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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1896)
TIIJD OMAITA DAILY 30312 : SUNDAY , JULY 10 , 1SOG. iWflpn Jim Stanbury , the Now South Wales scul ler , clinched his claim on the championship of the world In his race with "Wag" Hard- lug , the English champion , on the ThamoH the other day. He also , Incidentally , nailed the Sportsman challenge cup and n stake of $ ! > ,000. Harding was an cosy victim , not withstanding the fact that ho la regarded as a formidable sculler , In fact the best oar Been on the Thames since. Itctiforth held un disputed sway. The speedy Colonial , how ever , has undoubtedly presented him with Ills ccrtlllcato of retirement. His exhibi tion Monday wan almost grotcs'iue , and ho , woa reported In the full flush of _ condition nt that. Stanbury Is now pru-cmlnuntly at the top , with the prospect of remaining there until somebody produces a new phcnom. To bo sure , JaUo Oaudaur , the American crackerjack , has challenged him for a racoon on this sldo , but the Victoria man declines. Ho doesn't like racing over hero and offers to glvo Jack a show for his white alley on the Thames. Maybe Jim Is leary of Jake. They had a race hero In 1892 and Gaudaur beat him handily , but I hardly think ho could over repent the trick , for Stanbury Is nn exceptionally fust oarsman. Ho has met and defeated all the promulent scullers In the land of the Southern Cross , and the only man left on this sldo of the earth who Deems to have a chance to beat him Is Gau daur. In order that Jake may not bo disap pointed In his ambition for a grueling long distance race , the Irrepressible ox-champion , Ned llanlon , bobs up and ofTers to go him for the championship of the world on any waters ho sees proper to select. It Is really funny how thcso professional scullers , prlzo Ughtci-B and sprint runners , and they nil be long to the same category , are always ready to contend for the championship of the world. Irrespective of the rights , rules and precedents governing the respective gamen. If anybody desires to row for the champion ship of the world Just now they must aciuleso In Jim Stnnbury's views on this matter. Ho IB the champion and should have some say-so as to when anS where the title shall ngnlu bo rowed for. As to curly- headed Ned , the former hero of the blade , there Is cnn thing certain , ho still has an elegant nerve with him , and It Is to be hoped that he Is as good as he seems to think he Is , and If ho meets either Gaudaur or Stan- bury that victory will once more perch upon his proud but humbled banner. That was quite a notable turf event at Shcopshead bay on Saturday last , the eighth running of the Realization stakes. It was the chief 3-year-oM event of the season and Requital was the winner.Vhllo the gal lant BOH of Rothon did not wax any wondrously - drously good nags , ho did all that was ro- qiflrod of him In beautiful style , making the lung journey of a mile and live furlongs with comparative case and in the shortest time over made for the race 2:49 : 2-5. As to the race Itself , It Is but necessary to "crib" the old gag , "Requital first , the rest nowhere. " While the run was fast , the Victor had everything In hand from the moment the Hag fell and tliuro Is no one now to say that he is not game and enor mously fast , and many good things can be expected from him In the future. There Is hardly anything going on In pugilistic circles worthy of note or com ment. Jim Corbett has gene Into training I at same springs near 'Frisco for his com ing or going , which Is It fight with Sailor Sharkoy. You see , there is only about seven months left for the cx-champlou to get in condition , and ho hasn't a moment to spare , anyway that is what tbo San Francisco Call says. I see that Hob fc'ltz- Blmmons takes little stock In this burlesque and predicts that It will never eventuate. He adds that ho is ready to defend the American championship against any man Maher , Slavln , Smith , Choynskl , Sharkcy or CorbL'tt , stipulating that the latter must first whip some one before he will glvo him a chance. Achle from this guff there Is little else stirring. 1'etcr Mnlior passed through thU city cnrouto for 'Frisco , Thursday. He is matched to box Choynskl a draw some time In August , that Is , If the gamblers out there can get a permit , which up to date has been denied thorn. Oh , yes , Dick Moore and Tommy llyan are to also moot some time next month , and Tommy White Is after Dlxon , and ho'd better sco that ho has his razor with him when ho catches him. As to Moore and llyan , they have long been ene mies , and there will bo no faking when they collide. Hyan ought to win handily. The checker players will bo delighted to learn that there ore excellent prospects of a scries of match games betwcdn those e.v champlons of the world , Wylllo and Martins. The tourney will open up in November and consist of sixty games , twenty each to bo played In Glasgow , London and Liverpool. These two players huvo done more to ele vate and popularize thu game of draughts than any score of players In the world. They are the veterans of the checkered board , and there are but two or three play- era living who have a chance with them even today. The tennis tournament for the state doubles championship this last wcok at Hastings proved to bo ono of the most Interesting meetings yet held. While there was not as largo an entry as had been expected , there being only eight teams present , the play wa of a t much higher standard , and tbo closeness of most of the matches was viewed with great Interest and enthusiasm by the spectators , Four towns were represented , Omaha , Lin coln , Hastings and Grand Inland. Hastings' crack team , J. Drown and 1 > . L , Jolnuon , finally came out victorious and deserve great orodlt for the excellence of their playing. The matchr * wore viewed by as large un as sembly of spectators as haw over witnessed a championship match In this state , and they wore wry generous In their applause whenever - over an exceptional Htroke was made. The mutches played were a follows : In .the flrat round Ilulley and Berubardt ( Hastings ) defeated Nusz and Farnsworth ( Grand Island ) , 8-6 , G-2 , 6-2 ; Culllnglmm and Young ( Omaha ) defeated Uo.u and Brown ( Hast ings ) . 6-1 , U-0 , C-0 : Ilrown and Johnson ( Hustlngi ) defeated ( lasthardt and Mattox ( IJncoln ) , C-0 , C-l , C-2 ; Uuer ana Hutton ( Hastings ) defeated Maggett and Caih ( Hastings ) , C-l. 0-1 , 0-1. IB the second and Eoml-Ilnal round Culllnglmm and Young de feated lialloy and Dornhardt , 6-1 , B-7 , 7-3 , C-l. C-2 ; Brown and Johnson defeated Duer and Hutton , 6-4. 6-3 , C-3. In Uie final round Drown and Johnson defeated Uulljnghaui and Young. 