Nebraska Newspapers

    20 THE OMAITA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 0 , 1808.
If the prophcclM of the manufacturers of
bicycles have good foundation , the present
year will be n. prosperous ono for maker * and
dealers. The hauls of these cheery opinions
Is the tadlcal change of models and the re
duced price of chain wheels. The bevel gear
pool catalogue the new model at , $125. and
It"Is llkily the price will hold for some
months. Wheelers with money to burn and
en ambition to be "up-to-date" Will patron
ize the new mount , but the multitude Is not
likely to blow $125 for an experiment .while
high-grade ehalnless wheels can he had for
tOO or $ fiO. In discussing the present condi
tions of trade , Mr. U. L. Colman , president
of the National Cycle Hoard of Trade , said :
"The Indications In all sections of the coun
try nio that trade will open up this season
much earlier than ever bcoru , and I at-
tiibnte this largely to the fact that no cycle
shows arc to bo held. Heretofore dealers al-
wa > s deferred renewing their agency con-
tn'.ots and placing new models on vlow until
aft.T the shows had been held. Hut this sean -
-n they aru urging the prompt delivery o. '
ii.ii.iplcs , nnd they are now making their
n pnal announcements In their local papers.
Tuo result Is that their regular customer *
II..VH been placing orders for ' 1)8 ) models for
beviiral wteks past. It Is generally concerted
tint the cycle shows tended lo retard ri.thcr
thru ntiinulalo business. They wcro cou
rt " 'ted under enormous expense to the ex-
1) ) bltorii , with no appreciable returna. At the
Bhc\vs not ono visitor In n hundred did more
tlian glance casually at the various wheels
p , cxh'hltlon ' ; not one In n thousand under-
MOM ! the mechanical Improvements shown.
Ai : Interests considered- Is extremely
( liubtr'ul whether any national shows will
tt'ari be held In thl country. "
MiColman's views on the disadvantages of
cyr'e showa uhould bo revised. A cycle "how
o , in : In Philadelphia last r.lsht , and other
cr.ua are arranging lor. similar events.
I'oMtl-s holds the boards In the League of
A > itf-an ; Wheelmen just now , and the
E . a.iible for the offices grows In Intensity
r ihr date of the convention approaches.
iii.itt : ! Is making a great hustle to down
Pott , r , but his fences are not In the best of
. . The effort to unite the opposition to
J'oiter or Qldeon of Pennsylvania has not
br .1 successful because Gideon feara to enter
the lace unsupported 'by n united state
ili li's.v.lon. Klllott claims that Gideon has
> ui d.c'lned ' io run , notwithstanding contrary
ic.n , H. Elliott Is known as a determined
llg I'cr and one who will never slop until
f. i ry particle of possible success has 'been
rcTtmd. Potter's action last summer when
lii > was hired , -account of his ofllelal posl-
t ! n , by a newspaper , has not added to his
] i'-.nl.irlty. ; . Kllloti Is carrying his crusade
In 10 the west , where the field Is large , but
vo PO comparatively few. The Cycling West
of Ucmer does not mince words lu speaking
of the duty of western delegates. It BJJ-S :
"The duty ot th'e western and southern
dc locates to the coming League of American
"Wi""linen ! assembly at St. Louis Is plain and
ail-i.its of no Jlscussion or question. WUh
Hie perfidy and treachery of one of the chief
can Mates still fresh In their minds and
rankling In their hearts , -there Is but one
lofel.-al course left to them , and that Is re
pudiation by the ballot of the man who sold
them out In deliberate cold blood at Albany.
In a word , that iwcster.n or southern vote
< v. 'il h may by some political debauchment
b ? casl In favor ot Isaac ' 11. Polter for presi
dent , is at once a disgrace and a reproach
alike to the weakling who casts It and the
see lion which he misrepresents. There Is
nothing which will be accepted In palliation.
of such an offense against the dignity and
esprit of our outraged people , nnd wo have
only a contemptuous pity for the deluded
wretch who may be seduced by specious
promises Into flying Into the face of Provi
dence. "
The fcdowlng table shows the complete
membership of the national assembly for 189 ?
'in comparison with the membership of the
assembly for ISfl" :
1 ! > 9S. 1597. ISO ? . 1S97.
