The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 20, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1895 innings. Those coming nearest to him, according to last reports, are Druce, Abel, A, Ward, Ranjitsinhji and 8. M. Woods. The team of university cricketers to play in America this fall nas been partly made up. The team will leave Sout{:nmpton on August 24 next, and are expected back in England about November 9. The team is as_follows: Messrs. Frank Mitchell (cap- tain), N. F. Druce, C. E. M. Wilson, R. A. Studd, H. H, Marriott, W. Hemingway, C. D. Robinsonand W. W. Low of Cambridge, and Messrs. F. A. Phillips and H. A. Ar wright of Oxford, all of whom have def- initely promised to go, while the following have been asked to complete the party: Messts, F. H. E. Cunliffe, J, C. Hartley and V. T. Hill of Oxford. Thegflogramme is as _follows: Septem- ber 4. 5 and 6, vs. New York; September 9 and 10, vs. All Canada, at Toronto; Sep- tember 13, 14 and 16, vs.' Philadelphia; September 20, 21 and 23, vs. Merion Club, Philadelphia; September 27, 28 and 30, vs. Belmont Club, Philadelphia. The Grace testimonial fund has passed the 40,000-shilling mark, and the money stiil comes in. A Among the recent important events in the East are the following: At Phiia- delphia, July 6, Germantown beat Merion, 129 to 128; Germantown seconds beat Merion seconds, 154 to 114. A _club-record match between Belmont and Germantown resulted in a victory for the latter by 243 to 123. Henry Howard Houston, who died on June 214n Philadelphia, Pa., was for many years a prominent supporter of cricket in that city. He was a member of both the Philadelphia and Germantown clubs, and the former owes its present fine grounds to his generosity and helpful interest. sional of the Detroit 1u ecently scored 202, not out, of a total of 354 made by its team against the Chatham Club. ; : It is amusing to note with what serious- ness the Eastern press notices and com- ments . upon California ‘‘Australia vs. matches. It seems to puzzle the ing editors that an Australian team ©of well-known amateurs should content itself with a single match, and that against a Western club.” It would be an act of kin i ss for Secretary Ben Clark to in that the Australians in question members of local clubs. leading cricket-ball manufacturers in En nd are turning out large quanti- ties of green-dyed balls for use on cocva- nut matting, which is quite extensively psed in India, Africa. and elsewhere, Itis ed for them that they are much easier seen and retain their color longer than the red ball. A consignment of these novelties has, 1 understand, been ordered by a local irm. The recently formed Mill Valley Club have been debating whether ornot to dye their matting green, which might be as effective a plan as changing the ball’s hue—if a more roundabout one. To-morrow the Pacifics are to play the Bohemians at Alameda. There is no fix- ture for Klinknerville, so the other clubs will have a chance to practice. It is to be hoped that Anson’s men will avail them- selves of this opportunity, for practice they need and badly. UMPIRE. HEL D i BAY FISHING. Anglers Who Have Made Good Catches During the Week. There has been a decided improvement in bay fishing during the past week, and fair catches of rockcod, tomcod, smelt and other varieties of the finny tribe are daily made on the Tiburon and Sausalito fishing grounds. On Sunday last George Thompson, the well-known angler, with two companions, caught eighty-seven pounds of red and Ine rockfish at Point Cavallo, the largest weighing three and three-quarter poands and seven of them over two pounds each. On the same day George Bates and com- panion caught about ninety pounds of arge red rockcod at the Lime Point fog- whistle. On Tuesday Dr. Sandelin of Oakland, with two companions, caught over 100 pounds of rockcod at Lime Point, a num- b”lff them weighing over three pounds each. On the same day Frank Weber and lady caught about 200 tomcods and kingfish on the banks opposite Sausalito. Good catches of rockcod are reported from California City and at the quarry on the east side of Angel [sland. e The Oakland Navy. The Osakland navy of Oakland estuary will have their regular monthly race to- morrow, July 21, over their regular racing course, Aside from the usuai competition for points, Commodore W. W. Blow has donated a_souvenir belt and combination knife, fork and spoon enclosed with a drinKing glass in a neat case, to be received by the winners in the racing and_cruising classes respectively. The race will start at Hartman’s, foot of Chestnut street, Ala- meda, at 2 P. M. i SACRAMENTO SPORTING. A Review of the Angling, Shooting and Turf News of the Week. SACRAMENTO, Cavn., July 18.