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THE MoNeoLIAN PHEASANT

If the sportsmen Of this county will
show disposition to prosecute any per-
son who during the next year and three
months shall shoot Monaghan pleas
ants in this and other counties, there will
be supply of these birds in the fields
that will assure plentiful supply of
this kind of game for years to come.
The action of the state board of fish
commissioners in releasing five brace of
these birds in the vicinity of Santa Mon
lea is considered start enough to make
certain the presence of a large number
Of them year hence. They are pro-
tected by law until March, 1899, and the
penalty for shooting them is fine of $50
for each bird. AS the bird is new here,
the following description Of them will
be of interest to sportsmen. 1t is from
an Oregon correspondent of Recreation:
This bird, introduced into Oregon
about twenty years ago from China by
Judge o. N. Denny, has multiplied until,
In the prairie sections Of western Ore
gon, 1t outnumbers any other game bird.
The reason Of the great increase prob
ably lies in the fact that it matches two
broods Of sixteen to twenty each season.
When the chicks are about three weeks
old the hen turns the family over to the
care of the cock, she laying again. The
cock is not Mormon in any sense of
the word. He selects one hen and, for
saking all others, cleaves unto her."
Hence, to breed these birds successfully
1t is essential that a cock be provided
for each hen.
The Mongolian pheasant is a prairie
bird a nd 10 Seldom found in ar q hor,t tho
timber. He likes the tall grass, ferns,
wheat stubbles and low bushes, such as
the wild rose and the buckbrush. After
the young birds reach full growth, they
do not congregate in large t1ocks as do
prairie chickens, but are found alone,
in pairs, or in small f1ocks of five or six.
They feed on grain, insects and green
vegetables, such as red clover, cabbage,
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Border Valentine beat Prince, 1o-6;
Reliance beat John Mitchell, 14-9; Don
L. beat The Rat, So; Kitty Scott beat
Corbett, 81; Antelope, go; Duke beat
Little Beauty, 80; Doncaster beat Black
Beauty, IA; Silk Jem beat Jack Demp-
sey, 80; Peachie beat B. B. & b., SC;
Santa Alicia beat Mollie, 12-4; Sans
Souci beat Sir Walter Scott, 81; Morn
ing Star ran a bye.
In the second ties Border Valentine
beat Reliance, 1913; Kitty Scott beat
Don L.. 80; Duke beat Antelope, 12-9;
Doncaster beat Silk Jem, "a; Santa
Alicia beat Peachie. SO; San Soucf beat
Morning Star, GA.
In the third ties Border Valentine beat
Kitty Scott, 16-14; Doncaster beat Duke,
12-6; Santa Alicia beat Sans Souci
80.
Fourth ties Border Valentine beat
Doncaster, 1912; Santa Alicia ran q
bye.
Final Border Valentine beat Santa
Alicia, winning first money, $50; Santa
Alicia, $50; Doncaster, $780, Sans Souci
$40; Duke, $40; Kitty Scott, $40; Morning
Star, Peachie, Silk Jem, Antelope, Dor
L., Reliance, 81 each.
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eide the question Of superiority between
them. Another race will probably be
arranged soon.
The use of toe-clips, even by lady
riders, is steadily increasing. They
make pedaling easier, and the foot pres
sure more uniform and more constant.
They keep the foot in place, prevent the
slipping of pedals at critical times and
save the rider many bad falls and per-
haps serious accidents. Riding with
toe clips is vastly easier than without,
and no rider who ever used toe-clips
continuously for week was afterward
content to ride without them.
The general council of the Cyclists
Touring club Of England has accepted
the proposition of the l.. A. w. looking
to an interchange of benefits. Contracts
are now being prepared which provide
that an l.. A. w. member may join the
C. T. C. (when about to tour abroad) and
receive his membership ticket, foreign
tour books, maps, hotel lists, etc., before
sailing. This arrangement will en-
able him not only to lay out the details
of his trip before reaching Europe, but
will insure to him the benefits of dis
count rates at hundreds Of hotels of the
continent and the British Isles.
+ + +
Thomas w. Eek says he will manage
one Of the largest racing teams in Amer
lea next year. He has practically COM
pleted arrangements with Lehr, German
champion, and Kaiser, champion Of
Switzerland, who are in New York, to
become members of a team in which
will be John S. Johnson Earl Kiser and
August Mertens. Eek says Kaiser and
Johnson will be his middle-distance men,
and that Lehr, Kiser and Mertens will
confine their efforts to short distance
match races. AS match races will be a
prominent feature in the national circuit
next year, Eek will create stir with his
aggregation of speed merchants.
Conrad P. Helms, who left New York
last September to ride to San Francisco
on a wager, and make the Golden Gate
In eighty days, failed in the attempt.
He made the trip of 1912 miles in eighty
eight days, after going through seven
transforms, five snowstorms, one biz
gard and three sandstorms. He rode
across the alkali plains when they were
covered with mud, and crossed snow
covered mountains. During the trip he
had no serious breakdown. He used
only one pair of tires and one wheel.
His mount was fitted with an American
made gear case. He fabricated his chain
only twice and repaired only three pune
lures. His total equipment weighed
nearly forty pounds. He still hopes to
make the trip from coast to coast in
eighty days, but will remain in Califor-
