The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 19, 1895, Page 9

, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 119. 1895, SPORTING UP TO DATE, A Parade of Wheelmen Will Be Held in This City Soon. WILL BE MANY WHEELS IN LINE News From Sacramento of Interest to Cyclers, Sportsmen and Coursers. The following notice from Chief Consul Charles K. Melrose has been mailed to members of the League of American Wheelmen: A parade of wheelmen is to be held next Wednesday evening, May 28, to demonstrate the sirength of the wheelmen in this City, and thereby assist the property-owners in se- cnring bituminons rock on Folsom street from the ferries to Nineteenth street. It is the duty of every person who rides a wheel to assist in the demonstration, and I ask that every mem- ber of the league in this City turn out and help make this & monster parade. Vic Hancock will start on Wednesday for Eureka. He intends getting up a new map of routes for the League of American ‘Wheelmen road book of that district. A map showing a road to Los Angeles will also appear in the near future. Members of the Empire Gun Club were greatly annoyed a few days ago when they discovered on visiting their clubhouse that some scoundrels had broken in the door and ransacked the house. Nothing, how- ever, of any value was there to steal. The coursing enthusiasts of Sacramento are training a number of dogs for the big meeting which will be held in Casserly’s park on the 30th inst. X The following interesting article from the Carr's Sacramento correspondent on all kinds of sport will be found worth read- ing: SACRAMENTO, CAL., May 18.—Sacramento wheelmen were thrown into a furore of excite- ment yesterday by the action taken on tha part of the police authorities in arresting a number of them for violating the city ordinance rel- ative to riding without either bell or lantern. The Police Court was thronged yesterday morning by cyclers and their sympathizers. The majority of the riders pleaded guilty as charged and were fined $5 each. This action bas created an unexpected boom in the pur- chase of bells and the local supply is nearly exhausted. The run of the Sacramento Athletic Club Wheelmen to Courtland last Sunday was & very successful affair and was heartily enjoyed by all participants. On their arrival at Court- land they were received by George Runyon, who tendered them the liberty of his cherry orchard. The club will make & run to Vaca- ville and Winters to-morrow, and &s the roads are in excellent condition a fine day’s outing is expected. At their regular meeting to-night the mem- bers will discuss the advisability of holding a tournement on July 4. If proper track facili- ties can be procured it is likely that great in- ducements will be offered to ing cyclists. The demand for wheels in this locality is on the increase, and local dealers state that East- ern manufacturers claim that they are unable to secure enough material or sufficient skilled labor to fill orders when received. The regular shoot of the Pelican Live-bird Club will be held to-morrow at their grounds, ‘beyond the American River, and great sport is anticipated. S. A. Tucker, a noted pigeon shooter, is expected in the city to-day, and will probably participate in the shooting. The usual Blue Rock sport will occur on the Kim- ball and Upson ground on the same_date, and there promises to be & hrge attendance and good scores, as all the Sacramento County crackerjacks will be present. There will be & two days’ tournament shoot at these grounds on June 15 and 16. The leading event will be a 100-bird race, §10 en- rance money. Among the prizes will be 8 hammerless shot- gun fapproved type with all accessories. This ve the largest trap event of the season in locality, and will draw sportsmen from all Fo of the State on account of the inducements for competition. The entirelistof, prizes hias &s yet not been [ul\k"{ormull.ted. The trap meet to be held at Marysville on the 23d inst. is attracting the attention of local gportsmen, and they will invade that city in {orci with expectation: of cleaning up the works. Members of the Sacramento Athletic Club are in high feather over the victory obtained by Payne at Fresno over Kennedy of the San Francisco Club, and the result of the return match which takes Rlnce on the 28th inst. be- fore theOlympic Club is discussed in allcircles. In the meantime Payne owns the club. Quarterly ladies’ night occurs on the 23d, and members are practicing hard in various dthletic exercises to display their advance- ment_before the admiring eyes of their lady friends. On June 15 McGraw of Bacramento will don the mits with Lyon of the San ¥rancisco Club. MeGraw is in active training, and promises to give Lyon an interesting match. Itis the in- tention of the club to hold a fieldday on July4. The report received here thatthe talked-of interstate cuur>£n5 match, to be held atSan Frencisco on the 30th, will be a go, has created a stir among dog-owners, and many parties are talking entries. Kelly’s Jack and Belle will be entered, and it is claimed that it will be a fast dog that lifts a hare in com- ‘petition with Jack, who