The morning call., 1890-09-30
FIELD OF SPORT.
'Ch0ynski Won an Easy Fight at
Honolulu.
McAuliffe's Bad Plight in Londoa-Amateur
Cross-Country Runners-Rail Shoot
ing on the Alviso Marshes.

Joe McAuliffe is experiencing very I'M
pleasant time in the great city of London.
To add to his misfortune, which is heavy
enough to make a stronger heart weaken,
the latest intelligence states that he and his
formidable opponent will have to appear
before an English court and give reasons
why they should not be punished for ham
mering each others physiognomies out of
human shape.
According to the meager accounts which
have reached this city of the sprinting mill
Joseph will present decidedly knobby
cOuntenance when he faces the stern Judge.
Slayin's attractive mug, if reports are reli-
able, has not been much disfgured by the
six-ouncers which -our boy" planted on it
during the first round; consequently he may
escape with a nominal fine or a light sem
tence McAuliffe will have hard road to
ride over, as it is proven fact with English
Judges that man who presents a battered
countenance is better off i'll prison than in
public life.
Poor Joe is in bad predicament. He is
almost penHileSS in foreign land, with
vile and child depending on him for sup
port His friends will, as in like instances,
forsake him, now that he is ranked among
the number OF unsuccessful pugilists. He
may receive a benefit in England before
leaving for this city, where he will event
ually return ito hide" and settle down for
the balance of his natural life, it is hoped, a
peaceful and respectable citizen.
CHoYNsKI IN HONOLULU.
When Joe Choynski landed in Honolulu
he was challenged by straDping big 200
pound bruiser named Wilson to fight him to
a finish. Choynski had but ten hours stay
in the city, and although implicitly out of
condition he accepted the def" and COW
cred wager of $3.50 which was placed on
Wilson. The fight came off and Choynski
writes to his friend, Ed Carney. that he had
a picnic and knocked the big fellow out in
half a round. He stated in the letter also
that he was very sick on the trip from this
city and did not recover until the steamer
was within few hundred miles Of port
The California Club Directors met last
night and authorized President Fulda to
match Lewis and Acton for the month Of
October at whatever figure he may deter
mine.
The friends of ZAP King are anxious to
see him matched against Henderson OF the
Olympic Club in 100-yards race King is
of the improving kind, and it is whispered
that he can do the 100 in 10H seconds.
j. w. Creagh has taken leave Of this city
for parts unknown. Some OF the boys say
that he hasljoined the professional ranks and
sailed on the last steamer for Australia.
A picked team from the Alameda and
Burnaby Cricket Clubs Will visit Los An
gees in the near future to play the local
eleven.
CRoSs-CoUNTRY RUNNERS.
The Alpine Athletic Club is evidently
very anxious to near from the Olympic
Clubs cToss-country runners. A few weeks
ago the AlpineS issued challenge to the
Olympcs to meet them in a run from two to
ten miles; the race to be contested at any
desirable place; the number of contestants
to be limited TO six men on each side. When
the challenge appeared the 'Alpners" OBJ
Ipctpl Sklllmun. who is mem her of
the Olympic Club Secretary Bouton of the
latter club states that no notice will be taken
of the challenge as directed, adding that if
the Alpine Club desires a race OF this kind
it must meet team chosen by the captain
of the Olympics, barring none
George w. Jordan, who has been the off
cial Handicapped Of the Olympic Club, re-
turned few days ago from an extended
tour through Oregon and Washington. He
says that only passing thought is given to
athletic sports up north, but that horse
racing, prize-fghtng and gambling are ex-
tensivelv patronized. He speaks highly of
the beds he has slept in, and as regards
table board recommends all corpulent men
to 90 north and become lean.
Some of the professional gymnasts have
been negotiating with Frank Jones of the
Golden Gate Athletic Club for a lease of
the gymnasium, which is now idle. 1t is
said that Jones is contemplating trip to
Anstralia 70 intr..dn.e in that na','~A-y ii9
newly patented cotfee-kettle.