10-8 , 1-0 , 8-6 , C-3. It may be stated that all the teams from Hastings have a very correct Idea how the double Kama should be played , keeping both up tote to the net and volloylug uvvry return. Valley and Ilcrihardt especially show great Improvement over last year , and If they keep together are sure to be heard from next season. This la the 11 rat time In a good many years that a HaiUfiKii team bag won the championship , although they have always boon In tbo duals , and their well deserved success meet * with general gratifi cation and tfiould have the effect of reviv ing interest throughout the western part of thu state. Six-day bicycling seems to bo the popular fad In Oroalva Just ppw. and tbo excitement la on thu Increase with every recurring event. Judging from the enthusiastic erowds seen In attendance regularly upon such oc casions. The last race was between profes sionals , who were up to all the tricks of the track and who would not diminish their chances for a whack at the big prize by a very serious attempt to cop out any of tin smaller extra trophies offered nightly by the Charles street management. Hut li wilt bo different In the six-day race which starts at 3:15 : tomorrow evening , two hours each evening. This will be between the pure amateurs , who care more for the honor of winning tbo place than for the prizes hung up. The old Coliseum would not hold the crowd which boisterously clamored for ad mission to the last great amateur race held In Onmhn , when lidghlll , the Western Union messenger boy , flashed like a meteor from the skies and won from such well known racers as Fr drlckson. lloltoii , ' Happy" Hoi- lowny nnd others equally good. So It maybe bo with this week's race. Some youngster Is apt to gprlng up who can clrclo around the old vets like a dog after his tall , and take the noeenRary laps that will ( bring him name and fame. The racing board and the rules of the League of American Wheel men allow amateurs lo race for prizes of a value not to exceed $35. but Manager Mardls will hang up a special prize each night In order that there may bo no lack of Induce ment for the boys to rldo for all there U In them. Five prizes will he given In the shape of three han.lsomo diamond mend rings and t\so gold watches , and In order to makj the r.icc fast 10 inllot must be ridden by caiM ilOir before ho eun be entitled to ono of the prizes. Just glance at the field of starters , it Is the largest in > l beat ever seen In a similar event here : L. Sawyer , II. A. Hannen. C. a. lUlUT , K. J. McGiviTii , It. P. White , Sam Vandcrvoort , G. A. Holtoii , T. 11. ItiMton , > ' . M. I'arkur , \V. K. Kllby , VlrKll Hull and Oharle * Co.Tlii. Scott McCoy , manager of the state fair grounds race track , believes In taking tlmo by the forelocXc , and can be seen any day now working on the track as If the next meeting was to begin next week Instead of six weeks hence. The race association wan Indeed lucky In securing such a competent and industrious man for the position , as It will bo money In their exchequer In the long run. McCoy has been on the turf as owner and driver since 1874 , located In the west a great portion of thu tlmo. Six years ago , however , he went to lloston to drlvo for J. Malcomb Forbes , and for several years campaigned his celebrated stable. After severing connection with the mil lionaire , he went Into the business on his own hook , and securing inland T. made qulto a hit throughout the circuit. Scott says the coining1 state fair races will con- Btituto one of the host meetings ever held hero. Now that the Johnny Bulls put It onto both our crack college rowing crows , Yule and Cornell , what Is the matter with a match between the two great vanquished next year. For long , weary moons the Ell rowers have given the Ithaca boys the cold shoulder In these matters , and even refused to recognize them In their meetings with Harvard. Cornell has made every effort to got to an understanding with these two big toads , but It has been no go , and the Now Yorkers have had to content them selves with canal boat races with Pennsyl vania and Uowdoln. Kven in these affairs they always showed that they had the stuff In them for harder game , and at last , driven to desperation , they went over to England and got most artistically licked. Yale said It was all that could bo expected , and If she had started at Henley a differ ent tale would have floated back here. Well , Yale started this year , and while she made a better showing than Cornell , she didn't win. While this was going on Cor nell was pretty bnsy at home. She took the conceit out of Harvard In a most effec tive way. and also trailed In the dust the colors of Columbia and Pennsylvania , and drove a largo railroad spike Into the local championship. From all this it looks as If Yale could no longer afford to turn up her nasal protuberance at Cornell , and she might as well make up her mind to glvo the Ithaca crow a shot at her. If rowing Is to bo kept alive In college circles this should be demanded of her. Surely she will not presume to tackle England again before giving Cornell a chance. It looks very much as If Lamed , the American tennis player , now In England , lost his nerve when It cnmo to the cham pionship games at Wimbledon. Op to this tournament the boy from the homo of the eagle played a smashing game and mowed down all opposition with a regularity nnd precision that was much admired on this side. Ho oven opened up brilliant in this great tournament , but whenever he had a safe thing ho suddenly went to pieces and he fell a victim to a player much Inferior to many of those whom he has easily van quished. Batter Join thu Yale crow , Mr. Larnod , nnd come homo , and next season I'll go across myself , Mo Lud Dunraven's Ill-fated tub , Valkyrlo the three times , has blown up her sails and lit out across the stormy ocean. She has been with us nearly n year now and began to get homesick , ami Ills Uoyal Nlblots telephoned her to como homo. Just what Mr. Dunrawn intends to do with the big yacht I can't tell Just now , but he will probably wrlto mo he owes me a letter ere long and then I'll tell you everything ho says , It may bo that Uunny intends to Bo after Emperor William's scalp , whoso boat , Meteor , has been fairly shaking up things In British waters. The American horse Hatnapo , on whom we were all depending , started In the July handicap at Nowinarket on Wednesday last , along with twelve other horses , and did Just what Yale did at Henley < got loft. In fact Mr. Wlshard's prldo even failed to set a place and the > Americans at the track are said to have dropped a pretty penny on the result. Judge Cooley'a old friend , Leopold do Rothschild's brown fllly , Utlea , carded oft the bun. O.V THK LA1CI3 AM ) IX 'I'll 13 FIULU , W ' kl > - Olint ivllh ( Kolloirt-ri of Hod mill < iun , The golden roil Is nqw blowing In fullest beauty and the main flight of upland plover has