The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 1, 1898, Page 8

TURF GOSSIP OF THE PAST FEW DAYS. It would indeed be a’treat to attend a sale of yea ngs where every sale was a bon Anent the recent Macdon- ough sale of St. Carlo youngsters, where the high average of nearly $1000 was set for the eleven head, the get of this prom- coung sire disposed of, it is now ped about that the sale was a pad- that several of those which phenomenally big . prices have “farmed out” common 1 to nowadays—and that & major portion-of their winnings o the £, if they prove successful, will find its way back to the breeder. Breeders in this part of the éountry are very apt to ize horseflesh too highly. If a product of their establishment happens to turn out a crack colt or s the case may be, they expect every yearling offered ising practic for sale by them °“the coming spring-.to bring & fabulous figure when led into, the sale ring. Then, too, most of the yearlings these times have been. tried before being catalogued for the marke and pr n the- if he green one in the business is accorded the privilege 4 iding on those supposed 10 bé S quantity The Balawin sale, why The ted lik turf, put v P, mpaigners: of ) at aucion after a ra 1e - uncertain, wh Hamburg or Derby ¢ e, and when b become aw. his fact there W more competiti;¥ bidding nd they obtain a better; general average for their yeariings. : . The work of Starter Caldweil-at previous Ingleside meeting -Wwas; of th el - fringe, makers _nor book! .. -formierly M L. S. and will grain: Marcus ring the coming 3 om all accounts d between “different > detriment of ‘the e was further ads of by eare each with ear of the C 3 0. ‘master of ss-around aré as Afier oes-as it-fell oes that E rudgers o ts openly on but that sud coming like a hinking: that the plum, uckwa up . and n a_mose. a ster in .-the ubt comes in for much He rt of: ew race and t, is what taxes the in the saddle to was not in When _t here, Shield ible was He r was an y Shields.. arly comer aw of ~the others, and St to - perceive the trick, qui: and took his mount back & r S0, wi he result that | he w noted in the form- | book as This is not the -only: at Toc owed g full of them. Daly’s redoubtable eight Mas rived Thu & as being the back of a } with the best of pounds unless increased hi One thing ca chase course at It is increasing in the dift riders ar: looking rific slide to nd “is de- n iceberg on ride at 68 f the steeple- f nothin of ) Two ¢ bout with their faces had made a g the pr a ball o two laid u{». he addition to th! brigade is Martir who 1 cap fractured whi He wil some is a d and is ving. ms ew recruits of F. MULHOL S il JOE CORBETT WILL PITCH. Joe Corbett, the clever young pitcher of the famous Baltimore team, did not. re- turn with that - aggregation when they left for the East some weeks ago, pre- ferring to enjoy his vacation at home. He has not given up training and practices all the tim S0 as 1o be in form for the coming season. He will givé another exhit ability as a pitcher to-morrow ation” Park, when he will apy box for the James E. Pepper & Co. team. As the game is in the cause of liberty in Cuba sympati are ted to attend and swell the receip The White House team has earned a long line of victo and the game promises to be an interesting one, Game will be called at 2:30. Following ‘is the line-up of both teams White House—Russell, pitcher; Eager, catcher; Reid, t ba Sullivan, sec- ase; Keely, third base; McLaughlin, left field; Beaton, cen- right field. James . Pépper & Co.