Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05

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or eight covies day, and most of them
! We're about the swamps, where they
were driven by the long spell of dry
The gunners shot more game than
they had anticipated. getting seventy
five birds and a few rabbits. They also
killed two turkeys. Pratt getting one
and BevanS the other. Berry killed the
goose early in the morning.
! I've got to get one for Weldon, he
! said. and he remained on the river
| from Z o'clock at night until nearly
| daybreak to get it.
! Sportsmen at Indian Head are still
| enjoying life. Paymaster b. II. Brooks.
| enthusia site gunner and fisherman, has
about given up fishing for the season.
although he says it is possible that he
| may try his luck again before cold
weather sets in. Only few days ago
| he landed Il number of bass, and since
| then his trips to the fields and river
with his gun have Melted him plenty of
| birds and ducks.
| Ellwood Andrews and Duke Ferguson
| are two enthusiasts who enjoy the
reputation of being among the most
successful sportsmen on the govern
ment reservation. They were on the
| killed gray mallard.
| "And it's rather soft. was the re-
mark of Ringgold Hart. Andrews
brother-in-law, ito sit down to a big
shot
| j. G. Brooke and Leroy Rodd are also
rated as being among the successful
gunners on the reservation. They have
had good luck this season. r; II. De
| ment was on the river a few days ago
with his brother from this city and
! killed a number of ducks.
| Policeman William l.. Owens. who
| lis detail at Emergency Hospital |,
has returned from a cunning trip to
| his former home near sburg,
! Va, where he was guest of James r.
| Owens, his brother.
| His brothers home is twelve miles
| from Fredericksburg and the drive
| from town to the farm is over a typical
! Virginia road. Reaching the farm in
| the afternoon. the visitor rested over
| night and made an early start in the
morning with his dogs. Romeo and
Juliet
"And we had good sport as long as we
| had the dogs" said the gunner when he
returned. but some other gunner made
| love to the dogs and they disappeared.
And l had been offered $50 for Them
The brothers killed sixty-seven rab-
| bits and eighteen birds.
! Charles r. Holman and ". b. Crap
| Ster enjoyed weekend outing at
Aqua creek. Va. They landed string
| of seven fish, the largest of them, IA
| three-pOund bass. having taken Crap
| sters bait.
| While on the river Thanksgiving day
| fishing and cunning. Holman landed a
string of fish and killed one mallard
| duck.
| ut was long shot," he said, land it
| was mere luck that the duck dropped,
but it was the largest mallard I've
| ever seen"
William F. Roberts, Bertram Roberts
| and w. y. Bowie spent an enjoya Bile
| day in st. MaryS county, Md, La week
1t was planned to enjoy cunning trip.
! but the absence of game suggested to
| the trio that they were merely I,
| hike.
| The sportsmen went to Maryland rs
| guests of John Britton, whose farm is
about seventeen miles beyond Leonard
town. and they tramped about the
country from morning until night with
| out killing any game.
| THE nearest approach to game that
we saw" said Bowie. was a small pile
of feathers of a quail that had been
| eaten by a hawk"
| Mr.. Roberts suggested that they de-
but Bowie had some knowledge of oys-
! tering and said he respected his hands
too much to engage in the task.
II knew they would put me to GULL
ing he said, land / knew what the
| result would be-"
| Jim Butler, Bob Smith and William
Butler were on fishing trip last week.
At least, that's what they called 1t be-
fore they sailed for Potomac creek. but
| when they returned they called it d
| trip without fishing.
Boarding Bob Smiths launch Mercury,
the three sportsmen made an early start
for Potomac creek, taking good sup
ply of bait for the fish and ammunition
for any ducks that might come their
way.
Not a strike, one of the sportsmen
tclo Charlie Sanford. when he returned
home. land but one duck
Smith killed the duck and presented
it to Sanford.
/ Charles Hardin. Charles G. Barteman
and Albert Hardin were at Forestville,
Md, for a days outing. They were
there as guests of Mrs. Hardin, mother
of two members of the party.
And we had splendid days sport
said Barteman. and the end was the
enjoyment of as fine chicken dinner
as was ever served in Maryland
The three gunners killed thirty-two
birds. Charlie Harpin led in the shoot
eleven and Albert uarbin had seven to
show for the days cunning.
I'VE saw one pheasant" said Barte-
man. and when the bird made a flight
some distance from 1t made so much
noise that we thought it was an automo-
bile on the country road.
'And you know it must have made
some noise" he added.
Many bass fishermen have put away
their outfits for the winter, while others
will continue their visits to the river
until the ice prevents them from get
ting their bait overheard. There are
several anglers in this city who prefer
fishing in cold weather, when, they say.
the fish are fat and lively and when
only large ones are caught.
William G. Kent, one of the most On.
thusiastic Washington anglers, made Q
number of other anglers feel that they