The San Francisco call., 1899-09-30
GUNMEN WILL
BE READY FOR
FIELD SPORTS
Elaborate Preparations for
Shooting Wherever the
Law Permits.

Although under the State law the season
for duck and quail shooting opens to-
morrow, sportsmen will find but few
places open to them. The Supervisors OF
the various counties are given the power
TO amend the State law. Prompted by
associations interested in the preservation
Of game the Supervisors of many counties
have extended the close season. Thus ii
will not be legitimate to Kill quail or
ducks in some parts of the State until No
vember l.
Mendocino. Napa, Solano and Contra
Costa counties have made no change In
the State law hence Sunmen may shoot
at will over their broad acres. There Is
Il growing senllmeat apparent toward the
preservation of GENE birds. 1t is eX-
.pected that next year all the counties
will have passed ordinances extending the
close season on quail and ducks until
November l. The second broods of quail
are sttl too young TO fly, and 1t would
lake but Il few moments to wipe out whole
bevies.
The best duck shooting tomorrow
should be on the preserves about Solano
County. Many mallards nave pred there,
and the grain-baited preserves nave at
tracted others. The birds nave not come
in from the north n any numbers as yet
but the first heavy storm Will send them
southward. The preserves about AlVarado
are dry and comparatively tew birds ..aNt
been seen there. The bombarding they
Will get about Suisun tomorrow Will,
however, send some of them south in
quest of a more hOspitable feeding place.
The season will open in the counties
which are usually shot over by the
Sportsmen OF this city as follows;
Alameda-Ducks, October /; rail. october 15.
and quail. November /.
Contra Costa-Ducks and quail. October l.
Lake-Ducks and quail. October l.
Marin-Ducks, October l; quail, November l.
Mendocino-Ducks and quail, October l.
Monterey-Ducks, october 1; quail, October
NapaNDucks and quail October /.
san Mateo-Ducks, october /; rail- October
Is quail, November !.
solano-Ducks and quail. October /
Sonoma-Ducks, October /; quail Novem-
Thirty members of the Olympic Gun
Club have expressed a desire to shoot over
the Cordelia preserves tomorrow. AS
. there are but twenty shooting stands al
tthe present time lots are to be drawn tc
determine the lucky men to whom they
will be assigned. Persons drawing a
shooting stand may If they desire invite
a fellow member or a guest to. share their
good fortune. Those who do not have ar
opportunity at ducks tomorrow will find
quail near at hand on which they may
test their skill as field shots. Five addl-
UOnal stands are to be erected for the
duck shooters at once: When the rains
further added to. The members expected
on the preserve tomorrow are:
F; V. Bell, J; G; Jensen; H: f. Rose, H. H
Hdante n1s T"asu 4ars5aII iaeh T n helPS ert A.
George Walker. F. B surTyhne, H. L. Miller
], ]; wirtner, l, ". HasPhan, NJ. G; Allen
Delaheld. W. Hirshfeld L. Bocqueraz. Edwart
Dubedat, w Harrier. \. Z. Unger. A NJ
ters, f. Hrschel, W. Fl. Roussel.
Possibly the finest of the clubs is tha
which bears the title of San Pablo Sport
ing Club. The four gentlemen making VI
it's membership are Z. F. Preston, Achill
Roos Prince PoniatOwsh and Georg
Crocker. They own fine preserve at Sal
Pablo, on which they have built com
Portable shooting lodge. A gamekeeper i
in charge
The members of the PringIe Gun Club
which has extensive preserves on the Pey
ton tract, near Suisun, anticipate roya
sport. The ponds have been heavily bait
ed and are reported packed with ducks
The club is a small one and only member
will be permitted to shoot over its pre-
serves. The shooting days are Sunday
Wednesday and Friday. The member
are: w. H. Bryan, president; Otto Feud
ner, ]. A. Wilson, e. E Long, J. w. Har
per and Edward Hilborn:.
The members of the Suisun Gun Clu
have made extended preparations for tn
season and anticipate high class sport. l
is composed of the following: President
Thomas Robinson secretary, ], Murphy
uIIeClOISs n tIhllI6, j. \. Murphy, L. l.
Robinson, James Keys and Alden Ander
son, all Of Suisun. Members-W. Kinsey
San Rafael; Judge Buckles, Solano: Mi
Hoytena and j. Smith, San Francisco; r
]. Boyer and c. L. Dietz, Oakland; R. 1
Eaton, San Mateo; J. c. Murphy T. [
Robinson. King Perkins and j. Keys, Sui
sun; J. NJ Burns, Vacaville; L. Hilbor
and DR.. Downing, Suisun, and Judge Hal
Woodland.
Down Alvarado way there are a doze
clubs, Including the Spooney Gun Clut
Dewey, Pastime, Montezuma and that a
Willow Lodge formerly called the Peica1
which was composed of prominent OaI
landers, headed by w. w Foote Th
members of the Spooney Club are: Phi
Bekeart, L. r. Larzalere, ]. F. BurfeinC
]. Z. Miles and George w. Wolfe. Prom
inently identified with the Willow Lode
Club are Golcher, Haight, Shaw and othe
well-known experts.
A booklet containing engravingS of til
most noted pointers and settlers in AmeI
lea is being distributed among the wei
known field shots by A. H Phelps Tt
press work shows the highest develoI
ment of the printers art. The book is Il
sued by the Hazard Powder Company.
Dr. Robinson and DIR. Vowinke left la
night for Oregon on bear hunt DR.
Marville has in contemplation the san
trip.