10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt jfiUNBAY , SEPTEMBER 23 , 1891
SPORT FOR SEPTEMBER DAYS
Health asd Pleaiura thu Object of ths Tree
Eporuman.
WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL
Arrival of the Sclilpperkcjl-Tho Ltint JJall
rn-ln Iho rioltl nncl nt IhoTrup
Anil tlio I/Mini Sporting
IJntnprlHlluiu.
UCK bhoollng Is
rat-jil as tlio sports-
nun's clitut dtllgltt.
OC course llicra arc
some who are more
fond of clilckon and
quail shortting , but
where you find ono
enamored ct this
class of rport you
will and 100 who will
declare that It fur-
no comparison
lho pursult of
a matter of fact ,
takes In the gjeso ,
brant , crane and
snipe and affords the gunner a
greater variety of sport than any
other species ot game. To be sure a
tramp over our Immeasurable hay fields or
through the stubbl-3 for chicken and quail la
a royal pleasure , and so Is dove and plover
shooting , but there Is something Indcscrlba-
blo about duck shooting which claims an
overwhelming majority of the true sportsmen
aa Its devotees.
The Reason la now on here nnd wo will hear
more or less about the birds and the shooting
until the rlgora of winter drive thorn to their
winter liaunta In the south. So many men
nra attracted ovary spring and fall to the
lakes and marshes that the man who has no
taste tor tbe delights of the field often won.
dors whether It Is sport or lucre that lures
BO many from the comforts of homo and the
fascinations ot business to brave all sorts of
weather and privations In thslld fowl sea-
eon. In conversation with an olil-tlmo vet
eran sportsman , who yet occasionally shoul
ders his beloved breechloader for a day on
the river , lake or marsh , I gathered a great
dial ot Information that will probably prove
Interesting to the skeptic. One season , and
but a few years ago at that , lie made a bag
of S09 mixed ducks , canvasback , red head ,
mallard , blue bill and teal. Ilo Is a fair field
shot and. It required frequent forays Into th
different ducking grounds to accomplish what
lie did. So much for his skill , but the pecu
niary results will not ftguro tip so promis
ingly. Say , for Instance. , ho had killed an
oven sixty-seven dozen birds and sold them
at the hi sirs t market price , and
yet they would not have brought him more
than ISO. Compare this with his expenses.
Time , ? 50 ; railroad faro , $25 ; ammunition ,
425 , and Incidentals , $25 , Or a total of $132 ,
or J55 moro than the ducks could have
brought If sold. You. can readily appreciate
the consequences. It the average duck
hunter does not get more tun than money
out ot his shooting , the balance sheet Is
almost two to ono against him. But the
sportsman has no thoughts of swelling ; hla
bank account by this , his favorite pursuit ,
enjoyment is then solo object. This enjoy
ment comes first in the anticipatory pleasure
of an expedition. If the sportsman be ad
vanced In years he becomes a .youth again ,
and the night be-fore ho crawls Into ills
" blind In the rico , reeds , willows or cane , he
experiences all the delights of a child on
the night before Christmas. If he be a
young , man , hla- emotions nre as varied as
they are ecstatic and ho would not exchange
places with a king. Then comes the sport
Itself , the glories of a mingling with nature
In her blandest moods , the supreme prJdo
felt when a capital shot Is made and the
complete satisfaction of bringing homo a
big bag of blrda with which to remember
his legion of friends , for they , are always
legion when he has a lot ot fat birds to
glvo away. But this ia not all , for every
true sportsman will strenuously maintain
that his outings are worth car loads ot
physic and doctors bills.
Figured from this basis the hunter makes
his accounts balance to a nicety. Pleasure ,
glory snd health are moro than sufficient
compensation for the loss of 25 cents or
thereabouts on every duck or goose killed.
Again , I repeat , wild fowl shooting beats
it all. What could be more inspiring , more
exhilarating or enjoyable than to visit any
one of our numerous shooting grounds in
this vicinity on a morning or evening like
those wo nre having at the present time.
How the sportsman's heart swells as bo
plants his rubber-booted foot upon the marsh
andl entersi eagerly , feverishly upon fills
errand , for cither teal or snipe , forcing his
way through tangles of ambitious sprouts ,
herbs and bramble , over llchened logs ,
through thickets of yellow tendrilod willows ,
crimson mnplo sprigs and creeping vines ,
In the rustling cano and waving rice , the
whole landscape aflutter with animation and
life. -
A soft wandering breeze rippling- the water
and swaying the reeds , the robin chirping
his melancholy notes from the topmost
branch ot yon old cottonwood : the red-wing
black bird chuckling from this ros clump
and that , the saucy Jay bird scoldlnff in the
copse , the crow cawing to his fellows In the
distance , nnd the redtall hawk , cleaving
with steady pinion the blue above , making
one broad scene as pleasing to the senses
as It is mystifying.
la it any wonder , then , that the sportsman
will sacrifice ) almost everything else for a
trip nfleld in this glorious autumnal weather ,
Is U any wonder that U Is health and happiness
'
ness ho i's after and not sordid game ? For
one , I think not.
Now for n word or two about the season
that Is now fairly on. Whether there Is goIng -
Ing fo be much shoothiE or not Is a question
that remains to be solvsd. The summer has
been an unprecedented ! one , with Its fierce
suns ami scarcity of rain. Generally a dry
summer Insures a good flight of birds In the
fall , and It there Is sufficient water left in
their favorite haunts I have no fears but
what w& are In for n busy fall campaign. By
( ho last of this month the main body of birds
will have winged their way from their breedIng -
Ing quarters roundabout Hudson's and Baffin's
bays and tbe furthermost borders of British
Columbia. That royal old honker , the Can
ada goose , with his congeners , the Hut chins ,
the .snow gees : and the speckled brant , tha
matchless canvasback , the quacking mallard ,
plump red head , toothsome teal , widgeon ,
baldpate , blu bill , whistler , pintail and but
ter ball. In fact all the feathered habitants
ot lake , river , morass and marsh , have ql-
ready packed their Saratogas , and with heads
erect are awaiting the signal that will start
them south.
