The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 6, 1900, Page 5

FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 JOHN GRACE CUP ':"nnI 1 States. Mr. Meyers' loss is prac- WILL DRAW THE |sSscsiresioon mlsios ) er of Lathrop has sent his Be A RICH CCURSING STAKE Queen of the San Joaquin, Oakland to be bred to Mr. White's fornia Eboraeum. H. Carlton has arranged with 1 of Toronto for the acquisition on terrier puppy. Joseph L. Bernard Club is also t same breed, as is like- Norman of the Paciffc Mastift One of th he Classic Events of the an’'s Year Will Be Run Late in February. he Pacific Coast special committee of American Kennel Club will hold a special meeting McCarthy appeal will be fin; John Grace Cup s of $750, $4X thers in pr rs and trainers ly decided. .|GREAT GOLFERS 1 WILL GATHER ON | OAKLAND LINKS A:‘SL\' CHAMPIONS ENTERED | | s & high \axe | Home-and-Home Match Between | ol Oakland and San Francisco | Teams Postponed. onals who will certainly the tournament on the 13th ins and W ¥ 2 & ex r g 2 C mpions T & ke the field is are g stake s the best ever gathered tc g Ket-\ “rhup- | Bcotland, and is cc ered one nths L, These | eanest of profe . He is on t sensational performers. | JonNgest drivers t er teed a ball. The hese fine players will be in- 'he home-and-home match be- teams of the San Francisco and Oakland Golf clubs will probably be played on The final rounc n and R. H. ( up will probabl . J. McCutch- d for the uncil’s be played this aiternoon on the Presidio links, as also will the ¢ dic M to all except th yregoing. 7 San_ Franc Club will elect officers for the coming year to-day ] old board, having done and viished club on a intrust the 5 Golt o regu urnament on the an Rafael Golf Club on New though several members went | around the cou No schedule of events will be prepared til the eighteen-hole is ready for play. There will, how- probably be an opening and recep- | tion day during February, to which mem- | 1l the clubs near San Francisco 1 be invited. Instructor T. W. Tetley been down with la grippe and acute snsilitis for more than a week. The greens committee of the Edison links, Tacoma, has altered the length of of the holes, improved the teeing- nde and added fresh rds. In the | & foursomes on Christmas day Griggs and Sternberg, with a score of 47 less & 2, tied Eberly and Baker, whose score was 9 less 6—92. The tle will be played | er. In the mixed foursomes, over | holes, with handicap, Mrs. Potter | 1 Mr. Hurley won with a_score of 100 | «s 10—%, Mrs. Hurley and Mr. Munn | ng second with 98 less 7—91. Eight cou- | les entered the event. | The regular monthly meeting of the Ta- | coma Golf Club was held on Christmas | day on the South Tacoma links, which | good condition, the grass being som plomising Firm | low, and the rains not having rendered e survived the rav- | the ground too soft for fast play. On | ssi - | New Year's day there were competitions | . = zes them y OWing | for the Balfour medal for men and for | o es. They all resemble | the Tillinghast medal for women. The | v Sled from the of. | Belfour medal was presented about three ess died feo e s © the club by e S i ) on the Bea ity | Jears ago to the club by Bir Rooert Bal th 1 \ Twenty-one players handed in score 5 1 £ W fine litier of pup- | cards in an eighteen-hole handicap for ¥ sha Kennels' Firm Friend. | men, played on Christmas day on the ST Pannge. o s Rl\'l:;r!lde links of the Waverley Golt Club CEAN ES | at Portland, Or. The first prize was won KEANCL NOTES. by T. A. Linthicum, with a score of 110 less 10—100; R. Macleay, with a gross and The secretary of the St. Bernard Club, | net score of 102, tieing for second place ' s a call for | With T. Strong, whose score was 108 less . e place oa the | 6102 The second prize was decided by . - ® | drawing. The third prize went to a h ins H. Browne, the jresi- | p : scratch man, T. A. Huggins, with a gross as € recovered from hislate | and net score of 104, %wrl\'o couples en- sit will take the chalr at |tered the men's handicap foursomes, over | eighteen