The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-21
THE GUN.
Drawing Near the End of the Season
The Setter Trials.


Sportsmen must not forget that the shooting
season is rapidly drawing TO a close and that
after The last day ID February il will be un-
lawful to XIII any of the game birds or animals
Included IN the game laws of this State.
Although the season up TO date has been
very good so far as duck shooting is concerned,
1t cannot bes said that upland shooting has
been a success. SpOrtsmen who prefer an in
Flgo' atlng tramp over nils in quest of the
swift and cunning California quail TO crouched
up position III marsh. such a sportsman
axes when shooting over decOyS, say that they
have never experienced worse season for
quall-shooting.
The BIRDS for some unknown reason kept
within close range of the heavy cover, where
they took immediate refuge on being flushed
i he QudllS that were caught outside of the
boundary lines, so TO speak, were restless and
instead OF lying well TO a dog they flushed wildly
and went straight for cover.
Some SpOTtsmen attributed their bad luck to
TOO much shooting on the grounds they had
hunted over, but IN all probability they were
mistaken IN This particular, aS the birds that
were hunted on preserved lands proved as wild
as those found where shooting was promiscu-
Gus.
The lovers of duck shooting have had q GOOD
inning. and if the future seasons will be only as
suspicious, ducklngly speaking. as The one that
Is now on its last legs the Spor smen OF this city
can well congratulate themselves on their good
fortune.
Probably not since the season opened has
there been such a flight OF BIRDS III the marshes
Reports from AlVdIadO, AlvisO Souoma and
Point Reyes are very hatlerlng 10 sportSmen
and II the weather is the least bit rough TO-DAY
every hunter who Will Visit the marshes and
who can shoot little bit should return with a
good bag OF game, as teal and spoonful are
very plentiful.
The field trials, or rather the English setter
trials, Just held near Salinas were not the
success tue lovers OF pointer dogs had antci-
pat q. The least said about them possibly the
DETER as the word field traI' Is nauseating
10 gentlemen who are low considering about
holding a series OF races for pointers, TO be
Judged by men who would not go a block TO see
English settlers perform. The defeat OF the
pointers at Salinas VIII not lessen the good
opinions that have been formed of them by
California sp0rJSmen, and II goes without
saying tnat Tor Quall-SDootlng In this State
the pointer Is and always VIII be a superior
dog 10 any OF the various breeds of settlers.
The many friends of NJ. j. Stackpool will
regret 10 near that that popular sportsman has
been confined 10 his b for several weeks with
severe attack of rheumatism. Z. Briggs. who
had recently d contest TO a flush with Professor
La Grippe, Is on his pins again after having
won bard victory. MIR. Briggs denies the re-
port that the contest was not on the square.
Mallald ducks recently shot on the marsh
lands were IN splendid condition, where on the
other hand the teal, sprig aud widgeOn were very
poor.
SandOw, the strong man. is the owner of a
(Ireat Dane that IS SAID TO be very intelligent,
like most OF lheSe dogs. SaudoW is now per
forming la New York, and among feats of
strength Is all act in which he suStains on a
Stage grand piano and whole Hungarian
orchestra. This the dog does not like at all.
being afraid that his master Will gel hurt. One
day recently the platform on which the piano was
placed got wet by accident and became slightly
warned. When IL Was placed on Shadows
chest that night and the piano was lifted to II
several ouu cracks were heard. he dog had
been watching the performance as usual from
the wing, but when he heard those cracks he
began To howl dlsmaly, and il required the
united efforts OF several stagehand5 TO keep
him from dashing on tie stage. When the cur
tain finally dropped on the act the dog rushed
al SandOw and rising his Find legs licked
hls masters face and Jumped about him IN an
ecstdcy OF JOY. Now they have 10 keep the dog
finished his performance.
An old and interesting ChaEtilly game book,
which was stolen from the chateau alter the
murder of the Due de BOui bon, ana which was
recovered only a few years ago. is one of the
most Cherished treasures of the Due d. Aumale.
Ii IS bound IN red morocco, clasped with gold,
and Is an Interesting and valuable relic OF the
days OF the Prince de Condo. The bags IN
those days were marvellous, considering that
hlntlocks only were used. In October, 1885, a
party OF fourteen guns Killed 4216 head In TWO
DAYS, the bag including 25SO partrdges and
1898 hares. fortnight earlier fourteen guns
Killed Just 1900 head, including 1000 lart.
ridges, 10 one day, ana previously seven guns
Killed 270O head in TWO days, including 1850
partrIdgeS The shooting season then appears
TO have begun early in August. for on the tenth
OF that month The Due de Bourbon and six
friends killed nearly 1000 partrdges When
The Duke of Wellington went shooting at RAM
bouiiiet with Charles y the PARTY of tour guns
Killed 1850 head In one day. The Duke mad
len guns and ten soldiers 10 load them