The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-01
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SPORTSMAN'S DAY
ON THE
FIELD AND MARSH
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waiting for the coming of the dawn.
The moment there will be light sufficient
on the Suisun marshes to-day for the
sportsmen to aim with any degree of GER
tainty the cracking of guns and the
quacking OF nallards Will be something
extraordinary.
It is very safe to say that ton of lead
will be scattered to-day on the Suisun
marshes. Latest reports from there state
that the ponds over the Ibis Club preserve
are literally black with ducks and that
thousands of mallard, sprig and teal Will
be bagged.
During the rainstorm last Monday night
several fiocks of ducks passed over. the
city on their way south There should be
very fair shooting on the Alviso marshes
The lovers of quail shooting will also
be strongly represented to-day and to-
morrow on the uplands. w. J. Ahern VIII
try for quail TOMORROW with Alphonse
Ligouri near Mount Eden; Lloyd Eaton,
Charles Dietz, +. Johnson, John Lemmer,
w. Macrae and other members OF the
Black Jack Club VIII try their luck near
Antioch. Jack Willis VIII locate at the
drawbridge near Alviso. George Hans
will be after quail in Redwood Canyon
Dave Thorn and Clarence Haight viii look
for snipe near Suisun. Professor DICK
Herring viii scour the Meeks ranch, back
of .Haywards. for quail Jim Bel VIII
visit his old grounds back OF berkeley
Among the many hunters who will be
out tomorrow are Fred Dyche, Tom Gil Gil
Thomas Casey and his dog Dot, Fred
Murdock, Bill Murdoch, George Dennis,
Foster and w. Price. The members of the
Tamalpais and Country clubs Will also pc
on their preserves to-day baggging. quali
and snipe It is said that the Supervisors
of Contra Costa County have Limited by
ordinance the quail shooting IN Contra
Costa to three days.
Until recently the preservation of wild
game and the employment or keepers 10
protect certain areas of land from intru,
cfa ~ asanY h.or rod
with much disfavor, but as population
and with 1t the number of hunters has
increased IT has been FOUND necessary 10
adopt certain precautions against the eA-
termination Of game animals and BIRDS
So that at the present day large tracts OF
upland or marsh are preserved by CLUBS
for the enjoyment of their members. The
most extensive preserves near san Fran
cisco are those Of the Country Club,
whose members have the right of hunt
ing over the picturesque region near
Point Reyes station, on the San Francisco
and North Paclhc Coast Raiiroa4. Inc IN,
preserved area comprises the Howard,
Shafter and Hamilton ranches, and con-
tains 5000 acres. The deer during the
season just over have been quite as nu-
merous as in any past year. and the fish
ing, especially for black bass in a lake
opened this year for the first time, has
been quite good. Quail are unusually nu-
merous, and the prospect for snipe on
the club marsh is promising. The fol
lowing are rec the D, officers Of the Country .I.
vice president, H. r. Mann; secretary
and treasurer, Bernard Faymonville; d.
secretary, +. ". Van Sicklen, James Lee
roy Nickel, c.. T. Mullins, c. S. Wheeler
and John I. Sabin.
State is the Alameda County Sports
mems Club the headquarters of which
Is near McGills station, on the Sonoma
Creek. The officers are as follows: Pres
ident, F. r. Noyes; vice president, George
Lewiston; secretary and treasurer, NJ. D.
Fairchild The club has thirty members
q smaller number than 1t has had at some
earlier periods of its history, but enough
for good sport and good fellowship. The
head of the slough, furnishes comfortable
quarters for the gunnerS. The club will
be quite content If the coming season IS
too early 10 speak with certainty 1t may
be said that the prospects are fair.
The Mira Monte Gun Club has 10000
acres of upland and 1000 acres of marsh
near Burdells, Marin County. It has
handsome me- and very y, roomy club house,
a living-room, with large open fireplace,
dining room, kitchen, pantries, twelve
bedrooms 81, two bathrooms and a billiard
launches and half dozen row boats. The
following are the officers; President, J.
B. Burdell: secretary and treasurer, n.
n. Wilson; directors-the president, sec
rotary, ]. II. Follis. G. A Martin and H.
The Olympic Gun Club has grounds at
Ingleside,, and has just concluded a very
successful trap shooting season. On Pet
aluma Creek 1t has 10000 acres of marsh,
where for the past six weeks a keeper has
been employed in batting the ponds. The
flight of the northern birds has not yet
begun, but there are plenty of mallard
and sprig, which breed on the marshes.
IF we should have, as may reasonably be
expected, an early and wet winter, the
Olympic gunners will enjoy plenty of
sport. The club formerly occupied rooms
at 1909 Van Ness avenue, but will soon
hold formal house warming in its new
and handsome quarters at the corner of
Morton and Kearny streets. On the Pet
aluma Creek the club has dormitory
there is also a handsome private shooting
ark. The following are the officers for
1885,. President, Harlow. H. White; re-
Merton c. Allen: financial secretary, c. A.
Haghti treasurer, A. A. Borlini; direc-
t9rsIW;, J. G9lcher, E. T. Allen, G. W.
Gun Club has 140 members.
The Tamalpais Sportsmen's Club hunts
over the Morse, Stlnson and Throckmor-
ton ranches in Marin County, between
Point Bonita and Mill Valley During the
past season seventeen bucks were killed
were run DOWN In 1891 and eight fewer
than in 1896. The club, which Is limited
to forty, has at present thirty e3ntribut-
ports that the fishing has been fair dur
Ing the past winter and spring, and that
promise good sport next season The out
look for quail hunting is very favorable;
the birds have bred well and large bevies
many quail were trapped and transferred,
but the president considers that the
money spent thus was wasted, The Off
GERS Of the club for the coming season
are: President, Otto Muser; vice presi-
dent. J. Berger; secretary, J. F. siebe;
assistant secretary, F. p. Butler; direc-
tors-the president, vice president, secre-
larry. w. Berg A. PissIs, A, Roos, ]. II.
Dickinson, w. L. Gerstle and F. Lacoste.
The principal clubs on the Suisun
marshes are the Cordelia, Ibis, TeaI and
Fule C. w. Kellogg is president of the
Cordelia Gun Club. OF the Tule Shooting
Club c. Josselyn is president and Alexan-
der Hamilton vice president. Among the
members are Z. r. Webster, Herman Gel
.ichs, F. Sharon, Baron ]. n. Won Schroe-
Ger and j, Harvey Downey. The marshes
over which the Tule Club members shoot
lie between Bencia and Suisun, and are
1000 acres in extent. The keepers report
plenty of birds.
OF the Ibis Gun. Club H., Babcock is
president and NJ II. McAllister secretary
and treasurer. The directors of the club,
which is incorporated, are the president,
The secretary, @. p. Eells, E. J. McCutch-
en- and e. Donohoe. The marshes over
County, near the drawbridge on the Cen
trail Pacific line. Ducks, snipe and geese
In, oh