The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 15, 1896, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1896. As the year declines there is no dimin- ishment in the interest in outdoor sport. The anglers are now Whipping mountain | streams and reporting full baskets, while | cyclists continue to raise dust on every | country road. The echoes of the recent big pugilistic | fights continue to rumble, kept in motion | by rumors of new conflicts. ; The lovers of the rifle will have a ereat | day at Schuetzen Park to-morrow. | Every other prominent department of | sport will be found represented in the fol- | lowing columns. - THE WHEELMEN. Events and Prize Lists of the San Franclsco and Stockton | Race Meets. CLUB EVENTS TO-MORROW. Bay Bity Wheelmen—Schooner ride around the bay. California Cycling Club—Eun to Cen- terville. Camera Club Cyelists—Picnic run to Lake Merced. . Golden Gate Cycling Club—Blind run. Imperial Oycling Club—Eun to Cen- terville. Liberty Cycling Club—Run to Hay- wards. ; Olympic Club Wheelmen—Road race, San Leandro to Haywards. San Francisco Road Club — Run to Lake Pilarcitos. Santa Rosa Wheelmen — Road race, a Rosa to Healdsburg. To-morrow there will be numerous club runs and a big road race of the Olympic Club Wheelmen over the San Leandro- Haywards course to attract the club wheelmen. The country roads are some- what heavy with dustand touring is not as agreeable as it will be a little later on, but nevertheless it is better than riding in the park nnq facing a blustering trade wind or a heavy foz, and therefore the largest proportion of riders now seek the country on Sundays. The meet to be held at Central Park next. Saturday afternoon will probably be the last to be held there, as the track must be removed the latter part of this month to make room for a circus. The meet is being managed by Captain Walter B. Fawcett of the Olympic Club Wheelmen, and he has the support of all the cycling clubs and the Cycle Board of Trade. The events and prizes of the meet will | be as follows: One-third mile scratch, amateur; first prize, opal and diamond pin; second, aiamond cuff buttons; third, | watch. One mile match race, profes- sional, between W. A. Terrill, Bay City Wheelmen, and Allan N. Jones, Olympic Club Wheelmen, for a purse of $300; best two in three mile heats. One mile handi- | cap, amateur; first prize, stop watch; second, double vest chain; third, locket. One mile handicap, professional purses of $25, $15 and $10. he entries close Au- gust 18. To my mind it would seem nbetter if Manager Fawcett had been a little more liberal with his prize list for the mile | handicap, professional, and had not offered quite so liberal a purse for the professional match race. The officials who have been inyited to act at the meet are: Referee, Sanford Plummer; judges—H. H. White, James M. Hamilton, F. G. O’Kane, H. F. Wynne and F. H. Kerrigan; timers—George H. Strong, George H. Stratton, George P. Wetmore, John Kitchen, H. D. Hadel- feldt; sccrers—W. 1. Pixley, P. G. Alex- ander; umpires—John Burke, J. Lewis, J. 8. Egan, W. J. Black; marshals—R. L. Radke, David Marshall, F. B. Robbins, Harry Quinn; starter, R. C. Lennie; clerks of course—W. L. Geldert, G. J. Panario, A. Lewis, Charles D. Petrie; an- nouncer, George E. Dixon. On geperal principles every man and woman who rides a wheel should join the League of American Wheelmen. Mem- pership in this organization, which has been growing many years and now has over 60,000 members, is as desirable to cyc- lists as citizenship s to any man old enough to vote. The fact that the L. A. W. does not admit riders under 18 vears of age may be a bit embarrassing to the woman who is never older than 16, but the other re- quirements ave simple, $2 and an applica- tion, which Iatter can be had by ;dgresu- ing a request to the cycling editor of THE CALL. Many of the saddles now in use are made of terribly hard leather. A good way to soften them is to detach them from the L pin, turn upside down and sprinkle the under surface with a fair amount of unboiled linseed oil, to be bought at any paint shop. If this is gbjected to upon the score of possibly soiling the knickers, or if the cyclist be away from home upbn the road, here is an alternative measure. Buy a common fallow candle, placeit in the sun until quite soft, then, smear the under part of the leather, and again stana in the sun or before a fire until it soaks in. The leather will be rendered softand pli- able, and not the slightest stain will be observed. Captain George P. Caldwell of the EBay City Wheelmen has chartered the good ship Annie E and_will take the members for a cruise about the bay to-morrow. The gallant craft will lay to at Marin Islands long enough for the party to enjoy a swim. Each member will be allowed to invite one or two friends, so_that a big crowd is ex- pected. There will be a hearty lunch served, with drinkables to