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10 TJTE OMAHA DAILY BEKi riSPNDAY , FEBRUARY 2 , 1890. SPORTY FEBRUARY FLURRY The OaHfornfons Will Tnoklo Yale WhUo Domino Goes to the Barn. THE MEMORY OF DAYS OVER OLD SPOT Tlic Alirll S1ioc t nnil ilir June Itncen TinI'lntnlln IlcMr DiiTrn lit in 1'itnn Tltr llixl , ! > < . ' , ( inii mill lliirnc. T L.AST Yale tag condescended to rec ognize tha Califor nia athletes , anil a healthy , worthy crowd they are. Old nil has challenged the doughty lads of Ilorkclcy to a most- Ing on .tho cinder path when the lat ter go east next May. Yale has al ways snubbed the western contingent , but now when unc Is having her own athletic latitude circumscribed by her eastern rivals she drops from her superior rank and asks for n contort with the boys from the Pacific's sunny chores. There Is but llttlo doubt but what the Callfornlans will comply with the request , as they have always been eager to again meet the champions of America. They recognize that Yale has a stronger team than over this year , but that will not Influence them , and It Is a foregone conclusion that they will be In on the Intercollegiate cham pionship which Is always striven for at Mott Haven. It looko pretty much as If Yale was tracking this contest becausj the has no worthy rivals In the east and she Is deter mined not to be shut out during the track searon. Neither Harvard or Pennsylvania will enter Into a single match with Yale , and while Princeton may ba willing to , race her , the game Is small and Yale will balk on this. The Tlgeru would i-tand no sort of a chance with the New Haven giants Sheldon , Hlkok , Cady and Hlciards and In sheer desperation I 4 they turn to the west. In 'Frisco they are confident that Derkcley can hold her own with the best In the Yale pack. They claim that Torrcy , their hurdler , Is better than Cady , and that Koch can outrun any of them In the distance runn. They admit that Hlkok can now put the hammer out of the reach of any of their representatives , but doubt his ability to beat Dorn In May. The latter Is a marvel and ho breaks records with tho-pimo prodigality that a bull In n china shop breaks crockery , and It IB a well known fact that Hlkck looks with suspicion upon the achieve ments of the California freshman. The International chess tourney at St. Petersburg is history , and for once Yankee Docdle was forced Into a lack seat. Emanuel Lasker , the German champion , was a com paratively easy winner. Ho was heavily backed on the other side and the result shows that there was reason for the faith there was within them. The plei that Pillsbury - bury , the American , was not In good form , Is the same" old chestnut cracked Invariably by the defeated. That he was not In form IB evidenced by the score , still the excuse la not a valid one. Ho was up against the mas ters of the game , and-there Is nothing sur prising" " In the termination of the meet , we all know that he Is a wonderful player , but we also know that Lneker , Stelnltz and Tschlgorln were wonderful players before he was over heard of on the -board. At the great Hastings International chess congress ho beat Tuchlgorln by. but n half game , while Irt the quadrangular meet just closed at SU 'Petersburg he was third and Tschlgorln last. The full score was : Lasker won 11 % , lost 014 ; Stelnltz wen 9 % , lost 8 % ; Pllls- 8 lost 10 Tschlgorln , won 7 , lost i .bury , > on , ; ' Jll. The Russians were'hdavy losers , tfhcy wagered big sums on Tschlgorin. but when he failed to assume tlp ) , lead they rushed to . .hedge , and as gillsb'tfry Was first In the'van they plied up Ihelr ' 'rocks" on him , giving large odds to nnd takers. When ho missed connection their last chance was gone , as no one could be found who was willing to wager against Lasker. Eastern yachtsmen are speculating on the moinlng ot C. Oliver Iselln's presence In Europe at this time. It will bo remembered that Oliver' was the managing owner of Defender and"Jt ; will also be remembered that ho took" tli& Earl of Dunraven's charges of cheating" against the American yacht very much to heart , and' now that the report of the investigating committee shows the groundlessness of the Irish earl's accusations , some seem to think that Ollle has gone over there to take satisfaction out of Dunny s hiilp. To bo sure an apology has long been due and It Is not reasonable to beroye that an American will submit much longer with out calling the offender to account , especially when" the offender happens to be at the head of the English yachting crowd. I hardly think there are any chances for a genuine duel , but Ollle might give Dunny cne punch Just for luck If they should happen to meet. That Is a way wo Americans have of evening up thess Hltlo .controversies. Still . you can't mott always some times tell. Dun- raven has not communicated a word to Mr. Iselln explaining his-stand In the matter. In - the general jndlgnatton against Dunraven Mr. Iselln's unenviable position has bean lost Bight of. A gentleman In every sense bf the word , a man with almost -unlimited wealth , refinement and education , the highest type of American citizenship , Is thus charged ! with such a disgraceful , little , mean tr.ck as cheating In ft yacht race. It Is no wonder that Mr. Iselln takes exception , and ho maybe bo In England for that very purpose. Mr. Iselln , however. Is a frequent visitor at Lon- Pf > ' don , and thcro may be nothing significant In h's presence In England , but this Is doubtful. It Is also rumored that ho Is arranging to take Defender over In the summer and race her against some of the English flyers , and this rumor may prove the more correct one. The big army of British yachtsmen are anxious to BOO Defender , especially In a race with