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MIDWINTER'S ' BREEZY SPORT ,
Among tha Gepso and Ducks on the Lugou-
bcel Morgues.
THE KNIGHTS OF THE SQUARED CIRCLE
Shooting I'ronjiGctItllllnril Tournament
The Kennel Cluli AmateurSqullii )
' Anil uh KntcrtnlnliiK Orlst of
I.ocnl Sporting ( loaslp.
Duck shooting on tbo Lugcnbcel marshes I
1 | md a week of it this fall along with Jack
Morrison and UcorRO Tzschuck'of this city ,
and Colonel J. C. HofTmayr ot Council Bluff * .
Wo loft hero oit the mornlnir pf November 3 ,
via the Fremont , Elkborn & Missouri Volley. ,
road , ana ufrcr a pleasant Journey of thirteen
hours reached the llttlo railroad station ,
Wbonco wo proceed by wagon to the auclclnf *
grounds , just six miles distant. This part of
the trip wss made after midnight , and not *
withstanding It was ever one of those cxe-
crublo sandhill roads , It was not without Its
enjoyment. The night was warm and pleas
ant , the stars affording sufllclont light
to givo' ui > a vnsuo Idea of thu
topography of the country , Interesting
.S from Its very barrenness. 1'ho gloomy sand
hills stretched away for inII03 on our light ,
"while In front of us and to tte loft was ono
broad expanse of atorllo plain , relieved occa
sionally by scraggy niotles of timber , wild
cherry , dwarf oiik and sumach.
Hans Newborry , our irost and driver , Is
oao of the oldest settlers of the region , and
was , of course , possessed of an inexhaustible
fund of information uncut the Interesting
features of the country its Indians , wolves ,
ducks , goose and chickens , and his convnrsu-
tlon kept us In thoMlvollost condition of llt'o
to the journey's ond.
It was nearly 2 o'docu in tbo morning
when wo pulled up at Nowbcrry's house , u
rudely constructed , though comfortable , two
roomed affair , the very ideal of a duck liulit
er's lodgings. A short distance from the
house were a half dozen Indian tepees , which
wo could discern looming up dimly against
the background sky. They belonged to a
party of itinerant bloux on 'their way from
the agency to the station to trade , and had
stopped ever ut Newberry's place for the
night , as is their custom on all such excur
sions. As much as wo would have liked
to , our hose did not think U advisable -
blo to disturb them at tuat hour of
the night , BO we deferred satisfying
our curiosity until a moro favorable oppor
tunity. Wo were quickly in the homo and
after having our beds assigned to us , wo
opened up our trunks , lay out our hunting
apparel and accoutrements for an early
Blurt in the morning , and retired , to dream
of auaoKing mallards and bonking ROOSO.
We were up at an abnormal hour , and
pulpoa down Mrs. Newborry's rolishabla
breakfast long ore the sun had planted his
polden sandals on the summit of the highest
bluffti , that towered up misty and indistinct ,
to the north of the bouso.
Everything was soon in readiness , and it
tvas decided that Morrison , myself
and Mowbcrry's son , a 3"oung
nan of twenty-two or throe ,
bould take ono of the flat bottomed scows ,
ana the Colonel and Tzschuck the other , bunt
out our own stands , make our blinds and get
to work , for already the whiz of wings cut
ting the nlr high above was heard. Fifteen
minutes brisk walk and the Lugonbecl marsh
-ar lake lay before down
us , stretching tow
ard the southwest , and reflecting upon Its
. broad bosom the blue and white of tha soft
heavens. In front of us was a narrow chan
nel cutting its tortuous way through the dark
green roods , until it led into the main lake
Itself , with its acres of cnno and rico and
swamp' willow. Tbo yellowish sandhills
I teen llttD n row 01 grim sentinels along tno
northern shores , while to tbo southwest an
entrancing picture closed by an abrupt curve
Into the impenetrable reeus ; yet , as wo
slowly paddled and pushed along on the qui
Vivo fora suitable place .for a blind , the Im
agination continued on , fancying a hundred
luiry nooks mid bayous , stately reaches and
romantic shades. There was a cool gray light
over the limpid waters , which lay llko glass.
The opposite uplands rose indistinctly , as if
roared in the air , with dark pictures of lloat-
Ing fogs below them. Tbo atmospboro was
fresh , even to chilliness , out sweet with thai
fragrance of uquatlo vegetation. A broad
turning to the northeast looked dismal , bat
into U wo turned. A loon , near a jutting
point , was sending forth his weird cachona-
tlou , awakening a hundred quavering echoes.
A flsh hawk was sailing round and round'
nbovo the water , while a drowsy twitter was
beginning to creep through the marsh. The
largest stars wore still shininir.though dimly ,
through the somber tints of the sky.
Filially wo selected a place lor our llrst
blind , a darksome cul-de-sao among -tho
reeds , with open reaches of water before and
upon both sides of us. The decoys wcra
quickly out , and the cumbersome scow labor
iously worked back among the rosislent
roods , aud guns in band wo crouched lowIm
patient for the first flight.
It scorned an age. but really wo had but n
brief time to wait before Young Nowberry ,
with baud lifted admonlsblogly , uttered that
electrifying monosyllabic :
"Markl" '
Anu peering tnrougn inu reoas janic ana i
taw n big bunch of mallards bearing down
fioin the north.
"Quack ! quack-quack quack ! " sounded
the pusher's caller , and tha birds began to'
clecoy nicely , setting their wings and coming
directly toward us.
"Stoadyl" I whispered , as Jack made a
move for a Bolter position , and tno next In
stant , they had dropped their red-orange logs
over the decoys , flavoring In mid-air as if
suspicious ol something wrong. Fatal
fcositancy.
" ( Jruckl crackl craoul crack I" wont our
four ourrols in really too rapid succession ,
but as wo heard n number of splashes in the
water , wo were satisfied.
"You 'got throol" exclaimed Nowborry , as
ho stepped from tbo seat from which ho had
boon peering over tuo swaying reeds into" the
open wutors ou our right , "but you oughtor
" " nave bed n half dozen , unu they ur > corking
birds , too1' !
"Mark ! " It was a small flock of canvass
backs and they came cutting through tbo
' lirlghieninR air llko so many arrows from tbo
bow.
bow."Shoot on your own sldo , Jack , " I contin
ued as I potted my gun out through the rico
to take the three ou thn loft. Wo got u close
ihol with both barrels , but as In the first In-
itanco wo knocked down butlhroo.
"Canvas 1" cried young Nowberry , as the
remnant of the flock dashed from sight ever
the flaggy expanse.
"Wnat's that boy ! " eagerly inquired Jack ,
"canvasbacks did you say ! I don't bollovo
It. " '
Tim change from robins , flickers and mead
ow larks to wild ducks , and canvasbsck at
that , was a llttlo too much for Morrison , and
when assured again and again that that was
what the last kills were , ho would hoar of no
moro shooting until the birds were retrieved.
The oousoqucnbo was wo hud to push the
boat out from among tbo rcods
nnd gather them. 1 kicked and
o did the "pusher , but it didn't
go , and realizing that the speediest way to
Bottle the matter was to recover the birds ,
' wo proceeded to do to as oxpedltlously
ns possible , as small Hooks of ducks wore
now to ba soon cleaving the air in almost
every direction. .
The look that came ever Morrison's face
when young Newoorry loaned ever the low
gunwales and grasping a big druko by the
neck throw it. wet aud dripping , Into his lap ,
wai a study Indeed. It was n magnificent
poclmeu and as Jack stroked Us cinnamon
head , end turned It first ou Us ushou back ,
then on Us white breast , admiring it with in-
tensest pleasure , ha kept repeating : 'Well ,
I'll declare , I'll declare ! " .
