The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 19, 1896, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1896. THE SPORTING WORLD. A Week’s Record of the Doings of Athletes, Sportsmen and Anglers. ¢ Tae Olympic Club will give a first-class boxing entertainment on Monday evening. | The superintendent has arranged for five special matches between the most expert voxers of the various athletic ciubs. The wheelmen expect to witness some | first-class racing on the Velodrome track this afternoon if the weather permits. Football-players are deeply interested | in the great game which will be decided on Christmas day at Central Park between | the Olympic aud Butte City teams, The Olympic boys are in splendid condition, and their friends will- back them heavily to defeat their stalwart opponents from | the north. There is comparatively nothing doing 1n aquatic oircles. The oarsmen are resting on their oars until the spring days, when the shells will again be seen cleaving the waters of the bay. There is quite a stir in amatenr baseball. | Several games are on the tapis which should attract considerable attention. Sportsmen are having good duck-shoot- ing in the lower country. praiars L THE WHEELMEN. | | ! i [ | | Champion Zlegler Issues a Sweep- | ing Challenge to All Professionals. Walter B. Fawcett went to Fresno on | Thursday in advance ef the coterie of rac- | ing men who intended going down to take | part 1n to-day’s meet to see if the| weather, track and all arrangements were'| in proper form. He telegraphed back yes- | terday: ‘‘Weather fine; track good; | notify al! concerned to come.” The re-| sult was that a large party went down yesterday afternocon and wlli remain for | several days. There were seventeen pro-. tessionnl racers, including all who have | been performing at the Velodrome. If the track be good the Fresno people will | see some excellent racing, as the men | have all been in constant training here | and are in fine shape. The Garden City Cyclers’ minstrel en- tertainment next Monday evening prom- | ises to be very entertaining. A numberof | the clubs bave various little social fea- tures planned for the holiday weeks, all of which will serve to keep up the club | spirit and interest. 1 President-elect Swain of the California | Associated Cycling Clubs states that be Will announce his com:nittee appoint- | ments for the year next Tuesday. They be awaited with considerable in- terest | Rear-Admiral Gherardi, senior admiral of the Phited States navy, has joined the League of American Wheeimen. There is nothin like being in good company, and now is a good time to send in your application or to send to the cyeling edi- tor of THE CALL for blanks and pamphlets telling of the advantages of a league membership. The membership committee of the | North California division, League of American Wheelmen, offers two cash | prizes of $25 and §$10 for the persons who | wili send 1n the first and second largest | number of applicants for membership to toe league from December 1, 1896, to De- cember 1, 1897. The programme for the meet to be held | at the Velodrome on Christmas day is the best of any offered at the weets held thus | far. It includes a one-thira of a mile scrateh and a mile handicap, professional; half a mile scratch and a mile handicap, amateur; 2 a matcn race between W. E. Becker (Minneapolis) and C. E. Dow | (Seattie) for the Velodrome shield, at one mile, unpaced, and several exhibition rides and record trials. Otto Ziegler Jr. He seems to be a “litule | demon’’ for changing bis mind at least, | for only short fortnight ago he an- nounced that he was going into active | training for the Velodrome Christmas day | meet. There will be plenty of talent with- out him, however. | The following is the latest bulletin of | the racing boara: i Bulletin No. 29. i Sanctions granted—Januars 1, Crown City | ling Club, Pasadena, Cai.; January 1 and apital City Cycling Club, . Aiz. Pacific Coast records acc mile, professional_competition, . Frarcisco, November 31, 1896, miles, professional competition, W. F. Foster, san Francisco, November 21,1896, 4:37-3-5' | three miles, vrofessional competifion, W. F. | Foster, San’ Fraucisco, November 21, 1896 7:01; four miles, professional competition, W. | F. Foster, Sxn