VOL. XII, No. 2.
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
AFIELD WITH DOG AND GUN
Excellent Early Season Bags Rale
With the Quail Hunters.
Niinieroun Wild Turkey .Add Zeat to
Sport and an Occasional Wood
cock ft I veil Variety.
HE opening week of De
cember has provided ex
cellent sport for the
quail hunters, and while
an abundance of food is
making the birds rather
hard to And, owing to the fact that it is
not necessary for them to range widely,
excellent bags are the rule. Added in
terest is being given by the presence of
several flocks of wild turkeys and the
bagging of an occasional woodcock, with
a rabbit or wild dove, now and then, for
those who care to shoot them.
John C. Spring of Boston, carries ofl'
honors for the best average, sixty quail
in six trips ; the best single day's kill
falling to J. D. Foot of Rye, and Leonard
Tufts, who secured twenty-six in a day's
hunt. Mr. Spring, who is here for the
winter, will spend much time in the
field, and Mr. Foot is rounding out his
annual visit, more interested in the
breaking of his dog than in shooting.
I. 1). II. Ralph of Philadelphia, returns
for his usual visit and finds his aim as
true as ever ; Mrs. Ralph often his com
panion in the field.
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Simpson and
Master Simpson of Overbrook, have
gone after their usual visit, planning to
return again, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
C. Beatty of New York, were among the
early comers.
John Stambough and T. D. Wilkerson
of Youngstown, O., and F. R. Hunting
ton of Columbus, and D. B. Kane and
Charles W. AVilhelm of Philadelphia, C.
A. Lockwood, II. R. Mallinson and J.
Hartford Chichester of New York, are
now enjoying the sport.
William Bryce, Jr., of New York, who
is here for the winter, is much in the
field and a number are booked for the
week to come, including George F. Blake
and Fordyce Blake of Worcester, Wade
L. Cunningham and party of New York,
and Benjamin T. Thaw of Pittsburg.
PINEIIURST DOGS LEAD.
Everywhere Pinehurst dogs are now
leading, a letter from Dr. Wallace Vail
of Greenwich, Conn., giving a diary tell
ing of the development of Pinehurst
Jess, a puppy by Old Pont and Rosemont
Spec, being of special interest :
October 26 First day out. Full of
hunt but she did nothing of consequence.
October 29 Trailed a partridge, but
only made part of a point. Chased very
bad. Bird was killed next fly and she
pointed it dead. Two woodcock were
also killed, but Jess did not pay any at
tention to them until they were dead.
October 31 This was her starting
point. I killed 9 woodcock in two hours
ar d 6 of them were over her individual
points. After the first bird she was very
staunch on point but broke shot.
November 2 Killed 3 woodcock and
2 partridges, Jess pointing 1 woodcock
and 1 partridge.
November 7 Killed 8 woodcock, Jess
finding and pointing 4 of them.
November 9 Killed 3 woodcock and
2 partridges, Jess pointing 2 woodcock.
November 28 Killed 4 woodcock,
Jess pointing 1 of them.
N. B. In addition Jess has found and
pointed quite a number of partridges
that I have not killed.
GOLD OX CiOLF COURSE.
Ing-eniou Lad Rapid '7 Accumulating
Small ClirlittmaM Fortune.
' "Talking about gold mines in the vi
cinity," says an observant gol f er, "there's
one right on the golf course the pond
on the tenth hole ind an ingenious lad
is working it for all its worth.
"Seventy-five cents for oil cloth was the
first investment, and this placed over a
dry goods box made a very satisfactory
..Sk -;' ; ''" f' "
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CALIFORNIA BELL BOY OF THE PINEHURST KENNELS.
November 13 Hunted about an hour
and killed 2 woodcock. This day she
learned to back at sight and will do so
now as far as she can see a dog.
November 14 Killed 11 woodcock and
4 partridges, Jess pointing 4 woodcock
and 2 partridges in company with 3 dogs.
She also pointed a partridge that was out
of gunshot when it flushed.
November 16 Killed 8 woodcock and
2 partridges, Jess pointing 3 woodcock
(not feeling well and being sick until
November 22).
November 24 Killed 8 woodcock,
only taking a short hunt. Jess found
and pointed 3 and never failed to back
Trixie in all her points. (Not feeling
quite right yet.)
November 27 Only a short hunt, Jess
feeling better and showing her former
speed and spirit. Killed 4 woodcock,
Jess finding and pointing 3 of them.
boat in which to pole about the pond;
the net receipts of the first day's search
being a dollar and a quarter.
"The craft is a bit hard to handle, for
it lists dangerously to port and star
board, with a tendency to dip at the prow
and sink at the stern, but the clever
skipper has solved the difficulties of nav
igation and is rapidly accumulating a
small fortune for use on Christmas presents."
Hox .Party at Pineriew School.
A general invitation is extended to
Village guests to attend a box party and
ice cream supper to be given at the Pine
view School on Friday evening of the
coming week at seven o'clock. Music
will be furnished by Miss Alexina Hardy
of Raleigh. The school is some three
miles north of the Village and reached
over the "McKenzie's Mills" road.
R. M. HAMILTON WINNER
Defeats C. T. Dunham in Final Round of
Autumn Golf Tourney.
Perfect Weather, iiood field and
Close Play All Contribute to
Succvia of Event.
ERFECT weather, a good
field and close play all
contributed to the success
of the annual Autumn
golf tournament, R. M.
Hamilton of the Wykagyl
Golf Club, Pelhain, N. Y., carrying oft
the honors in both medal and match
plav.
In qualification Mr. Hamilton led the
field with a card of eighty-six, five
strokes better than L. II. Roberts of the
Salem, Mass., Golf Club, who was second
in ninety-one, with C. T. Dunham of
Brae Burn, third in ninety-five.
In the final match round for the Presi
dent's cup, Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Dun
ham fought to a finish, the winner rally
ing, three down at the turn and taking
six holes in order con ing home, winning
on the sixteenth green, by three up and
two to play.
In the consolation finals C. P. Fay of
Chicopee Falls, defeated John R. Goodall
of St. Louis, by five and four, Mr. Goodall
winning the first round in this class on
the nineteenth hole from Thomas J.
Check of New York. Another extra hole
match was in the first round for the
President's cup, in which II. W. Orms
bee of the Alpine Club, Fitchburg, de
feated C. B. Hudson of the Rochester
(L. 1.) Country Club, on the twentieth
green.
THE SUMMARY.
The story of the tournament is briefly
told in the following summary :
QUALIFICATION.
R. M. Hamilton, Wykagyl, N. Y., 44 42 86
L. II. Roberts, Salem, Maes., 46 45 91
C. T. Dunham, Brae Burn, Mass., 48 47 95
L. C. Cummings, Hyannisport, Mass., 51 47 98
C. B. Hudson,RochesterCountry,L.I., 48 60 98
Charles Blackburn, Beverly Country, 49 49 98
C. P. Fay, Springfield, Mass., 51 48 99
H. W. Ormsbee, Alpine, Mass., 48 51 99
Thos. J. Check, New York, 54 48 102
L. C. Hopkins, Crescent Athletlc.N.Y., 52 50 102
John R. Goodall, St. Louis Field, Mo., 52 55 107
O. B. Wickham, Euclid, O., 54 54 108
E. R. Pooley, Philadelphia, 52 57 109
No Cards P. L. Lightbourn, Bermuda, 1I.B.
Bates, St. Andrews, Dr. G. J. McKee, Oakmont.
MATCH PLAY.
First Round Roberts beat Fay, 2 up; Dun
ham beat E. R. Pooley, 6 and 4; Lightbourn beat
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