The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1901, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1901. X 11 L ING FIEL K2 A TRIO OF JOCKEYS WHO HAVE WON DISTINCTION IN THE SADDLE ON MANY TRACKS. GOLFERS T0 TRY FOR FOSTER CUP AT FORT BAKER Contests Between Oakland | Equestrianism Is Expected and City Teams Will Not Be Held Until Next Year This afternoon, beginning at about 2:30 o'clock, the golf contest for the Foster cup, postponed from Thanksgiving day on sccount of the rain, will be held on the links of the Sausalito Golf Club at Fort | Baker Military Reservation. The present bolder of the cup, which was presented by Charles J. Foster, is Frank B. Findley, but it is probable he will not be present to-day to defend his title to ll‘ trophy. Other absentees will be Leonar® Chenery snd Worthington Ames, the latter being on_ his wedding tour. Major T..W. M. Draper will enter the competition if he returns from Chicago in time to do. so. The contestants will be R: J. Davis, James Newlands, R. W. Mason, Dr. A. H. Mays, Charles J. Foster, J. M. Kilgarif, W. G. 3orrow, H. Clay Miller and others, - The contest will over ‘nine holes, ‘medai play, the competitors belng drawn in couples and the winners in each round going on to the next roupd. The player Who hands in the best score for any round will receive a special prize and the win- mer of the last round Wil become entitled to _possession of the trophy. Owing to the extensive building opera- tions of the United States Government on the Foft Baker reservation. only six | on holes of the golf course are availabie for play, so three of them will be played'twice to make up-one round. It is expected that the Government work on the reservation will be finished in April and that the golf course will then be in good condition for play. ‘ Nothinig is_scheduled for the members of the San' Francisco Golf Club to-day, but several of them will practice games. On Christmas day there will be an eighteen-nole handicap_ medal play, on the Presidio links. The iadies will no more contests during the present but early in the new a compet year there will b ition for the Council's cup for ch has been won twice by Miss n Hoffman and once Mrs row, cil’s cup for men of th n Francisco Golf Club was won last week by John Lawson, who had either refrained from entering previous contests or retired. before final round was reach now appear on the trophy E Abbott Jr., H. B. Goodwin, R. H. Gay- lord, H. C. Goicher and John Lawson. As Goodwin and Gaylord are not seen on the links now and three victories are neces. sary to win the cup outright the trophy is likely to remain i the club for a long time to come. | | [ | | | | to-day the | the possession of The first of the home-and-home matches | between teams representing the San Francisco and Oakland golf clubs will not take place during the present year, as | Captain L. O. Kellogg of the former club | i absent from the city and President J. W. Byrne is g0ing on a visit to the East. B. D. Adamson is Jiving in Sausalito, and has not played for some time. He however, be available wher mate takes place. R. B. Gaviord bas gone away from the city and H. B. Goodwin's heaith has not permitted him to visit the golf course for some time. E. J. McCutchen, formerly captain of the San Francisco b, § idom seen on the links. ub, on the other hand, none of its strongest players, and bas recently developed some young golf- ers, chief among whom is Frank Kales, the youthful winrer of the Goodall cup. —_—— Bull Terrier Duke Is Poisoned. Charles Morel is mourning the loss of his splendid bull terrier “Duke.”” The dog was poisoned last €aturday by some mis- creant and.djed before assistance could be rendered him. “Duke” was a great favorite with Olympic clubmen, especiaily those who patronized outdoor sports. He was six vears old and was the constant companion of his owner. ! he says the members of the club are not | unmindful of the fact that the advent of | propeiled vehicles l | and every available horse is pressed into | | service as a hunter for the time being. SADDLE HORSE. HAS AN ADMIRER IN ROOSEVELT to Undergo Revival With| the President’s Patronage g B | President Roosevelt's love of the saddle ! horse