The San Francisco Call and Post from San Francisco, California • Page 8

8 As the great holiday of the year draws Hear sportsmen interested in cycling, boatracing, athletics, shootine, fishing, tennis, are manifesting particular anxiety regarding the outcome of the various events announced. A grand bicycle meeting will be held at San Jose. At Stockton a splendid programme of athletic and aquatic events been arranged. At Sacramento the lovers of trap-shooting will meet in a race for valuable prizes. A tennis tournament will be held in San Eafael.

Visalia will have horse and wheel races, In fact, all of the towns and cities near at hand will celebrate the great day by holding sports of some kind. Snn Francisco "will be the only place in which amateur pastime will suffer, and all because of the action of the Fourth of July committee in not having appropriated any money for either aquatic or athletic competitions. THE WHEELMEN. The Camera Club Cyclists Will Tour Through Lake County. Club Events To-Morrow.

California Cycling Clvb Run to La Honda. Crescent Road Clvb Run to Redwood City. Golden Gate Cycling race, San Mateo course. Imperial Cycling Club races at Central lark. Liberty Cycling to Mill Valley.

Outing Road Run to the beach, and Presidio. Reliance Club Picnic run. Royal Cycling Run to Camp Taylor. The wheeling season is at its height now and track and road races and country touring are the order of the day. Many private parties are arranging to visit the Yos-emite Valley or Lake County, which appear to have the call for touring purposes, as presenting the most attractions at the least expense of time and money.

There are runs by all the clubs nearly every Sunday to some point within a radius of fifty miles of their abode and often further. The trip to San Jose is a popular journey "with the city riders, most of whom prefer to make it'from Pruitvale, as the distance is ten miles shorter and the roads somewhat better than on this side of the bay. On the Fourth of July there are no iesa than eleven track events scheduled throughout the State, as will appear by the latest bulletin from the racing board published in this column. Of course, the greatest interest will center on the annual meet of the North California division, League cf American Wheelmen, to be held at Ban Jose. All the fast riders will compete, the track is a record-breaker and the prizes and general management of the meet excellent.

Most of the wheelmen from this City will ride down Wednesday afternoon and return Friday morning. There will be two social functions for the wheelmen on the night of the a dance at the San Jose Road Club's hall and a reception by the Ladies' Cycling Club at the Pratt Home. Naturally the latter has the call, as the Ladies' Cycling Club are noted hostesses, and both affairs will be very enjoyable. A party of CameraJClub Cyclists will start to-morrow morning for a ten days' trio through Lake County. Prominent among them are Charles A.

"Adams, president of the club; J. J. B. Argenti, professor of botany, California College of Pharmacy; Byron D. Bent and H.

C. Owens, all well-known amateur photographers. Never before has such a party visited this garden spot of California on wheels, and it is beyond question that they will bring back with them some splendid views taken along the route, as they are experienced artists and carry the latest and most improved cameras. These pictures will be made into elides, which are sent around the world to other camera clubs, exchanges being continually made between these organizations. It might be mentioned that the California Camera Club is the only one in the world having an active cycling annex.

It is also the only club giving monthly exhibitions. The cycling annex is a feature of club, and some ot the finest California scenic views have been made since its inception through the opportunity the wheel affords the artists to travel. When it was decided to make this trip into Lake County Mr. Bent, who was the leading spirit in the movement, agreed to prepare an itinerary of the trip, showing the route to be traveled, distances traversed daily and points of interest visited. This he has done, and as it is an excellent guide for any party desiring to visit Lake County on wheels it is here published: Sunday, June a.

m. train to St. Helena, arrive 10 30 a. fare $2 05; St. Helena to White Hulphur Springs, 2 miles, for lunch back to St.

Helena and out to Springs, 16 miles, for the night. Total mileage for the day, 20. Monday, July Mtna. to Middletown, 13 miles, nnd out to Haroiu Springs for lunch, 4 miles; back to Middietown and a short run to Anderson, 5 miles, for the night. Day's mileage, 26.

Tuesday, July Anderson to Adams Springs, 10 Adams to Sieglers Springs for lunch, 3 miles; to Highland Springs for the night, 16 miles. Day's mileage, '29. Wednesday, July Highland to Lakeport, 10 miles, lunch; take boat at 4 p. m. for Bartlet Landing (on lake one hour; to Bartlett Springs 15 miles, should arrive at 8:30 p.m.

Mileage, 25. Thursday, July Bartlett Springs all day; "flrpworks." Friday, July To Bartlett Landing, 15 miles; to Upper Lake, 8 miles; to Saratoga, 3 miles; to Blue Lakes or Laurel Dell, 1 mile; lunch; to Ukiah and out to Vichy Springs, 23 miles, for the night; day's mileage, 50. Saturday, July Vichy to Ukiah, 3 miles: to Hopland, 14 to Duncan Springs, 2 miles; luiifih; then to Cloverdale, 16 miles, for the night, stopping at the United States Hotel; day's mileage, 37. Sunday, July The Geysers, 21 miles. Monday, July The Geysers all day.

