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THE FIELD
OF SPORT
According to the opinions expressed by
leading oarsmen, the regatta which will
be held at El Campo in the near future
will eclipse, in point of attendance, any
thing in the way of an aquatic contest
that has been held near this City in years, j
The oarsmen who are booked to enter
the struggle for medals and glory are
training hard and will be in splendid
form on the day of the races.
Although 4000 admirers of coursing at
tended the meeting held last Sunday at
lngleside, the managers of tho park ex
pect a still larger attendance to-morrow,
as the crack dogs of the coast are entered j
for the contests.
The game-shooting season will soon be |
on, and as a matter of fact the trap-shoot
ing clubs are bringing their programmes
to a close. Mountain quail and grouse
can be shot on September 1, but valley
quail and duck must not be killed until !
October 1.
Tne rifle-shooters will be strongly rep
resented to-morrow at the San Rafael
ranges, as tbe annual shooting festival of
the Schuetzen Club will be finished.
Handball, baseball, angling, tennis,
cricket, wheeling, etc., are all popular
pastimes that carry goo i patronage.
THE WHEELMEN.
Late Advices From Terrill Brothers.
To-Morrow's Record Trials.;
The most interesting cycling news this
week is a communication received
by the editor from the Terrill broth
ers, the San Francisco professional
racers, who left here several months
ago for Europe with the intention
of trying their fortunes on the foreign
tracks. But little had been heard from
them up to this time, and many have been
the queries as to what success they were
meeting with over there.
Harry F.Terrill writes from Paris, under
date of August 7, as follows:
Your letter reached us here to-day on our
return from the eastern part of France where
we have been racing. So far we have not done
very much racing, as we have not yet pot
wheels to suit us. We nave raced at about six
race meets aud I have won two first places, two
seconds and one third. Bob has won three
second and two third places.
We have not raced here in Paris yet, but I
will race here next Sunday. Eon goes to Rouen
in the western part of France. We write lor
engagements and get all expenses paid before
we leave Paris. We have been to Liege, Bel
gium, Munich, Germany, and will go to Italy
the first part of next week to bo gone three
weeks, They pay us a good sum in advance
money to go there.
We expected when we came here to have to
learn some new tricks in bicycle riding; but I
hnve not yet seen a bit of teamwork or tricks
of any kind. The Americans can give the
Frenchmen cards and spades at tricky ridinu.
Bob and I have the reputation of riding tricky
because when we ride alongside of a man we
ride very close to him and in passing we pass
very close. When they pass a rider they pass
very wide. The riders here are the fairest I
have ever seen and the easiest to get along
with. They have very few falls.
We are getting along finely, as we travel
together usually and get anything we want.
I find the traveling, however, much more com
plicated than it is in America.
Was glad to receive the clippings from The
Call, which have kept us wed posted on cy
cling affairs at home. We were glad to read
that the Bay Citys won the twenty-mile asso
ciation race. All the riders here want to
know why we wear the Maltese cross on our
racing suits, and the result is the Bay Citys
are pretty well advertised in France.
Hope you will continue to send us the news
from home, as we are very glad to get it. Will
write you again at length when we get back
from Italy. With regards to all the boys.
Sincerely yours, Habey F. Tereiix.
The success of the Terrills over there
will be gratifying news to their many
friends here. It was the general impres
s-ion here that they would have a pretty
hard time, as many of the Eastern cracks
have met with decisive defeats on the
French tracks. After the Terrills have
stayed there a while longer and become
more accustomed to the tracks they may
be expected to do still better.
The following pacemakers have been
selected to assist Erminio Bozio in his
trial against the world's 20-mile road
record to-morrow: Wyman ana, Boite,
Bed bury and Galindo, Acme Club; Deacon
arid Rosenheim, Reliance; Coulter and
White, Theisen and Birdsall, Strei and
Ward, Californias; Alborelie and Corbett,
Stevens brothers; Kroetz, Loos and Cellier
(triplet), Olympics; Egan and Hamann,
Lind and Brogi, Roach brothers, Cordy
and Jaegling.Grimmenstein and Connors,
Imperials.
The start will be at 10 o'clock from
Fitchburg, thence twice around the tri
angle at San Leandro.
The following will officiate at Bozio's
record trial: Judges — F. H. Kerrigan, B.
C. W.; T.J. Winslow, I. C. C. ; Charles
Albert Adams, O. C. W. Timers Georee
P. Wetmore. B. C. W.; J. F. Burns, I. C.
C; W. T. McFarlane, L C. C. Umpires-
John Davidson. B. C. W. ; Guy Frost, S.