This will not be long delayed , for this Is
the tlmo ot the gunners' Idyl. Already the
Umber landa are robed In glided gowns and
the distant hills are shrouded In hazy splen
dor. The sumach glows and burns In shady
neolts , the prairie grass has donned Its
brownish dress and all the frosty and de
caying pursuivants or the bleak and snpwy
season have begun to admonish the sports
man that hla day Is almost here. Ther ? Is
the boat to haul out and recalk , rubber
boots to be overhauled , shooting wammus to
be mended , decoys , shells and other duffle
to be overlooked In order that he may bs
ready to sally forth the moment the main
Olght Is on
A letter from n old. shooting p < ! of mlno
back on the majestic Kankakee. nnd who
now runs a big ranch In South Dakota , in
forms me that more ducks have bred in his
than vraa erer known before. This
report also comes to ma from different
' points In Nebraska , and despite the draught
It looks i If great sport U to bo bad alter
all. Mallards have been especlilly plentiful
evw ilnce early In July , showing that
luiuiy ot them preferred to remain in thla
region and bring up their young thin tc
make the long pilgrimage to the fastnesses
ot the polar "regions. The teal , too , es
pecially the blue wing , have already been
encountered In uncommon numbers , whlk
tbe crop ol jellow legs , rail ind the several
varieties ot waders I * somettvlne reall )
remarkable. Hundred ! cf those birds an
feting killed every day at Cut-Off , Mumws
ml Big Ukcs. JS
About th ftrat ot tlio wild fowl lo conn
down from tUe Arctic territory la the fal
r the Wu and green wing teal , the wcoc
duck and spoon bill remaining here through-
cut. th summer. After the teal comes
an lsue of mallards , widgeon , blue bill ,
redhead , canvasback and pintail In about
the order Riven. The Reeie come list. So
the sportsman who Is not prepared for th&lr
reception had better get a wiggle on , for
the Mrds , en account of the- scarcity p
water , will make their stay hero provoklngly
brief.
TlieiKcnrnvjr Illcyclo Jtret.
The Kearney Cycling club Is making a
great reputation for Itself , fiver sines the
state mo t was held at Kearney this year
the club has determined to have another
great meet , and , thank * to the rustling
abilities of Its members nnd the material
aid given by the merchants , the boys are
enabled to hang up a prlzo list that will
attract the nttenllcn of the best and fastest
of western riders. A magnificent program of
sport has been amngcd for the 27th and
28th of this mcnth. Wheelmen will bo In
attendance from all over the west , aa re
duced railroad fare and hotel rates have
been secured. The track , which cannot be
beaten In this put of the country , has been
greatlyimprorcd since the meet In July ,
and these who attend will na doubt see every
existing state record smashed to small bits.
The entry list Is quite large , and grows
larger with each mall , which Insures gocd
toeing and plenty of it. An Idea of the
treat which will Lo dished up to the
"cranks" can be formed by scanning the
following program and prize list :
FIRST DAY.
Race 1 Ono Mile Novice Class A.
1. OeM and onyx banquet lamp , l > r
Kcnrney Cycling clul J M 00
J. Racing uliues , by Kearney Celine
club BOO
3. ( JrlMvold rubber iruarUn , by ISalpli
Temple uynllng mirks 2 60
Race 2 Quarter Mile Open Class A.
1. 1'nlr llramlcnhurc nlne-ounco racing
pedals , by 1'nrUnurM & Wilkinson ,
tliruUEh Kearney Cycling club 12 CO
2. nillot racing pedals , by Hickory
Wheel company , through Ij. rcnc
Keck 1000
} . Niagara Dicing pedals , by Niagara
CyclingKitting company , through
Kearney Cycle company B DO
Race 3 Two-JIIlo Handicap Class B ,
1. Gold Chronograph , by Kearney Cy
cle club 8300
2. Ontd handle umbrella , by I ) . M.
Cotter 1300
3. Double action revoltcr , by Kearney
Cycle company B (0
Race 4 Halt Mile Open Class A.
1. Silver FlinvltiB service by S. A.
Fens. Jcueler 15 00
2. Illcyclfl lamp , by Oonnully & Jcfrry
Manufacturing company. . B & 0
3. Hlcycle rticlnff shoes , by Kearney Cy
cling club , BOO
Race C One Mile Open Class 11.
1. Sliver service ( CSorlinm ) , by New Mid-
nay hotel 7500
2. IMano lamp , by William Nlepcr ,
crockery IS 00
3. I'alr pants 10 order , by IIIrElns , the
Tailor 1000
Race C Five-Mile Handicap Class A.
1 , Gold clock nnd stand , by Daniels
Bros. , jewelers , 35 00
2. Diamond collar button , by Kearney
CycIlnR club 1260
3 Knnibl camera , by Kearney Cycling
club , 360
SECOND DAY.
Race 7 Qno Mile , 2:40 : Class Class A.
1. M. & vr , tires , by Morgan &
WrlKht J 13 ( K >
2. Slher .bundled umbrella , by V. C.
Clm-.u. clothier 900
3. running racing c'inln. by C. n.
Tanning , through Kearney Cycle com
pany 7 CO
Race 8 Ono Mlle Open Class B.
1. Sol I In I re diamond ring by Kearney
Cycling club S3 00
2.Vtbt > racing tlrei nnd rims , by
I'arkhurst & Wilkinson , through Kear
ney Cycling club 2200
3. Genuine Prencli brlnr pipe with
elRlit-lnch nmber stem , by A. J. Slier-
rctt , c'gar manufacturer IS 00
Race 9 Two-Mile Handicap Class A.
