TT1E OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 10 , 1897. in
OPENING SPORTS FOR AUTUMN
A Shift from the Ball Finld to tie
Gridiron.
HALCYON DAYS FOR GUNNER AND FISIIER
The \atlonitl I.riiicnc HUPP Tin :
llnlrcil Atlilctrn Tinlto \ < -r.i
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inn ) StiorlH of All ICImlH.
Two weeks from today tlio National league
pennant chase will como to an end , and notwithstanding -
withstanding tlio fact that Baltimore now
liolds a comfortable load , Boston still has a
chance. With no further material disaster
to tlio llcancatcrs they \vlll have a chnnco
to show Just how they compare with the
Orioles In the final series of the season ,
which opens up In Baltimore next Friday.
These will .be the greatest contests of the
year and may tlccldo thu championship.
Mover 'beforn In the history of pic National
league has the situation narrowed down to
two teams an It hns this season" . When Bal
timore fwtmt to Doslon early last month the
leadership depended an the games to ho
played there. , Boston gathered In two out of
thrro.au.il Jumped Into the van to thu mad
delight of thousands anil thousands of crazy
fans. Out woe has como since then to the
cultured Huh and the gay birds from down
the Chinapeaku again displaced them and
have led the procession over since. That
they will win thu race 1 haven't the shadow
of a doubt , but they have mil got It won
yet. Still , aside from their present vantage ,
they have , and always have had a better
chanca to win the wind up of the season
cornea on their own grounds , and
they have a better corps of pitch
ers than Boston. Of course , both
teams will save their best men for
the final spurt , and It Is quite likely that.
Nichols -will pitch two for Itcston and
Klobedanz one. Tliu first game will bo
played next Friday and Nichols Is already
slated for thin. Then ho will have until
Monday to rest , which Is tun pin time to
recover from on ni'lernoon's strain. When
Nichols faced Baltimore the last tlmo ho
was hit quite hard , duo to overwork. Ho
will not bo used very much from this out ,
until the team opens In Baltimore. With
Nichols pitching two of the Baltimore games
nnd Klchudanz thu other , Boston Ins an out
side chance to win the pennant. To uncoiir-
ngo Solee'a band a crowd of nearly 1,000
lloston cranks will go down to thu Monumental
mental Olty to root for them. New York ,
barring accidents , will finish In third posi
tion , and Cincinnati will be the leader of
the western aggregation. One feature In
the ror.c this season Is the proud position
the Washington : ! will hold at tlio close of
the season. With the standing yesterday
the Senators worn In seventh place , lending
Chicago. Louisville , HttslmrR and Philadel
phia. It has been a long time since the Sena
tors have been so far up In the list. The pitch
ers that have won most of th.'lr games this
Reason , Mercer and MeJames , compare fa
vorably with the best In the league , and
had these two been backed up with a 111-
tlo more slick work the tc.ini would cer
tainly have been higher up In the list.
Louisville , too , has made a. hotter showing
this season. The team Is not far behind
Philadelphia and Plttsburg. For such a
great collection of stickers the Phillies are
a disappointment. There has been Internal
disorder in the team this season , anil this
Is the reason that may be assigned for their
poor work. Pltlshurg Is among the poorest
teams In the league. It's a great wonder
she Is tint at the bottom of the Hat. Cleve
land has gene biok from last season , which
was expected. When the Spiders went east
the losi trip Tehran had It In his mind to
beat Baltimore , lie showed what thn team
was capable of In the first two pnmcs In
Baltimore , and after that they finished out
the trip In a rather careless way , apparently
losing to the teams It uould benefit the
most. For one , I want to see Baltimore
win. While the team undoubtedly contains
a number of rowdy plajers It averages up
pretty well with the rest of them , and vic
tory for Baltimore means more for the game
generally than victory for Boston would.
Western horses .and especially candidates
from Omalm and this state , will llguro quite
prominently In the great fall light harness
meeting at Lcxlngtcn , Ky. , October 5 to 1C.
Acknowledgments to Secretary Wilson for
0110 of the souvenir programs are hereby
tendered. It shows that $ " . " ,000 will be dis
tributed In stakes and purses. On the first
day the great Futurity -decided ; $20,000
will bo huug up. and 0:1 : the lant day $1),000 )
will bo contested for. Among the Omahans
who will attend are W. A. Paxtnu , Jr. . Clin
ton Di'lggs , Oucar Plcard and ono or two
others.
The card :
First Day Kentucky Futurity , for 3-year-
olds , $1G.OOO ; the Tennessee , for 2:09 : pacers ,
$1,000 ; 2:16 : class trotting , purso'$1.000.
Second Day The Wilson , for 2:20 : pacers ,
$2,000 , special , to bo announced later ; the
Futurity , trotting , for 2-ycar-olds , $5,000.
Third Day The Transylvania , for 2:1-1 : trot
ters , $5,000 ; 2:27 : class , trotting , purse $1,000 ;
2 14 class , pacing , purse $1,000.
Fourth Day Futurity for 2-ycar-olds ,
pace , $1,000 ; 2:21 : class , trotting , purse $1,000 ;
2 17 class , pacing , purse $1,000.
Fifth DayThu Ashland , for 2:11 : trotters ,
$4,000 ; 2:01) : ) class , pacing , purse $1,000 ; 2:14
clans , trotting , purse $1,001) .
Sixth Day--Tho Walnut Hill Farm Cup ,
for 2 17 trotters , $5,000 ( $500 cup offered by
L. V. Hnrkness to winner's owner ) ; the
"West , for 2'2'.i trotters , $2,000 ; the Lexing
ton , for 2-year-olds , trotting , ? 2,000.
Seventh Day 2:05 : class , pacing , pursa
$1,500 , 2:18 : clJss , trotting , purse $1,000 ; 2:12 :
claRH , pacing , purbo $1.000.
Eighth DayTho Kentucky , for 3-year-oldo ,
class trotting , $1,500 Ki'ii-
$2000 ; 2:09 : , purse ; -
tucky Stock Farm purse , for 2-year-old pac
ers , $1,000.
Ninth Duy 2:12 : class , trotting , purse
$1,500 , 2 23 class , trotting , purse $1,000 ; 2:20. :
class , pacing , purse $1,000.
Tenth Day -Tho Blurgrara , for 2:19 : trot-
tera , $ . ' ,000 ; the Johnston , for 2:21 : trotters ,
$2000 ; Stock Farm purse , for 2-year-old
trotters. $5,000.
