Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20

of Maryland, and owning or leasing real
estate therein within one mile of the
Patuxent river and improved by club
house. are considered bona tide residents
may take out "A club license for $50. There
are four such clubs composed almost
wholly of Washington men.
These are the Patuxent Gun Club, at
HilIa Landing. Md; the Globe Rod and
Gun Club which is located near Mount
Calvert. Md: the Jackson Landing Gun
ming and Fishing Club. at Jacksons
Landing. Prince George county, Md. and
a recently formed organization which is
expecting to build the handsomest
''shack" along the PatuXent for he com
fort of its members. The organization Is
still unnamed. 1t proposes to expend be-
tween $1,000 and 5000 on the new struc-
ture, which will be located on the PatuX-
ent between the Patuxent and jackson
Landing clubs.
Ralph Jenkins is president Of the Pa
tuXent Gun Club and Buchanan Beale
who Is one of the most enthusiastic gun
ners in the city. is its secretary. Lloyd
Brooke is president of the Globe Rod and
Gun Club and William F. Roberts is an
other officer of the organization. The
Jackson Landing Cunning and Fishing
Club has for it's president William Ber-
ems. and Charles II. Bauman as it's treas
urer. /. Geraci is one of the organizers
of the new hunting club.
Some Local HuntSmen.
George Barr spends the early fall in
marsh bird shooting the District
marshes and on the PatuXent, and dur
ing the later months of the year shoots
ducks in North Carolina. Mr.. Barr has
his special spots among the wetlands of
the Tar Heel state where he lies in wait
for ducks, and the size of the bags he has
never failed to bring back to the city with
him testifies to his skill and the judgment
he uses in selecting his ground.
Miles Taylor, we'll known member of
the Analostan Gun Club, which has an
outdoor shooting gallery just across the
Benning bridge; Johnny Coleman, James
II. Smith. James Nj. Green. Joe Hunter,
George l.. Evans, Maj Richard Sylvester
Samuel A. Drury, w. H. Hettinger, Sam
uel r. Kalbfus. William F. Roberts, Judge
Daniel Thew Wright of the District Su-
preme Court, Attorney William +. AM
! brose, Arthur A. Birney. John A. Rupert
G. D. Orrison and NJ. d. Hogan are some
of the best known and most experienced
hunters in Washington. President Z. S.
Wilson of the Analostan Gun Club, c. b.
Wise, DR.. William D. Munroe and DIR.
Everett Dufour are others who find time
to follow the fascinating sport of marsh
bird shooting. +. NJ. Frnk J. H. Fry and
A. X. Hamm also are to be found in pur-
suit of the birds on the flats of the river
during the season. George s. Cooper, the
architect, is another ardent sportsman
who spends much of his spare time shoot
ing, and who always returns with a full
bag.
When the reed birds and ortolan begin
to be thinned out Uncle Billy Wagner
will take a few days off and go after
ducks on the Patuxent. The hunting
there is done mostly with wooden decoys,
but there is some done with live ducks
of the tame variety, which entice their
wild brothers to alight within range or
the hunter These live ducks are IAN
chored" with straps tied to each leg In
some open space of water near which
the gunner can erect a blind. The ducks
are placed out in the open and a drake
Gagged in a small well ventilated cage is
set nearer to the hunters boat. The call
of the drake attracts the wild ducks,
which almost always alight several hum
dred feet away from the tame ones, and
It is then that the gunner pumps away
into the flock. and, of course, the re-
suits rest with his ability a marks
man
Although members Of these different