The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 13, 1898, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1898 I+4»¢++¢4+¢¢¢+¢¢¢¢¢: 1 THE COLONEL : be IS NOW - + + '}:‘RAUER’S ADVISE#R* P e R RSt 4 A gqueestion that is bothering the patrons of Req reation Park to no little extent is: What 43 Colonel . Robinson’s position in the P.acific Coast Leaguo? Two weeks ago 1 could not have at- tempted perplexing ques- tion, for t 1, like a great many of ] nowing ones was of the opinion that the colonel was nothing ment, and was connected only in that capacity. else than an Orr ‘with the league This rather yvel opinion I have enter-.| * tained ever since the consolidation, but before thi bining of for in which the prude man and credulous play- érs were 5o beautifully betrayed, I had occasion to entertain @ very exalted idea. of this man Robinson. strike some of the being rather s of my re must stand un- i r the present, ‘controverted. During the struggle betweeen Central Park and Recreation, I accidentally met the cclonel, and, being in the company _of a few representatives of the Central organization, it was but natural that they &hould expatiate on the respecti -and drawing abilities of their clubs. 1 learned The colonel, W i expatiating a great through his had his op- ponents va very start, then it cam It was not s, which were ed with ar y amd efi- , that gave him such a lead, S but it was the less manner with .which he handled much pected noun known as He w that he had $1,000,000 prepared to ¢ ng out the Cen- for the statement bac and that pend t amo al Park le made no attempt to less st e me b colonel To do this, th de: i1l avowal, doubt, rent aordinary B of fit & saw h show you how I stand” (and he in his equilibrium, as slow in taking ef yard. At the moment of this offer I was not *t that I could earn my h the generosity of The Call, ~cepted the colon £ h exultation and some titious precipitanc Picture t0 shattered sensa- Chat is, 1f you can from Baltimore.” . my dealings then and there; yet, harangue which ~ he i & d nded lar seemed to > to censure me itertaining such an exalted opinion , since th ombined, dv: 5 irst put to me, questi lly afraid to co adering how it was that he went ugh that million so rapidly. could not, v lity t f Oriental bri the_intention of being used a piece of corative art, for Mr. Rauer is a man of exquisite taste, and -does much for the lovers of the game. . 1 was alone in this, for the majority claimed that he was employed to chase - the balls that went over the fence, and -also to incidentally look pleasant when :.his proprie Mr. Rauer, was in evi- den All these oplnions were, however, unproductive, as they were but casual conjectures, and it was my lot to discover thereal capacity of the colonel as regards t League. but a short time ago. e of the manag- . Mr. Rauer all, as a pitch- 1 was of- T to play the San Franc 1 $500 for twent games, and would not accept. Six hundred dollars was the next and I would not think of it. To $650 aid no, and to $700 1 would not listen. Then I was prevailed upon to make a proposition, which 1 did. Eight hun- dred doliars and a pitcher’s sl recelpts was my price, and I never change. - I also inserted with my offer that the $500 be put up in cold cash in such a manner that the ingenuity of Mr. Rauer would be useless. They would not come any higher than $700 without a player's dividend, and 1 was also told that no money would be put up. The latter remark put an end to all Eroceedlnx:. for with me it is “a bird in the hand is worth two In the bush”; for 1 had a little experience with Mr. Hanlon of the famous Baltimores, in which I was loser to the extent of $32, and which, by the way, is the basepall manner of re- paying _ faithful service done tolerably Sell, 5o piace me in a false light with the Frisco I;layers these gentlemen saw fit to circulate the report that they had offered me & thousan fused. the money where I could see it ijust to know that it was there where they eft it, 1 certainly would refuse, but no guch offer was made me, and these gen- tlemen had no right to say so. So far so good. But_ where does the colonel come in? Well, the colonel was the man who advised Rauer how to make the offers, and the colonel is the one who said Don’t put up a cent,” with the thought ‘we might get it all back.” The colonel is, therefore, Mr. Rauer's baseball ad- wviser, and it is cruelly unjust to allude to him as an_ornament, ball chaser or bus director. He Rauer is a great man, Why, he controls Recreation Park and the baseball depart- ment of The Call, so I am told. To-day the Santa Cruz and San Joses will compete. It is whispered around dollars and I re- was not put up once in a while, that the emergency board will be pres- ent, but the colonel dare not verify the Tumor. San Jose. The line-up is as foilows: Position. _ Santa Cruz. E. Daubenbis -Fitzgerald Arrellanes Devereaux Williams. Strelb ntyre cGrath RBETT. KILI’A’TRICK’S/FIGH‘I‘ ON. Petition