The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-06
FOUR DEER ROPED IN Sea-;
DRIVE ROUNDS UP 20 MORE
Will Rogers With His Trusty Lariat Aids Game
Wardens on Shelter Island-Wire Stockade Erected
for Final Effort to Corral Bucks and Does To-day.

G~HEENroRr. l.. l.. MAY J-Cklahona's
aud ~Broadway's favoritc lariatter. VIII
Rogers. lassoed out of shelter ISL
and sound this afternoon a %strapping
buck deer which had become plumb dis
sustcd with shelter Island and was
striking out bravely for North Haven
with The probable idea Of making its
future home there.
Back on the narrow sand neck AT Glib
sons Beach chief Warden Byron Cam
cron and his lean. Drowned game pro-
tcctors fiom the ~Adirondacks, the Cats
kills and Wcstchcster rested tonight
after ~ hard a days work as any
set of men care to tackle. while
they tried to soothc four fright
cned bucks which had been captured on
the high seas and were lying. feet dashed
together, upon the sands.
In the thick woods and brush TO the
south, on Mashomack Point. were at
lcas, twenty more bucks and does which
had been driven pellmell for three miles
or so through a tangle of cedar and
pine scrub. ~bayberry bush and thorn
hrair. seventy men yelling and horn
blowing and whistle screeching behind
them. until they were caught in the
: Mashomack Point trap so neatly ar
ranged by Cameron.
Einds Him n Regular Fellow.
. The chief warden glanced up from his
job of gently patting one of the prone
deer's TANKS and trying to make II see
how foolish II was to roll its eyes and
nun out It's nostrils and bla-a-ah vi
ciously at men who wished It no harm.
MIR. Rogers" said the chief, 81 had
heard OF you mostly as an actor. but |
didn't know you were "a regular herman
We've done a fairly good Job to-day.
| but there's fast, no. work ahead OF us
tomorrow when We attempt to drive
those deer back through the stockade
line and into the corral where we can
rope them. Can YOU stay down here
as a state game protector and help US
out The State is too poor to pay you
any money, but you may have a heap
OF fun"
.Oh. that's all right" said Will Rog-
ers. 81 eat pretty regular. I wouldn't
miss the feel OF a rope on one OF those
wild things out there for all the opry
houses in New York. Count me in
The deserved promotion OF Mr.. Rogers
7 lTbill llflflN ~ NAhS' ~
Of an official of the commonwealth oi
New York came at the end OF the his
deer drive, a remarkably successful az
fair. take 1t all around. n certainly
the most astonishing event which mas
ever taken place OF shelter Island sine.
old John J. Shelter shook hands WITT
the frs. of the Turtles. and that's going
back zoo years or so.
May Get Is More To-day.
I, unset all Of the dismal predictions
of the villagers Of Greenport and Sal
Harbor Who reckoned last night tina
chem upstate feIiers'd be mighty luck!
II they saw one white flag waving In The
brush, let alone drive a passed. OF WIG
critters as IL they were tame, dumt
cows"
For tonight Cameron and his war
dens. smoking their pipes in CLARK
tavern on Shelter Island and spinnini
hunting yarns which one can take ol
leave. as one pleascs. have the satisfac
ton Of knowing that a line OF stout wir'
fencing stretching $50 rods across mar
row C;ibson's Beach imprisons upo'
Mashomack Point perhaps twenty-five
fine deer. most Of which. unless gooc
plans go wrong. Will be lassood to-nor
row and Grated and started on thei
way TO the Adirondacks game pre-
serves.
The drive began at . 4. NJ. while
nasty east wind was athicting the seaside
with it's mpn and it's chill. Illus
Ting southwark on the state road
little before ?. one saw Cameron and hi!
forest rangers striding toward the poin'
where the state road crosses Nichols
road. about four miles from tho ohjectiv,
OF the drive at Mashomack Point,
And the Movies PIn Their Part.
There was a bit ~ primping and pos
ing before the movie cameras because
Warwick Carpenter, secretary to thu
Conservation Commissioner. George n
Pratt. wanted records for the commits
sion, and then Cameron turned his mei
into a big field and lined them up TO
Instructions. He had thirty-fve war
dens and about the same number of vol
unteer helpers.
Nov. boys said Cameron. the idei
is not TO run these deer of their legs OF
scare EN- TO death. but to keep EN-
moving-just keep 'cm moving"
Tit column of seventy moved straigh
across country before IL wheeled about
and then the line OF seventy reached
from the east to tho west side OF IN,
southern half of Shelter Island. makins
n line which was the base Of the wedg.
through which the deer were to be har
ried.
1t was slow, painful Cat times pro
faue) COINS The wardens knew theiI
business. but the volunteers. thrUugl
ovCreagerness messed up Cameron,
strategy until that excellent man grew
red behind the ears and attained a rich
ness Of vocabulary which made ever
Cap'n Harry Half, old salt and exper
yachtsnan from down 1slip way. shak.
his head enviously,
Dee Som Learn the Game.
= II was interesting to observe how IN,
deer. apparently understanding, afte
two or three hours OF wild plungin,
ahead and panicky sidcwise rushes
tina guile and not speed might bea
these terrible destroycrs Of their peace
ing quiet as mice, though they mus
have been shiverinG in pure fright an,
how, at times. they dashed into swamp,
places or ponds and tried to hide in tn
water. keeping only their heads littl
more exposed than their rabbit ears an,
their keen eyes.
Sometimes the line OF heaters. drivini
forward in a perfect hullabaloo OF horn
aud whistles and yells. almost I'M
upon a cunning deer which actual
waited until the men were within half
: out Of the brush and took of In lone
beautiful, rocking horse bounds.
Gradually the wedge narrowed. slowl