The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28

WRITTEN TOT THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Local hunters and fishermen have beer
fairly busy for the last few weeks. som.
reasonably fair sport being reported
throughout the State and in Arkansas.
Alec MerTod recently paid a visit tc
Louisiana and enjoyed n shooting trlr
through Verruilion Parish. He was a
guest of Campbell Shaw, formerly of this
city. and tho pair devoted their attention
10 Jack snipe. They bagsci upward OF
800 in three days and had good sport
throughout.
Mr.. Mermcd states that shooting was
good in that particular locality and that
the game seemed fairly plentiful amons
al species Of Wild life. Snipe ~ahounded.
ard seemed to he on The increase over tho
number Of the previous year. as attention
las been paid lately 10 protecting them in
the closed seasons.
Joe O'Nel and Alec Mermod Will soon
visit the Big Lake Gu Of Arkansas. an
organization with its own grounds and
waters. This is an exclusive club, and the
shooting on its premises is said TO he eX-
oeptionally good. The game is vigorously
grounds have become Il haven for wild life
In the greater part Of the year.
Forty members constitute the body. ana
each is limited to 100 ducks. Shooting this
year Is said to he good enough 10 make
this number easily reached in a couple of
days. Fishing is also said 10 be fair in the
lake.
John Cabannc and Duncan Joy recently
paid a visit to Mississippi in search OF
quail. Shooting in that State is said to
be good in regions where the game laws
have been enforced. and theytreport rea-
sonably good sport.
Marion Lambert will take L trip TO Oar
dennes; No. this week. 6: W; ssudder;
Friday for a short hunt at Deer Plain. IL.
Duck shooting in that locality has been
favorably commented on.
one of the best bags reported lately IN
the duck-shooting line was that made, by
Marion Lambert lately at the Horseshoe
Club, near the Culver Clubs grounss. He
killed liz ducks i'll two days.
While on their visit 10 the Big Las"
Club. O'Nel and Mermod VIII be guests
OF irby Bennett. representative of a we'll
man of the Middle West. One OF the
nurses which raced over the De.mar
course I'm the Bennett colors last year
WAS named after him.
PARK, May % 70 IS. inclusive. and all
prospects are t toE me ,here most W,s s1ci is ax-
pecred 20 contribute largely to the num-
Der of shots who attend the meet is the
arrangements scheduled for the convent
Direct Directors SoS T the new park * have ,Se,s decided id tho to
SroundS, In when sportsmen can live
throughout their visit TO the tourney.
This will enable the shots TO avoid the
hotels, IL they so desire. and to live en-
tirely at the park. Accommodations will
be made rs convenient for them as pos
sible. and shooters IN the tournament viii
be allotted tents as they apply for them.
As the park is close enough to the Fair
grounds to make the trip across in cars
short and pleasant, while the traffic will
not be in that general direction. the di-
rectors think that many entries will be
received from experts who had not at
FIRST planned attending the meet. They
will thus avoid all troubles with hotels
and hotel bills.
Alec MerInod stated last week that the
leading arms and ammunition manu-
lecturers had added large sums to the
shoot and had also guaranteed handsome
trophies for the various events.
Harlowe Spencer n Sam Thompson
will likely meet in a special shooting
match at fifty live birds the coming week,
the stakes being the cost of the birds.
Spencer is willing to meet Thompson and
to concede him three yards in such a
On of the features in hunting circles
throughout the country last week was the !
opposition developed among hunters to bill
1855 introduced in the United States
Senate. This bill is said to practically re-
-a.r %I- fo-c .ou- sn farna IN !