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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
ALL ROUND SPORTING.
Olympic Handball Court Coursins
Meetings and Fly Casting.

Olympic HandbalI Court - Coursinp
Meetings and Fly Casting.
Several members of the Fly Casting Club
held very interesting meeting yesterday
afternoon at Stow Lake. AS very little
wind was blowing at the time, some very
long distance casting was done by Henry
Skinner, J. Mansfield and other noted
yielders of the bamboo. Among those who
cast lines over the lake were 4. Cumming.
M. G. Allen, doc" Simpson, HI. Golcher
]. Ber er, E. T. Allen and J. Babcock,
The directors of the Olympic Club have
decided that if the members who patronize
the handball courts and are anxious for a
new building Will contribute $1,000 of the
$4,000 that will be required to construct a
irst-class court, men will be put to work
Immediately on the lot that adioins the
club.
The directors are of the opinion that the
patrons of the game should contribute
their share. and doubtless the money will
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soon be forthcoming, as several of the
handball players have signlfied their in
tention of contributing.
There will be live and artificial pigeon
shooting contests held to-day at the Oak.
land track, Alameda Point and Mountain
View, weather permitting.
The Sacramento Coursing Club will give
an open meeting on the plains not far dis.
tant from Sacramento next Sunday. Any
OF the coursers from this City who desire
to enter their dogs for this meeting can dc
SO by sending on $5 to the secretary Of the
club. The drawing will be held at Sacra-
mento on Friday evening next. John
Grace will Judge and James Wren will
slip.
The Interstate Coursing Club will hold
its second meeting at Newark Park on
April II, and not more than thirty-two
dogs will be allowed to compete.
The Antioch and Brentwood trap-shoot-
ing clubs will contest in "a match shoot at
clay birds to-day at Antioch.
+. DR.. N. Rowe, who was editor of the
American Field of Chicago and one of the
best-known sportsmen of the country,
died at Chicago last Tuesday from loco
motor ataXia.
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Track and Paddock Items.

A handicap at seven furlongs for $1,000
purse is to be run on Tuesday next.
1t is said, that Pepper is afflicted with
navicular disease, and Will shortly be sub
iected to the 'nerving" treatment.
Kingstreet, son of the $37 500 counter
felt, King Thomas, came very fast at the
end, and promises TO be a good colt over a
distance OF ground.
Among the many attractions carded for
ST. Patrick's day will be a mile and a
quarter hurdle event for polo ponies. The
following diminutive bangtails have been
nominated for the affair: Galloping Dick,
Ii Hung Chang, Jumping Jack, Alladin,
Conejo, Barbara and Brandy. The ar
rangements are in the hands of Thomas
Francis Meagher Jr., the promoter of gen.
tIemanly sports.
The Shamrock handicap to be run at In
gleside on March II promises to be quite a
novel affair. The starters are Tim Muir
ply, Babe Murphy and Pat Murphy.
Tom Murphy. 'the man who plated Rey
ell Santa Anita for the Derby" will start
the trio. Joe Murphy will otficiate in the
stand and will have as his associate Tim
Murphy of the Texas Steer company.
The purse will be suspended from the
wire in a green silken bag, and Miss
Lucille Murphy, daughter of the presiding
Judge, will present it to the winning
|. Jockey.
The judges thoroughly investigated the
cause of the accident In the two-year-old
race and no blame could be attached to
any of the jockeys. On the turn Piggott
astride Lady Laurelwood, moved for the
lead and bumped into Rowena B. throw
ing his mount down and also causing
Wallaba, Sister Modred and Pink Smith
to tumble. Lady Laurelwood, who broke
her shoulder and had to be shot, was a
full sister to the speedy but erratlc Nelson.
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THROWN At BAY DISTRICT
Serious Accident to a Young Man
While Exercising a
Filly.
His Mount Collided With Terrific
Force With Two Others-Two
Horses Killed.

A serious accident occurred at the Bay
District track yesterday morning through
which a young man by the name of Craw-
hall, in the employ of the Southern Cali
fornia horseman Al Morine, will probably
lose his life.
CrawhalI, together with another exercise
boy, were working out" two fillies owned
by Mr.. Chamberlain of San Diego. AS the
pair swung into the stretch Crawhall per-
ceived horse ridden by small exercise
boy in the center of the track and yelled
to him to ''pull out"
The lad attempted to do so. but his
mount bolted, and turning around col
ided with terrific force with the two fast
moving fillies-
One of the animals was killed instantly
and the other SO badly injured that it was
found necessary to destroy her.
Crawhall was picked up in an uncon.
scious condition, and an examination
showed him to be suffering from severe
conclusion of the brain. Up to a late houl
last night he was still lying in comotost
condition. and DR.. Brigham, who was in
attendance on the injured man, stated
there was scarcely chance for re covery.
Strangely enough neither of the other
boys received any injury.
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The MEXICAN VETERANS,
Preparations for a Big Time at
the Monterey Celebra.
tion.
Senator Perkins in Letter to Secre-
: tary Sherman Says Bancroft Has
Done Sloat an Injustice.

