The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 14, 1901, Page 4

DECEMBER 14, 1901 EVOTEES 4 & | | . Jorimrsys CoLEMAN AT <VoRK WINTER SPORTS ALTER. ENNINGS gyrrx_ /ATCHED AN EXCITING RACE. <. EQUESTRIANISM IN THE PARK GROWS POPULAR Automobile Fad Mzkes No In— roads on Ranks of Horse Lovers--San Mateo Hunting The recent horse show in New York was most successful ever held there and the claims of the automobilists horse will be relegated to ob- ty either as an animal for pleasure ' or for utility. The same claim made when cycling had apparently led captive the young and the old, the rich and the poor. . the show and parade of the bi- t an end and the wheel is play- tarian part in the world with- pageantry which its use at the height of its glor: tomobile will always be more than its lowly relative, the , and can mever attain the popu- hich marked the vogue of the reason the American t its development. When ufacturer turns out a machine ca at owner can find no h he can_travel te. In France a ble, although in a gree rse has stood the test of time is more firmiy intrenched in the people than it has is was shown in the dard bred trotters in Wi light nd especially on g academies are turn- ed horsemen and hors stime is steadily on the in- Park Commissioners have don o foster this by building brid through picturesque parts of their The paths are soft under the feet and wind in and out, relie the tedium of a straight, hard road. he San Mateo County Hunt will meet 2 o'clock to-day at Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the San Bruno road. Next Wednes- the 15th inst., the meet will be at Dairy, Millbrae, at the same hour. , the 2Ist, hounds and hunters | rendezvous at San Carlos station on the Southern Pacific Railwa; I Saturday morning th met at 10 o'clock at Moormeads, Fair Oaks, the home of J. J. Moore, acting master, The scent led through the Selby property to Redwood City, where there was & check. Thence the run was in the rear of J. L. Flood’s estate to Palo Alto, where there was another check. Resuming the chase, the hounds led the way over the Payne lands into the Hearst estate. and thence into Redding’s property. There were several stiff fences, and in the course of the run J. Athearn Folger, J. J. Moore, Charles Dunphy and Parker Whitney came down. Owing to the soft- ness of the ground they suffered no se- rious harm. After the morning’s sport the members were entertained at luncheon by Acting Master J. J. Moore. Among tbcse who followed the hounds were J. J. Moore, Harry and Mrs. Howard, Walter 8. Martin, Charles Dunphy, J. Athearn Folger, Jeff Moore, Walter and Mrs. Ma- gee and Parker wimneiv.‘ On Wednesday last the hounds met at Laurel Creek. Horses selected for hunting purposes ghould be patiently and thoroughly trained to lead over any reasonable jump. They should be led over “trappy” places, @s an occasiopal fall will make them careful. A small trench on the take-off side of the fence has a most beneficial effect on their education. A young horse, thoroughly trained to lead over fences, mway be ridden with hounds at short no- tice. This training of a hunter is always & labor of love for a hunting man. A Jong, plain snaffile bit of medium sub- stance, with double reins stitched, not buckled in, is the favorite in the Irish hunting field. The lower reins should pass through the martingale. The fashionable bunting bridle, however, is the bitsand braddoon. DEMPSEY MEMORIAL FUND SHOULD GROW QUICKLY Sporting Men of the East and West Are Working Earnestly to Raise the Bequired Money. The Jack Dempsey memorial fund has been given a start from which great re- sults are expected. The sporting men in- terested met last night in Concord Hall, Alcazar building. A permanent organization was effected by the election of the following officers: President, John L. Herget; vice president, hunt Jack Weish; second vice president, - ney Farley! secretary, Tim McGrath; treasurer, ey E. Corbett; sergeant-at- arms, Charles Jones. The president will appoint an executive committee of fif- téen, which will act with the officers. The original idea of limiting contribu- tions to each has n abandoned and any amount will be gratefully received. The entire fund will not be d for a stone to mark the “Nonpareil's” grave. Some of it will be devoted to the educa- tion of the dead boxer's two orphan caughters, Billy Madden and Tom Sharkey are in- %eresting the sporting men of the East in the movement. —————— ‘Wheelmen Will Race. The five-mile handicap road race of the San Francisco Wheelmen, which has been postponed several times, will be de- cided to-morrow over the San Leandro The members will cross the ba§ an