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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-08
OsEN A PROFESSIONAL.
He Is Expelled From the League of
American Wheelmen.

By a unanimous vote of the National
racing board of the League of American
Wheelmen Oscar Osen of San Jose has
been declared a professional, and is ex-
PEELED from membership in the league.
All amateurs are warned against compel
ing with him. Osen is member of the
Garden City Cyclers. Last November he
visited Phoenix, Ariz., and on Thanksgiv-
ing day competed in several races there.
He was quite successful, and among other
prizes won two town lots in Phoenix.
These he afterward sold, and for this
breach of the amateur racing rules he was
suspended by the league and has now been
expelled.
For competing in unsanctioned races at
Oakland on April 26 Thomas Hayselden
and Joseph Mahoney, of Oakland, have
been suspended from the track for thirty
days from that date.
Sanctions for holding bicycle races have
been granted by the league as follows:
May 7, Ancient Order Foresters of America
at San Jose.
May 80, Sons of St. George, San Jose:
June %, Pacific Coast Circle North Ameri-
can Turnerbund, Los Angeles.
On May % race of twenty-five miles
between wheelmen who are in the employ
of business firms of the City will take place
over the San Leandro course, and it goes
without saying that it will be most inter-
esting event. Five men representing re-
spectively the firms of Durham & Carrigan,
Baker & Hamilton, Neustadter Bros and
Levi Strauss & Co., will enter into the
competition for valuable cup, and a try
out among the leading cyclists of the firms
will be held in few days to discern who
the men will be to compose the teams rep
resenting each of the aforesaid firms.
So far as ascertained the wheelmen who
will don the colors of the Neustadter firm
are: A. Mohoney, J. Ballon, M. Ballon, L.W
Neustadter, w. Stettheimer and E. C. Nc
Farland. Levi Strauss will be represented
by J. F. Cunningham, G. James, H. Gar
celon, II. P. Fischer, G. J. Leighton and
George Bush. Durham & Carrigan have
not made their selections for the try-out
as yet. but the crackerjack road scorchers
of the firm will be chosen tomorrow by
Captain Howard Coffin, who states most
emphatically that his team is bound to
win Glands down." and that is saving a
great deal for a man of his name. The
Baker & Hamilton riders will be selected
this week. This race is causing no end of
talk in business circles and there is no
doubt that all business records in the
wheely way will be knocked into smither-
Gems on May %.
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ARE GOING TO THE DOGS,
Opening Day of the Pacific
Kennel Clubs Bench
Show.
SPECIAL PRIZES ARE OFFERED.
Some Rules Which Exhibitors Must
Follow to Escape
Fine.

