THE OMAJIA DAILY KEE : SUNDAY , DECEMBER 22 , 1895.
END OF A REIGN OF SPORT
While Looking Eackwnrd List to the Chant
of the Dying Year ,
A DISQUISITION ON THE HARNESS HORSE
3'li < Spiii-l * of AVnlcr mul Inuil The
Silimrcil Arotin unit CollcKriAth -
Iclli-x llniii * Hull nnil PnnllnifN
I of All NliinlcM nnil ICItiit * .
K closlns year
bag been a great
ono In athletic
and sporting clr-
- c'es ' ' " B" Parts
-jv
/ / / cr the civilized
. - world. In this
r ! country nnd Kng-
j , < lend the. events
have been many
and Important ,
the Americans coming out first best In all
meeting with the. exception of the Cornell
crew at Henley. In this country all kinds of
sport have flourished with unprecedented vigor
from bowling and tennis up to horse racing
nnd base ball. Morally , however , there has
been a perceptible laxity In several depart
ment , noticeably In the national game nnd
the turf. Tennis enjoyed much popularity
and foot ball amounted to llttlo less than n
furore. For Christmas day there are several
events booked. Thera will be sweepstakes
shooting by the gun club contingent , a cockIng -
Ing main on the leland and n scrub foot ball
game. There will also be target shooting nt
Huser's and u wolf chase In Sarpy. Other-
wlso the great holiday will pas away with
but little to mark Its passage- save the general -
oral Joys nnd miseries entailed about equally
upon the family of man. Eighteen hundred and
ninety-live now lies almost helpless upon his
back. An old man , with tha nickering name
but dimly burning , he Is ulowly expiring.
And this It his dying dlrga : "I shall be
beyond the hopes nnd aspirations of this
world , nnd thought and feeling shall bo no
more. The dawn of life with mo was bright
and auspicious. Though born In midwinter ,
the sun shone In a cloudless sky and hosts
of friends made merry at my birth. Where
arc they now ? Yo'u may well ask. Where
nro the snows of last winter or the perfume
of the flowers of n long forgotten summer ?
Yes , I have lived long enough to know the
folly , the hollowncsa of this world. Soldiers ,
statesmen , scholars , politicians , sports of high
nnd tow degree , whose names are household
words In this great , broad and glorious coun
try , I have Intlmnlely known. My own will
live ns long ns the noblest of them all. It Is
Inscribed on history's page , old , dying nnd
dcpcrted though Its bearer be now. 1 have
bean 'everything by starlB nnd nothing long. '
Your wisest men , your boldest nnd your worst
have been my companions. Their deeds ,
whether for good or evil nay , their very
thoughts , If hidden from others , were open
'books to > mc. The hours of 1S95 are fading
fast , and In the grave to which It Is hasten
ing He many of my friends who twelve brief
months ago seemed yet to have before them
years' of usefulness and happiness. "
"Tlmo waa. and It wasn't so very ninny
years ngn , either , " remarked Dllly Huston ,
to n llttlo knot of light harness men
down at nick Wilde's the other evening ,
"when a horse that could knock out his mlle
In 2:30 : was n wonder. He wnu good enough
to carry off the money on any track In the
United States aud was worth his weight In
gold for campaign purposes. Today n ell ,
a. 2:30 : horse Is simply a common roadster.
With systematic breeding , perfect tracks ,
pneumatic sulkies and other scientific con
trivances , miracles have been performed and
the 2-30 horsei Is lucky to tave his entrance fee
In the .T.OO class. And the 2:20 : horse , what
about him ? Thirty years ago ho was suf
ficient attraction to justify a trip from ocean
to ocean to pee. but today he cuts no fig
ure save at country fairs and some Fourth
of July jubilees. Owners In these times ,
'specially these who frequent the grand cir
cuit , leave everything at home that can't
io at a : ! ! clip or bettor. In fact , there are
precious few races at any of the- good meets
a 2:15 : horse has a chance In , ns a revision
of events will show that 2:12 Is the mean
speed. IJIlly Paxton Is one of tha most
progressive breeders and turfmen In the
whole west and he says 2:12 : Is the standard
speed for high class harness rac'ng. ' Trotters
are now stepping Into "the list" with such
surprising frequency that In the next two
years I expect to see the 2:15 : horsj as plen
tiful as the 2:20 : fellows are today. It Is
but little over twenty years since Gold
smith Maid created a furore at Rochester
by cutting down the record to 2:14 : % , and
up to seven or eight yeara ago there wasn'i
moro than eight or ten 2:15 : horses In thr
world. How Is It now ? In ' 91 , before the
"blko" made Its appearance , the list num
bered fifty-one. In 1892. with the pneumatic
sulky , tills wan more than doubled , and In
' 93-1 and n the list was run up to the In
credible Jiumbcr of 392. "
Whllo on the subject of the light harness
horse It might not come amiss to touch
upon local matters. Whllo everything Is
quiet at Hie new state fair grounds track ,
Uierc are a good many promising stables
wintering there nnd Superintendent George
Swlgart ? Is maintaining his reputation as an
excellent manager by keeping things In
model shape. He visits the grounds dally
and jogs over the cours ; on the qul vlve
for weak points and places susceptible of Im
provement , and already this .winter has ex
pended a good deal of energy In perfecting
the track. According to good judges , with
a couple of yearsof such attention , Omaha
can boast of one of the fastest and best
tracks In the country. For early spring
training these grounds will be In splendid
rondUlon , and judging from the letters of
Inquiry received from trainorn throughout
the west the track will be kept warm all
through the spring and early summer. It Is
the club's Intention to give a famous meetIng -
Ing early In June , at which such stables as
thouj of Monroe Salisbury of Pleasanton ,
Cnl. , William Ccrbctt of San Mateo , Cal. ,
Dubols Drothers , Colorado , Marcus Daly ,
Anaconda , and a score of others known
wherever tlio high-class trotter Is known ,
will have representation. In fact ,
all the noted trotting stables of the
cast nnd west will be here. They are nil
clamoring for an early high-class meeting
and the Omahn club Is making preparations
to give It to them ,
Clinton Drlggs , who , by the way , was not
only the youngest western breeder of any
considerable note , but one of the best known
nnd most popular In the country , I regret to
ray , has about nn good as retired from active
participation In racing affairs , at least for
the Unit' being , Ho waa at tlif Faslg sale at
Madlion Square garden , New York ,
the first week' of the present
month , and there disposed Y > f
the cream of bis stable. Newsboy , 2:12i. :
brought $750 ; Kate Caffrey , 2:1SJ6. : $ C50 , and
Montgomery , 2:18 : , t 0 , Mr. Drlggs still
clings to the great roan stallion Alamlto , by
General Washington , He was with
Salisbury's string during the
past season , nnd Whllo lie
did not qulto fulllll his owner's expecta
tions , he won a number of highly creditable
racrs , and during the coming season bo may
\ia \ expected to step Into the "star list. "
Out nt Mr. Drlcgs' beautiful farm west of the
city Is u roan filly by Alamlto , out of Kate
Caffrcy , named Mesa , that has shown a
quarter In SI peconJs , and all the trotting
horse men In the country have besn after
her. Mf9i Is a 2-year-old , pure galted and
3 likely a llttlo piece of horse fleah as there
Is In the United States ,
I am In receipt of a letter from my old
friend "Parson" Davle * stating that Tommy
Ryan , formerly of thla city , has entered the
middleweight stakes and from this time on
will eschew tha welters , unless they wish
to give him the benefit of a weight handi
cap. It has been well known to all of
Tommy's old friends hero. Including Frank
Dandln. Dill Armbruster and "Spud" Farrlsh ,
the fighting connoisseurs , that Tommy could
not gel down to welter weight and do him
self credit. All talk , however , about this
move on Ryan's part being * a neat piece of
strategy on the Parson's part to keep him
nvvay from lili old foes. Mysterious Dllly
Biultli and Joe Walcott , Is the rottencit kind
of rot. Dealdca drawing three times with
Bmlth at the wcltor notch In New York and
Boston , Ryan gave htm the most thorough
nd scientific beating at Minneapolis ever
In a prize ring. That be Is any
apprehcnslvo about the outcome of ny
sort of a collision with Hilly Is nonsense.
