P1NEHURST, MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
VOL. XI, No. 11. SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY EIGHTH, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS
RECORD SEASON FOR QUAIL
Sportsmen Find Toothsome Birds
Abundant and Record Bags Rnle.
Wild Turkey, Woodcock and Dove
Shooting- Add Zeat to Sport Interesting-
facts and FJg-urea.
IPORTSMEX have never
found the quail shooting
more satisfactory than
during the present sea
son, the addition of ex
cellent turkey hunting,
with occasional woodcock and an abun
dance of doves, giving added zest to the
sport. Covies have never been more
numerous, the abundance of birds in the
immediate vicinity of the Village being
most marked, satisfactory bags being
the rule for all, with numerous "record"
kills ; a number of birds, by the way, in
excess of the demands of the average
hunter.
Prominent among those who have
been much in the field is Cyrus A. Taft
of Whitinsville, Mass., an annual visitor
here, whose love of shooting is mainly
to enjoy his dogs and Nature's beauties.
Mr. Taft never shoots except over a
point or when his dogs behave to his
satisfaction, and his percentage of kills
will average well above the fifty percent
mark; the usual sportsman being satis
lied if he gets "eight birds with a box of
shells", or about thirtj'-three per cent.
Mr. Taft is also interested in figures
and facts and in conversation with an
Outlook representative recently, made
some interesting statements concerning
his hunting trip this season. Fourteen
days in all were spent in the field, two
hundred and twenty-two cartridges fired,
one hundred and fourteen quail bagged,
and thirteen crippled; fifty-eight of
these birds rising from points by Mr.
Taft's Pinehurst dog "Dick" and forty
one by "Fan".
Mr. Taft kept no record of the covies
found daily, but thirteen was the best
record for a single day with seven and
eight covies for a daily average.
Another sportsman who has enjoyed
the sport annually for a number of years
past is I. D. II. Ralph of Philadelphia,
who is now at The Holly Inn for his an
nual sojourn. Mr. Ralph is much in the
field, shooting a three-barrel, twenty
gauge French gun and he seldom misses,
securing birds necessary in accordance
with his needs easily and devoting con
siderable attention to his fine dogs, of
which he has a number.
Just at present Mr. Ralph is more or
less of a lion among the sportsmen, ow
ing to a recent achievement in the field,
which, without doubt, stands .absolutely
alone in hunting annals. Finding both
dogs on a point, one backing the other,
Mr. Ralph advanced to the rise, a bird
flushing wild and coming directly
towards him, Mr. Balph making a quick
shot and killing,the bird falling squarely
into the mouth of the backing dog. The
animal was so surprised, although thor
oughly broken, that he bolted for the
scrub oak and was, with considerable dif
ficulty, recalled from a wild run which
was without apparent reason.
Fitch of'Waltham; F. H. Hussey of
Pittsburg; George F. Blake and F. F.
Blake, of Worcester ; John W. Fuller of
Columbus ; William Bryce, Jr., of New
York and F. Storer of Pidgefield,
Conn.; D. F. Dougherty of Westfield;
C. M. Brent of Brookline ; J. L. Gladwin
of Paris, France, and many others.
LUCKY TURKEY HUNTERS.
Among those who have been fortunate
to bag the wild turkey, generally ac
knowledged to be the. king of all game
birds, are W. C. Johnson of Hew York,
C. M. Brett of Brookline, Conover Fitch
of Waltham, F. B. Hussey of Pittsburg,
William Bryce, Jr., of New York and F.
- I W''tf : ;
"ANNIE OAKLEY," THE FAMOUS SHOT, IN PINEHURST QUAIL COVERS.
Prominent among others who have
been much in the field is J. D. Foot of
Bye, who has enjoyed excellent sport
over his two Pinehurst dogs and who
comes soon for his second visit, after his
annual custom. Mr. Foot is a dead shot
and a tireless hunter.
In the big list of those who have en
joyed from ten days' to two weeks'
shooting are Hon. Frederick K. Gaston,
Hobart J. Park, W. D. L. Cunning
ham, Francis Cunningham, W. C. John
son of New York ; E. R. Johnson, B. G.
Royal, A. W. Hayford, W. P. Simpson,
of Philadelphia ; A . Bryan Alley of Larch
mont ; J. D. Merriman and Henry Stifel
of Wheeling ; E. S. Rogers and Henry
Dreher of Cleveland; R. E. Townend,
Harry W. Cotton, Thomas T. Baxter,
JohnM. Kendricken, of Boston; Conover
E. Storer of Pittsburg.
DEMAND FOR PINEHURST DOGS LARGE.
The demand for dogs bred and trained
by the local Kennels continues in excess
of the supply, and new blood is contin
ually being added, notably the famous
sire "California Bell Boy" by Tony Boy
and Lena Bell. Bell Boy is the blood
brother to the great Champion Geneva,
Champion Clyde Charity and Tomboy,
and has won first in many important field
and bench events ; the sire of eight win
ners : Avalon, Keepsake, Dell, Reybell,
Valita, Klamath, Queen, Ohio Bell Boy
and Bessie Bell.
Two promising puppies have also been
purchased from the kennels of Bandmas
ter John Philip Sousa and the string of
dogs now in training is one which ranks
second to no Kennels in the country.
BECKER AND FREEMAN TIE
Tin Whistles' Medal Play Handicap
Develops Many Close Scores.
C. JL. Becker, It. 91. Hamilton and CJ.
A. Peck all Win on Narrow
Single fttroke Margins.
HE feature of the fourth
event of the Tin Whis
tles' tournament pro
gram, a medal play hand
icap with three gold
medals offered in as
many classes for the best net scores in
each, was a tie in A class between C. L.
Becker of Woodland, whose allowance
was five, and Edwin A. Freeman of
Dyker Meadow, whose handicap was
one, at eighty-one each.
In the play-off Mr. Becker won by the
margin of a single stroke and a fast net
card of seventy-six to seventy-seven for
his opponent, the home green deciding it.
The cards :
MR. BECKER.
Out-5 5 3 5 4 4 5 4 4-39
In 5 3555463 6 42 81 5 76
MR. FREEMAN.
Out 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 436
In -4 3446663 64278-1771
In B class R. M. Hamilton of Wykagyl
(12) led with eighty-three net; H. W.
Ormsbee of Alpine (12) finishing second
in eighty-four.
C class went to George A. Peck of Eg
remont (25) who defeated Frank L.
Dunne of Boston (15) who made eighty
six. the scores:
class A.
C. L. Becker,
E. A. Freeman,
J. E. Porter,
E. II. Silliman,
H . W. Priest,
N. S. Kurd,
L. E. WardweU,
44 42 6
40 42 S2
39 48 87
46 49 95
49 61 110
5 81
1 81
5 82
7 88
9 101
7 NO
7 NC
CLASS B.
R. M. Hamilton, 44 51- 95, 12 83,
II. W. Ormsbee, 47 49 96 12 84
J.E. Kellogg, 49 50 99 14 85
F. E. Belden, 47 52 99 14 85
W. S. North, 59 53 112 14 98
N. W. Dean, ' 13 NC
P. L. Llghtbourn, 14 NC
CLASS C.
George A. Peck, 56 54 110 25 85
F. L. Dunne, 52 49 101 15 8?
T. R. Moore, 46 58 104 15 89
Dr. G.S. Hill, .55 56 111 22 89
W. L. Murpby, 49 66 105 15 90
J. M. Robinson, 62 61 113 22 91
Charles E. Sayles, 45 NC