THE OMAITA DAILY BtiE : SITS DAY , SEPTEMBER 17 , 1809.
IN THE FIELD OF SPORT
Omaha High School Foot Ball Flayers Are
to Warm Dp ,
HUNTERS HAVING GOOD CIIICKcN HUNTING
Gnmilp of the Unite Unit I'lnycr * TnlU
of the I'UKlllntn Downfnll of
St'nr Pointer , Klnn of the
Hnnicin Iliiccs.
There seems to bo a very general Imprcs-
Ion , oven among yachtsmen , that the Amer
ica's cup which IB to bo raced for In October
nlways has been an International trophy ,
clnco It wnS first offcroj. This , however , Is
not the case. The trophy before It was won
by the American schooner America yas
ottered annually near .tho end of the yacht-
Inn toaeon , open to all comers of whatever
rig and Irrespective of size. No time allow
ance was glwn. Of so llttlo Importance was
the cup considered prior to Ita having been
won by the America that no record pecnu to
Jiavo been kept of the previous winners of
like trophies. The America did not go to
England expressly to race for It ; Indeed , the
race was not ooiHomplatcdi when the
chooner loft this country.
There waH a world's fair In England In
1851 and a syndicate of Now York Yacht club
members decided to build an American yacht
end visit England to show their cousin- )
what a fast yacht was. Steers Brce. , the
Horreshofls of thai < lay , designed and built
the schooner America at A cent of $30,000.
Captain Drown was In command and Ma reg
ular crew consisted of twtlvo men. When
It orrlvod dn England It raced all the bcsi
yachts of the day which could bo Induced to
sail against It , for any otake which the En
glishmen coultl bo Induced to wager , nno
teat them fill. The tlmo soon came when
llioro were no moro worlds * to conquer. No
ono. would race the America
Then came the annual race for the cup for
the fastest yacht , and as It waa open to all ,
the American , entered , How It waa pitted
Against thirteen boats , of. all rigs , hour a
dumber of them -wore larger than It , and how
it "won BO easily that the Englishmen de
clared It had eoruo ingenious Yankee device
to accelerate its speed , ere all matters of
historyIn fact , It waa not until it waa
diydockod and .its bottom fully exposed
that this illusion was .fully removed.
This race was what first brought the
"skimming dlah" model and the contcrboard
Into prominence. Doth nvcro known on this
eldo .of the water , but In England they had
r nothing but the long , narrow cutter. How
the skimming dUh 'beca-mo the distinctive
Amprlcan model , oa against the cutter , and
bow , later , the two models wcro gradually
merged Into ono vary ouperlor to cither , are
olao matters of history. If the Shamrock's
model is over made known It would not
tie surprising to Und that it moro nearly
approached the old American and the
American sklmmlng-dlsh model than the
Columbia does.
Queen Victoria , In the prlmo of her youth
and beauty in 1S51 , % vas ona of the spec
tators of the ( America's -victory. She attended
the regatta aboard the royal yacht. When
Itwas thought to too tlmo for the boats to
bo in sight' her majesty asked the captain
cf her 7Qcht :
"Aro the boats in sight yet , captain ? "
"Yes , your majesty , " was the answer.
" Which is ahead ? "
"Tho American , your majesty. "
"Which da second ? " asked the queen.
"Ah , your majesty , " answered the old
captain , "thoro Is no second. ' '
It waa not. until 1868 or 18C9 that the
America's cup became on international trophy -
phy ; The nyndlcata which owned the yacht
America presented it to the New York Yacht
club as a perpetual international trophy at
that time , and as eoon as England was noti
fied of this faoi yachtsmen got together and
decided that the cup , which was English ,
could not bo allowed to remain hero. How
they have persevered in their efforts to get
It back and how they have always failed , and
tow this cup has become the greatest yacht
ing trophy la the world , arc also matters of
history.
It has been estimated by a member of Sir
Thoraao Llpton's fleet , who has been directly
interested in the last five races ( ailed , and
who has had ample opportunity for compil
ing the figures on the former races , and
vho hao had the curiosity to do so , that the
Amerlca'o cup races , first and last , have oo t
the two nations engaged over $4,000,000.
This estimate , of course , includes not only
the cost of building and maintaining the
yjrohts , both challengers and defenders , but
the expenses Incurred In trial races and the
main races ; in fact , everything Incident to
the races themselves on both sides of the
Atlantic.
