The morning call., 1892-02-23
GUN CLUB.
First Shoot of the Season at Oak.
land Track.
Golcher Led His Competitors and Made &
Clean score-An Irish Setter
on Duty.

The Gun Club. Offered by Fred Butler,
assembled at the shooting demesne, Oak
land track, yesterday, and held its first
trap shooting contest of the season.
Mr.. Kyle, the well-known and popular
referee, took his customary position in the
box, and when he ordered Mr. Laing to
break the ice, so to speak, there was still
ness among the shooters, which was broken
only when the sharp crack of Laing's rifle
rang in the ears Of the members, and imme-
dlately chorus of voices proclaimed TOO
bad too bad!'
The feathers had carried the meat out Of
bounds and the shooter retired from the
mark with sad expression depicted on his
handsome countenance, acknowledging his
disappointment at the loss of ''the first of
the season."
"Cadman to the score," shouted the ref
cree in his shrill voice; "Mr. Black, get
ready"
Ills WELL" answered Cadman. II wont
duplicate Mr.. Laing's attempt at grassing."
HUMMER BROUGHT DOWN.
Ready; pullp.
Away went from trap a hummer which
beautifully escaped the pellets of the first
barrel. The second barrel was Immediately
brought into requisitiOn. and a bunch of
feathers floating in the balmy atmosphere
told the tale. The flight of the pigeon was
suddenly stopped, and the referee an
nounced dead bird"
This was a signal for grand "Wh0op-la,"
ana the shooter, who had broken the ice,
wished he had been less successful, as the
ringers OF his right hand had become be-
numbed to such an extent from lusty hand
shaking that in his second attempt at trig-
ger HlIinU la 10 "a nd tApiOaVt'
sailed supremacy over the fence in the
direction Of his home In Oakland.
william G0lcher was evidently tuned up
Tor the occasion, and, as his score will at
test he made an excellent killing, having
made clean sweep.
LANG, Iallant and kttle, all good shots,
tired hard to place themselves on an equal
footing with Sir William. but they were
In measure unfortunate in having some
scratches" which, although heavily pun
lshed, managed to wend their way outside
the lines
"OUT OF SIGHT"
j. K. Orr and Il. Woodward did not shoot
up to their usual standard, and when asked
for an explanation their answer was, "Out
OF sight," which meant that optical de-
fusion" in pige0n-shooting contests mad
much to do with the success Of a contestant.
TGapper Rice'S Old Irish setter, Get There,
did valuable service in retrieving dead and
wounded birds.
The Irishman was rather corpulent after
good seasons rest, and Mr.. Webster. who
relies greatly on Get There to retrieve his
wounded fowls, instructed Rice to have his
assistant in better trim when the Country
OluD puts III an appearance at the traps.
The trapper smiled acquiescence to the
genial President of the Country Club.
While the popping Of the guns was going
on small army of pot-hunters was in
trenched on the outside of the track
I'M -, -l,,,, ~,
kept Up at escaped pigeons that proved
rather speedy for the club members to
grass.
The shoot proved highly enjoyable to the
club members and invited guests, who joined
In several ''freeze-outs" after the club shoot
was concluded. The following is the score:
THE SCORES MADE.