The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 4, 1896, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, ATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1896. SPORTS OF THE WEEK. News of the Cycling and Other taking a well-earned rest after a ves ason’s racing, and nothing of anjy ar interest will oc- cur until the end of the winter months, Sportsmen who love to shoulder a shot- gun are ng excellent sport. The weather is first-class for quail and snipe shooting, and although the duck-hunters are not- scoring any large bags they are nevertheless having a most enjoyable time. Anglers are rushing to Duncan Mills, which place is very convenient to Russian River, where splendid catches of steelhead trout are being made. Coursing meetings are well attended be- The wheelmen Athletic Worlds. | the secretar; | mind that they have the future of one o | the largest orders in America in their | hands and that thousands of wheelmen scattered over the entire country will | watch every action with a great deal of | interest. Build up the league and en- | courage it. for it is certainly worthy of | your support. There are now about "1000 | members in the North California division, nd there should be four times that num- ber. Applications sent to the cycling editor or Tue CarLn will be forwarded to treasurer, and any informa- tion desired about the league will be fur- nished by me with pleasure. The San Jose Road Club’s ten-mile race, which was postponed from New Year's day, has been set for January 12. cause this is a season of the year when he Liberty Cycling Glub will cléct new hares are in the best condition for racing. | ofiicers next Tuesday evening at itsregular Rowing, rifle-shooting, handball and | weekly meeting. The club is prospering. various other pastimes are being well pa- | The mile, ridden by Green and E tronized. w on a tandem at Cheyenne on | December 16, when they covered the dis- THE WHEELMEN. The Acme Club Wheelmen’s Road Race To-Morrcw. There is not a great deal of activity in cycling matters nowadays. There are a ' tance in 1:17 i-5, has excited the cycling ublic considerably, as it is the fastest mile ever covered by human or animal power. The following description is given by Cycling West and may be foundfof a great deal of interest: rell and Green started on their ride a WILL T. VALENTINE OF “TI HE CALL” BICYCLE CLUB. {From a photograph.] few runs called for to-morrow and the | Acme Club Wheeimen of Oakland will hold the third of a- series of five-mile road races for a club trophy over the San Le- andro course. These are more for races the purpose of keeping the men in con- dition for -the Associated Clubs’ events than anything else and it is not expected | that any record will be lowered or very fast time made. Many attempts made at riding a century early New Year showed that the wheelmen of this ¢ e as active in winter time as at v other season. The performances were all good and Carey’s riae of the hundred miles in six hours and nine minutes, paced, was remarkable, but not surprising, as he has heretofore proven himself 2 splendid ro. der. The California Club riders rode well and finished strong. They claim, however, that Frank Byrne of the Imperials did not ride fair, in that he su before mid- | night Tuesday, whici the starting | time of all the various riders. The Cali- fornias say that they dly left their clubrooms at Twent streets and gone a short way toward the San Bruno road when Byrne, Blakeslee and their party overtook them. As they were supposed to start from Turk street and Van Ness avenue it was mauifest they had started ahead of time. If Frank Byrne and the Imperial Club want road records they must make them fair. This is not the first atterupt to take advantage of circumstances. Last Sunday at the Imperials’ road race some Imperial member tried to make away with the score cards, probably to doctor them up before | they went to the press and the racing | board, in an effort to geta record. Last summer the Imperials held a road race | over the San Carlos course and claimed Byrne's time was a minute faster than the timers’ records showed, but as Walter Fos- | ter of the Olymp:ics had been over the a hali-hour previous in something it was decided the timers were correct in giving Byrne’s time at 12:05 _in- | stead of 11:05, which he clamed. The ! latter would be lower than the world’s record to-day,and every one said: ““Well, if Foster can do no better over this road than 12:13, Byrne cannot do it in a minute less!” And a great many think Byrne could never beat Foster. | If Byrne's ride, New Year's day, had | been made in record time it