A flvo-mllo match raeo has been arranged
between Ernest HJerlberg , thu Now York
crack , who recently onlercd the professional
ranks , and 0. It. Tinder , the Irish llyor.
The race will take place at Ambrose Park.
'Brooklyn ' , on October 2. A purto of $500 will
bo the slake. To thnfco who know the rela
tive nblllty of the two men the match eeemB
ouu-sidud , AH uu amateur lljurtbers never
stood In thu llrst rank , nnd he has not a
ghost of a chancii with the speedy Irishman.
Since Tlnclcr came to this country ho has
lout but ono match. Ills best-l-.nown oppo
nents have been "Tommy" Connoff and Pat
rick Carroll of Waltlmm. Ho Is by many
supposed to bu the equal ( it Bacon , thu
great Hnglip'.i splinter , and It Is qultu prob-
ablu that the two will bu matched on Tine-
Icr's rutiim to the mother country.
Foot ball U now enjoying the attention of
the colleges and athletic clubs to the ex
clusion of almost every other sport. The
prospects of a successful season are excel
lent , ovoii at this curly day , and morn In
terest bcdus to bo taken by tlio great army
of cranks generally than In foimer years.
The preliminary work of most loams this
year will consist of the same kind of work
that has bi-en done In the early fall
of other years , and will bu nothing but kick
ing and catching tlio ball and work of a
Blmllar natuti' , I no whole Idea of the trainIng -
Ing being to harden thu muscles gradually
nlul rllinliiRin thu danger at rupturing them ,
which would exist If the men 'were ' forced
into a fi.inii1 without having taken the proper
exercico to prepare tlienuselvcs for It. Foot
ball U surely a tough game and no person
has any business to go Into a contest without
lie 11 properly conditioned ; then the chance
of Injury la very imiall. For the last four
> earn tlu < University of Pennsylvania team
has bct'it In such good condition upon the
opening of the seavon that not a single man
lias had to leave the fltld as a result of In
jury In any of their big gamc-s. Locally ,
foot ball IH in the move. The High school
boys ro out practicing every evening , and
Viidcr the IriuUriihlp of Prif. Uerr.steln , their
coaLU. will develop rapidly , 1'rauk Craw-
lord has not returned from his home In the
ist , aud C L , TJiaasa * U massing the
bicycle 1 boys on the circuit , but as soon as '
these two coaches return they will start j
foot ball In earnest hero , as each have de- |
clarcd their Intention of staying here this
fall and boosting the great game along. They
will probably manage rival teams.
Recalling the defeats of the Omaha cricket
team during the late St Paul tournament , a >
member of the local club remarked out at 1
the game yesterday : "There la no doubt I
but what our team Is weak In several 1
particulars , notably in their miserable judgj j
ment In calling runs when at the bat. The
Canadlni outfit would repeatedly score two j
runs on n hard forward stroke to the out * i
field , while our men rarely , If ever , counted
more than one run on a similar play. Am |
whici the fact Is taken Into consideration j
that anywhere from twenty to fifty such I
strokes arc made In in Inning , the total j
Id's to our aide In/ the course of a match li |
not difficult to figure. Again the Canadlins ;
ecorp frequently on Infield strokes that our
men never think of calling. Tholr ability
to score more runs from the same strokes
as are made by our men Is due to two
causes first , the fact that the Kanuck fielders - ;
ers nro quicker on their fcot than our intn , |
and by their nlmbleness succeed In heading j
off ninny runs ; and , second , because our '
batenun are not suiriclently alert and do not ]
back up or exercise proper Judgment In I
call'i g the short runa. It Is surprising with j
what case short runs may bo made when two i
batsmen understand one another and try {
to score every run that Is to bo made. There I
are many other weaknesses In our team that
might bo remedied by practice , but the two
abo\o mentioned are so easy of correction
that a captain dralrlng to give the matter
his atlentld ) might -work n marvelous Im
provement In a very "brief time. "
The announcement that Fantasy , 2:06 : , the j
fastest trotter from Now York state , has '
retired and will never see the track again i
was received with regret by all lovers of ,
great harness horses. Early In 1S9C ,
Fantasy ran away from her groom and was |
Injured by thu shaft of the cart being thrust
.n ' her breast. From this she never fully
recovered , and though she raced last season
with firest success the work did not help her
Injury. This spring aha Jogged lame , and j
though It was thought 'that she would ulti
mately recover , It wis decided to ship her
home. Fantasy has had a most wonderful |
career. During the throe years that she .
raced the started nineteen times , winning I I 1
first money In fifteen , sentrd In three and
third In one. She holds the world's record
for 3-year-olds , both raoa and time ; the
record for 1-year-old marcs , and has the
honor of trotting the fastMt heat In 1S9G ,
2:0fi'/i. : Her produce by any great horse
should bo n clmnplm.
It scorns that horsemen will never grow
weary of talking about Star Pointer , the"
king of the light harness brigade , and In
rispnnso to a request for a brief history of
thn Illustrious horse , I will say that his
career has been un eventful one. He was
bred by the late Captain Henry P. Pointer
of Springfield , Tcnn. , nnd If ever a horse
was bred for a pacing record breaker It wast
he. ns his slro , Brown Hal , 2:12V4. : was , In i t
his day (1883) ( ) , the champion pacing stallion j
of Iho world , while his dam , Sweepstakes , by
Knight's Snowheels , also produced the fa
mous Hal Pointer , for years the klng-ph >
pacer of the grand circuit , and who. In 1892 ,
reduced the world's harness record from 2:00 :
.
to 2:05V1 : over thu Washington Park track , | 1
Chicago , and later paced In 2:01' : at Nash-
vlllu , Teun.
Star Pointer was foaled In 1SS9 , and Is
consequently now S years of age. As a
yearling h was sold to J. W. Tltley , a
Pennsylvania horseman , nnd was llrst raced
as n 2-yoar-old , when ho showed nothing re
markable , acquiring a record of 2:31'i. : For
two years he was then kept In retirement ,
but In 1S94 was placed In the hands ft the
famous pacing horse trainer and driver , 13.
