The morning call., 1890-08-24
GUN AND DOG.
The Team Pigeon Shoot-Field Trial
Judges-The Deer Family.

The Team Pigeon Shoot-Field Trial
Judges-The Deer Family.
On Saturday next the much talked of
pigeon shoot between teams which will
represent the Alameda County SportSman's
Club and the San Francisco Gun Club will
be held on the Oakland Race-track Grounds.
The man who has been supplying pigeons
to the shooters will have an extra lot of
birds on the grounds for the occasion which
will surprise the boys who have been ac-
cuBtomed to ''grassing" slow going birds.
The 'piggies" are the pick of the f10cks of
many rookeries and if the pigeon purveyor
speaks the truth, it will be necessary for
the ''poppers" to load their cartridges with
chilled shot and electric powder if they
hope to keep their birds within
boundary. The team selected to represent
the Sportsman's Club is composed of +. b.
Norton, S. E. Knowles, j. o. Cadman, z.
M. Osborn, J. Smith, j. c. Maynard, W.
W. Haskell, w. E. Mayhew, r. i. Bell, S.
|. kellogg and III. L. Schroeder reserve.
The Gun Club will be represented by
Messrs; Eddy, Gellett, Butler, Tallant, San
born, WOODWARD; Wooster. Orr, Gellett Jr;
and Webster. The contest will begin at 2
o'clock sharp, and sportomen DESTROYS of
seeing some good shooting should take the
1 o'clock boat from this city.
The quail season will open on the 10th of
next month, but sp0rtsmen must be careful
the Supervisors have changed the State
law, making it unlawful to kill quail before
the 1St OF October.
Fred Kuche of the Six-mile House had
roundup of dogs few days ago, and in
company with few friends a visit was maid
to the cottOn-tail rabbit grounds on the
west side of Lake Merritt The result of
the days shoot was very satisfactory mas
much as the count numbered 125 rabbits.
Sportsmen who are the owners of valu-
able hunting dogs are anxious that the
Pacific Coast Field Trial Club would an
nounce as soon as possible the names OF the
gentlemen it has in view who will Judge the
trials this coming winter. AS it is a known
fact that there are judges who favor settlers
and others who lean toward pointer dogs,
1t is but proper that the owners of valuable
kennels which may include pointers and
settlers know the gentlemen who will be
selected as judges before they give their
charges into the hands of the breakers. The
Pacific Coast Field Trial Club will, in all
probability, have a meeting in the early
part OF next month to discuss this matter,
1t is too bad that the water front is en-
tirely neglected by the Game and Fish
Commissioners deputies. Almost daily
large bundles of skins which have
been stripped from male and female deer
arrive from the country and are spirited
away to the warerooms of the consignees.
who, boldly and without the least fear of
arrest, express them to the tanneries.
Last Friday wagon-load of skins was
driven through Market street TO the tannery
at Fourteenth and Dolores streets. The ex-
pressman stated to a reporter that the
largest number OF bales had come from 119
Clay street, but that few bundles, which
bore unmistakable proofs of the evidence of
sex having been removed, came from the
Clay-street Market. While the traffic in
deer skins is going on without interference
the Deputy Commissioners are up the river
having powwow with the Native Sons.
The interior papers have been CRYING
down the market hunters who Slaughter
deer at all seasons of the year and suggest
ing plans by which the vandalism can be
checked. There is only one way of 'freezing
OUT the hide-hunter, and it is in the DO wer
OF the Deputy Fish and Game Commission
ers to cut off their sustenance by confiscat-
ing the hides when they reach this city.
These deputies assist in the slaughter Of
the deer family by giving the Underwriters
an opportunity to ship their chattels.
Handel Ball.
This afternoon match which has ex-
cited considerable interest will be played