Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1892, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JULY 30. 1892—SIXTEEN PAGES. ‘Nash was not allowed to do this he has resigned his position. : Nash is right, as every intelligent person will say after giving the matter any thought. RACING BOOKMAKERS. One of the Greatest Turf Evils Known. THE ORIOLES BATTED Bunched Their Hits on Killen and Won in One Inning. DID NOT PLAY. Harry Stovey is now the hero of Baltimore, | and it wouldn't be surprising to hear that the | | city papas had ordered another monument built at Druid Hill in bie honor. His batting is | driving the crowds wild, and the day he made | three triples an enthusiastic citizen rose in the | grand stand and tendered him the freedom of | the town. Jerry Denny is playing on the Oakland club of A a the California League and is not touching a drop | ATeher’s and Garrison's Riding Compared ling is so great | Pool Rooms Playing Into the Hands of Pawnbrokers—Orlando Jones Disgusted— Racing Gossip. OTS of people who are addicted to racing have complained now and then of the fact that bookmakers who | own horses race them in the interest of the G 4 NG. RICHARDSON STRAIGHTAWAY RACING General Gossip of the League Cities— Burns Dropped by Pittsbarg—A Chance to Get | #nd playing great ball. His fiel | that people flock to Oakland P Piteher Terry—Boston Players Indifferent | t1.2 game to watch him practice. About Success. Jerry is get- ting $400 a month and all the players are well paid. AYBE THE BALTI- This ie what Manager Hanlon of the Dalti- more club says: “We will let the club stan mores are quitters, a8 | ow as it is. I think ali the new men I brought some astute base here are good oues, and we won't release any critic has remarked, but | of them. What we have is. lot of good, hard “they didn't show it/| hitters, and = the men Meg — runs to yesterday. Apparently | win gumnes, We have some good pitchers now, the home team had tho | 2." The men have regained thelr considencs ae, hen sad. | {rough the last two victories, ring alone. Of this we ae ee ee evil the New York Her. hifan warning the visitors| Terry will be released by Pittsburg and Esper ald says: “One of aed Ae began pounding the Signed. His showing with the Phillies this sen- \ greatest evils of the tar! ; ball, and before the | #21 has been very good, he having won sixteen | @Wsage° "Lies in the fact that s epee dt 25 games out of twenty-one in which he officiated. | - Dockmekers are reoog- = ai —~ slaughter was stopped | Acting President Buckenberger is satisfied he | : | nized as owners, It is ey had { |, bot! the box and | . ms bal prenbagmr one) bre sy bry eed petri yey Oe ere hy per emery (ELA quare” racing, and it is one which the board of control must realize, for, if it has not awakened to the truth of its own accord, its attention has been drawn time and again to the | undesirable combination. As well expect the lion to rest peacefully with the lamb as for bookmaker to conduct his stable on strictly winning principles. The two on an honest are 60 opposed to each another, while they blend so happily when a little deviation or side scored after this. z ampire, and although he did | Caunot afford to carry any dead timber. le. close decisions on balls |p, : | Reports in the morning papers of yesterday agninst the home team toa i that Hoy misjudged Stovey’s triple game say 3 - However, the Orioles earned | and is responsible for five rans. What utter | ry,and it won't do to “blame it on | foolishness! Is there a combine to prejudice team patted fairly | the public against Hoy so that he can bo re- | been able to hold down the ; | : i | Ider, left Pittsburg | miivemrans) on mogtae ane 1S oe ee He will play short | ip Allens si | and Richardson will go back to second 7 ppg empl a Killen is said to have “weakened.” Pshaw! | : 2 crest of the pitchers were | The Orioles sized up his delivery and that's from tho straight lino is indulged in, that iv weakened and it has | all there wus of it, ‘Wenkened,” nonsense. | human frailty is bound to assert iteelf. hathened. {led we bad a | _ ‘There are now two Wards, twoO'Rourkes,two| ‘The report that Mr. Lorillard and other se ines Gees matin yes- | Smiths and two Lyonses in the league. owners prevent the jockeys whom they have | site Doman on Killen hat | Chris Von der Abe is trying to make a deal | engaged from riding at Brighton Beach for the tu there was more confi. | With “Buck” Ewing of the New York club. | purpose of injuring the racing at that track Bivens dea home run over the left | Dbjccted to by these gentlemen. The reasons feld w York, afeat never before ac-| given are that when an owner of a. stable plished. engages a jockey and pays him from £5,000 to Corkhill as been released by Pittsburg. $15,000 a year he docs “not vish to fake the Butffalo has released “Jocko" Fieldsand Maul. | chances of his jockey riding in larger fields of Joe Mulvey says he won't play any more this | horses on a track that is narrow und where the year. . | chances of injury to a Jockey are greatly en- Clausen of Louisville draws $325 @ month | hanced by the reckless riding of irresponsible lary. | youngsters. But should a match race or a Pittsburg has lines out for Esper of the Phil- | great race with a moderate number of starters adelp hias. take place there will be no trouble in securing The Cincinnatis are greatly handicaped by | the best jockeys. the absence from the club of Morgan Murphy.