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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1899)
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT Toot Ball Teams Ara Congregating for Fall Fraction THOMAS LIPTON HAS ARRIVED IN AMERICA Anmtciir Sliniitliiu Timrnnnirnt nt tlio lnpunt Club In HIP Principal Topic nf Intercut to Omnlin Sportn- Jiirn ( Jooil I'rlzrn OtTrrrcl , All eyes In the yachting world are now turned toward the great International race for the America's cup , the first of which will probably take place on October 3. Since the arrival ot Shamrock and Erin a week ago Friday thousands of persons have looked them over , cither from row boats or other water craft , or at Erlo basin. The verdict' has boon almost universally against It. Naturally - urally , In' Its ketch rig and nfter a hard fifteen days on the ocean , it would not look the trim racer which It will appear later , nor Is this to bo expected. Its lines above water are hareh , but nt the same tlmo denote power , and If the stories nn to Us depth are to be believed , great sail-carrying capacity as well. On the whole , there Is no good reason why 3 to 1 should bo laid on Colum- bla , at least so early In the season , nor Is It believed that any yachtsman has made such a bet. Carried away by enthusiasm or patrl- otlsm , Bomo such wager may have been recorded , but that Is nil. Upon a gambler's chance the long end of the bet 1s certainly the bsst. Of course , It Is known that Columbia Is fast and Its model Is known to bo good. It Is also known that Shamrock Is fast , al though It has had but tow trials , but not the first thing Is known about Its under body , as this Is what It sails on , nor Us freeboard to any extent. It may bo modeled under water oven better for opccd than Columbia , for all that any ono knows. A great many silly stories have appeared with reference to Shamrock since Its -arrival here , but probably the silliest of them all la the ono which states positively that It will 1 bo docked at night. It Is difficult enough to properly dock a vessel of this character In broad daylight. With so ehort a keel or , more properly opcaklng , fin It Is extremely difficult to place It properly and the variation of an Inch or two might rack It badly enough to ruin Its chances In the race. Neither Sir Thomas Llpton nor the docking authorities would take any such chances. , Foot ball weather Is almoat here and the * time Is fast approaching when the college and High school athlete begins to think , of foot ball and the fall campaign. So long as ho Is only thinking , no harm is dono. It is when ho begins to act and train that the trouble begins to brow. This may require a little explanation , lost you may think ua opposed to the game , but the explanation la easily prepared. In no oport , profeealonal or omatour , IB there bo much danger from too violent early work or so much liability to overtrain as In foot ball , and the early heavy work whllo the weather Is yet too warm and before the player la at all hardened has been the ruination of many a player and team. In their anxiety to make an early start and to mnko a good showing In tholr first games Bomo teams begin training long > oforo the advent of fall weathor. Tha re sult 1s that by the middle of October they have reached tholr best condition of the season , are showing already elgnfl of un steadiness , and a fortnight later they hove Kone to pieces altogether , before the big gamca are really on. The University of Pennsylvania wafl a good example of this a few seasons ago. The 'varsity squad were away early In September and fairly Jumped Into the game. The players for the most part were vet- orano and the cloven wan rapidly formed. At the actual opening ot the season It was In much bettor shape than any other of tbo 'varsity tcama and monstrous Bcorea were piled up against the minor colleges. Then flio strain began to toll. The tension undot whioli the playora had boon kept had Its Inevitable result. The men lost their gtngor and played slow , llstlesa foot ball. They revived somewhat before the final gamca , but not enough to ward oft dofoat. Penn's example la this Instance rthould bo due and sufficient warning against undue ardor on the part of others. Tbo Michigan team had about the same experience In 1892. With the best kind of material , the team waa ordered back early and during tbo hot September days waa put through the hardest kind of praotlco by the coach , who did not seem to know enough to watch the condition ot the men. At that tlmo Michigan did not have n trainer to watch the physical condition whllo the coach taught the science of the game , and the coach had to do It all. The re- milt waa that all the larger men were over worked , sorao losing fifteen or twenty pounds , BO that when the season fairly opened they were all dead on their foot. From this it follows that the men must not bo worked too hard during this hot weather , but must bo gradually got Into condition and worked up to the point , BO that they will bo In the pink of form when the flnal big struggles are reached about Thanksgiving tlmo. It Is a sore disappointment to the crick eters In America that the Australians , who have been playing such prauka on the other