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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
At DEL MONTE COURTS
Highly Successful Opening Of Series Of
EveDts That Society Looks Upon With
Favor and Literally Attends.
Special Dispt tch to The Call.

Smith and Phillips won over fifteen bandi-
cap in two sets, GO, 80.
This match closed the morning work
and al p m Dr. Seager and Hart Of
San Francisco met James Code and sam
Hardy. Hart played a weak game and
despite the fact that Seager had al 1.-The
work TO do he succeeded in scoring otr41
set for his team. Seager PLAYED tba rnost
brilliant game of the day. some Of bie
er0ss,c3urts; ;,, iobs and drives being pbe-
aries. Harper brothers of Pacifc GrnIio
won from Whitney brothers bv defaUif
and Weihe and Cornell defaulted to Dr'
Root and Bradshaw. ~ ~
The hottest set of the dav wac ,lo,-o1
by Root and Bradshaw against PhiIItns
and Smith at 3:30, the former giving balS
10 odds. Smith played with ra6idift
smashing and lobbing with effect and nd ~,
first set went to his side by a score Of
60. Roots driving was erratic. ana
against odds 6-1, but fell before the fast
saries ms au> u
The scratch match between Warburto,,
ana FatJc and Jones and Arguello showed
some OF the best tennis of the dav and
was the only match without a handicap
Jones and Arguello won, the score being
GO, 3-6 and 6-3. Jones and ArgueIlo
then met Hardy and Code. the latter Civ
ing odds of half 80 The Salinas men
showed excellent form and played vigor-
ousiy, but lost the first set 7-5. The sec
ond set they won on Jones' smashing and
Volleylng and Arguello's accurate eye in
side places and lobs Code and
Hardy too the third set in good style.
6-l, after wearing out ArguelI0 The last
contest was left unfinished because of
darkness, Harper brothers of Pacific
Grove and Smith and Phillips each hav-
ing q set.
Tomorrow the last set will be PLAYED
and the winners will play Code and Hardy
in the finals for the first prize. The draw
ing for the consolation tournament, made
up of all losers up to the finals, occurs
tonight, and the contests will come off
tomorrow afternoon. The results of to-
day are as follows
Jones and Arguello won from Emery and
Wiley, GO, 6-3 Warburton and FatiO
won from Hunt and Stone, 60, 81. SO:
Phillips and Smith won from Pyburn and
Rowling. 6-2, 6-1; Root and Bradshaw
won by default from Weihe and Cornell;
Harper brothers won by default from
Whitney brothers; Hardy and Code beat
Seager and Hart, 6-1. 3-6, 6-l; Jones and
Arguello beat Warburton and Fatto, 60.
So, 6-3; Phillips and Smith beat Brad
shaw and Root, 6-3, 1-6, S-6; Hardy and
Code beat Jones and Arguelio, 7-5' 46.
6-1. -
SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 1S.-Sixteen
polo ponies with grooms leave here in a
private car tomorrow morning for Monte
rey. Messrs. Maud and Bettner of Rfv-
erslde and Ealand and Stillwell of Santa
Barbara leave for Del Monte Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19
BERKELEY'S OARSMEN
HAVE ARIEL'S BARGE
The University Crew Is Expected to
Win the Junior Barge Race at
Astoria REGATTA.

