The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
QUAIL WILL SOON
DRAW THE GUNMEN
OUT TO THE FIELD
Country Club Men and Others
Prepare Against the Open
ing Of the Season,

The gunmen will soon have their choice
of quail or duck shooting the season fol
the former game birds opening in the ma
jority of counties near here on Wednes-
day next Birds are said to be numerous
and more fully matured than at the open
ing of last season. They have been bet
ter protected. The best of the sport is
looked for in Marin County and other
places to the northwest.
The members of the Country Club have
royal sport In prospect for their nrst day
in the field. Secretary Faymonville drove
over a portion of the clubs preserves in
Marin County recently and is authority
for the statement that birds will be found
there in abundance. The weather conL4-
tions have been favorable for the raising
Of large broods of birds and they all look
fat and healthy. The club has a number
of enthusiastic quail shots, who always
look forward in anticipation of good sport
in the field. Among those who will prob
ably be out on Wednesday are: President
Mullins. Hermann Oelrichs F. w Tallant,
Fred Webster. DR.. Vowlnckel, DIR. de
Marvllle, F. w. Van Sicklen, j. Leroy
Nickel the brothers Tubbs and others.
They will leave on Tuesday evening In
their special car and will be in the field
early on Wednesday
The conditions remain unfavorable for
When winter sets in in earnest the best
shooting enjoyed in years is expected.
There We're few birds near Alvarado last
sunday and small bags fell to the men
who tried the shooting.
Inc nominating committee of the Olym-
pic Gun Club, elected last "Wednesday
! evening, as canvassing the material avail
able for the new board of officers Eff
forts will be made to give all interests In
the club representation. Some men like
duck shooting; others prefer deer or
quail, while still another branch prefers
the sport TO be obtained at the traps
The desire is to bring these together on
common ground and thus insure the con-
tinued growth of the club. H. II. White,
L. ID. Owens and A. A. Borlini, who have
done yeoman duty for the club since its
organization, are not candidates for re-
election. They will turn control Of the
club over TO the new officers with every
thing in excellent condition. 1t is ex-
pected the new directors will be chosen
from among. the following: NJ. c. Allen,
field j. Homer Fritch, w D. Macarthur
DR.. s. E. Knowles, A. NJ. Shields, A M
Cummings, f. V. Bell and c. L. Miller.
The election will be held November s
and It is not expected an opposition ticket
will be placed in the field.
The members of the club had fair
3pS,r sport last Sunday Those at the Cor
plentiful but hard to hit. The heavy rain
of the previous week had apparently
scattered the fiocks and the birds were
flying about high in the air. OF the
Olympics Marshall secured 8; George
Walker and H F; Rose each; W D.
Foster and Titus g. On Wednesday Al
Cumming, II. b. Hosmer, r. H Della
field and Theo Kytka were out and en-
joyed good shooting.
Achille Roos was at the San Pablo
Sporting Clubs preserve last Sunday.
but did not fire a shot. A S2500 leVee re-
Gently built by the members, broke
fell during the storm Of the previous
week.
L. V. Merle has grown weary of pur-
chasing ducks at so much per dozen and
is preparing TO shoot what he wants for
his own use and for his friends. Under
the membership of Jim Markland he
will make his first attack on the feath-
cred game next week.
Colonel r. H. Eddy of Montana is en-
joying the shooting over the Teal Club
preserve.
r. Wenzell shot at Mowries, near AL
viso, last Sunday and secured a bag of
ten birds. BILLY" Schendel secured
twenty, while Charles Cate bagged a
fine lot of English snlpe
A. NJ. Shields had fair sport at the
Pringle Gun Clubs preserve, near Suisun.
The Ibis and Teal Club men had no
shooting.
Frank Maskey will open the quail sea-
son in Marin County on Wednesday,
Jesse f. Ives, +. c. White, E. K Tay-
lor and other noted shots of Alameda
spent a couple of days on the marsh
after rail- Mr.. Ives spent considerable
time telling Of a bag of forty green
head" mallards he secured near Los
Banos last year without miss.