The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 19, 1895, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1895. OUTDOOR SPORTS. Interesting Events ' in the Cycle World and in Athletic Fields. The sportsmen are now having a great , feast of pleasure. Duck and quail shoot- | ing is in full blast and the large strings of | ducks that are daily arriving from the; marshes are an evidence of the number of | birds that have already arrivea from the | north. The wheelmen are hoping to see some | great racing after the arrival of the expert | Eastern riders, who are due here in a few | days. Among the pastimes that will | create considerable interest this winter are | football, baseball, coursing, rowing and | boxing. In the following columns will be { | found the very latest news of interest to sportsmen in general. —————— THE WHEELMEN. An Aggregation of Eastern Racling Talent Wili Soon Be Here. The season for bicycle road racing in | this State practically endea last Sunday | with the ten-mile event of the California | IGSSNEUUSUUI S8 cluding to-morrow. The existence of an opposition ticket has created considerable interest, and a large vote will be polled. ‘What the result will be can scarcely be foretold, as there seemed to be about an equal number of supporters of both tickets, In the hands of either the Jeague will be well served, as Judge Kerrigan 1s at the head of both, and the other officers are all well chosen. ‘With the approach of November comes the reminder that the National Circuit races will soon be with us, probably the first week in next month, and then we will see an aggregation of racing talent such as has never been seen on this coast. The only regret is that there is no track in San Francisco or the immediate vicinity upon which these men can race, and for that reason the residents of this City will miss the opportunity of seeing some of the men whose names and records are known the world over unless their enthusiasm leads them to journey to San Jose, where there will be a big two days’ tournament on November 8 and 9, The entry blanks for these races, which are to be held under the auspices of the Garden City Cyclers, TOM M, COOPER OF DETROIT, NOW CF THE BAY CITY WHEELMEN. Associat Cycling Clubs, which was so replete with accidents and inc idents. But, thanks to the equable climate we live in, club runs may be held almost continu- | ously through the winter to near-by | points, and our wheels need never be put | aside for any great length of time owing to the severity of winter weather. The ros race last Sunday is still the uppermost topic among wheelmen, and | the terrible fate of young Harvey is | greatly lamented. Those at the finish of | the race, and there were probably a laige thousand wheelmen there, did not know that at least three times that number lined the roadside the entire distance, where a better view could be obtained, and this accounts for the apparently small number at the finish. That the proportion of those who did not ride out the race, because of accidents to their wheels, and consequently to them- selves, should be exactly one-third of those who started, clearly demonstrated thatthe racing machine of to-day, and particularly the tires, are entirely too hight and fragile for road use. Some of the men whose | chances for success seemed rosiest were | thrown or forced to quit by collapsing wheels and tires, and if a record could have been kept of all the sters it would have made an interesting table for com- parison as to the relative merits of certain machines. While the scoring and timing at the fin- ish were very accurate as far as they went, this was only possible becanse of the long | experience of a few of the officials and | their personal acquaintance with nearly all the coatestants, but it was then eyident | that some improvement should be made in the handling of road races at the finish. Tug CaLL’s eyeling editor has been an offi- cial at the finish of nearly every road race this year, and has realized the incomplete- ness and inaccuracy of the present system whereby one man marks down the times given him by a timer, and must at the same instant look up and get the number of the man crossing the tape. Imagine the impossibility of doing this correctly when, as last Sunday, seven or eight men crossed the line within the space of one second, amid the howling and cheers of an excited mob of wheelmen all crowding around and shutting the riders from the view of the officials. . There is only one plan I can suggest, and it was partially adopted at last Sunday’s race with considerable success. One timer called the various times to a scorer and noted how many men passed in each bunch. If