The morning call., 1890-10-31
SPORTING NOTES.
COursing at Merced - Foot Ball
and the Ring.

The Secretary of the Interstate Coursing
Club has received a telegram from DIR. Won
Hummel asking if the prizes which have
been announced will be given. He was an
swered in the affirmative, and the supposi-
ton is that the doctor and his Eastern
friends will be present, with several first
class dogs, at the meeting which will open
on the 17h proX. at Merced.
1t is probable that some of the dogs who
will represent the East will give good
account of themselves, as they come from
the best of the old English stock. Mr.. Bel
mont Minnie Station and Watson's Dry
time, Phister's Norwegian, who is half
brother to the great Fullerton. Belle OF
Ethan, his litter sister, and the speedy
Netilefield will make matters very warm for
the local flyers should they reach this
country in good condition.
They are all in the hands Of DR.. Won Hum
nell, who viii take particular pains to see
that they will be in frst-class condition to
enter the contests against their opponents.
Although the greater number of these highly
bred greyhounds have only recently come
across the big pond they will no doubt show
clean pair of heels to any of the best home
bred stock who will not come to the scratch
in the best condition.
Belle of Ethan is said to be particularly
fast and the doctor expects her to carry off
the first prize of the great meeting of the
West. Speaking of the event the Forest
and Stream of New York says:
After a weeks rest from their labors at Great
Bend most OF the hounds will journey to the
Merced plateau, Among the list OF probable en-
tries We notice Midnight sou OF old Mother
Demdleke, by Friday Night, and also two OF his
sons out Of Peasant Girl
The local SDortSmen who have been eXer-
ciSng and training dogs for the past six weeks
are determined to show their Eastern
friends some racing stock as good as can be
found i'll any country where c0urSing is car
ried on.
Jim Cronin has quite nlmber of fine
dogs in his keeping which will run like the
wind when liberated after the famous jacks
of Merced. There is no doubt but that this
coming meeting will be the greatest and most
exciting event of the kind ever held this
side of the big mountains, and it is hoped
that no man from San Francisco will show
dog on the field who is not thoroughly con-
ditlOned to run against the best stock that
can be produced.
Dave Campbell is not anxious to fight
any one. Dawes best girl is strongly op-
posed TO her pet running any chances Of
having his handsome face despoiled, and as
consequence Campbell will stand on his
dignity and Uphold his record for bluffing.
The steward of the steamer Zealandia is
said to have received letter from Bob Fitz-
simmons. saying that articles had been
signed and ali arrangements made for his
fight with Jack Dempsey before the Olympic
Club of New Orleans January 14th.
Shafter Howard, Tobin and other eDthusi-
astic football players are making up a
select eleven to play match game of foot
ball on Thanksgiving day with a team from
the British warship which is soon expected
in this port
Parson Davies said last evening that if he
can secure the Grand Opera House the
Lewis-Acton match will take place there,
unless the California Club will offer purse
sufficient to guarantee the wrestlerS salts
factory inducement 10 wrestle under its
auspices.
The fight which was to have taken place
at Port Townsend between Tom Cleary and
Joe EiiingSworth is OH, the former refusing
to meet his opponent unless fake" battle
was agreed to.
The Oakland Football Club will play the
Cogsweli Polytechnic Club tomorrow after
noon at Central Park. The game promises
to be well contested, and large crowd of
spectators is expected