All the ducks retrieved , aud once moro
back in our reedy hide , we hadn't loug to
trait for a resumption of the excitement , A
dozen croon wing * came whUzmg ever tha
i rico and were past us before wo wore fairly
* ready , although Jack and I both cut loose.
t "Too far , " laconically obiorved the pusher ,
'
' and B the flock cover tu much as dropped
. feather , bo was probably correct ,
' "Markl" It was a pair of widgeon , and
they were coming ttral ht up the channel ,
their gray mottled breasts fairly brushing
i the rippling water. Jack took the onu in the
' lead , and I the other , and at the crack of our
guns tboy both dropped. Mlnu , however ,
> VM only wing-tipped and required ( booting
over , only succumbing after four loads bad
been sent after him m bis frautlo efforts to
calu the rcodi. Thou It was mallard , bluebill -
bill , teal , redhead and wlpeon. with un occa
sional canvas and mereaazar , for two hours ,
jn which exciting interval both Jack and I
emptied no tots than a hundred sholU aaoh
end possibly more , but only with Indifferent
success , for wo soon discovered that wo were
not loaded heavily enough. TITO drachma
and a half of American wood powder is not
sunlclcnt for tbo kind of shooting wo were
having. It Is plenty powder for quail and
snipe , but too light for Koeao or ducks ,
Uay was now breaking. 'I ho aMi color of
the east began to clear into soml-transparoot
gray , ( hen to klndlo into pale yellow. The
outlines of tbo lower bluff * began to creep
outof the massed shadows , and a streak of
distant mist to crawl along the iBko. The
barren Holds came out , moro boldly , and the
honking of the gccso starting for tha corn
fields could be board ; tbo waters nhowod
diffusing , though still sober colors : hero a
BD.ICO of marble tfrny , there u polished green.
Now tbo rdgct of the drifting clouds at the
zenith are blushing into row ono long
feathery ma s in the cast glows Into ruby ,
beams Into gold , tiunriso on tbo Lugonbeol
marsh u'scono of woncierous , mystic beauty.
Goimnod hues , sapphire , emerald , topaz and
amethyst glance upon too surface of the
waters. Vellow lines run aloug the tops of
the tallest bluffs. The east fairly gleams
with royal crimsons and Imperial purplos.nnd
at lust through n vista of background hills ,
striking tbo breathing earth into gladdening
light , pours the luster of the risen sun I
"Mark ! geosol grosol" are the thrilling
words tlmt interrupts our trance ,
but poor as hard nnd ongorly
through thu glistening reeds ns we
might nothing awards the vision. "Honltl
ahhonk-iihonk , lionk-honk-honKl" Is the
melody that strikes our strained hearing ,
mid wo feel that no mistake has been made.
The next moment wo sco them n long cres
cent shape line , with measured wing Haps is
advancing ever the low rice. With beating
h'earts , though ns still us images cut from
stone , wo crouch and wait. On they come
right at us. They would pass alrcclly over
lha blind. What n plcturo of rapturous on-
chmilmsnt to n Iruo sportsman 1 Wo could
hardly curl ) our impatience , but the noble
birds were coming swiftly on , the sturdy
old loader , soundlnir rozulnrlv his resound
ing honk. Now they begin to rise percepti
bly to clear the open water In front of tbo
blind. Wo are on our feet lUo a Hush I I ( rive
the old gander acting as pilot my 'trst ' full in
thesldobut with a frightened ah-honk ho bo-
Kins to climb , then hogois my second barrel ,
ivhcu ho lots go , and drops from ndmlst his
( Hurtled mates. A heavy splash on the water
1ms already told mo that Jack has killed his
bird , and a second later mlno too is floun
dering in the translucent waters.
Wo are boisterously elated over this
bit of luck , and upprehensivo of losing our
birds wo hurriedly push out from the blind.
Won ore not a moment too soon. The old
gander has righted himself , and with gray
body half submerged is leaving a trail of
white and frothy bubbles behind him , a * ho
slrlkos out for the rico.
"BangI bang I bang ! " and still bo con
tinues ou. He has reached the selvedge of
yellow cane , another second and ho will bo
Kono.
"Booml" all four barrels speak in concert.
The old Canada , with a spasmodic squawk ,
rolls gracefully ever on his back , with logs
kicking up llko a circus performer , and ono
bloody wing vainly" beating the crjrnsonod
water.
It was a longer chase tbau we had thought ,
but so long as wo bad got our birds wo were
moro than satisfied.
It required fully an hour for us to get once
moro nicely ensconced in our hide , and by
that time ibo mornlnir flight was about ovur.
Still all through the day straggling birds af
forded ample sport. During an unusually
long quint spell , Morrison and young Mow-
berry had quito an Interesting talk , .lack
wanted to know ull about the country , and
Nowborry was equally as desirous of tolling
him.
him."Kiyotcs P' said ho , in response to an in
quiry ; "yas , thar's plenty o1 'm , herouways ,
and you couldn't mike this trip in the even
ing without seeln' ono or moro of the onery
pcsks sneakln' 'long the hills yanaer. And
thar's big wolves , too , lurder down 'long ' tbo
Niobrara , whar they make thu rancher's lifo
ft weary ono. Thar's a sort of a big , whitish
crrav that's as ferocious as all outdoors , and
bo's death on horses I"
"You don't mean to say that they will kill
a horsn , do you , Nowborry ? " asked Morri
son , with some incredulity In his tones.
"Jes 'zactly what I moan , " continued the
young man. "They'll git down on thar b&l-
Iios and crawl onto u horse afore ho thinks o'
danger , and when clus enough they'll give a
run n'n' a Jump an' hamstring him so quick
ho won't know what's hurt Jm. The rest is
easy work. Ho can't run and in a jifty they
have him down an' ' then thar's a sorry moss
fur von. "
"Bid you ever kill one ? " Jack persisted.
"Oh yes , an1 the las' ono not moro'u a year
ago. I was bayin' down on the 'Brara , and
thlnutn' as how I might fetch n geese hum ,
1 took my Winchester 'long. Wai , to cut n
long story abort , 'long 'bout 4 o'clock I heerd
ole Slbley's noun' moutbin' down on the
branch , an' 1 crabbed my gun nnd run down
that away. How olo'Majo did yelp-see that
mink thar ; thar ho goes lickoty-split'long
that log ; I'd a shot 'im if I'd hud a gun , Mr.
Morrison , no difference if ho was in the
reeds an' } es as I roch tbo opunln' , and
drawed un. fur I knowcdsumpin' was comin' ,
what should Jump out o' the shumakes but
an unmossyful big white wolf I i fired , bur.
only wounded him , nnd he Item fur mo I
say , Jack , I'd Jos' as loaf wet my lips with
that licker pin's not whowl that's stuff , ns
these saudbillors never dreomsd of and ho
kern on , oponon' his green eyes as farse as n
nulsy capln durin' the railroad riots torribul
times em war , Morrison why I was at East
Liberty when they stopped the express "
"iJut ino won , fsowoorry , ino woui" im
patiently Interrupted Jack.
'Wai , bo kept a cumin' nn1 a cumin , ' nnd
war Jos' about to Jump , In fac' ho did Jump ,
and while bo war in the ar' 1 fired Mother
shell right into bis eye , an' he tumbled as
dead us wal , I wont say bell , knsu tbnt'd co
sivnrln' but us dead as wal.Idunuo wu-nl ,
dead as the aovll , cnny way. That was shoot-
in' , that was , nnd I kin show you Jos' whar
I stood when I dua it , to this day. Cracky ,
look at that fcosbuawk I He } cs' riz from that
pint-over tbar. How clus ho files ! "
And as Nawborry spoke tbo bird flow by ,
so close wo caught the flash of his wild eye
ball. On ho darted until he reached an old
scraggy willow , on whoso rotten limbs ho
throned himself , standing high and proud on
his yellow-pillared feet.
Wo continued our shoot until the sun was
well ever tbo meridian , when wo pushed out
of our reedy retreat nnd started up the chan
nel for the house , where wo found a sumptu
ous repast awaiting us. This ovor. wo wont
out and mingled with Uho Indians , who yet
loitered near , and with whom wo spent a full
hour , talking to old Picket Pin , ogling the
pretty squaws and pappoosos- examining the
tepees , nna otherwise interesting ourselves.