there were six their times were afterward given as one-fifth of a seeond apart. A clerk on a raised platform, where he could see plainly, called out each rider's number to another scorer, and when the two scores were compared they fitted to a nicety. Beside the timer who did the calling stood two other timers, who checked him with their watches, thus making that part of the work accurate. As a check on the whole the timer’s scorer put down such riders’ numbers as he could conveniently get. The whole plan worked fairly well, and but for it the records of the road race would have been sadly jumbled. The experiment was tried by George P. ‘Wetmore, who called out the times to the writer, and was checked by George H. Stratlon_and Captain George H. Strong, George L. Hall kept score of the riders’ numoers, and had a merry time of it, there were so many of them and they came so fast—from one to- five every sec- ond. Still an accurate score was secured, as the records in last Monday’s papers will attest. If any one has a better plan to suggest THE CALL will be glad to sub- mit it to its readers that the matter may be generally discussed prior to the next meeting of the Associated Clubs, when the delegates will talk the various suggestions over and adopt some pian for next year's road races. Incidentally, I may add that itisto be hoped that the next board of timers will attend the various events more regularly when requested to by the racing board. Most of them were quite lax in their duties the past season. Perhaps if there were fewer official timers, and the association paid their expenses, more prompt attendance would be insured. The annual election of the North Cali- fornia Division League of American Wheel- men is now in progress, the voting con- are now out and the events and prizes are as follows: "NOVEMEER 8 One-third of a mile, open. | Class A. le, handi TUnset diamond| 40 00 Mule, bandicap. | Unget diamoud 25 00 ) Trousers | 1000 iset diamond | 126 00 Mile, open. Class B. F.’) o0 25 00 Two-thirds of a mile, | 85 00 handicap. 45 00 Class B 20 00 ue. | Unset diamond 350 00 nset diamond | 30 00 vercoat | 1500 Two-thirds ofamile, alamond| 40 00 handicap, Unset diamond| 25 00 One mile, open, Class A. Class B. |Trousers 10 00 One-third of & mile, ¢ diamond | 85 00 scrateh, t dismond | 43 00 Class B. Unset diamond | 20 00 set dlamond 100 00 Unsel diamond |86 00 handicap, | Class B. | nset dlamond| 20 00 [ LA W. National Fivemile National |championship gold, sil- champlonship, ver and bronze medals For A and B ridérs. |1st, 30 and 34 prizes, respectively. Entries must be in the hands of Secre- tary George W. Pollard not later than No- vember 1, accompanied by the usual fee of 50 cents for each event entered. The one-mile open, class B, will be the greatest event of all, and in it will be en- tered Bald, Cooper, Murphy, Sims, Mac- donald, Cabanne, Titus, Johnson and other crackerjacks from the East, competing with ‘Wells, Foster, Terrill, Jones and the other great class B men of the coast. Only sick- ness or death would keep a wheelman from witnessing such a race as that, and prob- ably all the local devotees of the sport have already commenced to arrange their affairs so as to be in San Jose on those two great davs in November. While our personal acquaintance with Bald, the Eastern flyer, will lead us to watch his course and applaud his victories while here, the greatest interest will attach to Tom Cooper of Detroit, whose likeness is herewith presented. We know little of him except from reputation, and must quote from the Referee to gain an idea of who he is and what he has done. It says: The honor of having done the most credita- ble and remarkable work of the yeap must in fairness be awarded to Tom Cooper, the new star of the racing world, who has won a Netional reputation in little more than two months. Cooper’s sudden development has no parallel in recent racing history. Record- breakers like Johnson and Ziegler heve become famous in a day,but there is no recent in- stance where a young rider of but & half season’s experience, known only as a fair man in handicaps, has taken the field when the season was half over, and in two months glued more victories to his credit than the est of his rivals had been able to secure in four. Cooper is the phenomenon of 1895 and undoubtedly the best rider«in class B at the present moment. Bald's work. this year, fine as it has been, cannot be compared with Cooper’s for brilliancy and effectiveness. All we can say is if there are men who can defeat Bald we want to see the race, and uMnrphimd Cooper have repeatedly done so, and they will soon be here, the racing prospects seem particularly