10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEJC * , JANUARY 19 , 1890 ,
SPORT FOR LENTIIENINC DAYS
Running Oommcnt on Events at Homo and
Abroad ,
BIG TROTTING MEET FOR NEXT JUNE
Wllli ( lie Hinr mrn The Snn Antonio
Slio ill Sfdtnri'N Ynrn KltiKu unit
Unreiix Concur Atlili'U'N nn t
( lie 121 1'itno Curiil nl.
III3 race for the
Baldwin Hotel stake
out In 'Frlrco last
Saturday had tome-
thing of an Inter
national flavor about
It , for Santa Bella
nn < l Star Uutiy , two
well-backed candl-
dates , were bred In
England , and Llbor-
-sa , , . tine Is n product of
the fam us blue grass section cf Old Kaln-
tuck. The balance of the starters , Including
the great Crescendo , werenativeborn , all
California-bred. It was a faet field and a
great crowd wltnesred the sport. Crescendo
was the pick of the talent at the rate of C to B.
The pace was a terrific one from the fall of
the Hag , with BelllcoEO leading and Crescendo
fifth , seven lengths behind. Hut he was not
long In covering the Intervening space , ana
going round the turn , by a rare burst of
ppeod , ho pawed Irrso after horse , until he
was at I3ellc.-8o's | heels. In straightening out
for the final'run ho took the lead and romped
homo " \\lth a loose neck. " running the three-
quarters In 1:13'4 : ' , wonderfully good time for
Inglostdo's new track. Crescendo Is a grand-
looking colt. He l by Flambeau nnd Is
owned by J. Nagleo Durke , the Sin Jose mil
lionaire. When Crescendo was east last ma-
ton his trainer never succedeed In getting
him In condition , and yet ho ran second to
nequttal In the Futurity , beating a pack of
the best 2-year-olds In America. Today Cres
cendo would pass for a race horse on any
track or In any company In the world.
While thuy briefly touching upon the thor
oughbreds , I might very properly add that
there Is a wonderful lot of promising young
sters to bo rcen at the present time nt
Maples Stud , the beautiful farm of John T.
Stewart & Son , over In Iowa. While Omaha
cannot very readily lay claim to the Stewart
farm as a local Institution , It Is close oiuugh ,
anyway , for us to take a very Justifiable
prldo In. I have been promising myself
a run down fcr a look over the place these
three years , but as yet have never gotten off.
I hive been specially Invited time and time
again , and am determined to get there sure
before the crocuses have a chance to croak
again. Wo are going to have' considerable
of the runners out hero the coming season ,
nnd It Is high time' we all knew just what
we have got among us. The Stewart farm
is the home of that famous old race horse
and sire , Pnnlque , who has In his list of
victories both the Withers and Belmont
stakes.1 , and. Is said to bo a rarely liandsomc
pleco of thoroughbred horEcflssh. But wait
urtll I go over ; then I'll tell you all about
the colonel's whole outfit.
If the average- American does hanker tu
get tangled up with Johnny Bull on the Ven
ezuelan matter , there arc none among us
so Invidious , I hope , as not to bo willing to
acknowledge that the Union Jnck represents
some pretty square sports after all the haish
tl.li.gs that have been paid about them. I
come from good old Anglo-Saxon stock my
self and am always icady to give credit
where credit Is due. Take the Dunraven
charges against the crew of our own De
fender for Instance. In referring to the fail
ure of Ills Koyal Nibs In substantiating his
pipe. Btory before the New York
Yacht club's special committee , the
Lo/jdpn / , Yachtsman says that there
Is now not the slightest doubt but what
a most egregious blunder was committed
by his lordship. After startling the yachts
men of both hemispheres by his ridiculous
charges , when forced to make them geol
his evidence Is found of such a nature as to
render It inadmissible In any court of law.
The editor goes further. Ho says that what
ever Dunravjn's friends may assort about
any of the- parties concerned In the Inquiry.
If cannot be maintained that the committee
eeUcted did not act with all propsr deliber
ation , and were not actuated by * a purely
Impartial spirit. From this It would seem
that Hunny would bo after scuttling his
raklxli Valkyrie and turn his lordly attention
to studying the precepts of the eighth com
mandment. .
The masters at knlghtu and pawns are
swinging Into the homestretch at St. Peters-
burs , and Just now the outlook lo not very
rosy for Plllsbury , the American champion.
Lasjker , the German crack , has not only
passed him , but Stelnltz , the old champion ,
has alM shown him his heels. Tschlgorln
Is at the tall end and very
liable to slay there , notwithstand
ing In the outset ho was considered as
likely a candidate for flrrt honors as either
Lasker or Plllsbury. Ocrorally the fight Is
yet thought to be between the latter two ,
but It looko very much to mo as If the Ger
man necromancer was rapidly clinching the
championship. If ho can even draw his
remaining games wllh the American hu
will have a big mnicln to pparo , for ho
has demonstrated his ability to beat Stelnltz ,
While Plllsbury has not. However , the
race. Is still exceedingly close and a half
game may toss It to either one of.the
lead CM.
The news of Mr. Stclnitz'a protest In his
game with Lasker at St. Petersburg hat )
caused , much remark In chcv.3 circles. In
an excited moment Lasker , who did not
notice that the hour of adjournment had
tfassed , made n move , which , by the rules
of the tournament , ho should have scnlorl.
Taking prompt advantage of his adverwry'p
clip Stelnltz refused to continue the game ,
and It was only under protest that ho finally
consented to play. Lasher eventually won
the game , and that wculd have undoubtedly
ended the whole matter had It not been for
some men who , having wagered money on
the result , refused to pay tholr beta.