The oarsmen and swimmers from San
francisco who will take part in the sixth
annual Astoria regatta left this city on
Wednesday morning by the steamer State
steamer were carried two four-oared
harges, some outraged skiffs and single
shells
One of the barges was the Alameda
senior crews boat and the other. the
property of the Ariel Rowing Club, viii
ne, ne useq by the University of California
When w hllam Howe and Robert Ellis Of
the Ariel crew decided not to go to AS
toria the Ariel barge crew was disorgan-
aIG aIfG' Inc nd university boys then person
cub and secured their consent to take
the poat with them. j. R. Bockman felt
so so much disappointed at the failure of
carnival that he decided to abandon his
own trip thither. The only representative
Oh, OF the Ariels will be H. Wittkopf, who
VII row in the single-shell race The
98lameda 8 CLUB VIII be represented by S. ].
Femproke. f, ". Ayers, A. c. Webb, W.
y. =. Hansen, John Lewis, E. Hansen and
barge crew is made up of James Hon
per, T. Waggershauser, Roy Fryer, Gin
ton Tracy and Frank Wilder. Or. c. G.
Of the South Ends The swimmers are
H., n, r; = BreWer, J. A. Geddes, j. Redioan
ana and d; {. Sten9erg. 1t was fully expected
enter the outraged skiff event, but he
found that he could not spare the twelve
days necessary for the trip.
1t is to be regretted that the Ariel crew
dld not lind out sooner it's inability to
compete, as good four might have been
made up of South End men, even with
out Robert Macarthur. S. J. Pembroke
in whose hands all the arrangements in
TINS city nave been, on arriving at AS
toria, will assist the committee to make
up the programme OF events He be-
lleVes that the Alamedas are sure win
ners in the senior barge race they being
in excellent condition and having covered
the distance of one and a half miles in
3 minutes and II seconds about a week
ago. The University of California boys
were not ACCOMPANIED by Al Lean, their
trainer, who is needed by the candidates
for the football team. S. J. Pembroke re-
CARDS them as likely to win the Junior
barge race, and to make good showing
in the senior event. f. w. Ayers, stroke
of the Alameda barge, may enter the out
rugged skiff race, and DIR. c. c. Dennis
will row both in skiff and shell.
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Fifth race 2:23 class, special pacing. nurse
S200. mile heats two in tbra6 --S' fui sc
OAKLAND GOLF CLUB
PLANS NEW SCHEDULE
Valuable Trophies Are Offered for
Various Events Over the Adams
Point Links.

FOR some weeks past Del Monte has
peeh preparing for the golf tournament
Which Will take up all the davs of next
week Many players of note have como
up from Southern California. and there
VIII be the largest gathering of golfers
from all parts of the State that has vet
been seen. Among the representatives of
the Oakland Golf Club on the Del Monte
INKS Will probably be E. r. Folger. ! A
tolger, c. p. Hubbard, p q. Cow. Orestes
Pierce, p K. Bowles and R. NJ. Fitzeer
aid. The team that will represent South
ern California in the match North We
South consists of six men-ZE. Conda
Jones, w. Cosby, E. B. Tufts and j F.
Sartori OF the Los Angeles Country Club
Y. II. Young Of Santa Monica and { II
Maud of Riverside. At the Santa Monte
tournament on July 20 and 80 T. Condo
Jones reduced the record of the links for
nine hoIeS from 81 TO 50. while G. E Mand
Wlth score Of l56 for Sc holes, beat the
i,Li ,2GulIieII CaHloIMa record, which pre-
Elously stood at l59. The Burlingame san
r r, francisco lli; and San Rafael golf clubs viii
be well represented at Del Monte
Ihe Oakland Golf Club has prepared q
schedule OF events to take place durint,
lne months OF September, October and
tember are as follows: ~
September 2-Tournament for mon
at eighteen holes with handiean for
Macdonald cup, to be awarded 10 tho
winner of two contests SepteDbar
5-MiXed foursomes, at eighteen holes
match play, with handicap, for silver
medals. September 9-Tournamenf Ior
Captains cup; third semi-annuaI con-
test; reception and music at the club
mouse. September 1G-Putting and an
preaching contests for ladies and gen
tlemen, for silver trophies,
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19
COURSING ENJOYS
MARKED POPULARITY
Both Parks Are PatrOnized Literally by
Owners Of GreyhoundS and by
the Public.