Tuesday, July The Geysers to Kellogg, 20 miles; thence to Mark West Springs, 10 miles, for the day day's mileage, 30. Wednesday, Julf Mark West to Santa miles; to Petaluma, 16 and home. o7 miles, which includes trp.in from San Rafael and ferry; day's mileage, 62. Lake County as a touring ground for wheelmen is fast growing in popularity. As yet the beauty and convenience of the trip are barely known, but once over the ground the rider is sure to go again.

Tha many attractions serve as an incentive to go Blow, which makes it thoroughly enjoyable for the new rider or the "scoroher." The average wheelman seldom stops long at any place; he is always on the move. This inclination receives a setback on the Lake County trip, and he who rides fast misses half its beauties. As the county is full of resorts and springs you need "not stop at a single hotel durine the entire trip, save at Cloverdale. As these springs are strictly summering places you will find everybody at leisure, and the fare is the best the country affords. Mr.

Bent urges the advisability of remaining in Cloverdale over night and getting an early start the next morning for the Geysers, as the road to the Geysers at midday can only be compared to the infernal regions. The above itinerary is perfectly correct and is so planned that all the famous resorts will be visited, the best roads traversed and the longest day's wheeling, the fifty miles from Bartlett to Vichy Slap Showing Koutes Through Lake County. Springs, comes in the middle of the trip. Most of the distances can be made in the cool of the mornings and late afternoons, thus avoiding the heat of midday. The rates at all the stopping-places are very moderate, and at no place is any attempt at extortion made.

"Wheelmen are always welcome and made to feel at home, and members of the League of American Wheelmen should not fail to carry their membership cards with them, as they can thereby secure a reduction in rates at all the stopping-places. The map accompanying this article will give an accurate idea of the location of the various points of interests to be visited on the trip to Luke County. As announced exclusively in the Call of last week Allan Jones and Clarence Davis joined the Olympic Club Wheelmen and will ride under the colors of the winged at the San Jose meet. Their desertion of the Garden City Cyclers is still the uppermost topic of conversation among the wheelmen, but it will probably all be forgotten in the excitement of the league meet next week. J.

E. Alexander of the Garden City Cyclers will not race this season. He is going to Cornell University to complete his education. The Pacific Cycling Club had an enjoyable run to Halfmoon Bay last Sunday. The run started Saturday afternoon and was followed by a second division Sunday morning, who made fast time over the hills.

There was a large attendance and the members spent several hours fishing for eels. They made a good catch and F. M. Harter landed one weighing eight pounds. The roads were in good condition and there was not an accident or puncture to mar the trip.

Last Monday evening the Pacific Cycling Club held its annual election of officers, with the following result: A. Herbst, president; Frank Scott, vice-president; Henry H. Paulsen, secretary-treasurer; F. W. Paulsen, captain Frank Flaglor, first lieutenant.

Ex-Captain Charles W. Etting was presented with a handsome medal by the club as a token of good will. Ht has been captain ever since the club was organized and has taken a great deal of interest in its welfare. The medal is of a very original design, the bar being shaped like a comet (the club emblem), while the body of the medal is a perfect little bicycle wheel, the two parts being joined together by links shaped like trouser- guards. Mr.

Etting was taken wholly by surprise when the presentation was made, but found words to express his gratitude. The Royal Cycling Club will shortly move to 1017 Golden Gate avenue, near Laguna street, where they are now having a house neatly fitted up for them. They will then be on "Cycle Row," as the avenue is sometimes called on account of the great number of cycleries and wheeling clubs located on it. The Royals will enjoy a run to Camp Taylor Sunday under Lieutenant Sternberg. Austin Liebes, Henry Meyer and M.

Harrison have recently joined the club. Secretary Lichtenstein will spend his vacation awheel in Lake County, starting the first week in July. The Outing Road Club moved into their new quarters at 1539 Eddy street last Monday THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1895. SUMMER SPORTS evening. They will have an opening in the shape of a "smoker" before long.

To-morrow the club will enjoy a run to the beach and Presidio. Several of the members discovered on crossing the bridge at San Leandro last Sunday, after the Associated Clubs' run, that some miscreant had strewn the bridge with tacks. These useful little articles make sad havoc with pneumatic tires, and probably some small boys thought they could stop the entire run of the association as completely by doing this as if they had erected a brick wall instead. As it happened, though, Captains Dodge and Burke, who led the run, had been informed of the presence of the tacks on the bridge before leaving Oakland, so the run was led to one side, over the electric road tracks. This trick of strewing tacks over thoroughfares constantly traversed by wheelmen is getting quite prevalent in some localities, and as a pastime serves as a variety to the small boy who was wont to place cartridges upon car tracks heretofore.

