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"CHAT WITH THE BOXERS
Tlio Big Fellows Are Unking Active Prepara
tions and Mean Tight ,
THE HORSEMEN AND THE WHEELMEN
On the I.nkc nml In the I'lrlil-Stntc Sports-
nmn'n Aniiiml Shoot Opmlng of the
Ilumo Siile * Tui'udiiy , nml the
Itrgnlnr Weekly OrUt.
Try as hanl as they may , It seems qulto
Impossible for I'nrson Davlcs and Hilly
Irmly to create nny Interest In tlm Corbott-
Jackson fight. For weeks now matters
Iwvo been In atntu quo , and nro likely to re
main so until something more definite Is
promulgated In regard to the affair. A
battle ground In this country seems to bo
out of the question , and If they are com *
polled to go abroad for. one , the match wll
bo stripped of much oftho * Interest that
would eventually bo taken In It. Davles'
latest hopeless effort to reawaken the
waning excitement was to take the big
Colorado Madura over to New York and
have him tape-lined by the Illustrious Dr.
John Wilson Glbbs. The Parson hoped that
by giving publicity to the physical proportions
tions of tils gigantic black pot he would
again sot the Rcrlbblcrs at work. Ho has
succeeded only In a moderate degree. The
difficulty Is that they are all onto the min
isterial sport's gntno , also that of the expert
Esculuplim In Uowanus.
As a foregone fact , Dr. dlblis has pro
nounced Pctor to bo In "perfect physical
condition , " and 0110 of the most magnlflcant
specimen ) ) of the genus homo ho has ever
run across In all his long and varied career.
The doctor doesn't see how a man superior
to the Midnight Mars can bo produced. The
doctor , I might add , Is pretty smooth people.
Ho measures and apalyzes these marvels In
puggory at so much per pug. Ilcnco to
find a client Inferior to any of his previous
patrons or out of condition , In not In the
game as ho plays It. They must all ba the
best. It was Doctor Olbbs , you all remem
ber , who said as much for John L. , and Jim
Corbott. Ho'mlsscd It In the big fellow's
case by a few thousand yards , but his dlag-
nosls of the champion panned out very sat
isfactorily Indeed.
Notwithstanding the uphill work the man
agers are experiencing In their endeavors
to boom the light , I have no doubt now but
what they are In earnest , and If the thine Is
possible we'll have a light. I am strength
ened In this by a letter from Oavles , In
which ho says each side has already posted
$4,000 with Wilt H. Davis of Chicago , who
has been selected as stakeholder , and ono
week from tomorrow will deposit $4.000
more. The Parson and Peter were to go
halvcrs In the $10,000 stake , but now , since
Dr. Qlbbs has run up and down his lines ,
Jackson says ho will furnish the whole
amount single handed before ho will miss
another chance at Jim , and .that If they can
not got a purse the bet will bo sufficient for
him. Another matter that should not bo
overlooked at this Juncture Is the fact that
tooth men are now loudly professing their
supreme confidence In their respective ablll-
ties to win. Corbett says that Jackson Is
Just peaches and cream and a savory dish
the big West Indian would make for him.
that ho Is so constructed anatomically that
ho can't get away. He neither ducks , side
steps or dances , simply shuffles backward
and forward with a monotony only to bo
broken by stiff punches In the mug and the
eparo-rlbs. And Peter , ho nays that If a
played-out , stale old boy like Cliolly Mitchell
can hit Jim In the mouth and chest at will ,
It oughtn't be any very stupendous matter for
him to finally knock him out. But It Is the
old story over again , and I suppose wo will
have to listen , to It for several months to
come.
That the champion nuns business I
haven't the slightest doubt. Ho honestly
believes ho can easily whale Jackson , rnd
recently has arrived at the conclusion that
the greatest snap ho can possibly get on
Is a boxing contest. Ho would certainly
prefer to act If emoluments were cornmon-
surato , but It seems lately that there has
been a decided curtailment In this business.
I quoth from a well known eastern author
ity anent this : "It Is no secret that W.
A. Brady and Champion Jim Corbott are
not enthusiastic over the receipts of the
Cbrbott theatrical company slnco the Jack
sonville engagement. It was confidently ex
pected that the money would flow Into the
box office llko water over Niagara Falls , but
these fond hopes have not been realized.
The first setback was encountered at the
Corbett reception at Madison Square Garden ,
where the receipts , Instead of passing the
$10,000 mark , as was expected , only reached
the comparatively modest-sum of $4,000.
The Boston engagement followed , and it
was given out that $15,000 was taken In ,
when , In fact , but about half that amount
had been received. The Harlem engagement
was very unsatisfactory from a financial
show-point , and Jim cannot get Peter Into
a ring too quick to suit his Ideas as to his
* worth as a money-getter. "
Now that Stanton Abbott sails for England
next Wednesday ho Is hot on Jack Mc-
AullfTo's trail. Since ho knocked out Harry
ailmorc , Chicago's old trial horse , tils bump
of confidence has assumed moat abnormal
proportions. He declares that ho will sac
rifice almost anything save his trip over
homo next week to get the Wllllamsburgor
Inside the ropes. If ho falls In this ho will
magnanimously take on Austin Gibbons. It
Is wonderful how anxious all those foreign
fighters got to try conclusions with Amerl-a's
best men when they are about to put the
ocean between thorn. If Abbott Is on the
level ho should refrain from all such out
bursts until his return from Europe. Ho
may have a fight on much quicker than ho
desires. McAullffo Is In Now York now.
