The morning call., 1890-11-09
GIN AND CAME.
Opposition to Land Preserves - Royal
Pot-HuntsTs.

Opposition to Land Preserves Royal
Pot-Huntsrs.
very important meeting of the New
York State Forest Commission was held in
the city of New York recently. The session
was devoted entirely to the discussion Of
the proposed establishment of State park
in the y diroBdacks, and facts were brought
out which place the matter before the
public in a much clearer and more definite
shape than ii has heretofore assumed. The
Commissioners expect to find strong oppOsl
ton to their proposed scheme from sports
men who have dubbed together and leased
large tracts Of the Adirondacks lands for
their special shooting pleasures. Specu-
lators have also bought hundreds of acres
of timber land in the vicinity of TupperS
Lake. which will be in the park region, and
unless the Commissioners pay. 81 per acre
for property which was bought not
very long ago by timber Spectators
for 81 80 per acre, the prospects of the
establishment of State park in the
Adirondacks will be very poor, indeed. The
question of land sequestration by syndl-
Gates of sportsmen brought forth some
warm words from ex-senator John Is.
Henderson of st. Louis, Mo-, who expressed
his views freely on this subject He said:
1 have been going into the Adirondacks to
camp for twenty years past. loved 10 60 there
years ago, because there l could roam and
wander at my own sweet Will Now. II man
walks hali-mile from Ills own camp, with gun
or tish-TOd in his hand, lie runs against keep
oifthe grass sign, and the chances are fair that
he VIII be arrested as poaeher. These so-calied
clubs have srcuIed exclusive rights TO immense
tracts OF land, and are monopolizlnG the whole
region. / nope to see a park made OF the Adj
rondack region, simply to see these clubs wiped
out
As a general thing pot-hunting and pot
hunters are looked upon in a most unenyi-
able light by spOrtsmen who have both the
time and means to enjoy any kind OF sport
their fancy may dictate. Market-hunters,
who do not shoot for the love of sport, are
dubbed pot-hunters by every aristocratic
sportsman, but these latter would be very
wrothy indeed if they were accused of
Strengthening game by wholesale. As an Illus
tration of how the royal sportsmen of En-
rope enjoy outings with gun and dog the fol-
lowing from an English exchange will in
terest gentlemen pot-hunters at home:
The Prince OF Wales while on a visit rec 'ntly
to Baron Hirsch, at his seat at st. Johann, in
MOrayia, had some capital sport on the neigh
boring preserves. In addition to his ROYAL High
ness the party entertained By Baron Htrsch con-
sisted OF Lord Dudley, NiScount and Viscountess
CurZon, Lady Randolph ChuIchill, Lady Lillian
Wemss, Colonel Paget, Mr.; MoncrelIIe, Mr..
and Mrs. Sassoon and Colonel Niaga. There Is
an abundance of game, bares. partridges, pheas-
ants and deer. The total number OF the bag on
October TN numbered 1000 head. on October
SIN 800. on October 9Th 1000. on October 10Th
$500 aud October lIh 5000, or 11,3O0 head for
I'VE DAYS. The castle. at which variety OF Gu
with electricity. and music was furnished by an
Hungarian gypsy band.
Messrs. Kennedy and Campbell of the
Sportsmen's Protective Association visited
Benicia Yesterday, and will meet the sports
men of that town to-day 10 the end that a
branch of the association may be formed.
Benicia sportsmen complain of the harsh
treatment they have been receiving from
game-keepers on the tide-water lands be-
tween Benieia and Suisun, which are leased
by syndicates of sportsmep, vino attempt TO
exercise exclusive right to shoot thereon.
The Benicia hunters, who have been denied
the privilege TO shoot over the barren wastes
until late years open to the public are very
anxious 10 test the validity of the law, so
far as the shooting rights on uninclosed
property is concerned, and with the CO.
operation of the Sportsmen's Protective
Association they are very cor fident that
test case will terminate in their favor.
A Boston exchange says that W. E. Perry
visited the Wellington Gun Club on October
2Sth and fired 100 shots in the 100 bird re-
entry match. Perry shot in fine form, and,
although there was tricky wind, he broke
81 birds. This does not change his position
in the match, but raises his score one bird
The standing of the contestants in this
match is now as follows Bennett 90, Bond
IS, Perry 81.
E. Briggs has paid flying visit to Tulare
on business, but hopes before his return TO
lave an opportunity OF bagging several
splendid canyaSback and mallard ducks,
which are now very plentiful on Tulare
Lake and vicinity. Geese swarm around
the lake in countless numbers.
Hunters who have arranged for the recep-
ton of the migratory bipeds that visit the
Sonoma marshes during the winter season
are anXiously waiting the arrival OF good
storm when the northern birds will make
their appearance in their old haunts
Some idea of the extent OF the trade done