It looks very much now as If Cornell
would again send her oarsmen acrocs the-
pond next season , and It will not tuko tht
Amo-lcan people long to entbuso otor the
prospect. The lemon learned last year
should bo sufficient to ulcer them clear of
another wholesale failure such as they scored
last season. If not put thorn lu the way or a
signal victory. The crew that went to
Henley last Juno was one which the brst
judges , on this side thought capable of d < - <
fcatlng any or all of the Mar collcglatca of
the old country , and yet they wcro lu
dicrously easy victims. They wont to pieces
In their necoatl race and were never beard
of afterward , If they do cross again next
summer It must bo with a sulllclent force
to draw from In emeigcnclcy. and to have
any chnnco of retrieving Uioln lost laurels
they should get strong there early In May ,
Jn order that they mny become thoroughly
acclimated There lu not much chaiico for
a crow , IwyeuT go id It may be , to win
from rtronc oppralllun In a foreign Imid und
on a coursa they have lowed over but a few
tlmei , *
After all that has been said and written
on the subject , Yale will not send an ath
letic team across the brliuiy this se-json. That
It was the Intention to do so , there Is no
doubt. They were ambitious to meet either
Oxford or Cambridge on their own grounds
but the tons of Old Ell have concluded that
such an enterprise could only end In luj.
mlllatlng disaster , and they have wisely con-
eluded to stay at home.
The different lines to Texas are- now busily
engaged In drumming up patronage for the
big knurklo carnival at El Pasa > next month ,
and the apathy that has been conspicuous In
sporting circles ha given way to the
liveliest kind ot Interest , and there Is every
prospcjt for a goqo % big crowd at the ring-
sldo to Bee the vaflSus events , Including
the bull fight ? , which the Dalian rport has
scheduled. The west , particularly , Mil send
down some big delegations , and If the eastern
> uturlfsof flstlann do not show up , It may bo
that they will not bo mlsiv > d co much after
all. Since the Fltrslmmons-Corbctt fiasco , It
had been uphill work to enthuse the old
guard , but the novelty ot Colonel Stum's
attractions , the two big quitters , Hob ind
l' tcr , the champion Culoado M durof ( Uliou ,
the unconquered Hullgonlnn and W lcolt < the
Harbadcc * Monxlcr , against Bright Byes , a
son of Ham and n son of Texas , and Jerry
Marshal , the boney llttlo Antlpodlan coon ,
to my nothing of Senor Jose do 'Moreno ' , the'
famous Spanish * bull fighter , Is puch that It
Is quite safe to predict that the bulk of all
the prominent red-hots will nnd their way
to the scene of carnage on one pretext or an
other.
It Is quite evident th t the retired champion ,
Jimmy Corbctt , Is about to erupt again , as ho
has already sent out as a sort ot an avatit
feeler , that he will bo at the rlngs'do , and
If Fltzslmmons wins , he will challenge , the
Kangaroo to meet him within three weeks.
So then , If Din Stuart's slto for the coming
carnival prove government-proof , there will
bo more fun. In the air. It Corbett does
attend the HI Paso affair with the above an
nounced Intention , he can rest a ured that
he will have another b'g advertising snap
on his handi , no matter which way goes the
Ft/s'mmons-Maher battle. If Fltz wins Cor
bet will go after him , but If Polio wins ho
will go after Corbctt. In this connection my
fellow war correspondent of New Orleans
nnd Jacksonville memory , Big Bill Naughton
of the 'Fr'sco Kximlner , sajs : "There Is no
doubt that Jim Is chafing under the lack of
Interest evinced Just now In himself and his
new ploy , and tint he contemplates a de
scent on the ring In the near future. Cor
bctt loves adulation as a cat loves fish , and it
must bo wermwood to h'm to be showing
to empty benches whllo Peter Maher Is priv
ileged to spar before thousands at Madison
Square and have brass bands lying In wait
for him every t'.me hei leaves the train. To
this somewhat unwarranted hcro-worsh'p that
the public Is conferring upon the Irishman
as much as to Fltzslmmons' tantalizing re
marks Is due , no doubt , some ot Corbett's
very pertinent utterances recently. "
Oh , no , thopo Berlin authorities didn't do
a thing to foxy old Bob Knccbs last Thuro-
dJy , only gave him nine months to study the
mural walls ot a bastllo together with a fine
tf 1,000 marks , $200 In our money , and the
deprivation of civic rights for three years ,
besides confiscating the mare Nellie Knecbs.
alias Bethel. They evidently do ntt have the
same coucilderatloh for "turf workers" acres ; *
the billowy Atlantic as wo do over here , but
the disposition of the Nebraslu rclnsman's
case should furnish a salutary example.
Kncslu was convicted fcr fraudulently en
tering the mare Bethel In races under the
name of Nellie Knccbs , but as all horsemen
are familiar with the details I will not re
cite them hero.
It In encouraging to ncte > that the Omahi
Driving club has at last got down to work
and Intends to glvo us a splendid big racing
meet In June , a meet that will surpass any
thing of the kind ever attempted In this sec
tion of the country. Twenty thousand dollars
lars Is to be hung up In purest and this will
bo found Euilllclcnt to attract the best light
harness horsss In America here , and there Is
but llttlo fear but what the crowds will fol
low the horpos. The dates selected are
Tuesday , Wednesday , ThurtUay , Friday and
Saturday , Juno 3 , 10 , 11 , 12 and 13 , with four
regularly carded events each day , and per
hapa a number of special wees during the
session. The regular program will embrace
twenty events with a $1,000 purse for each ,
aa follows : Free fcr all tret , free for all
pace , 2:09 : trot , 2:09 : pace , 2:12 : trot , 2:12 : pace
2:15 : trot , 2:15 : pace , 2:19 : trot , 2:19 : pace , 2:23 :
trot , 2:23 : pace , 2:28 : trot , 2:28 : pace , 2:33 : trit ,
2:35 : pace , 3-mlnute trot , 3-mlnuto pace ,
2-ycar-old trot , 2-year-old pace.