A few sharp reprimands would have a desirable effect, Dut the trouble is the cyclists can never catch the little scamps at it. As prevention is better than cure. I guess we all have to get tires that are impervious to tacks, if some genius will invent them. The racing board has issued its bulletin No. 13, dated June 27, 1895, as follows: Additional sanctions July 4, Vaca Valley Trotting Association, Dixon July 4, Roso City Wheelmen, Chico; July 4, Lorapoc Wheelmen, Lompoc.

Riders are warned that the L. A. through its racing board, has sole jurisdiction over all racing in the United States. The idea prevails among those uninformed that the board enforces its rules only against members of league. All riders in the United States are classified as amateurs of class A or or as professionals, in accordance with the league's definitions of such classes, and bo soon as a rider enters a competitive event he becomes subject to the supervision of the racing board.

Every racing event requires the sanction of the board. Any rider competing in an unpanctioned event is liable to suspension from raping for a term at the pleasure of the board. In the case of men who are informed and apparently act in defiance of the sanction rule the term of suspension is one year. Riders before starting in a race should ascertain that the promoters have a sanction for the event. The only exception is a content on tha public highways, which the league will not recognize, except to the extent of prohibiting the competing therein of the amateur classes with professionals.

No sanctions are granted for races between females, and the presence of such an event on a programme is without the authority of the board. If a sanction for a meetir.g is held and the promoters attempt to introduce such an event they are acting in bad faith with the board, and riders are cautioned to withdraw from the meeting. Following are the sanctions issued for July 4 next. Riders should take notice and avoid other meetings, unless a sanction issued at a later date than this bulletin is exhibited: San Annual division meet. Petaluma Wheelmen.

Stockton Athletio Association. Brooklyn Parlor No. 151, N. 8. G.

W. Vaca Valley Trotting Association. Rose City Wheelmen. Los Lou Angeles Wheelmen. Ontario Wheelmen.

San Diego Coronado Track Association. Cycling Club. Ventura Wheelmen. Lompoc Wheelmen. Transferred to class B.

K. Clark, under clause class A rule, Sail Jow. H. E. McCrea, under clause class A rule, Log Angeles.

R. M. Welch, Representative national racing board in California. The Liberty Cycling Club held an election last Tuesday evening and the following are now the officers for the ensuing term: C. Westphal, president; W.

E. Bouton, secretary-treasurer; C. Steiner, captain; A. Joost, first lieutenant; William Fanning, second lieutenant and surgeon. The club will have a run to Mill valley to-morrow, leaving on the 9 o'clock boat.

A dance at the "clubiooms some time in July is contemplated. H. E. Morton, ex-president of the will start for Xanaimo next Thursday by sailing vessel and will enjoy a vacation of several weeks in British Columbia wheeling and hunting. Edward P.

Armbruster of the Olympic Club Wheelmen and George Reith, unattached, will go through Lake County on their wheels, starting Sunday, June 30. They will be absent a fortnight. The Golden (iate Cycling Club held a banquet and election of officers last night at the clubrooms, 228 Thirteenth street. To-morrow the club will hold a five-mile handicap road race over the San Mateo course, starting early in the morning. Thus far the entrants and their handicaps are: Captain J.

Quadt, Ueutenant R. Siebe and Secretary a. G. Maass, scratch August Steigeler, 15 seconds; H. Schwartz, 40 seconds; Ed Dwyer, 1 minute; William Fenstermacher, minutes; G.

A. Holler. minutes. The impression is general that President Fenstermacher with minutes handicap, should win the race. The Bay City Wheelmen have no run called for to-morrow, so most of the members will frequent the park and give their now white duck suits a chance to get fitted to their forms.

Judge F. H. Kerrigan, the president of the club, returned Thursday afternoon from a month's trip in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe, in company with Frank H. Dunne, grand president of the Native Sons. Yesterday morning they started on a wneel to JStna Springs and will roam around Lake County until the middle of next week, when they will go to San Jose to attend the league meet.

Frank H. Watters and Arthur Davis, two well-known members of the Bay City Wheelmen, are about to go into the cycle business in this City. Charles S. Wells and H. F.

