The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 25, 1896, Page 10

10 THE FIELD OF SPORT. What the Oarsmen, Athletes and Cyclists Are Doing. The wheelmen will show their strengti and colors this evening in the street parade. To-morrow several of the clubs will journey 1nto the country, where the opportunities for a good sun bath are many. Sportsmen and anglers are having first- class outings in the country, as may be seen by a reference to the gun and rod de- partments. Boxing clubs are still looking for ngd fistic talent. The Olympic Club will give an exhibition in its gymnasium on Friday evening next and the Occidental and St. George clubs are now planning for enter- tainments in the latter part of August. The rifle-shooters will be represented in strong force to-morrow at Shell Mound Park, where several interesting contests will be held. ——— THE WHEELMEN. The Parade of the Cyclers To- Night Will Be a Big Affair. CLUB EVENTS TO-MORROW: Alameda Cyclers—Run to Mill Valley. Garden Oity Cyclers—Run to Lake Chabot. Falcon (Ladies’) Cycling Club—Run to Alviso. Golden Gate Cycling Club—Road race to San Leandro. Imperial Gycling Club—Eun to Sutro’s. Reliance Club Wheelmen — Run to Lake Ohabot. San Francisco Road Club—Run to San Beandro and Lake Chabot. The ‘parade of organized and unat- tached wheelmen which will take place in this City to-night will probably have in line more cycling enthusiasts than have ever turned out in a demonstration of the kind here before. The movement has been entered inte with a hearty spirit by all the local clubs, and each club, besides turning out its full complement of mem- bers, will have bands of music, floats and other interesting features which will tend to impress the turnout upon the minds of the spectators; and the wheelmen hope by this means to eventually gain the two ends which they now seek—the repaving of Market street and the electric-lighting of the park. Full particulars of the parade, as to the line of march, divisions and the leading features, were given in THE CALL yester- day. In the clubs visiting committees have been appointed to see every member persenally and to urge upon him the im- portance of joining in the ride or march, as the case may be. What with the bands, fireworks, bonfires, and speech-making at the end, there will be enough of interest to swit _all, and the offering of prizes for the club having the most men in line, for the best decorated wheels, etc., will be strong incentives for all club men to turn outand to have their wheels beribboned aud decorated as tastily as possible. To-morrow there are numerous club runs scheduled, as will be noted by the above list, and the wheelmen will take a rest in the country ‘after the trials of their first big parade in this City. ‘What would the wheelmen of this coun- try say if they had to do as the Rou- manians do? There every cyclist is com- pelied by law to_have his name and ad- dress on a plate fastened to his machine, and also on the glass in his lamp, so that it can be read at night. Some people are of the opinion that the League of American Wheelmen may be called npon to try to suppress road racing. Prominent L. A. W. officials talked with recently say that as the organization does not recognize this branch of tne sport it might be considered unbecoming for the league to take any recognition of the matter. Then, again, the chances are that sooner or later iocal authorities will put a stop to the practice. There is con- siderable feeling that way now. The scarcity of high-class tubing which developed during the early part of the manufacturing year caused many bicycle- makers of limited capacity to buy when and where they could; and in tbeir haste to haye their factory products ready for the opening of the riding season, 1t is to be feared that a great deal of tubing of in- ferior grade nas been used in so-called “high-class bicycles.”” These defects are not usually revealed on short notice, bow- ever, and the only safe way to avoid them is to purchase a wheel the quality of which is known to be the very highest. When a manufacturing house diaws its own steel tubing, and builds its bicycies throughout from material of its own make, itis but the exercise of common-sense that prompts the investor to purchase such a wheel above all others. Inferior tubing in a bicycle is one of the worst faults of construction. No matter how fine the enamel which may cover it and the superior gloss it possesses, the in- herent weakness of the frame presents an element of danger, and the manufacturer who uses poor tubing is criminally negli- gent. The worsi phase of all is the policy of deception which floods the market with bicycles of inferior make under the guise of “*high-class machines.”” Owing to the difficulty of securing nigh-grade tubing this season, buyers of wheels cannot ex- ercise too much care, and should not hastily choose from the large number of new makes because their wheels look well on the surface. It is far better to pay a little more for a standard wheel and get the worth of your money. An_announcer shall not mame the bicycle an amateur rides, in connection with bis victory. Thisis the latest from Chairman Gideon of the Nationa: racing board. An announcer at a recent tourna- ment in which Mr. Gideon appeared as referee announced that a certain race had been won on such and such a wheel. It was an amateur event, and & cold chill crept up the spinal column of the august chairman. He very nicely told the young man that it tended to create an impression that the amateur was not hving up to the regulations of his class, and instructed the announcer not to repeat the offense. Clarence N. Ravlinof the Olympic Club Wheelmen is now the eaitor of The Olympic, a local semi-monthly wheeling publication. The popularity of race meets this year has been an emphatic surprise to many people. It was generally thought that when Class B was abolished the massea would lose all interest in the rac- ing question. Just the reverse has been the case. The professional races this year have been well and honestly contested, and the ever watchful L. A. W. officials will keep it that way. There is no reason why cyele racing should not have just as much of a public following as baseball and horse racing. Nearly every State wilp have its racing circuit in 1897. Among the many outdoor récreations to be consiaered there is nothing so enjoyabl or exhiarating as a few hours’ ride o that faithful and ever ready steed, the bicycle. Cycling