The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 6, 1899, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WECNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1899 404040404040 COURSING. HUNTING. BOXING o - 4 . [ ‘.WOOWOWWO00OQOOWW¢O4OQO¢WWWQOOO¢OOW000000 +C4040404 0404 04 C+O+0+0+0+0404040404040+ REVOLT OF BERKELEY'S FOOTBALLERS T:e Team Refuses to Meet Either Carlisle Indians or Chicago. California football team, was surprised y srday to learn that the ma- jority of the members of the big eleven refused to take part in a proposed game with the Chicago team or that from Car- sle Indlan School. In fact Manager as dumfounded to find his men e of revolution against the pro- t, as they had signified thelr willing- ness throughout the season to meet any am, East or West, & time before Christmas and at any place. | Perey Hall, the star halfback of the past two years, announced that his foot- all days were 0 “Wreck” who has played end so brilliantly during the same seasous, said he had trained enough this yvear. Their influence brought #ix more men to way of thinking when the as put to ballot \e vOte against playing an Bastern team #tood 8 to 3. Uniess the men can be in- fluenced to a contrary decision there will not be an Eas the coast this year a8 the loca 1o decide. 1 can scarcely understand thelr sudden reversal of feeling,” sald Manager Muma yesterday, “unless they have lost courage since the big game, and do not care to hance defeat by the Indlans or Chicago- but wish to on the lauceis of thelr recent vic Perhaps, too, they are tired of hard and w some- thing easy g enough to wake on the n of Portland, vould require e webfoot men. in bringing out increase the of the as- m_satistied could be ¢ several thousand and Chicago t thin, r expenses guaranteed an 1l _slice 1 1 still have ake a different ory 4w ds aiready boys will TROLLEY CAR EXTENSION ON HOWARD STREET Nuevo Potrero Improvement Club Seeks Better Street Car Accommodation. evo Potrero sec- s on the west 1g the Mission street railroad accommoda- the property | the Nuevo Po- met last nigh and took po on to get | Company to ty-fourth 1o Rhode three blocks. The vement Club, Island str sent to Becretary | uncing that the com- | referred to J. L. Wil- wive of the Market- who had given the com- and able consideration This infor- the head of the Raliway Company, was t by the' mem- the directors at may be designat- nsisting of George Kimball was appotnted by the Barduhn ei_any objections that r Phelan in the near fu- time as the franchise for " on Howard meet , George Guthr named, with §; all to com- to when he line, o! —————— TRIED TO CAPTURE A CANNON. One Deputy Street Superintendent Fired With Military Passion. the men with the nerve requisite to non are not in the Philip- in South Africa. leputy in the Street De- Francisco. He mani »sterday, and while rdnance it was not ch the Street De- located on !'--uvAlI in front of the Columbia It 1= a large three- inch brass affair, said to have seen ser- vice In the Civil War. At present it is one of the advertising properties of “Shenandoah™ and was place in position in front of the playhouse to advertise the supe uniformed as ed up and down as plece. For days and beginning of the ngagement the cannon has been unmolested, the flerce-looking, phony soldler probably deterring interfer- ence. It heid its position in ny si- lence until =terday, when a deputy of the Street Superintendent He saw the big gun and ghe fake soldier and immediately sounded fhe charge. The soldier never flinched when the deputy ordered him to drag the cannon away. “I'm paid to act,” sald the uniformed wupe. "ot 1o labor. Do it yourself.” he deputy, apparently, wasn't looking for work, but he was up to a trick worth two of it. Out of one pocket he whipped & hammer, out of another a couple of tacks, and out of still another a placard, which he procesded to tack to the car- riage of the g The printed notice was to inform the proprietor of the cannon that If he didn’t remove it within an hour it would be hauled 1o the corporation yar The deputy, having finished, surveyed his work. turned on his heel and disap- peared, looking for another cannon ‘o capture. He returned in an hour prepared to cart the gun away according to the printed threat. It was gone. The theat- rical management had taken it inside out of the wet, thus flanking another brilllant military movement TWO BANKS BLOWN UP WITH DYNAMITE Tllinois Robbers Succeed in Obtain- ing Rich Plunder and Two Sus- pects Are Under Arrest. PONTIAC, I, Dec. 5.