THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 27 , 189G.
FOR THE
There Is great excitement among the
"feet" runners on the other side. Not slnco
. the memorable tlmo of 1S85-6 has there been
anything like It. That was In the palmy
days of Cummlngs and Oeorgo. The cause
of all this furore Is the proposed races be
tween Tommy Conneff , the American cham
pion , and P. 15. Bacon , the flower of the
( British flock. Thcao races are to determine
the world's championship , and the first will
to. run at Dublin on Saturday afternoon
noXt. Whllo there Is suspicion of hippodrome
eboilt the whole affair , there Is no galnsay-
, Inglhal the crowd that will assemble to
cp the Initial race next Saturday will be
something tremendous. I well remember of
reading the reports of Tommy's last ap
pearance In Dublin. The people swarmed
Into the -grounds llko hiving bees. They
.wero wild with excitement , and , after some ,
thing llko 35,000 paid admissions had filed
through the turnstiles , the rabble made an
assault" , toro down the fences , and literally
took possession of the park. Dublin , you
know , claims Conucff as a homo production ,
nlthough..tho homo ot his folk Is In the
'town of Clare. From the latest advices from
across the big drink It would seem that
the llttlo Irish-American had regained his
old-tlmo wonderful form , and was going
with 'tho wind. If this bo true It Is good-
liyo to the hopes of the English crack , not
withstanding his recent remarkable achieve
ments. At his brst the man docs not live
who , con beat Tommy Connect. However , I
do not say he will win , for the reports of
Tils superior condition aro. received very
charily , on this side , where It was known
that for months he has not bceu his old self.
Ho Is being carefully handled nnd trained
under the watchful eye of Albert C. Dowllng ,
president of the Suffolk Athletic club of
Io3toa ! , who Is thoroughly acquainted
with the climatic changes of the country , "
and recent advices may have him down all
O. K. Mr. Hichard 1 . Ilussell Is business
manager of all details attending the series
of matches , and has already closed an agree
ment to have the second race , one tnlle ,
take placfl In Glasgow on Saturday , October
17 , under the auspices of the Celtic Foot
Ball club of that city , which Is the largest
association of Its kind in Scotland , owning
Its grounds , which are laid out In model
.stylo for athletic events , and will accom-
jupdate CO.OOO people , having given a guar
anty of an attendance of 110,000 people In
order to secure the second match. If Con-
noff wins It will be a popular victory , any
way on this side of the Atlantic , and within
auld Ireland's narrow confines , He Is not
much more than two-thirds the size of
Bacon , and was worshipped on the chalky
shores before he came over here and tool :
out his papers. On the other hand the
Johnny Bulls will bet you to a standstill on
Mr. Sldemeat. He Is their hope and pride ,
and will bo backed by barrels of sovereigns
in his coming runs with "our boy. "
The Australian cricketers signalized their
first appearance In this country'since ' 93
nt Philadelphia one week ago Friday , and
they didn't do a thing to the Oentlemans'
Quaker elfliqn , who trounced them S3 roundly
three brief years ago. but pick them up
F * and slam them around like so many old
ft nulls of clothes. The struggle closed Mon
day evening , leaving the Antlpodeans a
margin of 123. Such magnificent Holding
as they did was never before witnessed
on American cricket grounds. By the way ,
their manager. Harry Musgrovo , Is a player
of considerable caliber himself. The first
llmo he played against England In Aus
ft * . tralia his score was 100 , a total which
has never been approached by an Aus
tralian in his debut against the homo coun
try. Of late years Mr. Musgrovo's theat
rical euegagements he Is manager of the
Princess' theater in Melbourne have occu
pied his close attention , but that ho Is still
well able to "fill the bill" as a cricketer
has been more than once shown this sum
mer , and his great executive ability , com-
"blnod with much tact , has made him Ira-
snensoly popular on the present tour , Clem
ent Hill , the youngest member of the team ,
Is still In hla teens. No other Australian
tmtsman has ever attained such celebrity
on the cricket field while so young ns Hill
J , ii'nd It was noted as a curious coinci
dence that on the occasion of HIll'H great
otplolt ( ICO not out ) against Stoddart's
team at tlio end of last March , the famous
6outh Australian , who ranks second among
iho cricketers of the world , was exactly
twlco the ago of young "Clem , " Qlffen
.completing his 3Gth and Hill his ISth year
during the progress of the game. His
. "highest score during their ucrlos of matches
In England this summer was 130. Ho
stands third In the list of averages , Gregory
and Darling being first and second , ro-
cpcctlvely , Hill's figures show an average
of 27.81 for forty-thrco completed Innings ,
with a total of 1,196 runs made on the
English wickets.