F. Geers. who Introduced him to the public
at Washington Park In a slow class , In
which he spread-eagled his field and took a
record of 2:11 : % . H was then , predicted
that ho would prove a > sensational horse , but
the next week at .Fort Wayne. Ind. , after
winning two heats he- broke down and was
distanced. It was fcnrcd that ho was "gono
for good , " but ho was tent home , carefully
patched Up , rounded to and was returned
to Gcera In 1XU5 , when ho made a dazzling
campaign of six races , winning them all
and taking a record of 2:04 : % . The three
king bees In the pacing hlvo were then
Ilobert J. , John R. ( Sentry and Joe Patchen ,
and during the year , he did not meet any
of them , but the opinion was freely ex-
pi tsscd that he was as good as the best of
them. There was one drawback. Ever since
his break-down. . In 1S94 he has gene lame at
times , and all during his races of 1S95 lie
had nodded. So when early In ISflli he was
advertised for sale at auction In. Cleveland ,
0. , the critics wagged their heads , said "his
dickey leg had gone , " and when the day of
sale came ho brought only $5,500 , being .
bought by Smith and Mills of Boston. Gecrs ,
his driver , begged his employers , the Ham-
Una of Buffalo , N. Y. , to buy the horse , but
hey made thu mistake of a lifetime by re-
'uslng.
His now owner placed him In the hands
of David McClary , a young man totally v : i-
uiown to fame , and his future did not look
very bright , when , In his first start In 139Gi
Joe Patchon distanced him , and In his secnnd
John U. Gentry repeated the dose. But all !
this tlmo his people were merely getting
[ ho hang of him and finding out what was
in him , and In his very next start , at Glens
l'"alls , N. Y. , he astounded the oportlng world
liy forcing floutry to pace a second heat In
2:01Mt : , which Ibroko the race record by a full
second. From there he went to Boston ,
and there , on September IS , beat Ilobert J.
and Fraik Agan In ntralght heats It * 2:02'/4 : ,
2:03'i : , 2:03 : % , which still remain the fastest
thrt'o consecutive heats over paced. During
the remainder of the coason ho was not
defeated , winning three more very fast races
from Robert J. , Joe Patchen and Frank
Agan. Meanwhile John It. Gentry had set
the world's record ! n the 2:001,4 : notch. Since
their Glens Falls race ho and Pointer had
not mot , but when tliOj sid of the season
sent them Into winter quarters the partisans
of Pointer one and all maintained that he
could then beat the champkii.
Again the gossips' tongues were set going
when last winter ho was again advertised
for aalo at auction In * New York. It was
onro more rumored "that his leg had given
way , still his sale evoked great Interest. It
tonic place March 5. and ho was bid off at
auction by Denton IVarsal of Bronx , N. Y. ,
but c/w'iig to a liltc-h In the terms of pay
ment was Immediately put up and resold.
James A. Murphy of Chicago was at the
sale as a spectator with no Intention of buyIng -
Ing , but his enthusiasm was aroused , and ho
became the owner of the stallion at the
pr'.co of $15.009. Ho placed him with Mc
Clary. nnd his performances this year arc
too recent to need repetition. Ho beat John
U. Gentry at Hartford-Conn. , July 5 ; beat
Joe Petchen at Wash'mgton park In July , and
again week before last , as well as
at Clcvolfiul. In July anil In an exhibition
at Fort Krle , near Buffalo , N. Y. , lowered
his record to 2:01Vi. : At Columbus , O. , he
wan beaten by Joe 1'atchnn In a race , which ,
Although phenomenally fast , Is tiovv gen
erally regarded as a fluke. Although he has
now capped the climax by this mile In lS9U. :
Driver McClary Insists that his limit is yet
to toe reached , andi that 1:58i : \ within bin
capacity.
The State fair races open aip tomorrow
afternoon , and with an Immense field of
somethlivg like 100 good horses , ought to
afford us some of the best sport altered hero
In a good many years The track has been
undergoing a careful preparation for the past
month nnd Is now nbout as perfect as human
Industry and Ingenuity can make It , anJ with
fair weather throughout the week EOIUO very
fast tiiiuU Inevitable. Owing to the fact
that a good deal of preliminary work will
have to be done tomorrow' , there are but two
events down * on the afternoon's card the
2-yeiir-old trotters and 2:35 : pacers. There
are six entries for the first , all Nebraska
bred horses but one , Charles Tapp's chest
nut colt latan from Cameron. Mo. The No-
hraka candidates are C. 13. Colton's Lewis.
Wllka. SyrHcmo ; 0. K Holland's ClayraiiKo ,
Heward ; J. H. Robinson's Fleet Foot , Scrlb-
nor , and W. A. Paxton's Bishop. These are
a flue lot of youngttcrs and they will doubt-
lib * make a goc < l race. In the pace will
Itrt Lulu Uihasro , Ethel G. . IM Roruwator ,
Nellie 13. , Sam A , Annallne , Carter Mc !
Gregor. Lulu Callaway nnd Kgberlallne. In
the 2:14 : pace Tuesday we will have the bid
veteran Prlnro T. . who haa won and lest
ir.oro money for the boys than < any nag this ;
Hide of the river ; Chandlers natty and II eel-
footed nolle Acton. Al Patrick's Clmrandas , ,
and Clinton Ilrlgg ' Wizard , builde a lot of I
other good ones that will hustle time In i
an enthusiastic way. nut the third day will
be the crackajack , with three rattling events ,
the 2:09 : pace , 2:18 : and 2:22 : trot. In the
2:15 : trot an opportunity will bo offered for
a line on a trio of local favorites , Patrick's
Oodelea and Urlggs' Hurly Hurly and Fairy-
wood. You plays your money and takes
your choice. There will he- also a fine lot
of foreigners to compete for the money. The
2-09 pace will be a rattler , as a great field
will collide , among which will be the- giant
stallion Thorrxllne from the Brings' stable ,
John McGuIro'a Dulg , Al Russell's Wlnslow
Wllkes nnd a half dozen others. On Thurs
day comes the free-for-all trot , with such
Nebraska horses as Paxton's Conqueror ,
Hrlggs Hurly Burly , Shadeland Onward from
Fullerton , Garrison's Bonnie 13. . from Scrih-
ner. and others. The closing day will wit
ness the 2:40 : trot and 2-year-old pace , besides
a special event or two. Sandwiched with
the light harness attractions will be'a run
ning event each day , and altogether the outlook -
look for the week's sport Is a brilliant one.
