Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 2, 1877, Page 7

2, 1877-SIXTEEN PAGES TZ | : i Presen! i result of qaghth inn onthe conteted. narkable, The only ‘Capp Ie! teingone to nothing. The home club played gestthrough without an error, which is fe. least tivo thor and bulletins on Fifth avenue were surrounded 1A Saturday Passed Over Without a League Game, But Chicago Beats Syracuse and : Allegheny St. Louis. : Work Laid Out for the Big Nines This Week. tt Status of the Contest for the League Pennant. The Coveted Prize Still Within the Grasp of the Whites. l List of Players Engaged « | Officia ‘ for 1878. é Retiew of Turf Sports---The Winners at the Hartford Meeting. BASE-BALL, TWO TO ONE AT SYRACUSE. Scecial Dispatch to The Tribune. sypactse. N. Y., Sept. 1.—Two to one in fa~ yorofthe Chicaros against the Stars was the the game played here to-day, which gees the series to the Whites, they having won foorgames to the Stars three. Like Friday's amie, the score stood a tie at the end of the int, and on each occasion the yictors ‘won the game on the ninth. Base hits by Me- Yes and Anson, and a passed ball by the Star catcher, gave the Chicazos the winning ran ou theninthinving. About 800 people were present. PITTSBURG VS. ST. LOUIS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. prsuns. Sept. 1.—The Allerbenys Jaid cat Blong this. aiteruoon in a well game of fifteen innings, the score considering the length of the game. run scored was in the last inning, ing a ball pass him, which enabled ytoreach the home plate from third. ind spectators were present, las many more, The following is a summary: Tarce-base bit—Force. Two-bare hit—Mckelvy, Fiy-caiches- Battin. Balls call Mi Mitwat Twa Base on ; Earned runs—Milwankee, 2. . MINNESOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, Mr the State: $t0 0. a today bets standing 4 New Ha’ geme here tod. wit framme: i Errors—Alleghenys, not Time~Two hours fifteen minutes. Umpire—Billy Holbert. Se Janesvilles to-day 16 to 2. The ¥ srently became rattled in the first inning. Inuinas— Soccial Disputch to The -Aliesheny, 28; Browns, 18. ws—Dorgan and jsteueary, Falmer ‘elson, Galvin, Creamer, McGeary, Sirikes calleé——O® Galvin, 39; off Blong, 40. on Blong, 13, jed—On Gatvin, 3, Browns, 8 ILWAUKEE V3, JANESTILLE. Special Dispitch to The Trikune. ‘KEE, Sept. 1.—The Milwaukees beat itors ap- 123456789 3313000 1-16 01010000 0-2 vaukee, 3: Janesville, 22, hits—Milwaukee, 10; Janesville, 5 Spectal Dispazch t0 The Tribune. APOLIS, Sept. 1.The third game of championship series between the Red Caps and Brown Stockings was played to-day, aid resulted in favor of the Reds. Score, RICKETS V3. INDIANAPOLI3. Special Dispatch to The Trivune, Biscnawtos, N. Sept. 1.—The game here ets and Indianapolis ween tue C1 Clabresulted in favor of the visitors, the score tod HARTFORD VS, LOUISVILLE. ‘toune, —-The Loutsville ves, Comn., Sept. nid Hartford Clubs, having finished their series for the championship, pla J an exinbition to-day in the presence of a fair-sized umd. The Western giunts won by a score of BOSTON VS. CINCINNATI. Syeiat Disvatch to The Tribune. Bosro. Sept. 1.—The Bostons again took the Ciocinuatis into camp to-day. Score, $ to 3. THIS WEEK’S GANES. “Tee Chicago Club will berin its Eastern League games this week, and these, together outsiders, will make up the following pro- Moniav—Crickets at Binghamton, -—Hartfords at Iireaklyn. Necnesday—Atileties at Philddelphia, larttords at Brooklyn. Friday~Hartiords at Hartford, Conn. rday—Lostoas at Loston. Four of these games are for the champion- ehip, and the result will have a great effect on the position of the Club at the end of the sea- sm, Friday’s game will be a regular contest for the flaz, to take the place of the one inter- rupted by rain in Chicago July 28. ome 52: ‘Thoreda: ‘ Friday The announcements made for the Cincinnat{ . Cleb this week are: Monday—Uartforde. Toessae— Roches er. —Louisvilles at Cincinnath, Nes at Cincinnati. ous’ The St. Louis Clulvts schedule for this week is 8S follows: ‘Uy at her. Louisville has at hich would not exist had Boston had anotier nical lead of one game. Follo is the table: = Zost, Played. 40 at RSE | B88 {27; 21: 21) 20) Cuvcinuati, Louie with Louie Which do The Tecapitulation is as follows: The ames whi Dlay are as follow Boston—+ St. Louis, 3 with Haritord—a1, nee * HER Ccano—4 Wi -With Lovisvitle 1: Hartrord—4 with St. Louis, 5 with Chicago, 3 ‘With Voston—12. ae “ le~4 with Chicago, 4 with St. Lonis—8, fg fouis—s with Boston, 4 with Hartford, + th Boston, 5 with Hartford, 4 3, vitle—13, Jn all 2s gues, FACT VS. RUMOR. Nothing is so characteristic of the newspapers atticularly care fur thelr accu- Tacy as the publication of wild lists of en- Fagements and rumors thereof. In order W settle the question as to what men not p: | player **wour supp Lost, Played. 17 38 >t 48 21 464 20 4 23 43 35 45 1 cach League Club bas yet to JfSterday collated all the notices sent out dy foliar Scere, and eceusatielt that the 1! ers, and none others, have signe with League Clubs for the year ISBe eee St. Louis Club—Arthur F, Croft, James A. Bevin, J. Z. Clapp, dy D. Peters; Charles 3, Cincinnati Club—c. W. Jones, Lipman Piki R E. Addy, J. Gerhard? C. Ver. 7 Aeriod Chub T hanrdoce ralis does not include the three-years’ cone tracts which the Boston Clnb has in foree, and Which Iast over. Morrill, Brown, and Manbing jar east are understood to've under those ree Jar army enlistments, and perhaps others of the team. |Tv appears from the above that ho prow Selon has Yet been made for the continuance of it 1¢ Chicago, the - sit x the i lartford, or the Louis. he notices of ensagements for Leg, THe ance clubs for 181Sare as follows, Veteue All Syracuse Stars—M, C. Peter tlotalius, John Barrell Tare eR INNO, Tudianapolie ClubEdward Nolan, Frank Ss, Phin Fd. Re Ws 8. 5 E, Mekel sd Le Ques.” = MeGee’ Mack), Re iudukee Club—W. F. Redmon, Q.W. Bennett, S. H. Weaver, Everett Mills, Feit, Ani - iom Holbert, George Creamers” ev ‘MR. WALKER’S Case.” One of the dissraceful things of the year is the conduct of Oscar Walker, ‘a ine Memphis Reds at the time of their ane The story of ‘bis conduct has been told by the St. Paul correspondent of this paper, aed te needs ouly to. be reviewed to understand. the letter which follows. When the Reds disbanc ed, St. Paul telesraphed_to Walker for his ferms; he sent -them: they” were. accepted, and $05 was sent him for expeuses. He wen ot once to St, Pan? and {giued the club in a notice to Secretary Youug of his coutract, in which he said that he bad made a contract for the rest of this season. Then along came the Manchestera aud hired him away, whereupon the Red Caps expelled bim. “Of course he raised'a row aed claimed that he -had never contracted with St. t Paul, choosing to forget that he had. said over his own signarure tnat he had so contracted. The manager of the Mancnesters, Mr. Clark, ad. dressed a note on the subject to President Hul- bert, of the League, which called out the follow. ing reply: Citicaco, —Dean Sin: In reply to your hat there is no means vader Leagne rules of determinins an appeal br ane Board in the case of Watker prior to our nest ane nual meeting, unless it be contended on the part of Walker that the notice of contract sent to eee retary Youny, purposting to bear his signature aad Unit of the St Paul Club manager, isu forgery, cle €.. that he did not actually sign such a notice’ Ta. such a cuse the matter might be immediately cons sidered and determined uoon the principle on which Sec, 2 Art. VITE., ia based. Af Walker actually signed the notice