10 TII.E OMAHA DAILY BTDE ; SUNDAY , DECTJ3MHER 2.0 , 1805.
SPORTS OF THE WANING YEAH
Resume of the Wcok and Ohatty Stuff Iron
Everywhere ,
AN INTERESTING GRIST FOR SPORTSMEfi
Tlic llnsp Hull SKiintlon niul I'nlnicr
of ( lie I'niin Ilnro nnil Iliimuln Our
l.iiUc-n anil SI run HIM 'I lie I.nut
Day for Chicken or Uiiall.
1 ILLSBUUY , t h (
American c h a in-
I plon , heads itlio pro
cession In the greai
International dies ;
tournament now Ir
progress nt St. Pe
tersburg Of ccursi
the contest U sill
joung , but as Pills
bury has met the
wonderful Las-kcr Ir
two games and wet :
the bellct that ho will
thrm both , Justifies
emerge from the present struggle champion
of the world. Thus far he has suffered but
ono defeat and that was at the hands of the
old champion , Stclnltz.
advocating
Eastern oarsmen nro still earnestly
cating n flvo-cornercil rnco to bo arranged
between the crows of Yale , Harvard , Penn-
sjlvanla , Cornell and Columbia colleges , ana
there ls every indication that their efforts
will bo crowned with success. There cer
tainly would be no surer way of putting col
lege rowing bick on the high piano It occu
pied In the ' 70s , when no less thin thirteen
crowi bsnt to their blades at the starter a
signal on Saratoga lako. The eastern papers
In touching on the subject recommend the
course nt Poughkeepslo as the most advaii-
tagoJutor both crews nnd spectators.nlo
Is nothing if not contrary , and clings to the
Thames , the course first chosen by Harvard ,
-hut-ivJilCh she expresses n willingness to
change , and as many of the most Influential
members of Yale's alumni prefer the Hudson ,
it Is quite probable all of Yale's future races
will bo se n there. Several of the strongest
cidvocates ot the now project assert that this
quintuple boating event should bo made itlio
rival of England's great regatta at Henley.
Nothing could accomplish moro In the way of
stimulating activity In rowing , and It would
certainly arouse moro Interest In shell racing
than has been known In this country for
many moons.
Whllo the United States has had many un
beaten race horse ? , she has had none who
can touch the record of the matchloM Hun
garian marc , Klncsem. I was leading about
this famous galloper In the London Pleld
last evening , and I think all posted horse
men will award her the palm. She was n
marvel In moro vvajs than one , of which her
gamcness nnd spceJ were not the least con-
bplcuous. She ran no less thin fifty-three
races without once meeting defeat , nnd ran
them , too , In all sorty of weather and aL all
hol-ts of distances. She was as gentle nnd
tractable as a lamb , with admirable nerve ,
nnd all the other essentials cf character found
in the gteatest ot all cqulno champions.
The London Althletlo club Is evidently preparing -
paring to square Itself with the American
athletes , and although there was a great hue
and cry raised on the other oido after the
icturn of their conquered sons , they now
officially announce that they had nothing to
complain of as to their treatment whllo in
this csuntry , excepting the extremely hot
weather. Early in the new year the London
club will challenge the New York club to a
contest In London during the coming summer
the sentiment of all
mer , as this has been
these that participated In the trials on Man
hattan field since they returned home. Con
siderable comment has been nious'd In sport
ing circles by the i-peechea made at the re
cent'annual dinner of thci London Athletic
club at St. James' hall. Montague Sherman ,
nn old Oxford athlate , who presided , referred
to the performance of the London Athletic
club men lu America and said that the New-
York Athletic club sent Into the field a team
In full training , representing the whole repre
sentative strength ot amateur athletics In
America , whllo the London club did the best
It could under the trying circumstances.
Mr. Sherman also remarked ithat the reason
the London Athletic club's men vvero beaten
was because the Americans were moro fit
nnd well and ran faster and jumped higher ,
and If their eybtem of amateurism was differ
ent It produced moro of the unanimity which ,
conducted on our own lines , would bo moio
conducive to the success of any future Lon
don Athletic club team ,
The plot continues to thicken In the cycle
racing question and there Is much that is
problematical about ne-vt season's campaign
Last week the National Board of Trade of
Cycle Manufacturers , by a decisive vote- ,
decldsd that the cmplojment of class B rac
ing teams to follow the national circuit was
not desirable from an advertising point of
vltny. What effect this will have on the
upsrt next j-ear cannot bo foretold now , ns
this Is hardly moro than an expression of
opinion , nnd with the opening ot the season
all I'ireko linns may see that it will be to
their advantage to employ racing men.
Pea-sons competent to Judge say the time will
never como wh ° n the makoro can afford to
refuse their wapport < to racing.
"Thoso who think that the trotting horse
business has gene to the dogs , " remarked
Hilly 1'axton lust evening , "can nnd aign-
xnent to the contrary In the sale of Ueu-
zctta last September. Sixteen thousand flvo
hundred dollars was the price- she brought ,
and this shows that there Is always n
utrong demand for the real fast ones.
Over In Eutopa the market Is steadily In-
cienslng on the fust harness horses and unless
there are a few more1 such 'raps' as the
Hethel-Nt'llle. Kncebo affair , there will bo
many of our good ones find owners over
there , The supply Is accumulating In this
country , but I think Europe will soon bo
found a valuab'le outlet. "
Spsahlng of the , nalo of neuzettn re
minds mo of a good story Deb Ho > lan told
1110 while here last week of the deal. Ho
Kild :
"Tho ualo of BeuzetU nt Fleetvvood was
ninda iimlor dramatic circumstances. Mr.
Uurjen , acting for W. K. D. Stokes , hod
jnado nn offer for the filly and Mr. Ayers ,
her owner , was hesitating over the proposi
tion. Arote , had won two heats and It
looked almost certain that ho would win the
race. Since her first attempt as a 2earold
licuzetta had not been beaten. Here she was
tearing up for the final heat In a race that
eho was almost certain to losj , and a man
standing besldu her owner ready to take the
Jllly for $10GOO. They had scored up a
couple ot times and still Mr. Ayers hesi
tated. An they came up the last time , and
Mr. Walker , leaning over the rail of the
Judgo's Bland , bhouted , "Go ! " Mr. Durjea
pointed to Ilcuzctta as Eho rushed away
.After Azote and asked : 'Mr. Avers ! Who
/ does that mare belong to ? ' 'She Is yours , '
cald the Kcntticklan as solemnly as If he
vas announcing the death of his favorite.
Later there was a bottle of wine opened on
the balcony In the club house and In drink
ing to the success of Heuzettu In the hands
of her new owner Mr. Ajers bald : 'I feel
nlinoit ashamed to look the- filly In the face ,
but I could not afford to refuse the price
that I was offeicd for her , and I know that
eho In going Into good linndu , "
Palsy Fallen , an old-time Omaha sport ,
has been on the climb over since ho went
to Chicago elx years ago. He made , a lit
tle fortune out of his buffet car to the
Bulllvan-Corbett fight , and has been In many
lucky ventures since , Hl ( most recent ex
ploit was the opening of "Tho Prima Duffel"
at 1$3 Dearborn street , a few weeks since ,
jvlifch Is connected with Jake Schacffcr's bil
liard parlors , nnd Is said to bo the most
popular resort In the Windy City.