1. Gold watch , by Kearney Cycling
club 3000
2. Akron racing tire , by D. V. Good
rich company , through Kearney Cycle
company 1500
3. Bohemian nnte nnd silver toilet set ,
by J. II. Hawthorne , jeweler 13.50
Race 10 Half Mile Open Class B.
1. Silver punch bowl , Plcrpont Manu
facturing company , through Daniels
Itms. , jewelers , 3309
2. New York racing tires , by New
York 1 ± ra company , through Kearney
Cycle company 2909
3. Pair Rents' line shoes , by J. E.
Drown , shoe dealer- , . , 8 GO
Race 11 Ono Mlle Open Class A.
1. Palmer racing tire * , by l alrper Pneu-
itmtlo Tire company , through. Kearney
Cycle company , , , , t. 20 CO
2. Starter's gun and cycle Idck , by W.
B. Jacknny , hardware ' . . ! , 1000
3. lllcyclfl lamp , by HalpliTemple Cy
cle ivoiks. through Kearney Cycle
company- . . . . - _ , 5 00
Race 12 Five-Mile Handcape- ! = Class B 1300
Race. , y4
1. rourtccn-pound racing wheel ( sam
ple on exhibition1) ) , built ti' winner's
order , by Kearney Cycllnsjclub 1W 00
2. Gorhnin silver serlceby M Kearney
Cycling club i/r > 9000
3. Diamond ring , by Kearnes * Cycling
club T WOO
The Wheelmen's Protective ashoflation of
New Yolk wni register freo.Jf charg
the -wheels or all the winners at the
meet , a donation ot } 2 .each to ths
thirty-six placa winners , making a do
nation of , ' 200
In addition to the above there will be
several special events In both class A and
U , wl -good prizes ,
Tlio Idiit liiiinos of tlio Soimon.
ESTBRDAY ended
the Western associ
ation championship
season so far as
Lincoln and Jack
sonville . are con
cerned , and today
the rest of the
teams will enter In
to their final strug
gle. Omaha at Rock
Island , Dea Molncs at Qulncy and St. Joe
at Peorla. Last Wednesday's game with St.
Joe Installed ICock Island In first place and
the championship Rag for 1S9S will float from
the Twin Cities' grand stand next season.
Omaha's position Is a disappointment , but
taking the many perplexing difficulties which
slious compelled to face during the season ,
their standing It not so bad , after all. But
a few points separate the Rourkes from the
leaders , and the race has been a magnificent
ono and the season a most complete and grati
fying success.
Frank Schelbeclc , with Omaha two years
ago , is playing a great short stop for Wash
ington.
Once more the Mllwaukeea are making a
bluff about getting into the National league
next season. They have about aa much
chance In this direction as Denver lias of get
ting Into the Western.
Since Hobby Langsford rejoined the Hourke
family he has made one hit and eleven errors.
I was In hopes of being able to announce
Omaha's post season exhibition dates this
morning , but President Rowe has failed to
send them In.
That was a shabby trick the Qulncy man
agement attempted to play the Western as
sociation last Wednesday. Immediately after
the game that day they paid off their players
and disbanded. President Rowe happened to
bo on hand , however , and In less than three
hours he had the club reorganized and In
better hands than over ,
Kid Fear is now playing with a strong
semi-professional tcr.m at Uelphoa , O. The
Kid received a telegraphic message Thurs
day offering lilm expenses and $125 for the
balance of the season , and the next morning
tie left for the Uuckeye state. Just what
President Rowe Intends to da with Kear for
insubordination yet remains a mystery.
The sporting editor Is In receipt of the fol
lowing : DEN ISDN , la. , Sept. 17. Sandy
Qrlswold , Sporting Editor ct The Dee : As
the Omaha Western league club play * hero
September 27 we Invite you to ba present as
our guest , Soina of the boys r anxious to
have you oirnplra .tho game , and It you con
sent wp yJII toe thst you return to The Dee
building In one piece. Shpu4 ] yog favor us
with your presence please come the evening
ot the 26th , as the game will be called at
10:30 a. in. , in order to avoid clashing wltb
the races which \\lll be In progress here at
that tlms. Advise me and will meet you at
tha depot. Yours rwocclfully , T. J. Kelly ,
"SecrtUry D. II. D. O.
Cincinnati hu * cu/td an option on llog-
rlever , Hart and C aulngatm of tha Sioux
City * for nrxt y < ar ,
Jack Fanning , an ei-Omahojr , has received
his walking : papers at the hands ot Phila
delphia.
President llowo is swinging round tha
circuit -with the Rourkca this trip nnd last
week he witnessed the Jacksonville throw
thrca largo ladled full of soup Into Ilia
erratic pels.
Old Hutch has been covering second base
In such brilliant style that the fans In
strange cities hnvo been throwing roses ttt
him. If It Is all the same to them the old
man uould rather they would throw a , few
cart wheels his way.
Up In St. Paul they have n ball tcnm
composed entirely of wooden-legged men.
Here's a chance for you. Undo David.
Nino-tenths of the Omaha cranks want
to see Baltimore win the National leagua
pennant and the other tenth nra pulling for
New York. Only these who bet on Iloslon
nre mourning became the beanentcrs have
been doused Into the puree.
Catcher Danohue of lho Kansas City West
ern Ira cue team has broken the catching
record heretofore held by Zlmmer. Up to
August 28 he had caught ISO consecutive
games and never missed an Inning of one
of the games. Ilo promises to finish the
scnson behind the bat , something no other
catcher has done slnca the days of over
hand pitching.
Joe Walsh Is very apt to bo seen on the
Omaha team next season. His lame legIs
getting along encouragingly , nnd If fully re
stored lie v.111 make a valuable man.
Philadelphia paid St. Joe 1.300 for Pitcher
Johnson's release.
If all the clubs had only Qulncy to play
the championship race would bo n lie.
