The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 29, 1901, Page 9

THE SUNDAY CALL. | | | 1 DUCKS AND QUAIL PLENTIFUL, THUS PROMISING GOOD SPORT Sportsmen Who Enjoy a Day on Marsh and Upland Anticipate Good Returns on Tuesday When the State Law Permits the Shooting of Wild Fowl in the Majority of Counties—Clubs Have Shooting Lodges 7 of counties. Sporteme ave been making ns for weeks in ng of the season 2 oting s since quail have been t farmers are com- doing ful of game birds. Sev- ns are offered for the marked ar. Chief of e | the conditions W good. Again th have cen well pres k good unusuai season. A strong the close seagon, by the arrest of some ngthened this observ- great numbers amento, San ties, wi the 1 of ducks. The County will not under a county members of the Tamal- s Club have petitioned the their ordinance ail and make It the season for November 1. Bec- ere reads: o, in the county of Ala- meda f California, between the lst £ and the 1st day of No- Xl or r have in his possession any val- whites or partridge, shall misdemeanor. o CO RINTHIAN YACH The State law fixes a bag limit of fifty ducks and twenty-five quail. The lat‘er cannot be sold in market. The law is strict as to the bag. A man cahnot have more than fifty in his possession in any pne day. He cannot bring home a bag gathered in two days’ shooting which ex- ceeds. the game limit, nor can he bring birds shot by a friend if the total is more than fifty. In shipping by express the name 2nd address of the shipper must be attached and the birds packed “in open view.” Birds shipped in a sack are accepted as complying with the latter pro. vision. The express companies are s! in their observance of the laws and de- cline to ship any illegal game. There is a general discussion going on regarding the close season for ducks. The law fixes it from October 1 to February i. Some sportsmen hold that it shouldl open and close a month later. They afirm that October is too early, as the canvasbacke do not begin to ar- rive-until the end of the month, being the last species of birds to come down from the north. It is also held that October be- ing a comparatively warm month birds spoil before they reach the table. The opponents to these views say noth- ing is gained by the season being open during February, as the canvasbacks by that time, although unusually numerous, are not edible, having taken to.salt water, which destroys their flavor. The number of shooting clubs having well kept preserves has greatly increased since last season. New shooting boxes Lave been built and old ones remodeled on the majority of preserves. Herman Oelrichs has acquired the pre- serve of the Tule Belle Club near Cor- delia. He and such Ruests as he may wish to entertain will thus have the exclusive shooting on one of the best preserves in the State. Len D. Owens has leased the shooting privileges of the famous Pringle ponds, from which some of the best bags have been secured for some years past by Ot- to Feudner and others. The members of the Field and Tule Club who have signified their intention of be- ing present on opening day are: A. M. Shields, H. B. Hosmer; Dr. A. M. Derby, H. L. Miller, A. M. Cumming, Daiton Harrison, C. C. McMahon, F. H. Bush- nell, Achille Roos, A. F. Hopke and J. J. | Wirtner. John Coleman is still at Webber Lake, where he expects to remain until late in October. Fred Johnson and some friends have leased grounds near Antloch' for a pre- serve. The members of the Spooney Gun Club have fine new quarters at Mount Eden. The club is made up of L. R. Larzalere, Phil Bekeart, Harvey McMurchy, Rod Guiatt, George Morse and Felix Hoendorf. The clubhouse is spacious and comfort- able. On the ponds are seven large shoot- ing stands and two small ones. There are a number of new clubs about Alviso. Birds are reported plentiful and good sport is expected Tuesday. W. R. Welsh, Fish and Game Warden of Santa Cruz County, writes from Soquel under date of the 24th inst.: Quail will be found plentitul in the hills near Glenwood and Laurel. Also in the old ‘logging woods above Boulder Creek. Also In the hills back of Felton and Ben Lomond. Not in many years have quall been #0 plentiful in this county. One can see a large covey almost anywhere along any of the vineyards or roads. They have bred well and have not been molested dur- ing the past closed ‘season. O B i e e R R R R R ) TSMEN ENJOY A REVEL ON MOONLIT SHORES OF PARADISE COVE HE Corinthian Yacht Club fleet sailed into the upper bay yesterday