of contract, the Board would not consider an appeal now. aed Nould donbiless decide advereely upoa it at any future time, If Walker actually signed such nel tice, it isevident that some agreement (which, in the face of his siymature to ‘the notice, Walker eamnot truthfully deny) actually existed. buyeee him and the St. Paul Club for his services, "The League Alliance *sagreement," under which the St. Paul Club is uctitiz, dove wot require the cons tract between the club and the player to be evi. denced by auy writing except the notice to the Leauue Sveretary. Whether the contract between, the club ana players be merely oral ur evidenced by writings, the notice tothe Secretary ig the only. evidence of the contract cognizable by the Leawue andthe club, You say. **Walker claims thar he never legally contracted to play with St. Panl.” The only way in which be could Megaliy’ cottvee to Dlay with'a club wauid be to agree to serve one club when he hud already arreed to eerve another forthe same period. and lt seems cleartome (and £ believe Ihave rend all the literature on the subject, Including the publication in last Sunday's Boston Herald) that such taint of illegality attaches ouly to bis contract with your Club, The system of signed notices wus devised by the League to make the evidence of contracts final and conclisive as against cither unprincipted clubs or players who alight seek, for personal ends, to deny the validity or the existence of their reepective abligations. It is @ system forming a part of the code of every organization of clubs in existence tu-day, and constitutes the very best safeguard against *-re= volving” that has yet been devised. In my juds- ment Walker's conduct is wholly indefensible, amd brands him as one of the unprincipled players whom the rules of the League were desired to weed out. Respectfully yours, W. A. Hutuenr. It ia not necessary to call the attention of ‘Mr. Clark to a section of the constitution of the International Association, which he took part in framing, and under which be is running his elab; but it may make the public understund the case better to quote it: No club shall employ as manager, scorer, or any person... who has been expelled fcom any club belonging to this or any other auso- ciation.— Sec. 2 Art. t.. {nt. Ase. Con, Will Mr. Clark do the friends of the gaine the Kiudness to explain how he m: i his principles go together in th 1 WITNOUT DEVINNEY THEY WERE N. B. G, ‘The recent extraordiuary trip of the Louis Club through the salutary club froin Je went from here with the champion- ship in their pockets; end their manager and players were not modest_in telling how they “bad won” the flag, and by what ineans they “had carried of the penvant,”—using the past tense in an offensive manner, Then this dub of ill-bred brazgarts went East and never won 9 Wuch gs one game out of eight for the cham- pionship—a record more distally diseraceful thau was ever made before in all the history of base-ball. The Chicagos lost four games in succession, but never cieht in the way the em" tlemen with the chicken livers have done. Even Cincinnati has exceeded the Louisville record in that its club has won a_game—while Louisville has not—on the trip. This last-named club has now played forty-cight games with the clubs originally entered for the championship, and has won twenty-seven of them. Of the whole nuuiber played, twenty-four were on Louisville ground and with Louisville umpires. Of these, it is hardly necessary to say, Louisville lost only seven, When they left taeir own manure-heap they lost fourteen out of twenty-four. Cox fighters call 9 chicken who can fight only in. bi own yard a dunghill—the bitterest term of re- proach known to that sport, or to avy sport. Louisville has won twenty-seven games, and has always stood up strongly for Devinney when he maligned men whom the Louisville Club dare not prosecute. Perhaps one can get ata reason by noting that this same Devinney umpired for this club of his iu 14 out of their 97 victories. In all, 14 men have um- pired ior Louisville, and with 13 of them it bas won 18 victories, while with the other mau— Devinuey—they have won fourteen times. No wonder that Louisville out, “Ston, thief!” If these figures had been published at the time the shout Was made by Devinney and backed by the club, the critical world would have laid its finger beside its nose and langhed at the 11" of the club and the umpire who were yelling for the police while stuffing these four- teen games away in their pockets, and pointing at McManus’ round little belly as he stood on the corner. The trotting men call a horse a “quitter” that is uot blooded enough to finis the mile. It looks now as if Louisville had about eleven “qnitters.” They have certainly “quit like steers” in the last quarter. HARTFORD-LOCISVE SERIES. Friday's game in Brookiyn closed the twelve- game eeries between Hartford ud Louisville. ‘The record of games played is as follows: Date and Piace.. Hartford. Loutstitte, May 18—At Louisville - 2 2 May 18—At Louioeitte 5 Fe June 23~At Brooklyn. 3 5 June 25—At Brookls 5 4 2 At Brooklyn. 1 &£ uly 7--At Louisville £ ue duly 19—At Louisville ? 30 Suly 20-—At Louisville 8 3 July 21—At Louieville 6 a1 0. 3 L 7 o 1 i é 3 0 o7 artford wins 6; Louisville, 6, snd 1 was drawn. Tne following table gives the performances of the two clubs, the figures comprising the total e1 b tire series: of the items for the ent Bartfora Zoustite, ‘Total runs made. Average toa gume. ‘Total Funs earned. Average to 2 same. Total base-hits ma Average to a game. Total errors masa rerage to a Zame. ANUIRD Tine VILLAIN STILL, PURSCED TER. A note from a member of the Tecumech Club, of London, Ont., gives a rather amusin; account of the pilgrimage of abrother of J. Wayne Neff, the centiemanly and thoroughly courteous President of the new Cincinnati Club. It seems from the letter that the brother went up to London to secure the services of Goldsmith to pitch for next year’s Cincinuatis: and that the yisit was timed to cut off the arrival of the Chi- caro Club, who were due two days later. The eon it off Spalding, whom ne sus: Sef wanted to cut off Spaldins ¢ sus- cated of alco. wants Goldsmith and he had about two days’ start. bat made fo enconrazing prosress, 1am not sare whether Spalding wanted Goldsmith or not, but I suppose he did, ft is eaid thut be went to the managers and usked about the matter, and they told him that both Goldsinith and Phil Powers were under contract. Unlike the Cincin- nati man, Spalding wasted no more words about the matter, but went his way. | The fact is, Gold- smith bas been cloverly treated here aud likes the eople, the manwgers, the team, and the city. He has always Had his money. and always will. 1 dont mind addine that we are proud of our ‘Te- cumseb Club, and propose to keep them going; further, 1 may say that ft takes money to do it. We expect to havea deficiency of about $3,000 this eeacon, and hardly less ‘next season. unless times improve: b’t we can and will raise this sum tosnpportan amisement which we fancy more than any otner. Nobedy can get any player .we t to keep. “Tus Truss likes the pluck of the writer, James FL Macular.” awise man to prefer small and sure pay to a dig coutract. Cincinnati has money aud would willingly risk it, but Goldsmith io doubt re- members that inany a good player has been Wrecked by trying to climb up into a position too high for him while be might have sailed along gracefully had he remained where he be- longed. SEMI-PROFESSIONAT. Joseph Delmyer, formerly of the Defiance Club of Philadelphia, has joined the Mutuals of Janesville, Wis. The Auburn Club bas joined the League Alliance.’ They have also dishonorably dis- charged Philip Baker. The Indianapolis News is endeavoring to Persuade its readers that the Blues are celling Raines, because they were accompanied on their Eastern trip by a gambler, The Providence Disnatch says that Evans, of the Rhode Islands, has received an offer of $115 Per month for the balance of this season from ae Milwaukee Club, but that he will pot ac- cept. ‘The Enquirer states, to settle a rumor, that MeKinaou, of the Stars, was offered an eugage- Ment in Cincinnati for 1873, but refused unless McCormick could also get a contract. This broke up the negotiation, so it fs satu. The Mercury says that,Jtis authorized to State that C. W. Bennett bas never been re- leased trom his contract with the Athletic Club. On the other hand, Secretdry Young of- Geially announced the release under the date of uly 24. . There fs a very respectable prospect thar Chi- cago may have ‘a triaugled tournament for the uon-League championship. ‘The competitors will be'the Allecheny, Star, and Indianapolis Clubs. The date at whlch it will be played -has not been fixed. A dispatch from Indianapolis ‘to the Ciucin- nati Enquirer says: “The. present. professional tour of ‘the bast-ball nine is sickening their backers'in this city, aid the Secretary of the Club has gone skirmishing for ball-players. Nineteen errors in oue game equals some of the Cinciunatis’ freaiss.” . The Maple Leaf Club, of Guelph, Canada, is reported to have disintesrated. Dixon, the short stop, aud Sullivan, tle pitcher, are snid to ave gone to the: Rochesters, who have dis- missed Madden, third base, and Burkalow, pitcher, to make room for them. It was ex- pected that the. latter would be picked up by Cincinnati, ‘but he has not been, as faras known. Yesterday's Indianapolis Journal has this: “C. G. Yohn. Secretary of the Indianapolis Club, returued Thursday’ night from a trip to Columbus and Pittsburg, which was attended with the most satistactory results. It is offi- cially announced that Nel3on and Williamson, shortstop and third baseman of the Alleghe: uys, aud their two heaviest batters, und Suili- Van, first baseman of the Bucteyes, have signed to play with the Indianapolis Club next year. ‘These are all excelient players, and rani among the best iu the country. ‘There is prospect of 1 surplus of talent in this city in 1878.7" The Champion City Club of Spriugfield, 0 lias had auotber reorganization, and now show up ag fallows: Miller, ¢., Mempnis Reds, Miller, p., Cincinnati, 76; Hecker, 1st b., Oil City, Pa, 76; Fleet, 2d b., New Haven, 76, late ot Buckeyes of Columbus, 0.; Glassvock, 3db., late ot Standards of Wheeling, W. Va.; Cum: mins, 8. s., Stars of Covington, late of Live Oaks of Lynn, Mass.; Snyder, I. f., Cincin- nati, °76; Fisher, e. f., Mountain Citys of Al- toons, Pa., 76, lute of the Philulelphias and uf Quicksten of Wilmington, Del.; Lane, r. f, and ch. ¢, Allethenys of "74, ‘late’ of Standards of Wheeling, W. Va. The League Alliance Clubs will not have, ana do uot deserve, auy particular respect tn their efforts to enforce the ban avainst Walker, an expelled member of the St. Paul Red Cap Club, bo lovg a the ‘Athletic Club, a meaber of the League Alliance, presents in its nine an ex- pelled player. named Say. It was no credit to the Tespas wheu the Boston Club faited to Tespect this expulsion aud played aguinst the Athletics with Say among them. If the League, which was formed for the purpose of putting down dishonesty, dovsn’t refuse to play against expelled players, how can it hope to induce any more honesty than it shows? ‘Chis Say has now gone to Buffatu, and the Aubutus, Crickets, and Stars should se¢ that they dou’t getinto trouble ove: bis case, ALL SORTS. Yes, the noble red mun is indeed becoming civilized. One of the Vest players in a Port- land, Ore., base-ball club is an. original aborigi- nal. Exchange. The Cincianatt Enguirer says that the Chi- cagus pay for salaries 323,730. It is needless to say that thisis pure fiction. Besides itis stupid. Only one ciub in the country pays so much, and that is certainly not Chicago, It the Louisville Club want to hear areally funny, interesting story, let them ask the Prost. dent of the Allegheny Ciub and Galvin what sort of a proposition Nichols made tothe latter. It is something really touching. Manning, of the Cincinnatis, has been made Captatu of that mob, which naine, by the wav, will have to take the place of ‘menagerie, so often used in the early part of the season. But anyway, ther won more games in the East than the Louisvilles did. A Philadelphia report is that Cammeyer will manage the new Atlantics, which are suid to in- clude Matthews, p.; Hicks, c; Zettlein, 1 Hatticld, 2 b.; ‘Brookshaw, 3 'b.; Bass) 5, $3 Treacy, Taylor, and Bechtel. The connection of Cammeyer with this scheme is not probable. ‘The most startling news of the week is that Dan -Devinuey “contemplates” suing the Glabe-Democrat for libel. No doubt that’ paper as abused him and his character for truth and honesty, but it probably don’t feel sad over it, because the utmost damage that could be as- sessed against it would be one cent. The publisher has sent in an ingenious puzzle dy Grave Lee, of this city. ‘The puzzle is unato- gous to the one of “Buried Cities ” which went the rounds of the press afew years ago. Tis ene is far more ingenious; forin the one case there were only some twelve cities buried-in about twenty lines, while in this puzzle Grace Lee has succeeded in concealing the names of ‘39 base-ball players in seventy-seven lines, or an average of four names to aline. Some of the lines have six and seven Hames concealed in them, Mr. Burtis, the St. Louis umpire. whose name has become Widely Known through the efforts of the press, went East from bere the first of last week. He has resigned the position uf tine pire in St, Louls, and the Globe-Demoerat ehron- icles the fact in the following facctious manner: ‘It will doubtless gratify the base-ball public to know that Sir. Burtis, the League umpire, has resigned. As he was never known to wive the St. Loais Club the benefit of any doubt, tuis announcement will not causemany Tegrets,”” This is reaily the funniest joke of the season, The St. Louis Herald savs that “Chicago will retaiu several of its present nine, and add some new ones to it.” A few words of more definite information would very much oblige this paper; it caunot find out that any men hare been “re. tained; or apy others “added.” The same paper sayé indefinitely, but traly: “The season now in progress has been a very unsuccessful aud unfortunate one in many respects, and there exists a strong doubt whether any of the nines have had a remunerative season, Much that has been dove has been unsatisfactory to the public—the umpire rule in particular work- ing badly. Concerning the prospect of the championshi; the World very unjustly and maliciously sa) “Tt wilt naturally be supposed that in the ease of a position where neither Chicago nor St. Louis can hope to win the peunant and the Louisvilles may, it they can, win all of their re- maining games West, that’ the chances would be that they would ‘be allowed to win them, rather than that the penuavt should be per: mitted to. go East.” You needn't fear that, gentlemen; either St. Louis nor Chicago has any love for the Club which played the Devin- ney dodge. Chicago will do its best. to win the champfonsnip for itself, and may succeed. If it cannot, it svill not aid any set of Devinneyites. The Eastern papers are worrring themselves over the question