—Joe Corbett, pitcher; Cronck or Ford, -catcher; Pé son, first bas Hyland, ‘second bs Eber, third base; Ed Smith, short stop: Muller, left Dowd, center field; Dougherty, right field. RUGBY FOOTBALL AT _ THE VELODROME. The second game of Rugby football he- tween the teams that played. last Sat- urday at the Velodromé grounds will take placg this afternoon. The managers state that some of the players have been Jet out and in their places are girls who will not shrink from slight punishment. The teams that will play to-day have been practicing since last Saturday and will surprise the natives by the improve- ment they have mad ROBBERY ALLEGED. John W. Wilson Arrested on Com- plaint of Louis Prathood. ion of his Recre- John W. Wilson, a salesman, was bocked at the City Prison early yes- terday morning on a charge of robbery preferred by Louis Prathood, 1019 Mar- ket street. Prathood’s story is that he was in the saloon 1017 Market street —when ‘Wilson and two other men robbed him of a ring and & dcllar. He went out- side and notified Policeman Deely, who went back with him to the saloon, where Wilson was pointed out as one of the men who robbed him. When searched the ring and a dollar were found in Wilson's pockets. Wilson appeared in Judge Campbell’s v morning. He explained that Prathood lost the ring and dollar court yester: in shaking dice. The ¢ase was contin- ued til] Monday. | | | ceptional stak | eviden | than $200 has been added. T many surpr | Call -h: ago be found below for to-days run do AT 11 and®. Moran, | of construction for several week: housed kennels of the c ms go. floating coroner's verdict Rom ~Orimar.; tion. Th of St. Louis, to aid them in t .mone quietly’-a ew Yorker, | ng The' fell back wddock Martin | - their black dog Hercul [ now ascribe much | _astic to a degree ove | mot bé long, there: away from ‘the h s are | in this iscover that the Australian iably got his -mount | d, for he went over | Handy - And g turkey has | e | mond. son contest can be pla diamond they snappy game. and will be ar in the | - FLEET HOUNDS AFTER . HEAVY PURSES, The coursing men open the at Ingleside to-day with feeclings encouragement, enthu w Year of much asm and two Cheir encouragement arises from the fact tha th all the great strides the sport has taken during the past twelve months, promises far greater advancement. Their enthusiasm is due not only to this but to the actual in hand, which evidence. is hown in the increase of the purses of- fered to-day. The chief stake—if such’it may be called—is an open all-age event, and to the total entrance money.no-less e second feature is a puppy sprint, and to thi has been added $100. Never beforein the history of coursing on the coast of.in America has the sport attained a like plane or anything approaching it. Both stakes will be carried through the run down to-day and the ties run off to- morrow. Judging it from paper, the entry of hoth events to-d: ems likely to dev . t the same time picked 'em’ before—two wee picked "em” all. The selection The Orient kennels will pror rly. serve the New Year by moving. into. r quarters on Broadway, near Montgom- ery Buildings' requisite to -the needs of their string have been in. course | nd in a few days the Orient will be the best The importance of careful handling and scientific training of greyhounds was never better exemplified than last Su day. It has long been recognized ths the Curtis kennels of Santa Clara always ought their dogs to the slips in_condi- v have always done so. too, they have emy d McCaffe last. Sunc Wi ke h Blackette, who has not won months, and Rosett V! eéntry at all surprised man; having been reported a sufferer with teémper scary two we ear] Gibson & Suter are said to have sold The name of hheld. the purch by -thi Pt ‘ral Los An been in the city for stock. In man have s shy of the price—mentally shy At the same time, Los Angeles the sport ore, till she recognize that the sport is only the sport when an Francisco has done o, and shown the fact to the United State: .The best-liked performers in to-d s es leashmen - hav ring the week look , too, they might is. run dowr follow: Open . Snowbird, Move On,. Blac White Chief, eriiinole, amphell Senorita, liantine, Granuale, Z Puppy stak Marquise, Log ‘Boy, White Wings. ster - Jack, Gallagher, - Soprano, M Dividend, Gladiator, . One -.Spot, Traver, BOATING CLUBS WILL PLAY BALL. ‘our- of the pri sel tournament. 15, Dolphin: Pioneers and the South Ends.