afternoon and came to anchor in a e Cove, where a bonfire was butit, around which the yachtsmen for clam chowder and other ngs. Song and story served to ay the hours until early morn- To-dey will be spent at ease on , and if enough small boats should hand the regatta committee may course and set the mosquito ng ight several yachts of the San jsco and California clubs made Val- this being the last cruise to Mare g the present season. To-day isco fleet will return to Sau- e California yachts to their kiand Creek. Next Satur- nig fleet will cruise over to Sausalito, where there will be a recep- tion in the Ban Francisco Yacht Club house. On the following day the two fleets will cruise in company outside the Heads. Next Baturday and Sunday are open on the Corinthian programme. A pleasant outside cruise was enjoyed last Bunday by a goodly number of yachts of the Corinthian and 8an Francisco fleet. The following Corinthian yachts cruised beyond the Heads, some of them going nearly as far as the lightship: The sloops Bdna, Amigo, Ariel, Truant, Emma, Ge- nesta, Freda, Aeolus, Queen and Mignon, and the yawls Spray and Arcturus. The sloop Bpeedwell went out farthest, salling around the lightship. The yachts encoun- tered a long ocean swell, but had smooth water and a good breeze. The South Bay Yacht Club continues the season longer than any éf the clubs near San Francisco. Next Sunday the yachts will start at 9 in the morning from Alviso for a cruise about the bay. On October 20 there will be a clambake, to which ladies will be invited, at the draw- bridge. At a meeting of the Pacific Interclub Yacht Assoclation, held last Wednesday evening, the regatta committee submit- ted its report of the annual races heid on Admission day, which was accepted, and the Macdonough and Law cups, the prize flags and certificates were awarded ac- cordingly. Charles L. Falr's gasoline launch Lu- cero, which is on the roll of the San Fran- cisco Yacht Club, and has been lying dur- ing the season in Richardsons Bay, re- cently has been taken to the Cordelia Slough,and moored near her owner's ark for the duck-shooting season. OARSMEN READY FOR WINTER DIVERSIONS BOAT CLUB recélved d outrigged skiff again LAMEDA its barge into its own clubhouse last Sunday. After the Astoria regatta the boats were taken to the house of the uth End Rowing Club, and last Sun- day a crew came over from Alameda and pulled across the bay in the barge, tow- \ the skiff. The time occupled from the foot of Third street to the foot of Chest- ut stre Alameda, was one hour and e min me barge crews and single-scullers afled themselves of the smooth water Jast Sunday to go out from the South End Rowing Club, which will probably send two barge crews, a senior and a junior, over to the Alameda Boat Club regatta on Lake Merritt. Some of the South End oarsmen are talking of having the four- oared shell, which has been reposing idly in the boathouse for a long time, can- vased over fore and aft, fitted with out- riggers and put into thorough order. Several members of the Dolphin, Ariel and Olympic clubs will take part in the aguatic entertainment to be given on Oc- tober 20 in aid of the relief fund of the Native Sons of the Golden West at the Sutro Baths. There will be canoe races, fancy single sculling by A. W. Pape, swimming, fancy and high diving, a water polo game and other diversions in, on and out of the water, An advocate of. a distinct colnage for Canada suggests that we mint three gold coins—one to be called the royal beaver, the other the beaver and the third a half beaver. This idea seems to be borrowed from the eagle of the United States. But the eagle is popular, and, beaver or no beaver, Canadians would still count by the dollar.—Toronto Mail and Empire. ——— If, in proportion tp his size, a man had muscles like a flea he could kick a book agent seven miles NVASBACKS i CAa 3 7 RoyaL SARRY 8- [SToIMER_. - Characteristic Scenes on the Field and Tule Club Preserve, Cordelia, at Close of Last Season. | L G FROM PHOTOGRAPH § BY W. J. STREET. GOLFERS RAISE PROTEST AGAINST PRIZE CONTESTS Opinion Is Voiced That the Number Be Decreased and Value Raiszd. ANY golfers are of the opinion that the .practice of giving prizes for little handicap golf contests, in which scme of the contestants re- ceive handicaps so liberal that the really good players are quite deprived of a chance of winning, has become too gen- eral. Individuals or married couples offer prizes in turn until the contests degen- erate into