The lapse of another fortnight will wlt-
ncis the practical close of the light har-
ntvis Ea.ibon of 1SOO , and whllo there have
beru many marvelous performances and
ncrjral records broken , the longed-for and
much predicted 2-uilnuto ciulne has not
shown up. I do not believe it was very
Generally expected that ho would , but there
were a number of enthusiasts early In the
.season who would have been perfectly willIng -
Ing to have Jeopardized almost any kind
ut money that ho would be hero by this
time. Hamlln was very sanguine that the
gallant Hobort J would win the crown ,
but thus fur he has been disappointed. Still
there la yet one more chance the big
mooting at Lexington next month. Horse
men are looking forward to that great gath
ering of horses and horsemen with very
much cuiloully and confidence. Of course ,
Jt Is possible for the two-minute fly or to
make ills appearance there , but It In not
probaulcu Still , there 1s sum to be uomo-
llilng icneatloual done at that mooting ,
Tjocauao all thu owners of the fastest kind
of horses are always anxious to do Home-
thing crcat there , and they will all be there
Gentry , the champion , Iloberl J. , Agan ,
Tolnter And all the re t. The
fact that Hobert J has been cold
to a gentleman who does not Indulge In
hone racing means that If It Is possible
for that horse to better tils mark ho will
do It at Lexington. Although the horse has
been cold , Mr. Hamlln ha * the racing right *
of the pacer until the season 'Is ended.
Tlila being so , It Is certain Mr , Hamlln
will try the hone for all bo Is worth. The
nalo also weans that after the meeting In
question we may expect to bid farewell to
Hobert J , as a public race horse , and when
lie has left the track one of the moat won
derful horses that has over figured In
liarncs * races will nave taken hla departure
from the race track , John H. Gentry can
poyr IB called the "King of the I'accre , "
without fi'or pf serious dispute. Ills feat
of going thu mile In 2:014 : ! has never been
equaled , and etatnpi him as the best pacer
that tbo world has known. Two yean ago
llobert J. went the mlle In the earns time
as did John Jt. Gentry nt Glcnu Falls , but
Hobort J. wa not only paced by a runner ,
but he made his record on the Terre Haute
track , one ot the best In the land , while
Gentry paced his uillu lu a race nnd on a
track that very few people know of , and
that la rertalnly not as fast as that at
Tcrre Haute. Thu performance of Gentry
ehowi th t hU defeat of Robert J. Hi Flent-
wood , jw nLy ) was no lluke , out ! the record
< heu * m4e by Gentry far the belt three
The horse Is a wonder , and his performance
and that of Star Pointer holds out strong
hope that we may sec the two-mlnuto mark
reached brforo long.
Slnco the above was put In typo John
II. Gentry has practically accomplished the
long-prayod-for record. At Portland , Me. ,
last Thursday afternoon , paced by a runner ,
he stepped off thu fastest mile ever made
In harness beating his own top-notch mark
of 2.01V& Just one second. And so , after
all. It loots as If the two-minute horsu
had arrived. Such an Infimtrsmal sub
division of time as a half second should
not be allowed to Interfere with our hailing
John II. Gentry as the two-mlnuto honse.
The quarter was turned In OiZO'/t ; the second
quarter 0SOVi : , making the half 0:59'/i : ; the
third quarter was made In 0:30 : % , making
the three-quarters 1:5014 : ! and the last quar
ter In the marvellous time ot 0:30U : and
the mile 2:001,4 : , At Lexington , with favora
ble conditions , the half second should be
lopped off , and there you arc.
