Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-18

settlers and seven pointers to start. Mas,
| ter Curtis, Melrose Mohawk and
| Manitoba May. all settlers. ran in order
named In the Subscription stake, with
six settlers to start MelrOse Mohawk was
first and ncle Dave second John Dunn
champion Benstone ran IN potI
the all-age and subscription stakes, and
though the field was rather below the
average in class, he did not win a place
in either This shows the uncertainty
of the game.
A letter from Louisa county brings the
information that Uncle Billy McGee
claims that a note in last Sunday S star
got him in bad with the home folks. lie
claims that what he said was that when
he fell and broke his leg he was "runnin
away from instead of 'runnin arter the
wimmen." The interview was correctly
reported, for:
Uncle Billy McGiee sure told it to me.
Standing right under pine.
And il lie there he. it belongs to Billy McGec.
And was no invention of mine.
Capt Boyle of the District building, and
Officer Bowers visited Culpcper county
and spent a week hunting quail. They
had two good pointers, but found few
birds. Capt. Boyle says that the birds
they did find were in the woods. and
would not lie close enough for the dogs to
point them.
Well, they have reached the limit at
last. At the trials of the Delaware
Pointer and Setter Club recently held
near Newport. Del. the trials We're held
on "pinioned quail Strange to say. the
experiment proved popular with the spec
tators. and all the dogs had a chance to
do bird work"
The charge is made that quail unfit for
use are being peddled on the streets, and
the charge is undoubtedly based on fact.
In the neighborhOod of Dupont Circle one
of these peddlerS was offering quail for
s. a dozen. Examination showed that
they were almost putrid. A leading
market dealer in that section was offering
81 dozen for fresh quail at the time. and
said he could not secure enough birds to
fill orders he had booked. This in mark
ed contrast to conditions last fall when
uptown market windows had thousands
on view.
Brooke II. Weeks Of the Treasury De-
partment tells many good stories on
his brother sportsmen that they all en-
joy one at his expense. Mr.. Weeks is
a noted shot. but on a recent hunt in
Virginia found few birds at which to
shoot. Just before leaving for home he
met a venerable resident i'm the woods
and was bemoaning the scarcity of birds.
WELL tell YOU said the old gentle
man. IF YOU want three or four pat
tiges to take back to the city just go
over there and see Bill Williams and he'll
kill 'em for you in no time
Homere the Chiffon, or long haired point
err was scratched in the all-age stake of
the Continental trials, and curiosity as to
his ability to contend against the point
erS and settlers remains unsatisfied.
Col. James Gordon C"Pious Jeems'D.
whose short term in the Senate will long
be remembered, died recently at his plan
tatjnn home in MiSSiSginni Col Gordon
will be longer remembered as a sports
man than as either soldier or states
man. although he was faithful i'm all
lines. 1t may be truly said that he de-
voted his life to the hunting field. He
loved all breeds of sporting dogs. and
ept bear dogs. deer and fox hounds.
pointers and settlers. and was never so
happy as when following them or dis
cussing their merits around a campfire.
He was one Of the earliest field trial en-
thusiasts. and since 1876 rarely missed
attending the larger trials, often acting
as judge. Under his pen name of
writer in field papers, while his poems
possessed undoubted merit He had hosts
of friends among spOrtsmen, and they
will all agree that the lines in his poem
Death of the Old Hunter" might well
form his epitaph:
We would not recall him to earth If we could;
He has met his reward from the Giver who gveth
mansion OF bliss to the piOus and good.
Messrs. Will Coates and Florence Sui
Ivan spent several days shooting in
Orange county. Va. last week. They re-
port fairly good bag. They were shoot
ing over Jack Keane's Llewellyn setter
and are enthusiastic over his work.
John Anderson and Ed Hodges have
just returned from North Carolina and
report game far more abundant than in
this section. Quail are very numerous
and they had little trouble in bagging
the legal limit Mr.. Hodges purchased a
fine setter from Wilmington sportsman,
and is very proud Of him.
The many friends of that thorough
sportsman, Frank Schroth of Capitol Hill,
will regret to learn of his serious illness,
and trust that he will soon be out with
his rod and gun again.
There are two brothers in town. one
of whom is a dog enthusiast and bull
mooser,' too. and never tires of talking
on either subject. The other brother
cares nothing about dogs and is strongly
"anti-bull. moose Field and Kennel
got them mixed recently and meeting the
''Other" said to him: Cant you give me
note about the dogs?" with all the
pleasure in the world. was his answer,
and here is the precise note he wrote:
Oh every breed of dogs in the world
and all bull moose with them