The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 30, 1904, Page 10

BURLINGAME GLUB POLOIST TR R R POLO PLATERS FIND SUPPLY OF PONIES SHO D Mounts of the Cowboys Are Eacerly Scanned in Search «f Sowe Suitable Material CUALIFICATIONS/ REQUIRED Show Sneed of Race Horse Must Carry a Heavy Man S FFast Ak, ries of Gallops nd the horses u quart a p ny < up. twenty- seconds. Walter McCreery's pony rin ondersized desce ered qua: th 122 pe »d this ve history the lookout properly red in e has h match two fa- will use in two over, ten min- ods are piayed owing list gives s owned by the Burlingame one or » “hacka t ne v cowboys and which have d on the cattle nge for a soon learn what is them when driving cattle follow any object, stop r at great speed. s could be purchased a ago for $3 They have rly sought. however, that ing them now know their | d demand $200 to $300 for This is not an extravagant fig- ure, as the $35 range pony often be- omes the $1000 polo pony in the of expert handie kes long and careful prepara- tion to bring a pony up to a game, al- though there have been cases where a ed after a few days’ months or year is le time in which The first work is a pony has been p! a pon “hackmore,” ke affair, usually made n‘[ hair. This done with a SEROE the sensitive part of the pony’s nose and jaw and teaches him > stop sudde: d with but littie jar to his rider. Some authorities in- sist that a martingale should be used n conj ion with the “hackamore,” others claim it interferes with work of that instrument. > pride of the cowboy is to have turn on a 10-cent ion shows some- a pony galloping mallet, a remarkable while to around a polo test of agility. After a pony has been grounded in the rudiments ©of the game its owner fpvariably puts on the finishing of the game | for least | hel the | halter- | AN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY: JANUARY .30, 1904 FIND A DIFFICULTY IN_ SECURING SUFFICIENT PONIES [RAC]NG YACHT | 70 BE LANCHED | - © BARLY IN MARCH | Nearly Four 'I‘;:)uwmd Dollars ; Has Already Been Spent on the Corinthian Challenger G. ,\H\\\'_[:‘;E-ELBFTH) Lively 10;«; |<F Promised at Election of Directors of San Francisco Yacht Club £¢ tet aih e T S R | B I Sanedd : =53 £ Afl\—‘(%ox) e o> acht Club, The the held on Wednesday 100 members of the officers in an excellent were abo to be as reg: nce th ar ty-nine members resignation, expuision or fifty new members . were ted > niembership list contains he names of 255 members, of whom are aclive, twenty-nine absent and four e honorary The fleet includes forty- h assets of the « ith all bills paid In resnonse tc We lub more than $1500, a question by ex-Com- on the sleop Cor the ciub for the purpo allenging for the San Francisc | perpetual cha cup, now held by the San Francisco Yacht Club, ex-Com- modore John W Pew said that the op had cost up to the present $3309. before the close of not launched, as last er up for a race; 1 not later than S sed to put her ch 1 The secretary’s report read at the annual meeting of the California Yacht | Club showed that there are on its roll the names of 197 members, five of whom are honorary. The following of- ficers °re elected to duri the coming year: Commodore, George M. Shaw, owner of Idler; vice commodore, Charles P. Doe, owner of the schooner Challenge; sec- retary, F. P. du Brutz; treasurer, Julian Altendorf, owner of the yawl Pilgrim; port captain, C. J. Vogel; di- rectors, A. G. Byxbee, J. .E. Back, own- er of the slpop Catherine; C. E. the yawl Gypsle, and G which must be ember 30. It is into treasurer, J. J. Sherry. the foregoing George M. Shaw, Charles P. Doe, Julian Aitendorf, J. J. Sherry and Charles E. Clark were re-elected to the offices filled by them last year. The tta committee consists of A. er, owner of the yawl liam McBain, who was secre- tary during 1903, and W. H. James. It seems there will be a keen contest | the office of Commodore of the Franc cht Club. The can- | didates are A. C. Lee, the present vice | commodore, and W. G. Morrow, owner of the sloop Challenger. It was at first supposed the contest would be confined to the candidates for commodore, but the position ticket includes the mes of W. W. Wilde, candidate