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ty-round bouts will be issued in that
state.
The attitude of the authorities OF
Greater New York with reference to
pugilism has not been announced. The
eastern managers of well-known fight
ers do not think there is much chance
for them there now. An application for
permission to conduct a pugilistic tour
nament of four days has been refused.
Ex-President Cleveland recently
bagged 121 ducks in three hours near
Georgetown, s. G.
The gross receipts of the Mccoy
Creedon contest were a, little more than
$780, 900.
New York baseball enthusiasts ara
betting 4 to that the Giants will win
the national league pennant this year.
The club is to be greatly strengthened.
Like the Suburban of 1898, the Brook
Iyn handicap will be worth $4,000, the
only difference being in the division Of
the money, $4,000 going to the winner,
| $1,000 to second and $500 to third, the
Suburban division being $1,000 $4,000 and
$1,000
Tommy Ryan will bring suit against
the ministers association of Buffalo for
his arrest 1t is intended to test the
Horton law in the New York supreme
| court.
In race between trained moose and
PAGER at Newark, Mont, the other day,
the moose won by a length. Both were
driven to sulky. The moses gait IL
really long, low, sweeping trot.
| L. G. Tewksbury, the New Yorker who
owns John r. Gentry and Robert j., ID
| driving the last named horse on the
road, and, contrary to general expecta.
lions, the one-time champion makes q
| clever roadster.
The receipts for the Thanksgiving day
game between Leland Stanford, jr., and
| California universities were over SIT, 900,
leaving net profit of $4,000 to be divid-
ed equally. This is the best record yet
made on the coast.
There are more than twenty new
bicycle tracks in construction now,
making ready for next seasons work.
These tracks are being built principally
in the east.
Kid Mccoy, having proved a success
full fighter, has taken the usual course
and is now an actor" He Is to receive
$1,000 for six nights and two matineea
from New York playhouse.
Trap shooting is making friends rap
idly among the colleges. Cornell has
accepted challenge from Pennsylvania,
and shoot will come off soon.
Colonel Bob Pate, who for years
was regarded as "the king of st. Louis
gamblers" is reported to have gone
broke at the City Of Mexico, where he
went few seasons ago to establish
horse racing in that country. He built
a race track near the City Of Mexico,
and this not being paying success he
erected another. This also failed, and
he is now reported to be in bad straits.
The Christmas edition of the Spirit Of
the Times Is in keeping with the uni
versally acknowledged excellence of that
journal 1t contains a complete resume
| of last years events on the American
turf and to lover of sports of almost
every kind it furnishes fund of infor-
| nation such as is seldom to be found
within the covers of any publication.
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there was another successful balloon as
cension by Prof Eearlston, who made
the longest flight he has ever yet essayed
landing with his parachute just outside
the outer fence on the west side of the
park. These ascensions will probably be
made regular feature every Sunday,
and negotiations are In progress for maxi
ing match between the horse Lottie
Collins and the Orient team on a bike
sextet in the near future Coursing COM
menced shortly after II o'clock and con-
tinued until p. M, when the finals were
run.
In the first ties the Butte-Penelope
race was declared off, as Butte failed to
show up, and Penelope was too sore to
run. Juanita beat Flora, SO; Punch
beat Tom, 6-1; italian Boy beat Yellow
Chief, 6-3; Lady Angelina beat Oscar,
20-5; Gray Duke beat The Times, "a;
Downey beat Rag Baby, 40, after tie,
TT; Bounce beat Sandow, 16-6; Down
ing beat Klondike, 1873, after tie, SIS;
Monte beat Dandy, 6-3; Romeo beat
Sport McAllister, 12-4; Juliet beat Harry,
|9-2; Wanda beat Tiger, IA: Lady Lii
liam beat Jack H., 9--5 "a bye); Trip beat
Rialto, 6-3; Sailor Girl beat Hetty Green.
12-5 "a bye).
In the second ties Juanita beat Punch,
lilo; Lady Angeline beat italian Boy,
81; Downey beat Gray Duke, 81;
Downing beat Bounce, 6-S; Romeo beat
Monte. 60; Juliet beat Wanda, 9--S:
Trip beat Lady Lillian, 14-2; Sailor Girl
beat Rag Baby, TO "a bye).
In the third ties Lady Angeline beat
Juanita. S--3; Downing beat Downey.
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Who said the new Los Angeles ball
club could not play the national game?
1t Is certain that either 1t can play most
excellent ball or that the San Diego
team. which was sent here for the pur-
pose of taking two games from the local
nine, does not know anything about the
sport. Look at the score which follows
and the reason for the foregoing will
be evident. Eighteen to nothing in ia
vor of Los Angeles! How long has it
been since there was such shut-out as
this on local grounds. and that, too,
with the teams composed of profession
ais, with only sprinkling of amateurs?
1t cannot be said that the game was
q good one. Games in which the score is
what it was at Fiesta park yesterday
are seldom good exhibitions Of the great
American sport. 1t is too much of
wa!k-over for that. 1t was not good
game in SO far as fine points and ex-
cellent plays were concerned. To be-
sure, there were a number of good plays,
but the game did not abound in them.
The San Diego team was simply out
classed, and the result could not have
been different. There was no fault to
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Suburban

