THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY , JULY 22 , 189k
CHATS WITH THE BOXERS
lig Peter Maher's ' Decisive Victor/ Over the
CofToo Cooler ,
ABOUT THE LIGHWEIGIIT CHAMPIONSHIP
Jack SIcAnlllTn DOCK Not Intend to Sco It
Uo from Him liy Dcfiitilt-Tnlk
of tlm Clrcnt
Hinltli flo.
III PBTER MAHEU
the big lusher , put
an effectual quie
tus to the cham
pionship aspira
tions of the Har
lem Coffee Cooler
Monday evening at
Boston , and no
mistake. Still this
achievement does
not make a great
fighter out ot the
erstwhilesocalled
Irish champion , In my mind. Craig
Is but a fair sort of a middle
weight at the best , and allowed his vaultIng -
Ing ambition to get the better of his Judg
ment when he permitted himself to be
matched against a giant like Mahcr. How-
ovcr , It Is only another case of swelled head ,
nnd hcreatfer it Is quite likely that the
Coffee Cooler will remain within his class.
As to Mahcr , there Is a half dozen of the big
follows who can put him out In less tlino
than It takes to tell It , and In the mind of
all good judges of the game ho Is no better
man now that ho wa.s before the fight. His
ono quality Is his stiff punching ability. If
ho can get a man to "mix , " ho has an even
show , let him bo whom ho may.
Jack McAullffc , It seems , Intends to have
something to say about tha surrendering of
the title of lightweight champion himself.
Some of the eastern sporting scribblers had it
all arranged for Jack to hand over the honor
ho BO deservedly holds on a silver salver to
Horace Leeds , a young man from Atlantic
City , who has demonstrated that ho Is pretty
hot stuff in a number of inconsequential ,
semi-amateur contests. A couple of weeks
ago when ono or two newspapers had about
as good as settled Jack's retirement from
the ring , this young Jcrscyman Issued a
challenge to the Wllllamsburger and notified
him If It wan not accepted ho would claim
the mantle that has so long graced Jack's
broad shoulders , and stand ready to defend It
against any man In the class in the world.
To Horace's astonishment Jack Informed him
that ho had no championship to glvo away ,
but It ho wanted the one ho held , ho could
Imvo It If he convinced him that ho was the
best man Inside the ropes.
The only drawback to McAullffe's proposi
tion to Leeds , Is , however , that he stipu
lates that the weighing In must be at 135
pounds , glvo or take two pounds. This is
two pounds beyond the professional limit ,
and Leeds will certainly have the best of the
argument If Jack Insists upon this additional
weight. Thcro is a doubt In many minds
whether McAultffo can again get to the
vvelzht nt which he won his ihonors , but at
135 ho would bo an odds on favorite against
nny lightweight who lives. But as to Leed'a
challenge at the lightweight limit , it is d I Ill-
cult to see how Jack will get around this.
The rules of the ring from time Immemorial
have fixed the limit in this class at 133 , and
this weight has held good in all the cham
pionship battles for years back in both this
country and England. There is a rule In
vogue among the amateurs fixing the light
weight limit ) at the standard McAullffo names ,
but as neither Jack nor the South Jcrseyman
are amateurs , of course they have no re
course to any amateur provisions.
It will bo really aggravating , however ,
considering Leeds' eagerness to get at Mc
Aullffo when ho thought ho was to retire ,
and his Ineffable longing for the Williams-
burger's crown , if ho refuses to fight at
Jack's figures , for It there are two men In the
country old ring-goers would like to sec
come together , they nro Jack and Horace.
They met once In a four-round turn-up In
Philadelphia , but the affair was stopped be
fore either man had accomplished much ,
Leeds , however , wns particularly pleased
with the result , nnd over since has been
shooting off his mouth with reference tc
Jock's prowess In a way that has been of
fensive Indeed , and Jack has often
said he would rather got the Allan-
tlo City tavern keeper In the ring
for keeps than any man he could
namo. But whether ho Is granted the
opportunity or not , a fight Is pretty apt tc
grow out of Leeds' challenge anyway , foi
Tom O'Rourko , the backer of George Dixoi ;
nnd Joe Walcott , has made himself heard
Ho wants a match with Horace for Walcott
and as an earnest ot his faith ho has de
posited a $1,000 forfeit to bind such an affair.
But Tom doesn't quit nt Leeds. Ho says the
Boston ( Iwurt is ready to fight any man Ir
the world at the light weight limit , but jusl
now ho prefers Leeds if he can get him.
Oh no , tllero won't bo fun apoppln' down a (
Flattsmouth on the evening of the 9th ol
next month , when Jimmy Llndsoy of this
city , and Fletcher Robbins of PhUtsmouth ,
enter Into yiclr little fistic controversy. Oh ,
no , there won't bo a thing : going on aboul
that time .and there won't bo more than
n couple of hundred go down from this city
to get their share ot It , They make a hot
pair Lindsay and Robbins and don't forgel
it. The man who can thus far in advance
put his finger on the winner Is n wlso guy
indeed. Heretofore thcro has always , beer
a strong prejudice against the local man on
the part of the patrons of the game on ac
count of his tendency to resort to question
able methods to extricate himself from an
unpleasant dilemma , but It should bo re
membered that most nil ot Jimmy's fight :
have taken place under questionable manage
ment , and at questionable places , and being
a sort of a free-for-all chap , he always took
good care that ho didn't get tha worst ot It ,
Matters will bo different on this occasion ,
Llndsoy is already In the pink of condition ,
yet nevertheless Is training carefully and
systematically. On the night of August 0 he
will be , ban Ing any unforeseen drawback , as
ill as the traditional fiddle. He Is now
working with but ono end In view , that ol
hardening himself and cultivating his bel
lows. Jimmy says all ho wants la fair play
the same bknvv the other fellow gets and
right hero I will take occasion to remark thai
is all ho will uct , Thcro Is no call tor as
good a man as Llndsey to hope for anything
olsc.
Whlln It will take n husky sort of an In
dividual to beat Llndsoy , I um of the opinion
lie has. found n good match * la Robblns , The
Cass county mnii la a nmnly looking fellow ,
with a .square mouth and clean rut features
that denote nothing but courage and resolu
tion. That ho Is n game man Is a good bel
uny time. However , when It comes to pick-
lug the winner. I will lot the job to those
lioya who know moro about the game than
I do. The articles that will govern the battle
are appended :
This in to certify that we , the undersigned ,
James Lludsey ot Omaha , Neb. , and Fletchet
Kobblns. of Plattmnouth , Neb. , do hereby
mutually agree and faithfully promise tc
meet at the rcomi ut the Plattsmoutti
Athletic flub at Platttmouth , Neb. , on the
evening of the ninth (9th ( ) day of August ,
ISO I , without fall , and spar twenty (20J (
rouuda for scientific points. Two hundred
dollars (1-00) ( ) to be puld for such entertain ,
mcnt by the Flattsnioiith Athletic club. Said
$200 to bu pouted with the sporting editor ol
The Omaha Dully Dee ISnndy Orlswold ) ten
days before the diy ot the engagement hero-
toforu mentioned. As nu evidence of good
fulth on tha part of tald Lindsay and Hob-
bins , the coiuostnuts , they will each of them
post with the sporting editor of The Daily
lice ( Sandy QrUwold ) $100 each , to Insure out
another ugalnat tha ( allure of each other , tc
appear uud spar as agreed , and the fullurt
of either forfeits the said fortutt money tc
tha other.
