Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1896, Page 10

10 ,—————— THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 2i, some . Carriage Buyers Have an idea that there are ad- vantages of style and price to be had in the metropolis. It’s a mistake—a grave one. There is not a new style or design of carriage we cannot show or build—there’s not a low price that we cannot match, and more than match. A visit to our show rooms should by all means be made if a carriage purchase is contem- plated. Andrew J. Joyce’s Sons, CARRIAGE BUILDERS, 1028-30 Conn. Ave. Crimscn Rims Spin to Win. ONLY GROSS ABUSE OR NEGLECT WILL WEAKEN The Syracuse. watch. It won't see eserves to be treate1—and' there'll be see » for complaint eed of repairs. nes rd and as long as you please. Sohal S it's not abused it will stand ¥ $100 fs its price. Enterprise Cycle Cc., 812-814 14th St.Jova Wormer, fr. 3 HATS THAT WEAR WELL, Look well and keep their shape, are the h nd and sell all the that we recomm th Oar Summer Straws for Ladies and Men have the best quality and price recommendations you'll find. B. S s tz and yp. otinemetz 24 1237 PA. AVE. my21-20d $25 and $30 Sulti . $20. Every Man’s WARDROBE nould contain a TRUE BLUE SERGE, in summer time—It’s as indispensable as “Dress Suit” in wirfter. 7 We make the best—at lowest prices. Haslett & Pistel, *7,(2"" Tailors, 3417 PEN njoy your dinner nge. Dine with @Hote Dinner onics. All the good our menu —eook nt ‘yle—in our- cool, to'S. Sundays, 1 $1 to $2.50 Is th This senscn’s style and Belgian 50). WE'VE priced rect crown and E Splits—and Mackinaws. NG SHIRTS—new, pretty effects $1 and $1.50. Thin Underwear, R. C. Lewis & Son, 1421 NEW YORK AVE my20-144. If you own a costly watch That needs Repairing—don’t put it im the hands of n wh ntly asserts he can n have learned at the cost of a er—that the “know how" of tan’t by any means a universal e. 16 years’ nce 13 my record rs of the ¢ mepleces in town me. pert work and small charges my customars. W. 632 G St. BASE BALL FREE! Boys, here’s a chance! Until July 4, a “Carr's’ B-ounce Base Ball for every one who will mail us 10 wrappers (or coupens) of Kirkman’s Borax ake *e terly, Az Seap. Send name art address. It's the best laun- ary soap in the market. Sold by all grocers. KIRKMAN & SON, myS-2w 52 Bridge st., Brooklyn. Straws, 50¢ ng hat that won't disappoint Of course {f you'll give $1 or $1.50 you. you get that much more wear—and style, too. Sole agents for “Dunlap” Hats. Chas. H. Ruoff, Up-to-date Hatter, 905 Pa. Ave. 19-204 Pn “CREDENDA™® ¢ WHEEL AT $65 3 as fine for th awd can be or ts buill every improve ap a modern ed. “Spald- the “acme of "See the an’s, 1013 Pa. Ave. 9 he em- fort and = satis- Best gocds and oest nshjp Insure best fit and shirts. Lots of new, dres: terns to pick from. P. T. HALL, pat- Shirtmaker, 908 FSt. Bicycles Truest Bearings Most Rigid Frame Swift—Strong—Sure. Call or write for Catalogue. GENDRON WHEEL 00., (Makers,) Toledo, Ohio GENDRON CYCLE CO., K. E. Gury, Manager, S24 Oth st. now. apt-tu,th&s2it ~ Columbia Club, PURE RYE WHISKEY. MY OWN BRAND. Wm. J. Donovan, ap25-coS0t® 1528 7th st. aw. i 1896—SIXTEEN PAGES. The BestValue|IN SPORTING CIRCLES We Know | —In the light-weight underwear line is that SILK-STRIPED LISLE UNDERWEAR we've marked $1.00. Very neat, very good, perfect fitting. —$1.50 put in one of our Manhat- tan Shirts is well spent. Joseph Auerbach, Haberdasher, 623 Pa. Ave. It Aaaneeeenaeeeaaaae " isky, iW $3 Gallon! The famous Monticello! A “‘stralght”* whisky—smooth and mellow—aged _naturally— no fusel ofl—unsurpassed as a medicine or bev- eT WH. uvall, 1923 Pa. Ave. VEDI ewww were eres Sout “ahead and oat {Bicycle Perfection— ylph Cycles. Speed, strengtp and sterling worth char- acterize the By LPH. No other wheel made that so strongly appeals to the ex- perienced rider in meeting every juire- ment of a perfect mount. The embodl- ment of beauty, graceful design, lght- nes and durability. Up-to-the-present- se* day—May 2ist—in’ improvement. $100 ** the price. You'll find no finer—anywhre, Sylph-Winton Cycle Agency, Aukam Building, 6th and F Sts. my12-th,s,t-28.3m. Ae reve “Tf you about AARDAARARA, > Si ta tat ts atte etna tatnteddid ie) FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF HAVANA. Some of the Odd Features of Life in That City. Cor. of the Cincinnati Commerctal-Gazette. The dining rooms are all cafes, opening directly upon the street, with only the Iron railing between the tiled room and the street. ‘The street beggars come to the rail and ask for the very food you are putiing into your mouth. Tho men smoke everywhere at table, but such divine tobacco that not even the most fastidious could’ object. The anguish you endure while waiting to be shown a place at table, upon your first appearance in a Cuban hotel, is something to be remembered. You never are shown. All the housemaids here at the Hotel Pasaje (pronounced precisely as if the J were h) are men, and a lean and sl!ppered pantaloon brigade they are, too. Most of them are members of tha Home Guards, and work in undress uniform. Since there are in all nearly twenty Spanish officers quar- tered in the house, and since the difference in uniform between officer and private is atter of a few brass buttons and confusions occasionally arise. I say this by way of explanation. The evening of my arrived I ordeced a colonel of the Spanish army to