Francisco, November 21, 1896, 9:09 4-5: five miles, professional compenition, | . F. Foster, San Francisco, November 21, | 1896, 11:13 4°5; one 1ile, amateur, fiying start, paced, J. R. Kenna, San Francisco, No- vember 21, 1896, 1:57 1-5: half-mile, amuteur, | uapaced, tandem, C D. Gooch | d, San Francisco, November | 1 will not ride. 1896, . Transferred 1o profes: Jenkins, Los Angeles, Cal. liam Peters, Butte, Mont.; V iom, Mont. suspended for competing in unsanetioned and Sunday races—Cari Nichols, Lyman Royee, | F. H. Cooney, Ed Maillett, hieids, — Brown, liam Peters, Charles Dell, Jack McLeod, | Troy Fendleton, Butte, Mont., unul July 1, onal class—V 897. ¥or competing in unsanctioned races—Dean Cromwell, L. B. Chandler, Morgan Galbraith, W. D. Wianey. Harry Fish, Los Angeles, Cal.: Will Griffin, — Herrington, Cherles A. Hall, P. | C. Thede, — Mills, Chbarles Thomas, Merie | Rush, Arch . Ridenour, Frank Fissel, Ed Hall, Harry Thede, Errest Blood, Madera, Cal., until February 1, 1897. For insubordinate conduct on_the track—F. A;Bell, Los Angeles, Cal, unul February 1, For unfair riding—Joun Hertwick, Fresno, Cal., until January 1, 1897. ; uspended pending _investigation—J. ong, Pheenix, Ariz.; Aibert Cooper, Charles | F. Hoff, Tucson, Ariz. Suspended from sanction privilegés—Tucson L. A. W. Club, Tucson, Ariz. R. M. WeLCH, Member Nazional Racing Board. J. L. Dutton, the local consul of the League of American Wheelmen at Santa Cruz, has been particularly active in pro- moting the interests of the division in his Jocality in securing members and in divers other ways. He is un active wheelman | | “there are oihers’; | headed | chase. and has done much for the sportdown there, The Imperial Cycling Club is complet- ing the erection of its gymuasivm in the rear of the clubrooms on Van Ness ave- nue. There will be a members’ meeting next Monday evening. The club will hold its fourth party Tuesday evening, January 19, at Native Sons’ Hall. The following letter has been received | from John W. Dermoody of the Garden City Cyclers, San Jose, the trainer of Hardv Downing, and it explains itself: Cycling Editor of The Call, San Francisco: 1 would like to state through the columnsof your paper that we have not made arrange- ments with any one as yet in regard to joining & racing team with Allan Joues as the siar. As | Mr. Downing has defeated Mr. Jones more times this season than Jones has defeated him, I do not deem it advisable for him to join ateam with Mr. Jones as star until he has proven himself ns sucn. [ still have charge of Mr. Downing and will coutinue in charge until he sees fit to make a change. 1 would also like to state tor Otto Ziegler Jr. that he will ride any man on the coastat the first meet given on ihe San Jose track for & purse or any part of $1000. Very truly yours, J. W. DERMOODY, for H. Downing and Otto Ziegier Jr. Ziegler's sweeping challenge will no doubt attract a great deal of attention, and the only regret is that he specifies the San Jose track, as it seems improbable that there will be a meet heid on it in the near future; at least, the Garden City rs have given no intimation that they intend holding one. Let Ziegler agree to race on the Velodrome track, which is, if anything, faster, and he would have a number of challences on his hands, and no doubt the Velodrome people would put up a good purse for the contest. A match between Ziegler and Arthur Gardiner, who is now in Denver, would be a great drawingcard, and Gardi- ner would doubtiess come here if he saw chances of its being arranged. He has offered to come for his expenses here and back to Chicago. Or a match between Ziegler and Foster would be another at- It will be a tracticn worth witnessing. J. L. Dutton, Local Consul of the L. A. W. at Santa Cruz. pity if the “Little D mon’s” desires in this regard £re not gratised. Oscar Osen has abandoned cycle racing for the present and gone to Tucson, Ariz., where he will open up a hotel. The Terminsai City Wheelmen, Stockton Athletic Club Wheelmen and the Stockton Road Ciub may possibly amalgamate. This will be a move in the right direction and the triamyirate will make one power- tul club. With Isaac B. Potter out of the ficht even rling Elliott’s chances for the presidency of the League of American Wheelmen are not very