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8 YACHT CLUBS READY FOR REGATTAS The etormy weather last Saturday kept many yachts from taking part In the cruise to Vallejo. set down on the programmes of the Pacific, San Francisco. Corinthian and California clubs -Alex J. Young's Clara sailed up landing on Saturday night and dropped anchor there; the Corinthian boats Harpoon and Ella, and G. T.

S. White Will o' the Wisp Of the San the night at Paradise Cove; Aeolus, Truant. Pride, Nixie. Freda, Edna and Amigo of the Corinthians. Sappho.

Embla and Boyal of the Callfornias, got up to ailejo. At about 1 on Sunday morning a. stiff breeze began to blow from the south and continued for some hours. Several of the yachts which were lying pretty close together dragged their anchors and fouled each other. On the way home there was a lively breeze, causing some of the 8m A a rthur bo yawl Bachelor and A Clay's sloop Sea Fox started last week down the Oakland Creek the intention of cruising a ar ce JJ oo Alter Kins for the night at the narrow gauge p.er^ea Fox rin home.

The flagship Bmlia! with Commodore C. J. E. N. Walter on board; L.

B. bhermana eloop Royal. Vice Commodore 08. Ed- gars sloop Sappho and Harry vv. Brydges' yawl Hope also set out on the Vallejo cruise.

Royal. Sappho and Em- Ma reached their destination. Last Sunday Moffitt'S launch Augusta ran down to West Oakland and towed Miller Ilager's new sloop Occident to the California Club house She was chnstened on behalf of the club by J. tK mra hour 5 in the afternoon the cruising Bachelor. Hope.

Embla and Royal came in. Hope reported a wet and rough trip. She lay behind Point Pinole all Ito rnrl A. Tarnberg. who baa joined the California club A- M.

Clay has sold his forme? moorings to L. B. Sherman, owner of Royal and has bought pome formerly uled by G. F. Gaither of the sloop an On Wednesday evening there was a meeting of the directors and regatta committee of the Cauiornias iss flae rangements were made lor the class nag reaatta to be held on May 29.

E. A. yon nd owners are looking for a chance to and owners are looking for a chance to haul their craft out on the sp secretary Invites members of all the jacht clubs to witness the regatta, and announces that the reports given In The Call and Examiner will bfe considered offi It a is expected that the following yachts will enter the California Club regatta: E. F. Sager-s sloop Edna sloop Thelma.

Vice Commodore G. B. Edgar sloop Sappho. E. N.

Walter's Embla. nag- ship of Commodore C. J. Lancaster; L. Sherman's sloop Royal.

C. A. larnbergs sloop Mist, l'Hommedieu and Delamater's sloop Phoenicia, H. Spratt yawl Idler. G.

turn Suden's sloop Begina Frank Langstroth's yawl Lupita, H. VV. yawl Hope. A. R.

Wilson's yawl Pilgrim, H. Franklin's yawl Bachelor, Jules Hartman's sloop Masco tte. A M. Clay's sloop Sea Fox and G. F.

Gaither sloop and 1. The following launches will also be on hand: F. J. Mofntt Augusta. Eugene Flanders' Ariel.

Prattler El Cazadero and J. J. Hani tin Doris, i The thirteenth annual regatta of the Corinthian Yacht Club will be held on Decoration Day. The course will be from the foot of Taylor street round the Presidio shoal buoy, thence round Blossom Rock buoy to a stake-boat: thence round Presidio shoal buoy to starting line. Prize flags will be offered for yachts of the following five classes: twenty-foot, twenty-five-foot, thirty-foot, thirty-six-foot and class Yachts belonging to the twenty-five-foot class, after rounding the stake-boat, re- turn to the starting line and finish; yachts i of the twenty-foot class, after rounding Blossom Bock buoy, return to the starting line and finish.

The race will begin at 11:45 a. and yachts will be allowed ten "minutes within which to cross the i line. The regatta committee consists of I John H. Hopps, P. J.

Martenstein and W. F. Dixey; T. L. Miller being measurer.

The yachts will be measured, and time allowances calculated, during this afternoon and to-morrow; owners are requested to be on hand, that this work may be completed before regatta day. In class I are Included all yachts having a racing length of more than thirty-six feet, viz: Clara, Ella, Nixie. Speedwell. Lois, Pride. The 36-foot class includes all yachts of a racing length exceeding thirty feet, but not exceeding thirty-six feet: In this class are Harpoon, Emma, Thelma, Queen, Edna, Thetis, Freda, Naiad.

Arcturus and Wave. In the thirty-foot class are Aeolus, Truant, Amigo, Mlgnon, Secret, Emilie and Halcyon, all these having a racing length of more than twenty-five feet, but not exceeding thirty feet. In the twenty-nve-foot class are Phoenicia, Cupid, May, Ceres, Cisne, Mis- tral and Merope, all of which exceed twenty feet, but do not exceed twenty- five feet. In the twenty-foot class, consisting of boats over fifteen feet racing length, but not over twenty feet, are Idler. Venture, Dart, Witch, Phyllis, Dreadnaught and Kittiwake.

