The morning call., 1890-11-25
FIELD OF SPORT.
Game Birds Imported From the
Webf00t. State.
Angling for Grilse-P. C. A. A. A. Business
Observation-Disclosures Events-Postponed
Meeting Of Coursers.

The next event of Importance in lawn
tennis circles will be the tournament of the
Alameda Club on Thanksgiving day for the
championship OF Alameda County. Twenty
four players have entered. which number
includes about all the best men on that side
of the bay and insures good days sport
and irst-class contests.
On Thanksgiving day barge race be-
tween members of the Alameda Club and
the Columbus will take place On the Oak
land Creek in the afternoon. A canoe con-
test will also be feature of The days sport.
With few exceptions the San Francisco boat
ing clubs will send delegations in barges to
be present at the contest, in response to in
vtatons received.
The Pacific Co st Rowing Association will
have meeting ON December 18Th, at Irish
American Hall, TO make arrangements for a
regatta on Washington's birthday on Oak
land Creek. 1t is hoped that some business
will be transacted.
The Alameda Rowing and Boating Club
is building up quite reputation in the
aquatic world. 1t now numbers pinety-five
members, comprising many of the best oars
men ON the Coast Louis Schroeder, a
former charter member of the Dolphins, is
captain of the club, which is the ultra
marine of all that is fashionable in Alameda
society.
The South End Boating Club will hold a
meeting this evening. The members will
soon appear in new and handsome rowing
suits.
On next Tuesday evening the Lurline Club
will hold a meeting at which an election of
officers for the ensuing term will be had.
John Butler caught seven grilse last Sun
day in Tamalpais Creek. The other anglers
" no met " it'll fair luck are Ben Newman,
Bateau, Smith and Dean. The slough is
literally full of fish which are awaiting a
flow of fresh water from the creek to ascend.
The Fish and Game Commissioners are
now engaged in importing Monaghan pleas
ants from Oregon, at the expense of this
State, 10 stock their own private preserves
and these OF their friends, as will be seen by
the following, published i'll the Sacramento
RecOrd-Un'on of last Saturday:
The Golden West Coursins Club will hold
a race meet at Newark on December 14th.
The proprietor OF the park received word
frum Trapper Browning yesterday that he
would send fifty hares from Upton, Tulare
County. Sunday next.
The Occidental Cuursing Club met last
evening and decided to postpone its meet
ing, which was announced to take place at
Newark next Thursday, until New Years
day.
Walter Scott presided at meeting of the
p. G. A. A. A. held in the parlor of the
Olympic Club last evening. Representatives
pltStbt WClcs MSSSls. 0nHt OWdtlL VI
The Lurlne Club. Moody of The Alpines,
Lawlor and Gilhully of the Olympics.
The association granted the Olympic Club
permission to hold gymnastic tournament
TO commence on February 18th in the clubs
gymnasium. Some of the exercises will be
held at the Olympic grounds. The contests
will be open TO all members of the
p. c. A. A. A.
The following records have been accepted.
viz: A. S. Henderson, 50-yard run, 81 sec. ::
5. V. Cassidy, $50 yards, q sec. K. Nc
Arthur, half mile run. 2 min. 5 sec.
Messrs. Mansfield, Robe. Klein and
Serge were elected delegates from the Sac
ramento Athletic Club to the association.
1t was decided to hold the indoor cham
pionship games Of 81 in the Pavilion on the
oath OF April. The following is the cor
rected programme of events: Seventy-five-
yard run, 3oO-yard run, 1000-yard run, two
mile walk, standing broad jump, standing high
jump, pole vault for distance. tug-of-war,
putting d pound shot, 200-yard hurdle race,
10 flights, 3 feet inches high, 3O0-yard
hurdle, 10 flights, feet & inches
An embroidered silk banner will be pre-
sented to the club winning the greatest
number of points, and silk banner will be
also awarded to the tug-of-war team that
comes out victorious in the rope pull.
A meeting of the Directors of the Olympic
Club will be held this evening.
ii. V. Cassidy will attempt to lower1the
Pacific Coast quarter-mle record held by
Jack Belcher on Thursday next. Although
Belcher made his record on straight-away
track, MIR. Cassdy's friends ara confident Of
his ability to perform the feat