F. R. C; A. J. Menne, B. C. W.
Under the direction of Captain H. D.
Hadenfeldt the Olympic Club Wheelmen
will have a watermelon run to Stockton
to-night and to-morrow, taking the
steamer at Broadway wharf to-night at 6
o'clock.
M.G.Curtis of the Encinal Cyclers of
Alameda, who will try lor the Oakland-
San Jose record to-morrow, will have the
following pacers: A. E. Cumbers. Encinal
Club, from Broadway, Oakland, to Brook
lyn; C.N. Bolte, Acme, from Brooklyn
to High street, Fruitvale; De Fosee
brothers, S. F. K. C, from High street to
Alvarado; Stevens brothers, S. F. R. C,
Alvarado to Milpitas; Tony Dcimas, San
Jose, from Milpitas to San Jose.
Cumbers must beat two hours and thir
teen minutes to get under the record.
The Bay City Wheelmen and the Im
perial Cycling Club propose holding a
race meet at the Velodrome, on Sunday,
September 19. The principal feature wilt
be a match race at twenty miles between
Kraft and Bozio, each to furnish his own
pacers and as many as he chooses.
L. A. Young of the Capital City Wheel
men of Sacramento is in the City, the
guest of Arthur H. Terrill.
Considerable surprise was expressed at
the list of events given in The Call
Thursday for the meet at Sacramento on
September 12, when it was noticed that
Sacramento had been awarded the one
mile C. A. C. C. championship, to be com
peted for by professionals and amateurs
together, and the star race of all the cham
pionships. This was being held back for
Santa Ross, but as stated in The Call last
Saturday, the Santa Rosa promoters have
been very dilatory in their arrangements
for the meet on September 9 there, and
the racing board decided if it did not hear
from them early this week to award the
championships elsewhere. No word be
ing received, Sacramento was awarded
the mile yesterday, and the others will
doubtless be given to the meets to be held
in this City.
As stated in The Call on Satur
day last, the Olympic Club Wheelmen
will bold a big meet at the Velodrome
early in October, and have set the date at
Sunday, October 3. They will cater almost
entirely to the amateur riders.
Western Sports is the name of new
publication published here, which made
its first appearance Thursday. It is de
voted to cycling, the gun and. rod, tennis,
yachting, the kennel and other sports,
liberally illustrated and presents a fine
appearance. Clarence N. Ravlin is the
editor-in-chief, and he is supported by the
best writers on the coast on the various
topics covered. -•••■■•-•
Carl Abendroth, who was the' crack
amateur of the Northwest last year, and
I is now racing as a professional, has joined
the C.'a. C. C. and recently raced under
Its rnles at the Portland and Tacoma
meets. He won a mile and a quarter
handicap from scratch and took a promi
nent place .in every professional event
that was run. It is hoped he can be in
duced to come to California after the
meets there are over.
To-morrow the Chance Acquaintance
1 Cyclers will go to Bear Valley, in Marin
County, wheeling from Point Reyes to
I the fish hatchery, Country Club and
I other points of interest. A largo number
of ladies and gentlemen will make the
trip, taking the 8 o'clock Sausalito boat
and train to Point Reyes, the round trip
being but $1 in specially reserved coaches.
| This is a fine trip for new riders, as it is
; short and pleasant. Teams will be pro
vided for those' who do not intend to cycle.
Two Irish societies, the Fermanagh and
Tyrone County associations, I believe.will
picnic at Shell Mound to-morrow, and
have advertised some bicycle races for
cash prizes. The racing board desires to
notify all amateurs not to compete in
these events as they are unsanctioned, ana
CARL ABENDROTH, the Crack Professional Rider of the
Northwest*
because the prizes are cash, and profes
sionals are also* barred for the first reason
given. Suspension is the penalty for non
compliance with this mandate.
The local organ of the L. A. W. boasts
that the Sharick brothers and none of the
prominent Northwestern riders competed
at any of the meets recently given ere
under the auspices of the C. A. C. C. The
organ is in error in this, as a perusal of
the events held at Tacoma last Saturday
and Sunday will show. In shori, all the
best riders of the Northwest are now rid
ing under the protection of tbe C. A. C. C.
