The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 14, 1895, Page 8

The recent cycling tournament at San Jose is affording wheelmen much food for reflection. The people of San Jose who paid admission to see the races are indig- nant because the crack riders made no ef- fort to win and that loafing was princi- pally indulged in. Football will soon be inaugurated. The college teams are practicing daily for win- ter games. The Reliance Club will soon journey to the East. Sportsmen are winding up the trap- shooting season, and one month from to- morrow game birds will receive a warm reception. The decision of Judge Angel- lotti of the Marin County Superior Court in reference to a poorly constructed county ordinance was read with much pleasure and interest by lovers of deer shooting. The Olympic Club will give a boxing tournament in a few weeks, which will be open to membersof the Pacitic Association. A proposed race between crews of the Pioneer and South End rowing clubs may soon be held on the Long Bridge course. SEabga THE WHEELMEN. Three Road Races From San Lean- dro to Haywards To-Morrow. The early rain came in the nature of a surprise to the cyclists, and those who were training for the three road races to be held over the San Leandro-Haywards course to-morrow had to suspend their work for the time being. tive training is done the last few days before a race, it will hardly affect the con- dition of the men. Yesterday having been warm and sunny, with probabilities of to- day and to-morrow being the same, the road should be thorougbly dried up, and, if anything, in even better condition than if the rain had not fallen. There was nodis- position to postpone the events for sucha | triting matter, and they will all be run off as if nothing had happened. afternoon has been selected as the most desirable time, as there is usually a good wind at the riders’ backs then, which facilitates speed. Full data of the three races will be found further on. There is a rumor_which is now_pretty well verified that Thomas H. B. Varney will open the Panorama building, at the corner of Tenth and Market streets, as an immense cyclery. It -vi'' certainly be that. jndging from the size of the place. The location is good and Mr. Varney should do a big business, as he is very popular with all wheelmen and the public in_gen- eral, and the wheel he handles—the Ram- tler—shares that popnlarity with him. Another report, which should interest every one connected with cycling, is to the effect that a combine is being formed b; the Pope Manufacturing Company (Co: Iumtbia), Overman Wheel Company (Vic- tor), Devany, Hopkins & Co. (8tearns), Thomas H. B. Varney (Rambler) and Edwin Mohrig (Pheenix) to uphold the priceof high-grade wheels for 1396 at the present figure ($105) and to control install- mentsales so that no wheels will be sold at less than §35 down and $15 a month. So vou wlo have intended buying a wheel at $10 dovn and $2 50 a week, more or less, had beter be quick about it or the golden opportmity may fade away—that is, if you intended ing one of the wheels repre- sented in this combine. The recing season on this Coast isnot over by any means. Next week, on the 19th, 20t} and 2lst, there will be three days’ radne at Napa, at which all the cracks will compete. The entries close to- night with the secretary of the Napa club. The track there is fast, and if the meet is wel handlel it should be a credit to the it is on the Bacific Cyclist circuit, and the poor attendance at Oakland last Saturday and at Gilroy Tuesday would not indicate that that is much of a drawing card. Still, the Napa cluliis a healthy, active organi- zation, made Up of the best young men in the city, and ai they have had experience | at handling mce meets they certainly should promot this one, with credit to themselves andthe sport. Evidently the San Jose public was not in sympathy with Foster and Jones when they tried to jodkey Long out of a race there last Monddy. The two riders were loudly hissed at the time, and now the ! San Jose Mercury says editorially: “The San_Jose, public has no more use for fake cyclers.” “‘The people of fan Jose will not bein a hurry to again put up good money to see | fake bicycle races.” “The managers df the recent bicycle meet _in this city txpress themselves as also dissatisfied witl the character of that meeting. National organizaticn, which certainly must be very defectiw