The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 28, 1896, Page 10

20 , THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1896. THE FIELD OF SPORT. What the Oarsmen, Athletes and Cyclists Are Doing. The uncertainty of the weather during the past week has caused the wheel- men to alter their plans regarding pro- posed road races in the country. Assoon as the roads are in condition to wheel over several club runs will be held to points of interest in the interior. The anglers are in hoves that the trout streams will be in good condition on Wednesday next, when the season will open. ‘Sportsinen who fancy live bird and bluerock shooting will be present to- morrow to witness the race at the Oakland track between the Olympic, Lincoin and Empire Gun clubs. A wrestling tournament will be held at | the Olympic Club Monday exening. The | athletes of the University of Berkeley will send a strong team East this year to com- pete in the intercollegiate championships. Coursing, rawing, handball, boxing, rifle-shooting and other pastimes are en- joying first-class patronage. - THE WHEELMEN. All the Fast Club Riders Preparing | for the Annual Relay Race. The annual relay race around the bay is the one event to which the wheelmen are now giving all their attention. The date has been set for Snnday, April 12, and all the intervemne Sundays and week days will be devoted to training and other pre- parations, There will be a number of ten- mile road races held to-morrow over the San Leandro course, wh the variousteams. The Bay C California, San Francisco and will hold these practice rid ance men will ride ten miles on the Oakland Trotting Park track, and down at San Jose the Road Club and Garden C Cyclers will use the East San Jose course. “Chairman Stratton of the road racing committee of ciated clubs intended to ride over t course Thursday. to measure and lay it out accurately, but therain prevented thetrip. He wiil go to-morrow, accompanied by the other two gentlemen on the committee, H. ¥. Wynne and A. P. Swain. In spite of the many vague reports and rumors flving around there is really very little news regarding the relay race. This event is looked upon by the club wheel- men as the g est race of the year, and their best efforts are put forth intoit. It i y enough to take some prominent clup, like the Olympic, for instance, and i 1 or eighit of its best men and say be on its relay team this That would be true, but until the eam of ten men is thoroughly completed its strength could not be estimated, cer- tainly not by eight men. It has been said that a team of ten average riders could beat a team of eight crackajacks and two poor men, and itis probably so. When cme clubs each club is ready to name its full comple- mer- ment of ten men then the respectiv its of the various zeams and_the of winning can be (0 & certain ex mated, but not before. The opinion was eneral a week the Bay City Wheelmen would not ¢ to a postponement of the date of tner one week, but it appears now that that just what that club wanted. Though pos- Sessing an immense number of racing men none of them are in their best condition, and the club not even held a try-outas on its team. It loses one W. A. Terrill, who is no The relay rules admi competing y amateurs and last vear Ter- rill as a class B nan rode bis ten miles in splendid style. However, the club now bas R. L. Long, who rode for the Olympic Club Wheelmen a year ago, and if he can be got into condition in time will be one of its best men. Then there are Ulbricht, Lacey. Hatton and McCrea in Soutbern California, all members of this club, who could be called upon if needed, all four of whom are phenomenally fast riders. The Olympic Club Wheelmen’'s this ye: than it was in 1895, while the impression is that the Garden City Cvclers of San Jose will be weaker. The Acmes will be about the same 2s last vear, except that they will not bave Castleman and Burke of Los Angeles. It is between these four clubs that the race is supposed to lie, though unforeseen incidents may change the programme. It will at any rate be a hard-fought contest, and the San Fran- team cisco and Sen Jose Road clubs, Alameda, | Imperial, Reliance and California clubs all have good men and are liable to change | places with some of the admitted leaders. A map will be issued early next week by the road racing committee which has charge of the race, showing the new routes through San Jose and into Alameda. Printed rules governing the race will also be sent out to the various clubs intending to enter teams. The Garden City Cyclers of San Jose have applied for a sanction for a race meet to be he}ld on their