go Into my bed room and empty my water Jar. The colonel got out of It gracefully by explaining that he did not understand Eng- Nobody does, in fact. The Hotel Pasaje has an elevator, but the boy is tired this week and so {t doesn’t run. The houses in Havana are numbered, but, dear me, nobody takes the trouble to re- member numbers! You inquire a place of residence and are told to walk so many blocks down the Prado, turn to your right, and the fourth house on the left-hand side, ete. The individual who comes to Cuba for the first time does not find the Cuba of his pic- tured fancy and dreams. He does not en- counter the deep stillness of a tropical forest. He is not charmed with the land- scape. He sees no gaudy-plumaged birds fying in fiery flashes from tree to tree; but instead only the safling buzzard and the omnipresent sparrow. He finds that there are more flowers in the average well-kept garden of the north than there are in all Havana. Even the follage and grass of the country are largely a delusion, and only the royal palm ia picturesque. There are parks in Havana. They mention them frequently, and speak of them with pride. There are in these some statues of Columbus and Cervantes, some artful little trees, a fountain or two, all carefully fenced in, and some dusty walks. It is a pecullar fact that the Spaniard hates trees, and has slaughtered them indiscrimin- ately in all regions he has ever occupied. Somebody has described the corner shops, which take the place of our saloons—there are no saloons In Havana—as “dusty little depositories of indigestibles.” think the description most appropriate. ————_+e+ MISSOURI, KING OF RIVERS. Minnesota’s Geographer Discovers the Stream’s Source. From the St. Lou!s Globe-Democrat. The state geographer of Minnesota, Col. J. V. Brower, has discovered the real source of the Missouri river, 4,221 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, showing it to be the long- est river in the world. Col. Brower gives the result of his expedition to the public today. He shows that the longest upper branch of the Missouri does not flow through the lower Red Rock lake, in Mon- tana, but comes from a hole in the moun- tains, volcanic In its true character, at the summit of the Rocky mountains, west of Henry's lake, Idaho, and at a point bor- dering the state boundary between that state and Montana. The miniature rivulet, at its commence- ment, atriving to secure egress from the inner walls of the surrounding volcanic vents near perpetual snow banks, has by its eroding capacity, cut its way out from the rugged and precfpitous mountain up- lifts of enormous size, until a solld moun- tain of rock has been severed in twain, a canyon formed, ‘and assuming the propor- tions of a river, from the flowage of in- numerable creeks coming tn at the side, reaches the valleys below, flowing into and through upper Red Rock lake, twenty miles from its source in the mountains, thence westerly, northerly, and northeast- wardly, past Red Butte and Beaver Head Rock to Three Forks, thence to the Mis- sissipp!, and thence to the Gulf of Mexico, through and past tance of 4,221 miles. ee Inferior Value of Botled Milk. “J. L. Kerr insists on the Inferior value of boiled milk compared with uncooked as a food,” says The Hospital. “The latter is largely composed of living cells, which are, he thinks, absorbed alive and enter the cir- culation without change. This view is sup- ported by the work of Koplik, who showed that the unabsorbed nitrogen In the feces is much greater after a meal of cooked than after one of raw milk. Other writers, however, have found a more rapid increase in wetght in children fed on bolled or ster- ilized milk than in those fed on ray BEFORE ous remedies and physicians, none trying vai Of whieh iid the and good. My finger nails oft game out, leaving me perfectly bald. ‘I'thes. went Hot Springs Hoping to be cured by this celebrati tment but very soon became disgusted and decid ae es BSS. “The cffect was truly wonderful. I com menced to recover at once, and after I had twelve bottles I was entirely cured. 5.8.3. when the ‘world - renowned | Hot Springs had failed, WMS. Loos, ‘ago Yolo Louisiana. Our book on thi its SWIFT SPRCIFIO CO., Atlante, Ge. on by ° thirteen states, a dis-. Senators to Go Against the Colts Today. SCHADE SOUTHERN CYCLING CHAMPION Columbian and . Georgetown to Meet Saturday. BOXING AND WRESTLING How the Clubs Stand. sos “ ¥. L. P.O Clubs. P.O. incinnati... 4 cago Bost i 8 654) Washing! +625} Brooklyn. :615| New . Loult BEREE: i 5 2 ‘Bas] Louteet 21 1192 May 21, 1808: 0. Clabs. W. L. P.O. 606] Ne 19 10 600 -667| ® .471 2 .640) St. 15 .400 T 16 B04 6 15 (230 10 -.600! Louisvil 5 15 .250 League Games Today. Washingtcn at Chicago. Baltimore at Louisville. Boston at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Pittsburg. New York at Cincirnatt. Browns Were Unlucky. On account of an injury to Breltenstein’s finger, Kissinger went into the box yester- day for the Browns, and although he kept the Beaneaters down to seven hits, the St. Louis were unfortunate on the bases and in the matter of errors, and consequently lost the game. Stivetts was equally effective, but was given better support. Attendance, 1,500. BT LO Dowd, 00 Cooley, 8 00 H 100 Quion,” 2°..0 1 gna Connor, 12.. 