Terrill, the club's two best racers, returned from their Los Angeles trip Thursday. Terrill was Blck while there and only started in one race, wherein he rode a lap and then withdrew. Wells was in fine form and won more than his share of prizes. The riders say they were very hospitably treated by the Los Angeles wheelmen. The Crescent Road Club has a regular run called for to-morrow to Redwood City, starting from the clubrooms, 813 Octavia street, at 8:30 a.

m. The Golden City Wheelmen, a club recently organized here, is progressing fanely. One of the members is Jules Berges, an old-time wheelman, who is directing their energies in the right groove, and as a result the club is prospering. It was the Golden City members who took charge of the kitchen at the Grand Hotel at Niles and many a half-starved wheelman was served with a hearty meal as a result. The Imperial Cycling Club will hold several club races for class A riders at the Central Park track to-morrow morning.

ho prizes are offered, and the events are merely for the purpose of developing new racing talent among the members. The California Cycling Club will hold a run to La Honda to-night and to-morrow. Captain Burk announces the start will be from the clubrooms. Twenty-second and Folsom streets, at 6:30 o'clock to-night, and the members will ride to Woodside and there remain over night, making an early start in the morning for their destination. The trip leads one through a very pretty stretch of country, mostly mountainous after leaving Redwood City, but divided into a two days' journey, as this is, it should be easily made even by new riders.

The annual meeting of the Imperial Cycling Club will be held at the clubrooms, 636 Golden Gate avenue, next Monday evening, and a large attendance of the members is requested. The Reliance Club Wheelmen of Oakland have a picnic run on the cards for tomorrow, but the destination is known only to Captain Bates, and where he will lead them to is a question. Spaldixg. THE ANGLER. Opening of the San Andreas Lake.

Sport In the Mountains. Local anglers are delighted that the San Andreas Lake will be opened on Monday. The Spring Valley Company has been very liberal in extending invitations to lovers of the sport in past years and there is no doubt that the game liberality will be shown this year to anglers who are well recommended by stockholders. It is said tnat the trout of the lake are in splendid condition this year and will afford pleasure hunters excellent sport. There are some splendid bass in the lake also, but no manner of allurement would induce the odd hump-backed whoppers to recognize any of the many lures that were offered them last season.

There were, however, a few large bass taken by what is known as the frog bait. Possibly this year the condition of things may be changed for the better and more successful bass fishing will result. it is said that the Fish Commissioners will stock Crystal Lake with large-mouth bass this year, and with that object in mind they have asked the olh'cers of the water company to keep the lake closed to fishermen until euch time as the bigmouths will have become plentiful. The keeper of San Andreas Lake, James Kerr, has been at til times courteous and obliging to guests, and this year he has made many improvements at the lake, which will be highly appreciated by local anglers who look for comfort as well as pleasure when on outings of this kind. The new Crystal Lake may be opened for a short time this season so" as to give anglers an idea of the grand sport that can be enjoyed in that immense expanse of water with the large steelheads (landlocked) and Eastern trout.

Anglers who can afford the time and expense incident to a trip to the Sierras, may now look pleasantly forward to some erand fishing. From Lake Independence thousands of beautiful cut-throat trout have been taken this month by anglers who had tne good fortune of oeing on hand when the fish commenced to feed. Jack Sammi, John Butler, Mr. Wilson, A. M.

dutton, F. Foyes and other lovers of anglinp have been enjoying the finest kind of inagrinable, and as a result several of beautiful fishes have arrived in this City from Lake Independence. A letter received yesterday states that "the salmon flies" have commenced to make their appearance on the lake and streams, and that good fly-fishing may be expected during the month of July. Sam mi got the greater number of his fish on a small spoon, which was presented to him by James Watt. Herman Muller and Mr.

Stoll whipped the Los Gatos Creek in the vicinity of Wrights last Sunday, but as the day was excessively warm their luck was poor. They will try it again under more favorable conditions. Salmon fishing in Santa Cruz is at the present time affording lovers of the angle great sport. The run of fish is very large this year and first-class tackle is necessary to guarantee safe landings. The Chief of the Fish Patrol and his deputies have been notified that Chinese fishermen are catching tons of small sea rishes with bag nets in the vicinity of California City and McNears Point, but for some reason they will not stop illegal fishing of this kind.

Anglers cannot understand how it is that the millions of mosciuitos which swarm on Lake San Andreas are harmless. They will buzz around yeur head, but refrain from boring. Miss Etta Butler, daughter of the renowned angler, John Butler, has surprised the tourists who are rusticating at Independence Lake by her great catches of trout. IShe has discounted her father in the art of luring trout. Frank Marcus and W.

A. Tilley returned from Boulder Creek last Sunday) and they reported haying had a most pleasant outing. Mr. Tilley hud a beautiful basket of trout, which he had taken from the San Lorenzo River, some of which measured ten inches. Marcus 6aid that the morning and evening fishing was very good.

Sam Williams, the famous whip of the Sierras, is now sending a spanking team of horses over the roads daily between Boca and Lake Independence. Williams can handle a whip in great style provided "the loa is not too heavy. It would appear from the following item that the trout of some of the Eastern States are not totally free from parasitic attack. The article reads: "That peculiar fungus which was recently noticed as killing fishes in the Fox River, 111., seems to have made its appearance in several parts of the country. The disease should be thoroughly diagnosed by the fish culturists of the various States, and a remedy for it be found if possible.

