The San Francisco call., 1896-06-06

| the stream, reaching Tocolomo in time for the
evening train 10 the City.
| Another fisherman who followed them came
| to the spot where Walker and his friend had
lunched, and noticing something bright or
| the bank, he picked 1t up and it proved to be 9
leader-box. He put 1T in his basket, intending
to ask the fishermen on the train on their re-
turn to the City If any one had lost such ar
article, but it escaped his memory.
Meeting Walker on the street the other day
| and knowing that ne had fshed the PAPER
mill Creek on Sunday he quite naturally
asked him If he had lost leader-box deserib
ing when and where he had found 1t. Walker
then told him he had lost his, and from the de-
scription given of the box, Walker said it was
his.
The box contained two felt pads, between
which lay leader with two bait-hooks, one fly
and a sinker attached to it.
The Relia nee Gun Club will hold its in
augural shooI on its newly constructed
trap-shooting grounds at the south end of
Webster street bridge, Oakland, to-mor-
row. An excellent programme of events
has been arranged and the contests will
be free to all shooters.
The Sportsmen's Protective Association
decided at recent meeting to hold blue
rock tournament at Colma in few weeks.
The prizes remaining over from the asso-
cations picnic together with several
prizes recently received will be competed
for. Crack shooters will be handicapped.
The Reliance Gun Club of Oakland viii
hold club medal match shoots on the third
Sundays OF June, July and August at its
shooting Grounds.
The spaniel breeders of Oakland, Stock
ton and this City have organized club
which will be known as the Spaniel Club
OF California. The new club will foster the
breeding of Cocker, Sussex, Clunlber and
Irish water spaniels. f. E. Miller of Oak
land is president, John E. Doak of Stock
ton, ]: 81. Sammi and H. H. Carlton of
this City, ]. Il. Brooks and j. III. Simp-
son OF Oakland, vice. -president is, and A. Il. .
Blow, secretary-treasurer. Over forty
breeders of spaniels have signified their
intentions of becoming members.
The following appeared recently in an
English paper, the Bristol Times:
gentleman was travelling on the Midland
Railway from Stonehouse to Bristol on first
class class smoker. lady got in at Yate just as the
smoking a wellcolored meerschaum pipe.
which the lady threw out of the WINDOW. The
gentleman retaliated by throwing out her dog.
guard and was about to give the gentleman
lnto custody for cruelty TO her dog, when on
tHrnlng round, the guard espied the dog run
mouth still alight.
Owing to the number of accidents which
occurred last season on account of the
careless handling of guns, an enterpris-
ing landlord of summer resort in Santa
Cruz county, which is located in game
district, has posted the following set of
rules:
Always keep your gun loaded.
Always Keep your gun cecked.
II you are with others, be sure that the muz-
zle OF the gun points toward one of them
In getting over fence climb over first and
pull your gun after you, muzzle foremost.
mhen you see suspicious movement in the
Dusnes nre at once 1t may be one of your
comraoes. but you may not hit him, ana you
cannot AFFORD to lose any chances of game.
II q shell should miss fire get one of your
friends to look down the muzzle OF your gun
what is the matter
In the case of kicking gun, hold the stock
ABOUT tour inches in front of your face. In
Ihls way you are farther away from the kick
Ihan IN II you held the gun tightly to your
In boating for ducks rest your weapon muz-
zie downward. 1t is expected that you know
now to swim should the gun go off and blow
hole through the boat
Always go on the supposition that your gun
isn't loaded. In case OF doubt you can easily