if they cannot pre- vent fake racing.” To all of which we tan only ssy, hear, hear. Wheelmen of two years ago will remember the same irouble was experi- enced at the Midwinte: Fair toumament. There was a team nearly all of whom were clad ir, orange suits, tomposed of M. F. Dirnberger and Juliin Pye Bliss of Chicago, Otto Ziegler Ji., T. 8, Hall, R. L. bonfi Charles 8. Wells W. A. Ternill, W. H. Haleyand W. F. Fester. To see the seven last tamed on the same tesm now, would maks the averag club man faint from sheer sstonishmeni. However, they were team mates then, add it was the first team ever seex on the Cast. Club feeling mattered nothiag forthem were Bey Citys, Olympics and +San Jose man together. Their purpose n sc¢ banding together was to win racs on the wheel they all rode and theeby advertise it. They were fairly \successful, though J. E. Alexander of \an Jose upset their plans by winning the \alf-mile invitation, the race of the day, an\ C. L. Davis, Harry F. Terrill and T. A. Giffiths also made it hot for them. There Wis no class A or B in_those days (happ) days). But the spirit shown then awok so much antago- nism amon§ wheelmen hat the advertise- ment proved a bad one,\nd the team was greatly reduced in nulper. It was the largest racing team evelorganized in the country. To see Jones 4d Foster trying the same tactics at San J4e on Admission day recalled those old ubleasant memo- ries of 93 in the minds of\ll who remem- bered the incidents, and te reception the two men received was no¥ery flattering, o say the least. it A good story went therouds about that time concerning the two Tejl] poys. For some reason Harry Terrill, ten (and now) one of the crackerjacks ofhe coast, and who could beat Foster, Ziegr, Welis or anybody else at & quarter mp 'refused to But as little ac- | The | They saythat the faultlies with | individual riders, ani with the rules of the | | i | W. A, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1895. go.on the team, although his brother Will did. The latter was mainly instrumental in nearly crowding Harry off a curve, and he didn’t like it a bit. So he wentto Will’s tent after the race and told him what he thought of him, gave him a lecture on brotherly affection, and threatened cor- oreal punishment galore if the latter tried it again. As Harry is a champion boxer weighing 180 pounds, Will considered his words well, decided he was right, told him so, and thereafter the two brothers were inseparable. The following new members have been elected by the Bay City Wheelmen: How- ard P. Taylor Jr., J. B. Ritter, Horace Slater, Charles Wesley Reed, A. W. Wal- lace and Frank C. Herrick. With five more members the limit will be reached, and then those who desire to join the club will have to await their turn. The Royal Cycling Club has issued neatly time he was the champion of this State, but gave up racing to attend college, and then re-enteied the lists after his gradua- tion. In 1894 he was on the Columbia National circuit team with Bald and Mc- Donald, but a couple of untortunate falls incapacitated him, and he returned to California. After a good rest he made up his mind to try %or the world’s mile straightaway record, and brought it down i to 1:34 1-5, which stands to-day as the fast- est mile ever ridden on a bicycle. That he is still the topnotcher he always was, is evidenced by his riding at Oakland last Saturday, when he defeated Foster, Jones, Slater, Hall and half a dozen other cele- brated class B men, and_repeated the per- formance at Gilroy last Tuesday. He will ride at Napa on September 19, 20 and 21, and his friende Bredic&he will have things his own way. Personally he is one of the most gentlemanly racers on the track WILBUR J. EDWARDS OF THE GARDEN CITY CYCLERS. printed invitations for its smoker, to be heid this evening at the Tempie, Turk | street, above Taylor. Admission is by in- vitation only. he club has secured an exceptionally fine list of talent which will appear during the evening. The com- mittee baving charge of the affair is com- %nsed of H. Sternberg, J. Lubin, H. reightstein and M. Lichtenstein. James Whartenby McClure of the Bay City Wheelmen, who was well known in wheeling circles here several years ago, has returned after an absence of several years in the East. Mr. McClure is wealthy and has been touring for health and pleasure. The members of the Bay City Wheel- | men seem to be always