suitthe occa- sion. The party will leave Washington- street wharf at9 A. M. The California Cycling Club will have a joint_run to Centerville and return with the Imperial Cycling Club to-morrow, taking the 9 A. M. broad-gauge boat. The pace will be steady and just lively enouch 10 make things a:reeable for everybody. Captain Mayo will lead the Californias. he Alameda Cyciers under Captain Dodd and the Acme Club Wheelmen un- der Captain Swain will have a joint ran 10 Haywards Saturday evening, August 22, where ‘they will enjoy a feast of water- melons. The Camera Club Cyclists wil! have a Ewmc run to-morrow, the destination S: | ing. crowd and announces the start from the Baker-street entrance to the park at 9 o'clock. Members may invite a friend if 80 inclined. It is a general axiom in adjusting to have to loose rather than too tight a bear- ‘Wheels should spin freely and the valve weight should rock them to and ro for many minutes. Mere lifting of a machine ought to set the wheels moving unless the valves happen to be exactly at the bottom of the wheels. A little side- play in bearings is not harmful, but a tightened bearing may jamb or fire. and is at any rate very hard to drive. Careless | cyclists would do well to remember that inattention to the cleaning and lubrica- cation of their machine greatly shorten its life. Of course everyone knows this, but many proceed as though they did not, The Olympic Club Wheelmen have a | numper of attractions on the cards for the near future. To-morrow there will be a five-mile road race for members from San offered by Btockton and San Jose are very strong. The events and prizes for the meet to be held at Stockton, September 9, under the auspices of the Stockton Athletic Associa- tion, are as follows: Half-mile seratch, amateur—first, diamond pin, $35; second, diamond cutf-buttons, $15; third, pocket pistol, $7 50. One-mile scratch, professional—first, $80; second, $40; third, $20; fourth, $10. One-mile handicap, amateur—first, diamond pin, $35; second, diamond locket, $18; third, sweater, $5. One-mile handicap, professional—first, $80; second, $40; third, $20; fourth, $10. Entry blanks are now out and can be secured by addressing A. H. Wright, Stockton, Cal. The entries close Wednes- day, September 2. The officials who have | thus far been selected for the meet are: Referee, Sanford Plummer; starter, George P. Wetmore: timers, R. M. Welch, H. F. Wynne and J. 8. Seyboldt; clerk, A. H. Wright; announcer, C. L. Neumil- ler; scorers, W. O. Bigelow, Horace Crock- er and Robert Inglis. With the novice record at 2:05 3-5, there are no more efforts made to reduce that mark. Last year saw the novice record lowered several times, but the system of pacing in novices has been done away with, and Harry Clark, the champion, who is also something of an unpaced rider, is apt_to retain his honors for an indefinite period. Chairman Gideon of the racing board has set his ban on pacing in novice events. He argues wisely that beginners have no idea of following pace and conse- quently many of them get mo possible show to win. i The membership 1n the League of Amer- ican Wheelmen has been steadily on the increase. It seems to haye gathered new impetus, but efforts should not be laggard to double the number of riders that nIow ts beiong to this popular organization. Joe Choynski’s Latest Photograph, Showing the Excellent Development of the Biceps and Triceps Muscles Of His Arms. Leandro to Haywards, starting at 11 o'clock. Next Tuesday evening they will have a theater party at the California. Next Saturday evening and the following Sunday, August 22 and 23, acting Captain Spillane will take the members on a run to Stockton. The Eintracht Cyclers, under command of Lieutenant Horstmeyer, left for Santa Cruz last Saturday morning to compete in the gymnastic events and bicycle races under the auspices of the North American Turner Bund. The cycle races, which were closely contested between members of the different turn vereins of the coast, were won by Eo Peterson, the crack rider of the Eintracht Cyclers. The cyclers who made the trip bad a most enjoyable time, making side runs to points of interest near by such as the Big Trees, Soquel, Capitola and Felton, returning to this City Thursday afternoon little the worse for their long ride. The Imperial Cycling Club members will bave'a joint run to Centerville with the Californias to-morrow under Captain Barrow. There will be an inviting lunch at their destination and impromptu races on the Centerville track afterward. Next Monday evening there will be a members’ meeting at 8:30 o’clock. Captain Muller will lead the Liberty Cycling Club ona run to Haywards to- morrow taking the 9 A. M. boat. The race committee reports a large number of entries for the club’s five-mile road race to be held on the 30th inst. The club is rapidly gaining in membership, ten new names being added to the roll in the last