And this vast amount for what ? A cup ,
which in itsolt is of most ordinary , even
lovenly , design , fashioned 'from ' 100 ounces
of Oliver. A cup which , were its duplicate
offered toy the Atlantic or New York Yacht
clubs , in an ordinary regatta , would hardly
draw together half a dozen catboats or halt
raters. And yet circumstances have mod ?
thla cup the bono of contention between tbo
yachtsman ot the two greatest yachting and
porting nations of the world , and If It does
CO back to England , bids fair to draw two or
thrca moro great nations into the vortex of
lavish oxpondlturo which has marked Its exIstence -
Istenco thus far.
Verily tbo destiny of cups , as well as of
men , Is beyond comprehension.
Tha Friend Coursing club will hold Us
first annual meet October 11-12-13 at Us
pork at Friend , Neb. Good , big purses are
hung up for the events and a largo number
ot entries are already In , with moro ex
pected. All communications should bo ad
dressed to the secretary , W. 0. Gooden.
BRIEF BASE BALL GOSSIP
Exposition MiuiiiKuiucnt linn 1'ut a
Ilnll Game ( or the 1'ntrono
Afternoon ,
Httsburg gave $1,500 for Its new first bag
man , Dillon of the Duffalos.
Williams , a left-handed pitcher who has
won every game ho has pitched ) so far this
eeanon , has been nlgncd by Buffalo , Ho
halls from Sprlngvlllc , N. Y.
Outfielder FlomlnR , who uod to be with
Indianapolis , haa algncd with Washington.
Clovelahd did not win a game from Brook
lyn this season.
Team work won the W < tom league cham
pionship and U wilt land Brooklyn In first
plnco nt the close of the National league
race. Good management la meeting with Itn
J rownrd.
I The Originals and the Havolocka will play
| this afternoon at 3:30 : at the exposition
grounds. An excellent diamond has teen
prepared nnd as no extra charge will be
made for admlrelon or Beats n large crowd
la expected.
The Blue Streaks of thla city play at Neola ,
la. , today. The Neola team lately won the
championship of western Iowa nnd as the
Dluo Streaks bavo only lost four out of
twenty gamea , a warm and exciting contest
ID looked for.
The drafting season begins on October 1
and lasts to January 1. During this period
National league clubn bavo the privilege of
BCOUIng any minor league player by paying
* 50Q for a Western cr Eastern league man ,
$300 for an Initcrptato league man and $200
for n New York State league. New England
league or Connecticut league man.
The raid on the minor leaguco hnn begun
ftml btii few playcM ot premise will bo sub
ject to' ' the draft during the major league's
fcrlod of selection. Many thousands of del
lars hjivo been Invested In young players
who have shown ability and many of them
are being tried out. The Cincinnati club is
the heaviest Investor nnd It Is a conservative
estlmato that President Brush has made an
outlay of $16,000 In the hcpo of securing two
or three flrot-cloBs players.
GOSSIP OF THE GRIDIRON
Oinnlia HlKh School Font IlnlllMn Are
Hniihlly GettingIn
Gontl Trim.
The Omaha High school has Just cause
to feel proud of the achievements of Its
gridiron representatives In the past , but the
chrysanthemum show of the purple and
whlto for Uio year of 1899 bids fair to ex
cel even that of last year. Already the
toozled-topped Rugby knights are kicking
up the dust of the local gridiron In hard ,
conscientious practice preliminary to the fall
struggles.
The success of last ycar'a cloven Is already
bearing fruit , as the candidates now being
dally Instructed for the fall campaign far
outnumber those of past years. Even now
the mercury of the enthusiastic bulb has
reached the boiling point and all the stu
dents that have not donned moleskins are
out every afternoon cheering the boys , whllo
the "now. principal" haa fairly .won the
hearts of all by hla display of athletic In
terest.
The outlook for the first two or three days
was far from encouraging ns the old mem-
bora were late Jn arriving , but now many
a familiar form may bo recognized In the
pile -wriggling arms and legs , and , with
but few exceptions , all the old men will be
in line once more. Among the old men who
will ono again reek the privilege of rep
resenting the sc/hool / are : Captain Tracy , last
year's left half ; Left Guard Roberts and
Left End Thomas ; Freeman , center ; Full
Back Engelhard , Quarterback Prltchard ;
Griffith , right end , and Right Haifa Davl-
eoo and Lehmer.
