. Breeder and sportsman . been used on Long Island and otherplaces, hot not so generally as in Hyde county. North Caro- On the great Sonlh bay. Long Island, the geeae are shotfrom quaint boats, which are sj designed that they will floaton water or may he pushed along on ice by the occupant,having steel runners underneath. When the geese arearound, the hunter in a white oversuit pushes ofl from theshore and paddles over to the floe, hia impetus carryinghim on to it. Then with an iron-shod oar he pushes over it,across the next open water and the next floe, until be getsto the piece of open water
. Breeder and sportsman . been used on Long Island and otherplaces, hot not so generally as in Hyde county. North Caro- On the great Sonlh bay. Long Island, the geeae are shotfrom quaint boats, which are sj designed that they will floaton water or may he pushed along on ice by the occupant,having steel runners underneath. When the geese arearound, the hunter in a white oversuit pushes ofl from theshore and paddles over to the floe, hia impetus carryinghim on to it. Then with an iron-shod oar he pushes over it,across the next open water and the next floe, until be getsto the piece of open water he aims at, far enough removedfrom the shore. Then he places his decoys, draws his whiteapron over him, and, with his gun across his cheat, lies backin his boat to freeze until the geeae come. If any are aroundsome are generally bagged, but it is cold, hard work. Never-theless the shooting spot could not be reached by any othermethod, the ice being too treacherous to bear an ordinaryblind. This the geese appear to Oomlns Events. BENCH SHOWS. , i899_3anta Clara Valley Kennel Club, San Jose. P. K L. Rnlea. C. L. Barker. Secretary, San Jose. Feb 21-24. 1899—Westminster Kennel Clubs tweoty-third annualshow .New York. Jas. Mortimer, Secretary and Superintendent. March 7-10,1899—Bulterfly Associaitions dog show, Grand Rapids,Mich. Mies Grace H. Griswold. Secretary. March 14-17,1899—St. Louis Kennel Clubs show, St. Louis, Mo. March —Mascoutah Kennel Clubs show. Chicago. May 3,,—San Francisco Kennel Clubs third annual benchshow. Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco. H. H. Carlton, , February 18-19-Union Coursing Park. Regular meetings evervSaturday. Sunday and holidays. Drawings every Wednesday evening,909 Market street. February 18-19—Ingle ide Coursing meetings Park every and Holidays. Drawings every Friday evening,909 Marketstreet. Paolflo Ooaat Advisory Oommittee. The report to the Ereculive Committee of the Ame
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