The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1905, Page 10

‘THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, S\ATURDAY DECEMBER 30, 1905 SPORTS DOGS OF THE D TRIALS RAWING NEAR D e :nd Pointers of the Coast Are|, .. 22X =y 3355 Cxce \ Q I & f I\ £ SR AN AR SSISS RN Being Prepared by Their Handlers. 1 HOLIDAY SPORT AWAITS CUNMEN my of Duck Shooters Will Invadef All the Marshes on Monday Next CONDITIONS ARE IDEAL g L Continued Cold Weather Will Make Birds Work Well for Enthusiasts Conditions are pronounced ideal for duck ghooting during the New Year holi- days, and an army of sportsmen will be on the marshes to give the feathered CLUBS TO RACE N BIC BARCES Dolphins Accept the Ariel’s Challenge for a Mateh in Bight-Oared Boats IMAKE SPORTING OFFER Will Carry as Passengers Referee, Judges and Start- er to Insure Accuracy — In last Saturday’s Call it was stated that the Arlel Rowing Club had re- cently acquired an eight-oared pleas- ure barge and intends to challenge the SPORTSMEN ARE NOW IN TRAINING — COLFERS ACTIVE [TENNIS PLAY ON THE LINKS Double Competition to Be| Held on New Year’s Da; on Course at Ingleside BOGEY HANDICAP CUP —————— Liverpool Medals Will Be Awarded to the Maker of Best Stroke Play Score New Year's day is an fmportant one for the. members of the San Francisco Golf and Country Club, for on that day the annual tournament for the Liver- purp ons t a ¥ sc of has entered no trace of com- ent sport for a bet of money or other- both in are never e money usually goes to the J the owner commemorate the osed at the forthcoming meet- members stake on the first asm is at its height. The hedged about with re- make it what beer his year tc s acres of Haggin & | the members with their regular shooting | sure! their inte that, but & ¢ must have With this is eense and «’ jarge one led by the 4rreverent ith some highly er setter from the handler. C. H. Babcock rdler who has charge of the s of W. W. Van Arsdale, iningly of the difference be- d-trial dog and the shooting- many times nan by those interested the angwers are many usually insist that dog, and the more ‘killing nks in their esteem; for ing is the logical pur- Iy secondary want and mus and all the time ce how this s mc dog shows his ablilty high-strung e them & dog ‘aintest scent, last e birds as hie faster exertion—in fact, No to a dog maintain _extreme we find those who dog that can win in fast c ' m- y & good shooting-dog, according N rpretation of the ter: . Nét only Gog to be Bt to win in field -triale first of all, great speed and range, to be coupled a fair degree of bird yoint-work Between these tw extremes is & class—and which is satisfied with fair speed end range and a res] good degree of bird-sense ant e v § rers dog capeble =il eon tion: st bim “he tremes and the gradations. 1 career to ty of point-work. v Gegree hetween the Two extremes has but really is the one the iGeal field-trial or that can combine the If & dog s of performing in only one way under =, he is eure in the course of a find that conditions wers the greater part of the time and brapded as an erratic performer. e iz & certain kind of dog that every + satisfied o have in his string when ® circujt of trials, and handlers fast and & stayer in all kinds of must aiso be wide in range where | pace and wide range they | | { | | | | The idea is to bring out | Utes as to | pants_turn naturally to luncheon. This will be more impot e worked on ground that ld any birds. In some iay be cast off in a perfectiy ound with no birde ne here your cl likely to make a f they are carried Vorking around nea is absolutely no possibility any birds. al dog, for it fter a cast or oes on & cast of a mi o ugh to find birds out and holds them until his handler comes up, he has made @ long stride toward winning the stake. The keeping of a high class kennel of field trial dogs is a luxury. One gentleman who derives much pleasure from his dogs acknowledges they cost bim $10,000 a vear. All the other e tablishments are more modest than this, but the breaking and the keep of even one high class dog Is an item. The dogs in the members stake are not limited to a certain time in the field, being allowed work at the dis- cretion of the -judge. In the Derby and in the all-age event the dogs must be down at least thirty minutes In the first series. In the remainder of the stake they are allowed work at the discretion of the judge, who may be satisfied at the expiration