- Nine frem the clubs are practicing diligently in order to put up fast ball-when the posing. teams meet for blood on the-dis It s proposed to pl at Recreation Park, Elghth and Harri streets. The boatmen see the import- nce.of playing on these grounds, as the d with a live ball. There is a great deal of first-class base- ball .material in the boat clubs meém- tioned, and when the nines meet on ‘the should put up. a fast:and a series of The first game of the series will proba- bly -take week from’-to-morrow between the Ploneérs and the South Ends, at least that is thé -pro- gramme now. On the evening of January 10 the fewly elected officers of the Dolphins will give a banquet, and on the evening of the 11tk the newly elected officers of the: Ariels will also give a nquet. Next season promises to be one-6f unu- l activity in boating circles..” A num- ber of the most prominent members of Ariels have incorporated - under “the of the State for the purpose - of building a_floating boatho: It -will cost from $3000 to $4000 to ‘construct, and: when completed will be the first thing of the kind constructed on the -Pacific Coast. These floating - boathouses . are very popular in the East, and. when in- troduced here they will -probably. be adopted by all the prominent ¢lubs. The South Ends have nearly .complet- ed:their handball court, and it is credita- blé to their industry, as the members have done all of the work of its con- struction themselves. The court i pro- nounced by experts to be one of the: finest in the city. 'WILL PLAY TENNIS T0-DAY. Beginning at 10 o'clock this morning a class singles tournament will be held at thé California tennis courts at Scott and ‘Bush streets. The winner in each class will receive a handsome prize for his cleverness, and the games are expected to bring out some fine work. All matches will be decided by the best two out of three sets. In the finals three out of five will decide the winners. Following are the entries and their classes: Championship class—G. F. and R. N. ‘Whitney. First class — Chesbrough, Adams, Bliven, Bradshaw, Hooper, Weihe, Root. Second class—Davis, Code, Blanchard, O'Connor, Stauf, Drumond, McGavin, Eckart, Corrigan, Prunnelt and Bee. Third _cl: ‘Walter, Bishop, Broem- mel, Upham, Kellogg, F. Hamilton, Schmidt, B. Bell, H. Meyer, H. Tickner and Mabu Fourth class—H. Deuprey, M. Deuprey, Middleton, Bacon, Oliver and J. Corri- an. gGM\rgO ‘Whitney may not play, as he wishes to give some other player a chance to carry off a prize. His brother, Robert N., has been suffering from a ccld during the past week and is not ex- pected to_play fn his usual form. Nouns Weilie 15 pulting ob & sléver game and may surprise the leading players in the tournament. Ralph Bliven is looked upon as a pos- | sible winner to-day. The improvement that he has shown in play in the past week has been marked. On_Wednesday next the young lady members will have a chance to show their abilities in a mixed doubles taurs nament. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY; JANUARY 1, 1898 FIGHTING MEN READY FOR BUSINESS. Club *has, GAME FISHES IN THE RUSSIAN RIVER. Steélhead fishing in Russian. River is now. .The bar at the. river's mouth was opened last Tuesday, and the fishes have been river since then. The - Sacramento through its agent, E. J. a.match between Henry Baker.-and Jack ¢ will fight twenty rounds ore the Sacramento club_on Januar: attempt was. m t weight of the die Connolly. to sign for: twenty but Connolly | Spanjer, as he has airéady e for the B running-. up ed in yesterday’s h Commissioners eized three nets on Wednesday, ally’ puts a stop to net-fishing in ramento ‘club, This morning a party. of anglers will ve here for Duncan’s Mills, and, un- sudden -change good sport. should Anglers ‘who have not heretofore pros- e for - steelhedds on i keep in mind .that the very best kle is indispensable. important part of an angler's outlit. It must be in first-class running order, as h run out from 50 to 100 n leap into the air, scor- somersault, and sometimes >s from punishment by der or line with a swift h of tie tail. lheads of Russian River are game, and consequently af- of angling