And then , too , Stanton will bo In bettor
fcltlo for a. broadside challenge to Ameri
cans alter ho demonstrates what ho can
do with Martin Denny , the Australian , whom
ho fights In London the last of April.
The good people of Buffalo have finally
risen In their might and It Is a guaranteed
fact that no more finish fights will bo pulled
off there. The determination Is , an Indi
cated from HID pulpit , to wipe out all ath
letic clubs that encourage prize fighting.
This Is particularly tough on Bobby Fltz-
almmons , who was to have mot Jim Daly
there within the next ton weeks. Robert
is on his uppers and as the snow Is all gone
ho sees starvation staring him In the faco.
Over In righteous Chicago , however , overy-
tlilng stll | continues to go , and before the
expiration of another ten days , two notable
conflicts will have been decided there. The
first of these will bo between the little ones ,
Ik6 O'Noll Weir and Alfred Griffiths , better
known ns Grlffo. They will bump together
tomorrow night for eight rounds. The mill
means considerable to both men , If tha
Antopodlan wins , ho may then hope to see.
his mntch with George Dlxon consummated.
If ho loses It Is another passenger for the
hog train , and the eccentric Spider from
Belfast will bo the most lively candidate
for a trial with the Hallgonlun ,
Next cornea the big ones , a clover one
and a dub. On the 27th Steve O'DonnoIl
and Illlly Woods will become neighborly.
O'DonnoIl Is the big Melbourne fighter who
trained Charlie Mitchell , and \if \ the way , he
now nays that In all his practice bouts with
the Englishman before that llttlo affair at
Jacksonville , ho could have easily taken
tliu best of It. Ho declares that Mitchell
was the rankest kind of a disappointment
and wtcka before the fight ho knew ho
hadn't a 100 to 1 chance. But as I re-
murkoil before , he will take on Jack Davis'
old opponent ono week from next Tuesday
night , and If ho does not beat him In a Jog
ho , too , had bettor get aboard the porcine
excursion train.
Hut1 * to revert to Qrlffo. Ills manager ,
Jack Hartford , writes a local business man ,
an old friend of his , that ha wants to bring
Grlffo over to Omaha , and that-It tha sporty
boya here can dig up a man anywhere with
in twelve or fifteen pounds of the Aus
tralian's weight , we'll have a light. Hart
ford says that we can go down to South
Omaha and pull It oft all right , which goes
to show that Home ono from the Maglo city
has been communicating with him. But
that doesn't matter , It Mr. Hartford bu got
nuy money to bum up , l t him coino over ;
there Is a haymow full of men hero who will
Just sprinkle a llttlo tabasco Banco on Qrtffo
and eat him Up.
So greatly elated wcro Kid Lavlgno's
Michigan frlonds over the way In which ho
thumped and chnitcd Solly Smith about the
ring a week or NO ago , that they arc now
fairly aching to gVt Belly Into a finish fight
with him. They say that Smithy need only
put up a piece of the stuff he la so anxious
to bet Johnny Griffin with , and they will
double It that the Saglnaw boy licks him.
Solly , however , la no sucker. Ho has
tested the Kid's prowess , and It will bo many
moons before ho goes back for nny more of
It. BANDY GRISWOLD.
AVnntd Them All Trentoit Allho.
OMAHA , March 15. To the Sporting Edi
tor of The Bco : Last Wednesday morning's
Bco contained an Item stating that Billy
Schncll had been protested and expelled from
the League of American Wheelmen , pending
an Investigation of charges filed against
him.
him.This
This was no surprise to a great many
wheelmen In this city , as It was generally
understood that something was to bo done
to reform the methods employed by several
of our racing men. But , now that the In
vestigation Is on , would H not be well to In
vite some of our local "snow whites , " and a
few more out In the state , up on the carpet
to answer a few questions ?
Among the first Invite the young gentle
man up who was Instrumental In starting
this Investigation. Ask him what he has
done with some of his prizes. Ask him
what compensation ho received or where
arc the prizes ho won at Holmnan's hall In
Lincoln In 1801. During his sojourn In
that city ho rode upwards of twenty-five
races , ho and the "People's Hero" winning
alternately , except when the sweetheart of
the "P. H , " was In attendance. Ask him
what ho has done with those prizes. Ask
him what was the nature of the prizes he ,
another Omaha rider and "Lincoln's Brav
est" contested for Friday afternoon during
state fair week In 1891 ? Ask him these
questions and see If ho can answer better
than the man whom ho has been Instru
mental In protesting.
Ho may have the prizes , or may have
loaned them to a lady friend and she lost
them , or a burglar may have broken Into
the house and stele them. But I think not.
Those wore not the kind of prizes ono
treasured for a keepsake or loaned a lady
friend for an ornament. Ask him about the
agreements to some of the Coliseum fakes ,
particularly the last one , which "Senator"
Morgan dubed "Dled-a-bornlng. " Let him
answer these questions and then judge
whether ho Is the right kind of a party to
protest ono of our racing men.
Now , Mr. Ebcrsole , If you are In this In
vestigation In earnest , and the league mem
bers In this vicinity think you are , make a
clean Job of It. This section has been
roasted by the eastern press long enough for
the methods employed by Its racing men ,
and I think it's about time something was
done. Give them all an equal chance to
explain matters , and I think they will all
receive a dose of L. A. W. medicine out of
the same bottle. A LEAGUE MEMBER.
llurlt'g Original Conundrums.
To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Heros
with find a few original conundrums on the
nlno players of a base ball team. Should
you deem them good enough for your Sunday
column of sports , why you have the llbertj
to use them. If not , cast them Into the
basket , for I simply send them through thi
advlco of a few of the boys.