and his well-known belief in the healthfulness of equestrianism is expected i to cause a decided revival in that pas- time. The President has his favorite horse | hington, and aceording to the dis- patches he is to have a decided acquisi- tion to his stable. This is a specially se- | lected Arabian horse, which is on its way | from some potentate in Morocco, who knew of the President’s taste for horses. | St. Stephen’s day. the day after Christ- | mas! What memories it arouses in men who have hunted in Ireland, where c1x~‘ matic conditions and the style of fences show the pastime at its highest develop- ment. On St. Stephen’s day all the school | and college boys are home. on vacation The typical Irish hunter may be seen side by side with the pony cob, which for that day is relieved of his everyday duty to provide a mount for one of the sporting farmer’s juveniles. Thousands now in the sear and yellow leaf of manhood will, in happy memory, hark back to those hunting days of their boyhood. The fox hunt is well patronized t. Stephen’s day, as all horsemen are made welcome. Some are well mounted on fine horses, while others are on rough- coated animals. Hospitality is the watch- word and all are made welcome. The | spirit of Christmas and its good cheer is in the air. The schoolboys prefer joining the har- riers, as with them they are sure of sport in abundance. At' night they gather around the open hearths to talk over the s happenings. It is then they “‘thrice bullfinich charge and thrice they slay the slain.” acis J. Carolan, master of the San Pranciseo hunt, is expected home from | the East about January 15 i The meet of the San Mateo drag hounds | will be at San Carlos, near Bel- mont, at 2:30 p. m. On Wednesday next the meet will be at Sixteen-Mile House, and on the following Saturday the last meet of the year will be held at the How- ard woods, on the Crystal Springs road. ——— CHAUFFEURS OPEN AN ‘ ACADEMY FOR HORSES Automobilists Will Train Equine Race to Make Friends With the Horseless Carriage. { A short circular letter has been ad- dressed to the owners of horses in San Francisco by F. A. Hyde, president of the | Automobile Club of California, in which the horseless carriage has caused more or less inconvenience and sometimes ac- tual danger to those who drive or ride ho on the streets and public roads. He states the members of the .Automo- bile Club have usually been as careful | and considerate as possible in meeting | and passing vehicles with horses attached to them, and draws attention to the fact | that previous experience with bigycles | and electric cars has demonstrated that horses will become accustomed to any strange object, whether moving or sty tionary, after ‘they have seen it o fey times and have learned it is not danger- ous. To hasten the time at which horses will have grown so used to the automobile that they will cease to pay any atten- tion to It it is the intention of the Auto- mobile Club to station one or more gelf- at some convenient place in the city as often as appears necessary, so the owners of timid 'ses may send them there to be trained. This is a policy which has been tried in other cities with marked success, | favorable | which GUNMEN ENJOY SEASON’S FINEST DUCK SHOOTING Legal Limit of Fifty Birds Is Secured by Many Men at Mount Eden and Suisun All conditions for duck shooting warc last Sunday, with the result that on all the preserves near this city | 1imit bags of fifty birds were the rule and not the exception as heretofore. Thz sportsmen enjoyed the best day's shoot- | ing of the season. The five members of the Spooney Gun Club who shot over their Mount Eden preserve had sensational sport. They pledged one another to secrecy as to the success of their shbot, but when five men return home, each laden with fifty ducks, it Is difficult to conceal their good for- tune from less successful sportsmen. The members who were on hand to enjoy the rare sport were Dr. E. N. BShort, W. Whitebead, L. R. Larzalere, George Morse and Phil Bekeart, The bag was a | mixed one of ‘‘cans,” sprig, spoonbills and mallards. The cold morning kept the birds flying. The fresh water ponds, over most_of the shooting was done, were covered with a thin coating