' THE OMAHA DAILY HEE : SUNDAY , MARCH 4 , 189t TWENTY PAGES.
CHAT WITH THE BOXERS
A. Splendid Budget of Interesting Nown for
Local Horsemen ,
WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL
With Hog nml Otin Will .Stuck Western
I-nl ' nnd Streams Now Decoys
HUM ) Hull .Mi-liiugniuiil Ques
tions
Well , Dick Moore , the old Omaha boy , and
the victor of half n hundred stiff batlles ,
moro or less , oul In Ihls counlry , and big
Dan Creedon , the tlnllcked Australian , met
according to program down In Hosting last
Tuesday avcnlng , nnd much lo my surprise
ncllhcr ono got whipped. There were ton
rounds of the liveliest kind of fighting , always
aif assured fact when Dick Is In the ring ,
and then Jimmy Colvlllo decided It a draw.
Whllo Crcodon possibly had a shade the
best of the hitting , the fight was virtually
a victory for Moore , as ho was a thrce-lo-
one-shot and considered no sort of a match
whatsoever for Iho Australian. It demon
strated , too. as anomollstle as It may seem ,
that Moore la a vastly betler man Ihan wo
ever gave him credit for being out here , and
Creedon Is not nearly so good as ho has been
rated. To even make n draw with the high
quality middleweight nnllpodean must
Burcly have been gratifying to both
Dick and and his friends , still ,
of course , they longed for nn unqunllfled
victory. On Iho oilier hand , for Creedon lo
accomplish nothing beller than a tie with an
unknown quantity like Moore was supposed
to be , means that ho Is far from the world
beater they have been endeavoring to make
us bcllovo ho Is.
And this Is the fellow , too , that has been
pining for a fight with Fllzslmmons. The
likelihood Is , however , lhat ho will languish
In lhat direction no longer. lie wouldn't
make a good mouthful for the rubescent
beaded Hobert. The nnacathnrllc admin-
Islcred by Dick Tuesday night ihould cer
tainly effect a radical cure ot the malady
that has been dovastallng his gray sub-
Bianco , and which In nmlcrla medlca is
known ns Iho "swelled head. " Dan is a
good follow , big and slrong and clever , but
in point of pugilistic worth falls far short
of the standard of Iho conqueror of Jaclt
Dcmpsey , I'eler Maher and Jim Hall.
I have always noticed that there Is noth
ing which takes the amylaceous matlcr oul
of a fighler so thoroughly as to bo stood
off by what ho supposed to be a pudding.
To bo licked by a man of equal prowess
nnd reputation Isn't half so bad. Then
ho knows their chances nro balanced , and
if ho wins , ho congratulates himself accord
ingly , and If ho loses , he derives solid con
solation from the fact thai It was a bolter
man Ihan himself who lurned Iho Irlck. But
lo bo thumped about the ring , blow for blow ,
by n man whom none have been so pre
sumptions as to rate him with , nnd finally
compelled lo quit tit ovens , Is a horse ot
another color. The sting nf the disgrace
lasts much longer than Iho sling of Iho
punches ho gets , nnd ngaln , I assert there
is nothing lhat takes the starch out of 'cm
llko an experience ot this kind.
As I said before the flght is
virtually a victory for Moore , for while it
boosts him up several rungs on the fistic
ladder it shoves Daniel down proportionally.
Dick Is now good enough for a Irlal with any
middleweight living , barring Fltzslmmons ,
nnd Creedon Is no boiler. Daniel must
lienceforward bo moro discreet In the fric
tion of his maxlllarles , but Hlchard can
stand right up on his hind legs and roar as
loud as the best ot 'em.
'There was a very funny thing happened
nt the big athlelic exhibition for the world's
free bread fund in Madison Square garden ,
Now York , last Saturday night a week. It
was the four-round go between our old
friend , Tommy Ilyan , and Billy Vernon , the
Haverstraw brlckmaker. Although Vernon
Is a lightweight , his oriental friends had
ribbed him up to Iho point that ho thoughl
lilmself jusl as. good as Colonel Uyan , nnd
when Ihoy faced each olher before that
vast crowd of spectators the brlckmaker
jumped onlo Tommy llko n chicken hawk
upon n chippy. Tommy slood his anllcs
patiently for a moment , but as he con
tinued to grow fresher and fresher , ho be
came nolllcd , and , obtaining n good opening ,
cut loose with thai honey-montgomery of
his. It was a smash and landing square
on Mr. Yemen's Jaw , ot course Mr.
Vernon measured his length upon
the floor. When Tommy saw
Billy floundering around In the saw
dust It stirred his compunctious heart. Ho
helped the brlckmakor up and shook hands
with him , remarking that ho had lilt a lltllo
harder than ho Intended. Ho thought from
Mr. Vernon's frantic gyrations lhat It was
Billy Smith In front of him , and he just
pasted him ono for keeps. The crowd
cheered lustily. It was n lovely lick , nnd
then Tommy's magnanimity worked on them ,
too. Now that is what I consider very
funny , knocking a fellow down , then apolo
gizing for It. A man knocked mo down once
In front of the ( llbson house cafe in Cincin
nati , about fifteen years ago , and lip has
not spoken lo mo since. So there Is another
tribute for the much-abused prize lighter.
It shows the difference between the pug and
the man.
I have got still another funny story lo toll ,
leastwise I think It Is funny , nnd I'm no
slouch of n judge of the humorous , either.
You remember when I got back from Jack
sonville I told you what n great , big clover
guy Denver Ed Smith Is. Ho Is the greal-
esl "kldder" you over saw. Ho can sing and
dance llko nrtlsl his "como "
an , all ycz" tak
ing the cake nml the plo and everything In
the shop. Ho can also make a "plauny"
talk , and has a fund ot anecdotes that Is
absolutely Inexhaustible. There is nolhlng
Ed likes as much , however , ns n fight or
Blrlngln' a bloke. He'd rather toy with
some poor Innocent's credulity than eat a
good dinner , and whllo In the shako-down
metropolis of Florida he put In almost his
whole time kidding Iho darkey lonfors who
del every sloro box , corner and curb blono
In Iho clly , thick as files on a sore loo.
As o'verybody knows , Iho colored lazzaronl
of the Eoulhcrn cltlea nro Iho most credulous ,
Ignoranl and superfluous lot In Iho world.
If there Is anything limy are afraid ot It ia
a dend man , a funeral or a graveyard. Many
ot them are courageous enough when It
conies to facing anything nllvo or tnnglblu ,
but death or any of its cerements la Iho belo
nolr of Ihclr existence. However , In thai
they are pretty much llko all the rest of us.
