The morning call., 1891-06-14
THE GUN.
Deer Hunters Must Obey the Law-DOve-

Deer Ill unters Must Obey the Law-DoVe-
Shooting Season.
The season for dove-sho0ting will open on
the 1st prOx., but as the Supervisors of some
of the counties have changed the law to suit
their districts, SpoTtsmen will do we'll to in
quire what laws govern in the counties they
intend to shoot in before opening fire on any
description Of game. In Marin County doves
cannot lawfully be shot until the 1st OF
August.
Although the newspapers of this State
have published the game laws, as amended
by the Legislature, reports are cons family
received by the Commissioners of the Kill
ing of deer by pOacherS in several counties.
The law says that it is unlawful to Kill fe-
male deer, elkS, antelOpeS or mountain
sheep at any time or the males of the
aboye-named animals for two years from
the date Of the passage of the act. Deputy
Commissioners are now securing the cOun-
try for offenders, and the persons found
either killing deer or with deerin their pos
session will be taught lesson which they
will have good reason to remember.
A most remarkable pigeOn-shOOt took
place yesterday at Hollywood Park, on the
private grounds of John HOey. President
of the Adams Express Company, says the
New York Sun of June 4th. The contest
ants were A. W. Money, a Captain of the
English Army, and man OF means, VINO
has been in this country about one year,
partly on pleasure ana partly on business,
and Edward Gibbs Murphy, son of eX-
Collector of the Port The stakes were
$1,000 a side. Although the shooters were
designated as amateurs. according. to the
strict Interpretation of the rules, they BE-
came professionals once they agreed to con-
test for money. The betting on the match
was extremely heavy, Murphy's friends
dropping between $4,000 aud $4,000, but
they announced their Willingness at tile
81 fp 10 Tor
amount.
The conditions were 100 live birls each,
TO be shot at from five traps, 81 yards rise
and 80 yards boundary, modified Hurllng-
ham rules to govern. These provide that
the gun must DO held below the elbow till
the bird is ON the wing. The birds were an
especially fine lot of Cornies and Autwerps
They we're strong flyers and plucky. Cap
tain Money shot a Baker gun weighing
seven pounds and three ounces, while
Murphy handled a Franchotte, the weight
being seven pounds and three ounces
Captain Money used shells containing ~
grains of E. c. powder and Ia ounces OF
No. "a chilled shot. Mr.. Murphy used the
same charge, except that in his Fight barrel
he employed No. s shot. The best record
made by Captain Money at q yards raise
was 80 ont of 100 birds, while Murphy had
record of 81 out of 100. The betting up to
the time the men faced the traps was S10G
TO $50 in favor OF the New Yorker.
A brisk breeze from the southwest blew
almost directly in the face of the shooters,
and the air was quite chilly when they faced
the traps. As the shooting continued it be-
came evident that Money was doing the
best work. He was very steady. AT the
end of the first round of twenty birds he
had nineteen to his credit. while Murphy
had secured only sixteen. Moneys birds
had a habit of starting to the left, and then,
as they felt the wind, circlng rapidly to the
right He made a dozen remarkably fine
kills on those sort of birds, dropping them
just inside the wire fence. He was also
very effective with one barrel, while Murphy
almost invariably used both. Only six OF
the birds had to be put up with the use OF
the ball. AS the match proceeded Money
continued to increase his lead of three birds
gained in the first round He made it four
in the second, kept his advantage TO the
fifth round, and then gained another one,
thus winning the match by five birds.
The following table gives the details of the
contest. The figure 2 indicates that both
barrels were used in killing bird, aud the as
terisks that the bird fell dead out Of bounds: