FOREST AND STREAM 
March 30, 1912 
420 
Nt. Kisco Gun Club. 
The Afoiint Kisco Gun Club held an invitation shoot 
f' r the members of gun clubs in Westchester county. 
The club gave six prizes. In the first event, first prize 
uent to W. McCormick, a loving cup; second, a Russian 
leather pocketbook; third, L. C. Remsen, 100 shells. 
Second event; First, a metal clock, A. Betti; second, 
fancy vest, L. M. Retry; third, 100 cigars, J. H. Miller. 
Tarc-ets: 25 25 H. 25 
Events: 
1 2 
g 
Events: 1 2 
3 
Targets: 
25 25 H. 25 
T II Miller.... 11 17 
8 25 
A Betti . 
13 20 
5 25 
*\V McCormicklO 24 
1 19 
*E Carpenter.. 
11 19 
6 24 
s^L M Retry.. 12 18 
7 25 
*A Scovel .... 
13 19 
6 22 
*E Townsend. 12 21 
4 24 
L Carson. 
9 20 
5 22 
F Smith .10 17 
8 23 
O McCully .. 
10 15 
10 19 
L C Remsen. 12 22 
3 23 
*A Sutton. 
.. 19 
6 22 
*\V Beckley... 9 15 
10 22 
L Preston ... 
5 7 
12 19 
C H Banks.. 10 17 
*\'isitors. 
8 20 
W Gardiner .. 
9 16 
9 20 
ACROSS THE PLAINS IN EARLY DAYS. 
Continued from page 400. 
•'Wal, ef anybody likes moss-flavored grease, 
he mought relish it, but I never hankered fer 
it," was the response, while I fell to wondering 
whether moss-flavored grease would be more 
palatable than bacon flavor. Just at this juncture 
the fish gave a mighty flop, loosened the hook 
from its mouth and rolled down the slippery 
bank into the water. “No gre’t loss,” observed 
my host. ‘‘Only he’d a made a lot o’ ile.” 
Despite the assurance that there were no fish 
other than cats in the branch, I had made ready 
one of my small hooks and was in the act of 
adjusting one of the crawfish, of which I'd put 
a number in my haversack, when my friend de¬ 
manded to know what I thought I was going 
to do. I replied by making a long cast and pro¬ 
ceeding to troll, slowly walking down stream. 
“Thet line wouldn’t hoi’ a four-poun’ cat,” he 
had just time to say when I had a strike and 
instantly became aware that something infinitely 
more gamy than a cat was on my line. I was 
regarded with open-mouthed astonishment whfle 
I pursued pickerel tactics and soon landed a 
three-pound fish of a variety then unknown 
to me. 
'Til be gewhizzled!” was the intelligent com¬ 
ment vouchsafed as my friend looked the fish 
over. “Thet's a sure ’nough white fish,” was 
the final judgment, “’tho’ I’d no idee they was 
any this side o’ Injanny.” From what I have 
since learned I am of the opinion that it was a 
small-mouth bass, though it did somewhat re¬ 
semble the Lake Erie whitefish. 
I had no sooner unhooked my fish than an 
idea, born of hunger, flashed into my mind and 
I said: “I’m going to make a cam.per's meal 
of that fish.” 
Dry, seasoned wood was plentiful and we soon 
had a big fire roaring in a shallow declivity be¬ 
tween two mounds of earth. Taking the fish I 
wrapped it well in wet wire-grass, raked a spot 
in the glowing embers and covered it up in the 
coals. Then we sat and talked, catching a small 
cat in the mean time. Stripping off a broad 
section of bark from a green cottonwood, I 
made two platters, and at the expiration of thirty 
minutes, opened the fire to find the fish done 
to a turn. The skin and adhering cinders peeled 
off, the white, fragrant flesh slipped from the 
bones, and we had as appetizing a meal as ever 
tickled the palate of hungry man. I had a bag 
of pilot biscuit, designed for emergency, in my 
haversack, but no salt. The memory of ‘‘Dare 
Devil Dick” and how he used gun powder for 
seasoning came to me, and I dismantled a car- 
trid.ge. The condiment was good and we ate 
heartily, my appetite surprising my friend. 
[to be continued.] 
Keiaim©]! Doparitmeiniit 
Fixtures. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Oct. 28.—Southern Ohio Field Trial Association’s second 
annual held trials. G. R. Harris, Sec’y, 15 West 
Sixth St., Cincinnati, O. 
English Setter Club of America. 
Your committee on 1912 field day has com¬ 
pleted all arrangements for the seventh meet 
and begs to report as follows: 
After nunierous trips over various sections, 
excellent grounds have been secured at Med¬ 
ford, N. J., and although the train service is 
unfortunately not of the best, we will have to 
adjust ourselves to this condition in order to 
obtain what we believe will be the most satis¬ 
factory trial this club has ever held from the 
viewpoint of our first consideration whenever 
giving these field days—that of giving the dogs 
every possible advantage to “make good.” Ihe 
country over which we will run offers unlimited 
possibilities for range and speed and the quan¬ 
tity and quality of cover for the birds and bird 
work could not possibly be improved upon. 
In order to make an early start on the morn¬ 
ing of Friday, April 12, the members and their 
dogs will have to go down to Medford on 
Thursday evening, the nth, on a 5:32 train from 
Market street ferry (Philadelphia side Penn¬ 
sylvania R. R.). 
Hotel accommodations and good accommo¬ 
dations for the dogs will be lound in Medford. 
The committee will direct the members to the 
hotels upon their arrival. The charges will be 
found moderate. 
Drawings in the derby class will be made at 
the Indian Chief Hotel during Thursday eve¬ 
ning, so that owners or handlers must be 
present at that time. The all-age drawings 
will be made on the field during the running 
of the derby on Friday morning. 
The trials will be started about 7 A. M. on 
Friday, the 12th, with the derby class, and if 
the entries warrant, the running of this class 
will be continued all day and the all-age class 
not run until Saturday morning, the 13th, but 
should the derby entry be light, the all-age 
class will follow immediately that same day, so 
that there is a possibility of finishing the meet 
on Friday and returning to Philadelphia late 
the afternoon of the 12th, but we can foretell 
nothing definite in this respect as we hope you 
will appreciate, so come down Thursday after¬ 
noon on that 5:32 train, prepared to stay one 
night and one day or just twice that long. 
We take pleasure in announcing that Mr. 
John White, of Hempstead, Long Island, has 
been secured to judge the trial this year. Mr. 
White needs no introduction and with a gentle¬ 
man of his experience and ability placing our 
dogs, this trial affords our members an unusual 
opportunity which we hope you will appreciate 
and “go the limit” with the number of your 
entries in order to take advantage of same. 
Keep well in mind the day and the train you 
take for Medford. Drawings in the derby class 
will be made on the night of the nth, and only 
by those actually present with their dogs. 
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