has become a necessity to all classes of society. The professional max, as his calling demands, can combine business with pleasure and by the physi- cal exercise of cycling and being in the fresh air can create for himself new ener; for the continuance of his mental u:ds;’- ities, and by this gentle action of the body keep its organs and functions ina healthy state. The mechanic may ride quickly 1o work, prepared to go through the ordeal of the day, and return with equal rapidity to his home, refreshed and contented. ‘What a source of delight and comfort im- possible to replace is the bicyele to the re- porter, collector, tradesman, mail-carrier, clergvman, district messenger, physician, school boy and girl and all the inhabitants of suburban districts, who are enabled o | " We onjoued mn reach and accomplish] that which would otherwise seem almost impossible. The bicycle has won the distinction of being a benefit to mankind in all stages and phases of life. It enlarges the horizon of one’s existence, and if properly used is far more conducive to good health than medical treatment. 3 Among the list of applications for mem- bership in the Leagueof American Wheel- men last week in_the New York division were Charles D. Lewis, better known by his pen name, M. Quad, and John Jacob Astor. Captain Sero will lead the Falcon (ladies’) Cyching Clubon a club run to Alviso next Sunday, the return from there to_be made by boat. - Robert M. Welch, member of the Na- tional racing board in tbis City, has issued the following interesting weekly bulletin: Bulletin No. 19. July 24, 1896. Sanctions granted—July 24, Ogden Wheel Club, Ogdeu, Utah; July 25, George U. Piper, Portland, Oregon; September 9, ty Cyclers, San Jose, Cal. Transferred to professional class—Peter D. Metcalf, Sen Francisco, own request; John Larson, Portland, Or., clause A. Suspended _pending investigation—C. M. Smith, Gail Hardenbrook, F. Linn, W. Holli- day, L. Folsom and C. Hellar of San Jose; Frank T. Gunther, Lakeview, Or.; Alfred Smith, Medford, Or.; — Birdnau, Tom Robin- son, Walter Palmer, Robert Paimer and Dave Brichaux of Baker City, Or. Suspended until August 14, 1896, for com- peting in unsanctioned races on July 14—At Seattle, Wash., Fred Schone and Nils E. Moo. Suspended until September 1, 1896, for com- peting in_unsanctioned races on July 4—At Albany, Or., Joseph Sternberg and Walter Biddle; Heppner, Or., Frank Natter and Frank Borg; Cottage Grove, Or., Archie Piper; Grants Pass, Or.. E. E. Redfield and Herbert McCarthy. 'On July 16—At Chautauqua, near Oregon City, Or., Joseph Goodfellow. Riders are warned that accepting orders for merchandise will be considered by the board as the equivalent of cash prize, and will lead 10 transfer to the professional class under clause A of the amateur rule. Prizes in ama- teur events must be definitely stated, and nothing must be taken in lieu of the articie won. R. M. WELCH, Member National Racing Board. There are probably six men to-day who have any reason to believe that they will arden Sol Peiser, Vice-Fresident San Francisco Road Club. stand a show for the professional cham- pionship of America, to be contested at Springfield in September. They are Bald, Cooper, Sanger, Ziegler, Tom Butler and Gardiner. Some think I should include Ray Macdonald and John 8. Johnsor in this list, but the former has not ridden since he returned from Paris, so we have no lice on his form, and Johnson is now in England and may not get here in time. In this connection, I have just received a long letter from R. P. Aylward, the trainer of Otto Ziegler Jr., the California cham- pion now on the National racing circuit. Aylward tells of their travels, the conal- tion of the men, ana_ altogether indites such an interesting epistle, 1 give it here in its entirety: CHICAGO, July 13, 1896. Mr. H. W. Spalding, Cycling Editor of **The Call, m Francisco: 'Your letter of the 23d ult. rescned me at Ap‘{)lewn, after having chased around for several days. In my last letter to you from San Antonio I believe the intense heat of that place was mentioned. Well, it was hot there, but I will tell you later on where it was still hotter. Re- garding the races i San Antonio—of course every racing man is anxious to win his first race on the National Circuit—Ziegler made a very game attempt in_the mile open, and al- though he did not win he pushed Gardiner very hard. The five-mile open, which Otto won, was deciured off, the referee claiming there was team work practiced. There was no team work done and none of the other riders claimed so, but the referee, who, by the way, admitted he had never seen any racing before, declared it off. We entered a protest against his decision and I feel sure that the racing board will allow this race. ‘The circuit chasers visited every place of im- portance in town and surrounding country, and a very lively appearance did they make, The boys irom the coast were dressed in the real Mexican costume. Large sombreros and the oid-style trimmings worn by the inhabi- tants in years pust, while our team was togged out in new sweaters of blue with white trim- mings and the team cap. The old “Alamo,” an historical building made up of rock and adobe, with walls four feet in thickness, was one of the most interest- ing points of attraction. It was in this that Dayy Crockett with 170 of his soldiers met their death at the hands of the Mexicans. The building is well preserved to-day, part of it be- ing used for business purposes and part asa reiic of the Mexican War. Next came Laredo, & city with & mwpulnlon of about 11,000, of which about 1 are Eng- lish-speaking people. Here we felt the heat most intense. The hotel was very poor, and we were hustled in, four in a very small room. Good food is & scarcity, and what we did get we paid well for. At night the boys instead of sleeping in the rooms would take mattress and sheet, go out on the porch and make them- selves as_comiortable as possible in the open air. Asfor myself there was no comfort, for where it was cooler the mosquitos were so numerous that one had to keep moving all the while or be eaten up, aud somehow they had & great liking for my blood.” Again, during the day, it would get so hot that we could not move without being almost burnt up. ‘The track, so-called—a quarter mile—was very poor—banked about four feet. The earth making the banking on the turns was dug up -from the outer circle of the track, leaving a very daugerous cut or ditch all around the turns. The surface