The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
overlooks the Finish Flag and
Is Deprived of the First
Prize.
HoNoRs FOR MISS wARBURToN
AS One of the PURSUED She Rides.
Too Fast for Those Upon Her
Trail. :

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Aug. 1.-The
third weekly "paper-chase. a game of
hare and hounds, as played by gentlemen
riders and ,equestriennes of the elite, oc:
Cured this afternoon. Great preparations
had been made during the week for the
event. About 200 invitations had been
sent cut in the village and in Ross and
Mill valleys.
The time was set for. 5 o'clock, from the
Hotel Rafael, but it was nearly half
hour later when the umpire, ]. ]. Crooks,
called go for theNhares-Baron Won Schroe-
der and Miss Warbur:on, daughter of the
English Consul.
The baron. had strapped to his saddle
the bags of white and red paper W fitch
were to mark the course for the hounds.
Fifteen minutes after the hares left, the
umpire gave the signal for the. hounds to
start. -
Mr.. Crooks jumped into his trap and led
off, Following closely after were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mrs. J. ]. Crooks,
Mrs: Farnsworth, J. T. J. Archibald, Will
liam O'connor. J. s. Fell, Miss Marion
Eells, Lieutenant Fechteler, Judge Nc
Allister, James Swinnerton, Consul Artist
movitch, Fred Greenwood, Alexander
Rutherford. DR.. Harry Hewitt, A. J. Kittle,
Gerald Buckley, Mr.. Dilhan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Neave. In traps were: Mr..
and Mrs. Sydney Cushing, Mrs. Carter
Pom cry and Mrs. McLaret. Judge and
teller, Peter Martin, Mrs. Walter Martin,
Miss McKenna and Miss Romie Wallace,
Miss Frances CORY, who led the chase last
week. and Miss Mary Belle. Gwih, Mr..
Pardee and Mr.. Clement, Mrs. Howard
and Mr.. Davidson, Mr., and Mrs. Bothen
and Will Berry, Tom Berry and Albert
Dibblee.
The San Rafael band played from the
tower at the start and as the weary hounds
returned.
The. course led out Petaluma avenue to
the top of the Puerto Suello Hill. then
turned sto the left into the fields. over the
Donahue tunnel and for several miles
back of the Catholic cemetery, then back
across. the county road over 10 the finish,
which was on the Wagner. ranch, about
two miles from here On the last of the
course the papers were few and far be.
tween, ard some of the hounds lost the
scent entirely.
The.finish was signaled by the um pire
waving an American flag. ] s. Eells, who,
IT is said, came in next to the hares, could
not see the flag on account of the wagons
and traps. and rode beyond, and. before he
could get to the exact spot was beaten by
William o. Connor.
Four prizes, two for ladies and two for
gentlemen, had been Supplied by the San
Rafael Hunt Club. Baron Won Schroeder
bad announced that he was not contest
ing for prize and that the first prize
would go to the gentleman coming after
him.
Miss Warburton was not caught, so the
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was a handsome silver hatbrush.
Mrs. Farnsworth and Mrs. Neave were
tied for second place, SO it was decided to
give them equal prizes-cut-glass. silver
topped puffboxes.
Mr.. O'Connor won the gentleman's first
prize, a cut-glass decanter, and j. s. Eells
won the second.
bruised from two or three fails from his
horse. Charles Neave was badly cut
about the face and head from a severe fall
in one of the fields. Mr.. Greenwood lost
both of his stirrups. The course, which
was about eight miles in length, had been
laid out by the hares, who had been over
the ground several times previous to the
chase. 1t is understood that Frank John-
son will lead in the next chase:
Among the witnesses of the start were
Mrs. Schmeidell, Mrs. Forbes, Mrs Bella
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sydney v. Smith. Miss Webster
Jones, Miss Hobbs, Mrs. Oscar Walker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tay.
The management of the hotel, with the
help of the San Rafael wheelmen, has ar
ranged bicycle race for Sunday, August
g. 1t will be open 20 all amateurs. The
distance will be a mile-starting from the
hotel east gate, through Coleman's Addi-
ton, on to Petaluma avenue and back to
the no ,el entrance.