About 4 o'clock found u * in our blind again ,
and the experience ot the morning was gone
through with ncain. In the dujilc'of evening
wo acain pulled for home. And what a joy
ous rldo that was , drifting down
the shadowy channel , with a boat
full of ducks , tu tbo lovely November
eventide. On wo gliOcd , the measured
exertions ot ttio muscular pusher sending us
through opening vutiis , whoso changing
shores continually offered new scones , i argo
masses of light and shade , cast bv the dark
ening bluffs In the -soft light , lay along tbo
water. Kxijulslto little waster pieces gleamed
out as we floated nlonir , while the laugh ot
the loon and the hoot of tbo owl wera sounds
that belonged to the place and scone. Hero a
mossy muskrat castle ; there a tiny , oozy
dingle , a colonnade of canes ; an arbor ot mat
ted reeds ; a bank bung pool , like a pooping
eye , where the jamey pickerel loved to dis
port ; n half-wholmeu trunk , with w&lor
sparkling round ; an islet of riff-ran , or
stretch of marsh where the cane stalks cut
tbo breezes into plaintive sounds , and where
the splatloruook curled their spotted dishes
among the rushes and fuzzy cat-o'-nlnc-tatU ,
Sometimes a playful breeze stooped to tbo
surface , brushing it Into darkening ripples ,
then fanned our brows with Us delicate
wings and molted awuy. ,
Such was our pleasures , each day repeated ,
for a wool ; , and there must be something
wrong with' the man , who could not , from
their teachings , form newer aud loftier ambi
tions end emerge a bettor and nobler being.
Hero the true sportsman , at least , could llvo ;
in this fresh , free wilderness , this tangled
realm of content , whore honor Is not meas
ured by success , whore protontlon does not
trample on merit , whore genius is not a jest ,
goodness not a seeming and devotion not a
sham , Hera whore tbo light of day U un-
dsrltoncd'.by wrong , where solitude IB tbo
parent of pure meditation and the sohtudo
Is eloquent ot Uod. Here would I abide ,
HstenluK to tbo marshu's call * to self-coin *
muuliiKf aud all thojo teachings that guide
tbo insight , soften the heart and purify ,
While they expand tbo soul.
GUIS WOLD.
I'lstlc I'ucti * ConenruIiiK OM-Tlmcru. ;
NKW YOHK , Jan. la. To the Sporting Edl.
torof TUB ORB : The votoron sport , Johnny
Giduou , who saw'Frank Slavlu fight twice ,
remarked that ba WM A dangerous oustomar
for nny man to taukU , but thought n clever
loft-banded fighter might do him up. His
pot , Tom Sayew , forte was with his toft , but
ho had a very dangerous hit with bis right ,
which ho kept in reserve , and when ho had
his man safe , after ho had operated on him
with his left-handon "and hti favorite
duke , " the right , which ho called "tho auc
tioneer , " generally put bis mau to sleep.
Young Dutch Sam , who was born ID 1805 ,
nnd was middle-weight champion , was a man
about Maco's slzo. Ho was n handsome ,
black-eyed , flno built young follow , with
acttvo pins and long arms , and retired from
the rlntr unconquerod. Ho boat ail tbo best
men of his weight , and also defeated several
good big men. Sam had the supple strength
of the tlgor and was a good natural fighter.
Ho was a llr.it'Clas man at timing and meas
uring bis dlstanco'and often avoided danaor-
OUH blows bydcxtorousiy bobbing his head
to 0110 sldo. The lioavy-wolghts who suc
cumbed to him all told thosaincntory. which
was that Sam's blows camd too quick for
them. To appreciate Sam's milling talents
properly onu should road the life mid battles
of Nod Neal called "The Stroutlmra Youth. "
Nod , although no taller or longer In the reach
thini Ham , was much heavier nnd moro mas
sively framed. Nod fought many game and
strong fights with famous big men during
the 'Lis. ' )
/.monir them Phil Samson , Jem Durn ,
White Headed Bob , three times nnd Tom
Cannon ( the great gun of Wlmltori. Neal
wan un Irish cockney nnd was so successful
in hU pucllistiu career that there was some
talk of matching him with Jem Ward.- the
then champion , but unluckily for him ns with
John L. in later tlmoa , ho was matched with
young Dutch Sam , the 147 pound champion.
The conditions of the contest was that Nod ,
who was a ITii-pound mail when in condition ,
wns to reduce himself to 1 < H pounds ( Bandl-
go'd fijrtninir u night ) , and Sam w.is to bo
catch weight , that is any weight ho chose.
On that Occasion Sim wolirhnrt l.'fl n.ninda
and wiia said to have been in line a looking
young follow ns ever stripped. It was a long
light , but the matchless quickness and sci
ence of Sam prevailed. Ned was much mor
tified nt the unexpected result of his strug
gles , nnd attributed his defeat to his bolng
overtrained. So Ills backers coucluJed to
give him itnothor trial nnd hnvo no restric
tions in rogarc' ' to his weight. In the second
battle Neal was said to be bang up to the
mark nnd scale tipped ut 174 pounds. Sam
understood his tactics bailer the second
time and was juaiu victorious , lu lesi tlmo
than the ilwt tattle. Neal wus afterwards
beaten by Toin Oiynor after a gnmo battle ,
and the latter was also vunqunnoJ by Sim
Consumption took htm at 3. > . If Sam hid
been twenty yean Inter no might have been
nhumnlon of Englufld , but no man of bis cali
bre would have stood much oluinco with Tom
Spring or Jem Ward , the then champion.
The public Is getting tired of the vas-arlos
and love lapping , spirnug and theatrical
gammon of James Pornpador Corbott , Fran
cis PdtriuSlavIn , Charle * Windmill Mlenoll
and John Lushlngton Sullivan. The theatri
cal sparring match that wa mojtT appreci
ated by the audlenco was the otic atLivjr-
pool between Mltcholl and Sluvln , when both
men were "three sheets lu the wlnU , " aud
went nt it savagely. Claret was spilled , and
the curtain wcs dropped with the furlpus
combatants poundinj ; viciously , to the great.
dellRhtof the kids. It was said thut little
Charlie had the best of it ; probably big
Frank was the proifiost. Blurk Peter seams
to be the most modest and tensitlvo pug of
the lot. Ho wunti'd to flht out. his draw with
Corbet' , und frankly admitted that he was
fortunate in cottin ; ; nff with GoJdard with
a draw on noeotint of his want of condition.
Joe's backer. } assorted that ho had the b. < st
of It , and would have wjn.if . the raforoa had
not stopped it.
The aged Tioton Slasher said ho ! o5t bis
flcht with Saycrs tbroush injuring his hip
in asuddcn twist trying to catch hU nimbla
antagonist. Tom did nnt voiituro too near
Tipton until ho besan to blow o.'I tm steam.
Ho afterwards admitted , that he got a blow-
en the back from Tipton's right when bo
was chasing him. that he fnlc for-uianv u
year. Old Tipton had boon turning night
Intoduy for voi" , a.id coald have drank J.
L. under the table. The editor of Hell said :
"Savow , in his contest with burlov To-n
Paddock , abstained from the harliquinndo
that ho Indulged In with Tipton and stqoJ
nnd fought with his ponderous opponent with
steadiness and precision. " T. C. 1C.
Tlt-Tiittlu uftlie Kinj ; .
They say that Dick Moore , the St. Paul
welterweight , showed up in isleg-ant liphtinir
iig for his go with Bnruoy Taylor at South
Omaha Wednesday night , Tne plucky but
soiuncolcss packing housu m\h was n marjt ,
and was quiollv thumped to slcjo in the joc-
end round. After tha ripht , Moorn issued a
bold chullunca to young Niland , who knocked
him out u couple of months since , offering to
stop him within ton rounds itntdu of three
weeks for nny reasonable sum. Moore has
several friends here from Minneapolis who
nroimxious to back him aamst Niland for
from > OJ to $1,0)0. ! ) Niland Is still in
Chicago , but has been advised of Moore's
dcfi.
dcfi.Jimmy
Jimmy Lindsay has fono to Denver to'take
a clerkship in Chnrlio Fanning' : ! contractor *
foundry. Jimmy announced before his de
parture that ho hid washed hU bunds of the
rlnir , and henceforth would confine his tal
ents toward building up a colossal fortune
for Colonel Fanning. It is dollars to dimoa ,
however , the wires will shortly bo singing
tliosonc of Lindsay's first knock out in the
Colorado metropolis. '
Boxing appears to be spreading. All
sorts and conditions of men soum to be inter
ested in the sport. Now the bank clerks of
New York aru to have u tournament , and the
boys will contest for ttie championship of
tbo trade. All this moans training. The
presidents of banks will bo in favor of this
schnmo. It Is much bettor far youn ? men to
train than to spend their time in saloons , it
improves thorn mentally , morally and physi
cally.