Another thing that will lend additional as
surance In the unqualified success of the pro
ject , lu the fact that W. A. Paxton , Jr. , lias
been unanlmusly salected as general super
intendent of the meeting with a corps of a i
B'stanta In Will Krug. George W. Kelly and ,
Frank Brown , that could net be Improved on
Mr. Pixton Is a trotting horse enthusiast ,
owns a famous stable himself , attends all
the prominent meetings and Is abundantly
qualified .to manage any racing session the
club may see proper to give.
"Two dozen fighting bulls have been In
training on the ranch of a gentleman In
the state of Chihuahua for three weeks now ,
the animals to be used for the contents pro
jected by Dan A. Stuart as part and parcel
of the big carnival next month near -El
Paso , " vvrltqs a San Antonio friend. "A
number of matadors , the most expert In all
MPXCO ! , Have been engaged for the con
flicts , nnd these will be reinforced by the
Spain'ards ' , who recently tried to Introduce
the game as an adjunct to the Cotton States
exposition at Atlanta. The encounters be
tween the four , and , possibly , flvf sets of
Fighters , will take place along shortly btfore
noon , the Mexican sport being deferred to
the hour usually set apart by the natives
for this eort of diversion about 4 o'clock.
These will bo fought In the big bull fighting
amphitheater In Juarez , Just across the Illo
Grande river from Dl Paso. The bull fight
ing arena can be reached by street car In
ten minutes' from the business center of El
Pnso. "
The famous old race course at Newmarket.
England , surely took on a homelike look on
Saturday last with the arrival of the Ameri
can horses Ramapo , Hugh Penny , Mack
Brlggs , Wlshard , Damsel and a batch of
2-year-olds from the Duke and Wlshard
stables. Those , added to the Etnblcs of
Dick Croker , Plerro Lorlllard , Foxhall
Kcene , August Bolmciiit and Charles Little-
field , already on the giound , would cause ,
one to believe on strolling In there that ho
was walking In hla Ble p , and that It was
Gravcsend or Sheopshead bay. Keene's
horse ? , however , arc all English-bred and
from nil reports a. dub lot at that. Lorll
lard has a dozen In his suing , whllo
Croker's outfit embraces some thirty-three or
four } icad , and Ltttleflcld probably n half-
dozen , but in all 111Eso representatives of
Yankeedom thereIsn't a horse among them
worth mentioning , that Is up to date , save
Ramapo , and It Is problematical , exceed
ingly , whether he can do anything" ovur
there or not. Walt until Henry of Navarre
goeo over , or Clifford , Ben Btush , Cies-
cendo , Domino or Halma. Then Americans
can hope to liear something drop , but not
now. w
Tomorrow night Joe Choynskl and Jim Hall
will face each other before the New York
Athletic club. Both men ore reported lo bo
In the finest fettle , and both men avow that
they will quit fighting It they do net win ,
but both men are evidently talking through
their bonnets. It Is n 100 to 1 shot the affair
will bo n diaw , not on Its merits , but by
praarraiigement. Choynskl and Hall agalntt
oich other for a tow rounds , on the level
that's good.
Secretary Hopper of the Turf congress has
referred to the Kansas City Jockey club the
charges recently filed with him against Judge
Clem Groveling by Starter II. D. Brown ,
Drown makes a number of accusations aqatnst
Graveling , In which ho assorts that the SI.
Lou I * man , whllo act'.ng as racing Judge at
Kansas City , attempted to effect a deal with
him ( Brown ) , while he was officiating as
starter at the Mine track , to "skin out"
every dollar bet on the races run there. According -
cording to Uiawn , Groveling admitted Own
ing an Intel est In the 1 > ooks. In reply to the
charges , Crovullnir makes denial In detail tc
ever ) thing specified ugulnst him by Brown.
The executive committed of the Kansas City
Jcckey club , which cons-tdrrs the matter. Is
composed of Colonel M. J , Pa > ne , c. F ,
Holmes , W. V , nil&y , George Kick and nob-
orn P. Lakcman. Groveling- was the presid
ing judge at the Union Park meeting last
summer , and Brown was the starter , nnd
both were well known here , hut nelthur very
favorably. Crovellng's affiliation with the
bookies wan an established fact , while
Brown's starting was bum Invariably In
favor ot the favorite.
HOUND KOll Kit PASO.
A Lot of Intrrfxtliiur RoNnlii Anriit
the PlNtlu HiHuriiiilln.
CHICAGO OFFICE EL PASO BOXING
CAUNIVAL , Jan. 18. ( Special. ) The South
western States Passenger association , which
ocntrols all of the railroad lines running
south and west from St. Louis , at Its last
mooting voted a rate of 0110 fare for the
round trip fiom all points In Itu territory to
El Pace and return for the spoils who con
template the pilgrimage to the big flstlo car
nival to 'be held on the , Texas frontier the
week bculunlug February H.
Allied passjQgcr naoocluMoas. like the west-
urn and eastern branches , will extend the
eamo rates , and this means that tho&6 who
tuke In the big carnival will ba able lo do BO
fcr just halt the regular rates. Parties are
being formed all over the country , end a
number of Pullman cars UAYO already been
reserved for the trip. ItoporU from New
Yorlc Indicate that a big contingent of
Gothamlteu has already been , enrolled , and
that the start from tbo metropolis will b
made on the morning cf February 10.
From Hofton , Philadelphia. Waphtnutcn ,
Baltimore and Norfolk seats have been called
for , whllo St. Loul , Chicago , Minneapolis ,
St. Paul , Omnha , Denver and San Fr n
Cisco already have written and wlr d for
blocks cf sMts. Kanrus City has asked thnt
fifty peats In one section be tent on to Frank
Jones as won as they are ready to bo re
leased. Possibly the biggest delegation will
go to the ringside from Now Orleans. It
wai In the Crescent City that Fltzslmmons
successively whipped Uptoni tKsmpsey ,
Maher , Hall and Creedon , and If the angular
fighter from Cornwall Is t > meet his death
the Orlcanlimi want to bo at his obsequies.
