The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
DUCKS COME FROM
ARCTIC REGION TO
GLADDEN. GUNNER
Big Returns for Sportsmen Who Shot
Over the Preserves OF the Gun
CLUBS Last Week.

The turning point in the duck shooting
season was reached last Sunday. From
all the gun club preserves and from the
localities where unattached sportsmen are
accustomed TO gather come reports OF an
abundance of ducks. Heavy storms from
the north, for which the sportsmen have
been anxiously watching, have at last
driven the birds from their summer
haunts in the Arctic and have spread
them along the California coast The bay
is full OF splendid canvasbacks and blue
Dills, and the same condition prevails in
San Pablo and Richardson bays
On the marshes the birds swarm about
the newly formed ponds, finding in them
some feed which the old ponds do not
AFFORD. With the northern birds here me
gunmen look for good sport from this
tons are favorable. The rain of the past
week may have scattered the birds over a
large territory, but they are at least
WITHIN the district over which the city
sportsmen shoot.
Nine members of the Olympic Gun Club
had line sport on their Cordelia preserves
last Sunday. The combined bag was 166
ducks. OF these III. l. Miller secured 81,
n. Il. Hosmer q, w. +. Foster % NJ f.
cnger Il. l.. w. Harpham 10, w. ID. Nc
Arthur and ]. z. Jensen 10 each, l.. Titus
ceased shooting at l o'clock, at which
time he was high gun" He could have
increased his bag indefinitely, as birds
were plentiful.
The members of the Black Jack Club
enjoyed their share OF the good shooting
Billy Swain, Newton Hickman, Fred John
son and Bert Patrick shot over the Sher-
man Island ponds, with Edward Murray
as their guest The total bag was sixty
eight birds, made up chiefly of cans
and mallard. The sport was not even, the
birds favoring some ponds more than 9th
ers. President John Lemmer, with John
Butler as guest, went to the preserve on
wednesday 10 remain until to-day. 1t is
possible the rain of Thursday and yester-
day spoiled their sport somewhat.
The members of the club are all sport
ing duck straps of the finest quality. The
leather was presented by Bert Patrick.
while they were made and stamped, each
with its owners name, by Fred Johnson.
l.. X. Larzalere and j. III. Burfeind
were the only representatives of the
serve last Sunday. They enjoyed their
first good shoot of the season and secured
fair bags. LarZalere, Burfeind, Phil Be
keart and Harvey McMurchy will be on
Joe McCrea. Joe Brickerstaff and Dick
Itchen secured joint bag of fifty ducks
near Mount Eden.
Price brothers secured thirty ducks at
the bridges near Alvarado, while Plum
mer and McPhillips killed the same num-
Der on their favorite ground. near Newark.
Sadler and Henrioulle shot on the bay
shore between Mount Eden and Alvarado
and made a joint bag of eighty.
Achille Roos and another member of the
San Pablo Shooting Club enjoyed great
sport on Monday. The flight was heavy
and afforded the first high class shooting
of the season. Up to this time il has Deen
a comparative blank, the birds preferring
the overlooked land rather than the arti-
fetal ponds
Members of the Alameda County Sports
mems Association who shot over their
Sonoma preserves last Sunday secured 100
ducks chiefly canvasback.
Jesse L. Ives. an all-around sportsman
of Alameda has removed to Los Angeles.
He is an enthusiast on yachting and
shooting and will soon be identified with
sport In the south.
The directors of the Olympic Gun Club
have outlined plan by which all the trap
shooting in this vicinity may be concen-
trated on the clubs grounds at Ingles;de
next season. At the last meeting of the
directors the trap shooting committee was
instructed to open negotiations with all
shooting clubs In and around this city.
The object is TO make the club grounds
the Mecca of the gunner. Should this
Arrangement be effected IL is believed the
result would be the most prosperous year
at trap shooting the gunner have ever
experienced. At the present time there are
a number of grounds for the men who
fancy trap shooting With several events
held on the same day the shooters have
been divided. If all are held at the Ingle-
side grounds there will be shooting there
every holiday and the enthusiasts will
know where they can find sport at any
time The grounds are pronounced the
finest in the country outside those in New
Jersey where the American handicap is
held.