The morning call., 1894-07-26
SPORTING NEWS.
Bicycling by the Light
of Electricity.
The San Francisco Yacht Club Re-
gatta-Even Betting on the
Prizefighters.


:: evening, and. judging from the interes hat is
:. being manifested in the novel undertaking
there Will assuredly be large gathering pres
emit TO witness the first series Of races by the
Light OF electricity. The track has been put In
hrstclass condition, and sufficient number oil
= lights will be in position TO m Ike fast
=: riding perfectly safe The events will consist
OF mile handicap, class A; half-mile, class B,
land mile handicap, class B. The prizes are
VALUABLE, and there is no doubt that some very
:. last riding Will be done by the Wheelmen who
ARE booked TO contest.
. The Bay City Wheelmen have issued a very
=: Interesting programme for an entertainment
which VIII be given at Odd Fellows Hall on
: me evening OF August 6. The Bay Cltys are
never out OF the swim, and The coming show
.. VIII be equal if noE superior 10 those OF the
= PAST.
:: Tie San Francisco Yacht Club will give re-
:: g3tta on August over the clubhouse course
line secretary desires that all who intend TO en-
:. Ter. their boats will al once notify the regatta
:'+.cohmlttee, so that proper casslhcalO1 may 10
:'made. The events will be as follows: ROWING
= race in yaeht-tenders, one man Only 10 row III
- eFch boat; launch race; yacht race, WIN tne
following classification based on IoSa W ,,5d-
line measurement. VIZ: Class l, yacDlS uuueLL
: DO feet and over 80: class =, yacnIS uuueI %
-. 1eet and over 80; class g. yachts under 80 teet
: and over %; class l. yachts uad me 10 20 ieet anu
= over 20; class 5, yachts under ~ leet. o.
=. The. sailing regulations are those OF the san
:. : francisco Yacht Club. The Seawanhaka yacht
tCluO rules VIII govern simply the claSSlncallOn
= and. combinations for sailing length. The time
. slf6Tsnce is based on the rule OF the latter
" club. and for this purpose 1t IS requested that
the official measurements or boats In the Varl-
~OHs clubs be furnished The regatta committee
.l4e courses are "a follows:
Rowing -ace-Startng from an imaginary
line drawn from tie nag on clubhouse wharf
: TO SGakebOat CbiSpa; thence around the Lur-
lines buoy, leaving said buoy on port hand
:: thence tOand around stakeboat Chispa, leaving
1T on port hand; thence again 10 LuTllne buoy,
:" leaving u 10 port, and thence back across the
e Imaginary starting line.
-; Launch race-Startng from an imaginary line
= dESMn from flag on clubhouse wharf TO stake
:: boat Cbispa; thence TO Target Rock; thence TO
:: staReeOat oil Angel Island bell; thence to and
:" at9Hnd Lurline's Duoyi thence to starting
:: :DoI0t, leaving all turning points on starbOard
:. hand.
j: Sailing rsce-Starting from an imaginary line
: drawn from flag on clubhouse wharf TO stake
:: boat CnlSpa; thence TO Sbag Rock; thence TO
: -, StakebOa eli Angel Island bell; thence back
= ito starting point, leaving all StakebOats on port
=. hard: Glasses l, 2 and go over the course
twice. the other only once. Finish must be
=: made In crossing the line by leaving stakebOat
e ispa on port hand, and those classes going
over course twice must leave said stakeboat on
i: port hand both first time around and al finish.
- Those not going over the exact course, or
passing. stakeboats on wrong side, may CON
: =. SiGer themselves ruled out, without protest II
there. Is any question OF doubt as 10 the word
:. ing OF the rules, IL may be answered before the
: face on consultation with the regatta COM
mtiee.
!. Yachrsmen are requested to keep the course
- clear between the clubhouse wharf and the
: Chispa, and not anchor there or otherwise OBJ
-: struct The course until the yachts have started
" and finished.
:: The betting on the Allen and Barron fight,
{; which VIII be decided this evening at COlma,
ieOk very sudden change las night. Barron
. mas been selling strong IaYoTlte up to veSter-
day, when the supporters OF Allen came TO The
=. front and backed their man so well that when
the betting was closed Alien was selling at
:. even money. 1t is certain that If Barron VIII
3: fight TO win his opponent must show especially
:. good form to hold his own with the Australian.
