The morning call., 1892-09-18
SPORT OF ALL KINDS.
A Game of Gaelic Football
at Piedmont.
Riordan, the Champion Handball Player,
Replies to Challenge-Barks From
the Kennels achting.

The Emmett Football Club will be repre-
sented this afternoon in a game with the
O'Brien Club of Oakland at the Piedmont
ball grounds by the following players:
Fred Palmer captain; Frank j. Okeefe.
vice-captain players-Thomas Hughes. NJ.
Mccarthy. J. P. Moriarty, j. E. O'COnnor,
F. Creede, d. Buckley. A. McInerny, Il.
Driscoll, S. Welsh. D. j. Hanifan. t. Fiiz-
gerald. J. Welsh. d. Casey. p. Kavanagh,
NJ. O'Dowd, W. Dewane, Il. McInerny and
d. Hegarty.
The game will be called at 2 clock sharp,
and the players Of both teams are requested
to be on hand when the captains call POSI-
tions.
John Riordan. the crack handball PLAYER
of the coast, sends the following reply to
the challenge recently issued by Jones, the
Australian champion: Il see by your
paper challenge TO me from Mr.. Jones TO
play for the championship of the Pacihc
Coast and any stake that will suit. Will
state In reply that | will play Mr. Jones for
the championship, but the game must be
played in the Union Handball Court"
John Grace. the veteran judge OF cours-
ing. will appear in the saddle this afternoon
at Ocean View Park, where the Pacific Coast
Coursing Club will hold its monthly meet
ing The dogs that will meet in the slips
are: Lady Pride VS.. Fair Play, Maid Of Or
leans VS.. Depend on Me, Dexter vs.. Black
thOrne, Glenfarren VS.. ComassO, William
0'Brien VS.. Wide Awake, John VS.. Last
Chance
A letter from a Kansas sportsman to THE
CALL states that the Cowley County COurs-
ing Association will hold a meeting at Win
field. kans., November Is, 16, II and Is.
The first stake will be open to the world,
and the prize viii be silver cup valued at
$50. and the second will be a stake for MEM
bers only.
John Grace has been instructed by one Of
the prominent cOursing enthusiasts Of Mer-
ced that the Interstate meeting OF this year
will not take place until the ground receives
good wettiDg.
Manager Canavan Of the Ocean View
Park states that in case the Australian
eOursing men send sixteen dogs to this coast
against like number Of local dogs, lie viii
board the dogs and their handlers for six
weeks free OF charge, or VIII give 500, and
thereby free himself OF the expenses at
tached 10 transportation. etc. The entrance
fee for the proposed match will be S25 per
dog.
The Oakland Canoe Club was the guest
OF the Corinthian Yachting Club last even
Ing. The jolly tars enjoyed themselves
thoroughly. The eanoeists will return to
headquarters this afternoon. On the 25th
inst. the Corinthians will hold race meet
ing, and the craft will be divided into two
classes and valuable prizes will be given.
Irish terriers are coming to the front in
London, England, and it is expected that
they will supplant the fox terriers in pOpu-
larity. Quite recently $500 was offered and
refused for the Irish terrier Poor Pat. and
$3.50 has been offered for Irish Ambassador
and also declined. Mr.. William Brodie,
owner of the latter, has arrived in Toronto,
Canada. with a string of dogs that be will
exhibit on the Canadian circuit.
Recently Mr. George Pettis' fox terrier
bitch Jess had an encounter with fourteen
pound fox and killed il in a short time. She
has been bred TO j. b. Martins fox terrier
Biemton Sinner. which Is handy dog with
coon or fox. The produce from this union
should be handsome and game terriers. Jess
won third prize at the snow in 1891, aud
Sinner first.
Hannibal, the best Great Dane in Eng
land, died snort time since from strangu-
lation. He was an unbeaten dog on the
bench, and a crack dog in the stud, having
produced a number of winners.
The St. Bernard Club in England refused
to pass resolution instructing judges to
dsqualify uns0und st. Bernards. MIR.
Hughes, the author OF the resolution, re-
signed in disgust.
Horace 0rear, secretary of the Pacific
Kennel Club, has returned from Sierra
City, where he has been enjoying a few
weeks shooting. He states that, owing to
the heavy snowfall of a few years ago, deer
aud all kinds Of large game are very scarce
in the mountains. During his outing he
bagged 400 mountain quail and about
dozen grouse.
The following letter from a member OF
the Pacific Kennel Club is se!f-explanatory:
Editor Call The action of the California Ken.
mel Club In cOncedag TO the Pacific Kennel Club
the dates for the show next year and asserting
that such concession was the means of the Pa
clhc being awarded the dates Is regarded by the
members OF the Pacific as a huge joke. The
California Club until recently did all In Its power
TO secure tue dates for the show, but finding that
the Pacific Club would obtain the dates. as II
had prior claim, the California Club Instructed
Its delegate to vote lu favor OF the claim OF the
Pacific Club. expecting that such acii0n would
result IN securing the dates for 1894 to the Cali
ccde point, and expects 10 hold the annual dog
shows In This city,