Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24

Of course, the Americans will achieve the
distinction of paying most for their birds
In the aggregate the number of Americans
who have leased moors is not large; yet
they pay more than 100000 in rentals, and
probably will spend at least five times that
much in maintaining their regulations for
generous hospitality and lavish expenditure.
Taking into account all their expenses dur
ing the season, 1t is estimated that each
bird bagged on the moors they lease will
really cost them about $15 If only the
rental and the actual expenses Of running
the moor and the shooting taken into
consideration each bird would represent a
trifiing expenditure of 1926 to $3.50 apiece.
believe that J. r. Roosevelt eats his birds
at the lower price. If Andrew Carnegie
leased his moor his birds would cost him
considerably more than So apiece upon the
same basis of calculation. OF the renters,
silent Smith pays the most, while Col.
Payne, the Bradley Martins, Mrs Poor and
f. d. Jordan of Boston are not far behind.
Mr.. Roosevelt, who is a cousin of Presi-
dent Roosevelt has leased Armadale in
the county of Sutherland, at 5000 for the
season, more with view to a full enjoy
ment of the sport than to a social cam
paign. The lodge is an unpretentious one
and not particularly suitable for the enter
tainment of large parties. There are 10000
acres in the shooting, which should yield
abundance of grouse, at least ten stays and
various quantities of ptarmigan, woodcock,
shpe, hares, etc. The total expense, in
Guiding rent and extra servants for this
place, will be not far from $4,000, so Mr..
Roosevelts grouse will cost him an ex-
tremely low price as grouse go.
Richard A. McCurdy, president of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New
Yorw, has taken Braeroy, In Invernes-shire,
and Will entertain some of his intimate
friends there during September and Octo-
ber- Some rather large parties may be con-
venientiy taken care OF at the lodge, as
II has been nearly doubled In size since last
year. There are coco acres of good moors
which extend over the whole upper valley
of the Roy and the upper series of the ia
nous parallel roads of Glenroy The rent
for this property is 5000 Based upon the
number of birds killed upon this moor last
year and excluding the cost of Mr.. Nc
Curdys entertainments and other extra
ordinary expenses, each bird bagged will
cost him $4.75.
Mrs III. w. Poor of New York, who re-
Gently has been staying at the Hyde Park
Hotel, has taken ALIVE, in the shire of In
Verness. This is an exceptionally desirable
moor, and as there are ample facilities for
large number of guests Mrs Poor will, /
hear, make the most socially of her Scot
fish outing. There are some 5000 acres of
iand, which offer what sportsmen call "a
well-mixed bag" There are grouse, snipe,
duck. plover roedeer, stays and blackgame,
besides salmon and trout fishing The
house contains fifteen bed rooms three re-
ception rooms, billiard room, nine ser
wants bed rooms. and all modern convent
ences In addition there are the usual ken
neis. stables, gardens, ETC. The quality of
the sport and the superior residential facili-
ties make this an expensive place. and the
cost of each grouse, exclusive OF the purely
social side. will easily be SIS. With the So
ciaf mixture added, SIS per bird is rather
under than over correct estimate,
Col. Oliver H. Payne will make Novar in
Ross-shire, the scene OF that lavish hos
pitality for which he Is famous and can SO
well AFFORD. Novar is an excellent sporting
and residential estate, with large and
handsome mansion and extensive shootings.
yielding all kinds of Highland game AS
Stunning that Col Payne's grouse bag equals
that which the property yielded last yea1