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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
YACHTING
AND ROWING.

Tomorrow afternoon there will be a
yacht race of the small boats of the Pa
cifc Yacht Club off the clubhouse. Five
boats will contest.
a business meeting of the San Francisco
Yachting Club will be held tomorrow
evening at the clubhouse.
The yacht Queen is for sale, as Frank
Bartlett, one of the owners of the boat, is
thinking about going to the Klondike.
The directors OF the Ariel Rowing Club
have sent invitations to the other clubs
inviting them to participate in Thanks
giving day festivities. There will be sew
eral i'm rromptu events. The principal
attraction will be a skin race for noyices
which will be for a medal. There will be
two heats-H. A. Pless and J. r. Book
man and n. J. Prendergast and Charles
elected TWEEN ty-two candidates to mem ber-
ship. The boats of the club are in the -e-
pair-shop, but all repairs on them will be
com pleted before Thanksgiving.
J. r. Bockman and other members of
the AIieIs have filed articles of incorpor-
alton for a new enterprise-a floating
boathouse. IT will be on the plan of an
ark, only much larger. 1t will contain
apartments Tor boats and quarters for the
accomm odation of its mem bers. 1t will
take several thousand dollars 10 build the
affair, and when done it will be the first
floating boathouse ever built on this
coast. 1t will be run as an annex to the
Ariel Club.
The South Ends are still working on
their handball court.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
BASKETBALL
Is ROLLING ON.

The mysterious basket-b ball team of Oak
land called the Incognitos came across
the bay last Thursday evening to have q
friendly match with the Rushers of this
city.
In the first half the Frisco people seemed
to enjoy tina game immensely, as Fred
Shaw scored five points for the Rushers
on wonders of throws, while the Incog-
nitos could show but two POINTS on their
credit side. But things changed. Lausten
and Boek of the Oakland team got hold OF
the ball in some of the liveliest rallies
ever witnessed in basket ball and dropped
1t five times in succession into their
basket, which brought the total of the
Oakland team up 10 II to IL of the Rush
ers. The victory belonged to the Incog-
nitos The players were as follows:
lncoqnitos-O. Hunter, II. Lausten, E.
G. Brown, Frank Boek and S. Phelan.
Rusner,-Fred l.. Shaw, H. Guittard, G.
Johnson, w. Mitchell and ID. Hanrahan.
The officers of the game were: r. Hor
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quarters near the Cliff House, and his
friends hope to see him retrieve his lare
loss b. giving Zeigler good whipping.
George says he never felt better in his
life, and that his training is principally
cycling and bag-punching. Foster, his
trainer, does not hesitate to say that
Green will whip Zeigler easily this time.
"You see. George knows Zeigler's style
of fighting now," said Foster. land he
will take advan tage of openings he failed
to detect when they last fought"
There are, however, large mum Der OF
local sports who opine that Zeigler should
have had a decision over Green, but on ac-
count OF Green being Californian they
contend that the referee favored him.
1t would not surprise many OF the spec
tators TO see knockout on Wednesday
evening. Zeigler is training at San Rafael
and from latest accounts he is getting
along very nicely in that balmy climate.
Owen is fond of hunting and daily he
returns from tramp over the hills with
quail and squirrel.
Purcell will have warm time getting
away from Scaldy Bill Quinn. The latter
is close up TO WaIcott as a star performer
and if he is in anything like good form he
should certainly surprise the erratic Pur-
cell.
Joe Choynski is expected to arrive this
evening from Chicago. Joe is matched to
fight Jeffries on the evening of the 18th,
but as the contest is very close to the
Zeigler and Green bout, the National Club
will ask for postponement Billy De-
laney, the manager of Jeffries, is strongly
opposed to any further postponements,
and there may be some difficulty in secur-
ing the Oaklander's consent to q change
of dates. However, Delaney, Graney,
Choynski and the club managers will set
tie that question on Joe's arrival.
Sammy Kelly of New York was matched
yesterday 10 fight Solly Smith twenty
rounds before the Knickerbocker Club OF
this city. The contest will take place
some time in Decem ber. The pugilists
will do battle at 11S pounds. Kelly is
rushing fighter and his manager, Al
Smith, the bookmaker, says that the New
Yorker will give Smith a hot argument
for the long end of the purse.
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Ned Greenway
Entertains Friends.