grand sport. h a spoon you must troll keep the "boat would like ve: mich to have | meeting with Peter Maher, but the large financial inducement. offéred by ‘the Na | tional Club for @ Sotibest hebwee! Russian River v keep. the sailor pugilist home for-a few weeks, tweén the two loc 3 an. ‘enormou: to-the Pavili The reel is a gathering of sport- . Australian, Frank McConnell have been matched to llejo Athletic Club on Acccording o an_agreement freeing themselv: ured it, but they appeared a- bit | which ¢ontains the pictures of the lead- ing- pugilists of the world. HANDBALL IN THE COURTS. Phil Ryan of the Howard-street hand- | ball court has anncunced the following games for- to-morrow: G. " McDonald and M. McNeil vs. ‘P, Ryan and-D. Rodgers. R. Murphy and J. Collins vs. J. White and E. Toy. | L. Waterman-and E. McDenough. vs. N. Berger and J. R. F . Hogan and M. and T. Fole J. Kirby ‘and -J.: McBrearty- [ Jey and M. Joyce. E. Barry and M.-J. Stokes vs. P. Hei- rin and “P: Nealon and" T. nd M. d. Kill I Gamés to be played :at Condon’s Occi~ | | @ental court are: t before the V. ay | fifteen rounds and the winner will receive 7 per cént of the receipts. is pretty clever the corite In fishing W As MéConnell déep and ju should prove Dick Smith, late of ‘Sydney, Australia, in a letter to The Call, states that -he.had seen the Starr-and Griffo-haybarn fight which took place a weéek ago and-that Starr should .have winner, as he had: the be: Joe Gans, the Baltimore pugilist, i3 Still after ‘Dai Tawkins. sunch of worms on a hook will sometimes prove very Killing. During the last week or so ‘W. R. Me- Farland and_Al Wilson have had grand sport on the Russian.. McFarland hooked twenty-one ader made by him- He is still. fishing- and - enjoying h -vs.-D. Regan would willingly give a hand. for a‘try. at the o But Hawkin finger of his-left mething' is. done.- to_stop sh-at.the-mouth: of the ) the speiiring of steelheads S not parth Gans'will ‘have.to_look elsewhere ssion -of Fish # Northyille, Loch’ Leven trout ‘e LG Bonnet, vs..J. neipal boat-clubs on. the:| biy have taken the preliminary -steps for | the formation of a 1 Ise. | | The clubs comprise the Ari Jack.Daly.démonstrated thie oth ..when he fought that:Sam Fitzpatrick h under: his wing by H. D. McGuire, State Game-and. Fish Protéctor of : Oregon. shipped .to_the Clac next meeting ¥ i on January ilat the h Commission. McCarthy vs. 'W. The- eggs -will be amas hatche: e Layvigne trouble Hassell and- W. Kappefi to. meet.in . if the pair should eve Clements and J. -O"Bri A McVicker and A. Hampton. M. Mullaney vs, G. Cunninigham and H J. O'Leary and S. B | Barrett and T. Curran Madden is match for his man Gaff; w! to-be one of the greatest. pu, In-a letter to The ( = office of the d-J. Shaw vs.. G. Ebner | in. America. TFhe penguin has used-its wings little that in ke course of ages these become. dwarfish, an no longer be émployed for fight. Rio Janeiro’s principal street is only thirty .feet wide, only half a miile long ges are allowed fo. enter s. Professor rizé Green oOr.any other mid- 5 . members. have Goff fought a | draw. - with g wonder™ of-Boston. Charley ‘Bergen, who is the offictal pub- of the programmes of hoXing con-. completed :a beautiful Hutchinson and J. Slatte Hutchinson did Pennoyer and J. Dillon-and’ " J. O'Dennell and J..Ce a few evenings " Kelly vs. A 1 and nio carri Andy Blakeley’s Good Jumper; Snowdown, With T. Murphy Up, Taking the: Water 3 Jump at Ingleside. ey DUCK HUNTING OVER SALT MARSHES. Since the arrival of the cold snap duck- shooting has been very good on the east shores of the bay. Down about Mount Eden and Alvarado hunters have been en- Joying very good sport. In the salt ponds where shooting is not prohibited large bags of sprig, widgeon, spoonbill and teal ducks have been made. The morning and evening shoeting is particularly good, as the birds then fly from pond to pond, thus affording the “blind” sportsman an opportunity to exercise his muscles in gun lifting and trigger pulling. Last Sunday the hunters who camped on the