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The morning call., 1892-05-16
Chat ABOUT THE CYCLE.
Active Preparations for the
Races at Alameda.
Speedy Wheelmsn in Training-The Coming
Ieagus Meets at Sacramento and
Washington.

The unreasonable rains of Saturday night
and yesterday morning cast a damper on
the spirits OF many wheeImen, who had
counted on an early start for their weekly
outing, but these May showers have laid
the dust and improved the country roads,
which were becoming a tri1e heavy. An
occasional sprinkle during tile summer,
such as they have at tie East. but which
Californians cannot ex;eet, would be q
boon TO enthusiastic riders.
In local cycling circles the most impor-
tant event in the near future is undoubtedly
the amateur races on Decoration day over
the new track of the Alameda Bicycle and
Athletic Club. Nearly all of the best riders
in the State have entered in the following
list of events: One-mjle safety. novice.
medals; one-mie safety, State champion
ship medals; three-mile ordinary. State
champiOnShir, medals: two-miIe ordinary,
handicap, stopwatch and satchel: twO-mie
safety handicap, gold watch and scarfpin :;
hve-mle safety, scratch, pneumatic swift
safety and gold sleeve buttons. Tie track,
which is now being rolled day and night,
will undoubtedly be very fast, and il is pre-
dieted that nearly all OF the coast records
will be broken. In addition to the prizes
IS in coin will be given to every one WHO
lowers record. Medals only will he given
for L. A. w. championships in accordance
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and made San Jose at 1885, being hours
| and 30 miDutes on the road. Oakland was
reached at sos p. NJ. Tie actual riding time
was hours and IS minutes.
1t is astonishing how rapidly bicycling
agencies are springing up all over town.
The older firms are hustling to keepup with
the pace, which is quite lively and may I'd.
, ssnlt in collision or two before the season
closes.
Much interest is being excited By the Chi
cago to New Y ork relay race, which starts
from the former city on May IS at p. NJ,
ana is expected to end in New York at /
p. NJ May %. The War Department is in
terested in the test, as the riders will bear
a message from General n lies to General
o. o. Howard at Governors Island.
A report comes from TabOra. Central
Africa, saying that two Engishmen arrived
there on bicycles, having ridden 300 miles
from the coast on their wheels. The road
was rough one and necessarily must have
been obscure and lonely.
The Press 'Cycle Club or Buffalo. large
and enthusiastic body OF men who have
taken up the wheel as adiyersiOn from their
pen. have secured the fastest nalf-mile track
in the State and special attention will be
given to record breaking.
The bicycle is beginning to be almost as
common in honolulu as the hack. A few
Sundays ago Thomas 2. Cummins and
Prince j. K. KalanianaOle rode over the
whole length of the Tantalus road on their
safety bicycles. They claim that that was
the first time that wheelmen ever pere-
trated as far as the base of Tantalus on
wheels. The cyclists covered the distance
from the foot Of Punchbowl to the terminus
of tile Tantalus road in two hours, a splen-
did performance. considering the state and
grade OF the road, rising as it does TO high
altitude. Messrs. Cummins and kalauiana.
ole will next try t. cross the Pail, after
which they will most likely make a circuit
Of the island.
Each week brings encouraging news in
regard TO the national meet al Washington
in July, and tile committee are DTeparln
for this coming event in dead earnest. One
OF the newest and most enjoyable features
promised is the excursion down the Poto-
mac. Music will be furnished By the Cycle
band Of the OVerman Wheel Company. A
chorus will give some choice selections,
The mammoth parade which will take place
during the meet will be held by the bugle
corps on wheels. who belong to the National
Guard Military Cycle Company. The next
division will comprise the league men ac-
cOrding to States. The second division will
include all wbeelmen who desire TO pariici-
pate. Washington being one of the great
est cities in the Union for cyclists, this dyi-
sion will alone roll up the numbers. and it
IS expected that there will be fully 10000
cycles in line. A corps OF cycling meSsen-
ger-bOyS will be employed to act as guides
for the visitors, and provision will be made
for the storage of wheels in all parts of the
city. The meet will close with smoker"
and something novel Is promised.
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this VIII be one OF the prettiest races
OF the day. Pickard has signifed his
Intention of starting in the two-mlle
handicap safety. This will be his initial
safety race. He has always ridden the or
binary heretofore. Mr.. Harris, new arrival
In Oakland, is likely to prove dark horse.
as he is reported as having done several
very fast miles lately.
Messrs. Maxwell and Neece have ordered
racer and expect il in about 10 days.
a party of about 10 wheeimen will leave
Oakland about June for Blue Lakes and
surrounding country. Mr., Rice. the genial
bicycle agent, will have charge of the pro-
gramme, and will no doubt give the boys a
lively turn.
Interest in the races at Alameda is not
confined to the other side of the bay. The
