The morning call., 1890-04-09
SPORTING EVENTS.
An Evenings Entertainment at
the Alpine Club.
Meeting Of the Occidental Coursine Club.
Lucie and La Blanche Going East-A
Boxing-Teacher Wanted.

Quite large gathering OF ladies and gentle
men were present last evening at The Alpine
Athletic Clubs rooms, 7o6 Powell street.
II was " ladies' night" and an excellent pro-
gramme OF indoor sports which was carried out
under careful and experienced management,
assisted TO make very pleasant evenings
entertainment.
The first event was a horizontal bar per-
Torrance. in which Professor q. c. Rouse, E.
Barr, Russ and Ekhardts participated.
Boxing by w. f. Kennedy and W. Il. Dooley,
and Hall Turubull and Len Houston was quite
exciting and much enjoyed by all present.
Fencing with loils by Professor Henry Ansot
and Ashton X. Fry, pupil Of his, was very
clever.
The club swinging by Professor G. c. Rouse
was feature of The exercises which was of
much interest TO the ladies present.
E. Barr and w. Henry did some very meritorl-
Gus work with rings.
Boxing by M. Gallagher and partner was
clever, as was also the set-tWO between Otto
Luher and j. fore.
After this an intermission Of ten minutes was
had, in which time P. n. Gafney presented the
medals won al The late ieldday sports to the
lucky contestants.
Tie feats of strength, such as lifting heavy
weight dumb bells aud clubs, by Professor j. b.
Buchanan, late OF Australia, was capital and
elected considerable applause.
The br0adsword fencing by Professor Ansot
and his pupil was quite spirited.
Professors g. c. Rouse. E. Barr and w. Henry
gave quite pleasing exhibition on the parallel
bars. The evenings entertainment closed with
a bit OF exceedingly clever club-swlnging by
Frank Hart, champion cIub-swinger OF the Pa
cific Coast.
Ii was reported yesterday that prominent
member OF The club. who was compelled TO hand
in his resignation very recently visited the clubs
gymnasium last Monday aud spirited away some
boxing gloves, wrestling carpets aud other para
phernalIa which was supposed TO have been the
clubs properly.
George la Blanche and Nike LucIe Will leave
for the East Tomorrow.
Al a meeting OF the Directors Of the Golden
instructor, was granted leave OF absence for
SIX weeks, and the filling Of the temporary va
cancy was referred TO the Boxing Committee.
The Occidental Coursing Club held very large
meeting last evening at u kearny street. Colo
mel Gregory Of Alma presided. Messrs. A.
Tracy OF san Jose aud T. A. Nolan OF this city
were elected members OF the club.
Considerable discussion occur ed regarding the
ownership OF the speedy greyhound Peasant
Girl after which Secretary Dickson was directed
10 write 10 Mr.. Melikiu and Mr.. L. Hind Tor in
formation.
The financial condition OF the club was re-
ported as being excellent. The club will hold
a grand courslDg meeting the 30tb of this
grounds can have sufficient number OF hares
on hand 10 guarantee good days sport.
Under the management Of ii. Boyd coursing
meeting VIII be held on May 4th al Ocean View
II The hares lave not improved wonderfully 10
their running since last Sunday, II will not be
necessary 10 nave greyhounds 10 catch them. A
much better days sport could be had with rat
terriers. and IL is question II the te Iiers would
not be too speedy for tie poor unfortunate hares
which confined within the fence and
contest 10 finish took place last nj tlt at Tue
San Jose Athletic Club between Two local pugs