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TUT ] OMAItA DAILY HBKt SUNDAY , FEBBUAUY 21) , 18JG. WINDCP OF WINTRY SPORTS Will a Single Punch Pitzsimmons Wins the . Championship , WITH THE VOTARIES OF MARSH AND FIELD it miiliirit | nl MnnnMii Tin. uliiK Illtr UIICI-N On tin- Hull Plclil unit ( Infotiiil WrcM > - UrNI. OIU1KTT Is frotli Ing nt Uio mouth II o 1) Kltrslmmons whom lie hates lllc the devil hales liolj water , is Hi0 unilift puted heavy weigh champion of tlio world. Hip flgh with 1'etrr Malior ( lit quasi-champion Friday , was the ck-anest cut victory In nil his brllllan career. It was also a gicat dlrappolntmen to the spotting world , which had l.cct ribbed up to Iho expectation that a grca fight was on. It was n literal farce am Maher Is a ranker counterfeit than StcVo O'Dcnncll. I taw him avcek ago Thurada } at Ms CMICC * . N. M. , and. wlill * his eyes \\crc undonbttdly much Inflamed , his g'nera physical condition WHS without blot o blemish. He was truly ronlldcnt nnd toll mo that he would whip Pitzsimmons In live rounds , or KHz would whip him In mud less time. Ills declaration has been verified but not In the way he had anticipated Thcie Is absolutely no excuse for I'clur ; he was Mmply fighting out of his clasp. The public , however , can expect to hear n lot o guff about his eyes and the Irlck they s-crvcd him , but It will not wanli Malier IB tlic Fame big , lusty dub he was ( lie night he fought Kltzslmmons beloro , anil no better than ho was when he fought Goddard nnc fjoifrcy. Tint his eyes were bad a week ngo I know from actual obi-ervatlon , bu they had Improved greatly by the Saturday after 1 lait saw him and \Vodnei\lay lar were pronounced well , All those who have eojcurncd for any length * of time In New Mexico probably know what the "nllinll eye' Is. This noxlouii dust gotn between the eye lids and eyeball. Doth become furiously In flamed , and the patient toonor or later goe& temporarily blind and puffers acute pain The Mexicans and Indians liavo a liquid made from the roots of viburnum which generally orally cures the allllctlon In a week's time Afterjfour cr five days the eyes will seem al right If simply bathed In cold water , and the patient will think he has recovered. But he must bo extremely careful. The very seeom ho attempts to urc his eyes Intently a film will obrcuro the vision and a smarting sensa tion eiuuio that Is extremely annoying. This obscuration of the sight , however , la but mo mentary. Now Miller's backers will fay that It was his "alkali eye" that "done" him Hut dcn't you believe It. KItzelmmona' big tlcxtcr duke was the cause of all the trouble It Is late tlihi week for anything on tin i'lghts ' seen In Me.\lco. Will give > ou a grift liext Sunday. Arthur A. Zimmerman , the world's cham pion cyclist. arrived In 'Frisco from Aus tralia last Sunday. While In the antipodes bo won two races at Adelaide , after being ofl the boat but fifteen days. It was there thai I'arscns defeated him In a five-mile race. Al Sydney ho won two races before a crowd of 7,000 people. He won five races at Bris bane , four at Newcastle , fqur at Melbourne , IB nil one wuek later two more at the saint fAfce. In talking of his trip Zlmmermai paid : "I never saw such an attendance nt 'ftoces ' In my life , an at the meets In Australia At Sydney and Melbourne the average at tendance was from 27,000 to 30,000 , and In the tmaller cltlesi fiom 12,000 to 18,000. The Jlrrt day of the Sydney meet , at which I made my first appearance , the gate receipts Amounted to 14,000 , nearly $70,000 In Ameri can coin. The second day the receipts were 12,000. With such an attendance , of course , handsome prizes arc given. The races being principally professional events , the prizes are til cash , f 1,000 isually being given for first place In handicap events. At the last meet I attended , tlio first prize In the mile handi cap was $100. Parsons I consider the best r'der ' of Australia , although closely followed by I'lcther and Walker. However , In cither America or Franco these riders. One would be defeated by do/ens of our riders. One thing I noticed In Australia that was particularly pleasing , was the fondncus manifested by the people for everything American. American- made goods are In great demand there , etv peclally In the bicycle line. " The Ilrooklyn Handicap and Suburban are the two great prospective events on Mm running turf that am ensrofslne the at tention of the followers of the sport of kings. Who will win , Is , of course , the all-absorb Ing question. Some fancy one horse , others another , but none , unless It I ? Navarre , In inoro generally liked than Hnlina. He will rarrv his full allowance , 117 pounds. Tli.-u ho Is n great horse no man can gainsay. Hut one 3-ycar-old ever eclipsed hl.s performances nnd that was Morello. Hulma may not be In hB ! last year's form Just now , but It Is > be enrnoMIs' hoped that he will be fit and jirofor when tin ? saddle call la sounded for the two great events above bpokcn of. Mor- ello's one and one-fourth mlle With 112 pounds rn In 2:03 : was but a trifle better tliftn Halma'x one and an eighth In 1:53 : < , and these wcro the two best races over run by a 3-year-old. Krank Hrunnoll , the well-known Olilcngo authority , says : "Halniii won both the Kentucky and Latonla Oerbys with ease In very fast time , but there wan nothing be hind him. Yet McClelland knew the cell was good In the early spring. At that time ho sold : 'Halma Is a. good colt. Inact. . he Is within twenty pounds as good an Navarre. ' To the bookmakers of Chicago