The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 30, 1895, Page 8

Wheelmen from many parts of the State are looking anxiously forward to the great relay r: hich will be held next Satur- day. This event has been the principal topic among wheelmen for several weeks, and the club team which will win the con- test can well afford to feel proud of achiev- ing a great victory. . The anglers are making preparations to give the trout a surprise on Monday, but | the late rains, it is thought, will militate nst their long-expected success. very popular this year, s sport is promised those who will attend the smashinz of clays to- morrow at the Oakland track. Coursing, handball, baseball and athletics pidly moving to the front in popu- | be seen by reading the Los | d Sacramento letters sports of | divers kind as not neglected in those cities. THE WHEEL. Course of the Great Relay Road Race—Local | News. The third annual relay—that seems to | be the one subject that is foremost in every club man’s mind at present, as more inter- | est is manifested in this event about this time every year than in any other Tace during the whole season. One might sup- pose that where a club entered ten of its wvery best riders, ten trailers and a score of judges, clerks and timers, and where seven or eight clubs did this, that some prize of enormous value was to be contested for. his is not the case, for while Mr. valuable trophy, it alry and club en- s the men up to that at pitch where they will train as never be- thusiasm t fore 1d on the day of the race will ride as though their lives depended on it. This 1s true sportsmanship, and Mr. Varney knew it and encouraged it when he in- arated the first relay race a few years au ago. At the present time the riders for the § oliowing teams have been made public: Olympic Club Wheelmen, Acme Ciub Wheelnien, Garden City Cyclers, San Jose Road Club 1 California Cycling Club. Of course the Bay City Wheelmen, who mes are pioneers in relay rid- coast, will enfer a team, and Dodge and Mess: heldon and who have in hand the selection of | announce that it will be the fast- er brought together on this Jlbricht, one of the members team Em in Los Angel ill ride for the club, and _bein, y from the scene of battle Kerrigan feared he might not ri , so he ad- letter inquiring as to his ly came bac “I rode in 13:01,”" and the d as a cri- ¢ 3 men will do. It might be added in an explanatory of way that the coast record for five . Club Wheelmen of Oakland | Lave yet to announce their riders and Cap- tain Bates will doubtle intil the last day, which is Wedn 13, be- fore he sends the men are all in training and take so much interest in the coming race they have no time for anything else. Captain Quadt will lead the Golden Gate Cycling Club to Haywards and return. The Outing Road Club will take a spin to San Mateo, with Captain Davis in the lead. And Captain Ftting will guide the Pacific Cycling Club to Tocaloma in Marin County, a most en- joyable trip. N he cut accompanying this article gives the exact course of the relay, the heavy | black line indicating the route the riders take and the dotted izines showing the rail- road tracks. The start is on Marketstreet, between Ninth and Tenth, in this city, thencedown Ninth street, and so on around the bay and into Oakland, as per th map. Interest in the Associated Clubs is con- stantly on the increase. The Santa Rosa Wheelmen, through their secretary, H. Kirsch, have written to Secretary Hancock THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1895. joke quickly, always has a new story to tell and repeats itin his inimitable way, and is the jolliest of the company on a run or at the club evenings. J W. C. Howe has resigned as president and first lieutenant of the Imperial Cycling Club. A.D. Stealey has been elected sec- retary and Frank M. Byrne, formerly second lieutenant, has been advanced one step and now assumes the first lieutenancy. As the 1st of April approaches all league members should send on their renewals to Secretary Abbot Bassett, 12 Pearl street. Boston, together with the names of a new member or two, if possible. The League of American Wheelmen will continue to be a prominent factor in wheeling this year, asit has in the past. The benefits to_be derived from membership in this organiza- tion are so many and varied that the an- nual dues of $1 are but a small outlay for the return received. Free admission will be granted all league members to the great- est race meet of the vear at San Jose, July 4. Theweekly L. A.'W. Bulletin and Good Roads are sent free. Judge Kerrigan, the league attorney in this State, will advise any member gratis in matters per- taining to the league and general interests of cycling. The touring board will shortly issue a set of new road maps, which, in addition to the eight al- reagy in the roadbook,wili make that book acomplete and invaluable guide of Califor- nia highways. A large number of local consuls have been appointed all over the State in nearly every town, who will be glad to