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10 OUTDOOR SPORTS. Interesting Events in the Cycle World and in Athletic Fields. The rapidly increasing interest in healthful sports such as cycling, athletics, shooting, angling, football, coursing, rowing, is an evidence that California will soon be recognized as a great sporting center. The wheelmen still hold sway, but they arc closely pressed now by the followers of other pastimes. Football, which will include intercollegiate, Gaelic and association forms of play, will prove a very strong opposition to the cyclists i in the race for popularity this winter.

The oarsmen are quietly moving to the front, and doubtless the result of the Austin regatta will give a further impetus to this excellent branch of sport. Angling is about at an end for this season, but the sportsman, properly speaking, is anxiously awaiting the opening of the season, when he will make himself heard on marsh and field in fact he is loudest of all, and should attract most attention. Coursing, handball and rifle-shooting are moving with the line of advancement. THE WHEELMEN. The Road Race at Haywards To- morrow a Great Attraction.

The broad-g autre and creek-route ferryboats, when they withdraw from their slips to-morrow morning, will probably carry more wheelmen from this City than they ever have before, for every club has a FRED K. BUTZ, CAPTAIN OLYMPIC CYCLERS. run called, with instructions to take one or the other of these boats. The final destination of the wheelmen is Haywards, there to witness the finish of the second annual ten-mile road race of the California Associated Cycling Clubs, which will be ridden from High street, Fruitvale, to Haywards. In this race there are ninetysix entrants, hailing from this City, Oakland, San Jose and many other places, and as the longest time handicap is only four minutes, it will be a wonder if there are not a great many falls and collisions attendant upon the race.

At the finish all is bound to be confusion, as the entire ninetysix, minus those who are lost by the wayside either from accident or being too slow, will finish together' if the handicapping is good, and as they cannot come in abreast, and some are bound to want to be in front, there will be a pretty scramble for position. Of course all this is what the other wheelmen are going over to see, and incidentally to cheer for their clubmates in the contest. The Bay Citys will take along their bulldog Mike for a mascot; the Olympics will have their pet kitten on the ground with a winged doughnut around its neck, and aside from the possibility of there being a pitched battle between the two, the excitement of the scene, enlivened by innumerable bloomer girls, always present on such big wheeling occasions as to-morrow will be, all give promise of a great day for the devotees of the sport and their adherents. The race will start from Fruitvale promptly at 11 o'clock, and to witness the finish no one should go by a later boat than the 9, and greater comfort will be assured if the journey is made earlier in the morning. The entries and handicaps are as follows: J.

E. Scott, Acme, 4 R. A. Coulter, C. C.

3 mm. 30 sec; Thomas Boyd, C. C.C., Otto Rech, C. C. Charles Birdsail, C.

C. 3:15: 11. B. Williams, C. C.

1.. Cooper, R. C. F. Joost C.

C. E. M. Boyle, C. C.

E. D. Mendel, Acme, B. .1. Sears, Acme, F.

C. Hansen, C. C. F. R.

Norton, C. C. D. W. O'Brien, 8.

J. ft. C. S. Mvrick, R.

A. C. P. Morrin, I. C.

William Reid, C. C. 11. Cosgriff, 0. C.

Ed Langer, I. C. H. C. Kastens, C.

A. XV. Brouillet, H. Mayo, C. C.

G. E. Crump, O. C. W.

A. Langster, C. C. XV. c.

Koltz, C. C. E. A. Rogers, Acme, F.

Maunder, Acme, Rene Brassy. G. C. 2-30; R. 11.

Hammond. 8. J. R. A.

Hansen, Acme. 2:30: 0. H. Hansen, O. C.

M. J. O'Brien, S. J. R.

G. H. Radke, I. ('. A.

Theisen, C.C. F. B. Wilkins, C. A.

F. Schone, ft. C. Kroetz, 0. C.

H. Hutchinson, Acme, George Caldwell, B.C. F. R. Haley.

L. C. J.Lulrin, R. C.C.;" P. P.Simpson, B.

C. R. Aylward. Acme, H.A. idard.B C.

2 :00 J. D. Lawrence, G. C.C, 2 J. ii.

