The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 11, 1896, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1896. THE FIELD OF SPORT. What the Oarsmen, Athletes and Cyclists Are Doing. The great relay race will be decided to- morrow, provided that the WFB[IVIET‘rev mains fine. This is one of the principal | events of the season in cycling, and doubt- less a large number of ladies and gentle- | men will witness the finish. | The Interstate Coursing Club will meet | at Newark to-morrow and a first-class day’s sport is promised those who will attena. S ‘ The Sportsmen’s Association will meet | to-d and to-merrow at the Oakland | track, where the *‘popping” of live birds | will be sharp and spirited. The recent rains have disappointed the anglers, who were in hopes of enjoying some good fishing this month. - THE WHEELMEN. Great Hundred-Mile Relay Race to Be Run To-Mowrow. | The third annual 100-mile relay race of | the California Associated Cycling Clubs, starting here, riding around tie bay via San Jose ard finishing in Alameda, will | be contested to-morrow by ten teams of ten men each from San Francisco, San | Jose and Alameda County clubs. The start will be made promptly at 9o'clock from in front of Varney’s Biclorama, Market and Tenth streets, and the finish will be at Central avenue and Grand | street, Alameda, probably a few minutes before 2 o'clock. Persons from this v wishing to see the finish should cross the bav not later than 30 o’clock on the broaa-gauge boat, taking the tr.xiudm Ala- nd getting off at Grand-street fx‘:g:n?(mnfwmr‘fl point the finish is but wo blocks distant. : fne roads will be found somewhat heavy all along the relay course, particu- larly the first twenty miles out of this City ; but the race would be run off if the roads were knee-deep in mud just the same, and at this time of the year they are not expected to be at their best. Last| vear a dry spell for two weeks prior to the | Tace made the riding perfect and fast time was made, but it is not expected that last | vear's time of 4 hours 56 minutes 47 sec- | onds will be equaled. | The teams 2nd officials were all pub- | lished in THE CALL erday. The relay | committee of the associated clubs will | have its headquarters in Alameda during the race, at the rooms of the Alameda Cyclers, near the finish, where reports will be constantly received of the progress of the race and displayed upon bulletins. It would naturally seem that this would be a great gathering-place for the wheel- men, but the fact is, s0 many of them will be actually employed in the race in some capacity on the ten different relays that there will be few at the finish. It will re- quire between 700 and 1000 men to prop- erly conduct this race—at least, seventy | from each of the clubs, and as many more as they can supply—and as they will be spread ont at all the different stations and will probably not get home until late to- morrow ni will remain for the eciti- zers and unattached riders to see the finish and cheer the victor. < A great « of money will change hands on the race—a fact which the asso- ciation deplores, but which it is powerless to remed The Bay City Wheelmen are ight favoritesin the betting,0lympic Club Wheelmen second, Acme Club Wheelmen third and Garden City Cyclers fourth. | That is the order in which the sporting traternity evidently think they will finish. There is considerable money up that the San li'm “veling Club, and on the face it ea good bet. There is no crowing beforehand among the clubs. They all realize that a hard race and the greatest | wheeling event of the year is bzfore them, and the riders are training carefully and waiting patiently for the hour of the race to come. All the riders, trailers and offi- cials will be at their respective stations to- night—they must be—and the clubhouses here will consequently be deserted. W. C. Brode of the Bay City Wheelmen has gone to his home in Los Angeleson a visit. Arrangements have been made by the 1 y the Haywards Hotel, members wili be fur- by which L. A. nished with Sunday lunches at 50 cents apiece upon showing their membership cards. The rate to ail other wheelmen is 75 cents. This is the big hotel on the hill, and the oflicers consider that such en- couragement from a uotel which hasal- ways stood aloof from making any reduc- ions whatever snould not only be fully appreciated by the league menibers, but shoutd serve as a great inducement to others to join the organization. R. M. Welch of the National Racing Board has issued his bulletin No. 6, dated April 9, 1896, as follows —Healdsburg Wheelmen, itrus Wheelmen, Los us Wheelmen, Santa Sanctions grante Healdsburg, May Angeles, Monica, July 