The Colnoum ongiutomont- Slnvln and
Mitchell , champion blowhards of throe con
tinents , which was booked for last Friday
night , was cancelled owing to n theatrical
venture which the precious pair have gone
into.
Shorroy , tbo local colored middleweight ,
who is to again try conclusions shortly with
"Fitrhting" Dobbs of Colorado Springs , is
putting in some great licks running. Jumping ,
skipping the rope and puminollnir the bag
thosu days , no seems determined to reverse
the result of his first collision with the foxy
Uobcrt. Dobbs is also training Industriously ,
and will assuredly glvo bis burly antagonist
another good run for bis money ,
The Black Pearl , who suffered his flwt
real sound thrashing at the hands of Boston
Bennoy , a few months sluco , has another
fight on his hands out in California. Ho moots
Charley Turner , the Stockton colored pu ? ,
before the Occidental club ono week from
next Tuesday night
Quito a big delegation of the fancy of this
city will go up to Deadwood next month to
see whether they can't get tbo job of taking
euro of a little of Alf Kennedy and Billy
Meyer's money. Oa the night of the llit'n
Danny Dalv , Omaha's gentlemanly llttlo
featherweight , will measure stronzth with
Eddie Meyer , Billy's younger brother , for a
purse of 8TOO. -
M. J. O'Flanagan , the Irish bicycle cham
pion , came over in the same steamer with
Tommy Callaghan , the feather weight.
O'Flanagbau says ho is a corker and that if
ho and Dixou aru matched bo will lay his
money on his countryman.
Australian Billy Murphy , who was in this
city a year or so ago with Austin Gibbons , Is
expected at Frisco on the next Australian
steamer. The clubs out there are all auxlous
to match him against Johnny Van I lees t , the
SU Paul boy who conquered Danny Daly ,
but only after a most stubborn contest. If
the pair are ever matched , Johnny Is booicod
for a 11 rat class beating.
Roddy Gallagher writes a well known
sporting man that Billy Woods has just
Slipped up ou a match with a "mug" with
whom be expected to.mako some money. Before -
fore the boxing- match could come oft the
"hobo1' ' skipped , and the Denver sports say
if Woods wants any moro matches there bo
will "have to Rlvo the publiu the worth of
their money.
The Occidental club , San Francisco , is
talking of matching Patsoy Cardiff , recently
defeated by bier Joe MoAullffe , against Jack
Davis of thu city for a SJ.500 purso. Dcsplto
Jack's two defeats In Frisco ho has many
friends and admirers out there yet and they
seem moro than willing to give htm every
ohanco to redeem his fallen fortunes ,
Tbo fUtia reminiscences running In TUB
SU.NUIT Use ever the signature of T. C. 1C.
will bo found ot much moro than ordinary
Interest. Our Now Yfltk.correspondont Is an
old English snorting mm-of tbo best repute ,
and ho baa an Inoxhauillblo fund ot Intm-ost-
1ns Information about old time fight * and
fighters , and moro thnn , all , knows how to
dish it up palataoly fo'rhl3 readers.
Pnt Alien , who was'Khockod ' out in three
rounds at Ocrmanla hair , * South Omaha , by
Jack Davis , la.st rfprlbg , knocked out two
huht weights In the natno ring last Monday
night m Jose Delgodn'a saloon , Now Orleans ,
fur a hundred dollar \Vlilinm. Pnt agreed to
fight both men at the , kHmo time , and did it ,
and won bis money Imrjfds'omcly.
Font ItoniN'soy , N6W , Jan. 12. To the
Sporting Editor of TbK BEE : Last night
Danny Daley and a p6HIon of his uggrcga-
tlou gave us a sparring exhibition in tbo
Post ball Tbo show was not properly ad
vertised and resulted in a loss to Mr. Daley ,
for which'ho hai our sympathy. Ho deserves
a grcud deal of credit for giving as good a
Hhow as ho did , under the circumstances.
His Rcntlomanlv behavior galnod him a lot
of friends here , and wo will all bo pleased to
hear of his besting Mr. Alyat. D. P. T.
The cops jrot onto the proposed ( Jarilnor-
Hobinson mill out on the island Thursday
eight and entered an pstunplo.
Mr. Jtiiiulyoii the Miick'H Plight.
NiswAHif , N. J. , Jan. 12. To the Sport Ing
Editor of Tun BKE : I have just bad the
pleasure of reaJln ? a clipping from , your
paper written by Mr. John Potty in regard
tothospcoj of wild duck ) when flying. I
have road the article with a coud doll of In
terest , but must dlrter frcm Mr. Potty lu regard -
gard to the flight of some of the ducks
nuutloncd. 1 aui well nwaro of the speed of
the canvas-back , roduoid aid othaw. ns I
have had rjulto a largo experience In gunning
for those ducks on the great celery bo Is in
the head watori of the Choiapoake bay at
the mouth of the Susnuohanna rivnr. Tha
fastest duck thit ( Hoi ever those waters is a
llttlo coot with a braid bill , commonly cillod
a "greaser. " Without any exception ho can
load the canva--back fiillv a luilf-mllo In two.
I have had him llv ever inv hetd when lying
In u sink box , and biforo I could raise unand
place the gun to my shoulder , ho would bo
out of kur : shot.
Mr. Potty , in speakm ? of shooting ahead
of tha birds during their flight. If ho ' .lid not
told eight feet ahead of u grouser going side
ways by you ; it sixty yards , you would hoot
bchiud him. Onu calm day in tbo spring of
IBjli I lay in my bout , adjoining the lea
husiouk in the ouv. Hearing the whistling
of wingi and looking up , I saw bout fifty
canvui-bick * nearly over my head. Kalsinu-
my eijht-bore ! , which was loadoJ with oujht
drachms of the b st powder and ono and
thrco-ciirhtbs nunce. < of No. " chilled shoe , I
held fully twenty feet ahead of the loading
bird , und kiojksd two out of the coaler of
the Hosk. firing bath barrels in succession
very quick * Thoie ducks were fully
3JJ feet high. Tno blackhead , I think.
Is fully as swift u bird on the wing as
the canvas-back , as I have seen both of these
ducks in iliuht Ilvlns to and from their food-
insrgnmnas hitrn up In the nir , when the
DUoi-hOid would leave the canvas-back in
the rear. I would lilra to moot my fnond ,
Mr. Potty iu a duck shoot , as ho is said by
you to bo oao of the ufesfl shots on wild fowl
in the west. I think , unless ho holds his gun
in ndva'icoof that mentioned in bis article ,
on the largo plump bir-fs that food upon the
wild celery in the ho-iJwators of tho' Choia-
peatooay , becoming vpry strong ana very
swift in their flight , hOj would gjt left in bag-
glng very many of thom ;
A year airo h'ut sprlug I sat in a blind
anchoro.l a short distance from the shore
neat ; tha uriin lund in ttJiQ'Spasutia narrows ,
aud from 7.31 until 12 o'clocic , I had lying on
the bank behind tno , V11H dead dueled , nil
Killed on too wing ia darting over my decoys ,
"
from ono gjn. List woslr a friend "nnd nw-
self Killed lil'two ' divJ iHx The m ijority of
these birds were klilodinvhilo durting ut n
speed equal to that of.Uia canvas-balk. They
were nil bliclc-huads. ,
But for u swlit bird "on1 ho wing , making
calculations on aujou'nt"pf ' the lllu'ht , ot all
o'her < * , anit.I have Seen ti4m ( alltho"iroascr' (
takes ' ihocaka. Your < ) ? o pectfully/
, i j , tj J. S. Muxor ,
An Eistoru U.ick Shot.
Mr. Mundy's favor Is. very intorastin , but.
1 tmisinuform him that out here wo have no
liltlo coots with bro.id bilU. " unless ho
means the broad-bill or blue bill themselves ,
dunotand kdoxv whatn" i'oaser" is.outsidpof
our 'Mexican fnonds.Vhcn Mr. 1'otty said
\oumiisthoidatJo.isteiRhtfcctin front of thu
lender of a flock ot swHtl.v Jiving canvasback ,
he did not , nio.111 clu-nt foot literally , but sim-
nlv mentioned thuttilitanco to irira some sort
nfanidoaof thu hlr.J's swiftness of wing.