The owners of greyhounds are being af.
forded ample opportunities these days tc
prove whether their dogs are bread-Win-
ners or not. Union Park promotes three
days sport this week and also next week
while Ingleside is pursuing the even tenor
of its way, offering a ninety-six-dog stake
as its card to-day. The stake at Union
Park next Thursday will be reserved, as
usual for the non-winners in open stakes.
The draw will be held on Monday even
ing.
John Brett of Closter, N. j., has import
ed a dog which is expected to have an
influence on future generations of grey
hounds in this country. The dog is Mes
tor, by Herschel-Lady Glendyne The
Greater Scot in 1887, while the dam d.
vided in 1885 with Bit of Fashion, won
the cup in 1886 and the purse" in 1885.
Three of Herschel's get have won the
classic Waterloo = Texture in 1894
Thoughtless Beauty in 1895 and Fabulous
Fortune Ill 1896. Nestor was the only dog
which ever led the great Fullerton. When
they met Nestor broke his leg and was
retired to the stud.
Thomas McHugh's Moss Rose is en-
tered again at Ingleside this week. She
has recovered from her severe work Of
last Sunday. The same owners Maid of
the Mill, by Firm Frfend-Sinaloa. will
go to the, slips to-day for the first time.
M London has sold Matchless to Schae
fer and Powers
Kay & Traut have two English dogs
Dudley Diamond and Hawker, in their
kennel. Dudley Diamond is pronounced
the largest greyhound in the country
weighing eightytwo pounds The dogs
VIII De ready to course within a month
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19
GOLF TENNE poYR RACING FNo
..+,,, f2G @ 6; THE !; SPoR6S e o OF LHE Day "a?
EXCELLENT RACING At
THE SANTA Rosa MEET
Such IDterest TokeD in tbe Events That Busi-
ness Houses Gave Their Clerks q
Holiday to Go to the Track.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA ROSA. Aug. 1S.-A big attend
anee marked the fifth day of the race
meet now being held in this city under the
auspices of the Breeders Association.
number of local business houses closed
their doors at noon in order to give their
employees a chance to witness the sport
and many people were present from the
country. The day was pleasant and the
track was in good condition.
The first race was q special match be-
tween A. G. Guernetts bay mare Echora
Wilkes, by Nutwood Wilkes out of Lou
Wall and the Santa Rosa Stock Farm 5
brown mare Guy Cara, by Guy Wilkes.
The course was one mile and repeat. r.
Ables was up behind Guy Cara and A.
Mcdonald piloted EchOra Wilkes. The
bay mare scored first in 2:lS13, but Guy
Cara took the second and third heats in
2.i6s4 and 2:l9A.
The second race was a two-year-old
pace, one mile and repeat, for purse OF
$3.50 l. l. Borden had entered \ l. Is,
and c. A owen named Daken d. The
nrst heat was begun after considerable
scoring, and the start was bad. Diablo
was several lengths behind and staid there
until the half. when she closed up and
swung into the home-stretch good
length ahead. There she stayed until the
Wire was passed, scoring in 2:Z3S4. Ihe
next TWO heats went to n l. IN 2:23$4
The last heat was very pretty to the
three-Quarter pole, but there Diablo and
Dakeu - both went into the air, and
came all the way down the stretch way
up in the clouds. n l. b was favOrite
i'm the betting both in the auction pools
and with the bOOkmakers selling in the
latter at l to 8. The bookies offered 4 to
on Diablo and to ! on Daken d.
The third race advertised was special
match between the Nendome stock farm 5
bay mare Much Better and Wing ana
NooHan on a tandem bicycle. Consider
able interest was manifested in this event,
but much to the disappointment of the
spectators the programme was changed
at the last moment and instead of going
together each went exhibition miles alone.
Much Better went a mile here last wear
any time worth talking about to-day.
The reason for the change in the pro
gramme was said to be that Driver
Bunch saw the boys go a very speedy
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19
FOUR MILLION TROUT
FOR MOUNTAIN LAKES
Fish Commission Is Stocking the
Streams Throughout the State
From Its HatCheriaS