Right Guard Cathroo of last year's team
and Tackles Morse and Dickinson will not
bo Tvlth the team thla year , but there la a
host of material to fill the vacancies. Among
the most promising of the new men are
Welch , Hall and McCrae , tackles ; Martin
and Lehmer , quarters ; Clarke , Falrbrother
and Marah , half backs ; Borg , Waller and
Secrlat , guards , besides a large number of
freshmen who have no deflnlto position , but
wlah to play.
Although many of the men are new to the
game In the short practice meat of them
have showed exceptional talent and tvlth a
little coaching should develop rapidly. Nor
will thla branch bo neglected , ns Frank
Crawford , Lew Reed , Gordon Clarjce , sta-
brook , Barnes and Benedict have signified
a willingness to aid in this department.
The members of the old Omaha High school
teams are also taking an active part and
every afternoon one or moro of the alumni
may bo seen on tha grounds working with
the boys.
Thp team selected -will represent Omaha In
the Iowa-Nebraska Intorscholastlc Foot
Ball league and the entire school has sworn
by Venus and Cupid and all the dear old
heathen deities , who are such remarkably
convenient myths to take oaths upon , that
ait ( the close of this season the- pennant will
fan the gentle breeze from the pinnacle of
the High school tower and that by no means
shall there bo a repetition ot last ycar'a
tie.
tie.Tho
The schedule of the league Includes games
with Rod Oak , Council Bluffs and Lincoln ,
and , besides , the management has arranged
games with Hastings , Maploton and Tabor
college , and possibly West Dea Molnes and
Tarklo college. These will all prove most
Interesting and enjoyable contests , especially
a game with Tarklo , aa Tarklo la still smart
ing from a base ball defeat and is anxious
to redeem Itself. As an encouragement to
the High school lads largo crowds ehould
too the rule to see them play. Every grid
iron enthusiast In the city should attend
eaidh and every game and cheer the wear
ers of the royal purple and pure white on
to victory. Let the citizens show the hoys
that they have an Interest In the school
and Its every work.
Captain Branch ot last year's Williams
college eleven has been secured as coach
of the University of Nebraska team for this
tall and from what can bo learned ho Is a
splendid cholco and an excellent man.
The prospects for foot ball In the Missouri
State university are better than were pre
dicted. Many very promising men have ar
rived and work was begun 'Monday , Coach
Whlto of Cornell Is hero and' ' la well pleased
with the material. Mr. Whlto coached the
University of Buffalo last year and has
been a player and a coach for the last ten
years. Ho has the co-operation of the
students and faculty in putting out a good
team this fall. Every place will be hotly
contested. Captain Howard has boon reelected -
elected captain this year and will bo found
at center. Hartung of Carrolton , weight
195 , ex-guard from Richmond. Mo" . , Hunter ,
weight 2SO , of last year's team and Craig ,
v.-plght JOO , will try for guard. Candidate *
( or tackle are : Richard from Arkansas ,
weight 200 ; Wc-st from University of Ark
ansas , wcilght. 193) ) John Todfon of ' 98-99
team , weight 200 ; Parker 6f ' 98-99 team ,
weight 185 ; Carrlgan , ' 9C-97 , weight , J73 ;
Hochonhull , ITS , Candidates for half back
are ! Kramer , ' 9S-S9 , weight 183 ; Dunn ,
" 98-99 , weight 186 ; Frost , weight 179 ; Good-
son , president Young Men's Christian as
sociation , weight 170 ; Cooper of ' 98-99 tenm ,
weight 1S6 , and Gllbreatb , weight 170.
McCoslIn of ' 98-99 , Baesett Nelson , weight
ICG ; Black , Jcnklno and Sanders ot Central
college , Kentucky , coached by "Hal" Con-
ley of ' 93 team will contest for ends.
Houx , ' 98-99 nnd McAllister '
, , 98-99 , will
try for quarterback. Candidates for fullback -
back are Peeper , ' 98-99 , weight 175 ; Thur-
man , sub. , ' 98-99 , and Gllbrcath. Moshor of
K. C. H. S. , Jewltt sub. , ' 98-99 , nnd Mills'
will also try for places. A gcod
schedule has been arranged by
Manager Lucas and will be as follows : Oc
tober 2 , Warrensbtirg at Columbia ; October
7 , open ; October 14 , Haskcll Indians at Co
lumbia ; October 2' , Nebraska university at
Lincoln ; October 23 , St. Mary's at Topeka ;
October 21 , Washburn at Topekaj October
28 , C. B. C. at St. LouU ; November 4 , Den
ver Wheeling club at Denver ; November 7 ,
Colorado State School of Mines at Gohlcm ;
November 11 , open ; November IS , Washing
ton university at St. Louis ; November 30 ,
Kansas university at Kansas City.
