The herald., 1897-04-12

years carnival oil sports anu every eA'
fort is being made to prevent the over
crowding of space The track ant
grounds will be thoroughly roped ano
a large detail of special police will be or
x hand to maintain order and to keep al
but actual contestants from the interior
of the track, and so avoid any obstruc-
tion to the general view.
Another feature to be appreciated by
all Will be the changing of the finch OF
the races from the east to the west side
of the track and thus place Immediately
under the eyes of the grand stands and
queens box the spirited finishes which
have heretofore always been at the
fartherest point from the seated specta-
tors.
A larger and comfortable royal box
is being erected for the queen and her
court.
Beside the regular program the recep-
tion of the queen and the spectacular
parade are we'll worthy OF the patronage
they will surely receive. The whole at
fair this year will be run on the lines of
LARGE circus as there will he saveral
performances proceeding at one and the
same time, adding greatly to the enthu-
siasm and success of the carnival.
The University of Southern California
base ball team claims the school base
ball championship of Southern Califor-
MIA and stands ready to defend the title
against the team of any educational in
stitution in Southern California under
the following conditions:
The manager of any team accepting
this challenge shall present certificates
from the secretary of the faculty of his
institution certifying that each player
on the team is regular student at that
school and has been such for at least
two months next preceding the date of
this challenge. sAll communications
should be addressed to L. w. Umsted,
manager U. S. C. B. B. team, box 2S5,
University P. o.. Cal.
Yesterday was day taken out of the
"long ago. in bicycles the day on which
the old-fashioned ordinary" run 70
Santa Monica took place. The start was
made at o'clock from the Los Angeles
Athletic club and the course was OUT
Main to Adams street and thence TO the
used, no two being of the same style or
make.
The starters were Pete Able on an
Eagle machine guaranteed to be ter
years old and not to weigh more than 150
pounds; Tracy Quick Hall on an Expert
Columbia which has been ridden in a
race by its owner in the wonderful time
of fifteen minutes Fay Stephenson, the
n n mir a " h eel
on which he first gained name and fame,
and L. p. Bradley on a Star, which may
have seen better days.
A great deal of fun was had out of T.
G. Hall at the start, who, when seated
in the saddle of his old racing wheel, felt
the old speed return and al once set the
pace at the terrific speed of mile III
nine minutes, thereby endangering the
lives Of several horses and pedestrians,
who did not know what antics the ma
chine might be up to, especially when the
little wheel flew up and deposited its
rider in the street.
Fay Stephenson said that he could not
shake off the old feeling for coming in
at The tail end of the bunch. and conse-
uuently made the ride practically alone
The following fines were collected: For
a dismount 10 cents header, 25 cents,
walking up a hill, so cents; scorchng
10 cents; last man in, 20 cents; first man
in. 25 cents and all others between .,
cents The fines We're later on spent ir
LIQUID Refreshments and court plaster
About twenty men on safeties accompa-
nied the ordinary riders and had a great
deal of fun out of the race, the only re-
gret being that not more of the G. o. O.
turned out.
The sporting editor of The Herald ha;
received a very graphic description oi
q couple of prize fights, supposedly be
tween boys, as the account says the
events were witnessed by "a crowd o.
boys and young men aged between Il
and 81" The mills are said to have tax.
en- place Saturday morning in a base
ment on East Adams street The a.
count is very creditably written up il
the vernacular of the prize ring ant
while the spelling at times is rather un-
certain none of the technical terms D
pugilism are omitted, and the fights ar,
described in detail. The Herald does no
approve of juvenile prize fighting ol
any other sort. for that matter, but whei
10-year-old children pay nickel to Sc,
a couple Of their playmates batter eacs
other for purse of so cents, and wher
"side bets are made running from on
cent up to a quarter" it looks as thoug,
the limit had been reached. The young
sters who took part should be soundl.
spanked, even to the destruction of tn
sole of the parental slipper. AS for tn
"men" who aided and abetted the dis
graceful exhibition, there is no punish
ment to fit the crime, so far as known.
The coursing match of the Highlan'
Park Kennel club, which took place yes
terday afternoon on their grounds nca
Garvanza, resulted as follows:
First ties-A. Daltons Juliette, I; 4
G. Hutchinson's Italian Boy, .; Lor,
Shefiields Speedwell, /; Fl. Preston
Daisy Belle, .; a. G. Hutchn's Italian
Boy, l. Lord Sheffield's Fleeter, 2: i.
Dalton's Juliette, l; Tim Hartnett's Lit
tie Pearl, 2; Henry Prestons Daisy Belle
1; Timothy Hartnett's Diamond. .; Lor,
shefield's Speedwell, l; Arthur Haleg
Hornpipe, 2; E. J. OShea's j. L. Sulii
van, /; P. Cross Sport, 2; ]. Kennedy
Green Meadow Daisy, /; Tom zeglar'