The Mexican War Veterans are making
preparations for great demonstration to
be held on their fftieth anniversary, July
7, at Monterey.
The occasion is to be made especially
notable by the laying of the cornerstone
of the monument to be erected at Mon
terey to the memory of Commodore Sloat,
the man who saved California to the
United States.
Arrangements have been made for an
imposing naval display. Hon. Edwin A.
Sherman has received an interesting letter
from Senator Perkins anent the contro-
versy over Bancroft's reference to Commo.
dore Sloat. The letter is as follows:
UNITED STATES SENATE.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. March z, 1896
Hon. EdlCin A. Sherman, Odktand, Cdt.-MY
DEAR SHERMAN: know th at you Will be graft
fed to learn that find from the OFFICIAL records
that your estimate of Commodore Sloat is cor
rect and that there is no tlnge OF dishonor re-
iiecting upon him in any way for the Bancroft
charge of alleged want of promptness in obey
ing the orders of our Governmentin not pro-
ceeding more promptly to Monterey and taking
possession of California.
The letter herewith from Lieutenant Lucien
Young is self-eXplanatory. Mr.. Young is a
lieutenant in the United States navy and has
been detailed as an assistant superintendent in
the library OF the navy department LOT the
purpose of compiling and editing "The
Naval War Records of the Rebellion" and
of course is recognized authority upon the
subject-matter under consideration. / am
sorry / cannot send you the executive docu-
ments to which Lieutenant Young refers, but
there are only bound volumes here, and there
fore am unable to send them to you. l think
however Lieutenant Young's letter covers the
whole ground. The documents fully vindicate
the good name of Commodore Sloat, and show
that Bancroft is, in this case. anything but q
correct historian.
will make an effort now to press our bill
for an appropriation for a monument to the
memory OF Commodore Sloat to successful
conclusion, but so many other bills now have
the right of way that am not so sanguine OF
success as l would have been had pressed il
month or six weeks earlier, which l should
have done had it not been for this Bancroft ex-
pose.
Again congratulating you upon being right
in defending a patriotic and gallant naval
officer, whose memory has been most unjustly
ma]igned, remain, very truly yours,
GEORGE c.. PERKINS
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bank roll in the second event; at six fur
longs. The mare was an money
chance, and after leading until opposite
the drawgate began fading away, and was
unplaced at the wire. Morven, at ODDS OF
70 to l, won handily, with Model IN the
place, head in front of Ferris Hartman.
The mile and furlong handicap was a
peculiarly run race, and one that caused
deal OF grumbling among those that had
their coin down on the Cambridge and
Lone stables pair, Yankee Doodle and Rey
del Bandidos, the to favorites. Ihe
stable was considered cooper riveted,
ana the speculation on Ed Kearney, Slr
Vassar and Tenacity was slight. The
stable undoubtedly desired to win with
Rey del Bandidos, and Coady on the
Doodle horse must have been given IN
structions not to win unless all OF the
others fell down. Strangely enough.
Bandidos was sent out to make the run
ming, his stable mate back in the bunch
under choking pull. The big chestnut
was length in front as the stretch was
reached, with Yankee Doodle and Sir vas
sar, on nearly equal terms, following.
Bandidos soon began showing signs OF ols-
tress, and Garner on Sir Vassar took the
lead and his mount won well within hlm-
self by length in 1861, an excellent per-
formance. Bandidos finished in the place,
over length in front of Yankee Doodle.
The mile ana quarter hurole race ue
veloped very hot tip. Uncertainty was
backed down from long price to to 1,
and leading all the way won easily by a
length, with Hello in the place. Content
ment, backed down to even money, was
never prominent, finishing back IN the
ruck.
w. B. Sinks mare, Sister Mary, was
scratched out of the stake event and
started in the seven-furlopg run. 1t looked
soft spot for her and the public backed
her down from twos to 8 to 2. She ran In
front to the stretch and was then lost to
view. Major Cook, whose last appear
ance as a favorite caused the scan
dial mongers to gossip, then took command
and passed the stand winner by half
length from Wyoming Lobengula, the
heavily backed second choice, was third.
The Corrigan entry, Kowalsky, was a 1
to chance for the six-furlong dash that
concluded the days sport, and he won
romping, with Schnitz in the place.
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LADIES' CONTEST ENDED.
Pavilion Cycle Tournament Stopped for
Lack of Patronage.

