Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-14
BEAR HUNT NOW ON
President Has Good Weather
for Sporting Trip.
STARTED OUT EARLY
REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPH
ERS LOST IN SHUTTLE.
Big Bear Hound Pack Of Forty Five
Expected to Join the Party
Today.
AND PHOTOGRAPH
ERS LOST IN SHUTTLE,

SMEDES, Miss, November 14.-The con-
ditions were ideal for the Presidents hunt
for bear this morning.
The sky was overcast with clouds a day
break. A few drops of rain fell, but toward
Z o'clock the clouds broke away and the
sun came out. The air was soft and
balmy and old hunters said the dogs could
work without distress.
About midnight "Bill' Ennolds reached
here from the swamp country along the
Mississippi river with six bear dogs, and
Mr.. Mangum. despite his illness, started
with them for camp before daylight.
With this additional strength for the pack
he believed there would be enough dogs,
even if some of those-which were running
deer yesterday should have failed to re-
turn to camp last night. Mr.. Mangum s
anxiety when he left here was that the
President might have started before he
could get to camp.
Started Out Early.
The arrangements last night were that
the President should start at the first peep
of day, and although no word has come
from the camp this morning it is presumed
that he was off on schedule time.
The President, with Hugh Foote, the
planter, and Hoke Collier are to follow the
bers of the party will be stationed with the
guides at the crossing.
A number of newspaper men and photog-
raphers reached here last night and tried
every eXpedient to reach the camp, but
their pleadingS were vain.
No Outsiders Wanted.
The negroes on the plantation who knew
the trail had strict orders not to take any
outsiders in and the orders were obeyed.
Some of them wanted to make an effort
without guides, but they were warned that
if they did not get lost in the dense forest,
they would be stopped by the guards along
the trail Several of them left in the hope
of being able to penetrate the President S
retreat from another direction.
Everything possible is being done here
to prevent ntruders from interfering with
the Presidents sport.
An Enterprising Photographer.
One enterprising photographer, finding
that he could not secure a photograph of
the President, induced a man who bore a
slight resemblance to the President to pose
horseback in the cottonfield, and went
away measurably satisfied that the counter
felt would pass for the original.
There is a report here that Bob Robo has
agreed to bring his big bear hound pack of
forty-five hounds, and that they will ar
rive during the day.
On Trail of Three Bears.
A messenger arrived from camp at II
o'clock with the news that the President
and his guides started at daybreak and al
most Immediately struck the trail of three
bears.
The tracks were fresh and the guides felt
certain that the President would kill bear
before he returned to camp tonight. Half
of the party went off in another direction
for deer.
The President had gone before Mr. Man
gum arrived and the six dogs Brought by
the latter will be held in reserve for tomor-
row. All the dogs in the original pack re-
turned to camp last night.
The messenger reported that the President
and his party were well pleased with the
arrangement at the camp. The President
was especially gratified to find that the
camping outfit was of the simplest charac-
ter,