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averaging about inches in length Fishing in
the neigbborhood OF Cloverdale is said 10 be
excellent"
Concerning the tailless trout OF Lake IsIa in
Scotland an angler writes: "Whie on a visit
10 my ola hone In Scotland few years ago, |
made trip 10 the island OF ISla, where through
the courtesy OF the owner, enjoyed some rare
trout fishing. While IN conversation with one
OF the Keepers / was told of little lake high
up the mountains which aOounded In very
strange variety of trout. They were described
10 me TO be very much like other trout, except
that they were talless. Closer inquiry cor
rooorated my informant, and so near as l could
hud out the tails have the appearance of having
bad their soft rays trimmed Off,
The lake Is very deep and the bottom seems
10 be covered with small sharD-edged frag-
ments OF brownish looking stones-lhe natives
say the fish wore their tails off rubbing against
the sharp stones. Unfortunately nv staV on
tile island was about over, and as l had not an
opportunity Of personally examining these
strange trout, dropped good pinch OF salt
on the story and let it pass my mind. During
the spring OF last wear, very estmabe old
gentleman (and am sure thoroughly truth
full one), arrived IN our town from the island OF
lsla, where he had been land steward for
twenty-five years for the Campbels OF ISla.
While 10 conversation with him the tailless
trout again came up ana h. positively assured
me II was so. L now thoroughly believe it, and
would like 10 hear from some of our more
deeply vsrsed as TO why and the wherefore"
The following concerning the removal of old
varnish from flshing-Tods is Interesting: First
90 over the rod With damp cloth on which
you have placed as much emery as the cloth
will hold. Wipe the rod frequently with a wet
cloth that you may see that the work is evenly
done. Unless the old varnsh should be defec-
tive In some way II is not best TO take IL all off
as II Will act as filler. Alter rubbing with the
emery take another damp cloth, and with pow
dered pumice-stone again rub down the rod
evenly. Revarnish with best coach body var
nish thiniy applied. IL then you wish TO polish
The rod, rub with powdered roIten-stone first
wet and then dry, being careful not TO cut
through the varniSb. Professional rodmakeTs
Varnish ROD SO evenly and thinlV that there il
no necessity for afterward rubbing down the
Varnish.
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ocean during the winter months, and which
have been generally known as steelhead
salmon.
The eminent professor emphaticaly states
that steelhead salmon, so called by unSclen-
tifc people. are trout of the rainbow variety.
Professor Jordan, in Classifying the steelhead
as trout, from scientific research, has large
number OF experienced anglers opposing his
opinion.
Last Sunday this question was argued at
length Dy half dozen OF the most scientific
anglers who ever wet lines on trout waters.
One OF the gathering asked the following ques-
ton. which II any scientist can explain 1t would
clear the minds OF many lovers of angling:
"Some years ago." said the speaker, "a num-
Der OF so. called steelhead trout were placed in
San Andreas and Pllarctos lakes, and the
venture of stocking proved most successful so
far as the increase OF fishes is concerned. They
multiplied rapidly, no doubt. and to-day the
lakes are literally alive with the game fish.
what L desire to know now Is this; II
what you term as being steelhead trout are
trout In the proper sense OF the word, why i'll
thunder are they harboFing at this season of
the year parasite which cannot be found on
trout that are caught in lakes of higher altl-
tude?"
The question puzzled everybody and no in
telllgent answer was received.
1t is d wel-known fact, however that salmon
tbat enter the fresh-water rivers and streams
on their run TO spawning beds are frequently
caught with a saltwater parasite fastened 20
lhelf glllS, which parasite drops off after the
nsh remain III fresh water few days. On the
other hand salmon that have been caught in the
hoH'Hs Vi June anu july III rivers WHeIe tHey
became iandlOcked were found to be afflicted
with freSl-waIer parasite OF the same kind as
are now attached TO the gills and fms Of the
nsh caught in the lakes just mentioned.
Inc trout taken from Weber, Bonner and
Iahoe lakes are not attacked at any season OF
the year by lice OF any kind, and why they
should be exempt so to speak, Is question
which ichthyOlOgists might explain with much
interest TO anglers and others who are inter-
eSted In piscatorial matters.
The following communication from an angler
VINO has been whipping the streams of MendO-
emo County has been received and speaks for
itself:
"In Sulphur Creek, foot OF Geyser Peak. near
GeySefVllle, caught 200 fish; average length.