for the national meet of the League Of
American wheelmen, and the honor Of
entertaining the wheelmen will go to In
dianapolis. Great preparations are
being made for the meet, which will be
one Of the most largely attended of any
Of the annual outings of the league.
= 4 =
There is a prospect that George D..
Gideon, former chairman Of the l.. A. w.
racing board, will become candidate
for the presidency Of the league at the
coming national assembly at st. Louis.
Elliott Of Boston will not be candidate.
President Potter claims to have ma
jority promised, and that he will be re-
elected on the first ballot.
The victory OF the Postal Telegraph
Cycle club over their Riverside oppo-
nents at Pasadena Saturday placed the
two teams again on an equal footing.
There Is q desire ON the part Of the Los
Angeles boys to run q serfes OF races
which win. eoS this season ekleast, ~
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IN THE PRIZE RING

For the next year or more there Is
every prospect of a ever-ending rag
chewing contest between Fitzsimmons
and Corbett. The information that
Mrs. Fitz. had consented to allow her
husband to re-enter the ring was really
good news to the puglistic world, but
with 1t came the certainty that he and
the man he defeated would spend their
whole time, sit up nights and regard no
Sundays, in their letter-writing to each
other. Corbett was once termed Gentle
man Jim," but he soon showed the pub
lie that he was anything but a gentle
man; and Fitz has repeatedly disclosed
attributes of character which would pre-
vent any persons successfully charging
him with being gentleman. Corbett' s
first action, upon learning that Mrs.
Bob had removed her embargo, was
to write an insulting letter to Fitz, and
the latter in return has been saying all
manner Of unkind things of the man he
so nearly killed. Some people have been
so unkind as to expires regret that the
nearly" could be used in this con-
nection.
Both men are on the road, and wher-
ever they go they will be interviewed
by enterprising reporters and will say
something that will be sent out to the
world. This will go until the weary
public will begin praying for relief. If
they intend to fight, they can get a
contest, either of them. Mccoy wants
to meet Fitz, and Maher desires to show
Corbett that he can whip him. 1t is
safe to predict, however, that there will
be no fight between any of the four
for months to come, if ever.
\ \
Bob Thompson, who has appeared in
several fights in this city, wants another
go with Kid Parker, and has sent him a
challenge for a finish fight for $500 a
side. Bob has secured a hacker who is
willing to put up that amount on his
chances Of winning. If the def is ac-
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REGISTRATION OF ATHLETES

