T1I13 ( KM AIIA DAlTjY JVEE : FRIDAY , JANUARY 27 , 18i ) .
I\T'PI > n f PTf ITfl'H Iff'jtlfltlllT
INTERESTS N01 ALL COMMON
Gattlo and Sheepman Oannot Agrae on the
Range Question ,
BRINGS ON WARM DEBATE IN CONVENTION
Nil in IIP r cif InlciTNlliiK Pa perm Until
at tin- Denver MeclliiK Slock
YnrtlN Intcri-HlN Itefirc-
NI'tlUMl.
DKNVHR , Jan. 20. One of the questions
which have for years agitated the Block
growers of the great west the conlllctlng
Interests of the cattlemen and the sheep
men was precipitated upon the National
Ltvo Stock convention today by the consid
eration of a resolution recommending to the
department of the Interior that the rule pro
hibiting the grazing of sheep on the forest
rcsenes In the west by abrogated. A sub-
btltutu resolution approving the action of
the government In protecting the forest re-
eerves was introduced by Ralph Talbot of
Colorado.
John C. Mackay of Utah , the author of
the original resolutions , opened the discus
sion with the following paper :
Forest preserves have been established In
most of our western states without reference
to the representatives of the states most di
rectly Interested or the conditions of their
admlnalon as political communities. The
national forest policy seems to bo directed
and Impelled by thn American Forestry os-
Hoclation , whoso membership roll contains
flO ! names ; 371 o. clean majority are resi
dents of New Yotk , Maasachusctts , Pennsyl
vania , New Jersey ami the District of Co
lumbia , tlfty claiming residence In Washing
ton city. The organization Is so constituted
that n few active members can shape the
course of the association and become a pow
erful Inlluence In framing the policy of the
government relative to the disposal of forest
lands. Whllo the objections of the associa
tion are worthy and Important where timber
is needed , yet assertions of fact are maje
nnd expressions used which are co erroneous
and misleading that ono would not think pna-
slble to emanate from such on august body.
The pfUicIpal objects sot forth are the
preservation of the water supply nnd of tim
ber , where It Is suitable for lumber , which
nro very worthy and very important. Hut
the plan they suggest IB wrong and detri
mental to the citizens of the western states.
The American Forestry association alleges
that timber being cut nnd stock being per
mitted to graze therein , eating the grass and
-underbrush , destroys our water supply ; that
the keeping of sheep Is nomadic , nnd recom
mends the exclusion of fchecp from the pasturage -
turago within these reservations.
They assert that forests protect the source
of streams in mountain and highland dis
tricts by preserving the snow from melting
and Impeding the percolation of melted snow
or rain from reaching the valley below.
My observation ami experience In the
mouatalnu for over twenty years teach me
that snow melts first In belts of timber or
brush. What snow remains In the moun
tains after the 1st of July In each year Is c
open ground , where It has been laid by drift
ing. These snow hanks are on open land
nnd water from springs are the sources of
supply after the 1st of July. When Utah was
first settled people who located on streams
nnd rivers thought they needed nil the water
to Irrigate their farms with , nnd declared
that there was not room for ntiy more. Hut
others came nnd commenced to cultivate the
toll , to make canals to Irrigate their farms
to use the water more systematically and to
greater advantage , nnd today there nre COO
ncree or more Irrigated where one wan for
merly. Tlmo has demonstrated that water Is
not lost by flooding it over land , for It will
percolate through the soil nnd return to the
natural drainage of the country or break out
In living springs on a lower level , and then
it can bo utilized on the lower lands. The
only practical way to preserve water In the
arid region is to build reservoirs and retain
water during flood tide.
Nature has given in our deserts and moun-
.italn ranges , separated , by intervening val
leys' , for the use of man and beast. Animals
haVe been created adapted to different con
ditions and different localities. Sheep are n
peculiar animal ; they will eat a greater
variety of browse and vegetation than any
other animal with which I am acquainted.
In the summer time they require shade and
the timber belts are their natural range.
The eating of the grass and browse in the
timber Is a safeguard against forest fires.