4 inches. In Sulphur Greek, near F0ss Cross
ing, 100 fish; average length, 4 inches. Par
ties at Skaggs Springs and Warm Spring Creek
have been catching from 20 10 100 daily, aver
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The day was Just answerable for good fishing
and the rain OF the Saturday previous put the
fishes III night good bumor for feeding, result
ing. unfortunately for the steeheaos, in the
capture OF large number OF them.
Since Sunday the weather has undergone a
decided change, much TO The disgust of some
anglers who had visited the lake during the
week and returned with comparatively empty
reels.
10 call them. are influenced TO a great extent
By the weather. so far as their fancy for mess
Is concerned. There are times when they will
not look at The most entieing lure that has ever
been thought OF, and then again there are days
when anything. from an unsecured worm to
chunk OF salmon zoe, VIII be accepted with
relish and guSto that means sport fer the an
gler.
Should it rain to-day the chips of the old
block who will try their luck at the lake can
reasonably count upon good fishing, but on The
other hand II The DAY is cold and mean, there
will be many disappoInl ed faces on the return
trip from the anglers paradise.
Fishing on shore with cast OF small but
well-fed flies during the early hours of morning
or the closing hours OF evening Is sure to be re-
warded handsomely, and as This Is the month
when the hornets are numerous about the lake
no angler should be without The wasp fly and
the smaller your cast the better success will
result. The black gDat and coachman are al
ways good, but in June and July they Will fall
far behind the wasp; that Is, so far as the San
Andreas Lake fishing is concerned.
When trolling about 80 yards OF line should be
out, and the spoon Wilson's pTeieTredl should
be well sunk, Is the large fish, and particularly
during midday, are swimming close 10 the
ground floor, 50 TO speak, and VIII not come
near the surface in quest Of tempting snap.
majority OF the anglers who troll in the lakes
make great mistake in rowing too fast while
their spoon is in motion. To guarantee good
success the boat should move along very slow
~, so that the spoon Will be kept within few
feet of the bottom.
Experienced anglers are we'll aware of the
most killing styles of trolling but the tyr0 may
profit by the foregoing hints. So far as bait
hshlDg Is concerned, shrimp. salmon roe and
I In rA lvYra Srr haas
but the latter are caDrlcOus aud may not look
AT anything that IS not choice aud exceedingly
tempting. such as little green frog. small
crab or sand flea. The best bass fishing at San
Andreas Of they are feeding) will be had be-
tween and 10 o'clock in the morning, and
from 10 o'clock In The evening.
John Durkee, one OF the Oldest anglers in the
city, Is at present nursing an attack OF rheuma-
tism which he says caught him at a time when
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pense will not exceed So so for The two days,
Including hotel and railroad fares.
A. Ii: Jones OF the Reliance Wheelmen rode
to ST. Helena last Sunday. arriving there at
II 30 A. NJ. He went by way of San Pablo and
Vallejo Junction.
Owing to the sickness of Jack Alexander the
trip 10 Yosemite has been POSTPONED, and Haley
is now training for the Fourth OF July races.
Jack McGlynD. the whirlwind cyclst of the
Olympic Club; Len Owens, the sightseer. and
Stanley ScOvern left yesterday on their heavy
weight roadsters for Etna Springs. ScoYrIn
carried a landing net on his back, and when
asked his reason for packing such a peculiar
thing he replied that sucker-fishing was good
up country.
A letter from Arizona states that on the
morning of the 29th inst. great road race will
take place from NOgales to Tucson. The dis
tance is estimated at seventy-eight miles and
The route Will be as follows: Nogales TO Tubac,
thence along the stage road from Tubac 10
Browns ranch. thence on the Mesa road via
San XavieT's Reservation and Silver Lake To
Tucson. wager of $500 has been made thai
The winner will do better than five and quar-
Ter hours, which bet is certain TO be lost. The
following riders who viii compete have been
training for this event several week: Willard
c. Wright and z. B. Yates of NOgales; Fred
Graves and Breyort Zabrskie of Tucson; La
Salfer of Mesa: L. o. Brown and A. Wilson of
PbGnlx; Gardiner, WortbeD and Eddie John
son of Arizona. The latter has been selected
as the winner OF the race. which will be a red
hot affair. with plenty OF sand thrown in from
start 20 finish.
