The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-16
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the big Atlantic breakers from the dead
shadows of the sounds
On the inner side 81 Ctirrituck Sound
particularly tins sInd dixie is lined with
innum"ra5lc low, fiat i,l'n i. covered with
grass and high reeds There are arcli.
T. lacoeH containing scores of these islands,
lhtN can tc seen only on the charts Of tho
Coast and Geocetic Survey.
IN these island channels are found tho
Best Natural feeding grounds for water
lowl known to the birds or their chief
enemy. man. A single glance at one Of
these mars will disclose TO the expo rienced
sportsman why CurrituCK Sound l. the hest
shooting area In the whole country
~ l. these unexainpled conditions which
have resulted In making Curritnck Sound
practically private shooting preserve.
The best known Of all the clubs perhaps
IL tho Ragged Island Cunning Association
of Norfolk. New York and Connecticut
sports'nen. Ragged leland is popularity
supposed 10 hold first place in the essential
point of certainty of fight and big bags,
but many experts Of much experience on
'urrituck assert that one or two others
are superior 1t.
Palner's Island Club is mainly composed
OF New Ior ers. The Swan Island Club
T. Boston concern. So too il the Light
mouse hub, or was, until quite recently
The Mon ey leland Club had a Rhode
Island ori-in but Is more MIXED how TIE
Brock Haven Club organization was rrainly
VIC WIN vi VII D'lDOul ne NeNutfN tllTedO
man Of Orange, y. j. Then there are the
Princess Anne Club Of -unners from the
uppcr citit- Of New York ard Connecticut,
the Sand Bridge Club Of New York and
Philadelphia lawyers and doctors HEIDI
of-the BAY Club, the Nlrrows Island Club.
the Currituck Shooting Club. which In
GUIDES Seward Webb and Other noted New
WORKERS. among its membership. Bcsides
the regular clubs there are individual hold
ings OF Importance, fitted up as expcn-
sively as the others.
"o'G arg are going on. on
clnt* s.l our or 90 out ofeXltcnce and are
succeeded by new ones with fresh blood
Some data concerning the Sand Brily,
Gun, 0rgani2ei about 1909. furnished iptcr-
tiAs evidence of the scale on which these
Crrrituck shooting pla1ts are rejected
As prclinliiary step the CLUB purchased
outright the farm q marshes snutting
In o." head Of No II Bay, the northern
most reach Of the Sound
me ground was poor and cheap, lut
they paid $4,000 for 800 or 400 acres of IT,
Then they expended $500 FOR improve
ments. james =. Over wa engaged a.
custodian AZ $50 a year and In ailtion
nae II. use Of ne large house AID farm.
on the unde standing Lat he was 10 charge
I me club men 40 more han s. day for
I b"ari " "a ever thev came dovn from
New York for a little recreation aid sport
on tho marshes
i II very seldom there are more than
=
these shooting lodges. Sometimes for q
year or more aot a single member will
put n an appearance al some OF them.
The Keeper. however. goes right on draw
ing his salary and Keeping things up just
the same a. If they were expected the
next day.
Some of the most distinguished men
IN the country have az various times been
the guests OF the various clubs II was
a. the Ragged Island Club that President
Cleveland and Admiral Evans did killing
work few years ago.
there h just a suspicion that the Curr-
tlck shooting has some what deteriorated.
hut II so only the old-timers can detect
tho difference. Any strarg ger, observing
the myriais Of swan, geese. brant and
ducks daily banked up like terraced reefs
along tie shCr"- of the 5 und and on the
SAID and mud bars running out from the
islets, OF tn flight. according as the tide
NAV bc working. In their vast deployment
swaying now gradually upward like some
distant cloud. then sinking down again 70
the water horizon, would cxcla!m against
ia" s'lrposit'on Nevert heloss. they must
nave been thiuu"', Thousands have fa''en
in e last few vcars hsfore tho doa ily
modern shNtguu