The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1904, Page 10

19 THE NCISCO CALL. 1904. TURDAY. FEBRUARY 6 HIGH -CLASS FIELD WILL SPORT SILK IN BURNS HANDI CAP - 4 »a S SRR Fourth Year His Progeny Is Credited With the Greatest Number of Victories fiedl Competition of for Couneil’s Last Neason Cnp AT R On Tu the qualify ¥ beginning at g, round over eighteen ng s, medal play, a competition for for be of the Council’'s cup women will eld on the links eyhounds | Golf Clut Wond It is 50 set down on the s hedule of AT THE PRESIDIO psent | Commences Tuesday Morning San Francisco the ladies’ annex, but it is more prob- s¢ w able that the qualifying round will be | s twe dispensed and that the ladies will | d 1 proceed at once to the opening round ! pion litter of the year was | °f Match play. In that case the sec- | J1-Lady Jane. Its|©ond or semi-final round will take place & f fourteen stakes, | on Wednesday morning and. the finai « rteen times and divided | rcund on Thursday morning. This is stak he Fortuna Favente-Bril- | the third and last competition for the | r er is second with fourteen es’ trophy during the present sea- firsts, th seconds and nine divisions. The winners of the two contest Free-Dairy Belle litter. | aiready held were Mrs. E. §. Miller nd eleven seconds, < Alice Hager . showing. The Rock n interesting thing to compare K perfo! are the |the e se of goif two hundred years 1 ithe California, | ago in Scotland and at the present day here t¥ rds were made. The jn the United States. The details arc f g showing the principal | gerived from the diary of Sir James nners, is 'm’ advance proofs | Foulis, who lived in the seventeenth Gr Studbock now being |century. Balls cost about 10 cents Peer Tiffany | apiece, a wooden club could be hought EMIN PASHA for 50 cents and the hire of a caddie | for one round of a ‘36-hole course wa: 8 cents. Of course money was scarcer A and at further in those days than now. Nowada he expense of golf in England is said to be pretty much | what the player chooses to make it ¢ a Once he has joined a club and has pro- ! cured his outfit the chief expenditure on golf balls and on traveling to and from the links, items which a carefui man may keep down to low figy o it said, howev that the English who belongs to half a dozen - | clubs, travels about the country to take part in various competitiens and has a nice- taste in Haskells, m have a fairly long purse. In tals country a man who did these things would have to be a millionaire or something one. like puppies by Young America-Moss Rose. Four are black and white, like the L Their breeding represents crosses of the Lord Neversettle, Glenkirk, Sky- [rocket and Moondyne biood making . {them of great promise. - | Six greyhounds from J. J. Lavin of St. Louis arrived here . | Thursday. They include imported | Haredene, by Fabulous Fortune, a Wa- | terloo cup winner; Rolla Wells, the - | fastest gog about St. Louis, and some | puppies by Tiburon-Colonial Girl which | will start in the Belle Brandon. < Blake & Smith's great dog Northern ] the kennel of - | Express picked up a squirrel recently | which had been poisoned. Prompt | measures on the part of his owners saved his life. W. R. Tonkin, one of the first men to promote coursing in Butte, is in the city. He is deeply interested in the sport as it is seen here. Speed is expected to cut a prominent figure in the running of the stakes this week. The hares have had a chance at the grass, which has a tendency to slow them. The coursing at Union Park to-morrow will commence upon the arrival of the 10:15 o'clock train. The stake has a ‘“classy” look. The likely winners loek to be: Our Motto, Cubanola, Richard Anton, Aman- dan, Ragtime, General Dewet, Agitator, Van- dal, Hudson, Bill Dugan, Paio Alto, Sempro- Helen Hayes, Maid of the Glen, Gambit, v, Clover- Barbara, Ardivance, Texas Hoo Reta &, Rocker Arm. F' ¢ Traice, Free From Flaw, Donny. brook, Pepper Jack, Irvington Tralee, Pepper Hill. The coursing at Ingleside Park will begin at 10 o'clock to-morrow. The sixty-four dog stake is made up of way Acrs Peach Pie . -+ Texas Franeis - Ragged Actor Klese Acrbi tuna Angel Colonial Girl tOONDYNE 11 e {Haphazard i -|Dorothy M . Full Moon Miss Brummel Prompto . |Sofala 16 performers. . Tom King....