Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-30

have been let alone for a while they are
no more timid than other birds, and for
this reason, coupled with the quantities
of the feathered dainties reported from
all parts of the county, tomorrow's
bags promise to exceed those Of prev
ious years.
VIII Seek the Valley
From all over the county come reports
of the number of birds to be seen, ana
If the shooting Is not the easiest that
has been had in years it will be because
the prevarcators who hold down the
front seats in the corner groceries at
the cross roads have been working
overtime framing up something to lead
the skeptical city hunter astray.
AS usual, the San Fernando valley
will be the favorite ground for those
who have neither a preserve of their
own or friends who have the right to
pass the mo shoot" signs, and the cam
nonade that will be heard In the wash
from early morning until late at night
will rival all the Fourth of July cele-
brations that ever came Off The shoot
ing is always good along the fiat up
above Glendale, and many who have no
other place to go usually take advan-
tage of the prevailing conditions and
sometimes get the limit.
According to the advance dope, those
who are fortunate enough to receive
an invitation to shoot over the Bell
ranch, which is situated in the foot
hills near Verdugo, will get the cream
of the shooting for the first day.
Birds Are Plentiful
The birds are reported in great num-
bers and as such well-known experts
as Fred Maier Ernest Werdin and a
host of others will invade the place, it
can be predicted with certainty that
a slaughter of the feathered innocents
is bound to come off. 1t will take five
touring cars, almost all there are left
in town, to convey the trigger experts
to their destination, and each and ev-
cry member of the party is bent on
securing the limit.
The list of those who will go shoot
ing looks like the stag end of an i'm
portant society event. In addition to
the Maier and Werdin party Tim
Brown and "Loggie" Chandler will go
Newhall. They will be accompanied
by Fred Noble and the earl of Bam-
ford, who is sojourning here and who is
noted shot across the pond. Walter
Lenx will take Clark Briggs out and
hunt the country over in the Verdugo
canyon, and Sam Bonsall will try his
luck down toward the southern end
OF the county.
AS usual Joe Amestoy will flush the
birds over his own ranch out beyond
Sawtelle, and expects to entertain a
large party with the fine shooting that
usually prevails there. Louie Denker
and Al Forthmann will shoot on the
Denker ranch and Bill Tufts and his
party will invade the precincts adja-
cent to the Santa Monica canyon in
their quest for good trigger action.
Bernal Dyas and his partner, George
Cline, will go out in a machine late
Saturday night and will be on the field
near Monrovia half an hour after sun
rise Sunday morning.
Taken all in all the season promises
to open with rush, and if any birds
do not meet an untimely end before
Sunday night it will be because the ex-
perts who are going out have forgot
ten how to shoot since last season. AS
no such thing is liable to occur many
of the tables in Los Angeles can be
expected to contain dove cooked in ev-
cry description for the Monday menu.