4 Transierréd to the professional class—L. V. Raymond, Coronado, at his 0wn request. Carroll E. Hughes, 56 Sherlock building, Portland. Or., 15 uppointed representative of the National Racing Board in Oregon. The National circuit of 1896 will be opened at Oakland, Cal., in_ comnection with the Fabiola Fete, May 1. Following dates will be the Santa Rosa_Carnival, May 2, San Jose Car- nival, Ma: The week ending May 16 will be de Southern California. From there the circuit will proceed to Denver, Colo., for May 23. Applications for other dates in Cali- fornia than as above must be made imme. diately. _ Racé-promoters may obtain the form of the regnlation entry blank prescribed by the rac- g board on application to the undersigned or tative of the board. are warned that compliance vith the rule requiring programmes toshow the description and value of the prizes for each event and the residence of each contestant will iiy exacted this season, Failure to therewith will result in suspension m sanction privileges. The one mile championship of the North California_division will ve contested at the anunal division meet, Petaluma, July 4. R. M. WELCH, Member Netional Racing Board and chairman Noith California livision Kacing Board. for collecting lapel buttons certain makes of bi es has alarming extent. During racuse, New York, re- cle buttons were given a cycle show a cently 180,000 phy s that the prevailing idea that a spin before breakfast is bene! ficial is & mistake. When taking a morn- ing ride, if it be ever so short, do noc to first eat something. This is t will not be hard to fotlo ank K. Lippitt, rej large of the League of American Wheel- men at Petaluma, has iss & road book of Sonon: Marin counties, which is a most v ole work for wheelmen and others nsing the roads in that section. It covers tue territory completely, and is the result of a great deal of laborand careful measurements of distances. Used in con- nection with the league road book, a wheelman touring in or through these counties would the best guide possi ble, together with information as to dis- tances and the character of the roads to be traversed. Manager Shafer is trying hard to match W. W. Hamilton, the Denver flier, against | somebody for a professional race for a purse of $1000. He challenged John . Johnson, after he was safe on his way to Europe; now he is after Walter C. Sanger, but the big Milwaukeean has refused, rightly saying that he is entirely out of condition, having been off the wheel all the winter, while Hamilton has been in constant training at Coronado. Shafer will now try for Bald or Zimmerman. 1t is good free advertising, this challenging men who are out of form, and no doubt Shafer hasthe best of the argument now. Bat if his Denver champion ever did run against Johnson, Sanger, Bald or Zimmer- | made ncisco Road Club will beat the Im- | esentative-at- | man, it would be all over but theshouting, for they are wim@: question faster men than ie. A new bicycle club has been formed, the name of which is comprised in the initials “G. G. C. C.,” the meaning of which no one seems to know. The clubis limited to fifteen members and the officers are: Mrs. T. Fitzgerald, president; Mrs. W. Rice, vice-president; Mrs. C. Lelong, secretary; Mrs. W. Leonard, treasurer and captain: Mrs. Dr. Edson, surgeon. The captain has called the first run for to-morrow to Centerville, taking the 7 o’clock boat, and upon reaching their destination they will onjoy one of those dirners which have the Gregory House so popular among the wheelmen. The Stearns team is still at Coronado waiting for favorable conditions to try for records. In a letter to the writer recently Manager Gleezen said : Cold weather and heavy winds since the rain of & week 2go have made it impossible to | i creeks that have generally afforded good sport to local anglers contained large numbers of trout, and the outlook for a very successful ogenirig of the season was truly excellent, but King Pluvius put a damper on the expectations of the knights of the rod, and as a result the future pros- ects forlgood fishing are decidedly prob- Frank Hoffling of Haywards has discov- ered a new fishing ground which gives promise of being well patronized by mid- wilnter lishermen who sit and wait for re- sults. Mr. Hoffling came to this City yesterday burposely to purchase strong rods and tackle which he contends are unquestion- ably necessary to successfully handle and capture the big steelheads that are loafing in a lagoon which is within a short walk of the town of Alvarado. ‘‘I was shooting robin snipe near Alva- rado last week,” said Mr. Hoffling, ‘‘when I met a country fellow tramping along the marsh with a willow pole in_his hand. I was inquisitive enough to ask him what he was after, and the fellow an- swered—salmon. 