furnish information concerning roads, accommodations, etc., to league meémbers whether they apply by letter or in person. In short, the advaniages to be gained by belonging to the league are so great that no active wheelman should fail To avail himself of them at once. Perhaps this is best attested by the fact that now the membership in the United Statesis over 35,000. i The Crescent Road Club has a five-mile road race scheduled to be run to-morrow END oF 3™ ReLAY HEAUY Biatk LiRE INDICATSS RELAY RovTe | crack team. The Garden City Cyclers’ team has been somewhat kened owing to the with- drawal of AllanJones, but the vacancy has fi N been e y tilled by another good rider in the person of Roma Dow, ho is in splendid shape and will ride ten iles about as fast as Jones. Dow, it will be remembered, was the winner of two events at the matinee races at San Jose last Sunday and rides an “Arie The Acme Club Wheelmen’s relay team nray be protested if they carry out the in- tention of allowing George A. Nissen to | ride. A rider must be a member of the | club he rides for sixty days previous to the ! relay. On February 22; at the Pavilion ! tournament, Nissen a member of the Bay | City Wheelmen, though a resident of Ala- meda County, rode in the Alameda County championship and was protested by the Acme Club Wheelmen, because they | claimed he did not belong to any club in | that county. Nissen admitted this, but said he thought he had a right to ride, as he lived across the bay. The protest was allo wed and 10 had won the rac ‘was disqualified e tirst prize given to Decker. Therefore on their own showing Nissen was not a member of the Acme Club prior to February is less than the | required ty days previous to the relay | date, April 7, consequently if he rides for | them the entire team will be protested. Since the personnel of the Acme Club's | team has been made public, the other | clubs have realized how remarKably strong | its make-up is. In San Jose, where C. y | Castleman is now training, it has been rumored that he is to ride the last relay | for the Acme Club. There may be some foundation for th: as Castleman is a | member of the Acme Club, having joined | some time before he became a member of | the Olympic's, together with W. A. Burke. | ¥urthermore, Castleman has been invited to ride in the Acme team, while nota | word has been said to him about riding in | the Olympic’s relay. Chapman of Napa, | who rides for the Olympic wheelmen, went | to San Jose Thursday to train on the new | track there. The relay cup was won last year by the | Garden City Cyclers of San Jose, who haveit | securely suspended in their parlors by rib- | bons representing the club’s colors, and | they say it will be such a bother to take it | down, they’re going to keep it there, which | means they propose to win the race if pos- | sible. And I am forced to admit that just | &t present it seems as though they had ‘the | strongest team in the field and ought to win. But then, “the race is not always to the swift,” etc. Attention is called to the rule that riders of the first, sixth and tenth relays must not ride with bare legs or “shorts,” as these relays are in the cities of San Fran- | cisco, San Jose and Oakland. Thisis under rule 14, and disqualification of aclub is the penalty. Timers must time their watches by Bouthern Pacific Railroad time, which can | be obtzined at any railroad station. Judges must pace off 100 yards on either side of relay and place red flags in plain view. It is only within this 100 yards that the relay package shall be exchanged from rider o Tider. Probably the most meritorious century performance of the year up to the present time was made last Tuesday, March 28, by Mr. and Mrs. Henry F.” Wynne. Mr. Wynne is well known to the wheelmen of this city as the president of the Associated Clubs and secretary of the California Cy- cling Club. His wife often accompanies him on long trips into the country, and Tuesday they rode together to San Jose and return on this side of the bay, a total distance of 103 miles, in 13 hours and 30 minutes, their actual riding time after de- ducting stops being 8 hours 55 minutes. H. Bunker of the Bay City Wheelmen ac- companied them 80 miles of the distance, when Mr. Wynne’s Cleveland wheel broke and they exchanged mounts, Mr. Bunker | taking the broken wheel and the train for liome. Mrs. Wynne rode a 17-pound wheel and was dressed in bloomers and lignt cloth leggins. Several of the clubs who are not entered In the relay race next Sunday will hold alub runs to-day, but those who are in this :ace could not get a corporal’s guard to 3+ra out on arun until after the relay, as { Percy Douglass of the Imperial Caélana Reray Ol il %, a0 . Mo om 3 € Ay E! b OFFICIAL OUTLINE OF THE RELAY ROUTE. [From a map made yesterday.] inquiring as to the gualifications for mem- bership, and Otto 2 the wheelmen in_the thleti Club of Berkeley, also thinks of having his club join the a its many benefits. Stanley G. Scovern and an unknown of the | from Fruitvale to San