After all , George Lavlgno nnd Joe Walcott
have been matched. They will meet early In
November before ono of San Francisco's
clubs , nnd the contest will certainly be the
most Interesting and Important one since
the Fltzslmmons-Corbett fight at Carson City
on the 17th of last March. I think there Is
a very general concurrence In the opinion
that the Michigan , boy Is the greatest light
weight the ring has ever known , barring
none. Wnlcott who Is naturally a welter
weight , has also given abundant evidence of
his formldablcness In the ring. While ho
Is by no means a clover boxer , his quad-
rumanlc form with Its cucurblticeous top
piece , short neck and long ourang outang-llko
arms , offers a front that Is almost Invulner
able. And then ho hits like a mule kicks ,
and can stand a beating that would kill an
ordinary man. He has already met Lavlgne.
nnd lost , after ono of the hardest battles
known to modern ring annals. In view of
the fact that these two great men have been
again matched , perhaps It would not bo a
bad Idea to hastily go over their first fight
as I find It Ini my scrap book. It took place
at Mcapeth. L. I. , In December , 1895 , and It
was agreed that Lavlgno should have the
decision If ho was on his feet at the end
of the fifteenth round , and further that they
should weigh In at thu ringside at 133
pounds , which they did , In fact each weighed
a trifle less than the stipulated limit. La-
vlgne was esquired by his early mentor.
Tommy Ryan , aided by Sam Fltzpatrlck and
Teddy Alexander , while behind the gorrllla
wore George Dlxon and Tom O'Rourko. who
will again be with him In November. They
broke even In the first round , but In the
second Walcolt landed some smashes on
both Jaw and ribs , nnd had all the best of
It till the close , when the Saglnaw lad forced
matters and terrifically connected over the
heart nnd In thu face. The end of the fourth
round found Livlgne pretty tired , and early
In the fifth Walcott effectually closed his
left eye with n flush right-hander. This
awakened Livlgne and he rushed the black
to the ropes , and after receiving a couple
of awful smashes In the face , got the
Borbadoan over the ropes. In the sev
enth Lavisjne received another hard
punch or two In his lame eye , but , smiling ,
ho worked all the harder and nearly evened
up matters. In the eighth Wnlcott sent In
some hot body blows , while the Kid kept
landing his right on the head , which only
made the coon snort derisively. A terrific
right , swing In the ninth almost severed ono
of Lavlgno's ears. It seemed to hang by a
thread and pained the Michlgander severely.
Ho Immediately went on the defensive and
clinched just before the gong sounded. La
vlgno got In a warm rib clout In the tenth ,
but was badly worsted In the rally that fol
lowed. The white lad put In the next round
avoiding the black's rushes , and , try as sav
agely as he might , ho could do no dam
age. A change happened nlong In the
twelfth. Lavlgne repeatedly rushed Walcott
to the ropen and had much the best of the
milling. Although tired , the black opened
the thirteenth with a resounding smash In
the ribs , but the Kid sent him staggering
back against the ropes with a straight one
ou the chin. Then ho swung his right on the
Jaw and again had him on the ropes when
the gong sounded. The fourteenth was a
desperate round. Walcott rushed ferociously ,
but his blows were all cleverly stopped. In
a vicious attempt at a right upper cut he
thiow himself flat on the floor , and when
ho arose Lavlgno went at him hammer nnd
tongs. He punched him all over the ring
and had him almost out when he clinched
and the gong saved him. In the fifteenth
and last the black man came up weak. Ho
looked as If he had been struck by a cyi-
clone. The Kid swung his right twice on the
neck , and a straight left on the jaw sent
him reeling. Another left on the neck came
within an ace of doing the business. The
Saglnaw wonder was Just steadying himself
for the coup de grace , when the bell rang , and
the darkey was spared a knockout. There
was tt wild scene when Lavlgne was de
clared the winner. The crowd raided the
ring and overwhelmed the panting Kid on
his tremendous victory.
What do I think 'of the coming battle ?
Well/ hardly know what to say , but to as
sert that I am not a bit leary of Lavlgno's
chances would bo foreign to the facts In the
case. I do not like his split with his old
manager. Sim Fltzpatrick , who won the first
match by his shrewdness in making It.
He would not concede an ounce over 133 at
the ringside , while nt the same time
Lavigno was willing to throw weight
to the dogs. Fltzpatrick is a great
trainer , handler and match maker , while
Lavlgno himself knows 'nothing but
fight. Fltzpatrlck's presence always meant
much to the Michlgander. Ho made the
coming match himself , and I fear the con
sequences. They are to weigh in at 135
.pounds at G o'clock In the evening , which
means that Walcott will weight fully 140
when ho crawls through the ropes. La-
vlgnu Is as clean as a whistle at 133. and
five or six pounds Is a big gob of weight to
Elvo to a man of Walcott's awful capacity.
George Green , the touted wonder of the slope ,
was but a toy In his hands. However ,
Green Is not Lavlgne. The Kid may bo , and
probably is , bigger and stronger nnd capable
of taking on greater heft than he was two
years ugo. Bo that as U may , I am Icary ,
yet certain that a great battle Is forthcoming ,
and I think It will bo safer to let "youso
fellers" pick a winner for yourselves.
The next International clash at fisticuffs
will bo. between Dave Sullivan , Jloston s
snappy little feather , and Pedlar Palmer , the
Kngllsh champion , before the London club
thu llrst week In October. It is my opinion
that the stocky llttlo Urlton will hammer
the life out of our David. While the Bos
ton boy Is as chock full of sand as Tim
Hurst , and can hit , knows considerable and
thinks he can. lick the world , ho falls far
short of thu Johnny Bull's standard. Sulli
van fights all the tlmo , there Is nothing of
the loafer about him , and he Is a powerful
llttlo fellow and Ills pectoral musclea are
full of driving power. Still I think ho will
need all of these good qualities and then
some , to beat the Pedlar out. The Rngllsh-
man Is assuredly a great llttlo 'man , as clever
and shifty as they make them , and with
propulsive force enough to knock a coal car
oft thu track. Ho knows all about the
art and Is positively the brightest fighter In
all England when It comes to ring general
ship. Billy Pllmmer and Gcorgo Dlxon have
both had a go at him.and whllo ho put
Pllmmer safely away , ho as good as bested
the American champion , and If ho could
do this ho can certainly win In a lope from
Sullivan. However , It Is a good long walk
from hero to Lunnun , and this long-distance
criticism may bo a bit extravagant , and It
might be In the pins for David to fool us ;
Billy Madden Is still trying < to/Arrange
, a match between Joe Goddard ana ,1'ltzslin-
i ious. tavn thn Now York Journal. .He ex
pects dally to hear that Goddard wlll'laiid In
New York before long , and , believing that
Fltzslmmons will not meet Corbott for a
Inns BPJCO of tlmo , he feels pretty sura that
ho can make Fltz take his man on. And
i when > ou come to look at It closely , it would
< feeiu that the hard-hitting heavyweight
might give the other Australian as gocd a
as anybody else.