bids fair to become a world-beater. Game Warden Helms still continues his good work, and it is due to his eflicient and untiring efforts that the fish and game of this vietnity 876 receiving almost perfect protection. His capture of two fishermen last week who were -using a small-mesh net, and the conviction of oné of them, who was fined $100, has had a very salutary effect on evil-doers and violators of the game law. Local fishermen !ll{ that Helms is a terror and seems neither to sleep or eat. - He drops in on them at all hours of the day or night and has begun ldoptmg disguises. Thursday night he gave a boatload of fisher- men 8 lively chase up the river. The men evidently were violating the law, as they refused 1o stop even when he fired three shots over their heads in hopes of checking their flight. He states that he intends to make " a series of trips into the adjoining country, as he has recelved information leading him to be- ’iic-'e that parties are taking shots at nesting oves. The salmen run of the past week has been especially good, many bosa uking as high as 1000 pounds. The fish are fat and unusually large. Trouting is a failure so far as stream fishing is concerned. William Gerber, who has been epending some time at Klameth Springs, has - forwarded some fine fish to friends in this vi- citity end lake fishermen in the vicinity of Truckee report good success. James Burnham of Folsom has been taking . &n outing uzmn¥l the fish streams of Sly Park. It is claimed that certain parties last season placed & wire screen across the Placerville ditch, leading from Silver Lake, in El Dorado County, just below & floodgate, near Johnson’s, on the Lake Tahoe road. At that point the diteh winds around the mountain side and the water hasa sheer drop of seventy feet to the rocks below when the glle is lifted. When the trout had sccumulated in sufficient guentity against the wire screen the gate would be lifted and closed and the fish ialling on the rocks were stunned and became easy prey for the market hunters who invented the scheme. In this way it is claimed hundreds of pounds of trout reached the market last summer. If this be true energetic steps should be taken to put an immediate stop to future proceedings of a Iike nature. THE CRICKET FIELD. Californias Forfeit a Cup—The © Klinkerville Match. Cricket on the Pacific Coast seems to be increasing in popularity if une can judge The - from the interest that is being taken in it, and the keen competition it causes the - members of the different clubs to secure a “.place on a representative team. This will be seen in the match Australia vs. The - World, which isto be played at Klinker- " ville on Decoration day, May 30. The best teams which this State can produce will be pitted against each other, and a great “'imatch_should result. Gentleman specta- ~~ters 'will be charged a small admission fee —ladies free. The proceeds will go to in- crease the funds of the California Cricket Association. ‘The teams are not yet deciZed upon, but the following will probably compose the majority of the Australias: W. B. de ~Lopez, W. Robertson, J. Postlethwaite, F. flield, E. G. Sloman, A. Dickenson, E."Gardner, R. B. Hozue, F. E. Royle, Randall, C. Townsley, Purdy and " Meyers. The members of the Pacific Cricket Club Fumeyed to Penryn, Placer County, on riday-evening to play the Citrus Colony Cricket Club a two days’ match, and should they not be overcome by the hospitality of the place they ought to win. To-day at” Klinkerville, although the Californias will forfeit their cup match to the Bohemians because they will be un- able to play their newly enrolled mem- bers of the now defunet Presidio Club on account of the fourteen-day limit rule, which by-law 14 of the association rules provides for as follows: That on or before September 6 any member ©O1 an associated club can, upon fourteen days’ notice to the association 2nd by shewing good cause, be permitted to resigo from his club and join and play for any other club. Yet they will engage the Bohemians in a friendly game, getting together their best available talent. A lot of interest will be taken away from the %‘me’ but still a splendid day’s cricket should result, as the tesms will be about equally matched. At Alameda, on the Webster-street grounds, the San Jose team, under the captaincy of C. Gardner, will oppose the Alamecdas, who will put the following eleven in the field: Hood (captain), W. G. Hogue, E. G. Sloman, Ward Jr., J. H. Halton, Peel, Lewis, Dritlield, Cronin, Lopez and A. N. Other. TENNIS TOURNAMENT, The Ladies of Stanford University Dis- play Their Skill —The Baseball Game. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., May 18.