olne of the crack British boats , and Mr. Iselln may give them the , chnnco. The outcome , of Mr. Isolln's visit , however , wfll at least be awaited with an Interpst some what nkln to that which the averngo Ameri can Is now taking In the outcome of the meeting between Petlo Manor and Mr. Fltz- jj'mmons. Under the present rules * racing men of classes A and B can compete together on the road , the lojguo viewing both as amateurs , but It Is Intended that the latter hall not bo clmoed as amateurs and hereafter there will b but one place for them , and that , will bo vlth the professional * . The league will not countenance amateurs and professionals com peting together , even oil tlio road , , consequently quently this contemplated change < | n tlio rules will affect roul ra'cero , and clubs-jye Ung up such affairs will bo In a quandary'as to whether they will want a wnall field of crack riders or a big one of straight-out amateurs. * "Jlbberlng , Jabbering Corbett , the 16ng and * short distance- conversationalist , actor and eratwtillo prize fighter , Is reported to have lour horres In training at Morris Park , " saya the Now York Tribune man. "It was ru mored that the horses were purchased at the Holmdcl training ptablcw and breeding estab lishment of Qldeon & O.ily. As neither Mr. Oldeon nor Mr. Daly know anything about the alleged purchase , the four horses secured by the loose-Jawed Img-punchcr were evi dently obtained from tome of the opulent turfmen In Texas , 11 hero fighting Is at a dis count , unleu It IB done with pistols , bowlea. axes or other blood-letting Implements. Ths report that Coibctt was going In for racing cauml much comii'ont.up town , and the opln- 4911 is , should Corbett become a turfman and tiavo the good furtuno to secure aortas tli-it can run as fast as ho can talk , and pos t-ess the same staying powers , he Is as likely to broik up racing as he and FHztlmmons broke up prize fighting , " The approaching knuckle soiree , which will open up near El Paso , Tex. , next week with the battle of the big 'tins , Maher and Fltz. slnnnons , Is now the absorbing topic In uportdom ami speculation on the outcome of tbo various events carded for the carnival l et Its height. Surprises In llstlaiia have been so numerous during the past few yearn that ( porting urlkro are a bit chary about glibly tipping off winners , but In the care ot the flrvt big eintei't In Texas ( ho COUBJIUUS of .opinion Ic ns to war ] the Australian , Of V . courrw the Cott tins a ho l of admirers nnd many think ho will win , but the majority of those whoRA Ideas are rtsnectetl | > y the bet ting fraternity certainly favor the big In- flammAtory-halred Cornlphjiian. The Mahcr men flfrert that Pctrr will cut iiuch A cy- clonlo pace at the tttrt that Fltz will go down before It like a reed In a t6nMdo , but the other ride claims that It Is Just Peter's rtylc that suits their man best , and the litter surtly have good grounds for their claims If they bate them on that lltllc affair that took place In the Olympic etch's arena down at New Orleans on the evening of March 2 , 1892. They pay that FUz IB too clever and too cunning to meet tbo Irishman In this cata- pultlan start , that he will bold off and watt until Peter tires , then finish htm scientifically and at his leisure * It Is generally thought that If Peter again finds his Job a hard one In the first five or six rounds , ho will weaken , They argue , as Macon naively puts It , by their filth In the old proverb tint "burnt children dread the fire. " If Maher'wlns at all ho mutt win quickly. Steve O'Uonncll says , and Steve certainly ought to know , that Mahcr Is a terrific hitter , that lie- can str'ke a harder blow In his opinion than any man In the ring today , and he doubts If his equal In this particular ever lived. Still ho thinks the Kangaroo will win by reason of his suP - P ° rlor cleverness , allowing at the same time for a great deal cf Improvement In Peter slnco his first brush with Fltz. Whllo It would be unreasonable not to believe that Peter has Improved some during the latt two years , fcr the life of mo I cannot figure out the wonderful ga'n ot form for him In this time which all the scribblers are prattling about. Let us take a couple of years retrospective glance and sec what won derful things Colonel Maher has accomplished and see what grounds there are for all this talk. On May 28 , lS9 < i , at Boston he knocked out the venerable Qeorge Godfrey In six rounds , and on July 1C , the same year and at the same place , ho treated the "Harlem Coffee Cooler"anotherrhade , likewise , In two. On October 6 , 1894 , at Hoboken , ho won a sparring match with Peter Courtney and on February 13 , 1895 , he made a three-round draw with Tommy Ryan's victim , Billy Smith , a welter , at Lynn , Mass. On Wash ington's birthday he went up to Boston and sparred a six-round draw with Jim Hall , then ho goes down to Baltimore In May and wins from Jerry Slattern In a round , and over at Coney Island during the same month ha puts It onto big lubberly Bob Marshal with a punch. His next appearance Is ntv College Point , N. Y. , where he spars a draw with Domlnlck McCaffrey , and his last at Mas- pcth on November 11 last , when ho knockbd out that counterfeit , Steve O'Donnell , In a llttlo over two minutes' time. Now , there Is Peter's career for the past two years. In all of which time he met but two fairly good men , Godfrey and Craig , and Just how the authorities are figuring out all the phenome nal things for Peter wo lead about , I , for one , cannot understand. A comparison of the measurements of Maher and Fltzslmmons shows that thcro Is not much difference ! physically between the men. They are the same height. Maher weighs more , but It will bo seen