THE O3EAIIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , ATJG CST 15 , 1807 ,
1
Thn blryrle taxing ordinance , by which
the authorities of Chicago hoped to gather
In $100 600. had a brief , precarious existence.
H went Into operation on the 1st of Au
gust and was electrocuted by the courts on
the 7th. The validity of the ordinance was
raised In Judge Ttiley's court and was
promptly declared unconstitutional and the
collection of the tax onjolntd. The court
lii'ld that the power of the city to exact
n llcer.ao w a limited to "occupations , " and
that Iilcyclc riding could not be so classed.
Nor IIRH tliu city the right to Impose an
Independent tax on the bicycle , because It Is
Included In personal property aiready taxed ,
and double taxation Is prohibited. The out-
comu of the contest caused much rejoicing
among the whiellng multUiide , and Is re
garded as a quietus to the various schemw
of C'hii'ago ' aldcrmeu to collect revenue from
cyclers.
A Brooklyn bicycle hater , driving a milk
wagnn , deliberately crowded three bicyclists ,
ono of them a woman , to the curb , in such
a way that the woman was thrown down
and seriously hurt. When her escort and
uevcral Oi.hcr wheelmen placed thcinselvcs
before the milkman and ordered him to
etop ho made bU horse spring forward to
run them down also. Their agility saved
them , and the cowardly driver , teeing other
wheelmen gathering to secure his arrest ,
started his wcgon at full speed In retreat.
Flnall ) . however , hova cornered , In a
bad neighborhood , where , when the story of
his brutality was heard , the cry of "Lynch
him ! " v/ua raised. But the police took
charge ol him , and took him to the station.
vrhcru his addrcw * was recorded , so that a
warrant could be Issued for him , but the
sergeant decided he could not be held In
thu absence of such warrant. The brute
left the elation declaring he would "run
down. " bicyclists whenever they got lu his
way "You bet I'm a bicycle hater , " ho
exclaimed , aa If there was a peculiar glory
In the appellation.
Material for thrilling fin do sleclo romance
U found In the story which comes from
ShelbjUMe. Ind. A young Lochlnvar loved
a maiden fair , but could not secure- the favor
of her sie-rn father. He iltit-rinlned on an
olopemi > nl and she met him. in the suburbs ,
whcro ho had two swift steeds both 1SU7
muJrlE- waiting. They mounted and
were scorching down the pike at a police
c.ouit rnto when they heard the report of a
revolver behind them. They looked back
, IIM ) KIVV tln old inati riding a ' 76 qrJlnnry ,
trying to overtake them and blazing away In
their lircctlon meanwhile. Ho * > vao a bet
ter marksman than he was u scorcher and
managed to puncture the rear tire of the
wtiet-I rid.icn by the girl. Nothing daunted ,
however , hhe leaped to the ground and In
t , second was up behind bur lover , who In
aplttof the extra load speeded away from
their irate pursuer and were soon united
by a rcaly justice of the peace In the next
town. At first thought It would seem that a
tandem U the mott appropriate vehicle for
eloping couples , but the result of thU ven
ture shows that the young man was pos
sessed of remarkable foresight In providing
separate wheels.
Charles Schilling of Rahway. N. J. , was
killed last week whle riding bis bicycle
by running Into one of the Fhatts of a wagon
which was coming toward him. Schilling.
with some companions , was returning home-
from Elizabeth and attempted to outs-peed
bis friends. After the fashion ot many cy
clists. he threw himself forward and bent low
over his handle-bars In the effort to Increase
his speed. The result was that he failed to
ecu the wagon , and dasliliiK on with tre
mendous momentum -impaled himself on
the shaft , which was driven Into his breast
to the depth ot four Inches , killing him al
most Instantly. If ho had been sitting erect
on his wheel ho would In all probability have
seen the approaching vehicle and saved his
life. The habit of leaning over the handle
bars of the bicycle la not only an ungraceful
and unhealthy , but a dangerous one , ana
should be abandoned.
Down at Dayton , O. , the police department
has adopted a novel patrol wagon , If It maji
bo so called. It consists of a tricycle , the
front and rear seats of which are occupied
by police officers , while the third eeat is re
served for the prisoner. This seat Is fur
nished with handcuffs , and on the axle are a
pair of stirrups , with locks to clasp the feet
of the prisoner. The advantages ot the ma
chine are obvious , since better time can be
made with It than with a patrol wagon and
horses , and not only the Initial cost but the
maintenance of the machine Is , of course ,
for lef than that of a patrol wagon and
ewiicn a call for the police comes In two
officers spring to the saddles and pedal away
Co the place. If a drunken man or unruly
oustomer Is to be handled , be Is speedily
placed on the scat and his wrists and ankle
bound with the steel clasps. Ho Is thus ren
dered hnrmltfs , since lie can neither Inter
fere with the progrres ot the machine nor
trouble the policemen. It Is peculiarly
adapted to a small city , where riot calls art1
Infrequent and not more than one prisoner
Is often arrested at a time.
I.OXC , 11IHK.
A tViinimi'H Wlu-fl Trip from Chli'iiB"
lo Sim Krniu'lHiMi.
To measure the long , long way from Chicago
cage to San Francisco with the circumfer
ence of a twenty-eight Inch wheel , to know
every Inch of the | uth over mountain and
dr-sert - to ford rushing streams with a
ehonldercl wheel , to wear Into threads high
leather boots , lo do all these , alone through
daylight and through darkness , being u
woman , and by heredity timid , needs as
flnn a quality of nerve and pluck' and courage -
ago iu It takes to climb the snowy passes
of Alaskan mountains or to bravo an
Arctic winter.