following wheelmen are now in hard train
ing at the Haight-street track in this city:
j. Brown. ID. Marshall, a. Acayaga q.
Bell, c. Langtop, G. Andrews, c. Toepke,
=. Stoddard. c. Melrose. L.Vidy, G. Turney.
The latter Is going great guns" and is the
favoTite for the novice race.
A. Barnes Of the Bay Citys, while train
ing here few days ago. fell and sustained
several severe bruises, but he still hopes to
participate in the races.
The Orientals have called a century run
for next Sunday, and the names of 80 start
ers have already been sent in, The route
will be to San Jose and return on this side
of the bay.
Thomas Fl. Golden, the popular secretary
OF the San Franclscos, is proving himself to
be rustler. He is booming the Sylphs
that bloom IN the spring"
Captain Pixley of the San Franchises has
been nursing his sprained ankle at Mon
terey. lie bears up bravely under his az
Fiction, and will not complain of even
pneumatic tired feeling.
Captain DOane of the Bay City Wheel
men also lmps little, but this Is an ''or-
dlnaTV' occurrence and ha will cnon ha
leading the club runs as of yore
Wilbur r. Knapp has returned from Sac
ramento, and may frequently be seen on
Larkin street.
The cycling fever is raging among the
ladies, and in instruetng them Hopkins and
Cullen estimate that they trot at least 100
miles week.
The Capital City Wheelmen are already
beginning preparations to insure the success
| OF the league meet on July A. President
LayerSon now rides full-nickeled pneu-
matte and is correspondingly happy. The
members Oh tne ladies' annex enjoyed sew
| eral pleasant runs during the week.
The Oak Leaf Wheelmen of Stockton are
In mourning over the death of Charles G.
| Moore, one OF their charter members. who
was the friend Of all who knew him.
Stockton now has ladies' club of which
Mrs charles u. Gall Is president and Miss
| Emma Lawrence secretary.
The San Jose Road Club is In prosper
| Gus condition and Is making some good runs
headed by Captain Bailey lis new badge
/ white Ivy leaf on black background is
! very neat and attractive
w. III. Seaver of the Alameda County
] Wheeimen made century on Wednesday
| Tie time, 10 hours and minutes. is be-
| lieVed TO be the coast record for the dis
| lance, and as II Is we'll authenticated. will
stand rs such Until beaten. He started from
the Oakland City Hall at o'clock A. NJ,
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with established usage. The grand stand
with Accommodations for 1900 was placed in
position during the week. 1t is TO be re-
served for ladies and their escorts. Entry
blanks nave been sent 10 the different
cycling headquarters. and il is essential that
men enter early, as the list will positively
close on May y.
Jesse Ives has begun his training on the
track, and by judging from his bursts of
speed has good chance tor gaining high
hOnOJs.
Walter Foster, the clubs crack rider, is
training twice a day, and will undoubtedly
give some one a hard ride for the races he
may enter.
Grant Bell. the winner of the fve-mie
State championship race OF the Acme Club.
says he will begin training on the track on
Monday morning.
The novice race will undoubtedly bring
out a great many unknown riders, and il
will be difficult 10 choose the winner. With
such men as Foster, Waller, 0sen. Lund,
Ives, Smith, Lipsett, Desimoine, Bell Al
cayaga among the entries Ii will surely be
a grand days racing
In order that the men nav train prop
erly, all except those entered for races have
been barred from the track during training
hours. Those wishing TO train can obtain
permits emitting them to the privileges of
the track and dTesslug-roomS by applying to
+. q. White, chairman of the racing board.
Frank James of the Bay Citys, Samory of
the Acme Club, Grant Bell of the Acmes.
A. Alcayaga of the Orientals aud many
other well-knOwn riders were guests OF the
club yesterday
There is quite a boom In 1.-THE wheeling
annex OF the Acme Athletic Club Of Oak
land at present The speedy boys are all
getting down to hard ork for the coming
races. Frank Waller has ordered pneu-
matte ordinary. geared to 20 inches. with
which he expects TO do grea: things. He
will try 10 lower the record from Oakland
TO Mount Hamilton and return-13 hours
and 10 mi nutes, made by himself when be
lowered A. s. BOuton's Itime. Waller has
well earned the sobriquet Of the ''The Fly
ing Dutchman." He has muscles Of iron,
and with proper training and the use of bet
ter judgment on the track, he would be a
hard man to beat at any distance. He has
notified the local as well as the national
racing boards of his intention to start for
the 24-hour record on May 10 at the Ala
media track on about the 10Th of June. he
will start and wheel to Chicago but will be
back about the 1st Of July to take part in
the F0urth-of-July races, to be held in Sac
Tamento. Dan Craig. ex-mascot of the
Oaklands, at present with Stephen Rice, has
contracted TO have him in the best possible
condition for all future events.
Lund OF the Acmes has received his cush-
ion-tre racer which he will ride in the spe-
cial race between himself and Mr.. Upset Of
San Jose at Alameda, May 80. No doubt
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FROZEN MEAT.
A discovery Which WIN Be Utilized by
the French Government.

