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

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1895 e e A ) e S L e e b S R S PO SPORTS OF News of the Cycling and Other Athletic Wol‘lds. instorm has interfered with mmes, and the wheel- : to Golden Gate Park, od thoroughfare can | ing at present, and | talked of among | 1 ¢ enjoy themselves | > butts on Sundays. [ are in training for the | tta, and several match races | are spok Cou 1g, handball, etc., are THE WHEELMEN. The Rain Has Made Country Riding | Impracticable at Present. 1 \ the falling rain and the an- football enthusiasm, mewhat of a d y the pa oc Club cap- seem to have unanimously decided | | Potter will never be able to carry out his THE WEEK.| that is given racing from all sides, can the league afford to desert it,and at a time | when the pastime is beginning to pay the | organization back for its support years ago? The Amateur Athletic Union is quick to appear with an assertion that iv wiil take up and foster racing, but the wheelmen of the country protest. Consal | part of the preposed programme to relin- quish the league’s control of racing. The various Eastern traveling and racing men who have visited the coast from time to time this yeardo not seem to have a very | favorable opinion of Mr. Potter of New | York. They say he is too full of visiorary | schemes and has not that indomitable energy so desirable in book agents and | good “chief consuls. His “Good Roads” | pamphlet cost the league thousands of | dollars ana did but little good until it was | zed into tne L. A. W. Bulletin, where, ed by the able hand of Sterling Elliott, it is thriving. The bloomers have come to stay. | Early last spring, before the snow in the East had sc: we. e left the ground, wheelwomen dividing their opinions as to the adaptability of the rational costume. One by one they have bsen won over to the sids which seeks health awheel and in the garb best suited for its conveniences, Hail to the bloomer girl, for she is the fin B. D. BLAKESLEE, THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RIDER. that a club run would fail to attract any | members out of town to-morrow, and as a result nearly every one who cares to ride | will go to the park. It is the first Sund for many months that there has not a road race over the Haywards cou (l which is just as well, for there have been | so many five and ten mile events there this season the public has tired of them. The timers and officials, rest, to say nothing of the editors. Riders are already beginning to talk about the Associatea C annual | twenty-five-mile nt in February, how- | ever, ana now and then one hears the re- | lay race mentioned, although it is a littie early for that. Asa matter of fact the 96 models of standard makes of wheels in- terest the wheelmen now more than every- thing else, for where lives the list who | has not an ambition to trade or sell his | this year's mount for & new '96 with large tubin; row tread (if possible) and | high gear. It is nothing uncommon now to see any- thing from a 70 to an 84 gear on the road, ! while this time last year a 70 gear was con- sidered absurdly These large gear- ings are all well enough upon a level road, | but when the rider attempts to mount or | he will find himself at a ntage, and unless he is pos- traord inary driving power he | ack-pedaling on a nigh gear is extremely difhcult and hill- climbing is very tedious work. The dealer in bicycle sundries who has laid in a stock of bells is now reaping a rich harvest, for the new ordinance requir- ing their continual use has created a sud- den and fmmense demand. A light, sweet-toned gong bell is more popular than a sleigh or cow bell, though it is re- markable the various tastes shown in_the selection of the articles, for all the differ- ent kinds are called for. Meanwhile lan- terns are at a big discount, and riders are very much pleased that they are not obliged to carry them. The regular bi-monthly meeting of the California Associated Cycling Clubs will be held in San Jose next Saturday night, at the rooms of the Garden City Cyclers. Asitis the first meeting under the new board of governors all the delegates are | requested to be present. The report of th: racing board and other important com mittees will be heard with interest. Fred T. Merrill and B. L. Lucas, two gentlemen prominent in the wheeling cir- cles of Portland, are in the City. Merrill rode a bicycle in this City twenty-two | years ago, and sixteen years ago he won a | six days’ race at the Mechanies’ Pavilion. He also raced in the East considerably and competed against Kred Coox and other champions at Springfield, Mass., in 1884. He only rides for pleasure now, and n the cycle business in Portland. ! The Creigniss brothers arrived in this | City last Wednesday night, after having ridden all the way from Minneapolis, which point they left on October 2. All that could be learned about them that was remarkable was that they had lived during the trip on compressed foods principally and found the same very palatable and | sastaining. They will remain in this City hort time o eorge A. »us cycling | en, the Acme Ciub flier, | will try for Hamlin's five-mile world's | 1 e, paced by two tan- | peri road record on Sunday, December 15, over 1he San Carlos eo dem teams of the I al Club, Egan and Panario, Sorenson and Spiegler. ! Judges Dunne and Kerrigan are ex- | pected back from their southern trip to- | morrow. They have been following the ! National racing circult a part of the time, | and acted as officials at the various meets, | incidentally giving the Bay City Club yell | now and then to cheer on their clubmates who were raciag. The Bay City Wheel- men’s team now riding on the southern | rcuit consists of Cooper, Murphy, Kiser, | Randall, Ternll,” Hatton, Lacey, ¢Crea in ci Band H. B. Freeman in class A. The latter fell and had his collarbone broken Tnanksgiving/ day, having been fouled by Floyd McFar- | land. He had been riding in splendia form, having finished in either first, sec- | or third position in every race in b he started on the circuit. e tation raised by Chief Consul Potter of the New York State Division of the L. A. W. to the cffect that the league could do very well without racing. has caused no end of comment from one end of the country to the other. The general sentiment is that ro organization in Amer- ica is better suited to govern this branch of sport than the league. It nursed it from its infancy and put the very life into it when the last flicker seemed destined to die out. Now that it is a strong infant and capabie of withstanding the buffeting too, deserve a| - de siecle maiden and worthy of commenda- | tion. | Otto Ziegler Jr. went to his home in San Jose yesterday, but will return to this City in a couple of days and wiil be entertained royally by the Olympic Club Wheelmen. James Joyce Jr., the popular salesman, will return from bis Eastern trip the | middle of next week, and will be warmly welcomed by the local wheelmen. Joyce is by all means the most popular Eastern veler who has ever been on the coast. Al F. Morrison, one of Mr. Varney's right-hand men, is to be married shortly, much to his #wn and his friends’ delight. The Golden West Cyclers, a club recently organized in San Jose, will hold a five-mile race there to-morrow. The entries and | handicaps_are as follow scratch; W. Clarke, 10 sec.; G. Leenwers, 10 sec.; W. O'Banion, 30 sec.; B. Brown, 30 sec.; W. Higgins, 45 sec. T. Mikel, 45 sec.; D. Manning, 45 sec. W. Indra, 50 sec.; G. Bellringer, 50 sec. A. Church, 50 sec.; H. Thom: .10 sec.; F. SBafstron, 1 min. 30 sec.; H.| Catler, 1 min. 30 sec.; W. Wondra, "I min.; F.Wohrland George Peckham, 2 | min. 30 sec. B The tendency at present among the manufacturers is the production of a slightly heavier road wheel than was used last season. Wheels intended for road | | single-tube wi strong as an ox, and knows a thing or two about boxing, and beceuse he is so good-natured and easy-going he is often imposed upon. But if Mr. Bald will take a friend’s advice, he won’t tread on Wells’ toes too often. Lincoln Hodgkins, an old-time member of the Bay City Wheelmen, was married on Thanksgiving day. He has practically given up riding for the past year or more, but was atone time quite prominent cycling affairs. Next year 1 be distinctively a year for i Each successive season since their first introduction has been markea by an increased demand, which could only be met by manufacturers dis- carding other patterns and making the “hosepipe.” The past season, th its tly augmented number of wheel-riders, a practical demonstration of i lity and popularity in a manner hich justifies every claim of the makers. heir most ?opul;\r feature, and the one vhich appeals most largely to the active lists’ reasoning faculties, 18 their sim- There 1s nothing less complex in the line of pneumatic tires than the sin- gle-tube, and certainly nothing that will give better service. The Imperial Cycling Club will hold a five-mile handicap road race