PAVILION Cycle Tournament Stopped for
Lack of Patronage.
The proposed three days ladies' bicycle
tournament at the Mechanics Pavilion
was terminated last night, after two DAYS
riding, as Manager Wikidel found that
the public did not care for the sport.
The track will be removed tomorrow
and early in April the construction of a
six-lap board track in Central Park will be
commenced, which will be used only for
races sane toned by the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen.
The score of the ladies' tournament at
the finish last night for six hours riding
was: Miss Farnsworth, 109 miles laps:
Miss Mack, 100 miles laps; Miss West
10 miles laps; Miss Peterson, 100 miles
3 laps.
There was only small audience pres
ent and little enthusiasm manifested. The
riders will return East in day or two.
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NEW SPRING STYLES
OUTER GARMENTS
SPECIAL SALE OF CURTAINS !!

In inviting attention to THIS WEEKS SPECIALS
would having number heavy imporation
the display Cloak Department enabled
patrons with A PEERLESS ARRAY NEWEST
CORRECT AND EXCLUSIVE STYLES IN LADIES' AND CHILL
DRENs OUTER GARMENTS, all of which offered at
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One of the largest stockmen of Lincoln
County, Washington, has notified Presi-
dent Cleveland that he would furnish the
Government with 5000 cavalry horses free
of charge in case of a yrSA-- --.si.hs ENGLAND.
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1T is estimated that the 10000 paupers
of London two-thirds are able-bodied and
capable of working.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-13

repealed, and the repeal certainly did not
increase crime. In our own country we
rely upon tho .gallows, the penitentiary
and the jail. When murder Is commit
ted, the man is hanged, shocked TO death
By electricity or lynched, and In fow
minutes new murderer is ready to suffer
like fate Men steal. They are sont TO
tho popitentiary for certain number of
years, treated like wild beasts, frequently
tortured. At tho end Of the term they are
discharged, having only enough money TO
return to the place from which they were
sent. They are thrown upon the world
without means-without friends-they are
convicts. They are Stunned, suspected
and despised. II they obtain place. they
nro discharged as soon as IL Is found that
they wero In prison. They do the best
they can &c retain the respect Of their fol.
low nsn by denying their Imprisonment
and their identity. In little while, un-
able to gain living by honest means, they
resort to crime, they again appear In
court, and again are taken within the
dungeon walls. No Information, no chance
to reform, nothing =. give them bread
while making new fri-ids
A penitentiary should be school; tho
convicts should be educated. So prisoners
should work and they should be paid q
reasonable sum for their labor. The best
men should have charge OF prisons They
should be philanthropists and philos-
ophers; they should know something of
human nature The prisoner, having been
taught, we will say, for five years-taught
the underlying principles OF conduct, Of
the naturalness and harmony Of virtue Of
the discord Of crime; having been con-
hac l.t, l.&
body wishes to punish, to degrade or to
rob him, and being at the time of his dis
charge paid a reasonable price for his la
Dor; being allowed by law to change his
name so that his identity will not be pre-
served, he could go out Of the prison a
friend of the government. He would have
the feeling that no had been made better
man; that he had been treated with JUS
tice, with mercy, and the money he carried
with him would be breastwork behind
which he could defy temptation, a breast
work that would support and take care of
him until he could find some means by
which to support himself. And this man,
instead of making crime business, would
become good, honorable and useful oit-
izen.
Murderers, those belonging to the dam
gerous classes, those who are so formed by
nature that they rush TO the crimes Of des-
peration, should be imprisoned for life, or
they should be put upon some island, some
place where they con be guarded, where IL
may be that by proper effort they could
support themselves, the men on one island,
the women on another. And TO these
islands should be sent professional GRIM
inals, those who have deliberately adopted
life of crime for the purpose OF support
ing themselves, the women upon one
island tho men upon another. Such peo.
pie should not populate the earth.
Neither tho diseases nor the deformitiei
of the mind or body should be perpetuated;
Life at the fountain should not be polluted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-13

