Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-24
KiNEO EXPECTS A CROWD.
Plans for the Fish and Game Excurs on
July 4-13.

I<ineO MOosehead Lake, Maine, June
"a, 19O3.--It is safe to prophesy that
this years annual summer outing of
the Maine SpOrtsmen'S Fish and Game
Association and their friends, which
takes place here from July 4th, to 18th,
inclusive will be one of the most success
full and enjoyable in the history of
these annual outings. Certainly de-
tails have never been arranged with
more care or has a more elaborate
program of entertainment been pro-
vided. .'-
The big company will include liberal
representations from every portion of
the state, and the interest viii be
augmented by the probable presence of
Governor Hill and staff and prominent
business, professional and political
lights. n special feature is promised
in the presence of many, if not all, of
the declared candidates for the position
which Governor Hill now occupies and
which include Hon. William T. Cobb,
Eockland. Hon. j. H. Manley, Augusta,
Hon. F. O. Beal, Bangor, Hon. William
T. Haines, Waterville, Col. Charles H.
Prescott, T'iddeford, and Col. f. E.
Boothby, Bangor
The subject under discussion, Monday
evening, is one of more than ordinary
interest: "Restrictioncl on carrying
firearms into the Wilderness in close
time and prohibition of taking fire
arms into the woods from December
first to June first" The ACCESSIBILITY
of restricting the killing OF does to one
for each hunter, and prohibiting the
10 ,.ctiI
cred. \ special feature is just an
nounced in the form of Il paper by
Forest Commissioner Edgar +. Ring
ON Forest Fires; their cause and
results In view of the recent fires
this paper will be of especial interest
and no doubt, exceedingly valuable.
Social features are to- be given es-
petial prominence, of which n recep-
ton to Governor Hill and staff will be
n brilliant feature In addition there
will be dancing each evening, the
Mount Kinco House orchestra furnish
ing music,
The program of sports announced for
all day Tuesday contains many new
features, notably the fitting contest,
sport handed down the past, but
ADAPTED to the conditions of northern
Maine. The contestants will not at
tempt to unhOrsc each other, as In the
fourteenth century, but will attempt to
push each other from canoes into tn"
water with long lances; an object far
more merciful and decidedly more
amusing.
A special feature of the afternoon
rifle match will be shooting at a run
ming dummy deer target something
absolutely unique in the way of an
| open event, and especially adapted TO
| the Skill of the guides which viii
compete.
| A number of very handsome prizes
are offered for the taking of big trout
and toguc, both with the artificial fly
| and the trolling spoon, and there will
! be numberless informal outdoor sports,
amuscments and social pleasures;
drives, steamer excursions about the
| lake, and trips to the summit of
| l[neo's famous mountain.
Tickets. at greatly reduced prices, are
good coming Saturday and Monday,
| July 4th and 9Th, and returning any
! time until Monday, July 18th. Satur-
| day, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and
| Wednesday will be the big" days, but
will remain throughout the week. The
| Mount Kinco House has reduced its
rates more than one half during the
| time of the excursion.