for the office of recording secretary, and of W. W, Fa candidate for the of- fice of treasurer. It is practically im- possible at the present time to - esti- mate the strength of the rival parties. L touches He allows none of his men to use a mallet while riding him, as a chance blow on the head might ruin the pony. The same principle ‘is fol- lowed by Irish hunting men; who never allow exercise boys to send their hunters over a fence for fear they would allow a horse to refuse to jump and thus give it a lesson it might ap- ply in the hunting field to its owner's chagrin and humiliation. The illustrations show Al Clough} a {noted rough rider and “bronco buster,” putting ponies through their | paces. He handled a lot of horses for the German Government some years since. Of the 6000 es they had here it was said there w not one he could not ride, o is number of | ps, cight yawls and three| rches, Dur the past year the receipts of the club were $§708, and ts xpenses were $3143. There. is a cash balance of $912, and due om members, making the! with regard to the water | serve the ciub | the yacht | ms, part owner of the schooner | of | Mabel | 4 |Showing in the class game between the e . wE™ = ME POoLO PONY N ACTION [CARDINAL PLAYERS AT HARD PRACTICE Baseball Squad Under the Tute- | lage of Ceach® Doyle "Gives | Pfomise of Brilliant Work ————— STANFORD UNIVEBRSITY, Jan. 29. The first fortnight of regular prac- tice on the varsity diamond has come to a close and the outlook for a fast | | ball team is extremely encouraging. | Coach Charley Doyle has won the en- tire college community, rooters as well as balltossers, and there is.a general feeling of confidence in his ability to turn out a winning team. A number of the baseball men have been heard | to express their regret that Captain Overall has decided to leave Berkeley. | This spirit is cropping out’ ever | where among the men and all of. them are “digging in” with a determination to break California’s long string of:| baseball victories. The men appear on the diamond between 4 and-4:15 every afternoon and keep at it as long as it is possible to sée the ball. Never before have so many candidates ap- peared on the field for nightly prac tice as are turning out at present. Coach Doyle believes in’‘developing a team of hitters and with this end in view is devoting most of the prac tice to that featuré of the game. After preliminary work at batting ahd fieid- ing the men wind up the afternoon's | work with a few innings of fast work, in which all of the candidates are given an opportunity to get info the game. | There is an abundance of material { from which to develop a good staff @’ | pitchers for the cardinal and Coach Doyle’s long experience -in the box | ought to aid him in bringing out the strong points in the varsity candidates for slab honors. Triteh, who pitched good ball in the second game against California last year, is in the lead of the bunch of twirlers, though there are several others who' should reach varsity form before the season, ends. | The easy style' of: delivery.used by Tritch and his almost perfect control make him a safe man to depend upon. Sales '06 and Roosevelt 04 have, per- haps, more speed than Tritch and may give tWe latter a close run for the po- | sition. Freshman-. Chalmers, who played right half on the varsity eleven last fall, is also showing considerable knowledge of the.pitcher's art. His | l | | | | | | | freshmen and the sophomores was re- | markably good, particularly the cool- ness displayed under rather trying cir- cumstances. Behind the bat there are but two candidates, Captain Ball and “Stump”. Stott, who captained “the ' victorious freshman football eleven. Ball is'a veteran at the position, although he played third base last season. He is'a reliable backstop and quick in getting the ball off on throws fo bases. “Stott is showing up well behind the bat, but is a poor hitter, a defect he may be able to overcome under Coach Doyle's tutelage. % To-morrow afternoon the varsity will play the St. Mary's College nine on the Stanford. diamond, A-close contest is expected. ARIEL OARSMEN ACAIN AFLOAT Pl Clubhouse Attracts the Members Who Have Been