New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-17
NJ. LINN BRUCE A NIMR0D.
County Committee President Shoots
Too Deer OF, First Hunt.

Secretary Manchester Of the Republican
County Committee and Aqueduet Commissioners
William H. Ten Eyck returned from the Adiron-
dacks yesterday declaring that President Bruce
Of the County Committee is mighty Nimrod
Mr.. Bruce was one of party or seven hunters
and five guides that stayed about ten days
around the southern end of Big Upper Lake
looking for deer He killed the only two deer
shot by the party.
Bruce is it said Mr. Manchester last night
to a Tribune reporter. HE not only killed the
only two deer shot by US but he did il under
trying circumstances. This was his first hunt
ing trip. He never saw Wild deer unt1 last
week He shot the first one he saw, never had
a trace OF buck fever and he shot 1t in the
woods at distance Of about hundred and hfty
yards One shot did the business The DUCK
which was the largest one shot around upper
Lake this year, weighed $50 pounds Our party
included Mr.. Bruce. Mr., Ten Eyck Edward
Healy. Joseph Zipperlein. of Philadelphia; c. L.
Angel, Thomas a Allen and myself We had
guides and dogs. and spent the time at Camp
Kushaqua at the extreme southern end OF Big
Upper. We were ten miles from the nearest
postofhce. on the day that Bruce got his buck
We started away from the camp at 3-So IN the
morning by starlight We left Mr. Bruce IN an
old wood road astride beech log The guides
struck in two miles below and the sportsmen
have the best chance of getting a shot We
started a big buck that Healy shot at ana
missed. Others also tried their guns on the big
fellow Bruce vas astride his log waiting FOR
something to turn up and looking west. he
heard a rustic toward the east and looked I'D II
time to see a buck about hundred ana hIty
Daces distant lie had my wife's " winchester
rife. without shifting his POSITION enough 10
scare the deer he blazed away. The deer jumped
up a bank and disappeared Bruce thought ne
would Dace off the distance so he could tell the
rest OF us about it. he got down TO the place
where the buck had stood and CLIMBED up tne
bank to see where he had landed as ne mace MS
tuup after the shot He drop of fresh
blood on a brown leaf, and the next thing
heard was the dUrndest yelling that ever oroke
loose in the North Woods. 1 thought bull
moose must have one OF the gang up tree l
ran as fast as I could. and When I got near
enough TO see the County Committee President
him, with arm upratsed. waving a Drown
leaf with a spot Of blood on it The guide came
up and took charge Of US and trailed the deer
about hundred feet.
:" There ne is said the guide, pointing
through thicket. Bruce got his gun UP again,
but after looking intently at the DUCK an IN
slant the guide STROBE over ana motloned US
to follow. We found the buck dead, shot
work The guides proposed to drag the DUCK
out. Bruce wouldn't have IT
Don't let hair Of that buck drag on the
ground, or III have you fellows read our OF the
organization said Bruce
''-Thev strung the buck on two poles and car
RED him three miles back 10 camp. bruce mas
the hide and will have 70 dressed. ne hesa
and sntlers will be put in his dining room
Two days afterward Bruce went out again
Again he the lucky hunter de got three
shots at buck running, one or WRlCh oFousht
the animal down. That enough for MI
Bruce. He had all that the law allows one man
to Kill. He just lOUngsd around the camp a1te-
that looked like Daniel Boone on a vacation,
and joshed' US for not being able 70 shoot any
thing"