| 4] 1 otal 5 performers... |16 9] 6 1 dgm T. J. McHugh as a litter of seven | | | teams. ~-~— | THREE CANDIDATES FOR THE RI | CHANCE FOR THE LONG EN ov HE INC IDE COURS - — - — CH BURNS ,HANDICAP WHICH ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE A ROYAL D OF THE PURSE IN THE RACE WHICH WILL BE DECIDED TO-DAY TANFORD LOSES CRACK HURDLERS Kuhn, Naramore and Weller -+ SCOTCH BOWLERS ARE PRACTICING Hope to Be Able to Use the The tenth renewal of the Burns handicap will be decided this after- noon at Ingleside track. Never in the history of this, the classic event of the turf, has such a high-class field been carded to face the barrier. | In the past it has been won by Haw- California thorne, Wheel of Fortune, Ruinart, Will Not Sport the Cardinal | Satsuma, Fluer de Lis, Imperious, The | New Park Green for Tourn- | Fretter, Eonic and Horton, but it is the Intercollegiate Meet in LA B STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Feb. 5.— The track men have already begun se- rious training for the contest with the University of California in April and | from now on the strictest of training | be observed by all candi- dates for the varsity team. The rainy | weather during the latter part of the week has interfered with work on both | the track and the diamend, but at this | early part of the season a few days | of idleness will have no apparent ef- | fect the ultimate condition of the | rules will on Stanford's track team this year, judg- | ing from present indications, will not be the strong aggregation which every | one expected it would be after the in- | tercollegiate meet last year. Many of | the men who were expected to con- | tinue at college have lert and in other | ways the team has been so crippled that Trainer “Dad” Moulton faces the | proposition of building up almost an | entire new team. The three hurdiers who were in col- | lege last year—Kuhn, Naramore and | Weller—have left, leaving both the | hurdles open events. Crawford, who | won first place in the hammer throw, | is not eligible because he is acting as | a paid assistant in the chemistry de- | partment. With Weller out of college, an entirely new bunch of men will | have to be tried out for that event. | Thoms who won the half mile with | ease last year, has also left college. | Hawley, the crack sprinter, graduated | with the class of 1903, and Captain Mc- Caughern will also be mijssed in the sprints.. “Pie” Smith, quarter-miler and relay man, is ancther of the car-| dinal's point winners who has been lost by graduation. The only men at present on the track who have won their varsity emblems are Captain Holman in the distances, Dunn and Crossman in the 440-yard run, Dole and Beach in the pole vault, Bell and Henley in the jumps and Hyde | in the shot put. Unless the weather is much improved to-morrow and the diamond in condi- tion to be played on the game between the varsity nine and Clif Ireland’s In- dependents will be canceled. 3 some clever coursers, including Rec- | able one to follow. | | of four derbys and seccnd to The Picket ament Play in Two Weeks SRS doubtful if any of these would have a | chince with the turf giants that will | battle for supremacy and the $10,000 | purse to-day. | It is a prize well worth striving for | and present indications point to a field of at least sixteen starters. The flower | of the entire country’s riding talent, with the possible exception of Grover Cleveland Fuller, will wear silk. Big | bonuses have been offered the cracks to secure their services, win or lose. Bookmaker Caesar Young will at- tempt to repeat his coup of 1902 with Eonic. The mare is in at 100 pounds| and Arthur Redfern, the premier light-weight, has been brought here from Los Angeles to ride her, receiv- ing $500, win or lose. Walter