The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 6, 1901, Page 4

T HE SAN FRANCIS CO CALL, SATURDAY, Y 6, 1901 G o TS ", RIDING, ROWING, RACING, GOLF, TENNIS, COURSING, but “to the that will re- hills back of after- OT “to the hound: paper!” is the cry sound through tkh San Rafael on S noons for the next few months. The paper chase has become society’s out- door pastime at San Rafael and its most interesting feature is the presence of a rumber of clever horsewomen, who take 2s much fun and sport out of riding as the st seasoned horseman. In fact, so- clety—the feminine portion of it—is de- voting a fair - part of its athleticaily bestowed time to equestrianism, and it uncommon sight to see the most adept and hard nd spirited of the wo- men ric lloping across country, tak- ing a ditch or sbstacle for the mere pleasure and excitement of it hout a thought of danger or physical distre During the last two or three years there has been a great increase in the popular- of riding in § neisco and the number of women who aspire to do more o rs an than just sit on a horse and look grace- ful is much greater than it used to be. It is a fact that the good riders here, as they are the world over, are nearly all women in society, and most of them are women who have ridden from their youth. Among the best society horsewomen in California is Miss Flora Deane, now Mrs. Walter Magee. Mrs. Magee could man- age a really difficuit horse. She used to ride a powerful thoroughbred named Bay Dick. M Olive Holbrook, Miss Deane, is also an exceedingly dar- ing rider. The more spirited the ani- mal the more she is pleased. Miss Ethel who rode with SOCIETY HORSEWOMEN RIDE 'CROSS COUNTRY AND FOLLOW THE PAPER TRAIL IN MARIN Tomkins of San Rafael is both a good rider and driver. She has always ridden and always has some good horses. She and Mrs. James Follis ride and drive a great deal together. Miss Tomkins breaks her own horses andis an exceedingly good judge of horseflesh. Mrs. Follis seems tc fancy a spirited pony more than the con- ventional, well-bread lady’s hack. Miss Eleanor Morrow, also of San Rafael, is an exceedingly pretty and sympathetic rid- er and ought to be mentioned among thos ‘who really ride well. So ought Miss Nel- lie Woolrich of San Francisco. Miss Oge is well known as a rider of more than ordinary excellence. Although she rides in a careless way, she shown that she can do something ove the rough country. Her success in t paper chases has always been of a pos tive kind. Another paper chase rider is 3 HOLDS NUMBER OF TENNIS TITLES. G. Whitney Is Many Kinds of a Champion--Aftermath of If there was ever a doubt as to who was the best tennis player in the Western States that doubt was dispelled on Thurs- day when George Whitney won the cham- He beat both the t two tournaments p of the coast, and last tournament places him in a class by himself. Many were of the opinion that the champion was going backward in his game, but his play during the week shows that he is now more skiliful than he ever was. Bob Whitney, who for several years has been ranked ‘n a ciass right above the second class and below the Hardys and his brother George, has been.improving very rapidiy of late, and if these four ex- perts were to come together Bob would e Very Hkely to rank closs to the top. ¥or one set he plays an even better game than the champion, but he cannot last longer than that. Fred Brown surprised everybody by the game he played at San Rafael. Heretofore he has always appeared very nervous, but in the last tournament he was very cool eand played a sure, swift game. Brown is one of the most promising players on the coast and will be a factor in future events. Ogden Hoffman and Harry Haight, two crack players of ten years ago, made their reappearnce at San Rafael and showedl that they have lost none of their former skill. Hoffman's work in partic- ular was very good, and with a little more practice he would be very near the top of the second class. With the singles and doubles tourna- ment scheduled for the early part of Sep- tember, the cracks will have very little time to rest. It is to be hoped that by the time the next tourneys come off the Hotel Rafael will have the courts in a little better shape. lines was very annoying to most of the players and interfered with the service of the men to a great extent. With this de- fect remedied the courts will be in first- clags shape. Miss Alice Hoffman, ex-champion of the coast, scems to have forsaken goilf for tennis. With Miss Mariam Hall she is practicing constantly, and both. will be in_fine fettle Ly Beptember 9, when the ladies’ championship will be played. The Misses