Birds of Nebraska: Newspaper Accounts, 1854-1923

April 26, 1874. Omaha Daily Herald 9(172): 4. Also April 24, 1874 in Omaha Weekly Herald 9(31): 4.

The Spring Hunt.

What Game was Taken by the Sportsmen's Club and Who Did It?

A brighter day never dawned than the one appointed for the spring hunt of the Omaha Sportsman's Club in this current year. Yesterday was all that could be desired and it was improved to the utmost. At the early dawn the hunters were at their posts they having gone to the favorite hunting grounds the previous day.

Capt. John Withnell hunted near Bartlett and met with a mishap in a slight mistake. Seeing what he took to be wild geese be blazed away at them and was made aware of his error when the owner came and wanted pay for his domestic fowls. Capt. Withnell did not bring in this portion of his game and it is said that his neglect to do so cost him the victory on the count.

The hunting grounds selected by each were those that have been favorites on other hunts. D.C. Sutphen, Major Barriger, Yankee Hathway, J. Van Orman, William A.S. Heughs and A.D. McAusland, went to Papillion. Dr. Coffman, Wm. Preston and E.B. Chandler, went to Elkhorn; Mr. B.E.B. Kennedy, to Mosquito creek; John Petty, Revis and Budd, hunted at Tekama bottom; J.D. Jones, at Missouri Valley; Henry Homan, John and R.N. Withnell, went to Bartlett.

Winners and Losers.

It was arranged that the success or defeat of only the two captins should depend upon the count of the sides; that all others should win or lose according as each made a larger or smaller count than his competitor. For instance, the first man in Capt. Withnell's side was pitted against the first man in Capt. Jones' and go on through the two lists.

The following table shows what game each man killed and for what it was counted.

                                             
Capt. John D. Jones' Side.  
John D. Jones. 
  • No.
 
  • Ea.
 
  • T'L
 
  • 2
  • 2
  • 4
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 11
  • 1
 
  • Mallard
  • Gadwall
  • Teal
  • Wood
  • Scaup
  • Shovellers
  • Killdee Plover
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Hawk
 
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
 
  • 6
  • 4
  • 4
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 22
  • 5
  • 50
 
Henry A. Homan. 
  • 4
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 24
  • 7
  • 7
  • 2
  • 2
  • 4
  • 10
 
  • Widgeon
  • Scaup
  • Teal
  • Mallard
  • Hawk
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Sand Pipers
  • Kildee Plovers
  • Sandhill Cranes
  • Snow Geese
  • Side-bill Curlew
  • Marble Godwit
 
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 3
  • 5
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 15
  • 8
  • 5
  • 2
 
  • 8
  • 1
  • 2
  • 6
  • 5
  • 48
  • 7
  • 7
  • 30
  • 16
  • 20
  • 20
  • 170
 
A.E. Loveland. 
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 3
  • 2
  • 4
 
  • Shovellers
  • Gadwall
  • Mallard
  • Scaup
  • Marble Godwit
  • Sickle-bill Curlew
  • Sand Pipers
  • Golden Plover
  • Kildee Plover
 
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
 
  • 3
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 4
  • 10
  • 3
  • 2
  • 4
  • 35
 
W.F. Revis. 
  • 4
  • 1
  • 1
  • 14
  • 5
  • 1
  • 2
  • 8
 
  • Esq. Curlew
  • Marble Godwit
  • Yellow Shank
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Sickle-bill Curlew
  • Mallard
  • Teal
  • Shovellers
 
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1
 
  • 5
  • 2
  • 1
  • 28
  • 25
  • 3
  • 2
  • 8
  • 74
 
J.V. Orman. 
  • 1
  • 4
  • 1
 
  • Sand-hill Crane
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Yellow Shank
 
  • 15
  • 2
  • 1
 
  • 15
  • 8
  • 1
  • 24
 
J. Budd 
  • 8
  • 6
  • 4
  • 6
  • 3
  • 13
  • 1
  • 5
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
 
  • Sickle-bill Curlew
  • Marble Godwit
  • Hudsonian Godwit
  • Esq. Curlew
  • Yellow Shank
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Shoveller
  • Teal
  • Gadwall
  • Widgeon
  • Mallard
 
  • 5
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2
  • 3
 
  • 40
  • 12
  • 8
  • 6
  • 3
  • 26
  • 1
  • 5
  • 4
  • 2
  • 3
  • 110
 
Dr. I.N. Peabody. 
  • 0
 
  • 0
 
  • 0
 
Dr. V.H. Coffman. 
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1
  • 7
  • 2
  • 1
 
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Sand Piper
  • Mallard
  • Scaup
  • Blue-wing Teal
  • Hutchin's Goose
 