reached this section from their north ern hatching grounds. They will remain bore from two to four weeks , but are Just now to bo found In their greatest numbers on the most favored feeding grounds , and after the hay Is made capital sport can bo confidently counted upon. A etrango little fellow Is this mottled beauty of the high lands and there are some things about him which ornithologists aru still coiiblJerably perplexed over , Llko moat migratory birds he does most of his trawling by night , laying over through tbo day for rest and recuperation. You can hear the musical "ter-wheetlo" ot the bird any night now passing to and fro over the city , and after a shower the darlr arch seems fairly alive with them. On Wednesday night last wo enjoyed qulto ft refreshing little rainfall In the evening and along toward 11 o'clock the plovers were sounding their plaintive trumpets from a hundred different ' points and they seemed to bo passing'over In myriads. They are not always migrating when beard thus , however , for during these burning days of July they feed In the early hour * of the morning and evening , lie close in ths shadows of the corn or ragweed throughout the day and sally forth at night for aerial sport and exercise. This much my own observation enables me to give thu learned ornithologists who always have these birds leaving or coming when heard on the midnight air. Hut what a queer and Interesting thing this migration ot the birds is , anyway. There was a marked Incorrigible tendency ot all early writers to Invent , llctltlous prod- lgl < M ) to illustrate the mysterjcg of nature , .and blrdi have always been subjected to much ot this ridiculous philosophy. Audu- bou , Forrester , Cuvler and other erudite .patursIUU .were xuilty of . { nany uninten misrepresentations nnd much mis leading Information. While I acknowledge they lay the groundwork for all our knowl edge of the bird family , and have been In strumental In great good , the veriest tyro In the lore of our fields and woods today would laugh at some of the descriptions of the habits and characteristics of the birds these learned scientists attempted to handle without adequate acquaintance with them. Twenty-five years ago certain know-lt-alls In the east would have bet you to a standstill that such a bird as the canvasback duck never visited the waters ot the western states , let alone such an Inland district as our own glorious Nebraska. The absurdity of such claims has become only too apparent in these enlightened modern days. Hlrds In the classic times were the prin cipal vehicles of all sorts of auguries and mystic divinations , signs of coming fain or fortune were Interpreted from their flight and future events foretold by the Bound of their calls by day and night , and , as silly as all these things strlko na now , many continue to believe In the omens of the birds. The blue bird's cry after dark was a forerunner of all kinds of unhappy things for the hearer , but the nocturnal whistlings of the upland plover were most surely the nvant couriers of good cheer , bountiful crops and , of course , happiness. The caw of the crow was an admonition to be on the lookout for sonic unexpected devilment , and for that matter holds good today. Of all the feathered buffoons of wood or Held there Is noiifl greater than old Jim Crow. The magpie nnd the bluejay arc his fitting running mates , but their capacity for Injurious mis chief Is not nearly so enormous. The sweet but homely song of the robin Is supposed to ward off evil spirits , while the carillon ot the oriole Is a safeguard against any and all klnda of untoward happenings. And yet all these vagaries have nothing to do with the migration of birds , nnd the grand and general movement of today Is Just as much of a perplexity as It was 100 years ago. Jeremiah , the prophet , once remarked : "The stork In heaven knoweth her appointed times , and tbo turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming. " What la It which warns the birds In propitious weather that It Is tlmo for them to bo up and off ? What Is It that deters them In their night and keeps them In certain localities through dis astrous meteorological conditions , only to time their departure a few days or weeks after ? What Is It that lures the wild fowl to the remote fastnesses of the frozen north to prosecute their work of multiplication , when It Is a well known fact that nldlllca- tlon and Incubation would be assisted and furthered hundreds of miles south ? Why do the birds leave certain perennial favor able ciimcs at given times and brave the dangers ot a long Journey , for a sojourn under conditions not half as auspicious us those they leave ? Why do they go Just when the weather blows the fairest and In the midst ot the harvest whereon they should fatten , for worse things thousands of miles away ? These are pretty knotty problems Indeed nnd the flight of the bird Itself Is no greater mystery than Its migration. Many people think the hordes of birds wo have with us this summer are the same that will return next. But they are not , only In rare Instances. Even myriads of the little songsters who gladden our sight and hearing In the early months of summer are replaced by others during the waning months nnd in autumn. Modern research shows , that In the majority. It Is new birds which greet us regularly spring and fall. To bo sure , most all of our most familiar birds leave and return with unerring regu larity. And often wo see the name martins , the same swallows and the same robins. But there is no assurance that the bird which haunts your deer yard this summer will be a tenant of the same quarters next. Ho may go on miles beyond you , or stop miles away before he gets to you. or not como in your direction at nil. Why Is It that some of the robins , and seine of the Jaysnnd waxwhiKS and other delicate speci mens of the feathered tribe do not leave us at all , spring or fall , but remain hove throughout the winter , bo the weather In tensely cold during the four frigl'l months/ or mild and tolerable as our open winters are ? It seems to make no difference to these laggards. They stay and survive , too. As far north as la Nebraska even , I have flushed robins tlmo and time again , while quail hunting In late December , and have scon meadow larks and Jaybirds during every month of the year. How Is this Irregularity - regularity to bo accounted for ? Surely DUO bird of a species Is no more hardy thai ) the rest of Its kind. Ono can no more easily subsist here than another Then why not all remain , or nil go away ? Surely this problem of migration Is an Interesting one. A largo mass of bird ? leave us as early as the middle of August , such as the orioles , swallows , indigos , vleros and others. Are they driven away by a lack of food ? No. Is It because the weather has been