The San Francisco call., 1895-10-17
TEAL CLUB MUST FIGHT,
Lewis Pierce Will Bring Suit
for the Biockading of a
Slough.
INDIGNATION AT sUIsUN.
the World Now Located Near
SuiSun.

The first clash between the members of
the aristocratic preserve clubs which have
claimed by lease of title every foot of
marsh land in the vicinity of Susun of
any value to sportsmen, and those who
are antagonistic to a grab-au system of
shooting territory, has appeared.
On Tuesday afternoon Captain Chltten-
den, head keeper OF the Teal and Cordelia
Shooting Clubs, pounced down upon
Lewis Pierce vino was quietly vending his
way through the Teal Clubs demesne in
the direction of his own property.
Chittenden, in his bluff way, ordered
Pierce off the grounds and the latter
answered the head keeper in decidedly
pert manner. The conversation ran thus
"What right have you, sir, to trespass
upon this property?" demanded Chitten-
den. Don't you know that this is a pre-
serve and that you are liable to arrest?"
''Who are you, sir?" asked Pierce, and
the question was put in such an en-
phatic manner that Gap Chittenden
almost sank into the deep and soggy mud
up to his armpits.
Chittenden "sized' up his questioner,
and after taking the latter's measure so to
speak, replied with an air becoming that
of an English landowner, 81 am, sir the
chief keeper of the duck shooting pre-
serves and have explicit orders to fire every
poacher off those Marshes"
Pierce could not help smiling, but when
he asked the head keeper how he (Pierce)
could possibly reach his own land without
entering upon the Teal Clubs leased prop
erty the keeper was somewhat puzzled for
an answer.
Pierce is the owner of considerable prop
erty adjoining the territory that is under
preserve rule and to reach it quickly he
must scuH the sloughs and especially the
Frank Horn slough, which. as previously
stated in THE CALL, is blockaded by the
Teal Cordella Shooting clubs.
When Pierce arrived at that part of the
slough which is barricaded with spiles and
a wire fence, he vacated his boat and re-
lied upon shank's s mare to reach the ponds
OF his own property, which he proposed to
shoot over. He encountered the head
keeper on the Journey over the marsh, and
the latter, es already stated, threatened
to arrest him unless he Immediately va
Gated the premises.
The sportsmen of Suisun and vicinity
have taken sides" with Pierce, and in all
probability the Teal and Cordelia people
before the courts why they should block
ade slough or water course that leads
INTO other peoples property.
The scow schooner, under command of
Captain E. j. Bell. which left here on Sun
day morning for Espinosa, has not been
heard from. and the friends of the sports
men who are on board are anxiously wait
ing some particulars.
The schooner was expected to arrive at
Espinosa last Monday, but nothing has
been heard from her as yet, and it is pre-
sumed that she has run upon a mud tat
and is waiting "spring" tide to float her
off. If some intelligence doss not arrive
to-day a searching party will be dispatched
to hunt up her whereab bouts.
The yacht Rover, IN charge of Commo.
dore Bruce OF the Pacific Yacht Club, left
this City for Espinosa Yesterday.
Mr.. Slater, who has travelled around the
world <. steam yacht, is at present located
near Suisun, and the gentlemen on board
OF the yacht are having excellent duck
shooting.