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YACHTS WILL
SAIL FOR
PRIZE FLAGS
The California yachtsmen did not do
much sailing: on Sunday last, as they were
busy setting their craft ready for to
morrow's regatta. At about noon the
sloops V and I and Hope started down
the creek, the former Hying the acting
commodore's flag- On board the Hope,
sailed by A. Duncombo. were Mrs. A.
Duncombe, Messrs. Martin, Griffiths and
Hanlon. U and I reached the Goat Island
cove at 3 o'clock and Hope a little later.
Secretary G. F. Galther of the sloop U
and I effected a landing on the island,
but was soon compelled to return to his
boat.
Commodore C. J. and Mrs. Lancaster
and Captain H. Spratt visited the Cali
fornia clubhouse last Sunday, the com
modore having with him the model of a
new boat he Intends to build. She will
be sixty feet over all. Idler is almost
ready to come off the "ways." Work on
the sloop Occident is being pushed for
ward, and Bhe is expected to be in com
mission in two weeks. If she should out
sail the sloops Edna and Embla she will
challenge for the perpetual trophy. Ihe
sloop Gypsie is launcncd and will be in
commission shortly. Carl A. Tarnberg of
the sloop Mist is trying to get her ready
in time for to-morrow's regatta. A. M.
Clay and G. F. Gaither intend to build
gome new "ways" for small yachts.
Rattler Jr. has been launched and litted
witii her new mast.
To-morrow the California lacht Cluo
will hold its filth regatta for class flags.
The computing yachts will be divided lni
three classes, the Brat consisting of yacht
of a sailing length of twenty-six feet o
under; the second of yacnts of a t?aillr.
lengtn of thirty feet or under; the thin
of j achts at a sailing length of forty fee
or under. The preparatory gun will b
tired at 12:50 p. m., the gun for class on
at 1 p. m., that for class two at 1:10 p. m
and that for class three at 1:20 p. m. Th
course, which id reckoned at ten nautica.
miies, will be from the narrow-gaug
mole to Blossom Rock buoy, around it
and thence to the can buoy of the bnion
Iron 'Works, near Mission Rock; around
that ami thence to the finishing line be
tween the southerly pier head ami a stake
boat The course must be completed
within four hours. .Every competing
yacht must be sailed by a member ut t!.c
club and may not carry any professional
except the owner or boatkseper on board
during the race.
A meeting to conclude arrangements for
the regatta was held at the ciubhou.se on
evening. There were present:
Commodore C. J. .Lancaster, Vice-Com
modore George B. Kdgar. Treasurer h.
N. V.'alter. Secretary George r. Gaitner,
Directors Harry Brydges and C. P.Moore
George Miller of the sloop Occident and
B W. Robson of the sioop Volante were
elected members of the club. The regatta
committee consists of J. W. Homer, G.
turn Suden, C. P. Moore and G. 1?. Gai
ther J. W. liorner will act as starter. \\
H Gould and J. W. Homer ad timers, and
probably Admiral E. A. yon Schmidt as
judge F. J. Mortitt's launch Augusta, X
Flanders' launch Ariel and other launches
belonging to the members will attend the
rG Tne California fleet numbers thirty
three yachts and six launches The lib
foot Class includes the yachts Major Lv- j
cile, Regina. Royal, Unknown Cortane. •
Lumta, Verona, Volante, L and I, JKUSI,
Sea Fox. Phoenicia, Stranger and Pil
grim The- two last will probably not
.start. The 30-foqt class consists of MAS
cotte, Hope, Halcyon. Surprise, Bachelor.
"Whirlwind and Lily V. The two last will
not start In the 4»»-foot class are Embla,
Edna. Thelma, Sapyho, Idler, Gypsie.. Oc
cident and Rover. Occident is not yet in
commission, and Rover and Gypsie are
also non-starters.
The yachting event of Decoration day
wlll be' the Corinthian Club regatta. All
tin- clubs except me Soutii Hays have a j
cruise to witness it set down on their
programmes for May 4 M. The regatta
committee consists of J. H. Hopps, P. J.
Martenstein and W. F. Dlxey; T. L. Mil
ler being measurer. The probable start
ers are as follows: In class 1, including
all boats over 36 feet racing length-
Clara Elia. Mixie. Speedwell and Pride;
in the 36-foot class— Thelma. Freda. Edr.a
and possibly Thetis- in the 30-foot class-
Aeolus, Truant and Halcyon; in the 25
foot class— Mistral, Merope, Phoenicia
ard possibly Cupid: in the 20-foot class
there will probably be few or no starters.