of five min- fhich dog Is the best hi tWo to 8 or 80, there, worker. The most severe test is in the cham- pion event, in which the trial lasts two hours, during which time courage, g powsr and other qualities are erely tried. The dogs are going at top speed the major portion of this time. While tremendous are ; con- stantly under control of the tfainer. They respond at once to the sound of his whistle or other signal. R. M. Dodge directs the movements of his dogs by waving a handkerchief to in- dicate the direction In which he wishes them to work. This caused one fair follower of the trials last year to remark: “I wonder what Mr. Dodge would do if he left his handkerchief at home?" After several hours in the crisp win- try air the thoughts of ithe partici- This s served either in the field or in some near-by farmhouse. The luncheon has for its foundation such substantials as hard-bolled eggs, hot beans, cold roast chicken, ham, hot coffee and other delicacies. The gentlemen who are ac- customed to elaborate fare at their clubs stand about the wagon and break the eggshells on the iron tires. One in a group will hold a saltshaker and In turn distributes its contents as the dogs show the hungry sportsmen hold out their cggs for a dash of the condiment. Others display unexpected talent in opening cans of sardines, The persons reach the flela in sur- reys and then many elect to follow the dogs on foot or on horseback. When tired it s the custom to take the first vacant seat which presents it- self, If not being necessary to walt for one’s own vehicle. It is the same with the saddle horses, many men appear- ing in one saddle during the day. The trials are a rest from the busy whirl of the city. The utmost good. fellowship prevails and there are no distinctions of claes, all being out with but one purpose, that of seeing deter- mined which is the best dog among those in competition. When the de- cigion of the judge is made known, usually on the roadside, the owner of the winner is warmly congratulated er | is the real CSsSeSEsSS e RES S T s SN rg 2 o D o | | | & = WIDELY KNOWN HANDLERS OF SPORTING DOGS AND SOME OF THEIR CHARGES AFIBELD. * il game a warm reception. The recent rains were not sufficient to change existing con- ditions, while the continued cold weather is just what is required. Shooting was good last Sunday on all the preserves fre- quented by the men from this city. Many of those who wer out complained of cold fingers and said it was difficult to handle a gun. Ice formed on the banks of the creeks and it was difficult to push a boat through. As long as the ponds do not freeze the shooters are satisfled to bear the other discomforts, which are a part of the season's sport. The members of the Lincoln Gun Club had a good shoot last Sunday on Peta- luma Creek, the majority of the birds killed being teal and widgeon. The mem- bers out were Edgar Forster, E. Gamble, Henry Klevesahl and friend, Ed Bowen and friend, Billy Schendel and Louis Cuneo. The members will be out again to-morrow and Monday and expect to se- cure some canvasbacks, which have been moving about in the vicinity of the pre- serve. ‘ Down on the Monterey preserve of the Empire Gun Club six members had a joint bag of 250 ducks last Sunday. An unusually large number of guns will be out on Monday, several members having invited friends to share their great sport. Among the guests who anticipate a good shoot is Willlam Janssen. Guy Wayman killed the - limit on the preserve last Wednesday. Bert Patrick and Mr. Jacobson were among those who secured limit bags on the Empire preserve last Sunday. Mr. Patrick will shoot over the Wilson pond, near Suisun, to-moirow, having changed his programme last week. Phil Bekeart will head a large party of members of the Family Gun Club who will spend the holidays on their Suisun preserve, which is ylelding excellent sport, Jultus Bruns, Jerry Svich, Jack Karney and others will try the canvasback shoot- ing at Sears Point. Joe Doyle and Willlam Mackie killed a Joint bag of thirty-two “cans” and five teal on Wednesday at Bears Point. Dr. Petrie and Mr. Pickersgill had an excellent shoot on spoonies at Alvarado last Sunday. . i on all sides, the losers complimenting him on the possession of such a splen- did dox 5 Wy [ A N,( W I 2 7% ENNARSNSSERASR S 22777 \\\‘!