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A DAY IN THE ADIRONDACK^. 



This picture shows the result of a success- 

 ful " Day in the Adirondacks." The lucky 

 hunters are Hon. George Van Horn, ex-M. 

 C, Cooperstown, N. Y., George Risendorph, 

 of the same place, and A. E. Talmadge, ex- 

 sheriff of Otsego County, and now pro- 

 prietor of the Hamilton House at Stamford, 

 N. Y. The weight of the largest deer— the 

 one in the center of the group — was 285 

 pounds. The game was killed at Big Indian 

 Clearing. 



THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR. 



Editor Recreation: 



Los Angeles, Cal. 



Four of the prominent citizens of San 

 Bernardino were arrested, Oct. 6, for vio- 

 lating the game laws, by shooting quails. 

 On account of the prominence of the parties 

 the case will attract widespread attention, 

 and will be apt to have a wholesome effect 

 on all other violaters of the game laws. 

 City Trustee M. A. Pace, Deputy Marshal 

 T. T. Stark, Policeman T. A. Carter and 

 William Thode, a brewer, were hauled in by 

 Arthur G. Fletcher, of San Francisco, Sec- 

 retary of the State Fish Commission. The 

 guilty men were hunting in the fields west 

 of Rialto, and the officer found each with a 

 quail in his possession. 



Hunters have been boldly killing quails, 

 in the San Bernardino valley, for two months, 

 in open defiance to the law. Not only have 

 these been shot for private use, but it is said 

 that hotels and dining houses, along the 



railroad, have openly furnished birds to 

 customers. The report finally reached the 

 ears of Fletcher, who patrols this end of the 

 state. He came here to see what could be 

 done. Starting out from North Cucamingo 

 one morning, dressed in hunting togs, he 

 chanced to fall in with these " city officials." 

 Fletcher found out who they were, and that 

 each of them had been killing quails, the 

 close season on which does not expire until 

 Oct. 15. 



When Fletcher had all the evidence he 

 wished, he announced himself, and secured 

 one quail from each shooter, to be used in 

 evidence. Complaints will be sworn out 

 before the district attorney, and the day's 

 sport will probably cost each at least $20, 

 the minimun fine permitted by law. It will 

 also increase the local respect for the game 

 laws a thousand fold. 



E. A. Brininstool. 



Up to date duck shooting here has not 

 been good. The best shots have not aver- 

 aged a dozen birds a day. 



The striped bass season has nearly closed 

 as the fish have practically stopped biting. 



The top man at this business this season, 

 is George Murray, who has taken 57 fish so 

 far, though the average weight has been 

 somewhat lighter than the run of last year. 



Quails, rabbits and woodcock are prac- 

 tically extinct in this vicinity. 



A. S. Doane, Lattingtown, L. I. 



