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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

cap, one-miIe scratch, fve-mile scratch
paced and one mile novice. These races
are sanctioned by the G. A. c. c., and en-
tries should be sent to II. C. B. Gill, Fres-
no, before Monday, the 28th.inst.
E. F. Russ, the swift Olympic amateur,
has retired from the track for the time
being and will take holiday for a while.
He will race again in August and Septem-
ber.
The following are the entries and hand
dicaps for the five road race of the
Imperial Cycling Club to be held over
the Haywards course to- morrow morning
at 1920:
I. R. Lind, w Mack and E. A. Bozio,
scratch; J. E. Wallace, John S. kgan, 80 sec
onds; L. ]. Hescoek, E. C. Barley, Joseph
Catanich, As seconds; E. L. Cordy, A. Brogi
R. F. Hamann, w. Smith, 1 minute; F. w.
LaBaliis ter, H. Knell, h. Behrman Jr., P. L.
Dezert, minute IS seconds: F. Cain. George
Ross, c. Schenek, I. Roderick, 1 minnie 80
seconds: E. w. Snider, J. S. Gang, F. C. Behr-
man, minute 45 seconds; J. Burns, J. Wins
low, 3 minutes.
The racing committee of the Imperials
consisting of E. F. Flynn, J. S. Gang and
E. A. Bozio, prepared the handicaps and
also arranged the prize list, which is a
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and announced that he was willing to
su limit the case on the showing made by
the State. Thislso shortened the time al
lowed for formulating the charge that the
court was compelled to wait until the
stenographer and typewriter could com.
plete the work.
Another serious result was to preclude
ex-Judge Robert Ferral from delivering
the speech for the defense, to the prepare.
ton of which he had devoted months
time. He made no secret of his disap-
pointment and openly condoled with his
friends, who, on account of Judge MUIR
phys ruse, were deprived of the oppor.
tunity of hearing his argument.
The killing of Little Pete took place in
a barber-shop on Washington street, near
Waverly place. on the 23d of last January.
The defendant was arrested on a charge
of murder. at the trial three witnesses
positively identified Chun Woon Sing as
the man who did the shooting. On the
other hand, seven Cinnamon swore to an
alibi for the defendant.
After the charge of Judge Cook the jury
retired for deliberation.
At a late hour the Jury had failed to
agree and was ordered locked up for the
night.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
THE PUGILlSTS.
Schemers Are Arranging for An
other VerIscope Entertainment
at Carson City.

Schemers Are Arranging for An
other VerIscope Entertainment
at Carson City.
John L. Sullivan is really anxious to
fight Fitzsimmons, not for "blood," but
for the kinetoscope or veriscope profits.
Sullivan is we'll aware that he is dead
bird so far as prize-fig ghting is concerned,
but he has nevertheless a bright idea
which may net him a snug sum in the
sweet by-and-by.
There are thousands of people who will
pay 25 cents TO take a peep at big John in
his wild attempts at boring holes in the
atmosphere when striving TO land right
and left swings at the champions head.
FiizSimmons has an interest in the pres
ent scope, but he has 10 particular objec-
tion to adding 10 his exchequer, es-
pecially when the game is easy.
Sullivan has started in to take off adj
pose tissue at Billy Muldoon's ranch, but
the retired wrestler will not put poor old
John through very severe test, as there
may be danger in too much hard work,
now that Sullivan has passed the me-
ridian. Doubtless the cOntest-H it ever
takes piace-will be decided at Carson.
The color of the scheme that is being
concocted by Eastern sports is easily dis
cernable. Sullivan and FtZsimmons and
Skarkey and Maher will about form tho
com blnatlon. Iho former pair VIII spar
six friendly rounds, and the Irishmen will
do battle" to a finish.
1t is certain that the fistic tournament
will not end successfully-that is from
financial point of view-as there will not
be sufficient interest taken in the matches
by the sporting men of this City 10 guar
antee the presence at the ringside of 100
people from this vicinity.
Who would care to see Fifzsimmons do
ing a cakewalk with big John, and who
would care to see Sharkey III rough and
tumble engagement with Peter Maher?
The lovers of ring sports have been
educated up to high standard of scien-
tific pugilism, and il is very safe to say
that the patrons of the game in this City
will not squander time or money in trip
to Carson TO see hippodrome between
hippodromers.
The Olympic Club has wisely concluded
to give professional pugilism 1.-THE shake"
and in the future the club will amuse and
interest its mem bers at home. Several
good amateur boxing contests will be held
in the club gymnasium in July and men,
bers only will be afforded an opportunity
OF seeing them.
The California Club will give q profess
sional entertainment a. Woodward's Gar
dens on the evening OF July 2.
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WALTER c. SANGER the Vanquishe of Hackenberger Who
May Soon Come to the Coast.