‘}/ . @ [ at * Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club, which owns a large pleasure barge of similar type, to a race around Angel Island. C. M. Farrell, the newly elected captain of the Dolphin Swim- ming and Boating Club, has written to this paper accepting the challenge on behalf of the following oarsmen of the Dolphin Club: James J. Cronin, H. McKevitt, T. O'Brien, James Thurman, E. Rolls, C. M. Farrell and William Remensperger. The Dolphins will row the barge “John Wieland,” and agree to carry as passengers the referee, Judges and starters, that there may be no question as to the full course be- ing covered. The Dolphins say that they have always had a high opinion of the speed and seaworthiness of their barge and have been desirous for a long time of an opportunity to try her against a boat of the same class. The Dolphin crew will row for a trophy to be awarded by the Pacific Assoclation of Amateur Oarsmen or for a dinner to be given to the winners by the losers, as may be agreed. The Dolphins, in accordance with their usual custom, will hold their an- nual cross-country run to-morrow, the last day of the old year. The mem- bers will leave the boathouse at 10 a. m., proceeding to Lombard street, thence to the military reservation at the Presidio, thence ever the hills to the Marine Hospital and Bakers beach, where the line of the electric railway will be followed to the Cliff House. In order to demonStrate to the world the possibilities of the Californian climate, the run will be wound up by a dip in | the surf to the south of the Cliff House. The run and swim will be in charge of Alex W. Pape, the well-known sin- gle sculler, who has returned to San Francisco after an absence of four months. The following members of the Dolphin Club have stated their in- tention to take part in the midwinter frolic: President J. J. Cronin, Captain C. M. Farrell, Vice President W. L. Bush, E. Rolls, W. O. Patch, George Baker, Horace Perazzi, Oscar. Mohr, Percy Rolls, Willlam Harris, Thomas Harris, George Thompson, Otto Schultz, H. Mc- Kevitt, Willlam Remensperger, Emil Barthold, Joseph Laib, William Hau- ser, T. J. Kennedy, T. O'Brien, F. Sei- bel, Val Kehrlein, J.' Kehrlein, J. G. Attridge, August Berthand, A. Bulotti, J. Sciaroni, Willlam Donovan, Martin Donovan and Dr. A. W. Warq. The first week of the new year will be an active one among the members of the boat clubs. On Wednesday, Janu- ary 3, the regular meeting and election of officers of the Alameda Boating Club will be held. On Thursday, Jan- uary 4, the election of officers of the South End Rowing Club will- take place, and on Saturday, January 6, the officers who were elected at the last regular meeting of the members of the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club will be Installed at the annual pool medals (gold and silver) is held. The contest is over eighteen holes, medal play, and the player who returns the lowest gross score becomes the champion at medal play for the year of the club and retains possession of the trophies for twelve months. In or- der that the competitors may contend under equal conditions of weather and light, all cards must be handed in not later than 2 p. m. Originally, the silver medal was intended to be competed for each month, the winner to hold it until the next monthly competition, and the gold medal each year, the winner to hold it for a year, but it has become customary to hand both trophies over to the winner of the annual New Year's day scratch tournament. The same cards that are handed in for the Liverpool medal competition will also be reckoned, with handicaps, for the third competition for “The Bogey Handicap Cup, 1905-1906.” The winners of the two previous competi- tions for this trophy were J. 8. Oyster and H. A. Blackman. The women golfers of the State are looking forward to the first annual tournament to be held by the California Women Golfers’ Assoclation on the Ingleside links, January 22 to 27 inclu- sive. The association comprises four- teen clubs, seven of which are in the northern and an equal number In the southern part of California. Only regu- lar members of these clubs, entitled under the rules to the use of the links for at least three consecutive menths immediately preceding January 22,] 1906, are entitled to take part in the tournament and this fact should be cer- tified for each entry by the captains/ when forwarding the entries. The sec- retary of the California Women Golf- ers’ Assoclation should have the en- tries, accompanied by the fee of $3, in her hands not later than