The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 9

THE EXAMINER, SAN FRANCISCO: SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1894. 1 and the arrow and the itrlng of the bow to get hopelettly ungled up. 1'to tried It." OF BOOTBLACK GREY'S LONG II unexpected happens. By th nnexpotd It meant a sudden development of an Interference for half-back Reynolds, hat FOOTBALL OSJHE CAMPUS, ROLLER LATESr. A Nav Fifll Own to Ba latrodacal Hw Away.

IT RESEMBLES FOOTBALL. reeoM of tba bow, and tbla position will beep the arm free from tbe string. The how abould be held slightly oblique. In drawing tbe bow the most correct method ta to make tba pulling of tbe string and tba extension of tbe left arm one simultaneous movement, tbe arrow being pulled borne with a continuous motion, me right arm ao raised thai tba elbow should be on a true line with the arrow. This atria Is tba most graceful, tbe easiest and Is adopted by all good arobers, la aiming both ytt must be kept open and tba arrow drawn as high as possible consistent Near-Bj Rooks Whore Archer; Ii in Full Swing.

THI HANOI AT ROSI ORItT. Sew WUMm Balk Iiitoii at freak 0. fUtir. eqae Till Verne HellbU, Oak-lead A lw klertlietr Records koa Mate Hiate far Hettaaera. aoe continued, leugntegiy, "ana I know." Rote Crett It famout ta the annate of California archery.

let turned out tv-oral obamplone and many flrtt-olass shots. It waa at tbla range that F. C. Havana won telegraph match, abot by alt of tba archeri of tbe United Sta'et, and on another occasion recorded a 030 acore, tbe largest ever made at tbe Atnerloan round. J.

O. Cadtnan alto made bit reoord at tha American round at tbla range, 80 blu, with a 628 toora. At tba privet tournament of tha elnb tha flrat of the year T. P. Allan captured the medal with a score of 980 at tbe double American round.

Mr. Allen baa long been a devotee of tbe apart, but In the coming tournament next January be will And a formidable rival In Harold Havens, who ran him olosely for tbe modal, scoring 910, and be bas since become a clear sharpshooter. Dr. Sidney L. Strickland ta a splendid hot and always among the leaders at the annual shoou.

Henry A. Brown Is an excellent performer and the nosteisor of an archery prl. U. 8. Noal of Alameda, A.

F. Coffin, R. J. Bush and Diialol O'Connoll all stand blgh In archery records. A.

W. Havens and Wlckhara Havens are both excellent show, the latter only been teen In ttreakt during tbe past tour weekt of play, but wbicn may possibly be found present If tbe other backs realize they are playing against sloven men who will knock up asaintt tbem will eomewnat more force than any of tbe men on the too-end eleven who furnish practice for th 'Varsity every evening. Bhould Reynold be given fair obanoe It probable that hi long runt, the equal of which bave never been witnetted on the I'alo Alto camput tinea tba dayt of Clamant, will add quite a few point to th Stanford ltd of th tear. Reliance hat no inch nunter to place tbe ball out of danger at Ransome of Berkeley, while tbe Stanford Una Individually It much ttronger than that played by Berkeley last Saturdav, and certainly tbe equal of tha seven Rellanoo forwardt. These several phases considered and barring local bin.

it Is the optnlnn of those who bave closely watched tbe work of the eleven that victory will rail to Stanford to-day. In no measure does any one expect in these first few games of the season a repe tition of the wonderful work of the tame period or tne tall oi when tne Maniora 'Varsity, fresh from four weeks' tuition under 'Top" Blltt scored 46 and 8t lpt Shining thi of Majors Across till Continent ADVENTURES WITH THE COYOTE Her Tlsdele Reeoeee the Three end Fear Mile Resorde at Ctab-saadar Bane the Wheel Clobe la and Araaad las Iaaeieee-Itett el the Aaaaat Bleetloa of the A. Only one rider bsi orosied tbe oonttntnt by wheel tbla year, though Alvord and F.aston rode bare from St Louis, and Messri. Coulter, Reynolds and Lawrence started from Toledo, stopping at Denver. Last year Ltllla of Led I reduced tha San Franoisco to New York record to days, and one-legged Beadleson also wont across from hero.