—The bank at Cornell, Til., eight miles from here, was robbed of $8900 in currency last night. The robbers secured entrance through the front door of the bullding and biew the large safe open with dynamite. The force of the expiorion partially wrecked the bullding and left the contents of the safe eXPOR Two men suspected of the crime have been arrested, and the Sheriff is confident that he has the robbers. He believes that the two men under arrest "FOPLAR GROVE, T, Bes: 5—The vate bank here was entered by burglars last night and the safe blown open. The Tobbers secured $3000 and escaped. tment dey Muma, manager of the Y'M-‘ Wombie, | s are the ones | Peter Stohlburg | hove in view. % ALL THE SPORTS OF THE DAY 'DUNBLANE RECEIVED A . BIG “BOOST” | Walter Jernings Retal ated by Claiming Decoy—Caldweli ‘ Stll Cuf of Form. The first race at Tanforan Park yester- day was responsible for considerable “horse swapping.” It was a six furlong seiling dash for two-year-olds, and in a | mild drive Walter Jennings' big colt Dun- { blane finished a length In front of Decoy, with Tar Hill a close third. The winner | was entered to be sold for $i00, and w | bid up to $150 by Frank Doss, the owner of the second horse. This caused the placid features of Walter Jennings | wear a ruflled look, and straightway strolled to the secretary's office and put to |in & claim for Decoy. Doss, seeing that he was to have an empty stall on hands, claimed Tar Hill, owned by the Cambridge stable. Decoy was enterca | for 3500, and adding to this amount firs* money of the purse, ¥, and nwl of tne | “run up” money, $00, Frank Doss r | celved $1325 for his colf. Tar Hill, ent | for 3400, would cost his new owner ¥ which wa erally considered a pretty | fair bargain There were many unpleasant features | about the balance of the sport, aside trom | the defeat of three warm favorites. Mr. Caldwell spent three uneven and un- happy hours with the barrier, and on one or two occasiones his ragged work almost | caused a public demonstration. This was | regrettable, for in the | the veteran has done some brilliant starting. In the fourth fixture on the card, Napa- { max with Thorpe up made a marvelous r after being nearly left at th on retu ug to the stand t receiv 1 ovation. The ma ast { and man second cholce, d when the barrier w released, together with the favori Olinthus, st was almost left. ally threading way through bunch, T mount in t . W ng ridde 1t : Blue. San Venado TS, red to have his ra the nd, when he bowed a beat him out two o undle of coin went Into the books on Montanus to win mile selling run making “Billy”’ ‘s horse equal | favorite with € , field away ay of the t = k of and was downed with ¢ plonage, the heavily played third choice. Loufs = Ezell's Meddler ruled a hot | rite for the fifth event, but refused break and left at the post. [ S: s also lcft. to 1 shot, Salado, the se In a drive Sw disposed of In the fastest r showed her he start in the last eve was an odds-on choice, by_over half f TRACK NOTES. | May W | to Timemaker fre the . The Cal, are | nd won rid- ping the five s den and a is of the California Jockey | evening and passed upon The stewa Club met X ral cases, former tion of the stewards In juling made “Juck” Ward and Trainer “Dick” liams was sustained. This disposes of the case finally, F. J. O'Rourke. r | the turf, was gra the elling his horse Th, e aporoved by the s as not reinstated. J. . * Taylor wore O'Rourke arrison wnd their heen finally o be again taken up. The suspension : W z was made indefinite. | | a | Saturcay The Spring Valley stakes—A handicap swee; stakes three-year-olds (foals of 1596) ners after publication of weights to ca pounds penalt Ac to be m through the entry box, at the usual time closing, the day preceding the race. a quarier of Mile and 122) Judge 1 . 8 .85 x Ts0 | = race — Five furlongs; two-year-olds; | eelling: | Bohardine .3 | § Miss M 3 O on r-olds and Meadowlark ....108 407 Al 1 Islington...195 420 Rai aud Ferguson. 88 mawa 0y 13 14 Mamie ¢ Thi upward; (255)Ben Le ix furlongs; three-year-olds and " Judge Wofford..108 Imp. Mistral I11.130 . Senora Caesar... % Ar 371 Jolly @80 B 103 Fifth race—One and a quarter miles; the Bay View stakes, $1200: @81)Jennte Reid.....100| 413 Ostler Joe. vable 2! 410 Topmast . 3 @) Forte ...... 108 408 Meadowthorpe .112 (11)G. B. Morris....108| Sixth race—Six furlongs; handicap; two-year- olds and upward: 2 395 Pat Morrisse: | 411 Moringa ... (414) Morcorito 106! 414 Afamada 423 Flamora 9 318 P 412 Diomed %0 407 Aluminum %0 Belections for To-Day. First race—Leipzig, Red Cherry, Sisquoe. Second race—Maud Ferguson, Grand Sachem, Mike Rice Third race—Cyril, Alaria, Revanna. Fourth race—Advance Guard, Judge Wofford, El Estro. Fifth race—Salvable, Topmast, Jennle Reld. Sixth race—Afemada, Southern Girl, Moco- rito. STILL ON THE TURF. “Curly” Brown Racing Horses in His Wife’s Name. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5.—Fair weather and a fast track were the racing condi- tions to-day. Imp. Mint Sauce and Ben- neville were the ofily wimming favorites, and the latter, before the handicap was called, was sold to W. J. Roche for $3000, and ran in the latter's interest. Deyo, who won the third race, started in the name of Mrs. H. D. Brown and carried the ex-starter’s colors. Results: Six furlongs—Imp. Mint Sauce won, Him- time second, Sir Christopher third. Time, 1:16% Selling, one mile—Russell R won, Sadle Burnham second, Sir Fitzhugh third.’ Time, Selling, mile and twenty yards—Deyo Grange econd, Monk Wayman third. Time “ Handicap, seven furlongs—Benn Molo second, J. Lucille third. nm’.f"&i'.""‘ Mile and a_sixteenth—Virgie O Donna Rita second, Kisme third. ?1;;, l'a;'s.{ —_— Destroyed by Fire. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 5.—The store of Clossett & Devers, wholesal: - ers, was ncda fire .honfiyeolgte:f m- m 3 ,000; covered by insur- NEW PARK WILL CLOSE FOR A TIME San Mateo Coursing Associa- tion Officials Prepare for a Fresh Start. The officials of San Mateo Coursing As- soclation do not expect to open the gates | The directors | institutions of the East asking for their of their park next Sunday. will meet to-night and if they follow their inclinations will decide to promote more coursing for some weeks. The park opened under circumstances which were | anything but auspicious and has gained | but slowly in public estimation. no | here. WILL BRING BOXERS FROM THE FAR EAST Olympic Club Directors Ar- range a- Amateur Tourna- ment on Big Lines. The Olympic Athletic Club directors are sending invitations to the great athletic best boxers for a tournament to be held The date has not been fixed defin- itely, but it will be about the middle of February. - Leader John A. Hammersmith has placed the arrangement of the affair in the hands of John Eiliott. Mr. Elliott The | expects to obtain good results through judging and slipping under John Grace | the aid of J. E. Sullivan, secretary of the Jr. and Arthur Massey, have been of the highest standard and some cf the best dogs on the coast have run there, but the attendance grew slowly. As the park has been operated at a loss the wiser counsels among the direc- tors have been to close for a time and reorganize. This is the action which will be recommended to-night The members of Ing sociation, which controls Ingleside Park, held th ing at Pythian ( rectors el Charles F vid Ditlon, H. Deckelman and W. E. Thompson. Thompson succeeds William Halpin, who declined renomination. This is the only change in the old directorate. : At a meeting of the Interstate Coursing Club last night, John A. Klein was elect- ed representative of the club on the Cali- ifornia coursing committee, H. Rosseter, resigned. *hou was proposed for membership. Arrangements for the running of the John Grace cup stak nd the Bell Bran- don cup stake will be perfected by the | executive committee the club. FOOTBALL NETTED THE | TEAMS ABOUT $2000 Statement Giving Receipts and Ex- penses Incidental to the Thanks- giving Day Game. PALO ALTO, Dec. 5.—Treasurer Leiter | returned this evening from his conference | in the city with Manager Muma and Treasurer Kaarsberg of theBerkeley foot- ball team, at which the receipts of the Thankskiving game were divided after the expenses incidental to handling the great crowd were paid. Treasurer Leiter fur- nished the following statement of the fin- | side Coursing As- the sport at Shannon, 52 Morri vice J. of mutual ex- $16,046 80, of one-half, amounting to $ The principdl items of mutual expenses are rent for the grounds, $450; erecting bleachers, expense for officials, ,_ $139; prof , $155; rent coin and tickets, $27 total, $1640 . The total number who attended the | game 14,000. \As to the training ex- | pense of the Stanford team it was $% a | day, amounting to over $5000. The student »dy will have a surplus of about $2000 | miscellaneous, $40; I be offered The di- ’ A. | rounds eacl Mr. | | Cooper, Charles | nolly, | toria, had water in her ter all bills are pald for spring and fall athletics, Amateur Athletic Union. Sullivan conducted the tournament in | New York recently, in which hundreds of | aspirants boxed for national champion- ships. From Mr. Sullivan’'s knowledge of the men it is felt he can select represen- tatives from the various classes who would show well In competition here. The Olympic Club officials agree to pay the traveling expenses of contestants, in ad- dition to the necessary training expenses for two weeks in this city. Trophies will r each event In accordance ulations of the