—The practice run for the benefit of the new members of the Capitol City Wheelsman Club, taken last Sunday, will be supple- mented by another short, slow ride to Florin to-morrow, and Captain Readmen expects a large turnout. It is his desire to gradually extend these runs so as to barden the members without injurious fatigue. This practice work will be con- tinued as steadily as possible and will end with the team race to take place in Sep- tember next. The monthly shoot of the Pelican Live- bird Club takes place to-morrow, and as doves are reported as still keeping shy of the passes it insures a good attendance at the tran. L. 8. Upson and Russell R. Flint left for the slough house this morn- ing for a day’s bout with the doves, which are reported to be plentiful in thatlocality. A. A. Barnes and T. C. Catchings, Capitol department employes, have just returned from a seventeen days’ outing among the trout of the McCloud River districts. During their absense they took a forty- mile trip on foot up the river, camping wherever night overtook them. During this trip they captured fifty-seven trout in three hours' fishing, all of good average size, weighing one and a half pounds. They claim that the most exciting sport is when a salmon takes the fly, this always results in a battle royal, leaving one nearly ex- hausted from combined excitement and work when the noble quarry ties dead on the bank. During their outing they captured nine salmon. Alex Rosborough, the popular wharfin- ger of the Jackson-street wharf in San Francisco, has been spending his vacation in the neighborhood of Cisco, the guest of Francis Smith and wife of Oakland, who have established a camp near the head- waters of the Yuba and are gypsying in great style. Mr. Rosborough was one of a party of three who killed seventy-two trout in fifty minutes. The trout in the Yuba are of the Eastern variety and ex- tremely shy, the slightest shadow on the water being sufficient to send them scurry- ing to a distance; and they have been alarmed so frequently by inexperienced anglers that it is almost an impossibility to take any. At Fordyce dam the waters are reported as overstocked, the fish being more than plentiful, but ex- tremely poor and thin. It is feared that all the fish 1n Meadow Lake have been de- stroyed, as last winter, just before the great snowfall, it was found necessary to tarn nearly all the water from ther{nku into Fordyce, and the heavy snowfail soon made the remainder a mass of heavy slush that froze solid, and must have crushed them, as none have been seen to leave the lake for their usual spawning grounds. Messrs. White, Burnham, McCueand Eck bart, who are roughing it in royal shape at ‘Wrights Lake, above Placerville, report great catches of trout and excellent all-round sport; the fishing in the Strawberry Valley district is improving rapidly. Dr. Manson Towles, an enthusi- astic knight of the rod, reports the trout in the headwaters of the American as more abundant than ever before known, and claims to have no difficulty in returning from & day’s angling with a full creel. The doctor also states that trout are being taken as low down the river as Colfax, an occurrence unheard of for years. He at- tributes it to the entire cessation of hy- draulic mining and the subsequent clear- ing of the water from debris. _Fishing parties up the river from this city are becoming extremely popular, and great catches of catfish and pike are re- ported. A party of twelve leaves the city to-morrow for & trip up the river and a go at the gxke. : Handball is becoming extremely popular among the members of the Athletic Club, and several exciting matches have beeg held of late. This evening L. Payne an: I Nathan will compete for honors with G. Newbert, 8. McGraw and Birdsall. The result of to-day’s races, the cpenlng day of the Trotting-horse Breeders’ Asso- ciation, is creating great interest among all sportsmen of this locality. There has never been so much good talent brought together before on the coast, ana the guessers are all at sea about the winners. RUTHERFORD. LA e FRESNO SPORTING. A Country Where Deer, Grizzly Bear and Small Game Abound. FRESNO, Car., July 19.