Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1896, Page 19

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUG 19 UST 29, 1896-TWENTY PAGES. IN SPORTING CIRCLES| Washingtons Take Another Game From Pittsburg. COMING LOCAL CROQUET TOURNEY Joe McAuliffe Knocked Out by Choynski. —___+—___. INTERNATIONAL ——__o—__—_ TENNIS Record of the Clubs. Today's Schedule. - Washington. = at Baltimore. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Cleveland at York. Louisville at Boston. Mouis at Brooklyn. BROWNS BOYS WIN AGAIN. ‘They iit Hard and Often and Ran the Bases We! final appearance of the Pittsburg all Club in Washington during the ent Season was by no means creditable that organization. The Pirates were easily defeated by the home club, mainly heeau - former were guilty of a suffi- of misplays to lose several y games, and for the additional that they could not connect with y of Pitcher Mercer at oppor- Pittsburg pressed two ervice, and heay lacking. DeMontreville and Lush Th Base pre to of the Konors for Washington with ne hitting safely four times, ast a clean, beautiful drive to left field for a home run. Lush was respons pie © and a pair of singles. rg went first to bat, put could score. Washington, however, did. the first batter, reached secon an DeMontreville bunied 2 went to third. Gene stole gecond ana Lush scored on Sel to right. DeMontreville ta ond run on a wild pitch. n went to bat in the third, and re real merry. DeMontrevile ed first on a litue hit in front Padden erred on a ball from pat, and two men were on bases. ik out, but Smith sent one to h Patsey Donovan very ob fly 1 the DeMontreville | scori ond. Selbach and a double steal, ant the were filed when O'Brien had waited ‘ils. Tom Brown sent a bounder to- ri Mack, and the sphere did the flying leap over the tall first baseman’s head to and continued on toward the Selbach and Smith scoring az yng to third in the meantime. hit to Padden, who threvy out at the plate, Brown taking « play. Padden’s error of scored Brown and placed Cart md and Mercer on_ first. ht for three bases clea being put out in attem: triple a home run. Was 1 again in the sixth on Lusk and DeMontrevilie, and two more in the eighth on Lush’s sin aud DeMontreville’s home run. the fifth inning Pittsburg had two scratch hits off of Mer-er, 1 error, a base on balls and a men from western Penr. r first run. Two singles, a tripie right and an error allowed them three In the sixth, and in the eighth an- ompleted the circuit by m balls, a steal and a . called on account cf at the end of the eighth inning. ubstituted for Killen after and but five hits were off of the youngster during t itched. There were mor: other rtwright captured a high foul back of first from Sugden’s bat, which was quite remarkable. In the second, with qne our and two men on bases, Killen drove the ball over second base in a manner that looket good for several bases. DeMon:re- Ville, however, ran over, jumped high in the air, and, to the surprise of every one, captured the ball. He touched second base and completed a double play, retiring the side. Had no one been out at the time a triple play could easily have been accum- he score: TO ! PITTSBURG. R.H.O RU.O.LE. 33 1 © © Don'van, rfO 11 1 1 B44 EI @281 101 si 1712 013 10900 1 £54 8 2200 2 12800 9 P.-00000 © 1 1 Padden, 200 0 3 2 2 =~ -,| Hughey, p. 0 1000 2 2 ao Be Totals .. 5 92410 7 -2060010241 -00001801-5 ton, 3; Pittsburg, 3. Th Home run—De Monti Smith (2), Lyons. (unassisted): rst of Killen, 1; off Hughey, s > by Killen, 1: by 4 Paased balls den, 1: Furreli. 1. Two hours and eighteen minutes. Umpive— Phillies Took Three Straight. Who would have thought It. The Phil- les took the series from Cleveland, win- ning the third game yesterday by batting Cuppy out of the box in the third inning. Both teams played a sharp same, so far as field work was concerned. PHILADELPHIA. CLEVELAND. RH E. R.W.O.AE, ef. 01 © Burkett, 1b 0°0°3°0 0 m, rf 2 1 McKean, a3 1 3 2 3 0 10 3 381 21 0 401 1 210 3 S10 1 310 2 000 oO o20 ° 100 1 1 i y. Cross a uses Delehanty (2), Orth. Left on bases — Cleveland. 16. Struck out—Hail- ie, Tebeau, Cuppy. Double plays nd Lajoie: Childs, McKean and rs Philadelphia, 1; Cleve- MT & 1; off Keener, leAleer. Wild piteh Cuppy lerson aud Campbell. ‘Time ‘Two boars and Gfteen minutes. Batting Rally Beat Louisville. The score was a tie at Brooklyn until the seventh Inning when the home club pulled away from the Colonels by a batting rally. A home-run hit by Miller was the feature. 3 BROOKLYN. =f Low! JB. -H.0.4.B.