The new regulation laws of the A. A.
U. are now in operation. They give to
the members of the committee all the
powers that were formerly vested in the
board of governors and subcommittee.
Each and every member of the commit
tee in his own district is supreme. He
has the right to sanction games, sched-
ule games for A. A. U. clubs, suspend
athletes, reinstate athletes, try ali cases
of infractions of the rules and to solicit
and receive applications for registra-
ton from athletes. According to a re-
cent decision of the committee, all ath-
letes who apply for registration now will
receive cards to March l, 1899. The cards
are now in possession of the chairman.
The registration cards this year will en-
title the athletes to admission to all
championship meetings of the A. A. u,
and all sectional association champion
ships. For instance, the registration
cards issued from now on will admit the
holder to the gymnastic championships,
boxing and wrestling championships
outdoor track and field championships,
billiard championships, basket ball and
handball championships, and other i'm
portant events. 1t will be necessary,
however, for the athletes to have the
new 1898 card to obtain these privileges
therefore 1t will be to the advantage of
the registered athletes who are now on
the books and desire to retain their num-
bers to apply for renewal at once. AID.
plications for renewals should be sent
to the member Of the committee in thu
districts where the athletes reside. TRACK
athletes. gymnasts, basket ball players
and all other athletes competing in anna.
teur events will be required to register
In order to properly register, loca
athletes should send their application.
to VIM. F. Humphrey, room ITS Crocke,
building, San Francisco.
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so severe that amputation was contem-
plated for a time by his physicians.
4 4
Jasper Ayers (2:11%), who appeared
on the local track at the last meeting,
has been sold to Mr.. Sultz, retired bust
ness man of Boston, at the Cleveland
Fasig sale. The animal will be used on
the road.
All hope Of resuming racing in New
Jersey for the next five years has been
abandoned. The Gutenberg track is to
be cut up into building lots.
4 + +
In 1898 there will be foaled more trot-
ting-bred colts and FLIES than have
been foaled in the past four years. This
may seem II strong assertion, but it is
true, nevertheless. For the past four
years there has been but very little
breeding, most stations standing the
whole year without service; but next
season every good brood mare and good
stallion will be brought into use. And
long before the colts of these unions can
be grown into maturity the cry will go
out: Why did we not begin breeding
more earnestly sooner The price of A.
year-olds next season will advance
nearly 30 per cent, is our prediction
Breeder and Sportsman.
+ 4 +
California has the opportunity for
giving the best race meeting next
year that has taken place for
years. She has within her bor-
ders some of the feetest harness horses
in the world, and If the associations
will offer proper inducements, nearly
all of them can be kept at home next
season.
There will be an immense number of
horses used in Alaska next year. The
large steamers which will leave here
will carry hundreds of our surplus
horses to that land whence they never
will return. This drain on the market
will cause rise in values, as the supply
will be limited
+ y +
Riley Grammar is now in England He
reached there in time to witness the
closing days sport of the English flat
racing season. Grammar is reported to
have been playing the stock market,
sugar chiefly, with fair success, thus
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etc. These birds are great favorites with

etc. These birds are great favorites with
sportsmen.
The pheasant gives out a stronger
scent than the blue grouse or prairie
chicken, and lies better to the dog. Dur
ing the open season, September list to
December LIST, an hours drive in any d.
rection from Eugene, Ore, will bring
one into the shooting grounds. The law
limits a shooter to twenty birds each
day, but this number is often killed in
few hours.
With suitable enclosures and reason
able amount Of patience these birds can
be successfully propagated anywhere, IL
the climate be not too severe. They can
not be tanned or domesticated. After
months of captivity they are as wild as
when first taken. They are game first,
last and all the time.
The flesh of the Monaghan pheasant
Is almost as white as that of the do
nestle chicken, and has a pronounced
''gamey" favor, much appreciated by all
lovers Of wild meat.
I M honrd a. nnh cnmmiesione have
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tind with the umpiring, for Manager
Morley and Trip did THAT work to the
satisfaction Of both S1les. Harvey held
visitors down to four hits. and Manger-
ina made eight put-outs. Early made
the only error for Los Angeles, and that
was not a bad one. On the other side
there were nine errors. The San Diego
club went home last night. All South
ern California is invited to produce a
club that can win from the present Los
Angeles club. The score follows:
LOS ANGELES
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the visitors and the score at the close Of
the game was 20 to in favor Of the
Spaldings. The second game was played
yesterday afternoon with picked nine
composed Of the men who were supposed
to be the best players in Azusa. The
spaldings defeated them with ease by a
score Of IS tod.
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GENERAL SPORTS

Marcus DAILY, who recently purchased
Hamburg, the great 2-year-old, paying
$4,000 for him, is said to have received
an offer for a $4,000 advance in that
price for the animal
Maryland has opened her gates to the
pugilists- Here m permits for TWEEN
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cepted, the fight will be pulled off in this

cepted, the fight will be pulled off in this
city.
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Young Critic, the Australian, and
Frank Mcconnell have been matched to
fight before the Vallejo Athletic club on
January II. According to an agreement
which the pugilists signed, they will box
fifteen rounds, and the winner will re-
ceive rs per cent of the receipts. AS Nc
Connell is pretty clever, the contest
should prove quite interesting.
\ \ \
Tom Sharkey is very uneasy. He
would like very much to have a second
meeting with Feter Maher, but the large
financial inducement offered by the Ma
tional club for a contest between
Sharkey and Jeffries may keep the sailor
pugilist at home for few weeks. A
fight between the local heavy weights
should attract an enormous gathering of
sport-lovers.
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received $50 pheasants UP to date. All
came to hand in good condition and are
fine specimens. They will be distributed
in favorable cover localities in counties
where game wardens are in vogue, SO
that they may be looked after until they
become settled, and careless sportsmen
or others will be prevented from molest-
ing them.
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