Amateur Ath- The bouts will be four The rules of the unfon will govern the contests, which will be divided into the following classes: Bantam, not to exceed 115 pounds; feather, not to exceed 125 pounds; light, not to exceed 135 pounds; welter, not to exceed 145 pounds; middle, not to exceed 158 pounds, and heavy, any weight. Entries will not be received later than January 15. At the championship meet- ing in ‘the East “Jim" Corbett was the referee. - It is expected that candidates for ring honors will be plentiful, as the local clubs are turning out many promis- ing boxers. This will be ladies’ night at the club. There will be an exciting game of indoor baseball and a more exciting match at water polo in the big tank. The teams will be made up from among the following vimmers: George Hinkel, Alex Pape, K. Melros Lester Hammersmith, orge James, J. Hobson, D. Carroll, L. Weidemann, Ed Con- A. W. Taylor, W. S. Taylor, W. Leonard and George Crowell. Sid Cavill, the club's swimming teacher, recently from Australia, will show his skill as a swimmer and diver. BAD WEATHER ENCOUNTERED. Transport Port Stephens Compelled to Put Into Honolulu. HONOLULU, Nov. 28—The transport Port Stephens, ordered direct from Seat- tle to Manila with 511 horses, put Into Honolulu on the 27th, being unable to pro- on her way owing to the severe weather encountered ever since she left the S She lost only two horses. The rest were put ashore here for a rest and the transport will proceed ina few days. Transports and passenger vessels arriv- ing here in the past few days all report terrible weather between here and the Pacific Coast. The Miowera, from Vic- abins nearly all the way down. The transports Ben Moar, Senator, Hancock and City of Puebla have arrived and there are now e'ght United States army transports in the aar- bor. with the re letic Union. THE CALL’S RACING CHART. (Copyright, 1899, by H. H. Egbert) TANFORAN PARK, Tuesday, December 5, 1899.—Fifteenth day of the Winter Meeting of the Western Turf Association. Track slow. Weather fine. BURKE—Presiding Judge. J. F. CALDWELL—Starter. selling; Z‘ls‘”"sr RACE—SIx furlong: . two-vear-olds; purse, $400. | | 5. Index. Horse. Weight St. ¥m. %m. ¥m. Fin. | Jockeys. |Op. Cl. 55 Dunblane . 108/ § 3y 22 11 [Spencer : 3 3% Decoy .. 1 in 11 23 |Thorpe 3 185 Tar Hlll......... 4 41 42 31 Bullman 13 g Hindoo Princess 2 51 820 42 [T. Walsh, 0 2 ) Wallenstein 5 15 11 51 [|Vittitoe . 2 7.2 L 21 31 €5 |Conl 1% 7 § ] 73 | . 0 he Scot...... . 3 §3 63 §20 |E. Ros 0 Maid of the Hill s 6 e h 9 IFaunt| € : {15, Good start. Won:cleverly, Second and third driving. Winner, W, B. Jenning: . €., by imp. Midlothian-Loleta. Durblane drew away when asked. Tar Hill, cut off on backstretch, ran a swell race. ein @ bad actor; was almost left. tched. The Lady 102 Stiver Tail sulked El Arte 9, Jolly Briton 9, Atlenna 100, Glissando 103, Illilouette 3, Tizona 100, ECOND RAC selling; three-year-olds and upwary nurse, $400. FRS UL s Sy | Betting. %m. %m. Str. F {op. c1. T T T sl e vy 41 54 3h 3 €3 iRy g bh 41 4h 14 s s 7 ] % L €15 7 sis @ S3MLNE s s 2% ; %, 1:01%; 54f, 1:08%. Good start c was_only galloping when he ched—Croker 104, Manzanilia 109, ‘aesar Young's ch, f., by Colonel Clark-C broke down. St. Istdore 104, Sir Urian ran a nice race. Betting. Horse. ¥m. Xm. Str. Fin. Jockeys. [Op. Cl. 5 Esplonage Sh 31 1% 1% |Vittitoe .. @ Casdale 22 21% 2% 22 [Bullman Stromo . 1% 1% 32 34 [Fauntleroy Rio Chico. 32 43 43 43 [(Hemry . Master Lee. 64 B2 65 53 (I Martin Rainier 41 65 6§ 66 |Ranch Oraibes 74 712 72 76 [Helnson . Ulm .. 3 1 8 8 [C. Wilson 405 Montanus . <. |Spencer . Time—i, %, per, L. H. Ezell's b. 1., Espionage was played for a “’killing’’ and a time standpoint. Casdale must have eaten Chico almost left. Scratched—Glengaber 102. NG N 3 431, by Inspector B-Sun Mald. Bad start. Won first three driving. Win- ( won cleverly. The race was & poor one from @ late breakfast. Montanus plunged on. Rio 491 FOURTH RACE—Seven furlongs; three-year-olds and upward; purse, $400. . | Betting. Index. Horse, Age. Weight.'St. %m. Str. Win. | Jockeys. |0p. | CL. rme 51 - 1h 11 |Thorpe gy 12 2% 21 |Henry . 10 2 San Venado, 4 42 33 32 |3 Martin 3.8 Daisy F, 3. 3% T4 42 |Vittitoe . 10 9 Terrene, 3. 75 75 L1z |Helnson . © 10 Olinthus, 3. 6% 68 €12 |Rullman 3 135 3 Ventoro, 3 2h 6% 13 3 5 : 8 s s 06 Time—i, :% 2835 driving. Winnes Poor start. Won handily. Second and third br. m., by imp. Maxim-Napa. Napamax, rearly left, ran a phenomenal race. Daisy F not ready. Olinth poorly. Ventoro seems to have lost his old form. b i Scratched—Jingle Jingle . FIFTH RACE—Five and a half furlongs; selling; three-year-olds and upward; purse, $100. 4922, 1 Index. Horse, Age. Welght.