If the executive orders or proclamations in
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(1'leaeo ( mention The Lee. )
regard to forest retervcs arc not revoked or
modified It will don'nv to u gre.it extent the
Imiwtant Industry of sheep hiwlvindry. Sheep
nre singled out as the evil genius of the lan-l.
It will not only nffoet sheepmen , but It
will curtail the range for cattle and horse * ,
ns snoop will bo forced to encroach upon the
rancher.
Chairman Smith of tne Utah delegation
spoke in favor of the resolutions , denying
that sheep Injured the range. He declared
that sheep fertilize the gram ,
Johnson of Colorado said that many years
of experience as aa Irrlgator convinced him
that forests arc a detriment rather than u
help In the conservation of snow. Ho fa
vored the resolutions. Speeches of much
warmth followed from IJothwell of Wyoming ,
Mllhtlsen of Colorado , and others. Finally
Mr. llarni-n of Arizona offered an amend
ment to the substitute providing for the
grazing of sheep on the reserves where In
vestigation shows that no harm to the tim
ber results. This , In the nature of n com
promise , was accepted by the convention ,
and the substitute was then adopted.
IttiiiKC 1'rolilcm In Went ,
"Rango Problems in the Northwest" was
the subject of a paper by A. H. Lcckcnby of
Oregon , special agent in charge of grass
and forage plant Investigation for the Pa
cific coast. United States Department of
Agriculture. It was in part as follows :
It Is a well recognized fact that what 19
knoun aa bunch grass lands arc rapidly be
coming a thing of the past , and In their
place wo have drtury wastes ,
In many cases land that would formerly
successfully support one beet animal tc
one and one-half acres will not now suc
cessfully accomplish the same on twenty
acre. " . The loss to 'tho ' country estimated
In dollars Is enormous , but in blasted hopes
and ruined lives Is still more serious.
The homestead act , passed In 1SC2 , ena
bling all who wished < o take up 100 acres
of land , was beneficent and wlto m Iccig
as there was land left that was available
for extensive * farming. Now all or nearly
all ouch land has been occupied , and
nearly all of wh-&t remains must of neces
sity bo handled In a different way If an >
use except abuse Is to bo made of the
land. Under this homestead law all unoccu
pied land was free for all to use aud mlsuso
and no one could be restrained from over
grazing and destroying the only value there
wan to the land.
The land In question , the semi-arid , la
available only for limited purposes , not for
geuerul farming. With the exception of
wheat-raising hi comparatively small areas
it can only be used for stock-raising. It
cannot be used for homestead entry , be
cause the limit , ICO acres , is too small and
because adjoining land mn bo puurchancu
tor much liws price than the goveinmcni
fees. The Ecarclty and location of water
necessitates other than Heotloti lines ah
boundaries , nnd bodies of land must Include
water privileges in order ithat they may bo
available * for the purpose Intended. Sue-
ccEslve senwniM of over-pasturing with no
restraint or any system looking to conserva
tion or Improvement of tno range ban
brought us to a condition that is appalling
and threatens to leave largo areas desolatt
and destitute of useful grass , but growing
up 'to ' pestiferous weeds. The Russian
thlstlp la forcing ou'r hand , threatening to
cover the vast domain and render the culti
vated portions very uncomfortable. This
ccndltlon i i a reproach to our Intelli
gence and our patriotism. No care was
needed to cause the ruin , but If wo are
going to retrieve our Inheritance there musi
bo some thoughtful work done.
With the unfenccd , uncontrolled ccndl
tlon of things comparatively little good can
be accomplished. It Is necessary that ponu
wise administration shall direct and con-
tiol. A law enacted and ttiforced restrain
ing any stock from grazing oti public Kuni
without n license end atlpulatlcos regulating
the proper treatment of the land would bt
effectual and would infringe the rights ol
nouo whllo protecting the property of alt ,
In this , ns in nil matter.It Is just thai
those who receive a btneflt should bo the
ones who s-hould pay for it , and that thosi
who do not should not bo burdened with
the expense.