—Fresno sports- men have recently formed a club and the interest in angling and shooting 18 rapidly increasing. On both sides of the city are pretty rivers, soon to be stocked with various kinds of fish; while on the steep sides of the lofty Sierras and in the foot- hills, at their base, are numberless secluded spots where game is plentiful and where trout streams abound. Five years ago several thousands of young fish supplied by the State Fish Commission were planted in some of the streams back in the mountains, and although there has been no officer to pro- retreats, Back where those retreats are is some of the wildest and grandest scenery imaginable. An occasional Indian trail, twelve inches wide, winding among_bowl- ders and through the tall grasses of some rich, damp meadow, is the only sign of human_ life. But this loneliness is the great charm of the hunting-ground. The new Sportsmen's Club is preparing 10 bring in other varieties of game birds. Eastern and Oregon quail would thrive and would furnish iflov.f sport. Wild tur- keys, Ohinese pheasants and prairie chickens from Kansas and Nebraska also will be introduced. It is thought that the southern gquail would do well here. A %unt game reserve has been planned by the club for the Kings River, about twenty or thirty miles from Fresno. The land in speculation is near the big Laguna de Tache grant, The country here is low and marshy, with an abundance of vegeta- tion and };’:nty of scrub oaks and willows. Shooting-boxes will be built and keepers hired to protect the game. ‘With every variety of climate, from the tropical to the arctic, this part of the State should have no lack of game. When there is first-class shooting and angling here, sportsmen will be attracted from all over the country, and the San Joaquin Valley will be more famed than ever. Doueras K. Morr, S i HEALDSBURG SPORTING. The Wheelmen's Field Day—A Lady Who Kilis Her Own Venison. HEALDSBURG, Car., July 19.—Interest centers in the field day to be held in this city under the auspices of the Healdsburg Bicycle Club some time during the month of September. Arrangements have been made whereby Luce’s mile track has been secured, and this will be put in excetlent condition for racing. Valuable prizes will be offered and a splendid programme of races will be arranged. tect them from $he roving, lawless In- dians, yet the fishes have increased in numbers and furnish excellent sport for | anglers. Lo Under the act recently passed the| County Board of Supervieors have ap-| pointed Frank A. Rowell Game and Fish Warden. He isan old bunter and angler and knows every part of the mountains. Already he has apoointed several deputies, and the laws for the preservation of game will be enforced with vigor. Heretofore the Indians have been in the habit of weaving nets of brush and placing them in the falls of the streams near their Angling in a Favorite Stream in Fresno County. The bicycle club, recently organized, numbers forty-four membvers, among them being several very rapid runners. B. H. Barnes, president of the club, is the speed- iest wheelman in northern Sonoma and a coming record-breaker. During the races at the Healdsburg flower show, in May, he won the mile race and the quarter of a mile event, and at Cloverdale, on the Fourth of July, he easily captured the prize in the mile contest. W. R. Haigh and H. Fuller are alsoable to move some. C. Merchant, the amateur heavy-weight of the Pacific Coast, who resides in this city, says he will not again enter the fistic arena. The city has worn a vacant look this rancherias. All but the very smallest fish are caught, and the Indians destroy thou- sands that are t0o small to be of use. The natives of the forest also destroy a great deal of game by meansof trap and gun; but now that the sportsmen have united in a club they will be better able to have the law enforced. Already there are many varieties of gamein the mountains, and the Sports- men’s Club is plann ing to introduce other kinds. Mountain quail abound in certain parts of the range and during the past few years the little game birds have appeared on the plains and now raise their young in the vineyards and on the weedy ditch banks. Doves also are found on the plains and in the bills. Coyotes, the destroyers of game, have become scarcer, for when their scalps were worth $5 apiece many hunters made a business of killing the animals. In the foothills and on the borders of the county, however, the hunter sometimes gets a shot at one of those shy and cunning animals. Badgers are seen more rarely than are coyotes and they are even more difficult to shoot, as the seldom leave their burrows. A hunter will sometimes discover a chaparral woli in_the foothills, but those animals are not 8o bold nor so plentiful as they were when the old-timers explored the hills for gold. Within a few weeks Fish and Game ‘Warden Rowell will receive 60,000 young trout,and these will be planted in the larger watercourses, whence it is expected they will ascend to the smaller streams. ‘Word has been received from the State Fish Commission that other shipments will follow this first