Tint said contestants do further agree thai
they will weigh In twelve houm b fore the
mulch , amt wolnht ot either Khali not exceed
one hundred and forty-oiio pounds (14) ( ) ;
nnd fallura on to * part ot cither tc
get to or txlovv nuch weight , entitles the
other to the forfeit money In the hands of
Grlswold. It Is further agreed for the benefit
ot the PlattBinouth Athletic club , and for
the purpose of Indemnifying them against
disappointment , that should both ot the men
fall to comply with their agreement , and be
prepared to go on with the exhibition , then
the contestants forfeit tha forfeit money
posted by them with said Qrlswold for the
benefit of the Plattsmouth Athletic club.
It Is further agreed that Sandy Qrlswold ot
The Omaha Dally Bee will referee said con
test and It shall bo governed by Queens-
bury rules. Said purse money to be paid on
the finding ot the referee's decision ,
T. A. ROI11JINS ,
JAMES LIND3EY.
Barring ; accidents , the question n-i to
whether Tommy Ryan -jr Mysterious Billy
Smith Is the vvelter-wolght champion of
America , If not the woId , will bo settled
satisfactorily next Thursday night before
the Twin City club at Minneapolis. My
excursion to the fight Is about filled up ,
though room can bo made for a
few moro If they apply at Ban-
die's cigar store before Wednesday noon
Wo leave the Webster street depot Wednes
day evening at G 30 and arrive at Minneapolis
the next morning , the 2Gth. The fight takes
place that evening and at 7 the next morn
ing the special sleeper engaged will leave
on the return trip , which makes a short
one Indeed. Those who wish to remain longer
must notify mo by Tuesday morning. In
any event the trip Is a cheap one , nnd
those attending will lose but two full days.
In the minds of a majority of the patrons
of the sport hero the contest Is now all
over but the shouting , nnd they will be
greedy to put up their coin on the boy who
made a Hamberger steak out of big Jack
Wllkes. But up In Minneapolis there Is a
different situation. Up there the quid mines
regard Billy Smith as an almost certain
winner. They are sapient sports up in the
north , however , and I look to see them
bowled over In pleasing style. Physically
the mysterious gentleman has several
natural advantages over Tommy ; he
Is taller , longer In reach and
stronger. Ho will bo hard as nails
at 141 pounds , vvhllo Tom may be
slightly drawn. I hope not , however , and
If he Is all right In v\lnd and stomach , look
out for one of the stlffcst , gamest , merriest
fights that has taken place in a decade.
Manager Cotharln has reserved for the
Omaha party thirty seats In the front row
next to the ropes , a special and appreciated
favor for me. He also Informs me that
Harry FInnIck , the Arkansas Kid , and
Tommy Danforth wll box twenty rounds on
Wednesday night , the night on which we
leave for Minneapolis , and that on the night
after , the 27th , Jim Hall and Steve 0 Donnell
will measure strength and skill for as many
more. All those wishing to remain over
and take In this latter event can do so by
notifying me by Monday evening.
I received the following late yesterday
from Louis Houseman , the brainy and widely
known sporting editor of the Chicago Inter
Ocean :
CHICAGO , July 20. To the Sporting Edi
tor of The Bee : Friend Sandy All right , will
meet you at the bloody ringside. As to my
views , you know them pretty well , neverthe
less , hero goes for a few lines : With almost
any other opponent Ryan could go to a
draw for twenty rounds , or for forty for that
matter. Smith , a rushing fighter of the
gruel-liking kind , will not have this. He will
win or lose the fight Inside the twenty
rounds. Of the aggressive , cyclonic sort , the
Mysterious ono will bear In and on , forcing
the issue , and electing a finish , one way or
the other. Ho must do one of two things
win his fight Insldo the limit or
toss his fate In the balance of Ryan's mar
velous left hand. He cannot win from the
Chicago boy by standing oft and boxing
with him. Ho must fight him , rough him ,
mix it up with him , and wear him down In
a drive or not at all. H Is not In the Smith
artifice to gain a decision In any other man
ner over Ryan. The Chicago man stands
heads over the Portlander In cunning , ring
methods and generalship. Smith must out-
brawn him ; he cannot out-box him. On
paper , Ryan should win the fight , and do It
without getting a sciatch. The. notion that
Tommy Is faint-hearted Is a delusive one.
I respect Smith as a fighter second only to
the Chicago man. I think the contest of
Thursday will bear me out in this.
LOU M. HOUSEMAN ,
Sporting Editor Chicago Inter Ocean.
I will have to rush this off to you , Sandy ,
in order to make Omaha in time for use ,
lse would go deeper In the matter.
Ever your friend , LOU.
SANDY GRISWOLD.
Fodiler for Iho latin.
EW GAMES WILL
bo played at the
Charles Street park
this summer that
will bo moro Im
portant than the
ono with Buckerlno
Ebrlght's pump
kin rollers this
afternoon. In con
sequence ot this
outlook Captain
McVey says he will
triumph or break
a. good pair of 25-
cent suspenders In
the attempt. Buck ,
too , Is equally confident , and swears he'll
show the metropolitan dudes a trick they arc
not yet onto.
List ot Lincoln this afternoon until Sep
tember 4.
Dick Cooley jumped St. Louis , played a
tow games with St. Joe , and has been sus
pended.
Tom Lovott , who drew ? 45 n game while
playing with Omaha , has been laid upon the
shelf tor good.
Henry Boyle , the old Indianapolis pitcher ,
Is going to try It once moro and has signed
with Minneapolis.
The Sioux Cltys are getting it pretty
strong and quite frequently on this trip.
They still lead , however.
Lily Langsford still keeps up his batting
lick , and promises to bo high up on the list
at the end ot the season.
Camp and Johnson will bo the opposing
pitchers this afternoon. They are a pair of
good ones and the game will be a sharp
one.
one.Llttlo Buckirlno Ebrlght with his horny-
handed plow-boys will try It some more
this afternoon. Go out early and avoid
the rush ,
Lily Langtry Lingsford IB a ball player
and a general favorite. Ills game In Des
Mnlncs , however , was not up to his standard
of excellence.
Plttsburg Is a great town for nicknames.
Bcckley carries around quite a load Ho
Is failed "Old Eagle Eye , " "Hannibal Jako"
nnd "Hcrr Most. "
Ollle Board Is jiow a member of the Kan
sas City clan. George Stahltngs has also
joined that team and will relieve "Grass
hopper" Ulrlch In right.
Sammy McMackln , whom many cranks
think was thu most reliable pitcher Omaha
had. has caught on with Lincoln , maybe to
nmko Omaha's life miserable.
Jack Hnscull had u chance to go on the
Western league's umpire stuff , but Judi
ciously dtx'llncd. Jack la of the opinion
that the Western Is on Its last legs.