three-lap cement track on Saturday, May 9, the last day of the San Jose rose carnival. The Olympic Cyclers have announced that they will give a minstrel show at Native Sons’ Hall on the evening of May 14, the proceeds to be used in fitting up their rooms and expended on picnic runs for the members. C. N. Ravlin and L. C. Hunter, R. A, Smyth and F. W. Fuller will have a tan- dem race from Fruitvale to San Jose next Saturaay, starting at 2 o’clock. R. M. Welch, member of the National Racing Board in this district, has issued his builetin No. 5, dated yesterday, which is full of items of interest to the racing men. It is as follows BULLET! , MARCH 27, 1896. . Sanctions granted: May 9, Garden City Cyclers, San Jose, Cal.; May 30, Multnomsh Bicyel , Portland, Or. Pacific Coast records appr flying, paced, Cal., February 15, 1896, 1:41 One miie, standing, paced, amateur—H. E. McCres, Coronado, Cal., Februery 15, 1596, :49 2.5, One_mile, fiying, paced, professional—W. W. Hamilton, Coronado, Ctl, March 2, 1896, 1:39 15. Transferred to prolesslonal cless: Godfrey Schmidt, Los Angeles, Cal; Oscar Lane and W. H. Palmer, San Diego, Cal., under clause E. The undersigned has been placed by the National Racing Board in direct control of North and South California, Neveda, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Montaua, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Wherever practicable a local Tepresentative will be appointed in each d sion to whom applications for sanctions ma: be made. and who will otherwise give atten- tion to the local racing interests. Divisions d: One mile, s, Coronado, have been assigned to the charge of local rep- | resentatives as follow C. F. Smith, 124 Eost Second street, geles; Arizoua and New Mexico, W. L. Pin. ney, Phenix, Ariz; Washington, E. G. Dorr, postofiice box 1434, Tacoms. Other appoint. ments will be announced as made, The attention of racing men is directed to the bulletin jssued by Chairman Gideon under date of the 19th inst., and especially to the warning that men competing as amateurs under false pretenses will, when detected, be punished not alone by transfer to the profes- sional class but by suspension from the track, There is no intention of using the protessional class as & penal colony for unworthy men. Under the direction and control of the league it is intended that the racing man who desires to derive an income from his efforts on the track shall deserve the confidence of the public and be protected in his relations with his fellow - riders and race-meet promoters, Unworthy men in either class will be punished by exclusion from the track for & period commexsurate with the offense committed. Racemeet promoters are reminded that the prizes in exch event must be specified on the programme. Amateurs must acceot the prizes s0 specified and nothing else. The exchanging and bartering of prizes or the sccepting of Soutn California, H. orders for merchandise in lieu of the prizes so | | | at San Leandro to-morrow to aid Captain ch will in reality be | try-outs to aid in the selection of men for | Y )lympic, | The Reli- | e last fifty miles of the relay | * | even an ordin: will undoubtedly be stronger ! specified constitute acts that will forfeit a Thder's amatenr status. R. M. WELCH, Member National Racing Board. Mr. Welch, who also holds the position | of chairman of the racing board of the | | California Division, League of North 4 1ed a division ‘American W heelmen, has bulletin, reading: sanford_Plummer, San Francisco, and John Kitchen Jr, Oakland, have been appointed official referees of the North California Divi- sion. Division_championships for 1896 have been established at the following distances: Quarter mile, half mile, one mile, two miles and five miles, open only to amateurs. Prizes are measls of a design prescribed by the division board, costing %35, for a set of three, one each of gold, silver and bronze. The championships will be located for com- petition on application.. R. M. WELCH, Chairman North California Division Racing Board. Since the New York World saw fit to employ Arthur A. Zimmerman, the world s champion to edit its eyeling col- umns the New York Morning Journal has engaged the services ot Eddie C. Bald, last vear's champion class B rider. Whea the racing days are over there is still a field r the bicycle champion. The Alameda Cyclers willjhave a try-out Dodd in selecting his relay team. A lan- tern parade on a large scale through the streets of Alameda 1s being arranged for the near future. Inferior tubing in & bicycle is the worst of constrictive faults. No matter how fine the enamel which may cover it and the