South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25
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hear the music OF the miniature
ground swells breaking upon the
gravel beach, at times accumulated
by a fortissimo swish upon the wa
ter's surface. as a vOraciOus bass
makes life a burden for a hapleSs
miInow.
You hear the clicking Of your reel,
chanting a lullaby as the line IL
made taut and conveys 20 you direct
information accompanied by fish
ermans thrill" which is only ex-
.perienced when a big one" has
been hooked. In semi-slumber land
YOU are following trails. marked by
borders OF lace like ferns and con-
Meeting all lakes. Trails dating back
of our pioneer days, when the noble
I'D man followed those footpaths
which they had mentally blazed
with unerring certainty. making
possible his eventual homecoming.
From an adjacent tree you are in
terTiewed by an inquisitive boot owl,
who shouts out a line OF inquiry
''Who-who-who are you?'' Before
YOU can reply, the "King Nut" OF the
bird world the loCn-lets out that
blood curdling scream, which at all
times injects terror into the system
of the uninitiated novice in woods
lore. This awakens you. you are
back to earth. Get out your tackle
box. oil up your reel. Test ont
your lines. Decoration day opens
the fishing season.
QUESTION-Have seen several
articles about hunting ducks with
an airplane. do you think they will
have much success? Would il be
difficult to shoot from moving
plane?
Evansville. Ind. +. ]. McHenry.
ANSWER-Have also read of a
number of hunts made from an
aeroplane. Question whether they
have met with a great deal of sue
cess in bagging the game. II would
he an easy matter to locate the
haunts of game, as a territory could
be explored. As regards skill in
shooting from a moving plane. If
you have ever attempted TO shoot
prairie dogs from the baggage car
door of a moving train, your query
is answered. 1t would appeal to me
as being a very difficult proposition
TO gauge all around distance or vel
ocity from a moving plane and l
feel assured in saying that a duck
or goose pursued by an aeroplane.
with percentages in favor of their
| losing the race, their flight would
| become a shade erratic and accur-
/ acy be declared a lost art. What a
/ radical change in the matter of
transportation, no more humping
| over corduroy roads, bursh trails or
| blazing for the home coming. A
/ two weeks vacation, will not be en-
! tirely &C umed in travel, hours in
acceptance to inaccessible places
means days by hand, team or dogs
with innumerab BILE guides. Hunting
| will be revOlutioniZed but there will
be little shooting from planes, ex-
cept as a novelty.
!
QUESTION-What is the chance
for a race between the Amateur
| Kings" Frank Troeh of Vancouver,
/ Wash, and Mark Arie. Thomasville.
III? In case Of a match, who would
/ be your choice TO win?
1 Atchison, Kan. F. Y. T.
NSWER-The match will no
doubt be made. which will carry a
very considerable stake. While I
might make a rough guess. the men
are so evenly matched, there would
be hut little percentage in the draw.
Both men are high class shots of
ability. Hope the race will be pull
ed