Bob has carried their money securely thus
far , and It Is safe to predict that he "will
run" for them once more. It will bo New
Orleans money that will make Bob the favor
ite In the betting , If there Is to bo a favorite.
Dan Stuart has been In HI Paso ten days
now- and will remain on the spot until the
last man Is knocked out. Ho Is trusting lone
no lieutenants this time ? Every move Is
being engineered by the Dallas sport In
ptnon. He has had quite enough of repre
sentatives and understudies. In , the El ivuo
carrlval the moves on the chess-board will
bo made by Stuart's own hands.
The big fight promoter has Instructed all
ccr.tcstants that their preparatoty work had
better be done at or near El Paso. The
scene of the prospective battle stands on
an elevation some 3,000 feet above the level
of the sea , so that acclimation will be essen
tial In the proper training of men who ex
pect to battle at such an altitude. Fltz-
stmmons , Maher , "Brighteycs , " Ex Marshall
and Everhardt are already on the ground.
Dixon. Walcott and Lscds are being looked
for dally. "Parran" Davlcs , the great and
only John L. , Paddy Ryan , Jim Bairy
nnd Joe Choynskl will begin a
theatrical tour ot Texas next wee't ,
winding up at El Paso for four dajs ,
beginning February 12. If Choynskl suc
ceeds In whipping Jim Hall at Hospeth tn-
mo row night , the "I'nrEon" vov s that he will
foict the winner ot the big fight Into a ring
agnlnst the Callfornlan. Stuart's one ambi
tion Is to bring Jim Corbett and the victor
together , and since Fltz claims first shy
at Corbett , should he vanquish Maher , and
the latter hau repudiated the "brother act"
In which Corbett crowned the Irishman king ,
nnd has disobeyed the mandate ot the retired
rhcmplon , "not to bark" at him , It docs
look as though the winner will not be able
to lie down and rest for any considerable
time.
AT Tim THAI" AMI IX THE K1ELU.
Clint iiltirthc VntnrlcH of tin-
It oil ami Gtin.
ITTLE doubt re
mains but that
the late trap
shooting tourna
ment at San
Antonio , Tex. ,
was one of the
most successful
affairs'of the klnd
held In the United
States for many
years. The mag
nificent work of
( he Omaha repre
sentatives. Frank
Parraelee and
George W. LoomIs -
Is , has been heretofore commented upon ,
hut It may not be malapropos to adj. that
ivcry shooter Is proud of their fine work
against the strongest opposition In the world.
J. C. Head , another Omaha man , while he
did not achieve the same renown as his
two absoclatcs , acquitted himself with much
credit and was In on'the money In severAl
events. As I remarked Ias(4 ( Sunday , Mr.
Parmclee emphatically demonstrated , that he
Is the equal of any man In the country when
It comes to facing the traps and handling
the hammerless. In speaking of the last.
day , the San Antonio Dally Express says :
There was no special event In the pro
gram , but the curiosity to know who would
make the highest grand average was suf
ficient to sustain the Interest. This dls-
tirctlon was won by Mr. Holla Helkes bit
Ohio. Mr. Helkes had been picked as * a
winner , for It Is quite an ordi
nary accomplishment for him. Mr.
Heikea killed 719 out of a possible
770 birds , giving him an average of 93.3
per cent. He was closely pushed by his
old rival , Mr. Dickey of Boston , who missed
only five more , and made an average of
92.7. Frank Parmelee of Omaha dH
seme mos.t remarkable shooting toward the
close of the tournament , and Mr. Connor ot
Tennessee tied him for third place with
a percentage of 92.5 , each having mlsse.l
titty-seven out of 770. Gilbert , the Spirit
Lake , la. , champion , was fourth with 92.3. The
scores of the last day showed conclusively
that the contestants were Improving In their
work. Some of them. In fact , were Just
getting Into form and haJ the tournament
continued another week the scores would
huve been even higher. As an Instance of
tl Is Improvement may be cited yesterday's"
average for Parmelee , who made 97.5 , break-
Inif 15G out of 100 targets ; Elliott with 95 ,
HelKes with 93.1 rind Keller , Merrill , Young
and Sergeant each with 90.6. J. H. Mackoy
of the King's Powder company , Cincinnati ,
Is another one of the shooters1 who made
mrst noticeable Improvement and proved
himself a popular sportsman.
Whllo the Omaha champion did not suc
ceed In making the highest general average ,
ho did still better , winning the main , event ,
the San Antonio cup , and made the highest
average for a single day. The cup Is a mag
nificent solid sliver affair , ejven Inches' In
height , and donated by the E. C. Powder
company. It Is valued at $150 and on the
front surface bears the following Inscription :
"p. C. Powder Cup , San Antonio , 1890. Won
by F. S. Parmclpe of Omaha , Neb. " The
trophy Is on exhibition In Mr. Par melee's
show window.
The State Sportsman's association has de
cided upon the dates for Its annual tourna
ment for 189G , selecting thp third week of
April and opening on Monday , the 20th , and
cloning i.n . Friday , the 24th. The shoot will
bo under the exclusive management of Frank
S. Parmelen and J. C. Head , which Is suffi
cient guaranty that everything will be con
ducted on a plan that will admit cf no criti
cism. They are experienced In the work and
know- Just how to go about It to glvo attend
ing sportsmen the greatest amount of satis
faction. This five days' shooting will take
place on the Omaha Gun club's grounds
acroHs the big bridge. These will be fitted
up and Improved cpeclally for the occasion ,
aj It Is the Intention of the management to
make It the greatest event ever given under
the aus-plces of this time-honored jold organ
ization. Ono thousand dollars will be added
In cash tu the prize money , and this being
unusually liberal will be plenty adequate to
draw the best shots of the country here.