In the Flint River, near Flushing, fishes have been dying by the hundreds. At Honeoye Creek, the outlet of Hemlock Lake: at Rockland Lake, and in the outlet of Canandaigua Lake, all In New York State, the same decimation of the finny tribe, by what appears to be the same disease, has been noted recently. From the widespread destruction caused' by this disease, it can hardly be ascribed to local causes, we think, and the urgency of the case demands prompt action on the part of the State hsh commissions whereever the disease has appeared. It is thought that small wire nets would be far more preferable than nets made of string for lake fishing. Flyhooks frequently catch in the meshes of string nets and cause much annoyance.

The fine wire net would offset this. Al Cumming, the champion sharkcatcher of Santa Cruz Bay, is making preparations for another "go" at the monsters of the deep. Cummings says that as an edible fish he thinks shark meat will not please the fastidious taste of an epicure, but as a means of affording royal sport for anglers who are out for play nothing can beat shark-fishing. Cummings will spend the better part of three days next week searching for "man-eaters" in the deep, deep sea several miles off the coast of Santa Cruz. Professors Jordan and Gilbert of the Stanford University states that the trout of Lake Webber belong to the form known as the Tahoe tront, "Salrao Henshawi." Professor Jordan regards them as a variety of the red-throated trout, and writes its name as "Salmo My kiss Henshawi." It is said the Webber Lake trout were planted many years ago by Dr.

Webber, and that he took the original stock from Feather River. They have been commonly known in California as the Feather River or cut-throat trout. In the course of a conversation on trout fishing, this is what an old and experienced angler from Taconaa said "If the fly fishermen were more observing as to the color and kinds of bugs, insects, alone the streams, and selected their flies accordingly, I think they would be more successful. As an example, I was fishing in a small creek near Kent, that flows in White River, one day Jast summer, and had tried every fly. Big trout were jumping occasionally, and, try my best, I could not find out what they were feeding on.

Tfcere was very little brush along the but very tall trees, bomething fell on hat and then to the ground. 1 made searwh for it, and it was a small gray caterpillar, whio.h I rightly guessed was what the ftrout had been jumping for. I then put on a gray hackle fly and nad good sport the balance of the day. "What was the best day's fishing I ever had? Two years ago in August, on Green River, near Palmer, I caught fifty-two, which, as an average lot, was the best I ever got one of 21 inches, two of 14 inches and twelve of 11 and 12 inches. I caught all of them on a luminous coachman, though the first day of this season I had a great catch, thirty-one, all good size, six of them being 15 inches long." SEA-FISHING.

Large Smelt Are Now Being Caught Near Sausallto. It is reported that a large number of smelts have made their appearance on the north shore of the bay, most of them being of large size. At Target Rock, opposite Sausalito, a number have been caught during the week, some of them weighing over one and a half pounds and measuring from sixteen to twenty inches in length. On Tuesday last FranK Webber, the wellknown angler, and a companion, caught fifty-nine smelts at Target Rock, several weighing from one and a quarter to one and three-quarter pounds each. On the same day Fred hitney and two companions caught their baskets full of kingfish, torncod and a few large flounders on the fishing banks opposite the Sausalito ferry landing.

Suearloaf Rock and inside of Lime Point are undoubtedly the best fishing grounds for blue rockfish, or blue cods, as they are generally called. They are hooked on the bottom the same as red rockcod, but the most successful anglers claim that they catch a larger quantity and bigger fish by attaching hooks ten or fifteen feet above the sinker when fishing in deep water. Several good catches of rockcoa are reported during the week from the vicinity of Point Cavalla and Yellow Bluff, some of the fish running quite large. On Monday Fred Babcoek and companion caught sixty-eight pounds of red and blue rockcod and one nine and a half pound green codfish at Point Cavalla. THE GUN.

Dove Shooting Will Commence Before the Traps. All those who are interested in the smashing of clay pigeons are invited to attend a tournament, which will be held at the Oakland Trotting Park to-day. The prizes offered for competition are of good value. The Visalia Gun Club has sent out invitations to sportsmen to attend a shoot, which will be held on July 4. The programme reads: First, 10 bluerocks, known traps and angles, sqnad shooting; second, 12 live birds, entrance $3 50; third, 12 live birds, handicap; fourth, 10 bluerocks; fifth, 15 bluerocks; sixth, 10 bluerocks; seventh, 15 bluerocks.

All entrance and added money tvill be divided into 50, 30 and 20 per cent, excepting in event seven. In all bluerock contests, excepting the seventh race, the shooters will be divided into what is termed the expert and amateur classes. Those who intend to take part in the tournament are requested to notify any member of the committee, which consists of Guy Gilnaer, E. E. McYeagh and M.