Long-haired boys In padded canvas uni
forms have begun to make their appearance
on tha streets as they pass to and fro from
rcsldenco to practice grounds , which proves
beyond a peradventure that the foot ball
ncason Is about due. There Is no athlete
BO fond of exhibiting himself when tagged
for the fray as the foot ball player , and
this Is all the more strange when you take
In the firotcEciuc aspect most of them present
when no habilitated. A nattily clad base
ball , tennis or golf player might be Justified
In a feeling of pride when on parade , for
there Is some attraction and plcturcsmicness
about them all , but a pigskin hustler , with
his mowful of curls and baggy , dirty
breeches and tight-fitting vest , shin pro
tectors and nose cover , la only In his cle
ment when In the red hot of battle. However -
over , It is this very Incongruity that fosters
the ambition to flaunt oneself before the
public. But , ns.I . said , the foot ball season
l.i about hbro and there Is an animated
buzz among the students of school and college -
lego on all sides. There Is much specula
tion as to how * the teams of the big colleges
will bo made up , and about all the Interest
Is centered In them. It Is to the leading
colleges we all turn when the foot ball Is
put In motion. The professionals may absorb
serb the attention of the public In other
sports , hut the collegians have the call on
foot ball. Of Into years , however , the scope
of the sport has been largely augmented
and athletic clubs and outside organizations
are putting teams In the field that compare
favorably with the teams of Vale , Harvard ,
Princeton and Pennsylvania. As yet , how
ever , they have not succeeded In relieving
the big schools of much of their prestige
nor proven very formidable rivals , and so
long as It Is the college teams all long
to hear about , It would be foolish not to
accord them the hulk of attention. How will
these great teams appear this fall ? That
ranas yet only be guessed at , although It
requires no microscope to detect that Yale
Is going to fall short of her accustomed
strength this year , but nevertheless will have
a great team. She has a rank and flic to
draw from which no _ other college has a
fact that must not bo overlooked. Absentees
are numerous , however , and an almost new
team will wear the blue. Jerrems and Do-
Witt will bo missed from behind the line
and Thomas will also bo among the miss-
Ing. These three individuals will
make a hole In the eleven Captain Murphy
will nnd hard to nil. Lctton will likely
take the place of Jerrems as full-back , but as
yet nothing definite can be said with re
gard to the other principal positions. Har
vard and Princeton are both in a better
way than Old Ell. On the first named team
will bo six of last jear's force , with Wrlght-
Inston , the captain , and Dunlop In their
old positions behind the lino. Beale , the
Omaha boy , will likely bo the quarter-back ,
and Cabot and the two Shaws wll be at
their old positions. The vacancies that are
to be filled up are left guard , right end and
right and left tackle. There Is plenty of
good material to choose from , and Captain
\Vrlghtlngton Is certain that he will have
a better team than last year. Princeton
will also have six of the old men thte sea
son , and they are good ones. As Rhodes.
Galley and Ulggs have stated that they will
bo back again , the line will be Intact , and
this will make the Tigers very formidable
this year. Last year their line was a pow
erful one. It Is problematical as to whether
or not Suter or Smith will be at the quarter ,
but the former's work of last year may get
him the position. Balrd and Wheeler may
have a contest for full-back , and llosengarten
will be the left half-back. There Is llttlo
definite about the Pennsylvania. That they
will have a great team there Is no doubt
whatever. Bull.'s plare will be hard to nil ,
but there arc some very good candidates
for It. One thing Is aure , and that Is that
If the New Haven team nnd the University
of Pennsylvania meet In a contest , It
may be that the Pennsylvania boys will not
have any the worst of it. They are at pres
ent working like beavers getting Into con
dition. There la no chance whatever of a
game between Yale and Harvard , so that
the Blues iy.111. have only one great game
this year. , It they do not make an engage
ment with the University of Pennsylvania.
The University of Pennsylvania so far has
only one big game/ that with Harvard , and
the Tigers have two , one with Yale and
one with Harvard. So that as far as known
the most Interesting gumo that wo will have
will bo that between Yale and Princeton ,
It Is at present Impossible to tell how the
teams will compare ; but It Is certain that ,
desplto the trouble and uncertainty of get
ting new men to nil the places of the good
old ones , both colleges will bo well repre
sented In tbolr annual battle on the grid
iron.
Pugilistic gossip ! becoming less In quan
tity and cheaper In quality with every passIng -
Ing week , and there Is a very bright pros
pect that in the very near future sporting-
writers will bo spared the necessity of
keeping track of the crowd of loafers who
make up the game. During the past week
both Corbett and Fltzslinnions have been
arrested and placed under bonds for the
alleged crime of agreeing iu New York to
enter Into a prize nglit. While this seems
llko stretching a good thing a trifle , It is
to be hoped that the courts will find It
within their Jurisprudence to send both over
to Blackwcll's Island for a couple of years'
training. That Is all there ID worthy or
mention In connection with this savory pair.
Aside from this , Steve O'Donncll punched
Paddy Slavln Into oblivion at Magpoth , Long
Island , last Monday night In flvo rounds ,
and Friday night George'DUou and Tommy-
White fought a twenty-round draw. It U
qulto probable that Tommy Hyan and
Danny Needham will renew old associa
tions In a twenty-round bout In Now York
next Saturday night , and If they do It will
prove a great drawing card. Hyan gained
his reputation by whipping Needham In
Minneapolis In ' 91. The St , Paul boy took
a frightful grueling , and yet It took Uyan
seventy-six rounds to knock him out. Tom
Tracoy and George Green fight next
Wednesday night before the Occidental club
In 'Frisco , The Australian should win ,
although U | g no "lead pipe" that ho will. Is
The opinion Is that Tom has been on the
back truck for a year or so , and as Green
has certainly been coming , the chances are
good for a nerco contest. Jack Kvtrhurdt
and George JUavlgno collide In Guthajn some
tlmo nest mouth , and there are a number
of other email affairs on the tapis.
