. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Eastern Handicap in full swing at the ideal New- bridge grounds near Wilmington, Del. Note the par- ticipation of lady shooters. The lower page illustra- tions picture an upland shooting scene and a salt marsh duck pond at Green Lodge preserve on the Suisun marsh, with Mrs. W. W. Richards ready with her 16 gauge for the webfeet. * * * Since the fall shooting season opened good sport has been the rule with Coast powder burners. The half tone picture of genial "Cap" W. A. Simonton on this page is a fair sample of what has been available, in one shooting
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Eastern Handicap in full swing at the ideal New- bridge grounds near Wilmington, Del. Note the par- ticipation of lady shooters. The lower page illustra- tions picture an upland shooting scene and a salt marsh duck pond at Green Lodge preserve on the Suisun marsh, with Mrs. W. W. Richards ready with her 16 gauge for the webfeet. * * * Since the fall shooting season opened good sport has been the rule with Coast powder burners. The half tone picture of genial "Cap" W. A. Simonton on this page is a fair sample of what has been available, in one shooting territory or another. The limit bag "Cap" has hanging on his shoulders was shot two seasons ago at the Wheeler Island Gun Club preserve and no wonder he smiles—it may be" in anticipation of a shoot here next fall. It's an odds on bet he would not look so pleasant if he imagined he would not be out here again—they all come back. After the weather became unsettled most of the sprig and mallard have left the vicinity of the bay marsh and upper tule sections for more congenial quarters down the San Joaquin valle3r. Reports from the Los Banos country state that several varieties of geese, sprig, mallards, teal, spoonbills, widgeon, gad- wall and a sprinkling of canvasback are there by the. "; Not for many years past has there been such an enormous number of canvasbacks and bluebills in San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun bays. When the weather sent the birds scurrying to the lee shores for shelter the shore shooters bagged "cans" and "blueys" by the thousand. Scull boat shooting in southern San Francisco bay has recently been better than for years past. Black brant shooting recently in Tomales bay and also at Bodega bay has been all that can be desired. The wary sea fowl come in from the ocean at low tide to feed on the eelgrass. There are not more than half a dozen places on the Coast where this variety of goose can be shot
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