The morning call., 1894-07-18
SPORTING NEWS.
Shooting at Deer Under
Difficulties.
Parson Davies and Peter Jackson.
Yale Will Not Race Harvard
Any More.

DR.. Leonard Is at present "enjOying" few
days vacation In the deer and mosquito
country. west of NovaIo Marin County.
Tue doctor is a crack rife shot, and his
many friends are patiently waiting for several
nice yenison steaks, which the preserver of sick
aud disabled humanity has promised 10 ship at
the first opportunity.
Last Sunday the doctor made his inaugural
bow TO the canyons within which the mOnarchs
OF the glen hide from prying eyes when old Sol
smiles upon the earth and warns things up to
suit the most fastdious tastes.
Mounted upon the champion mustang of Ma
rim County, the doctor and few friends made
an early Start on Sunday morning from NOvato
TO the camp which is 81 uated In Mosquito VAL
| ley. Having a longs standing reputation for SUI
perIor equestrianiSm, The liIe-preserver and
destroyer OF germs made very excellent I'M
preston uVOn some OF the citizens OF N0Valo
as lie dashed along the train leading into The
mountain range. Mr.. Sutton OF Novato, who
accompanied The doctor few miles over the
hills was prOfuse ID his eulOgy OF the suneriOr
riding of the San Franciscan, and predicted
that the doctor would be at all times the first
man in at The death OF noble game.
Yesterday morning dispatch was received by
Coroner Hughes from the doctor which speaks
for itself:
Dear Doctor: II you value your life do Jour
ney to this part of earth in the hope OF killing
game. There plenty of deer, but 1t Is utterly
impossible to see them. owing TO the arrival of a
band Of observation-disclosures. who are the most
bloodthlrsty lot of diggers | have ever had
the misfortune TO meet with in my travels. My
face resembles that OF a smallpox patient, and If
YOU yalue your beauty, remain away until the
musical army of bioodsuckers will conclude to
vacate the hills. have shot at one deer and hit
the mountain.
later dispatch reads that the doctor is sur
rounded on all sides by the mosquito army and
there is no telling when or how he Will escape
from camp without having 10 shed LIES blood.
A SeabaSs weighing fifty pounds was caught
on Sunday at Santa Cruz by an angler named
sullivan. The bass made fight Tar less vigOr-
| Gus than a salmon of fifteen pounds in weight.
| The salmon fishing near Santa Cruz In verv
poor, but IN the vicinity OF Capltoia 1t Is hrst
! class.
! One of Yale's students created quite sensa-
| ton in aquatic circles few days ago by writ
ing to the captain of the II ward Rowing Club
| TO the effect that unless Harvard improves in
! her rowing Yale will look elsewhere for boat
| ing rival and may 60 TO England and row Ok
| ford.
The first of a series OF five matches between
| DR.. Carver and E. d. FulfOTd will take place in
! Pittsburg October l. The opening shoot will
! be 100-bird race. The consideration is $500
! a side.
Parson Davies recently stated in an inter
| view with a Chicago reporter that he has not
| heard from Peer jackson while the latter has
been on visit 10 he Pacific Coast. Ii does
| seem that the "larsOn" and Jackson are rot
Oh business terms. Jackson Is, however, COM
| petent To look after his own affairs without a
| managers assistance.
Corbett Is expected 10 arrive In New York
very soon, aud Will meet a representative Of
the Florida Athletic club with view OF ar,
ranging second 10 citing between himself and
Peter jackson. II Corbett should say that the
Florida Athletic Club ring is the only place
where he VIII fight jackson The sporting frater-
| nifty VIII conclude Immediately that he Is avoid
I ing match.
Bob Fttzsimmons, who came very near losing
| ms n wife few days ago by drowning
! writes from New Jersey the following letter
concerning his future plans:
| II am gaining strength and knowledge here
ana enjoying life as L never did before. L
/ I.ntt in INV rhnla
career than l do now While l regret
! 10 leave here / must naturally look
forward 10 the future, which will ind me
plenty to do. l am exceedingly anxious to
! fight again. | see that Corbelt refuses to ak
business until he returns TO New York. We'll,
suppose | viii have TO wait his bidding But
really, must confess that l don't see my way
clear as far as getting match with him Is con.
cerned am told that President Sproel OF The
olympic CLUB OF New Orleans Is at present in
SSin4lcago trying TO match me Igainst sieve
| up purse large enough. AS lar as Cnoy-
lnskl Is concerned l am ready 10 give him
another bout. But Pm afraid such contest
! W0uld not attract many spectators since de-
| ieated MIN. Ii 'ParsOn' Davies really means 10
| bet $500 on the outside that his man can
VIVID me- VIII go him."
| "A club dispatch has been received in New
YORK mat Lord Hawke VIII visit this country
II the autumn with his team OF crcketers
Inc president of the Germantown Cricket Club
places little or no confidence III the message
winch was received by Richard Il. Fox.
| In conyersing over the victory scored by Ok
lofd against Yale on MONDAY, prominent out
| door athlete of the Olympic Club said that he
| could very easily organize a team from the
| amateurs OF this coast that could bowl Oxford
| over rather easily, and this is ,he way he sum-
meQ the question OF supremacy up:
I'm the 100.yard race Oxford won first In
| 1OHa seconds, which is half a second slower
| than Scoggns of The Berkeley University has
| 16 1-5 second which distance has been covered
| BY Henry of Berkeley and Foster OF the
| Olympic Climb in Is seconds. The 440.yard race
| was won by Oxford In 81 seconds, and this dis
lance has been run by Coffin of the Olympic
Ciub III the face OF n strong wind In exactly the
| same Time and Coffin has greatly improved
| since he made that time. TIE half milei was
Won by OXford In 2 min. A. sec. Il fraction
| slower Than the record made by Brown OfiStan-