Mr. Lackenby advocated the leasing of
the government lands , as there was abun
dant proof that under 'a system of owner
ship or leasehold , where the parties are
secured in the profits for care and wise
management the results hoped for have been
obtained In a marked degree. On similar
lands In Australia the same difficulties pre
sented themselves and were met by a sys
tem of leasing. The very nature of the
case suggests the remedy. With the prop
erty owned by Individuals , whose personal
Interest It Is to Improve It , the caseIs
quite different to that of government land ,
In which latter caee under present , manage
ment no one can be expected to Improve
where ho cannot be assured in the right
to benefits arising therefrom. The leasing
right should bo granted only to actual set
tlers and live stock owners , limiting the
amount of the land leased as nearly as pos
sible to the requirements of their stock ,
with a fair provision for the expansion ol
business. Part of the receipts from rented
lands should be applied to maintain govern
ment grass seed farms conducted by the
Department of Agriculture for the benefit ol
these lands.
A resolution requesting the appointment
by the United Stated of a commission ol
stockmen , accompanied by a request upon
the Mexican government for the appoint
ment of a similar commission , the two
commission ! ) to meet and consider needed
laws nnd regulations necessary to facilitate
International trade and movement of live
stock 'between ' this country and the Itepub-
llc of Mexico was Introduced by J. V.
Vickers of Arizona nnd was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted as follows : Re
questing the Agricultural department to
publish cattle bulletins similar to those In
the interests of agriculture ; endorsing sen
ate hill 2041 , providing for an extension of
the transit limit for transportation of live
stock In cars from twenty-eight to forty
hours ; endorsing senate bill 3334 , which
proposes to glvo the Interstate Commerce
commission power to enforce Its decision
authorizing the chairman to appoint a com
mittee of ono from each of the states of
Colorado , Utah and Wyoming to confer
with the governors of those states as to the
best means of combatting cattle thieves.
W. J. C. Kenyon , general manager of the
Omaha Union Stock yards , gpoko on "Tha
Relation of the Stock Yards to the Live
Stock Industry. "
KnVct of I nlou Slot-It Ynril.
I speak on the aftlrmattve of the proposi
tion that Hie live stock Industries of the
country have been benefited by the creation
of union stock yards.
Certainly the prosperous condition of the
live stock Industries of the country Is not
due to chance , neither can It be ascribed to
the result of individual effort. The vast
proportions of the business of today have not
been attained without concerted action and
Intelligent direction. The union stock yards
have contributed largely to the prosperity
which the live stock breeder enjoys. OJ
course union stock yards have undergone
Bre. t Improvements during the many years
of their existence. Having their inception
in the easi , that section secured thn first
benefits from the system. Later the market
centers drifted westward toward the sources
of proJuctlon ansl gradually the magnificent
and convenient union yards of the final
years of the nineteenth century are the re
sult.
sult.But
But the establishment of such a vast plan !
as the modern union stock yards must be
embraces dllUcultlcs of which the uninitiated
can scarcely have any conception , Primarily
It mear.a the investment of enormous suma
of money without even the hope of immedi
ate returns and the remote possibilities of
profit are frequently merely questions ol
judgment which sometimes prove erroneous.
The element of risk to those Investing In
this direction Is considerable , for tney have
not only to create a plant 'of commodious
proportions , but they must establish the
market , or otherwise- when the producers'
stock reaches the yards there will be no de
mand for It. This involves the location ol
packing houses and the manufacture of hi-
products , for thuy are necessary adjuncts tc
the central market. The shipper must have
come assurances that he will find a demand
for his stock after It teaches the yard jusl
BE much as to bo assured of facilities for
handling the fame when It shall have
reached its destination ,
( 'mill 31n Are > ( < < > ilr < l.
After the packing houvcs have been se
cured the yard management must Induce re
liable and trustworthy men to locate. These
mutual representatives of the shipper and
yard management ore essential to the pros
perity of the yards as well ns the shipper.
Certainly it Is as much to the advantage of
the union stock yards management to se
cure honest and competent commission men
i < o engage In business at their plant as It la
1 to the best Interests of the shipper. There
fore this question Involves much time and
skill and Is frequently a source of difficulty
1 to the management.
