The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 15, 1896, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1896 11 CONQUERED BY CORRIGAN. The Downtown Pool-Sellers Be- lieve It Best to Stop. HARRY E. CORBETTS TALK Carrier Pigeons Were Used to Secure the News, but Were Found to Be Sadly Wanting. T T ooms are dead some weeks ago, ng the Wal- on #s crutches, but the coup de ward Corrigan leased o out of the Pacific 1b track at Ingleside. om-keepers for men, boys nda women, located in outlyving districts, and the seven in the “Belfry” could get norresults. They were being des for violating the Ellert and were being obliged to plead guilty or else appeal their cases at considerable expense, so emed it advisable to go outof busi- he downtown po they a Dess The ig Eight,” consisting of those firms having capital on which to run a vool-selling business at a loss until the California Jockey Club meeting begins in a week or so, made a strong fight to keep opeu in the face of adversity. They were ted a number of times and co were secured in the lower co Appeals are now resting in the Superior Court. But they see now that the Dimond inance has been passed to print, pro- hibiting the sales of pools in any place out- side of a racctrack. and they realize their life can be of short ation at best. In accordance with this view, they met yesterday morning, ana decided that they woa'd close up their respective bouses during ours in wh es place at Inglosi nt commissi urs on open t s as published in tI they at the will place the wa k District track. ated afion misht be had with >wn rooms, They have hired Westery Union Telegraph em- of a mile of wire m the outside of st telegraph sta- arrier pigeon: made late Monday one of the women carryiag om the track had been inter- e pigeons were let loose with the on the fourth race attached to their n . around above the track for starting for their b unsatisfactory One bird reached its cote f street & nutes after be- has not yet been odds e Jockey Club peonle have become the carrier-pigeon scheme, and they had two crack shots outside grounds_with shotguns to try aC they carried. They did not get a however, for the efficiency of that b of travel had been found wanting and the birds were not put in use. In addition to that, the downtown rooms ing closed. there was no necessity to Tt to schemes 10 get in the news. value of Mr. Corrigan’s victory over the poolroom-keepers was apparent at the racetrack vesterday. The weather was irky and damp, and not the Jeast calcu- lated to attract a large crowd. The races were not out of the usnal merit, and still the attendance was far in excess of anv day 1n the past ten days, excepting, of course, on Saturday. The bookmakers naturally did a big business. It was more than they expected and in many instances they were obliged to turn around their boards. This is a wonderful commentary on the attractive- ness, as a comparison, of the racing proper and the betting. Harry E. Corbett was seen last evening in recard to whether the closing of the poolrooms yesterday at 1 o’clock means their absolute extinction. ““I believe that I express the views of what you peonle call the ‘Biz Eight,’ ” he sa. “We have tried to secure the neces- sary information from the Ingleside track to conduct our business by every legiti mate and legal means. ' Mr. C chosen to shutusoutand in of doing so he has used rifles and bur! employ The first were used to cut our wires, which we had a perfect right to use, and the second were for.the purpose of stopping our employes in the discharge of their duty from leaving the racetrack. “Our men had paid their way in, and, like anybedy else, were entitled to leave when théy chose. We do not want to employ people to meet Mr. Corrigan’s men with rifles, and perhaps have bloodshed, nor do we want 1o send fighting men into the track to battle their way out, as they wonld have a right to do, should they find their All we want is to do a legiti- . and soon as the court or the other we will act Why not wait until then for 3 - s method the view we have taken of the matter, and we have decided that it is best to shut off for awhile sooner than adopt the Corrigan tactics that would