As to Walcott , that Is ft horse of another
color , but judging from the way Kid Lavlgne
hammered the Darbadoes darkey at th ? light
weight limit , ho ought to be easy meat for
Tommy at 45 , and as lonj ? as Walcott ha *
talked about fighting Creedon , what Is the
matter with Ryan In the same class ? The
"Parson" further says that Ryan U ready
and anxious to fight any middleweight In
the world , barring Fltzslmmons , and Cree
don preferred. If thin Is straight , wo will
have a flgnt as Is a fight as soon as Creedon
ccmcsbacl ; from over the drink. He has bad It
In for Tommy over slnc ho arrived In the
country ; Just for what , however , ls hard to
find out. It may be because Ryan gave
Dan's foster brother , Tom Tracey , such an
unmerciful drubbing In Chicago a few years
ago , and ho wants to even up for this. If
they meet , anyway. It will be no love match ,
nnd , for one , I think Ryan will win ,
Now that the foot ball season Is over they
are already talking aquatics at Cornell , and
already the candidates for positions on the
different crews are preparing for active gym
nasium work under the guidance of Coach
Courtney. To the ordinary observer It
would seem that Cornell has had enough
of Courtney , but ns she evidently hasn't , I
am willing to lie still and sax nix. As yet
the Ithlcans have not arranged for n race
with Harvard , or the triangular contest with
Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania.
They will have but a single 'varsity crew In
1890 , which will carry Cornell's colors In
both racps , and the crew may be again sent
to Henley In the almost hopeless endeavor
of getting oven for the big fluke last sum
mer. There Is a proposition now landing
for a regatta between Yale , Harvard , Cor
nell , Columbia and Pennsylvania on the Hud
son , and If It is agreeable all round will
form one. of the greatest aquatic events that
has taken place In this country for many
years. If Cornell should dctmnlne to crops
over again next spring , It U to bo hoped
that they will have Judgment enough to
take over plenty of timber to choose from.
Tbls year they only took over a dozen can
didates , when twenty would have been nearer
the thing.
It Is evident that the LeagiiDtOf American
Wheelmen Intends to cooperate'with the
manufacturers next season ' In brder that
effective and -equitable racing rules may be
enforced. The race committee of the Na
tional Hoard of Trade and 'Cycle Manu
facturers lias solicited the sentiment of their
members upon the racing question , and
whether claps D men or out and out pro
fessionals should be supported. The pre
ponderance of sentiment so far made known
\3 \ decidedly In favor of abandoning the class
D article and allowing racing teams to fol
low the national circuit. What the actual
determination will ba can only bo divulged
by time.
A Dluffs correspondent writes to know
what has become of that grand race horse ,
Morello , adding that he considered him the
jumper of tlio century , and tic Is not far
from right. Morello Is now In the stud In
California , where he broke down two years
ago. He waa truly a great race horse , a
model from almost every standpoint. Ho
beat the cracks of his day easily , and againt't
Inferior fields would leave enough daylight
behind him to reach across the track. His
Futurity was one of the most remarkable
ever run. I saw his greatest racs , when he
bent the Maid of Marian at "Washington
park , .making the milennd a quarter In
2:0n. : I thought then be was the king pin
of them all.
While It Is already an assured fact that n
strong team of athletes will represent the
United States In the Olympic games to be
hold In Athens , Greece , next spring , It looks
now. Judging frcm the say-so of the Gotham
press , as It the New York Athletic club wll
take but an Inconspicuous part In the affair.
The club thinks that the season is In
auspicious , as it will allow their men no
time for training save that which may bo
had Indoors.
It Is quite evident that the thoroughbred
horsemen are going to enjoy another Innings
during the coming racing season. Many of
the trotting tracks were sources of great loss
during the past two years and a grooJly num
ber of them Intend turning to the runners .to
recoup depleted exchequers. A call has been
sent out for a meeting at Indianapolis , Janu
ary 7 , to arrange a circuit of running race
meetings for June- and July , next year. The
movement started with the Fair association
in Term Haute , which has decided to give a
running meeting Instead of a trotting meetIng -
Ing , leaving the trotting field to the Trotting
association. The purpose Is to organize a
circuit with from six to ten cities In Indiana ,
Ohio and Michigan. Out In 'Frisco the Ingle-
side track Is proving the bonanza etf th ?
year. Fifteen books "cut In" on the open
ing day. and there has been a push there
dally of 4,000 or 5,000 people since. They
ore playing their money Ilk ? drunken sailors.
And maybe there Isn't a lot of hot boys on
hand Plttsburg Phil , Rlley Grannan , my'old
New Orleans friend , Moso Gunst , who lost
$10,000 on Sullivan and cried because ho
couldn't get more ; Jim Flood , Henry Asho ,
Dolph Sprcckels , George Wheelock , Ed Pursr ,
Hennlo Harris and a dozen mpre who always
carry rolls as big as a loaf of Doston brown
bread. A $2,500 bcok Is a mere bagatelle.
Wish I waa out there with Dill McCunc's
money. I wouldn't do a thing , oh , no , I
wouldn't.
The Christmas number of the Chicago
Horseman has found Its way to my tablo.
along with a polite and complimentary letter
from President Campau. It Is without an
exception the msst elaborate piece of work
In this line ever published In this or any
other ccuntry , and well may Its publishers
ba proud of It and well does It deserve most
lavish mention. No such a harvest of valu
able and Instructive Information , no such a
group of truly great horses , was ever found
batwecn gllt-edgo covers before. In addition
to the Innumerable grand things It contains
ore twelve superb full-page Illustrations , from
the beet half-tone plates , portraying in life-
llko semblance such kings of the turf an4
such matchless sires as Onward , Red Wllkes ,
Robert McGregor , Daron Wilkes , Director.
