The morning call., 1891-12-20
TIE GUN,
Good Reports Coming in From the
Marshes.

Good Reports Coming in From the
Marshes.
1t Is many years since local spOrtsmen
have had as good duck-shooting near at
h. nd as now. The reason for the present
influx of birds on the marshes on either
side of the bay is the long spell OF dry
weather, which cuts off the supply of fresh
water from the ponds and sloughs in the in
terror, which at other seasons contained
heavy supply of water in November.
Ducks are SO plentiful now that it matters
not where you go for days shoot on any
OF the saline lands bordering the bay. The
small boy with the single-barrel gun finds
very little difficulty to bag a dozen birds in
a days shoot. All that is necessary to Sc
cure mess of birds is to be on the shoot
ing-ground as early as possible.
On the San Pablo side Of the bay several
very good bags were scored by hunters who
caught the early flights that crossed the mar
row neck of land which connects Point Isa-
belle with the mainland or marsh that skirts
the bay on the east side. The mud waders
who pulled trigger on the Sonoma marshes
all report having had good sport.
Quaii-shooting is also excellent and sports
men who have had the good fortune of Sc
curing permission TO shoot over some estates
that are under preserve rule had all the
sport any man could possibly wish for.
TIE use of sparrCws for trap-shooting
to be quite interesting sport.
Captain A. w. Money, the English crack
at present in New York, shot a 1O0-bird
match for $1,000 a side. 80 yards rise, against
l.. 7. Davenport, on the Larchmont Club
grounds recently. and won by 70 to 70.
Speaking of big game in Oregon and
Washington, the Portland Oresonian says:
There is a bear skin on exhibition In Hudson's
eun-store that takes The cake. 1t Is 91a feet in
length aud 812 feet across In the widest place.
The bear thai wore this skin was a giiZZly.
Judging from the size OF the skin. he must have
been as large as two ordinary cows. and could
not have weighed less than $500 pounds. II Is
by far The largest bear skin that has ever been
seen IN Portland and even old Dear-hunters who
are told OF Is Dimensions sbake their heads In
an incredulous manner until they see IL with
their own eyes.
Wonder whether the big varmint is not
Old Clubfoot, the famous grizzly, which
has been reported killed dozen times in
Northern California, and was last seen
chasing an Oregon Senator at Yamhill.
j. Otto Bonner, gentleman prominently
connected with the Irish Setter Club, and
sportsman who has attended many of the
Eastern field trials, is at present visiting
this city on business.
Australia will have a handicap live-bird
tournament. with $4,000 added, which is
the largest amount ever offered for bird
shoot The entries run into the hundreds.
and the contestants are handicapped from q
to 80 yards rise.
l.. u. rulluIu, tlo Idiuouo i'o-uliu Ca
Termination, shot over a bull terrier when
he first took to the field. In speaking OF his
psst life, he said that lie had the bull
trained to track and point quail and part
ridge. and better retriever he never will
expect TO own In practice shoot Fulford
killed 96 out of 100 birds last week at 50
yards rise.
Arson, the Chicago baseball captain, is
very much devoted 10 trap-shooting: Re
Gently lie faced the ''old reliable" Abe
Kcinman. before the traps, at Chicago, in
fifteen-bird shoot for small consideration.
and won tine match by killing fourteen
straight. The 100 bird shoot between Arson
and J. L. Wilcox for 100 side at Chicago
resulted In victory for Arson. who killed
81 as against 50 for Wilcox.
Speaking Of olden times in the Yosemite