The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-23
THE GUN.
Clubs That Are Having Good Duck
shooting-Athletic Sportsmon.

Clubs That Arc Having Good Duck
shooting-Athletic sportsmon.
John K. Orr has been enjoying grand
sport snipe- shooting near Sebastopo. Marin
County, the last few days. A gentleman
who returned from Santa Rosa yesterday
reports that Orr bagged fifty odd birds on
the first days shoot.
Members of the Teal and Cordelia Gun
Clubs have been enjoying grand sport at
their preserves on the Suisun marshes this
season. With the exception OF canvasback
and spoonbill ducks, all other kinds indf-
genous TO the State have been very plentiful.
The Cordeia Club boys have been furnish
ing their friends with excellent messes of
mallard, teal. widgeon and sprig ducks. The
sport promises to remain good until after
the first heavy rain, when the birds will de-
part for the southern country.
Colonel Barry, Lieutenant |. Brady and
Professor Fairfield have gone on duck
shoot up the Sacramento River. The sports
men anticipate having grand shooting, as
they ara we'll supplied with material, which
is guaranteed 10 kill at long range.
Rail shooting on the Belmont marshes has
been very good recently, and on the west
side of the bay, between Alyiso and Alva-
RADIO, hundreds Of rail have been bagged
since the season for shooting opened
A. Hackmeier, the juvenile director OF
the California Athletic Club is quite a
sportsman. The young nimrod has made
three Sunday excursions ito his ponds" in
Sonoma County since the game season
opened, and the feathers OF the bids he
shot at always managed TO carry off the
meat
President Harrison of the Pacific Club
has been recently instructing the Young
idea how to shoot. and now Hackmeier con-
siders that he can go forth and compete
favorably with his brother-hunters he IL
pf orr cd hQ q
Professor Lawsbach and Jack Sammi
took IN" the hills west of Blanken'. SIX
mile sporting resort last Sunday
Sammi had his cartridges loaded with sill
vered shot, and meeting young man who
wa, was returning irem an early morning shoot
hand nice bevy Of defunct quail.
Say. boy" shouted Sammi. what will
you take for ground suice shot?"
Two dollars. sir" innocently answered
the bucolic.
''Let it go at that them" replied thu met
ropolitan sportsman, put down vour baa
and let me have shot at it,"
Sufficient to say that Mr.. Sammi hit every
bird and his friends are now seriouslv CON.
templating matching him against Dave
Thomb, the whirlwind snipe shot.
Lawsbach returned with one Uttla rahhit
which he rescued from what might have
been horrible fate. The muscular sports.
men noticed the cotton-tail running under q
huge boulders which place be evidently con.
sidered perfectly safe. WV
The sportsman was bound to have either
feather or fur on his return TO the ctv and
bracing himself against the rock Of agas
without any apparent effort he lifted Il
bodily from It's foundation and pitched r.
down the hill. The rabbit was taken 90
completely by surprise at this borculean
feat that 1t turned over on its bacr e%d
quietly submitted to its fate. Lawsbach
gently took the short-tail in his arms nisced
1t In his pocket, and now proudly boasts If
the capture. which he says breaks the coast
record for rabbit-chasing. WV oo"s'