side , moro especially with the all-England olovent > t should alight this country and re turn homo via tbo Suez canal Instead of 'Frisco , as has been the custom ot former teams from ilia antipodes , It Is true- that all the American teams that wont up agalnat them would probably have been swamped on every occasion , but say the cranks : "Who cares for that ; wa want to eeo the best there Is , regardless of a little leather hunting. " And the majority ot the playora who would be called upon to indulge in these outings coincide in this view of the situation and would rather field In tbo hot un two days In Aucceailon than have the famouR Aus tralians PMS ua by In this ihabby fathlon. Sir Thoma Llpton baa arrived In America , reaching New York Friday. Though a very busy man on account of his vast enterprises , he has cast all business aside and will devote his entire tlmo and energy from now on to the Shamrock. Sir Thomas' first queitlcni on reaching this sldo were OR to the Co lumbia , as ho realizes that ho has n bard taek to carry back the trophy to the other side. Neither money nor tlmo has been spared In the preparation ot the Shamrock for the contests , as Sir Thomas savft that If you are going to stop to consider the expense you might as well stay on the othur side. U was rumored that the nklppur of the German emperor's yacht , Mcteur. was not to be allowed to assist In sailing iho | Shamrock , but recent telegraphic reports i state that this embargo has been removed | 1 and that ho has already started tor this ' country. i Sir Thomas has nlrsily ' .von tha hearts j I of nil lovers of the Eport by his manly ' utterances nud It Is a s.ife bet that he will I l not squeal or offer excuses If his hoiit Is not successful. He will show us i hat r.ll ehallcnecrs 1 are not of th ? Dunrnvpn sfijie. Llpton will bo on the Sh.xuiro.ik In person In 1 | all Us races. , PALAVER OFJTHE PUGILISTS , , l 'irrlfN Cnii Klnil No Worthy Op- , ixincnl on tin * Other Side Who to Jlc-i-t Him , , Jim Jeffrie. " ' failure to get on with Char- 1 ley .Mitchell and Jem Smith proved a big , disappointment to the patrons of boxing In 1 London , who cannot draw a line on the Boilermaker's talents unless ho "tries out" ono of the English heavyweights , such aa "Chawlcy" or the fat-hc.ided Smith. Arti cles of agreement wcro drawn by George Atkinson for the contest with Mitchell , but Ilrady and Foxy Chawley failed to agree on the division of the receipts , and 'tis whispered that Chawlcy would not consent to the contest unices Jltu Jeffries agreed to do the gentleman , the gallant ; to allow Mitchell to make a draw. Smith also stipulated that a peace statute bo Inserted In the articles that Jeffries must not be overrude. Both of those foxy Britishers , demanded not only a draw , but 50 per cent of the gross receipts , and Brady wisely do- I cllncd to meet the demands of this precious \ ] pair ot woru-out has-beens. Mitchell and 1 Smith arc the ouly pair of heavyweights In England who can make oven a mild bluff at I putting up the stuffed gauntlets of war. Ted Prltchard never recovered from the set back given him by Jim Hall. Acting on the advlco of his physician , Prltchard re tired from the ring after the Hall affair. Ho was afflicted with heart disease , and was In danger of death It ho continued In the ring. England has failed to produce a heavy weight of the champion mettle since the days of Jem Mace , and It Is a question whether Mace could have worsted his arch enemy , Joe Coburn. The featherweights reared by England within the fast ten years have Included such luminaries of the stuffed mitt guild as Billy Pllmmer , Pedlar Palmer and Fred Johnson. Pllmmer was the 110-pound champion of England , and the title was snatched from him by the clever little coster Pedlar Palmer , who la now training for his battla with Terry Mcaovern for the International 116-pound honors. Three times "Kid" McCoy has been Jcnocked out In the prize ring. Twice It has happened In the first round of a fight , once by his own carolceoness , and the second tlmo presumably from the some reason. A third tlmo ho was knocked out after aeveral rounds of fighting against "Tom" Sharkey. Of the three knockouts the drat Is the most Interesting , showing something ot the na- tiiro of a fighter , who often exercises none too much caution In the ring , and his com plete confidence in his ability to whip on antagonist who may have acquired some temporary advantage over him. It happened In Cleveland In the gym nasium of the Cleveland Athletic club. "Billy" Sleffera , jew dead , waa McCoy's opponent. He was a Toledo boy , very strong with his right hand , quite plucky and possessed of a llttlo knowledge of boxing. McCoy was then a stripling. Ho woa the picture of health , fast on his feet , qUlck In his hand work and with much the same style that tlmo has perfected to Its present degree of proficiency. Ho was ns confident that ho could whip Blotters as ho was that the sun was coming up the next morning. The men shook bands and the fight began. McCoy danced around Steffcrs , fiddling and working his long arms just aa ho has done many a tlmo slnco then. Ho grinned and chatted and tried to convoy , aa well as ho could , the Imprewlon that he know how easy