Asj-iin , if you held eight foot in front of the
loader nnd killed the blrJ sixth or seventh in
the roar , .von would probably bo holding fully
twonly foot ahead of it. As Air. Petty trulh-
fnlly.said , the canvasb.ick , the morganz'jr ,
blue nnd green wln > ; Uial and blue-bill , are
the fastest of the duck family that vUlt our
waters. Sronnxn EJ .
II M > IM' rroipi'Ots for Gniinors ,
Owing to the iai.noiuo snowfall in tha
mountains aud on tbo plains this wintnr the
exporjcncod sportsman , is already predicting
fine wild fowl shooting in the spring. ' It is
a well established fact that the birds always
stop ever in this rajtfon during their vernal
migration in greater numbiri w" 3n tha
rivers and lakes are flush with walor and the
low lands inundatod.and with plenty of snow
in the winter season there Is an abundance
of water in the spring. For the pait several
seasons owing to a scarcity of water the
birds have only comoiin here in straggling
flocks , nnd always curtailed their sojourn
to an extent that has bon highly exasperatIng -
Ing to sportsmen. Under favorable condi
tions , however , there ore no bettor ducking
grounds in the world than risrht hero in Ne
braska and the adjoining stales , and Ihoso
conditions nra just what , the gunners have
boon waiting and longing for , for several suc
cessive years past. At last there nro line pros-
poets for a realization of their fond hp'pos.
The tremendous crops of the past year and
the exuberant growth of vegetation , is cer.-
Uun to furnish an abundant supply of food ,
and vith plenty of wntor during February and
Marchwild fowl hunters will certainly have
little ground for complaint during the ap
preaching shooting season.
A Freak of the \V11 < 1 Gooso.
, As mcredlblo' as it may scorn , a- few wild
geese were killed out on the Platte during
the past week , and It is safe to say , dosplto
the artlo woatbor , that many moro are still
lingering along their favorite bars. Every
winter , excepting in eases of extreme hard
ones , those hardy bird * remain here ail
through the Innlomont , months , oven up to
the time when.tho balmy breath ot spring
loosens tbo icy fetters * which lock In oloso
embrace river , stream aud lake , before tboy
mnko up their minds to leave this apparently
favored region. And tUien it is only to wing
their way to the breeding grounds in the far
north for the brief season of nldltloaUon ,
when they nro bock again. Wby these mys
terious birds should huu'rit the bleak shores
of the frozen Platte through the severest
months of the year , whotl they might bo dis
porting In the tepid waters of tbo tropics and
waxing fat In bounteous fields of growing
grain , is a problum I shall refer to the fin
ished ornithologist und''naturalist for solu
tion. Hero they must/ / depend upon some se
cret spring for their wi-or supply , and work
llko Trojans it the expression Is porinissablo
for a scanty meal iu the barren and frozen
cornfields , when as ( uUtnaied before , tboy
could jnst as well bo "raveling In plenty la
sunnier and moro comfw'ablo clime * .
I'rnapoctlra Illlllurct Tournament ,
A billiard tournament , the fourtoon-lnoh
balk line , for tbo championship of the atato ,
under tbo auspices ot the Brunswick-Balka-
Uolleiidor'company , will behold in this city
in the near future.probably not later than the
first week In February. There will bo four
prUos , tbo first a handiouio gold mounted
cue , emblematic of the championship , with a
cash punte. and the second , third and
fourth , cash purao * . Tbo Idea is to eot to
gether the host talent la the stuto , and
by a series ot pumoi , arouse tbo
latent billiard fires In this section ol
the country. Omaha will In all likelihood bo
ropruiontnd by Lieutenant Arrovvsmitu ,
whom everybody Is particularly anxious to
ace in a mutch game , Frank KanUton and
Harry Synios , with probnbly ono or two
others. The first game will ba played on tha
magnificent new fix 10 niculatlon Brunswick-
Baiuo tabloln Kouliton's Now York Life
rooms , and thea alternate with Foloy's , the
Mlllaru and Murray betel roouu. ICvory
effort will bo made to make the affair a suo-
COM , aud billiard player * throughout tho-
Blato are urged to interest themselves ,
hntncs can bo made to J. C. Sheldon , ropro-
setitmpr the IJrunswlek-Bttlko-Coltendor
- - com
pany , 407-400 bouth Tenth street. There will
also bo prizes for highest run and beat
average.
Tlio f.ocnl llnte Hull Hlttintlun.
There is precious llttlo In the way of news
to bo retailed this weak from tha base , ball
field , As yet no report has boon received
from the committee appointed at the late
Chicago mcotlug to make a caava * of the
various cities end decide upon the most
practicable and dcslrablo circuit So far as
Omaha is concerned , it is n well established
fact , that she Is doomed most important in
the make-up of the now league , but Just
what Omaha intends to do hornolf In the
matter is quite problematical. Just ns soon ,
however , ns definite plans nro formulated by
tbo chief spirits In the movo. a mooting of
the business raou nnd lovers of the gnmo w'll '
bo called for ibo Mlllard hotel , aul : an effort
made to ascertain the most feasible course of
procedure. With1 the right kind of
men in attendance at this mooting , there Is
no ifoubt but what Omaha will again hnvo
her professional ball club , but if every cap
able man who Is interested in the matter sees
proper to.shouldor onto his nolehbor all the
preliminary labor , she will not. So much is
a foretro'io"conclusion. . This mooting will ,
in alt likelihood , bo called within the next
two weeks , and It wouldn't bo a bed idea for
all those whodostro to see thu pamo restored
hero , to do n llttlo hustling on the quiet , if
nothing moro thnn nn Intorohangu of opinions
on the situation nnd prospicts. The condi
tions of the propoiod now leugue couldn't bo
moro favorable , for Us basic prlnolplus nro
nil of Iho most economic character , nnd onoo
put Into execution success Is Inevitable.
Thu Om.llri Kennel ( 'lull.
There was a goad attendance at the meet-
of the Omaha Kennel club last Tuesday
ovonlni ? . It wus understood nt llrst that the
annual mooting for the election of pfllcors
was to have boon hold Init Tuesday nghtbut !
on consulting the constitution of the club it
was discovered tlrat on the flwt Tuesday in
February that duty would devolve upon the
members. A committee was appointed to
rovlso the constitution if necessary and to
report , ut the next meeting auy suggestion
that may occur to them. Another committee
wns uppclntod to Rather the proper data as
to the best means of holdluir and con
ducting a successful bench show , some
thing thli city has never had. True there
has been several irresponsible exhibi
tions , which were udvortUod under
the misnomer , "bench show , " and tbo
result was always dissatisfactory to exhib
itors. A lunch show properly conducted
under the rules of the American Kcnnol club ,
such as the Oimtm club will put on , If it
puts on any , would ba a inon attractive
entertainment , and prove a big advertise
ment to the city. This , hovvevor , can only
be accomplished "bv Iho cooperation of the
merchants nnd business men of the city , who
so far have manifested but llttlo interest in
this most meritorious enterprise.
Thn AVallccrH , From WalkorvUlo.
Prof. Bill Chirk of St. Lauls , and who by
the way was one of H.inlev'a seconds in his
memorable fight with Fell , threatens to
swoop dowo on Omaha wooic after next with
his pedestrian combination. The couioination
Includes about all the celebrated walkers and
runner * in the country , as the following list ,
with rosorJs appended , coos to show : Dan
i Horty. 003 miles ; Gns Guerrero , SSS ) miles ;
Peter Hegleman , 52(5 ( miles ; H. O. Messier ,
52G miliis ; W. Nolan , 478 miles ; Thomas Cox ,
473 miles ; Orio Moore , 53'J miles ; W. A.
