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INDEPENDENT.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1890.
Raising Turkeys In Kentucky.

The raising Of turkeys in Kentucky
is assuming vast proportions, and it
is authoritatively stated that $780,
900 is annually put in circulation by
their sale. Large shipments are
annually made to Europe. The fol-
lowing excerpts are from an editorial
taken from the Glasgow (Ky.) Times:
:" AS to quality, the best American
turkey is said to be found in Massa-
chusetts, with the Kentucky bird a
close second. Turkey epicures con-
tend that the abundant mast of Mas
sachusetts, coupled with the extra
care and attention given his fowls by
the Northern farmer, make the Bay
State turkey thing of joy for the
table to be found nowhere else in the
world. The blue grass turkey, how
ever, is said To be about as tempting
as his Northern brother, and rivals
him in size. The largest turkey in
the world are to be found in Ken
lucky. Fifty pounds for gobblers
and thirty pounds for hens are not
unheard of weights, though, of
course, the average falls far below
these figures. Kentucky also has TO
her credit the higest-priced turkeys
ever sold. Twenty-Five and fifty
dollars are not considered e--trava-
CANT fgues for choice pairs of breed
ing fowls, while an immense coulpe
of bronze turkeys were last year sold
from Kentuck to English parties for
$l25. This is the highest price ever
paid for pair of turkeys. As TO
breeds, the bronze has practically
succeeded all other varieties in the
estimation Of Kentucky breeders. It
is larger, more easily raised than any
other, and has more Of Che gamey
flavor SO much sought after by turk
ey-lovers. The bronze is simply a
cross between the wild turkey and
the tame. The intense black OF the
former is modified by the contrast
with the more modestly marked do
nestle variety, and the brilliant plu-
mage of the bronze $ the result. The
finest bronze turkey in the world is
to be found In the Indian Territory,
where the wild males freely mate
with the barnyard hens"
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The morning call., 1890-05-12
CoURsING AT NEWARK.
he First Prize Was Won by Tipperary
CIinner.

The First Prize Was Won by Tipperary
Clipper
A beautiful day, good hares, an excellent run
ming ground aud many fine dogs formed the
combination that made a capital days sport in
coursing at Newark yesterday. The attendance
was not large, the threatening aspect OF the
weather in the city in the morning doubtless
acting as a deterrent to many intending visitors
The fOurteen-dog stake opened about II
o'clock and was finished about 2:30. The hareS,
although II was only week since they were
taken from the country, ran on the whole very
well. AT first there were Two or three poor
courses, but after that the contests were good.
and the game was strong enough TO fnd the
weak points In many OF their pursuerS
or the dogs in tile stake IipperaTy Clipper un-
| doubleday proved himself the quickest and clev
Of the lot, sending each Of his opponents TO
| the right-about IN quick succession, Dealing
| them both as regards speed and working powers
In very clever manner, sending the flag up In
| his favor and capturing first money.
! Dan also ran well throughout, upsettIng his
| opponents one alter another until he met the
Tip" when he had TO lay down bis cOl0rs and
| accept defeat for the first time during the day.
| Princess, Sacramento animal, Is clever one,
| and when in proper condition Will be danger
| Gus competitor. There were one or two OF the
| old veterans in the stake. such as Catherine
| slut, also showed that she is made OF GOOD stuff,
and when properly trained is sure TO be heard OF
again.
The following is the summary of the running:
| First round-T. j. Cronin's Colo Dust beat L.
T. Brady's Joe McAulfTe; W. BalPs Prin cess
! beat I. ID. Bunyan's Mission Boy; NJ. Tiernan's
| Catherine Hayes beat j. Sheas Tipperary Gil;
| j. Brady's 1ipperarY Clipper beat r j. Crouin's
| Snowflake; I. D. Bunyan's Lady Ryan beat J.
j. Barry's Nelly BLY,; j. Shea's McGlnty beat I.
| uuyan's Mission Girl.
FIRST ties-Princess beat Gold Dust, Tipperary
| Clipper beat Catherine Hayes, Dan b beat Lady
| Ryan, McGinty by; second ties-Tipperary Clip
per beat Princess, Dan beat McGiniy.
Fnal-Tlpperary Clipper beat Dan and won
PrinRaSg mr.
McGlnty So each.
There were several private matches TO fill up
! the interval while waiting for the train, all OF
| which gave trst-rate sport. John Grace off,
| ciated as Judge and j. Mccormack as slipper.
The morning call., 1890-05-12
SWIMMING CONTESTS.
An Aquatic Exhibition at the PaIac
Baths Last Night.