this statement paused much merriment , nut an analysis of McClelland's words Mopped this merri ment. I.att spring Navarre , aw a 4-year-old , should have carl led weight for ago , 122 pounds , nnd Ilalma , n 3-year-old , 107 , making Halnia within llvo pounds an good as Na varre. In all handicaps Navarre wan given last spring IIvu pounds psnalty. Til's statement - ment of McClelland meant that he regarded Ilalma fully ns good as Lamplighter was when -year-old. . " The following communication explains II- Bdf : CHICAGO. III. . Feb. 20. To thfl Sporting Editor of The nee : We cnclcse you here with a copy of premium list of our seventh annual Chicago dog show , which comprises classes for almost nil known breeds of dogs , the cash prizes for which amount to about $4,000. This will 1)2 ) the largest and best show cf dogs ever seen west of Now York City , comprising all the celebrated dogs from nil parts of the county ) and CnnaUi , Many ot the breeds nro offeied four -cash prizes , varying from ? IC. for the first to $3 for the fouith prize , the lowest first prlno offered being (10. All the large breeds are offered $20 for the best exhibit of four d'gs , and other special pilzes , embracing sliver cups , solid silver medals , ulso bronrc medals , etc. The show open ? March 10 and con tinues for tour days , and will bet held In the Lake front armories , entrU1 * for which close on the 24th lust. , nnd blanks fnr same maybe bo had upon application to tin * ofllco In Chicago cage , ltedu"ed railroad rates have been cecurc'l within the territory bounded us follows : From the Ohio river and Gulf of Mex.cn on the south , to that pait of Cannda , including Toronto , on the north ; from llufTulo and I'lttkburg on the cult to Salt I ako City on the west , Too rate will le a fare and one-third for the round trip , upon the following conditions- Inhibitors or visitors must pay full rate In going to. Chicago and procure frcm the agent where they reside or purchase their ticket , a receipt or certificate- stating they arc to visit the dog show In Chicago ; upon arrival they must deposit slid ccitlilcato with tlio I'Uperlntendcnt , nnd If before the close of the HIOW 100 of said certificates am o do- povltcd , each visitor having had a ccrtlfleate will receive an order for return ticket at cue.third of the regular rate , good for Ihree days after the clew of the show. Wo hope you may consider the nbovs e-f aulllclent ImpoiUnce to give the reader > rf your valuable paper the benefit of this Information mation , Chicago , In holding Us wvc'ilh annual - nual dog hOvv , la cudcavorlug to accomplish what New York ha dons , who UTO now hold Ing their twentieth hoR. Youm truly. MASCOUTAH KKNNEL , CLUB. Nchc Innes , pportlng editor of the Iloston Herald , has ju t Issued the ' 00 rdltlon of hi valuable little book , entitled , "King Ilecort and Fh'tlc Fncll1 , " which last year wao It such demand. The book l of vcst-pocke size , 13C pager , and contains the complete records , with cuts , cf over fifty of the lead Ing puglllKn of the world. It Is most com plclo In Its presentation of facts , and fhouli be In the hands cf all fportlng men. A dlmo lent to Mr. Inftct' will t ctire a copy of thl book , Oat In California they r.iy that nil- * Ortnnan , the plunger. Is brcko to n whisper Slnca his arrival In Frisco two months ago he has "Mowed" tomethlng over $100,000 It seemed ns If It was Impossible for him to get on the light hortp. For n few weeks ho was followed about the betting sheds by hundreds of speculators taRcr to get on to his choice , but for the past month he ha been conMdsrcd n Jonah nnd about all hi plays nre "coppered. " During ths season of 1S95 there were tl'Irty-clglit ' deaths resulted from Injuries re cc'vcd ' on ths foot ball field nnd two from In juries received In the prize ling. The llgutcs nre not being gl\cn In defense o pugilism or to the detriment of foot ball but ( Imply to demonstrate the- ridiculous at tlludo assumed by the lawmakers toward th former game. What Is most needed Jus no\v \ Is n l glslator who has In his carcas a sufficiency of our binste 1 Independence t get up In meeting and fight for and bring about a revision of the laws. Such a mat would find his political power enhance ! and his social standing unimpaired I-ot seme legislator Rtt up nnd point out ths dllTcrcnco between boxing with big gloves nnd righting nftor the style of ancient prbo rings. It has hern said that "all the wirl. loves a lover , " and It Is llke\Ul)3 ) > true tha all manly men ndmlrc aggressiveness whether to be ehown In legislative halls , li business circles , on the foot ball field , or In the ring. It Is always the plucky tighter who wins. Without his lighting qualities Herman Kountze would have been a cheap merchan until his death. Hill I'axton would have been n teamster as long an he lived It hf had lackcl aggressiveness and pluck , nnc Henry Yates would still be drawing mo lasses In a little country grocery If he was not possessed of that combUlveness am resolute determination that has made bin n bright star In the constellation ot loca financiers. Many of the eastern rnco associations have entorcd Into negotiations with Ills Importer of the Australian starting machine to sue cessfully4trled In 'Frisco last week , and It I qulta likely cue will be seen nt Union paik Council UluftB , when the races open up there in June. * The machine has proven n success In Australia , the starts being prompt and even In Its trial at Inglcslde It worked well ; li fact , so successfully that It has been decide , to try It for a