Onone of the Oakland ferryboats a
week ago , relates thu San Francisco Ex
aminer. some observant paastngi-rs noticed
a Blender , reeoluto little piece of femininity ,
with a dusty wheel and u frayed bundle
In a luggage carrier. The wheelwoman
wore a natt , brown Jacket and short skirt ,
a fresh shirt waist , white chamois gloves ,
very spick and cpan , and tan boots worn
full of holes , but none of them guessed
that she had wheeled It all alone all tbo way
from Chicago , 2,000 weary miles and more.
The whtclwoman was Mrs. Margaret Val
entino Lo Long. She Is a California ! ! by
adoption , for she has lived In San Francisco
full half her lite. She decided to ride home
from Chicago on her wheel , not to ave
expense- ] , for It ccata twice- much as by
rail , but for the sake ot thu adventure and
the experience.
Plucky llttlo Mre. Lo Long to 5 fet 2
Inclica , and her average weight Is 114 pounds ,
She war from the 20th of May to the 8th
of July doing It , and she had never an in-
suit on the road , not u bad record for Amer
ican manhood.
At every place * she applied for shelter
he was kindly received , except at one
Iowa farmhouse , where they were not shel
tering lone wheclwomcn. She never hid a
puni uro and only one accident a broken
pedal , when she had piled herself up at
the foot of a hill In tbe dark. She did her
own washing , had the good sense not to
try for a record , and rested whenever she
was tired. Etghty-olx mllea In one day
was her best performance.
On her way she lost eight pounds , made
a detour from Ogden to Salt Lake , rode the
railroad track for numberless rough and
bumpety miles , and walked on an average
ten miles a day. She Is muscular as few
women are , and U as brown as the pro
verbial berry , for bha even tanned her
bands through her thick chamois gloves.
But she la not in thu least bit footsore or
weary , and she would do It again In a
minute.
Mrs , Lu Long knoua thu alkali desert as
other women know their dooryards. She
was not even afraid on thle. terrible water-
lesi waste , although EomePlm a the road
ended suddenly and didn't seem to begin
again , and she knew If she once lost sight
of the telegraph poles ehe was lost.
Sometimes she would have three good
sized streams to cross In a day , and she
r.ai to tired removing her shoes and stockIngs -
Ings that filially she went through them
clothes and all.
She has brought from the alkali wastes
the unquenchable thlr t of the desert.
"My capacity for liquid refreshments Is
something enormous. " she says.
TALK AltlM'T S.VVKI2S.
Iilvcly KviirliMiiM * of \Vlicrlniim In
Colorado ,
Amos S. Bennett , a snake tamer , rode his
wheel Into a rattlesnakes' playground In
Itoutt county , Colorado.
The snakes lie on the bare , rocky ground
for hundreds of yards around. Some wrl -
pled alone , olhcra lay In writhing , squirm-
IIIR pllfs. It was a hot day , and they were
enjoying t'if ' msevt's In the fierce sun. Ben
nett picked his way among the deadly crea-
turts , his wheels sometimes passing within
a few Inches of them. When they grew very
thick and angry be stood up on the step and
saddle. At one point a photographer who
accompanied Bennett succeeded In nuking n
ploturo of him and the snakes. Most vhetl-
mcn In Houtt county , Colorado , wear high
boots when riding about , on account ot the
rattlesnakes which Infest certain districts of
that county.
On one occasion Bennett , who had been In
the habit ot riding his wheel ubout the
counlry ( left It standing near Kortlllca'.lon
rock , a headquarters for rattlers of all sizes
and degrees. Returning ho found his bl-
cycle alive with the writhing creatures.
They had wound themselves about the beat ,
and had actually tied the front and rear
wheels so that it was Impossible to move tbe
bicycle. The owner went home and got his
camera and made a plctura of the snakes
crawling over hl.i wheel. Then after a fierce
battle he killed the snakes.
Later he returned to Fortification rock ,
where , according to an old Indian legend , all
the big rattlesnakes within a radius ot live
miles hold a convention every fortnight dur
ing the bummer , and took photographs of
euveral families of rattlers. No attempt was
made to capture the snake. ? .
\VlilMlii-rliiKH of tin : AVIiecl.
NEW YORK , Aug. It Mr. I ) . J. O'Brien.
703 South Thirteenth Street , Omaha , Neb.
My Dear Dave : A week ago Omaha was In
It : now she Is cut. The actions of your dele
gates al Philadelphia were sufficient to kill
any boom. I saw none ot Its members per
sonally , but I am told on good authority that
two of them wcro fighting for the leadership
and neither would give In to the other. The
result was that Indianapolis owned the
town. I am also In receipt of a communi
cation from my correspondent at Chicago ,
saying that Gecrge C. Scllner Is authority
for the statement that Omaha has thrown
up the tponge. Taken altogether her chanced
l.ave been almost , if not quite , fatally hurt.
Let me know at once what you Intend to
do with regard to securing the meet. Yours
truly , GEORGE L. M'CAHTHY ,
Editor American Wheelman.