Ned Greenway entertained a mum Der of
his friends on Wednesday evening. The
party met at the Baldwin Theater, where
they enjoyed "Lost, Strayed or Stolen"
and were afterward driven to the Bohe-
mian Club. where an elaborate supper
await ed them.
The Red Room was prettilv decorated
for the occasion with smilax and yellow
and red chrysanthemums, potted plants
and cut flowers. During the evening
Huber's Orchestra rendered several pleas
ing selections.
The names cards we're designed and exc
cuted by Solly Walters and represented
different types OF girlhood.
Following is a list Of the guests: Mr..
and Mrs. E. J. NJ. McCuthems, Miss
Thomas, Miss Helen Thomas, Miss Ethel
Smith, Miss Helen Smith, Miss Hoffman,
Miss Alice Hoffman. Miss Davidson. Miss
T. Morgan, Miss Mclean, Miss Moore,
SIS Frances Moore and Miss Alice Hager,
Hon. James D. Phelan, Walter S. Martin
G. L. Rathbone c. a. Wilsey, Mr.. Will
liams. Mr.. McCalad ]. A Dibblee. Henry
Dbblee, E. H. Sheldon, Alan Bowie, S. II.
Bordman. H. NJ. Stetson and Lawrence
Van W1nkle
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ED HEAD AND
THE NIGHT OWL.

School Director Head is passionately
fond of angling, and whenever an oppor-
tunity offers he hies him self to the coun-
try, or, at least, to that part of it where
trout streams abound.
Recently MIR. Head accepted an invita-
tion for days outing from Messrs.
Morehouse and Jones, the proprietors of
"Black Bass Castle" which is a comfort
able dwelling on the banks of Russian
River, and situated within q stones throw
of Russian River station.
The Russian River is now popular
resort for anglers after the small-m outhed
black bass, and Mr.. Head Ionged for an
opportunity to wet line and be "in the
SWIM
1t appears that the School, Director had
neglected to inform the conductor of the
north-bound train that he desired to get
off at Russian River station, and he slept
peacefully until the train was nearing
Duncan's Mills.
Let me off! let me off r. yelled Head
as he jun ped from his seat and graspeo
his rods and basket.
The train slowed UP and Mr.. Head
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BAGGING "CANS'
NEAR TUBBS ISLAND

Duck shooting on the Alviso and Sono-
ma marshes should be good from now un-
Ill the heavy rains.
As evidence that the canvasbacks are
arriving in large mum mbers Karney and
Bruins of the Empire Club returned from
Sears Point last Saturday with splendid
bag of birds. Other sportsmen, who were
probably not so quick with the gun as
the two crack trap-shooters, also had some
canvasback, mixed in with teal, widgeon
and sprig-
The Williams brothers shot over decoys
in the large slough which runs south of
Tubbs Island and managed to kill a re-
spectacle bag of ''cans."
The wild celery which grows on Tubbs
Island attracts the canvas backs, and as
the island is under preserve rule sports
men who have the privilege of shooting
invariably bag large numbers of the royal
ia BILE birds.
Messrs. Johnson and Lemmer OF the
Blackjack Club had good sport last Sun
day on the Antioch preserve. Johnson,
while doing in his blind" heard
peculiar cultural sound, and looking in
the direction whence it came he saw
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| alighted and started back for Russian
River station, bearing his fishing para
| phernalIa and small locomotive head
light bound to him by one Of the train
hands.
"Oh, but what tramp that was" said
Mr.. Head, when relating his fearful ex-
perlence Of q night in the Jungle.
II heard all kinds OF noises, and my
poor little dog 'Scratcher,' having been
scared by panther, | guess. or some
other wild animal, that was out for blood,
ran between my legs and howled for dear
life.
II had to take him under one arm
while under the other was my headlight.
My pistol L held between my teeth, you
know, so that in case of sudden attack
could drop the dog and shoot quickly.
well, l thought | would never get to
the end of that two country miles of
tTamplng, but | finally reached the cas-
tie and what a hearty welcome l received
from my friends.
Now, am not afraid of lions, or grizzly
bears, not in the least bit, but don't you
know there was an old owl somewhere up
In the trees that scared me almost to death.
Il have heard ghost yarns in my life,
Dut not until that owl commenced talking
owl-llke to me did l ever realize what a
ghost in the dark must be.
ut was the first owl l have ever heard
chanting, and at the time / could not
make out what that you, you, you,'
meant.
II had good fishing next day, but not
on your life would l take another such
tramp as the one l experienced in the owl
country"
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
LIVELY TIMES
ON THE DIAMOND.