. The commission man Is Interested in sat
isfying the shipper first of all. If he does
not secure the top price for his consignment
the shipper will select another agent the
, next time he sends stock to the yards. These
i various commission men must know their
' Individual lines and the sheepman can
hardly be expected to know much about the
business of the cattle commission man.
I
Therefore the shipper can expect his agent
at the yards to exercise special skill In each
transaction such skill as only the special
ist can acquire. In this special knowledge
of the market , prevailing conditions over a
wide rangof tributary territory and the
exact needs of the packer , the competent
commission man Is as assentlal to the proper
conduct of the union stock yards of the
country as any other single factor. It would
bo ImpOEslble for each shipper to personally
i handle his stock ami , therefore , the mutual
'agent Is a most necessary Individual.
Vnrdn Are HcnitoiiNllilt * .
The union stock yards management is
primarily responsible for the shipper's prop
erty from the time It reaches the market
land must arrange at enormous expense spe-
I clal privileges. The responsibility of the
1 yards does not end until the stock consigned
has been delivered to the purchaser.
Shippers frequently proceed on the theory
that they alone risk something in the bus
iness , contending that they have been to
'the ' expense of raising utock , Investing their
money and shipping to market , only to find
others ready , when they have done all the
I work and taken all the chances of loss , to
reap the benefit. Thus they lese sight of
the fact that the market , without the rali-
road , the yards and the packers would not
! exist. There Is a mutual risk that no party
1 to the Implied contract can shirk. The prin
ciple that applies to all other lines of bus
iness nothing risked , nothing gained Is
especially true of the live stock business. A
shipper must not expect to strike the top
of the market every day ; profit and loss Is an
incident of all commercial pursuits.
And this question of obtaining "your
money's worth" brings us to another Inter-
! cstlng phase of the situation that vitally
I concerns the shipper the Indiscriminate use
and abuse of the branding Iron. Of course
I a distinct brand Is necessary , hut it should
I be as small as the exigencies of the business
I will permit. Of course every time the anImal -
' Imal Is sold the new owner must use his
i brand , therefore the animal Is pretty well
scarred up If It changes owners many times ,
which is frequently the case. The brand
affects the hide and the hide affects the
price of the steer. The average shipper may
think that 'this ' Is merely doing the packer
a service , but such Is not the case , because
the packer teen learns that he must figure
on a certain percentage of loss on mutilated
hides and therefore pays less for the steer ,
consequently the hide affects the steer's
commercial value as emphatically as the
quantity of the food furnished the animal.
This subject will stand some very careful
investigation.
L.OMM III IlrulNoil Slock.
Quite akin to this evil Is that relating to
'the ' bruising of stock. If anything , the
bruised stock question should command
more attention In view of the fact that It Is
the source of greater loss to the original
producers of stock. While there is some
difference of opinion as to the manner In
which stock Is frequently bruised , there ore
no two sides to the question of distinct loss
that someone connected with the live stock
Industry suffers. U does not require a vet
eran In the business to realize that a carcass
In a bruised condition will not command as
high a price as the same carcass that shows
! a perfectly healthy state. Stock either re- i
I cclvcs bruises around the feeding pens whllo I
I being loaded and in 'transit ' , or in the yards. |
The latter proposition cannot be maintained
for a moment , for no modern union stock
yards could do business successfully with a
reputation once established for bruising
stock assigned to them. The yard employes
are carefully Instructed on this point and
the evil Is ono which the yard companies
nre always on the alert to avert.
Drulslng most frequently results from
crowding too many animals Into cars when
they are being shipped and by the men In
charge who prod the stock to keep them up
while enroutc to market. Thla prodding Is j
! not perceptible until the animal reaches the
packer , then when the skin is removed the
work of the prod Is evident.
Slock YnrilM 1,1'Klililtloil.