good one. The race should be productive
of fast time if the course is a all good.
AT regular meeting last Wednesday
evening the Alpha (ladies) Cycling Club
elected the following officers: Miss Marie
Mccarthy, president; Mrs. Addie Wynne,
vice president; Miss May F. Madison, sec
retary; Miss Monte Mcguire, treasurer;
Miss Dorothy Pendergast. captain; Miss
Elizabeth Tilden, first lieutenant; Miss
Johanne Bertram, second lieutenant; Miss
Minnie Rousseau, sergeant-at-arms.
The entrants for the Barker Cyling
Clubs five-mile road race tomorrow
morning and their handicaps are: D.
Abrams, l. Steinhart. minutes; Nj. Spiro
Jr., 2:45; ]. Kochman, A. Karski. w. J.,
Lee, j. Bamberger, H. Tolchard, minutes
80 seconds; NJ. Spiro Sr., 10 seconds; Gus
Sachs, scratch. The race will start from
San Leandro at 10 O'Clock snarp
Judge Frank II. Dunno, Percy V. Long
and Isador Harris returned yesterday from
a three week vacation trip through the
northern counties. SPALDING.
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THE YACHTSMAN.
The Eolus and FaWn Will Race To-
Day for the Perpetual ChaI-
lAn0a Cun

Day for the Perpetual ChaI-
lenge Cup.
The unfinished race between tho yachts
Eolus and Fawn for the perpetual chal-
lenge cup will be over the same course
this afternoon.
The committee, profting by last Satur-
days race have set q limit of four hours
in which the race must be sailed.
At the 6rst leg out TO Blossom Rock it
will be q ebb tide race. and by the time
the boats round the rock there will prob
ably be food tide.
Jack Short will not sail on the EoIus
during the race owing to the death of his
grandfather. but his place will be filled by
Eddy Lathrop, the popular secretary of
the Corinthians and the commander Of
the Pride.
The Corinthians will leave tonight for
Marin Islands. 1t was the intention of
the club to have q race there for boats
under twenty feet, but owing to the heavy
winds which prevail at this time, it has
been postponed until later in the season.
The CALIFORNIA; will hold their annual
trophy. A large number OF boats have
entered, and great race is looked for.
at meeting OF the Pacific Inter-Club
acht Association last month il was de-
clded to hold the second annual cruise at
Vallejo, on Sunday, July l. The pro-
grsmme arranged for the day is as fol-
lows:
upon assembling at Vallejo, as above,
the captains will, Immediately after
colors, at A. NJ, report for orders on
board the commanding officers yacht
which will be distinguished by the asso-
cations peunant flown at the main truck.
The success of the cruise last season iusti-
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
RIGHTS OF SUNNYSIDE
A Commodious Schoolhouse
Considered an Absolute
Necessity.
" The Call" Given Vote of Thanks
for It's Advocacy of I'm
provementS.

The Sunnyside Improvement Club held
rousing meeting Wednesday night on
Circular avenue.
President Eugene Dasse stated that the
time had arrived when the property own
ers in the Sunnyside should demand in
respectful language their share of the ap-
propriations in improving the City on that
side of the Mission.
What was most wanted, he said, was
school-house large enough for 200 chill
dren.
The question of opening a street from
west of the House of Correction, came up.
To obtain this the following petition was
presented for signatures:
To the Honorable the Supervisors, etc.-GENTLE.
MEN: The undersigned members of the Sunny
side district. Lake View and Ingleside i'm
provement clubs do most respectfully petition
your honorable body 10 set aside for the pur-
pose of q street fifty feet of the westerly end
of the House of Correction tract said line run
ming from its northerly end TO Ocean avenue
The opening OF said street would be of last
ing benefit to said district and would give an
outlet to the residents of Sunnyside district,
which they are without at present.
That the entire cost to the City would be
slight, and that in proportion to the cost the
advantages OF such a road or street would be
great
hoping you Will grant bnlS request at your
earliest consideration, we remain, respect
fully yours.
In connection with this road ex.Mayor
Sutro was requested to permit the cutting
of Sunnyside avenue through his land.
This, however, he declined to do on the
ground that the property was for sale,
with purchaser in sight who o objected
Should the Supervisors grant the land
asked for, r. Moore, secretary of the Sun
nyside Land Company, has promised to
deed four lots of % feet for the benefit of
the proposed roadway.
The club also wants a roadway from
Spreckels avenue to Ocean avenue as an
opening in westerly direction. 1t also
wants a tunnel cut under the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company's line from
Berkshire and Bosworth streets to the
Mission road.
On motion of Charles Miller vote of
thanks was rendered to THE CALL for its
attention and fair representation of the
wants OF not only the people of Sunny
side but those OF every section of the Citv.
This motion. was carried by rising vote.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
CRICKET CHIRPS.
Portland Players VIII Follow the
Example of the Local
NI,thS