probably cause much physical injury to hirelings and a black eye to racing.” AMATEUR ATHLETES. Clubs That Have Grown Tired of the Amateur Union Rules—Late Sporting News. The directors of the Olympic Club will, itis thought. take some action at their meeting this evening regarding a report to the effect that some of the athletes who had won prizesin boxing and other games made u practice of selling their orders for jewelry, clothing, etc., to the highest bid- der for cash. Such proceedings are en- tirely contrary to the lawsof the Amateur Athletic Association, and as a means of defeating the aims of the athletes who may win prizes in the future it is generally | thought that the directors will issue orders nceforth the prizes to be contested Il consist of medals instead of orders ewelry, clothing, etc. ie senior member of the Landsberger brothers’ acrobatic team wet with a painful accident recently while pra ing some difficult feat on_the trapeze, and, as & result, the team will not appear at the entertainment which will be given under the auspices of the Olympic Club at the Columbia Theater on the 20th inst. It is said that 1he Acme Athletic Club of Oak- land will & € ateam of acrobats in place of the Olympic Club's team, and that an excellent performance -on the trapeze and bars may be looked for, The Acme Club athletes have grown very weary on account of the indifferent ¢ | lation between genius and crime. ing down the birds and the informa- | treatment it is said that they have re- ceived from the Pacific Athletic Associa- tion of the Amateur Athletic Union, and at a recent meeting held in their club- room in Oakland they concluded to sepa- rate from the Pacific Association and establish an association which will be in- dependent of the Amateur Union or any- bod{ affiliated with the union. The Acme athletes are sanguine that a majority of the athletic clubs of this coast will join their association, which will be governed by laws that will better Rleuse the athletes residing west of the ocky Mountains. J. Faulkne:,a promi- nent athlete, said yesterday that the Pa- cific Coast athletes should be governied by laws framed by themselves, and that what- ever money is collected from the various clubs should o to aid a Pacific Coast asso- ciation, and not the Amateur Athletic Union, which has never done anything of any consequence to boom athletic sports on this coast. According to the opinions of many ath- | letes it is thought that a general forsaking of the Amateur Union will result in the near future, : The board of managers of the Pacific Athletic Association has appointed a com- mirtee to investigate the standing of ath- letes who are_said to, have competed with professionals in athletic games. The com- | mittee is composed ¢ Humphrey, H. R. | Berry and John Elliott. Any amatenr athlete who will be found guilty of having transgressed the amateur laws will be im- mediately expelied from any club governed by the rules of the Pacilic Amateur Asso- ciation. 'PUNISHMENT OF TRAMPS, Life in a County Jail to Be Pre- ferred to That on an Amer- ican Ship. A Remarkable Spetimen of Genius in an Artist Who Would Not Work Under Compulsion. 0AxLAND OFFICE SAN FrANcsco CALL,) 608 Broadway, Jan. 14. § | A. A. Denison, an active member of the tute of Applied Christianity, has been engaged for many years compiling data showing, among other things, the re- He nas just discovered a specimen of work done | by a tramp in the Alameda County Jail The Historian of the Alameda Jail. three years ago that heregards as the most remarkable curiosity yet found of that nature. Itisa copy of the **Jail Journal.” It was written, edited and iilustrated by a New York artist, who many years ago | destroyed his studio after a night’s spree | with some fellow-student and then took to | the road. He decided to be a tramp and | for a dozen years be has abided by his | decision. He goes by the name of G.William Harriss and has made the acquaintance of scores of j=ils in various States. The man’s | ability witn his pen and vencil cannot be | doubted and in cartoon work the Jail Jour- nal abounds, The reading-matter is all humorous and bristles with local sayings ana doings, all of which ,portray