MEN OF THE ROD AND GUN
I'rntrlc Chlukciin Plentiful In North
I'lnttc Country After
1'Mxliliiur
A. Hcspe , who , with Nevena , has been
after chickens In the North Platte country ,
returned last week and reported them
very plentiful , except hi those places where
the market hunter has been getting In his
work.
Charles Schaffer returned Thursday from
a thrco days' flsh at Langdon , where ho had
fairly good luck.
Several applications have been made to
the executive committee for the fishing con
cession at the lagoon , but as yet no action
has been taken In the matter. Thla woufd | '
surely bo a gocd concession , as It has been |
figured out that fully one-tenth of the vol
ume cf the lagoon Is flsh , and as they are
of the kind that are always hungry , flshcr-
mon would not have to wait long for a bite.
Many people are In the habit of dally carryIng -
Ing a bag of bread tor the fish for the pleas
ure of seeing them cat. They are so voracious
cious that they fairly crowd ooo another
out of the water In tholr haste. A crust
affords the most sport , as It holds together
until a big drove of the finny tribe sur
rounds It and plica up llko n pyramid In
the eagerness to devour a morsel.
Last Monday Albert Edholoi , Dr. Owen
and J. D. Weaver were angling for bass at
Bftio lake. Edholm'a reel wouldn't work ,
but for all that he landed fourteen bass ,
ranging from a pound and a half to four
and a quarter. He got ao excited at ono
tlmo that ho fell out of tli'o boat. The doctor
was moro fortunate , as the only mishap hemet
mot with was losing his hat when ho was
landing the big catch of the season a beau
tiful six-pound bass. Weaver didn't flsh
much1 , as ho had with him old Parker , the
rainmaker , and , the yellow-leg snlpo belng-
plontlful , ho managed , with the gun and a
aaick of salt , to bag twenty-seven. The
three came homo happy.
Dr. Heber Bishop , the well known Boston
sportsman , has been commissioned by L. Z.
Joucas , superintendent of forest , fisheries
and game for the province of Quebec to
kill In any port of that territory , In the
close season , one mocse , ono deer and one
caribou , for the Quobeo exhibit at the Paris
exposition. The deer can bo easily secured.
The doctor expects , without much difficulty ,
to 60euro a moose and a caribou la the
Tomlscouata lake region , on the south shore
of the gulf of St. Lawrence. Particular
palne will bo taken to get the best possible
specimens of these animals and the desire
is to show the antlers in velvet , which ex
plains why the animals will bo shot In the
close season.
O. A. s'cott , superintendent of the gas
company , and E. J. Llndley returned Fri
day from a trip to the sandhills and re
port fine shooting among the chickens. The
birds were plentiful and have not yet become
very wild. They spent their time around
Ileotlo , Neb. , and secured a fine bag ot
chickens.
Casper E. Yost , J. J. Dickey and E. M.
Moreman returned Friday from a fishing
trip in Wisconsin , where they spent some
days as the guests of General Manager Bid-
well of the Elkhorn road. Fifty-five speci
mens of fine muskelluneo were secured , the
largest ono booked bolng a fifteen-pounder.
Mr. Btdwell was the fortunate ono to secure
the prize. The Turtle river was the scene
of their exports.
PALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS
McGovern-1'nlmcr Fifcht Tneidny
AVn * Settled in the
Fir/it / Hound.
Terry McQovern of Brooklyn whipped Ped
lar Palmer of London thoroughly In loss
than one round in the arena of the West-
chester club , near Tuckahoe , N. Y. , Tuceday
afternoon , With the victory rwent the title
ot bantam ctnrmplon of the world , although
both contestants were actually In the
featherweight class. The Englishman , al
though forcing the pace at the outset , was
really never In It , and Mcdovern simply bat
tered his opponent Into partial Insensibility.
The Brooklyn lad's arms worked like pistons
and the punishment which he meted out to
Palmer was awlft and terrible.
The battle did not last quite one round ,
the actual time ot fighting being exactly two
monutes and tblrty two seconds , at the end
of which tlmo Palmer was lying helpless ,
though half conscious , on the floor ot the
ring. Through an unlooked-for accident on
the part of the official timers the lads were
separated by the gong when they had been
fighting one minute. Each went to his
corner , but the error was rectified in less
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than twelve secondg , nnd the boys resumed
hostilities In the center of ( ho ring again at
the command of Refcreo George Slier. The
ringing of the gong was as purely accidental
as It was unlocked for , and the Englishman's
handlers made no complaint on this score.