Vice-Commodore G. T. S. White's Will the Wisp, of the San Francisco Yacht Club, returned to her moorings at Sau- Balito early last Sunday. The vice-commodore has lost two of his crew: F.

A. L. Bobarts, formerly of the Bank of British Columbia, having returned to England via the Canadian Pacific Railway, and Arthur Naylor having bought a sloop of his own, which he sailed down from Benicia last Sunday, reaching Sausalito on Monday evening. She is not named yet, but will be enrolled with the San Franeiscos. There will be a dance at the house of the San Francisco Yacht Club this evening, under the management of the house committee, which consists of Port Captain Dr.

A. W. McKenzle, Financial Secretary W. G. Morrow and Secretary Charles B.

Hill. For the convenience of visitors from the city a tug will leave Mission street at 7:30 p. and will leave the clubhouse on the return trip at 11. The opening entertainment and dance of the Encinal Yacht Club at Alameda last Saturday were very successful, in spite of the bad weather; but the opening cruise -set down on the programme for Sunday did not come off. To-day is an owners' day, and to-morrow la open.

E. A. Wiltsee, whose fine schooner Ag- i gie was the flagship of the Pacific Yacht Club, and is also on the roll of the San Franciscos, has resigned the office of commodore of the Pacifies. Of the six halfraters built by Engelbrecht for the Pacifies last season, only one is at present In. a seaworthy condition; this whs kept by R.

R. l'Hommedieu in the Oakland Creek during the -winter. Now that the San Franciscos have accepted. the advance made by Dr. C.

L. Tisdale. president of the Pacific Interclub Yacht Association, all the six clubs on the bay will be represented in the association. WILL SWIM AND DIVE AT SUTRO'S BATHS. The following aquatic programme has been arranged by the managers of Sutro Baths for to-morrow afternoon.

Accord- ing to the very excellent performers whose names ligure on the natatorial bill of fare lovers of swimming and diving can certainly look forward to a treat: Entries: race, class Arthur Deer- Ing, unattached: Michael Rice, I. K. James Burns. I. B.

C. Babe White, unattached; T. Alexander, A. S. r.

75-yard handicap race, clupses Charles Henry. S. Alex Murry. O. S.

C. Harry Newman, unattached: O. dough, c. A. S.

O. William Uynen, Hawaiian Swimming Club; D. pahl, I. S. (.:.

Frank. Sbennan, P. S. C. W.

Welsh. Hawaiian Swimming Club. 100-yard race, class J. Hanton, I. 8 F.

Hurnftt, C. A. S. C. G.

Van Bergan. unattached; 1). Carroll, 8. F. A.

Henry Knapp. P. B. Arthur Watson, P. S.

(J. Aruthur Metzger. unattached. Standing platform gymnastic diving (aerial All divers will be limited to five tricks In this contest, which is ojien to novices. 120-yard (hurdle) B.

Clarkson, unattached; Charles Pohelm. unattached; Albert King, unattached; L. Ottenhelm, unattached; L. I-acoste, C. A.

B. C. Rigged Out in Stolen Clothes. Mrs. Cecilia Gaxiola of 412 Clement street swore to a complaint in Judge Joachimsen's court yesterday for the arrest of Carrie Frances Wright on a charge of petty larceny.

Carrie 'is 16 years of age, and for three weeks has been employed as a servant by Mrs. Gaxiola. Thursday she took advantage of Mrs. Gaxiola's absence to put on a complete suit of clothing belonging to her mistress valued at and walk away with It and $12 which Bhe had got to pay to a neighbor. The Field of Sport.

LATEST NEWS OF THE NATIONAL GAME BY JOE CORBETT. "Dutch" Strleb Is coming around Into his old form again as a hitter. His record of a week ago was a single, a two bagger and a three bagger out of four times up. The Santa Cruz team has lost two games straight, and In view of that fact the "ancient order of hammer throwers," which society Is apparently weil represented In the seaside town, is beginning to weep and wail, and has already Inflicted severe damages on the atmosphere, but if it were not for these "fanatics" where would our glorious game of baseball be? When one considers that the league has hardly started these cries of "we have a poor team and cannot win" are certainly out of place. The "Beachcombers" have lost but two games, and the town is beginning to kick, and such kicking Is ill timed.

Give the boys a chance, and always bear In mind that a team must lose occasionally. The will lose a few more games ere c.ie finish, and so will every club in the league, for that matter, but don't start in to condemn before the boys have been given an opportunity to at least get in playing condition. Manager Tuttle believes he has the "crack" team of the league. He saya "as stoon as the Beachcombers strike their gait the other teams will have to hustle to keep in sight. We intend breaking the string of victories the San Franeiscos so proudly stagger under next Saturday, and thence to Sacramento on Sunday, with the grim determination to take some of the polish off the famous 'Gilt Tuttle does not jest in matters pertaining to baseball, so keep your eye on his "salted they will be a hard nut crack from now On.