An Aquatic Exhibition at the Palace
Baths Last Night.
At the Palace Baths on Filbert street last
evening number OF swimming races were held
and an exhibition of diving given for tue purpose
OF raising a fund to erect monument
to the memory of MIR. Ferdinand
Sunsdurom, a well-known athlete who died
recently. The affair was under the management
OF MIR. Josephson. George Dali of the Olympic
Club and Thomas Kelly acted as judges OF tue
races. A larg, number OF tickets OF admission
were sold, and as the proprietor gave the use of
the baths free the resulting funds Will be Sutf-
Gent for good monument.
The FIRST feature on the programme OF the
evening was a 20o-yard race between. II. Clark
and j. Marshal, which was won by Clark by six
feet Captain Jack Williams next performed a
number OF feats in the wafer. Colonel James
Mcclure OF the Mint, the champion f1oater OF ths
Coast, who was next to appear. excused himself
Swimming Club and Nil chell Of the Lurline Club
started on a Quarter-mile race Mitchell was no.
where In the race and gave up after circllng the
bath three times Hartley. who is most grace
full swimmer, completed the course In seven
minutes
II. Harmon and Il. Clark gave some fine ex-
hlbiiions OF diving Then followed 10O-yard
race between VOllmer, Spiller and King. A good
start was effected and Spiller quickly forged
ahead and won the race. Time, "a. The
AFFAIR closed with an exhibition of diving by
members Of the Pacific Swimming Club.
The morning call., 1890-05-12
FESTIVE TURNER'S.
Exhibition for the Benefit of the Coming

Exhibition for the Benefit of the Coming
eau Fest.
About forty members OF the turning depart
ment of the Verein Elntract entertained large
audience last evening in Verein Eintract Hall on
Post street with cTeditable exhibition OF gym
nastic exercises and turning.
The affair was given for the benefit OF the
prize class now preparing TO participate in the
great eau Turn Fest in Oakland, to be given on
June Sth, 9Th and 10th next.
This approaching festival Will be the first OF its
kind on the Pacific Coast, and viii be an extra
ordinary gathering of Turner's. Such festivals
are observed yearly In the East. and Invariably
prove successful and entertaining. Being a nov
city here. it will have many additional charms
for admirers OF athletic sports. The Turner's
will appear in new uniform of gray. similar TO
The Eastern dress, and march In body TO the
grounds.
he proceeds of last nights entertainment
sweled the tund for this event considerably. The
gallery was crowded with ladies aud their es-
corts, while many people occupied seats around
the main floor
Shortly after the hour appointed for beginning
the exhibition the members marched into the
hall in single lille and went through some drill
eyolGtions before falling into position for Gales
tbenic drill under The direction OF Captain G.
Stahl.
The large class did some clever turning on the
parallel bars and horizontal bar, and were ap-
plauded for the neatness and grace OF their ac-
lions and movements. After going through all
conceivable kiudS OF exercises on the bars the
members of the pyramid class formed letter
pyramids under the direction of Prof ssor Ellen
berger. The affair was brought to an enjoyable
close by u ball, IN which all present took part.
The morning call., 1890-05-12
SPEED SUPPRESSED.
Disappointed by the Closing OF
the Park Track.