All of these transcontinental wheelmen have been heralded while on the road, but young Boyd Grey, tbe colored lad, rode Into Oaklan Tuesday, as exclusively published In the Examiner, entirely unexpected, having made the trip in sixty-one riding days, though five months bave been osed upon the road. Grey Is a bright young man, with a good business bead. His father lives on a little plantation outside of Atlanta, Ga. Though Grey loft New York with only 2S cent in bia pocket, be finished the trip, bought a now wheel, lived well, wore out three aulta of clothes and sent money home every week till he reached Omaha. The only Mayors on tho route whose boos he did not black were Mayor Hopkins of Chicago and tha Mayor of Dee Moines, Iowa.

The former was busy wlttt tbe striko, and Grey's red cap and sweater caused the police to keep the Champion Uooiblack or ew iorx" irom carrying out bia intontion. Dee Moines' Mayor drew the color line nd even refused to ornament Grey's auto graph book. But Salt Lake City bas a different kind of Mayor, eo say a the coffee colored cham pion, for ne gave a doner tor nissniue, thus being as l.beral as tbo Mayors In New 1 crk htaio. Near Carbon, Wyoming, a snowstorm was encountered, and a fall into a was tbe first real acotdent of the trip. thirty-fivo-mlle walk with a buckled wheel wus the rosult It was in Wyoming also that Grev got lost.

All day he hud been following a sup- iiosod short cut without meeting a person. Darkness was coming on when he hoard train whistle. Then ho cut across tho plain in that direction and thus first met the sadly humorous cayote. Both of tbem wcro budiy scared. A gray woll was gnawing away on the carcass of a cow nuar Unrltn.

whon tl champion bootblack of Now York came ridinir by. But Grey didn't ride by. The wolf had tho Hold and which was the more scared It is hard to toll. Finally the Hold was vacated and tbo transcontinental wboolman went on again. As already told in the Examiner Grey nearly fell over the bluff at Caps Horn, but his bootbiacklng outfit, though broke saved him.

ihe way tne grcasewood morns were escaped oast of Reno was by riding in the wnfion-wheol tracks, for the Kxaminek's story of Messrs. Alvord'a and Huston's innuy puce: tires was told to him by tho peoplo along the way. He anvs that ho found tho tracks left br the St. Louis men's wheels ns they rodu through that part of tbe country In tba centur of tho road where it was harder packed ground than In the wbcol tracKs, but whore thorna wore the most plentiful. Mtt.

IT. C. ARCHERS AT THE ROSE CREST RANGE. a phoograph t'keii exprenh for the "Kzamintr." GETTING READY FOR A SHOT "AT rsrechl by an "Examiner" artut. The University Plajen Gain ing Enthusiasm, OLD RELIABLES COMINQ OUT.

Bfrhtler'a Teat le Being aireagtheaed la Its Weak relate-Srstematte Trula-log Is Hew Welt Voder War-Caadl dales Oetliaa; Into Qeed Ceadll an aad raying ttentlea le Basinets. Berkeley, October 19 -Every on con-nected witb the University of California feela quite elated at the prospect of tbe football eleven for the season. With a team considerably weaker than that which It tt possible to seleot from tbe material which will be available within short lime, tha 'Varsity boys feel that they bave done quite wall In their first tr al against the Reliance team, which averaged six pounds per roan heavier than they, and which, In addition, is enjoying practically all tbe advantage generally restricted to college teams ta th way of training quarters, enthuslastto (up port from Ita mombers and systematic tracing. Th gam also stirred np all th old play ers who have been holding back thus far, and the past wock baa brought out Hunt, left-tackle; Ray Sherman, right-guard; Wilson, right-end, and Htlbern, rlgbt-half-back, all of whom contributed materially to the splondid showing made by the team last year in lb Thanksgiving game. Hupp bas also come down on tbe field to try for the position of full back, and from the churacter of the work be bas done thus far It Is no exaggeration to say that unless some accident befalls him, or some heretofore undeveloped football talont ma terializes, he will lill tho position oo next Thanksgiving Day.