The purse for which the lads contested was
$10,000 , 76 per cent of which- went to tha
winner and the remainder to the loser. In
addition to this both pugilists are guaran
teed an Intercut In the prlvlllgcs accruing
from the klnetoscopo pictures of the fight.
Mcdovern was n strong favorite In the bet
ting , several large wagers being made at
cdds ot 100 to SO , and later on these odds
wcro Increased to 100 to " 0 , at which price
nit of the Drltleh money In sight was picked
up.
, There Is a probability that Jolt Thorn ,
I the English middleweight defeated by McCoy -
' Coy , will remain on this side of the pond
' this seaton. Thorn Is the wonder of his
rl g contemporaries. Ho has a habit of
appearing ( or hie fights attired In a dress
milt and wearing a monocle. Thus no
coutercd ho will enter the ring , size up the
crowd , then retire to his dressing room and
put on his ring costume. Ho la n hard
puncher , who can aland a lot , and the
rapidity with which McCoy brought him to
his gruel Inet week shows that the Kid Is
as good na ho ever was In his llfo , It like
. wise proves that It was only a chance blow
I that enabled McCormlck to put him out In
that momorab'i'is Chicago battle , and there la
ll'ttlo doubt but that the Kid \vlll have ample
rovcngo at their ccmlng return battlo. It
baa been reported nnd believed for a long
tlimo past that McCoy's health was falling ,
but when he was here recently bo looked
In the best of health.
DOWNFALL OF STAR POINTER
Innt Wcclt Sniv tlic DrtliroinMiirnt of
the KliiGT < > f tile Humes *
Performers ,
Last week witnessed the downfall of Star
Pointer. He was showing n trifle lame
even before the start and while In shape
gcod enough for a trial against the watch
was not lit for a hard race moro than ono
heat. It had not been possible to give him
work enough , cfarlng a breakdown In train
ing , so that , although ho was decidedly
i lame when pulled up a beaten horfle In the
third heat , yet It was as much lack of
condition as anything else. Joe Patchon
waa driven by Dlckcreon and his defeat of
Gentry shows that there was no mistake In
the late Goshen race , the result of which
was attributed to Patchcn having the luck
to draw the polo.
Unless most of the men who follow the
Imrnefs horses are much mistaken , Star
Pointer has paced hie lust race. Ho has
been aptly termed the John L. Sullivan of
harness horses , and like the great pugilist
ho seems to have fought just once too
often. For four years the big bay stallion
has been on the point of breaking down.
In fact , ho broke down In 1804 when Kd
Geors campaigned him for his then owner ,
J. W. Tltley of Chlcora , Pa. Tltley patched
him up , but put him In a public aale at
Cleveland the next spring , fearing to keep
BO risky a ploco of property. Geers and
his employer , C. J. Hamlln , then believed
Star Pointer to bo the fastest pacer In the
world , but they were afraid to buy him
on account of his ailing legs. Smith &
Mills of Boston got him at thla sale for
about $8,000 , whereas twice that sum would
hardly have bought him if his legs had
been aa clean as those of hla great rivals ,
John R. Gentry and Joe Patchen.
The Boston horsemen got nervous after
owning him about a year and consigned
him to ono ot the big auction sales at
Madison Square Garden In the fall of 1S96.
His record was then 2:02 : , ' and it was gen
erally admitted tbat he could beat it two
or three seconds. The Hnmllns wanted him
worse than ever at this time , but again the
big fellow's ' bad ankles kept the Buffalo
horsemen from bidding on him. The Chicago
cage plunger , James A. Murphy , decided
to take a chance on the horse and bought
him for $15,100. Murphy owned him when
he set the world's record at 1:59 : > 4 In 1897 ,
and as ho had stood up through the cam
paigns the Chicago man held on another
year. But the worry of owning a $15,000
was at last too much for him and he sent
the champion 'back to the Garden to be sold.
This time It was former Congressman W * .
J. Whlto of Cleveland who became the
owner o ! the fastest harness horse In Die
world. Mr.yhlte paid $16,000 for him. He
owns a big stosk farm near Cleveland ,
which he calls the Two Minute Stock Farm ,
and he bought the pioneer two-mlnuto pacer
Just to moke the ambitious name of hie
breeding atud sound right. It was his in
tention to retire the stallion to the stud at
the end of ho present campaign nt all
events , so that the Cleveland breeder " .vlll
not bo a great loser by the sudden termin
ation of the Pointer's racing career. The
great pacer pulled up very lame In the lost
heat of the race , and nine trainers out of
ten who were Interviewed Immediately after
the contest expressed the belief that the big
fellow had started in public for the lust
time.