A'.alia ma 1 New Mexico. . 0 1 '
Arizona 2 Nf.v Vork. . . . 70 5.1 '
Arkansas 3 X. California. 4 7 i
Colorado 4 N. Carolina. . . 1 1
Connecticut . C NT. Dakota. . . . 1 1S
Delaware 1 Ohio . 10 S | |
Dlst of Col. . . 3 Oklahoma . ' . . .0 1 i
Florida 1 Oregon . 3 3
2 Pennsylvania C.1 2fl '
Illinois 12 10 Rhode- Island 5
Imlliim n fl S. California. 4
Jonn. 5 6 S. Carolina. , . 1
Kansas 4 4 S. Dakota 0
Kentucky 5 fi Tennessee . . . 4
Louisiana 3 Texns ' 4
4 4 Utnh
"
Maryland _ . . . . 7 C Vermont
2fl Virginia
B Washington 4
Minnesota . . . 4 4 W. Virginia 2
Mississippi . . 1 1 Wisconsin . . 3 7
Missouri 7 8 Wyoming . 0 1r
Montana . . . . 2 1 Kx-Olllilals 12 r >
Nebraska . . . 4 4 Bx-Pres'ts 17 IS
Nevada 0 1
N. Hampshire 5 3 J 377 303
New Jersey. . . 20 n
The official year of the League of Amerloir
Wheelmen closes oa December 1. Secretar ;
Ilassett gives out the following table , show-
Jug the numerical strength of each dlvlsloi
in tbo organization and Its total inomhershli
EB follows :
N. Hampshire. . 1.09S Total 101.SM
New Jvrtoy
The repeated victories of Jimmy 'Michael
Annual Snloa ovor6ooo 000 Boxoo
TOR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS
nui'li nt "WIml nml Tain lu tlm Btomndi.
( llililIii"Bs , KiilnoHs iiftor monlH. llcml-
nclu > . DlzzliuMB , JJrowHlne.w. l-'liiRhliiKS
of lloat. LUSH of Appotlto. Ctmtlvom'S * .
lllotohcs on the 81 ; I n , C M ChlllH. DH-
turliod Bleep. Frl hlful Dreams niul nil
Kurvnua mid Trombllni ; Bunsntlona.
THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF
IN TWENTY MINUTES. Kvory sufferer
will uckiiowlotlKo tlium to bo
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.
PIMM , taken na direct-
cdvlll iinlclily ni.storo Females to com *
Itli'tn lionllli. Tliuy pronintly rtiiuovo
obstriictlonaor IrroKUlnrltlca of tlio sys
tem niul euro Melt lli-aducliu. Fur a
Weak Stomach
Impaired Digestion
Disordered Liver
IN MEN , WOMEN OR CHILDREN
Boocham'8 Pills are
Without a Rival
. . . .d linte I tin
LARGEST SALE
ofuny I'uicnt.tloUicliio lu tiio AVorlil ,
25 % at all Druu Stores.
li&vc cxcltcil eonplilcmblc comment. nd the
fincstlon U w-lictlirp tlicrc Is any rider In
tlio " , vorld who can beat the diminutive
AVflshrr.nn In paced middle distance races
Noted cyclers of every country , fays the
! Now York1 Sim , have met -\llcliacl , and , bar-
i ring Frank Starbuck , all have been defeated
Starlmck beat CMlchaol at Philadelphia this
I year , but Is was duo to superior p-acotnakcrs
, A party of racing men were discussing
Michael's performance ! ) and ono of thorn said
"No man will ever beat Jimmy iMIchael
no matter hotv fast ho Is , until ho acquires
the knack of following pace scientifically
1 The wheelman's success Is < ltie not alone to
' his ppecd nnd staying ciialino.itlons ] , but
j moru especially to his proficiency In making
i llglitnliiB-llko changes of pacing machines
without loss of time or ground. It will ho
j noticed.that Michael , tn all his match con-
1 tests , Invariably gains a lap or a good
< distance on his opponent In his 'first ' two
miles. He has paced races down to such a
I .science that he Instructs his teams to pull
him right through for this gain at the start
which U a big advantage. Another feature
of his paced races Is that ho never attempts
a rushing chase after hla advance crew
should they by any mischance draw away
I from him. On the contrary , he always holds
his pace and 'waits ' for his mnn to come back
j to him. " ; '
To determine the gear of n ehalnless bicy
cle of the bevel-gear tyie U no more illlllci.il
tvan to gain the trnnc Information about a
rl..iln-dilven wheel. It Is a process of mult !
plication and illvlstcai , requiring but a
minute. Do It this way : Multiply the ilim !
