TTTE fVMATTA TATLT ) BEE : SUNDAY. AUGT'ST 29. 1S07.
1AST OF A SUMMER'S SPORT
A. Oompcntliam of lie Affairs of the Day
the "World Over.
flEEUME OF THE INTERSTATE TENNIS MEET
Clttitim IlrlcccV Sny SnmrflitiiK Al.ont
iKMlciM'k Tlic ri liliiK mid
Minotliie TinIliiKm nnd
1-jior'i. of AH RltuU. ,
Union Brlggt has Juat returned from
jnlhu trip alone the grand _ crcult ! and
r thwe le a great deal more Intorcst be-
7 taken In llght-harnef racing than
* been noticeable In the pa. i five
rrs. He thinks that the trotting borne
-ustry shown a strong upward tendency and
well Ratlefed with the outlook for Nebraska
A-sera , He nsnertfi that a large majority
f the hundreds of horsemen he met * gnl-
Jed their Intention of attending the ME
liczingtun meeting in October , which he
think * will lie one of the grandest meeting
over hold In the country. Mr. Brlggo , W. A.
Paxton , jr. , and several other Nehraeka
horsemen will go down to the big meeting ,
which clont the campaign for 1897. On the
first day the executors of the estate of E. IV.
Ayrca , who bred the great Beuzetta. will
lull all the etotk belonging to that famous
horseman , ana It IB thU Kale. eHpeclally. that
will attract horsemen from this state. The
offerlngj at this sale will Include Beulah
( dam of Beuzetta , 2OGi ; Early IJlrd. 210 ;
Juarilta , 2:26 : , and Judex , : " ! * b. perhaps the
Kreateet mare In the fitud book * ; Alpcna ,
one of old Almont'a butt daughters ; Jemlca ,
by Onward ; Lottie Harold , by Harold ; Luda
( dam of Nat Goodwin , 2:20i : ) , by Dictator ;
Orlanna , 2.10 ( dam of Bartietta , 2:15) : ) . by
Onward. 2:2S i ; Viola ( dam of Count Folsle.
2.23) ) . by King Reno ; Hinder Wilkes , 2:20 : , i.
by lied Wilkes. a Hire of speed ; a full staler
to Ileuretta. 2OGj : ; , yearling : a half siiter
to Barnetta , 2:16 : , by Simmons , and other
veil-bred Ones.
In the opinion of the expert authorities on
the thoroughbreds , the best race ever run
by a 2-year-old in this or any other country
won that wun by Hamburg , the son of Hau-
over. at Saratoga a few dsj6 ago. He car
ried the crushing Impost of 134. add wai
up against a fair iot of colts , to all of
which he made big conciMilon > , and yet at
no Btagc In the road was he called upon
to do bit best. Even In the stretch , when
the fleet Archduke bumped him nearly off h'e '
ttrlde , he ran alone bltnply on his ner ? ? .
and right royally he did It , too. Archduke
n a pace that was calculated to make
he Hanover colt's 134 pnuimle weigh a ton ,
, t't ue reckoned without his aost , for Ham
ate quickly overhauled his ambitious rival
id bfit him home as he pleased. K-1&
Id that he Is unquestionably the best colt
the year , and many horsemen cons'dar '
, m the peer of any 2-ycar-old America ever
w There was Tremont. of course , who
cut through a eeason without defeat , fin-
.ihlng nrst In all ( thirteen ) races In wnlcn
te started. Bui what lessened his claims
o greatness was the fact that that season's
. .yea'-olds were a poor lot He did not
Itart as a 3-year-old. BO whether he really
was a great race horse will always be a
matter of doubt. Domino also had an un-
oealen record as a 2-year-old. His dead
icat with Dobbins , in the match arranged as
sequel to the Futurity , lielng the nearest
IP came to defeat. As a 3-year-old the pre-
Jlctlons made that he would prove a dii.ap-
lolntnunt and nhow lack of staying quali
ties v ere verified. Good colt as he wae he
must be put down as a sprinter. In one a'
.It 2-year-old races he carried ISO pounds
JI ) Dobbins won the same year with a
m lar impost , but not in cuch fast time.
A 1 these things have Dten conside.-eJ I.
calculating Hamburg's merit , lie has raced
In front , showing great bursts of speed and
won He ha * come from behind and earned
his lain i Is. He bas s'oud ' a drive like a
retenn and Uls gameneEs IB beyond ques
tion Hi * make-up indicate * that he is a
ttayer To use the words of ore ofthe
jest trainers in the couutry , he looks and
"Una like u colt in a class by himself. "
T'ncler. the champion sprinter of Ireland.
now on this side , had little difficulty in
beating the American champion. Tommy
Conncff , In their one-mile race the other day.
The run took place at Worcester and there
vas a great ciowd v'ltneFied the event
.ho foreigner breaking the American record
. 'n the remarkable time of 4m. , IS l-f s. The
Irishman finis-bed wonderfully strong , and il
Is said that hi * sprint over the final fifty
yards has never been equalled in this coun
try , Beaten as he was , Crant'ff managed
to finish well up , being but twelve yards ,
"behind TinclT when he breasted the line.