whether Cincinuati is in the Le:gue, ind, collaterally, whether their game with’ the Louisvilles July 5 was an exhibition game. ‘Tux Trwtne has repeatedly stated that the special agreement by which the uew Cincinnat; Club was permitted to play with League clubs on schedule time settles the ques- ton and shuts them out of the League. The other matter is very simple and of no account, The Boston Herald is agitated hecause Halde- man‘ played in the Cincinnatis aud Louisvilies ‘on successive days. If it will case any fecling about this matter, why not expel Haldeman? It mignt all be easily settled in 2 moment on that basis, and Haldeman wouldn't care. The Philadelphia Vercury calls for the im- “mediate raising of subscriptions for a team for exe year, It says “the best Captain and man. uger in the country” (meaning Ferguson) cau be bad:iand that the “acknowledged “best itcher and catcher * (meaning Nolan and Flint) Rave offered their setines fe penne para- raph Bradley is named as the coming pitcher er the team. The truth of the matter is, that there is a movement in Philadelphia, backed by good men, and that a nine will be gotten to- gether without the knowledge, privity, consent, advice, or favor of the repudiating, swindling, and cheating element wich the ifercury has formerly represented. Certain offers to play ers which this newconcern have mede are known : ‘ THE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER a ee THE FIELD AND TORE, | ¥24 bech legally contracted with, a reporter | snd Lopes he represents the city. Goldsmith is { to the writer, and it is evidently the intention tobave a cléan sct of men. They shouldn't make the mistake of putting Ferguson and Nolan in the same team, though. If they do, Fegy will break Edward's neck inside of thirty lays. Two gentlemen who professed to have a bet on the matter,but who left no part of the stakes with the reporter, desired that it should be clearly ‘stated whether Chicago could win the championship of 1877 with the figures apper- taining. The answer is: Chicago’ has won 14 games and has 13 more to play; let it win. thein all and it has 27 to the good: Louisville has won 22 and has §to play. If Chicago should win from it four times it could not lead the Whites. Boston has won 21.2ames and has 11 to play. Ifit should lose one. game beside those which are involyed in the Chicago proceedings then the Whites must win. The long and short of it is, that Chicago will win the flag if it wins every game it has yet to play; and might drop one or two if the play went right. The human probability is that they will win three og their Eastern tour, and as many from Louise as the conscience of Deviuney or hissub will allow. ‘That's about the way it is likely to go, QUESTIONS ANSWERED, B. & T.—'*Did the Chicazo Chav éver win the chainpionship of the United States nefore 1876!" Answer—N GG, 8. ‘*Was there not a Chicago-St. Louis game played in St. Louis last year ‘without an error on either side!" Answer=There was; date Aug. 175 score Chicago, 0; St. Louis : HM. A., Milwaukee—Cannot tell you how many games any club has played, or won, or Jost, ex- cepting League games; do not keep any. record of any other in full. No answers by mail, Sxasos—The Ctipper says that the Washington Club, of New York, formed in 1843, was the iirst Dese-bail club, ‘That is us near the ‘trath as you will be likely to get—nearer than if you depended on Tur Tniacsz reporter, for he don't know, Rec~**There was a Louisville-Cinemnati came about the middle of May that broke up in u row: 1 heard they were going to play it over; have they ever done eo?" Ansuer—It vas played over at Cin- ciunati June 16; score § to 4in favor of Loutsville. W, W., Chicago—The information you want in the way of nines would take about four months to write out. You ask for **all the players of those nines who were not ebmpfons since 1870," A Tint Of that kind would make a book four thes as large as the Chicago Directory. Milwaukee—"+A bet B that more rans would be tiade in the odd innings than in the oven in= nings ina game. ‘Twelve innings were played und the score was 1 to 0; the ninth inning was ‘barred; who wins? Answer—B, unless there is some catch about the inning’ being “barred” that docen't appear on the face of it. ¥.H,S.—(1)s ‘* Who plays first base when Barnes aye earue games? year? cond? (2) Will Barnes play in the Eastern 3) Where will (4) What engagements have ade nest yea (2) Depends on his’ health. with Milwaukee. lease say what yon con- il success of the White o. sir: we will not until the season ts over, andthe Chicago Club has no more championship games to opinion will be clearty, fuily, and foreibly given: Wut it shall not be cast up that anything here said discouraged the play of the team, ‘Traxsit, Janesville.—‘+ A runner trying to get home from third is hit bya baited ball while he and the ball are both in foul ground; is he out!” Ansiver—He is by the wording or the Tule, and no umplte would have excuse fur not so rnline. ‘The intention of the rule was, however, only to pre- vent the kicking of the ball, whieh is too often called ‘accidental " hitting: and no player would have any temptation to kiek a foul ball, RY. V.—''Can yon name some games which you believe have been ‘sold’ this reason. and do You betieve thut any of them have been played in Chieagor" Answer—You have been around the pool-rooms ‘until your ‘poor ‘little brain has gotten overheated. Tus ‘Temuse reporter can obtuin $100 for any one who will bring testiinony. hot heareay—to prove that any player in a prom: inent club has ‘*yold"' a game. “As for 8. VY. he bad better put a bit of ico down the back of his neck. Any man who says he cat buy or sell a game on Chicato grounds is a liar, a loafer, a thief, and another game worse than those. THE TURE. THE WINNERS AT WANTFORD. The Hartford mecting, which closed last Fri- day, was successful, both iu point of entrics and hotly contested races. The principal event was the perfermance in the 2:20 class of Haunis, who reduced his record to 2:194, The table of winners is as follows: Wall b. Pilot teil Chfee! W. Hl. Aruold: Dan Bryant. Vrospero HANNIS AND JOUN TURNER. The Spirit of the Times has just discovered that the Michigan Circuit is used by drivers mainly for the purpose of educating “green horses that are able to trot fast, but upon whom it is not desirable to place a record Which would bar them from the slower classes at Chicago and in the Eastern Circuit, aboutthe only places where any purses of consequence are hung up. ine Tripuxe has on several occasions called attention to this matter, it being a well-known tact among horsemen that certain drivers were permitted to trot their horses for second money all the way through Michigan, the judges winking at, if not openly “standing in”? with, the distraceful and open Violation of the laws that are popularly sup- posed to govern turf contests. So notorious has this practice become that not a seasoh passes but there are a number of trotters in the Michigan Circuit that are “passed around” in turf circles and among those Who could frustrate the scheme, if they chose, as not wanted to win. Tue particlar instance that opened the Spir- it’s eyes to this peculiar state of affairs was that of the chestnut stallion’ Haunis, by Mambrino Pilot, a horse of great merit, aud one that has freuuently been referred to in these columns during tie present trotting scason. He is owned by Mr. E. A, Clabaugh, of Baltimore, a gentleman oetter known in connection with Funning horses than trotters, and is driven by dohn Turner, of Phitadelphia, under whose tutelage he