The above letter , wlvch was received by
Chief Consul 1) . J. O'Brien last week , ex
plains Itself , and woulu Indicate that Omaha's
chance for securing the national meet ol
the League ot American Wheelmen for 1S9S
li very slim. In fact much mere so than it
wcs before the delegation * , which attended
last week's big meet from this city for the
express pnrpose of bettering Omaha's
chanced , left. One would hardly think thai
the Omaha ' 3S National Meet club would
send a lot of school boys down
tD Philadelphia , but , as Harry Har-
try remarked to the writer last week ,
tlulr actions reminded him of his school
boy days , when nearly every boy In the
school wanted to be captain of the ball nine ,
and the ones who could not be captain abso-
luetl refused to play. The Indianapolis
delegation spent its time In making votes ,
while the Omaha delegation's time was
taken up lu quarreling among themselves.
However , if Sterling Elliott's plan is fol
lowed out Omaha may yet get a national
meet. Mr. Elliott was last year the leaguo' <
chief executive , ami his plan is sized up in the.
following manner by the Pacemaker : "There
Is a strong possibility that there will be
held nextT year two national meets , one In
the cast , the other In the west , the latter
undoubtedly In Omaha. The plan was sug
gestcd by ex-President of the League Elli
ott and met with considerable favor at tbe
recent national meet. It Is Impossible to
unite tbo different Interests of the League
of American Wheelmen In one annual meet
If It Is held In any one ot the extreme
eastern cities the west Is not properly rep
resented ; If held lu the west the east , which
furnishes a large ier cent of the member
ship , has good reason to complain. So
much for the change suggested by Mr. Elli
ott. The Pacemaker believes the wcsten
delegates to the assembly next winter ohould
favor the plan , as It will undoubtedly se
euro a good meeting at Omaha , while I
tliera Is only one meet It sccras almost cer
tain that Indianapolis will succeed In sc
curing the plum , while If two meets art
held Omaha will be successful and 'Indian '
apolls will bo compelled to retire In favor o
some city more favorably situated gcograph
Ically. "
It Is the writer's opinion that the date , and
place of holding the national meet is de
elded by mall vote each year shortly 'before
the national assembly meets , and an It wouh
be necessary for the assembly to pass upon
the matter of holding' two inc-ets 'before 1
could be done , the only way that thla could
bo accomplished In time to affect next year's
meet would bo for President Potter to cal
a opcclal meeting of the delegates or post
pone the mall vote until after the regular
assembly , 'Which Is to bo held at St. Louis
Mo. , the coming February.
Cnlef Consul O'Brien , accompanied by hla
wlfo and boy , left for Denver. Cole , , Frlda )
last. Mr. O'Brien expects to be away ten
days or two weeks , during which time he
will visit Manltou , Colorado pring3 and
other Colorado summer resorts.
"So- far the list of towns which will com
prise the Nebraska circuit } \&a \ not been
made public , and unltt * the state racing
board wishes to haVe thu circuit a Hat failure
It will publish a list of towns , together
with the dates assigned them and their
prize lists. There is only about two weeks
left until tbe close of the Kansas circuit
ami unlcs * the racing men now following
It have Borne assurance pretty soon of there
being a good-sized circuit In this state , with
good prizelU'ts , they will begin to look
for other fields. The Wisconsin circuit
which Is In progress now , last until the
latter part of September , and many of the
western racing men artt planning on follow
ing It and will do HO unUad Nebnuika'u rac
ing board acts quickly.
Tbo following Is an official list of the
members of the Nebraska dlvlelon who
have secured honor medals up to date : D.
J. O'Brien. Oman ? ; W. B. Held , Omaha ;
1) . O. Eldredge , York ; W. H. McCord ,
Omaha ; W. L. Hunter. Lincoln : F. W. Fitch ,
Omaha ; J. W. Veriegg Central City ; H , E.
Sldlw , Lincoln ; W. H , Kellogg , Omaha ;
J. Harry Minds , Omaha ; L. T. Brodstone ,
Superior ; Dr. F. C. Allen , Beatrice ; B. K.
Cobb , Geneva ; Lacey J. Patterson , Omaha ;
E. J. Ellison , Omaha ; E. H. Pease , Fre
mont.
Floyd McCall continues to get Into tbe
money regularly on the Kansas circuit , and
stands second upon the percentage table
which la headed by Willie Dscardy , the
speedy Chicago lad.
Chairman Mott's bulletin this week con
tains tbe good news that the Omaha ' 9S
Meet rlub has ben restored to sanction
privileges , as their track has been removed
from tbe blacklist.
There U a time for everyiblnf and the
tlmo to attend to a cold la wlicn It itarta.
Don't wait till you have consumption , but t
prevent It by using One Minute Cough Cure ,
the great remedy for coughs coldi , croup > ,
bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles.
iPORT FOR LAZJ AUGUST DAYS
i'ull Information Ancnt the Doming Inter
state Tennis Tournament ,
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The devotees of the beautiful game of
awn tennis have a feast In store- for them
.his week. On Tuesday afternoon the an
nual Interstate tournament opens on the
courts of the Omaha Tennis club on weat
Hartley street , and from that time on until
: hu finals are played the most brilliant ten.
ils ever seen upon these grounds will be the
order of afternoon and evening. The en
tries already received would Indicate a hal
lo royal , Indeed , but the committee does not
stop at tMs. for they anticipate a largo ac
cession to the candidates for competitive hon
ors yet before the time limit has expired ,
which It will on tomorrow evening , when
ho drawings will also be made. Of course
tbo chief Interest will focus In the Chicago
> laycrs who will be on hand to wage Intcr-
neclno war for the possession of thu supsrb
sterling sliver cup which will go to .thn
winner of the tournament. Bond , the man
vllh the cannon ball service , , and whose ad
mirers -in this city are leqlon , has notified
.ho committee that ho has relinquished the
dea of going to Newport to compete In the
National championship games , and will
surely be here. He will endeavor to secure
Myers for a partner In the doubles. Bond
lias made an enviable record in the ten
nis worhl tills year , ranking second In a
round-robin tournament held under the
auspices of the Chicago Lawn Tennis
club week before last , and was
a runner-up In the Western cham
pionship tournament at West Superior.