0 012 4 0 Meyers, 8b. 0 1 2 2 0 Parrott, rf. 1 1 8 500 Cross, #8...0 2 1 600 Murphy, c. 0 2 2 031 Kis'ger, p. 0 0 0 ooo0 Totals ...1 72711 6) Totals ...5 727 0 & et ar 00001-1 00010001-5 Earned runs—Boston, 1; St. Louls, 1. ‘Two- bage hit—Cross. Stolén base—Long. ‘Double play and Quinn. First on balla—Off Kissinger, off Stivetts, 2. Struck out—By Stivetts, 2. One hour “and forty minutes. Umplre— New Yorks Won Again. ‘The Giants had another dose of dope yes- terday, and succeeded in walloping the Colts, batting Parker anywhere and every- where. The New York team played almost perfectly in the fleld, while Meekin kept Chicago’s hits well scattered. Atttend- ance, 1,800, CHICAGO. NEW YORK. ry Ru. 'P onocnmoneh Everett, 3b. Dahlen,’ 5 Lange, ef. Ryan, ‘rf. » 2b. Rellly, 2b.. Decker, 1b. Flynn, ' If. Kittredge, Parker, p. ‘Totals. coctoaaces ©) Con’a’n, | Meekin, p, 0] Wilson, ¢ menses nomena! = 4 © 8) ee mcamec 8) anrooneon: a looccoocomh SS] pom, Tw base bits“Dabien, Large, Ryan, ‘Tiernan (2), 0. Davis (2), Meekin. ‘Three-base hit—-Gleason. Stolen bases—Flynn, Kittredge, Van Haltren, Stafford, I. Davis, Gleason (2). “Double plays Decker’ (woas- sisted), Ryan, Kittredge, Dahlen. Struck out—By Parker, £; by Meekin, 3. Bases on, balle—Of Parker, 8; Meekin, 4. Wild pitch—Meekin. rs and fifteen minutes. Umpire— Tine— two Sheridan. Pirates Played Horse in Vain. The Pittsburg team suffered a Waterloo yesterday, the Bridegrooms making twen- ty-five hits and twenty-five runs, with one error. Hastings was batted hard and Goar was substituted, but after {t began to rain in the fourth, the Pirates began playing for a called game, although the umpire would not allow it. The Brooklyns scored two or more runs in every inning but one. Attendance, 1,500. PITTSBURG, BROOKLYN. R.H.O.AE.! R.H.0.4.B. Donovan rf.. 2-8 8 1 0 Griffin, cf.. 5 -8°8°0 0 gith, If... 2 9 1 9 O.Jones, rf. 4 4 8 0 0 ly, s8.... 2 38 1 1 Lachine ib 3 814 © 0 Stenzel, cf. 0 2 0 | 1/Corcoranes. 112 4 2 Lyons, '8..0 1 4 4 0 -24140 Beckie 2p. 0 111 0 OM'Carth; as iA Ong *rb'u'r, 2b. 0 Merritt, e. 34830 ee eay Bastings,p..0 0 0 2 1 28020 pilar.--- O99 0 ¢ ¢ ; 0011 18 4 Om 71 Hastings in third inning. 09000009246 ea 2224728032 Earned ryns—Pittsburg, base hits—Stenzel, Griffin McCarthy, | Gri Lyons hane Brooklyn, 19, Two- Lachinee, Gore: Three-base hits—Smith, Ely, Home 'runs— , Bchoch, Abbey. Ely, Shindie. Sderifce bits—Corcoran, Grim, Ab- McCarthy (2), Grim. bey! "Stolen gbses—Griffin, Double plays Hastings, “Lyons and Beck Schoch Schoch, Corcoran and Yachance; Shindle, and Lachance. Bases on bulls—Off Abbey, 2; off Hastings, 4; off Goar, 3. Hit by pitched ball—By Hastings, Schoch. Struck out—By Abbey, 2. Wild pitch—Goar, ‘Mime—Two hours and twenty ain utes. Umpire—Emslie. Rhbines Puszled the Phillies. Rhines was a complete puzzle to the heavy hitters from the Quaker City, and could only be located for two hits, the Reds shutting out the Brotherly Lovers in easy style. Attendance, 2,400. CINCINNATI. PHILADELPHIA. R-H.O.AE. R.H.O.AE, Burke, If.. 1 1 2 0 0/Turner, cf.. 0.0/1 °1 1 Hoy, (ef. 0 J 2 Q O Hulen,’ s6.- 0 Sbeo Miller, #121 0 0 0 o/Thompsonzto 9 & f 8 Vaughn, 1b 0 218 0 © Brouth'rs,1b0 1 8 0 0 Gray, 2b... 0 1 $ 7 0 Petenanty.it0 0 1 0 0 Smith, s8..0 8 1) Haliman,2 oo19d dewi, 8.. } 1 2 0 0 Cross, gb. OF21 Peitz, ¢.. O44 o210 Rbines, p.. 0 1 0 pe ee Totals. 0 27 22411 8 Qineinnati 11110000 44 Philadelphia, 00000000 60 Earned run—Cincinnati, 1, ‘Two-bage hits—Irwin, Brouthers. Three-base ‘hit—Hoy. Sacrifice Hie. Hoy. Stolen baso—Suith. First base on balls— Rhines, 8. Hit by pitched ball—By Orth, 1. Stracl out—By Rhines, 4. Passed bull—Clements. — Wild pitches—Rhines, 2. Time—Ono hour and’ thirty- seven Ininutes. Umpire—Keefe. Oriole Infield Weakened. Pond was hit hard in three innings, and consequently the Spiders won in good style, helped by errors on the part of Baltimore's infield. Attendance, 2,000. CLEVELAND, [| BALTIonR. R.H.9.A.B. R.H.O.A.B. Burkett, If. 2°1°2°0 6 Clarke, 1b. 171100 0 2 2 6 1/ikeeler, rf..1 2800 3,2 5 g fonninesgs. 0 2 3 4 014 0 0 Kelley, if. 1 Zimmer, c. } 4 1 0) Brodie, ef.. 1 20 Blake, rf.. 9° 6} Reitz," 2b. 1 gig McAleer, cf 0 0 0 0| Robinson, ¢ 0 00 McG: 211 00001 Cuppy, be. 0.10 2 22052 99890 202 0 Y Totals.... 7122713 5 50400 Q-12 eCreeee es Earned runs—Cleveland, 2; Baltimore, €. First | baso by errors—Cleveland, 4; Baltimore, ‘1, Left on bases—Cleveland, 8; Baltimore, 7. First base on | balls Om Cuppy, 1: of Pond, 1; of Hemming, 8. | Struck out—By Cuppy, 2; by Pond, 1; by Hemming, 1. Home ron—Zimme wo-base hits—McKean, Blake, Kelley, Robinson, Keister (2). Sacrifi hits—Tebeau, MeAleor. Stolen bases—Childs Kee ley, Kelster (2). Double play—McKean, Childs, ‘Te. beau. Hit by pitcher—By Cuppy, 1. Wild pitch— Hemming, 1. 'Time—Two hours ‘and ten minutes, Umpire—Weidman. GEORGETOWN A) D COLUMBIAN, An Exciting Game of Ball Saturday Promised. The local college season of base ball will be virtually brought to a close Saturday afternoon, when the Georgetown and Co- Ivmblan University nines meet on George- town field, to settle the question of the championship of the District. These teams played in April, when the blue and gray came‘out ahead by a slight margin. The Columbian boys believe that they can make a better showing than they did then. Cum- mings and Johnson and Mahoney pnd Ma- the game lorey will be the batteries, ee will be called at 4 o’clock. It is unfortun- ate that the game cannot be played at the much more accessible National Park, for doubtless then the largest atten would be present ever seen at a local col- lege game. 1 he BS. College Games Elsewhere. At Princeton, N. J.