-Four million trout will be planted nv
the officers of the California State FISH
! commission in the streams of the State
| this season. To the ardent fisherman
these figures mean much, as the fish will
increase and multiply and will supp!v
royal sport in the years to come The
! greater proportion of these game fish will
| be placed in the lakes of the Tahoe sec
! tlon, but all parts of the State will receive
some. The flsh are from the Sisson and
| the Tahoe hatcheries.
A. l.. CoombS and wife have returned
from Pelican Bay after six weeks stav
IN that vicinity. While there Mr. Coombs
! tished the Williamson River, and although
1t is late in the season it afforded good
sport The fly fishing at Pelican Bay is
pronounced disappointing. Trout appeqr
numerous, but decline to rise to the fiy,
The favorlte method of landing them IS
with the wilson spoon. The shooting sea-
son, which opens September l under rha
oregon law, should be good The marsh
and ducks
A, b. Finch has returned from his an
| hual outing in the Truckee region He
went TO Webber Lake in June and ffshel
W hlte ROCK Lake, Fordyce and Truckee
| River from Truckee to Tahoe The fish
| ing in Webber Lake proved somewhat
disappointing, although he secured ali the
'rGu{ ne Soraiii wanted I'd with with, the fly.
ana Game Commissioner Vogelsang that
he is meeting with a fair measure OF sue
cess IN having fish ladders placed in the
Iruckee River where it passes through
Nevada He expects good ladders will be
placed on every dam in that State before
1all During Mr.. Nogelsangs 5 recent visit
70 verdi he effected arrangements with
Mr. Morrill, to take this matter up for the
benefit of both States.
w. r. Mcfarland who is collecting fish
Tor the aquarium to be shown at the
forthcoming exhibition of Mechanics In
sutute. says that Charles Green and 9TH
erS report the black bass fishing in Rus
sian River as being of Indifferent quality
Mr., Mcfarland expects to make a good
display at the fair. His collection is at
lakes.
The fishing at Lake Tahoe still contfn-
ues remarkable, being at its best near
Tahoe City Here the catches still run
fishing. In one day over HOO pounds of
trout were shipped TO this city. The fish
ing at the lake since June has been the
most remarkable since any record has
been kept.
Pray. accompanied by their wives. leave
TODAY for the McCloud River where they
will enjoy the fishing.
r-'p- apd phil Bekkeart will nsh
up Russian River way next week Mr.
location of which he declines to disclose
at the persent time to any of his friends
Among the fishermen Quartered at 8oca
Hotel are: San Francisco-George King
C. L. Clark. Louis n: Bowdoin, Colonel
w Keliehor Henry IT ~ r. Skin SkiGner NJ Geary,
ington James S. Bell. Bert Spring. Sac
fax, George S. Bartells. w C. Smith
Oakland-A. s. Carman. Alameda-W. l..
Verdi-.H. Conger. Truekee-C. B. Nc
CliptOCE
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19
CHAMPIONSHIP BALL
AT RECREATION PARK
Sacramento and San Francisco Teams
Will Battle for the Lead in
Pelnant Race.

The topnotchers, Sacramento and San
Francisco, will meet on the Recreation
Park diamond this afternoon and to-mor-
row. Every baseball crank in six towns
is waiting for the result and the patrons
of the game in this city will fill the grand
stand and bleachers for both games.
Three weeks ago, when San Francisco
met Santa Cruz, then the two leaders,
there were 1000 people at the Sunday
game.
The local team leads the race by mar
row marginal percentage. This series OF
three games may send the Senators to the
head of the column if they have luck and
play as good ball as they have been doing
during the last few weeks of play. Last
local team In the two matches at Sacra-
mento. Uncle's men are waiting for re-
Venge, and the games to-day and to-mor-
row will be for blood
Fitzpatrick Is in better form than he
was last week, and this will place the
local nine in much better shape. He will
pitch two out of the three. games, being
opposed to Harvey of Sacramento. whose
twirling has evoked so much praise of
late. Iberg and Doyle will be in the box
at Oakland on Sunday morning.
Owing to the dissatisfaction manifested
in the game last Sunday on account of
Umpire Longs decisions, a change will be
instituted in the games this week. Presi-
dent Moran has secured the services of
Frank Graves, veteran ball player and
an ex-Nationai League man. The double
system will be tried, and if better salts
faction is obtained it is probable that two
umpires will pass judgment on the re-
naming games.
The lineup is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19