A word on the subject of legislation affect
ing union stock yards. Any legislative
measure that is Inimical to the Interests of |
the stock yards and railroads must Inevlta- '
bly cripple vast Industries that contribute
largely to the prosperity of the stock- ,
producing section of the country. Railroad
companies are anxious to promote trade be
tween all sections. What would the bound
less west have been without the railroads ? ,
'
It Is true that the federal government con-
trllmted large bodies of land , of no market
value at this time , in the form of a subsidy
for the building of these lines , but It would
have been impossible to have Induced cap
ital to Invest in the western emplro if there <
had not been some special effort of this kind j
made by the government to attract capital. I
The same is true of the stock yards In a '
measure. Investment in this direction was ,
even more uncertain than railroad building j
land there was no government subsidy to en- ;
i courage the stock yards. Great fortunes ,
were thus Invested In order to establish a
market and though the shipper contributed
nothing to these vast expenditures , ho profits
by them most bountifully. Therefore of ne
cessity these corporations are prlvnto In
their character and should not bo under
state control unless abuses creep In , nnd no
capable body of fair-minded business men
would tolerate abuses which threaten their
enterprise and the tendency of which would
be not only to destroy the usefulness of the
plant nnd lose all the capital Invested , but
as certainly remove the prospects of profit
in the future. After nil , there Is a mutual
ity of interest between breeder , shipper ,
stoik yards railroad and packer that cannot
be disregarded without damage to all.
P. J. Ilerry , horse salesman of the Chicago
cage stock yards , gave n description of that
great Institution. He detailed some of the
benefits stockmen derive from the modern
packing houses. He declared that through
the economy possible under present fcystems
a very large saving In made , much of
which goes to the stock grower and feeder.
Mnili * Honorary 1.1 ftMembers. .
At the opening of the aftcrnoin Fesslon ,
on a motion of M. A. Daugherty of Nebraska ,
the two pioneers. Colonel Alexander Major
of Denver and Colonel J. G. McCoy of Kan
sas were made honorary life members of
! tht ) association. Mrs. Lillian Gregory at
! Kings and Queens of the Range of Kansas
City was accorded the same honor.
M. A. Daugherty of Nebraska read a paper
on "Tho Railroad nnd the Stockman. " He
j declared their interests identical In many re-
! spools and urged that friendly relations
I should exist.
i A paper on "The Ileneflts of Live Steel :
; Exhibitions" was read by J. B. DInsmore ut
I Nebraska , who had charge of the live stock
department of the Chicago and Omaha ex
positions. Ho credited to them , In a large
measure , the Interest in breed Improvement.
C. E. Stubbs of Denver dlscusied "The
Oldenburg Coach Horse , " which he declared
to bo the highest type of horse.
Mrs. Lillian Gregory of Kansas City read
a paper on "Women In the Llvo Stock In
dustry , " in which she made n plea for recog
nition of her sisters as partners in the bust-
ness and urged 'that ' at future conventions
flops be taken to secure the presence of
more women.
S. M. Emery , dlrestor of the Montana
experiment station at Dozcman , read a
paper entitled "The Future of the Range
Industry. " He said In part :
Future of ItniiKt * IiuliiNtry.
There Is a future for the range business ,
and it Is being successfully demonstrated It.
many parts of Montana aud Wyoming. Ii
I * that which movtH the cattle far out iu
the early spring as soon as the grass hub
Men's Suits
It's always great and over growing
Because Us every promise is more than mot
Every bargain advertised is always produced
Quality is not sacrificed when price is reduced
Overcoat Attractions for Saturday.
Men's Overcoats
and Ulsters.
Men's V Suits Take
Suits that have ten dollar value are
piled high on the big bargain tables. It your
takes only a $5.00 bill to carry off your
choice
choice. They are cheviots in a dozen
different colors and a number of styles of
of
dark cassimeres. This is the greatest $5
suit chance of the year. the
000ver-
coats
and
Ulster
Great $10.00 suit giving on Saturday stock
there is no money in this sal'e for us we 00
want to unload about a thousand suits and at
get the money for them. Some sold as
high as $18 , and none less than $15. Sat these
urday will be a big suit day on account
of these unusual values. prices
made sufficient growth and calves have
been branded , on the vast extent of plains
country covering perhaps " 3,000 square miles ,
lying In < the northeast portion of Montana ,
there to summer anil to wax fat , ns dlu
Jcshurum of old ; after the beef roundup lo
over , the steers cut out and marketed and
'tho ' late calveH branded the bunches will bt
moved south and west toward the BCttleo
portions of the etato and the cows nnd
calves and young steers be turned Insldt
pastures and fed to hay , with the result that
losses will bo trifling nnd a short cut of n
year will bo taken upon iho matuilty of
every steer sent to market. Cattle raising
tnsldo fields Is profitable In the middle wrsi
0,1 lands worth from $50 to $100 per aero.
