Old-time Southern Sports
; Amoiig the sports of olden times the lninting clubs were prominent everywhere, says the Atlanta Constitution. In Camden County one of the most famoue clubhouses in this country was i built at Bear Hammock and kept uuder the supervisión of Gen. John Flcyd. It was there that the Camden County Hunting Club, organized in 1832, held its meetings, made its rules and imposed its fines. The charter membors of this club were Charles R. Floyd, Richard Ployd, Henry Floyd, John Floyd, Ben Hopkins, J. H. Dilwortu, James Holzendorf, John Holzendorf, Alexander Holzendorf, P. M. gale, William Berrie and Henry du Bignon. Several members joined afterward. The club dress was a scariet jacket and black pantaloons and a fine of 500 copper caps was imposed on Alexander Holzendorf at one 'meeting for not having on the regulation iress. No member was to be absent f ram the j meetings unless by good excuse and James Holzendorf was fined 1,000 copper caps for one absence. After the day'e hunt, sometimes with the luck of sixteen deer, an elegant dinner was served before dispersing. The öeventeenth rule read: "Game is oonsidered by the club to be deer, bear, hogs, cows, bulls, wildcats and turkeys." Wild cáttle and hogs abounded in the woods in those days, the latter living to an old age, which was told by the tusks, sometimes eight to ten inches long.
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