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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.