R. Cooper, XV. Frost, R.C.C., W.L Pixley, F. Smith, S. J.

R. E. Meearv, I. C. 1.

F. Bams, I. J. 1. ('.

J. Wall, C. C.C, P. M. Lefevre, Acme, G.

H. Crafts, Acme, L. Sittenheim, C. ft. B.

Lyons, I. C. H.Sternberg, C. C. J.

D. Cardinell, C. ('. E. A.

1. C. I. 11. Frank.

ft C. 1:45 (i. Tainan, 0. C. T.

11. Kevin, Acme, F. L. Day, B. C.

H.l' Egeberg, 1 :35 G. P. Fuller, O. C. 1 30; J.

A. Code. O. 1.. E.

Pels, S. F. R. H. V.

Ready, 8.C.W., C. F. Lemmon, 0. C. A.

H. Agnew, Acme. J. Jaegling, I. C.

J. F. Ives, a. C. 1 A.

E. Cumbers, D. 1:10. J. H.

Smith, 8. J.R. J. Hurley, A. R.

Irones, O. V. .1. Smith, B. J.

R. 50 sec. A. L. Holling, B.

C. a. J. Menne, B. J.

E. Wing, J.R. C. :15 H. Downing, G.

C. 1.. Davis, O. C. E.

Languetin, B. T. A. Griffiths, B. P.

G. Alexander, C. C.C. Gushing, G. C.C, 30; J.

E. Edwards, 0. Ed Chapman, O. L. 8.

Leavitt, S. F. K. -MO; H. B.

Freeman, B. C. a. N. Jones, O.

P.M. Byrne, I. C. G. A.

Nissen, Acme, William Greaves, Acme, XV. J. Edwards, G. scratch. The annual election for officers of the North California Division, League of Amercan Wheelmen, is now upon us, and there seems, to be some little contest for two places on the ticket, which is as follows: For chief consul, Frank 11.

Kerrigan, Bay City Wheelmen, San Francisco: secretarytreasurer, Stanley Scovern, Olympic Club Wheelmen, San "Francisco Joseph A. Desi- I mone, Garden City Cyclers. San Jose; viceconsul. Henry F. Wynne, California Cycling Club, San Dr.

11. PoweU wards, representatives F. K. Lippltt, Petaiuma Wheelmen, Fetaluma: A. C.

McKen-1 ney, Garden City Cyclers, San Jose; George F. Neece, Acme Club Wheelmen, Oakland. The contest is for secretary-treasurer and vice-consul. Mr. Scovern, for the former position, will receive the support of the Bay City "Wheelmen.

Acme Club Wheelmen and Olympic Club Wheelmen solid. He is an old-lime rider, with a large acquaintance among cyclers, and should poll a large country vote. Mr. Desiinone has the support of the Garden City Cyclers and no doubt has many friends among the unattached, but it would seem as though his opponent had the best of it. Dr.

Powell will poll about the same vote as Mr. Scovern in his run for vice-consul against Mr. Wynne. The opposition to Judge Kerrigan for chief consul was wisely withdrawn at the suggestion of The Call, as it would onlyhave been a sacrifice to put any one up against him. The Kerrigan Powell- Scovern ticket seems to me the one that will be elected, and I will venture this prediction with almost positive assurance that it will come true.

The ballots have been mailed to the members and every one should vote without fail, as it is an important election. Chief Consul Melrose has not yet dej cided whom he will put in the position made vacant by the resignation of the late secretary-treasurer. It is necessary it should be filled, however, for the "two I final months of the term, and he will apj point some one next week. Asked regarding the roadbooks, he informed me they I would be out surely within a fortnight, if not before. The racing board has issued its bulletin Xo.

23, dated October 11, 1895, as follows: SANCTIONS GRANTED. October Lompoc Wheelmen, Lompoc. October Cream City Cycling Club, Ferndale. October Southern Pacific Company, Santa Monica. SUSPENDED UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1896.