1 could not help smiling at the idea of a person catching salmon in a slongh near Alvarado, but when he in- vited me 10 accompany him to the happy salmon fishing grounds, I thought that there might possibly be something in and off we started for the prospective angling waters. “‘Here's the s “‘where T lande(Y and got cleaned oy ot, sir,”” said my friend, two bigfellows yesterday ut by a third.” 100-Mile Relay Course of the California Associated C Black Lines Indicate Relay Route. make any attempts for records, but it is now thought “from the present indications that favorable weather will be had this week and | trials for all classes of records up to one mile will be made. As we have but one pace-mek- | ing machine, the sextuplet, all attempts will | have to be made witn the aid of thi: machine, and while it is expected that w | be ahle to lower all of the existing records it will be the first time that records have been | broken under circumstances like this for record-breaking teams have heretofore had at | least three or four multiple machines such as triplets or guads, but from present indications | the big six-seated “Yellow Fellow” wiil be able to carry the men fast enough, and such being the case the records will truly be re- | markable ones. | The men areall in excellent condition and are riding very fast,and as there are only four more weeks remaining in which recordscan be | made there will surely have to be & lot of | lively work done to get them. Yours, | H. B. GLEFZEN, | Tne Junior O. U. A. M. Cyclers will have a run to-morrow to Haywards under Captain Luce, taking the 9 A. M. broad- gauge boat. Charles M. Murphy, the five-mile cham- pion of last year, is negotiating with Hoyt, | the playwright, to have a bicycle comedy | written for him with “Brother Charles” cast in the leading part. | Smoking while indulging in the pastime | of wheeling is a practice to be avoided. It not only injures the wind, but is di- | rectly res;i?nsible for various kinds of lung disease. Physicians haye argued that the wheel is injurious—physicians who do not ride—but let them examine other features of cycling and they will quickly come to the conclusion that it is not the exertion dependent upon propelling a wheel, but the dissipations of smoking and drinking | practiced by the riders that are dangerous i to health. | _The board of officers of the North Cali- | fornia divigion, League of American Wheelmen, will meet Saturday evening, April 25, at the rooms of the Reliance Club Wheelmen, Oakland. The bicyele races at the Fabiola Floral Fete, to be held on Mayday at the Oak- land’ Trotting Park, will be a big feature of the day’s programme. Prizes amount- ing to $600 will be awarded for races and special events. A lantern parade will be beld in Oakland April 29 or 30, and valu- able trophies will be given to the club | making the best appearance and the visit- jing clnb baving the largest number in | line. The track will be placed in fine con- | dition at the Trotting Park, and as new grand stands are being erected there will be ample provision for the iarge attend- | ance expected. The committee in charge | of the bicycle events of the fete consists of eece (chairman), Acme Club; . Griftith, captain Reliance Club Wheelmen, and A. P. Swain, captain Acme Club Wheelmen. The National racing circnit will open at this fete, going | 1o Santa Rosa on May 2. It will attract some of the fastest men in the world, who will follow the circuit all over the country. E. C. Bald has been suspended by the ational racing board on the ground of iaving disposed of one of his prizes while a member of the class B division. will have no ditliculty over this. There is little doubt that he violated a clause of the racing rules, but inasmuch as he in- tended to desert the amateur ranks for professionaiism it might seem that the racing board was a trifle hasty. However, Chairman Gideon is careful in his admin- istration of the rules, and it was perfectly right to suspend the champion pending investigation. The Alameda Cyclers will hold their an- nual election next Monaay night, and con- | sigerable of a contest is expected for all the | positions except the captaincy, which is | conceded to the incumbent, V. A. Dodd, without question, as his command during the past year has been particularly satis- 29 ! factory and efficient. SPALDING. i e S ! THE ANGLER. Eleven Large Steelheads Caught Near Alvarado by Al Pape. The late rains have very materially in- terfered with the sport of anglers. Excepting the small streams which empty.into