The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06
SAN JOSE SPORTING.
Latest News Concerning Cycling, Horse-R Rae.
ing, Sporting and Angling.

ing, Sporting and Angling
SAN JOSE, CAL, April 5, 1895. = All in
terest in the city is now centered in the
great relay race of Sunday, and the racing
members of the cyclers and road clubs
have doubled their relays almost daily
during the past week. The cyclers' team
is of unusual speed and strength, and it
seems as though it should win.
The Columbia team, Bald and Macdon-
aid, under the management of Asa S.
Windle, is doing light work at the cyclers'
new track. Macdonald has been indis-
posed since coming to the coast The
team will not do any racing on the coast.
being here more for pleasure than any
thing else.
The Falcons, Ziegler, Harbottle and
Coulter, are training hard Coulter. who
sprained his wrist last week, has resumed
training.
Burke and Castleman of Los Angeles
are getting into shape for the April meet.
Wilbur, Edwards and Chapman, the fast
class A riders from Napa, and member of
the Olympic relay team, are hard at work
training on the new track.
A local livery stable has added a bicycle
annex and ten frst-class wheels have been
put in, which will be rented for the hour
or day. A neat dressing-room has been
fitted up, where ladies can change their
walking costumes for those better suited
for wheeling.
Asa A. Windle, the manager and trainer
of the Columbia team, says the new track
of the Cyclers is the best in the United
States, and he expects to see a great many
records smashed on it the coming season.
Gllroy has a bicycle club, and, although
but recently organized, bicycle riding is
booming there.
The members of the Road Club and
Cyclers' relay teams have all done ten
miles inside of 80 minutes.
The Union Rifle Club held its regular
shooting contest at Lone Hill last Sunday
afternoon. A lively interest was taken,
and good many visitors were present.
The following scores were made: H. J.
Freyschlag SO, l.. w. Withers 3S, A. J.
Staus 80, ]. Withers 80, NJ. Arnerich 80. P.
Arnerich "a, G. d. Adams 40. w. Knoth
43, J. Burns 40, C. Cole 81, d. Mccarthy Al.
Il. Northrup "a, D. Francis %.
The Gilroy Sportsmen's Association has
given up all hope of enforcing the game
laws single-handed, and has reduced the
amount of the reward offered for the con-
viction of persons violating the game law
from $50 to 800.
The track at Agricultural Park has been
put in good condition by Superintendent
c. +. Bunch, and the stables training
there are getting into good FORM
Winship q Heating have good string.
Among them are: Ottinger, 2:11L; Red
Oak, 2:21; Aster, 2:12; Ethel Downs,
2:251l; Steve, 2:19; Pilot Prince, 23l, and
]. B. Paulsen, promising colt, years
old, that will campaign on the California
circuit this season, and several green ones.
Ed Laferty is handling a string of horses
for Frank H. Burke of San Francisco. He
has Wanda (2:14a4); Fred Mason, PAGER
(2:131l); a full brother to w. Wood (2:00;
full brother to w. Foote (2:15L), and a
yearling colt by Guy Wilkes (2:14a4), dam
Wanda (2:14s4)
The vendome stables, owned by J. Rea
posed of the following: Iron Alto, by Palo
Alto (2:0S24), dam Elaine (2:20) by Mes
senger Curoc, dam Green Mountain Maid,
dam of Electioneer; Our Boy (2:171l),
PAGER; John Bury (2:22); Nettie Elwood,
by Adrian; Claudius, two-year-old, by
Nutwood Wilkes (2:19), by Guy Wilkes
(2:15A), dam Lila " (2:1Sz0, by Nut
(2.281S), four-year-old. Iran Alto is a
promising horse, and is entered in all big
stakes of the circuit. Nettie Elwood has
shown speed to warrant her campaigning
this year. Reatinous, as three-year-old,
has trotted better than 2:3O
C. H. Corey has Laura M (2:1314), a green
FLY by Thornhill (2:24) that trotted as a
green PAGER Tout through the circuit, and
great things are expected of him.
J. III. Gordon has G w s (2:271S) and
Mount Hope, by Sable Wilkes (2:1S), he by
Guy Wilkes (2:15N). Mount Hope is
destined to be great trotter, and is the |
property of G. H. Fox, the owner of Chan
cellor. There are several green colts con-
nected with this stable.
Van B. Balklin has Doodle e. 10y; Keno, |
with pacing record of 2 20; a promising |
PAGER by Doodle, and two |
year-old trotter by Doodle that is reported |
to have done better than $50.
G. G. Crippen has four green trotters. |
One is a four-year-old by Leo Wilkes, full |
brother to Sable Wilkes (2:1S), that has |
shown great speed and will campaign this |
season for the first time; also three-year-
old by Ashore l2:20l. sire of Rowena |