The meet at Sacramento has tbe mile
championship, and in this connection it
should be noted that while both amateurs
and professionals may compete together
for this race the prizes must not be higher
than the maximum amount allowed for
amateur events, and must be merchandise
exclusively. Further, there will be but
one medal — a gold one for the winner —
none for second or third places. The
meet promoters have therefore announced
one gold medal, and merchandise in four
prizes valued at $35, $20, $12 SO and $7 50.
A week from to-morrow conies the
Golden Gale Cycling Club's five-mile roau
race over the San Leandro - Hay wards
course. .[:■. ,'.i ; . : -^p ,4-i-- : *'*vj
Next Saturday afternoon the members
of tbe Cycle Board of Trade will start on
their six days' outing in Lake County.
C. J. Atwater, who officiated as secre
tary of the Capital City Wheelmen's race
meet committee so long and efficiently,
has gone East to study dentistry and
James E. Little now fills the position.
A. B. McDonnell, the greatest of Ameri
can road-riders, passed through Seattle
last week en route to the Klondike coun
try with his wife. In an interview he is
quoted as saying that if Kraft could ride
in 48:56 twenty miles with six right angle
turn- he "ought to be able to lower his
(McDonnell's) straightaway record of
46:01 over a good course straightaway.
The Mountain View Cyclers have
elected the following officers: George Tay
lor, president; Frank B. Abbott, vice
president; James G. Kennedy, secretary;
William M. Garliepp, treasurer; who,
with P. M. Clark, Waiter Jones and H. E.
Weilheimer, will constitute the board of
directors.
The Washington division of the C. A. C.
C. has been organized with the following
officers: Georce M. Schee-ier, consul
general; E. W. McNaughton, secretary
treasurer; E. G. Dorr, racing board rep
resentative; W. E. Newton, "handicapper.
Hamilton's paced mile record of 1:39 1-5
made at Coronado March 2, 1896, which
has withstood so many attacks, has at
last been lowered. At Boston recently
Eddie McDuffie brought it down to I:3BJ^,
the intermediate times being: Quarter'
23 seconds; one- third, 32 1-5 seconds; half!
49 2-5 seconds; two-thirds. 1 minute 5 3-5
seconds; three-quarters. 1 minute 13 3-5
seconds; mile, 1 "minute 38ȣ seconds. On
the same day Lucien Lesna, the French
long distance champion, established new
American paced records from eleven miles
up to thirty.
The Pathfinder Cycling Club has elected
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1897.
the following new officers: Harry Good
man, president ; T. W. Fianigan, secretary
and captain; William Levy, treasurer;
Joseph Clunan, first lieutenant; Andrew
Budzalena, second lieutenant.
Ed C. Toie, an old-time member of the
Bay City Wheelmen, writes me from Lon
don that cycling is booming on the Conti
nent. Ho has visited every country in
Europe on his travels. He says that the
following prominent American manu
facturers are now in London : Colonel
Pope and Messrs. Yost, Spalding, Brewst-r
and Gormnlly. Mr. Overman was ex
pected on the next steamer. He says that
he met theTerrill brother* in Paris. They
were doing well. E. E. Buckle ton sailed
for New York August i. Fred Chandler,
B. C. W., is in Hamburg, and Rube Van
Zant of the same club is in London.
Clinton R. Coulter, the popular Olympic
Club racing man, writes denying the truth
of the Eastern report that he has forsaken
the C. A. C. C. since he went back East
and applied for reinstatement in the L. A.
W. Coulter says he is as strongly allied
to the California organization as ever and
predicts that in less than a year tbe L. A.
W. will lose control of racing entirely and
that it will be taken up by an association
of track-owners and State associations
and that California will be among the first
to be recognized.
1 The cycling editor of an evening paper,
after a bad attack of indigestion, goes on
to say that when the Bay City and Im
perial clubs discovered that the Olympics
proposed giving a race meet in October
they set about to injure the project as
much as possible and arranged to promote
one themselves beforehand to remove the
clamour from the Olympics' carnival.
What rot ! The fact is the firat news that
the Olympic Wheelmen intended giving a
race meet was published in The Call last
Saturday, and it was then only a rumor,
which was verified early this week. The
Bay City and Imperial joint project was
known to a select few a week previous.
In a conversation I had with Judge Ker
rigan about it fully two weeks ago be spoke
of the matter and said that the best date
would be a week after the Sacramento
meet, on September 12, as the men would
be in the best of shape then.