holes, the first prize being won n H »f Burlingame has had | by Blyth and Huggins, with 94 plus 2—95; misf lose the prize-winniag | and the second going to Mills andH. C. » was killed by the trak | Lewls, with 113 less 11—102. Handicaps and Floss was Mr. Donner | mixed foursomes were also played on pet he feels the los:| New Year's day. ; | There was a good attendance at the | the most promising young St. | 1inks of the San Diego Country Club on ever brought to this coast, \Christmas day, about a dozen players Meyers' dog Minstrel Boy, died [taking part In a sweepstakes tournament, f pleuro-pneumonta, in spite | which was won by Griffing Bancroft, f efforts of the veterinary sur- | Willlam Robertson, formerly instructor p- attended him_ Minstrel Boy, by | a the S8an Francisco and the Santa Mon- Pr a-Princess R, was ten months | i@ Golf clubs, was at Covina Christ- best judges of the saintly | mas week laying out a new course on 4 declare that with time he would n;gnd to the south of the town. l Lave developed into the champlon of the e first meeting of the golf club re- Commodore J. S. 1d his schooner Frances. be eligible for re-election. chorage off the Alameda shore Is bad, b ing shoal and exposed. ently not room for two prosperous yacht clubs on that side of the bay want to vacht would do well to join the while those who wish bowls billiards, whist and other soctal diversions find them in the Encinal finances of which have always been'in a The interest Encinals in yachting almost wholly depended on_the enthusiasm of Commo- dore Leonard, and when he departed for acht El Sueno with and so will Californias satisfactory bers In that direction. The ciub will give a dance on Washington's birthday. xt week, at which \hnl VAR I GOARD- |FOOTBALL GAME EAST VS. WEST EVERY SEASON PLANS FOR BIG CONTESTS Faculty Interference in College Ath- } letics Not Likely to Result in Many Changes. INTER football 1t has previ tom for one or both the STAKE HORSES NOW RACING Tebbs from Sn. ON THE pshots taken expressly COAST. ) during his travels over the Canadian circult last summer he The first time out In his new owner's colors at Fort Erie he won, a1l horse from his racing plates up. numbering among other victo- Advance Guard, the On December 23, Painted by { Willle Shields purchased Zoroaster for $2 Jick-ups’ of the season. Of limited but local track he has § ymmetrical proportion: sed to his owner's credit $4250. He is by tmp. Rayon d'Or and out of imp, he string of Carruthers & Shields. tercollegiate rn team wi s | ““cans. San Mateo The loser w and meet | . world's record 3 ance Guard was also winner of the Tanforan stakes, pounds, he covered Callfornia’'s game with Carlisle_proved | geclamation last S ack on December 1 wast s another useful member of the stable of Carru On December 16 he captured th rcato, Morinel, Malay, M Western Turf As: team. out to 'rs & Shields, having earned winning brackets on nearly Holiday handicap over one and awdowthorpe, Rosormonde and Forte finishing in the wake. Walter Jennings has been deprived of the use of his noted performer Bendoran during the On November 21 last’ the big fellow won a sprint at Oakland, since which The Sir Modred horse is considered one of the best handicap horses in training. g track in ‘the quarter miles stayed at the e sieieieie® party at that With all this expense Cal- yut $1000 ahead it Is imagine season owing to an ailing shoulder. s been in retirement. PO t the racul- @ averse to accident that B O O R O R R SR U8 S e S S Y o«:\~~>o'. | OARSMEN AWAIT THE FIVE-MILE ‘ BARGE CONTEST | SOUTH ENLS ARE HOPEFUL R R SCRCR P i found to be really practicable | it is probable that shell rowing will be- the clubs, as smooth | water for regatta days will then be as- at one time was scheduled | cific Co. e in a faculty nd put the ban ntinental journey by the Tigers. season opens d but a single vo! ting turned the tide | come general amon Long before this year plans will be laid b gers to secure pleds big Eastern that. it has been demonstrated t. The Alameda Boat Club, which was or- z . 