The morning call., 1894-11-18

the "wating" list. consequently the only hope
for some good shooting is in the early arrival
OF droDS from the clouds.
Oome lalrIy good bags OF Snipe Ddfo ooon
made this month by men VINO are acquainted
with the habits Of the bros ana the GROUNDS
on wnicn the "tWisters" gamer TOT mess. As !,
general Thing a snipe-s shooter looks KIND OF
chOke' bored when he is asked Tor pointer on
1eedlng grounds. Ii he should Dc true SporlS-
nanmas most snip shooters ale t., Wa rouA
you straight In the face and, without the pain
Iul necessity OF changing color. VIII say cainly'
on my word, don't know.
les sportsman a. auie fe J "a that
nYes, Out when you desire lnIorniaeion VIII a
vie" tendng 10 your own pleasure on noiu "
marsh lie Is not at home when you ring the Deli.
AS the shooting done during the past week
has been mediocre there can De OUT niue lnIor-
NATION expec ed by Searchers iOr news III inIS
department. From all accounts tnele d. iaige
numbers of birds along the bay SHORES waiting
the advent of storm, ana aiinouRh some
stragglers may happen upon the MAR snes anu
get within The range OF SHOT, lhe spoiC VIII nui
he worth the having until duck-shOoters Will
don their rubber coats and wear dewdrops on
their noses.
Ducks that were bagged by local sportsmen
during the past week fell by the light Of the
moon or were stopped under the light OF ne
sun by silver pellets. $500
and j. ii. Islam had very successful snooI on
quail in the hills of Marin County last sunday;
Inc Pelcan Gun Club OF sacramento WI, VIII
hold i've bird shoot near inc american hiveI
on Thanksgiving day. IL will be open 10 all, ana
the prizes are valuable.
Several rifle shooters are practicing III an-
ticlpallon OF winning goDDiess az r tuihes
shoot which will be held at Dlmonu, fruIt'ale,
en- The 10Th inst. Distance, 2oo yarus.
The charges of shot and powder as USED Dy
expert trap shoOters-that u.s. ACCORDING 10
captain Jack Brewers statSmehiEn Ia,sea
than generally supposed ms is wnat
sportsman. who had interviewed the captain,
writes on the subject:
Speaking of shooting matters. asked Cap
tain Brewer what was his load. he repiisu
that at the present time he was using 4H2
drains OF nitro powder and IA ounces OF Snot,
which ne Loaded in thlee-lncn smell. nero
was my opportunity for asking I"r the lnioI Ii
ton mad so long desired, and l askeu Zap
tain Brewer il he did not know mat by using
such a charge he greatly IMPAIRED his pattern
de replied that he was well aware OF tnat, put
with his charge, If he failed 10 hter MS plIus,
the outer pellets of his charge contained sucu
penetrative power as to XIII or badly crlppie
the bird. and If not killed outright, it could be
easily done with the second rrel
You viii admit, them SAID L, 'that IN lne
more deliberate mode OF trap-s SNORING at lnanl-
mate targets one Is handicapped by using
charge like yours
THAT Is certainly So replied the captain.
My charge would be poor one Tor any Dut
quick shot at live Dirds.' Captain Brewer uses
No. shot IN good weather and NO. . Wnen
there is heavy wind blowing. The lnforma-
ton from this famous trap-shot seems TO me 10
be well worth recording here. and take occa-
sion also TO point out 10 many OF the tFap-Snols
who essay To Initiate these famous snots, that
their object is likely to be defeated unless they
use these charges IN the same style of shooting.
The impression prevails win the tyfo mat "a
ch tIge good enough for such shots as captain
Brewer, Mr.. Fulfoid. Dir. Carver, MIR. Elliott
and other famous shots IS good enough lor MN.
1t is good example of little knowledge be-
ing dangerous thing; for sueh = charge, II
used in lnanimate target. Sh0oting, would De
far less likely 10 give good results as the usuai