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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
RUNN|NC-HORSE
PEOPLE GETTING
THINGS READY
New San Bruno Race
Track Under Way.
STAKE BOOK SOON TO BE OUT
sAUsALITo PooLRooM PRoPRIE-
TORS AT OUTS.
Johnny Humphrey Withdraws-Han-
dicapper Brooks in Town-santa
Rosa Betting Privilege
Open to Bidders.
STAKE BOOK SOON TO BE OUT
sAUsALITo PooLRooM PRoPRIE-
TORS AT OUTS.

Work on the track of the new Western
Turf Association at San Bruno is pro-
crossing and its stake book, 1t is said
is in the printers hands. The California
Jockey Club will not issue its list OF
stakes to be competed for at the next
meeting for a month at least. Both rae
ing organizations will probably, diminish
instead of increase the number of stakes
heretofore offered for 2-year-olds, ana
possibly some of those for horses of the
all-aged division. From a spectacular
standpoint the 2-year-old stake events
last season, with a possible exception or
two, were lamentably poor AFFAIRS A
thousand dollar handicap hung up every
Saturday would prove a much stronger
drawing card and please the horsemen
better.
Dissensions have sprung up among, the
poolroom men of Sausalito, as result OF
which Johnny Humphrey, the well-known
local layer of odds, is no longer member
of the combine. Some weeks ago the
rooms were winners to the extent OF over
$40 ,000 and as business is now tribe
dull no doubt John was quite willing TO
j. w. Brooks. Handicapped and clerk of
the scales for the California Jockey Club,
who has been spending the greater por-
tion of his vacation in his Tennessee
home, is again in California. Mr.. Brooks
arrived on Tuesday and is ready 10 again
Jack" Atkin of the firm of Atkin &
Lottridge, arrived from 81. Louis early
during the present week. Jack was block
man for Joe Rose at the fair grounds
meeting. The latter penciler Is now book
ing at Saratoga.
From recent accounts Dick Clawson S
days of usefulness in the saddle are num-
bered. He has grown until he is now
nearly as tall. as Henry Shields, and has
taken most affectionately to plunging on
the races.
Owing to dissatisfaction the directors of
the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breed
ers' Association have again opened the
bids for the coming meeting to be held at
Santa Rosa. One bid of $500 for the
booking privilege was received, but as an
other guarantee of $4,000 was made for the
auction and paris mutuel betting, with
out books, 1t was concluded to give the
bookmakers a chance to raise the ante.
Pete Mitchell, who formerly trained
Rienzi Rose Clark and other weii-known
performers, now has charge of the stock
farm of Senator r. Porter Ashe at Glen
Ellen. Storm King and Governor Shee-
han, owned by Nathan Landsberg, the
Chicago turfman are being summered at
this establishment
The 2:03A, 204A, 2:04 made by Search
light at Columbus on Wednesday is not
the limit of this great PAGER If Myron
McHenry is a good prOgnosticator. Dur
ing the June meeting al Denver. where
Searchlight stepped a mile in 2:05, Great
ing a new track record, McHenry said:
Hell beat 2:02 before the season is over"
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
THE SHAMROCK
STARTS ON HER
OCEAN VOYAGE
Challenger En- Route
to America.
GIVEN A HEARTY SEND-OFF
DEAFENING DIN IN THE GLAS-
COW YARDS.
English Yacht Is Compelled to Put
Back to Fairlie for Slight
Repairs, but Finally
Gets Away.
GIVEN A HEARTY SEND-0FF
DEAFENING DIN IN THE GLAs-
COW YARDS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