Sutton of Southern California have made great strides in the past yea: when these players come together best tennis ever played by women in this vicinity will be the result. Miss Hall plays at the net and Las an excellent drive. With the Hardys out of the hunt there is no telling who will win the doubles tournament, At present outside of the ‘Whitneys the best teams are Collier and Crowell, MacGavin and Brown and Smith and Cornell. These teams will have a hard time beating the teams Irom the north and south. It is a noteworthy fact that the Whitney brothers now have all the champlionsaip titles between They are champions of the eoast in dou. bles and George is singles champion of the coast and State, and also of San Fran- . the State Tournament| The slope at the base | d | mittee stakes. HEAVY PURSES FOR LOCAL - STAKES. Next John Grace Cup Meeting Will Be Made the World’s Greatest Coursing Event The coursing season which has just been | inaugurated promises to be by far the | | best in the annals of the sport. | | John A. Klein, J. H. Rossiter and W. 1 C. Glasson have been appointed a com- | mittee of arrangements for the John | Grace Challenge, Cup stake which will be (run in October. The committee held a | meeting and prepared a circular in which a schedule of prizes has been suggested. Copies will be malled to all the promi- | nent coursers and their approval of the | offerings for the event will be solicited. The one feature upon which much de- | pends is the increase of the entry fee to |$100. In the event of the nominators in- dorsing the idea, the Union Park Cours- ing Assoclation will add $3600, which will | make a total of $10,000, or $2000 more than | the English Waterloo, the world’s great- | est coursing event. The division of the | purse will be so arranged that all but | eight of the sixty-four entries will get back their entrance money. | To the pessimistic ones in the game the | increase for entrance will be something to harp on, but the fact that for last | year's event there were seventy-two ap- | plicants for “the sixty-four nominations | makes it a certainty that there will be an owner added for any that drops out. Of the 260 puppies listed for this year's | Futurity Stake first payment was made for 106 and second payment for eighty- one. Final payment will be due on the night of the draw. [Dogs of the following kennels were dropped after first payment: L. F. Bartels, 1; J. D. Cardinell, 2; P. M. | Curtis, 1; J. Carmichael, 1; M. C. Delano, 2; J. Horn, J. Kerrigan, H. C. Lowe of Kansas, 5; H. Lynch, Dr. F. R. Moore of Florence, Colo colm, 3; J. H. Rosseter, 1 man, 3; Sterl & Knowles, 1. | The coursing season which ended June |30 was a_successful one. The following resume of the doings at Union Park wiil interest the followers of the sport: Total stakes run 105, divided as follows: Open 43, midweek 36, reserve 6, sapling 3, champion 4, pupp%A, class 1, the Futm'fty, John Grace cup, Belle Brandon cup, Cali- fornia plate and the California Coursing | | Committee stakes. o new annual cvents were inaugurated in_the California plate and the California Coursing Com- The park distributed $70,- 450 during the year in prizes. The differ- ent dogs to start numbered §33 and made | a’total of 7908 entries. | _The get of Emin Pasha won 29 stakes, St. Lawrence 19. Skyrocket 8, Chartist 8, | Border Ruffian 7, For Freedom 5, Wara- | tah 4, Royal Crest 3, Master Glenkirk, | Firm Friend, St. Clair, Westside and Wild Tralec 2 each. The get of Emin Pasha | fignred as runner-up in 21 stakes, St. Law | rence 12 and Skyrocket 8. | Winning owners: FEugene Geary 11| stakes, Frank Jones 10, Curtis & Sons 10, Steri & Knowles & Pasha Kennel 6, P. J. Reilly 6, D. J. Healey 5, Star Kennel 4, T. J. Cronin 4, George Nethercott 3, D. | Toland; W. C. Glasson, Russell & Allen, | Yosemite Kennel and A, R. Curtis 2 each. R. K. Mal- George Shar- Mrs. Vincent Neale. Mrs. Neale rides as if she may have followed the hounds. She gets down on her horse and carries her hands in the true sporting fashion, which is seldom seen with any but cross- country rider: The smartes looking women on a horse in San Francisco are Mrs. Joseph Tobin and Mrs. W. Hobart. Mrs. Tobin has a carriage and manner on horseback which demand favorable comment. Eoth she and Mrs. Hobart would be noticeable for thelr good appearance anywhere. Riding as_a sgort for women is in Its infancy in the West, but it promises to be the favorite amusement of the leisure classes in the future. There is an old saying that it takes seven generations to make a gentlem and three to make a horseman, but | Californian riders are setting the and accomplishing at a bound