It Mr. de Clark would get closer to the
fountain head of real, truthful news he
would get the facts in such matters. It is
hard to see how a meet held here two
weeks before the Olympic meet
could injure it in any way. My opinion is
it would help it, as the people would again
be awakened to the sport and the Olym
pics saved that much preliminary adver
tising. Everything is peaceful among the
clubs now, and any one who tries to ruffle
the harmony by circulating unfounded
stories will find himself in hot water. Mr.
Clark had better continue caring for the
destinies of the Encinalltes and leave the
big San Francisco clubs to themselves.
The Bay Citys did not combine with the
Imperials to injure the Olympics, but be
cause they wanted to bring Kraft (Bay
City) and Bozio (Imperial) together on the
track at twenty miles, and it could best be
done by their combining. Mr. Clark should
know, anyway, that when the Bay Citys
get into imbroglios they do not ask the
assistance of other clubs. But there is no
intention to antagonize any interests in
the present case. Spalding.
GUN AND GAME.
Came Warden Mogan and the
Courts— Curlew and Plover
at Mount Eden.
The clubs that take an interest in trap
shooting are rapidly winding up the sea
son's sport, "as on October 1 the season for
shooting wild duck and quail will open.
There will be only one shoot to-mor
row, and that is to be held under tho
auspices of the Lincoln Club at San
Bruno. Live .birds will be trapped. On
Sunday, September 5, the Encinals will
meet at Birds Point, the Golden Gates at
Alameda Junction and the California
Wing Club will hold its final live-bird
shoot at lneleside grounds. On Septem
ber 12 the Olympics will hold their last
blue-rock shoot at lngleside, the Encinals
will convene at Birds Point, the Reliance
at Webster street and the Empires at
Alameda Point. •
E. F. Preston, the well-known attorney,
will leave to-night for a two weeks' hunt
ing and fishing trip at Lake Tahoe.
John Bereez, Billy Brown, H. Lucas, E.
Hatch, C. Jackson and J. Hotaling enjoyed
an excellent day's sport on the Mira Monte
preserve, near Novato.on Thursday. Sev
eral deer were snot at. but only two fell to
the rifles of the sportsmen.
A sportman who visited Mount Eden
last Sunday stated that curlew and plover
are very plentiful on the marshes, and
that quite a number of sprig were seen
flying over the salt beds.
"E. C. Saxe and Dr. L. Hitchcock re
turned from Shasta County last Tuesday
after enjoying a very pleasant vacation.
Among the trophies of 'the chase they
proudly exhibited to their friends Were
two bear skins, but an expert bear-hunter
who examined the pelts detected peculiar
marks on the parts which encompassed
the necks oi the animals from which they
were taken. The hunter said he had not
the least doubt ihut the bides covered the
flesh of bears that were held in captivity
by strong chains for many moons, but
that tbe bears may nave been shot by the
hunters at short range.
Game Warden Mogan is accomplishing
good service in arresting commission
merchants and the proprietors of restau
rants for telling game out of season.
The warden would unquestionably prove
to be a man of inestimable value to the
sporting interests of tbe State bad he the
support of Police Court Judges. But those
dignitaries of the bench cannot seemingly
understand why any man should be pun
ished for selling game out of season, and
as a matter of course every case that comes
up ior a hearing is summarily disposed of,
much to the chagrin of the Game Warden
and the sportsmen of the City who should
"remember, those things" when the gen
tlemen who have no respect themselves
for the game laws are looking for a second
term of office.
The Game Warden caused the arrest of
a man named Bernstein at '25 Eddy street
yesterday lor selling quail. Bernstein is
the proprietor of a restaurant and he
charged the Game Warden $1 for quail on
toast. It is Klondike nuggets to peanuts
that the case will b: dismissed when it
comes up before a Police Court Judge on
Monday.
This is what the Breeder and Sports
man says:
Unless the Folice Courts can bo taught that
game laws must be respected the sumo as
other laws, the Game Warden and Fish Com
missioners, as far as their game work is con
cerned, might as well go out of business:
Even when the strongest possible evidence is
introduced the verdict is nine times out of
ten, not guilty. The tenth time the guilty
party is fined $5, costs oi court or such nom
inal amounts. The City consumes the greater
portion of the game nil ed in Central Califor
nia, and if it is allowed to enter the market out
of season, the game law is practically a dead
letter. We can see but one way out of this dif
ficulty, ana that is lor the sportsmen ot this
City to band together and engage an able at
torney,one whose ttandingissufliciently high,
to bring tho Police Court Judges to their
senses. Let this attorney prosecute the cases
at the sportsmen's expense, and a few convic
tions will stop the tratlic.