week at nny district. If I works without trouble there , the days of the Cnldwells , Fergusons , Pettlngllls nnd Dwyers will be passed. Racing with prompt am even starts la a pleasure. This the stnrtlm machine has given the Australian world , I the following clipping from an Austrnltai paper Is taken as nn example : "First nm foremost thirty-six horses lined up for the start , and in just 105 seconds the gate .flew up nnd the race was on. " CIIIHI OK TIIK im'icrcv mun Hunt- Hull GoHMln from Many Dln- muiiils. AVHN'T heard of anyth ng new In lo cal base ball circles The Universities are pieparlng for the rprlng opening and "Manager Abbott promises us the strongest amntcui team ever organized in the western states. Several ol the boys have already commenced light gym nasium work and by the time the Kansas. Cltys arrive here In April , the whole team will bo In fa'.rly good condition. Some Im provements will bo made nt University park early In the spring , and altogether the out look , considering we areto have none of the professional article , Is not half bad. night managers In the Western league nl- tcady are flying the pennant In the fall of 1806. There will be but ssvcn disappoint ments. TheLaulsvllld papers say that Ducky Uclmes ulll play ccnter/lsld / , shortstop third base and pitcher for the Colonels tli's season , hut not ono of them sa > s where Ducky Holmes will play. A New Yorker Is said to have offered $30,000 for Jennings , Kelly , ICoeler and Mc- draw of the Haltlmoies. Hanlon gave him the Omahaha ! Manager Hanlon of the Baltlmores eajti that when the gong sounds en April 16 he will have on the field tl.o greatest base ball club o\er put on a field. And still Duck Ebrlght Is In Cedar Haplds. Manager Selce of Llcston Is said to be ang ling with a $10.000 bait for a "certain pitcher. " Can It be that foxy Frank Is after Bcxcndale ? Uncle Nick Young gave nuckerlno a heart blow yesterday. He Informed him telegraph ically that Specr and Barnes , the Lincoln battery , must not be interfered with by him ; that they will play In Milwaukee and no where else , Harry Stnley has gone up to Toronto to cut Ice. Ho will play there I his year. Jack Crooks thinks Heine I'eltz will de- \clon Into the best catcher In the league ut Cincinnati , wlure lie will have- the bene fit of RIng's coaching. Jack Is a great Jollier. I'lttsbmg has offered $200 for Shortstop Hess of the St. Joseph ( Mo. ) team. It was lOfiUEd because the St. Joe manager thought they meant the whole team. If I'lttsburg had offered $500 they would have sold out and throun In the grounds. Uttlo Willie Main ? , the living clothes. pin , will cat hit ? beans In Ilc.ston this year. Joe Kelly. "Mugy" McOrnw and Fred Ely nro boiling out over ut Hot Springs , Spud Farrlsh will run down and call on them next Sunday. The I'ltUhurgs may not play exhibition Finest In Kansas City , because Manager Manning hay dated the Clcvelands ahead of the Pirates , Mack claim ? that he was ; lven the double crocs. [ letter come up tiere , Conn'c , nnd play ton Universities * . Charles Smith , a pltclier who Is raid to hall from Cincinnati , has bpen signed by the Dubuejue club In the Western association. Stlvetts , Nichols , Dolan , .Main ? and Sulli van lo the array of pitching talent that Dps- ton \\111 hayp to depend on next piason. " " alias 1ms been "Indian George , Treadnay , sei ) ( to Grand Itnplils. Heont to sleep 'In the field In Urooklyn one day last cummer and they have let him quit. Hairy Trilby , Anson's shortstop , will get nto condition > at Hot Springs. He will Join the Colts on March 1. Marty McQuade , the , only oslfied player rtltl before the public , has Joined the Du- juque gang. Hill Hnesamaer's imiuc appears on the Louisville roll as suhst'tutc. Poor Schmlur- Chicago has s'gned a pitcher by the name of Htco , A regular pudding probably , Con , Strcutheri , who managed tlio Detroit team In the Western leauue. has been KO- cuted to look after the Hlnn'nzham ' tram n the Southern league. They ha\o already .milt nn ndd'tlon to their "nuenrlne room" on the grounds , and Connie \\lll bo K\\CII \ \ Me reception , ' Ilnnpv" Suartzelants to bo nn uiunlrf. Ml right , llansy , you have my permission. The Chlca os will whocp Vr up In Kaiuni City on Harry Wright day and Manager Jim arratiglnu for excursion rntcs from this city. _ ( 'mill UK ; 'IViutlM Mcrllnwr. Th. annual meeting of the members of the Omaha Lawn Ttnnls club for the election of c Ulcers and other business will bo held text Tuesday week , March 3 , nt the lai'helors' Quarters ut S o'clock p , in. An fft > rt Is being made to largely Increase- the n ml'crshlp this eeaton and place the club a n thunder baeU. In this canneclton a iiii ! > bcr of questions will como up for dls- t'sMon , Including a reduction of the sub- triptlou iul& nnd the privileges and can- 'tlonr ' of mmbrixhlp. It Is deMrcd to make IIP Hub mura popular In every respect and \f > man who Is Interested In the guinc Is Invited to be present anJ aid In the dls cusslon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ With thr ( inti mill Hoil. The Omaha Oun club mcl at I'nrmeleo's on Wednesday evening last and mapped nut a program In the rough for the coming sum mer's shooting campaign. Mr , Pirmelce madct n Mntcment to ( he club that he wouU assume the expense cf enclosing the ground at the other end of the * big bridge wltK a big ] board fence , enlarge the club lions-e nnd pu In other Improvement ! ) In ample time to the ttatc shoot In April , Notwithstanding the continued fair nm favcrable weather , there has been but