That Star Pointer was the greatest pacer
ever foaled few horsemen have a doubt. Ho
could carry his clip further than almost any
horse of the day , Und his etroko was at
once so long and so rapid that It carried
him over the ground at a rate ot speed that
m > no could equal. His record of 1C9H : 1 at
least a second too slow to Indicate bis true
limit of flpecd , according to the belief ot
nearly nil critics. H wna not the superior
apeed of Joe Patcben that defeated Stnr
Pointer , but the lack of staylng-up work on
Star Pointer before the race , and finally the
lamenesa which caused him to go all to
pieces In the third heat. In the first two
heats tbo champion showed a turn of speed
BUcVas ' has seldom been surpassed nny-
whor'o by any harness horse. Ho went to the
ihalf each time In less than a minute , and
ho paced the second quarter at a 1:65 : clip ,
when ho trot out to take the polo from
Patchen In the first round. That the champion
*
pion was not BtayecJ-up to carry his speed
tbo full mlle la no fault ot Trainer Mc-
Clary , for the driver of Pointer waa afraid
to gvo | him as much fast work as ho
needed , lost tbo dreaded breakdown should
occur betoro the race.
IN Till : WHEELING WORLD.
The meager attendenco at bicycle racea
this year is responsible for expressions of
sympathy liberally poured upon race promoters
meters and track owners. Yet three are ( he
least worthy of commiseration , because they
rarely corno out of the email end of the
horn , Occasionally an enthusiast expresses ,
pity for the professional pot-hunter , but the
amateur racing wan of moderate ability Is
scarcely given a thought. That is because
few people understand what the amateur's
sport costs him. Cycling la unlike other
forms of athletics In thla respect , that trainIng -
Ing Is a much more complicated matter than
the preparation required for running races.
Masaago ngures prominently in the training
of a cyclltft , and alone keeps his muncles
from kncttlng and binding. Usually a rider
preparing for a race goes to ono of the tracks
near at band and secures the use of the
truck and the manipulation of a professional
trainer , For this ho pays liberally during
the period of a mouth or more , and if vic
tory crowns his efforts with a prize , there
la no protect In line. If lie Is not ( success
ful , as more often happens , it Is a case of
all outlay and no returns.
H is an open secret that fast racing men
are mysteriously able to pay training ex
pense * without depleting their own pocket-
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make is carefully fitted and corrected before
being completed. This insures to yon perfect
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. asking cash prices that is , prices with no
i ' profits added to cover bad debts is one rcag = - _
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But it isn't alone the price ; it's better designs , bettcritrimmings ,
better workmanship , better all-around satisfaction , than you'll find
among the imitators.
Garments made to order in one day if required.
Trousers , $4.00 to $10.03 Suits , $15.00 to $40.00
Our method of showing fabrics , makes buying easy.
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books. Manufacturing concerns find ama
teur victories the best form of advertisement
nnd contrive to secure as many as possible
for their respective make of wheel. Other
rldars , not so successful , pay tholr own ex
penses , and the fewer the race meets and
prizes , the fewer it'ho ' returns for their efforts.
All that have not scored thus far In the soar
son stand but a poor chance of doing BO. The
racing game Is practically over for this sea-
BOU , and from now on there will bo nothing
doing of Importance until the winter meets
In Madison Square Garden.
A state law Intended to make uniform
regulations for bicycle riders In New York
has at least one loophole through which
all wheelera may ride without much risk. By
its provisions cyclists are allowed , In ur
gent cases , to ride sCtcr dark without lights
provided they sound an audible signal every
thirty feet. "It can be scon at a glance , "
says the Brooklyn Eagle , "that thU per
mits of great laxity and It Is undoubtedly
abused by hundreds of cyclists In this bor
ough alone every night that there Is riding.
Tho" police cannot do anything , for they
cannot say that the cyclist Is not on urgent
business. Whllo they are i waiting to see
If he rings his bell or toots a whistle every
thirty feet , he is probably out ot sight In
the darkness. Anyone who 'watches the
roads on a clear night can verify thlb. "
JOhn Nelson of the Chicago Cycling
club , winner of the 100-kilometer amateur
championship of the world at Montreal , has
made up his mind to cast his lot with
the professionals under the watchful eye ot
Dave Shafcr , the man who made Michael ,
and before the season Is over he will meet
the stars In a series of middle-distance con-
teats. Shafer Is greatly Impressed -with Nel
son's riding and thinks he can make him
an even better man than the diminutive
Michael. When Shafer Drat took hold of
Michael the Welshman could not follow pace
any better than the ordinary mlddle-dla-
tanco man , Dave worked hard with him
and before Jimmy left to Join the horses
Shnfor had him the undisputed champion.