over the course from San Leandro’ to Haywards on Sunday, December 8, weather permitting. There will be a large entry list, and Frank M. Byrne, from scratch, will try to lower Hamlin’s record of 11:112-5. Upon the | same day, immediately after this race, | there will be a five-mile race for the eight tandem teams now in the club. This shoula be an exciting affair, the first of its kind ever secen on this coast. Suitable es will be offered for both events. Lin- close with the secretary Thursday who recall the mile record that five years aro, when the best man was endeavoring to pull it be- , cannot but marvel at the turn of now being shown by the eyclists. speed Five years ago competition miles ridden under 2:20 were chronicled as being mar- velous, and now what does the average rider think of Otto Ziegler's remarkable record of 1:532-5? This 13 going, and no mistake. But the system of pacing now in vogue has got down to such a fine point that it really detracts from the interest in the sport. Those who like to see a wheel- man ride for what there is in him can find Iittle solace in witnessing a string of them following a four-seated machine and wait- ing for the last quarter of a mile before showing their real worth. Pacemaking as itis now conducted cannot last another year. There will be a members’ meeting of the Imperial Cycling Club next Monday night. The club is making preparations for a ladies’ night, to be held at the clubhouse on n Ness avenue some time next month. Every novice has ambitions to become a Zimmérman or a Bald. A writer recently ated that one out of every 200 made a success of the vocation. The other 199 ride a part of the season and then retire, or manage to pull along in local events for several years without gaining any promi- nence. orld’s champions are scarce. y this week Lieutenant Caldwell called a run of the Bay City Wheelmen to Redwood City for to-morrow, but it looks now as though the rains had spoiled the roads for the trip. Caldwell will go over the course to-day, and if it is not easily ridable the run will be to the park in- ing the clubhouse promptly at Captain Plummer is off on a ten s’ business trip into the country. George Simpson, from Stanford Uni- versity, and Charles W. Hammer of Santa Cruz, two well-known Bay City Wheel- men, have been in the City spending Thanksgiving week. W. J. Edwards, George W. Pollard and J. A. Chase, Garden City Cyclers, came up from San Jose to see the football game Thursday. SPALDING. Phenix Cycling Club held its ast evening at its head- qnarters, lsom street. It was de- cided to have the sweaters, caps and emblems ready for next Sunday’s run. a The second meeti Tke club has received twenty applications | The ladies for its proposed ladies’ annex. The intend to have a meeting shortly. club officers elected are: ‘man Jergensen; first lieutenant, s secretary 'and _treasurer, Herman Goetzhain Jr. “Members—J. Holle, H. Hass, J. schomg, C. Funk, G. Armstroug, G. Serras, O. Hinkler, E. Terchmsn, F. Rebstock, . Lueche, C. Stugart, , J. Makler, J. Donavan, Mr. Hilbich, Mr. Kesseler, Mr. Schultz. Lo THE OARSMEN.’ Regatta on Washington’s Birthday. Races That Have Been Made. It is being noised about at this early day | that a regatta will be held, open to all clubs belonging to the Pacitic Athletic As- | sociation, on Washington’s birthday, the 22d of February, and, if arranged, will DENHARD AND BAKER TUMBLED BY THE WAYS races will be light at eighteen pounds, while the average roadsters will list as high | as twenty-two. Heavier tires will also be | used to a great extent. | There was a rumor started recently that | E. C. Bald of Buffalo would forsake class | B and try his fortunes among the pro- | fessionals in France. Bald, in 2n inter- view with the writer before he went south, | stated that he would not leave America’s | shores unless the bids from the land of gold were of sufficient magnitude. He thought tbhat $10,000 might warrant him | spending a season abroad. In a conversa- | tion with Handicapper A. G. Batchelder in the East Bald has declared himself fcr‘ professionalism in a jocular way, but| never intimated that he would go to| France unless there was something in it in | the wai' of a bonus. The American rider | who follows in the footsteps of the illustri- | ous A. A. Zimmerman will not find the smooth sailing that characterized the mighty Zimmy's visit among the frog- eaters. The San Francisco Road Club will have | arun to the park to-morrow afternoon, leaving the clubrooms at 1 o’clock