Smith , 5'K ) miles ; D. K. lionnott. 5IS miles ;
John Gliclc , 5'ii miles : John Hughes , 5GS
i miles ; Geonjo D. Noremao , 513C miles ; Frank
i H. Hurt , 505 miles ; George Curtwright , 510
miles ; Peter Golden , 533 miles ; Thomas
Howartb. 5,10 miles ; George Connors , 530
miles ; Martin Horan , 500 miles ; Ed Howloy , "
4'JO miles : Old Sport Campanu , aged 05 years ,
510 miles ; Norman Taylor , aged Gl years , 410
miles ; J , S. Hurrlman , . > 20 miles.
WhUperlnc-tofthe Wlinol.
Cycling news is a scarce commodity this
week.-
A tournament will bo hold at Springfield
about the middle of September ,
The annuil eloctloi approaches , yet no
ono has mentioned any preference 'for an
olHco.
A. H. Overman of the Ovsrman Wheel
compauv. drives about in it buggy filled with
ball bearings and Victor cushion tires.
The snnunl road race of the 2:50 : club of
Chicago , which occurred Now Years day
ever the Pullman course , wus won by the olii
war horsu , Van Sicklon. His time was 1
hour and 37 minutes.
There are 23OJO , cyclists in Hie United
Status who are members of the League of
American Whoolinon. If each man would
preach road improvement to the people in his
vicinity what n beautiful system of roadways
wo soon should have.
Sioux City with her usual enterprise has
secured the Iowa meet for ' 03 , which means
a "big thing" for cyclists in Iowa and Ne
braska. The Sioux City Cycling club
have the engineering of the moot and their
efforts to entertain will bo ably seconded by
the business men of the city. Omaha will
ba represented by a lar o and enthusiastic )
party.
"Cyka" Lytlo is preaching "cash prizes
nnd nnli-loague" to the boys at the club
house these long cold winter ovoMngs. This
IS U mUU WUy lur u luu uu luumuui w vuin ,
yet "thoro is method in his madness. "
'Twould bo 'a good thing for racing men in
general it cash prizes word given and cias
races run. Lot the professional comvoto side
bv side with the amateur and a now state of
affairs would bo inaugurated. We would
hnvo races then which the most chronic
grumbler could find co fault with. The en
tertainment committee will vary likely on-
gugo Brother Lytlo'to lecture bofaro the club
ut the initial social which occurs soon , or
perhaps n debate may bo arranged between
him and Chief Consul Pcrrlgo ; cither would
bo very interesting and draw a crowded
house.
The cycling club which receives the mos
attoatlou now is the Midnight club. The
club has no particular homo , as it is as well
known and popular.in Syracuse , N. Y. . as in
Denver , Col. The Mldnignt club is a fad ,
inaugurated among the wheelmen of Denver
and in a brief period has spread in popularity
until Midnight clubs are being organized in
nearly all of the largo cltioj. The objoot of
tha club is to promote uight cycling , riding
aftur the day's toil is over and when the
moon is full. A full complement of oQIcor *
is elected at the organization of the club nnd
nro known by such appropriate names as the
chief owl , vice owl , recording owl , purveying
owl , chief hooter and color bearer. Chicago
bobs up this wcok with nclubof this doscrlp- .
lion , the officers of whom are nil well known
prominent cyclist. "William Twinkle , " the
cyclist humorist , acts In the olllclul capacity
ot purveying owl and Billy Horrlck , of Cen
tury Koad club fame , Is knuwn as chief
hooter. Omaha must bo in the swim end 110
doubt boforo' the gentle zephyrs of spring
time blow the Omaha Midnight olub will bo
a fixed star. in tbo local firmament.
AinuiiK tlio Aimitonra ,
Buck Adams Is wintering iu Beatrice.
Bnlloy may play lu Blair , llo isv u hard
hitter.
Ticknor. of Fremont , is working In South
Omaha.
Gross , Fremont's catcher , U wintering la
Omaha.
Plaits mouth will ba stronger than ever
next season ,
The Patterson brother * will n gain run the
team at Plaits.
Stonoy was the kid of the Black Hills
league last season.
Klmmol of Fremont will pitch In the Hills
the coming season.
Jones of lioatrioo U tha best throwing
catcher iu tbo stato. _
iiarly and Wlsman will bo found in the
Crane's outflold In ' 10.
Kid Mobler has a half balk that would
knock old Ualvin in a fit.
( ituowooJ of Beatrice , U a man of whom
any team can bo proud of.
Flynn will play first base for the Norfolks ,
other reports notwithstanding.
Dallas , the old-time catcher , U firing a
locomotive on the Union I'aclllo.
Siiydor will pitch for the Cranes this year
and Klinmel for Fremont as usual.
Hubankj , of the giants , h gelling too fat
this winter and will give up base ball ,
Abbott , who caught for Hastings last sda-
son , bui become u full fledged barrister.
lllpc Kolm will ba found up in tbo Black
Hills lenguo. They say ICelra Is king up
thoro.
Taylor of the Olftuts , la ono ot the bast all
round players In tbo state , and a very bard
hitter.
Ornvor of Mlsiourl Valley will play profes
sional ball this year that Is it ho gets a
ohanco.
Shorty Sbnnnot ot Hastings , made morn
homo run * laitsoasbti than any two men In
the state.
In Hoffmastor nnd Bourke , ( .Irani ! Island
will bo well fixed lor tivlrlors in case of a
state league.
Lou Kclui , bolter known as "Tha Ice
Wnou ) , " is gelling opulent up In Dead wood
this winter.
Buck Adams has quit blowing them off nnd
says ho will make Udders rldo horses after
them Ibis year.
Miles , an ox-Western association catcher ,
will bo found with Holier In Hastings when
the gong sounds.
Ooorgo Yapp , the star pitcher of Iho
Platls team , has eot all kinds of suoad and
plenty of English.
Williams , the star plluhoi * of last season's
Crane ? , Is wintering in Chadron and will
pitch there next summer ,
Porrlnoof Plattsmouth , is the heaviest
amateur in the state , whllo Miller is ono of
Iho speediest base runnorj.
Billy Mud Motz , Nebraska City's first
baseman , has gene west on the hot ; train to
shovel snow outIn the mountains.
Danny Llnnalmti , the pioneer catcher ot
this section , U golncr to quit boa ball and BO
In thu millinery business up in Blair.
Hobby Black of Hot Springs is the old-time
professional. Ho was the receiving end of
tbo famous pony battery Black and Bald
win ,
Bowman ' , of the Cranes , is already Mmrp-
onin'g his plutos and sandpapering his but
nnd will bo ready ns noon ns the grass grows
( rroon.
F. Mnhonoy , the flcot-footcd outfielder of
the Nonpareils , has played with the same
loam eleven years und will piny left field this
season.
Shanuhan's now pitcher , Edlnger , pitched
the St. Louis Browns out with ton hits
whllo with the Sioux Citys , and beat them
10 to 9.
Charley Tew is ono of the foxiest second
basemen In the state , and Kdiio Bailey of
Blair , Is ono of the best outfielders in tbo
business.
Jiaru miters seem to run in the I'attorson
family , Sum of PlaUsnioulh , led that team
while John of Froaiutit , had the highest
nvcrago thero.
Ucorv'o Taylor of the Beatrice team is a
very valuable man to a club , as ho bents out
sloxv throws nnd Hues out his share. He also
fields out of sight.
Colorado is talking state league , with two
teams in Denver , ono in Aspen , Loudville ,
Pueblo , Colorado Springs , Cheyenne and ono
other good city.
Lucas , the man of many suits , played one
fjamo with the Los Angeles , Cal. , loam , and
got the dinkv-dlnk and will finish the sonson
picking oranges.
Kid Miller of Nebraska City -is without
doubt the spaediost pitcher In thii state and
Is good for u game every day. Ho Is also a
linn tirlntn ntirl InflnlMot *
Shanahan and Cnrrlgart will scnrn base
runners to death around second bnso with
the Nonpareil * this yoar'os Shanohau plays
short and Corrlgan second.
Gad i(0. Nebraska , City's catcher , is ono of
the best in the business. He suytj ho is put
ting his wing through a cotirso 'of training
this winter and will surprise the gang next
season.
Knyder , who pitched for the Cranes last
season , would make a valuable man for an y
team. Besides being a good man In the box
he can -play nny position on the diamond , nnd
for a pitcher he is an unusual hard slugger.
If the list in last Sunday's BBE is correct
of the Beatrice team it will take a lot of
hustling to got up a team to down them.
