The morning call., 1892-08-27
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.
The C0rinthian Yacht Club
Changes Dates of Cruising.
Fast-Runnins Dogs That Will Meet on the
Coursiugsward on sunday-Gambling
on the Results of the Fights.

A meeting OF Corinthian Yacht Club
owners was held at 80 Pine street last even
ing, and it was decided that the cruise to
Suisun, which was on the books for the 9th.
10th and 18th of September, must be ad-
vaneed to an earlier date so as to accommo-
dato several members who could not Join in
the cruise Oh these dates. After consider
able figuring it was decided to hold the
cruise on the Sd, 4th and 9Th prox. The club
expects to have In the neighborhood Of 20
boats start on the 25th of September in
race over the new course. Special prizes
will be given the successful competitors.
The Golden West Coursing Club met last
evening at 1120 Howard street, and h eld the
following drawing" of the dogs that will
run on Sunday at the Ocean View COursing
Park:
Ed Caravans Charley w VS.. T. j. Cron-
in's Depend ON Me.
l.. Canavsn'5 Cleyerness VS.. j. Sulliyan's
Queen Of Hearts.
L. Geary's Nancy Till VS.. T. j. CrOnin's
BlackthOrn.
NJ: Kerrigan's Glen Farren VS.. ]. Burke's
Racine.
George DOugherty's Tug-of-War VS.. P. D.
Nolan's Whip.
G. DougheFty's Peter Jackson VS.. j. R.
Wren's Cyclone.
j.. Sewelrs Tunnie VS.. ]. Cox's Sam
Nash.
E. Geary's Irish Jess VS.. j. R. Wren's
The Judge will be John Grace; slipper.
James Wren; alternate slipper, Archie
Mellenn; flag steward. t. T. Brady; slip
steward, , a. Cummings; field Stewards
Creamer, NJ. Lying and j. +. Carroll.
The prizes are S3j, SIS and $40 for third
and fourth dogs. The owner of the first
prize winner Will receive a handsome pair
Of slips.
There is considerable interest manifested
In Olympic Club circles over the election
which will take place on the 5th of Septem-
per. with the exception of the Office of
leader ia which G. j. Schuester will oppose
Eddie kolb, the regular ticket will have
clear sailing. The officers on the regular
ticket are: President, w. G.. Harrison:
yice-presdent. v Stow; secretary, A. c.
Forsyth; treasurer. II. b. Russ; leader, Z.
A. kolb; captain, Il. Macarthur. Directors
James McElroy. c. s. Wieland, J. ID.
Redding, NJ. II. Weed and a. }. Treat.
Betting on the near future fights at New
Orleans is not very spirited. Sullivan.
Myers and Dixon as a combination are sell
ing strong. a large number of sportingmen
play these three stars in the hope that they
will carry off the long end OF the green.
Although this is CorbettS native city, there
does not seem 10 be any great desire on the
part OF the betting element TO place money
on him at odds of $50 10 S14, with the Cali
fornian on the short eud. Myers is fancied
strongly against MeAuliffe, and there are
quite few sports who are Of the opinion
that Skelly will bother Dixon considerably.
The heavyweight battle has attracted
such great attention here that an illustra-
uon OF 1t will be given at one of the large
halls by telegraphic and stereopticon sppli-
ances. The regulation paraphernalia will
be used, and In the ring two well-trained
actors Will exemplfy by hits and stops,
counters. ETC., the exact work of the fighters
while Ia action just as the news flashes the
results over the wires. The affair will be
under the management of the Pacific Club.