Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-11-08

Los Angeles has many good players. l
seriously doubt If there is anv CITY OF
this size in America that can produce
better eleven. As soon as the new
grounds are finished cricket will be re-
vived in this city, and it will attain
fair amount of popularity, especially
among those versed in the intricacies of
the game. To the uninitiated cricket
appears to be trifie slow. 1t ia not,
however, as any player will verfy.
1t requires considerable skill to be-
come an expert cricketer, and one
must begin at an early age if he expects
to excel at the game. Philadelphia is
the home OF cricket in America, but the
game is gaining very rapidly in nearly
every western city. A match between
San Francisco and Los Angeles is on the
carpet for the opening of next season.
The Bay city has several first-clas clubs,
but if the local team does not make it
write me down as a muff. We can get
together gilt-edged batting team-one
| that would absolutely have no tail end.
The trundling department would be our
weak point, perhaps, but as / have not
seen San Francisco play for several
years, l cannot say how we compare in
that respect. Judging from the heavy
scores made in recent matches, however,
am led to believe that they
must have some exceptionally good bat
ters, or else the bowling is not up to
the standard. The latter is probably
the correct theory. At all events, am
of the opinion that the Los Angeles
cricket team can be relied upon to give a
good account of itself in the proposed
match with San Francisco.
POLO.
This sport, introduced into America by
James Gordon Bennett, has more vota-
ries in Southern California than prob
ably any other point in the west. The
Santa Monica Polo club is the champion
club of the west and stands ready to
meet any club in friendly contest. The
majority of the members are old-time
players from England. The ponies in
this part OF the country are admirably
adapted for the sport. Polo matches are
played every summer ut Santa Monica.
An inter-city match would have ten
dency to bring the sport more promi-
nently before the public.
KENNEL MATTERS.
The formation of the Southern Cali
fornia Kennel club some three years
since has been of untold benefit to the
owners and breeders of dogs in this Sec
ton. Each succeeding bench show has
eclipsed its predecessor, and the one an
nounced for next spring will be some
thing to be proud of for a city the size
of Los Angeles. Over 200 dogs will be
benched, and the quality will be vastly
superior to the dogs benched at either
of the three annual shows. In the east
Los Angeles ranks as one of the best dog
centers in the west. The breed OF dogs
has improved 200 per cent. in the past
four years. Many valuable dogs OF the
best strains have been imported to Los
Angeles in the past year.
YACHTING.
Yachting was little INDUCED in four
years ago. The Los Angeles Yacht club
and the Rambler constituted the sole
yachting interest. Dan McFar land
brought the speedy Aggie down from
San Francisco. Hancock Banning had
the La Paloma built. William Lacy
and sons followed and had the Penelope
constructed. In the meantime, several
local men also brought the Nellie to San
Pedro. The season of 1890 was an
especially lively one in Southern Cali
fornia. The La Paloma is accounted the
speediest sloop on the coast. At San
Diego she beat the Annie in hollow
style. Commodore Caduc owned the
Annie, and previous to meeting the La
Paloma she was considered the fastest
sloop in the west. The La Paloma has
16foot beam and is AZ feet
over haul. She was built by
the Wilmington Development COM
pany for Hancock Banning. The writer
has been on the La Poloma when she
gained several of her most brilliant vic
tories. The Penelope is a schooner
yacht, % feet beam and 70 feet over
all. She was built in San Diego
especially for William Lacy, Sr., and his
sons Dick and William. She is model
for comfort. 1t is generally thought
that the Penelope is the fastest schooner
gained the honors in the only race in
the fastest yachts of San Francisco bay,
was beaten by the Penelope.
ROD AND GUN.
True sportsmen are on the increase in
Los Angeles. Much more attention is
now paid to the game laws than in past
years. There is big demand for high
priced guns, which ia a very healthy
sign. A number of gun clubs has been
organized in the past four years. The
Recreation Gun club, Los Angeles Wing
shooting club, Dominguez Gun club,
Ballona Gun club and Long Beach Gun
club are all prosperous clubs. The
three last-named clubs have preserves
of their own. Teams from Southern
California have more than held their
own at the annual tournaments OF the
state Sportsmen's association. At
the last meeting the Cotton club
carried off first prize, and many in
dividual prizes were won by Southern
California representatives. Pigeon
shooting has been at standstill for
some years. The newly organizedsLcs
Angeles Wing club promises to create a
greater interest in these matters.
TENNIS.
| This sport has gained enormously in
the past four years, and has assumed
gigantic proportions. There are fully
thirty clubs in Los Angeles county. The
annual tournaments attract visitors from
| all over California. Scores of good play
ers are rapidly coming to the front. The
Los Angeles Tennis club contains much
excellent material. 1t is on the tapis to
send a team to compete against the best
clubs in the state at the next annual