two meetings. Peter J. Meicalf and Frank J. Cory of the Imperial Cycling Ciub leave tor Vic- toria next week, Metcalf will race in some of the events to be held there. George M. Hamlin of the S8an Krancisco Road Club will shortly endeavor to lewer the world’s five-mile road record, now held by himself, over the San Leandro- Haywards course. A match race has been arranged between W. A. Terrill of the Bay City Wheelmen and the fastest trotting horse developed at the coming State fair at Sacramento for a purse of $125. The Golden Gate Cycling Club will have & blind run under Captain Black, leaving the club at 9:30 A. M. On the same date several of the members under the leader- ship of Walter Young will have a ‘‘sunrise run,” leaving the club at 5:30 A. M., to the beach and return. Lieutenant W.Mad- d'n and two other members made a cen- tury last Thursday in fast time. Emil Languetin of the Bay City Wheel- men will make an attempt to lower the world’s five-mile road record on Sunday, August 30, paced by five tandem teams from his club, one for each mile. Ed Chapman of the Olympic Ciub Wheelmen will make & similar attempt to-morrow after the Olympic Club Wheelmen’s road race. Twenty members of the Santa Rosa Wheelmen, led by Lieutenants Raymond, Poat and Harry Noonan, made arun to San Quentin last Sunday and also attended the San Rafael road races. To-morrow they will hold a five-mile road race over the Santa Rosa-Healdsburg road. W. F. Pettis wiil officiate as handicapper. The directors of the association control- eing the Ocean Beach, near Lake Merced, via Golden Gate Park and boulevard. Members will carry lunch and alse cook- ing utensils for the preparation of hot waterial, Captain Argenti expectsa large ling the cycle track at Santa Rosa cannot as yet give out anything definite concern- ing the programme for the proposed meet on September 9, and there is a possibility it will not be held, as the atiractions benefits are perhaps not sufficiently adver- ‘tised. Many riders in the country do not know what it is in existence for. One tremendous effort should be made this coming winter to enlist in the cause 50,000 wheelmen who have no idea of what con- stitutes the L. A. W., but who would readily enter the ranks were the facts but known. Too much credit cannot be ac- corded the officers of the North California Division for the good work they have done during the first half of their admin- istration, and they are still asactive in en- deavoring to increase the membership and cater to the wants and reeds of the present members. The San Francisco Road Club will have arun to Lake Pilarcitos to-morrow, leav- ing the clubhouse at 9 A. M., under Cap- tain Pixley. About twenty of the mem- bers sttended the watermelon run of the Terminal City Wheelmen at Stockton last Sunday, and had a splendid time. Allan N. Jones of the Olympic Ctub Wheelmen will make another attempt on the world’s straightaway mile record this afternoon near Mountain View, if the con- ditions, such as road, wind, pacing, etc.; are favorable. Charles A. Kraft of the Bay City Wheel- men will try for the American twenty- mile road record early in September, tandem paced. He made it in competi- tion in about two minutea slower than the record, and did not have to exert himself particularly then, so he rightly thinks he can bring that record to California, and he is going to try, SeALpING. —_——— PUGILISTIC NEWS. The Eves of the Sporting World Are at Present on This City. The gladiatorial world at present is at fever heat. Fighting is in the very air, Amd as t!:e sports draw the saturated ozone m_to their lungs it is only to whiff it out with the keen satisfaction which comes from a perfect knowledge that their de- sires for a series of fistic bouts are about to be realized. This, of course, excepts the ponee, who have a peculiar way of making themselves welcome at the wrong time. Th.e star feature of the coming pugilistic carnival is the “go’’ between big Joe Mc- Auliffe, the *‘Mission Giant,” and Joe Choynski, surnamed the *Chrysanth- emum.” Greater interest is taken in this feature than would otherwise have been done owing to the fact that McAuliffe had come to be rezarded—with a single excep- tion—as a back number. That exception was old Barney Farley, whose name is a synonym for sportsman in this whole broad State. Barney clung to Joe tenaciously through thick and thin. Never did his confidence in bis big charge abate in the least. As Barney woald rise for his morning consti- tutional at break of day his eyes would always turn to the golden chariot wheel- ing over the Western hills, and his lips fondly murmur: “Some day you will rise and view Joey the prince of them all.” Even so. McAuliffe is now matched to battle with Choynski, and in case of vic- tory will stand a fair chance to win the fame his faithful trainer so unselfishly covets for him. Under Barney’s juaicious training Mc- Auliffe has