that thp weight is In the legs , FUz's body measure ments exceeding his. A comparison of Maher and Fltzslmmons on the basis ot statistics is as follows : ntzslmmons. Miner. Ase 3 jenrs 27 jcnrs Height s ft. ii ? ; in. B ft. n i in. WeiRht 1GS Ibs. 178 Ibs. Neck 15 In. 17V4 In. CncBt In. 40 In. Chest expanded in. 4214 In. Waist 32 In. 30'4 In. ThlKlis y > In. 2.1V4 In. Calves . - 13'4 In. 15H in. Arms outstrelcheJ 73'i In. 74 In. H'ccus , 12 In. 13 In. Foreirm 1114 In. 12 In. Wrist C',4 In. 714 In. The Omaha Driving club has already begun Its preparations for the big June meeting cf the light harness nags , which will open on the 9th and close on the 13th. Scott Mc Coy , the well known trainer and relnsmin , has been employed as superintendent of the track , -nnd has-Set about 1n" tHe rlg"ht way to glvo Omaha such a meeting as she Is en titled to. He has made a cjrcful and thor ough examination "of the track and as soon as there Is any certainty of a continuance cf good weather -will begin some extensive Improvements. Like other competent Judges twho have looked over the grounds-McCoy 'thinks that-with the proper care and atten tion the state lair ground track will bo In less than two years ono ot the" bast , the fastest and most popular tracks In America. At the coming meeting the" club will hand up $20,000 In purses to be divided equally be tween twenty events , four events to take place each day. In addition to this they will have a reserve fund of ? 10,000 to be expended upon any spec'al attraction which the management may SEC proper to provide. Superintendent McCoy has disposed of hie Own stable of pacers and trotters , but will have a fine string under his supervision In the spring. Altogether , It looks very much as If the club was going to give Omaha , a race meeting In which , every business man and every citizen can feel a , most Justifiable pride. When Deerfoot died last week at the Cattaraugus reservation the sporting world lost one of Its most unique and best known characterj. Like the majority of professional athlete's who attained prominence during their tltno , he spent his later days In seclu sion , but when death came a title he never loit went with him , that of champion short distance runner of the world. In 1828 he was born nt the exact place where death came. When quite young he gave promise of a great athlete , excelling all his comrades In their favorite sports. At 20 he was iccognlzed as a champion among the red men. Ho was then a beautiful type of man , being fully six feet In height and perfe-ctly proper tioned. His 'time was spent in hunting , and there Is a tradition among this tribe that ho had often run down a deer In a hunt. Deer- toot's ability soon attracted the Interest of th& American sporting world , and In 1861 several leading New York sporting men look him to Europe. His. first race was In Lon don when he defeated the pick of England best , also winning other contests from noted European celebrities. When In England ho trained Jem Mace for one of his famous vic tories , and In 1SC3 palled for America. When ho left the old country the prince of Wales- was so prided nt his performance that he costly and appropriate gave the Indian runner a priate medal. Upon his return ho was wel comed by all , and was on exhibition at the World's fair and at other notable exhibits. Deerfoot mode his great record In London In 18C2. when he ran ten miles In fifty-two seconds. _ _ _ _ _ Domino has run his lost race. The great horse was retired from the turf on Wednes day last , when Foxrmll Keenc , his owner , shipped him from New York to the Castleton stud. While the black was undeniably a splendid race horse , ho can only bo looked upon as a sprinter. As a 2-year-old his best races failed to show any Inclination to go a distance , yet many hoped that his marvelous speed would help him to go a route. As a 3-year-old ho. In a measure , bore out those expectations , "but last season It was the old story , u mlle was as far as he cared to go. Domino could run a half mlle , I telleve , as fast as any horse , that over lived. He could Jump away from the post with a burst of speed that was almost startling , but ask him to go a route and bo was found lacking. To be sure ho did win a mile , and even a mile and a" furlong , on several occasions , but they were rare. Ho was always a dlfllcuit horse to handle. The colored sports of Texas In general and Cl Paeo In particular are In high feather over the prospect of the battles between the sluggers 6f their own 'e.bony hue. They have vcted Dan Stuart a greater man than Grover Cleveland and In pairs and crowds strut about the streets of that little old city like pea cocks on parade. Every colored puncher who arrives in the town Is met with a regular Blackvllle brass band and escorted to his quarters with glittering pomp and dis play. They are In a frenzy of impatience and sonic rare old scenes are bound to eventuate at the ringside unless the manage ment Is fully up to Its Job. Particular ex. clUment Is developing over the Walcott and "Bright E > es" fight. The latter Is a true son of the south and notwithstanding the lltiston coon's terrible prestige as a man- cater , will have a staunch backing among the ki.lghts ot the razor. Oililn anil UmU of Sport , Maher money Is scarce In Now York. Colonel John D , Hopkins yesterday cabled Dan Cretdou to come home at once. Davu Oldeon got a 116,000 verdict In hla tult against Philip Dwyer for libel. Lord S\joHo \ Douglas , son of the marquU of Queenibcrry , U to attend theEl Pa o carnival. Umpire Deb Kmsllo says tbat ho Is not In favor of expelling players from the gam * iMttflcl of Inflicting fines. Captain John Ulakely Is the only ono of the University of Pennsylvania football tcnm not barred by