Leandro, providing Putzger, captain of | the course is in fair condition. Crescent Athletic | The road race of the San Francisco Y. M. C. A. Cycling Club, which was on sociation, thereby deriving | the cards for to-day, to be run from San | Mateo to San Carlos, has been postponed A match tandem race is proposed between | for two weeks and will be run on April 13, Olympic Club Wheelmen and Victor A. | Hancock and an unknown of the Bay City Wheelmen, to take place in three week: Both have gone into training for the event, which will be run over the park roads some Sunday morning. * The Oakland Y. M. C. A. Cycling Club has adopted a new uniform, consisting of black sack coat with turn-down collar and fancy braiding, black trousers, stockings and " shoes, orange sweaters with white triangle (the club_emblem). The cap is to be similar to the Acme’s, with white tri- angle, base upward. Gold and royal purple have been adopted as racing colors, while the club colors are gold and black. Mem- bership, entertainment and racing com- mittees have been appointed, and the club willmake a bid for members and will offer advantages in the way of training, etc., for racing men, which should bring it con- siderable new talent. To-ni%ht a banguet ven by the members, a now on watch out for the white triangle at all race meets. The Liberty Cycling Club has elected the following new 'efficers: Charles Steiner, president; Bert Burton, secretary-treas- urer; Charles Mayer. captain; W. Irelan, lieutenant. New quarters have been se- cured at the Mission Turn Verein Hall on Eighteenth street, near Valencia, and the club is prospering. The captain has called arun to San Mateo to-morrow. ¢ After the races at San Jose on April19 and 20, the men will continue their train ing, s0 as to be in condition for the races to be run in Oakland on Mayday, in con- nection with the benefit of the Fabiola Hospital, which are as follows: One-mile hangicap, Class A; two-mile handicap, Class A; one-mile tandem, Class A; one- mile scratch, Class B; two-mile handicap, Class B. The prizes will consist principally of unset diamonds. Walter C. Howe, Charles W. Con%er and yeling Club have taken the steamer for British Columbia, and from there will ride their wheels down the coast to thiscity. An account of their trip will appear in the Olympic from time to time. The Oakland Cycling Club has gone out of existence. It was unable to keep the pace set by the older and stronger clubs across the bay, and the membership dwindled away to practically nothing. The members have joined the other clubs—the Reliance, Acme and Y. M. C. A. A new system of prize-giving will be adogted by the Scranton (Pa.) Bicycle Club this season at the suggestion of Fred | Titus, the well-known racer, which I am sure would meet with popular favor among the local racers. Instead of dia- monds, bicycles, traveling-bags and the like, of which the average class-B man has a surfeit, the prizes will be nuggets of gold, each bearing an actual valuation. This is an innovation which will be welcomed by the racmfi men, who have in the past heen compelled to submit to gross over- valuation of prizes at race meets. A.J. Davisand L. A. Larsen of the Bay City Wheelmen have just returned from a business trip to_Grass Valley, where they spent a week quite pleasantly. Captain_Arthur C. Thornton of the Olympic Club Wheelmen is now servin his second term of office, which is of itse an evidence of his popularity. Heis al- ways on the lookout for some novelty in the way of club runs for his men, and in- variably leads them at a well-measured pace which all can follow. Personally, the captain is 26 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches in height and weighs 150 pounds. He has never aspired to be a racer, but asa road rider he is never known to quit. He seesa ers, and from | when it is expected the course will be very fast. The association has some very fast riders and good time will be made. Some of the old cyclers of Alameda County, who have not been asked to ride on any relay team, have arranged for a run to San Jose to-morrow, which they announce by the following amusing vostal: We are after' you to join in “an old men’s run” to San Jose Sunday morning, March 31, at 8 A. M., from the Reliance Club rooms, or Fruitvale station at 9 A. M. The ride will be an easy, peaceable, jog-trot race, with only occa- sional lapses from grace. Positively no ambu- lance or drag-net attachment. Captain George H. Strong has kindly consented to set pace. We dine at the Vendome at 1:30 o’clock, and ‘we believe it the smallest contribution we can ask of you. Will you be with us? Respend by attachéd card promptly. We know your appe- tite and must provide Iccordiv\glp Cyclingly yours, HARRY P. CARLTON, PrIL H. BERNAYS. P.8.