little fame ccmlng up from the south. The wlh fowl are evidently onto -thbr ! Job. To be euro , there have been panic few geese sen along the 1'latto , but that has been the ens all winter , the birds hiving remained her since October , Some few mallards lm\c b'll killed In the routhcrn part of the state , am ft niggling flocks of pintails ate reported ol nnd on In this Immediate neighborhood. Th main hrue of diick , however , cannot b Icoficd for with any reasonable degree of nl surancc until tlio seconJ week In March. While returning from El Paso , via th Snntn Fe , eomc mile ? this side of Hincon N. M. , the train r.m through n long stretch o low , marshy land , nnd co-.intlc3 millions o RCCVO and ducks , swan nnd Mini hi 11 cran were to he seen disporting In the smllo\ ! r'.ciiRlu' . Hundred ? of crested quail were nls "Jumped" In thlti vicinity tram the scragg fago bruth by the rushing train , The Nebras-ka Sportsmen's Pro'cctlve ns scclntion Is an organtrntton that Is belli planned by the sportjmcn o ) Arapahoc , wit ! the Intention ot Including every city , towr nnd ccunty In the state. The following card , which has been milled to sportsmen throughout the Etntc , will explain Itself : For the purpose of usslstliifr In the recovery covery of lost , strayed or stolen dops be longing1 to members of this association , faithfully pledge my strongest effoits. Also to give prompt attention1 to nny notice do ( .rrlblng n lost , strayed or stolen dog when iflado bv the secretary of snld association. Should mine become lost , ctrnycit br stolci I nprcc to furnish prlnteil or written posta rnrds describing paid dop nnd Henil snmC to sccretaiy. Nebraska Sporlsnicn'M tjio tcctlve iiFScclntlon nt Ariipnhoo , Neb. , for distribution to the mnmbeis residing In the vai lolls towns , commencing with those ruire t my own. If you nre n sportsman nnd believe ni nrKanlzntln of this kind would be bpne llclnl to the doK owneru of tns vtute * . slgi and return one of the enclosed cauls to above nddrees , together with n fee of 2. cents to pay for ptlntliiR matter , rccon back of membership , answering conc < -poiuU cnts , etc. Iteturn Oupllcato cnrd for reference. Mr. Member at Nebraska. You once lost n valuable dog or you may lo e ono soon. Help us llnd ours nnd we will nsplst you In Ilndlnp yours. Mutual protection amongst dotr owncr Is- needed. Let us endeavor to prohibit hulls' crlinlnnto dog sten'lng. We can do It. An example bet in n few localities well adver Used will stop It. No expente attached to nny member ex cept such np he may Impose upon hlm ef ! In finding nnd recovering his dog. Any rational sportsman must readily real ize the benefits to be derived from nn iiFFOclntlon of this character. Its success la nssured. Articles of Incor poratlon arc being prepared then woo to dog thieves. Address nil correspondence for the pre - cnt to secretary Nebraska Sportsmen's I'lotPcllve association. Arapahoe. Xi-b. llnference , J. W. Den , Arapahou State bank. CANVASUACK LODHR , near Pawlet , Fcb V1S. To the Sporting Editor of The Hoc : The ducksj arc beginning to come In some now , I was out today and bagged eight pintails < ii an hour. There are a gocd many ot thesi. blrclu here , but the canvasbacks have lie shown up yet , but with no cold weather they will bo along in ten days or &o. The lake * arc opcirfng up fast. This Is the earliest tfc ducky huve ever cameIn hero blncc I have been In the country. From all Indication ; \\o are going to have elegant sport tliii spring. We have Just had both a good rail and snow. E. W. HAMILTON' In Hie Club IlfliiHf. j Is the club hcuse a success ? Just clrbp around some evening and see the boys cpn- gicgnted ther& and then ask the question. Judging from the number who dally freqiicnt the rooms to spsnd an hour or two In reajtl- Ing or exchanging club house yarns we shfiuifl say it wpt. , The cycle show is numbered among the1 many pleasant has-boens , but the fruits , us the result cf It are yet to be reaped. Manj of thtT boys nro now Investlnc the'r hard- ea'rned dollars In purchasing a new mount. Mr. C. F. Backemyer , formerly of Seneca , Kan. , who is nn ardent loverl of cycling and at present In the employ of the street rail way comr-iny at Council Hluffs , was , over looking for some new furniture , and inci dentally remarked that he- had rented a little cottage. It looks rather suspicious , but Chrlssy has our beet wishes. They say President Parish , Herman Gun- ther and several more of the boys are .soon to come out with new bikes. Many others , ale faillnc In line. C. M. Uusrell now takes his accustomed spin around town , but It IE en a new wheel. She's a beauty , Hussell , and let them come out on the road when the riding season rpcns and "wo'll show 'em , ch ? " Wr-al's the matter with Ilandall for can tain' He's all right. George Is acquainted ultli ninny nice spins out of Omaha and would bea good man Jor the place. Ed Heyden shipped the- great sextette away Its ether day , but before doing BO took a photograph of the Turners , Thurston rifle men nnd even six of Omaha's policemen In the bicycle bu'lt for six. It proved lo bo a ? .rent drawing card at the show. Ed Dlack Is contemplating a trip on his wheel from Ch.cago to several of the larger cities on cast and expects to visit Scotland and England ere he returns. Of coureo , you will let us hear from you while away , won't you , friend Black ? An amusing Incident occurred at the little tcwn of Parrott , Ga. , on the Columbus South ern railway , recently. The Methodist con- giegatlon was having a revival which had lugged Its length along until the congrega tion had become worn cut with churchgolng and piovldlng for the preachers , who came rem nil around to assist In the cause. The as' preacher thnt came was the straw that ) n > ke the back of the dromedary. No one v.