one, and Warden Row- ell is confident that before many years every stream of consequence will be stocked. Fish are expected also to ascend the San Joaquin from its lower waters. Until very recently their passage had been barred by a dam across the river near Mendota, twenty miles below the railroad bridge on the main line of the Southern Pacific. The dam is an old one and was put in by the great cattlemen Miller & Lux, who divert part of the water out upon their land. They had no screen to keep the fish from being carried out with the water, and thousands of them died on the land when the water receded. A short time ago War- den Rowell 1nsisted that a ladder should be put in at the dam, and now the fish ascend it by hundreds. Gates will be put in also to prevent the fish being carried out to the land to die. In different parts of the Sierras are lakes of not_inconsiderable size. One of these is at the old SBhaver & Swift sawmill on Stevenson Creek. It was formed by build- ing a long dam across one end of a meadow. The sheet of water is from two to three B. H. Barnes, One of the Crack Riders of Healdsburg. week, nearly all who_could leave having one to the mountains on deer hunting ent, The largest deer yet killed in this section was brought to town Thursday b; T. G. Young. It was a five-pointer ani tipped the beam at 142 pounds. Mrs. N. H. Cox, one of the best rifle shotsin this county, also captured a beauty which weighed 139 pounds. During the past eleven years this lady has killed twenty- one deer, three wildcats, and much smaller game. The trout-fishinfi season is about over, although along all the trout streamsin this district many campers are still found. L1vERNASH, — SAN JOSE SPORTING. Result of Killing Game Out of Sea= son—Poor Dove-Shooting. SAN JOSE, Cav., July 19.—The game season has fairly opened in Santa Clara County, but itis yet too early to give a correct report of the situation. Of course ihe topic of special interest just now is deer, but so far a sufficient number of miles long and from fifty to 200 yards wide and is a favorite resort for campers. In rowing across it one finds, just appearing above the surface, the roofs and chimneys of log cabins built when the place was a green meadow, but abandoned when the mill-owners backed up the waters of the creek and put in a water-wheel to furnish wer. Five years ago the first fish were put into the lake and three years later others were planted. They have thrived and now the anglers who visit the spct find first-class sport. pxlong the course of the Kings, San Joa- quin and other rivers there are many level stretches and deep pools only waitin, for finny inhabitants. Sitting by one ol these pools, the angler would be sur- rounded by some of the most sublime mountain scenery in the world. Especially is this true in the famous Kings River Canyon, which is about eighty miles from Fresno, There is excellent fishing, butthe long, hard climb into the canyon keeps many pleasure-seekers- away. Bierstadt and other noted artists have painted the great granite walls and the river that is al- most lost between them. % The trout_are native to_the Kings River and have thrived in their far-off stream. Among the varieties to be introduced are the rainbow, MeCloud River, Tahoe and fontinalis. Young black bass will also be plnfi:ud, and old anglers say they will do well. There is hunting of many kinds to be had in the Bierra Nevadas. Back inthe pine timber are bear, deer, mountain lions and other large animals. bufln; the win- ter those beasts are driven down past the sheep camps by the snow, but in summer they must be sought for in their farthest antlers has not been brought in togive an indication as to what the sport promisfs for the season. It is said that deer are quite plentiful on the Llagas and Pine Ridge and vicinity, which, for years past, have been favorite localities for hunters of big game. There is & number of deer in the Permanenta and Stevens creek coun- try, but the sport in those sections is most- ly reserved for the owners of private prop- erty. I{ovc-shoofin is not what it used to be. It is practically a thing of the past, although there is some fair shooting in the southern part of the valley, near Sargents, and in the San Antonio Valley. Doves have never been sufficiently protected and the result is that in this county, as in nearly every other county of the State, they have been almost exterminated. The first outbreak of the fishing fever has subsided, and now that the streams re not overrun with amateurs the experi- enced angler is baving genuine sport and great success. Trout are taking the fly very well and many good catches are re- por A large