the flgbt would be , and would let It rua fpr awhile. Suddenly Steffers lunged forward , shot his right fist Into McCoy's jaw , and the facettoua tighter tumbled to the floor like a bag of oats from a ten-story elevator. Ho was Hat on hla back , arms wide outstretched , niid never moved. The crowd did not know what to make of U. Some thought McCoy dead , so etlll did ho He. The referee counted ten and declared Suffers tha winner. Still McCoy did not movo. Ho was picked up , limp and halt llfelras , and carried to his corner , whcro ho was revived. When bo bad fully recov ered consciousness ho slunk away the most crestfallen and sheep-faced young man who had been In the boxing ring for a loug time. Then carao another challenge to Steffcrs , another fight , and McCoy easily showed his superiority over the other man. His lirst knockout cumo before ho had fought two minutes with Staffers. From all IndlcatloiiH the knockout he re ceived In Chicago was ou the same order. 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OUIIIIlHl Douglas bile.Cor. 16th & Dodge , Omaha Open from JOiIlO a. ui , to 5 i > . in , Suutlur * . , Hove that ho might have whipped "Tom" Shnrkey had ho kept at the 8tillorcltlzen nhcn ho had him rooting HKo n drunken mnn , then on the floor , In the early part of the fight at the Lenox Athletic club. OvcrcondJencc fans been a falling rather than a blesnlng to the nmbltlous Hocalcr. If lie thinks nn opponent n little slower than hltntelf ho la likely to taUo all kinds of chnncca. ABOUT HORSES AND HORSEMEN Itnclnif Nrnsou IN til Pull lllnuni nml UKnnrnontt'ii AnCorrr iionil- Hnppy. John K. Oentry , 2OOHs. : will probably never lie seen on the track nftcr tills year. The only evidence of hnrd times In Kansas Is the statement that n horse sold the other day at Morrlll for $1.7ii. Tlie old Nebraska gelding , Newsboy , 2:13' : ' ! , , Is doing service as a woman's road horse In Brooklyn , N. Y. The swipe's duties In some western racing stables cover a pretty large range. Asldo from cnrlng for one or more horses ho must serve as assistant cook , chief dishwasher and when the stable visits Kansas ho Is supposed to rustle the "beer. " In the cltlca of the Philippine Islands there are found no marcs. It Is contrary to city ordinance to allow them within the city limits , as thcro arc no geldings found In that country , stallions being used for nil purposes. An attractive circuit for owners residing In western Kansas and Nebraska consists of meetings at Ucrtrand , Orleans , Indlauola , Stockvlllo and El wood , Neb. , beginning nt the former place September G and ending October 3 to C at Klwood. While not large , the purses arc sufficient to Invite the nt- tontlon of those having horses and colti that need some education In actual contests. As has happened so many times In the turf career of Joe Patchen , that gallant pnccr was handicapped In his race against Oentry and Searchlight through the presence of an nmatcur In the bike. Whether some owu- ors believe so or not , the man "behind the lines" has fully as much to do with winning horse races as the "critter" before the "breeching. " A long-planned horse-racing contest be tween Junction City and Chapman , Kan. , was held at Chapman August 1G , with a "tre- mcnjus" crowd In attendance. As was to have been expected , local horses captured i all the events upon the program and Junc tion City fanciers were compelled to return with empty pockets. Chapman Is the village where the merchants Inaugurated Saturday racing to draw trade. The scheme has worked well and neighboring towns arc seek ing some method to retain their share of trade. Horse breeders and trainers all over the country are viewing with pleasure the blow but sure advance of prices for what might bo termed Interior grades of stock. This grade In the trade Is known as cabbers , and three or four weeks ago they wcro plenti ful In the Chicago market at $80 a head , but at the present tlmo $100 Is nsked and the supply seems to be unequal to the demand , the tops being of better quality than ever before. There arc several reasons given to account for this phenomenal state of affairs. Among them Is that there are several big contracts standing with the French govern ment for cavalry horses as well ns with Undo Sam , who wants mounts for the regi ments In the Philippines , and these alone would have been sufficient to raise values slightly , although not to nuch an extent. The United States Is willing to pay from J110 to $125 , while the Frenchman sticks nt $100 , with the result that he must either ralso his limit or go without. The situation might be summed up thus : The government wants horses from 14 % to 161.1 hands high , and 850 to 1,000 pounds , while the Frenchman wants them from 15 to 1GV4 and 050 to 1,050 pounds. The former , It will be seen , Is willing to take animals a trifle too email for the latter , while the latter is satisfied with those that are slightly larger than the former wanta , so that , so long as our government Is willing to pay moro than the foreigner ho has the pick , for larger homes are scarcer and consequently higher In price. The orders aggregate only about 5,000 head , but In the present depleted state of the market It takes quite a while