superior luster it possesses, the inherent weakness of the frame presents an element of danger, and the manufacturer who uses tubing of this character is criminally neg- ligent. The worst phase of it all is the v of deception which floods the mar- et with bicycles of inferior character under the guise of *high-grade wheels.” Chis season, owing to the difficulty of securing high-grade tuoing, buyers of wheels cannot exercise too much care. It is not safe under existing conditions to choose hastily from the large number of new makes daily making their appearance on the market because they look nice on the surface. Bloomers are rapidly passing into a de- | cadence, from ali we can_judge by a pe- rusal of the Eastern cycling press reports. | Last year there were bright prospects for | this style of garment, and the costume | was accepted with general favor. But when a certain class of women adopted the apparel and misused it, the strong-minded women all over the land discarded it at once. Now a compromise has been made on the bloomers and short skirt. This | costume will be very generally adopted the coming season. It is neat and emi- nently respectable. It has been asked whether this suit will be practicable on a diamond-iramed wheel or tandem. As bloomers will be worn the same as hereto- fore, and the skirt over them will be short | and of very light material, it will be quite feasible to wear the costume on a man’s wheel. Ladies who have ridden men’s wheels would not care to go back to the drop-framed style of bicycle again, and there is no reason why they should, as the skirt they are now askad to wear will be only the length of the bloomers and is y only intended for appearance sake when off the wheel. Phy certificates relating to the | merits of new bpatterns of bicycle saddles in the majority of instances are far from veing infallible, and should be atcepted with the greatest caution by intending | purchasers. Doctors otten judge a saddle’s merits upon its theoretical basis, without witnessing the results of practical tests or making the tests themselves. Softness and elasticity are by no means the prime | requisites of saddle construction, and | where these features are pronounced the saddles possessing them have proven use- 1less when the rider is called upon to do v amount of riding. A fifty-mi le will best test the vir- | tues of a saddle, and how many of the new | freaks which are marketed under the | name of saddles witl stand the test to the satisfaction of the rider? A firm seatis | tne essential tning for easy riding, and | only by the use of a firm seaf can a bicycle be kept under proper control. The saddles last year furnished with the standard makes of wheels were of leather | top, firm and durable, elastic enough for | the purposes desired, and purchasers of | 1895 bicycles of that character had no cause for complaint. It will be wisdom to select the same class of saddle this year, as freaks are destined to have a brief and in- glorious career. J. N. Brittain, the well-known wheel- man of Los Angeles. will leave that point for this City about the 3d of April, making the trip awheel by easy stages along the coast road. He will iollow the route laid out by the league road book. Most of the leading colleges of the coun- try will hold distinct cycling tournaments the coming season. The Intercollegiate Athletic Association appreciates that ing is the favorite sport and is en- raging it immensely. It would bea wise move for Stanford or the University of California to hold such a tourney. The San Francisco Road Club will hold its postponed ten-mile try-out to-morrow morning from Fruitvale to Haywards, and | Captain Pixley has called a club run to go | over on the 9 o'clock boat. Not until the | result of this race is known will the ciub’s relay team be decided upon, other reports | to tne contrary notwithstanding. | The Fowler sextet has been taken to Portland by John Plows, who has it in charge. There is a possibility that he may | return here with it before going East, as | Mr. Plows is trying to secure an all-Cali- { fornian racing team for the National cir- | cuit, and arrangements are now bein; 'made with several of the noted local rid- ers. There will probably be four or five | men on the team, all of whom must be | extremely fast. Mr. Plows knows the ma- terial is here, and he intends to find it. The Bay City Wheelmen is not a body | of superstitious young nien and save for a | bulldog mascot named “*Mike” they have no good-luck fetich or other symbol of for- tune around the ciubhouse. But one of | the members cluims to have had a premo- | nition that the club was going to