The Fresno fans are very jubilant over the success of their team. They claim to have the best bitting, surest rield'ng and fastest team in the State. "The Pacific Northwest League" promises to make a barrel of trouble for our "consolidated friends," and if some move Is not made by the "strategic board" which will prevent players from jumping contracts, there is no telling what may happen. Already Manager George Bor- chera of the "Portlands" has enticed one i of the famous to leave the Kuyety of the seashore, and from all accounts has opened up negotiations with the majority of our best players. Manager Tuttle writes that Captain Devereaux received a very flattering offer from Mr.

Borchers, including expenses, but being assured as good a guarantee by him he wired Manager Borchers that he would remain with his "first love." "Smiler" Hopkins, "however." has left and he cannot be blamed for bettering himself. There Is only one way to stop this sort of work, and that is to offer the same Inducements to players as does Mr. Borchers. Neither league is under the National protection and both would have to take it before players could be stopped from Jumping their contracts. If the Pacific Coast League should go under National protection it could Dot prevent its players from joining an independent organization.

And the same holds goods of the Pacific Northwest League. If both, however, should take this protection, then players would be compelled to remain with the club which holds their signatures. This business will cause no end of trouble, especially if players take advantage of it. They cannot be blamed for accepting an offer which will bring more money. The managers should discuss this very important question at their next meeting.

George McLaughlin of the Athletics has an arm that any big leaguer would be proud of. "Hen" Stultz's playing on the Initial bag has caused no end of comment among the players. In two games he has ac- cepted thirty-one chances with only one I i error. Great work. Hen.

Managers Kaplan and Crowley are negotiating for the services of an Eastern catcher by the name of Zekenbach. The gentleman carries his own "shed" to pro! tect himself from being killed by "foul flies." The little joke emanates from witty Kaplan, whose reputation as a "joker" has yet to be equaled in the baseball arena. The Olympic Cyclers not only ride on wheels and street cars, but they have a ball team which has defeated every cyclers' team in the State except the Bay City boys, and judging from the article i of ball these "heavyweights" have been I putting up ever since they organized it is no wonder that they have won a standing in the amateur baseball world for years to come. Out of all tho games in which they participated, the percentage column never changed, they having tamed the highest possible looo per cent. This was brought about only after hard and faithful service, every member of the team doing his part.

Their only i regret is the abrupt ending of the league, before they were given an opportunity to meet the Bay City boys, who, however, arf behind them, having been defeated. The team from all accounts has disbanded for the season, but is prepared to reorganize should any of the cyclers' teams wish satisfaction. Their pitcher, Mr. Head, by his clever work and great batting, has demonstrated that he Is quite fast enough for the Pacific Coast League, and should be given a chance. Following is the line up for to-day's game: Santa Cruz.

Posjtion. San Fran. C. Daubenbis Catctfer Hammond Balz or EL Pitcher Wheeler Fitzgerald First base Dunleavy Arrelanes Second base Eagan Devereaux Third base H. Krug Williams Short stop K.

Krug Strelb Left fidld Hearty Mclntyre Center field Pyne McGrath tftight field Stroecker AMATEUR BOXING IS NOW BOOMING. Unless some restrictions are placed on the members of amateur boxing clubs that are springing up here and there like mushrooms in April, this city will be overrun with scrappers of all sizes, weights and colors within a few months. There is scarcely an evening, of the week now that a boxing entertainment is not held in some quarter of the city, and the great wonder is that the boxers have escaped so far without severe results, considering that the rings within which the contests are held are free from padding. The authorities who are supposed to look out the safety of life and limb should certainly insist on boxing club managers seeing that the floor of a ringon which fistic contests are held must be padded with boiler; felt, and not with sawdust that is "generally used because it is cheap, before an exhibition is allowed to proceed. Boxers, and especially tyros, who go in for hard punching without, paying the least attention to the scientific part of the game, frequently receive heavy ails THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1898.

which not infrequently crush skull To avoid accidents of this kind the floor should be covered with two inches or padding. It may cost more than sawdust, but in the end It will be found pleasantly cheap for all concerned. As all kinds and manners of boxers are now seeking notoriety, It would be as well also that the police authorities insist on having a physician's certificate pronouncing the contestants physically sound. Many of the young men who participate in boxing contests are not by any means sound of body. It Is a surprise to many thut casualties of a severe nature have not occurred before now.

The Manhattan Athletic Club announced that it will give a first class entertainment on Monday evening at Its rooms, 1749 Mission street. Fred Muller states that he is ready and anxious to meet Lon Agnew or Frank McConnell in a twenty-round contest, to weigh in at 145 pounds at the ringside, or he will meet "Spider" Kelly at 135 pounds. The Excelsior Athletic Club will entertain its members on Friday evening next. The programme is as, follows: Threeround contests between Jimmy La wlor vs. Billy Otts, Joe Kennedy vs.

Joe Maher. Joe Kane vs. Jack O'Brien. Kid Parsons vs. John McMahon, Frank Skruse vs.

