The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1905, Page 47

T ‘ Pages 47 to56 ' - TI‘IE : - ‘._.————__.___._._\_.. | Pages 47t0 36 ) — SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1905 BEARCATCHER, THE BROWN WHIRLWIND, ROMPS HOME AN EASY WINNER OVER HAUGHTY CRUZADOS PRIDE OF SA Charlatan Captures ¥ the Pacific-Union Handicap. Confederate Meets With a Mishap at Start Outruns Proper a Clever Bunch of ; lever buncn o Sprinters. BY FRED MULHOL FERGUSON HORSE DRAWS UP. brown the avorite, with Knapp almed. orse fall into a softer Captain Rice’s Rightful e Grinstead Handicap, with a val $1000. The son of Pirate of ked up 108 pounds the colored rider. 7 to 5 about the led from start to The his wake, three the finish, Bannock Belle, 2 downed Hooligan more dozen lengths for the place. ifer sulked after a brief ex- of speed Jennings finally broke his 1 of ill luck by annexing the purse with Proper. Seven to 10 ked liberal price and this = obtainable because of the six furlongs. It alk for the big horse. Taken hrough on the rall by Knapp as drew B. Cook bore out on the stretch the favorite galloped in first. Bar- Schreiber’s black colt Pinkerton sa%cd Cook for the place the last few #trides. NOTES OF THE TRACK. Twenty-five books cut in. Jere Driscoll chalked up prices in the ring under the name of Joe Regan. ng in After the special “Boots” Durnell re- bauer, Shoemaker, 116! A of he gent forced 5% 0TS WINNER. by Patsy Phillips and of way early, came | winner, w out 8 stations or crossroads. d, piloted after a fashion ucceeded in outfh for place honors. D, | ack himself in the slop. | and | lengths | proved | 5 2222227 W A, N N 7 i/,/i 22 SN 22772 FIELD TRIALS ARE PROMISING e S = Great Sport Expected When | Pointers and Setters Meet in Contest at Bakersfield Ay twenty-third annual Coast Field Trials The Members' first day and no 2 has been placed in the Members’ club. dog will which will be a starter ke of the pending m 1an of the to com w conditions are expected 1 competition to the dogs the T ers use in their private shooting, wt is the purpose of the stake. It is ble to run it on the first n the 1d. The events will be lowing order: Members’ Stake, ake, All Age Stake and Cham- Stake. Baughn of Ridgeville, Ind., who is a veteran field a number of ddle this the invitation bi members will be keen for t California ntlemen will Baughn. , Dodge, the vorable. Quail g are reported fa- re more numerous than for many vears. The grounds over which | the trials will be run have been carefully patrolled for some months and the birds are not disturbed The prize cups and trophies are unusual- ly artistic and valuable this year. This hardly interests the thorough sportsmen w e dogs may be competing, as such rial things as prizes are apparently thought of and certainly they are ver disc Concert in the Park. following programme will be Park to-day: etc.; march, | ‘The given in Golden Gate | spangled Banner,” ‘California Commandery,” Alfred A. | Batkin; overture, “Peter _Schmoll,” Weber; waltz, “Dream on the Ocean,” Gungl; solo for saxophone, selected «(J. L. Mundwyler); grand fantasia, Nabucco,” | Thomas; serenade for flute and horn, Titl; gems from Offenbach’'s operas, | Meyrelles; “A Cavalry Charge,” Luders; !Pnes!'fl ar march from “Athalle,” | Mendelssohn. e . Ty marked that Bearcatcher could gallop | taster than Handzarra could run. Tommy Griffin, one of the most wide- 1y known owners in the business, mixed | with the paddock crowd yesterday. Lloyd Fountain was kept out of the saddle owing to illness. Tommy Clark, the rider of Nealon, lodged a claim of foul against Treubel. The judges did not think a palpable foul had been committed and it was not allowed. “Boots” Durnell will ship his horses down to Los Angeles this evening, after winning two purses. e ee—— Deformed feet fitted comfortably. Fine footwear & lvechltr. John G. Neu- Mission st. * R S i o TP A B s be al-| run in | On the night | g | ground ters and pointers. Verdi; overture, “Mignon,” | N | | G NTA ANITA IS THE FAVORITE IN BETTING RIN I — TENNS EPERTS N TEST HATCH California Club Invites the Bést Eleven Players to Compete on Tts Courts S VICTOR WILL BE Park Contingent Picks Foley as the Man Likely to Be the Ultimate Winner L A number of tennis tournaments will be played on the courts In the next three weeks. The one that is attracting the most attentfon is the invitation ratch singles event scheduled for the Califor- nia Club on the 3ist inst. The tourna- ment will be commenced on that date, but as it is to be a round robin with eleven contestants it ill take four or five days of actual pla¥ to complete. The tournament committee has decided to invite the following players to partici- pate: George Jones, Fred Adams, Charles Foley, Percy Murdock, Melville Long, Herbert Schmidt, Harry Rolfe, Griffin, George Baker, Herbert Long and rge Busch. These tionably the best in the game at the Gec a present time and the affalr will settle | bey a doubt which player of the |eleven is-the best for 1905. Janes, as is enti coast champlon, and will receive guide. Whe in the city f event of this ki Janes has been beaten three times since d can se | | | | | | RAIN WELCOMED BY SPORTSHEN Heavy Downpour Is Expected to Materially Improve the Duck Shooting Conditions The duck shooters are hoping the rain is the forerunner of a general storm, as it Is expected this, followed by a spell of warm