The Pacific Kennel Club will open its
fourth annual bench show at the Mechan-
les Pavilion to-day, and the admirers OF
"man's best friend" will have an oppor-
tunity OF hearing serenade that is at all
times sweet music to the ear of sportsmen.
Superintendent Williams has been up to
his eyes in business since Monday perfect
ing the arrangements of the benches, most
of which are handsomely decorated with
divers kinds of colors. Special prizes have
been offered for the best decorated ken
nels, and as consequence no effort is
being spared by the exhibitors to make
their canine compartments as pretty and
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Somers to recover 100000 for malicious
prosecution were arguing for the admit
lance or exclusion of deposition Of Mrs.
Somers, taken about two years ago, printed
in book form but never published.
Mrs. Somers is said to tell in the deposit
ton all about the relations between
Loomis, Somers and the late Mrs. Tread
well. She reveals several scandalous ac-
tons, and altogether Somers' attorneys
are concerned to have her deposition
thrown out of court
The point raised is that a wife. testi-
mony cannot be used against her husband.
Mrs. Somers was divorced, but Somers OBJ
tanned a rehearing and since then has not
pressed his case. Her deposition was only
obtained under great difficulties and Judge
Wallace allowed its introduction. This
permission by Judge Wallace was used in
the argument yesterday.
The jury was excluded and Fisher Ames,
the principal witness, was also excused
during the progress of the proceedings:
The argument will probably be concluded
to-day
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erty. Our motive. therefore, is not by any
means philanthropic one, but it never
theless does not detract in any way from
the value of the property acquired by the
State.
st may be urged that this property is
too remote from the center of population
and that means of access are too limited.
In answer to that, permit me to say that
the electric road along Chenery street, now
in operation to the cemeteries, passes i'm
mediately in front of our property, and
that the present main line of the South
ern Pacific will, upon the construction of
the shore line, be changed into an cleo
trio road, thus insuring, before the COM
pletion of the college, another means of
doubt but that the construction of the
college on our property would result in
the construction of the Castro-street cable
line to the property, which line would fol-
low from its present terminus up
Twenty sixth street to Diamond, and out
Diamond street, to the property owned by
the Cas- tro- street Land Company. This
street has already been graded, severed
and macadamized to Thirtieth street, and
our company has at present large force
of men EN- ployed in the grading, macadam-
izing and sewering of the avenues to be
laid through the Castro-street property.
"Our company would agree to have COM
pleted before the college is finished the
grading and macadamizing and sewering
of all the streets within the 160-acre tract.
We will also agree to plant shade trees
along the lines of all the avenues, thus
converting into an attractive park with fine
trees the 125 or 100 acres surrounding the
college site.
"If the committee should decide to &C
cept the twenty acres offered by our COM
pany l am convinced of the fact that
several additional car-lines will be ex-
tended to the property, and the time from
the City Hall to the site would be materi-
ally reduced. At present the trip cannot
be made in less than thirty minutes. The
time from the City and County Hospital
is at present about thirty minutes, and
this will be materially lessened when the
Southern Pacific line is changed into an
electric road.
at is not likely that any::site!in the
center of the City, even if the area is
limited to one block of land, can be OBJ
tanned for less than $4,000 The tract
of land which we offer to the State is
equivalent to seven full City blocks, and
the expenditure of $4,000 or $4,000 on
this twenty acres will transform it into a
beautiful park"
There was a meeting of the joint COM
mittee representing the affiliated colleges
last evening at the College of Pharmacy,
at which there were present: DIR. w. F.
McNutt of the College of Medicine, Drs. L..
L. Dunbar and A. A. d'Ancona of the
College of Dentistry, A. A. Weihe and W.
NJ. Searby of the College of Pharmacy and
]. G. Reinstein of the Alumni Association.
Most of the evening was consumed in in
formal discussion of the different sites
selected, but no definite action was taken
except to instruct the secretary to inform
the Castro Land and improvement Com
pany that their offer of q gift of twenty
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NO NEW WITNESSES.
Durrant's Attorneys Are Hunting for
Their Witnesses, but Refuse to
Give any Information.

Rumors were rife in the Durrant case
Yesterday. One was to the effect that the
defense had witness in the person of a
downtown hairdresser who would swear
that Minnie Williams was in her hair
dressing establishment at O'Clock on the
evening she was murdered. If this is true
then she could not be the person who was
in company with Durrant in the vicinity
of Emmanuel Baptist Church on that fatal
evening. When spoken to on the subject
Eugene Deuprey said:
''It is all news to me. If there is such a
witness l do not know anything about her.
1t is like some remarks which have been
attributed to me and which were untrue
us there anything new cropped up in
Durrant's defense, Mr.. Deuprey?'
mot a thing that l can give out at pres
ent. We are working along slowly and
surely and that is all.
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THE LEDETTE FILLY
Charge Against Fred Warner Is Not Yet
Decided,

The hearing of the charge against Fred
Warner of attempting to administer poison
to the Ledette tilly at the racetrack on
March 25 was continued Monday night
before Judge Low and it was close upon
midnight when the court adjourned.
A number of additional witnesses were
examined for the prosecution, including C.
F. Trevathan; A. B. Cunningham, analyti-
cal chemist; DR.. j. E.:Cohn, DR.. Cox; G. T.
Boots. the owner of the FLY; Detective
Dan Coffey and William Blaisdel. the drug
gist, who sold the bottle of poison and
syringe to Warner.
After the prosecution rested Attorney
Lennon for the defendant moved for dis
missal on the ground that solicitation to
commit crime was not an attempt, and
he cited numerous authorities in support
of his contention. Attorney Ach for the
prosecution cited an equal number of
authorities against the contention and the
Judge took till Monday next to give his
decision
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THE WORK OF A YEAR.
Students in the School of Design VIII
Compete for Three Gold
Medals.

