The morning call., 1894-10-28

after having heard the shooting done
in The vicinity of the roosting place wnere the
brush grows Ihlckest. An old trick of some
sportsmeu Is to fire five or six shots upon en-
teriDg a gulch birds are known TO fire.
quenI. If il should happen that quail are
close at hand, the shooting below is bound TO
disturb their quietude, and when the sports
man draws near The birds Will scatter and
work up toward open ground. Once there the
rick of killing Is in the holding OF the gun and
the pulling of the trigger at the proper time.
prrIIy hard they viii carry away a number Of
pellets No. shot Is not too large aud one
ounce of lead backed up by three dT acbms Of
powder is considered by the most expert quail
shooters as being the most satisfactory load.
Why such bad shooting Is sometimes done by
good shots Is because of want OF practice.
A man who grows rusty, so TO speak, is certain
to shoot TOO fast aud as a rule the shol goes
ahead instead Of as most people would sup
thai although lie has made The proper allow
ance for distance he pulls trigger be-
fore the bird re ches the distance al which he
should be brought TO grass.
SO much for quail but now that the wild
ducks have arrived The wearers OF the gum
bOOls are patiently waiting a chance 10 see
feathers flying In the air.
True, there are at present large numbers OF
the bids on the lower and upper shores OF the
Day, aud all that Is necessary to give the man
with the loud sounding gun the chance he is
watching out Tor Is good southeastern; then
the greenneads and heads OF many other c0lors
will seek shelter from ihe tempest in the
marshes. where. it lis hardly necessary To say,
they will get redhot reception from tens and
twelves.
Last Sunday the president OF the Alameda
Gun Club and some OF The members returned
from McGlrs station on the Sonoma marshes
wi h few nice strings Of ducks which in
cnded mallard, sprlg ana teal. The sports.
men report that the season has fairly COM
menced, aud all that Is now needed Is good
blow TO open the war on General Duck.
Ex-SeDltOr w. Williams returned on Sunday
from the Sonoma marshes with his famous
lrfah rAfs md rum a
principally teal. Mr.. Barney and friend had
Ialrly good luck. They members OF the
Alameda Gun Club. whose ponds are kept
baiteG during The shooting season.
SpOrtsmen must remember that dogs used for
retrieving ducks are not as swift on foot as a
greyhound. Last Sunday, while The up train
was waiting for the down train near the brio =
yards on the San Francisco and North Pacific
Coast line. hunter neglected TO keep his eye
on his charge beautiful Irish setter, and the
dog stole out OF the car and was taking little
exercise on the green when the train started
on Its journey. The owner missed his
pet. and seeing hat lie could not
retrieve him, he shouted TO The dog. The
latter ran alter the train, out when he found
that his legs were not built on greyhound prin-
ciple he sat down on a rail and cried like any
good dog would have done on losing is master.
The canine was picked up on the return friu
safe and sound, but he was the most detected
looking specimen OF the setter, all because he
had Lust good days sport on the mud flats
Moral-look out for your dogs in transit and
the dogs VIII LOOK out fur you when their SER
vices will b. required.
'Scotty' Cumming and VIII Patchell the
cracker jack mallafd-pu puDchers OF the Byron
Gun Club, call meeting OF the club few
days ago and instead of Byron Gun Club the
name has been changed TO BlacL Jack Gun
Club The members expect splendid shooting
near Byron TINS winter, aud as they are all
good shots the birds will suffer.
The following very interesting article ap.
peared in the Shooting Times OF England. Ii
Is from tile pen OF famous veterinary surgeon
and treats on dislemper, Its nature. cause and
cure. Every sportsman should have some
knowledge OF This dreaded disease. which has
carried off many valuable dogs. Tie writer
says: The symptoms are essentially those OF
catarrb, affecting The eyes, respiratory. di-
gestive and cutaneous membranes ana accom-
panied by fever, with tendency 10 disturbance
TO the central nervous system. Tie earliest
evidences are weeping eyes, the watery dis
charges slowly become muco- -puruen and
irritant, adhere In patches to the swollen red
dened membrane. and by and by may inflame
aud ulcerate the corBea.
The respiratory mucous membrane through.
out tbe slnuses OF the head and hroat secreles
"A similar yeloWlSh green matter sometimes
tinged with blood aud discharged from The
swollen nostrls. The lining membrane of the
| laryux and air passages Is likewise raw,
| swollen and profusely discharging; breathing
| is impaired and cough more or less distressing
In the mouth and through the digestive tract
! like mucoDuruleDt secretion Is ouIpoured
causing vomiting collie or darrhea.
! After couple of days patches OF red ernp-
| tion appear on the skin, especially where The
| hair Is fine, and vesicies and pustules are
| formed, which dry and desquamate In about 4
| week. Tie pulse.and breathing are quicKened
| and the temperature rises
The dog has no appetite, but is thirsty, weak
| and PROSTATE, quickly loses flesh and emlts 4
] sickly, sometimes fetid smell. In serious
cases very nervous symptoms present them
selves. weakly, an3mic subjects are usually