bright. Murphy and Cooper are now riding un- der the colors of the Bay City Wheelmen of San Francisco, baving been induced to joip that club by Wells and Terrill, who are now on the circuit. Of them the Ref- ereesays: Terrill and Wells, the California giants, are puzzled to know where the difference in their riding comes in, as compared to the riding of the men of the East. Terrill thinks that itisin the last jump, which the men of the extreme West do not train for. Both can ride tast enough, but have the little tricks of the trade to learn. Harry F. Terrill, the great class A rider, will not race in the Enu%, but is spending his time sight-seeing. He has written me from St. Louis a characteristic letter, which is, in part, as follows: T attended three National circuit meets—at Philadelphia, Louisville S 'vmeis—--nd they ain’t in it with the cox no Roise, just hand-clapping, like & Sunddy-school social. Wait till the circuit-chasers strike the coast! I have filled some of them up with cow- boy stories, Indian stories, etc. P&koy Bliss ellin, helped me, and they believed him, as he has been there. 1 leave this aftérnoon for New Orleans, and do mnot know when L will be home. May go to Denver. Yours, H. F. TERRILL. The Garden City Cscleu of San Jose will hold a five-mile handicap road race over the Fast San Jose course to-morrow morn- ing, the entries and handicaps for which are as follows: Tony Delmas, scratch; Hardy Downing, scratch; R. E. Daw, 20 sec.; E. A. Moody, 20 sec.; J. C. Smith, 30 sec.; Al Hubbard, 40 sec.; C.N. Ravlin, 50 sec.; J. D. Lawrence, 1 min. Rene Brassy, 1 min. 10 sec.; F. L. Seybolt, 1 min. 10 sec.; W. K. Jamison, 1 min. 20 sec.; Al Holloway, 1 min. 20 sec.; Everett Davis, 1 min. 20 sec.; George Seig, 1 min. 20 sec.; W. Lipsett, 1 min. 40 sec.; Roy Walters, 1 min. 40 sec.; Frank Holmes, % min.; T. Frank Smith Jr., 2 min.; Trying Ryder, 2 min. : N. Kooser, 2 min.; Max Whittlesey, 2 min. 30 sec.: Henry Plate, 2 min. 30 sec. ; J. B, B. Lamkin, 3 min. There will be seven place prizesand one for best time. _After the race the club will ride to Alum Rock, six miles, where lunch will be served. Itis ex‘pected that fully 150 members will participate in the latter feature of the day’s sport. Under the regime of the new road offigers great inter- est is being taken in the Sunday runs, and they are largely attended. Captain Carey is working hard for the good of the club, an as the support hereceives from the mem- bers is his only encouragement he deserves all credit for 'his untiring efforts in their behalf. Wilber J. Edwards may be unable to race for some time to come owing toa se- vere abrasion of his knee from hitting his handie-bars while training. R. M. Thompson, captain of the Pilot ‘Wheelmen of Santa Cruz, arrived in this city yesterday and will return to-morrow. While here he is the guest of the Bay City ‘Wheelmen. The Pacific Cycling Club will have a run to the beach' and Presidio to-morrow, starting from the corner of Eddy and Devisadero streets at 9 o’clock sharp. The Liberty Cycling Club will have a club run to Ingleside to-morrow, starting from the clubhouse, 2336 Folsom street, at half-past 9 o'clock. They have adopted a pin in the shape of a liberty bell, and the club dance will come off on Friday even- ing, Noyember 8, at Mission Parlor Hall, The Olympic Cyclers will have a run to Millbrae to-morrow, under Captain Butz, leaving the clubhouseat 8:30 0’clock sharp. A fine Junch has been arranged for at the hotel. Footraces and a two-mile bicycle race wiil take place, and medals will be given for each event. Evidently Sterling Elliott has kept him- self posted on the news articles relating to the death of a young man in Oakland, supposed to have been caused by wheel: ing, which created so much comment about six weeks ago, for he now comes out editorially in the League Bulletin with the following: g The doctors in California have been disput- ing as to whether & certain young man died from the effects of riding a bicycle or from some other cause. There seems to have been much high-priced testimony brought out on both sides. Now without going into the meriis of this particular case let usadmif, for the sake of the argnment, that he was, without the slightest doubt, killed by the bicycle as alleged—in the Janguage of the late Mr. Tweed of New York, “ywhat are you going to do about it?" How about the 3,000,000 riders who were not killed? How about the thousands whose failing henll!h has actually been built up by the bie cycle? “How about the hundreds of thousands who get more conifortiand happiness cut of the bi- cyele than from any other temporal agency ? Of course, people have been killed by the bi- evcle. So have