weather, will make the shooting of the highest class. The ducks are within the boundaries of the State in great num- bers, and with favorable conditions the sportsmen will have royal times on the marshes. The ducks at present are in the lakes and other big bodles of water, as there is No young grass near the ponds, owing to the recent frosts. There are great num- bers of teal at Los Banys. At Volta the sprig are numerous, the birds being pro- nounced as big and as fat as canvasbacks. The mallard seem to have settled down near Butter City and Yuba City, where they are found in great numbers. The gunmen who shoot on the San An- tone slough on Sunday mornings have had poor sport. It is reported a veritable stream of ‘“cans” a mile in length floated into the slough after the gunmen had re- turned to the city last Sunday. James P. Sweeney, president of the Em- pire Gun Club, found the canvasbacks working to his liking on the Monterey County preserve last Sunday and bagged the limit of these fine birds, getting fifty. Phil Bekeart of the Family Gun Club had an enjoyal.e shoot on the club’s. pre- serve Wednesday morning. In less than two hours he kiilled twenty-five. Of these twenty were teal. Lew Ohleyer and friends seem to have some magic ponds on their Alvarado pre- serve. While the owners of adjoining preserves draw blanks they have been getting 1imit bags. These have been the prevalling conditions for three weeks. Clarence and Howard Nauman had a successful day after quail last Sunuay near Watsonville. The joint bag was four dozen wirds. Mr. Nauman lost his valuable lemon and white Engiish setter, which he prized highly. The setter was given into the custody of the trainman who lost her in some inexplicable manner. J. H. Hull of Colorado Springs, one of the best trapshots in the Middle West, is in this city. He will make his home hére and will prove a decided acquisition to the ranks of the bluerock men. —_———————— Examinations for Inspector. The United States Civil Service Com- mission announces an examination throughout the country on January 3- 4, 1906, to secure eligibles from which to make certification to fill a vacancy in the position of assistant inspector of boilers of steam vessels, $1800 per annum, steamboat inspection service, New Orleans, La. and vacancies as they may occur in the positions of local and assistant inspector of bollers in that service throughout the United States. The age limit is 25 to 56 years on the date of the examination. This examination is open to all citi- zens of the United States who comply with the requirements. X Applicants &hould at once apply to the United States Civil Service Com- mission, Washington, D. C, for appli- cation form 1087 and form 1405, “In- formation corcerning examinations for entrance to the steamboat inspection service” ! COURSING DATES ARE ALLOTTED American Waterloo and Mis- sissippi Valley Futurity Go to South Dakota L BN The officials of the American coursing board have looked a long way ahead and have already allotted next year’s Amer- ican Waterloo and also the Mississipp! Valley Futurity. These two important events will be run at Hot Springs. South Dakota, a sum- mer resort in the Black Hills. The club at that place bid $1000 for each event. The Futurity has been growing in popu- larity from year to year. There was a record entry of 144 this year when D. K, Carter, formerly of Kansas but who is claimed as a Californian by his friends here, had the last three dogs in the stake. These were »Great Nortuern, Bartagus and The Flight. These three won $800, the first prize being $450. The Christmas number of the Outdoor News has a profusely illustrated article on “The Greyhounds Proud Place in English Sport.” The opening paragraph say: “Coursing in England is so ancient and honorable a sport that its traditions fill books, and its present high place in popu- larity 4s impressively demonstrated by the vast interest shown in the running of the Waterloo Cup and other prominent fixtures of the season. A winner of this i s +| WHICH MET AT INGLESIDE YESTERDAY, BEARCATCHER WINNING i | he won the championship, and few look upon him as the most skiliful player in the city. The champion will have an op- portunity to prove what the title implies, and he will try his hardest to retrieve his lost laurels. Janes has nothing to lose and everything to win, which is rather a unique position for a coast champion. The park contingent to a man picks Foley to win the coming event. The pub- lic court champion unquestionably has as good a chance to win as any other en- trant, but he will have no easy time do- ing so. Percy Murdock, the Alameda crack, who has had a disastrous year, looks to be Foley's most formidable rival. When they met last Foley won handily. Aside from the two players just men- tioned Griffin, M. Long, Janes and Adams appear to have the best chance to win. Griffin is a clever youngster, with an abundance of grit and self-confidence, and it would not be much of a surprise it he carried off the honors. Young Long has done all that has been asked of him in the last two months, and that handily. His easy victory over the coast cham- plon two weeks ago entitles him to con- sideration. Janes and Adams, respectively coast and State champions, earlier in the year looked to be the best players in this ‘blue ribbon’ of the coursing world is worth, if not his weight in gold. at