All or Ituso men have signified their intention to train and bave gone tuto training quarters, but no written or formal pledge la required of tba men. Manager 1-ang and Captain Benson believ ing it sufllciunt to trust to a college man a honor In refraining from drinking and smoking wbon tbo Interest of hia alma mator are at stake. Sherman Is not playing with bis old-time snap as yot, and Wilson and Hilborn both show by their manner of playing that they are In anything but good football condition, riunkotl of the Junior rlas, wbo is expert encing his first year with tho pigsk la putting up an unusually good game as rlgbt guard. he keeps up at his present rate of hard work he will be certain to figure In tbo big game. Though lust Saturday was the tlrst regular game tn wtiicn be played.

McMillan of the Koiiauce team, recently of Stanford, found P.unkett to bo tbo hardest man be bad over played against hen be becomes more familiar with tho gume he will develop into ono of the bot guards tbe Coast has had nn tno gridiron field. Another new man ot promluenco brought out during tho past week is Unutolle ot the sophomore ciuss, who is trying for one ot the positions bebind the lino, and that oi full-Wit, in all probability, will bo his lorte. He Is a strong, earnest player, but at ho has never bud any football experience his lcnoranco of the liner points of the game is considerable ot a handicap to him. All tbe candidates for positions on the big eleven nud scvoral ot tho aspirants for the freshmen team are locatod at the training quarters on Dune street, and the men all beard at the University Dining Associ ation, where, br arrangement with Man nper Lang, tho Directors of tbo associttion aro supplying the athletes witb Conch Gill's prescribed bill of faro at actual cost prices. Under Coach Gill's splendid system of tralniug tho men are improving in a manner strikingly noticeable, mi they ere now in a far better condition than they were at the samo time lait year, wbon Coach Hef-f lfiuier's vigorous work with the team weak ned thorn by overtraining.

The work is by no moans heavr. Signals, kicking and pluys doicribed in the coach's leo-turos are most frequently practicoJ, though en effort is likewise made to give the boy the benefit ot actual playing, as was done lust Wednesday eveoliig, when two twenty-minute halves were plaved between tbe first and second and freshman elevens. Coach Gill Is continuing his series of loctures to the players every evening shortly alter dinner. Quite a remarkable feature of lait Saturday's game is the fact that though the two baives were of only thiriy-flve minuios duration, there were more actual plays than in any game where tho play was forty five minutes per half. Professor George C.

Edwards of the mathematical department "of the University of California, who keeps a record ot every play mndd by tbe football elevens in the games throughout the year, figures that there were in all 180 actual plays with the pigskin. This Is, of course, due to the changes in the rules, which call for more frequent kicking. TO-DAY'S GAME. Stanford Men Etucot to Win From tbe Reliance. STAxroRD, Ootober 19.

An opinion of tbe result of tbe game between Stanford and Reliance to-day is difficult to advance. Considering the splendid showing tbe athletic team made against the U. on Saturday last, and realizing the fact that the eleven men whom Stanford will place iu the field have had no chunce to try their mettle against outsiders and are hand -capped in team play by the process ot shifting players from place to place which has been going on indiscriminately since the season opened, the question of which team is the stronger is made moro complicated. That the game will ba close there It tcarcelr a doubt, unlesa the The Sphere It Three Peel la Diameter ad Weighs Twelve Poaeds-Tat Wew resume Is Rira'y Atleadel With Ae daate, bat It Is Kialaeitir Es oltlag for the Onloakert. There are ball games and ball gt-net, but the latest, and tome tay the best, roller ball.

And what tt roller bail! you ask. Well, it tt football, only that the ball It tbrte feet In diameter. And like moJorn football tt It mostly played with the bandt and body Instead of the foot A rubber ball filled with Just common everyday air and with a girth larger than i that of the biggest fat man It placed in the middle of a gridiron 830 feat long and 180 foot wide. Then two team of eleven men each try to carry it to opposite ends of the field at one and the tame time. A.