&ntc.l him , nnd n meeting of the stewards was held to consider how he was to be pro vided for. One of thpm promoted to draw- straws for him , which was not agreed to , but finally the question was eettlcd by a uoposltlon to radio thu minister off , and this tctrally happened , the steward throwing the ewest dice taking the unwelcome preacher and providing for his physical wants during ho closing hours of the long tellglous heat , Tim iHory Is told In a Chicago paper that Rev , Ernest M. Stlrcs , the rector cf Grace Episcopal church , was present at the recent charity ball with his wife , they being the guests of friends. A woman reporter came ilonh' , and , seeing Mr. Stlrey , said : "I want to get the ladles' gowns. " "Well , really , " answered the observing young minister , "I .hlnk they need what they have. " Indianapolis Journal : "This , " raid the nether In her best Instructive voice , no she nilded the child through the museum , "this s a praying machine unad by the benighted lenthen. " "I don't think that Is half as nice as bav- ns > our prayers done by the preacher , like vo do , do you , mamma , " said the miall girl. Chjcago llecord : "Kitty , how did you nako the rector so angry ? " "Well , ho rhowod mo the lion and the mlcorn on the vestry curtains and I asked ilm when ho was going to write to Qut-cn Vlctoila to bring the throne und come over. " .MAKING A KJuaul K , ( 'miner In New York Sun , 'vo mapped me cut n form : I would Indite A bonnet to be regular as u bow Of promise , In the heavens , that we do know 3towx always seven colon ) to the sight ; Ami twice pcvon lines aru In a sonnet , quite , Thu octavo now In making- Kood uhow , Vml will bo ended noon , to my delight , I've heard of tonntt writers , thnt , In woe , ? at up all houis so as to get It right. I'he xextet'a not t-o hard UK the octave , Hut hard enough for me ; why should 1 nigh ? TIs true the tutk' not comlcnl nor Brave , Nor hopelrvB IB It. or I rhould not try l'o King u little lunnlni ; mimic Have , Which ought the 1'etrurth cu't to satisfy , ABROAD \V1TII1 \ WHEELMEN American Mounts Ecorchinrr Their Way Into ForeignrAfiections. INVADING ALL LANDS AND CLIMES Clnxscil nm ItiirnriliitiK unit colilftit Itnti-H ( Jo t p Mat < < T * of lnlcr < * N < ( o 'AVIici-Irr * llnp- In | tii > I.oiMil There Is hardly a section of Ihe civilized or Id where Aincrlcan-inade bicycles arc not In use. Thty arc to he found In the Orient and Australia , as well as In Kuropa and the clvll'zed sections cf Africa. While In most of the forelnn countries the Amcr.cnn wheel competDo with local makes , these cannot be classed ns compu'ltors ' , because the superior ity of the American wheel Is conceded by ex perts. The chief obstacle In most places U national prejudice , or that principle po litely called loyalty to home Industry. American bicycles are cutting quite n swath In Australia , despite ths fact that Kng- llfh wheels tell for frcm $15 to $25 less. One Melbourne Him rccnntly sent an order for $50,000 worth of "YanUce cycles" to n ChlcaRo house. The New South Wales trade of a New Jersey firm Is nlono worth $100000 tier annum , The factory cost of hlih grade bicycles Is about $70 , which , under the Australian dut of 25 per cent ml valorem , added to shlppln and other expenses , makes the landed cos about $100. The average prlc& obtained fo high grade wheels In the Antipodes Is $12C although a first class rac'ng machine wll bring from $10 to $20 $ more. The dcmant for women's bicycles far exceeds the supply The omen's wheels supplied by Hi Ills makers are far too heavy , the weight belli about , thirty-five pounds. The llghtes women's wheel sold In the colonies weigh twenty-eight pounds , If Americans rai supply a w oman's wheel we'ghlng froti twenty-two to twenty-live pounds they wll find an Immense market. Strange to relate , the opening of the Cool gardlc gold fields has helped the Australia ! cycle trade greatly. The bicycle has bcei Invaluable to the great crowds which hav rushed to the fields In search cf gold. To many parts of the barren west HIP bicycle has been the only means of ccmmunlratlon Far the transit of messages the oyclha been highly Important and very remunera live to the cycle messenger. The charge for carrying a message Is one sh lllng pc mile ; sometimes even more. For Instance one message was carried thirty miles at the cost of 25. In consequence of the bicycle' utility nnd Importance en the fields , the trade In cycles has been extensive. One nuen alone at Coolgardle Is reported to have mad CG.OOO profit In less than twelve months. Greece Is another country where the Amer' ' can wheel Is proving popular. At prcsen there are about -100 bicycles In Athens , am most of them ar.i of American make. The average wheel weighs about twenly.