—The route lies within arm'’s reach of the railroad. Participants will be liberally supplied with signal flags. No doubt those who attend will have a ~ GCormpbogm A, C. Thornton, Captain of the Olympic Club Wheelmen. [From a photograph.] jolly time. The names of the insures that. Allan N. Jones of San Jose is at present probably the most-talked-about cycler on the coast, and his performance of last Sun- day when he broke the world’s one-third mile record with apparent ease, classes him among the very best riders of the world. He will no doubt iveu%fiding in class A and go into class B, as the prizes to be won are fully three times as valuable in the lat- ter class, and he cansurely win his share. Jones has a great future before him it he takes care of himself and is well handled. At present he is receiving the best possible coaching, as he is riding under the direc- tion of Trainer Aylward of the Rambler team, than whom there is no better trainer on the coast. There is great activity at the Garden City Cyclers’ new track nowadays with al the big teams getting into shape. The Rambler team arrived last week, and are cutungha dash that puts the other teams somewhat in the shade; there is such a determination in their riding when Ed- wards, Wells, Osen, Foster, Jones, Del- mas and Alexander get on the track, it makes the riding of the others seem slow. Castleman of Los Angeles is in fine con- px:umok:rs dition, while Burke, his riding-mate, is just getting over a spell of sickness. Bald is riding better every day, and by the time of the meet on April 19 and 0, will be in splendid shape. Ray Macdonald has been confined to his room the past week, but is now about and will resume riding Monday. Tandem gacemakers will be put into the finals of the two-mile scmwg, and mile invitation class B races at the San Jose meet. The jGarden City Cyclers are evi- dently after the world’s record for their track for these distances in competition. The Channel City Bicycle Club of Santa Barbara will hold a race meet some time in April. : There will be a meeting of the racing board of the North California Division League of American Wheelmen at San Jose on the night of Afpril 6, at which some important matters regarding official referees, racing and race meets will be de- cided, and the Bmposition of establishing Pacific Coast Division championships dis- cussed. The San Francisco Bicycle-track Asso- ciation held a meeting lasf Thursday even- ing at the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. Cycling Club, and_delegates were present from the Olympic, Y. M. C. A., Imperial and Cali- fornia clubs and the Bay City Wheelmen. It was decided that the proposed race meet on April 16 could not be held, as the char- ter election would not be held on that day and therefore it would not be a holiday. The meet may be held some Saturday afternoon in June, or on some future holi- day. Repairs are to be made at the Cen- tral Park track at once, and better accom- modations for the racing men who are training there will be afforded. The meet- ing adjourned to the call of President Kerrigan. Walter L. Geldert, the popular second lieutenant of the Olympic Club Wheelmen, reports that he has been taking orders so fast for the Halladay-Temple scorcher he has difficulty in getting the wheels to fill them. Now that the first rush of the sea- son is over, however, he is having a slight breathing spell. The beautiful finish of this wheel has attracted a great deal of at- tention wherever shown. W. H. Stinson and the writer will take a wheeling trip of two days through Marin County, starting this noon, the principal destination being the Bear Valley fish hatchery and the Country Club. George H. Stratton, accompanied by Messrs. Grant, Spiers and Montealegre, of the Olympic Club, also start to-day for the same vicinity, visiting Camp_Taylor and Tocoloma, and returning via Bolinas Sun- day. At this season of the year Marin County presents some inviting features to wheelmen who are inclined to touring, and many delightful rides can be taken through its mountains and valley: SpALDING. ANGLING. The Outlook for All Fools’ Day Is Not Very Promising, The rain which visited the country a few days ago has temporarily ruined the fish- ing of some streams, as the latter will not run clear for at least another week. The small creeks, however, should be in good condition on Monday and a rush will un- doubtedly be made for their headwaters. Reports from Laguintas and Paper-mill creeks are to the effect that the prospect for good fly fishing on All Fools’ day is not good as the water is high and off color. In the vicinity of Liberty’s, however, the outlook is promising to those who will use the parnyard hackle, which is more com- lled an angleworm. asio Creek will run muddy for several days, but some good sport should be had at_its head unless poachers have been picking out fish during the recent spell of fine weather, which is by no means improbable. The Sonoma is decidedly off color, and the fly fisherman need not hope for the results he always anticipates by a visit to that stream at the opening of the season. The Sonoma, however, has sev- eral beautiful little tributaries which should pan out well on Monday, and there is no doubt that many sportsmen have those little feeders of the main stream booked