The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-04
ALL KINDS OF SPORTING,
PraCticing for the Polo Races
and Pigeon Shoot at
Del Monte.
Olympic Club Members Are Anxious
to See William Greer Harrison
In Harness Again.

The Country Club is making very elabo.
rate preparations for its annual outing and
pigeon shoot at Del Monte. The team:
that will be selected from the Burlingame
and Riverside clubs are in constant train
ing for the great polo match which will be
held on Tuesday, the 9th inst, and the
gentlemen who will engage in the steeple-
chase on the Goth inst. have been training
at Burlingame for some weeks past. 1t is
said that among the riders there are some
very expert pigskin stickers and that the
race for place will be very warmly con-
tested this year.
On Friday, the 2sth inst, the crack
pigeon-shooters of the Country Club will
be divided into two squads, which will be
known as the ''reds'' and "blues."
The prevailing topic of conversation at
the faclnc- Mon Club these evenings is
relative to the gentlemen who may COM
pose the teams. Billy Kittle, who is
counted upon as one of the best all-round
shots OF the club, states that he will not be
a competitor this year, as his entire leisure
time will be given to looking after the
kennels and stables of the club at Olema
The teams, however, will not be selected
until the shooters meet at Del Monte.
The State Sportsmen's Association has
decided to hold its annual pigeon-shoot-
ing tournament at Sacramento during the
State Fair. The Fair Association and the
citizens of Sacramento have added between
$3.50 and $500 to the purses to be shot for,
and inducements of this kind Will, no
doubt, attract large gathering of sports
men 10 the State capital during the
meeting.
Henry Skinner and Mr.. Chase of Santa
Cruz left this City last evening for week s
fishing on the Truckee River. Every body
interested in angling knows all about
Skinner. His fame as an expert has
reached almost to the other side of Jordan.
Mr.. Chase is one of the most expert fly
casters of the beautiful little city of Santa
Cruz, and 1t is safe to say that those deft
handlers of the rod will more than as
tonish the cunning old denizens of the far
famed Truckee.
1t is said that Crittenden Robinson, the
champion wing shot of the coast, would
not have the least objection to meeting NJ.
Chick of Los Angeles in a race for the
championship medal.
The Olympic Club members are in a
quandary as to whom they will select for
their next president. Adolph Spreckels,
w. Greer Harrison, ]. V. Coleman and
Henry Croker have all given reasons why
they could not accept the nomination, and
as the time is drawing near for the selec-
tion of a nominating committee. the men,
bers have given up guessing who the prin-
cipal officer will be.
1t was rumored yesterday that COM
mittee, consisting of some of the most
prominent members of the club, will wait
upon Mr.. Harrison on Monday and try to
induce him to accept the nomination for
presiding officer.
With few exceptions the old members
who formerly opposed Mr.. Harrison are
now his strongest supporters. After re-
peated trials they are convinced that he is
the man best fitted to run successfully a
large athletic institution.