charge of Captain Williams. An im- | | portant business meeting will be held next | Tuesday evening and all the members are | requested to be present. | A rumor comes from the south that at | Santa Ana Thursday Bald and Wells had | & squabble that nearly led to blows. This is the second time that Bald has run up | against_the ‘real thing’ while .on this | coast. He had a dispute last spring dur- ing the annual relay race with ex-Captain Jack Kitchen, of the Acme Club Wheel- men, who is the champion heavy-weight boxer of the coast, a fact which Bald did not know; the difference was amicably arranged when he found it out. He now offers battle to Charley Wells, the Bay City giant, who stands nearly 6 feet tall and weighs over 200 pounds; he is as 4 28 undoubtedly be held under the auspices of the Alameda Boating and Swimming Club | over the mole course,as the Alamedas are anxious to boom rowing on their side of the bay. It was the intention of this club to hold a regatta Thanksgiving day, but a majority of the members were in favor of postponing the event until Washington’s birthday and a motion was passed to that effect. Among those who will probably be seen in the singles at the opening regatta will be: Frank Duplissea, William McCaus- land, D. Connolly and W. Somps, of the South Ends; Fred Orr and Jobn Clifford, of the Pioneers; George Wilson of the Ariels; Len Hausler and J. Coughlin, of the Uolphins, and 8. J. Pembroke of the Alameda Ciub. Advices from the Stockton Athletic As- sociation say that the Stocktonian oars- men are smashing away in the fours and singles at every available chance, and that the club will be well represented in the coming regattas. The committees appointed by the Ariel Rowing Club to look after its announced entertainment and dance at Union-square Hall on December 3 have about com- pleted arrangements for the affair, which promises to be the most popular the club has eveg held. The biz demand for tickets for the enter- tainment has caused the club to feel en- couraged. Leander Stevenson of the Ariel Club has a scheme that he expects will be conducive of good results in the club’s future racing crews. It is a peculiar contrivance of the oar- lock, which is placed in such a position on the gunwale of the boat as to eliminate any overreaching of the rower, a fault which has proved of disastrous conse- quences to the recuperating powers of a number of oarsmen. . Mr. Stevenson has surmounted another difficulty, which is in having the barge keep its headway 2s the crew recovers at each stroke, Heretofore it has been noticed that as the crew recovered from each stroke the barge would have a tendency to rise out of water in the bow and settle in the stern, and' uniess the coxswain was a good, strong lad and understood his business his automaton motion was of little conse- quence in keep the headway on the boat; but now a midget may act asa coxswain, | and his bobbing up and down is an essen- tial factor, as with the plan Mr. Stevenson has concoeted the boat goes along as smoothly as if it were worked by a pro- peller. The South Ends, who are now conceded to have the fastest barge on the coast, are talking of having a new barge built to re- place the old Garfield, which was burned in the University Club’s boathouse some time ago. The Olympics have a committee selected to procure a racing barge. The Alamedas and Stockton Athletic Association will have a barge built, and the Pioneers think that if the elongated barge J. W. McDon- ald were shortened a couple of feet it could show a clean stern to any of the speedy race-boats. If the crews will only be as good as the boats that will be seen in the future races some fast time will be recorded. The boat clubs have taken a pattern from the bicycle clubs in calling club meets for Sunday mornings. The club meets for to-morrow are: The South Ends to Hunters Point for a shrimp feast; the Pioneers will inspect the con- struction of the Dolphins’ new boathouse at North Beach; the juvenile Ariels, under the management of George MeDermott, will go to Mission Rock, and the Dolphins, us is their wont, will spend the day at Harbor View. | | will be eagerly devoused by the thousands issue no further permits for boxing ex- bibitions. The Olympic Club will give a series of boxing matches some time -in January, and as the members invariably flock to | the gymnasium when fistie entertainments are held, it 1s hoped that the boxing com- mittee will secure the best available talent for the occasion. > The San Francisco