The San Francisco call., 1896-04-28
MELANGE OF SPORTING,
What the Various Gun Clubs
and the Fly-Casters Are
Doing.
Aquatic Sports in Lakeport-Ladies
Rowing Club Organized-Hand.
ball at Sacramento.

The Fly-Casting Club will hold busi-
ness meeting this evening in the Fish
Commi issioners' rooms, Flood building.
Ali anglers interested in fy-casting are in
yited to attend.
Several trap-shooting contests will be
held next Sunday. The California Wing
Club will shoot at live birds at Oakland
track. The Olympic Gun Club will have
shoot at inanimate birds at the same place.
The Reliance Gun Club will shoot at clay
birds at Alameda Point, and the Electric
Gun Club will hold its monthly clay bird
shoot at Oakland track
The following letter from Lakeport to
the sporting editor of THE CALL will inte r
est wheelmen, cricketers anglers, oarsmen
and athletes:
This. promises to be splendid year for
last season that the craze would die out, and
that lew, II any more, wheels would be bought.
But from present indications this will be the
banner year. party OF Clear Lake cyclists
VIII attend the Healdsburg carnival and enter
the races.
Aquatic sports have been on the wane since
the advent of the bicycle, but have taken a
new impetus since the young ladies' rowing
club was organized a few weeks since Fishing
was good In both the lake and the mountain
streams previous TO the storm, and some fine
disciples OF lzaak Walton, Last week Deputy
Fish Commissioner Wilson put some pike,
p1ckerel, big-mouthed black bass, Yarmouth
bass and yellow perch in the lake. These va
rietles are hardy ana splendid fighters, and it
| is hoped that they will feed on the carp and
catfish which have almost destroyed ell the
other fish in the lake.
Our cricketers have reorganized their club
and Will commence training for their contest
with the Citrus Colony Club of Penryn, which
Will visit this county this summer and play
several match games. The weather is too un-
settled to do much in that line yet.
Ihe resorts anticipate heavy travel this
season, as the tourists are already heading
| TINS way. quite number having secured
quarters at both Highlands and Bartlett's.
The Sacramento athletes are looking
forward to many interesting contests.
Handball has taken strong hold and is
now popular indoor sport. A correspond
ent writes:
a handball tournament was recently held in
| the \ M q: A. gymnasium in which five teams
participated. They played for the best three
IN hve. Marsh and Marsh defeated Roman
and Gwinn; Tracy and Dickson beat Phillip
| and Reed; keene and Phillip beat Webster
| ana McCaw; Tracy and Dickson beat Marsh
and Marsh and Keene and Phillip, thereby
winning the championship OF the tournament.
Inc ASSOCIATION is going in heavy Tor handball,
realizing that it is king of sports as an all
| round muscle-developer, as well as promoter
| OF quickness and skill.
! The Y. NJ. c. A. athletes are talking up a field
| day to be held some time during the month of
| May. The intention is to have each contestant
enter Tor five events, the one winning the high
est number OF points out of a possible SO to be
declared the champion.
An effort is being made by the associations
board OF managers to raise funds for the pur-
| pose OF paying regularly employed athletic
Instructor, who will give all of his time to the
! physlcai department, and it is believed that
TINS VIII be accomplished by next October.
Athletes In the junior department are re-
ported as progressing finely. The class already
numbers twenty-five, and is composed of boys
between the ages OF 10 and 16 years. These
embryo athletes have divided themselves into
two forces known as the Reds and the Blues
The Reds are under the leadership of William
HATFIELD and the Blues are generated by Rob-
ert Hoyt The Reds at present ahead on
| points in the basketball contests.