WIs. Ho defeated Bethel of West
I'olnt , N. Y. , who only last week won the
champion-hip of the northwest at Lane
Mlnnctonka , Minn. C. B. Hlpley and part
ner , two other crackajacks of the- Windy
City , who reside In Illnsdale , a residential
suburb , have also signified their Intention
of entering tno lists , as have also Condce ,
Johnston and Kellogg ot the Kenwood
Country club. In addition to those there
will bo Boworsock and partner from Kan
sas City and the winners of the state meet
at Emporla , and probably teams from Le-
mais , la. , and several Nebraska cltUs.
The local players will enter to a man ,
liut they rely on Hey Austin and C. S. Cul-
llngham to defend the cup against the
1'lsltora. These two veteran playura a'c
practicing daily , and are , It Is pleasing to
note , putting up the game of tnelr lives.
The work of Austin Is particularly clean ,
ills placing the little sphere down the aide
Inea being something little short of the
marvelous. CullltiRhaiu'a defense Is stronger
than at any time this year , and It Is cafe to
predict a warm time for any pair whom
Ihey may be called upon to face. The other
ilayirs of prominence who will asiUt In
weeding out the distinguished enemy from
abroad are Caldwell , Morsman , Lake ,
llavcrstlck and tie ! Young brothers of the
Dmaha club , assisted by several entries from
the Shrlner , Thistle , South Omaha and
Council Bluffs clubs. Gordon , the New-
York West Pointer , now visiting here , and
who will take part In the war of the
racquets. Is putting up some beautiful ten
nis those evenings. His work In doubles ,
with Con Young as a partne-r , Is especially
good. In a practice game Thursday evening
Gordon and Young defeated Austin and
Cullingham In two straight sets. S-C , D-7 , but
It took the most brilliant and.energetic ten
nis to do It , however. In all the practice
games In doubles during the .past week , I
might add , there has been a marked Im
provement In all-round work In all the teams ,
and their harmonious work would indicate ,
I am bold to say , that the strong visiting
teams will have no walkaway this year. Club
members are now on the streets with season
tickets for the tournament and it would be
the nice thing for business men and lovers
of outdoor pleasures generally to patronize
them liberally. The Omaha club has gone tone
no inconsiderable expense In this enterprise
and as it will redound favorably to the inter
ests of the whole city , a generous recogni
tion of this fact can be demonstrated In no
more effective way than by patronizing these
season ticket sellers. On all the famous east
ern and western courts this summer the ten
nis tournaments have been brilliant society
affairs , drawing out tremendous concourses
of people and furnishing the most capital
sport Imaginable. Hero Is a circular that
has been Issued by the tournament commit
tee :
The four'h iiiuial Interstate 'ourn..ment ,
open to all comers , for the championship of
Iowa , Kansas , Missouri and Nebraska , will
bo held on the courts of the Omaha Lawn
Tennis club at Omaha , Neb. , commencing
Tuesday , August 17 , 1S9L The tournament
will open with doubles , and the singles will
bo worked in as eoon as consistent with
good play. Rules of the National Lawn
Tennis association will govern all play.
Matches will bo the best two out of three
sets , except In the semi-final and final
rounds , which will be the best three out
of five. Valuable prizes are offered In both
events. The first prize In singled Is a ster
ling silver cup ( valued at ? 100) ) ; second
prize In singles , a gold Bcarf pin. In
doubles , the first prizes are I'remo cameras
(5x4) ( ) ; second prizes , steel fishing rods. En
trance fees : Singles , ? lj doubles , ? 2 per
team. .Entries should bo sent to the chair
man , Mr. S. S. Caldwell , care of United
Stated National bank , not later than Man
day evening , August 1C , at which lime
drawings will take place. S. S. Caldwell
Do Hey Austin , Frrrt Lake , 11. H. Young and
George E. Hsversllck , committee.
There may be some pld , gray-headed men
who took some Interest In athletics In their
younger days ; who remember a tlmo when
the physical department of the Omaha Young
iMen's Christian association took some Inter
est In athletics. That was a long time ago ,
and for several years past real athlctra have
given the Young Men's Christian association
a wide berth , owing to the policy of tbo de
partment concerning competitions In track
work , foot ball playing and gymnasium flilts.
It 1s hardly to be supposed that an associa
tion which stated In Us official paper ( Men )
that public exhibitions were to be simply of
an exhibitor ? character and that the spirit
of competition was to be discouraged , could
keep In Its ranks many good athletes.
Apparently , however , the time has come
when the chief qualification of a physical
director shall not he that he can lead : i
prayer meeting , but that ho knows something
of athletic and gymnasium work. The man
who has been conducting the Young Men's
Christian association gymnasium for three
years past has resigned and Mr. Willis , the
new secretary , who , by tbe way , Is a few ot
an old war-horse himself In the athletic line ,
says that a new director will be obtained
fore the end of September and that he will
bo a man.
It Is not announced yet who this new man
will bo , but several candidates are under con
alteration , all of whom are thorough-paced
athletes , and from these the new director
will be chosen.
