The sun., 1918-11-12
Surrender Day Takes Hunters Aneid.

LAKE HoPATcoNG. n. j.. Nov. 1l.--No
opening day OF the hunting season ever
had so many gunner; abroad for n, rabbit ;n,on
duced pheasant as o-day.
The reason was obvious. The continuous
blowing OF whistles from O'Clock on awoke
every one within sounding distance. Thou
sands who expected to go to work as
usual realized early that II would be use
be celebrated by giving up work and in
dulging in Joy jag and quickly decided
upon going aheld.
These. added to the numbers who al
ready had made their plans, meant that
almost every acre OF New Jerseys game
territory had a hunter upon Il at some
time OF the day.
High Prices Bring Out Trappers.
ELIZABETHTowN. n. Y. Nov. Ii
The opening OF the season for furbearers,
sable cor marten), mink. muskrat and
skunk. despite the number OF trappers
tion because OF the high prices paid for
pelts.
last Deer Day Friday.
Friday IL the close of the deer season
up State. also for woodcock and squirrel.
Turkey Season Opens In Psnna. Friday.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov. 1.-THE
wild turkey season opens in Pennsylvania
themselves familiar with the turkey open
seasons, for the Game Commissioners have
closed number OF co"nues
Staten Island Rabbit Opening Friday.
The Staten Island rabbit season opens
next Friday.
Now Hampshire Special Deer Season.
In the town OF Moultonborough and the
counties Of BelknRp Merrimac and Stat
ford in New Hampshire the deer season
OPENS next Friday.
whiting. Hake and Ling at Long Branch.
LONG BRANCH, y. j.. Nov lin the
waters surrounding the Long Branch pier
whiting, bake and ling are being taken by
anglers -Four average catches follow Ira
haEe. IS ling: Fred Hasensm' newark. 10
whiting, 80 ling; Thomas Gates, Harrison.
80 whiting. so ling. and Fred Yeager.
Harrison. So whiting, 81 ling.
Anglers Club Close Satisfactory Season
The Anglers Club OF New York has Just
sn"f srsa hn"SS~S se.1'os IL sh ~. p IeT4
| raments held. Keen interest continues in
the deyeionmen, 81 Light tackle events
ther events with the three ounce rod. the
teatherweight % the tournament.
w s,so sor SS HHe
president, prize for T.. second best average
club The club prize for the best average
| Friedman.
Three new worlds records were e.tab-
platform OF tho club in the big lake.
Ce-'-~i p"-b. nam"v'
One-Quarter " lnCe distance halt-A. j.
Marsh 4 the ~ wRrk Bait and Fly Cast
ing Club averaged is4 SIS feet In ave
casts ut the ooen tournament held IN
ge-. .-N-- "'s'
Distance Fly. Four Ounce Rod--At the
onen spring tourn"ment IN May T. s.
schwinn cast p6 feet with nm average
OF 90 as feet TOR fve casts, and on the
| same day Hann.rs also cast DC feet. av-
| eraging ~ feet for Ave casts. The hon
ors stand divided for the championship
Distance Fly. Three Ounce Rod - Al
, one OF the summer members contests
Hammers estR blished a new worlds record
for both distance and average OF nve
casts beating his own record OF 90 feet
'onsos' cas' ~ 2-s feet sveraVe to %
feet 1onEest cast. 90 as feet average. At
the tournament held on September 2lst
'TI7r Ice -qualled the distance rec
ord. ss feet.
hoy and Mans Experience with Robins.
Scientists inform US that robins live to
be 80 years old.
Harry s. Moy OF Jamaica Plain, Mass,
vice president OF the New England Asso-
citation of Railroad Veterans. tells me that
a female robin has nested In the trees near
his house for tho last twenty-five years and
BY folding the robin she Ia so tame he can
get VI enough to her to stroke her head.