wha takes generations to do in the Old ¥ Some, of the fair sex are certainly b ing decidedly good horsewomen. To ma it is growing into habit, instead of a bored accomplishment. They all rid the English fashion. and upon E saddles, except those little girls astride _upon Shetland or ponies. Remarkable for their fea ing and their Hungarian ponies i children of A. W. Foster of San Raf They ride and drive these ponies four anq even six in hand, making themse! formidable rivals of Miss Alice Hoffm who is considered a erack whip, and g erally drives four little thoroughbreds a mountain wagon. . A certainly very good rider, a Miss reys of New York, is riding at the Rafael this year. Her riding at th paper chase, which she won, was clever. It is said she has ‘hunted seat and general carriage on horse seem to bear this out. L] ] | | o s | . Horsewomen Well Known as Cross-Country Riders. || X - i + | Winnings of the three greatest sires: l\a\'lng'a~(:1aar carry of 186 yards. T'he': ‘Winning litters of the year: St. Law- the cup being seven feet. J. J. Crooks, | rence-Moonlight _$4822 50, . Emin Pasha- AFTER FAIR with an average distance of fifteen feet, | Geary's Bonnie Lass $4240. Of the Emin was second, the best three out of five | Pasha-Bonnie Lass litter Palo Alto won 9 stakes, with three seconds; Ireland won 2 stakes; Erin second twice. Total of 11 wins and 5 seconds. Of the St. Lawrence- Moonlight litter Wedgewood won 5 stakes, second once; Harlean Gladys won 3 stakes, with 3 seconds; Lovina won 1 stake, 'second once. - Tom Hurlick and Sir Lawrence each won a stake. Total of 11 wins, 5 seconds. £ Three biggest winners of the year: Palo Alto $2370, Harlean Gladys $2062 50, Sacra- mento Boy $1907 50. Fifteen record limit stakes of 128 nom- inations were run during the season. Lit- tle Sister won 3, Palo Alto 38, Wedgewood 2, Candelaria, Whitehead, Warship, Bad Boy, Ireland and Royal Union 1 each. Flying Fox and Luxor divided one. Winning of imported dogs: Mose, Cham- pion stake, January 27; Sleepy Mist, mid- week stake, September 5; Crawford Braes, second in Midweek stake, July 11; Red Angus, second in open stake, November 2: Fléry Face, second in open stake, arch 9. E. M. Kellogg’'s Buck, the best per- former in the kennel, started a stray hare in the trees at Ingleside on Tuesday last, and in giving chase ran heavily against a tree. He was so badly injured that he had to be destroved. Twin City Girl has whelped a litter of eight puppies, three dogs and five bitches, to Emin Pasha. This is the last service of the great sire.. Tmported Hurricanc.has been bred to Koolawn. George Watson, a celebrated Irish courser, died recently. Mr. Watson was a_member of the Altcar and Ridgeway clubs of Ergland and.of various Irish coursing associations. The card for this week’s attraction at Union Park is made up of a fourteen-dog sapling stake and an open event of 120 entries. ———— Low Round-Trip Rates West-Bound for Home-Seekers. One limited fare, plus $2, from the East to California and return, via Southern Pacific, on home-seekers’ excursions, semi- monthiy, this summer. Southern Pacific agents will be glad to furnish free Cali- fornia literature for Eastern friends and accept deposits for tickets. Short line from all the principal Eastern cities. | Tourist excursions personally conducted. Call on nearest agent Southern Pacific. Benpflolnted Commissioners, United States District Judge de Haven has reappointed for the term of four years as United States Commissioners George ¥, Morse ard J. 8. Maniey, r TRIAL. Cup Challenger Loses to Shamrock I After a Decisive Race -- Reversal Follows ROTHESAY, Firth of Clyde, July 5.—In a falr tfial to-day in a smart breeze Shamrock I beat Shamrock II by over 200 yards in a three-mile turn to windward. This is the older yacht's most decisive .victory over the cup challenger. In a second trial to-day the cup chal- lenger fared better. The course was a broad reach down the channel. Starting even, the challenger soon led by four lengths. ~ After rounding Garroch Head the wind lightened, though it was still fresh. The challenger gained slightly on each reach. Half-way home the Sham- rock II led by one and a half minutes. Then, for no apparent reason, she lowered her staysail, thus losing her lead. Reach. ing home the Shamrock I led by a hal length. . AMONG THE GOLFERS Owing to the absence from Sausalito of Major and Mrs. T. W. M. Draper, Mrs. Mason and her daughters, Miss Constance Borrowe and other golfers no event took place on the Fort Baker links on the Fourth. It is probable that there will be no scheduled contests on the Sausalito course until early in September. The club- house is