—The tennis tournament for the ladies of Btanford University came off to-day. Entries were few and interest rather feeble, both due probably to the work required by the near approach of final examination. Miss Martin plays an accurate game and takes few chances. In the present tourna- ment she has played a very steady game throughout and in capital form. Miss Williams is another good player. Her strength is in her drives. Miss Rose’s forteis in her excellent back-hand work with the racquet. The matches resulted as follows: Misses Martin and Willis—Won by Miss Martin, 6-1, 6-0. Misses Webster and Simons—Miss Web- ster won; score 6-3, 9-7. Misses Wiliams and Rose—Won by Miss Rose, 8-6, 6-4. The finals are yet to be played. Miss Martin holds the championship and is ex- pected to retain the honor. The first set, between Misses Martin and Willis, was an easy victory for Miss Martin, The prettiest game was that between Miss Wilhams and Miss Rose. Both these ladies are experts and play much the same game. The score shows how closely they are matched. This afternoon the Stanfords ended un the baseball season by defeating the Re- liance team 23 to 7. It was expected that the game would be hotly contested, butthe visitors played poor bali and seemed utterly unable to hit Stanford’s pitcher until he kindly allowed them to do so. The contest was too one-sided and too carelessly played by both teams to be even interesting. Two-baggers were made with astonishing regularity by the ’varsity men, who did about as they pleased. The teams were made up as follows: Stanford. Position. Reliance. ...Peters MeCl St WHEELMEN'S GRIEVANCES, Tacks and Broken Glass Being Thrown on the Pave- ments. Street Sprinkling at Inconvenient Hours Strongly Ob- Jected To. For some time past the bicycle men of the City have been working themselves up over some circumstances, slight in them- selves but so persistently present that they have become a positive grievance, and steps are to be taken by the associated clubs and by the local division of the League of American Wheelmen to have them remedied. The first of these is the throwing of broken glass and tacks upon the streets for the purpose of puncturing pneumatic tires, and the other is the watering of the cable slots in order to prevent wheelmen from riding upon them. The throwing of broken glass upon the pavement is a trick confined mostly to the street gamin of the Mission. It has be- come quite a practice, as the experience of the owner of many a collapsed tire can tell, and there is no longer any doubt in the minds of the wheelmen that the glass is put there for their discomfort. 'here is an ordinance which requires property-owners to keep the streets in front of their property clear of all ob- structions, but there is no penalty for dis- obedience of this law, and consequently it is a dead letter. The wheelmen, through their executive bodies, have decided to do something to have this ordinance enforced and to have a penalty provided for its vio- lation. As to the other grievance, that of water- ing the streets at most inopportune times, the wheelmen are going to have that remedied also. They think that it is something more than a coincidence that Market street is watered about 8 o’clock in the morning, leaving the pavement muddy and slippery and most unpleasant for any wheelman who wants to ride downtown to his work. Again just before noon the street is watered, just in time to make it uncomfortable for the noonday wheelmen, and once again at 5 o’clock in the evening, or after, the street iy again muddied, the wheelmen say, especially for their benelit. ‘With the main street in_this condition, the wheelmen prefer to ride upon the cars, a result which the cyclist thinks accounts for the system which the railroad adopts in watering its tracks. As for riding upon the slot after the sprinkler has gone over it, there is absolute danger, for the wheels slip from the metal, and broken bicycles and broken bones are the result. To pre- vent this inconvenience, the wheelmen will endeavor to have passed an ordinance prohibiting the watering of the streets be- fore 9 in the morning, after 11 until 3 and after 5 o’clock in the evening. In Denver the same question arose, and the Denver division of the League of American Wheelmen had just such an or- dinance passed as the local wheelmen will try to have passed here. In Denver the streets are watered in the middle of the forenoon and in the middle of the after- noon, so when wheelmen are passing to or from work they have dry pavements to ride over. Both these questions are now under consideration by the iocal di- vision of the League of American Wheel- men. The police have already expressed a willingness to assist in preventing the throwing of glass upon the pavements, and the Supervisors and the Merchants’ Asso- ciation will be asked to assist in regulating the street sprinkling. Victoria as a Lingulst. Foreign visitors to the Riviera are, it is gaid, still talking of Queen Victoria’s mar- velous display of linguistic powers. Her Majesty at dinner, accordmfito the corre- spondent of the Glasgow Herald, “con- stantly ed on conversations with her foreigi: guests, alternately in ‘perfect’ French, German and Italian.” The en- thusiastic remarks of the French officers, who have returned to Paris, about Queen Victoria in this respect are resented by some of the Paris newspapers, which rumble because President Faure addressed ‘aptain Dyke Acland of the Australia in English. — e-—-——— Bulphate of zinc is used “to render molasses pure amber color. OFF FOR A JOLLY CRUISE. A