was fast, however, and that with the exceedingly warm climate ac- counts for the fiood time made 1n the races. Otto startéd {o one event—the mile open— butl called him off, as Le was very pootly piaced, being at the tail end of the string, wit] no possible chance of getting up, as the riders kcBK switching all over the track. He was called out to do an exhibition quarter, and made a very good ride, doing the distance, with a flying start, in 28 2-5 seconds. BobTerrill put ip o verygood race in the mile open, and ran Gardiner a close second. Clifford Coulter describes the heat of Laredo in a most emphatic way. We were all installed in tents for training quarters, and the sun beating through the canvas top seemed to in- crease it about tenfold. Clifford had stood his brother’s wheel outside while he was arrang- ing the tent ‘inside and sprinkling the suriace to keep down the dust. It was only for a few minutes, but when finished with this he went for the wheels, sud found that the grips on the nandle-bars were loose aud the cement boiling out from between the rim and tire. Thisisa fact, for allof us had about the same experi- erice. At evening all hands went across the river into Mexico, where many of the boys pur- chased trinkets of some kind. The smokers of the &-ny took advantage of the opportunity and laid in & supply of good cigars. T'hey were hoxht very reasonable and no duty to pay. Glad we were 10 leave o and back uJ to San Autonio, where we had a good bath. Then for Galyeston. Here everything was more pleasant, al- though it was st:iL hot. We put up at the Beach which fronts on the gulf, and occasionally a cool breeze sprung up. 1 need not mention the results of the races, as your ders are already posted on them. Bour orsoin the surf at this THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1896. place each day. Many of th s_were badly sunburnt, but they did not mind this, as it was such a pleasure to cool the body in the waters of the gulf. After four days here, we were off for New Orleans. The track there is an elegant quarter-mile cement su; and very fast, it being well banked. In shape it resembles the old five-lap at Central Park, San Francisco. We were cor- dially received and entertained at this place, and the circuit chasers pronounce New Orleans & first-rate city. The Hotel St. Charles isone of the best in the country,and its mana, ment did everything to make it pleasant for 8ll. The races were well attended and the crowd was a very enthusiastic one. Leaving New Orleans we next made our ap- Beurln\!: at Litt) ock. Here we ran into a emocratic couvention. All the hotels were filled, and an interesting task 1t was for mana- gers to find quarters for us. The races were very good, and the attendance a large and apprecative one. The track was & quarter- mile dirt, and the finish was about three-quar- ters on the turn; the grand-stand having been built for baseball purposes, came on one of the ul:msn, 50 this made the finish in a peculiar place. One ugly feature of this track was a pipe for sprinkling purposes raised about three inches ifrom the surface and extending clear around the track. It made it mean for the riders, as they had to ride out about four feet, so that they would run no chances of hitting it. Then came Hot Springs. The track there is & very poor quarter-mile, and has been dubbed Yy the boys as the “slaughter-house.” Bob Terrill, McFarland and several of the boys took tumbles on this track. The attendance was all that could be expected at this season of the year for a pleasure and health resort. We are now coming to & cooler climate— Kansas City. l)gon our arrival it was raining very lightly, and the clear, invigorating air seemed to % it pew life into us. Here again were the N, C.races well attended. and good racing was put up by both classes. The track iz situated several miles from the city, in the center of a large park. The accommodations for racing men were 1ar better there than any place ou the circuit up to date. Arriving at Peoria, we were driven to the Hotel Fey, where we again ran up against a political "convention, and for two days we were quartered from four to six in a room. Peoriu is certainly an excellent wheel town, and the popularity of bicycle-racing was well demonstraied by the atiendance for the three days. Here we were met by Cooper and San- ger, both of whom were in excellent shape. They didn’t do thing to us. But what else could be expected after our hnving passed through such a country as Texas? We were weather-beaten and they were fresh. They might have done it anynow, but I am sure we could have done better. Galesburg is a beautiful little city with beau- tiful young ladies and everything beautiful, We skipped Davenport and to Chicago for the 3d and 4th. At 11:10 P. M. we were called on the track for the first race and at 3 o’clock ». M. the bicycle races were over to make way for the horse races. All were very mucl disgusted with the manner of r\lnnindg bicycle and horse Taces on the same track and on the same after- noen. Chicago is no place for a racing man, as he is on his feet too much of his spare time, 80 we left for Appleton as soon as possible. Here the hotel people piled it on good and plenty; overcharged us for everything. A good | attendance each of the two days and an appre- ciative one. Bald made his debut for the sea- son and captured all of the open events, Eddie is now riding as strong as ever and it will cer- tainly be an interesting race when he and Cooper meet, and I vick Eddie for the winner. Leaving Appleton Thursday night we arrived in Chicago on Friday morniug and raced at the Thirty-fifth-street three-lap dirt track that afternoon. Bald won the two-mile open, Loughead gu!lung him hard, with Sanger Ziegler did not compete in the second day’s racing, as he 1s laid up in bed. None of the riders who were on the southern circuit are riding a little bit. The heat seems to have knocked them out completely. Gar- diner goes directly to Louisyille to recuperate. Otto will follow the circuit through and re- eover as best he can. He has shown some im- provement and in a short time will be himself again. We leave this afternoon for Battle Creek. Here Bald and Cooper and Sanger will meet again. Iam notgoing to run Otio, preierring 1o rest him for a day or so. You ssk in your letter if I get THE CALL O. K. 1do, but if ‘you were to mail it ahead on the circuit it wouid catch me much sooner. Itis & pleasure indeed to receive news from the coast, and