The monument , or rather slab , that Is ti
mark the last resting place of the grcal
race horse iDomluo was placed over his grav
one day this week. The slab f It of Barrj
-ranlte and is practically a large block ol
hat lasting Etotic. 11 U about eight feel
Igh three feel wide and five feet long
will rcsl on a handsomely carved base
n one side of the base is the Inscription
Domino , son of Hlmyar and Mannle Gray.1
ji another. "Born May 4 , ISVl ; died Julj
i ) , 1B97. On another , "Here lies the fleet
st runner and as game and generous
torfe as the American turf haa ever eeen.1
he other side bas the Initial "D. "
The Rummer tournament of the New Tori
tate Chess association , held at Tuousant
lies , N. Y. , came to a close on Saturday
avlug the IESUC of the Staats Zcltung cu
intest still In doubt. An effort was madi
1 the concluding day to decide the tl
Ulch existed between Stelnitz and Lip *
cuelz. but after a well fought game o
* ty-MVcn moves had been played and th
janccs of the contestants were about even '
was decided by the tournament commit
ec that three more game * , should be plnyei
o decide the competition. These game
rill be played at intervals of one wee
ilid If at the close the tie U not dissolve
* he afsoclatlca will hold the trophy untl
nexl jear. The rup has been won i
prevloui years as follow * , : 18H1. by J. M.E.
Haiiham , for Manhaltan club ; 18S2 , by E.B
Kemeny , for City Chess club ; 1B92. by A. E.J.
liodget , for Staten Inland club : 1K94 , by J
TV Showaller , for Manhattan club : ISJiS , b.
K , Delmnr , for Metropolitan club ; 1SSC , by E
r , for Manhattan club ,
Ilennie Wafers bold another new world1
record. Jn atlilellc games at Worcestei
MBI * . a week ago Friday be broke the 12
rards running record by two-fifths of a net
ind. His time was 11 2-D i > econd9. VTcfers hu
been after the 120 yards record for sotn
time past. He equalled the world's recor
9f 11 4-5 seconds In ISI'0 ' , doing the trick c
" nveri Island on September 2C. He wa
.off first American amateur sprinter to mak
those figures , created originally by AV. I
IMillllps at London , England , March 25 , 1SS
" A Bradley , the English sprinter , equale
the record on June 17 , 1KU3 , and repeated h
performance on April 28. 18SJ. A. H , Dev
tier , the Scotch flyer , duplicated the fci
May 11 , 18i > 5 , but It remained for the grea
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Both. It. 18 Bout U Kinth
Etrvet , tit. Louil , Mo.
; adOrou , fcwlft BpeclAe Co , JLtbuit
est o' American amateur runner * o set a
BPW mark , and he ha * put tbe flKUlra wbrr * |
they will bf difficult to reach for * me Uroe 9
to com * Wafers' 7 > erf nnance 1 absolute J
proof that he hag retrained the fosn which *
WM lacking at the late interrollegkte meet. ' O
and the prospects ftvor some mere record 1h
Ktnakhing before Jack Frost rolls ultrand. j O
'
Pat Carroll , the speedy New IncUndrr. +
defeated George Tinder , the peat Irish , O
runner , near Boston last WedataUy. in a +
fire-mile race. The time. 2SJ'.J-S. : was O
(
phenomenally fast. ao4 ws grretsd by the J
nHMt vf > ettereu * demonstrations by the 16.000 | +
people who witnessed the race. Tie starter * , o
were Pat Carroll , McGunnlKlc , Folom. Dric 11
Hjertlierg and Tlncler. The latter waj a j O
strong favorite over the field. Ctrroll took j A
the leafl at the crack of the gun and net cucb
a pace that Foteora and WcGunolgle were
carried off their feet and forced tf > withdraw
at the second mile , which wan covered by the
lead ) re In 10:20. Tmclcr was rut tins easily
at this point and seemed to hold Carroll
safe , finally passing into the lead nt the two
and three-quarter-mile mark. Ctrroll then
spurted and acaln pasted Tlncle" hold'ai ;
tbe lead by a few feet until three ind bait
mile * had bwn run. HJertberg here showed
sign * of dlrtrt-FC. but gamely plugged alonij
the heavy track. Just ae the fourth mile had
been passed Tlnclcr fihowed sign * of weaken
ing , while Carroll wa * apparently In good
condition an when he started. Tiaclcr plodded
along , but It was necn that he wa * suffering
and that he. could scarcely hope to flnUh.
HJcrtberE , who was a lap behind , spurted
and overtook Tlncler , who finally collapsed
in the arms of hli handlers , Carroll Jogging
home an easy winner.
Brltlnh rowing champions , according to tn
oa tern authority , had better look to thrlr
laurels , for the senior clght-oared obeli crew
of the Pennsylvania Barge club of Philadelphia
Is going to Henley next year. This crew IB
the fastest crew in the United State * , and
won the nunlor trophy at Philadelphia two
weeks ago with ridiculous ease. They do
not row a beautiful Htroke , but they travel
at a terrific pace and can keep It up tor a
distance. Tbe crew which won the national
championship consisted of G. W , Van Vllet ,
C. H. Vernier. H. G. Scott. H. W. Meade , J.
O. Exley , H. Monaghan. J. Dempsey. J. B.
Juvenal , stroke , and G. Klagen , coxswain.