eter of the rear wheel , expressed la Inches
by the number of teeth of the spur wheel
corresponding to the old sprocket ; cllvldo bj
the number of teeth on the forward spur
wheel of the connecting rod , multiply the co
bull by the number of teeth on t'.ie rear npur
wheel of the connecting tod. and divide l > >
tlio number.of tuoth on the ! i > ur wheel bull
Into the rear wheel. The gear Is the result
A new skirt for whcelwomen Is describe !
a follows : In each side a division Is made
running dawn from the waisttand to the bat
I torn of the skirt , thus farming < m apron In
i the front and back. At the \\alstbelt Is at
I tai'.ied a stnu hanging down loosely nnj
I suitable distance over each of the divisions
The two edges of each division are then but
! toned one over the other-anil ; the two strays
I having holes worked , down them are alao but
tont-d'over th'e division. By missing one or
1 more buttons when IXHteolng. the straps are
1 consequently made to lift nnd hold the sklr
ID any length-required for.the safety of the
rider. By undoing the straps Hie skirt falls
again Into position.
Pulverized , pure graphite , mixed with ben
zlne to the consistency ot a vpry tha ! juste
land applied to the chalit with a tooth brusl
I -roeanunomlert by a wheelman. Ho eays
that "su h a ccallng will very successfull }
resi.n mud nnd rain ; and so far as simple
dust Is concerned , r. chain BD treated should
tetiulio 113 further attonlicu for at least 150
to iOO miles. "
.11 in in > .JIlcIiin-l. x " Swell.
Jcmes "Michael " , oftentimes referred to as
the "Welsh rarebit"mid the "bicycle
midget , " has forsaken his wheel and the
tack : "for the winter and "sat out on a ne\\
sott. of competition ,
Readers of the dally papers may have
noticed In the London dlsaptehes of late thai
iod Sloan , the wee-bit American Jockey ,
has b < > - > n astonishing "the turfmen of Eng
land , < . " Indeed , almost everybody elseon
her luajy's tight little Isle , by the start
ling magnificence of his wearing apparel.
His gorgeous flirts , his watches , Jils diamonds
and all about him have been for weeks
the talk of all the classes Inclined to sport
In all .big London town. Everything he has
worn has been a gem In the sartorial art and
from all that can be gathered from what the
cable has brought , not even Solomon In all
his glory was ever arrayed as Is this little.
Yankee Jockey.
Now Sloan will Michael try to beat. At
what ? 'Not ' as a Jockey , of course , for
Michael doesn't ride the horse. Neither wll
It be In a bicycle > race , for Sloan doesn't ride
\ a wheel. Well , then , at what ? Why , ai
; clothes , to be sure , and the race will be swift
and Interesting.
Michael , thougli a Welshman , was a hot
favorite In London before he forsook the
blooming 'British ' and became an American
' citizen. Now , of course. It touches him just
a bit to find himself supplanted In favor by
a smarting hero as diminutive as himself
and he Is going back to London to reclaln :
the admiration that once was his. He wll !
Ight Sloan with his own weapons , too
vUithes and expects to beat him In 'the race
hands -dawn.
In his career In .England Jockey Ted has
cut the widest kind of a swath. He has more
swell clothes than a mule could drag down
hill , and watches aiU diamonds till the brain
'fairly reels. He has kept a secretary and a
valet nnd both have 'been .busy looking after
him and the $100,000 a year his riding has
brought him , '
Michael has not been making $100,000 , 'but '
he has been making a tidy pile , and , unllko
Sloan , ho has saved It. If the two were to
compare bank accounts now , probably the
bicycle rider could show the larger balance ,
ind part of that balance Is to go for clothes ,
mil 'When Jimmy again puts foot on English
soil ho will be a study in broadcloth and
flno linen the llko ot which English eyes
have never seen. JIIs clothes being made In
America , too , he will have one great ad
vantage over li'Ioan. whcso togs are built
In lEngland 'Michael's will nt.
Saya Dave Shafer. trainer , manager and
general factotum to Michael :
"This man , Ted Sloan , Is putting on a
whole lot of style over In London , aiii J
would Just like to show thoee people that
the bicycle can beat the horse when It comes
to a matter of display. My ambition Is to
see Jimmy dressed as ho ought-to be. That's
a mighty good-looking boy. Why , I tell
you , people will be astonished when "they "
see him In line feathers. I want to sec him
the Ted 'Sloan of the bicycle world I want
him to bo to the wheel what Bloan Is to the.
horse. Just you 'wait until I get him In a
high hat and a Prlnco Albert. I 'tell you
It will surprise people who have never seen
him out of a sweater and a bicycle cap. "
HICII.UCI , ( JIVKS TIIHM A HOT U11ASK.
