Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-04


Numerous Washington sportsmen. were
| In Virginia last Tuesday. the opening day
of the cunning season. and some Of them
reported an abundance Of game. more
especially rabbits and quail
"And there is an abundance Of game
wardens there to greet the visitors. re-
marked one Of the sportsmen.
He explained that Washingtonians ex-
pecting to visit the Old Dominion would
do well to get their licenses in advance.
It is much cheaper to pay the license tax,
he said, than it is to settle with magis-
trate.
1.-THE thunderstorm Tuesday night
woke up the rabbits" suggested the
sportsman, land made them as wild as
they ordinarily are later in the season
after they have been pursued by dogs
and shot at by gunners >.
is stated, were in splendid condition.
while many of the rabbits were thin.
hardly fat enough for a pie or fry,
But good to eat just the same was
his comment.
It is probable that hundreds Of WASH
ington gunners will take advantage OF
the opening of the game season in Mary
land next Friday morning. Game is re-
ported as being plentiful throughout the
state, but, as Is the case in Virginia, 1t
is necessary for non-residents to take out
licenses in most counties.
Sportsmen who have participated In
fishing trips to points on the lower river
and tributaries and the Patuxent river re
port having seen numerous rabbits and
large covies Of quail 1t is also reported
that many ducks have been seen on the
rivers and creeks.
While the laws Of the two states permit
inc laws
Of the District permit the shooting Of only
marsh birds and ducks, but do permit pos
session of game killed in the states, and
early in the morning of the opening day
dealers had supplies of rabbits, birds and
ducks;
Members of Riverside Rod and Gun
Club held a pleasant reunion at Riverside.
outing, the last outing of the club in
wet Virginia. Those who participated
in the sport on the water experienced poor
luck, but when they returned ashore they
were lucky enough to have brother MEM
bers greet them with hot plates Of roasted
Lynnhaven oysters and clam chowder as
only the clubs chef can prepare them.
Barney Gillian rendered "Crusaseen
Lawn" said Sylvester Murphy, in man.
ner that would have done credit to a ma
amused his hearers with the following
parody on Its Long Way to Tippe-
rary":
It's a long way to Pennsylvania,
It's long way to go;
It's long way to Pennsylvania,
Where beer and wine doth flow.
Goodbye to old gin rfckeys,
Goodbye to rock and rye;
It's long way to Pennsylvania,
For Virgfnfa's gone dry.
In the evening the club members and
guests gathered about a campfire, dis.
| cussed the fishing trips in which they
| had participated and told iof the big
gest fish each had caught.
Those who participated in the outing
| included Sylvester Murphy, Timothy J
Costello. T. J. Casey, Angelo. Rockelli
Barney Gillian. William Spillane. Harry
Baer. Edward Mcdonald. Gilbert Nc.
W. J. Madigan, Andrew Johnston
James F. Kelly. John J. Kiley, Jane.
| German. Dominic Fowler, George Joa.
| chin. Thomas Breslin. Martin Cree1.
| man. T. L. Costello, Chris Keller, J. w
Work and Richard Collins
| Charles G. Simons Wednesday after.
noon returned from Aqua Creek. Va.
| where he enjoyed an outing of thirteen
days. and brought with him fully
eighty pounds of bass and pike.
They represented only a small par
of what he actually caught" said Johr
| Hurley. who displayed an amount Of
| enthusiasm over six-pound bass thai
| was still alive.
Frank Meredith and wife accomna.
| MED Mr.. Simons to the creek, regis.
tered at segars and were on the rive,
together a number of times. 80
I'VE just loafed and hshed." said Mr.
Simons, land had an ideal outing
During the latter part of the triI
| Mr.. Simons put most of his fish into q
| live-box to keep them alive, and the
| fish managed to effect an opening In
| the wire end and formed a procession
! into the open water.
But my six-pounder was in anothei
box" said Simon, "and I saved it."
Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith did not return
home as early as Mr.. Simons.
J. F. Ochsenreiter, William Etbel and
Frederick Koss were members of a
| party at Whites ferry last week. The
ferry Is an attractive place on the up
per Potomac not far from Leesburg
and. 1t. is stated, many fine gamesters
have been taken from the water there
We had good and bad luck" com
mented Mr.. Ochsenreiter. The good
luck was in catching string of large
fish and the bad luck was in having
them stolen"
Mr.. Ochsenreiter had constructed a
box in which to keep his fish alive. and
when he put a four-and- half pound
er. two that weighed two and a hall
In 1t. he stated, he covered it with
leaves and brush. but the fish were
taken.
And I was thankful that the box was
left said the sportsman, who hopes
he will duplicate his catch of a six
and-a-half- pound bass made at Mill.
Vile several years ago.
Frank B. Grove. D P. Collins. Frank
B. Grove, jr., and Nicholas Grove mo-
tored to Faunce's on a weekend out
ing to give salt water fishing one more
trial before the close of the season.
We hardly expected to get many
fish," one of them said, land we were
not disappointed when our catch total
ed three rockfish and a dozen cells"
Than had -