Hut to Denver Ed and hla lay. Ho would
moot a blc , Innocent dark on the street and
stop him , lake him by Iho arm and load him
off to the cdgo ot Iho walk , Into a hallway or
'round the corner , then llfllng his linger ho
would say In a guarded voice :
"Havo you anything particular to dn Ihls
evening ? "
And Iho Invariable answer wns : "Xo , sih : ,
boss , I'so got nuflln tor do In 'tlclvr ; Just
Etandln' 'round. "
"How'd you llko lo make JUS ? "
"Twonty-llvo dollars ? Boas , you'a JoklnV
"No , I'm nol ; this Is business. Would you
llko to ninko the money ? "
" 'Deed 'n double , I would , boss , "
"Can you keep your mouth shul ? "
"Tlghl as wax , sail , "
"Now mind you this is llckllsh business
and thcro muni bo no foolln' . "
"I'll not fool you , boss ; whntchcr want meter
ter do ? "
"Well , I am a medical student , and I
want you to drlvo mo out to the cemetery
after dark tonight and help mo dig up that
man that died down tit the depot last nlghl , "
Generally this was enough in block the
game Instantor , many of thu rembrandt
Kuy recoiling from the man who licked
Joe Qoddard llko they wouIO from thu yel
low fever.
"No sat ) , honey , you don't git me. I
drives you outon to no seminary , I digs up
no dead men , I'so got nuthor 'gagemcnt , "
nnd turning on tholr heola they would
almmblo nway and never even look 'round ,
But occasionally the prospect ut such a"n
enormous piece of money would master
tholr superstitious fear and they would accede -
code to til ot Donvor'a reuulrumcntu , and
In cases of this kind the big pug would bo
compelled lo use his wits to ger out from
fulfilling his contract.
For Instance , Iho morning of the fight Ed
tackled n big , fierce looking fellow , black
ns your hat , nnd with a countenance llko
n Bash ! Ilazook , In front of the Olobo , Ho
took him aside and made the atcrolypcd
proposition to him , which the negro ac
cepted with keen alacrity. Ho would drlvo
Edward out to the grave yard and help
him dig up tlio man , and If they failed In
their errand , he'd bo satisfied with a del
lar.
lar."Why , I'll have to hold the horse outside
the fence. "
"All right , boss , I'll dig Mm up. "
"Yes , but when you do lhat you must take
an ax nnd knock In the coffin , nnd stick n
big hook lhat I will have along Into the dead
man and haul him out. "
"Golly , boss , dat'u luff , but I wants dat
twenty-five. "
"Then you will have to carry him over to
the wagon. "
"Vax. "
"And drive him down to the station and
help mo pack him ? "
"Yas. " .
Ed was now In It deep. His Ingenuity
had about reached Its end. Ho scratched
his head reflectively nnd then said , sort of
sparring for tlmo :
"What's your name ? "
"Dancl , Danel Whlto. "
"Well , Dancl , I forgot to tell you thai before -
fore you put this corpse Into the wagon
you'll have lo cut him up. "
"Cut him up , boss ? " nnd the big cotton
picker look n step backward.
"Yes , you'll have lo lake the ax and cut
oft his head , his arms and his legs , In
fact , you'll have lo cut his legs In three
pieces , nnd take his stomach out and pack
it In a jar "
"Look heyar , while man , whalchor lake
mo for ? I'll drive you outen lo do grave
yard ; I'lf dig up this dead cawpus , I'll knock
the coffin In wld do ax , I'll pill do hook In
'lin nn' drug 'Im lo Iho wnggln , I'll drlvo
you to Iho depot and help you pack ' 1m ,
but I'll ncbber cut Mm up , ncbber ! Cut his
head off , his logs an' arms off , and cut lies
slomach outcn hi in , not fur dls chile ! Neb-
bor , on your life. I don't want your
twenty-live. You'll have to git n stronger
nlgger'n mo ! "
And with the cold chills evldenlly danc
ing n mazurka up and down his splno Ihe
darkey slrodo angrily away , whllo Ed
hugged himself in n convulsion ot Inughler ;
Ihen , aflerward , ran afler Iho dlsgusled
coon and gave him half a dollar.
But- this was only one out of a score of
victims. That same night Ed tackled one
of the spltloon rustlers down in Iho Everelt
house bar. Ho was a sure-thing darkey
and acquiesced In all of Smith's demands.
Ho was lo drlvo Ed oul lo Iho cemetery In
a buggy , and whllo Ed held the horse waste
to dig up the corpse , pull It out of the
casket nnd convey It to the buggy , but when
Ed got Ihls far Ihe darkey said :
"It'll be purtty crowded , boss , for all free
ob us lo como In In do buggy , won't It ? "
This was the quick-witted joker's oppor
tunity nnd ho quickly seized It.
"Oh. there'll bo plenty of room. You see
I'll walk In. "
"An1 mo , " and the darkey's eyes opened.
"Oil , you will Just set the dead man up
on the seat 'long side of you , cock an old
hat on the side of his nut , so nobody'll get
on , nnd just drlvo him down lo the depot ,
whore I will bo walling for you. "
"What's dat ? Mo drlv' down thar alone
with lhat stiff slttln' 'long side o' mo ! I
guess wo don't not fur do hull state of
Florldy. I'm no low-down nigger , not dat
low down , anyway. I guess I had better
say good ebbenon. "
At another time Ed had a big , good-
natured sucker carrying a log of wood , a
heavy post ho had gotlen from In front of a
building that was going up , all over the
town , until n cop stopped him and was going
to run him in. and It cost Ed n couple of
cases to square the matter. Ho told Iho
darkey lhat ho wanted the log to sound Ihe
grave with , that ho could tell jusl how long
a man had been dead by thumping the grave
with the end of Just such a piece of timber.
In Justice lo Smith , however , I must add
thnt In almost every case ho had on hand
ho always left his dupe with n piece of rll-
vor In hishand , , and during his three days'
slay in Holdup , ] fiis fun cosl him considerable
money. But ho is a generous fellow , with
nbout a's much knowledge of the value of a
dollar as an lowan has of prohibition. In
evidence of which statement It Is but neces
sary to say that the $10,000 ho won by de
feating the Barrier champion lasted him a
llttlo over eight weeks.SANDY
SANDY GRISWOLD.
Among the. T.ocul Hortiomcn ,
The horse market at the Union stock
yards , Soulh Omaha , Is anywhere from 10 to
23. per cent in advance of the market at
*
Kansas City.
F. J. Qrlgsby's sale of trolling bred horses
at Red Oak , la. , whllo not a particularly Im
portant affair , fairly lllustralcs Iho condition
of the horse market In this section of the
west. Thirty head of animals were adver
tised to bo offered , but only ono-half that
number were sold. Taking them as they
ran , the prices paid were all the animals
were worth , and In some Instances moro.
There were but two or three cases where Iho
buyer got Iho best of It. When an es
pecially good looking and well bred animal
was led Into the sale ring the bidding at
once became spirited and there were plenty
of men anxious to secure them. Below is
a complete resume of Iho sale :
Elva Medium , b. f. , foaled 1SDI , by Pilot
Medium-Rose Rysdyk , by Robert Rysdyk ,
2:13Vi. : Morris J. Jones , Red Oak , la. , ,
$270.Ora
Ora Groves , ch. f. , foaled 1802 , by Calla-
way-Roso Rysdyk , by Robert Rysdyk.