Norval , Pilot Medium , Pedlar , Larable- and
the royal thoroughbred , Henry of Navarre ,
The horseman who falls to becure the Horse
man for Christmas , 1S93 , Is no horseman at
all.
Contests to decide the national Indoor
swimming championship will bo held at the
Chicago Athletic association December 28.
President Robinson of the Chicago Athletic
club has announced the conditions , and en
tries wilt close December 21. The contests
will be held In a elxty-foot tank , probably the
bst In the country. They will be under
the rules of the Amateur Athletic union.
The prizes are first and second In each event ,
solid gold and silver medals.
In the current Issue of the Harvard gradu
ates' magazine Prof. Albert Dushnell Hart
explains at some length the attitude of the
Harvaid athletic committee In their contro
versy. The situation Is summed up when
"Tho 'present separation from Yale Is not
an accident nor chance result of an unfortu
nately worded letter. U Is the culmina
tion of difficulties which have been rolling
up for the past three years and for which
the responsibility Is divided. "
Reference- made to the "frank brutality"
of the- Springfield foot ball game , and the
consequent disposition pf the Harvard fac
ulty of arts and sciences to prohibit foot ball
playing , the Theme letter and the growing
bitterness and bad blood between the playIng -
Ing men of two colleges , eo that Harvard's '
athletic committee "wero convinced It was
better that contesti with Yale cease until the
bad blood between the Colleges has had time
to cool. " |
A ClinllciiK" " for tlio ShlnnliTM.
HEURON. Neb , , Dec. 20 , To the Sporting
Editor of the Dee : As skating Is now good ,
It 1s once more time to think of the great
game of shlniicy. Last year there were a
few clubs organized In this state , among the
leaders being a cuh | at this place , which
has n standing challenge to play any club
In the state on LlttlB Dlue river nt thl
point. There Is not a player In this team
who Is over 18 years of age , but for such
they are bard to beat. Of couro they wish
to meet players of their own age , and would
bo pleased at any time to play a game to
decide tha championship , a title claimed by
the team here. EHINNEY.
The ThUtlc TuuuU Club.
The above la the nameof a tennis club
lust organized by Mews. Dancker , Vln-
cen Holer , Finley and Antes. Their grounds
ar > situated on Twenty-ilxtb avenue bo-
. \veen Half Howard street and St. Mary's
avenue. They were perfectly graded a
couple of months ago and now furnish the
best double courts In Omali-1. The active
memb'rslilp Is limited to six and associate
members to four.
A TIAM rou O.M.MIA.
llnxe Ilnll X MIH from All Over tlie
Cntititri' .
niU.VY evcnlnu a
number of well
known business
men met at the
Hoard cT Trade
roims In the In
terests of a profes
sional ball team
team for this city
next season. Ow
ing to the holiday
rush , however , the
full quota of those
Interested were unable -
able to be present , and aside from the ap
pointment of n minor committee or two but
little business of Importance was transacted.
There Is n general feeling , however , that
the city should bo represented In the West
ern association , to which a franchise has
been granted , and after the hurry of the
present week Is over the- prospect Is sure of
consummation. A meeting will be called for
some time next week for the purpose of
effecting an organization and pushing the
enterprise along to a successful Issue. The
Idea Is to form a smalt but substantial stock
company and proceed at once In the matter
of securing a good strong team. That this
can be done there Is little doubt. Already
scores of letters have been received from
ball players anxious to come here , and there
Is little or no doubt but what a team can
bo signed fully up to tlio standard 'of any
thing seen here for several years. Until
after an organization Is perfected nothing
further can ho said upon the matter.
Catcher Moran , who Is on the Chicago re
serve list , will bo farmed out to Minneapolis.
The promise for a large number of minor
leagues next season Is better thsn ever be
fore.
fore.Kansas
Kansas City will endeavor to secure Nyco
or Harrington of Doston to play In the Cow
boys' Infield.
Darnes and Specr , the crack battery of the
last season's champion Llncolns In the West
ern association , have signed with Milwaukee.
St. Paul nnd Milwaukee both claim "San-
dow" Merles , a promising outfielder. Presi
dent Johnson may be asked to express an
opinion.
Uncle Abner Dalrymple has come Into a
fortune BO the newspapers say. He has
fallen heir to $100,000 one-third of his papa's
estate. Doubtless he'd take less In cash for
his share ,
Olllo Deard , the old Sioux City short stop ,
who played In Evnnsvllle last season , may
wear a Detroit uniform next season. Manager
Stalllngs Is negollatlng for him.
Dill Hassanuer Is piped off to play short
for Louisville. What a sylph he would be
floating around between second and third
bases.
All of Chicago's surplus- pitchers will be
farmed out to Mlnnapolls.
Jack Crooks has had a dream. He says
Washington Is sure to finish In the first dl-
vhlcn.
Harry Dlddlebock , sporting editor of the
Philadelphia Inquirer , will manage the St.
Louis Drowns next season. Mr. Dlddlebock's
contributions to base ball literature will be
mlsicd , but his value to the game will be
enhancsd , for ho will be able to d more with
the Drowns than nny man has done since the
palmy days of Comlskey.
Walter Wilmot has baited his hook and Is
fishing In Chicago waters for a second base
man. Ho wants Ace Stewart or Harry Truby.
Louisville has finally decided not to let
New York have "Ducky" Holmes. The west
should allow n players to go east.
Jim Dallantyne , a "second Mike Kelly , "
may bo tried by Kansas City. His home Is
In Savannah.
The Minnies are figuring on playing Sunday
games at Lake Harriett. The rivalry be
tween Walter Wllmot's and Captain Comls-
key's teams next year will be Inlense.
Dllly Hulen has signed his Philadelphia
contract.
Comlskey lost $1,000 on his Pacific coast
venture. Theodore Engel of Milwaukee now
has $3,200 less. i
Charley Ganzel has been longer on the
Doston team than any of the ' 96 men. Be
fore he left Nash was the veteran.
Anson says his Infield next season will bo
Anson , Truby , Dahlen and Everltt.
"Kid" Nichols Is a lover of bowling , nnd
ho recently made a three-string record of CSS
In aKansas , City alley.
Joe Durke and Harry Kecnan have been
corraled by Lofty Marr far his Portsmouth
team In the Virginia league.
Tommy DowoV doesn't think there Is ginger
enough of the right sort In Hugh Duffy to
make a good captain.
Roger Connor has signed a contract to play
first base for the St. Louis club next season.
Frank Donahue of Waterbury has also signed
to pitch for the Drowns.
There Is n whisper from Chicago that Shcrt-
slop Dahlen has broken his left arm and that
tha fractured member Is slow In mending.