The following communication to the
sporting editor from Portland, Or., is self
explanatory:
Portland, August 24, 1897.
The demand for permits to ship Chinese
pheasants beyond the boundaries of the State
has Increased to such an extent that Gamo
Protector McGuire proposes to closely Investi
gate every application and determine whether
or not the birds have been bred and raised in
captivity.
Mr. McGuire has reason to believe that the
law is being violated. The birds allowed to be
taken from the State must be fully domesti
cated, bred and raised iv confinement, and
the person selling the same lor such purpose
must make an affidavit to such effect. Within
a short time permits have been issued to .'. J.
Hill for 105 birds, and now there is one made
for 400 pairs of pheasants to be sent to the
Game and Flsh Commission. Yes:ei(lay a
permit was Issued for the sending of two to
the City of Mexico, and others, have been
granted to send Chinese pheasants to lowa,
Ohio, Kansas. California, in fact, nearly every
State in the Union.
It is the order for 400 that has awakened
the suspicions of Mr. McGuire. He is perfectly
willing that the Fish and Game Commission
ers of California should have that many birds,
but he seriously doubts if there are that many
fully domesticated so that they can come
witnln the law for shipment. A man living
at Eugene named McClanahan has the con
tract to furnish these pheasants, 800 in num
ber, for $2 50 a pair. McClanahan once served
as a Deputy Kisn and Game Warden, but was
caught violating the law lie was supposed to
enforce and convicted therefor. Mr. McGuire
has information that McClanahan raises
about sixty pairs in his own coops, but uot
more than this number. The balance he ex
pects to purchase and is purchasing now, if
Mr. McGu-.re's information is correct.
it has also been learned that McClanahan
sought legal advice as to his right to purchase
now for such Durooses, and was told that tne
law prohibited buying at this time of the year
for any purpose, He slates that he expects to
catch the young birds next month by running
them down on horseback; but Mr. McGuire
will probably see that he does nothing of the
kind. When he applies for a certificate for
shipment, claiming that he has raised tho
birds, the game protector will have bis inn
ing. There is no doubt that many young
pheasants are now being caught.
Owing to the forwardness of the season the
birds are now of good growth, and the tempta
tion to anticipate the open season a few weeks
is particularly strong. Reports from the val
ley are to the effect that pheasants are being
shot, and on Wednesday Mr. McGuire made a
trip to Salem to inquire into some reported
violations of the game law. It is his intention
to prosecute any one found guilty of violating
the law, and to secure conviction of the trans
gressors if possible.
THE ANGLER.
Grand Fishing Near the Mouth of
Eel River — Dolllver's Big
Catch.
Latest intelligence from Truckee is to
the effect that the trout of the river, which
have been feeding for several weeks on
the crustaceous matter on the rocks, have
now turned their attention to the flying
insects which float on the surface, and, as
a consequence, anglers are looking for
ward to good sport in the very near future.
Among some of the prominent fly
casters of this City who will use the rod
and gun to good i fleet during the next few
weeks in the vicinity of Boca are Senator
S. Hall, Thomas Horatio Casey, Judge
Carroll, J. Blackburn, E. .F. Preston,
James Stratton and others who will be
heard from later on.
Frank Dolliver had a magnificent day's
fishing last Sunday at Crystal Springs.
He was the only man at the lake who re
turned with a well-filled basket of black
bass. Frank says that shrimp did the
business, and as his veracity is beyond
question we will have to let it go at that.
John Butler took a flying trip to Point
Reyes a few days, ago, and he informed
his friends that he caught one dozen large
trout at a point called the rockpool and
lost one six-pounder.
Black bass fishing on Russian River
still continues to improve, and some
beaut'.ful fish . were taken during the past
two weeks.
San Andreas Lake still continues to at
tract' many anglers, and although the
fishing has been poor this year a marked
improvement has been noticed during the
latter weeks of the month.
Reports that excite the passion of lovers
of fishing have arrived from Eel River.
Cast Sunday an angler caught fifty-six
trout that ran from haif a pound to two
pounds in .weight and 1 six steel heads of
good size. A letter from John Williams
of Fortuna states that the Wilson spoon
and Bonn's Royal Coachman fly are the
killing lures. The writer finished his let
ter by cautioning his friend not to pur
chase imported flies, as they are not suf
ficiently strong in construction to hold the
fighting fishes of the Eel • River, many of
which scale ten pounds..