win the | coming relay race and he is willing to bank | on the reliabiiity of his information. It | seems he attended one of the spiritualistic | sions of Anna Eva Fay the other even- {ing. When she made the customary. re- | quest for questions from the audience upon pieces of paper he sent up the query, “*What cinb will win the 100-mile relay | race next month?” What was his sar- | prise and delight to hear the answer, later | on, “Some one in the audience wants to { know what club will win a certain bicycle race; it will be won by the Bay City Wheelmen.” From the assurance of Pres- ident Kerrigan and Captain Plummer ever | since I am half inclined to think they ve- lieve it will be so, but, nevertheless, they will hold their try-out to-morrow at San | Leandro. Cycling Gazette of Cleveland. Ohio, has issued a neat little pamphlet entitled *“Up- to-Date Cycling Record Book.” As the name implies, it is a bouk of condensed records, vest-pocket size, and also contains half-tone cuts of the Jeading record- holders. It is a valuable little volume and is well worth sending the 10 cents asked for it, as its compilation must have cost a | great deal. - 1t is interesting to read in an Eastern cycling journal that there are 88 bycicle factories in Chicago atone and 110 in Illi- nois. New York is next with 80. The others are : ‘Alabama 3, California 5, Con- necticut 11, Colorado 3, Delaware 1, Dis- trict of Columbia 3, Indiana 30, Iowa 2, Kentucky 4, Kansas 2, Michigan 19, Min- nesota 2, Maine 1, Marylana 7, Missouri 8, New Hampshire 1, New Jersey 9, Nebraska 3, Ohio 36, Pennsylvania 21, Rhode Island 2, South Dakota 1, Texas 2, Tennessee 3, Utah 1, Virginia 1, Wyoming 1, Wisconsin 14. Canada has4 factories. There are in this country 106 makers of parts and 43 saddle mapufacturers. Captain Beattie has called a century run THE LAD WHO CAUGHT THE FIRST TROUT OF THE SEASON. [Sketched by a ** Call ™ artist. | of the Liberty Club around the bay to- morrow, taking the 7:30 A. M. boat. The entry list for the club’s five-mile handicap road race on April 19 will be large. The club will hold an election of officers next Tuesday night, and another dance in the near future. Fifty-eight ladies joined the League of American Wheelmen last week, twenty of whom were Californians, being members of the Alpha (ladies’) Cycling Club of this City. The North ~California Division gained ninety-two members during the past week, which brings the total mem- bership up to 1326. They were mainly from the Reliauge, Alameda, Olympic, Alpha and California clubs, with a goodly sprinkling of unattached riders. Appli- cation blanks and pamphlets. telling the objects and methods of the League of American Wheelmen can be had by ad- dressing the cycling editor of THE CALL. A. Theison of the California Cycling Club upheld the honors of that club at the recent indoor tournament in conjunction with C. Birdsall. Theison isa strong, con- sistent rider and will be a tower of strength on the club’s relay team. The Bicycle Protective Association will fortunately there are greater pleasures in | angling than the killing of fish, otherwise | it would be far cheaper and less laborious | to tramp to the nearest market and catch your fish with silver hooks. True anglers never grow tired of the pas- time, and generally speaking they delight in reading any instructive and entertain- | ing matter that reters to the gentle and quiet pastime. Those who have read Dean Swift’s book on salmon-fishing can readily understand | the underlying current of sentiment that | stirs the anglers’ soul when there is a ref- | erence made to trout streams and salmon | rivers. Somehow there seems to be a free- masonry about angling that will cause strangers who meet on the banks of a mountain stream to feel Jike brothers with- | in fifteen minutes after they have dis- | cussed the merits of some ‘of the most popular and extensively used flies. hen the season for trout fishing ap- proaches one of the greatest pleasures enjoyved by anglers is in chatting over the prospects for the inaugural outing, and the expectation of once again hearing that dear old lullaby of the mountain creeks, A. THEISEN, A FLYER OF THE CALIFORNIA CYCLING CLUB. hold a meeting next Thursday morning at 10 o’clock at Garrity’s, Golden Gateavenue and Leavenworth street. Under the guidance of Captain H. C. Frank, the Eintracht Wheelmen will have their initial club run to-morrow through the park and Presidio, leaving the club- rooms on Twelith street at 9 o’clock. SPALDING. S SRR THE ANGLER. Streams to Be Fished Next Week. Ready for the Opening Day. If thou art worn ana hard beset With sorrows that thon