Pride, Elia. Truant, Aeolus and Thelma
are on the beach at Tiburon being got
ready for the race, and Speedwell is on
the "ways."
c toe long whistle will be blown at 11:40
as a signal to the yachts to get ready.
At 11:45 live whistles, yachts of the 20
foot class start. At 12 four whistles,
yachts of the l'3-foot class. At 12515 three
whistles, yachts of the 30-foot class. At
12:30 two whistles, yachts of the 3t>-foot
class. At 12:45 one whistle, yachts of
class 1. Yachts will be allowed ten min
utes within which to cross the line
the course must be covered within five
hours or the race will be sailed again.
On Saturday last the Speedwell sailed
up to Yallejo, returning on Sunday. A.
J. Young and wife, with J. H. Hopps and
wife, sailed over in the sloop Clara to
Sausalito. F. F. Ames' Elia went up to
Mare Island on Sunday, returning the
Fame day. Mignon went to McNear's
landing. Several of the Corinthian yachts
sailed In the channel and watched the
lines of tents at the Presi/Uo. Commo
dore C. YVesterfeld's Aeolus, after pall
ing along the Presidio shor». went round
Angel Island and up to McNear's.
Commodore Dr. T. 1.,. Hill took tho
flagship Cygnus of the San Francipcos
tip to McNear's, where, were several Cor
inthian boats, and E. A. Wiltsee's Aggie.,
until recently flagship of the Pnciflc
Yacht Club. Captain R. L,. Eames sailed
the yawl Phyllis of the Corinthian Yacht
Club to Paradise Cove, having on board
Mrs. R. L. Eames. Misses Charmian KH
teridge, Lynette Payne, McCrea, Messrs.
C. S. Greene and Cushman.
Secretary H. M. Landsberger of the En
clnal Yacht Club has Bent out to the
members a circular, saying that the la
dles' cruise to San Mateo, set for June 4
and 5, has been postponed to September
3, 4 and f>, the manager of the Hotel Ma
teo having given notice that he would be
unable to provide adequate accommoda
tions on June 4 and 5 for the number of
guests expected to join in the cruise.
To-morrow Dr. T. 1,. Hill, commodore
of the San Francisco Yacht Club, will sail
up to Marln Islands, anchor there for the
r.ight and come down on Monday to view
the Corinthian regatta. Arrangements
have been made for the moonlight cruise
of the San Franclscos on June 4 and 5 to
MrN'car's landing, and for a dance in the
pavilion there.
The South Bay Yacht Club has a cruise
to Dumbarton Point set down on its pro
gramme- for to-morrow. On Decoration
day on© or two boats may cruise up to
the city to witness the Corinthian regat
ta, and to show the South Bay burgee to
the yachtsmen of the northern bay.
MARKSMEN WHO ARE
DEATH TO SPANIARDS.
Amonp the fellows brave at heart and
strong of muscle who left snug positions
in this city to enlist in the volunteer
service were th% popular marksmen Al
bert Ehrenpfort, president of the Cali
fornia Schuetzen Club, and H. C. Man
gels. Into lieutenant of the San Francisco
Fusiliers, who enlisted a.s a private in the
First Regiment, which loft this city for
the Philippine Islands last Thursday.
Those two able representatives of the
Golden West will certainly not waste
much of Uncle Sam's ammunition if they
are called upon to give an account of
thomsnlvcs before the Dons, as they are
b<!h remarkably fine shots.
■ Ehrenpfort, who acted as range cap
tain of Company H, California State
Militia, made at the last monthly medal
shoot he attended on April 10 the highest
More ever recorded with a Springfield
rifle in Sehuetzen Park, namely, 49 out
of a possible 50. at 200 yards range. Young
Ehrenpfort is a son of the well-known
capitalist and founder of the California
Bchuetsen Club, William Ehr**npfr>rt, who
In IBW was a member of ;h" first Cali
fornia rifle team that captured the Cen
tennial trophy in Philadelphia from teams
of crack marksmen representing all
States in the Union.
When Philo Jacohy, the father of our
California champions of the rifle, visited
the steamer City of Peking prior to Its
depn.miro for a foreign country, young
Ehrenpfort and his companion Mangels
wero first to offer their hands to Philo
in a parting good-by, and the last words,
of Ehrenpfort. whioh still ring- in the ears
of Philo. wore: "Philo, old boy, we 'are"
oiT to fight the battles of our country,
and we shall not forget your old teaching
of how to pull a steady trigger with two
fingers. I hope my aim will be as deadly
on the Spanish foe aa it has been at the
buUseye. Farewell."
MAY CHANGE THE
DATE OF
THE 20-MILE RACE
A motion will probably be brought be
fore the board of governors o* the C. A.
