The morning call., 1892-02-28

day Of July in each year, hunts pursues. takes,
Kills OF destroys doves, Is guilty OF misde'
meanOr.
the State Of California, hunts, pursues, takes
kills or destroys any male deer ANTELOPE, noun
tain sheen. or buck, for the period OF Two years
from The date Of The passage Of this act Is gully
Every person IN the State OF California who
has 10 bis possession any green NOES or any
green skins Of any deer, elk. antelope or noun
tain sheep killed after The passage OF thls acl,
and before the expiration Of two years from the
passage OF this act, is guilty Of nlsdemeahoi'
Every person IN The Stale OF California Wno'
ct apv time hunts, pursueS, Kills, takes or 0e-
stiOyS any female deer, antelope elk, mountain
sheep, or doe, shall be guilty OF a mlsaemeanor'
Every person who shall AT any tine hunIi puT-
sue, take. Kill or destroy any spotted faWn, IS
guilty OF a misdem-anOr.
Every person who shall take, XIII, or destroy
any Of The animals or Dlrds mentioned 10 lHlS
section, at any time, unless the carcass or Such
animal or bird is used or preserved by the person
taking OF staying il, or Is sold Tor FOOD, Is guilty
Every person VINO shall buy, sell, Offer or ex-
pose for sale, transport or carry, or have IN MS
possession, any deer or deeiSkln; or any hide
or Felr from which the evidence OF sex has been
removed or any of the aforesaid game, at time
when 10 Is unlawful 20 XII tie same, as provided
ty THIS and subsequent sections, is guilty Of
ullsGemednOr.
The first contest Of the season for the
handsome Observation-Disclosures will be held
at Birds Point, Alameda, to-day. The con-
diJ.OnS are twenty birds t. each contestant,
with an entrance fee of $40 The meeting
promises TO be quite interesting and many
Of the crack shots of the State Will be
present
The Country Club held its initial shoot of
The season at Oakland TrOtting Park yester-
day. MI. Webster was highly pleased with
the manner i'm which ITapper Rlce'S cele-
brated Irish setter Get There" retrieved
wounded birds. The genial President Of
the Country Club is seriously contemplating
Tie purchase IF Get There" as he thinks
that tile lrjsbman with tile red coat would
be a valuable aCQuis ton to the clubs pre-
serve in Marin County if taught % retrieve
pOleCats, bdru-yard cats and all other spe-
ctes Of eats thai are destructive to game.
In trap-ShOutinE contests deeds are done
by club representatives. which would Oh axe
II appear 10 a casual observer that the ciuo
had IN its ranks n sprilkiiug Of pOt-hUnters.
On the subject Of humane sports, sports
man VII es:
] believe It is aim ost universally the rule now
10 iiyr-bud shooting 10 IA lie second shot al
the bird sitting that is II q aghtS on the ground
after the first SHOT is fred on the wing. The
Uap.SEouier walks 10 the scratch. The uap Is
Strung sud Tie AlId darts out. Tie shooter Hres
aud makes q clean miss, ana The Ollu alShtS
dsZed and leWildeTed or quite frequently
goes 10 cooling aud picking up gravel 10
tie immediate VIC unity uf The trap. Inc
along he bar e.s OF the gus Ike The ola farmer
BiIh his Uuskct Il have lC.u locking for them 10
introduce a ieUce-rau for re>fh aud blaZes
away illS bIu which h SHt The FrS lLe OF
q chance 10 escape. Now, should ike TO know
II there is one word. argument ur motive Hollhy
of consideration CT cummegd3jlou tlft can be
advanced lu eNteuusueu OF THIS uuspoTt~manlse
procedure" Boys. give lie lind iair show.
lie has bar Two chances, aud 3. stakes me ~ uu-
generous and lille TO deprive him vi Que OF these.
have committed Ih- same acL Simply because
30 a q T. d..
buI frankly admit till l felt ashamed VI my
self, even though my action was lnooised 10y ile
cuu club. Wont some OF ms brother su"rj~m-n
JON me il the eadeayor so dlSparge and abolish
t.lS pO hunting method OF attaining fame over
lie lIat
Speaking Of trap-shooHne and tran
shooters an expert says. " Beyond giving
man extraordinary deXiCTIty M using his
gan, I dc not see how trap-shoCtug can
ever be anything more than supp .ementaIy
% ia.tl-sLuOtuE. The great struggle now
aday, is not To d I'VE gun which viii give
this greatest spread OF shot az . yards ana
make q Widespread pattern OF say 40 N.
shot III A. yards, bur every body tries o. ind
the closest possible shooting gun that inn
proved methods Of boring can give. Be
sides this, Il Is question whether the gun
for the field shall not be much different On
its proportions to the gun 1oT trap-5hoot-
ing
+ y. Fnlford. the champion live-blrd ex-
ark, y. J.. recently, and IN the teeth OF a 40
nile Wind he attempted, on a wager of 8. q,
70 kill 90 cut OF 100 IT tlnrd p.EeuuS FulfOrd
backing himself and A. Rankin Of New
York pnuiug his faith and money on the
birds. The day was cold and clear, ard the
birds were the hardest lot Of flyers ever seen
IN the section. Not q bird refused Fl GIT
when a trap WAS pu ed. aud some Of them
appeared to spring twenty feet from the
trap before they started Oft FultCTd. by
great shoO-Iug, Killed 9l o. has 100, thus
winning bis wager with one bird u he
good. HIS fourth, thlrty-urst, talrty-tOurth,
fty-eiEhth and untieth bird, fell dead out
Of bounds, although each of them carr Ell
eff enough shot to XIII a goose. lie shot
IZ-boTa at 50 Yards rise, under Nottingham
rules. c. Ii. Townsend, trap editor Of
Forest and stream, as referee ana scorer
After performing this feat FullOId shot
against George Collins, a local wing shot,
miss and 20 out. After each bad gT8ssed Is
straight, they agreed to divide. FGf0Ed
killed I59 birds out of III during the after
noon, while Collins laid out y ia II,
Captain Edgar VI. GeeT Of New London,
Conn, has appealed 10 the United States
Supreme Court 10 test the constitutional
If The game laws II Connecticut He was
fined by the Criminal Court Of Common
Pleas for having Ia his possess ION game
birds which he intended to take beyond the
borders OF the State, and the Judgment was
confirmed by the Supreme Court Of tile
State. The defense set up that game killed
during the legal open season became an
article Of commerce, and the Law foTbidding
its transportation to another State at such
a time v as unconstitutional, The court
held that game was qualified property and
that il was within the power OF the State 10
place limit upon il when killed in the
State, to wit: THAT the birds should not
be transported beyond the limits Of the
State" The result Of this case will be
watched with deep interest as tie final Ge-
cIsiOn, whatever it may be. viii apply to a
dozen States that are now able TO keep up
their game supply, after fashion, by the
application Of the transportation clause IN
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