The greatest cycling event of the year in
Europe will be the Grand Prix, to be decided
in Paris in August. Its value 10 the winner
will be 100000 francs. This is the same
amount of money given for the blue ribbon of
the French turf of the same name. The Grand
Prix for cyclists is new fixture, and II is ex-
pected will attract the best cyclists OF the
world 10 Paris. so that the winner, in addition
10 pocketlng the handsome sum mentioned.
will receive the championship as well. The
money is given by the municipal authorities of
Paris. In all Zimmerman is guaranteed that
ixteen race meets viii be held.
A peculiar state of affairs exists IN regard to
The competition for the SatonSali trophy,
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will all be heavier than formerly, with the ex-
eeptlon OF the Canadians, who Will probably
De ighter. The latter Will not have their big
ancn0rman. Smith, but IL Is claimed that they
nave I'D Jordan man VINO Is hard TO beat.
Inc unlimited Scotch team Is being trained
IN Haywards by Captain ID. CHISHOLM, and IL
Will nave Atkinson, the same anehorman who
pulled with the Scotch team before. The
limited scotch team will be great body, as ID.
D. MCLEOD, the champion wrestler, and j. II.
cunningham, the champion all-around athlete,
will be in Ii.
The contest between the winning team Of
ms tournament and the Irish constabulary
team OF Belfast Will be best two out OF three
pulls, one on the turf and one on the cleats,
AFTER winch the contestants Will toss for choice
OF thlrd. Captain Raabe of the German tuggers
feels confident that his team will be the one TO
meet the irish champions.
Ine following nations will be represented in
the tournament:
American team, unlimited. +. A. MaestrettI,
cahtain; American team, limited, John Miller,
captain; irish team, unlimited, George Dough-
cry, captain; Irish team, limited. j. w. Har-
denedy, captain; German team, Unlimited
Pred haaoe, captain; German team. limited, h.
Bornholdt, captain; Scotch team, unlimited,
u. Chisholm. captain; Scotch team, limited
Ibomas ID Carroll. captain; Canadian team,
unlimited, George Dupessia, captain; italian
team, unlimited. Joseph Merni, captain; Dan.
Ism team. unlimited. n. Larson, captain; Swed-
Ism team, unlimited. NJ. A. Planck, captain !;
SlaV0nla team, limited, NJ. JancoVlch, captain;
English team. limited, II. Williamson, captain.
he sixteen teams, except the heavyweight
scotch, are training in different parts of the
city.
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the solicitation of the officers OF the State
Sportsmens Association, passed the following
order to print at their meeting of May 2S and
II VIII be to The advantage of all pot hunters 10
reference. 1t reads:
ORDER No 2765-PROHIBITING THE BUY
~ Ing, selling or offering for sale of any red
breasted robin. or brush robin, or meadow lark
between the first dag of March and the first day
of october of each year.
The people OF the city and county Of San Fran
cisco do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. Every person who, in the city and
between the first day of March and the first day of
october OF each year buy sell. offer for sale
or nave in his possession any red-breasted robin
or any brush robin, or meadow lark shall be guilty
OF miSdemeanor.
Sec. =. This order shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
1894. u . ''''-'' Gan ! '"'i''O' may Co.
days, according to law, taken up and passed by
the following vote.
Ayes-Supervisors Goodwin, Rogers, stanton
Kennedy Forman, Refs, Ryan, Day. Dunoon.
JNo. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
Approved San Francisco, June l, 1894
L. r.. ELLERT.
Mayor and ex-oficio President of the Board of
Supervisors.
The Nimrod Gun Club will hold blue rock
tournament at San Bruno to-day.
POol.ShOOtiDg Will be the order of the day.
Several valuable prizes are on the programme
The following story concerning remark able
duck appeared In Forest ana Stream: party
OF US were ing around the campfire after a
days trout fishing. when the conversation
turned Oh the remarkable tenacity OF life ex-
hlbted by some animals, and some stories were
told OF wounded deer which ran miles after
being shot through and through.