Tls said Milwaukee discovered Tom Loftus
the other day nnd tried to persuade him to
return to earth. Loftus , who Is at Dubunue ,
said "Nayl Nny ! " The. last nail In Lottus'
base bail coffin was driven homo while ho was
with Cincinnati and Tom has no deslro to bo
a party to a resurrection. Cincinnati Times-
Star.
The Clnclnnntls have Pitcher Cunningham
of the Sioux Cltys on their list for ' 95. Llttlo
"Cunn" Is no spring chicken. Ho pitched
for Baltimore years ago and his return to
something like his old form has ben ono
of the miracles of the season. During his
career thcro was only ono game in uhlch ho
roved a puzzle to the Cincinnati.
There will bo many Improvements made at
.he Charles Street park during the latter part
f the winter and early spring.
President Rowc was the recipient of a
uindsomo bunch of roses at the last game in
Qulncy , a token of the esteem of the Qulncy
layers.
There are some little hopes of an enlarge
ment of the Charles Street grounds before the
ipcnlng of another season.
Old Hutch has made one error In the last
ovcji games played.
la the I'lnld unit nt the Trnp.
ROD spearing
and frog shootIng -
Ing is again In
high favor " n
the marshy low
lands about Gut-
On , Dig and
other adjacent
lakes , and lately
some big
baskets have
been brought In. A party at Mud
lake , north of the Council Bluffs fair grounds ,
on lost Thursday bagged twenty-three big
bull frogs -with a twenty-two Wlnchester.whlle
the spear hurlers reaped a big harvest of the
lesser grade of edible batraclans. With the
teal , rail , yellowlegs and frogs the adjacent
lakes are furnishing some pretty enthusi
astic sport these fall days.
W. C. Hulett. Tom Drennan and F. L.
Paine returned several days ago from a two
weeks' sojourn In the mountains. They
had trout fishing galore , and small earns
shooting until you couldn't rest.
Dan Wheeler , Jr. , has gotten to bo an ex
pert rifle shot and if Dr. Carver comes this
way next month an endeavor will be made
to pit Mr. Wheeler against him. Ono day
last week , while out shooting with "Will
Crary , Dan grassed two upland plover on
the wing with a 22 riflei
In a recent communication to the Ameri
can Field. C. D. Llnderman of Adams , this
state , and well known lo all the gun club
members In this city , saya :
"To demonstrate to the average sportsman
that almost any of the nltro powders now on
the market are good enough to do good work
if the man behind the gun does his part
properly , I wish to give the result ot three
days' shooting that I did recently at ft
tournament held at Hot Springs , S. D. , using
a mixture of S. S. , G. C. , Schultze , - American
can Wood and Walsrode powder shells. On
the first day I flred at 135 targets and secret
112 , or 85 and 7G-100 per cent. On the second
day I fired at 115 targets and scored 08 , or
85li per cent ; and oa the third day I flrei
at 145 targets and scored 120 , or 89 and
35-100 per cent. While the percentage is
not as large as is made by experts using
one particular brand of powder , I think 1
proves conclusively that any of the nltros
are good enough for target shooting even In
the hands of an amateur.
W. C. Hulett and his son Chet , the wel
known Merchants hotel man , leave today for
an extended trip through Arizona and the
southwest. They expect to have some grea
sport with big as well as little game am
will be gone several weeks. Mr. Hulett wtl
take a kodak along , and promises The Bee
a series ot letters as well as scenes taken
during their explorations.
A sportsman residing at Atkinson Inform
mo that ono Frank Brady , a market hunter
of that place , has something- over 1,20 (
chickens in a refrigerator he has built somewhere -
where near the city , while George Robinson
of Chambers has oven a larger quantity o
birds on hand , and both have had or goodly
supply of birds ever since the 1st ot July
These are * the sort ot sportsmen who blam
the scarcity ot birds on gunners from abroad
and It Is high time that a check was belnf
put to their nefarious vocation. It wouldn'
be a bad Idea for the gun clubs of this city
to tnvcstlgato this matter and If this whole
sale slaughter ot chickens and grouse fp
the foreign market can be stopped , th
sooner It Is done thebetter. .
The Kamplng Klub , consisting ot Judg
Ives , M. A. Hall , Qeorgo Patterson am
Charlie OOSB , are completing preparation
for their annual fall duck shoot. They wll
try a new tack this year , having selectee
a paint somewhere ) up In Minnesota.
J. A. R. Elliott ot Kansas City still main
tains the. honor ot being the champion tvlng
shot of America. Last week ho defeated th
celebrated Cr. Carver in three straight
matches ot 100 birds each on a wager of
$400.
$400.Tho
The many friends of Frank S. Parmelee
are anxious for him to meet Dr. Carver In o
hundred bird or target race , and It may be
brought about. It would certainly create a
great interest In shooting circles here.
There Is llttlo or no water In the region
ot River Sioux and there will be literally
no snipe shooting there this fall. Tolerable
fair duck and geese shooting , however , Is
anticipated on the river.
A mammoth exposition of sportsmen's sup
plies , appurtenances nnd belongings will beheld
held at Madison Square garden , Now York ,
some time during the early months ot the
year. j
Judge B. S , Dundy , with guide and cook ,
Is encamped somewhere within the gloomy
depths ot the Wyoming mountains. . The
venerable judge Is on his annual bear hunt.
J. C. Schriover la the proud owner ot one
ol the best broken dogi In the country. He
Is a German setter and a handsome animal ,
W. A. Hufcn , one of the most skillful
anglers in the city , and his son Dick spent
sex era ! days last week , guests of the genial
Pat Sheehan.at Lake Washington , Minn. It
Is needless to say that they landed a hand
some basket of bass ,
Policemen Ilalter and Clark , with their
wives , spent several days during the past
week at Holman'a Uko. They had some
elegant flshlng and some tolerably good teal
shooting , *
Dr. Galbralth U making It warm for the
chicken up In the Bird creek country , north
ot Paxton.