The three fastest heats i > ver paced la a
race wan the rpcord of Star Pointer In the
big frea-for-all orent at Mystic park , Medford -
ford , on Friday afternoon a week ago. All
tbo world's records weru broken for three
heats , and the old king , lloburt J. and
Frank Agan met their equals. In tha first
heat all records were broken when Star
Pointer passed tht > halt lu f/Jri seconds , with
Agan a length lu the rear anil Hobert J ,
structure three lengths behind. It wai the
same ( til tnroUKU Ib * racp , and the stclllon ot
at the finish of the three heats was good
and strong , The vrjum > r , Star Pointer , U
7 years of agn , btlnjf foaled In I8S3 , and
came from the south lie h H rich ma-
liogauy bay , with mi Intelligent Jookiua
head , aurt built oil tbo line * at a race horac. by
Last seaton he was In the stnblo of Ed
Goers , who raced him through the grand
circuit , winning everywhere. It was Oecrs
who marked Pointer In 2:01 : In a race at
Tcrro lUute last season. The record for
the three heats Is appended ; Quarter , 29J.
31. 30i ! half , 60 % , 1.02 , 1.01'4 ! three-quar
tors , 1:3114 : , 1:33 : , 1:32 % ; mile , 2:02 : % , 2:03 : %
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O.V Till * IIAI.b I'MlUI ) .
The t.nit Yntvp from < he lllvnrlicrH
'I'llIK Afternoon ,
With the two games at Cincinnati to
day , between the lied Legs and Uncle Ansc's
Cells , and the National Icaguo season for
189C will bo over. There has been nothing
especially remarkable about the season's
play , other than the fact that the Haiti-
mores won the pennant for the third suc
cessive time , and the Clnclnnatls demon
strated that they arc the rankest set ol
quitters that ever stepped on a ball flild.
And again It has been anything hut A satis
factory ecason. Of course mofcbof the clubs
have emerged from the traytwllh a gcod
little balance on the right ldc of the ledger ,
nnd ordinarily that wotilrf ' bjj 'all that 1s
necessary. But not so this time with the
National league. There has been too much
Internal contention between magnates , too
much riot on the open field , too much
Jealousy and too much animosity exhibited
between the magnates , and there Is no de
crying that the foundations of the grand
old body ha c been pretty badly shaken.
The coming annual meeting will be n
momentous one. What U done there will
Bottle the matter one way or the other. On
the moguls' decisive action hangs the fate
ot the league. Illval orE.inlzallons are not
Impossible. There have been many hints
thrown out during the progress of the
present tumultuous EIMSOII. Aside from the
vital questions touching upon the stability
of the league structure , It strikes me that
there must bo a radical change In the
handling < if umpires : If there Is not , you
can expect to road of a fatality on the field
sooner or later. The summer of 1S9B
witnessed many ominous Incidents ,
nnd several narrow escapes. Has" Nick
Young a life tcnuro on the ofllcc he holds ?
If so , better pension him and call In a
younger man. His Incompetency has been
a glaring feature of the season Just closed.
The uiaplro question Is to receive full at
tention at the couilnt ; meeting , however ,
and after that there will bo plenty of tlmo
for comment and criticism. There Is also
to be a change In the championship season
next year. The season is to commence
about two weeks later and continue two
weeks longer than It does now. It Is
claimed that the weather during the first
two weeks In October Is ns a rule finer
than It is during the mouth ot April. There
Is a great deal of truth in this , and the
change may bo a good one. The chance
will also tend to do away with the south
ern trips which have become so costly In
recent years. These tripa have not yielded
the returns sufficient to pay for their cost ,
nnd nobody will lament very much It they
are abandoned. There will bo plenty of
time for the players to get Into condition
at home now , and after all Is said players
can condition themselves at homo Just as
well. If not better , than away from home.
All that Is needed la to have a qualified
man in charge of the players , who will
see that they do their work every day
just as faithfully as If they were In a game
for the championship.
When Jimmy Donnelly , the old Omaha
third baseman , Joined the Balttmores In the
spring the wise men in base ball threw .up
their hands and exclaimed In chorus , "That
settles Baltimore. " The absence of McGraw -
Graw and the reputation of Donnelly as a
failure In league company on one or two
occasions made the "dope" on the Orioles
several points off , and dire disaster woa to
bo the Orioles' portion of the season's good
things. And all because McGraw was out
of the game. To the surprise of everybody
except possibly that astute manager , Ned
Hanlon Donnelly put up a fast game at
third , covered much ground and hit well ;
and the Baltimore team went on winning
Just the eamo as they would hove done
had McGraw been In the game. Donnelly's
good work , no doubt , was due to the fact
that he was playing with the fastest team
In the business. Their great work and
confidence carried him right along , and lib
soon learned to act as they did on the
field , and made a success of it. They gave
him confidence In himself and excellent
work was the result. With almost any-
other team Donnelly probably would have
been a frost. No doubt there are many
players In minor leagues and In the big
leagues who are decidedly promising , but
who will never shine out because of their
surroundings. With such Influence as
Hanlon and the Baltimore players exercise
to assist them , these men would come to
the front. But there is but one Hanlon
and ona Baltimore team. There was a
Buck Bwlng , but he has been lost In the
grass.