made a wonderful improve- ment. His obesity has entirely disap- peared and his fine condition is manifest l ' TN} " Captain L. Siebe’s Shell Mound Rifle Range, Showing the 50, 100, 200 and 500 Yard Targets as Viewed II!IIII}i l - fi"‘wmu '"\“‘ M‘ {100} 1 b i . (a[ ‘ Mo o PR 7% A ey N i oy N Sl g I ‘l., iy i I - Shooting Shed. in the ruddy hue of his complexion, his clear, bright eye and the air of confidence with which he is imbued. When Joe be- gn training bis weight was 280 pounds. e is now at 225 pounas, and has will August 25 to reach his fighting weight, 215 pounds. Certainly if McAuliffe is de- feated in the coming contest no one can set up the claim that he was not in proper condition. Choynski does his training entirely af, his home on Golden Gate avenue and the Olympic Club. In the morning he punches the bag and boxes Lon Agnew and Henry Gailagher at home and in the ternoon George Green and Peppers spar with him at the club. Joe has been ‘‘guyed’’ 50 much hepe lately over his in- genious idea of using spring shoes to reach his burly opponent’s bead that it is hard to induce him to do much talking over the coming fight. The uext event on_which the sporting eye is intently focused is the Jeffries-Van Buskirk match, Those who saw Jeffries do battle with Dan Long of Denver are thoroughly convinced tbat he is fated to be another Sulliyan. Van Buskirk will certainly have no such “dub” as Jack Davis on his hands when he meets the hard-hitting Los Angeles boy. 5 Easierners at present are turning their attention to the match lately arranged be- tween George Dixon and Tommy White, Chicago’s champion feather - weight. Dixon is indisputably a wonder, and has so far refused to surrender the laurels to anybody. White has come to the front rapidly and has already a good string of victories to his credit. Among those who have sustained defeat at his hands are Jack Burge, Larry Burns, Marty McCue, Harrv Apfel, John Van Heest and Dan McBride. The contest will last twenty rounds, and will take place September 15 at the new clubhouse of the Broadway Athletic Club on Broadway. “Young” Mitchell, who is rusticating with his invalid wife 1n Browns Valley, Napa County, is expected back in good time for the series of events scheduled to take place under the auspices of the new Occidental Club at Wooaward’s Pavilion, August 25. . Among the bouts to take place at that time will bs one between picked men of the San Francisco and Phenix Athletic clubs. The story is now going the rounds that Jim Corbett is to blame for having pre- vented the Mahep-Choynski fight. He is said to have written a letter to Mahier tell. ing him that he could not get a square eal in Francisco, as Choynski had rienas of influence who would induce the police to stop the contest if it were going against him. Maher showed this letter to ““Young’ Mitchell in the presence of William Dailey, and asserted that as he trusted Jim he would not fight even for a purse of $10,000. Danny Needham, who arrived in New York last Saturday, will train Sharkey for his fight with Corbett. Weedham is out for some fighter’s scalp himself, and says he is open to any man in his class. Charles E. Davies declares that he has Armstrong, the colored boxer, still under Joe McAuliffe, the “Mission Giant,” Choynski August 25. shooting in this section of the country bave there been so many interesting events on the tapis as ihere are during the present month. Important events have been scheduled for the entire month of August. On the 2d and 9th the ranges at Schuetzen Park and Shell Mound were in active use by the California, the San Francisco Schuetzen clubs, the Colurbia Pistol and Rifle Club and many military companies, To-morrow and the Sunday after the California Schuetzen Ciub will hold its annual prize-shooting festival, mentioned elsewhere in this article. At the Shell Mound range to-morrow the following will hold forth: San Francisco Schuetzen Club, practice; Red Mens’ Shooting Sec- tion, monthly medal contest; and in the militia, companies A, B, F, L, and the Knights of the Red Branch will contest for monthly medals. On the 23d inst. the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club will hold its bi-monthly shoot at Shell Mound. The fifth Sunday in a month is usually regaraed as the off day, but it will not be so this month. On the 30th the San Jose Turner shooting section will open its new range near San Jose and marksmen from all over the State will be in attendance, for many valuable cash and merchandise prizes have been offered. The turners’ range has just been finished, and from all accounts it is the most modern and complete asto mark- ing, recording and scoring appliances of any west of iue Rocky Mountains. Shoot- ing will last two days, Sunday and Mon- day, and the festival will be conciuded by a grand ball and distribution of prizes on Monday evening, August 31. Committees from the turners have vis- ited