Billy Hogan, Jim McDevitt vs. Tom Lahey vs. Fred Muller and an eight-round contest between Jim Lee and Pat Brown for the championship of the club and a gold medal. The main event will be an eight-round contest between Yank Savage and Jimmy Rlley for a valuable trophy. The Occidental Handball and Athletic Club will hold its inaugural entertainment at 120 Grove street on Tuesday, the 24th Inst.

It will consist of boxing, wrestling nii.l handball exhibitions. The events of the evening will be an eight-round bout between Eugene Mulligan and Jack Gran- Held and an eight-round bout between Joe Henderson and Mike Young. The Health and Police Committee decided yesterday to report favorably the resolution granting the Occidental Athletic Club permission to give a boxing exhibition between May 20 and 30. The committee also decided to report favorably the application of the Manhattan Athletic Club for permission to give an exhibition of boxing between June 6 and 30. The California Athletic Club petitioned the board for permission to give monthly boxing exhibitions at 1108 Golden Gate avenue, and the committee agreed to report the resolution granting the permission with the recommendation that it pass.

The committee reported adversely the petition of the Pythian Athletic Club for permission to give monthly boxing exhibitions. ARIEL ROWING CLUB NOW IN TRAINING. The Ariel Rowing Club will hold a regatta on Sunday, June 5. under the manugement of the following officers: Referee, Joseph Nyland; starter, P. J.

Enright; timers, Walter Blake and John O'Connell; judges, J. D. Batteaux. Johnson Hardy, L. Waterman, G.

T. McGlnness and Edward Caveny. The following are the events and entries: Junior barge race Crew 1: Ed Lynch, stroke; F. Loth, after waist; J. Horton, forward waist; E.

McDonough, bow. Crew 2: Andrew Carroll, stroke; Dan O'Connell, after waist; H. Wilson, forward waist; Al Carroll, bow. For the junior skiff race there are four entries: James O'Connell, Charles McAullffe, C. Sternberg and Archie Taylor.

For the senior skiff race Frank Wilson, Wilson and Robert Kills have entered. 'Die fourth event will be a race between a pair-oared shell and a single shell; the pair oar will be rowed by D. J. Sheehan and H. A.

Ples.s, and the single sculler will be 11. A. Wittkopf. The fifth event on the programme Is an old timers' scuiiing rare, open to all, for which Leander Stevenson, Kugene Flanders and William Gruwney have entered. The last event is for a four-oared barge race between the senior and junior crews.

The senior crew consists of William Howe, stroke; R. Kills, after waist; K. McKenna, forward waist; Joseph liannan, bow. The junior crew is thus made up: Charles Haas, stroke; Jl. llaustein, after waist; W.

Oechsle, forward waist; E. Stetl'ern, bow. 1-ast Sunday was a quiet day at the South Knd Boat Club house. A few men boxed or punched the bag, but no crews went out. Kmmett ilaydcn, manager of tlie Xl Campo picnic grounds, says that he is prepared to submit to the Pacific Amateur Athletic Association a definite proposition for a regatta to be held at Xl Campo in the latter part of June.

To enable the management to offer more substantial Inducements to the oarsmen and scullers he will suggest that the races should be held on two successive outrigger skiff and shell races on the lirst Sunday and the barge races on the second. All the rowing clubs are to be invited to take part in the regatta. Should such a regatta be held, the South Knd Rowing Club will endeavor to be well represented in all the events. It has plenty of good material to select from and many members to take part. As one of the "midget" crew Is unable to go Into training the club may be represented by a new senior crew and expects to be able to get a strong one.

The "Irish" crew will meet all corners in the intermediate barge race, but the junior crew has not yet been selected. The South End Club will also be well represented in the sculling events. The Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club recently passed a resolution to admit none but American citizens as members. W. O.

Patch and Victor Caglieri have been going out three times a week In skiffs, and the latter, being heavy and In good training, should have a very good chance of winning the A. B. Treadwell medal for junior skiffs, which will be competed for to-morrow. The entries closed last Sunday and are as follows: Victor Caglieri, T. J.

Hopkins, C. M. Farrell, T. R. Keenan and J.

1-alb. There was very little doing at the Olympic boathouse at Tlburon last Sunday, but half a dozen rooms are being painted and put in order for members, so that from this time forth greater activity may be expected. The Alameda Boat Club has lost another member through the Hlspano-American conflict, for Samuel Marston has enlisted as a volunteer. HANDBALL GAMES IN RYAN'S COURT. Handball games will be played to-morrow at Phil Ryan's court as follows: J.

Leonard and M. Kenny vs. D. O'Brien and P. Gallagher; M.

McLaughlin and M. McClure vs. J. Dowllng and W. Hamilton J' Collins and E.

Curley vs. R. Murphy and J. White; D. Rodgers and P.

Ryan vs. M. McNeil and G. McDonald; Housmiin und T. Foley vs.

