The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-09
RING AND PATH.
c. +. Waller Loses a Cool Thou.
sand on FO0t.Race.
La Blanche Ready for Trip to Australia.
California Club Directors Become
ing Wsary-Notes.

There seems to be lack of spirit among
the Directors of the California Club which
does not speak we'll for the prospects of the
club, SO far as fsticuffs are concerned.
Many OF the members, who still cling to
the club in the hope of again seeing their
fayorite pastime raised from the mire which
it has fallen into, were in hopes of hearing
favorably from the Directors, who were to
have met last evening. A quorum not be-
ing present a postponement was ordered
until next Monday evening, when the full
board is expected.
The pugilists who are training for the
exhibition are anxiousto know the even
ing when their services will be required,
and the members are equally anxious that
the Directors announce the date of this
months entertainment. If pugilism in San
Francisco remains much longer in dor
mant state, there will be very few of the fra
ternity left to choose from, in case of
revival of pugilism.
1t was stated to representative OF HE
CALL last evening on pretty good authority
that George la Blanche had concluded to
try his fortune in far-away Australia and
that he is now making preparations to &C
company Joe Choynski to the Antipodes.
The latter will take his leave of San Fran
cisco next Saturday; and ii s. the Marine
should add his signature to the passenger
list the proposed match between him and
Young Mitchell will be one of the hoped-for
contests which the members of the Callfor-
mia Club will not witness.
FOOL AND HIS MONEY.
Although the officers of the professional
foot-racing association have concluded to
dispense with the monthly handicaps teu-
porarily in consequence of a lack OF pa
tronage, still there is a large number of
"peds" rnsticatlng in the city who are all
seemingly anxious TO court the acquaint-
ance of some one with money who has not
had any previous experience with sprint
racing.
A few weeks ago two of the speedy
boys" were noticed frequently in the COM
pany of a man named Waller, who runs"
the Central Park Saloon. Matters were
kept strictly quiet and Waller was as dumb
as the proyerbial oyster when his friends,
who suspected something, asked him Tor
quiet tip on what they had good reason
to believe was proposed foot-raee IN which
Waller had an Interest"
The saloon-keeper finally disappeared
from his customary haunts, and the Flyers"
who had been keeping close company with
him We're also missing. But yesterday
Waller returned from Ukiah the most de-
jected and forlorn-looking specimen of
sportive humanity one would wish to see
in this gay and festive city Of the Golden
West
WELCOMED ON RETURN.
His friends, who had missed him from
the park grounds welcomed his return
with outstretched hands, but Waller re-
fused to be received with feelings of JOY or
gladness. The story of his sojourn in the
country town is soon told,
ua loft bis epnr I;ttla pIooa of hucinaca O
few days ago with S1100 in his inside
pocket. This money he gambled on his
pet Splinter, expecting to return home with
double the amount; but alas for poor
Yorick-Waller, his petracer, encountered
pebble on the track.
This threw him out of his winning stride
and thereby lost him the race. Waller
mourns his loss. but he now consoles his
wounded feelings with the thought that
the experience which he has gained is
worth more 10 him than the money he has
left behind in that red-hot town Of Ukiah.
HAS PRETTY GOOD RECORD.
George Siddons, who easily defeated Tom
White at Thayer, Ind, last Sunday. has
pretty good record. He fought Tommy
Warren draw at Duluth, and at the same
place was whipped by Ike Weir, alter hight
ing seven rounds with q broken jaw. Old
dons has defeated fifteen men and fought
five draws. Weir was the only man he
failed TO conquer.
Dan O'Leary and Charley Lowrey of
Waco, Tex, are matched to walk at Oak
Cliff, Tex, 1000 miles for $500 side. Dan
says that he is as active as ever, and may
possibly perform the wonderful feat OF
walking to his grave in the sweet by
and by.
The homing pigeon ''Dusky." owned by
Fred Bowers of Fall River, Mass, covered
$50 miles in two and three-quarter days re-
Gently. The best previous record was held
by the bird Garfield.
The one-mile amateur swimming cham
pionship of Great Britain was won by 5.
w. Greasley of Leicester in 20 minutes and
81 seconds at Birmingham last month.
HE WAS THE LAST SURVIVOR.
George Lee Schuyler, the well-known
yachtsman who died recently in New York,
was among the gentlemen who founded the
New York Yacht Club. His death removed
the last survivor of that historic company.
He was born at Rhinebeck, Dutchess Coun-
ty, n. Y, ON June 9, 1911. His paternal
grandfather was General Philip Schuyler
of Revolutionary fame. Besides being the
oldest member of the New York Yacht
Club Mr. Schuyler was also the sole sur
viying owner of the famous old schooner
yacht America, which won the Royal Yacht
Squadron cup-now known as the Ameri-
ca cup-at the Cowes regatta of August
%, 1851, defeating eighteen crack British
craft in that famous struggle. The cup
thus won became the absolute property of
the owners of the schooner. c. Stevens,
Hamilton Wilkes, George l.. Schuyler,
James Hamilton, j. b. Finlay and Ed
win A. Stevens
On July g. 1857, they transferred it to the
New York Yacht Club as a perpetual chal-
lenge cup, for which any organized yacht
club or any nation might compete. In De-
cember, 1882, the cup was returned to MIR.
Schuyler by the club, who, in 1888, returned
it under conditions to the club. Iu 1887 the
cup was again returned to Mr.. Schuyler,
who made third deed of gift, under which
the club now holds the cup. Within the
last few months it had been suggested that
the cup should once more be returned to
Mr.. Schuyler, so that another deed of gift
might be drawn up, which would satisfy
every one. His death ends this controversy,
however, as the English must now race for
the cup under the existing conditions or not
at all
FOUGHT IN AN ICE-HoUsE.
A letter from London, Ohio. dated August
4th, states that prize-fght took place in
Arthur Slagle's ice-house on Sunday morn
ing last between a lightweight from Co.
lumbus named Parsons and Peter Golden.
They fought eleven rounds, which resulted
IN Golden being knocked out after forty
minutes hard fighting with light gloves.
About fifty sports from Columbus and
London were present, and considerable
money changed hands. Golden was backed
by London gamblers, who lost their good
old lucre on the London fighter.
Jake Gaudaur has accepted Hanlan's
challenge to row three-mile scull-race. He
says: II agree to accept the challenge of
Edward Hanlan. as follows: To row a
single scull race, three miles, one mile and
half and turn, to be rowed in perfectly
calm water, for the sum of $500 side, and
name the following courses for his selection:
Laureate canrse, Troy, N. Y; Lake Quin-
sigamond. Mass; Lake Maranacook, Me-,
and Keokuk. Iowa; the referee to be mu-
tually agreed upon. The $3.50 now in the
hands Of the Tribune to be forwarded at
once to the New York Clipper to cover de-
posit of Edward Hanlan. In the event of
Mr. Hanlan accepting Creve Ceur Lake,
Mo-. on which to row this race, l will allow
him $1,000 for his expenses"