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that is artistically speaking. something
must turn fast in the direction OF the goal
to success.
James G. Nealon, the papa" of the
coast championship team, has been
strong admirer and supporter of handball
for many years, ana to that gentleman is
due much of the success that the grand old
Irish game has achieved in recent years.
r. G. O. Connor, the father of Gaelic loot
ball on this coast. is also & fond admirer
of handball, which, he does not hesitate to
say, is the grandest of ali indoor games
now played by the athletes of this country.
1t has been suggested that, after the ban
quet is over, Judge Nj. Cooney and Clar-
ence Rowland will afford the mem bers
and guests an opportunity OF seeing them
engage in a game of ball according to the
latest and most popular rules framed by
the Hon. William Broderick especially for
players who have passed the half-century
plant. The programme that has been
arranged for this evening is as follows:
Welcome, President d. E. Condor; ''Coast
Championship Team" Hon. James C. Nealon
vocal solo. Fred Myrtle; Gaelic Games r. c..
OConnor: barytone solo, w. T. O'Brien
"Olvmpic Club DR.. L. N. Short; recitation, T.
f. Bonnet; vocal solo, Hon. William Frederick T;
violin solo. Irish melodies, J. E. 'Meara; "Occi-
dental Ball Court" Judge NJ Cooney; vocal
Frank T. Shea
Handball games to take place at P. Ryans
San Francisco ball court Sunday are: j.
Rodgers and C. McKinnon to play G. McDon-
| TO play j. Collins and J. White; r. Shea and
J. Brannlck to play p. Barnett and II. Moffatt;
j. Nelson and 4. Foy to play D. Connolly and
J. Slattery; w. Williams, the Bostonian, and j.
Harlow the coast champion, to play J. Law
less and Al Pennoyer, the game to be the best
three out of five, twenty-one aces.
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longer, and as result the shooting over
the once well-fed ponds is exceedingly
lively.
Members of the Mallard Club and others
who have been summoned to appear before
judge Fuller of the Circuit Court on Feb
ruary to answer a bill OF complaint are
not very much alarmed concerning the re-
suit. Some OF the people who have been
subpenaed can prove beyond all question
OF doubt that they have never trespassed
or shot upon the Ibis Club grounds, and it
is presumed that keepers and others who
have sworn to having seen them acting in
a decidedly bolsterous and outrageous
manner, ETC., will be given a decidedly
pleasant" surprise so far as the cultivating
and refreshing of fading memories are
concerned when the proper time arrives.
The Rod and Gun Club will hold ban
quet this month at it's customary head
quarters on Market street.
The Sportsmens Protective Association
will meet at h. of RIB. Hall corner of O'Far-
rell and Mason streets, on Tuesday even
ing next, and as matters of particular i'm
portance to sportsmcn will be discussed a
large gathering of the lovers of shooting
and fishing is expected.
The committee appointed at special
meeting OF the club held some weeks ago
to investigate the right of clubs to block
ade certain navigable sloughs will report
what the result of a conference with the
Federal authorities amounted to.
Otto Feudner returned from Davisville
on Thursday after having participated in
a pigeon tournament which was held in
Davlsville on the LIST inst.
He reports that having engaged too ex-
| tenslvely in the good things of life on the
evening of the last day of the old season.
his shooting eye was little bit off, and as
consequence he fell below his usual
mark. Tanning, who was Feudner's
partner, Shot well and carried away sew
eral good prizes. John Feudner of Davis
vile made the best scores OF the day.
Several tirst-class trap shots representing
Stockton, Sacramento and adjacent towns
took part in the race Tor cash prizes.
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Surrhyne visited Duncans Mills recently
but the anglers found that the water was
somewhat discolored and not In gooG
order for fishing. The trio, not to be out
done. however, purchased thirteen hsh,
which they proudly returned with, ana
capture OF the steelheads actually caused
Charley Green, Jack Lemmer and some
other old anglers to turn black in the face.
J. Fitzgerald and wife, Charles Green,
A. Wilson and some other lovers of the
sport are now enjoying excellent fishing
near Duncans Mills. The North Pacific
Coast Railroad will run a special train at
40 o'clock this afternoon for Duncans
Mills
The following ladies and gentlemen Wis
tied Duncans Mills during the past month,
and some were rewarded with encouraging
success in angling for steelhead trout:
John Kidney of Azalea, w A. Redding of
Healdsburg Green Watson, J Kenny, Ed Wasser
and w. K. Mundell OF Sausallto, Mr.. Callahan OF
Healdsburg Horace Smyth and Charles Precht
of San Francisco, J. w. McCaughey of Bodega,
\. W. Cornell of Tomales, Mrs. c. Lambert,
Greek, Charles Prien of San Francisco, j. A.