H. Overman of Springfield, Matta-cbusotts, has watched football garnet for years and, like many other bright business men, has wondered at the risks taken by tne players. Mr. Overman finally concluded to make a ball that would glv plenty of exercise and pleasure without much risk ot broken bonet, and roller ball is the result Roller ball was first played In April last The International Y. M.

A. Training School Is located at the famous bicycle town of Springfield, and at the gymnasium Instructors for allAm -rlcan Y. M. C. A.

gymnasiums are taught there it is indeed the proper place to begin new field games. So A. ti. Uverman save tbe Y. M.

U. A. hit first big sphere, which weighed seventeen pounds, though the one lately received by P. H. liernays or this city weight but twelve pounds.

Instructor Rudolf Horner of the German Y. M. C. A. of this city.

who played in the first tars that this difference in weight it a great improve ment Tbe great advantage of roller ball 1 that the ball Is always In tight At it will toon be played in this city, Oakland and at the colleges tbe rules are here g.vea in full: Flrst-Tbo Held shall be 330 feet long by 160 (set wide. Two nosl posts must be pUoed la center of 160 foot goal 11ns. Diitinoa b-tvresa goal poati lj'i tael Ball must be 3 teettn ill am a lor. Second Hall must be placed in tne center or the He'd st the beginning ot the game, aad wnen either side makes goal Third Players muni be beak from ball tea (10) vnrds alatartot gim. F.iurih Only one player from etah side will be permitted to stun the ball at beginning of game.

Th rest of the plarers ounaot erot tneir ten (10) yard line until oaj ot the opea players bn touched the bail. Fifth When ball goes outside or bounds tbe ball must be brought straight In ten (10) ytrdt from where it crossed the line, and tae side thai rolled it out loses the ball, wbioa goes to tho opposite side. Slxta When the ball ts brought In rrom out of bounds ten (10) yards the side wbiob has the bull Is permitted to line up even wtih it. bat the oppositi side mutt go b.ci oae yard from the ball. Seventh The ball ean bs put In pity by throwing, or any way exoept kicking.

Klzhin Any one who crosses tne line after lining up is off pi ay, aud thai side must go back one yard for every off ay. Tao opposite side and bill rowuin In the tame place until tae bail Is smarted. Ninth When the ball is blocked by four or mora playrs It is called a dnwn. Tenia When tht referee eills dowa the bell muit be put lu play by four or more pltyert by lifting the ball overhead. Eleveuth Any one whom the referee sees holding or interfering with the ball from bslag ral-ed overhead oounts a foul on un side.

Twelfth When a foul Is oallal on a tile it counis one to the oppos.t side, and three fouls count a al. Tairteeath-Tackling and interfering al fair tackle Is enywher above the htps ond tbe neok. Fifteenth Tackling tay oae wbo tt not roll-ink or has not any part of bis body touching tbe 6 s'xteenth-Any kind of lnterferlnglt allowed eio iDt tnat sp 'ciflsd ia rule fltleen. Seventeentu-Tae game shall compose four-minutt. half, with three minutes taiermUsloa between each half.

Elghieemu There shall be one referee aad on umpire. Nlueieenth-A goat counts four point Twenlle'h A goal punl counts two point. Twentv-fl-st A eide which mstes a goal Sse tbe Driving of bnngln the ball In tea (10) yard, la front of the goal posts and may try A goal punt musl be tried from the ten (10) yard Una. The ball la -id by one or more player, and musl be held 03 lb grounl The hail must go over tb whioa Is six (6) feethiga. Tbegame of roller bail starts with plaver from each side trying to gel possession of the ball.

It almost always roll by oae ot tbem, and then there scrimmaw. In punting for a goal two men hold tb ball in th air while two mora rush it, and this is one ot th most striking living pictures lougiuabl. with tbe following Incontrovertible axiom In archery tbe right eje must be directly over the arrow. In holding or keeping the arrow full drawn for a space of time before loosing, little time should be occupied. It is true, though, that many good archers bold tbe bow full drawn for one or two seconds.