triangle. on the 9 a. m. boat. The entries handicaps are as follows: W. Letts, J. ¥. Viera and F. Senstack, 2. R. Nolen! G. Cushman and O. Malieck, 2 R. Varney, L. H. Hammond. Ed Hoffman and Ed Nolen, 1:30; George Crawford, Joe Thelan, Rhodes and W. Borree 5 Pugh, 1:00; X.'B. and George Borree, ; Al Knox, W. J. Mentz, J. Mcintyre and Carroll, scratch. e — An ounce of diplomacy is worth a pound cf blunder. eed of more than | ngland and Ger- | when a | | & | Wednesa | the score and interest in the | YACHT CLUBS ARE SEEKING | NEW OFFICERS | All the Local Organizations‘ Will Select Fresh Timber for Commodores Next Year The yacht being bullt by Twigg & Sons for a syndicate of members of the San ! Francisco Yacht Club is almost ready | to be put into the water, having been | caulked and painted. After she has been launched and her mast stepped, she will | be rigged by W. H. Smith of Howard- street wharf, and will beI delivered at | SBausalito. Her blocks and mast-bands | bave arrived from the East and are the | best ever seen here, being of gun metal. | Becretary W. M. Edgell of the San Francisco Yacht Club is on his way back| | from England and will reach California |in time to partake of his Christmas din- ner at Sausalito. | The nominating committee was appoint- | ed at the last meeting of the board of di- ; rectors of the Corinthian Yacht Club, and | will prepare the regular ticket for the an- | nual election of officers to serve during 1902. Their task this year will be an easy | one, as it is practicaliy certain that Vice- | Cemmodore B. F. Sagar will receive the | nomination for commodore, while Thomas | Jennings, part owner of the sloop Speed- well, will be nominated for vice-commo- | dore. The office of port captain wili con- tinue to be filled by John H. Keefe, that | of treasurer by C. L. Barrett and that of lsncrelary by J. C. Brickell. It will be | ¢ to select a yachtsman to fill the | ¥ left by the retirement of Com- | modore H. D. Hawks from the board of | ctors. The next event among the rinthians will be the annual dinner on New Year's day. The annua! meeting and | clection of officers will be held on the last | v in. January next. | The California Yacht Club at the last meeting of the directors appointed August R. F. Brandes, E. Boquet and W. . Ramsey a committee to prepare the list | of nominations for officers to serve dur- | ing the coming year. If Commodore 8. S. Marshall will not consent to succeed him- | self, it is likely that Vice-Commodore C. E. Clark, owner of the yawl Gypsie, will take the office. It is not at all certain who will receive the nomination for vice- commodore, but it is likely to be one of the following yacht owners: George E. Milier of the sloop Occident, Dr, R. F. Miller of the sloop Lapwing, R. Vincent of the sloop Alert or E. Boquet of the sloop Hope. If Vice-Commodore Clark is selected as commodore it is probable that . R. F. Brandes, who lives in Oakland, will be chosen as secretary, as it is de- sirable that these two officers should re- side on the same side of the bay. G. L. ‘Wakeman, the present secretary, who is a clerk in the Bank of California, finds he cannot satisfactorily fulfill the duties of secretary. Allen M. Clay of the sloop Pactolus will continue to hold the office of port captain, and John T. Carrler, owner of the sloop Jessie E, will retain | the office of measurer. —————— Cricketers Seek a New Field. | At the meeting of the California Cricicet Assoclation held on Monday evening Cap- tain John Metcalfe's prizes were present- ed to the winners. Harold B. Richardson received the bat for the best batting aver- age in association matches during the | past season and Bert Bird the bat for the best bowling average. In the absence of the donor, President Edward Brown pre- sented the prizes, commenting on the ex- cellent ‘work indicated by thé averages. The pennant for the highest percentage of matches won by any club was awaracd to_the Alameda Cricket Club. President Edward Brown, speaking in uu?on of the remarks of A. E Acklow, said he hopes that means may be found to provide the cricketers of San Francisco and neighborhood with a ground really suftable for the game—level, well turfed, inclosed with a substantial fence and pro- vided with a pavilion for the comfort of the players and spectators. The presidznt believes such a ground would add greatly to the enthusiasm of cricketers, and the quality of the game would be improved and the number of men playing it wou'd be increased. He will appoint 2 commit- tee of five to investigate the chances of carrying out the plan. If the committee reports favorably a Ground Assoclation will be formed, and the British