| There is one set of critics who invoke the ‘That Comiskey is able to handle Curt Welch | shade of Archer whenever they criticise an : good work he is doing in C: American jockey. Now, Archer's style of ing a finish was similar to that of Garrison and Yaral. When Archer began to ride and had to fight for every inch of ground nobody noticed | the horse he was riding, as every bit of Eng- Innd’s most famous rider wax in motion. All Berger, the new local infiel tenm is not doing’ much bat- patting bard enough to win if | © held down. Seven cepted | nent. It has flesesyon = aid to come here owing "making frequent changes | ement has gnined. This | ‘The look is cer- jens unless some new pitching | , red or the Senators strike another Ss =e van ak Of Batting ae they fond lest) °"Tick Stivetts and Ben Senders of the Louie- sterday, owing | Villes are giant pitchers, resembling each other been given his | Cousiderably in build. ; , took his place. His playing | | Gaffney played the trick which has given him twhat Tue Stau pointed ont yer | Milthe reputation he has yesterday. He de-| that could be seen was a confused mixture of he bad uot been given m fair teal, | cided in favor of the home club. The so-called | arms and legs, with tho result that when the | * fhancen and he cov. | “king” iy described by Ward asa “‘dead home | shouting had ceased and the number was ran | Tt was | Umpire.” Tho Brooklyn captain is about | up Archer had scored another head victory. the was | Tight.—Louieville Courier-Journal. | ‘Says the New York Tribune: There is a He occasionally makes | This is evidently Shugart’s off year. | pawnbroker in Sist street who is rapidly be- “garded asareiable | Hardy Richardson is booked for release by coming a mi that if the stick work | New York. a | authorities allow the pool rooms to remain open tblic what-| Mat Kilroy is pitching for amateur teams! two years more he will be enabled to retire | from business with a substantial fortun : ots around Philadelphia. Ee oe cee : is now the definition of | do not play th he remarked, “but I br the way he played the | ® lame wing. 5 the fe defeated, as the down- two hits to fall safe which | _Von der Ahe is negotiating with Jimmy Man- | fall of a horse that has becn ‘tipped’ as ‘a real honld have gathered in, | Bing of the Kansas City team, the idea being to | good thing’ in the tenderloin precinct means | play him at second and Crooks st third. hel of watches and jewelry in a» few | It isa dangerous practice that some players | hours.” patrons of this shop are all fairly indulge inthe careless tossing away of the bat | we t the gamblers term after the ball has been hit. Land, ina recent | ducers; that is, they are mon! 1 Mobile game, grew angry because he sent out a | was a constant stream of customers ay and swung his bat down viciously. It sailed | a majority of whom were known to ‘the pawn- back and knocked Umpire Graves senseless. | broker. Every sort of article that could be The poor showing being made by the Bostons | easily handled, from a typewriting machine to in the second division of the championship sea-| a pair of garters, was offered hind loans were son has so disgusted the owners of the club made on them. 'A timing watch of the best that recently they have not hoisted the cham-| make was offered. and without a pionship flag on the Boston grounds. — the pawnbroker asked On the 25th of July, 1891, the Philadelphia was the answer, and team’s percentage in the race was .481 only and | counted out and handed’ to the customer they stood fifth in the race. On July 25 this hthe ticket. Diamond rings, pins and earrings ear they were in the van with ® percentage of | were plentiful, and various sume, ranging from 77 92 to $109, were loaned on them. A handsome ght in by a mesenger 3 e made ‘of bhie silk, with a ck stripe and with jeweled buckles, | ‘How munch does she want thts time?” the pawnbroker arked. “She wants £45,” was the reply.’ money and ticket were ' handed out, and a full took pltee for a few minutes, game,” vaid the pa d to appear ye: 1 Coc ho ha mast be said that he dis- | “A brie-a-brac ari frequently, and the work as early seen Baltimore, was very of this.” The five 2 their first. In the fourth brought in by a fly of which Van Haliern ran ore succeeded by timely | In the sixth ole second and third to catch him and fly to left. McGuire his base on balls and on’s timely drive. In the seventh cand on Dowd's Umpire Hurst was relieved from duty in Boston at the earnest request of Manager Selee and the Boston players. The St. Louis Browns now bave Glasscock, Buckley and Gore of ‘last year’s New York team and Caruthers and Pinkney of the Brook- lyn team of 1891. What changes a year brings forth. John Clarkson appears to work with more energy with the Clevelands than with his old team, the ms. ‘There is such a thing as a player being in one city too long. Von der Ahe haus asked George Wood for his terms. Wood is in good condition. ‘The St. Louis club is also after Mulvey to take Pinkney place at third. The Bostons signed their old catcher, Fred | Lake, who has been with the Kansas Citys of the | b. Western League. In Doyle, Harry Lyons, Burke and Puller the New Yorks have a quartet of base runners hard to beat, idown ras Sure of another ed the ata triple. Van Haltren the line which Robinson did ing that it w over hi ness, although some of axsistance to me necord from my customers.” “The stra racing is the best,” anold race goer enid at Monmouth this week, “as th that eve ald have been | reat # liking and he ~ in two runs. ¥, who threw to tae th2 umpire said get lost long to score, which he did It was probably his ni ever heard Gunson hit safely, out beyond Cooney. h after a bard which Dowd manazed Finis ended the | a t send the ball out of imore had won. Score, 7 to 5. get Darby after all. It Omsha club was on the ne Phillies will n ton. who decided that Darby Rochester. in has entered suit mst Haller, Beck & Co., the salt manufac- Aliegheny, for $10,000 damages for igh