to get the required number together that will all come up to the high standard set by Uncle Sam. Two or three years ago thofto contracts could have been filled without raising the market moro than $5 , hut-now an order for that number of horses Is quite an Important fac tor In the trade , and by the time that both are filled , medium grade horses will bo mighty ocarcc. The crop which Is now being used le that of 1893 , which was a much larger one than any of the three years that followed , 1S)4 ! ) , 1895 , 1S9G , when there WAS little or no breeding done In this country. If with the larger crop In our favor wo are now at the end of our rope , what will we do for the next three years , when the crops of the three last named years comparatively nothing will be drawn on ? MEN OF THE ROD AND GUN September 1 Snw the Opening ; of the Chicken Seimuii find Many I'nrtlcH Are Out. Many groups of sportsmen started after prairie chickens Friday , when the eeason for this delightful sport opened , and many more have planned to go today. Reports from all Ecctlons say that the chickens were never so plentiful and many largo bags will undoubt edly be made , aa there are only a few places In Nebraska where tbo notorious market hunter has been getting In his work. These have been detected In several places and many chickens have been seized In shipment by the authorities , who seem to be using tholr utmost endeavors to keep to a minimum this clasu of work. The Cherokee Gun club will give ita third annual umutuui tournament at the homo grounds September 13 and 14 , Good purses are bung up and tbo best kind of a time la promised to visiting shooters. For all kinds of Information as to the shoot write to J , D. Anderson , secretary , Cherokee , la. The fourth annual amateur target tourna ment will bo held at the grounds ucroes the bridge for three days , beginning September G , under the auspices of the Uupont Gun club. Besides tbo regulation purses , $400 In cash will be added by the club , to bo divided beu\ttu tiiu ( imeruu evenu , us will also a considerable amount of merchandise. The championship trophy , or cup , will bo con tested for on the second day of the meet and there will be more rivalry for the possession of this cup than for some of the money events. For the guidance of shooters In the state , the following Information has been sent out au governing the shoot ; Grounds will be open tur practice .Munday , September 4. Expert traps , arranged on tbo Sergeant system , is the style or shooting that will prevail at this tournament , whllo llytr targets will bo used exclusively. Shooting will commence promptly at 9 a. in. this does not mean 10 a. m. Targets trapped at 2 cents each. Competent and capable rofereea have been employed and tbelr decisions will be final under all circumstances. Contestants will please bear this hi mind , American Association rules , modified to govern , with the modification "no bang , no bird. " Hut anyone wilfully refusing to take a fair bird frbull have the same scored as lout. lout.All All purses divided 35 , 30 , 20 , 15 per cent. All ties to 1 > 9 divided. This tournament is open to all amateurs. To the professionals and manufacturer's agents a cordial Invitation Is extended to be probent and shoot for the price of birds. They will bo provided with ample facilities for displaying their goods , Kvtmt No , 8 of the second dty will bo for the championship trophy , The race will be I fifteen birds , ties on high score to shoot i mlas-nnd-out for the trophy , 1 ! A flrst-dns ? hot dinner will be strved on the shooting grounds. : ! Ship your shells to the Towneend Whorl ft Gun C-j. and they will bo delivered on the shooting grounds free of charge. Good reliable nltro powder hand and ma- rhino loads , will bo for Bale on the shooting grounds. { To assist the management please enter for ! the day , and If for any cause you wish to 1 withdraw , your money will be refunded In the events not shot , I Those competing In all target events are | | eligible to the general averages and not j otherwise. I Thin IK not sltnpry a local affair , but Is 1 open to the world , and sportsmen from all the neighboring states have signified their | i Intention of being present for the whole j three days , fo the purses will be large I and worth going after. The grounds are i only about five minutes' run from the con- tcr of Omaha , and are also of easy access from Council Ululfc. Undoubtedly a large attendanto ot pcclators will bo on hand to i wltnoM the different events. The following tnc the officers of the ci\ib and the managers of the shoot : II. S. McDonald , president ; J. II. Davl ? , vice i ' president ; C. H. Young , treasurer ; G. II. i i ' Moore , secretary ; C. II. Curtis , captain ; F. . W. Dvorak , lieutenant ; John Lewis , second I lieutenant ; board of managers , II. S. Mc- | I Donald , W. T. Ilrowcr , Joseph Goldsmith , ! i J. P. Smead. W. W. Watt. ' There are moro floh In the lagoon at the ' exposition grounds than In any body of water of the s.ime size In this part of the country. The water Is fairly nllvo with . them and some mathematician has figured It' out that ono-lenth of the body of the lagoon Is fish. At any rate It Is great sport to ride In n gondola and throw