The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
Sacramento sporting News.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 18.-The cloud OF
gloom and sadness which has hung over many
members OF the Sacramento Athletic Club
since the defeat of their champion by Theo-
dore Van Buskirk and the disappearance of
many q hard-earned she&el is gradually pass
ing, but there are many will be sore for time
i'm memorial.
two rounds, when Van Buskirk "found it was
as hard to find him. as the Irishman's flea,
has simply impressed many with the idea that
had Johnson only continued the same tactics
he would eventually have won out and they
are sore, $50 sore," but the majority are satis-
fed that it was simple impossibility for
Johnson to stop or avoid the big ones mad
rushes. 1t is said that endeavor will be
made 10 arrange match between Van Bus
kirk and Stenzler who is again anxious to
meet the former during the coming month.
Coursing still continues to boom here and
the park is al unqualified success in every
particular. There was tWenty-slx dog puppy
Stake last Sunday, in which S. A. Cummings
Little Delight captured first prize. J. Stouts
Lord Lonsdale took second prize, Nethercotts
Captain Memo third and Hairs Electricity
fourth. Next Sunday there will be an open
all l-aged stake, in which there Will be at least
forty-four entries. II. II. Devine, who is act
ing as judge, is rendering decisions which are
claimed by all to be fair and impartial, giving
universal satisfaction. s. A. Cummings is
slipper. On Sunday next there will also be a
match race for 500 side, best three out OF
five courses between ]. Mangan's puppy Prin-
cess Ailene (Gare-Lady II. Glendyne) and j.
Stout's puppy Kitty Lonsdale (Gile-Lily of the
WesD, and lots of outside money Will change
hands On New Years day the park will close
to allow the Sacramento men 10 attend the big
meet at IngleSide
There is not much enthusiasm among the
duck hunters of late, there being more work
than sport IN getting bag, as the late storm
has driven the ducks into the open water, and
they are consequently hard to approach, Out
in the great Yolo basin there are millions of
the birds. That old veteran, William Gerber,
went to Teal Lake Sunday and killed twelv e
mallardS, but then Billy is always next to him
self in the field and marsn. Smith and
Brown got eighty-three birds, thirty-seven
being mallards. This is the largest bag made
in two weeks. and the rest of the sports
trying 10 find ont where the killing was done.
The most provoking OF all things which has
happened IN years TO disturb the serenity OF
mind of the local sportsmen is the appearance
of the Jack snipe i'll the marshes lying within
the city limi is, and the sportsmen do not care
TO shoot them as the police are vigilant and
shooting within the city limits is expensive.
The birds are here in hundreds and within
block of the streetca- lines. sportsman who
was up with the early bird made a sneak on
the authorities yesterday morning and bagged
twenty-five before the police got on to him; he
escaped capture but will not try it again.
Preparations are on the taps for the open
ing of the trap season and several Christmas
shoots will be held in the adjoining vicln1tles,
notably at the Union House Club grounds.
The Capital City Wheelmen are making
pre- para tions for their first run of the season
which will be to Stockton and return starting
from this city at midnight on the last day OF
the year. Last New Year day Hubert made
the round trip twice without stopping, dls-
tance of two hundred miles in all. He may
attempt the same feat again. Consul Frank
Dwyer has been in the city during the past
week on league matters. RUTHERFORD.