The fact Is that If a good man Is placed
In charge of the Young Men's Christian as
soclatlon gymnasium a crack athletic team
could bo formed here. With the old college
lego men and the material developed In
the High school from year to year the
standard could be placed very high. With
such material to chose from as Dan Bald
win. William McKell , Harry Wood , Joe Til-
lie. Will Baehr , D , H. Matthews , Harry
Blenklron , ArchieAcheson , Walt Staley ,
Hey Morris and the rest of tbe boyg who
have tried their hand one time or another ,
something could certainly be done , and as
almost all of tbeso fellows have run under
Young Men's Christian association colors be
fore , it U very likely that they would come
back If opportunity offered ,
Besides these there are a lot of husky
lad * who will make athletics Interesting al
the High school , and sooner or later will
be ready for the bis team.
It certainly looks as If tbe thing could be
done , and with a good director and heart )
co-operation on the part of tbe boys we wll
llvo In hopes of leelng some first class
Mhletlce In Oiniba.
Since the abore vrai written the Bon
of Directors h ilecfJell to call P. B.
Barnro. now physical dltfctor of the West
Side Young Men's ChMUitf association , Chicago
cage , and who was for five years with lloso
1'olytechnlc. 'Mr. llarncahag been one of
the candidates for the I > wV and will doubt
less accept the offer * fl-fhe local associa
tion.
OMAHA , Aug. 12. Twffti Sporting Editor
of The Bee : Although offering no excuse
for taking last place r ? the Northwestern
Cricket association tournament held at St.
Paul , the Omaha teamplead extenuating
circumstances , from the fact that they were
two men short anfl during the early part of
the first game Uiwrls's Hand was so se
verely Injured that hehlul to retire per
manently from the tournament. Even In
thlo handicapped condition they showed up
well In the field , but truth will out woe
fully weak at the bat. ' That's where the
trouble began and etidfrl. Jn the game
against Winnipeg that club was disposed ot
for 124 runs , by far the best showing against
this strong team , and was made by fine
bowling and good fielding. At the bat no
stand was made by Omaha , although It was
generally conceded that a much larger ecore
than II should have been made against Win
nipeg's bowling.
In the Minnesota game Harry New and
Bob Taylor made a final stand and put to
gether seventy-six runs before they were
separated , by fine hatting. The bowling
was knocked to pieces and the fleld generally
demoralized. With two wickets down anil
eighty runs up. It looked like a sure thing ,
but the balance of the team only added
thirteen runs to the score , and formed a
veritable but pitiful procession , when a llt-
tlo Judgment and good play would have
added 100 more runs. The MInncsotas went
to the bat and ocorcd eighty-eight runs and
even then the game was won. But In the
second Innings the bo > s all felt before some
what Inferior bowling and lost the game by
three wickets.
Against Chicago Omaha again put out a
strong team for comparative few runs , viz. ,
97 , and the Chicago boys almost conceded
their defeat , but without 'exception ' the
Omaha boys fell quickly before ihe OMcago
bowling , which , as a matter of fact , was
not In any'degree stronger than what they
arc accustomed to play against on the home
grounds here. While defeated , there are
some bright spots to remember. New and
Taylor batted well , Captain Will Vaughan
and his brother George bowled In their old
tlmo form , and DON era bowled and fielded
excellently. At Units his bowling was
handled with care and but little liberty taken
with it. Harry 'New kept wickets during the
entire tournament , and acquitted himself
in first-class style. In the International
game he also officiated In that position , and
caught thrto men out and made six not out
off his bat. In reviewing the tournament
and the playing of the various teams , the
Winnipeg team stands out in bold relief
from all the rest. In batting especially they
acquitted themselves like the llrst-elaFS
cricketers they aie. H was a treat well
worth seeing to watch Captain I'rcat , B.ite ,
I'ollc , Holmes o - Cameron , or. In fact'the
whole team at the bat. Never at sea aa
to how to play a ball , they did not take lib
erties with good bowling , but on evi-ry op
portunity they made capital and quickly
an up the score. As finished batsmen and
icavy scorers. Date and Prest will rank
with the best in thecountry. . Chicago
claims the best cricketers lu the west , but
the Winneplg ttam easily defeated thf ag
gregation from the WItlrty City , the Chicago
jojs acknowledging thkl-lhey were beaten
on their merits. It " "was- " clearly demon
strated in the tournament that batting von
the games , and the team weakest at tiie
bat , no matter how strong In bowling or
fielding , had to take lut't place. And that
s where Omaha was relegated to. all becutse
when they had a goodthing : : and the game
jalf won they could not win out the other
half by careful batting. <
On account of Chlcaso's defeat by Winni
peg , there is now a strong friendly rivalry
Between the two teams , and next year when
the tournament takes place In Omaha we
may expect to see some superb cricket , for
each team has blood in''lite eye , and Chicago
swears by the green mooa that the chain *
plonshlp will , bu wrested from the sturdy
.Manltobians and brought back to Chicago
on a silver salver. C. > . . ' > , Manitoba gives
lt.ou.t cold tlvat.thev , havea . ead.nlpe cinch
on Mr. Championship' 'lh t bis rfghtful
residence Is in the far north , the home also
of these beautjful birds , the polar.bear and
the walrus. The international match was an
Interesting event , and although It was gener
ally conceded that Canada would win , tbe
scores were not so high as in the other
games , showing more equality of strength ,
but still the subjects of her gracious majesty
gave Uncle Sam's citizens decidedly the
worst of It to the time ot 112 to GO. Defeated ,
but not disgraced , the Omaha club proposes
from now on to prepare for next year's tour
nament and In the near future will arrange
for the Importation of three or more first
class cricketers to act as coaches and players.