Great big able-bodied pangs of bitter
disappointment rent many a clerkly heart
yesterday,
What was the use in the dashing clerk
eeonomizing all the week on cigarettes and
French dinners in order to gather funds
enough together to hire that well-known
eighteen-minute -back-actioned trot-
ter Spawn, by Stringhalt dam No Good,
for a Sunday drive out to the park, and
then, after paying for the use of the ami
mai, ind that, owing to the previous day
rain, the Park Commissioners had decided
not to allow any driving over the parB
speed-track?
Such, however, was the ultimatum of the
Commissioners, and all the fond hopes OF
the week, all the anttcipations Of defeating
all the mllilouaireS' teams were destroyed.
Had the weather been as pleasant in the
morning as it was in the afternoon the
- track would have been narrowed early in
the day, and would have been in good order
few hours later, but it looked so showery
In the forenoon that the harrowS were not
put 10 work.
Yesterdays attendance of visitors at the
park concert was not as large as usual, the
threatening weather lettering many from
going out To make w for this the carriage
turnout was very large. The PARK, espe-
clally on u sunday, Is a great place for
types. Here may be seen the young-lady-
WnO-drlVeS-Dy- herself, Inc tamlly-mau- With
the-carryall, the young man-with the-S4-
horse, the large-man-on-t and
the small ont he-large- the Door
rider. the good-rider the gOod-driver, the
bad-driyer, etc. All were out in force yes
teTday, and the most wonderful exhibitions
OF horsemanShip were given free all day.
Especially was this the case with the
equesIrians, some of whom were such poor
drivers that even that well-known, stole
park officer, Thompson, who has seen many
queer sight In his day, wept for pity.
A new aviary has been placed at the irst
watering trough, near the bend back Of the
old musie-stand. 1t is divided into four
compartments, in which are placed gold
and silver pheasants. The male birds are
of remarkably brilliant plumage and were
much admired by the crowds that inspected
them. The peacOck-yard was another at
traction, and the denizens of the Enclosure
Haunted their feathers braYely, TO the great
delight of the youngsters.
All through the park the signs of the
many Improvements steadily going on
under the management of Superintendent
Mcclellan are visible. New approaches
have been made to the park from the Powell
and McAllister street entrances. 1t is a
treat to wander through the park and
notice how the patient toll of the past
winter is bearing fruit.
Unless rain sets in again the speed track
Will be open to-day ana Will not be closed
until the next showers.
The morning call., 1890-05-12
HOME FOR THE AGED.
Hebrews Will Erect One in the
Near Future.

A meeting of the association known as
the Hebrew Home of Aged Disabled was
held yesterday afternoon at 12l Eddy
street to discuss the advisability of erect
ing building on the lot given them by
Adolph Sutro. President Livings tone pre-
sid ed.
Samuel Pollack introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved. That the Board OF Directors be an d
they are hereby instructed to forthwith take
active steps for the erection Of building ana
bic to accommodate thirty inmates on the 10
donated this association by AdOlph Sutro, ESQ,
at cost not to exceed the sum OF $4,000 10
be ready for occupancy on or about January L
1891; and they are hereby empowered to en- ter
into any and all contracts necessary tor that pur-
all payments becoming due from time to time in
pursuance OF these instructions.
On motion of Mr.. Jacobs, the Board of
Directors were empowered to appoint such
committees as they might deem necessary
to solicit and collect subscriptions to be
used for fund for building purposes.
MIR. Aaron moved that committee of five
be appointed to confer with the Eureka AS
ISOLATION with view to coming to terms of
agreement, but the President ruled the mo-
ton out OF order.
Mr.. Jacobs then introduced a resolution
authorizing the Board of Directors to
mortgage the property if necessary TO raise
sufficient sum for the completion of the
building, but the opposition was so strong
that he withdrew it.
After some further discussion, the meet
ing was declared adjourned.
The morning call., 1890-05-12
GEORGE BLAIKLOCK.
Arrival of the Great English Temperate
Reformer.