A discovery Which WIN Be Utilized by
the French Government.
Among the delicacies which await soldiers
who engage in the next war is frozen meat.
According to the Revue de Service de
L'Intendance Militaire the French Ministry
Of War has been engaged for more than a
year in making experiments in the preser-
walton of meat. The experiments have re-
suited in the discovery that frozen meat
can be kept for eight months without any
change 10 its appearance or powers of
nourishment. The meat can be carried also
on the railroads for four days without
detrlment, even in the hottest summer
weather. In all probability, however, the
frozen meat will not be used in The field to
any great extent, as the difficulties of trans
porting it to widely separated armies would
be almost lnsurmountRble. But the French
Government intends to provide its forts
with large quantities of 1t. Great freezing
chambers are TO be placed as soon as posi-
bic within the forts Of Paris and other i'm
pOrtant places of defense. These chambers
will be kept filled in the days of peace, so
In cas- OF sudden declaration of war the
garrisoDs will be provided with food
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A New Club.

The Eureka Club held house-warming
at its new and commodIous rooms on the
corner of Eighteenth and Noe streets on
Saturday evening. The apartments were
handsomely decorated for the occasion and
the members and their friends spent several
music, Rotations and athletic exercises.
The club numbers 100 members. The off,
GERS are: John Lawler, president; Eugene
Mccormack, viee-president; Thomas Me-
Laughlin. recording secretary; Robert Will
son, financial secretary; James Hore, treas
urer; Edward Caffrey. sergeant-at-arms
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The Oldest Newspaper.