Mr. Parmeleo , when at San Antonio , Tex. ,
last week , saw all the prominent shooters In
the United States and Invited them here ,
and received assurances from a largo ma
jority that they wculd bo on hand. What
makes this desired condition doubly sura' ' Is ,
tie fact that the National Shooting associa
tion has just admlttQd Omaha Into- Its cir
cuit , and hereafter all state tournaments will
have n national significance , and of course
be events of much mere Importance than
heretofore. The national circuit now in
cludes Atchlson , Kan. , April 14 to 17 ;
Omaha , April 20 to 24 : New York , May 4 to
S ; Memphis , May 12 to 1C ; Cincinnati , May
19 to 22 ; Chicago , Juno 1 to C , and Ban
Antonio January 13 to 18 , In ' 97 , * At the
shoot hero next April artificial targets will
bo used exclusively , with the exception of
the f'.ato championship shoot on Iho final
day , when ten live birds to the man , with
the usual rules , will take place. The full
program of the tcurnamen ) will bo forth
coming In two or three weeks.
Will Krug. with a party of St. Louis
friends , are at Aranzas Pass , near Corpus
Christie , Tex. , whirling away the time
catching tarpon.
J. J. Hardln , of the northwestern part of
the state , spent several days In tonn last
week. He as , despite the tact that they
have had but little enow thus far out his
way , the sandhill lakes are filling' up nicely ,
and he expects good sbootlug this spring.
State Fish Commissioner Lew May spent
several hours In my office one morning this
week , talking Ichtbyologlcol science , In which
the genial official is strictly au fait. Mr ,
May Is particularly enthusiastic over the
prospective work of the commission this
year. Last week they received 10,000 brook
trout eggs from Nortbvllle , Mich. , an allot
ment from the United State * commission ;
also 200,000 lake trout eggs , which will be
shipped from tbt came point yet this month ,
T. P. CART WRIGHT & CO.
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Heavy ciilf Ilni'dt dotililo Iluiivy snled iloublo Gulf , Heavy idled Patent dmiblo Uiilf.ciilfo soled Enamel llnod : , Women's ShoesSj'm ' Wr8- "
Ilruvy double solo Conlovnn , calf lined ; Heavy double
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Opera , Now London , riilliidclDliln , I'urU Plain und Gluzu tool All very Uuslruule.
only. nliovo nro our ro ulur Hues , complete In widths nnil sizes uiul correct I u style.
> Here Are a Few Sample Lines
93 pnlre Men's Shoes , French calf and 82 pairs Men's Gulf Congress Shoos , 85 pairs Men's Imported Patent Calf , ton and lace , opera , and C. S. toca ,
kangaroo , congress or Inco odds and welted solo , medium round toes , plain square , pointed nnd round tyos retailed n7es ! and widths rllght-
ohds of several lines some $4 , $ o nnd 8G and tipped Out1 regular retail price $3 icgiilarly at $5 , $0 and $7 broken slzo-j iy . brcken . , prices $3 ind
values sir-os und und $ ; ) .flO To close * " ' and widths To clobo $3.50. To clo o them $1.5O
vvid.hs broken to them SWIFT s$2.00 them nut SWIFT $2.95 SWIFT AND
clcso them SWIFT $2.5O SURE , they go at. . AND SURE . . .
AND SURE. . . .
ISO pilro ladles' Pine Vlcl Kid Shoes welt
and turned button nnd lace and .
C.
04 pairs Men's Calf Lace Welted Sjiocs , 32 pairs Men's Winter Tans , heavy 40 pairs Men's French Gulf , cork solus , S. toes sires and vvldtho opera broken " *
with peed assortment of tros Our'reg double soles , pointed toe , regular retail hand sovvcd , regular ftt and $7 shoos former prlceo $4.00 and
ular retail price price $3 and $0 hut To close thorn $5.00. To close them
SWIFT S4 To AND close STRE. them $2.5O SWIFT to close AND them SURE. out $3.00 SWIFT AND SURE out sunn SWIFT AND $ .
400 PAIRS Ladies' ' Warm Lined Shoes and Slippers -This includes all our fur trimmed EG pilrs Ladies' Flno Kid Button
Oxfords and Romeos , and warm lined Slippers of every description All Ito welted our soles regular opera $ G.UO too
' Shoe. To close them $3.0O
to be sold at one-fourth off regular prices . vvllh a rush they go at. .
This sale is stricty for cash No goods charged- Mail orders
rilled when cash accompanies the order.
1 E , COM H , E , Cor ,
T. P. GARTWRIGHT
16th and Douglas . . IGlli and Douglas
and 50,000 rainbow itrout eggs , which will
come from the government hatching station
at Neosho , Md. All ithese fggs , will be In
cubate ! at 'thet ' aUto * hatchery-j Is , sprjng ,
and tluf fry 'dtstrfbuted : throughout thc-proper
vvaters"Iln thtf northern and western pqrts of
the state , . / .