ready for occupation and the work of improving the course will be pro- ceeded with. The council of the San Rafael Golf Club held a meeting on the Fourth and elected the following officers: Captain, George Heazelton; vice captain, A. Curtis; house committee—George Heazelton, Dr, o Howitt and A. A. Curtis; green committee—George Heazelton, R. Gilman Brown and R. J. Davis. The course ot the San Rafael Golf Club was crowded with players on the Fourth, there being driv- ing and approaching contests and a handi- cap over eighteen holes for men, and a rutting contest and nine-hole . handicap for ladies. In the men's driving contest each competitor was allowed to drive five balls, the longest cnrr{ counting. The event was won by Douglas Hardy, with a drive having a clear carry of 195 yards. Graham Babcock was second, with a ball balls being averaged to make up the re- | sult. In the ladies’ putting contest each competitor putted from opposite points of each of three greens, the winner being | Mrs. R. Gilman Brown, with 36 strokes; Mrs. J. J. Crooks being second, with a score of 40. The ladies’ handicap over nine holes, medal play, was won by Miss Hecht, with a score of 43, Mrs. Skinner being _second. The best gross score was Mrs. R. G. Brown’s 53. There was a match on the Oakland links on the Fourth between teams chosen by Captain Orestes Plerce and Vice Captain P. E. Bowles, all being eligible to play Wwho presented themselves before 11 a. m. The attempt to establish an Alameda golf club has fallen through, there being no land suitable for a course available within a reasonable distance. HANDBALL CONTESTS. At the San Francisco handball courts to- morrow the following matches - will be played: Tournament games, first class: J. Collins vs..W. Maguire. Second class; R. Mur- phy vs. T. Leach: M. McDonald and M. Levy vs. P. Ryan and P. Gaughan; M. McNeil and P. McKinnon vs. G. McDon- ald and H. Racouillet, J. Feeney and D. Grifin vs. W. Walsh and M. Dillon, W. H. Sieberst and J. J. Kavanaugh vs. W. H. Lissner and W. H. Kedlan, A. McVicker and T. Leach ys. J. Condon and T. Lydon, P. Basch and M. Joyce vs. J. Lawless and M. Berwin, J. Harlow and E. Maloney vs. J. Riordan and E. Curley, M. J. Kilgallon and J. ite vs. R. Linehan and A. Hampton. The main event of the Fourth of July Occidental Club games was that in which Dr. N. Wachhorst and Tom Creely beat G. Kelly and J. Flynn three straight games for a French dinner. The scientific placing and tossing of the ‘‘doctor” was the feature. The games played were as follows: B. Clark and A. Woefel beat J. Griffen and W. Glidden, 31—16, 12—21, 21—19; W. Gainey and V. Holland beat R. Grennan and F. Holland, 21—14, 18—21, 21—12; W. ‘Winthrop | and M. Dolan beat D. Mahoney and W. Rancell, 2110, 2021, 21—14; Dr. N. Wach- horst and T. A. Creely beat G. Kell; J. Flynn, 2113, 1621, 21—18; F. Stopff and | W. Stopff beat C. Barry and J. Walsh, 21— | 11, 1921, 21—14; A. McVicker and W. Col- lins beat G. B. Hayward and H. McNevin, 21—13, 16—21, 21—10; J. Condon and T. Clem- ents beat L. Kenny and T. J. Lydon, 2119, | 1821, N213; A, Collins and V. Jacobs beat% . Cunningham and J. D. s 20— 17, 1321, 2115, - | siderable repairs. | to offer Airst and | M | dropped her mainsail. TIBURON TARS CHOOSE THE PRESTO. Frank Stone’s Speedy Sloop Will Be Cut Down to Race Against Challenger Helen | | | At a meeting of the board of directors of the Corinthian cht Club held on | Tuesday evening the challenge of the Val- | lejo Yacht Club for the . Perpetual cup was accepted, and it was decided to de- fend the trophy with Frank Stone's sloop Presto. The defending yacht must not exceed 28.75 feet in racing length, the challenger having a racing length of 26.14 | feet. Though the racing length of Frank | Stone’s sloop is 29.3, she can easily be brought within the limit by putting in more compact ballast, so as to shorten her water line, lowering the band on her mast and making a few readjustments. The regatta committees of the Corinthian and Vallejo Yacht Clubs will shortly meet together to arrange a date for the race and settle the other details. Frank Stone | has been officially notified of the selection of his boat as the cup defender, and the | members of the regatta committee have been officially requested to be up and doing. The Corinthian regatta committee consists of P. J. Martenstein, E. B. Leam- ing and W. P. Harrold. Though the sloop Helen was designed and built in Matthew Turner’s yard at Benicia, as was the sloop Gadder, she is by no means so freakish looking as that craft. | Owing to the fact of the Fourth falling | on a Thursday, it was not possible for many of the yachtsmen to make