The oldest newspaper in the world, Of
course. IS in China. 1t is the King Pan, is
the official journal of the empire and was
founded IN Oh. Originally it was published
Internationally, but after 1861 il appeared
regularly every week. In 1904 it was con-
verted into daily, and now issues three
editions day and sells at about cent a
copy. The morning sheet, printed on yell
1t has a circulation of about 5000 copies.
The midday issue contains official docu-
ments ard general news. The evening edi-
ton, printed on red paper. gives the latest
intelligence and extracts from the two pre-
vions editions. The paper is conducted by
six literati appointed by the State.
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LOTS OF NERVE.
Snenkthieves Purloin a HalI Table While
Lodgers Pass To and Fro.

Snenkthieyes Purloin a HalI Table While
Lodgers Pass To and Fro.
On Saturday evening, between 6 and 2
o'clock, some sneakthief entered the lode-
ing-ho IS Montgomery street and walked
off with the hall table and cloth cover with
which it was adorned Three letters ad-
dressed TO l6dgers that had been left upon
it by tile postman were very thoughtfully
arranged on the floor at the place where the
table once stood.
Desperate circumstances or a more than
ordinary amount OF nerve must have been
the robbers motive power. for the theft was
committed In broad daylight while dodgers
we're passing TO and fro, and 1t wasn't an
article that burglars could pocket very
easily, either.
Now that the hall table has been taken
the landlady thinks that nothing is safe,
and she is seriously meditating whether she
had not better tie q string to the carpets and
the piano.
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ment.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
" New City Hall. San Francisco, May IL, 9J2.
BY order OF the Committees Supplies
Buildings and Grounds ana on Printing, sealed pro-
Common Schools, IN open session of tue board. on
WEDN ESDAY, May 20, 1892, from 20 $3.50
O'Clock 2. NJ, for furnishing the School Department
OF the City and County OF San Francisco o. during
the fiscal year 1929 with lumber, hardware,
furniture, stoves fuel, books. stationery, paints,
oils, etc. and also for printing such blanks. cards,
reports, IeeOrd-DOOkS, etc., as may be required by
the department during the same period. Samples
of printing required may be seen at the office Of the
Board of Education.
Copies OF specification Will be furnished on appu-
cation by the secretary
Zach bld must be accompanied by certified
check 10 the sum OF two hundred and bfty (S2oO)
dollars made payable TO the order OF the secretary
Of the Board OF Education conditioned that Il the
proposal be accepted and the eoatract awarded, ana
If the bidder shall fail neglect to execute writ
ten agreement and give the bond required wltain
six uays after the award Is made then and In that
the said check shall be forfeited 70 the Board
OF Education,
NOTICE-BIdderS win estimate with the under
standing that bids will be entertained only from
parties known to be regular dealers in the materials
The board reserves the right to reject any all
bias any portion OF any bid as the public good
Blank proposals aud specifications furnished by
the secretary.
The parties to whom contracts are awarded will
be required prior 10 at the time OF execution OF
the contracts TO their proportion Of the cost OF
myIi I'd GEORGE BEANSTON, Secretary.
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A PLAYERS BENEFIT.
The Juch Opera Company in the Hand.
of Its Friends.

