The herald., 1897-03-21
Angeleno Heights Society
Target Practice
THE SAN JOAQUIN GUN CLUB
John Bradbury Builds an Annex for the
Ladies
Some of the Members of the CIub-TheH
Guests-''L Ladies' Day"-Ath-
letios of Today

Out on Angeleno Heights the latest
fad is a ladies' gun club a gun club or
ganized about two months ago, and so
far devoted to target practice, though
the club is planning for many outings
when the weather is settled.
This ladies' gun club is composed of
a number of we'll known women whose
husbands are devoted to hunting. The
husbands had fashion of meeting often
at the residence of Leslie c. Brand, on
Douglass street. and discussing sports.
Either the contagion was in the air or the
subject was fascinating-no one is quite
sure which - but the club suddenly
srrang into existence. And now it has
officers, and rules, and regulations, and
dues, and dogs, and guns, and targets,
and all sorts of things.
THE LADY NIMRODS
The members of the club are Mrs. Les
lie c. Brand, president; Mrs. M. L.
Wicks, secretary and treasurer; Mrs.
Chas. Haskins, Mrs. d. S. Wildemuth,
Mrs. Spencer Millard, Mrs. Chas. Luck
enbach, Mrs. Mayor Snyder. Mrs. Chas.
Sessions, Mrs. Hervy L. Pinney, Miss
Pinney, Mrs. GUIDE, Mrs. Daniel Innes,
Miss Innes, Mrs. Arthur Morlan and
Mrs. Howard Starker.
The dues are devoted to the purchase
of prizes and ammunition. The club
women meet every Saturday at p. M, at
Mrs. Brands, where they practice, many
of them being quite skillful marksmen.
THE CLUBS KENNEL
The scene is always animated, for each
lady owns a dog, and dog which loves a
gun. Mrs. Brand has four dogs, pointer
and three settlers. Mrs Wicks has a
water spaniel; Mrs. Haskins has
spitz; Mrs. Millard setter, and the
others dogs of various breeds. Indeed,
1t is one of the rules of the club that each
member must own at least one dog.
A CLUB UNIFORM
The recent tramps have shown the la
dies the folly of conventional gowns
in gun clubs, and a pretty costume Is
now being evolved, which consists of a
skirt of Lincoln green, a tan blouse and
leather belt, boomers. high laced leg
gins and a little. tan cap with green
visor.
OF course the score is kept, and each
month a prize is awarded Mrs M. l..
Wicks proved the most efficient marks
woman last month, and fell heir to n
beautiful fern, an immense maiden hair,
in handsome jardiniere of which she Is
justly proud.
Each lady entertains the club in turn,
one day in the week, when few guests
are invited. At these social afternoons.
which are purely informal, the refresh
ments is simple, the conversation is con-
hnedto sporting subjects, guns are over
hauled, the prizes decided upon, and
many other important things receive
due attention.
THE SAN JOAQUIN LADIES.
But the women on Angelina Heights
are not the only Los Angeles women
who like target practice, for the San
Joaquin Gun club is trying to inculcate
a love for this sport in the hearts OF
the wives of the members.
Down ON the San Joaquin ranch John
Bradbury has built an annex to the
club house for the accommodation Of
Mrs Bradbury and her guests. This
annex rs a wide, low room with big
fireplace and charming view of New
port bay and the shooting grounds.
During the season the ladies often go
down and many of them not only prac-
tice target shooting but they shoot
ducks as well. Each year ladies day
is made the event of the end of the
season, and handsome prizes are given
to the successful fair sportwomen.
The members of the San Joaquin club
are Andrew McNally. Frank Emery. E.
r. Hull, d. d. Cody, W. Barnard, Sgd
ney Terrence, William Stuart Count
Won Schmidt, W. Bottsford E. T. Earl,
Albert c.. Jones, Richard p. Blaisdeih
John Bradbury r. J. Richardson, Col
Chas. Sellers, r. B. Hay James Irvine
and H. L. Story.
The wives of these gentlemen are fire.
quent club visitors, as are also Mrs.fO.
w. Childs, the Misses Winston, Mrs. Col.
Morehouse, Mrs. Irvine, Miss Scott, Mrs.
Krouse, Miss Waddilove and many 9TH
ers, all of whom are more or less lovers
of sports.
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ent tendency toward outdoor life, the
modern woman has the best of it.
WOMAN AND ATHLETICS.
The bicycle Is undoubtedly the dis-
ciple of the new regime. but even If the
bicycle had never been heard Of, the
present era would have undoubtedly
been one of physical development. for
everything tends toward outdoor life,
toward tennis, golf, basket ball and all
kinds of field sports.
America has taken some time to con-
slider the question of athletics seriously,
but she Is growing more and more en-
thusiastic all the time. Women manage
a gun or a rifle with almost as much
skill and facility as men-they have =
quick eye and sure aim
A WORTHY RIVAL.
The modern woman is quite as fear.
less in the water as a man, her ability
in swimming and diving being conceded
by ALL The modern husband finds =
ready companion in his wife when he
starts out on a long tramp or bicycle
tour; their interests are mutual, ana
their understanding of each other y
greatly strengthened by jaunts outside
of the family circle and with none OF the
family cares to disturb their relation
ship. There is no doubt that the ath-
letic trend of the day is of immensa
value to women, and that 1t tends t..
ward their mental, moral and physical
development. p. n. -.