E. Barry arid Basch; J. Riordan and G. Hutchinson vs. M.

J. Kiljrallon ana P. Donnelly J- C. Nealon and R. Unehan vs.

F. Bonnet and A. Hampton. Mrs. Walter Appointed.

Mrs. Josephine "Walter, widow of the late Gustav Walter of the Orpheum, was appointed administratrix of the estate of her husband by Judge Troutt yesterday, with a bond of $120,000. to be filed for the faithful performance of the trust. William Dean Howells advises you how to succeed as an author in next Sunday's Call. RELAY BETWEEN OLYMPIC AND RENO RIDERS The relay team of Olympic Club Wheelmen will leave on a special Pullman car attached to the o'clock overland to-night for Reno.

being billed to race a team of ten men from the Keno Wheelmen In a relay race at miles to-morrow, each man to ride 5Vi miles. The event is to take place on a horse track, and the Olympics expect a hard rare, but if the higher altitude does not affect them they will give a good account of themselves. PJx-Captaln Herman D. Hadenfeldt Is the manager of the team, assisted by Trainer Dent. The Olympic team will comprise H.

D. Bean, K. A. Bozio, K. O.

Kragness, L. H. Smith. E. F.

Ross, George Tantau, George E. Kroetz, J. H. Ward, J. E.

Wing and E. Tucker; O. E. Bozio substitute. Stanley, who was a member -of the Olmpic relay team, will ride for the Renos in race, as he halls from that city.

Captain Loos, Chester S. Myrick, F. Alonteulegre. Henry Buss, Harry Cosgriff, Ed Bose and a number of other enthusiastic Olympians, will accompany the team on the trip. They expect to get back early Monday forenoon.

E. A. Bozio will not try for the rive and ten mile road records to-morrow on account of hia trip to Reno with the Olympics. Wilbur P. Knapp is still in Chicago, but Is anxious to get bark to California, according to Jimmy Joyce.

Joyce also met George Strattoii In the Windy City, and says the ex-road racing chairman has lost fully twenty-five pounds, and also pines for his native heath. In spite of the heavy downpour of rain last Sunday the Olympic Cyclers held their outing at Escalles. It might more properly be called an "Inning," as those of the members who did make the trip went minus their wheels, and the games and entertainment were conducted indoors. About sixty attended, whereas fully 200 were expected had the wtather been fair. The club Intends holding another picnic at the same place for those who missed the Bport last Sunday.

The date will probably be June 19. The postponed "Old Men's Hun" of the Reliance Club Wheelmen will be held to-morrow under the same conditions as told In last Saturday's Call. There will be no "hold-over" chicken from last Sunday, ami every one who attends, is promised a gala time. H. Austin (Joddard of the Bay City Wheelmen departed on the Mariposa for Australia Thursday afternoon, and a large delegation of his clubmates was down to the boat to Bee him Off.

Tuesday evening previous President Frank H. Kerrigan gave a dinner party at a downtown rotisserie in honor of Mr. Goddard and James Joyce Jr. TbOM Dresent were: H. Austin Janus Joyce Frank 11.

Kerrigan, George. P. etmore, William 11. Toepke, Herbert Clark, David McT. Marshall, Ivan Treadwell and 11.

W. Spaldlng. Mr. Joyce is still in the city, but expects to go back East in a few lay. I A touching scene was enacted in a promlm-nt local club the other evening, when H.

Austin Goddard and Edwin S. Battles met for the first time since their memorable match race over the San Leandro course two years ago. At that time it was the event of the month, as both were known as hardy road riders. and bringing them together was the matching of champions. Both belonged the Bay City Wheelmen, and the club members split in their partisanship, onehalf favoring Battles and the other Goddard.

A good deal of feeling was engendered and considerable sums of money changed hands on the result. Goddard won after a hard fought contest, but Battles, though beaten, was not disgraced, and he and bis backers sat down to a banquet thirty strong that night, not to drown their sorrows, but to show that they were "easy losers." After that night Battles and Goddard kept out of each other's way, and many thought an enmity for life had been formed, but not so. Goddard went East shortly afterward, and returned last week after eighteen months' absence, passing through this city en route to Australia. He visited his club and almost the first man he met was Battles. "Hello, "Hello, Austin." they greeted each other, and with a hearty handshake sat down and for an hour rehashed the old story of that memorable ride.

And neither would consent to a return match. The Touring Guide and Road Book of the California Associated Cycling Clubs for 189S Is at last out. The highest praise that can be awarded the efforts of the compilers Is to say that the book justifies the long delay. Nothing so elaborate and complete has ever before been prepared for the touring wheelman. Jn addition to tabulated routes and maps covering the principal traveled roads in the State and the list of hotels and stopping places (with the given C.

A. C. C. members), there Is a mass of general Information, Including an article on the law of the road, a digest of the bicycle and road ordinances In force In the various counties of the State, an article on touring, containing many valuable hints, and a full description of the most popular tours. The selected tours are arranged with reference to the time required therefor; so that a person may select his tour in accordance with the time at his disposal.

Among the longer tours the Yosemite Valley tour and the Lake County tour may be especially mentioned; a full and complete itinerary Is given for each of these tours. In the article on touring there is a short chapter devoted to "first aid" for injured cyclists, with clear and explicit directions for the treatment of wounds, fractures and other Injuries. The tabulated routes are very ingeniously arranged and show at a glance the directions to be taken, distances between points, the total distance from the starting point, the condition of the road and post, express and telegraph offices, as well as railroad and stage stations. The book is bound in substantial flexible cloth binding, and is of a size to be conveniently carried In the pocket. It is not for sale, but Is given free to every member of the C.