would have been protested for two reasons—by the | California Club because he started ahead | of time and by an Oakland club because he | did not ride a full 100 miles. Byrne is without question a very fast | and determined rider, and his speed and grit command for him respect among all | wheelmen. He is one of the crackerjacks in class A on this coast. It isexpected he will join class B this year, and he will be right at home there, as they are none too speedy for him. The annual National Assembly of the | League of American Wheelmen will con- | vene at Baltimore in February, when the delegates from various parts of America will meet to decide some weighty ques- tions—questions of immense importance | tothe L. A. W. Robert M. Welch is the | delegate to the assembiy from California. | One resolution likely to be introduced is for discontinuing racing as it is conducted | by the league to-day. Whether this will | be swept aside by an opposing sentiment remains to be seen, but it is likely it will. It is doubtful if any of the racing rules will be altered, as they serve every re. | quirement at present. What the delegates must decide upon is whether there shall be three classes, or how many classes are | necessary for the future maintenance of racing under L. A. W. jurisdiction. Dele- gates are busy at this time preparing reso- lutions which have nothing to do with | this branch of the league, and have sev- eral now in readiness to be sprung which will affect the welfare of the big organiza- tion. ‘Whatever this convention decides upon | cond and Folsom | | | Wheelmen, consisting of Georg | ruplet, which is only 109. quarter of a mile above the reguler starting point, Trainer Al Leslie pushing them off. By he time the starting pointwas reached the 2 bad got the machine under poweriul dway, and luck seemed 10 be with them, for v swiftly crossed their first bad_place, the siight turn’ at_the quarter stake, which Green ble to hold on his first trial for o mile short time ago. Their speed was eased until a terrific momentum approaching the hali-mile post— In crossing from the right-hund lunged y i crashed across again ghting up, and what ped. The des- e clearly shown for although being badly thrown out of stride, they both exerted every effort to in attain the fearful pace they had main- ned to this point. As they approached the three-quarter stake the men again had their mount under perfect control, holding the very ter of the roadway. They were through ie big Government gate like a flash. They were thrown to the extreme outside of the right-hand curve just through the gate, and ith o letting up ook the reverse curve in the next ninety yards sefely and shot over the finishing line, doing the last and most danger- ous quarter under a 20-second clip. The membership committee of the North | California Division, League of American e H. Strat- ton, John F. Burke and H. W. i accompanied by Chief Consul Kerrga S y-Treasurer Scovern, Henry F. Wynne and others prominent in league affairs, will v; the San Francisco Road Club next Monday evening, to present to the members the many advantages to be cained by joining the league. They will also visit all the otber local clubs during this month on their meeting nights with the same purpose in view. _ A well-known repairer offers the follow- ing pian for finding whether the two sprocket-wheels are in line with each other: Place a straight-edge beside them long enough to extend beyond both front and rear sprocket-wheels. If both sides of both the front and rear sprockets are in touch with the straight-edge then the sprockets are true. The wheel should be turned slowly while the test is going on. Ii at any point either of the sides of either of the sprockets do not touch the straight- edge the sprocket-wheel is out of true. The general use of bicycies affects the price of flour, says an exchange, as there is less demand for bran to feed horses. ‘Chus one source of revenue is cut off from the millers and the loss is added to the cost of flour. T. A. Grifliths of the Bay City Wheel- men was riding in the park New Year's day with a wheel geared to 120. This is a higher gear than the big Rambler quad- T X It requires an immense driving power to push this gear along, but once it is well started the speed is terrific. The rear wheel revolves feur and a half times while the pedals ¢o round once. Itisthe general impression that hill climbing would be almost impossibla with such a gearing, but Griffiths rides all the hills in the park and the grade on Golden Gate avenue from Pierce to Steiner, and up Steiner to McAllister street. He isan exceptionally strong rider, however. He is now practicing with this high gear and if he likes it and can become accus tomed to 1t will ride it in the 25-mile road race on February 22and in the relay race in April. One thing undesirable about it is it is almost impossible to back pedal or stop the machine once it is started, and a quick stop is out of the question. A light brake would avoid the necessity for this, however. The wheel attracts a great deal of attention wherever seen. 