people been killed by railroads, farm wagons, mules and watermelons. People have died in bed, and been choked with fish bones. Deaths have occurred frem drinking water; also from drinking other kinds of juice. People have been smothered in iolding-beds, and blown up by kerosene oil. Too much gas taken into the lungs has led to bad results, but we would call the attention of the learned M. to the fact that escaping gas cannot kill the bicycle. Tt is too late to stay the progress of the ‘‘steel steed” with any but real objections, ‘The people who insist upon the fatal results that have been predicted, and who fail 1o see them coming during the life of the present generation, now tell us that the real effects of the bicycle will be most apparent upon the next generation. This argument has the ad- much like the fellow who has a process of pre- serving the roots of fenceposis so they will last & hundred years. Many nervous persons prefer to take his word for it rather than wait and see. It would indeed be strange if occastonally one of the vast army of bicycle-riders wasn't | killed, but the percentage is very much smaller than of peovle who are xilled by railroads and in many other ways. 5 | 8o, too, it must necessarily be that as fasci- nating a pastime as cyecle riding sometimes in- duces its devotee to everexert, and the result | might even be death; but why is that an srgument against the wheel? But the bi- cycle is mew vet, and must expect to come | under the eagle eve of the professional pessi- | mist. The great majority of physicians in- | dorse the life-giving safety, and only regret the occasional misuse of it. Those who have not yet tried it for them- | selves will soon become exceedingly unfash- ionable. Mr. Elliott is considered one of the brain- | iest eycling editors in the worid, and his | comment will be read with interest and at- | tention by all wheelmen. ¥rank Byrne of the Imperial Club wants | the coast ten-mile record of 25:45, now held by George Nissen, and will try for it from | Fruitvale to Haywards this afternoon, paced by four tandem teams. Three of these teams will be made up of Conger and Stange, Jaegling and Egan, Fuller and Lemmon, and the fourth will be decided on to-day. Each will pace Byrne two and & half miles. To-morrow Emil Languetin of the Bay City Wheelmen will try for the coast five- mile record of 11:35, held by Hurley of Alameda, from San Leandro to Haywards, paced by two tandems, manned by Grii- tiths and Andrews, Menne and Day. The California Cycling Club’s road race has been postponed until November 3, and all other immediate events have been put off until next month, owing to the death of Mr, Harvey last Sunday. 8. B. Vincent, the class A racer, was not severely injured by his fall in the park Thursday, and will' be around againiin a few days. It will come as a great surprise to the wheelmen hereabouts to learn that Stan- ley G. Scovern has retired from cycling journalism and is no longer editing that department of the Chronicle. Hereafter he will confine all his time to his other business, and to the league, if he is elected secretary-treasurer, which seems a cer- tainty. ’ SraLDpING, e THE CYCLE (GIRL. The hammock girl is out of date, The carriage girl pa; The girl who rides the bicycle- s thewordeday. e flashes by with grace 8] As i1 she rode on air; ADd as she glides along she finds Admirers everywhere, Let Bishop Doane and Bishop Coxe Abuse her as they may, The cycle girl is here, brand new, And she is here to stay. She doesn’t care how much they fuss, For she knows she’s all right, And even as they gromble, they Must own she's out of sight. 80 here's to the sweet cycle girl, In bloomers or in skirts; She’s worth a dozen of the girl ‘That lounges 'round and flirts; And here's a wish for Bishop Coxe, A-railing on the fence; That he may live and grow in grace And some day have more sense, Sommerville Journal. bt BAY FISHING. Good Catches of Sea Trout and Rockfish Made Near Sausalito. Rockcod fishing continues good along the Sausalito and Tiburon shores, and it is reported that larger fish have been caught on these grounds during the week than at any time before this season. On Sunday last Frank Miller and two companions caught fully 100 pounds of red and blue rockcod near Lime Point, the largest weighing five and a half pounds, and five of them weighing over three pounds each. On Monday Al Wilson, the well-known angler and friend, caught eighty-five pounds of red rockcod at Point Cavello, the largest weighing four and a half pounds, and eight of them over two pounds each. Sea trout are quite plentifal, especially vantage of not being easy to refute. It is too | near the Sugarloaf rock