tinged with frost ? No. Then what Is It ? Surely the plovers and sand pipers , who como In great numbers at this time , find plenty to eat , and suffer nothing from Inclement weather. Who can explain the motive for this unswerving bi-annual movement ? Migratory birds , as WC know them hero , are classed Into two groups. First comes those which arrive In early spring , breed hero and return south In the fall ; second , those who como In the autumn , remain until cold weather , then depart for sum mer climes. Another group , I might say , are those who remain with us the year round. We may begin with the established fact that the general movement Is north ward In the vernal season and southward when Jack Frost begins to approach. In some varieties the mean center of migra tion Is the latitude In which we reside , and consequently wo only meet with the last lines of the main body , which stop to the | south of us. In wild fowl wo find tbo most Interesting study. They all push to the northmost limits of their migration to breed notwithstanding the belief of some that tbo mallard and the canvasback and the jacksnlpo breed here among the sloughs of Nebraska. To bo sure they do , but It is only In rare Instances , and from necessity Instead of choice. Wounded birds are com pelled to remain hero In largo numbers. That ought to bo explanation enough. Taken In conjunction with the Irrevocable faqt that birds return here annually to the same breeding grounds , tlie phenomenon ot uni versal northward migration just prior to the season of fructification brings about some curious speculation , and In this con nection a well known English' authority says that In support of this theory it has been Interpreted that Uio polar regions are the true cradle of life ; that it was there that the crust of the earth first cooled down sufllclently to permit the existence of vege > table and animal organisms , whence they have been spread southward as the tempera ture became fitted to receJvo them. The fossil deposits In Spitsbergen and other polar lands testify , by the presence of tree ferns and giant mosses , to the former preva lence of tropical conditions In those lati tudes. Hence , It ( s argued , the persistency with which birds at the most Interesting season of the year press as near as possible to tbo region of ( heir origin , Contrary to the claims of many who know ' nothing whatsoever ot tho'subject , the breeij- Ing place of all the birds that visit this latitude has been discovered , but no living nian has ever yet seen ' a nest of the curlew sandpiper , and eggs 'in an embryotlc Btato only have been taken from the ovaries' of the bird. The range of hla migration Is something almost Incredible , Ho Is hardly as big as our common jack snipe , yet every year countless ( locks of this species conjo down from the extreme Arctic regions In the fall , pass southward through Central America and South America , beyond the Horn , and whence no ono seems to know. They return again In tbo spring , stop oft here a short wbllo in APr'l'8 ' last balmy ' days , then on they'go through British Columbia , nnd on , on , beyond the ken of map , to ' breed In the desolate wastes sup posed to'exist about the north pole. What is this strange power which enables birds to llud their way from country to country , across interminable wastes of water and worlds of forest , Held and desert , and why perform those endless Journeys ? Who can tell ? Conrad Young , Stockton Heth and the sporting editor spent the day recently with Mr , Duyo Omer. the genltl and good looking manager of the Windsor ranch , above Blair. We were pfUr upland plover , and , whle ) W .were disappointed in tbls regard , ample offset was made by pne of Mrs. Omer's Inimitable dinner * , nU the general good tlmo we had. We dlardvercd that we were a trifle early for the jbtHn , an the mowing had not yet begun , Mid Hhey were keeping themselves well nlthhlj the protective shadows ot the corn Holds , still wo didn't conic home skunked , for wo brought down a load with us that any enterprising , progressive young sportsman might well have envied. J. L. McCloud Is ono of tbo most enthusi astic ot our local auaUcs , and an expert with the rod. Ho has made several trips to Cut-Off lake In the evenings during the past week , and returned each tlmo with a handsome basket ot cropple. While the " fish are not very large , "they make an ex cellent pan fish ami could not well bo Im proved upon. Mr. McUloud has been using a lly exclusively. Charlie Curtis , Omaha's champion young target shot , has retired from the employ of R S. Parmclce , and Harry Cook In stalled In his place , Mr. Cook Is an ex perienced sportsman and will make a useful adjunct about this old house. The scores of last Saturday's Dupont Gun club shoot were as follows : 1Unor 11011 11011 01100 10111 10010-16 .lolmsoii UWil IT.OI ciiii 10111 moi-li Dunn . . . .i till" " ) 11011 owl 11111 10010-16 ItarMoti 01011 1011. ) OHIO Hill 11131-11 Younjr 1C1M lllli 0no : 11010 llli > l : I .ivlo8 WHO I' M1 llltl OUIIO 11011-K Murray mil 11101 11101 ollll 11011 21 Cnldwell 01010 f'0101 ' 1ICOO lltll HD10-1J Uil'lllT IW100 fCOll 01001 01010 KOI1 10 SamiMon io w locoo itoio loioi 0110o : ; lynn HIM WOOl 11101 Ollll 01111-18 Ourtl 00100 Hill 11111 0110. ) 10111-17 I'laru 1'jon ) iioio onto iioio iiiii-i1 ; Wiitt 11010 cowi unoi 01101 loioi-n OnlilMllltll 10 ( . ) I 01011 00110 111 mil 10011 12 Morse oimi ) KdOl onoo line loon 12 McDc'ii.iM COUOl OHIO HHO limit 01101 13 1 ! u mm n 10001 010 0 10000 0)111 ) 10101 10 The gun club at Neche , N. I ) . , has Just Imported several dozen quail from this state and liberated them In the valleys of the streams adjacent thereto. The quail Is not found In that part of Dakota , but it Is thought that the conditions are favorable to their propagation. Speaking of the champion trap shots of the country the Sportsman s Review nays : At the Memphis tournament of 1S9C Charlie Build made the highest average for the whole shoot at targets and pigeons , very closely followed by the Omaha tornado , Frank 1'ar- melce , who also did superb work throughout. Both of these men rank In the very first fllsht of America's shooting contingent , and may bo seen at the principal tournaments , nnd generally at the close their iiamc are away up among the winners. They are both great sboto , and whether In single or double harness , form a very hard pair to beat from the very fact that the more the shooting Is mixed up the more certain are they to excel. , Ex-chumplon Kcnsas City Jim Elliott gives It out cold that after the first of Ontohcr he will be ready to meet all comers nt live pigeons for money , mud or mush. lie In tends to commence with Gilbert , I'armelee , Uudd and drlm and finish up on Fulford , Brewer and the other eastern cracks. Come on , boys , twenty can play us