Big Fleet of Yachts Sailed Yesterday for Mare Island. WILL RACE HOME TO0-DAY. Chances Are Good for Sport and Splendid Work on the Run Down.' Yachtsmen donned’ their caps, sou’west- ers and oilskins yesterday and headed for Mare Island. A larger cluster of small craft bas not been seen on the bay in years than the fleet which went whirling up the bay. The leading yachts of the San Fran- cisco, Corinthian, California and Pacific clubs were in line, and a noble sight the swift vessels made as they flew along be- | fore the wind. From the Sausalito side went the Annie, Lurline and Azalene of the Pacifics, and the Chispa, Ripple, Frolic and several others from the San Franciscos. The ! the trout rose well and 1 Food faith. Those taken were nearly all of more than aver- age size. The smaller ones were returned to the water when not mortally injured. The new boats are most comfortable, Eull easily and are quite stiff in the water. he lake is still quite high, and casting f;;ombthe shcére at tte favorite places near the big madrone trees is perplexing and not profitable work, > Mr. McNear has caught several striped bass off Point San Pedro, using the live shrimp for bait. At this time, however, the bass work uE the muddy sloughs for food, and the fishermen takeé them with nets in Petaluma and Novato creeks. Qnantities of l"ie carp have been seen off the Pacific Yacht Ciub, and the tide- gauge wharf at Sausalito. What the clumsy and eccentric fish wants in this section, where no vegetable food can be obukined, isa nut for Professor Jordan to crack. The Scotch leader knot is the latest new wrinkle among anglers. The discovery of how this excellent attachment for gut is made is the result of the investigations of that veteran angler, Captain Cummings. The captain worked away at some im- ported leaders, and, aided” by his. marine experience, got the secret at last. He communicated it to Henry Skinner, and Skinner gave it to Professor Moore, and now whenever a fisherman is detected fool- ing with two pieces of twine, he is practic- ing the Scotch knot. It seems to lie smoother than the familiar water knot. and has the advantage of bringing both ends in the center of the junction where they may be clipped off close without any danger of the parts coming adrift. Again, the fizmt may be rolled down close, so as ATTHE BAYDISTRICT TRACK Oakland Made a Show of His Field in the All-Age Handicap. A GRAND REVERSAL OF FORM. The Speedy Two-Year-0ld Perhaps Was Again Troubled With Too Much Speed. Swift, who rode Mestor, is one of the cleveresit steeplechase riders at the track, but does not parade around in his colors to let everybody know it. Tod Sloane, who rode Nephew, looked very. much disappointed when Oakland beat him out, but it was uncalled for. Had Chevalier given Oakland his head at the half pole he ‘would have won by seven city blocks. F. 8. Goodwin of the firm of Goodwin Broth- ers, publishers of the Turf Guide, who is paying a flying visit to California, was a spectator at the races yesterday. Mr. Goodwin said that he ‘had already fallen in love with our climate THE YACHTS SPEEDING UP THE BAY BEFORE THE WIND. (Sketched for the “Call” by Coulter.] yacht-owners left the City on the 1:45 boat in the afternoon, and before 3 o'clock the boats of the San Francisco and Pacific Yacht clubs were in motion, making for Rac- coon Straits. The Corinthians crossed the bay on the 1:50 boat, and the Tiburon club was well represented, as it always is at a jinks or a race. In a bunch went the yachts of the three clubs through the straits, and as the north- eastern end of Angel Island was passed the fleev of the Californias was made out on the opposite as they were catching the sail after leaving Oakland Creek. Every- body was racing up, and there was a gzood breeze for running. ol To-day will witness some exciting sport if the weather and wind keep up, and there is hardly any doubt that 1t will. There will be lots of chance for the big craft and the little fellows as well: lots of windward work and lots of sport. THE YACHTS AT VALLEJO. Many White Wings Folded in an Illumi- nated Harbor. VALLEJO, CaL., May 18.—Following are the results thus far of the yacht race to this city: Chispa first, arrived at 6:20 ». ».; Truant second, Ramona third, Rover fourth, Annie fifth. The wind died down at the Carquinez Straits, and as a consequence allthe yachts struggled into Vallejo under the most dif- ficult circumstances, the tide and wind being against them. They came to anchor off Mare Island with all sails set at the time of coming, and presented a magnifi- cent sight, never witnessed before in this harbor. 