Speaking about umpires , Jimmy Ward U
about as good a ono as over onlclaUd In
Omaha , not only this year , but any year.
And ho never ga\o Omaha any the test ot
It , ( dthw.
Sam Dimgan's days as a Colonel were few
nnd they're already numbered. Ho has
been released and Mr. Smith , whose name la
familiar to everybody In the world , will play
right fluid.
Norman Leslie Baker Ims been chased by
the Western league. They gay his umpir
ing came tuurcr reminding them of Blogg
and liauawlnu than atollilne they have yet
run across.
The Uourke family have cut n sorry fig
ure away from homo so far this season ,
and It they do not Improve on the coming
long trip , they might as well kiss their
hand to the Hag.
Billy Moron is again catching for the
HourVes. All ot Billy's friends are over
joyed to ueo him back In his old place once
moro , and the hopa Is now ho v\ll | be able
to keep those wheels quiet ,
Washington relrasod "Whllo Wings"
Tcbouu because * l.e couldn't hit. They came
In landaus for Georglui at the , Forest City
In his first game. Four hits was hU thare
of the Philadelphia plum pudding , and h *
got a double and triple out of It , Ho ha *
also made from two to four hits in every
game slncA
Now York has released Hla Mugleta , Dad
Clarke , and Syracuse has gobbled him ,
Langsford continues to catch the crowd ,
nut why not ho playa ball all the tlmo.
Norman Baker stepped right from the um
pire's place Into the box for the Minneapolis
team ,
Shclbcck got the fire nt Plttaburg , but has
caught on with Gusslo Schmclz team ot relics
at Washington.
Runty Boxendale turned on Omaha over In
Des Molnea the other day nnd didn't do a
thing to her but almost shut her out. That's
what Manager Rourkc gets for not letting the
little failure go two months ago.
" " with "dragging"
"Rul" Enrol Is credited
a run over the plate for the first time this
year nt Baltimore. In Smokotown the
event Is considered a sure sign that the
Dagos will gallop away with the rag. Ron
Mulfonl.
There Is no harder worker In the game to
day than George McVey. Ho never falters ,
but Is always endeavoring to Infuse the sport
with a little life. Ho la n phcnomlnnl hit
ter , at homo on the Initial bag , and the
most valuable man on the team.
Perry Worden says that Frank Genius Is
the star outfielder In the Western league
nnd that ho Is covering moro ground than
four-fifths of the league fielders and Is bat
ting In fine shape. Ills sphere Is a minor
league , all the B.-unc. Stay thcro , Franklc.
By order of President Rovvo the Qulncy
club has passed Into the hands of n new man
agement , with Ed Bishop at Its head. Pres
ident Rowe keeps a watchful eye on the
whole organization , and has the satisfaction
of knowing that ho has the snuggest league
In the country.
All of Paddy Boyle's numerous friends
regret exceedingly that the management
felt justified In letting him out. He Is a
harworklng , energetic , conscientious player ,
nnd In tlmo will bo heard of. It took a
mighty "good eye" to distinguish who was
the best man for Omaha or somebody else.
Joe Walsh Is homo and will probably soon
become a member Of the Rourka family
Milwaukee- has thrown up the sponge nnd
the expensive Western league Is wobbling.
Thcro Is a vast difference between the West
ern leagua and the Western association.
The latter is probably the best conditioned
base ball organization In the country.
\\liNperlngH of Ilin Wheel.
THE CLARKS CY-
cllng club of Clarks ,
Neb. , is' one of the
latest acquisitions to
Nebraska wheel or
ganizations.
The Tourist Whecl-
go to Blair , Neb. ,
today , starting from
Daxon's store nt 7.30
a. m. sharp. The
distance for round
trip Is fifty-two miles ,
and the run Is one of
the prettiest and most
enjoyable out of Omaha. The club extends
a general Invitation to all wheelmen who en
joy country riding to accompany It. The
balance of the club tours this month are
short and therefore popular with the ma
jority. Thursday evening , the 2Gth , the
captain has called n blind run ; Sunday morn
ing , the 29th , the run Is to Bcllevue and
Fort Crook , a round trip of about thirty-two
miles.
The "Goophers" Is the very unique name
chosen by the "push" of the Omaha Wheel
club. Just what It signifies Is a mystery
to many of the local cyclists who have heard
It. Perrlgo can tell you all about it.
The Cycling West In Its Issue of July 15
publishes some good snap shots of the prin
cipal events at the Kearney meet on the
1th and 5th. It also devotes considerable
space to a write-up ot some of the Omaha
wheelmen.
The Plattsmouth Cycling club has a novel
and original way of keeping up the enthusi
asm In the ranks. The club hangs up a gold
medal , which Is to bo raced for every week ,
the winner to defend It against all chal
lengers during the season.
The relay men'on both sides ot the river
are training hard for their different little
sprints , which will take place between the
5th and 13th of August. A list of the Omaha
riders who will carry the message will be
published In next Sunday's Bee.
The Omaha Wheel club and the Ganymede
Wheel club of Council Bluffs are still talk
ing about last Sunday's ball game. The
Council Bluffs boys are firm in their convic
tion that the Omaha's can't repeat the dose
and the Omaha boys only ask 'em to wait
and see.
lh ICotl unit < > un and Di > .
George A. Hoagland and son , Will , are still
enjoying rare sport at lovely Lake Washing
ton.
ton."Don"
"Don" Chamberlain and Andy Hanson are
casting their lines for mermaids at Spirit
Lake.
The Cross Gun company are making" pre
parations for a big shooting tournament In
October next.
The Hon. Charles Wlthnell and Plumber
Read made a kill of fifty-one upland plovei
up near Madison last Wednesday.
Frank S. Panralee and Dr. Carver are ne
gotiating for a series of live bird matches to
take plate Inthls city In September.
"Don , " the black pointer presented to the
sporting editor by J. E. Farrell of Stans-
berry , Mo. , will be sent out to Hamilton's
this week for breaking and training.
Ward Burgess of this city and Colonel
Horton of Hartford , Conn. , put In an after
noon with Bartramlams out on the Elkhorn
last Wednesday and bagged thirty-six.
Banister J , B. Melkle Is the possessor of
a black cocker one ot the McTugue kennel
that promises to develop Into a phenomenal
field dog , especially for retrieving purposes.
Dr. Gluck made a nice catch of bass nt
Manawa one day last week , vvhllo Garnott
C. Porter , from Virginia , sah , and Barney
Shannon from Paris , shot a tub full of frogs.
Stockton Heth nnd William Phlladelphus
McFarlane drove out the old Oregon trail
a couple of days since In quest of the coveted
plover. They didn't see a feather or hear
a whistle , but wait they are going out again
this week.
Jack Morrison nnd Jim Heffner have gone
up to Dell Alken's ranch near Atkinson after
plover. That U what they say. However , i
would hate to be the little , scrawny , peeping
prairie chicken that files up before their
onward march. But plover or chicken , they
are sure to have A great time up there OP
Alken's broad acres.
Billy Slmeral , president of the local pro
tective fish association , has gene up north
for a week with the upland plover. That
Is what he says. It netting fish is wrong ,
how can shooting chicken out of season be
right ; or if netting fish Is right how can
shooting chicken out of season be wrong.