This Is due to personal peculiarities. In loosing, tba position tba string should oo-cupy Is between tbe Brit Joint and the ends of the first three Too great a grip makes tbe loose diflioult On the other band, an Insufficient hold gives the archer no command of the loose. Care must be taken wbll loosing that the left arm retains Its position flrmlv at tha final mo ment Otherwise tbe arrow is sura to fall abort. "Tbe most convenient method of string MUi Maud Bun'man. ing a bow Is to set the lower horn of the bow on the ground against the lnlde of the right foot.

Tbe bsck of tho bow should be toward the archer. Grasp tho handlo firmly witb the right hand and rost the lower part the Ins do of tho loft linn upon the limb lust below tho cvo of the string. A stroug pull at the handle will bond the bow, tho loft han I and the right loot the two points of resistance. As tho bow bonds under this influence, the thumo and forefinger of the left band should push the eyo of the string into the nock, it is Hardly necessary to say the other lingers should be kept out of tho way oi no string. "Most archers make thoir own finger tips.

Mine aro of patnt leather and so snugly do they fit that I am obliged to soak my lingers In warm water and after drying thorn anoint thorn thoroughly with soup in ordor to work the tips on. But when onre jstod they stay on securoly without be numbing the fingers. "Archery should bocome the recognized sport oi (Jniuornia. kveryth nR is favor able to it here, itcan be played the vear round, ana after goaiag our range com fortably arranged we are not obliged to close them up for the winter, as thov in the Eist. In fact, archery llouristiei hero moro during the winter than it does in the summsr.

To this ull-tho-vear-round practice may bo attributed tbe fact that San Francisco and Oakland have moro good urchors than any throe Stales In the Union combined. It is a groat sport, an people are just waking up to its possiDili ties." THE CRICKET CARNIVAL. Uty and Coaitrr 11 ulis to Meet at tli llrlt sh i Last evening the first of the country clubs which have arranged to visit Sa Francisco and play crickot matchei with tho local elevens arrived in Oakland. The visitors stylo themselves the "Citrus Col ony Crickot Club." They have grounds at Penryn, Placer county, and the membership is recruited from thq ranks of the British colonics at Auburn, Newcastle and Penryn. The same club sent a team liore last year.

It comprised many good and played close and interesting matches with the city elevens. E. Coates is Captain and ho brings down a team including only seven of last year's players, and somo new names which claim proud records at tho British national pastime. Tbe team will be made up as follows: A. E.

Coates (Captain). C. HitchcocK, L. Marsh-Browne, C. Symonds, M.

B. Putnam, H. A. Butt D. F.

Jones, J. F. Thurston, F. C. McCauley, A.

H. Jackson, F. Burbridge. G. Hyde, F.

E. Packenham. During the coming weok cricket tiaras from Bakersfiold and San Jose will also visit the city. Tbe San Jose team bas plaved several games with local clubs this season, and the Bakerstield Club is the one which gave such stubborn battle to tha city champions in the match at Bakersfiold last May. A programme of matches drawn up by the California Cricket Association is scheduled below: October.

20th, Alameda vt. Cltrut Col-onv, at Alameda. October Hi 1st, Alameda Tt. Paolflo, at Alameda. October 23d, Pacifio ve.

Cltrut Colony, at Alameda. October 23d. Wanderert of San Jose vs. Citrus Colonv, at San Jose. October 25 tb, Bakersfield vs.

Citrus Colony, at Klinknerville. October 26th and 27th, Alameda Tt. Bakersfiold, at Alameda. October 28th, "Citt" ts. "Countrt," at Klinknerville.

It will be seen that the final struggle is between the "City" and "Country" Clubs. For this fix lure the city team has been seleoted by the California Crickot Association. It includes: Edwin Hood, Robert B. Hogue, E.G. Sloman, E.

