The morning call., 1893-08-08
WHEEL AND ROD.
The Garden City CycIers'
Race Meeting.
Trout Fishing on San Andreas Lake.
Cricket Between Australian and
English Players.

The Garden City Cyclers are making
elaborate preparations for the big event
which will be held at San Jose Septem-
ber9 At meeting held recently the follow
ing programme was arranged, viz: One
mile novice, h.lf-mls handicap. one-mile
handicap, five-Iilie division championship,
one-miie special for mem bers of the Native
Sons residing in Santa Clara County.
Splendid pr yes. the aggregate value OF
which Is said TO be $1,000, will be given the
winners The novice medals are very
handsome.
Tire prizes for the half-mile handicap
are: First. gold watch. chain aud diamond
locket, valued at SIPS; second, gold stop
watch. valued at $50; third, gold-headed
cane.
Mile ha ndicap-First bicycle, valued at
$50; second, an order for a $50 suit Of
clothes; third. gentleman's elegant trav-
cling yalise, with toilet articles complete.
One mile. special-Firs'. gold-headed
cane; second, silver-headed caue. The
G.. c. C.'s have spared no EXPENSE in maxi
ing this the finest list Of prizes ever offered
on this coast.
Visiting wheelmeD can rely upon being
treated as never before from the IN omont
they will arrive in San Jose until they
will leave, judging from the preparations
the entertainment committee are making.
The q. c. C.'s have always borne the repu-
alton of being extremely hospltabie, and
at their coming meeting promise to Guido
all other previous efforts in this line.
Davis, Zsjgler and Alexander are riding
in splendid form. while Edwards and Osen
are at present in Chicago. but will arrive
home on the Goth of this month. They
may possibly ride in the International races
in that city during the coming week.
Angling on the lakes is becoming quite a
fad, Judging from the numbers Of
''spooney" boys that were trolling for
any angler could desire for good sport, yet
the catches made were behind the usual
Sunday records.
Jack Sammie was the only member OF
the Waltonians represented who did not
venture on the lake. Samnie is an ex-
cei!ent judge OF water, and on Saturday
evening he propbesied that the sport on
the day following. would not BIZ good. be-
cause the fog. which waS very dense. had
ruined the fishes appetites for spoons and
other dainty lures" which are sometimes
attractive.
Bob Taylor and Thomas Irvine caught
a TIL ree-pound trout, which. by some hook
or crook, took a jump from TaylOr's basket
into the creel Vt another angler whose luck
was below par.
Frank Morton did very we'll. considering
that he had forgotten mis- fishing hook and
used brass pins instead OF steel hooks. lie
basketed four fish and three water dogs.
which bis friends informed him were
fresh water" allga,ors.
Among others VITO had tOerab bly, good
luck were l.. 81. henry. c. Lippman, T.
d. Spalding and wife. w. 'Lowenberg. l..
A. Rondeau, A Smith. Thomas Irvine C.
p,,p l-nr
F. Dolllver, James Chesley. r. Smith. Mr..
Myers, Otto BrannsdorfT. W. b. Babcock,
a. a. BanZ. +. Nenker. George Thoren-
berg McGinnis, Frank Morton, A. Krause.
Il. VoIlers and Colonel Gregory.
Jim Chesley had about the best success,
landing thirteen trout while angling from
boat. Al Smith returned home with a
pounds. McGinnis had hard luck, which
WAS evidently owing to bad tackle II.
hooked ten trout and landed one, which
wiggled of the hook just as it was drawn
INTO tie boat.
Next Sunday Mr.. Brannsdorff, better
known rs Young Sugar House." Will give
an exhibition Of how wild animals ara
trained. The keeper Of the lake captured
an Australian dingo few days ago which
is tolerably fierce.
Mr. Brannsdorff, who has wonderful
influence over Wild animals, states that he
will have the wild dog accompany him on
his fishing trip. and it is needless 10 say
that in so doing lie will not be annoyed by
the knights OF the rod.
Jones. the champion handball player of
Australia, Is not doing ms well In the East
as his friends expected II the following
excerpt from the New York Sun is correct.
1t says: "A large crowd gathered at the
Brook yn HandDall Court yesterday after
nocn in anticipation Of an exhibition game
between Champions Phil Casey and John
Jones. Both players were on hand, but
at the last moment Phil Casey gave way to
eX-A!derman James dunno, who was nnx-
ious to have run with the Australian
The disappointment of the spectators was
only momentary. and they were soon all
sorbed in what proved to be a rare give
and-take exhibition. To the surprise Of
many OF the regulars, the visitor failed to
win a game. and the veteran Brooklyn
representative ran out the match In short
order. Jones and DR.. Smith afterward
They won alternate games and left off
with hOncrs easy"
At y meeting Of the California Cricket
Association it was decided that on Thanks
giving day a cricket match between
team Of local Australian crick-ters and
picked eleven from the PLAYERS now in
this city will take place at Golden Gate,
Berkeley. The object Of this match Is to
raise money sufficient to defray the ex-
penses of q team OF cricketers from Vic
toria. b. c.. to this city during the Mid
winter Fair. The cricket association Is
con fident that 1t will be successful, and
that enough money will accrue from the
game to defray The travelling expenses of
the foreign eleven.
He Stayed Out Late.