rosy, as there is a decided boom in favor of the present first vice-president, Charles F. Cossum of New York, whom the leading Eastern cycling journals are all supporting and who would probably make an excellent officer. S. H. Laverty, the popular editor of the Pacific Field, has been elected secretary- treasurer of the South California division, League of American Wheelmen, and will %loumless fill the position very accepta- ¥ “Zimmy” McFarland should get a copy of the last Olympic and frame it. One can hardiy turn a page in it without read- ing some very flattering encomium of the lengthy San Jose flier. Perhaps be is de- serving of it all—no doubt he is—but then and in an article “Ingratitade of Racing Men”’ there can be found vplenty of exceptions | besides the worthy McFarland. The Wanderers announce for to-morrow a hare and hound chase that promises zreat fun for the participants. Harry | Thompson and Al Haughton, two of the club’s crack riders, are to be the hares, and they intend to lead the hounds a-merry As an incentive for speedy riding, the club offers a handsome, “suitabiy engraved medal for the first hound that catches the hare. The start will be made early from the clubinouse, and _the route will be as Jengthy and variable as that covered by any scared hare. SpaLDING. o aegate THE BOXERS. Olympic Club Entertainment Mon- day Evening—WIll the Big Battle Take Place In Ireland ? Superintendent Billy Kennedy of the Olympie Club has arranged an - excellent fistic bill of fare, which will be presented 1o the members on Monday evening. The matches are all special, and, as the contestants slated to appear areall YES, THE MAN IS TALKING TO WHILE THE QUAIL ARE FLYING.OH SO FAR awaAay -l P ’:(llw,,, iy, 1074 HIMSELF MILTON P.HAYES 135 LBS. . Three Clever Boxers Who JOE REAY: Will Appear in Special Events at 135 8s the Olympic Tournament. well up 1 the art of self-defense, some very clever boxing is svre to result. Hayes and Eapan will box at 135 pounds, Carter and Koster will box at 145 pounds, Mulligan and Biown will meet at 125 pounds, Reay and Lynch will box at 125 pounds, Lawlerand Schuler at 120 pounds, and Curley and Lewis at 147 pounds. The boxers will meet under the colors of the Olympic, Manhattan, Acme, San Fran- cisco and Sacramento Athletic clubs. Leader Taylor states that members only will be aliowed to witness the bouts, and that no special invitations will be issued under any circumstances. It is the in- tention of the leader and his assistants to finish the sport on Monday evening, and with that object in view the first bout will be called promptly at 8 o’clock. Itis to oe hoped that nothing in the way of a barner will spring up to cause an indefinite postponement of a long- pending meeting between the two great champions of the ring, viz.: Corbett and Fitzsimmons, who, according to latest accounts, will meet on March 17 to settle the long-pending question of supremacy in a contest to a finish. Dan Stuart, the renowned sporting man who is engineering the affair, must have some good assurance from tiie anthorities of the place where he proposes to pitch the stakes that there will not be any in- terference to the scheme he has in coa- templation.” Corbett has time and again stated that | unless Stuart will positively guarantee him freedom from police interference he would not sign articles to meet Fitzsim- | mons in a battle to a finish. The fact | that he so readily consented to Stuart’s termsin a recent conference which was held in New York is pretty zood evidence that Corbett 1s pleased with the terms of the great promo:er of finish battles. Fitzsimmons appears to be delighted with the outlook. He says that it was an agreeable surprise to him to learn that Corbett had agreed to Stuart’s terms. Julian cannot understand why Stuart named March 17 as the day on which the heavy-weight championship is to be de- cided. “This is a great Iris! said Julian smiiing, *‘and as I have not the remotest idea of the place where Stuart intends pulling off the mtch, I am inclined to tbink that my friend Dan | has had a private conference with some of the Irish kings, and that the battle may | possibly take place on the spot where Donneily ¥nd Cooper fought several years ago for the championship of the United Kingdom.” The pugilists