A. C. C. On May 4 last, Horace Dennie, W. W.

Gray, W. W. Knapp and George Booth, members of the Tiger Cycle Club of Boston, started from that city awheel for California. It Is their intention to make the trip overland via the central route, and they will try to reduce the existing record. Walter C.

Brode of the Bay City Wheelmen is expected back from China on the 23d Instant on the steamer China. The Imperial Cycling Club will have a run to Coyote Point, San Mateo County, to-morrow, leaving the club rooms at a. m. Friends of members are invitea and Captain Schneider expects a la'ge crowd on the ride. H.

W. SPALDING. WHEN WILL THE COAST STREAMS BE STOCKED? Anglers regret very much that the lakes of the Spring Valley "Water Company will not be thrown open this season. During the summer months when the streams are very low and clear the Spring Valley lakes were the only solace of the lovers of the rod. who have enjoyed many pleasant hours in trolling from boats or flies over the crystal water in the early morning before, old Sol popped up with his blazen face from behind the hills on the east side of San Andreas Lake.

How such of the old army of spooners as Braunsdorff, Rondeau, Smith, Dolliver, Banker, Hewson, Andy, Walker. Brooks, Butler, Benn, Lemmer, Taylor, Watt, Johnson. Eaton, Precht, Green, dimming. Finch, Newman, Wilson, Marcus and many others who are passionately fond of fishing will miss the old lakes this year! The grand open st: ams and rivers of the mountains are too far distant from this city to be reached by the fraternity who can't afford a vacation, and unfortunately the coast streams contain only flngerllngs, which, although toothsome and excellent for table use, afford little sport to the angler who takes a special delight In hearing the reel "kick up a rumpus" when a game fish has taken possession at the end of the line. This should be a splendid year for stream stocking, by the way, and It can said without fear of contradiction that unless the Fish Commissioners will give some attention to the creeks which are within easy reach of this city and stock them during this summer there will not be any sport for anglers next year.

The steelheads were unable to reaoh their spawning grounds last winter, owing to extreme low water, consequently the annual supply of fry not being in evidence the prospects for the future are not by any means encouraging. This forenoon the Fly Casting Club will hold a contest at Stow where the usual smashing of records in long distance casting will doubtless result, weather permitting. On Tuesday evening. the 241h the club will hold a business meeting in Assembly Hall, Mills building. CRICKETERS AT THE GOLDEN GATE.

The opening cricket match the season of 1898, Alameda vs. Pacific, began at Golden Gate ground on Sunday, May 8, the first Innings being not quite played out. The first Innings should have been finished and the second innings played last Sunday, May 15, but on account of the rain so few of the cricketers put in an appearance that it was Impossible to continue the game. The event set down on the programme of the California Cricket Association for to-morrow is Married vs. Single, on the Alameda ground.

It Is unlucky for the Pacifies not to have been able to finish the match last Sunday, as they made so good a score in the first innings that they reasonably felt pretty certain of winning the first match of the season. Until a few weeks ago the highest aggregate score in one Innings was 887, made by Yorkshire against Warwickshire at Birmingham in May, 1596, four of the Yorkshire eleven making centuries. The next highest aggregate scores in one innings was 843, made by the Australians against Oxford and Cambridge, Past and Present, at Portsmouth in August, and 803, made by Non-Smokers against Smokers at Melbourne In May. 1597. But these scores have been entirely eclipsed by that made In a match played at Melbourne between the University of Melbourne and Kssendon, in which five fcatsnien of the University team scored centuries, their agregate score being 889, and the total score of the eleven 1094.

As scored only runs, the University won by an Innings and 1018 runs. At Singleton, in Victoria, Australia, C. Maguire recently took all ten wickets for one run, the result of an overthrow. In the Becond innings of the same match Maguire took five wickets with five successive bulls. There are more than a dozen instances on record of all ten wickets in an innings being taken by one bowler, and there are five instances 'of four wickets being taken in four consecutive balls; but Maguire's performances surpass these.

A POSTOFFICE PARTY. Postmaster Montague Gives an Outing on the Bay to the Chief of the Salary and Allowance Division. Postmaster Montague yesterday gave an outing on the bay to George W. Beavers, chief of the salary and allowance division, who is paying the postofflces on this coast an official visit of inspection. Mr.

Heavers and a select party of invited friends bf the postmaster went board the custom house launch Golden Gate and took a delightful trip around the bay. Among the points of interest visited were the Union Iron Works, the Golden Gate. Raccoon Straits. Belvedere, Sausalito, Angel Island and Alcatraz. The following ladies and gentlemen were in the party: Miss F.

Atkins, Washington, D. C. Miss G. Jeffrey, Washington, D. C.j Mr.

and Mrs. E. Crary, Connecticut; Mr. and Mrs. A.

Try on, Connecticut; Mr. Charles A. Belden, San Francisco; J. W. Erwin, postofflce inspector.