\\VlNliinini OillrlilcN All < if | | | H Ilk-j OL-
OppKIII-lltN.
iBIcyclo track followers are still guessing
how good Jimmy 'Michael really Is. The
best of Amerlca'H short-distance men have
been pitted against him and the acknowl
edged champion short-distance riders of Kng-
land and Franco have had a go with him.
All' have met the same fate. The little
Welshman has beaten them without ap-
paiently being driven to do his best and ho
Ktlll wants more.
In the races with Chase and Taylorc , ono of
which was held on Christmas eve and tils
other on Now Years ovc , the Welsh wonder
easily oiitpedalled both his opponents. The
tacc with Chase was a thirty-mile event , and
until C'uaso fell and quit at the end of the
twentysixthmllo 'Michael , was ahead all
the while. Then the latter was about u
mlle and a half ahead. Chase's managers
claim that their rider had a stitch In bU
sldo 'before ' ho went on the track , but It
looks as If the trouble -was a too hot pace
and nothing else.
In the Tayloro race , which -was twcnty-flvo
miles long , the Frenchman led during the
flrut mile , but the midget pa teed him then
and never again dropped behind , It was
plain to cveryono that the Welshman was
iltogether .too faster Taylore , although the
latter rode hard throughout the race. When
No attempted to follow 'Michael ' he soon quit
exhausted. Michael won by a mlle and a
third.
Who will Michael meet now ? It sofms as
f there was no one left for him to conquer.
It Is stated , however , that Lulton , the
linKllsh rider who talked of leaving the track
and who ls < considered tie better than
Chase , U coming to this country next
Boasoii to go against the mlJget. Ix'hr , the
lerman rlderi. who Is , n.ow In this country ,
s also anxious to meet Michael ,
Tbo Welshman , luwuver , U getting read/
to give upwork for this ca on. He Is going
orer to 1x3 n don nntl there ho Intends lo "bo-
come the rival of Ted Sloan In the matter
ot clothes. It Is said that ho has become
somewhat envious ot the attention the llttto
jockey la receiving as n swell And ho
proposes to outdo him- .
Racing men In this country nro very de
sirous of being paced by machines nnJ an
attempt -Is to bo made to abolish the ruling
of the L.CQKUO of American Wheelmen that
records made by the oMlelanco of other
linn man-power cannot bo accepted by Its
racing board , The dissatisfaction exists
from tlio fact that the pd'e6makers are hlg < i
In their fees nnd It Is charged that "they "
get the blggcat end ot the purses.
In a recent match between Jacnueltn and
Llnton at Paris the Frenchman had an
electric triplet und wcei inlly. It Is probable -
able th.it mechanical pace-making will be
tiio rule In Franco next season. U lias
proved Itself regular , pafe , speedy , and ca
pable of bctag pushed faster than any rider
can hang on. It has driven the regular
pacemakers Inilo other fields and much re-
auced the cost of match racing. \ rider
needs only * halt a dozer * men , against a
piecmaklng crew of from twenty-four to
forty. Manufacturers who have epcnt their
profits to support pacing teams ball the
electric triplet , with delight.
It may , however , mluco the public In
terest In paced raers. Many people Attend
match middle distance races because they
delight In the spectacular. They love to
see the masterly changes when olio pacing
crew dellvcru Its riders to another. The
great army of p.iccrs nnd big machines
Ciowdlng the track , the respective merits of
known pacing teams , Hie 'thrills ' that chaao
up and down the t > pcc ! at the hazardous
chccices taken nnd the ever-present pcssl-
blllty of a eplll , all < jppt .il to the love of
athletic strength latent In every American of
either fiex.