will have three months to train for this great event, und if they are reported to be in good trim for a finish | argument the betting | will certainiy be great, as Fitz and Corbett have supporters | who will wager large sums of money on their respective chances of success. Itisnow too eariy to venture an opinion, but it can be safely said, however, that if Corbett can prove to the sporting worid that he will be fit and well toengagein a finish battle a few weeks before the day | selected for a passage-at-arms the betting will pe strongly in his favor, as he is un- questionably the superior of Fitzsimmons, that is, scientificaliy speaking. The Cornishman, althouzh not so shifty nor as clever as the champion, is never- theless a most dangerous opponent, who may turn the tide of battle in his favor at any point in the game. Whoever wins the championship, the contest will be well worth going many miles to witness, GUN AND CARTRIDGE. | Result of the Supreme Court De- cision—Last Hunters’ Train. The lovers of duck-shooting who have enjoyed many pieasant days’ sport bag- ging game on lands that were posted with notices warning trespassers to keep off the premises have at last concluded that they must either do as others have done, viz : lease shooting-grounds, or else refrain from induiging in the pleasures of the chase. The Sportmen’s Protective Association, | which was organized in this City some years ago for the purpose of defeating if possible the aims of the clubs that wero leasing large tracts of unreclaimed marsh lands, made a gallant fight in the interest of the men who could not afford the ex- penditure of iarge sums of mouey annu- ally for the pleasure that accrued from duck-shooting expeditions. The association scored several victories in the lower courts, but when the ‘Pre- serve Clubs” carried the war into the higher tribunals, the association met with a severe defeat. In fact, the opinion which was rendered by the Supreme Court recently on the preserve question has finally ‘settled all argu. | ment. 3 Even Superior Judge Buckles of Solano County, who decided against the Cordelia and Teal clubs last year in a_suit to re- strain poachers from trespassing upon the lands which the clubs had leased, acknowledged, by granting injunctions a few weeks ago to the Cordelia Club, that | the judgment of the Supreme Court is inviolable. As matters now stand it is thought that | the Sportsmen’s Protective Association at its next meeting will wisely conclude that future contests in the courts will end | unfavorably to its members, and in view of that jact reorganization will be neces- sary. Although the association cannot afford to have a pres:rve as splendidly arranged as\the Cordelia, Teal, Ibis ana o'her clubs of asimilar kind, it can nevertbelsss lease considerable property in Aiameda and So- noma counties at a small annual rental, on which good shooting may be had if the birds are Brotemed during the breeding seasons. Ponds can be fed at a nominal | figure, and the birds will be sure to visit such places as will afford them good pick- mfinnder rover of the darkness. ad not the Supreme Court decided sgainst the association the battle would have gone merrily on, but as it would prove a most idiotic idea on the part of an asscciation to attempt to overrule the findings of a Supreme bench it is pre- sumed that a move in the right direction under the present conditions will be taken at the next meeting of the sportsmen, rsls:;ch will be on Saturday, January 2, Harry Corbett, Captain Kifsen, “Bogie” day, you know,” 1 O’Donnell and Jimmy Kvan are on a duck- hunting expedition to Suisun. Latest ac- counts from the ‘“‘seat of war'’ state that Corbett bagged twenty-three mudhens in Shelldrake Slough with the first aischarge of his gun and that he had the pleasure of samypling the mud in the bottom of the slough in the attempt av retrieving a wounded widgeon. *Bogie'' McDonald was placed out as a decoy for white geese and proved a most successful lure, as Captamn Kitsen killed twenty of the birdsover nim. Richard Brooks and Henry Venker left this City vesterday for Antioch, where they will be joined thisevening by Jack Lemmer and a friend. The sportsmen ex- Eeu to return with a large number of irds. Billy McRae returned vesterday from Delano. He