I appreciate your sending THE CALL very much. Am indeed glad to learn that Ravlin is again at his old post. I met Percy Long in the grand stand at the races here Friday. Also met Mr. Bailey, formerly a reporter on some paper at Naps, Cal., during the tume we were going for records there. Almost every rl.ce we race there is some enthusiastic Californian in the grand stand, and you may well guess we know s true Tis iate, so I'll bid you good-night. Sin- cerely, K. P. AYLWARD. NoTE—The latter part of this letter was finished av Kalamazoo, Mich., so vou must not | wonder_at the envelope and letter-hesd coming from two different hotels. We have not seen the town yet, but have been told it is all right. Drck. There will be a member’s meeting of the Olympic Club Wheelmen next Tuesday evening. The wheelmen will turn out strong in the parade to-night, and all members are requested to assemble at the club not later than 7:15 o’clock sharp. The Imperial Cycling Club will turn out over two hundred members in the parade to-night. All are requested to meet at the club, 614 Van Ness avenue, at 7:15 o'clock, and to bring as many friends, if mounted on wheels, as they piease. Each member is expected todecorate his wheel with pur- ple and white ribbons, and to carry a Chi- nese parasol, which can be secured at the clubrooms to-night. party at the club next Wednesday night, and a run to-morrow to Sutro’s. Sol Peiser, vice-president of the San Francisco Road Club, is one of the most popular wheelmen in the City to-day, and the high position which the club has at- tained in local wheeling circles is largely due to his efforts.. Mr. Peiser has long been the press representative of the club, and always keeps the papers well supplied with the news of his club, which has been of considerable good to the club and a belp to the reporters. The San Francisco Road Club is vo-day one of the largest and strongest wheeling organizations in San Francisco, cccupying a large clubhouse at 503 Golden Gate avenue, and on the occa- sion of tueir next election 1t would not be amiss to honor Mr. Peiser with a still higher office than that he now holds, for the trust would be well placed, and it would only be a fairrecognition of his past services. The Golden Gate Cycling Club will turn out forty men in the parade to-night. To- morrow there is to be a five-mile road race of the members across the bay, for which there are nineteen entries. Captain Black has called a run of the other mem- bers to witness the event. Captain Pryor has called a run of the Pacitic Cycling Club for Willows Camp, via Bolinas, for to-morrow, starting on the 8 A. M. Sansalito boat. SeavLDING. gl AMATEUR ATHLETICS. Captaln Leonard GliI’s Letter—The Olympic Club’s Football Team. The football enthusiasts of the Olympic Club have commenced to be heard. They contend that the coming season will far surpass any winter of the past—that is, as far as a boom in the great collegiate game is concerned. Taylor, the chempion heavy-weight kicker of the club, 1s determined that the Olympic football team ol '97 will not sus- tain a defeat during the next season’s series of games. “l propose to commence early,” said Taylor, “by selecting the very best avail- able talent, and you can rest assured that the boys will be full of ginger and snap when the time arrives for practice.” It is rumored at club headquarters that the officers of the Olympic have realized that football is one of the yreat winter sporting features, and an erfort will be made to induce some of the ex-collegiate football players to become members of the club. Among those who are now engaged in business in this City and who dis- tinguished themselves on the gridiron, are: J. Frankenheimer, Billy Harrelson and the Reynold brothers of Staaford, and Robert Porter, Pete Smith, F. Kington and H. Plunkett of Berkeley. It can be u::{lefon seen that the Olympic Club can e procure a very strong aggregation of pfl_ven if it will r‘nt take anécr:ent in- terest in th;dg-me by offering induce- ments to g men to join the club. An au-iliaurt generally ends in a successful nis The club will hold its annual election in tember, and strong pressure will be brought upon the present vice-president of the club, Mr. Newhall, to accept the nomination for ident. 3 1is The following letter from Leonard Gill, the captain of the Olympic Club oatdoor athletes, is self-explanatory Th.o ‘Wasp in a recent issue styled the track There will be a whist | and field team of the Ol c Club a very or- dinary lot, with the excaption of £dgren, ana it goes on to say that the quality of the Olym- pic track athletes has been steadily detersor- ating for several years. ¢ I certainly take exception to the remark that the men were ‘“a very ordinary lot,”” and in plain words the Wasp sporting writer is away off on such matters. We will admit thatIam & ““very ordinary athlete,” but not so with the Test of the team, There are three men besides Edgren on that team that are the best in their respective classes that this immediate vicinity has ever produced. The Olympic Club never, in its history, had & man the equal of Dave Brown as & mile run- ner; in fact, this coast has never developed but one better one, and that wes Brown’s con- %nerox; Tallant, the man he met_in the morth. rown's record for the mile, 4:36, is four sec- gnds and four-fifths better than anything the Olympic ever had before or any other club here has developed. The club never in jts athletic history has had as good a high jumper by about seven inches asit has to-day, nor has this vicinity ever developed such o jumper as Patierson. His actual jump of 6 feet 2 inches is the coast record, shared with Kerrigen, the nothern wonder, and it stands out as e wonderful per- formance. John Brunton, another member of the team, proved himself at the intercollegiate championships this spring the best all-round man who ever competed on Californie soil. In one afternoon he ran two heats of & 100-yard dash, winning one heat in 1014 seconds ana running second to his team-mate in the final. He also competed in two heats of a 220-yard dash, running second to his team-mate in the final. Hewon the 440-yard dash and also won the broad jump, competing against the flower of Berkeley and Stanford, and yet the Wasp styles him an ordinary performer. F. R. Butz, although not the equal of the bove-named men as far as championship form is considered, has always proved himself a £00d performer, running second out of four starters in the 