De- prived of Rowing for Months}v New Many members of the Ariel Rowing | Club were at the new clubhouse last Sunday. All the boats are now housed there. Several of the members went out for a spin in the outrigged’skiffs and to-merrow the four-oared bargés will be ready for use.. .It is so ‘long since _the. members have had an. op- portunity of rowing that it i§ expeeted there will pe quite a large number of narsmen. in evidence-at-the new.quar- ters. The annual dinner and. the-in- stallatior. of the new board of officers will be held to-night. The dinner will not “only serve as a reumion: of the niembers, but also as a celebration of the opening of the ne clubhouse; which ‘is a monument ' to; the' leyalty and energy of thé members, who xept together and preserved, in spite | of many - discouraging circumstances, .in their efforts to secure a.permanent ! cation and ‘a well equipped, modern boathouse for the club. It is expected the South®End Row- 4ing” Club' will begin work shortiy rn its ¢ house to_be erected on the site adjoining - the ~ Atiel ‘quarters. Some timé ago the South Knd, Rowing Club sold its handball court, which had beeh rected’ at a conisiderable cost, and w s€ll its old clubhouse at the foot Third stréet. s P Now that the uncertainty which for a long time'haunted thé minds o the | Ariel and South End oarsmen is at, end, another -elub,, the ‘Dolphin . Swim- ming and.Boating Club, is beginijng to feel somewhat insecure of its tenure of the site at the foot of Van Ness avepue. United States Gevernment e gineers have been-taking soundings and making ohservations at Black Point, and the Dolphins are beginning to f2 that the Federdl Government may tend to construct some works whi wouid. render -it ‘necessary ‘to- remove the boathouse. The Dolphin Club*would have ' purchased the handball court owned by the South End Rowing Club and have erected it near their boat- house had it felt quite secure. “' The directors desire also’ to raise the house and make a ‘place for stor- ing bosts underneath it. They have also other improvements in view, but do not wish . to® make expenditures | from which, the members might reap little or 'no adequate benefit. The water front 'ie* so filled up' with wharves, - warehouses and factories that it is a hard task to find a location suitable for a.boathouse, which must be readily accessible by land and wa- ter if it is to. serve its purpose well. The directors of the:Dolphin Club propose to institute. a series of dances, to take place once a month at'the clubhouse,. for the members and their \friends. The object of these proposed gatherings is'to provide some recrea- tion for those members who.do. not take an active part in rowing and. who desire to meet their fellow members socially. » . X _Captains have been chosen for the class crews of the University of Cali- fornia' Boating Association. ~They are as follows: A. Sterling Bunnell, 704, of the senior crew; Edwin J. Grindley of the junior crew, and H. W. Ross of.the sophomore crew. The fresh- men received their first instruections at the Harmon Gymnasium on Tuesday afternoon and Wwill take special exer- cises there for'a few weeks before en- tering the barges on Sessions Basin. General Dewet of } | (OFFICIALS EXPECT |a sister to Manila. A HEAVY ENTRY ————— i Many Young , Greyhounds of | Promise Will Make Debat in| Belle Brandon Cup Event| L The officials of the Interstate’ Cours- | ing Club expect the Belle Brandon cup of this year to attract the record entry | of its history. There are a large num- ber of puppies ‘coming up which have never been coursed. There is an un- usually -heavy registration of puppies whelped last year, among them being some of great promise: In ‘conjunction with this stake will be run'the California Plate, for which all ‘the older dogs are eligible. These | two stakes will be the first of the Inter- state’Club's events of this season. It is arnoinced-that New Home Boy, the | -crack Los Angeles courser, will be sent up especially for'the plate event. T. *J. Crenin ' visited Rocklin some | days since and came away feeling there ‘ {s no - danger of the breed of grey-! Hounds' deteriorating so long as M. C. | Delano, J. E. Freeman