George T. Trapnoll , Red Oak , $115.
Lizzie , b. m. , foaled 1SS9 , by Greenbacks
2ISO-Uollo B , by Censor. E. II. Balnum ,
Maryvllle , Mo. , $103 ,
Belle Star , g. m. , foaled 1SSS , by Black-
lodgo-Dolly , by General Hardeo. W. J.
Hysliam , Red Oak , la. , ? 50.
Tabby , b. m. , by Star Bashaw-Dolly , by
Robert Rysdyk. Frank Bishop , Stanlon , la. ,
$75.
$75.Nellie
Nellie Reed , b. f. , foaled 1890 , by Harvcs-
tor-Fanny Fern. Peter IjUVlgno , Stanton ,
la. , $ C5.
Smoky Row. br. c. , foahl 1S02 , by Brown-
cll-Mald of Clarence , by Brougham. George
Logan. Red Oak , la. , $70.
Malrt of Clarence , b. m. . f nlcd 1883 , by
Brougham-dam by Finch's St. Lawrence.
E , H _ Balnum. Maryvlllo , Mo. , ' $105.
Harvester , by Hamblotonlan , 10-dam
Venus , by Nonpareil. R. J. Edmund , Haw
thorne , la. , $05.
Calamity , br. c. , foaled 1SP3 , by Callaway-
Fannto Folsom , by Robert Ryadyk. Mlllard
I'cun , Rod Oak , la. , $ U.r .
Gallco , g. f. , foaled 1S93 , by Callaway *
Bcllo Starr , by BlncUitdK'J. R. J. Edmund ,
Hawth'irne , la. , J30.
BcMslo Beo. ch. f. , foaled 1893. by Calla-
wnylNolllo Rood , by Hnrvcslor. 2. T.
Fisher , jr. , Red Oak , la. , $70.
Hardlscrabblo , b. c. , by Hurvestor-Matd of
Clarence , by Brougham. C. C. Epps , Red
Oak. In. , $35.
Lum 0. , c. f. , foaled 1S93. by Callaway-
Tabby. 1 > ' Slar Bashaw. William Butler ,
Clnrlnda , la. , $75.
Harvester , 3818 , is ono ot the last sons of
Hamblotonlan , 10. Ho waa purchased last
week at Frank Orlgsby's sale nt Red Oak ,
In. , for JG'j. Hu Is ono of the most vigorous
and tio---t looking sons of Iho great horse , ami
from neural appearance ho Is good for many
moro years. That ho sold far below his
value thcro Is no doubt. Of course it wns
against him that ho has lived to bo 2 years
old and has no representative in Iho 2:30 :
list , but U Is nol the old horse's fault by any
moans. Nona of his gut have over been
trained for speed. Ho has always been un
fortunate enough lo bo owned by nonio man
who has aba owned uomo oilier horse , and
Harveslcr has been kept In Iho background
and his get used for brood miiroa or , If of
Iho male gender , were castrated and sold
for road animals. Everything sold at the
Rod Oak sale , slrod by llarvoslcr showed
magnificent conformation and u splendid
gait. Yearn ago Harvester trolled to a rec
ord ot 2:30Hi : proving thnt ho could hare
been made a pcrtnrniur of no mean ability ,
and right now , old as ho Is , ho can pull two
men In a wagon , over the road at better
tlmnji tlireo-inliiuto gall. Ho la a handsome ,
up-hcadod follow , and ought yet to became
quite n producer. He was purchased by Mr.
R. J. Edmund , an old breeder ut trotting
horses at Hawthorne , la.
Ed Parker ot Bates City , Mo. , will drlvo
Dr. J , , 3:13 : % , and the famous colt Contest
that ho last year drove to a two-year-old
pacing record of 2:21. : Contest la ono of
the beat colts In Iho west" , and Mr. Parker
wrltea that he baa every reason for bellov-
IIIR that ho will bo right In among the cham
pions tlila yonr.
Lovl Turner , who developed ami drove to
his mark the good Missouri horse , Omttnn ,
nml Hint nlso gave Iloselyn Ills present rec
ord of 2:17'/4 : , hns ) engaged to drlvo for a
prominent Chicago breeder nnd will locate
with hla string of horses nt the I'eorla
track.
Of nil the horses that started two years
ago In the weal none are mnro entitled to
bo called race horses thnn the horse Com
bination , 2:1S',4 , by EgmOnt. This horse ,
from tils cell daya Up to the present , ,1ms
been handicapped seriously In almost every
Imaginable way. Ho has had up behind him
every kind of driver good , bad and Indif
ferent ; honest nnd dishonest. The worst
of all the disadvantage : ! that ho had to con
tend with , however , la the almost universal
Ill-will of the Judges' Bland. Ho has Bel-
dom started nnywhero that ho has'not got
the worst of It. He Is a'puro-galtod horse ,
fast , game and honest , and yet ho has had
to suffer untold penalties because of sonic
act of owner or driver that ho
was In no wise to blame for , nnd In
some cases ho has been penalized because of
no other conceivable reason than that ho
was too fast. At Kansas City a year ago
last fall Combination won his race ns sure
ns the sun rises and sots , Ho won the first
two heats so far that It was next to nn Im
possibility to rob him of tliom. In the
next two heats ho was laid up because of n
slight Injury , nnd Jessie Guinea won them.
In the fifth heat he was ngaln started to
win , and ho beat Nina Medium a good three
lengths to the wlro In 2:17 : 4. Without a
reason In fact the Judges awarded this heat
to Nina Medium , the starter announcing
that Combination was set back for fouling
Nina. The driver of the mare safd that he
was not fouled , and the owner of the same
animal expressed Jilnlself ns the most as
tonished man In the world that this heat
should bo given to her. The decision was
unjust nnd Illegal beyond a single doubt.
Senator Updegraff of Topeka , ono of the
beat breeders of the west , nnd a man of
Integrity and honor. was ono of
the Judges , nnd whllo ho would
not ccnsuro Ills fellow Judges , lie wns free to
say that ho voted to glvo the heat to Com
bination and that there was no doubt In his
mind that ho was honestly entitled to It.
