Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-20
CONDITION e. THE WATER.

President by Mai. sylvester. but that was
SO long ago. they thought, that the incl
dent was about forgotten.
Secretary Carpenter has since sent let
ter to the two anglers thanking them Tor
their thoughtfulness and assuring tnem
that the fish had been enjoyed.
Henry Talbot broke the record at Chap
pawamsic last Sunday. actually LANDING
about sixty bass, while his fishing chun.
Jesse Middleton, could only get eight
They were only two Of the many anglers
who were I'm that section Sunday. Not
many had success.
Sounds like doing business. with q rec
ord of sixty bass In one day." said tine
COMPANION of the men who landed them.
but no record Is claimed. The fish were
small and the man who caught them was
sportsman enough to put them back III
the river where they belonged"
The eight fish caught by Middleton
were of some class. large enough to send
to friends.
Conditions at Chappawamsic last Sun
day were not the best. No particularly
good catches were made.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lyons and Mr.. and
Mrs James p. Roots tried their luck Al
Great Falls Sunday, starting out early
In the morning going in an automobile
and returning when there was no longer
opportunity to land fish.
tOur D0SG was Inc TeSult OF ttlC iucH
efforts. few perch were caught by the
ladies Of the party. The bass were good
sised ones, and one perch furnished the
Monday morning meal for the one who
caught II.
Six men. each carrying an implement
OF warfare, boarded the yacht Stella
Thursday morning and went down the
river to have a try at birds. rabbits and
ducks. They returned home Tar from
cuss the question Of how two chickens
got in their game bag.
Walter Dyson. CHARLES Marmaduke
James Hurley. Darrell Sheckells. John
Of the party. sheckells atcing as cap
tain OF the yacht. A landing was made
near Fort Foote. some OF the gunners
going ashore and others going I'm small
craft to shoot ducks.
When evening came and the six gun
ners met on the yacht they had seventeen
rabbits, twenty-seyen. birds and four
ducks. When the city was reached there
were also two chickens.
How they happened to get there was
The sixth later admitted he had bought
them.
Edgar W. Ford and Don T.. Murray.
returned from their annual outing. spent
in lower Westmoreland county. Va.
bringing with them four dozen fine quail.
representing two days sport.
Earlier In the week the weather was
SO warm that they shot only what birds
were wanted for the table, and also shot
an occasional rabbit. They found birds
were much more plentiful than usual
and what they killed were in splendid
condition.
Desk Sergt. ]. o. B. Gray or the hrst
precinct is having his annual outing at
his former home In King George county.
Va. His friends have not heard from
him, but many Of them are anticipating
birds for their Thanksgiving dinner.
William Garner, Charles Dorsey, James
Dunn and Charles Garner spent an en-
toyable outing on the Potomac last week
in the launch st. Charles, doing little
fishing and cunning. Weather conditions
were not favorable much Of the time and
they did not have their usual luck, but
they enjoyed the outing.
They sailed as far as Potomac creek,
intending to do some field shooting, but
met with a disappointment about getting
good dogs. Duck shooting and bass Ash
ing were enjoyed, however. and plenty
of fieh and game to supply their table
were caught and shot.