well as one. Frank I'armoleo , Goodlcy Brucker , Ted Ackcrmmi , J. C' . Head and n number of other crack Omaha lr.apf-pliots will attend the monster tournauYeii.ly of the Uupont Smokeless Powder TOinpany at Watson Shooting pork , Chicago , August 3 , 4 , C , 6 , 7 and 8. The Windy city will be overrun with the great pigeon shots -of-the world. Even Europe will be represented ; , while every shot of uny consequence Iri iW rlca will bo on hand. The world's rbamriionslilp Is to bo shot for , nnd nothing"but" live birds will be used In tbo various events. In speaking with Colonel I'armcloo last night ho said : "The two leading events of the tournament are the team race and the world's cham pionship. This race will toke one full day ami perhaps two days In their entirety to shoot.Tlio romlltlomi-jjnveniing the event entitle aiiy five men , " " residents ot any one state , to constitute aJ tj-nm , providing their names are on the' 'rficmbershlU'roll of an organized Rim club. It does not necessarily follow that they rnujitto ell members of nny ono club , Twenty-six teams are al ready entered and It U estimated that the winning team will walk oil with $2OiX While this team shoot will bo decidedly in teresting , " continued the colonel , "It won't be In It with the world's championship race. Everything else will be thrown In the shade by the struggle for the mastery for thn possession of the Dupont cup , which rep- r.esenla the supremacy of the world at llvo bird shooting. It has only recently dawned upon the minds of the shooting world that there was an actual championship cup In existence. It was ) thrown opun to the world last fall at Baltimore. There had been BO many alleged championships placed in existence tor advertising purposes that the shooters attached but little Importance to the event , and the inaugural contest had but a trifle over fifty competi tors. Fred Gilbert of'Spirit Lake , la. , was the winner. Since then there have been thi-eo struggles for Its possession. Gilbert defended It twice , once successfully. At thy second contest at Chicago George L. Uuitor , a Milwaukee man , was the victor , and on July 8 last anotliir battle was fought. Gilbert was the challenger and Dclter tbo defender. The race was at 100 birds. Gil bert was the victor. lie killed ninety-eight out of his 100 , scoring ninety-six. Today he stands the champion of the world. " This will undoubtedly prove the biggest llvo bird tournament ever held In this coun try , and belqw will bo found a list of the famous shots already entered : J. A. II. Elliott , Missouri ; J. Hagerty , Missouri ; Jack Brewer , New Jersey ; nichard Merrill , Wis consin ; Charles W.Budd , Iowa ; U. 0. Helkofi , Ohloj 1) . A. Upaon , Ohio ; II. Wortli- Ington , Ohio ; Edward Ulko , Ohio ; Charles Grimm , Iowa ; J. Baldwin , Minnesota ; W. G. Sargent , Missouri ; I ) . A. Porter , Missouri ; Tim Mnlloy , Missouri ; George Spross , Ohio ; Charles Young , Ohio ; Frank Alkiro , Ohio ; II. S. Waddell. Ohio ; Abe Klelnmun , Illinois ; W. W. McFarland. Illinois ; Fred Gilbert , Iowa ; John Ruble , Illinois ; Frank Parmolee. Nebraska ; It. M. Shaw. M. I ) . , Illinois ; Ed W. llliiKhain , Illlnol ; J Frothlnglmm , M. I ) . , Illinois ; C. M. Powers , Illinois ; John Mulr , Minnesota ; T. M. Mar shall , Illinois ; George Deiter , Wisconsin ; W. P. Mussey , Illinois ; William Wolstencroft. Pennsylvania ; It. I ) . Organ , Illinois ; II. McMuchy. Now York ; C. E. Fellon. Illinois ; S. Glover. New York ; J. H. Hobblns , Illi nois ; F. J. Waddell , Pennsylvania ; T. P. Hicks , Illinois ; Andy Meadows , Pennsyl vania ; S. Palmer , Illinois. George \V. Loomls , Nebraska ; li. S. Mott , Illinois ; Bert Clarlage , Maryland ; O. Jl , lckey ) , Massachusetts ; Taylor , Maryland ; Leroy Woodward , Massachusetts ; Will Park , Pennsyl vania ; Aa. . Courtney , New York ; Ed ward Fulford , Now York ; H. I' . Collins. Maryland ; Captain Durllett , New York ; Ed Taylor , Ohio ; CharleVBmltb , New Jersey ; Captain Money , No 'VoVk ' ; Jack Winston , Missouri ; J. G. MessncV , ' Pennsylvania ; Ed gar Murphy , Now York" ; 'Elmer E. Shanor , Pennsylvania ; M. Chlt'lf1 ; California ; Allan Wiley , Counectlcut'rO'-UpplHCott ; ' , Texas" ; O. W. Thomas , Indlnilaj'0. Gnesaz , Texas ; O. II. Uritton , Indlana'A''ll. ; Crltzcr , Texas ; George Beck , IndlanttV 3'oo George , Texas ; Joseph Small. Indian : ! Albert Steven , Texas ; Oharlos S. Helsey , Iridt&na ; I ) . A. Porter- field. Tennessee ; JoHn'1 Haonnor , Tennessee ; J. E. Klley , Missouri.M . M lfH O.V THU Tin * Triumph of tVic lU'ilM nnd llurvu tireI.lne. . Down in ClucinnaV do ball cranks are standing on their Kejids. They have not had such another chuu p. to flap their lungs slnco way back In JSJig , when "Specky" White pitched their American association team Into the chauiponshp. ) ! Blnco then Cincinnati has not had much to do with champions or championships of any descrip tion , nnd the prospect now of once more being allowed Lo | asto the sweets of the real article has all but driven them Into paresis. Lot's eye , it was Just two weeks ago today ( Saturday ) , when Cincinnati lost her last game. Since then she lias spanked Uncle Anse tor one ; chased the Phillies and Drooklyns Into the woods three times , smothered Washington tor a quartet , and skunked Baltimore ouce , an even dozen straight victories. That Is a good enough record for any body , and It has Installed the Reds In a good position at tl.i < op. It Is my huralflo opinion , however , that If Cincinnati Is going to win the pennant , she must do It during the present .series on the home grounds. She has seventeen cemca yet to play be fore she starts east , and it will behoove her , to see that but few .of them get away. Clnclnnatlans everywhere are pulling for the Heds. nnd It will bo a grand thing for the game generally If she takes the flag , How would the Queen City's championship team of 1SS2 look alongside ot the gang which Uuckcrlno Kwlng Is so splendidly handling today T Kor Instance , there were Chart lo Snyder and Phil Powers , catchers , and they were good ones , too , Snydcr un doubtedly being the peer of any man who ever stood behind the plate. Will White and H. McCormlck did the pitching , while Danny Stearns guarded first. Bid Mcriiee , sceondvhere he Is still today old Hick Carpenter third , Charlie Fulmcr short and Joe Sommer , Llttlo Maccullar and Harry Wheeler In the field , with these two kraut- eating counts. Gotllcb Luff and Rudolph Kemmlcr , as substitutes. But how about tbo League race fls a whole ? Cleveland nnd Baltimore are neck and neck for second place , and while both have lost ground to Cincinnati , they have held their own HO far as each other are concerned. Iloaton is still In the fourth hole , but apt to drop Into the sixth before the sun of next Saturday night goes down. Selco's Bean Destroyers