The work of-tho commission , while un
doubtcdly11 commendable , strikes me pretty
muchly as If It' were "love's ] labor lost. " The
idea of stocking the -waters of Nebraska
with trout Is one that can never be success
fully carried out , forUno simple reason tha
the prevailing conditions are foreign to the
prosperity and-thrift of this species of game
fishes. ThdreIs but little genuine trou
water In 'the state of Nebraska. I ng Pine
creek Is the only natural habitat I know-
might thrive In the coo
To be sure , they
and rushing Nlobrara , but that Is doubtful
and as to the Platte , or Elkhorn. they are
entirely out' of the question. Most ot , ttio
lakes of the sandhill sections are of an alkaline
unfit for
and consequently
line character ,
fish propagation of any kind , let alone the
most delicate In the whole p scatorlal cata-
Egue , In many lakes throughout the state
however , this alkalinity Is almost Imper
ceptible , and rushes- , flags and aquatic plants
and mosses flourish with the exuberance , al
most of wooded , tress water reg'01" ' . and
make a placp for the natural growth of such
nsh as'the black bass , wa 1-eyed p Ike
cropple game and pickerel. Even the tigerish
muBcallongo' should thrive In some of the
fresh water bcdlcs to be foun
deep , western chop hills. And
In the
sportsmanr could ask better fish than
What
these ? The black bass , larg ? or small-
mouthed-ls- there a better fish on earth han
will furnish a more
flsh that
he' Is there a
thrilling ten minutes' sport ? Is there a.moro
brilliant fellow than he when first ho breaks
crystal surface ? Is therp.a gamer ,
the
plSckler thing with fins , or a bolter morsel
for the table than our own royal salmolde s
mfcropterns ? I thlVk , not. Of course the
and In general
trout are a great family ,
condition and situation rank above
of
nicety bass , and BO does the Braying , but I for
ono could remain ever satisfied with the lat
ter , especially when the prospects for a
chance nt propagated salmon , muscallonge ,
leaping ouananlche , or trout , under the fos-
er ng care of the flsh commission , Is so at
tenuated. Let the waters be more liberally
stocked with native flsh , bass , cropple , pike
and pickerel , and all the necessities will be
adequately net with. With trout or any of
"he flner breeds , it Is Just so much ; noney
burn"w , BO much work wasted. The com
mission might profit by these suggestions.
let Th Dee know at least Just what they
OT
hope or expect to accomplish by their rtf-
flned Ideas In plslculture.
There Is a movement on foot to reorganize
the old Lefever Gun club. Six or seven
this was one of the strongest organizations
years ago
ganizations In Omaha. It not In the state. It
la stllUn existence , but of late Its members
have been quiet fand undemonstrative.
Ed W. Hamllton.U the hunting lodge
keeper of the FowloU-marshes , returned
home Friday. Mr. HHwnllton spent two
mo hs In ! the city on Mulled States Jury
and while hero made1afllicst of friends both
In and out ot shooting' circles.
OMAHA , Jan. 18.-To1lhe Sporting Editor
of The IJco : Not tbntnl desire to disgust
sptrtsmen with opening- the question of
return 100-live-blra im tch between J. C.
a mad and myrelf , but do want them to
understand that the rfason there has
been no uch event lie. wholly with Mr.
nead. I am. nnd always have been , eager
for another match wltli hjjn , for I know ho Is
etW. and I want to pipve , notwithstanding
my disgraceful defe taa.t his hands a year
B/O , that he Is not Jut mx class. For the
last time , I now clulMKe him to meet me
In such a match , nnofJI Blve Mm the
balance of this month -and February to think
the matter over any ttoio during the month
of March. My forfeit te rtlll In the hands
of the treasurer of The Bee and If Mr.
Read covers this , I will know he Is straight
In his professed willingness to meet me. If
he does not post n like surety of good faith
by the 1st of Februaiy. you will hear no
more from mo on the subject. J. J. Hardln
Mr. Hardln'B forfeit of J26 bag bwn In
the bunds of The Dee since the 25th day
of September , 1895. Sport. Ed.
A Job I'Ot of
Julius Daucr ot the Iroquols stible will
have seven 2-year-olds In bis string this year.
Bicycles have hurt the corset buslnesj and
have helped to lessen toe evil of tight lacing.
St. Louisiana seem to be going Into a
frenzy of Jealousy over iUe Cincinnati tracks.
Johnny Van Heest bts left Kansas City
and Is making his way to New York by e-ny
staget , .
Krankle Nelson defeated Helen Baldwin by
one lap in that New York six-day race. No
lers than four of the contestants covered 418
miles on their wheels and they IN ere bunched
between six laps.
Tcrrq 'Haute claims to bave the fastest lot
of road liorscy of. any city of Its size In the
United States.
Tommy Conneff , the distance runner , has
entered Holy Cross college at Worccjter. H
Is going to England as a member of the Nev
York Athletic club.
Tale's crew will not go abroad this yea
and the proposed races with Oxford and Cam
bridge have been abandoned.
The report comes from the west that Bud <
Doblo will quit the turf and pay his atten
tlon to a gold mine In California.
The London Athletic club will challenge the
Now York Athletic club to engage In a eerie
of Hold sports at London on July 11.
The word has gone out that Boston Is once
more "wide open" for the boxers. The alder
men handed out a bunch ot licenses thl
week.
Dan Stuart Is winning for himself the title
ot "Tho Great American Letter Writer. '
The fat man knows his business. Ho ha
Issued a proclamation nnent the klnetoscope
angle of the carnival.
Pilot Medium'the celebrated stallion for
whom his owner , Walter Clark , refused
$90,000 , died recently at Battle Creek , Mich
Ho was the slro cf forty-seven trotters and
five pacers , all standard performers.
The benefit to George Lavlgne , "tho Sag !
naw Kid , " proved n good ono. Now York
coppers swarmed about the ringside and on ! )
love taps were exchanged. Tommy Ilyan
proved cleverer than Lavlgno In their set-to
and did about as ho pleased with him.
Not since 1891 , when Jtamapo , Sir Walter
AJax , Don Alonzo , Chorister , Rainbow , etc.
contested In the big stakes , has the prospQCi
for good racing roomed so bright as it docs
at present. Ono needs only to glance at the
brilliant 2'yoar-old performers of last sea
son to gain , some Idea as to what may bo
expected In tbo 3-year-old stakes and handi
caps In 1890.
Maurice Daly has hoard from Frank Ives.
The Napoleon of billiards Is still singing "In
Old Madrid. " He says : "Tho longer I stay
the better I like It. It Is not Paris , but I
have had , to Jar , as much fun as I ever had
there. Garnler and Fournll play here every
day together , and Gamier has beat him
coven out of the last ten games , so you can
Imhglne how Fournll Is kicking. "
Colcnel George Rust Is authority for Jhe
statement that Mike Dwyer paid $20,000 In
cold cash for Den Brush. After ho sold the
colt to Dwyer , Leigh had $1,000 bet on Den
Brush every tlmo ho started. Leigh sold
Ben Brush's dam for $2,600 and then pur
chased Ben as a yearling for $1,200. Ben
Brush Is In the National Derby , to bo run
at the fair grounds next season. According
to Colonel Rust ho will take to the Derby
route ono and one-half mlleu like a duck
doon to water.