Great interest prevails in baseball
circles. This afternoon Baltimore and
AlI-America will arrive in town, and
tomorrow afternoon these great National
League players will cross bats at Recrea-
tion Park, Eighth and Har rison streets.
The event of the week was the with
drawal of the Fresno team from the vel
low journal tournament at Central Park
The refusal of this great club to play at
Central Park any longer practically kills
the tournament. The games at Central
Park lately have been poorly patronized
and it is doubtful if any OF the clubs will
play at the grounds much longer The
public is now apprised of the fact that the
games, under the guise of charity, have
been conducted for greed.
There will be some fine bail playing in
the interior tomorrow. Reliance will
play Stockton at Stockton, the Olympic
Gilt Edges at Sacramento and there will
be game at Fresno. A big party of
Oakianders Will go up to Stockton this
evening. The excursionists will number
several hundred.
This afternoon teams from the freight
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THOUSANDS FOR
WINNING DOGS
Greyhounds to Compete tor :
Gold and Glory on
the Plains.
The Most Notable Coursing
Event Ever Run in
America.
Hundreds of Hounds in Training
for the Great Meeting at
Merced

The interest of all leashmen-local,
coastwise and beyond the mountains-is
now centered solidly in the approaching
meeting on the plains at Merced.
For this years event the Interstate
Coursing Club has hung up cash prizes
aggregating close to $500. No such in
ducements were ever before held out on
any coursing sward in America, nor, In
consequence, was there ever such an entry.
The nominations number 10 less than
eighty three, of which San Francisco has
taken forty-three. The others came from
the surrounding counties, from the Mid
die West and from New York. More-
over, the nominations taken in San Fran
cisco do not signify San Francisco dogs
by any means. During the past two
months there have come to the city scores
of dogs from England. from Ireland and
from the East. Several of them, notably
two famous English hounds, will be in the
running at Ing gleside to-day but many of
them will remain under cover until the
meeting opens, Novembe 9.
As TO what performers will be named
by the Eastern nominators of course little
is known, but all sorts of rumorg are
afoat. Denver, st. Louis and Brooklyn,
N. Y, are credited with fliers that can
outrun their own shadows, and prior TO
the declaration and draw, which will
take place at Pythian Hall this even
ing, they will probably gain added speed.
Again it is not by any means an open
secret as 10 what local and coast flyer
will go to the sliDs. Every man holding
a single nomination is training at least
three candidates, and the larger kennels
have many more. The "iucky dog" to
pull through TO the end will likewise pull
down the California cup, the laurels and
about $500 in coin of the realm.
The meeting is under the sole manage
ment and control of the Interstate Cours-'
ing Club. and the club has publicly am
nounced that it will be the most notable
and brilliant event ever run in America.
Special trains will be run on both rail-
roads and hotel accommo odations at Mer-
ced have been arranged for by the club
sufficient TO accom- modate the added
crowds that will this year be present.
The running opens November 8, and
owing to the big entry this year will con-
tinue through four days.
The racing at Ingleside to-day and to-
morrow gives promise of being first class
as the hares are strong and the turf in
splendid condition for racing. The draw
ing appeared in yesterdays CALL. The
Interstate Club will hold its annual ban.
quet this evening.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
SOUFFLE, TRIPLE OAKS WINNER,