residents of San Francisco and neighborhood agked to support it. The Alameda Cricket Club seemed like- l{ to find itself without any delegates to the California Cricket Association. J. J Morilx‘,?"h! in Southern California and R. B, Hogue expects to leave for Austr-- ila early In the new year. To guard against the loss of representatives in'the | association . the annual meeting of the club, which was not held until March, 1901, has already been held for 1902, Ha old'Ward and H. W. Brown having bee chosen as delegates. Harold Ward has been accepted already in lieu of J, J. Morlarty, and H. W. Brown will step into Hogue's place on the latter’s departure. Inasmuch as it will not be possible to procure and put in order a new cricket ground in time for next season’s play, it {s proposed to do some work upon the old ground at Webster street, Alameda. Dur- ing the winter it will be plowed and grass s sown, so as to improve it a little at least. As the country clubs play some matches on the Alameda ground, it is pro- posed the association contribute toward the expense of improving it. This, how- ever, will not be done without the consent of the country clubs, which haye been in- formed of the proposed outlay by the gec- retary of the association and requested to express their sentiments. —_—— Reliance Eleven to Go North. Manager “Pete” Smith of the Rellance Athletic Club football eleveri has com- Ppleted arrangements for the team to go north and play the Multnomah Club eleven. The players will leave here on Monday, the 30th inst., and will play the | Portland men on New Year's day. The team will be practically the same as that which lined up against the Olymplc Club on Thanksgiving da: Christmas Holidays in Mexico. Southern Paclfic special {irain teaves £an Francisco December 18, Los Angeles December 19, reaching Mex!co in time for ihe b y_celebrations. Round trip San FranciSco, $80: Los Angeles, $70. Person- ally conducted. Dining car. Pu.lman sleepers. Limit 60 days. Low side trip Optional itineraries Make rese- rket street. San Francisco, Spring Los Angeles. - k3 THE FArfous BARNEY" SCHREIBER ATE A HURRY-UP LuNCcH oN HIs “WAY To SEE THE FIRST RARE o< ‘ < AND THE WEST. A QUARTET OF BOOKMAKERS KNOWN TO THE BETTORS ON EVERY BIG RACETRACK IN AMERICA, AND A HORSEMAN WHOSE COLORS ARE SEEN IN FRONT IN MANY HARD FOUGHT RACES IN THE EAST . X WOMEN GOLFERS |DUCKS DODGE PLAN TO TMEET | THE SPORTSMEN AT PRESIDIO Sausalitans to Contend for Club Champiornship on the Golf Links at Fort Baker The contest for the Council’s cup of the San Francisco Golf Club has reached the final round, in which John Lawson will meet H. C. Golcher, who defeated ‘Warren Gregory, 2 up 1 to play on Tues- day. On the first nine holes Warren Gregory was 3 up, but Golcher overhauled him in the second round and at the seven- teenth hole won the match. The final round between Golcher and Lawson was played yesterday. lawson was in excellent form and played a stronger game than his oppo- nefit, whom he defeated at the fourteenth hole 6 up, 4 to play. After the match J. W. Byrne and H, C. Golcher played a practice game, and Robert Johnstone, the club professional, played against the best ball of Captain D. J. Rumbaugh, Lieu- tenant Oyster and George B. Cooksey. In order to provide additional space for lockers a large part of the piazza of the San Francisco Golf Club house has been inclosed and taken into the men’s dress- ing room, which was hardly large enough for the comfort of the golifers. The contest for the Foster cup, which was to have been held on Thanksgivin, day on the links of the Sausalito Gol Club, but was deferred on account of the heavy condition of the course, will take place to-day. The competition will be over nine holes, medal play, and the con- testant who makes the best round during the day will win a special prize. The Foster cup is at present held by Frank B. Findley. Among the competitors to- day wllyrobubly be the following: Major T. W. M. Draper, A. Starr Keeler, Leon- ard, Chenery, Worthington Ames, H. Clay Milier, W. G. Morrow, Dr. A. H. Mays, Lieutenant Rodman and F. B, Findley. On Monday last the ladies of the San Francisco Gold Club were to have held a match play tournament over eighteen holes between teams chosen by two cap- tains selected for the day, but the weather Was so dull and so few of the fair golfers put in an appearance that the game was deferred. It will be played on Monday, beginning at 9:30 a. m. ntries must be made at the clubhouse not later than 6 o'clock this evening. The date on which the annual team matches between the San Francisca and Oakland Golf Clubs for a troghy ushally takes place has already passed. The first of these contests took place in-1898 and began on December 10 at Oakland. It is not likely the opening match of this sea- son will take place until next month, for up to the present time no challenge has been received from the Oakland Golf Club, which lost the series of matches played last season. It seems desirable that some definite months should be named in which these contests should take place, the precise day being left to be settied by mutual agreement. 