for a Writ of Mandate Occu- pying Judge Hunt's Time. The fight of E. C. Kilpatrick for a writ of mandate to compel the Board of Edu- cation to reinstate him as principal of the Business Evening School is now oc- cupylng the time of Judge Hunt. XKil- patrick not only seeks to recover his po- sition, but to be awarded judgment for several months’ salary accompanying the position. - The dismissal of Kilpatrick was the cyl- mination of a misunderstanding between him and School Directors Waller and Ra~ an, whom Kilpatrick charged with hav- g violated the trust imposed upon them. The merits of the controversy were thors oughly ventilated at the time and resul ed finally in the dismissal of Kilpatrick. When the case opened yesterday morning both sides stipulated that the dismissed teacher held a proper certificate and was competent to teach the branches em- braced in the course pursued in the Even- ing Business School. In consequence the only point in issue relates to the power of the board to dismiss him upon the grounds_which will be assigned at the trial. Kilpatrick was on the stand for a short time, but did not finish his story up to the time of adjournment. goes on -to-da; Brockhof!. Hagnley. McGucken Foley. The case ——————————— McAdie Is Avenged. T. W. Fitzpatrick, saloonkeeper, 655 Sac- ramento street, who was arrested Wednes- day on the complaint of A. G. McAdie, the local forecast officlal, for cruelty to animals in throwing a kitten to a fox- terrier to be mangled, pleaded guilty in Judge Joachimsen’s court yesterday and was fined $5. numflck had demanded a Jury but changed mind. ngh jecture, as I was | is adviser to Rauer, and | Daubenbs | P Y FLEET DOGS WILL f e CHASE : |3 CUNNING HARES. +| Steadily grows the number of coursing | | dogs and each week an augmentation of | | the coursing attendance is noted. At Union Park to-day there will open the in- | itfal runs of two stakes. The lesser is a| | teature 1s | “long-tails” out for laur Ingleside the card include ake, but more d than ight candidates will compete, and hey are of an aggregate quality acknowl- edging no peer in Americ: if in the world. The total money*disbursed at the two parks in prizes approximates $1080, That the greyhounds are being trained to the acme of condition nowadays neces- | sarily goes without saying. Coursing has | apling event, embracing ten fleet young- of top notch breeding. The major | n open contest with sixty-two and lucre. At R S SRR RS + TENNIS MEN LOOK 3 TO DEL MONTE COURTS. P S R R Tennls has taken a boom in the last few weeks and present indications promise a return to the days of tournaments and interclub rivalry. There will pe an invi- tation doubles at the Californfa Club this afternoon and some special matches will be played on the courts of the Alameda Tennis Club té-morrow. The doubles tournament in this city will bring out, with the exception of George Whitney, all the older playlng members of the California Club. The teams en- tered are George Whitney and Colonel Lindermann, R. J. Davis and John O. Blanchard, Werner Stauff and John Kil- gariff, Harvey Walter and Walter Mc- Gavin. Each team will play every other team and the ranking will be adjusted ac- cording to games lost and won. Should 444 +++ tre4 e + + ShEe NGL ++ A hailf a day’'s pound salmon. with | larg | landed 19 e just as In three hour: mackerel, and still there caught. B R SALMON FISHING AT CAPITOLA RS are enjoying first class sport at Capltola now. Commodore Taylor, accompanied by A. H. Bonner and F. 8. Chadbourne, fishing from Mr. Taylor's launch, caught 12 fishing. Bonner landed the largest seabass of the season. It weighed 54 pounds. Cnadbourne fainted after successfully landing a 3- On August 4 Superintendent Hihn and a Mr. Johnson, also_enjoyed excellent sport. on captured scaled 42 pounds. Reamir will be seen in the illustration standing clo: Thi st catch of salmon was made by a party consisting of C s Jennie Pottenger B e e e e R S R R b - salmon and six large seabass in Frank Reamir of Capitola, One of seven-year-old son of Mr. : by the quinnat. mmo- and Frank King. salmon, § seabass and numerous good fish in the sea as ever were The R e s | not yet reached the stage at which “there | is millions in it,’ but a winning hound may pull down his weight in gold during his racing life at the present rate, and some are doing so. | | . The racing at both parks to-day will | | commence at the usual hour and continue through to-morrow. " Of the ten saplings running at Union | Park four are owned by R. E. de B. Lo- pez of Pleasanton. The Pleasanton young- sters should certainly annex a goodly Mr. Lopez also has in the open stake. | Arthur has been giving his | | Eastern brace some unusually hard work | during the week. Hadiwist and Hot Stuff are both dogs of class and should do-sev- | eral flags at Ingleside this week. Last | Sunday their share of the pie was $130. Since his_arrival Massey's winnings at | Ingleside have been as foilo Hadiwist, | 