newcomers from the other side of the
Rockies have arrived here with tales of
turfmen standing in lines in front of the
ticket offices in the different Cities scram-
bling for tickets to the Golden West.
But it is long way out here, and the
fare looks very large as the time ap-
proaches 10 leave. New. Orleans appears
much Closer, and, as in past seasons, no
doubt many have chanced yellow jack, I"
and will race at New Orleans. we'll
known bookmaker remarked the other
evening, "About all the horses are here
that are COMING" If This is a fact Cali
fornia owners will have an inning. But,
excepting one or two stables, the Cali
fornia horses are a sickly, sorry, diIapi-
dated-looking lot.
j. W. Murphy, owner of Buck Massie,
Souffie and George Rose. says he is much
pleased with California ard the people
here. Mr.. Murphy is considered a very
shrewd turfman, and no doubt will make
the season protita BILE one.
There will be a whole lot of people
hunting their holes when Souffle strikes
that paddock said the young man who
has charge of the big daughter of Rayon
dor, who lacks but a quarter OF an inch
OF being seventeen hands high. 1t seems
the mare has no love for strange people
or strange horses and will even take shy
at water bucket if the occasion offers
In the stall, though, she is as playful as a
kitten and the picture of innocence-with
her groom.
An Eastern newspaper scribe saws
Father Bill'' Daily has another coming
jockey on his staff. His name is
OConnor. He can ride at 68 pounds and
still longer than Isaac Murphy could.
At Brooklyn he got upon jumper and
went over the full steeplechase course,
nearly causing Mike Dwyer and some of
the other officials TO experience an attack
OF heart failure. In body they warned
Father BilP' to have the lad cease that
sort of recklessness.
Bookmaker Barney Schneider says little
Johnny Woods is the quietest boy ne ever
had anything to do with. In the East he
was dubbed by some of the newspaper
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folks THE Icicle." 1t is the usual Gus
tom or Jockeys in their dressing-room tC
cut up all sorts of pranks and make all the
mucous noise possible without the use o1
orleans and dynamite.
WOODS would take all this sort of sport
IN, but, sitting off TO one side, wonld never
say word. On one es pecially uproarious
session a little red-headed Jockey hollered
OUT, There's Johnny Woods raisin' Cain
again."
AT the coming sale of the Sprecgels
string there will be some very spirited bid
dlng Tor the great distance mare Marcel
81 the recent State Fair meeting she
showed more speed than ever before in
previous races out this way, and it looks
as though the long-distance races to be
run were within her grasp
The Daily Racing News, which makes
It's appearance every evening, is edited by
Horace Eg be II Or local newspaper fame.
IL Is bright and spicy little journal and
first published the official form chart. 1t
has caught on.
After costing Mike Dwyer thousand. of
dollars the big plunger has finally con-
cluded 10 put Ben Eder over the "sticks."
When Mike backed him the horse lost,
and when he let him run loose be romped
in.
Jockey Tommy Butler is trying for rein
statement. He has been in the EN- ploy-
ment of ]. NagIee Burk for the past eight
months, and as his offense was not seri-
Gus one it looks as though he should be
given another chance
Starter Caldwell is in favor of the recall
nag, the public want it ana so do the
bookmakers. If the Ingleside manage
ment persist IN refusing to accede to the
general demand the track near the ocean
will soon be suffering from a lack of pat
tronage. 1t is not always the starters
FAULT, but when heavily played horses are
left at the post or nearly so, even the
careless bettor will eventually grow tired
and transfer his affections to some other
game.
c. Roland, one of the owners of Lena.
secured the mare for mere song. At the
end of last racing season Frank Farrar
found himself inde ebted to Roland. who
was then cooking, to the amount of $65
DE gave the cook Lena for the amount
owed and wished him success in his
new undertaking. Lena went to Montana,
feasted on a diet OF smelter smoke and
won five straight races. Farrar is now
why he didn't pay that bill
with cash. F. E. MULHoLLAND.
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flock of fifty "cans" swim ming toward his