of ice when the shooters commenced operations in the morning at sunrise. With a continuation of the present cold weather the shooting to-morrow should be as high class as that of last Sunday | on both San Pablo Bay and down Mount Eden way. Teal are to be seen in all the small sloughs in countlesg thousands, Up at the Suisun preserve of the Field and Tule Club the shooting on Sunday was of the highest class. F. H. Bushnell, Dr. A. T. Derby and H. B. Hosmer each secured fifty ducks.. All'thé members had a successful shoot, the total number of birds Kkilled being more than On Wednesday eleven members, headed by F. H. Bushnell and H. B. Hosmer, en- joyed another great shoot. In all they killed 288 ducks, chiefly sprig, spooney and teal. Tom Casey killed eighteen ducks at Black Point on Sunday. Mr. Wyman and two friends killed sixty ducks Tubbs Island. Bert Patrick secured thirty-nine “cans”’ on the preserve of the Marin County Gun Club, He had as guest H. Van Norden. The flight of birds continued up to 11:30 o'clock. . Donald McRea secured a limit bag of fifty ducks on the Sherman Island pre- serve. George Erget and Ed Bowen secured seventeen ducks near San Pablo. ‘Willlam Price, also shooting in that neighborhood, killed = fourteen, mostiy “cans.” Frank Schultz shot near Mount Bden and bagged eighteen ducks. Mr. Guyatt and two friends wen} 10 Livermore in quest of quail. The joint bag was sixty-seven birds. They could readily have secured the limit if time per- mitted, as the birds were there in abund- ance. The Lincoln Gun Club will hold a blue- rock shoot to-morrow for turkeys on its grounds, Alameda Point. There will b mixed matches, freezeout and five, , ten and fifteen bird races, concluding with a team shoot. This midwinter shoot is ex- pected to attract many gunmen who may desire to test their skill again on the in- animate targets. The shooting will com- mence at 10 a. m. —————— In the Handball Court. The handball games to be played to- morrow in Phil Ryan’s court will be be- tween the following players: G. B. Hayward and P. Ryan vs. D. Con- pelly and J. Lawless, W. Walsh and Joe Brady ve. W. Kavanaugh and H. H. Lissner, C. Murray and M. Kirby ve. J. Foley and J. McBrearty, D. Regan and P. Talo vs, B, Barry and M. Joyce, W. Kelly and A. Pen- noyer vs. G. Hutchinson and P, Kelly, J. Mo. Namara and W. Cummings vs. J. Manning and T. McManus, J. Riordon and M. Dillon vs. E.” Curley and J. Harlow, J. White and M. J. Kilgallon v ire and J. Collins, . M. Magul J. C. Nealon and J. Fitzgerald vs, A. Ham ton and R. Linehan. i SPEEDY HARES ENLIVEN GAME OF COURSING Lengthy Trials Prove the Rule in the Big Stakes Being Run. at Union Park —_—— Not &ince coursing became a popular sport in California has its followers been treated to such hard fought and lengthy trials as those that have resulted during the stakes of the past two months at Union Coursing Park. At this time of the year coursing trials, as a rule, are quick- ly ended. The hares heretofore have shown a disposition to slow down and were no match in speed nor cleverness for the greyhounds, During the winter months the official scores are recorded in small figures, the course being ended aft- er a short run up, a turn or two and a kill. Year m and year out at this time a course would be finished generally be- fore the hare could get half way up the field and the contestants going to the slips for the final would reach that point without having done what could be term- ed a warming up sprint. In trials of that class cleverness in a courser seldom fig- ured, the dog showing the speed from the slips usually being returned the winner. hen, too, the relief dog was forgotten as Stake after stake would be run with- out the time limit being approached in any course, The unlooked for sgeed in the strong hares that cross the fields in these days has changed things a bit_and the usual conditions are reversed. Now Instead of a short, hurried course the dogs are tak- en all over the field and as exhibition courses the spectators, judging from their cheering and the applause they bestow, vote the trials a decided success. Instead of the trainer walking his entry up and down the paddock to pass away time and waliting anxiously