Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-10

to have shell crew present from the Will
lamette Club, of Portland, Or. The single
sculIers will probably number half dozen.
The newest wrinkle" in boating
equipments is the Davis scull blade. From
a cut that appeared in recent number of
the New York Spirit an idea can be gained
of its shape The blade of the scull is, to
Judge by our present patterns, most pecu-
liar and eccentric. Instead of the lower
and upper halves of the blade being, as
they are at present, of equal width, the
upper half Of the blade is much wider than
the lower in fact, the upper view of the
blade forms almost an ellipse. Peculiar
advantages are claimed for the new model,
particularly at the commencement and fin
ishing of the stroke. Although so original
and peculiar in its shape, still the name
and well known ingenuity of its maker will
secure the blade fair trial. IOlvmpian.
CHICAGO BICYCLE CLUE. Scarcely a
year ago did the progressive spirit of young
Chicago demand a silent wheel upon which
to develop its growing tastes for athletic
sports and physical exercise. John M.
Fairfield supplied the want, and when
the young riders first bestrode their noise
less steeds the prejudiced and practically
grooved coolest inhabitant who came
West to grow up with the country secuted
the idea of its pleasure or value, and could
only look at the bicycle as useless. Not
many years ago the same was the case in
London. Now thousands of bicycles run
all over England, each one with its head
light and bell, recognized and protected by
the law. In the Chicago Bicycle Club
there are now about twenty members,
Messrs. G. L. Craig, of Evanston, and j.
B. King, late of the Germantown, Pa,
Club, being the last elected, and of these
Messrs. Mcclure, Ayres, Hoffman, Hem
derson, Brown, Fairfield and Craig make
daily use of their machines between
their homes and business. So popular is
sioners are about granting them the use of
half-mile path in the park. The petition
is now under favorable consideration by
the Commission. -[Cbicago Field.
MAHoMET AND HIS THREE MARES. =
Count Lecoulteux de Canteleu, in an inter-
esting essay in a late number of the Revue
Blitannique, shows up the absurdity of the
legend of Mahomet saving himself from as
sassination by his flight from Mecca to Me-
dina with three mares, for the only animals
that he possessed at that time were nine
camels, and 1t was on the back of one of
these he escaped. Other writers assert that
Mahomet never possessed either mare or
horse and it was not till after his death
that the Arabians gradually introduced
horses into their armies. Thus the Arabs
tracing the pedigree of their horses to Ma
hornets three mares is a regular humbug
The Dongola horses in Nubia are found to
preserve the same characteristics at the
present day as Egyptian sculptures and
monuments of 1000 years ago represented
them. Biologists assert that these horses
show two, and sometimes four, less ribs
than those of other breeds. The old Bre-
ton horses of France were noted for this
same popularity. From this it is supposed
that the Breton stock came originally from
Dongola, brought hither by the Celts prob
ably when they first settled in Breton.
WILLOWS ToURNAMENT.-The Willows
Journal says: The second annual tourna-
ment of the Willows Gun Club on the 18th
and l4th of this month will unquestion-
ably be grand success in all particulars.
The arrangements are now completed, and
everything goes toshow that Willows will be
thronged with people, eager to witness the
shooting skill of the most noted shots of
the State w. G. Murdoch, President of
the Club, received dispatch on Wednes-
day from DR.. John Ruth, of Oakland,
the champion rife shot of the world, hav-
ing eclipsed DIR. Carver's record, which
stated that he desired to enter the contest.
Mr.. Murdoch sent Dr. Ruth word that his
name was placed on the list of those who
xunnl1 chnnf Aurir1cr tho fyuo I'm tho
last day of the tournament-the 18th
he will give an exhibition of his wonderful
skill with the rifle. Phis will add very
much to the attractions of the tournament
The grounds upon which the tournament
will take place will be put in proper con-
dition for the shoot. Nothing will be left
undone by the Club to promote the enjoy
ment and pleasure of the guests.
STOCKTON GUN CLUES MEDALS. The
Stockton Gun Club closed series of shoot
ing matches March 3lst, which were held
to decide who should retain three prizes
given by the Club. In order to retain any
of the prizes permanently the winner is re-
CURED by the rules to win it four times.
The following is the score made: Charles
Rich. %; G. j. Haas, Is; Alex. Chalmers,
6 {; ID. Klench, 10; +. Hahn, IA; w. E.
Saunders, 81 w. H. Mckee, 20; J. E.
Brown, II; f. W. Schmidt, Is; Sidney
Newell, IA; F. N. Lastreto, %; Oscar
Marshall. 81; A. e. Myers, 20; Z. w.
Newell, u. Charles Rich won the first
Kee won the fourth medal for the fourth
time and retains 1t. At the last meeting
held before this one f. Lastreto won the
second medal for the fourth time. The
Club proposes at the next meeting to pre-
pare three other medals to be commended
for by another series of matches
PROHIBITING Polishing IN OHIo.-A
bill prohibiting the sale of pools on horse
races has already passed one branch of the
Ohio Legislature The broad grounds of
morality is the web on which it is worked.
No bill ever enacted has abolished betting
on race courses. Now In regard to betting
and pool-selling ON race courses there is no
question of morals involved. 1t is Just as
moral for the man who is not able to own
running and trotting horses to bet upon
their merits, as it is for the owners to sub
scribe to sweepstakes and pay entrance
money to purses. The whole question is
one of expediency and policy. On this
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the Chester Park Association, Cincinnati,
o., thus expresses himself: ''If that bill
becomes a law, it will simply bankrupt
every track association and horse-breeder
in the country. Such laws exist in New
York and Massachusetts,, but they have
become dead-letters. II Exchange.
A New RowING ASSOCIATION = The
Toronto Globe says: A meeting of the joint
committee of the Toronto aud Argopaut
Rowing Clubs, with a view to the organi-
cation of an Association of Amateur
Oarsmen of Canada, was held at the rooms
of the former club March 10Th. Letters
favorable to the formation of the Associa-
ton were read from the secretaries of the
following clubs, viz. The Lachine Boating
Club, the st. Lambert's Rowing Club, the
Nautilus Rowing Club tHamilton), the Pc
terboro Rowing Club, the Beaver Boat
Club tWindsor), the Forest City Rowing
Club london East), and from Mr.. Wells,
of Chatham. A committee was appointed
to draft constitution to be submitted at a