the utter abandonment of the artist-editor to the creed that declares that the world owes every man a living. | According to ex-Sheriff Hassey, who | was in office when the Journal was com- | piled, Harriss is just such a man as his | picture of himself as editor wonld lead an | observer to suppose. “Happy all day | long,” said the ex-Sheriff to-day. * Harriss | simply wanted a few sheets of paper and | some "pencils to work with. He would work sometimes steadily for twelve hours, but he used to say that if he was forced to work he would give out in twelve minutes. He was utterly indifferent to appearances and perfectly devoid of all self-pride ex- | cept In his work. “He was as satisfied in ragsas he would have been in broadeloth, and so long as | his appetite was satisfied, bread was as ac- | ceptable as a French meal. He was not an anarchist; he was not a socialist; he | was not a thief. Harriss wasa tramp, | and one of the most remarkable geniuses | that ever entered the County Jail.” | The peculiarities of Harriss, as shown in his work, are being used by Mr. Dennison | to show how thoroughly useless is the law that confines such a man for ninety days in a jail because he tramps the highways without any visible means of subsistence. | Harriss dignifies imprisonmeht and makes | it a thing to be desired by men who refuse | to work. His journal treats the jail as a | little commonweslth, and leaves an im- pression upon the readers that there are | hundreds of people in Oakland at this time | to whom jail would be acceptable. | His “personals” and ‘‘religious notes’’ | and “political items” and ‘*‘current com- | ment’” are all handled in a manner that | shows completely a modern jail is un- | fitted for the purpose of reforming crimi | nals. All these things Mr. Denison says are radically wrong, an! it is the duty of Institutes of Applied Christianity to advo- | cate such practical reforms in prison dis- | cipline as shall make prisoners better citi- zens and lessen the burden upon the tax- payers to support them. 3 “‘Vag alley” in the Alameda County Jail offers an existence a thousand times pref- erable to the existence of honest American sailors as was proved by ‘“The Red Rec- ord’’ investigated by the Institute a week ago, and the object of the present research is to provide some remedy in accord with the advanced researches of the present time in penology. A Paciflc Coast Exhibit, W. H. Mills of the California State Board of Trade is greatly interested in his new project of establishing in-this City & Pacific Coast ex- | hibit, to be maintained in connection with the Board of Trade's present exhibit. This will include an exhibit from the mid Pacific isl- | ands. The idea is to solicit pro rata subscrip- tions from the other States and Territories west of the Rocky Mountainsand make San Fran- cisco the headquarters for the distribution of all immigration for the West. At & meeting vesterday General Chipman introduced a reso- ution that a committee be appointed to look | into the matter. Ou this. commitiee were ap- | pointed W. H. Mills, W, Maslin and L. C. Mc- Afee, who will réport at the next regular meeting. Thomes Brennan, manager of the shirt fac- tory on Gough and Grove sireets, was stahding on the top of some bales yesterday, when he | 6lipped and fell a distance of fourteen feet. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital. His ribs were fractured and he'was suffering from internkl injuries. ————————————— San Jose Counterfeiter. L. Diez, arrested for passing a counterfeit doliar in San Jose, was brought to this City for his preliminary examination by the Federal authorities yesterday. He will at once be ex- amined before United ‘States Commissioner Heacock. 