: According 10 the present outlook there does
:. not seem 10 be any reason TO suspect a hippo
= drOme. This Will be the first entertainment
:, given under the auspices OF the Imperial Ath-
: .letic Club; consequently, as a guarantee OF its
future success, the contest between Allen ana
Barron must ve genuine aud above the least
suspicion OF crookedDtss. The sporting fra
: tefuity OF tnis city has had enough of flake"
:: nights, aud II the sport is To be continued with
".the patronage Of the public, nothing short of
:. the genuine article will be tolerated. There
:: VIII be large crowd al COlma tonight to see
THE first event of the season.
% The cOursing fraternity is up in arms against
the latest scheme that has been discovered by
*.dOg stealers to procure valuable greyhounds.
- prominent member OF the California Coursing
Club, under whose auspices several successful
-. meetings have taken place on the famous plains
=: Of MERGED, said last evening hat unless the
-. PRACTICE OF stealing valuable dogs is Knocked
. on the head very soon some people will be
Taught a lesson they VIII have good reason to
.:.Temember for long time.
: 1t Is this way" said the coursiDg enthusiast,
: when dog stealeI sees greyhound running
"l5OoC III lliC street Db manages DIV some NOOK
= or crook to catch him, then the dog is shipped
10. within easy reach OF the pound. where a
.: p6undkeeper soon has him in his den. II the
= dog has collar and tag when captured the
:: evidence is quickly removed and stored away
to some safe hiding place. The robDer then
notifies SEINE of tue followers OF cOursng who
:. are on the lookout Tor valuable hounds that a
=. splendid looking dog is in the pound. The
robbers stand Ia with the purchasers of stolen
dogs ana the latter, perfectly ignorant of any,
thing out OF the ordinary course OF affairs hay-
? ing happened, as It were, visits the pound TO
review the stock OF dog flesh on hand and see
ing. the imprisoned animal purchase results.
the dog IS aiken away and when the rightful
owner happens TO meet him some time after
ward a row is sure TO result, and general
thing the man who had purchased The dog from
tGe omcas OF the pound comes out on top,
that is, provided The question Of rightful owner
ehip is decided by the courts"
Fred Carson and Rubenstein the boxer, who
made such a clever showing last year in an
Olympic Club tournament, will fight at Hay
wards on the 28th inst. for purse of 500. II
:: the Sacramento boxer Will enter the ring for q
money stake he can no longer be classed as an
amateur.
Manager Bergen of the Imperial Athletic
.:~Club has arranged siX-rOund contest between
jim McGrath and Abe Myer of Virginia City,
which Will Drecede the Barron and Allen
tWeDty-round night this evening. McGrath is
=: quite clever boxer and Will give far better
account OF himself than Began, the pugilisU
WHO would rather talk fsticuffs than fight.
=. Ii Is expected that the Olympic Club boxing
tournament which Will lake place on the even
v.
. boxers from Oakland, Stockton and Sacra-
mentO have signiied their intentions OF taxing
part. Entries VIII close with Secretary Ken
nedy OF the Olympic Club on the evening OF
q August 10. The scale Of weights Isl Bantam
115 pounds; feather. 125 pounds; light l35
pounds; wrlter, l45 pounds; middle, los
pounds. Inc general feeling among the men,
bers Is that special match contests are far
more interesting than bouts witnessed in
tournaments, and II The directors would only
put he question whether we shall have series
OF special matches or a tournament il is safe 10
say that the vote In favor Of the former would
shO" the voices OF the tournament men we'll
.uhder. II is too late now for a change in the
{: Otqer OF affairs, but IN future special boxing
m@tch nights will certainly be frequently had
~ speaking Of the future cards in contem-
- pAaIIoh, prominent wbeeman said last even
Ing thaJ 10 all probability ten-mile road race
;. On aStTalghtaway track would be arranged to-
EHlSut' ana mat the course selected would be
itU'n nlgh street, Alameda, TO Haywards.
road race.
notwithstanding the counter attractions OF
LIZ SnP ASsociated Cycling Clubs picnic run to
T SCI t.asseo ana the Acme road race at San
g 1o@IHuLo on last Sunday the Pacific Cycling
T T naT large attendance on their run 10 San
49,. 4Hey MAO as guests, W. A Citing
IlomaS d. Rabjohn, Henry johnson and q. g.
doIhuhg. Alter dinner was par AIKEN of sew
MOhrig. 0H ~ Ivy
W. Shields, the man who made sncb a great
attempt TO Introduce Rugby football on This
COAST. 10 low ehoeaVorlng 10 organize team
He VIII have no easy task to drnm m PTshv
kickers from the Olympic ranks
Entries for the Olympic Club field dav which
. Is booked for August 20. will close ON AngSst