reports that the market hunters are slaughtering mallard ducks by the hundreds. They use four-bore guns, which are placed on the backs of trained oxen. The animals are driven up to within twenty yards of the flocks and then the hunters blaze away, killing fre- quently as many as firty birds at one sin- gle discharge of the big fowline-pieces. The use of guns larger than ten-bore is unlawful, but there appears to be no one | who will take sufficient interest in the protection of game to cause the arrest of the transgressors. The Fish and Game Commissioners pay | no attention to the reports that have been mailed to them. They contend that they have enough to do to look after the fisheries department. Frank Dolliver, Al Newman and Colonel Cracknell of New York shot on the marshes of Point Reyes last Sunday, but, as the day was exceptionally fine, the sportsmen had very poor success. Some good bags of ducks were made during the past week on the Alviso marshes. The extra Saturday night service for hunters on the 8an Francisco and North Pacific Railroad, which was inaugurated on October 17, to Ignacio, Black Point, Reclamation, Sears Point, McGill, Schell- ville, Novato and Burdell, will discontinue with this evening. In future the boat which leaves for Tiburon every Saturday night at 11:30 o’clock will make connec- tion with the train which runs only as far as San Rafael. E. J. Beil states that good hunting can -be had in the marshes of Suisun, near Espinosa station. Last week the number of birds killed in Shelldrake Slough by the sportsmen who visited his ark was | 359, which included mallard, teal, widgeon and sprig ducks. Bell further states that the hunting-grounds are outside of the lands leaseC. by the gun clubs and that scuiling will be first class from now until the close of the season. ——— CORBETT’S BIG WAGER. He Wants Fitzsimmons to Cover a Side Bet of $5Q,000, ‘When Bob Fitzsimmons was shown a dispatch that was received from Jim Cor- bett last evening he smiled blandly and remarked that *‘the professor was either blutling or drawing a very long financial bow.” Corbett’s dispatch read that if Fitzeim- mons will wire the stakeholder how much he wants to fight for he (Corbett) will put up coin to the amount of $50,000 in the stakeholder’s hands to-day, and that the Corrishman can mail bis che “Now you see how this fellow Corbe!t is acting atready,” said Fitzsimmons when he glanced at the figures contained in the dispatch. *Just think of it. He must have caught a good thing somewhere. I notice that he has grown very wealthy of late. ““When we met in New York previous to my departure for the West the fellow could not raise $10,000, and to please him I reduced the side bet to half that sum, just to accommodate the champion, who said, in the presence of many witnesses, that he was financially strapped. ‘‘He is evidently of , the opinion, now that I am broke, and wants to corner me, but I wiil fool him. I catnot say how much Ican raise, but you can quote me as saying that I will be able to meet any siae bet of Corbett’s up to $25,000. “Iam positive that Corbett is bluffing, as usual, and may try to crawl outof a fimish fight on thestrength of bis bluffs. “Al Smith, who is the stakeholder, is satisfactory to me. 1 will leaye for New York in a few days, just as soon as I can complete some litile business transactions I have here, and then I will talk business to Corbett’s face. 1don’t belieye in ‘the professor’s’ method of transacting affairs pugilistic over the wires. I will have money to wager all right, and if Corbett is as anxious to fight as 1 am, the cham- pidnship battle will be decided on March 17, according to Stuart's agreement.” g ON GRIDIRON FIELD. Some Christmas and New Year's Games In This City. The big athletic event of Christmas aay in this City will be the Butte-Olymnpic football match at Central Park in the aft- ernoon, both teams kteing greatly im- proved over their form and personnel of last Christmas, when Olympic suffered a decisive defeat at the hands of the big men from the mining district of Montana. Companies M and H of the League of the Cross Cadets will meet in a match game ol football on ristmas afternoon at the Presidio grounds. Game wiil be called at 2:30 o’clock with the following players, the stripped 'weights of whom are given to indicate what each must op- vose to the avoirdupois of his vis-a-vis. Company 3. Position. Company H. MecGeran, 146. L ER... Nugent, 152 L Whalen, 152 154 oles, 168 . Navish, 110 Erhenbeim, 128 F.. Ewin; (m‘u';i‘i fig 138 pounds. Average wel[hg;.. ceevesese. 