C. C. at its next meeting, June 4, t^ post
pone the running of the annual 20-mile
road race from the second Sunday in
Juiy to the first Sunday after Admission
day in September. The July date is an
awkward one, as many of the best riders
are in the country or out of training at
that time. In September they are in con
dition for the September 9 races, or pre
paring for the October 10-miie race, and
this time of the year Is also better suited
for a long distance grind like tho 20-mile
affair.
E. A. Bozlo, formerly of the Imperial
Cycling Club, now of the Olympic Club
Wheelmen, will try for the world's five
mile record of 11:112-5, over the San Le
andro-Haywards course to-morrow, paced
jby tandems. Bozio has the speed, and if
j the course is good and the pacing fast
enough he should succeed in creating a
new mark.
Chester S. Myrick, chairman of the C.
A. C. C. road racing board, is enthusias
tic over the war, and contemplates or
ganizing a company of wheelmen
equipped with military cycles and offer
ing their services to the (government.
The touring board of the Associated
Cycling Clubs has arranged a two days'
trip to Santa Cruz for clubs and individ
ual members of the association leaving
here Saturday afternoon, June 11, going
a.s far as San Jose that day, and riding
over the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains
to destination the next day. Several of
the local clubs, the two ban Jose clubs
and one from Los Gaios have already
signified their Intention of attending.
Further particulars can be had from C.
N. Ravi in, chairman touring committee,
006 Clay street, city.
Rain has twice postponed the Reliance
Wheelmen's "Old Men's Run," sched
uled for the past two Sundays. Nothing
daunted. President E. B. Jerome has re
newed the call, and the run will take
place to-morrow, weather permitting,
leaving the Webster street wharf, Oak
land, at S:3O a. m.
Secretary Scovern has just received the
waterproof covers for the road book, and
they will be delivered free to members of
the C. A. C. C. on application, together
with the book. The new road book is
eliciting most favorable comment wher
ever it is seen. It is a work that should
be in the hands of every wheelman in
California, Nothing so complete has ever
been issued in the State, and the maps
and directions are perfect. Applications
lor membership may be had from the
cycling editor of The Call or from Stan
ley G. Scovern, secretary, lail Golden
Gate avenue, city.
Captain Harry Larkin has called a run
of the Bay City Wheelmen to San Ra
fael via Sausallto and Ross Valley to
morrow. Members and their friends will
take the 9 a. m. Sausalito boat. The
roads are in splendid condition, and at
this season of the year everything in
Marin County looks Its prettiest. The
club will hold a tandem race in a few
weeks.
Herbert D. Clark, the well known cy
cling writer and member of the touring
board, formerly of the Encinal Cyclers,
has joined the Bay City Wheelmen.
The Olympic Cyclers and the Bay City
Wheelmen will play their schedule game
oi the Cycle Baseball League on Sunday,
June 5, at the Sixteenth and Folsom
streets grounds at 2 p. m.
Again is dissension spreading in the
ranks of the League of American Wheel-
SOME OF THE PROMINENT TRAP SHOOTERS OF THIS CITY.
LATEST NEWS
OF THE
NATIONAL GAME
BY JOE CORBETT
The Baltimores are. certainly having their
ups und downs. Peculiar game, baseball.
Talk about amateur organizations win
ning games, this record of the San Fran
cisco Alerts has never been surpassed.
Out of fifty games played they have
never met defeat, and owing to the un
certainty of baseball this record is re
markable. Manager J. A. McCarren, in
ppeaklng of his great team, says that It is
composed principally of boys who, owins
to their other business occupations, are
unable to practice, and yet put up as
strong a game as could Vie played under
the circumstances. "We are prepared to
cross bats with any of the amateur teams,
and our line-up, which foi'm s,
'warmest in the land:" " Bell, pitcher;
Morrison, catcher; Bachoff, first base;
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1898.
The Filed of Sport.
men. The Harlem 'Wheelmen of New
York State have resigned in a body, and
this move will lose to the league over
200 members. The Harlems had been a
league club since ISS6. The trouble was
that the Racing Board granted a sanc
tion for a meet to another local track on
the same day set for the State meet held
under the auspices of the Harlems.
Two members of the Bay City Wheel
men have gone to war— Arthur F. Lund- ■
berg, who enlisted voluntarily in the First j
Regiment and sailed on the City of Pc- i
king on Wednesday, and Fred L. Day, I
who preferred the navy, and is now at
Mare Island. Lieutenant-Colonel Victor
D. Duboce of the First was also promi
nent in wheeling circles, having been a
member of the board of officers of the
California Associated Cycling Clubs. His
opinions were highly valued in the coun
cils of the board.