! DEL MONTE, Aug. 1S.-Del. Monte
great sporting event, which is one of the
most notable events or series of events OF
! the kind that has ever occurred on the
! Pacific Coast, opened at 10 a. m. to-day
| with the first contest in the doubles hand
leap tennis tournament, and never did q
! tennis contest begin with more perfect
! weather and under more favorable cir
cumstances than marked this. The courts
were in perfect condition. Numbers OF
people witnessed the matches, both il
the morning and afternoon, and great en-
| thuslaSm was evidenced by all The
ladies especially showed their interest il
the play by freely applauding all brilliant
strokes This feature of the tournament
mas made the first day as conspicuous a
social as an athletic success.
The handicapping in the tournament
which was done on the sixth system. re-
Gently adopted in England and America
was arranged by Sam Hardy and James
A. Code, and was very complicated af-
fair. Each man was credited according
to his previous record, and was given or
deprived Of odds according to the skill of
MS opponents as determined by last
night S drawing.
Io-day,s play held several surprises for
the crack players in the way in which
new men came to the front notable exam
pies being Warburton and Fatjo of Santa
Alameda crack team. and Jones and Ar
gueIlo OF Salinas, who played right up
into the semi-finals, only going down in
q close contest with Sam Hardy and
James Code.
The tournament began at 10 o'clock
with match between A. w Jones Jr.,
the Monterey County singles champion
and Louis l.. ArguelIo, who at one time
held the Santa Clara County Champions
ship of Salinas, and Ray Emery of Reno
New, and John Wiley of Pacific Grove
The latter team was given odds of half
fifteen in their favor. Jones and ArgueIIo
won easily with the score of GO. 6-3,
despite the handicap. Hunt and Stone Of
Alameda; a a, team that is considered equal
to any California players outside the
Hardys and Whitneys, then met Luke
Warburton and Robert Fatjo; the cham
pion double team of Santa Clara. the
Alamedans giving their opponents fifteen
odds. Hunt was not in his usual form
on account of recent ill-health. The game
was fast and hotly contested. The Santa
CIarans won by q score of 60, 81, Ga.
The feature of the morning was the
battle of Ponies" and "Giants"-W. II
Pyburn Jr. and G. A Rowling of Salinas
and DR.. Phillips Nevada's singles cham
pion, and Grant Smith, young but prom
ising California Club player. Phillips
and Smith are both over six feet tall and
as the Salinas men are barely over five
feet the combination was very funny.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19

/VN in
phg tennis about a
Youngest daughter of Captain de
~ payers one OF whom
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19
RETURNS OLYMPIC CLUB BONDS.

The Olympic Athletic Club enjoys the
favor of the gods these summer days.
II has become the vogue among the hold
ers Of the clubs bonds to return them
to the officers with the request that they
be Cancelled. The latest windfall of this
character TO the great athletic institutions
comes from George Croker He held
5000 worth of the bonds and has re-
turned them, without consideration, for
cancellation.
Captain George James has announced
a cross-country trip of the members to-
morrow. They will train to MiIIbrae,
walking from there to San Andreas Lake,
Crystal Springs and thence to the beach
at San Mateo for a swim
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19
PRESS CLUB BILLIARDS.

Fred s. Myrtle won the final game In
the Press Club handicap billiard tourna-
ment, defeating l.. e. Slower Yesterday
The summary of games follows:
First round-Myrtle G25) beat Fiege 1857 nv
125 to 81; Kaufman Ql5) beat Tflton (9O) by liz
to SO; Carpenter Q00) beat Sheldon (115) by 100
to go; Cowles d00) beat Fouga 600 by 100 to "a.
Henley t75) beat Burke (65) by 70 to so; TIirich
0l0 beat Harrison (S5) by 40 to Il; Stover
QiO) beat Fitch Q10 by 40 to 76
Second round-Myrtle beat Kaufman by 125 to
SS Cowles beat Carpenter by 100 to 81; Henley
beat Ulrich by 70 to 104; Slower a bye
Third round-Myrte beat Cowles by l25 to 75;
Stover beat Henley by 10 to a.
Ftnal-Myrtle beat Slower by 125 to 101
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19
In the Divorce Court.