ny, when he in’ a boiling ally boiled before res- agony died the next itis claimed, are liable | rt and captain, at Pt should have absolute 1d be allowed to show what he the team. He had until irely free from interference. t that the team is not tors will stand by their g tll the time has ex- tte gine at the Inst quarter eve zy and the greatest exciten vevails until the nr ave You seen FO man there have beon more | at Monmouth 2. pane began than took place in a geason in former Capt. Tommy Burns Released. | years. ‘The howlers for cireular tracks should Manager Capt. Tom Burns of the Pittsburg | g9 to Gloucester at once and remain | el “ " see . ace, und ‘ Dee eae wees sesteciing ented with the venel | Cs as sen (Rb ca Eieieshs eat OM aa tae ten day turn,” carried out to the rail,’ ‘couldn't get over the players will cease ut once. He will be through his horses,’ ‘was knocked out of the | succeeded by A. C. Buekenberger, who, in addi- | race at tho first turn’, end many others that are | pedladierp pclae reeks teed mein tag hhel pee | Siestor and the president of the club. Buras| TT rSnce to the new conse to work their horses, has a three years’ contract with the club, but | j¢ would be strange if they didn't. ‘The old | this, the officials say, he broke himself by en- | tracks are kept in the best’ possible condition couraging the players to ignore well-established | ang are ar saie to work over asany in the coun- club rules. It is alleged that he frequently try. besides, it is better for trainers to have | ape poker with the players after hours, that | the. horses in sight all the time. it will prob- | he was totally indifferent to the club's success surprise many persons to hear that a ma- nud that his jadgment in a large majority of jority of the private training grounds in Eng- | casex was bad. Burns says he will carry the jand are being made over to conform to the | —— American kite-shaped tracks. ler that would do | . —— RACING GoseIR. uy could be made up from ‘Siopeleaeywlemmetilps Layer yoo Patron has broken down. eter weeet Whe de Sexe | U weet 0 be semen Se One Cemse 02 20-| 1-8 cideglt hauslee a tig st Oonwee Sold; MeTamnmuany, con-| for back to the old 1900 Rede—Brainard, AML-| O02 Ore sae owa” Ino have tom Fields, son, Gould, Sweasy, Watterman, G. Wright, | ip aoa gram hes Leonard, Harry Wright and Cal MoVey—and| ""}" Knesle, owner of Frontenac. sold Ab- tell what they would do if they were in exist! seonder yesterday to Byron McClelland for | ence at the present time. Now the old{timers | $500. ; ie | have come forward # decade or so of years, and| ‘Ter u third in the first race, | Chicago's grand combination of cracker jacks— | Ris fiset win of ‘the season tn the fourth a - race at Monmouth Thuraday. Silver Flint, Larry Corcoran, Fred Goldsmith, Ro Mnevia auhd Gos Gaceocvemc-eRAi bolt | Anson, Pfeffer, Burns, Williamson, Dalrymple, | Doncaster, by Deceiver, out of Billita, to A. ! Gore and Mike Kelly—are touted as the best | Williams. | team over put together. There isnodoubt) Mir, Corneblsen haa sold the aged gelding that Anse had a great team at that time, and King Crab to W. C. Winter for 2,500. King there is just as little doubt that this same team | Crab is by Kingfisher, out of Carita, and was of grent players, if it were possible to place | bred by the late Mr. August Belmo: them just as they were when they were in the r. August Belmont has named the yearling. full zenith of their glory, would not come one. | pay col! imp. Mr. Pickwick, out of Henlo- | two, three, six in the presen‘ race. They were | pen, which hi hased at the recent Fairview once great ball players, | it base bail, like sale for $6,100 everything else, has prog sed, and the 74 The Gloucester officials have at last seen the | now shown by the big league is the highest in | necessity of a patrol judge and James Watson | the history of the gam Tt is play ball all | has been appointed to the position, He will | Parts of the route nowadays.” There is nota | watch for Jockeys with strong arms who usually Point in the game that is overlooked. It may | do their piilling at the turns. | meet with a challenge from some quarter, but) «Jac! er is contented with his lot and | to the writer it seems no exaggeration to say | hopes to win the futurity with Lady Violet if that the tail-end team of today would make a | she remains in good health, but there are others “mess of monkeys” of the champions of ten | who think the great stake is at the mercy of Years ago.—Cincinnati Enquirer. Morello. There is some complai % tbe nd do nothin Mr. Frank A. Ehret has purchased from L. J. Rose the four-year-old bay mare Fairy, by re . dam imported Fairy Rose; the two- year-old bay colt Sir Roy, by imported Sir | | Modred, ont of Teacher, and the two-year-old | browtf colt By Jove, by imported Cyrus, out of | | Marcella, Terms private. ‘The current reports that F. A. Ehret has pail Isaac Murphy y for the year and that Murphy has resigned from Mr. Ehret’s services are incorrect. Murphy has been set down b; his employer, who was dissatisfied with his rid- ing, but thd’ salary for the year has not been , nor has Murphy's contract with the stable The vecond week of the second championship series of the Lic league hax developed a won- 1e struggle for supremacy the cen. very fierce and every » has been contested. Cincin~ Philadelphia and Clevelan y all the way ag but little and all four of them Uejug in frout, or very near it, all the way. ‘The league clubs rank as follows: Tris queer indeed that some team has not | = a yo. | Pa obbied up Breckenridge, the hard-hitting firet | Yesterday's games elsewhere resulted as fol- | yet been surrende Qnnewat. of the Columbus team. He bit for | lows: Boston,6; Philadelyhia, 4 Br » 85 “Tris mow said. that the famous filly Yo Tam- eighteen bome ruus in less than three months, | New York, 7. Pitteburg. 