Barlow of Markhams, Mr.. Blake and Mr.. Mil
Ter OF Sausalito, Paul StrantZ of San Francisco,
r. keat1ng of Sausalito, NJ. Clasby OF Browns
Kanch, Mr.. Cracknen. A. W. Wilson, 7. A.
Murphy, John Babcock, F. g. Sanborn, w. X.
McFariand and Captain Cummings OF San
and wife and Robert Liddle and wife OF Oak
land, Phil Mcdonnell of San Francisco, Mr..
Hoyt Jr, of Oakland, H. B. Field or Cazadero,
A. 3. Altschul and James Watt of San Francisco.
j. M Lindsay, E. A. Kilton and Thomas Cough
IN OF Sausalito; NJ. Crosse, r. g. Mcmillan, w.
=; McGTegor and F. McGregor OF San Francisco;
toward Thompson OF Railroad station, doc"
Simpson and c. B. Green of San Francisco, E.
H. Shoemaker of Sausalito, D. E. Baker of San
Rafael, E. R. Clute, J. J. Sullivan and A. Rus
sell Crowill OF San Francisco; W. Fisk, wife
and two children, of Sea View; F. Van Stan
and A. b. Finch of San Francisco; W. B. Allen,
John Clark and Charles Bone of Howards; Sam
Brush OF Freestone, c. Wilson of Timber Cove,
\. Sutton of Fort Ross, Miss G. Surryhne OF
Oakland, al Hall of Point Reyes, oliver P.
Evans OF San Francisco. James Dollar of San
Rafael, Mrs. Southwood OF Willow Greek, Her
bert Henderson, Charles Ginazzi and Charles
Forti of Bodega; Benjamin Powers of Guerne-
vile, Mrs. Mary Walters, Louis Walters and
Martin Walters OF Fort Ross; J. r. Morris of
San Rafael, c. g. Buck of San Francisco E. A.
Hartman OF San Rafael, G. Z. Park of San
francisco, Samuel Shaw and Mr.. Fitzgerald
and wife of AZolea
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ence to guide them, the Presidential party
decided this year to let the swan remain,
in the classical language of the Elton Latin
grammar. q 'rara avis in terra"
Frank Vernon had most enjoyable
shoot near Suisun last Sunday. He ex
perienCed slough-sculling for the first time,
and became so infatuated with the sport
that he tried the game again last Wednes-
day, with very hattering results. Mr..
Vernon had a professional hunter handle
the oars, while he accomplished the shoot
ing, and among the assortment of wild
fowls he had on his strap at The end of the
days sport were fifteen mallard ducks and
about thirty teal. 1t costs money, how
ever, to enjoy this kind OF an outing.
Besides the fare to and from Suisun and
hotel bills. the hunters charge S. day to
scull sportsmen through the sloughs
where good shooting can be depended
upon from now until the end of the sea-
son. The hunters on Bells ark at Espi-
noza station charge So a day, and quite a
spirited rivalry is existing between the
competing scullers for patronage.
The keepers of the Cordelia and Teal
clubs do not annoy so-called poachers any
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nlros IN every direction, and as result
the big bags that were so common in the
carry months of the season are seldom
heard OF now. Reports from many of the
southern counties state that wild game is
very plentiful and that the marker hunters
are making hay while the sun shines.
Although the widgeon duck is very
scarce III the marshes they are said to be
very plentiful in the vicinlties OF Bakers
field and Los Banos.
Sportsmen who have shot in the Suisun
marshes this week report that the birds
are returning and that the best bags re-
corded so far have been made by those
VINO sculled through the small sloughs.
quite number Of mallard and teal were
killed on New Years day by hunters VINO
LOOK advantage of the holiday for an out
ing in the country.
The tule fires OF last week, which were
certainly the means of leaving the Suisun
marshes barren OF birds, are now eX-
tlngulshed and better sport will result,
provided, of course, that the weather will
not continue to be too cold. Any person
VINO mas had experience in duck-shooting
is wei aware that heavy frosts wall drive
such olrds as teal, sprig and widgeon to
the southern country, where the climate is
mlld at all seasons of the year.
Swans are remarkably numerous IN the
Sulsun marshes this season, and good
$3.50 NHASiiy dCOOy IilCoO DlINS nlbillit
shooting range. A professional hunter
shot thirteen swans one day last week.