Considering tits popularity of the fport
with thb jounger class of athletes In the
east , tlioso of the athleticclubi and colleges ,
it has always been a source of wonder to me
why hare snd hounds is not oftener Indulg d
In by the boja of this section of the c un'ry. '
I believe the Young Men's ChJitlan at. da
tlon occasionally nuke a cr's-cruntry run.
but outside ot this I Know of uo chase that
has ever taken phce In Omaha , not oven
Among the many sturdy young fellows of the
High school. While running on . track mny
not have many attractions for the average
boy , hare nnd hounds from time Immemorial
has always been a charming , beneficial and
exciting sport. Many good courses could be
picked out near and about Omaha ,
Running has always held nn exalted place
In the catalogue of athletic sports , and has
deservedly been ono of the most popular of
partlmea among these who aim to attain
high athletic proficiency. In the first place
It Is ono ot the most natural movements ot
man , and ono which he Is frequently called
upon to resort to. It Is an exercl e open to
every person of good phjslque , and ought to
bs placed among the number ot these that
art direct conservators of health , and have
the most Important beneficial effect upon the
body nnd brain. It provokes appetite , ns-
Mtts digestion , quickens the circulation ot
the blood , Improves the luster ot the skin ,
strengthens the memory and gives cheerful-
nss of mind , and In fatiguing the limbs
gives repose to the senses and the brain.
When practiced regularly In the open air
running develops the chest , dilates th lungs ,
and In quickening the blood strengthens the
heart , making that organ more muscular.
An eminent physician and surgeon of this
clly told mo that Zimmerman , the champion
blcvclo racer , owes much of his success nn
th9 Hlent steed to his strong heart. Aealn
I assert a cross-country chise Is an old sport
nnd one of the- very best athletic diversion * ,
nnd whllo the cold , clear , dry weather lasts
It should be the most popular of all winter
paitlmes with ambitious joung athletes.
So far as the squared circle goes there
Is little news this week worth recountol.
Solly Smith , th little rough-and-tumble
California feather , succeeded In punching the
crstwhllo champion , Billy Murphy , Into a
stnto of helpless grogglness down nt New-
Orleans the other night , but that Is about nil
the Information on tap at present. The
juwps from r xas nro becoming staler and
moro Infrequent every day and the dead
games nro manifesting about as much In
terest In ritzslmmons and the quasi-
champion , Petlo Mnhcr , as they would In a
Saunders county husKIng bee. Fltz and Din
Stuart , th y say , have gone Into pnitnershlp
and expect to make < i fortune out of the
klnctoscopo snap. All that the big knock-
kneed Iilshnmn will get Is a chance at the
purse and In all probability a scientific lick-
Ing.
According to nn eastern authority , an at-
tPtnpt will bo made nt the next session of
the various legislatures of the western states
to get a bill through regulating nnd con
trolling the running turf. The Idea Is to
fo'in a racing commission for each state.
Tills commission Is to b > composed of three
men , to bo appointed by the governor , which
shall hove the power of Issuing licenses to
racing associations. Meetings cannot bo held
In January , February , November or Decem
ber. No meeting of more than fifteen con
secutive days or more than two a jear shall
bo held over the same track. The racing
commission shall appoint twelve stewards ,
three of whom'shall preside at each me ting
and have exclusive control of the racing.
The proposed bill will prohibit foreign books ,
night tracks and half-mllo tracks , and , it
might bo added , will never know It Is alive.
A. T. Mallcy , who has been a resident of
this state for half a dozen jears past , Is now
training and driving trotters over In Mis
souri. Malley is the owner of Hastings 13oy ,
2 15 , and other good ones , nnd Is well known
to local turf men. Hovvrites mo that ho
will hava a stable of good joung horses this
spring at the new milo track west of the
city , where ho will prepare them for the
. his lot Is the
campaign. Among 4-jeir-okl
bay ulalllon I ! T. Hume , by lied WHKes ,
dam by Mambrlno Patchen , the property of
II. E. McCormae of tha Omaha stables ; also
the chestnut stallion. Carter H. , and others
equally favorably known.
HOU , IJOfi AM ) GUX.
risll for t > 1iriiMlvii WnlorN IIml Trap
anil riulil Information.
IIG State Fish commls-
-slon , it is gratifying
to learnwill make some
extensive plants this
spring , In fact , more
nnters arc to be stocked
with game fish than
has ever been at
tempted or even
dreamed of here before.
Many ot the streams
throughout the state
and the lakes In the
sand hills country arc
to bo sleeked with
trout , bass , pickerel ,
pike and cropplss , and as most of the waters
selected combine all the natural requirements
to the habitat of these species , there Is but
llttlo question but what they would thrive
nnd multiply tremnidously , and that within
the course of a very few years many of the
waters now absolutely devoid of piscatory
life would teem with finny game. Quits a
number of the best known lakes In the D ° uel
county sand hills have already been stocked
and investigation by interested paitles this
fall revealed that In every Instance the plants
wera proving successful. Of course good ,
sound legislation would cut a big flguro In
Insuring permanent success , but Just when
Nebraska , will bo enabled to secure this
would bo a hard thing to predict , nnd for a
time vet the general interest of legitimate
anglers and sportsmen must alone bo relied
upon.
If the spoilsman wants to proveMs har
rowing stories of wonderful adventure * and
of the size and ferocity of the game ho has
brought to dubt , ho can do It by Hbo\\lng a
photograph ot the animal as it was about to
spring , or , at least , ns It stood Just before
the firing of the shot which ended Its mortal
career. A photograph gun has been invented ,
which , without any attention , takes a photo
graph of the field In front of the gun just
as the shot is fired.
The axis of the apparatus Is parallel with
the gun barrel , and Is alwajs focused ex
actly upon the point the gunner alms at.
Iho camera Is connected with the trigger
of the gun In such a way that an Instan
taneous picture Is taken tlis very moment
the trigger is pulled. This Is done so quickly
that the concussion will make no noticeable
effect upon the picture , as the exposure has
been made so quickly that the shutter Is
closed before the explosion ot the cartridge
actually occurs , The camera can also bo de
tuched from the gun , nnd can be used as well
for other purposes. One advantage of this In
that a poor marksman will nt least ba re
warded with a good crop of photographs
after a day's hunt , although be should get
no game.
When the device Is arranged to bo con
nccted with the fishing rod every fisherman
will liavo to back up his fish stories with a
photograph , and have his veracity at once
vindicated. .