number of young ramnbow trout was placed in three or four of the streams a few weeks ago by Game Warden Macken- zie, and 100,000 more will soon be received from the Fish Commissioners, President Gilman of the Johns Hopkins University, who has accepted the office of chief of the bureau of awards of the Atlanta Exposition, has started to work constructing a systen of awards. He has cabled to Paris for offers of designs, .nind l_:flnntuo\u:;‘:ol that .awudl will be de- ive! e exposition managers one month after the exposition opens. THE BAY DISTRICT RACES, Silver State Showed Herself to Be Somewhat of a Runner. POOR DAY FOR FAVORITES, The Gray Sprinter, Sir Richard, Proved Too Speedy for His Company. Mr. Macdonough had a good bet down on his. colt Veragua, who was nosed out by Spry Lark. One more bookmaking firm was added to the line yesterday, making ten now doing business. Duke Stevens ran well until nearing the turn to the wire, when he begen his old trick of sulking. For the second time Starter Ferguson dropped his flag with Gracle 8 away poorly. The mare does not run kindly from the rear and her chances were ruined, Johnny Humphreys, Billy Beverly and Tony Cook of the Brooklyn Club must turn out early in the morning with their “stocks,” for none of the trio laid much against the chances of Greenback Jr. By his two finishes on Leonatus and Spry Lark Hinrichs showed that he possesses talent far above the average in the saddle. If he would continue in this form he might regain bis lost prestige in the eyes of the betting public. Charley Quinn thought he was in hard luck prior to the two-year-old event, but had cause to congratulate himself later on. He tried to place $1000 on Edgemount, but could only suc- ceed in femn: $200 bet. Murry’s colt ran well for a furlong and then floundered around like a chicken with the blind-staggers. There certainly is a hoodoo of some sort lurking around Ladameo. The daughter of Jim Brown, who is of the fairish-looking sort, was the cause, through a stumblé, of the death of little *“Corncob” Kinney, who was fatally injured some months ago at the track. Yesterday she ran away with young' Rakeman in one of the breakaways at the post. Not much money was wasted, though, for she was & 100 to 1 chance. Both Charles Boots, the owner of Claudius, and George Berry, the owner of Road Runner, are much dissatisfied over the result of Thurs- day’s race, won by Seraphin, in which Road Runner was second ard Claudius third. Both owners are willing to start agaln in a race against Seraphin for money, marbles or chalk. In yesterday's race Road Runner ceriainly showed himself capable of running five-eighths of a mile better t! 1:05 and continuing on. Ex-Senator William Thompson of Ne- vada had his silver and gold colors carried to the front yesterday in the six-furlong handicap by his fast Cheviot mare Silver State, who ran the distance in 1:134, a re- markably good performance. Bernardo was favorite in the betting, but the light weight (90 pounds) on the mare caught the fancy of the handicappers and she carried a heavy commission at 2} to 1. There were but two other starters, Howard and Commission. The race was the second choice's from the jump, for Eddie Jones took the lead from the flag-fall and was never headed, beating Howard a length with ease. The race for second place was exciting, Bernardo being downed a head. The attendance, which was again light, is now being blamed to the numerous downtown poolrooms. Only two favorites won, but as most of the winners received good support the speculative fraternity fared well. The Rico stable’s gray horse Sir Richard upheld his reputation as a sprinter by cap- turing the third race very cleverly in the fast time of 1:12 for the short six furlongs. Backed from 214 to 1 to 3 to 2, he #hd Melanie got the best of the start and had the race to themselves, the favorite win- ning at the end by alength. Road Runner, an outsider in the betting, made a surpris- ingly good run through the stretch, finish- inliz a close third. 