Michael never rode thirty miles In an hour ,
whllo Nelson did thirty-one and one-half
and kept It up for two hours. Ho has not
found pace too hot for him , and at Mon
treal , when he smashed all amateur records ,
and beat the tlmo of the professionals by
ten minutes , ho was constantly calling for
moro pace.
Those "In the know" believe that Jimmy
Michael will ride a bicycle thU winter.
The taciturn midget will not say so , but his
denials are not very vehement. The bellet
U based on the fact that Michael has prac
tically given up horse racing and Is living
In retirement In New York. He is fond of
Indopr racing and , being of a thrifty turn
of mind , realizes the possibility of 'financial
gain in his reappearance. Should Michael
return to his first love ho will find many
eager to glvo him battle. Elkcs would
appreclato nothing moro than a scries of
matches with Michael , the only crack that
ho has never met. A match1 or two out of
three between the Welsh Rarebit and the
Glen Falls shadow would fill Madison Square
Garden , It is thought , and lovers ot racing
ere eagerly anticipating the time when
these two cycle kings will meet again.
A piece of ingenuity on the part of a rider
was witnessed recently at a railroad sta
tion and 'tho ' account of It should furnish a
suggestion for All riders who experience a
similar misfortune. The wheelman's lamp
bracket bad been broken In tbo baggage
car in such a manner that it was useless.
Tbo rider pondered awhile , then obtained a
pleco of middling stout wire about four
teen inches long and proceeded to remedy
matters. He first doubled the wire in the
middle , then wrapped the frco ends about
tha handlebar fitem and twisted .thorn
tightly 'together. This was done In eucli
a manner as to leave the doubled end pro
jecting backward toward the saddle. This
end he twisted rv llttlo , then brought It
up over tbo top of the handlebar and bent
It again BO that tbo loop etood perpen
dicular llko the regulation wire lamp
brasket. With another pleco ot wire ho
lashed this Improvised bracket eo that it
could not e hi ft sideways , then adjusted bla
lamp and went his way.
Unless ho alters his present plans , Charley
Miller , the world's champion long-distance
cyclist , will compete In 110 moro elx-daj
races. lie lias found the present outdooi
season ot paced work profitable , and be *
Mevctt he can make money In the wlntet
without undergoing the deprivations of an
all-week grind. He proved last Monday
that ho has the speediest motor cycle in
the country , and this Insures him plentj
of engagements from pace followers. Ho has
shown that ho la a capable pace follower
himself , and before another season is over
ha may bo able to beat tbo best of them
at tha mlddle-dlstanco game.
Mr. Edward North Buxton , on English
man , la at preaent bicycling with his
daughter along the high road to Uganda ,
which Is now good enough through most
of Its course to make an adequate bicycling
track. In ono of lila letters home bo de
scribes an amusing adventure. As Mr. Bux
ton and his daughter were riding along ,
they found that a flon had taken up a posi
tion right across the track. People with
S5OOOSTOCK OF
AT LESS THAN FACTORY COST.
I have just purchasud Deere , Wells & Company1 ! ! cntl-o stock of
Blcvoles and Sundries , und will aoll thorn at the following 'prlcua as
long ns they last
$75'99Tribune ' Racer$45 $ $50 $ ' 99 Eagle Roadster $35
50 " Tribune Roadster35 50 " Daero Racer- . . . 35
50 ' 98 Tribune Roadster. 29 40 H Deere Roadster. . 28
50 ' 99 Stearns Roadster. 35 35 ll Plainfield Roadster 23
75 " Eagle Racer45 30 Moline Special- 19
BARGAINS IN SECOND-HAND WHEELS ALSO.
H. E. Fredrickson ,
less Iron nerves would have perhaps got
oIJ , and the lion might have plucked up.
heart to attack them. But Mr. North Bux
ton and his daughter took a simpler course.
They violently rung their bolls , and the
klny oi bcastrf , appalled by uuch n novel
sight and sound In the silences ot mid-
Africa just TOSC and slunk away.