What we wanted are two or three good bats
In addition to the present strength. With
this increased force the club Is prepared to
tackle anything that comes along , and they
will come out on top at that. The tourna
ment will be long remembered as a cricket-1
ing success and a pleasant outing. The Min
nesota club entertained Its guests hand
somely and all left enthusiastic over the next
meeting and our great exposition.
L. 0. W. HEE.
Although It will be weeks , aye , months
before the foot ball season practically be
gins , the managers of the various proposed
loams In this neck of the prairie are al
ready marshaling the material available and
keeping their weather eye open for any
thing good or new that may happen thla
way. Neither the 'High School , University
club or Young Men's Chrlctlan association
have selected their coaches , but will all dose
so early In September. The University club
will have a etrong eleven In the field' thlo
fall , and the High school youngsters ex
pect to bo ableto surrass any and all ol
their former exploits on the gridiron. The
Council Bluffs school , as she always does
will put out an exceedingly strong aggrega
tion with the one ambition and one deter
mination to again tear off the hair of their
rival on this side of the big bridge. There
was some talk EOIIIO time ago about the
officers at Fort Croolc organizing a team for
operations against local force's this autumn
but the Idea must have been abandoned , as
I am unable to learn anything further In
relation to the project.
The beating of that great 2-year-old , Ham
burg , at Saratoga last week created quite a
stir in thoroughbred circles and occasioned
no end of suspicious talk. Archduke , who de
feated the dapper son of the great Hanover ,
Is certainly a good horse , and some are even
now picking him to win the Futurity , but
he never would have beaten Hamburg with
twelve pounds extra up If the colt had not
been run off his legs day ? before. Mr. Mad
den has certainly Ehown , poor judgment Iff
putting Hamburg In } | ic running so fre
quently , especially whvn , Urf Is his Intention
to take him , with Howland , to England this
fall and acclimate him , for ) ) the big foreign
stakes next summer. A41 M > V eastern author
ities , I see , set great Mar. $ hy this pair on
the other Hide the drlnHo.apd "Mlnnlo' Cahn
says Hamburg and Howland are two of the
best 2-year-olds that ove.r. struck a hoof on
the American , turf , and. , what " .Minnie"
doesn't know about thtfi Jumpers Is hardly
'
worth acquiring , u. 911'
T.-i-
Again It looks eomewbitj as If the two-
minute boss might get here after all this
season. Joe Patcbon dJdu'Mlo a thing last
week at Columbus , 0. , fcutt paced the steel
eboea of Star Politer , wbp'ijust licked him
over In Cleveland Hie wefck before , at John R.
Gentry's top clip of 2:01J : { , , ) . < Many people con.
sldered Star Pointer uncoaijiierable before he
started thla summer anilillP to the event
above mentioned be fuIQIIedrall the wishes of
h's many admirers. Thlg WM a soil snap
for his owner , whoseemsilo have all the big
events and the world's record In his "kick , "
but was rough on the owper of Patchen , who
had been cajoled Into tin * belief that ho pos-
screed the king. And now It looks as If he
bad , and the big black pacer Is now a
greater Idol than ever.
The story of the race which bad tftla un
expected ending hinges first on Joe Patcben
being fortunate for once In drawing tbe Inside -
side place. As the two flyers battled for the
HUpremacy In the last haf | of this mile the
clip Increased to one never before seen In
harness. Patchen covered the distance In
1:01 : , the last quarter In 29U seconds ,
which Is a 1:57 : gait , but as the other
horse closed a gap of two lengths his flight
was even more terrific. Tbla killing drive
had Its effect later on , though Star Pointer
was able to make his dusky foenian take
the race record of 2OlVs ; In tbe second heat.
Without a doubt tbe greatest one mile
professional "feet race" ever run in Amer-
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lea will be that at Worcester , Moss , next
Saturday afternoon between Tommy Canned1 ,
the American record holder and ex-amateur
champion of the world , and George 13. Tlnc-
ler the one , two and three-mile profes
sional champion of the world , who recently
came over hero from Ireland. After Con-
neft's recent return to this country he tool :
part In several competitions without a day's
training with results that wcro harmful to
his reputation , but he Is now determined to
regain hla old-time form , which brought to
him the proud title ot amateur champion of
the world. He fully realizes that in order
to keep before the public as a professional
runner ho must win this particular contest ,
while on the other hand Tlncler , knowing
that it is the turning point In his career ,
Is leaving no stone unturned to meet .the
doughty llttlo Irishman and defeat nitn.
Both have hied themselves to quiet country
places where they can go on with their
training uninterruptedly and will no doubt
come to the atartlng post In fine fettle. The
race Is creating much speculation In eastern
sporting circles.
COUNCIL , BLUFFS. Aug. 12.-To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : As 1 predicted ,
wo were not In It with the Canadians or
Chicago , but wo really ought lo have beaten
St. Paul. In fact. Taylor and I had them
balance of the team
up a tree , but the
couldn't back us up. Even then wo beat
them on the first inning by a narrow margin ,
but lot them pass us in the second. The
bowling and fielding of our boys was very
good , but when it comes to making runs wo
simply can't do It , and no amount of hard
work can make us. The fact is , we haven't
the material In the team , and If weire to
bo successful In these tournament ? wo
shall have to Import new blooJ. Next year
we hold the tournament here and by that
tlmo we hope to have brougnt some good
players Into Omaha. Let us down easy If
you comment on our performance In St. 1'aul ,
as our boys worked mighty hard up tbeic
and feel bad enough already. Excuse thU
scrawl. Old Harry.