Fish Commissioners Vogfllsane and
Habcock have just returned Irom White
Rock Lake, and they report having had
only fair success. They did not see any
persons violating either the fish or game
laws.
Champion Fly Caster Walter Damon
Mansfield is expected to arrive from Chi
cago to-day. The Fly Casting Club will
banquet the conquering hero on Tuesday
evening. Judge John Hunt will be toast
master on this occasion.
The United States Civil Service Commission
announces that on Wednesday, September 1,
1897, It will hold examinations at Washing
ton and at other cities where there are compe
tent boards of examiners for the purpose of
establishing a register from which appoint
ments may be made to the position of fish
culturist, under tbe supervision of the United
States Commission of Fisu and Fisheries.
In addition to the usual educational exam
ination applicants will be examined on the
subjects of geography and fish culture.
Tnere are four clesses of fish culturists, as
follows: Those engaged (I) in pond-culture
operations; (2) in salmon, trout and white
fish ope rstions; (3) In marine operations; (4)
in shad and pike-perch operations. A com
petitor who passes an examination in any one
of the above classes becomes eligible to the
class to which the examination relates, and,
by passing examinations for all classes, a com
petitor may become eligible In all of them.
From the register established as the result of
this examination several vacancies now exist
ing will be filled, namely, one at Cape ' Vi
ncent, X. V., salary $720 per annum: one at St.
Johnsbury, Vt., saiary $600 per annum; one
in the car and messenger service of the Fish
Commission, and several others to be stationed
at Washington.
So far as practicable appointments will be
made from those eligibles residing in the
vicinity in which the vacancy exists.
Persons desiring to compete in this examin
ation should apply to the United States Civil
Service Commission, Washington, D. C. , for
application blanks, full instructions and sam
ple questions.
THE OARSMEN.
They Are In Active Training for the
Coming Championship Regatta
Next Month.
The South End boys are training hard
for the championship regatta, which is to
take place at El Campo Sunday, Septem
ber 19. The club will be represented in
every event, and the ambitious oarsmen
expect to win first honors in at least five
races. Aside from the three barge crews
over ten men are training for the out
rigger skiff and shell races. Among them
, are Jim Foley, Frank Duplissea, Bob Mc-
Arthur, Al Fritz, Henry Bode, Dr. Den
nis, Charles Cutter, Tom Barry and Frank
Burke.
On last Sunday morning the fine weather
brought out about forty members to the
boathouse and the day was spent in swim
ming, rowing, bas-punching and other
amusements. All the crews in training
rowed over the regular three-mile course,
under the supervision of their respective
coachers, and judging from the interest
taken in rowing affairs at the present
time and the manner in which all the men
are training for the coming regatta it cer
tainly looks as though this season will
bring many new champions to the front,
as well as introduce many new features
in rowing circles.
The work on the handball court is pro
gressing rapidly. For some time many of
the members considered the construction
of the court an immense josh, and dis
couraged the movement in every way;
but this did not dishearten Ed Skelley or
Captain Will Thomas, who, Sunday after
Sunday, spent their time in building the
court. Now that it is almost completed
they have the hearty co-operation of
every member of the club, and if the will
ing workmen continue their labors before
many moons teams from the club will be
heard from in some of the championship
handball tournaments.
Popular Matt Bteen has recovered from
his sprained ankle and is soon expected to
be able to take up his oars and measure
the distance between the boathouse and
Hunters Point.
Frank Duplissea and Gus Carson ap
peared at the boathouse last Sunday after
a vacation of over a month, and will im
mediately go into active trainine.
Jim Pallas, Georee Bates and Ed Scully
are now experts in the skiff and may be
heard from in the coming regatta.
The South Ends have gained a valuable
member in Dr. J. P. McCarthy, whose
name was presented at tbe last meeting.
i From early morn to twilight the Ariel
boathouse presents a scene of the liveliest
activity. With the date of the champion
ship regatta drawing near the boys have
awakened to the importance of thorough
training, and are sparing no pains to get
themselves in the best possible condition.
Among the most willing workers may be
mentioned the junior crew. W. T. Howe
ha-* had them in hand for the past month
and under his coaching they are making
great progress. The crew is composed of
the following men: Joseph Hannan,
stroke; Louis Koppler, afterwaist; P.
McCarthy, forwardwaist, and Charles Mc-
Auliff, bow.
As usual considerable interest is cen
tered in who will represent the club in
the senior skiff race. George Phelan, the
present senior champion, will, of course,
enter to retain bis title. At the last re
gatta at El Campo Phelan was somewhat
handicapped in being in a new boat which
he did not have tne time to fully test.