for a trial on anglers’ day. South of this city and particularly in San Mateo and_Sanfa Clara counties there are some excellent angling waters, which give promise of good results to the men who cannot wait over until the large streams will have become_clear and low. To reach the most promising streams the angler must take the stage at San Mateo, which conveyance will land him at the Purissima, San Gregorio and Pescadero creeks. Although fairly good sport may be had in the two lasf-named rivers it 1s safe to -say that the men who will not grumble against a few hours of hard hill climbing, which must be undertaken to reach the smaller streams, will return with well-filled creels of nice trout. Two years ago the Fish Commissioners stocked some of the tributaries of the San Gregorio Creek with New Hampshire trout and it is said that the little fellows haye done very well in some of the waters in which they were placed. Of course, like the young of the steelhead (salmo gairdneri), the Eastern trout will make their passage to the salt water when the Eivers and creeks become comparatively ry. Russian River and its many tributaries should be well stocked with trout this year as the parent fishes haye had no obstruction in their run from the ocean to their spawn- ini: beds. t will be remembered that the Fish Commissioners removed the great impedi- ment that kept the Russian River barren of trout for many years. Thousands of steelheads were taken from this stream by professional net fishermen until two years ago, when the occupation of the latter was knocked in the head by an ordinance passed by the Supervisors of Sonoma County which prohibited the catching of trout by means of nets at the mouth of the Russian River. Letters to the CaLu from anglers who reside in many of the towns adjacent to the river state that the prospects for good trout fishing this year was never better, and that several large steelheads have been seen leaping in the deep pools near Guerneville. The anglers of Sonoma County will en- deavor to have the Supervisors pass an ordinance prohibiting the catching or hav- ng in possession trout of six or less inches in length. If the Supervisors of every county should pass an ordinance to that effect there would be good fishing all the ‘v):.ar round and the baskets of trout would worth looking at. Among those who will whip the Garcia River next week are H. Entm, John Shields, John Parrott and George Roberts. The anglers intend to remain at Point Arena for a week. According to the new law black bass must not be taken before July 1. The sec- tion that gives protection to the bass reads: Every person who between the 1st day of January and the 1st day of July takes or uwhfx, buys, sells or has in his possession any black bass is guilty of a misdemeanor. Last Sunday the Hon, James Watt suc- ceeded in catching a nice pasket of trout in the tidewaters of Paper-mill Creek; they averaged ten inches in length. L. H. Pock- man, nicknamed *‘Lucky Pock,” succeeded in catching the only large fish captured in the Paper-mill on ‘Sunday last. It scaled six pounds. Ed Ladd, a well-known sportsman who recently embarked in business on Third street, received recently from the Arctic a keg of salmon roe, the beads of which are of extraordinary size. Yesterday a number of Depug Fish Commissioners left this city to patral some of the streams and rivers which may be ‘whipped to-morrow by some of the anglers who intend to steal’a march on the law. It will be rather costly fishing for those who are caught in the act. Fish Commissioner Emeric has had men watching White Rock Lake for some months. Last year, during the breedin; season, professional fishermen slaughtere large numbers of fine trout, which they shipped to this city. To prevent any fur- ther poaching a watch was placed on the anglers’ paradise, ealers in fishing tackle have been busg during the week supfl{ing anglers wit| lures of various kinds.” There will be great demand this year for small flies, and in an-. ticipation of a rush local dealers have put in a splendid supply of tackle. According to Cumming, ‘‘the cham- pion fly-caster of the mountains,” Inde- endence Lake will be open June 1; Web- er July 1; Tahoe June 1, and Truckee River, June 1. THE KENNEL. Officers of the 8t. Bernard Club—Miss Whit- ney Will Not Judge. Among dog fanciers there are a number of people in this city who have a particu- lar fancy for the St. Bernard. A meeting of those interested in the formation of a St. Bernard Club was held a few evenings ago and the following officers were elected : President, J. R. Barker; first vice-presi- dent, Dr. A. T. Regensburger; second vice- vresident, W. H. Collins; treasurer, O. H. Williams. A committee from the club waited on the bench show committee to make ar- rangements about getting Miss Whitney of Boston to judge the St. Bernards. The bench show people would not agree to the proposition of paying half the amount asked by the lady, and the matter was dropped. The seventh annual dog show of the Southern California Kenne?Club