the new faculty ruling. Billy Madden wants to back his colored clirniplon , Joe Butler of Philadelphia , against Jim Dwycr of Elizabeth or Joe Choynskl. Johnny Murphy , Who Is matched to meet Jltrmy Barry In Mexico , has decided to Jo his training with Peter Mahcr , Jerry Mar shall , and Horace Leeds. Scnor Jose Do Moreno and six Spanlrh bull fighters have left Madrid for Juarez. They propose to share the honors with the boxcru as the stars ot the El Paso tourna ment. Joteph F. Donoghuc , the fast nnd long- d'stanco skater , has announced his willing ness to meet William C. Blngley for a trophy valued at not less than $1GO and a side bet of $1,000 or more a side. The schedule of dates for the coming bench shows throughout the United States Is as follows : February 19 to 22 , New York ; March 3 to C , Detroit ; March 10 to 13 , Chicago cage ; March 17 to 20 , St. Louis ; April 20 to 23 , Boston ; and My C to S , San Fran- clr.co , Scott Colllnp , who Is to meet Joe Walcott , has the advantage of the latter In height , and that bullet-headed freak of the ring will need a step ladder to reach "JlrJgU Eyes' " Jaw. Collins Is seven and one-halt Inches taller than Walcott , but he will need sheet- Iron over his victualing department , or EOV- cral good people will lose" their guesses. The latest rumor Is to the effect that Tcmmy Hyan Is to Issue a challenge to Joe Choynskl for a twenty or twenty-five round go. Tommy for some time has claimed to be not only willing but anxious to "get on a fight with the Callfornlan , and since the lattcr's victory over Hall Is more determined than e\cr. Hyan says that.ho will make a match with Choynskl and that he Is confident of gaining a victory. The hand oh the sporting compass la now pointing toward Mexico as the flstlc news center. Souvenir programs are out pamph- le'ts with illuminated covers and pages adorned with half-tone portraits of eight of the dozen fighters who are to take part In the carnival at Jaurez. Two more pugs have been palrcf ] to provide a. curtain raiser tor the Barry-Murphy mill. Billy Smith , a protege of Jimmy Carroll's , nnd Peter Brown , one of Mnher's trainers , are to meet for a $1,000 purse. Jem Smith has been conquered so often that he takes his gruel as a matter of csurs : . Dan Creedon , the middleweight , found no trouble In giving Smith a dose of the old medicine. At the National Sporting club In London Smith went down bfcfore a right- hand swing In the second round , and ho lost after four minutes nnd twenty seconds of actual fighting. Smith had eighteen pounds the best of Creedon In weight , who scaled 162 pounds. Alois P. Swoboda , who Is not yet 23 years of age , performed a feat the other day that has never been duplicated. Ho hoisted a dumb-bell over his head twenty times. It weighed 160 pounds , being the weight of his body. The best record for the same weight was fourteen times , being made by a man weighing 195 pounds. Swoboda Is gaining In strength right along and expects to keep on gaining till he Is 28 or 29 years of age. He la undoubtedly the best developed man of his weight and slzs In the world and has at tained all his strength through his own sys tem of physical culture. Following Is the official program of the El Paso tournament : February 14 Maher vs Fitzslmmons ; puree $10.000 and heavyweight championship of the world. February 15 Bright Eyes vs Walcott ; purse $3,600 and welterweight championship of the world. . February 16 Jack Everhart vs Horace Leeds ; purse $3,500 and lightweight cham pionship ot America. February 17 George Dlxon vs Jerry Mar shall ; purse $3,500 and featherweight cham pionship ot the world. February 18 Jimmy Barry vs Johnny Mur phy ; purpe $2,600 and bantamweight cham pionship of the world. _ , DAYS OVEll OLD SPOT. ' ' K ( A Clintty niiilpri't iv I Hi { lie-1 Votaries ot tbc Flulil mill Stream. 1 "OLD Spot" 'Is dead. He died on Tuesday morning last of extreme senility. "Old Spot" was a Blue Belton setter and one of the best and most faithful bird dogs that it was ever the writer's lot to shoot over. He belonged to that gentleman sportsman , Mr. Stockton Heth , and It would be a difficult matter to define what on earfh Stocky loved better than "Old Spot. " Many a memorable quail shoot have we had over the old fellow what sport , we have known In the field together. lie who has never ex perienced the Joys of such a hunt out with noble "Old Spot" when the oak and the hazel thickets are arrayed in crimson and topaz and a mellower sunlight falls from a fleece streaked sky , has been denied one of the oweetest emotions of the human heart. Strong mupt ba the chains of business or other attractions to hold one when the fall winds begin their mournful rustle and the wild rose buds are reddening among their naked tc'nJrils , whe'n the strident note of the Jaybird In the russet of the scrub oak Is nearly all that Is left of tbo late melody of woods and fields , and the 'cardinal flash 'of the .blackbird's wing the last gleam of sum mer's color. Strong , Indeed , I say , must bo the chains that can hold one from following such a dog as Old Spot. We know where 'a coveyj of birds 'ought to be down there In the vlney tangle of the creek's bed , but It takes a nose like Old Spot's to tell us Just where. He always ktoew our powerlessness and was proud of our reliance In him. And when at last he would mttle In unflinching firmness , and In another moment a flurry of little , brown-mottled shapes would fill the autumn's haze with whirring wings , Old Spot had gained his full measure of reward , our pleasure was Intense. Bright oases on tbo dreary plain of life were those days over "Old Spot. " But he Is gone , and no more will his eyes sparkle or his , fluffy ears catch the sweet autumn call of Bob White. The