Why may it not so IK ? made in the north
west , with the combination of cheap and
rent-freo lands ? Any western man knows
aho v.lrtuo found in forase and grain pro
duced In western climes where the sapping
rains , which exhaust all nutriment from
forage nleiatJ , are lucking at the time of
the year when growth nnd hardening lu
most to bo desired. There can bo no ques
tion but that thn western cattle business
will be reorganized upon these I'ties. There
Is 11 natural wealth In the wild glasses ot
the plains olincst beyond computation. Ii
la valuable solely os It Is ocoaumed In HH
proper season and manufactured , if you
please , Into the choicest cuts of beef and
mutton and the cleanest and rtrongest
ilbered wool that goes lo market. This profit
must not bo loot sight of ; it must be
utilized.
It was formerly fashionable to prate upon
the extinction of the native griaatd ; upon
their having run out ; upon their having
beui destroyed by the hoof of the sheep *
This la an error. All these grasses require
to regain their pristine proportions U
moisture nnd heat from proper combination.
The past season , with Its five and oue-half-
Jneh rainfall in the months of May and
"June , followed by warm , growing weather ,
was a new revelation 'to every plainsman.
Hay could bo cut on every l > ench and the
pity was that It could not all have been con
sumed and converted. The results uf this
season have left new Impressions of tht
future of the wild grasrca on ithe minds
of many Interested stockmen.
The executive committee for next year
was announced. The commlttecmen and al
ternates are as follows , the commlttecmen
being named first :
Alabama , A. E. Coffee ; Arizona , Collt.
Cameron , J. V. Vlckers ; Arkansas , O. Fred
Martin ; California , H. A. Jastro , Captain W.
H. "McKlttrkik ; Connecticut. Steven S.
Henry ; Colorado , John W , Springer , ( ! . P.
Patrick ; Georgia , R , E. Park ; Idaho , J , D ,
Wood , R. II. Chattln ; Illinois , C. W. Haker.
Iowa , 0. S. Barclay ; Kansas , G. W. Melville ,
H. C. McAfee ; Kentucky , Reuben Gentry ;
Missouri , J. R. Stoller , D. W. Rnndkln ;
Montana , John M. Holt , C. J. McNamara ;
Nebraska , Peter Jansen , M. A. Daugherty ,
Nevada , John Sparks , L. L. Bradley ; New
Mexico , W. C , McDonald ; North Carolina.
F. E. fimery ; Oklahoma , W. E. Bolton , P.
B. Mitchell ; South Dakota , F. M. Stuart , .1.
M. Humphrey ; Tennessee , Samuel Wurren ;
Texas , A. B. Robinson , A. G. Boyco ; Utah ,
E. H. Colllster , Jesse M. Smith ; Virginia ,
John T. Cowen ; Washington , T , S. Blithe ,
Grant Copeland ; Wyoming , D. N. Stlckney ,
Ora Haley.
Ciilinii C'nttlr Triuli * .
A paper by Colonel Ike M. Prior on "The
Cuban Cattle Trade" was read. He advo
cated ac.tlon at the present time by the
American government to foster American
cattle trade In the Island. He suggested a
heavy discrimination in the tariff to keep
out scrub stock from Mexico and South
America. If Cuba is stocked with American
graded stock that country will , ho said , in
ten years bo shipping cattle to Europe. U
will , he said , be forty years ahead of South
American countries. The matter treated by
Mr. Prior's paper was referred to the e-xccu-
tlvo committee with Instructions to act vig
orously.
Adjournment for the day was then taken.