Arthur J. Webb and Hilly Thompson spent
a day at Kelly's. lake- last week shooting
rabbits. They hired about a dozen country
loyt < , with dogs of all sizes , colors and call-
bars , nnd beat up the cover about the lake
until they had accumulated a pile of twenty-
one cottontails ,
C. P. Christiansen of Webster City , la ,
has challenged Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake ,
the champion wing shot of the world , to a
100 Hvo pigeon shoot for { 100 a side and the
championship , Gilbert has accepted , and the
race will bo fabot at Spirit Lake sonio time
ticxt month ,
II. I ) . Kennedy , the well known trap and
field shot , will leave for St. Augustine , Fla. ,
In a few days , and expects to spend several
months In the everglades tbooting and fish
ing. He will take his three dogs , Duke ,
Ilessle and Jo > ce. along with him , and ex
pects a rojal n Inter's sport. Mrs. Kennedy ,
who has been ailing for some months , with
her daughter , nil ! accompany him ,
Hngllsh sparrow shooting from traps Is
becoming more and more popular. The birds
when In giod condition arc erratic In flight ,
quick to take vvtng and tenacious of life ,
There lu a suiplus crop ot these llttlo peste
all over the country , and this method ot
keeping down the guppl ) Is a very practical
one. The main trouble Is to catch the birds ,
as they are very wary , nnd cin on.y be taken
with great dllllculty. According tu the pros-
cnt rules for bparrou shooting , when a bird
touches the ground Inside tlu boundary it Is
fdied "dead" ThU thould bo changed seas
as to require the retrieving of each bird.
Of course , thin would make much moro
trouble , but at tha wme time would do
away with the cruslty of allowing the bird
to live perhaps hours , and then die of Us
wounds.
Sportsmen during the past week have nift
with uniform success , on both quill nnd
rabbits , nnd pqulrrels ns well. Quail have
been found qulto plentiful along the Clkhorn
and bigs have besn eminently satisfactory.
The continued pleasant weather In a great
measure was responsible for this. It has
been the good hunters , however , rather than
the crack shots , who have made gx > d kills.
At nil times a knowledge of the hablta ot
game nnd the best methods of bunting It Is
the Important consideration.
The Princeton College Gun club has ngiln
won honors In competition with Yale nnd
Harvard , In a recent match between teams
of five men , thirty blucrocks to the man ,
Princeton ucoml 120 out of a possible ICO
breaks , n9 against 116 for Harvard nnd 03
for Yale. The latest college to organize n
gun club Is the University of California. It
Is expected that Stanford will follow suit and
that In the near future- contest ) between the
two colleges In foot ball and athletics will bo
supplemented by contests before the traps.
Concerning the use of small-boro shot gun1) ,
thero'esems to be a gradual tendency In
thin direction by shots all over the country
and In th-a course of n few jears there Is
llttlo doubt but what the 1C cr " 0-gauge wlil
bo In general us ? nt all tournaments. At
pres3nt they are very popular with the south
ern shooters , and the wiores made with them ,
both at the trap and In tlio field , are exceed
ingly good ,
Ansley II. l"oot Unltlmore , Md. , has In
vented n now hammerless gun , the
mechanism of which shows great simplicity.
A new compiny Is now being formed to take
up Its manufacture. It Is now the Intention
of the proposed company to sell the gun at
a very nominal price nnd also to furnish two
sets of barrels for It. Ono set Is to be full
choked and the other cylinder. It Is clnlm d
that In the ordinary gun 40 per cent of the
cost goes Into the locks. The exceeding sim
plicity ot Mr. Fox's mechanism will do away
with this and will nllow the furnishing of the
two sets of barrels nt a pi Ice heretofore
asked for an ordinary gun.
Sportsmen should bear In mind that next
Tuesday Is the last cpen day on chicken and
quail. The hw Is up on the first nnd for the
benefit of both gunners nnd dealers the
statute on the subject Is herewith In substance -
stance given :
"It shall bo unlawful for any person to kill ,
ensnare , or trap nny grouse or prairie
chicken between the 1st day of January nnd
the 1st day ot September In each jear , anv
quail between the 1st day of January and the
1st day of October In each year , or to en
snare , trap or net the/ same nt any time of
the jcnr , or to buy , sell , ship , transport , or
carry , or have in possession any such birds
between the dates within which the killing ,
ensnaring , trnpp'ng or netting of such ani
mals or birds Is prohibited by law. "
n. S. Dundy , Jr. , Is the owner of avery
flue Hugllsh setter , > clept Jack. Ho Is
heavily ticked on head and legs and is n
handsome- fellow every way. A few days
ago ho turned up missing , and lost , strayed
or stolen was the \erdlct. A liberal reward
will bo paid for his return.
Although there ia no Hw prohibiting the
killing of rabbits In this state , they should
not bo slain after the 1st of next month.
The rutting teason begins along about the
10th and the animals are unlit for food there
after.
The party who has be = n poisoning valuable
hunting dogs on Caldnell street Is apt to
get Into trouble. His Identity Is prettj well
cstibllshed , and this once done , he will bo
given the best there is in tb.3 shop , so several
dog owners declare.
I'KOH TI1L3 HAlAt riHM ) .
Oinnlia riles < Iit > IVnoe mill ( InWest -
: Hold * ( lie Knrt.
THOMAS JElTEIeSO >
IHCKEY , the erstvvhlli
base ball magnate of Sail
Creek , now pros dent of
the Western assoclatlor
and anchored nt St. Joe
has bad his revenge
Omaha has been flred
iiiii"1" flred incontlnentlj' , frorr
Thomas Jefterbon's little two-bj-four league ,
and Burlington talten in in ner stead. Slou < i
City was also given the grand conflagration
anJ Dubuque admitted to eaKo the Con :
Hutken. ' place Ever slnca that delectable
Individual called Dave Howe buncoed Thomas
Jtffeison Into the belief that he was a gieil
base ball manager , and Thomas found out Ms
mistake , ho swore the mo t aw fullest oath
that he would never turn up his toes to the
sandhill winds until ho gt even with Omaha
Ho Is even now and It Is to be hoped that he
Is aa well out of the way as the savory Uowe
But , alt levity aside , Omaha has been held
as Western league tenltory by the agreement
board of the National league , but It Is evi
dent that the West rn league does not Intend
to put a club In here this year , nor eToes It
intend that nny other body shall. The pal
pable object Is to keep professional ball out
of the Gate City during 1S9C and Include her
in tlio league circuit In 1807 , when one of the
- ' i ill managers in the country will be as
signed hero with a strong team. The league
meet" at Milwaukee- Monday ne t to settle
iho question as to what city will complete its
circuit for the coiling j-ear , and Toledo is a
good guess as the lucky town.
Tom Lsftus , who will manage the Colum
bus , 0 , team. Is working haid In Toledo's
Interests , but St. Paul , Minneapolis and Kan
sas City are known to be * stiongly In favor
of this city , but If It Is demonstrated to their
satisfaction that Toledo will answer their
purpose this jear better than Omaha , they
will vote for the admission of the Ohio town
next Mondaj- .
Billy Earlo has declined a position on the
Minneapolis team , but Is thinking about ac
cepting the cashlershlp of the National Park
bank. .
Tli5 national board has awarded Omaha to
the- Western league , nnd the Western league
Is going to move the town over to where
Grand Itaplds stands.
Manager Twitcholl of Milwaukee has for
warded $1,000 to President Young as draft
money for the battery , Barnes and Spcer , secured -
cured from Lincoln. Wonder how Larry ever
came to let go of that much stuft.
Dan Shannon BIJ-S ho will manage the
Rochester club In the East ° rn league * whether
or not Wilkesbarro releases him. Goodbye
Rochester.
The National league base ball season of
IS9G wlil open on April 1C. No schedule has
been arranged , but the clubs all ugrco on'
that date for the llrst game , Philadelphia
Inquirer.