Jack C. Morrison , II. I ) Kennedy , Charlie
Williams of Missouri Valley and Ted Acker-
man ot SUnlon will be the guesli of Uncle
Sam * t Rosebud agtncy In October tor a
three weeks' hunt.
Johnny Kelkenny made n fine bip ; ot teal
and ycllowlegs al Helnm's lake on 'Wednes
day last.
of tlio Wheel.
YEAH or soago
the bicyclist was
crowding the trotter -
tor an3 pacer
closely. Now the
"galloper" is re
ceiving attention ,
from lho speedy
cyclist , nnd the
trotter and pacer
are being rapidly
left behind. The
mile record , paced
flying start , -stands
today 1B2 3-G with a very good pros
pect of a few moro seconds
being shaved off. Johnson , Tyler nnd
Titus will all have n "shy" at the record be
fore the season closes ,
Dan Hughor of the Ganymcda racing
team Is a world beater , It we ara to Judge
from the telegraph report ot the St. Joe
races last week , Dan Is reported ns lho win
ner of the two-mllo open in the exceedingly
fast tltno ot 4:21V4 : , lowering the world's
record for two miles In competition by 1-5 of
a second. Good boy , Dan ! The best part of
the joke Is , that the gentleman claims ho did
not win the two-mil9 raceat all , running
third , but did wIn the mile open , the tlmo
given being 2:06 1-5. Tlio press reports Jo
not credit htm with the race at all. He lost
the quarter-mile open , by looking back , the
Judg's disqualifying him. It Is said that ho
was fully sixty yards ahead of the other con
testants when ha looked back , being so far
ahead that ha thought the other men had
fulled to start. Hughey has blossomed out
Into a "flyer" of no mean ability. He Is win
ning prizes for hlms'lf and a name for the
team whoso colors he wears. Ho brought
back from St. Joe a beautiful diamond ring
and a satchel full of silver cups. The boy Is
doing well and should bo encouraged.
The rain and bad roads last Sunday did
not quench the ardor of the hardy road men
who wear the Ganymede colors one lota.
Five or six of them started out on the second
annual tour to Sioux City , and all succeeded
n covering 100 of lho 11C miles. Captain
Williamson and Ray Blxby pulled into Sioux
3lty In plenty of tlmo to catch the train
tioms , the others laid off when they had done
100 , and caught the- same train home. They
> vould have accompanied the gallant captain
in , had not an accident delayed them. The
roads were In anything but n fair condi
tion , The ride under favorabU circum
stances Is not a pleasure- trip , and speaks
volumes for the hardihood of the wheelman
who attempts It. This Is the second tlmo
Captain Williamson has made the tour.
Long before the sun peeps over the east
ern horizon today the century riders of the
Tourist Wheelmen will b spinning along
over the beautiful road to Tokamah , tha oc
casion being the third annual century run of
the club. The first section starts from the
corner of Sixteenth and Chicago at 4 a. m. ,
and by sunup will be taking breakfast and a
little rest al Blair. Dinner will bo taken at
Tekamah , and the run so arranged that the
boys can stop over a little while at the ro-
unlon In Blair on the return trip. Last year
Lieutenant Sancha pulled fifteen men. through
on the run , all In good tlmo nnd in good con
dltton ( barring' a few "cramps' " ) . Captain
Walker hopes loJe _ ) > ( cnabled to do fully as
well this year. ll'fholipace will be quite mod
erate , not faslerthnu , twelve miles an hour ,
at the most , aa np ropord breakers have sig
nified their Intention of going out. The last
man in , under the fourteen hour limit , he-
comes the recipient1' ' of a beautiful gold
century club pltr.1 The pin is dona ed by a
leading eastern "Jewelry house. The "Cen
tury" will bo run'tinder the nusplces of the
Tourist Wheelman 'Century club and subject
to Its rules. "
The good people of Omaha and surround
ing "villages" will doubtless wonder at the
absence ot the cycllsts from the thorough
fares today , Sunday , being a great day for
the wheelmen tosnow ; themselves upon , lho
drives. But tlio'cOod people of Blair will
not wonder in , toe least , as that beautiful
little city will beVcaptUred , wall and citadel ,
by the entire atul Combined forces ot cy- ;
cllsts from Omaha. Council Bluffs , Fremont' ,
Missouri Vnlloy Xbgan , ' Plattsmouth , Her
man , Craig , Springfield , South Omaha ami
Atlantic , the occasion being the third annual
reunion of the cyclists In the Missouri val
ley , an event which has always drawn the
merry wheelmen out in numbers and lias
left pleasant memories of the day In the
minds ot all who attended. Last year the
reunion was held In October and was at
tended largely by the wheelmen from the sur
rounding country. A flno program of ath-
letlo sports was dished up , as was also a
feast of baked 'beans nnd "brown soda. . "
The "Rope club" also first saw the light
of day , and many a lad points with a
knowing smllo to the little wisp ot rope
tacked to the wall In his apartments , the In
signia of the club. The Idea ot an annual
reunion first originated In the minds of mem
bers of the Omaha Wheel club , and In a
happy mood the idea was carried Into ef
fect. Wheelmen now look eagerly forward
to this event , which has become a fixture.
All wheelmen , attached or unattached , are
Invited to the reunion and are assured of a
good tlmowith plenty to cat nnd drink.
The exi-enscs will be shared alike by those
who attend , the small sum of 50 cents from
each being all that Is required by the com
mittee In charge. Don't miss It. If you
attend once you will go next year , Como
around and get acquainted. The ride Is
ono of the prettiest out of Omaha and winds
along for twenty-Six miles through wooded
plats , over rustic bridges and past well kept
farms and pretty hamlets , a ride that the
wheelman enjoya.
Ex-Chief Consul Perrlgo and the famous
three-man club will bo In Blair today.
Burt Potter has been training faithfully
for the reunion races , and sweara ho won't
bo beaten so easily this year.