This heat was won by Combination In 2:17 : % ,
and the fact that the Kansaa City associa
tion had offered $1,000 extra to the horse
that beat 2:18 : may have had something to do
with the decision. Mr. Crist , who at that
tlmo nnd until recently wns one of the own
ers of Combination , Interrogated the starting
Judge regarding his reason for setting his
horse back and was given no satisfactory re
ply for some time. At last , however , when
given the reason , ho said to the starter that
the driver of Nina denied that he was fouled
and that he did not think Justice wns being
done his horse. For this Mr. Crist was fined
$50 and when he then turned In and charged
the starter with being dishonest he was fined
an additional $100 nnd expelled. He paid
his fines , apologized for the language used ,
but would not retract what ho had snld re
garding the dishonesty of the decision , and
ho stands expelled today. I am not cham
pioning old man Crist or any'other man who
disregards any of the turf rules , but It seems
to mo that while n man In the capacity of
Judge Is given such Imperial power as ho Is
there nlso should bo some restraining power
that would make It necessary for him to be
just In his decisions and honorable In the
performance of his duties. Granting that
the language used by Mr. Crist was Insult
ing and such as called for some kind
of punishment , and It still remains
a fact that the men In the
stand were the aggressors and that their
decision , by the evidence of almost every
man who saw the race , was so palpably
unjust as to Incite almost any man to the
use of language unbecoming a gentleman.
Mr.rCrlst had reason for believing that ho
was 'being robbed and he protested , first In
moderate language. This proving of no
avail , except to call down upon his head
the wrath of the olllcious starting Judge , he
became angry , nnd It must bo admitted
tha ho then used language deserving of
some character of punishment , but when
all the facts are considered , It can hardly
be held that that punishment should have
been expulsion. Later , when this affair got
to the American association , Mr. Crist
tells mo that ho offered to secure the af
fidavits of hundreds of those who were
present nnd who protested ngalnst the de
cision , along with that of Senator Updegraff
of Topeka , but that Secretary Stelner told
him that that would not affect his case at
all and that ho would not call It up. I can
hardly believe that this Is true of Mr.
Stolner , for .It Js certainly the pinnacle of
Injustice to deny to any man a hearing and
u presentation of his case before the legally
constituted arbitrators. As a result of this
Kansas City affair Mr. Crist was denied
the right to race this great young horse and
It naturally follows that this materially re
duced his business. I cannot help recalling
a vigorous editorial that appeared In the
Horseman two weeks after this affair oc
curred : "Ruling off or expulsion Is the
extreme penalty . that turf govern
ment can Inflict , and It is a
most serious punishment. It means
now , under the ordinary circum
stances , the loss of character , loss of busi
ness and loss of occupation. The expelled
man Is cast out of a great Interest with the
brand of disgrace. Expulsions are too often
hastily and sometimes unjustly Imposed.
And when , as Is now the case. It Is known
that many men stand under expulsion not
as a punishment for turf crime , but brought
about through business and personal animos
ities and scheming. It Is no wonder that the
public has so little respect for turf verdicts. "
It seems to mo that thcro Is altogether too
much power vested In the men who occupy
the Judges' stand. It looks to mo to bo a
reasonable proposition that before a man can
bo expelled 'or a crime committed on the
turf ho should , as In the courts of Justice ,
have some opportunity to present his case
to man who are not directly Interested In
the result. This man Crist Is n man of
no means wherewith to carry his case to
the higher courts of the turf , nnd oven If
ho was possessed of plenty of worldly chat
tels ho has beihwdenled the rght ( to appeal.
Another result of this , as It looks to mo ,
rank Injustice Is that Mr. Crist has been
forced to sell his Interest in Combination ,
and It Is needless to add that this sale was
consummated at n sacrifice to him. How
ever , the horse will bo out again this sea
son and will bo In the hands of ono of the
best of drivers. Ho Is fast enough to bo a
winner In the grand circuit , nnd there Is
where ho Is going to bo raced.
Mutual Life , a two-year-old colt , by lied
Shawmut , 2:25 : , wns sold at public sale nt
Marshall , Mo. , recently and he brought $325.
This colt Is only n two-year-old and Is ono
of the oldest of his sire's get. Ho could
go out at this sale and show n 2:40 : gait ,
and do It handily. Ho is a grand Indi
vidual and will surely bo heard from this
season , ns ho has gene Into the hands of
a man who believes In racing what ho owns ,
Again the statement is inado that Morris
Jonea will drlvo his mare AHx , 2:07 : % , this
year. Ho tried It once and the result was
a failure , nnd It seems as though experience
ought to bo worth something to him. Jack
Curry exposed an ability to handle this
mare and ho Is entitled to drlvo her again.
Sam Fuller , the good Missouri trainer ,
after spending the greater part of the win
ter at Hot Springs , 1ms returned to Scdalla
and is organizing a stable for the coming
season. It Is reported that ho will hare
Telegram. 2:13 : % ,
Judge James Oiilbortnou. formerly of Kan
sas , but now of Chicago , will start the
horscu nt the Nebraska stnto fair this year ,
and also nt Holton , Kan , , Mason City , and
Crcston , la. Ho is ono of the best men
that over acted in that capacity.
Late advices from the great Woodllno
farm at Fullerton , Neb. , tend to prove what
I claimed wns true last season that Capplo
Woodllno , now two years old , was the best
animal that Woodllno 'had sired. Report
says that the llttlo filly Is as fast as the
weird specter wo fancied in our childhood
days.
days.Myron
Myron Henry will drlvo Direct this year.
Thcro will bo more horses trained nnd
raced this year than over before In tho'his
tory of trotting. There Is hardly a farm
anywhere that Is not working from two to
twenty head of horses.
Twenty-five trotters and twenty-four
pacers have been driven to records of from
205& ; to 2:20H : by Ed Goers , the "silent
man. "
The greatest sale over held west of the
Mississippi will bo that at the Union Stock
Yards. South Omaha , commencing on the
20th of the present month. Nearly 275
head of choicest bred and greatest perform
ing blood of the entire country will bo of
fered. The catalogue contains the-get of the
following great Biros : Mninbrina 1'atchan ,
Strathmoro , Nutwood , Shadeland Onward ,
King Ileno , Wllkes Hey , Idol Wlkes , Victor
Utsmarck , Dictator , Hinder Wllkes , lied
B , Hobert McGregor , Ellor lla Wllkea ,
Mnmbrtno Dor , Egmont , Hod Wing , Wedge
wood , etc. There Is plenty of performing
nnd producing blood In this sale , nnd among
the number to bo offered are several will
fnijt records nnd that have proven tholr
nbMlty to raco.
Crestdn , la. , Is out with an nnnouncemoni
of twenty-one stakes valued from $400 to
$600 , to bo raced at their coming August
meeting. This association has never de
faulted In the payment n single dollar owed
to horsemen.
The b. m. Mary will appear the coming
season ns a pacor. She has developed Into n
Brand nnlmnl nnd ought to go very fast.
Mr. Allen of California street has recently
provided his family with.a pair of bay
carriage horses that nro away up ns strong
ones. *
C. J. Nobes , Yorlu. Neb. , Is the proud pos
sessor of Lobnsco , Jr. , the first foal of Lo-
basco. Ills dam U iby Charles Caffroy , and
It Is claimed that the youngster Is very fast
and promising. '
C. W. leach ! , AuMVn , Nob. , has traded his
roan mnre , Mattlo'IPp ' ( ) , 2:10'/i : , to Dr. H. E.
llowoll , Minneapolis ; Minn. , for Mlna Cobb ,
a bay mare said to bo able to trot close to
2:30 : , .