Verily , there are nlco distinctions In the
ethics of sport.
I.otn of .Sport nt Mirimiuloah.
There will bo a mammoth athletic tourna
ment held at the thriving little city of Shen-
nmloah , la. , on August 14 , 1C and 10. The
program U on exhaustive one , including a
military drill , bond contest , base ball , bicy
cle races , feet running , tennis , trap shoot
ing , walking match , wrestling , jumping , sack
and wheelbarrow races , the whole to wind up
with n grand sham battle. The directors of
the affair are W. G. Wagner. George Joy ,
II. M. West , C. V. Mount , C , N. Marvin and
E. S. Ferris.
Lout Ilriivllv on llornon.
NEW YOHK , July 21.-M. K. Dvvyer made
one of the heaviest losings of the season at
Brighton Bench yesterday. He backed
Holler In the first race , Harry Heed In the
third , Ogiin in the fourth , and Marshal D
In the llfth , and It is Bald he quit the day
Jj.OOO behind .Mr , Dwyer was over JlOU.OuO
loner during the apt Ing meeting at Morris
Park , and ho Is probably now further be
hind than he was then.
< i
High unil Low ,
Sonilpalallnslc , in Siberia , holds the record
for the most Intense cold , as the mercury
drops there to 76 degrees below zero , and
some- parts of Africa cannot be equaled In
heat , as the thermometer registers 135 de
grees. The Bay of Bengal and the Bay of
1'undy have the highest tides , measuring
sixty and seventy feet ; the deepest sea
soundings have been made at Tristan
d'Acunha , 40,236 ; the most northerly point
reached vvai by Lockwood In May , 1888 ,
being S3 degrees 24 minutes 5 seconds ; and
the farthest south by Ross In February ,
1S42 , 17 degrees 11 minute * ; the highest
altitude ever reached was in the balloon
ascent of Coxvrcll aud GUIsber , who at
tained 37,000 feet In 1862 ; and the highest
Inhabited iltltud * Is the Uuddhlit cloister
In Thibet.
WITH THE HARNESS HORSES
rtiiul
{ Ml
Brief Glances nt the Wcfic 'of the Trotteis
and Fno3rs La t Week.
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ONLINE'S GOOD SHOWftG' > T DETROIT
i n
rijing .nil fulling itiiri Uix HIM .imti-
Itnl Sullslmry'it .liulBimnt I.onl Clinton
Mils Tun 1'int Itiuosprnuk Ku-nts
of ( Irent Inluicit.
IVELY DAYS
these are with Ne
braska horses , and
maybe wo haven't
got a few good ones
In this state.
Ghnce nt any of
the scores of the
big racing sessions
over the country
and you arc sure
to run across the
familiar name of a
Nebraska llycr. The
racing slate for the balance of the season
Inside the state Is as follows : Friend , Au
gust 7-9 ; Edgar , August 14-1C ; Superior , Au
gust 21-23 ; Nelson , August 28-30 ; Omaha ,
September 3-8 ; Geneva , September , 4-0 ; Lin
coln , September 10-14 ; Auburn , September
18-21 ; Schuylcr , September 19-22 ; Syracuse ,
September 25-28.
The great free-for-all pacing race came off
at Detroit on Wednesday , and the public ,
which has been guessing as to the merits
of the great free-for-all pacers , now has n
true line on their ability to cover the regula
tion track. It was n grand field of turf per
formers that started All ot them are
genuine racers , and the most of them c.rry
records below 2'10. The peerless IIUlo Ne
braska pacer , Online , gave a good account
of himself In this race , and t irf .Titles freely
predict that before the season Is c os.'d I.e.
can beat any liorso that started last Wednes
day. The race was a sensational one from
the start to the finish. Mid for the third 1.me
this year Flying Jib has cither been left at
the post or distanced before the race ended.
This swift animal Is rapidly developing Into
an exhibition horse and his temper is getting
to bo so ugly that his value as a racar Is
rapidly decreasing. The field of pertoimers
consisted of such well Known horses as
Robert J , Online , Flying Jib , Guy , Relleetor
and W W P. And maybe they didn't knock
the sparks from the turf In every heat !
Three heats below 2 10 that Is genuine rac
ing which must have caused the blood of old
turfmen to surge at fever heat. No horse
could start In that race and sulk around the
course , expecting to save his distance. The
time was too fast for that kind ot a thing ,
and the drivers had to be strictly In It , or
out of It. Jib sulked nnd was distanced In
the first heat and Robert J was chased under
the wire by W W P In 2 CD'S ! . But the heat
proved a death blow to W W P. The pace
was too hot for him to keel | It up , and In
the second heat the best he could do was to
get in fifth place. In the third heat he was
distanced. Online hardly had his pipes
opened In the first heat , and he came homo
In fifth position. The net heat brought out
this game little horse's speed , however , and
ho crowded Robert J under the string In
2.0814. That gray gelding. Guy , was out for
a bit of the big purse , too , and ho managed
to finish third In every heat. Robert J won
the next heat in a fighting finish with Online ,
and they were recorded with the mile In
2 OSV1. Reflector took fourth place In every
heat , and the purse was accordingly divided
between the four horses that finished ft with
out n break. This was a great race and
Onllne's friends are moro firmly convinced
than ever that ho Is n coming record winner.
He may not bo ns much ot an exhibition
horse ns some of the others , but when he
faces the starter In a full Held of fast ones
then look out for him , as ho Is a dangerous
rival for first money In any class pace.
Geers' Rex Amerlcus , over whom eastern
turf writers have shed lots of Ink since the
opening of the season , affectionately calling
Rex a world-beating 4-year-old , and printIng -
Ing so much other stuff about his wonderful
performances that he has been barred out
of many of the 4-year-old events , was given
a chance to prove his qualities In the Manu
facturers and Merchants' $8,000 stake race
at Detroit on Wednesday. The best Rex
could do was to take third money , and ho
was sixth in the first heat , which was trav
eled In 2.10 % . J M D , a horse of unknown
pedigree won the race In straight heats ,
and Claymore took second money in the
same manner. The last two he-its were
trotted In 2-1514 and 2:15 < i. There were six
teen starters and thirteen of them were In
It at the finish. That must have been a
magnificent field with thirteen horses so
evenly matched.
Monroe Salisbury has a treasure ot a trot
ter In the chestnut mare Expressive , by
Electioneer , a 3-year-old that will be heard
from In more than one race this year. lie
has started this game colt In every meet
ing which he has attended and with one ex
ception she has managed to land a part
of the purse for her owner. On Wednesday
she was started at Detroit In the 2 30 class
trot , and won second money in n four-heat
race , winning the second heat In 2-18 , the
fastest time of the race. Red Bud , by Red
Fern won first money and the time of heats
was : 2:204 : , 2:18 : , 2-19 , 2:21Vi. :
* * *
Clinton Brlggs' string cf horses has been
nt the Detroit meeting during the past week.
Kate Caffrey has done some good work , and
Dick Tllden is hard at work training his
pets up to racing standard. So far Newsboy
has not been started , but ho will prob
ably be heard from later on In the season.