"There was only one Mlko Kelly , and
aside from his originality as a wit and
good fellow , he was a ball player with n
great big brain , " says President Young. "I
will never forget one game on the old Cap
Itol grounds in 1838 , between the Boston
team and the old Nationals. It was a close
score , and a hit would have won the game ,
The three bases were occupied by the local
team. The man at the bat had three balls
and no strikes. Kelly , who was captain of
the team , was In right field , and when the
umpire called the third ball on John Clark
son , who was pitching , Mlko yelled : 'Kx-
ciiKn mo a minute. Kcl is going behind
the bat. ' I think Charley" Bennett was catch
Ins. Kcl sent Bennett to right field , and
while these changes worn going on Clarkson
had tlmo to steady himself. The- next three
balls pitched were over the plate , and everyone
ono a strike. It Avast a case of when a
pitcher la In doubt , let him put 'em over ,
and that Is exactly what Kelly signalled
Clarkson to do. Tim batsman struck out.
Ho was the last man out , and Kelly's cham
pions won the game. I never In my life
have beheld the llko , of Kelly as a ball
player and a man , and I never will. He was
a magnet , an electric battery. "
Ned Crane , who committed sulcldo at
Hochcstur , was only 32 years old , but In
that tlmo ho traveled the pace that kills.
His trip around the world led to Crane's
ruin , Before that fainous tour Crane did
not drink. He cultivated a wine tastein
that great round of pleasure that led him to
death and a suicide's grave. When he was
tit Cincinnati his life was more or Ices of a
continual debauch , He was bright and witty ,
but , llko many another poor uoul , he did
not possess the faculty of taking care of him
self. Crane first sprang Into prominence In
1887 , when he pitched a phenomenal serlra
and won the International championship for
Toronto. Last year ho was released by
Toronto and played the season out with
Rochester. This year he began with Provi
dence , was thrown to Sprlugfleld and was
then left In the lurch. He was engaged as
an umpire by President Pat Powers , but
did not glvo satisfaction. Since that time
ho has been given over to dissipation ,
Many kind things are said about Connors ,
the second baseman bought from Minne
apolis. He is said to have improved Im
mensely silica he played here In 1892 to
have all of Fred Pfeffer's movements and
to bo an excellent batter. As McCormick Is
much enamored with tbo Idea ot playing
second next season , and as Preston will un
doubtedly want a steady Juhiagaluat Eivcrltt ,
there ought to be all klndv .of fun In the
ante-season training .wojlc next spring.
Pfeffer will probably hold his Job , with Con
nors ready tn succeed him when the veteran's
time for retirement comes. When the fact
remembered that the second basemen
tried on the Chicago team since 1890 have
been only twenty-three In number , it looks
as If experiments were rather uncertain and
dangerous. Chicago News.
Harry Vcmderlnirat has 00me out In
favor of Frank HobUon'a plan to abolish
coaching. He says : "Every player lu the
league who plays tbo game with his head
would bo benefited by thu change , and would
welcome It. Of course , the dumb players ,
whoso knowledge of the game U confined
to hitting the ball and running to the
bases , are so mechanical In their playing
that they ueod coaching. If they can't
play tbo ( tame without being coached they
should bo released and room made for
other player * with bralni. I flatter myself
that wo h vo on our team as brainy a lot
players an there U In the- league , and
there isn't one among them who would ob
ject to the abolition of coaching. " "
Some onn haa taken tbo trouble to go
over tbo Hut of players released or void
the Louisville club In the past four or
1 five seasons , and finds that n formidable
\ , team could bo organized out of the Kurncto'
s "cast-offs. " Hero Is a tram of playern
t every ono of whom have at ono tlmo or
rl another ployed In the colors of the Louis-
. vlllo club : Catchers , Grim and Merrill ;
pitchers , MeDcrmott , Ehret , nhlnes nnd
Hemming ; first baseman , Vaughn ; sccomJ
baso. Proffer ; shortstop , Jennings ; third
base , Collins or Lafo Cross ; right field ,
Donovan ; center field , Brown ; left field ,
O'Brien or Wright.
Colonel W. M. "Dad" Clarke on being In
tervlowed on the political situation In Now
York , said : "I'm a gold man. Just had
two teeth filled with the yellow stuff. We're
all goldbugs In New York. " Washington
1 > 03t'
Twice the Balflmorcs have lost the Temple -
plo cup series , hut every one of the Hull I
mores , and HJnnnger Hanlon as well , con
tend tlut they ' will take the trophy thia
"me-
.