mudbanks of Midshipmans slough, longing and hoping for a chance to swing their guns on fast-flying ‘“cans,” met with disappointment. Karney and Burns were puzzled to know where the royal birds had taken wing, but when they figured upon the numbers of ducks that have been killed on Tubbs Island -and vicinity since the season opened they did not wonder at Mr. Can's absence. But the canvasbacks are on the north- east shores of the bay in thousands, and during sunlight they loaf and sleep, and when darkness sets in they marshes and bay flats, where the; fat on small crabs and shellfish. A good stiff blow from the south is all that is needed to drive the “cans’ into the marshes. But, then, duckshooters can- not complain, as they have: had - good sport since the season opened. The Blackjack Shooting Club expects to enjoy first-class sport to-day and to- morrow on the Sherman Island preserve. Latest intelligence from Antioch is to the effect that the birds were returning to the ponds and that the outlook for good up-river shooting w cellent. Sly, the crackajack duck shot.of An- tioch, defeated W. Remfree Jr. last Sun- day in a pigeon shoot. Sly made a clean score, grassing twelve birds. Remfree friends are of the opinion that their fa- vorite had partaken too liberally of Eng- lish plum pudding and was to a slight extent out of condition. Two prominent members of the Black Jack Club have challenged any two men of Antioch to a live-bird shooting match. Doubtless the defi will be accepted. Henry Stelling of Davisville, ho re- cently defeated Henry Ruhstaller of Sacramento in a 100-bird pigeon race has issued a challenge to Otto Feudner of E. T. Allen Company. The challenge has been accepted on condition that the allenging party shall post a forfeit. Feudner wants ‘a 100-bird match, the shoot to take place near this city on any of the club grounds. The Sportsman’s Club of Ukiah is de- serving of unstinted praise for the good work it has been accomplishing in the way of game protection. Recently the president of the club was informed that market hunters had been slaughtering deer for their hides, and he lost little time in unearthing the camping grounds of the poachers and bringing them to Jjustice, ‘as the following letter to the sporting editor will attest: UKIAH, Dec. 29, 1897. Sporting Editor Call: The Sportsman’s Club of Ukiah, consisting of its best citi- zens, including every prominent -attor- ney in town, has succeeded in apprehend- ing four men Trorth of Ukiah in the vicinity - of Sanhedrin Mountain, wan- tonly slaying deer, regardless of age or sex, and by continued zeal and energy the club found witnesses to the depreda- tions. ‘Warrants of arrest were sworn out and constables sent to bring the men in. ‘One law-breaker was found with a doe actually across his shoulder. The four poachers were brought into Ukiah and placed in jail, and on a hearing be- fore the Justice they pleaded guilty and were fined $50 each. If the sportsmien of other towns where the game laws are being constantly vio- lated were as determined to enforce the law as the gentlemen of the Ukiah Sportsmen’s ‘Club there would not be much use for the State Fish and Game Commission, which really does not pre- tend to enforce the law—that is, so far s the protection of game is concerned. We take our hats off to the members of the Ukiah Sportsmén’s Club, .The executive committee of the Pacific C Field Trial Club has decided upon Colonel Arthur Merriam of _Memphis, Tenn.; as the judge of the Bakerstield field tria Sportsmen who -are ‘desirous of good quail, brant, duck “or» rabbit shooting should leave on the a. m. or the 1:45 Sausalito boat to-day. for Point Reyes, Marshalls or Tomales"stations. On the sandhills, about one mile: north of To. males, cottontail rabbits and quail are numerous. and brant and ducks are plen- tiful in Tomales Bay. A special train Will leave Tomales on Sunday at 4 p. m. . ll;an;!l,lng sportsmen’ in-this city at 7:30 A few days before Christmas - ficer accosted a man on Market "mtroo Wwho Wwas staggering under the