Tlio naHon.il racing board of the League
of American Wheelmen has considered the
charge ; that tiit > track on which the recent
International 6lx-tay race In New
York , was run was short. The meeting
was bold behind closed doors. The
evidence was contradictory. The track
manager has tried to My the blame on the
builder of the track , while It Is claimed that
the latter Itittated that he had worked under
iiistructlotM. The result ot the meeting will
probably not bo known for eomo weeks , us
a trarncrlpt of the evldtcico will be cub-
mltisd to all nienibcM of the boird for a
mall vote. H Is unreasonable to suppose
that the track , ins'nasemcnt was Innocent in
the matter and It Is hoped pretty ginerally
that 'the ' board will luke steps to dlscountej j
uanro 'Its oetltu.
nieyclo Mcera have nude money in other
counirios than this during the last ccason
'McMonler ' Is at the top of the French win
new , with about $180,000 as hla share o
winnings. TJO next Is Vlcomte do Haicourt
with JS3.000 , and 'llaion ' Schlcklcr third , with
$70,000.
A Una Is given en the ability of German
riders In the f'.ict that In tnc last season It
Germany 106 foreign riders competed In tin
races and sixty-two of these won prizes.
JIM.
Joe Unooln In ! > . A. W. nullctln. *
Want to see mo , hey , old chap ?
Want td curl up In my lap ,
Do yer , Jim ?
See him pit. niul purr nnd blink ,
Don't yer bt he know : * I think
Lots of him ?
Little kitten , nothln' inore ,
Whuiii wo found' ' him at the door ,
In the cold ,
And the bnhy , half undressed.
Ticked him up and he was Jc-at
All sho'd hold.
Put him up for me to see ,
And she pays so cute , says she ,
"Baby's cat. "
And we never had the heart
For to kepp.thoin two apart
After that.
Seem's If I must hear the beat
Of her toddlln' little feet ,
'Hound about ;
Seem to seo'her ' tuckeil ( n'bed.
With the. kitten's furry head
I'eekln' out.
Seem's If I could hear her say ,
In the cunnln' baby way
That she had ,
"Say deed night to Jlinmlc , do ,
Coz If'oo ' fordetted to
He'd feel bad. "
Miss her dreadful , don't we , boy ?
Day don't seem to bring no joy
With the dnwn ;
'LooVM's If night "was" everywhere
IJut there's glory over there ,
Where she's gone.
Seems as If my heart would break ,
But 1 love yer for her sake ,
Don't I. Jim ?
See hlirj sit nnrt purr and blink ;
Don't yer bet he knows I think
Lots of him ?
WlilMii > rliiCH of tinWlivtl ,
The news that the executive committee o
the League of American Wheelmen , "at Its
meeting held the middle of last week , ha (
awarded Indianapolis the 'National meet for
1808 was. received In this city -by local' wheel
men with a great deal of satisfaction' Inas
much as Omaha wheelmen had decided that
they did not care for It their next'choice
was the Hoosler city. Boston was a can
didate until ten days ago -when they , too , llko
OmaLa , decided to withdraw from the con
test. Indianapolis Is much easier of access
to mid-western wheelmen than any of the
other cities whreh were after the meet am
next August will undoubtedly see a largo
number of them attend the National gather-
Ing. The executive committee named Augusl
as the month In which the meet must be
held , but left the exact date of It for In
dianapolis to name. Chief Consul O'Brien
says that ho will endeavor to get up a good
sl/eil party to attend from this state and
asks that all 'wheelmen who are thinking
of attending fiend him their names as
early as possible.
As the date of Hie Nat-lorn ! Assembly
of the League of American Wheelnua , which
! a to be held In St. 'Louis ' ccrly next month ,
dtnwi inear , there Is ccnfldeiablo discusser
among local wheelmen as to what disposition
will bo made of the .Sunday racing ques
tion , as well as the admUMou of iirofes-
slnii-ils to the orpanlzatlcn. Tihe Nebiuska
division has fmir'votes at the ajwcmbly , all
of which will be cast ! n favor of local
option as to Sunday racing and the admln-
fllnu of prnfcKsloiKilH to membership. H Is
generally ronce-Jed In local circles that both
QincmdnuiiU will bo carried ,
Official handlcappcra In many of the
sla'ra who have held their posUU.os througih
Interference oil the part of the national rac
ing bruid are Jimt now feeling u trifle uu-
tn.iy over the aindidmccit which it Is pro
posed to offer at the St. Louis meeting next
montti , mnklng the positions appolntable 6y
Mio e.xi'ciitivo committee of each division.
This t'oeniH to bo the1 only plan by which competent
potent men for these Important positions cube <
bo secured. The natlcnal board eecm.1 to care
but little whether Iho m < in chosen bo com
petent or not BO long as he la popular amcng
the league members.
