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

opened fish story department, and the
"whoppers therein fairly turn one dizzy.
Here is a mild sample: " Some years ago
while angling in the Mohawk, using a small
minnow for bait, the fish were not biting
freely and fell asleep in the boat, leaving
my line set. When / awoke I thought |
would draw it in and rebait. l took hold of
it and could not pull it in readily, but after
hard Juggling brought it to the boat, when 1
found, as l supposed, ten-pound pike fast.
After l had landed him in the boat 1 could
not see my hook, so l opened him, when l
discovered that an eel about six inches long
had taken the nlinnow a chub had taken the
eel bass had taken the club; the pike had
taken the bass. In the pike were eight small
eels, ten dace, twenty seven fresh-water lob
sters and four good-sized frogs. You must
shake this dose freely before taking"
RARE SHooTNG.-Frank H. Lord has
again performed feat of Workmanship
worthy of notice On the evening of the 18th
December, at Conlin's shooting gallery, New
York, while favoring number of his friends
with an exhibition Of his skill in quick
shooting with pistol at moving object he
hit, in twelve shots, six swinging three
quarter-inch bullets, at the word of command,
distance twelve PAGES. This style OF shoot
ing Is new venture with him, which fact
makes his brilliant score all the more remark
able. Unexcelled as Mr.. Lords previous
records in pistol shooting have been, his skill
continues to approach nearer and nearer to
absolute perfection.
CHAMPIONSHIP. = December 26th young
Eugene Bogardus shot for and won the cham
pionship of America at glass-ball shooting
(the father shooting school, New York. DR..
Talbot was the other contestant. There was
no throwing up OF the balls by trained as
sistant. The prize was a gold badge offered
by the Winchester Repeating Arms Com
pany. Eugene broke n and missed %. Tai
bot broke 10 and missed So.
BASE BALL THRow.-An exchange says
that John Hatfeld's great throw of base
ball of 401 feet on the Union Grounds, Will
iamsburg, some years ago, has been eutdone
by an Australian aboriginal cricketer named
Billy, who threw cricket ball on the Sydney
cricket grounds 420 feet, unaided by the
wind.
TAKE CABE.-Hunters in the tules should
be careful when discharging guns that no one
is in range A day or two ago, near Napa, a
a duck hunter received charge of shot in
various parts of his body, fred by parties a
short distance off, while hid in the tules.
Fortunately no serious results followed.
RAcE-CoURsE.-The preliminary steps have
been taken for the construction of race
course at Monterey. The undertaking will
involve large expenditure of money but
from the character of those moving in the
matter, all the appointments will be of the
finest description.
MALLARDs. Thomas Fredrickson has been
killing from 80 to 12O mallards a day, this
the market for seasons, but this is the best
he has ever had.
WooDPEcKER.-A female pileated wood
pecker (HiplotOmus pileatuS) has been cap
tured in Canada. The species is rare in the
north.
FROG YARN.-Dr. A. K. Fisher, Sing Sing,
asserts that in a large frog he caught he found
a full-fedged oriole. In another he found
three field mice.
YAcHT1NG.-A committee has been ap-
pointed to further consider the subject of the
formation of National Yacht Racing Asso-
citation.
CANOE CLUB.-A movement is on foot to
form National Canoe Club and the promise
is flattering for it.
CHALLENGE.-E. c. Holske has issued a
challenge, from Boston, to walk any man in
America from % to 30 miles for from $3.50 to
$500 side.
WINNER.-At the Napa shooting-match,
on Christmas Day, +. Bassford took the clubs
silver cup.
Fox HUNT.-The fox hunters of Nashville
had grand fox chase by day in Christmas
week.
RETIRED.-Cbarles Hallock has retired
from the editorial chair of Forest and Stream.
DEAD.-John Hargreane, the well known
Philadelphia cricketer, is dead
DEER.-Deer are plenty in the neighbor-
hood of Peavine.
CoYoTEs.-Coyotes are killed within the
precincts of Mammoth City, California.
ScARcE.-Game was very scarce the past
season in the Indian territory.