2 It is thought that about fifty yachts will arrivle before morning, bringing about 700 ople. PQAYI the yachts are decorated, and the harbor is brilliantly iluminated, camins hundreds of people to visit the wharf an aze upon the beautiful spectacle. Atthis Eour (10 p. m.), yachts are eonstantly ar- riving, and the bay will present a most in- teresting and delightful scene to those who appreciate new arrivals in the city. The | town is yacht-crazy to-night, and every- | thing possible is being done to interest the | yachismen. | BASS AND TROUT. I Dan O’Connell Reels Some Lines to Lovers of Angling. At the close of last season an indefinite | rumor went abroad that Lake Lagunitas | was fished out, and that the game and beautiful trout of this most picturesque of mountain lakes, were reduced to a corpo- ral’s gunard. With this grim foreboding in their minds the advance guard of fisher- men cast their lines with fear. They were agreeably disappointed. Not only 1s there no perceptible diminution in the fish, but | they are larger and more notional than ever. The littie yearlings with which the | lake was stocked, wisely keep in the shal- | lows, for the trout is a voracious and indis- criminate feeder, and has no respect for helpless innocence. A project is on foot to place a large cage in the lake where the young fry may live ! and feed on the larvee and grin defiance at | the hungry “grown ups” through its bars. This would save thousands from destruc- | tion, and would always insure abundance | of fish. The provisions of the water com- pany, as written on the passes they issue, | that fish must not be taken with the bait, is a wise one. Last week Superintendent 0’Malley, whose vigilance is untiring, saw a man casting industriously from the northern shore, those rocky points where the salmon-roe fiends used to plunder the depths in previous seasons. ““What are you fishing with?”” asked Mr. O’Malley. o “Oh, with flies,” replied the angler care- lessly, keegihg his cast under water. ‘‘Flies, eh!" rejoined the superintendent, “let me see what flies you are using.” The fisherman reluctantly raised his line, and three white shrimps were revealed. “I'm just tipping my flies with shrimps,” he said exglunnto ly. “That don’t go, my good man,” said 0'Malley, “‘we don’t permit these fine dis- tinctions on this lake. The rule does not permit bait fishing, you are breaking it, and abusing the privilege given you. So | you will please take the homeward track.”” And the shrimp-tipper disjointed his rod and took his departure. During the hot spell the fishing on this lake was uncommonly good. Even on the warmest days there was always a light ripple on some portions of the water, and book to the angler. to run freely through the fair leads. It is impossible to explain even by diagram, ‘car:ionly be acquired from one of the iated. Excellent and killing a lure as the Emeric spinner is thereis an element of iragility avout it which might be corrected to advantage. The wire which attaches the spinner to the head of the hook is not so clinched that it will withstand an un- usual strain. This defect while of advan- tage to the dealers is provocative of pro- fanity among those who are enamored of Commissioner Emeric's ingenious in- vention. The sloughs of the Corte Madera marsh ielded lots of carp ond catfish this week. ity that that ugly but good fsh, the cat, is not more aggressive. All the fellow thinks of is his stomach. If there was any fight in him he might make things so unpleasant for the carp that they would lodge a complaint against them with ex- Commissioner Joseph D. Redding, upon whom the responsibility of their importa- tion rests. Ross Creek, insienificant as it appears at this season, has afforded some good sport this year, and there are not a few deep holes in that pretty brook, where some fat fellows are domesticated, but will not come forth to the quest of the ordinary tyro. Lake Merced continues to be a closed Time was when plump and lively fish were taken from its sandy shores, and there are still good fish in its weedy depths, but few" try to catch them. There are carp in the lake, and there must be some monster trout. One day last season two anglers went out to prospect the lake, They tried flies, and spoons, and shrimps, and salmon roe, but the results were nii, and not a fish re- warded their industry. Finally they set half a dozen ‘‘trimmers’ across the lake from the windward side, but those deaaly catchers were as ineffectual as the rods. There have been some good catches made on the Alameda, strange, as for years the “hard-mouths’” had absolute possession of that beautiful river. Stony Brook, which empties into the Alameda above the second bridge, was always good for a basket of fair trout eariy in the season, but an odd fish was all the Alameda has yielded up. Stony Brook has been stocked, hence the trout in the Alameda. Dr. Williams, with a party of friends, started on a big fishing excursion to the Puget Sound country on Wednesday. The | doctor’s equipment’ is perfect. He has several varieties of rods, and tackle enough 1 to set np a shop in Seattle. Cameras, note- books and scales are included in the outfit. Though early in the season, reports have come in already from Boca' that the fish are rising in the Truckee. Those rumors have a suspicious flavor, as it seems al- most impossible thatin the present con- dition of the water the fish would take. Dax O’CoNNELL. = L el Coursing To-Day. The following dogs are entered for the coursing match to be held at Casserly’s park, Ocean View, to-day: T. Roe’'s Mol- lie Riley vs. J. Hurley’s Jimmy Rix; Pre- | sidio Kennel’s Midnight the Second