T. Randall, H. Ward Jr. (Alamedo) William Robertson, A. S.

Webster and H. H. Cookson (Bo-heraian), W. N.Grifflths and T. J.

A. Tiede-mann (Pacific), and F. A. Anson (California). Substitutes: George Theobald and 1 J.

J. Theobald (Pacific). Thr vltlbl tlgns of a btaltby reeo- tion la arohery, and one mora It bldi fair to bacoma tha fashionable amutement. Daring tb pt aummer targete graced tba Uwdi of all tha principal Eastern watering placet. Tba most anthutiattlo archert were cantered at Newport and Lenox, where good hooting wai developed and creditable aoorat made.

Urt. F. Eavtnt. of Interest in tha aport la not confined to tba East A dozen or more miniature backyard ranges have recently been set up In this olty, where arohery ia being practiced. Despite the apathy that baa affooted the aport of late years the Oakland Bow Club baa never relaxed ita interest, and to-day stands as one of the strongest arohery organizations in tha country.

To this club is due muoh of the growing enthusiasm for the sport in Oakland. Every lawn of any pretension has its target, and Robin Hood bas once more been resurrected to shine as a popular hero. Rose Crest, the picturesque villa of Frank C. Havens at Vernon Height, Oakland, is tbe paradise of archers. Mr.

Havens' range and that of F. M. Smith, tho borax king," in East Oakland, are considered among tbe finest in the United States. Mr. Smith's range, which is of tbe regulation English size, contains four targets, and is in frequent use by Mr.

and Mrs. Smith and their friends. Miss Emma Farrier is tbe best shot at this range, although Mrs. Smith, Mrs. W.

Hensbaw, Miss Moore, Miss Sporry, Miss Grimes and W. H. Chickling have displayed considerable profloiency. All tbe latest Improvements are to be found at Mr. Havens' range.

It is far longer and of greater breadth than the regulation range and is hedged In with evergreen trees. In the centor of the range some fifty feet from the butt is a row of eucalyptus trees of old growth, the foliage of which affords shade for the archers VIEW OF THE ROSE From a pho ograph taVen while shooting. This range oon tains six targets. The butts are arranged on a grass-covered mound fifteen feet in height that serves as a cushion for random arrows. There Is ample provision of rustio seats around the range for tbe accerarao lation of spectators who prefer watching the skill of others to testing their own.

The Oakland Bow Club enjoys the privilege of this range through the courtesy of Mr. Havens, who was one of the first advocates of tbe sport when it was Introduced In this country seventeen years ago and the leading promoter of the organization. A meet is held at his range every Sunday afternoon and between twenty and thirty people attend. The shooting begins about 2 o'clock and tbe archers never feel quite ready to stop until the sun has dropped out of sight and their appetites warn tbem it Is dinner time. Tbo club has adopted the American round for gentlemen, which places tbe distances at forty, fifty and sixty yards from tho butt, wiih thirty arrows at each distance.

Tbe ladies shoot in accordance with tbe Columbia round, which places the distance at thirty, forty and fty yards, with ta rty orrows for each distance. The men bare co regulation club costume, but they all wear white duck coats, white tourist caps, tan-colored arm guards and patent-lea i her finger tips. The ladies have adopted plain skirts, loose blouses, with close-fitting sleeves and tourists' caps. We all have to submit t) plain sleeves when it comes to archery," one dainty little lady explained, "becaase the puffed sleeves will get in the way. You cannot imagine bow eaav it is for a balloon on rPM LADY From BOYD GREY, THE COLORED LAD WHO RODE ACROSS THE CONTINENT, from mi Kxnmiiiir phu recently scoring 910 at tbo double American.

Unvld Rau has a score of 800. Wil-l am C. Stadtfeldt, A. S. Barney.

Charles Townseud, George H. Strong, Roosovelt Johnson, G. H. Murdock, C. C.

