The morning call., 1890-10-05
SPORTS IN GENERAL.
Merced COursing Meeting-C0r.
bett Breaks a Nose.

The committee of the Interstate Coursing
Association received at recent meeting the
reports of the gentlemen appointed to man
age the financial affairs of the association,
and on the basis of their report a pro-
gramme was scheduled that will give salts
faction to all who intend to take part, on
the 18th, 10Th, Goth and 21st proX., in the
great meeting on the Nevada Bank Ranch,
hich is within ten miles of Merced. The
following will be the division of the money
collected: First prize Interstate cup, $500;
second prize, $500; third and fourth prizes.
500 each. Dogs winning two courses will
receive $50 each. A Consolation stake for
all beaten dogs in the first and second
rounds Of the Interstate cup will be run.
and the handsome prize of 500 will be
gwen the winner. The nominations, ac-
companied by the full amount, $40, must be
raid the Secretary not later than s o'clock
on the evening of Thursday, November 18th.
There is now no longer any doubt about the
prizes, and it is hoped that the owners of
dogs will have their charges in perfect con-
dition to enter the slips.
The Women's Club for Physical Culture
has received permission to use the Olympic
Club Gymnasium two mornings each week,
beginning on Monday, the 18TH inst, for the
purpose of instructing young ladies in the
various DIdHCutS VI pHy SiCtt Cuitules iU-
fessor Tronchet, fencing master, will assist
Professor Smyth i'll educating the young
ladies. The officers Of the Women'S Club
are: President, Mrs. j. V. Cheney; Vice
President, Miss A. G. Hastings; Secretary
and Treasurer, Mrs. II. A. Carter; Commit
Mrs. A. l.. Bancroft. Mrs. David Loring,
Mrs. John n. Morton, DR.. NJ. c. I. Love,
Miss Kittie Stone, Mrs. Livingstone Lam
sing, Mrs. II. G. Davis.
Professor James Corbett of the Olympic
Club and John ID. Spreckels, the millionaire,
met last Friday evening at the Olympic
Club and had a nice little scrap a the pres
ence of about thirty members. The first
round was pleasant and agreeable; the
second caused bit of sensation Big Jim
had, accidentally, of course, tapped MIR.
Spreckels' nasal appendage and drew a
flush. Full OF determination and pluck
Spreckels continued to play his hand, but
failing to draw on the turn he became rat
tied and ran his snuff-box second time
against Big Jim's mitten. A crash;
splash, and all was DER. The bridge broke
and he young sugar king was carried home
in hack.
Having heard so much of the remarkable
fighting qualities of Joe McAuliffe, Gus
Brown, Joe Bowers, Frank Glover, June
Dennis, Billy Shannon, Tommy Warren
and other American pusilisIs Emin Pasha,,
the Governor OF Equatorial Africa, has mott,
fed the Hon. William Jordan from Wadelai
that he will give keg Of gold if the above
combination of fistic stars will exhibit thirty
nights before her royal highness, Inko Roko.
Australian papers state that boat-race
between William O'Connor, Peterson, Kemp
and probably Stansbury will take place over
the Alameda course during the month of
January, 1891. Yes. race between these
would be worth witnessing, if r0wed Oh its
merits, but O'COnDOr has put his foot in it
already, and the prospects OF good gate
are dubious.
Joe McAuliffe has wired from London the
word coincidence" to Professor Gus Brown,
who was knocked out by little Jack Demp-
sey in Portland, Oregon, a few evenings ago.
taken place to-day at Newark has been post
poned until next week.