GLASGOW, Aug. 3.-The cup challenger
Shamrock sailed from Fairlie this morn
ing. accompanied by Sir Thomas Upton
steam yacht Erin, Gaily decorated with
flags. AS the two yachts proceeded down
the river, whose banks were thronged
with SPECTATORS, they were greeted with
enthusiastic cheers intermingled with the
singing Of Rule Britannia" The craft
in the vicinity of Fairlie displayed flags
IN honor Of the departing challenger. Inc
sound Of the whistles and sirens was
deafening.
FAIRLIE. Aug. 3.-The Shamrock, after
proceeding a short distance, had a slight
mfshap to her bowsprit and had to re-
turn here The Shamrock, escorted by
the Erin, again started for America this
evening at o'clock A private signal TO
start came from Sir Thomas Upton, who
was on board the Erin. The Shamrock
was lying in eleven fathoms Of water
nearly opposite the house in which MT.
Fife Jr., the designer of the Shamrock,
was born. A stiff breeze was blowing OF
AYRSHIRE Captain Archie Hogarth, skip
per No /, took the tiller, and Captain
Robert Wringe, skipper No. 2, looked
after things forward. The Shamrock
swung twice around the Erin, amid
hearty cheers from the people assembled
in Fairlie roads. The crew on the train
ing ship lying near sang out Justify
Bring back that cup
When the Shamrock had circled twice
around the Erin, Captain Hogarth dipped
the blue ensign as the yachts stood off
down Butte Sound, under trysail, foTesall,
jb headed tOpsail and mizzen.
Sir Thomas Upton, having hidden the
challenger farewell, Immediately started
for London 1t is expected the Shamrock
viii clear the Null of Kintyre tonight
and that the Erin will carry her off
AS already cabled, the Shamrock will
take & southerly course. Captain Ho- o.
garth expects to reach New York within
twenty eight days, as he does not intend
TO push the YACHT to any any o61 extent She is
1t was noted as a good omen that the
last racing yacht which sailed for
America from Fairlie, was the .rl unoeaten
Minerva skippered by Charlie Barr,
now skipper Of the Columbia.
The ShamroCk's racing spars will be
taken to New York by the Anchor line
steamer City of Rome. Captain HO-
garth, just before he started, said he
considered the Shamrock to be perfect
ia cling machine.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
MERCHANTS WANT
A BRANCH MUSEUM
MANY ADVANTAGES TO WEST
ERN BUSINESS MEN.
W. P. Wilson of the Philadelphia
Institution Offers Great Induce
ments to San Francisco.

The proposition of the Merchants Asso-
citation to establish in this city a branch
of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum
is attracting not little attention on the
part of the exporters, merchants and
manufacturers. The advantages of hav-
ing such a bureau of information becomes
more apparent every day. As a fact the
movement was started nearly a year ago,
when c. A. Green, assistant chief of the
bureau of information of the National
Museum was in this city. He went to the
Orient, where he obtained over three tons
of the principal products of China, Japan
and the Philippine Islands, which he sent
to the headquarters in the East. Besides
the exhibits he collected all the data and
information that went with the goods.
Upon his return he talked the matter
over with ]. A. Filcher, manager of the
State Board of Trade with a view Of
learning the wishes of the people as to
establishing a branch here. He also in
terviewed c. A. Denicke, who was very
enthusiastic in his support of the propo-
sition AS Mr.. Green was not authorized
TO act, nothing was done at the time. 1t
was not long after that when the Me.
chanics' Institute went to the head OF
a movement to obtain from the United
States Government an appropriation OF
city of the raw and manufactured prod
ucts Of the world and the compiling OF
such information concerning the same as
would be of service TO the commerce OF
the coast This fell through on account
of the matter being brought up in Con-
gress so close to the close of that body 3
session.
The project was of such Importance that
it was not doomed to. die, and recently,
when several of the members of the asso-
citation were in Philadelphia, they dis
cussed it again with w. p. Wilson, the
manager of the museum. The latter is in
favor of having separate institution
here arguing that a branch of the Ma
tional Museum will be of special benefit to
the West. In the first place, much of the
surplus goods of the parent exhibit could
be sent to this city, but more important
still is the furnishing of the information,
data, prices, changes, supply, etc, of all
kinds of goods and commodities of this
and foreign countries. All this would be
furnished in duplicate to the museum
here. Mr.. Wilson states that while the
Philadelphia museum is able to attend
to all of the business of the world, it
would be greatly benefited by having a
branch in San Francisco.
The reason is that this being the ex-
trene western part of the commercial
centers of the Union branch here would
be in closer touch with the commercial
interests of the Orient and Central and
South America than the Quaker City. AS
a fact, the name philadelphia CONNER
cial Museum is often misleading. The
body is a national and not a local insti-
tuition. and its interests lie in every part
of the United States. As soon as the
Merchants Association gets the tax levy
and election off its hands it will take up
the matter of establishing the branch
museum here.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
WILL COURSE AT INGLEsIDE.
Ninety-six Dogs Are Entered for the
Opening of the Park-Koolawn
Ruled OFF,

