The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-24
A BREAK
The California Club Will Not
Clinch With the Chief.
The Mitchell La Blanche Fight Postponed.
Cruise of the San Francisco Yacht
Club - Bicycle Notes.

Directors held meeting, and the concourSe
Of sports waited anXiously at least two
hours for the result Of the convention.
At the request of Young Mitchell and
George Ia Blanche, the contestants who
were to have fought for purse OF $4,000 on
Friday evening next, the Directors post
poned the fistic exhibition until such time
as the puglists become satisfied that they
can have little fistic menu without inter-
ference of the powers that be. Another
meeting of the directorate will be held next
Thursday evening.
1t is probable that few boxers will be got
among the small army of pugilsts who will
be engaged to box on Friday evening next.
as il is quietly rumored that the club in
tends TO make test case.
THE OLYMPIANs.
The Directors of the Olympic Club met
last evening in executive session. The Sec
Rotary stated that nothing TRANSFERRED that
would interest the public.
The games of the Olympic Club have not
been postponed. They will take place on
July 4th at the Olympic Athletic Grounds.
On the programme figure four open events
for clubs Tepres enting the 7, Z. A. A A.
Entries will close June 18th.
Captain Jordan mas returned from the
country, and reports the weather as being
very warm in the vicinity of BOlinaS. lc-
tor Southeastern is training daily with a
view to being able to lower the worlds
long distance jumping record July 4th.
1t is said that pending the present dis
turbed condition of the boxing OrganiZa-
tons, the Occidental Club will dispense
with the services of some of its employees,
who are now drawing monthly salaries.
The club will meet Wednesday afternoon
10 devise some means of enjoyment for its
members in lieu Of the proposed boxing
contest between Murphy and Akers, which
was slated for next Friday. As there are
some very clever wrestlers among the mem
bers a contest will probably be arranged.
VOICE FROM OREGON.
The Portland 0regonian expresses its
views on slOgging IN this wise:
Governor Waterman of California has at last
awakened TO the fact that tie "sO-cSlied seien-
tiic contests between so-cailed scientific aJh-
leles' which have dsgTaced that State and de-
muTalZtd the city Of san Francisco Ia months
past ATE nothing more or less Than prZe-hghtsi
In opposition TO deceney and the good order OF
society" His EXcellency further advises tue
State Attorney General that these dl>graceful
exhibitions be 10 longer permitted TO defame
aud degrade the Stale. Since 1t has taken the
Governor OF California 50 loug 10 ind ouI what
been grossly apparent 10 the world at large Tor
months, it may be wondered thai he found II out
at all. II the Stale OF California can prevent these
brutal exhibitions that have taken place IN the
name OF science "a matter that does not admit Of
doubU II should have done so long ago.
commonwealth can Ill afford to recognize prize
fighting among its industries, yet California
hiss practically dOue so through permitting men
WHO engage IN II as a vocation 10 beat each other
seusrless in the presence OF coarse ana vulgar
crowds who have paid an admission fee In ord-r
10 view tie bloody sight Both Oregon and
Washington have Jaws sufficient, If Yigilantiy
enforced, to prevent exhibitions OF this SCH,
driven from California, from coming north, and
il may be hoped that public sentiment WILL II
occasion requires, insist that hshts between hu,
man bulldogs be not permitted In this part OF
The Northwest.
TIE oARsMEN
H. H. Smith, captain Of the Columbia
Boat CLUB of Oakland, has given up the
idea of taking a crew to Victoria, British
Columbia, to compete for the cup which
will be raced for on Dominion day. The
captain is of the opinion that his men would
not be in fit condition TO compete success
fully with the ElctOrians.
The defeat of O'C0nnOr by StanSbury on
the PaTamatta River yesterday did not sur
prise the Australians OF this city. Peter
jackson was confident that the Australian
would win and backed his opinion quite
freely to the extent Of several small wagers.
Report says the Canadians, especially the
sporting men Of Toronto, lost heavily on
the result. Kemp will probably be the
next man who WILL tackle StanSbury tor the
championship. Yesterdays race was not
for the championships.