L. Weaver, at Visalia. A letter has been received at this office from a gentlemau residing near Novato, which states that deer hunting is a very common thing in that locality, and especfally on Sunday mornings, when the crack of rifles can be heard in the canyons west of the town. Possibly the new Fish and Game Commissioners may give some attention to those who persist in breaking the law. J.

A. Russ of Ferndale, Humboldt County, liberated about one dozen Mongolian pheasants last year in the hills fifteen miles south of Ferndale, and reports to hand state that the birds are doing remarkably well. Sportsmen interested in the permanent organization of an inanimate target association will meet this evening at the Olympic Club, when a constitution and by-laws will be adopted. The Empire Gun Club is making extensive preparations for itstournament.which will be held on July 4 at Alameda Point. The prizes announced are attractive and will no doubt be contested for by large number of trapshooters.

The true bluerock pigeons used for trapshooting in some parts of England, according to Brent, are exceedingly wild and shy. They frequent rocks, cliffs, caves and caverns, preferring a sea coast and nesting among most inaccessible rocks, frequently in the company of gulls and other sea birds. None are found wila in America, and very few genuine bluerocks are ever seen except in confinement. The bluerock pigeon is a trifle smaller than a common dovehouse pigeon, being niore slender in its proportions. The bill is thin and dark, eyes bright orange red and prominent, feet red and nails dark.

The general color of plumage is a clear, light, grayish blue, having a greenish gloss on neck, varied with violet and copper reflections; secondary wing feathers and larger covert feathers have eacli a black spot, which forms two distinct black bar 9 on the wings; rump is white, tail has a black band near extremity and the external feather on each side has a white outer margin, a feature usually noticeable in all blue pigeons. THE RIFLE. Why Good Marksmen Make Qood At the Targets. According to the programme issned by the secretaries of rifle clubs there will be some lively shooting done to-morrow at the Shell Mound Park and San Rafael ranges. To-day the crack rifle shots from all parts of this great country will open fire at the targets near the park, where the great Bundes festival will be held.

As there is a good sprinkling of San P'rancisco marksmen the sharp-shooters represented much interest is manifested among the local lovers of rifle-shooting in the results of the contests. Adolph Strecker, the renowned shot of the Far West, hopes to make a very warm race for his competitors, and it can be safely said that the men who will lead Strecker (if they can) will surprise the world by the remarkable scores made. This will be the inaugural day of the festival. Colonel E. C.

Farrington, inspectorgeneral of rifle practice of Maine, recently addressed the commissioned officers of the Second Regiment of Infantry of Maine. The subject of his address was marjesmanship, and in the course of his remarks he very vividly showed the superiority of the riflemen as soldiers. He said: "When the guard came into camp last summer I was standing on Water street, and one'of the best drilled companies in the guard started toward the grounds, and while I was admiring the splendid marching of the first three sets of fours, I saw the sharpshooters' and marksmen's badges glistening in the sunlight as they proudly moved on. when a young 'kid' on the sidewalk sang out, 'See the fellers in the rear I' I looked down the line, and marching out of step and time came a dozen or more soldiers, not a marksman's button shining, rifles askew, straggling on behind. I felt hurt.

Such a splendid exhibition of military discipline marred by the inefficiency of a few men." The foregoing remarks are additional testimony that good riflemen are the best soldiers. According to an Eastern exchange Company First Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, has accepted the challenge of Company National Guard of California, to a shoot over a 200-yard range. Twenty men or more of each company are to engage in a contest which ia to take place on August 1. It will be a telegraphic match, each company lo have a representative at its opponent's range. Captain Barnett suggested as his representative Major John E.

Miller, and Company B's representative at Springfield will undoubtedly be H. R. Wills of St. Louie, an old military man and a shot of considerable reputation. The results will be telegraphed by each representative, and the targets will be exchanged by express immediately on conclusion of the match.

In speaking of the contest for the Shaw gold medal at Visalia on the Fourth of July by the companies of the Sixth Regiment the Kern Standard says: "It's no use to shoot against a hoodoo. That medal just as good as belongs to Company right now, and after the Fourth they'll own it in fte simple. Mark our prophecy." ATHLETIC. Sprinter Crum Returns a Fast Run. The Amateur Athletic Union received quite a setback when it disputed John V.