'Fhe front sorocket wheel has thirty teeth and the Tear one seven. An average gearing is any- where from sixty-six to seventy-two, the sprockets having seventeen and seven, eighteen and eight, or twenty and eight teeth, so it can readily be seen what acuri- ority Griffith’s new gearis. If heis suc- cessful with it it will no doubt be largely adopted by other riders, as the popular idea 15 that if a rider can ‘push a high gear he 1s better off as he gets greater speed with less revolutions of the pedals. It _is seldom necessary to winter a wheel it is to be hoped the delegates will bear in in California except for perhaps a few weeks at a time, but even during these short periods extra care should be taken with it. The most important point of all is that it be stored in a perfectly dry place. The enamel should be thoroughly cleaned, as spots of mud left too long are apt to cause a dull appearance of the surface. All nickel parts should be wiped clean and covered with some sort of oil or grease to protect them from dampness. —Special preparations for this purpose will be found desirable. If the bearings are well oiled with good oii, it is better to leave them until you are ready to use the wheel again, and then make one job of it, which will leave them in good shape ready for use. Wood rims should be varnished with good coach varnish at least once each year, for appearance’s sake if nothing else. 5 The board of officers of the league wiil hold another important meeting next Sat- urday evening at the rooms of the Bav City Wheelmen. Tt is not likely that the older manufac- | turers of bicycles will spend much time in getting out new models now, but will de- vote thier attention and money to bringing their machines nearer than ever to the goal of periection. To the average person it would seem as if perfection in bicycle building had been attazined, but such is not the case. Though the coangesin this year's wheels may not be particularly noticeable to the eye, they will be to the tonch, which is far more important. Care is being taken to increase the run- ning smoothness of every part of the machines, so that in riding along the cycler wili hear nothing but the whirr ot the wheels. Particularcare is also being taken to 1mprove the crank-shaft mechan- ism. The demand for slightly heavier tires will cause the 1896 wheels to weigh a pound or so more than last vear’s, but it will be a boon to tourists and long distance riders, whose greatest trouble is with tire: The increase in weight will hardly be noticeable, if at all. With the various im- provements which are being added for the increased strength and comfort of the bicycle, wheelmen may look forward with much pleasure to the coming season, par- ticularly those who wiil be {fortunate enough to get one of this year’s wheels. Wilt T. Valentine, whose picture is pre- sented herewith, is a member of the CALL Bicyele Club, and a rider of considerable ability. He has not yet tried his fortunes on the racing path, but on the road he has shown speed which indicates him to bea crackerjack if he were properly trained and experienced. His friends hope to induce him to try his hand at racing the comin season, and predict he will be quite suc- cessful. He will carry the colors of the Carw Bicycle Club—red and white. ‘Wi:lliam Rogers, the trainer of the Cali- fornia Cycling Club, has about twenty men under his charge now,and they are fast developing 1nto speedy riders. Their | century New Year's day was ample evi- dence of this. Rogers isone of the best trainers of cyclists or athletes in America, and the California Club was fortunate to secure him. The quadruplet machine has been taken out to the park nearly every pleasant day of late, anc the men who ride it have a easy time as the work is minimiz four men up, and it is no trick keep up a two-minute gait birds in every direction, and as a result the big bags “that were so common in the early months of the season are seldom heard of now. Reports from many of the southern counties state that wild game is very pientiful and that the marker hunters are making hay while the sun shines. Although the widgeon duck is very scarce in the marshes they are