Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

ducks. "Sora" got 1913 sof1 ana eight teal
ducks. It will be seen that each OF them
over three hours. Mr.. Church-weil. he
got wet.
Speaking Of the unusually large num-
bers of hawks In the District well
known sportsman informed the writer
that he would be glad to contribute to
fund to pay bounty for each one killed.
His idea was to request MAJ. Sylvester.
chief of police, to furnish permits to
recommended parties. who would
be paid q certain amount for each hawk
they killed. It appears good idea.
A landowner in Brown county. Ill, had
the following mo trespassing" sign post
ed on his land:
:'Trespassers win be prosecuted to the
full extent OF 2 mean mungrel dogs which
amt never been overly soshtble with
strangers, and one dubble-bari shotgun.
which amt loaded with no soft pills
dam II amt getting tired OF this
hellraisin' on my property"
Since writing OF gunshy dogs In last
SUNDAYS notes we have read OF q stfli
one. One capable OF giving Advice on
the subject says: eff you have q friend
that - under oblieaxions to you. give him
your sunshy dog. II you haven't take
the dog out and shoot him.
A coTreopooAenA writing from Dunn
Loring, Va. aa1s II he can be advised OF
some locality In Virginia where good
snipe shooting can be had We regret
to say we know Of none. When John
ran his noted restaurant on
18th street q New Yorker sat down at
one Of the tables and said to one OF the
negro walters: Sam. want nice.
i incS.s 0s thicf. with nice streaks Of fat
running through It like the veins In a
block OF Tennessee marble. Have you
got one like that?'' The darkey thought
a moment, and said: mo. SIR: don't
M CHAMBERLAIN would be sure to eat
It himself" And we imagine we would
feel that way about good snipe shooting
near here.
F.M. Finley has registered q dog puppy,
Captain Brfghstone. and . litter sister.
Countess Bellstone. These puppies are
out Of Mr.. Ffnley's Engiish -etter oitcn
Mabel. by Phil Stubener.s good dog. Cali
registered another Of this litter as May
Owners Of pointer and setter puppies
should realize the Importance of having
them registered. All Of the leading field
trials associations are now making 1t
necessary. to have puppies registered be-
fore they can be entered In derby stakes
It L. an excellent idea, as In no other
way can the age of puppies be ofncially
secured. The registration fee IL only 81
There recently died in this city . sports
man VINO had host Of friends here and
throughout Virginia Peyton Gooch OF
Goochland county. Va. was q true sports
man I'm every sense Of the word. and
was q great lover Of field dogs and owned
many good ones. He contracted cold
which developed into consumpti0n ana
Tub Dickinson have spent many q day
together In the field, and Tub was much
grieved over his ole comrades death
win steele. Frank and Aesop Beall Of
East Warrington have been having some
fairly good snipe shooting on the Eastern
branch. Snipe are reported quite numer-
Gus on the Anacostia marshes and some
very good bags have been made.
A little further ON in his report Mr..
Wallace says: THE sale Of single-barrel
ghotguns has been cut down at least 800
shells, the kind that pot hunters and
negroes used" Doing away with 500
per cent Of any given quantity 10 GER
tainly going some We thought taking
away 100 per cent OF ones capital left
There 10 no connection. Of course.
between the bench show and the pro-
posed delQ trial meetlng Tor Next IAAi.
Soon after the Baltimore bench show
10 held. which will be March II and 10.
a meeting win be held In this city to
take action on the field trial meeting.
A correspondent asks for the record OF
Geneva. winner Of the national cham
pionship In 1908. BY the great Tony Boy
out of Lena Belle. this bitch had q phe-
nomenal career, having won eleven times.
OF which eight were frsts. one second and
two third. Owned by Pierre Lorillard. 1rr
and handled In all Of her races by Charles
Tucker. she made her initial win In the
eastern field trial derby at Newton. N. c.,
In 1884, where she won drst In . field or
eighteen, Second place falling to the
great bitch Sioux. which was later to|
prove the only dog that ever won tho ma
tional championship twice. She followed
this up BY winning 1ffUt At the continental
derby and FIRST In the United States derby
1T Grand Junction. Her aIl-aGe wins
were third In the subscfip ton stake, sec
ond In the United States trials. 1lrst IN
Manitoba trials. first In Ohio neld trials,
third In Kentucky trials, nrst In United
States trials, first In national champion
stakes and first In eastern field trials.
Geneva died when only hve, years OF age.
and was the dam Of one winner. Geneva'a
5peed.
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