For competing in unsanctioned races at I Rohnerville, September 26 to 28, after warn; McNulty, J. XV. Kerr, V. Armstrong, 11. Delesaux, Frederick Hauck, Frank Lithgow, Porter.

For competing in track races at Gilroy on Sunday, September James Culp, Oscar Moore, Walter Farrar, W. Cameron, Thomas lee, Marion W'ayatt, Manuel Bertiz, Lee Hol: loway, N. Galindo, Herman Eschenburg, O. Cameron, John Clark, Con Jotinson, Foster i Dyer, Bob Gift. For competing in track races at Heaidsburg lon Sunday, September Charles Bond, Quim Sewell, XV.

G. Barnes, Edward Delvantlial, A. V. Starks, xV. Wilcox, Chris Merchant, Julius Luedke Harvey Fuller, W.

11. Lowry, John Reid. R. M. WELCH, Representative National Racing Board.

The Liberty Cycling Club will give another of its popular dancing parties the latter part of this month. There will be a donation party the evening of the 29th. To-morrow the club has a run to witness the road race at Haywards. The California Cycling Club will have a run to witness the road race to-morrow, leaving on the 9 a. m.

creek-route boat. The club has some twenty men in the race. Sunday, October 20, there will be a run to the park and Presidio sort of dress parade ride that the showy new uniforms may be exhibited. At the regular meeting of the Californias on Monday evening, October 29, new officers will be nominated. The reduced initiation fee time limit has been extended to January 1.

The new amendment relative to suspended members goes into effect day after to-morrow. There will be a meeting of the newly elected directors of the Bay City Wheelmen next Tuesday, and President Kerrigan desires a full attendance, as there is much business of importance to transact. Roma E. Dow, the fast class A rider of the Garden City Cyclers, will be in class before he knows it, as he has gone to Napa to ride on the quad team that will pace Foster in his speed trials, and the league rules say this puts a man in class B. However, it won't matter much to him, as he is a good rider and can hold his own in any class.

Dow will take the seat of Henry Smith on the quad. Every one is anxious that Foster should be successful in his attempts against records, and none more so than the writer, who is a great admirer of the riding of the speedy Olympian and his racing mate, Allah Jones. Foster can probably follow any 'pace the quaa can set for him, and if the track, wind and other conditions are 1 favorable Dirnberger's time of 1:45 will soon be forgotten in the light of the new mark at which Foster will set it. This is for one mile, flying start, paced, worlds record. The San Francisco Road Club members will meet at the clubroom at 8:30 a.m.

to-morrow, cross the bay and go to Haywards to cheer for their fellow members, Pixley. F. J. Smith, J. Smith, Pels and L.

L. Leavitt, in the road race. It all depends on the handicaps they get, so they say. From the style in which the Garden City Cyclers send out their notices of club runs you would think you were receiving a card to a Trilby reception or a pink tea or german. One came to me yesterday in a large, perfumed envelope.

Inside was the "Notice of club run," very neatly printed on delicately lavender-tinted announcing in gracefully couched language that there would be two runs to THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1895. witness the road race at Haywards detachment leaving San Jose at 7:30 a. thus allowing three hours in which leisurely ride to Haywards, in charge of Lieutenant Edwards. The second division, in charge of Captain Carey, will start at 8:30 a. m.

(to give the scorchers a chance). The invitation wisely says: "All members who prefer a comfortable trip should be ready to start at 7:30 o'clock," and, as Gocidard would say, "That's no josh," for with Carey leading and several tandems doing the pacing it will be a ride for life, almost, to keep up. After the road race the club will ride to Centerville for dinner. The Crescent Road Club will ride to Haywards to-morrow to see the road race, taking the 9 o'clock creek-route boat. The club had a very enjoyable run last Saturday and Sunday to Santa Rosa.