DurKctt Is holding out for his $400
Increase. He thlnsk the title of champion
batsman ought to be worth that much more
salary.
Louisville may lese the services of Pltchor
McCrccry for next season. Ills parents ob
ject to his plnjlng professional ball , and he
may go Into business , Just llko Bobby Ca-
nitliers used to go Into business.
Jimmy Canavan Is another It Is said he
may retire from base bill and take a lucra
tive position In a Now Bedford manufactur
ing establishment. I bavo no doubt Jimmy
Is willing to take a lucrative position , or
even a couple of beers , but retlro from base
ball. Nit , never. .
Ed McKean Is mourning the loss of hU
mother and Jack Crookti the loss of his roll
He had it on Billy Murphy the other night.
Down In poor old Cincinnati they aretalk -
ng of putting "Snapper" Kennedj' , who was
\lth Buckcrlno Rbrlght last season down at
Lincoln , In the outfield next spring. Better
put him in a brick jard , he'll last longer ,
Joe Mulvey will play In Rochester next
rear. He has already ordered a new gand-
iag , a Jimmy and a pair of outsiders.
Patsy Bolivar Tebeau wants to bet $10,000
lat Cleveland will win the pennant next
rear. Patsy alto wants a new set of brains.
Joe Kelly , Omaha's old left fielder , Is to
narry a Baltimore girl early next month ,
fust think of It I When Joe was In Omaha
le didn't know what 3 p. m. meant , and now
10 U going to marry a Baltimore belle ,
Outfielder Dexter , who h$9 just signed
with Louisville , Is the society nnd dramatic
editor of nn Evansvllle- paper , nnd Hcddy
Itnnrahan Is cashier of a bank a sand bank
at Troy , N. Y.
Manager McClosXey ot the Loulsvllles says
he will not take $10.000 for "Ducky" Holme' ,
anil you can bet that McCloe-kcy la right.
Ho docs not sny ho wouldn't take $100 , how
ever.
Baltimore , Cleveland mul New York paid
more fines Into the Iciguo treasury In 1S93
than the other teams combined , and yet they
were nil Gentlemen.
And now they say that Comlskey will
bring his St. Paul team to Omaha. Pass the
pipe , please.
Dan Brouthers , Ph'lndolphla'a ' new first
biscman , was born during the old Trench
nnd Indian war and plnjcd first base for the
Iroquols when Leather Stocking was ajtld.
Anson made his debut as an actor In Chicago
cage the other evening and escaped with his
lite.
Jimmy Cooney has bobbed up In Washing
ton with a rarer In ono hand nnd n bit In
the other. Which Is It "Snappar" base ball
or the > barber shop ?
( [ lll'SlIllllH linilIIN1KTH. .
There nro letters at the sporting editor's
office for Lillle Wllllims , blcycls rider (2) ( ) ;
Dick Moore , pugilist , nnd Alex Whltehlll ,
ball player.
CHADIION , Neb. , Dsc. 27 To the Sport
Ing Editor of The Bee : A bets that the
present century ends December .11 , 1000 ; B
bsts that It ends December 31 , 1SOD. Which
lo right ? C.
Ans. 1300.
OMAHA , Dec. 23 To the Sporting Editor
of The ll'o ; I know that the following que -
tlon does not come within jour province ,
but taking It ns the most nvallible way of
gettingan nnswor , I wish to put the fol
lowing to you , and would bo obliged for nn
answer In next Sumlaj's Bee : Are- the hus
bands of two sisters brothers-in-law to each
other ? E J. C.
Ans C'rtalnly. What did you think they
wcro to each other horse- chestnuts ?
OMAHA , Dec. 23. To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee In next Sunday's Bee pleass
doclde this dispute : In plajlng four-lnnded
high flv ° , A has 17 nnd B has 51 , A makes
trump nnd leads nee , H puts on low and
claims out Is ho out ? A Subscriber.
Ans. He is.
ItAVENNA , Neb. . Dec. 23. To the
Sporting Editor of The BeeA
bets that the setter dog does not belong to
the Spaniel family , B bets that It Is of the
Spaniel family. Which is right ? Also , state
the fastest time ever undo bv a riclng grey
hound , and what hound It was' W. G. Hjer.
Ans (1) ( ) The setter Is a cross b-tween the
Spaniel and the Pointer. (2) ( ) Clothe llne , the
dog owned by Charles Kosters ot this city ,
and who died a few wcekrf ngo , h ° ld the 200-
jard record. Time , 11 % seconds.
GRAND ISLAND , DEC 24 To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The Bee : What practice should
a person take In winter to fit him for next
scnson's blcjcle raclnc ; ? C. C. L
Ans There H nothing bett ° r than a light
coursa of gjmnaslum work , especially with
light chest weights. In the spilng , as soon
as the roads will permit , take easy trips
Into the country , with an occasional return
journey at a goad rate of speed After the
first month's work tlis rider will find that
his Improvement does not continue , nnd he
should then take a week of absolute rest.
When he resumes practice again ho will find
his Improvement both steady and satisfactory.
Such Is Asi WIndles advice.
TOUT OMAHA , Dec 27. To the Sporting
Editor of The B"e : Please answer the fol
lowing question in Sundaj' Bee- Was Bob
ritzslmmona ever whipped , anil when and
where or by whom and In how manj rounds7
John E Bouglitc-n , Ccmpiny E , Tort Omalm
Ans Yes , by Jim Hall , at Sj dnejN. . S
W. , In four lounds.
OMAHA Dec. 57. To the Sporting Edlto :
of The Dos : Pleaoj decide the question ni
propounded belowto satisfy the bettors , whi
claim to ba experts in the game : In a gimi
of crlbbage A holdu the Jack , two tens and (
six. Bo holds a Jack , men , olx and a deuce
A plajs 10 ; B plays 2 with 12 ; A pliys (
with IS ; B plays 7 with 25 ; A passes , where-
upc n B plijs 0 , making 31 , nnd claims fcui
holcj for a pair and n "go. " Is B entitled
to peg for more than two holes ? Subset Iber
Ans. Two holes onlj' .
OMAHA , Dec. 27. To the Sporting Edltoi
of The Bee : As I nm making n memoran
dum and keeping a record of the number ol
miles read riding I do this winter and want 11
to be couect , 1 wish you would tell mo Ir
Sundaj 's Issue : (1) ( ) The distance from the
postolllce , this city , to Florence , over boule
vard. (2) ( ) Trom postofllco to South Omaha ,
(3) ( ) To the court house at Council Bluffs. 1
have asked a number of people and as 1
never get the eamo answer twice I would like
> ou to tell me if not too much bother. Lllllc
Williams.
Ans (1) ( ) To waterworks about seven mlle ?
(2) ( ) To Seventeenth and N a little moio than
four miles (3) ( ) Four miles.
OMAHA , Dec. 27. To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee : The game of crlbbage having
been ono cf my hobbles for jears , I had
thought that I had run across the most re
markable hands , but my opponent held ono
In a game plajed a few days since that com
pletely staggered me. It was so unusual thnt
I tnke the liberty of describing It. A dis
carded to B's "cilb" knave and king , from
pair sixes , eight , nine- , Knave and king. H
discarded hnavo ( cluba ) and queen , from pair
fouro nnd pair Fixes , knave nnd queen. B
turned flvo of cluba and A lead a six. Score
of B : Hand , 24 ; crub , 17 ; peg , 15 ; total , CO
points. Did you over see a better csunt ?