deooy.
He opened fire Immediately on the
feathered invaders and not bird moved
during the cannonade. Twenty shots
were fired and Johnson poled his double
ender into the pond and com menced TO
pick up the dead and wounded. He man
aged to get eight fine "cans'-the others
| either took safety in fight or dove out of
sight OF the hunter.
Johnson in relating his experience said
he would have kept on shooting, but not
! seeing any of the birds take to wing, he
thought he had Svengalied the entire
| flock. He was fined by Secretary Mark
land for having used such exceedingly
| poor judgment.
Dave Thorn stopped the erratic fight Of
about half dozen English snipe last Sun
day near Sulsun. General Cooper reports
| having had tolerably fair shoot in the
same locality, considering that the birds
were wild and comparatively scarce.
Quail shooting should be now in its
prime. Sufficient rain has fallen to drive
the birds from the heavy underbrush to
the hillsides, where the cover IS thin.
Last Sunday the quail-shooters who
visited Point Reyes enjoyed good sport,
Notwithstanding that q cold north wind
made the birds seek the heavy under
brush.
Charles Sprecht had a splendid shoot,
and bagged forty birds. f. Vernon and
Dentist Payne bagged twenty-five ducks
and eighteen quail on Saturday and Sun
day. Rudolph grassed fifty quail in two
days. "The only" Dolliver bagged twen-
ty-three birds. W. Kittle reports. having
had good sport on the Country Clubs pre-
serve. DR.. Vowinckle bagged thirty
birds on the preserve. Sam Hughes shot
over the English setter Silverplate and
bagged fifty birds. o. Braunsdorf shot
over Dicky Boy, and returned to Point
Reyes with thirty-tive black birds on Sun
day evening. Jack Kerrigan and a COM
panion did fairly well near Tocaloma.
Qnail-shooting should be first-class To-day
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matches against the visiting team from
England are just commencing. The new
Australian team includes only three OF
the players who visited this city last year,
though it is said TO be a crackerjack. 1t
is made up as follows: Walter Giffen,
Lyons, Darling, Jones, Clement Hill
Reedman, Jarvis, Green, Evans. McKen.
zie, and a man to replace George Giffen,
who has retired at the last moment.
Posthwai:e and Falcon of the San Jose
team have left for South Africa. In face
of the recent death of W. S. Mayo, this
retirement mas reduced the strength OF the
Garden City team very materially.
UMPIRE.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
VOLLEY-BALL
WELL PLAYED,

Greater interest has never been taken in
Voliey-bail and basketball than there is
manifested in these gamas at the present
time. DR.. Dietz of the Y. M. c. A. GYM
naslum has been obliged to put up special
rules for the use of the floor on Ellis and
Mason streets. Two close games of yollev-
ball were played last Tuesday evening be-
tween picked team from the Central
Association and team from the German
Branch. Both games were won bv the
Germans, with scores of 80 to 25 and 43
to 81. ~
The teams were composed of the follow
ing players: Central-L. c. Chanono,
Dave Grant, c. Johnson and W. Lamont
German-Henry Toryes, J. F. Noyitzkv'
Frank Schafer and r. Horner.
The officers were: ]. w. Key, referee :.
W. BirchaIl. lineman; John Gornan'
scorer.
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The games to be played at the Occi.
dental hand ball court on Sunday are:
Press Club "smolser" Last Night.