100-yard dash_at Portland and having & record of 20 feet 734 inches in the broad jump. 1 would like the w‘? Stanfor to refer the sporting oracle of to the track captains of Berkeley and and also to Soh(l Elliott, the ac- kunwll‘dfed authority on all such matters, for athletic information which wiil prove correct. LEONARD GILL. The following letter from Bob Gibson, one of the old athletes of the Olympic Club, to George Jones, who is also on the retired list of old-time Olympic athletes, will be found quite interesting: ASsTORIA. Or., June 30, 1896. Dear George: Have you not & better set of athletes in California than those who com- peted here (in Portiand) last Saturday? Really, in the Jays when you sud I were exer- cisiog there were a few men who were some- what faster at all distances except the halfand mile. All Astorians who were present during the competitions are unanimous in saying that while the Frisco boys were inferior as athietes they were awey above the Portland men in everything that combines to make up the gentleman amateur. Our feillows—the membersof the A.F. C.— were much chagrined at the treatment given the visitors by some Portlanders, and Il | guarantee thatif our little burg goes ahead, asIam confident it must, the day is not far distant when Astoria may welcome the Cali- fornia boys and show them that there is at least one town in Oregon where the spirit of true, gentlemanly sport peryades the ranks of the athletes, and where successful or unsuc- cessful competitors will aiike be accorded the treatment thatavisiting team of athleteshas every reason and right to expect at the hands of their hosts. We have much good material here, and as soon as we get & track to train on it will be developed. In iact, I never saw a more promising lot of young feliows than are to be found in this cty, and it is almost safe to say that they will some day equal the per- formances of theé older fellows who, a few years ago, had 1o equals in the hose-team compe- titions. Just think of it! Out of less than 1000 American-born people there were nearly a dozen six-iooters who could go 150 in very that few tow:sof any size could boast of. As for Tallent if California can beat him the salmon-cunning industry of the Low.r Colum- Dia (or its equivalent) can be wov. 1am sorry Coffin did not come up and make Tallent run a it faster in the hali. Tue fact that we hiave no place but the hills to train on here makes it impossible for us to develop a man properly, as there is no_opporiunity for using the run- ning shoes. Tallent, strange as it may seem, only donned the shoes while training some three or four times, and then upon & hard plank road. Such conditions for training are not favor- able to the development of speed, aud in esti- | mating our man's ability or possibilities one must remember that if by rough work (walk- ing and jogging) over hills with & pair of foot- ball shoes on he shows his ability to negotiate a mile in 4:20, which he could have done the other day had Brown been good enough to push him, even the redoubtaovle little Irish- man, Conneff, will find in the Astorian the hardest nut he has ever attempted to crack. Briefly, a match race between the two will demonstrate that in Tallent we have the greatest miler of the world. Brown need feel no chagrin over his defeat, there being but one Tallent, and there are very few such athletes as your gentlemanly little distance man, For such & Dbig fellow, though, isn’t Tallent remarkable? Standing 6 feet 1, and weighing ordinarily about 200 pounds, be is “closely coupled” as Kerrigan, the diminutive littie cha) high jump. Massive and well-formed joints, immense power about the loins, symmetrical throughout, a splendid muscular development, | & constitution unimpaired by excessesand in- herited from & father and mother who never knew bodily nfirmity, and a heart-whose ac- tion is seldom or ever duplicated, even among crack athletes, combine to make nim what he is, the strongest and biggest man who ever successfully attempted to compete in distance events. Where can you find a miler whose fter he has covered a mile in 4:31, and st hundred in 11 seconds, will register but78. He has yet, howeveryto learn much about the science of running. At present his style is thatof a simply reduces his maximum spee enable him to keep u}) & more sustained effort, his expenditure of force being greater than that of any other distance man 1 ever knew. But to offset that expenditure he has a stock oxn hand which so far has been easily equal to all demands upon it. In time, of course, he will sequire the power to husbaud much power that he now uses in a manner that is anything but economical, and when that time comes he will, if necessary, establish & mark for distance men to aim at in generations to come. These may seem bold words, but the predie- tion will be justified in the future. Some ot the boys who are trying to account for Brown’s defeat may, perhaps, find the solu- tion of the problem in my explanation of Tallent’s powers, and if Tommy Conneff could be induced to compete in_the California cham- pionship events this 1ail 1 shail endeavor to be present and witness the fuifillment of my pre- diction. With best wishes believe me, sincerely, ROBERT GIBSON. rinter who in order to e THE ANGLER. 400-Pound Jewfish Caught In the Vicinity of Catalina. The anglers who are rusticatingin the mountains are, from all accounts, enjoy- ing excellent sport. According to a letter from Boca the Truckee River is yet too high for good fly- fishing, but, as previously stated in Tur Cary, this grand trout stream will be in splenaid trim for a good whipping about the middle of August. The tront of the San Andreas Lake have arrived at the very wise conclusion that the spoon bait is a fraud of the worst kind, and now the largest catches are made by anglers who use shrimp and worms. Tne San Francisco Rod and Gun Club will hold its next banquet at 111 O’Farrell street on Wednesday evening, the 29th inst. Anglers who are enjoying good fish- ing in the country have promised to ship fish for this special occasion to the secre- tary. Mr. Morgan of the El Bonita Hotel, Duncans Mills, writes that black bass fishing is betier now than at ary time since the season opened. Some large striped bass have been caught recently, and the prospects for good fishing in Au- gust are very good. John McDonald of Boca gave his friends a big surprise a few days ago. John is very conservative in some particulars and being naturally bashful when approached on t.e question of matrimony he said not a word, but stole away one beautitul night {rom Boca and nothing was heard of him until his return with a most charming young lady, whom ne introduced to_ his msny friends as his wife. Of coursethere was rejoicing in the littie burgand good- natured John receivea the warmest wishes from friends innumersble for his future welfare and success, W. Bogart and H. Mansfield had good success last Sunduy near the Geysers. They fished the hmx’nun of big Sulphur Creek, and returned on Monday morning Wwith well-filled baskets. 