The draw for the open stake at Ingle-
side Park for tomorrow and Sunday was
held at Pythian Castle last night. The
stake attracted ninety-six entries. The
prizes are: To the winner $110, second
SIS, third $50. three at $50, six a $40, twelve
at $12 80 and twenty-four at IS, a total of
$780, The draw resulted as follows:
Ninety six-dog open stake-o. Abercrombie's s
Rock Island King vs. D. Ford's Hayseed; Muir
tain Ranger; A. vandenburgs Airshfp VS.. T.
Harrington's LORD. Marmion H. E, Aliens
chisf CHIEFS c6nne GmeTfsf Bros Lowe
Thompson's Patria; A. Ohmeyer's Fair Rosa
lind vs. r j. Cronins Rose of Tralee Murphy
& Toland's Pleasant Girl VS.. T. Gibson's Grip
Thompson's st. Oran; J. Jones Gallivant VS.
T. Cooneys Black Hawk; w. Creamer's Re-
port VS. G. H Lahusen's Fireban; ]. Ivane's
Marietta VS. w. C. Glasson Borders Valen-
tine; T Mannix's Waterwitch J. Mooney s
Silent Treasure; S. Hanson's Long Shot Coniey
Cow VS., ]. Perry Black Chie5; A. Ohmeyer,s 5
Risht Bower adi vs. M Glynns s Richmond Maid
Irna; f. McConnb's olein VS.. Lord Herbst's
Revolver; H A, Deekelman's Fly Away VS..
& Trants Leonora vs.. NJ. B. Cavanaugh's Hard
Morning No a5i glory Vs. J. Mccorrnick white LILY;
logg's Lady Gilmore; T. Kelly's Wildwood VS..
n Lynch's Lexington; H. Lynch's Loterer
& Reiys Star of Cuba VS.. W. II. Jones'
Rustan; E. Wilson's Magnesia VS.. T. ]. Nc
Hugh's Moss Rose; A. Ohmeyer's Fleetfoot
NJ. b. Cavanaugh's Ski; ]. Perry's Commodore
Nash VS.. H. Weber's Montana; e. ]. Sculys
Ajax VS.. D. Ford's Juanita H. A Deckel-
mans Pet Kirby VS.. Handy & Smiths Mona;
Curtis & Sons Commodore VS.. ]. Mccormick s
Woodbine; Russell Allen e Wilson's Belle
Clair VS.. ]. Deans Brilliantine A. Masseys
Hadiwist VS.. L. Dempsey Correct j. Kee-
mans Fear Not VS.. George Ehmans Fireman;
j. Keenan's Royal Buck VS.. w H. Jones'
Prince Jerome; Con Grams John Dean VS.. A.
Massey's Victor Chief; F. A. McComb's Lit
tie Joker VS. G: Abercrombie's Victor King;
George Burfeind's Pastime VS.. A. Ohmeyers
Lady Napoleon; A; ohmeyers Occidental VS..
w. Cramer's Jesse Moore E. Maloney Precita
Girl VS.. j. Fitzsimmons Peaceful Glen: ].
Olson's Sunburst w. n. Hoag's Lady Nor
borne; T. j. Cronins Arab vs.. w. H. Jones
Lady Marian; C. Peachs Lady Peach H
A. Deckelman's Mira Monte; Kay & Trant's
Diana VS. ]. Bradshaw's Enterprise; Russell,
Allen & Wilson'S Rosie Clair VS.. c. Abercrom-
bie's Miss Richmond: Handy & Smiths Daunt-
less VS. George Ehman's Handicap.
At a meeting of the directorate of Union
Coursing Park last night the recent show
ing of the greyhound Koolawn was in
vestigated. AS a result she and all her
future progeny were ruled off. Her own
ers, D. and r. A. Hooper, were ruled off
for six months with their dogs Morse's
Patrol Bendalong and High Hand
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
JOE KENNEDY MATCHED
TO BOX PETER MAHER
The Heavy Weights Will Meet in the
Lenox Athletic Club Arena Late
in September.

