Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-18
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pose 20 make record Of current sporting events
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PACIFIC COAST FISHES. -The ives. end
of the United States Fish Commission,
composed of Professor d. S. Jordan and
Mr. G. II. Gilbert, are actively at work,
They have made stations for collection and
study of fishes at San Diego, San Pedro,
Santa Barbara, Monterey and San Fran,
cisco. Twenty-eight species, new te
science, have been introduced into the sys
tenn thus far by them. viz. A sole (Aphor
istia) /; founder (PLe,9onichthysJ, and
two new genera of founders. A new ray
(RaiaJ;; sting ray (DasybatisJ a ray q
Chinese genus (Platyrrhma) J, and ray
of new genus; two new Embiotocoid,
genera Abeona and Brachyistius) !; thres
new blennies (Xiphister- species
Apodichthys, one) new Agonus, and s
new deep.water fish, which, with one
previously described by Mr.. Lockington
seems to constitute new family (Icostei
de and, finally, no less than thirteen new
species of the crock fish, !" genus Sebastich
AyS. These, with the twelve species pre-
viously known, are now brought into the
San Francisco markets with more or less
frequency. Most of the new species art
from deep water, and were not in the mar
kets in DR.. Ayres time, twenty years ago
since which time no one has attentively
studied this group on our coast. Numer
Gus species known from further south have
been added to the United States fauna
Notable among these are eight sharks the
great basking shark (Cetorhinus J; the man
eater (CarcharodonJ the tiger shark (Gal
eocerdo) !; the mackerel shark (Isurus J.
the swelling shark (CephaloScyllium J; the
horned shark (Pleurocromylon !, the blue
shark (CarcharinusJ;; and the oil shark
fGoteorhinusJ.
A THOROUGHBRED TAsTE.-Some men
are born with thoroughbred instincts. II
is ruling passion, and at deaths door is
often demonstrated. Charlie B. of Scott
county, Kentucky, is one of your regular
thoroughbreds. Ii drawn into fight, he
never surrenders. In chasing grizzly,
should the animal be brought to bay, he
will face Che music like brave disciple OF
Daniel Boone. In short, Charlie did not
know what it was to back out of scrape.
He could knock down, drag out and lick
any man in Scott county, if fight was the
word. In recent hunt up in the noun
tains near his home, Charlie at length met
his match. He was lying in wait for a
good shot at a wild goat, musing upon the
m nf fhap
ford. Suddenly, ascending from gorge
to the right, big buck mountain goat
made his appearance. The goat eyed
Charlie, and calculating upon his chances,
made for him, before he could reach his
rife. Poor Charles caught full broad.
side in the pit of his stomach. He was
badly hurt, and after hobbGng home ply
stefan was sent for. The doctor, after
dressing his wounds, notified Charlie that
he thought the case hopeless. 81 know
it, said he, and the tears gathered into
his eyes as he spoke. 81 amt afraid to
die but hell and blazes l don't like this
sort of death. Doctor, you know me.
l wouldn't mind being kicked to death by
a thoroughbred horse, or gored to death by
a reg'lar Durham bull, but curse me if 1
can stand the idea of being butted into
kingdom come by cussed low bred nanny
goat.
RowELL.-In a recent letter to us,
Charles Rowell writes: Sc I am in training
for what may turn up. 1 have been told
Day is about challenging Blower Brown
for the Championof England belt. Should
Brown win next time the belt becomes his
own. Should they make match shall
join in. There is also race coming off at
the Agricultural Hall, London, six days,
twelve hours per day. Probably may go
in, as l am nearly always pretty fit. l
live, as YOU have heard, in country vii.
lage, near Cambridge. A village is not
like town. There is nothing to do but
walk about. Cambridge is only two miles
from my home, and it is a very quiet
place no music hall or theatre to 60 to.
don't often visit London, but when | do,
generally walk. London from here is a
little over fifty miles. The roads are very
good" He adds that he regrets to learn
that the spectators are spelling athletic
sport in America. He. says that pedes-
trianism has been lowered in England by
the mere gate-money affairs. Speaking of
the Ashley Belt, he remarks that if the
American pedestrians are so confident OF
beating him, they can win good sum in
bets, to say nothing of the gate. He
hopes to visit America again, but is not
particular about coming in professional
way.-[Turf, Field and Farm.
STATE AssocIATIoN.-The formation of
a State Sportsmen's Association has been
effected, and we are glad of it. We could
have wished that longer notice and more
general publicity could have been given
Every club in the State should be repre-
sented in it, and We trust eventually will
be. 1t would have been better had they
all had delegates present at the initial
meeting, but even as it is, it is move
made in the right direction, and we are re-
joiced that it has been taken. Now, let
our San Francisco friends remember that
they do not comprise all the State, and
give every opportunity for the country
clubs to come in and take part, and the
result will be of vast benefit to sporting
interests. There should be no jealousy be-
tween county and city clubs; there Is no
reason for it.
SOMETHING WRONG WITH TIE GAME
LAWS. = There is evidently something
wrong with the game laws of the State of
louisiana, says Forest and Stream, if such
an occurrence as the one detailed below
can take place 1t should not be lawful
anywhere to kill gravid animals, but it is
unusual, we think, to find deer carrying
young in August. The season opens in
Louisiana August LIST, which in our opin-
ion is much too early. The (Opelousas,
La 81. Landry Democrat of August 81,
1880, says Friday before last Hender-
son B. Taylor, living at Barry's Landing,
killed doe which had in her two fawns,
one dead and the other alive. The live
one he took home and fed, and at last ac-
counts it was living and doing well.
The ToURNAMENT.-All the arrange
ments are complete for the Forester tour
nalnent at Sacramento next week, and we
expect to see an excellent record made.
The management, We believe, will be all
that the most exacting can demand. Some
1000 good birds, quick flyers, are already
In hand, and the shooting shelters have
already been put up. The matches begin
on Tuesday.
Frederick Plaisted will soon ask race
of Hosmer for 81, 600 side.
Robert Watson Boyd and William Eli.
oft have been matched to row a race in
February next over the Tyne course Tor
fl00 to GOO a side.
Riley and Gaudaur are going through all
the preliminary sparrlng that usually pre-.
cedes a race between professional boating