—University of Vir- ginia, 10; Princeton, 6, _ At Providence, R. Harvard, 6; Brown, 1 ‘At Middletown, Conn.—Wesleyan, 23; Trinity, 3. oe At Amherst, Mass —Tufts College, 1; Am- herst, 2. Parle i At Ann Arbor,Mich.—University of Mich- igan, 9; Chicago University, 2. Notes. Pitcher Varney Andetson has been re- leased by Washington. There was no game yesterday in Louis- ville, where the Washington club was to have played, because of wet grounds. Manager McGunnigle of the Louisvilles thinks well of “Roaring Bill” Hasamaer, and will keep him on first base. Jack Ryan, catcher of the Bostons, has been given ten days’ notice of release. ‘The Hagerstown base ball team has sign- ed Shaffer of Portland, Me., and Dwyer of York. Carfrey will not report. Rusie will probably be in Cincinnat! when the Giants arrive there. Manager Irwin will be all fixed and primed to interview the big Hoosier, and it is hoped successful results will develop. Dad Clarke got a little angry at one of Lynch's decisions, and objected. “That would have cost me $25,” said O'Connor, and Lynch's reply was: “It costs you $10 now.” With Doyle and Donnelly out of the game, the Orioles are pretty badly handi- capped. SCHADE CHAMPIO: Winner of the Mile Race at Char- lotte’s Cycle Tournament. The twentieth annual spring tournament of the Charlotte Cycle Club took place at Charlotte, N. C., yesterday afternoon under most favorable auspices. The grand- stand and field were fairly jammed with people, over 7,000 attending. The Colum- bian University of this city carried off the honors of the day with their crack rider, Fred Schade. George Ruppert of Columbia College, New York, also made a great showing. Ruppert suffered defeat twice at the hands of Schad, first in the mile handicap and later in the quarter-mile open. The star rece of the meet was the one- mile Leagve American Wheelmen cham- pionship of the south, which was handily won, amidst deafening cheers, by Fred Schade. Schade was Gefeated only once— in a@ two-mile hardicap—by a close mar- gin, Sumn ary: One-mile novice—Willlam Spenolla first, Pat Williams second. Time, 2.49. One-mile championship (south) — Fred Schade first, C. McMakin second, Wells Riley third.” No time taken. One-mile handicap—Frod Schade (scratch) first, William S. White 60 yards) second. Time, 2.20 2-5. Quarter-mile open—Fred Schade first, George Ruppert second. Time, .82 Two-mile handicap — Rupper (scratch) first, Schade (scratch) second, Robert Bea- man (225 yards) third. Time, 5.63. BOXING AND WRESTLING. Championship Contests of the Ama- teur Athletic Union. The annual boxing and wrestling cham- pionships of the Amateur Athletic Unton, that will be decided at Madison Square Garden next month, are attracting wide- spread interest, not only in New York city, but throughout New England and the west. Although the entry blanks have not yet been issued, entries are being recelved from Pittsburg, Boston, Philadelphia, while letters are in hand stating that it is the intention to have Chicago well represauted. Secretary J. W. Kelly of the A. A. U. states that Philadelphia will send on a strong contingent, and expect to carry away with them the bulk of the championship medals. The representatives of the New York clubs, however, state that the medals will re- main in New York city.’ Handsome gold and silver medals, emblematic of the ama- teur championship of thé United States, will be awarded the winner in each class. Entries‘ ‘close with J. W. Kelly, care of’ James E. Sullivan, post office box No. 611, New York city, on June 8, 1896. An en- trance fee of $1 for eactr event must ac- company all entries. TO PROTECT OARSMEN. ——— . Revenue Outters May Be Detailed to Patrol the Course. Senator Hill's bill to authorize the Secre- tary of the Treasury to detail revenue cut- ters to preserve order at regattas was sign- ed by the President yesterday. It was in- troduced to meet the objections of those who claimed that interference by passing craft could not be prevented during the Proposed college regatta at Poughkeepsie on the Hudson river. As the Potomac course is navigable, the new law has a local application. The text of the act fol- lows: That, in order to provide for the safety of passengers on excursion steamers,yachts, oarsmen and all craft, whether as observers or participants, taking part in regattas, amateur or professional, that may here- after be held on navigable watera, the Sec- retary of the Treasury be and is hereby au- thorized and empowered in his discretion to detail revenue cutters to enforce such rules and regulations as may be adopted to insure the safety of passengers on said ex- cursion steamers, yachts, oarsmen and all craft, whether as observers or participants, taking part in such regattas. GOING TO BALTIMORE. Over Three Hundred Expected Leave June 7. Arrangements are being made in Balti- more for a crowd of Wishington cyclists Sunday, June 7. It is expected that 300 wheelmon will be there. A special Bal more and Ohio train will carry the crowd, and baggage cars will be provided for the wheels. The Baltimore Cycle Club has tendered {ts club house to the visitors as a rendez- vous and headquarters. Runs will be planned to verious points of interest e#bout Baltimore, and local wheelmen wi'l pilot the visitcrs. It 