The members of the committee of
the school of design of the San
Francisco Art Association met yester-
day afternoon to arrange the details OF the
exhibition of the work done by the
students in the past year. The committee
is composed of Edward Bosoui, R. j.
Bush, Henry Heyman, Emile Pissis, Mrs.
David Bl1ler and Mrs. A. B. Chittenden.
1t was decided to open the exhibition on
the evening of the 21st inst. and continue
it to the end of the week. On the open.
ing night there will be given an entertain
ment in the school building, to consist of
orchestral concert music and Giving pic
ture" tableaux. The medals will be given
also on the opening night and James D..
Phelan, president of the Art Association,
will deliver the presentation speech and
address of welcome
Three gold medals will be awarded.
They are the Alvord medal for the best
general work for the year in the antique
class, the w. e. Brown medal for the best
work in the life class and the Avery medal
for the best work in oil painting.
The award will be made by five Judges
to be chosen hereafter, one by the board OF
directors, two by the School of Design
and two by the pupils of the school. The
studies will be exhibited in the rooms
where the work has been done in order to
lend an air OF informality to the exercises,
and both the Pine and Mason street en-
frances will be utilized during their con-
tinuance.
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and drank success to their nest-keeping
and the brood that was to be. They hob
nobped and rubbed heads, and presented a
pretty picture of conjugal bliss. But like
the hrst man and woman in Eden, 1.-The
grand old gardener and his wife" ineal
descendant OF the serpent which caused all
their trouble was on the watch.
From under the moist and tangled
grasses big gopher snake slowly unfolded
itself. 1t raised its head. and its long
tongue darted in and out in pleasing an
ticipation OF midday meal The toad,
desDairing of the advent of a fly, had closed
its beady eyes, and occasionally uttered a
faint and snore-like croak
Whether the drowsy reptile was the OBJ
it meant to do up the quail, will never be
known, for the birds, having drunk their
fill, turned to leave the spring and the male
espied the ugly stranger.
Calamity, and conscious of the ad-
miring glances of his spouse, for all his
daring and aggressiyeness, he dashed at
the snake and struck its erect head full
in front with his spurs. The snake shook
itself, and with a vengeful hiss hit back.
The toad heard the noise and promptly
vacated its rock, travelling as seldom toad
ever travelled before, to get well away from
the scene of the duel.
The quail lodged the blow and came
again at its foe, putting all his weight, in
the charge, and apparently landing his
spurs in tender place, for the snake
swayed to and fro like a pugilist who has
received dazing facer.
The next attack was feeble and ineffect
i've. but the quail's fury was intensified
and his courage undaunted. Again and
again he flew at the enemy, and spurred
him, and darted his beak at his eyes, and
made that snake feel as if he had run
against tornado.
Such an unequal combat could not last
long AT the last assault the snake rolled
over, then Strengthened out, and crawled
lamely and YEARLY back into the bush, re-
signing all claims to the gate money. The
female quail had one dig at him before
he got away, and then, N seem,
ing congratulation of the plucky and
victorious champion, invited him to the
spring for an invigorating draught after
the fatigues of the battle. The spectators
would have rewarded him with bushel OF
wheat, had such gift been possible, but
instead threw their remaining sandwiches
toward the place where the happy couple
had retired. DAN O'CoNNELL.
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Following are the entries for to-day:

Clacquer 104, Kathleen 105 Norlee 90, Nor
ven fO4, Her Majesty 81, Claire 90, Red Bird
1O4.
Second race, one mile, non-winners in 1896
Dara 50, Min Beech 81, Reserve "a, Miss Buck
ley "a, Linville 105, Alexis 1O4, Normandie
100, Gold Dust "a, Crawford 80.
Third race, flve-eighths of a mile, two-year-
olds-Her Majesty lis, Monitor 113, ValienIe
lob, Guilla FLY 1os, Veva us, Perhaps 1Os
Fourth race, seven-eighths of q mile, selling
Captain Rees 100, Claudius 108, Red Glen 104,
1O4.
Fifth race, eleven-sixteenths of mile, sell
ing-Robin Hood 1 90, Banjo 10l, Lodi 101,
Clacquer 1O4, Rose Clark 81, Title los.
Sixth race, thirteen-sixteenths of mile
Quirt 100, Red Glen ia, Annette so, Merriwa
80, Thelma 100, Playful SO.
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Made Their Escape.

An 11-year-old boy named Kehoe, whose
parents reside at 25 Folsom street, escaped,
with three other lads of about his age, from
the Ladies' Protective and Relief Society on
Saturday night. Young Kehoe was an incor-
rigible lad, whose detention was deemed neces-
sary. Neither of the lads has been seen since
their escape, and it is thought that they have
fed into the country.
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Good start. Won handily. Time, 1:42. Win
ner, b. h., by Post Guard-Alfonie Carter.
Betting: Rear Guard 6 to 5, Royal Flush to l,
Nebuchadnezzar to /. Little Cripple 80 to l,
Marietta 20 TO l., Arctic so to ].
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Nebuchadnezzar warmed up as though
sore previous to his race, and as Royal
Flush acted as though a little soft mud on
the course would be preferable, it is no
wonder the wise ones jumped on Rear
Guard with both feet.
The last race was declared off, which
left but five fields for Starter John Merrell
to handle, and he acquitted himself most
creditably. The card was one of the best
presented to racegoers for several days, and
the betting was good.
After an ordinary delay at the post, the
flag sent the twelve two-year-olds that
lined up in the opening event, a half-mile
dash, away to an excellent start. The
Extract FLY and Edgemount soon drew
away from the others, and in hard drive
the first named won by head. Spry Lark
was fair third. The winner went to the
post at odds of to 1.
Johnny Weber's speedy gelding Hymn
closed in the betting an equal favorite with
Lady Jane for the second race, a full six
furiong run. Harry Lewis and the other
starters all had long prices marked against
them.
Harry Lewis ma de the running into the
stretch, when Hymn came on and was
comfortably at the wire by half a length
from Del Norte, a % to l shot who came
from nowhere. Harry Lewis was third.
A short six-furlong spin for welter-
weights furnished the bookies chance to
get even. The Gypsette gelding was made
to favorite, and from fves Goldbug
was backed down to to 1. Silver and
Mamie Scott also came in for good support.
The Gypsette gelding followed by Gold
bug headed the field into the stretch where
Riley began moving up with Eventide,
with to l against her, and she won easily
at the end by two lengths from Mamie
Scott, who finished a length in front of
Gypsette gelding.
Going to the post to 5 the Empress of
Norfolk led from start to finish in the
fourth race, a short six-furlong dash,
winning cleverly by half a length from
Ricardo, heavily played. Sea Spray, an
outsider was a close third. McFarlane
ran as though off on a furlough.
The mile selling race that ended the
DAYS sport promised to be a redhot
affair Rear Guard, Royal Flush and
Nebuchadnezzar all opened at to 1, but
at post time Rear Guard had a decided
call.
Nebuchadnezzar, followed by the favor
tie, set the pace until nearing the turn
into the stretch, where Rear Guard fell
back and Royal Flush took second place.
Sloane brought the favorite up to the front
again in the stretch and he won handily at
the wire by two lengths. Royal Flush was
second, about the same distance in front
of NebuchadneZZar MULHoLLAND.
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acres of land at Thirtieth and Castro streets
for site for the proposed college had to be
declined with thanks as it was too remote
from clinical facilities.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-08

Daniel Webster once said, 1.-The man who
would be dlsrespectful to his mother would
spit on her grave when she is dead"
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MRS. sOMERs' DEPOSITION.

