Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-10


AMUSING GUN PRACTICE mania TO
breaking glass balls has finally reached San
Luis Obispo. and readers need not be
surprised if rival to Carver and Ruth is de- |
veloped right here. One of our young sports
the other day received an invoice of glass
balls and the necessary trap for propelling |
the same into the air. a party promptly or
ganized and went out quietly for little |
practice at ball shooting. The trap was
properly staked down, the balls unpacked
and the guns loaded. An attendant manlpu- |
lated the trap and when the first sport
whom we will call "Cap." for short-got |
himself in position, the spring was touched
and a glass globe, about the size of an orange, |
sbot inward q distance of about 100 feet. |
The ball had not got twenty feet from the |
trap before " Cap" blazed away and missed |
the ball just as easy as anything. Then one
after another each took shot, and the ball |
was as sound when first bought. This |
business was carried on until the ammuni- |
ton was entirely exhausted, when the |
Cap" accidentally hit one of the balls and
broke it into a thousand or more pieces. The |
other members of the party became disguised, |
and laying aside their guns commenced
throwing stones and clods of dirt at the
balls, and they made some very nice Shots
for the Cap" The party returned to town
very much pleased with their first attempt
at ball shooting The 1000 balls are likely
to last through the season If no accident
occurs. They are comparatively safe
from danger from the shots of the local
marksmen.-ISan Luis Obispo Tribune.
ARCHERY REFORM NEoEssARY.-The ne
cessity for Pacific Coast Archery Associa-
ton is imperative. An alliance with the
National Archery Association would be of
very little service to our archery clubs on this
coast, as few could afford to send on a team
to compete at the annual meetings. 1t would
be well at the commencement of the new year
to call meeting to be composed of repre-
sentatives of the various archery clubs and
organize such association, by whose rules
all matches should be shot, and who would
arrange about nine rounds, prizes, etc.-tPa-
cifc Life.
CLUB NAMEs.-There seems to be a sad
lack of originality in regard to selecting
names for archery clubs. For example, there
is the Oakland Bow Club, the Capital Bow
Club and the California Bow Club. The
Oaklanders were originally the Bow Club,
but since their patent has been infringed
upon, they have been compelled for protection
to tag on the Oakland. The Gilroy people
have found good name, and call their or
ganiZation the Lockesley Club. Although
there is a Highland Park Archery Club in
Chicago, Captain Ireland of East Oakland
has taken the same name for his club Pa
ciGc Life.
SUCCESSFUL HUNTERs.-'rhe hunting party
consisting of Messrs. Farnham, Greeves,
Williams and Hilton returned in the sloop
Liberty yesterday noon, after a weeks hunt
ing trip up the Sacramento river They " ent
as far as Rio Vista and remained there two
days, and came down to Suisun bay and re-
manned there the rest of the time. The
hunters went for good time, and they have
had 1t. The number OF ducks slaughtered
was immense, the sloop being we'll loaded
down with them.-[ Vallejo Chronicle, Janu-
airy Sd.
GUN BARRELs.-Gun barrels of superior
quality are made out of the stub iron OBJ
tanned from old horseshoe nails. The stubs,
after having been freed from all rust and dirt
by being frightened in a tumbling- box, are
combined with from II to 30 per cent. of steel
in blocks of the same size as the stubs. The
combined metals are puddled, hammered,
heated, tilted and rolled into ribbons to be
wound in coils around mandrels, heated to a
welding heat, and finished by hammer on
the anvil.
ROBIN SHooTING.-Two hunters of San
Francisco, not wishing to tire themselves or
get their boots muddy, went in for mild sport |
recently in an orchard at Menlo Park, where |
they killed 103 robins on the wing in few |
hours. These birds are more numerous in the |
bay counties than ever before known. Marin |
county, especially, is crowded with them.
They are not very noble game, but they give
as good sport as dove shooting, and Just now |
s good bag is an assured thing for any one |
who can poke a gun at all.
THE QUAL.-The Chico Enterprise says :
''The nine dozen quail recently sent to
Sturgeon, Mo-, by G. White have arrived |
safely at their destination. Mr. WEIGH, of
that place. has written that the advent of |
these lively birds caused quite an excitement
in his town, and that they had been greatly
admired. Owing to unfavorable weather the
cartridges had not been secured to return the
exchange but they would be caught in few
days and sent forward without delay
SUCCESSFUL MATcH.-The turkey and tar
get shooting match at the Creedmoor grounds
yesterday was well attended, and some very
good shooting was done Peter Klink killed
three turkeys, L. G. Kersey three, G. w.
Richardson one, S. P. Baker one, l.. Z. Bah
new two, D. Schoenfeld one and W. Policy
two. The last mentioned made the best
score at a target, short range, and L. c. Ker-
sey the best long range score.-l Red Bluff
Cause, January I'd.
BALL CHALLENGE.-Some time since the
Lafayette Courier published challenge to
put the FeHton family, of Yamhill, against
any family in the State as base-ballists. The
Roseburg Star has accepted the challenge,
and names the Mensor family. of Jackson
vile. The preliminaries are being arranged,
and great deal of talk can be expected.
SNAKE ITEM-Mr. Hazleton, resident of
Cottonwood, came across camp of China
men who were cutting lumber, and who were
excited over the discovery in hollow tree of
thirteen rattlesnakes, varying in size from
one to three feet, which had sought the hol-
low tree as place of security for the winter.
A number were killed at once and their rat
ties secured as trophies.
WILD CATs.-About two weeks ago Ed
ward Brooks killed a large wild cat over on
Grants ranch, and on last Saturday he killed
another on the ranch of Mr.. Hooper. Both
were freed by his dogs, and then he shot
them The Brooks dogs are said to be the
keenest on "varmints of any in the coun-
try Russian River Flag.
BEAR KnLER-Wallace Hendrick, who is
in charge of the Truett Zaber sheep ranch,
near the Geysers, found about three weeks
ago that bear was making away with his
stock. He therefore set steel trap and
caught a brown bear weighing 400 pounds
Wallace is well qualified as a shepherd,
truly Healdsburg Flag.
DEER CAuGHr.-Yes yesterday afternoon some
gentlemen standing on the dock at Kalama
noticed deer floating down the river on
cake of ice. A boat was lowered, and as it
approached the deer the frightened animal
jumped into the water, but was soon caught
by the horns and lowed ashore Portland
Oregonian, December 9th.
PRESENTATION OF A GUN.-The Winchester
Repeating Arms Company has recently made
present of a handsome rife to Mrs. Ruth,
whose reputation for shooting is scarcely less
than her husbands. The rife is an exceed
ingly neat weapon, with pistol grip and shot
gun butt. 1t is very finely finished, and with
it the lady intends to astonish the world.
GETTING READY-Warren E. Smith, the
Halifax oarsman, who during the season has