The San Francisco call., 1897-09-27
THE OILY YMPICS'
FINAL SHOOT
A Splendid Days Outing
on the Sonoma
Marshes.
Inauguration Of the Olympic
Gun Clubs Duck Pre-
serve.
Golcher Won the First-Class Medal
From Haight in the Live
Bird Shoot.

"Are you going TO the inaugural cele-
bration of the Olympic Gun Clubs duck
shooting preserve on the Sonoma marshes
to- m orrow?" asked A. A. Borlini OF H.
Hosmer last Saturday evening at favor
ite sporting resort OF Market and Second
streets.
Hosmer paused for 4 moment, as If in
doubt, and then, in his quiet yet pleasant
way, answered, "Well, l guess. How do
you suppose the club would get along
without HoSm II and Briggs? Are we not
the people who carry pepper in our pock-
cts on all occasions of this kind? Nuff
said"
The Olympic Gun Club inaugurated the
opening of its preserve on the Sonoma
marshes, a few miles north OF Black Point,
yesterday with final live-bird pigeon
shoot of the season and general good
time among its members and invited
guests.
The coast steamer Caroline was char
tered, and promptly at 1880 o'clock yester-
day morning it footed three whistles, the
signal for departure, and the passengers,
mum berlng 100 good follows, sailed away
from J ackson-street wharf for the happy
n
On the journey up the river the gay
young fellows whiled away the weary
hours on water shooting at the birds OF
passage with shot guns and rifles and
many an unfortunate "wnitewing" paid
the penalty OF being too close an observer
by the sacrifice of MS life.
Among the gathering there were at
least dozen frst-Class singers, who as
sisted very materially to enliyen the oc-
cision with songs that were unQuestion-
ably IN place.
julius Bruins favorite melody entitled
"a Night in the Sons of Rest" was en-
cored several times; Jabez Swan sang
some OF mis- choice selections, which, al
though somewhat ishy, were also we'll
received.
A A. Borlini, the well-known basso,
was called upon several times to repeat
the sweet songs he sung, which, needless
to say, caught the ear and heart of many
lover of vocal music.
In fact the trip up the river was en-
joyed immensely, and as the steamer
reached within seeing distance OF the
duck-shooting swamps, Otto Feudner, the
crack shot, was the hrst to observe flock
of 81 mallards flying over the ponds OF
the preserve. anu his cry of Listen to the
music of the quackers" drew the atten-
tion of one anu all to the band of broad
bills that all on board would only be too
a broadsi6e into.
The happy hunting were found
at IL 80 o'clock, and after a hearty lunch
con, live bird shooting commenced.
The mem bers of the club fought out the
final event of the season on the south side
of the tented ground while the craCka-
lacks who were not affiliated with any par
ticular club enjoyed themselves on a
spec al plot set apart for them by Com mis-
sioner William Murdoch on the north side.
The Olympic Gun Club shoot which was
the final of the season resulted as follows:
Race OF twelve birds-Otto Feudner 10,
Slade II, Neustadter II, Il. A. Schultz 8,
C. H. Shaw s, f. J. Schultz H. A. Ross 8,
NJ E. Unger Z, H. Wagner IL, DR.. Sloan 8.
w. j. Golcher II H. c. Golcher H. c. A.
Haight 10, L. D. Owens IL. w. II. Will ans
8, f. Maskey II. H. Vernon 8. c. Nauman
IL Edwards 9.
AS there was a tie to be shot off be-
tween w. J. Golcher and Clarence Haight
for the tirst-class medal, Golcher won the
handsome prize by one bird
But the sport of the day was at what
was termed the outsiders ground.
Messrs. Brown, Wand and Taylor were
not in shooting trim, so to speak, conse-
quently their scores were not up to the
usual average, but then they shot well
considering the strong wind that was
blowing across the traps.
Results: Six-bird race-Geary 8, Wand l,
Brown l, Taylor 3, Hibbard a.
SiX-bird race-McMahon 3, Hubbard 4,
Walker 3, Wagner 3, Crowell 8.
Six birds-GTant J, lockers 4, Lane D, Bor-
lini d. Mcmahon s.
Twelve BIRDS Bekart 8, Croweu 9, Franzen
10, Briggs 8, Hosmer o.
Twelve birds-Clay ybrough z, Sands 10, Swan
IL. Holling Q.
Twelve olrdS-DonZel g. Hosmer z, Briggs g,
Wagner 8, Sans 3.
President Merton c. Allen states that
during TIE hunting season mem bers can
take the steamer Gold, which will leave
this city every afternoon at P. NJ, and if
the sport men are deSrous of returning
on the train the clubs launch will convey
passengers on Sunday afternoon to B ack
Point station, which is in close proximity
of the clubs headquarters.
The preserve, il is said, includes 10000
acres of duck-shooting lands. The open
ing day of the season will be next Friday.
The members and invited guests who
were present at the inauguration yester-
day We're:
L. D. Owens, C. Haight, A. A, Borlini, C. F.
Grant. II. HOsmer, A. Roos. DR.. Vowinckle, DR..
S. E. Knowles, DR.. C. w. Hibbard, G. II. Shaw,
H. A. Wegner, T. H. Brown, Otto Feudner. G.
G: Naumsn, j. Karney, julius Bruins, C. Nc
J. Golcher, E. W. Briggs, w. H. Williams. H.
Vernon, g. Walker, DR.. f. n. Lowrey, Jabez
swan, J. y Dewitt, r. b. Bekeart, A.
R. Crowen, I. r. Robertson, Y. R.
T. J. Pender, w. J. Hynes. w, J. Street, George
Franzen, Stanly C. Scovern, E. A., +. J. and
Edwards" Schultz, Attorney Smith NJ. &. Al
len, W. Murdock, w. B. Hobson. n. H. Neu-
stadfer, f. j. Watson, +. Taylor, DR.. Dosne, II.
Ii. White. H. Houghton, E. Sands, Z. J. Holl-
ing, II. II. White, W. Tay lor, Edgar Foster, w.
Donzell, NJ. Z. Unger-