Clubs.
The Redding cricketers had match on
the diamond jubilee day, the opposing
teams being the Keswick and Redding
clubs The former is composed of the
staff of the Mountain Copper Company at
Keswick and was under the leadership of
Captain Bridge. The latter was captaiDed
by W. w. Graham. Lewis T. Wright,
general manager of the company, and r.
N. Truman, manager of the catering de-
partment, directed the entertainment of
the guests. The game was called at 10
O'Clock and was concluded at 4 o'clock
Tne score stood 48 to S4 in favor OF the
KeswicK team. Following are the names
of the players:
Redding team-W. Hill, o, o; E. Wyndam, O,
81; ]. Hutchinson, l, IL A. NJ Hutchinson
l, o; w. K. Guthrie, L, D; H. Miles, 1, o; w.
Wyndham, o, o; A A. Seed, o, o; J. w. Hare
l, o; NJ. Patterson, o, O; j. c. Hopper, o, o; E
Keswick team-C. e' w. Remeke, %; t. Neil
sen, 8; J. Tones, 8; R. n. Truman, 4; G.
Bridge, 8; Captain Bridge, 81; W. B. Roun-
tree, 1; McDermitt, l; II. P. Mudd, o; l..
Bridge, o; w. Fitzmaurice, o.
The Portland players are going to follow
the example of our own clubs and form
an association. The matter is being ar
ranged Dy Lawrence, Scott, Cawston and
Baxter.
A married VS.. single match, to be
played July IL at Golden Gate, is being
arranged by Bachelor ]. ]. r. Peel and
Benedict George Hellman.
The cup match scheduled for tomorrow
is Alameda vs. Bohemia at Golden Gate.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
LITTLE PETE's KILLING,
The Jury Failing to Agree Is Locked
Up for the Night

The Jury Failing to Agree Is Locked
Up for the Night.
The last Legislature enacted q statute
which caused considerable delay in SUBJ
mitting Judge Carroll Cooks charge to
the jury in the case of Chun Woon Sing.
indicted for the murder of Little Pete. .
Under the old law trial Judge had the
privilege OF delivering his charge orally.
but now the entire document must be in
writing before it is given to the jurors.
Judge Cook would have been fully nre-
pared to proceed if ex-Judge D. ]. Murphy
representing the defendant, had not
sprung big surprise by declining to
make an argument. After Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Hosmer's speech on behalf
of the prosecution Judge Murphy arose
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

could not stir 1t for fully half an hour.
FINALLY Mr.. Cox, who is probably better
known as "Doc," came to the assistance
of his friend.
What have YOU got there, anyhow"
asked Doc" of Mac.
Don't know-don't know what it is"
excitedly answered the tired angler, "but
We must land 1t; don't matter If it is the
proverbiaI sea serpent"
The fish was landed finally after one
hours hard work, and it proved to be an
0O-pound stingaree. The anglers were
not very anxious to handle the beauty
OF the deep until they had emDtied six
chambers of a revolver into its head.
When Mr.. Stingaree was dead beyond
doubt, the DOC" held post -mo ortem and
decided that the fish should have attended
to its own affairs and not have meddled
with anglers lures. Six young stingarees
were taken from the fish, and the string.
which measured three inches in length,
will be presented to John Butler on his
return from the mountains.
The DOC" was not to be outdone by
his companion. An hour after the cap
ture of the stingaree, he hooked and
landed a four-foot leopard-sha which
gave him, as he stated, enough "reeling
up to satisfy his curiosity for the sport
for weeks to come.
THE sPECKLED BEAUTY.
IN DfOOkieL QeepS1
For the fly,
Now the trout before he leaps
Skins his eye.
For he fancies in his speckels,
Ali equivalent to freckelS
That he knocks the ur ban sheckles
High and dry,
On the hyperboiic curve
see him Jump,
Like the milkman full Of nerve
At the pump
And the ang,ers madly splitting
Wild profanity befitting
The occasion while he's sitting
On the stump.
Now, this youthsome, toothsome fish,
Spick and span,
as the dainty of the dish
Leads the van.
And he makes the poet dutter
When his tail begins TO sputter
In the bacon or the butter
OF the pan.
Oh, the trout's bigger fish
Than the whale.
There Is music in the swish
OF his tail
Meath his light the perch and catfish
And he thin fish and The fat fish
And the fishball and the fat fish
All must pale.
For the 'speckIed beauty" hip,
Hip, hooray-
For he makes our fancies skip
In the play.
From our pissine visions never
Can the trout his giory sever
He's the fish OF fish forever
Ana day
r Z. M UNRITTRIcK in Western Field and Stream.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
Handball.