San Francisco; W. W. postmaster, San Francisco; H. P. Thrall, postoflice inspector, San Francisco; T.

J. Ford, superintendent of malls, San Francisco postofflce; Samuel Flint, superintendent railway mail service, San Francisco; William B. Hamilton, cashier custom house, San Francisco; D. S. Richardson, secretary San Francisco postoffice; Miss Marjorle Erwin, Miss Florence Thrall.

This Week's Wasp. The gathering of the volunteer army Is naturally the prominent feature of this week's Wasp's illustrations. A number of scenes at the Presidio are given, including one of Major Roe and other officers of the Fourteenth Regiment U. S. Infantry.

Of the cartoon features, the depletion of the school fund cupboard and the opening night incident at the dog show are especially clever. Besides pictures of several of the United States naval vessels, there are pictures of Rear Admiral Dewey and feampson, and one of Hob" Evans. The pretensions of shoddydom is discussed interestingly by Tabltha Twiggs in "The Old Maid's Diary." Other features are a "Wife's Grievance," a short tale without a moral, by the Story Teller, and an expose of the tricks to fool the credulous, by the Professor, in the X-ray column; the weekly financial review, and the musical and dramatic criticisms. In the Plain Talks to Public Characters the Board of School Directors is severely scored. Honorable Lawrence Mullrooney tells how our statesmen rule the nation.

The editorials are vigorous and entertaining, and altogether this weeks' Wasp is an especially clever number of that always up-to-date weekly. Mrs. Mahoney's Judgment. Mrs. Delia Mahoney, who has been suing Lucky Baldwin for the amount of a debt she claimed was due from G.

W. Dexter, Baldwin's manager, was awarded a judgment of So yesterday by Judge Carroll. She claimed that Baldwin had made himself responsible for the amount of the debt, but Baldwin said he had agreed to pay but half of it and he had alreadypaid her $05. This was accepted by the court and Mrs. Mahoney was given judgment for the 55 still due on Baldwin's half of the debt.

Battered His Father. Frank Costagalinl of 600 Francisco street swore to a complaint in Judge Joachimsen's court yesterday for the arrest of his son Louis, 17 years of age, on a charge of battery. Thursday they had a dispute, when the boy knocked bis father down and beat him badly. TOURNAMENTS OF THE TRAP SHOOTERS The Olympic Gun Club will burn powder at bluerocks to-morrow at Ingleside. end the South End Gun Club will do likewise at Colma.

The next and most important features of the that is, so far as trapshooting Is will be the annual meeting of the California Inanimate Target Association at Ingleside on the 29th and 30th where the sixth tour- nament of the association will be held; and the State live-bird tournament, wiiich will be held on the same grounds commencing on June 3 and ending on June 5. The gun clubs represented in the association of inanimate target-smashers are the Lincoln, Olympic, Empire, Garden City, Monterey Wing and Reliance. It is doubtful If the Reliance Gun Club will be represented this year by a team from the City of the Oaks. The San Joaquin Gun Club, the Stockton Gun Club and its annex, also the Antioch Gun Club should have some representation; but it seems that the once popular sport of smashing inanimate targets is fast losing its charm, doubtless because of recent years there have been too many "dead" shots among the clubs, who carry away the cream, leaving the skim milk to the fairly good trap. shots, who seldom run up a clean score.

The representatives of sporting goods houses should be penalized heavily or otherwise be not permitted to enter club shoots or tournaments unless there be an understanding between the shooter and the club that prizes cannot be won by sportsmen who travel through the country in the interest of firms who deal in sporting ware. But it would not be altogether sportsmanlike to deny them the pleasure of entering a club shoot if they desired to join in it Just for the sport of the thing. It is said that the Angeles uun Club will not figure in the coming tournament because of the treatment it received last year. One of its members Leighton holds one of the individual trophies, which he won at Monterey last fall. He may put in an appearance.

In the live bird shoots purses in all high gun events will be divided according to the following schedule: Ten entries or less, two moneys, viz, 60 and 40 per cent; eleven to fifteen entries, three moneys, 50. 30 and 20 per cent; more than hfteen entries, four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. English snipe and quail on toast are very popular dishes at some of the bon ton city restaurants. The Game Warden of this city and county should awake from his hibernating spell and do. something more serviceable to the country than bagging $125 per month regularly, Of course, there is, unfortunately, no law covering snipe, consequently the purveyors of the toothsome bird cannot be pun- IsnecL The snipe was omitted from the, list of game birds by the by no means Intelligent sportsmen who helped to frame the game laws.

Their contention was that the snipe did not breed in this State and should not, therefore, be protected. What bosh! The put-their-foot-in-it law- makers should have inquired of some I person who understands something about game birds if the eanvasback duck is a home breeder. SOME METHODS OF THE YELLOW FAKERS HOW AN ARTIST BECAME A WAR CORRESPONDENT. And How He and His Paper, the Chicago Record, Were Imposed Upon by Treachery. It was by mere chance that John T.