In fact he decimated the entire band. In
reference to swan-shooting the following
story was recently told of President Cleve-
land:
'On his return to the White House after
a trip to the marshes the President wit
messed the dumping of the gamebag, which
contained 90 ducks, 80 partrldges, 5 geese
and brant, but there were no swans
The longevity OF these birds is proverbial.
Last winter Mr.. Cleveland shot several of
them, and one of them, in the general dis
tribution, fell to the lot of Private Secre-
tary Thurber. How did you like that
swan? Mr.. Cleveland asked a few days
later: Haven't been able to taste it yet,
Mr.. Thurber replied.
why so?" asked the President.
well, sir" replied Mr.. Thurber, CATER
boiling it for three whole days | was not
able to get my teeth through one of its
centennial tendons." With this expert
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04

A correspondent writes that the New
Jersey Athletic Club will hold a monster
carnival of athletic sports in Madison
square Garden on February l. AT TIE last
meeting of the Amateur Athletic Union
the board of governors granted TO the n.
j. A. G. the privilege of holding the two
mile steeplechase and the ten-mile run,
scratch Tor the championships of Amer
lea. These two events alone will be worth
a journey to witness. In the tenmile run,
Tommy Connect, the holder of the world s
amateur record Tor one mile, will start and
will endeavor TO break the indoor record
and the American record as well. tits be-
lieved that Connect, in fine shape, can
create new figures from six miles to ten
His principal opponent will be c. II. Bean,
the five-mie champion OF New England !;
James Rushworth of Boston and others.
In the two-mile steeplechase such we'll
known distance men as A. b. George, the
English champion; E. Hjertberg, the
American ex-champion; George Orion ,
the present champion; George Jarvis, An
drew Walsh, Gabe Hollander and others
will try.
The events open to all amateurs are as
follows: Fifty-yard run, handicap; 44O-
yard run, handicap; one-mile run, handi-
CAP; 220-yard hurdle, handicap; standing
hop, step aud jump, scratch; running high
jump; 220-yard run, handicap; 8S0-yard
novice, scratch; one-mile walk, handicap {;
standing broad jump, handicap; quarter
mile novice for schools of Brooklyn, Jer-
sey City and New York; one-mile bicycle
race, handicap under L. A. W. rules and
sanction.
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on the Docs face as he looked at the
empty reel and realized what the result
would be in case the fish concluded to
make another rush into the deep and blue
waters of the big river. shall never forget.
Judge Evans even looked excited, but
nevertheless he kept the doctor on ice by
encoura ging words.
1.-The fish having evidently concluded
that a dash in the direction of shallow
water might unfasten the hook, which had
taken firm hold IN its mouth, shot away
from the deep, leaving the angler in the
deuce of a mess, as there were several yards
OF slack line to be reeled up.
Get back, Doc; get back on the bank
and reel up fast shouted the Judge.
''The Doc took the advice, but in his ex-
element his feet somehow got tangled up
in the rocks, and over he went sprawling
on the ground, but he held on to the rod
nevertheless, and was up again in a ilffy
to find that the steelhead had taken an
other wild dash down the stream and
straig htened out the line again.
"'Goshl what a lucky dog you are
shouted the Judge; amy other man would
surely have lost that fish.
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SAN MIGUEL RANCHO.
The Property Defense Association {
liza - 1o;nt Agaatjnp

The Property Defense Association 10
Hold a Joint Meeting.
The San Maguel Defense Association
met at Judson's Hall, corner OF twenty
third and Douglass streets, last night.
Thirty new mem bers joined the associa-
ton by depositing 81 80 apiece with the
executive committee, whose business II Is
to see that the law firm employed by the
association shall attend to the court pro-
ceedings incident to a service Of papers by
the representatives of the Noe heirs. The
object is to avoid the possibility of de-
fault being entered against property
owner, necessitating the purchase OF
quitclaim deed from the alleged claimants.
So far the mem bership OF the association
has reached 237. 1t is necessary according
to the agreement entered into with the
law firm, that 500 lots be re presented to
secure nominal rate, and 1T is to that
end that the executive committee is work
ing.
Reports from the Ocean View committee
give promise of fifty more lots soon to be
placed with the committee, and tomorrow
additional canvassing will be made in that
district.
A. Kahn, representative of the Fair
mount Defense Club, was present al the
meeting and, referring to the work of the
Paramount Club he said that the case 1t
has been opposing will be settled next
week and that the defense has not cost the
association anything.