HARRY W. BURKLEY.
Why Is the catcher of a base ball team the
growler rusher of the country ? Ho take *
all there Is from the pitcher.
Why Is the batter the most unreliable ,
man In the club ? Ho give foul tips to thA
catcher.
Why Is the pitcher llko a domestic ? Ho
stirs up the batter on the homo plate.
When Is It that the first baseman at a
critical moment has wheels In his head ?
When he's off his baso. \
When would the second baseman make a
good police officer ? When ho arrests a runner -
nor from stealing a baso.
When Is the third baseman the swiftest
man In the club ? When ho catches a
( fowl ) on the fly.
Why Is a good short stop llko a precIou
stone ? He Is the shining light of the
diamond.
Why are the fielders llko scene shifters )
They know how to handle the flies.
The Stuto Shoot Xe.tt JFay.
The State Sportsmen's association Is mak
ing elaborate preparations for Its eighteenth
annual tournament to bo held at Columbus ,
this state , May 15 , 10 and 17. The officers
of the association for the present year are
G. A. Schroeder , president ; H. J. Arnold ,
treasurer , and G. B. Spelce , secretary , all
of Columbus. These gentlemen are all
first class shots and have had much ex
perience In trap shooting tournaments , and
will glvo the state one of the biggest and
most enjoyable shoots she has ever had.
They are getting together a large number
of llvo birds , and will have a ton or so of
Chamborlln'a blue rock targets on hand , as
well as a complete sot of Chamberlln's expert -
port traps , electrical pull , said to bo the
best In the world. These targets , too , are
the most popular In the country , and It
.Will bo seen that the Columbus management
Intends to afford the sportsmen attending
the very best of everything In the market.
The full program will appear In The Bee In
good tlmo , also a full report of each day's
shoot.
The Coming HIT odors Meeting.
The Nebraska Association of Trotting and
Pacing Horse Breeders , purely a state Insti
tution , will hold their ninth annual meeting
at the fair grounds course , this city , during
the first week of September. The associa
tion Is In a most healthful condition , and
will leave nothing undone to make this meet *
Ing the best and most Interesting It haa
ever hold. With this end In view Secretary
A. J. Brlggs of Superior has called a meetIng -
Ing of the directors to bo held at the Mer
chants hotel Tuesday evening next , March
20. That a full attendance will bo on hand
Is an assured fact from the Interest all the
members are manifesting at oven this early
date.
You Know Juok , of Course.
HAVANA , Cuba , March 9. Sandy Grls-
weld , Sporting Editor of The Bee : Have
been hero a month now and have beaten
about every rider and horse on the Island.
Of course I haven't done a thing In the
way of getting the stuff. Only pulled out
a cool thousand for two days racing last
week.
Enclosed you will find ono of the silken
souvenirs given out at the last bull fight.
Please accept It for old acquaintance sake.
Say , Sandy , ono of these bull pens would
make a dandy place for Corbett and Jack
son to fight In. Good bye. Will see you
In June. JACK.
Bhnrt lltisu Hull Ntorlea.
Harry Sago has been appointed manager of
the Hock Islands.
Joe Qulnn will close his livery stable and
again cover seccnd for Vondy.
Fred Jevno would llko an umpire's "sit"
under your Undo Dave's regime.
Jack Fanning , once with Omaha , has been
taken Into camp at Now Orleans.
Manager Rourko says Omaha will have the
hardest outfield of any team In the
association.
The contracts of the men with the Omaha
club have been approved by the president ot
the association.
Eddlo Casslan. who was on Omaha's pay
roll In 1892 , has signed with the Brocktons of
the Eastern league.
Billy Armour , who was said to have been
crippled for life In a coasting accident , Is In
a fair way to perfect recovery.
"Toad" Ramsey , famous In his old Louis-
vlllo days , his concluded to try It once more.
Ho has signed with Savannah ,
St. Joe Is putting a good deal of work on
her now grounds , and declares that she will
have the very best In the circuit.
Kansas City gets a good man In Cliff Car
roll , and with three such pitchers as Darby ,
Mcfltnty and Daniels ought to bo able to
make matters pretty warm for most of the
clubs In the" Western league.
President Rowe appointed two additional
umpires for the Western association yeater >
day , In the persons of George M. Lucas , an
old Western league umpire of Chicago
cage , and Cllno of New Albany ,
Ind. Both are said to be com
petent moil , and President Rowe considers
himself lucky In securing them.
U seems that the work of the big loagua
moKUla at their recent meeting has met
almost uulvors | approbation la llvo
ball circles. Instead ot abolishing the bunt
hit , It was penalized , Inasmuch as hereaftci
the batter who bunts a ball foul will have
a strike called on him , and , ot course , this
will make the attempt less frequent. It will
also require greater skill on the part of th *
batter when ho docs attempt It. ,
Lew Camp has received a llttlo billet doux
from Uncle Anson commanding him to ex
hibit hi * graceful proportions In the Windy
City on or before March 21. Low , how
ever , will hardly leave before the last of the
month , as ho Is Just recovering from a com
bination ot complaints that have pulled him
down materially. Ho Is rounding to all
right , however , and by good care will proba
bly bo sound as n dollar by April 1.
Lincoln Is having hard luck. ' First her
manager , Jay Jay McCloskcy , Jumped his
contract , and now big Bill Krclg , the baker ,
has concluded to steer clear of Nebraska
and go to Detroit. Lincoln , however ,
should not worry. Bill will bo back knead
ing dough before the fire crackers begin to
pop. And she should remember , too , that
"Kid" Baldwin has gone back on his word
with Omaha , which I regard ns an ex-
trcmcly lucky thing for the team.