have been treated with excessive rudeness on this trip , and they llttlo resnmblo the crowd of giants who use to come out Into the west from the region round about Dorchester bay nnd whale the supreme priino Juice out of every thing that dared say them nay. That grand old fcssll , Undo Alison , with his "In nnd outers , " In barely able to hold his own , while the Piratical Plttsburgs dogs his foot steps llko tbo Nemesis In a dime novel. The Philadelphia have been acting llko a lot of camelbacked dray horses , and when they win a game It no unnerves thorn that they lose the next eight ; Washington pulled a ten story brick building onto hurself when she let out that beautiful child , called Jack Crooks , nnd Now York , St. Louis and Louls- vlllo still continue to quarrel among them selves over the tnll-end honors , with the Falls City aggregation having almost a lead- plpo cinch. A Minneapolis paper says that "Billy Kitohno has at last struck his gait , and Is playing good ball and hitting well. Billy Is slow to get In condition , but when ho docs round to he Is as good us any third baseman In the league. " Well. I should say Billy Is slow getting Into condition , I saw him trying In Columbus , O. , fourteen years ago , and bo's been hard at work at it over since. Thomas Jefferson Hickcy's league , I see. Is unfortunately bumping against the shoals of adversity. Qulncy has thrown up the sponge , nnd It Is doubtful whether the association can he kept together much longer. A natural consequence of once electing that prlzo base ball bunco stccrer. Dave Howe , to the presidency. Bert Meyers , the Washington lad. who has been playing n steady game nt third for Von dor Ahe , is the latest victim of out- of Chris * sledgehammer epigrams. Bert Is u plump , well built chap. On falling to make a hit In one of the games with two Browns on the bases , Chris , who couldn't find any fault with Bert's playing and was saro because ho didn't bring In the desired lilt , said : "Shust look at him. He walks like a cushoe-cushec ! " Washington Post. Dan Mills rubs It In BO : "Cheap , broken- down or cast-off ball players will hear somo- thlnc ; to their advantage by addressing the Philadelphia Base Ball club , limited. " Joe Campbell says : "Players who strut , fret , pose and puff In practice ofttlmcs re semble the Thespian who strikes calcium- light attitudes In hotel corridors and Is actIng - Ing BO bard during the day that bis his trionic talents are exhausted when the cur tain ascends. This sort of.flayer , who shines In practice and who ceases to scin tillate when the game begins , Is what J. Earl Wagner calls un actor and a record- player. " Ed Delchanty's record at Chicago last Monday was a wonderful one. Ho faced W. Adonis Terry five times , and made live hits , Four of them were home runs nnd the other a single , and yet the Quakers lo.it tholr seventh straight to westerners , for Chicago pulled out 9 to 8. Parson Nicholson Isn't BO ministerial looking today as ho was a few days ago. Ho- blocked "Saint" Kraus at second up In St. Paul the other day , and had two teeth knocked out In celebration of his successful trick. Both the Parson nnd the pugilistic Kraus wcie taken out of the game , which Bert Inks won for St. Paul , 7 to 5. Dan Droutlicrs Is worth something like $ "O.COO , and will soon celebrate his 71st birthday. Still he thinks ho Is good enough for the Western league , and Is begging nny old manager to hire him. Git out. Dan , yon are a "was. " If there were about eighteen more Cin cinnati papers some good manager might be gold-bricked Into signing Billy Earle , the little abnormally formed catcher and played- out all-'round ball player , for a few days. Earle has had columns of laudatory stuff lavished on him by the Cincinnati journal ists tills season and still he has gone down the plko to play with Maysvllle. If the National league "lays down" to that brilliant ruffian of the bnll field , Patsy Bolivar Teboau , somebody ought to go right off nnd start another brotherhood. "Mike Kelly never lost any sleep when the newspapers shot tobasco at him for his playing. " says Tom Brown. "Kol muffed a fly in rlqht field that lost the Chicago Whites a game years ago , when the only and original $10,000 beauty was playing for Uncle Anson. The Chicago base ball writer * wrote thulr stories In a gas steve , to Judge from the sultry deal they gave Kei the next morning , and when Mike reported at the groilnd.i Anrc asked him if he had road the Tribune , which was sorer against Kol than the other papers , Kcl read the roast and had a reply to make to it. Ho never was caught without an answer. 'Anson , ' Jie said to the old man , 'I know why this Tribune man roasted me. You see , Cap , bo's jealous of me. Ho has a girl who Is stuck on my manly figure just the same as the rest of the girls. She told this Tribune reporter what a line looking fellow I was and he gat back nt mo for mulling- that fly yesterday. That's what a ball player gets for being pretty. ' " Baltimore1 ! } pitchers have not made n par ticularly brilliant showing of late , in fact they have shown extreme weakness and the champions have been very lucky to get away with the last three or four victories. Balti more Herald , Balsz , Pojqulgney , Darby , McCarthy , Deyer- caux , Xels and Pace are among the ex- Western association players who are oil the coast out of a Job , Louisville tried to buy Billy Hnlcn from Philadelphia , hut the Quakers said "nit. " They regard Hulcn as a treasure not to bp thrown away. The last Chicago-Baltimore scries will probably go down into history as tbo hardest slugging series over contested between big league cubs | eo nearly matched In skill. The total number of hits made was 104 , Frank Ic Shclbcck of the Indianapolis team , formerly of Omaha , tried to Htrlku Umpire Deb Clark at ICansaa City Friday and in rotum ho was soaked on the jaw and soaked 110 besides by Clark , and then escorted otf the field by two policemen , Catcher Tennoy , they say , has developed Into ono of the toughest players in the profession. ' Yet he came to Boston from Bruw'n university. Wouldn't .this Just paralyze you ! The tota ) July 4 receipts In the four Western association cities was $1,531.48 , giving each club $191.48. The receipts In Qulncy were ? iCO for two games , DCS Molnes Is not the only Western asso ciation club that desires a Western league franchise next year. Sioux City Is also casting sheep's eyes toward the league. Fioni being the greatest base running team In the league Boston has become the weakest. Add to this the fact that moro bases are stolen on the Boston catcher than on any others and you have figured out a weakness that means milch in a champion ship race. Boston Globe. Poor old Fred PfefTer. He must Indeed be a wreck. The Unfortunate Invalid flnfls It Impossible ( o do more than drag hlmsolf to the ball grounds at Chicago , accept Iroa eight to twclro chances , contribute from one to four hits , use some hendwork and then return to the hospital In an ambulance , How fortunito that the Now York club of- Oclals were keen enough to kick the phy sical wreck out of the team before he had a chance to Jeopardize the Giants' chances for the pennant. New York Telegram , The Avoca , la. , team nnd the Originals play at University park this afternoon and following Is the batting order of the two teams ; Avoen. Position. Originals. Ink . rntcher . . . .Knickerbocker Heymer . pitcher . Curtis Hobln.ioii. . . . . . ilrst Ivise . l.eiirs A list In . ticcnnd li.