The morning call., 1892-01-11
COUNTRY RUNNING.
Race Of the GentIemen's Club to
Point Bonita.
While Handicapped Two Members Sprint to
1t From sausalito in sixty-seven Min
utes-Meeting on the Way.

Yesterday morning shortly before 10
o'clock Chief Keeper Brown at the Point
Bonita Lighthouse was startled from his
peaceful Teyerie by the sudden appearance
of two young men, who rapidly scaled the
high board fence north of his dwelling and
sped on to the point where the light is To-
Gated. What on earth might be the matter,
was the thought which Immediately passed
through his mind-a man overheard ship
wrecked on the bluffs below, or the arrival
of one of Chile's war-vesses and grand
rush of newspaper correspondents? Putting
on his cap and carefully buttoning up his
coat Captain Brown started for the front
gate, when 10! another man dashed past,
and as he grasped the gate-cateh still an
other went by.
The veteran light-keeper, who has watched
passing vessels in and out the Golden Gate
for the past seventeen years, stopped and
thought moment. He noticed that each
man carried a haversack and some had an
additional package, though their dress was
the usual one worn by civilized Americans
in everyday life, and it dawned upon him
that a race had just ended in which the
light was the goal Of the athletes, and then
just as be turned to 90 back into his COM
Portable though secluded home another
runner, blowing and steaming, went swiftly
by, in bigger hurry, if ANYTHING than any
OF his predecessors, If he was little late.
A FAST PHALANX.
The weather was not promising yester-
day morning. Great black clouds rolled
through The sky, and about : O'Clock sharp
shower fell, but run OF the Gentlemen
Gross Country Club was on the programme
and a CALL reporter was on hand at the
SausalItO Ferry to accompany the party
One by one the members began TO make
their appearance, and whether It was the
sign of recognition or just coincidence the
reporter did not inquire. the salutaton OF
each newcomer was, We'll, ! see l am Dot
the only blessed fool in town" Every man
used the same adjective blessed and
that S IS ny the reporter asked no questions,
but took ii for granted the phrase was the
pass combination.
The club numbers over thirty young men,
but. PROBABLY owing 10 the weather. only
twelve responded TO the call, and, going
over on the boat, TWO parties were organ
lied, one 10 60 up the steps past the III
Monte and directly across the hills, making
as fast time rs pOSS Bile, Willie the other
would stroll around the shore line by the
way If Lime Point. The start was made
at 30, and the fast phalanX went bound
iugup the steps, reaching the summit pretty
neariT all together at S Id, passing the dairy
house at The foot Of the hill al 9:ll =. reach
ing the lagoon at 9 20 and at Jusl ~ Sec
Rotary W ii. Chairman and A. IL. CaWthra
ran up the SleIS back OF the fOg-ThiStle
house. along the narrow causeway and Tell
Up against the lighthouse. They bad Just
turned o throw themselves on the grass IN
the warm sun when /. NhitWuTth Tau IN one
minute later, while still another minute
later +. MeudelS0n reached the goal, and al
9:5I@ William 81. Cation got in, the last one
Of tie fast" phalaux. just what distance
was covered in the run WAS not known, but
the boys Tustied themselves and think that
n X time they can even reduce by ten min
UteS the fastest time Of yesteTday-Ol sixty
seven minutes from Sausaiito TO the lght
and 80, handicapped with from ten to
h,ieen pounds OF luggage.
Run OF TIE DEFEATED.
The second halanX, comprising President
Josiah l.. Locke. John +. Freeland. W. l.
Odel. A. II. SanhUTn. q a Burns, Thomas
Jackson and John +. Marshall. SauuteTed
around the coast through the Government
reservation, arriving at the destination at
ll:I0 OF two hours and thlrty-hve minutes
from the starting point. The route fOl-
lowed by the SLOW boys though much
longer, Is more picturesque and desirable
from a s.ght-seer's standpoint The views
Of the channel, the san Francisco and Marin
/ shores, with the ocean stretching away TO
the hOT Z1n. with steamers aHd sailing YES
ses of every description passing in and out,
are picturesque, while tie picture presented
by San Francisco, stretching from Fort
Point over the hills until lost in the valleys
beyond, is one lfnE 10 be remembered.
A NETTING on THE WAY.
The day turned out TO be one Of the finest
euj0yed Tor some time The atml sphere
was remarkably clear and the sunshine
warm, and the party patook Of luncheon
on the edge Of the bluff east OF the siren
house. Then the President called the meet
ing e. order, and Secretary Chairman read a
detailed report Of the finances Of the club at
the close of its first years existence. The
expenses for the asst twelve months have
been So %, with balance in the treasury
to 20 over To the ensuing season. Ii had
been the intention to elect new officers for
1892. hat on account Of the majority OF mem
| bers being absent u was decided TO post
pone the election to some future time
After the meeting Assistant Keeper Stat
ford entertained the party in a pleasant
manner, showing the visitors through the
lighthouse and fug-signa station and mar
rating incidents If events since he took up
his residence on Point Bonita.
The party returned leisurelY over the
hills. leaving The point at 40 and reaching
SausalitO al 40 o'clock.