Crum's amateur standing in the East. Crum so completely snowed the sprinters of the Eastern universities umier when they competed against him that the Easterners set up a great howl and unhesitatingly pronounced him a professional, all because he proved trim self a better man athletically than the "world-beaters" of the East. The result of this compliment to Crum is told in an interview which appeared in a Chicago paper as follows: While John V. Crum, the lowa amateur sprinter, was in New York, competing in the American Intercollegiate Association championships, he was approached hy Mike Murphy, trainer of the New York Athletic Club, with an offer to join the Eastern club in order to strengthen the team it will put on the track against the men the London Atnletic Club will send across the water in September. Murphy represented to the lowan that he thought he could beat the world, and that it would be a splendid opportunity for him to attain a worldwide reputation by defeating the English sprinter who would'come across.

Contrary to Murphy's expectations Crum was not flattered by the offer, and refused it so promptly and decisively that Murphy was left dumbfounded. Crunl called Murphy's attention to the fact that, under the rules of the Amateur Athletic Union he would have no right to carry the winged-foot of the New York Club, as he did not live within the limits provided by the rules. Murphy did not seem to think that a matter worth considering, but the young man from the corn State turned him down and referred him for further information to his trainer, Ed Moulton. The latter only smiled broadly when told of Murphy's move and considered it a great compliment to his handling of Cruuj. It goes to show how shallow was the protest filed against Crum by the Easterners.

Not only did Crum refuse Murphy's offer on the grounds its being contrary to the rules, but because he had accepted a membership in the Chicago Athletic Association before he went East to compete. Hie treatment in the East was so shabby that Crum would not have joined the New Yorkers under any consideration, and so expressed himself upon his return to this City. At Glasgow, Scotland, on June 10 Downer ran 300 yards in 31 2-5 seconds. This is claimed to be the world's record for the distance. Upon recent investigation it was discovered that the track at Champaign, 111., upon which Scoggins of the University of California ran 100 yards in 10 seconds and 220 yards in 21 2-5 seconds was not correctly measured.

The course was found to be eight yards short of the full distance. Thomas J. Cannon, the well-known Scotch runner, has arrived from England and it is probable that he will be matched to run Everett C. McClelland, the American champion. Cannon, it is claimed, is one of the fleetest runners in Scotland.

He is open to run any man in America from one to ten miles. HANDBALL. Lawlor Will Leave for Ireland to Play Champion Fitzgerald. According to a letter received by a prominent athlete from John Lawlor, the great championship game will certainly take place in Ireland. All arrangements for this much-talked-of match between Lawlor and Fitzgerald have been made and a forfeit has been posted by the players, which is a guarantee of their good intentions.

Lawlor will sail from New YorK on July 4, accompanied by his wife and family, alyo his brother and some friends. He will train, at the Patrick-street court, Dublin, and as Fitzgerald is the champion of Ireland and a most wonderful player, Lawlor has big contract on hand. Lawlor's record is as follows: A Pennsylvanian by birth, but reared 8t Dublin, Ireland, arriving there when only 2 years of age. Lawlor is 35 years old, stands 5 feet inches and weighs in form 135 pounds. He is a man of extraordinary stamina, hard-hitting qualities and activity.

His movements are not by any means graceful, but he has the get-there quality, ana, in his own words, wears his man out. He won the cbampitmshlp of Ireland in 1885 by defeating David Browning of Limerick, the match being the best of 21 games. 21 In 1886, at a tournament given by tlie Cork Handball Club, Lawlor won first prize by defeating the following players: Tobin, Browning, Macroon of Fermoy, and O'Hcrilhy of Cork. Next came his international match with Casey for $1000 a side, the best of 21 games, 10 in Cork and 11 in Brooklyn. The first part was played at the Grattan street court August 4, 1887, Lawlor winning 6 games to 4, scoring 16ti aces against 125.

The remaining part was played at the Brooklyn Handball Club's court on November iJ9, 18S7, Casey winning 7 straight games ami match. Since his arrival in this country Lawlor has played a few important matches. He and John Delaney played William Courtney and John Malcolm at the Brooklyn Handball Club's court on April 9, 1890. for a medal, value $50. The match was a stubborn one throughout, every ace being fought lor, and in the seventh and last game Lawter and Dvlaney stood 20 to 5.

Courtney then went to serve and won the deciding game. In January, 1891, John Grady of Brooklyn challenged him to a series of fifteen games, Grady to receive ten aces each game, for $100. The first part of the contest took place at Courtney's court, Brooklyn, Lawlor winning five out of the first seven games. Two weeks later, at Casey's court, wound up by winning the first, second and fourth games and match. The crowning event of Lawlor's career was the winning of the match against Brooklyn's champion, William Courtney.

The match consisted ol the best in eleven games of twenty-one aces, Courtney to receive ten aces handicap. The match was looked upon by the best judges as a sure thing for Courtney. The contest took place at Casey's court June 4, 1891, for $100 a side. Courtney won the first four games, Lawlor the fifth, 21 to 18; the sixth, 21 to 16, and the seventh, 21 to 15; Lawior running the game from 13 out. It was then seen that the wonderful stamina of Lawlor was asserting itself, he being in as good condition as at the commencement, while Courtney was weak but game.