| O.A.E. 1°4°0 6 Miter, c.. 216 213 OMCrey, ef 120 2 2 0 o|Clarke if. 2 rk 323 10 0 0 116 200 813 0 O41 120 B52 urrell, 020 800 Payne, 004 120 13 2715 ~3 92815 4 -00021023 x8 1002010000-38 —Louisville, 3. First. base on rers—Brookisn, 3. Left oa hases—Brooklyn, 10; Loulsville, 4." Bases on balls—Om Hill, 5. Home runs Miller, Jones. —‘Three-base _hit—Corcoran. Sacrifice hit—Burrell. Stolen _bases—Dolan, Grif- Gn, Shindle. Double plays—Corcoran, Shoch and Hit by pitcher—SfcCarthy,” ~ Uupire— Time—Two hours ard ten minutes. Joyce's Ginnts Lost. St. Louis turned the tables yesterday and batted out a victory from Joyce's Giants. Doheny was forced to retire because delivery was easy. ST. LouIs. R.H.O.A.E. © Clark, 1b.. 0 0 VanH'n, cf 0 1 © Tiernan, rf 1 3b.. 1 NEW YORK. W CHO rf. Connor, 1 3 oO 1 9 3 2 Stet eommenets’ WotHoHnoow on s 2710 0) ‘Totals . als ALE. 00 00 ou 1 1 3 oO 0 0 o 0 0 iettlg batted for Doheny in the fourth. Meekin batted for Seymour in the ninth. s 200200100-5 New 1200009000 0-2 Louls, 2; New York, 1. First 1 eft on bases—St. roheny. ‘By ‘Breitenstein, 3; Home ran—Joyce. hit—Turnei Van = Haltre Double play—Breitenstein, Cro pitches— Breitenstein, 1; Doheny er—Hy Breitensteln, 1.” Umpt Two hours and three minutes. Anson Won at Boston. Timely batting and superb fielding gave Chicago the game at Boston. The flelding of Dahlen and Decker and the batting of Dahlen and Everitt were above the ordi- nary. Bi CHICAGO, R. ie > Ham‘on, Tenney, Everitt, If 1) Dahlen, sx Duty, Loug, Tucker, Met | cota none bo an, 2b 0 ©} Ryan, 0 Decker, © Pfeffer, Smit: | SON Or oun 0 ° Totals .. 4 SI Totals .. G10 Boston T1¢09010001 ' Chicago o01004108 Earned runs- ‘Three Dits—Dabl buses —T MeGann Dahlen 1. Struc cimth, 1. McGraw Helped Baltimore to Win. “Mugsy” McGraw apparentiy has re- gained his old-time form. In the game with Cincinnati yesterday his record was five assists, four outs and three hits, ir cluding a triple. Heavy batting all «lon the champion’s line was responsible for the victory of the hor ck 1 1 ° 2 30 0 0 0 = Totals... 6122410 0 batted for Foreman in the nlath inning. Baltinere -20041001% s Cineinnat ° -921L00000 itimore, 5; Stolen Smith. ve. 105 fs : Doyle: Irwin and Tw hours.” Umpire—Sheridan. game GOSSIP OF THE GAME. tracts to Run From April 3 to October 1 President Young has just taken a mail vote on the amendment to the league's contract wita players providing that next stason, and thereafter, the contract with players shall begin April 15 and terminate the following October 15. The amendment ‘as proposed by Colonel John I. Rogers of | the Philadelphia club, and it was unani- mously adopted. It is claimed in support of the new amendment that the present system of dating players’ contracts from April 1 to October 1 requires the players to be in playing form at a period almost too sly for actual work. The change in the -ntract season is therefore based on the sea that the weather is generally be ter in the tirst half of October for ball pla: ing than it ts in the first Falf of April. The charge is elo a step toward the abandon- ment of the preliminary practice in the southern cities before the opening of the league championship season. Players’ Co It is a wonder the Philadelphia club did not get its hooks on Harvey Smith when Manager Billy Nash had out his dragnet for new material. Patsey Tebeau, Buck Ewing and Connie Mack, after seeing the young collegian at work with the senatorial team. declared young Smith to be one of the cleverest colts on the turf this season. When you get three veterans, who natural- ly hesitate to praise a beginner, to com- mend a “freshman” as they do Smith, the lad will be excused if he tosses himself a bouquet or two when no one is looking. Buck Ewing says he goes about his work in the field something after the style of Joaunny Ward. Connie Mack says he han- dles himself very much like Collins of Bos- ton. Manager Frank Bancroft of the Cincin- nati club says there is no necessity for further base ball legislation to protect the league umpires and the public from disor- derly conduct on the part of the players. He contends that the present rules are broad enough to give the umpire absolute protection, If he will but exercise sufficient nerve. Ween the players discover that an umpire is timid about fining them, and per- mits them to cluster around him and dis- pute every close decision, they are quick to take advantage of the situation and make things very disagreeable for those who like to see a game won or lost on its merits. He says the present staff is the best the league has had for many years. He had one, and only one, experience as an umpire. It was when he was managing one of the Canadian teams In a minor league. The regular um- pire failed to put in an appearance and the two opposing captains prevailed upon him to serve. He informed them that he would do the very best he could, and they prom- ised that there should be no kicking against his decisions, no matter how rank they might be. In the