The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-21
PRESIDENT TELLS
OF HIS BEAR HUNT
KilledEverythin in Sight
From Bruirl to a
Wildcat.
LOOKS BROWN
AND HEALTHY
- ,--
Embraced Guide and Gave Him
SEQ When He Shot the Teddy
Bear--Hunters Say Chief
Executive Is No Ten
derfoot, but the
Real Thing.
LOOhS BRIJ!VVIlN
AND HEALTHY

sTAMgoUL, LA. October 2o.-"we
got three bears. six deer, one wild
turkey, twelve squirrels, one duck, one
opossum, and one wild cat.
1--WE ate them all except the wild
cat. and there were times when we
almost felt as II we could eat It,"
This was President Roosevelt's sum
mary OF the results o4 hfs hunt on
Bayou Tensas and Bear Lake. He
arrived at o'clock this afternoon at
the residence OF Leo Shields, where
he will be guest until he departs for
tomorrow. The President
came in on full gallop. and accom-
panied as he was by about dozen
of his hunting companions, all mount
cd and attired In hunting garb. the
turesque as 1t was animated.
The President is slightly more
bronzed than when he entered the
wilderness, fifteen days ago. but not
withstanding this fact and the addi-
tional circumstances that his skin. as
we'll as his clothes. bear evidence of
contact with the cane and other brush.
he was never in better spirits in his
life.
YES. we got three bears he added.
"ali that we saw. and think 1t is a
pretty good record. am perfectly
..Was the 'possum good?9 the Presi-
dent was asked.
absolutely the best dish we had, ex-
cept bear liver he responded with
relish.
The President stood on the lawn in
front of Mr.. Shields's house. the centre
of a group containing Mr.. Shields and
a number Of guests. In the distance
were gathered the negro hunters. COOKS,
teamsters and messengers. while the
horses stood in the yard and the dogs
Iay around licking tiNtr trs-laceFat'ad
bodies. the result of long chases and
contact with wild hogs, wildcats and
other wild things.
The President declared that his health
had been perfect and his appetite gouu.
With tho exception OF day OF tWo
lost on account of rain. he had been
in the. saddle every dav from dawn
to dusk. He declared that he had never
In his life had finer sport.
Three Benrs Killed.
The arrival of the party brouSht out
the factrtt that a third bear had been
killed on Friday BY q one OF the t,eyse Use
fight with the dogs. The bear = slain
by the President was killed on Thurs !.
day and the Killing was witnesses py
one of the NICK enzies and Alex En-
nolds. They say that the Preslden,ls
bearing was extremely sports tsfnani'ke. hl, tSa
dogs for three hours. the President
following all the time. When at last
they came within bearing distance, the
President dismounted threw of his
coat and dashed into tile canebrake,
going to within twenty PAGES OF inc
beast. The dogs We're coming up rap
idly. with the Presidents favorlte.
"Eowdy." in the lead. me prule nao
stopped to bid defiance. to the ca ca.
Vines when the Presidents fatal bullet
from his rifle went through the ami
NV With I = the he little life left in it; the
hear turned on the dogs The Presl-
dent then lodged a second bullet pe-
tween the bears shoulders, preeAins
the creatures neck.
other members OF the party soon
and the President was so re-
ioiced over his success that he en-
braced each of his companions.
Ennolds said: .oso
sIr. President, you are no tender
IIi tgThe President responded by giving
Ennolds a. $40 note. -
Yesterday there was little huntlng,
of wild hogs, which are more ferocious
Than bears. One OF the best dogs was
killed by "a boar.
There were daily swlms In the lake
by several members of the party, In
the President.
''The water was fine" he said, ana
I did not have the fear OF alligators
that some seem to have.
The President wnl leave Stamboul
at 10 O'Clock, and Will spend
four hours in the afternoon at Vicks-
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