The morning call., 1891-11-15
GUN AND DOG.
Upland Shooting in Warm Weather-An
ImportRnt Decision.

| Upland Shooting in Warm Weather-An
Important Decision.
The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, the civil
service champion, saws the Field, wants an
American sportsnan's exhibit at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, ana In explaining
| his idea ha says:
want an exhibit OF every weapon and utensil
| used III hunting, fishing aud trapping since tile
discovery of the country down TO he present
| day. We have The greatest hunting country nm
| earth Tie Boone and Crockett Club, of which
| am member, is enthusiastic over au exhibit
| ton oil the Kind, and we want nothing In il but
What Is American For Instance, l know where
| the rifles used by Davy Crock It ana Daniel
Boone can be secured. Nothing could be more
interesting than collection OF the kind. The
exhibition should embrace the heads OF all kinds
| OF American game of the larger soft and sp-ct-
mens oil the smaller game, animals, birds and
| h>h 8; the old wigwams, hunting shacks Of
| pioneer days, ali Kinds of weapons, and all lie
| cOnvenences that 60 TO make up u modern hunt
| Ing camp.
The name of Colonel Stuart Taylor is
familiar TO every sportsman Of this CITY who
takes an interest in mans best friend-the
dog. The Stock keeper, an English ex-
change. has the following concerning the
Colonel, which will be read with much
pleasure by the members of the California
and Pacific Kennel clubs:
Charles II. Manson has laid us under an oblI-
cation by introducing Colonel Stuart Taylor
The Colonel Is soldier and sportsman, and we
DO not despair OF being understood In saying th az
when he favored us with his company the en- En-
tdlner was entertained. The gallant gentleman
has been shot dt himself aud mt twice hui Tie
wounds OF North and South are healed and he
prefers to talk Of the arms lie carried ln peace
when he hilled a black tiger III India and fired
his gun In pursuit OF game In every quarter of
the globe. Tie Colonel is also a great yachts
man, and brother-in-law of Pierre LOfilard
VINO won Tue Derby with IroquOs. Ali, me! the
gulneas that We won thai day were dispersed
long ago, and may have been minted up again,
but they still Jingle me0dlously IN our memory
Such agreeable tastes and connections would
* lie
love OF dogs WAS the fellow feeling that mad us
wondIous Kind. We talked OF old st. Bernard
dogs. BAyard he knew, and Rector. the enor-
nous and uncertain bTlndle. Maslfts, too the
colonel II 8 iaucied. He once negotiated for The
Shah but be never forgave Crown Prince Tor his
nose. Salisbury he thinks the greatest dog he
ever saw OF The breed. He GepOred the exlnc-
ton OF good small buIl-terriers, and lie spoke In
terms OF admiration OF MIR. Shirley's Nelson.
Colonel Taylor goes to Paris this week and be-
IQie lie returns 10 The United states be hopes to
hnd niue hnil-terrier, smart fox-terrier aud
plg DFeat Dane 10 bear him company.
The following decision recently rendered
by the Connecticut Supreme Court on the
| consttutlonality OF the law forbiddng the
export Of game will interest sp0rtsmen in
general. The American Field says:
case on the consituliOnaliiy OF he Connecti-
cut game law, which was recently decided In
the Supreme Court of Errors in the Second Judi.
clal DisiIict by Judge Seymour aud full bench,
VINO FULLY sustained The law, has attracted much
attention from the legal fraternity ana sports
men. The case was that of The S ate rs. Edgar
W. DctIi anu Hdu passed through three lower
courts, the decision In each being adverse TO the
defendant, who WAS prosecu ed for "unlawfully
receiving and having In his pos session, with in
tent TO ship the same beyond the limits OF the
State" certain game bi DIS.
One OF the grounds upon which Mr.. Geers de-
murrer was based was that the allegations did
not constitute any offense In law, because IL was
not alleged that the said bids were killed for
me purpose OF conveying the same beyond the
limits OF The State. The BIZ DIS were killed during
the open season, aud the whole case hung upon
Inc construction OF and tile constltuIlOnalty OF
hlOliing The transportation OF game was uncOn-
Tree transportation from one State TO another of
any article Of Interstate commerce, and that the
game BIRDS were such an article.
lie Judges held that under a reasonable con-
stfnctlon OF The law The complaint was valid and
suInclent; thar the State had The power to enact
!bai game birds cou'd be killed and sold or held
Iof sale only FOR domestic cOnsumptiou: that
game Is not an article Of commerce, that the
Stale permits the person Killing such birds "a 10
acquire only Il qualified right 10 them namely
lie right 10 Appropriate them TO his own use ana
Tue right 10 sell OF transport them for domestic
USE. lie full bench OF Judges concurred In
the decision. not only sustaining the lower
courts but establishing precedent which wlll
ENABLE prosecutors TO enforce fully the pro-
visions Of the statute.
am as much attached to the sport OF
Guail-shootlng as any man in this country,
but can't see what pleasure there is in
held shooting when the sun is against YOU"
This remark was made by q well-known