The morning call., 1890-08-12

club Will see tit TO sell the land ana pur-
chase another piece of property further out
which will prove good Investment when
the lease of the building it now occupies
expires"
The Olympic Clubs next exhibition win
take place at the Grand Opera House on the
evening of September Sd. The club will
give no entertainment of any kind prior TO
that time.
The officers of the California Club met
last evening and decided upon giving an
exhibition which vii! consist of scientific.
wrestling and boxing on the evening Of
August 18th. The Directors do not antici-
pate any interference from the authorities.
FISH FOR PRIVATE OWNERS.
The Board of Fish Commissioners have
received permission from the Spring Valley
Water Company to capture several thou
sand small sized black bass at San Andreas
Lake. No fish over five inches in length
will be taken, and it must be caught with
hook and line. The fish will be kept alive
aud distributed throughout the streams and
reservoirs of the Pacific Coast owned by
private corporations.
CoURsING.
The Finance Committee of the Interstate
COurSing Association met last evening. 1t
intends to canvass the city carefully and
from the present outlook fattering re-
suits are anticipated. The programme of
the meeting will be published on the Goth
Of September which will surpass anything
OF the kind ever produced on this Coast.
THE PEOPLES TROUT.
An exchange says: The North Pacific
Game and Fish Club preserve is located in
Mendocino County, seven miles south of
Ukiah, near the line of the San Francisco
and North Pacific Railroad, and contains
upward Of 5000 acres, with about seven
miles of fine trout stream on it. The club
has placed 125,000 young trout in the stream
this season, and in addition to the present
abundant supply of native game and deer 1t
is importing from different parts of the
globe the most rare and suitable varieties
of game birds for the stocking of the pre-
serve. These will be reared in breeding
yards, and the young birds liberated when
old enough to care for themselves. The
club has its own fish hatchery on the place,
and will hatch Its own trout for stocking
the streams. thus insuring an abundant
supply. An advance shipment of cross
bred New Zealand pheasauts has just ar
rived for it on the steamer Zealandia.
FROM STATE HATCHERIEs.
The above preserve has its own hatchery,
but the young fish, or rather the trouteyed
eggs to the amount of $4,000 or over were
shipped to this "preserve" hatchery from
the Shovel Creek and Ssson hatcheries
which are institutions supported by State
funds. The Government when it allowed
the sum of $4,000 for the support OF its
hatcheries, intended that they should be
managed and conducted by men who would
recognize the wishes of the general public
by having the public waters of the State
equally stocked with fishes. What has been
tile result? The public streams have been
neglected, and instead OF stocking those
gens which need supplies, the Commission
ers actually draw on the rivers which con-
tain fish to stock the preserves owned and
leased by syndicates. Now the question
arises: rs the State paying for the sup
port of hatcheries which are used solely in
the interest OF the owners of private waters
IN no hafr mo of thu nul1lip at larQap'
LOADED FOR BEAR.
The ST. Helena Reflector OF the 10th inst.
says Early this morning Louis Pellet Sam
Grigsby, Jim and NJ. b. Bailey, Frank Bar
nett, a. p. and Charles Swartout start out
on a three weeks hunting and fishing ex-
petition to the south fork of Eel River in
Mendocino County. By the way they have
put in supplies and armored up with guns
and ammunition it looks as though they
were going to stay until they had bagged
everything that should cross their trails.
The Reflector is preparing itself to make
room for all the exciting tales that the party
will undoubtedly be able TO tell on their
return.
HOW THEY WORK IT.
James E. Watson, the well-known dog
fancier and sportsman, shot wounded
female deer at Nicasio recently. When he
returned to the city he received a note from
Horace Briggs, a Deputy Fish Commits
sioner, which read: "Mr. Watson, please
call to my office at your earliest convenience
or send word when you wish TO be prose-
cuted."
The Farragut Fishing Club had good
day s. sport last Sunday. The tug Ethel
and Marion was chartered and captained
by Al White. All Of the principal fishing
banks were visited, after which the club re-
turned to the city well pleased with its
days sport. Contractor Mccain won the
biscuit by having landed the largest amount
of fish.
PROFESSOR MEETINGS. CAT.
Professor Meihlng of the Olympic Club
takes great pleasure in relating to his
friends the many narrow escapes he en-
countered in the wilds of Mendocino
County recently, whittier he went to enjoy
his summer vacation.
The professor erased" several deer and
few black bears which happened to be
"berrying" in the vicinity Of his wigwam.
wounded lion forced him to be at a
hasty retreat one early morning, but re-
endorsements which came to his assista nee
in the nick of time saved him from what
might have been horrible fate
OF the many 'varmints" which happened
across his path Meihling says that a fero-
ci0us wild cat gave him the closest call.
1t was hand-to-paw encounter, and after
desperate struggle the professor got the
enraged feline on its back with both Shout
ders touching, and then he knew that vic
tory was his. Grasping the monster cat by
the throat with the left banda kind Of an
Evan Lewis ch0ke-lock-M chilling drew
large hunting-knife from its scabbard, the
blade of which was plunged deep into the
"varmints" vltals.
CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA.
The professor states that in all his ex-
perence in the wilds he has never before
encountered more desperate animal than
this ferocious species Of the feline race,
which has been terrorizing the chicken
houses in the neighborhoOd of where he
camped.
Meihling has had the animal carefully
stuffed, and yesterday he took great
pleasure in showing the pictures which he
had taken of the cat and himself TO his
lady friends and his cub-mates.
The Supervisors of Mendocino County, at
recent meeting, decided to present the
professor with beautiful gold medal as a
token OF appreciation for his valor in rid
ding the county of such a desperate and
destructive animal.
CLUB ELECTION.
The semi-annual election of officers of the
Rincon Yachting Club resulted as follows:
Luke NJ: Marisch, President; John w.
ZANE Kane. Vice President; James McFeeley,
treasurer, John McConville, Recording
Secretary; Antoine Marlsch, Financial
Secretary; John Reynolds, Marshal.
John L: CrOssley, the old-time profess
slonal Splinter, is now athletic instructor
OF Columbia Athletic Club Of Washington,
athlete named Elder, visited this city about
nine years ago. They ran several races at
the old athletic grounds, which were then
situated corner of Folsom and Twenty sixth
streets.
John Largan, the exclamation oarsman
Of England. and George w. Lee have signed
articles for two-mile single-scull race to
take place September 9th at Oyster Bay,
Long Island, for purse of $500.
The Audubon Athletic Association of