weight of a twelve-pound turkey which was har- nessed on his rl:htdshouldpr. yhat are you doing with that bira asked the officer in a commanding “Why, £0Ing to have a chew on it wh :)O get, ome, nold man. What do yotu“;u?! ? eekly answered y- beasreh red the turkey “Strong bird, that. Tt has see: t days evidently,” remarked the afficer " “'Yes; 1 guess it has seen better da: replied the man who was booked for ‘a big feast. “This bird was raised and stail fed on my grandfather's estate in h'old H'england and shipped to the war cor- Tespondent of the Black Jack Shooting ub. g “‘Great Scott! Who in the name of Kin; Turkey is the War cOrresponn 4 Bl J“ks?"‘ pondent of the ‘““Tis me, sir; 'tis me,” proud - swered the’poetical sportsman. iy was gvge\llg :Ln}:l%lp;tlngk?‘ glt?rlous feast on a rd that had been killed f ks be- fore its arrival In this city. = "o > 0 arket hunters must make themselve. sti-nr(‘e h; S‘z}:nlbiego County. Tni'"sfifl“o‘f visors of that county hav 5 s e ¥ have ordained as “‘Section 1. Every person who shall transport, carry or procure another to transport or carry out of the count. of San Diego any quail, the same h ng geen {_()glled orhci\lmg\rcd in the county of an Diego, shall be guilty sde- mggnor e guilty of a misde. “‘Sec. 2. Any person found guilty violation of any of the pro\'lsmstztotfhi’i ordinance shall be fined in the sum L not less than $20 or be imprisoned in the County Jail in the county of San Diene not less than ten days, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment. y “Sec. 3. This ordinance shall not té construed as abrogating or suspendid any 2)!] the lxxtws'?f the fimte of Califor:fa or the protection an Vi C gage‘ Ppreservation ot ‘“‘Sec. 4. This ordinance shall force and effect on and aaérbfhgnl{i‘:}]l dflof December, 1897."” ¢ game warden of the county h&# of- fered a reward of $10 for 1n!or?llnn W that will lead to a conviction the transgressors of the law, anq Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express have ilsefed o de“tto %helr flg?nts to receive ship- ments of quail for trans the date mentioned. pormt; e e e Miss Ellen Nussey, who.Acted as bridesmaid for Charlotte nte, has Just died at Birstall at the age of 83 vears. [ / / i | ¢ WHEELMEN NOT AFTER CENTURY RUNS. It is evident that the average road»rni- ing cycler of nowadays prizes very light- ly the heretofore coveted honor of z\cl; complishing the first century ride of eacl successive year. In years gone by it has been the wont of a large number of sturdy road riders to start at midnight on New Year's eve and cover the relay course of 100 miles laid out by the California Associated Cycling Clubs, from this city to San Jose and back to Alameda on the other side of the bay. He who finished first was proclaimed the rider of the first century of that year. Many strove for the honor, let the weather be what it might, and on stormy o fons from twelve to twenty hours’ plugging through mud and ra.lxz have been required, to-the ruination o one’s wheel and the jarring of his'con= itution. S'Nate the lessening interest this vear. But five men have announced their inten= tions making_the trial. They are rilby” Fowler, Bay City Wheelmen; L. H. Smith and J. H. Nash, Olympics; F. Jugwetz, Acme, and M. G. Curtig, Ala= meda. ‘And yet the weather is perfect und the roads all that could be desired, expected there would be a list of half a hundred. 3 M. Smith, one of the Olympics’ best road riders, explained to meé his reason for not taking much interest in the ride. W the us he said. *‘You get no credit for it. Last afterward proved to made in the United in 1897. It was made under trying conditions, through mud and slush, and I turned up at the clubhouse on 'Post street dead to the world. Did they toss me a laurel wreath and praise me for it? ot much. Cap- tain Hadenfeldt said I was a — fool for making such an ¢ of myself; that I would have been better off home in bed. And he was thé captain of my club. Vell, I woulin't have minded that so much, until- I heard that ‘Truby’ Fowler, who made