Had It ben his right wing the calamity would
have been a dire ono. As It Is , Uncle Anson's
goosofiesU Is sprouting feathers over the fear
of what might have been.
CHAT WITH THIS IIYKUHS.
Ini-liiilliiK' N < MVM > - iVotoH from Iii-
jinmumble I'oliitx.
Mr. Vandenburg of the Ak-Sar-Ben Cycle
company Is In St. Louis. "Van" will re
turn In a few days * and pack bis grip for a
trip to Chicago , to take In the cycle show. It
Is said bo Is going to Chicago to get a few
pointers , but those who know him pretty
well will tell you that that Isn't at all nec
essary , as he Is fairly well posted now.
The many friends of Russel Condon will ba
pleased to learn that he Is about to leave St.
Paul to accept a position with the Cudahy
Packing company In Chicago , This means ,
of.course , that he secures a better position
than the one he has held with that firm In St.
Paul. Success to you , Russel.
Messrs. Daxon and O'Drien will leave
Omaha next Sunday , both headed for the Chicago
cage cycle show. Daxon may bo a little
dazed when bo strikes a largo city llko Chicago
cage , but It bo follows In O'Drlen's tracks
he will have no trouble whatever. When
they return wo will bo able to tell you all
about the show.
When a certain lady entered the Morgan &
Wright car "Wanderer" last Tuesday evenIng -
Ing and Mr. Lennlo presented her with a nice
red rose she said to her escort ; "I thought
you told mo the stems were red. Haven't
you ono with a red stem , Mr. Lennlo ? "
When Captain II. K. Smith took his place
at the head of the table tha night the Tour
ists bad their banquet at the Hotel Delloiie
be remarked : "Hold on , boys. There's some
thing wrong here ! " After feeling In his
pants pockets and finding bis bunch of
keys , he said : "No , It Isn't thoso. " He next
went through his vest pockets , and found
his watch still there. Then be- counted his
money and that was all right , looked to see
It be had a knife , fork and spoon , after
which he remarked ; "Ob , I know what It Is.
Eddie Yules Isn't here ! This U > the first
banquet given by the Tourist Wheelmen I
have ever attended without seeing the smil
ing countenance of our genial , jovial , fun
loving , mischief making Eddie Yateu. Do
seated , gentlemen ! "
When Jack Hynos was walking along Fif
teenth street last Monday ho fastened his
eyes on a wheel ridden by Henry Trem-
berth and hailed him with , "Say , boy , where
are you going ? " The boy looked around with
one of those two-for-a-nlckel smiles , and
replied , "I'm going home. Where are you
going ? " Jack said something about "going
after you , you rascal ! " and five minutes
later Henry was In the clutches of Patrolman
Glover , and Jack Hynes had recovered a
"Daxon Special" that had been stolen from
In front of the New York Life building a
few days before. While Officer Glover was
waiting for the patrol wagon Henry offered
to bet him a dozen marbles he could beat
him In a 100-yard foot race , providing he
got five yards start , but as Officer Glover
had forgotten how to play marbles , the race
did not come off. For a long time the boy
persisted In the story that bis undo had
made him a present of the wheel , but when
his mother appeared at the. city jail to ball
him out and promised him a good whipping
when she got him home ho confessed his
guilt and was pardoned after a promise to
let wheels alone In the future ,
Where were you last Sunday ? What an
Ideal day for cycling ! Just cool enough and
not too warm ; tbo roads elegant , and not
a particle of dust. Messrs , Hartson , Ross ,
Elmlzer , Shaekleford , Koopman , Kllby ,
Ulack and Knode , known as the "cheese
and cracker gang , " started at 8 o'clock and
went a far ai Blair. They report having
bad the flnett run of the season. Marsh ,
Bouk and "Choj nrve Bob" started out at
2 o'clock and inade the run to Coffman's
station , meetingIJJ number of wheelmen
along the road , ftUrsh and Bouk rode their
wheels , on the ) Ice , across the pond at the
end of the Floronoa-boulcvard , and , although
the sparks flew nnd the Ice cracked , they
managed to rcacjitho shore without a duck-
Ing.
Ing.Too much credti'Emnot ' be given Captain H.
K , Smith for tho- excellent manner In which
ho has filled his position during the past sea-
ton. He has ncaSy ) always taken the lead In
the many runs , and while not always the
first man to reach : the end of the trip , he saw
that every ono vyas properly "coached , " nnd
If a new member happened to fall by the
wayside. "H. IC. > * the first to reach him
nnd the last to leave 4ilm. Many compliments
have been paid hjiii , f.or his kindness nnd at
tention , and the writer , for one , will be more
than sorry to miss-his familiar war cry dur
ing the season of ' 90.
Should you bo able to attend the Chicago
cycle show , and you want to have n real good
tlmo while there , all you need to do Is to In
troduce yourself and say that you nro a mem
ber of the Tourist Wheelmen of Omaha , You
will , no doubt , meet many cyclists from the
Pacific coast , from the siinny south , where
the magnolias blossom and the mosquito
sticks his bill through anything from a four-
Inch plank to a east Iron boiler ; from the far
cast , where no ono feels happy without a
dinner of Imked Jjcans and brawn bread ; but
no matter whore'J'they come from , they all
know about the Tourists. In speaking of this
matter a few days ago , n certain Tourist said
that when ho attended the L. A , W. meet at
Denver be never had a nicer time In his
life , nnd that the" fact that he was a member
of this veteran organization was what caused
so many to pat him on the btck and strew
his path with roses.
"ITS STEM IS RED. "
Last Tuesday morning tlio magnificent
Wagner car "Wanderer" pulled Into Omaha
and was sidetracked at the union depot. The
"wanderers" consisted of twelve men con
nected with the well known firm of Morgan &
Wright of Chicago. R. C. Lennlo , ono of the
best known traveling men In the United
States , was In charge of the car , while C. D.
Tullls acted as fir.it lieutenant and W. H.
Nash as second lieutenant. Robert J. Doy-
lan , for several years connected with the
Chicago Inter Ocean , attended to thc < press
work , and J. L. Pclton , assistant to Major
Handy during the World's fair , acted as
cashier of the expedition' . Others In the
party were : J. J , Alexander , who has for
years represented the firm In New England ;
E. E. Ferrco of Ohio , L. G. Hall of Cleve
land , A. F. Osterloh , Jr. . of Plttsburg , G. M.
Stadleman of Wlntina , Minn. , F. D. Frazsr ,
whose traveling Is mostly dona In Canada ,
and J. W. McCrea of Ohio.