-slx rounds , and the character of the roads. ' for bid a lighter machine , unless cf a very hlgl Is nul o and long base. There Is no duty nt wheels In Greece , consequently few are manufactured In that country. The history of bicycling In Greece Is Interesting. The first machine wa.s brought there many jeais ago by ths king. It was an all-wood affair of the variety known as "bone-shaker.1 Naturally , his majesty did not appear In public on this machine , as bicycles wcro re garded by the natives as supernatural am uncanny for many years. The pioneer blcy cllbts of Greece were subjected to many In conveniences , and even dangers. Thcj wcrs hooted and laughed at even In UIP "treets of Athens , and were sometimes stoiiH and tumbled from their wheels. At tht present day the lustlc geneially crosses him self and utters a prayer when a blcyclls passes him. A correspondent of the Cyclist .ijaysi that as a pistlme cycling In Japan has grown rapidly into favcr among all classes of the people who , by the way , are physically specially well conformad to become good riders , per haps more so than the Anglo-Saxon race It eelf. The men are short , averaging not more than five feet , ratl.er thick-set , with no great weight to carry , while their muscular devel opment Is above the average , from the un- utuial amount of outdoor exercise , chiefly wjlklng. Indulged In from earliest youth by the majority cf the men of the middle classes Tholr habits of llvlnc clvc them free ui > e of arms and legs , and the art of balancing IB t-j them not so difficult a matter to learn as It often proves to the stlffer-llmbeJ youngstcif cf the west. Then , all Japanese are fond of travel , and especially of rapid motion , while the slghl touch of vanity in their composition makes them rather vain of their prowess awheel when It carries them rapidly through country villages to an admiring chorus from the coun- tiymen who never di earned of such mete rir flight , The Japanese , too , has another ad vantage over a western beginner ho Is en tirely free from self-consciousness , and mas ters his machine all the more readily. Noth ing disturbs him. rihd .every laugh but helps lilm along , ns a covert compliment Indeed , whore a more surecptlble westerner would ictlie from public gaze covered with his shame as his mantle. BICYCLES AS DAGGAGR. In all the present discussion over the ques tion of the railroad con.panles charging for ho transportation of bicycles nothing Is slid about the proper equipment of cars for car rying wheels. If the opinions of wheelmen on the subject were obtained It Is probable that no one would object to a reasonable charge , regulated by the distance traveled , f by paying one could be assured of lii wheel being placed In a rack , where It would not bo endangered by contact with other wheels or baggage. U not Infrequently hap pens that the enamel and nickel parts are mdly scratched , spokes broken and tires In ured by the careless manner In which the vhcols arc promiscuously thrown together. This practice has been so general on all roads that It was expected when they de cided to charge for carrying bicycles they vould offer wheelmen some kind of a reason able guarantee that bicycles would be better aken care of. No such prospect seems In view , however , though the road that first decides baggage cars equipped with cides to run racks can be assured of becoming popular among wheelmen , charge or no charge. The fight over a bill In the New ork CKlslature requiring railroads to c rry bicycles as baggage Is becoming quite waim. n fact warmer than the railroad thaigi n the state warrants. The rallrn.il side if he question as to the rates charged are thus utllned by the New York Times ; "Wheelmen throughout the Wnlt.'d plates mve been very active In securing decisions f the courts that tlcyclos are vehicles apd re entitled to all the. < privlleges of vehicles In hehighways. . "Now , It would scam , If the bicycle Is a vehicle It could hardljIIBP called a traveling jag or a trunk , nnd-tbat , therefore , It could not reasonably bs lobked upon .IB baggage , nil for ono , I think -It Is unreasonable to isk the railroads to icarry bicycles free as laggage , "I nnd that several railroad * In this atato re charging a nominal figure for dirtying I'cjcles ' ; that they lisue a legular ticket for hem , to as to give the ! nheelman no trouble vhatcvcr In eecurlnK ; < he transportation of ils bicycle , and tliatn the charne , for ! n- tance for thlrty-fivo'nillcs'or under , Is < nly 5 cents ; from forty to.fclxty-flve miles , 1C to 6 cents ; for 400 mlles'lt Is only $1. "I have lately seen Ji letter on this subject rom an Kngllsh rntlWay QHlcT. f.ddretsed Vtfik which states that o a friend In New , he English clearing Jiouse , established ty ct of Parliament , h B fixed the tariff on ilcycles at 12 cents for from one to iw Ivo miles ; 18 cents , from thirteen to twonty.fiva illes : 24 cents , from twenty-six o fifty illcs : 30 cents , from ( Ifty-one to j evii jr-llvo miles ; 48 tents , from eevcnty-slx to 100 illee , and 84 cents , from 201 to 250 miles. "If a bicycle Is entitled to the pllvlle o of carriage , as a vehicle. It certainly Is rot ntltlcd to the privilege of a trunk , as > aggag ? , and It would seem , us probably > 0 per cent of all the trips of whd.M'nn tn liecais will be covered by iho IB cent harge , now made by the railroads. Ihat t ) U as not an unrearonable rate , and ns I a'n nfotmed that a bicycle will take up the rum f four trunks It Impresm me us t'lng a cry reasonable charge that the American oads have made , even mors reasonable than ho chargeof the English rail va/s , vvh'ch harge U fl'C'l ly 1"W. " IJICVCUXQ IS HAZARDOUS , lUprotentatlvei ( I mutuil Insurance com- cf the Un ted Static , recently lu con- A Great Educational Proposition. ON'H DOLLAR soul lo tlio Western Now9inpor ] Syiuliontc will place you in immediate possession of u I'oniploto sot of J 3lont1ii1 | ) volumes , over o.OOO illtidtratud jmgus , ol that livtost nml b"3t gonarnl poforonuo work , TUK XKW uptodnto KNCYCI.OPAKDIC D1CTIONAKY , the btiltinco lolng puyubfo ut the rnto of $1.25 pot- month about cents n day for ono year. THE SYNDICATE AT OM'I ! 