crusts of bread and other fooa overboard and see the fish fairly Hcnimblo over one another to get nt It. They actually crowd ono another right out of the water to get nt the cruet which many have nightly got In the habit of car rying out for the fish. The fish are mostly I German carp and they win cat all that Is j given them and still be around for more. i ; Albert Kdholm spent two days last week at Blue Lake , la. , and made a catch of i thirty big bass , the largest weighing four and three-quarter pounds. BRIEF BASE BALL GOSSIP IJenviT Hero to Meet tlic Ir Iliick'n AKKrcKiitloii of I.ocnl Amateur Unit IMnyrrn. Plttsburg has not won a game In Baltl- iiioro this season. The Brooklyns were whitewashed In four of the five games loot to the Bostons. The Brooklyns and New Yorks have each played eleven , games without nit error. Jack Crooks plays with a team at Alton , 111. , when ho Isn't on the road selling cigars. McGraw was the first and Keelor the second league player this season to score 100 runs. Thcro will be n base ball game on the exposition grounds between the llnotypers and bricklayers on Labor day. Uelng "hit by pitcher" Is a big factor in helping the Orioles to win this season. They have gotten this down fine. Dan Whitney of tha old University Club team Is playing with the Armours and is hitting In hotter form than ever. President Jim Hart always refuses to talk about the Dahlen-Demontrevlllo deaf of last winter. It makes him sore to even think of It. Ed Lawler Is able to play In the Sunday games for Buckerlno and Is a great help to the Infield , as ho fields exceptionally fast and Is an accurate thrower. Lou Camp , the old leaguer , Is manager and captain of the Armour base ball team , which ho Is fast rounding Into the best of condition. They have lost very few games. Umpire Swartwood says : "Ta'lio them nil the way through In batting , fielding , base running and team work tbo Baltlmorcs ore ploying the best game of any team in the league. " Mollwalno , who returned home nfter the breaking up of the Atlantic league. Is the mainstay of the Cudahy's Mac Is pitching excellent ball and Is a little too speedy for the local amatiurs There's no discounting the honesty of the players. The Clnclnnatls to a man are pulling for Boston to win the pennant , yet beat them three out of four games last week without compunction. There are four of the strong Whltlngn of Chicago on the Armour team , which Is rapIdly - Idly pushing to the front. The Whitings have for several years been the strongest amateur team In Chicago. Denver Is hero for a. return engagement with Buckcrlno'a Brewers and will play three games In the series. The first game was played yesterday , and the others will bo pulled off today and tomorrow. In explaining his failure to slug the ball moro often the other day , Perry Warden said It was caused by a peculiar swing which ho bos cultivated whllo playing golf. Perry says ehlnnery Is a great game. Abbott and Crawford , the old University of Michigan catchers , and afterward on the uuiiDiniiy vyiuu ieam lor several years , are practicing nightly with the Young Men's Christian association boys at the Ames avenue park. There la Increasing local Interest In base ball , as the Sunday crowds at Nonpareil park clearly show. From 1,200 to 1,500 people are out every Sunday to see the games , and today , with the Denvers matched against the Brewers , the added bloachera will not hold tbo crowd. All of the packing companies represented now at South Omaha have base ball teams to represent them , and there oxIMs con siderable rivalry between the different pack ers. The Stars and the Diamond C's and the Hammonds play every Week for a good wager , ranging from $50 to $100. Ono of the principal attractions of the games at Nonpareil park Is the well known local pugilist , 'Irish" McQeo. "Irish" Is the terror of the "kids , " to whom the fences offer no bar to seeing the games , and It Is due to his efforts that the Irrepressibles ore kept within bounds and do not interfere with the games , "That Is three cracks we have had nt that postponed game , " said Breltensteln , after the last game of the Reds' doubleheader - header with Plttsburg. "I pitched the tie in the first place. It lasted twelve innings and was made a draw. Then Taylor had a whirr at It and made a draw In nine , Now I have finally landed It In eight Innings , That Is a , pretty long game. It took twenty- < umo innings 10 eeuie it. Instead of slumping In the wr t the Superbas have steadily Increased tholr lead and Boston's backers have almost given up all hope that the champions will finish first this seauon. Yet It Is not safe to fly a pennant until It la won , The race may assume an entirely different phase before two woekfi have passed. Base ball Is aa un curtain as It IB honest and the accidents of the game are always to be considered. The St. Louis club Is higher In the race than It deserves to be. It Is playing second- division ball of u pronounced kind as Iti ono victory lu four games with the bogus Wash ington team shown. The responsibility rests with Manager Tebeau , who has exclusive control of the players , Ho Is not hampered or Interfered with in any way. The record of his team since his retirement from nctlvo duty