The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
Sacramento Sporting News.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Oct. 1.-All the talk
among the sporting fraternity at present is
the coming tournament, which will be given
on the 18th and 10Th under the auspices OF
the reorganized Sacramento Helvetia Rifle
Club. This meeting will be the first of
series of State tournaments which will be held
in the leading cities of the State. Upward OF
$500 is on hand, which will be offered in
prizes. It Will be free to all. There will be
twelve targets, and any kind of rife will be al
lowed with the exception of those having tele-
scope sights.
The Sacramento Coursing Club held very
spirited meeting last night. 1t will hold a
meet in the near future.
The Capital City Gun Club will not hold any
en- masse on the 18th inst, when the season
opens for duck shooting. Game Warden
Helms states that the young ducks on the
breedlng-grounds are more than plentiful, ana
that the parties he arrested near Woodland
last week had nineteen fine birds in their pos
session, all killed within an hour. He also
states that the quail are very plentiful on the
Yolo side of the river. The Warden also re-
ports that the yellow perch and black bass
planted in Sims and Grapevine lakes, below
the city, are undoubtedly doing well, as he
had close watch kept for dead fish and not
one has been found.
The fish planted at Folsom are also doing
well and are freq lently seen In the clear water
of the lakes. He reports the river as teeming
that poachers are abroad.
1t was boxing night at the Sacramento Ath-
letie Club last night and there were some
lively matches. The first set-tO was between
Strobel and McGraw, local men; Heilbron aud
Eagan then had set-to, and then came the
event of the evening, four-round match be-
tween ]. Fl. Mcmahon OF San Francisco and w.
L. Henley of Sacramento, the lads fighting at
120 pounds, the latter being awarded the de-
cislon in a fine contest fairly fought 1t is the
intention of the club authorities to have light
boxing matches every month, and it is ru-
mored that the next match will be between
Carter and Payen.
The Capital City Wheelmen intend erecting
a handso clubhouse, with asSembly-roomS,
Dwyer the club will elect three delegates to
the board OF governors OF the Associated
Cycling Clubs, the Capital Citys having been
admitted to that association.
Elliott of the &. G. w. took q run to Folsom
this week over the cycle path and claims to
have made the twenty-five miles in hour and
minutes. c. Monaghan, chief consul of the
South California division, l.. A. W., is in the
of the State.
The club at its last meeting appointed
committee to confer with different local Or
ganizat1ons to endeavor to form a general
association in the interest of "good roads"
legislation.
The league elected M S. Lavenson presi-
dent and Daniel Flint vice-president, and or
dered printed copies of application for mem
bership, headed as follows
We, the undersigned, are in favor Of "good roads"
and believing that In the matter of improve
ment lies the greatest field for future development
of country and of our State, hereby accept
membership In the Sacramento County Good
Roads League and pledge ourselves that at the
coming general election we will support at the
polls with our votes regardless OF party afiation
only such candidates for the State Senate and
Assembly and for County Supervisors will an
favor of progressive "good roads, legislation.
RUTHERFORD