A general Invitation was extended to all
wheelmen to visit the car Tuesday evening
and Inspect the quick repair outfit , but Man
ager Lennle was hardly prepared for the
large number who came to pay their re
spects , and , as a Tuorlst said , "see just how
the thing worked. " ' Each lady was presented
with a red rose , nnd In the smoking room
the gentlemen were Introduced to a brand
of cigars that fairly loosened the wrappers
on Colonel Hartry's famous " 107. "
Pracllcal demonstrations were given of the
value of the Morgan & Wright quick repair
tire , in use on the 'OG models , in which the
Inflated tires wero' punctured and repaired ,
without removing the tire , an operation ex
ceedingly simple , 'and requiring only a
syringe needle and liquid cement. For those
who meet with accidents on the road , at
long distances from'Irepalr shops , or where
"tlmo Is money , " 1lt' certainly fills a long
felt want. '
From Omaha the phrty went to Sioux City
and from there to th S Twin Cities. The car
was to be In Dtirulh on Saturday , returning
to" St. Paul for SUndhy , It being one of the
rules laid down'"for' ' the party by Messrs.
Morgan & Wright that they should not travel
nor work on th < Sabbath. From St. Paul
the car will go to Wlnona , then to La Cros e
nnd Milwaukee , reaching Chicago Christmas
eve. The trip , when completed , will have
extended over 6,000 tulles , and the number
of cities visited will ba about forty.
That's''all only "the stem Is red ! "
THE OUTL'dOK FOR ' 90.
One of our locaf' tfealers Is In receipt of
a letter from on9'of ! tlio largest bicycle man
ufacturing flrmsln ; 'the east , from which
It appears that there will be a scarcity of
vhqols next Bummer all i\ue \ ? to the fact
that , the inariufa'ctHirers aro"undbio lo procure
the necessary rnqtcrial. '
The largest concern In the world mak
ing weldless steel tubing Is the Shelby Steel
Tuba company of Shelby , O. , there being
nothing In all Europe to compare with them.
Their capacity is from 50,000 to 60,000 feet
of weldless steel tubing a day , nnd yet
sixty days'ago they had sold all the tubing
they could possibly turn out up to July 1 ,
189G. It Is claimed that at the present time
they are just sixty days behind on their
orders. Just think for a single moment
what that means to the vast number of
bicycle makers that arc depending on Shelby
for their tubing.
Many of ths large concerns supplying bi
cycle machinery , especially screw machines ,
on which such things as cups , cones and
hubs are produced , and who arc Intending
to double their output over last year , will not
bo able to get the necessary machinery In to
do that until late In February , as It Is not
possible to get the machinery and all the
necessary tools in .operation . In less than
sixty days after they are Installed. This
will be too late to do much good for the
coming season , especially for May and Juno ,
which are heavy months so far as demand
Is concerned.
The fact that all manufacturers are1 out
with samples of wheels and are struggling
for orders makes the purchasers think there
will bo no troubleIn getting all the bicycles
they want , but they do not appear to real
ize the fact that many of the makers now
out with their ' 9G models haven't enough
tubing In stock to make 200 bicycles and are
still waiting on machinery for making the
other parts.
Another clement that will cause some de
lay Is that there Is not a drop forge con-
cm ] In the United States but what Is more
than filled up with orders , nnd not ono firm
In the country can bo found that will ac
cept nn order for Immediate delivery. It
Is to bo supposed that the history of last
January will , to a certain extent , ba re
peated this year , and that , some manufactur
ers will fall over each other to try to sell
wheels. At the same time there arc makers
selling their wheels before they have , the
material or the equipment In hand to make
them.
Last year's experience will be no com
parison to what It will bo tbo coining year ,
either In the demand for bicycles or the
disappointment In makers not furnishing
them , as the demand for 'DC will , It Is
claimed , astonish the world.
I'OT.tSII IN AOUICULTUHK ,
Valuable AlilM ( o I'lmit Growth nnil
\ii4rltlou.
The farmers of ( rio United States are espe
cially Interested | 'n'1nrtlflclal fertilization. In
all of the eastern , . In' the southern , and In
many of the western , states , says Leslie's
Weekly , the lan/Js/nave / become exhausted
or worn out by over-cultivation without re
turn of plant foo'i ) ! , The result Is that arti
ficial fertilizers are rjBW a necessity , and mil-
Ions of dollars are"'expended every year for
materials to replPrij&li ) the soil. In fact , th ?
arger part of tho''ttbrk ' of the agricultural
stations In the different states Is devoted to
what are' called ' 'llUdntests ' | , " or experiments
with artificial or'cottfmerc.'al ' fertilizers ,
The threa most'v'lmportant substances
wanted In the worh-but nnd poor lands are :
Nitrogen , phoiphorlc acld and potash ; and
fertilization or plbritlffeedlng consists In sup
plying the soil ' ( vlt'li'-itlieso elements. The
recent Investlgatlilitft of German scientists
liavo thrown a ne i'llgtit upon the processes
of plant growth -inlld eplant nutrition , lienco
icw light upon IliVi' wlrolo subject of fertiliza
tion. Indeed , It'fWvonly within the past ten
or fifteen years thati the success of potash
fertilization In Increasing the quantity and
quality ot crops has been demonstrated by
an Immense number of "field tests" In Eu
rope and In the United States. The bulletins
of the experiment . .stations for the past flva
rears are full of Information for farmers on
.hla point.
The only two available sources for a com
mercial supply of potash are : (1) ( ) front the
various kinds of wood ashes. (2) ( ) from the
famous Stassfiirt mines In Germany , Tlio
Irst named supply | s limited and decreasing
n quantity ; the second Is practically Inex
'
haustible. The Stas'sfurt mine * were orlg-
nally worked for salt , but they now supply
agricultural world with potash salts ,
amounting to hundreds of thousands of tons
annually , Thus then ) fertilizers have reached
oven greater Importance than the Peruvian
guano did some years ago.
One Minute Cough Cure Is a popular remedy
for croup. Safe for children and adults.
ON THE LEGENDARY ELKHOKN
A December Day's Rnniblo Over Woods
and Fields.
NIMBLE FOX SQUIRRELS AND THE QUAIL
Tim Sportsman' * ( ' < > niifiiilluin | The
< > ( lliiruin- mill .Viiu-rU-n An
Olil Tlmr Trniu-r | Team
Shout Xcw onr'n Day.
QUAIL shooting In
December.
To the Teal sports
A man tlie love of nature
" "
, s paramount to the
slaughter of name nnil
the man who sallies
forth simply to shoot
ntul lus In a bag of
feathers or fur Is no
sportsman at all. Of
course there Is an Incomparable pleasure In
exercising one's knowledge and skill In find
ing game , but the capture of the same Is a
secondary sensation to the exquisite delight
of bslng In the bracing , open Mr , free from
thoughts of business and far from the corrod
ing cares of the world.
What Is grander than n day spent In the
field with n trusty gun and n pair of soot
dogs , even In the gloom of bleak December :
Hreathlng an air reJolent with the odors ol
the melancholy woods , mid the rich pungency
of dead leave * , flowers and grasses ; gazing
upon the brilliant phases of the ever chang
ing scene , with tenses alert , as the doga ,
snllllng the frosty air , scamper and gallop
and leap , here , there , nny-cverywhere , now
plunging Into the tangly brUr , now emerg
ing onto the open stubble. In frantic uearch
of the scent of the llttlo brown bird every
sportsman loves , and which , surmounting
a square of delicately browned toast , makes
a feast for the gods , Is a sensation Inde-
ucrlbabte.