on the move. Harry F. Terrill will leave for the East to- day to join his clubmates, C. 8. Wells and errill, on the National racing cir- cuit. Will Knippenberg came up from Los Angeles last week and returned yes- terday. Horace Sperry is in Fresno on business. Mitchell M. Shields returned to Los Angeles Thursday after a visit of three weeks. S. H. Knapp Jr,, now resident in Fresno, was around to the club for a little while, *just to meet some of the old guard,” he said. Charles W. Hammer of Santa Cruz was in town recently, the guest | of Sanford Plummer during his visit. Dan O’Callaghan has started on a trip around the world. The tive-mile handicap road race of the Outing Road Club will run to-morrow over the straightaway course from San Le- andro to Haywards. The entries and handicaps are: C. Taylor 14 minutes, E. Oelrich 1{ minutes, S.Peiser 1 minute, ‘W. Plagemann 1 minute, George Stamper 45 seconds, B. Mayer 45 seconds, M. Cook 45 seconds, W. Mack 30 seconds, N. Brown sport and abenefit to the racing men; but | Sloenlo b el i e o scratchman, has a reputation as a road quiet, unassuming and modest, with never a complaint to make if things go against | him, or an excuse if he fails to win a race. | No wonder the Garden Citys areso proud of him. THE CALL Bicycle Club now has a mem- bership of seventy-eight. It is proposed | to_establish clubrooms downtown, which will be elegantly fitted up with all the conveniences necessary to a wheel club. To-morrow the club will havg a run to Haywards to witness the three road races. he Imperial Oycling Club has moved into commodious new quarters at 614 Van Ness avenue, near Turk street. The rooms | have been neatly furnished and are much more cozy than the old clubhouse. The | club is taking in new members at every | meeting, and, far from being on the down | grade, as has been reported, it is growing heaithily. In Byrne, Barley, Egan and Metcalf the club has four spiendid class A riders, and there are many other promis- ing ones among the members. Byrne’s world’s record of 1:01 for a half mile in | competition, class A, made at San Jose last Monday, will stand for a long while, I am inclined to think, and marks him as a rider of wonderful speed and endurance. The San Francisco Young Men's Chris- tian Association Cycling Club has a five- | mile road race scheduled for next Saturday | aiternoon. J. E. Edwards, the Olympic flyer, will ride from scratch and, if the con- ditions are favorable, will try to lower the coast record of 11:35, made by Hurley of Alameda last month. A picture is presented this week of the Riverside Wheelmen's new track. This is said to be one of the fastest courses in the State and will be used by several of the Southern California flyers for record trials | later this season. he National circuit | meet will also be held upon it the latter The | part of November. iverside Wheel- mmmgmmmw A x4 e s THE RIVERSIDE WHEELMEN’S NEW RACING PARK. racer, having for a time held the coast rec- ord for 10 miles in 27:15, made while he rode under the colors of the Olymplc Club Wheelmen. The Outings havearun called to witness the road race, leaving on the 9 A M. brmd-finuge boat. H. A. Goddard of the Bay City Wheel- men_has sworn out a warrant charging one B. Egenberger of Alameda with bat- tery. Goddard was riding his wheel toward San Leandro Thursday evening, when he met Egenberger and two friends on foot, somewhat intoxicated. As he assed tbey reached out and grabbed him rom his wheel, and as he was riding very fast, the effect can be better imngineg than described. He was considerably bruised by the consequent fall, and the wheel was wrecked. He learned the names of his as- sailants, and besides the battery case will enter a_civil suit to recover damages for the broken wheel. The League of Ameri- can Wheelmen will prosecute botn cases, this being one of the advantages of mem- bership in that organization—legal protec- tion. President Tooker and the directors of the Imperials are arranging various en- tertainments for the members during the coming winter months, and altogether things look very bright for the wearers of | the royal purple. Wilbur J. Edwards of the Garden City Cdclers. San*Jose, is a racer who is known all over the United BStates. For a long men isa_flourishing club, and the acquir- ing of this track has brought them lots of new members. It is a wonder one of the big San Francisco clubs would