for the next go the man who handles the courser in a stake can be found doing his best to get his entry back in shape for the com- ing round "and worrying whether he should take a chance on allowing his charge to try again or withdraw him from the stake. T 1t is no easy task for the relief dog io fulfill his contract, as in recent meetings the athletic hares have left a half dozen bewildered dogs on the fleld after hav- ing outgeneraled them to the escapes. The owners of dogs in which stamina is a strong point in their make-up are | more than pleased with existing condi- tions and hope the hares will continue to improve in strength and speed. ‘The explanation of the change in con- ditions is a simple one. Superintendent Charles Griswold of Union Park is keep- ing the hares off the green grass, which feed would tend to make them heavy and slow. He is providing them with plenty oi grain and dry feed and the ‘cool, brac- ing weather does the rest. Charles Pickard’s imported greyhound Bright Gold, Fabulous Fortune-Weeper, is again in the running and will be given a chance to show his quality. In his few times out Bright Gold has shown himself possessed of a great burst of speed and is not lacking in cleverness. Defective sight has, it is clalmed, kept the courser from showing his true form. After his long rest it is thought he can give a bet- ter account of himself as a flag raiser. . L. Ross, a noted leashman, has re- turned from the East and promises to be a factor in the game from now on. Im- mediately after his arrival Mr. Ross com- pleted a deal by which he came into gou— session of the entire string of the Star Kennels. Among the dogs acquired are Herschel's Pride, Pickpocket, Fontenoy and the noted performers Game Boy and Mayflower. Vallejo will open its coursing season to- morrow and under new management. Judging from the advance list of entries a fifty-six dog stake will be run on in- augural day. According to a rule long established there will be no coursing at Union Park on Christmgs day. Likely winners in to-day’s run down are:. Patriot, Minnie Sankey, Fiery Face, Freda C, Elista, Auckland, Sir "Pasha, Three Cheers, Naughty Girl, Blackhawk, The Grafter, Lada Clare, Ruby Lankey, Forget, Cruiser, Greenhall, Vuican, Fan- nie Hug’!fle‘ aploca, Miss Brummel, Hickory Dick, Lady Sears, Sir Lawrence, Kibosh, Black Flush, Loyal Lad, Best Bargain, Wedding Bells, Fine Form, Courage, Bowery Prompte, Lottie M, Sofala, Red Rock, Rich Argosy, Jingle Bells, Ben Lomond, Rural Artist and For Glory. Champlon stake winners look to be: Charta, Narcissus, Wedgewood, Tralee Boy, A. J. Martin, Vandal, Tiburon and Freezeout. B SIX MONTHS FOR LARCENY.—Edwin Knowles, a negro, who pleaded guilty to the larceny of two treasury drafts from two sol- diers on the transport Sheridan, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge de Haven to pay a fine of §100 and te be imprison- ed in the County Jail for six mnth’ PARK CHAMPIONS T0 PLAY TENNIS ON CLUB COURTS Will Measure Skill With the California Players in the Christmas Tournament The Christmas tennis tournament to be commenced to-morrow on the California Club courts promises to be by far the largest and most important held during the year. It will be an open class singles event, and a heavy entry list is expected. | As much of the tournament as possible will be played off to-morrow. The finals between the classes will be finished on Christmas. The players will 'be divided | into five classes unless George Whitney decides not to play, in which case R. N. | Whitney will probably go into the first | class at “half fifteén” below scratch. C. Dunlap, ex-champion of Tennessee | and present champion of the Park; Harry Young and Twiggs, who are easily the best players in the park, will enter the | tournament, Their presence will add greatly to the interest in the event. Dun- lap has beaten all the crack players in | the Park with ease, and they figure he will stand a good chance of beating many of the cracks of the California Tennis Club. It was the intention of the tournament committee to place these players in the second class. Dunlap and Routh prefer to go in the first class, however, and it Wil be interesting to note how they com- pare