Since then, however, he has btcome
thoroughly accustomed to it. It is much
lighter than any of the other boats and in
fair weather with no wind and good water
it should develop great speed. William
McCausland, probably his most formid
able opponent, is at present training for
the senior shell race, which he hopes to
enter in conjunction with the senior skfff.
H. Wutkopt, who was the acknowledged
champion some five years back, has re
turned to the racing ranks and for soma
time past has been out daily in his shell.
If ho can get back to his oldtime form he
will give a good account of himself. O.
Paul, who created a sensation when he
won from McCausland in the early part of
last year, has not as yet signified his in
tention of entering.
Frank Wilson, the present junior cham
pion, is rapidly rounding into shape, and
hopes to give the leaders a close rub. In
the junior skiff event one entry from the
club is a certainty, a* W. T. Howe, J. R.
Bock man and W. J. Prendergast are in
training. It was first thought .that the
latter two could be prevailed upon to re
organize their famous junior crew of last
year, but owing to the continued illness of
Johnson Hardy, their bow man, they have
relinquished the idea, and have paid more
attention to skiff rowing.
, It is to be regretted that the Ariels will
not enter a senior crew. Up to a few days
ego everything looked bright, for the same
crew that won so handily from the
Olympics in their memorable struggle at
El Campo last June intended to enter;
but /Robert Ellis, the heavy afterwaist,
was called out of town and will be absent
for nearly a month, and it is hardly prob
able that at this day a fitting man can be
secured to fill his place.
The date for the various tryonts has not
as yet been fixed, but it will probably be
held on September 12.
•The Aiamedas are quietly training over
the creek course, with the expectation of
entering two crews in the regatta on the
19th. .' : i^sßsSSo
Their senior crew, which made such a
fine Hi owing at El Campo. is still in exist
ence and determine to win. They com
pose the following men: John Lewis,
bow; .William Hanson, forwardwaist; Al
Webb, afterwaist; Fred Ayers, stroke, and
Ed Hanson, cockswain.
The members- of the.- junior crew have
not been decided on as yet, but will prob
ably be as follows: Eugene Hndcock, bow;
Otto Reihl,\ forwardwaist; Ed Hunter,
afterwaist and Al Greenleat', stroke. These
men are' all clever oarsmen and should
form a powerful crew. At any rate the
Alamedas always did have a reputation of
making a good showing, and the next race
will be no exception. :. >
The club also intends to enter men in
the senior and junior skiff race. On a
week from to-morrow a tryout will beheld
to decide who will represent the club. So
far Ayers, ;Hadcock, ccott and Stamer
have declared their intention to strive for
the honor.
..The Aiamedas are still in need of a
racing barge, but hope to be able to use
one belonging to one of the other clubs
on the day of the regatta- ■■'•'."■ ■'*■".■
It is said that Dr. Cecil Dennis intends
to enter the junior shell event in the nnxt
regatta, using one of the South End
shells. He may have as his competitors
his clubmates Foley and McArthur, and
possibly Foley of the Stocktons. This
should make both an interesting and ex
citing event, as sUellraces have been very
scarce in the last few years.
The entry blanks will be issued this
morning to the various clubs, and a large
number of entries is expected, as the
prizes are both beautiful and costly.
J. Klunder will represent the Pioneers
in the coming regatta, as he defeated
Cooney Ochs last Sunday.
The club will be represented in the
junior barge event by the following crew:
H. Wilder, stroke; George Lawson, after
waist; George Lawson, forwardwaist; L.
J. Smith, bow.
The Dolphins have let a contract for
steps and board walk to the boathouse
from the end of Van Ness avenue and
North Point street. The work will be
finished Sunday. • ■.-...
Captain Kennedy is training faithfully
for the junior outrigger skiff race, and
will be the only entry in the junior skiff
race, unless William Meyer concludes to
enter. < '-i •■■.
Alex Pape is seriously thinking of form
ing a junior crew, instead of entering in
the senior skiff race. He has selected a
big, strong, sturdy crew, composed of: J.
H. Coughlan, stroke; T.J. Hopkins, after
waist; Alex Pape, forwardwaist; E. P.
Sullivan, bow.
The club will have J. H. Coughlan and
Will Patch in the senior skiff race. Cough
lan has been Keeping himself in fine con
dition lor the past three months, and will
make seme of the Long Bridge men hustle
to beat him. .