148 On New Year's day, unless bigger at- tractions secure the grounds from the cadets, who have already engaged them for that afternoon, Company A and Com- pany B, League of the Cross Cadets, will meet at Central Park to settle on the foot- ball field the question of athletic suprem- acy that has never been decided during the three years that these two intense rivals have contested on gridiron field and cinder path. Company A represents St. Mary’s Cathedral branch and Company B St. Charles’, two of the most prominent parishes in the City. Each company is now predicting the defeat of the other by the recent Stanford -California score. et BASEBALL. The Alameda Alerts Play the San Francisco Athletic Club Team To~-Morrow. The San Francisco Athletic Club and the Alameda Alerts will cross bats at Cen- tral Park to-morrow. It is thought that the Alerts have met their match at last. The Athletic blub has shown what apility it possessed by defeating the crack ama- teur teadns of this City and winning the handsome banner offered by Will & Fiuck. As -both teams have a great many ad- mirers Central Park will have a large and enthusiastic crowd to-morrow. The Conway and Baumel Baseball Club has an open chalienge to any amateur team on the coast, and are anxious to play the Alameaa Alerts. Allchaliengesshould be sent to Wiltiama Hart, 5 Sixth street. The Call Baseball Club has reorgan- ized for the season of '96-'97 and are anxious to hear from any amateur team in ithe State. The Calls refuse to allow the San Francisco Athletic Club to claim the amateur championship of the City, as they never defeated the Calils and have been defeated by the Examiner team. The Calls have played a tie series with the Examiners and would like to hear from the San Francisco Athletic Club team or any amateur team in the State. Address challenges to James E. Powers, manager Call Baseball Club, 327 Bryant street. 3 Swift (captain), 137. il THE RIFLE. The Third Great American Bundes Shooting Festival. On Sunday there will be several of the rifle shooting clubs represented at Schuetzen and Shell Mound Park ranges. The Norddeutscher Schuetzen Club, the Sun Francisco Schuetzen Vereinand the Germania Schuetzen Club will hold monthly shooting contests at Shell Mound Park. The following is an extract from the Hebrew, Puilo Jacoby editor: We have published ina former issue that Comrade Ehrenpfort, in answer to his tele- graphic invitation to the Independent New York Schuetzen to have them visit San Fran- cisco in a body next year, has received an an- swer that they were already pledged to attend the German Bundes Snooting Festival in Nuernberg. William V. Weber, the captain of the above-named association, wrires to Com- rade Ehrenpfort that it is the general desire of the Eastern marksmen to hold the third great American Bundes Shooting Festival in San Francisco. The Independent New York Schuetzen besides attending the Bundesshoot- ing festival in Nuernberg will visit Munich, Salzburg, Vienna, Tyroi, Switzeriand, Neu- stadt, A. H.. and Bingen, and travel by steamer vp the Rhine. November 26 there were al- ready eighty marksmen pledged to be of the party. Captain Weber sends his best wishes to all California mark<men, especially to those who composed the California delegation last ear at the Bundes Shooting Festival in New §'oxk and won great honors and prizes there. St mas s THE ANGLER. Steelhead Fishing Will Be Good When the Rivers Run Clear. Latest intellizence from the angling re- sorts is to the effect that the rivers wiil not be in condition for steelhead fishing until after a week, at least,of fine weather. It is said that a number of large fish are now far above the tide waters, and that the spearmen are sharpening their instru- ments of torture in expectation of having “some great sport’”” when the rivers are running clear. Jonn Butler and some companions will leave for Duncans Mills to-day. A dis- patch from Mr. Morgan states that the Russian River is clearing rapidly and that good