Those who keep their fingers on the
pulse of the trade say that the value
of advertising in the dally newspapers
was never more clearly demonstrated
than during the recent dull period, when
those who advertised persistently were
practically the only ones who did any
business. Concerning the cause of the
dullness, the war and the unsettled
weather have been abundantly blamed;
but it is a question whether these twin
reasons are all-sufficient. It is a fact that
tin- 1896 models did not show enough im
provements over the '97 wheels to war
rant riders changing.
Calvin X. Langton of the Bay City
Wheelmen was married In this city last
Monday to Miss Maud Lowell, and the
boys are wishing "Dusty" and his fair
bride all sorts of good luck on the sea
of matrimony.
The vice-president and a number of
members of tho Denver Wheel Club came
here as members of the First Colorado
Regiment, and are quartered at the tent
ing grounds. Thus far they have been
too busily employed with their military
duties to visit the local clubs, but will
find the doors wide open to them wh«/n
they do.
Howard Freeman, the California rider,
who recently achieved considerable suc
cess in the 'East, hails from Haywards.
He was "discovered" by Hon. Franx 11.
Dunne, now Superior Judge in this city,
through Dr. Powell and his brother,
prominent Native Sons of Haywards.
Judge Dunne proposed Freeman's name I
in the Bay City Wheelmen, and was BO ;
confident of his ability as a speed mer
chant that he fostered his Interests In i
every conceivable way. others in the \
club did not think Freeman amounted to j
much, and did not encourage him. Later |
Freeman went north, and at Ix>ng Beach
rode a straightaway mile in 1:28 1-5. On
May 14 last, at Ambrose Park. New York,
he won the mile handicap, professional.
for a purse of $1000. and carrying with it
$25 a week besides, defeating Jaap Eden,
the Belgian; J. A. Robertson of England:
Paul Bourotte, the frenchman, and a
number of other cracks, including Charley
WelH of San Francisco and W. Martin,
the Australian, who beat "Bob" Terrill
at the Elmhurst track a month or more
the mile invitation, professional.
Freeman was also first, Tom Cooper, who
tied Eddie Bald for the championship in
1896 was second, and Robertson third.
Evidently Judge Dunne Is a prophet
when it comes to finding cyos« racers.
H. W. SPALDING.
HANDBALL SMASHERS
WILL PLAY TO-MORROW.
The following games will be played to
morrow at the San Francisco Handball
Court on Howard street:
J. Dowling and P. Hutchlnson vs. M.
McLaughlin and W. Hamilton; M. Ma
guire and M. McClure vs. E. Curley and
M. Basch; L. Waterman and J. R. Bock
man vs. E. McDonough and D. J. Shee
han; E. Barry and R. Housman vs. P.
Ryan and J. Leonard; M. McNeil and G.
McDonald vs. D. Rodgers and L. Cor
raine; J. Riordan and J. Collins vs. P.
Donnelly and J. White; J. C. Nealon and
M. J. Kllgallon vs. T. F. Bonnet and A.
Hampton.
Ortel, second base; Quinn, short stop;
Raymond, third base; Byrnes, left Held;
Ki fling, right field; Kreling, center field.
Center Fielder Pyne's deplorable actions
in Sunday's game at San Jose, where he,
from all accounts, deliberately let a ball
go by him. giving Iberg a three-base hit
on what should have been but a single,
is the cause of miu-h discussion among
both managers and players. It is a well
known fact that he has been endeavoring
to secure his release from Manager Cof
froth for some time, and falling, has re
scrted to work which is hardly in line
with his general make-up, and which will
never accomplish tho object desired.
Manager Coltroth is at a loss regard
ing Pyne's grievances. He says that a
short time ago he offered Pyne his re
lease, but after a little arguing the trou
ble was amicably adjusted, as Pyne left
him apparently satisfied with the new
arrangements. At San Jose, however, hos
tilities were resumed, on Pyne again ask
ing for his release, Coffroth refusing— and
justly so — to give it. Then occurred the
little incident In the field. Pyne would
not field the ball, and instead of batting
as he- always does, turned around left
handed, greatly to the surprise of every
body. Whatever the real trouble is, Mr.
Pyne on finding that his release would
not be granted, should never have resort
ed to such ungentlemanly methods in his
endeavor to secure it anyhow. A con
tract Is binding. In baseball, whether it
be on tho Pacific Coast or in the National
THE GUN MEN
READY
FOR THE TRAPS
During the past week the sharp crack
of the shotgun (owing, of course, to the
smokeless powder) at the Ingleside trap
shooting grounds attracted the attention
of passersby, who inquired what was up.