the creeks that usually afford good fishing at this season of the year, the prospects tfor respectable catches of trout are not by aany means favorable for to- morrow. Previous to the recent downpour the Bald | | | questionably great. “I watched him straighten out his line, which was strong enough to hold a shark. He then empaled six large ground worms on a No. 6 hook, and an awkward cast was made into the pool, which was, 1 guess, five or six feet in depth. ‘“We did not have to wait long for re- sults. A three-pounder had taken good hold of the baited hook, and as it was mak- ing off with the prize the rustic angler struck quickly, nm})then a yanking match between man and fish followed which would have made the great and only Frank Doiliver blush for shame. ““The steelhead, or salmon, so called by the country fellows, was conquered in less than ten seconds, and tnen 1 realized for the first time that my newly formed ac- quaintance informed ‘me correctly as re- gards steelhead fishing in the Alvarado agoon. ‘““‘Before I took my departure I wit- nessed the capture of iwo beautiful fish all about the same in size and weight. Un- less it rains between now and Sunday I will be in for some grand sport.”” Mr. Hoflling certainly spoke correctly-as regards the sport that anglers can now en- joy near Alvarado, provided, of course, that the slough will not be made muddy by heavy rains. Alexander Pape, whose place of business is on the southeast corner of Jackson and Battery streets, fished in the lagoon that Mr. Hoffling referred to on Thursday last, and landed eleven large fish which scaled Tespectively 2, 3, 3}, 4, 414, 134, 134, 1%, 3, 8 and 814 pounds each. Mr. Pape states that if he had not been cleaned out completely by one very large tish he would have caught more steelheads than he could possibly carry. What caused the run of large fishes into this la- goon no one seems to be in a position to offer an explanation. Mr. Hoflling thinks that the flow of water from the wells into the slough attracted the game fishes, which news will, of course,ke welcomed by all local anglers. Several entiusiastic fishermen from this City will try their luck in the Alvarado Slough to-morrow. Stanley Post and companions wiil leave this evening for an eel hunt in the bay near San Pedro. Post is generally success- ful when he sets his cap for eely monsters. 8. Constantini of 111 O’Farrell street re- turned recently from a tributary of Coyote Creek, which stream is near Gilroy, with a magnificent basket of rainbow trout, the average weight of which was half a pound. o gtat ey THE BOXERS. Choynskl and Sharkey Are in Good Trim for Thursday Night. The National Athietic Club has made elaborate preparations for its next exhibi- tion of physical culture, which will be held on Thursday evening at the People’s Palace, Mason and Eddy streets. The star event will be an eight-round contest between Joe Choynski and ‘Tom Sharkey. To win the long end of the golden string Choynski muststop Sharkey in eight rounds or less—a condition, by the way, which will guarantee some lively ex- changes from start to finish. Sharkey easily disposed of every oppo- nent he has faced in the ring since he took to pugilism as a business, which, so far, has netted him several hundred dollars in gold coin. The fighting seaman is a magnificently built feliow, whose staying powers are un- aving whipped sev- eral second and third class pugilists with | comparative ease, he at last concluded to try for a place among the top notchers, and when Charles (*Parson’’) f\avieu was visiting this City a few weeks ago with the Sullivan combination, he offered to match Choynski against Sharkey, and guaranteed that Choynski to win must stop his opponent in eight rounds. Sharkey was already aware of what Choynski had accomplisted, but he had confidence in his own ability to stand off th’ hard-hitting Joseph for eight rounds at least. The match was made and Sharkey went |to his old quarters at the Chff House, where he has trained hard and fast ever since in anticipation of a very lively half hour’s fun on the evening of the 16th inst. Choynski arrived last Saturday and, as he was in tolerably fair condition when he landed in his native City, he concluded that all he required to fit him for a sharp | biceps of left forearm | inches; height, 5 feet 1134 inches; fighting engagement was a little bag-punching and some Jong-distance walks in the sub- urbs. He is now qualified to enter the ring and, according to his_own words, he has never feit better in his life. 2 Joseph has not as yet cast eyes upon his opponent, Tom, but he hopes to see a good man in front of him when time is called for fistic exchanges. Splrkey has had considerable ring ex- perience in the last year or so, and al- lhough he may not have impressed a number of people with the belief that he is entitied to recognition among the first- class pugilists of the present day, he is certainly far ahead in many respects of a number of men who are classed among the leading heavy-weights of the country. 