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F. GLEASON. l?K"”i’i‘ii‘o‘.i.‘i:i’i"i’i’i“s"w2.‘
RAIL SIIOOTING.
The fine sporting picture given below is unothor of the favorite
series from our artist, Mr. Croomc, of New Yurk. or all our
land or wnter fowl, prrluaps none iiirurds the sports-ninn more
ngreeahle amusement, early in August, when the remix‘ along; the
Ihores of the Delmlvzxrc have nttaineul their full ,r.-rowth, thrm the
Rail. It resorts to them in great numhers to fl-ed on the semis of
this plant uhour two imurs l)L’fol'C‘ high water. The sprnhlllilll in
I light skif, inn] :1 stout, experien:-eil lionxiiimi, enter the reeds-
the sptirtsitmi stninlitn; in the lion-, r uly fur :I('[iIil"i, nnd rhc
hoiunnin on the stern st-at pushing her stc- ily tin-mnvh the reeds.
sp singly in the i-mt ndrmnes, uml at 2:
short distnnce alumni are instnmly shot down ; xviiilu the hmizman,
keeping his eye on the spot win.-re the hinl fill, directs the hunt ‘
BOSTON. SATURDAY, llE(‘E.llBEli 3, 1853.
forwur-l zmil ])ii’l(S the liird up, (luring lYlli(‘i1 lillll! the Lzutxncr is
lo:uliu<,: This marking is u (lull:-ult tnslt fur the pusiicr, as the
remix anti the lieri-.i,r;e are so rhivk, nml sitnilnr in (‘olor to the
plumage oi‘ the Rail, thnt unless it is Inilrkcli with ;:rent E(‘('Iil‘m‘)'
it is useless‘ to look for it, and in order to ;:('t uurri <p0ri no time
is to he lost In thi< n-ninner the host nitm-s su-nilily ihrmi;;h rind
over the wiwxh, llu‘ hirnls flushing: nuvl failing, the ;;uum-r lozulitu;
iimi ilring, while the lmimmiii is plhilillgf niul ilivlilfl‘: up. The
sport <'0niillllL‘<l nn hour or (“'0 nfxer high wutur, when the simi-
luwnrss of the W1uL‘l', ninl the >lrrli;.'ilI nnd Wl‘l,';lI[ of the il0.‘Iiin;:
rt-uls-, us also the i)lICiHV'll'(llIr>'S of the game to sprin;:. us the tide
Sewrnl lions nre sulliclillilwl
Willlill ii >ll4)l‘t dismnru of em. nnicr, ilflll I1 p('r]i('iIml m king of
mnskclry prevails ulong the whole rccdy slim; or the r lu
oo run mmm. Y -
sfcmmg mm“, l Von. V. No. 23.eWuoL1z No. 124.
these excursions, it is not uncommon for an nt-tire and expert
marksman to kill ten or uvx-lvc dozen in a tide. is success,
huwc "r, d(‘[I('nilS greatly in the strength and experience of the
]HI:ili‘l'. During the grenter pnrt of xhe months of September
and lirlolwr, the milrl-i(‘l oi‘ Phiintlclphin is nhnndantly supplied
with Rail, Wlliril are sold from hnlfn dollar to a dollar per dozen.
Soon after the 20:): mi‘ ()(‘luivL‘r, at “‘lli(‘ll iillil‘ our first <mar: frost
;;vnm' ly Inkes pluvc, lll(‘S,(‘ l-irdc m(n'I- oiito the Snuih. In Vir-
giniu, ]):lrtii'illuI‘ly1llnn;.: the irzlllks of .I;mi.-.. River, the Rail me
in pruiligintis HllrlIil(’!'5. it is rarely in he seen DESI of Massachu-
suits. Tim<t- wlm lune intluhzcd in this enpiivnting sport will
fully cum into lim ..[.irii of the scent‘ given bclow,and to all
it must fui-ni am um-r<-sting illll>l)‘3li()iI of our native sporting
resources in this country‘
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