Mrs. Jane Llndeey of Brooklyn has Just
finished a ride of COO miles on a bicycle
within seventy-two hours , and has wrested
the woman's long-distance world's cham
pionship from Miss Jane C. Yatman , whoso
record she beat 'by ' 100 miles. What makee
the feat more remarkable Is that the new
champion rode the greater part of the dis
tance under disheartening conditions. She
started lacking confidence In herself and
fearing that she would not bo nblo even to
equal Miss Yatman's performance. Unlike
the ride of the former champion , Mrs. Llnd-
sey rode the .tedious sextuple century alone ,
with the exception of about 200 mlle , -when
her husband and two or three members ot
the Century iRoad club made pace for her.
During the three days' ride the plucky
woman slept only three hours. Shortly after
finishing the first century she was delayed
three hours by one of the most terrific
thunder storms of the summer. She rode
the greater part ot the last 200 miles agalnot
the earnest protestations of her hutfband
and friends , who feared she would break
down. Mrs. Llndaoy Is of slight frame and
at the outset was considered none too
strong , yet eho finished in excellent con
dition.
Mrs. Ltndsoy Is a native of Virginia. She
learned to ride last year and rode her first
century last summer.
Professional cycle racers are seriously con
sidering an Invasion of Mexico. For several
weeke the matter has been talked of by the
circuit chasers , and all the cracks express
a willingness to make the trip , providing a
certain number of tourneys are assured
them. Among the riders who will form the
party , If the trip Iw made , are Tom Cooper ,
Earl Klser , A. S. Klinble , Floyd McFarland
and O. S. Stevens. Meets are not Infrequent
In Mexico , and American racer * have al-
w yo 'been ' well treated 'by the patrons of
Iho gport In that country. Several years a
contingent of Now York flyers made a tour
of Mexico , and returned with a fair collec
tion of silver dollars. 'As the Mexican race
controlling body is favorable to the National
Cycling association , the "pros" will find no
difficulty in obtaining recognition.
The threatened disagreement between tin
t > eague of American Wheelmen nnd the
Canadian Wheelmen's association early in
the season ban been amicably settled , and
the two organizations ore not only In ac
cord now , but are working * each for the
Interest of the other. Among the plans for
the benefit of the two organizations is a
development of mutual touring and other
privileges and a bolter arrangement for
carrying on the work inwhich ihe two or
ganizations are almost identical. The Cana
dian Wheelmen's association baa also been
made a party to the arrangement between
the league of American Wheelmen nnd the
Cycllsta' Touring club of England , thus
making the two American associations
closely affiliated in International touring.
According to experta tbo neglect of bearIngs -
Ings la a prolific eourco of injury to bicycles ,
A loose bearing causes extra friction and
extra strain , The machine run * badly and
wears out much moro quickly. An ovcrtlght
bearing is almost as bad. A bearing should
uo adjusted until there Is absolutely no
eldo play , The act of securing the nuts ,
however , sometimes overtlghtcns the bear
ing , and for this reason the wheel should
'be ' spun after the nuts bavo been tightened.
If the wheel stops at all suddenly It Is a
elgn that the bearing la overtlght , and it
ehould be elmply slackened. '
No machine will run satisfactorily unless
the wheels are perfectly adjusted. To see
If It is correct , don't spin the wheel violently
lently In the manner BO often recommended ,
but turn It around until the valve Is at nome
distance from IU lowc t point. When re-
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Second-Hand Wheels
ot your own price.
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Typewriters ,
at popular prlcos
Second-Hand Sewing Machines
From $5.00 up.
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Cur lOtli nnil Ilurnoy.
N OW is the time to buy bur
gains. We arc selling J *
J : Deright & Co.'d stock of
wheels nt about Half price.
New Wheels - $15 to $25
Second Hand Wheels $5 to $15
OMAHA BICYCLE CO. ,
Cor. 16th and Chicago.
ED T. IIEYDEN , Mgr ,
leased the wheel by reason of the -weight
of the valve will oscillate for some llttlo
time.
After two years ot bard work the Michi
gan division ot the League of American
Wheelmen has succeeded In inducing tb
authorities of Detroit to erect a "Cyclists'
Rest" at Hello Isle , tbo famous re-sort ot
Detroit. The building Is now completed and
waa recently dedicated. It la said to ba
one of the finest of Its kind over con
structed.
-wheelman ' In Long Island raced with
a train at the risk of bis life , not to make
a record , but to eave a llttlo child on tha
track , and ho caved It. That is a sort ot
record worth a man's daring and
anc .