The San Francisco call., 1898-10-08
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The rai0StOTm or last SunOaN put a damper on the fondest antfcipatlons of the st-Sunday-in-the-year Sportsmen The undergrowth was too wet for quail shooters to enjoy the pleasures Of the chase. The heavy dOwnpour of sunday morning soaked everything in touch. not excepting the unfOTtunates who hao camped out with the sole purpose or oelng among the quail bright and early on the first holiday of the season. But the ouail-shooters had companions who fared worse. and they were caught by the ram king just as they had reached their blinds" and were patiently awaiting the first light of day to open fire on the northern invaders.
 It was about a. m. when the sky dark- ened omnously about the Suisun marsh es and presently the rain fell in torents
 Few sportsmen anticipated a wetung, consequently there were many soaked ana disgusted trigger-pullers on the return home that evening with empty pockets and an abundance of experience
 The members of the Black Jack Gun Club, whose headquarters are located 1n Sherman Island, fared very well on the opening day Saturday., but the storm evidently disturbed the blrds, ana very few broadbils were in evidence on sun day. President Lemmer, whose good luck in duck-shooting Is proverbial, bagged something like thirty birds on Saturday morning, and would assuredly have ,
 
 taste ,2n the Sabbath day had there been anything animate about with 1eathers ITS on' 11 excepting, of course, the royal ,Eadi- Halh- Jack rules, can be shot only by James Markland, the clubs royal secretary.
 Richard Flukes, a gunner .tt, Wn0 ne> 'eI | rather bilious on Sunday morning when he entered his tule-spltter and as ssnI fesuir he paid his best respects I9 by Ifls'n his in
 voluntary bath at such an early houT; he manag ged, with the assistance ol i Diii Nve and E'the Indian,' to regain ms equl- q 1iLrinm and q fresh start was made TOT inc duck ponds Flukes subsequently had the laugh on his companions when when Qda oaI
 Tnniter PIuyius let free the noodgateS oTg nRl'U Vii+h his scatter gun hit everything in sight The Black Jack string or piIus sS on Sunday night amounted 10 elsn., ,IIord ntUI good ducks, which lncluHed II dld.iai Iroo9, q, :, sSDrie teal. spoonbill, widgeon ana W%oodo % dnck The Black Jacks and cans nave not as yet put in an apPeai[aLaic9f pPiJaa for1vard 10 a eIreat days outing on the SulSun HldISu- es were greatly disappointed EXceplins one bag of duck which was 3!odtII'd li4oe on the preserves was very poor. Evidently the home-bred birds went south WItn @ .!lo storm. but they should pc on 'n9 ,fFciant a~7o11nt of rain to make padding plaCeS for inc Webfooters in the Los Banos uls- trIcts. ,-,. ,,,,r. ,ar,a from, the AIvarado and Alviso marshes. ana doubtless the gun clubs situated OH lile south bay shores VII VII nay, nave soiI,r enTie, and 2spoonfes" are very much In eV1dence at ! this early date. |. 1.o,, e-o,,,
 The Call would be pleased to near d,.ir rom ,Ir 1 sportSmen occasionally ol llleiI NNN-N@ ~ marsh and field ,,s 1 The Sunday sportsman, So called pes cause he is unable to take aoNt'lI.ase I. E. oI a feTorfte pastime. will, doubtless, pc ue- lighted to learn that the southern FaclnG lIc Railroad will run a m1oI!SnI aId zTav sta tfons, commencing with thls coming D SuIl9 S1,no day morning. It will start at the same hour as last year. , ,.;1 i ,
 cated this year at a point where the tram to Santa Rosa crosses the ,Napa CI CIeek' anticipates a very succeSsiul O ,usA q Conner
 1Teeidenf. c Roe secretary and treas urer; F. l. Haggerty, secretary pro IeiR; D. r Beyerdge. decoy iiTTPttI1' PtI C,ocnnol,x. ] cook and bottle washer; <: " Gofud-H, ammunition inspector; A. kelshaw, game cleaner: Dave Maier, oiler of gun locKs' Scion Arnold baker and dough puncher B McCauley, wood chaser; l. h Dovle. water tender; c. l.. W1nchel; liouor provider. The club is composed or
 Snortsmen who have returned during the week from the marshes contiguous lo the bay state that the northern plrus d. : arriving in vast numbers ana that HTSt- class shooting should soon be had. The late arrivals are remaining over at no particular place. consequently sportsmen must rely on their good luck to secure good bag The northern birds that nave 6nt in an appearance may be seen flying high over the marshes evidently on tour of inspection of the feeding grounds Sprig shooting on the marshes between Mount Eden and Alviso should soon pan out well as these birds are the first of the northern flight to put in an appear ance with their friends "the Shovelers
 Owing to the late dry season, market hunters report that the quails have not paired in many of the near by counties, and that young birds are consequently scarce. Members of the country and Tamalpais gun clubs state that the birds have done well in the demesnes, and that a good shooting season Is assured