Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 2, 1879, Page 11

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1879—SIXTEEN PAGES n SPORTING. THE TURF. TNE HISTURY OF NOONTIDE. Not long ago thereappeared in these columns some fects concerning the prominent 4-year- _olds of 178, and among those mentioned was the gray ware Noontide, that, at Narragansctt Park, Oct. 25, won 2 hotly-coutested race, trot- tig the fifth heat in 2:25. It was stated that she was bred precisely like Maud 8., being by Harold, out of a mare by Pilot Jo. As there was apparently some doubt as to whether Har- old wss the sire of Noontide,—she having been entered in the Buffalo Park colt. stakes of 1877 35 by Belmont,—inguiries were made concern- jng the matter of Woodburn Farm, Ky., where the mare was bred. A reply from Mr. Brod- bead, Superintendent of the Farm, effectually gottles the question 2s to what horse sired Noontide, and also gives some interesting facts concerning her early history, from which it ap- ears that, like many another distinguished trot< {er, she was thousht very little of in the daysof her youth. Mr. Brodhead writes that the mistake concernivg her breeding was caused by a mis- priot in one of the Woodburn catalogues. Noontide was sold as a yearling in 1875 as by Harold. The party who purchased the mare failed to take her. At the next sale, in June, 157, she was sold 85 2 2-year cld, but, by the misprint above alluded to, appeared in the cata- logue as by Belmont. The error was noticed at the time, but 25 the mare was sold to a negro employed on the farm no'particular pains were taken to rectify it. This negro sold her to an- other colored brother, who in turn disposed of Yer to Stratton and Mellon, of Pennsylvauia, they supposing ber to be by Belmont. The mare was then lost sizht of by Mr.- Brodbead, who forzot about the error concerning her pedi- gree, and supposed when he saw her entered in races 85 a daughter of Belmont that it was cor- yect. One day he bed occasion to examine the * Joaling book to sce what fosls were dropped to Harold in 1855, and found Noontide among the number. He at once wrote to her owners cor- recting the mistake, but until the present time it has received o great publicity. THE 2:18 HORSES. Last Sunday TaE TRIBUNE published a list of all borses_that had trotted in 2:20 or better, together with the heats they had trotted in 2:30 or better. The list included the names of forty- five animals, a fact which shows in the most conclusive inanner the advance made in the de- velopment of speed at the trotting wait during tie past few years. To-day are given short his- tories of all the horses that bave trotted in 2:18 or better. Lady Thorneand Lucy are also in- cluded in the’ list, although their record is 51813 but baving retired from the turf some years ago, it was thought that brief sketches of them would Le of interest: 2:18%{—As Rarus is still the most prominent horse. on the turf, and as his history appeared in Tue TRIBUNE not long since, it is not neces- sary to devote much space to him at this time. He has e best Tevord,—2:13%¢: the best three consecutive beats, 2:15, 2:13%, 3:13%; the fast. est first. sccond, third, and fourth heats, und the fastest mile over a half-mile track. This {5 bistory enough until some other horse writes, . by bis performances, an equaily creditable one on the pages of turl history. 2:14—The history of Goldsmith Maid is so well known to the readers of this paper that auy cxtended repetition of it at this time is unpecessary. She - was sired by Alex Abdallab, a son of Hambletovian, aud foaled 1n 1857, the property of John B. Decker, of Sussex County, N. Y. "She was never fairly broken to harness until in her 7th’ year, when shie was purchased by Mr. Alden Goldsmith for 7 She trotted her firstrace in 1365, securing arecord of 2:36, which was reduced during the following year to 2:30. In 1867 she trotted 2gainst Dexter on the Middletown track, and was easily beaten. She soon afterwards ac- quired a record of 2:243¢ at Middletown, which 'was her best that scason. She then passed into the nands of Budd Doble, and under his Lrain- ing developed the wonderful speed which made Ber for years the empress of the turf, trotting in 2:1%,—a performance which remained unequaled uutti Rarus made the same time at CUlercland last July, and on the foliowing week, at Buffalo, lowered the record to 2:131. Im 1§77 Goldsmith Maid was retired from the turf, and is now at the farm of her owner, Mr. Heory N. Smith, xnear Trenton, N. J. She is in foal to the stallion Gen. Washington, by Gen. Knox, out of Lady TR Hopeturis 2:1#%{—Hopeful’s history is also well known. He has a harness record 0?3:145{. and his threc heats to wagon, in 2:163, 2:17, 2117, are the best on record. Heisa gny glldine, by God- frey’s Patchen, 11 years old, and is owned by A. W. Richmond, of New York. :15—Four vears ago Lula was regarded as the coming borse, but she bas failed to come, Her record of 2:15 was obtained at Rochester in 1873 in & race agninst Goldsmith Maid, it being the oaly time that she defeated a really first. class free-ior-all trotter. At Utica, the fol- lowing week, she was distancea by the Maia, and last fall in this city was shut out of the first heat of the free-for-all race, won by Bonesetrer in 2:20. Lula was_sired by Alex Norwman, out of a mare by imp. Hooton, and in ‘her earlier years trotted under the pame of Jen- nie Perry. She is owned by Joseph Harker, of New Yorl 2:15%—Although Smuggler bas a record of 2:151{, be was bever considered a first-clars horse to campaign with, as his unsteadiness ren- dered him an easy prey tohorses with less speed Lut more brains. He is by Blanco, out of 2 mare by Herod’s Tuckaboe, and obtained his reputa- tion by beating Goldsmith Maid at Cleveland in 1876,—an operation be was neverabie to repeat. 2:16%—Lucille Golddust, is, as her pame in- &mms oy Golddust, aud out of a mare by Bold Hornet. She has been on the turf sey- eral years, andin 187G obtained a record of 2:10, and was agood sccond to Rarns at Rochester the same scason in 2:17%4, 2:173¢, 2:16. Towards theclose of that scason she went home, and Lus since been bred. She is owoea by Charles S. Green and M. G. Thomp- son, of Utics, N. Y. 2:163¢—One of the most noted mares on the turi in her day was American Girl, by Amos b. m. Clay. Her record was 2:16)¢. She dropped’dead in the first heat of a frec-for-all race at Elmira, X. Y., Scpt. 30, 1675; and the Driving Park Association bas erected a suitable monument on the spot to her memory. 2:165{—Occident i3 a brown gelding, owned by ex-Gov. Stanford, of Califoruia, aud basa record of 2:16%. obrained in a race acainst time. He has not taken partin a great many races, endin those where he appeared was not very successful, 2:17—One of the most sensational horses on 1be turf, and one wnose death occurred when heseemedto be on the threshold of a most Urilliant carcer, was Gloster, a bay gelding by Yoluuteer. In 1574 be obtained a record of 2:17,and diea the tollowing wiater in Californis, whither he had been raken by Budd Doble. 