The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-18
GUNMEN FIND BUT
LITTLE SPORT ON
MARSH OR UPLANDS
Neither Duck Nor Quail Afford
the Shooting of Which They
* Gave Promise Some
..- Weeks Since.
THE duck shooting has proved gen,

-HE duck shooting has proved gem
II orally DISAPPOINTING this year up
10 the present time. as the weather
conditions have not been such as 70 BRING
The birds in from the north. !. X orr
and other veteran field shots have not
been out. as being familiar with the hab-
Its 81 the birds they knew there would not
d.. adequate sport for the time and energy
spent in quest 81 the ducks. The weather
has been too warm. and there has been
too much water over which the birds bred
here could scatter themselves.
IL Is the northern birds which afford
the good shooting. and until the extreme
cold weather in that region drives them
down only Indifferent sport is 10 be eX-
pected Many ducks are seen in the bay
ard also ln the bays along Ike coast, but
. they are not readily accessible 10 the
sportsmen.. On Thursday men who Wis
tied the Sonoma marsh, the Overfiowed
lands ~ the Sacramento and the s4oughs
near Alyiso al reported that no ducks
were 10 be seen in those localities. The
storm had scattered them 10 all points Of
me conditions this week are almost the
same as those which prevailed last sun
DAY. and only Indifferent sport is expected
tH those preparing 10 20 10 The preserves
~ heir clubs.
The country club members have done
but little shooting during the past week.
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on sunday. but the weather was cold and
-he birds would nOt lie. Mr.. Mullins came
home without any returns Tor MS trip.
The same conditions prevailed during the
week. so none Of the members visited the
Otto Feudner. Harvey McMurchy and
PM bekeart -cit on thursday night tor
shoot on Suisun marsh. They make
ther headquarters al the home OF the
I.1rd BATON. Charles Dietz and Al New
#H ON o. - p q
~ the SLlsun Club. They did not see a
duck during their stay on the shooting
ground and found nothing at which TO
shoot except mullCns.
Joe Epp.nger and Johnny Coleman spent
TIE dat Ca the marsh, but the net result
az the.r labCrs was a bag OF four teal and
one cauyashack.
Under the membership Of James Mark
Land Al LOwenberg and /. Y. eMrle are
Er~firg on fanOusly when after ducks.
They have advanced 10 that stage where
they do NOT shut both eyes when nring az
The directors q the Olympic Gun Club
met on Wednesday evening and organized
by cectiug their officers Tor the ensuing
term The new officers are: Merton G.
Alien. president. Robert n. Delaneld,
vice president; J.. ". Harpham, record,
ING secretary; Herbert kullman. financial
secretary. ". A. Marshall. captain. A
Roos treasurer, Directors. Homer
Frltch. IS. =. Macarthur ana Fred b.
The sport on the clubs preserve near
Cordeiia last sunday was not good. w.
i. Macarthur. ". A. Marshall and Mr..
Mccain each secured six birds. II. L.
Miller and J.. ". Harpham three and
George Walker one. There seems ten
denCy among the members 10 await more
favorable conditions, as few Of them have
siErired their intention OF shooting over
the preserve tomorrow.
DR.. a.. ". kleiser ana Walter F. Foster
are preparing 10 spend next Wednesday
on the preserve.
/. p. owens win be in Los Angeles
shortly. on a business trip and anticipates
some rare sport after quail on the Irvine
ranch. This covers 10000 acres and is
well stocked with quail Mr.. Owens and
his party on previous occasions have had
no difficulty in banging five dozen quail
% the KUN. The bag Is limited only by the
number 70 shots "A maa cares 10 FIRE.
Merton a.. Allen. the. new president OF
the olympic Gun club. Is confined 10 his
home by an attack OF typhoid pneumonia.
a speedy recovery Is hoped for by his as.
TOciates and friends
. Fred johnson. BILLY swain and Bert
Patrick spent last Sunday on the Black
Jack club preserve, Sherman Island. An
drew Buckley shot with the members. OF
the club as their guest, The total bag Of
The party was thirty birds These in
. Guided teal. widgeon and spoonbills. The
We're SO high in the air that rife ball
would not reach them.
There was no shooting down Alvarado
way. The members 81 the Spooney Gun
club Were not out. but /. X LarZalere
John Il Burfeind. Phil Bekeart and other
members viii put their fortunes. 10 the
test tomorrow II the weather conditions
prove favorable.
+E Justins. David Thorn and W. J. Nc
Lean had some good quail shooting near
spent the day az Reclamation and secured
q few ducks