|St. %m. Fin. | Jockeys. ..o Sweet Wil Timy 1ng. ‘Winner best ridden. February not good. Scratched—Silver Mald 107. , 2t , :42; 514f, 1:08%. Poor start. W . Winner. B. Schrelbers br. h., by Fitzjames-Ofive, " © oUt- p. Cl. 1h |Bullman 17 21 |Phelan s 12 3% i 45 0 13 1 &8 - 45 45 1 “Second and third driv- 4928. SIXTH RACE—Five and a half furiongs; all ages; purse, $400, Index. Horse, Age. Weight.|St. Ym. 377 May W, b.. (403) Timemaker, ... Flamora, 2 33 Mond: (@95) mn..b. 82 Spike, 2. L SE s Ta o a Scratched—Mocorito 108, b. m., by imp. ‘é-.— f, 1:07. o Bad r:lun. lume-Friol Flamora a bit short. 4] 5 Won first three driving. DOBBS SOON BEATEN BY WALCOTT Sent Into Dreamland E;rly in the Fifth by Swings on the Jaw. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—Bobby Dobbs, formerly of Minneapol lasted only a few seconds more than five rounds in his bout with Joe Walcott to-night before the Broadway Athletic Club. Dobbs and Wal- cott are negroes. Dobbs is tall, with a lo'r:s reach and a fair amount of science. Walcott is stockily built, with the frame of a Hercules, and the top of his head scarcely reaches Dobbs’ shoulders. There was very little betting on the re- sult, as Walcott was a pronounced favor- ite, 4 to 1 being freely offered on him, with few takers. The men were matched to fight twenty-five rounds at 140 pounds. The end came early in the sixth. Wal- cott sent his left and right almost simul- taneously to the bi ellow’s jaw and Dobbs fell backward, the back of his head striking the floor violently. Referee White sent Walcott to his cor- ner and stopped the fight. Dobbs’ seconds then carried their man to his corner, where he revived in about three minutes. —_— “HIS MAJESTY' HAS A GOOD SECOND ACT IS MAJESTY" is a comic opera parted in the middle. There is one good act, the second, to hear which one should curb one's pos- sible desire to leave after the first. This introductory section left me in a quandary as to whether the music might be im- proved by a better libretto or the libretto assisted by better music. Perhaps I should say more appropriate music, for the music as it is, is good, but its merit is evident only in the orchestration, which is ex- cellent, and at times distinguished. There Is not that comic-opera flavor, that desir- able quality of catchiness, in the vocal side of the footlights that dowers a work with longevity, and the efforts of the sing- ers avail not to make the thing go. For my part, I prefer to hear a good song poorly sung than an Indifferent one well rendered, for one’s imagination can supply the lack in one case, whereas in the other there is nothing to do but pity the afflicted artist. There is a dearth of happy tunes in ‘“‘His Majesty,” though a few lack but little of the adequate spirit. They are not of the kind to gain plaud- its and praise, and we must seek els where for the qualities that make the pro- duction the acceptable one that it is. If there were more stuff as good as the opening duet of the second act the opera would take a much higher place, and in this division the author as well as the composer is at his best. The business and comedy here as well as the music are ex- cellent. To say that there are good lines in the book is not a compliment, though it Is the best I can cffer. A good libretto may not be thus specifically judged; “gocd iines” are only remarkable when rare. Some of the lyrics go smoothly, though the rhythm is careless, and when double and triple rhymes (the heavy artillery of the librettist) are essayed they are uni- formly commonplace. The principals do more or less good work. Wolff is the same excellent second- class comedian and Edith Mason is dainty In her rigid, frigid way. Bessie Fairbairn as the queen does not make as much as she might of what should be an excellent comedy part, and Miss Ladd, denied the advantage of tights, does well in a small part, though singing in her usual expressionless way. The chorus is as good as ever, singing with a mag- nificent volume and acting admirably. Scenically the production {s more than good, the credit therefor belonging to Mr. King, whose work deserves the high- est commendation. The sets at the Grand Opera-house are always well executed and in some Instances are notable in composition, color and perspective. PORTER GARNETT. .. FOURTH RECITAL OF < THE HOLMES QUARTET Elegant Rendition of the Great Brahms Sextet—Very Successful Song Recital by Mrs. J. E. Birmingham. There was a musical object lesson prev- alent in yesterday's chamber music con- cert by the Holmes Quartet. This lesson consisted of the remarkable contrast be- tween a string quartet in C by Mozart and a sextet in B-flat by Brahms. It was, 8o to speak, the contrast between the antique and the modern. By antique I do not wish to convey any idea of infe- riority, but merely to give a term to a certain quality of music. When we listen to, Mozart's quintet we are impressed with the gentleness of the motif, the gracefulness of ideas and the delicacy of expressing _romantic thoughts. The Brahms sextet Lfl\'ex us vigor, emphatic punctuation and distinct zfescnpuon of emotional sentiments. Now the phrases are alluring, and then the tone mass be- comes commanding and imperative. The pizzicato is used very judiciously, so as to create a very striking effect. 