2 . It must be remembered that Choynski 18 a star performer, who ranks in the same class with Fitzsimmons, Maher, Slavin and Corbett, consequently if Sharkey can stand oft Joseph for eight rounds, he is certuinly entitled to great credit and a place among the aspirants for champion- ship honors, Charles Davies has kindly forwarded the syortmg editor of Tue CALL from Butte, Mont., ‘the following table of measure- ments of Choynski, which were taken at Asbury Park, N. J., on June 13, 1895: . Right wrist, 71/ inches; left wrist, 714 inches; lett fist”shut, 113{ inches; right fist shut, 12 inches; left forearm, 113{ inches; right forearm, 113{ inches; biceps left forearm, 1214 incbes; biceps right fore- arm, 121¢ inches; neck, 17} inches; chest, 40} inches; chest expansion, 43 inches; waist, 30 inches; left thigh, 2134 inches; right thigh, 2134 inches; right calf, 14 inches; left calf, 1314 inches; length of arms extended, 7635 inches; biceps of right forearm expanded, 1414 inches; expanded, 1437 weight, 165 pounds; age, 27 vears. Mr. Davies states that he will arrive here on the 14th inst., and needless to re- mark his return will be welcomed by his many friends. The preliminaries that have been ar- ranged for Thursday evening consist of four rounds between Martin Muiverhill and Jack Hall, four rounds between Patsy | Kerrigan of Australia and Jack McCauley of the San Francisco Athletic Club. Owen Ziegler of Philadelphia and his trainer, Martin_Kennedy, will arrive here on Tuesday. Manager Kennedy of the Olympic Club preaicts that the contest be- tween Ziegler and Green will prove the most interesting boxing bout that has been : witnessed in this City in many moons. It | curtain-raiser. | ing & whe! will be held at the Pavilion on the evening of May 1. Kennedy has also matched John Miller (big John) of the San Fran- cisco Athletic Club against M. Van Bus- Kirk of the Olympic Club for a four-round This match should prove almost as interesting as the principal event of the evening. The following article appeared in the Clnc;lgo Times-Herald on April 4, con- cerning Jimmy Barry: Dr. Bradley, who was to have performed an operation on Jimmy Barry’s left hand, has de- cided to wait for & while to see if he cannot prevent such action. Some time ago Barry, in boxing with his sparring partner, broke the forefinger of his left hand'in cross-countering. The broken finger was set, but in_healing & “callus” formed on the bonme. This grew larger, and Barry was for a time unabie to train. Finally he saw the doctor, who decided 1o break the finger over and reset it. Later he said that he did not think it would hurt to al- low it to rest for a while, as long as six months, as he did not think he would be any the-worse off then than now. In the meantime Barry will have his hand in & bandage to avoid striking it against any- thing. As it is now he is constantly moving the injured member, so that it has no time to heal. Barry is spending much of his time rid- He is becoming an expert wheel- man and expects to win the great road race on Decoration day. Since his hand was hurt he has been unable to play handball, and he is glad the season for wheeling is here at last. I g e THE OARSMEN. All About the Scullers and Near Future Race Meetings. The residents oi Belvedere and Tiburon are talking of converting the lagoon back of Tiburon into a magniticent lake, replete with all boating facilities. 1f the scheme is carried through 1t will prove a great benefit to the oarsmen, as it will give them an admirable course on which to hold their regattas. The lagoon is three miles long, a half mile wide, and will be made eight feet deep. The water will always be as caim asa mill pond, and the hills on each side will eliminate the exertion of rowing against any wind. Things are assuming a lively aspect around the Dolphin Club. At their regu- lar monthly meeting held last Wednesday evening considerable business was trans- acted. A committee consisting of J. J. Cronin, W. O. Patch, Frank Kelly, C. Coney and C. J. Mogan was appointed to arrange for a highjinks and regatta, to be held next month.’ Wiliiam Fett, William J. Heorick and Charles J. Stewart were elected to mem- bership at the meeting, and it was also decided that the picnic to be given by the club at Sunset Park, June 7, will be the last picnic given by the Dolphins. Yifteen of the Dolphin_boys are going to row over to Sausalito Saturday night on a fishing excursion, under the manage- ment of T. R. Keenan. A feature of the club’s high jinks will be the swimming match tween John Caughlin and T. J. Kennedy and the canoe race between Peter and Robert von Hadeln. John Caughlin will be the club's repre- sentative in the single scull at the El Campo regatta, May 30, and their junior ana senior crews will be as follow: Seniors—John Caughlin, stroke; J. Marron, afterwaist; T. Hopkins, forward- waist; Al Ronard, bow and captain. Juniors—C. D. Sullivan, stroke; Fred Woerner, forwardwaist; Joseph =~ Laib, afterwaist; W. O. Patch, bow and captain; George Roach, coxswail The Dolphins feel sure that this aggre- gation of talent will bring at least one vie- tory to their new boathouse. The Ariels feel elated over the success of their recent entertainment, and the club is now on a good financial basis, and they promise to put some dark horse crews in the coming regatta. The club wiil use the proceeds of the en- tertainment for the better equipment of their boathouse. It is their intention to haye a new racing _barge and a few more outrigger skiffs built. E. J: Flanders, the secretary of the club, has his launch_almost complete. It was built by an Eastern boat-building firm, and was shipped here in parts and put to- gether by Mr. Flanders and other mem- bers of the club. 1t will cost in the neighborhood of $2000 and is 35 feet long, 8 feet beam and 8 feet deep, and will be fitted out with living apartments, When complete the Ariels intend to make an extended tour up the river. Ed Newburr is the name of the Ariels’ new coxswain. He hailsfrom the Eastand has steered in many of the big Eastern re- gattas. The club says he is second tonone on the bay, not excepting George McGrill, the clever little coxswain of the South Ends, the winner of twenty-four out of twenty-five races. Following is ist of men who will be tried out for positions in the Ariels’ boats for the big regatta Outrigger skiff—George Phelan, J. Wil- son, Kd Wilson, N. J. Prendergast, J. Bockman, T. Howe and P. Sanchez. Barge crews—A. M. Racowllat, Henry Tank, Johnson Hardy, J. Nolan, A. Harters, D. J. Sheean, Joe Buckley, W. Naughton, J. A. Allen, George T. Mc- Ginniss, Syl Pearl and J. Larkey. Leander Stevenson will train the men and from the above list will be selected their racing crew. At a meeting of the Alameda Boating and Swimming Club, held last evening, S. J. Pembroke was elected a_delegate to the Pacific Athletic Association. The presi- dent of the club, Neilson, and Treasurer Craigh, were elected delegates to the annual convention of the association. Cole, Whiltenmeyer, Trew, Grimwood, and Nelson Echardt, coxswain, is the per- sonnel of the University of California’s crew. The South Ends are already trying out men to form a new junior crew. The most promising men so far are Ed Tobin, J. E. Scully, J. D. Mahoney, Jim Pallas, Tim Fitzpatrick, Dave Campbell and C. G. ox. - William McCausland is already in train- ing for his atch in the single scull with Duplissea. E. F. Somps will raffle his wherry off at the South I‘Fnd boathouse Sunday, as he is desirous of purchasing a finer boat. The barge race between the senior crew and T. F. Barry’s crew, which was post- poned last Sunday on account of the ‘weather and which was to take place to- morrow, has been declared off perma- nently, owing to the iliness of D. F. Smith, the afterwaist man of Barry’s crew. e gt CRICKET CHIRPS. A Favorable Outlook for the Now Opening Season. At the close of the cricket season in Oc- tober last there were not wanting the per- ennial jeremiad in regard to the rapidly ap- proaching death of the sport in California. Yet, now as the new season dawns, the outlook was never more promising. All the clubs bave been strengthened with new blood; the grounds, both at Alameda and Golden Gate, have been put into excel- lent condition. New wickets, well-rolled outfields, grand stands repaired and re- splendent in fresh coats of paint—these and above all, the greatest enthusiasm on be- balf of players past, present and futures augur well for a Lanner season. During the winter an effort was made to ascertain the feasibility of sending a rep- | resentative team East, but asfar as [ coul learn it met with a premature death, the cause of which was probably internal dis- sension, It is only a question of time, however, when this desirable expedition will be arranged and 1t will be a matter of equal joy to the Eastern as to our own | clubs. i Following is the schedule of association matches for the year: AT GOLDEN GATE.. | Ground vs.Ground, July