bas developed into one of the best trotters in the conutry. His recent running of five raves in the Eastern Circuit, to accomplish Which be has trotted adozen heats or more in 2:95 or better, and acquired a record of 2:191¢, das brought tim into notice as one of the best. young horses in the country,—certainly the most promising stallion; his record being excelled by “no stallion save Smus- gler, and he is a yastly more. relics able and valuable horse than the White-faced converted pacer, whose unstead- ineas in a race has made him of littie account as acampaigner. ‘The first appearance of Hannis was in a race for horses of the 2:25 class at Phit- adelphia last May. “It seemed rather strange ut, the time that a horse with uo record should be entered in such a fast, class, but Turner knew his business, and was well aware that a failure to win in such fast company would excite no at- tention. In this race Hannis trotted to second place once, and third twice, thereby securing third money. After another race' of a similar character in Phitadelphia, Hennis came West and trotted through the Michican Circuit, where he continued to win second or third money at. every meeting, althouth he never cap. tured a heat. If the miles were trot- ted in 2:96, Mannis would be a good sevond. Ti the time was 2:30, he would still be second. The game was played wi judgment that everybody was aw: how matters stood, but, stra: were no objections made ‘to thi vie of doing business. It is interestiug to note the performance of Hannis in Michigan, when his driver was anxious to avoid a record until the entries at Chieago and through the Eastern Cir- cuit closed. At Grand Rapids in the 2:40 class s position was 2, 3, 2,—the time of the heats $154, 2:33, 2:32. Tn the 2:34 race at the eeting his positi ¥ 5, winner's best heat being trotted 3, 2, 2, in the race for hi 3 class,—the time being 2:3634, Hg, He also trotted in the 2: place, and stood 3, 2. 3, —the winner's time being 2:30, 2:30, 2:30". “At Detroit he took part in two races, the 2:40 and 2:34. [n the first he Was 2,3. 2, in 2:39g, 2:32, 2:333¢; and in the second was 2, 2, 3,—the time of the heats being 2:32, 23, 234g.” This last race was trotted July 6, and the next appearance of Hannis was at the Dexter Park meeting * which commenced July 17. In the meantime. the entries for the Eastern Circuit had closea, and there was no occasion for those who controlled the horse to be afraid of arecord for him, In audition to this they probably had in mind the woll-known fact that no moukeying is allowed by the Dexter Park management, and were RS play. ‘Then the’ Aware that any attempt to repeat the tactics that had been so sucecssful in Michigan would be of no avail ia Chicago. “Hannis was entered in tworaves, both of Which he wou in straight heats with the utmost ease, trotting a third heat in 2:27, over a track at least four seconds slow. From this time his career ‘bas been one of Unexampled success. At Cleveland he won the 2:34 race in 2:2034, 9:048/, 9:98: and at Buffalo in 2:25, 2:561g," 9:97." At Roches. ter he took the ‘race’ in. straight heats; time, 2:95, 2:244, 2:20 Gtiea “eave him again victorious, the time of the winning heats being 2:21, 2:213¢, 2:26, He tnen entered the 2:23 class at Hartford, but obtained only fourth money, the time being 2:20, 2:20, 2:20, 2:23)4, 22214. Last Thursday at Hartford be was again eut loose, and captured the 2:22 race easily; time, 2:19}7, 2:291/, S.pag Comment is unnecessary; the record speaks for itself. The horse that could not win heats in 2:38 before the entries for Dexter Park and the Eastern Circuit closed, was suddenly able to defeat everything that started against him, and obtain a revord of 2:191¢1 The facts in’ this notorious case should be read and pondered over by the men who run the Michigan Cireuit, and in-the future au effort made to reform au evil that has grown into immense and danger- ous proportions. GUS GLIDDEN’S SUSPENSION. A strong eifort is being made by horsemen to secure the reinstatement to the priv leges of National Association tracks of the well-known driver, Gus Glidden, who was “hung up” by the Freeport Association during its late meet- ing on account of abusive language ailezed to have been indulged in by Glidden towards the judges. ‘The fucts in the case, as related by the friends of Glidden, are as follows: _In the 2:33 race Gus was driving Alfred, a speedy, but very unsteady horse, and one upon whom 1: is nece sary to Use a pair of queerly-constructed leather goggles. From this ‘und other causes the horse is a bad breaker, and when he leaves his feet is liable to swerve violently to either side. To avoid the danger attending a collision, Glidden never drives close to the pole with this horse, preferring the extra distance thus en- tailed upon him than to run the risk-of going into the fence suowld the horse at tempt one of his aerial excursions. In the race above alluded to, Alfred and Ida wer the best horses in the lot, and the race was supposed to lay between these two. When the word was given in one of the heats, Alfred had the pole, but laid well ont, allowinz Ida to come up from behind and take ‘the inside positfon, which she inaintained to the finish, being first under the wire. Glidden immediately wentinto the judges’ stand and explained why he shad driven so far from the pole, put the judges were not satistied, aud set both Ida aud Alfrea back, siving the heat to the Chicago horse, Capt? Bunnell, who fiufshed third. ‘This styleof doing business naturally made Glidden mad, and. he took uo pains to conceal his anger or poor Opin- fon of the judges. When the ‘iree-for-all rave at the same ‘meeting was being trotted, a wretched send-off was given in one of the heats, one horse having three or four lengths the best of it, although there were but two starters. Glidden also commented on this, aud, as some assert, used abusive language to-the judyes. At any rate, he was expelled, and is now devoting all bis energies to securlug a reinstatemeut. At the same meeting “Nosey* Brown was driving the gray gelding Sheppard Boy, con- trolled by W. L. Beck, E3q., of this city, and at- tempted to play Glidden’s zame of allowing a horse to come up from behind and take the wie, Brichtwood being the animal thus favored. He got away with the job very neatly, but was sent to the barn at the close’ of the heat for jockeving. After the example made of Glid- den, “ Nosey” laid very tow, being in mort; terror of a similar punishment. When the pet tion for Glidden’s reinstatement was being ci culated, somebody told Browa that nissiznature was wanted. So great was his respect for the Freeport Association and its suinmary manner of doing business that he is reported’ to have remarked that if he got away trom the town alive, his happiness would be complete. At all eveuts, he did uot sign the petition, although nearly. all the other drivers did. He drove Giidden’s norses, however, at the Quincy meet- ing, aud did all 10 his power to square himself. DEATH OF MAMBRINO Gift. Dispatches were received iu this vity yesterday announcing the death of the celebrated trotting stallion, Mambrino Gift, at the farm of his one ers, Messrs. Nye & Foster, of Flint, Mich. This horse was ove of the most noted stallions in the country, and two seasons ago was considered to be the fastest stallion ip the land, having at that time a record of 2:20, which wes then equaled only by Stiugeler, but his steadiness in races and superb breeding made him in the judgment of competent parties a much better horse either for tae stud or track than Smus- gier. He was bred by