The morning call., 1890-09-18
DOG AND GUN.
The California Kennel Clubs
Bench Show.

The California Kennel Club held its
monthly meeting last evening, with j. B.
Lewis in the chair and j. NJ, Crane acting
Secretary pro TEN.
MeSsrs. n. l.. Miller, S. L. Fischer and
". NJ. Stanton were elected members.
The matter of holding bench slow was
definitely settled, and the latter part of next
April was chosen as the time for the eXhi-
biliOn.
A committee was appointed and is now in
. CORES Undence with Eastern sportsmen
who are recognized as the leading Ameri-
can judges of hunting dogs, for the purpose
Of having them present to judge the different
classes Of CANNES which will be benched at
the inaugural exhibition of the club.
Club tickets were issued to the members,
which will be honored by the railroad dur
ing the hunting season.
A project is on foot to lease large sec
ton OF land on which members OF the Clue
only can shoot. This matter will be fully
discussed at the next monthly NEE ting.
FINE SPANIEL.
Dr. W. w. Card hunted his f0ur-months cocker
spaniel last sunday on quail near san Mateo.
The little fellow did remarkably well. and sur
prised his master by retrieving splendldly sew
era birds the doctor had shot and wounded.
According to the late change in railroad time.
Fourth aud Townsend streets at $50 o'clock.
Hunters returning from San Bruno must take
the O'Clock evening tram IL they expect 10
reach san Francisco by rail-
Messrs. StacKpool and Spencer bagged 125
quails three days shoot at Washington Cor
neTs last week.
Ed Cunningham and Sanford Bennett shot on
the hills near Mission san Jose last Sunday.
They got two birds aud MIR. Cunningham was
compelled TO carry his faithful dog home on his
back. The animal was affected with fatty de-
generation u The heart.
Pete Conway and his sou'wester astonished
The reed birds OF San Bruno last Sunday. Pete
q good shot but his novel ledugear lnVal-
lably got between his weather eye and the game.
The result was that the feathers carried away
the meat and Peter returned with an empty
sack.
HUNTERS AND HUNTED.
E. T. Boyd bagged nice mess OF rail- last sum
day at San Bruno. bis Irish setter was very
much puzzled With the actions OF these BIRDS
which generally prefer to run along Or under the
banks to exposing their anatomies to number
shot by taking flight when disturbed.
E w. Briggs and DR.. Cooper secured the can
yons Niles last Sunday, aud report that
hunters have been shooting the birds before the
season opened, thus causing scarcity OF ieath-
cred game, Cooper bagged six. Mr.. Briggs
blushed aud asked to be excused when questioned
as to his bag.
Tom kennedy was shooting his favOrIte
game-tbe long-bl curleW-last sunday the
marshes of Alvarddo. when the tide rose sud
denly and "cOruered the celebrated ground.
sueer. Gradually the water rose until it
reached the poet ground sluicer's talking-trap.
Tom was in a quandary as to how he could pos
sby avoid having his breathing apparatus
shut off. He had but few minutes to cogitate-
A lucKy thought entered his brain. and, taking
his gun apart, be placed the muZzle OF the
weapon In his mouth, and when the water
reached the summit Of his noble brow Thomas
was breathing freely. 1t was a very high tide.
but the water did not reach the top OF the bar
rels OF the gun, ana when 1t receded the cham
pton ground-slutcer discovered log, upon which
lie rode to a safe retreat.
Ed Ladd had very successful shoot on quail
| last Sunday, near st. Helena. The sportsman
| returned to this city with three dozen birds,
which he baGged In the vicinity OF the VINEYARDS