Athletic Club gavea very interesting boxing entertainment a few evenings ago. The clubroom was packed with people, and some very clever bouts were witnessed. Eugilist, knocked ett in a round Tom Barry, an old-time out a fighter named Hac!l and a balf in Los Angeles a few evenings ago. Barry is looking for a match with Fitzsimmons now. g GUN AND GAME. Farmers Whose Crops Are De- stroyed by Ducks and Geese. Therain has caused a scattering of the wild ducks, which were so numerous on the bay during the past month; but un- less the storm becomes general and = good downpour results, the birds will remain but a short time in the country. Sufficient rain has fallen, however, to start the grain and young grass, which of birds that have been waiting an oppor- tunity to make an onslaught on the farmers’ crops. Wild geese and ducks are very destruct- ive to crops, and the ranchets are of the opinion that the grain interest to this State is by far more valuable than the wild game, which is being preserved, so as The Olympic Boat Club has taken up quarters at Belvedere. They have rented | and fitted up an old warchouse, and have been given $300 by the Olympic Club to | procure a racing barge. Bob MacArthur | MR. SMITH — Jones, wa toafford enjoyment foré)eople who are fond of duck-shooting. In Colusa and Tebhama counties the farmers expend thousands of dollars each winter in the employment of men, whose only occupation is herding double-enders or tule-splitters, for the mallard ponds, a few miles distant from the town. On the journey through the tules Patchell missed] his balance and fell overboard. Hiscompanion very humanely divested himself of his coat, which he gave to Pachell, who was almost frozen to death when assistance reached him. The day’s shooting was spoiled, as Patchell lost his cartridges overboard, ang the hunters returned to Byron, disheartened and dis- custed with their luck. Patchell has since joined the Benedicts, and Cumming is eft alone with a bad cold and serious thoughts of following in the matrimonial footsteps of his companion. Three hunters who remained over at Bell’s ark last Thursday bagged over seventy ducks during a morning and even- ing shoot. The ark is now anchored near Espinosa station, in the Suisun marsh. Fred Sarrhyne and Dr. Thorn bagged twenty-six quail near Belmont last Thurs- day. With pardonable pride Mr. Surr- hyne informed his friends that he shot twenty-three of the number bagged. R. T. Acres, a well-kncwn angier who got lost on San Andreas Lake one foggy morning last summer, hac his first experi- ence last Sunday in duck shooting on the Sonoma marshes. Acres bagged one gray goose and three ducks, but, during the eariy morning while he was sculling down Midshipmans Slough, he ran the prow of his boat under a wire fence, which ob- struction upset the craft and left Acres hanging by his coattail on a barb wire. Fortunately, Billy Williams came along in the nick of time to save Mr. Acres from direful results. Mr. Acres is now engaged in looking up the fence law and if there is anything in it that applies to the block- ading of navigable sloughs and such. The following letter appeared in a recent number of the American ield and refers to the iilustration: While shooting on a North Dakota marsh the following inci- dent happened: Mr. Smith and I were shooting from the same boat when Smith spied & single bluewing coming like the geese and ducks. tch him take water. MR. JONES — Which “him” did you mean? [From the American Field.] has been elected captain, and the commit- tee appointed to purchase the boat is A. Gnmm, J. Morton and Bob Mac- Arthur. 8 | The Alameda Boat Club is looming up | in grand shape. The meeting held the other evening was not only enthusiastic, | but was numerously attended,and ten new members were added to the membership roll. Tt was decided that the club join the Pacific Athletic Association. Its members are anxious to know why none of the local oarsmen accepted the challenge issued re- cently by Fred Ayers and Ernest Bangs| for a Whitehall race. A South End interclub regatta will be | held on the aay of the club’s high jinks. Three employes of the Custom-house have joined the club’s ranks; they are: T. J. Barry, James Foley and Jim Nealon, the baseball player. These distingnished officials are in hopes of inducing Mr. Has- kins to join the ctub, and have a crew to represent the Government in the regatta against the Sherifi’s office crew and the County Clerk’s crew. Among the new members of the South Ends some excellent