wouldst forget, 11 thou wouldst read a lesson, that will keep Thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep, Go to the woods and hills! No tears Dim the sweet 100k that nature wears. LONGFELLOW. “The rod, the rod! A kingdom for a rod worth having.” It was that therough and enthusiastic disciple of angling, James Watt Esq., who thusly addressed Henry Skinner, the champion long-distance fly-caster of the Pacific Slove, yesterday afternoon at the latter’s place of business on Market street. ‘While the twain were engaged in con- versation relative to trout streams and trout fishing, and especially the new spoon recently invented by Scott Watt, which is guaranteed to land successfully a 10-inch fish when artistically handled, in walked Fish Commissioner Emeric with his care- fully waxed imperial. He was accom- panied by Mr. Mansfield, Mertiano Allen, Albertano Cumming, and a few other dis- tinguished members of the Fly-casters’ Association. The conversation on flycasting, trout streams, small fish, spoons and flies and the prospects for big baskets of fish on the opening day of the season, April 1, waxed very warm while the authorities on every- thing that pertained to fish scales and fingerlings were in action, so to speak. After much discussion on weather and water and long distance casting—a science by the way that must be thoroughly mastered by an angler before he can suc- cessfully whip any of the “large’ coast streams that empty into the ocean—the anglers agreed that there would be first- class flyfishing in April, provided the rain king would keep the floodgates closed. So much for the prospects of good angling on the first days of the open season of 1896. Trout fishing is at any rate a most fas- cinating pastime. If the sport consisted golely in the c?eure of fish the majority of anglers would quickly tire of it, but , Which is and always will be the sweetest of music to the true angier’s ear. As th? season advances and the fifrs: signs of spring appear preparations for exgcmsionu ptha% hfl’: begn l;]»lsnned and talked of for weeks begin in earnest. The tackle is overhauled, rods are varnished, gelels oiled thoroughly, and fly book re- I s 1 What a pleasure it really is after the weary winter months of waiting to stand at last on the bank of a favorite trout stream, threading the line anxiously through the rings of an eight-foot rod, while overhead the woodrobin is singing the same old song it sang the previous epring and the sunbeams flitter through the aelicate green foliage flecking the rip- ples of the water over which you intend to xez your first cast, with a beautiful golden ue. Judging from the long spells of dry weather that have been experienced this winter, it would be somewhat hazardous to predict what the first week or two of the season will bring. According to the predictions of some of the old weather prognosticators, who pro- fess to know all about our beautiful cli- mate and its lightning changes, we will [have heavy rains in April. - At any rate the present appearance of the weather does not justify the statement that old Jupiter intends to shut off the sluice box of 1896 until he has had an op- portunity of putting a damper on the baskets ~ of some of those overzealous anglers who will be out on the first days of the season regardless of wind or weather conditions. According to reports recently gleaned from the country, the sport of trout-catch- ng should be good in April, bui the rise in the rivers, owing to the late rains, may upset the calculations of those who are positioned to foretell. It can be taken for granted, however, that if the fishing next week is not as gooa as a large majority of the anglers expect, those who avail of vhe opportunity of wading through cold mountain streams can rest assured that if they fail to fill their baskets with fish, they will return to their homes thoroughly invigorated and with appetites that will astonish their good wives—that is if they should be so fortunate’ as to be members of the family of benedicts. Now, then, anglers, here 1s a list of the streams and creeks which flow through the counties within easy reach of tgis City, and all that is necessary to say is, make your own selections: San Mateo County- Mateo} Creek, San Frucisquito, Nedondo, Hedwoed Gy Creee. Yeguas Creek, Grosbys Creek, Cupertino or Stevens Creek. Creeks that empty into the ocean in the same county —San Pedro, San Vicente, St. Augus- tine, Deer Creek, Arroyo del Munte, Pilarcitos, Purissima, Lobitas, Tunitas, San Gregorio or Arroyo Honda with its two branches, viz.: Clear Creek and Boggus Creek, Pompanio Creek, Pescadero Creek and Peters, a good