not foilow suit and build a track of its own, as this City is now without a track of any kind and racing men must train on the streets or in the park. The Liberty Cycling Club will hold a five-mile bandicap road race to-morrow over the San Leandro-Haywards course. The entries and handicaps have alread; been published in THE CALL. As the clul has several good riders among its members, fast time is expected if the road is not too heavy from the recent rain. There has been no opposition to the reg- ular ticket of the Bay City Wheelmen for directors. as has been erroneously reported, and those who are elected for the ensuing year are: Hon. Frank H. Kerrigan, San- ford Plummer, Walter D. Sheldon, Albert J. Menne, William H. Toepke, Harry Lar- kin, Frank H. Watters, Charles A. Eilot, Horace P. Howard, Byron D. Bent and George P. Wetmore. The road officers are: Sanford Plummer, captain; George - P. Caldwell, first lieutenant; Gustav Ros- bnrfi, second lieutenant. 4 The Bay Citys will hold a five-mile road 2e to-morrow afternoon over the San Leandro-Haywards course. The entries will close at the clubrooms to-night and the handicaps will then be announced. While the men have not had much oppor- tunity to train for tne event still consider- able enthusiasm is manifested, and_as the club possesses some of the fastest riders in the State good time is assured. % The Sen Francisco Road Club will hold a run to-morrow to Haywards to witness the road races. Members will please as- semble at the clubrooms at 10 A. M. The club gave a bmqnet to President Dr. Rot- tanzi, Hon. J. W. Maguire and I. Schwartz of the Southside Improvement Club last Tuesday evening which was very enjoy- able. The club will hold a five-mile road race on the 29th inst. SrALDING. it T THE RIFLE. American Marksmen Invited to the Itallan Shooting Festival. The Independent Rifles are making ex- tensive preparations for their picnic ana shooting festival, which will take place on the 22d inst. A grand outing is promised the many friends of the Rifles who intend to be present on this occasion. The famous Zettler Rifle Club of New York will bold its annual prize shoot at Cypress Hill Park, Long Island, onthe 29th and 30th of this month. Baron Fava, Italian Embassador to this country, has informed the Department of State at Washington that a prize shooting contest will take place at Rome, Italy, on September 20, in which his Government desires that American marksmen shall participate. In the textbook for small arms and am- munition, recently issued by the English War Department, is a very interesting table giving the later issue of the Euro- pean military rifles, their calibers, weight of bullets and the velocities. Itis as iol- low. s = 8g3 5 EEE 2! o2 = 5 = L] £ B2 ® SE= 2 333 28853 g 3 54233 g L 283%% ] o2 EIET8 2 R —@: S % 3 5 s S%a o ax ® % Tz [y 0 L g Bl & @b ] SES £ g qour | 5 S Eremesens e s x g o g crs z SCREE%ER &% § oR | eareap | £ a® & 4 < Ko e ] 888 5 88 8 FIS & &3 : waS g RF E 2 M e e GUN AND DOG. Deer-Shooting Continues In Marin County for Another Month. According to the decision of Judge An- gellotti of the Marin County Superior Court,which was rendered last Wednesday, male deer can be lawfully killed in Marin County until October 15. As exclusively stated in Thursday’s CALr, Judge Angellotti decided a case testing the validity of the county ordi- nance. The Supervisors of each county have the FOW" to shorten the open season for the killing of game birds or animals, but under no circumstances can they pro- long it. = Acting upon the authority given to them the Supervisors of Marin County ordained that the open season for deer-shooting end on Beptember 1 of this year. There was nothing in the ordinance, however, that provided for a penalty, and to test its validity a sportsman shot a deer on the second day of September. The court held that the absence of a prescribed penalty ren- dered the ordinance useless, and as a con- sequence the State Jaw will govern now in Marin County until the Supervisors will again meet and rectify their mistake. As there will not be 2 meeting of the board until the first week in October it is, indeed, safe to say that the general law will hold good, that is so far as deer-shoot- ing in Marin County is concerned, for this season at least. The decision will, no doubt, stir up the sportsmen of other counties to a sense of duty, and county ordinances that fail to pfovide