The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
GUN AND DOG.
Sportsmen Are Anxiously Looking
Forward to Good Storm.

Forward to a Good Storm.
Some very excellent strings of canvas
back and mallard ducks arrived on the
San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad
last Sunday evening from the Sonoma
marshes. The scans" we're bagged near
the ends of Midshipmans- Slough, which
place is reached from Sears Point and Re-
clamation stations.
The Williams brothers, who have club
house adjoining "The Sons of Rest head
quarters, were among the most successful
of the duck-shooters who enjoyed rather
warm day on the big slough. Karney and
Bruins, brace OF duck-disturbers who
invariably return with plethora of game,
did not do very well on their last trip to
the mud fats. They attribute their POOR
luck to too fine day and small fight of
the northern birds.
Feudner and partner, who shot near the
mouth of Midshipmans Slough, managed
to bring to water about two dozen good
birds during the first two hours of day
light, after which time the flight stopped
and the sportsmen had to make the best of
the forenoon in the exchange of idea re-
garding duck shooting and how easily
some good shots are missed. Charley
Heath stopped the flight of dozen
pick up eight good ducks among which
were some that fell at the report of guns
owned by other sportsmen in the imme-
diate vicinity.
Captain Bates and Tommy Hettish did
not venture far away from their "rest" on
Sunday, and consequently the invited
guests who had trained their appetites in
the anticipation of royal feast on canvas
back were greatly disappointed. The cap.
n M a taF
is very extensive, predicted that poor
shooting would result on Sunday, and his
aim in that direction was certainly good, as
the sport generally speaking, was far
from being even fair. Bates states that
the next good windstorm will bring with
it the largest fight of birds that has been
seen on this coast in years, and that the
hunters who will take advantage of the
blow can safely count upon some exciting
hours OF trigger pulling.
Young Mitchell, Tom Sculley. Dan
Dougherty, Jack Mannix and Charlie
Long-by kind permission of Colonel
Thomas Byrnes, commander of the "Sons
OF Rest" Shooting Club-will journey to
Sears Point this evening with the object of
being in the shooting swim bright and
early tomorrow morning. Needless to
remark that the ducks will have good
cause to wish the invaders wet journey
home to camp. Mitchell is said to have
never missed anything within reasonable
distance that was worth having, Scully
has record of winging hay barn,
Dougherty missed goat once and Mannlx
and Long have established regulations as
snlpeS shooters. 1t is no wonder then tina
the many friends of those noted nimrods
are in hopes of feasting on canvasback and
other delicious aquatic game on the return
of the sharpshooters
H. Smith, Bill Cooney, Fred Petman,
Fred TreadwelI and Ben Johnson were
among the sportsmen who shot on the
Sonoma marshes last Sunday with vary
ing fortune
Eight tons of wheat were shipped few
days ago to the Alameda Sportsmen's s
Club headquarters at McGill's station.
The wheat will be placed in the preserve
ponds that are shot over by members of
the club.
Duck-shooting on the Alviso and Alva-
rado marshes is still poor because of the
very fine weather that is prevailing.
Thousands of ducks line the bay shores,
but they keep we'll out of range of the
many guns that will play havoc with them
Just as soon as old Boreas puts in an ap-
pearance and disturbs the present condi-
ton OF the placid waters of the bay.
During stormy weather and just previous
to heavy winter rains excellent duck
shooting can always be counted upon on
the marshes of Alviso; too much rain will,
however, send the birds inland, where
they will find harbors of safety and food
in plenty
1t is said that the sportsmen of Suisun
and Vallejo propose to cause the arrest OF
a gamekeeper who compelled .poacher at
the point Of gun to surrender the ducks he
had in his possession. Itappears that the
poacher, so called, was shooting on one of
the Suisun preserves when he was ac-
costed by the keeper and made to surren-
der his game
The many friends of Jack Sammi will
be surprised to learn that he has retired
temporarily from the hunting field, and