second inning there was a close play and he rendered a_ decision against his own team. Instantly his play- ers rushed at him and charged him with selling them out, and the crowd was abont to mob him when he threw up the job. He has never attempted to umpire since. Connie Mack says he has registered a vow that he will heat Chicago and Boston out in the race for fourth placé.. By Mon- day he expects to have Smith and Stenzel off of the sick Hst and then his team will be in first-class winning form. He says he has the best string of pitchers now that the Pittsburg club has bad in many years, and unless some unforeseen accident hap- pens, he will land in fourth place. It seems strange that Buck Ewing, who is regarded as a great base ball general, should fail to realize the importance of hay- ing several utility men at this stage of the race. His club came east in the lead, and tcok a tumble because there was no ex- perienced man to take “Germany” Smith’s place at shortstop, when the latter was disabled. Ned Hanlon has the right idea about running a championship team. He has utility men to burn and he can plug up any hole that may occur in his team. Buck says it is not an easy matter to pick up good utility men, and he fears it is too late in the season to experiment with youngsters. Notes. Chicago today. Curt Welch, the one-time famous center fielder of the St. Louis Browns and Orioles, is dying at his home at East Liverpool, Ohio, of consumption. Since Captain Joyce assumed command of the Giants they have won fiftesn and lost four games. Jack Crooks, who is guarding second base for Louisville, has been made captain, vice George Miller. Secretary Shettsline of the Phillies has secured another player from the Lynch- burg club, and if he proves as good as Orth will certainly be a good find. Dan Leahy, a shortstop, js the man. He re- ported yesterday. Nash says he will not be played unless he shows up better in practice than Gallagher. President Young has received a letter from Joyce, in which he denies that he tampered with any of the Washington players or offered them inducements to hold out for an increase of salary. THE TEAM TO MEET CANADA, A List of Cricketers Chosen for the United States Eleven. Yesterday mgrning a meeting of the com- mittee of the Associated Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia was held at the office of G. S. Patterson at Philadelphia. The most important business disposed of at the meet- ing was the selection of a team which wili represent the United States in the annual match with all Canada, and which is to be played on the Manheim grounds, at Phila- delphia, September 4 and 56. The men finally selected are F. W. Ralston, W. W. Noble, F. H. Bohlen, E. W. Clark, jr., G. S. Patterson, H. P. Baily, J. B. King, C. Coates, jr., Lynford Biddie, H. I. Brown and J.’ W. Muir. The fcllowing was offered and adopted: “On the representation of the Germantown, Cricket Club that the tickets issued by Pacey for the match September 4 and 5 wiil be honored, it is resolved by the Associated Cricket Clubs that the United States against Canada match for said dates be awarded to the Germantown Cricket Club. “That this asscciation authorize W. T. G. ristol to receive the Australians upon their arrival in New York. Phat the cricket committee be requested lect an eleven for the Australian match. “That Mr. Patterson be authorized to ar- range practice games for the Australian gam McAULIFFE KNOCKED OUT. Choynskt Won the Fight in Four Rounds, Joe McAuliffe was knocked out in the fourth round at San Francisco last night hy Joe Choyrski in what was to have been a ten-round contest. Choynski assumed the aguressive frorh the start and hit Me- Auliffe when and where he pleased. The mmfssion giant was completely outmatched, end was a plaything in Choynski'’s hands. Jitle Joe played on big Joe’s wind with his left hand and on the jaw with his right, nd when the giant came up for the fourth round he was perceptibly winded. Jn this round Choynski went at his-man like a demon. First a poke in the stomach with his left and a jab in the face with his right soon made McAuliffe groggy. Final- in the middle of the round, Choynski swung his right with terrific force. It landed on McAuliffe’s jaw and the fignt was over. The g' and ine fell to the floor with a cri He could not get up within the required ten conds, and the fight was awar Choynski The latter was unpunished and was in scod condition when the fight ended. His y antagonist managed to land on Choynskt's face once or twice, and sent his head back, but that did not keep the small- er man from going at him relentlessly. McAuliffe’s efforts to reduce his weight took away his strength, and he could not keep up the fast pace. BRAIDS ANT GAME. BRILL A Recent Contest