And the feeling Is a purifying one. The
coloru ana not those with which golden sum
mer or gaudy'aututmi appeals to the sensuous
within us ; the somber tone prevalent touches
our deepest and holiest emotions.V * lament
past deficiencies and sins ; we form wise am ]
good plans and resolutions ; we long to Initiate
a better and loftier future. Your very soul
speaks , that Is , be you a true sportsman ,
cleansed for the time from Its Impurities
as the rufous leaf of the cottonwood and
the Etruscan gold of the maple whirl and
eddy away before the wintry winds.
Charlie Thomas , the stalwart foot ball
coach ; Barrister Dill Slmeral and the his
torian were the gussts of Fred Schroeder
on his beautiful farm below Mlllard last
Sunday. And so were Hector and Gordon
and Jack , a trio of hunting dogs that would
bo hard to equal , let alone beat , and to as
sert that wo were royally entertained and
had a memorable experience would bs to
give but a faint Idea of the Joys of the
occasion.
The day was matchless , ccnsldering the
tlnia of year , with Its clear skies , floods
of soft sunshine , balmy breeze and ojthllarat-
Ing concomitants , and , while we did not
bring back a carload of game , w ? bagged
enough to demonstrate that the dogs worked
well and' ' that our skill with the hammerless
was far above mediocrity.
An old fox squirrel , the patriarch of the
hollow , was the first victim , and he fell In
the morning's early light , when the first
rays of the timorous wintry sun were glint
ing the tops of oak and cottonwood , while
wo were on our way behind Fred's spanking
blacks to the Elkhorn bottoms , where Deb
\Vhlto was known to revel. He crossed the
road In front of the team from a cornfield
to a small grove of timber , but before any
of us could get out and get a fair crack
at him he scampered up an old gnarled scrub
cak and .flaunted his yellow brush In our
faces as he" dove with a taunting cackle
Into his hole. The barrister shot , however ,
but too late , and only sent the bark , dying
in atoms from around the aperture Into
which foxy had so precipitously plunged.
Dill's shot was an unlucky one , for at that
very Instant Hector and Jack came to a
dead stand In a patch of low hazel at the
forks of the road , a few yards on. A roar
of whirring wings followed the report as a
big bevy of quail rose from the under
growth , scattering the dry leaves at the
first flutter of vigorous wing , and shooting
off Into the woods , this way and that , like
so many russett-colored rockets. I let go with
both barrels , a little better than at random , and
the barrister emptied ills remaining barrel ,
with no other result , though , than accelerat
ing the speed of the fleeting bvy. The big
foot ball player was more furtunate.
Ho turned on a bird that whizzed out from
the bunch over the road and started down
the bedgo that bordered the western line
of a corn field. Like a flash he cleared
the osage fringe and was fleeing away amid
the tall cornstalks , still denre In patches
over the field , but Charlie waa thought It-
slf. "Dang" went his piece and down
through the cracking husks whirls something
with a thump to the frozen earth.
It was the first quail of the day and It
was a marvelously good shot that got him.
After a unanimous anathemlzatlon on
the unlucky fox squirrel , which had been
the cause of our losing ono cf the best
chances of the day , we hurriedly reloaded
and took after the dogs , who were already
busy. The lawyer climbed the wire fence
and followed Hec and Gordon Into the grove ,
white Thomas and I struck Jack's trail down
the hedge , where Fred said several birds
had flown. I took the field and Charlie the
road , and we hadn't fona 100 yards when I
saw the red setter toss up his head and sniff
daintily In the air , then lie- turned and looked
at ma as much as to say : "Hurry up there ,
Mr. Sporting Editor , Deb will not He long
In this keen morning air. " Then he wad
dled on again , now poking his nose Into
the hedge , now galloping out Into the field.
The next moment ho whirled half around ,
with his nose ranging -along hla mahogany
side , and as If carved out of terra cotta ,
stood pointing into a furrow where the
withered corn blades lay thick and deep.
I was quickly on to him. .Then he
straightened , lilmwlf , worked his nostrils
gingerly , took a careful step or two and.
stopped again.
"Steady , Jack ! "
That was the signal.
The buzzing wings I knew would follow
burst with a startling flurry from the corn
shucks. I wa-j nervous and rusty and made
a clean miss with my first barrel and almost
another with my second. In fact , I thought
I bad , but as I watched the bird curve
around over the corn toward the hedge I
noticed how he lagged and kept lowering
as ho flow , and It waa plain a No. 8 or two
had done KB work. II ? almost gained the
hedge , then went down to the ground with a
bump , bounced over once or twice , then lay
on his back on th ? grassy selvedge with his
speckled breast upturned to the sun dead.
Jack loped forward picked him up and stood
with him In hla mouth until I reached him.
Then he dropped him and with wagging
tall started down the row of orange buuhes
again ,
Scarcely fifty yards further on Jack again
canio to a 8taid ) , and as ho was facing the
ludge squarely and pointing directly Into It ,
[ called Clmrllo up and cautioned him to
look out. Neither of us had fairly gotten
Into good position when out fro'm the thorny
labyrinth came a bird like a stone from a
slingshot. Contrary to expectations he was
on my side and was making for the depths
of the standing corn , but he never reached It.
I had a fair straight away Eliot and downed
ilm In true Parmeleewjuo style. Almost
simultaneous with the report of my Lefever
two more birds evacuated the cover on the
fcot. bailer's side. He missed Ignominious/ !
with his first barrel , but made a beautiful
step with hla second. Concluding that these
were all the birds that had flown down the
ledge wo started back to the road , where
: ho wagon fctood , and found the barrister
there awaiting us. Ho bad not succeeded In
jumping any of Iho birds again , but had
mlled that old fox squirrel to the cross ,
[ 'red told htm when he reached the wagon
that wo had no sooner gone than th squir
rel left his hole In the oak , came down , and ,
running back Into the grove a short ways ,
lad gone up a tall cottonwocd and dUap-
icared In a nest of leaves that adorned Its
oprnost crotch. That waa all Hilly wanted to
< now. He bad been there before. So crawlIng -
Ing back over the wire fence he stopped up
and banged away into the ball of leaves In
the cottonwood's top , and after a momentary
wait , the old fox came tumbling , grotesquely
over and over , from hi * lofty nerle to the
ground , well peppered with bird shot.
\\'o were anxious to reach the bottom ,
while the hear frost still sparkled on th
stubble and the birds lingered In the cover
and agreeing to lose no further time looklni
up the scattered bevy , we clambered aboard
Fred crackul his whip and away we went
a rattling pace , the dogs , on A rolling canter
Iwdlni : the way.