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The DatUra'drcy have lost the scries to
Boston , and theHub , delegates share \vltl
Cleveland the' distinction of ticking the
champions. Sullivan followed up Jack Stlv-
ctt-s' good work b'y shutting the Orioles out
John J. CaVSey,9who played first base for
King Kel's .KlllJr.s nt Cincinnati , nnd at
present inanacer'nT the Grand Rapids team
Is going to TKanJias City as captain am :
playing manager ijext season.
Senator QoflriaiPot Maryland , who playei'
ball with Nick vpung In the days of the
Nationals , Is RtllnJi "fan. " He thinks Bal
timore the g'rca'tcsP club over organized.
coMi.vr : OF Tim FHATUIOUKD HOSTS.
With Ilie Shnotri-N In ( lie Klrlil nn.l
nt ( lie Trap-
That wild fo\vl shoe-ting Is the eports-
nmn's favorite pastime Is a fact not easy
of dispute. It Is not only the case here ,
where there Is an abundance of almost all
kinds of game , but elsewhere , both tn the
cast and west , where there are advantages
for big game killing wo never have here
To bo sure there are some who greatly
profcr chicken nnd quail shooting , and It Is
surely grand sport , but where you find one
wed to this class of pleasure you will find
a score who long for the lake and the
marsh , where , tj\o \ wild rlco undulates In
fields before the passing breeze , nnd the
quack of the mallard and the honk of the
goofeo Is a common sound. Chicken and
quail shooters are enamored of that species
of apart , much on account of Us cleanliness"
and the satisfactory condition ot the birds
when once bagged. And then , too , there
Is a charm In watching a thoroughly broken
pair of dogs work , that would bo difficult
to portray. Still I f * l bold In declaring
that It In nowise can bo compared to wild
fowl shooting. . There Is a spice and variety
about a day in a ducking blind that no
other pursuit can supply. Again I repeat ,
there Is a roynl pleasure In a tramp over our
linmeasurablo hav fields and limitless stubble
for chicken and quail , as there Is also In a
trip after upland plover and curlew , but
there Is something Indescribably matchless
about duck shooting which claims for It a
largo majority of those ardent spirits de
voted to the hammerless.
The fall season that grand cllmaterlc of
the twelvemonth Is now on. There Is no
mistaking that fact. Our nlghta and morn
ings are growing keener nnd keener , the
weeds and grasses are drooping and fast
donnlns their somber garb , the foliage of
the woods Is flecking with flaming scarlets
and gaudy gelds , and all nature Is preparing
for the i-cccptlon of the feathered hordes
as they come down from the north on their
final migration of the year. All worldly
cares go whirling skyward In the face of
this entrancing picture and upon the dark
rotunda around It fancy hangs many a bright
scene sportsmen's eyes alone can see.
The duck hunters' Idyl.
Oft there the timber land stretches down
to the river's edge , robed In gilded gowns ,
whllo the distant bluffs seem shrouded In a
haze of splendor. , The sumach glows and
burns In shady nooks , the bread expanse of
Held and pralrlo U a yellowing desert and
all the frosty and decaying pursuivants of
the hoar seasnn'ab.ead , admonishes him that
his d&yijs hei ; | } apjl must bo.Jmprpved , ,
Down In tho. marsh.
The w'ngs of the teal whistle on every
breeze and fho Blackbirds In myriads rise
chirping petWeiflly from every mass of
reeds. Their noisy clamor Is music to his
ear and he finds agreeable pastime when
the ducks arc flot astir , watching their
ceaseless motion. Thousands are mirrored
In the lake's glassy depths as they stream
back and farth , , overhead , and thousands
more swing b\ \ ) swaying rlco stalk and lean
ing cane. Thd marsh seems allvo with them.
They are evcrywliere. Some In greenish
black coats Cvyhlch gleam In the sunlight
like pollsbed'Jcbony , some In dirty brown ,
gomo with canllnal splotches on their wings
and others wltii bright topaz head and collar.
The kingfisher , as he darts showily up or
down the slough , fills the air with
his querulous cackle ; the heron Itecps silent B
vigil on the distant point , while the white
and black plumafee of the avocet gleams
from every shallow. Along the shore the
yellowleg , with his plaintive whistle atuno
with the breeze , wades and frets from early
morn till late In the evening , and the red-
tailed hawk curves his acute shape against
the distant sky. .
Such are the Imaginary gems at this sea-
Eon of the year that warns the sportsman
to be up and about. There Is the boat tn
haul out of the phed loft for rccalklng and .
pointing , waders to be looked over , shooting
wammus to mpnd , decoys restrung and
packed , shells to be loaded and everything
pertaining to th'o calling prepared for the
ardent work everywhere foreshadowed.
a
Now for a word or two about the season
Just opening. What Is the harvest to be7
A few brief weeks will tell. Kverywhcro
the Indications ore splendid for great sport.
