Bow - Shooting. 



867 



A SUCCESSFUL SHOT. 



curved into cover. This is the 

 longest successful bow-shot we 

 have recorded. It must be 

 noted, however, that I did not 

 shoot at any particular bird, 

 but at the flock, and of course 

 " much good luck " was a strong 

 element in influencing the 

 result.* 



On approaching my turkey, 

 I found it pierced through the 

 spine and lungs, quite dead. I 

 spent an hour or two after this 

 beating about the island, but 

 saw no more of the flock. 

 Three deer got up before me, 

 and in following them I passed 

 around an arm of the lagoon. Before I was aware of it, I had betan- 

 gled myself in a jungle, from which it took me two hours more to 

 extricate myself, and it was two o'clock when I reached my canoe. 

 Feeling pretty hungry, I did not dally much in returning to the tent. 

 When I reached it, however, Caesar was not there, and no prepara- 

 tions for dinner were visible. I lay down to smoke and rest. In a few 

 minutes Will came in, tired too ; but Caesar could not be heard from, 

 though we called him in no gentle way. Finally, we had to make a 

 fire and prepare the dinner ourselves. We roasted the turkey, 

 which, being only about half-grown, cooked easily, and Will made 

 some excellent coffee. We had sailor's biscuit, some pickles, onions, 

 canned fruit, and then the wine ; but when we came to look for the 

 last-named article, not a bottle could be found ! () Caesar, what 

 unfeeling treachery ! We understood the matter now, and a little 

 search discovered him lying under a palmetto-tree sleeping the 

 sleep of the very drunk. By his side were all the bottles, two of 



• While on the subject of long shots, I must give to Captain II 1 1 Talbott, of <>ur 

 Crawfordsville (Indiana) Archery Club, the credit of one of the fairest and finest, which 

 was made in the presence of several witnesses. He hit a golden-winged woodpe. Iter, 

 a bird not quite so large as a dove, at a measured distance of KventJ nine yards. 

 This, of course, is a better record than minea!>ov« given. 