The work of Judging the merits of the
ran go and thoroughbred cattle on exhibition
hero in connection with the convention was
completed today and the prizes will bo
awarded 'tomorrow. The judges arc these
well known eastern feeders : David W. Rand-
kin of Tarklo. Mo , ; T. II. Herd of Central
City , Neb. ; Tom Mortimer of Madison , Neb. ;
P-ter Hopley of Atlantic , la. , and Casper
Beatman of AtVintlc , la.
IVIiini'm nt \iiv Orlonim.
NEW ORLEANS , Jan. 26-Thls was the
tlfty-iifth day of the Crescent City Jockey
club's winter m-etlng. The weather was
cloudy and the track fast. Four favorit t >
won. nesults :
First race , seven furlongs : Belle of Mem
phis won , Debrldft second , Lady Callahan
third. Time : 1:3154. :
Second race , six and one-half furlongs :
Sir Florlnn won. Jim McClcery second ,
Qnrratt third. Time : 1:21'.4- :
Third race , selling , one nnd one-eighth
miles : Tragedy woji. Sister Sti-lla second ,
Henry Launth third. Time : lMH. :
Fourth race , selling , one mile : Deyo won ,
Celtic Hard second. Kitty Regent third ,
Tlmo : ! : , & .
Fifth race , Hulling , six furlont- * : Jim Gore
won , Ktrbarl eecomi , Miss llusy third.
Time : l : H.
NATIONAL SKATERS CONTEST
Three Illic ICvnilN Ilrlnur Out Sonic
Very I'liie Sport nt 1'oimli-
Kccimle ,
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y. . Jan. 20.-Threa
cvpntu on the opening day's program of the
national championship skatintr ruce.s
brought out some line sport today. The
feature of the day was the 509-meter race ,
a snappy contest between 1C. A. Thomas of
New-burg1 and B. MePartlund of the New
York Athletic club for first place , which
vta.s won by Thomas by only three feet.
The races will bo continued tomorrow ,
when thn tlnul of the l.tOO meter race will
will be skated. Results :
Flvo hundred meters : First heat won by
G. Bellefonllle. lint 1'ortnge , Canada. Time :
1:01. : Second hjat won by James Drury ,
Montreal. Tlmo : 0:57. : Third heat won by
H. McPartland. New York. Time : 0:5U. :
Fourth bent won by E. A. Thomas. Now-
burg. Time : 0:4S. : A. G. I'ilkle. Montreal ,
who had been fouled In the trial heat , wns
allowed to lompcto. Th final heat wns
won by Thomnn , McPartland tecond , Mcr-
rltt third. Time : 0E'J2-E. :
Onp mile , novice : First heat won by O.
W. Boeck. Tarrvtown. Time : 3:10. : Second
heat. H. McMillan , Nowburu. Time : 3:10. :
Final heat won by McMillan. Time ;
3:3t : 2-5.
One thousand fivs hundred ranters : First
heat was won by Max Ilornfleck. Mont-
clalr. N. J. ; B. McPartland. Nt-w York Ath
letic club ; Oeorgo SudhelmfT , llnmllno ,
Minn. , nnd F. U. Snger. West Point , qual
ified. Time : 3072-5. Second heat was won
by Charles McCIavc , New York Athltlc
club ; E. A , ThomiiH , Newburg ; Harry Per
kins Itnmilne , Minn. , nml W H. Mrirrltt.
St. John. N. I ! . , qualified. Time : 3f : > J4-5.
Final neat was postponed until tomorrow.
AVII.IJ I'ltovinu roil TKX ri.rns.
\atlonnl llano Hall MfiKiintrii Conn *
to an Aivrrcinoiit ,
PHlCAaO. Jan. 28. The Times-Herald
will gay tomorrow : The National league
bate ball magnates have practically come
to an agreement on the circuit for next
I season. All hope has been abandoned of
j paring thi- circuit down to eight clubs and
i the. schedule which will IIP proposed nt the
I meeting in New York February 2S will pro
vide for ten clubs. The program Includes
tlic abnndonmcnt of Cleveland anil Haiti-
I morn. The Spiders will go to St. Ixmls nnd
the Wfstt-rn league club at Columbtm will
bo transferred to Cleveland.
