Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-04
NOTES FOR spoRTsMEN.

Large numbers of salmon are dying in
English waters, especially in the Carnarvon
district, where the disease peculiar to the
species has nearly depopulated several fine
streams.
William Leake, an English farmer, of
Marfield, Leicestershire, covered mile on
turnpike road recently in l3 minutes 80
seconds. A wager had been laid that he
could not make it in Is minutes.
At Oldham, Eng. recently. William
Winstanly, alias "Soap," and ]. McGil-
lick (who was recently in this country,
wrestled Lancashire style, best two out of
three back falls, for $50. The contestants
wrestled two days, but neither won, and
the referee declared the match draw.
Among number of very interesting
acquisitions recently made by the London
eng. Geological Garden, is live Japanese
antelope, the first specimen ever added to
a European collection. Very little is
known of the habits Of the japanese ante
lope, its habitat being only in the highest
meun tains Of the islands.
An English swell, accompanied by a
gamekeeper who is instructed to see that
his lordship makes coed bag of game, is
delighted with his success, and exclaims !:
" Another hit, Virgins! By the way
rum thing-always seem to hear saot
somewhere behind me just after | fire p
/" Yes, SIR" responded the functionary,
'zactly so. sir. Wunnerfe place for
echoes, this ere, sir !"
The tina is not so far remote when the
delicious sweet bread was rejected by the
American people as unfit for food time was
when the fisherman. drawing his nets in
the tidal waters of Virginia and Maryland,
would crush with disdain the shell of the
diamond backed terrapin, and cast it away
as an incumbrance, and to this day there
are educated, refined people who turn with
disgust from this gastronomic treasure be-
cause of its homely exterior.
A lively coon hunt took place at John
Lawley's mountain ranch above Etna
Springs, during the stormy weather of last
week. The snow drove the coons to the
poultry yards to forage, and the dogs late
at night sounded the alarm. One coon
took refuge in tree, where he was so
to cut it down. But with four dogs eager
u give udtbte, WHSH the ISll, lie Dau
no chance of a run and was captured with
out difficulty.
Colonel Anstruther, the celebrated Mas
ter of Foxhounds at East Fife, Scotland,
has used for several winters gutta-percha
soles to enable his cobs and ponies to carry
himself and servants with the hounds in
the chase in perfect winter weather. Il
may be mentioned that the Colonel has
some capital runs, with rare scent, when
the roads were quite unfit for travelling by
unprepared horses. and the fields more
than foos deep in snow. The soles are
cut the proper shape from sheet Of gutta-
percha, softened before the fire and filled
into the clefts of the frogs and bars The
hoofs should be free from grease. When
cut into the right shape, the sole should be
held before the fire until it is in semi.
liquid state, then placed on the sole of the
hoof and press it well under the edges of
the shoe. Round it off carefully at the
heels with hot iron. When finished, dab
it with cold water to harden it. This sim.
pie continuance is not entirely new, al.
though the idea may be original with Col.
onel Anstruther.