"Who gets the "Nebraska oriole ? " Go up
to Blair today and find out. It Is whispered
that "It" is a dandy.
"Wheelmen In long trousers at the reunion
will bo fined "threo "
decoys" so salth the
committee. Look out for the "poleece. "
Ed M. Cox. at the head ot the committee
In charge of arrangements for the third
annual reunion , which occurs flt Blair today ,
has been doing considerable rustling for the
success of the affair and deserves a great
deal of credit , which all wheelmen Interested
are willing to accord him.
The Omaha. Mandolin club and the Omaha
Banjo quartet will be In attendance at the
"reunion" today and render a select program
of superb music , for which they are justly
celebrated.
The "tug-o'-war" between th * Omaha
Turnveretn team and a picked team of "burly
athletes" from the cyclists will bo a contest
well worth witnessing. Thins \ ono of the
events down on the bills for the reunion. .
"Our" Barnett call him "
( wo "Our Barnett -
nott , " because he is a Nebraska boy who
Is doing Nebraska credit ) Is still winning
laurels , diamond 'Vines ' , wheels and things.
The men who run1'up against him are of ono
voice : "Well , holaln't pretty , but ho's got
a thunderln' sight 6l'pu3h in him. " Bar
nett ! we are prdnd 61 you !
The lay and cycling press are creating
a great howl auout' the "lady's raco" o.t
some of the meqOj through the country , and
well they ought'jn'o , louder the "bowl" the
better. When a lady .takes to the race track
she ) steps entirely out of her sphere. She
may rldo a blcycjfc , 's1 > e may wear "bloomer"
costumes , but whcji she appears In public , as
a competitor In a , bicycle race , lot us draw
the line , and tha curtain also. Race meet
promoters ought to Jhow their good sense
by discountenancing , such a performance.
Nothing will huK tb cause moro than lo
allow women to compete In a public event ,
The "bicycle stamps" Issued in California
during the rallroTuL'fcfrlke have been eagerly
gobbled up by jihjlatellsti. Only S80 fetters
were carried by 'cyclists , and the cancelled
specimens are already commanding a high
premium. As high as 45 Is being paid for
the 5 cent stamp , and )10 for tbe stamped
envelope.
The men who have ridden tha mile Inside
of two minutes are Johnson , Dlrnberger ,
Bliss , Tyler , F , H. Allen , Conn Daker , Zim
merman , Tltua end Cabanne. the- last two
a-tandem , A-tandem , Oxborrow and Sanson ,
English pros. , are also credited -with. ( a.
straightaway inllo in 1G3 : 3-5 on the road.
Here's cleverness : A London "bobby , "
stationed at a circular driveway much fre
quented by wheelmen , and accustomed to the
stereotyped excuses of those- arrested for
fast riding- , hit upon a novel plan to secure
indisputable evidence. Ho provided himself
with a , stop watch , and , posting himself ,
timed tha various men as they went around.
He Jotted down the results , and then made
a wholesale arrest. The stop tralch evidence
was too strong to be refuted , and the offend
ers were ill fined by the court.
Convtcti to Build Wheels. The ; Derby
'yclo company ot Chicago has filed articles
of association In the county clerk's ounce
at Jackson , Mich. , capitalized at 150.000.
rho company lia contracted with the prison
board for the employment of convicts In tha
nanufnclura of bicycles and tricycles. The
non will bo employed on state account , thai
s , the state builds the machines for the
Jcrhy Cycle company. The conlract calls
or the rmployrneiit of Bovcnty-flvo men be
tween now and January 1.
M'n llnvo Iml Them All ,
Omahn has had , more first class ball
pliycrs on her pay roll titan the average
nrank has any Idea cf. Many of these ex-
Omahogs have reached the highest pinnacle
of fame In the big league , while many others
have never been * blo to get In faster com
pany limn that which makes up the minor
organizations.
Among thoio who have reached the top
most rung on the base ball ladder might bo
Mentioned Crocks , Cooney , Nichols , lyvclt ,
nglo , Twltchell , Halllgati , and BIcClarr , and
of theee all am In the harness today with
he exception of Tom Nagle and Jocko Hal-
Igair. But to go over tlio list tor the fast
Ivo years , surely it will recall many ntmns
: ho average crank has forgotten. In 1887
: hero were Dwycr , Under , Genius , Rourko ,
5wlft , Bandle , Hartcr , Bartscn , Walsh ,
Sreymeyer , Dougherty , Goadenough , Ilrlm-
ilrconi , llcalcy , Vcsch , Houseman , O'Lcary ,
Jantzen and Mcssltt , In 1883 , Burns , Sow-
dera , Annls , O'Connell , Gorman , Miller ,
3hannn , Mctiarr , Doran , Burdlck , Mossltt ,
Wilson , Henley , Clark , Casslan , Lovctt ,
Brooks , Jeyne , Mayor , Kennedy. Strauss and
Vngle , In 1889 , Crocks , Cleveland , Cooney ,
Canavan. Andrews , Strauss , Walsh , Nagle ,
Willis , Mcssltt , Clark and Nichols. In
1830 , Works , Elteljorg , Newman , Walsh ,
Clove-land , Phalcn , Andrews , Canavan ,
ffearns. Willis , Urquehart , Fagln , Hanra-
ian , Thnyer , O'Connor , Mirtln , Illnes , New
man , Collins , Bays , Summers and Panning ,
[ n 1891 , McCaulcy , Shannon , Donnelly ,
Walsh , Clarke , Glteljcrg , Sutcllffe , Halll-
? an , Twltchcll , Grlffln , Baker and Trafiley ,
EHannlgan. McClelland , Smith , McGlone ,
Fields , Uungan , Whltehead , Dugdale , Stein ,
Day nnd Wright. In 1892 , Schlebeck , Gllks ,
Kelly , Collopy , Rowe , Camp , Hayes , Fitz
gerald , Handlboo , Henglo , Vlsner , Vlckery ,
Darby , "Westlake. In 1894 , Seery , Moran ,
McVcy , Fear , Munyan , Boyle , Pedroes ,
Langsford. Abbey , Whltehlll , Clausen , Jami
son , Boxendale , Wood , Neal , Hutchlnson ,
McCann , Ulrlch , Lookabaugh and Rourko.