2:173{—Dexter s now 21 years old, and prob- ably has & more extended reputation than any horse ever on the American turf. This is due agreat measure to the fact that he was the first ‘horse to_trot better than2:19, and his 215 at Buffalo in 1867 was & revelation_to lurfmen. Dexter was bred by Jonathan BIWI{EHI. of Orange County, N. Y., and foaled i0 1838, being by Hambletonian, out of & mare br Amenican Star. At years of age he was Durchased by Mr. George B, Alley for $400. As 3 Svearoid he passed ioto the hands of Woodruff, and with little train- Ing showed a mile in 2:31%. His c;! public appearauce was at thé Fashivn ourse, May 4,164, woere he beat Stonewall ,l.flwn, Gen! Graot, and Lady Colhus An Djury to oue of his knees, shortly after this, aused kis retirement until the fatl of 1564 Fhen, after tnree weeks work, he was given a “m{m 2334, Dexter’s notable performance L’;lhfil Wwaslus deteat of Stonewall Jackson, ree-mile heats, unger saddle, over the Union urse. Jackson won the first heag in 8:02; xierthenext two in $:05, $:09%. Shortlyaiter B be was baciced to beat 2:19, and won easily, ;Mupz the first heat in 2:18%7, under saddle. D 15060 he was sold to Georee Lrussell and A. Jag SAWcett, of Chicago, for §14,000, and the st time Hiram Wooarafl drove hiin was shortly ]lltu this sale, when Dbe beat Gen. Bui- ¥y nd Commodore Vanderbit, over the $i2sbion Course, {or a §2,000 purse. Budd Doble 0 Look charge of the horse, and Went ou an gxhibition tour with Calilornia Patchen. His st aupearance at Chicago was in 1566, when-he Deat Pacchen with ease. This year Dexter won Bionty-tive harness races and Jost ope. Gen. utler algo beat him under saddle. In 1867 he trotted and won several races agaiust the best 0rses in the couutry, and at Boston, July 30, e tlzrg\vn Georye and running matein 2:313, alfl. 2213, Shortly afterwards he was par- sed for $33,000 Ly Robert Bouner, in wlose Possession Le still remains., ed.:ls-m:d Cloud’s record of 2:18 was obtain- b at Buffalo in 1874, where, Aug. 9, he defeated umm& Gloster, Nettie, St. James, and Seusa- iun in 2:203¢, 2:1927, 2:18, 2:18%, 2:21, Camors Sioafog the tirst two Leats. I the third hest of l!.hh race Red Cloud went from the quarter- Pg le to the half in 303{ seconds, or at tie’ rate S 2:03 for a mile. {187 he went home, and since been of no account, He is, owned by - S. Wade, of South Bend, Ind., and is by the Nekie, roe %?‘gender'd 1 John cord 2:18, was develo by Jol Tumer, who also bronght out Hmp:g and other L &°0d ones. Being inclined to pace, it was nec- \ essary to use weizhts with Nettic, and, although she did well with them, there is little doubt that they were too much of 3 burden for such asmall marc. For the last three years she hus Rot been considered a sood one n_her class. $he is by Hambletonfan. and owned by Frank Ellis, Esa., of Philadelohia. Judge Fullerton is a chesinut gelding, by Ed- ward Everett, and is a horse of wonderful speed for half a mile. He is well koown to the Present generation of turf frequenters, and since 1876 has peen in California. The history of Great Eastern appeared re- cently in those columns. He is by Walkill Clitel, a son of Hamoletonian, out_of a mare by imp. Consternation, and has a saddle record of 2:15%, which is Ul:e best at that way of going. Edwin Forrest's performances last vear were 50 phenomenal that the public is familiar with them. His record of 2:1S was obtained in the first heat of the 2:24 race at Utica, Edward sub- sequently winning the race. 2:18)¢—Lady Thorne was foaled in 1856, the roperty of Levi T. Rodes, of Lexineton, Ky. Lie was by Mambrino Chicf, out of a mare b the thoroughbred horse Gano. As a 8-year-ols she started in a race at Lexington, being at that time called Maid of Ashtand, In 1863 she was sold toC. P. Reef, of Philadelphia, and during the succeeding two years was driven by Sam McLaugblin, and develoved creat speed. From 1his time until 1570 ehe trotted and won a large number of races against the best horses intthe countrv. 1In 1570 she passed into the hinds of Dan Mace, and during the sorinz of that_yeaé showed trials that far outstripped any of her previous performances. She won the three races in which ehe took part, but while being ‘put on the cars at Rochester met with au acci- dent which permanently disabled ber. At this time she was undoubtedly the vest horse o the turf, haviog beaten Goldsmith Maid every time they met. She was bred for several scasons at the Fashion Farm, and died there in 1870, Lucy is a bay mare, foaled In 1835: got by George M. Patchen, out of s mare by May Dar, ason of the race-horse tlenry. Her b is 2: 18, made at Buffalo, Aug. 9, 1312, when , Goldsmith Maig, she defeated American Girl and Henry in a race of four heats, American Girl winning the cecond. Time, 2: 1837, 2: 174 2:193¢, 2:22. During the greater part of her turl” career Lucy trotted in exibition races against Goldsmith Maid, and consequently the retord does not show. her to be the great mare 8he was. She was retired from- the turt in 1873, and has since been used gs a brood mare, TRACK TALE. " Charlic Green_has purchased a controlling fa- terest in Great Eastern. It has been decided to hold the Breeders Meeting next fall at Prospect Park. James Clark, Esa., of Hillsboro, 0., has pur- chased for road use the trotter Dan Howell, record 2:234. The black gelding John Hall, record 2:25, has heen sold by Jacobs, of Lincoln, Neb., 1o Jacob Springsteen, of Albany, N. Y., for $1,700. The first meeting of the recently-organized Pacific Blood-Horse Association will take place May 10, 14, and 17. An attractive programme has been prepared. An offer of $5,000 for a two-thirds interest in the 3-vear-old col: Steinway, that as a Sycar-old obtaied a record of 2:313¢ n a third heat, has been made and refused. New Jersey, a son of Georze M. Patchen, afed at Carroliton, 11L., last week, azed 24 vears. He was the sire of Grace Bertram and other well-knowa trotters. Marshall Chief, the sire of Doc 'Lewis, Rat- tler, and other trotters of note, died recentiy on a backwoods farm near Union City, Mich:, of old agze and neglcct. James Gordon Bennett fs said to have re- cently purchased three horses of Lord Roseberry for $30,000. They are intended as the nuclous of an extensive racing establishment in this couniry. T. J. Nicholls’ stable, consisting of Day Star, Montreal, Victim, Maximilian, ILeon, Tipsy, and Wellington, has reached Nashville in charge of Leroy Paul, and will be at onee put in training. Thirteen Shetland ponies _were recently re- ceived from Europe by Mr. Isaze Dablman, of New York City. ‘They were purchased fcr him by Heory Shalein, formerly a well-knowa horse- desler of this city. Ashwood, a 3-year-old colt by Blackwood, Jr., fell on the ice recently near Nashville, and broke his neck. 