3 “Doc” Watt and J. Parriser returned from Lake San Andreas last Sunday with very few fish. They attributed their poor luck to the fact thay the trout have taken | » dislixe to the spoon and will accept only little more toau 15 seconds. That is a record | who lowered Patterson’s colors in the | a fly when properly placed on the water. Jobhn Butler and Mr. Sullivan of Santa Cruz had fairly good success last Thursday in bottom-fishing. Butler used shrimp and worm. Dick Brooks and Charles Eckles had very good luck last Sunday with worms and shrimp. Ed Ladd, Otto Wiseman and Ferris Hart- man failed to entice the ‘“‘educated” steel- heads of San Andreas Lake on Tuesday last. Hartman sang several cute little songs, but the little fishes turned a deaf ear to Hartman's musical entreaties for their capture, & Alexander McCord is now an enthusi- astic angler. He recently purchased a beautiful rod and nnglmg outfit, which means death to many fishes. John Gallagher, the champion angler of Oakland, returned last Monday from the Big Meadows of Plumas County and de- parted again for the h.pr( fishing grounds on Wednesday. Mr. Gallagher is profuse in his praises of the trout fishing, which is now first-class in the streams of the Big Meadows. A letter to the sporting editor from an angler who_ig at present fishing for black bassin the Russian River near Guerneville states that men are now engaged in the unlawful practice of seining the fishes and shipping them to restanrant proprietors of this City. Samuel Hendy astonished some of his friends recently by shipping them some very nice messes of rainbow trout, which Were caught in the McCloud River, near Sissons. "Hendy is said to be a very ex- pert “'spoon’’ fisherman. Anglers who take an interest in deep-sea fishing can judge from the following dis- patch the sport that awaits the disciples of Walton near Avalon: AVALON, CATALINA® IsLanp, July 22.—Ex- pericnced fishermen unite in declaring that not for seven years have the jewfish been bit- ing so voraciously at Catalina lsiand as this season. Some phenomenal catches have been recorded within the past two days. In the past twenty-four hours no less than six enor- mous jewfish nave been brought in, two of which are record breakers. The largest of these, weighing 405 pounds, was taken yester- dey morning by Frank 8. Daggett of Pasadena. The other, which scaled at exactly 400 pounds, was taken by F. W. Matthiessen of Ventura County, who 1s a skilled sportsman, having fished”in the waters off the coast of Florias, Where he once took an enormous sawfish measuring over fourteen feet in length. B. 8. Hubbard o1 San Francisco, in company With J. W. A. Off, George W. Curtis and George W. Beck of Los AngeJes, is also making a record in the immense catches of barracuda daily re- corded. These intrepid sportsmen have brought in no less than 228 barracuda within the past two days. Thousands of pounds of fish go to waste every day here, being taken out to seain fishing boats and dropped overboard. Efforts will be made to utilize these fish by the Los* Angeles Associated Charities for the benefit o the poor of Los Angeles. The foliowing letter from Mr. Finch, a rominent member of the San Francisco and Gun Club, is self-explanatory : v Cisco, Cal., July 23. spwtfi? Editor of The Call: Ihave justre- turned from a tnree days' camping trip to American River from this place and splendid success. The fishing on *“arim” is much the best I have ever had in this State. A. S. Carman and self have made the trip several times, but never with ‘the success we bad this time. We got 130 besutiful trout the first day, and kept no small fish. Next day Carman got eighty-five and myself seventy- two. Our baskels were full. Mr. Freemen, who keeps this place, is pre- pared at all times to send anglers over to the river. Tne Yuba is just right now. Severai- pound Eastern trout have been taken from the stream within a few days. I expect to fish the Yuba all day to-morrow. went to Florston, sbove Boca, for the night fishing, and got thirty-eight and next morning rour- teen, with a three-pound fish among the number. Water is still very high in the Truckee, which stream will ‘not afford good fishing for two weeks. The Little Truckee is | also very high. Sage Hen Creek is very good this year. Itis ten miles from Boca. Cotonel George Edwards of the Uniyersity of California and son Fave had very good sport on Bass Lake and Fenner Lake, which are four miles from Cisco; he was fortunate enough to get nine bass on & fly. Reports are that thirteen bass have been caught by means of fiy-fishing this year. Iam going to have a try for them before I teave. A.S. Carman is oue of our most enthusiastic fishermen and one of the most polished sports- | men I have had the pleasure to be on the stream with. Arthur Gunn is having very good sport, also having killed a deer. Messrs. Brown, Holmes aud Thompkins are on the Americhn River now, having driven- from San Francisco to Carson, camping en route. They will 500n be on their way back. el gt o trnby THE GUN. Inanimate Target Tournament at Healdsburg—The Daer-Hunters. Sportsmen are invited-to attend a prac- tice shoot at clay birds this afternoon at the Tourney grounds, Alameda Point. To-morrow the Empire Club will shoot at the Empire grounds and the Lincoin Club will burn powderat its own grounds. Considerable interest is taken by all lovers of inanimate target shooting in the 100-bird race which will precede the team shoot. The entrance fee is $5 and the con- test is open to all sportsmen who may de- sire to enter. The team shoot between the Olympic, Empire ana Lincoln gun clubs will commence at 1 P. M sharp. A fifteen- bird match will follow. A list of the prizes can be had at E.T. Allen’s gun- store. ' On October 4 and 5the Inanimate Target Association will hold a series of shoots at San Jose. Tom Cleary and J. Drady with a party of f{riends are camping on the