material has been discovered. Tom Shorthall, a younger brother of the club’s financial secretary, will-prove a rich find for the club. He is an expert Whitehai! rower, and is fast becoming an adept in the four-oared barge. Ed Tobin, althovgh a hard student, manages to find time to take a spin Satur- day afternoon and Sunday morning. He | is “still clever with the spoons despite the fact that he has spent two vears in an Eastern college. is younger brother | Frank is fast developing into a cracker- jack, " The Olympiz Club_has tendered the members of the South Ena Ciub the use of its handball court in which to hold a tour- nament. The entries so far are Frank Haynes and Dick Curtis, Tim Fitzpatrick and Ed To- | bin, Will Humphrey and Al Fritz, J. D. Mahoney and Ed Shorthall, J. O'Dea and Jim Foley. The club is rigging their four-oared shell and will bave it out Sunday for ihe first time in many years. Nominations for officers for the next six months will be held at the next regular meeting of the South End Club on Decem- ber 10. There is considerable rivalry for | some of the offices, and in all probability there will be two tickets in the field. The following letter from 5. J. Pembroke is self-explanatory : SAN FraxcIsco, Nov. 29, 1895, Sporting Editor *Morating Call’—DEAR S Will you please correct an error tnat into your department of last Saturday’s CALL and oblige? The name should read S.J. Pem- broke instead of James W., as you had it. As 1amsomewhat on the wrong side of 45 vear: old 1 feel a little proud of the title “cham- pion,” and shall do my best to maintain the same, and hope that when I have to lose it it will be to my son, J. W. It seems to me that there being so many good oarsmen around San Francisco whe are no | longer boys, but could “put up” a good race, | nevertheless, the ola ~ fellows should be | recognized in future regattas and prizesoffered | for men over a certain age. Such races would | be very interesting and would be the means of | keeping good men from giving up altogether because they are pitted azainst youth. The Amateur Athletic Association of the | Pacific Const having managed their races in such excellent form, it is to be hoped that when the Fourth of July ce:ebration again takes place in San Francisco they will be given the fund to spend and the management of the regatta. The oarsmen may then expect to have something handsome to row for. I you will do’ what you can for us in your | | valuable paper I, for one, will be grateful to you, believing rowing to be ore of the best and most manly sports. Iremain, yours truly, 8. J. PEMBROKE. @ 205 Powell street, City. sl STE S BOXING. The Authoritles of San Mateo Ex- pected an Invasion of Clubs. 7t has been stated that the Supervisors of S8an Mateo County will not tolerate any more boxing exhibitions at Colma. The sport-loving public who take pleasure in witnessing a good scientific exhibition of fisticuffs occasionally wiil certainly feel | disappointed if the Supervisors should put | their feet down upon good boxing. The Colma Athletic Club has conducted | its exhibitions in a most satisfactory way, and nothing of a serious nature has oc- curred at any of its entertainments to cause a change in the minas of the Super- visors. In fact there was more blood shed on last Thursday in the football game at Central Park than has been seen at Colma since boxing was introduced, and nothing has been said of it. The injured men who were packed off the field are still unable to be about, but injuries received on the football field must not be compared with injuries received by a boxer in a 24-foot |for the game is taken into consideration. | try Club’s The foreman of the Glenn ranch in- formed the writer a few years ago that the amount of damage done yearly to the growing grain by wild geese and ducks was, at the lowest calculation, $20,000. The ducks proved far more destructive than the- geese, because they flocked on the fields at night in thousands, and at their departure in the morning acres of young, budding grain had been plucked y those nocturnal visitors, much to the chagrin of the farmer, who has peculiar ideas regarding the recent introduction of wild 11uc%: preserves. The people of Solano County are very much 1nterested in a decision which will be rendered by Judge Buckles of the Su- erior Court of Fairfield next Wednesday, in a suit that was brought by the presi- dent of the Cordelia Preserve Club against certain sportmen, who have been enjoined from. trespassing and shooting wild