said to be very plentiful in the vicinities of Bakers- field and Los Banos. Sportsmen who have shot in the Suisun marshes this week report that the birds are returning and that the best bags re- corde¢ so far have been made by those who scuiled through the small sloughs. Quite a number of maliard and teal were killed on New Year's day by hunters who took advantage of the holiday for an out- ing in the country. The tule fires of last week, which were certainly the means of leaving the Suisun marshes barren of birds, are now ex- tinguished and better sport will result, provided, of course, that the weather will not continue to be too cold. Any person who has had experience in duck-shooting is well aware that heavy frosts will drive such birds as teal, sprig and widgeon to the soutbern country, where the climate is mild at all seasons of the vear. Swaus are remarkably numerous in the Suisun marshes this season, and a good caller can easily decoy these birds within shooting range. A professional hunter shot thirteen swans one day last week. In fact he decimated the entire band. In reference to swan-shooting the following Im:ly was recently told of President Cleve- and: “‘On his return to the White House after atrip to the marshes the President wit- nessed the dumpingof the gamebag, which contained 60 ducks, 32 partridges, 5 geese and 4 brant, but there were no swans. The longevity of these birds is proverbial. Last winter Mr, Cleveland shot several of them, and one of them, in the general d:s- tribution, fell to the lot of Private Secre- tary Thurber. ‘How did you like tbat swan?’ Mr. Cleveland asked a few days later. ‘Haven't been able to taste it yet,’ Mr. Thurb eplied. Why s ked the President. ““Well, sir,”” replied Mr. Thurber, “after boiling it for three whole days I was not able to get my teeth through one of its centenmal tendons.” With this experi- A New York sportsman who parts his name in the middle and whose first name is not John, but whese center name is Fred, recently went on a quail-bunt in Maryland. He started out with a friend, and in nis usual innocent way pretended that he was a poor wing shot, when, in fact, he is a regular Brewer style of marks- man. When the first covey of quail were found Fred saw them running rapidly on the ground ahead of the dog, and in- stantly threw his gun to his shoulder and took aim, to be in readiness as soon as they flushed. His friend, perceiving his action, shouted: “Here, hold on; don’t shoot them quail when they are running.”’ To which Fred retorted in an injured tone of voice, “Well, I guess I won't; I'll wait till they stop.”” e THE ANGLER. How “Doc” Watt Landed an Eigh- teen-Pound Trout. Angling for steelhead trout in Russian River still continues to be excellent, and many lovers of the spert are taking ad- vantage of the present fine weather and the good condition of the river for fishing, Of all men who cast lines in the river last month the most delighted member of the Walton family was “Doc” Watt, a director of the San Francisco Rod and Gun Clud. The “Doc” returned last Mon- day with four beautiful fish, one of which scaled eighteen pounds and measured thirty-seven inches. This game denizen of the river gave its conqueror a battle royal which lasted forty minutes, while it made seven desperate rushes for liberty, taking each time every inch of the 150 feet of Jine which the reel contained. The contest between the fish and the angler is described as follows by a friend of Judge Evans, who witnessed the race for freedom on the part of the fish and the capture of the prized Leauty by the highly respected Mr. Watt: “My attentiond was attracted by a wild shout, ‘I've got’im,’ from the doctor, who was looking decidedly serious and per- plexed as the line on his reel was fast fading from sight,” said the narrator. “The fish, fortunately for the angler, lodged just as it had taken every inch of line the reel contained, and the expression park policeman is not in evidence. 