* * *
Wednesday was a day of excitement at
the races at Aurora , 111. There were four
teen starters In the 2J5 : class pace , and only
six of them were nblo to keep out of the way
of the distance flag. It required four heats
to decide the event , and Ella T , g m. , by
Altamont , won It In the first , third and
fourth heats. The best tlmo was 2 2-,4.
Two horses. Bessie Baldwin and Prelude
dropped dead In the stretch. In this raco.
* * *
More horses have been entered and started
In the classes below 2 30 this year than
over before In the history of the trotting
and pacing turf. Yearlings have gone the
mile In better than 2 to during the past
week , while 2-year-olds have beaten 2'30
with case. 3 and 4-year-olds have traveled
the mlle from 2-20 down to 2 09 and the
season Is only well commenced. This Is
bound to be a year of record breaking.
Among tluj many great events during the
past week was the Horseman stake race at
Detroit for 4-year-old trotlers , for a mag
nificent sliver cup and $11,000 In cash , do
nated by the paper published In ChJcigo
known as the Horseman. Tb.3 race came often
on Tuesday afternoon , iuly 17 , and 10,000
people witnessed the thoroughbreds trot the
miles for fame nnd finance. There were
ten starters In this race , bilt four were dis
tanced , one drawn , and only five finished
It required five heats to decide It , nnd It
looked as If the game Ncmollne was going
to win after ho took the second and third
heats , but Dancourt waft too , strong a fin
isher and won the money , "crossing under
the wlro In the lead In tho' ' first , fourth and
fifth heats The money was divided Into
$5,000 , $3,500. $1,000 nnd $ r.OO. There were
originally C32 nominations for this race , but
only ten of these made the ninth nnd final
payment entitling them to start In addi
tion to the money In the stake for the trot
ters the breeder of the winner was presented
with a silver cup worth $1,000 This cup
Is of sterling silver and weighs 155,750 grains ,
which are equal to 356 ounces avordupols ,
or twenty-seven pounds troy. Its height
over all Is twenty-seven Inches. The
pedestal Is of solid ebony The width of
the bowl Insldo Is fourteen Inches ; depth ot
bowl , ten Inches ; greatest width from handle
to handle , twenty Inches. The horses are
five Inches In height , and the trunk of the
silver oak supporting the bowl U about three
Inches In diameter.
*
This has been a year of record breaking
among the harness horses , and It the trot
ters and paoers keep up their lick until the
season closes at the same progressive rate
the records will all be set at a lower figure
In the fall. The following records h.ivo
been made by trotters :
Tvvo-y enr-old colt , Hncyrua , b. p. , by
Wilton , nt Detroit , July If. . . . . . 2:2fi'l :
rour-ycnr-oM colt. Hutn-niteln , b h .
by Huron Wllkop , nt Detroit , July 10 2-10'i
Yearling colt , Dick Uusscll. b. c. , by
Lord Huoirlt ; Lexington , Ky. , July I 5:17 : 4
Yearling lllly , Stella Woodllne , b. f. .
by Wooilllne , Denver , Cole , June 13 ,
half mile 1.5D
Tvvo-ypnr-old colt , Coupon , by Direc
tor Chief ; .Minneapolis July 0 2:27
Two-vcar-old nily , Scotirlne , br. f. , by
Wilton ; Lexington , Ky. , July 6 2:2314 :
Throf-year-old colt , Pawling , eh c. ,
by Colonel Klpp ; Lexington , Ky ,
July 5 2:23'i :
Three-veir-old lllly. llxprcsulvo. br f ,
by Elcctloiuei , Council Bluffy , In. ,
June 2) 2:18'i : '
Three-year-old goldlm ; , lliml Tack , b.
K. , by Joe ; Harrodsburg : , Ky , , June *
r > , nnd Cnrlyile Carne , gr. g. by
Hnmbl ° tonlnn Mnmbrtno ; Portland ,
Ore , July I 2:2614 :
Pour-y ear-old roll , D.incourt , bl. h. ,
by Ambni-mdor. Dolrolt , July 17. . . . 2.16'i
Tom-v ear-old lllly , Wistful , br. m , '
by Wedguvvood ; Indianapolis , Iml ,
July 5 . . . . . 2-17'i '
Agiinst Time Fantasy , b. m , , by
Chimes , SiKlnuvv , July H 2.09
Stnlllon , Pamllco , b b. , Meander ; Tlf-
tln , O , Juno 2 2 11 4
Mure , Lightning , b in. , by Alcantiun ;
P. . rtland , Me , July B 2 13H
Gulillng , Ambov , ch g. , bv Heptagon ;
Hulnu'sburg , Pn , Juno II 2 IS'Vi
MureA1K , b in , by Patron.igp ; Sag-
Inivv , July II 200\
The piccrs have not been Idle cither , as
will bo seen by the following records :
Two-vnr-old roll. Judge Hurt , b c. ,
by Win M. Hill ; Council HluffM , In. ,
June 23 2 1IW
Two-year-old lllly. Princes" , cli t , by
Prince , Council llluffs , In , June 2S . 2.17U
Tinee-veni-old colt , Hnny 1J , gr u ,
by Happy Day , Hurrodsbuig , Ky .
June 23 2 2JU
Threc-venr-old filly , nolle Acton , b f ,
bv Slmdclnml Onward ; Council
Blurts ) , la. . June 2S 2 IG'i
Fourcurold colt , Kubenstoln. I ) h. ,
by Hnron Wllkes ; Windsor , Out. ,
July fl 2.00Vi
Four-jcur-old lllly , Nldln , b m. by
Wiiynp WIIUcs , Indianapolis , Ind ,
July 1 . . 213 < / ,
St.illlnn , Saladln , br h. , by Sultan ; *
Philadelphia. .lime 21 2 OSMs
Murt > , Slav Mai shall , b. m. , by Billy
Wllkes ; Milwaukee , WIs. , June 27. . . 2 11
Guiding. Major Wonder , b. g , by Ma
jor IMsull , Tlllln , O , June 30 2 10'i '
Hobert J , Detroit. July 13 2 OM/i
Against Time Flv Ing Jib , b g. , by
Algoim ; Council Bluff" , In. , June 23 . 2 OSVfc
*
The Western Breeder ot St. Joseph Ins
this to ray of the recent race meeting at
Union park"The Blue Ribbon meeting
at Council Bluffs has closed. Us closing
may mark an epoch In the history of har
ness racing In the Missouri valley. The
meeting was by far the best ever held ul
Union park , and It created more Interest
In Council Bluffs and Omaha tlnn has ever
before been centered on racing at that point
A good cprlnkllng of the elite of the two
cities was seen at the races , and the meet
ing in general was one of an unusually
respectable nature. From the standpoint of
a racing enthusiast , the meeting was the
best held to the date of Its closing , this
year. , During the meeting thirty-three heats
were trotted and paced , the fa test In 2 03' ,
the slowest In 2 2G , and the average time
was 2.17 1-5. The proprietor , Clinton H.
