The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
KEEP TO THE OPEN
SAYS GEN. WINGATE
Famous Sportsman, 70 Years
Young, Sings Of Great Out
of Doors.
HIS HUNTING EXPLOIT
Killed Three Elk With Five
Shots, but Wishes He Had
Let Ono Go.
HIS HUNTING EXPLOIT
by GEORGE II. UNDERWOOD.


AS the youthful athletes came tearing
down at the tape in the annual high
schools track and field championships
OF the Public Schools Athletic League
in the Twenty-third Regiment Armory,
Brooklyn. last night one could have
| noticed an elderly man close to the finish
line who betrayed as much interest In
each event as II a boy of his own was
racing for the honors.
! AS a matter OF fact they were all
his boys" for the white haired senior
was Gen. George w WinGate founder
and president of the Public Schools
! Athletic League.
| The silver of hair and beard are
belied by breeziness of manner and
springiness of step. Gen. Wingate will
be 70 years OF age on the day prohibition
goes into effect next July, but he has
the carriage OF man half his years
and his heart is young as a boys
What is the miracle that makes Gen.
Wingate young" at 10? OF what
Fountain OF Youth has he been drink
Ing? What are the means 10 follow to
reach and enjoy so ripe and full an age?
Gen. Wingate hasn't had a sick day
since he was years OF age. How does
he keep so healthy and hardy To
which the General answers
DfvulglnG the secret.
Don't worry; take things as they
come. Be temperate and regular in all
| things. II one is getting along into
years make II a point to associate with
and enjoy the companionship Of the
young; you will imbibe much of their
freshness OF spirit Exercise daily. no
matter n Il only 10 ten minutes night
and morning. Last but not least get out
into the open"
Get out into the open" relterates the
General. FOR II you 10 YOU will be kill
Ing many birds with one stone. An
outdoor man soon learns the evil of
worrying. In fact, the spirit OF the
outdoors banishes worry. Outdoor life
invariably carries with e. a certain
amount OF exercise Outdoor lie
brings us close to Mother Nature and
she teaches the lesson Of regularity.
Temperance and freedom from excess.
IOutdoor life encourages one TO play and
play does much to keep us Young"
And So concludes Ten. NinEatc.
"the best advice l can give any one who
desires 10 live long and happily is Get
out into the OPEN II you get out Of
doors enough the other things I laid
stress on-freedom from worry. temper
ance. regularity, cNercisc-Vill take care
OF themselves"
! Gen. Wingate essentially IS an out
door man. He has sought and kept "a
the open since he WAS knee h Sh to 4
srasshorper, AZ soon a. his little hands
could grasp gunstock his father put
rifle in his hands and taught him 10
shoot. He scarcely was bigger than the
first fish he caught, lie was a wee hi
or lad when the Red Gods first called
and they have been calling ever since
Gen. Wingate has hunted and fshed
over half this continent. lie has hunted
everything from ducks on Long Islam
10 grizzly bears In the Rockies fshod
! tor everything from brook trout tc
shark He knows III" Nova Scotia sal
mon Just as we'll as he does the FTor!d,
tarpon.
, Though have hunted and fshed ~
all kinds or game FOR close 10 seventy
, years never killed anything wan
tonly." remarks the General ~ neve
shot anything ! did not use the meat OF
, moment IN a hunting episode in tn,
| Rockies, once kI44Fl T0TtP elk "lltIl