The Royal Cycling Club is soon to have an election, and nominations will be made next Tuesday night. The club, of course, will have a run to the finish of the road race to-morrow, having five men entered in the event Fred Schone, A. Cooper, Joseph Lubin, Guy Frost and Irving Frank. The club is going to form a baseball nine, having among its members that many clever players of tbe National game. The following are newly elected members: Fred Schone, John A.

Lyons and John Curry. 7v Lewis W. Fox of Los Angeles is in the City on his way home after an Eastern trip. He will be remembered as the rider who came up here in 1893 and had things practically his own way, winning as he pleased. Even the old warhorse Foster, who was sadly out of condition then, had to admit that Fox was very speedy.

He is doing but little racing now, confining himself to business. He is representing the Fowler in Southern California. Captain Fred R. Butz of the Olympic Cylers, whose picture is presented to-day, has not been a wheelman fora great while, but has long enjoyed an enviable reputation a champion all-round athlete. He is a handsome fellow, as you can see by the picture, of herculean build, heighing over 200 pounds just the sort of man to lead the cyclers, a large percentage of whom are heavy-weight athletes.

Captain Butz enjoys the good will of all his followers, and his friends in this City are legion. The San Francisco Road Club will soon move into its new quarters at 523 Golden Gate avenue, and will then be very comfortably housed for the winter. The club is increasing in membership constantly, and is in a very flourishing condition. The Olympic Cyclers have no run called for to-morrow, but Sunday week they will have a picnic run to Millbrae, and after the lunch some impromptu road races will be run off to decide questions of speed among the members. The one between Charles F.

Morel and W. Henshaw Stinson promises to be very interesting, as also the race between J. W. Coffroth and Thomas S. Mulvey.

The Call Bicycle Club will have a run to Haywards to-morrow to witness the road races, leaving on the 8:30 A. m. broadgauge boat. A road race among the members is proposed, and if the handicapping can be correctly done it should prove very interesting. Perhaps the Olympic Club Wheelmen have a run called for to-morrow, but if so it must be very select, for I can hear nothing of it.

If the secretary would bury a few of his petty personal grievances and send the press notices of the (dub's runs it might be better for the latter. It is only by constant personal inquiry among the members that anything can be found out about the club's doings, which are few enough at best, and yet the complaint is made that the O. C. W. is not given as much prominence as other clubs.

There is no intent to slight you, gentlemen; only put us on your mailing list again, and don't let our name be taken off this time, and we'll attend to the rest. On Monday evening, October 31, 1895, at 8 o'clock, there will be a meeting of representatives from each of the bicycle clubs of San Francisco to consider the question of a bicycle ordinance to be submitted to the Board of Supervisors as expressive of the opinions and desires of the wheelmen of San Francisco. It is the desire of the organized wheelmen of this City to effect the pa ssage and enforcement of such an ordinance as will accomplish the end desired by all good citizens and at the same time preserve those rights and privileges which they claim in common with the drivers of other vehicles. The ladies' annex of the Liberty Cycling Club will have a run through Alameda to Laundry Farm, each rider carrying her own luncheon. They will leave on the 9 o'clock creek-route boat.

These picnic outings of the annex have proved very enjoyable and will be continued until the season closes. Ths Imperial Cycling Club has elected the following new members: J. L. Cahill, A. Frary, C.

A. Westcott, F. W. Reichers, J. P.

Griffin, J. Staats, C. A. Wilson, T. Hallinan and M.

Howell. To-morrow the club goes to Haywards to see the road races and expects to see Frank M. Bvrne up near the front at the finish. The Verein Eintracht Cyclers will have a run to the beach to-morrow. The Alpha (ladies) Cycling Club, in charge of Captain Addie Wynne, will ride to Haywards to-morrow.