7; Louisville, 1. bien will be brought to Monmouth Park uext The Chicago-Cleveland and St. Louis-Cincin- | nati games were prevented by rain. es and it is a good man that can hit for that many Lomers, no matier if the opposing fielders are | meok, so hat the eastern, people may have & But the Lighest class in the wor! chance to see whata grand racer she is, offer of £35,000 that was made for her was made on bebalf of the game young owner, F. A. Eh- ret. Mr. Ehret wanted her to win the fill He Wasn't Up. Pied Clausen made his debut as a Colonel of | From Jaden he oe ee ee ear | | and second to Mr. C. J. Myers. Bay colt Portchester, by Falsetto—Semper- Vive; Mr. Cornehison, $1,450. Browh horse , by Spendthrift—Imported Ka- panga; J. * $750. Bay colt Argyle, by En- juirer—Colossa: Mr. Garson, $600. filly yht, by ‘Tremont—H Mr. Clay, y Tremont—Nan- 3 tt, €2,100. Bay colt De- troit, ‘by Imp. Billet—Distraction; F. Hall, $1,050. Bay colt Auburn, by Enquirer— Melita; F. n, $800. Chestnut colt Flatlands, by Imp. Woodiands—Maggie B. B.; P. F. Lang- chake, $1,400. colt by _Khartoum—Alba- tross:'C. McAugh, 81.025. Chestnut colt West- fide, by Himyat—Corona; Mr. Do . "| —_—_+e+_____ CHESS-THE DRESDEN TOURNEY. Problems—The Third Solving Tourney— Notes, The great tourncy has reached the fifteenth round and has beon full of surprises. Players hitherto unheard of outside of their own small circles have leaped at once into international prominence, and masters formerly considered almost invincible in tournament play have been compelled to take positions in the rear. Of the three players tieing for first place with nine wins each, Tarrasch of Nuremburg, Marks and Porges, one of them (Porgos) well nigh unknown, and Marko has had almost no repute- tion outside of his own city—Vienna, Makowitz and Blackburne are tled for next place with 834 each, but Blackburne has an adjourned game to play with Walbrodt, which he is almost certain to lose, Winower, who was one of the favorites, has 73¢ scoted to hhis oredit and may yet over- haul “the leaders, Albin, Mason and Schott- lander follow him with 6 wins and a draw apiece, and Walbrodt 534, Noa (chiefly famous for the masterpieces Zukertort played against bim) 434. W. Paulsen and Loman 23¢ each, bring up the rear. Altogether it is a remarka- ble gathering of choss talent and will undoubt- ediy enhance the literature of the game with numerous parties valuabie to the student and of the highest interest to the expert. A selection of the best will be published next week. There have been several curious incidents during the congress, noticeably Winawer's st te against Blackburne and oversights of Makes witz ond Blackburne, by which each lost clear piece in the opening. PROBLEM Ni i in the American Chess Monthly's problem tourney. @e@wtkasaan KK QBS> KBS QR3 KR3 QB KS Qk No. 188. Competini ‘first ES Q@ QR QBS QKts KEY KH ‘White to play and mate in two (2) moves. The. enbloined brilliant end-came arone. in in Bs jack having the inove Dla} SORIA, “whercupon Loman whit scored partie in the following remarkable ia 3S BURY Pome | 2h g-RS en 20. BQBS” Ke | Be BRO mal fhe the Rx we bd E tg Ys ba el Bal SMS Bs ire fa Bae move of any problem will be taken as eyi- .d ig all that is necessary for solv bother to write out the variations. THE THIRD SOLVING TOURNEY. First prize is awarded to Mr. F. A. Cooley | dence of #0) ers to send. Don't NorEs. The players in the simultaneous tournament | at the home club have taken a recess during the | present scorching weathor. Harvard has succeeded in winning both the | correspondence games with Yale. The games (a Scotch and a Ruy Lopez) were well contested | md were both fought out to king and pawns ndings. During Lasker's visit to the Manhattan Club of New York next October he will play succe: sively against the club’s ten strongest players, contesting a three-game match with each. The players will probably include Delmar, Hodges, | ipschutz, Hanham, D. G. Baird and Ryan. A flourishing chtss club has been organized in Savanni G. E. Dickinson is secretary and D. A. Usina, formerly one of the leading players of northern Peunsylvania, is champion. A match between Bird and Lasker will be ed this fall at New Castle, England, anda between Lasker, Guusberg and Blackburne will take place gt Belfast during the north of Ireland chess cong>ess, which meets in the second week in September. Ench master will play four games with each of the other two entrants or twelve games in all. Three hundred and seventy-five dollars will be the prize. A handicap tournament and blindfold and simul- .tancous exhibitions are also included in the rogram. Pithe ‘New York Chess Association and the English Countios Chess Associntion hold their annual meets next week, the former at Skan- eateles, N. Y., the latter at Brighton, England. According to the Sonneborn system of scorin, Blackburne made a better score in the recen' London quintangular tournament than Laske The Baltimore Chess Association is conside: ing the advisability of challenging the Wash- ington Club toa match by correspondence. A formal chatlenge would probably be accepted by the home experts. Chess in South Africa is successful tournaments hi and Cecil Ball, the well- has located at Cape Town. Tho Baltimore-Albany correspondence has been discontinued until September 1. ‘th former club appears to have rather the advan- tage in both gumes. Corrodi of Zurich has won the championship of Switzerland by taking first place in the Swiss national chess ci , held recently in Basle. rorre of furis won first prize in’ the Ttali ionship contest. Sittenfeld has won his