almost as good time as I did went around” to the Bay City Club, o which he was not even a member, and they madé a lion 6f him and praised him to the skies: for his great ride. If I make the ride this year it will be for my own satisfaction and not for club glory.” I don’t think the Olympics thoroughiy apprecidted the - merits of Launcelot Smith’s:ride at the time or until after it too- late to properly recognize it, for v are always mindful of worthy per- formances on' the part of .their racing men and reward them accordingly. For instance, only last Tuesday. night Bd Kragness was presented with a beautiful gold watch for his century record -of § hours 18-minutes, and_ Kragness, Nash and -Loos received gold medals for their triplet record made at the Olympic meet at the V October 3 last. So you see in M case it was apparently ar I rode what be_the first century S entertain the board of governors of the A. C. C. for the first, time next Satur- v night. The clubrooms-are located in S nd story of the building formerly occupied by the Alameda Public Library, on the west side of Park .street, be- tween Santa Clara and Central avenues, about equidistant from h the broad d narrow. gauge railroad lines.” Pas ngers should alight at Park street (the ars -the me name on both i the case of the broad- rks the terminus of the road. tes should tak 30 narrow- boat from th most of the officials will go over at that time. There promi > a ‘‘hot time” this meeting over the K there seeming to be an incli: ion on the part of the delegates to reverse their tion of last meeting reinstating him. Inconsistent as it may seem in the face of such action, howev there is a d cided feeling that rdsall and The and Percy Mott should be reinstated. Arthur C. Thornton, who was captain of the Olympic Club Wheelmen for two terms and who has lately had his head- quarters at Portland. is in the city for the holidays, renewing old acquaintances. “lke” says it rains too much up there to make good wheeling at this season of the year. The path of a manager of cycling races is not always strewn with roses. D. Lloyd Conkling, who took Sharick, Jones Whitman and “Trilby” Fowler to Hono: lulu, writes to a friend here that he h: had considerable trouble. C worked hard for the interests of his men, securing them concessions ani advan- tages which his experience had taught him, and even going so far as to rub cown Sharick for all his races. Instead of rewarding him, Conkling writes that “he skipped out of town, leaving several bills behind and saying I would settle. He also told around town that Desky and I had beat him out of $100. Now, Desky is the best sort of a man, and has done everything in his power to make us com- ble and happ He has done every- thing he promised, and more, too. I had to commence suit against Jones yester- day for what he owes me.” Desky is the owner of the Cyclomere track at Honolulu, who took the profes- sional riders down there. Sharick and Fowler have returned, and Conkling, Jones and Whitman will stay. Conkling says in his letter that Fowler treated him all right and that Whitman is as square as a die. Sharick has escapéed Mim b leaving, but he is going to stop Jone: passport if he attempts to leave - the islands until Allan squares up with ‘him. The ‘cycle baseball tournament begins Sunday, January and, meanwhile, the clubs are . practicing 'da OTTOW two hot preliminary will be played, in ‘which there will be a good deal of club feeling. ‘The Olympic Wheelmen and_Olympic ‘Cyclers will meet at 10 A. M. at .the Velodrome and_the Bay Citys and San Francisco Road Club at 2:30 P. M. at Sixteenth and Folsom streets. The governors of the ball game will meet again next -Monday ght _at the Bay City Club, 441 Golden Gate avenue, to ~discuss matters pertaining to the tournament, particularl; the amateur standing of some of the players. The Bay City Wheelmen held its annual theater party’at ‘the Tivoli last evening. Fifty of the members were in attendance and had a merry time. H. W. 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