O.V TIIC HAI-L KIELI ) .
The Uiilvt'rxKx CluIi'M 1'roKrniu Tilth
MlNcrlluiicouH I'nliivcr ,
MAHA has been
left out of both
the Western asso
ciation nn'd league
In bnse ball , mat
ters , but she will
Si gnot lack for the
f sport , as the strong
University club
team Is to bo re
organized , At n
.j.4 meetlnji of the
_ . . . . Btockholders of the
club held last Monday evening the following
officers were elected for the ensuing yenr :
Lyslo I. Abbott , president ; Hugh A. Myers ,
vice president ; John Wilson Hattln , secre
tary , and Frank Crawford , treasurer. The
season past has been very successful and In
spite of the howl of hard times and the
failure of the professional team In mldsuin-
mcr , the club has been able to Just about
pull even and make its cash account bal
ance , The professional team being out of
the road , the University club ought to liavo
things all Its own way on account ot the
enviable record which It made last year ,
having won nearly all the games played.
The personnel of the team will be practically
the Eame , as Abbott Hayes , Blltenger ,
Crawford , Crelgb , McAullffe , McKelVey ,
Robinson , Jelon and Lawler liavo all signi
fied their Intention ot limbering up again with
the first break of spring. A paying league
could easily be formed from towns In the
Immediate vicinity , such as Sioux City , Ne
braska City , Council Bluffs , Mlisourl Val
ley , Fremont and Omaha. The only difficulty
In such a league would be that the local
team Is composed of such men that mid
week games are almost Impossible , but sere
schedule might bo prepared so that the "Uni
versity club team could play all its out-of-
town games on Saturday , nnd If a few week
games were needed thp boys would have llt
tlo trouble In getting out a team. The Coun
cil Bluffs Field club was organized last year
and started out very auspiciously with a
new park , and a foot ball team , nnd this
year It expects to put a base ball team In
the field that will be able to hold Its own
with the best In the west. Council Bluffs
used to be Omaha's great rival for base
ball honors , and , althouglit they have been
resting of late , the Field club can be relied
upon to put in a team which will make the
University club boys trouble.
A great deal of money was spent by the
University club on Its grounds this year , but
the bicycle track was spoiled by putting
the foot ball field In frant of the grand
stand. The club will not rebuild the bicycle
track this year , but if some of the local
dealers vvould wish to put In a cinder track
they could como to , an agreement with the
University club , by which they could have
the use of It when they wanted It , and tlie
club would maintain and keep the same In
repairs.
The clubs are commencing to tell about
their score cards a lure sign that spring is
on a cycle pedaling this way.
The Loulsvlllus are In the market t buy
not ? oll. Frazlcr of the Minneapolis team has
been drafted by the Colonels.
Frank Connaughton's contract has been re
ceived In New York , He Is after "Suorty"
Fuller's shoes.
Detroit and Columbus are both angling for
Frank Genlns. Only golden bait will land
him.
George Hcgrlever has signed his Hoosler
contract.
Now faces on the Browns next season v.1 !
bo found In five ot the nine positions.
"Cupid Cnllas' nowl Is Interpreted as a
request fpr more salary from Cleveland
Maybe he'll get It. ,
Jake Beckley goes to Hot Springs on Janu
ary 20 to await the Pirate ? , who como two
months later.
Dave Foutz Is Improving steadily and his
physician says that ho will bo able to play
many good games yet.
Adam Cuppy , brother of George Cuppy ol
the Clevelands , dropped deid on the street
at Logansport , Ind. , Thursday.
Minneapolis Is trying to borrow Billy Nlles
from Plttsburg. Mack has not answered as
yet.
President Young will have somnlhlng to
say about the appointing of official scorers
this year. Club presidents did It heretofore.
Pat Tebeau hays that Brcltensteln Is merely
a good left-hand pitcher , nothing'more1 ; will
not last long. Docs Pat desire to purchase
him ?
St. Louis probably oguln will farm out
Marty Hogan next season.
The Boston and Cincinnati clubs luivo done
less wholesale dickering and experimenting
with players than any other club In ( be
country. Boston Herald.
Boston Is undecided whothrr to play Col
lins or Harrington on third bare. Han lug-
ton appears to have the call with Manager
Selee.
Connie Mack says lie fears no club for next
season but Baltimore. And If Klllcn is lu
aliape even the Orioles will be a potplc for
the Pirates.
Tom Parrott may bo called upon to play
first base for St. Louis , Roger Connor Is
doubtful.
Dean , Harvard's new base ball captain , Is
said to be a "bum" player , Scannell , his
opponent , Is heralded as a far better man ,
Charley Farrell has accepted New York's
terms.
Billy Keeler Is the first of the Orioles to
crawl back Into the yellow bird's nest ,
Cleveland counts on Kit Chamberlain SB
being a factor In their successful chase for
the pennant ,
QueHtioiiH mid
AME8 , Neb. . Jan 16 , To the Sporting
Jilltor of The Bee ; Please state In Sunday's
Jeo whether Connor , who took a prominent
art In the great shooting tournament re-
: enlly held at San Antonio , Tex. , v as A. C.
Connor , formerly of Central City , Neb. , or
not , and oblige. F. J , Kombrlnk.
Ant , No. Knoxvlllo , Tenn ,
OMAHA , Jan. 17. To the Sporting L'dllor
of The Bee : Pleaie give us the name of the
colored fighter "Bright Eyes , " who fights
Joe Walcott at the El I'a o carnival next
nonth , alto something of bis fighting hls-
ory. Middleweight.