1890, will celebrate s tenth anniversary next month. ————— AQUATICS AT SUTRO’S. Representatives of Both Crewsl The usual programme of aquatic sports Have Agreed to Refrain From Regular Training. (32 of games | merly of Chicago, tF elevens. | from some | gridiron the the | battle with_more sar | more assurance and less ¢ e crowd that was in attend- | elf o t ihe Christmas day game will be | § i Angelen e for the reaso it well be expected. As Indicated shortly after the intercol- | legiate game the faculty athletic of the two universities expre be presented The entries follow: yard dash, juveniles— F. Ritter, R H. Leicke, G. S to-morrow at cents a month course will be on the that | sumed shape last week with : rnament on the links mmit- | vice president, J. F ssed a | 1y Hough; ard race, an of the pla interfered with barge crew of the South End Ro ing Club went out for practice, mak: ing a trip to the Dolphin boathouse vy out they made fast time and feel confident that the a good account of themselves in the race | against the Alameda senio stood between the acceptors that there shall be no regula night practice for the race, but that the systematic ds will drop out ship and steer it wher, they willed. a shorter season and games on the college campus was the cry professors. i< one man in Berkeley who | is pretty much the whole thing and that He has said au- | Country Club won the ne holes in 41, the se E. Rawlinson, ynd nine in 48, to- medal for best andicap prize was »d of Los Angeles, ore of 44 for the fir; o 191, less 12—79 net. dena ‘and A. High diving for boys It is under- challengers | thoritatively fa | PAZCeTiag is no trend | I1rib: President Wheel- | Fider. who went O'Brien, H. Freeman, J. Catheart, ner, R. Riding. —————————— | YACHSI MEN ARE +LANNING. On the 10th inst. 2 meeting of the mem- s of San Francisco Yacht Club will be | nominating comgnittee The election 1 believes the student can work out | 9n the str fleld | morning. nd the least interference with his plans in_higher authority harmonious will be the result not likely to be a change made | Lace Downing of Y a of one big game n Francisco there will probably be twe will be imported In fact It is agreed handicap pri The South if they find that the challengers a dergoing a course of training. | that if both crews are untrained the South | s can stand the long pull better than Other competitors . Thompson of Los An- andall of Pasadena, 92; Angeles and J. E. Jar. g Warner, F. Orr of Pasadena, 94; purer | held, at which of three will be appointed. will take place on February 14 at the an- nual meeting. served as commodore for two years, dur- | ing which he has done much good work | for the club, will not b renomination. N modore and owner s mona, Is spoken of as likely He would make odore, as he is a good sailor, yachtsman and_the owner of a handsome { Jumes Kitterman, fine launch the office of commodore. modore H. R. Stmpkins of the yawl Tra- montana and J. K. Savory of the sloop Juanita are mentioned. belonged to the club for too short a time to be well known to the members, while | the latter has_on several oc good service. 1 be. the next recording ing himself, ] whereas two of the Alameda crew, while strong men enough, will prob- ably find four and a half mile: . The Alameda crew will be made bow; D. G." Green- each year and just as of old on | professional, to tr by all the college men that the Eastern |southern cracks is still essential How long he will be another question, Hotel Green tournament Mrs. Angeles made the e winning the gold medal anc candidate for | arthy, ex-com- hooner Ra- to succeed an exceller time alone It has been sald The crew is rowing well. i lish and even dangerous for | —_——— MAY HUNT A COYOTE. champlonship cup. went to Mrs. with a_score of 123, less ston of Pasa- p prize, her handicap priz mile contest; but any | races to row a fiv | ustomed to man in sound condition and ac rowing ought to find no difficulty in last- | for the distance, he could not keep up a both crews will be untrained they will be | on equal