1s expected that the trip will lead to an excursion of a Baltimore party equally as large to Washington at a later date. to Australian Cricketers Coming. A cablegram has been received in Phila- delphia from the manager of the Australl- an Cricketers, now in England, announcing their intention of accepting the invitation extended them by the associated cricket clubs of Philadelphia for a visit to this country in the fall. The Australians have accepted the terms offered them and will play their first match on September 18, 19 and 21. The dates for the second match will be September 25, 26 and 28, and for the third October 2, 8 and 6. The games will be played at Manheim, Haverford and Elmwood. - Gotham Handicap Weights. The weights for the Gotham Handicap for three-year-olds and upward, at one mile, to be run as the third race Saturday at Morris Park, are as follows: Keenan, 126; Counter Tenor, 123; St. Maxim, 117; Sir Walter, 116; Belmar, 111; Dorian, 103; Rubi- con, 107; Beldemere, 106; Lehman, 105; Gotham, ‘Our Jack, 104 each; Peacemaker, 103; Hawarden, 102; Kennebunk, 100; Em: ma C., 98; Flora Thornton, 89; Doggett, 92. Penalties accrue from 12 noon tomorrow. Bright Phoebus Out of the Suburban. W. S. Hobart has declared Bright Phoebus out of the Suburban and all other engage- ments. He has also declared the following two-year-olds out of all engagements: Love- light, Gorgon and M. Olloquot. Southern Tennis Tournament. The games in the southern association lawn tennis tournament were stopped by rain yesterday, and play was postponed un- til today, providing the courts ure in good enough condition to allow of use. Draw- ings for the doubles made yesterday after- "one See ee rome preil s am pions! . im! Boyle end partner vs. Metcalf andiatonn Gower and Tobin vs. Beckwith and Worth- ington, Firet round, Paret and Davidson ys. winners of it preliminary match Goodfellow and clay vs. winners of secon preliminary matoh. GRACE ON THE WHEEL Valuable Hints to Bicycling Girls by a Woman Who Knows. 10 RIDE WELL AND LOOK WELL Some Things to Do and Some Things Not to Do. THEMOSTSUITABLECOSTU MES Written for The Evening Star. Bicycling is the fad of the hour, but it is, nevertheless ,true that very few women ride well. No woman 1s quite comme il faut unless she owns a machine, and on every street is scen the waving of skirts cver the alluring wheel. We always turn to look at them, but it 1s more often from curiosity than admiration. Only a very small proportion ride with ease and grace, and tho observer has none of the pleasure he would experience if he were watching the same women dancing, or even walking. This is all the more inexcusable, since bicycling ts so much easier than it was a few years ago. Then the heavy machines, the small tires, and, worst of all, the long skirts that constantly became entangled in the pedals or chain, interfered seriously with the pleasure of riding. Long before the fickle fancy of fashion had adopted the bicycle as her latest play- thing, my wheel and I were friends; I was among the first lady riders in America, and we attracted more attention than bloomers do now. The small boy used to call to me encouragingly or derisively as I passed, and one comment still lingers vividly in my memory. “Look at de lady!” called a gamin. “Lady! Huh! Woman!” was the con- temptuous answer Since then I havé coasted down the Pin- clan Hill, wheeled around the bay from Sorrento, climbed to Chamounix, whirled past gaping peasants tn the Black Forest, and joined the “chouette” procession in the Bois de Boulogne; not to mention spinning over the brick pavements of Asbury Park. And after much extend:d observation I have been unwillingly forced to the conclu- sion that woman does not appear to the best advantage on the wheel. The case {s not, however, hopeless. If streets were edged with mirrors, {t would have been remedied long ago. Since we have now sufficient confidence in our machines to be sure of not falling off, is it not time to give some attention to the question of how to ride well? The First Lessons. To begin with the first lessons. Of course, it is just as bad for a man who Is learning, but men are not supposed to be graceful. Now I know that when one finds oneself in the air for the first time, poised between two wheels that seem possessed of human depravity, all the feminine instincts aban- don one, except the desire to hold fast to something—anything—and squeal. We do not think—and do not care—how ridiculous we look; and yet to be ridiculous, in a wo- man, 1s the fault for which there is no ex- cuse. I do not belleve that there is any pcsition in which she appears as ludicrous. It may be as bad when she is learning to swim, but water covers a multitude of sirs. The least she can do is to remain in the riding school until she has become an adept—let her continue to practice several days after the teacher thoughtlessly ad- vises her to go out. Do not let her expose to an unsympathetic public her wobbling struggles, her terrified expression, her gauche attempts to maintain her balance— not to mention the startling spectacle of an occasional fall. How to Look Well. Then when you have become reasonably sure of your machine, and, above all, when you have learned the mount, you may pre- pare to venture forth. One of the most serious defects in riding 1s that there {s too much knee motion. To obviate this the seat mest be