Ground. Two days. P. vs. B. 1 Ground v 4 55 N v Signifies cup matches. To-morrow the first event of the season, ‘‘Ground vs. Ground,” takes place at Gol- den Gate and the greatest interest is taken in its outcome. UMPIRE. e COURSING. Grand Meeting of the Interstate Club at Newark Park. To-morrow morning the members and numerous friends of the Interstate Cours- ing Club will journey to the Newark Coursing Park, where the secona grand | club-meeting of the season will be held. The Interstate Club is composed of the leading sportsmen of San Francisco, Oak- land, San Jose and other cities close by. It goes without saying that the gentlemen of the club course only jor the sport that is to be derived from’ this branch of out- door pastimes, and, indeed, had it not been for the organization of the Interstate Club the sport of the leash in this State would eventually become nauseating to | those who have worked hard and faith- fully to make it the spert of gentlemen. According to a statement which was published in last Thursday’s CaLrn, the proprietors of the Ocean View coursing park said that they concurred in the views of Mr. Holbrook, who is president of the ! Humane Society, that coursing is a cruel and Lrutal sport. The nominations and drawing for the Newark Park meeting were published in yesterday’s CALL, and as the dogs owned y the members are of good quality and high breeding an excellent day’s racing may be expected by the several ladies and gentlemen who will witness the rounds. Newark harcs have been always noted for their running qualities, therefore all | that is necessary to guarantee an excellent day’s outing is fine weather. An unually high-class lot of dogs are en- tered for to-morrow’s coursing at Casserly & Kerrigan’s Ocean View Park and with good weather a fine days’ sport should re- sult. Among the entries are Captain Morse, Electric, Lord Clifton, Neliie C and other well-known fliers. A large number of hares that have been resting in the reserves will be turned out and should give the dogs plenty of work to catch them. The result of the drawing will appear in to-morrow’s CALL. S erseges THE GUN. Live and Artificlal Bird Shooting Contests in Oakland. A large gathering of sportsmen is ex- pected to-day at the Oakland track to wit- ness the second day’s nfeeting of the State Sportsmen’s Association. In yesterday’s | contests Fanning took first money with six straight kills in the first race, and in the second race Haight and Feudner divided. The second event, at ten birds, was taken by Feudner with ten kills, and the same gentleman took the third eyent, twelve birds, with twelve kills. Tue fourth event, fifteen birds, was won by H. McCurdy of Fulton, N. Y., with fifteen straight kills. In this race Robin- son and Webb divided second money with fourteen birds each. On Sunday next the meire Gun_Club will shoot at bluerocks at Alameda Point, and the Capital City Gun Club will hold a meeting at Sacramento on the same day. The Sportsmen’s Frotective Association will hold its first annual picnic to-morrow at Schuetzen Park, San Rafael. A large gathering of sportsmen and their friends | are expected. SR Sacramento Sporting News. SACRAMENTO, Car., April 10.—The fishing season has opened in earnest and good catches are reported as being made at Donner Creck, near Truckee, and at Floriston, some eight miles distant. At the present time bait is being used exclu- sively, as the water is too high in the creeks for the fish to rise at a fly. The wheel trade is increasing rapidly in this section, dealers claiming that they are selling more than ever before known.” The wheelmen are engaged in the construction of two bicycle paths, one of which will run to Folsom, a distance of twenty-two miles, and the other will go to Stockton; these paths are being leveled with a scraper and will be covered with cinders. Walter Leake will go against the high school record made by Bob Smith last week and he will be paced by Conger and Welch on a tandem. The try out of the Capital Ciiy Wheelmen for the relay race will take place to-morrow, and is exciting great in- terest and cempetition. Bob Smith, who won the wheel race at the high school tournament, is rapidly coming to the front as a racer. and great ‘hings are expected from him in the future. o The big shoot of “the Spoonbills” takes ! place a week from Sunday on the Eckhardt grounds at Agricultural Park. There will be $150 worth of cash and merchandise | tired section of the [VOICES FAOM RICHMOND All Classes Are Clamoring for an Improved Tramway Service. ENTHUSIASM IS GENERAL. Expressions of Opinion From Several Well - Known Residents and Property-Owners. Enthusiasm is rife in