Evening star., 1917-09-29

"Fishermen's frolic" at Chesapeake
Beach tomorrow promises to bring to-
gether probably tho largest number OF
piscatorial sportsmen who have met on
| such an outing in the vicinity Of this
city in many years.
| There ought to be at least two or
three hundred Waltonites in the party,
! said Pink" Bowie, who Is directing the
vorable the sportsmen should capture
some large specimens of fish.
| Eastern shore boatmen will be on
hand with their craft to take the an
glers to their favorite fishing grounds.
which should be reached by II o'clock,
and then the prize contest will be on.
| Trout. perch and spots have been
| caught in the waters of the Chesapeake
| during the past few weeks and there is
said to be every reason to believe they
| are still there.
And tailors ought to provide some
| exciting sport" said Bowie. Some of
the gamesters have been caught there
| the past few days
| One month more and upland cunning
| will claim the attention OF many Of the
| sportsmen who still are enjoying rod
| states providing for the opening of the
season November /. Reedbirds and or
tolan are getting scarce on nearby
marshes. but blackbirds are still fairly
| plentiful.
| 'As the weather gets cooler" COM
mented William 7. Bailey. the black
| birds get fatter.
| And the fatter they get" he added.
| the better the potpte."
| Local gunners who anticipate trying
| their luck in nearby states early in the
| season soon will be giving some thought
! to the question of procuring licenses.
| licenses. officers in the two states say,
and those who put off the getting until
| the last minute may be delayed when
they make application for permission
! to shoot.
| Reports telling of the abundance of
| quail and rabbits in the two states con-
tinue to reach the ears of Washington
sportsmen. and nothing but well filed
| gamebags are expected on the home
ward trips.
! Many sportsmen encountered high
winds and rough water on the week
end outings, and were unable to do
much fishing. Some Of them fshed be-
tween winds and waves, however, and
succeeded in landing nsh. One Of the
enthusiasts who would not permit
weather conditions to interfere with
their outing was Mr.. Aimaro Sato, Jap
anese ambassador.
Ambassador Sato was at Rock Point,
where he did his fishing in the Wi
comico. the rough water in the Po-
tomac suggesting it would not be worth
while to go there.
And as usually is the case" COM
mented disappointed angler. "the am
bassador came in with a string of fish -
Members Of his party landed a num-
Der of large trout. and he had a large
rockfish to add to his string
John B. Pepton, member of the Jack
son Landing Club, Patuxent river, near
Mount Calvert, was on the Patuxent
marshes the 21st of this month, and
killed six dozen reedbirds. He also
found a number of ortolan that were
too poor to shoot.
THE birds appeared on the marsh
this season later than usual he said
"and very few Of them are left. One
|cool night was enough to send many
of them on their way SOUTH
1t was not until about September 21
that ortolan appeared on the marshes
he said, and they were as poor as
ever, they should be in good condition
John W. Hurley says he has discover
ed what keeps the water in the upper
river in such bad condition SO much
;! of the time He knew the rain was
not always responsible for it, he said
Tor the water was reported muddy
long after there had been rain in that
section. He said he learned that the
work done In and about the pulp mills
Is what interferes with the water.
Il He was on the river in the vicinity
OF Harpers Ferry on a week end out
ing and tried the game alone. When
fellow has no companion on such
an outing. said the sportsman, he can
go where he pleases. fish the holes
he thinks are best, and if he gets left
he can blame only himself
Il don't mind getting the blame for
what I don't CATCH" he said, "but I
don't care to shoulder the blame for
others"
The veteran sportsman landed fifteen
small-mouth bass, he reported, and
! there was not a prize-winner among
! them.
H. II. Mckee. president of the Ma
! tional Capital Bank. and John c. Yost
president of the East Washington Saw
ings Bank, both piscatorial sport smen
vention of bankers. With them is Clar-
| ence Donohoe, also an enthusiastic
; sportsman.
They will remain after the conven-
tion closes" remarked a friend. land
} you may rest assured they will do some
deep-sea fishing.
I'm disappointed at not having re-
I ceived some fish from the seaside re-
sort before now" he added.
BENJAMIN W. Chiswell and Mrs CHS.
we'll were fortunate enough to visi,
Rock Point a day when there was nc
high wind to interfere with their out
ing. They spent the day on the river
and landed an attractive string Of sew.
eral dozen trout and more white perch
/ than they wanted.
Members OF another party at Rock
Point who made a good catch were
: p. D. Heller. ]. Keller, Thomas l. Hume
.. and Charles Hume. while those in 9
third party were E. H. Bond and wife
} and L. O. Bond and wife.
Il Walter Hurley has returned from q
trip to Newport, r. l.. where he was 9
tguest of n. NJ. Berry. his brother-in-