James A. Scott , | Julesburg i ( , Colo. , has pur
chased a flno 9-moliVhs-old colt by American
Consul , dam Flora iJ'Xdam ' of Ullly U 2:18 : % ) ,
of C. E. Holland , Seward , Neb. I'rlco $3.00.
Western Resource ; ) .
H. E. McCormac of thlc city has sold his
Polletler stallion , McCormac , to Uennott
tiros. , Drockport , N.1 V. , and Tolloth & Hullf-
son , Falrbury , Nob. , have sold Valid ( p ) , soi
of I'ellotlcr , to the1 same parties.
But Mr. McCord Seems about content behind -
hind n black polo team that ho has recently
got together. When the drives get good
they will bo nt to bo let loose down the
road. They will not lack opportunities as
Mack Is generous when ho Is "up. "
Messrs. Krldcr & Gage last week sold their
trotting horse , Harry 1C , to H. J. llcnnett of
Buffalo , N. Y.Vo understand the consid
eration was over $1,000 , but Just how much
wo nro unable to state. "Harry K was a
good horse , nnd with the proper handling
will undoubtedly r'vo n good account of him
self. His career . > .ll bo watched with con
siderable Interest by Falrbury lovers of good
horse llcsh. Ho was shipped to Buffalo Saturday
urdaylast. . Falrbury Enterprise.
Thomas Conway Is at the fair grounds In
charge of Nat Brown's stable , and all evince
having received the best of care. Each
looks as robust as possible. The big b. s.
Ignis Fatuus , 2:20t/4 : , romas about his large
box stall looking as stout and powerful as a
ilon. When stripped and posing a visitor Is
led to exclaim , that ho is a great horse.
Every point Indicates strength and speed ,
and ho glories in a color to bo envied a per
fect bay with the proper trimmings. Ignis
has been a creature of circumstances of a
character to seemingly defeat his now
being ono of the champions of the day.
May ho yet , through his progeny , demon
strate his greatness.
W. A. Pnxton , Jr. , has added two more
magnificent brood mares to his extensive
breeding farm. At Cleveland last Wednes
day he purchased Lady Llghtfoot , the dam
of Lady Russell , 2:17 : , by Jester D , son of
Almont , dam byClarke Chief and Red
Rose , dam by Guy , 2:22 : % , nnd Eliza K ,
2.19 % .
A Wonderful Ciinni Country.
C. H. Grlnnell of Sheridan , Wyoming ,
and C. P. Hubbard of McCook have been the
guests of G. W. Holdrego for several days
past , and both being gentleman sportsmen
of course made the sporting editor a friendly
call while In the city. Mr. Grinnell. with
George Canfleld , Mr. Holdrege and others ,
Is Interested in Colonel Cody's new scheme
to-put in n stage line to run from Sheridan
across the mountains for 1EO miles to the
National park , and was naturally enough
very enthusiastic over the project.
The Big Horn mountains , which the con
templated line will cross , comprises one of
the choicest ble and small game countries
upon the habitable globe. .Hero the grizzly
bear , the cinnamon and silver-tip , are to
bo found In their formidable grandeur. It
Is also the homo of the lonely white goat ,
mountain sheep , elk , caribou and deer , to
say nothing of the smaller fry , such as blue
and willow grouse , ducks and geese. And
the fishing ! It Is said to bo a perfect
piscatorial paradise. Nowhere In the world
uro the trout moro abundant , or grow larger ,
and there mro bass , and walleyed pike , and
oven the wondrousiand gamey'grayling. Ac
cording to Mr. Grlnnell , It is not simply to
establish a stage llneiacross this great country -
try that Is actuating , Buffalo Bill In his now
enterprise , but ho intends to put In several
hunting ranches ifor the benefit of sports
men. These ranches will bo completed In
all their details. and run for the purp.oso
of outfitting and caring for hunting nnd
fishing parties ambitious for an outlna
within the great regions of the mountains.
In speaking of the flno trout fishing to "bo
had there , Mr. Grlnnell said that C. N. Doltz
of this city was out. there last June and
caught a trout that weighed something ovoi
four pounds , and measured 19 % Inches In
length. This princely fish was taken from
the waters of Geese creek , nnd Mr. Doltz
has had It mounted and regards It ns nn
Invaluable souvenir , of the greatest fishing
trip he over enjoyed. The largest trout
over taken there wns n monster.tipping the
scales nt six pounds and eight ounces , and
measuring twentyrslx Inches. It has been
mounted also , nnd Is to bo seen today in
the ollico of the First National bank at
Sheridan.
WIiUpcrlngB of the Wheel.
Dar's a powful ngtatlon In do cullud cycle
Yo * kin hoah do trubblo brewln' fr'm New
Awllns to do Hub ; .
Dar a tempos comln' , honey , nn' she s
youso a coon ,
Dar's lioun' to be some carvln' done dat
cun't bo done too soon.
Do white trnsb links dey run de league ,
but you hcnh mo shout ?
Dar's cwlne to be some carvln
Et
dey
' *
don't
look
outl
Dar wuz n gen'l mectln' to de club house
An' reslutlns passed de board 'bout skludln'
dat word white ;
Do namlnous declamation gin do menment
wuz BO strong
Dnt dey had to frow de winders up , ro wo
could git elong. . . .
Dar'H trubblo comln' an' I knows Jes what
I'm tnlkln' 'bout , .
Fur dar's gwlne to be some carvln'
Kf
dey
don't
look
outl
' ' tnlktn' wlf Its
Do cullud pop'Iatlon ain't n
Wen 't 'says twont stan' no foolln' fln du
gomrnen In do souf ;
Dnr IH heaps of Hpect'blo pussona buyln'
rnznlis ebery day ,
An' wats n cwlno to happen well , I can t
persackly Bay ; . . . .
But I tells you , honey , yo' be kinder 'tickle
wet yo'n 'bout ,
Case dar'H gwlne to be some carvln'
Kt
dey
don't
look
out !
The Idler , In Bearings.
John Hynes will soon "go on the road"
for M. O. Daxon to push the sale of the
"Standard" nnd other wheels sold by the
firm.
firm.Tho
The Tourist Wheelmen elect officers Thurs
day evening , the Sth of March , and all mem
bers of the club are requested to bo presenter
or send In their proxies.
The Omaha Wheel club elect officers for
the ensuing year next month. The club Is
determined to make ' 84 Its banner year , and ,
ns It is made up of wheelmen who can da It
If they once sot their minds in that dlrec-
; lon , It will undoubtedly succeed.
The matter of classifying the racing men
was a menus of considerable discussion at
the national assembly at Louisville , and the
amendment of classification was adopted , so
wo shall have real white amateurs and sham
amateurs this season.- This means death to
the professional league.