January 19, 1906. The principal event of the tourna- ment will be the first annual competi- tion for the Women’s championship of California. In the qualifying round for this event the contestants will be paired by lot. If one player remains over, the committee will appoint a golter to play around the course with | the player who draws the bye. If two | or more players should tie for the six- teenth place, they are to continue play- ing until one gains a lead by strokes, the hole or holes being played out. The sixteen who qualify will be paired in the match play rounds ac- cording to their position in the quality- ing round, number 1 playing number 9, number 2 playing number 10 and so on. If two contestants tle over eighteen holes they will continue playing until one wins a hole from the other. For the first time since golf was in- troduced into California there will be a woman champion of the whole State. Hitherto there have been women cham- dinner and reunion to be held at a|pions of the Paoific Coast Golf Associa- downtown restaurant, tion, Mrs. Laurance I Scott (Miss Caro FOR EPERTS Nine of the Clever Racket Wielder§ Will Compete in the "Invitation Event —— NOTED PLAYER DIES A. H. Brabant of the Park Club Passes Away in His Prime Suddenly R The most important and the most inter- esting event held on the tennis courts in years will commence to-morrow on the California Club courts. It will be a round- robin scratch singles event, in which the best players in the city have been invited to compete. Eleven players were invited to take part, but there will be only nine in the com- petition, two having declined. The latter are Coast Champion George Janes and Percy Murdock. The absence of these ex- perts will hurt the tournament, but not to any great extent. Murdock has not had a racket in his hand for weeks and figures he could not even make a showing in his present form. . Janes also figures he could not do him- self justice, and although he has been playing regularly he says he is not play- ing the game he did earlier in the yea~. There was some uncertainty as to wheth- er Griffin would play. He has not noti- fled the tournament committee as yet, but his clubmates declare he will be on hand. ‘With Janes and Murdock out of the way Charles Foley and Clarence Griffin 100k to have the best chance to win. On account of his victory in the bay counties championship tournament, the Golden Gate Park contingent figure Foley will win easily. Griffin has had daily practice of late and 1s playing the game better than he ever did before. He will have no excuses to offer if he fails to win. He has a won- derful amount of nerve and self-confi- dence, and these, with his skill, will make him a hard man to beat. Herbert Long has been practicing con- stantly for two weeks and is playing a greatly improved game. He has been tak- ing his brother Melville into camp of late, and is probably as clever'as any player in the club. Many have been counting him out, but he will be likely to prove a big surprise. Melville Long, Herbert Schmidt and Harry Rolfe all have a good chance to win. They are evenly matched, and it would not occasion much surprise if either of the three carried off the honors. Fred Adams and George Baker have undoubtedly gone back and in thelr pres- ent form are not flgured to win many matches. Earlier in the year both would have been conceded a royal chance to win. George Busch is not figured to have much chance to win first place. He Is un- steady and his condition is anything but | good. Busch will make trouble for some of his opponents, but he is conceded little chance to win. Each player will be ‘called upon to play two matches a day. As there will be but nine in the competition half of it can be completed on Sunday and Monday. All matches will be two sets out of three. The courts of the California Club, as usual, will be open,to the general public, and it is expected the event will draw an un- usual number of spectators. Play will commence at 10 a. m. The next tournament of the Golden Gate Club will be held January 7. It will be a class singles event. The first and third classes will probably met on the 7th and the second and fourth classes on the 14th. This order may be changed, as most of the players in the first class are en- tered in the California Club event. A. H. Brabant, a popular member of the Golden Gate Club, dled suddenly of ptomaine poisoning during the week. He was an active