E. B. Kinkead, of Wood- ford County, Ky., and was foaled in 1Sé8, He was got- by” “Mambrino Pilot (the’ sire of Hannis) ont of the celebrated mare dam of Diadem and Waterwiteh, the other goud ones, by Pilot, Jr, the sire. of Pilot Temple, Queen of the West, eta. Mambrino Pilot was by Mambrino Chief out of Julict by Pilot, Jr., thas givmg Mambrino Gift a double cross of the Pilot blood. At 2 years of age he was taken in charge by Dr. Tlerr, of Lex ington, Ky., who gave him his cducation as a. trotter. In bis $¥ear-old form the Doctor re- garded him as the best colt of his age in Ken- tucky, In 1873 Nye and Foster purchased him of parties iu Ohio. Asa S-year-old he trotted ‘one race, and was then withdrawn from the turf uutil after his purchase and_ Foster. In the beginning of the season of 1S73he was not recarded as remarkably promising, uot be- ing'‘able to show better than 2:40, but improyeg steadily, trotting eight races, of which he won en. ' During’ this season’ he reduced his record to 2:2637, obtained st Buffalo. During the entire campaign he suffered. from cracked. heels, whieh bled tnore or less in every one of his races, In 1874 he made his first appearance Mich., where he lapped out Red 25. and repeated the performance at Saginaw on the following week, the time being . At Cleveland he was beaten by Fred Hooper in 2:23%¢, 2:23. 2:273/, Gift winning the third heat in 2034. "On the following week he trotted in the great $10.00 stallion race at Buffalo, and, although defeated, covered himself with glory. He was driven for every heat, the first being won by Smuggler in 232214, 'Gift second. “Smugeler took the second heat it 2:208/, Gilt fgnting fur the lead from wire to wir ift won the third heat in 2:27, The next three heats were hotly contested by Thomas Jefferson and Mem- brino Gift, Smuggler having tired and dropped out of the figit. ‘The black stallion was suc- cessful, the time of his heats being 2:231¢, 9:9514,' 2.9514. Tt was during the Rochestar meeting, in the’ following week, that. Gift made his great record of 2:2), winning the race in three straight heats, the ageregate time of them being two seconds “faster than any three feats ever trotted by a stallion up to that time. In this race there started against him Farmer Boy, Joe Brown, Joker, Burney Kelly, and Fred flooper. Gift’s time was 2:21, 2:90, 2:93. He was dofeated by Smuggler in the championship stallion race at Boston during the same season, the aggresate time of the race, however, being two seconds slower than that of Gift’s race at Rochester. It was claimed by Nye aud Foster that the horse had been drugged, to prevent his winning this race, and @veterinary surgeon who examined him decided that a heavy dose of aconite. was the cause of his defeat. ‘This was his Jast rave of any consequence, he being returned to the “stud, where he. has __ since been engaged, his stock showing —evi- dences “of ' inheriting their ~ sire's eed and bottom. In appearance, Mambrino Gift was a very dark chestnut, without white, and in trotting condition weighed ubout 1,100 pounds. He was a level-gaited horse, but wien pinched was able to help himself oat by a skip or two by which he lost notiing. Hiss toss.in the prime of Hife will be. deplored by lovers of fine horseiiesh everywhere, and his owners have the sympathy of ttrfmen everywhere, "WOW THEY DO AT PiTsBCKG. The Friendship Park track, under its present Management, appears to be baving a hard time with drivers whom the.audiences think are try- ing to throw races. It was noticeable early in the season that a number of races over this track were euded in rows, anda race without a driver or two being fined or expelled was indeed snovelty. The late meeting was no exception tothe general rule. In the free-for-all race, Elsie Good, Little Gypsey, Mazomanie, and sev- eral others started. Mazomanie stayed to the rear until three heats had been trotted, and then bexan to win. His time was somewhat slower than that of the preceding beats, and the crowd began to howl that fraud was being prac- ticed. ‘Lhe row continued until darkness came on, and the race was postponed until the next moruing. Then in the pacing race, Sivepy George lost the first heat, and won the next three, his driver having been called into the judges’ stand aud warned not to indulge in any *monkeying.” A few days azo there was & match paving “race over the track, and the “usual ‘row ensued, The starters were Dollie V. and Shaker Boy, the former going to saddle and the latter to waon. Inthe pools, Shaker Boy wasa hot favorite, selling at $25 to $13 over Dollie before the start. ‘The first heat was won easily by Shaker Bov in 2:38, According to a Pittsburg paper the judges were diszusted by the slow time, and tola Shaker Boy's driver that he must do better, aflirming that he could have distanced the mare had he been so disposed. The calm ludicrous- ness of this tranaaction will be appreciated by horsemen, who would like to know by what authority judges cau compel a driverto distance a competing horse, unless he feels 30 disposed. But it was not until the second heat that the fun fairly beran. Dollie broke badly oa the second auarter.and fell far behind. Seeing this. the driver of Shaker Boy Fety naturally slackea his horse’s speed, and waited for. her, but did not fornet to win the hest easily. The judges devfared it no heat, giving, as a reason for their action, their belief’ that the rider of Dollie was hot trying to Win. A ‘new one was put up, and in the third heat the mare bebaved worse than before, Shaker Boy winning in 2:42, ‘Then the crowd made a kick, and the first rider ot Dollie Jas ordered to mount that animal aeain, which he did, the fourth heat veing won by Shaker Boy in 2:38. ‘Then the crowd, aided by one of the judges, wanted to have the pools declared off, but after considerable wrangling they Were, very properly, allowed to stand. Allof which oes to show that either the audiences that at- tend races in Pittsburg, or the management of the track, need retorming very badly. RACING SLANG. Jn arecent number of Frazer's Uayarine ap- eared an article relative to the slang termsand expressions in use on the English turf, and a. brief ‘summary of the more important’ points may be of interest to American lovers of turt- Sports, most of whom are already familiar with the slang used fn racing circles here. From the above alluded to, it appears that, in bet- ng circles, five shillings ts ascounted-a dollars 2 pound is known as “a quid,” while “fivers and “tenners” are five and’-ten pound notes. (A Dony ” is turkslang for £25, while “a cen tury” signifies £100, and ‘fa monkey"! £500, ‘The odds are represented by the figures for oF against the chances of a horse, and the prin turf-market is in London, and is open daily in a large buitding in Wellington street and at’ Tut- tersall’s, Jt is the bis book-inakers who “set the inarket,”—that is, fix the rate of the odds, which at times are not at al] commensurate to the chance of the horse. “A stiff un, sa dead un,” aud “a horse m the cart” are the sume, and signify that the animal so designated will not take part in- the raves but will be. struck “out at the last mo- ment. Milking’? is laying odds against a * stiff un,” or, in other words, betting airainst ahorse that will not start, which fs a very pleas aut and profitable pastime, when the bets are p.p. A better is said to have “skinned the damb ” waen his book on any particular event is so arranged that he cannot lose. In America this is called having a race ‘dead to rights,” a Phrase borrowed from police circles. Oue of the most expressive phrases in