Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-14
OUTDOOR ADJUSTMENTS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE LOVERS OF
FIELD SPORTS

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO The LOVERS OF
FIELD SPORTS.
(In this department, as the head indicates, we pro-
pose TO make record OF current sporting events.
Communications to the paper concerning such
matters should be addressed to the Outdoor
Amusement Department "
souri, correspondent furnishes an account of
Colonel Gibson's fishing exploit in Bitter
Root. On Friday the Colonel, armed with
a light cane rod, to which was attached an
oil-silk line of less than twenty four yards,
a leader of single gut and quite small
hook, started out to the river, hating at
point about two miles below the post. The
water along the shore was comparatively
shallow. Observing some small trout
jumping some distance below and near the
waters edge, the Colonel reeled out nearly
all of his line, so as to let his bait Ia grass
hopper float down among them. In a
moment something took the hook and
spryly made off with it into deep water.
Then followed a most interesting fight,
lasting about half an hour, intensi-
fled as it progressed to an almost
painful degree. Tackle and skill = the
Colonel is ascienced ngler-were put to the
severest test. Finally the tinny opponent
was worried out, and the Colonel steered
him to shore. Post-Adjutant Williams and
drummer boy who happened to be near
"rallied on the center" and seized the
catch by the gills and rushed him up a
steep bank, throwing him into a field, the
Colonel launching the rod after him. You
can imagine the excitement of the post
when the trout was found to weigh nine
pounds and to measure thirty-one inches.
Was not that fish sure enough truly
royal trout? Previous to this the largest
known trout caught by any person in this
section was one taken by the Commissary
Sergeant, which weighed seven pounds.
Larger trout than these have been sent from
the Jocko, taken, however, by the Indians
in fish baskets or traps, the largest of which
weighed thirteen pounds and measured
thirty-six inches.-[Turf, Field and Farm.
CRICKET Want of confidence in cricket
as national sport is widespread through
out the United States lovers of the noble
game get but little sympathy when advo-
eating its claims. But there is one brilliant
exception to the rule; Philadelphia is the
home and center of cricket In this coun-
try. That fine old city can send into the
field an eleven equal to many of the county
elevens of England, and able to make a
favorable comparison with any strictly
amateur team of an equal district
in any part of the world. Recent
advices bring us the twenty fourth annual
report of the Young America Club. The
meeting was held at Germantown, Phila-
delphia, on November 10Th last Theofficers
elected for the years 1879 and 1880, are as
follows Edward M. Davis, Jr, President;
Robert Want, Vice President; d. S. New
hall, Secretary; Edward j. H. Howell,
Treasurer George H. Newhall, A. Pinck-
ney and kodman Wister, Directors. The
attendance was large, eighty members an
swering to the roll call. The numerical
strength of the club was never more salts
factory. The list includes four honorary
members, % contributing, 80 active, and
50 junior membership in all. Finan-
cially the clubs balances show that the
management is unexceptionable. The sue.
cess achieved by Philadelphia players last
year against the Irish team, and the gal
liant fight made against Daft's team, has
given them confidence, and already they
are taking steps to send an eleven to Eng.
land.
How TO BREED TRoUT.-Go to the
trout brook or fishery in breeding time,
and with a net take couple of fish. The
female is seen to be the stouter she has a
less projecting under jaw, and her fins are
not so red Pass the finger and thumb
with O. gentle pressure along the abdominal
region. and if the fish is "ripe" the eggs
will flow freely. They should be received
in pan of water. Put the female back !;
take out the male and press him in like
manner, and allow the expressed milky
fluid to fall into the same pan. Stir the
water with the hand, cover it, allow it to
stand for half an hour. At the end of that
time the eggs which have stuck fast to
the sides have become free and roll about
Now gently spread the eggs ON the gravel
of the trough, and the primary work is
done. After two or three weeks two dark
spots appear on each egg, and these, when
held to the light, are seen to be the eyes of
the embryo, showing through the trans
lucent shell. This is a good time to pack
eggs for transportation. Take tin box,
the size and shape of pint measure, col
lect also good handful of peat moss
(sphagnum) and wash it clean. Lay stra-
tum OF wet moss on the bottom of the box,
and cover the same with fold of the gauze
called mosquito bar. Then put pure moss.
and another layer Of eggs in like manner,
and thus continue until the box is full.
Exchange.
NOTES. = Edward Cadwalader walked
80 miles in Liberty Hall, Nashville, Tenn,
Thursday night, January 22d, from P. NJ.
to lao A. NJ. He was to walk it in six
hours, and did SO, with 20 minutes to
spare. Frank johnson states that the
sum of ESQ has been sent to the editor of
the London, Eng, Sportsman, to match
him against VIM. Gale for an endurance
match, probably one of 1000 miles in
1000 consecutive hours. . Professors OF
walking must be men with ped degrees.
80. One never realizes just how much a
pair Of skates can benefit tailor till one
puts them on for the first time. Skating
Kinks have been built III all the prominent
towns in Pennsylvania, and are doing well.
-. III. Thatcher and A. Hancock are to
walk at Islington, Eng, March 9th, for
f200 and the fifty-mile championship of
Jne Worlu. .Oome pedestrians DO Detter
than they intend. They try to make six
days on stretch, and they make the sixth
day on a stretcher. =. H. NJ. Dufue and
John McMahon will wrestle the collar and
elbow style for $500 side and the cham
pionship, in. Boston, the latter part of this
month. =. When champion wrestler let's
on that he does not know anything about
the business and then floors an adversary
isn't he mere pretender to the thrown
"A New Orleans athlete, in order to
convince his sweetheart of his great
strength, twisted her arm in such a way
that it had to be amputated.
A NOVEL WAY TO FIsH.-The winter
fishing on Chautauqua Lake is quite bust
ness Being an inland lake, it freezes over
quicker than Lake Erie, and when the lat
ter body is open Chatauqua Lake has ice
enough to hold up an army of fishermen
There are now about twenty "coops," as
they are called, out on the ice A coop"
is box about three feet square with hole
in the bottom, a hole is cut in the ice
and the box placed over it so that the holes