1act about the “quad” that i1s not gen- erally known is that it is almost impossi- ble to handle it with an inexperienced rider | . The four men mustall be good riders. The machine is sen e and will swerve, sway 1 swing alarmingly if the riders xpertenced and familiar with its rities. The front man has the hard- | est work, as he alone steers the machine, and it must be kept in a perfectly straight line when going cident is lia- ble to happen. The man o the rear seat acts as a sort of rudder, and by swaying | his body with the machine he materially aids the guiding of it. The mechine generally marned by C. C. Hopkins, T. Griffiths, T. C. Dodge and R. P. Ay of the Bay City Wheelmen. et HANDBALL. Annual Banquet of the Occidental Handball and Racquet Club. The members of the Occidental Handball and Racquet Club will hold their annual banquet this evening in the ball court 120 Grove street, which place will be hana- somely decorated with flags ana divers bunting in honor of the occasion. This will be the first banquet held in this City under the auspices of a handball club and it is hardiy necessary to state that the members and their friends will enjoy themselves only as athletes can | when they congregate around the festive | boards to celebrate some special event in the history of general athletics. President D. E. Condon has been un- tiring in his efforts to make this evening’s banquet a success in every particular and it goes without saying that when a man of | Mr. Condon’s integrity and ability puts | his shoulder to the wheels of progress, | AN EARLY | | i | SHOT. [Reproduced from Shooting and Fishing.] % 1 ence to guide them, the Presidential party | on the Doc’s face as he looked at the | decided this in the clas grammar, a ‘‘rara avis in terr: Frank Vernon had a m shoot near Suisun last Sunday. He ex- verienced slough-seulling for the first time, | and became so infatuated with the sport d the game again last Wednes- | that he tri day, with very flattering results. Mr. Vernon had a professional hunter handle the oars, while he accomnplished the shoot- ing, and among the assortment of wild fowls he had on his strap at the end of the | from the deep, leaving the angler in the | Yard day’s sport were fifteen mallard ducks and | about thirty teal. It costs money, how- ever, to enjoy this kind of an outing. Besides the fare to and from Suisun and | hotel bills, the hunters charge $5 a day to scull sporismen throush the slouchs where good shooting can be dependc upon from now until the end of the sea son. The hunters on Bell's ark at Esp noza station charge $: spirited rivalry is existing between the competing scullers for patronage. The keepers of the Cordelia and Teal clubs do not annoy so-called poachers any vear to let the swan reriain, | empty reel and realized what the result al langnage of the Bton Latin | would be in case the fish concluded to make another rush into the deep and blue t enjoyvable ; waters of the big river, I shall never forget. “Judge Evans even looked excited, but | nevertheless he kept the doctor on ice by ! encouraging words. | “The fish having evidently concluded that a dash in the direction of shallow water might unfasten the hook, which had taken a firm hold in its mouth, shot away deuce of a mess, as there were several yards of slack line to be reeled up. “ ‘Get back, Doc; get back on the bank and reel up fast,” shouted the Judge. “The Doc took the advice, but in his ex- | citement his feet somehow got tangled up in the rocks, and over he went sprawling | on the ground, but he held on to the rod 3 8 day, and quitea | nevertheless, and was up again in a jiffy to find that the steelhead had taken an- other wild dash down the stream and | straightened out the line again. *‘Gosh! what a lucky dog you are,’ shouted the Judge; ‘any other man would surely have lost that fish.” T. F. BONNET, Champion Amateur Player of the Coast. A TRIO ihat is artistically speaking, something must turn fast in the direction of the goal to success, James C. Nealon, the ‘“'papa” of the coast championship team, has been a strong admirer and supporter of handball for many years, and to that gentleman is due much of the successthat the grand old Irish game has achieved in recent years. R. C. O’Connor, the father of Gaelic toot- ball on_this coast. 18 also a fond admirer of handball, which, he does not hesitate to say, is the grandest of all indoor games now played hy theathletes of this country. It has been sugyested that, after the ban- | quet is_over, Judge M, Cooney and Clar- ence Howland will afford the members and guests an opportunity of seeing them engage in a game of ball decording to the latest and most popular rules iramed by the Hon. William Broderick especially for players who have passed the hali-century plant. The programme that has been arranged for this evening is as follows: Welcome, President D. E. Condon; ‘“Coast Championship Team,” Hon. James Nealon; vocal solo, Fred Myrile; “Gaelic Games,” R, C. O’Connor: barytone solo, W. T. O’Brien; “Olympic Club,” Dr. E. N.Short; recitation, T. F. Bonnet; voeal solo, Hon. William Broderic! violin solo, Irish melodies, J. E. 0’ Meara dental Ball Court,”” Judge M. Cooney; vocal solo, Clarence A. Howland; “The Ladies,” -Frank T, Shea. Handball games to take place at P. Ryan’s San Francisco