The narrow escape Kid McCoy made
from defeat at Tommy Ryan's hnlds a few
nights ago has evidently convinced ( be
Unkj inOianlan that ho has been flying a
trifle 1'lgh , aa ho 1s now maneuvering to get
I out of his match with DaU Crecden , In fact
I has as goo-1 as flunked Incontinently. lie
i announces that ho wants to fight Charlie
Mitchell first , and has Informed Pony Moore ,
Chawlcy's papa-In-Iaw , to wire him that ho
' will meet him before any one else. This
, action thould convince all followers of the
, game that Mcl'oy Is the overestimated man I
, have all al og claimed he was , and that
bo Is afraid to meet the Aiutyoaean.
, NOVELTIES FOR SPORTSMEN
Gnns , Traps and Now Hunting Apparatus
for Use This Year ,
'BIG ' HUNTING SEASIN ANTICIPATED
\ctr Hull- * mill Mrtliniln In I'rmcrvc
HlKti ( irnilc ( intix , MIIR-
nzltio tilinlKunn nnd
Ponder.
"I don't know whethqr returning pros
perity has anything to do u-Rh the case
or not ; but It Is a mattpn o general jubila
tion among sportsmen that the * present gun-
fling season promises to 60 jone of the best i
In many years. From every , section of the
country comes reports that , game , small and
big , are mot with In satisfying quantities.
Moose are BO plenty In the 'northwest that
the state authorities of Minnesota have al
lowed five days of open moose and ca-lboii
shooting. Nearer home , ; woodchuck and
partridge are reported plentiful , the condi
tions of the spring nnd summer having been
favorable to their northward migration.
Along the coast one hears .of the noble premIse -
Iso of all kinds of duck ; and on many private
preserves the shooting of Imported English
try over arc experimenting and Importing
from abroad. English and the Mongolian
pheasant have been brought over In largo
quantities , and apparently thrive In our
cllmato , The Kngllah phtvmnt Is a most desirable
sirable- game bird , but his rearing requires
care and considerable discrimination In the
matter of food.
QUAIL 11Y THH CRATELOAD.
"Quail , too , are being carried north In
cratelonds from the southern states , where
they swarm. In the matter of duck breed
ing , some wealthy clubs with property along
the coast have recently been devoting much
tlmo to the duck In his various manifesta
tions. Some very curious cross breeds hive
been produced. A mixture of the mallard
and black duck has resulted In a type , singu
lar enough to look at , but excellent from the
standpoint of the gunner. The great ma
jority of the ducks thus bred are destined
for use as live' ' decoys. The first Joint o (
the wings arc clipped whllo they arc still
fledglings , which effectually prevents them
from straying. As decoys they are anchored
on the water's surface , and tn Ingenious device -
vice has been evolved for their comfort , to
remain forcibly stationary In the water. H
Is composed primarily of a small stand or
table , upon which the body of the anchored
llvo decoy rests.
"But It la when ono roaches the Imple
ments of vencrlc the guns , rifles , shells ,
etc. that the real extent of the revolution
In game- shooting strikes trie. A hunter of
twenty years ago would be all at sea In a.
without some
end-of-the-century gunroom
sportsman clcc-ronc to Instruct him.
"Ono most notable change Is the cheapness
of the guns. The weapon which used to cost
$160 and moro cm be purchased nowadays
for from $25 to $40. And yet the grade of
; ' 1' ' "
3Sra WK' I
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NEW SPORTSMEN'S DEVICES.
and Mongolian pheasants will , this season ,
bo followed on a scale never before possi
ble. Altogether , the year Is widely pro
nounced an extra good one In thu matter of
game. "
Thus spoke Dr. J. G. Knowlton , well
known from the Hudson to the Rio Grande
as a crack wing shot and enthusiastic all-
around gunner. Dr. Knowlton has just re
turned from a , preliminary campaign among
the woodcock In Sussex county , New Jer
sey.
sey.Ills homo In New York is filled with tro
phies of the chase , cad 'looks like a small
arsenal so crowded Is It with all sorts of
firearms. Dr. Knowlton 'Is a'1 ' great believer
In the theory that Americhn sport Is steadily
improving. Leaving the subject of plentiful
game to discuss the topic of America's grow
ing greatness as a game ) ' country and the
now things of Interest to sportsmen this
year , ho said : ' '
"Despite any statement tq the contrary ,
the American hunter of ; 'today Is a better
sportsman and a better shot' ( ban his prede
cessors of former generation In fact each
recurring season greatly benefits the condi
tions surrounding amateur game shooting.
A revolution as gradual' , lt Is sweeplag
has been taking place during the last few
years In the gentle art of yenery , and In
particular In that part of. It connected with
rowllugplece and rifle. ( Jur game laws are
better1 than ever , and each year sees some
now restriction against Indiscriminate shoot
ing , or some new legislation for the preserva
tion of old or the Importation of new species.
Our sportsmen are better because they cheer
fully and for the common good submit to
these laws. Our guns and cartridges are
unquestionably better. Let us take the game
laws without which sport might as well' ' be
dead. Wise legislation has done wonders ,
arid , If the concerted movement now on | foot
among sympathizers In several states should
gun has not by any means deteriorated. As
a matter of fact It has Improved all along
the line. England still beats us with the
fowllngplece. She turns out better-balanced
weapons ; but In process of tlmo we may
produce guns as good. As regards rlllo and
revolver , however , England cannot approach
preach us.
GUNS AND SMOKELESS POWDER.
"The repeating magazine bhotgun Is every
where taking the place of the old double-
barrel among sportsmen. In regard to pow
der the revolution has been complete. Black
powder IS all but obsolete , while nltro , or
smokeless , powder holds the fort. The chief
advantage of the new shooting medium Is ,
of course , Its smokeless character. But Its
comparative lack of danger Is also a strong
point In Its favor. Black powder blown up
with a bang , nltro powder burns quietly , and
does little damage In a tire. Nevertheless
the velocity Imparted by the smokeless pow
der Is far1 and away greater than that given
by the old variety.
" 1 hope , " said Dr. Knowlton , In conclusion ,
"to gee a great association of all the gun
clubs started within the next few years , and
working hand In hand with the game com-
mlsslonern of the different states. That
would servo to place the United States among
the finest shooting countries In the world.
Nature has endowed us with the most favor
able conditions for game rearing , and only
our own reckless destrucUveness or careless
want of thought have hitherto stood In the
way. "
VOIII3ST , KI13MI AXI ) STREAM.
Weekly Itnmlilc tvltli the 1/uvorn nf
-of-Ioor .