extend- | ed holiday cruises. Many of the yachts were under way on Independence aay, but returned to their moorings in the evening. The sloops Freda and Aeolus of the Corinthian Yacht Club went up to Napa City, where the whole club had been invited to attend a reception and dance. But as it was found impossible | to get enough Corinthian boats together | to make a really creditable display for the | club, it was deemed best to drop the cruise as a club event, leaving it open ior any members who desired to do so to make the trip independently. J. R. Savory's sloop Juanita suffered | some damage in the heavy weather of | last Sunday. blowing out her jib. On Monday there was a Stiff wind, and the | sloop broke away from her moorings to | the north of the ferry slip at Sausalito | and was carried over toward Belvedere, | where she was in_danger of running on | the rock near the fish curing station. -Sho | was rescued, however, by Boatkeepes Lang of the San Francisco Yacht GClup. | aided by one of the men from a schooner. Without a jib she was hard to handle. | and her mainsail was badly torn wis | boat, however, was brought to her moor. ings off the clubhouse, but will need con- To-day and to-morrow on the schedules of all t Last Sunday was a storm are open dates l‘:ie vacht clubs. | ay on : any yachts went out crulZlng.tgsxtbsz!(i‘ came back under reduced canvas. The sloop Mixie. under a double-reefed main | sail and storm jib, made easy weather of it. The squalls were particularly strong off Marin Islands and Hurricane Gulch Sausalito. The vawl Roval eruised over to Oakland, working ex new single’ iib. On the: serih Tl her| return trip she l | mendable promptitude and without | citing, but the losing Olympic team | barge race was won by the Alameda ¢ | ple Boat Club took second place in OARSMEN TALK OF RECENT REGATTA. First and Second Prizes Were Pretty Evenly Distributed Among the Various Clubs The regatta on Lake Merritt on the Fourth was so successful that it is highly probable that it will become an annua event. The lake is the only place in the neighborhood of San Francisco where shell-rowing can be satisfactorily carried on, all the open waters of the bay being too rough and choppy for light boats, es- pecially during the summer season. The outrigged skiff, which until recently was a heavy boat, intended for rough water, has, by a gradual process of evolution, become almost as light and fragile as a shell, and the four-oared barges have also pretty well reached the limit of lightness of comstruction for boats of that ty Hence the need for smooth water, wh. a race can be carried out without the ger of half the competitors being swa ed, has become more urgent. The regatia on Thursday was carried out with com m hap, rearly all the events proving interast ing and providing good contests. All the rowing races were worth seel except the junior shell event, in which Harry Nelson of the Alameda Boat (lub rowed over the course in a skiff in ord to secure the prize for his clul George Lewis. The latter waited while Nelson came up to him so as to produce the appearance of a contest, but won a8 he liked. The swimming races. were over courses. the 10)-yard event being more than seventv-five yards, and quarter-mile hardly 300 yards, and were marred by the usual squabbling which seems inseparable from swimming events The relay swimming race, 40 yare With nine relays, was close and ex- a not display good sportsmanship in ref ing to take part in the water-polo game against the Lurline Swimming Club. As regards the rowing events, the sen Towing fifty-two strokes to, the min over part of the eourse, but keeping o time; the intermediate barge event fe the South Ends, who rowed a longer stroke well pulled through; while 2 Junior barge race was won by the Ariel crew. which rowed in the Native S regatta last year. The Alameda Boat (1uh won three first and three second prizes, the South Ends won ome first and seccnd places, the Dolphins won two fl prizes in single events. the Arfel Ro Clug won one first prize, and the Ol event. The Ploneers and the Universit of California were not placed in any ra The Lurline Swimming Club won the lay race. The committee found itseif ab prizes in the barge events o the full value of 335 per man and $20 per man as second prizes. In the single scu events each winner will receive $35. the largest amount allowed in an amateur competition. ———— Play Poker With Chips And cards, too, of course. We have all styles and our prices satisfy every one Largest stock in "town of playing cards poker_ chips. game counters, tally cards; ete. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 41 Market st