with Grant Smith, Drummond Mec- | Gavin, Brown ana Collier. Dunlap is not accustomed to playing on asphalt courts and consequently will be handicapped in his play. He employs a cut stroke that is wonderful for its ac- curacy. ‘Lhis style of game is more suit- ed to turf, which causes the ball to bounce faster, Harry Routh, the other Park expert, wno will play in the first class, has had considerable Eastern experience, and al- fhough somewhat out of practice plays a good game. In the championship of 1899 he played a close match with Paul Selby, the runner-up. The other four wmen from the Park wiil go in the second class and should give a good account of themselves. Walker of Chicago is probably the best of these and should come near winning class honors. The class in which the best playing will e brought out and in which most of the nterest is centered is the first class. The following men will be in this class; Fred srown, J. D. MacGavin, W. B. Colller, H. W. Crowell, Merle Johnson, C. Dun- lap, Harry Routh, 8. H. Adams, Harry he and Grant Smith. The honors in s class will probably go to MacGavin, rown or Smith. Those who stand the best chance in the second class are Frank Stringham, Ray Cornell, Chet Smith and Sidney Salisbury. . In the third class Charles Kuehn, Harry Gorham, Jack Gibson and Herbert Schmidt are easily the best. . Willlam_Frost of the Colquecot Club, Oakland, has entered the fournament and will be in the second or third class, There is a possibility of Robert Fatjo playing. He is the champion of Santa Clara County. and it will be difficult for the best of the second class men to dis- | se of him. 3 poThe most talked of man in the tennis worid at present is Will Taylor, the ex- cnamplon of the coast. who for years was in a class by himself. Taylor made riy reappearance last Sunday with Georgs Whitney against Collier and owell, Taylor was out ot practice, but showed flasnes of his former skill. e Is accu- rate and has good headwork, but his game is slower than that of the present ay. 9%is Taylor and “Bob Eyre, timers, are (Plnyh:{ again and proving rapidly. aylor has be ticing regularly of late. At is playing a stronger game brother Will. two ola are Im- 'eN prac- Present he than his —_———— :oke; players, I have made a discove, whereby you can’t lose. Professor Bep. zon, King of Cards, 320 Mason street, s i | courts on the south. | much energy as he desires. SCOTCH BOWLING IS REVISED ON THE PARK GREEN —— |CORINTHIAN MEN . ARE READY FOR ANNUAL BANQUET PO T A Rink Has Been Provided Yacht Clubs at Tiburon and and Matches Played Reg-| ularly by Its Enthusiasts| The ancient game of Scottish bowling has been transplanted to this city and is being played regularly in Golden Gate Park. The game is played on a turf rink 20 feet wide and 126 feet long. At pres- ent the club members are playing on the easterly end of the park recreation grounds, but a special rink is being pre- pared immediately in front of the former music stand and adjoining the tennjs | The bowls are about sixteen and a half inches in circumference and weigh about | three and a half pounds. They are not round, and therein lies the point of the | game. They must be rolled at an angle. This is the test of the player’s skill, as he must determine what the required an- gle Is at which the bowl is to be rolled. The game is a healthful, outdoor pas- | time into which the player can place as | After rolling | his bowl he can follow it leisurely or can run with it, as players often do, urging | (rlxe inanimate object to stop at the desired place. The first match game between teams of {and Frank W. T Oakland Select Nominees for Next Year's Officers The next event among yachtsmen will be the launching of the craft being built for a syndicate of members of the San Francisco Yacht Club. The yacht is near- ly completed and may be expected to take the water before the end of the year. She will be the only boat on the bay embody- ing the newest and most approved ideas in yacht building, being constructed with remarkable strength and thoroughness and provided with the best fittings. Her appearance on the water is being loocked * forward to with much interest, and her performances will be keenly observed. The