and an enthusiastic player and will be greatly missed at the park. He was a native of New Zealand and was a member of a wealthy family. There were hints of a romance in his life, in which he is said to have married in accordance with his father's wishes, but against his own inclifations. Shortly after his wedding he came to this country alone. He was of athletic build, and his untimely death was deplored by his asso- clates. —_————————— CORINTHIANS WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL DINNER Jolly Yachtsmen Will Gather at Tib- wron Clubhouse on Last Day of Old Year. The annual New Year reunion and dinner of the members of the Corin- thian Yacht Club will be held to-mor- row at the Tiburon clubhouse. Mem- bers have been notifled to journey over to Tiburon by the 11 a. m. ferry-boat, as it is intended to open the festivities at noon promptly. Port Captain John H. Keefe has full charge of the ar- rangements and is making preparations for a banquet that is expected to sur- pass all previous ones in the number of guests. Ex-Commodore L. B. Chap- man has prepared a menu that is full of ingenious humoér. The Cooks' and ‘Walters’ Union will be out in force and will contribute their share to the fun of the occaslon. The New Year dinner is held on the last day of the old year so as to leave the first day of the new year clear for uninterrupted and profit- able reflection on the Jjollity of the feast. Incidentally an opportunity to prepare for the labors of the second of January is afforded. —_— Crockett) having won the title in 1801 on the Del Monte links; Mrs. R. Gilman Brown on the same course in 1902, and Mrs. E. T. Perkins (Mrs. Jean W. Bow- ers of Garvanza) on the course of the Los Angeles Country Club in 1903. As the Pacific Coast Golf Association found itself unable to get together ecnough ‘women players to make up a champion- ship event in 1904 and 1905, it handed over the women’s championship cup to the C. W. G. A, to which it belongs permanently. In addition to the gold, silver and bronze medals of the C. W. G. A, and the Haines cup, there will be two cups, presented by Mrs. J. Leroy Nickel of the Menlo Golf and Country Club as trophies in the women's foursomes and a cup given by Henry Miller for. the approach-putting competition. It is probable that other trophies will be presented. STATE BOARD FOLLOWS SUIT.—Health Officer Raxan ¥ received notice that the State Board of Health had followed suit in the matter of the quarantining by the local Health Board of fish, shrimps and crabs that ht or washed in those portions of the volluted by sewage. —_— BUSTER BROWN'S NEW YEAR FEAST. NEXT SUNDAY’'S CoMIC SUPPLEMENT, —_— & HORNETS VISIT - CAPITAL CITY n Franciseo Eleven Goes to Santa Cruz to Play Against the Penultimates EAGLES VS. ALBIONS Best League Match Sunday Is That Between Vampire and Independent Teams Last Sunday was a blank one, $o far as matches for the champlonship of the California Association Football League were concerned, but four contests for first place in the 1905-1906 seasom will take place to-morrow. Two of these are in the neighborhood of San Fran- cisco, while two are out of town en- gagement: The m interesting and lkeenest contest will be between the Independ- ents and Vampires on the ground at Freeman's Park, Golden Gate. This will begin at 2:30 p. m., Arthur Robin- son being the referee. When these two teams met on Sunday, the 3d inst, on the Alameda ground, the Vampires won by a score of two goals to nothing. The Independents are eager for an oppor- tunity to turn the tables on the Vam- pires, who always play better on the Alameda ground than elsewhers. The Vampires at present have as many points as the league leaders (the Oak- land Hornets), and will struggle hard to maintain this position. On the ground at Alameda the Hagles will play against the Albion Rovers, A. W. Wilding being the referee. The members of the Eagle elaven are young and enthusiastic. Though they have lost the valuable services of F. J. Croll as goalkeeper, probably for the rest of the season, W. J. Richter makes a good | substitute. Some of the Eagles are quite fast on their feet, and, though they lack combination, they play a hard game, no matter who their oppo- nents are, The out of town matches will be played at Sacramento and Santa Cruz. The Oakland Hornets leave this after- noon for the capital. During their ‘stay they will have the use of the gymnasium, baths and reading-room