Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-26
SPORTING COLUMN.
IN AND OUTDOOR AMUsEMENTs AND
GAME CULTURE.
The Field, Range. Track, Course, Cue,
Ring, Stream, Sail, Car, Trap.
Kennel and Stable.

all assertions to the contrary notwItastand-
iHg we think he would have found his mas
ter, for this time he is far from being at
his best.
A PROSPECT. There is every prospect OF
a grand scheme for series OF pedestrian
events being announced before long. The
matter Is under consideration by gentle
man who. has catered very successfully to
New Yorkerg. and If the scheme Is put
into shape there viii be plenty OF work IN
store for walkers and runners.
HARv4RD AND COLUMBIA At meet
ing Of the Harvard University Boat Club,
held IN Holden Chapel on the evening Of
March 4sa, u was decided TO send q chal-
lenge 70 Columbia for an eight-oared race.
On Wednesday eveaing, March 9 h, the D.
reciors of Vae Columbia College Boat Club
decided 70 accept the challenge; time,
place, and conditions to be settled by mu-
tual agreement.
WONDERFUL SHOOTING. "A correspond.
emit OF the Chicago REID, writing from
Crowley City, Ark, says that Captain E.
r. Stubs, Al : recent exhibition of his
skill given at that place, with Winches.
ter rife broke % out Of 100 glass balls,
thrown in Tire air by himself 1t is truly
has attained Ia the use OF the rifle. After
the close Of sae exhibition, at which quite
a number were present, % cent piece and
swo nicEels were tossed up, all of which
disappeared az the report Of the Captains
rife. The spectators were highly pleased,
and presented Captain Stubbs with purse
of $50 Ga the spot. The Captain states
that the Winchester is without doubt the
h. +T -,
would answer his purpose.
national RIFLE ASSOCIATION Major.
General Winfield $. Hancock presided over
the meeting Of the National Rife Associa-
ton for the first time on Tuesday. March
LIST, IN New York, at Earle's Hotel. He
10 an efficient parliamentary officer The
business transacted was the appointing Of
foliowingcomm Financs-Messrs.
Afford, Schermerhorn and Cowperthwait !;
Prizes - Messrs, Seabury, Andrews and
Holton Range-Msssrs. Wingate, Scott
and Story. A new skirmishing match was
proposed Tor 1881 prizes besides the trophy,
500, S15 and $50. a new short range
team match has heen decided upon for a
team Championship trophy, worth $3.50.
1t is an arm rife competition open to all
Government or civil teams in America, at
200 aud 300 yards standing, fifteen rounds.
BILLIARDS. -Speaking of billiards, it is
a little surprising that a tournament at
cushion earoms has not yet been projected.
We could name Sexton, Schaefer, Slosson,
Joe Dion, Daily, Gallagher, and Carter,
who night be expected to enter such a
competition, and either one of them would
have q living chance to carry of first
honors. This style of game levels distino-
tioas Several years ago Joe Dion was
conceded TO be the best player we had at
this game, and had made larger runs than
either Sexton or Scnaefer have yet shown
in public. Daily Is a splendid around-t the
table player, and neither Gallagher nor
Carter are disposed to take back seat at
cushion csTons TO accommodate any other
expert Tie public interest in the game
has been fully aroused, but the exhibitions
by Sexton and Schaefer have not been so
commanding IN skill as to brighten several
other players from crossing cues with them.
After the Slosson-Schaefer match cushion
tcarom tournament will be in order.-[N
y Spirit of the Times.
TRAP SHOOTING BETA bets B that
he can xiii ten out of thirteen pigeons,
TWENTY-FIVE wards rise, one ounce shot,
forty yards boundary, loser TO pay for the
birds, no rules named, and no other
specifications. & also makes a separate
bet that he viii kill the first and last bird
in the match. & kills the first bird and
then misses four IN succession, when B re-
fuses to allow ann TO shoot at any more
birds, claiming that the match was finished
whenever &c became impossible for A to
win, ana also claiming that a must pay
for thirteen birds. Who WINS the bet, and
to whom do'the remaining eight birds be-
long, after A has paid for the entire thir-
teen! Ans.-A lost the main match at
the time when he missed his fifth bird,
but having killed his first bird, he was
entitled TO continue shooting until the
thirteenth bird was reached, in order to
decide the second bet. B had no right to
prevent his shooting, and the second bet is
a draw, unless A VIII agree to shoot at
eight birds under similar conditions. But
B cannot compel him to do 30. The birds
not shot at belong to A, who paid for
them Chicago Field.
UNUSUAL DEER. A correspondent writes
us from Bozeman, Montana Territory 81
have noticed 'Cork's letter about a
horned doe In the winter of 1873 "a,
while hunting at the headwaters of Nc
Donald's creek-a tributary of the Mussel-
shell river-Montana Territory, l hap.
pened to kill large Whitehall doe with
four horns- or, rather, four spikes-each
from tive and q half to four inches In
length. They were produced in pairs, one
pair on each side of mead. In the fall of
1873, while trapping at the head of Fiat
Willow and McDonald's creeks, 1 also
killed two large Whitehall deer with
black lire along backbone and two rows of
white spots, the latter of the size of cop
per cent, on each aide. Have not seen any
like it since" In the autumn of 1878 we
killed, in dry lake, near the head of Dis
NAL river Nebraska, the biggest and hand
soonest buck we ever saw. He had on each
side OF the backbone a row of spots some
what smaller than a fve-cent nickel,
which was very much paler than the rest
Of the coat. We never saw one marked
like hin, though there is no doubt that
adult deer are sometimes more or less
spotted II Forest and Stream.
TRAPPING THE CAr.-our song and
game birds have no deadier foe than the
common cat. The serpent destroys only
when compelled by the pangs Of hunger to
seek his food. He fasts for more than half
the year. The cat, cruel and cunning as
the tiger, kills more than she can consume
and, like the Bersekers of old, is mad with
the love Of slaughter. Providing by night
through the forest and by stream, her path
Is dyed with blood. The young in the
nest Of the hare that escape her tiger fangs
are fortunate. As household pet she is
a nuisance; as = destroyer of rats, fail
ure as companion, unsatisfactory and
uninteresting, feeling but little affection
for either friend or home she is the sworn
enemy Of the farmer, killing the beautiful
birds that are bis friends and helpers she
is the unreienting foe of the sportsman,
and should be hunted down and destroyed
like the wolf. Almost any dog can soon
be taught 20 chase and kill a cat without
this accomplishment he is but poorly
educated. The breech loader can