Gunn, Georce St-rllng, Will Gunn, Walter Leira-ort, Allen Herbert and Hurry Gwia are also on the records of the club with creditable scores. Tha men do not monopolize all tbe honors of nrcbory, as there are many excellent shots among the Indies who draw tho bow at Rose Crest Miss Strong and Miss Lil-lie Strong use tho bow with grace and dexterity and are reckoned among the best lady archers on tho Coast Miss Graco Dorothea Fisher devotes much of her lime to arcbery. Miss Carrie Hand, Miss Edna Groves, Miss Nnee, Miss Mabal Nace, Miss Bell, Miss Bonnemort, Miss Taylor, Miss Jessie Gunn, Mrs. S. L.

Strickland and Miss Boole are among tue club's export archers. "Tbe cranks are responsible for the torpid condition of archery during the post few years," said F. C. Havens, who Is known as "tbe father of archery on this Coast." Those specialists succeeded in gaining the adoption of the York round in England, nod also by the National Arcbery Association of this country. The distances of this round oro 00, 80 and 100 yards, which at once placed archery on tho list of sciencos.

One must make a business of archery to hit tho targot at 100 yards, and where business begins amusement ends. This was a telling blow at the sport. Beginners were not encouraged to face such discouragements, end trie average shootor soon realized that if be keptup tho sport he could do nothing else. Since the American CREST RANGE, OAKLAND. expresilu tor tht "Examiner." round has become generally adopted enthusiasm has increased, and the interest now being evinced over the sport is extremely gratifying to those wbo have long regarded archery as one of the most beneficial and satisfactory of sports.

I hardly know that I am qualified to give advice to archers," continued Mr. Havens in response to a question, "as there are some points one must gain by experienoe. I believe1 almost any kind of a stick will do for beginners, but with increasing proficiency comes the desire for perfect implements. Yew bows are the best, and as California furnishos an abundance of this wood, a bow-making factory may soon be looked for. An arrow factory has recently been established at Sacramento and we are now awaiting samples.

This is the first venture of this kind in this country. "All the arrows usod by archers are of foreign make and expensive. No amount of skill can send a crooked arrow witb anything like precision, wnich necessitates our using the best. It will be a great advantage to California archers to get first-class implements at fair prices. "Few archers in beginning realize the importance of standing upright and woll balanced at right angles to the target with the face turned directly to the target Then the slightest possible inclination forward should be given to the chest and head while drawing the bow.

Tbe footing must be firm and easy and tbe knees must not bend. If those rules are followed the position cannot fail to be graceful. When the arrow is drawn the position of the band and wrist should be such as to resist tbe points to 0 respectively, against the Olympioand Reliance toams. Captain Downing has sacrificed hit Individual play to the duties ot a coach, yet even bis Indefatigable energy has failed to put (ho life and clean work into the eleven which a coach who understands bis bust-noss is usually able to Infuse. So far this season Downing's tuition has been the only couching the team has received, excepting a low auggosttons whtcb two or tne pro-feasors interested in athletics have offered.

Both Berkeley and Reliance have had a docided udvamago in this dlrectiou over tbe Stanford, tbe former bat worked this season under a corps or graduatos, while Reliance bas been drilled by ooaches Pringle and McNear to nearly a point of perfection in toam play. Undor the watchful eve of the coach there will be apparen difference between tbe system of to-day's play, wbich is liable to be ragged and undeveloped to a high degree and that of a weok hence. Every evening this week the arslty has plaved a hard half-hour match with the freshmen cloven and, surprising to ssy, on severul occai ons tho big team has failed to score from its doughty opponents, although tho latter have not achieved tne honor which befalls the second or college eleven occasionally ot putting the ball over the touch line. Tbe youngsters have developed a wonderful amount of team worn and general svstem, and in tneir ranks are found several candidates whom Captain Downing thinks possess 'Varsity aod.ty. rom present indications tbev w.ll ablv represent Stanford on De cember 8th.