The San Francisco Press Club held an in.
formal smoker" at the clubrooms Thursday
night the occasion being the regular quarterly
meeting OF the club. After the business was
disposed of there was an en- Joy BILE programme
in which memb bers took part, the most notab BILE
numbers being rendered by Rhys Thomas. s.
Homer Henley, Willard j., Batchelder and
sam tucker. Wallace A. Sabin, the brilliant
accompanist, presided at the piano. The usual
Joyful scenes We're continued until late hour
Arrangements for the annual entertainment
OF the club. 10 take place in about four weeks.
are nearly complete. and the programme OF
the Christmas jinks is already under consid-
Grafton.
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HANDBALL
IN THE COURTS.

The San Francisco handball cour
patrons will witness tomorrow hand bal
games among the following players:
d. Rodgers and p Ryan VS.. G. Mcdonald and
Foley and J. Kirby; X. Murphy and j. Collins
VS.. j. White and E. Toy; E. Curley and j. Nc
guinness VS.. j. Lawless and d. Connolly; p
steiner anG l.. Corraine VS.. C. McKinnon and
M. Mcdonald; L. Waterman and j. R. Book.
man vs. j: Murrane and N. Berger; J. c.
Nealon and I. F. Bonnet VS.. J. Riordon and A.
Hampton.
The games to be played at the Occi.
dental handball court on Sunday are:
w. Hassell and A. McInerney VS.. w. Collins
and b Clements; j. Shaw and J. Mccarthy VS..
A.. Mcvicken and W. Collins; J. OLearv and
H. Motiitt VS.. NJ Mullany and P Bonett: r.
SULLIVAN and K. Shields VS.. w. Griffin and J.
Murphy; j. Slattery and P. Kelly VS.. J. O'Don-
neli ana I. hutchinson; A. Pennoyer and w.
Moiloy vs.. w. Kelly and G. Hutchinson; NJ.
hlIgaii on and j. Pendergast VS.. J. Condor and
N: Dillon; A. Pennoyer and J. Condor vs. Nj.
kilgallon and w. Kelly
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THE RACING A
BIT OFF COLOR
A Very Ordinary Lot Of
Horses Contesting for
Purses.
Tom Ryan and Other Expected
Ones Will Go to New
Orleans.
Tommy Butler Would Like to Ride
Again-Lena Was Bargain for
Her Present Owner.

From the speckled look of the cards
offered the public the past week at Ingle.
side it begins to look as though we were
not going to experience as prosperous a
season of sport as every body predicted.
In fact, perusal of the entries on each
day would convey the impression that the
end of season was approaching instead
of the commencement of a muchly her.
aided meeting. As in former seasons,
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James j. Groom Resume Rus;n
In Judge siacks department of the Superior
Court yesterday the insolvency proceedings
of James ]. Groom were dismissed on tn
tlon OF his creditors and he Will go right aIong
with his business eH' "4one
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
THE CRICKET
SEASON CLOSE s

Last Sunday, at Loomis, the last cricket
match of the season in California was
played, the competing teams being Ne
vada County and the ''A'' team of Placer
County. 1t resulted in an easy victory for
the home team, as shown in the following
score:
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POLYTECHNIC
FIELD DAY.

The Polytechnic High School will holc
its third inter-class field day at the OIym.
pic Club grounds to-day. Ai
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
ZEIGLER AND
GREEN AGAIN
This Time They Will Fight
Twenty Rounds at
Woodward's.
The Welter- W eights Scheduled
to Meet Wednesday
Evening.
"scaldy" Bill Quinn and Frank
Purcell to Box Ten
Rounds.

The next fight of Importance will be
held under the auspices of the National
Club next Wednesday evening.
George Green and Owen ZeigIer will
meet in twenty-round contest, and
''Scaldy BilP' Quinn and Frank Purcell
are booked to smash each other for ten
rounds.
Green is training hard at Haggerty's