255; Hot Stuff, $165; Beauty, $47 50; Hattel, | |§8: and Perstmmons, $10. Total, since | | May 31, $537 50. | | " Metallic looks to have another stake at | iL‘mox\ Park this week. The Curtis dogs | and Theron seem to be his only dangerous | competitors. At the same time there are many chances in coursing. John Eagan was asked to set a price on | nis puppy, Billy Gladstone, at Inglesidie, | even before he had landed the stake. Mr. Fagan whispered, “One thousand dol- lars.” It was not paid, but the dog will win it out if he lives long enough. He Is only sixteen months old. It was alleged at Ingleside last Sunday that False Flatterer should beat Conne- mara because Flying Buck had once led Rosette three lengths—which it was claimed Connemara hadn't done—while the Flatterer had been regularly leading Flylng Buck four lengths. Such, presum- ably, §s form playing. But form players would have conceded 2 good lead to Moon- dyne in a run with Hadlwist and the same to Mialmo against Hot Stuff. Yet Mialmo was downed by Johnny R, who in turn lost to Hot Stuff, while 'Skyball beat Moondyne only to lose to Hadiwist. Moondyne i the favorite this week at Inglesidé, but he has hard game before him. Moreover, there is a heavy play on several of the others, chief among them being False Flatterer. The winners of the run down at Ingle- side this afternoon look to_be Rosle R, Hot Stuff, Moondyne, Ida, Victor Queen, False Flatterer, Rush o' Hill, Lee Boy, Lottle M, Victor, Counterfeit, L. 8. Con- ley, Occidental, White Lily, Monitor, Pe- tronius, Peaceful Glen, Miss Alice, Swin- nerton, Hobson. Promise Me, Wayfarer, | Mission Tip, Koolawn, Eclipse, ~Roval Prize, Precita Girl, - Silkwood, 'Mialmo, ‘Whitehall, Leonora, Las Palmas, Obe. | diah, Myrtle,' Hadiwist, Glen Roy, Old Glory, Log Boy, Bell of Moscow, Démpsey Lass, Crosspatch, Mystic Maid, Royal Buck and Benicia Boy. % The running at Ingleside to-day begins at 12:30 and to-morrow at 10:30 o’clock. The winners at Union Park to-day look to be as follows: Sapling stake—Road Agent, Thisbe, Santiago, Santa Rita, Bit of Fashion. All-age steke—Lightning, Jennie Wil- gon, Mona, Liberty Bell, Cavaller, Lalla Rookh, Forget, Tod Sloan, Douglass, Luu- rélwood, Gladys Pasha, Jei{:e oore, Mir. neapolis, Lady Blanche, Rapid, Hercules, Vanity Fair, Mountain Beauty, Highland Ball, ~ Mystery, Miller's Maild issak, Wildfiower, Commodore, Sweet Lips, Me- tallic, Victor Chief, Winona, Chili Pepper, Van Knapp, Lord Byron. THE CRYSTAL SWIMMING BATHS. Physicians recommend the Crystal warm sea | water tub and swimming baths, North Beach. there be a tie for first place the cham- plonship will be decided by playing the tie off. Handsome prizes will be awarded the winning team. ‘This is the third Saturday tournament within a month. A most earnest effort is being made to hold a big invitation tournament at Mon- terey a week from to-day. It is the inten- tion of the Del Monte tournament pro- moter to secure the best six playérs from the California Club and the best six from the other side of the bay. The Cailfornia players who have signifled their willing- ness to enter the tournament ore George Whitney, Weihe, Smith, Adams, Cheese- brough and Robert N. Whitney. Irom Oakland and Alameda the representatives will be Nicholson, Stone, Selby, Bowen, Holmes and Murdock. An attempt has been made to enlist the Hardy brothers, but it does not seem likely that they wil play. Thelr business and studles oceupy their full time at present, to the exclusion of everything else. The match between Joe Daily and Wil- llam M. Thatcher, which was to be played last Monday on the Oakland courts, did not eventuate. The directors of the Cali- fornia Club put @ ban upon Dally’s play- £ on outside courts and the dual contes did not take place for that reason. oot CRICKETING TROPHY IS ALL BUT WON. Last Sunday's match at Alameda was the fourth played this season between the Pacific and Alameda clubg for the Hunter Harrison cup, which was won in 18% and 1897 by the Alamedas. The Alameda team went to the wickets, and kept the Pa- cific men in the field all day. R. B. Hogue (captain) and J. J. Moriarity made $7 runs each, J. H. Saunders 42, and, when stumps were drawn for the day, wickets were down for 317 runs. H. Ward was not out 6, F. Stahl not out 10, and F. C. Driflleld did not bat. Even if these three should add little to the Alameda score, the Pacific eleven has a hard task before it. It is hardly possible for it to win, and not probable that it will draw e maton ] b e match wi e continued - to-d. and, £ the Alamedas only succeed in making it.a drawn game, they will have won two and drawn two of the five cup matches to be played this season, and will be the champions of 1898, as well as of 1895 and 1897. The Hunter Harri- son cup, having been won three times in succession by the Alamedas, will become the absolute property of the club. The Alameda team is made up of R. B. Hogue (ca}ltifln). I _H. Spiro, J. J. Mori- arity, F. J. Croll, J. H. Saunders, J. J. R. Peel, R. Bird, H. Ward, V. Scebeck, F. Stahi and F. C. Driffield. The Pacific eleven is cnmgosed of E. F. Musson (cap- tain), T. W. G. Wallace, C. B. Hill, J. fl Harbour, C. P. Coles, J. J. Theobald, C. Townsley, J. H. McLean, George Theo- bald, Fane Sewell and H. P. Gordon. Grand Jury Defended. Judge Belcher has taken umbrage at certain insinuations that have been made against the present Grand Jury, and does not hesitate to defend that body. He states that there is no foundation for the intimation that he intends to dismiss the g‘xflr{‘ because of its fallure to reach re- PR R R P + CYCLING EVENTS 3 AT HAND + { AND IN PROSPECT. 