The inquisitively inclined soon learned,
however, that the men who were prac
ticing at clay birds with shotguns were
not exactly getting into condition for a
race with the Spaniards, but instead were
simply practicing up for the annual tour
nament of the California Inanimate Tar
get Association, which will commence on
Sunday and will end on Monday.
Apart from the added money, which Is '
strong, the purses will be Increased by
entrance fees and the deduction from
pools of 2 cents a bird Instead of 3 cents,
as in previous tournaments. Three cents ]
will be deducted only in medal and trophy i
events, where the entrance money in j
whole or in part is to go to the winners j
of such events in the last tournament. !
The extra 1 cent a bird will bo applied
on account of the purses guaranteed by
the association. In all such events there -
will also be a side pool of $1, from which i
there will be no deduction on account of '
birds.
Under the new arrangement of pools,
wlih money added, the pool in every
event should run from $ I JO to $100, thus in
suring a very generous return to tho win
ners.
Purses will be divided under the regu
lar class shooting system. Three moneys
will be given in fifteen-bird events, and
four moneys in twenty-bird events. The
usual cash prizes are given for high av
erages.
The grounds, although owned by the
Olympic Gun Club, will be under the ex
clusive control of the association, which
ia to make all the profit to be derived
from the trapping of birds both in the
tournament and in previous practice
shooting. The team shooting will be on
an entirely new set of traps.
Shooters from the interior, visiting the
tournament, may arrange their trips to
participate in the State live bird tourna
ment, to be given by the Olympic Gun
Club on June 3, 4 and 6. Programmes of
this tournament may be obtained from
club secretaries, or at any gun store. The
two tournaments come within a few days
of each other, and combined, promise to
make tha greatest shooting carnival ever
held in the West. It is hoped that every
member of the association will aim to be
present.
The first event will be fifteen singles;
second event the same; third event will
doubtless be warmly contested, as it will
be for the beautiful E. T. Allen cup;
twenty singles, entrance $1, class shoot
ing and four moneys. This cup must be
won three times before it becomes per
sonal property. Fourth event, Olympic
Gun Club medal match, twenty singles;
fifth event, twenty singles for diamond
medal, which must also be won three
times to become private property; sixth
event, fifteen singles; seventh event, Rooa
trophy, three-man team contest.
On the second day of the tournament
there will be seven events contested, the
final being the grand twenty singles per
man team shoot for the association
trophy, emblematic of the club cham
pionship for t'-nms of six men from eacn
club. This trophy must also be won
three times before it becomes the prop
erty of any club. and. until so won, will
be shot for at each annual tournament.
As exclusively stated in yesterday's Call
the Empire Gun Club members feel a»
happy a.s clams in blue mud. owing to
the fact that the Olympic Gun Club ha»
accepted a challenge to a team shoot.
League, a player has but two alterna
tives, when things do not suit him— stop
playing altogether, or play conscientious
ly. He can gain nothing by antagonizing
his managers, and for unfaithful service
he can be made to sit on the bench for
a month or more without pay. Such an
arrangement would hardly We agreeable.
and consequently the best and proper
thing for Pyne is to remain with the San
1' ranciscos, which is one of the best
teams in the league, and by all means
be happy. When a player affixes his sig
nature to a baseball contract, the rest
of the world should appear as v blank,
so far as his getting into It is concerned.
My own case should be a warning to all
young players aspiring to become Na
tional Leaguers. I signed a Baltimore
contract in 1897. and as far as baseball is
concerned I signed my life away. The
compensation offered this season was just
5900 below tho estimate which I placed
upon my services. But what 1 and
others think of my ability "cuts no Span
iards" with the Baltimore Club. I signed
a contract with them. I can play with
no other team of the National League
without my release, and I have not asked
for it, simply because I know they would
not give It. The reason they will not
come to my terms is because they real
ize my inability to play with another
club so long as they hold my signature,
not -because I am not worth the money
I ask. Way down deep they figure that
I. like the number ol other players who
which race will be decided soon after the
live-bird tournament which will be held
at Ingleside on June 3, 4 and B. The Em
pire boys are very sanguine of defeat
ing the crack shots of the Olympic Gun
Club.
THE JUNE REGATTA
AT EL CAMPO.
The management of the El Campo pic
nic ground has decided to hold a regatta
for amateur oarsmen and scullers, under
the auspices of the Pacific Amateur Ath
letic Association, a branch of the Ama
teur Athletic Union.
The regatta will take place on two days,
June 26 and July 17. On the first of these
the single scullers will race; on the second
the barge events will be contested. There
will be senior and junior outrigger skiff
races and a race in shells for seniors;
also a special match between A. Pape of
the Dolphin Boating Club and William
McCausland of the Ariel Rowing Club.