Arrival OF the Great English Temperance
Reformer.
George BlaiklOck of London, the temper =
ance reformer, arrived here yesterday fro m
Australia by the steamer Zealandfa, on his
way to England, and while no definite steps
have yet been taken in that direction it is
quite likely that be will deliver series of
lectures in this city. For the present he is
making bis headquarters at the rooms of
thegY Young Mems Christian Association,
Mr.. Blackjack is still young man, hay
ing been born in London in 1856, and has
been Identified with the temperance move
ment since 1874. In 1877 he made short
tour OF the United States and Canada, and
evinced great power as a lecturer. Since
that time he has addressed thousands OF
meetings in England and Wales and his
work has always been attended with re-
markabe success In addition to his lect-
ures he has written many magazine and
newspaper articles, and Is widely known
on that account alone.
lie will probably spend several months in
the Unised States before returning home.
The morning call., 1890-05-12

The steamer Spuarudam, once known as
the Arabic and in the Oriental and Occi-
dental Company's service between San
Francisco and Japan. will leave Holland
to-day bound for New York. She will
carry fifty-fiye Hollanders, en- route for the
new Dutch colony near MERGED. They will
leave New York on the Goth inst, and are
due here the latter part of the month.
for the party. The colonists are all inteli-
gent well-to-do people. They were induced
to come here through the efforts of a local
colonization company, and their properly
has all been selected and purchased. They
and several fine horses for breeding pur
DOSes,
The morning call., 1890-05-12
SUNDAY SPORTS.
Festival of the ScheutZen Verein
at Shell Mound.
Turner's Entertainment at New.
ark-Swimming Contests-A Cricket
Game at Alameda

The San Francisco Schuetzen Verein held
its annual May festival yesterday at Shell
Mound Park, Berkeley. The attendance was
good, fully 700 people being present during the
afternoon. The principal feature of the picnic
was the rifle contests. Over $500 was offered in
prizes, and the competition was keen and inter-
eSting
AT the company target only members OF the
club were permitted to shoot The cash prizes
in the contest amounted to $3.50. and were d.
Yided into twelve awards. The scores OF the
twelve best shots in the company are as follows:
h. Peren IL, X. Werthmer g. j. Waller 81,
J. Layden Go, ii, ThOde 60, +. Sehneman SO,
T. HagemaD 63, ii. FrietZen 60, 5. Ritzau 81
c. Thier 81, f. Boeckman SO, Fl. Schroeder 90.
AT The public target the cash prizes amounted
TO SPOT. The best scores at this target were as
follows:
ZIP Jacoby 50, F. Frusi 49, George Helm 90, A.
Stricken 80, d. Mclaughlin 81, j. Utschig 81,
III. Brown 80, A. johnson 80. +. Schumann 80,
w Gllnderman 80, L. Young SO.
The morning call., 1890-05-12
GOOD SHOOTING.
Some Excellent Scores Made by Mem.
bers of the National Guard.


The rife range at Shell Mound was well
patrOnzed yesterday. Besides the Scheutzen
Verein, several companies OF the National
Guard held practice and medal shoots The
Nationals, an independent rife club, composed
of members of companies and &, First In
fantry. were at the butts early in The day and
made some unusually high scores. The club Is
divided into four classes.
The scores in yesterdays contest were as
follows:
Champion class-C. Myer 4S, F. Young 46,
j. Klien A, A. johnson "A.
First eiass-o: F. Peterson AZ, W. Alexander
al, j. Hnlt 40. z. Siiton 40.
Second class-F. A. Eerye 43, j. Dumbul 40,
j. Parnele SO, V. DOdd 80.
Third class-C. Sparrow 80, c. Gilbert 49,
William Mcneil &C. }. Morton sc.
Fourth Glass;. d. Mansfield 49, w. S. Jones
30. l.. ii. Mckee 80, q. j. Betty 80.
The practice shoot of Company G., Third In
fantry Regiment, resulted in the following
scores: Brown A. Middleton 40, Pritchard Al,
Helwood Al, Driscoll 40, Larson SO, Tuckey
"a. Morse 30, PrOells 80 Captain Driscoil 81,
Butler 20, Plat 10.
Three members of Company B. First Infantry,
shot match, and made the highest scores re-
corded for the day, follows: Brown 48, Mid.
dletoD 49, PritclarG "A.
In the contest Brown used 32-caliber Schuet.
ecu riley improved sights, and the other two
the regulation Springfield.
The morning call., 1890-05-12
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