the vocabut: of the turf is “hedging,” and the saying, * No bet is good till it is well hedged to, is a familiar one. ‘The explanation of bedging’ is as follows: Suppose a man backs a particular horse for the Cezarewiteh at a hundred to one, before the en- tries are due to that race, and that the horse is entered, favorably weighted, and accepts. It is then oretty certain to come toa shorter odds. Tt may be assumea that the odds will not be more than fifty to one, which amount the maker of the first bet will Iny to some person. He then stands to fuse nothing, with a chance of winning, £50. Uf the horse becomes a favorite as the day of the race draws eur, aud attains the price of ten to one, the betting man may hedge £95 more of his hundred at that price, in which case he is said to“stand on velvet”; fu other words, he is bound to win, no matter. how the race termin- ates. If the horse wins he will win £25; or 50 shillings if the animai loses. There are persons on the turf who make money by the proves of hedging; they never “ stand to be shot at,” but invariably begin to hedge with all their mixht as Soun as an opportunity is presented. ‘The ups anddowns of the turf are y.ry great, and the horse that is first fayorite at breakfast time may be struck ‘out of the race before dark; hence the maxim, which all kuowing turfmen adhere to: “No bet is good. till it is well hedg- ed to.” THE KENTUCKY DERBY FOR 1879. ‘The Kentucky Derby for 1879, for 3-year-old colts aud fillies. 850 p. p., with $1,500 added, to be run in the spring of 1879 over the Louisville track, closed Aux. 1, with forty-seven nomina- tious. OF these, tive are by Longtellow, and an equal number by Buckden, Enquirer. and Bon- me Scotland. Waverly is represented by four gothis get, Jolin Morgan, Wanderer, and War Dance. by three each; Pat Molloy, Leamington, Australian, and Planet, two apiece; while Glen Athol, Glenely, Ned Breazhitt, Asteroid, son- arehist, aud West Roxbury, bave one each, The West Roxbury colt is ‘a full brother to Startle and Trump. LONG BRANCH RACES, LonG Brancn, Sept. 1.—The first race to-day Ta dash of three-quarters of a mule for all ages s¥as_won by Ezypt by two lengths before King Bolt, who was a length before Lovechase. ‘Time, 121834. ‘The second and selling race, ont and a quarter alles y $ won hird. ‘Tine 2 Mile and @ half haudicap, all ages, was won by taership, Auburn second, Aunt Betsey third. e, 2 he hurdle race was Wou by-Derby, Bencher second, New York third, After trying the nylock, Cyril second, King water jumpa dozen times, Deadhead did not go the course. ich 10 The Tribune. Sept. 1.—The races were well ‘The only event of importance vas the free-for all, which resulted as follows: Geo. B. Pilot ‘Time— iM, 8288, The race for 2-year-old cotts had tiv aud resulted as follows: Time 25012; 7 1248, ything wound up satisfactory to all, and the Fair was in every way a success, TRACK TALK. The owner of Nellie Walton, recora 2:26, has placed her in a New York sales stable: Gov. Nicholls, of New Orleans, has purchased 8 fine pair of brown geldings in Lexington, Ky. James A. Grinstead, a well-knowa Kentucky banker and breeder, bas for some time been ly- ing dangerously sick at his home in Lexington. The Chicago horse, Mouroe Chief; has won cight races out of nine starts this season.—some- thing of which no other horse in the Western country can boast. The Kentucky Association will, hold its fall meeting beginning Oct. 9 aud continuing five days, Twelve events are on the programme, and the purses amount to $6,200, Lady Mack, by Whirlwind, $ years old, and With a record of 2:23, has been sold by Robert Johnson, of Louisville, to W. H. Vanderbilt, who intends her asa mate for Small Hopes, M. S. Robison, Secretary of the Dubaque Driving-Park, was in th ay Friday, and was shown the town by his friends here. Dan Rob- ingon, ot Jucksou, Mich,, was also in town a fesr days ago. The 6-year-old chestnut stallion, “Lexington Chief, by Mambrino Patehen, dam by Mam- brino Chief, has been Jarely sold by H.C. Rod- enbaugh, of: Nicholsville, Ky., to Mr. Harimess, of Philadelphia. Judge M. W. Oliver, of Cincinnati, now owns Belle of Cayuga, having purchused her of Maj. Buford, of Kentucky, who, however, retains the ownership of the filly Parana, the winner of the B-ycar-old purse at Buffalo. Complaint is made that at the meetings at St. Joseph, Mo., the ollicers select as judges men who are burdened with military tiths and civil honors, without any reeard as to whetuer they have any turf Knowledge or horse-sense, The newly-organized Ohio Fall Circuit holds its first meeting at Toledo Sept, 25, lasting four days; the second at Cleveland Oct. 2; the third at Columbus Oct. 9; and the fourth and last at Cincinnati Oct, 16. "The purses will aggregate $30,000. Gen. Buford’s stable, in Woodford Counts, Kentucky, now consists of ten Enquirers, with the reat race-horse McWhirter at the bead. The stable sustained a heavy loss lately in the death of Yanda}, from inilammation of tne bowels. He was by Enquirer, outof Grand Duchess. J. D. Rudd, of Texas, lately purchased of R. M. Ferguson, of Lexington, Ky., the mare ¥enia Nulter, by Sewell, sou of Washineton Denmark, dam Ida, by Edwin Forrest. Fergu- son.at the sume time bought of Milton Burch, of Scott County, Kentucky, a S-year-old mare by Ward's Flying Cloud. William L. Beck. Esq., better known as “Peter,” is in the city, having come here for a few days’ rest. He made a successfal campaign through the Illinois cirenit with Shenpard Boy, and has lately purchased a green trotter of great promise, which will be named after Secretary Boyle, of Dexter Park. The entries for the Northwestern Circuit, coniposed of meetings at Milwaukee, Chicaro, and East Saginaw, close tomorrow night at 11 o'cloci use for Dexter Park should be ad- Gressed to George B. Mansur, 77 Dearborn street, Chicago; lor Milwaukee, to ——~ Cottrill, Secretarv: aud ‘for Saginaw, to Harrison Cole: man, Secretary. ‘This circuit promises to be a snecess in evéry respect, as alarge number of the best horses in tbe country are now in the West; and, a5 nearly all of them are in condition to trot, all the classes will doubtless fill. OTHER SPORTS. ‘THE RIFLE. ‘The members of the Dearborn’ Club were out for team practice on Thursday and yesterday, the storm on Tuesday morning prevéntine any shooting. The practice results were good. though of course not up to the extraordinary work being done at Creedmoor by the American and New Orleans teams; but whether they can do such work on the prairies with the “tsou- wWesters” and “northers” is yet to be seen Chicago riflemen think not; buta few weeks wil show it. Everything looks promising fora, successful meeting this month; In addition to the visitors promised, the Jackson Ritle Club of Michigan have resolved to send a team for the Inter-State Match, The G. A. R. Rifle ‘Club having handsomely expressed their wish to unite their efforts with the Dearborn. and the same ‘having been gratefully accepted, there are ad- ditional reasons for believing that the coming gathering of ritlemen in Chicago will not only be a practical success, but a source of much pleasure to the public generaily, there is uo rowdyism nor intemperance at these. gath- erings, from the facy that they are vontrolled by and in the interests of gentlemen. The range at Stony Island, South Chicago, is most beautifully located,.is hizh, and dry at ail times, and weil shaded by groves, and is easily reached by two or three rallroads;' but a beautiful and enjoyable drive can be had through the parks over the boulevards and graveled roads. up to the entrance gate.. The Sharps’ Rifle Company have presented the Dearborn Club with one of their newest and best. Creedmore long-range rifles, to be put up tor competition among its inembers; the winne> must make the tighest Score at each distance of 800, 900, and 1,000 Yards at one and the same competition. -__. Spertal Dispatch to The Tribune. New York, Sept. 1.