'he opening race over the short six- furlong course resulted in a victory for the 8 to 5 fayorite Leonatus in a drive with the 25 to 1 shot Wild Rose. Swiftsure was the show horse. The talent took an awful tumble on the two-year-old race. Edgemount was backed as though cashing the tickets was the only troublesome part of the business. He opened at 11 to 10 and closed 13 to 20. The favorite was never in if, the race simmer- ing down to a drive between the second choice, Veragua, and the 7to1chance Spry Lark, thejtwo flashing past the finishing post noses apart. Spry Lark gained the decision. Dancing Girl was a good third. Gracie S, the 8t0 5 favorite for the last race, a five-furlong dash, was badly lost in the shuffle. The flag fell with her away last and backers did not have a chance for their money. Red Dick, the Montana thunderbolt, opened mil a gap of several blocks the first part of the run, but began dying away at the end and was passed by both Arno and Greenback Jr., the latter winning by a length and a balf in the very good time of 1:01%4. MULHOLLAND, SUMMARY. £4x% FRANCISCO, July 10, 1893, FIRST RACE—About six furlongs; 118; . selling: threevear-olds and upward: purse $250. Ing. Horse. welght jockev. =~ 6L g Str. Fin 1179 Leonatus, 102 (Hinrichs)...3 2% 27 1 1183 Wild Rose, 108 (isurns) 1r 11 2. 1179 Swittsure, 108 (F. Jack: 3h 31 887 1179 Sheridan, 109 (C.Weber 5L 52 43 1183 Druscila, 99 (Anderson) &I 4h B3% 1158 Baroaldisie, 03 (Chevalier).7 7 68 67 1188 Cadeau, 80 (McIntyre)......6 6k T 7 1183 Ladameo, 88 (Rakema aft tart, Won driving. Time, 1:1414. Win- Good ner, b, h., by imp. Istruder-Linda Conuor. Betting: Leonatus8 o5, Wild Rose 25 to 1, Swift- sure 10 to 1, Cadeaun 15 to 1, Barcaldine 13 to 5, Sheridan 8 to 1, Druscilla 50 to1, Ladameo 100 to 1. SECOND RACE—TFive furlongs; sell- 1189. e Wovearoids; purse $300.°° Ind. Horse, weight, jockey. St. 1164 %}fly Lark, 101 (Hinrichs) 1% 1ns 1180 Veragua, iu§ iggott). . o 2 27 1134 Dancing Girl, 105 (Shaw). b 8 1149 Elste, 97 (Chevalier).... 55 1180 Edgemount, 100 (E.Jone: 33 4155 Fair start. Won driving. Time, 1:02. Winner, ch. £., by Fitziames-Fabiola. Beting: Spry Lark 7 to 1, Veragua 8 to 1, Danc- ing Girl 30 to 1, Elsie 8 to 1, Kdgemount 13" to 20. About six furlongs; 1190. 235 purse #5o0; Ind. Horse. weight, jockey. 8t. 34 Str. Fin. 1170 Sir Richard, 104 (Shaw) 1 35 28 11 (1123)Melanie, 91 (Chevalier).....’8 1n 17 22 1185 Road Runner, 102 (Hinrichs)3 52 42 1175 Bealization, 100 (Piggow)...4 81481 4 1177 Arneste, 98 (Con 56 1164 Joe K, 79 (Reldy) 6, Poor start. Won handily, Time, 1:12. Winner, Uhlan- Victress. g ., by Siratford or imp. Betting: Sir Richard 8 to 2, Melanle 214 to 1, Road Runner 12 to 1, Kealization 410 1, Arnette 10to0 1, Joe K 40 to 1. 1191 FOURTH RACE—S8ix furlongs; handl- $350. cap: three-year-olas and upward; purse nd. Horse, weight. fockey. M. 5 Bitver State, 90 (5. Jones).. 2 1 1176 Howard, 105 (Shaw).. 3h (1182) Bernards, 10 (Plggoii). 8 ¢ 1178 Duke Stevens, 94 (Burns)..4 214 Str, 1r ko Fin, 1192, LIETE RACE—ive fariongs: selling; . throe-year-olds and upward; purse $25 Ind. Horse, weight, jockey. St 13 Str. Fin. 1181 Greenback Jr., 92 (Chev- u'la)A:;l;e?di' ( G178 Reabick. 108 1173 Mt. Carlos, 10: 1178 O'Bee, 101 (Relc 1153 Gracie 8, 9! Won handily. Time, 1:0114. Win- 3 by Regent-Bessie Douglas. st Bnm‘:x!. Greenback Jr. an 10 1, Arno4tol, Red Dick 10 to 1, Mt. Carlos t0 1, Gracle S 9 to 5, 0'Bee 7 to 1, Kegal 1d to 1. Following are to-day’s races: _ Pirst race, eleven-sixteenths of le, seil- ing—St. Elmo 98, Toht Bon 104, Co:afifih" 98, Amnigo 98, Sheridan 101, Auteuil 98, Rea Idle 87, Prince 98, Second race, eleven-sixteenths of a mile, selling—John ~ Capron 92, Bellringer 101, Tedalia 96, Dolly M 00, Solitario 98, Little Tough 107, Rogation 89, Miggle 83, Tom Clark 9t 2. Third race, five-eighths of a mile selling— Royal Flnsh 114, Rinfax 111, Crawford 101, Go(d Bug 105, Sport McAllister 94, Major Cook 92, s T ST s St andica) anta L3 ey 112, Don Gara 105, Joe K 97, Ledette filly 90, Walter J 87, Fifth race, one and a sixteenth miles, handicap—Thornhill 110, Del Norte 105, Remus 95, Flirtilla 87. Sixth race, one and a hali miles, over six hurdles—Mestor 139, Mero 137, Carmel 132, All Baba 180, Guadaloupe 127, §0¢125, Vult can 125, The Drummer 124. ' TICKET AGENTS FINED. Two Cases of Cutting Passenger Rates Are Severely Punished by the Local Association. The S8an Francisco and Qakland Passen- ger Agents’ Association met yesterday and fined two of its members for violating rules in selling tickets below tariff rates. Robert Capelle, agent of the North Ger- man Lloyd Steamship Company and a local ticket agent of the Union Pacific Railway, had been caught selling three tickets to Plainville, N. J., at a reduction of $3 on each ticket. He had acted on his own responsibility, and for that reason was fined $15 on each ticket. Inall he lost by the transaction $45 in fines and $9 in re- ducing the rate. An outside agent of the Burlington route who had sold two tickets to Boston at a cut of $230 each was fined $30. In these cases neither General Agents D. W. Hitch- cock of the Union Pacific nor W. D. San- born of the Burlington was aware of the facts until notified at the meetipg. AN INTER-CLUB. REGATTA, The Corinthians, Californias and Encinals Out for a Race. Arrangements Nearly