3 4444444444444 444 As yet no entry blanks or definite par- ticulars have been received here of the Stockton meet scheduled for August 23. The promoters should get their blanks and information out at once, if they ex- pect any large attendance from this city, as the men will not go into training and the “rooters” will not make arrangements for the trip until they are assured the meet will come off. Entry blanks and prize lists from San Jose are expected in a few days for the Garden City Wheelmen's big meet on September 9. This promises to be the most important wheel gathering of the year. By request of the members of the Cali- fornia Cycling Ciub, Captain R. A. Coul- ter will repeat tosmorrow the ‘run to Tocaloma held lJast Sunday. They will take the 8 a. m, Sausalito boat and train to Fairfax. A large crowd is expected on the ride. Ivan Treadwell and his manager, King Rhys, are located at the Elmhurst track, Treadwell being in training for the Stock- ton and San Jose meets later on. He is showing great speed, and will give the top notch amateurs a run for their money. The Mountain View Cyclers have elect- ed the following officers for the ensuing + + year: P. W. Clark, president; Frank Grant, vice president; James C. Kennedy, recording secretal A. W. Elerhorn, financlal secretary; Fred Cutter, treas- urer; John S. Bailey and W. A. Clark, di- rectors. The ciub is in a flourishing con- dition. It is proposed to give three great races at the close of the season, when three of the best riders in America at middle- distance racing will be chosen as com- petitors for the American championship. As America has the best riders in the world now, this will virtually mean the world's championship. The men who are most likely to be chosen are Eddie Mc- Duffie, Tom Linton and Jimmy Michael. 5. Hoss Lozier, the well-known Cleve- land manufacturer, whose arrival here was noted in The Call Thursday, is spend- ing the days sight-seeing and renewing old acquaintances. ‘o-night and to-mor- row Bob Lennie will entertain Mr. Lozier and party at the tavern on the top of Mt. Tamalpals. The regular monthly meeting of the California Associated Cycling Clubs, to have been held last Saturday night at the Reliance Club, Oakland, had to be post- poned for want of a quorum. San Fran- 0 is the place for the assoclation’s m ngs, and none of them should be held elsewhere. A quorum s always as- sured in the metropolis, and the associa- tion has grown out of its swaddling clothes when monthly visits to the clubs were in order and each club was expected to take its turn entertaining. Why can- not the assoclation make an arrangement with the Cycle Board of Trade and share rooms in some building, a ceatral point for all delegates. Henry L. Day, George P. Caldwell, Her- bert W. Welch and Secretary A. J. Menne of the Bay City Wheelmen will start to- day on a fortnight's camping trip in the Russian River country. As each will carry a rifle on his wheel, the big game of that regilon are in imminent danger of extermination unless they get scent of the nimrods and keep In hiding. As far back the last cenfury, ath- letic sports engaged to some extent the attention of college students, though it is supposed by many that they are of com- K;u'uli\'e recent growth. The Overland Monthly for August has an article on the life of Thomas Trenor, treasurer of the organization which led the movement for the national independence of Ireland in 1788. He was a graduate of Trinity Col- lege “Old Trinity” in Dublin, and was amateur champion of Ireland at the run- ning broad jump, having a_record of twenty-one feet, made at the Dublin gym- nastum. The distance is more than most men can clear to-day. While not equal to the present record, it gives ground for the claim that the improvement shown now is solely owing to better methods of training, which bring men to a higher physical condition than was known 100 years ago. Captain Harry Larkin, of the Bay City ‘Wheelmen, and Captain W. L. Loos, of the Olympic Club Wheelmen, have met to arrange a joint run of the two clubs. The date has been set for Sunday, Septem- ber 25, and should be the largest joint run of the season. The members of the Imperial Cycling Club have secured the yacht Volunteer and will enjoy a sail on the bay to-mor- TOW. H. W. SPALDING. NEWS FROM THE