banks of the Gualalla River Captain Cieary states that deer are plenti- ful, but hard to hit. A. P. Wagner, a well-known sportsman and a very successful deer-hunter, is at Erebent enjoving great sport in Mendocino ounty. is friends expect to have the pleasure of eating some well-seasoned deer %tenka on the sportsman’s return to the ity. Frank Rodgers of Nicasio is credited with bageing three large deer in the hills of Marin County since the season opened. The friends of Otto Feudner, the popular and obliging salesmah of E. T. Allen Co., will be pleased to learn that Otto has joined the benedicts and is now the hap- piest man on earth. On Saturday last the famous Indian hunters, jack Emery, Holland Zimmer, Licyd Eaton, Frank Hoffling, Charles Dietz and ‘‘Jersey,” the famous culinary artist of the Mallard Club, left this City for the happy huntingand fishing grounds of Mendocino County. They wili camp en route and travel by easy stages to the headwaters of the Eél River. The Healdsburg Gun Club is maHnE very extensive Yropaflflons for a blueroc! tournament which will be held on Sunday next. The powder and cartridge compa- nies of this City have donated several handsome prizes and the business houses of Healdsburg have also promised liberal support in the way of prize offerings. The contests will be nfwn to all comers, and this fact alone should induce some of the crack shots of this City to try their skill against the sportsmen of the Healdsburg Gun Club. Captain Bartlett of the Reliance Club of Oakland will be on the grounds and aftex the contests he will give an exbibition of fancy shogting, at which game he is won- derfully clever. A splendid day’s sport is guaranteed all those who will attend. Sportswmen who are figuring upon tramp- ing the hills ot Lake and Mendocino in search of deer should not neglect a good pair of lezgings, as rattlesnakes are very numerous this season in the northern part of Lake County. Ned Bosqui met with a painful accident last Saturday night at Sausalitv. He was going down the steps from the hill and slipped, breaking his right arm near the shoulder. This will in ail probability spoil Ned's annual deer hunt for this sea- son. ——r— CRICKET CHIRPS. A Strong Combined Effort to Bring About an Australian Match. Now that the California Cricket Associa- tion and the St. George's Club have joined forces in the effort to bring about a match with the'Australian Eleven on their way home in October the chances in favor of the event are greatly increased. It would be more than a pity ifsuch an opportunity to advance the interests of the game in California should be lost, and 1t is earn- estly to be hoped that lovers of cricket had | it & recent letter from | will assist in every possible way in con- summating the desired fixture. Captain Lawrence of the Multanomah (Portland) team was prevented by sick- ness from {l.ying in the match against the “Midshipmites’’ last Sunday. Not- withstanding his absence, however, his club was victorious. Score: 107—50. The M. A. A. C. havea lightning under- hand bowler, one Jonathan Brown, who is astonishing Oregon batsmen. The Haverford (Pa.) boys are meeting with great success on_their tour in Eng- land. On the 17th inst. they defeated Repton by an inning and 95, Captain Lister of the American team making 91 without an error, and Scattergood 51. Scores: 281—121. More double centuries have to be added to tne abnormally long list of the English season. Playing for Somerset against Hampshire L. C. H. Paliret made 292 out of a total of 519. In their recent successful match against the Players of England the Australians made454 in the first nning, Iredale, with 171 being the chief contributor. The cup match for to-morrow is Ala- meda vs. Bohemians, at Alameds. It is anvbody’s game, and should be wel! worth witnessing. UMPIRE. Pliiia et THE OARSMEN. Prizes That Will Be Competed For at the Stockton Regatta. The Stockton regatta on September 9 is now an assured fact and $350 will be ap- propriated for prizes. The Stockton Athletic Association is working hard to make the affair & success, but the members of the association are of the opir.on that the regatta committee and the board of managers of the P. A. A. are expecting more from the Stockton Atbletic Association than was ever before demanded of any association where cham- pionship regattas have been held. The conditions upon which President Hum- phreys promised to hold the champion- ship event at Stockton on September 9 are as follows: *‘¥irst, that the sum of $350 be donated for prizes and thata check for that amount be placed in his hands. ‘‘Second, that the people of Stockton make arrangements for the transportation of the boats and oarsmen from here to Stockton. “Third, that the Stockton association | cando as it pleases with the seats along the river and charge as much as it likes, provided that the members of the board of managers and the press are provided with seating accommodations.” At a meeting recently heid at the rooms of the Stockton Athletic Association the secretary read the demands of the local men, after which a great many present were in favor of holding a bicycie meet | instead of a regatta; but the merchants “kicked’” against this scheme, saying that |8 regatta could be witnessed by all free of | charge and was more aesirable thana | bicycle meet. It was decided after much discassion to turn the $350 over to the re- gatta committee. A communication = from Chairman Grunsky of the Admission day amuse- ment committee to President Humphreys | of the P. A. A. voices the sentiments of { the committee as to what it will do toward | bringing the boat crews and single-scull i men from San Francisco on Admission to take part in the regatta. test accounts state that the committee has refused to pay transportation expenses of the local men, believing that the valu--| able prizes should prove a fit incentive to | have the local men row at Stockton. Henry Peterson has commenced train- ing for his match with Hanlan at the Vic- toria regatta. Peterson is now training in Jhon T. Sullivan’s wherry. His shell, which was somewhat damaged on its passage from | | Texas last spring, is at the boatshop for re- | pairs. | _Following are the officers of the Alameda )Bon'ing Club, as elected last meeting: | President, J. A. Sansom; vice-president, | C. J. Lancaster; secretary, W. B. Hinch- | man asurer, C.- W. Creigh; captain, W. Scnumacher; lieutenant, %Ipuin L A | Mervy; sergeant-at-arms, J. Hartmann; executive committce—Schumacher, E. B. | Hadcock and J. A. Sansom; delegates to | P. A. A.