Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-12
BIGGEST MOOSE ANTLERS.
Charles 3. HezeItine of Belfast Has
the Finest Set.

Maine sportsmen and hunters ar"
amused by statement made ,,i resIt' ~,
to TIE eject that 4 moose Killed Iii
New brunswick hal antlers with Il
spread OF IS inches, which, 50 1ir as
was known. "as the record width. lhes4
ar, rather small ant'%rs; mucl larger
ones can Ic rurchaccd aBy day IN tie
taxidermls,s shops of Hangar. 1t has
long been 4 question which Is tn largest
set of nous', antlers III the W rid' SOME
wears ago Il set of untlerS from Ahtsk't,
mounted in Bangor, attracted great at
tcntion, cs they spread "A inches. Like
most Alas ska antlers, however. these were
ragged and unsymmetri1ll. Inc Ealli-
soonest art;erS are seldom Of Wide Spretu
and those Of remarkable Spr.au are SCI
dom handsome.
Some tlrit ago the set owned by Nor
man Norman of New York. u member Of
the Calumet club, was declared to be the
second largest in the worih spreading 81
inches. The assertion was disputed by
SpOrtsmen in Maine. VINO said tIit e.
i,.cheS Wis not the second greatest spread
of antlcrS: neither. they said WIS Il record
established Ly the set owned by NI3S
Edward. IL. alleged to spread Il inches.
Within the past few years s|vrrl sets
have been mounted in Bangor having q
spread of r,nre THAI Il inches. put they
were AL from Alaska and no. ut all
handsome. 7 he record, 50 far as known
for New brunswick moose antle"s is g;
inches. ana TINS pair WIS mcuntcd at
Bangor. They were unsymI:tric;il AMI
The .iIinc record IS sail TO lac G.
inches: Il pair of this Width hl"ing been
mounted here IL few years ago ny the late
Sumner l.. crosby. By far the largest
and llndSonIeSt st Of moose slntler$ OF
which thcr. is any definite knowledge IS
that owned by Charles =. ilaZclr:n. of
Belfast. the official melsuremcn's of
which. taken at the New York sports
mems exposition in 49,. are: Girth, 81
inches; length, II inches: palmltion, All.
by "a inches: spread 81 inches. But the
spread of 1 SET of antl-rS does not neCrS-
Sarilv indicate their size or establish Their
worth, for measuring anti as Is al ar
bitary proceeding. For instance the HuZ-
eltine set while measuring only 81 inches
and their beauty and value lie in their
great width of blad. and in their %
points.
No other set of antlers has over been
seen in Maine like those owned by the
Belfast man. and they easily carried off
the prize when exhibited in New York.
The moose from which th2y Were taken
was killed at Chesuncook lake in 1851.
by julie PeaSe. who says the animal
weighed about 1850 pounds. being rine feet
long from nose to end Of tail and eight
feet girth. AS to the antlarS won bv King
Edward it is not believed here tinr any
one in this country has their measure
mentS. About 40 years ago, when the
then Prince of Wales was III Canadl. the
tntlers were given to him and conflicting
statements have been circulated as to
their measurements. About four wears
ago Mr.. Hazeltine of Belfast wrote to the
prince inclcsing photograph of his set.
and ma King inquiries as to tho size of the
royal trophy. In return the prince sent
polite letter. but made 40 mention of
the size of his set of antlers.