branch, Burtano Creek and Trijoles. Santa Cruz_County—Scotts Creek or Arroyo de Jarro, Arroyo San Vicente, San Lorenzo River and its numerous branches, some of which are Fall Creek, Newell Creek, Bear Creek, Kings Creek, Lompico, Leventa, Arroyo Villa or Brown Creek, Gold Creek, Shaquel Creek, Ar- royo del Rodeo and Blackburns Creek. Besides these there are Aptos, Corallitos, Boulder, Wadell, etc. Merin County—Corte Mnden‘\). Ross Creek, Blythedale, Gallinas, Novato, Olema, Lagnn- itas, Paper-mill, San Geronimo, Big and Little Carson, Nicasio, Arroyo Sousa, Arroyo San An- tonio and Austin. Sonoma County—Sonoma Creek and tribu- taries, Agua Caliente, Hooker Branch, Fowler, Calabasas and Stuart at Glen Ellen, Shell Creek, Petaluma and Russian River. Alameda County—San Pablo, Pinole, Wild Cat, Bear Creek, Walnut Creek, San Lorenzo, Haywards, Arroyo Mucho Creek, Fish ranch, Alameda Creek, La Costa, San Antonio, Arroyo Honda, Calaveras Creek and Niles. Santa Clara County — Guadalupe Creek, Coyote Creek, Campbells Creek or Arroyo Quito, Arroyo Seco, Los Gatos, Carnadero and Las Liagos. The trout streams in the vicinity of Highland Springs, Lake County, will be fished, extensively this year as good re- ports have been received from anglers who reside near the springs. McMath of Hullville, Lake County, writes that excellent trout-fishing will be had this year in Soda and Salmon creeks, as steelheads had access to those waters during the past winter and several of them remained over. William Fuber of Pieta writes that the dam in Pieta Creek still remains, but that the basket which prevented a large num- ber of fish from ascending the stream has been removed ) Should the weather remain fine during the next week the Paper-mill and Laguni- tas creeks should be in pretty fair order for fisning by Sunday, April 5. The late rains have discoiored these streams and the refuse stuff from the hills will supply the little finny inhabitants of the creeks with food of all kinds. According to the foliowing letter received from Joseph F. Bertrand of Tocaloma, the prospects for good sport when the Paper-mill Creek resumes its normal appearance is first class. His letter reads: Sporting Editor Call: The present outlook for the of»eninf of the trout season on the Paper-mill Creek offers a more favorable oppor- tunity for a “good run” of steelheads and large trout than has been known to anglers for many years past. The recent rains have so raised the stream that the late run of steelheads has made good headway in reaching the far end of the head- waters. By the 1st of April it is presumed that they will be ready to make good the return trip by slow stages. Should the weather remain passive the state of the water will be in asplen- did condition for excellent fishing. Since the closing of the paper-mill at Taylor- ville, which is now over two years, the water of the stream has become free from all those poisonous ingredients that were so injurious to small fry, and together with the clearing away of the oid dam, that was such an obstruction to the free access of incoming runs for the upper waters, the little fingerlets have now fairly doubled their growth under the thriving nutri- ment peculiar to these waters. JosePH F. BERTRAND, Tocaloma, Cal., March 24, 1896. There can be no gainsaying the fact that during the months of April and May the streams which invariably give the best re- sults are within easy reach of stations on the San Francisco and North Pacific Coast Railroad, which line taps all the trbu- taries of the Russian River. e THE GUN. Inanimate Target and Live Bird Shoots to Be Held To-morrow. The Olympi¢, Empire and Lincoln gun clubs will meet to-morrow at the Oakland track, and the betting favors the Empires as the Olympic Club team will be weak- ened by the loss of some of its crack shoot- ers, who are entered for the big shoot at Sacramento. ° Jobn R. Carroll of the Olympic Club will give a second shoot on Sunday to his friends at Mountain View. Forty dozen live birds have been secured. On Sunday the San Joaquin Valley Gun Club will hold an inanimate target shoot at Stockton, unknown traps and angles. The shoot isopen only to residents of San Joaquin County. Commencing on April 10 the California State Sportsmen’s Association will hold its annual live bird shoot at the Oakland track. Pigeon grassers from San Fran- cisco, Stockton, Sacramento, Riverside, Los Angeles and Marysville have signified their intention of being in the race for money and glory. The Alameda Sportsmen’s Club will ——————————————— NEW TO-DAY. Fancy Bosoms Percale Shirts, with fancy bosoms and cuffs and white collar, will be inore