Corinthians, however, believe _the; have a worthy and capable defender -o the perpetual challenge cup in Frank Stone’s sloop Presto, the present holder of the trophy. the Corinthians On New Year's day will hold their usual dinner in the club- house at Tiburon, where a large attend- ance of yachtsmen is expected. Thée ar- rangements for the dinner will be in the hands of Port Captain John H. Keefe. Last week a nominating committee con- sisting of J. V. O'Brien, W. C. Corbett hompson was appointed the San Francisco Scottish Bowling Club and the Oakland Club will be played on | the recreation grounds, Golden Gate Park, | on_ Christmas day, between 11 o'clocK | and 3. I The members of the San Francisco Club | bowl regularly every Saturday at 2 p. m. | and many representative men are to be | seen on ‘the green. The officers of the | club and its members follow: | Y. C. Lawson, president; John McLaren.‘ vice president: James Rolph Jr:, treas- urer; Thomas G. Aitken, secretary; David Dalziel, Wallace A. Cook, James McNab, John D. McGilvray, Robert Dalziel, Thom- | as Rolph, Willlam Rennie, Allan Pollock, George Lackle, George Davidson, Hugh Hamiiton, Dr. T. Crawford, R. D. Coi- quhoun, A. R. Patterson, John Reid, J.| D. Robertson, R. M. Turner, Willlam R. | Eaton, Alex Rannie, R. S. Falconer, Wil- liam Z. Nicol, J. C. Moffatt, Willlam' Wat- son, D. R. McNeil, James H. Duncan, | Samuel Irving, Andrew McNair, Robert | Park, Andrew Wilkie, James P. Taylor. | William Balnaves, J. C. Fyfe, Alex Me- | Donald, Joseph Gray, Hugh Forgie, James Hutchison, John M. Duncan, P. Living- | ston Dunn, D. Brown, A. Easman, D. E. | Collins and A Macpherson. | —_——— Heavy-Weight Boxers Will Meet. | The Reliance.Athletic Club of Oakland | will offer a heavy-welght contest to the public on the evening of the 27th Inst. Hank Grifin, the lanky Los Angels col. | ored boxer, is to try conclusions with big | Jack Johnson, Kid Carter’'s colored spar- Ting partner, in a fifteen-round bout, | Johnson has’ a decision over Billy Stift, Mexican Pete Everett, George Lawler and Dan Murphy, and a knockout with Jim | Scanlan. He and Joe Choymski were ar- | reste i gone four rounds. He also fought Bob | Armstrong six rounds at Denver to no de- | cision. Carter has a good opinion of John. | at Galveston after their bout Lo |3 to prepare the regular ticket of officers to serve the Corinthian Yacht Club next year. E. F. Sagar will be advanced to commodore and T. Jennings will be nom- inated for vice commodore. The secre- tary, treasurer and port captain at pres- ent in office will be nominated, and the vacant places on the board of directors will 'be filled by W. B. (“Bunty’) Short and another. The rominating committee of the Cali- fornia Yacht Club, consisting of W. M. Ramsey, August R. F. Brandes and E Boquet, has made the following nom! tions for officers for the coming seas Commodore, 8. S. Marshall, present holder of the office; vice commodore, Rob- ert Vincent of the sloop Alert; treasurer, E. N. Walter, who formerly held the of- fice for several terms to the great satis- faction of the members; secretary, Wil liam McBain: port captain, J. J. Sherry dlrectors at large—W. M. Shaw and Alle M. Clay, John T. Carrfer, the me:xaurei owner of the sloop Jessie E, has been # nominated.. For members of the regatta committee the nominees are A. R. Brandes, W. H. Willlamson and C. A. ring. Commodore W. N. McCarthy of the San Francisco Yacht Club s without a boat, his schooner Ramona having taken up her moorings at Monterey. Before leav- ing the bay she was overhauled and her spars reduced. —_——— Swimmers at Sutro’s. The swimming and diving contests at | Sutro Baths to-morrow have attracted the following entry: Fifty-yard dash, juveniles—C. Butterworth, H. Fremont, A. Derks, M. Feeley, H. Norris, J. Bevins, C. Schultz, T. Baker, L. Simson, . McManus, W. Connor, J. Tanmian, A Mifller, A. Sundberg. H. Secbach, W. Mizner, L. Lilité, B. Ferrill, H. McKenzie, J. Lipman, 3. Frantz, C. I M. Lewis, Do Chase, A. Fernandez. W son and predicts his success with Griffin. |iett, R. White, —_—— 1A, MeGrath, > Playing Cards and Poker Chips. |g Chiman. & Finnigan. D. Harrigan. ' L. 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