a penalty should be immediately attended to. According to an ordinance passed by the Supervisors of San Mateo County, the deer- shooting season in that county ended on the 1st. As there has not been a game warden appointed for San Mateo County the killing of deer goes merrily on, and no less than nine deer, both male and female, were killed last Sunday in the vicinity of Shattuck’s ranch, which place is sur- Tounded on all sides by the Spring Valley Water Company’s property. It would seem as if the Supervisors of the county of San Mateo, having refused to appoint a game warden, might have kept their fingers off the general law. Their action in having shortened the deer-shoot- ing season is certainly doing no good. The true sportsman will observe the law, and that means a better opportunity for poach- ers to slay more game and escape punish- ment. Game Warden Mogan of this county stated last evening that he succeeded in arresting the man who flung four sacks of game down in front of Lemoine’s game stall last Saturday and then made his escape when he saw the warden examining the contents of the sack. Lemoine, as already stated, was fined $20 for baving game in his possession. The man who had made his escape and whose name was John Buckley, will be given an opportunity of explaining to the court to-day why he transgressed the law and why he ran away when he saw the officer examining the contents of the sacks. Itisabout time that some of those fellows who will persist in killing game out of season are taught a lesson that will not readily be forgotten. The asonsmen of this City and County will no doubt be pleased to learn that the game warden is accomplishing some good work. He has had no assistance from the Fish and Game Commission, still he has made seven or eight arrests since his ap- pointment. On Sunday afternoon there will be held at the Oakland trotting park shooting con- tests at live and artificial birds. The following ‘“‘owly’’ article appeared a few days ago in the gun column of the New York Vsorld: ‘“‘Among the latearnvals at the Philadel- phia Zoological Garden are two birds that would be of great value to people in this country who use a shotgun, either to gamn a living or for sport. The birds are called ‘Whoo Whoo' owls, and thrive only in the central part of Germany. The birds are mottled brown in color, with heads as big as teacups and ayes as large as a_half- dollar. While they are nocturnal birds, their vision is in no way impaired by the daylight. In fact, it is during the daytime that they develop their useful traits to the hunters. When properly trained the owls take their stana on_the top of 4 tall tree and act as lookouts. Whenever the game is sighted the owls utter a soft call that sounds like ‘Whoo, whoo,” from which their name is derived, and dropping down beneath the tops of the trees, so as to be out of sléht of the quarry, they lead the hunters directly to the spot Where the ame is to be found. It is said thatin the unting outfit of King William there are 200 of these owls, all perfectly trained, and the young monarch prefers this kind of sport to any other. The pair at the ‘Zoo’ show their natural characteristics every time a bird flies over their open-air cage by uttering their Peculiar cry and becoming wildly excited.’” Jack S8ammi is the proud possessor of a kennel of young Irish water spaniels, which are in every way chips of the old block. Both sire and dam are thorough- bred imported stock that has won many honors in the field and on the bench. When Sammi was asked by Count Lors- bach a few days ago which he preferred, pointers or water spaniels, he replied *‘Spaniels, because they are the only speci- mens of the Irish race that have gien known to take water at all times and under all conditions.” Sportsmen who have a fancy for duck- shooting are putting in their leisure days renovating their arks on the marshes and arran ging “blinds” for the opening of the stfxiooting season, which is yet some weeks off. A sportsman is desirous of knowing what will cure eczema, a skin disease which completely spoils a dog’s coat. The best remedy is: Oil of tar,4 ounces; crude petroleum, 1 ounce; cotton-seed oil, 12 ounces. Mix and apply all over the body for six consecutive days, giving a bath on the seventh; repeat treatment in a few days. Make also a complete change in the diet, using well-cooked vegetables with milk and soups. Feed