C. L. D.
Ans. Did h" > win the game ?
COUNCIL BLUPFS , Dec. 20 To the
Sp-rtlng Editor of The Bee : High five : A ,
45 ; B , 45 ; A bids esven nnd gets trump ,
makes high , low and left flvo ; B makes Jnck ,
gam ? and right flvo ? Which wins ? Please
nnrwer In Sunday's Bee. Qul Vivo Club.
Ans B.
SIOUX CITY. Dec. 27. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Did Salisbury of Omnha
ever play on the famous London , Canada ,
team , the Tccumsshs ? If BO , please decide
n bet by giving names and positions of the
team nt the time and oblige an old admirer ?
n. M. Hllles.
Ans. Salisbury , pitcher ; Gross , catcher ;
Oault , first base ; Miller , second base : Elllck ,
third base ; McClellai. shortstop ; Ely , left
field ; Scott , center field ; Jerome , right field ;
Allen and Prank Gault , subs.
"VVIu-rl
Arthur Gardiner , holder of the mile record ,
Is on the rapid road to recovery after his
severe siege of typhoid f ver. It is said
that Gardiner lost thirty-two pounds during
his Illness , and the calf of hU leg shrunk
thrco Inches.
tracks In Prance nro much hotter than the
tracks In this bowntry , being constructed of
cement. The two tracks upon which most of
my races wers run , the Buffalo nnd the
Seine , both five laps , are two of the bent
It nny saem a llttlo surprising to the Ameri
cans , but they run triple and tandem races
upon these small tracks and not a single
accident occurs. In one race fifteen tandems
started , and no ono was hurt. Ono cf the
turns was made' with eight of them abreast
If one of the- machines had slipped then a
terrible accident must have been the result. "
Ho criticises the racing men as follow1 "To
my mind Jaqutlln It the h'Et ono of the letHe
He Is by far the most reliable , even If he
was beaten for the championship of Prance- .
In that event ho teemed scared and did not
'have any heart for his work. Ho Is the best
man at short distances , and Michael la the
best long distance man , although ho la not
by any means slow at short dUtances. I do
not know how Johnson Is riding now , ns I
have not raced on this elde of the water for
two jenrs , but he will have to keep going to
etay In the race with Michael , Pacemaker *
cannot shake him , I hava seen pacemakers
Jump In at each lap and try to get away
from him , but ho ttlll sticks1 to their whet-Is ,
and on the stretch can paea them , Moran
and Proten are also fast men , " If there
should be ary professional racing In this
country next seaeon Danker will likely talcs
part in It. _
The Doctor Out of Town VVJic-n Mont
\iTili-d.
Mr. J. Y. Schenclc , editor of the Caddo ,
I , T , , Banner , when his little girl , 2 years
ot age , was threatencj with a tevere attack
of the croup. He eajs ; "My wlfa In : ted
that I go for th ? doctor , but aa our family
phyrlclan vvau nut cf town I purchased a bottle
tle of Chamlrr'a'n's ( 'ct'gh H medy , which
rellevtrt her lnuiaic'j1 , I will not be with
out It lu tbo futur , " ,
A HOT WHEELING FINISH
Pitting Climax to a Fcasou of Cycling
Sensations ,
CLASS B VIRTUALLY WIPED OUT
on tlic ltlo > ole It ntul Y
Cork Sole Tire a l.ndinoltj
The Tri-iii'li hlNtle Coile .
llOLMll
The season ot 1S03 , now closed , has be'n
the most remarkable In the history ot
cycling The amazing popularity of the wheel
nnd the general smashing of opecd records
are given a fitting climax by the d'cKon of
manufacturers ngilnst emplovlng class 11
riders another season. Whllo the c ) cling
Iloaid of Trade has made no ofllchl an
nouncement of Its Intentions , It has , accordIng -
Ing to the Chicago Tlmcs-IIerald , n bomb
shell prepared and ready to hurl Into the
cjcle racing world when It chooses , it may
como tomorrow or next week , or not for a
longer time , but It U bound to come. The
abolition of class I ) Is absolutely certain , nnd
the probability of n reopening of the na
tional circuit , which closed succersfully In
the far west recently , Is extremely remote.
The practice of hiring expensive racing
teams to travel over the country for adver
tising purposes Is a thing of the past. The
makers will do their advertising In an en-
tliely different manner in the future. The
blow will fall with almost equal force upon
the professionals who have thrived nnd grown
fat upon the handsome salaries and bonuses
they have drawn from the manufacturers of
blcjcles and bicycle sundries
In a recent Issue the Times-Herald prrstod
a list of questions which the board ot trade
sent out some time ngo pertinent to the
hiring of the sham amateurs at fat salaries
The manufacturers were not clew In send
ing in their answers , and the voles astonished
even the originator of th Idea. To the
question whett'er they wished to discontinue
the employment of class U nnd professional
racing toims thlrj-slx voted In the nlllrm-
atlve. There were only n few scntterlng
votes In opposition. The ramo number voted
also that they would agree not to employ
professionals In 1S9Q. As to the question of
th" abolition of class II , twenty-four votoJ In
favor of Its discontinuance , and only ten
voted In favor of its continuance.
The passing away of class 13 will put the
League of American Whtelmcn In a peculiar
position , but need not cau ° e the latter nny
embarrassment Some of the league's leadIng -
Ing lights have been consulted , and th ? gen
eral plan to be pursued at the national
assembly In Tebruiry seems to be prettj
well mapped out. fiver > body Is a Mng what
Is to become of class n , but there is no
reason why the League of American wheel
men should feel any concern on that point
The scnil-profesi-Ionals will have to be put
back In cla s A , from where they were , taken
when the Ill-fated class B was foimed. Since
the league vlitually forced the riders to
became * semi-professionals , all It can do nt
this time Is to put them when they started
from.
If some of them desire to become out nnd
out profe loms ) , such Is their option , of
course. Nilurally , class U men are nothing
but professionals non , but each of them
should have the chance to go back If h °
prefcrj Such a move would assure straight
forward racing under a rider's true colors
The experiment of having an intermediate
class In nnj branch of the sport has b ° cn
tried nnd found wanting In tvery instance
The advertising of wheels by racing teams
will probably hereafter bs confined to pro
fessionals alone. Crooked records and vic
tories In "fixed" laces are hardly recom
mends to tiny mak * of v.'hecls. As long
as the public vaa not aware of the Kind
of men concerned In claco B races theie
was some little e\cu < 43 for the continuance
of the masquerade , but the exposure of the
St. Louis rottenness , and the fact that there
was a liability of moro exposures of the
same kind , niad ° the cloaking of thit sort
of racing under the name of amateurism
a veritable farce , and it fell off of Its own
weight.
RACES IN PnOSPHCT.