The inui had now found Its way Into cvcr >
crevice , picked out the tiny sprouts am
minutest twigs end sprinkled tree and bush
hill fltul vale , with Its glorious golden IUM
Thii full flush of an Octobrr mcrnlng In le
comber was uK | > n usVe were passing
through a lovely country and everything
teemed replete with gladsome life. An eli
ycllowhnmmcr cackled at tin from the top o
A rotten snag no we dashsd by , the radiant
blue of a jay flashed athwart the bordering ,
sumachs and the mournful piping of a mini-
br of belated bluebirds , hastening soull
above our heads , caught the ear occ.islonatl )
as wo hurried on.
It was not lonn before we wereIn the de
vious valley of the Klkhorn , and reaching a
favorable point the horses were unhitched am
booked to the rear of the wagon ; then tilling
our shoot-pockets with shells wo started Into
tha cover. Thlo was more like an old wind
fall than anything else , full of prostrate logs
moss-covered and .grass-grown , tall weeds
huga boulders , treacherous cavities aiu
thickets of wild grape and plum which almo ?
Ittrtvrtltt. itnHnl iiMietr llnnVrt wnrlir.l nvnp
the whole place , however , without R > much as
jumping a single cottontail , and It was will
feelings cf relief we finally emerged
Into a field of standing corn which
hy along the shelving bank of
the half-frozen but still gurgllnt ; Klk-
liotn.'o started down the wes'tern
side and had proceeded possibly 200 yards ,
when the dogs , who were running wild ,
flushed a fine bevy of birds In the thick
brush close to the water. It seemed as
If there were a hundred whizzing wings In
the air , all spinning at tremendous speed for
the timber across the cornfield. We didn't
get a shot.
Wo were quickly In the woods and Hector
located the bevy , which had clung together ,
In short order. They had settled in the
weeds about an old tree-top , and this time
when they rose wo all got In In fine shape ,
killing thrco birds. Hut they did not all
flush at once , and while engaged In re
trieving a single bird shot out from the
bushy top , then another left the whitening
grass at our feec , and then another and an
other and another.
They were scattered now and wo separated ,
Slmtral branching off to the left with bis
two Gordons and Thomas and I following
down the edge of the woods behind the
Irish , who was not long In coming to a
stand. It was back In the woods at the
foot of a big oak surrounded by tangly brush-
wood. I got into an opening and Chat lie
stepped forward to flush. He got close up
to the dog and peered Intently Into the
maze nt the point Jack's quivering ncstrlls
indicated , but could , of course , sea nothing.
Tl 3n he rammed his foot Into the mass of
dead leaves , and out came Deb , Jack making
a vain snap at his russet shape as he did
so.
The bird curled back over my head and
started for a plum thicket near by , but before
his browns and whites could blend with the
grays of the deeper wood I was onto him.
It was a snap shot , but a good one , and 1 re
ceived a pat on the back from the pigskin
kicker and a look of affectionate approval
from Jack's big brown eyes.
Five minutes later and we again espied the
dog in a state of Icy rigidity , this time where
the fluffy pods of the milk weed made 11 haze
among the hazel. From the dense network
of twigs and clinging leaves the bird started ,
but I was on my mettle , and , catching a
glimpse cf hurtling white as n mottled breast
wasp whirling against the struggling sunshine
In an opening In the plum copse , I pulled the
trigger. A puff of feathers , commingled with
n shower of twigs and leaves , was all we
could discern , but the faint thump which fol
lowed as an echo told that my aim had baen
all right.
With pleasing promptitude Jack picked up
another trail , and it was the refinement of
pleasure to see the intelligent animal work.
Cautiously hs advanced , sneaking under fallen
logs and around the standing Anaks of the
forest , crawling through the dense tangle of
briar and bramble , sniffing eagerly here and
there , his nostrils twitching and tall switchIng -
Ing nervously. On he gws , but slower and
slower , now stopping and with uplifted
head peering In front of him , then bending
low again until almost upon bis belly , his
pace becomes a crawl. At last bo comes tea
a dead halt , and drawing low and back , as if
about to spring , he fastens his sparkling
eyes , as If fascinated , on a llttlo pile of
brush , filled with leaves blown there by the
passing breeze , almost under his quivering
nose. The front was opened and Charlie
claimed the shot , but I kept well up to get
In If ho missed.
Dut he didn't.
I stepped upon the crackling twigs , and a
little ball of buff and rosewood color , with
a flutter , struggled up through the Inter
stices , and was fairly a-wlng , when Thomas'
Lefever spoke. And thus another bird was
pocketed.
Dut It would be little better than repetition
to dstall each individual kill of the day , for
thus It was all through that rosy morning.
Old Jack never worked better , and It will
take years to blot the day from memory's
tablets. Slowlv on through the woods ho
went , now up the hillside , where the crowberries -
berries still gleamed with a silvery Bhean
amidst gray branches , and where In October
the blue gentian had unfolded Us fringed
petals ; now down the opposite slope , over the
umbollated baldric of cottonwood , oak and
hopple , and the Inflorescence of glistening
cobweb ; now with majestic tred that shows
the monarchist pride with which ho surveys
the weaving solitude ; now with the caution
of a stalking fox ; now halting , now advancing ,
but never wavering In his pilotage to the
leafy crypts where Deb White sought pro
tective haven.
And so , too , was the barrister's hours full
of joy and full of profit. Hln Gordons vied
with each other In the excellence of their
performance , and when we rejoined him
across the squash field beyond the woods at
noonday , ho counted down six birds , a rab
bit and two mote squirrels.
Dut , alas , the day came to an end , as all
days have and all days must. Time waits
no more for Joy than for Borrow , and this
day Is now only to bo looked upon with
other happy memories clustered In the past.
It Is the general belief that of all shooi
ng dogs In the wide world none are equal
: o those raised and trained In this coun'ry. '
Indeed American dog fanciers have for sonio
line been anxious for an International trial
that the excellence of o'ur pointers and sel
lers might bo demonstrated over these of
Europe , but If the following , taken frcin the
Shooting Times and Drltlsh Sportsman , Is a
'air sample of what the dogs over there can
do , the International trial talk had better
bo dropped at once :
"In Sweden , where game Is scarce and
irlnclpally met with In forests and mountain
eglons , It Is desirable , to enjoy sport , to
tiavo the aid of pointers and setters , who , on
lulling birds , leave their points and return
o their master , Indicating signs of having
round game , and anxiety to tika the cportu-
nian to the birds. This constitutes report-
ng. It will readily be understood that this
mode of hunting offers great facilities , es
pecially where covert Is thick , and where
lou cannot , keep your eyes on the dogj.