Vernier died last week from the effects of
continuous training , which brought on
typhoid. The crew wll go to England about
six weks before the Heoley regatta , o ae to
get acclimated , and If it rows In the form
shown on the Schuylklll It should prove vic
torious , so tbe so-called judges think , any
way.
The unexpected happened at Shpepthead
Bay last Tuesday and the filly L'Alouette of
the Thompson string won the Futurity with
something to spare. She was coupled In the
betting with her stable mates , Gibraltar ani
The Huguenot , and as the stable was the
favorite for the race , hc ring Buffered. The
other unexpected thing was the running o !
Lydian , who got the place. The heavy rains
of the previous night and following morning
turned the track Into soft mud. which had
dried out sufficiently to make the going
heavy and sticky when the race was run
The field , while large , was a mediocre one
and the great race attracted lew ; attention
than It has for many years.
The tattle for tbe flag In the Natlona
league goes merrily on aud yet It Is a gues
who will win. Boston fell down badly dur
inc the last week andon yesterday mornin
Baltimore was shown In the lead. Her tw
Bcaneaters' second tumble before the Cleve
lands brought about the change. The fig !
now. BO far as any real cxptt-nipiit is ion-
rerned. has narrowed down to a biter ti.rug-
cle between the two leaders. New York Is
evidently thoroughly Intrenched in third
place , and It will be an extremely difficult
task for Tebcau's Indians to crowd Euck-
erlno Ewing's gang out of fourth. Chicago ,
however , roust keep right on going If she
wants to bang on to the first division , lor
, Philadelphia and Pittsburg are both striving
for the honor.
.
Although the Chicago players present at the
late interstate tennis tourney were not of the
same rani ; as their representatives at former
Interstate tourneys , yet of sufficient strength
to demonstrate that a marked improvement
has been made in the local men's play. This
was nowhere more noticeablr than in thp
team work in doubles. The Omaha pair put
up good teams and outplayed visitors at
every point.
Cotidee. the strongest and headiest player
. among the visitors , was easlrr vanquished
by Austin. Omaha's player and In the opin
ion of tbe writer. Waldnpr , of Chicago , had
. ho been in attendance , would have suffered
a similar fate. Austin is truly a great player ,
as evidenced by his many brilliant victories ,
and with a month's practice- with the cracks
ho would easily rank with them. Consider
able fault is found with Austin for not
playing thti net game , and it might he to his
interest to improve in this particular , but
. ( docn not Stevens , who ranks in the first ten
play rs of the country , play a winning pame
B from the back of court , and why not AUB-
tln ?
Cullingham surprised his meat sanguine
friends with tbe brilliant game he put up
in the early part of the tournament , but he
< completely fell down in his semi-final match
with Condeo of Chicago.
Ezra Mlllard Is an Omaha boy who by
his work in tournament gives promise of
becoming one of our leading players. In
his match against Van Brunt of Kansas
City he played magnificent tennis , but lacked
steadiness , which can only be acquired by
constant practice.
Fred Lake gave a good exhibition of tennis
i lu his matches. He also lacks the steadiness
requisite for winning tennis.
Con Young was unfortunate In drawing
Culllngba.m In tbe preliminary round , other
wise he might have made a more Interesting
showing.
The work of Caldwell and Haveretlck ,
both of whom met defeat at the hands of
; Gordon , of West Point , N. Y. . was disap
pointing to tbe enthusiasts. Calflwell was
possibly handicapped by having the responsibilities
t- in connection with the
tof sibilities manage
of ment of the- tournament on hff > mind.
be Austin and Culllngbam , Con Young nnd
, Gordon , Caldwell und Morseman. Mlllard
ited Rtid Magee were the teams in doubles who
ed showed the greatest Improvement. Their
L'S team work excelled anything ever put nip
ek ! by Omaha players. It Is to be regretted
ed ; that stronger teams were not present from
til Chicago for them to compete with.
in The tournament was not a success financially
inM.
M. cially , and In an endeavor to replenish a de
E. pleted treasury , the club Intends holding a
round-robin tournament commencing next
J. Monday evening. Ten players will compete
J.by BX Omaha club men and two players from
byS. each of the Shriner and Thistle clubs. In a
round-robin the players all play each other
and tbe person having the greatest number
1's of matches to bis credit wine the tourna
IT. ment. Play will start each evening at B
20 o'clock. Good tennis can be expected by
tboFo who attend.
Following Is a summary of Interstate
tournament games :
ird SINGLES.
at Preliminary Round Luke beat Colcman.
an C-3 , 8-10. C-l ; Condee beat nipley , 7-0 , C-4 ;
kcP. Bclfield brat Pope by default ; Oro&by beat P.
P. Young. S-C , C-0 ; Kellogg beat -Hamilton , C-3 ,
: > -2 ; CuHIngbara beat C. Young , G- * , C-l ;
led Caldwell beat Bancker , C-2 , C-2 ; Gordon beat
tils Haverstlek. C-0. C-2 ; Bowensock beat Magee.
w- C-0. C-l ; Champlln beat Morseman , 7-H , 2-C
sat G-2 : Austin beat Coopman , C-l , C-3 ; Roche
at- heat Spencer. 7-f > . C-4.
First Round Mlllard beat Van Brunt. 4-fi.