vs. T. | J. Cronin’s White Chief; J. Sullivan’s Little Tom vs. J. Toland’s Chris Buckley; ‘W. Sorensen’s King Lear vs. P. Gorman’s Domino; T. Brennan’s White Rustic vs. H. Hull’s Frisco Boy: W. Benchley’s John W vs. G. Mulvey’s Lee Boy; T.J. Cronin’s Rosa B vs. J. Strahle’s Annie Rooney; 8. McComb’s Stranger vs. A. Merrill’s Snow Bird; T. J. Cronin’s Jack Dempsey vs. T. Brennan’s Kathleen; J. Deane’s Fullerton vs. F. McComb’s Black- bird; F. McComb’s Plunger vs. D. Dun- lee’s Newcastle; Presidio Kennel’s Donard M vs. T. Roe's Robert Emmet, Fees On and Off Shipboard. On all the large trans-Atlantic steamers the room stewardess is entitled to and ex- pects a fee of 10 uhlllgngg (tz 50) from each passenger upon which she waits. The dining-room stewardess receives the same amount. If the passenger is ill mostof the journey, and but seldom at table, then the fee of $2 50 should be given to the deck steward instead of the d!nmq-room steward. Where there is a party of ladies, three or four in one stateroom, a smaller amount may be given by each to the room servant. On lnm? fees are optional, but usual. A sixpence (12 cents) is the largest fee ex- pected for actual service. The railroad uards, who hold positions similar in rank 0 our American conductors, will accept and expect a fee if they reserve a compart- ment for the traveler. One shilling (25 cents)is the usual amount for such service. The railroad porter is given a sixpence.— Ladies’ Home Journal. > which seems | and wished he could take some of it back to New York with him. On Wednesday Oakland was second choice in amile and a sixteenth handicap, with Moose Taylor up. Malo Diablo won the race. in 1:49, with Oakland a doleful last; yet Taylor was so impressed with the horse’s run in that event thet he backed him yesterday, ridden by Chev- alier. Truly, form is a great thing. Boreas shonld have been disqualified for fouling imp. Ivy opposite the drawgate, for the crowding was evidently intentional on Sloane's part. To all appearances, both in the betting and the manner in which the race was run, it was the Australian mare’s unexpected show- ing that caused Sir Richard to win. The usual Saturday donating commit- tee waited upon the bookmakers at the track yesterday and tendered them the customary weekly collection. But one favorite won, so the amount donated was a fat one. But they had a whole barrel of fun, and as the bookies seemed to enter into the spirit of the thing, a real whole- some day’s sport was enjoyed—especially can this be said of the gentlemen on the block who chalk up the prices and try to look innocent. There was a fair-sized crowd in attendance, but it was a droll one, lacking the snap and enthusiasm of former days, who bet their money with an evident feeling of distrust. Were they to visit the track every day of the week thev probablv would not be betting at all. The only race that created any show of enthusiasm’ was the mile and a quarter handicap. Nephew was a stationary 8 to 5 { favorite, remaining at that price through- out the betting. Del Norte was a big favorite with the crowd and went to the post heavily backed at 16 to 5. A wise i vlay brought Oakland’s price down at the ! last moment to 18 to 5. Clandius and | Arundel had 8 to 1 about them. It was the softest thing Oakland had struck in many a long day, forafter Cheva- | lier had yanked his head off until they hit | the stretch, lying nearly an eighth of a | mile out of the race, he turned him loose, |and he mowed the field down like chaff, ! winning by a head from the favorite, Nephew. Claudius finished third. The five-furlong handicap for two-year- olds, that opened the day’s racing was also : a fairly open betting race. Her Majesty | opened favorite at 2 to1, but so much money went in on Perhaps at threes that she went to the post half a point higher. Imp. Santa Bellaand the others all re- ceived considerable support. When the flag sent them away Her Majesty rushed into the lead the first fur- long, but was passed on the turn by Per- haps, who led the remainder of the way, winning easily from Edgemount, who fin- if;i’fid three lengths in front of Santa ]. ‘The second race was a cheap mile selling affair. Linville opened favorite at 2 to 1, but a plunge on Jerome S brought his i price down to 8to 1, he and Linville fin- | ally closing equal choices. Emma Mack hng fours against her, the balance being | quoted at alfzsorts of prices. | “ Huntsman led until nearing the turn into the stretch, where Emma ghck went, to the front and led to the end, beating .A‘Jlgis out a length, with Jerome 8a good third. The Lark was backed down from threes to 9to 5 to win the steeplechase, but blew up after taking the sixih jump. Lonnie B, the second choice, led until nearing the seventh jump, where Mestor took the lead and won easily. Relampago came fast through the and beat Lonnie B out for the place. Sir Richard looked a “lead pipe” for the last race of the day, a six-furlong run, but the surprisingly good priceof 9 to 10 was laid against him throughout the betting. He won by a scant margin after looking to be hopelessly out of it. "Boreas, the second choice, took second place through fouling 1mp. Ivy. MULHOLLAND. SUMMARY. BAN FRANCISCO, May 18, 1895. 