COLLEGE GRIDIRONS. The University of California opens its fall semester this week, and with it the preliminary football season begins, as far as that university is concerned. Already a weighting of material is indulged in by the college students and a balancing of forces for the coming campaign of ‘he gridiron is dally talk. The two college coaches will soon appear on the scene, and then the actual work will commence. Stanford’s crack team of last year will have big gaps in it by the graduation of some and the withdrawal from college of other members of the team. The great center trio—Burnett, Fickert and Carle— will be nothing but a memory. Fickert has played the allotted four years and Carle may not return. Burnett will cer- tainly not be seen on a gridiron this year, for he is with the army at Manila. New tackles will have to be developed, but this will not be a difficult undertakinw. as the material for this position is the very best, Phil Wilson and Jerry Rusk are the most probable tackles. The candidates for ends on the cardinal team will be Parker, Smith and Beckley. Erb and Murphy will return, and they will be the quarter can- didates. Fisher and Burmeister will also return. This does not take into account the new material which will come in with the freshman class. Cochran’s task will be a difficlt one. During the spring he put his men through a great deal of the preliminary work on the Berkeley campus, and he will get them out just as soon as the{ have re- turned to college. Percy Hall will also marshal his old men together in a few weeks. California depends on the fresh- man class to furnish some blg men but whether the usual disappointment will be their portion this year is a matter of question, Manager Brown has been scour- ing the State for large men, but his tour has not been very fruitful. Guiberson will be trained for iusl‘d. Most of the old players will be back, and they will train for positions this year. HANDBALL GAMES WITH TENNIS BALL. Games of handball slated for Sunday by Phil Ryan, manager of the San Fran- cisco ball court, are: M. Basch and M. Joyce vs. R. Housman and M. Kirby; E. Barry and J. Hogan vs. T. Foley and J. Kirby; D. Rodgers and P. Ryan vs. G. McDonald and M. McNell, T. slattery and M Dillon vs. G. Hutchinson and P. ily; R. Murphy and J. Collins vs. J. White and E. . N E. Maloney vs. J. Curley; J. C. Riordon and P. Hutchinson: T. F. Bonnet and A. Hampton vs. R. Linechan and M. J. Kil- gallon. More Smuggled Cigars Seized. Customs officers yesterday discovered 600 smuggled cigars hidden in the crew's quarters on the steamer Curacao, which recently arrived from Vera Cruz, Mexico. This sélzure makes a total of 1400 cigars seized on the vessel in two days. e bamEnas ke b oD Sk a e, b WHAT IS GOING 3|+ CITY CHAMPIONS 1 { ONAMONG :+ TOROWON 1} ! THE YACHTSMEN. +|+ THE COLUMBIA. } R R R R R TR The regatta committee of the Paclfic Amateur Athletic Association s mani- festing a disposition to wash its hands P R R T R T T R RS There seems to be some doubt In the minds of yachting men as to the date of the Pacific Interclub Association’s annual regatta. On the programme of the asso- clation the regatta is set down for Sep- tember 4, but the Pacifics have a cruise to Quarry Cove and return on the 3d and 4th, and the Encinals have a ladles’ cruise to San Mateo and return, deferred from | June 4 and 5, put down for September 4 and 5. The Californias have a cruise to Martinez and return on their programme for September 3, 4 and 5. The San Fran- | but that was merely because his name ciscos, Corinthians and South Bays are | and club happened to be known to the the three clubs which have open dates on | Secretary of the Astoria committee. The the 4th. On the programme of the Encin- | regatta committee here at once met, took als, Californias and South Bays the date | the letter under consideration, and gave assigned to the association regatta is|S. J. Pembroke full power to act in the September 9, while the San Franciscos | matter. The desire on the part of some | single scullers from San Francisco to take part in the Astoria regatta, on the ground that it received no afficial com- munication from the Astoria committee. It is true that the first communication | from Astoria was addressed to J. R. Bock- man of the Ariel Club, care of The Call, b4t A FAST YOUNG GREYHOUND. OSSIBLY the proudest man at Ingleside Coursing Park last Sunday was 4 the veteran leashman of the State, John Egan of 1129 Folsom street. Mr. gan has been a breeder of greyhounds for more than twenty years, and many of the high class dogs he owned won laurels on the famous plains of Merced. But on Sunday last, when the pup Billy Gladstone walked away with first prize at Ingleside Park, Egan's joy knew no bounds. He refused $1000 for the youngster after the dog won his first course. Billy Gladstone comes from good old stock. His dam Is the well known Sly Girl Jr.