From the present Indications'racing men
will bo forced to pay their own expenses thh
year , as the makers. Aru , not bidding for
their services and many of the prominent
riders , both eastern and-\vrstern , are taking
the bit In their mouths and selecting ma
chines quietly withoul rtghrd tosalary _ , pre
ferring to allow the nialipra to come to them
rather than bother the manufacturers about
a position. This ntato ot affairs has been
brought about by the reduction of price In
wheels. Heretofore makers figured the servIces -
Ices of a racing man In ivlth the cost of theli
product , but now the puCllc has refused to bo
guided by the work ot o-.raclni ; man1 oh any
particular wheel1 when It comes to purchas
ing , and In many cases will not purchase
wheels of concerns who support racing terms ,
knowing full well thaV'they'arc compelled
to pay the expense of such teams when they
purchase the wheel ,
The Nebraska Mcllne Plow company has
offered to donate two cars of cinders to the
vhculmeu of Omaha to be used lu putting a.
cinder surface on tlio Flo'renco cycle fatti
his spring , provided tUo wheulmcci will payer
or the hauling of them from the company's
plant to the path. The Atsoclated Cycling
club should take up this matter at once and
itart subscription lists fb Jviy for the haul-
UK of tlieso cinders. Qne. hundred dollars
would bo a sulllclcnt sum and If tbo local
wheelmen cannot ralfio this much for euch
a cause they liact better quit cycling alto
gether. Ten cent * each from 1,000 wheelmen
. would do the trick and U ought not to tak
over ten days to raise the required Amoun
It taken hold of by the Acsoclntod Cycling
clubs nnd a commhteo with gome push np
pointed to take charge of tbo matter.
The captains of the Turner and Tourls
wheel clubs' tiiR-of-w r trams will meet A
Turner hall this nftcrnoon to decide npon
the date of ( lulling off the drawn match ttij
which occurred week ago last Thursday.
Harry Mulhall of the Omalin Wheel clu
has accepted a position with the Mcrgcn
thaler Linotype Machine company and wll
hereafter make New York City tils home.
Wll 1ST AM ) ITS i'OLI.OVlillS
.Short Still * ) nml Itotury Dlnenrilii
t.'ililrr I'lrc.
Of the many short suit Ideas which havi
been brought forward during the last fev
years , there seem to bo several' which hnvi
come to stay. These may bo briefly outllnei
ns follows : Leading the top ot a suit It
which there Is no honor ; leading a low can
In a plain suit to show general strength am
to encourage the partner to piny a forwari
game , especially In trumps , and leading weal
trumps In hands which are above the average
ago In plain suits , especially If ono suit Is
practically established nnd Is accompanied by
a c.trd of re-entry in another suit. Another
method coming Into general' use Is a retun
to the old Idea of playing weak two-card siilti
down to show no more. Instead ot to cal
for truiros. A wtiUt authority at hand states
Hint this was the common practice up to
1835 , and was contained In many text books
before that period. It was llentlnck who
proposed to change the meaning of this play
to calling for a trump lead Instead of asking
for a force , but modern players are waklnj. ,
to the fact that , while the trump signal Is
now rarely used , playing suits up or down
may bo practiced In over/ suit on every
deal ,
The Idea of showing general strength by
the had of ft low card In a plain suit orlgl
natctl with the old Manhattan club In New
York , and It was undoubtedly n great factor
In their success. When this Idea Is adoptei
the details of the system must bo n matter
of agreement between the players. Some
players use any card below the eight as at
Indication of general strength , while others
stop nt the four or five. The old Manhattai
Idea was to stop at eight , nnd It Is only more
recent experiments which have led some
teams to go a ? low as live. *
More or less has cleared In recent whls ,
[ columns on file rotary tlheard , some uphold
' Ing It and others ! denouncing It as a prlvati
'
convention. The following from the pen o
C. D. P. Hamilton seems to contain the opl
tome ot the subject : "The rotary discard Is
clearly not a 'private convention. ' No ordoi
of play , no matter how arbitrary or how gen
crally unknown , can bo stigmatized as a 'prl
vale convention' If the play Is announeei
and explained to those against whom It Is tf
bo used. The rotary discard , however , wouli
not come under this head , for It Is a form o
discard that has been In vcguo more or Ics.
