Evening star., 1916-12-09

KS CUNNING AT CONFORM. VA.
when the four sportsmen had finished
participating in the haul they were
prepared to eat more than their share
of fish.
They operated a seine that was one
mile long. Six residents of Virginia
and the four sportsmen did the haSl-
ing, and when their work was finished
they had a supply of more than 100
bass that weighed from ~ to ~
pounds. scores of large yellow perch
and winter shad and a supply of small
er fish.
TT was a novel experience for us"
commented Baumgarten.
A fish dinner was in demand as soon
as the hundreds of fish were seen. There
had been no preparations made for
aged to cook a few of them on planks.
Later they found old stove on the
fishing shore, and it was an easy mat
ter to cook fish enough for all hands.
John f. Rattenfield, John E. Batten-
field. jr.: NJ. Sackett, John Longtime.
H. Poetzman, Leonard Battenfield. Nj.
Rinehart. William Battenfield and Will
liam Halfpan were members of week
end party of anglers at Piscataway
and Pennington.
The nine sportsmen Hlade the trip TO
PiScataway creek IN speed boats, and
the occupants of the several speeders
participated in an earneS- contest
Perch were plentiful. bIt the bass were
not numerous enough 20 keep the
SportSmen busy.
One hundred and twenty five perch
and six bass, the bass weighing foIr-
teen pounds, We're landed. The fish
were punched and the question OF su-
premacy was not determined.
Harry RudeSheirp has n,fSss1
many week end trips to Chapawamsic,
and he usually has been able to return
with a string of big bass and pike.
Usually more bass that pike" accord
ing to Charles r. Holman. --''--
On his recent trip he landed sixteen
bass. among them being several threa-
Founders.
Another week end angler at Chapa-
wamsic was A. s. Hinderer, His catch
totaled twenty-three bass, the heaviest
one weighing two and one-half pounds.
William A Tettinger and A. t..
Schroth spent a pleasant day at Glebe
Club last week. They went to the club
ducking on the Patuxent, but the
blinds were all occupied and they con-
tented themselves at the club. where
duck dinner occupied their time.
The sportsmen said they saw quite
number of ducks on the river, although
not so many as We're reported on the
lower Potomac and tributaries. Those
who tried their luck returned ashore
with well filed gamebags.
Joe Morgan. member of Inspector
Grants force at police headquarters, is
fond of fish and fishing. His duties are
so confining. however. that he seldom
gets an opportunity to wet his lines
Joe was in a reminiscent mood one
day last week and his hearers learned
something of fishing for pike in the
Mississippi river near st. Paul. ------
The fish were SO thick in the river"
said Morgan, that there scarcely was
room for water.
"lt was an easy matter for me to
catch 5000 pike" he added. land trans
fer them to a nearby pond"
How large was the pond?" asked
one of the listeners.
Rs-se ball is not the only sport that
appeals to Benjamin S. Minor Last.
week ne accompa MED George l.. Mason
his brother-in-law, to his former home
at Comorn, Va. and enjoyed two days,
sport in the fields and on the water.
There are plenty of turkeys in King
Georse. said the base ball enthusiast,
but we did not encounter any of -
them.'
The two sportsmen and four resi-
dents of the county one morning bag
sed eleven large, fat geese and numer-
Gus quair and rabbits
B. T Mccartney and Andrew Robin
son last week had an enjoyable outing
in the nelghborhood of Heathsyf.fe
northumberland county. Va, Where
there usually is good cunning Lack of
experienced dogs made the sport a lit-
tie slow, they said. but they killed
game enough to make the trip Interest,"
ing.
Early in the week." said Mccartney.
I'VE had no trouble finding and bag
ging plenty of rabbits, but later, when
we wanted few to bring home, the
ra obits kept in their hiding places.
The two gunners bagged number of
quail and rabbits. They did not see any"
turkeys.
Two complaints were made by sports- O.
men this week One involved the cruel
Killing of rabbits in Potomac Park.
md the other had to do with night. g.
hunting on the marshes of the Patuxent
liver.
1t is believed by many gunners who
'isit the Patuxent river marshes thar" I.
'hooting muskrats at night has driven =.
thousands of ducks from that section
1T keeps the ducks excited and does
lot permit them to get much rest" said
! gunner. 1T is against the law to do
uch shooting at night, and it seems =
hat a little game warden work might
emedy the difficulty" .s,,.---
Walter Hurley, son of a veteran an
'ler. reported having seen several COL
red men armed with clubs and accom-. :
'anied by dogs killing rabbits in Po-
omac Park '-'.7'' - .
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DIR. Randall Parsons and F. Il Wilson
we're at Aqua creek for a week-.effyf~s
uting, being two of score or more .
Vashington sportsmen who were there
Dr.. Parsons has made many large
atches this season, starting early In
he perch and Mississippi catfish season -.
nd fishing at numerous places.
n hn ant inc Of
he doctor and his companion landed a.
tring Of bass and pike. and the former
lso landed the largest eel caught thsrw
his season.