There is no animal which exhibits such
wonderful powers after receiving a death
wousd as duck" SAID a Weil-known Judge of
one of the inland counties, who was Familiarity
known as Rusty" "Why, some time last fall
while hunting on the MonteZuma marshes with
a companion and two boatmen. we found long
shots so much the rule that one OF the
men loaded with buckshoI and shortly after
ward fired into a flock of pintais passing
high overhead; so high. in fact, that the other
man remarked, What 4 fool; them's a mile
hlgh.' But presently we noted one duck fall
ing behind the flock aud beginning TO slant
downward in his flight. We kept our eyes on
him and marked him down mile away III an
open field. We had no difficulty In finding him.
stone dead with his wings spread, and it is
almost b 'yond belief, but that duck had flown
mile with No. buckSn0t right through his
body just behind his fOrelegs."
The cheers, shouts and laughter with which
this statement was received may better be i'm
aglned than described. and the expression of
surprise. doubt, confusion, and finally compre-
tension. which chased themselves across
"RuSty's" cOuntenance would have made the
foItune of any painter who could have repro
duced them.
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THE WHEEL.
Cyclists Who Are Touring in the
Iuterior-The Coming Race Meets.


Interior-The Coming Race Meets.
Messrs. W. H. Haley, F. Fuller, +. and L.
Hunter and DR.. LOveglOye start on July IA 10
ride awheel to San Diego. The route they will
take Will be almost identical TO that taken by
kid" Osen, but they Will travel at a less rate
of speed, stopping at all the principal points OF
interest on the road. AS there will be TWO
camera flends among the party great deal of
time win be spent in getting some interesting
views.
The Olympic Club wheelmen intend holding
ten mile handicap race over the San LeandTO
course, some time in the later part of July. The
race Will be a club affair, but there is some talk
of having it open for the California Cycling
Club aud san Jose Road Club, being a return
OF the courtesy extended them last November.
J. +. Hancock, B. c. W. has just returned
from a four avs trip up 10 HealdsbuIg and
surroundings and reports The roads 10 excellent
condition. From Santa Rosa to HealdSburg he
made IL IN 81 minutes and again from Calistoga
10 ST. Helena IN % minutes. This is a record
for these two places being less by and min
utes. respectively. than The times recorded by
Vic Hancock when making up the last league
road book.
10 those cyclists who desire TO spend Satur-
DAY and Sunday the wheel. aud yet have
only moderate expense, we would recommend
the following route: Train TO San Rafael,
thence awheel to Santa Rosa, then cut over to
Mark West Springs and onward 10 CalisiOga,
which you reach that afternoon. Return trip
can be made by way Of Napa Valley down 10
Vallejo. crossing by boat 10 Vallejo Junction.
and al this point you go up over the steep bill
to reach the main road on 10 San Pablo, thence
10 Oakland. Actual riding distance going is
6514 miles ana the return trip 6714 miles; ex-
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monthly shoot prize Will be given OF a value
not exceeding $50, 10 be subscribed for by
those participating in the match of the uay
The following is the clubs programme OF
events: June %, July %, August 25, pigeon
shoots; July Is, deer season opens; august
"a, 20 and 20. Del NJ Onte outing; September 8.
match against Alameda Club; October 1, Quail
season opens.
The Board Of Supervisors of Alameda County
nave ADOPTED an ordinance prohibiting the
hunting OF rail between the first day OF Septem-
per. 1884, and the first day of September, / $685.
under the penalty provided In section 626 of
the Penal Code. This ordinance was passed at
lne request or the Alameda County Sports
mems Association.
the d0ve-shootiug season will commence In
Alameda County on July /.
Inc SANTA Clara Board OF Supervisors has
resolved 10 open the deer season on July 2 in
stead OF The 18th and good shooting is assured,
as there Is an abundance of game in the hills.
lt Is stated that campers who have pitched
their tents on the margin OF Niles Creek, near
out the least fear OF arrest
Inc Supervisors Of this city and county, at
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CRICKET CKiRPS.
Some Notes From English Score
Books-To-DaV's Events.

bOOkS-EO-Ddy Events.
The rainy weather which they have been ex-
periencing in England lately has been all
against cricket. The most important match
recorded is NJ. &. G. & Ground VS.. South Africa.
which resulted in a victory for the visitors by
IL runs. The home team was by no means
weak, as it included w. q. Grace, H. Philip
son. Chatterton ana Mead. The scores were :
South Afrcas 126 and go, NJ. C. C.'s 1O3 and
~. "W. e." was well Up 10 his old FORM He
made At in so minutes ana got IL wickets for
90 runs.
For South Africa Frank Hearne, late OF Kent.
played very good innings OF As; Z. HalliWell,
with q, coming next.