3 [T SUTED THE BOOKIES. Cicero and Colonel Weightman Both Tumbled Over the First Jump. MESTOR THEN WON CLEVERLY. Alvarado and Highland the Only Win. ning Favorites — Major Cook Upset Two Good Things. With the weeding out of the downtown pool-selling joints a noticeable increase is apparent at the racetrack. Although the weatber was threatening yesterday a big crowd filled the betting-ring at Ingleside and speculation on the different events was very brisk, The first choices did not navigate through the muddy going with the same degree of success as on' the day preceding, for out of six favorites sent to the post Alvarado and Realization proved the only winners. One of the hardest reverses suffered during the day by the talent wason the two-mile handicap hurdle race with five starters. Cicero was backed for a good thing, a barrel of coin going in on him at odds of 8 to 5 - Colonel Weightman, although receding in the betting from 9 to 5 to threes, was well supported. April at fours and Mestor with 4 and 5_to 1 about him also had many friends. Adelante was the outsider. At the first jump Colonel Weightman fell after alighting on the other side of the hurdle, and_Cicero, who took a jump just after him, fell over the Colonel. With these two out of the way, April and Mestor had it all their own way. April led fora mile and a half, when Mestor passed him. on April started in to make his ride, and momentarily showed in front of Mestor once more. In the strétch the latter horse took the lead again and won cleverly by a length and a half. Adelante’s rider was unseated through the slipping of his saddle after taking the last jump, but re- mounted and took third money. Pique left the maiden class in the ué;en- ing five and a half furlong dash. Clara Wilson ruled a 6 to 5 favorite in the bet- ting, but the Spreckels entry was in front nearly the entire distance and won by three lengths from Little Jimmie. The fayorite was third. Had Doggett on the 2 to 1 favorite, George Miller, in the following event over seven furlongs, hugged the rail in the stretch more closely he might have scored. Away in front he led up to within a fur- long of the wire, where Cochran on the second choice, Babe Murphy, slipped through on the inside and won by half a length. Gallant came fast through the stretch, taking third place. Backed from three down to 8 to 5 Alva- rado led all the way in the mile dash and won by three parts of a length from Mo- derocio. Uncle Giles was an indifferent third, with the second choice, Roma, bring- ing up in the rear. B Eleven started in a six-furlong dash that was fifth on the card. Sligo, backed from threes to 2 to 1, and Boreas went to the post_equal choices in the betting. When the flag fell to a struggling start Piggott sent Major Cook out to the front and was never headed, winning by four lengths from Boreas. Sligo was close third. The last event was also a six-furlong sprint. Barney Schreiber's mudlark, ighland, wasa decided favorite, 13 to 10 being the mare’s closing odds. Realiza- tion showed prominently 1n the fore until straightened away in the stretch, when the favorite passed him and won cleverly by a neck. All Over made a fine run through the stretch, finishing third. o LADIES' DAY AT INGLESIDE. The First Two-Year-01d Event of the Season a Feature, Following the usual custom at Ingleside track this will be “ladies’ day” at the new course, the gate being free to the members of the fair sex. The programme arranged is an espe- cially good one, the first two-year-old race of the year in this section of the country Three-eighths of a mile from home Cairns | being one of the features. Among the “THE CALL” RACING CHART. Twcnly-NlnflI Day of the Winter Meeting of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club. Weather Cloudy. ‘Track Sloppy. - ingleside Track, San Francisco, Tuesday, Ja LY, 13, 1896. 534, FIRST RACE—Five and a halt furlongs; maiden three-year-olds; purse $400, DEX Tn Fi | s | Betng: ‘ 3% ) s, | Fin | Jockeys | Beting, FEEE T | Pigaott. . 52 102 | & & M. Bergen 15 Clara Wilson 88 | 34 E 65 | Aatus 61 | 4 60 | Globe. 91z | 7 20 Peixotio. 515 | B 30 Mabel I an | 9 10 La Flec SR 8 Irene E. 735 |10 100 402 | Duches: in | 33 8 10 164 |Imp. Al 83 |11 |Heunessy. 30 100 Good start. Won easily. At post 31 minutes. Winner, A. B. Spreckels’ b, £, by Flambeau-ump. Petroleuse, Time, 1:12, SECOND RACE—Seven furlohgs ; selling; three-year-olds and upward; condiions; purse Index. | Horse, weight, age. | st| 34 Jookeys. ¥ | Betung, Ops; S50 Babe Murphy, 4..101 George Miller, 6..110 ‘101 Gallant, (487)| Main, Rt RS 29 THIRD K(AL'L One mile; three-y: 536. ! Index.| Horse, age, weight. | St.