-we . Waller Holmes . third base . Hooney lllnke . shortstop . Miller Hlley . rlKhtfleld . Until ton ! Folsom . I'ontprflHd . Whitney Wood . lottlU-ld . . Whli | | lo S ! ij Ante Room Echoes | The now Omaha District logrolling asso ciation of the Modern Woodmen ot Amer ica , which was formed within the last six months , will hold Its first annual pic nic at Blair on next Wednesday. All the arrangements of the affair have been com pleted and to Judge from the present state ot affairs it Is bound to bo a big success In every way , and especially In point of attendance. The association Includes In Its membership - " ship all the camps that exist In the vicinity of the city. This section has heretofore boon represented In nn association which comprised several counties. It was felt that the territory covered was altogether too big and this feeling developed Into the organization of the new association. The program that has been arranged for the day nt Blair is as follows : 10:30 : a. m. Grand street parade. 11:30 : a. m. Address of welcome by Mayor M. D. Bedal ; response on behalf of asso ciation. 12 m. Dinner In the North park for these with baskets. 1:30 : p. m. Men's bicycle race , one mile dash. 1:45 : p. in. Women's bicycle rnco , quar ter mile dash. 2 p. m. Competitive drill. First prize , flno silver water set ; second prize , line sil ver cup. I ! p. in. Speaking In the" West park. 4 p. m. Spoon and egg rnco for women. 4:15 : p. m. Log rolling race. 4:30 : p. m. Log chopping raco. Appropriate first and second prizes will bo given to all winners. 5 p. m. Meeting of delegates of asso ciation for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business ns may properly como before them. C:30 : to S:30 : p. m. Open air concert In West park by Omaha baud of twenty-four pieces. The orchestra which will bo taken along will also furnish dancing music all thu day so that those who enjoy the terpslchorcnn art can have plenty of it. The local camps In Omaha are requested to meet at their halls at 8 o'clock promptly At that time Maple nnd Beach camps , nnd also South Omaha camp , will march from their halls to the Continental block , when Omaha cam ; ) will fall Into line. Headed by a band a procession will bo formed ami the march will bo taken to the Wcbstci street depot. The line Is along Fifteenth to Howard , from the Continental block , went on Howard to Sixteenth and north on six teenth street to Webster and then to the depot. A special excursion train will be on hand for the picnickers. . It will leave at 0 o'clock sharp. The return will be made somewhere about 3 o'clock. The excursion tickets will , however , bo accepted on all scheduled trains so that the picnickers can board any train , either for the grounds 01 return that ( hey can find. The speaking In tbo park will bo ono of the features of the affair. The list of speakers could not bo obtained In tlmo fur publication. An effort Is to bo niiido ic get W. J. Bryan and a committee with that purpose In view will visit him In Lincoln before the day of the picnic. Ono of tbo events on the program Dial Is being looked forward to with considerable Interest is the competitive drill. It prom ises to develop Into a hot fight , especially between the teams of the camps of this clry. Every one of them has been working hard to get In shape to carry off the honors , II is reported that between a dozen and fif teen teams are already entered. The officers that have the affair In charge aroDr. : . B. F. Monroe , marshal of the day ; W. G. Harrison , Blair , assistant mar shal ; C. H. T. Ricpen , Omaha , assistant mar shal ; Clark O'Hanlon , president ; George B Hiker , secretary. Di'Krve of Honor. It may be a matter of Interest to'members to lep.rn tbo exact distribution of member ship as shown by a statement , which was presented to the recent session of the bu- porior lodge. The order has been In oxu , - cnco slnco 1S72 , but It has been only during the past five ycara that any great pro-jri'ir has been made. The present civ.Vilmrnt Is in the neighborhood of 15,000 , Jlstrlbii'.ed among tbo Jurisdiction ns follow * : Social Hen'ft Jurisdiction. Lodges. Mom. Mem. Kansas . 170 7,000 2101 Nebraska . 142 7.0CO IW ) Michigan . 82 n.OOO 1,128 Montana . : 1 2.000 BOO Massachusetts . 33 3,300 300 California . 22 SSfi M Oregon . M 2 CCO 300 Missouri . 70 4,000 450 Minnesota . . , , . 78 3r. < : o 400 Illinois . 21 1,00' ' ) 12i DitkotiiH . ! u 2.SOO 200 Wisconsin . IS 000 Now York . IK 9.V ) 55 Colorado , New Mex. Ariz 3. > 1,350 00 Utah and Idaho . 14 M Iowa . 21 1,200 Pennsylvania . 10 1.UOO Another point that was overlooked when the report of the proceedings of the superior ledge was published In this column was tegardlng ( lie colors for the use of thu order. They are as follows : Subordinate loilgo , rose pink ; grand ledge and past chief of honor , royal blue ; uuperlor lodge and rut : grand chlof ot honor , royal purple ; pan I supreme chief of honor , the three colors combined , The local lodges are already preparing foi the grand lodge session , which \ylll be held hero on the second Tuesday in Oct-jlav. AViiodiiK-it of tinWorld. . The picnic that wan given by Alpha camp at Ashland on last Sunday was a most enjoyable one. It was unfortunate In ono respect and that was the attendance. This wau by no means duo to any lack of arrangements or anything else but the fact that the Pioneers' excursion train was wrecked at Logan pn the night before. From the gala ot the tickets it had been confidently anticipated that there would bo fully 1,000 In attendance. Scarcely one- quarter of the number were present. Thcrp were great numbers that went to the depot and at tbo very last moment backed out. The disaster cast a gloom upon those pres ent. One very noticeable fact was that no ono was willing to travel In the car di rectly behind the onglno and consequently the baggage car and ( ho passenger car Im mediately behind It were empty , both In "going out and returning. Almost everyone ono was nervous whllo on the train and it was evident that the entire party was relieved vhcn ? it pulled safely into the Mason utrect depot. A' very good tlmo was had upon the