ducks on that part of the Suisun marsh leased by the Cordelia Club, and known as the Chamberlain tract. Market hunters are now shipping large numbers of ducks to commission mer- chants who deal in game. The greater part of the birds come from the south. In the vicinity of Los Banos market hunters are said to be as thick as mosquitos, and how all of them muke a living by shooting wild ducks is a puzzle to many people, when the small prices that are paid Some arrests have been made by Deputy Fish and Game Commissioners of hunters who were caught near Los Banos in the act of shooting birds with large boreguns. According to the present law, a ten-bore gun is the largest that can be lawfully used. Local sportsmen who visit the marshes adjacent to the bay are in hoves of getting some good shooting to-day and to-morrow as it is believed that the birds will remain in the ponds that have been formed by the late raius. il While conversing on duck-shooting with a local sportsman, who is noted as an ex- ceedingly clever shot, the question of hold- ing abead was introduced and this is how he figured out a reason why so many birds are missed: “Did you ever give a thought to the fact that in duck-shooting the greater.part of a charge of shot goes behind the bird shot at,” asked the expert. “Icannot give any proof of this state- ment, but it stands to reason that more birds are missed because of the lead going behind than are killed by coming in contact with the charge. It is astonishing the allowance that must be made frequently at certain birds to make sure of them. The canvasback, for in- stance, is a most deceptive bird when on the wing. He appears to be going comparatively low, but if you will note the difference in speed when lie is joined by a widgeon, sprig or mallard in a race to some F-muu_m locality then you will have an idea of the distance you must hold ahead of one of these royal chaps when quartering shots are presented. “The teal is another puzzling member of the duck family when be is behind time in his | journey to some favorite feeaing ground. Most teal are missed by under-shooting them. The | little feilows climb into the air with great speed when they are alarmed by the presence of man, and t0 stopa bine or green winged beauty when it.is on a mission of business snap-shooting will always give the_ betier re- sull, as they very quickly get out of range of | lead. The sprig is easily missed when dropping inton pond. His erratie way of landing on the water puzzles many hunters, who either shoot over or under him. Then again as he leaves | the water he presents a shot that is frequently | missed becanse of over-shooting. The sprig, in- | stead of going straight up or sidewise like most ducks, works its pessese into the air by & back- ward motion of the wings, and consequently it does nnt ascend as rapidly as other birds. Of conrse experience in duck-shooting will teach the hunter how to hold on his bird.” Some very nice bags of game came from the Sonoma marshes this week. Three hunters who shot at the mouth of Mid- shipman Slough last Thursday bagged nine teen canvashack, eleven widgeon, five sprig and seven teal. Should a rood blow irom the south arrive to-day there wili be first class duck-shooting in the Sonoma marshes. It is a windstorm and not a rainstorm that brings about good shooting od sport last in the marshes. Frank Dolliver had some %g Sunday near Point Keyes. e shot near the Jagoon on the ocean sideofthe Coun- reserve and stopped the birds lew into the lagoon irom the as they ocean. Al Hall, Ned Bosqui and H. Golcher were %nnu-shnotipg recently on a ranch near Point Reyes when they were ac- costed by one of the employes and in- formed that if they proposed to continue the sport they must pay $2 50 each for the privilege. The keeper stated that he had orders from Burdell Jr. to keep trespassers who refused to be taxed off the lands. The money was paid by the sportsmen and the shoot went on. The keepers who are looking after Fish Commissioner Emeric’s duck-shooting pre- sefve near San Pablo caused the arrest last Sunday of a man named Jones, who was recently acquitted by a jury of tres- ring. Football is a society game, but box- ing is not, and that makes the difference. Of course, too much of either sport will become nauseating, and possibly that is the reason why the good people of San Mateo County, anticipating an invasion of boxing clubs, requested the authorities to ’ pass. The Sportsmen’s Protective Asso- ciation of this City, of which Jonesisa member, will defend its representative. Al Cumming is nursing a very bad cold which he caught on the wing while duck- shouting at Byron. Cumming and Billy Patchell started” from Byron one cold morning of last week.1n what are called wind. Rising to his feet Smith said, “Watch bim take water.” At the report of the six drams of black powder from his 10-gauge Mr. Smith took a header back- ward into about four feet of water. When he came to I remarked to him that “I saw him take water”; but Mr. Bluewing went his way with a smile. HANDBALL. Players Who WIll Contest In the Professional Courts. The handball courts have announced the following games for to-morrow : At P. Ryan’s, J. Rogers and M. McNeil will play G. McDonald and P. Ryan; W. Darius and G. Ward pley J. Brown and Thomas Ryan; R. Shea and P. Barrett play D. Connolly and H. Moffett; M. Edwards and K. Murphy play James ‘i hite and D. Regan; J. Harlow, the coast champion, and W. Williams, the’Bos- tonian, play J. Condon and J. Lawless, the game to be the best three out of five, 21 aces, At McManus', E. Johnson and J. McGuinn will play O. Hendrey and Professor Lynch; W. Kehge and M. Morton will play A. McDuffie and C. Neisson; Terry McManus and J. Nelson will play William Kelly and J. Roger; J.J. Feeney and M. Dillon vs. Al Pennoyer and R. Lenthan. ———-—— A Coursing Meeting. The finish of the 44¢-dog stake will take place next Sunday at Kerrigan & Cronin’s coursing park. The following is the re- sult of the draw: Kingston ve. Sly Boy, Captain Morse vs. Lissak, Roll Along vs.White Chief, Granue- aile v¢. Wayfarer, Tom Hayes vs. West Side, Pheasant Boy vs. Venture. Thefollowing is the result of the draw for the consolation stake: Villa Kennel’s Tempest vs. G. Welen’ ball, M. C. Welch's 1 Domino, J. Lark an’s Lone Star, W. Perry’s C ‘illa_ Kennel's ' Electric, Mission Kennel's Snowbird vs. T. Brennan’s Rosa B, T. Brennan’s Fullerton vs.J. Larkey’s Spinaway, J. Kerri- gan’s Dashaway vs. T. Brennan's I Wonder, F. Randolph’s Yreka vs. Ingleside Kennel's Stam- boul Queen. 's Hand- AL e New Bicycle Club. The employes of the Postoflice Department have organized a cycling club, with the follow- ing officers: President, George J. Knox; secre- John L. E. Suilivan. Road in, Carlton W. Seely; first lieu- ssling; second lieutenant, , Aug E. Joseph'A. Fealy. SAN JOSE SPORTING. What Is Being Accomplished by the Hunters and Wheelmen. SAN JOSE, Carn., Nov. 29.—A turkey shoot at Turn Verein Park Thanksgiving attracted about 200 marksmen. The range was 200 yards, and every bird hit became the property of the marksman, Al Barker was the most successful and secured twenty-one turkeys, Karl Klein sixteen, and T. G. McMillan ten. The Gilroy Sportsmen’s Protective As- sociation held a bluerock tournament and turkey shoot Thanksgiving day at Gilroy. At a prize shoot of the S8hooting Section of the Turn Verein last Sunday Fred Machefert secured first prize by making 194 points out of a possible 250 at the 200-vard range; J. G. McMillan second, with 190 |, points. In the second class L. Henning secured first prize, with a score of 138, and H. Tietzen second, with 105. Sunday morning the Golden West Cy- clers will hold a five-mile handicap road race over the East San Jose road course. The entries and handicaps are as follows: L. Folsom, scratch; W. Clarke, :10; G. Van Leenwers, ‘W. O’Banion, 5 B. Brown, :30; W. Higgins, :45; T. Mikel, :45; Dan Manning, :45; V ndra, :50; . Bellinger, :50; A. Church, :50; H. Thomas, 1:10; F. Safstron, 1:30; H. Cutler, 1:30; W. Wondra, 2:00; F. Worbl, 2:30; George Peckhamg 2:30. The San Jose Road Club gave a success- i ful masquerade ball at Gilroy Thanks- jging Diahi to be made by the bicycle- An effort is Tiders of this ity to_get the e o 3 iy t the as! 3 S pzss shape, and there is no _course in first-cl ive-mile course kept in first- doubt that a five: R class condition would prove an to gutside Iide%:¢ the Road Club are jubi- The members ol ). i | lant over the success Floyd McFarland is meeting with in the southern part of tne State agnd they predict that McFarland will become the peer of Ziegler. Burns & Waterhouse and C. T. Boots, the lessees of Agricultural Park, are put- ting that track in fine condition. Between thirty a nd forty runners are being trained at the track. Quite a number of trotters are also stabled at the park, but none of these will be put into training until spring, as the track has been placed at the entire disposal of the runners. 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