Is not creditable to him and Is a dis appointment to Its patrons. Touted aa prospective pennant-winners at the be ginning of the season , they dropped steadily to tbo bead of the second division. They climbed back to fifth place , only to lose it through tholr miserable work against the Washington club. Their only hope of finish ing in sixth place Is that the Chicago club's slump will continue. The record of the St. Louts team is a hard luck experience for St. Louis. It SIIVLM ! III * Hull ? . "I take great pleasure in recommending Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy to the people of this vicinity , " says Mr. J. II , Doak , Williams , Oregon. "When my baby woa terribly sick with the diar rhoea we were unable to cure him with the doctor's assistance. As a last retort we tried Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy , and I am happy to Bay received immediate relief and a complete cure. " I I j IN THE WHEELING WORLD , 1 Little was done around the Omaha Wheel club during the month of August owing to the excessive heat. September , however , promises to be the banner month of the year. | Autumn Is coming and with the cooler j , breezes of fall It Is expected that the clu' > I I runs will bo enthusiastically attended. As ! , ' may bo seen by n glance at the club run cord , printed below , a greater diversity of enjoyable spins could hardly be thought of. There are two scorches , three short club runs , one fairly long one and n century. Unlimited excitement Is guaranteed by the management when President Tom Mlckol j j | tnkca the boys around the city for 0110 hour for a dinner. Mr. Mlckcl Is confident that ! i ho baa found n llttlo hill which no ono but ' himself can climb and will buy the dinner | i for everybody and anybody who climbs It. ' The worthy president Is to climb It himself i first , nccordlHB to the rules. There are u largo number of our "rough riders" who arc equally confident that they can ride anything that Thomas Mlckcl can. In any event there will bo some hard riding done. The blind run by moonlight on September 19 should bo attended by every one , ns Cap tain Munteforlng has arranged a neat llttlo surprise for the boys. This will be a treat that should not be missed. A large number have already signified their willingness to follow tholr captain anywhere "blind" and a good tlmo Is In store for all who some. On the last Sunday of the month , when the weather Is expected to be much cooler and the roads In excellent condition , the annual century of the club will take plnco ovr the usual Tokamah course. That this run will bo a record breaker there can bo n n doubt With such men as Denman , Mlckcl , Allen , Mlerstcln , Proulx , Welles , Muntcferlng , Mulhnll. Llvesey , Angell and Croxton It Is safe to say that the 100 mile * will be made under six hours ( or moro ) . H Is rumored that a member of the fair sex Is eager to go on this run and If she does thi boys will extend to her the glad hand of good-fellowship and do their best to stay In slRht. The young woman Is from Denver , rides a diamond frame red wheel and many ot the fast boys whose colors she has low ered on the Florence cycle path will recog nize her by this description. Following Is the September run card : Sunday , September 3 10 a. m. , scorch , ten miles ; 2:30 : p. m. , club run. Irvlngton , eight miles. , Sunday , Septmber 10 11 a. m. , we follow President Tom Mlckel one hour inside the city limits without dismount for a dinner. An extra piece of plo for tandems and scorchers ; 5 p. m. , Pries lake. Sunday , September 17 2 p. m. , Blair , twenty-eight miles. Tuesday , September 19-8 p. m. , blind run by moonlight , five miles. Sunday. September 24-6 a. m. , century , Tekamah course. The bicycle combine IB going against the hardest proposition encountered by any of the trusts organized In New Jersey thu. ypar. The June frost , which nipped JIO. 000,000 of Its proposed watered stock , bad hardly melted before trouble arose about who should bo president. It was supposed the honor would fall to A. G. Spaldlng as a proper reward for his services In organizing the combine , but the plum htm not yet fal len Into , his lap. The trouble is that Spald- h.g's . promotion throws Colonel Pope In the shade and frlenda of the latter do not take kindly to the plan. Evidence Is abundant that the projected combine will not monopo lize the bicycle market. New York papers report that several of the firms which gave options hove leaned Btatements to the trade declaring that they are not In the trust and are not going lu , but are ready to compete In quality and price with all the world. There are several concerns which have steadfastly remained on the outside and have been standing like caU with arched " " to form. backs ever since the "trust" began These are by no means small concerns cither , but at present It cannot be said whether they really Intend to fight to the finish or to get their price. In some cases it looks as If only a finish fight con be ex pected , because the firms Involved are ones that make their profits on other lines and manufacture bicycles as a side Issue. Among the big eastern concerns "on the outside" are the Wfiltham Manufacturing Arms and Cycle company , the Iver-Johnson