ball court Sunday are: Rodgers and C. McKinnon to play G. McDon- ald and P. Ryan; M. Edwardsand R. Murphy to play J. Collins and J. White; R. Shea and J. Brannick to play P. Barnett and H. Moffatt; J. Nelson and E. Foy to play D. Connolly and J. slattery; W. Williams, the Bostonian, and J. Harlow, the coast champion, to play J. Law- less and Al Pennoyer, the game to be the best three out of five, twenty-one aces. TH E GUN. D. E. CONDON, President Occidental Handball Court. OF CALIFORNIA longer, and 2s a result the shooting over :he. once well-fed ponds is exceedingly ively. Members of the Mallard Club and others who have been summoned toappear beiore Judze Fuller of the Circuit Ceurt on Feb- ruary 3 to answer a bill of complaint are not very much alarmed concerning the re- sult. Some of the people who have been subpenaed cun prove beyond all question of doubt that they have never trespassed or shot upon the Ibis Club grounds, and it is presumed that keepers and others who have sworn to having seen them acting in a decidedly boisterous and outrageous manner, etc., will be given a decidedly “‘pleasant” surprise so far as the cultivating and refreshing of fading memories are concerned when the proper time arrives. The Rod and Gun Club will hold a ban- quet this month at its customary head- quarters on Market street. The Sportsmen’s Protective Association willmeetat K. of R.B.Hall,corner of O’Far- rell and Meason streets, on Tuesday even- | ing next, and as matcters of particularim- ]vortnnce to sportsmen will be disenssed a | large gathering of the lovers of shooting and fishing is expected. The committee appointed at a special meeting of tue club held some weeks ago to investigate the right of ctubs to block- ade certain navigable sloughs will report Federal authorities amounted to. Otto Feudner returned from Davisville on Thursday after having participated in a pigeon tournament which was held in Davisville on the 1st inst. He reports that having engaged too ex- tensively in the good things of life on the evening of the last day of the old season, his shooting eye was a little bit off, and as a consequence he felt below his usual mark. Fanning, who was Feudner's Swan-Shooting in Sulsun Marshes— The Trap at Davisville. Possibly the cold snap of recent date will increase the supply of wild ducks in the t bay marshes, Tie last rain scattered partner, shot well and carried away sev- eral good prizes. John Feudner of Davis- {ville made the best scores of the day. | Several first-class trap shots representing | Stockton, Sacramento and adjacent towns | took part in ghe race for cash prizes, { what the resuit of a conference with the | J. C. NEALON, The Retired Heavy-Weight Champion. HANDBALL EXPERTS. “Stung by the sharp steel, the steel- head continued its mad runs and plunges down stream, and I could not help laugh- ing at the sight the doctor presented jumping over the rocks and running as fast as he could along the shore, while the fish was making good headway toward the ocean. “Finally the silvered beauty lodged again, and the doctor took in large and long breaths of pure mountain air as he slowly reeled in the few yards of slack | line that remained over. *““You have him pretty well under com- mand now, doctor,” remarked the Judge, ‘but_you must keep a cool head and a steady hand, otherwise something may give way.’ “The doctor never said a word, but kept his eagle eye on the spot under which the fish was supposed to be resting. “Tug! tug! tug! and the doctor spoke for the first time since he had hooked his prize. 5 ““‘Ha! ha! Judge; the fellow is now rooting in the sand trying to get that double hook out of his mouth, but I'll fool him.’ *‘Putting a strain on the line, the ‘Doc’ hit the butt of his rod a few stiff blows and the reel commenced to sing the steei- head march. The fish now made the most desperate of runs, taking every bit of line and compeliing the ‘Doc’ to take to the water up to his hips. In his excite- ment Watt lost his hat, leaving his glitter- ing pate exposed to the sharp north wind and sun, but he paid little attention to such small matters, being an angler of the old sckool. “Well, he finally succeeded in getting the iish well under command, and by clever handling of the rod the prize was soon within range of the doctor’s cold, cold grasp, which, of course, meant death |to the king of fresh-water fishes. The doctor certainly deserves credit for the | manner in which he handled his prize during the struggele, using an eight-ounce rod and 150 feet of line.” Joe Dieves, Captain Cumming and Isaac | carnival of athletic | | | | jump; : - | novice, scratch; one-mile