1t would also be well to settle the number which shall constitute a team. In some years it would happen that a team of six golfers would suit one of the clubs best; in other years it might be willing to meet eight or even as many as twelve opponents. Eight seems a suitable and convenient number, as in match plav contests which are preceded by a quaiifying round the best elght scores are held to have qual- ified: or, If a larger number qualify, the number chosen is sixteen, who are re- duced to_eight after the first match play round. If the number to constitute a team is not fixed there is likely (o be a suspicion that the challeneing varty, in sugmesting a certain number. has con- ‘cluded that the chances of their own club WHO SEEK THEM Warm Weather of Last Sun- day Spoils Shooting for a Large Number of Gunmen The sportsmen who went to the Alva- rado marshes last Sunday returned empty handed. The ponds were full of ducks on Saturday and seemed to promise good sport for the following day. As Sunday was warm and clear there was no flight of birds. The sun beat down on the men in_the blinds and nearly baked them. John W. Gates, the steel trust magnate, and his party spent a day among the ducks at Santa Marla after leaving this city on their way KEast. From the re- ports which reached this city it is evi- dent they enjoyed good shooting. The most successful of the ield and Tule Club members on Sunday were J. B. Coleman and Dr. A. T. Derby. They are credited with getting the limit. The other members had only ordlnary sport. On Wednesday a party made up of F. A Bushnell, L. W. Harpham, Achiille Roos, A. M. Cumming and J. J. Wirtner shot over the preserve, meeting with fair suc- cess. ‘The spoonbills are leaving the salt marsh and are seen in numbers about Buistn, e Kdgar Forster, L. Cuneo and W, H. Price were up on San Pablo Bay on Sun- day, the net result of their ecfforts being twenty-two ‘“‘cans.” - C. M. Osborne, F. Louls Foote, H. Gelssler and Phil' Bolander enjoyed a suc- | cessful shoot on the Alameda Gun Club preserve on the Sonoma marsh, Quail are reported in great numbers in the vicinity of Sacramento. They are hardly. available for the men from this city .as the jcurney is too long for a half day’s shooting. 1 “Dave” Thom shot over his favorite fimund near Livermore last Sunday. With im were Clarence Halght and W. J. Golcher. They secured sixty quail. Fred Schuster and John Struven bagged twenty canvasbacks at Sears Point. Fighting Bob” Evans enjoyed a day after ducks with Hermann Oelrichs early in the week before reporting back to ‘Washington. @ vimimbeinietetfi e ferfefeolerfecfoolesioielnlol @ will be better if it is represented by just that number. - The Goodall cup contest held on the Adams Point links last Saturday shows the Oakland Golf Club has at least elght players who might be included in its team. In that contest the best scores for eigh een holes of the players were as follows: Frank Kal 9: D. Belden, 8; W. P. Johnson, 87; E. R. Folger, 90; C. R. Wins- low, 92; A, H. Higgins, 83; R. M. Fitzger- ald, 84; F. 8. Stratton, 9. The foregoin; list of eight does not include the name o; C. P, Hubbard, who is one of the scratch men, nor those of J. A. Folger or T. R. Hutchinson, both of whom are available and have represented the club in team matches, Several of ‘the strongest San Francisco players are for various reasons not avail- able. Charles Page has only recently re- turned from an Eastern trip and is out of practice, while B. D. Adamson, E. J. McCutchen’ and H. D. Pillsbury are dom seen on the links. - But there will be no difficulty in getting together a team to uphold the credit of the club. e Mail a copy of the great Christmas Czll to your friends in the East and fcreign lands. q £ KID LAVIGNE SURPRISES 1HE SPORTING TEN As Far as His Fight Went He Showed All His Oldtime Agility and Hitting Fowers The showing made by Kid Lavigne in his fight with Tim Heagerty in Oakland on Thursday night was a surprise ‘o the admirers of the Saginaw Kid. By living a temperate and an cut of doors life for a year past he rounded into unexpected form. As far as the fight went he seeméd as good as when he was successfully de- fending his title to the