The Juch UpeTa Company IN the Hands
of Its Friends.
On Wednesday afternoon very attrac-
tive entertainment will be given at the
Grand Opera-house for the benefit Of the
stranded singers Of the Juch Opera Com
pany. All of the theatrical companies at
present in the city will give their assistance
and on that account, as the programme will
be quite lengthy one, the management has
decided to begin the performance at l..
Miss Juch is down for two numbers. She
will appear first in the garden scene from
Faust" and later on will sing an aria from
der FreisehutZ." There Will be a tro M
bone solo by j. H. Marshall, for a number
of years first trombone with the Patti and
Mapleson Concert companies, and also a
long list of good things from the Columbia
Quartet of the BLUE Jeans" Company, the
leading members of the Juch Opera Com
pany and others
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DIP y q WFSTIS NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
MENT a specific Tor Hysteria, Dizziness, Fits Neu-
ragia Headache. Nervous Prostitution caused by
alcohol or tobacco, YakefulneSs, Mental DepTeS-
sion Softening OF the Brain, causing insanity mis-.
ery decay death Premature Old Age BarrenneSs,
Loss of Power IN either sex. Im1Otency. Leucor
rhpa aud ali Female Weaknesses. Involuntary
Losses, SpermatorrhCea caused by over-exertIon Of
the brain, f-sbuse. over-Indulgence A months
treatment, 81; for SIS by mail. We guarantee
d boxes TO cure. Each order for boxes with IS
will send written guarantee to refund ~ not cured
Guarantees issued only by CLARK & WEIHE,
Druggists Sole Ag'ts PoSt&Jones sts San Francisco.
ap24 ~ cod Sp
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HutchinsOn's stop. ployes have been con-
porting themselves and with what they
have accomplished during the past week.
They oply succumbed yesterday in the
ninth inning of game that would reflect
credit on many a team with better record.
Many predicted that the Colonies would
wind I'D their meteorc career by admins
teriDg fourth consecutive drubbing, but It
Mr.. Harper as they swatted Mr.. Looka-
baugh.
That was about the only reason-a deartn
OF base hits-and consequently the affair
was not so productive OF noise as the pre-
vious contest A larger Sunday crowd than
for MANY Sundays past turned out to cheer
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BOW wow JACK.
Another Suspect Taken Into Custody by
the Police.

another suspect Aaken INTO custody by
the Police.
The frequenters of the water front who
have no visible means If support are liable
to arrest for the murder of Bow Wow"
Jack Conner. who disappeared one week
ago. William Hayes and Charles Hansen,
who were with Bow Vow" were taken
into custody few days ago and are still
in the City Prison. |. Hewlett. a long
snoreman. was arrested yesterday by Officer
Egan.
Hewlett fought with "Bow Wow" on the
night of the latter's disappearance. He ha S
been around the front ever since, and when
questioned by a CALL reporter last night
said that he and Bow Wow" had been
drinking together. They quarreled and
fought together, but he did not know why.
Bow Wow" took hold of his whiskers
aud flung him around the room without
regard for the furniture.
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said to be very severe ''
strain on the human system to he filled with
noise and find no occasion to use il. Still
the game was not utterly devoid of episode.
Big Bill bungled but only once, and lie had
TO do that or feel that he had not performed
his whole duty. Unhappy McGucken
passed a more than usually enjoyable day
for him He never once struck out, but he
got pinChed in a double play, which rubbed
the wire edge off his JOY.
San Jose tailed two in the first, put
nearly killed one man twice and another
once. Their own Carl McNey was the
double sufferer. while Z. Hutchinson ex-
perienced eXeTuciatug pains in bis face.
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Before MeVey had finished earessiDg him
self Ebrlght hit the ball down to White
head, and the cripple had TO Vaeaie. The
sh0rlstop threw 10 O'Brien, forcing the run
Ber. Then O'Brien tried to catch the bats
man at first, but me ball collided with Nc
Vey's brow and shot up into the air about
40 feet Carl at first thought he had been
sandbagged and as he staggered around in
a circle be told O'Brien to take his money
but spare bis life. 1t was several minutes
befofe Carl felt better.
Dooley's sacrifice placed Ebright on sec
Ond, from whence he scored on drive by
Denny that nearly tore Hutchinson's think
works away. The ball went like white
streak. struck the ground in front Of Hutch,
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AT OCEAN VIEW.

Kelly's Great Dog, PIayboy, Wins the
Stake With Ease.
Mr.. Kelly of Sow Hollow" aud his dogs
were among the throng which took adj
vantage of the glorious weather yesterday
and visited Caravans Ocean View eoursing-
park.
The glorious weather and the fact that
Canavan had arranged some sport in the
shape of 32-dog stake was not the only
things that induced Kelly to take days
outing. lie was on the warpath for re-
porter who had thrown slur ever his
family escutcheon by giving him an I'M
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Young Ichthxnloriats.