The management of El Campo, with the
co-operation of the association, will offer
gold medals for the various events and a
handsome trophy for the winner of the
special match. On the second day of the
regatta, July 17, the barge races— senior,
intermediate and junior— will be held.
Crews, are going out every night pre
paring for the Ariel Rowing Club re
gatta, which will be held on June 12 in
stead of June 5, as at first intended. For
the senior outrigged skiff race at the El
Campo regatta the Ariel Club will enter
Frank Wilson, James Wilson and George
Pht'lan, and H. Wittkupf for the shell
race for seniors. There are several en
tries for the Junior outrigged skiff race
at the Ariel regatta, and from the results
of this race the representatives of the
Ariels at the El Campo regatta will be
selected. Work has begun on the new
barge for the Ariel Club, but it will not
be ready for use at the club regatta.
A crew of the Alameda Boat Club tried
the new bargejast Sunday, and made fast
time. The senior crew, consisting 1 of
Eugene Hadcock (bow), William Hansen
(No. 2), At wood Webb (No. 3), Fred
Ayres (stroke) and Ed Hansen (cock
swain), is the same as last year, and is
going out regularly for practice. The
Alameda Club will enter this crew for the
barge races at El Campo, and will be
represented in the snifcie events also.
Jack Lewis will probably enter in the
junior outrigged skiff race, and should
stand a very good chance of winning.
Coney Ochs of the Pioneer Rowing Club
goes out regularly in his skiff, and will
represent the Pioneers in the junior out
rigged skiff race at El Campo. The club
will also enter two or three crews for the
barge events.
Robert McArthur, Matt Breen, C. Jen
kins, "Doc" Flynn, J. Pallas, J. E. Scully,
and J. Lyons were at the South End Row
ing Club house on Sunday, but there was
not much doing. Many of the ciub mem
bers went out to the encampment at the
Presidio to visit and bid farewell to their
soldier friends.
The weather was so rough at Tiburon
on Sunday that only two or three mem
bers of the Olympic Club visited the boat
house, and no boats were taken out.
At the last monthly meeting of the
Dolphin Boating Club the following
amendment to the constitution was of
fered: "That the number of members be
limited to seventy-five; that any gentle
man of good moral character be eligible
to membership, provided he be 21 years
of age or over and an American citizen;
that no person who has been expelled or
suspended from any other boating or
athletic club be eligible to membership."
The nominating committee has sub
mitted the following candidates for office:
President, Joseph Laib Jr.; vice-presi
dent, Fred \V. Woerner; recording secre
tary, J. S. Earls; financial secretary, F.
C. Staib; treasurer, A. L. Schuppert;" cap
tain, T. J. Kennedy; lieutenant-captain,
A. W. Pape; sergeant-at-arms. Count P.
yon Hadeln; director, W. O. Patch; ex
ecutive committee— E. H. Coney, C. M.
Farrell and T. J. Kennedy.
hold out every year, will see the hope
lessness of fighting tho major league and
will eventually come around, but it is al
ways best to know the kind of a fellow
you are dealing with before jumping at
such silly conclusions. Mr. Pyne's case
is similar to mine. He cannot get away
from the Frisco team without the con
sent of Manager Coffroth, and, I would
advise him to continue playing where he
Is. The Frisco Club is not so strong that
it can afford to part with its good play
ers, and as every attempt of Mr. Pyne
to secure his release has failed he must
either finish the season with the San
Kranciscoa or join the volunteers, which
would not be a bad idea. On arriving
at Manila he could familiarize the na
tives with our great national pastime,
cultivate his hitting optics by batting
cannon balls, and then be appointed um
pire of the Philippines by President Mc-
Kinley through petition signed by all
handlers of the mystic sphere.
Pitcher Thomas is still the "real thing"
in Fresno.
Pitcher Harvey's feat of striking out
three men in succession with the bases
full, which he did in Sunday's game
against Santa Cruz, is the best piece of
box work that has been witnessed in Sac
ramento for some time past. This game
the "Beachcombers" lost by one run and
should practice up in batting. If they
cannot do better than this in a pinch it
is time that the "ancient order of ham
mer throwers" did break a few records.
GREAT IS THE
SPORT
OF COURSING
Although the weather indications are
not favorable for outdoor pastimes, still
it can be taken for granted that an enor
mous crowd will be present this after
noon to witness the run-down of the
largest stake that has ever been run at
Union Coursing Park.
The features at Ingleslde to-day will be
an open event for the flyers, a sapling
contest and a consolation stake for the
cracks unfortunate enough to go down in
their initial trials of the former. At
Union Park the interest will center In an
open, a puppy and a sapling stake. In
the number of contestants Union Park
greatly exceeds. At Ingleslde there mu3t
still be drawn the "consolation," but the
quality of the long-tails Is unprecedented.