Six athletes who had entered for the
Alpine Clubs road race, on Sunday last.
missed the boat, but arrived at San Leandro
in time TO witness the finish. Among the
tardy ones was Bishop. who, it is thought,
would have won the contest had he been on
time.
QUAIL AND RAIL.
Last Sunday was very poor day for rail
shooting on the Alviso marshes. Between
thirty and forty hunters took possession of
the pieces of marsh which were not covered
by water. The tide was high and the game
scarce John Stack and Judge RlX took
possession of the ducking skih Mudhen and
sculled through several miles of slough
water without meeting any success to speak
of. The Judge perspired quite freely in the
depressing atmosphere and acknowledged
that the "outing" was O failure.
Mr.. AgDew, a well-known local duck
hunter, visited 1.-THE bridges last Sunday,
and reports rail very plentiful and that sew
eral large bags were made. He says that
Stack and Judge Xix remained in boat all
day expecting the birds would come to them.
When the Supervisors of this city changed
the game law relative to the sale of ducks in
this city the Supervisors of Sacramento
County found that some such law had to be
passed or there would be sad falling off of
ducks in the Sacramento markets during
the winter months. Consequently a change
was made in the general game law, making
1t unlawful TO kill any species of ducks I'M
til October 1st
When the Blake tract of 100000 acres in
the Adirondacks was purchased, it was I'M
derstOod that 1t was to be maintained eX-
cluslvely as game preserve. 1t is now
stated that syndicate has secured the right
to the timber on this territory, and that dur
ing the winter 100000 feet of pine and
spruce will be cut and turned into lumber.
In order to secure sufficient head of water
to float out this stuff, a large dam will be
built, which Will overflow great area of
low land and kill every tree in the section
Hooded. The Blake tract is one Of the finest
hunting sections of the Adirondacks, but if
1t is denuded OF trees 1t Will no longer be
available for that purpose.
Tomorrow it will be lawful to shoot quail
in Marin County. The birds are said to be
very plentiful this year, and all sportsmen
may have pleasant days shooting with
the permission OF the owner of the land on
whose property they intend to shoot.
CHoKE-BoREs.
A correspondent of the London Field, a
sportsman who has reputation of being
one Of the best all-round shots in England
gives some very instructive information on
the merits of choke and cylinder guns The
following from long article on the above
subject, will interest sp0rtSmen.
cylinder IL bore gun should. If it is properly
bored, place 13l TO 1876 pellets OF shot on the
3o-inch circle at 40 yards With charge OF IS
ounces OF No. shot, containing 304 pellets or
270 TO the ounce. A full choke should place 200
10 20, ana m0dlled choke 100 10 100; and IL
should be borne In mind that constant regu-
larity OF pattern and even distribution of the shot
all over the target is sine qua non in the shoot
ing of a good guu.
1t is sign OF IA badly bored gun when 1t places
high pattern on the target at one shot and a
low one at another; and the gun is equally faulty
II 1t places thick cluster OF shot on part of
the target, though the cluster be III the very cen
ter. and spreads the pellets thny over the rest
oil III for II Is mere chance II the shooter places
the thick cluster OF pellets on his mark; and l
may point out that when the pellets are close
together IN one part OF the shot circle, they are
proportonalely scattered, and hence more or
less useless in another part.
III a shooter is good shot-a man, for In
stance, who. at ordinary ranges. with a cylinder,
and hiring only one barrel, can pretty regularly
XIII seven out OF Ten partrdges rising before him.
and perhaps hve out OF seven pheasants passing
overhead at fair height ana pace, and say
three out OF i've driven gr0use-ihen he may, II
he fancies bis shooting viii be improved thereby,
use modified choke making pattern Of one
hundred and sixty on the thirty-inch circle at
forty yards. Should he ind that with the latter
gun lie Kills near shots as well as he did before
making a change, he will be decided gamer In