walk, handicap; Surrhyne visited Duncans Milis recently, but the anglers found that the water was somewhat ~ discolored and not in good order for fishing. The trio, not to be out- done, however, purchased thirteen fish, which they proudly returned with, and the stories they related concerning the capture of the steelheads actually caused Charley Green, Jack Lemmer and some other old anglers to turn black in the face. J. Fitzgerald and wife, Charles Green, A. Wilson and some other lovers of the sport are now enjoying excellent fishine near Duncans Mills. The North Pacific Coast Railroad_will run a special train_at 1:45 o’clock this afternoon for Duncans Mills. The following ladies and gentlemen vis- ited Duncans Millsduring the past month, and some were rewarded with encouraging success in angling for steelhead trout: John Kidney of Azalea, W. A. Redding of Healdsburg, Green Watson, J.Kenny, Ed Wasser and W. R. Mundell of Sausalito, Mr. Callahan of Healdsburg, Horace Smyth and Charles Precht of San Francisco, J. W. McCaughey of Bodega, N. W. Cornell of Tomales, Mrs. C. Lambert, Frank Lambert and George Lambert of Austin Creek, Charles Prien of San Francisco, J. A. Barlow of Markhams, Mr. Blake and Mr. Mil- ler of Sausalito, Paul Strantz of San Francis E. Keating of Bausalito, M. Clasby of Brown: Ranch, Mr. Crackneil, A. W. Wilson, P. 4 Murphy, John Babeock, F. G. Sanborn, W. McFarland and Captain Cummings of San Francisco, Joe Dieves and wife, Isaac Surryhine and wife and Robert Liddle and wife of Oak- land, Phil McDonnell of Sen Francisco, Mr. HoytJr. of Oakland, H. B. Field ot Cazadero, A. B. Altschul and James Watt of San Franc . J. Lindsay, E. A. Kilton and Thomas Cough Jin_of Sausalito; M. Crosse, R. C C. MeGregor and F. McGregor of San Howard Thompson of Railroad station, “Doc Simpson and C. B. Green of San_Franciscu, E H. Shoemaker of Sausalito, D. E. Baker of San Rafael, E. R. Clute, J. J. Sullivan_and_A. Rus- sell Crowill of San Francisco; W. Fisk, wife | and two children, of Sea View; F. Van Stan and A. B. Finch of San Francisco; W. B. Allen, John Clark and Charles Bone of Howards; Sam Brush of Freestone, G. Wilson of Timber Cove, tton of Fort Ross, Miss G. Surryhne of Oakland, Al Hall of Point Reyes, Oliver P. Evans of San Francisco, James Dollar of San Rafael, Mrs. Southwood 6 Willow Creek, Her- bert Henderson, Charles Ginazzi and Charles Forti of Bodega; Benjamin Powers of Guerne- ville, Mrs. Mary Walters, Louis Walters and Martin Walters of Fort Ross; J. R. Morris San Rafael, C. G. Buck of San Francisco, Hartman 6f San Rafael, G. E. Park of San Francisco, Samuel Shaw and Mr. Fitzgerald and wife of Azalea. SR e ATHLETICS. Baseball at Central Park—Carnlval of Athletic Sports. The Pacifics and the Olympics, the local oz exponents of the National game, will meet | again Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Central Park for their seventeenth match this year. Latterly, the games have been exceedingly even, but the Olympics lead by three victories for the entire season. Following is the composition of the | nines for this next struggle: Pacifics Position & Waliers Green A correspondent writes that the New Jersey Athletic Club will hold a_monster sports in Madison- square Garden on February 1. At tuelast meeting of the Amatenr Athletic Union the board of governors granted to the N. J. A. C. the privilege of lolding the two- mile steepleck and the ten-mile run, scratch, for the championships of Amer- ica. These two events alone wiil be worth journey to witness. In the ten-milerun, amateur record for one mile, will start and will endeavor to break the indoor record and the American record as well. Itis be- His principal opponent will be C. H. Bean, the five-mile champion of New England; James Rushworth of Bosion and others. In the two-mile steeplechase such well- known distance men as_A. B. English champion; E. Hjertberg, the American ex-champion; George Orton, the present champion; George Jarvis, An’ | drew Walsh, Gabe Hollander and others will try. The events open to all amateurs are as follows: Fift run, handicap; one-mile run, handi- can; 220-yard hurdle, handicap; standing hop, step and jump, scratch; running high 230-yard run, handicap; 880-yard standing broad’ jump, handicap; quarter- mile novice for schools of Brooklyn, Jer- | sey City and New York; one-mile bicycle . A. W. rules and e COURSING. race, handicap under sanction. | Greyhounds That Will Run at the Ocean View Park. The following dogs have been entered for Sunday’s coursing at Casserly & Kerri- gan’s Ocean View Park: Richmond kennel’s Richmond Boy vs. Fal- can kennel’s White Rose, F. C. Randolph’s