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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK
A SETTER DOG'S REVERIE
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apparently, didn't see it.
"The bird was about twenty feet ahead
of us in a pile of blackjack brush. Nona
got so excited at the man's kicking around
in the dry leaves and brush, that she
broke at shot and got a whipping for it.
I didn't blame her though, and if Morgan
hadn't been so near me I guess I should
have broken too.
"The way that man kept us hunting
for the birds he thought he had killed,
reminds me of the things men say when
they miss, and I am really surprised at
the variety :
My gun was safe.
I forgot my glasses.
The birds are too wild.
The cover is too thick.
These shells are too old.
The dogs are not steady.
There is no offset to this gun.
The bird flew behind a tree.
This gun is too much choked.
Number eight shot is too big.
The stock of this gun is too long.
I was afraid of hitting the dog.
I was holding right on that bird.
I slipped just as I was going to shoot.
The trigger pull on this gun is too heavy.
I never could shoot with a sweater on.
I can't get used to a hammerless gun.
Why don't they carry hard made shells at the
store.
Well, I got that bird ! Why, did you shoot too?
I didn't hear you.
I think that bird is dead, but I couldn't see
where he fell.
This gun is too straight; my other gun has an
eighth of an inch more drop.
I don't see why I didn't kill that bird. Didn't
you see the feathers fly? (It was the bark of a
tree that flew.)
"Yesterday I was out with a man who
was all right. He kept right up with
Morgan and when I got that point on the
covey down in the branch, Morgan said
he thought I was on a point and he went
right out and hunted for me and found
me, too, and walked right up to the birds
and flushed them and got one with each
barrel, and he didn't run up to where the
birds fell either !
"That's one thing I can't understand.
Men will say the dogs are no good if they
break at shot, yet half of them will break
at shot themselves, just as if they wanted
to retrieve the bird! Chasing after a
winged bird, or looking for a dead one, is
half the fun of hunting. Yet after we
have pointed, often standing many min
utes, when we are so nervous we can
hardly restrain ourselves, waiting to give
them a shot, and they do kill a bird, they
still expect us to stand while they rush
ahead of us to do what we have been
taught was our work, our reward !
lAs a general rule the man who does
this is the man that can't get his gun
together because he lays it in the sand,
who keeps Morgan side stepping and
thinking of his family, makes Shaw spec
ulate on the future and wears the dog all
out because he's so slow walking in on the
point. I imagine that seeing a bird that
he has shot at drop is so much of a nov
elty that he can't wait to have the dog
bring the bird back to satisfy himself
that it is really true. There's some con
solation, however, in feeling that Morgan
understands and in the fact that it don't
happen every day.
"Here we are at The Holly Inn ! Well
there's nothing doing until tomorrow
anyway, and a good supper's waiting at
the kennels."
Note Reverie by Ponto, setter dog,
comfortably esconsed in the crate of a
hunting wagon on the way to Pinehurst
after a day at Thagard's.
QUAIL PLEIfTY,
John Philip Souia Forsake his Hand
for the Hunting- Field.
Good bags continue to be the rule
among the quail hunters, and many are
enjoying the sport. Prominent among
those who have been in the field was
John Philip Sousa, the famous band
master and a shot of international repu
tation as well, who spent a portion of the
week here, devoting most of his time to
shooting, Mrs. Sousa accompanying him
on his trips.
Dr. Hemingway Merriman and William
Henry White of New York, carried off
the honors with a big kill, leaving for
home after a successful trip.
Cyrus A. Taft of Whitinsville, is back
for his annual sojourn, bringing with him
three fine dogs, Lacy, Dick, and Nell ;
all products of the Pinehurst Kennels.
Hobart J. Park and David T. Kennedy
of New York, spent a portion of the week
here.
A IBlaze of light and Color.
The Department Store is a blaze of
light and color in its Holiday attire, a
pleasant reminder of the significance of
the season. ' .
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T. E. JACOBS, , BOSTON.
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An enthusiastic golfer and frequent visitor here.
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Pinehurst fatms.
DAIRY DIVISION:
Selected herd of grade' cows supplying the entire Village
with milk, llegistered Berkshire hogs of the best strains in
; the country for sale.
A. M. SWINNERTON, Manager.
MARKET GARDEN:
Hot house cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, etc., etc. Choice
violets, carnations, roses. Flowers delivered at hotels and
cottages carefully packed ready for mailing.
, T. J. LYONS, Manager.
POULTRY DIVISION :
'" Choice fowls for breeding, and eggs for hatching.
i : T. J. TAYLOli, Jr., Manager.
The guests of the Village are cordially invited to visit any division of the farms.
Address all correspondence to the
1 H PINEHURST GENERAL OFFICE.
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- Frontage 900 feet. . - .. - Golf, Polo, Quail.
. Caleb Ticknor 6c Son,