Colonel J. J. Dickey and W. P. McFarlane
have returned from a prospecting tour to the
northwest ducking country. They found all
the conditions moro than encouraging , with
n
EFFECT OF SMOKELESS POWDER.
como to aught , much more will bo accom
plished. For Instance , In Now Jersey Just
now , there is a strong agitation afoot to
shift the opening of the .woodcock season
from July 4 to August 10.
SOME NEW GAME LAWS.
"This has already been done In Now York
with the result that the falling supply of
woodcock has begun to Increase appreciably.
Another projected reform , strongly agitated ,
Is the abnllshmmt of spring shooting for
ducks , gecso , etc. A duck season from Sep
tember to January ought to bo satisfactory
enough. But as a rule the marked Improve
ment of our game laws la most encouraging.
For Instance , the admirable law which allows
only two deer annually to'each Individual In
New York cannot be too highly commended.
In New York , too , the pursuit of deer with1
dogs Is prohibited , nor the hunter allowed
to stalk deer by/ / means of Ijoatlng I. o. , by
hunting them at night In'flatboats ' and with
lantern lure. Such methods , If continued ,
could not fail to exterminates our deer , as tbo
buffalo has been practically exterminated.
"As regards the breeding and preserving
of birds , remarkable Improvements have
taken place. Formerly our sportsmen had
little choice In feathered Kame , , In fact they
wore about limited to ruffled grouse or
partridge , quail , woodcock and the different
iortfl of duck. Now gun clubs all the coun-
plcnty of water and an Immense crop of
feed. They put In a couple of days with the
teal and grouse , making a fine bag of each ,
and returned In high spirits over tbo out
look for still butter times In October.
Whllo plover shooting on the beautiful
farm of Dr. Harvey Link , one inllo and a half
west of Mlllard recently , tin ) writer had the
pleasure of going through the doctor's
orchard , probably the largest and best In
the state of Nebraska. Ho Is a thorough
pornologlcal student and the wonderful thrift
and beauty of his orchard Is thu outgrowth
of twenty years of careful Industry and at-
tcntlon , The doctor settled on the old farm
Just forty-one years ago , and .his reminis
cences of the plentlfulness of game In this
I regloi at that early day are particularly In-
I terestlng. While tho. range of the buffalo at
| that time was quite 150 miles west elI
I Mlllard , deer , antelope , turkey , chicken and
! wild fowl of all kinds were to be had for
[ the killing at his very door yard. I listened
with much Interest to his narrative of thi
slaughter of deer during the memorable "hard
winter" back In the ' 60's. Three severe
snow storms followed each other within the
period of four days. First came a foot
which crusted like concrete , then a foot and
a half with another crust , and still another
foot and a half -with another crusting. Tbt
snow was ( our feet deep ou a level In the
timber1 where there tt 5 no chance for drift-
Ing. Men and dogs could traverse the sur
face with Impunity , but the cervine family ,
with their sharp hoofs , madt > a sorry mess of
U. They would cut through Uie two upper
crusts , plunging down to their necks , where
they would remain powerless of escape or do-
fotisc until knocked In the. head by ruthless
man or boy. Dr. Link Raid that these storms
resulted In the almost literal extermination
of the deer In the neighborhood.
During the past three weeks 2.000 Kngllsh
ring-neck and Mongolian pluomnts have been
liberated In the various countlf * In Ohio ,
where the natural conditions are favorable ,
by the state came and fish commission , and
already public Interest In the bird Is general
throughout the state. A few years ng" the
commissioners , after familiarizing themselves
of the gre.\t success attained In Oivgon in
rearing tlie o splendid KIIIIO birds , decided
that It would be time and money welt spent
to devote the small appropriation allowed
them by the legislature In attempting their
propagation In Ohio , nnd so well have th y
succeeded that the distribution of 2.000 birds
has just been completed. The legislature
has cnactnl n law forbidding the killing of
the pheasants In Ohio until November
15. 1900. The commissioners offer a reward
of $25 to any person who will furnish in
formation that will convict any one of
molesting or killing pheasants before tlmt
date. It was stated at the Columbus meetIng -
Ing that the 200 pairs liberated last year
had Increased to over 2.000. It certainly ap
pears , generally speaking , that the natural
conditions arc favorable In that state , nnd ,
when not molested , pheasants multiply fast.
If the commls'Ioncrs meet the Mine degree
of success between now and 1900. with the
strict enforcement of the present pamo laws ,
Ohio will bo well stocked with birds In 1900.
They will prove a great benefit to the farm
ers and will moro than recompense them
lor what llttlo grain they mav take from
, helr fields by destroying bugs and Insects
that nro now proving very destructive to the
crops.
As n law prohibiting the killing of these
birds In Nebraska has already been spread
uuon our statute hooks , why would not
Ohio's course bo ft good one fot- the next
Nebraska legislature to follow ? That the
Mongolian and i-lng-ncck pheasant would
hrlvo In various portions of this state has
already been substantially demonstrated.
Some five or six years flgo Dr. George L.
Miller of this city liberated a single | Kilr of
a cross of these two species up near Calhoun
and despite the absence ot"aliy prohibiting
aw or any especial attention having been paid
to their welfare , I can otter actual proof
of their thrift. While quail Miontlm ; o\er a
sLretch of countiy densely covered In places
with shrubbery and patches of
thick timber In that vicinity , with
Con Young , last fall , I flushed n bevy
of nlno of these beautiful birds. Being un
satisfied as to their Identity , with the > aid of
the dogs we succeeded In getting most of
them up the second and third time , and had
irnplo opportunity of determining Just what
hey were. Later we learned from partltv
n Calhoun that these birds had been fro-
mentlv seen In that neighborhood off and
on for the past several years. While there
s no testimony that the birds havi > Increased
nero prollfically than the above Hock attests ,
t stands to reason that they would thrive
icre. for It should bo recollected that they
lave had neither care nor protection since
ho liberation of the original pair , other than
hat extended by lenient and conscientious
sportsmen. How many of the birds have
been killed by vagrant market shooters is a
question , but It Is not likely that all of the
progeny of Dr. Miller's two birds have
escaped these pests. Tlio law that was
: nacted In thu pheasants' behalf by the late
lamented ( ? ) legMaturo was at the Instiga
tion of parties , I have never been able to
earn just who , resident at Hasting ? .