The Farragut Fishing Club was organized
yesterday with a membership of %. The
objects of the club are to promote a social
intercourse aud to assist science in the
study OF ichthyology. The following were
elected officers: Captain, S. Giannettoni ;
irst mate, Frank NJ. Teller; second mate,
A. Rosis: purser, Frank j. Killilea; stew
ard. p. Mcclure; quartermaster, George
CaTder; assistant quartermaster, 7. ID. Nc
Mulln.
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land might have sQueez-
ed out of q very tight
place with Easy barking
on the coaching line.
But unfortunately Mr..
Turner contributed the
only bungle on his side
OF the house, and Finn
was able to return home
with two games out of
five. Score 3 10 2.
However, Colonel T.
Postofice Robinson, so
called because he is feel
Ing out of sight, is we'll
satisfied the way his en-
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HOFFMAN WAS Fit HARD.
The Citrus-BeIters Hammer Out Vic
tory in the Last Game.

tory in the Last Game.
Los ANGELES, May 15.-To-day's ball
game was exciting from start to finish, being
the best smuggling exhibition ever witnessed
here Hoffman was touched up for 10 hits,
With a total of 81 bases, while "A safe ones
were made of Roach. Nearly all the runs
were made by clean hitting. There was
also mnch brilliant fielding, kid" Hulen
carrying Of the honors by sensational stops
end lightning throws, accepting II difficult
chances without an error. The other feat
ures we're Stafford's throw from the field,
cutting off run, the double play Of Pee
pies, the fielding of Levy and the catching
OF both Rogers and Spies. Following is the
score:
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II all happened ID one
Inning, and then there
was n IN z more
worthy Of special men,
ton for some time.
Everett started OF with
a Texas Lacquer, went
10 second on a passed
ball aud scored on Nc
Vey's single. In his
eagerness to stepOn first
base Mr.. McVey jabbed
his toe under the bag,
fell forward, and bruised
one of his knee pans,
besides je0paTdizing his
,an1-
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RIMS BY rNN1Nns

Earned runs-san Joses !, Qaklands /. Three
base hit-Msnnassu. Two-base hits - staIlngs'
O'nrien. O'Nel. Sacrifice hits-D0oleF, Hutchln-
son 2, McGucken, Carroll, First base on errors
Joses / 6aklsnds ]. First base on called balls
San Joses J. oaklands l. Left on bases San Jeses
8, OaklandS 5. Struck out-By Harper o. by hor-
ner4 Double plays-Eyerett to Ebright O'Brlen
to Turner. Passed ball-Nilson. Umpire-MeDon-
aid. Oficial scoreT-Stapleton.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

d. W. Mckenzie, mining man of Alta
vile, Is at the Grand.
c. w. Fleming. editor Of the Riverside
Press, is at the Grand.
James r. Snow, a lumberman of San Ber-
nardino. is at the Palace
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SeFLFs. NAY Is. 1892.

Earned Tuns-Los Angeles 6. San Franciseos 2
Home Tun-Hassamer. Ihree-base hits-Staford,
MeCauley Rogers, Hulea, Sharp. Two-base hits
Newman, 2. Sweeney, Baniey, Sharp. Sacrifice hits
Stafford F. Sweeney. Hsuley 2. First base on En-
Tors-LoS Angeles 3. San FranciscOs 2. Left on
bGscs-Los Angeles 7. san Franciscos Z. Struck
out-By Hoffman ., by Roach o. Double plays
Peoples (unasSisted). Passed balls-Spies. Rogers.
Time OF game hour and 40 minutes Umpire
McDermotI Scorer-J. WIN VISIONS.
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Baseball at Martinez.

MARTINEZ, May 10. "A very exciting
game of baseball was played here to-day be-
tween The Antioch and Martinez teams. The
latter team woD, with a score Of Martinez
10. Antioch T.