C-2. C-2 ; Coudee brat Lake. C-2. C3Belfield
beat Crosby , 8-0 , 1-C , G-3 ; Culllngbam beat
Kellogg , C-4 , 4-C. C-2j Gordon beat Caldwell.
C-0. C-3 ; Bowersock beat Champlln , S-C. C-4.
7-6 ; Austin beat Roche , C-0 , 7-5 ; Johnson
beat Williams. C-l. C-0.
Second Round Condee beat Mlllard , C-l.
C-l. Cullingham beat Belfield , C-3. C-2 ; Gordon
beat Bowersock , C-3 , C-2 ; .Austin beat John-
nan. C-l , G-2.
Semi-Final Round Condee beat Culllng-
hara. 7-6 , C-4 , 0-C , C-l ; Austin beat Gordon ,
C-2. C-l , C-S.
Final Round Austin beat Condee , C-0 , C-l ,
C-2.
DOUBLES.
Preliminary Ilound Magee and Mlllard
beat Riley and Shelby. C-2. C-3.
First Round Howereock and Van Brunt
beat Packard end Willlf.ms , C-2. C-2 ; Crosby
and Rlpley beat P. Young and Janic * . C-l.
C-2. Caldwell and Morseman beat Hale and
Buckingham C-3. C-4 ; Condee and Roche
of heat Uagee and Mlllard , C-2 , 4-C. C-l ; Belfield
and Cbamplln beat Spencer and Lake f-2 ,
-3 , Austin und Cullincbam beat Banrker
and R Young C-l. C-4 : Xttllogg and Johiifcoa
beat GIHesple and Glllcfjiie , C-3. C-0 ; Young
and Gordon beat Akin and Haskell S-C C-4.
Second Round Crosby and Rlpley
I Bowersork end Van Brunt , C-l C-s" . Pondee
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5-7 , C-2. C-S ; Austin and CulllDKham beat
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Seml-flnal Jlound Condee and Roche beat |
CroBhj- and Rlpley , f7. . C-4. 3-C. 0-0. C-l ,
Austin and Cullingham beat Young and Gordon - I
don , C-0. C-4. 3-C. C-3.
Final Round Austin and CuHlugham beat
Condt-e and Roche. G-0 , 7-9 , C-l. G- : ! .
Winners since the interstate tournament
was inaugurated :
SINGLES.
1894 De Roy Austin of Omaha.
1895 L. H.Vnidner of Chicago ,
189G J. TV. Carver of Chicago.
1897 De Roy Austin of Omaha.
DOUBLES.
18P4 E. J. Hart and C. H. Young , Omaha.
1895 L. H. 'Waidner and H.V. . Slocum.
Chicago.
189C L. H. Waiduer and J.V. . Carver ,
Chicago.
1897 De Rev Austin and C. S. Culling
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One WL-I-H rjuiu ueit TVeancnaay nlgm
Tommy Ryan and Kid McCoy will once more
crawl through the ropts and battle for
shekels and fame. A majority of the eastern
critics have already handed the purse over
to the lanky Hoosier. but there are a num
ber who seem unwilling to even tip him as >
a winner , and one or two aver that the ex-
Omahan will "either " win or make it a draw.
One of the latter is John Clements and to
show that McCoy has been falsely rated by
subsidized rei > orterE recently , he Bays : In
his fight with Bonner the Kid met a Tartar ,
but to get the credit of a victory he gave
all the cash he realized that night to the re
porters. The truth of the matter is Bonner , if
any one , should have had the decision. He-
kept at his man from start to finish and did
not give him one minute's rest , and in the
fifth round McCfy could not knock a fly
off a man's nose , and Bonner succeeded in
knocking him down in the sixth round
with a smash on the Jaw. This round
wanted some few seconds of the time being
up when McCoy wan put down , his seconds
and referee picked him up in a dazed con
dition and the contest ended with cheers
for Bonner and boots for McCoy as being a
quitter ; but the funniest thing of all was
the papers came out the next morning
claiming a victory for McCoy. I don't know
how much it cost him , but It is safe to say
he did not hare much of his ehare of the
purse left. If that is the way he is going
to gain a reputation and claim the cham
pionship honors , heaven help him. Bonner
la no cinch for any out- , and if McCoy whips
Tommy Ryan at Syracuse on September 8 ,
the next morning some fellow will bo carry
ing the hulk of my roll. "
Frank Slavln , tne heavyweight pugilist
who came over here from England several
yeara ago to relieve John L. Sullivan of the
proud title of champion , but failed in ar
ranging a meeting. IB now lost somewhere
in the awful Jebtnesste of the northwestern
territory cnroute to the Klondike. The big
imglllet came to thle country the neeond
time early this year and alter making nev
eral figbie with second rate men and getting
beautifully thumped in each instance , ho
abandoned the ring last July and ia company
with a dozen adventurous spirits set out
for the Alaskan Eldorado. They had a tough
time of U. and from fighting their way
through the virgin fonet and climbing
jagged mountains , were reduced to rags and
tatters. The party reached Lake Bennett
August 9 , on the afternoon of which day
Slavic started back over the trail alone to
recover tome clothing that had been lost
from hl peck. Since then be has neither
been seen or beard from , and the graveet
fears are entertained for hie safety. The
only thing that give * bis friends hope Is that
he is a born mountaineer and miner. In
his younger days In Australia , before be
elected to seek fame and fortune In the prize
ring , he "followed the diggings. " which
means that hard work , rough fare and miles
of weary travel with his "swag" on hit
hack are not new experiences to him by
any means. Unless he has fallen over a
precipice or been crippled In wjme way his
friends say the chance * are strongly in favor
of his turning up all right yet. A few years
ego Slavln was certainly one of the most
prominent figures In the pugilistic world.