match with Janowuki at the Cafe de la Regence in Paris by a qcore of 7 to Band 8 draws. —___+-e-___ ‘The Very Latest Hat. From Judge. booming. Two recently been held wo Eng! expert, THE NATIONAL GUARD |saige=r st bouiceutet a Rifle Practice is Now the Leading Feature, ORGANIZING THE TEAM. Opportanities for Vol Never.So Numerous as the Place of Creedmoor—What the Engi- neers Have Done—Notes of Interest. the New Jersey rendez- yous. In future Creed- wee: practice ground of the New York militis—only that and nething more— while the Jersey range will fill the place which was once possessed solely by Creedmoor. To discuss the character of the dead is ghoulish business,so it will be enough to remind National Guardsmen that Creedmoor owes ite failure largely to the. severe truths which wore made publicin Tur Stan. Unfar practices were shown up to such an extent that the best element of come to the front last year to save what little ‘was left of the association's reputation. Then the machinery got into better hands, Gen. Win- gate himeelf taking more interest in its opera tion than he had for some time previous. ‘There was fair promise of a respectable future if some of the unmilitary and anti-military features of the regulations were only removed, but right at that point there came on the scene “another king who knew not Joseph.” This monarch was Gen. Whitlock, who succeeded Robbins as general inspector of rifle practice. He was not in sympathy with some of those who had done 0 much to spoil the once fair fame of Creed- moor, so he his ritle practice schedule in such a way as to upset the N. R. A. program. Finding that Creedmoor was no longer avail- able (although the association had donated it tothe state with the nnderstanding that the association's right to hold its meeting should not be abridged) the N. R. A. turned its eyes toward Jersey. * The cand Spaniards were wi ing to receive the orphans, but not uncondi- ly what amendments in regu- le eakhnot now be stated, but it is certain—Gen. Spencer has eo written—that all objectionable features will be eliminated. ‘This opens up a broader field than was locall, for. It means, if the terms are sat that the District brigade i compete for the Hilton and interstate trophies, now held by New York, and will strive to retain the bronze trophy won last year by the first regiment team. New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are expected’ tobe around to mnko things interesting for the Washingtonians. Gen. Wingate. president of the N. R.A, favors shifting the scene of competition an- nually, and in accordance with that idea will endeavor to have next year's struggle take place in Massachusette, and the year following transport everything to one of the excellent ranges in the noxthwest. FIGHTING YOR HONORABLE POSITION! Preliminary practice for places on the brigade team of 1892 isatanend. It closed Thursday afternoon. Next Thursday the contest will be within narrower limits and must in every way be much more keen, In some te Thurs- day's work was 2f00d. Due allowance must necessarily be made for the intense heat which prevailed. and when that has been considered the results were really encouraging. Espe- cially good was the work of the first regiment contingent. There are a greater number— three to one—of qualified sharpshooters in the second regiment, but when the annual bustle for team ponitions sets in the first proceeds to tread right on the heelsof theband. On Thurs- day last the sccond regiment competitors were, ever, considerably handicapped by the in- disposition of Capt. Bell, while the first regi- ment boys were possessed of all the advantages to be derived from the satisfactory condition in which Capt. Cash found himself. Thirty-six men fired twenty rounds each during the after- noon, ten of the shots being at 500 yards and ten at 600. leted it was found When the scores were com) that the following named had survived: First regiment—Capt. W. L. Cash, re inspector of rifle practice; Lieut. eo. H. Harries, I. R. P., second’ battalion; Lieut. P., third battalion; A B, third battalion; Corp. tins, company D, third battalion; Private Walter Cash, company C, third battalion, Engineer corps—Lieut. F. L. Grabam, Sergt. Hutterly, Corp. Dickey, Corp. Smythe, Private Wetherald, Private Gordon, Private Bteward, Private Hecox and Private Scott. Capt. Beli has not completed his final selec- tion, so the names of second regiment survivors tee the final half of the struggle cannot now be ven, = From the two dozen or so of sharpshoot ers now in the field there will finally be selected the twelve men who are to do battle for the istrict of Colurabia at Sea Girt in September oron any otber range where there is oj tunity for square military competition. In ad- dition to the team there will be six alternates. Commencing with next Thursday practice will be by men in uniform and the shooting will proceed under match conditions, “Umbrellas no doubt sorve to deflect the often uncomfort- ably heated rays of sunshine, bu: men who use the shades when there is only’ little at stake are apt to miss them and the target when the shoot- ing is made interesting by decorative or hon- orary rewards, A TALK WITH MAJ. POLLARD. “The rifle practice at the arsenal range,” fays Maj. Pollard, inspector general of rifle practice, “has been far better attended, especially as to the voluntary practice, than at any former period in the history of the brigade, anda constant and gratifying improvement is shown in all,or nearly all, commands, ‘The fact is, however, overlooked by many that the Tange will be closed on the last of August. and there will be this year no extension of the time. “Each Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday is set apart for voluntary practice on the part of any national guardsman of the District of Col- umbia, and the range is open from 1:80 p.m. to the first call for retreat at the barracks, re are markers oa officer in atfendaince, and scores are oftici c Participants so ‘as to constitute the season’s record. “Guardsmen are warned that toward the close of the season there will be arash, probably in excess of the capacity of the range, and that it will be far moro pleasant and eafo to get records completed by or before the mid or twice per week, and these men’ todo so. The skill th inspectors of rifle practice on duty at the range are instructed to take into account the tact that thereare many guardsmen bo cannot visit the range often or remain long such whenever Eeltinore, was bit fewer times than Vickery stakes that Yorkville Belle is in, and in end Cebb, who were both tried in the box by oe Yo Tambien. the and was given better field supy At conclusion of the second race at Jy error made bebind him gave » run needed to wit. Such are base ball. td the the With the exception of @88, however, — taken in on the race was recov- ‘The attendance at the princi Manday Inet was riguificant’ At the local plavers have given it out that they not on did we whether they won or lost this race— the Phillies im the van, the at- tendance was 9,018. ta: the tel horses, i Hf Hi wi when » and to favor ‘ble without mntal | r- | men have applied for admission to the ranks, pracice provided for by Purr fil, @ ‘or by Par. Til, G. 0. 10. ¢, , a few rifles atthe rai pon tan é = be provi with = soon as possible certainly in time for the inaugural parade on the 4th of hea! March, “The Umited appropriations made by Con- prevent t] ecretary of War from lasuing complete uniform from the depleted stores of the army and esrnest efforts to secure — appropriation for this purpose have It will require several years to equip the whole command if we rely solely on the annual appropriations. Therefore, with the view of accomplishing the desired result more quickly, the commanding general has arranged to fur is full dress uniform to every orppuization it will pay the cost of the cont, — are two qualities of coats, The regular Y Cos -16. A specially fine quality costs $8.58. Whilo the numerous sizes made by the quartermaster department enables most men to be well fitted, any organization desiring to do so can have coats made to individual measurements for 50 cents extra and trousers for 25 cents extra, The regulation full dress uniform of the army is a soldierly, handsome and durable uni- form, in comparison with which the usual style of militia dress uniforms ap; grotesque. The cloth is made on specifications drawn with the knowledge gained by long experience, and every yard is thoroughly inspected and texted, making it far superior to that furnished by ordinary tailors, TV. Congress having failed to provide for the exgenses of an encampment this year, arrange- mente will be made for one “tield day” in Au- gust and one in September for each organiza- tion in the National Guard. These field days will be devoted to exercises in extended order drill, and it is suggested that drills for the pres- ent be confined principally to the “ninth drill” card issued from these headquarters, and shat officers devote themselves to the study of fire discipline and battle tactics. The dates of the field days and the places selected for them will be duly announced. THOSE LIVELY ENGINEERS. Few people, even among those interested in the guard, have any idea of the valuble work which has been done by the engineer corps. For more than a year the corps has been hard at it, and now the fruits of their labor appear in the shape of the finest and most minutely accurate map of the District ever compiled. The tude of the undertaking bad no effect upon the sur- Veyors’ enthusiasm, for they kept at it with praiseworthy persieteucy until every detail was on record. A large number of errors in govern- ment and private maps were discovered and corrected. The citizens’ executive committee is now negotiating with the corps for the publi- cation of the map. The present condition of the line of defenses around the city is clearly shown,and this feature makes the map ee pecially interesting to the veterans who will be re in September; that is why the executive comiittee wants the map. Every one who bas seen the production regards it as an honor to the engineer corps and a great credit to the guard. Those engineers are alive on all sides of the question. To their signal squad they have added a smaller squad, which will pay particu- lar attention to homing pigeons. A loft will be fitted up in the armors, and it will probably be in charge of Dr. m, who has one of the best private lofts in the city. DISHONRABLY DISCHARGED, The following named enlisted mon (thirty- nine) have been dishqnorably discharged from the National Guard during the last quarter: Wm. E. Baker, company B, third battalion; H. ©. Beach, company B, first battalion; Wm. A. Beckett, company’ D, first separate battalion; J. i. Betz, company G, second battalion; Jesse Brown, company B,’ first separate battali Crawford, company D, first se L. Grocker, company D, fou James J. Crowley, company A, sec ond battalion; Geo. Downey, company C, four! battalion; Benj. Edien, rate battalion; Joseph te ‘m. N.. Fisher, com- L. 0. Fletcher, com- y B, ; Harry Gorbett, com- pany B, third battalion; Chas, E. Greer, com- pany C, fourth battalion: W. F. Grooms, com- pany B, third battalion; Wm. Hall, company C, fourth battalion; John F. Jackson, sergeant, company D, first separate battalion; Sam'l | Johnson, company D, first separate battalior W, H. Kauffman, company C, fourth battalion J.'R. Lewis, company D, first separate battal- ion; James Lindsey, company D, first sep- arate battalion; E. G. Loeb!, company B. third battalion; Wm, McKenney, company D, first separate battalion; J. A. Marshall, company D, first separate battalion; Chas. H. M. Miller, | company D, first separate battalion; John M. Murphy, company C, second battalion; Thomas W. Ogie, company C,, second atta Richardson, company’ D, ffrst battalion; Ridgly, company B, first separate battalion; J Scott, company D, first separate bat- telion; Wm. 