terms and the race will probably | resolve itself into a steady pull for the | greater part of the distance, with a spurt It has been suggested that the master of the San Mateo Hunt replace for one | day the aniseed bag with a c would be a novelt vide exciting sport. cond_handic: named for | fast stroke. es Country being twenty-one Coyotes can be had | from the rabbit catchers in the San Joa- | quin Vallev for the mere freight charges. competitors, including E 3 Sartori, R. H. Hay-Chapman, Hugh May . Who recelv The newly elected officers of the South | lonel “Boge: End Rowing Club will be initiated at the | e one | t will probably cretary, succeed- Morrow will be | and R. B. | A new measurer wili probably be chosen, and ex-Vice Commo- dore G. T. S. White, formerly owner of the sloop Will o' the Wisp, s likely to be nominated. ndicap of four from ( 3 . Wood and R. H. Hay-Chap- n, who recelved handicaps of 12, tied there is‘the I would provide exciting kill. ast fencing to mar the sport a fast run and A little oll of aniseed ap- plied to his pads would give the required scent for the hounds. ———— Why the JHighbinders Love fo tournament at the South End court made | no progress last Sunday, match was played, in which D. Dol and T. I._Fitzpatrick defeated C. Creigh- | ton and B. Clements, 51 to. 48, the score | having been 47 all for four innings To-morrow the played between udge Al J. Fritz and W. Hum- phrey versus M. J. Breen and T. I. patrick; C. versus J. O'Deu und Joseph Walsh, whole tournament will about two weeks. while W. G down, and the last player w financial secret. Among the British soldiers wounded at Magersfontein was Lieutenant Highlanders, In 189 and 1898 Lieutenant Tait, ays entered fr 1 the amateur golf champion- ship_of Great Britain, and in the spring the Prestwick lost it after a tie with John Ball Jr., who 1890, 1892, 1894 and y vas a brilllant one and ae marked by a curfous incident. seventeenth hole both Tait and Ball drove into a water hazard. in and played the floating ball on to the standing on the edge of the water, also played on to the halved in four. Dur- nship week at Sand- all for the St. George challenge vase, one of the most Iuable British trophies for amateurs, at In_the open championship all the amateurs, s, Ball be- as 18 down. G. Talt of the e are at it again and this time worse than Do you know the history of their succession. dinner of the at their Tiburon clubhouse was successful affair. Corinthians | 1t served well to close the season of 1539 and open that of 1%00. the nominee for commo- To_be nom- in the Corinthian Yacht Club is almost equivalent to being elected, for the nominating committee en> arties and to D. Hawks, made a good speech. inated for an concluded in | It has been decided to glve a social entertalnment and dance in | | the handball court on the night of Feb- The arrangements are in the hands of a committee. Now that the Paclfic Association of the | Amateur Athletic Unfon has a consider- | able sum of money in hand it fs likely that a regatta will be glven at no distant | date, Oakland Creek being named as the The recent dredging of have rendered Lake Merritt aval rowing races, champion in 188 Chinese mald the bottom of the reconcile all secure candidates who will ble to the members. deavors to Sunday’s Call all about it and de- cide for yourself. The former waded e i a3 500 | Sach Other. arded as certain that the following will | e elected at the annual meeting as offi- cers and directors for the coming year: H. D. Hawks of the sloop May. commo- | dore; E. F. Sagar of the sloop Edna. vice commodore; Charles L. Barrett, urer; John H. Keefe, Miller_of the yawl Idler, secretary; W. Arcturus and reen, the hole bein Witness Disappears. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5.—Henry Bram- the only eye-witness of Frank Bowman by “Doc” Crandail, now on trial for the third time, ared. The prosecution depend- s testimony to a large extent. He 1s supposed to be in hiding. une Tait beat it provides a course three-quarters of a mile straight away (or of one and a half miles with a turn), the water being four and a half feet deep and wide enough for four or five barges abreast. As soon as the Lake Merritt ort captain; T. L. event this vear Tait le scoring 324 for seventy-two hole 8?