raised until you can just touch with the ball of your foot the pedal, when the latter is at {ts lowest point, and then, for an erect carriage is as essential here as it 1s on horseback, raise the handle bars as well. This will make you feel less secure for awhile, but the gain in grace is worth the mental effort of adjusting yourseif to the added distance from the earth. It will also be found easter to ride, especially in climbing hills. Then move deliberately. Beginners always want to rush along as though they were scorching. It shows much better command of your cycle to ride slowly and steadily. Whatever your emo- tons may be, try not to show them. So many women when riding have an anxious, uncertain expression that it moves the ob- server to pity and discomfort. The photog- rapher’s advice to “hold your head up and think of something pleasant” is a very good rule for the wheel as well. After a little practice, women bicyclers can move with as stately grace as their grand- mothers in the minuet, and look quite as picturesque end more piquant. The Proper Costume. The next important point f# your cos- tume. It should not be too feminine or too mannish. Don't wear floating sashes or dainty colors. They are pretty enough in the abstract, but they are as inappropriate for the wheel as leggings and Tam O’Shan- ters at the opera. It is the other extrem: however, that fs the usual stumbling block of the fair sex. I passed a bicycle party the other day who had dismounted by the way- side. One girl had on scant bloomers, a shirt waist and a loose coat. She was Jerking the coat off with a mascuiine air. She was not good to look upon. There is no reason for these sad travesties of wo- mankind. One can dress just as suitably, and still retain the ineffable charm of modesty. As to Bloomers, In the name of thet beauty of which wo- man is priestess, avoid bloomers. The short skirt allows just as much freedom of mo- ton, and that is the favorite argument of the misguided advocates of this style of Gress. An American or English girl can- not wear them without losing her femi- ninity,and becoming an example not of the rgw woman, but of the new sex. I say Americen or English girl, because in Paris it is different. They say that only a French- woman knows how to wear a bonnet; she 1s unquestionably the only one who can don bloomers and be a woman still. They are part of the regulation bicycling costume there, and attract no attention, even when the wearer happens not to have her wheel with her. I quite envied women so attired when I saw them lightly climbing the wind- ing steps thet lead to the top of omnibuses, and they were as unconcerned as though the costume was as habitual with them as with the Turks. In France the “rational” dress 1s becoming; in no other part of the civilized world has it the same raison d'etre. To find the explanation of this we would have to go into pvpiological ds- tails. It is not so much that bloomers do not suit the American woman, as that she does not suit them. The Short Skirt. So let her wear a short skirt—the length may vary from her knee to her shoe tops. It should be a trifle longer in front than in the back, and should not be too full. To keep it from blowing up weights may be sewed in the hem of the front breadth, or small elastics may be fastened to the edge of the skirt and then passed around a con- venient button of the leggings. As for the upper and more conventional part of the costume, the ohief esential is that it should fit the figure. The Pocket and Accessories, Blazers are objectionable because they catch the wind; and shirt waists are not as becoming as a bodice that ends some distance below the waist line. Norfolk jackets or buttoned coats are good. Let the accessories be few and simple—a belt and necktie in the same color give a pretty effect, and they can be bright, if preferred. The Douglas or Royel Stuart plaids are tasteful, or, if you want to appear tailor- made, yo. can use leather for both. All the rest of the costume should be of some lor that does not show dust, and hides fro humiliating traces of ible tumbles. Mixed gray or brown with a cap to match, are best. I sew a girl the other day ry WHO : WOULDN’T? your clothes made to ord before calling on your tai —Exclusively. ay VOWOWOWOWO NOW WOW WOW SURMLS If you are a careful dresser, you'll prefer to have If you are an economical dresser, you'll call on us Who wouldn’t dress well? Who wouldn’t save money$ Wen Dollars will buy, good looking suit. Mertz and [lertz, NOWOWOWOWD DOW WOWOW WOW 3 Seeeaeses “J =e CLLR II = Pat f= ACS er. © es oe ilor. 906 F Street. WOWOWE WOW NOI LU Lee Keekoekoe kee kselsehsetselse) elselselsel sel se) Gel seh set Sei 50K 2) hseA se) whose costume was quite ideal. It was in CONVENTION PREPARATIONS. brown mixed English suiting, the knee skirt edged with leather. The belt which | What Christian Endeavorers Have fastened her Norfolk jacket was of the Same material. She wore low tan shoes, which gave free play to the ankle muscles; brown leggings and a bright tle at her neck. She rode rarely well, and 1 watched her as far as I could see her, for she was a pleasing proof that a woman can be as fascinating on her wheel as in her boudoir. IN THE WHITE LOT. Conventent Meeting Places for Chris- tian Endeavor Gathering. In a recent issue The Golden Rule, the official organ of the Christian Endeavor Society, has a brief account