'P. Smith, engineer corps; J. Frank Stewart,engineer corps; Deu’l Thompson, com- ny D, first separate battalion; J. F. Thorn- m, company B, first separate battalion; Charles L, Ulrich, company A, second battalion; Cha; | man Walker, company D, first se ion; J. H. Walker, company B, first_scj battalion; J. Whitehead, company C, Qattalion, ores, Members of the cycle corps are still receiving congratulations on the very fine showing they | | made in the big L. A. W. parade, and as a natu- ral consequence a large number of local wheel- . BE. Wm. 1 fourth ‘The company is properly cautious as to the character of Tootaite but in JO ec of the rigid requirements the command will soon be at its maximum strength of 100. Capt. Couch is pro- paring a speedy notification system, by means of which rapid assembly will be possible. When. the plan is complete it will be put in practice. There is no evident reason why every man in the brigade should not shoot the required scores on the rarige. Voluntary practice at @ cents per round may be had on four days in each week at any time from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Those men who in that practice make first-class scores and make thent with sufficient frequency may in that way find a place among the eight- een who will go to Sen Girt in September. they need isto all the attention of the regi- mental or battalion inspector's attention to good work. Light battery A is in better condition than ever in ite history. Preliminary arrangements for a practice march anda cmp at Bay Ridge are in good shape. Gen. Ordway has concluded to take another of those steps in advance which [hare kept the D.C. N. G; ahead of other briga fe purposes relieving the artillery- with the revolver only. After awhile the army will do the same thing. Company A. second battalion, and com) B, sixth batinlion, have about "com = rangements for ping themselves with full dros ueitorm. “Other compe. nies are getting ready to follow the example. ‘The dishonorable disc! encouraged of the f manner | named enlisted men hoe ee revoked rable : 3 company D, first battalion (par. 8, 8. 0. 19, current series); Pri- vate Richard L.’ Lamb, company 0, first (pas. 1, 8. O. 26, current series ‘The dishonorable company B, first se; 7. Brana, company D, | eaeait jh | den Many Local Wheelmen Have Left the City. CYCLISTS ON A LONG RUN. eM. 34 | A Pleasant Summer Trip—Energetic Capital | Club Mee—A Run to Mount Airy, M@.—/ ‘The Race Meet of the Ariingtons Next Sat- | urday. ‘My Dioyclo! My brave old steed! T wouid not part with thee ‘Were all the pleasures life could give Flane tn tte lap for me; T would uot etve the glorious eanse Of Joy bound tn thy wheel For all the vaunted plessares life Could, of could not reveal. For wherecan To surely find, T only sought tu thee for what My other pastiines yield, Batnow. I would not give thee up For all in Pieasure's fleid CHRIS. WHERLER, EDALING IN MID- summer on the coun- try roads where the “ip THESE ARE CHAMPIONS. Success of the ¥. A BIKES GIVEN A REST A's Crack Ball ‘Clad. The eastern base ball champlonshtp of the Amateur Athletic Union has come to Washing- ton this year and the banner belongs to the ¥. M.C.A. boys by default from the Athletic Club, Schuylkill Navy. There was an undoubted fear on the part of the A.C. 8. N. that they Would suffer an ignotminious defeat at the bands of the local nine. The work the ¥. MC. A's have been doing would make it appear that there was good reason for such fear, for on their recent trip to Wanamasa camp, near Asbury Fark, they met and wiped up several of the strongest teams that could be secured. Such scores as Il to 2, Sto0, 1S tol, IS te Gand iT 0, with a total of six erroreand forty-seven base hits, is an indication of base ball as it pleases any Washington crank if the figures are in favor of his own teem. The ¥.M.C. A. ‘team has @ compa: players that it will be dificult to rat § 2 strictly amateur circles and an infield that te weil nigh fnvincibie. On their Wanamassa trip the regular team was composed of Mol- brook and Fi brook raid, pitchers, Who alternated in x; O'Hagan, catcher; Ba: firet tee, Tal mad corona: basa, ton, third right fel. ler, eapiais and second base; Jobn- left; Ste base; Bolway, short stop; Walsh, a; Sanford. center, and Col in, I ed greatly in the kept their oppo way they drove tho ball un: | nents busy in the outfield. Their playing attracted widespread attention and bas carried consternation into (he ranks of other Young Men's Christian Associatioun, siastic over the probability good sport, but on the soft concrete there is a digerence. The wheels | haves feeling of sink- ing into the earth as it | 7 were and the entire ox- ertion required to propel the machine is calou- lated to make one tired. Many wheelmen are out of the city on their Vacation, and many others fail to appear on the clubruns because of the weathor. Since the meet there has been but little done in the line of wheeling as compared with the cooler weather Surtng ths provies oa 42 SUMMER RETREAT FOR WHEELMEX. The Columbia club house in Mount Pleasant ie a summer retreat for the wheelmen and many of them spend pleasant evenings there, while in the city the atmosphere is almost too hot to {attity the exertion of (pushing a wheel. The ouse is roomy aud situated as it is on the we | of the high hill overlooking the city it will oat what breeee there ie, Z eK Southwick there was no regular run last Sunday. Many of the club members were at the house early in the morning for breakfast and several members rode to the Great Falls after partak- ing of one of ““Vince'’s” meals. The sun was a trifle hot, but the ride to the falls was an enjoy- able one, for upon their arrival there a bath re- duced the temperature and gave the wheclmen time to enjoy the cool breezes from the water. The party returned after sundown, in the cool of the evening. Cleveland to fight for hampionsbip of the Young, eo hn ey are likely to be f the boys continue to have done there is not @ raking arrangements for a gume with the Y. M.C. A. for one date im August aud there sa big contest ou haud for Monday next. Their opponents will bee picked nine of all Washington. ‘The game will layed on the association grounds at 17th | and U streets at 4:90 p.m., and. will attract the | regular base ball enthusiaste as well as all lovers of purely amateur e] orts, oo THE W. R. C. CONVENTION, The Department President Explains the Matter of lie Kntertainment. the columns of Tux Sram of Inst Tues- Gay,” said Mrs. Ida V. Hendricks, de; | president department of the Potomac, W. R. 0. toa Sran reporter, “there appeared « state- ment of the proceedings of the citizens’ com- mittee of ladies which by implication conveys the idea that the national president of the Woman's Relief Corps had refused to accept certain courtesies tendered her by the citizens’ committee, through Miss Barton, and that the department president, Mr Ida V. Hendricks, hed assumed to undertake The location of the Capital club house on 15th street, facing the White Lot and getting the home an J Many of the members who ol to riding through ho nok sun spend Galt oveatage Ie tes eea apartments where, even in the summer time, they can enjoya game of whist or billiards. ENERGETIO CAPITAL CLUB MEX. ‘The weather did not prevent the more en- thusiastic riders of cushion-tired wheels from taking a trip last Saturday, which, like the last of many good things, always the best. The club bad been invited toa The sturdy riders, however, would not have it said ‘that they had to take train to gos short jour- ney and so they left here late Sat ‘afternoon and etole silently through the coun! sorts of ron i Iages, including Bidgeville, and in tame for the dance they rode into Mount Airy, There were assembled at the hotel many ladies and gentle- men from the it country as well a8 many a =r who are stopping in nip) aed faryland. It is unnecessary to state that the wheelmen had a glorious time and had to es- cort some of the village belles to their homesin the carly hours of een, SE Sunday morni: party fount Airy and turned. theif faces home Several stops on the road were made to visit lady friends on outing trips and their Aiders returned home in the evening. TWO WHO TOOK A LONG TRIP. The Crescent Century Wheelmen had no called run last Sunday because of the tempers- ture of the atmosphere and also because many of them are at summering but there were two braves among them who slong ride and returned home tired enough to go 10 sleep without rocked, They were Ea Terry and Phil Otterback. long-distance riders left here Saturday night and went to All the money the hotel man i F i i the national president the f 2 zerott's Ce jflowera, in which to hold convention of the y toot Relief souvenirs, , luncheon, ot information be These nal nt accepted, with the ex: of if of tuncheon aod te ose vention post office. The Woman like the G. A. R.. ina secret 0: ove bers: during the tine of holding ita conventions. The luncheons are alwass served too entoroem of convention building during « recess of the W. B.C. com the do- partment in which the convention is held, The post office, the tment of aids, conductors, pia stenographer officers of the con: st, which » nee seen she is acting. Nei the members of this corps could be admitted the contention, nor could the national dent consistently receive any conrtesies at hands, because of their disobedience and went standing. jis, and the reason that the department of the W. R ©. in which the convention is held is always invested with the duties as above gi alone actuated the national decision with reference to lunct 5 In the absence of express direction national ident no officer of this ent of W. B.C. can assume to act for her. B | Elf was for their lodgings, for early Sunday morning and orer eleven miles of rough em a good appetite for ‘were but few bones left on chickens had —— . The two knight § i 8 i u LE HE f i i iin tected on calling it’ “Hug-us-well.” Over limestone pike a scorch was made womectigheg een, “cabemntial supply more su anes ‘tain air and water. From there ome,reaching here for supper after ha 14 miles. The riders say that the & i f it Fit i ' Ht Hts i | | | i f if i ct i i | i i fi Tite is = ever courtenies are extended by the citi zens’ committee of ladies and accepted by her are the subjects for consideration the interested parti alwi 4 of the city in which it Whenever the national to the members of this declined these boxpitalities and desires ent to undertake to do all that ia cad tt epreseets & taxpayers of ‘oman's Tielief Corps, which mumbers ere mnie R. and always holds its conventions at el i HE Fi rt | i E é a i § i i t ti F Ef veh i cl i | [ # itty Ht i , rh ta i ul ji f E i a& f [ | | i i FF : Fes i i 4 E e f i iH £ 8g fear but that this body of peatabbnapal sanagiion anh ecouaeaant a Deleware Democrats to Moot August 26. ‘The Delaware democratic state central com- | Dover Thureday afterncen end | | i : a