a merte scuffle for trophles and produce many of the same results as euchre and bridge whist parties, which eome little time ago became a byword In the community. All sorts of little tricks are played to secure big handicaps, and golf, instead of being a healthful recrea- tion and productive of a wholesome riv- alry, becomes a scramble for cups, and the links a pothunter’s paradise. Many golfers think that it will be much better to have medals for club championship contests, the winner to recelve a replica of so little intrinsic worth that it will be valued only as a memento of an honor- able victory, and not for its price at a jewelry store. The first competition for the new cham- plonship trophy for men at match play of the San Rafael Golf Club was concluded last Sunday, the trophy being won by R. | Gilman Brown. In the semi-final round, played on the 2ist inst.. R. Gilman Brown defeated J. J. Crooks two up on eightegn holes, and C. P. Pomeroy beat R. J. Da- vis one up. In the final round, over thir- ty-six holes, on Sunday last R. Gilman Brown defeated C. P. Pomeroy twelve up eleven to play. The competition was pro- ductive of some excellent play, J. J. Crooks making a round in 3, 4, 5.6, 4, 4 and 5—total 42, the amateur record for the San Rafael course. R. Gilman Brown's record of 94 for eighteen holes is also the best amateur record on the Happy Valley links. The trophy takes the place of the Council’s cup and is contested for under similar conditions. The winner of any competition for the cup has his name, with date, Inscribed upon it, and the cup must be won three times to become the permanent property of the winner. ——————— ON THE CRICKET P.TCH. On the Webster street ground, Ala- meda, the Pacific team will to-day meet the Alameda eleven for the last time this season. Next Sunday the Alameda eleven will play against the Sacramento team at Sacramento. The Banta Cruz Country Club cricket eleven having played all its scheduled matches for the season the batting and bowling averages have been prepared. W. Howard has the highest batting aver- age, having scored 7 in three matches, once not out, or an average of 33.5 per innings; most in an innings, 41 not out. A. Jenkins has made 12 runs in six matches, once not out, or an average of 2% per innings, and E. G. Sloman has scored 51 runs in two innings, or 2.5 per innings. H. Bowley stands fourth, hav- ing made $0 runs iIn four innings, or an average of 20 per innings. In bowling G. L. Dickson stands at the head, having bowled 551 balls for 152 runs and 13 wick- ets, or an average of 11.69. H. H. Cook- gon 18 second, having bowled 185 balls for 146 runs and 10 wickets, or an aver- age of 14.6 per wicket. W. Howard is third, with 229 balls, 111 runs and 5 wick- ets, glving an average of 22.2 per wicket, As the association requires that a mem- ber of a country club, to be eligible for the batting and bowling prizes offered by Captain John Metcalte, must have taken TENNIS COURTS IN THE PARK ARE A SUCCESS So Great Is the Demand on Them That Play Is Limited to One Hour. shorter there is a noticeable de- crease in the attendance at the lo- cal tennis courts. This year the contrary is the case, the courts being busy from morning until, night. The park courts have proved an immense success. It has become necessary to limit the time of play of each match to one hour. It has also become necessary to build more courts, and besides the five already down three new ones are fast nearing comple- tion. Tennis players are watching the con- struction of these courts with considera- ble interest, as their success will mean a considerable saving in the bullding of courts in the future. Thede courts differ from the ones already in use in that they are being packed with oll. If properly ofled and rolled these -courts should be as fast and true as asphalt courts, and the wear and, tear on Lalls and shoes would be greatly lessened. If ‘the oil does not prove to be slippery the other courts in the park will be built on this plan. Ofled courts would require butlittle care, and in wet weather would dry in a short time. Should these courts prove satisfactory in every way the expense of building ténnis courts would be cut down to about one- fifth of what it is at the present time. Several ladies who put in their morn- ings on the park courts have been at- tracting considerable attention of late. These ladies—three in number—play fully as well as the best ladies in the Califor- nia Tennis Club, and have a much ‘better