| 34 514 |Roma, 4 Good start. Won driving. Winner, W. B. Sink's ch. g. by Amigo-Santa 537, FOURTH RACE—Two miles, over elght hurdies; handicap; purse $500. | v st. |15 | sta. | 3 | 3 Betting. Index. | Horse, age, welght. |St.| 3 | Sd. | 34 | | | Fin. | Jockeys. Jome "6 525 | Mestor. 35| 5124 [25 |26 (28 |1n |1115 Hennessey. 4 185 390 | April sl 1|14 14 [1h |210 |240 | Gair 4 4 491 |Adelante, TR £ O | 15 60 525 |Col.Weightmn, 4.139 2= | | | | | 3 525 |Cicero, a... 3¢l ais | | I8 85 B60d Bart. Won driving, Winner, Pacific stable’s b. g., by Falseito-w Time, 4 Fell at firstjump. 53 « purse $400. FIFTH RACE—SIx furlongs; selling; three-year-olds and upward: conditions; allowances; Betting. Jockeys. 10p~ % Major Cook, 4. 21 |1 92 Boreas, 4 i1 |3 3 Ba ] & 2 615 6 12 Gehs | i 15 8 53 | b 1 517 | Middleto; B3 8 7! 506 |Myrtle H, 3. g 2 430 | Magpie, 4 92 | 9 20 «eses.|Irish Chiet, 11 11 6 449" | Zaragoza, 6 02 |10 Dénnison. 100 Strageling start. Won easily. Winner, F. M. Taylo Bulwark-Sister to Violet. At post 25 minutes. Time, 1:17%. IXTH RACE—S 539, purse $300. furlongs; selling; three-year-olds and upward; conditions; allowances; lndex.: Horse, age, welght. .| St.| 14 Jockeys. Betting, Op. CL 456 |Highland, a. 458 |Realization, 5. 518 (All Over, 4 6523 |Brametta, 3. (478)|Nic Nac, 3. 438 |W. L. Muns 357 [Claude Hill 518 |Heartsease, Chorn. Good start, except Heartscase, Won driving. Winner, B. Schreiber's b. m., Edna. Time. 1:16%4. e e e “THE ‘GALL” distance are given. Abbreviations—F., fast; Fa., fair; H., heavy; m., RACING GUIDE. To-day’s Entries at the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, Ingleside Track. . In races where the horses have no record at the distance to be run the records at the next nearest mile; £., furlong; ¥, about. 5 FIRST RACE—Fiiteen-sixteenths of a mile; selling; ] Best Index. Name. §th}recora. Dist. Lbs{Tk. Owner. Pedigree. i By Cochran. Tifliun Bello 2i 514 rden City stable. Major Ban-Miss F] 498 71 * Tlerney.. Hidulgo-Veragiy 492 im 528 530 0d 519 |G ssie. (639) Highland 539 |W. L. Munson. 533 |Artist 7 Hyder All-Attraction Col. Hepburn-Edna. Springbok-Astorin Imp. Darebin-Hirondelle SECOND RACE—One and a half | Best Index. |Lbs record. | Dist. Pedigree. 249 |Moni | |St. Saviour-Nightha 424 |orbit |Oneko-Flotilia: e 532 |Forel B. Spreckels.....| Flood-Tmp. Queen Besg 473 |Janu: 5 Schreiber. | Duke Norfo'k-Elaine @ 106, Imp, London-Cameo 463 | Julia O.. 86 Outcast-Malva R THIRD RACE—Three furlongs; two-year-olds; maidens. | Best Lbs|record. | Dist. |Lbs|Tk. Owner. Pedigee. -|Del Monte stable. -|E. Corrigan - |Cambridge stable. |Cambridge stable.. H. T, Griffin Imp. Martinhurt-My Bad, Riley-Miss Howardy o 5° Erince of Norfolk-Eda. rince of Norfolk-Hai Tremont-Bite Bel > I’Se?‘nnu,)-(éenwmg. uke of Norfolk-Neflsos Duke of Narfuli-cu-m-'; Imp. Cyrus-by Judge McK. Bishop-Amerique, |El Rio Rey-Fousatta. | Laurelw'd stk farm. -|A. B. Spreckel B. Schreibe Atkin & Lottridge. FOURTH RACE—One and an eighth miles: handicap. Best Index. Name. Lm!mo .| Dist. Lbs|Tk. Owner. Pedigree, 502 |Semper Lex....|112/2:0714 It | Falsetto-La S (531) Lin.. Star Ruby | 109 1:443, | o T ampton-Oramans 531 |Logan 108)1:4015 | Voitigeur-Pert 488 |Sir Walter.. 9011:29, {3 107 F mwood Nathan Coombs-Bessle 456 |Wawona.. 87|1:54%4| 133 m| 87/F. | Mokelumne stk {rm | Imp. Sir Modred-Typhoon FIFTH RACE—SIx furlongs; selling; three-year-olds, Index. Name. | Best I Lbs|record.| Dist. |Lbs Tk. Valiente . Castanette. i Owner. Pedigree, | Long Lady. -{108/1:18 %6 ¢ |105!F...| Burns 4 Waterhouse| Major Ban-Decoy Duck Walter J. -|107] 56141451 (106 F...|F. McDermott. 1mp. True Briton-Liltie § -|.99no rec.