The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-27
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS
Handbags for the Fabiola
May Fete Bicycle
Contests.
CHASING A CLEVER FoRGER.
Merchants Who Were Victimized
by a Handy Man With
the Pen.

Present indications are that the people
of Oakland viii make the Fabiola Mayday
fete great celebration, for with the schools
closed. so that the scholars can attend, and
business suspended for the purpose of al
lowing the clerks to see the races and pa
rade. the day viii take on the appearance
OF a general holiday.
That society viii turn out to the fullest
extent is certain, for nearly every person
i'm the city owning carriage has entered
his or her vehicle for the floral parade, and
the procession will no doubt eclipse any
thing ever seen in the Athens of the Pa
cdc Preparations for the elaborate pro-
gramme at the Oakland Trotting Park are
about completed.
The bicycle races are creating no end of
enthusiasm in wheeling circles and the at
tendance will no doubt be greatly en-
HANGED by the knights of the wheel who
will come from San Jose, San Francisco
and other points to cheer on their favOrites.
Handicapped R. H. Smythe made out his
list for the various handicap events yester-
day. 1t was as follows:
ONE.1ILE HANDICAP-CLAss A.
First heath. F. Tyrrell, B. C. W, scratch; f.
Languetin, B. c. W.. % yards; J. K. Sampson
A. C. W. so; 5. J. Mcknight, Y. N. c. A., rs;
? Metealf. !. c. c.. 80: c. D. Bates Jr R. i. c.
so; 6. NavIet, : j. R. c., 80; B E. clark, G. c.
G., 100; W. 7. Blakeley, r. A. c., 100; S. B.
Vincent, B. c. W, 100: B. H. Elford, \. c. W,
40; Fl. Kennel, p. c. W. 125; F. Dieckman
R. a. c., 125; a. II. Agnew, A. c. W, 40.
Second heath. Reed, B. c. w. scratch; F.
N. Byrne, I. c. c., % yards; E. Va Dacker A
W, 80 yards; J. II. Dieckman Jr., r. A. c., 90
K h K \ ~ II
Rogers, \. c. W, 80 yards; P. r. Mott, A. c. W,
80 yards; F. c. Heineman, c. C. c., 100 yards;
y. N. c. A, 100 yards ) a. L..Bedbury, a. c W.
100 yards; G. W. Brouuet, 4. c. W, 40 yards
G. W. Thomas, c. c. c., 125 yards; G. A. Han
sen, \. c. W, $50 yards; J. J. Carroll, S J. r.
c., 140 yards; A B. Smith, G. c. c., $50 yards:
Third heat-M. F. Rose, A. c. W, % Yards F.
il. Mcfarland, ;. j. R. c., 30 yards; F. l. Day,
yards; c. F. Lennon, o. C. W, 80 yards; H. l.
Day, B. c. W, go yards; f. Y. Navlet A. C. W.
go yards; +. /. Cotton, R. a. c., 100 yards: A.
NJ Boyden, K. A. c., 100 yards; NJ. QUimby, UNI
attached 100 yards; A. B. Pickard, a. c. W.
100 yards; A. W. Kitchen, Q. H. s., 120 yards;
& {. D. ,Gooch, = IN ~ G. 4, 30 yards; R. S. Col
lsched, 40 yards; R. K Belden, Z. c., $50
yards.
TWo-MILE HANDIcAP-c1Ass A.
First heat-A. Reid, B. c. W, scratch;
L 6 6aRPsq B. e w. e. 1 M5 2 "a yaFd s
H. Dieckman Jr, R. A c., rs yards; G. N.
smith. q. c. c., 40 yards; g. Naylet, s. J. r.
G., 175 yards; B. I. Clark, G. c. c., 100 yards;
E B. Vincent B. c. W, 100 yards G. w.
Thomas, c. c. c., 225 yards; r. S. Collins R.
A. C., 25O yards; o. II. Agnew, 0. c. W, 270
yards.