Franz l.. Manasse has been granted a
divorce from Emma c. Manasse on the
ground Of habitual intemperance Edith
M. Aylsworth has sued y. w. Aylsworth
Tor a divorce, alleging desertfon as a
cause OF action. Anna Smith asks for a
divorce from William Smith on the ground
that the defendant has been convicted OF
a felony
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19

mile this morning and preferred to for
felt his share of the purse rather than to
go up against them.
The fourth event was a 2:l6 trOt for a
purse of $1,000 Ten horses responded to
the can, but during the scoring w. L.
Spoor's bay mare Mabel Mckinney sud
denly Went lame and was retired 20 the
stable Bonsaline and Mamie Riley were
dlsJanced in the first heat, which went 10
o. w. Ford's Neerara in 213lR
VINE second heat was taken by T. j.
CroWleys black gelding Addison in 2:1114
put the next time Neerata scored again
giving her the race. The last heat was
traVeled in 2:l2i4. The start in the first
neat was anything but satisfactory but
me fInlsh was as pretty a piece of driving
as any one could ask TO see, Neerata Our
Lucky and Ned Thorne coming down the
stLetch punched close together and each
hghunS tor every inch.
The last race of the day was 2.23 mace
tor purse of $3.50, best two in three. In
this were five entries. c. w Empes' big
stallion Cherokee Prince, with A. T. Jack
son up, took the first heat; j. L.. Smiths
Can Iopsail took the second and the
third went TO Gaf Topsail. in. 2:22la.
Summaries:
First race, special match, one mile and re-
peat N te
Guy Cara, by Guy Wilkes (AbIes) ........2
Echora wilkes (McDonald) ................1 . ?
Time, 2:1S;2-2:1Ss4-2.l9A
5 Second ,l3T9 race two-year-old pace, purse $3.50,
Y L p. by Diablo-AIice Bell I,affertv, .
Daken D C0wen). ,l1':.-sitS'S
Rey del DiabIo tMcDonald) ).............I. 3 2
Time, 2;2S&-2:232+-2:2
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19

YACHTS WILL RACE
FROM MARE ISLAND
A Great Fleet Of Pleasure Craft to
Sail Gown Tomorrow From
the Navy Yard.

The fleet of the San Francisco Yacht
Club will sail up to Vallejo this evening
and tomorrow will start down on the
race to Sausalito. The smallest boat in
the fleet will start first, at 10:30 a. m,
and will be followed by the other yachts
in the order of their size, j. D. Spreckels'
schooner Lurline being the scratch boat.
The yachts, the names of their owners,
time allowances and starting times, are
shown in the following table:
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19
Ocean Water Tub Baths.

1o1 Seventh street, corner Mission. Salt.
water direct from the ocean
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
VIEW OF CAPITAL OF ABYssINIA.

1t Is interesting to listen to Menelik's pub
lie speeches, n diversion from the ordinary
cares of court life, which he seems greatly
to enjoy, touring constantly through his
Kingdom and haranguing his subjects in a
manner that would do credit to the most
a keen and incisive reasoner. His listeners
stand in front of him three or four hours.
His chief pride naturally Is in his well
organized and disciplined army, a large
part of which Is composed of women. Here
1t is that his masterful genius as a soldier
to a state of absolute perfection in discip-
line. In the last few years he has invited
German and Russian military instructors
to aid him in the work, experimenting his
own practical knowledge with the benefits
of their theoretical education. TIL drilling
of these forces forms part of the royal
daily routine. and the traveller to the i'm
perial capital at Gonda may see him on
many occasions at the head of his troops
parading through the narrow streets for
the delectation of his adoring subjects, for
among his people Menelik is admired with
a veneration that almost amounts to delft
cation.
the majority of Oriental pOtentates, he is
neither a gourmand nor an excessive
drinker. while his morals are of a charac-
ter that would not disgrace the highest at
tainmentS of our own civilized ethical code.
As a ruler he shows none of the blood
thirsty and savage traits of former Abys-
sinian monarchs. and the laws which he
has devised for the government of his king
dom are models of wisdom and justice.
Menelik does not claim infallibility: he has
the honesty of purpose to discover and cor
rect his own shortcomings. and. altogether.
rulership of which no civilized monarch
need ba ashamed