only once daily and then at night. . ol THE ANGLER. Tons of Weeds Are Belng Removed From the Spring Valley Lakes. It is reported that the Spring Valley ‘Water Company will close the San Andreas Lake to-day to anglers, For some weeks past workmen have been busy removing weeds which had accumulated and were growing very thick in some parts of the lake and consequently imparting to fishes somewhat of a weedy flavor.» The same condition of affairs has existed in the lower lakes, and the removal of the defunct “‘water cress”” will not only add to the purification of the water, but the fishes will also be benefited by the change. It has been remarked by some gentlemen who were ‘“honored” with invitations to catch a few bassin what is known as the Lower Crystal Springs Lake, that the fish this year are actually unfit for table nse because of their peculiarly high and un- pleasant flavor caused, in all probability, by the food upon which they exist. The bass of the lake live principally upon the goldfish, which are numerous. ~ The latter feed on small snails which are found cling- g to the weeds and consequently they have a decidedly weedy flavor, which 1s e Colonel Marshall McDonald of the United States Fish Commission. not by any means pleasant to the taste. The removal of tons of decayed and decay- ing water plants will certainly improve the taste of both the water and the fishes therein. Colonel Greenleaf of the United States Quartermaster’s Department returned a jew weeks ago from an outing on the Truckee River. When asked how the fish- ing was the colonel replied that the river’s banks were guarded by an immense army of wasps, and that he was routed comp]ete]r and retreated in very bad or- der to a place of safety. “I was wounded in two places,” re- marked the colonel, “‘but the sting of ae- feat annoyed me more than anything that has ever happened to me during my long years of service in the army. In my hasty retreat from the enemy I left leaders, fly- book and pocketknife “behind, and they are welcome to any one who will have courage enough to face the yellow jackets.” An excursion train giving tourists an op- portunity of seeing the grandeur of the great Sierras was to have taken its depart- ure from the Oakland mole yesterday, but owing to the threatening appearance of the weather it was postponed. When the ex- cursion was first made public quite a num- ber of anglers decided upon taking the op- portunity of enjoying a few days’ fishing on the Truckee River, but when they learned that only half a day’sfishing could be enjoyed they dropped the idea of going into the mountains, as they considered that $11 50 was rather 100 expensive a sum to expend for half a day’s trout rishinE. According to the American Field of New York, there has been excellent fly-fishin on the Truckee River recently; also go sport on _the McCloud River, and at Lake San Andreas the bass were running in numbers. The Field’s correspondent must evidently bean angler of the old school, or, in other words, he has been hibernat- ing during the angling season. There has been no fly-fishing worth mentioning on the Truckee or McCloud rivers this year, and the bass of San Andreas Lake have been sullen. Latest reports from Chicago stated that a high wind interfered greatly with the sport of ibe members of the Chicago Fly- casting Club during the tournament re- cently held at Garfield Park. In the long- distance event Charles T. g won the medal with a score of 84 feet; Fred Peet, 77 feet; C. A. Lippencott, 72 feet; James Clark, 71 feet; Frank Davidson, 67 feet. In the long-distance and accuracy event Fred Peet tooi the medal with a score of 9134 per cent; C. F. Essig, 90 per cent; James Clark, 90 per cent; Frank Davidson, 8714 per cent; C. A. Lippencott, 77 per ceat. In the light-rod dry-fly casting event Frank Daviason won the medal with a score of 9324 vper cent; C.T. Essie, 90}3 er cent ; James Clark, 8924 per cent; Fre l?eet, 881, per cent; C. A. Lippencott, 79 per cent. the bni!