The great 1'oornmn road race will bo
liold as usual this -year , on July 4 , and will
: > o under the personal supervision of the
originator hlmsolfj J , E. I'oorman. Ho Is
nuking proparatlonsithls early In the season ,
declaring that lho > race will ourpass any-
: hlng attempted heretofore. Last year there
were 189 starters < knd the finish was wit
nessed by 75,000 people.
It Is reported that two of the first things
President Luscomb ' did when he took his
chair as presiding ofllcer of the League
of American Wheuljnen wore characteristic
of the man. Ono wni to appoint II. E , Raymond
mend us chairman of the national racing
board. This makes Chairman Raymond's
second term. Ha haa proved himself to bo
n conscientious , fearless nnd cnpnblo official
The other was to refuse a yearly salary ol
$3,0001
The 'cullud brother' lias been barred from
membership In the League of American
Wheelmen I Much has been written on this
subject by league men , In both the cycling
nnd news press , both pro and con , nnd
wheelmen wore on needles and carpet tacks
until the veto won taken nt Ixnilsvllle , Ky. ,
last Tuesday , deciding by nn overwhelming
majority that colored wheelmen could not
bccomo members of the league , and there
It rests at present.
And still the wall of the club secretary
goes up for some bettor system for the
collection of club dues. The Chicago
Century Wheelmen nnd the North Sldo
Cycling club of Chicago recently were com
pelled to abandon their cozy club quartern
and disband , because the members would
not pay up their dues. The last "month In
' 9.1 and the first two months In ' 91 have
been hard ones for the nvorngo cycle clubs ,
many a good club having been forced to
the wall by I'.s delinquent members.
Lincoln cyclists nro enterprising If they
are anything. Hero Is a .clipping from n
cycling Journal of late date : The Capltnl
City Cycling club of Lincoln , Neb. , has de
cided to erect a building for the purpose of
holding conventions , etc. , nnd In which n
track will bo built. The building as
planned will cost between $3,000 and $1,000.
Members of the club are now soliciting sub
scriptions and if they meet with encourage
ment n stock company will bo formed.
They believe that wjth the revenue from a
series of bicycle races nt different seasons
of the year and rental money the building
will soon pay the cost of construction.
A story comes from the far west , amid
the snow-capped peaks of the Sierras. "A
cyclist sot forth on n morning spin of
thirty-one miles or miles nnd n half , and
In descending n rough , mountainous road he
punctured both tires. As ho Was near
the end of his outgoing trip ho waited untl
ho reached the town In the valley before
ho repaired his tires.s a damp vapory
fog was on ho pumped up his tyres am
walled until the fog had lifted before ho
starlcd to return. As ho pedaled along ho
became conscious of n weary drag to his
machine. The tires refused to answer to
their customary rosclllant tread. Each mlle
matters grow worse , the Intense CQ\d \ warnei
him to hurry on to keep from freezing
Mailers became so bad at length that he
determined lo dismount and see what ailed
his steed. Ho examined the llres and
discovered that they were frozen solid ! "
You see , ho had Inflated them with the
humid , foggy atmosphere In the valley be
low , and as ho ascended the fall In torn-
peraluro had solidified Ihls air by freezing !
The slory does not say how ho thawed
them .out , which ho very likely did , and
the steam having no place to escape.unless
ho unscrewed the valves , burst Us bonds
and well you can guess the rest.
Asbury Park , N. J. , and Denver , Colo. ,
mot al Louisville , Ky. , face lo face , wheel
and wheel , and , ns was expecled , the
"Queen City" sailed by "Mosqultovllle"
Park as serenely "as you please. " The
great national meet goes lo Denver let us
toss our caps Into the atmosphere nnd
shout "great is Denver ! " Western grit ,
western enlerprlso and weslern gtt-there-
actlveness , backed up by eastern push and
voles , helped her lo down the Jerseymen
for the greatest annual event In wheoldom !
Yes , Denver's pole was the longest and she
knocked the persimmon. She ought to feel
proud and do the thing up brown when the
summer sun smiles upon her during the
three days of the meet. There Is no doubl
but what she will. Wo predict the meet a
success of successes. Western wheelmen
are Jubilant over her Irlumph , as It means
much for all. National meets heretofore
have been almost Impossible for Ihe average
cyclist In moderate circumstances to at
tend. Besides the meet Denver has hun
dreds of features to draw Iho wheelmen.
Whal clly Is blessed with such grand and
picturesque scenery ? What a trip for the
eastern cyclist ! What a chance for the
plodder to take a day off to run out to
Denver and take In the meet and breathe
a llttlo fresh air In ono'breath ! Wo predlcl
lhal Iho Denver meet will bo the "queen
meet" of them all. Nebraska and Iowa
will send an army of wheelmen and wheel-
women that heretofore have taken no In
terest in. league ; mepls whatever.
Omaha now has the chance of a llfellmo to
have a tournament that will , for good racing ,
enthusiasm "nnd attendance rival anything
held west of Chicago or east of Denver. The
national meet of the League of American
Wheelmen to bo held In Denver In July or
August ot this year will draw all the famous
eastern cracks lo lliat burg. Many of them
Will pass through Omaha. With them will
bo thousands of wheelmen and excursionists.
A lllllo energellc push , a combined effort
and a Judicious amount of advertising will
cause many of these to stop oft at Omaha
for ono day's racing and sightseeing. Now
Is the time to work the scheme up. Some of
the Omaha cyclists are fascinated with the
Idea of holding the state meet hero. How
much moro Interesting it would be to have
a moot hero in which Zimmerman , Johnson ,
Tyler , GIthens , Taylor , Dlrnberger , Bliss and
scores of other well known men would com
pete ! How much bigger crowds would such
men draw ! For a prize list our merchants
are liberal subscription papers placed In the
liands of an onthuslasllc and competent com
mittee would work wonders. It might bo too
largo nn undertaking for one club to handle
successfully , "but In union . there is
slrength. " Every wheelman ought to bo In-
leresled in a scheme of Ihls kind and unite
In a common cause , Irrespecllvo of club or
clan. Who will bo the first to lake Iho step ?
Omaha can "bo In It" If she wants to. It
rests with the wheelmen lo make Iho slarl.
There Is no reason why wo should not have
a meet which will outshine any ot the big
eastern events.
Sonff ot tbo DIcltoy Ulrd.
The Woslorn league championship season
opens April 25.
Waller Wllmot won Iho billiard lourna-
ment at St. Paul recently.
The question of grounds for the local club
still remains In slatuo quo.
The Western league teams will travel
about 10,000 miles each this year.
The Toledo , Milwaukee and Minneapolis
teams will report in Cincinnati for practice
April 10.
The Louisville club has accepted.tho terms
ot outfielders T4m O'Rourko and Larry
Twltchell.
Pitcher Inks of 'tho Balllmorcs excels
Tommy Eslerbrook In his palmiest days
as a dresser.
The veteran second baseman , Tim Man-
ilng , will manage the DCS Molnos learn of
ho now Western association ,
Gcorgo Wood Is likely to sign with Do-
iroll. Ho was ono of the big guns thcro
n the days of the famous Wolverines.