this City recently to invite all the lo- cal rifle clubs to participate 1n opening the new range. All have accepted. The local turners will attend in a body in uni- form. The California, San Francisco, Co- lumbia, Gruetl: and other clubs of sharp- shooters will be represented by delegates. Stockton, Sacramento, Petaluma and other interior cities will also be well rep- resented. The annual prize-shooting festival of the California Schuetzen Club will open to- morrow at Schuetzen Park, near San Ra- fael. The second day’s shoot will be held on the 23d. The entire range of twenty targets will bein use all the time. On the oint target the best centers will be care- ully determined by a machine measuring to the thousandth part of aninch. On these targets there will be forty prizes, ranging from $30 to $1. In addition there will be twenty-five cash prizes, amounting to $178, for the most points made during the day. Marks- men wishing to compete for shooting king must take out king tickets for ten shots at $3, and the one shooting the most rings will be crowned Shooting King ana raceive a diamond medal worth $50. Ten special cash prizes rauging from $8 to §1 will also be given in this match. On the man target, which represents the upper part of a man, forty cash prizes ranging from $30 to $1 will be given. In this event the line shots count. On the honorary target there will be seventy-five valuable merchandise prizes, estimated to be worth as He Will Appear in the Ring With his voice and desi; inst Seltrion'of Tou An?:]:.mnwh him againsf g e RIFLE AND REVOLVER. Many Important Events on the Several Ranges This Month. At no time in the history of target $1000, given to the best marksmen. The 25-ring German targets will be used. A beavtiful and valuable silver goblet will be awarded to the marksman making the best average on the king, point, honorary, man and members’ targets. The cash prizes on the point and center targets will be distribut-d on August 20 at 413 Kearny street. The general distribu. From the West End of the tion ‘will be held August 27 at Eintrachbt Hall, on Twelfth and Folsom streets. All the loca: marksmen will attend the shoot- ing festival, and many in the interior cities have promised to be present. The turn- ers of San Jose will attend in large num- bers. The question as to which of the several targets now before the public shall be adopted by the marksmen of the United States as the standard is still under dis- cussion in the Eastand West. The prefer- ence seems to lie between the old twenty- five-ring German target and the new Co- lumbia_target, which was originated by F. O. Young of San Francisco. Mr. Young has received letters from all over the United States, in which the writers heartil; indorse the target because of its simplicity in count, fairness to the marksmen and because it gives the full value of every shot and every score of shots. Briefly discribed, it bas an inch center numbered 1, and half-inch rings or circles numbered from the center to 26. The black is twelve inches in diameter, this size being the least trying on the marksman’s eyes, and at shorter distances the t arget is not reduced in size, as on many others, because in preserving the full size of the target the values of shots are preserved as well. The most, zealous opponents are those who, by long practice, are wedded to the German ring target. An amusing case of ballot-stuffing on the target question vote is recorded from Wilmington, N. J. The secretary of a rifle club there sent in a voce of thirty-one names in favor of the German ring target, and added that he wag authorized to vote the names of 2000 rifiemen of New Jersey for that target. The idea of there being 2000 marksmen in the little bailiwick of New Jersey has set the marksmen of the country laughing. In the international shooting tournament in Wilmington in 1889 there were scarcely 500 present, and three-fourths of thess came from other parts of the country. F. J. Rabbet, the well-known rest-rifle shot of Boston, ‘has recently issued what he calls a standard ring target. His bulls- eye isthe same as the Columbia target, numbered from 1 to 12, hailf inch circles. The 13 is an inch circle, the 14 a 2-inch circle, the 15 a 4-inch circle, the 16 an 8- inch circle, the diameter increasing by doubling. Outside of the 16 ring all shots count 17. This arrangement, he explains, is for the benefit of the “poor shots.” This is very considerate of Mr. Rabbet. Considering that he shoots at rest and wants the full value of every shot, he has at least been good enough to himself to keep the Columbia’s bullseye 6t half-inch circles for his own use. Let us see how the poor shots fare on this target. Sup- pose A bunches a score of five shots in the 16, close to the 15 ring. B’s score of five shots are also placed within the 16 ring, but close to the 17 ring. Both score 80 points, or rather they tie, yet A has shot