Hrlggs , Is a popular business man of Omaha ,
and the success wh'ch ' attended his first
meeting lias caused his friend to believe
and hope that It \\ill not bo Ills last. Al
though his name may not be a familiar
one to all men of the turf , he has this year
made a start In a way that leads me to
believe that by autumn all patrons of turf
literature will have seen the name of Clinton
H. Brlggs. He has a gocd stable of horse ;
In charge of Dick T.lden , one of the best
drivers , and as owners and manager , ho Is
a man to materially assist In the elevation
of the turf. "
There is no longer any doubt that Monroe
Salisbury has purchased an Intere t In Allx ,
Morris Jones' little trotting mare , which
made so many friends when she was here
at the Blue Ribbon meeting. The lovers
of harness racing will now learn just what
Is In this wonderful little animal , for Salis
bury doe ! not Keep horses for exhibition pur
poses , and he wants a stable of winners.
Ho has kept his good eye on Allx all this
season , and her performance at Washing
ton park , in Chicago , last fall , when she
won the hotly contested World's fair stakes
in a nine-heat race , particularly Impressed
him with her good qualities as a racer.
When Salisbury saw Allx beat Robbie P
so easily at the races here on July Fourth
he must have made up his mind that ho
wanted the mare , and made a very tempting
offer , for the deal was closed Immediately
after till ] race , and now Allx Is being driven
by Andy McDowell , and Is entered In the
grand free-for-all trot at Cleveland , where
It Is expected that she will take the big
end of the large purse against as fine a
field of starters as has over faced the Judge's
stand. Salisbury did not have a trotter
which ho could put In the free-for-all trot
ting class with any degree of as urance , and
he hopes with Allx and Plying1 Jib , the swift
pacer , to greatly Increase his earnings this
season. Morris Jones will travel the grand
circuit meetings with Salisbury , and vylll
keep his eye on the pride of 1)U ) heart.
Salisbury certainly could not. have been
disappointed with Allx's recent perform
ances. At the meeting In Saginiw , Mich. ,
she was started In a race against Night
ingale , one of Matt Geets' craclc trotters ,
and she won the three heats quite handily
In 2-13U , 2 09 % . 2-11 % . The association
hung up a purse of $1,000 for this race and
agreed to give other horse $1,000 additional
If the track recoid of 2 10 was lowered.
McDowell was out cfter that big bill and
he sent All\ along In the second heat just
fast enough to win the coin , although ho
could hive made the distance In quicker
time If it had have been necessary to have
pushed the little mare. But the Cleveland
free-for-all race will determine the mare's '
speed and endurance.
*
The magnificent now track at Detroit was
opened with one of the best racing meet
ings held so far this season. The tiack Is
a fairly fast one and some records have
b en broken there. Bucynis made n 2-year-
old record ot 2 2GVi , which Is the fastest
mile traveled by any gelding this yeai. In
the 2-23 class pacing race foi 4-year-olds
two of the got of Baron Wllkes started and
a great deal of Interest was taken In the
event because the colts are from dlffeient
da nib. Doth of the colts secured a portion
tion of the purse , one winning the race , UK"
the ether takitg setond mon' < y , and It was
j race , too , for the slowest heat was trav
eled In 2:10. : There were eight Ptartors and
two of them were distance ! lit the fiut
heat. Ilubenstcln and Barandalo v. ere the
contesting descendants of the great Hire ,
and Rubonsteln won the race in three
straight heats , while Clay Hontas , by Fo-
cahontas Boy , was second and Baromlnle
third. Time. 2.1014. 2 12 , 2 t .
*
Altamont , 2.26)4 , the son of Almont 33 ,
that has proved such n successful site of
speed upon the Pacific slope , received an
addition to his role of honor at the closing
day of the Portland , Ore. , meeting , July 7 ,
when the 3-year-old colt Touchet won his
race In straight heats , taking a pacing rec
ord of 2 " 2 , The same day Altamont's G-
ycar-old son , Del Norte , won the second
heat of the free-for-all pare , reducing hU
record to 2 14H. Altamont was bred by
Richard Wect of Georgetown , Ky. , and hta
record ot 2 26 % was made to wagon In 18S5
When ho was 10 years old.
4 * *
Fantasy was driven a mlle in 2 09 at Sag-
luaw on July 14 , beating the tiack record ,
made by Nelson In 2 11 % . and making the
fastest mlle for trotters this year. Fantasy
was sent out to beat the 1-ycar-old record
for mares and vsaa accompanied by a pace
maker. Gecrs drove her to the quarter In
0 31 % . and to tha half In 1 OG'.i. From the
half to the three-quarters she traveled In
0 30 % . nuking the last half In 1 02i'j , and
the mile In 2 09 , which goes upon the rec
ords as a pretty good mark for HOIUO of the
other fast nags to travel towarjs Geera Is
satisfied that he has > i trotting treasure In
Fantasy , and the people who wora fortunate
enough to witness the performance fully
agreed with him In this respect
Lord Clinton made a now world's record
tor trotting geldings at Columbus , O , last
Saturday , when ho trotted the Hccond heat
In the free-for-all In 209 % . which Is the
exact tlino made by Allx at Saglnaw In a
recent rucu. Lord Clinton Is a black geld
ing , by Demlne's Allun , and ho made a
record as a 3-year-old at the close of last
season , This record gives Lord Clinton tin
world's championship fur geldings In a trot
ting race , which honor wus previously di
vided by Lltllo Albart and Walter K , eai.li
ot them having taken a race record of 2 10
In 1S93. Inasmuch an the mile inad by
Guy the black son or KuntucKy Prince , In
2,0'J % against time at Detroit lam year , was
rejected by the American Trottlnc Register
association. Lord Clinton's performance today -
day glv 8 him the distinction ot being the
only gelding that has over trotted to an
authentic record below 2 10. H was In 18S1
that Jay-I2yo-Soo placed the record for trot
ting geldings at 2 10 , nt which point it re
mained uti.ufinlled for ulna years , nnd last
year was equaled but twice. On Thursday
hs won the fiec-for-all nt Detroit , lowering
his own record to 2 03 Hat.
Dr Sperry , the horse that won the 2 15
pacing race at Union park , Is a queer animal ,
but he Is doing BOIHO fine work this season
and can finish like a whirlwind after btlng
driven a hot heat When Salisbury brought
the homo to Omaha he could not got him to
KO nt his record speed and could not isct the
gait out ot mm uitu jrcit iiliun , a I'tounr ot
Dick , fixed up n rigging which blinded I he
animal so that he could not see the ground
for a distance of fifty or sixty yards and
then he tiavelcd like a chestnut streik. It
Is slid lint the horsi' ruts rattled If IIP looks
down at the turf while going fast and lanes
his regu'ar gall so that he cinnot hs driven
fust.
The cntrlfs tor the Grand Clicult races
at Cleveland Indicate that the nicotine will
be one of the largest of recent ytars Nearly
300 horses will contest for the fifteen purses.
which TRgrcgito $33,000 Thirty-four pacers
have paid for the prlvlleg0 of starting In HIA
2 20 cliss , and twenty -nine others expect lo
start In the 2 15 class The pntcrlis In the
. ' Walter 13 , Allx ,
free-for-all trot are Plx.'jy.
Hello Vcr.i , Fantasy and Magnolli. Those
for the free-for-all pico are ( ! uy , Will Kerr ,
Mascot. Saladln , Flying Jib , W. W. P. .