Patch will make his first appearance in
the senior class, and will train hard from
the South End boathouse.
Since the Dolphins have raised the
membership from sixty to seventy-five
they have had five applications for mem
bership. Among the new members are
Joseph Farreil. brother of ex-Captain Far
rell, and Will Bush, a well-known athlete.
Captain Kennedy is working hard to
make the members interested in rowing,
and has announced a club cruise to Angel
Island Sunday, October 3.
The members intend to put up a medal
for the junior oarsmen to compete for. It
only needs encouragement to bring them
out, and when the date for the race is an
nounced, the starters will be: Al Shields,
Joseph Laib, Charles Roach, Fred Woer
ner, P. yon Hadeln and John J. Lynch.
Lynch is an old-time oarsman, and if he
can be induced to re-enter the ranks he
will show a lot of oarsmen what the stern
of bis boat looks like.
Al Ronard and Cully Mogan are devot
ing all their time to yachting, and as soon
as the season closes they will be seen on
the water around Nortn Beach working
for exercise and pleasure.
T. R. Keenan has moved his shell to the
Pioneer boathouse and will train for the
senior shell race.
The Dolphins entertained James McE!
roy and Slickiiey, the football player, last
Sunday. They took them lor a ride to
Fort Point and landed at Harbor View lor
crabs and clam chowder.
E. A. Coney and George Alferitz are go
ing to purchase a <loubi<- shell from the
San Francisco Yacht Club.
Coney made his first appearance in a
shell last Sunday. He borrowed Paten's
shell, and before lie was through he had
mastered the boat.. Coney is thinking of
challenging Peter yon Hadeln to a race for
a trophy.
Charley Roach has-been on a two
months' vacation to Harbin Springs. He
was heartily welcomed at the ferry last
Tuesday by Fred Woerner and a party of
firm Dolphins.
CRICKET CHIRPS.
Some Suggestions Regarding the
Acquirement of a Now
Ground.
I hear that the timeworn tonic, the pro
curing of a new and suitable ground for
the weekly matches, has been renewed,
and, with all others interested in the
game, I hope that at the close of the sea
son some good wiil come of it. The ob
stacles in the way of this muc i-needed
acquisition ought not, surely, to be insu
perable, even though they are financial.
Within an easy ride of town, in the direc
tion of San 'Mateo, are acres of level
ground, wiiich offer a large selection in
the way of picturesque cricket fields.
Arrangements for renting a suitable plat
on moderate terms could doubtless be
made, the transportation of players at re
duced rates is doubtless a possible achieve
ment, and the necessary improvements
could be effected slowly.
Australia is all agog in view of the ap
proaching Stoddart team which sails from
England on the 17th prox.
Old man Grace still Keeps up his record
as a run-better. In the Gloucestershire
and Notts match he made 131 of the 359
which brought about victory.
Playing for Warwickshire against
Hampshire, Quaife and Bainbridge went
in first and were not separated until they
had put up 178 and 162 runs respectively.
Tiedemann and Hilton of the Pacifies
have both left California on business, a
matter of deep regret to the remnant of
the team. BB^S?
To-morrow the Alameda and Bohemian
elevens wiil compete at Golden Gate.
Umpire. ■■
UNION ATHLETIC CLUB.
Moved to New Quarters on Mason
Street and Entered Football
Training.
The Union Athletic Club, composed of
some of the most capable young athletes
in this City, has moved this week irom its
old quarters on Post street, to the annex
building of the St. George's Club on Ma
son street.
It is fully equipping a gymnasium on
the second floor, having added its own ap
paratus to that already in the building.
Ou the lower floor there is a billiard-room
and a reading-room.
Classes in fencing and boxing are soon
to be started. The club is in a good finan
cial condition, having a small surplus in
the treasury. ;~--.--u
Football will be a particular feature of
the club's outdoor athletics. Some of those
training for the team are: D. Atkinson
(captain), R. Ready. George Kearmann, F.
Kearmann, H. G. Bean, W. Hughson, C.
Grau, F. W. Burgess, A. Hlnton, Ed
Kreiss, P. Decker. H. Mish, G. Mish, C.
Evarts, M. Steinfeldt, L. Jennings, H.
Curry, W. Curry, G. Deltraar, C. O'Hare,
J. Pond, S. Simpson and H. Guittard.
To-morrow the club will have a cross
country run from : the Presidio to the
beach, to the Cliff Hou«e and round to the
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