
lake, south of Wood lake, in the sand hills.
They brought with them about 400 pieces OF
game consisting OF jack snipes, ducks, grouse
and chickens. I'VE had a great time" said
Mr.. McCaffery. Game was plentiful and
while We didn't bag as much as we ought
to have done the outing was as fine a one
as we ever enjoyed. When we were up there
1t was little early in the season and there
was little else than teal to be captured
About the time We left the mallards were
beginning to flock in and 1t was a great
temptation for us to stay, but our trip had
already heightened out longer than we had
intended and we had to pull out and leave
the mallards for the numerous parties fol-
lowing us"
The Dupont Gun Club winds up the
seasons target shooting this afternoon at
$3.50 on ite grounds. There will be 100 targets
each and the members of the club are evlnc-
ing lively interest in the contest. Next
week series of live bird handicaps will be
inaugurated.
The live bird season will open up No
vember on the Omaha Gun Club grounds
when Frank Crabill and Husinger Of Seward
will have a race for 100 birds, with a purse
Of 500 side, Offering incentive for their
best efforts. On the same day there will
be "a race for the same number of birds and
with the same amount OF money hung UP
between Lee Bailey and the Flying Dutch
man." both of Norfolk
Fred Metz, Sandy Griswod, Billy Marsh.
Tom Foley and George Scrlbner have re-
turned from their annual two weeks outing
at Camp Merganzar in the north part of
the state. This years trip is voted by each
of the quintette to have been the most en-
joyable they have ever enjoyed, and that's
saying a good deal for it.
w. p. MacFarlane, j. P. Smead, j. ].
Dickey, Fred Blake and others who compose
party that Is burning endless powder
among the ducks in the sand hills sent down
q wagon load of game Friday as an indica
tion OF their prowess. They have been out
for about three weeks now The sport is SO
enticing and the game plentiful that they
have no thought of returning for several
days yet.
Joe Goldsmith, c. w. Bishop and C. e.
Morrill, have returned from Stevens lake,
south of Whitman, where they enjoyed a
two weeks hunt As all others who have
shouldered gun and gone to the sand hills.
region this season they report an abundance
OF fine shooting and as a substantial evidence
brought with them 4S7 mixed ducks and Is
jack snipes.
/, W. D. Townsend and Frank Forney went
out to Lake Wabansee one morning
last week and bagged twen
ty-nine ducks and eight snipe.
bagged twenty-nine ducks and eight snipe.
Their record shows that there is game to be
found elsewhere than in the sandhills and
none need be discouraged and discard their
firearms for lack IF trip to that region.
A forenoons trip out of town to adjacent
lakes will delight the heart of the most
phlegmatc hunter-if there accidentally be
any who figure in this class.
John Petty crack rife and shotgun shot
Of Nebraska will start in few days for an
extended goose and ducking trip. Petty has
well earned his reputation as a superior
marksman and the results of his trip are
likely to be surprising.
C. w. Waterman leaves Tuesday for Goth
enburg to spend ten days in search Of the
festive geese.