style than the latter. Their serving and ground strokes are accurate and possess a great deal of speed. Much#better results would be obtained on the park courts if ghe players were given lockers and shower baths. In play- ing tennis light clothes should be worn, and unless they are the game cannot be played as it should be. The tournaments held recently at Con- gress Springs brought out some good ten- nis, particularly on the part of the Santa Clara men. The best players in the coun- ty are Warburton and Fatjo of Santa Clara and Coolidge and Sneider of San Jose. These men are all improving rap- idly and play a strong game. They play fully as well as the best of the local third- class men, and in another year the men of the second class will find them hard to beat. Doubles is their forte. They are much more skillful in this form of the game than in singles.- What they lack is experience and pgactice Wwith superior players. « The newly elected officers of the Cali- fornia Tennis Club, installed yesterday, promise great things, and it is to be hoped they -will live up to this promise. EVER"i vear as the days become part in_at least four matches, or have captured twelve wickets, G. L. Dickson is the only Santa Cruz bowler who has fulfilled the condition. Among the bats- men A. Jenkins, G. L. Dickson, J. F. Coope and P. D. Gellatly have played in six matches; A. G. Sheath and A. For- tescue in five; H. Bowley in four, and the rest in fewer than four. The Veterans, with a score of 125, which might easily have been increased, went very near winning their match last Sunday against the Pacific team, which scored only 136 runs. The Veterans went to the wicket first with A. E. Acklom and George Theobald, each scoring four runs. R. B. Hogue played a good innings of 58 and the other scores were as fol- lows: Ward 8r., 12; J. Lowe, 1; Captain ‘Wilding, 0; J. Roberts, 2; H. W. Brown, PREDICT VICTORY FOR THE HOUNDS FROM CALIFORNIA St. Louis Leashmen Aware of the Great Clevernédss of Our Coursing Dogs HE principal events on the pro- gramme of the St. Louls coursing carnival have not vet been reached, but already the cry against Califor- nla hounds has been heard. Not that the coursers from the coast are not welcome, for the Missouri officials have admitted that the entering of the fast dogs from the home of coursing in America has given tne big stake great prestige. In acknowledging the worth, and the stand- ing of the invaders the owners of dogs in the Middle States feel that their nomina- tions should be allowed some sort of handicap in competing with the superior greyhounds from the West. A suggestion that a special stake for California hounds be drawn was cried down, because, as some one sail, California dogs would carry away enough, and if special events were in order they might be made conso- lation stakes, in which the home dog could at least have a chance. The judging at St. Louis has been far from satisfactory. From criticisms pub- lished in the papers it has detracted from the pleasure of the meeting. In comment- ing on the decisions one writer says: It is not easy to judge a course from the stand, hence criticism of a judge by the spec- tators is not always well taken. Yet Judge Smith made such poor use of his horse that it seemed he might as well be in the stand as on the fleld. In the course batween Turquoise and imp. Swansea he startl4d the spectators by holst- ing the white fllj for Swansea when it was apparent that Turquoise, on the red, had won. General Manager Benson of the Pastime Cours- ing Club, rushed acrass the fleld, and after a talk with the judge the red flag was raised and Turquoise declared the winner. Turquoise clearly won, but once a flag goes up it should stay, according to the rules. Mr. Benson ex- plained that he ‘called the judge’'s attention to the fact that the wrong flag had been hoisted and asked him which dog had won. Mr. Ben- son seld the judge pointed to Turquoise, and he ‘advised him to hoist the red flag, which he did. Mr. Curran, who owns Swansea, admitted his dog was beaten, but claimed his rights under the rules, Several errors in “‘guarding” added con- fusion and maired what would otherwise bave been a good day’s sport. Under the watchful eye of Trainer James Sweenéy, Rocker, Rural Artist and Real Article have rounded into fine form, and it will not surprisg the St. Louis en- thuslasts if these California greyhounds are in for final honors in the big Water- 100. John Grace, the premier coursing judge of