lark In his somber suit ot fading gray may pipe his gad farewell to summer , the yellow and the red may steal again over oak and cottonwood , the hazelnut rattlp from Its dried and curling husk , the quail call from the wooded hillside , but "Old Spot's" brown eyes are forever blind to those sweet sce'ncs , his shaggy ears deadened to the thrilling sound. The Elysian fields ! Are -there such hills and vales and babbling brooks there In the sweet autumn time ? Are the oak and the ccttonwoods ralntcd In such fantastic hues ? , Doss the bltiD gent'an unfold Us fringed petals' there , and the chelono. Its hood of pinkish white ? Do the pcarlet arils of the bitter sweet light the darks of the tangled copse ? Are there any stubble on Ayhlch the hoar frost sparkles In the , morning ? ' 'Do the quail call there and v > IH 'we once more see "Old Spot" on h's rolling canter srilfllng the brac ing air when cm ? * we reach those shore's ? Who can tell ? it wouw ue interesting to Know witn what success the sportsmen of Hastings have met In their efforts to stock the valley of the Little Blue with that gorgeous game , bird , the Mongolian pheasant. Twenty years ago cloven of these birds were liberated out In the wilds of Oregon and now the state claims countless thousands. Three years ago seven pairs were turned out In Warren county , Illl- no's ' , and today largo flocks of them are en countered throughout that old section of country. The Nebraska legislature at Its last session passed a law prohibiting the molestation of these birds In Nebraska In behalf of parties at Hastings , but whether anything has ever been done I have not heard. Why cannot the legislature at Its next session make a small appropriation providing for the Intro duction of tbe pheasant In different locali ties In this sta'to ? The birds are extremely hardy , breed like sparrows , end the pursuit of them affords the most capital sport , Mr. John Field was tbe fourth Omaha shooter who took In the big shoot at San Antonio , but somehow or other be was over looked In tbo shuffle. He went down In the private car along with Mesiri. Loonils , Parm- eleo aud Head , but be didn't come back with them. On the Invitation ot some Texas friends he remained over after the tourna ment tor 1be purpose of Indulging ; In a duck hunt. I met him over at the live-bird shoot last Tuesday nnd he told mo ot hit trip : "Talk about ducVM' ho Mid , "why we don't know whnt duUst uro up here. Wo went down to what thrly csll the Neuces bay , which Is formed byjAiaimlnR * fresh water drain which come * dwn out of the bluffs. This pond , or bay they call It , Is the nearest fresh water to tttc gulf , and the ducket come In there to dike their thirst. We" killed 900 In two ttgyw eight of us. All bluebllle. You see , thoi.blrds feed on a tiny oyster that thrives out In the gult here , and these bivalves bolns rlty make the birds thirsty and you caa't Jtcep them oway from , this pond. They como In there at all hours by the hundreds anBI thousands , and the bay being hoivlly frlngexhwlth squaw cane blinds are plentiful and the shooting easy. You need no decoys and it U seldom necessary to get Into a blind. You simply take your stand on some nice dry point nd nail the little meteors as they come and go. Yes , they were all blucbllls wo kMletl they were thcro In swarms. I only saw ono redhead and one canvasback , but no mallards , teal or widgeon. Yes , they are there , too , but this was strictly a blueblll day. " Mr. Field said that quail In that region wore Just as plentiful as duckw. Two of the northern sportpmcn drove out Just nlno miles from San Antonio one afternoon and came back to the hotel In the evening with ninety-two quail. The whole territory roundabout thcro literally swarmswith : feath ered game and a poor bag Is unknown. In the back hills the doves bred by the million , and many sportsmen prefer this shooting to any other. The annual tournament of the Nebraska State Sportsman's association , as has been previously announced , will bo held here on April 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 and 24. It will be given under the auspices ot the Omaha Gun club , but Messrs. Parmelee , Head and Loomls will have exclusive charge of all the arrange ments , and assume all responsibilities. They Intend to make It cue of the events of the national circuit nnd the greatest shoot ever held In this part of the country. One thou sand dollars will be added to the purses , and all Of the phots of a national reputation will , bo here. Work on Improving the gun club grounds will bo begun Immediately ; the club house Is to bo remodeled ; and enlarged , a new platform built and the whcle encir cled with a high board fence. Inanimate targets will bo used In all the events , save the state competitions , In which live pigeons will furnish the sport. , Another consignment of freshly- killed mal lards wan received In the locaUmarkot last Tuesday , the birds coming from Iowa. Still there Is llttlo or no Inducement for the Im patient ducker to get down his gun and sally forth. Such on expedition could only result In disappointment. The birds that have been killed are surely those who have been deceived north by the late mild weather , but the great Issue of ducks cannot bo expected before the last of this month or early In March. It Is the local market hunter alone who gets a crack at these early visitors. They are on the spot all the time and their keen eyes sec the first duck who dares show himself InHho air , and they Jay for him and get him. There will certainly bo a healthy dose of winter sometime during this month , and although ! the great array of wild fowl are not such o great ways south of us , their Instinct 'will ' keep them there until after February's ( uncertain period has elapsed. A email bunch off pintails was seen flying restlessly up and down the river by the shoot ers on the Omalm Gun club grounds last Tuesday afternoon. Fred Montmorency would have taken m.crack at them , but Mr. Hughes tolil him Hie would only strain hU < gun , so Fred Jut stroked his rosewood lilacs'andwistfully watched UIBI , eprl'gs as they clove the distant ether. The pintail duck , by the way , ls.one or the avant couriers of the vernal migration of the tribe. They arc most always the 'first to arrive , and while they seem to have no fear of Ice or snow , they are generally quite Infallible In their reckoning , and when they once appear In any considerable numbers you can , make up 'yourjmlnd that the warmlngiwlnds of spring will-not bo long delayed. , / , j , Hugrf McCanreyAand.TV C. Bruner are layIng - Ing ! their'plans ton an Inroad dowroiinto the wilds of'Arkansas , With guaand'rod. The genial 'Bruncr told me he knew where the ducks were so thick that the natives can't sleep o'- nights for their quacking , where the wild turkeys go In companies , regiments and battalions , and the black base crowd each other out of the water so thick that you can walk on them for mlle ? , without touching ground. Met him in , Bllyr | Town- " send's yesterday laying In a wag"on load of sholls'and squinting over his old Lefever at Imaginary birds In the air. Bruner and-Mc Caffrey claim the championship on upland plover they killed 190 In an afternoon laet July. "Hunting In Many Lands , " a companion volume to ' . 'American Big Game Hunting , " by Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grlnncll , and published by the Forest and Stream Publishing company , "New York , Is a most Instructive 'and ' Interesting work. It contains thrilling and accurate descriptions of big game hunting In tall parts of the world , Is handsomely Illustrated , and forms an In valuable addition to this sort of entrancing literature.Its receipt Is acknowledged by the sporting editor. There Is evidently a whole ilot of people out around ? Valparaiso , this state , suffering for a good , healthy dose of tha law. Read : VALPARAISO , Neb , , Jan. 23. Fully 800 men participated In a grand wplf hunt here yesterday.Thirtytwo captains had chirge of the force , which complotslyi surrounded flxty-four sections ot land. The forces were kept splendidly In line by the captains at > they gradually clossd In from nil sides to a point four miles southwest of here , where five wolvesi and -a vast number of rabbits and prairie chickens were killed , This was the sporting event ot the season and , was a de cided success. Is It any wonder'that prairie chicken are scarce In Nebraska , and wouldn't Just such nefarious work as this Justify the fullest prosecution ? Rounding up prairie chicken with wolves and rabbits , and that , too , dur ing the close eeason. A good game warden system Is what this state needs. I have often mentlonsd In these columns the women of Omaha who can ehool and ( HOi , but a friend Informs me that they have a yoing lady down In Lincoln who can glvo them all cards and spades and beat 'em out "with cither the hamm.orles's or ( ho rod. Her name Is Mlsa Eflle Steen and they ray she Is Just as pretty as she Is skillful wltb the Implements of field and stream. A carload of llvei ribblts , some 7,000 or 8,000 In number , wJIHjiasa through this city some tlmo this worikiTuound for Idaho Falls , Idaho , to New Yorkjb Whetber the rabbits are for the market W propagation la not known. _ _ _ _ _ I see by the telogrspto that they have alro been rounding upwolves ' , rabbits , chicken and quail out In rAntelope county. At a hunt thcro last Tuesday 800 men and boys were In line and slbe report states "flut there were eight writvs slain , 110 Jack rab bits , besides me cciuua iaim , umuituiis uuu quail , which were Hilled In large numbers. There came very 'nsarly being a local war between two participants In dlcputlng over thet last wolf Elttn4 ! both claiming to have fired the fatal sboUc The difference was finally settled by friends. The wolf was' a fine specimen , belngnvety large , almost # now white , with beautifdbl red tints. The hunt was so pleasant theyowlll organize for an other soon. " If ther < ls a gun club In Ante lope county It Is their business to see that another ruch a hunt , to far as tbo chicken and quail are concerned , does not disgrace the county. Talk about market and pot hunters , they are not In It with these whole sale slaughterers. _ _ Illgal netting through the Ice In being car ried On "almost nightly at Cut-Off lake and large quantities of small bass .and crcpple have been carted away. "The Fishes of North America , " the best text book for the angler ever published , Is a magnificent monthly being Issued by Mr , C. Harris , editor of the American An gler , New York. Each part contains , besides a complete description of the fistic * treated upon , two flib portraits on heavy plate paper. This work , which may be said to bo the "life work" of Mr. Harris , who has spent many years in Us preparation , occu pies a field entirely 1U own In Ichthylc lit erature. In fact , no previous publication , ' V .1 ' ! . - . - . , . . , , * ii'r r' * N i , * L * ' * ' By 'paying close attention to the small details of Tailoring , you ' ' can'feel'confident that Nieoll's garments are always up to the top notch of style. * If our .garments do not remain shapely linings rip or buttons come off bring them back to us promptly. ' . ' ' : I We want to know the cause I Reduced prices still prevail : Trousers $4 , $5 , $6 , $7. Suits $15 , $20 , $25. Overcoats $15 , $20 , $25. Pur window is very interesting this week. SOY 2OY South Sotitli L5tti St. IStli St. has appeared that attempts to cover so large