There will , of course , bs lots of racing in
the future , but it will bo by amateur and
professional men. Of course , the winning
of races will be uaod to advcrtlss certain
makes of wheels , and as a result the hiring
of professioml riders will follow as a natural
result. The fact that one manufacturer ban
already hired a professional racing team will
had others to do the same , and all the racing
cracks who ride for cash no\t year , will , In
addition , bo earning salaries by the riding
of certain makes of blcj cles.
The oldest nnd mobt noted manufnctuilng
firm In England will make a great effort to
push its wheels In Amsilca this year , nnd
has nlieady engaged a professional racing
team for that puiposo , the first so far cr-
ginlyod. It consibt1 } ot IJerlo , Staibuck , Kluge ,
Saunders , Cutter , Sllvle , McCurdy and Eaton
This team Is a very strong ono and will
cTtalnly bo heard from next year. It is
no v located at Birmingham , Ala. , under
the management of Elliott Burns , one of the
most popular men ) n the business Now that
the Ice lias been broken , there Is llttlo doubt
that all the- big makers will follow the example -
ample , and put professional teams on their
wheels to compete In next season's races.
Thus the way Is cleared for the cst bllsh-
ment of pure nmaetur and honest professional
racing under the League of American Wheel
men's auspices ,
THE BICYCLE HAND.
After the merits nnd virtues of an In
vention have commended themselves to most
people , It is but natural that attention should
also turn to Ha defects and Influences dis
advantageous With no single device of
great utility has this tendency beea more
evident than In the case of the bicycle. Bi
cycling was once thought to cause weak
knees , nnd for a thno the "blcjcle Uneo"
held snnyj then came in regular order the
blcyclo hump , and the blcjclo feot. Now
wo have the blcjclo hand
When cj cling causes odd sensations era
a temporary nflllctlon among new riders It
Is easily accounted for by the fact that they
ara not hardened to the xport , but when
wheelmen long In the saddle complain , 'tis
time to Investigate. Mr. William C. Fisher ,
mm iiiuiuer aim u
a carpenter , Firong ,
healthy man , vouches for the bicycle hand
To the New York Sun reporter ho said :
"I have ridden a blcyclo for flvo years ,
nnd my machines have nil been high grade.
Some months ngo I made my first long run ,
covering about se-vonty-flvo mllos. On re
turning my left hand felt strangely , nnd
examination showed that the last two fin
gers wera perfectly numb and life
less bovond the middlejoint. . Believing
the trouble to bo of short life , I let it take
Its own tlmo to go away. More than a month
clapped before It showed any signs of disap
pearing ; then my fingers gradually came to
feel normal , ami in a few dnyu were as good
as over. The trouble nhvays returns when
ever I take rides of uncommon length , say of
thirty to fifty miles , but It seldom lasts
nowadays more than a week. Only lately I
had an attack ot It that lasted five days.
Three or four of my acquaintances have been
afflicted In almost precisely the eamo way
It U Invariably the last two fingers that are
affected ,
"This paralysis Is , of course , brought about
by the machine's constant vibration , which ,
although lessened by the pneumatic tire , Is
still present. When the vibration Is exces
sive and continues for a minute or two , as
In riding sulftly over a pebbly road , or when
coasting , tliwe two fingers begin to lose life.
Gripping the handle bar tightly and batk
pedalling on a steep hill will also bring on
the numbnees. Why some wheelmen should
fall heir to this misfortune and others escape
It Is hard to tell , It U my opinion that anyone
ono who rides long distances without rest I >
likely to experience the earno condition that
I have. Taking Into account that the fingers
affected are perhaps of leas Importance than
the others , and generally less taxed , It may
bs that a good many riders have had the
game trouble In a mild form without suspectIng -
Ing its cause , "
Desiring to know moro about the blcyclo
hand , and , If possible , to ascertain Itu exact
casa and prevalence , the Sun reporter called
on a professor of mrvous diseases , an all-
round athlete- and an enthuslabtlo whn-linan
ever since the advent of safety bicycles.
"U IB quito probable , " be said , "that a good
many blcyclltts have felt a numbness of cer
tain llnge'f , and pcrhapi of the whole hand.
I have often felt It mytolf , and It Is unques
tionably caused by under prosnire on th
Inndlo bir. Any one who grips the hnndlti
of his mtchlno lee tlgMly U liable to make
his fingers Insensible to the touch. I nm of
the opinion that themachine's vibration
nlono hag llttlo or no part In bringing It
about. Such n thing was never heard of
when hnrd'tlred who.In were In use , and
their \lbrntlon1 compared with that ot pneu
matic wheels' was ) ns ten to one.
"It Is only when the wheel Is Imp-operly
used that It constitutes a source of dinger.
The blcjcle face comes from exhaustion t > f the
body ns a whole. The blcjclo hand , as It
may bo called , I ? the result of oxlmistlon of
the muscles In the hand. As persons differ
In point ot ngo , temperament , phjplcnl
strength nnd power ot endurance , rich
wheelman mu t formulite rulcu for his own
guidance. If he Is unable to do this , let him
consult a medical ndvltiT ThereIs hardly
nn organ In the body which may not be In
fluenced ono way or the oth r by the proper
or Improper use of the blcjcle , nnd In certnlll
diseases of the nervous sjtitcm blcjclo riding
is very serviceable.
K'NCTtmn-PUOOF ' TIKE
The question of n puncture-proof tire will
not down. Whllo tome blcjclo men assert
that It is Impossible to make n tire tint
will ie"ist contact with nails , gHss , tic. ,
and nt Iho same time render good service ,
making riding easy and furnishing the nec
essary elasticity , there nro these who as
sert that the problem Is already solved ,
or at nny rate approximately near a sills-
factory solution. Ono phn i to make the
wearing suifaco of the tire of stout leath ° r ,
or to encase a Injer of leather In the rubber -
bor ; another Is to mold n beading of rub
ber on the periphery of the tire , which will
come In contact with the- ground whllo pro
tecting the more tender rubber surfico from
rough usage. Another devlc ; Includes a
layer of cork between the fold * of the rub
ber tubing. A cro = s section ot the tire shows
the cork to bo crescent shaped and about
one-third of an Inch thick In the widest
pirt. H Is Inclosed between two casings
of rubber , each of which Is n ynmlcss tube ,
except whole they are ecparilcd by the
cork , they are closely Joined and form In
fact a tingle tube. The cork lining
lies Immediately within tha running
suifaco of the tire , and It Is o In Ion 3 that If
the surface Is cut or torn the Inner tub ?
will prevent nnj leakage of air. It Is con
tended that It Is vlittnlly Impossible to drive
a nail or tack through the cork so as to
penetrate the lmi"r tube and ruin the tire
Apparently the chances of such a mishap
are small. A man who has ridden on one
of them eald to a Now York Tribune reporter
porter-
"It is the most comfortable tire that I
have ever trl"d. The cork adds only a little
to the weight , whllo nil the advantage ! ) of
the air cushion are retained. The puncture-
proof quality does not seem to Interfere In
the least with the resiliency ot the tire. And
it seems to mo that it has ono advantage
that Is likely to make It a spcedj tire An
ordinary tire flattens considerably from the
weight of the rider even when blown up
ham , and n pneumatic tire can be made as
hard as to bo almost as unj leldlng as n cush
ion tire. No\\ , with the cork-protected tire
the point of contact with the ground Is verj
narrow , and the amount ot filctlon Is thus
reduced. In this resp'ct this tire Is llko the
old hard tire , as It Is now called , and I be
lieve all will admit that it is a real ad
vantage. "
THE WHISTLE CODE.