Jen- nings will have many a string to his | bow, for his popular red and white | nave been impreving and the result stripes will be sported by three, the | of their practice mighty Proper, which will shoulder | (he tournament. the top impost of 127 as a penalty for | The old green 1 < | | | | The announcement during the week that the new green at Golden Gate was a welcome piece of news cottish bowlers. The green has been closed for several weeks and a large number of the club members have had no opportunity to bowl. About fifteen | have bowled on the old green every Saturday afternoon. It is expected the 224 there will be many surpises {in the first round. Those who have not been practicing will probably find a falling off in their games. The few who have been playing once a week is a fair substitute, his long string of victories and be|put is not nearly as good as the new | ridden by Jack Martin; Arcade and |one, which is better sheltered and more the dainty Nigrette. There is also a | central. The former is a long way out bare possibility that either Shot Gun, | and the weather at this time of the the herculean mudlark, or the fash-!year is digagreeable. The men who ionable Dainty may replace one of 'have kept in practice with the idea of those named. The Jennings stable |carrying off tournament honors are Y. will, of course, rule favorite, for the . Lawson, T. G. Aiken, T. McNaught, public has learned that it is a profit- | J. ¢. Moffatt, M. L. Crowe, W. H. Stewart, Dr. Gunn, R. Park and J. T. Dare. | Several good players drew together (in the opening round and close matthes will result. ably more than any other man and is expected to get well along in the tournament. Y. C. Lawson, the win- ner of the first tournament, is bowling a strong game and many expect him | to win. His chief ccntenders will be J. C. Moffatt, John McLaren and T. McNaught. These players are all about equally skillful and their chances of winning are about even. The members. of the San Francisco Scottish Bowling Club will meet next Thureday evening, at which time the time limits for the different rounds will be fixed. Another object of the meet- ing is to hold the drawings for the first ddubles tcurnament. About thirty of the best players have entered. R * If Divina should be scratched Tommy Burns may ride either Ben MacDhui or Major Tenny. Following is the list of probable starters and their riders, with the odds the bookmakers will probably chalk ‘ext in point of prominence comes M. J. Daly’s war horse Claude, winner for last year’s American Derby, with the heavy impost of 129 pounds in the saddie ~Claude will pick up 122 pounds | and have as pilot Johnny Daly, who at | present is riding in splendid form. New York will be represented by Oarsman, assigned 118 pounds, with Otto Wonderly as his guiding mentor. The Eastern horse has always shown to better advantage on a fast track, and | it is thought the heavy going to-day will greatly militate against his chances.. Fossil, the gallant Ilittle brown horse, with 114 pounds to nego- tiate, must of course be conceded a look-in, for:he is always “knocking at the door.” He will be ridden by “Big Bill” Knapp. In eVcoy big race of this sort there is always the so-termed ‘“dangerous horse.” From all accounts the one in to-day’s event the owners of the top weights are scared of Is Faulconbridge. Bob Smith's horse worked the distance in 2:06 3-5, is partial to heayy going and with the clever apprentice Harry Larsen in the saddle is entitled to con- ter, Full Moon, Pasha Pleasant and | sideration. up: others. The likely winners look to be: | . Among the lesser lights Modicum Odgs. Roy Hi :ned, 1.m3r Hill, Qulliu, Frisky Boy, | cannot be entirely overlooked. He i a | 5g25 ®onic, 100 (Redfern) -.-x to 1 Harlean adys, Tamora, aughty Helen, | horse with unsound underpinning and 6 to 1 E or, Hos Boy, R 1 F) d, Boots, Ty 30 Tagnivg Water, Texas Jm, Golaen Rule, | 100ks outclassed. Still accidents, occur | by i) Rhnuml _Actor, D:Iiu';a uflrzmxfiufil;flu, ;rgmz- and besides Dell Fountain's entry will ! 