The morning call., 1890-12-14
GUN AND DOG.
Good Weather for Quail Shooting-Ke
mel Cubs

Good Weather for Quail Sho oting-Ken-
mel Clubs.
The sharp winds which have been sweep
ing over this peninsula for the past week
have assisted materially to increase the wild
duck family on the Sonoma marshes and in
the vicinity OF McGills. The birds have not
come in as yet in large number, but the in
crease within the past week hes made vast
Improvement in the shooting. Southeast Of
this city, toward Alviso and Alvarado, hunt
ers report that the few birds which lowered
around tbe marshes previous to the rain
storm have left for parts unknown. Last
Sunday q large number of spcrtsnlen, who
had left this city on the hunters train of the
night previous, met with very Indifferent
luck, and had it not been for some very
good bags of rail made by few of the boys,
the sport Of shooting. as whole, would
have ended in magnificent failure. Prob
ably the present change in the weather may
be the means of bringing in new tiocks from
the north. at least the hunters hope so, as
many of them cannot afford the time to take
advantage of the very good duck shoOting
which can now be had on the Sacramento
and San Joaquin rivers, especially in the
neighbOrhOod of Byron Station.
Quail hunters could not desire a more
favorable opportunity than the present to
| enjoy good sport. The recent ran-storm
has, so TO speak, cut off the icy surface of
the hillsides, and the result is now pleasing
spell, had oftentimes occasion to bless his
stars that the soleS of his shoes were we'll
supplied with good substantial nails.
Hunters have been making inquiries recently
about the proposed hunters train which the
Directors of the San Francisco and North
Pacific Railroad were contemplating to run
during the winter season. If the company
thought sufficient numbers of sportmen
would patroniZe the road by Introducing
scheme of this kind an early Sunday Train
WOnlf Ina n tho hunting grounds ON,
the Sonoma marshes at reduced rates. With
view OF accommodating the numerous hun
tiers who patroniZe the Southern Pacific
Company's Coast Division, it has been ar
ranged that the theater train which leaves
here every Saturday night at Il :45 O'Clock
will stop at all way stations between San
Francisco and Menlo Park.
An officer of the Los Angeles Kennel Club
writes to an Eastern exchange as follows:
Tie Southern California Kennel Club at its re-
cent meeting decided to hold lis next show dur
Ing the month Of April, 1881, but has not yet set
the exact date. Interest in tie show is already
being manifested by Inquiries regarding the
| date. judge, etc, coming from various quarters
! in Ibis end OF the state, as well as from San
Francisco aud II appearances do rot mlsiead
the next canine exhibition III this city VIII find
| on the benches about Twice the number of dogs
| seen at the last one, while from the vari-
| Gus imporiatiOns made during the last year
| IL Is safe 10 predict a marked Improvement in
| the general qualify. Especially will this be the
| case In such sporting breeds as fox terriers,
| pointers, English and Irish settlers. 1t is also
| expected that the California Kennel Club OF San
| Francisco VIII hold lis show during the same
| month, and 10 that case the TWO clubs will unite
| in bringing out MIR. John Davidson, or some
| other good man from The East. TO Judge for bolh
| holding the shows about Il week apart. Should
| this arrangement he made. IL Is not unlikely that
more than one OF the cracks of your side OF the
continents back bone, who are anxious to secure
| their championship hOnors, will pay US Of the
| far West visit, as both clubs are members of
| the American Kennel Club.
| In answer TO correspondent regarding
| the manner in which gun barrels may be
bronzed: Take l ounce muriate tincture of
| steel, ounce spirits of wine, "a ounce mu-
| rate OF mercury. u ounce strong nitric acid,
| Is ounce bluestone, quart water. Mix well
| and allow to stand thirty days to amalga-
| mate. After the oil or grease has been re-
| moved from the barrels by lime the mixture
| is laid on lightly with sponge every ten
| hours. II should be scratched off with a
| steel-wire brush night and morning until
the barrels are dark enough, and then the
acid is destroyed by pouring boiling water
| on the barrels and continuing to rub them
| until nearly cool. If the barrels are of lam-
mated steel do not dilute the acid so much.
Thomas Kennedy. the well-known de-
| Stroyer OF mud-tiat Snipe, more commonly
designated Curlew, has applied for pat
ent on new gun, his own invention, which
| will, it is said, discount anything in the line
| OF firearms ever introduced. Instead of the
| dirty common powder the new instrument
| Will be loaded with wind. which, by the
| manipulations of crank attached to the
stock, VIII spread terror and destruction
among the biped family, honkers not ex-
cepted. The gun in itself is miniature
Calling battery, that will be heard from
| when the inventor has secured his patent
| Tommy Trigillls, wel[known duck
| hunter, purchased setter a few evenings
ago with beautiful tail and guaranteed to
stand shot and retrieve dead birds. The
| purchaser has discovered that his new
charge is undoubtedly dead shot on cats
| and will refuse positively to retrieve any
game that does not resemble a poIterheuse
steak
] Tom Cusey had a splendid days shooting
last Sunday at Ignacio. in Marin County.
He returned with five very plump barn
| yard chickens viii b he groundsluiced in
| good order on the run. He is anxious now
| that the place should be preserved.
ID. A. Bernhard and Lloyd Schailenberger
| stated that they enjoyed very good shooting
| last Saturday near Redwood City, The
| hunters report that they happened upon a
| flock of road-runners and secured a very
| nice bag.
The following advertisement appeared re-
Gently IN Partisan newspaper. 1t speaks
| for itself:
lady having pet dog whose hair is OF rich
mahogany color desires TO engage a fOotman
| with whskers to match