Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-16
IS ENJOYING THE OPEN
President Roaming the Woods
to Study Bird Life.
OUT ALMOST EVERY DAY
Happy Hours Spent in Camp Life With
His Boys.
MEMENTO SEEKERS KEPT BUSY
Amusing Incident When Mr.. Roose-
welt Gave Sylph Crew and De-
tectives the SIMPLIFYING.



OYSTER BAY, L. J., July 16-President
Roosevelt is studying ornithology this sum-
mer Almost every morning, opera glass in
hand, he roams through the woods and
fields of his estate studying the habits of
the birds On most occasions he is accom-
panied by some of his children, but Outlines
he goes alone The Presidents favorite
time for bird stalking Is in the morning,
before the heat of the day. He is reported
to have told friend that it is the greatest
fun he ever had in his life.
Always a lover of the open, the President
has taken to the new sport with his accus-
toned impetuosity. He is receiving in
structions in the study from his friend
John Burroughs and is said to have already
become familiar with over seventy varieties
of Long Island birds. Since the nature
taking controversy with DR.. Long ti;aI
President has become more of nature
student than ever.
Thc President is resting today from his
all-n iSht camping out experience on Lloyds
Neck. where he went with his boys and
the children of Enlen Roosevelt. 1t is a
yearly experience which the Roosevelt
Youngsters look forward to with undated
interest and excitement The President
took advantage of his trip this year to
study the habits of owls
Camp Ground Interests Visitors.
He stole away alone into the woods after
the campfire had been lighted. and did not
return for several hours. The presidential
camping ground is an object of exceeding
interest to summer visitors hereabouts.
AS soon the yearly trip is over scores
of curiC sity seekers hunt out the spot
where he built his fire and hivouacked for
the night. They carry away every con-
caivable kind of a memento. not disdain-
ing. even, to gather up handfuls of earth;
.l,a Mo
been visited By swarm OF locusts.
Although the President has given up
horseback riding, to degree. the
sport is exceedingly popular with the
go for long trips. with their instructor.
every day. They seldom ride through the
village. however. but keep to the pictur-
esaue back roads. Mrs. Roosevelt rides
good deal on her saddle horse Yaeganka.
Bleinstein the Presidents old-time hur-
die Jumper has been turned cut to pasture
for the season.
Sailing Parties Popular.
Sailing parties among what is known
as the North country colony are much in
vogue this year The Roosevelt children
have already given several such parties on
board the Sylph. which lies at anchor just
off Emlen Roosevelt's dock Another form
of summer diversion among the younger set
is old fash iored barn dancing. Every week
two three Sucn parties are given III tie
neighborhood.
The President has shown a disDos ton to
be alone much as possible TINS year.
This habit gave the crew of the SylDh ana
some secret service men a scare the other
day The President had gone aboard to
take short cruise I'D the sound. and
when the boat got back to her dock and
anchored the President was nowhere to
be found. The captain made a hurried but
Intellectual search and the secret service
men were falling over each other in their
anxiety. The searching party looked in all
the staterooms and above and below deck,
but Mr. Roosevelt was nowhere to be
/ found
Search Me-" Said the Sailor.
where's the President?' asked the cap
| tain OF one of the jackies in great trepida-
| lion.
Search me- replied the sailor. He was
here a minute ago; maybe he has gone
down in a submarine.
Suddenly enc of the sailors spied a row
boat near the wharfH The captain looked
and the President coat of, rowing
for shore as if his life depended upon it.
! The secret service men scrambled to the
deck and a laugh went up at the way the
The President spent several hours IN the
hay field again yesterday afternoon when
he returned from his camping trip. All his
hay is in and he is turning his atten-
ton to the grain.