lightweight cham- pionship. What would have happened | had the fight been prolonged will never be known. Heagerty saw yesterday the folly of mixing things wtih such a master at in- nghtiug as Lavigne. He fully intend: to stay away from the Kig, but iost his head ana whatever chance he had of win- ning. The idea that he must win quickiy tooK possession of him and he cast dis- cretion to the winds. Lavigne wiil probably fight Art Simms or Jack O'Brien next month. Heagerty has been promised a relurn matcn i Kebruary. = The attendance ‘I'nursday night was about 2i00. The fighters’ snurc was $1200, ‘which, it Is said, was. divided between them. The last important fight of the year will be the meeting between George Gard- net and Kid Carter next Iriday night in Mechanics’ Pavilion, When they first met Carter ciaims he was away below weight. Gardner, after the brilliant show- ing with Carter, made a bad fight with Walcott, alleging a bad hand as. the cause. Now both have fully recovered and a great fight is looked for. Jim Mc- Donald will referee. Eddiec Hanlon and Joe Hill will fight before the Hayes Valley Club next ‘Weanesday night. This should be a fast fight, as both boys are game and clever. The New York papers have done Frank Neal, the amateur boxer, an injustice. They contain accounts of some one pass- ing under that name who is cutting a wide swath in the metropolis. oung Neal is a commissary clerk on a Govern- ment transport and by this time is safe in | Manila harbor. The proposed exhibition of the West Oakland -Club has been postponed until January 7, owing to the iliness of Frank McConnell, who was to take part in the principal bout. —_—— Jim Rea to Breed Holsteins. SAN JOSE, Dec. 13.—James W. Rea is to retire from the trotting turf. His brood mares, fillies and geldings are to be thrown on the market. Rea has been horses gradually. He ain nothing but the stallion Iran He is stocking his farm with Hol- -t&m cattle, which he-will breed here- after. —_——————— Busy Times in the Divorce Court. Annie Eisner, who was married to Lud- wig Bisner in Maryland in 1880, is suing for maintenance. She claims that her husband only gave her $1 a week over the rent. Suits for divorce were filed yesterday by Katherine Gray against George Gray, for desertion, Annie Thompson nst Frank J. Thompson for desertion and Ben Brown against Edna Brown on statutory grounds. Divorces were granted to Mina C. Bart- from George H. Bartlett on statutory Curry from Stephenson 1Ty for intemperance and Salvator Sa- basta from Pepina Sabasta for desertion. AND PASTIMES INTEREST D Y SILVER BILL REILLY COLLECTED CAESAR SUHG OuUT FOR B " ‘KD-I:;UGH s 'TENNIS [EN JIN A SINGLES | TOURNAMENT Largest and Most Imporiant| Meetng of th: Year Will Be Held on Christmas Day | Ternis cracks are devoting all their leisure to practice for the class singles | tournament tp be played on Christmas. This will be the largest and most import- | ant tournament held on the California | Club courts during the year. Owing. to| the large number of active players it will | be necessary to play the preliminary | rouads on the Sunday preceding Christ- | mas. The finals and inter-class matches | will be played off on the latter day. The | players will be divided into five classes. The championship class will be made up of the Whitney brothers. Others who will take part are: J. D. MacGavin, Harry Wiehe, S. H. Adams, H. W. Crowell, W. | B. Collier, Grant Smith, Merle Johnson, | Fred Brown, R. B. Cornell, Chet Smith, | Sidney Salisbury, Frank Stringham, O. C, | Pratt, H. Parker, J. A. Code, P. Collier, | C. Gardner, H. Schmidt, Dr. Lane, Will| Allen, C. Kuehn, J. Gibson, Harry Gor-| ham, Wood brothers, Al Kenyon, George | Whipple, Percy Willlams, and many les- ser lights. | There is talk of holding inter-county | doubles matches. This was done ten years ago and brought out some interest- | ing matches. The pennant finally went to | the California Club, represented by Joe Tobin and Will Taylor. The final between these two players and C. D. Bates and Sam Neel proved a struggle remembered to this day. The local club would be represented by the Whitney brothers, Smith and MacGavin- and Collfer and Crowell. Santa Clara County by Fatjo and Warburton and Sneider and Coolidge; Alameda by Brown and Hunt; Yolo, by the Porter brothers, and San Joaquin by Ingles and Hammond. The ladles are again taking up tennis, and although players are scarce many of | the young ladies are (erovlng rapidly and In a year or_two will be good play ers. Miss Ethel Smith is a novice at the gamé, but is easliy the most promising of | the ladles. Jthers who are practicing constantly are: The Misses de