Robert J , Hal Hrtulen and Crawford
* * *
Frederick Foster's stable of running horses
has been shipped from Chicago to Shpeps-
hcail Bay Henry Young's victory in the
Columbus handicap last week was a surprise
to many shrewd turfmen , who believed that
the race would result In n contest between
Dr Rice , Yo Tnmblen and Rudolph. Henry
Young was bought by his present owner ,
Nicholas Flnzcr , out ot a selling race. His
vlstory was a decisive one , as ho made a now
record for the illsttncc , one nnd three-six
teenths miles , winning cleverly at the finish
In 1 5SMs.
* * *
Directly , by Direct , the 2-y car-old pacer
that won the famous 2-ycar old pac
ing race at Union park , In which
Judge Hurt made a record of
2 14U , won the 2-ycnr-old pacing race nt
Saginaw list Saturday , having n vciltable
walkiway for first money In 3 .JG and 2 30' ' .
This great little colt Is almost a counterfeit
of his sire In color and form , and from
present apararccs [ will prove to be n grca er
pacer.
It took eight heats averaging 2 15 % to
decide the 2 1C class pacing race at Boston
last Saturday , and ( ho horses were ruled
out In the fifth heat for running- Into the
stretch In order to escape the distance flag.
The race * was won by a horse having the
fragrant name of Socks , ch. h. , by Rockdale
Socks Mulshed first la the fifth , sixth and
eighth heats , and was second In the first nnd
seventh. In the third he finished sixth. The
winning heats were piced In 2 13',4 , 2 14 % ,
2 11 % , 2 15V4 , 2.14 % . 2-14 % , 2:17U : , 2.19'Xj.
* * *
Albert E , b. g. , by Pcnrose , owned and
" " has been giving
driven by "Pop" Whitney ,
the people of Fond du Lac bomo fine bursts
of speed. Ho won the free-for-all pacing
race last Saturday In straight heats In 2 11 % ,
2 UVj and 2 12. This here is one of Pen-
rose's best get , and Is a most tireless cam
paigner. He is an Iowa horse.
* * *
Fldol , b. h , by Idol , won the free-for-all
pace at Sioux Falls last Saturday In 2'13
2 12V4 and 2 15. In the second heat Laura
T and LaBello were dead heat for second
place , but In the last heat Laura T won
second place , and LaBfllo landed third
money. Fldol Is being fitted for some lively
campaigning tills season.
* * *
The breeders of American trottera of Ne
braska are fast coming to the front and the
season of 1894 has In the old grand circuit
no less than three stables from as many
farms In this state. Prominent among them
Is the Alamito stock farm , which takes Its
name from Its premier stallion , the great
son of Eagle Bird , Alamito , and unless all
signs fail his homo will have a national
reputation through him by the end ot the
present trotting season. The first time
started this year ho defeated such world's
champions as Pheobo Wllkes , Walter K and
Keno F , easy , with the Invlnclbles
McIIenry , Curry and Thompson up.
In point of breeding , conformation
and manner ho Is without a peer.
Alamito Is by Eagle Bird , sire of Monbars ,
2 11 % at 3 , son of Jay Blid , sire of Allerton ,
2 09',4His dam , Anrlaua , Is by General
Washington , whose dam was the mighty
Lady Thorn , one of the greatest race marcs
America ever produced. Alamito Is liberally
entered in rich stakes and purses through
the great clicult. He will start this week
at Cleveland In the 2,15 class , and whoever
beats him will be a tired horse and have a
race record that will be creditable Indeed.
The Alamito farm has another representative
In the rich looking chestnut stallion
Hurly Burly , who in performances so far
this season has done great credit to himself
and stable. Hurly Burly Is by Rumor , 2 20 ,
sire of Edgardo , 2:13 % , grandson of the great
Pilot , jr. His dam Is Lucia , by Jay Gould ,
2 21 Ms , son of Hambletonlan 10 ; second dam ,
Lucy , 2:18V4 : , who In her day could ba beaten
only by the wondrous Goldsmith Maid. Ho
la not as fast as some , but a gamer one was
never asked to go a race.
*
The Woodbine farm is doing Hs share nnd
doing Itself credit as well. It seems there
Is only one that can head Its. 1-ycar-old pacer.
Online , and at the next meet he may lead
the way. Keystone farm stable Is ut Galesburg -
burg , Ills , where It has been In preparatory
work , but Is now ready and lit for fast work.
The 4-yeai-old Electioneer house , Conqueroi.la
In great form and will bo good In his class.
Nebraska will have It- ; share of two
liners at the season's close. Mary , 2 20 VI ,
the bay daughtoi of the McGiegor hoi.se ,
MacCullamoro , Is with the Keystone stable
this season. She and Driver Fullager agrco
about right and will be right up there
1 , 2 over any good track. The 2-year-old
pacer Phenoin of the Director family has all
the characteristics , always wanting a race ,
and ever fit for a hard one.
Notes from till ) Stulrins.
Old foxy Bob Kneebs Is still playing
checkers with his nos at Moablt. And what's
more , the game stands a good chance of ruiK
nlng through a scries of years.
The first heat , says Western Re
sources , of the 1891 Grand Circuit , was won
In 2 5GV& , nnd the first day's racing did not
equal any ono day of Urn Brlggs meeting at
Council Bluffs last month.
Nebraska-bred horses are doing great
things this season. Baromlale , In E. D.
Gould's stable , has n pacing record of 2 13 % .
made the third heat ot the 2 24 pace at
Saglnaw. Ketcham's gelding , Plerron , by
Eyelid , won the opening heat in 2 15
Secretary Brlggs writes from Superior that
the races thcro August 21 , 22 and 23 will he
the best for yeuis The card Includes
3 00 , 2 45 , and 2-year-old pacing events and
3 00 , 2 45 3tycar-old classes for trotters , to-
gethcr with races for runners and cyclists ,
The annual meeting of the Nebraska Asso
ciation of Trotting and Pacing Her o
Hreeders which will bo held at the fair
grounds September I , C , G and 7 will un
doubtedly b3 ono of the largest and most
complete trotting sessions ever held In the
state All of the purses save three run up
to $500 or more , and every event on the pro-
gum U open to all , and there are ulxteon lit
all.
One of the most remarkable performances
of the year , says the Kentucky Stock Farm ,
and indeed ot any year , was that of the I-
yvar-old pacer , Online , at Council Illuffa on
the 29th of June He started In a field of
six In the 2 10 pacing china , and won the
race In three straight heats In the xplendld
time of 2 10 % . 2 10 % . 2 1H4. Thosu were tlm
fastest thrco roiiKeeutlvo healB evr made by
a 4-year-old pacer , and the fact that they
were made as early as the mouth ot Juno
adds eclat to the achievement. It wan n
llttla remarkable , too , that although ho made
such exceptionally fast tlino none of thu field
were distanced but all etayud In Ihu rata to
Us conclusion.