Jack Haskoll has drawn the first prize In
President Rowo's umpire lottery and the
association Is to bo congratulated , llarkell
Is an Omaha boy and has In him the making
of ono of the best unipl.-cs In the lard. Ho
Is quick and accurate In making h's ' de
cisions , and has a volco filled v'th ' a tone
and a romance that almost make the deaf
hear. Ho officiated on ' .ho air.atour field
last summer and generally got tlnoiiyh his
games without kick from player orspec
tator.
Manager Rourko has reported for duty and
will now remain hero until the close of the
season. Ho was busy all day yesterday
with a pllo of correspondence that has ac
cumulated during the past few days. This
Includes almost everything , from requests
for post season dates by the Bostons and
Plttsburgs , spring dates with the Western
league clubs , applications for umplreshlps ,
bids for lumber and building , down to re
quests for a small slice of advance from
players signed. Billy Is highly elated over
the association's prospects , and , of course ,
bly bo as sound as a dollar by April 1.
That the playing strength of the new
Western association will bo up to the stand
ard of that of the new Western league Is a
fact the cranks are overlooking. While the
league has corralled a largo number of well
known old "has-beens" the association will
bo composed almost In Its entirety of young
blood , and while many of the league's
players will drop out of sight entirely when
the test comes , those In the association will
be commanding the attention ot the magnates
In the big body. It will bo the association
this year that will prove a training school for
the National league.
Omaha's base ball patrons arc getting ex
ceedingly anxious to know something definite
about the now club's grounds , hut as yet
no absolute statement can bo made. They
are assured , however , that almost desirable
slto will bo secured. The management has
been working assiduously and have all but
clinched a deal for the finest grounds a local
club has ever controlled. They are cen
trally located and accessible to no less than
three car lines , all of which run within a
block of the grounds. There Is no occa
sion for alarm or uneaslnessa"among the
cranks. Everything will bo all rlcht by
the middleof April , and the championship
season does not begin until May 5.
There Is no profession that has felt the
stringency of the times more fonlbly than
the ball players. _ There has tcou a
tremendous cut In salaries oven In the big
league , while the slump in the lessfr oriiunl-
zatlons has been something fli'ral Ing , at
least to the players. A month's na'nry this
year , In many Instances , will not amount
to as much as what they drew In a week
a year or so ago. However , the rcauctlon
was a necessary one , and the only thing
that assured a perpetuation ot the great
sport. The players will not -nt everything
this year , for the magnates will Insist on
pulling out cigarette money anyway.
The recent death of big Ed Williamson and
the deplorable accident which befell Charlie
Bennett reminds mo that those two match
less players began their professional lives In
the same year and In the same team. It was
with the Neshannocks of Now Castle , Pa. ,
and I'll nevcr forgot the day In 1879 they met
and defeated , the Columbus , O. , Buckeyes Un
a hard fought thlrteen-lnnlng gamo. Bennett
and Williamson were both catchers then , and
both took part In the game that sent the
Noshannock stock upward llko a rocket.
There never were two greater players than
Charlto and Ed , and the old-time crank
heaves a sigh of sorrow when ho thinks ot
the cruel fate that has overtaken both.
Williamson Is dead and Bennett a cripple for
the rest of his days , having lost both legs In
a Kansas railroad accident.
Jimmy Manning. Kansas Clty'd manager ,
has reported for duty and Is now industri
ously at work stringing italph Stout , form
erly proprietor of Omaha , and the rest of
the gullible scribes down thoro. Jimmy
says ho has the greatest team the Cowboy
metropolis has ever known and that there
will bo no let .up until the pennant Is won.
While Jeems Is evidently qulto r'ght In
this , ho does not state who It Is lh.it Is to
win the flag. They will open the reason
with a local aggregation next Sun.liiy , and
on April 1 will open the now St. Louis
grounds with a game with "dor Prowns. "
Manning has written Manager Kortrke for
a couple of dates , and , It Is c.ulte probable ,
will get them. My , what a snap , vo would
have ITem I
Tom Lovett has been unconditionally re
leased by Brooklyn , and up to date no other
club has manifested a disposition to pick
him up , at least In the National leaguo.
Lovott's fate again exemplifies the ups and
downs , principally the downs , of a ball
player's life. Lovott , three years ago , was
thought to bo the coming pitcher of the
country. His success swelled his head to
abnormal proportions , and he lay Idle
throughout the entire season ot ' 92 because
ho wanted $500 more than the Brooklyns
would pay him. They offered him $1,000 for
about five months' play , but ho held out for
$4,500 , and the consequences were ho wont
through the whole season without making a
penny. Tom Lovett , by a long way , was the
highest-priced player who ever donned a unl-
forrn In the city of Omaha. Ho was a mem
ber of Soleo's pats in 18S8 , and drew Just $15
for every game he played whether ho pitched
or not. Toward the latter end of the season
ho became so bullheaded and unruly that ho
pitched Just when he felt like It , and no
oftener , and when ho did step Into the box
It was generally to lose the game. Omaha
could easily have won the championship
that season had Lovett been true to his en
gagement and played the ball he was capable
of. Wonder how he'd llko to play out here
again at the old rates , now that ho has been
pushed out of fast company.
AVIth the I.oenl Iloraoinon.
John Splan 1ms purchased the Nebraska
bred fllly , Ella Woodllno , by Woodllno. 2:19. :
Grlnnell , la. , has fixed upon September
10 to 13 for this season's trotting and pacing
meet.