YACHTING.
Fred B. Chandler of the San Francisco
Yacht Club has issued the following orders:
On Thursday evening. July Sd, the members
OF Tie San Francisco Yacht Club will assemble
at tile ub-house, SausaIitO, for inks aud gen
eral good Time, including music, dancing and
fireworks, together with other attractions:
Friday morning, July Attn, the yachts will start
from Tie clubhouse for Mare Island. The first
gun viii be fired at 8 o'ciok from the flagship,
and the starting gun ten minutes later.
Before ent, ring Mare Island Straits yachts In
advance VIII haul TO aud await the remainder OF
the feet-a!l sailing IN together. Yachts VIII
above lhe derrick, and Will Immediately dress
chip.
O'clock The commanders OF yachts will report
ON board The flagship aud receive orders Tor
cruise 10 Martinez and Suisun
Sunday morning, July 9th, a start VIII be
made upon the usual signal. aud the yachts beat
down 10 Sausalito.
A resident of Los Angeles says: Our
feet Of yachts this summer will be in
creased by tile addition of the Nellie, which
was purchased at the Mervyn Donahue eX-
ecutors sale in san Francisco by Mr.. Wal
lace of Los Angeles. She has already sailed
for her future anchorage at San Pablo.
The Nellie was sold for $1,000. This is
very Insignificant price for SO large and fine
a yacht. She cost something like $4,000
when Colonel nOnahue bought her, and she
has one of the most richly furnished cabins
OF any boat on the Coast, and withal has
record as one of the fastest sailors of the
San Francisco yacht fleet
:" Mr.. Lacey will have new yacht this
season. 1t has just been built at San
Diego, and those who have seen the craft
say that she is beauty and displays lines
which indicate that she will be flyer. The
addition of these yachts to those we have
already will give Los Angeles a formid-
able fleet. The Aggie, La Paloma, the
Rambler and other fast-sailing yachts,
with the Nellie and the Lacey boat. give the
fleet a prestige and the season brilliant
prospects"
LA BLANCHE AND MITCHELL.
La Blanche and Mitchell are at home and
can be found at their respective rendezvous.
Both Of the pugllists were IN splendid con-
ri xrhp Ordp N
training.
The first annual regatta of the Duluth
Superior Regatta Association will be held
on Monday, July 2lst, and will continue
daily until July Goth. The entrance is free
to both the professional and amateur races.
The prizes for the former will he; Quarter
mile dash. single SOULS, $500, $3.50 500;
two miles, with turn, double SOULS, $780,
% souls, $3.50, $780, S40O; three miles, with
turn, four cared, $1,000, $500, $500.
Dan Leahy, who held the championship
of this Coast some years ago for single
scul racing, is precticing daily and will be
likely contestant on July 4th. The re-
gatta promises TO be great success.
BICYCLING.
o.. The following extracts are taken from
the article on Racing" written by r. a.
Smythe for the 90 Division Road-boOk":
% The first, so-caled, championship race. at one
mile, was contested in the old Mechanics Payll-
ion in December, 1875 and was won by L. ID.
WO0dman in the Lime announced OF minutes
and % seconds. On The same day The five mile
championship was won by Fitzgerald. three
days held in November OF the same year
by II. z. Eggers, 4. T. Merrill second
and A. A. Bennett third. The track was six laps
TO the mile and having an incline toward Mis-.
sion street was unsafe. The machines ridden
were heavy affairs with plain bearings and
short, straight handles-far removed from the
lght, graceful, easy-runntng wheels OF to-day.
II was not considered necessary TO have elabor-
ate lacing-rigs, and tradition says that Edwin
MOhig, who, as racer, legislator, road-rider
and general celebrity, is known 10 many riders
throughout the Stale, stopped In the middle OF
the i've mile championship, TO roll up his trous-
ers, rs they we're continually getting caught in
the pokes.
. The California Division was organized on Feb
Iuary 49, 1886, and Chief Consul Robert Nj.
WEIGH appointed as the Racing Board +. A.