and at Point Di- ablo. A few large green codfish have also been caught lately in the same vicinity. SR s THE GUN AND DOG. Bloomer Girls Go Rail-Shooting on the Alameda Marshes. According to the many sportsmen who are preparing for an onslaught on quail and duck to-morrow it can be safely said that many thousand rounds of ammuni- tion will be wasted to-day and to-morrow on field and marsh. ‘Wild ducks are seemingly in great de- mand, and as they cannot be purchased in the markets sportsmen, and especially those who are good shots, have discovered new friends by the thousands. It was expected that last Tuesday would introduce a war between the keepers and the so-called pot-hunters who met on the Suisun marshes. Fortunately, however, there was no bloodshed, but some warm exchange of words resulted. The keepers were, however, kept so busily engaged re- trieving dead and wounded zirds for their masters that they could not well spare the time to interview the poachers. A sportsman whoarrived yesterday from Suisun stated that a keeper who was sta- tioned at the Whittier pond last Wednes- day left his post purposely to annoy a man who was shooting near at hand ‘and re- turned a heavier and wiser man. The keeper stationed himself about_fifty yards from the hunter and waved his bandana at birds that were about to pitch into the pond. Finaily, alittle blue-winged teal swept flash-like over the tule, and pass- ing the hunter, it flew in the direction of the keeper. The hunter’s gun was brought quickly to his shoulder; the keeper de- fected the danzerous predicament he was in and turned his bacE upon the hunter, A sharp report followed; a duck lay dead also like to be represented and is thinking of sending a crew and a single ;scyller to the races. Great things are expected from Peter- son. California’s pride, in this regatta, and if form is any criterion he ought to give a good account of himself. Only having four weeks in which to perfect” his con- dition he is making the most of it and training as he never trained before in his life. He rows from ten to twenty miles daily, and when not in his shell heistrying cross-country walking. An exhibition of endurance was given by Peterson the other day on Austin Lake. Starting on even terms with one of Austin’s fastest steamers, the Ben Hur, he succeeded in maintaining an early lead, rowing thirty-eight strokes to the minute, for ten miles. Letting himself out on the last mile he completely .outsped the steamer. He has offered to outdistance the fastest steamer on the lake during any of his practice spins. : When Peterson arrived in Texas and found he could only enter one race—the single scull—he was about to return home, but the munugers of the regatta, appre- cinting his ability as a drawing card. offered to pay all his expenses and get Hanlan to row double with him provided he would remain and take part in the re- gatta. Peterson is a great favorite with the Texas people. His quiet demeanor and beautiful stroke have won him many friends. A portion of a letter received by Peter- son just prior to his departure for Texas shows what the people of Texas think of his ability as an oarsman: Whoever you double up with will ‘win that $1000 sure, and I don’t see what would keep you from making a stronger race than_ever in the single sculls. The weather will just suit you this time, and you need not be afraid of getting sick. Counsider this a cordial invitation from all your Austin friends to attend the regatta. There are two men here who are willing to bet that you will win out and beat the Eng- \ \ X NS W SR e SN N\\N NS N = i TN LADIES IN BLOOMERS SHGOTING RAIL ON TEE ALAMEDA MARSHFS. [Sketched by a “Call’’ artist.] Lancaster of the sloop-yacht Edna pre- ferred. Y The club would also like to match A. Bangs and F. Ayers against any of the crack Whitehall rewers of the bay. e ATHLETIC. John Higgins, Champion Jumper of the World—Olympic Field Day. The secretary of the Olympic Club, Charles Bosworth, is contemplating the holding of a great field day some time in the future in San Mateo County, similar to that which the Olympic Club gave at Souther farm, near San. Leandro, some few weeks ago, only on a much larger scale. Mr. Bosworth proposes to have cycle rac- \ ing footracing, cross-country racing and many other kinds of field sports which are popular in the East. F uring a conversation which took place %flfl%# “It always did please the palate; now it pleases the eye e R last evening between two}grominem ama- teur athletes concerning Harry Hutchins’ | famous 300-yard race, which he negotiated | in 80 seconds,a wager was made that| Hutchins never accomplished the feat in ! England. The amateur who bet that