An Omaha correspondent wants to know
just what the law In Iowa Is with regard
to quail and fish nnd game generally. The
killing of quail ruffed grouse or pheas
ants nnd wild turkeys Is prohibited until
January 1 , 1900. The office of fish commis
sioner has been abolished and a fish and
me warden appointed In his stead. The
law further provides that the possession of
n spear or seine in or upon any waters of
the state , or within ten rods of the same ,
shall bo prlma facie evidence of Intent to
violate the provisions of the section against
spearing or seining fish ; the use of one
trout line , .not to extend more than half
way across any steam , Is allowed ; no person
shall buy , sell or ofTcr for sale , any fish
taken unlawfully. This clause will enable
the warden or his deputies to arrest any
person offering fish for sale which they
have reason to believe were netted. Here
tofore it has been necessary to produce the
evidence of persons who actually witnessed
the crime. On game , no wild duck , gocso or
brant shall bo killed between April 15 and
September 1 , and no wild fowl shall bo
shot from a boat between sunset and sun
rise. The possession of any game birds
during the closed season Is prohibited , and
no person , company or corporation. Is allowed
to ship or carry any game birds out of the
stato. No person shall kill more than fif
teen prairie chickens or woodcock In one
day , nor have moro than fifteen of these
birds in his possession at ono time. Rail
ways and express companies are cnjolnud
from receiving game or fish for shipment
which has been taken unlawfully. No per
son shall hunt upon the enclosed land of
another with dog or gun without first ob
taining permission. No person vhall take ,
kill or destroy either nest or eggs of any
whlppoorwill , night hawk , bluebird finch ,
thrush , linnet , lark , wren , martin , swallow ,
bobolink , robin , turtle dove , catbird , sand
piper , snowbird , blue Jays nnd black birds ,
or any other harmless birds except English
sparrows. The fish and game warden Is
empowered to appoint deputies wherever ho
sues fit , who whiill servo without expense to
the state , depending upon fees for their sal
aries.
The recent warm weather was Instrumen
tal In giving the fall fishing another 'Set
back and the prospects now are not over
bright for much sport ere tlio second week
in October. There are but foAv black boss
being taken from any of thu waters resorted
to by Omaha anglers and at Lake Washing
ton and Quliiiicbogg there Is absolute quie
tude. Langdon Is showing better renults ,
but oven hero they uru not ns encouraging
as they should be at this season of thn year.
The season has been unsatisfactory from
Iho very start. The bass have kept to the
deep water with OBKravatlng persistency ,
and no matter how dexterously thuy have
been angled for , small creels have been ! the
Invariable result. To bo Kuril , the tooth
some and fairly gamey ( Topple did furnish
Homo qultu refreshing sport for a brief
period In Juno , and through the kindly os-
slstaneo and advice of Pat Shcahan I got my
share of It during my first visit to Washing
ton this year. Every devotee of the rod
who visits Washington dotes on old Pat and
with good reason , too , for If there Is any
thing In the theory of reincarnation , the
kindly and enticing spirit of beloved old
Izaak Walton is now encancd In Patruclo's
rough uxterlor. On the occasion In ques
tion , JuJge Charllo Ogden and I landed
some Kutcnty-fivo pounds In a single even
ing.
The rapid disappearance of our native birds
Is becoming a moro melancholy and graver
subject for contemplation with each recurring
summer eeason , an-d from the Inli.jtluii3 now
presented It will bo but n few more years
when moat of the llttlo feathered beauties
formerly so familiar have glanced from view
forever. Even robin redbreast , fifteen or
twenty years ago the comtnonoit form of all
bird life In this vicinity , has joined tiie
speedily vanishing horde , and where scores
and scores were to be ncen tbeiv , a single
member Is a rarity now , nnd In1 many of
their old favored haunts they are an un
known as the great emu Is on the broad
plalnu of Australia. The blue bird , always
the sweet harbinger of spring , common tlf-
tcei years ago In every dooryard , while not
literally exterminated In Nebraska. In but
Infrequently encountered , and Is Kuru to to
tally disappear within a very short time.
While driving In from Millar ] with a friend
the other evening wo saw H pair of blue
birds flitting from post to post of the wire
fence out about Clinton llrlggs' farm and my
companion remarked that thuy were thQ first
blue birds he bad seen for two yen IB , IHII-
wlthstandlng lie has driven much over this
and adjoining counties , and through ticenca
of sunlight and breeze , of swaying branches
and glowing fields , where formerly they
reveled by thu thousand. The beautiful
scarlet tanlnger , the cat bird , gold finch ,
martin , bobollivk , flycatcher , tomtit , creeper ,
vlreo , yellow.winged sparrow , wren anil n
myriad of other formerly plentiful vlallanis
of our summer woods , orchards and lk' < < < ,
are uowso rare that those who were not in'er-
esteJ In oologlc.il affairs years .IROvrmM
not recognize ono worn he to tee it. Even
the meadow lark U yearly brooming scarcer ,
and n good many of our game birds , such ns
the golden plover , the Ksqulmo curlew -
low , woodcock nnd pr.nlrlQ pigeon.
have entirely vaivlshcd. Of alt
the birds of gaudy plumage mou of my
readers knew so well years ago , the bluo-
Jay. that buffoon of American bird life , alone
seems to hold his own. There have been
manv thecrlc * advanced as the cause of this
raold extlriMtlon of our birds , chief amnni ;
which Is tr.niplng for their pluimgo ami
the war made uimn them by the evcr-pestlfvr-
ous English swrrow , and It l < In the former
I take the- must stock. While the foreign
sparrow Is a greedy , pugnacious HI tie scamp ,
he has been but eelilnm Re-en In comb.it
with any of our native- birds , and If It
has been from this source tNU they hnv
disappeared It has been by n fhc > or crowdIng -
Ing out and nothing more. I am prep.trlns
quite n lengthy disquisition for The lleo on
the- birds of Nebraska , on Information based
on pcfsonal research and observation , and.
when It appears In these column * 11 will
surprise many by rou < Allng wh.lt a sur
passing cllmu for ; eng and plumage birds
this state really Is. I do not think there
Is another state In the union whone fautik
exceeds our own In point of number or In
teresting features.
Fish Commissioner Carhce of Iowa nnd hto
deputies hnd a lively scrimmage over at
Manawa last Tuesday night with a pack ot
scoundrels who have been plying their un
lawful trade of seining over there all sum
mer. The gang was surprised late nt night *
lifting a huge net , but got Into the wllou | *
before the ofllccrs could lay hands upon them.
Once within this dense covert the rancals
opened fire upon the commissioner's posse ,
but fortunately no o'no was hurt. They wcro
finally driven from'the rlllows. when Oarboa
returned nnd confiscated ; ro met. Since then
the Identity of the marauders has boon as *
cerlalncd , and It Is qulto probable tlmt.Uiey
will soon bo brought to Justice , ns Commis
sioner Carbce Is determined to cxtermlnata
these piscatorial pirates root and branch.