of the meeting places selected for July’s great convention in this city, rangements and the convenient location of the three mammoth tents. It say: The ideal convention meeting place is the White Lot, in the heart of Washington, where the three great tents will be spread | next July. The White Lot is a large cir- cular plot of level ground, situated midway between the White House and the Wash- ington monument. It is free from the roar and bustle of city traffic, while the breezes from the Potomac, a few rods distant,make it one of the coolest spots in the city. The White Lot can be approached from | every direction, so that there will be the least possible crowding in entering or leav- ing the tents. It is very close to the lead- ing street car lines of the city, and it is possible for a person to ride for one fare frcm any part of Washington direct to the White Lot. The three tents will be spread within the circle of the White Lot, trances toward the edge of the lot. space, which minimizes the possibility of the exercises in one tent disturbing the au- dience in another. A The three tents will reign supreme on the White Lot. There will be no other tents or booths of any description permitted on the grou The place will be kept free from | street merchants, paper stands and other minor annoyances. The committee has wisely provided for a shield of quiet to be | spread about the sessions of the conven- tion, sv that nothing may hinder the fullest.) attention to the speakers and the devotion- al exercises, Directly across the street is the Wash- ington Light Infantry Armory, w: during the busy days of the conve: § the committee of will have its head- quarters. Within this. build also will be found the good literature exhibits of the denominational boards and of the United Society Considerable attention will be paid to the fitting up of this building, so that it inay Le to the de tes all that Machinery Hall was at Boston, with the added advantage that it 1s within one minute’s walk of all the meeting plac On the same street is the Emergency Hx pital, where provision will be made to cz for any delegates who may become indis- posed throughout the convention. As a center for sightseeing operations the White Lot is unexcelled. Directly to the north, and in plain view, are the Executive Manston and grounds.’ Beyond is Lafayette Square, with its historic en- virons. To the vast of the White House, and within two minutes’ walk from the tents, is the Treasury Department, and opposite, to the west of the White House, are situated the State, War and Navy De- partments. This entire vicinity is es- teemed one of the most beautiful portions of the city of Washington. Below the White Lot, and with nothing intervening save the well-kept governm: grounds, is the Washington monument. Close beside it are several beautiful lakes and just beyond is the winding Potomac. Stretching to the east of the Washington monument, all the way to the Capitol itself, are public grounds, kept in such ex- cellent taste that few things more restful than a stroll through them can well be imagined. Here are most of the govern- museums, including the Smithsonian, National and Medical Museums, together with the Agricultural Department, the fish commission building and the Botanical rdens. At the southeast of the monu- ment, and within five minutes’ walk of the | White Lot, is the wonderful bureau of en- graving and printing. Thus it will be seen that most of the Places in Washington that the delegates chiefly will desire to visit are in the Im- mediate vicinity of the White Lot, and excursions to them between the sessions will be both easy and pleasant. Those persons who have inspe the many advantages of the situation for the con- vention tents Invariably have manifested the greatest enthusiasm. Were all the con- ditions planned to fit the needs of thi convention they could not be more suita ble than they now are. The Golden Ru Jeins with the thousands of delegate: in giving a hearty three cheer$ for the White Lot! —_—.__ RAILROAD HISTORY. Mr. Watkins’ Address on Some A Forgotten Railroad Buildin; Mr. J. Elfreth Watkins, curator of the section of transportation and engineering of the United States National Museum, at Washington, delivered an address upon “The Origin and Early History of the Cam- den and Amboy Railroad” at the meeting of the Pernsylvania Railroad Young Men's Christian Association of Camden, held on Saturday evening. Mr. Watkins told how citizens of Ho- boken and other New Jersey towns in Jan- uary, 1828, held mectings and organized the road; how Sir John Guest made the rails at his Welsh mill, the English mills refusing to make them, the form and shape being the invention of John Stevens. The first track was laid on stone blocks brought from Sing Sing. The Planet, built by Stevenson, was at that time the best locomotive in’ the world, and Mr. Stevens ordered one built like it for the American road. This was the John Bull. peated En SS Bowling. The third and last series of players, first assignment, bowled last evening in the C. A. C. five-back bowling tourney, the scores made being only fair. The tournament will close tomorrow evening with the bowling of Rice, Myers, Sims, Wells, Smith, Callan, Bennett and Grant. The scores made last evening were as follows: Fisher, 461; Flynn, 461; Perry, 482; Sutton, 457; Goodale, 446: Beall, 438; Schneider, 427. _——_ Wheeled Thirty Miles an Hour. “Tom” Linton, a Welshman, beat the bicycle record from the fifth mile upward at Paris Tuesday, covering thirty miles within an hour. the compactness of the ar-) with their en- | The | extent of the site makes it possible for the | tents to be separated by a considerable | Done for the July Meeting. Information about the complete prer tions being made tn this city for t proaching Christtan ra- deavor convention is being scattered broadcast throuzhout the country. he Golden Rul the official publication of the United Society of Chris- tian End. r, recently devoted an entire Issue to the interests of the Ju tion, From an article on “Our Hosts Their Preparations” which it contained the following is quoted: The Washington convention's greatnes: shines forth in tts pre A large varations, [cempany of noble men have thought and | planned, day and night, for more than a year past, that there might be n ra lacking in Washington, ". And th Ave d. In great things and in small janned with all the care ration, and the result, mor jthan fifty thousand delegates will te is comp Washington Endeavorers are afire with convention enthu. sm, The conv jon ts the chief subject of thought and prayer | and talk among them. For weeks past t various con ition committees. ; ment committ eption comm istration co hall comm | ers, chorus ess commi been meeting, planning and d their work next July, A | amount of interest has been ma every one of these gathe man the Washington shown that the convention of | labors, head, heart and hand. The contagion has spread, ness men and citizens of Wa: erally, many of whom hav depth of their interest by the contributions to the conve are eager to help, and arc to the coming of the con: % has their nd the bu nington gen- 1 ntion wit est anticipations. Press and pi their full and frequent reference to’ the convention, but voice the general senti- ment that exists throughout the entire Dis- trict of Columbia. AS soon as thi ton—or, rather, long be! to the convention city—Chairn white-capped stalwarts of 11 committee will give them a foretaste of the convention welcome. Well-trained of Endeavorers, each one a } book to Washington the convent will receive arrivals flroad st ard steamboat 1a then will be ed to the chur quarte where the entertainment registration commiitees will take them in charge and introduce them to their Wash- ington homes. as in the past, 2 badge, souvenir py and assignment to a hom: The idea of church he | magnified by the Washingt The homes of the state grouped immediately headquarters, 9 churches are for the complete comfort an¢ of their guests. st are in corre they are to entertain, so that cordial re tions may be established before Washing- ton 1s reached The spirit that prevails in Wasi | will be manif, in hundreds of li nets of thoughtfulness. For example, the p squares of the city, in all likelihoo: be decorated in the convention white and blue. Informatio: be established at points throughout the ¢ read stations. Directories of be maintained in the church h so that friends may find each othe e vail- jelegates will Concerning the homes of the dclk at the avention, it $s necessary say | little more than that Chairman Shand jis beloved by a great host of En has the work of entertainment 1 direction. Homes will be c j and the expo will be r Delegates may secure enter: —roc rooms with or two meals, The cost will b pature = from $1 sia to i figure, of cc Jation’ in abounding hospitality be cherished for Nghtful_ me who are pe convention season. SS Ball Rearing Tires. From the Providence Ts ram. Ball bearings on bicycles are to be fol- lowed by ball tires, If the plan now being tried by an inventor ts successful. The idea is the latest in d lopment of th many improvements that have been sug gested on the pneumatic tire.” Some years ago an Englishman ‘brodght out a tire which had the interior filled with How rubber balls, but the plan did not w well. The new plan is to: place the outside the rim, so that they will take the place of tubing. The new tire fs an arran; of in- dependent detachable hollow ball held in position by a channeled aluminu: rim. The balls whe stand a pressure of twent pounds to the square inch. The outer surface touches the ground, and as the wheel revolves th of the balls are always in contact with the surface and bear the weight of the rider. “The great advantage of the ball tire,” says the inventor, “is that if one is pu: tured the buoy vent the tire co! balls might be ne; of the others will y sing. One-third of punctured without cau the a bicyclist to end the trip, for the would still be buoyant enough to s ht. When necessary, a used-up be taken out and anew one serted with but a few minutes’ time.” in- loss of t City. ——-se- Perils of a Gr From the Atchison Globe, We are thankful every day that we live in the country. We have long wanted to visit New York, but we are afraid to. A man from Iowa, a harness maker of g00d reputation, went to N York lately, to see the sights. In buying a plece of plug chewing tobacco he carelessly showed a $5 bill. A strange woman who saw the money immediately fell on his neck and said: “Oh, William, William, why did you de- sert me!” Th harness maker from Iowa ha‘ never seen the woman before, but she had him arrested, saying she was married to him in 1869. He was finally compelled to give ber the £5 hill to gat rid of her.