The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-13

city, who will leave by rail for Bonner
Lake next Sunday. The party is under
Messrs. Mohr and york, young men OF
practical mountain experience obtained in
camping trips of many years. Every mem
Der of the party will go provided with a
bicycle, and many are the projected moon
light rides through the giant pines and
along the picturesque roads that thread
the country in all directions.
The party will establish a permanent
camp on the banks of Lake Bonner, and
Mr.. york, who is an experienced rife
shot, intends trying the novel experiment
of deer stalking on the silent steed.
Mr.. Mohr is the crack fisherman of the
party and will provide many toothsome
trout from the water of Bonner, indie
pendence and Tahoe, making trips to the
outlying waters on his bike.
Police Sergeant Plunkett and his family
will leave August l for Philips station
where he will pass his vacation among the
deer and trout of that region. This is one
of the most picturesque portions of the
Sierras. always cool, with a fair sprinkling
of deer and grouse, and numerous small
lakes we'll stocked with trout. 1t is reached
by wagon or stage via Placerville, and is
already the favorite resort of the majority
OF SacramentanS.
Nose Nixon Kimball, one of Sacrament
to's leading sport-lovers, has returned from
his summers outing at Pacific Grove. He
gives interesting accounts of successes
achieved in salmon fishing.
The officers of the Capital City Wheel
men have been selected and are listed as
follows: President, Fl. Bennett; vice-pres-
ieent S. F. Ennis; secretary, George At
wood: treasurer, G.. E. Wright; captain,
act as historian, and the directors are w.
Wright, DR.. Shaw, L. S. Epson and J..
Andrews. The membership is eighty-fve
and is increasing rapidly. Last Sunday
the experienced riders of the club made
the run to Stockton and return, having q
very interesting trip. Tomorrow a ma
jority of the cluD will go on a ten-mile
spin to initiate the new beginners in the
delights of the country-road rides. The
club is making arrangements for an ex-
tensive race meet, to be held the first
Monday in October-Labor day
Prizes will be presented for the various
events, which will be open to all eligible
corners. Several Unattached members en-
tered an unsanctioned race given by a
horse-tamer last week, and have all been
suspended from participation in sanctioned
meets.
Local shots report that doves are plenti-
full and are beginning to frequent the
passes Charles Flohr spent last Sunday
on pass and bagged forty-tive birds. A
party, consisting Of Epson, Newbert, Deuce
and Sullivan, all shots of note, bagged 124
in an afternoons shooting.
Lawn tennis is rapidly gaining fresh adj
herents throughout this locality and the
Sacramento Club is gaining in member
ship. Wheatland promises club of thirty
mem bers and J. I'll. burst, the crack shot
of that place, also leading member of the
Tennis Club, has been in the city this
week having try at the Sacramento
courts.
The Misses Cooper, Beaumont, Colclow
and Willis, of the Sacramento Club, are
rapidly becoming experts before the net
and challenge the admiration of the spec
tators by their graceful play and great
agility. Drs. Bailey and Taylor are also
playing in good form and promise to show
up we'll as they evince great interest in
advancement of their play.
RUTHERFORD.