—8. J. Pembroke, PoAL Sansom | and C. W. Creigh. | Ayers and Dr. Dennis will settle their | skiff race on the Alameda Creek in about | a week. o S S RIFLE AND PISTOL. A Lively Day’s Sport at Shell Mound Expected To-Morrow. There will be a large gathering of rifle- men at the Shell Mound shooting range to-morrow. The Ban Francisco Schuetzen Verein ana the Germania Schuetzen Club will hold their regular bullseye contests. The Nord Deutscher Schuetzen Club will hold its monthly class medal shoot. The Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club’s semi- monthly shoot for medals and special cash prizes and trophies will also take place. Many of the members will be provided with their revolvers for the special revol- ver contest and the Carr pocket-revolver match. The Knights of the Red Branch Rifles will hold their monthly medal shoot- ing and the military companies—J, K, F and M—will hold their monthly class shooting. A special rifle match that promises to be very interesting has been arranged to take place on the Shell Mound range on Saturday, August 8. Ten men from Com- pany A of the Fifth Infantry will meet a like number of the crack rifle shots of the Oakland police force for honors ana a trophy; distance 200 yards. The military men will use their United States Spring- fields, six-pound pnll of trigger; the police will shoot with their 44-40 Winchester magazine rifles, three-pound triggers. 'he annual State shoot of the First In- fantry, N. G. C., began yesterday at Shell Mound and will be concluded to-day. It is believed that the percentage will be ahead of last year’s. At the Schuetzen Park ranze to-day the regular contest for the Schueman diamond medal will be resumed to-day. The highest seven scores of the season takes this vau- able prize. M. J. WaITE. —_—— COURSING. Following Dogs Wil To-morrow at Ingleside Coursing Park. 01d dog stakes—J. Greely’s Spring vs. Villa kennel's Maid G, Portall & Haggerty’s Laurel Leaf vs. T. Butler’s Sasie, P. Ryan’s Molly Bawn vs. W. Creamer’s Captain Jim, C. Ryan’s Sar- castic vs. North Beach kennel’s Zanky Jack, C. Ryan’s Royal Stag vs. J. H. Rosseter’s Ala: meds, Cronin & McDonald’s Best Trump vs. W. Kelly’s Evening Star, D. Tweedy’s Dublin | Stout vs. R. Dixon's nghlnn’dLlssiu, C.Evans’ Dashaway vs. W. Perry’s Coomassie, J. Perigo’s Wee Lassie vs. P. Ryan’s Magpie, S. Newmun’s Bob Ingersoll vs. D. Tolan’s Fircman, J. Bax- ter's Yankee Dood'e vs. D. Leonard's Will o’ the Wisp, Villa kennel’s Electric vs. Valley kennel’s Gold King, J. Rivers' Bright Eyes vs. D. Tolan’s Jack, D. Chellas’ Happy Day vs. Valley kennel’s Lillian Russell, 8. Newman's Charley Boy vs. J. Kerrigxn’s Lord Clifton, M. Tiernan’s Tom Hays vs. W. Perry’s Gee Whiz, Pnpr{ stakes—W. J. Shield’s Little Brick vs. T. Reilly’s San Pedro, M. Tiernan’s Belle of Moscow vs. H. Teener's Taeit, Foss & 3a- heney's Nelly Grey vs. Valley kennel’s Hazel, . Rock’s Restless vs. Ford & Mahoney’s Trink, Valley kennel’s Mountain Daisy vs. J. F. Grace's Deceiver, J. McCormack’s White Lily vs. D. J. Healy’s Move On, Valley kennel's The Run NEW TO-DAY. 5 e $ .. Gail Borden § o Eagle Brand s Food N. A. Peter’s Lieutenant, Val- S cers Skylask vs. Curtin's. Nell Maher. Prizes in the al aged ako will be $20, 812, d f e B T B7.and third and (OUFh $3 50 eact, e SWIMMING. Clever Natators of the Young Men’s Christlan Association. About twenty promising young athletes assembled in the Y. M. C. A. !‘{nilding Tuesday evening and formed a swimming section. J. Costa was elected captain and F. Worrell secretary-treasurer. J. Costa, J. A. Geddes, H. Brewer ana George Stew- art were chosen to frame a constitution and by-laws. Dr. H. L. Dietz was elected director. A number of swimming races were held and six association records were broken. Howard Brewer, who is a speedy swim- mer, broke the one-length record, and J. Costa the one-length hurdie. E.Schenk, who, the members say, is the coming champion hurdle-swimmer, broke the two- length hurdle, and J. A. Geddes, the long- distance amateur champion, broke a hur- dle and also a fifty-yard record. The Y. M. C. A. boys say that the public will soon hear from them as aspirants for the Spreckels water polo cu Handball. ‘The handball games bocked for to-mor- row atthe San Francisco and Union hand- ball courts are: San Francisco Court — M. McNeil and G. McDonald vs. P. Ryan and L. Cor- raine, J. White and R. Murphy vs. J. Collins and W, Stensbury, J. Slattery and P. Kelly vs. D. Connolly snd J. MoEvely, G. Hutchinson and R. Lenihan vs. J. Feeney ‘and P. Hutchinson; J. Riordon, coast champion, and J. C. ‘alon vs. T. F. Bonnet and P. Don- nelly, amateur champion. - At the Union court—W.P. Doran and W. Hef- fernan will play James Galvin and P. Richard- son, P. Lynch and O. Hendy will play P. J. O'Brien and T. Burnes, T. McManus and T. Sullivan will play C. Bradley and P. J. O'Brien, J.J. Feeney and J. Nealon will play R. Line- han and J. Royer. —_— Sacramento Sporting News. SACRAMENTO, CaAL., July 23.—The anglers of this city are greatly excited over the fact that fly-casting can be secured with excellent success at their very doors, and the river is being whipped at all hours by the devotees of that sport. Messrs. Upson and Helms were the bappy discoverers of the fact that the river was_full of pike which took the fly with avidity, often leaping clear of the water in their eagerness to take the fly. Itisalso reported that pike and splittails are being caught in large quantities in_the clear water of the American River above Folsom; also that pike are being taken with spoon and fly at the mouth of the sloughs near Rio Vista. The sportsmen bave been getting good bags of doves from the vicinity of Galt. C. H. West- all and Nick Wiseman returned with ninety doves and fifty jackrabbits. M. N. Kimbail and Charles DeMerit killed six dozen doves during a day’s outing this week, but there is & strong suspicion of pot shooting on the part of Kimball. C. Chapman also bagged three dozen in & day's outing. Montie Newbert and William Young re- turned from their camping trip and report having had excellent sport. Fred Yoerk, who isouting in Lake County, réports the fishing as excellent. Kimball and Upson will give a fly-casting tournament early in the fall and will present the winner with a handsome trophy. It is probable that Russ Flint will enter with from twenty to thirty feet handicap. 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