America, will judge this, and Eastern followers in coursing will be able to see the man who stands at the head in this particular in action. Judge Grace leaves for St. Louls to-morrow. D e SRR E 4; A. E. Aitks 5; J. M. Robertson, 4, and C. Banner, 10. Twenty-one extras brought the total up to 125. ‘Miller bowled 84 balis for 42 runs and 3 wickets; Har- bour bowled 5 balls for 20 runs and 3 wickets, while Sandilands, Bennion and _Sollom_captured one each. The Pacifics opened their innings with A. W. Wilding, who scored 10, and W. Petherick, who made 7. The top scorer was T. J: A. Tiedemann, 3§; the other scores being as follows: J. H. Harbour, 5: F. A. Bennion, 9; J. J. Theobald, 13; L. H. Sandilands, 7: V. P. Sollom, 7, P. Miller, 18; Bert Theobald, 13, and W. Henderson, 2. R. B. Hogue took .4 wick- ets for 16 runs; C. Banner, 3 for 54; while ‘Ward Sr., J. Low and A. E. Acklom cap- tured one apiece. The total for the in- nings was 136, of which 7 were extras. D STANFORD MEN ' ARE HOPEFUL OF A STRONG TEAM Material From Which to Select. Proves Upusually Good—Berkeley Gossip. TANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 28.— ‘With the beginning of this week line-up and scrimmage started in earnest, about sixty men appearing nightly in canvas and headgear. During last week the men were engaged in punt- ing, catching, falling on the ball, running through signals and developing speed and endurance. Two elevens of candidates for the big team have been lining up daily since Monday for a few minutes only each afternoon, as the physical condition of the men at present will not permit of hard practice. There are several candidates for nearly every position. At center R. J. McFad- den 04, who played on last year's team; C. D. Hauverman, tackle on the second eleven last year, and Carl Hayden, who gave Lee a close rub for the position in 1899, are making an _interesting fight. Thompson and Barnheisel, the star guards on last year's second team, who were considered by many the equals of the big men, are out for their old posi- tions again. Horan, who played on the Lafayette eleven against Princeton, Cor- nell, Pennsylvania and other big teams, has entered the race also and will un- doubtedly make the other candidates work hard for the position. Traeger, who won the last Thanksgiving game for Stanford, is putting up his usual star game at left tackle. Cooper, who won his “§" last fall, and Luck, substitute end last year, are showing well. There will be several freshmen in the race after the freshman game on October 19, notably among them Sefton, who played end on the Belmont School team last year. Behind the line Captain Fisher, Slaker, Hill, “Pie” Smith, Parker, Allen, Raitt and Bansbach form as good an agsrega- tion as Stanford has had to choose from for several years. Slaker, Smith and Fisher are fast; Hill is heavy and a good punter, and at quarter Raitt and Bans- bach showed their ability in ‘the game last Thanksgiving day. The freshmeh are not a heavy lot, hut they make up in speed and vigor what- ever they may lack in weight. Stillman, a cousin of the famous Stillman brothers whe played apainst each other on the Harvard and Yale elevens last year, seems to have the football instinct that apparently runs in the family. The Tar- pey brothers of Palo Alto, Van Cycle, Sefton and Fullback Dole, brother of Charley Dole, a former halfback, are showing good form. BERKELEY, Sept. 28.—California’s football men have settled down to the heavy work which must precede the big game, now less than two months away. The first, second and freshmen elevens are being matched against each other for vigorous plays. Line-ups continue to change for tryout purposes and to keep the men from overwork. Among those who play on the first eleven and thelr pu- sitions are the following: Gendotti, center; Hendricks, right guard; Hansen, right tackle; Womble (captain), right end; Stowe, left guard; Albertson, left tackle; Dibblee, left en More, quarter; Whipple, right half; Mini; left half; Duden and Sherman, full. Overall may play for full or a line post- . Williams does good work on the he men of the big eleven will assemble at training table Monday at the College. Dining Association rooms. No house for the squad will be kept. The men will e where they please, but their meals o o alion together. Smoking has long since been stopped in the entire squad. The track athletes are preparing for an interclass meet to be heid on the cinder path duripg the latter part of next month. A