The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
Moheran Lake Yields So Pound Bass.

pounds, were caught on Tuesday last in
Lake Mohegan by DR.. Fox Of Lake Maho:
Pac. This L. one Of the largest catches Of
The bass were photographed in front Of
MyoheEan Inn as they were put on Or.
at MoheEsn and always nshes with frogs. |
THEoDoSIUS VAN WICK.
Mohegan Lake. N. Y. July 81.
Big Dcinss at Asbury Over Week End. |
There promises to be big doings at As
night the annual meeting and election Of
officers will be held. Col. ]. w. Aymar |
has been selected to head the organisation
contest in the board OF governors The
clubs annual casting tournament will be
held at the athletic field at North Asbury
tomorrow and the annual clambake will
Joseph q. Young of Newark. who is
committee. has arranged a very attractive
programme OF events for Saturday, and q
record breaking entry list of the best cast |
John Shaw of the Island Casting Club,
holder of the worlds record Of 4B2 feet s
i Rsin has ,,, sent in his entry: Howard
bury Parks also have entered, ana a bat
tie royal among the top notchers, with the
great possibility Of a new worlds record,
In addition to the standard laws, accu-
racy and distance events, some of which
OF automatic classification, there will also
be special events for seniors over IS years
OF age. one for ladies and another for boys
under is years OF age. Some OF the old
timers have been practising nightly. get
ting In shape for the seniors number, and
lips and Bob Corson will have strong com
petition before any OF them will be able
to carry on the handsome sna kewood cane
donated as first prize by Fred Bishop.
Chairman Young is anxious to have a
pig turnout In the boys event. No entry
be who arg .h nnd sS5S Of n
during the summer will try for tho reel
and other prizes that are offered. Mr..
in surf casting, so that he can send
!ters that Frank Campion has developed
doing close to 400 feet.
New Hampshire Troutinx Ends To-day.
The brook trout season closes to-day in
New Hampshire.
The Kangaroo Fish.
In q. recent letter touching upon the
my old friend Sir Leicester Dob.
bier OF Worsted-on-Tweed speaks feel
insly Of the loss of his rare Kangaroo
bred in his own ponds. at was the one"
he adds in postscript. which you de,
Ths 10 S %atsns srG n M ms many many
Numbering memories of happy days at
Dobbler Hall, and I cannot refrain from
one of my interesting observations made
on the occasion of my last visit to Eng
land.
on tho very FIRST morning after my
arrival at Dobbler Hall Sir Leicester led
me out to his ponds which lay en- chair
tiny puriing cascades between to insure
adequate aeration of tine waters
They are located in a lovely dale Just
behind the links and we'll within the con
fines of birchen copse, where he has
secluded his diminutive finch grouse"-
another rare hybrid variety for which he
of these ponds that saw for the first and
only time the celebrated kangaroo fish,
The walking fish and the climbing nsh
arc not uncommon in tropical countries.
1t is well known that both make their
way across extensive areas of arid land
In search of new waters, and that the
last named climbs trees in quest OF bark
ice, which are esteemed by him as great
But the kangaroo or jumping fish is an
essStraordinary creature, cross,bred from
ward legs, are highly developed. spinous
a aad is no psdsd IN HIS M is SSs IN
a horizontal plane. like that of the whale
In sitting on a stone in position for
two ventral fms as upon tripod, his for
ward parts slightly elevated-say at an
angle of nearly 80 degrees. which is the
position best suited for the trajectory he
Intends to describe IN making his initial
leap.
IA LeapinS Abilities.
Before ieaping he initiates his body
perceptibly ana gives sharp. powerful
taking.or object, which is apt to BE a
large nat stone or piece of smooth. hard
ground or tuft OF moss His leap rarely
ION his toes as IT were-that is to say
on his two fms, bringing his 'tall down
| smarty for the succeeding thrust.
My friend induced a pair of these fsh
| to come out of a pond by beating softly
| with a latchkey upon a small pie tin
which had been muffled with woollen
%He said the sound was tho nearest
to the s Of sas pnssr Ssu1 WITH
him had been fed IN their native haunts
| In Madagascar.
Eject Of North Sen Fog.
| The nsh began to show US some OF their
stunts Immediately after leaving the
Ing that morning been led on small win
| ter gnats-also bred by Sir Leicester in
his hothousss-snd played leaptroE for
upon my friend put them back in the
| pond, assuring me that in England 1t was
we'll not to keep them too long exposed to
TO the damp arr exclaimed. why
paradoxical. but It is demonstrably true
that they are subject to rheumatism. and
have had several specimens absolutely
L
| coming suddenly down upon lawn party
as they were performing for my guests"
| In playing leapfrog the fish take turns
emily with all the zest Of urchins. Thi,
| practice confirms the belief long enter,
| tained. that all animals play and posses,
| sense or humor-at least a perez ption OF
the ludicrous. for these specimens SHOOK
| them received an awkward fall, and
caught one OF them roguishly cheatina
his companion when making back
| causing the other to falter In his jumr
and land heavily on his side. The Victim
Of this pleasantly was a good humoret
| FISH, however, and he quickly Topped ovei
upon his tripod and made a back in turn
for his fellow.
sir Leicester has bred many curiOu
specimens by crossing. and the lustre Of
his name Eliminates the title pages o
| many privately printed monographs is
sued by the Royal Society. l understand
he has in press and will soon issue hi
personal memoirs In limited edition
folio. the nrst seventeen copies numbered
and autographed. and that the work hai
already been oversubscribed.
New York. July 80. W. H o.
New %ork Steps Backward on Deer Law
| / have read the articles OF NJ H. Hoove
ION how his organization. the New Yorl
| State Conservation Association, because o
| Its progressive" ideas. had SO much weigh
| n repeating the buck law which saved
human life and kept our deer SUFFICIENT,
Gov. Smith will live to regre. tn. .c,Io,
that repealed the buck law and permitte.
the killing OF does.
glers and hunters. which has advocate,
| the most progressive OF all legislation, an
| which put the non sale of game into effec
practically throughout the. land. does no
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