the | chamuvion sprinter did accomplish this re- markable athletic performance in England | lost his bet, as the feat was performed in | Scotland. % The conversation then turned to jump- ing, and the athlete who won on Hutchins lost on Darby, the ex-champion all-round | jumper of the world, by having wagered that Darby was never defeated. John Higgins, who 1s now performing at the | Orpheur Theater, is at present the cham- pion all-round jumper of the world, as | will be seen by the following extract from | the Sporting ‘Chromwcle Annual of Man- | chester, England, which says: | “John Higgins beat Joseph Darby at | Moorfield Grounds, Failsworth, for £50 a side, July 22, 1893, at one hop, two strides and jump. Result—Darby jumved first, clearing 44 feet 8 inches; John Hig- | gins then jumped 46 feet 8} inches. Darby in his next two efforts failed to reach his own mark, Higgins thereby beating Darby 2414 inches in his first at- | tempt. The old record made by Emerson of Heywood at Royal Oak Grounds, Man- chester, was 45 feet 3 inches, and had stood twenty ars. John Higyinsis on the keeper-like on a soggy bank stung by many grains of chilled shot. The hunter apolo- pized, but his apology was not accepted. The keeper now keeps well out of range of the poachers’ shotguns, and it is presumed that there are others who will do likewise. It is expected that on Sunday there will be a matinee well worth seeing. A rumor says that a regiment composed of hunters from Solano County and this City will enter the preserve grounds, and of course that will mean a declaration of war be- tween the poachers and the shooting clubs. Test cases .will in_all probability follow, and the constitutionality of the law as regards trespassing upon salt marsh land will be decided. The long pending injunction case which has restrained some members of the Mal- lard Club from entering upon the Teal Club’s grounds, will be tried in the Supe- rior Court of Fairfield, Solano County, be- fore Judge Buckles, on Thursday next. The sportsmen of this City and Solano County are very much interested in the result of the trial. One of the Ieadm?l stated yesterday, w! ion, that the hunters who had been enjoined from trespassing upon the Teal Club’s pre- serves have as much right to shoot upon salt-water marsh land under the present law as any person who had not been en- joined up to the time of the passage of the present act, which permits of shooting on salt marsh land. The constitutionality of the law is of an after consideration. Game Warden J. L. Donovan of Alameda County has the thanks of the sportsmen at large for the able manner in which he is attending to his duty. Mr. Donovan has made many arrests since his appointment, and as a result poaching in Alameda Coun- ty has greatly decreased. The following letter from the game warden is self-ex- planatory : Monday even(ngl arrested a ?nty near the island at Alvarado, who gave his name as T. Rothganderof San Francisco. 1 brought him before the Judge at Alvarado, where he plesded suilty and where he will pay his fine on Saturday. He had eight ducks and one rail in his possession. Yours respectfully, ° Jo L. DONOVAN. The sportsmen who tramped the Ala. meda marshes last Tuesday in quest of rail and duck, were astonished at seeing two young women, both of whom were dressed in bloomers and plodding llong the banks of a slough. They had discarde attorneys of this City en asked for an opin- the bicycle and taken up the shotgun so asto bein the shooting swim on the in- augural day of the season. A sportsman named Edgreen, who had_taken a particu- lar interest in the fair Dianas, watched their performances with the shotgun, and was n{reeably surprised to see the taller one of the two sportswomen stop the flight of several rail. . They said that they enjoyed the sport immensely and will endeavor to induce some of the young ladies of Alameda and Oakland who are fond of wheeling to try their hand at shooting, as it is a very pleas- ant pastime, ‘““We may in the near future form a ladies’ shooting club,” said one of the young women, ‘‘that is, if we can induce others of our sex to follow our exampe.” The San Francisco Rod and Gun Club will hold a banquet on Tuesday evening next, and each member is requested to Srovlde either fish or game, as neither wild uck, quail or snipe can be purchased until next month. There are several men engaged in ped- dling ducks and quail around town. The birds are exposed ‘to_view, and arrests are expected to follow should the game war- den happen along when the peddlers are making sales. Although restaurant pro- Snemu can be punished for selling wild ucks and quail to customers, the names 3 iond and a keeper was dancing | lishmen and Gaudaur, and they are not regatt. 