The morning call., 1890-07-04
SPORTS OF ALL KINDS.
Numerous Athletic Contests to
Take Place To-Day.
Holiday Programmes of the Yacht Ciubs-A
Foot-Racs Decided by Pistols at the
Bay District Track.

The California Athletic Club programme
for their suppressed test exhibition next
Wednesday will quite poss IDLY have to be
revised owing to hitch concerning the
amateur wrestling match set for decision
that evening between Schwartz of the Lur-
line Club aud White of the California.
It seems that the Pacific Coast Amateur
Athletic Association has some doubts about
White being an amateur, and are inclined
to believe he belongs to the professional
ranks. Under this belief the association
has notified Schwartz not to meet White
until the question has been decided, under
penalty of losing his standing as an anna
teur.
Schwartz says he is very anxious to meet
White and see which is the better man, and
is quite willing, if the question cannot be
decided at the California Club, to wrestle
White at the Lurline Club rooms without
any prize being offered.
This little eontretemps may put the Cali
fernia Directors on their mettle and they
may engage much more int eresting ex-
hihition, the exact nature of which Is being
kept a profound secret, in place of the
Sehwartz-White match.
GAMES GALORE.
No lover of athletics can complain of lack
of variety in the games that will be held to-
day at the different grounds. The full list
has been given in THE CALL. and he who
cannot enjoy himself to the utmost to-day
in witnessing any sort Of athletic contest
that he may prefer must indeed be hard to
please.
The following additional entries were re-
ceived up to o'clock last night for the
fourth Sheffield handicap. Among the
thilty-eight contestants will be noticed tho
names of II. NJ. johnson, who, on Wednes-
day, broke all previous records for 125
yards, and B. B. Thomas hailing from A US
tralia, who has done some smart running
against Samuels. johnson was backed to
the full extent yesterday in the books and
will start first favOrite for the handicap.
Acton will complete the handicapping to-
day:
o. Connors, D. E. Fletcher, 7. j. Riley, NJ.
Laude, B. B. Thomas, C. A. Eldridge, II. Martin,
K W. Morgan. w. Trine, a. Oxford, W. Little,
George BartelS Ii. A. Arps, j. Delaney, w. A.
Hendricks, ). StandeWiek, j. Larklns.
OFF FOR MARE ISLAND.
The San Francisco Yacht Club has issued
the following programme:
On Thursday evening, July Sd, the members of
the San Francisco Yacht Club Will assemble at
the clubhouse. Sausalito, for jlnks and general
good time, including music, dancing aud fire.
works, together with other attractions.
Friday morning, July 4ih, the yachts VIII start
from the club-housr for Mare Island. The first
gun VIII be fired at 8 O'clock from the flagship,
aud the starting gun ten minutes later.
Before entering Mare Island Straits, yachts In
advance VAL haul 10 and await the remainder of
the feet-all sailing la together. Yachts will
anchor on the Mare Island SIDE In front or above
the derrick, and VIII Immediately dress ship.
On the morning Of Saturday, July 9th, at
O'Clock, commanders of yachts viii report on
board The flagship and receive orders for a cruise
10 MARITIME and Suisun.
Sunday morning. July 9Th, start will be made
upon The usual signal, and yachts beat down TO
SauSaito-
CoRINTHIAN CLUB.
The Corinthian Yacht Club has arranged
the following Fourth of July holiday pro-
gramme:
Leave San Francisco on Thursday evening
July 3D. for Vallejo Sail to Napa from Vallejo
on The morning of July 4th. Spend the Fourth
in Napa. Return to Vallejo on saturday. Sail
uD to Martinez by moonlight Oh Saturday even
Ing ard return to San Francisco on Sunday.
About fifteen boats form the squadron.
The club will duly celebrate the Fourth at
Napa, and have purchased ton or two of
fireworks, which will be displayed there.
To prevent the pyrotechnics from being
injured by water they will be sent up by
train to Napa.
AN ALL oNE-sIDED RACE.
An entirely one sided kind of toot-race
took place at the Bay District Track on
Wednesday afternoon last. The partcu-
lars are said to be as follows: Z. T. Dob
bins, well-known cinder-track burner, a
few days ago met Billy Ross another pedal
artist, in George la Blanche's resort on
Stockton street, and naturally the talk
turned on their respective running abilities.
Finally Ross offered to run DObOins 100
yard race for $3.50 side, Ross money being
furnished by j. Holmes, an intimate friend
of La Blanche's. DobblnS made phenome-
nal time in hunting up his hacker, we'll
known Nevada capitalist, and urging him
to make the race, as he knew himself TO be
at least twenty feet better than Ross. The
race was made and the money, 500, put in
the bands of the referee and stakeholder,
friend of La Blanche's. Articles of agree
ment were also drawn up, in which it was
stated that the race should be run at Gen.
trail Park. and that the start should be by
mutual consent. For some reason the men
met at the Bay District Track on Wednes-
day. The Ross faction was largely repre-
sented and La Blanche was particularly
conspicuous.
PISTOLS DISPLAYED.
He and their friends drew their pistols
and intimidated The Dobblns crowd. Their
arguments are reported as being so foreible
that the stakeholder gave up the 500
stake money to La Blanche before the race
WAS run. La Blanche Insisted that the
start should be by the discharge of the
pistol.
A CHANCE TO BE RIDDLED.
Dobbins was told that he would be per-
forated like porous plaster if he won the
race, but nevertheless made his prepara-
tons to get there if he could. 4 pistol was
discharged before DoDbins was on the
scratch, in fact quite distance behind it,
and Ross recognizing his advantage, run
over the course. The referee and stake
holder decided in favor of Ross. Dobbins'
hackers were, of course, furious and a
grand free fight seemed imminent, but
being outnumbered, no fracas occurred.
Now the Dobbins people are considering
what is their best course to pursue, and
warrants viii probably be sworn out
as soon as possible against the
Ross crowd for conspiracy. Dobbins is
said to have been so sure of winning that
he bet his gold watch and chain, valued at
$3.50, against Holmes timepiece and ap-
pendagss.
BICYCLE RECORD BROKEN.
W. z. Lee of this city left Oakland at II
O'Clock on Tuesday night for the purpose
of trying to beat the Pacific Coast d hours
bicycle record. He was successful in bis
attempt and dismounted from his wheel in
San Jose on Wednesday evening at 10 80,
having covered 2l2 miles, with one and a
half hours to spare. The record of 207
miles was made by Fred Cook. Lees route
was from Oakland to San Jose, back to
Oakland. to Gilroy via San Jose, to Irving
ton via San Jose and back to San Jose.
Lees time-card was verified at all the towns
lie passed through. He used an ordinary
ffty-nch wheel. A strong wind blew
nearly all the time, which makes the per-
Torrance all the more remarkable. Four
weeks ago Lee made the run from San
Francisco to GilrOy and return in IA hours,
Henry Schuer and l.. Derany have re-
turned from wheeling trip to Callstoga.
They visited all the leading towns en- route,
and report the roads to be in only fair con-
dition.
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