'The youngster was speedy,’ and had been mominsted in the stakes of the Kentucky "Trotting Horse-Breeders’ Association for next year. Mr. L. E. Simmons, one of the best-known horsemen in the country, and whose stable has contained such good ¢nes as Kausas Chief, Bella, und James Howell, Jr., was_married last {'cdfi to Miss Saidee Madelaiue Jackson, of New ork. ‘The yearling colt Vocher, by Woodford Mam- brino, out of Vassar, by Belwont, has been pur- chased by Messrs. Purl & Latta, of Gosnen, ind. Helisoneof the best bred youngsters in the country, and is cntered in the Trotting Budget for foals of 1577. i Mr. D. Johnson, who' drove Doc Lewis Jast season. and at its close sold bim to Mir. Vander- bilt, passed throush the city yesterday from Michigan, whither he had been to get the chest- nut mare Betsey Anp, which he recently pur- ch She is young, fast, and has a record of 2:85. Mr. Charles Backman has had manufactured a costly and clezant cup, appropriately inscribed, which will be presented” to ex-Gov. Stanford, of California, owuer of Elaine, who is credited with the best 3'and 4-year-oid records—2:35,2:2417 Elaine was bred by Mr. Backman, and purchased by Jr. Stanford two years ago. As the Turs kindly calls upon this paper for further corrections in regard to the 2:30 list, the suggestion is made that Croxie’s - record is 2:19 instead of 2:18. The Tury is also in- formed that the chestout zelding Modoc, rec- ord 2:25, whose obituary appeared in tha: paper last week, is alive and well at the home of his owner, Mount Pleasaut, Ia. Col. Conley and Budd Doble returned from their trio to New York last Friday, and reporfed themselves as having had a pleasant time. Duriog the trip Doble paid a visit to Goldsmith Maid, at the Fashion Stud Farm, Trenton, N. J., and found the old mare to be in foal to Gen. Washington. Mr. Doble brousht back with him the well-known Doston driver, James Daustin, who will assist ip the management of Budd’s stable. An unknown party—presumably Mr. Vander- bilt—is out with a challenge to trot a pair of his horses now driven together on the road against any team in the country filling the same condi- tions, for $30,000 a side, the race to take place June 14, 1879, over some Natioual Association track within 150 miles of New York Ci fert of $25,000-a side to be deposited it Spirit of the Times, and that paper to be the final stakeholder. The 4-year-old stallion Pliny, by Menelaus, recently sold by partics in this city to go to Ireland, is reported vy his owner, Mr. P. Mc- Glew, to have developed an amount of specd that astonishics the natives of the Green Isle. His sire, Meneclaus, was somewhat neglected in his earlicr years, but is Low well thought of, as nearly all” his colts are trotters. Mr. A. “Doughty, of the Webster avenue stablss, has a 4-vear-old—Romeo—that promises to be what Dan Mace calls “a corn-cracker.” The recent success of the prozeny of Harold, among whom Maud S., Noontide, and Childe Harold are the most prominent, brings to mina the fact that a full sister to the last-named horse is owned by Col. 3. B. Sherer, of this vity. She is a chestuut filly, foaled iu 1877, and ‘es in the name of Parthene. Consuela, a full r to Childe Harold aud Parthene, has a ree- ord of 2:34}%. Childeis now in England, and idst August wou the International bhandicap stakes, Uivo-mile heats, in 5:03, 5:04, 5:11. Attention has heretofore been” ealled'in these columns to the Alassachusetts law prohibiting the sale of pools in that State, and its disastrous effect on turf interests. The Judiciary Commt- tee of the Legisiature now has the matter un- ter consideration, and has beard the statements of prominent turfmen and horse-owners regard- img it. They are unamimous io the opinion that nothing but te repeal of the obnuxious siatute can rewmedy the evil that now exists, and restore the turf to a condition of prosperity. The Italian papers contain full accounts of a Jong ride performed by nine oflicers of & cavalry regiment stationed at Milan. Starting from that city, they rode” to Bermamo and Rorato, where thicy spent the night. Upon the second day they were to_ride from Rorato to Verona; upon the third from Verova to Mantua and Modens; upon the fourth from Modena to Parma and Piacenza; and on the fifih they were to re- turn to Milan by the way of Paria.” Only three of the officers succeeded fucompleting the whole distance, having ridden 310 miles in 103 hours. ‘fhe horses which they rode were ordinary chargers of no particular breed, which had not been epecially trained for the journey, the ob- jeet of the expedition beinz to see what could be done in a cuse of emerzency. ‘There is a fecling among somefhorsemen that Proteine chould be barred in_the free-for-all class next season, aloug with Rarus and Hope- ful. Nobody who. saw. this mare trot at the mecting bere lasy fall wonders at the wish. Of her speed there is no question, but with strict Jjudging sbe would generally be distanced in the first heat for running. A more rank, uosteady, and generally 2onoying animal never started in a race. The idea ‘of inflicting her disastrous presence on such horses as Rarus and Hopeful is absurd. They are both fast and steady scor- ers, and, to compel them to waste half the after- noon and tire themselves out in a vain endeavor to get Proteine to the wire on a trot, would be unjust. What Protefue should have is a class ail to herself, and it should be advertised usa combined running and trotting race. For the bencfit of the Cincinnati Commercial, it may be fald that the shect published in this city that 18 making war on President Edwards, of the Natfonal Association, is neither patronized nor read by horsemen of the better class. None of the so-called sporting joarnals of this city amount to a row of pins. ‘The roan mare Nancy Hackett, that obtained arecord of 2:20 at Utica last year, and injured her hip so severely that_she was distanced, has since then been kept at the Utica track, it being impossible to ship her home. Not long siuce, having so far recovered as to be able to walk, she became playful while being led by a zroom, and again sprained the sore litab. It will now be fmpossible to move her before spring. QUESTIONS ANSWERED. E. J. W.—What is Rarus' fasteat time to wagon? Also Hoveful's and_Judge Fullerton’s? Ansiwer— Rarus hasno record to wazon. Llopeful's record &t bt way of going is 2110, and Fullerion's BASE-BALL, A DASE-BALL ROMANCE. Prfladeinma Record. Tn the bulk window of a Chestnut street auc- tion-house is exposed a misgnificent mabogany mace, tioped with elaborately-worked sifver. Lor over an hour a very seedy individual, with red bair and & broken nose, lingered about the window with such s mysterious manner os to leaa the oflicer on the corner to believe that his intentions were not gooa, so be * took him in ™ on general principles. When the officer related to the Court his grounds for the arrest, and finging them not tenable, the Magistrate quizzed the prisoner as to who and what he was. “ What were you doing there?” queried the Court. * Nothing, Jedge; simply admiring and medi- tating.” “ Admiring what?? “That bat, Jedge, the beautiful base-ball bat.” “ You are cvidently an admirer of the game of base-ball,” interposed the Court. “No more, *Squire. Wasonce. I'm a mar- tyr, 1am. P'mno zood any more. It's wone down now, has the game. How 1 could scoop in a fly-scrapert Shy thet inkstand at me, Jedgze. Toss her sharp. Bounce her now. Hot, me boy, an’ £’l] show yer how to stop ’er. No, they won’t have me no more; 'm played, they say. Gimme sometbing. Bu'st off that table- lez and gimme a smack at that inkstand. Fire Ler this way bot, and it I don’tshow yera homer yer can send me down for good. Ten years ago I was a biz crab on the field; short-stop, you know. All broke up mnow. Couldn’t get a job now scraping the stick. 