-:nsxing event Frank Davidson was handicapped 42 feet, and James Clark won the medal by averaging 77 4-5 feetin five casts; F. Davidson, 77 3-5 feet; Fred Peet, 69 15 feet; C. A. Lippencott, 59 4-5 feet. Frank Davidson’s actual average was 119 3-5 feet, but the handicap brought his score just below James Clark’s. In the death of Hon. Marshall Mc- Donaid, United States Fish Commissioner for many years, fish;roteclion and propa- gation bave sustained a severe loss. Marshall McDonald died a few weeks ago of pulmonary troubles. He was a native of Virginia, and was appointed United States Commissioner of g‘nsh and Fisheries by President Cleveland durin, the latter’s first term. McDonald’s officia career was marked by steady advancement in fish propagation and distribution, and many localities throughout the land have been suEphed with game and food fishes during his administration. The Chinese fishermen have been mak- ing large catches of small sea fishes as well as shrimps during the past two months in the vicinity of California City. Of course thisis an ogen transgression of the law, but as the Chinese have grown rich in the business of lhipé;inx dried fish to China it is to be presumed that they have managed in some way to get around the officers who are supposed to be attending to their duty. It is very seldom that a Chinese acher is arrested, yet it is a well-known act that Chinese fishermen catch and dry tons of small fish every summer whic are cau&ht in the bay by means of baz- nets. hy the Fish Commissioners allow this means of depleting the bay of its small fishes to continue is something of a puzzle to sportsmen and anglers. F. McManus, F. Waite, T. Clarke, E. Purcell and W. Sumps have been enjoying splendid fishing and hunting in the iil]s east of Cloverdale. A few days ago they shipped a “box of game'’ to ;‘ Angonnet of Seventh street, and when the receiver opened the case, to his great surprise he ROWAR Baking Powder Absolutely Pare discovered a dozen toads, which the jokers seut to him in the Elace of a dozen choice venison steaks which were promised. Angonnet will wait an opfionnnity of turn- ing the tables upon his alleged friends. Billy Robertson and Dr. Bowhill re- turned from a day’s outing to San Andreas Lake last Thursday with more water than fish. The famous cricketer states that Butler’s roe is not the proper thing for fishes during wet weather. b el I COURSING. Hounds That WIll Race for the American Waterloo Cup. The great stake meeting which was de- cided at Casserly’s Coursing Park lnPt Monday proved beyond argument that in greyhounds speed is the great requisite to success. The dog that can lead to the hare when cast from the slips and capture the first turn invariably stands an excel- lent chance of having the winning colors hoisted in his favor at the end of the course. Itis speed, and not endurance, that a dog must be possessed of to win laurels at inclosed meetings. The races, with few exceptions, are of short duration, and, generally speaking, trapped hares seldom give their pursuers an opportunity of scoring more than three or four turns when they are picked up. 2 The conditions are, however, very differ- ent on the open plains, and especially at a season of the year when the grass is dry and water scarce. Take, for instance, a Merced ‘‘jack’ in the fall of the year and slip a brace of ‘‘sprinting hounds” that are demons at running when straight courses are in order, and what will be the result? A desperate dash from the slips and a quick turn is the first result. Then the hare that looked so large when first seen tucks itself np, so to_speak, and re- sembles a cottontail rabbit when it has discovered that something more dangerous than a brace of coyotes is at its heels. After the turn it shoots off in a straight line from the dogs, and all that can be seen afterward is what the veteran Tommy Hall of Merced would term a streak of fur fly- ing over the prairie with a _brace of dogs vainly striving to kecr within sighting distance of the game little animal, that soon finds a resting-place far, far away from its gurauers and those who were awaiting the return of the judge for infor- amnion as to what had become of the poor ogs. Yes, endurance and speed are the two prime requisites that a greyhound must possess to make a success on the open sward. In England they have been breed- ing greyhounds for some years past with a view of obtaining the greatest speed. The races are short, and as a result a dog must be a first-class worker, with a good deal of speed, so as to down his quarry the mo- ment an opportunity presents itself for a clever pick-ur. The same class of dogs as are successful at the English meetings are needed in this City to run at inclosed meetings. It would be a good wager, how- ever, that the winner of a Waterloo stake wonid not