Works and the George N. Pierce company. Tbo Iver-Johnson company has Just come out with a preliminary cry of defiance. It was recently announced that a manufac turer In the cor/Jlne had said that the price of hlgh-grado wheels In 1900 will bo $50. In response the Ivor-Johnson company has announced that Its highest grade chain wheels will tell at $35 and that they will market a chalnlees at $60. The product of this concern has always been recognized by tha top-notchers. . Another firm Is out wun Dinging HUB i" the trade papers to the effect that It was not connected with the trust and had bicy cles to sell and would compote with all com ers. This was supplemented by a signed statement. In letter form , that dwelt upon the proposition at length. The Waltham company has alBO declared HB independence and defiance , the tone of all being the firms under their different eame. Each of these , ferent name plates , makes many cycle * and each is reputed to be wealthy. Two of them have plants In which cycles are only a eldo Issue. Whatever may be the ultimate outcome the conflict among bicycle makers IB ap parently to be of passing benefit to the wheeling fraternity. The big drop an nounced by one of the manufacturing con cerns Is likely to be extensively availed of. But how much bolter It would have been , from the rider's point of view , bad this cut como at the opening Instead of at the close of the season. llecord-Bmashins naa been a notable fea ture of cycle racing BO far this season. The achievements of the fast riders are alt the more remarkable because previous records wcro thought to be as fait as possible. In this , aa in horse racing , there is always roc n for a shave of the beet record. The results to date are thus summarized by the Now York Sun : "Perhaps greater Interest has been cen tered In the attempts to lower the one-inllo record than In any other single endeavor. During the last twenty years the honors for doing the best mile' have been forfeited and regained several time * by English and American rldera ; but , with all due credit to the former , It should be said that the record has been kept for the greater part of the time on Uncle Sam's territory , and that whenever fresh laurels wcro won by English , men they wore quickly transferred to this country. For example , when Platt-Betts , In 1898 , brought the time for a mlla down to 1:35 : , It required less than three months for an American , Taylor , to make the time 1:323-0 : , And when the name English scorcher recovered tbo one-mile honors on July 7 of this year by riding a mile In 1:312-5 : , bo wa * obliged to relinquish them twelve days later to Elkes , at Washington , D , C. , who rode the distance In 1:31 : , "Ten days after Bikes' feat McDuffer rode a mile in New Bedford in the surprising time of 1:28 : , which by many was regarded as unapproachable , at least BO far u con cerned this year's performances. In leu than a week afterward , however , 'Major * Taylor , whoie skill on the track last year won for him almost uninterrupted applause , jtartted the cycling world by making a fresh one- mile paced record of 1:222-5 : at Garfleld park , Chicago. "Among other feats of notable merit li tbo performance of Downey , a youth of 17 yeum , who on August 13 reduced the time far five miles by twenty-eight and four-Hftha eeo- fonds. On August 15 the natlon.il one-hour ' record was excelled by Ltntou nt Wnltham , Mnfs. , the new distance being 34 miles , 1.C33 yards , or 410 yards bolter than the previous atlempt. The world's ono-hour record , 33 nilloa. 707 yards , Is held by Tayloro , n , Frenchman. Llnton alto clipped four-fifths , of a second off the best tlmo provlou&ly made In a paced race for tweiityflvt miles , his record tor that distance being 42:411-5. : "The present racing season la a long way from Its close , and It would not bo strange I If other efforts equally gratifying as those j ' oX the last two months arc heard of before I December. Iwist year the cyclists' most i spirited performances did not occur uutll November , when they took place In rapid ' succession. But whatever surprises the com- i Ing fall may have In store for the wheelmen - men and their friends , the competitions of the riders will be exciting and , we hope , In structive likewise. " Perhaps the most curious use of the trl- cycle as a conveyance Is that made Ly K C. Warren , n Philadelphia ! ! , who iias lad constructed recently a machine for thn use of his entire family. It Is a peculiar con struction , and will at OUCP attract the at tention of thepasserby. While the wheel is a tricycle. It Is built on a different prin ciple from that on which moht tricycles nro constructed , It Is In truth simply n tan dem bicycle with an auxiliary wheel on ono sldo for the purpose of support. Dctwevn this third wheel and the machine proper , there Is a commodious crib , In which souls are provided for the four children that compose Mr. Warren's family. TUi > so arc not yet largo enough to ride for thomsclvi-s and Mr. Wnrrcn takes this 1:10:1113 : of carry ing them about. Ilia wllu Hues the for ward seat of the tandem and ho hlrnsolf occupies the rear seat. Another unique feature of the outfit Is a locker under the carriage which supports the smaller