Nov. 24, 1906.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
845 
It has been a matter of great regret to all 
those interested in yachting to learn that Mr. 
Oliver E. Cromwell has resigned from the regatta 
committee of the New York Y. C. For some 
time Mr. Cromwell has been ill and unable to 
carry out his duties, though at the last meeting 
of the Long Island Sound Y. R. A. a paper was 
read emanating from him. It was very interest¬ 
ing and threw much light upon the new or uni¬ 
versal rule of measurement, and Mr. Cromwell 
did not hesitate in making recommendations for 
scantling regulation and changes which will cer¬ 
tainly improve the rule and make it effective and 
satisfactory. 
K r. k 
At the Cramp yard in Philadelphia the aux¬ 
iliary schooner yacht Ariadne, Mr. James Laugh- 
lin, Jr., New York Y. C., is having some minor 
alterations made preparatory to leaving for Jack¬ 
sonville, Florida, for the winter. Ariadne is to 
have also a new power launch. It will be re¬ 
membered that Ariadne, designed by Tams, 
Lemoine & Crane was formerly owned by Mr. 
Henry W. Rutman, New York Y. C., who sold 
her in the fall. Mr. Rutman is having built at 
Lawley’s, South Boston, a new auxiliary schooner, 
which is now in frame from the designs by 
Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & Crane. 
SHOOTING THE WILD TURKEY. 
“If you want to see real scientific hunting,” 
said the “old sportsman” to his reportorial friend 
recently, “go into the woods some day with a 
man who understands the pursuit of turkeys. I 
know of no species of hunting that requires such 
untiring patience, unflagging perseverance, and 
exhaustless ingenuity to make it successful. I 
have seen many men who, though passionately 
fond of shooting and hunting turkeys, were never 
fortunate, even to mediocrity, in killing them. I 
have seen the best shots, who prided themselves 
on their sagacity and persistence, who always 
loaded their guns personally and spared no ex¬ 
pense or outlay in their equipments, return from 
the chase empty-handed, and I have seen a hun¬ 
ter who understood the habits of his game bet¬ 
ter, come in the same day with as many turkeys 
as he could carry. The Indians call the turkey 
‘the wit of the woods,’ and never was a name 
more appropriately bestowed, for in cunning and 
wariness it is unsurpassed by any bird in exist¬ 
ence. 
“With the exception of the bustard of the old 
country, the turkey is the noblest of game birds. 
His magnificent size, beautiful plumage, and ex¬ 
quisite flavor as a table delicacy render him an 
object sought after with the greatest eagerness 
by every class, from the schoolboy to the epicure, 
who never sees him except on the table. The 
peculiar lustre of his feathers makes them pre¬ 
ferable to those of the domestic bird for millinery 
purposes. One of the handsomest fans I ever 
saw was made from the tail of a 17-pound turkey 
cock I killed one Christmas. They are fast be¬ 
coming scarce, and as each year passes, their 
traces are less and less apparent, and it is only 
a matter of time until, like their original con¬ 
comitant, the Indian, they will have become a 
portion of tradition east of the Mississippi. I 
have always found them more plentiful in the 
western southern States than in Georgia or the 
Carolinas, but I recollect the time when just 
before dawn on a spring morning their rolling 
gobble could be heard in any swamp around the 
country. 
“There are various ways of killing this bird. 
The farmer ‘roosts’ them and kills one or pos¬ 
sibly two. The butcher baits them and kills eight 
or ten at once; but the sportsman follows his 
game with all the knowledge of woodcraft and 
laborious skill, and shoots him in a way that he 
can reconcile to his conscience. A careful hun¬ 
ter, who knows what he is about, can make out 
a turkey trail and follow it with as much pre¬ 
cision as a pointer, being able to tell how far he 
is from his game by the freshness of the earth 
scratched up by its feet, or the round cavities 
hollowed in the ground as the bird flutters the 
sand over its body and through its feathers. Such 
signs are as legible to an experienced hunter as 
the News and Courier is to you. A thorough 
GO TO 
H omosassa, Fla. 
A SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE. 
Hunting and Fishing. Wild Game. 
Deer, Panther, Bear, Raccoons, Wildcat, Rabbits, Opossum, 
Wild Turkey, Ducks. Fish in abundance. 
THE RENDEZVOUS, 
NEW HOTEL. 80 Acres. Tropical Park. Southern and 
eastern exposure on Homosassa River, Sunny outside sleeping 
rooms. Booklet on request. W. S. LOWRY, Manager. 
Open Dec. 1, 1906. 
She MECKLENBURG HOTEL 
and GAME PRESERVES. 
Cocktail 
DELIGHT 
Most Americans are connoisseurs in Cocktails 
—and a connoisseur’s taste demands uniformity 
in the flavor, strength, and mixing of his favorite 
drink. There’s only one kind of uniformly good 
cocktail—CLUB COCKTAILS. Bar cocktails 
are slap-dash guess-work—good by accident, bad 
by rule—but never smooth or uniform to a culti¬ 
vated taste. Club Cocktails are scientifically 
blended from choicest liquors, aged and mellowed 
to delicious flavor and aroma. Insist on CLUB. 
Seven varieties—each one perfect. 
Of all good grocers and dealers. 