run one, two or three against some California-bred dogs at a meeting held on the plains of Merced in the fall of the year, when ‘‘the game is on the fly.”” Possibly a vast improvement in the cours- ing witnessed at the inclosed meetings may result if the proprietors would cull the poor hares from the bad onesand feed them occasionally on some substantial food. It isalsoa very bad policy to race hares immediately on their arrival from the plains. The characteristics of the hare should be made a more important study. Lord Rivers, who in his time had few equals in the United Kingdom asa grey- @ S Brings comfort and improvement and tends to Jwrsonal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet- ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world’s best products to | the needs of physical being, will attest | the value to health of the pure liquid laxative orinciples embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting |in the form most acceptable and pleas- | ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect laxe | ative; effectually cleansing the system dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. 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He observes absolute confidence and the strict- est secrecy in all his professional dealings. The Doctor has thousands of genuine tes- timonials on file in his private office and consultation rooms. They are not fictitious or solicited. They are genuine, and were voluntarily given as true, deep, sincere and heartfelt expressions of gratitude and thanks from our best merchants, manufac- turers, mechanics, miners, ministers, farm- ers, lawyers, laborers and literary people, who have been cured by him and made happy. Examine them and learn for yourself what he has accomplished in cases just Jike yours. To do so would make your heart leap with joy and renewed hope. ARE YOU Subiect to fainting spells, dizziness, noises in the head, palpitation of the heart, heat flashes, numbness of the hands or feet, or any other symptoms indicating Paralysis or Brain Disease? ARE YOU Nervous and run down, with thin blood, ale lips, dragging pains about the loins, 0ss of your natural cheerfulness, and with melancholy thoughts and inclinations to get up and run away ? ARE YNU Constipated and dyspeptic with headache, coated tongue. bad breath, pimples on your faceand back, and with a dull languid feeling in every partof your body? ARE Y2U The victim of some loathsome disease which causes you to blush with shame sl;ou‘}d your mother or your sister know of it ARE YOU Troubled with a bad blood disease which every now and then breaks out on differ- ent parts of your body and makes your life a perfect hell ? ARE Y0U The offspring of consumptive parents, and is the fatal gift left to you as a legacy? ARE Y0U Troubled with pain in the back, emissions at night, sediment in your urine, weakness of your bladder or kidneys? ARE YOU i Losing _your memory and do you toss around in your bed and get up tired and despondent and unrefreshed ? ARE YOU Afflicted with a premature loss of your youthful vigor, weakness of sexual organs, and are you a victim of the_evil effects of youthful follies and marital excesses? ARE YOU Happily married or is there some slight defect which tends to separate husband and wife? 1 1If you are troubled with any of theabove symptoms, then, reader, TAKE T:ME BY THE FORELOCK. Never put off a duty you owe to yourself or another. Half the evils of life come from things deferred. The time to sce the doctor is when you realize that you have violated the laws of Nature. Don’t wait 1or the penalty to manifest itself. A little medicine now will do more than a whole drugstore by and l:{y So come to Dr. Sweany at once, and in sacred confidence tell him all. He will do more than help you keep your secret. He will help you to forget it. Diseases fully cured soon cease to be even matters of memory. Don’t confess to your family. It will only cause them shame and grief. Don’t tell your closest friend. Friend- ships are not always lasting, and the . bezlx;ptntinn to gossip is great. [f you cannot come to San Franci write Dr. Sweany fully and !nely, w"hlm assurance that yvour letter will be kept carefully concealed from curious eyes. Office hours—9 A. M. to 12 M, 7to8 P. M. Sunday, 10 4. M. to 12 ot oarS M. to12 M, only, F. .L. SWEANY, M. D., 737 Market Street, 8. F., Cal, Opposite Examiner Office.