The morning call., 1893-04-30
ALL=ROUND SPORT.
Fencers Practicing for the
Tournament.
Irish Football at San Jose TODAY.
Rowing, Coursing and Fisti-
cuffs in the Future.

The clash Of the steels can now be heard
almost at any time of the day in the fene-
ing compartment of the Olympic Club. .
The amateur swordsmen are practicing
for the annual fencing tournament, which
will lie held at the Olympic Club next
month.
There are already over fifty entries of
athletes. among whom are some OF the most
expert swordsmen of America.
The contests will include bouts with
foils, rapiers, broadswords and singlesticks.
Professor Tronchet and a celebrated
French swOTdsman who is now resident
of this city will give a grand exhibition of
fencing on the first evening of the exhibi-
ton.
James Stanbury, the champion oarsman
of the world. will not decide until lie bears
from Victoria whether lie will journey
northward and participate in the regatta
which will be held at Victoria on May q or
go south with Henry Peterson on Tuesday
next and put in bid for the prizes that
will be given for aquatic competition at
Austin. Tex.
a few days ago Stanbury received a
letter from the hacker of Gaudaur stating
that II he desired a match race with the
latter he must cover deposit of $500
which was posted in New York sporting
paper last lLOBlU. SIHnD uTV was not
that Gaudaur or his hacker had a forfeit up
until he received the letter. Yesterday he
sent East the required sum to bind q race,
win lnstru" tons that the race must take
place on whatever day the Oarsmen ap-
point, regardless OF the condition Of weather
or water.
The Australian cannot understand the
American system OF postponing races be-
cause the water may happen to be a little
rougher than oarsmen are accustomed TO
tO h1f tInY, 4
Stanbury will have some difficulty in draw
Ing up articles which will prove salts factory
to b0th men. Gaudaur's hacker will be
ilkeiy to have the agreement read SO that
the American can find Il loOphOe to crawl
out OF contest with the champion in case
outlook on the day of the race may prove
unfayorable for the American.
Gtudaur has been on the sick list for some
weeks and his friends cannot understand
how he can possibly be In proper condition
to measure strokes with any possible chance
OF success with Staubury in June next, even
though his recovery should be Immediate
The wheelmen who have entered for the
twenty-mlie race from this city TO San
MateO or May 13 are now in training for
the event The contest will take place
under the management Of the San Francisco
Bicycle Club and f, d. Elwell will act as
Handicapped The course will be from the
new City Hall to Ninth street. to Howard,
TO TweDty-fOurth, TO POtrero avenue, to
Twenty-ffth, to San Bruno road aud along
Bay road TO San Aiate0
Work on the new Bay City Clubs track
at Central Park will commence about the
middle of May and it is expected that it
will be finished in the latter part of June,
The expenses of construction, it is thought,
will be something like $1,000
The annual meet OF the league will lie
held at Central Park on July ]. 8 and (.
The l00-mile relay race around the BAY
between the representative wheemen Of
the Acme Club of Oakland and Bay Citv
Club of this city will be the next feature Of
interest in wheeling. Expert riders contend
that the Acme boys will carry off the houcrs,
because among the members selected to
do the relayiDg are some Of the fastest long
distance wheelmen of the coast. The Bay
City flyers are practiclng daily, and which
ever side shall win it is safe 10 say that the
victors will know that they had competed
against not stuff" when the official an
nouncer Will decide who the winners
are.
Jess Clark. the wrestler. will meet Loven-
thai In a second match. best two ont of
three falls, if the latter will agree to wreslle
at 15t pounds.
The Palo Alto Club will give frst-ciass
exhibition on Thursday evening next.
Apart from a ten-round bout between an
Australian and an American boxer, there
VIII be nrSt-class wrestling match between
two very clever wrestlers.
The Pacific Coast COursiDg Club will hold
its drawing Tor the meeting which will be
held at Ocean View Park to-day, on the
grounds
Tho Emmett and Sheridan football clubs
will journey to San Jose to-day, where they
Will give the residents of the Garden CITY
an'opportunlty of seeing Gaelic football as
it is played on the turf in Ireland. The
following Is the make up of the teams:
Emlnets. Position Sheridans