Atlantic. la. , will hold their 1891 meeting
on September 10-13 Inclusive.
James Tobln , Emmottsburg , la. , and W. II.
II. Colby , Ft. Dodge , will train over the
Mason City track this spring.
John D. Pattlson , Chadron , sold his pac
ing filly , Lulu Lobasco , 2:6914 : , last week to
Michael Elmoro ot Alliance for $1,000.
Thomas F. Miller of Fullerton , Neb. , has
consigned a couple of choice ones from
Ccdarbank farm to the South Omaha salo.
E. R. Acorn of Fllley , Neb. , Is the pos
sessor of a promising Lobasco fllly , which
will bo worked by C. E. McDonald this sea
son.
son.Up In Chadron they arc contemplating
another Ions distance race , this time , however -
over , to take place on the Uliadron race
track.
Billy Paxton's racing stables will bo sot
to work on the Council Bluffs track tomor
row. Ho will have about eighteen head In
training.
Clinton Brlggs has commenced active work
on his campaigners , and his driver , the well
known Dick Tlldon. Is anticipating a big
money-making season.
Charley Cockrell , Lincoln. Nob. , Is highly
pleased with his 4-year-old gelding , Darkey ,
as a road horse and It takes a good one to
please Charley. Western Resources ,
R. W. Ellison , Mason City , la. , the man
who drove Storm , 2:08V4. : recently purchased
Itherlal , 2:29 : % , son of Red Wilkes , from
Harbin & Burktll , Austin , Minn. Western
lloijourcea.
J. & E. J. Curtln of Dccorab , la. , have
purchased the 2Tyear-old fllly. Winnie T ,
granddaughter of 1'uncouat. and the 2-year-
old colt. Renosha , by Ktmoiha , son of
Phallas , 2:13 : % .
0. W. Beach has Inaugurated a training
( table at Auburn , this state. Ho brought out
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Office of Auditor of Public Accounts , State Office of Auditor of Public Accounts , State
of Nebraska. jir erty at Lowest Current Rates. of Nebraska.
Lincoln , Fob. 1 , 1894. Lincoln , Feb. 1 , 1894.
It is hereby certified that the Detroit Flro It Is hereby certified that the Connecticut
and Marino Insurance .company of Detroit Flro Insurance company of Hartford in tlio
In the state of Michigan has compiled with Charles Kaufmann state of Connecticut has compiled with the
the Insurance law of this state and Is authorized Insurance law of this state and Is author
ized to transact thai business of fire Insurance , ized to transact business of fire Insurance
suranco In this state for the current year. In this state for the current year. 1
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auditor of public accounts the day and year 1302 Douglas Street Omaha Neb. auditor of public accounts the day and year
above written.EUGENE MOORE , , , above written. . EUGENE MOORE.
Audltort-of Public Accounts. Auditor of Public Accounts.
such well known racers as Chronometer ,
2:15 : % ; Republican , 2:19Vi : ; Klttlo Vera ,
2:23VS : , and Talavera , 2:30. :
A meeting of the board * of directors of
the Nebraska Association of Trotting and
Pacing Horse Breeder , will bo hold Tuesday
next , March 20 , at 7'o'cldck p. m. , at the
Merchants hotel , this , clty.
John D. Crelghton , one of Omaha's most
prominent trotting horse breeders , re
cently sold at his Kentucky farm Junemont ,
2:14 , for $4,000. Junemont Is a eon of
Tremont and Is said to be very fast.
Billy Paxton has added still another valua
ble brood mare to his extensive stables at
the Keystone breeding farm. Brlghtllght ,
the dam of that fast fllly , Imago , 3 , 2:19 : , by
Delmarch , and Mite , who trotted second In
2:31 : as a 2-year-old.
The Nebraska Association of Trotting and
Pacing Horse Breeders will meet the first
week In September at Omaha. They an
nounce stakes , trotting and pacing , for foals
of 1893 and for foals of 1892 , and trotting
for foals of 1891 that are eligible to the 2:50 :
clas. The coming meeting will doubtless
eclipse all former meetings.
Mr. J. D. Crelghton , Omaha's prominent
trotting horse breeder , and who owns a big
stock farm near Doneratl , this county , made
several Important sales of trotters yester
day , saya the Lexington , Ky. , Transcript ot
March 7. Ho sold to Mr. L. V. Harkness ,
the millionaire Standard oil magnate of Now
York , who has bought a fine Bluegrass farm
In this county , the 2-year-old brown fllly
Belle Meta , by Alfonso ( son of Baron Wilkes
2:18 : , out ot Alma Meta , the great brood
mare ) , dam Berkshire Belle 2:30 : , by Alcyone
2:27 : ( son of George Wilkes 2:22 : out of Alma
Mater , the great brood mare ) , second dam ,
Belle Brasfleld 2:20 : ; third dam Salllo Choir-
ester ( dam of Protlne 2:18 : , Belle Brasfleld
2:20 : , and Belle Pltchen 2:30 : % , the dam of
Baron Wllk'os 2:18) : ) , by Mambrlno Cholrester.
