Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-15

fish, and we incline to agree with him, for
this reason We have repeatedly caught
trout, club and grayling during thunder
storm, and when flashes of lightning have
been vivid and frequent in fact, we re-
member once fishing in the Rye, above
Hawnby, during one of the most terrific
thunder-storms we have ever seen either
in this country or abroad the flashes of
lightning, frequently forked, were almost
incessant, and we several times struck fish,
the rise of which flash had enabled us to
detect, for the stream was so shaded by
trees in many places, and the black clouds
overhead made things so dark, it was a
difficult matter to detect rise. Now, if
trout are not frightened by such terrific
lightning, to say nothing of the thunder,
which seemed to shake the hills, is 1T like
ly the flash of fy-rod will scare them
The flashing of light at night attracts
fish, as salmon poachers well know Fish
ing Gazette.
BICYCLE CLUB.-Some steps are being
taken for the formation of bicycle club in
Sacramento. Let it be hoped it may sue
coed. There is no place where bicycling
can be more easily practieed. All our
roadways are level, broad and good, and
within the city limits there are so miles of
broad, clean, hard streets, in which riding
can be had without any inconvenience to
the public whatever. Outside we have
fine roads, and then at the Park is mile
track of unsurpassed quality. There is
also emile track at East Park, and be-
side there is an ocean of room elsewhere
for practice. In this climate and this fat
country, with long distances, bicycling
ought to become popular amusement and
parts of the city could well use this horse,
that never eats and never tires.
BRAsFIELD. -George H. Brasfeid, who
has for many years been identified with
the breeding interest at Edge Hill, and
who has given more speed to the turf
and road than any man in America,
sewers his pleasant connection with Colonel
West to engage, very extensively, in cattle
herding in Montana Mr.. Brasfield will
have strong backing, but it is pleasure to
add that Mr.. Brastield has abundant re-
sources of his own. We predict grand
success for his new enterprise, and he GER
tainly has our best wishes for health and
prosperity. Mr. Brasfeld has sold to
William Armstrong, principal owner in the
noted Hecla mine in Montana, two-year
old son of Dictator, dam by Blackwood,
second dam by Alexander's Abdallah
price 81, 200.-[Spirit of the Times.
MICHIGAN ARCHERY TOURNAMENT. -
The first annual meeting of the Michigan
Archery Association will be held at the
Recreation Park in Detroit, June 23d and
24th next Medals will be contested for
at the Double Columbia and Single York
rounds. Handicaps : Ladies, 80 yards
gentlemen, 40 yards. Team shooting at
the Columbia and American rounds.
Matches not confined to archers in the
State, but open to all, will be shot at the
English and York rounds. From pledges
already made the committee feel safe in
saying that prizes to the amount of over
81 600 will be offered. Constitution ana
rules furnished ON application to DIR. w.
II. Durance, jackson.
A NIMRoD. The Forest and Stream
Nimrod," although a certain class of
writers affect the word, probably with the
idea that it adds dignity to their books.
This use of strained language is offensive
to one who finds genuine enjoyment
IN Helu sports. n Nlhrou, 10 our
mind, is a clustering young fell
low, trapped out in all the tog-
gerry of sportsman's furnishing store, who
acts in the field very much like an Indian
in war-dance. The epithet is deroga-
tory one. Stick to sportsman, a term
which has of late years acquired new
credit and dignity.
BoATING.-Co Cornell and Columbia have
agreed to row four-oared race at Lake
George, at some date to be selected by CO.
lumbia between June 22l and July 10TH
This race will be rowed in four-oared shells
without coxswains, one mile and half
straightaway, and an invitation to join in
the contest viii be extended to Amherst,
Ann Arbor, Bowdoin, Brown, Dartmouth,
Harvard, Hamilton, Princeton, Trinity,
University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan,
Williams and Yale.
SHAD.-The shad caught in the Sacra-
mento river opposite this city last week
weighed g. pounds and measured % inches
in length. 1t shows that the planting of
shad here has been a success and that the
river is fit home for them, many smaller
ones being taken, but even in old shad
streams one so large is not common.