Completed for the Great Event—The Sappho and Queen. One of the greatest regattas ever held on the bay has been set for August 25. The Corinthian, California and Encinal Yacht clubs have entered into an arrangement for an inter-club race which promises to be one of the greatest events of the season and which will undoubtedly give a zest to yachting on the bay which will make the sport more popular than ever. The San Francisco Club started the ball rolling last year by giving a series of open regattas, and the success of the movement is un- questioned, Every club on the bay par- ticipated in these events, but there was always a mild protest entered against the course. The jibe around Shag Rock was a terror to yacht-owners, and they always went into the race with the conviction that something on board would carry away. The most popular racing grounds to yachts- men who love the sport is the channel course, but the ‘‘clubhouse course” would be an acceptable one if it were reversed. This would make it a beat almost entirel: from Angel Island and bring out the stul in the yachts. There has been some talk of making this change among the mem- bers of the San Francisco Yacht Club, but it has not yet assumed definite shape, A meeting of the commodores and re- gatta committees of the California, Corin- thian and Encinal clubs was held on Thursday night to perfect arrangements for the August regatta. There were pres- ent Commodore Burd of the Californias, Commodore Peer of the Corinthians ani Commodore Leonard of the Encinals. The regatta committee of the latter club consist of Messrs. C. E.Elliott, Henry Lunds- berger and E. K. Taylor, The Corinthian regatta committee is composed of William A. Barlaye, W. A. Stringer and C. W. Platt, and that of the Californias of A. M. Clay, A. B. Watson and C.J. Lancaster. A better §roupin¥ of representative yachts- men could hardly be brought together. They are all enthusiasts of the sport and they proceeded to get down to business im- mediately. Alexander J.Young, secretary of the Corinthians, was chosen secretary of the joint committee. The latter is com- posed of the members of the three regatta committees, The first thing done at the meeting was to select a course, which was laia out as follows: From an imaginar Meiggs wharf to a stakeboat anchored off the wharf down to the Presidio Shoal buoy, thence around Blossom Rock buoy, around a stakeboat between Goat and Angel islands, thence around Presidio Bhoal buoy, and again across the line of starting. This is the old channel course, but a pro- vision has been made which will put every craft on an equal footing, and going down from the leeward stakeboat the yachts must pass Alcatraz on the starboard hand. This clause has been inserted in the rules for the reason that the boys who know the course, if they were allowed to go on either side of the island, could take adyantage of the eddies near Alcatraz, and thereby get considerable advantage over the strangers. The flood tide will be bucked down to the Presidio shoal buoy, but coming back the boats will have the wind and the tide with them, and it will be a dn{ for spin- nakers, kites and watersails. The regatta will undoubtedly be one of the greatest events ever witnessed in aquatic circles, Committees on prizes, tugs, qualifications and printing were named on Thursday night, and all hands are already at work. hen the project was first bruited every club on the bay was invited to participate. Each club was asked to subsc esl()ioto cover the expense of prizes, tugs and inci- dentals. The Pacifics could not go into the scheme as their boats were too large. The San Franciscos have plenty of boats, though, to make a showing, but Commo- dore Gutte refused to take part on the pre- sumption that the club could not afford it. However, the race isopen toall and no gn‘m belonging to an organized club will e barred. The race between the Sappho and Queen is assured. Morrell of the latter craft has declared his willingness to make a mateh, and Emil Engelberg of the Sappho said yesterday that he was ready to race within two weeks’ time. > “I will race, for lnythingi’" said Mr. Engelberg, **but I think the best proposi- tion would be to put in $50 each and buy a cup. M{;dsa in making the race is purely for the benefit of yachting on the bay. Naturally I think that the Bappho could beat the Queen in a long race, but I do not for one minute think that she has a lead- pipe cinch, Iam willing, though, to take chances, with the knowledge that the Queen is one of the swiftest and best- handled yachts on the bay. Theonly time I require’is that which will enable me to put in a new boom.” % er©r o] EvrcTRIC QUTFIT IN A