They are the finest lot of players thai have
ever been gotten lagolhar in this state. Most
any of them could hold their own in a profes
sion ul gamo.
Gnlowood's ghost dancers will make the
pitchers around the stajto want to play under
the bench. Harry ought to got good team
work out of them , as "he is well up in the
points of the game and has got tha cream of
the somi-profeisjonnl talent. The team in
tact may play iu the Black Hills.
The following fontlomcn should call n
moetfuir of tbo business men and ball cranks
to orgnnizo nud appoint delegates to meet
each other some time in Fubruarv : Billy
Kourlto of Grand Island.Shepard of Kearney ,
U. S. Roher of Htisllngs , Jnteo Olhnmn of
Beatrice , Cnslonc of Lincoln , Ed. Mantz of
Fremont , Nebraska City , Plnttstnouth , Co-
Iambus and Norfolk. Tin : line would likn to
hoar how thov stand on Iho state league
question. Address all communications to the
base ball editor of Tnu H.B , who will lend
every possible as'ittmco to the enterprise.
n Local Sports.
A coon , weighing 28 pounds , was killed by
n rabbit hunter just north of the water work's
Thursday afternoon.
The late snows has made great rabbit
shooting in tbo thickets and fields north of
Florence , and In the river bottoms.
Tom Eok six day olght-hour-a-day blcyolo
races boglng at iiattary D , Chicago , tomor
row night. Thor are no entries from this
city.
city.Franks.
Franks. Parmoloe ns in Chicago along
with the majority of the crack shots of tha
country , but.it is safe to say the Omaha man
will hold bis own in any of the shooU bo sees
proper to enter this week.
An amateur wrestling and boxing tournament
'
ment under the ausplcos''of tbo Omaha Ath
letic Club would arouse a hoallhy interest in
athletlo sports hero , and at the same tlmo
furnish a Una entertainment.
Manager Prince is still negotiating for n
match tug-of-wnr between the slalwart
Swede nnd Danish teams. Tbo representa
tives of Sweden nro ready nnd anxious nnd
it is fair to presume that Denmark is only
biding her own good tlmo. Whew I whit
a pull these twenty giants xvould mako.
Sportsman are nrobably awnra that the
open season for quail closed on the llrst of
the year. All dealers exposing these birds for
ealo after tbo tlrst of the month are liable tea
a heavy lino. For th'o bunoflt of the Omaha
gun club it is stated here that two dealers
had quail hanging out no longer ago than
lost Wednesday.
OtH'HtloiiHaiiil Answers.
LINCOLN. Nob. . Jan. 11. To the S
Ertltorof TUB HER : I'leuso answer I
DAY' * I'KK tno following niK-'stlo n. which has
boon under dismission , It la in thu ciimo of
casino , viz. ; I , Ims 14 points. H has 10. In next
bund H tukus In hie casino , while ii makes but-
unco of points. It wus undorbtood In advance
th'it cards nnd spades go out first. Who wins
Die game ? I'loubu explain nnd oblige , Si points
constituted name. Ham Wossol ,
Ans. Tbo count runs : Cards , spades , big
nnd little casino nnd aces. Cards and spades
makes L only 20 , consequently S goes out
with big casino , which comes next In the
count and bo only needing two points to win ,
TKKAMAII , Nob. , Jun. tl. To the Huortlni ;
ndltorot THE HKK : 1'inaso solve thin prob
lum In hluh llvo ; A IIIIH ' ! ! ) points , It 1ms 48
points : 11 buys the trump for uoven ; 11 makes
low , name , right flvu ; A makes high , jack , left
live , which wins ? O. 0. Harrowr ,
Ans , B , The off llvo comes last In the
count.
MODALE , In. , .Tun. 8. .To the Sparling Editor
of TIIK HKK ; Will you nloiiso send me the
rulus to the game called the tug of war ? M ,
U. Uutlor.
Ans. They were published in TIIK SUNDAY
BRE , December IU. No questions in this
department nro answered by mall.
OMAHA , Jan. 14-To the Hportlns Kdllor of
TUB HEK. I'loaHo publish In Sunday's HKE n
uynopals of thn records of Mitchell und Bluvln.
Kibosh
Aus , (1) ( ) Mitchell's flast battle was with
Bob Cunnlnghum , Jan. H , J87d , whom lie de
feated in fifty minutes. Ho then defeated ono
Smllhors , bare knuckles in seventeen minutes ;
fought a draw with Billy IConnnOy ; defeated
tbo Belgian Ulant in four rounds ; fought
two draws and one win with Juck Burke ;
best Mike Cleary in four rounds. Af tor this
battle .Mitchell came Into promlncnco speed
ily and was matched to bar Iho great and
only John L. Sullivan nt Madison Square
Uuruon on May S3 , 1B3& During the rounds
Mitchell managed to got In an accidental
blow ou Sulllvau , which floored thu latter ,
but Sullivan's heavy weight und powerful
blows proved that ho WM Charley's master.
Pollco Captain Williams stopped the bout in
the third round when Mitchell was nlinont
knocked out. Fought Billy Sheriff , tbo
Prussian , n six round draw ; defeated Joe
Deunlng in four rounds : boxed a draw with
Joke Kilrulnt bostud Billy Edwards in tbreo
roundswas bested by Domlnlck McCaffrey ,
Tbo content was decided at Maduon Square
( Janion , October IS , l&U , Four rounas wora
fought , and McCaffrey , while he possessed
science , showed that bo tvas inferior to
Mitchell. But the referee thought otherwise
und decided In favor of McCaffrey. Boxed a
draw with Patsy Cardiff at Minneapolis.
MHchcli's lost real buttle was with Stave
Gallagher , bettor known as "Heddy. " They
fought at Cleveland in tbo month of August ,
188V , and Mitchell won. On March 10 , 1833 ,
Mitchell fouchtJohu b. Kulllvnn , the chain-
plan pugilist of the world , for 500 n side.
The battle was fought at Chantllly , Franca.
After fighting thirty-nine rounds the contest
ended in a draw. The fight lulled Ihroo
hours and eleven minutes. (2) ( ) Cannot glvo
you Stavlu's record , but It is a mixed ono.
niiAtfi ) ISLAND , Jan. 12 To the Kiiortlna
Kdltorof THE URIC.-riivno In form mo through
thoaportlnt coin inn of TUB HKK the fill low-
Inn : Inn Knmo of diuw iiokor , with "joker"
and plnylnit "striilKhts , " which Is Die bettor
blind , flvo iices or u atralitht Hush ? Alnx U.
Ans. There Is no such thing ns five aooj
or fives of any denomination , even with th
joker ID use. The joker simply makes th <
fourth of a kind , nnd four aces with the
1okcr count no moro than four aces alone. A
"straight flush" boats fours , whether made
up with or without the Joker.
Sotrrii OMMA , Jnn. 14. To the Sporting Ed
itor of Tin : IlrKi r.enmi answer the following
questions In Bnndny'H HKB : In pluyliiK high
live , A und 11. U und I ) nro partner * . Ill A
nnrt ll's iriolts tire In A's possession , with the
fiico turned up , and O nnd ! ) ' tricks are In
D'.s possession with the fnoo turned down.
Ilavn'lUor Da right to look at A nnd ll'n
tricks ns longns they nro faced up ? (2) ) Does
A and 11 Imvo > uiy rfsht to IIMIK at U und D'l
trloks ii. < i long an they nro faced down ? CD In
cutting the canU.can your opponent cut thorn
more limn mice , providing Iho one dealing
does not Hhiiille them miv mor ? (4) ( ) And In
euttlnv does It mutter from which plla ha
deals from ? ( t ) Uan the dcnlur nftur cloallnx
nroiind Iho onnls hold all the onrdu In his
Imnd ho has loft , Nny there In only two trumps
In thu ulmlc niinihor hold In vour hand , can
they call It u misdeal- ! , (1. (
ADS ( I ) How would you prevent thorn I
(2) ( ) The last trick taken In only , ( it ) H
can cut the cards as ho pleases. ( I ) You
must dent from the under pile. (5) ( ) You
ran compel him to discard nil but his regular
band , six cards ,
YOHK , Neb. , Jan. in. To the HportliiK Hd-
Itorof TIIK HKK : i'lunso ' ndvlso apntron ol
your piper und obllpu. A and 11 lire playing
Dull pool. A called the 14 bull. In shouting
the cue hall after striking the 14 ball , strikes
theO ball , ntirl thoD ball Is pookotud ns well ni
thu 14. hut the ! ) hnll KOUS In Unit , Now wus ha
iHitlllcil to the 14 ball ? Vorlc.