The following games will be played to-
morrow in the San Francisco handball
court:
7. Dowd and J. Brown VS.. J. Kearney and T.
Sullivan; NJ. Berger and l.. Waterman VS.. j.
Murrane and l.. HinZ; w. Fay and NJ. Hynes
VS.. ]. Dolan and H. Cohn; J. Lawless and j.
Collins VS.. E. Toy and R. Murphy; G. Hutch
inson and z. Kelly VS.. J. Slattery and d. Con-
nelly; J. C. Nealon and r. Linehan VS.. T. F.
Bonnet and P. Donnelly.
At the Occidental handbail court to-
morrow KiIgallon and HeaIy will provide
the following programme ofevents:
NJ 7. Coghlan will play W. J. Heaiy for
case of champagne; Judge NJ. J. Cooney Judge
Hunt, T. j. Weleh and Frank T. Shea will play
M, J. Kilgallon, J. C. Nealon, T. F. Bonnet and
P. 7. Donnelly for case of champagne; Will
liam HasselI ana Ben Clements viii play Will
liam Collins and H. Hassell; J. Shaw and Tom
Kenny will play Al Collins and DR.. Bowling;
]. J. Moran and P. Gibbons viii play D. Moran
and II. Craig.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

THE San Francisco and North Pacific Rail-
way will run a special excursion 10 Ukiah
next Sunday, June 27, for which the charge
will be only 81 for the round trip. Boat leaves
Tiburon ferry st $40 O'Clock A. NJ Four
hours time will be allowed in Ukiah, thus
ahording an opportunity 10 visit Vichy Springs
ana the San francisco and North Pacific Rail-
way Hatchery. where there are about hall a
million young trout in the troughs and 25O.-
600 trout eggs in various stages of develop
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
ROD AND REEL.

Anglers Have Gay Old Sport With
Stingarees and Leopard
Sharks.
The Fly-casting Club will meet this fore
noon and tomorrow forenoon at Stow
Lake. in Golden Gate Park, for practice
casting.
On Tuesday evening business meeting
of the club will be held at the Fish Com
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
A Railroad for China.

A private dispatch was received in this City
yesterday stating that party of American
capitalists had been granted a concession by
the Chinese Government to build railroad
miles. The road will run through a thickly
Sc tiled country
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

ties hope that the one of this year will
be an event long remembered by yachts
men,"
New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
SING SING.

The annual union excursion OF the SUNDAY 'so"Oo, ~
., trinity and ST. Paul's Episcopal churche' VIII
toIa Mace tomorrow on the steamboat Ma''ea"an
20 Glen Island. A., D..
A., the Presbyterian Church this evening 'he rev
NcWilliams will deliver lecture on Social
ism" 80, Att, o,e,,ro
An avonee,,stl, service viii be held this evening"
a., .be ;Iiyhland Avenue Methodist f1pscoPai
rhrrch bcrinning with service or sohE.
.r%o ,1lnji OF the B-iar Clin CoI1SreSi. 10,
c.ci f,odav and next Sunday VIII be ted Dy 'he
Rev II. S. Foster . .ho r-,ro~.b League
rhe fresh air department. OF the EpwGJrtn oronyds
w. ,he reception os children during ihe C" "eS
Iri 81 seyen children from New YORK City mas mas
baen entertained and new re lays OF cniluruh W. W.
oeei i'ed everv week throughout the season ne
S,idren are unde- the care while here OF the local
society Of the League souro,orv ~ Warden
Daniel J. Hickey. private secretaTy a yocation at
C9rhihs; s;crrreeation OF St Paurs Episcopal Church
VII s,tend services to-day in the armory OF a1 sl9
Wn,nt Pleasant Academy, the church nelrg ToSbu
;aT repairs The Rev. Mr. Punne't, OF DoooS
peSnty Excise Cormissioner y Clement; o.
rar,naairIa was IN this village on frlday ,speo, a.,
ing the Workings OF the Raines LIQUOR lax & "a" W
IL, v,cinity IL understood that the oeputE eN
rAs.sd himself as greatly dissatisfied WIN wa e ne
eaw believing that the Ian is being vioia'eo HA-
arant,y in many places
New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
HELD on A CHARGE or FORGERY.

