The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-16
A MELANGE OF SPORT.
Two Weeks Cruise of the CORN.
THAN Yacht Club.
Special Athletic Entertainment of the 0lym.
pians-Fitzsimmon and Pritchari.
Boxing and Wrestling.

On Saturday next the feet of the CORN.
THAN Yacht Club will leave Tiburon for q
two weeks cruise up the river,
This will be the first squadron that
ever undertook the trip, and a feet of yachts
will doubtless prove unique sight to the
denizens of the tules,
The course VIII be to rendezvous at Mar
tineZ, thence through Suisun Bay up the
Sacramento River-to CORTLAND. where great
preparations are being made by the inhabi-
tants to receive them. Thence through
Georgiana Slough to the Nickel umne River,
down that stream to the San Joaquin, thence
to Stockton.
From the latter place those who are due at
business at the end of the week will return,
while the others will drop down the San
Joaquin and come home via the Montezuma
Slough.
Owing to the draft of the flagship Linda
Commodore Johnson will transfer his PEN
nant to the Ceres.
FRATERNAL FEELING.
The fraternal feeling that peryades COrin-
THAN circles was manifested in a remarkable
degree last Sunday. After the Freda took
the rocks at California City and was disa-
bled. every Corinthian that heard of the
accident hurried to the scene. The Ceres
was the first to arrive and took on board all
of the interior fittings.
Then Captain George A. Pope Of the steam
launch Mascot "hooked on" and took the
Freda in tow, while the Linda fastened to
wharf and all hands started to take aboard
the wrecked vessels ballast. which was car
ried to Tiburon. All of which tended to save
the vessel from further damage and expense
and cemented the club feeling among all
The G.. Y. c. yachtsnen.
BICYCLE RUN.
The second run of the Razzle Dazzle
Cycling Club will be held next Saturday.
The course will be to Mount Hamilton and
return.
three-mle race between George March
and Fed Hansen took place last evening at
the Haight-street track.
The Occidental Club has telegraphed
Bowen of New Orleans with view Of
matching him against Billy Akers, who is
a pupil If Professor Watson. If Bowen
will agree to fight, match will be made for
October.
The Pacific Athletic Club has offered
Peter jackson purse Of 5000 to meet Joe
McAuliffe. Jackson has refused the offer
on the ground that he would be lowered in
the estimation of his friends if he fought
McAulitfo again.
Ii has been stated by friends of Abe
Willis, who is training at Sausalito, that the
Australian bantam will have no easy task
confident that he VIII weigh all right on the
day of the match.
The Occidental Club Directors have levied
an assessment of so cents on each member.
which sum will be devoted toward defray
ing the expenses of fitting up the new hail
and gymnasium, the aggregate amount of
which will be $1,000. The total membership
OF the club is S75.
OLYMPIC ENTERTAINMENT.
The Olympic Club will give special en-
tertainment on the evening of August 9th.
to which reference was made in yesterdays
CALL. Eddie Kolb and assistants were
busy Tuesday evening procuring talent for
the occasion.
The feather-weights, James Fox of the
Home Club of Oakland and G. w. Bishop
of the San Francisco Athletic Club, have
been booked 10 box four rounds. The ban
tams, Nj. l.. Espinosa and Phil Boulo, will
delight the spectators with an exhibition of
ten-rout d boxing. II Mr.. Hynes of the San
Francisco Athletic Club has no particular
engagement to fill on the evening OF the en-
tertainment he may be induced to box Mr..
Lafferty for a beautiful medal, which, 1t is
said, will stand melting Lucy, the cham
pion of feather-weights of the San Francisco
Club. and r. Murphy of the Lurline Club
will be matched in the near future. Muir
ply was present, but Lucy for some uneX-
plalnable reason, absented himself.
a letter was received from member Of
the Los Angeles Athletic Club stating that
the club was the possessor of cyclone
feather-weight boxer who was piDing for an
opportunity to meet the best welter- weight
of the northern part of the State. Gallagher
of Oakland will be trotted out to meet the
southern terror.
A wrestling tournament will be given
under the auspices Of the club the latter
part Of September.
HAS RESIGNED.
Walter Scott, captain of the Pacific Asso-
al -. lfE ~ al
Olympic Club TO the A. A. u, has re-
signed both offices owing to business en-
gagements which will occupy all of his
time in the future.
The Occidental Coursing Gu b met at their
rendezvous on Kearny street Tuesday even
ing and discussed the future prospects of
coursing in this State. 1t decided to hold a
grand open meeting at Newark Park on
next Thanksgiving day.
The Olympic Clubs ladies invitation
field day" Will be held on the outdoor
grounds August Sd An entrance fee of
80 cents Will be charged all members who
enter; starters will be returned their fee.
Gold and silver medals will be given the
winners.
A NEW TURN vEREIN.
A meeting OF tie expert turner's of the
different yerelnS Will be held in the parlorS
of the Olympic Club at s oclock tomorrow
evening for the special purpose of organic
ing new turn yerein. According to report
the young members of the German societies
who take pleasure and an interest in
gymnastics have become tired of the old
system OF athletic government; they have
now decided to organize as body, procure
hall and athletic paraphernalia and en-
gage instructors who are imbued with
modern ideas of gymnastics.
President Harrison of the Olympic Club
has been making arrangements with view
to giving military boxing tournament in
the near future.
FITZSIMMoNs AND PRITCHARD.
III FitZsmmons defeats Jim Hail. he has
promised President Fulda of the California
Club that he will fight Pritchard, the En-
gish champion middle weight, for large
sized purse.
The San Jose Athletic Club has been re-
constructed, and has Billy Maber, the Aus
tralian lightweight as its mat maker.
Maber has arranged fight between Charley
Rochette and Young Woods for August
Con Riordan is anxious tn fight anybody.
THE Terrible Jack Slavin" preferred AS
Max Fenner. the lawful Prussian,' has
been suffering from painful attack Of indi-
gestion recently, be has refused all offers to
fight until he becomes convaescent.
The Pacific Boxing Club has matched
Hawkins aud Cathcart for ten-round go,
to take place next month. 1t is said thai
the consideration will be $3.50.
Local cricketers were strongly represented
last evening at the associations headouar
tiers on Powell street. The object of the
meeting was to discuss the proposed matches
that are to take place in Victoria next
month between the Victorian and San Fran
cisco players.