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Show I UTAH SPORTSMEN GOING ON RABBIT DRIVE NEXT SUNDAY L I FINAL HUNT OF I YEAR WILL BE I WEST OF ROZELj mml Special Train Arranged to Wm Leave Early in Morning Sportsmen of Ogden nnd Salt Iake will hold their third rabbit drive ot th present year near Rozel next Sun-.lav. Sun-.lav. according to an announcement made today by Ernie Ford, chairman H, in charge of arrangements for the mm Weber County Fish and Game Fro- tectlve association. On the two driven held during the month of January, more lhan 20.000 rabbits were bagged and distributed to tho poor of Salt Lake and Ogden. Special rates will be obtained from the railroads for tho round trip and a crowd estimated at 2 30 from tho two cities will make the trip K.fforts wlil be made to secure a H price on shells from the sporting goodrf houses. The hunt was oriKln-ally oriKln-ally scheduled for the coming Wcd-nesday Wcd-nesday but won changed to Sunday on ! the request of hundreds of sports-, C. H Christensen of Promontory j is completing the arratiRoments In i fl hat vicinity. In a communication to Mr. Ford, Mr. Chrtstensen says In J I "I have located counties?; thousands of rabbits In easy range for a hunt so please tell the sportsmen to conv well fortified with shells "We will meet tho train two ami j one-half miles west of Rozol with, plenty of bobs and horsemen. Th-hunt Th-hunt will take place on the north od-of od-of Black mountain. "If I were to try to estimate the! number of rabbits in the colony I lo- ' c&ted I would place It at between I 30,000 and 40,000. Ix?t's hope that , there will be hunters enough to handle han-dle them." The train which has been obtained for tho third hunt wil leave Salt Lake at 7 a. m. and will leave Ogden at I S a. m. Tho return trip will btln;;j the sportsmen back to Ogden in the early evening. All of the bunnies obtained by tho 'gdon hunters will be distributed lo the poor of the city on the return of the train. Bportsmn who intend to make the trip are urged lo get in immediate touch with Ernie Ford, or President j Arthur Larson of the Weber County) Fish and Gam.- Protective association. -(. . |