Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-11

was 60 nave Deen produced by Alf. OGetson
and his troupe last night, was displaced in
favor of melodrama entitled "Neck and
Neck" concerning which the least said the
soonest meBded. 1t is of a Bowery order in
the thirtY-third degree, and before its mar
velous scenes and incomprehensible romance
the yellowest of yellow covered fctions and
the bloodiest of dina novels pale and fade
into nothingness. 1t is the most meaning
less, torturing and utterly trashy production
to which any man could listen. Anything
more absurd or extravagant would pass the
line and wallow in the depths of broad bur-
lesque Strange as it may seem, Mr.. Stetson
has played this piece steadily for nearly twelve
years, and must have met with measure of
success to have scored such a record. lie
claims to have presented it nearly 1000
times and as there is no reason to doubt the
statement, the amazing number of auditors
who must have suffered a sort of martyrdom
thereby, is simply incomprehensible. But
MIR. Stetson and his company are very much
better than the play of "Neck and Neck"
1t is quite a large troupe, and has in it some
| good metal. It is not to be judged until seen
in better play. Stetson himself is an old
versatile and experienced actor, who has
ability. 1t is to be regretted that he mars
his reading by nasal information. He APP
pears tonight in "Kentuck," four act
idyI by J. J. McClcskey, who has written a
number of successful American plays.
Kentuck,n it is understood. is not at all of
the style of 'Neck and Neck" and has been
recently well received in San Francisco and
San Jose as presented by this company. Mr..
| Cotton is announced as positively to appear
this evening. A muCh better performance
may reasonably be expected tonight, of the
company under notice.
PIGEON SHooT.-At the shoot of the Pa
cifc Sportsman's Club at Agricultural Pa>k,
the score of the first match at ten single birds
was as follows Charles Flohr, s; R. Pedler,
s: William Graf, Z; G.. D. Hopper, G; f.
Kunz, 6; F. Nesbitt, >. In shooting off the
| ties on s at three pairs of birds, Flohr was
awarded the frst-class medal and Pedler the
second. In a match between Frank SheplaI
and G. d. Hopper at ten birds each, the
former made score of to for tie latter,
The fiye.bi match resulted as follows
Sheplar, 8; Hopper, 5; Nesbitt, a: Kunz 4.
Sheplar and Hopper divided first and second
money and then shot freezsout, with score
for Sheplar of 10. Hopper 8.
THE OTHER SIDE.-The portion of the
owners of property in Leyee District No. l,
below the city, which do not favor the
policy OF letting the leVee between 1 street
and Freeport go by default. and to adopt the
mound system, as advocated by Mr.. Mesick
and large portion of the freeholders of the
district, have held meeting, and it was de,
cided to solicit subscriptions TO repair the
places where breaks occurred last spring.
John Klotz, E. Dole and John Curran were
constituted committee for that purpose. II
was also urged that all persons within the
district do as much as possible TO strengthen
the leyee in front of their premises.
NoIARIEs PUBLIC.-The Governor has sp'
pointed the following Notaries Public: Mar
tin Baechtel, for Mendocino county, to reside
at Little Lake; John Lynch, for Solano
county, to reside at Benicia T. S Hall, for
Los Angeles county, to reside at Los Angeles
E. X. Kinney, for Fresno county. to reside
at Kingsburg; a. ". Randall, for Humboldt
county, to reside at Eureka; F. N. Gutierrez,
for Santa Barbara county, to reside atiSanta
/ Barbara.
SOLE TRADER-Upon her application te
| the Superior Court, Judge Clark YESTERDAY
granted Margaret Morse the rights and priv
! leges of sole trader, which she assumes.