The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16

| will dispose of his magnificent kennel O.
| Irish water spaniels, the parents of which
have won first honOrs at English ano
Canadian bench shows. Mr.. Sammi vii
soon join the great family of benedicts, but
it is hoped that married life will not alto
gether debaf him from the pleasures OF the
chase and the ompanionship OF many
loyal friends, who have had the pleasure
OF his company during many. happy and
enjoyable hours spent In shooting and
fishing.
Mr.. Ferris of Ignacio will have Con-
stable stationed at Ignacio to-day, with
instructions TO arrest certain hunters who
had shot some OF his tame ducks last Sun
dav morning.
The recent rains have added very mate
rally to the success of sportsmen who have
fondness for quail shooting. Pointers
and settlers can now do good work in the
field, and as the birds are fairly we'll scat
tered good shooting should result until the
very heavy rains arrive, after which time
the birds will seek the high attitudes.
Some very fine bags of quail were recently
made on the Tamaipais and Country Club
grounds, which speaks we'll for the close
watch that has been kept or game birds
that are indigenous to this State.
Everything points to very successful
field trials at Bakersfield this year. The
trainers are we'll supplied with dogs of
high degree, and according to reports
received from Allender, Waddell, Watson
and other trainers and handlers, there will
be some very interesting contests wit
messed when the "points" are cast with
the ''sets" on an open country where game
is said to be quite plentiful this year.
Rumor says that if Prize-winner Glenbeigh
puts IN an appearance this year he will
need be in the very pink of condition to
defeat some Of the new dogs that are now
doing some grand work in practice. A
prominent sportsman, who generally
guesses right, predicts that the frst-prize
winner at the next trials will prove to be a
setter-possibly English and possibly Irish.
The Visalia Gun Club has under con-
slderatlon q. proposition to lease small
tract of land near the town, inclose the
same and fix up suitable grounds for trap
shooting, says the Daily Delta.
1t is proposed to consolidate the two
clubs-the San Joaquin Valley and vi
salia-into one. By so doing q club can
be formed with a mem bership larger than
that of any other club in the State outside
of San Francisco.
1t is the intention of the club to build a
shed of ample proportions to accom-
modate the shooters and their friends ;
put in set of five bluerock traps, fitted
with electric pulls, besides having separate
grounds for live-bird shooting. The cost
to the members individually owing to the
large membership, will be small. When
everything is in place and the traps are
set the grounds will probably be opened by
grand shoot, in which it is hoped shoot
ers from the neighboring towns will par
ticipate.
The mem pers are very enthusiastic over
the outlook for the coming season,
as great deal of interest is being mani
tested by outsiders, and applications for
membership are constantly coming in.
The hunters who shot tame ducks in the
slough Immediately opposite Mrs. Ferris
which has headquarters near the railroad
track between Ignacio and Novato. These
sportsmen know the difference between a
tame and wild quacker.