GOVERNMENT OFFICE. An important change is about to be made in the Government Printing Office in Wash- | or¢3 ington, where the whole of the heavy shaft- ing and expensive belting hitherto em- ployed will be removed to make way for line drawn from ITHE KNIGHTS OF CHESS, The Senior Local Tournament Is Expected Soon to Be Finished. COLE LEADS IN SECOND CLASS, ‘The Telegraphic Match With Se- attle—J., D. Redding as a Player. The great interest displayed in the chess tournaments at the Mechanics’ Inatitute proves the popularity of the royal game in San Francisco. More than 130 games have already been played in both tournaments. The players in first class bave contested forty games, and as the total number to be played is fifty-six, the result will be soon known. Thompson and Cole are leading first and second classes respectively, and are gen- erally considered 'the favorites for first place in their classes. Arrangements have been made to play two more tournaments to decide who shall be the prize-winners, additional contribu- tions having been made toward the prize fund as an inducement to have a second trial of the relative strength of the players. The telegraphic chess match with the Seattle Chess Club and the Mechanics’ In- stitute, San Francisco, is expected to take place the first week in August. Should Joseph D. Redding go Fast San Francisco will lose an enthusiastic chess- player, The reputation of J. D. Redding as a knight of the checkered field is known from the Atlantic to the Pacific, His Enmeu with Dr. Zukertort and G. H.D. ossip showed that as a chess-player he was far above the average. The Admirable Crichton of San Francisco, however, met his chess Waterloo in 1889, -when he played Dr. W. Lovegrove for the championship, Herewith is the scoreof a game with notes from the International Chess Maga- zine of a game between G. H. D. Gossip and J, D. Redding, which will serve to illustrate the skill of the latter, PETROFF'S DRFENSE. ‘White—J. D, Dedding. Black—G. H. D, Gossip. 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. K.Kt-B3 3. Kt-B3 4. P- 20, QB 21, Q-B5 () 22, BxKt 28, Q-R7 ch 24. QxRP ch 26 Q-Q2 32 P-B4 33. QQ2 (i) 84. G-Q4 () 35, R-R sq B 8q (k) KB4 and win (@) We do not like this early exchange of the B for the Kt,and would much prefer castling at once. (2) White could have much improved his posi- tioa here by 11 B-R3, 11RK sq, 12 E-QKt not alone 5 Black’s Q more also threatens later on to occup; row, when Black’s B is remov double the rooks. (¢} fnterior to the finsssing move 13 BK15: for if 14 P-BS then 14 B-Q2 tureatens towina P b Q-Bich, and Black anyway gains time for vancing' P-QB4, and theén o place his Q to QB3 and push the BP further. (@) Much beiter was 18 Q-R4 keeping the QP rotected. If White then answered 19 Q-B4, then 9 Ki-K sq, and if 20 Q-B5, 20 P-KKt3 followed s00n by P-QB4 with a very good game. (e) An ingenious trap, Should Black answer 21 R-KS ch, then foliows 23 RxR, 23 BxQ, 22 Rx Kt ch, 28 KxR, 23 BxB ch, 24 P-KtS, 24 R-RE mate. ) Biaci s unduly alsrmed. 21 P-QB4, 21 Qx QP (21 Q-R7 ch is evidently of no use), 22 PxB, 23 QxB, 24 QxBP afe énongh. (g) Akuin missing the right defense, which was boldly 27 PxP, and then might bave followed 28 BxP (if 28 Q'Kt4 oh, 28 R-Q3, 29 BxP, 20 Qx P, etc.). 28 QxB, 29 QxB ch. 29 K-B sq, and evidently White cannot play R-Q3 on account of the winning rejoinder, R-K8 ch, followed by Q-BS ch. The move adopted loses a Valuable pawn. (n) His game is 1ot good, but this makes it worse. He ought to have gone on with his QRP. (1) An excelient move, which threatens P-Q6 ch. (f) All in good style. (k) A very clever finish. Evidently the B can. not protect the P al KB4, as P-KKu4 follows. The following game was contested in the present tournament, and is well worthy of attention, as the positions arrived at are highly critical. FRENCH DEFENSE. White—T. Martin. Black—G. B, Thompson. . P-K4 P-K3 PQs PxP , and then to B-Q3 P-QB3 10. Castles (a) 11. P-QRS 12. P-KB3 Kt-QR3 (¢) Kt-QKt5 KtBb ch BxKt KixP KixP Kt-QKtS And Black wins. fa) Castling on the Q side was premature, as it allows Black to commence 8 strong attack on the ‘White King, commencing with B-K3. (b) Black threatened to capture QRP with his Bishop. © Pits move was made with the intention of catching the White Queen and is very deceptive, as 15 KtQKtS gave White the impression that he bad & won game by taking the Bishop with Pawn, leaving the Black Queen attacked. (@) The only move to save the Queen, and one which did not_enter into the calculation of Black on his fourteenth move. (€) Black tbreatened Kt-KE7. if PxP, then Black can play Kt-K6 ch. 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