a field or present so great a number of portraits traits ot American fishes , eighty or more of which , colored as In life , will be given as the work progresses. The pictures have been carefully prepared with due reference to the anatomical pecu liarities , and the coloring of the fishes trans- feired to canvas by a skilled artist before the sheen of their tints had faded. This statement will show how valuable the work is , not alone to anglers , but also to every one who desires to know something1 about the iifo and history ot the fishes of the con tinent. Tarts 1 and 2 ot this splendid work have been received by the sporting editor. AiMress , The Harris Publishing Co. , 19 Perk Place , New York. Each guest at the late San Antonio tour nament was presented with a souvenir of solid silver In the form of a medallion , on which was stamped a miniature of the Alamo , encircled by the words "Midwinter Tourna ment , San Antonio , Texas , 1896. " On the ( Jthcr side .appeared the names of the three promoters ot the tournament. Somewhat similar bronze medallions wore also pre sented to the shooters. Russ Fowles , who resides' out somewhere near Paxton , this state , killed a fine large white-tailed deer in the sandhills last week , and Russ Fowles should 'bs looked up. by the authorities and given a good , stiff fine and a few months In Jail for killing doer out ol season. in mill AiimvcTH. OMAHA , Jan. 30. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Pleara answer In next Sunday's sporting column the following questions : B and R are playing seven up. Both are nine , and ten Is out. B Is dealing and' R begs , and B shows the ace And claims to win. Who wins ? (2) ( ) Where does the gift count , when given , or after hands are played. Bert Hartrich. Ans. (1) ( ) B Is wrong. (2) ( ) When given. OMAHA , Jan. 30. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Please answer the following question In next Sunday's paper : Why Is It that the Kelly Bros , can run a saloon at 1120 Farnam street without paying city llcensa ? From One of Youf BestSubscribers. . Ans. As this Is not a sporting question , I will refer you to ono of my assistants , Paul Vandervoort far Captain Palmer. OMAHA , Jan. 30. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : In a game ot crlbbage A .holds a seven and. three 'ninei (7 ( and 3-909) ) ; an eight turns up ; in the count A claims 26 , B claims only , 17. Which Is correct ? Please answer In The Sunday Bee of February 2 , 1890 , Chlbbage , 1611 North Nineteenth. Ans. B , FREMONT , Jan. 24. To the Sporting Edi tor of The Bee : Please state In Sunday's Bee the following : Did F. I. Elllck of Fre- mono-cver hold any record as a bicycle rider In Nebraska ? If so- , what distance ? (2) ( ) What record dries Fredricksen hold now , If any , In Nebraska ? A Constant Reader. Ans. (11 ( Dcn't think he did. (2 ( Fred- rlckscn holds a large number of state lecords , which will appear In the bicycle columns next week. , CHICAGO , Jan. 29. To the Sporting Edi tor of The Bee : Will you bo kind enough to give me the benefit of your knowledge In regard to a question I will put to you , as 1 have been asked to write you to get an authoritative opinion , and I now take this means. The query Is : How many victories or' decisions did Corbstt get over Joe Choynskl ? Your knowledge will decide , as I was left to you. . Tlje Chicago. Tribune am Inter Ocean differ , so. we leave It entirely to 'you. Edward 0. Hyinan , 3826 Vernon avenue , Ans. Corbett and Choynskl , according tea a sworn affidavit given to mo by Choynskl In 1893 , met1'five' times , but In only two of those meetings did Corbett get a genuine decision , 'and never a knock-out. They met originally' In Corbett's father's barn In 'Frisco In 1885 and fought for ono minute with tup rbare fists , and there was no referee or any decision , fy. little , later they met back * of Laurel Hill cemetery , when the fight was broken Up by Corbet's friends. Two years after this , when Corbett was the bsxlngHprpfef.Epr pf the 'Frisco Olympic club , they met again In a fourtround bout. Choynskl was roughly handled , ' but there was no decision. In 1889 they again met In a barn ana nafi lougnr lour rounds wncn the police stopped the fight. On Juno C , ' 1889 , they mot at Berilcla and Corbett won In twenty-seven rounds , Choynskl was not knocked out. He v > a's seized with a cramp and was counted out. CITY HALL , Jan. 31 , To the Sporting Editor of 'The ' Bee ; To decide a bet pieas& state the count of four deuceu and a nine spot In crlbbage.W. . R. H. Ans. Twenty. KEARNEY.Jeb. . . Jon. 29. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Bee : To decide a dispute will you please .answer the following ques tions In Sunday'o Bee : (1) ( ) Does the Joker count ae > aceIn a royal flush ? (2) ( ) Is-It taec- csrary to ba playing straights in order to play a royal flush ? W. R. Macaulay. Ant' . (1) ( ) Yes. (2) ( ) No. 1'Ulry on Training. ' The time Is rapidly approaching when the young cyclist who Is ambitious to become a racing man will begin making preparations for Ills first season's active training. Doubt less very few ot them can afford to engage the services of a competent trainer and will , therefore , have to rely on gome friend , who , perhaps has read articles on training or hod some little experience at U , During the past , eight years I have done pioro or less cycle racing and have trained under aud with such men a T , W , Eck , Arthur J. Stockpole , John S. Prince , Wllbe F. Knapp , S. O. Whlttaker , "Senator" Mor gan and others too numerous to mentlor' During my first three years on the track never was fortunate enough to have a regular trainer , but had the advantage o training with some of the best men In ( h country. At that