He also said that the Paramount Club
would hold meeting at Ruiander's Hall,
corner of Twenty and Church
Streets next Tuesday night.
1t was finally agreed to make the occa-
sion a joint meeting for the Paramount
Defense Club, the Home Protection I'M
provement Club and the San Miguel De-
haiv, to
exchange ideas and possibly to form q
union OF the other clubs with the San
Miguel to facilitate the enrolment of the
necessary 500 lots.
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SPORTS OF THE WEEK.
News of the Cycling and Other
Athletic Worlds.

mind that they have the future of one o
the largest orders in America i'll their
hands and that thousands of wheelmen
scattered over the entire country will
watch every action with a great deal of
interest. Build up the league and en-
courage it. for it is certainly worthy of
your support. There are now about 1000
members in the North California division,
and there should be four times that num-
Der. Applications sent TO the cycling
editor or THE CALL will be forwarded to
the secretary-treasurer, and any informa-
ton desired about the league will be fur
nished by me with pleasure.
The San Jose Road Clubs ten-mile
race, which was postponed from New
Years day, has been set for January Il.
The Liberty Cycling Club will elect new
officers next Tuesday evening at its regular
weekly meeting. The club is prospecting.
The mile, ridden by Green and Frs
we'll on a tandem at Cheyenne on
December IS, when they covered the dis
lance in LII is, has excited the cycling
public considerably, as it is the fastest
mile ever covered by human or animal
power The following description is given
by Cycling West and may be found Eof
great deal of interest:
Erswen and Green started on their ride a
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"Stung by the sharp steel, the steel
head continued its mad runs and plunges
down stream, and | could not help laugh
ing at the sight the doctor presented
jumping over the rocks and running as
fast as he could along the shore, while the
fish was making good Roadway toward the
ocean.
FINALLY the silvered beauty lodged
again, and the doctor took in large and
long breaths of pure mountain air as he
slowly reeled in the few yards of slack
line that renamed over.
"'You have him pretty we'll under COM
mand now, doctor, remarked the Judge,
but you must keep cool head and
steady hand, otherwise something may
give way
THE doctor never said word, but kept
his eagle eye on the spot under which the
fish was supposed to be resting.
Tug! tug tug and the doctor spoke
for the first time since he had hooked his
prize.
"'Ha! ha! Judge; the fellow is now
roofing in the sand trying to get that
double hook out of his mouth, but III
fool him
Putting strain on the line, the Doc
hit the butt of his rod few stiff blows
and the reel commenced to sing the steel
head march. The fish now made the
most desperate of runs, taking every bit
of line and compelling the Doc to take 10
the water up to his hips. In his excite
ment Watt lost his hat, leaving his glitter
ing pate exposed to the sharp north wind
and sun, but he paid little attention to
such small matters, being an angler of the
old school.
well, he finally succeeded in getting
the fish well under command, and by
clever handling OF the rod the prize was
soon within range of the doctors cold,
cold grasp, which, of course, meant death
to the king OF fresh-water fishes. The
doctor certainly deserves credit for the
manner in which he handled his prize
during the struggle. using an eight-ounce
rod and $50 feet of line"
Joe Dieyes, Captain Cumming and Isaac
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HANDBALL.

Annual Banquet of the Occidental
Handball and Racquet Club.
The members of the Occidental Handball
and Racquet Club will hold their annual
banquet this evening in the ball court 100
Grove street, which place will be HAND
somely decorated with flags and divers
bunting in honor of the occasion.
This VIII be the first banquet held in
this City under the auspices OF hand ball
club and it is hardly necessary to state
that the members and their friends will
enjoy themselves only as athletes can
when they congregate around the festive
boards to celebrate some special event in
the history of general athletics.
President D. E. Condor has been I'M
firing in his efforts to make this evenings
banquet success in every particular and
it goes without saying that when a man of
Mr.. Condon's integrity and ability puts
his shoulder to the wheels of progress,
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COURSING.
Greyhounds That VIII Run at the
Ocean View Park.

Greyhounds That VIII Run at the
Ocean View Park.