G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Props., 
Hartford New York London 
The Sporlsma.n’s Pa.racdise. 
Quail, Turkey, Rabbits, Squirrels, Deer. 
Kennel of Fine Pointers and Setters. Kennel of Fine 
Foxhounds. 
Excellent Livery and Guides. 
Hotel Modern— Steam-heated, Electric-lighted. Rooms 
single or en suite. Sun Parlors. 
Private Baths. Baruch System of Medicinal Baths. 
Noted MINERAL WATERS.— Mecklenburg Lithia 
and Chloride Calcium, free to guests. 
Splendid Golf Course. Bowling, Riding, Driving. 
Write for Booklet and other descriptive Literature. 
MECKLENBURG MINERAL SPRINGS CO.. 
Chase City', v a. 
Duck, Quail and Rabbit Shooting 
at Bexyport, Long .Island. 
Dogs, guns and ammunition furnished; moderate charges; 
best accommodations. Apply 
HENRY STOKES, Bayport Hotel, Bayport, L. I. 
TOWER HILL FARM 
will accommodate sportsmen for the season, November 
1st to March 1st. Quail, woodcock and other game. 
Good dogs and team. Comfortable Southern home, l-.n 
gagement with one party at a time. I. M. TULL. 
Kinston, N. C. 
SHOOTING, FISHING and BOATING. 
Sportsmen who desire a home on the sea shore where there is 
good shooting, fishing and boating, write for information to 
E. M. MAXWELL. Cardinal, Mathews County. Va. 
Hotels for Sportsmen. 
Burners’ Lodge 
Luxurious Winter Home for 
Gentlemen and Ladies. 
Abundance of Quail! 
Unlimited Shooting Grounds! 
JVot a Cheap "Place. 
FRANK A. BOND. Buies. N. C. 
Brookline, Mass., Jan. 30, 1906. 
Col. Fred A. Olds, Raleigh, N. C.: 
My Dear Sir— Having just returned from a visit 
to Gen’I F. A. Bond, Hunters’ Lodge, N. C., I 
hasten to thank you for having put me in com¬ 
munication with that gentleman. Certainly no one 
could ask more than a comfortable home, a luxu¬ 
rious table, pleasant society and an abundance of 
game within easy reach; and all of this General 
Bond offers those who are fortunate enough to be 
his guests, and when in addition to this, one finds 
his charges extremely moderate, it is certainly 
what you described as a "Bonanza.” Thanking you 
again for your valuable assistance, I am yours 
faithfully, 
(S) Arthur L. Walker. 
PINE TOP LODGE AND KEN- 
NELS, VIRGINIA. 
Ten thousand acres well stocked in quail, deer and 
turkey. Dogs, guides and teams furnished. 
PINE TOP LODGE, FLORIDA 
Quail, deer, turkey and fish in great abundance. 
C. (SL L. P. BLOW, Chub, Sussex Co., Va. 
EDWARD SHEFFIELD. 
Guide and Outfitter, St. Anthony, Idaho. References. 
MERRITT (El KINNE, 
Sportsmen’s Guides for partridge, quail, woodcock and 
rabbit. Dog training and boarding a specialty. Refer¬ 
ences on application. We are located on O. W. R. R., 
Centerville Station, Sullivan Co., N. Y.. 
DUCKS. SNIPE. QUAIL AND 
RABBIT ON LONG ISLAND. 
Live duck decoys. License to gun on club grounds. 
Good accommodations. Write for dates. G. CARY 
SMITH, Centre Moriches, L. I. 
HOTEL GRACE, 
Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Va. 
The ideal quail hunter’s home. Also deer, duck, geese, 
turkey, ertc. Deer season, Oct. 1 to Jan. 1. Quail and 
other game, season, Nov. 1 to Feb. 1. Large areas for 
hotel guests. Modern hotel, with water-works, inside 
toilets, electric bells, etc. Fine place for sportsmen and 
their families. Experienced guides and good dogs. Address, 
W. F. SNEAD, Prop., Clarksville, Mecklenburg Co., Va. 
Having some 25,000 acres of exclusive shooting privileges, 
a number of trained quail, wild turkey and deer dogs, 
competent guides, first-class accommodations and livery, 
I am offering to the sportsman, accommodations, hunt 
ing lands, guides and trained dogs for the hunting . >f 
quail, wild turkey and deer, taking charge of every ar¬ 
rangement from their stepping off of train at my place 
to their departure from same. A few well-broken quail 
dogs for sale. Northern references given. Game, quail, 
deer and wild turkeys. Open season, Nov. 1 to Feb. 1. 
For further information address DR. H. L. ATKINS, 
Boydton. Va. 
HUNTER’S RETREAT. 
Best partridge shooting in the county; also an abundance 
of other game. Situated two miles west of White Lake. 
Write early for circular and engagements. N. IS 
BROWN, Bethel, Sullivan Co., N. Y. 
A Big-Game and Fish Map of New 
Brunswick. 
We have had prepared by the official draughtsman of 
New Brunswick a map of that Province, giving the local¬ 
ities where big game—moose and caribou—are most 
abundant, and also the streams in which salmon are 
found, and the rivers and lakes which abound in trout. 
Price, $1. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 
When writing say you saw the ad. in Forest 
and Stream. 