“!!\'911 places below him, wi! Grover of the "Brien, direc- The Encinals seem to have almost given 1 S o e ——— — =/ ———— RAIN COMES TO SPOIL THE SPORT OF THE GUNMEN | DUCKS AGAIN SCATTERED The Legal Season for Duck and Cuail Shooting Is Drawing Rapidly to a Close. UST a down | shooting the rece weather broke and a del ensued. The ¢ men wh marshes last Saturday had t shooting. On Sunday moderate the rule, while on Monday were generally small, th scattered the birds by that time. Tb marshes are com y owed now and the bird a wide are The preserves ar ¢ water, all marks of ponds b the water subsides th men will be small, mense flocks of the s; > the e tsme: were Secretary W County Fish ation is sendl calling thelr atte season for quail shoc 15th inst. H. L. Miller was Olympic Gun Club p New Year's shoot! W. D. McArthur and J. } a Joint bag of 23 H. 15; H. B. Hosmer, 16; J. J. W1 liam Bay, R. H. Delafleld, J H. L. Rose and L. T The officers of the Olympic ¢ are sanguine of being abl the trap s ng done n district their gro excellent | centralize and more | the clubs, | brought | grea 8 fs but little money inves | grounds, so that to abandon engail a'loss. President John mer of the ¥ Jack Club er ream | ing over the s Shermar serve on Ea A The heav ceding th hich broke had the effect of sending dc f »f ducks. Mr. Lemmer ba » canvasbacks dur the 1 A | retired satisfied. New Be | Patrick 1 Johnsor Swain | did th n ad to | be cont thirty- | eight bire ting on the pre completel try the sp in a launch with Char ramento. The bay anvasbacks, but th hey live stroys t The sport at bay w Hightmeye red a tot included ca and bluebill McDonal¢ ot 100 bir same plac | them | “At ‘the preserve | atotal of 200 birds a shoot ex me Club during and a third p Dan Ross a good she | Big bags ting. reserve. The f which six- mpanion y-one M. nds being Dietz had poor - bird they bag- B 2 “cans” at WHEELMEN WILL MEET. in a special | four | men in the | The ar 1 meeting and election of offi- fornia Associated Cycling | Clubs be held this ning in the rooms of the Cy ard of Trade, room Parrott buflding. Besides tk important q estlon of the surrender he control of track racing on e to the Nation | clation It is de attend this meetin | to Secretary Scov RC1l opular starter, of this city and is never h ow of Los Angeles, Jess he is taking a Los Angeles cventee The follow elect: Preside | of treasurer | captain, C. Hamlin; | Harry (“Triiby") Fowler. 3 | The editor of Los Angeles Whe | does not take kindly to Lennie's | cratic ways in y s the fact that if t of “Bob's | cling woul L | particularly_in the racing line Fowler, the clever pt south with Ostendorf, wa he was thrown from his head. If he escap | bratn it will be a wonder. veloped_into | State withi | Los Angele the past few m. with ki again day D rode from scra . breaking the t record In the scratch events [ ss by himself as against south of the Tehac Marshall 1-known cago wheelman, who has been relatives in this eity for the past ht. will leave for his home Windy City to-morrow. 1f the weather falr cling Club will | to-morrow nder The annual ele £th Wheelmen will be held Tuesday the 9th The nominating has not ibmi | FLY-CASTERS IN SESSION. The first dinner of the San Flycasting Club 9th inst. The commence | Alex Vogelsa from Washingt ner on the s Thinks of the F rancisco 1d on the vear will Nobody to Blame. The Coroner’s jury yesterday in the ease of Edward Walsh, the painter who was killed last Thursday afternoon by being ammed in an elevator in the buiiding 18 Beale street, rendered a verdict of a cidental death. Walsh and h ad_rigged a ladder across shaft and were engaged in walls, when the elevator des knocked Walsh into the pit ———— The Right Time. This is the right time, the right place, Is Zinkand's for lunch, dinmer and everything §90d to eat and drink. .