  • 2
  • 1
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1
  • 8
 
  • 6
  • 1
  • 3
  • 7
  • 2
  • 8
  • 27
 
D.C. Sutphen. 
  • 2
  • 4
  • 1
  • 16
  • 3
  • 4
 
  • Widgeon
  • Scaup
  • Buffle-head
  • Sand Pipers
  • Godwit
  • Wilson Snipe
 
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2
 
  • 4
  • 4
  • 1
  • 16
  • 6
  • 8
  • 39
 
A.D. McAusland. 
  • 2
 
  • Wilson Snipe
 
  • 2
 
  • 4
  • 4
 
Total, Jones' side ...  661 

A. Donahue, Edward Johnston, Matt. Harris, A.D. McAusland, J.A. Morrow, E.D. Pratt, J.J. L.C. Jewett, and D. Clifford Smith did not go out.

                                         
Capt. Withnell's Side.  
John Withnell. 
  • No.
 
  • Ea.
 
  • T'L
 
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
 
  • Wood
  • Pin-tail
  • Buffer Head
  • Killdee Plover
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Yellow Shank
 
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
 
  • 6
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 14
 
John W. Petty. 
  • 4
  • 1
  • 3
  • 1
  • 5
  • 6
  • 2
  • 5
  • 8
  • 10
  • 4
  • 13
  • 1
 
  • Hutchin's Geese
  • White Front
  • Yellow-leg Snipe
  • Golden Plover
  • Esq. Curlew
  • Teal
  • Gadwall
  • Shovellers
  • Widgeon
  • Sickle-bill Curlew
  • Marble Godwit
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Hawk
 
  • 8
  • 8
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
  • 2
  • 2
  • 5
 
  • 32
  • 8
  • 3
  • 1
  • 5
  • 6
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 50
  • 8
  • 26
  • 5
  • 159
 
Yankee Hathaway. 
  • 24
  • 8
  • 1
  • 2
  • 11
  • 1
 
  • Esq. Curlew
  • Golden Plovers
  • Yellow Shank
  • Killdee Plover
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Hawk
 
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
 
  • 42
  • 8
  • 1
  • 2
  • 22
  • 5
  • 80
 
B.E.B. Kennedy. 
  • 21
  • 9
  • 4
  • 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • 2
  • 1
 
  • Sand Piper
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Side-bill Curlew
  • Esq. Curlew
  • Marble Godwit
  • Teal
  • Widgeon
  • Shoveller
 
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
 
  • 21
  • 18
  • 20
  • 2
  • 8
  • 5
  • 4
  • 1
  • 79
 
D.S. Barriger. 
  • 17
  • 1
  • 9
  • 1
 
  • Esq. Curlew
  • Hawk
  • Golden Plover
  • Marble Godwit
 
  • 1
  • 5
  • 1
  • 2
 
  • 17
  • 5
  • 9
  • 2
  • 38
 
R.N. Withnell. 
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 5
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 5
  • 7
 
  • Hawk
  • Kildee Plover
  • Yellow Shank
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Sand Piper
  • Marble Godwit
  • Buffle Head
  • Scaup
  • Wood
  • Widgeon
  • Gadwalls
  • Mallard
  • Blue-wing Teal
  • Shovellers
 
  • 5
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1
 
  • 5
  • 2
  • 1
  • 10
  • 1
  • 2
  • 12
  • 4
  • 2
  • 4
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 49
 
E.B. Chandler. 
  • 32
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2
  • 4
  • 1
  • 1
  • 7
 
  • Esq. Curlew
  • Wilson Snipe
  • Sickle-bill Curlew
  • Mallard
  • Gadwall
  • Scaup
  • Shoveller
  • Teal
 
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
 
  • 32
  • 2
  • 10
  • 6
  • 8
  • 1
  • 1
  • 7
  • 67
 
Phillip Von Windheim. 
  • 3
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 3
  • 6
 
  • Mallard
  • Canvas Back
  • Gadwall
  • Widgeon
  • Wood
  • Scaup
  • Esq. Curlew
 
  • 3
  • 5
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
 
  • 9
  • 10
  • 4
  • 2
  • 2
  • 3
  • 6
  • 36
 
W.H.S. Hughes. 
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1
 
  • Sand Hill Crane
  • Shoveller
  • Marble Godwit
  • Esq. Curlew
  • Hawk
 
  • 15
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 5
 
  • 15
  • 2
  • 6
  • 1
  • 5
  • 29
 
Total, Withnell's side ...  661 

Byron Reed, E.F. Tennery, Dr. Wm. McClelland, John I. Redick, T.S. Atherston, John Y. Clopper, Smith Saunders, S.S. Caldwell, and B.F. Smith were not out.

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