An Intrrntntn Miootlnfr. Tourney.
The Interstate shooting tournament to bo
; lven In Sioux City October 0 and 10 under
.ho nusplces of the See Gun club Is attracting
much attention from sportsmen In the adja
cent portions ot the four states of Iowa ,
South Dakota , Minnesota and Nebraska. Sec
retary Kills is dally In receipt of Inquiries
concerning the shoot , and the club Is putting
forth every effort to get out the prize list for
distribution.
The tournament will without doubt bo the
host ever held In Sioux City or In the vicin
ity. The club has been working quietly on
the preliminaries for two months , and within
a few days -wilt make the final announce
ments as to the distribution of prize money ,
special prizes and medals. Besides $100 cash ,
which will be hung up , over | 175 worth of
useful merchandise donated by Sioux City
dealers -will be added. Above all this will be
two medals valued at $75 each , emblematic
of the interstate championship. One will be
for live birds and the other for Inanimate *
targets.
There will be sixteen events , eight each
day , besides the sp.'clal events and matches
which always result when a number of good
shots congregate. The shoot will be held on
the See Gun club's grounds , south of the Isa
bella street pumping station , and will bo free
to spcctntors.
Tlu See Gun club now has a membership
of forty-five , and considering that It was only
organized last March is certainly a very
healthy organization. C. C. Hamilton is
president , W. P. Keefo vlco president , C. B ,
Ellis secretary and John Otten treasurer ,
The htumlliig of the Team * .
The Western association base ball cham
pionship race ends with the games to bo
played today. There Is little need of com
ment. The standing Is precisely as pre
dicted In last Sunday's Issue , with the excep
tion that Jacksonville has forced Lincoln Into
fourth place. Three eastern loams carry
off the first three honors , \vlillo the fourth
eastern member wins the booby. Here Is
the standing ! Rock Island , Peoria , Jack
sonville , Lincoln , Omaha , St. Joe , DCS Molaes
and Quincy.
The Western league race ends with Mon
day's games , and the teams will finish as
mentioned In the issue of a week ago , Sioux
City , Kansas City , Toledo , Minneapolis ,
Grand Rapids , Indianapolis , Detroit nnd Mil
waukee.
The National league has one more week
of activity. The standing In this , the pre
mier organization , will not be different from
that predicted a week ago : Baltimore , New
York , Boston , Phlladelphl , Brooklyn , Cleve
land , Plttsburg , Chicago , Cincinnati , ' St.
Louis , Washington anV Louisville.
Will Hale ThonipHon of Chicago.
Will Halo Thompson of Chicago is the
giust of Dug Welpton , the popular and
debonair representative of the "Royal In
surance company , with headquarters at the
Paxton. Mr. Thompson Is a well -known
sportsman , being one of the crack trap shots
of Chicago , lie is also an athlete ot con
siderable note and will captain the Chicago
Athletic association foot ball team. Before
returning to Chicago Mr. Thompson will
gives the chicken a whirl.
Prof. SwarL's October Club Night ,
Prof. Swarfs athletic entertainment on
the 7th inst. nt the Thurston Rifles armory
was a success , and his program , which con
sisted of club swinging , dumbbell exercise
and six three-round boxing bouts , took so
well that he has been requested to give
another similar entertainment on the 12th
of next month. Accordingly ho Is preparing
a bill of athletic feats , ai < boxing bouts
which will exceed those Jf his former show.
It will Include wrestling and all kinds of
boxing , and a larger number of athletes
snd others are expected to be In attendance.
I'apu Ansc unil JIM Colt * .
The Chicago National league club has
written to the Omaha management for a
series of three games here early In October.
As grandpa's proposition la a generous cne
the prospects are good for the series , that
Is It satisfactory dates can be mado.
Question * ami Answers.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn , Sept. IB. To the
Sporting Kdltor of The Bee : I am a con
stant reader of The Bee and have been for
years , and I find great pleasure In your
sheeting notes , especially the stories of wild
fowl shooting. I am an Inveterate sports
man and have hunted and studied wild fowl
for nearly thirty years , and I take It for
granted that you are a veteran yourself.
Therefore I presume to ask you to give me a
description of the bird you frequently men
tion In your columns as a brant. Wo have
no brant here , nor In North Dakota , and I
am under the opinion that there is a mistake
somewhere. Please give this attention In
Sunday's Bee at your earliest convenience ,
R. L. II. , Lake Calhoun.
Ana. You are eminently correct In your
suspicion. There are no real brant known In
this part of the country , but shooters and
denizens generally erroneously call the blue
goo&e and the speckled-fronted geese "brant , "
and I have unwittingly fallen Into the habit.
According to such reliable authorities as
Wilson , Audubon , Redgway and Coos , brant
are essentially salt water birds , living ex
clusively on aquatic plants and the shell
fish common to the ocean. They are never
found far Inland or In fresh water lakes , ex
cept by accident or from necessity , as when
wounded and forced to abandon their com
panions during- their migrations. There are
but two varieties found In the United States ,
one ol which Is common to the Pacific coast
and the other to the Atlantic.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Bept. 19. To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The1 Bee : Pleai state la next
Sunday's Issue whether George Hogrlerer ,
now playing left field for Sioux : City Western
league club , ever played In the Cincinnati
leagua team. If so , what yesrT W. N. 0.
Aus. He did for a short period , 'but I
cannot Just now recall the year. Ho la a
native of Cincinnati and was given a trial
four or five years ago.