Next in Importance comes the Surrey-Cam-
bridge match, played on bad wicket at the
Oval on the 9th inst, IN which the light blues
were defeated in an innings and 63 runs. Sur
Tey's score was 222, of which Brock we'll made
81 not out aud Abel 43.
IN a local Suffolk match. HaleswOrth vs.
Bramiield, last month, the latter team was dis
missed in the first innings Tor 10. and in the
second for single run.
The death Is announced. at the age of SO, OF
James Rlckets, formerly well-known Lanca-
shire County cricketer. His greatest achieve
ment was. when young player, he went in
first against Surrey At The Oval In 1867 and
scored 1876 not out
The matches to-day are Pacifics VS.. Bohemias
at Alameda and Alamedas VS.. CALIFORNIA; at
hlinkDervllle. The fiTstDamed should be o.
very interesting contest, aud is either sides
game. UMPIRE
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Wheelmen are training hard for the Acme
Club field day at Alameda and the Oak Leaf
Nheelmen's races at Stockton on July 4.
These two meetings WILL undoubtedly, be well
attended.
Anglers are having tirst-class sport trout
fishing in the lakes and salmOn-fshing in Mon
terey Bay.
The athletes have gone 10 rest for few
months in the country, and there Will be moth
ing of any Importance 10 report athletically
until after the holidays.
Oarsmea are now practicing for the regatta,
which, however, is attracting little interest.
The yachtsmen are getting ready for summer
cruises.
SpOrtSmen are cleaning UP their guns pre-
paratory TO tie opening of the dove season in
some OF the coast counties.
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ASSESSMENT NOTICES

OCCIDENTAL CON. MINING CoMPANY-Lo-
Ocat1on Of principal place OF business, San Fran
CISCO; Csi.: location OF works, Silver Star Mining
District, Storey County sew
hd nesies IS hereby gwen that at meeting of the
SoSro OF directors. held the 3Ist day OF Mas
1854, an assessment, No. I6 OF 10 cents per shars
vas levied upon the capital stock OF the corpora
tlon payable Immediately ia United states gold
cola to the secretary at the once OF the COMPANY
room oe, Nevada block, 500 Montgom cry st. 8 an
Francisco, Cal. -
Any stock upon which this assessment shall "a.
main unpaid "a the 9th day OF July, 1894 will DO
oehnquent and advertised for sale at public auc-
tlon, and unless payment is made before viii DO
sold on TUESDAY. tho S1st day OF July, 1894,
TO pay the delinquent assessment, together with
the costs OF advertising and expenses Of sale. By
order OF the board OF directors.
ALFRED X. DURBROW, Secratary
omee-59 Nevada block, 500 Montgomery ST.,
San Francisco, Cal. lei I'd
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he wanted to go fishing badly. Durkee con-

he wanted to 90 fishing badly. Durkee con-
siders 1t a mean trick.
James Stanton Sr. is enjoying excellent fish
ing al Lake Tahoe. He shipped his son, Super
visor stanton, a splendid hamper of lake trout
a few days ago, which made the inner man of
man men smile with Joy when of The plate.
Anglers who are really waiting for a chance
10 enjoy grand sport salmon fishing should re-
pair Immediately to Monterey, where the cream
OF fishing Is TO be had. Near CapitOla John
Gallagher of Oakland and friend landed if
teen magnificent salmon on Friday last. MIR.
Gallagher SAYS that he has never enjoyed such
royal sport and that ten other gentlemen who
have been fishing In the same locality have met
with Similar luck. Gallagher was at Santa
Cruz Tor week and caught only two fish. He
recommends brother anglers who arc looking
for hrst-class sport to journey TO Monterey,
wnere The best OF The fishing Is now to be had.
John Butler and two friends left for Monterey
yesterday.
President Jordan of the Stanford University
mas been called upon by certain anglers Of TIA
coma 10 decide n question concerning The
proper classification OF anadromous fishes that
Visit coast streams empiying into the bays and
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TUG-OF-WAR.
Teams That Are Training for Rope
Stretching Match.

Sixteen teams have entered for the interna-
tional tug-of-war tournament which takes
place In August. This tournament promises
TO be great athletic event. There are SIX
more teams than were In any OF the past tour
naments, and all are organized and in training.
There will be two sets Of teams IN this tourna-
ment, eight unlimited as to weight and eight
limited 10 1900 pounds. The unlimited teams