And the cricket chlrpeth that the Omalia
Cricket club Is now prepared to accept all
challenge * from Cedar Hapids. Wat
erloo. Wahoo or Valley. That It
Jack Francis could only find $ ome
concrete substance that could fill
that orifice In his paddle ho might no oft
with the team and do battle on foreign
grounds hlniFelf. Until he does he muat
stick to his llttlo railroad shop. That It
General Lawrle could have taken a "hand"
In those St. Paul games things iniglu have
been different. That 'If tnc Omatus could
only hit the side of a barn. That tbo mem
bers of the local eleven are nov convinced
that water Is all rishti to wash In , bul when
taken internally will ileunrillze any
cricket team on earth. That If Farrar only
lived In Council Bluffs Instead ot Cedar
Hai'ids the Illullltes would be happy.
Dick Tllden , the well known reinsman and
trainer , who now has exclusive charge of
Billy 1'axton's atablea , will leave for Syra
cuse , N. Y. , next Wednfsday , with a string
of five good oiifrt. This Includes the colossal
Thorodlne , 2:1114 : , and bound to create a
Boiifallon this fall ; Falrywood , 2:15 : % ; The
Wizard , 2:18 : ; Nellie Cobb , 2:21Vi. : and a
green trotter of a good deal more than ordi
nary promise. Dick gave Nellie Cobb a fast
mlle yesterday , and despite the heavy track ,
clipped an oven second oil her retard. He
reports all hU horsr * In perfect form. They
have been kept at the ranch Just west ol
the city all summer , and have received the
beet and most careful attention. The Syra
cuse meeting opens on August 24 , and tbcnco
Tllden will so on to Worcester , Mass. . and
1'rovldeuce , H. L , tilling In tbe remainder of
the autumn in the big meets In and about
Iloiton.
It now begins to look very much aa If
( he great pennant chase In the National
league was aa good as at an end. Boston
commands lead that will be hard to cut
down , even by the only team that baa any
possible show , and that team U Baltimore.
So far as Cincinnati la concerned It Is the
consensus of opinion among experts In the
game that she might aa well not go on the
eastern trip that begins next Wednesday ,
so far as the pennant , or even second place ,
1s concerned. She is In a position now she
Is not entitled to by virtue of tier real
strength , and will be playing In exceedingly
good luck If die U enabled to stay ( here.
I do not Rive the Ked Stockings cvtn a look
In at the Temple cup money. It will require
the tallest kind of ball playlnc to deprive toe
Bcaneaters and the Orioles of the emolu
ments of these post-season games. They
have far and away the best of every ele
ment calculated to contribute to success
from this on out. From now on they will
play but three or four games off their own
grounds , and on their o n grounds these two
teams are all but Invincible. Boston's vic
tory over Baltimore would be popular wltn
the masses , but could New York or Cincin
nati prove equal to the task their triumph
would have been the biggest and most bene
ficial that has transpired In the national
game for many years. H has been many
years since the coveted flag floated over an
occidental park , and could a change be
wrought it would be a welcome one , not
only to the > entire west , but to tbe whole
base ball world. Consequently , as the
Clnclnnatls are really the only team repre
senting ! the land of the setting sun that has
the most Infinitesimal possible chance of win
ning this championship bunting , all humanity
Interested In the matchless sport Is pulling
for the I'orkopolltans.
The bicycle fans of O'maha have certainly
been afforded a rare racing feast at the
Charles Street park during the past week , and
have at least ono moro evening's grand ex
citement in store for them , as the climax
cornea In the whM-up this evening. It Is
eafe to predict a 'tremendous crowd , for the
attendance all last week was especially grati
fying , and whether Manager Ed Morgan
comes out of the venture with plethoric or
emaciated purse , he will enjoy the supreme
satisfaction of knowing that ho has brought
oIT the bodt handled and maU Interesting
six-day race seen In this city since the classics
of the old Coliseum. The riders are well
matched and are riii'ig a hard. Industrious
and conscientious race and the man who suc
ceeds In crossing the tape In the lead to-
morrqvv night may well be proud of the
achievement. George Mleratelo , Virgil Hall
and Ed I'roulx of this city , "Birdie" Bird
of Minneapolis and Walter Hlbhi of Sioux
City make a quintette able to hold their own
In any kind of company , and later on , It it.
a certain thing , one or two of them will be
shedding tlio luster of their names along the
path of the great national circuit. They arc
iiood now. flirt a few added yearn will de
velop them Into crackerjacks. But the finish
at the park this evening. It will' certainly
be a memorable occasion. "Who will land
the ( Irst prize ? " Is a question now being
very vigorously piled. Nine times out of
tea this query meets with the answer , "Don't
know , " and wise Is the man who answers
thus , for U would bo easier to pick up thu
ace In three-canT-monte than to tell which
one of thn eeven will be the lucky cherub
to show his heels to the gang when the
clock strikes 10 tomorrow night.