Nervand, Willilams, Margaret Salisbury, Grace Whitney, Ethel Cooper, Edna Davis, Meyer, Emma Hunter, Glesting, Mrs. Kin- | caid and Mrs. Du Reynler. Bert Rodman, the champion of Wood- land and onme of the most enthusiastic players in the State, played several matches on the local courts during the week. Page, Collier, Rodman and Gard- ner played a three-cornered, round robin match. Coliier won with two victories to his credit, Gardner was Second with one, and Rodman was third. The latter won the first set from Collier, 6-1 The park players are desirous of holding a scratch singles tournament on Bunday and will do so If no objection Is made. The folowinz with several others will take part: Walker, Routh, Bates, Dunlap, Twiggs and the Beyfuss brothers. PRESIDIO ONCE MORE FILLED WITH SOLDIERS Troops Being Hurried Here From All Dijrections to Replace Those Re- turning From Manila. In order to replace the many soldiers now being discharged in the Philippines the Government is hurrying recruits to this city from every direction, and the Presidio is beginning tc assume its old time appearance of actiVity. Several new camps have been built and nearly all are occupied. The Fifteenth Cavalry will leave for Manila on Monday, however, which will relieve the congestion to some degree. The first squadron of the Eleventh Cav- alry arrived yesterday and will sail about January 1. ‘A portion of the Twenty- seventh Infantry and several hundred un- assigned recruits also joined the local troops yesterday and more are scheduled to agrive daily for several weeks. Two prisoners escaped from the post hogpital some time during Thursday night and have not yet been located. A man sentenced to seventeen years in one of the Federal prisons, and who was sud- deuly taken insane and sent to the hos- pital, escaped his guards the other night and a thorough-search has revealed no trace of his whereabouts. The author ties begin to suspect that his insant might have been only a matter of con- \‘e:;:n}!‘ence. e general court-martial now in ses- sion at the Presidio is dealing sever:\sy with such offenders as come before it. Privates Woodward Maynard, Troop F, Fifteenth Cavalry, and Isaac G. Thomp- son, Twenty-fourth Battery, Field Artil. lery, convicted of larceny, have each been sentenced to dishonorable discharge from the army and confinement at hard labor at Alcatraz for one year. Privates Thom- as Conklin, Troop B, Fifteenth Cavalry and_John 'Hunley, Twenty-elghth Come pany, Coast Artillery, found guilty of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, have each been given heavy fines and severa® months of imprisonment, but at the exviratjon of their sentences they will be restored to uty. TEFENDERS OF THE FLAG ARE ENTERTAINED AT NAPA Talented Artists From This City De- light the Veterans Residing at the Home. The country's defenders wh b were highly entertained last Saturday evening by a company of accomplished artists from San Francisco. The theater was filled by the veterans and other re: dents of Napa Valley. entertain- ment, managed by ifiss Marie Lawler, was the first of a new serles authorized by the board of directors and it readily won the a‘pv?lluse of the audience. The following programme was rendered: String trio, Miss Grace Frank Howard (cellist), Irvin tt (plan- (violinist), ist); soprano solo, Mrs. Eva Tenney, Irvi * nett_accompanist: Spanish dance. Flavi: <o lin solo, Miss Grace Freeman, irvin Bennett accompanist; banjo_and guitar, Miss Magie ind 1rvin t: Spanish dance, EASTERN DOGS TO COURSE ON LOCAL FIELDS G. Lacy Crawford of <t. Louis Will Send on His Kennel to - Winter in California The prosperous condition of the coursinp game in California has attracted the at- tention of Eastern leashmen. The pred tion is generally made among local ad cates of the sport that the pick of the crack coursers from the other side of the Rockies will be sent on to compete dur- ing the winter months for our rich stakes. - Climatic and other conditions advance the idea of such a pfoposition and the out- look for the Easterner is pleasant exce; on the point of easy winnings. The game sportsmen of the East and the Middle West have some well bred and fast grey- hounds which are looked upom at home as champiohs. When pitted against t campaigners of the local kennels the vadars will find themselves in a class a notch or two above anything they have met. G. Lacy Crawford, a young millionairs jeashman, and an enthusiastic member ot the Pastime Coursing Club of St. Louis, has signified his intention of giving his best dogs a try with the class hounds of this State. He has about completed ar- rangements to ship his_star performers here for the