It will bo seen that this fllly Is Inbred to
Alma Mater and th'at her pedigree Is ono ot
the best In the year book. Last year , as a
yearling , she showed a 2:20 : gait. She has
wintered well and Is now a slashing good
looking 2-year-old , and as she Is entered In
a number of rich stakes this year she ought
to win herself out this season. Price ,
$0,000. Mr. Crelghton also sold to Mr. Matt
Spcllecy of Columbus , 0. , the chestnut stal
lion Junemont 2:14 : , by Fremont , dam Fanny
Carey by Jack Rosey. Price , $7,000. To
the same parties a 3-ycar-old fllly by Juno-
mont. Price. $1,000. Three flno foals have
Just arrived on the Crelghton farm. They
are all by the stallion Junomont. Their
dams are Mary Traveler by Happy Traveler ;
J. S. C. by Echo and Mona Wilkes by George
Wilkes. Mr. Crelghton , In counting up the
value of the foals of the last named marc ,
Mona Wilkes , says the last five of her foals
have netted him $14G75.
On the I.uUo anil In tlio Flclil.
Frank Parmeleo returned Thursday from
a day's shoot at Clarks. Ho brought back
something llko a gross of birds ducks and
geese.
Ex-President Harrison has gone to the
Pacific coast , taking with him nn armory
of ten guns , a part ot which ho expects to
use In game shooting.
J. F. Day and C. P. Southard of this city
and Norman Burkland iof Chicago , left yes
terday for the upper Platte region. They
expect to bo gone a week.
Fred J. Lamb says the snipe shooting
on the Nlshnabotna bottoms will bo flno
this spring , which shows how old sports
men differ on this point.
Will Crory , the boys say , Is now sleep
ing nightly with his -waders and canvas
suit on , ready to Jump out any morning
and go forth and slaughter the geese and
ducks.
G. C , Courtney , well known hero as the
genial representative' ' of the Lefevcr Arms
company , killed forty-eight pigeons out ot
fifty at a Syracuse , N. Y , , shoot ono day
last week.
Robert J , Hentz , manager ot the Langdon
Fishing and Shooting club , has the sporting
editor's acknowledgements for a card of
honorary membership and , ono share , of
stock.
The Hoaglands are still at Stromsburg
waiting for the goose flight. So far they
mvo bagged but tow birds , but say they
will stick to their post It It takes all sum-
ner.
ner.General
General Brooke and party are making
extensive preparations for a week's duck
Bhoot. All they are waiting for now la
telegraphic notification toj leave for the
shooting grounds.
Jack Day has Just returned from Ashland
without a feather , Says there hasn't been
a geese there excepting himself for three
rears and he don't expect any for that
eng a time to come ,
Joseph M. Haskell , a septuagenarian , but
still an ardent fisherman and huntcr.tOKothor
with W. H. Froit and ono or two others. U
encamped out on the Elkhorn watching for
the arrival of the mallard and the redhead.
George Field of North Platte , In speaking
about the spring shooting yesterday , pre-
dlqts that It will be better .than for years ,
as the geese have lingered In his vicinity
all winter and ducks are already qulto
plentiful.
J. M. Davlson of Porclval was In the city
day before yesterday. He reports but few
ducks down his way and fears It Is on ac
count of lack of wet grounds , and that the
snlpo shooting Is also destined to be poor
this spring.
The National Shooting association will
hold Its annual meeting In Elwood , Ind. ,
commencing June 27 and lasting three
days. Great preparations are being made
for this event , which Is destined to bo the
most Important tourney ever hold In the
country.
J. J. Shea of Council Bluffs made a ban
ner bag of birds ono day last week sixty-
two ducks and two Canada gceso. J. J. says
ho still shoots the old Lefever ho bought of
J. J. Hardln five years ago , and ho can
reach 'em a trlflo farther than any of the
boys ho has yet shot against.
Dan Wheeler , Jr. , Is back from a few days
outing down near Blgolow , Mo. Ho was ono
of C. A. Clallln's party of campers , but re
turned on account of the slender shooting
they were having. The party , four guns ,
bagged something llko forty ducks , princi
pally canvasback , In four days' shooting.
Mr. Wheeler will rejoin the party when the
flight gets good.
That model sportsman's Journal , the For
est and Stream , advocates , as a sure rem
edy against the threatened total destruction
of game , a law absolutely prohibiting the
sale of game at all seasons. This Is pretty
sweeping , but commands the respect of all
those Interested In game protection , Inas
much as It Is really the only effective solu
tion to this great question.
M. M. Journan , the French pigeon crack ,
sold his Lancaster gun , with which ho had
won so many big prizes In the last nlno
years , to Count Zlchy for $750 and a new
gun. This Is the gun with which Count
Zlchy won the Grand Prix at Monte Carlo
this year. From the moment ho parted
with his old weapon Jourman Is said to
have shot In poor form , while Count Zlchy
used It and won the first prlzo In the big
annual shoot ,
Charlie Bolndorf , John and Robert Patrick
and Fred Montmorency put In several days
In the vicinity of Valley , and desplto the
scarcity of birds made a bagof three
speckle fronts and about thirty mixed ducks.
A. J. Webb , an experienced ducker and a
capital shot , ran down to the Waubuncey
marshes ono day last week , but ran right
back again. Ho saw but few birds and they
were sky-high , and ho wisely concluded to
waste no further tlmo.
Charley M. Hampson , commercial agent
of the Wabash road at Denver , was In the
city the past week , Charley Is a member
of the Overland Park and Rocky Mountain
Gun clubs , and ho has a private limiting and
fishing reserve up In the mountains near
Eustls park. Mr. Hampson U a { borough
sportsman and has as flno an outfit of guns ,
dogs and fishing tackle as any of the boys.
Ho Is a successful sportsman and rarely re
turns from a hunting or fishing expedition
without a well filled bag or creel.