Joe Kennedy, the Californian boxer who
has aspirations on the heavyweight
championship. has been matched to fight
Peter Maher. Tom O'Rourke has Sc
cured the event for the Lenox Athletic
Club, where the men will meet on Sep
tember 26. Kennedy will be accompanied
East by ]. T. Collins and Spider Kelly
The latter will act as his mentor.
II will box at an exhibition of the Ex-
celsior Club at Teutonia Hall on the 10th
inst. There will be a number of eight
round bouts. Among the boxers matched
are Jack Mcmahon and Billy Hoskins
12S pounds; Billy Springfield and Henry
Lewis. 140 pounds; Kid Hogan and Neil
Callaghan; Harry Bowers and Kid
O'Brien.
Three promising bouts will be decided
in the Olympic Club gymnasium tonight
The principals are all clever boxers and
are all well matched. both in science and
ability. The officers of the volunteer
regiments just back from the Philippines
will be the guests of the club directors.
The boxing is complimentary to the mem
bers. but an admission will be charged
outsiders.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
HARNESS BRIGADE
COMPLETES IN MUD
Ananias and Harry Show Their
Ability to Negotiate the
Slippery Going.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug 3-Ractng in
the mud was the feature Of the Grand
Circuit meeting to-day. After three heats
had been run a heavy thunder shower
came up and drenched the track. The
homestretch was a sea of mud for short
time, but the big crowd waited patiently
until 1t had dried off sufficiently to
permit the horses to 60 1t was o'clock
before racing could be resumed and two
events were finished before darkness in
tervened The last four heats were long
miles and considering the heavy track
the time was very fast.
Ananias won the 2:07 pace in straight
heats and apparently without effort. The
Cleveland horse was faVor1te in the bet
ting, but Miss Logan was heavily backed
on the strength of her having wor at
Cleveland last week. The first heat was
paced before the rain and there was not
one of the, horses in the big field tEat
could crowd Ananias. Charlie 3 followed
AnaniaS down the stretch ahead os the
bunch and finished second by two lengths
The Judges thought James had not driven
Charhe out and the gelding was set
second.
There were twenty-one starters in the
zig pace, two heats Of which were paced
before the rain. Harry was favorite
IN the betting, but had formidable com
peutor in NerVa Patchen. Harry fin
ished eleventh in the first heat and fhen
won in consecutive heats. Nerva Patchtn
was driven out in the first heat, but gave
the 1aVorite sharp brush at the finish
IN the next two heats. In the last heat
Violation took the pole and in the stretch
zen for second place
The 2:14 trot was postponed until to-
morrow, when an effort will be made to
clear up the weeks programme Re-
suits:
2:e7 pace, purse s2OOO-Ananias won in straight
heats Time. 2i07A, 2:1314. 212A Lady of the
Manor was second and Nicol d third Egoson.
Miss Logan, Bessie Leach, Pearl Onward, Giles
Royal r. Sheldon also started
2:lS pace purse s2ooo-Harry o won second.
third and fourth heats. Time, 2:09H 2:l4 2:14
Nerva Patchen won the first heat in a.0SH
Dover, Violation, Maronial, Lolita, Bayieaf,
G y, DTex' Harry c, Meath and Lady Prince
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
ATHLETES REoRGANIzED.
Warning Factions May Take Their
Troubles Into the Courts