1 could skin over the bases like greased lightning runs. Throw open that door onmce. Just hold ber open two mmutes, and see me get up and git. But, Ireckon, I'm no account now'days, though.” “You dou’t look as though you'd bring o prize,” put i the Court. *Not for beauty, no. But for scars, Jedge; for scars 1m princ coeese; head of the heap. Tm u martyr, I am, but nobody would guess it “ A martyr to what?” said the Court. “To sky-scrapers, Jedge; daisy-cutters— homers, yer know. Taking ’em hot, right off the tip of the hat. Oh, yes, I'm a martyr. Do you see that hand?” and he exposed a palm ahout as broad as a deal-table, with five borri- bly-damaged fingers sticking from its edges, “Them tells the tale. All of them bu’sted time and again. Had ’m druvin clear up to the second j'int, and pulled out with tweezers dozens of times. Every finzer broke in six places; live times six, thirty; thirty breaks on the right hand, thirty bwsted on the left. Twice thirty, sixty; five twelves, sixty. I dozen broken fingers in the cause, and ain’t worth'a continental. Pulled in for gazing aud meaitating on a prize bat. This is too hard?” It is indeed bard,” said the Court. “ Do you see thut smelling apparatus on my countenaace! Looks as° though it was too bi for the face, don’tit! I sacrificed her. Once it was the beautifullest nose as cver your eyes sot on, but a ball took heron the fiy, with threc | But 'm no good. Oh! no, 1don’t understand the gawe. Can't even gazeon o prize bat, or meditawe, but am run in. All right, Jedge. Sock ’er to me. Send it bot. T'm on the home-run, and you might ss well ‘put me out:”* He was put out in the street, and was lieard to say, as be went throuwh the door, that he kuew he would be called upon to dic for the cause some time, to save it from disgrace. NOTES OF THE GAME. Burdock, second baseman of tne Bostons, lost a2-year-old son recently by diphther:a. There is talk of formiog a w England League, composed of amateur club: Thayer, well known as the catcher and Cap- taip of the Harvards, suys he has goue out of the business for good. Coraeraz, of the Sprinefields, and Welch, of the Holsokes, are_practicing vitching together au Willizwsburg, L. 1. The New Bedfords will probably start on their Californiatrip about the 1st of March. They will ot enter for the International champion- sifip thif year. Murtrie’s recent victory In a long-distance walk is:producing its results. Brown, of the Providegce Club, bas challenged him to & twen- ty-five-gile spurt. g Fereifon is reported to be figuring for the Presidenjcy of the International Association. This is thoderately cheeky for a nan who was in the League last season. fingers. l’ctli*! Indiapapolis, is still talking of or- ganizing a New York pine. The admission of the Troy Club, however, effectually disposes of any more nines entering the League. Bradlev is to Captain the Troy Club. George Washington will be warmly welcomed in this ¢ity, where be made many fricuds auring his connection with the White Stockings. There 1s a talk of organizinz a_club at Tole- do, Oio, with Gifford, of the old Red Stockings, as manager. ‘Uhe Toledo Strect-Railway Cour. pany will provide inclosed grounds for the Club 1ree of expense. Hollinger, who ran the Cleveland Club Iast vear, recently visited Detroit for the purpose of ascertaining the fecling in that city relative to the establishment of a nine. He has several men under contract for next season, and is look- iug around for a place to locate them. A correspondent at Syracuse, N. Y., writes as follows: ‘Since the Stars have been admit- ted iuto the League, the Directors of that, or- ganization, delizhted with the work accomplished by Messrs. White und Towusend at the recent meeting, have been very busy arranging the necessary preliminaries as far a5 possible for the approaching campaign. New grounds are to be seiected, new uniforms, consisting of white Cantou tlaonel suits, with browu trinmings, with the word **Syracuse” (vrobavly) worked on the Dbreast, caps to matceh, and hose of real brown, will be used. and nothing, either in appearance or discipline, wilt be wanting to make the Syracusc Stars second to nove in the arena, ‘The playiug nine, as far as can be ascertained, will be substantially as follows: Dorean, c.; M Cormick, 24 b.; Ricimond, s ansell, . 1. Farcell, e. 1. and change catcher: Kelly, r. “This nine, it Will be readils seen, is a most {ormidable one, and the Syracuse people expresa the utmost confidence in their ability.” COCKING. A MAIN LAST NIGHT. There was a cocking-main in Chicago Tast evening, and although the utmost pains were taken to guard against the locality, they failed, so far as 'I'ne TRIBUNE was concerncd. The affair was gotten up by several of * the boys on the Board of Trade, who communicated the place of meeting to their friends under a pledge of the most solemn secrecy. The resuit of all the whispering was that last evening about sixty of Chicago’s best known citizens gathered in the basement of a building in the heart of the city, and witness- ed six as {ine battles as the most euthusiastic lover of the sport could wish. The birds were furnished by a well-known breeder of tins city, aund were fought under the manipulation of two experienced heelers and haundlers. Noue of the bvattles were worthy of special mention (al- though all were good), except the second and last. In the first-mentioned the contestants were a black-red und a gray, each weighing 4.6. In the third round the gray was_coupled, but he struzgled gamely on until twenty minutes had passed, finally succumbing o a neck blow. The last fizut was beiween a couple of dark-reds, and although one of them had a ez broken early in the battie, be refused to be killed, and finally, rather than see S0 gamea bird sacrificed, his backers gave up their money. The whole affair passed off in the pleasantest Ftfisigle fmuner' and more of the same sort are alked of. SUNDRY SPORTS. THE TRIGGER. Capt. A. H. Bogardus, champion glass-ball and wing shot of the world, has arranged for two davs’ sport at glass-ball shooting next Fri- day and Saturday at the Exposition Building, Friday afternoon, commencing at 2 o’clock, there will be s sweepstakes, open to amateurs ouly, for a purse of $100in gold, the contest- onts to shoot st twenty gloss balls each. Entrance $5, aod purse to be prorated it it does nmot fill. Friday evening at 8 o'dock will | occur a match for $200 between_ Master Bogardus, aged 14 vears, and George Buzzard, of Central Illi- nols, to shoot at fifty glass balls each, both to use the same gun. Safurday afternoon there will be a sweepstake, $2.50 entrance, and in the evening Capt. Bogardus and Abe Kleinman will shoot off their tie match made at New York City, Jan. 9. Boeardus gives Kleinman fifty broken balls in 250. Borardus fs to shoot at the first fifty balls single, and then both are to shoot at 100 pairs of balls each, both traps to be sprung at the same time. At the close of the match Capt. Bogardus and his son will give an exhibi- tion of faney shooting. ‘The first annual prize _shooting-match by the companies of the First Reziment occurred last evening at the regimental Armory ou Jackson strees, between Wabash and Michigan avenues. The prize isan claborate silver cup presented by