The morning call., 1894-12-12
ALL FOR DUCKS.
Solano County Sportsmen
Up in Arms.
The Preserve Clubs Must Now Pre-
pare for War-A Stormy Night
on the Good Ship Rover.

The question that is now commanding the
attention OF the sportsmen of SolanO and Contra
Costa Counties Is why the Cordelia Club. in the
lace OF the fact that so many cases have been
decided against ii, continues TO arrest sports
men. who are not in any way connected with
their club, for trespasS on what is known as
the Cordeiia preserve.
Members OF the Mallard and Volunteer Gun
clubs who have been arrested end acquitted,
contend that the Cordelia people have not CON-
piled with The law so far as the fence boundary
OF their preserve Is concerned, and as a conse-
quence the Cordelia Club has no legal right to
order any sporlsmen off lis reserved territory
OF course the CoFdelia sportsman have a rarv
dlnere0t opinion from those who are now on
posing them, aud as final resort the president
oil Inc CordelaS has had iniunctons served
upon number OF men who have been shoot
- ing on the clubs preserves, restraining the
'poaehers" from further trespaSS.
his last scheme of the COrdelIa sportsmeD 10
prevent any further encroachmeHI of hose who
are designated "pot-hunteUs" upon their swamp
mas. aroused strong feeling Of Indignation
among the sporssmen OF SolahO County who
are now soliciting financial aid from all those
VINO are opposed 10 the COrdelia Clubs system
on government, with a view of engaging the
best legal talent 10 fight the issue 10 the bitter
Lloyd Eaton, who is one of the prominent
members OF the Malard Club, is eanvassing
among the sDortsmen Of this city for assistance,
ana Is meeting with excellent success
The result OF legal battle between hose who
are opposed to duck-shoOting preserves and the
Coloena Gun Club viii permanently decide a
question which should interest all lovers OF
ouek-ShoOtlng. II the case should end in favor
OF me Cordeiia Gun Club then uuu-club mem
bers must either fall into line and lease lands
la Cordella Club or sell heir Shootlug-irons 10
lie highest bidders for cash, as there viii Ger.
fanny De spirited demand among clubs com.
posed Of wealthy sportsmen for ali swamp lands
ln@t are within easy access Of this city and
upon which anything Ike good duck-shootIng
nav be had.
The CALL of last SUNDAY predieted thar
duek-SDOOtlng WDnll IA Of
heavy rains, which. rs might have been ex-
pected, scattered the birds in all directions
me storm mas been general ana unless a
change 10 dry weather soon results the pros
pects are exceedingly poor for good shooting
for some weeks 10 come on the marshes that
margin The bay.
Captain Larry Sutton Of the yacht Rover and
his company Of hot.ScoIch duck shooters, viz,
Homer FiIsch. Charles Mckay. Walter Mills
Archie Mcdonald, Charles Bruce and Barney
hllllea, returned last Sunday evening from
Sears Point, where they had been wsIer-logged
for TWO days.
Captain sutton does not pride himself on his
when out for dueky time. buI As a cook ana
mixer Of warm stuff he will not take his hat of
10 any living yaehtsman, or sportsman, for that
matter.
In describing the outing to a friend, this is
how Barney hilliea told the story Of the big
Guck-hun! on the SonOma marshes:
1t was about o'clock in the morniu' of
sunday, ana everybody was snOrin' but meself.
The Storm outside was a-blOwin' and a-pufin'
aud left. | never heard such racket aboard
ship In all me life. On, but the snOrini and
snortin' of The crew was like so much Thunder
between decks. l tell you. / never heard sucn
noise out or In durin' my experience as duck
hunter. and thaps sayn' a whole Iot. Very
we'll goes TO sleep again and wakes I'D at
O'Clock, and the snOrin' within and the blowin'
without had Increased TO q hurricane This
WI never Go, says l TO meself and cautiously
>llUlug out of me bunk. / stole over 10 where
the guns were ST eked and picked out the big
eest lookln' one or the lot. Putting two
healtby-loOktn' cartridges into the cham
bers, pOked tile muZZle OF the gun
up the Chimney and let Der go at that She
kicked good ana hard, and was sent sprawIin'
over the meat-aX, but you should ha' been there
10 see the balance OF the crew come tgmbliu'
CUT OF their roosIs. II was sight worth FIVE
10 anybody.
'Hot-Scotch Sutton landed on his head in the
soup pot, and when he ducked out he looked
like summer-sQuash pie. Mckay in his be-
wIldermenI pOked his head through a glass
window and was shouting Police when flash
of lightning from the heavens brought him TO
his senses aud remind him that there were no
stars out Just then. Mills and Eitsch were no
where TO be found when the ships lights we're
turned. ana a search party being quickly
formed the brace OF scar ecFOWs, after a long
hunt, were discovered hid away IN the coal
bunker. where taey considered themselves
PER-. CITY sale from the " ath OF old BOTeas
Yes sir, l never laughed As much a. did
last sunday morning on board the sloop Rover
ana al hough We dId not kill enough ducks TO
10 make stew with you can Just bet that we had
least OF coon meal which puts ali kinds of
game rotDles ~ The shade. ana II you doubtmy
WOt0 Just ask Larry Sutton hOW's coon steWO