The second annual tournament ot the Dvi-
pemt Gun club will bo held on theclub. .
grounds on Cut Off lake next Friday and Sat
urday. The railroads have all arranged for
reduced rates , and the Duponts are counting
on a big attendance. The shoot will bo for
amateurs exclusively at llvo birds and tar
gets , amt as $ .100 In rash has been added to
the list of merchandise prizes , great Inter
est Is being manifested and two days of mag
nificent sport Is assured In advance. The
shooting will continue all day , beginning nt
9 o'clock n. m. , American shooting rules gov
erning. There will be twelve events each
day nnd prize * given for the best nveragui
for each morning nud afternoon's shoot.
C. A. Claflln , that prince of sportsmen , Is
now somewhere up In the wilds or northern
Minnesota angling for muscallunge. Ho Is
not only one of the best posted shooters nnd
fishers in this western country , but IR the
perfect master of both rod anil gun , and sel
dom returns from a trip , however brief U
may bo , empty-handed.
Dr. Frank ) S. Owen , spent n few days dur
ing the past week nt Langdon , nnd while ho
did not succeed In sinking his boat with the
fish ho caught , lie had a piolltablo outing
nnd caught nil ho wanted. Bass , ho reports ,
are still a ( rlllo dlllldent about taking the
lure , but arc expected to commence business
In earnest shortly.
That the summer weather has lingered
with somewhat unusual fervency Is best at
tested to the educated sportsman by the con-
t'nued presence of the upland plover. Thla
bird , on Its return south from the breeding
grounds , puts In nn appearance In this vicinity
some time early In July , say along about the
10th , and remains generally until the last ot
August , but Is rarely encountered later than
the llrst week In September. On the fj'st
Intimation of cool nlghtn and mornings iu
the latter part of August the delicate fellow
lifts his long , pointed wings , and with a
farewell "tur-wheetlo" takes up his long
journey for Iho table landti ot New Mexico and
Texas. This ucaaon , however , he has re
mained In fair abundance upon our big hay
Helds and meadow lands until the present
time , nnd a few stragglers arc apt to be mot
with for ten days to come , unless Jack Frost
makes himself felt peremptorily. l ast
Wednesday night , while thn thunder storm
which preceded the cool wave of Thursday
morning was gathering , the air seemed filled
with these graceful birds , probably marshall
ing for final departure to softer climes.
From early evening until after midnight the
plaintive tinkle of their rippling note floated
down' from high tn the threatening sky , and
I felt tint n beloved summer friend was
going. But there Is always the consolation
for him who IOVPS tho- field , while hearkening1
to this mournful an revolt1 , and that Is that
while the going of the plover unquestlunably
ends the strictly summer shooting , It also
announces that the golden epoch of the year ,
hearty , hazy , gaudy October , Is rapidly on
coming that delightful period when the
marsh and the stubble , woodland , hillside ,
stream and meadow mak < 3 ono broad and
veritable hunters' paradise
The teal have begun to come III on Iho
adjacent lakes and uloughs In unusual num
bers. On Thursday last Frud Anderson anil
another man killed seventy-two on Cut OfC
lake. They got three shots hi the early
morning when the birds were huddled closely
together and bagged thirty-six. Jachanlpo ,
too , have begun to arrive , and the prospecta
are good for excellent sport.
Dr. W. J. Gnlbralth and a party of four
professional gentlemen from the east will
leave for the Jackson Hole country , October
4 , for a big game hunt.
VKl.1 , KIKTV KHI3T. S1II.VS III' .
A nil WnIItril Aivny IIiiiiiiuliiK "All
COOIIN Imile AIlKito Mi- . "
It Is a well known saying In the Houth ,
says the Charleston ( W. Vd. ) Gazette that
you can't kill a nigger unless yon hit him on
the shin. If that bo true a nogrn up on
Now river seems to have had his sh.'nn
well protected yesterday. At any rate , Jin
underwent enough to kill n white man , amV
certainly not very many negroes could have
stood what he did and escaped alive.
The follow was drinking a good deal , ami
went Into a saloon at Thurmmd , wl'.uro hn
grow quarrelsome , and before long ho had
gotten Into a general row. Before thu fight
had ended someone had glvon the negro a
severe beating ever the lioad with a beer
bottle , cutting his scalp badly In several
places. The blows were enough to have
crushed an ordinary skull , but the fellow ,
Htagerlcig only from the rffects of Hie llqiton
ho had drunk , started away from the saloon
and across the bridge. Perhaps because ho
was blinded 'With ' the blood which flowed
from his head , perhaps because of his unsteady -
steady gait , ho had hardly gotten midway
on tlio bridge when ho full over. Down a
distance of about fifty foot ho plunged , and
fell among the enormous boulders of New
river Into about two feet of water.
Those who saw him fall rushed to the
river's edge , never expecting to eeo him any
moro. But ho fooled them. Hi * hud fallen
shins up , and , slaking the water from him
self like a wet dog. he picked his way among
the rorks to thn top of thn bank and started
up the railroad track , toftly humming to
himself the familiar bars of the Hong , "All
Coons Look Alike to Mo. "
v's n\itc.\i.\ .
Klvlrn Kloyd Frwmckn In Ni'W Units' .
Dorothy's own dearest nunlln An lift
LKined over Dorothy'H lied !
Olud ( ill In pink , to her feather fun ,
She looked QH Hweitt IIH nn aiintlu can ,
"With roses pink on her head.
"fin rleht to sleep. " said her ntintle Anne ,
i "Shut up your honnle brown oyi-H !
I I'll brlni ? n brpcue with my feather fun
Thnt will tnke you off to Yunalim ,
Anil give the flowers surprise. "
Dorothy'H eyns but the bigger grow ;
! -Shu laughed nt her nuntio Anne ;
"You IH big 'nufwhy. ; . I nought you knew
. Dat lircczcH on'y took flng what Hew ,
j Anil Dowofy nebber tan. "
, "Then I'll brine a breeze from a cold , cold
land"
The fan waved high nnd fast
"To T'lncti your nose nnd nip nt your hand ,
' To freeze you nsleop with fey hand
: And quilt of snow tlmt will last. "
"Hut I like U tool , dear iinntlo Anne ,
An" to feel my HCK' go i-wetp.
I'll , ' < ! ' my < j'M if your fi-ddcr fun
\ \ r r ' ' mi off wld a man.
An' let poor Uov.-ofy a'cop. "