The morning call., 1893-07-23

eording to the State law, but not for the pur-
pose OF sale.
Although the Supervisors OF warin and San
Mateo counties altered the State law, giving
spOrtsmen the right to shoO' deer on the 18th
inst, II WI not, however, 1oi lawful TO have
deer in p ssession in efthebassfhase countie s
until hfte o days after the AfoIage or the act
by lie &C nty boards; tbertt. the shooting
season fe deer VIII not opeLun Marin County
until Monday, the oath inst, and In San Mateo
County unu Tuesday, the 25th inst
1t can be safely said. however. that con-
siderable deer-sbooting has been done in
Marin, San MateO and Sonoma counties since
the 5th inst. Last Sunday several splendid
deer were brolght into San Rafael. and the
constables whose duty is TO enforce the law
we Nodg the fortunate people who received
40son steaks.
.eral parties have organized and will scour
t.o canyons of Marin County to-day in quest of
the noble game animals that are now in fin g
condition "for the pot.''
In club. circles story Is being told of a
Crocker who wasted 500 rounds of ammun-
lion last Sunday while shooting at deer on
Wel-known club preserve in Marin County.
The result OF this opening fusf1lade OF the sea.
son was the departure OF highly priced jersey
belIer TO the happy milking grounds.E
cow, ike the lnquSltive animal which was
ieedlng 10 a thicket recklessly exposed her
head to the view of the crack game shooters
and for this piece Of morbid curiosity she re.
ceived several ounces of hard lead in her think
ing-D Although inquiries have been made
UJ OALb reporter al many places where the
knights OF the rfie lounge whrn at home no
positive Information could be obtained as TO
VINO the crack marksman was that scored such
wonderful sh0t AT small, stationary object
hfiy yards from The gunner.
AS tame butfalos are very plentiful this year
In Marin County, IL Is presumed that the sea-
son for big game shooting will b. particularly
good. However, express rifles are In great de-
mand, and the guustores are doing d lucrative
business In this line OF goods.
The second grand bluerock tournament un-
Ger the management of Clabrough & GoIcher
Will be held al the Oakland track on the Both
INST. The first event will be shooting at ten
single biuerockS, and the second Will be at
twenty five single buerockS. Valuable prizes
Will be given 10 the lucky councillors.
Speaking OF the fight of BIRDS, correspond
much OF the estimated speed of fight of wild
ducks under full headway. Mr.. Percy Stone Of
thls city tells me Of an interesting way In which
ne once estimated the speed OF canvasbacks
ne birds were flying down the Fox River, over
Grass Lake 10 Fox Lake. There was blind at
the OLD bridge ana a shooter In the blind. From
Inc bfldge dOwns.ream TO the fence at which
" =, )Eo had his blind it was exactly one mile,
as the section lines were marked by the road at
The bridge and the fence az which Mr.. Stone
was located. When bunch of canvas passed
lne ,ldge pun OF smoke from the shooters
gun there was the signal for "Goi" on their
mlie run. Taxing the time al the pun OF smoke
Ior ne start, and again timing the same birds
as they passed over his fence MI Stone found
Dy simple and very accurate calculation that
LII were going at the ate OF 80 to 10 miles
ny quite SO fast. Tbs Is the mo st accurate
metnod OF timing the flight Of wild fowl OF
"hlch ever heard, am the results would Seem
practically conclusive"