The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-26
GUN, ROD AND TENNIS BAT,
Officers of the Pacific States
Lawn Tennis ASSoCia-
ton.
Annual Shoot of the Country and
Tamalpais Gun Clubs-SaImon
Fishing.

The officers of the Pacific States Lawn
Tennis Association, who will regulate mat
tiers connected with the championship
tournament at San Rafael, are: Alec B.
Wilberforce, president; A. A. Dewing,
Samuel Hardy, DR.. John Spencer, A. J.
Treat and A. E. Kaeser. The winner OF
the all-comers tournament will be called
upon to play Samuel Hardy, the present
champion, for trophy presented by the
association, which will become the per-
sonal property of any player who wins it
thee times, but not necessarily in success
sion. All matches will be played three
out of five sets.
The Country and Tamalpais clubs will
have their annual pigeon-shooting match
on Saturday next, at the Oakland Trotting
Park. When the sportsman of those two
noted clubs meet in yearly competition
the feathers are made to fly in all direc-
tons, and generally speaking the shooting
done by the contestants is good.
Saturdays match Will be a race of
twenty-five birds per man, and as each
club will be represented by five of its best
field shots, two hundred and fifty birds
will be sprung from the traps. If the day
is good for trap shooting, it is safe
to say that two hundred pigeons will meet
quick death The Country Club will be
represented by R. H. Sprague, F. w. Tai
liant, +. r. Webster, i. Donohoe and A. G.
Tubbs, with R. B. Woodward and w.
Kittle as substitutes. The Tamalpais Club
will send to the feathered field of war T. r.
Barney, c. NJ. Osborn, w. c. Brown, F.
Butler Jr. and John Berger; the substi-
tute has not yet been named. The con-
slderation is a dinner.
Henry Skinner recoivQ6 falacra frop,
Mr.. Chase Of Santa Cruz yesterday which
states that great run of quinnat salmon
is now in Santa Cruz Bay, and that anglers
are enjoying excellent sport. Two gentle
men caught sixteen salmon last Sunday
morning, two OF which weighed respec-
lively forty-three and thirty eight pounds.
The salmon are taking minnows best, but
to be successful an angler must have his
tackle properly mounted, so that the min
now will spin nicely and make an attrac-
tive appearance In the water. Minnows
that have been preserved in rock salt and
will not work off the hook while trolling
are the most killing of lures. The fresh
minnow is undoubtedly an excellent bait,
but it easily separates from the hook and
frequently an angler will troll for quite a
length of time before he makes the discov-
cry that his hook is minus a bait. The
spoon occasionally does good service, but
the great secret in trolling for salmon is in
knowing the proper depth to sink the
spoon or minnow and having an oarsman
who understands his business and Will row
slow or fast, as the occasion demands. The
Italians, who charge a small fortune for
rowing anglers few hours in the morning,
are lazy lot of fellows, who will not be
advised by any person, and much good
sport is lost on their account. The better
and cheaper way to enjoy salmon-fshing
in the Santa. Cruz and Monterey BAYS is
for two men to hire boat and do their
own rowing and fishing. Good, service
able boats can be leased for couple of
dollars, and the anglers will better enjoy
the sport than in the company of fisher
man.
A second meeting of sportsmen who are
interested in the success of the Inanimate
Target Association, which was recently or
ganized, will be held on Saturday evening
at the Olympic Club. Delegates from the
different clubs that had representatives
at the last meeting are expected to be on
hand, as permanent organization will be
perfected. The new organization will be
known as the California Inanimate Target
Association and the scheme is to have it
include all the organized gun clubs of the
State II possible. 1t is the intention to
hold an initial tournament in Septem Der,
at which valuable prizes will be offered for
team and individual com petition.