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Nil till- > I\IIITNS or ( loi-iipnlloii \ \ Slrc - < Xo CHy resolved that unanimously In Uoaton , ference Llcvcltnc la a hazardous occupation , which tbcy cannot Insure against nt the- present rates of premium , and that In future the cyclist will pay double for his insurance , or leceivc less Indemnity , or give up cycling so far as Ms accident Insurance Is concerned. The following resolution was paraed unanl- " "Uesolved , That the uee cf the bicycle should be covered by additional cost , or re duction of death and Indemnity benefits , and It Is recommended that this bo provide I for Dy either of the following methods : The ade quate Increase of piemlunis to cover the added risk , or the classification as an oc cupation of bicycle riders In a class twice as hazardous as the 'preferred' risk ; that bene fits by accidents by bicycle riding be ppe- clficnlly reduced ; the including of bicycling under the policies to be covered only by specific permits at an extra premium. " The underwriters evidently base their action on the general assumption that the majority of persons w'ho ride the "wheel are unable to withstand the temptation to abuse .he exhilarating recreation. This action of he accident underwriter * ) will doubtless have nn appreciable effect on the general attitude of regular life Insurance companies toward jlcycle riding. Hut why Is the pedestrian , whoso occupation is equally hazardous , Ig- lorcd ? POLICEMEN ON BICYCLES. The Introduction of the bicycle Into muni cipal service has been tried In New York with excellent results. So far the Introduction IBS been experimental , but the success of the service has been such that It will lead to a considerable extent In the near future , ollco Commissioner Andrews , hlin&elf a vheelnian , Is made directly responsible for he Innovation. Four policemen wcro uounted en bicycles and assigned to duty n the upper part of the city , fays the Sci entific American. Already a number of nerltorlous arrests of reckless drivers and cyclists have been made by them. In the CSTO of a driver the tactics followed are for ho officer to ride ahead of the offending chicle nnd allow himself margin enough or dismounting and making the arrest. In ho case of a cyclist who was obdurate , the officer In one caw ran Into him , bringing vhcelu , olllcer'-'and cyclist down In a heap. lUt , as the poinmlsMloner expressed It , with their man on top. " CommlMtoner Andi'ewti told of ono man vho was recentlypromoted to the 'poiltlcM of roundsman for meritorious arrests wth | ho aid of the bicycle. Although a foot patrolman , he Impressed Into his service on each occasion , a private wheel , mounted It aiid caught hit' men , who otherwise , on ac- ount of their long start , would have ercaped. The next move Is to be the mounting of oumUmen on wheels. The duty of a rounds- nan Involves the overseeing of a large dis- rct ! and the control of the patrolmen who ire performing tholr tours therein , The ilcycle-mounted roundsman will. It U thought , be the Ideal officer for this work. Kor patrol vork In the annexed district the cyclUt po- Iccnian wll be a\ilo \ to cover hla round four r five times where the foot policeman would o to but once. In the cara of an equestrian r mounted policeman , the difference would robahly bo as great , as the liort ? U kept at a walk not exceeding a pedestrian In speeJ , ADVICE FROM DOCTORS. The doctors arc still giving good advlco to wheelmen. They 'maintain that wheeling can be made either a blweliig or a curse , ac- oidlnii to whether the rider brings to hear n It a little common ec-nso and prudence or illndly runs to fadtt and excesses. Accord * ng to a distinguished medical authority , who s also an expert wheelman , the great bug bear of the bicyclist , from a h > 'gltif | nojjij f v'ew , Is position , A pTeValent Idea IB hat the" nearer the position assumed res-em- bley that of the racing cyclist , the nearer eiivjt It becomes. This at-sumptlon Is vcldedly wrong. The position of the racing ion and that of the read or pleasure rider re not related and bhould not bo confused , 'ho racing man In the correct position of road rider could not obtain anywhere near ho tpeed necessary to win a race , while the oad rdtr only adds more weight and fatlguo to himself by tiding after the style of a racing cyclist. The position fort good roac r'dlng Is with the body .straight , with a slight bend from the unlit and not from the back and the head up. The racing position Is just the opposite. Many wheelmen main- lain that an cahy-rldlng carriage cannot hi obtained by having the handle bars on al most a level with the upper brace or to ] tube. The handle grips should be FO ele vated as to be parallel with the scat and the seat to adjusted as to permit the heel of the shoo of the rider to reit lightly upon the pedal when the leg Is fully extended. In the correct pos.llnn the cyclist should at any moment be able to take his hands off the handle grips and not alter his position In the slightest. It gives him perfect mastery over his wheel In case of danger. In the lacing position there Is hardly a niusclo above the waist that Is not thrown out ol Its proper place. The shoulders are forced back until they nlinovt meet , while the neck and lungs are mlsplacs ; ] , thus preventing proper breathing and action. It alt > o slowly but surely works at physical deformity in the carriage of the rider when off the wheel. Another great mistake is to grip the