Messrs. Hamilton, Shouards & Co., to be c tested for by a ‘‘team cousisting of ten men from each comg:lr'l;‘ The arm used is the repulation Springticld rifie with an auxil- ilary barrel, making the weapon twenty-two cal- ibre; the distance thirty-five yards, éach com- pauy firine 100 shots, the possible score 500, and the company winning the prize three times to be entitled to its permanent possession. The prize this year was awarded to Company “ A,» as the subjoined ageregate score will attest: Company C, Company D, Company E it Company F, 358 out of a possibl Company G, 345 out of a pussible Company II, 317 out of a possible Company I, 354 out of a possible Company K, 348 out of a possible 500, Fiecld and statf, 281 out of a possible 509. The shoottng all through Is safd to haye been excellent, much betteras a whole than any done last year. The reziment are improving by daily practice, and when warm weather is substituted for the present inclement scason, the contests will be transferred to the upen air, and the dis- tance increased 10 200 yards. The Audubon Club medai, formerly held_by Tom Stagg, and shot for by the Club last Fri- day, was won by C. E. Felton. BILLIARDS, Yesterday closed the second week of the bill- iard tournament, leaving Schaefer still in the lead, with Slosson and Sexton close after him. The first mentioned player has not Jost a game, while Slosson und Sexton are each credited with one defcat. The summary thus far is as follows: TECAPITULATION. Highest Dent - Ton. Last, ‘uns. aterage. [ 376 46 s 1w 13 2 82 14 . 2 370 30 Gallag) 118 iy Helser. 5 158 Sexton .. 1 214 49 Slosson. 1dn 50 BOWLING. Two well-known local “bowlers " have ar- ranzed a mateh for §250 a side. The game is teu-pivs, and will come off Monday cvening, Feb. 10, at Hogan's alleys, No. 131 Clark street. = Lt ILLS OF THE POCRER CLASS. To the Editor of The Tridune, New York, Jan. 28.—At this moment, as much 80 as at any other period in the history of man, the truth of the New Testament words is before us: * Ye shall always have the poor with ye.” Not aloue in the British Isles, but all over Centrat Europe, and even here in the United Statesof America,poverty hauntsthe land andinfests our cities, until, to the minds of think- ing people, great cities have beeoine great plasue- FDOtS, great centres of crime and suffering; not what preat citics should be,~the centres whence should rudiate all that conduces to enable man 1o make the human family great, wise, and prosperous. The antagonism of capital and fabor appear to be ouc source of the present suffering of the working classes. Another great evil of the day is the actual dishonesty of those in places of trust. * So ereat and widespread is this Iatter evil that now.to be faithful and efficient is simply to 'be singular, To be dishonest, 2 man necd not be a thief. There are many ways of being dishonest, and one of those now erown to be aa epidemic of crime is that of want of fidelity to the trust re- posed iv us. The broker who swindles you and the friend who betrays you arc both smart, pro- vided they make mouey at your cost, and with- out trouble to themselves. “How does this bear on the distress of the working classes? In this Confidence is sbaken. Capitalists on to what they have left, _soouer than risk anything in business, the Lady Bountifuls, together with their Lords, apoease their consciences by the outlet of charities, and soup-kitchens, and relief funds, ol ous of the fact that the moment a working man or womau condescends tobe s pauper and toexist on the charity of others, be or sbe has descended in the social scale; and it is well if the door of the almshouse does not lead to the cell of the criminal. Longfellow uttered the truth when he wrote: Were haif the money epent on campsand courts Given to reclaim mankind fron. error, There were no need of arscnals ur forts, So, if ouly a small portion of the money now plundered or squandered, or, suill worse, given in degrading alins, were spent judiciously fu the cause of public good, we should bave Tewer cries of suffering, and smaller records of crime to hear of, at the close of every vear. What is needed at this moment for the amelioration of the condition of the working classes is to aid them toroagh their own indus- try to fmprove their modesof life, Building societies on a sound basis, caretully and eco- nomically managed; colonization schemes, planued :nd carried out in the interests of the colonists; und co-operative stores,—all these are needed to make the peunies of the poor man fo just as far as possible. In the causc of those who now suffer from the hardness of the times, not more than in the cause of those subject to the depredations of the criniinal classes, it is urzent oo capitalists to go hand in nand with honest Jabor. From $1,000 to $:,000 will open a co-operative store; from $300 to 8500 will start a man aud his family on a West- erc furm. The capital invested is safe, if only the euterprises are honestly congucted. But unforcunately the rich know little of the suf- feripes of the poor; their sole rewedy for pov- erty is almsgiving, and pauperization its result. What we need at this moment of widespread suffering, when the foundations of society ure Lhreateocd {roin many sources, is 1o look the evil noldiy in the face, then honestly and ably o aid those who are anxious to aid themselves. To-day millions of acres in the Western States «nd Lerritories lie idle, held by lund-sharks who call thewselves spectlators,—vampires on so- ciety, who neiiher enjoy the good themseives nor_allow others to taste of it. These same landed proprictors are—or if they are not they ought. to be—the landlords of tencment-rooker- ies,wherc Intant life grows up fmmiliar wich crime, where vouth and middie-aze graduate for the zallows, and where wreiched men and feeble women drag on their miserable days to end in the Potter’s Field. While there is one acre of wild land to be had, those blessed with the means should sce to it that every cffort be put forth to lesscn the numbers of those pent up in citics. And as sume from neces y nusc work in cities, to en- able every industrious fumily to own the house it lives iu, let those houses be adjacent to, but not within, the city limits. That is the only way 1 sceto remedy the existing ills of thie poorer classes. M. M. T00 LATE!” 1 how many a sin-tossed soal “*Toolate™ A, Go to-night— . With guaking beart, and_pitcots, pleading eyes, And, lamp in hand, from Witence o light Sends forth a cheertng ray to pierce the gloom Fast loweriug on the sigot— Sende_up the Virging' moan: **Too late!” No room? “*Too late!” No chance to mend the broken reed on which we lean— No chance to straighten crooked paths our feet have trod. Around us, darkness, desolation, where once the green- TLeaved trees bowed 1nadoration to the whisperings of their Maker, God. **Too latet See Low the tardy throng the barr'd ana bolted doar, And dash against it brois-ed hands that do not fecl the shock, Or intently histen to the sonnds of marriage-revelry, that, o'er And throagh th' restraining gate, come with faint ccho, but strong enouzh to knock P Londly at the goor of th'secret chamber of the ear Whers Conscience sleeps, Who, 'wakening with 8 start, Awakes to find—and finding moans its most un- happy fite— It wakes too late! Erxzst Nomus Deaxe. EasT RocsrogrT, Jan. 25, 1878, THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS, Communications intended for Tne DravenT Evirox should be addressed to 0. D. Onvis, P.