winter. That means that within a few weeks the dogs will be en tered in the stakes at *Union Coursing Park. The Crawford kennel enjoys the reputa- tion of having the best lot of greyhounds now running in the East on its list and with this addition to the fast aggregation of coursers local patrons of the sport can look forward to a lively winter in cours- ing ecircles. Among the pick of the Crawford kennel that will be sent on is imported Warbur- ton, Barton Tag. Reckless Archer, pur- chased as a puppy from J. H. Rosseter, and Boundless, winner of a recent puppy stake at St. Louis, by Waratah, out of Anchorin Leland. Reports from Butte, Mont., show the coursing season just ended has proved a Successful ome. ‘G. H. Macdougall, well known to the local leashman, heads the list of winners. His dog Lethbridge took first honors in stake money. Chilco, an- other of Macdougall's coursers, was third on the list. King Cashier finished in sec- ond place with six stakes to his credit. Lethridge won two, Chilco divided one and Spindle won one. Lethbridge and Chilco were each four times in second lace and took third money four and hree times, respectively. King Cashier was their undoing on these occasions and proved too hard a game for them. As a rule Macdougall’s coursers reached their finals after hard going and in tired con- dition. Cashier started nine times and Lethbridge fourteen. Lethbridge had the record for winning courses, getting the flag *a thirty-eight out of forty-eight slips. Ring Cashler will be remembered by tho Union Park talent ‘as a courser that made them distribute considerable money to the pikers about a year ago by his tmlooked for winning style when he was considered -an - outsider. e youngs got the flag from some good performers ‘when the odds were as strong as 15 to against his chances. A lively season is predicted for mnext year's meeting at Butte. Coursing is in a healthy condition Denver and strong patronage is accorded the game. Best Brand, a Denver dog, has been bred to T. W. Bartels’ Mac's Melody, 2 former win on local flelds. Bogus Brummel to Winning Style. Bold Bar- barian has been bred to Dr. R. D. Beck et's Lady Blanco and Ben Hur to Dr. J. M. Norman’s Princess Jewell. These ters will be eligible for the Californfa Futurity of 1903 Strange Idea won the rich Old Cham- nion puopy stake in Fngland. He is by Flery Furnace, out of Bessfe Cartwright. By this winning of his get Flery Furnace is advanced well to the head of the list as a successful sire, Thia result was not anticipated by his owners, Messrs. Faw- cett, who figured on Fabulous Fortune to outclass him. R Dolphin Oarsmen Are Active. The only aquatic club on the bay show- ing much activity at the present time is the Dolphin Boating Club, several mem- bers of which go out every pleasant Sun- day for exercise and practice. To-morrow the whole fleet of rowboats belonging to the club will start at 9 in the morning for Arcadla Island, where an open-air dinner will be enjoyed. The arrangements for the outing are in charge of Leo Wienand. At the last meeting of the club the reg- ular ticket, as presented by the nominat- ing committee, was elected Wwitho: change. It was decided that the anm ball and entertainment be given early M February of next year. John Reimers and Frank Curry have taken up work in the outrigged skiff and are making good progress. A barge crew will soon be or- anized and will begin practice, the fol- lowing making it up: Captain T. R. Dixon, E. O. Kragness, Fred Seibel and John Reimers. The annual variety show of the Ala- meda Boating Club was held at Armory Hall, Alameda, on Friday, December The hall was packed, nearly a thousand people applying for admission. The en tertainment. was highly successful, real- izing a handsome sum for the club. At the last regular meeting of the Ala- meda Boating Club a committee was ap- pointed to consider what improvements can be made in and about the boat-house at the foot of Chestnut street. The com- mittee will report at the next regul meeting, at which officers will be nom nated to serve the club for the coming year. ——e— Cooks Elcct New Officers. At the meeting of the Cooks’ tion of the Pacific Coast held last day right the following officers w2re elected: President, Marcel Magnan: vice president, C. R. Strandberg; treasurer, L. Parisot: cial secretary, M. L. Grossman; recordin retary, Morris Catz; auditing commm:fi Vilcone, L. Hage, H. Stewart; directors, Bruzeau, L. Fourniguler, J. Fruazet! B Otto, Sam New: 3 oSy ewman, R, Walden and BANQUET TO MA Y LAN.—The in- cambent city officials Wil tender & banquet. 1> Mayor Phel Saturday evening, Decem! 2, at the Maple Room of the Palace Hotel.