Second heath F. TyrrelI, B. C. W, scratch:
N. F. Rose, A. g. W, 80 yards f. A. McFar-
land, 5; J. R. G., 80 yards; c. R. Griffith, R. a.
c., $50 yards; C. f. Lennon, O. c. VI. $50
yards; c. D. Bates Jr, R. A c., I55 wards: P.
X. Mott, A. Z. W. 40 yards: f. L. Cotton R.
A. c., 100 yards; William Greaves. A. c. W,
200 yards; e, F Ames. R. A. c., go yards;J,
J. Carroll, 5 j. R. C., go yards.
E LangGedn. B. G. W, so yards; E. " Decker,
yards; :. J. Mcknight, Y. NJ. c. A, $50 yards;
". j. Rodgers A. C. W, 40 yards; F. c.
Heineman, c. c. c., 100 yards; NJ Quimby,
225 yards; 0. S. Smith, G. C. c., 275 yards.
Two-MnE HANDICAP-CLAss B.
t: c. Bald, P; c.; c., scratch; W. F. Foster, o. /
o. AZ ESISs 60 W. PuTS, a, - W" 90 o.
20: c. 5. Wells, B. c. W, 90; A. y Jones, G. c. /
c. 100: ". A. Tyrrell, B. C. w, 100; J. c. /
Smith, q. c. c., 100; II. c. Smith. @ c. c., 100; /
G. A. Nissen. A. c. W, $50; 7. s Hail, B. c. W,
200; R. Cushing, G. c. c., 225; J. W. Harvey, |
{. c. c., $50.
The staff of officials for the bicycle races
was altered somewhat from the previously !
published list yesterday. Those who will |
have charge OF the events are as follows:
Director, George F. Neeee, A. C. W; referee,
judges. J. Hannifln Jr., A. c. W; L. Peck |
ham, Z. 4. c.; F. H. Kerrigan, B. c. W; L. c. /
Hunter O. c. w H. L. Gilbert Y. NJ. c. A; H. |
Timers-George H. Strong, R. A. c.; L. w. /
Hardy, a. c. W; c. n. Raslin. g. C. c.; George |
!. WetmOre, B. c. W: E. S. Gilbert, G. c. c.
Scorers. S. North, l. c. c.; E. Griffith, R. |
A.C.
starter. D. s. Van Court, A. C. W; assistant
starter, u. r. Gibson, 6. J. r. c..
Clerks of course. W. Finnegan, A. C. W; |
Z. B. Jerome, R. A. c.; z. c. Brown, Y. u. C. A. |
Empires-J. A. Young, Z. A. c.; J. Stanley |
A c. w l. G. Swain, unattached; Charles |
'Announcer-W. F. Knapp.
The first prize for the two-mile handi- |
cap, class B, has been changed from a |
bicycle to diamond valued at $50.
Chief among the amusing features of the |
day viii be the burro races. 4 number of |
young men prominent in business and |
social circles have entered for this event
Following is 4 list of those who have |
signified their intention of competing, |
with their mounts.
R. II. Fitzgerald, on Lillian Russell; E. c. |
Sessions on Theo Durand; E. Hackett on
Jennie Lind; Carl Howard, on Willie Boy:
L. X. Foiger on Benjamin Harrison; Mr. Grim
Grimwood, on Grover Cleveland; c. D. Bates
Ir. on Casa Blanca; E. Noblett, on All There
Stay There; H. Mtlwain, on Ethel Brandon
STAR.
Yesterday the management began to ar
range the order Of the parade and the pro-
Eramme of events at the trotting park.
These Will be given out to-day.
Captain w. r. Thomas has been ap-
pointed grand marshal and will appoint
seventy-tive aids to take charge Of the var
ious divisions of the parade.
W. W. Foote has been appointed presid-
ing Judge Of the horse races, with E.
H2ckett and Dr.. Latham as assistants.
+. u. Dalton will act as timer and Carl
Abbott as clerk of the course
Willie Spence, the well-known jockey,
has accepted the position of starter and
viii otficiate in all Of the races.
Looking for Forger.
,, The police are anxiously searching for
Earnest Simmonton who, being rather
mandy with his pen, has taken to palming
on forged checks on acquaintances and
th nos who are gullible enough to believe