Ans. Ho was.
Van Houton's Cocoa The standard of the
world.
DR.
The Successful Obesity Specialist.
Mri , IiJf. Cnmptotl , Argyle. Wl . , Inforo and nflor
triMituicnt by Dr. Snydcr.
Klrklnnd. 111. , .Tun. i. IS'.r.-Dr. Bnydcr. Uoar Hlr :
lliivliitfKlvmi yourtrimtniont u fair Irlnl , 1 am norr
willing tonitrt i\ir toxllmonlal f > tneumnr roil now
havo. 1 rnn linrdly llnd wordH to nxproiii 1117 cratl-
llontlon for tlio imccdts of your treatment In inf
< * R3Q. My frlond * nro nmnrod nt tht ) rovulta : my
lienlth Is DO much Improved. Tlio fulloirlnK la mjr
wclcht nnd meaiurumtmt before and after treat
ment'
He-fore. Aflar. I.OHS.
Welebtru pounds , . 14'.I pounds It poundi
UtiBt..J ? } liKlio * . . . . : dInches. . . 7W Incljuj
Wult..7 : Indies . . . 10 Ini'ho 7 Indies
lllpi.,41i } < ! Indies. . ! nclK > n , 7W Inches
Any oiio rtoilrlnc to verify the nbuvo fncts c n
dn 10 by ndtlroilng mo wltli itamp onclOBVd.
MltH. W. I ) . K UII.K ,
UmoniaUniMrosa with Co. lu stomp * ,
DR. O. W. F. SNYDER.
MoVlcker'a Theatre Bltlg. , Chicago , III
Baby's cheek is liico a poach ,
Is it Madame Ruppert's bleach ?
No ! but baby's mama's cheek
Volumes to its praise doth speak !
Cull for Mm p. Ituppcrt'a book , "Hour to 1 > B Ik'.iutl-
fill" of Mrs. J. lloiiBon. 210 . " . IStli .St. , Cmih i , Nub
Lo Duo's Periodical Pills.
The French remedy uots dlrootly upon the
generative orpins mid cures suppression of the
iiionsos. & 'or three for $ " > . nnd c.'in bo mulled.
Should not uo used dnrlniiruiiinuy. ! Johbori ,
dniRRlslsiind thonubllo supplied by Gooduvia
Drui ; Co. , Omaha
N , M , RUDDY ,
THE ONLY PRACTICAL OPTICIAN
21H South 1.11 Ii St. , I'nfniun St. Thoiitor.
EYES TESTED PH.EE .
Glasses Fitted to remedy nil defuuts of oyo-
Btcol spootaclos of euarnntood quality
SI and up.
Solid Gulil HpoctaolPi atrl EyqgtassBtt
and upwiir.l. Oocullst'n proscriptions for
K lassos II lied correctly sumo dny us received
AETIPIOIAL HUMAN EYES INSERTED
A GKNUINKMIcnoilKKILT.KttU KlllO'9 (1I8HU
lSKAIlUATOK--Uuroi nil dotoaioi boc.iuio U kllli
the mlcrobo orcorm. Put tipand rctiillod In * ! . WnnJ
lialzcs , tlio latter IW k'lllloin. Bant nnywhoro prepaid -
paid on rocolptof prlcoorC. O. I ) . Welnuo n itusc-
antuo to euro. Thopubllo trade nnd lobbrri i.ip-
pllod by tbo KInslpr llrujr Company. 0 nnhu ; O. A.
Mclihor , Howard Mcyorand 1C. I * . B.-ykor.i. Sou"i
Omnlia ; A. I ) . Koitormid II. J. UllltCouncil Ilium
a a pusitlro roinody f ur tlio abofuillsefia'a ; by III
nso thousands of ciaet of the wont kind and of Innx
Blinding liaro been cured. Indrftd BO Btrotif U my faith
InlUfincicy , tint I will Bond TWO IIOTTLRS rntK , wltb
a VALUABLE TRITATISi ; on this dlsoa o to any wif.
feror who will Bond mo tliftir JCxpruu aud 1 * . O. addroM.
V. A. Slocimi. flf. < ) . . 183 1'eurl HI..N. V.
tionoi'i'ltoeit , I ocitrcrnutt
cured In - iliiys liy the I'roneh Iloinody untit-
Icd the KINO. H dissolves npulnst und i ab
sorbed Into the Inflamed parts. Will rotund ,
jnonoy Iflt deus not euro , or causes slriatu.ro , .
Gentlomun , here Is a rnlluhlo article , gi a
pueUusc , or2 forti per malt prepaid. JslcOor-
mlek Jt IiunJ , Omaha.
* En8lly , Qulokly7PormnnontlyRo"itored.
\Vcukaiu * . XurTou tie a , Itablllly. and all
tbo train of erlli from early errors or Inter oicevu's ,
tbo results of overwork , slcknef , worry , etc. Full
Btrongtb. durelopuicnt , and t < ino given to overX
organ and portion ol the body. Simple , natural
Biatnodn. Immediate Improveuicnt won , 1'nllura
loiponlblo Z.UUQ rofereucos. Hook , explRuattoul
&adproofsoiallf'dliHi&lcdl free. AddrexA
BRIO MEDICAL CO , , DUFFALO , N. Y.
BRAIH
1)11. K. G WEST'S NKItVIi AND JIIIAIN T1IKAT.
S1KNT , aipoclllofor llyttorla , Illiilneii , Kits , Noil-
r luln , Ileiutneho , Norvoun t'roglratlon rauiod by nl-
cobol or tobacco , Wnkcfiilnasi , Mental IH'pruinlon ,
HoftculiiK of tlio llrnln , caunlnx luiinlly , lulinry ,
decay , death , I'romnturo OI4 AKO , llHrronnotn , Lo
of I'oncr IniillliPmox , Impotcncy , I.oucorrlioni and
nil Keinalo Weaknoitaoi , Involuntary I.oa if Hi > or-
luntorrliooa cauaed by over-exertion of tli brain ,
H ir-nbu novar-lndnUecco. A month' * treatment
II , I ! fur (5 , by mull. Wo Gunr ntoo U Imxai to
cure , Kacti older forR boioi , wlthli will end wrlt-
tcn ifiiarantco to refund If not cured , ( lunrftntnoi
Usuod only by A. ftchrotfr , DruiiuUt , iota iionl , H ,
K. cor , luh und Knrnam its. . Uiualm , Nob.
OAPANJESEJ
CURB
A now nnd Coraplolo Trcntinont. con Ulln of
BuppuBltorleiii Ointment In Caniulo , iil > o In llox
uml I'llhi a I'onltlre Cure for Kxternal. Internal ,
Illlnd or llleedlnx ItcblnR , Clironlo , Heurnt or
Ilnrotlllary rile * . 'Jlili lluuicdy lian uvvor tioun
known to fall , II par box , U forU ; ictit by mull.
Why eiiHor from tlili torrlblo dlroimo wbcn n writ-
tun ifuarnutee l > potltlvoly ulvi'ii with U boxct , to
refund tlio money If not cured. Bond ( lamp for
free Hniuplp. Onnrantoo Uiiued by Kiilm A Co. ,
DrUKKUU Hoiu Auouto , corner Utli and Duuuln
treutu , U mil bo , Nob. i- i
Tft UirAIf ft FAS fofferinc from
I ii WrAaiC MrGii " " > C1T"1' " " '
1 19 HO latril % l9li l youthful crron
farly decay , wn > tln > wrakiiru , lout maiihoixl , el ( ,
1 will x'li.l nvalualilo truatlw ( u'alfd ) cimtnlnliij
fulliuirtlcillani for liomo euro , I''ltii5 : ot rhargn.
A tplendld mi dlral work | uliouM l > ) i rrau by every .
tnau who U nt rrou and debilitated. - ' -
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