H defeated men like Jem Smith of England.
Martin Costello , Jake Kilraln and Craig , the
"Coffee Cooler. " with ease , his flrt.1 real set
back being when be went down before I'eter
Jackson after ft savage fight at one of the
London clubs. After that he eeemed to lose
his ambition. He fell Into carelets ways of
living and met detent in the- ring from men
who would have stood no chance with him
in bis beet days. His last contest was
fought in Sao Francisco , hli. opponent being
Joe Butltir , a colored heavyweight from
Philadelphia. Slavln made a rushing fight
of it and before a minute and a half bad
pa ed ran against a right-band smash which
laid him out. X > incouraged by bis III luck
Slavin determined to try hie fortune In
Brltlfh Columbia , and In company with a
email party of friends left 'Frisco for Van
couver , but since the date above rnecitloned
has been as completely lost as it swallowed
up in the bufom of the mighty ocean.
Solly Smith made a quick Job of It with
Johnny Griffin out in 'Frisco the other Bight
After six round * of fast going , all of which
\VG decidedly in fever of Smith , the end
came suddenly in the opening of the sev
enth Sully hooked Griffin on the jaw with
hu richt end be went to the floor mug
down , ae dead l the wet 13 a * & dried mack
erel. I .sowhis pair fight over at Roby four
yeara ago. and after beating Smith almost
to a standstill. Griffin-undertook to finish
him in a mix-up in the-fourth round and re
ceived a rap in the nect that all but closed
his earthly career. It 'was tlu > quickest
"out" not even barring -the defeat of Jim
Hall by Fitzt-immonF la New Orleans that
: ever saw in n ring , and about as big a tsur-
arise as ever came out of 'bhe woods. Ever
since that memorable Anight Grlffln has
claimed that Smith's victory1 was a fluke and
he has fairly begged for a elmncetn _ demon
strate to the public the- truth of his asser
tion. "Well , he has had ttrnt chance now.
and it has -probablj- Wound up his fistic
aspirations for all time. He is n "woser , "
and should now hie himself- back to his llt-
Lle dental office In Braintree nnd monkey
with the mitts no more. '
The always1 rotcrestinr-3f ; > ? Donovun. in
speaking df"Creedon And McCoy , 'says olot
of things that have my hearty endorsement.
Like Joe a takp nn _ stnrW.ln pniintprWw. or
pretenders and recognize one about as quickly
as the next one. But as Donovan sayt : A
recognized drawback to any big boxing
match is the interminable details to be gone
through before a satisfactory coming-to-terms
of the principals. One of the parties to
such , it usually transpires , want * the handle
of the jug in many minor details turned
his way. or It may be he doesn't want to
box at all. but is out for free press notice.
The Creedon and McCoy proposed contest
has had a long run of it in sporting col
umns and is a case in point. The boxing
legions are anxious to see them go , yet their
patience has been already drawn out to the
brittle point. A truthful and impartial ob-
aerver of the preliminary scouting between
tbe pair will , I believe , acknowledge that
Creedon has been the anxious one for prac
tical settlement of the thing in the ring ,
while McCoy has played at long range and
has fattened sleek from tbe advertising that
he knew must inevitably come from tbe
waiting and the anxiety. It was Creedon
who scrambled on the stage at O'Rourke's
Broadway club and accepted tbe insignificant
mrse of $3,000 , while McCoy silently retired ,
which was tbe first move In the series. It
was Oreedon's manager. Colonel Hopkins ,
who posted the first installment of Jl.OOO with
Mr Davles in Chicago and who later jour
neyed to New York with It and placed It
in the hands of Al Smith. And it was he
also who -worked the puree offering up to
the appetizing notch of $10.000 for the con
test. All of tnese proceedings have been
one-elded : the Creedou pxirty bas been stead
ily advancing and begging for a showdown ;
the other bas been haggling over trivialities
or nothing and always wholly avoiding the
critical point. A match can never , be made
when one of tbe parties Is insincere. But the
talk can roll on in volumes and a peculiarity
of it all is that the pretender usually Is in
Genuine earnest. The latest thing from New
York concerning the Creedon and McCoy
proposition Is that Wall street capitalists
have formed a boxing club and will shortly
offer a purs * of $12,000 for the rival middle-
weights. , , i
At last it looks as if Peter Maher and his
pal in crime , Tom Sharkey , were about to
get a much-deserved turn-down. That they
will be given uo opportunity fake a
fight in San FruuciBco has been settled , and
they are now casting about for another mar
ket in which to dispose of their gold bricks.
Zeke Abrahams , who offered that $20,000 out
there , has reconsidered the matter and now
does not want the pair of big dubs at any
price. Tbe fact'ls. Zeke's.original offer was
nothing more than a clever bit of "cap
ping" in the interests of tie .grotesque game
tbe Maher-Sharkey managficient arc playing.