and other en- | thusiasts find pleasure in rearing doss | for coursing. - Mr. Cronin gaw ‘a lot of young dogs, | all of the finest blood and showing the | effeets of liberal‘feeding and plenty of | exercise. Two dog puppies owned by | himself. are particularly promising. They are by Vandal-Skyblue, the latter They are eleven months old, are black and white in color and ~weigh more than sixty pounds éach. He was particularly interested in’ a' five-months-old puppy by Wild Tralee-Mamie Pleasant owned by Mr. Delano. This precocious miss goes eight and ten miles each day on the rcad ‘and is: as sleek as a mole. She | is black and has a coat like satin. ; There are a number of puppies by Fortuna Favente-Rollicking Airs, and | also out of Gallant Foe. They are big, healthy fellows and should be heard from next vear. Kelly and Hanley have bought Pep- per from Tim Sullivan. | The first brace of dogs will be called | to the slips at Ingleside Park tn-mor-‘ row at 1 o’clock. The stake is evenly | balanced and interesting trials are ex- | pected. The likely winners in the first | round look to be: ! High Born, Creswick, Little Plunger, Menlo Prine, Cueén's Motto, Gitmore Girl, Lady Menlo, Pacing Billy, Full Moon. Rov Hughie, | | I ! i i Reckless Acrobat, Medley, Texas Hoo Hoo, Comique, “Raby - Aurora, . Laughine Water. | Cloudburst, Royal Friend, Celtic, Belfast, Glaucus, Conroy, Frisky Barbara, Bots. Young Fearless, Red Pepper, Pasha Pleasant, Bon- nfe Pasha, Tovsy Turvy, J E H, Homer Boy, Charming Thought. The coursing at Union Park to- morrow. will commence upon the ar- rival of the 10:15 o'clock train There will also be a train at 1 o’clock. The | stake is limited to sixty-four entries, the intention being to have Judge P. J. Reiily pass upon the merits of the dogs in the_deciding course before 5 o'clock. The likely winners Idok to be: Our Motto, Snapper Garrisoh, Maid of the Glen, Barefoot Boy.' Northern Express, False Alarm, Comstock, Mount -Rose. Colored Lady, Tralee Boy, The Referee, Liberator, Lily e B & M Roden v, “Avgie Biossom, John Heenan, Vandal, Gambit, . Rene- gade Apache, Young Johnny Rex, Fenil, Or- sina, Mellinwood, Haphazard, Pathfinder, Cas. cade, Texas Betty, Real Article, Cubancla, “ i f | % | This afternoon | the California and Golden Ga | are | weeks | 8o to thé California Club surely. i Club. EARLY STAGES IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF ADY TO BE IMPAN THE FINISHED PRODU! NO MATTER HOW FAST R 1E PONY ANY AND GAME, A POLO 2 PLAYED IN TOURNAMENT PLAY | 0N THE COURT ter-Club Mateh Interest the | Racket Wielders of the Clubs | — 4 C | Two tennis tournaments of import- | ance will be played on the ( Club courts to-day and the mixed do handicap will be completed. To-mo row the first interclub match between | e Ten- to-morrow nis clubs will be played. Four teams left doubles event and with the handicaps allowed some good matches should result The fact that they the | teams piaying from the lowest marks shows the poorer teams were not giv- en . large enough In the upper half Miss Ratcliffe and Frank Stringham Miss Be sie Valleau and Herbert Schmidt. The latter will thé smallest pos- ble odds—"“owe 1-6.” This handicap will cut no figure in the outcome, as Stringham and Miss atcliffe go back X once every six games. The tear are about evenly matched and a close game is expected. Miss Ratcliffe and Stringham are slight faver This is undoubtedly due to the fact that Miss Ratcliffe is stronger at the net than Miss Valleau. Stringham and Schmidt are about evenly matched. In the lower half the best teams in the tournament are opposed to each other and a battle royal will result. | Miss Ethel Ratcliffe and Dr. Sumner Hardy are ‘15 2-6” back of scratch, are in the mixed are handicaps. Mary will meet receive 1 | while Miss Hotchkiss and Will Allen | } 6" behind. Miss Ratcliffe and Dr. Hardy will “"owe 15" every other game. This handicap is thought to be about right, although in a practice match last Saturday Miss Hotchkiss and Allén beat their opponents an 8-6 set. Hardy is. playing about as well as ever and is much stronger than Allen. On the other hand, Miss Hotchkiss is considered by ma better player than