II all who have been married wore joined
together by she supernatural, we must
admit that the supernatural Is not inh-
nitely wise.
After all, marriage Is o contract, and
the parties to the contract are bound to
keep It's provisions, and neither should be
released from such contract unless In
some way the interests OF society are In
volved. would have tho law 80 that any
husband could obtain q divorce when the
wife had persistently and hagrantly vio-
lated the contract, such divorce to be
granted on equitable terms. Iwould give
the wife divorce IL she requested 10,
she wanted II.
And would do this not only for her
sake but for the sake OF the community,
of the nation. All children should be
children of lovo. All that are born should
be sincerely welcomed. The children of
mothers who dislike or hate or loathe the
fathers will I'll the world with insanity
and crime. No woman should by law or
by public opinion be forced to live with a
man whom she abhors. There Is no dan
ger OF demoralizing the world through d.
voroe. Neither Is there any danger of do
stroying In the human heart that divine
thing called love. AS long as the human
race exists men and woman will love each
other, and just so long there will be true
and perfect marriage. Slavery Is not the
soil OF rain of virtue.
make difference between granting
divorce to man and to wsplan, and for
this reason: A woman dowers her husband
with her youth and beauty. He should
not be allowed to desert her because she
has grown wrinkled and old. Her capital
Is gone, her prospects In life lessened,
while, on the contrary, he may be far bet
ter able to succeed than whom he married
her. As a rule, the man can take care Of
himself, and, as rule, the woman needs
help. So would not allow him TO cast
her of unless she had flagrantly violated
the contract. But for the sake Of the COM
munity, and especially for the sake of the
babes, would give her divorce for the
asking.
There will never be a generation Of great
men until there has been a generation Of
free women-of free mothers
The tenderest word in our language Is
maternity. In that word is the divine
mingling of ecstasy and agony, of love
and self sacrifice. This word Is holy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-13
VIII.
wa Au-sr uonK AND WAIT.

The reforms that have mentioned cannot
be accomplished in n day. possibly not for
many centuries, and In the meantime there IL
much crime, much poverty, much want and
consequently something must bo done now.
Let each human being within the limits OF
the possible be self supporting: let every one
take intelligent thought for the morrow. and
II n human being supports himself and nc
quires n surplus let him use n part OF that sur
plus for the unfortunate. and let each one to
the extent Of his ability help his fellow men.
Let him do what he can in the circle OF his
own acquaintance 20 rescue the fallen. to help
those who are trying TO help themselves. to
give work to the idle. Let him distribute kind
words. words OF wisdom, Of cheerfulpess and
hope. In other words, let every human being
do all the good he can and let him bind up the
wounds Of his fellow creatures ard at the samc
time put forth evory EFFORT to hasten the com
ing OF n better day.
This, In my Judgment .s real religion. To
do all the good you can Is TO be saipt In the
highest and in the noblest sense. To do all the
good you can--this IL TO be really and truly
spiritual. To relieve uffering to put the star
Of hope in the midnight of despair--this Is truo
holiness. This IL the religion Of science. The
world in which we live. The old dogmas lack
breadth end tenderness; they are too cruel.
too mercilcss, too savage. We are growing
grandcr and nOblor.
Tho armament inlaid with suns Is the dome
Of tho real cathedral. Tho interpreters Of ma
ture arc the true aad only priests. In the
greet creed are all the truths TINT lips have
Uttered and In tho real litany will be found all
tire ecstasics and aspirations OF the soul. all
sreams Of 10y, all hopes for nobler. fuller life.
The real church, the real edihcc. ~ adorned
and glorifcd with all that art has done. In the
zeal choir II all the thrilling music Of the
world and In the starlit aisles havo been. and
are. the grandest souls Of every land and
cline.
"There is no esrknoss but ignorance"
Let us food the werid with intellectual
light.
In conclusion Z take this occasion 70 ein-
osJely thank tae hey. Mr. hnsk for GENEROUSLY
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I V
now CAN WE LESSEN cnrMEp

In spite of ell that has been done for
tho reformation of the world, In spite Of all
the inventions, In spite OF all the forces OF
nature that are now the tlreloss slaves OF
man, In spite Of all improvements In agri-
culture, In mechanics, In every depart
ment OF human labor, the world is still
cursed with poverty and with crime.
Tho prisons are full, tho courts are
crowded, the officers of the law are busy,
and there seems to he no material de-
crease In crime.
For many thousands Of years man has
endeayored to reform his fellow men by
iinprisonment, torture, mutilation and
death, and yet the history OF the world
shows that there has been and Is no re-
forming power In punishment. IL Is inn
possible 10 make the peralty great enough,
horrible enough, 90 lessen crime.
Only few years ago. In civilized coun-
tries, larceny and many offenses even be.
low larceny were punished by death, and
yet the number Of thieves and criminals
of oil grades increased. Traitors were
hanged and qunrtcrcd or drawn into frag-
ments by horses, and yet treason flourished.
Most cf these frightful laws have beep