The sport will commence at the usual
hour at both resorts and continue through
Sunday and Monday.
The chief stake at Ingleslde this week
looks to have many chances. The Dean
dogs were not at their best last week.
Lowe & Thompson's kennels are in much
the same condition.
At Union Park the Sullivan or Rosseter
dogs seem to have a good chance of win
ning the big event. It's about Curtis'
"turn," however, and Log Boy may push
to the front.
The puppy and sapling stakes at both
parks are liable to land "any old place."
Three days Is a long period of straight
work for youngsters.
Death has again visited a heavy hand
on the leashmen during the week, and
this time it was William Murphy who an
swered to the call. The deceased was one
of the oldest and most respected leashmen
on the coast, and the report of his demise
brought a sudden drooping of the eyelids
and a hush of stillness on many "thou
sands.
St. Patrick should make a hot bid for
laurels ana coin among the saplings at
Ingleside to-day.
Dave Hooper is beginning to cut con
siderable hay on the sward. WithKoolawn
he won $50") at Ingleside on Mayday, and
with the same annexed the stake at Union
Park again last week. He purchased
Bendalong ten days ago, and at Ingle
side last Sunday pulled down second
money, i'rior to winning the big Shea
stake, too, Koolawn had annexed a sec
ond and divers lesser moneys.
Leashmen should not forget that the
moneys taken In at Union Coursing Park
on Monday next will be handed over to
the ladies "who are connected with the
Red Cross Society, and as the cause is
good and noble It is to be hoped that the
lovers of coursing will turn out en masse
on that day.
The winners at Union Park, to
day look to be as follows: All
oge stake — Vanity Fair, Mystery, Fire
ball, Hettie M, Van Chloe. Log
Boy, Jester, Border's Valentine, Diana,
Glenwood, Tess'.e Fair. Metallic, Minne
apolis, Mira Monte, Commodore, Senorita,
Maud S, Forget, Sylvanus, Sportsman,
Arapahoe, Jesse Moore, Douglass, Flying
Buck. Llssak, Silkwood, Jimmy Hope,
McKniley, Magnet, Bonlta, Firm Friend,
Laurelwood. Lady Campbell, Mission Boy.
White Lily, Lord Byron. Winona, Move i
On, Rusty" Gold, Olga". Olrin. Eclipse.
Puppy stake— Thornhill, Daisy Dean, |
Killarney Lass, Jersey Lily, Morning
Glory, Royal Oak, Magnesia, Sunbeam,
Liberty Bell, Dempsey Lass, Meta,
Quiver", Rest Assured.
Sapling stake— Statesman, Royal Flush.
Sheridan, Petronlus, Lalla Rookh, Heather
Dell, Motto, Admiral Dewey, Trinket and
Flush.
At Ingleslde the probable winners of
the run-down are: Flashlight, Prince of
Fashion, Moondyne. Van Nida, Koolawn,
Firenzl, Occidental. Bendalong, Cross
patch, Pacific Queen. Lass o' Orowrie, Vic
tor, Master McGregor, Connemara. Little
Dorritt. Lady Jane, Benicla Boy, Sarcas
tic, Mystic Maid.
"Pitcher Hughes of the Baltimores, who
shut us out without a hit once and let
us down with throe hits in another game,
is a good pitcher— there is ru> doubt of
that— notwithstanding all reports to
the contrary,* s;url Manager Selee of
Bostons. "But I doubt very much whether
he is a man who can stand lots of work.
1 think that if he is pitched about one
game a week he will do good work, hut
he must not be pitched more than that.
That, of course, is only my opinion."
There are other people who agree with
me regarding the amount of work Hughes
is compelled to do. and as I said on other
occasions, if be does not go slow for a
while something is liable to happen.
To-day" s game promises to be the
"warmest that ever happened." The
rivalry that has sprung up between these
two teams over last Sunday's fourteen
inning game of nip and tuck may, it is
hinted, lead to all sorts of trouble. Both
clubs are confident of winning, yet an
ticipate strong opposition, and in view
of this fact will put forth their very best.
The line-up is as follows:
Oakland. Positions. Fresno.