1 would term Mozart’s a feminine composition, while Brahms' work Is a decidedly mascu~ line ‘treglh:;:\. ot s Brahms' sextet was the best wo the Holmes Quartet has attempted so n}} It was rendered 'j"h the necessary vigor and a delightful judgment in interpreta- tion. Henry Holmes and his assistants are entitled to much praise for their suc- cessful effort. The quartet was assisted by Waldeman Lind, second viola, and Willlam Wertsch, second ’cello. The vo- calist was again Mrs. Charles Olcott Rich- ards, who sang Mendelssohn's “Minne- lied” and “Sulefka.” . There was a marked improvement noticeable in Mrs. Richards' diction. It was easier to understand the words of her songs. The pre-eminent feat- ure of her singing is splendid taste in ex. ecution. The accompaniste was Miss Con. stance Jordan, whose excellent work fis :?:n'e“ known to need any detailed men- — - — MRS. BIRMING I'EL@'S CONCERT. The high reputation which Mrs. J. E. Birmingham possesses attracted a large audience to Sherman & Clay Hall last evening. Those who attended were not disappointed if they expected to hear singing of as artistic a quality as was ever heard in this city. Mrs. Birming- ham shows in every selection she renders the lhomu"h schooling she underwent and the intelligence with which she grasped the ideas of her masters. e tone comes free and full from her lips, She brings it forward and produces it with ease and without endeavoring to sing for effect. It is the inborn refine. ment in music which manifests itself in a quiet, unassuming rendition of works. Another very agreeable character- istic of Mrs. Birmingham is the selection of what may vulgarly be termed “simple songs.” These very simple works are the most difficult to interpret, and the lady shows her remarkable facility by interest- ing her listeners as much in an unassum- ing composition as others do by resorting to_throat-breaking vocal acrobatics. Mrs. Birmingham was assisted by Harry Girard, a young man who but re- cently arrived from New York, where his fresh barytone brought him laurels in the concert field. His voice is remarkable be- cause of its strength, and he shows much temperament in his execution. There is, however, a slight trembling noticeable during his singing, which has a certain effect upon fome people, but which from an artistic standpoint is not allowable, 1 think that Mr. Girard can easily rid him- self of this defect, and then his voice, having gained firmness, will count as the foremost barytone on this coast at pres- ent. Mrs. W. J. Bachelder played the ac- companiments very utluhc?flrfi ALFRED HE{ZGER ——— Blrmln‘hn.mj Ala., ted stree preaching by Mormons. probibl i ! ARE FAR IN ADVANCE OF THE RECORD Some Changes in Position of the Six-Day Riders at New York. teh to The Call. Special Disj NEW YORK, Dec. 5—The plodders at Madison-square Garden are riding far ahead of the record, as was expected. There has been some change in the rela- tive position of the riders, and several of them have left the track In the past twenty-four hours. This afternoon there was an_accident, In which Jay Eaton, then a lap ahead of all the others, was crowded to the edge of the track and pitched from his wheel. Eaton, amid the greatest excitement, tried to remount, but found that his tire was flat, and be- fore he got another wheel he was four laps to the rear. The matter was taken to the referee by Eaton, who, after several hours’ consil- eration, ruled that the Eaton-Walthour team should take its place with the leaders. This put the team back only one lap, the one by which it was leading at the time the spill occurred, and the decision was received with general protest on the part of all the riders. Waller sald he would leave the track; but he was still riding at a late hour to-night. Walthour took the track for his team for a couple of hours after the accldent, and at 6 o'clock Eaton relleved him and started out to regain the team’s lost lap. Miller tacked on to' him and held him safely, but only after a terrific spurt, which several times got within the two- minute limit. The leading four teams were