|...", W. D. Randall Hyder Ali-Namonia . Abs Félloweharm-The Teal Imp. Kyrle Daly-Extract i Brown-Viels Duke Norfolk-Carmen N. 8, Hal c... | Laurelwood farm. starters in this event is Rey Del Txe{ra, a full brother to Rey Alfonso, who is said to be even more speedy ‘than that fast colt was at the same age. The track is muddy, and as Rey Alfonso was never partial to heavy going. a raft of coin may be lost on the youngster to-day, for he 1s stronely tipped. A handicap over a mile and a furlong, with those good performers Logan, imp. Star Ruby and Semper Lex among the starters, will also be one of the attractions. Huber’s splendid band of soloists will render a specially prepared musical pro- gramme and with' fine weather a large attendance is expected. Track and Paddock Items, Earl Cochran won one race and lost an- other by coming through next the railin the stretch. In the second event he man- aged to -squeeze through between George Miller and the fence, and won, but when he attempted the trick again in the follow- ing race with Moderocio, Garner, on Alva- rado, pulled over and shut him off. At the last moment “Cad’ Irish went down the line on Rube Mur{.}hy, getting as good 28 24 to 1 against Ezell’s mare. Could Bergen have kept Little Jimmie ‘nearer the front during the first part of the running in the opening race of the aay, he would have given Pique a hard argu- ment. Heartsease was cranky as usual at the post in the last event, and the field was «dispatched without her. 5 Owner Sam Hildrethand his friends had their coin down in big chunks on Cicero. John C. Schulte, brother of the well- known turfman and president of the new Louisville Jockey Club W. F. Schulte, was an onlgoker at the races yesterday. Mr. Schulte is looking out for the interests of the Southern club, whese stake entries close to-day. Among the many rich stakes to be run ar_the club’s spring meet- ing, lasting from May 6 to 19, inclusive, are the §6000 Kentucky derby, the $4000 Clark stakes and the rich Kentucky Oaks. The two-year-old stakes of the California Jockey Club, six in number, close with Secretary Milroy to-day. The entries for the stakes of the St Louis Fair Association close to-day. AMONG THE WHEELMEN. Shaefer and Wells Have Gone South- Olympic Wheelmen’s Election. Charles 8. Wells and his trainer, Dave Shaefer, returned to San Diego last night after a three days’ stay here. They will continue their efforts against the world’s records on the mile horse track there, Snaefer’s principal object in comiag here was to secure Otto Ziegler Jr. for his team. Ziegler was willing to sign a contract, but does not want to go into training immedi- ately. All other details were satisactory. He feels the need of a rest now, after his long season on the Eastern circuit. He will probably ride on Shaefer’s team, how- ever, in 1896, and may have Tom Cooper, Charles 8. Wells and'W. A. Terrill as his team mates. The Bay City Wheeimen do not care to join the Interclub Baseball League now being proposed. President Kerrigan says that it wauld dissipate the energies of the members toward racing, and as they are desirons of winning the annual relay he does not feel thatthe members should have anything to detract their attention from it. The club is strictly a bicycle club and will leave baseball to others. The San.Jose Road Club will hold a smoker next Saturday nightand a ten-mile straightaway road race the following day on the Monterey road. The members are being trained for the relay. The Bay City Wheelmen will hold & pro- gressive euchre party at the clubrooms next Saturday evening, together with an impromptu: musical entertainment . and smoker. ¢ t ‘The Olympic Club Wheelmen last even- ing elected the following officers: Charles A. Adams, presiaent; Charles J. Leighton, vice-nresident; Horace V. Scott, secretary; George H. Stratton, treasurer; W. B. Faw- cett, capain; F. W, Fuller, J. F. McGlynn, Thomas Spillane, executive committee. The wheelmen, will’ attend the Olympic Club’s benefit next Monday night in a body. It will come as a great surprise to the cgchsts and dealers of this City to learn that Will Knippenberg has resigned his position with the Syracuse people. No cause is assigned and his future intentions are unknown. = . e THE BROADSWORD CONTEST. Ivan Malchin Submits a New Challenge to Sergeant Davis. The following communication is self- explanatory : Editor Call—S1r: In Saturday’s issue of your paper appears an auswer from Sergeant Owen avis to the challenge: for a broadsword con- test issued the prev.ous week by me for Ivan Malchin. In the first place I wish to correct the lan- guage used by your reporter in the challenge, in which I am Inade to say that I will match my protege to “three mounted contests and three contests on foot,” when the