I see-that tbo national bicycle circuit Is
to bo extended , and tbe circuit rncers are
all preparing for the trip. Detroit , Hlns-
dale and Itaclne have each applied for two
days , and Kalamazoo Is to come In this
week. St. Louis , Indianapolis , Louisville ,
Cincinnati , Hot Springs , Little Hock , Mem
phis , Atlanta , al ) want daten , the latter a
week. In all probability. Charlotte , N. C. ,
will also take two days , and work Is being
done among the Florida tracks toward se
curing a'falr amount of dates In that part
of the country. As laid out , the circuit
departf ) from Trenton on the evening of Sep
tember 27 , thence through Buffalo , inns-
dale , Detroit , Bay City , Kalamazoo , Hacine ,
Indianapolis , Cincinnati , Ixmlsvllle , St
LouU , Hot Springs , Llttlo Hock , Memphis.
Atlanta , Charlotte and thence Into Florida ,
with a meet of two days at Jacksonville on
the famous Panama track. The trip of
3,000 miles will add thirty days of racing
anyway , and probably more , to the circuit.
The thirty daya of racing average 100 miles
of traveling to each day of racing , and
every point Is willing to give prlzeg com-
mensurutu with a National circuit sanction.
Detroit has already applied for Its date ,
October 1 and 2. Hlnsdale will want two
dayu preceding Detroit , Bay City , should
It take a date , will accept Monday , October
4. Kalamazoo will taktt two days follow
ing Day City and Kaclne will finish the
week with a meet October 7 and 8. In
dianapolis , LouUvllIe. Cincinnati and St.
LouU are contained In tbe next week of rac
ing , and Hot Springs , Little Hock and Mem
phis In the succeeding week. The follow
ing week entire will be spent by the cir
cuit at Atlanta , where , In the Coliseum , on
the alx-lap track , the Atlanta people will
have the opportunity to see thu best men of
the land. Charlotte with two days and Jack.
sonvlllo with two days , fill In tlio next week
and other points In Florida will add still
another week to the circuit , finishing It out
to the middle of November very hand
somely.
I KCO my old pal Jack McAuliffe Is bound
to fight and ho will have no small game
cither. H must be Kid Lavlgno or nobody.
Now , this is nil In very bad tnato on tlis
part of the scrappy little Willlamsburger
and again I advise- him to go and lay down.
A year ago , when Jack sensibly realized that
"fizz" and Delilah had finally landed him
and that m > far as his patronymic continuing
to bo the open sesame to a fashionable wardrobe -
robe and three squares per 1 use the
vernacular of the profesh exclusively , see !
was concerned , he Blood abaut as much show
as a second story man before the United
States supreme court , and so ho concluded
to retire from the ring and apply lilmstlf
in some other walk of life as a means ot
keeping the coyotes from the door. Sultlne
action to Intention , he very graciously , la
public , handed over the lightweight champion
ship bauble , which for so many years ho
had carried about the country with him and
his Jag , to K'd ' Lavlgne. This was hailed
as the thing on Jack's part by his swarma
of friends , and for a brief hour he strutted
around enjoying the sensation of not looking
for trouble. But ' " "
you can't "learn" as my
short-haired friends would say an old dog
now tricks , and I notice , with pain , that
Jack has switched Ifock to these he learnt
In the days of hU youth. He wants to take
a twenty-round punch at the recipient of his
generosity of a twelvemonth ago , and If 1m
Is granted the opportunity , mark my word.
Lavigno will thrash the lime juice out of him
so quick that he won't know how It was
done. It must be barno In mind that the
presentation of the ntiampionship to the KM
by Jack was not what made him the real
thing , but that ho worked hlmeclf up to the
lilnnaclo by whipping everything and every
body who wan even making a pose for the
honor. No , no. Jack had better spare his
escutcheon the mar of defeat and continue 0:1 :
marching down the corridor of time holding
high his heraldic shield that has known no
stain save that from the pfervescent cold
bottle since that ever mcmorablu July morn
ing , way back In ' 84 , when ho swatted Bob
Mace Into the realms of dreamland In three
rounds before that select llttlo coterlo down
In old Gowanus.
Some few papers are struggling hard to
foster an Interest ID an alleged fistic carni
val that Willie Brady Intend * to hold out la
Caruon this fall , but they arc making a woful
failure out ot It. and all the guys In tha
know are poking fun at It as hard and
fast aa they can. It Li exceedingly Rails-
factory , however , to learn by these official
'Dradyrsque ' organs that Willie Intends to
hold hie carnival In Carried , If he didn't
bold It , and It happened to get loose , tbero
Is no telling what might happen to thu
Sierra Nevada mountains out there. Why , It
might tear 'cm down you can't tell. A-
fistic carnival on a rampage la an awfut
thing. So It should be all "good people's"
prayer that Willie will hold his carnival lit
Carson , and hold It fist so U cm'I get
away.
lonpr my tlmwt
filled with sorus , largo
I u in pa formed oil lay
nuok , nnd a liorriblo
nicer broke out on my jnw , says
Mr.O. H.Elbert , who resides ntcor ,
22d St. nnd Avenue N. , Gnlvcston ,
Texas , Ho was three times pro
nounced cured by prominent pl y
Bicinns , but tlio dreadful disease al
ways returned ; liu was then told that
wan the
onlycuro
His liair
had nil
fn11 on
out , and he was in a ead plight ,
After taking one bottle of H. b. B.
lie began to improve nnd two dozen
bottles cured
him completely ,
BO that for more
thansixyearsho
has had no sign
of the disease.
Hook on tbo dlicaeo and Its treatment cvu'.Si
free by Bnlft Bpeciflo Co , Allauu , G * .