Spalding. AMATEUR BOXING. The Olympic Club's Special Match Hissing Not Allowed. The Olympic Club special boxing-match contests, which are slated for next Tues- day evening, are creating more interest among the members than any feature of athletic sport that has been introduced in the club for many moons. The fact that representative boxers under the colors of the San Francisco, Sacramento, Reliance and Olympic clubs, will.

compete on the evening in" question for the very handsome prizes that will be given to the champion contestants, is in itself sufficient to arouse an unflagging interest among the members of the different clubs who take pleasure in witnessing good athletic sport. Asa majority of the young men who will contest are members of the Olympic Club it is but reasonable to presume that the wearers of the flying "0" are taking no small interest in the outcome of this particular series of matches. Some years ago, when the Olympic Club was in reality the only athletic institution on the coast of any import, the interest displayed by its members in tournaments of any. description was somewhat lukewarm, and that was accounted for in the fact of the contests being, so to speak, one-sided affairs, Time, however, has brought about a very material change, and of course it is all for the better in the interest of the various kinds of athletic games now in vogue. The fact that boxing leads in popularity and general interest all other kinds of athletic sport is proven by the great demand that is now being made upon the directors of the Olympic Club for complimentary tickets.

But Manager Kennedy positively states "nix," and "his word is as good as his order well, hot tamales. The directors will not issue any complimentaries, therefore any person who wishes to be a spectator on Tuesday evening next must join the club, as there is no other alternative. The representatives of the Sacramento, San Francisco and Reliance clubs are at this writing in excellent condition, and the outlook for that is, in case of attacks of weak heart and shaky feet, which had been of such common occur- ence in the past is, happily, very unpromising. It is hoped that the members df the club who are thoroughly imbued with club spirit will keep in mind that in a boxing contest there are always two performers in a ring. It has been a common occurrence at several of the past boxine matches that when an Olympic Club man was defeated by a representative of another club the judges were hissed and, by the way, this system of testifying disgust is comparatively of recent introduction.

Club spirit, as previously stated, should not blind any that is, so far as seeing only the performance of one of the contestants during a bout. Hissing shows very bad taste at all times. Fortunately, there are, however, but few members of the Olympic Club who resort to this means of displaying their disgust of what they may consider a wrong decision. The judges, no doubt, are impartial and will not intentionally favor either of the contestants because "of the colors they wear. The members should certainly make some allowance for the gentlemen who kindly consent to act as judges and not jump at wild conclusions.

It would materially improve the good standing which the Olympic Club now enjoys to weed out those who hiss the decisions of a. referee and judges. True sport is the sport of gentlemen. The following are the boxers who will don the mittens on Tuesday evening: F. H.

Smith vs. J. Dodd, 113 pounds; P. Raphael vs. R.

Cuneo, 128 pounds; J. A. McGinley vs. W. Birdsall, 135 pounds L.

J. Payen vs. S. Carter. 145 pounds; J.

Reay vs. B. Brown. 157 pounds; J.Kennedy vs. T.

Van Buskirk, 185 pounds. THE OARSMEN. An Interesting Letter From Henry A Race Over Long Bridge Course. From all accounts the coming Austin (Texas) regatta will not be a great success. No doubt this is owing to the unreliability of pulling off the great fight at Dallas, from which place a large crowd was expected to witness the big boatraces at Austin.

So far only nine oarsmen have entered in the races. Henry Peterson of San Francisc Jake Gaudaur and brother of St. Louis, Rogers, Teemer and the four-oared crew from England. The long list of prizes which wa? originally offered has been cut down to three. A letter from Henry Peterson under date of October 6 to William A.

McGriil of this City has this to say about the regatta: "I arrived in Austin last Friday, after a tiresome journey. On my arrival I was informed that the regatta was not arranged liKe the two previous regattas I attended. There are but thrae prizes, and to win anything you must get first. "I was to row with Gaudaur in the double and in the four, but now I find that he has taken his brother, so that will shut me out from winning in the double or four, and now my only chance is in the single shell. If I had known this I would not have come here.

"The manager said he would see that I doubled up with somebody; if not I don't propose to stop here and spend $400 with only one chance. lam rowing nine miles a day in the morning and Aye in the afternoon. 7-7' "Rogers and Teenier row double, and so do Gaudaur and brother and I have no partner. There will be four Englishmen and five Americans in thp races, and the entire party will arrive at Austin in two weeks." Peterson does not expect to make the showing at this regatta that he made at the previous one, Ovving to the limited time he has to train, which is four weeks. It will be remembered at the previous regatta Peterson and Gaudaur each broke the world's three-mile record after one of the hottest races ever rowed in a shell.