The Manson Gun club of Manson , la. ,
will hold Us fourth annual trap shooting
tournament Tuesday and Wednesday , April
17 and 18. There will bo nlno events each
day , llvo birds and targets , and the pros
pects are that the affair will bo a very suc
cessful ono. In addition to the purses
there will bo seventeen special prizes , con
sisting of handsomely mounted game birds.
On the second day there will bo a special
match between John Georgson ot Kelly , la. ,
and H. A. Kllno of Manson , twenty-flvo live
birds , $25 a side.
Eastern clubs are netting crows for trap
shooting purposes. They are caught In a
not about thirty feet long and twelve feet
In width. It Is placed between strong
hickory spring poles , set 100 feet apart , ami
bent backward , so that the net lies flat on
the ground some distance from the bait.
Chunks of meat are laid at a point the
net will cover , when sprung by the trap
per from a blind 300 fcot distant , by means
of a line which roaches from the trigger
to his bower. The crows are sold for 25
cen a apair ; 1,500 were captured In ten
days two wfceks ago.
The program for the great American
handicap shoot at llvo birds , which la to be
held at Dexter Park , N. Y. , April 4 , C and
C , has been received , and an Inspection of
It proves that the occasion will be ono of
great Interest to the trap shooters ot this
country. An attraction of the tournament
will be a match at twenty-five llvo birds ,
$25 entrance , with a , guaranteed purse of
$1,000 ; the three highest scores to take the
entire pot. The handicap will bo from
twcnty-flvo to thirty-three yards , with a
dead line at the
thlrty-threo-yurd mark ;
boundary fifty yards.
The continued balmy weather has been a
great disappointment to wild fowl shooters ,
as It has very decidedly Interfered with
their sport , and many are now of the opin
ion that there will bo no shooting ot any con-
scquenco In this vicinity this spring. They
are all a trlflo premature , however , and
there are really no good grounds for appre
hension. It Is early yet for the main Issue
of ducks to como up from the south and the
probabilities are that It will not make Its
appearance for a week yet or at least until
after some very emphatic atmospheric dis
turbance. It doesn't matter much what this
Is rain , snow , wind or cold. The fear , too ,
that the birds have all gene north without
halting hero Is an Idle ono. * There has been
but a moderate flight at best , and this was
composed principally of sprlgtalls. The birds
have simply not arrived yet , but can be ex
pected In force at no distant day.
" \Vhlspcrlngn of the Wheel.
It's Captain Walker now for the popular
Ed P. , and he's somewhat of a rider , too.
The Tourists are talking of adopting tan
sweaters and hose and bloomers as a dis
tinctive uniform.
"Good Roads" for the month of February
has an Interesting article on the beauties of
Asbury Park , replete with photo-gravuro
illustration.
The League of American Wheelmen Bulle
tin will bo published In Chicago henceforth.
The Bearings Publishing company were
awarded the contract.
Prof. Gellenbeck and wlfo entertained a
lareo number of the Tourists last Thurs
day evening , music , refreshments and
dancing being the features ot the evening's
entertainment.
Sioux City Is still "In It" as a cycling
town. She boasts of a club of fifty mem
bers and several "flyers. " The club Is
termed the Inter Ocean Wheel club and was
organized In 1893 , composed partly of the
old S. C. C. C.
Bicycle salesmen have begun their semi
annual flight over their territory. Omaha
Is getting her share of the affable gentle
men's attention. Halt a dozen dropped In
and out last week.
The usual number of beginners liavo com
menced to "gyrate" over the pavements on
the comparatively deserted back streets ,
the warm weather and spring-like smiles
bringing them out In scores.
The fraternity existing among the wheel
men Is not na mythical us ono mlsht bo led
to believe. A prominent member of the
wheel club across the river recently ran on
the democratic ticket for a public office and
his mates turned out , Irrespective of party ,
and worked for him llko heroes. Ho was
elected by a snug llttlo margin , too.
Ono of the novelties In "bikes" this year
Is a diamond framed safety with four-Inch
tires and a coal oil motor attachment , to
help the rider "on the hills" and to ac
celerate his speed on the level. Ono gal
lon of coal oil or kerosene will propel the
machine 200 miles. Good thing for the
ambitious century man on the last twenty-
flvo oh ?
Billy Schnell ot last season's Tourist rac
ing team has been suspended from the league
for thirty days on charges brought against
him for breaking the amateur rule. The
racing board Is Investigating these charges
at present and will determine shortly
whether Billy Is a "pure white" or not.
Billy Is a "flyer" well known to Nebraska
boys , who would bo pleased to have him de
clared ono of the flock ot white sheep , and
It Is hoped that ho will bo able to convince
his accusers that they have been misin
formed.
The Omaha cyclists are much agitated
over the utato meet at present and are nuik-
Ini ; a treat pull to locate the meet hero ,
The Indications are that the meet will beheld
held In Omaha , as other towns In the state
do not seem to bo Interested bidders. Mr.
Ebersolo , the chief consul of the division , Is
much In favor of the movement toward
Omaha as well as the majority of the wheel
men In the city. A few would rather see It
go elsewhere. A meeting of the league
members In the city was hold at the Omaha
Wheel club rooms last Friday evening
and the matter was thoroughly discussed pro
and con , but nothing definite was done ,
A safety which U claimed to ba specially
suitable for one-legged cyclists Is the latest
novelty. The special feature ot the ma
chine Is that It may bo propelled either
entirely by the hand or In conjunction with
pedal driving. Instead ot the usual handle
bar , this In bent around so far ua to run
the two handlebars Into one. The handle
has an up and down motion , which , by
uieang ot cranks , cauaea a. toothed wheel ,
fixed about half way between the handlebar
and the axle of the front wheel , to revolve.