words act- ually used by me were ‘““to fight a contest of }hree rounds’ mounted and three roundson 0ot.” _Sergeant Davis in his reply states that he will fence-mounted or on foot for $500 a side, giving the challenger choice of weapons and rules to govern; the contest to consist of twenty-nine attacks (in other words, points). Now as this contess is to declde superiority in the use of the broadsword, and inasmuch as Sergeant ‘Davis claims the 'championship mounted, while my man has never yet fought mounted’ but proclaims his prowess on foot, it is obviously unfair to limit the contest to the particular style of either one exclusively. We will, however, agree to a contest consisting of twenty-nine attacks mounted and twenty-nine attacks dismounted, the man scoring the great- est number of pointsin all to be declared the winner for the purse and the championship of the Pacific Coast, and will name Sunday, the 26th prox., at any place mutually agreed upon, for the contest. 1f Sergeant Davis wishes to meet my man fairly and squarelyhe cannot reasonably de- cline these conditions and will please signify his willingness through your columns. Apologizing for taking up so much of your valuable space, which in my opinion is more closely identified with the sporting interests of the City than any of the other morning papers, 1am, respectfully vours, C. B. BoLMs, Manager for Ivan Malchin, ——— Conductor Bauer Retires. By the advice of his physician, Dr. Nathan Rogers, Adoinh Bauer, the leader of the Tivoli orchestra, will go into 1etirement fora weck, and the Chopin recital, announced to take lace at the St. Nicholas Hotel next Sunday, is indefinitely postponed NEW TO-DAY. SIS I P P P S L 1898 : \COLUMBIA \HARTFORD BICYCLES. | Colmbia$l}d9430 Tandens $150. Hartford Bicyeles : $80, $60, $50 2~ Responsible Agents wanted in unoccupied territory. o ] POPE MANUFACTURING (0., ; M. Kine Imp. Keene-Grey Sail e B Sobretbor. s Tores Groat Fom Drits e olaee 3 reiber. m) reat Tom -] . 101|F... Mrs..A. Murphy. Fi &lmfl@lmoh - 84.F4.|D, A Honig......... | dobn Heury-MinniePayne 844 Post ST, S. F., CAL. SLEEPT0-NIGHT Stop Insomnia Before It Becomes a Habit. NEGLECTED, SHABBILY TREATED NERVES THE CAUSE. Rev. Dr. Smgh_ at Age of 86 Loses No More Sieep. Unbroken Rest Natural to a Fully Nourished Brain. Paine’s Celery Compound Has Never Failed to Cure. From childhood to old age health is very much a matter of sound, refreshing sleep. No one can digest well, work well, feel well or be well who is night after nignt de- prived of good sleep. It is physically im- possible for any brain to keep on providing neryous energy unless the nights are de- voted to nourishing its used-up parts. Protracted sleeplessness, where no effort is made to feed and calm the irritable nerv- ous system, ends im nervous prostration and insanity. To-day there are far more neuralgic headaches, far more rheumatism, sleepless- ness and nervous prostration than during the last generation. To combat this growing evil, Prof. Ed- ward E. Phelps, M.D., LL.D., of Dart- mouth College, made nervous diseases his special study. The fruitful outcome of his long years of prolessional investigation was' Paine’s celery compound. Difticult neryous disorders that had persisted despite long treatment yielded to it. Men and women who had suffered for-years from broken and unrefreshing sleep, from headaches, rheumatism and neuralgia, found that Paine’s celery compound not only speedily cured these troubles, but that they worked better and felt more en- couraged than had been possible to them for years. A's a practical instance of what this re- markeble remedy is doing all over the country, the following from Dr. Wm. A. Smith, one of the best-known divines in Southern New Engiand, deserves careful reading. Dr. Smith is to-day 86 years of age, yet enjoys better health than ever in his life ana never loses a single good night's sleep. He writes: GROTON, Conn. “Dear Sirs—In my early days, by great and prolonged mental suffering, [ broke down in health and became a dyspeptic, beiug obliged at one time to give up my work in the ministry on account of ill health. Tam now 86 years of age, and during my long life have suffered greatly from