The morning call., 1893-07-30
FIELD OF SPORT.
Polo on Horseback Will
Be introduced.
The New Country and Riverside
CIubS-Tennis, Coursing and
Football.

The new country club recently organ
lied, with headquarters In San Mateo
County. intends to introduce polo on borse-
back. The members. some Of whom are
proficient in the game. are practcinR 0c-
casionally with a view Of meeting the
Riverside Polo Club when their team is
properly drilled. Among the best players
the country club has are: R. NJ. Tobin.
c. A. Baldwin. Malcolm Thomas. w. Is.
Bourn, II. B. Chase, John Lawson and E.
Bradley. There will be- no game held at
the club grounds to-day, but, as the secrc-
tary, Harold Wheeler, stated yesterday,
some OF the members will amuse them
selves training the horses to the game. A
regular game will not be played for some
time.
A sixteen dog stake will be run at New
ark Park to-day and sportsmen who in
tend to see the races must leave the city
at o'clock, as the run down to Newark
will occupy two hours. The following
dogs will he slipped Bsrpey's Rcd Cloud
against Cronin's White Rustic, Shea's
Active against Deans Sting, Cronin's Fas-
ter and Faster against f. +. Kennslrs
John W. Byrne., Nelly Bye against Tier
Pergu's Wee Lassie, ORiiley's BIarney
against Cronin's Kathleen. Cruniu's Jack
Dempsey against McCracken's Twilight,
OShea's Salvador against kennelps Eu-
reka. John Grace Will judge and James
Wren will slip the dogs.
The Pacific States Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton will hold a ladies' champion single
tournament ON September Z, and 9 at San
Rafael.
A system more in vogue in the East will
be Introduced. II is holding invitation
tournaments aud combining the social side
If tennis with exhibition gaines between
the frst-class players.
The tournament of the Olympic Club
tennis annex, whlch was commenced last
Sunday. will be continued to-day at the
clubs grounds.
As many of the members of the San
Francisco Whist Cluh have expressed
desire to have special evenings set apart,
and to be known as "Whst nights" the
governing committee has suggested that
Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays be
considered. IL is also suggested that mem-
bers desiring TO Introduce visitors selec,
those evenings for that purpose, and that
Wednesdays be particularly recognized as
'iadies' night" on which evenings it is
hoped there will be \ full attendance.
The Parnsll Gaelic Football Club has
elected the following officers: George
Brown, president; K. English, vice-presi-
dent; Jerome Donovan. recording secrc-
rary; James Carroll. financial secretary;
Z. Morgan, treasurer; j. j. Hurley, cap
tain James Cronn, vice-caetain; execu-
tive committee-William Currau, T. Hur-
ley. p. McKeon, p. Carroll aud Z. KEEL
Ieher.
Jerome Donovan, the retiring president.
was presented few evenings ago with
the peDuant won by the Parnells last
season in behalf Of the club. MI. Has
kens, one of the prominent mem bers Of
the club. was presented with handsomely
framed photograph Of the team on his de-
parture for Chicago.
The footbali-payers of the Olympic
Club who practiced yesterday were Joe
Tobin, FELTON, Taylor. j. D. Yost Jr..
Percy Morse. Billy Habberly, Harry Ora
ham. y. Preston. Frank Hunter, Captain
Sherrard. Christie. Davis and HARRISON.
The Olympic Club foottall-kickers are
glad that the University of Berkeley have
selected Heffelfnger OF Yale to instruct
them this season. They saw that the Yale
man goes more OH heavy play than Bliss.
and that the latter is far moro scientific.
At meeting Of the California Scheulzen
Club Otto Burmeister was elected second
shooting master. Cards Of invitation to
the great shooting festival. which will be
held at the clubs park In San Rafael.
August 20 and 81, have been issued.