Evening star., 1915-12-18

| for all lovers of piscatorial sport to
put away their fishing paraphernalia
| for the season of 1915. He is one of
the ardent Northeast Washington dis
ciples of Sir Izaak Walton.
| There are many Others" he said
although some of them probably have
not abandoned the fishing game for
| the season.
Il would not like to say what l think
about the fellows who will sit on Il
boat or river bank with the tempera-
ture at or near freezing point and try
| to catch fish,"
Patrick Riordan, South Washington
enthusiast. thinks Kane has another
thought coming to him Why a man
will not stand little cold weather to
enjoy. the sport. he says. he cannot
understand.
still these same men will tell you
that fresh air treatment is what makes
| a man strong and healthy" remarked
| Riordan. II have fished during
| snowstorm and caught big bass, and
| there's no reason why l cannot do it
| again.
| Riordan thinks it great sport to get
| in a secluded spot on the upper river,
start a fire and spend part Of the day,
| something to eat even if he does not
catch any fish.
Kane is not willing to indulge in
such healthful sport, he says. but he
| is willing to try his hand at catching
Mississippi catfish early in the spring
1t Is said by the angler that the largest
of the Mississippi catfish are caught
after the breaking of the ice the
river.
THE ice," said one of the sportsmen,
| seems to stir the fish from their rest
| ing places in the mud and puts them
| in the notion Of looking for food
| Charles G. Barteman. enthusiastic an
| gler and gunner, says outings are made
| more enjoyable when a hot dinner is
served.
That is why I have enjoyed cunning
trips to Forestville and Centerville,
| Prince Georges county, Md" he re-
marked, when he returned from such
trip.
We had the finest game dinner ever
put up in that country he added, for
getting the luck he experienced. Mrs.
| Pumphrey certainly knows how to pre-
pare such dinner"
| Rarteman and w. .. Arrison went to
| Maryland with Everett Pumphrey. and
| made their headquarters at the house
Of Mr.. Pumphrey's mother. Arrison
| took his blue ribbon setter along to as
sist them in their efforts to find the
birds.
| i
| teman.
! Sixteen birds and fourteen rabbits
\ were bagged by the trio, and when
they reached Mrs. Pumphrey's house
they found a possum and sweet 'tater
dinner awaiting them. They motored
| home late in the day.
| Col. E r. shreevesSof Hyattsville and
fishing trips on the Potomac and re-
turned with long strings of fish. and a
few days ago father and son decided to
try their hands in the cunning game.
You know. dad" said the son. ''if a
| fellow can catch fish he ought to be
able to kill game
| Father was of the same opinion, and,
equipped with the necessary parapher-
MALTA. they toured to lower Prince
Georges county, where they were
guests of Charles Martin, a brother-in-
law of the colonel
They remained in the country long
enough to bag four dozen rabbits and a
number OF birds.
Enough to show that they are
sportsmen." suggested George Burdine.
older members of Maj. Pullmans force.
| last week took trip to the vicinity of
Croome Md. te leave his dogs for the
rest OF. the season. having enjoyed
about as much sport as any single in
dividual in this section during the
present cunning season.
II had had my fun said the SER
reant land thought it would be a good
| opportunity to take my dogs to the
country and enjoy rest myself
The sergeant visited his brother-in-
law, A. B. Duley, and Percy Tolson. who
resides on the farm where he (sergt.
| Ryon) was born.
| "Incidentally." remarked the sports
man. 'it was hog killing time in the
neighborhood Of Croome. and I got
a good mess Of hog meat"
The sergeant did little cunning the
few days he was in the country, and
killed game enough to remember his
friends. His eight dogs will remain in
the country. where they probably will
| participate in several cunning trips be-
| fore the close of the season.
Il William Daly's birthday party at the
Glebe Club, Patuxent river. last Sun
day. was an enjoyable outing for a
number of friends. There was a thin
coating of ice over part of the river
and the weather was too cold for fish
ing, although Capt. Hettinger suggest
ed that the presence OF many small