A very clever Idea has bo n Introduced
by n wheolimn In alt the blcjclo clubs
throughout Franco. Iho whistle Is much
preferied there to the bell ab a means of
alarm , and for club runs or use wh n moio
than two cyclists go touring this wheelman
has established a perfect code of signals , In
which he uses short nnd long rounds on his
whistle. We let some of thesa signals fol
low :
Ordinary alarm , three short notes : .
Halt , one long-diawn note : .
Com- , ahead or follow me , two long notes-
"Where are jou ? " or "We nro here , '
three half-long notes : .
Turn to the right , ono long-drawn note
ono short : . .
Turn to the left , ono long-drawn note
two short : .
Look out ! there Is danger ahead , ten sharj
notes In quick succession :
Call for Irlp , three short and ono loiif
note , several times In succession :
These signals arc by this time pretty well
undcistood among the cluba , and even out
siders have begun to 1130 them. H might
bo of b ncfit to Amcrlcin blcjcllsts to take
the matter up and Intioduco a similar code
of signals on this side.
NEW PEDAL ATTACHMENT.
Among the mass of ne\\ Inventions for the
general benefit of bicyclists is a toe clip
Hldors have , as a rule , been skeptical regardIng -
Ing too clips , for the majority ot them , whllt
having ono or two gooJ features , are dc-
fectlvo from the fact of being stationary
and requiring considerable practice to se
cure the feet properly on the pedals without
bending the clip.
This new toe clip has several good features
The construction is such that when the pnlal
Is not In use and hanging dovvnvvaid tlic
too clip swings out of the way , BO that the
pedal may bo caught by the rider's foot
without any attention being paid to the
clip.
'Iho Instant the foot Is placsd upon tli
pedal the clip flies up Into position , where
It locks firmly , nnd when the fool Is removed
from the pedal It turns with the clip on the
under side , the- mechanism Immediately un
locks of Itself , and Is at once ready foi
futiiro use. By the lisa of this clip the side
guard * on the pedals may be. dispensed with ,
as the clip Is provided with a metal strip
which ncta as a guard , nnd which can be
mndo wider or nairower , to suit the Tlder's
foot.
foot.Tho
The clip cm bo readily adjusted to fit al
most any make of pedal. The construction Is
vsry simple , having no parts to become dls-
anaiiged or got out of order , nnd the weight
Is only three ounces.
WHEELMEN'S ' RIGHTS.
A decls'on ' rendered in Brooklyn last week
by Civil Justice Neil will Interest every whosl.
man who bcllevos in wheelmen's rights Thn
plaintiff In the case of Spencer C. Crane , an
electrician. Andrew Itehin , the defendant , Is
the driver of nn Ice wngcn. Ho ran agilnet
Crano'a blcjcle , loft standing In the gutter
against the curb , and smashed It ; hence tlio
suit to recover damages , Holim nllegoJ
contributory negligence. In that Crane hod no
right to leave hlo wheel In the gutter.
Justice Neu rendered Judgment , with corts ,
In favor of the plaintiff , ruling Hint ho wus
not bound to tnko his wheel out of the
gutter , and Hint It was not negligence on the
plaintiff's part to leave it thero.
of ( lie ; Wlicrl.
MONO the largo
and popular cycling
clubo In the city to
day there nro un
doubtedly none more
popular than the
Turners , a com
paratively new or-
gan'zatlon , you might
tay , but ono that
has already worltid
HH way to the head
of the- heap They
have until recently
D on ccctij.y.n roe 113
on the main floor of Turner hall , but re
alizing the necessity of larger and more
commodious quarters they have newly
painted , papered and furnished the rooms
recently vacated by the Herman club , which
arc on the second floor of Turner hull. On
Thursday ovcHlng JaU the cj cling editor
visited the now rooms and found men busily
enraged In putting en the finishing touches ,
nnd to tay that the Turner Wheel club will
Imvo tha finest quarterg in the city U but
putting It mild. From the hallsvay ono in
ters the card room , which contains a num
ber of line oak card tables and other ac
cessories which help make u modern curd
room. On the right ot this rcKin , na jou
enter. Is the billiard and pool room , which
contains ono elegant table of each of the
popular Ivory ball games Off of this room
IB the buffet , or refreshment room , where a
tired wheelman may drop In on a gummer'a
day after a long run and enjoy a good sand
wich and a cool glass of beer , or may bring
ids friends In the evening and partake of tlio
amber fluid and n quiet Binoke , On the left
of the card room Is the reading room , which
Is carpeted with Royal Wilton and furnished
with a largo oak table , upon which are nil
the leading magazines , newspaper * , cycling
papers , etc. , a number of easy chairs , nnd a
maislvo oak book case filled with good readIng -
Ing matter , complete the funiUhlngB of thin
room. To the left of the reading room Is the
ladles' parlor , beautifully carpeted and fur-
nlPhcd especlnllj- for the club's Indy friend
tor whom they Imvo shown A grcit deal ot
consideration , ns there ro very few cjcllnft
clubs In the country which Imvo special ladles *
pirlors. The members enjoy In connection
with these clcgnnt rooms the use ot n flno
R3 mm shun , which U under the general
supervision of the- ever competent Instructor ,
Prof , Henry Kmnmerow. The rouins wcro
formally opened last evening with an enter
tainment nnd hop , nt which there wera
nearly 150 couples present. The * club's ofll-
CT9 nrc : E. Sehurlg , president ; Theodora
llaumer , vlco president ; Theodore Becker ,
recording secretary ; Ed Hayden , correspond
ing secretary ; Otis Dojle , treasurer ; Phlt
Mueller , captain , nnd Fred Spratlen , lieu
tenant.
Nebraska Ins another cj-cllng piper. This
tlmo It Is called the Pacemaker , nnd Is pub
lished by Mcxsr * . Hunter nnd Henson nt
Lincoln. The field In this stnto Is hardly
large enough for two cjcllng papirs , nnd It
will undoubtedly bo a casa of the "survival
cf the fittest. "
The Chicago Cycle show opens next Satur
day nnd Omnha will send n delegation ot
about twentj--flvo business men and cyclists.
It Is string- * that to tinny poopli phouhl
svm to think that blejcling develops only
Iho muscles of the leg Criticisms of thli
kind , however , nro usually heard from these
who 1mo not tried this most fa plnatlng ;
means of ic-creatlon and cxprclsp E\p rl-
cncp his proved that hlccling brings into
piny nnd develops nil the Important muscles
which help to build up the phjslcil structure.
Of couiso the legs receive Iho greatest
airount of exercise , but the u e ot the arms ,
bick and chest Is very Important. When a.
st'-'ep ' Incline ! encountered the 1 gs nlono
would bo unable to supply sufficient pro
pulsive power. The handleInis must bo
firmly grasped and the strain on them Isery
great ; In fact they might b > broken If at all
defective" , which glvos a fnlnt Idea ot Iho
greit strength that must bo put torih by the
firms and bick.