They finished within four feet of each other, and Gaudaur, the winner, was so prostrated that it was an hour before he entered another race. Gaudaur has been training faithfully for the coming regatta, expecting a repetition of his former contest with the strongarmed puller from San Francisco. The dispute as to which was the faster a pair-oared shell or a four-oared barse was settled last Sunday over the Long Bridge course. After rowing three-quarters of the course, with the pair-oared shell an easy leader all the way, the barge crew gave up the race. The members of the barge crew were George T.

McGinnis. bow; Fred Pless, forwardwaist; J.T. O'Neil, afterwaist; Bob Ellis, stroke, and Ed Wilson, cockswain; W. J. Prendergast and Al Carroll rowed the double scull.

The Pioneer Rowing Club will hold a regatta to-morrow at Long Bridge. The races will start at 11 A. and the prizes will be French dinners and theater tickets tothe winners. The crews to contest are: Juniors' boat R. J.

Espy, stroke; Jack Klunder, afterwaist; XV. C. Espy, forwardwaist; M. Callanan, bow. Boat J.

R. Dan Fitzsimmons, stroke; F. Nichols, aiterwaist; XV. St. John, R.

Collopy, bow. Fred Orr, bow; Coney Ochs, forwardwaist; George Collopy, afterwaist; J. Clifford, stroke. This latter crew will row the married men, whose personnel is as follows: J. Sullivan," stroke Dan Leahy, afterwaist; Robert Crowley, forwardwaist W.

Ellis, bow. Dan Fitzsimmons and A.Johnson, an Alaska fisherman, will give an exhibition of Indian canoe racing. The referee will be J. E. Brennan.

James T. Powers, J. Anderson and W. A. McGill.

John T. Sullivan. Cockswains George Fitzsimmons, Doc Flynn and F. Kaufman. At a meeting of the Pioneers held last Sunday the following officers were elected for the eusuing year: President, W.

C. Espy; president, M. Callaghan; recording secretary, F. J. O'Neil; treasurer, J.

F. Sullivan; captain, Fred Orr; vicecaptain, George Collopy Robert Espy, J. Klunder and J. E. Brennan serjeant-at-arms, F.

Kaufman; delegate to P. A. W. C. Espy.

Four new members were added to the club's roll, whom the Pioneers think will make a rattling crew. They are James Powers, Phil Reid, Charles Harrison and Walter Campbell. Neither of them is over 20 years of age and all weigh over 160 pounds. At a meeting of the Ariel Boat Club the other night it was decided to join the P. A.

A. The oarsmen of this club are training for the Thanksgiving day regatta at Alameda. Eight new names were proposed for membership, and the coach of the club has four promising single scullers in training. They are Edward McCausland, George Wilson, Andy Carrol, at one time the club's cockswain, and N. J.

Prendergast. They will all be seen in the Alameda races. The University Fifteen Boat Club of Oakland is having a four-oared barge built, and by next spring it will have a regular crew in training. ANGLING. Bass Fishing In Russian Rlvei Good Reports From Fort Bragg.

The success of anglers who visited Duncans Mills last Saturday in quest of black bass was far from good. Charley Precht and Charley Green did very well. They spooned all day, and as a result of perseverance they finished with a catch of eighteen nice fish. Anglers who fished higher up the river, in the vicinity of the old Bohemian camp, did much better, and their fish had a much superior flavor to those taken near Duncans Mills. Al Cumming discovered a stream last Sunday from which he took something like 500 trout, and all of good size.

As Cumming's veracity cannot be very well questioned it be taken for granted that the new discovery will be warmly, in fact lovingly received by all those who fancy stream that is, when the discoverer is ready to state where this grand stream is and how it can be reached. It is hoped that the famous handler of the bamboo has not the Little Truckee in his mind's eye. The following very interesting letter from the Hon. James Watt, inventor of the now charming and successful Watt spinner, will be read with much interest by anglers: 777- I have just received a letter from XV. J.