To the elderly , whosa legs doi not keep pace
with their sporting proclivities , reporting
dogs afford a mighty sense of comfort , They
sit quietly dowi ] , smoking their pipe , waitIng -
Ing for the dog's reappearance with a report
of a game found. Dogs so broken are hero
qullo the rule , and In field trials , where
joints run up to 100 , 10 points are awarded
for reporting. Any pointer and setter can
bo taught the art , although fume take to It
with greater facility than others ,
"Tho mode Of teaching Is as follows :
When the dog Is made perfectly steady at
ilu points , you Invariably call him off with
the whistle , return with him to the point , the
log leading , and kill. After many similar
repetitions , call the dog off by beckoning ;
when found proficient In this , Ml down with
your back to the dog , but still visible , and
ultimately bide , and your pupil will seek for
rcu , whisk hla tall , look happy and make
itralght for bis point , after turning his head
to see that you arc following , To secure
steadiness one generally shoots two seasons
over doga before teaching them to report ,
jut you may succeed with dogs less ex
perienced. Such was the caie with Happ ,
ulxteen months eld , who at our field trials
this autumn tecurrd first prize In the puppy
pointer slakes , and first prize In the all-age
stakes , with ninety-five points out of the 100 ,
Including five for reporting. "
Under the bead of "Inanimate Illrd Shoot-
ng , " tbe > Spoiling and Dramatic News of
London ys editorially : "Among ths mor
recent forms of amusement offered to th
notice of the lelsiire clans , who may find
limp hanging heavily on their hands , Is that
of shooting at what are called Mimnlmnto
birds' In "plain " English , clay saucers. It Is
not n pAstlmo of yi.iteriUy's Invmtlon , It Is
true , for traps and clay 'birds' of onn sort
mul another have been known for sumo
time , but It la only comparatively recently
that clay-bird shooting has f'jarcd the fate
of so many undertakings and been 'boomed. *
Still the real film of the nuncmtnt It not
to develop skill In shooting , but to cncotiram )
the burning of gunpowder , ami with It the
wear and tear of guns. In America chy
bird shooting Ions ago attained such popu
larity H9 to bring about an enormous con
sumption of ammunition , nt which our own
gun trade looked with much longing.
Whether Inanimate bird shooting will ever
'catch on' hsrc as It has ilonc In America ,
remains to. be proved. Clubs are being PS-
tihlliihctl everywhere , but as yet It cannot be
said that they are supported by the men
who will make the nw game fashionable.
A hundred cartridges fired by ono man arc
Just as good for trade purposes as If they
were tired by another ; but before clay bird
shooting ever becomes fashionable It must
bo taken up by the 'upper crust. ' We do
not know whether the clay birds .and the
necessary trap have been utilized to teich
boys the art of shoaling flying , but It might
for thin purpose prove nery good medium
of Instruction. "
Dr. Galhrnlth , chief surgeon for the Union
Pacific , Is well known as an ardent fol
lower of field sports. The doctor's especial
hobby , however , la big game , mid every
season bo fpcnds several weeks In the wilds
of the Dig Horn range , toying with such
birds as the grizzly bear , mountain linn ,
elk and moose. Quail , chickens and wild
fowl receive but little attention at bis hands.
Hut ho went out Iho other day. A friend
In Chicago sent him a vnluablc English
pointer , and the doctor look him out be
yond Irvlngton to try him on Deb White.
They roamed around for an hour or w with
out seeing a feather , but finally , ns they wtro
crossing n big cornfield , the dog cnmo tti
n point. HlRld as n statinhe stood , with
red , Inflated nostrils , and stiff , liorlzont.il
tall , pointing Into n clump of smart weed ,
The doctor whlrtled and calUd until he
was hoarse , but the dog never budged n
hnlr. Then the famous surgeon picked up
a number of clods and fired them nt him ,
and still he stood rtannch and as. Im
mobile ns n cast Iron dog on u lawn. Tha
doctor was both annoyed and alarmed. He
had never seen anything Ilka this before.
Then be called and whistled again with no
bettor result , and finally , losing all p.i-
tlenco and thinking that the dog was either
dead or crazy , bo stepped up behind him
and drawing back ono of bis No. 9s , ho
sent Mr. 1'olnter Hying heels over head
Into the smart weed , and right Into the
midst of n magnificent big bevy of quail ,
The startled birds whirred away In every
direction , but the doctor was too dumb
founded to shoot , so he started fqr the road ,
followed of course by the abused dog , ReachIng -
Ing- the highway , the Irate surgeon met a
colored whltewai'bcr trundling a wheelbar
row , and calling to him , bo said :
"Here , George Washington , do you want
a dog ? If you do , take this one ; he haa
fits and I've no use for him. "
An examination of the markets during tha
past week shows an actual stoppage In the
receipt of ducks and nn Increase In geese.
There have been unuininlly large Installments
of quail and some few chickens and grcuua.
Rabbits , jack and the cottontail , ns well as
squirrels , are exceedingly plentiful.
A folding gun stock , which permits a
gun to bo folded away In n trunk or bag , lias
been Invented In the east. The Iwo parts
work on a hinge , with a spring lock and
bait working In n slot. Ths parts may bo
dlt'ngnged ' by means of a little knob pro
jecting from the slot.
Harvey McMurchy was high score In
a shoot at Long Drauch , N. Y. , on
Thursday. In a handicap race at 100 blue
rocks McMurchy broka ninety-five out of
the 100 ; Mr , Herrlngton was wcond , with
ninety-three out of 115. In a race at flftesn
live birds McMurchy divided first money on
a clean score.
Queer confusion sometimes grows out of
a game law. The fact Is strongly Illustrated
by a case which has Just found Its way
Into the courts of .Minnesota. Whllp out
shooting a man named I'lmlr was attacked
l > y a moos ; . Owing , ho says , to the fact that
[ he shooting of moose was prohibited by
law , Phalr did not attempt to use his gun ,
Aa n consequence he was severely Injured
by the animal. Phalr Is now presenting a
damage suit against the state on tlio ground
that the animal was a ward cf the ftato and
that ho was thus handicapped from defend
ing himself.
A team cf ten men from the Council Bluffs
Gun club will shoot a similar team from tin )
Omaha Gun club New Year's day. The
match , which Is a return match , for the
price of the birds , will take place on the
Omaha grounds across the river. The con
ditions are fifteen blue rocks to the man ,
and In the evening the Gate City shooter : )
will be banqueted In the Dluffs.
John Enlow , a well known ranchman from
up about Gordon , has been the guest for the
nast few days of Joe Goldsmith , Enlow Is
one of the best hunters and rifle shots of
the northwest. He was one of the old day
trappers and has taken more fur between
the NIobrara and the mountains than any
man that can be named tcday. He still
Indulges In the chase , owns a Iin3 pack of
stag and greyhounds , and spends many days
In the field.
II. D. Kennedy , J. C. Morrison and Major
Sampson of the Misfit parlors , were out on
the Platte last Sunday. They made a fine
bag of quail , lost one nf their dogs and
killed a bg | Virginia owl.
There will ba a sweepstakes shoot on ths
Omaha Gun club ground * at the cast end of
the big bridge Christmas day.
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