That the play of Stanford to-day will be open in every respect and totally devoid of those tricks so characteristic of her work last season is ncurly certain. There has beeu no indoor trick practice, and tbe daily matches have consisted merely of the usual stereotyped line-breaking and running aad kicking, with now and thon un occasional "farmer's delight" or "tackles back" to vary the mono ion r. Every attenton has been paid to drop-kicking and punting, yet the candidates developed in this respect are of the modiocre order. It anything there has been too much kicking during this week's practice, and tbo interference has suffered in consequence. The following is the line up of tho team to play to-day: Center, Captain Downing; r.

Burnett; I. Thomas; r. Hall; 1. Cochran; r. Spaldiug; 1.

Frank-enhelmer; quarter, Code; r. Reynolds; 1. Russell; t. It was thought by somo that Captain Downing, considering the weaknoss of the back positions, would go behind the line himself, but this was never bis intention. He is too valuable a man in the center ot the line, and for a capta n's position center is the ideal.

In getting into every play be bas no equal on the Coast, and as a tackier he is tho hardest and cleanest at Palo Alto. Opposite him Field, who was coached under Camp in '92, has shown up splendidly, and should be given a try at ono of tho guard positions, wnich he is better fitted by natural ability to occupy than annpback. Burnett, guard on the eleven of '93, will pi ay against his old sldo partner, McMillan. Burnett it slow in practice, vet. as shown bv a last season's work.

be has the characteristics of waking up and asserting himsoil in a match game. Thomas, the other guard, was substitute last season. He is hard pushed in tha race by Flckert, Orcutt and Williams, any one of whom is stronger and livelier than he. Fickert especially, has performed commendable work this season. He follows tho ball well and for a big man does mora than bis share or tackling.

At lert tackle the veteran Cochran it ttatloned as usual. As a ground-gainer his only equal is White- bouse, wbo, ir anvthing, excels him in ae gressiveness yet it Interior in defensive plav. Cochran has plaved an easy game this season, as his liability to overtraining has caused him tome trouble ia previous seasons. Hall is the oth-r tackle. Lively and ng- gressive it anything, too much quick to take advantage of an opening, he is a hard clover to handle.

His chief fault Is lack of knowledge ot his position. "Pop" Field, the bicvole traveler from Chioago, will make quite a stay on the Coast th lima. He already has 1 80S wheels. "Pop" took in the C. A.

C. C. road race last Sunday at Hav-wards and enjoyod tho finish with the rest. Roy Tisdalo of Salt Lake City this week reduced the three and four mile Utah records to 10:28 4-5 respectively, and with Royle, Hyde and Woiler holds all Utah records from one-quarter up to twenty-five miles. To-morrow's run of the Pacific Cycling Club is to Millbrae, starting from Twenty-first and Stevenson streets at 9 o'clock.

The San Joso Riad Club has another of thoir five-mile road racet to-morrow, with a run to Alum Rock in the afternoon. Tho Puthflnders Club took advantage of our excellent cycling weather by going to San Mateo Tuesday. All enjoyed tho trip as wboelmen only can. The following mombers took in the run: T. W.

Flanagan, S. S. Ellis, Robert McCord, W. M. Miller, Harry Seymour.

A. Budzjlone, J. W. Hutchison, Fred Orndorf, Will Levy. If Market street was paved with smooth pavement there would be double the present numb3r of riders using the wheel in San Francisc.

The annual election of the North Califor-nia Division of the League of American Wheolmen was held this week that is, the mail vote was sent in during the week. George H. Strong is Chairman of tha Returning Board that counis the vote, and Henry F. Wynne is the Secretary. As there was a combine of the three largest clubs in the league and a slate made, the voting was light, for the combine bud the controlling vote.

The slate was as follows Chief Consul, Charles K. Melrose, Bay Citv Wheelmen; Vice-Consul, Robert Inglis, Oak Leaf Whoelmen; Secrotary-J'reasurer. Clarence N. Rawlin, Garden Citv Cvclers; representative at large, Robert M. Welch.

The California Cycling Club will have a run to Lake Pilarcltos to-morrow morning leaving nt. 8 o'clocK. Rose will try for time over tbe Frultvale-Haywards' course to-morrow if weather permits. UiTfl..