The San Francisco call., 1896-02-28
SPORT OF ALL KINDS,
The Olympic Club Will Soon
Have a Grand Handball
Court.
How DR.. Boyson and Colonel Taylor
Angled for Sharks in Mon.
terey Bay.

The members of the Olympic Club who
have a prediction for handball will be
pleased to know that Directors Short and
Eaton had a conference yesterday with
Mr.. Leventritt, who is owner of the Let
that adioins the club building proper, and
that very satisfactory arrangements were
arrived at regarding the proposed con-
struction OF a handba court. Mr.. Leven-
tritt had an architect visit the site yester-
day, and it is safe to say that men will be
put to work in very few days laying the
foundation for what will certainly prove
to be the best equipped handball court in
America.
1t is stated on pretty good authority
that new coursing park will soon be es-
tabGshed within close proximity of the
Ingleslde racing grounds The owner of
about 100 acres OF land near Ingleside, who
is at present in the East, wrote that he
was perfectly satisfied with the offer that
was made to him for lease of the prom
erty in question. The projectors OF the
new scheme, who are said to have good
financial backing, will go to work imme-
diately erecting fence around the ground
that is to be used as a coursing demesne.
1t seems as if the sport of the leash is fast
becoming popular.
meeting of the anglers who are inter-
ested in hy-casting will be held at the
Olympic Club this evening. 1t will be re-
mem bered that the tournament which was
held on Stow Lake about two wears ago
was most successful affair, and, in view
OF the fact that there are many lovers of
the pleasant paStlme who are decidedly
anxious to witness another such ENJOYABLE
contest, George c. Edwards, the president
of the Fly casting Club, has called meet
ing for this evening, when matters of per-
sonal interest will be discussed and an
election of officers held. 1t is hoped that
a large attendance of anglers Wilt be pres
ent and particularly those who have mas
tered the art of fly casting.
Doctor Boyson has discovered that
spearing shark is most exciting pastime
The doctor recently visited Capitoia. and
in the company of Colonel Taylor he had
few hours of good sport in Monterey Bay
on Monday last.
81 found ar. old harpoon,'' said the doc
tor, which had seen its better days, but
having nothing more useful at hand,
tried 1t on man-eaters and baskiHg sharks.
which are now very plentiful In the beau
tiful bay of Monterey.
1.-The first shark | sent the steel weapon
into made fearful commotion. and as il
shot off for parts unknown my right foot
got foul of the f1eetlng line, and for a sec
ond or two | thought that the sport would
prove dear to me.
Il managed, however, to get the linn b
free from the line, and then everything
looked lovely. At the end of 100 yards OF
rope | had two large empty powder kegs
tied, AMI it would have amused you tc see
those buoys bob up and down as the
monster of the deep shot past the school
OF man-eaters.'
Finally the kegs were seen to float on
the surface of the deep, and then we sur
missed that something was wrong. The
harpoon had torn its wav out of the shark.
and the sport came to sudden ending.
Five sharks were speared during the dav,
but they all escaped because OF a defect in
the spear.
Ion Friday and Saturday will try nv
luck again and as | will be provided with
good tackle expect to have grand sport.
1t beats salmon fishing hollow and any
lover of real good sport should not miss
the present opportunity of visiting Capt.
tola and enjoying the pastime of catching
sharks, which are now more plentiful than
salmon in Monterey Bay. Boats and men
can be hired for 81 so per day, and all that
is required in the way of tackle is about
200 yards of strong line, q first-class har-
poon, and empty powder kegs or floats of
any kind which are used for the purpose
of drowning the monsters of the deep"
The Norddeutscher Schuetzen Club of
this City will hold its annual prize-shoot-
inc and bowling contests at Shell Mound
Park on Sunday, March /. The thirty
prizes which will be offered for rifle-shoot-
ing will be distributed to the winners at
620 Bush street on the evening of March 3.