-0. Box 215, Chicago, Il For Publisher’s price-list of standard works on the game, addrese the Dranght Editor. CHECKER-PLAYERS' DIRECTORY. Athenrum, No. 50 Dearborn street. TRIBUSE OFFIcE, Cuicado, Feb. 2, 1878, PROBLEM NO. 103. End-game between Messrs, Workman and Ready. 7 Black. i il B a i g B v W my B E | me deflel @ B Hemle i K1 e dieflefieiie 7 7 7% 2 /’,/ Whate. ‘White (Ready) to move and win, POSITION NO. 103. By Curanvzs J. Davis, Chicago, Black wen on 1, 21, 26, 27, Kings 10, 16, 20, 25. White men on 6, 7, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, King 14, White to move snd win. TO CORRESPONDENTS, Louls Bartley—Will use the gamcs, F. N. Jobuson—Problem next week. James Hill—Will answer fully by mall, William Davie—~Thanks for the courtesy, _A. S. Ingalls—The position will do fora begin- ning. Frank A. Fitzpatrick—Gratefully received, (2) We want that letter, J. E. Carpenter—Price-list mailed. (2) Book ordered from New York. James Pelletier—We found it quite a task to de- cipher some of your hurriedly-written criticisms. Frank Greenlee, Charles Bateman, and M. S, Fulton—The Wnglish Draught Player mailed to your address, Lindsey Webb~Tf you found Position No. 102 ‘‘loo casy ™ for your calibre, why didn't you tackle Problem No. 102¢ CHECKER CHATTER. r. Freeman, champion of Providence, intends poying a visit to the leading draugnt-players of Boston next week. Itis etated that Mr. De Forrest has withdrawn from the New York tournament onaccount of sick- ness in bis family. The Janaary number of the English Draught Player has come to hand, the pages filled with its customary amoun of good things. The eighth annual aranghts tournsment under the auspices of the Glaszow Central Club, which has been 1n progress since Nov. 30, terminated & few days ago, Mr. W. Campbell ‘winning the firat prize. i Messrs. Carstairsand Greenlee recently contest- ed thirty-nine games in three different sittings at Lafayette, Jud., resulting as follows: ‘Throaeh the draught columns of the Glasgow Herald we wre enabled to keep track of the scores made by Mr. Wyllicin Lis exbibition games with the leading players of Scotiaud. ‘The champion recently met ali-comersat the rooms of tue Fal- Kirk Drunghts Cluo. Bainsford Bridge, and con- tested twenty-eight games, of which he won nine- teen, lost only onec, ana eight games ended as drawn, "On the following day Mr. Wyllic plaved in the Town-Hal, Grangemouth, and ‘on thirty- nine ont of forty gamas played there,—one zame terminating in a draw. The correspondent who writes that & prominent player from Indiana while in this city recently “‘paid a visit 10 the pluyvers' headquarters in the Athenicum, but was informed that nenc but mem- Ders were sllowed within the *Holy of Holies,’ aud was in & hurry, and had no time for paticy, and so quietly and mousnfaily walized away, " is informed that, while our local players who frequent the Athéneum are required fo pay small annual membersbip fee. visitors are always welcome and kindly treated, —a fact which the Indiana man conld have casily ascertained if he hadn’t becn in sacha hurry to *waltz away.® The scores made in the New York tournament up to the 30Ul ult. stand as foilows: ] ........2 Drawn.. Simonson -1 Drawa. Bain. 0 D; 3 3 3 An s_being made to arrange a matca tween Mr. G. W. Kersey, of Muskezon, and Mr. 0. H. Richmond, of Picrson, for the draught cham plousiph of Western Michigan. Cuicaco, Feb, 2.—Draught Editor Sunday Trib- une: In regard fo your remarks of a_friendly match with Mr. Greenlee, allow me to state_that euch & match would be impossible, as I have but a very few hours during the week for draughts, but should Mr. G. visit Chicago, I should be pleased to contest's few zames witn him, if he bas o objec- tion to playing Sunday. Hoping to bave tho pleasure of meeting our Lufuyette champion across the board soon, I remain yours truly, Ciantre Herren CONTRIBUTORS’ CRITICISMS. Mr. David Millar, Hoiland, Ia., writes as fol- lows: **There is un error in variation second of the play T sent yon lust week which I entirely over- looked until I saw yesterday's Tuisusz, waich I now wish to correct, At the eleventh move of var. (2), instead of 9—13 play 18—23 and Black draws. Yet the position 13 perfectly sound, as White conld have won at the sixth move by play- ing 3127 instead of 24—20." Mr. James Pelleticr writes as follows: **At the fourth move of Mr. Frank Greenlee's criticism on game 518, var. (2), pieces stand thus: Black men onl. 3,912 13, 1t kiog 15. White men on 10, 20, 21, 22, 98, 20, Kinz 2. Whites move, Nr. Greenlee plays' 2—6 and Black wins, 1 think 106 will lead to a draw, as follows: 10— 6 ’ 3-8 I —19 15 1— 6 18- 6-15 23—24 1. 2 413 (2)] 24— (8) 1518, 615, 1811 Black wins,~Draceut Ep- 1TOR. 1518 Drawn. In Mr. Greenlee's criticism on var. 3, same game, he leaves the pieces standing thus for a B. win: Black men on 7. 10, 12, kings 11, 27. White men on 17, 19, 20, king, 4—18. Whites move. Continue for a draw, us follows Rt B et R Bt B 11-15 |52 2419 u Drawn. I offer the following corrections of Mr. Hickey criticisms on Game 818, Tu his irst variation, séc ond move. the pieces stand us follows: Bluck men 13, 14, king on 23. White men on 2 on 7. \White to move and 0-15, 7—10 drawn, In his second n. at tielfth move, the picces stand as fol- ‘Biack men on 1. 3. 9, 12, 13, 17; king on te mea_on 10, 11, 90, 21, 23, 25,29, Hickey plays 117 for a Black & Whites' move. I think the following will draw: 20-26 -6 2-18 Drawa. In his third variation, at the tenth move, the jeces stand as follows: DBlack men on 3, 5, 16: kings ou 11. 15. White men on G, 20, 28: Kings oni, Whites move. Tlickey plays G—1 forn Black win. I draw as follows: 1410, G—19, 2324, 19~25, 10-19. Drawn." Mr. Frank Greenlee writes as follows: **Mr, E, TI. Bryant is mistaken in bis correction of Game At the sixib move of his correction play und White draws. Mr. David Millar is entirely mistaken in his correction of Mr, Northrop. At the seventh move of his correction the men are placed a3 follows: Slack—2, 5, 6, 7, 8. 14, 18. White—13, 16, 2 $ Mr. Millar plays and White wins. 20 10-1) | H-17 ap Jw-1g ) a1— 13—z =2 Drawn. les Bateman also makes the abore cor- rection, —Lb. oo ificenth move of Game o, 318 the pieces stond a3 follows: Black men on G, 9, 10, 13, 14, Kinz on 26. White men on 21 25, 24, 20, Kingon7. Black to move. 1 offer the fol- Jowing play: 23 (2); 1923 £au(b)} 111" 2325 I3 1510 Drawa. is original with Mr, P. J. Hickey, B2 10-19 =1 (a) This mov 1 who blays it for & Black win. andas a Correction of tier. (b) Original with me, and 2 Who_plays White 28—, and al- lows Dlack to win by 25—~19. # Only moves. 3Mr. Charles Hefter writes as follows: **I think Northrop right. and Miliae wrong. The nosition in dispute 18 Black men on®, 14, 18; White wen on 13, 19, 2: 2 28131.° Try 18—16%, 1315, 2415, 2318, 14—17, 21~14, 7—10, drawn. Green- Jee's win of variation (3) in Game No. 318, at fif- teentn move, looks O. K. Mr. Hickey's, position at 23d move, lack men on 3, 5, 12; Kingaon 7, 26; Whitemen on 8, 17, 20, 28; gonli, Play r. Jumes Pe corrects il 2623, 1713, 2319, 13-9, 12-16, 9-86, -| 1815, 14—10%, 1618 24, (15210, 1074, drawn, O 20 ow dmw SOLUTIONS. $0LUTION 70 rrosLEx Yo. 102. 30-25 2 Do M) [18—33 32 |nnn. 26—22 26-23.(2) | 2318 fra A o] (Pom] ™ 26-23 30—21 17 o b (B B Lo 2521 |m-17 -2 11— SOLUTION TO POSITION 102 By G. P. Bowen. Tt B G A SV O T 13-e l2-1 [2m st | Wowie GAME NO. 319—AYRSHIRE LASSIE. By P. J. Hickey, Dubnque, Ia. 1418 30~ 22-15 21 |me—1y Ul e~ 4 . ) In game No, 318 Pelletler remarks: **Hickey thising loser.™ Now tosave my verscley, [siip- 1shalihave to prove {t a loser. ) o2 ut this point woud undonbtedly be the aburtest road t victo (¢) Pellesler plays 1=5 here and draws. Even after that 4 Black win occurd. as shown in my ntes nnder liead of Contributars’ Criticlems in thla lssue. - JUDICIAL JUGGLERS. A Farce by I. Wunderhoo. Persons Represented, The Hon. Thomas Noddy, Judical Manipalato Policemen, Old Women, Confidence.Men, G biers, Prioners, Citizens, Constables, Lawyers, und detectives, > Scene.~Nelghborhood of Firuman sirect, Lake 32 AcT T Scene 1. Court of Judieial Manipulator. Euter Constables, Old Women, Policemen, Prisoners, and Citizens. First 0ld Woman—Shure I was tonid sum- monzes was only pharty-foive cints, and I was Jist afther payin a dollar in advance. Second O. W.—Bad cess to the law innyhow, and didn’t Of pay a dollar an’ fifty cints for an ixicution, and Dinny said ’twas only twinty- folve cints. Ancient Mick—Bejabers and Oi havea New- foundland dog pnat has more sinse than some Justices has law. Judicial Manipulator—If the Constables can’t ‘keep order and put out those creating disorder I will ask the citizens to put out the Constables, [Constables look at each other and wink = wicked wunk, and dilapidated bangers-on sum- mon fnto requisition weakiy smiles as the) would have done in,a bar-room had the propri- etor cracked 2 joke.) Tirst Policeman—Plazeyerhonor, this man was dhrank and dishorderly in the strate at an un- seemly hour ov the night. Prisoner—Share yer Honor, it wasn’t meself at all, 'twas the phisky spakivg. I went to Paddy donahan’s widdin and took a dbrap too mucb. J. M.—I'll give you 2 hundred daysto get yourself in coudition toattend another wedding. [Exeunt First Poiiceman and Prisoner.] Second Policeman—Yerhonor, this womanisa notorious_kzracter, and Oi've siveral toimes thried to inflocence her to keep off the strates. Prisoner (a girl of 17 or 18 and of racher prepossessing_appearance)—Oh, it you will let me go this time you never will seeme here again. It was poverty that drove me to it. .—~There i$ 100 many of your kind prowl- it Policeman and ing abont nights. $100. 1., Seene 2. éldewflk in front of ¢ ourt-room. Euter Gamblers and Contidence Men, First Gambler—Hello Jacks; wats up? First Confidence Mau—Got pinched last night, First Gambler—Out on bail? TFirst Contidence Man—Yes. Trial to-day. Second Gambler—Jury? Sccond Coutidence Man—You bet. First - Gambler—Whuat Constable has the venire? Second Confidence Man—Oh, that's all right. [Exeunt all to some saloon for drinks.} ACT 1L Scene 1. Any saloon in the vicinity. ‘Enter Constable, who winks to several hang- ers-on, who immediately rise and caunter out on the strect, where they loiter until Constable meets them and goes through form of reading ulxmm]ons to them. [Excunt all to coart- room. Scene 2. Court-Room. Enter Constables, detcctives, confidence-men, gamblers, lawyers, jurors, aud citizens. First Lawyer [‘nsiu_e to Coustable]—Is it all neht? [Coustable winks, and the jary is sworn. Several are objected to, others take their places, and trial begins.] First Gamoler—Bet youa $10 note Jack is uitted. ccond Gambler—Too thin. Know 21l about these matters. DIl bet you a note they are not out ten minutes. 4 First Gambler—You want too soft a thing. First Citizen—That Brown has been on a jary here for three consecntive days. Second Citizen—That is nothing. Smith has my kuowledge. cre they go. [Exeunt Scene 3. Court-room. Enter jury after an absence of four and one- halfl minutes, and deliver a verdict of not euilty. Constable pays them 50 cents per head. ‘Exeunt gamblers, confidence men, jurors, Con- stable, and Jawyer for the drinks. Detective—What is the usc of arresting any one? They will take a change of venue, catl for ajury trial, and an acquittal naturally foliows. Prosecuting Attorney—\Well, how i3 it to be helped,—ihat is an cvery-day occurrence. irst Citizen—Put the right man in the right place. Appoint for Justices men who would at least abate some of the abuses— Exeunt omnes. ———————— ELSIE'S DOWER. As day-old Elsie sleeping Jay, A roll of flannel, muslin, lace, Queen Flora came with gifte, they sy, "o shower on the baby facc. The buttercups that wreathed her bair Did powder it a polden hue, And in her eyes were left o pair Of violets, all bright witn dew; Tiin cherriés ot her lips she set, And onher brow a lily fair, Perfumed her breath with mignonette, Dropped apolc-blossoms everywhere ; Then, vowing she could do no inore, Beat in adien to cheeks of peach, And, 13 she kissed them o'er and o'er, A dainty dimple left in each! Erizy GEAY. FROM BABY ‘* SNOWDROP.” "Most ev'ybody tisacs me, And tells me I am swect, And sage: *+wWhat ** pitty “ittle bands1® **Whnat tunnin’ 'ittle feet!™ And tain’t no fun for "ittle me, So mussed and ianled abour, Wiz rough old whiskers all 'cratched upl T wub my nose and pout. Say now, biz folks, how would 0o like -._Tobein **Snowd'op'a” p'ace— Have cach old poke dat cams along Put tisses on oor face? 00 would not likeit, I know dat— Now would 00% Tell me, say! Now 00 mist eizertell a fio, Or div oorse’f away. Eixa CoRNELIA. Angora Goats a Failure, San Franciseo Alta. The animals have a healthy look, the fleece is beautiful and very prepossessing in appearaace, the best qualities of wool command agood price, the pelts muke beautiful robes and rums, the meat of the kids is a delicacy, the tanned skins are raaterisl for gloves; but the breeding of _the Angora goat _for its fleece is failure in Californiy, where it has now been tried twenty years, asin Kentucky and_ Geurgia for thirty years; and i Frauce for half a century. In five years after the Merino sieep badpeen brought to California_for wool-growing ‘purposes, the first importer had made a fortune, and wool bad become a prominent article of exportation. In twenty years the Anoora-zoat wool has not been able to obtain 2 mention 1n the ordinary anuual summaries of exports. The men who bave goats for saleat bigh prices tell about shipments of ‘Angora wool, but the records of the commercial newspapers know nothing of them, und the larze shippers of wool and the aunual wool circulars take no account of them. So far as we are able to learn no nerd of goats in this State yields enough wool to pay the interest on their cost und the expense of kecping them; and every person prominent as_the owner of them looks for bis main protits not to his wool-clip, but to the-purchases of Lis bucks by ignorant and de- ceived costomers. The production of Angora wool may ultimately be a success in California; bitherto it has been a most complete failure as a2 source of profit to those made the venture. It is reported that there are 30,000high-grade goats in the State, D | THE GAME OF CHESS Communications for this department should be adiressed to Tae TRIBUNE and indorsed **Chess, " CHESS DIRECTORY. Caicaao Cazss CLus—No. 50 Dearborn street. Caicaco Cirzss AssociaTioN—Hansen & Welch's, 150 Dearorn street, opposite TRISUNZ Building, . Chess-players meet daily at the Sherman Housa (Basement) and Tremont Honse (Exchange). TO CORRESPONDENTS. T. J. F.—Your solation fs incorrect, as Black can interpose Q, R, or B on the second move. E. B.—The problem is too heavily laden with dugls. 1n one variation White can mate in thres different ways. The versca are respectfally de- clined. Problem No. 162, —The author's solution receiv- ed from C. Huntoon and E. Barbe, city; C. ar- Dard, Niles, Mich. The second solation, from . H. Kinkead, J. Trelesse, W. H. Ovington, 4nd N. E. Olivef, city; N. M. Schoff, Ann Arbor, A. M. C.—**Will you tell me the meaning and ule of the phrase “taking o Pawn en passaut?’ Please give practical lllustration.” ANs. If an ad- Yerse Pawn commands the squase over whicd a Pawn passes when it is moved two squares, the adversary has tue privilege. if he secs ilt, of cap- turing it, which act is performed in the same man- ner a3 if it had moved only oae square; Lence the term, **P takes P en passant,” or, in passing. PROBLEXM X0, 164, BT e v, wExNBERa, sweDEX. DBlack. Tk 7 v =, 2 s Y oy White. ‘White to play and mate in two moves. A w SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO, 162. moves White. Black.. 1L..EKWKS Prolis toBa wBS takes P 'K Io K o mate This problem can also be solved by 1..K to K 3, 2..Kt toQKt4, 3..Bto SJ etc. The author suggests thata White Pawn be jed at Q K OTES. 3r. Mackenzie is at present in Boston. In two Fames which had been contested berween the Cape tula and Mr. Hammond each had scored one. The match between Meesrs. Adair and Tede- ‘mann for the challenge cup of the Chicago Chess Associntion will commence t0-morrow (Monday) evening &t the room of the Association. In the American Association Tourney last year a special prize was offered for the most difficult coniributed to the tourney through the Clevelind Voice. The judges (Messts, J. H. Figlinson. of Encland, and C, A. Gilberg. of New York) have rendered their decision in favor of the two-mover of the eet ** Quid Faciendum," by C. F. Wennberz, Jonkoping, Batnarp, Sweden. We giveit in this issuc as Problem No_ 164, The Boston Globe copies the game between Messrs, Hosmer and Sloper, and credits the same to the American Chess Muagazine (2). It is proper to state that the game was originally published in Tug SUNDAT TRIBUSE some weeks 870, but ap- peared subscquertly in the Chess Journal, text and notes, without due credit to this column.” Re- ferring to the game, the Glode says that ‘*‘the Jarze odds miven is 3 matter of eurvcise™ to the Boston cxperts, they **finding it difficuit to hold their own at Pawn and move." BENEFITS OF CHESS. Chezs, simply defined, is an inteliectnal pastime. It recreates not so much by way of amusement, properly so termed, s by taking possession of the meatal facalties, and diverting them from their ac- customed grooves, ‘The cercoral organ, after oe- 1ng mucn occupied in businees, or zreatly worried by cares, orin any way beset by painful reflec- tions, finds in the absorbing and abstracting prop- erties of chess that temporary relicf which lizhter pastimes will not alwars afford. Tne reason of this is not far to seck. Cares are caused by looking forward (o or apprebiending things to-come, and, as such, are nentralized by that foresight which the conduct of 4 game of chess demands. Again, meutal perturbations, however much varied. can be bat the cmployment of the imaginary and rea- soning faculties ia the digestion of the particular canse of annoyance or pain; bat these same facul- ties are required, and their exclusive exercise de- manded, in providing for the emergzencies of the intellecfual combat, and in_eolving the ever vary- ing problems that arise in the course thereof. Itis very commonly supposcd that chess is a ditticult game, whether to acauire or practice. This, however, is & mistake, The moves miy be learped in half an bour, and a week's practice wl?evoke a sofiicient amount of ekill to aiford isure both to the learnerand his tutor. The Rteliisent movice will soon be conviaced thut an ignoraut manipulation of tne pieces does not con- duce to success, and he will scek for instruction in the right manner of opening the pame; the varioas dcbuts _ure, after all, ample, and ne will find mo dificilty in _ acquiring them ome after the other. Six munths will snffice for this purpose, if his understanding be not enslaved by obstinacy, 1indolence, or seli- esteem, and the rast zoes with his natural eapacity. A merely average ntellizence is snficient fora very fair amount of proficiency and streagtn, while intellect not mucn above the common meun will suflico (assuming here natural aptitnde) to lead right up to the second class of players, viz.: those to whom the masters of the game can only con- cede the small oddsof **pawn and move.” Those wishing to fmprove will find it very bencfleinl 10 play upon even terms with players stronger than hemsclves for a persistence 1n _taking odds, be- sides havinz a discouragine and debilitsting eftect upon the weaker player, takes the xame out of 1ts proper groaves, and tends toproduce positions not naturally srismg in the ordinars comrse of the game, a8 developed from recognized openings, In fact, the reception of odds incapacitates u plager from acquiring an insigat into the princinles’ or the science of chess, and from comprebendins the Intent meanings and conceptions npon whicis com- dinations and u propes planof warfure are founded ; wihile, upon the contrary, playinzon even termy throws the combatani at” once upon his own judg- ment, and by causing him to study his npponent's play, leads necessarily to an_improvement in his own style,—Encyclopedia Britannica. CHESS IN BUFFALO. A ame in the recent matci between Mr. Rich- mond, of Buffalo, and Capt. Mackenzie. From tae Turf. (Remove Wnite's Queen's Enight. ) ‘White—Mr. Mackenzle. | Biack—Mr. Kichmond. 1..PtoR+4 1..PtoK GEE .t ¢ t A wwy 3 K o, FEeec! SET555 RS And mates next move. (3) An unusual defense, but not a bd onc when the odds of a Kt i given. e (b) Biack ouzht now to play Kt to K Kt 4, a line of play introduced by Mr. Barbour, of Philadel- hin. PP} The sacrifice is hardly sound, though Black gets & Rook aud two Pawns for W0 mMIDOF pitred. ® (d) This yame i3 anviniog buta goud specimen of Mr. Iachmond’s play, bat it is tae only oac iz the match of which we hud a copy. (e) 1f K to Kt 2, White wins by 1 to K Kt §,etc. CHESS BY CORRESPONDENCE, The following game, played twenty-tive years ago by correspondence. we extract from the Chess Journal. 1 presents one ot the most probleinat- fcal end-positions on record. Black—Dr. Moore. 1.ltwk4 Tn this position Mr. Loyd announced mate in si> moves, but he bas since discovered an exqaisite mnz‘eutn three. Weebull give the sotutionin two weeks. e, X3, THE CHIROP. odist, 124 Dearborn.st.. {nsising reller, " StepncnaF T Light Saive for bims, boils et Dbruises, &c. ; drugs BlsiyDave 16 25cher bex. © |