The morning call., 1893-08-13
ALL=ROUND SPORT.
Road Race From Milbrae
to Redwood City.
Athletes Who Will Contest at
ChiCago-FoOtbalI, Rowing and
Rifle Shooting.

The California Cycling Club will hold a
ten-mile road race from Mllbrae 10 Red
wood City to-day. The start will be at
IL 30 O'Clock, and at that time it is ex-
pected all riders Will be in line. The
entries and handicaps are as follows: A.
Cook and j. j. Crowley, minutes; Z. L..
Halter, Z; j. Burke and c. Lamb, 6; j..
G. Vidy and M. a. Griffith. 5; 81. l.. Mayo,
4 A. EhmaD, 81; F. c. Hansen, 3; H..
Gum, ~; A. Cramer aud +. Z. Reynolds.
~; Grant Bell. scratch. Weather per
uniting hot race is looked for.
Captain Russ of the Olympic Club
Cycling Annex states that fully seventy
of the crack riders of the annex will
participate in the San Jose bicycle tourna-
ment, which will be held September 8.
Mr.. Russ Is sanguine that his men will
capture the prize to be given the club
making the best display in uniforms. The
Olympic racing men are T. l.. Fuller, l..
c. Fuller, Martin Espinosa. II. S. Russ. f.
Fuller, j. NATION and j. John son. The
annex will hold a ten-mile road lace at
San Leandro next month. for which hand
some prizes will be offered. A relay race
of 100 miles is another feature which the
annex has now under consideration.
The University of California at Berkeley
will be represented by the clever all-rOund
athlete, G. r. Morse, at the amateur ath-
letic contests which will be held at Chicago
on the 9th, 10th and 11th of September.
Morse. who Is IA good l012 Splinter. does
not expect to win place IN running. as
several "even"-time men have already ELL
tered for the sprlnts. Morse hOpes 10 win
the contest for pole-vauItlng. and unless
some really wonderful performers vie
with him for the hOu0rS his friends can
expect TO hear OF him surprising the young
men of the East who look upon Western
athletes as being very raw recruits.
Another man " ho will, il in condition,
make Eastern spriDterS look like station
airy objects, is Victor Schiffersten. This
famous amateur runner has written to a
friend In this city that he will represent
the Olympic Club i'll sprintlng, and he
hopes to break tie worlds record If all the
conditions are favorable. Horace Coffin
of the Olympic Club expects to inake
good bid for first place IN walking.
Now that Stanbury has refused to ac-
cept Of Gaudaur's challenge. the latter
claims the title of champion sculler of the
world According to Henry Peterson
Gaudaul is a better man than the Aus
tralian, and the latter being aware of this
fact he now tries to avoid a race by giving
some trivial excuse.
John Muirhead, who was, up to recent
date. the hacker and manager of Henry
Peterson, will soon start from Canada for
this city. He has written several letters
TO his wife from the East. u one Of which
ne states that upon his arrival he will give
the local aquatlsts surprise concerning
matches that did not take place.
john Sullivan, the Old warhorse of the
racine Rowing Association, is of the opln.
ION tnat one oil the most interesting sport
ing features Of the proposed Midwjnter
fair would be Il series of sculling races IN
lob
position. Yes, series Of sculling races
WOMB be interesting if the contestants
were in condition TO row.
Inc twelfth annual tournament of tho
California Stale Sportsm ems Association
VIII oe held September 10 to II inclusive
AT me oaRland track. The contests will
be open TO Pacific Coast States and Tarri
tories. The annual convention will n.
held at the Palace Hotel on he evenino nj
Stptember 10. +. l.. BosQui is acting SEQ
Rotary Of the association. '0O
Inc association football PLAYERS intend
TO hoid series OF games at Central PARK
I'D the near future under the light of cleo
irieity. poouid the evenings he pleasant
there IS no doubt that Il large crowd vii
witness the most scientific of ali foo,haii
games.
A very Interesting game OF football wa G
played last evening at Twelfth ami Ma;
son streets. Oakland, between teams oh ossn
from the Saturday Night Fnotball CInh
Fyfe, the ex-captain of the Pacific Wan.
derers, and Erskine Of the same clnb
were among the contesting teams.
The California Schuetzen Club memhere
will assemble to-day at their shooting park
in San Francisco to practice for the big
tournamtn {. which Will commence on SIM
day next. As the prizes are very valuable
crack rifle shots from all parts of the State
will be on hand to contest for them.
Twenty anglers left OH the Sausalito
boat last evening with rods and tackle
used for salmon-fishng in Monterey Bay
for SausalitO. The fishermen intend to
have an early rise this morning so as to
be on hand when King Salmon Is at break
fast.
Systematic 1hefts.
Chief Crowley received dispatch on