least career.” This article should prove interesting reading to the coursing officials on this coast who are charged with keeping the sport honorable and on a high plane. Some day they will realize that running it year in, year out, without giving its followers a breathing spell, s not the wisest policy. STAR | Clarence | players are un- | quite | very near it, when more than $5000 has been paid for a champion, and when his stake winnings have more than once passed the $5000 mark during his coursing NANY EVENTS - FOR COLFERS {Schedule of Women’s Annex | Includes Three Competi- | tions for Couneil’s Cup | |FORTY DAYS OF PLAY {Men to Compete in Handi- i cap Contests on Christmas | and First of New Year | e s { Although no announcements have been made as yet, it is probable that { handicap golf tournaments will be held on the courses of the San Francisco Golf and Country Club, the Claremont Country Club and the San Rafael Golf Club on Christmas day. As members desire to get away from the clubhouse in good time for their Christmas din- | ners, these events are usually over | elghteen holes, with prizes for best gross and net scores. | No more regular tournaments are scheduled for the women's annex of | the San Francisco Goif and Country | Club during the present year, Thursday, the 21st inst., and Thursday | the 28th inst, will be club days, on | which foursomes or team matches will be held. It is likely, however, that the 21st will be too near Christmas for ladies to go out to the links. the first four months of ne many events are scheduled fo women There will be th - petitions for the Cou each of which The first be- 2, and ends The second begin on end on Fri is arranged 10, and be and third to begin on Tuesday, April leted cn Friday il 13. There will be two more competitions for the Chesebrough e beginning on Tuesday, January and ending on | Friday, February and the second opening on Tuesday, Ma 27, and closing on Friday, March 30. These five competitions provide twe days of play If the qualifying rounds, medal score, are held, or, if these, according to the custom of the ladi are drop- ped, there will be vs of play. | The schedule further tor con- tests In driving, and put ng ting, two hand or eighteen holes, medal play, and an eighteen- hole handicap play against bogey. | Every Thursday on which no regular tournaments are being held is a club day. In addition to all these events, the first annual tournament of the Cal- ifornia Women Golfers’ Association will | | be held in the fourth week of Janu- jary. from the 224 to the 27th inclu- | sive. | The second eighteen holes of the 36-hole home and home match between teams representing the Burlingame | Country Club and the Menlo Golf and Country Club were to have been played on the Fair Oaks cou on Sunday. the 3d inst., but were postponed on ac- | count of ti reral of Mrs. Franecis Burton Harrison at San Mateo on that day. The second half of the cont will be held on some convenient day early in the new year. Most golfers are worried by a stymie, especially if it occurs near the hole, as they find it hard to get enough loft to clear the other ball and yet stop the run of the ball as soon as necessary so as to let it fall into the cup. An | English player shows how a ball may | be lofted sufficiently into the hole over | an intervening ball. Where the player | does not want a long run, or desires a sudden rise of e ball. the idea is to force the club between the ball and t green, scarcely lifting the club from the ground and almost brushing it as it is taken back In a perfectly straight line trom the hole. Neither before nor after hitting the ball is the club at any appreciable distance from the ground The secret of the stroke is that there must be no endeavor either to hit ball or to take turf. The stroke is played by trying to separate them sharply by hitting in between them, and the club m be kept as close possible to the ground from the be- | ginning to the end of the stroke. | —_—————— Surrenders Himself in Londo: Chief Dinan was notifled yesterday by Governor Pardee that he had re- cetved a dispatch from Washington in- forming him that Oliver Sands had sur- rendered himself to the police in Lon- don, England, saying that he was wanted here on a charge of assault to murder. The police will not be at the expense of bringing him back. Sands i« an analytical chemist in Manchester, England, and while here on a tour on February 10 he fired two shots at Max Dunow, bartender in a saloon at 15 Thira street, neither bullet taking ef- fect. He was arrested by Policemen Boyle and Mengola and the following day put up $1000 cash bail for his re- lease. He forfeited his bail and disap- peared. — i part of the State. Since the San Rafael tournaments they have gone back con- siderably and unless they show marked improvement can hardly hope to carry off the honors. Rolfe and Schmidt are playing better tennis than ever before and have a good chance against any of the players en- tered. Schmidt at times plays a remark- able game, but Is not to be depended upon. Rolfe is more aggressive than for- merly and will prove a hard man to beat. H. Long has not been displaying the form he did a year ago, but at times plays high-class tennis. ‘Baker also has gone back and does not play near the game he used to. Busch is rather an erratic player. whose pecu- lar style will make trouble for his op- ponents. i