time I observed carefully their methods and watched their ever move as well as those ot their trainers , would then get some friend who was In terested In mo to rub ma down and care for me In that way. Eck , Prince and Mor gan were always very kind tome. . and ever ready to give ma good advice , and I owe much ot my early success on the path to these men. Later I was able to get the services of a good trainer and Improved under his care wonderfully. In 1892-3 C. King Deman , who had had quite a bit ot ex perience , took me In charge a'nd ' I was fortunate enough to win the quarter-mile , state championship. During 1894 Arthur J. Stack- pole , who last year trained Gardiner , the class , B crack , was my mentor , and while : was not very successful that season , it was owing moro to the fact that I did not start active training until late in the season than anything else , as I improved more under Stackpole than any trainer I have ever had. The past season John Seabrook , and R. E. McCullough were my trainers ; both did ex cellent work , as my record will show. When a racing man makes a good showing very few people ever think to give the trainer any credit , when to the trainer nearly 'all the credit Is due , as he can make or spoil a racing man. I will mot take up any more space with this kind of talk , but will try to outline a course of training which I think , if the aspiring young racing men will follow closely , they will find of some benefit to them. To begin with It Is absolutely neces sary that the stomach should be healthy and In good shape. To get It so , a thor ough physlcing is necessary. This relieves the system of all bilious and troublesome matter , also leaves the body In a very weak condition , and It must bo strengthened gradually , by keeping very quiet and eating light food , such as milk toast , soft boiled eggs , etc. , for a few days , after which more strengthening food may be taken. Early In the spring , in order to get the muscles hardened , quite a bit ot road .work must be Indulged In. A short spin of say five to ten miles a day for a , month or eo , will do. After this the track work may bo started. For the first three or four days very little exercise Is sufficient , say three to five miles per day at about 3:10 : to 3:30 : gait. This Is gradually worked down day by day until at the end.of . a few weeks the pace Is brought down to about 2:45. : The third week will show a more rapid change In the condition of the man. The miles will be rolled off at about a 2:30 : clip"and the distance at this time should po lengthened to about olght or nine miles each day. A llttlo faster work can now be indulged In , and about one-half mlle can be reejed off at a 1:02 : clip ( paced ) , to show the condition of the man in regard to endurance. If he Is found wanting he must against return to plugging , while , on the other hand , If ho has the required amount of endurance he nuy start to s ; > rlnt a short distance. He mui't get some friend to rub him down and during all this time great care should be taken not to reduce too rapidly , as that would cause the skin to become feverish. The trainer should turn the superfluous flesh Into Eolld mu&cle , rather than remove it al together. In short , no attempt should bo made to reduce the man's weight below a medium point , no that at the beginning of the racing teason he will hove a little flesh to work on , as be will gradually bo worked down during the se-jpon's hard racing. It Is at this point that the trainer should get In his flno work , turning the superfluous flesh Into muscle. After each workout the man should have a thorough drying with coareo towels , followed by a meet thorough manage , every muscle being worked and manipulated. The flcsli on the stomach , back and loins I LI rolled In the fingers until the whole body seems to be covered with but c slight layer of fleph sheeting over the mus cles. Care should be taken to keep the muscles of the legs,80ft.and , plloble , as Dipru Is no speed In a muscle that becomes hard. Atter the body and musqlps hav.e been put In fine condition , the sprints are gradually lengthened , until the rider la able to do a full quarter of a mile at top speed and finish strongly. Being able to dp this , ho Is In con dition to begin the reason'n ra9lng , A trainer cannot spend too much tlmo with hla man , especially after races. Every mo ment In tbU w'ork will doubly repay rider and trainer , as the moro the mutcles reworked worked the more flexible ttcy become and the lew liable to stiffen up or bind after a cprlnt. The racing man , cannot give himself too fully Into the hands of hla trainer , or rely too much on the lattcr's judgment , pro vided the trainer Is a competent man. Ho U working for himself as well u the rider , and the record of the laser's victories and defeats la a record of the trainer's uork. The man In training should avoid eating > artrles and all kinds of rich food. A llttlo fruit eaten In the morning doea moro good han harm , and the less coffee or water taken the bettor. One of Twiner Slackpole'p favorite wayo if keeping tbo lungs In good bhape- was to lave a man upon arising In the morning inmedlately go out Into the open air , fill his ungs with It and let It out two or three Irnea and then take all the air possible Into hem and hold It there as long UH ho could. Stackpole never used stimulants on a man during his training , but rubbed him down with a solution of rait water , which he made by dissolving a tea cup full of Dlttman'B &n alt In a quart of water. After races , how ever , he would use a vtlniulaut , compo < twl of DOCTOR S carles & Searles SPECIALISTS U Nervous , Chronic and Private Diseases. WEflTMEH BEXUALiiY. 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