Sioux City Is reported as having signed a
catcher named Robert Woods , who Is C
eel , -Vi Inches high and weighs 187 pounds.
Peter McNabb , .who was with Omaha
year before last , committed suicide at Pllls-
jurg last Wednesday , something ho has
leglected for flvo'or six years.
Joe Kelly recommends a young pitcher
named Dolan , with Iho Norlh Weymoulhs ,
o Now England lo Manager Rourlco. lie
s left-handed , with good curves and great
speed.
"Manager" Long of the Tolodos , has not
'trapped" a pitcher In a week , and ho Is In
Innger of being passed by some other man
ager with a larger string pf fish than ho has
yet booked.
Extremes meet In the Western league.
Detroit has a trio of California pitchers
Cobb , Harper and Balsz. Minneapolis has
hreo New Enland pitchers Lincoln , Morse
and Mains.
Dave Thompson , of Denver , a third base-
nan , Is to bo given a trial by Washington ,
lo Is roporlcd to bo u wonder In his throw-
ng across the diamond. Ho will bo given
ample opportunity to prove the truth of this
roporl.
Grand Rapids ought to be able to cut some
sort of a Ilguro In the Western league race
with such players as : Catcher , Spies ;
> ltchers , Rlloy , Pnlmotor , Walker and
arkerj first base , Carnations ; second , Slppo ;
short tflop , Wheelock ; Udders , George , Car
roll and Wright ,
With Chris Von dcr Aho in the box with
ils war cry , "Whydohell don't you hit them
on the floor , " and Tackle Crooks , Fog Horn
illllcr , Perry Werdon and Kid Gleason on
ho llnea ut the samu time , the green ghost
lance ot the Cotnanches will bo eclipsed
le.xt Season. Cincinnati Enquirer.
President Ban Johnson thinks that there
must be some destitution In the country.
Abolil every man who lias ecru a ball game
s anxlauH to become an umpire In the
Western league. Times are hard and the
applicants are desperate. Death on the diamond
mend IB preferable to dying of starvation.
Joe Strauss , the well known second base
man , has offers from both Western nnd
Southern Icaguo clubs , but ho will not ac
cept anything until ho hcnrsTrain the
league. Jou has nn application lit with
1'rosldont N. E. Young for n ponlllcm on tht >
longuo's staff of umpires , and ho has n good
chance of gelling Iho place.
According to Hnrry Wcldon , when n major
lenguo player falls back to the minor ranks
U Is usually the beginning ot the end ot his
baseball career. Ho rarely ever "comes
back" ngaln. Billy Earlo Is an exception.
Ho has fulloiiNiack Into minor leagues sev
eral times and then returned to major Icaguo
ranks boiler than over. Gcorgo Tebcau Is a
remarkable Instance of resurrection , ( leorgo
has been out of fast company for four sea
sons , but ho will bo in the big Icaguo agnln
next spring. Gus Schmelz has signed him
for the Washington * , and It Is n good but
that Gus has not made a mistake. The hard
facts In the case nro that Tebcau should
never have been put back a peg. Ho plnyed
good enough ball to hold his job In fast com
pany , and but for the fact that ho wns the
"target" for the shots of a lot of "knockers"
ho would never have gene back to Iho
minors. Ho In as good a player as his brother
1'atscy , and that Is saying a good deal ,
Among tint fli'iitli'iimii SporlRinrn.
The geese nnd ducks have begun to arrive ,
and If the pleasant woalher of Iho past sev
eral days continues long , they may bo ox-
peeled hero In force by another seven days.
The Omaha Kennel club has reduced Ha
Initiation fee from $25 to $10 nnd may ox *
pect a decided boom In membership shortly.
The club Is In admirable condition nnd will
give another big bench show next September.
The credit of the Invention of the now
Korkor decoy was erroneously given to W. C.
Peters In last Sunday's Boo. when It rightfully -
fully belongs to that genial nnd obliging
nportsmnn , Frank Cross. Mr. Peters Is In-
lerosled with Mr. Cross In the manufacture
ot the Korkor. only.
Charllo Thompson , the clothier , and Frank
Parmolec , have Just Imported a new Greener
each , an S-boro , 12-po.und gun. They nro
nro models of nent workmanship and are big
enough lo kill elephants with , which Charlie
and Frank uro going nflor as soon as Iho
wild gooseberries are ripe.
There Is sllll another now decoy about to bo
sprung upon the market , both goose am
ducks , and according lo my Idea of a goot
Ihlng , will provo ono of Iho best over In
vented. W. W. Roberts of North Bend is
the originator , and ho was In Omaha Wcdnes
day and placed his model In the hands o
G. W. Sues , the patent attorney. Mr
Roberts dropped Into The Boo office and
had Iho pleasure of Inspecllng Hie model o
Iho geese decoy. It Is a perfect prototype
of the live bird , Identical In all Iho delalts of
coloring and form , and cannot fall of sue
cess. It Is collapsable , a canvas covering
over a wlro frame , and can bo transporte (
with case and convenience. Shot puncture
will not Injure It In the least , and it comes
ns near the correct thing as anything lliat
has ever yet been Invented.
It Is not very generally known , but there
Is some of the most striking scenery In the
country In the wcslorn part of Nebraska.
Along the Nlobrara nt different points , and
Pine and Blrdwood creeks , are bits of scenic
effect sufficient to delight the soul of an an
chorite. There arc many lltllo lakes , too.
In Iho regions named , which are fed by
streams of purest ami coldest water. These
lakes are not very plentifully supplied with
fish , however , while some nro absolutely de.
void of Ichthyologlcal life. With the idea
of slocking all of these lakes with trout , one
of the big railroad companies has a private
fish hatchery In contemplation , and Iho
sporting editor has been Invited lo accom
pany a number ot fish cxperls ever Iho coun
try In view for the purpose of drawing up a
map , denoting Iho fishing lakes and streams ,
Ihe best camping grounds and the places
offering the greatest facilities for angling and
shooting.
Questions nnil Answers.
CONSTANT HEADER. SPRINGFIELD ,
NEB. I have looked Into the Irish water
spaniel question , and , according to Stonu-
hliiKe on polnls , Ihe "topknot" and "rnt-
Inil" nre both of high meril. The coat of
the do ( ? should be very closely curled ,
coarse Imlr nnd oily , after tbo fashion ot
the wool of a sheep. The color should be a
dark liver , full smooth ; -with the "wool"
depending below tbo liock oa < the bind legs
and to the knuckle joint on the front legs.
Eyes dark hazel , with nose to correspond
with coat In color.
COUNCIL I3LUFFS , In. , Feb. 27. To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : Please let mo
know through the columns of next Sunday's
Bee which size shot Is the best for snipe ,
also for ducks ? (2) ( ) Whore can I get Hen-
shaw's or Henchell's "Fish of America , "
whichever It Is ? (3) ( ) What time of day is
the best for shooting snlpp ; also ducks , nnd
when ? ( I ) Wlmt pitcher did the most effec
tive work last season and lo what club did
ho belong ? Joseph Drlesbacb.
