The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-21
SPORTING WORLD.
Failure to Enforce the
Deer Laws.
Fresh Venisou in the Restaurants.
Entries for o-Morrow's Enclosed
Coursing Meeting.

morning paper stated on Saturday last IN
its sportsman's column that the Fish Commits
sioners have come in for much criticism re-
Gently because or their failure TO apprehend a
market keeper said 10 have been detected with
deeTskins in his possession, contrary 10 re
cent statute, and then continues by remarking
that much OF the criticism is undeserved as it
doubtless arises from lack of full understand
ing on the part OF the critics Of the Interstate
commerce law.
BUYERS ana sellers OF deerhides take advan-
tage of the interstate commerce law by plead
ing when threatened with arrest that the hides
sold for instance in this city have been put-
chased III Oregon or some other State. As II Is
a hard matter 10 prove In the courts where the
skins bad really come from the Commissioners
as a rule seldom go further than TO caution
those found in possession OF Iresn hides with
arrest.
The over-the-coals hauling which the Conn.,
missioners received from THE CALL and other
papers recently was not in reference TO hides
but TO deer which bore unmiStaka6ie evidence
of having Teen Killed in this State, and not
very many miles from this city. either II Is
10 be presumed, however, that The Commission
eTs, and the reporter who C me 10 the latter's
rescue, so to speak, had discovered the where
abouts Of the skins when the meat was sold.
If the Commissioners, or rather the reporter
who had written skins In place of ''yensOn,"
took palms to INQUIRE of some OF the leading
members OF the Pacific Kennel Club lie would
be informed that the carcaSses of three deer
were nunE up III lull view OF the pubic outside
OF prominent establishment during the better
part OF last week AM retailed at from 10 cents
to % cents pound.
Fresh venison can be had at many or the
restaurants and prominent dining uarlors of
this city, aud furthermore the name is not dis
guised either, as lt appears on tile bills OF fare
bur OF course tile Commissioners are ignorant
Of these facts.
The State Sp0rtsmen's convention and tran
shooting tournament will be held this year dur
Ing the first week In April. large gathering
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A letter from Santa ara 10 The Sporting
Editor OF THE CALL states that pOachers are
visiting the creeks almost every Sunday and
Killing fish by means of giani-rowder blasting
and that the dam on Santa Clara Creek has
been damaged by the blasts.
A mallard duck, almost white In Its plumage
is on exhibition at kearny-s street gunstOre.
1t was killed on Staten IslInd by a market
hunter recently.
The Country Club will hold It's first pigeon
shoot of the season on the oath inst. at the OAK
land track. 1t promises 10 be, as usual. a most
enjoyable outing of thorough SpoTtSmen.
A number OF men interested in coursing met
Monday evening on OFarrell street and entered
dogs for meeting which Will be held at Ocean
View Park on WashngtOn's birthday.
The drawing resulted as follows: p. Curtis
Shortstop vs.. p Kennels Yreka. Tonev
tam Morse, ). A. Cummings White Cloud VS.
Moore's Mission Boy; j. Deans Depend on Me
VS.. j. OFarrellS SO so, William Perry's Comas-
sic VS.. ID. OBren's Pride OF the Park I
Deans Rustic Maid VS.. KinnePs John w. NJ
Ryan's Greenwood VS.. j. Deans White Rustic
5. A. Cummings Bonnie Lass VS.. L. T. Kin
nePs Queer. The judge will be E. Canayan
and slipper John Caravan.
The Fort Mason army team of footballers
will leave tonight by the Oregon express for
Auburn, Placer County. TO meet the Citrus
Colony Football Club at that place In an inter
national me OF assoclatian football Oh WASH
lngtons birthday.
The local team will be opposed by a straight
Brltlsh team drawn from the English colony at
fenfyn who have been preparing for the event
Tor tie asst month. The International contest
Is the result OF direct challenge 10 the Fort
mason team, which was promptly accepted.
and ARRANGEMENTS for The game have been car
rled out by Sergeant A. c. Moberg, representing
the Fort Masons, and Il. C. Coates, honorary
secretary OF tile Citrus Colony Football Club 10
the satisfaction OF both parties. The army
boys are sending their strongest team to
AuDur n. determined 10 win the victory. but the
result OF the contest can only be matter for
CONJECTURE. as the English team is an unknown
quantity. none OF the local association expert $
having seen them on the field.
he army boys have been promised n royal
reception and their visit will he rendered all The
more enjoyable by the fact that a grand mill
tary ball Will be held after the International
game is decided.
The local club will play the same team with
Wnlcn tney won the International contest at
feialuma In December last, with the exception
OF COnnor, VINO Will play in The forward diyis-
lon IN place OF Dlmmtck, who will play center
haifback. The army team Will be placed as fol-
lows: Goal, George Bury; backs, kilbey and