seventy-six miles ahead of the record at the close of the forty-second hour. Gimm made the former record in 188 with 767 miles 660 yards to his credit. Through a misunderstanding, the Eaton- ‘Walthour team lost five laps at about 7:30 o'clock. They were both off the track at the same time, not knowing of one an- other's temporary retirement. Then an hour later Eaton announced his retire- ment for good, saying that his fall of the shaken that he ‘Walthour, afternoon had left him was too weak to continue. however, announced t on after some of the * : He got a bad fall at 10:15 o'clock, but w: able to remount and close up the gap that the fall had occasioned. Harley Davidson, the Canadian, with- drew from the contest at 8 o'clock, having 329 miles and five laps to his credit. Kreamer withdrew from the race at 7 o'clock, but his team mate, Aronson, con- tinued to ride. The riders were seventy-nine miles ahead of the record at the end of the forty-fifth hour, and at midnight the lead- ers were l‘hih!)’-(hr'e miles ahead of the record. Following is the 12 o'clock score: Miles, Laps. 963 Miller-Waller 3 Maya-McEachern 6 3 Gimm-Plerce .. 6 2 Fischer-Chevalfer . T Stevens-Turville ... %2 6 Babcock-Stinson . %2 4 Schineer-Forster . %0 2 Thoma-Dickerson AR The-Pastaire .. 8§ 4 Walthour (individual). 53 8 Aronson (individual) . NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—The 2 o'clock score: Miles. Laps. Miller-Waller S b Maya-McEachern 2 Gimm-Plerce . 3 Fischer-Chevalier s Stevens-Turville . [ Babcock-Stinson . 5 Schineer-Forster . 5 ‘Thoma-Dickerson 8 § Aronson (Individual) . 7 INTERESTS THE PEOPL OF THE PACIFIC COAST Patents, Pensions, Appointments and Army Orders From the Nation's Capital. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—Pacific Coast patents were granted to-day as follows: California—Joseph W. Armath, San Francisco, loose-leaf ledger or file; John L. Boone, San Francisco, fly trap; E. S. Burt, San Fran- cisco, West Point cheese cutter; Byron O. Clark, Pasadena, sub-irrigation tem and valve; Willis G, Dodd, San Francisco, concen- trating table; George H. Dyer, San Francisco, self-locking bolt for buildings; W w. Hanscom and A. Hough, San Francisc age battery: H. Hansen, Redwood City, plow; John Hopps, San Francisco, assignor to Fulton Iron Works, air compressor; John Mann, Butte City, fruit or vegetable cleaner and grater; Henry L. McKellops, F cisco, dental pliers; James N. New: side, baling press; John Russell, clsco, rving milk and cream: Schnetter, San Francisco, mining apparal Charles E. Smith, Orovilie, door lock; Stockinger, Oakland, foot guard for rallway tracks; A. L. Stone, San Francisco, milk cooler and aerator; Ella F. Young, hose supporter. Oregon—Charles F. Farrow, Eugene, Washington—Harry E. Hutchinson, Mount Vernon, display cabinet; David M. Ellsworth, Camas, fruit evaporator; Theodore Bootsman, Arctic miter box. ‘Wendill McLoughlin of Los Angeles has been appointed clerk by the Navy Depart- ment at the Cavite naval station, Philip- pine Islands. ‘W. B. Young and R. V. Jones have been appointed inspectors of customs at As- toria, Or. Mrs. Josephine Hamal has been appoint- ed postmistress at Hunters, Tehama County, vice Willlam F. Johnson, de- ceased. Army orders—By direction of the Sec- retary of War Acting Assistant Surgeous ‘Walter C. Chidester, Chandler P. Robbins and George B. Lawson will proceed from this city to San Francisco and report in person to the commanding general, De- partment of Callfornia, for assignment to San Francisco, nail. duty. Tge following named enlisted men now in the Philippine Islands, having enlisted under false pretenses, will be discharged without honor from the service of the United States: Prlv:le Frank Moynihan, Fourth Cavalry: Private le’de C. Fisher, ‘Third Infantry: Private Philip R. O'Dowd, Twentieth Infantry; Private Floyd E. Moreland, Forty-fourth Infantry. The following named enlisted men will be discharged from the service of the United States by the commanding officer, Presidio, San Francisco: Recruits Thomas A. Berrisford and Fred Nelson, Sixth Ar- tillery, and Recruit Thomas J. Young, Twenty-third Infantry. Private Arthur Schultz, Company B, Third Infantry, now on dity with casual detachment, Presidlo, San Francisco, s transferred to Light Battery C, Third Ar- tillery, stationed at that post. Penslons bave been granted as follows: California: Orlil‘l;lll-—Alberl G. Dougan, Soldlers’ Home, Los Angeles, $8;: Willlam T. Street. Vallejo, $12; John 8. Malsbary, Colusa, 3; Willlam Lane, San Francisco, & Spectal, November 2i—J«hn Brown. acific Grove, $6. Increase—Louls Holse, San Francisco, $6 to $8. Mexican War widows, special, accrued November Cynthia B. Woodworth, San Francisco, $§. Increase—Willlam W. Kennedy, Napa, 3% to $14; Francis McCourt, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $6 to $10. Original widow: etc.