Ans. (1) ( ) No. 9 for snipe ; 7's for teal nnd
blue bill ; 5's nnd C's for mallard , redhead
nnd canvRsbnck. (2) ( Address Ibo Forest
and Stream Publishing company , 1318 Broad
way , N. Y. , for HeiiHhall's works on fish.
(3) ( ) Morning- and evening' , although snipe
may be shot nil through the day. (1) ( ) Kid
Nichols , with the Boston club.
GEORGE F. H. , GRAND ISLAND. Have
neither the tlmo or Inclination to look Into
your puzzle.
SIOUX FALLS , Feb. 23. To the Sporting
Editor of Tha Bee : In next Sunday's Bee
will yon please glvo us n description of the
dusky duck , or black mallard , as It Is
called In some parts ot the counlry. In a
controversy nt the "store" one evening
this week wo got into quite a dispute on
tbo duck question. I claim that the black
mallard Is simply n mallard , which by some
freak of nature or from exposure of some
sort , bns become darker In plumage than
Hie rest of Its kind , or that It Is u hlbreil ,
mallard and widgeon , ; others say that It Is
a distinct species In Itself and does nol
visit these western waters , nnd Is only lo
be found along Ihe Atlantic seaboard.
Please state nlso If the whistler Is to by
found In Dakota In season. We have
agreed to abide by your decision , as wo
have found you always reliable In your In
structlvo discussions of the wild fowl , and
enjoyed your account of wild fowl shoot-
liiK beyond expression. Thanking you ,
perhaps prematurely , I am yours respect-
fully-Il. L. T , Wilson.
Ans. The black mallard or dusky duck
( nnns obsctiru ) , Is as dlstlncl a species ol'
wild fowl ns the mallard Itself , or redhead
or widgeon. II breeds In Texas , westward
nnd throughout this country , the British
provinces and Labrador. II Is mosl fro-
nienl In the middle Atlantic districts , but
Is quite nbundnnt along tbo Illinois and
Knnknkec , nnd I have even killed them In
Nebraska. Ono year ago last Oclober I
killed Iwo , a drnkp nnd n ben. In the
Logan , north of Bancroft. The American
whistler or golden eye Is seldom stun In
Ihls part of the country of lalo years , but
I am Informed by olil-tlmc duck shooters
llml nt one time It was qullo plentiful.
YORK , Neb. , Feb. 2C. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Please slnlo what , in
your opinion , Is Iho best powder for use In
KliotKim , having regard to safely , strength
and recoil ? (2) ( ) How should shells bo loaded
for goose , duck and snipe shooting respec
tively. Samuel Paul.
Ans. (1) ( So far as the now nltro powders
nro concoriii'd I consider one about as nnfo
is another , bul for satlsfactorliuss In every
delall I can enthusiastically endorse the
Wnlsrodp. 12) ) As to loading , It would bo
neecBsmry to know the gauge of your gun
uul the powder you dcslro to use.
SIOUX CITY , March l.-To the Sporting
Kdllor of The Bee : Will you plenuo state
.11 . Sunday's addition the number of rounds
joxecl In nmalour competitions , and can
imntpurs box moro than throe rounds fur
lenora at a regular competition , governed
iy the rules of the Association of the
A. A. U. ? An answer -would be highly np-
) roclated by uevornl doubtful amateurs.
LI. M. n.
Ans. Three rounds , the first two three
mluulcs each , the last Tour minutes , with a
minute's rent between. Four rounds Is the
ibsolute limit. Any athlete who competes
n n boxing1 contest of moro than four
rounds Is liable to xiispenslon.
BEATRICE , March l.-To llic Sporllm , '
'dltor of The Hoc : Is there ntiy law pro-
ilblllug II.Hlilnir with line nnd rod at nny
season In thn stnto of Nebraska ? Angler.
AIIH. Tlu-ro Is not , ritllioucll IJ571 of Ihe
Revised Statutes says "It shall bo unlawful
'or nny uerson to catch , Injure or kill nuy
California salmon , landlocked salmon , trout ,
shad , whlto fish or cnrp which shall have
icon planted in nny waters of Ihls Htato
> y the Hull commissioners or private
lursons. " Judging , however , from the In-
llscrlinlnnlu way llsh of nil kinds arc
nki'ii , with book , nut nnd seine , this clause
wan only Intended for a joke.
OMAHA , F b. 21.-To the Sporting Editor
of TI c Bee : Will you kindly Hlute In Sun-
lay's IHHUO of your paper , lo decide a bol ,
n regard lo scven-up. A Is 10 , II Is 9. A la
IcnllnR nnd tunif ) n J.iclt. B holds high ami
ow , Who wins ? J , Rulli.
iVnB. U you urc plu'ylrm II points A wins.
California hnx n railroad In Sonoma county
graded through a forest , the ties being laid
on MtmniH. | _
Cook's Extra Dry Champagne is tinumo
for Americana. Us purity and buquut com-
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AOn-NIti WANTlU KVUKVWIIKHU.
Is sold with written
guarantee to euro
Nervous Prostra
tion , Fl'e ' , Dlzil-
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nrtWnko-
yj cOfflvuuscoiOplum ,
UNV Toboc-co nnd Alrn-
BBFone - Ar-nm. M iS 'S
the Rrnln , causing Mloory , Inannlty aiul Dontli |
lliirrcuesi' , Impotency , Lost F'ovvoriu either M.'I.
Pror.inturo Old ARC , Involuntary Ijww.cou'ctl
by ovcr-iriilultfeiico , ovor-oxortion of the Ilraln anil
Hrroronf Youth. Itelvosto Weak Oicnni tliolr
Natural Vaor ! nnd dounliv ) the Jojro of llfn ; curoi
i.ucorrhcrn and remiiln AVoclinpds. A month's treat
ment , in plain packiico. by mall , to nny add roan , { 1
pop box , 0 hoxpa Jo. wltti every fo onlor wo clvo K
Written Guarantee to euro or return ! the money ,
circulars free. Guarnutei ) Issued oiily by our ox-
' ] u lvoncent.
KUIIN St. CO. , SOLn AOBNTS. OMAHA.
FERRETS FERRETS
ARE YOV TROUBLED
WITH RATS
or do you wish 10 hunt rabbin
wholesale ? If so , eut n irooU fer
ret at only fl.'jri or it ixilr : it $3 ,
iThu bent rabbit huiituru and rut
[ destroyers. At
Geisler's ' Bird Store
400 North 10th St. ,
OMAHA , NED.
SEARLES
SEARLES ,
SPECIALISTS
Call on or nrtdress with ethmp for circular !
Frco book , receipts and uyniptoln blank * .
Dr , Searles and Saarles , ll883Ullii3Vuvs
First stairway south or. post office. Hoom
7 Omaha. Nebraska.
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