DUFF ADMITS THAT HE HAS HAD TOO MANY
CONVIyIAI. FRIENDS.
Drink and too man. friends were the cause OF the
appearance Of William G. DUFF in the Centre Street
Court yesterday morning. charged with forgery.
Dur lives with his wife and children at New Ro-
chelle and is thirty-one years old. lie was ar
rested on Friday night on a warrant. by Detectives
Cuff and Farley OF the Disrict-Attorneys office
The complainant IS Ormond G.. Smith. OF the firm
Of Street e. Smith, publishers at No 23s Williamst
Duff Is Smiths cousin and has beer employed by
the firm for fourteen years In different capacities.
At the time OF his arrest he was the bookkeeper
and cashier for tho Nrm. Mr.. Smith charges that
Duff on March took a check drawn to the firm
by II. F. Jones on the Chemical National Bank for
so97 81 stamped II with the firms stamp and cashed
It, keeping the money and making no entry OF y
on his books Mr.. Smith told Magistrate Deuel.
that Duff had been drinking AT ruinous rate Tor
the last six months. and he thought that his ar
rest was the only way to bring him TO his senses
He said that an examination OF Dufs accounts
showed a defnlcaton OF about $500.
When the detectives placed Dun under arrest he
broke down and said Yes. am guilty: but
want to pay It all back have had too many con-
vIyiai friends It's all because OF drink
While waiting for his case to be called yssterday
morning Duff tearfully pleaded with Mr.. Smith to
dron the case for the sake OF his family. but Mr..
smith refused 10 do so. When arraigncd Dun
pleaded not guilty to the charge, and was held In
$500 bail for trial. In default Of bail he was
locked
New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
TOMBS PORTICO MAY NOT BE SAVED
NO ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE
TO PRESERVE THE ENTRANCE

NO ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD or ESTIMATE
TO PRESERVE THE ENTRANCE
Many persons watch with interest tho work OF
demolishing the old Tombs in Ccntre-st. AS pocK
after block Of the granite Is lifted by derrick ana
lowered upon a waiting truck. the building. which
was regarded IA the finest example OF Egyptian
architecture in this country. looks more and more
like an ancient ruin The facade In Centre-st Is
disappearing gradually. but the central portco,
with It's ponderous carved pillars. still remains
There Is said TO be still expectation by the
contractor that the city may decide to move the
portco to Blackwevs Island. and set 1t up al the
entrance to the penitentiary, but It Is probable
that in a few more weeks all the granite Will be
carted away to the stoneyard and sold for build
Ing blocks.
Although the Board Of Aldermen adopted reso-
luton which the Mayor signed calling for APP
preparation to preserve the Tombs portco, no con-
tract for the purchase OF the material from the
contractor be made without the approval or
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment and the
Board has taken no action in that direction II
the movement to preserve the Egyptian front or
the Tcmbs for the benefit OF future generations OF
New Workers had been begun earlier the transfer
been arranged for before the contract for the re-
moval OF the old building was signed and the con-
tractor became the owner OF the granite. Now IL
would cost about $4,000 to hur back the materials
rom the contractor and have them moved ard set
up Blackwells Island.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
A PICNIC BOAT IN A COLLISION.

TRINITY SUNDAY SCHOOL PEOPLE FRIGHTENED
But LITTLE DAMAGE is DONE.
The steamer Mohawk, having lashed 10 her port
side the barge Nelson on which were many women
and children Of the Trinity parish Sunday-school
hound for an excursion and picnic 10 Island Wild
one OF the Glen Islands. In the Sound. had got
,,st above the Bridge yesterday morning at 10
oc,ock when the Merritt-Chapman Wrecking
Comnany's tug !. j. Merritt backed out from the
proollvn shore and struck the Mohawk on the
starboard bow She scraped along the Mohawk.
tearing away her rail and stanchions and blocking
ber naddIe-wheel with the wreckagc.
When the boats had cleared each other the Mo-
bauk was found TO be unmanageable. and she
whis,ied for assistance. The tug Annie Boyer re-
snonded and kept the Mohawk from drifting down
stream while the debris Of the rail and paddle box
was cleared away The excursion steamer then
Che had on board the Rev. DR.. Steele. vicar Of
Trinity pe rish and the Rev. A. W Griffin one Of
,ha c,,rates and the excursion was In charge OF
WI,liam Gibson Of Trinity parish. There was
some M mic among the women and children at the
time of the collision. and many OF those on the
steamer tried 10 jump across 10 the barge They
yyerc soon nuieted, however. On the trip back TO
his CITY in the evening Miss Whetlow, Of No ~
Nmnroe st was IN a state OF collapse from the
heat and had 70 be taken 10 her home In car