The Question of Its Introduction Now
Under Argument.
Yesterday the attorneys engaged in the
suit of Charles LOOMS against Calvin
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I, Sea Spray IL to l. McFarlane 6 to l, Centurion
70 l. Nervoso Is TO ], Cabrillo II to l.

O7O FIFTH RACE-one mile; selling; three
OtO. year-olds and upward; purse $40O.
Ind. Horse. weight Jockey. st. "a Str. Fin
S55 Rear Guard, log (Sloan). IL 3s 80 1s
S45 Royal Flush, JOG (Chevalier)4 IN II 81
100 NebuchadneZzar SO +.
jules IL u
s45 Arctic, 90 (W. Flynn. Al 81 Al
(s51)Little Cripple, 10S (Peters)..3 IS az 81
SIC Marietta, "a (Shepard) .......6
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Good start. Won driving. Time, :491l. Win
ner, b. f. by imp. Kyrle Daly-Extract.
Betting; Extract fy 3 to /. Edgemount 5 to l.
.Spry Lark Is to !, Valiente to l, Cardwel 80 to
J. Irene 20 to l. Minnie IL to l, Veragua4 to 1,
Perhaps to l, Lady Gray Is to 1, Prince Hooker
100 TO l, Billy McCloskey 100 to I.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-08

Horses from Bookmaker George Roses string
again carried off the honors of the day.
Tommy Lottridge sent Empress of Norfolk and
Rear Guard to the post fit to win a Derby.
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Jockey Hinrichs owns the horse McFarlane,
Or at least, he is run in his name. This same
horse started in the fourth race ridden by
Riley. Hinrichs rode Ricardo in the same
event. Saturday McFarlane made Rear Guard
look like a lobster" Yesterday McFarlane
did not get a chalk mark in very ordinary
race. This is not racing, and if the stewards
are looking for strange reversals of form there
is a fine specimen for the microscope.
Looking into the case of the stable-employe,
Fred Warner, accused of misdemeanor in at
tempting to have the Ledette filly "dOped," it
is not plain TO me why the Jockey Club Of
fcials are putting forth such strenuous efforts
to convict him, when they passed the doping"
of the mare Abb over so lightly. This latter
mare carried barrel of the public's money
when beaten so badly, while the Ledette FLY
was not accounted a chance against Seraphin
in their match race. I have learned that the
stewards were in possession of some very i'm
plicating facts in the Abb case, and if all of
the guilty are to be summarily dealt with, why
not mete out justice to all alike?
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Tod Sloane is pardonable for good many
shortcomings for the excellent ride he put up
on Rear Guard in the last race yesterday. 1t
was certainly very pretty piece of horseman-
Oh
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$500.

Just think of such fine article at such q low
price, andlyet dressy These Ties wear and AZ
well, and are being sold elsewhere for 50 so and So
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SUMMARY.

san Francisco, May 7, 1895
Oce FIRST RACE-Half mile; maidens
OOO. two-year-olds; purse $500.
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eco FOURTH RACE - About six furlongs;
OOO. selling: purse $500.

OOUu SIart Won handiIy. Time, l:l334. WIN
ner, b. M. by Emperor of Norfolk-Savannah.
Betting: Empress Of n orfolk 10 5, Ricardo 8
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Four Out of Five FaVoriteS
Again Successful in Land
ing Races.
HYMN A SPEEDY SPLINTER
Bookmaker Roses Horses Empress
of Norfolk and Rear Guard
Both Win Races.
The sixth race was declared off.

Bookmaker Nick Hall thought the Gypsette
gelding good enough to win the third race
Ed Purier backed Gold Bug to win the third
race, but wound up matters by plugging Rear
Guard all over the ring.
John Humphreys backed his Extract FLY
and also had a good bet on Eventide, both
FLIES being trained by Mike Kelly.
Distance evidently suits the Flambeaus.
That honest little FLY Eventide is right at
home at any distance from five furlongs up.
2 Horses from Bookmaker George Roses string
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Good start. Won handiIy. Time, 1:l412. Win
ner, Oh. f., by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Betting: Eventide to l, Mamie Scott to l,
Gypsette gelding 5 to 2, Silver TO q Goldbug to
/, fobey % to l.