Evening star., 1916-11-11
ROD AND GUN.

Politicians were not the only persons
who had their guns trained. well OF
otherwise. election day. Scores Of sports
ballots took their guns along and trained
them we'll enough to enable them TO
bring down birds and rabbits.
Many Of those who passed through
the gate Tuesday night on their return
trips,-' said one Of the gatemen at Union
station, were unable to conceal their
pleasure or disappointment.
Those who were on the winning side
in the election contest and also killed
quantity Of game were doubly pleased.
he added, while those whose ballots
amounted to nothing. but who had well
filed gamebags, were both happy and dis
pleased.
The disgruntled ones were the sports
men who got on the wrong bandwason
and who failed to score with their guns
Such persons hurried out through a sloe
door to avoid being questioned.
Scores of Sportsmen who returned from
Virginia with their gamebags filled with
quail and rabbits willingly told OF the
splendid shots they had made and re-
lated stories of the large quantities Oh
game they saw.
IT got fifty-one." shouted an enthusiast
who had rabbits dangling from MS
shoulders, the weight Of them being al
most too much for him. Il had to stop
shooting because my supply OF ammuni-
ton gave out, but I'm going to repienish
my supply and return. l believe In en-
joying the sport while there are rabbits
and birds to be killed"
The season for shooting upland game
in Maryland opened yesterday, and, 1t is
reported, scores of Washington Sports
men were on hand to greet the blrds ana
rabbits in most of the counties OF the
state Nonresident licenses to hunt
game cost from $3.50 to $2o.5o. and 1t is
unlawful for non-residents to take game
from certain counties unless they hold
license.
Hard luck on visitors" said a host
to party of sportsmen In Prince
Georges county. where the license Zee
is s2O5O "but fine for residents of the
county. Since the law was passed we
have not been annoyed by friends re-
questing US to send bunch OIL plroS
or a few rabbits"
Many of the sportsmen left the city
Monday afternoon, taking their guns
and dogs along. while others went on
early trains Tuesday morning. Down
river steamers carried those who went
to voting places along the river, while
many patronized the motor bus line to
Leonardtown, La Plata and interme-
diate points. but those who went to
Maryland naQ TO TeEldlu uIlil CIiuay
to indulge in the sport.
All the SportSinen who returned
shortly after election day reported an
abundance of game, those who went to
points along the river telling OF the
numbers of ducks that We're seen
Some of them brought wild ducks back
with them.
While the great majority of sports
men are getting enjoyment following
baiy fields
birds and rabbits, there are others who
have not abandoned fishing, and one
of the latter class is John W. Hurley.
Shooting used to appeal to me-" he
said, until I came near shooting on
part of my foot, and then l decided
that fishing was the more harmless of
the two sports"
Hurley was at Knoxville for the
promised to go with him got cold
feet" he said. and when he returned
home with string Of nineteen game
sters he had more than fifty applicants
for them.
Did you catch 'em?' inquired one of
the disappointed ones.
"Of course not" answered the sue
cessful sportsman. "They flew into the
boat Don't you see their wings?"
Gnats had not disappeared from the
river. said the angler, and the fish did
not appear to be as hungry as they
should al this season. They bit a little
sluggish. he said, but he had all the
sport he wanted for one day
The largest fish, three-pounder,
was caught near Hamiltons rock. said
the sportsman. and was landed shortly
after one of the natives caught a fish
that weighed five pounds. He caught
one two-pounder and the others
weighed about a pound apiece.
Six Washington. sportsmen paired off
in three boats on recent trip to Aqua
creek. Some were old hands at the
sport, some were novices and others
had participated in only a few other
similar trips. Charles Jacobson and
A. F. Jorss occupied one boat. Drs.
F. O. Roman and S. Wren Howard We're
in another and F. H Geyer and w. II.
Frey were together.
I'VE encountered another bad day,
said one of the sportsmen. we were
there on two other occasions. each time
encountering blustery weather and hav-
ing only fair sport
"And on each OCCASION" he added,
I'VE learned of immense catches having
been made the day before we reached
there"
Twenty-six bass and pike were land
ed by the six anglers Jorss. the nov
ice, created little excitement when
he caught a big pike and shouted to
his companion to take it off his hook.
A ten-dollar reel, the first prize
offered by a local store for the largest
smaIl-mouth bass caught this season,
was won by al Reinburg with a game
ster that weighed five pounds and six
ounces The fish was caught IN the
Potomac at Catoctin, where the sports
man spent his holiday with other mem
bers of Sharp Shinn Fishing and Gun
ming Club.
n L. Pulliam carried off the prize
for the largest large-mouth bass with
a fish that weighed trife more than
six pounds. The fish was caught off
the seawall of Potomac Park, where
the angler made many big catches
this season.
Joe Fletcher carried off the prize for
the largest rockfish, the prize tish
weighing more than seventeen ard one
half hounds He landed the fish IN the
deep water this side OF Chain bridge.
Henry Weidner enjoyed a two-day
outing at Aauia creek. Instead OF go
ing to the trouble of taking bait to
the resort, he carried artificial bait anu
succeeded in inducing the fish to take
TT was Tease of fly looking good
to the fish," remarked a sportsman
VINO saw the successful angler echae
ashore with his catch.
first day, but there was such a hlgh
wind the second day that he was fully
satisfied with catch of eight.
T.. F. Buckingham and David Poole
have arranged to spend the week end
on Oxon run. They have participated
in several outings on the run this fali
and made splendid catches.
"Four one-day trips netted us los