The Bourbon news., 1921-10-21
FISH FRY AT
XALAPA FARM
Bourbon County Fish Club And
Their Guests Spend An
Enjoyable Day
BIG FRY AND LITTLE FRY

The Bourbon County Fish and
Game Club was host Tuesday at
barbecue given to about two hun
dred and fifty invited guests in
woodland on the Xalapa Farm of E.
F. Simms, near Paris. The gather
ing was a representative one, COM
priSing ministers, bankers, lawyers
and business men, and there were
delegations from Lexington, Win
chester, Shelbyville, Cynthiana, and
a number of other Central Ken
lucky towns. The object of the
gathering together of these leading
citizens of the Bluegrass was to en-
deavor to impress upon them the
splendid work which is being done
in Bourbon county by the Fish and
Game Club in their efforts to enforce
the recent laws along these lines
passed by the State Legislature, and
to further impress upon them the
great good the county is deriving
from it.
During the early hours of the
morning the weather was threaten
ing, but about noon the sun broke
through the rapidly disappearing
the vari-colored hues of the foliage
of the forest trees, which are never
so beautiful as in the early fall.
The location was an ideal one. The
splendid turnpike from Paris led to
the gates of the farm, through
which asphalt driveways lined with
overhanging trees, brought the visit
ors to the large woodland, with it's
deep carpet of bluegrass and sturdy
oak and maple trees clad in their
early autumn dress. Long before
the first guest arrived preparations
for the feast to be served were we'll
under way. Deep trenches had been
dug, and over these were placed the
mutton to be barbecued. Over other
trenches large caldrons sent forth
the appetizing aroma of burgOO.
Still other trenches held mammoth
pans in which were being fried to
a crisp brown hundreds of bass,
newlights, Dream and other species
of fish. At 1 o'clock, after the appe-
titles of the guests had been whetted
by the smell of the cooking, the call
for dinner was announced, and fol-
lowing the giving of thanks by Rev.
q
Presbyterian church, the guests
formed in double file, and proceeded
to the large table, where the follow
ing menu awaited them:
Burgooo, barbecued lamb, fried
fish, old county ham, fried chick
en-, hard boiled eggs, beaten biscuit,
sandwiches, pickles, cakes, dough
nuts, coffee and cigars.
After the inner man had been full
ly satisfied addresses were made by
Judge James G. Denny, of Lexing-
ton, ]. Quincy Ward, of Cynthi-
ana, Sam Clay, of Paris, and
Mr.. Noonan, of Winchester. Judge
Denny said that in his opinion there
was no place in the South where the
spirit of comradeship and true
craftsmanship were more fully de-
velOped than in Bourbon county. He
paid tribute to E. F. Simms, owner
of Xalapa Farm, whom he said was
one of Americas foremost sports
men, and also to the memory of the
late Thomas Henry Clay, Jr, whom
he termed the prince of all
sports. Judge Denny praised
the efficient service given the
people of the State by
given the people of the State by j.
Quincy Ward, former head of the
State Fish and Game Commission.
Bourbon county, he said, is leading
in the great work mapped out by
the Fish and Game Commission in
endeavoring to conserve the fish and
game of the State: He pledged the
hearty cooperation of Fayette
county.
Mr.. Ward said ne considered
Bourbon county to be one of, if not
the best county in the State. He
blushed for shame, he said, to have
it said that there had been thirty
eight conviction in the county re-
Gently for violations of the fish and
game laws. Game and fish in Ken
lucky, he said, in the matter of food
alone, amounted to sum of at least
$3,OOO,OOO annually. He advocated
an increased hunting license, to be a
joint fishing and hunting one, with
children and women free. He con-
cluded by urging the farmers and to-
baccO growers to do all in their
power to advance the final success
OF the proposed Cooperative Bur
ley Tobacco Marketing Association
which meant so much to the farmers
and business men. Mr.. Noonan and
Sam Clay followed with interesting
speeches. Among the visitors pres
ent were the following:
From Clark county, John D. Foote
T. III: Hampton, r. A. j. Huls, N
E. Ellis, c. d. Huls, Gus G.. Hunt
Joseph Martin, Michael Toohey
John Conway, H. H. Duvall, Ken
ney Orr Keller, j. H. Lewis, Har
vey Duvall, David Davis, Linvills
jackson, j. P. Toohey, John Garner
Nelson STROBE, d. c. Dunnican. VIM
Garner, P. B. Wines, A. P. Evans
j. H. Lewis, L. B. Rye, J. O. Evans
Chas. P. Bedford, H. S. Sewell
Asa Dooley; from Lexington, o. P
| Clay, c. S. Darnaby, James G. Den
ny, S. T. Harbeson, ST., s. T. Har
beson, Jr.; from Shelbyville. Johl
M. Casey, c. w. Ballard, Pat Brown
Dave Casey. Allen Bond, e. w. Bull
lock, Game Warden H. o. Moxiey
J. w. Martin, Richmond; ]. Quinc
Ward, cynthiana; r. p. Clay. Louia
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