920, Fraearoida; purse saog o Dacdiear: Ind. Horse. we ! ur, S S i 0 ey. Bkl Beraps 861, Edgemont 8t01, tmp. Santa Bella 5 to 1, Her Majesty 5 to 2, Ledette filly 6101, Veva30to1, Tiny 15 to 1. Q2] . SFCOND RACE—Onme mile: selling; <L. three-year-oids and upward: purse $300. Ind. Horse. weight, jockey. 8t. 14 Str. Fin, 729 Emma Me, 85 (£ J 3 41 1a 13 906 Alexis, 107 (Peters 8h 21 215 Jerome 8, 106 (L. Lioy 41538 3y 906 Huntsman, 101 (Hinrichs) 1 1ig4; 45 889 Linville, 105 (Coffey) 6 52”53 52 914 Chiquito, 92 (Glenu). 7 Th 64 62 908 Minnie Beach, 102 (H.Smiih).9 95 95 T 889 Esperance, 96 (Chevaiier)....5 82 895 Queen of Scots, 90 (Cleary Tuxedo, 103 (C. mfmm. Good start. Won driving. Time, 1:43. Win- Der, ch_m., by Hidaego-Butterfly. Bettillg: Emma Mc 5 to 1, Alexis 6 to 1, Jerome 83to 1, Huntsman 4 to 1, Linville 3 to 1, Esper- ance 20 to 1, Chiquito 26 to 1, Tuxedo 100 10 1, Minnie Beach 30 to 1, Queen of Scots 12 to 1. 9929, THIRD RACE—One and a quarter miles; » handicap; purse $400. Ind. Horse. weight, jockey. St. ?fi Str. Fin. 907 Oakland, 110 (Chevalier). 5 5 1In 9038 Nephew, 108 (Sloan)... 907 Claudius, 103 (Henness] 911 Del Norte, 105 (Peiers).. 807 Arundel, 98 (Hinrichs). Good start. Won driving. Time, 2:0934. Win- ner, b. g., by John A-Alameda. Betting: Oakland 18 to 5, Nephew 8 to 5, Claudi- us 8 to 5, Arundel 8 to 1, Del Norte 16 10 5. 0923, FOURTH RACE_-Short conrse”; about « « one mile and & half; steeplechase; bandi- cap: purse $300. Ind. Horse. weient. jockey. St 47 Str. Fin. 893 Mestor, 123 (Swift). ... 8 81 1fF 1 893 Relampago, 126 (Stewa 7 2n 33 22 (914)Lonnie B, 126 (W. Clancy)...1 16 2 8 893 Mero, 122 (Madden). 6 42 41 45 (898) April, 160 (Cairns) 2 710 53 54 893 Longwell. 128 (Seaman: 4 62 63 64 893 The Lark, 150 (Spence 3 51 %0 1 822 Wild Oats. 125 (Galine 88 8 Good stari. Won easily. Time, $:223;. Win- ner, b. g., by_Falsetto-Woodlark. ng: Mestor 8 to 1, Relampago and Mero conpled 8 10 1, Lonnie B 2'to 1, April 6 to 1. Long- well 5 to 1, The Lark 9 to 5, Wild Oats 15 to 1. 994 FIFTH RACE-Six furlongs; selling; &E. purse $300. Ind. Horse. weight. jockey. St. 912 Sir Richard, 98 (Hinrichs)... 898 Boreas, 95 (Sloan)... 801 Imp. I : 445 Red Will, 903 Blue Bell, ¢ 909 O'Bee, 95 (Cleary). 898 Mamie Sco:t, 86 (E. 6 Fair start. Won handily. Time, str. Fin. 51 1n 22 6 81 31 5 1 r 3 2 7 Win- 1:14%4. ner, gr. h., by Stratford or imp. Uhlan-Victress. Betting: Sir Richard 9 to 10, Boreas 3 to 1, imp. Ivy 12 to 1, Blue Bell 10 to 1, Red Will 20 to1, O'Bee 26 to 1, Mamie Scott 15 to 1. Following are the entries for to-mor- Tow’s running events: First race, about three-quarters of a mile, !elnngs, non-winners in '95—st. Elmo 98, Rose Clara 99, Connaught 95, Tamalpais 104, The Drummer 101, Olivia 87, Linville 100, Hunts- man 101, Prince 95, Jerome S 101, Eona M 88. Second race, nine-sixteenths of & mile, two- year-old maidens—City Girl 101, Dancing Girl 101, Cardwell 108, Walter J 107, Spry Lark 104, Irene E 104, Elsie 104, lustigator 112, La Flecha 101, Veruga 112, Phyllis 109. Third race, three-quarters oi & mile, selling, inside course—Morven 104, Inkerman 103, Tar and Tartar 106, Centurion 98, Miss Ruth 93, Miss Day 107. Fourth race, about three-guarters of a mile. selling—Fortuna 96, Sir Richard 108, Ber- nardo 106, Mantell 106, Tim Murghy 115, Ar- nette 93, Inkerman 103, Outright 86. Fifth race, one mile, selling—Royal Flush 106, Red Glen 93, Charmer 95, Garcia 97, Roma 90, Del Norte mg WILL BE IN THE SWIM, Entries for the Olympic Club Swim- ming Tournament Next Week Closed Last Evening. The entry lists for the swimming tourna- ment of the Olympic Club Tuesday even- mfi, May 21, closed last night, with the following additional entries: Plain diving—J, Mues, J. E. Cosgrove, W. S. Taylor, T. I. Rudolph, J. P. Jackson, H. R. Powers, H. P. Healey, Charles B. King, N. E. Conner, R.'W. Cudworth, A. W. Taylor. 50-yard maiden race—W. S. Taylor, James T. Baker, P.N. Coundelly, James W. Coffroth, W. J. Feldkemp, Charles T. Kreling, J. H. Baehn, George S.McComb, F. M. Wheaton, O, Crabbe, Harry Vandall, T. F. Kennedy. 100-yard maiden race—H. W. Taylor, J. H. Boyle, W. S. Taylor, R. B. Irons, F. McCormick, Fred Fowler, W. J. Feldkamp, J. H. Ballin, H, P, Healey, F. C. Mortimer. Tub race—C. H. Jordan, Captain J. L. Waller, Charles T. Kreling, H. E. Swain, James Mulvey, H. Monahan, F. W. Graliam, Fred C. Gerdes, H. Turner, J. H. Boyle. Obstacle race—W. 8. Taylor, J. P. Jackson, Jemes T, Barker, F. A. Marriott, Captain J. L. Wallur, Charles T. Kreling, J. 5. Ballin, K. E. Swain, Tames Mulvey, H. Monahan, N. E. Con- nor, R. W. Cudworth, H. W. Taylor. 100 yards, cless B—W. S. Tavlor, James W. Coffroth, A F. Pinching, H. Rob Plate, J. H. Ballin, T. F. Kennedy. 100 yards, cless A—George 8. McComb. Candle race—F. A. Marriott, J. H. Ballni, H. Monhan, Fred C. Gerdes, A.'W.Taylor, J\H. oyle. Specal diving—J. P. Jackson, H. P. Healey, George S. McComb, P. M. Wheaton. 