The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-31
SPORT OF FALCONRY REVIVED.
1T is THE LATEST PASTIME FOR
THE SUMNER GIRL.
Pronounced splendid Exercise for tho
Woman In Need OF Physical Cpbuiid-
Ing.II Takes One Far Aneld, ana
Training the Birds ls Pheasant Occu-
patiOn--lts Vogue In England.

WOUtNu Ill .NCCN VI EhyoAcSs Sp~'
Ing--It Takes One Far Aneld, and
Training the Birds Is Pheasant Occu-
pation--Its Vogue tn England
! Among sports for the summer girl this
year s falconry. II Ia splendid pastime
for the young women in need OF physical
upbuildinR, for not only does II take her
fer afleld, but the trpining OF the hawk
demands that much time be spent daily In
the open air, az the bird must be carried
| on the fist for exercise and flown TO the
lure.
For the woman who IL suffering from
superfluous flesh the sport is the best
pestime in the world A great deal OF care,
training and attention are needed by the
eyas, as the young bird il called. 1t must
be fed at regular intervals, bathed in the
! morning, end hooded and Put up in the
news at night.
Every day the bird must be "weathered'
on his block. His feathers must be kept
! in perfect order. II one should be broken,
perfect feather from an old skin must
be inserted by means of an imping needle
The operation is painless to the hawk.
and II properly done, the feather Is quite
as slightly and servceabe as the original
one.
Falconr-y has been revived in England,
and not even in MEDIEVAL times were there
more falcons or hawks In training than at
present. About all the American girls
who have married Englishmen-Lady
Essex, the Duchess of Marlborough and
Lady Hesketh, among the number-have
established hawking news
Falconry Is sport eminently suited to
women for many reasons, and it Is likely
to become popular ss 1t gets more gen
of charm and romance about it which at all
times Is dear to womans heart no matter
how spor ting and "westhered" she may
wish to be thought.
As there are as yet but few trained faioons
in this country and these importations
| training ones own bird Is part OF the FUN
Although 1t requires time and patience
one Is quite repaid in the end, as the maiden
on falconry bent will find when, with. a
well-trained falcon on gau!ntete s,,s, wrist asa
September.
When you pay visit to your friends this
summer one Of the first things to. greet
your eyes, perhaps, will be row OF falcons
sitting on. blocks on the lawn; each block
standing In a circular bed OF sand. Inc
picture will be a pleasing one OF those beau
! tiful and striking looking birds pluming
| their feathers. stretching their wings. and
watching, with their large, bright eyes.
everything that moves in the SIX skyi ...d,x,
of eyas, jesses, lure, rufterhood and imp
ing needles, and much Of her time will be
spent In training her hawks.
| The first stage of training young hawk
or eyas, is to accustom i TO the hood; a
worn, except when the bird is flown at its
quarry or prey. 1t must then be accus-
toned to the bells, jesses and leash. 4,
| The first two are always Kept On the
bird, the bells being attached BY slips OF
| end Of the leash can be hooked in the rings;
| The leash Is a thin strap with silk cord
at one end, a few feet in length. :,
! In due time, after much petting and
coaxing with bits Of meat. the bird will come
to look on it, mis6ress's or masters fist as
q favorite perch. When calling hawk
to the fist, the same cry or whistle must
always be given. OF course, the bird is
trained TO do this unhooded.
| The next lesson Is TO teach the eyas to
come to the lure. which Is bunch OF
feathers, with piece OF raw meat in the
centre, short cord being attached to the
lure.
Another important part Of the training
| Ia TO teach the hawk to wait on. This Is
training it TO follow its master, when Is
is on the wing.
To accomplish this the falcon is let loose
| in an open space, when II will circle round
the falconer, looking for the lure. pigeon
! must then be flown, so that the 1alcon can
easily catch it. ,
Having been put through this several
times, the falcon, on being released, will
at once rise above the faconer and circle
round, looking for quarry; This is wait
| ing on. A well-trained bird, on beng
cast of, will rise TO some height, and then
wait on the falconer. from field to field
watching for him to flush to quarry
The falconer must wear thick gauntlet
l..fA k,ntr fl-t inn
, In the East falconers always carry hawk
on the right wrist,
! There are many technical terms in con-
necion with this fascinating sport. For
| instance, hawk is said to be hood-shy
| when it resists having its hood put on.
! To man n hawk Is to tame 1t and accustom
| it to strangers.
| Two or more hawks are called a cast.
| The frame upon which hawks are some
times carried to the field is cadge. The
| game to be flushed, rises in the air is called
, A hawk is said to bind when it seizes
f, bird and clings to it. The term is properly
only applied to the seizure of large quarry,
| taken at a height in the air.
A hawk is said to foot we'll, or to be a
| good footer when it is successful in kill
ing. Many hawks are fine flyers, without
being good footers. a bird rings when
1 bfG sp hsI i in this THE ali" n A. hsw SbtP u"e
bird is said to put in when it saves itself
| from the falcon by dashing into covert.
| In former DAYS. all. both rich and poor,
hunted with the falcon, Even those who
| did not care about the sport themselves
kept falcons for the purpose of entertain
ing the nobility. Gentlemen, and ladies
rarely appeared in public without falcons
on their wrists. They were even taken
into church while their masters and mis-
| tresses attended divine service.
TENNIS At CORLEARS HOOK.