Now that the natlonil racing c'rnult ' Is
closed mil with It the season for eompUltlvo
work In IS'io. exact results nnd nvongos for
the jcnr are In old r. None , It Is certnln , are
of greater Interest than the iccord of E. C.
liilil of the Columbia team , who hiu proved1
by his astonishing succor upon the track
his ability to defeat the fastest men Hi the
world The runnrhablo feituro of Bald's
work , nslJo fto'n his ability ito win Is the
splendid average in time made In mlle
events , which seem to bo his fiv rite dls-
tancs , and ot which ho has won thirty-six
of the flftj-flvo In which ho stalled during
the s a on. his tlmo aveinged exactly 2:10Vi :
for each of the thlrtj-slx races won Noth
ing llko an nverago of this Kind was ever
diearned of before tli3 "Cannon Hill" rolled
It up , and the figure clnllengo Investigation.
His fastest milo was 1 55 1-5 , nt Denver , October -
tobor IS , nnd his slow st 2 122-5. nt Wnl-
tham , September 14. Dining the seinon Bald
hna compel d In 102 rices , winning slsty-
three of these , flftj-threo on t'jo circuit aiiS
ten oft the circuit. Ho hns won nineteen.
= oc : > nd pii7el < and eleven third prlres , bon
Com th flvo times , fifth one time , nnd wna
three tlima imp iced , cadi time In handicap
inces , when ho started from scratch. In
half-mllo events ho was pioportlonately less
fortunata than In milo races , winning tvvclvo
out ot the twenty-ono In which ho competed.
Bald'a list of winnings Includes three of thla
y ai's national championships , the quarter
and half miles won at Asbury Park , nnd Iho
C4io milo won nt Denver. 'Unco times during ;
the year ho hna held the world's competitive
iccord for the mile , bringing It down on
succ sive occaslo'ig to 201 , 1 581 fi and
1 551-5 Bald holds track , ptut < nnd local
rccoids too numerous to mention , nnd hlsi
ivoik for tlio season , collecllvelj considered , li
bojond question the most famous record o
Individual SUCCCDI on the lacing path jet
ihronlcled In the hittory of cj cling.
During tlio winter months cjcllsts who
store away th Ir wheels should not fall to
Inspect their tlren occasionally to see that
thej' are not allov-ed to flatten out , especially ,
If the weight of the wheel rests on them.
A pair of tires will glvo much b tier seivlco
when properly cared for , nnd Inflation acts
as a pi CMC native. Tlic best way to store
away a wheel for the winter Is to hang It
up so that no part of the tire touches the
floor. Dead weight on a deflated tire will
speedily ruin It for service.
The question of thpiclng of cjclo races Is
ono of the most impoitant In connection with
the sport , as It means much in making it
popular with race-goe'H. The use of a quad
ruplet usually strings the riders out and detracts -
tracts from tlio Interest. The most tiatis-
fictory nunn = r Is to iilace a ulngle rider on
the track , with Instructions to tike the men
at a fiir pice for three-qunrtcrj ot a mlle
and then leave them full of lite and dash for
a sensational finish , which thrills the specta
tors. When the llni * appears In the pipers
It may be no faster than 2 25 , and possibly ,
may not Impress the readers as being 11 great
contest , but the spectators who w re bo fortu-
nUo ns to bo present will remember it lena
after It has passed from the minds of news
paper readers.
The local clubs hnvo entered heart'Iy ' Into
the pleasures of the social sld ot cycling ,
ladles' nights and other cntcrtalnmoiitB with
out number bavin ? bscn announced to take
plnco during the n xt two months , nil ot
which will lend lo relieve the st'aln which
the long fccasm has Imposed on the pcisonn
who have identified themselves closolj with
the pastime The clubs would bo wise If they ,
abandoned all the roai-r.acing flxlurej for the
present and devoted themselves to the lighter , . ,
pieaejurej of the wheel world.
The person who framed the laws governing
class A men contemplated tnnt rldm , after ,
attaining great proficiency , would desire to
remain In that clatu , but , on the contrary ,
would at once so k the higher honors and
moro valuable- prices which me the reward ot
the successful In the ranks of the 1) ) men. In
the prcsant Instajico the riders have ability ,
of a high order , nnd If they nttnln even or-v
dinary BUCCCW In class B , they will find at
the end of the season that thuj hnvo profited ]
both financially and lu reputation.
Tho. permanent mibpenslon of Titus , Ca-
banno nnd Muiphy by the racing board ot
the Lcaguo of Ame-r con Wheelmen has
stirred cycling to Us very c tiler In the
east , owing to the prominence of the men
and the ssverity of the punishment moled out
to them Gcncial rontlmcnt appears to hi
Hint the racing board has direct eivldcnca
RLlllclent to wnrntut Its action In the mat
ter , although In BOIIIO quarters U Is thought
it . . , . n..l l.-.n.i. In livn null ft f'nlll.l.ta
tile PUIIIEIIIHUIII ISX BHIVU liiuumia
objects to the action of the board on high.
moral grounds , onylng It binnds him foi Ufa
as n dishonest man , whllo of the thrco , Titus
takes It the caslctt , as though houng ! to
Iho Inovltdble In ungiinnl tl mnmtntE the
riders Jiavo nil acknowledged that there was
an ngrtunent nmong them , but each In turn
has endeavored to cast the blame on others ,
saying that ho kn w of the ngrommnt , but
was not a paity to It. On his arrival exist ,
Murphy at once signed nn affidavit which put
all the blame on Titus , whom ho charges
with having approached him in the mitter ,
but afllrmo that ho dlJ not ngr'o to his pio-
posal The catu glvcH promise * of being
ono of the mo : ! celebrated In the hlttory eit
the league , as ull the idlers decliio their
Intention of contesting to the end ,
There ars two or throe kinds of road hogs (
the old farmer , who has not yet been con
vinced that the bicycle ildor IIUH any rights
on ir.rth , Is not the only kind of Individual
who at times displays porcine proclivities.
You will see * road hogs on their who h every
duIn the cltlCH. They are usually smart
joung fellour , who hump tlicinnhca ovfr
their u heels like a camel nnd eccot through
the strc IK and over cragHlngH , nariowly inUs-
Ing pedestrians and vehicles , evidently at
tempting to see how dangeroutdy near they )
can COIMQ to peraans without striking them.
Tliceo fc llowH ! ar just a * deserving of ccn-
euro as the man who will not turn his team
out a Uttln to let a wheelman pass. A gooJ ,
swift Kick In that portion of the nnatomy ,
where such punishment would provo most
effective would often result In much gooil
with IhlH kind of anlnnls wh ro the plena-
lire cnuua In In that kind of riding , It la
dlfllcult to determine. It ID simply criminal
carelessness that thouIJ bo abated. Tut
, 'lolcdu , ,
The dniinia ; done by the crowds who
gregatud to t > eo th * Chicago Decorntlon iiuy\ \
blcyclo road rnco In Lincoln park I. as been
Hi great that the park commUplonm hava
decided to prohibit the race In the future.
Geoigo Darker , the American profcitslonal ,
wto fp'-'it the'iit're acjton In Kurcpc , ippaks
li ) i'l > "liK terms of the racing cjBtem , thd
risers and tracl.J abroad , Ho ta > : "Th %
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