The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-26
THE GUN.
The Cordelia and Teal Clubs Are
Friends Again,

The State Sportsmen's Association. of which
NJ. NJ. Estee, NOMINEE for Governor on the
Republican ticket. is past president, will hold
its thirteenth annual meeting and shoot at
Santa Monica on the 18th, 18th aud 10th OF
September. On the first day there will be four
shoots at live birds, three shoots on the second
day and three shoots on the third and last day.
The race for the Fay diamond medal will wind
up the tournament. American Association
rules will govern all shoots. A grand singh
jinks" entertainment will wind up the battle
The supervisors Of Alameda County at a re-
cent meeting ordained that no game bird of any
description can be lawfully shot within that
county until October / of this year. Duck
shooters with poor memories will do well TO pin
this little notice in their hunting hats, or they
may get into trouble when 1t Is least expected
1ne Country Club Is now enjoying Its an
nual trigger pulling and fancy racing contests
at Mo nterey. The reports which are ex-
pected from under "the greenwood tree" this
year by special CORES pondence should be of
SUFFICIENT interest TO start the pigeons OF
the State OH migratory expedition.
MessTs. Turner aud Osborn will leave 10 a
few weeks for hunting ana shooting trip TO
HO0pa Valley.
Fl Wicker a well-knowD sportsman, is en-
1oylng Inc scenery OF the Yosemite in the CON-
paDy OF his wife.
Hunters living al AlYarado, In Alameda
County, are shooting young mallaTd ducks,
which are said 10 be very plentiful this year in
the marshes west of the latter Town. What are
An evening paper is responsible for the fol-
lowing bit OF news c0ncernin & the Country Club
and the markets. Comment IS unnecessary:
Two fine bucks were hung this forenoon in
the stall of Ohm Muller Of the California Market
on their receipt from the Country Club. One,
quite heavy fellow weighing in the neighbor-
hood OF $50 pounds, was shot by Robert Ok
naTd, secretary OF The western Sugar Refinery
Company, aud the other. two-pronged black
tail, fell before The unerrlng aim OF j. B. Stet-
son.
The members oi,theclub,are having fine sport
this srason as result of strict enforcement
OF the State laws. and although the rule OF the
club restricting each member TO live deer has
been rigidly adhered to the showing OF antlers
up 10 date has been unusually good. Within
Tie past three days w. NJ. Kittle, Fred Tallant
and Jerome d. Lincoln have each added an
other buck 10 their score for the season."
The following communication from Mr.
Edwin GOOdall IS self-explanatory:
tine differences between the Teal and the
Cordeia shooting clubs nave been adjusted to
which they occupy on the Suisun marshes Will
be enclosed, as This will give tile parties leasing
the same the use and right 10 the property for
which they pay large rental for shooting Dur-
poses. Under the law any one shooting on land
enclosed or cultivated Is liable 10 criminal as
we'll as civil pros ecutlOn."
WEIGH, the crack amateur pigeon shot OF the
Riverton Gun Club, is still holding his place
against all Corners. The seventh liye.bird
match of the series for the Riverton challenge
plate was shot ON August 10. The contestants
were Robert A. Welch the holder of the plate
and Thomas S. Dando, the challenger, both
members OF the Riyerton Gun Club. The con-
ditions of the match were 100 birds each, 80
yards rise and 80 yards boundary. Welch won
the contest by killing 81 OF bis 100 birds, while
DandO missed 10 OF his quota.
Considerable interest was taken in the match
from the fact that Dand0 is regarded as one OF
The "cracks" of the club, full Of nerve and a
sure shot in a match. He has been doing ex-
cellent work IN practice, killing twenty-five
birds straight with considerable frequency.
Welch has rarely been IN better form than this
season. and his record breaking work In his
last match with Wolstencroft for the plate was
still fresh In The minds OF the onlookers.
A light. variable wind blew throughout the
contest, being of little assistance TO the BIRDS
Tie club had sp-c ially selected the birds for
this occasion, and, although they were not
speedy. they were strong, anu required the
second barrel in many Instances to bring them
down, WEIGH using his second barrel sixty
times TO Kill, while DandO used his fftyfive
times. The short boundary played havoc with
Dando. who had six of his birds drop dead di-
rectly out OF bounds, while WEIGH oniy had
three. It VIII thus be seen that, all other con-
dltlOns being similar, with hfty-yard boun-
dairy Dando would have won the match by two
birds.
The first twenty-five birds were typical sum-
mrr lot. Dando killed his twenty-five straight
while Welch had the misfortune to miss three
on his first lot. one OF which drOpped dead d.
Tectly out of bounds. Fortune ana skill
changed on the next twenty-five, as Welch
Killed his straight, while Dando missed i've,
Tour OF which fiuttered and died Immediately
over The boundary line. Dando lost his form
on ih next quota OF BIRDS and failed 10 kill
four, WEIGH missing three.
Ii was thought that the match was practi-
cally decio~d, but by WEIGH missing three on
The last twenty-five the score tied on the ninety
first bird, but DaDdO's ninety-trst bird dropped
dead out OF bounds, so the conclusion wasnow
a certainty, as each killed his last nine birds
straight, lie was the sixth match OF the series
Tor the plate, which has been won by one bird,
and shows how closely ma cned the crack trap
shooters oil the East have become. The winner
In each match has Killed ninety birds or over.