Lawlor won the eighth game, 21 to 14, Courtney only scoring four aces, and the ninth, 21 to 10, which only took two hands to decide, as Courtney failed to score. The surprise of the match was the tenth game, which was won by Courtney after the hardest struggle ever seen in any court. This evened matters. Kach man had now won four Lawler had the privilege of using his own ball, and he ran the game out in the fourth hand, Courtney only scoring three aces besides his handicap. Score: The result placed Lawlor on equal footing with Casey, and a Western match was looked for; but, Lawlor's backer having died in the meantime, negotiations fell through.

When John Jones, champion of Australia, arrived in New York Lawlor challenged any player in the world, stating that the three champions were now in New York and that it would be a good time to decide who was champion of champions. The climate did not agree with Jones, ne being sick during his stay there, and he could not get in condition to play. Lawlor then turned to Casey and demanded a return game; but Casey would not play the old rule and Lawlor would not play the new one, and so matters stand up to" the present time. As the match just made includes the championship of the world, Casey, If ha desires to hold it, must defeat the winner. It must not be forgotten that Jones, the Australian champion, has an eye on the belt, and will make it very interesting for the winner of the resent match, and as Phil Regan, his backer, as sent a challenge to Ireland by a gentleman of this city, it is very likely that some very attractive matches will be played here in the near future.

Borne very good games of handball will be played to-day in the San Francisco and Union courts on Howard street. THE OARSMEN. Why a Regatta Will Not Be Held Here on the Great Holiday. The oarsmen of this City feel highly chagrined at the manner in which they have been treated by the Fourth of July committee. This will be the first time in many years that some prizes have not been set aside for a regatta on the great holiday and as a consequence the oarsmen of the different rowing clubs have decided to spend the day in Stockton, where a (trand aquatic celebration will occur.

The following letter from the secretary of the Pioneer Ptowinjt Club will attest the mental soreness that is now felt by local oarsmen at the treatment received from the Fourth of July committee A special meeting of the Pioneer Rowing Club was held last Thursday evening for the purpose of arranging for the club's participation in the Stockton city's Fourth of July celebration. Thin City's committee has seen fit to entirely ignore providing any entertainment for the many devotees of rowing, and this notwithstanding the fact that luily 12,000 people testified to their great love for the sport by assembling at Lour wharf to enthusiastically witness the recent postponed Decoration day races. The club has decided to send at least two crews to Stockton, and before adjourning much merited censure was aimed at the Fourth of July committee for not setting aside a suitable sum to entertain the many disappointed followers of that healthy ami manly sport who will now, undoubtedly, spend the glorious holiday in a city that is more entertaining. It will be noted, and no doubt remembered by the different rowing cubs, that this is the first Fourth of July in San Francisco that the admirers of aquatic sports will not see a boatrace without going to Stockton. F.

J. Secretary of Pioneer Rowing Club. COURSING. Races That Will Take Place on Sunday In the Country. A stake will be run at Casserly's Park Sunday.

The following is the result of the draw: R. Shea's Unknown vs. J. Whip, G. Watson's Belmont vs.

T. Brennan's J. Killder's Spring vs. (i. Watson's Mike T.

J. Cronin'n Jack Dempsey vs. J. Flashlight, Noe Valley kennel's Duke vs. T.

J. Cronin's Rosa B. Not: Valley Kennel's Molly Bawn vs. 11. Brareu's Robert Eramett, R.

Shaw's Lady FltEgerald vs. Noe Valley Kennel's Red Wing, T. J. Cronin's White Chiel vs. T.

Brennan's White Rustic. The following dogs are entered for artificial hare- racing in Oakland: W. Regent vs. J. O'Farrel's So So; A.

Merrltt'i Butcher Boy vs. W. Halton's Toufrh Girl; Ocean View Kennel's Examiner vs. D. Leonard's Moonlight; J.

Randolph's Dixie vs. A. Merril's Snowbird; J. P. Johnson's Peto vs.

W. Murphy's Midget; D. Leonard's Wlll-o'-the- Wisp vs. A. Merrill's Jennie J.

Maud vs. W. Buckley's John J. Randolph's Lamplighter Vs. .1.

O'FftrreU's Jalcey; D. Cur. tin's Dolly Varden vs. T. McDonald's Ltsoaclt Ocean View Kennel's Fred, Lees vs.

J. O'Farrell's Sacramento Belle; J. Bode's Georgie Dixon vs. W. Dalton's Ilene: W.

Dalton'g Famous vs. J. Quane's Captain Morse. Baseball To-Day. A match game of baseball will be played this afternoon at Central Park between nines composed of the employes of wholesale millinery houses.

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