gsorr. should result on Sunday. At Point Reyes a large gathering of fishermen *‘roed”’ for trout last Sunday, but as tne stream was very muddy vi little sport was had. Dr. James Whatt hooked a projecting limb of a tree in making a long-distance cast and succeeded A VERY CHASED DESIGN. escared capture but w ing of the trap season and several Christmas shoots will be held in the adjoining vicinities, notably at the Union House Club grounds. preparations for their first run of the season the year. the round trip twice without stopping, a dis- tance of two hundred miles in all. attempt the same feat again. Dwyer has been in the city during the past weex on league matters. in landing a Scotch thistle, much to the amusement of Chaplain Terry, who in- formed the venerable diseiple of bait fish- ing that a less muscular effort wou!d have stamped him as being a polished angler. The doctor is a firm believer in mus- cular effort, and he has been known to land a 15-pound steelhead with one mighty vank of his powerfual right arm. 3 ~ Frank Marcus Jr. lost a large fish by emulating the tactics of the doctor. A few small fish were taken during the day. Should the weather remain fine Powrt Reyes Creek will be in gooa condition in a week or so. A Some nice fish were caught in Sonoma Creek near hellville last Sunday. —_—— THE OARSMEN. Dolngs of the Boating Clubs Along the Bay Shore. A committee has been appointed by the Carnival of the Golden Gateand that com- mittee has set aside a aay for a regatta. 1t would be a gooa idea if the committee appointed a prominent amateur oarsman to take charge of the affair. Rowing on this coast has reached such a magnitude that a regatta condncted properly would attract great attention. \ If it is the intention of the carnival com- mittee to hold a rezatta it snould notify the Pacific Amateur Association at once, that a sanction may be granted. Adam Schuppert, the old-time oarsman, is coaching the members of the Dolphin Club, and every Sunday be has a crew out for practice. Under his instruetion they are making rapid progress. To-morrow e will take out C. M. Farrell, T. R. Kee- n and W, O. Patch for a practice spin. Charles Farrell defeated Pete von Hadeln in an exciting canoe race last Sun- day. Tv‘. J. Sullivan was out in Keenan's wherry, and was doing well until he iosta wheel off his sl.ding-seat. William Schumacher and Thomas Hop- kins are doing steady work in the skiffs, with intentions of entering the next re- gatta. 5 The British ship captains have arranged a series of races to be held at Sausalito to- day at 3 p. M. Nearly every vessel flying the British flag has entered a boat, and some exciting contests are expected. -—— Handball. The handball games which will take place to-morrow at the San Francisco court are: P. Barrett and J. ©'Leary vs. Hugh Moffit and J. Brannock, M. McClure and E. Curiey vs. M. Edwaras and W. Stansbury, P. Ryan and D. Rodgers vs. M. McNeiland G. Donald, J. White and J. Collins vs. R. Murphy and E. Toy, J. Lawless and D. Connelly vs. P. Huteh- inson and P. Kelly, J. C. Neelon and T. F. Bonnet vs. M. J. Kiigallon and P. Donnelly. St Sacramento Sporting News. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Dec. 18.—The cloud of gloom and sadness which has hung over many members of the Sacramento Athleiic Giub since the defeat of their champion by Theo- dore Van Buskirk and the disappearance of many a hard-earned shekxel isgradually pass- ing, but there are many will be sore for time immemorial. Johnson's science as displayed in the first two rounds, when Van Buskirk “found it was as hard to find_him” as the Irishman’s flea, has simply impressed many with the idea that | had Johnson only continued the same tactics he would eventually have won out, and they are sore, ‘‘so sore,” but the majority are satis- fied that it was a simple impossibility for Johnson to step or avoid the big one’s mad rushes. It is said that an endeavor will be made 10 arrange & match between Van Bus- kirk and Stenzler, who is again anxious to meet the former during the coming month. Coursing siill continues to boom here and the park is an_unqualified success in every particular. There was a twenty-six dog puppy stake last Sunday, in which S. A. Cummings’ Littie Delight captured first prize, J. Stout’s Lord Lonsdale