Zeke couldn't raise Jlifl.OOQ'.with a derrick
His offer was only made to stimulate tbe
eastern angels. But -julssed fire. The
Gotham cherube have luid their eye teeth
trimmed once too often. They appreciate
that it waa Maher and ShurUey who brought
the boxing business in'tlt : metropolis into
disrepute , and they wan > .jio more of them.
They also appreciate that ; IVter Maher is a
heavyweight shyster when -It' comes to fightIng -
Ing , and that tbe wooden-beaded Sharkey's
tactics inthe ring are ! dlstusieful to those
who wish to nee pugilism' upheld as a
reputable sport. Another thing these
Orientals doubtless apprttqVoie is tbe fact
that one or two of tbe sharks' ' connected M'lth
these two premium stiffs ham long since for
feited their right to Ub-'cl ssed as "dead
game Bports. " n ft' ; * - ' ,
FIULU . AAD STREAM.
of Hir Mouth uf Joj- for Ar
il nil SjiortKiurn.
The drowseful dream of the cweet autumn
time.
TVith its mildew , mould and mellow.
Comes glimmering on with its dhow sub
lime ,
In robes of russet and yellow.
The graceful plume of the gulden rod glows
From fence i > orner. field and fallow.
And clinging close , the wild uuer grows
With the Marguerite and mallow.
Next Wednesday will be the first of Sep
tember , the dawn of tbe Eportman'e idyl.
The maples are already donning their gilded
gowns , and a hazy splendor Is settling over
tbe distant hillThe eumac gJowe and
burns with inten er fire along the lonely
country roads , tbe hazel-pod is browning ,
the sensitive plant drooping and the frost ?
pursuivants of fatt epproathipg autumn
warn the sportsman to be up and doing
He must procras'lTiaie no longer tbe chlcker
are strong of pinion and tnonly tbe mel-
j odious bouk of tbe wild goose wJl tall froa
the overarching blue and the quack : of the.
emerald-headed mallard startle the echoes of
marsh and lagoon. There is the boat to
be hauled out and overlooked , rubber wadern
to patch , shooting wammus mended , decoys
retouched , shells laid in and a thousand ana
one other details looked after that he may
be in readiness to sally forth on the first
day of his fall vacation.
And what an autumn this will be ! It
opens up on an abundance that is rare In
deed. The fields of corn and wheat and
hay are vast oceans of richness and wealth
and the sturdy farmer will harvest a profit
undreamed of before. 'But ' Nature has not
been benign and lavish to yeomanry alone.
The sportsmen have not been overlooked.
The sources from which he reaps a new
store of health and happiness will yield
in a measure that will restore memories of
halcyon days rupposed to be forever paipsed.
The chicken are more plentiful than they
have been for years , and so favorable has
been the season that the young now can
imrjUr lip Ale ± lniTiil li l ' .rmri th > nlrt pt1"
Midday finds thousands of these royal birds
huddled within tbe cooling shades of our
measureless corn fields , while in the evening
they wander off into the long slough grass
of the valleys In quest of grasshoppers and
larvae , after the fashion of earlier years ,
when the tramp of the buffalo was a familiar
sound and the Eicht of the picturesque
mounted Sioux not infrequent. And the
quail ! No such a crop -was ever produced in
Nebraska , before. Every broad hay field has
produced its bevy or two. and today every
stubble , every plum and every hazel patch
Is the rendezvous of Bob White and upland
shooting will be capital.
And the wild fowl. The conditions are
perfect for the entertainment of myriads of
th ? e squawking and cackling and piping
beauties. Feed gluUs morase and marsh ,
lake shore and river bank , and water ways
are filled to overflowing with the refreshing
liquid of spring and cloud. Along the bottom
tom lands of the Platte. beloved and lovely
stream that it is , the tortuous Elkhcirn and
legendary Loup , the nodding flag is fading ,
the fuzzy catoninetuils browning fast , and
tints of russet and gray arc
everywhere creeping in and out
among the almost universal green ; the
their versl-col-
autumn flowers are opening
ored eyes in every imaginable nook and
cranny while the arms of the cot-.onwood
are beginning to drop their golden leaves
on tbe smooth waters they have shaded
through tbe dog days or tbe withering
graes of the prairie. Along the muddy
shores the yellowleg trots with easy grace ,
thrusting his pointed bcal : into the mud
or shallows , or sounding his clear vblstle
at pawing crow or venturesome blackbird.
Scores of oandpipers dot tbe glistening saj.de ,
and golden plover , in buncbis , sweep along
tbe bars , while the king-fisher and the bee-
bird vie with each other in the variety of
note aiid gyration.
The frost has evidently began Its work
somewhat prematurely in and about the
great breeding grounds of tbe polar regions ,
for already in the late evening , the upper
sky IB marked by lines of teal and spoonbill ,
while some mallards and widgeon are noud
amongst the hurrying caravan. Of course
most of tbe ducks now encountered are local
birds but the fact that both canvaeback and
redhead have been seen whizzing along tbe
rocky escarpment of the Nlobrara tells that
tbe north has at least sent down an ad
vance scouting party.