Sullivan Catcher Mangcrina
Russell Pitcher Thomas
Sykes First base Held
O'Neil Second base Karley
Lang Third base Moore
Schmeer Short stop Courtney
Mosher Left field Ferguson
Hardle Center field McCue
Donovan Right field Button
A SERIES OF
TENNIS
TOURNAMENTS
The event of the day in tennis circles la
the lnterclub tournament which will be
held on the Alameda Tennis Club courts
on Monday, May 30. Three teams will be
entered by each of the bay clubs respec
tively, and a general tournament for
handsome prizes will inaugurate the sum
mer season of tennis. Much rivalry has
existed between the clubs, and as this la
the first time in some months that tho
flower of the racket wielders has been
brought together on the same court much
speculation has been indulged in by the
players who will participate. The Cali
fornia Tennis Club will be represented
by the following teams: Code and Brad
shaw, Adams and Welhe and probably
the Whitney brothers; Oakland Club by
Nicholson and Stone, Hardy and Hardy,
Pratt and Spencer; the Alameda Club by
Bowen and Holmes, Jones and Murdock
and Wheaton and Heliman.
Owing to the inclement weather the in
terclub Saturday matches have received
a serious setback. The matches between
the Oakland and Alameda and the San
Francisco and Alameda clubs have been
put down to the end of the schedule.
This afternoon the second meeting of tha
series between the teams of the Califor
nia and Oakland clubs will take place o«
the California Club courts.
From morning until night at the Call*
fornia Tennis Club to-day match game*
will be strictly in order. The first num.
ber on the programme will be the ladier
singles tournament. The entries are nu
merous, and it is very likely that the
tournament will run over several days to
complete the matches. Then will come
the tournament games of the interclub
series. The final event on the card will
be a special match between Joe Daily
and George Whitney and Robert N. Whit
ney and George Bradshaw. Much inter
est is centered on the outcome of this
contest. In practice games the honors
have been pretty equally divided, and
each team is vociferatlve in claiming
prospective victory. **. dinner and copi
ous beakers of wine have been wagered
on the result. Daily and Whitney ara
selling slight favorites.
The junior girls played a singles tour
nament at the California courts during
the latter part of the werk. Miss Ruth
Foster and Miss Edith Chesebrough nut
in the first game of the tournament, the
former winning by a score of 6—3. Miss
Middleton succumbed to Miss Eleanor
Eckart with a score of B— 3. The
third match was between Miss Foster
and Miss Eckart, which remains unfin
ished, each having a set.
Letters have been written to George
Wright, an Eastern tennis enthusiast, in
regard to bringing out crack players of
the country for the Fourth of July tour
nament. If arrangements can be satis
factorily determined Wrenn, Lamed.
Sheldon and Ware will he seen on San
Rafael courts during the summer.
During the week the following matches
cf interest were played: Root beat Brad
shaw, 10 — 8, C — 4. 6—4.6 — 4. but the compliment
was returned by Bradshaw a few days
later, when he defeated Root. 6—2, 6—2,
7—5.7 — 5. George Whitney defeated Bradshaw,
6—3,6 — 3, 6—2.6 — 2. ft— 6; Walter Mapee and Goorge
Whitney defeated Robert N. Whitney and
Bradshaw, G — 4, 7—5.
CRICKETERS ARE OFF
TO PLACER COUNTY.
On the schedule of the California
Cricket Association May 29 is 6et down
as an open date. The 6 o'clock train
from San Francisco this evening will take
an eleven of cricketers up to Loomls,
Placer County, to fulfill an engagement
with the Citrus Colony cricketers. The
team will be representative of the Ala
meda Cricket Club, though it will also
comprise two or three men who are not
members of that club. The team will
be made up as follows: R. B. Hogue,
J. J. Moriarity, G. I. Ball, J. B. Croll. C.
Banner, I. H. Spiro, A. Dickinson, H. C.
Casidy, J. H. Sanders, H. Ward and J. J.
R. Peel, or G. Hellman. A. Dickinson
and H. C. Casidy are members of the
Pacific Club. The eleven are certain to
meet with a hearty reception from the
Placer County men, and to have a good
time, whatever the result of the match
may be. The Citrus Colony has a strong
team and has rarely, if ever, been beaten
on its own ground. The visitors will re
turn to San Francisco on Monday r.tght,
being due in the city at 8:45.
On June 5 the second match of the Ala
meda Cricket Club vs. the Pacific Cricket
Club should be played. It is to be hoped
that nothing will prevent the latter club
from getting together a full team on that
day. Though It would have been more
generous for the Alameda team to hava
resumed on May 22 the match left un
finished on account of rain on May 15, the
Alameda captain was undoubtedly act
ing within his rights in claiming it as a
draw game. All that was' left for tha
Pacific men to do was to bear with such
equanimity as they were able to staml
the loss of an almost certain victory. If
the Pacific Club does not cheerfully ful
fill its future engagements cricket for 1898
will be at an end, and a serious, almost
an irreparable, injury will be done to the
game in California.
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