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RECREATION. 







DUCKING ON THE NINNESCAH. 



Wichita, Kan. 

 Editor Recreation. 



On the morning of March 12, Mr. Fred. 

 Baldwin, Wichita's expert photogiapher, and an 

 ardent lover of the rod and gun, and your hum- 

 ble servant boarded a train for the shooting 

 grounds of the Wichita Rod and Gun Club, 

 located on the upper Ninnescah river, in Pratt 

 county, 75 miles northwest of Wichita. As the 

 train sped on, dark and lowering clouds gathered 



in the west, and occasional spots of rain dashed 

 against the windows ; auguring good weather 

 for ducks, but not so pleasant for the hunters. 

 The road runs parallel with the river for miles 

 and, at times, as we come close to it, a bunch of 

 ducks would get up and pull for other quarters. 

 When our train finally slowed up, and the oblig- 

 ing conductor assisted us off with our traps, we 

 found ourselves within 10 minutes' walk of the 

 club house. After partaking of a hastily impro- 

 vised lunch, we gathered up the decoys, guns, 

 etc., loaded them into the boat and pulled for 