Indeed. Is the autumn time the sportsman B
Idrl. and truly the dawning cycle must prove
a rare and inspiring one , and as my
ever esteemed friend and brother , riip.rlee
Hallock , says , under the summer's decaying
mantle , and on tbe blue waters and in he
hazy air. will we find our Joy
ous quest. We will be abroad in
fields of eun and ehade and early dews ,
which will wnd the sportsman's blood into
runes of rapture. Game ban thriven this
year This is due to natural causes nnd
the better preservative spirit which IB fn t
possessing all true sportsmen. The desire
to wantonly Invade the field in advance of '
the season IE disappearing before tbe stern
detestation of such a practice. We are be
ginning to feel tbe quality of true sport ,
and savagery 1 become a nrlmn. This
quality is not ascertained by the quantity
of results the bag-plethora , or the swine
appetite of him who Is. forsooth , privileged
to bear a. gun. Rather i U determined by
tbe emotions of a day , tbe Bights of every
hour , the new flenses and oldeu retrospect of
earlier sessions with nature and her enter
taining touch ; the freshened vigors of man
hood Its skill , ltd fascinating moods and
tenses with the dog. the gun , the rod and
brook. These ore the signs of modern sports.
mauEhlp ; this Is the- gentility afield which
we emulate , this and 1U boon to body und
mind should be tbe bestowal of sere , crisp
autumn days.
C. M. Talcott , of tbe Pullman company ,
thle city. Thad Taloott and Goodley liruckei
have just returned from a fishing and sightseeing -
seeing pilgrimage through the Yellowstone
park and contiguous territory. As all wan
derers to thle enchanted region , they had e
royal two weeks , catching trout galore and
reveling amidst a paradise that has no equal
on thin continent.
J. Vf. Roland and W. E. Remington , twc
NeoU , la. , fcj > orumen , made the Bportlnt
editor a. jileauunt call yeeterdey. Thwii
gentlemen have been in the oity several deyi
tquijijilUB themettlveE fur a foray into tbi
I Great northwest IB quest ot hie and llttli
BUly H&rdlo , the cultl Council Blu&j
j f-hooter , dog owner and sportsman , now has
charge of the Omaha Gun club shooting
grounds at the east end of the big bridge ,
' which he will conduct in the Interests of the
i bhooters of the Twin Cities conjointly. Ex-
j ; tensive improvements will be put in this
fall. Including new shooting platform , addi
tions to the club house , an Immense coop
for live pigeons , and other needed accessories.
A big tournament will be held here in Oc
tober , when It Is expected that a greater
aggregation of shooters will gather here than
was ever known before. ilanag r Heroin
is a man of fine executive ability * nd he
Iscertain to make a success out of any
undertaking of this kind that he may be
connected with. From thle on the bliooting
l > ark will be maintained in a strictly nrst-
class way. A man will be kept on the
crounds constantly and nothing left i.ndune
calculated to enhance the place as an ct-
ttactlve resort for local and visl'iag n-orts-
mcn.
cow for hunters and tbe specifications sent
in to the patent office at Washington. The
invention presents the perfect outward
semblance of a most peaceable and amiable
cow , but the forelegs and hludlegs are in fact
tbe two pairi of legs of two men. They are
armed with guns and have a plentiful supply
of ammunition. The patent cow moves along
like an ordinary , harmless animal until it IE
in tbe midst of a lot of birds , when it comes
open and the two men inside blaze away.
Tbe specifications state that the invention
consists of a hollow decoy animal adapted
to be supported and held in an upright posi
tion and operated by an enclosed hunter , for
whom the decoy forms a concealicg shell or
blind. The device in its makeup comprises
as essential element * a flexible outer shell of
canvas or other suitable material , decorated
exteriorly to represent the animal In Imita
tion of which the decoy is constructed , end
said shell is adapted to be supported or held
In Its distended position through tbe medium
of a collapsible metal framework , which al
lows the covering and framework of the
decoy to be folded into a smull space for
transportation
Depending from the framework are ho'.low
portions representing legs , into which are In
serted tbe legs of the concealed sportsmen ,
for whom there are accommodations for two.
one at each end of the decoy. Formed in
tbe sides of the frame , at suitable points , art
windows or openings protected by outward
swinging flapbllnds , and through those windows
dews the sportsman in the rear may dis
charge his fowling piere when the game bas
been successfully stalked. For the firing of
the hunter in the front of tbe decoy there is
provided a downward swinging portion ,
which includes tbe head and neck of the
animal , so that by elmply releasing a i-mall
catch from the Inside of the framework this
releases the swinging front portion , which
immediately drops by gravity and thus leaves
tbe sportsman free.
A fish warden In Ohio has a clever way of
catching fish poachers and positively pre
vents their proving an alibi. He sneaks out
at night and carries a camera loaded with
flaihllght powder. When In the proper pos.-
tion he surprises tbe poachers with a flash
picture In tbe act of dynamiting fish They
can't get around tbe picture. Sporting Life.
Chief of Police Slgwart and son returned
Friday evening from a. fortnight's encamp
ment with a party of friends , in the Rocky
mountains , nomc fifty milts west of old Fort
Laramle. They found sport of all klnde in
abundance , maguificent fishing and choot-
ing , and of courbe enjoyed themselves to
the limit.
Colonel Ray , one of the Dupont members ,
has become quite proficient with tbe pump
gun He bandits it like an Elliott or u
Helkea.
