The sun., 1916-12-07
Rod and Gun News
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On November 20 THE SUN printed the
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Vain Tor a Sinker at The ch?!.rs Banks
DEE: I'll Fourteenth street. HObOken. y. j..
Harvard Greek F1ounAers Fair sire.
nj: de Coninek At the Raunt. Jamaica
ers of fair siss. !" y"
Fork Club Holds Ciambake.
AZ John Pasckke's Fog Horn Hotel. the
* Msu 3 isst saturday. the annual slsmbake
Lat nsy In n,s addition 70 tho .oliowips Jsmsis.
mer; W. Buitner. NJ. q. Matters. A.. Groi..
t. ~Pfannkuehers and G. Brady.
Tauowits Takes Fourteen Pound Ted.
Recent cod ca;eaes on the Taurus at
the fishing bsns follow;, Z. Rutland. IL
OF "A pounds.
Echoes Of the Cestribs' Dinner.
q. ": M am rnther late in 'cndins
"Ths Profss.er."" 0'f . .Ssfesiy i heSrdn ' at
nrst though that there would be such a
II only goes to show what publicity Will
do, I also think that we might make il
'~ I a, a ys' .ae Il a. ss' the wa oS. on I'll. 9th u,,.
and q midsummer turnout. This one
could be a clambake at one OF the Sound
a. many friends as he wants 70. so instead
OF the go diners we couid- easily muster
Publicity again, III. more the msrrler.
have an awful lot OF thanks for the
1sn, HI" duT,ns the past fourteen years
! remember when the column was no,
more than six or eight inches Of angling
owed. a ,f half bag. e. YOU'D .r sesfs s was q. al
the news. especially In the summer
/ also think tina, tn. greater number of
surf men to-day have been the fruit OF the
Rod and Gun column. Many a good letter
has appeared swing this Kind 81 spor, a
II is rather good fun writing In this
column. Many a time ] have been lam
sSI,sa d iST ;ayins sc so%sthin. ssa, anotheT
was a liar. as all good anglers are sup
posed TO be. Most of the con;ribs think
OF news. but soon ind out tina; they know
nothing when the other fellow goes for
! hope there are others who will think
well of my ella imbake idea.
Leonard Huiit-le; us hope tha; many
and ina, the 0' whir r'e ., 't the nseI
and the crack OF the gun will never grow
less In the land.
When at las, we've crossed the river.
Gone to Join the silent kindred
In the land OF golden drea ms.
there VIII be a touch 81 sadness,
II within the bright forever
There's no music OF the reel.
b. c. Clapp-lt has always seemed to
tho brish, spo,s IN ao New YorS urn all q.
for IL appeals to that which II noble and
In man and not. as SO many. of
which is morbid and debasing.
hold that no one can shoot or nsh for
sport without being at heart @. X. Not
OF Ash makes one a better man, but no one
can love the great mother of US all with.
out at the same time loving all OF her
Whom I am fishing on IN. beach and
meet a stranger angler ] never wait for an
in,r"dae,io before sddressing him: Neither
~" . 50 ~ 80 htH ~ az 'pNhfh
my heart to him.. The mere fact Of his
having a rod In his hands Is a sufficient
guarantee OF hts character. ana ! feel the
way toward the man with a gun.
Hence while ] have met personally but
few Of the contributors to the Rod and
All Of this afternoon I have stood on a
lonely beach point In a driving southeast
gale. with the rain, pouring In torrents,
tho bass nor have a strike even. buF every
OF the time was supremerr happy.
As evidence OF that bond of understand.
Ing which exists among sportsmen I will
venture to say there was not one pre.en,
at the dinner Of the Rod and Sun contrib
utors hut who could fully appreciate my
ture In one Of her wilder moods, while the
non sportsman would see In II only CT
treme discomfort and the danger OF catch
Again the friendly Indian. greeting to
fellow contributors OF the Rod and
Gun column--How!
Pomes with Morals Attached.
II probably has been noticed my many
readers that poetry appearing In III
SUNS Rod and Gun columns has been
piag!arized from Dante, Virgil and other
to DAT. poet, ,u..,n
aged fruit would he putting II mildly.
II the readers care for moral poetry--or
rather poetry with a moral-let them read
submit a fair and impartial criticism OF
their thinks 10 the Rod and Gun editor:
Psme the Flint.
While fishing In a brook one day
Another big one got away.
] nung me down upon the bank
And started scratching NV thirStark.
A thought arose. grabbed u quick
And tied II to my little stick.
That nsh came tearing for this bait
Hes dead, and right now on my plate.
More Pon-.
A fisherman got spliced one day,
Then took his wife a fishing;
The FISH were scared and swan away
While they both sat N-Nish!ng
This fisherman was q game sport,
And loved his wife most dearly;
But also loved tho good old port.
And this his wife SAW clearly.
Her Jealousy was then aroused.
And her anger rose right handy,
For ne was just completely soused-
His funeral was a dandy!
Brooklyn. Dec. 3. T. A.
Rabbits Killed with Bennshooter.
While some OF the perusers Of your Rod
and Gun column may look ~asisance on the
following account. stiil ! can assure you
AZ 10 the veracity OF the statements there
In enumerated. with the exception OF the
last. this one being only hearsay on my
part.
with the advent OF tho greater part OF
tho county being In the greater city, and
with the law forbiddiIg cunning within