—Minors of Robert West, San Frun- cisco, $16. Mexican War widows, special, accrued November 17—Sarah Copeland, Tipton, $§. ashington: O?lglnnl—olmder 0. Gun- ? enry I. Washburn, Se- derson, Olala, $5: attle, $6; John W. Williams, ?yolune. 38 Albe : Romulus 1al, November 22— Swett, C. H. Ewelah, Smith, Tacoma, $6. Spec Normal W. Stewart, Everett, I8. Oregon: Original—Francis M. Smuth, Eng:jr. 36. increase—Samuel D. Lockwoca, o 0 , §1S to 3. st FIRE ON A HOTEL ROOF. Guests of the Marlboro in New York Given a Scare. NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—There was a scare among the guests of the Hotel Marlboro for a short time to-day because of a fire on the roof. No panic resulted. Several rrwnl were carried downstairs, among them an invalid woman, but no- body was hurt. The damage amounted to about $500, perhaps more than half of it from water poured on the fire. The cause of the fire Is unknown. It started in a structure which was being erected on the roof for a laundry % + RACING. $§ FOOTBALL. % GOLF O+04040+004+0+0+0+0404 0404040404040 COUNTY GAME LAWS ARE IN JEOPARDY Supreme Court Decision May Upset Police Regulations in Many Counties. Justice Temple of the Supreme Court wrote an opinion yesterday in the Stanis- laus County anti-game shipping case which may be made far reaching. A short time ago James Knapp, a market hunter of Stanislaus County, in order to test the ordinance, attempted to ship two ducks to this city. He was arrested and sen- tenced to fine and Imprisonment. The case went to the Supreme Court on a writ of habeas corpus and the petitioner was discharged by oral order from the bench. The decision was not handed down until yesterday, although sportsmen and offi- cers of half the countles of the State have been anxiously awaiting it. The interest of the latter may be understood when it is known that fourteen of the countles have passed a law similar to that of I'Stanislaus, prohibiting the shipping of game out of the county and forbidding the transportation companies recelving such game for shipment. The opinfon handed down erday de- clares all such ordinances as the one con- tested fllegal and voild. More than this, the language of Justice Temple leaves room for conjecture in the matter of other ordinances now on the records of the countles and already projec It prac- tically upsets the anti-pumpgun law of Marin Couniy and may possibly Interfers with the passing of a law limi*'ng the amount hunters may kill for each day, as proposed in San Mateo County. Some of the counties have Y.Nstd laws Increasing the length of the close season for certain kinds of game. By a careful reading of the extract of the opinion following the constitutionality of these regulations is open to question and may possibly pro- voke contests. The principal features of the decision are as follow: Serious question has been ma power of any county Board of S to add either restraints or regulations the right to take or kill wild game, to thos made by the Legislature. We do not find it necessary for the purposes of this case to decide this quesgon. If such further re- strictions upon the right to kill game may be made by cou boards, such regula- tions must be reasonable, not oppressive to any class, and must not contravene any established policy of the State. Presumably the two ducks were lawfully taken by James Knapp in_ Stanislaus County. It s not charged that they were hunted or killed for the purpose of being transported without the county, though such fact, if it existed, would not ‘have changed the result. Ha: ing taken the game lawfully and at & time when it is lawful for any one to shoot ducks, the ordinance prohibiting their ship- ment 'is an unreasonable interference with the rights of private property, an un: sary restraint of trade. The statutes of the State in regard to game prohibit the offe ing for sale of game during the time it unlawful to kill such game. The State ulations upon this particuiar subject s complete, and restrict the rights of citizens 80 far as Was necessary to prevent the um- lawful killing of game. It was stated in the argument, tially, that the ordinance was aim hunters.” " I understand this phrase co all_except sportsmen. R ely part of the community only are sportsmen A law or ordinance which would diserimin. ate in their favor would not be a prope exercise of the so-called police power. Ii that be the manifest or admitted purpose of the ordinance it is vold, for that reason s0. 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