Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-15
QUAIL AND DUCK SHOOTING Is
IN ORDER
Opening Of Season Is Marked by Gen.
eraI Exodus of L~ngelenos Who
Seek the Covert and
Blind

raj ana tne CluD nOuSeS ny lliS 9hOiSS'
Duck hunters with shell bags and
gun cases, quail hunters with pockets
full of luncheon, shore bird hunters
with shell vests crammed full Of brass
trimmed red and yellow cylinders. ah
in eager expectation of the first days
sport afield for the season.
Down at the club houses last night
there were merry crowds of sportsmen
who burned good tobacco and drew
the long bow until the momentous hour
when the dice were rolled for first
choice of blind and first gun.
Out in the brown scrub covered root
hills and up deep green canyons scores
of men slept beneath the stars last
night and many arose this morning a
little sore as to body, but cheerful as
to mind for the call of the valley quail
was already to be heard far away
where the sun had tipped the hilltops
with the morning halo.
The shore bird gunners who went
down last night were on the marshes
and along the shore at daylight, where
the plover curlew, sickle bill, snipe and
other waders and swimmers are re-
ported to be quite plentiful.
AS for ducks, there are more of them
than there has been on the southern
coast for many years. E. b. TUFTS OF
the Pacific Gun club made a trip down
to the club Wednesday and returned
via Newport His observation covered
the preserves of twelve clubs Mr.. Tufts
saws he believes there are ten times as
many ducks on the inland waters of the
clubs as there were three years ago.
There are now twenty-three shooting
clubs in Orange and Los Angeles coun-
ties devoted to the sport of duck shoot
ing.
These clubs have provided vast areas
of fresh water for the birds There are
a large number of new artesian wells
in this district and the green feed,
which is the direct result of the fresh
water, has attracted myriads of water
fowl to the preserves.
In the blinds, just before dawn this
morning, sat scores of eager shooters
all awaiting light enough to enable
them to see their sights and to hear
the report from the gun of the man
who had been fortunate enough to
draw that privilege.
The following members of the Bolsa
Chica Gun club were in the blinds at
daylight: Jaro Won Schmidt, William
Bayly, DIR. G. MacGowan, John ]. Fay,
jr., Edward r. Hull, Gail B. Johnson,
NJ ]. Connelle, H. T. Kendall, ]. S.
Torrance, c. P. Moorehouse, ]. D.
Thomson, Fred Wilcox, Isaac Milbank,
H. c. Merritt, James Slauson, T. ].
Lendrum, E. ]. Marshall, w. Dunn,
and H. L. Story
Among those who shoot at the Cen
tinela club today are ]. w. A. Off, w.
G. Nevin, F. K. Eckley and W. G.
Teetzel.
Charles E. Gillem and party have
gone up the coast north of Santa
Monica. They are hunting shore birds
and ducks on the marshes.
Among the sportsmen who are at
the Cerritos Gun clubs grounds for
the days shooting are Rob. E. Ross,
E. D. Silent, w. L. Graves, G. Hotter
Farland, W. L. Valentine, F. S. Hicks,
B. E. Greene, w. w. Lovett, P. w.
Hoyle, n. w. Myrick, w. D. Wool
wine and Walter L. Wotkyns.
A party composed Of ]. F. Maier, jr.,
Henry Koch, August Won Handorf and
Ed Golfer have gone to their club on
the Chico Land and Water company
reservation.
Al Levy, E. NJ. Stanton and Godfrey
Fritz are in the blinds at the Chris
topher Land and Water company
grounds preserves. A. w. Eager and
L. ]. Christopher are also at this shoot
ing preserve.
A party of gunners who are sure to
get the ducks is composed of A. NJ.
Goodhue, Tom Stovell, T. A. Stevens
and F. W. Flint. They are members
of the Greenwing club.
AT the Pacific Gun club eight sports
men are enjoying perfect opening
day. They are Z. B. Tufts, F. NJ. Lyons,
F. M. hoffman, Hancock Banning, F.
G. Schumacher, F. r. Harris, W. H.
Holmes and John r. Schumacher.
Owing to the misfortune of having
a sprained wrist E. w. Davies is un-
able to shoot with his friends. DR.. ].
r. Thorpe is too busy to run down to
the club at present.
Six members of the Pasadena Gun
club who are celebrating opening day
include L. 7. Moore, E. Kayser, r. B.
Stevens, B. o. Kendell, F, B. Wealth
erby and r. Gaylord.
Among the Santa Monica Gun club
members who are in the blinds are c.
c. lie Bas, A. L. P. French and A. r.
Evans.
Newport club members who are sure
of big game are z. w. Murphy, Dwight
Whiting and James Matfield.
A large party went down to the Re
creation club to see If the reports of
many canvasbacks can be verified. A
partial list of the crowd includes: ].
Frankenfield, Ed. Strasburg, Jud Saeg-
er, j. Hauerwaas, ]. F. Holbrook, J.
ford, j. M. Elliott, j. ]. Fay jr., A. r.
Fraser, ]. w. Frey, j. Fieber, F. w.
Ingalls,, w. G. Kerckhoff, Jacob
Kuhrts C. F. A. Last. Joe Maier, Aug.
Marquis, A. E. Messerly, l.. F. Moss,
George A. Ralphs, A. Winstel.
The Westminster Gun club has at
least six of it's members on the grounds
scoring clean kills. They are: w. r.
Leeds, f. H. Barmore, C. w. Gates,
Barbee Hook and Adolf Swartz.
At the Del Rey club W. H. stimson,
c. A. Winship, A. Mains, H. w. Keller
and Percy F. Schumacher are watching
for the good things that may fly their
way.
There are seven men down at the
Blue Wing Duck club waiting for the
end of a days sport to count seven
limit bags. The party is composed of
p. A. Howard, e. A, Curtis e. Latten,
L. p Stephens. F. e. Robinson, A. F.
Schiffman, w, Cochran, w. T. Glassell,
H. A. Warrington, E. w. Winston,
Charles Malcom, j. Howard, w. c.
Brain. j. w. Patterson, A. Stetson. Fl.
s. Hazeltine ]. B. Binford. C. B. Jones.
Owing to the plentiful rains of last
season there has been plenty of feed
for the valley quail and there is better
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