13! of duck and quail figure very prominent], on several bills of h%e. i ¥ —_— THE OARSMEN. Bright and Pertinent Notes That WIll Interest Local Oarsmen. The Austin (Tex.) regatta still continnes to be the principal topic of conversation in acquatic headquarters. All the oarsmen entered in the races, w%th the exception of the Englishmen, will arrive at Austin in the early part of next week. The English crew has been forwarded $1000 for expenses and will arrive in the latter part of the week. Hanlan has announced his intention of nxlbnfl It in the regatta and rowi double with Peterson. Kansas City wom men either. A large crowd assembled at Long Bridge last Sunday to witness the Pioneer inter- club regatta. The first event was a barge race betweed the juniors, and was svon by the following crew: James Powers, cap- tain and _bow; Charles Harrison, forward waist; Phil Reid, after waist; Walter Campbell, stroke, and George Fitzsim- mouns, coxwain. Time, 11:12. The second race was between the seniors and married men crews, and was won by the seniors in 10 minutes. The winning crew was made up of: Kred Orr, bow and captain; Coney Ochs, forward walst; George Collopy, after waist; John Clifford, stroke, and George Fitzsimmons, coxswain, The referee was J. E. Brennan. Judges —W. A. McGrill, J. T. Powers and W. Du- plissen. Timekeeper—J. T. Sullivan. The Pioneers have added to their pres- ent equipment of boats the finest out- rigger skiff ever built on this coast. It is the Froperty of J. T. Sullivan, a prominent local oarsman. It is 24 feet long, 18 inches wide and 8 inches deep. It is constructea of cedar with oak frames, weighs 45 pounds and cost $100. Sullivan, its owner, is fast reducing his avoirdupois and get- ting in rowing trim. When Peterson re- turns from Texas it is Sullivan’s intention to challenge him to a skiff race. At a meeting of the Pacific Athletic Association held last Friday evening the decision of the referee of the recent Sacra- mento regatta was sustained, and the South End crews were awarded the medals. It is the intention of the association to hire a ball and have Governor Budd pre- sent the medals won in the fieldday and regatta of September 9. At the next meeting of the South End Club the twenty names up for member- ship will be yoted on, and the contract for the painting of its boathouse will be let. The Alameda Boating' Club is deter- mined to revive rowing. 8.J. Pembroke of this club has issued a chalienge to row any amateur a race in outrigger skiffs, J. ———————————————————— 0. K. TABLETS Worth Their Weight in Gold. 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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 lax. ative; effectually cleansing the system dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. | It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession because it acts on the Kid- neys, Liver and Bowels without weak- ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. 3 Syrup of Figs is for sale by all druge | gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man- | ufactured by the California Fig Syrup! Co.only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will no¥ | accept any substitute if offereq. as well.” -« La Estrella All-Havana Key West Cigar Itshigh quality is not in dispute, but you should see the handsome shapes, sizes and colors it now comes in. 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The HENLEY reputation for High Grade goods is WORLD WIDE. Don’t you remember the ‘‘ Henley” Roller Skates? AGIEIC GOAST BICYCLE G0, INCORPORATED), Coast Agents: 54 Second St San Frm@, California. Pimpl m| es, all the b BEFORE ano AFTER {the horrarsof suferers £ #1002 box, six for §5.00, by famous Fren: ysician, will quickly cure you of all OF disenatn. of he Boostivs orgae, such as Lost Manhood, Pains in the Back, Seminal Ewissions, Nervous Debility, ofiness to MArry. ustipation. T¢stops all lowes by day €SS of fllmhll'.&wlllch if not. :!‘E ed mpotency. ptd and the hrinkey organsof all Impurities. “.P'm'.n!lhflnl.m'.‘fll l:d f::;.o;(l small w?r"koggf‘.r‘" easo are nol Doctara.ie becaoss Prostattin COPIDEN £ tho only Known m':.'e'?lv' money returned DAl Bend foF Fhes cirener and tes mOmALL “CUPIDENE" This great Vegetable 'Vitalizer,the prescrip- ner- RESTORE! such as ting Drains, Varicocele ai. P X3 nl’x‘h:" Prevents quick. eads to Spermatorrhaa and UPIDENE cleauses the liver, the Ine cent are tronbled with to ennwi‘moflm ration. 5000 testimonie six boxes does not ehect & permanent cure, 40dress DAVOL MEDICINE CO., P, 0, Box 207, San Francisco, Cal. For Sale oy BROOKS' PHARMACY, 119 Fowell street,