Surryhne of Fort Bragg, Mendocino County. He says that the fishing in a Dlace called the canyon, on the NOyo River, is excellent right now. He also says "Soon after receiving your spoon I tried it at Pudding Creek. There' was a salmon lying under the bridge all summer, but was shy, having been hooked several times, but always managed to get away. I put on your spoon and cast it nearly across the creek and then drew it over the place where he generally stayed, but he did not rise, so I tried it again and let it sink deeper, and as I drew it slowly along the bottom he grabbed ii and away he went.

I had quite a time landing him. He was a beauty and weighed six pounds." tV The following recently appeared in an English exchange regarding salmon-fishing in the north of Scotland: Fair sport is being enjoyed by anglers. On the N'etherdale section of the Deveron, on the 17th, three salmon were landed of twenty pounds, fifteen and a half pounds and seven pounds. On the Carnousie section of the Dcv eron, on the 16th, Mr. Barclay landed a fine salmon of fourteen and a half pounds and a grilse of nine pounds; on the 17th a grilse of eight pounds and on the 21st a grilse of eight and a half pounds.

Good Is being got in the Dee. On Huntley Lodge section during last week eight nalmon were one oi which scaled twenty-eight pounds. On the hotel water a few nice lish were also had of good average weight. On the Kingcausie water A. E.

Manus toon twelve fine fish, ranging from eight to eighteen pounds, during last week, all with the fly. The condition of the water on the Findhorn has very much imroved and a considerable number of fish have been seen. On Messrs. Stewart Son's run of the river C. Fletcher, Greenwood Cottage, landed a splendid salmon on Friday weighing twenty-one and a half pounds, and Ronald Brodie of Brodie on the same day got a fish of nine and a half pounds.

On Saturday Lord Chelsea, at present staying witn Lord Abington, Brodie Castle, Forres, landed a fine trout of ten pounds. SWIM ING. A Closely Contested Championship Race at the Lurllne Baths. The 500-yard championship race of the California Swimming Club was decided on Tuesday evening at the Lurline baths before a large and enthusiastic audience. The trophy put up for competition by the club is a handsome gold medal and has been donated for the purpose of developing the stamina and speed of the many promising young swimmers composing the club.

Since the institution of the contests the medal has been won by O. Schulte, whose chances for adding another victory to his score were greatly fancied. Six competitors lined up at the call of President Huntington, their names being: O. Schulte, W. Bornin, R.

Cornell, J. Geddes, W. Brassey, G. Hinkel, and after the customary caution to get ready a good start was effected, all the competitors taking the water simultaneously at the crack of the gun. Schulte, the present holder of the trophy, set a rapid pace for the other competitors and after a few lengths of the baths had been covered Hinkel dropped out, leaving the other five to continue the race.

For about eight lengths scarcely a yard separated Schulte, Cornell, Geddes and Bornin, but the latter, who was swimming with great strength and confidence, began to forge ahead and despite the strenuous efforts of Schulte assumed a lead of about ten yards, which he held until the finish. The second place was hotly contested between Geddes and Schulte, the latter only winning by a touch, while Cornell, who was close up, finished fourth. Brassey bringing up the rear. The time for the race was 7 mm. 32 sec, as against 7 mm.

44 sec. for the first contest. The next contest will take place at the Lurline baths, on November 12, and promises to be as excitin as its predecessors. HANDBALL. Olympic Players Are Practicing for the Tournament.

The handball players of the Olympic Club, who are in training for the tournament which will be held on Sunday, the 20th will assemble to-morrow forenoon at the outside grounds for practice. Some interesting games will doubtless be witnessed, as Professor Kennedy and John Mallon have arranged for a special match, best two in three games, of 101 aces to the game. The consideration is said to be a tamale supper. Phil Ryan of the San Francisco ball court has mapped out a good programme for Sunday. The following is the bill of fare: W.

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