The herald., 1897-06-28

and D. B. Renear, American 100-yard
swimming champion, both members or
the Lurline Amateur Swimming club OF
San Francisco, have left for Chicago to
compete in the International swimming
championships to be held July 3D. They
go as representatives of the Lurline club
through the efforts of o. L. SWEET. swim
ming commissioner of the p. A. A. Brew
ers record for the quarter is 6:23 3-5 and
Renear's for the 100 yards is los 3-5.
The swimming championships of the
Amateur Athletic union will be publicly
contested under the auspices of the Chi
cago Athletic association on July 3, 1897,
at Lincoln park lagoon. The events to
be contested are:
One hundred yards, swimming, cham
pionship; 22O yards, swimming, cham
pionship; 44O yards, swimming, cham
pionship; one-half mile, swimming,
championship; one mile, swimming
championship; water polo, champion
ship; 100 yards, tub race, scratch; 10C
yards, swimming, handicap; 100 yards
clothes race, scratch; 220 yards, swim
ming race for German turner's; 1OC
yards, swimming race for members OF
schools, scratch; relay race.
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Commencing next Friday, at 10 a. M,
the tenth annual open lawn tennis
tournament for the championship of the
Pacific states in gentlemen's singles will
take place at the Hotel Rafael, San Ra-
fael. Play will continue on Saturday
and the championship match, between
the winner of the all-comer'e tourna-
ment and Sam Hardy, the present cham
pion, will take place on Monday after
noon, thus giving the former chance
to rest after his labors in the tourna-
ment.
A silver cup is offered by the associa-
tion for this match, the cup becoming
1.-THE property of the winner when won
three times, not necessarily in success
sion. The winner of the tournament will
be presented with handsome prize
valued at $100; the runner-up with a
second prize, valued at $50, and consoa-
ton prizes will also be given the Win
ners of the consolation doubles, to be
played on Sunday.
All matches will be best in three ad-
vantage sets, except finals and cham
pionship match, which will be best in
five. The entrance fee is 81 and the entry
closes July 1st at 5 p. m when the draw
ing will be held al the California club.
The tournament committee in charge
of the affair is George Whitney, chair
man; Sumner Hardy and George Brad
shaw. Walter Magee will act as referee.
Those who have either entered so far
or have expressed themselves as intend
ing to are: r. N. Whitney, George Whit
ney, Walter Magee, George de Long,
George Bradshaw, James A. Code, S. H.
Adams, Dr. C. B. Root, r. Bliven and
Fred Magee, all of the California club;
from the Oakland club, Sumner Hardy,
Thomas A. Driscoll P. Selby, E. Stone
and Mr.. Nicholson will contest. The
Alameda club will send Allen Bowen
and S. Holmes. From San Rafael j. j.
Crooks, Ward McAllister and Mr.. Dibble
will try their skill. These, with Walter
Dillingham; and H. Wilder of Honolulu,
Mr.. Krugg of Napa and j. Warner Phil
lips of Reno, the tournament ought to
be one of the most representative held
in years.
The Chronicle says those who seem to
stand the best show of winning are Dris
coll, Sumner Hardy and the Whitney
brothers. The latter have been playing
fine tennis of late and should, finish near
the top. Driscoll, with the New England
and southern states championships to
his credit, looms up very formidably,
while Sumner Hardy can always be de-
pended on. Between these four the all
comers' prize seems toss up. Walter
Magee and George de Long are consid-
cred likely candidates. Their lack of
practice until quite lately lessons their
chances, but as tennis cracks long out of
practice often get into form with sur
prising quickness. both loom up as dark
horses of promise.
Crittenden Robinson, the California
pigeon shot, is now shooting in England.
He made notable showing upon the
occasion of his first appearance a Hur-
lingham two weeks ago. Six events were
shot, and in all but two Robinson either
took or divided first money. In the main
event of the day he was unfortunate
enough to lose his first bird.
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The fate of the Pacific Athletic asso-
citation and the California Athletic as
sociation as the newly formed body is
termed, depends greatly on meeting
to be held at the Olympic club on the
evening of July 7th, says the Chronicle.
Howard Taylor of the Olympic club and
other organizers of the opposition as
sociation feel satisfied that representa-
tives from athletic clubs all over the
coast will be in attendance, and that so
strong an organization will be formed
that the clubs now belonging to the
Pacific Athletic association will be
forced to join the new body.
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Sam Rice, who recently returned from
a visit to his mine in Trinity county,
reports, through the Ukiah Press, that
the deer are suffering from an epidemic
and that countless carcasses of the an
imals may be found throughout the
mountains in the country visited The
disease is said by Mr.. Rice to be similar
to bolts, and is generally fatal in its
results.
THE WHEEL
The third blue ribbon meet of the
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