handles tightly. They are really only necessary for the purpose of steering , mounting , dis mounting and for leverage. After Knowing how to ride , the bicyclist balances not by the hands but by the feet upon the pedals and the legs against the frame. BICYCLE AGAINST LOCOMOTIVE. The much talked of trial of speed bo- Iwcen the bicycle and the locomotive whlrh failed to materialize last summer , Is revived already , and the fans have hettlcd It that the contest will bo between the Empire- State express and a sextet wheel geared at lf > : i , and inninicd by stiong-lungcd and mupcular rldeiB. Regarding the projected battle betueen muscle und steam the New Yoik Wcrld tays ; A highly Important fac tor In this race will be the track. This will be built as smooth nnd level ns human Ingenuity can make It In order to give I lie ildcis equal chances with the iron horse. The company of cycle manufacturers which has built the wheel will be ready before the 1st of Muy , Then they will throsv down the gauntlet to the giant of die rails for a huU-mlle dash. The bicycle that has been thus named Is said to be thu laigcft In the world. Ils length ever all U thirteen foet' , and Its "water lino" or wheul-bato Is somi'thlng under c foot IPSH. It weighs 13" ' potimU , giving each rider about twcnjy-thrce pounds In addition to his own weight to propel , The wheels have only two "nches more cf diameter than those of I lie average bicycle. That la , they are thirty Inches anota , The tires are bald lo he the largest over mode. They nro two and one-half Inches In diameter. And the gear , v.herein lies ( he becret of Its phenomenal velocity , has been compounded to Ifill. This Is the simple description that tells thn whole tale ; at leant to experts. To the Uy mind , however , the a few figures fall to ex plain just why the machine Is rc-gdrded by many people who examined It at the lalj b'cycle show as ono of the great mechanical marvels of the age. What give * It Its ex- tracrdlnary cpecd , whrn mounted by expert rldei * * , U \uuidcrful gear. It Is a com pound gear , constructed with four driving sprockets. Thn large-jit sprocket , the one nearest to the rear wheel , has tweniy-elght teeth ; tl-o next largest has twenty-thruc , Ihe third fourteen nnd the xmallext dilvlng feprccket ulna troth. To calculate ) Iho gear you mtu't multiply the pr duct of the two hrgo sprockets by the diameter of the whrel , Then you ilhhlo Ill's by Iho product of the two wnaller kprocktly , and you have aa the gear , 153 , - * \VhFn you are tdd that It Is Impossible to construct any form of vehicle propelled by man-power that will exceed the maximum of speed of the Kexlot you arc naturally dis posed to question ( he accuracy of ( he Htatc- ment and to arguu that If ntx men can manlpuUtu a maenad that goc-a Infinitely faster thin a > \licl mounted by a blngl3 rider , therefore and apparatus designed fur ten men must bo corrcgpo'idliiKly urit raiil'l than the te.xUt. TJiu Inventor ol the ' Empire express' rival declares Ihat you uro wrong and demonstrates its technicality. Ho says that It Is impossible to construct a machine for more than sjmtn that will not lose In velocity for each added saddle or- tprocket beyond * lx. He has tried It , ho- rays , jiul iliuls that any further extension of the length between the wheels makes It absolutely unreliable. It will wobble , ho declare ? , beyond any possibility to prevent. To correct this wobbling requires euch an extreme speed that It Is Impossible to get a gear high enough to effect the nsccsbary velocity. Thcrcfoio the man who designed the bicycle built for s.\ | believes he haa. struck the nail on the head , and that It In not In human nature to outclass his ma chine. The Inventors of the sextet declare that no expense has been spaicd In perfecting tho- design of this wheel. They pay that the pneumatic tires alone cost JCOO , being mado- with lubber wall ? thrcc-quiirtcro of an Inch thick , leaving an air chamber ono Inch In diameter , made to withstand nn air pressure- of C20 pounds ( o the square Inch , The six riders will be men of even , weight , about 115 pounds. The track will bo about six miles of a wlralghtawuy road par allel with the route of the New York Con- tial's flyer. There Is such a level stretch. a short distance west of Albany , and If the- ground can bo secured the tiack will he laid out there. Six straight miles at least are ncccfsary. It Is estimated that It will require at leahL two miles for the frextet to get properly ) ttartcd , and that after thn half mile hnt been run against the express tr.iln , frorm three and a half to four miles will have to- be gone over before the fcxtct can bo flopped. The ildera will be supplied with a potent breathing nppaiatus attached to nn air chamber , from which each man , having hl nnsu and mouth closed off agolnht the wind , will bo obliged to rihplre from start to finish. The Inventor bellcvr-s the tcxtot can cover a mlle In thirty-five fvcomH If It can It will eland a fair chance of winning th > ace , A flock of 2,800 sheep at Churchill , Nov. , were * xlampedrd one day recently , and In somn way luo eoli-inn.s of ( lie filKMcnci ! animals eamo together and 200 ilicep vvcret smothered , their bodies being tilled up to a helzht o : fix 'cot. ' Eldredge & Belvid re. They are the lightest Running I Wlieels on Earth and Strictly High Grade. We Always flade Good Sewing Machines ! Why Shouldn't Wo Hake Good Wheels ? QUALITY GUARANTEED THE BC8T Reclor & Wllhe'iny Co , Agents , OMAHA , Mill. NATIONAL SEWING MACHINE CO , , nni.vii > rKL' : . ILLS. p ;