Ans. Bright Eyes' name Is Scott Collins.
lo Is a native * of Dallas and U 24 years old
and fights at HO. Ho ha achieved little
amo outside ot Ills own state , his twenty-
one-round draw wltb Jack Everhart being
its chief exploit , Ho has whipped a lot of
ocil men. Including several heavyweights ,
nd Is undoubtedly a very good man.
MAPLBTON , la , , Jan , 15. To the Sporting
Editor of Toe B e : Kindly itato rue | for
. , * * , .
i I
measuring standing Jump. A says too to
hoel. B heel to heel. Subscriber.
Ans. Too to heel.
ST. PAUL Neb. , Jan. U. To the Sporting
Kdltor of The Bee : Will you please Inform
mo in enclosed stamped envelope whether In
your opinion John-L. Sullivan was over
champion of the oild. and If so for how
lone. William A. Kendall.
Ans. From 1882 to 1892.
L1 RLN > Neb" j3" ' ln'-T ( > the SportIng -
Ing i Editor of The Bee : To decide a bet
please answer following In next Sunday's
, e.A nnd B Paying Pitch , eleven point ? ,
A Is ten and B nine. B bids three and makes
high Jack. game. A plays low and claims
no wins the game. They bet. Who wins ?
Subscribe.- .
Ans. As they piny It liere. the bidder goes
out If lie makes ! the points ho bids.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Idj , Jan. H.-To the
Sporting Editor of The Bc : Please let mo
Know through next Sumlay'i. nee If there is
any law on wild ducks , and If ra ulien does
It begin nnd end ( In Iowa ) . Also let mo
know what luthe ben shot to use for pig-
cons ; also answer the following : If a pointer
dog cannot nmeli a quail that lias Just been
shot and left lying In the vveedu. do you
think ho can binell a live quail ? X , Y. Z.
Ans. ' (1) ( ) , Iowa's very senseless law aJIowu
you to kill ducks any tlmo bohveen the 15th
of August nnd the 1st of May. (2) ( ) Some use
us , simo 7s ; the latter , however , arc pre
ferred. (3) ( ) I don't know , but the- first pointer
I meet I'll uek him.
OMAHA , Jnn. 1C. To the Sporting Editor
ot The Bee : Will you kindly give mo the
nddress of some dog fancier In Omnlm
where I would bo likely to get n good double-
nosed pointer pup ? W. H. Illgsby.
Ans. Can't do It.
SLOAN , la. . Jan. ] 0.-To the Sporting
Editor of The Bco : Please answer In Sun
day Bee , to decide n friendly dispute , in
regard to cushion carom billiards. A and
B are playing cushion carom billiards. A
In making his shot , makes n thin whet , ln-
tci'rtlng to go to cushloiT-nflcr touching first
object ball , but touched both lmll before
the cue ball touched cushion and then after
wards cue ball touched second object ball
again. B claims A had no right to count ,
Who Is right , A or B ? F. H. Failoy.
Ani. A.
OMAHA , Jnn. C , To the Sporting Editor
of The Bee : Can you glvo mo the name nnd
pedigree of the colt for which Lucky Bald
win paid $ GO,000 last summer ? Horseman.
Ans. Ptillomcna. Can't glvo pedlgri-o.
WAHOO Neb. . Jnn. 17.-To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Will you kindly reply
to the following question In Sunday's Bee ?
\\hat book of rules are the league whist
cluba governed by ? A Reader.
Ans. Generally by the American Whist
juoclntlon rules.
SIOUX CITY. Jan. IC.-To the Sporting
Editor of The BPO ; Please publish a list of
th names of tlio leading trap shots In Atner-
Jca and oblige several constant readers here.
R. M. Hoog.
An * . Frank S. Parmeleo. H. McMurchy ,
C. W. Budd , H. 0. Helkes , J. R , stlce W
Crosby , W. H. Wolstcncroft , John Ruble ,
F. D. Kelsoy. H. B. Whitney. 10 , S. UonscoU
ten R. D Miller , W. 8. McDonald. M. P.
Lindsloy , J. Winston , A. G. Courtney. W. E
Perry , 0. R. Dickey , H. 0. Wheeler , Mr.
f.i11" " 11,1 AShc" anH. . A. Penroso.
W. C. Cady , N. Ager , id Collins , J3. A
Andrews , C. C. Barrett , I ) . F. Scliumelur ,
Dr. "Bond , " Charles S. Sanbnrn , Fred Ben
net , B. Ilowkcr , S. A , Tucker. George Ot-
borne , J. A. R. Elliott , Frid ( Jllbort. 0. S.
Connor and a score of others too numerous
to mention.
CIU3STON , In. , Jan. IG , To Iho Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Will you please publlvh
In Sunday's Bco HIP directions or uilort for
laying out a half mile track ? County Fair
Director.
Ans. Know of no regular established
rules , but the following simple directions will
bo found useful : Diaw two parallel lined
JOO feet long and 452 feet G Inches apart.
Half way between the exticnic eniU of ihs
two paiallcl lines drive a ( take , then loop
a vvlru around the etako long enough to
reach to Dither tilde. Thun make a true
curve with the wire , putting down a stakn
as often as a fence poit U nooilrd. When
his operation IB finished at both ends of
ho COO-foot parallel lines the track lu laid
out. The Instdo fence will rest exactly on
the line drawn , but tlio track muit measure
a half mile three feet from the fence. The
Urns should be thrown up an Inch to tha
foot. Th Ktrotclius uuy be anywhere from
orty-flvo to lxly feot.
OMAHA , Jan. 18. To the Sporting Editor
Tit The Bee : Please publ'sh In Sunday's
iportlng columns date of Clilcaco'g next
bench show. P. M , , jr. , Mlllird hotel.
Aiu. Maicoutali club , March 10-13 , * t tb
Lake Front Twin Armories.