The past summer was a great one , with Its
exuberant crops and welcome rains , and
on all grounds where the birds it re ac
customed to congregate the general condi
tion of things never waa better. Consequently
quently It looks to mo as If there was going
to be elegant shooting and oceans of It.
By the mlddlo of October , or before , per
haps , the main body of birds will have
winged their way from their breeding
grounds roundabout Hudson and Baffin's
bays end the wild borders of British Colum
bia , and brought up here , where the ullmo
Is still soft and pltasant , and the other
attractions not to bo it'Hlsttd. That kingly
old honker , the. Canadian geese , with his vl
congeners , tbo Hutching and the Snow be
geese , the speckled brant , the Incompara
ble canvasback , plump redhead , quacking
mallard , toothsome teal , widgeon , , baldpatu
and bluehlll , are surely on their way , and
will soon be here , The first of the wild
fowl to como dawn from the Artie terri
tory In the fall are the blue and green wing
teal , and they have already arrived , the
wood duck and spoonbill breeding largely ol
here. Then follow tha mallards , pin
tails , widgeon , hluoblll , canvasback and
redhead In about the order given ,
The North Platte Gun club has made ) „
elaborate preparations for a grand trap- , j
shooting tournament to bo held at their
grounds October 12 , 13 and 14 , during the
Nebraska Irrigation fair , A good card of lu
events , Including both live birds and tar-
cots , has been prepared Tor the threa days
and the Indications are flattering for a bl
attendance and intereatlni : sport.
George Krug , the well known Anheuser-
Ilusch man , lia been out at Ogden , the
gucat of J , M , Browning , the Inventor of
the Winchester action , and Qua Becker , the
champion wing shot of Utah. They gave
Mr , Krug a chicken shoot above the Ogden
canoi ) , and from ( ho bag they made , thu
birds must bo xceedlngly plentiful out that
way. They bagged 132 lu a single day'n
shooting , "
The angltngt eason for 1800 Is now on the
wane. The sharp frosts will soon put an
effectual stop < to. the bass and cropplo fUV
Ing , and In a JfiW more weeks tbo rod and
reel can be "safely laid jway until the
balmy April breath once more stirs the
land. The season has been a uniformly
good ono , altlfpu U visiting anglers to I.al.o
Washington aml.-aJJacent waters were badly
disappointed $ h.en. II caino to black babs ,
They glmply refuted to tuko the lure at all ,
Tlckerel and pike have b cn particularly
voracious and ' ! > { $ baskets were a dally oc
currence , ( |
Thrse are abqut the last days tlila
season that wllj , otter apgler a whack at
the black bau { , and , If they crave the sport
they bad bettor get busy at once , for the
Impending cool weather will surely com-
plotcly ( tlnit It off. As Is welt known a black
basa rtota not always gorge the minnow nt
first , but eastern anglers have Invented n
mot hex I of h col ; I tig the bait , which will
coin * pretty nearly fooling old Mlcropterus
every time. The hook should be carefully
run through the mouth of the minnow and
brought out under the Kill , but you must
bo careful not to Injure the fish cither In
the mouth cr gill. Then hook the- minnow
near the tall , but not through the spine.
If you push the hook through the bones
you are very likely to kill the fish , and that
will never do. When you have arranged
the hook thus you have the minnow securely
fastened , and If the bass tftkes him from the
rear and Attempts to disgorge the hcok
Is fast nnd you should be nblc to land liln
without much fear of his getting away
If the bass swallows the whole fish , so tmicl
the better , for the hook will bo further
down. Try It nnd sco If It docs not work
well.
J. C. Schrelver and W. 1' . Mumaugh spcn
last Saturday and Sunday on DeSota lake
nnrt bdtgcd a fair lot of leal. Shtlve also
spotted it number of covltfl of quail , \\hlcl
ho saVs no will exterminate later.
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Conner J. J. Dickey , Henry Whltncr am
'
Prank Cft'rmlchael ncro In attendance nt the
recent Kansas City tournament , and each
shot exceptionally well.
Charlie Johannes , the genial captain o
the Omaha Gun club , while an old-tlmo slio
and sportsman , Is coming fast at the trap
At the last shoot ho broke forty-four out o
forty-five "targets.
Fred Montmorency and Irvine Gardner
were dofcn on the lllglow bottoms ono day
last week after teal. They made a big kit"
a duck and a half anlece and claim tha
they were too previous , the birds had no
cotton lu ,
Frank Carmlchacl made a particularly
good showing at the Kansas City tournament
He won three guns and was In on first
money right down the line with such
national"celebrities as Budd , Grim and the
rest of them.