dyspepsia, torpid liver, constipation and insomnia, at times thinking that I should die for want of balmy sleep, and it isa wonder to me that I am alive to-day with all that I bave been through. Tama wonder to myself and to those who witness my habits and know my age. Itell them that I try to obey the laws of nature, and that I take Paine’s celery compound when- ever I need it. “By the use of several bottles of Paine’s celery compound I have so far recovered my health as to consider myself a well man for my age. It regulates the liver, stomach and bowels without any question. My appetite is now good, my sleep is refresh- ing, my liver active and bowels regular, and my crutches not needed, as I can walk without a staff. People are surprised at my improved appearance and activity. Gratefully yours, WM. A. SMITH.” Paine’s celery compound does not stop 1ts restoring work till new, healthy tissues have taken the place of the old, shattered portions. There is not the deepest, most minute portion of the body, whether it be nerve or brain, or some vital organ, that escapes the rejuvenating, strengthening power of Paine’s celery compound. In cases of severe mneuralgia, rheumatism, hea-t valpitations, dyspepsia and nervous feebler ess, Paine’s celery compound is the only remedy that goes to the root of the trouble, fortifies the weakened system avainst these disorders and builds up a strong, healthy pody. Create New Life New Courage Rosy Cheeks. SAVE DOCTOR AND DRUG BILLS, TRUE ECONOMY IN THE PUR- CHASE OF A GOOD WHEEL, TO SAY NOTHING OF THE COMFORT AND PLEASURE IT AFFORDS, THE WAVERLEY HAS PLEASED ;HI(I"JSANDS. 1T WILL PLEASE ou. Men's, three heights, $85. Ladies,$75 « . « o . AGENTS WANTED. % - = 250 CATALOGUE FREE. INDIANA BICYCLE CO. J. 5. CONWELL, Manager, 18 and 20 McAllister St,, S. F. | f?_:aj_a Califor.nia Damiana Bitters Is a powertul aphrodisiac and specific tonic for the sexual and urinary organs of both sexes, and a great remedy for diseases of the kidneys and blad- der. A great Restorative, Invigoratorand Nervine, Sells on_its own Merits—no long-winded monials necessary. NABER, ALFS & BRUNE, Agents, 323 Market St., S. ¥,—(Send ror‘cucmn.) | NEW TO-DAY, N OLAN BROS. SHOE CO. SECOND WEEK O OUR MONSTER CLEARANGE SALE STORE CROWDED ALL THE TIME, EVERY OXE WANTS BARGAINS, AND THEY KXOW WHERE T0 GET THEM WHEN WE HAVE A CLEARANGE SALE SR SR S WHEN WE HAVE A GLEARANGE SALE PRICES ARE NO OBJECT. We Will Put 0n?alc This Week 6000 pairs of Ladies’ Extra Quallty French Kid Button, seamless foxed, kid or cloth tops, satin tops. pointed toes and narrow square toes, dismond patent-leather tips, flexible soles; price $2 50 per pair, regular price $5, but we want to close them out. WE WILL ALSO PUT ON SALB 4000 PAIRS OF OQur Well-Known Ladies” French Kid LIFE-SAVING SHOEN! Narrow, square and pointed toes, patent-leather tips, at 23 per pair. FOR THIS WEEK ONLY WE WILL ALSO PUT ON SALE 3000 PAIRS OF OUR DIES' LIFE 3 SHOES, finest French seamless foxed, cloth or kid tops, hand-sewed sible cork coles, latest style toes, Datent-leather These shoes are worth $6 a pair, but we will close them out this week at $4 per pair. Every lady should bive a pair. Once wearing them, you will wear no others, as the soles are thick and soft and keep the feet perfectly dry. end us your address on a postal card and we will send you a souvenir and catalogue, showlng all the latest style shoes and prices. LA AVIN kid WE HAVE NO BRANCH STORES ON MARKET STREET. DON'T BE MISLED BY MIS« LEADING SIGNS. Mail orders will receive prompt ate tention. NOLAN BROS, SHOE CO. 812814 MARKET STREET 9 and 11 O'Farrell S, PHELAN BUILDING. Long Distance Telephone 5527. STEARNS BICYCLES! Marvel in Strength! Beauty in Outline! Perfect in Workmanship! Unapproached in Finish! STEARNS! E. C. STEARNS & CO., 804-306 Post Street. DEVANY, HOPKISS & (0., City Agents. H%V/}tli:l\"l"\lla E.%ER T THE WHITE RIMMED HUMMER IS THE COMER HOOKER & CO. Retail Store—No. 1640 Market Street. Cyclery—Cor. Page and Stanyan Streets. Wholesale Den't—16-18 Drumm Street, S. F. THESUCCESS OF THE SEAS0 THE LADIES GRILL ROOM —O0F THE— PALAGE HOTEL, DIRECT ENTRANCE FROM MARKET ST, OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT.