Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 10, 1878, Page 7

we THE ‘CHICAGO: TRIBUNE: .- SUNDAY: “MARGH 10, -1878—SIXTHEN SPORTING., BASE-BALL. + £iE LOUISFILLE CLUB'S WITHDRAWAL. ¢ apnouncement of the withdrawal of the uisville Club from the !..u\"u‘c was of course mexpected as to its date, but it had been for me tiine pretty well” settled’ that ‘it must e, and that the Club would not and could polgoon. Itis pretty ‘dear that, all things : Sdered, tho action taken was the wisest pos- . The reasons alleged by the Glub for the {ailure to o on are thus sct forth n the formal Jetter of resignation. which was received by President Hulbert vesterday: Ky, W. A. Hutbert, Fope president L. P L. -B. Ciulis : 1 am re- 4 by the Directors “of the Louisville Base- S b to notify you thar, being unable to e o LoCISILLE b snfliciently strong 1o i e memuerhly o the. Loty e o in the Leagne, - With ot best wishes d e chtdent Loulsv e ase- il Ciub. H mye reasons given above arc not the same as §' spose brouzlit forward by the Louisville papers. Toe Commereial said: <+ This action was taken jpyiewof the fact that our poople were so sbarougbly diszusted with the conduct of the plaers last season that aeall upon them now 7 -tosupporta new £ct would meet with a cold re- ! e The CourierJournal is a shada more biners it says: “The disgust created in this ammunity by the development of the raseality 1t year's players, and the general convie- tion that dishonest players in other clubs were pore the rule than the exception, were the oses,” cte. 1t is pretey well known that the stockholders olthe Club lost moncs last year, aud it is also doar that some of the players were not paid what they were entitled to under their contracts. Jtis therefore probable that the real reason for ot going on wis, beside the difficulty of getting Dplayers, the unwillingness o the Directors. and stockholders to eier into comtracts with new men hile oid contracts were left unsettled. More- gver, the prospect of making the game pay for jusclf was vers doubtful,—in fact, it was nearly impossible that the receipts could have met, the cnscs. One word should be safd, and mav appropri- stely be said just bere: The exueiled players bare sought 1o ive the impression by cards, b word of mouth, and through their Philadelptia arzan. that the reason they sold games was to + apport themselves and their families. It isan x secret that, at the Leawae meeting, Mr. Chase, of the Louisvilles, referred to this mat- ter, ind produced receints and other evidence b show bevond a doubt that every man in the Clab was paid in full up to and past the date of the zames which were confessed to have been gold. - It is due the management of the Club to say of them thaf, so far us the writer could judee, they shways endeavored to present_ ihe game in the best shape in their power. They,: always bad order ana good scconfinodations, and would have had yrood au- dicoces if they couid. There is no doubt that in 18577 they would have wone throuwrh success- fully and won, not only the pennant, but money enongh to pay in full, had it not been for the pookbox couspiracy which killed the @lub and Tessened the number of players in the country by four. Certainly the Clab should have jnstice duie it sud, while THE TRIBUNE does not_be- lieve in repudiating debts, still it may well be cefended when the oblizations run to contessed thieves and suspected scoundrels. ‘ Itshould beadued to the fuct of the Clubs i ienation that it was 2 wise hove m_another y than that referred to above. In these 3 coluwms, aweek ago, it was shown that the League, at its Cleveland meeting, on the appeal of Sayder, ordered the Louisville Club to pay Ium tBe sum of money due. 1t does not appear that they have dome so, and it 15 known that they had not done so up to Jaw. 1, the day getin the League order. There is little or no duubt tuat the Leagus will hold an adjourned mieeting before Lhe senson onens, and the ques- tion ot tne Louisvilles” disobedicnce of orders would have to come up, aud could hardly be voled on more thin one way. It wus wiser for e Club to resizm than be expelled. 1t is 1o be hoped thut by getting an carly siart the people of Louisville muy get matters into good skape for a team in 157, J'CLELLAN. The Chicago team 13 at last fall, and the peopie who admire the zame are ready to have tue clerk of the weuther brng on s sprii dryn ¢ chooses. The la tion is Wiltiam IL McClellan, a Chicago boy, wio has been playing in the Northwest for two years. He is a graduate of the Liberty Club, of this citv, baving piayed with them two years. In 1876 he played with the Amatenr: Qshko:b, a part of the season, sndthey went to £t. Paul, fnishing the season with the Red Cups of the latier city. He remaived with this organ- {zation during 1877, becoming a great, favorite 20d leading the play of his Ciub. ~ McClellan 2L years of age, five feet six aud one-] i heizht, and weizhs 155 pounds, e is one of the moOst prowmising youne plavers in the tuuntry, and will, no doubt, make a reputation e coming year. His howe position is short- &iup, aud in that place he made a record nearly _gdalto that o the best last. year. ir. St ordon, of the Red Cap Club, an excellent judge o1 a player, suys that Mack (by which nime the new man commoniy known) toueh, - cool, hard-workinz, and up on’ al yoiuts of the wame. The Chicazo team wil, with this addition, lave ecleven n, and the question of placing them will have to be settled atter prac Either Anson, Ferguson, or Hankinson cau play third-base, awl, if McClelian should be a siceess as short feld, why then Haukinson might bhaye to re- main a5 Substitute part of the tune. But prac- tice can settle all those things better than any theory. AND PEBSONAL. The Horue o Ciub expect to begin their £cason April 15, with the Builalos. They hope 1o make an Eastern trip April 22, 1 The Rochester Club exvects to take an East- ¢ o trio by :April 15. It does not state that it Xpeets to find aoy cubs ready to play at that fate. A pitcher who is open to enzazement at a moderate salary can ear of av: ¥ ina pro Tessional club by addressing the Sporting De- Dartwent of this paper. Mack and McSorley, who have been spending vinter fn New Orleans, are supposed to be 3 thieir way back, They were tendered a beug, it pawe Sunday, Maren'3. - It s said that Cleveland expects to havea professivual teawm, but there is 1o good reason tor believing «the remor, unless it may be that tue co-operative plan is to be adopted. ~ The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser says that 1be Springtield (Masz.) team will cousist of Cuz- Gamion, 1.5 Brady, 2 b.; Hackett, Gb. The other players are not yet aunounced, Charles Daniels, the well-known znd excet- feut umpire of 1576, hias taken up his residence in Providence. ~ He will very likely preside over mauy of the games in that city, e was one of ilh: three drst-class umipires of the Centcunial yer. The Pastime Club, of this city, wiil have tie following players for 1578: A A, Eaeer, W Ui. GENE) Grifliths, W. 2t McLaiu, H. rom, C. Xobinson, C. I Sarzent, H. & Smith, ¥, V 5 Inwagen, 3. K. Watson. C. Grow is Secre- tary. : Tiie Chicazo Clipper_Club_have selected the following team for 1578: - Edward Merritl, J. Wangerstein, W. Oram, J. Mclutire, L. Baer, . Gogzi, W. Gier. Mr.. | the Secretary, may be addressed at No. 180 North Weils street. The Indianapolis Club management propose :t0 build 2 new grrand stand, aud to make all the arrangements comfortable and pleasant. Their inen will ail be at had Friday of this week, and practice will be tiezun at once. Few or no Lames will pe vlayed before May 1. 2 i, Jack Madden came of a f:xmilf‘ of ball-toss- ers, and has eight brothers all elever with the Te. A sewing-machine company in his na- town in Massachusetts have subseribed $4,000 for the support of a nine to be composed of these brothers, and to. be denominated the Madden Base-Ball Club.” They will take the ficld the coming scoson, and oneht to have o £vod run of luck.—Syracuse Courier. The following: minor Easfern engagements, arenoted: Driscoll. of Boston, as pitcher of he Holyoke Club; Iecfe. Gardner, Quinn, and Gilligan' for Hudson, Mass.; Cronin, of Bos- on, for Westboro, Mass.; and the_following fo make up the Lal J. Lvnch, g.ku Driscoll, P. J. Sullivaw, Winchester,- I)f“fl-’. . T. Lynch, W. Sullivan, Moore. *No nish™ (that is no more Irish) * need apply ' to Wat nipe. B'flze Board of Directors of the Providence se-Ball-Association announce that they have e choiee of alov for the crection of their Imildings on Messer street, one and five-cighths files {rom the city centre. Six acres are 10 be tzm'\!_l iu. The eround s fincly situated on the b of & bill, and is remarkabiy dry. “Theveare ree horse-car routes running near by, bot, to :lmmmgunze patrons, crintendent Loug- treet wil] build a spur direct to the gate. The Zhbosed erand stand and vircles will seat about “W0 vereous, the former being supplied Wi ! nickel-plated arms, To prevent undne crowdin, a chieni turostile will be placed at tho mite. A1 nool-selling und open bettug will be tabooed. A fine Teporters’ stand, suitably orotected over- ll:“d aud with regularly-assigned seats, will also e crected. The expenses of grading the lot will be borne by the Raflroad Company. The Buifalo Couricr says that the players for its Club will report March 96, 1t ansounces tnat the Buffalos and Tecumsehs will play in Buifalo Mav 30 and July 4, and in London' the Queen’s Birthday and Dominion Day. I the different clubs of the internationals go to mak- vz games in this miscellaveous way, it will make pleasant work for the Committée who are to construet the schedule. Reis Is about the only member of the Chica- 03 who IS Known to be taking any practice. He is working with a picked nine aeainst the Universitys almost every fair day. There are indications thut Anson, the brother of Gog and Mavog, Is on his way from Iowa to this city. From alt that is_known it seems likely that Lie ::sn(:xzx'_ll,xuinughx% He hh:lshllccnI on the way long Q ave reached here if traveling kuowu conveyance. g by The enterprising dramatic architect, we say it o his shame, has never made base-ball 2 feature of his work, whether comedy, play, or burlesque. Consideriug -that 600,000 Americans annually Dlister their fingers and break their noses at the national game, and that at leoss ten times that pumber sid and abet them as spectators, it would scem that a mine of untold' wealth and prosperity has been left untouched. Now if any enterprising author will write up base-bail and judiciously intersperse it with slang, pun, onera-boulle zirs, and shancly legshe will Fealize a fortune and a reputation, We haven’t time 10 do it ourselves, and wealth and reputation we have already.—Unknown Erchange. A'Phlludc}phi:l naper tells the following story on Charley Snyder, whicti is zood enouzh to re- beat, though 1o certiticate of gennineness ac- companies it: Snyder, the new catcher of {he Tostons, durine thewinter season ghines resplendent in cream-col- ored punte, drub ik hat, and xo forth. As hie was vassing the houice of a youns lady acquaints ance the other day he perceived her tossine up and catching what avneared (o be a ball of cotton. His mind Wus fired with thonghts of the glorious actiovements of the dead summer. He Clapped Lis zloved bands to attract her actention, sud then held up his hands for a cateh, She certainly knew it was an ez when shie raised the window totoss it 10 him. but she could not have possibly known that it was spoifed. der will vosipone further 3;§m'°m until the Bostons have thewr opaning The question as to' whether the metropolis will be " represented by a stroug professional teaw is yet in abeyance, owing to the uncer- 1ainty o1 our havi professional ground to Dlay New York City has uo such yround,— o discreditable fact, by the way,—and it is vet in doubt whether Brooklyn will have one. ~ It was stated last fall that the Union Ground was 12 havea street cut throngh it this sprine, and Mr. Camumeyer has not_contradicted the state- ment. Should this be the there would be an end to that old-time professional-ciub resort. 1t is also stated that the Capitoline field is to be cat up into lots this summer; hut, in view of the very low condition of the real-estate market, itis questionable whethier this will be done. 1t not, the ficld will be used asa professional ground. Until May, ball-playing will be en- Juyed there as hitherto.—Cliper. . Mr. Benjamin Douglas, Jr., of Middletown, Manager of the Providence Base-Ball Clab, i3 nezotiating for the use of the Hartford grounds during the scason_ of 1878, upon which to play professional wmatches between his nine and the tirst-class nines of 1he coufitry, such as the Bos- tons, Chicas ilwankees, Cincivnalis, ete., and also games with the Yules and many inter- national teams. The Providence Club is com- posed of well-known among them be- ing seme of the old Hartford favorites, and ir is ed that an arrdngement for eumes here wouid be cordiaily seconded by the base-ball in- terests hereand findits compensation ina liberal patronage. Mr. Douglas is certainly entitied to the thauks of those who admire the sportin this city and vicinity for bis active efforts to malce Hartford a cenire of attraction, thousl it is deprived of a club of its own.—Hartford Courant. Joln E. Clapp, managzer and Captain of the TIndianapolis teawn, was'in the city yesterday on business. e expects a prosperous season in Nis city, as well as ver the country, in a base-balf way, audy founded on the rock o good sense when he says that there is much better chance for sound prosperity now than eser before, because the salary-lists‘have Leen cut down to a fizure where the manavers can bope, by pood Dusiness ability, to reach them with the receipts. Clapp is naturally sanguine about the prospects ol bis own Club, scs no doubt that they are fully a8 ¢ competitors they are to mect. IIc is fatormed that, with the coming of spring, the St. Lowss folks are once awain stirred up about thie yame and are manifesting a desire for a wood club. Tl interest in the game has by no means died out, aud Clapp is contident tiat. if 2 first-class efab could be gotten to- gethier, it could be well supported. Here is the best end of the Boston Merald's news: Manager Waitt of the New ‘Bedfords has re- carved o propasition from 3 wealthy iron dealer in Pittshury, I4.. offering him $200 bonns and gaar- snteeinz to_increase Uie salarics of his men - one- third if he would transfer the entire club to that city.—The report of the New Bedford Jercury Monduy morning, that Geortre Wrizht was promised ihe cutire hatrouaxc of the Jostons if he would i ounced in- n 1577, but not n 1875.—The Ciucinusti_Commerciel is trsing v prove, on pa that Will White is a_good pltcher. which it entirely unnecessary, for if the buy ixlet alone he will show Cicinnati peopl soime of the finest pitciing ever scen in that o1 We bave scen him pileh o batsman ont on strikes with but two bulle tv piteh and when the batsman ha struck only once.—ifarry Wright and L. il Malin, the batl manufacturer, are to zo into busi- th Mr. Howland at the store of the latter, 26 nceland streot, under the firm name of Wrisht, Howland & Madn, They will deat in base-ball supplies, etc. . The Boston Iferala says_that the following ‘players have sigued to play in the Live Oaks of Lynn: George™ Miller, catcher, of last Springficlds of Sprinaticld, 0.3 Lawreneé Cor- coran, pitciier, of he Buffalos last year; David Rowe, left flelder and chauge pitehier of lust vear’s Chicazos; Juhn ~Rowe (broth- er of the former), centre fielder and changre catcher, of la ear’s Milwaukees; Phil- 's Eries and Buffalos, right iclder and change pitcher. The remainder of the teas will be tie following, as nesotiations are now pending: Laphamn, of Jast year's Mu- ple Leafs, first base; Gillespie, second base of last year's Wilkesburres: Albert ilall, of the 3 and_Spence, 5 Fred Sy- short_stop st season’s Buck monds, of the Rochesters, tenth Adaws, who has been ‘aunoun papers us enzaged for Lyun, the Syracuse Stars. It ubovs: combiration could ru to Albany or Oswe- go, N. Y., if they wanted to. By the way, how can Lynn and Springlicld voth have. Corcoran? The most extraordinary display of cheek made in the base-bafl _business this year is the proposition of a New York publisher, who has gained by his Jiterary thefts the title of “The ate in Literature.” It appears from this man’s statement that hie has in past years pub- lished buoks about base-ball which he bas called Guides.” On this basis lie threatens Spalding & Bro. with unygmable things If they continue topublish and “sell “Spalding’s Official Bas Batl Guide.” The claim that anv man can cop) rizht or trademark the word “ gaide” js fn the nature of ahuge joke, probably played on the Pirate by some firm of lawyers who sce chances for feesin a litigation in the United States Courtsin Chicazo. In order to be on toe le- gally safe side of the question, a revorter calied on Mr. L. L. Bond, one of the best patent law- yersin the West, and asked him whether any firm could zopyriziit the word *‘guide,” at the same time statmg the case. The reply was clear and to the point, Mr. Bond saying that it had been sufficiently proven that mo man had a right to clum a copyricht on his use of a common word. He referred to several cases in_which the point had been clearly deciaed, and was inclined to scoff at the idea that any dealer or publisher could arrorate to himsell the exclusive use of acom- mon word. Iu the meantime Spalding & Bro. ‘have put another edition of Guides on the mar- Iket, and several deaiers have dupheated their former orders. The bluff game of the New “York man was both late and weak. QUESTIONS ANSWERED, R. R.. MiLwat —4441) Is it true that .lhl:‘l.dlcy will play with the Milwaukee Club the nz scason® The papers o report, () Has f)oku]‘)(ct signed with Xc!g Ledford? (3) Who woutd yon prefer as chauge pitcher—Bradley or McCor~ Tnick, of Indianapotis? (4) Tas oflicial notice been given of Chapman's engagement with the Loutsville Club*" dnsirer—(1) No notice has been given by the Leazue Secretsry. (2) The Munawes New Ledfords so_snuounced fn o Jioston paper. @) Bradtey. (2) No. Sar.—** (1) Do the Whites intend engaging an- othér mun, or will Spalding play if necesiary? 12) Can Keis play any other position than pitcher? (3) What can the team do for a change in case Larkin ehould be heavliy batted? () Where can Tarkin play if e has to be chauced in the gamer (3) Would not the best arrangement be Anson, 5'0: Ferguson. 3 b; Hankinson, s. 5.7 (6) Have Ferrason or Hankinton cver played s. &2 (7) Do players have 50 cents per day deaucted while on Siub 1onms, or only while away from the elub on private_businessy” Aws:er— (1) The aunounce- ment of McClellan answens that amestion. (2) He used 10 play centre-field; brobably cando so azain. (3) Cosidy ond Hunkinson Lave been rezular puiclicrs, and®Ferauson is a pretty fair piicheras L (4) He played sccond-buse very well in some games last venr.~ ‘(5) Better not decide antil yon sce how McClelian can_play. (6) Yes. (7) ‘While on ciubtours. A, *MrLwaukRE. —*¢ (1) Can Holbert catch for Bradlev? (2) Arenot the Milwaukees strength- ened by the acquisition of Bradley!™ Ansiwer— (1) Me cueht to catch tor Bradley as casily as for Devlin in 1676, or Galvin in 187%. He wasa good man in the catchier's position voth years. (2) If the Milwaukee Club get Bradley, they will have an excellent third or first base man, as woll as a ticher. Bradiey was a better batter last year than alf of the Milwaukee Club. AM.—¢¢ (1) When_must aukee Club players report for duty? (2) Was Dradley's record better than Devlin's or Bond's in 1876? () Who have tho Chicagos for s. 5. (4) Have the St. Louis Club enzazed any men yet? (3) Where will Mor- #an plav next year? (6) Who do_you consider the three best short-#tops 1n the business? (7) Cana club reinstate o player without consent of the Legue after said clab has expelied him# An- swer—(1) 1t s entirely at the option of the mun- agement. (2) Yes, Detter than either of the others. (3) Williow' 11, McClellan. (4) There is n0 St.” Louis Club. . {5) No_ engagement for him has been announced. (G) The record gecms to show Craver, Force, and Peters first in fielding skill. () Nog the expelled blaser can only be re- inetited by the Leazne Boara, or the correspond- ing body in otker orzanizations. . THE TURF. TAE GRAND CENTRAL’S PROGRAMME. The programme of the Grand Central Trot- ting Circuit for 1578 has finally been arravged, the Stewards holdine a meeting in New York'a few days ago,and settling the matter. The first feature that one notices in the concern this year is the fact that it is a Septilateral, instead of an Octolateral, as last year, Fleetwood Park having been * knocked out of the ring,” so to speak, by the disastrous meeting held over its track last fall, when several of the purses were not paid, the coneern thereby falling into gen- eral disrepute among horsemen, who would be certain not to patronize it this scason, even if the liabilities incurred last vear should be set- tled fn full or compromised. The airing of the disgraceful manner in which the Board of Appeals, of which Gates Ber- nard, lessee of Fleetwood Park, was a member, prostituted itself, and violated laws of its own making. in order to give Fleetwood the best of it, was exposed by the driver of Black- wood, Jr., throuzh the columus of thisand other papers, has effectually squelched what little life Fleetwood Park had, and at present it is the deadest kind of a corpse, and not a very beatitiful one cither. With Fleetwood Park out, the Grand Central Circuit now consists of the Associations ot Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Utica, Spring- tield, Hartford, and Poughkeepsie, and the order in which the meectings of 1878 will oceur is that in which the names of the above-mentioned places are given. As usual, Cleveland will in- augurate the svort, its meeting being held July 23 to 20 inclusive, and the others oun succeeding weeks. In regard to entries, it, has been decided to bave these for Cleveland, Buffalo, and Rochester close July 15, and for the other places on the dates not yet determined. The entrance-fee will be the usual one of 10 per cent of the purse, and will be_vay or vlay. From the programme to be follow- ed at each meeting, which is given below, it will be seen that there will be a decided reduction in the amount hung up for purses. Last year each Association gave about $21,000, but ‘this season the limit has been fixed at $15,000, be- yond which ficure no association will be allowed tozo. Ateach place $500 has been reserved {for snecial purposes, and it is understood that several of the tracks will follow the example set by Cieveland Iast year, and put up $1,000 for a pacive race. _ This description of sport hus increased in popularity immenscly during the past two years, aud there is a general feeling that the “*side-wheelers™ should be allowed the monopoly of at Ieast one eventat each of the big weetings. After deciding all these points, the Stewards tock up the case of Rarus, and right in the face of the fact that the Zurf, Field, and Lrarm has, on several occasions, @eclared, Wwith great posic tiveness and an unnecessary ¢ v of warmth, that Smuggler could beas him any and all parts of a mile, decided to handicap the bay gelding by requirlng hitn to £o to wagon, or else carry forty pounds overweizht in:ibe suiky, The programme alluded (o above is s follows Finst Dar—Purse $2,000, for horses of the 2:22 class; $1.000 10 frst, $500 to secoud, K300 to third, $200 to fourth.’ Purse S1,000, for horses of the 2:31 class: $500 to first, $250 to second, $150 10 third, $160 to fourth. SgcoNp DAv—Purve $2,000, for horses of the 2:24 class: $1,000 to first, $500 to second, 00 to to' fourth. - Purse §1,500, for horses s; S730 (o first, $U75 to xecond, 10 fourth. 2,500, free to all: $1,250 to 5 to third, S50 1o fonrth. 000, for horses of the 2:30 class; S300 to U to sccond, $150 to third, $100 to fourth. Dav—Purse 32,000, for horses of the 00 10 #Econd, 100 1o Purse $1,500, for horses 6 class; £750 to first, '$375 10 second, $225 to taird, $150 to fourth, A CLEAR BACK-DOWS, As_predicted in these columus Jast Sunday, Col. Russell bus backed squarely down in remard to the *chaltenge ™ which he but a short time azo so ostentatiously put forward on pehalf of fer. His proposition to trot_a series of as promotly accented by Mr. Conklin through the columus of T TrikuNg, he con- cedivg everything to Mr. Russell escept the rigt of naming the days for the contests. In Tespect to this, he merely wanted them nrranged &0 as not to interfere with arranzements already made ou behulf of Rarus. Charley Green also accepted Smuggler’s defi on be- half of Great Rastern, but Col. Russell managed to evade this by saying that the stake proposed by Green—35,000 n side— was too lurge. He now says that Mr. Conklin id not aceept his_propasition, although some peuple will be fuclined to doubt this statement, ang very jovfully backs water, saying he itas “gaved the §1,500 forfeit.” In order that the remarkably small hole out of which Col. Rus- sell creeps may be seen by the Western public, the following correspondence, which will eppear in the Tury, Field, and Larm which reaches this citv to-morrow, is given, ziso Charley Green's letter, which shows the thinuess of Mr. Kus- gcll’s uller to match Smugeler against Lula. 'lxu back-down in tue Rarus marter is as fol- ows: - Hoxg Fany, MiLox, Marchd, 1878:—Editors Tury, Field, and Karm: My chiliengze to Rarus was made in perfectly good faith, and 1 thonght no advantage was reserved to myself; for, although T blind asnot o sce that the chances are az1inst Smuggler in 2 race wilh such a reliable horse us Rarus, 1did hope that in three trials I might be lucky enough to win once in fast time. Itut, as Mr. Conklin did not accept the proposi- tion. T huve saved the S1500 forfeir, much to my eatisfaction, if Smugeler has_oroken down, as re- ported by yourselves and the Spiril of the Times. If Mir. Green accepts for Lulu, 1shall af course have to risk the forfeit already pledged. but snall, for the present. hope to ve able to_patch up my horee for tne events. Yours, IL S. RUSSELL. Mr. Russell does not say in what particular Mr. Conklin failed to “accept,” but probably refers 10 the matter of dutes. Inany event, the position of Col. Russell in having {u’s chal- lenge accepted on behalfl of both Lorses, and beiug obliged to crawfish from both proposi- tions without having the shightest possible ex- cuse for his action, places the owner of Smug- gler in a painfully-ridiculous. position, and per- haps the most_cbaritable course will be to let him alone. Green's sccond challense to the brown stallion is as follows, but the writer of it might as well bave saved himself the pen and paper employed In its production, as there is not the slightest chance that it will be sceepted. Smuggler wants no bona fide trots. Iis favorite place for an exbibition of speed is iu thie news- papers and around the stov BanyLoN, March 5, 1878.—ZEditors Turf, Field, and Farm: "1 notice in your last weei's issne your remarks on my challeiive to name s borge at the post 1o trot asainst Smugeler. You call my pronosition absurd and one-sided. I certainly did notintend that it should beifand must sy § fail 1o see how it s either absurior one-sided.- Col. 1L §. Russell comes ouk with a challenge to trot Rarus one or more ruces for a certafn amount of money and the Ehampionskip. In naming Rucas ke names the very best Lorse now on the turf. So 1 cannot see how I am **absurd ™ or **onc-sided ™ when I claim the privileze of naming my horse at the posi, a3 1 have got. to name one inferior to Rarus. Col.- Rassell winds up LY eaying that be will not make any match for $3,000 or for any sum so serious s 1o make the 10s5 2 wrong to one's family. Now, If 1 remember rightly, he offers to trot Rarus three races for S1,00U or $1,700 8 side. which would make in a1l £5,000 or $4,500. ~The difference be- tween my offer and his I3 cither $2, 000 or S50, just as alsmateh with Rarns happened fo be made. “As Col. Russell is arich man, the loss of 5,000 cannot be in any way o wrong 1o his fam- ily. Astomy family. Ldid not inteud to lose the Taces, but rin them. So I should not wrong my family. But all this amounts 1o nothing, .1 will give you something I think you will nof call ** one- €ided™ or ‘‘ubaurd.” T will trot Great Eastern against Smoggler at Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester. Utiea, Poushkeepsie, Sprinsileld, “and Iartford on the last day of edch meetingat these different Doints, a race of milc hieats, best three in five, to harness, for 31.000a side, each race pay or piay. The money 0°be put wv'in any reliable . man's bands on or before the 1st day of April next; o, if Col. Lussell does not want to make the races, I wiil trot Great Eastern the same races seatst any, orse in the world to saddle, Hopinz that Col. Russell or some one else will not consider this “:absund ™ or *one-sided,” I remain yoars, very respectfally, CHARLES S. GREEN. P. 5.—Whlle we are_on the avsurd question, I have fosay that Col. Russell's offer to trot Lula wasa Mitle **absurg,™ as he and every one clse knows very well that Mr. Tarker will not allow any of hkrgoricu to be mn:chr:d;nndcr any circam- stances, e c et .. C.§.G. ' A REMARRADLE MARE. ¥ On the 25th of last month, at the breeding farm of Maj. Thomas Morton, in Orange Coun- ty, New York, there died, from the effects of a broken leg, * Old Kate,” by all odds the best and most noted brood marc ever known in this country. Of her pedigree nothing definite s kuown, althourh Mr. William Gourley, of New Windsor, New York, who purchased her in Montreal during the winter of -1856, she being at that time 4 vears old, was_told that she was by Bellaire, the sirc_of Red Bird, and out of & pacing mare of the Comic breed.” For two years after her purchase by Mr. Gourley she perform- ed ordinary_ farm work, but_sowing unusual speed on thi¢ road, it was decided to “breed her to Hambletonian, and then began her wonder- ful carecras_a brood more. Her first foal, dropped in 1859; was the brown mare Brunctie, who was purchased as o 3-vear-uld, by Joun Northup, ot New York, for $500, he seiling her the following. spring to_John Munnot, of the New York Hotel, for £3,000. She was soon after disposed of to Mr. Joseph Harker, now 2 well-known turfman, and owner of Lulu, May Queen, Mattie, and other celcbrated trotters, for $12,000. At the age of'S years Brupette, in company with her brother, “Bruno, perforined the wondeaful fect of traveling 2 mile over the Fashion track in 2:25%, which, although not a record, was for years recoznized as the best double-team _porformance. Brunette is still alive, aud doiug service as a brood mare. Kate’s sccond colt was a chestnut. mare, foanled 1860, by Vergennes Black Hawk, This fllly died when™ 8 years old from the effects of an accident. In 1861 Bruno, brother to Brunctte, came in- to the world. The produce of Old Kate and Hambletonian was already beginoing to be well thought of, and the colt was sold when 16 monihs old, together with his younger brother, Daniel Boone, to Mr. Northrup, who bought Brunette, for $350. This gentleman kept Bruno until be was 3 years old, wiren, like Bruuette, he was bought by Mr. Munuot, the price being $730, and that year he was trotted a match ggainst Lady Clifden, the time of the second heat being 2:35, a wonderful perform- ance indeed for those days. Mr. Harker subse- quently bought him for $16,000, and cventually sold lim to Robert Bonner, who has speeded him half a mile to road-watzon in 1:03. Dantel Boone, brotber to Bruno and Brunette, was foaled in 1862, sold as above stated to Mr. Northrap, and purchased from tbat geotieman by the Dater Bros., who ‘afterwards refused 35,000 for him. . When 7 years old Daniel Boone acquired a record of 2:313, and is now in the stud iu Maite. _ The fifth member of the family was Young Bruno, fonled in 1864, Kate baying failed to brecd in 1863, and, tike the others, he was by Hambletonian. Kate in the meantime had be- come the property of Maj. Morton, 2ud Young Bruuo, when 4 montls old, was sold to Charles Keruer, Esq., of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, tor §2,000, but Mr. Tarker scon pur-, chased bim for $9,000. In 1574 Young Bruno ot A reco 2:223{ over the Fleetwood Park track, but siite that time has uot been in trot- ting fix. 5 The sixth colt was Miss Brinette, by Hamble- tonian, and she was fualed in 1865 Nr. Harker bought her when 8 years old for §7,500, but she was repurchased by Maj. Morton' for breeding pUrpOses. § Tgc bay gelding Breeze was foaled in. 1867, and, when 2¥eurs old, sold to Mr. Harker for $3,500. His Tirst appearance on the turf -was in 1875, when, under the guidunce of Charley Green, he was very successtul throughout the Eastern circuit. Hehasa record of 2:24, and. iwas recently sold by Mr. Harker to a New York pentleman, who will drive him to the pole on the road. In 1563 the old mare was bred to Bellfounder, ason of Hambletonian, and the produce was the bay mare. Lady Belifounder. She was born with a crooked leg, which unfitted her for the turi, and was retained for breeding purposes by Maj. Morton. . I.jxld\' Belmont, foaled in 1870, by Hamble- tonian, was bred on shares by Messrs. Morton and Backman, and the latter, after cxpenses, and keeving the mare until she was 3 years old, purchased Maj. Morton’s share for S ~ Kate’s tenth colt; Carl §. Burr, was foaled in 1571, and was by Hambletonian. Tais colt was recently purchased by Robert Bonner, as a mate for his wonderful little mare Mamic B., by Ed- ward Everett., ‘The bay gelding Brutus, of the “B” family, was foaled in 1372, and 15 mow iu the hands of Carl Burr, who regards hitn as anc of tiie most promising young horses in the country. In 1873 the old mare eave birth to hier twelfth foal, and the last by tiumbletonian. This was the brown statlion Bona Fide, now the pronerty of Mr. Isane V. Baker, of Comstock'’s Landing, N. T he last of the family is the chiestnut gelding < I, by Wilkins Mieawoer, son of ctonian. This colt was foaied in 1874, af- ter wuich the old mare was barren. e is own- ed by Maj. Morton. . TRACK TALK. - B Gang Forward, the winner of the English St. Leger of 1873, has just been sold for $25,000. The trotting mare Vashti has been sold by M. W. Bent, of Natick, Mass., to parties in New York City. Charles T. Bradlley, the well-known Milwau- Ikee horseman, {s building a balf-mile track on his breeding farm near that city. Archibald Fisher, one of the best-known and most popular turimen in Canada, died in’ To- ronto recently. He owned many noted steeple- chasers, among them Lelso and Montreal. Hayward will trata the horses in Mr. Bel- mont’s stable this scasou, and ride in race where hieavy weight is necessary. Feakes wi De first jockey at the light wefzht and Matthews second. According to the latest census, Russia pos- sesses 10,160,000 horses; Austro-Hung: 8,510, i 2315 France, Great Bri und * Italy, 1,196,128, £ Jack s 3 i, 2 Mr. Aldea Goldsmith tas determined to selt ab public_auction, in May next. from thirty to forty head of young trotters, mostly high-bred Volunteers. Sincc his sale of four years azo he has disposed of but two colts. The Oakland, Cal., trotting-park grounds have paseed into other liauds, and o club has been formed under- the title of the * Golden Gate District_Agricultural Association,” with E, iL. Pagaee, Esq., as President. . Schuvler, a very fasttroting stallion, owned by J. f. Edwards, of Sencea Falls, N. Y., is being driven on the road by his owner. Schuyler won Six races out of the seven in which he took part last summer, obtaining a record of 2 Mr. A. A. Jewett, of Lowell, Mass., has sold the trotting horze Clara J., one ol the best G-year-olds in the country, to Mr. IT. §. Sawyer, of Hartford, Conn., for u prive not made public. Clara J, has a record of 2:23, has beeu driven o wnife in 2:253, and a half mile fn 1:00%. A correspondent of the Sporting News in Duch- ess County, N. Y., writes: “ The great Thorndale is looking splendidly; he was never in better health, or more hearty. IHe gets from six to cight miles driving every day, and is in condi- tion to o out aud trot a race on a few days’ notice. I learn that he will go futo the trainer’s handin the spring,sta be fitted to trot right through the season. I look forward to sce lxim[ eclipse all of his previous efforts on the turt.? Mr. Robert Bonner has presented to A. B. almier, of the Newark (N. J.) Call, a fine track 'y built by Brewster & Co. It weizhs but 4534 pounds, vet i3 a_model of strengih. Ow the scatis Silver plate bearing inscription: “Presented to *Variek’ by Rabert Bonner."” Mr. Palmer will make good use of this sulky in the Driving Ciub contests. The silver-mounted whip vresented to him Jately by Postmaster Col. Snuwden, President of Polnt Breeze Park, Philadelphia, will also come into zood play. A gentleman in Michizan who wrote to Tue TRIBUNE several days ago for infosmation con- cerning the record of the trottinw-mare Lady Velyeune is informed that no mare of- that name appears in the records as a-turf-periormer since 1872, There is n mare called Velvetine thaton June 12, 1576, trotted at Cedar Rapids ina race for horses of the 2:33 class, aud wag distanced in the sccond heat, which was trotted in 2:4954. Aueust 3, the same season, she was distanced in the second beat of a2:40 race, in 3316, At that time Velvetine was owned by Harvey Clark, of Independence, Ia. There appears to be something transpirine among the cracks in the Louisville enp. Messts. Watts & Co. increase the odds this week on Whisper, King Willium, Lizzie Whipps, Chesa- peake, Milan, Flying Locust, Ella_Rowett, and Grimstead’s War-Dance Colt. Indeed, Vera Cruz, St. Martin, King Faro, atd Felicia, are the -only. horses in the fist who maintain the places held by them in the betting of a week since. Vera Cruz, St. Martin; and King Faro haveail been backed at the odds quoted. Mr. Stautord has made 2 new departure th and offers a combination on_the Louisville Cup, Withers, and -Belmont stakes. - Combination betting has recently become wonderfully pop- ular with turfmen, and there is searcely a doubt that be will ind mapy customers at the odds he offers on the triple events. The suit brought by G. D. Wilson, Lexing- ton, Ky., azainst_Messrs. Williams & Owings, claiting $10,000 aumages alleged to have been suffered by Mr. \Vxlsll;n ‘};}‘g,:hc d:nlenoltm vell;; Cruz, bay geldinz, i m_Regan Lesthatan, was tred Jast woek at Nicholasville, Ky. Atthesale of Mr. M. H. Sanford’s year- liags in 1575, Messrs. Williams & Owings™ and 5 G..D. Wilson botizht jointly the above colt. He was entered in the 2-vear-old stakes at Louls- Yille, aud also in a nimber of 8-year-old events. The colg was to be traiged:and- managed by Messrs. Willlams & Uwings. At the sprinz mecting of the Louisville Jockoy Club the colt was badly bucked and abused himseif, and he s unable to start:- During this meeting Mr. G. D, Wilson sold his half interest to Messrs. Williams & Owings for $100, the latter to pay all the_torfeits, assume all. the engage- ments. and Wilson’s balf of the expense of training up tothetime of thesale, whichamount- ed to apout $712, which with $100 he reccived made $812, or about $408 which Mr. Wilson re- ceived for ‘his half, ~After Messrs. Williams & Owings purchased Mr. Wilson’s half, they had Vera'Cruz gelded. The colt did not appear in 1876, but came out in 1877 and won the Cumber- land Stakes at Nashyille, Tenn., and was suc- cessful in winning nine out of twelve races during the year, which amounted to some $12,000 gross. ‘The salo of Vera Cruz took place about the 18th or 19th of May, 1876, aud_the present suit was instituted May 11, 1877, In his action Mr. Wilson claimed that hesold his half-intercst In Vera Cruz under misrepresentation as to the promise of the colt as a racer. and claimed dam- azes in the sum of $10,000, and the jury awarded him $190. The ease will be appealed by Messrs. Willizms & Owings. THE RIFLE. THE GEOLGE 7 mgms POST (0. A. R.) RIFLE a LUB, have completed nine out of the ten competitions for ihe badge presonted by the Chicago Field. The competitions bave lasted during the past three months, there being thirty-two entries, which have dwindled down to twenty-two. The following are the best so far completed: 1M " L .. 24842 7 James A, Shaflor. .. 4145 43 45 42 42 Capt. f . Horchordi 42 42 43 33 41 46 4341414244 35 There are niue prizes to be awarded, are as follows: First prize, Chicago Fietd L'Ol‘d badge Second vrize, cush.... Third prize, tash Fourth prize, cas Fifth prize, cash. Sixth prize, cash Seventh prize, casl Elghta prize, " ‘Dolfar (ncw) of ous Ninth pnize, ' ¢ *leather medal, ™ to be awarded to the lowest man, which will un* doubtediy be Philip_ Gunlock, ‘who, however, woua fite zold medal a few months neo as flest prize in” a twenty-entry competition. M. W. Lymau, who is without doubt the best. off- hand shot In this clty, wiil carry off the first prize unless some untoward accident should occur. The awarding: of the prizes s to be made a festive oceasion when it takes place. The Club Is already arrangine for anotber tour- nament for.a fine Ballard rifle to follow this one, and many eutries arc already booked for it. OTHER SPORTS. PEDESTRIANISM. Miss Clara Hubbard writesto say that she will walk Miss Von Hillernor Miss La Chap- pelle for $100, $200, or $300, provided a proper hail and square contest can be bad. Miss Hub- bard may be addressed care Sporting Depurt- ment TRIDUNE, but it is not desired that any calls should be made. It will be casier and bet- ter to write. * TRAP-SHOOTING. S. H#Turrill and W. 'T. Johnson shot a glass- Dball match at Reese’s_place, in South Chicazo, yesterday, with Tom Stage for referee. Each man shot at 100 balls, and below will be found the number broken by cach contestant out of cach successive ten: Tarril). 7.3, 0,4, 6 6, 6-53 Johnsun , O, 7. 8, 10, 5, 6, 7, 4, 8—T77 - PEDESTRIANISM. CiNCINNATE March 9.—Bertha Von Hillern completed her eighty-ninth mile at 9:50 to- night, ten minutes ahead of time. " A GHOST OF THE SIERRAS, Bret Tarte in New York Sun. Tt was a vast silence of pines, redolent with balsamic breath, and muffled with tbe dry dust. of dead bark aud matted mosses. Lying on our backs, we looked upward through a hun-’ dred feet of dlear, unbroken interval to the first Iateral branches that formed the flat canopy above us. Hereand there the fierce sun, from whose active persecution we bad just escaped, searchied for us through the woods, but its keen blade was dulled and turned aside by intercostal boughs, and its brightness dissipated in neba- lous mists throughout the roofing of the dim brown aistes around us. We were in _another atmosphere, under another sky, indced in an- other world than the dazzling one we had just quitted. The grave silence seemed 50 much a part of the grateful coolness that e hesitated to speak, and for some moments lay quictly outstretched on the pine tassels where we hud tirst thrown ourselves. Finally, a voice broke the silence. . * Ask the old Major; he knows all about it ! The person here alluded to, under that mili- tary title, was myself. -I hardly need explain to any Californian that it by ‘no means followed that 1was a “Major,’. or that I was “old,” or that I knew anything about *it,” or indeed what *it" referred to. The whole remark was mercly one of the usual conventional feelers to conversation—a kind of social preamble, quite common to our slangy camp intercourse. Nevertheless, as T was always Known as the Major. perhaps for no better reason than that the speaker, an old journalist, wasahways called Doc:or, 1 recognized the fact so far as to kick asfde an intervening saddle eo that I could see the speaker’s face on a level 'With my owa, and £aid nothing. g “ About Gbosts,” said the Doctor, alter a vhich. nobody broke or was expected to ause, Dresic, Ghosts! €ir. That’s what wé want to kpow. What are we doing here in this blank old mausoleum of Calaveras Coungy—If it isn’t 1o find out something about ’em, eh? 7 Nobody Teplicd. i} “Thar’s that_heunted house at Cave City. Can’t be more thau 2 mile or two away, any Low. Used to be just off the trail.” A dead silence. The Doctor (addressing space generally)— s, sirs it eas a izt qucer stors.” Still the same reposeful indifference. Weall koew the Doctor’s skill as a ravonteur; we all Kaew that a story was coming; and we all knew that any interruption would bé fatal. Time and time agrain, in our prospectiug expgricnce, had o word of polite encourazement, a°rash expres- sion of interest, even a too eager attitude of si- lent expectancy, brought the Doctor to a sud- den change of” subject; time and time aeain had we scen the unwary strauger stand_amazed and bewildersd between our own inditference and the sudden termination of a opromising anccdote, through lhis own unlucky interfer- ence. So we said nothing. *The Judge P—an- other instance of arbitrary nomenclature—pre- tended to sleen. Jack began to twist a civarrito. ‘Thornton bit ofl the euds of pine-needles re- flectively. “Ycs, sir, continued the Doctor, coally, rest- ing the back of bis bead on the palms of bis hauds, ‘it was rather curious. All except the murder. . Zhat's what gets me, for the murder had no new points, no fancy touches, no senti- ment, no mystery. Was just onc of the old style, *sub-head? paragrapbs.~ Old-fashioned miner scrubs along on bard tack and beans, and saves up a littte money to o home and see rela- tions. Uld-fashioned assassin sharpens up kuife, old style, loads old flintios brass-mouuted pistol; walks in on oiu-fushioned miner one dark night, scads him lome to his relations away back 10 several enerations, and walks off with the swag, mystery there; nothing to clear up; subscquent Tevelations only imperti- Nothing for any ghost to do—who nence. meant business. . More than that, over forty murders, same old kind, committed cvery year in' Calaveras, aud no epiritaal . post obits coming due every onniversary; no assessments made on ~ the peace and quict of the surviving coinmunity. 1 tell you what, boys, I've always - been inclined to throw off on the Cave City ghost for that " alone. 1t’s o bad precedeut, sit. i that kind o’ thing is going. to obtain in the Foot Hills, we'll have the trails Tull of chaps formerly krocked over by road agents; every little camp and grocery will have stock enougl on hand to £o into business, and where's there any security forsurvivin fife and property, eh! What's your opinion, Judge, 23 o fair-minded legislator?” Of course there was no response. Yet ft was part of the Doctor’s system of aggravation to bucome _discursive at these moments, in the hope of interruption, and he continued for some moments to dwell on the terrible possibility of a state of affairs in which a gentleman could no longer scttle a dispute with an enemy without being subjected to suceeeding spiritual embar- rassment. But all this digression fell upon ap- parently inattentive ears. - ¢ Well, sir, after tue murder, the cabin stood for a long time deserted .and tenantless. Pop- ular opinion was against it. One day a regged Drospector, savage with hard labor and barder Juck, came to the camp, looking for a place to live and a chance to'prospect. ‘After the boys Liad taken his weasure, they concluded that he'd already tackled so much in the wiyof difficulties that a zhost more o less wouldn't be of much account. So they seat him ta the haunted cabin. He hod a bie yellow dog with him, about as ugly and as savage as himself. and the boys sort o' congratulated_themselves; from a practical view point, thatwhile they were giving the old ruffian o shelter, they were helping in the cause ‘of Christianity sgainst ghosts and goblins. They had little faith in theold man, but went their whole pile on that dog. That’s ‘where they were mistaken. y ““The house stood almost 300 feet from the Dearest caye, and on dark nights,velng in a hol- 10w, was a5 loely as if it had been ou the top of sShasta. If you ever siw the spot when there Wwas just moon enough to bring out the little surrounding clumps of chapparal until thoy looked like' connecting fixures, and make the bits of broken quartz plisten like skulls, you'd begin to understand how biz a contract that man and that yellow dog undertook. *“*They went into possession that afternoon, and old Hard Times set out to cook his sup- per. When it ‘was over he sat down by the crabers and it his pipe, the yellow dog Iying at his feet. Suddenly ‘Rap! rap!’ comes from the door. ¢Come fn,” says the man, grufly, * Rap!” awain. ¢ Come in and be 3—d ‘to yon.’ says the man, wLo has uo idea of getting up to open the door. But no one responded, and the next moment smash goes the only sound pane in the only window. " Sceing this, old Hard Times et up. with the devil fn his eye aid a revolver n his hend, followed by the yellow dog with oyery topth showing, and swivgs open the door. No one therc! But as the inau opened the door, that yellow dog, that bad been so ehipper before, suqaem{) begins to crouch and step backward, step by step, trembling and shiver- ing, and at Iast erouches down fn the chimney, without even so much as looking at his master, The man slams the door shut again, bat there comes another smash. This time it seems to come from nside the cabin, and it {sn’t until the man looks around and sees everything quiet that le gets up, without speaking, and makes a dash for the door, and tears round outside the ‘cabin like mad, but finds nothing but eilence aud darkness. Then he comes Dack swearing and calls the dog. But that great vellow dog that the boys would have staked all their money on, is crouching under the bunk, and has to be drageed ont like a coon from a hollow tree, and lies there, bis eyes starting from their sockets; every limb and muscle quivering with fear, and his very hair drawn up in_bristling rigges. The men calls him tothe door. He drags himself a few steps, stops, saiffs, and refuses to go further. The man ealls him again with an oath und a threat. Then, what does that yvellow dog do? He crawls edeewise to- ward the door, crouching himself against the buak till he's flatter than a kaife blade; then, half way, he stops. ‘Then that d—a yellow dog Degius 10 walk singerly—lifting each Toot up in the air, one alter the other, still trembling in every limb, Then he stops again. Then he crouches. 'Then he grives one little shuddering leap—not straight forward, but up—clearing the floor about six inches, as if—-" “Qver something”—interrupted the Judge, hastily, liftin himsclf on his elbow. The Doctor stopped instantly. ** Juan,” ba said coolly, to one of the Mexican packers,* quit foolin’ with that riata. You'll have that stake out and that mule loose in another minute. Come over this way " The Mexican turned a scared, white face to the Doctor, muttcring something, and let go the deer-skin hide. We “all up-raised our voices with one accord, the Judge most penitently and apolovetically, and imglared*tue Dactor to zo on. “I'll shoot the first man who interrupts you azain,” udded Thornton, persuasively. But the Doctor, with his Lauds languidly un- der his bead, bad lost his interest. *’Well, the dog rau off to the hifls, and neither the threats nor eajoleries of hismaster could ever make him enter the cabin aeuin. The pext day the man left the cammp, What time is it? Getting on to sundown, atw’t {t? Keep off my lez, will you, you d—d Greaser, and stop tumbling round thegg! Lie down.” Biit we koew that the Doctér had not com- etely finished his story, and we waited patient- «y for the conclusion. "Meunwhile the old, gray stlence of the Woods again asserted itself—but shadows were now bezinning to gather in the heavy beams of the roof above, and the dim aisles secmed to be narrowing and closing jn around us. Presently the Doctor recommeuced lazily, as if no interruptiun had occurred. *+ As 1 sald before, I never put mnch faith in that story, and sbouldn’t have toid it, but for a rather curious expericnce of my own. It was in the spring of '62, and I was onie of a party of four, comiug up from O'Neill’s, when we bad been snowed up. It was swiul weather; the snow had changed to sleet and rain after we crossed the divide, and - the water was out everywhere; every ditch was a .creek, every creek a river. Wehad lost two horses on the ‘Trath Fork, we were dead beat, off the trail and sloshing round, with night coming oo; and the Ievel bafl like shot in our faces. Thiugs were looking bleak and scary when, riding a little ahead of the party, I saw a light twinkling in a Lollow beyond. My lorse was still fresh, and, calling out “to the boys to follow me and bear for the light, I struck out fur it. Inanother moment [ was before a little cabin that half- burrowed in the black chapparal. I dismounted and rapped at the door. ‘There was no response. Itben tried to foree the door, but it was fasten- ©od sceurely from within. 1 was all the more surprised when one of the boys, Who bad o taken me, told me that he had just scen through a window ‘n man_ reading by the fire. Indignant at this inhospitality, we both made a resolute onset against the door, at the same titne raising our angry voices to a yell. Sud- denly there was a quick response, the hurried withdrawing of a bolt, and the door obened. “The ovcupant was a short, thickset man, with a pale, careworn face, whose prevailing ex- pression was one ot gentle good humor, and patieut suffering. When we entered, he asked us hastily why we had not ‘sung out’ before. w“iBugwe knocked”” 1 said, impatiently, ‘and almost drove your door ip.” 4+ That's nothing,’ he said, patfently. ‘I'm used to that. ] Jooked again at the man’s patient, fateful face, an‘l then around the cavin. o an instant the whole situation rasbed before me. ©Are we not near Cave Gity?' I asked. “¢Yes, hereplicd, *it's just below. You must have passed it in the storm.’ ¥ «ilsee.’ Iagainlooked aroudd the cabin. ¢1sn’t this what they call the baunted house?” ¢ He looked at me curiously. ¢It is,’ he said, simply. *“You can imagine my delight! Here was an opportunity to test the whole story—to work down to the bed-rock, and see how if would pan out! We were too maoy and too well armed to fear tricks or daoger from outsiders. If—as one theory bad been held—the disturbance was kept up by a band of concealed marauders or road sgents, whose purpose was to preserve their haunts from intrusion, we'were quite able to pay them back iu kind for any assault. 1 necd Dot say that the boys were delighted with this prospect when the act was revealed to them. ‘Ihe only ome doubtful or apathetic spirit there was our host, who quietly resumed his seat aud his book, with his old expression of patient martyrdom. It would have beeu easy for me to have drawn him out, bus I feit that T did not want to corroborate anybody else’s ex- perience; only to record my own. And [ thonght it better to keep the boys from any predisposing terrors. 5 “ We ate our supper, and then sat, patiently and expectant, around the fire. An hourslipped away, but no disturbance; auother hour passed as monotonously. Our host read his book: only »the dash of hail against the roof broke the si- lence. But—" The Doctor stopped. Since the Iast interrup- tion, I noticed he had chauged the casy, slangy style of his story to a more perfect, artistic, and even studied manner. He dropped now sudden- Iy into his old colloquial specch, snd quictly gaid: * If you don’t quit stumbling over those rialas, Juan, Tl hobble yoii. . Come here, then; lie qown, will you? - We all turned fiercely on the cause of this second danzerousinterruntion, but asiaht of the poor fellow’s pale and frightened face withheld our vindictive tongues. And the Doctor, hap- pily, of his own accord went on: v But I had forgotten that it was no easy mat- ter to keep these high-spirited boys, bent on 4 row, in duceat subjection, aud alter the third hour passed without a supernataral exhibition, 1 observed, from certain winks and whispers, that they were determined to get up indications of thelrown. In o few moments violent rap- pings were heard from all parts ot the cabing large stones (adroitly thrown up the chimney) fell with o heavy thud on the roof. Strange ans aud ominous vells seemed to come from the outside (where the interstices between the logs were wide enough). Yet, through all this uprosr, our host sat still and_patient, with no sien of Indignation or reproach ugon his zoud- bumored but haggard festurcs. Pefore long it became evident that this exhibition was exclu- sively tor his benefit. Under the thin disguise of asking him to assist them In discovering the disturbers oulside the cabin, those fpside took advantaze of his absence to turn the cabin topsey turvey. “tYon gee what the Epirits have done,old man,’ sald the arch leader of this’ mischief. 'Tnef’ve upset that there flour barrel while we 'wasn’t looking, and then kicked over the water- jug and spilled al the water!? : “Thefnlh:pt man Jifted his heag ana looked at the flour-strewn wafls. Then ‘he glanced down at the foor, but drew back witha' slight tremor. “tT¢ gin't water!” he said quietly. ¢ \What ig it, then?” *¢1t% BLOOD! Look! g ‘“The nearest man gave a sudden start and sank back white as a sheet. fore the door, wheré thé old irian had scen the dor hesitate and lift his feet—there! there! gentlemen—tpon ‘my. honor, slowlys widened and broadened a dark red poof of human blopd ! Stop him! Quick! Stop him, 1 say!" There was a blinding flash, that lit up the dark woods, and a sharp report. When we reached the Doctor’s side he was holdine the smoking pistol, just discharded, in one hand, while with the other.he was noiuting to the rap- idly disappearing figure of. Juan, qur Mexsican vagqaero! s “)Missed bim! by G—d!V said the Doctor. “But did you hear him? Did you sce bis lurid face as -he-rose up at the name of ‘bloodt Did you see his gullty conscience in his facet Eh? W;:y don’t you speak? \What are you staring a1} +Was it the murdered man’s ghost, Doctor?™ we all panted in'one quick breath. “Ghost be d—d! N But fo that Mexican vaquero—that cursed Juan Ramirez!—I sawaona shot at his wurderer!” BRET HARTE. THE GAME OF CHESS CHIESS DIRECTORY. Cuicaco Cugss CLun—Nos. 63 and 65 Wash- tugton street. Curcado Crrzss AssoctarioN—~THansen & Welch's, 150 Dearborn street, opposite TrisuNe Brilding. Chess players meet duily at the Tremont Honse (Exchange), the Sherman House'(Basement), and 4t 425 West Madison streot, corner of Elizabeth. All communieationa intended forths department mé;m be addressed to Tuz TrIBCNE, and indorsed **Chess.” 5 A s - ENIGMA 119, First Prize in Dandury News Tourney. BY UE. €. A. GILLERG, NEW TOLK. White. E Black, Kiog st Q Kt sqnare Kingay K fourth Queen at K Kt fourth Risnop at Q G cighth Bishop ac K sfxth Pawn ot I second EKnight at Pawn'at Q sixth Tawnac Qsixth - & White to play and mate in threo moves. PROBLEM NO. 119, BY NB. C. A. FERRY, CHICAGO. Black. s G Gt Vit ,//,////,,.,/fi’,/m el White to play and mate in threo moves. SOLUTION TO ENIGMA NO. 117, Black. 310 1 KT KtoQ4 *,% Correct eolution to Enigma No, 117 reccived from V. If. Ovington, C. A. Perry, 0. R, Benja min, E. R. Barnnam, E. Barbe, and C, W. Clark, city: Keithsburz Chess Clab; R. M. Congar and C.’H. Day, Mancheter, fa. . PROBLEM XNO. 117. The intended solation te Problem No. 117 is aa fellows: . P o l‘ takes Kt 1ftakes L P ates accordingly . Burnham, however, points out a defense which effectuzlly demolishes this solution, viz.: 2..QtoK B6. THE LOWENTHAL PRODLEM TOURNEY. 1. Competition opea to the world. 2. Problems to bo original, direct mates, and in o, three, or fonr moves, 3. Each competitor to eend three problems on dlagrame, with ful! solutions, aud inclosed inan envelope bearing distingulshing motto. 4. 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Witha view to prescrving the oest problems composed from time to time, and also of Rmals mating the several national problem 2sscciations recently orpanized, 1t is proposed to form a socie- ty,consisting of English and foccisn problem com- posers, called **The Tnternational Clhess-Problem Association, " its sole object belny to publish every ten years problems selected by the members. 2."To meet theexpenses of publication each con- tributor of twenty-five problem’ would be required to pay £6to the Treasurer, clected by vou charge, in fact, would be at the rate of Sve shil ings's problem’ nnd as many or a3 few may be sent asdesired, The balence, f any, will be returned to cach member at_ the close of ‘the first. year. to- gether with his shate of the proceeds, which would be apportioned at the samo rute every year. 3. There would be three editors, and one Trease urer, elected by vate. 4. "And such editors woald have the power of ad- vertising, publishing, and of rejecting problems in. S 3" Bach editor shall b allowed to fnsert six ex- tra problems without further payment. 6. Those gentlemen, at_home or abrosd, wish- Inz'to join, are reqnested to send thelr nam: M. J. Pierce, Copthill Louse, Bedford, Enstand. # The list of names will be publishied in ths various chess organs when ready.. CHESS IN BUFFALO. The following game was played last week in But- falo between the Kev. Mr. Caltbrop and Mz, H. A. Richmond, President of the Duffalo Chess Clab. Mr. Calthrop, we helieve, was a competitor fn the first American” toufnament, held in New York in 1857 EVARS GAMBIT. White—Mr. Calthrop. Black=Mr. Richmond. WKS ProK4 Lok B3 KtoQ B3 Bwon 1018 PugKte 1 takes wE3 okt 4 Q4 I takes P astics P wakey P 10K S5 Pk 123 ) wRt3 QloR > WKW K1oKes 11, Kt takes P 1 takes I to Qs Qiolm 13.°Q takes B R Ktio k2 18 Ktw Bech Erakes Kt 15..F takes I* PtoQ 18.7P takes Kt Kt tak 17K B0 K sq [ FioQ 18.Q Rt Qsa(d) LB R 19..Ktt0 Q4 Qo 884 TR s 3 (0 10 Ry EwQEL o Kt3ch Kioksq Lol ProB3 0D BioB3 e 210 KK Kt sq takes & takes I} w01 taxes Kt takea Kt o Kt3 wB3 cakes i* 2 2akes P ch 1o Ke2 330K ‘And after a few moves White realyncd. t to K 2 is stronger. ) Bt mcing "Tho fwo Togks for Queen ana (b) 0 izht would be paylng too dear for the whistle. K"(‘l‘:%h(:!‘:n l{ K‘;e:ipcl{ is much better, and would ze- cure at least a araw. Suppose: 2QuoKich i 21.EtoRsq 2nd we can see mothing better for Black than to Tatire tne K to Kt sq; White may then reveat Q to Kt 3 ch, etc, “For there, gentlemen, on tee foor,” just be- | atJeasta picce by 22..1 to Q 3, ete. s to \If Bl. 21..Kt to Kt 3, White wins «