ALAMEDA, Aug. 3.-The plan of reor-
ganizlng the Encinal Recreation Club was
consummated last night. The social ele-
lnent" took possession Of the old club
quarters and J. A. Munro. who purchased
the defunct organizations $500 outfit of
furniture and gymnasium apparatus for
500, turned it over to the new aggregation
for an advance of SO. The following Off
GERS were elected: J. G.. Stubbs, presi-
dent; A. S. Groth, vice president; f. II.
Elster. secretary; W. NJ. Mexican. treas
urer; I. p. Royle, DR.. W. r. Hughes F.
II Stratford, directors.
In order that none Of the athletes who
were frozen out and who claim to be
victims Of a flimfam game could claim
membership in the new organization on
the strength Of the old clubs name the
word recreation" was dropped from the
title. The members who were turned
down did not attempt to force themselves
into the clubrooms during the meeting
was anticipated. They are still ex-
tremely sore, however, and there are
well-defned rumors that the courts may
be called upon TO decide the dispute be-
tween the factions.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
NO FIGHTS IN DENVER.
Mayor Johnson Vetoes the Ordinance
Licensing Contests.

DENVER, Aug. 3.-Mayor Johnson to-
day vetoed the ordinance placing the IL
cense for athletic clubs which conduct
sparring contests at $500. In his message
the Mayor said:
'I am unwilling to approve an ordinance
which should make 1t possible to have
repeated in Denver such brutal contest
as was witnessed in this city about one
week ago at one of these so-called athletic
associations
1t is not likely that the ordinance can
be passed over his veto.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
Charged With insanity.

WOODLAND, Aug. 3.-Percy A. Mer-
ritt, an insurance solicitor, is under ar
rest on a charge of insanity. His talk
is incoherent and his actions at times
violent. AS he has been a resident of
Woodland only month, the origin of his
trouble is unknown. He is supposed to
have hailed from Santa Barbara.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
METEOR FINISHES FIRST.
Again Shows Superiority Over the
English Yachts.

COWES. Aug. 3-In the race for the
town cup to-day in the regatta of the
Royal Yacht Squadron Emperor Williams 3
Meteor the Prince of Wales Britannia
and Rainbow crossed the line together at
the start. The Bona was last. The course
was around the East Lepebury 10 the
Warner lightship, twice around. The first
round was finished as follows: Meteor
1:32:05; Britannia 1:34:10 Bona 1912;
Rainbow, 1:4S:45. The yachts crossed the
finish line as follows: Meteor, 1850
Britannia, 4:54:05; Bona, 400. The Rain
how did not finish.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04

article predicting a great panic in the
German money market. The paper sa1d
that during the last six months 1,59o,-
900 600 of new shares were issued, of which
SIS, 900 900 marks were industrial securi-
ties, which it is alleged exceeds the whole
issue of 1898.
A mass of evidence is quoted to prove
the existence of unsound speculation.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
Repairing of the Columbia.

BRISTOL, r. l.. Aug. &C. Oliver Ise-
lin to-day stated that he would try to get
the Columbia ready to take part in Sat
urdays race, when the NaVahoe and Wig
liant meet at Newport. The mainsail has
been placed on the grass near the shore
1t is split for about thirty feet on the luff
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
improvements on Levees.

MARYSVILLE. Aug. 3.-The Board of
Levee Commissioners has let contracts
for the Improvement of ten sections of
the city levee system, the cost to aggre-
gate $1,000. Most of the work will be on
the north and west sides of the city.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
Martin Wins with Challnw-

LONDON, Aug. Sat the Brighton Au-
gust meeting to-day the town plate of
$50 sovereigns was won by ChalloW, with
'Skeets' Martin in the saddle
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
Warner Miller at Auburn.