willopen at Los Angeleson April 17 and close on the 20th. Dr. R. J. Withers is the superin- tendent, and the office is at 627 South Main street. G. L. Waring of Riverside will judge the mastiffs, St. Bernards, Great Danes, deerhounds, bull terriers and fox terriers, and A. C. Waddell of Santa Cruz will judge all other breeds. No dogs will be received before 8 A. ». on Wednes- gag', April 17, or after 12 p. M. of the same ate. Among the few thoroughbred Irish water spaniels on this coast is J. Sammi’s Duke, a recent importation from the East. The canine is of royal stock, his mother being the famous Bridget O’Donoghue, winner of first prize in the open bitch class at the Mascoutah Kennel Club’s show in 1895. Duke’s father is the famous Irish water spaniel Pat, who has won several Pnzes at Eastern bench shows. Mr. Sammi has 1o intention of going into the business of raising spaniels for marketable purposes, but on the contrary the stock will not %o outside of his possession. ._The State Senate has passed a bill mak- ing it grand larceny to steal any cattle and Duke, a Thoroughbred Irish Water Spaniel. petty larceny to steal any domestic animal of less than §50 in value. Dogs that are troubled with fleas can be relieved by a bath in water that contains a reasonable amount of cynolina, chloro- naphtholeum or phenyl. "Once a week the dog should receive a wash. COUESING. Nominations for the American Waterloo Cup Are Closed. The nominations for the American Wa- terloo cup, limited to thirty-two, are all taken up. Only one of the nominations from this State was received in time. Grace’s, Cronin’s and Layng’s were too late, but with reference to these and others like them F.B. Coyne, the secretary of the club, writes from Huron, 8. D., as follows: The American Waterloo cup is now full, but 1 think it would be a good idea for those who sent entries after the stake filled to leave them with me until after the second deposit is due, as there is a possibility of some of the nomina. tors falling out, in which case I could give those nominations to parties whose applica- tions I hold, “first come first served.” I will hold all molleiys sent me for nominations until May 5, and if there are notenough nomina- tions for all the applicants I will then return the money to those who applied too late to se- cure them. Tommy Hall’s Annie Laurie, that won the St. Patrick’s purse the week before last in Casserley’s park, was sent home to Merced last Thursday. She will not be seen in slips again until the 30th of May, when she will appear in the interstate meeting. There will be coursing at both Casserley’s and Kerr:fun’s parks to-morrow. John Grace and James Wren will officiate at Kerrigan’s and a Mr. Mitchell, formerly of Australia, but now of Oakland, will be judge at Casserley’s. ‘There were a namber of the leashmen in attendance at Pythian Hall on Thursday evening to witness the drawing for the meeting which is to be held at the Golden Gate coursing park to-morrow. John Grace will be judge, and James Wren wiil do the slipping. The dogs will meet in the following order: P. Curtis’ Applause vs. T. Flynn’s Empire, P. Curtis’ Sly Boy vs. F. C. Randolph’s Frisco Boy, J. Quane’s Captain Morse vs. D. Leonard’s Will o' the Wisp, F. C. Randolph’s Eureka vs. D. Leonard’s Moonlight, W. Dillon’s Lightweight vs. F. McComb's Stranger, J. E. Cohen’s Dais; Belle vs. V. W. Guerrero’s Electrie, J. J. Ed- mond’s Vida Shaw vs. W.D. Murphy’s Lord Clifton, V. W. Guerrero’s Tempest vs. S. A. Cumming’s Starlight, W. Dalton’s Famous vs. W. D.Murphy's Dashaway, S. A.Cumming’s White Cloud vs. W. Heney’s Humming Bird. Purses $30, $20, $15 and two §5. The following are the dogs that were drawn against each other for the open stake at Casserly’s Park, Ocean View, to- morrow : A. Merrill's Jennie G vs. T. Ford’s Billy the Bum, J. Allen’s Royal Flush vs. T. J. Cronin’s Fullerton, C. Strehl's Lillian Russell vs. J. Tracy’s Soudan, W. Creamer’s Regent vs. A. Merrill’s Faster and Faster, J. McGlinn's Babat the Bowster vs. J. Hurley’s Alice McGee, W. McGear's Dash vs. J. Allen’s Molly Rambler, T. Brennan’s White Rustic vs Ryan’s McGee, T. Brennau’s Red Prince vs. Suflivan’s King, J. Sullivan’s Little Tom J. Grace’s Roll Along, T. J. Cronin’s Best Trump vs. J. Me- Namara’s Little Neil. Judge, David Mitchell; J. Grace, slipper; J. Trade, flag steward. Prizes—$30, $20, $10 and two $5's. The New Occidental Club will run off an open stake at Martin Kerrigan’s Golden ate Coursing Park on Sunday, April 14. HANDBALL. Games That Have Been Arranged for To- Morrow. The following handball players will take possession of the San Francisco ball court to-morrow in a series of games: First game—W. Darius and P. Barry to play 7. Brown and G. Ward. > Second game—P. Ryan and J. Rodgers to play M. McNeil and G. McDonald. Third game—W. O’Connor and J. Fitzgeraid to play J. Sullivan and R. Molloy. ourth game—J. Skelly and J. Collins to play J. Vogelsang and H. Moffett. Fifth game—J. Condon and R. Shea to play James Dillon and R. Shields. Sixth game—J. Lawless