Next Saturday will witness the last of
the Omaha Gun club's regular weekly shoots
but after the target season 1 > over the mem
bers will Inaugurate a series of live bird
competitions ,
In the near future a match of 100 live
birds will take place between M. C. Peters
and Fred Blake. It Is to bo merely a
friendly shoot for the price of the birds
and a supper. Uoth are popular sports
men and excellent shots.
Colonel Jim Davles , the president of the
Uupont club , won the gold medal at
last week's shoot. Colonel Jim , they say ,
handles his hommerless with the dexterity
of a Parmclee or a Urewer.
G. A. Hoapland , W. P. McKarlane. Fred
Dlake. Colouol J. J. Dickey and C. A. Claflln
leave for the lake country north of Paxton
next week for a month's encampment.
Hugh McCaffrey and a party of friends
put In a few days last week at Hartlgan
after chickens. They met with poor suc
cess , a dozen birds being the extent ot
their bag.
Charlie Lewis , Frank Parmclee and Ir
vine Gardner Were at Honey creek Thurn-
day , but came back almost empty-handed.
They bagged four teal , but failed to Jump
single jack. Parmeleo says there are
more shooters ( hero than birds.
SOUTH OMAHA. Neb. , Sept. 21. To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : Walter Eui-
mons challenges any barber In Omaha or
South Omaha to shoot fifteen (15) ( ) live birds
at twenty-eight (28) ( ) yards rise , for ten dol-
lais ( $10) ) n side. Match to como off at
East Omaha Gun club grounds , Sunday ,
September 27 or October 11 ; winner to take
all and loser to pay for the birds. Barber
must have been employed three weeks
previous to this challenge in Omaha or
South Omaha. Address Walter Emmons ,
Stock Exchange barber shop , South Omaha.
II. P. Cady , II. C. Nutt , C. H. Grinnell
nnd Mark R. Perkins were duck hunting up
near Sheridan , Wyo. , last week , with Shcrni
Canfleld acting as guide. They bagged
thirty-six mallards , which Mr. Cady , in his
anxiety for a last shot , loft In a pasture
while he entered the slough. The result
was ho stepped Into an old cow track , \\eut
in up to his armpits , and got out only to
discover that the hogs had eaten his ducks.
A little knot of sportsmen were discussing
the coming quail season the other evening
when Will Townscnd remarked that It would
probably be the very best ever known In
Nebraska. "Quail shooting , " ho continued ,
"Is my sport , nnd I claim o be pretty well
up when It comes to discussing the bird.
Ever since I 1iave resided here I have kept
tab on Bob White , and I feel bold to
say that there never has been such a crop
hero I as marks this season. I have received
reports from all over the state , and no
1t locality 1 shows a scarcity of birds , In fact ,
they t all report them more plentiful than evei
before. J This is good , I can tell you , foi
the quail will bo cur main , If not only game
In J ' a few yean more. "
A. C. Claflln has Just returned from .
fishing excursion up Into Manitoba. He
met with splendid success and has the
.sporting editor's acknowledgments for a
couple of three-pound black bass.
mill Allmvern. ,
PENDER , Neb. , Sept. 24. To the Sport
Ing Editor of The Bee : Who holds world' *
and Nebraska record for base ball throw ,
when made and what distance thrown ? An
swer In Sunday's Bee. H. A. Downs.
Ans. There Is no record for Nebraska.
Johnny Hatfleld holds the bona fldo world'fc
record , 133 yards 1 foot 7'Inches. . Ed
Crane , who committed suicide at Buffalo
last week , was alleged to hove thrown a
ball 135 yards 1 foot H-'nch. ' Farmer
Vuughn and Larry Twltchell also ate ol
leged to have beaten Hatfleld's throw.
NEBRASKA CITY , Sept. & . To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : By carrying
much , the barrels of my gun have be
coma very bright In spots. Can you Inform
mo what to usa on It and how ? Thanking
you In advance. h. T. T.
Ans. Slightly wet with tincture of Iodine ,
and when sufficiently rusted oil and rub
vigorously. In this way the bands can
easily and cheaply kept browned. 3.
LINCOLN , Sept. 23. To tha Sporting Edi
tor of The Bee ; I have a pointer doc 1
would like to break at home , and as I am
not very well posted on bird dogs , will you
pleaBU refer mo to the work that would gl\
mo the most practical Information on trail
ing , etc. II. P. Worth.
Ans. "Water's Modern Training" treats
the subject exhaustively. Price $2.CO.
OMAHA , Sept. 24. To the Sporting Edi
tor of The Dto : Will you please state In
Sunday's1 Coo If there is a place in Omaha J.
where you can learn to get "handy with your
mitts , " or in other words , learn to box ?
BO dolns you will greatly oblige. A
Header.
Ans. Know of no teacher nt present , unless
loss Ed Ilothory haa a school.
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