Evening star., 1914-11-14


Ate this ysar. however. that disappsint-
more enthusiastic rod and gun sportsmep.
Had 1t not been for the late opsning of
the season for shooting Ia Charles county.
B. Frank Wright. J. Frepch Simpson,
John r Garner and Louis Hoover would
have told different story when they re-
turned from Rock Point a few days ago.
I'VE caught hsh," saad Frank Wright,
'fbut the law would not permit shooting,
and we were forced to enjoy looking at
the nocks OF hundreds Of Wild ducks
without being permitted to fire gun"
The quartet agreed that the tSip was q
most delightful one, however, in spite of
the fact that the high wind inteffered
with their fishing and the law would not
permit shooting
''There was . etiR wind blowing most
We were able to get fish enough to make
a coed showing"
A string Of about a doSen foekdsh. one
trout and many large psrch was the sat-
they are satisfied that the windy weather
prevented them from making much
larger catch.
OF the Interior Department. W. c. James
of the Treasury Department and A. L.
Walter of the police department were in
the neighborhood of Bealetcn, Va. on =
six-day cunning trip this week.
I'VE killed siKty-four rabbits. thirteen
! quail, two turkeys and nine sQnirreia'
said James, land would have killed more
| had it not been for the dry weather"
The quartet reported that game was
particularly plentiful. although the dry
weather was a hindrance and the warm
| weather made it difficult to keep their
game In good condition.
| They were in Virginia as guests of d.
/ W. James, father Of one os the gunners,
and while there Nathaniel Cioptan and
W. D. Neale entertained them at dinner.
| At tho end Of the fifth day the gun
| ners had killed but one turkey ana 1t
was thought they would not have one
| them.
sBut just before We were ready to
start away" said Walter. niong came
big turkey na sS,i hen; q, James got hrsf sight
walter shot the turkey that was
killed shortly after the yunners landed
| In Virginia. and. he said. II served for
a good dinner on the farm.
William E. Dulin and John W. Hur-
ley had such good sport last Sunday al
Weverton, Nd, that they are we'll salts.
asd that the bass season owes them
1--WE only got twenty-five bass" said
Dulin, still laboring under the excite
ment due to the landing Of bass thai
j weighed four and ona.half pounds. the
! "It was the most Interesting day
had ever spent on the river" said Du-
lin. "and the aght put up By the big
, vi The fght between the angler and the
fish. said Hurley. lasted fully twenty
Il minutes
And when Duiin succeeded Ia land
"be shortaS for soweth,n~ 10 omiet his
i nerves"
The largest nsh Hurley caught
weighed three and one-haif pounds
We're caught on the virginia SIDE Of the
river in thirty-fv minutes.
And when Dulin saw the big one on
his line," said Hurley. he shouted
loud enough to be heard all the way
to Knoxville"
There Is every indication OF tine
sport on the eastern branch and Po-
tomac river in the vicinity of this city
!, this winter" said Joe Haur. gunner
and angler.
Last Sunday" he added. several
thousand ducks were on the branch.
Harry Pyemont and Bob Susan saw
some sport. early Monday morning. but
it was too late for the ducks when
they got out.
"Other sportsmen were on the branch
ahead of them," he added. "and had
! killed many ducks and gone home"
Bob Susan and Harry Pyemont were
on the river Sunday with rod and line,
and 1t was while they were fishing that
they saw the ducks.
And II 1t had beer. any other DAY IN
the week" said Bob, I'VE would have
had ducks enough for several dinners"
They caught a string OF perch and
few pike.
What was termed the Columbian
oyster roast was held at the Italian
Fishing Club, near Mount Calvert. on
the occasion of q weekend outing OF
members Of tho Columbia Duckpin
Club and friends.
There was no time for cunning and
fishing, members Of the party said. as
they were kept busy preparing the
oyster roast and chicken dinner. Oys.
ters were served in every style. and
those who composed the party did not
relish the idea Of early rising ana re-
turning home Monday:
A number Of members OF the club
we're in the party. and 1t Is probable
that they viii partieipase & IN aueR ue,s
as the weather gets cold enough 10
make the sport enjoyable.
Those who participated in the week.
end outing were Frank Geraci: lsnatius
Geraci, John Hurley, Ernest Kendrick.
Frank Howard, John Wagner. Tony
| Chilli. Vincent Quilt. Benjamin Miller.
| Harry KYauss. Norman Fenton, Harry
johnson, Carl Rupert, David Nc
| Carthy, John Baum, Z. Lawrence Phil
iips. Lew Holbert, owen R. Moxley and
s. Carroll. John Currio OF New York
| was a guest.
Charles II. Kalbfus. John A. Ko6ns
and Melvin Fischer went to the vicinity
| Of Halpine, Montgomery county. Nd.
| Wednesday morning and took posses.
| sion of the summer homo OF samuel
| Kalbfus. They took along supply OF
provisions. a pair Of dogs and guns and
Ammunition.
| three sportsmen. They killed thirty
| rabbits and eleven birds
| "And we would have killed more, re-
marked Koons, III we had had expert
| enced dogs" -
lStunkel and Charles 2. Barteman made
an early run to Seneca in an autofno-
! bile one day last week and gave the
bass a trial Deal was the only mem
| her Of the party who failed to score,
the others landing two nsh each.
Rinegold Hart was the nrst member
of the party who was able to prove
| that there was any fish loft In the
river. His two and one-hAi3- pound bass
increased interest in the sport. ana the
anglers said Barteman. went az far as
they could.
| "And that wasn't very fAr. said
| Hart, "because Of the high wind"
There was such q strong wind oIow.
| ing that anchors failed 70 hold he
| boats, the anglers said, and they had
"a cor,a homo sAtiafied with q eaten OF