Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30

There was something doing all the
time on a weekend outing in which
: the participants were Arthur Turner,
: Martin Schneider, Thomas Lynch. John
w. Hurley, George Nesline, Thomas
Kirby and William 3. Wheatley. Not
lonly did the seven sportsmen return
with what probably was the largest
catch of fish ever made in the vicinity
of Blackstone Island, but they had an
exciting story to tell.
Saturday night Hurley purchased a
ten-cent musical instrument and went
to country store, where he found a
number Of oystermen engaged in a
game of cards and singing.
| 1T was a happy scene" said one of
1.-THE anglers, especially when several
of the onlookers started juggling to the
music of the ten-cent instrument, but
, the report of a pistol shot followed by
another and another until the weapon
had neen empties, put an end to the
. peaceful scene"
Fully two dozen shots We're fired, it
is stated. the first one eXtinguishing
the light and splitting the oil on per
sons in the room. 1t was a case OF
Everybody running to cover. one seek
ing hiding place behind the counter.
another getting behind barrel and
!, still another hiding in the fuel box.
There was a second and third bonn
Sardment. the sportsmen said, and when
, :he smoke had cleared away it was
!, found that one Of the colored oyster
!, men had been dangerously wounded.
The man who did the shooting was
captured before morning, giving the
seven fishermen a feeling of security
when they started toward the river.
I Early; in the morning the sportsrlen
anchored off Heron Island bar, fished
in deep water and made a big catch
we had two hours of strenuous fish
Ing" commented Martin Schneider. 1T
was just after the tide turned that the
!. fish came in such great numbers and
seemed eager to take any kind of bait
that was dropped near them, and
when the Hurley Fishing Club went
over their catch they found they had
more than enough fish to fill barrel"
! Capt. William Mewshaw was the hap
piest man at River Springs when the
sportsmen landed from Their trip. He
had piloted them to the place where
!, they had made the big catch and he re-
, manned with them until they packed
the fish in a barrel fastened to the
step of their automobile and started
homeward.
Duck hunters will be much in evil
, dence in the nearby states Monday, the
, opening day of the fall season for such
game Geese also are included in
the law. While many gunners will be
, on the Potomac and Patuxent rivers
and their numerous tributaries early in
| Tie staSOH, II Is stated, some OF IHe
best known sportsmen will wait until
later in the season when the weather i.5
| colder.
The duck season opens entirely too
early" commented F. X. Stonestreet
who has several blinds on the Wicom-
leo river EARLY in the season, when
the weather is warm. the ducks are not
worth killing, and a little protection
when they are in good condition.
What should be done is to change
the law to make the opening of the
season one month later and close it the
last of February instead of the first.
February is the month during which
( duck shooting is at its best
{ 1T is probable that effort will be
{ made to change the law, opening the
season one month earlier than at pres
ent and closing it a corresponding pc
Rod later.
Some of the well known duck gunners
I who probably will participate in the
sport this season are John Biddle, Har
ry Westcott. Walter r. Wilson. George
Vass, William p Bowie. Frank Huse-
! man. E. F. Ford, Judge George c. AUX
( am. Clark Waggaman. Daniel Thew
Wright. Otto Praeger, W. W Day; John
] Britton. Joe Hunter, W. Taylor Birch,
W. F. Jones, ]. T. Moffett. Charles ].
Bell. r. b. Roosevelt. Rufus s Day.
Stephen Day. c. A. NJ. Wells. f. c.
Graham. Ralph w. Lee, William A,
f. Mitchell w. F. Roberts. Edward A.
Mitchell. Bertrand II. Roberts. b. NJ.
I Bridget, Thomas Hume, Arthur S. Mat
tingly. Burroughs Waters, w j. Du-
vail, James Clark, J. F. Slavin, C. T.
Clagett and W. S. Reynolds
!, Hundreds of sportsmen are anxiously
; awaiting the opening of the quail sea-
son. Many of the lovers of upland
s sport are not willing to sit in blinds
3 on the river and brave the cold winds
} and snow, but are more than willin z
B to follow the dogs over the fields 10
Z shoot few rabbits or quail
Il IF 1t did not come under the head of
{ sport" commented a lover of the sport.
{ there would be nothing to it. Ask one
Of the sportsmen to tramp several mil s
: over the hills and through the Wales
: for many times the value of bag of
4 birds. and what do you suppose he
3 would say?
In virginia quail shooting is per-
} mitted on and after Monday, while in
} MARYLAND the season Will not open I'M
til November 10. The law respecting
4 IA bbits is the same as that governing
( the shooting of quail In this city
( possession of rabbits and quail is made
( lawful November !. Many gunners al
{ ready are in Virginia to try their hand
& shooting quail and rabbits the opening
day of the season and many others Will
3 go there tonight and tomorrow.
While hundreds OF anglers are com
; planning about the condition Of the
+ water in the upper Potomac, where
+ livery little bass fishing has been had
this season. it is stated, others are
( enjoying themselves at Lake Smith,
{ near Norfolk. Va. where stretch of
lnearly twenty miles of clear water
provides splendid sport.
HI w H. Callahan is one of the local
q Isportsmen who has been there several
times this season and made splendid
lcatches. Lake Smith is a body of water
4 that never gets muddy. 1t Is stated. and
4 lsome remarkably large catches of bass,
4 pike and other fish have been made
There.
< at Is nothing unusual for an angler