—The British team prac ticed all day at Crecdmoor, the weather being excecilinely favorable. The total score made by the “highest eight was 1.629 points, which exvecds ahy score previdusly made by this team, and lessens its chances uf defeat propor tionately, though falling considerably bebind the Shooting done by the Americans, wade by the marksmen out of the er Ti points sible 235 J. K. Milner, 207; Wi jam Fereuson, Humphrey, S07; "P. T. Pigott, 9063 EC. . W. Evans, 203; Lient. George Fenton, 202; Lieut. Fenton, 199; Willina Rigby, 198: Hears Halford, 195; Sergeans William H. Gilder, 1895 RR. Greenbill, 183; AU M. Frazer, 173. SCOTTISH GAMES. ‘The Scottish umes and races to be-held at Dexter Park next Saturday, under the auspices of the Illinois St. Andrew Society, ought to call out a large crowd of the chantable aad benev- plent people of Chicago. This Society is purely benevolent, aud owing to toe hard times it i feared that’ there will be an unusual large drain upun its funds during the approaching winter. Accordingly it has been dezmed advisable to hold these games for the purpose of raising money to meet any extraordinary outlay, which to all appearances will be inevitable. “The na- tional games of Svotland never fail to be well patronized, and with the additional attraction vf horse-racing will certainly be 2 success, to secure which the Committee of Arrangements have left nothing undone. [t may be cuntident- 4y predicted that a material increase to the gharitable fund of the Society will accrue after Sept. YACHTING ON GENEVA LAKE. svecul Dispatch’ to. The Tribune. Geseva Lage, Wis., Sept. 1—The annual regatta for the Sheridan Prize, postponed trom Jast week, occurred to-day, and proved to he a Nery suveessful and clusely-contested race. The course six miles and repeat, 2 change from the fifteen-inile course of inst Saturday, Tue prize was won by the Whisper, owned by N. K. Fairbank, by twents-one and’ one-tour seconds. The yachts made the course in the following time: Yachts, s Whisper . Bh Agamemnon BB 51 Be a, ake The fearless was ruled out, and the Dauntless did not enter. Time allowances were made by ail the vachts to the Nettie. The Whisper is twenty-four feet in length. The time to-day Was the best ever made on the lake. a CAMP-MEETING, Crear Like, Ia., Sept. 1.—Last evening an audience of nearly 2,000 persons listened with fnterest to Dr. K. H. Vineent’s lecture on “That Boy.” It was received with great ap~ plause. i Prof. A. W. Townsend, of Waterioo, has con- ducted the normal class for some sessions on the subject of Bible History and Chronology. Heisan adeptin that feature oft the work. Prof. Fellow, is conductor to-day. At 11 o'cleck to-day a large temperance meet- ing was held. The speakers. were’ Judge Max- well, of Des Moines, the Rey. D. Cobb, of Minnesota, and J.P. Pinkham. Dr. E. A. Burr, of Massachusetts, lectured to-night on the Celestial Magnitudes. He will deliver" three lectures, Among the arrivals to-day were the’ Rev. . H. Newman, D. D., who will preach Sanda’ morning; E. C. Chapiu, of Davenport; and H. C. Lamb, of Denison. The Rev. J. Ostrander, of New York, will give his famous illustrated lecture Wednesday. A grand display of fire-works will follow as the closing ceremonies of the Assembly. The weather fs cool and fine. Excursion. trains run every day from Plymouth and Mason City to the grounds. These first-class lectures cost ticket-holders about § cents each. The crowd will be immense to-morrow. a PATTI---CAUX, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. e New York, Sept. 1.—Parisian journals state that Adelina Patti’s marriage with the Marquis de Cauxis claimed to nave been irregular, in’ consequence of the officiating clergyman not being duly qualified; that Patti will ask.a separation on this grotind, which would compel the Marquis to return the half of her earnings Which he has kept. ——<—a THE CHILDREN’S FRIEND. On His throne of light and glory, In that blessed world above, ‘There a Savior, kind and gracious, Keigns by wisdom and by love— He who left the Fatner's Kingdom, Grace and pity to extend; © And we know, by words unfailing, ' That He is the Children's Friend. ‘Tis the Word of God that telleth, What the Master did pelow, And the story, sweet and sacred, Every little child should know~ He whose birthplace was sv humble, But whose glory shone afar, And the shepherds came to seek Him, Guided by a fuithrul star. And the Word goes on to tell us How the Child in wisdom grew; ‘How Mic hved in sweet ecclusiun ‘Till the world His wisdom. Knew; How He eat amid the council, He the of them theres How He bute the Cross of sorro That we might His vlory share.” } ‘Wow He went from town to village, ‘That Ile might the Gospel epread, ‘And ‘tis sad that this good Master Had not where to lay His head; Hovw {fe preacted to eager thousinds Words of life that made thei glad— Fed them, then, with loaves and tuhes Furnished by little laa, How Te heated the eore-siticted, Giving them sweet words of cheers, Raised fo life the dead and dying, : At the bedside and the bier; ‘How He turned the jars of water Into rich aud ruday wi Roxe from sleep and stil}ed the tempest Only by this voice Divine. How the people flocked around Him, Givine fim no time to rext, And He took their little children ‘To His kind and tender breast; Bows Ie said to Hrs Disciples, Who such freedom would not see, And His words were sweet and Io **Suffer them to come to Mel” Come, ye hosts of little children, Up and down our uoble land, Come and follow in His footsteps, ‘As Ilis own, His chosen band. Come, for He’ is ever calling: Come, and to His words attend, Ok! to me ‘tis arcet to tell yon, Jesus is the Children's Friend, Epwaup A. Barre, Cmcaco, Aug. TWO SIDES TO IT. Ifthe workingmen of the Cuited States could be fom duced toretrencti two-thirdsof what they now spend upon wnisky, they would have accumulate at the end of une year vitdivient capltal to reader practicable the ‘Paeraave enterprise ona, maken, If the capitalists and non-workinemen of the United States could be induced to retrench two thirds of what they now spend upon whisky. carda, and many other things equally as wasteful, the? would accumulate, at the end of one year. sut- ficfent cavital to rénder practicable the extailsty. ment uf new enterprises that would give employ- ment to a larve number of men now out of employ- ment, and wonld also enable them to ralse toa fair standard. waxes that are now cruclly and dis- gracefully Jow.~San Francisco Mail, Jf tue above three classes could be iotoesd to trench only one-hals of what ther no! ps Tehisk: y, tobacco, fei ng and aif other equaliy as useless and wasteful articles and sinful in— dulgence, they would mot only aecumulate, at the end of a few yeurs, capital suflicent to es- tablish sucessful co-operating and other enter- prises in all directions and give every man and. ‘womau employment and goud wages, but also pay of the national debt, redace ‘taxation to one-half what it is, lift every church oat of debt, and thus give tis not only prosperity among the turkugetuss, but a Government free of debt, a country free of forced fdlers. atrikes, nnd starva- tion, and churches free of mortrages!— Prof. P. A Emery, in his wrk, © Strikes of Humanity iad