Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-08
SPORTING NOTES.

X. b. Mllard, OF Cornwall Bridge, Conn,
caught an Albino partridge recently.
H. " Beagley, of Charlottesville. Ga
has killed over l 200 partridges during the
last season.
The money value of the poultry of
France yearly IS estimated at Fowls. $780,
100000; eggs, 81, 100000.
An American bittern twentv-seyen inch
es long was captured last Thursday in the
streets of East Liverpool, o.
-Four sportsmen of Lafayette, Ind. killed
$50 ducks and six large swans in a two
days hunt in the Kankakee swamps.
Paul Boyton, now in California, isriyaled
by horse in the same State. which re-
Gently swan twelve miles in five hours.
At Hammonton, n. j., there is an incu-
batting establishment at which six thousand
eggs can be artificial Matched at one time.
A spiny African caterpillar, seven inches
long and of steel-gray color, was exhih-
lted at recent meeting of the Linnean So
ciety of London.
A woodcock flew against telegraph wire
IN New street, just back of the New York
Stock Exchange. 1t fell TO the street
stunned, and soon died.
To pluck an ostrich, it is driven into a
F-shaped Enclosure and a stocking pulled
over its head. Unlike the mule, the ostrich
never kicks unless it can see what it is
driving at.
Henry Durand, of Atlanta. Ga. has
mocking-bird which is known bv fanciers
all over the country. 1t is probably the
hnest singer in the United States. and is
not for sale
Major Ballard, of Madison, Ca, killed
white crow amid flock of black mates. II
was perfectly white, with the exception of
Its head, which was as black as those of the
other crows.
Miss Jennie Nicholl, of Nashville. Tenn.
caught a strange bird near that CITY ON
wednesday last, which is supposed to be
species OF wild guinea hen. Its body is
gray, and its head jet black 1t feet are
partly webbed, and it has a long ivory
colored bill with jet black tip.
The finest tiger in America, it is said,
was received at the Philadelphia Geological
Gardens, Saturday. He is one of three
cubs born in the Antwerp Garden, 1852.
and IS not yet years old. He is remark
ably well developed for his age, weighing
about 400 pounds. His head is enormous.
Peter Ware, of Washington Ga. found
i've young foxes the other day whose eyes
were not yet open. He took them home
and turned them over TO a dog whose pup
pies had just been killed. She received
them kindly, and seems to think as much
OF them as though they were her own little
ones.
Noting correspondence in London Land
and Water TO the effect that a case of
mules pregnancy has been authenticated
InfJ, Fteld aud Farm says: Although
unusual, II is by no means solitary in
stance. A mare mule in France bred two
foals 70 an Arab horse, and there are other
instances
An Atlanta COW fell into deep well on
Sunday, and her owner was unable to hoist
her out, so he brought many loads of
shaylngs from a neighboring planing-mill
and dumped them into the well As fast
as they fell the COW tramped them under
her feet, and thus came To the surface and
walked away.
The training-master OF big Eastern me-
nagerie says: " Next season | shall not
only train a flock of geese but large
number of sheep also, and if | succeed with
these, | shall try some other kinds of ami
mals, tor believe with patience and kind
ness any kind of gentle animal and bird.
and even snakes, may be taught to perform
tricks"
A sturgeon was caught in the river in
front of New Orleans a few days ago. This
Is hitherto unknown fish in the waters of
this section of the country. The fish was
two and hall feet long. There has also
been captured of Port Eads a Jewish.
weighing something over seven hundred
pounds. 1t is claimed that this is the
largest food fish ever caught
a correspondent of the Congress (Ga.)
Solid South says there is a colored preacher
near Jasper who rules his horse by butting
him. If the animal is fractions or stub
born he takes the kinks out by deliberately
Selling it by the ears and butting il squarelv
in the forehead until it falls to its knees.
This is generally done at the second or
third butt, when the old parson steps be-
hind and drives ahead again.
A Maine fisherman, who used to sail the
southern seas, reports that he saw a sea SER
pent the other day off Wells. 1t was like
one he once saw in the Caribbean Sea, ex-
cept that he has grown considerably. 1t
held its head, the size of a barrel high in
the air, It's eyes, as big as saucers, cleaned
with marvellous light, and its huge open
mouth WAS armed with triple rows of
teeth. The paper that reports this says the
old salt is not addicted TO drink.