The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-14
WITH THE GUNS

The Los Angeles City Gun club held
its regular monthly medal shoot yester-
day at the club grounds on the corner OF
Hoover and Eighth streets. In the first
class there were thirteen entries, and in
the second eight. Tufts and Osgoodsby OF
the first class withdrew after their fif-
teenth bird, but the rest OF the men fin
ished. James Matfeld took the first
place with score of 46 birds out OF
possible so; Leighton and Van Valken-
purg were tied for second place. with
scores of is, and L. Ralpbs was third
with Al birds. In the second class, An
derson Withdrew on his fifteenth bird,
and Nordholt refused his thirty-ninth.
Savage took first place with 80 birds out
of his 90, and Valentine took second with
81. This is the second time that Matfi ED
has won the club medal at ths monthly
shoots, and he seems to have more or
less of lien on it,
The quail and duck season opens on
Tuesday, October 18th. All the regular
spots are now cleaning their guns and
loading shells for the coming slaughter.
The shooting this year promises to be
rare sport. as the birds have done nicely
and bred we'll. Last year the drought
Killed many of the young birds, and the
sport was not up to the usual mark.
Three new duck clubs have been formed
this season, and the total mem bership is
over 100 men. This makes string OF six
clubs from Santa Monica to Newport, and
has resulted in the increase OF birds
every year. making strong argumen: III
favor of protection. The names of the
various clubs that are now in existence
are as follows: Ballona Recreation,
which owns its own grounds and club
house near Ballona; the ALA (wing) Gun
club, adj Dining the Ballana on the east
and which has Ben-years lease on their
marsh: the Cerritos club and the Alami-
tos club, both near Long Beach. back
among the sioughs, and adjoining them
on the east the Gruenhead club and the
San Joaquin club. All these clubs are
composed almost entirely of Los Angeles
men.
E. B. Tufts and Horace Anderson will
open the season on quail in Ventura
county. They will start on Monday eve
ming, so as to be on the ground.
Alex Snielus Charley Alexander, Dr..
W. l.. Graves and Fred Johnson will in
vestigate the duck at the Alamitos club
marsh, near Long Beach.
J. B. Menasco. r. e. Ross and Fay
ShencS will paralyze the mallards on the
grounds OF the Greenhead club.
Ed. Silent, Will Lacy, Judge Silent and
T. E. Gibbon make up a merry party
that will shoot over the marsh belonging
to the Cerritos club.
Jake Kurhts, John Hauerwaas and J..
H. Kief fer will see if the new club house
on the BAllona marsh has scared away
the ducks.
.Billy Holmes, F. NJ. hoffman and Ed.
Unger will coax the birds out on the ALA
club marsh lear Ballona.
The San Joaquin CLUB will have grand
opening at which all the members of the
club will attend. Excellent sport is
looked for on their mursh near Newport.
Some time ago the sportsmen Of this
section applied to the game warden of this
state for an assistant in this part OF the
country. A man named Il. Il. Fletcher
was sent down and tho clubs sent him to
San Bernardino to watch for violAtors of
the game laws. He had been there but
a short time before he caught a party of
the city and county officials redhanded
in the slaug liter Of quail. Their trial
comes up Tuesday. and tine sportsmen
are anxiously awaiting the result Of their
pOlitiCaI null.