6tol thens, Conroy, Doc £, . Meddle- & 1201 some, Rose of Gold. Ploughman, Viking, Rec. | have Hildebrand up, and that counts) J0H Maior Tenwv (o TO0E D 8tel tor, Frieco Lad, Prefidio Boy,” Silver Cloud, | for a good deal. Over a sloppy course | (s7a5)Modicum. 100 (Hildebrand). . 20t0 1 Pasha Pleasant, Lord: G | Modicum can dispose of horses that | 5755 *Our Bessic, 104 (L. Jackson).... 20 ‘o 1 # 1 R would lose him on a dry track, and. 1 A aiogr Ly therefore, may furnish the surprise, 1 William C. Johnson, a clerk resid-| Horton, winner of this race last year, i ing in this city, filed a petition in in- solvency vesterday in the United States District Court. He owes $958 and has no assets. will again be a starter, with his old friend C. Kell Owing to the track | 506 Aveade, 112 (Se) 21 to 1 en . e . W e tracl . ade, 2 % it pekon 4“)‘0":"".)’. 110 (Olipl Our Bessie is a doubtful starter, as are Horatius, Divina and Ben MacDhui. | ®Shpuncr 5 1% (Run®- *Doubtful. O %) ! Park would be opened on the 22d inst. | to the | or twenty enthusiasts | when tournament play is resumed on | will be apparent in | Aiken has improved prob- | F AL » SRR U1 L 303 W WOMEN T0 MEET | IN CUP MATCHES of a of Con- * the Jackman Tro- Will Be Held To-Day sl a Fifth tests phy Series | The only tennis tournament sched- uled for this week is a handicap singles | | for women, to be played on the Golden | Gate Park courts Play will commence at 9:30 o’clock, and it is ex- | pected .the finals will be reached at| about 2:30. All of those who played i the last tournament of this kind have | entered, and it is expected several oth- | ers will compete. | The event is the fifth of a series for | the Jackman cup. This trophy was of- | fered almost a year ago, but has nmy} been competed for four times. Thel ladies arc showing more interest in the game than ever, and in future a tournament will be held every two | weeks until the cup is disposed of. j to-day. The four winners have been the most | heavily handicapped in the past. Miss | Miriam Edwards, Miss Hazel Hotch- | kiss and Miss Ethel Ratcliffe, all of | Berkeley and all playing from “15”| back of scratch, have their names in-| scribed on the cup. The fact that the| cup has not been won by a handicap | player mor one from this city is sig- | nificant of two things. One is the handi- caps allowed have not been sufficiently liberal, and the other is that expert lady players in this city are csarce. There are probably five lady players here to one in Berkeley, yet the college town has four fair racket wielders who outclass anybody on' this side of the The handicaps in the last tournament “were larger than usual, but the result was the same. Two of the scratch players met in the finals. Some of the | better players will undoubtediy be sur- | | prised when they read the handicaps. | Large odds will be given to all those | playing above scratch, and the latter! | will not have an easy time winning. It | is the intention of the committee in | charge to get the name of at least one | lower class player on the cup before it goes acros the bay. Miss Ethel Ratcliffe leads in the race | for the cup and needs but one more victory to become its permanent own- er. Miss Miriam Edwards and Miss Hazel Hotchkiss have their names on the cup once. Miss Edwards did not play in the last tournament, but is en- tered in this. She is somewhat out of practice, but has a good chance of win- ning from either Miss Hotchkiss or Miss Ratcliffe should they meet. These three players will be “15 3-6” behind scratch to-day, while the others whe figured in the last tourney will be given | the same odds. Miss Wegener and Mrs. | Watson are entered, and, with Miss Bessie Valleau and Miss Maud Varhey, will play from the “15” mark. The return match between Herbert Schmidt of the California Club and Clarence Griffin of the Golden Gate Club will be played on the park courts to-morrow afternoon. | No arrangements have been made for {a return match between the clubs, but one will probably be held in a few weeks. The California Club will be strengthened in the next meeting and should carry off the honors. i The Golden Gate Club will hold a class singles on the 14th and 21st. Two classes will be played on each of these dates. The drawing for the ladies’ handicap | | is as follows: | Preliminary round—Miss Alice Duncan (30) | Mizs Anita Beyfuss (13): Miss Hotchkiss | 15 3-6) v iss V. Crocker (30): Miss B. | | Valleau (15) ve. Miss Maud Varney (15): Miss | . Mills (30) s (owe ) Miss Mearnes 30) vs. Miss Ratcliffe 15 3-6. 