Miss Ratcliffe. It is expected the winner of this match | will carry off the tournament honors. Play will be called promptly at 2:30. When the Golden Gate Club chal- lenged the California Club about three | ago to a nine-team doubles match the members of the latter club | paid little heed to it. The California | Club men, thinking their opponents would have little or no show of carry- ing off the honors of such a meeting, did not take the matter seriously. It has since developed that the park play- | ers consider their chances of winning | are good. | The park players make a mistake in | conceding the first four matches to | their oppbnents. The first mateh will | In;| this the Baker brothers will be opposed to MacGavin and Allen. The second match will likewise go to the California | The doubtful matches are the | third and fourth. The Califérnia Club men expected to be represented by ' either Tobin and Taylor or Mitchell and Collier as their third team. It is doubt- ful if Taylor will play. In this case his | place Will be taken by either shcrwund' Adams or R. T. Crawford. The opposing teams in the fourth match will be Janes and Russell and Drs. Hill and McChesn: The loss of Taylor and Smith weak- | ens the California Club materially. | This will put each team up one, and ! & new ninth team will have to be found. | The California Club line-up, subject to changes, to-morrow will be as fol- lows: 1, J. D. MacGavin and Will Al- len; 2, Joseph Tobin and Will Taylor; 3 Frank Mitchell and Will Collier; 4, Dr. | | | | POSTPONED GAMES WILL BE PLATED Two Matehes of the California Association Football League to Be Decided To-Morrow SASDEI On the ground near the gotton at East Oakland the Pirates an Ass ation footb match t ernoon against an ele n from t men’s Institute of this eity. The ba will be kicked at 3:30. The gam will be . Roberts, secret fornia Association Foothall Two ches for the cham- pionship of t alifornia Association Football League that were postponed on aecou L wet weather ear! in the mo played to-morrow On the cri ground at Alameda the Pickwicks will play against the Oc Is, this being the game origina et for t 17th inst. The ball will be ked off at 2:30 p. m. and the referee vill be G. S. K. McCallum of the Vam- pires. On the ground at Idora Park, Oakland, the pires will meet the Albion Rov the match having been postponed from the 10th inst. C. W. Irish will be the referee and the ball will be kicked off at 2:30 p. m. A team of the Thistle Club will play a friendly match to-morrow against an eleven of the Oakland Hornets on the ground at Idora Park, Oakland, ball being kicked off at 1 p. m. In the games for the championship of the California Association Football League to-morrow the teams will line up as follows: the Positions. Oecidentals Goalkeeper . --Chivers Left back Roberts Right back Liovd Left halfback Gr: Center haifback Milne ght halfback B Dutside left ¥ Rigit halfback Jutside left rnside left t k le right. Buchly Though the Thistles have played only ¢ight matches for the championship of the California Association Football League, while the Vampires and Inde- pendents have played nine apiece, they nt ahead of the Vampires s ahead of the Independ- The Thistles, Independents and will not play cham- ents. Oakland Horne pionship® matches to-morrow. The standing of the teams is shown in the table: > »ruia- Association Football League Matches. Conin | 3 S 3 cLU 2 DEE e o F - > 8 Thistl 8| 7} 0] 1 313 Vampires .. 9 13 1 2 e L Independents ol s 21"} s ! Albion Rovers) S| 3| &| 1 1207 Hornets | 8| 1| 5| 2 8 4 Occidentaly w) o) sl 3 | 1 Pickwicks s 1| 6 1 39 - Hill and Dr. McChesne® 5, Sidney Salisbury and Frank Stringham: §, Herbert Schmidtf and Harry Rolfe; 7, R. T. Crawford and Sherwood Adams 8, Ray Cornell and Ray Splivalo; Will Page and Lloyd Baldwin or th Long brothers, The Golden Gate Club will be repr sented by: 1, Baker brothers; 2, Carl Gardner and Charles Dunlap; 3, Clar- ence Griffin and C. Foley; 4. Georg Janes and H. Russelly 5, A. Palmer a H. Brabant; 6, Horace Mann and W. Finch: 7, the Hotchkiss brothers; Norman Ambrose and James Code; 9 George Bates and E. P. Firinegan; sub- stitutes, C. S. Gayness and J. Lewis.