War rens , In which Mr. Warren carries u com plete camping paraphernalia. Tents , blankets , stools and cooking utensils ilnd a place there , so that overtaken at night on the road the family can conveniently pitch their tent without serious discomfort Besides these things , there Is hidden away In the locker a large awning , which can b * spread on Inconveniently hot days and will protect all hands from the sun. The demand for lighter wheels Is growing stronger In the east , and It oeems certain that there will bo developments In this direc , tion In the near future. This will mean tubIng - Ing reduced both in sl/.o mid gnuji' . This I will carry with It smaller hubs , balls , cups and sprockets. , There Is also some talk of using a smaller front wheel , say , a 2G-lnch wheel. Many be I lieve that broken forks are due to the short ened head , which was brought about through I the demand for a dropped , hanger. As a remedy for this trouble and a means for re- j | dlldiiK the weight of a wheel the Zb-lnuh steering wheel Is entitled to some considera tion. One of the most recent Inventions to guara against a collapse of the fork crown Is a brace to fit over the fork. The brace is bolted to the head tube , the steel straps fitting to each side of the fork. Should a | collision occur violent enough to break the crown the wheel will not bo released. The weak point of a bicycle , la there Is any. Is at t the fulcrum of the lever , the short end of ; which Is composed of the front wheel and i fork. All strains act on the lever at the fulcrum - ' crum by the wheel striking obstructions and ! depressions In Its path. A break at the ful crum will throw the rider so that he falls on his face or bead , and thcro are numerous cases where accidents of this kind have re sulted fatally. Cleaning the hubs of a bicycle Is a thank less job that has exasperated many a rider. The arrangement of the spokes moke them so hard to get at that much perspiration and patience is lost over the efforts to remove the seemingly undue amount of dirt that collects on thorn. A reporter saw a man at work on some hubs In a shop the other day , and his Idea may bo valuable to many. Ho bad a bit of wood about as wide and as thick as a lath , but about a foot In length. Over the end of It , extending three Inches down on each side , was fastened a piece of chamois skin. By using ono side for removing the dirt and the other for polishing he did splendid work. Next year being presidential election year the League of American Wheelmen intends pushing various bills In the legislatures In the Interests of wheelmen and thereby make the legislators of dlffeient parties place themselves on record as for or against wheel men Just prevloutf to the great political struggle. These bills will Include laws In tended to Improve the highways , force rail roads to carry bicycles as baggage In such states as are not already compelled to do so , requiring uniform ordinances in each state and many other Items ot importance to the cycling fraternity. An English cycle trade paper prints the following In Its serious column : "The chief enemies of cycllstR In India are the mosqui toes , which not only puncture the rider's flesh , but actually blto through the Urea. " BUFFET LIBRARY CARS Best Dining Car Service , Howell's Will cure Cough * . Coldx , Hoarscn K3 or Sore Throat. Al- wnya reliable. For sale by nil drug- cists. : 'c and COc. ColumbiaRambler - Stearns tit popular prices $30,00 Wheels now for . Putco Wheels , up to iltito In every point of construction anil fully puunintcoil . Second-hand wheels from $5.00 up. Sewing Machines Davis bull btnrinpi the best machine nmnufnctuTcd. Victoria Sewing- machines n hi li class machine , only Good Second-hand machines $5.00. Wo sell parts for every sowing machine - chine manufactured. Rem-Sho Typewriters A high class ball bearing tnuchlna with nil thu latest improvements. Second-hand Remington and Dons * moic Tor gale or rent Cur inth mill llnrncy. Geo. E. Mlckol. Manager , Less Than factory Cost S5O 'Of ) Tribune Dicyclc m fv cash ftcJU. ' 99 Deere Roadster $10 - acoo j- cash $22.50 $00 ' 5)9 ) Yale- cash Twentieth Century Lnmpa at Lerch Saddles at $1.00 Wheeler Saddles at . . .75c Equal bargains in Second-Hand Bi cycles. % Everything guaranteed as rcprcHcntcd. Repairing and Sundries- Louis Flescher , 1022 Capitol Avenue. $5,000 STOCK OF AT LESS THAflJ FACTORY COST. 1 have just purchased Deere , Well < fc Company's entire- stock of Bicycles and Sundries , and will Boll them at the following priccu aa long us they last $75'99Tribune ' Racer$45 $ $50 ' 99 Eagle Roadster - $35 " . 35 Cn If llnnvn DAMAW . . . . 1C 50 Tribune Roadster. 50 Deere Racer. 35 50 ' 98 Tribune Roadster. 29 40 " Deere Roadster. . 28 50 ' 99 Stearns Roadster. 35 35 " Plainfield Roadster 23 75 " Eagle Racer. . . . 45 30 " Moline Special- . . 19 BARGAINS IN SECOND-HAND WHEELS ALSO. 15th nnd Dodge H. E. Fredrickson . . , 'Phone 2101 THIS WEEK Wa Imvo put down prices so every one can nfford to huy a bicycle. $8,00 to $15.00 will buy n good second hand bicycle $15.00 to $25.00 will buy n good new wheel the kind others would nsk you from $25.00 to $85,00 for. Omaha Bicycle Company , COR. JUTII AND GIIIOAmi 0T8 , The bent iilnca ( a bar