3 First round, upper halt—Miss V. Beyfuss (30) Eye. First ronnd. lower half—Miss Wegener (15) vs. Mrs. Watson (15.) lowe Consternation is not conversion. | ot | regular t | dore; | the time She YACHTSMEN ENJOY DOING POLITICS An Exeiting Contest for Post of Flag Officer of Pioneer Club Is Expeeted S Senior On next Wednesday evening the an- nual meeting of the members of the San Francisco Yacht Club will be held, the principal business being the elec- tion of officers to serve during the com- ing twelve months. A sharp contest and a meet- ing are there are two tickets out, each with a large number The the are: Commodore, A. commodore, H. H. Jenness; port captain, Fred Raisch; recording secretary, J. E. Gray; treasurer, F. A. Robbins; flnancial secretary. A. G. A Mueller; easurer, Daniel Miller. The nominees on the “members’ tick- et” are: W. G. Morrow, for commo= W. W. Wilde, recording secre- tary; W. W. Farrar, measurer; the rest being the same as on the regular ticket. The meeting will be held in the con- servatory of the Palace Hotel and is certain to attract a large attendance. Advantage will be taken of the pres- ence of so many members to discuss scme matters of interest to the club, especially the aequisition of a site for ways. These are a most important ad- junct of a yacht club, and good per- manent ways tend to induce owners to join the club. Three new yachts are in course of construction at Frank Stone’s yard, namely, the sloop Corinthian. designed by Sterling Burgess of Boston to chal- lenge for the San Francisco perpetual cup, and two schooners designed by Frank Stone. one for J. R. Hanify and the other for M. A. Neweil. Both schooners are of modern type, the one for M. A. Newell having a foot more beam and longer overhangs than that for J. R. Hanify. The boats, while in- tended to possess fair speed, will have commodious cabins, with plenty of headroom, and will be provided with every ccnvenience for cruising. Frank Stone’s sloop Presto will have her overhangs extended, her sides built up and her cabin raised, so as to render her a roomier and more comfortable craft. She will have no bowsprit. her headsail being inboard. When heeled over she will have more bearing and will be able to carry her canvas better. Sharpe and Toepke's fast sloop Har- poon is being overhauled and put into good trim. Andrew Thorne’s yawl Seven Bells is on the ways, where she will’ dry out well. —_———————— ICTED A SUBSTITUTE lively expected, for supporters. nominees on Lee; vice GU Is OF BE! CHOY NG Choy Gut was convicted by a jury yesterday in the United States Dis- trict Court of having aided and abet- ted in the illegal landing of a Chinese immigrant from the steamer Ga on September 11 of last year. Choy was one of six middle-aged Chinese laborers that were substituted by Peputy United States Marshal Gam- ble for six that had been ordered to be deported. The substitution was detected by inspectors from the Chi- nese bureau when the men were brought to the gangplank of the steamer by Gamble. Gamble was placed under arrest and made a full confession. implicat- ing Dasha. Dempsey and Burnett, at 's deputies, who had been detailed jailers at the County Jail. On the day following the pub- lication of the confession Gamble killed himself with his revolver in Buena Vista Park. Choy was ordered to appear at 10 o'cloek this morning for sentence. His ! five companions have been granted the right of separate trials and their cases will come up next weelk.