for some time. It has been dlscussc-d am
analyzed In various whist circles and h
print for a year or more. It has been glvca
o practical test In many clubs and 'ias bcci
found , I believe , to be either useless or a
trick'loser , except In the single end coin
piratlvely rare situation , when partner makes
the original lead of the four trumps. Tin
object of t'lo iplay then Is , ot course , to enu
ble the partner of leader to designate posl
lively the suit he wishes led and not leave
partner to guess between two suits , ns tht
original method of discarding oftc'ii ' doe.s in
this particular situation. The arbitrary ar
rangemcnt of the suits , spades , hearts , club
and diamonds Is well known , but I have no
doubt that the arrangement of suits , as a
bridge whist , Is mush more familiar will
some teams , which Is , spades , club.3 , dla
mends and hearts , and It would be perfectly
fair for a team ! to use this order If they In
formed their adversaries of the change. "
Mr. H. F. Foster is looked upon as one ol
the best Informed and most vigorous writers
on the game c * whist. He is aiso the fore
most advocate of what Is callej common
ser.DB whist. His reputation Is such that
he should be doubly 'careful not to write
any but the best on the game , but bis zeal
for his system and his nntlpathy to the long
suit game leads him sometimes to contribute
some very poor material for the paper. ? . As
a simple we give the following. In the
Rochester' Port-Express of December 24
Hamilton publishes the following hand :
Spades North : C , 3. Kast : K Q , 10 , 9 , S
4 , 2. South : 7 , 5. West : A. J.
Hearts North : Q , 7 , E , 4 , 3. East : 10
South : A , 9 , S. West : K , J , 0 , 2.
Clubs North : J. 4 , 3. Kast : A ' 1C , Q
South : 7. C , 5. 2. West : 10 , 9 , S.
Diamond ? North : A , K , 10 , Kast : o , 3
South : Q , 8 , 4 , 2. West : J , 9 , 7 , C.
West turns jack of hearts , north lo lend.
This Is how Hamilton played the hands ,
the card .nmrUeU with an asterisk showing
that It takes the trick and the one below
the next lead.
North. Kast. South. West
4-H. -10-II A H. 2 H
3-H. o g ' 9-H. K H
3 S. 4-ri' 7-S. A-S.
G-S. Q-S. G-S. J-S.
3-C. K-C. 2-C. 8-C ,
4-C. Q-C. 5 C. 0-C.
J C. A-C. ( J-C. 10--C.
5-H. K S S-H. G-D
K D. S-S. ' 7-C. 7-D ,
A-D. 3-D. 2-D. 9-D ,
10 D. G-D. Q-D. J-D ,
7 H. u-s. H-D. fi-H.
Q-H. IO-S. 4-D. J-H.
North nnd south , 7 ; cast und weflt , C.
'
This hand was beautifully played. At
trick C East knows that he holds all the
spades ; to lead one would give a discard to
'
one of the adveit'arles.Ho therefore pro
cecds to make his clubs. At trick 8 West
plays to make one trick In trump. If he
overttumps South be cannot possl'Jly make a
trick ; byplaying the diamond he forces
North to make the grand coup. That North
Is ptual | to the occasion only adds to the
brilliancy of the play , which line pluy North
continues at trick 3 ,
Fester ridicules the use of signals , grand
coups , etc. , and gives the play of the hands
as follows :
North. East. South. West.
G-S. * Q-S. 5-S. J-8.
3-C. K-C. 2-C. S-C.
4-C * Q-C. 5C. . U-C.
J C. * A-C. | G-C. 10-C.
3-S. 2 S. . 7-S. 'A-S.
10 1) 3-D. 2 D. G D.
3-H. 10-H. A H. 2-H.
4 H 4-S. 9-H. fi H.
5 H. 5D. . S H. K II.
K D. 8 S. 4 IJ. 7 D.
Q II. 9-S. 7 C. J-H.
1C D. 10 S. 8-1J. 9 P.
.7ji ; K-S. Q-D. J-D.
North and South , 7 ; Bist and West , C.
The result U the same ; and would bo by
any ether opening , but examine the play.
Mr. Foster sa > vj that by long suit Play the
players know the lay of the cards at about
tbo tenth trick , but the "common
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method Rives all this Information nt once.
Now , can some ono toll im what Inference
South can possibly draw from the lead of the
nix of spades ? Then see Rust's play at trick
2. Ho has an unusually strong suit of
spades , which ono mo'ro lead will establish.
Ho has no Indication as to where the trump
strength may lay , yet ho leads out bin clulw ,
parting with all the rc-cnterlug cards ho
has.