Ki'kort of thu A
Prof , Swart , the boxing Instructor , lion
opened a prlvato gymnasium at room 40G
Sueoloy block , which deserves the patronage
of those who are In need ot uxurcise. He
has It fitted up with all the necessary ap
paratus , Huch us striking bag pulling ma
chines , dumb belli ) , Indian tluba , boxmg
gloves , etc all of which , Including shower
bath , ho places at the UUpoitl of hU patrons.
SONG OF THE WESTERN BROOK
Blood lu the Anglers' Veins Again Stirred
by the Muslo.
CREEL AND REEL MAY SEE SERVICE NOW
HUM May lln Tempted vrltli riy , ProR or
UritMluipprr vrlth Nmmi AMiiriituo
of biir < ( < * During Hio
IVw Urelix ,
THE RIVERS NOW
A ( > * V/T'/ | / muurmur l.ully be
tween their Rcro
banks , , brooks nro
warm and sluggish ,
nnd the lakes lay
like shimmering glass
beniMtli the dog day
sun. still this Is
again n time , second
only to the List weeks of May and early
Juno , when the blood tlnglea In the angler'ii
veins. The spiwnlng season Is over , and
once moro the voracious basis Is on the qul
vivo for fly , frog or grasshopper , nnd once
again the dcvotco of the rod Is preparing to
sally forth with creel and reel It Is royal
bport and no dispute. The golden woodpecker
never cackles so cheerily , nor mo.adow-lnrlc
slugs sweeter , nor grnss or trees look
grce-ner , nor water brighter limn to the eager
angler when he gets n day off and goes fish
ing. And to him Is welcome everything that
comes from the liquid depths , let It bo bass ,
pickerel or plko , it Is all the same , Just BO
they bite and keep him busy.
Hay and wheat have been cut and the
fa'iy ' golden rod nods Its yellow , futzy
plumes to the gentle winds that perennially
waft Nebraska's broad pralilcs , and the
upland plovers nro in and gorging them
selves with heed , kernel nnd Insect.
The upland plover is a glorious little fel
low , In his gray mottled plumage , and Is
the ono legitimate game bird that affords
a break In the weary monotony of the close
season between the ilppirtnro ot the ducks
and snipe In April to the time when the
chicken and grouse nre lawful prey In
August. Ills stay , however , Is short-lived.
Ho comes In about the 12th of July nnd re
mains and waxes fat until probably the 10th
of August , when ho once moro spreads his
long pointed pinions and continues his way
on to the clime that knows no frost. So the
-sportsman that profits by this brief visit
must be on the move early and late , and
from the signs of the times it
looks as If not many intend to
let the opportunity pass unimproved.
The club men are always delighted
at the thought of once moro turning from
the artificial target to try their luck and
skill on. real llesh and feathers , the only
true sport when you come right down to
facts.
ACROSS ODOROUS MEADOWS.
Who can mention anything lo compare with
n day with a dog nnd gun. What Is half so
stirring. &o healthful , so grand and exhila
rating ? A ramble through the golden wheat
btubble and over the emerald hillside , vvlth
Its burning yellows , reds and blues , for up
land plover oven on thess blistering days
of July ; a tramp across brce.-.y nnd odorous
meadow , or a morning or evening In the
grassy valleys , vvlth the multifarious per
fumes of blooming land and gurgling stream ;
the music of the Bartrumian's throat and
wing ; the flutter and llfo of the clcadao , or the
thrilling song of tha thrush or tanlngcr fil
ling the air all about you. Avaunt with
ranco and trap , with their potty jealousies
and blckeilngs over competitive scores , when
these intenser pleasures are spread before
you vvlth beneficent hand. It Is always the
same with the lover ot nature the true
sportsman. His proclivities , are Inherited
and Inbred , and successful or unsuccessful in
filling bag or creel , with gun or rod , ho would
not exchange ono day's sweet commune with
all outdoors , such as are his on days like
these , for weeks and months at the scratch
behind a trap loaded with a pigeon or black
bird made of asphaltuui and clay. Once a
sportsman , always a sportsman , and tha
whole twelvemonth contains no Joy BO great
to him as the hour when ho dons the pictur
esque liablllmentR of the field and sallies
forth to try his dexterity on fin , fur or
feather.
Strictly speaking , the bird Is not a plover ,
but that Is neither hero nor there , so long
as wo all rccognl/a him by that name. They
arrive here , as I said , 'long the second wock
In July and remain n short month. They
breed from the latitude to the Snshatchcwan
and spend the fall and winter months across
the borders of Mexico. When they oomo
In here , the southern limits of their breedIng -
Ing grounds , from the north , they frequent
mostly the wide upland downs and pastilles
where thu turf has boon cropped short by
cattle , and vvhero they experience llttlo
trouble In pursuit of seed or insect. Fal
low fields , newly plowed grounds and cut h.iy
luuls are also favorite resorto , but It IB use
less to look for tluim near marshes erIn
In wet low lands , for there Is nothing marl-
tine In their habits , wherein they differ from
all true plover. U loves the open fields and
cattle pastures whore thorn Is an abundance
of the Insect food on which It fattens , beetles ,
sn ull coleopterous files , gratshoppers and In
the freshly upturned wheat fields , whcro
worms , snails and grubs are to bo found.
HAUNTS OF THK BIRD.
The bird lu Misplclous , wary and shy ,
although It haunts scenes ot domestication ,
nnd follows stock ns naturally an a dog fol
lows lila m.ibtur. They are difficult to ap-
pioach on foot , and Invariably Hush at long
range , say from forty-five lo filxty yards ,
which , however , renders the sport keener ,
moro deceptive and alluring. They go In
scattered Hocks , and when rising from their
feuding grounds go off straggllngly , ono ur
two at a time , anil In different directions ,
wheeling unexpectedly , vaulting and Hying
cnntlcally over and about the field In which
they were Hushed , or arching on but a tow
hundred yards and alighting agiln. It Is
during this Idiotic ( light ot tholr'H that they
are easiest killed , as they are an apt to
oomo hack right over you , emitting at short
Intervals that melodious and plaintive whlstlo
as they are to dart by out of gun sliot.
This Is n habit I hnvo r.rt'ccd In all nn-
laiid Bcolopacldue , never Hying In largo bodirs
like the redhrcnsted sulpo , golden plover or
otltr maritime blidx of like appearance and
structure. Their whistle In extremely mel
low and .sweet , and they send It forth both
when running and Hying It Is very decep
tive and apt lo fool the bporta-
imin , n n It lian a rcmnrkablo
quality of appearing to lie Hounded
clobo ut hand when In reality It Is a long
wnyn off. It sounds the saino anywhere
within a distance of a thousand yards It
Is UIH ! note that generally Informs the eager
gunner that ho la on the right ncent , also
that ho Is u moment or BO too late , for on
sounding this whistle ut the approach ot the
enemy , the vrary bird Invariably takes wing.
It wing-tipped the bird x lion Id be gathered
before pursuing others , for they are ex-
tromcly swift of foot and can hide on the
meadow or In the plowul field In a way that
Is highly exasperating Their beautiful
mottled plumage uBsimllakH closely with tha
different tingtd grases or hcilm. or the dull
soil of the parched plowed ground.
N
AND
LEOPARDS
Perform nt 3 Zf > , 4.20 , 9 und 10 p. m today
CG'JmittiD BEHGH ,