grounds. The day was spent in various kinds of amusement. A bicycle race was run and during the course of the after noon a base ball game was played. The return was made about 9 o'clock , AiicJfiit Ortlrr of I'nltril Workmen. Next Saturday Union Pacific ledge No. 17 will hold its fifth annual picnic at Fremont , The picnic committee of No , 17 has spared no trouble or expense to make this affair superior In every respect to any before glvon by the lodge. The train leaves the Union Pacific depot at 8 o'clock sharp , Fremont lodges of Workmen and the De gree of Honor have signified their Intention to bo present and take an active part In the picnic. Both the Workmen lodges and the Degree of Honor of Fremont will meet the visitors at the depot and escort them to the city park , where the picnic will be held. There are many games on the program , IP- eluding a tug of war between No. 17 and a picked team ol Fremont Workmen. An eloquent member ot Fremont lodge No. * 3 will deliver an address of welcome , which will be responded to by Brother S. H. ratten ot No. 17. A literary and musical entertainment to the members ot the lodgt , their families nnd friends will bo Riven by I'nlon 1'aclflc lodge No. 17 on Friday night. July 30. An entertainment committee , consisting of Brothers Otis , Miller and Simpson , will pro vide an Interesting program for the evening. The band of Union Pacltlc ledge will glvo n concert nt Hlvcrvlow park this afternoon. A largo number of Workmen h v signified their Intention to be present during the afternoon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mnilorn Woodmen ( if Amcrlrn. Saturday evening C.iss cnmp No , 332 of riattsmouth went to Murray to assist Mur ray camp No. 1S56 In the Initiation of four now members. The riattsmouth boys took their well trained goat along with them and he became so frisky during the cere monies that a couple of the new members got seared and jumped out of the window. The merry foresters had n great tlmo nnd enjoyed a banquet prepared by the wives ot the Murray members. Woodmen from Union. Nolmwka and this city were In at * tendance. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ St orl Soololj- \ < > ( o . The Klks will Initiate another big lot ot candidates next Friday night. This will bo the last big Initiation of tinsummer. . A new Masonic ledge was Instituted at Ilyannls last week. The officers are : II. H. Crandell , W. M. ; W. 1 , . Matthews. S. W. ; W. M. Alden , J. W. ; C. Wels , T. ; A. .1. 1'ltimer and V. Sharp. 1) . , and J. Whllo , T. A banquet was held In the evening. The Omaha district l < og Rolling associa tion of the Modem Woodmen of America , comprising about forty camps , Is to hold Its annual meeting and picnic nt Blair next Wednesday. The * Blair people are making extensive arrangements for a largo crowd , and the joint committee nt Omaha baa guaranteed the sale ot a number of tickets. A number of uniformed teams from Omaha. South Omaha and elsewhere will eompeta for prizes. The llrst In an elegant silver pitcher , tray and goblet , and a beautiful silver cup Is the second prize. With thu special inducements of a special program , nn extremely low rate for the round trip. It. Is expected that this will bo the best at tended picnic that the Modern Woodmen of America has over arranged. HHXDS HlOINKOUCHMUJiTS TO OIIHA. S | > iili 1 > IMV 1'MUIiiKT Out XCTV Mllltiirr , NEW YOHK , July IS. Senor Don Arturo BaldaBano y Topolo , the consul general for Spain In this city. In an Interview with a representative of the Associated press was asked for information regarding the reported death of Jose Moceo. Ho said that ho had no olllclal Information regarding the matter , but that It was probable , as the rebel ranks are said to be rent by dissension. In sup port of his views he said that Information had been received from several white Cu bans who had recently joined the rebels that they were obliged to servo as privates under black leadership ; that It had caused , much feeling among the whites and that the blacks would nut give them commands , ns the blacks and their descendants had berne the brunt of the war. When asked as to the outlook for Spain. In Cuba , ho said that it was excellent ; that the rebellion had , ho believed , reached its maximum strength ; that the rebels were In two main commands ; that thu one In 1'lnar del Hlo under Antonio Macco was hemmed in by the new troclm and cannot escape. Tbo rebels In the eastern part of central Cuba and in the eastern part of Cuba under Gomez and others , he declared , had been ad vancing to the relief of Antonio Macco , but were reported to ho falling back on eastern Cuba , where marked discontent was dis covered In tbo rebel camps , and that the presence of Gomez was necessary to main tain discipline and uphold the authority of Callxto Garcia. Regarding the discontent among tbo rebels Sonar Daldasano said that many blacks and whites were surrendering with horses and arms , and that under the orders of General Woyler they were placed on parole and re leased. Regarding the August and September re inforcements for Cuba ho gave the following details : There are lifty-six battalions ot the line In Spain. Each will organize two expeditionary companies of the following strength : Ono captain , four subalterns , llvo sergeants , ten corporals , llvo trumpeters and 230 men eaeh. Spain has ten battalions ot sharpshooters. They will contribute two companies each , organized like the Infantry. The Canary Islands have two local battalions and the Balerlo Islands three local battalions. They will contribute their quota of two companies each. The men from the Islands will bo deemed a local reserve In Cuba to supply vancauctes caused by deaths and wounds. The preceding will glvo 138 companies , consisting of 138 captains , 552 subalterns ; total , fiOO odlcors. The rank and file will consist of GOO sergeants , 1,480 corporals , G30 trumpeters and .11,740 soldiers , making a total Infantry strength of 34,500 officers an/I men. A small detachment of cavalry will bo sent. It will be under the command of a lieutenant colonel , two majors , a captain and two lieutenants. There will alsp bo sent a detachment of artillery numbering- 1,152 men , 800 of whom belong to thn Held batteries of tbo Hoyal artillery of Spain , 150 to mountain batteries , with 21)2 ) of vari ous rank from the artillery establishment. The artillery will be under the command ot a major , seven captains , ten first and twelve ) second nontenants , also a detachment of engineers consisting of 1,539 men , of whom 915 will bo .sappers and miners , MOO from the regiment of military telegraphers and 421 from the regiment of railway engineers. They will bo commanded by a lieutenant colonel , two majors , seventeen captains and sixty subalterns. 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