HARTLEY , Nob. , Sept 17 , To the Sporting
Editor of The Dea : I suppos * the questions
and answers published In your column per -
talnlng to baia ball are ia accordance with
ths professional playing nilw. If so , please
CONTINENTAL
CLOTHING HOUSE.
Somebody lied when they said
nothing will draw these times Our
suit sale drew Saturday- sold nearly 800
suits , but then , they're no ordinary suits
should have been here 6 weeks ago-
delayed by New York tailors' strike-
Forcing them out Monday to save our
selves from being overstocked. '
Men's stylish blue and black cheviot
sack suits , that would have sold for
$12 , the delay makes them go for. . .
Men's finest suits in every shade and
size , with all the latest styles , ready
sellers at $14 to $20 , go at $12 , $10 .50
$9 and .
Boys' junior suits , 3 to 7 years the
very latest styles the tailor's delay
makes them go at half cost at $2.50 , 1.75
$2.25 and .
Boys' 2-piece suits , in all wool , cassi-
I mere and cheviot a big list of de
signs , at $3 , $2.75 , $2.50 and
CONTINENTAL Clothing House ,
N. E. Cor. 15th and Douglas.
WHIFF REDUCES PRICES.
We have received , since the new tarifl
went into effect , a new line of
Decorated Dinner
Toiletware
"Which we now place
On Sale at Greatly Reduced Prices.
Von are Invited to inspect
and note the difference M. H. BLISS
In cost. . . ,
I4IO Farnam Street *
publish the following- , with answers thereto ,
In next Sunday's Iiee and Greatly oblige :
Two days ago a clipping came to my hand
which contained the following : SUHPRISK ,
Neb. . Julr 23. To the Sporting Editor ot Tha
Bee : Please decide the following : In a
game of ball there Is a man on first and
third , the batter puts a ball on direct line
with second base , Just missing the pitcher
and striking the umpire , thereby diverging
the ball to a right angle toward third. Then
the man on third makes home , the man on
first makes second and the striker makes
first. On account of the unexpected coursa
taken by the ball by hitting the umpire It
was not fielded In tlmo to put either man out.
What should have been the umpire's de
cision on thla play ? Was It a dead ball ?
Please answer la your next Sunday's Issue.
Drummond. Ans. The batter's out. " ( I )
Upon what rule or rules of the playing rules
ot the National league professional base ball
clubs , decision , interpretation , or other
authority do you render the abotfe answer ?
(2) ( ) Should not rules 381C , section 1 and IS ,
section S , bo construed as directly con
tradictory to said answer ! Edgar T. Black-
fan.
fan.Ans.
Ans. The decision quoted referred to a
base runner and was misapplied. A batted
ball striking the umpire gives the batter his
base , but Is a dead ball to other base
runners , unless first is occupied , and then Is
a force.
SOUTH OMAHA , Sept. 19. To the Sport
ing Editor of The Dee : In a two or thrce-
handei game of double high ( Ivo does the
left five count as low wlien no lower trump
Is out ? Will you kindly answer In The
Sunday Bee ? A Subscriber ,
Ans. U I * .
BELLEVUE IUFLE RANGE. Sept. 21.
To the Sporting Editor of The Dee : To
settle an argument between o number of
sharpshooters will you kindly tell us In Sun
day's Bee whether a bullet shot out of &
rllio straight up In lho air travels as fast
when It arrives back as when U left tha
gun , and does It have the tarn * penetrating
forc&T Uncle Sam.
An . It does , minus the loss due to trlo-
tlonal resistance of tha air , If flred in a
vacuum tub * U would be exactly the same ,
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Bept. 19. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Will you please answer
In Sunday's Ceo the following : In playing
a scctal game ot foiir-hanJed high five and tha
opposite party continually overbidding you ,
and th run ot the cards such that you can
not mulco anything , li it gcod policy to over
bid your band and get set a tew tlniei in
order to change the luck ? C. D. M.
Am. Do anything to change such luclc aa
you were In , ren to dealing ( rom the
bottom.
OMAHA , Sept. JO. To th Sporting Editor
RANCISCAN
DROPS Purely
Piepared from the original formula pro *
Bcrvcain tlia Archives of tha lloljr Land , h .r
Ing an authentic history datingbnck000yonra. .
A POSITIVE CURE
for nil Stomach , Kidney and Bowel
troubles , especially
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION.
Pries 60 cents , Bold \ > j all druggists.
The Franciscan Remedy Co. ,
Ill TAN DUEEN ET. , CHICAGO , TTX ,
. ' for Circular Illustrated Calendaj.
of .The Bee : ricase Inform me In your
Issue of Sunday whether pools were nold Rt
the recent trotting meeting at Terre Ilautev
Ind , , or whether pool selling Is there pro
hibited by law. O. A.
Ans. Pools wcro sold ana are not pro
hibited.
OMAHA , Sept. 21. To the Sporting Kdltor
of The BCD ; Kindly let me. know through
the medium ot The Bee Joe > ChoynsUVs
nationality. B. I. C.
Ans , Gboyiiskl U a Jew.
CENTRAL CITY , Neb. , Sept. M. To th
Sporting Editor of The Bee ; Wien d
Oiraha and Lincoln play their six exhibition
games of ball for $300 ? Answer In Sunday'p
Bee and oblige an Interested pirty. Clers
Scott.
Ans , Thcro have been ac dates fixed. .
DKNISON , Ia. , Sept. 21. To the Sporting
Kdltor of The Ueo : A bets B that democrats
da not elect moro than two men on county
ticket this fall , but two Are elected , -who
wit's ? King.
Ans. A wins.
OMAHA , Sept. 20. To the Sporting Edi
tor of The Bee i Please answer the follow
ing In next Sunday's Be and. oblige : A
and U are playing casino , 21 points. A % *
17 and mikes card * and on * aca ; B his It
and makes big and I1UU casino , spade * and
tlireo ces. Who wla tha Game ? Jo
Bush.
An . S o lut Sunday's H ,