Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

Beso bitch that won the futurity. fol-
lowed it up by winning nrst In the fnde-
trials Iona a, we. sssaa
was won by the Count Danstone-Peach
Blossom bitch Peach Maid. Miss Hetty
second, while Grille Radfield and lone
Whitestone divided third. OF the eleven
placed dogs in the two meetings at Hut
sonv1lle. H.. ten were bitches.
Kennel writer's are wondering what dog
will take the place so long held by Count
Whitestone as the most popular and sue
eessful setter sire. For many years. ow-
ing to the great number Of winners he
produced. most Of the best bitches In the
country were bred to him His death VIII
give other stud dogs better chance, but
It is doubtful If his equal will be found
for many years to come
Mr. ]. c. Littlepage Of the Treasury is
an ardent sportsman and makes frequent
short trips to nearby shooting grounds
and always brings home either quail or
rabbits His trusty old priend Porte"
can always be depended on to find his
full share of birds, and Is az true as steel
on his finds and points.
It Is hoped to give in next Sundays is-
sue q program Of one OF the most amoi-
tious hunting trips planned by local
sportsmen. A party composed chiefly OF
court officials and members Of the bar
proposes spending some time down on the
Virginia North Carolina line. The mem
bers have a regular program made out
Monday they will hunt deer, Tuesday
turkeys, Wednesday bear. Thursday quail
and pheasants, Friday rabbits in the day
and coons and possums at night. and 50
on for q week or more. They have an
ferent dogs and separate brands and Ia
bells for each kind Of game 1t is purely
conjectural as to what they will bring
home, but after seeing a list Of what they
will take away that cuts a small ngure.
Certainly the Governor Of North Caro-.
South Carolina" at short and frequent
intervals, and from the inspiration drawn
on their talks should be brilliant Names
later.
On one point there seems to be a una
nimity Of opinion, and that Is that 1t Is
great season for wild turkeys: From
all points come the report that they are
more numerous than for many years. and
these reports are from widely separated
sections II you contemplate hunting this
finest of game birds you may Zee! conn
dent that II any old ones were left over
from last year you will find good hooks
this fall.
TO the old-timers who did their shooting
before the days Of bag limits" and ere
game hog had found a place In the
hunters lexicon, tho bags heard OF To-Day
appear a;bsurdly small. In one OF the
government O0pArIIuGuLS VI ILLS lily ShOAO
is a gentleman who back in the eighties
was a noted field shot in section where
game was very abundant, and Wnere II
was no crime to make a big bag. A game
hog then was one who would pot pros
on the ground, and no sportsman toier-
ated him. The writer recently asked MIN
what was the greatest number OF quail
he ever killed in one day. cannot TELL
was the answer, "for when was killing
large number Of birds I kept no record.
But do recall two-day hunt two of us
had up in the Texas cross timbers In
Montague county. On the second even
ing we counted the birds and there were
347. If my good old friend Jim (Willi-
manticl Cherry has not gone to happier
hunting ground than Sherman. Tex, ne
will not quarrel with me for saying that
bagged considerably more than half OF
them"
This same gentleman. is very modest in
speaking of his shooting feats, but 1t Is a
fact that he once killed forty-seven sue
cessive quail, not picking shots. but TAX
sion DR.. Carver, the celebrated field and
trap shot. went to the gulf coast Of Texas
On a shooting trip. This government
clerk was shooting there, and II DIT. Car.
vers memory is good he Will recall that II
cost him an oyster supper to learn that
this amateur could beat him shooting
1acksnipe. If the doctor has forgotten 1t
and Philippe Labotte, the Louisiana creole
at Liberty. Tex, is still in the LAND or
the living he will remind him that he wa
gered, won, cooked and served at Dr.
Carver's expense what all who enjoyed
it declared to be the best game supper
ever served outside Of New Orleans. IL
Philippe is dead, Jacob Leight Of Veeville,
Tex. will certify that he was official
scorer when the match was shot. 1t was
not an unusual feat for a crack shot to
kill two hundred and fifty or even three
hundred snipes day In southeast Texas
in those days.
The writer Of these notes wishes to
make q blanket acknowledgment to A.
=. Hochwalt, author of the great work.
s.,rhe Pointer and the Setter in America,
not only for the pleasure he derives from
reading the book, but for: the invaluable
assistance 1t is to him as a. reference
work In all matters relating to blood
lines, family history and field records OF
pointers and settlers. Having read most
of the works on field dogs. he is con-
WINGED that this work contains more ac-
curate Information about this class of
the best feature OF the work Is that the
writer. knowing pointers and settlers thor
oughly, confines his chapters entirely to
them. No lover Of field dogs should
fall to read it.
George Goodacre and w. H. Blundon
had a day affeld in Montgomery county
and brought back fifteen quail and six
rabbits. Mr.. Goodacre Is a sportsman
from every angle OF the game and main
tains a large kennel at his home near