and George Hutchin- son to play J. Nelson and John Dillon. hSevex:th vgonn{k\}. KJones, th% JA\lfimlulll champion, to play J. Kearney and J. Harlow, the best 3 out of 5, 21 aces. 7S THE GUN. Trap-8hooting Is Now in Full Blast—Duck- Shooting, With the exception of the interest that is taken by sportsmen in trap-shooting there is nothing of importance going on. To-morrow afternoon there will be sharp reports heard at Oakland track, where a bluerock shoot will be held, open to all comers. The Governor has signed the fish and game bill, and now the market-hunter must seek some other occupation, as only two months of the year are open to him during which time game can be sold. In publishing the section of the new game law relative to the sale of game a mistake was made in last Saturday’s edition. In- stead of reading from September 15 Y\‘u January 15 it_should have read from No- vember 15 to January 15. ; A Too much praise cannot be given Critten- den Robinson for the good work he accom- lished in getting the bill through the f,egislatm-e. The gentleman has been un- tiring in his efforts in that direction, and the sportsmen of this State are certainly indebted to him for what he has accom- plished in their behalf. He has proven a good champion in a good cause. 7 Although the season for shooting wild ducks is over complaint is made of the killing of these birds almost daily on the South San Francisco marsh. SACRAMENTO SPORTING. Ladies Who Ride in Bloomers -— Ooursing, Trap-Shooting, Ete. SACRAMENTO, March 29.—Everybody is either riding, attempting to ride or in- tending to attempt to ride a bicycle at the present time in this city. been formed which terms itself “The Brownies.” The club is composed of thirty lady and gentleman riders, who almost every pleasant evening make a run in the outskirts of the city. Nearly all lady riders of the wheel have adopted on pleasure jaunts. men will make a run to Florin and Frank- lin to-morrow. The roads are in excellent condition and a large meet is expected. On the first Sunday in May the club in- tends taking a 125-mile jaunt into the foot- hills. Leaving Sacramento at an early hour they will go direct to Placerville, via Latrobe. From the former town the route to Auburn will be followed, leading through the old historical mining town of Coloma and the picturesque mountain scenery of that section. Arriving at Auburn the club will have a straightaway run on a down grade to_this cit; Captain George Readman and Warren Elliott, class A men, are in active training on the' track at Agricultural Park in ex- pectation of representing the club at the San Jose tournament, which will take place in April. Both men are speedy riders and are gaining in speed daily. A number of gun enthusiasts are prac- ticing on the wheel. They claim that dur- ing the coming dove season they will find it advantageous to take gun and lunch and run into the adjacent_county for a distance of say fifteen miles, where they can easily m. a good bag. Last Sunday’s shoot at the new bluerock grounds of Kimball & Upson was largely attended, and several close matches en- sued. In one pool Nicolaus, Newvert and Helens scored 22 each out of 25 disks_shot at. In the match between Fitzgerald and Smith the former broke 23 out of 25. At the Spoonbill Club meet Naghel carried off the honors with a score of 22 out of 25. It will probably be two weeks or more before this club will have another shoot, as the late rains have filled the trap trenches with water, which on the low lying grounds is slow to drain. John Gerber made a clean score at the first live-bird shoot of the Sunday, killing 16 birds straight. E. A Nicolaus knocked down 14, and W. Gerber and L. J. Nicolaus tied for third place with a score of 13 birds. At the final series of the Sacramento | Coursing Club, held at Florin last Sunday, Governor Jim treated his competitors in the race in much the same style his name- sake handled the wily poli of the Legislature—*‘beat the whole field.” The result of the day’s run is as follows: M. Mahon’s Wildwood beat Kennedy’s ilant, McMahon's Gile beat Warr Brighton Boy, Kelly’s Jack beat Griffith’s Shamrock, Straight’s Jack the Ripper beat Devine’s Hallanons, Governor Jim had a bye. Inthe run-off Wildwood beat Jack the Ripper, Governor Jim heat Gile and Jack had a bye. Governor Jim then beat Jack, after a close and exciting chase, in which the Kelly pup gave Governor Jim the race of his life. Wildwood ran a bye. Governor Jim beat Wildwood and won first money, Wildwood second, Jack third, Gile fourth and Jack the Ripper fifth money. There will probably be another match in the near future, as the club members possess some excellent animals and con- siderable rivalry exists as to the merits of their respective dogs. Football for the season is defunct, as the former grounds at Snowflake Park have been turned into a grain field, and the players have no inclosed ground where a match can be made in this city. The de- feat received at Stockton has by no means dampened the ardor of the high school