Arizona republican., 1909-10-11

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ton, at San Antonio. is now the great
est garrison. i'm point Of numbers. OF
all the military reservations.
For months preparations have been
under way for the reception at the
Taft ranch. near Corpus Christi. In
the four DAYS that he remains on the
great estate known as La Quinta
he will have golfing. hunting. fishing.
and a chance to admire the fine cattle
his brother Charles has down there,
which will be paraded before him by
the proud managers.
Thus for four days the capital of the
United states viii temporarily be To-
Gated .at Gregory, Texas, one of the
small towns on the Taft property. II
will be a fine opportunity for, the
president to recuperate from the
fatigue of his long trip. There is to
be some real seclusion for the presi-
dent, as only a few of the members
of the party will accompany him to
the mansion which Charles p. Taft
has built. The newspaper men accom-
panying the president will have their
headquarters several miles from the
ranch, and the only communication
will be the private telegraph and
telephone.
Joseph F. Green. the manager of the
Taft estate, had everything in shape
month ago The construction of the
golf links was the greatest puzzle fol
Mr. Green. He Is conversant with
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raising stock and farming, but the
Scotch game proved an unknown guam
tity. So Mr. Green did the next best
thing. and kidnapped the amateur goli
champion of Texas, Robert III. Conner
ly. of Austin, and, brought along an
other expert, Frank NJ. Lewis, of Sar
Antonio, to decide where the president
should play golf. The experts have
declared the links to be fit. and the
president should derive some great
sport there.
But that is only one of his recrea-
tions. The president is going to hum
wild cats and other game which
abounds down there. Mr.. Green scour-
ed Texas and secured a pack Of cele-
brated hounds noted for their fight
ing qualities. In the language of the
natives, these eat" dogs cant bt
beat" The president will have this
thrilling hunting both during daylight
hours and after dark. But he will not
have to hunt on horseback. Several
large automobiles recently reached the
Taft ranch, and the president is ex-
pected to go on the chase in these
Soma Of tho .o.rho.-S do,y,, tbara No
longer shy at an automobile. and one
or two of these will always be with
the president to show him how t.
tree the cats and then finish them.
Then there are lots of the BILLY
Possums" on the Taft ranch. Because
the president is partially responsible
FOR bridging that animal into the lime
light, the men on the Taft ranch nat
urally want him TO enter the chase
and land for him at least one OF these
THE 'possums down there are reported
to be fat. and fit for the epicure. So
the president stands a good chance OF
getting more "'possum and 'tates.'
And there are in Texas a number OF
darkies W. know just how a 'possum
should be prepared.
II has been so long since a gun
was fired in certain parts of the Taft
pasture that some of the game is al
most gentle. As the president seem
ingly does not fancy. shooting. much
of the game will be unmolested, I'M
less the members of his party decide
on a bit of sport of this kind.
Aside from two or three of the di-