75~-yard breast siroke — F. M. Wheaton, Charles B. King, Harry Vandall, A. W. Taylor, Fred C. Gerdes. Fancy diving—J. P. Jackson, Charles T. Krel- ing, George . McComb, H. S. Schlageter, F. M. Wheaton. A. W. Taylor. Special fancy diving—F. M. Wheaton, 8. McComb, R. W. Cudworth. Quarter mile swimming race—C. H. Jordan, A.'W. Taylor, A. W. Pape. 100-yerd siimming race—C. K. Melrose, H. Rob Plate, C. H. Jordan. LONDON'S SEVEN DIALS. A Name Identified With Crime and May Be Changed. The Seven Dials were never notable for anything worse than thieves, dealers in live animals, old clothes and theatrical ‘‘properties,” and publishers of the Cat- natch literature, for specimens of which collectors are now willing to pay such high prices. The opening up of the radiating streets has long rendered the neighbor- hood as harmless to the pedestrian as the once equally notorious Gray’s Inn road. Yet middle-aged Londoners have no diffi- culty in recalling when they had to keep a sharp lookout in running the gauntlet of Little St. Andrew’s street and its sisters after nightfall, says the London Standard. How it drifted into being the dens of the criminal classes it is hard to say; for originallv—so Evelyn tells us—the Seven Dials, thus named from the clock-faces on a doric pillar at the point where seven streets met, was intended as the residence of highly respectable Yeople who liked to be near the fashionable coffee-houses in Covent Garden, the court in Whitehall and the gay world which then centered ir Bow street and Drury lane. At first, indeed, the locality was called the Seven Streets, though in 1708 only four of them had been actually built on the ground known as the Cock and Pie Fields, surrounded by a fetid ditch, which emptied into the Thames. The houses were ‘‘after the Venetian style,” just then introduced by a Mr. Neale, who made a fortune in lotiery spec- ulation. For many years the neighgor- hood maintained its” gentility and was, indeed, regarded as guite a triumph in architecture. In Gay’s “Trivia” it is re- ferred to as ‘‘Seven streets’ Seven Dials count their day, and from each other catch the circling ray,” though, as a matter of fact, the dial pillar had but six faces, two of the seven streets opening into one angle. A curious legend getting into vogue to the effect that a great treasure was ‘buried under the column, it wasremoved in June, 1774, and never reglnced. Some fifty years afterward it and the dials were bought of a stone-mason, who had in some way be- come possessed of them, and, with the ad- dition of a ducal coronet, were set up on Weybridge green as a _memorial to the Duchess of York. Until very recently—if it does not do so still—the dial stone formed a stepping stone at an adjoining inn. But before the beginning of tj:e cen- tury the Seven Dials had begun to share in the general squalor of St. Giles', and less than fifty years ago it was a collection of rookeries at which modern sanitarians would stand aghast. Whole families have lived in cellars, as an eye-witness described them, ‘‘like cells in a convent of the order of La Trappe, or like onions on a rope.”” The inmates descended into these under- ground warrens by means of trap-ladders, and at intervals came up to breathe, dis- appearing with amazing alacrity when a constable or a Bow-street runner happened to come within their limited purview. Beggars’ lodging-houses and ‘‘thieves’ kitchen'” were frequent, and were rather encouraged by the sgmlice. for the con- venience they afforded the latter of being able to lay hands upon any particular indi- vidual when wanted. Men about town George used to form parties to visit these haunts. | The Regent and Major Hanger are said to Lave attended a carniyal in the Seven Dials, but wished they had abandoned their adventure when “that’ere gemman with a shirt” was called on for a_song. The Prince (thus designated) finding it impossible to escape altogether, persuaded his friend to chant *‘The Beggar's Wed- ding,” and left, after adding one more memory to the locality, which, it is hoped, is conscious of the distinction intended for it in the suggestion to rename it St. An- drews’ circus. e English and French Women. The Temps has a correspondent in Lon- don who has evidently been most favor- ably impressed by the charms of the Eng- lish ladies. Nothing could be more ridicu- lous than the faney portrait of an Eng- lish "yoman as seen in the mind’s eye of a Frenchman who knows nothing of Eng- land. Musset said, ‘‘as cold as an English woman,” and the French picture her as a creature with enormous feet, a jaw like that of a gorilla, body hands and a flat neck, wearing a round hat, a green veil, spectacles, a plaid shawl, and Ioose ill-fit- ting stockings, falling over boots like those attached to a diver's dress. Such an idea could only have been produced, he de- clares, by hatred of Pittor the defeat of ‘Waterloo. The galiant correspondent proceeds to compare English women with French | women, not at all to the disadvantage of the former. What superficial observers take for coldness in the Englishjwoman he declares is really calmness, an easy bear- ing, a bold, grave, confident and unaffected manner, which excludes coquetry in favor of personal dignity. 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