Trix vs. M. Walsh’s Can’t Win, T. Flynn’s Bowery Boy vs. P. Ryan’s Megpie, Villa ken- nel’s Maud G vs. J. Bradshaw's Earth- quake, Potrero’s kennel's Lilly vs. T. Flynn's ~ Empire, C. Anderson’s Nigger vs. Richmond kennel's Longfellow, J. Bradshaw's Merced Flyer vs. J. Tracy's Siwede, M. Sicotte's Stamboul Quéen’ vs kennel’s Lempst, W. Reide’s Belle B 0'Brien’s Little Bob, J, Tracy’s J O C trero kennel’s Lorene, M. W, Kerrigan’s Whi Cloud ve. M. O'Connor's Foxhall, T. Ford's Maggie vs. Richmond kennel’s Lady Richmond, V. Creamer’s Regent vs. J. Hammon's American Boy, T. Ford’s Lily M vs.Sunrise ken- nel's Jenns Lind, C. Evan’s Dashaway vs. C. Hooper's Duke, C. Hooper's Trilby Second vs. Bunrise kennel's Butcher Boy. Ed Canavan will judge and John Cranston will act as slip- per. e e g T Broadsword Challenge. C. B. Solms, manager for Ivan Malchin, em—————————————————————— DYSPEPSIA. Dyspepsia and hot bread arean unhappy combination. - * % Dyspepsia and fats don’t coalesce. » % Dyspepsia's greatest enemy Vegetable Sarsaparilla. a oy ‘When you suffer from dyspepsia eat slowly. is Joy’s * * ¥ ‘When you suffer from dyspepsia eat just enough fcod to comfortably fill ‘the stomach. Eat often. * * 5 Don'’t take very hot or cold drinks if you | have dyspepsia. * Use Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla three times daily and follow bottle instructions, 0" Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla will clean the stomach, bowels and liver, Q.. Dyspeptics, avoid sardines, French dishes, grease, fat, and use Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. ..Q Dyspeptics, eat steaks and chops, roast beef, mutton and veal—avoid pork. ..! D_yupepficu. use Joy’s Vegetable Sarsa- parilla, but don’t use a substitute. i‘. Do you suffer with gases in the stomach? Take Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla, ..i Have you a fecling of lead in the stomach after eating? Take Joy’s Vegetable Sar- saparilia. ... Dyspeptics, avoid a substitute, Tommy Conneff, the holder of the world’s | lieved that Conneff, in fine shape, can | | create new figures from six miles to’ ten. George, the ! ard run, handicap; 440- | a Russian swordsman, who recently ar- rived in this y, challenges S Owen Davisof the Presidio to a bro sword contest with Malchin. Solms st that he will back his protege to uhp_ of $1000 that he will defeat Davi ! three mounted contests and three contests on foot. The match, if made, is to ta place within thirty days. Malchin can be found at 8 Mason street. o The Field Trials. At a recent meeting of the Pacific Coast Field Trials Club the judges selected for the coming trials near Bakersfield are: D. M. Pyle of Bakerstield, Andrew Jackson and W. 8. Kittle of this City. SAN MIGUEL RANCHO. The Property Defense Association to Hold a Joint Meet The San Maguel Defense Association met at Judson's Hall, corner of Twenty- third and Douglass streets, last night. Thirty new members d the associa- tion by depositing §150 apiece with the executive committee, whose bLusiness it is to see that the law firm employed by the association shall attend to the court pro- ceedings incident to a service of papers by | the representatives of the Noe heirs. The object isto avoid the possibility of a de- fault being entered dgainst a property- | owner, necessitating the purchase of a quitclaim deed from the alleged 2laimants. 2] So far the & ship of the association bas reached It is nec according {to the agreement entered into with the {law firm, that 500 lots be represented to secure a nominal rate, and it is to that end that the executive committee is work- ing. Reports from the Ocean View committee give promise of fifty more lots soon to be placed with the committee, and to-morrow additional canvassing will be made in that distri A. Klahn, a representative of the Fair- mount Defense Club, was present at the meeting and, referring to the work of the Fairmount Club, he said that the case it has been opposing will be settled next week and that the defense has not cost the association anything. He also said t the would hold a meeting at corner of Twen th streets, next Tuesday night. It was finally agréed to make the occa- sion a joint meeting for the Fairmount Defense Club, the Home Protection Im- provement Club and the San Miguel De- fense Association, the purpose being to exchange ideas and possibly to form a | union ‘of the other clnbs with the San { Miguel to facilitate the enrollment of the necessary 500 lots. rs‘( ¥ Ru arrmount Club nder’s Hall, and Church NEW TO-DAY. | THE BESTE NEW YEAR'S GIFT) '\ 2’96 MODEL | $100. 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