Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-18
Sale of Aegon 2:18 Ia Recalls
Memories of Iowa Harness
Horse History
WATERLOO FISHERMEN KICK
1t Is Claimed by Waterloo sportsmen
That Game Warden in Attempting
to Rid Cedar River Of Suckers Is
Killing Game Fish-chicken Pros.
poets Poor in Humboldt County.
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2:1SA. ten years ago the champion OF
the 3-year-old trotting stallion class. is
remindful of Iowa harness horse his
tory. Judge N. NJ. Hubbard, an excel
lent judge of horses as well as of men,
was his owner when Aegon captured
the championship at Williams famous
kite track at Independence j. Malcolm
Forbes the Warwick OF the harm SIS
horse world, offered Hubbard $4,000 for
his world beater. which ELECTED the
characteristic reply that when Wander
bilt bought Aegon he'd have to bor-
row money to ride home on street
car" His breeding is in the purple.
son of Nntwood and consequently a
grandson of Belmont and nephew of
Maud s., his dam was by Alcantara,
whose sire was George Wilkes, a fount-
ain head of speed and Stamina. Aegon
has outlasted his old-time owner and
seen the track where he won his honors
turned over to pillow horses again. II
the old horse, like old men, might grow
,garrulous and drift into Iowa track ira
dition, his "reminiscences would be
worth listening to.
Much complaint has been made by
Waterloo sportsmen lately because Of
the manner in which the game warden
OF that city is SEEMING the river for
suckers at the great disturbance to 9th
er fish. 1t is said that bass and pick
a,el have been picked UP down the river
that We're so injured tina: they could no
longer SWIM The seining by the war
den has been in process for some time
and 1t is claimed by some that while
the supposed object of the wardens
work on the river is to free the river
from suckers that only the large fish
of this variety are taken from the river
and smaller ones when brought in by
the seins are thrown back.
$50
AT this season of the year at least it /
would seem that the fish warden and
his men should cease their work and al
low the fish to spawn which would be
FAR better for the supply of game fish
in the Cedar, than would be the Kidding
of a few large suckers. By throwing
out the suckers which have existed for
years many thousands of other fish are
also destroyed. AT certain seasons it
may be all right to seine for suckers,
but not just at present
An old resident of Humboldt county
has the following to say regarding the
chicken prospects for the fall in that
section: There will be no use for dog
or gun in this locality next fall, as this |
part of the country will be barren for |
game birds. Thru the winter there We're
lots of prairie chickens, but they have
all disappeared. About the last of |
March the birds migrated north. One
day l saw four large flocks, strung out |
about one-half mile long, flying slow, |
and looking towards all sides. / know ,
what this means; you Will not see them |
again until November next. Since, |
have seen but two birds, singles, go
Ing north at high speed, but not a bird |
at the old play grounds. The reason
hat the birds migrate now is that they
ind Iowa too wet for their nesting
place. Skunks, minks, and muslrats
ire invading this locality In such num-
oers but think Professor Budd need
lot fear that Iowa is going to be dry
lesert in year or two yet"
This department. on Saturday last
contained reference to what was con-
'idered the unsportsmanlike perform
lnce of two hunters in killing wild
lucks for market. A Marshall county
iunter made complaint at this office
that he was just as much
rue sportsman If he sold the ducks
lie killed in order to recover the cost
II ammunition used as he would be il he
lad given them to his friends. Said
was offered the use of
hese columns to set forth his view of
craftsmanship but replied that he
would get even in some other paper.
The T.-R. had no desire to embarrass
Individuals hence mentioned none by
lame. 1t was the principle of true
as that institution is
that was under discussion.
Personalities have no place in the ar
ument and are of no interest to the
ublic. hence the incident will be con-
idered as closed.
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