than ever the vogue this year. The nobbiest, neatest, prettiest and oddest patterns are those with this mark below the collar band inside: Wear best, too, and a home product. Neustadter Bros., Mirs., §. F. meet to-day atthe Empire Club grounds and the smashing of clay birds will follow. Among the members are some of the best all-round shots in the State. Sportmen should not fail to glance over the article published under the head of “Sacramento Sporting,” as it contains several interesting items concerning trap- shooting and angling. o] The inaugural excursion and picnic of the Sportsmen’s Protective Association will be held st Schuetzen Park, Ssn Ra- fael, on April 12. The president of the as- sociation says that tickets are selling like hot cakes and that a good time is guaran- teed to all who will attend. A New York paper says: The performance of Rolla O. Heikes in break- ing 108 bluerock targets with Winchester re- peating shotguns in 5 minutes 35} seconds was considered wonderful. This he did at the tournament of the Kentucky Gun Club in Louisville on Washington’s birthday. The time taken was so brief that it seems impossi- ble that he could beat that record by & minute and a quarter, but this he did February 26 on the grounds of the Limited Gun Club in In- diana; nd. He broke 100 targets out of 122 shot at, but the number of misses was in- creased by some bungling on_the part of the assistants in loading. Out of the first 25 he broke 21: the time was 1 minute. In_the sec- ond 25 he missed 3, broke 61 out of 75, and 83 out of 100, and still had a fraction of time left before the expiration of 4 minutes. He scored 100 out of 122 shot at in 4 minutes 20 seconds. The guns nsed were Winchester repesting shotguns, five in number. After giving an ex- bibition of fancy shooting, in which pairs, four and six bluerocks were broken when all were thrown into the air at one time, Mr. Heikes broke 124 out of 125 bluerocks shot at. i - THE OARSMEN. Enthusiastic Members of the South End Club—Races, Etc. I all the boat clubs about the bay had the interest of rowing at heart that tbe South End Boat Club of this City possess it is safe to predict that boatracing on this coast would ever be to the fore making a strong bid for public appreciation. It will be remembered about a year ago a regatta was held at EI Campo under the auspices of the South End Club. It was the first regatta of any note held on the bay for almost a decade and was a pro- nounced success. At the time the club gave the regatta it was in debt and raised $500 by popular subscription to carry the affair turough, but had It proved a failure the South End Boat Club would have been a thing of the past and its boathouse and boats sacriticed to pay the expense iacurred. ut with such energetic members as Jonnny Herget, Billy Ackerson, Alfred Fritz and William F. Humphreys, presi- dent of the P. A. A., in the club, success is assured. It was mainly through the South Ends’ endeavors that the Olympic Club became interested 1n boating. It has been noticed that when a regatta is held here the South Ends ar: always represented, a fact which cannot be said of the other clubs, and invariably the South Ends carry off the honors of the day, for defeat means disgrace to them, “Win or die’’ being the motto of the club. The oarsmen of the club who are to rep- resent Cahifornia in the Northwest and East are practicing daily and say as far as the rowing end of the affair is concerned that they will do their best to uphold it. On the Sunday subsequent to the first Tuesday of every month the club will hold aregatta. A sum of money will be put up, which, together with the entrance fee paid by each oarsman, will be expended in the purchase of suitable prizes. The Ariels and Dolphins are working hard to advance the interest ot the sport. The Ariels will begin next Sunday with their system of try-out races, as already published, and the Dolphins have two ex- cellent crews in training for the coming El Campo and Stockton regattas. ‘W. A. McGrill is organizing a four-oared crew over at Elmhurst, Alameda County. | At present the boys take their practice in » large skiff, going two and a half miles down the bay to row. ‘When the Elmhurst Athletic Club is organized they .will join the Pacific Athletic_Association and row in all re- gattas. The members of the crew will f‘mbnbly be: Jess Swalley, stroke; Billy arks, afterwaist; William Carter, ior- wardwaist; M. Moran, bow; and Louis Stehm, coxswain. Itis the crew’s inten- tion to purchase a racing barge as soon as convenient. The crew composed of T, F. Barry, bow; H. 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