Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-19
SPORTING COLUMN.
III AND OUTDOOR ADJUSTMENTS AND
GALE CULTURE.
The Field, Range, Track, Course. Cue,
Ring, Stream, Sail, Car. Trap.
Kennel and Stable.

SPRING RAcEs.-The Pacific Coast Blood
Horse Association opens its spring racing
season May I4th. The first race is the
California stakes, for two-year-olds, of SO
forfeit, $3.50 added dash of half mile.
This closed the list of August last, with
twelve nominations-the get Of Norfolk,
Rutherford, Springbok, Lever, Spectre and
Monday. The second race Is a purse OF
$500; heats Of three-q quarters OF mile, for
fillies four years old and under, and the
third is a selling race, purse $50; horses
entered 10 be sold for LOCO TO carry the
rule weight, and deduction Of two pounds
for every SIO0 below that sum the dis
tance one mile. The fourth race is the
Winters stake for three-year. Odds, a dash
of one and a half miles, 500 each. S25 for
felt, $500 added (; second TO have $50, and
the third 70 gave stake. This closed on
the lat Of March, 1880, with ten nomina-
tions, and Jhese comprise the best colts Of
the country. Ia order to have few days
to recover from the races of the first day.
the second IS fixed for Wednesday, the
18th, when four races will take place No.
] stake for tw0-year- olds, SIS each, purse
$50 added dash hve.eighths nominee
of the California stake to carry FIVE pounds
extra. No. 2-Purse Of $500, for three
year-old FLIES, heats of quarters of a
mile. No. Selling race, purse of SITS !;
same conditions as on the first day No.
Pacific Cup, handicap stake $l0O each,
$50 forfeit. $40 declaration, 81, coo added ;
j dash OF two and half miles, the stake
closed March Ist; weights announced
April lst, declaration April 10Th. Third
day inlay 2lst), four races. No. Con
nor stakes for two- year-olds, dash of three
quarters Of = nile, OF $50 each, S25 forfeit,
$3.50 added closed August lst with twelve
nominations. The second race is heats of
a mile for illies four years old and under );
purse Of $500. The third is Spirit Of tie
Times stake dash Of one and three-ouarter
miles for three year .olds, of Sl00 each, S25
forfeit, $500 added. In this are ten colts,
which were named on the lst of March
last. Tne fourth race Is a consolation
purse FOR horses beaten during the meeting,
and which have not won, with five pounds
allowance Tor once beaten twice, ten
pounds and three TINES, fifteen pounds.
the entries TO the purses closed lst OF
March entrance free. a. Fl. EstiIl, of
Sacramento, Is appointed Handicapped.
YACHTING. the Olsmpian gives the
programme of the Pacific Yacht Club as
follows Opening day at the clubhouse
April l65h I; excurs ion to Vallejo May
18th moonlight excursion and reception
at the clubhouse June llth annual re-
gatta over the club course July 9th an
nua crnise to Santa Cruz and Monterey
August 6ta. The club has also decided on
an outside regatta around the FarallOnes
as soon as arrangements can be made. a
committee mas been appointed on sailing,
regattas, measurement of yachts, time
allowance, regatta course and a code
of signals. The wharves at the club
house VIII be enlarged so that
large vessels can come alongside.
The programme for the San Francisco
Yacht Club is: April l95h, opening day
celebrated By dance at the clubhouse
and moonlight sail to Vallejo, returning
next day May I45h, all light trip; May
9th, excursion to Nspa to celebrate Deco
ration Day, returning on Monday, the
Both June Ilth, moonlight trip to Mar
tinez July 4Ch, excursion TO Monterey
and Santa Cruz; August 9th, annual re-
gatta September Sd, excursion to brakes
bay September l7Vn, Corinthian race over
club course-owners to sail yachts, and
only standard lower sails allowed October
3th, overnight fishing excursion Novem-
Der 18th, closing Gay, with dance at club
house, and moonlight trip to Vallejo, re-
turning next day. The club has laid out a
new course rom Meiggs' wharf, around q
stake.boa5 anchored midway between Goat
Island aud Southampton Shoal, leaving
same on port SIDE thence around z stake
boat anchored of Fort Point Government
wharf leaving same on port side thence
around these TWO boats again, finish
ing at Meiggs' wharf. The small yachts
to go around said stGke-boats only once.
The bearings Of the first stake-boat are
Hunters Point, we'll open to westward of
Goat Island, and Fort Point well open to
northward. Of Alcatraz.
SENSIBLE WoRDs.-Looking back for %
wears and a marked change Is visible in
every branch Of sport. The coarser eie-
ment has almost died out, and a man is no
longer looked upon as an outcast who takes
an active interest in outdoor exercises
The turf, rowing, cricket, base ball and
football have received marvellous impetus
during the past quarter of a century.
Yachting is no longer confined to a few
choices spirits, but It's pleasures are shared
in by thousands IN every part of the civil
lied world. In this country base ball is
taken in hand as a purely financial ven
ture. In England and Australia cricket is
the most thriving outdoor sport. During
the past five years bicycling IN this coun-
try and In Europe has received an impetus
which no other recreation can boast. The
wheeImen now are a power in the land,
bidding fair to override all other forms of
active exercise for young or old. Archery,
too, has its votaTies, bound by silken cords
which nothing can loosen. We might go
through the iist OF sports where the ele-
ment OF coarseness is excluded and find in
every one the element of expansion. The
reason is not far to seek. Just glance over
the character ana style Of sporting papers
now compared with such journals twenty
or thirty years ago. Now there is tone
of refinemens manifest in the columns of
the highest class OF sporting papers, and
claira to literary excellence unlocked for
In the earlier publications The improved
appearance, character and general tone of
the best sporting journals OF the present
day. has secured higher class of readers,
indeed, the highest class for prize fights,
rat-pits, bull-hghts and dog-tights no longer
find space IN the columns of gentleman's
papers San Francisco 0lympian.
CASTBATTNG CARR We have often
heard of this mode Of producing large carp,
but never had 4 very clear idea of it, and
have not yet, for that matter, but atten-
ton has just been called to an article in
the London Fishing Gazette, by ]. Har-
ringten Keene, who says = For the pur-
pose of acceleratng the growth and i'm
proving the size OF carp, a method of
castrating oarp-a sort Of caponizing
process-was shown Sir Hans Sloane by a
Mr.. Tull Sir Hans subsequently showed
it to George ". and gave a full descrip-
ton to Mr.. Godfrey. Of the Paris Acade-
my of Science. Il appears from this that
the ovary leads out of the part termed the
cloaca, and the experiments consist in
severing it's Elementary muscles and the
membrane, ard after closing the wounds
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