The herald., 1897-05-03

this place, the winners to be determined
| by the best average in five races.
AS less than half the members were
prepared to enter their homers. there
were only eight lofts represented in the
first trial. Each mans pigeons were
liberated separately at intervals of a
few minutes apart and although the
weather was threatening, good time was
made.
Mr.. .O'Neilrs ten pigeons made the best
time, as they were inside their loft
twenty minutes from the time the cover
Of the liberating basket was raised
Four cash prizes are offered for the
best speed in each fly. These were won
by birds belonging to J. D. O'Neill, O.
F. Zahn. S. V. Childs and T. Fish, in the
order named.
Last year a series of ten races was
flown from the same place. Those who
witnessed the first race on July 4th
probably have vague idea q what
real pigeon racing is. That race was
a decided failure. owing to poor stock
of birds, improper training and that
the good and poor birds were liberated
together. In those races the pigeons
were timed from the start to the instant
they were first seen at home. Some of
the better birds got down to fine work
and covered the distance in the phe-
nomenal time Of seventeen minutes.
This record was duplicated last Satur-
day By Mr.. Youngs birds, but as it
took his twelve minutes TO enter the
cote, they We're only credited with rec
ord of twenty-rine minutes.
| In all club races the pigeons will be
counter marked and stamped on wing
with numbers known only to the lib
orator. 1t is only when these numbers
are reported to the race committee and
the time of arrival verified by disinter-
| ested timers that the record is consid-
cred official by the organization.
| The club will hold its regular notify
| meeting next Friday night, when further
arrangements will be made for the race
IN the day following.
Members Of the Acme club of Oakland 4
| are preparing for the organization of q
new coast amateur athletic federation,
says the San Francisco Chronicles cor
respondent. The leaders are in CORE
| spondence with other clubs that have
seeded from the Pacific Athletic asso-
ciaGon of the Amateur Athletic union
and 1t is probable that meeting Of del
egates for the purpose of effecting the
general organization will shortly be
| held. The Olympi: club has already
named committee to act for the club
and the Acmes will act in concert with
that committee. The officers of the
Acme club are for confining the new
union to clubs of kindred nature which
go in for moe gymnasium work than
field or aquatic sport
| 1--WE will move for the formation o!
the new union just as soon as possible,
said President John ]. Allen, "but plans
will not be fully decided until we have
conferred with representatives of tn;
Olympic club. Personally, I am in IA
vor of limiting the unio1tto clubs similar
to our own. In the past all of the sports
| have been included in the organization
| and their men have been given u voic,
in the affairs Of the union. Now some Of
them have in fact very little in commo;
with us. Compare boxing and boatire
and tell me in what respect they arr
alike. I would be in favor of includins
the bicycle men, but am for the exclu
sion of number of the sports. The diff
ficulty has been that men who did no
| know our. needs have had voice in tn,
control Of our actions. / am for an al.