A number of western ladles have taken up
I trap shooting In earnest. At the Eau Claire.
WIs. , thoot special prize * are offered for
ladies who cbnot through the program ,
and a number ot the fair sex have signified
their intention of being present.
"W. D. Mansfield o ! San Francisco , Cfll. ,
eBtublliihed a new world' * record in Joug
distance tly easting tbe other day , at Car-
fluid Park. Chicago. III. He cast 111 % ft > et.
heating the world's record.
H. A. Burnet has returned Irom a pleasant -
ant outing at Lake Washington. He reports
but little luck with line and rod , lau > par-
ticularly refusing to rite.
( iuentlouN Miid Annvrerk.
John Hanley , Rising , Nub. Have no time
to look up the paper wanted.
N. M. Brown. Columbus , Nt > b. You tan
order such a book of any dealer in Columbuu
or other city.
SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 2C. To tbe Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Please state in the
sporting columns of The Sunday Bee who IB
champion wing shot or Nebraska. A
Reader.
Ans. Prank Pannelee.
NORFOLK , Neb. . Aug. 2E. To tbf Sport
ing Editor of The Bet : PleaM state In
Sunday's Bee whether there are any wood
cock In this state , end If there IE a law
regulating the shooting of such birds , when
it is open and cloved. Also tell us Hometblug
of this rare bird. By answering the above
you will do a favor to a number of regular
reader * out here. M T L.
Act. Yean sjo , BO I tin told by old
shooters here , woodcock were plentiful all
round-about this city aud throughout tbe
eastern part of the state , but they have been
all but exterminated. 1 killed a woodcock
up near Bancroft In IKSb. and that IF. the
only one 1 ever bad the pleasure of flushing
in this mate. Carl Kauffmuu end Gue Ickeu.
however , killed several birds close to this
city a year ago last fall , nnd in 189C. early
in September 1 believe , they bagged a num
ber. Yes. there is tin alleged law in this
state. It makes the open season from Sep
tember 1 to May 1 , which proves that our
wise men at Lincoln do not know they ura
alive , when it comes to woodcock , anyway.
By September 10 woodcock have left this
latitude and gone south. The legitimate open
season in all northern states where the bird
abounds is from July 4 to November 1. Tee
birds are early breeders , and April is their
trysting time. Woodcock winter almost
wholly in South America. There is always
famous shooting along the Orinoco In beasou.
In this latitude , wherever the birds rcaortf
swampy places , where the walking is hard
and the shooting particularly dilUcult. Fif
teen In a day , legitimately killed , IE an excellent
cellentbag. . They are hunted sometimes
with the cocker spaniel , but more often
with pointer or tetter. Tbe woodcock Is
singular in one respect. Tbe female 1 much
larger than the male. They breed early In
the spring , going as far north as the St ,
Lawrence. The female lays from four to
five eggs and is especiallj- careful of her
young , which are plump , downy things not
unlike Leghorn chickens just out of the
shell. At one time there was an idea
prevalent , not only among shotgun men , but
among naturalists , that tbe woodcock crowed
the lAtlantic to England nnd back every year.
He is a strong flyer , but hardly equal to
the trip. J have never Been any explanation
of how this belief obtained currency. The
bird has another peculiarity. His call to his
mate is a soft , wooing gurgle , but ho cannot
utter it while on the ground. Ho tries It
sometimes , but bis bill drop ? to the earth
and his tall tilts spasmodically up. I have
bad good woodcock shooting In Ohio , alee
along the Kanlcalcce in Indiana and alone
the Illinois river in , the latter state.
NORTH BEND. Neb. , Aug. 20. To th
Sporting Editor of The Bee. : Will you
please answer tbe following. In a game
of ball , two men are nut. A goes to the
bat and succeeds in making first base. B
comes to hat mid takes position at tbe plate ,
A attempting to Bioal second bane , is put
out , thus retiring tbe clde. Dow D corno
first to bat In next inning ? Cbarles S. Few
ler.
ler.Ans.
Ans. Yes. i
CARROLL , la. . Aug. 2C. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Please answer the fol
lowing In Sunday's Bee : The agreement be
tween two clubs it that any overthrow of
flrat bane only entitles base runner to ons
base. A bats a ball to bhort top , who
throws it to first base , but it comes rolling
along the ground. First baseman does not
istop It , but the ball goes far enough beyond
no as to let runner home. Would that b
considered an overthrow , and under tha
agreement would A have a right to take
more than one ban ? Janfte L. Martin.
Aiis. The agreement Is a , queer one , sim
ply condoning an error. Out tlie ploy de
scribed would not be au "overthrow , " and
runner should be entitled to all be could
Ct.
Ct.WAHOO.
WAHOO. Neb. , Aug. 23. To the Sportlns
Editor of The Bee : Please decide the fol
lowing : A bet B J10that "Dad" Clarke
struck out eleven men during Louisville and
New York game B bet 110 bo only struck
out one man. B lift A J10 that Thornton of
Chicago bus the largett number of strike
outs for the btason , 10. Chicago against
Washington. Ben D. Ilujip.
Ane. (1) ( ) It was a misprint Clarke struck
out one man. (2) ( ) Have no record of ttrllit-
outi.
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bought for so little mon
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$20 $ up.
We rent wheels by the
liour , day , week or
month.
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