-Skyrocket, and it goes without saying that if nothing + befalls Billy his future s of great promise. + 3 D R R e R A SR R DS +h4e4ee H 4 4 members of the regatta committee here to evade official responsibility for the representatives of San Francisco clubs is caused by the presence of R. McAr- thur in the South End “Midget” crew. According to the rules of the Amateur | Athletic Union R. McArthur is tainted have a cruise from McNear's Landing to Napa City for that day, The Pacifics and Corinthians are open for special orders. The South Bays propose to cruise up to San Francisco on the 8th and witness the association regatta on the Sth. It is thus clearly desirable that the date of the re- gatta should be settled beyond doubt, and the secretaries of the clubs should be | i futnished with a printed notice whicn can | With professionalism; he fs also unreg- P isplaved in the clubhouses. The 4th | iStered. Thus the Alameda senior barge crew run the risk of being regarded as professionals by entering a contest in which McArthur takes part. It is con- tended by some tnat McArthur is un- registered because he has not applied for registration. The reply to this is that he has not applied because it is certain that his application would be refused. las also been suggested that the Astoria regatta will be under the auspices of the National Rowing Association, of which | seems the more suitable day, inasmuch as the three daysethe 9th, 10th and 11th— furnish the opportunity for an extended crulse. = Commodore Dr. T. L. Hill's sloop Cyg- nus has been on the ways at Menotti's for the purpose of stopping a leak. She will pro{;abfy be out sailing to-morrow. Vice Commodore G. T. S. White had a earty of friends on his sloop Will o' the Visp last Sunday, as also had Arthur D. Naylor on_ his sloop Twillght. Both | the Alameda Boat Club is a member, and | achts anchored in Paradise Cove. G. |that amateurs may row an exhibition “ampbell, who is living on board the |race, irn which the prize is a trophy, against professionals, without forfeiting their anateur standing. At any rate, the fat is ip the flre now, and may produce a conflagration. Some of the oarsmen are already restive under the strict l2gis- lation of the Amateur Athletic Unlon, and an attempt to coerce them may drive them out of it altogether. The ‘‘Midgets” have been out every night, and, at the time of their race at Astoria, will have had nearly three weeks’ practice. Gus Carson and George Bates weigh about 185 pounds each, R. McArthur about 148, and F. Duplissea about 145. This guts two heavy men on the bow side and the two light men on the stroke side—an arrangement which may do in a barge but would be impos- sible in a racing four. W. Thomas will go as a coach and trainer, and George McGrill as cockswain. The barge leaves by steamer to-day; the crews will follow later by train. Dr. C. C. Dennis is prac- ticing dally, and will use a skiff belong- ing to the Alamedas. T. Barry may 0 to Astoria on a visit, and President . D. Mahoney may also attend the re- atta. As A. W. Pape of the Dolphins s going to Astoria, he will have an op- p?rtunlty to try himself against Dr. Den- ni Davidson brothers cutter Foll'y, salled to McNear's Landing. Port Captain Dr. A. W. McKenzie's launch Alberta, in charge of Arthur Kanzee, took a large party to Larkspur on Sunday. Frank Bartlett's sloop Queen is at anchor in the Corte Madera Creek. Menottl is progressin with the work on Messrs. Buckley an Kanzee's new boat. Her deck planis are on, and it i expected that she will be ready to sall in a_month from now. C. Chitfenden's yawl Phyllis has been up the Sacramento River during the week. The yawl Frolic, the cutter Folly and the sloop Catherine were cruising in the up- per bay last Sunday. the San Franciscos propose to get a launch to be used In towing members’ yachts out {nto the wind or back to their moorings when the breezes fall light. The launch will be especially serviceable a little later in the season. Commodore E, A. Wiltsee’s schooner Aggle, flagship of the Pacific Yacht Club, started for Santa Catalina on Wednesday. The Corinthian clambake at Tiburon on Sunday, under the able supervision of Port Captain John H. Keefe, was most successful, and it 1s very likely that it will become an annual institution. Most of those who contributed to the gayety or success of the event have already been mentioned in The Call, but credit is also due to J. Catheart for his songs and to FL Cookson for his work in gathering the succulent clams. To-day the Corinthians cruise to Point Richmond, returning to- T ommodore C. J. Lancaster of the Cali- s, At a special meeting recently held b: the South Ends it was decided to g(v’eY an entertainment in Union-square Hall on November 1 to raise funds to com- plete the handball court. W. C. Crook, a weight-thrower, and Victor Koster, an TOWill probably make a trip to | oarsman, were initiated at the meeting. §?§2£’?3m‘? xlem‘ving tfie fleet under the | To-morrow the junior crews to take part command of Vice Commodore G. Ed- | in the champlonship regatta will be or- g(}éflmd. 