eleven, and they one and all declare that they can wipe the Stocktonians off the face of the earth when in comdition and with their regular men in line. The rat-killing match, which was to have taken place last Saturday, was post- poned for two weeks, rodents being scarce and the O’Dell animal not being in good condition. Russell R. Flint, the winner at the fly- casting tournament held May 4,18%4, in Golden Gate Park, and who holds the Pa- cific Coast championship on a cast of eighty-one feet, is getting his arm in con- dition to compete at the expected tourna- ment. Will Watson, El Dorado County’s crack knight of the rod. “who has a record but little short of Flint, although not offi- cial,” was in town and purchased a seven- ounce rod, costing no one knows how much hard cash, and declares that if the ex- ected tournament takes place he will be in the immediate vicinity. Those conver- sant with Watson’s casting powers claim that Flint will have to look to his laurels when the two come together. Striped bass are slowly making their way u}) the Sacramento River and occa- sionally one is taken in this vicinity. They are greatly sought after by fish diners, who claim that they are even superior to trout for table use. As an example of the standing California game cocks hold among Eastern sporting men a letter has been received by Anthony Green of this city from Horace Leeds of Atlantic City, N.'J.. the champion light- weight, inclosing $8 for a settiniof pure Jap eggs, half from one yard and half from another for breeding purposes. Green’s chickens have a world-wide reputation, and some of his cocks could not be pro- cured for love or money. Agricultural Park seems to be the favor- ite training quartersof the season and some speedy horses daily encircle the track. P. J. Mann's horse T} quarter by Andy McDowell in 32 seconds lTast week.” The animal was never consid- ered remarkably fast, but is rapidiy com- ing to the front and may develop into a crackerjack before the end of the season. As soon as the track settles into condition after the late rains some good records may be looked for. . Frank Van Guelders has been end eavor ing to organize a rice-eating match be- tween Chinese contestants, but without success; he offered every inducement in vain. His trial of a pet coon in the ratpit was also a failure as to time record; the coon would rush a rodent into the corner, kill it in first-class style, and thenZproceed to dine on the varmint, paying no attention to the other rodents until he had satified his appetite by sucking the blood of his victim; as soon as he became satiated he refused to kill. RuTHERFORD. LOS ANGELES SPORTING. Green and th]nghle'r Will Box—Wheel and urf, LOS ANGELES, Car., March 28.—After all the reports and rumors that there was no possibility of a match being arranged between George Green of the Olympic Club and Billy Gallagher, the local boxing in- structor, the announcement is now made that the men will meet in a 15-round con- test on April 16. The purse is for $600. The match will come off in the gymnasium of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, if final ar- rangements are completed. Casey Castleman, who is so desirous of racing against Tom MeAleer again over a 25-mile course, 1s to be given the opportu- nity if he can frove his right toit. On Sat- urday, May 4, Castleman, W. A. Burke, Carson Bhoemaker, Phil Kitchen, Emil Ulbricht and Will Jenkins will race over the same length course on their cycles and the winner of this event will be entered against McAleer. Itismore than probable A new club has | bloomers as the correct style of attire when | The Sacramento Athletic Club Wheel- | Pelican Gun Club for the season, held last | rumont was driven a | that some one of the expert wheelmen, other than Castleman, will win, for the men embraced in the list are among the best in the State. Jenkins has already won time on the Santa Monica race, while Ulbricht, the Chicago cycler, is particu- larly good on long distances. . A. Burke was among the favorites several years ago, and he is said to be still possessed of good speed and endurance. A three-lap bicycle track after the style of the one at Asbury Park is to be built by Riverside wheelmen. | . Eastern horse-owners have not found their sojourn in Southern California en- { tirely free from unpleasant experiences. The presence of so much valuable racing stock here, such as composes the Hamlln and Curry stables, caused County Assessor Summerland to prick up his ears this | week and - look ~around for some au- thority to 1“5‘if3' the assessment of the horses in the county. Curry, however, { bad already shipped one carlond of the Wise string, and he lost no time in_getting Joe Patchen on board the cars when he heard that an assessment of $150 might be levied upon that single animal. After in- vestigating the matter fully, however, the Assessor has decided that horses which are brought into the county for a temporary purpose merely cannot be assessed. 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