McCutcheon became a war correspondent at Manila. For many years he was an artist on the Chicago Record, and in conjunction with Mr. Adee produced every day two columns of matter entitled, "Stories of the Street and Town." The illustrating was of a high grade and firmly established Mr. McCutcheon's reputation as an artist. The stories treated of every-day affairs, but were told in a charmingly attractive style, evidencing that the author was a man of considerable literary ability.

About six months ago- McCutcheon accepted from the captain of the McCulloch, his warm personal friend, an invitation to join him in a cruise which his vessel had been ordered to make. His departure from Chicago was made the occasion of a. most kindly farewell demonstration on the part of his newspaper associates, who hold him In the highest esteem. McCutcheon, being a guest on board of the McCulloch. was an eye-witness of the naval battle at Manila, and of course he took advantage of the opportunity to send a dispatch to his paper.

The only other newspaper man present at the engagement was the Herald-Call correspondent, who was on board the flagship Olympia. McCutcheon went with the McCulloch to Hongkong and there cabled the Chicago Record a dlspatcii that was graphic and realistic, covering every important phase of the engagement from beginning to end and devoid of the padding which has characterized so much of the war news appearing in the yellow journals. McCutcheon's cablegram reached Chicago Saturday night. Unfortunately the Record does not publish a Sunday edition. The New York Journal, learning of the receipt ol this message, asked permission to use it, and Victor Lawson, proprietor of the Record, furnished the Journal with 500 words, upon the distinct understanding that the matter was not to be published until Monday morning, at which time the Record would be able to give the dispatch in full to Its own readers.

The New York Journal violated its promise, which should have caused no surprise to those acquainted with the character and methods of fakers. It published the dispatch Sunday morning, padded out to several thousand words, and sent the matter to its twin sister, the Examiner, signing the name of McCutcheon to the expanded cablegram, claiming him as its own correspondent, and making him responsible for many things he never said. But more exasperating than all else, the New York Journal furnished the padded dispatch to the Chicago Tribune, a competitor of the Record. Who Owns the Cushion and StrapP The police want an owner for a leather cushion and hitching strap which were dropped out of a buggy during a runaway on Market street a week ago. Bills of Fare in Fashionable Res- taurants.

The question has been mooted over and over again whether the engrafting of French and German dishes upon the bills of fare of the better class of American restaurants is or is not an improvement. Many pretend that before their Introduction our cooking was coarse, barbaric. This is an open question, but no bill of fare presents attractions to the dyspeptic, but they, like the bilious, malarious and persona with weak kidneys, can be cured by Hoa tetter's Stomach Bitters. A SERIES OF LADIES' TOURNAMENTS The ladies are ruling at the California Tennis Club at present and the gentlemen players are resting free from the excitement and exertion of tournament contests. On Wednesday last the junior ladies' class met in a doubles tournament.

Though the entries were not large the matches were of unusual interest. The first match was between Miss Eckart and Miss Dempsey and Miss Tickner and Miss Chesebrough. The score 6-2 does not tell the character of the contest. Every point was hotly contested, and the game showed some close playing. Miss Foster and Miss Middleton drew a bye and met Miss Tickner and Miss Chesebrough In the finals.

This match was the best two out of three sets. The first set was won in rather easy style by Miss Tickner and Miss Chesebrough. They scored six games to their opponents two. The second game was of a different kind altogether. At one time it lo ked very much as if Miss Foster and Miss Middleton would win the set, but the superior steadiness of the champions proved efficacious and the second set was Attached to their credit column with a score of 8-6.

Next week will see the inauguration of a continuous tournament a ladies. The players will be ranked by the Ix-st judges of form and then the challenging will begin. Each player will have the right to challenge the player her on the list, and in this way the interest in the game is sustained, while it is also productive of many good contests. This afternoon there will be a general ladies' tournament, and the entries are as follows: Miss Hoffman, Miss Mason, Miss Bowman. Miss A.

I'oorman, Miss L. Farnsworth. Miss E. Redding, Miss M. Foster Miss B.

Drown, Miss F. Curry, Miss K. Bckart. Miss R. Foster, Miss L.

Mann, Miss E. Clarke, Miss L. Denson, Miss Tickner, Miss Middloton, Miss E. Chesebrough, Miss IF. Chesebrough.

On account of the rain last Saturday the intercKib match between the Alameda and Oakland teams did not occur. This afternoon the teams from the California and the Oakland clubs will cross rackets on the Oakland courts. During the week the following interesting matches were played: Stauff and Daly defeated Walter and Root, 6-2, 6-4. W. McGavin and Stauff defeated Walter and Root, 7-5, but the tables were turned in the second set, which went to the latter, 6-0.

N. Eckart and Miss E. Warner vie re defeated by Misses Bowman and Foster, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. Robert X. Whitney arid Bradshaw defeated George Whitney and Root three sets to two.

Cornell beat Smith, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Yale defeated Woodbury 6-3 6-4. Miss Hoffman defeated Miss Mason, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. ADVERTISEMENTS. 9 Out of the 10 riders who won the great 100 Relay Race rode CLEVELAND BICYCLES.

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