5 . B. Hadcock (bow), A. C. Webb (No. 3) and E. V. Hansen (cockswain) of(the ‘Alameda crew, with their barge, leave to-day for Astoria; W. G. Hansen (No. 2) and ¥, W. Ayers (stroke) will go up by traln. - George Miller may go as trainer, and possibly S. J. Pembroke as coach. At a meeting of the Alameda Boat Club on Tuesday A. C. Bruckmann and A. Oleander were elected members. Free discussion of all matters of interest to the club being encouraged, the meetings are largely attended, and it has been de- termined to light the club house by elec- tricity, or to put in an acetylens gas P On Sunday two b n Sunday two barge crews went ou from the Ariel club-house, the first beln; made up of E. McDonough, bow; A, Car- roll, No. 2; D. Sheehan, No. 3; H. Pless, stroke, and Roy W;it. cockswain; and the second crew of H. I. Caveney, bow H. Wilson, No. 2; J. O'Connell, No. 3, and F. Chappelle, stroke. F. Wilson, E. s,t(;&gberg and J. F. Ficken went out in WILLIAM D. SMITH DROWNED Accidental Death of a Well Known Salmon Packer. Information has been recefved in this city that Willlam D. Smith, manager of the Alaska Packing Association's canner- fes on the Gulf of Georgia, Alaska, wad accidentally drowned recently at, Semiah- moo, Washington. The particulars have not been learned. Mr. Smith was well known in this Iine of business, being a salmon canner and packer for many gearn. His first interests were on the ‘olumbia River, but he moved to Alaska :.pd Cfig‘fil‘lxhefl and managed a cannery ‘When' the Alaska Packing Assoclatl was formed in 1893 Mr. anglxh sold t‘!):: cannery to the association, and since 1896 he has been the manager of the canneries on the Gulf of Georgia. Deceased was a native of Virginia and about 40 of age. He leaves a widow, gar. Allen M. Clay of the sloop Sea Fox sailed to El Campo on Sunday, and on his return encountered a stiff breeze. Sec- retary G. F. Galther’s sloop U & T cruised about outside Oakland Creek last Sunday. On board the U & I were: C. 8. Flanders, captain of Company I, Twentleth Kansas TUnited States Volunteers; Miss Laura Lopp of Chico, Miss Ruth Gaither Fred Lopp and G. F. Gaither. Captain eel- er's new sloop Rattler Jr., a keel boat twenty feet over all and sloop-rigged, cruised to Goat Island and thence to the ity front. She ran home with a piping breeze. George Miller's sloop Occident sailed up to Vallejo last Saturday. All her ballast is now on board. Harry W. Brydge's sloop Hope and the sloop Idler have returned from trips up the river. J. Hanlon of the sloop Sultana, H. S. Pratt of the yawl Idler and Captain Gale went up to Pinole in the sloop Mist on a hunting cruise at the end of last_week. They returned last Sunday loaded with game. Port Captain J. J. Sherry’s new Vawl Gypsle Is now in sailing trim. At a dlrectors’ meeting held on August 3 L. Gale of the sloop Mist was elected a mem- er. Per: thur D. Naylor of the San Francisco Yacht Club is being heartily congratu- Jated by all his friends upon his narrow escape from drowning at Sausalito last Sunday. His pluck and presence of mind Alome saved his two compantons and him- Self. But he has had enough experfence ir lite-saving to last him for a long time. R et Sl Outcalt Declared Insane. ‘Willlam D. Outcalt was committed to the asylum for the insane at Ukiah yes- terday. Thursday night Outcalt, wko had recently been reieased from the asylum, made a murderous assault on his step- mother, who resides at 1718 Folsom street. Early in the evening Outcalt went to the home of his stepmother and told her to pray as he intended to cut her to pieces. A police officer was notified and the in- sane man was arrested. He was exam- ined by the Insanity Commissioners yes- terday and pronounced insane, whereupon Judge Hebbard made an order commit- ting him to the asylum, of the arrangements made for crews and | It | Yhdmesadeaan i S b 3 ROD AND GUN i : AFFORD 3 : ROYAL SPORT. + P e R TR Excellent reports of good trout fishing still arrive from Boca and, and Bert La Forge, the champion spoon caster of the Sierras, predicts that fly fishing will be very good on the Truckee River until the snow begins to fall. Anglers who have returned from Eel River are very profuse in their praises of the sport that can sow be erjoyed near Grizzly Bluff. They contend that it is not any trick for a good fly caster to fill a basket with half-pound trout (steel- heads) in one hour. L. J. Chase is at present camped at Willets, in Mendocino County. He will remain in the redwoods for three weeks and enjoy himself hunting and fishing. C. B. Pomeroy and Prescott Elv return- ed last Tuesday from Monterey Bay. Tk he anglers state that salmon fishipg is now first class. Dr. H. W. Hunsacker and wife are en- joying good shooting and fishing at Skaggs Springs. F. B. Findley and J. B. Grimwood left last Tuesday for uilmore's, where trout fishing can always be had auring the sea- son. S. Carman and friend are at present