The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12

dent; C. A. Haight, secretary and treas urer; directors, L. D. Owens, l. R. D. Grubb and H. c. Wagner. The first live bird shoot of the season will be held on Sunday, the 20th inst, at the Olympic Gun Club grounds at Ingleside. All sub seuuent trap shooting contests of the sea- son will be held on the first Sunday or
 The sportsmen of Woodland and vicin- ity are strongly impressed with the Idea that their champion wing shot, Henry Stelling, can give Otto Feudner a close race should they meet second time, ana concerning a second race between @ tne l. respective champions Of the traps: Henry Stelling and his friends are un- able to account for his fall-down on Washington's birthday. His score made in the match with Otto Feudner Is so poor that he is not convinced that MT. considering the advisability of challeng- ing MT. Feudner for another match, ana it Is said there is considerable Davlsvliie
 Be this as 1t may MT. Feudner when approached on the subject expressed his readiness to give MT. Stelling a return willing to shoot for any amount rom SoVO to 5000; but if the match is to be for ground, and rightly. too; he claims busi- ness duties are of more importance than a two or three days trip from town for a comparatively small stake in the event
 
 The South End Gun Club will journey to Colusa on Sunday where its opening shoot of the season will be held.
 Al Cumming is preparing, for a big goose shooting trip to Modesto Tn the near future. It is said that wild goose shooting is a popular pastime on Main Prairie.
 | Wild pigeons are very plentiful in the Santa Cluz mountains, and several large bags have been made recently by the sportsmen of San Jose.
 It Is about time that the game warden of this city and county should make his presence felt In the community. The sea son for game shooting ended on the last day of February, but wild ducks and quail | can be seen on the bills of fare of the leading restaurants of this city. Doubt | less the warden does not neglect to draw down his salary at the end of each month.
 The following communication from Stockton concerning the proposed San Joaquin Valley Inanimate Target Asso- | ton Gun Club from the California Asso- citation, is self explanatory
 STOCKTON. March S.-The members of the from membership in the California State Inani- mate Target Association is final. The leading that any of the rules of the association discrim- | mated against the local organization. None into in training for the State shoot next March. | and while the club has number of members who could hold good scores in the professional l tested outside of local rivalry. The matter then resolved itself into financial proposition and at meeting held two weeks ago Secretary Musto instructed to forward the club s 1 resignation. The leading members say that an 1 injustice was done them and the other club | men in the report that the local men were shut out and made unable to compete under the rules.
 They aver. however, that everything in the association Is most cordial and that no other reasons exist than the one named They have no intention of forming a new new associa- | e l. T. A This club the first State | trophy, but many of the old-timers not | as handy at the traps as few years ago. | BANKS.