Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
ROD AND GUN

I bits were so plentiful that they only sho
those that got In their way. more
recent trip to the neighborhood of Sur
rats Prince hT George county ,;.d Mo
| The gunners had fine dogs and the!
found game unusually plentiful.
julius Albrecht, having killed wild
turkey last winter while on trip to the
| mountains Of western Maryland. is ar
| ranging for a holiday outing with gun
dogs and friends. Jim Buidon and jim
Roots are to accompany him. perhaps
| The former was relating interesting ex'
| reriences of cunning trips he had made
| through the briars in Rhode Island and
he surprised the turkey hunter by telling
| him of the killing of quail and cartridges
Quail and patridges?" queried thu
Washington sportsman rs there any
d1nerence between them?"
| Friends who were seated about the
table said they gave julius the ha-ha
He owned up, however, that he thought
they were the same. A quail may not
| be partridge in Rhode Island, he said
| but it certainly is here.
Its an easy question to SETTLE" said
| Buidon. "I'll send to Newport for some
cartridges. Wen cook them and have q
dinner. and then you tell me If you have
eaten quail"
I'm on"
James NJ. Burns and John Price went
cunning and returned home under diff
| cultieS. They enjoyed the trip, however
| although few shot pierced the foot of
Price and gave friends an excuse for
commenting on the trip.
Burns denies the accusation that he
sent the stray shot in the direction OF
| because he saw the bushes move and
thought the moving power was a rabbit.
Il know he killed rabbits" commented
Hugh A. Kane, because I had some OF
the game for dinner the day he re-
turned
The sportsmen went to a point in Vir-
ginia opposite Mattawoman creek. cross
ed the river. and did their shooting in
Charles Rabbits and quail were plentiful
enough. the gunners had good dogs and
they got all that was coming to them.
Trouble was experienced on the homey
ward trip, but after overcoming num-
bee of obstacles they reached the Vir-
ginia side of the river and returned
home
William A. Hettinger and julius Vier-
buchen had a two-day cunning trip on
the Patuxent last week. They went as
far as Trumans point and shot about
forty ducks. Only twelve of them were
mallards. the others being small river
ducks Sunday morning they reached
the Glebe Club. where several mutual
friends had gathered for pig knuckle
and sauerkraut dinner
Wilson. Jack Taylor. Alvin G. Belt and
w. Taylor Birch were in the party. Some
of them went to the club to indulge in a
last effort Of the season at angling. but
the water was cold and rough and there
was nothing doing in the fishing line.
George Mckenzie had given his seine a
, trial the day before. however. and had
caught more than enough fish for dinner
for the party. The combination dinner
| was enjoyed. and the party returned
home late in the afternoon.
Russell Herman took a few hours of
one day last week. and tried his lucl
with dogs and gun. With him was Hugh
!! A. Kane, who was regarded as an exper1
| shot a few years ago.
But I'm out of practice" he admitted
| when he returned from his first trial will
| gun and dogs for a number Of years
Herman shot three rabbits and one bird
His companion does not care to be ques
toned about his luck, owning up to hav
| ing discharged more shots. than Kernar
i and not scoring
But" he remarked to inquiring friends
wait till go again. had a rabbit pie
anyhow"