whipping the Truckee River. Mr. Car- man is one of the champion fly casters of the coast, and his friends can L assur- ed of enjoying some of the fruits of his “‘daily toil. ‘arman will miss his twin brother, Mansiieid. Billy McCrea left last Wednesday for a month’s vacation at Boca. It goes with- out saying that Billy will assist to de- crease the fish supply of the Truckee River, especially as heé will have an able assistant in Bert La Forge. F. Haight, the popular salesman of Golcher, Clabrough & Co., received a very interesting letter trom Dr. F. L. Platt a few days ago. The doctor Xated that he is enjoying splendid sport on the Navarro River trout fishing and that his wife has kept the camp supplied with venison and small game. J. R. D. Grubb and Horace Smith re- cently returned from Deer Park Inn, Placer County. The gentlemen bagged one fine deer and report having seen large flocks of. young grouse and mountain quail. Angling in the Five Lakes is said to be first class. The trout average well in_ size. The death of Cantain George Cum- ming has culled from the angling frater- nity of this city ‘‘the noblest Roman of them all.” Poor old *Cap” was a favor- ite with young and old, and his many tales of adventure on land and water wiil not soon be forgotten by the lovers of shooting and fishing. The captain was truly a grand old man, and what pleas- ure he enjoyed in relating on the banks of some favorite salmon or trout stream the incidents connected with his many time trips around the Horn—l. e., when he was captain of the good ship Three Brothers. e died a painless death, but before _departing from this life he wrapped himself up in the American col- ors, having had a presentiment that his line was run out and death was near. Charley Precht, whose wrist was bro- ken a few days ago by a fall from a high bank near Glen Ellen, is rapidly recover- ing the use of his arm. His physician re- ports that he had never experienced a case where broken bones had knit so rap- idly. Precht says that if he can have g0od use of the injured member when the quail season opens he will feel as happy as_a big sunflower. - There are many sportsmen in this State who contemp! i i e a hunting trip into Ore- gon and Washington when the game sea- son opens, but as there is some misunder- standing regardin F the op ns the following table will set ph ooters right. Game Warde McGuire of Port- land, Or., has kindly furnished the sport- ing editor of The Call with the correct dates of the game seasons: In Oregon the open season for game and fish begins as follows: Upland birds from September 1 to De- cember 1. Market on upland birds, October 15 to November 15. Elk, moose, deer and mountain snecy, August 1 to December 1. Trout, April 1 to November 1. Duck, geese and swan, September 1 to March 15. In Washington the open season begius as follows: Upland birds, August 15 to December i Mongolian pheasants are protected until the 15th day of October, 1900. Quail may be killed in counties lying westward of the eastern boundary of the counties of Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce. Lewis and Skamania, be- tween the 15th of October and December 1 of each year. Ducks, geese, swan, August 15 to Jan- uary 1 Deer, September 1 to December 1; four only allowed to be killed by one person. Hunting for hides prohibited. Moose, elk, mountain sheep and goats, September 1 to November 1; two only al- lowed to be killed by one person. Trout, April 1 to November 1. Game birds, ducks, deer, etc., may be sold from the markets only from October 1 to November 1 of each year. The Lincoln Gun Club is making great preparations for its final shoot of the sea- son on August 21. The cash prizes -will amount to $150, divided into mnve parts. A large entry is expected for the grand open-to-all shoot. Local anglers who are desirous of catch- ing black bass of first quality should visit the Salt Spring Valley reservoir, distant about thirty miles from Stockton. Dr. A. ‘Wallace of this city and a friend caught one hundred bass recently, the average welght being one and a half pounds. Of the many devices they tried they had their best luck with flies, the best killers being the Lake Queen and Royal Coach- man. Three vears ago the reservoir was stocked with 5000 bass. which fishes when fry were taken from Russian River by the State Fish Commissioners. There are two boats on the pond, which is not pre- served. Any angler wno can make the trip can count upon royal sport. In the Divorce Courts. Ella Warren has been granted a divorce from Willlam P. Warren on the ground of desertion. Louise Muller was granted 2 divorce from Frank Muller vesterday on the ground of desertion. Nettie Phii- lips has been granted a divorce from Sam- uel A. Phillips on the ground of extreme cruelty. Suits for divorce on the ground of cruelty have been filed by Mary Ryan against William Ryan and Jerome M. den against Nellie E. Madden. 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