Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-06

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selves fairly good sportsmen, but little
Miss Oracle, a novice at the sport, put
herself beyond their class for beginner.
catching five of total of twenty-one
rockfish caught by the trio.
The fishing was done from the new
pier, and Miss Oracle caught the largest
fish on the string. She is very enthusiast
tic over her catch and will probably be
seen at the Beach number of times this
season making some of the older sports
| men take a back seat.
The launch Lorene had a jolly party of
anglers aboard on a trip to Seneca for
the Decoration day holiday. William
Towers. DR.. Thomas a. UtZ. William Lus-
by Samuel f. Cornwell. DIR. George f.
Edmonds, William Brashears. Brawner
Nicholson. Shelby Speake. Bernard J.
Cain. Bradley Carr and Preston Ray COM
posed the party.
Everybody was a captain while they
were aboard the launch was the COM
ment of one of the number. but it was
different proposition when it came to
catching fish,
1t was the celebration of the opening of
the bass season and very few club menu
bers failed to answer roll call at Cabin
John bridge. the belated sportsmen
boarding the boat at that point.
The start was made Friday afternoon
and it was late when the crew dropped
anchor at Seneca. Early in the morning
most OF them were on the river fishing
for small-mouth bass. and a second day
was put in trying to find the gamesters
EAghteen fish were caught in two days
Most of the Samesters We're small how
ever, the largest weighing two and a half
pounds.
Brawner Nicholson caught the largest
il lav
his intention to bring the fish home, but
While proudly displaying ii. declared Sam
Cornwe!l. the bass was dropped overheard
and it quickly disappeared
| Scores of excursionists who spent their
| holiday outing at Colonial Beach opened
/ the rod-and-lfne fishing season. and hun
dredS of fish We're caught. DR.. Harry R.
Hummer, Superintendent of a government
hospital for insane Indians in South Da-
kota. who is visiting relatives here was
one of the lucky fishermen
| Accompanied by his sons Francis,
! thirteen years old. and Harry nine years
old, Frank McCathran and Bernard Shaw,
the physician went to the fishing grounds
aboard a launch and returned to the bun
galow of Mrs. George Guest, their hostess,
with string of about 800 fish.
! Mrs Frank McCathran and Mrs. Cora
| Martin, also house guests of Mrs. Guest.
rowed out a short distance from shore
| and caught string of rockfish and perch.
| An interesting meeting of the Anglers
Association was held at the home of the
club on the Conduit road Tuesday after
noon. 1t was the occasion of the annual
meeting OF the association, and the club
| house was attractively decorated for the
occasion.
| Theodore F'riebus. the associations
| historian, was on hand equipped with
| information of interest to the oldest
organization of it's kind in the United
States, while some other older members
of the club were ready to tell of the big
| catches of long ago.
The clubs roster contains the names
| of many of the most prominent residents
/ and former residents of this city, and
many of them We're in attendance.
/ Henry Bergling was reelected president
| j. j. Mccarthy vice president, Bruce S.
| BranSon secretary-treasurer, Theodore
Friebus and Charles w. King, jr., mem
| bers of the board. Dinner was served on
| the portico.
| under the supervision of Sergt. J. r.
Evans and George A. Totten, the gaso-
| line launch Conger has been launched
and put in readiness for use of members
| OF the Wounded Knee Club. all experts
with rod and line.
| Preparations for the annual cruise OF
| the club are already being made. and
! it is more that probable that this years
camp will be established at River
| Springs Those who will participate in
! the outing are Sergt. j. r. Evans. Ira
Sheetz G.. A. Totten, ]. X. Edwards, F.
| G. Stroman, Henry Conger and Archie
| Auran.
| Dick Muliett sat the float at Will
Reynolds boathouse Thursday night and
| passed away the tine with a rod and
| line. batting with soft crab in an effort
| to land a few Mississippi catfish, and
| no he
| get a rockflSh or two.
! When he had been on the float long
| time he learned there were fish near the
| float. A nine-pound Mississippi catfish
!, took his bait, and he was given plenty
of excitement for fully twenty-five min
| utes.
The angler played witt the big fish
until he wearied it. and then succeeded
| in getting it from the river. He also
| caught several small rocknsh.
| W. w. Deal and Mack Sparrough
landed two rockfish weighing twenty
five pounds, while fishing near Fletchers
| Wednesday afternoon. They also caught
| several NJ ssissippi catfish.
| Thursday Mack Sparrough tried the
| sport single handed. and caught four
| teen Mississippi catfish, the heaviest
weighing five pounds.
| Plenty for big choWder, the nsher-
| man remarked.
Ringgold Hart wants satisfaction. He
(, went fishing with w. w. Deal and
Charlie hartman and, while the sports
men we're anxiousc to land few rock
fish, they were willing to take any kind
! Of fish that came along.
Hart caught a four-pound mississippi
catfish and was delighted. A rev MIN
,,fes later he got a strike. 1t was not
| the bite of a catfish but the strike Of
rock but just what size fish it was Hart
will never know. for after he had few
| minutes of exciting sport his line broke
and the fish disappeared. The line had
been tested at twenty-siX pounds
| G. L. Bennett and Luther Frerson. an
| Cling at Betty Hughes Falls on a week
end outing, were fortunate enough to
land a string of twenty small.mOufh