Last Saturday night at the Omaha Whist
club need's team defeated Berkley's team for
the trophy by eight points , and on next Sat
urday will meet McDowell's team , composed
of Hawks , McDowell , Morsnian and Uedlck.
Eight tables wcro filled on Wednesday
night , and the scores resulted ns follows :
North nnd South
Hawks nml .McDowell 237
Uolndorfr nnd Scrlbncr , < 3. 0 223
Oonklcy nnd Peters 11 !
Alice nnd Shon 214
Humor anil Utirner 213
Stubbs nnd Woodbttry. . . 21.1
Hoblnson nnd Stobblns , 212
Shipley nnd Comstoc 211
AvcraffB 216
Bast nnd West
Morcmnn ntul Hedtck 212
Hlnl nnd Serlbncr , A. W 207
Heth nnd Onhn 2UI
Crummcr nnd .Toplln 1M
need and Ulnclmrt 1'J'J
Ixixwrenco nnd llnrncs. . . . 137
Jones nnd Melklo I'.Kt
LJuslHimn nnd Thomas 1S7
Average > . . . . 2K )
The ten highest scores for Jnntmry stnnd :
Serlbner , O. O 13 Hlrd
Alorsmnn . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Hawks 7
Uedlck 12 Scribncr , A. W 7
McDowell . .11 Calm 4
Uelndorft 9 Heth 4
The cleverest play In the Intercollegiate
chess match a week ago was done by James
Hcwtns ot Harvard , who apparently out
classed his opponents. Ono Interesting
game was played by him 'with 0. O. Scwurd
of Columbia , Hewing winning after twcuity-
flvo moves. Scward chose a center counter
gambit nnd had overcome Hcvernl embarrass
ments In the opening when ho ventured upon
a premature attack. Afte'r black's eighteenth
move. II to 133 , the following position was
arrived nt , white finishing the game In an
urtlatle fashion :
ltlACK. SBWAIlD-CVtmnbln.
W1I1T1J , HKWIN.-5-1 Inrvnnl.
13 H takes P. 19-15 t.lKi' * II.
20-H to Kt . M-P to K Kt 3.
21-H to K sci. 21-K to Kt 2.
22-U takes 11. 22 H takes Kt.
2.1-B P Hikes 13. 2.1-Q to Q sq.
21-Q to K 3. 24-Q to Kt 3.
2.1 11 to 1C 7. Resign : ? .
Southard , the colleague of Hewlrs , played
an equally strong tame , nnd together these
collegians made up a formidable team. In
his game with Meyer of Columbli , and his
fourth consecutive victory , a Gluor-o piano
open'rig ' > ss begun , but Meyer castled on his
fourth move and offered a tardy Evan's gam
bit on his fifth. The g mo proceeded In that
gambit with the advantage apparently with
Me yer' until he weakened and Soutlwrd won
by strong phy. Fallowing Is the score of
the game :
GIUOCO PIANO.
"White Southard. Blaek-iMoycr.
1-JP to K 4. 1-1' to 1C
2 Kt to 1C 11 3. 2-Kt to Q B 3.
3 II to B 4. 3-B to B 4.
I C.istles. 1-P to Q 3.
5-1' to Q Kt 4. B H lakes 1 * .
G P to 1 ! 3. C-B to Q B I.
7 P to Q 4. 7-B to Kt 3.
S-I1 to II 3. " S B to Kt 3.
3 II to Kt 5. S-P takes P.
10 P takes P. 10 1C to B si.
Il-Q to Q 3. 11 n lakef Kt.
12 li takes Kt. 12-B takc Kt P.
13 K takes U. 13-P takes B.
14 P to B 4. 14 P to KL3.
10 Kt to Q 2. lo 1C to Kt 2.
] G II to Kt 2. 10 P to Q I.
17-P to P. 3. 17 Q to It fi.
1&-R to B 3. IS Kt P takes P.
19 R to Kt 3 ( chk. ) 19-K to 13 E < 1.
20 P takes O P. 2tP to B 5.
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23-11 to Kt S. 22 1' to 11 .1.
23n lo Kt 4. 23JP takes P.
24 11 to K s < i. 21K to H 2
SUCJ to U R. 2.V R to K 1.
2r-q take * Q P ( chk. ) : n-K to B no ,
27-B to U 3 ( chk. ) 27-Kt to 1C ,
2S H takes Kt , Resigns ,
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