The following dogs have been entered
for Sundays coursing ct Casserly & KERR
gan's Ocean View Park:
Richmond kennels Richmond Boy VS.. Fall
can kennels White Rose, F. C. Randolph's
Trix VS.. NJ. Walsh's Can't Win, T. Flynn's
Bowery Boy vs. P. Ryan's Megpie, Villa ken
nels Maud G VS.. J. Bradshaw's Earth
quake, Potrero's kennels Lilly VS.. T.
flynn's Empire, c. Anderson's Niger
VS.. Richmond kennels Longfellow,
]. Bradshaw's MERGED Flyer VS.. J. Tracy
Swede, NJ. sicottes Stamboul Queen VS.. Villa
Kennels Lempst, ". Reide's Belle B VS.. G.
trero Kennels Lorene, NJ. W. Kerrigan's White
Cloud VS.. NJ. O'Connor's Foxhall, T. Ford's
Maggie VS.. Richmond kennels Lady Richmond,
W. Creamer's Regent VS.. j. T. Hammon's
American Boy, T. Ford's Lily n vs.. Sunrise ken
nels Jenny Lind, C. Evans Dashaway VS.. C.
Hoopers Duke, c. Hooper's Trilby Second VS..
Sunrise Kennels Butcher Boy. Ed Caravan
will judge and John Cranston will act as slip
per.
BroadsWord Challenge.
G. B. Solms, manager for Ivan Malchin,
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The wheeImen are taking well-earned
rest after a very active seasons racing, and
nothing of any particular interest will &C.
cur until the end of the winter months.
Sportsmen who love to shoulder a shot
gun are having excellent sport. The
weather is tirst-class for quail and snipe
shooting, and although the duck-hunters
are not scoring any large bags they are
nevertheless having a most enjoyable time.
Anglers are rushing to Duncan Mills,
which place is very convenient to Russian
River, where splendid catches of steelhead
trout are being made.
Coursing meetings are well attended be-
cause this is season of the year when
hares are in the best condition for racing.
Rowing, rife-shooting, handball and
various other pastimes are being we'll pa
tronized.
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THE ANGLER.
How "Doc" Watt Landed an Eigh-
teen-POund Trout.


teen-Pound Trout.
Angling for steelhead trout in Russian
River still continues to be excellent, and
many lovers of the sport are taking ad-
vantage of the present fine weather and
the good condition of the river for fishing,
OF all men who cast lines in the river
last month the most delighted member of
the Walton family was DOC" Watt, a
director of the San Francisco Rod and
Gun CLUB. The DOC" returned last Mon
day with four beautiful fish, one of which
scaled eighteen pounds and measured
thirty-seven inches. This game denizen
of the river gave its conqueror battle
royal which lasted forty minutes, while it
made seven desperate rushes for liberty,
taking each time every inch of the $50 feet
of line which the reel contained.
The contest between the fish and the
angler is described as follows by friend
of Judge Evans, who witnessed the race
for freedom on the part of the fish and the
capture of the priced beauty by the highly
respected Mr.. Watt:
my attentions was attracted by wild
shout, I've got i'm, from the doctor, who
was looking decidedly serious and per-
picked as the line on his reel was fast
fading from sight, said the narrator.
THE fish, fortunately for the angler,
lodged just as it had taken every inch of
line the reel contained, and the expression
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A New York sportsman who parts his
name in the middle and whose first name
is not John, but whose center name is
Fred. recently went on quail-hunt in
Maryland. He started out with friend
and IN MS usual innocent way pretended
that he was a poor wing shot, when, in
fact, he is regular Brewer style of marks
man. When the first covey of quail were
found Fred saw them running rapidly on
the ground ahead of the dog, and in
stantly threw his gun to his shoulder and
took aim, to be in readiness as soon as
they flushed. His friend, perceiving his
action, shouted: "Here, hold on; don't
shoot them quail when they are running"
To which Fred retorted in an INJURED tone
of voice, "Well, guess L won't; I'll wait
till thew stopp
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a Russian swordsman. who recently ar
rived in this City, challenges oefgea1t
sword contest with Malchin. Solms states
that he viii back his protege to the extent
of $1,000 that he will defeat Davis in the
three mounted contests and three contests
on foot. The match, if made, is to take
place within thirty days. Malchln can be
fo,1nd at Z Mason street.
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ATHLETICS.

Baseball at Central Park-CarniVaI
OF Athletic Sports.
The Pacifics and the Olympics, the local
opponents OF the National game, will meet
again Sunday afternoon at o'clock at
Central Park for their seventeenth match
this year. Latterly, the games have been
exceedingly even, but the Olympics lead
by three victories for the entire season.
Following is the composition of the
mines for this next struggle:
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The EiaId Trials.

s AT a recent meeting of the Pacific Coast
Field Trials Club the judges selected for
the coming trials near Bakersfield are: ID.
NJ. Pyle of Bakersfield, Andrew Jackson
and w. s. Kittle of this City.