Richmond. On the street corners, in the stores and at home liitle is spoken of save the proposed improvement in the tramway service. The “owl line’” project is generally regarded with favor, but the hoped-for reduction in fares from 5 cents to 3 or 214 seems to be the great tovic. “That’s what we want,”” remarked Alex- ander MacSorley, the well-known sewer ontractor, when addressed on the matter at his cozy home on Clement street, near Seventh avenue. “THE CALL is a great paper, but it seems greatest when it takes the part of those who are not able or do not know how to fight their own battles. Five cents to work and 5 cents back means $3 a month, and if a laboring man has children who go to school out of the dis- trict, or perhaps have to work as well as he, each” one has to pay the same sum monthly. “I know this amount may seem trivial to those who are so fortunate as not to be obliged to count dollars and cents, but to the working man, who has a_ family, it means a great deal. The reduction in fares from 5 cents to 3 cents for a single trip, or to 5 cents for two trips, would, in my opinion, be a %reu benefit toall parties concerned. The iacilities of communica- tion with the business center being en- hanced, many people would live in Rich- mond, who at present prefer localities where they do not have to depend alto- gether on the streetcars. On the other and, the railroads would suffer nothing, but would rather gain by the reduction, seeing that the volume of their business would be vastly increased, while the re- duction would directly benefit the families of residents by making their expenses lighter. THE CALL has gained many friends in Richmond by its advocacy of this meas- ure and 1 hove the thing will work.” “Ilike the idea of a late streetcar ser- vice,” commented Fritz Becker of the Point Lobos Hotel. ‘‘There are times when a man is liable to_become belated. He may be in fault. Perhaps “he may have met some convivial friend in whose congenial company the hours have flown by until midnight has struek. If he lives in Richmond he finds himself in hot water. Miles and miles away from home, he must hire a cab or walk or find some place to sleep downtown. All these alter- natives are more or less objectionable. The hiring of a cab involves the expendi- ture of an ordinary day’s pay; the long walk to Richmond would tire the winged feet of a Mercury, while if a man sleeps away from home "the subsequent explana- tions and misunderstandings are often very tiresome, to say the least. “The tramway people say that it is necessary for tue machinery to be idle during a portion of the night'in orderthat needed repairs may be made. This is un- doubtedly true in a measure, but repairs do not have to be made every night, and when necessary they can be made in a very short time. The men would haye longer hours, but in all probability the shifts would be rearranged so that no one would be aggrieved. The late car service would without a doubt bring many resi- dents to Richmond. **A great number of men have to work until late at night. Bartenders, police- officers, typesetters and others are often kept busy until after midnight. These men, as they generaliy sleep late in the morning, would gladly live in a quiet, re- y if they could. But when their work is over they are too tired to walk any great distance, and if there are no late cars they will make the best of downtown rooms or flats, closing their windows and sleeping in unventi- lated apartments in order to shut out the noise and bustle of the busy street. A late car would be a godsend to men thus situ- ated, and I am strongly in favor of the ‘owl service.” WILL BE LET AS A WHOLE. Mayor Sutro’s Plan to Segregatc the Roof Contracts Rejected. The City Hall Commissioners spent sev- eral hours yesterday trying to settle the question as to whether they will let the contract for putting a new roof on the City Hall as a whole or in subdivisions, but finally adjourned without having accom- plished their object. Mayor Sutro was in favor of dividing the work into four subdivisions, one for copper-work, a second for slate, another for, brick and terra cotta work and the tourth for iron and steel work. Auditor Broderick opposed this method on the ground that there was no one person on whom to fix the responsibility in case of damage to the interior of the building while the roof was off. He wanted some one to give bonds and be responsible for the entire matter. Gity and County At- torney Creswell also voted against the seg- regations when the Mayor moved that his plan be adopted, and the matter went over until next Tuesday, when Messrs. 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