took second prize, Nethercott's Captain Nemo third and Hall’s Electricity fourth. Next Sunday there will be un open all-aged stake, in which there will be at least forty-four entries. H. H. Devine, who is act- ing as judge, 18 rendering decisions which are claimed by all to be fair and impartial, giving universal satisfaction. S. A. Cummings is slipper. On Sunday next there will also be & mateh race for $100 a side, best three out of five courses, between J. Mangan’s puppy Prin- cess Ailene (Gare-Lady H. Glendyne) und J. Stout’s puppy Kitty Lonsdale (Gile-Lily of the West), and lots of outside money will change On New Year’s day the park will close w the Sacramento men (o attend the big meet at Ingleside. There is not much enthusiasm among the duck-hunters of late, there being more work than sport 1n getting & bag, as the iate storm has driven the ducks into the open water, and they are consequently hard to approach, Out in the great Yoio basin there are millions of the birds. That old teran, William Gerber, went to Teal Lake Sunday and killed twelve mallards, but then Billy 1salways next to him- seif in the fieild and marsh. Smith and Brown got eighty-three birds, thirty-seven being mallards. Thisis the largest bag made in two weeks, and the restof the sports are trying to find ont where the killing was done. The most provoking of &ll things which has happened 1n_years to disturb the serenity of mind of the 1ocel sportsmen is the appearance of the jack snipe iu the marshes lying within the city limits, and the sportsmen do not care to shoot them as the police are vigilant and shooting within the city jimils is expensive. The birds are here in hundreds and within a block of the streetear lines. A sportsman who was up with the early bird made a sneak on the authorities yesterday morning and bagged twenty-two before the Fuhce goton to him; he 11 not try it again. Preparations are on the tapis for the open- The Capital City Wheelmen are making which will be to Stockton and return starting from this city at midnight on the last day of Last New Year day Hubert made He may Consul Frank RUTHERFORD. Suffering Women. Alas! women do suffer. 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M. to 9:30 P M. Mr. M. Strans has a prominent standing among the ariists of this State. He isa very honest und faithful de: Jineator of nature, and is very pleasing in an extanded varietv ot subject<, extending over Landscapes, Frut, Still Life, Marine, Ani- mals, etc. Donot forget the days aid hours of the aucticn sales. Catalogues at Maple Hall, Palace Hotel, and at our office. This coll tion presents an elegant opportumity from which to select Christnas tokens. EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., 638 Market St. Auctioneers. AT AUCTION TUESDAY, TUESDAY.. At 12 o’clock noon, AT OUR SALESROGM, 638 MARKET ST. Market-Street Improved Property. Northwes: line Market st., 114:6 feet southwest of Franxlin; large lot., extending through to Page st.; improvements on the Market-st. front; aiso on ‘the Page st. fr. This piece of property is improving everv day aud soon will be worih $3000 per front foot. It is in the first biock beyond Van Ness avenueand in the marchof elegant im- provements. 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South line of Oak st., 187:6 feet west of Devisa- dero; 2 haundsome busiuess lots, ani but 1 block from Golden Gute Park; Improved with stores below and flats above; rent oui“kiv: examine these; must be sold: 2 iots, 25x137:6 feet. Near Mission Heights—Co'tage. West line (No. 164) of Clara ave. 168 fest north of Kighteenth st., near Douglass; prewy bay-window cottage of 5 rooms and bath: street sewered, graded and macadamiz oement walk and fron fencing: examine this; Kighteenth-st. electric-cars; lot 28x136 feet. For Catalogues, Terms, etc., inquire of EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., Office and Salesrooms 638 Market St. BROU'S INJECTION. PERMANENT CURE of the most obstinate casea of Gonorrhea and Gleet, guaranteed in from 3 to 6 days; 1o other treatment reqnired, and without the nau- Seating resul's of qosing with Cut ehs, Copaiba or Sandal-Wood. J. Ferré & Co., (successors to Brou), Pharmacien, Paris. Atall ¢ruggists. oro. 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