about eight inches nearer to the center than B. Wherein lies the fairness of this system of scoring, and why should A be so badly handicapped by the target? I think Mr. Rabbet’s pro- duction as bad a failure and as much of a freak as the old standard American target. The amusing feature of the controversy on the “‘merits” of this target is that Mr. Rabbet und his friends, after appropri- ating the principlesof the Columbia target in the black, innocently request those who have adopted the Columbia target to “make a few concessions’’ and accept Mr. Rabbet’s mixture. The Columbia‘s friends will not make any concessions. The question of copyrighting the Colum- bia target has also been raised in connec- tion with the matter of cost. Mr. Young has settled this by putfing the Columbia target lower than any of the others. Not- withstanding the few apparently labored criticisms of the Columbia target it is rap- idly coming into favor with all the rifle clubs in the West, who not only appre- ciate its merits, bnt desire to use the home product, wiile in the East thousands of marksmen are speaking loudly in its favor. Within the past month the interest of many local marksmen has been directed to the use of small arms, and by the end of the year it is likely that we will haye pistol and revolver shots equal to any in the East. Many of the marksmen in this line are members of the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club, and the new rz2volver match has caused many to cast about for the best revolving weapons they can find. At first the 32-44 reyolver was shut out, but at the last meeting of the club this bar was raised. J. E. Gorman, A. H. Pape, C. M. Daisy, F. 0. Young, Dr. L. O. Rodgers and others have already enterea the contest, which, being a re-entry match, gives opportunity for some fine shooting before the year is over, and as there is a valuable trophy and three cash prizes in sight the competition promises to be keen. At present most of the marks- men are making experiments in order to secure the best revolvers and ammuni- tion. In this line Pape did some good work the other day. He reloaded with smokeless powder, full charge, a lot of shells which he shotin a 38-caliber Colts army 1894 model re- volver. The smokeless powder worked well, as may be juiged from the annexed score of twenty-five shots, made on a re- duced military target at fifty yards: BB s B B B BB 4 b ieie B 15 B B B A BB D ey ek T ARAY TR SRR B i s A run of 120 out of 125 is not bad. It seems that many marksmen are afraid of the smokeless powder, and condemn it, after using light charges. Their fears are without foundation, and excellent results can be obtained hf mifi,g for a charge all the shell will hold. However, the builet needs to be seated, 5o that it can start easily. Crimping the shell should be avolded. M. J. Warre. LS GUN AND RIFLE. Al Wieland Bags a Magnificent Buck. Next Sunday the last shoot of the sea- son for the Lincoln Gun Ciub will take place at Alameda Point. Members will all be classified and shoot in their re- spective classes fqr a purse of $150. The first class shoots for $45, the second for $40, the third for $35 and the fourth for $30. Each money is subdivided into a 60 and 30 per cent ratio. The shooting will be atv twenty-five birds. After the club shoots some new will be introduced at the :mnnd‘:..h(l)r:: will be a club shoot freeze-out and the other shooting at twenty-five birds with a division of money under the Rose system. This will be the first time the idea has been tested on this coast. ‘Arrangements are being made for a live- bird shoot and picnic at Greenbrae for the third Sunday in September. . A week from to-morrow the Olympic Club will give an open-to-all live-bird shoot at San Bruno. 2 On the 30th inst. the Pacific Tourna- ment Association will hold an open-to-all bluerock shoot on their grounds at Ala- meda Junction. A very pretty gold medal will be given to the novice making the best score in this event. 4 4 The Golden Gate Gun Club will try their hand at bluerocks Angust 16 at Alameda Junction. 5 The Alliance Club will hold its regular bluerock shooting event at Webster-street bridge to-morrow. The regular tourna- ment of this club will take place Septem- ber 6. 3 b The final shoot of the California Wing Club will be held on the same date at San Bruno. This will be a live-bird event and the winner will receive a gold medal. M. O. Feudner leads for the medal with 67 out of a possible 72. All in all he has lost five points. Feudner already holds the Fay diamond medal for the State championship in live-bird shooting and the coast record for bluerocks. At the 100-bird race at the Empire grounds, on Alameda Point, Feudner won ‘the 100-bird record match with a score of 93. One run of 49 straight was made. C. G. Bellington was second with a score of 0 and A. J. Webb third with 87. 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