It IH nHsertrd on good authority that Mr.
Robinson will be In posMCKxIon of the St.
I l.cuis franchise within a week or ten days.
linn * llntcn for Mnmliiilllotvii.
MARSHALLTOWN , la. , Jan. 2G.-(8pe- (
clal.-Secretary ) I. S. Flnklo of the Mar-
uhalltown Trotting association lias claimed
the dates of July 25 , 2fi and 27 for holding
the annual race meet at the driving par *
in this city.
I.iitoiilu .loukfy Club Kventn.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 2ti.-Tho stake events
of the Latonla Jockey club for the spring
and fall meetings of 1MI9IH well as the
fixed events for 1900. are well tilled ami
many of the boat homes in ooth the east
and west are entered. The entries closfil
January 14. Following Is the list of tha
Spring of 1S93 : Cllpsetta , sixty-two en-
trlcB. for 2-ycur-old miles , five furlong * ;
Harold , seventy-three entries , for 2-year-
old colts , live furlongs ; Sonsntlon. flftv-
tliree entries , 2-year-olils , nix furlongs ; LJi-
tonla prize , thirty-three entrlex , 3-yonr-
olds , handicap , one and one-eighth mlU-H ;
Tobacco , llfty-six entries , 3-year-olds anil
I upwards , delllnir. one mlle ; Dfcmatlou
handicap , forty-ono entries , 3-year-olds ami
upwards , ono and ont-cltlitti mlltx : t'ln-
clnimtl Hotel. Ilfty.five entries , 3-year-olda
nnd upwards , handicap and
, one one-xlx-
teenth nilkn.
Fall of 1F93 : Klmball. pevcnty-nlnn en
tries , six furloncs.oozoo. : . tlfty-ono en
tries , llllles. nx ! furlongs ; Kentucky Col
onel , fifty-two entries , 2-yeiir-olds , ono
mile ; Derby ( of 1900) ) , ninety-six entries ,
one and one-half miles ; lllmynr (1900) ( ) ,
ninety-one entries , ono and one-eighth
miles ; Oaks ( of 1900)1 ) sixty-two entries , ona
and a Quarter miles.
Komi mi IIMVU Itni-o Circuit.
CKDAU RAPIDS. la. . Jan. 2G.-Bpecal. ( ! )
An Important meeting of horsemen wns
1 held at Waterloo nt which the Cedar Val
ley trotting circuit was formed. The clttts
In the circuit nre Wavcrly , Waterloo , La-
Porte City and Cedar Rapid * . Murnhnll-
town anil Usage will probably becoma
members of the association. O. C. Miller
of Waterloo was elected pranldcnl and K.
II. Curtis of Wnverly IH socrctary. Ar
rangements nave been mude for a series of
sprliiK meetings. MB follow * ; Wavcrly ,
Juno Ii 13 and 14 ; I iPorte City , Juris i ,
20 and 21 ; Cedar Rapids. June 2fl , 27 and 2S ;
Waterloo. July 2 , 4 and 5 , Wlillu none o
the detallH nave been completed It IH ex-
Iioc-teil tht-re will Im threu eventtt rinli
afternoon , two harness races and one run
ning race. The purno In the harnexs
races will probably be J3UO and In the run
ning races J100. Owing to the fact that the
cltleH In trm circuit are close together It l-i
expected them will be a tlno Held of horses.
ItllKf Illlll t'llHI * ( ioi-H < ) V T.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 2C. Attorneys for Re-
celvcr Muckenfusa of the St. Louts SportH-
man'B park and club und OhrU Voji < lsr
Abe , the Ijaao ball magnate , appeared to
day In Judge Spervcer'H brunch of the cir
cuit court. Von der Ahe'n attorney petl-
tlciiuil to have MuckcnfuxH removed from
the r'celvcTshlp , but as neither Hldo ap
peared to bo ready to urguo the CUHU or
offer testimony it WUH. by mutual concent ,
laid ovt-r until next ThureUuy.