The front wheel Is consequently driven by
means of a chain running round the above
mentioned toothed wheel , and one fixed on
the hub of the front wheel similar to that
on the hind wheel of the usual safety.
The annual election ot officers of the
Tourist Wheelmen for 1894 occurred at
room ? 12 Now York Life building March 7.
Candidates wcro plenty , and It was a late
hour before the battle of the ballots wad
o'er. The following gentlemen came out
victorious : Henry E. Taggar , president ;
A. C. Adams , vice president ; F. A. Henln-
gor , secretary ; Welch A. ICIiiKSloy , treas
urer ; Ed P. Walker , captain ; membership
committee , A. E. Burwell , Charles POR.IU
and Alex Melton. The entertainment com
mittee is to bo selected at the regular
April meeting. The now board of officers
enter upon their onerous duties at this
meeting , and the club looks forward to the
season of 1894 with hope. The latter part
of the past season has been ono of misfor
tune , owing to various causes , main among
which was the "chronic club delinquent , "
which aflllcts all clubs more or loss. The
now board has determined to wield the ax
unceasingly and weed out the "genus. " At
the March meeting twenty-six members
were expelled from the club for nonpayment
ot dues. The club Is now In bettor shape
than It has been for some tlmo. the old
board having worked llko Trojans In tha
last two months to put It on a better foot-
Ing. To a Kreat extent It has succeeded ,
with the help of a few loyal members. The
now board. It Is believed , will complete the
work begun , The old fashioned club run
will bo adhered to this season as In the
past. Picnic , country tours , fishing ex
cursions and century runs will also bo at
tractions. "Scorching will bo discountenanced
and the runs will bo conducted for the en
joyment of the riders. The competition for
the club modal , best mileage , will bo con
tinued , the season commencing May 7 , endIng -
Ing November 30. Several other prizes will
bo ilvcn In addition this season. Captain
Walker has not appointed his subaltern of
ficers yet , but will do so during the month and
issue his rwd rules. Each member will bo
supplied with a copy of those rules. At
present the club Is without quarters , but In
dications point to another start In a small
way.
Oncntlims and AiiHwiir * .
NI3IIAWKA , Neb. , March 10. To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : I'lense answer
the following question through Sunday
morning Bee und oblige a constant rencUr.
Severn ! daya ago appeared an article In Tlio
Hee HtatlnfT that a man at Winnipeg leaped
120 feet on BkateH. How did ho do It ?
Where cun I Kct rulew governing "cock
lighting. " J. 1) . Ilortnn.
Ana. (1) ( ) It Is called Hkl-lcnplng and Is m-
compllHhed on skis , n sort of footgear from
something llko a toboggan slide. (2) Out
our news dealer to order Turncr'a Cocking
Manual.
COLUMBUS , Neb. . March 9. To the
Sporting Editor of The Boo : In playing
crlbbuKO , when the last curd makes fifteen ,
how many holes should bu pegued ? J. M.
Curtis.
AIIH. Three.
SIOUX CITY. March 15. To the SportlilR
Editor of The Bee : I'luuHO Htuto Pater Jack-
HOII'H ngo and inenHiircmentH In Sunday's
Doe und accent the thanks of a couple ot
your regular reudera. It. L. L-inslim' .
AIIH. JuckBon IH 32 vour old. and
a few days since weighed , stripped ,
210 nounds ; height. 0 feet < Inch In
his barn feet ; neck , 1G > 4 Inchon : chest ,
y. ) Inches ; chcHt expanded , lU/i Inchcx ;
right biceps , 12V4 IIICMPH ; left biceps. 13
Inches : right forc-firm , 11 Inches : left fore
arm , 11V4 Inches ; right thlnh , 21VO Inehe-i ;
left UilKhi 22 Inches ; waist. I2 ! IneheM ; uhdo-
men. 3'.Wj Inched ; rlnht oalf. 1114 In'-hOH ; left
calf 15 Inchc.- ) ; length of right arm , 31 InoVx ;
left arm , 32 % Inchex ; width of HhouldurH , IS
Inches : left wrist , 7 InchuH ! right wrist , C %
InchcH.
OMAHA , March 13. To the Sporting Edi
tor of Thn Hoe : Will you plcuHo state In
your next Sunduy'H Bee the prices nf buildIng -
Ing different railway cars , uioh UH are li'ed
by the Cudaby Packing rptmmny nt South
Omaha. I am. very respectfully T. 1C. O. ,
1C2I Izurd Direct , Omaha , Neb.
Ana. Tuku n run down to the railroad
shops , I haven't built a car for BO long-
that , actually , I couldn't tell you.
NORTH PLATTK , Neb. , March H. To
the Sporting Editor of The Hcej I'leiiHo nn-
Hwer In your Sunduy'H Bco ; ( I ) When Is the
best time to kill wild geese In their feedlntr
grounds , the morning or evening ? (2) ) What
i the best Bhot to UHO for thorn ? (3) ( ) What
U the best way of mending- canvas ile-oy
geexu that have holes In them anil othera
that leak ? ( W Where In a good place for
Kec along the North Plattu rlvurA
Header.
Ans. (1) ( Both are good If the birds are
about. (2) ( ) IIU'H and No. I'M. (3) ( ) Take thuii
to a Ilrxt-clasa cobbler. (4) ( ) Where they urn
the thlekiBt.
Cure Indigestion and biliousness with
DeWUt'a Little Early Rlaora.