of the Young Men's Christian Association, in recognition of the fact that several | members of the Oakland Hornet Club | belong to the Y. M. C. A. of San Fran- ’clst:oA Half a dozen students of the University of California who live in Auburn and belong to the Oakland Hornets, will come down to Sacramento to see the game. The Oakland Hornets will lack the services of its captain and fullback, H. R. Elliot, and also of its center forward and past captain, J C. B. Mackenzie, the former having been ill recently and e latter having | gone stale. The team will be made up { of McRitchie, goalkeeper; J. McGregor | or Gilchrist, right back: Von Helms, left back; Bird, MeLachlan and Duncan II, halfback Christensen and J Smith, right wing; Chambers, center forward; Warburton and Duquesne, left wing. The San Francisco eleven will jour- ney to Santa Cruz, where they will play against the Santa Cruz team on the ground in Vue de I'Bau Park, John Cameron, secretary of the C. A. F. League, being the referee, As no league matches were played | last Sunday, the table of results for the 1905-1906 championship of the league remains as given in The Call last Saturday. Edgar Pomeroy, the well-known Oak- land Hornet, and Arthur Robinsen, treasurer of the California Association Football Union, are busily endeavoring to organize a Saturday league, which sesms likely to open with four clubs, viz,, the Oakland Hornet Reserves, the Olympics, the Pirates of Oakland and the Berkeley Wasps. It is possible the Seamen's Institute and a new club be- Ing formed by some young men who are employed in city offices may come into the Saturday League. A meeting will be held soon to elect officers, draw up a schedule of games and make other necessary arrangements. If the pro- moters of the new orgflanization are as successfu] as they hope to be, the series of Saturday league games will begin early In February. Patrick O'Dea, formerly captain of the Wisconsin University football team and holder of the American record for kicking fleld goals, is in San Francisce, which will be his headquarters as Pa- cific Coast manager of the Western Ofl Transportation Company. He is an Australian and held the champlonship of his province for long distance kick- ing. He is a first-class Association football player and was engaged as a coach for the Association football team of Wisconsin University, but soon after arriving at Madfson, Wis, he received and accepted the offer of the ofl com- pany. He welghs about 175 pounds, and is enrolled with the Oakland Hor- nets, fn whose team he will play as soon as a vacancy occurs. The Sacramento Association football club is gaining strength and now has seventeen duly registered playing mem- bers. Tt Is unlucky that H. G. Macart- ney, the captain and center forward, i unable to play om account of illness and ihat Gilichrest, who has renderel @reat service in the back line, is r~- turning to San Franclsco, where he is enrolled with the Hornets. The Oakland Hornets offered to re- play the match played against the Al- bion Rovers on the 10th inst. and the officials of the League gave the neces sary consent, provided that the game should be played before the end of the league season. As the Albions hav failed to answer the communication sent by the Hornets, the latter have notifled the Albions that the offer is taken as declined and that the Hornets will-demand from the league the two points surrendered. ———— Boat Club Officers Nominated. The nominees for officers to serve the Alameda Boating Club during the com- ing six months are as follows: Al Kihn, for president; W. J. Donnelily, for vice president; C. H. Miller J for secvetary; A. G. Bell, for secretary: E. B. Thorning and Frederick Hunt, for captain; H. G. Neilson, for lieutenant jcaptain; W. Peterson, for sergeant at arms. On the night of the election there will .be a Christmas tree at the boathouse. The following are the nominees of the members of the South End Rowing Club for officers for the coming term: Frederick Deremer, for president: Ray Gallagler, for vice president; Joseph O'Dea, for treasurer; W. H. Mead, for recording secretary; J. P. Foley, for financial secretary: J. Scully, for captain; Alexander M. George, for vice captain; C. H. Noyes, George Wright, J. B. Feehan, S. W. Osborne, R. Meth- mann, F. E. Bergman, John Simpson, R. Gallagher and Ernest Hogan, for trustees; Ernest Gibson, Robert Marsh and T. Riordan, for sergeant at arma. 1 |