AUBURN, Aug. 3.-Senator Warner
Miller of New York is in Auburn. Mr..
Miller, with other New York capitalists.
is interested in the Pine quartz mine in
Wolf district, ten miles from here. Some
rich rock has been taken out
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
DETROIT, Aug. s.-The weather was SHOW

DETROIT, Aug 9.-The weather was show
cry at Windsor to-day. Results:
Seven furlongs, selling-Hi Lee won. Laur-
entian second. BY George third. Time. 1:2sA
Five furlongs -Dissolute won, J. Lucille sec
ond, Onoto third Time, 1:02&
Mile and a sxteenth-Topmast Won Colonel
Frank Waters second Elm third. Time 1:4SX
Five furlongs. seling-Isabn won Lizzie
Mccarthy second, Satira third. Time 1:02
Mile and a quarter, selling-Henry Launt
POSI-.
Six furlongs. selling -Montanus won. The
Light second Farm Life third. Time 1:14b
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
FINANCIAL PANIC FEARED.

Unsound Speculation Weakens the
German Money Market.
BERLIN, Aug. 3.-The Deutsche Tages
Zeitung to-day publishes a sensational
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04

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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-04
JENNINGS DOES GOOD
WORK FOR BALTIMORE
Signalizes His Debut With the ORR
oles by Pounding the Ball
Frequently.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 3.-Jennings, who was
unexpectedly swapped to the Orioles for Nops
and Demontreville was a big factor in four
of the visitors runs. His two and three-bag-
gers brought in two runs. and he scored two
on hits by Brodie Notwithstanding this han-
dicap Pittsburg had three chances to win,
but arnateurish playing, which does not show
in the score, gave the victory to the other
fellows: Attendance, 1000. Score:
R. H E.
Ptt5BnTg Patj%GTs '.......:.................. . I
Batteries-Chesbro. Sparks and Bowerman:
Howell and Robinson. Umpires-Emslie and
Mcdonald.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3.-The Phillies won
two games from Cleveland to-day. shutting
the visitors out in the second. Both games
were tiresome. Attendance, 5056. Score, first
game:
fsiisdsisnta SisyssPs ::::.::::::.:5 .::::5 ! !
Batteries-Coilhower and sugden; Piatt and
Mcfarland. Umpires-Gaffney and Latham.
Second game:
Phedelphia fIeHetanp i...:.:.:..:: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Batteries~Hughey and sugden: Donahue and
Douglass. Umpires-Gafney and Latham.
CHICAGO, Aug. S.-Powen and Garyin en-
gagged in a pitchers battle to-day in which
Garvin came out winner. Burkett was the only
visitor TO solve the youngsters delivery, get
ting three of the four hits The locals could
not find Powell until the eighth, when they
made a double and two singles, scoring the
only run made Attendance 1900. Score:
R. H. E.
Chicago 2
Batteries-Garvin and Donahue; Powell and
schrecongost. Umpires-O'Day and Smith.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

Monday night and at that time the in
vestigatiOn as conducted by the experts
who figure ia its makeup viii be given.
These gentlemen have given due care
and deliberation TO the consideration OF
the features of both elevated and de-
pressed tracks and have spent consider
able time in studying the plans as
brought out during the day spent with
them by Mr.. Taylor.
Just what solution of the problem viii
be favored by the engineers remains to
be seen. although a general impression
is that elevated tracks win be the fea-
ture looked upon with most favor by
the commission.
Some Of the remOns trants are IN IA
vor OF asking the city council for
hearing at once and it was stated yes
terday that +. II. Vaughan, counsel for
the remonstrants would forward Pc
tition today. which VIII be presented TO
the city council Monday night asking
that a public hearing be granted
Members Of the board Of aldermen
favor the idea OF a hearing but can see
no reason for hurrying the matter. A
feeling exists that all plans and suggest
ions should be thoroughly considered
before any action is taken