Between the Wash- ington Chess Clu Mr. A. Ieraid is said to have played dur- ing the past week cne of the most brilliant games ever competed at the Washington Chess Club, His opponent was Major Ged- des, who was a piece ahead at the time. By unusually clever play Mr. Braid won the game. It occurred in “skitue” play, and no secre was kept; hence the mov2s cannot be repeated. Mr. Braid is not a tournament player, but only drops into the club to wait Ull the train leaves for his home. His style of play is of the brilliant order, and is gen- erally sound as well. In off-hand play he is one of the best at the club. The Pillsbury National Correspondence Chess Association is voting hy mail for its officers for the ensuing year. But one tick- et has been nominated it will un- icubtedly be elected, as foillo ident, 2 ©. D: cago except Mr er, who is from Bay City, Mich. The headquarters of the as- sociation is Harvard avemie, Chicago, Ii. lis object is to promote the game through play by ‘spondence. A smothered mate is but not often seen in tual play among ocd players. It did occur the other even- ing in off-hand play at the Washington Chess Club, causing a hearty laugh at the €apense of the loser. The moves made pmething read of; were as follow Jas. Hill. F. Walker. (Black.) Kisgss kek wT QBS t—-KB3 | 10 P-gt BBE Ktxp it Ke 4Kukt Pos 12 Kt BQ-K2 Px (13 KURGd Ten i -Q3 14Q_ Kr RxQ Kt-QB3 | 15 Kt -Bimate Casth ¥, WHIST PLANS. Players to Lay Out a Winter Pro- gram. W. H. Barney, president of the Ameri- can Whist League, has written to the Czpital Bicycle Club that ten challenges have already been received for the A.W.L. chailenge trophy, now held by the New York Whist Club. This number does not include the challenge of the C. BI. c., which was mailed subsequently. He states that under the present rules, which re- quire fortnightly matches, but eight matches will be played before the trophy will go west to the midwinter meeting of the executive committee, and that unless the rules are modified so that a match is played weekly, some of the challengers will not have an cpportunity to play for the trophy unless they go west to do so. The whist committee of the C. Bi. C. will hold a meeting this evening to formulate plans for the winter. It is proposed to have an opening night for members and their friends some time next month, prob- ably the 19th, when compass whist will be indulged in. Following that, one evening a week, the members will play compass whist. As the social feature enters largely into the club life arrangement is also to be made for ladies’ nights. The Columbia Athletic Club has set apart a front room on the second floor of Its building for whist players. The room is of good size and suitably furnished. The necessary paraphernalia has also Leen furnishod. On Wednesday evening ther> was a contest between two teams of four each. Some of the players expected did not appear, and there was a player of un- known strength on each team. Sixteen hands were played, and at its close, the 4eam composed of Dr. Walls and Messrs. Childs, Macey and Rorison were five tricks ahead of a team composed of Messr: Taliaferro, Wooten, Bedan and Nelson. ‘There were three tables engaged in com- pass whist at the C. Bi. C. last Saturday evening with the following results: N.&S. E.&W. Cole and Clark. 87 a Barnes and W 85 - Fogg and Hills 83 -. Hoeke and Usina aS 72 Allen and Peiouze. . a Britton and Quackenbush . 70 a Averages . Columbia Athletic Clab,. A special meeting of the committee in ckarge of the tournament and other games of the Columbia Athletic Club meet, on September 19, was held Thursday evening at the C.A.C. club house to discuss mat- ters. An order was issued for the unique program which will be issued as a sou- venir of the event. The entry blanks, which had been ordered before, have made their appearance, and are being distributed. The principal object of the meeting was to arrange for prizes for the various events, but no conclusion was reached. For the winner of the bicycle tourney it was de- cided to give one of the handsome club gold medals, valued at $30, suitably in- scribed, to the winning knight. The sec- ond prize will be a full bicycle costume, donated by Mr. Samuel W. Stinemetz. It was decided to give two other prizes for this event, but the other prizes were not decided upcn. For the other events on the program no prizes have been selected, out- side of the silver spoon, with gold lining, which is to be given to the winner of the egg and spoon race. Already a sufficient number of entries have been guarantced to the tournament to make it necessary to run off two tilts in the forenoon, the win- ners of these to compete in the afternoon. A movement is on foot to establish a camera club in the organization, in >on- nection with the bicycling branch. Steps have been taken to effect such an orgaui- zation, and in a few weeks the movenent will take some definite shape. ‘The first club run for the fall season has been set for September 13, when Captain Harmon will lead a large number of the club cyclists to the Cycle Cottage, near Takoma Park, which has proven s0 popu- lar with the local wheelmen. A number cf individua! runs will be made before that time, but this will be the first club run. ant BICYCLE ARMY CORPS: —— Practical Application of One of Gen. Miles’ Suggestions. AT AN ARMY POST IN MONTANA —_—_+__- Average of Over Five Miles an Hour on a March. ee PROBLEM OF WEIGHT rt Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. FORT MISSOULA, Mont., August N HIS LAS’ nual report Miles Gen. recommended equipment of a ment of twelve companies with bicy- cles, and called at- tention to the fact that both the bicycle and the motor wa- gon were in use in European armies.and would come into use here in the event of war. Acting in harmony with the spirit of this report, Lieut. J. A. Moss of the 25th In- ntry, the athletic officer at Fort Missoula, Mont., who had been drilling a number of men with bicycles for about a year, ob- tained a post order directing him to or- ganize a bicycle cory to be known as the Bicycle Corps of the 25th Infantry. The corps was organized in Jul; and placed on detached service, structions to make extensive mé through this mountainous country, thus te of transportation for troops. The corps ccrs'sted of eight expert riders; and among them was one cycle mechanic. The bicycle as a means of carrying mes- sages and reconnoitering has some advan: over a horse, as, for instance, in e 38, and not needing food and wa- | and also in the fact that from its track it cannot be told in which direction the rider is going, as is the case with the herse. Fort Missoula is situated right in ihe heart of the Rocky mountain region, and and t the bicycle thoroughly as a means Preparing a Meal. the tests made about here would go far to- ward settling the question of the utility of the bicycle for military purposes. The first problem to be solved was one of packing. This has been so well accom- plished that the corps can go into the field with all their arms, shelter tents, blankets and clothing and about five days” rations— the whole extra weight amounting to about seventy-five pounds—and this all secured to the bicycle in such a way Idier carries no equipments on his person but his canteen and cartridge belt. A drill has been developed, founded upon the principles of the cavalry drill, the corps moving in sets of twos instead of in sets of fours, and the riders move, mount and dismount with clock-like precision. The first trip made was from this post up into the Flathead country, crossing minor mountains and streams and going over roads that were little more than trails. Duriug the trip a severe storm came up and the roads became muddy and the tray- eling difficult, yet the corps made a dis- tance of 126 miles in three days and a half, and returned to the post in good condition. | The time actually spent in traveling was about twenty-four hours, making an aver- age of over five miles an hour, and, includ- Ing the delays caused by the rain, they made an average of thirty-six miles a day. This is about twice the distance that foot | soldiers could make carrying their equip- meuts and rations, and was done at much less expense than the same distance could be made by mounted troops. The first day's march was fifty-one miles, and on | about j SWeater it should be more cold than warm. | to squeeze rocks sit in eternal repose. Here ang there the mountain rises like the walls of some majestic ruin, and the exposed rocks seem to be losing their cohesiveness and slowly crumbling and falling to the common level. Sull if the work of making “all things even” in the Rockies is to be completed by Father Time, there is before him the labor of many centuries yet. A Significant Fact. ‘The corps left here about 6 o'clock Satur- day morning, August 15, with the expecta- tion of reaching Helena Monday evening. The distance from the post to that point, by wagon road, is about 150 miles, and under ordinary conditions would require eight days’ marching by infantry troops, or four days by cavalry. The bicycle corps made it in three days, carrying with them their rations and equipments. On setting out it was the purpose of the lieutenant to send me a full report of the itinerary over the mountains in time for It to go off with this communication, but he failed to reach Helena in time to get it into the mail. He did, however, send the following dispatch from Helena, Mont., Ritts Si Saar . A Bicycle Stack. under date of August 17: ‘Crossed summit 4:30 p.m. today; average miles per hour.’ The fact that the corps made an average of St miles per hour crossing the Rocky mountains, armed and equipped, is of tre- mendous significance. It is not within my province to comment upon such a fact from a military standpoint, yet I am quite sure that the demonstration furnished so far by this trip will be very gratifying to the mili- ary authorities, and will be highly aj% ciated by the general public. THEOPHILUS GOULD STEWARD. aR ie WASHING SWEATERS, Various Meth Used and dis at Have Be Shown to Be Good. To wash a sweater requires more care and skill than a person would ordinarily imagine. It should be washed in arm water, in which borax has been dissolved, about a tablespoonful to a pail of water, and rinsed in warm water. Care must be exercised to prevent it from shrinking. A cott sweater is no trouble to wash. The ordinary method of clothes washing suf- fices. Another method is as follows: Into a ket- tle containing about a quart of water cut half a cake of soap in small pieces, letting the water boil until the soap is dissolved. Half fill a washtub with hot water, taking care not to have boiling water, as that is bound to shrink the wool. Place the sweat- er in the tub and pour over it the dissolved soap water. Work the sweater well be- tween the hands or on a washboard, but do not use soap on the sweater direct, as it will cause spots and streaks after it has dried. Another method 1s to use gasoline alone. € enough gasoline to fairly wet Sweater and take the dirt out, working the wecolen goods well with the hand. Squeeze out all of the gasoline possible after the sweater has been cleaned and hang up to ary. One of the well-known best recipes is given local wheelman: Take a two-thirds full of water. In ex- tremely cold weather the water may be tempered a little, though for washing the | by =f Take a cake of good laundry soap and rub between the hands for a few moments in the water. Soap containing too much alkali will have an injurious effect. Add a teaspoonful of ammonia and stir. If the garment is very dirty, add more ammonia. Let the sweater soak for at least a quarter of an hour and twice as long if dirty. Then Souse and knead it with the hands enough the dirt out. Turn inside out the process. Put the garment pail and rinse thoroughly sev- and repeat in another eral times, keeping up the kneading pro- cess, Then lay the sweater over a line or a ooden frame to permit the water to drip off and the sweater to dry. The dry- ing process should not be in the sun. Wind or the fire is generally better. No ironing | is necessary, and when the garment is dry turn inside out and the sweater is ready for use. ——_——__ COLORED WHEELMEN, Coming Road Race of the Anacostia Cycle Clab on the Hamilton Road. The Anacostia Bicycle Club is making great progress for its road race, which will be held on the evening of September 3. on Hamilton road, just back of the Insane Asylum. The entrance list is being filled up at a lively gait, and there is a prospect of all the leading colored riders participat- ing to win the first prize of a silver trophy cp, or either of the medals offered as sec- ond prizes. The American Union Cyclists held their first convention at Pittsburg, Pa., Wed- good roads it is believed from fifty to sixty miles daily could be kept up for three or four days at least. A Great March, The corps has Just started out on a great march from herg to the Yellowstone Park, thence back to Helena, and then northward to Fort Assinibéige, and from there back to the post, the entire distance being about 1,000 miles, and qn the trip the main divide of the Rocky mountains will have to be crorsed twice. Ore of the cuts accompanying this artl- cle represents the corps in the position the men assume at the command “Prepare to mount.” Soma of the men may be knewn to many of your readers, as Ser- geant Green and Private Foreman at least are from Washington. Findley, the me- chanic, is from Missouri, and is a very good rider, end quite an athlete generally. He has won several races in this vicinity. The toad from here to the park follows the line of the Northern Pacific railroad quite closely, and setting out from here the traveler has an up grade elmost con- tinvously until he reaches the summit of the Rockies, or for over a hundred miles. Along the road are many new farms, with here and there a saw mill and a considera- ble settlement. The mountains are ger- erally covered with a fine growth of tim- ber, consisting of pine, fir and tamarack; but occasionally there are barren slopes upon which great islands of brown, bare nesday. This is an organization start- ed in the west last year to form a na- tional association of colored riders. On the following day, August the Liberty Ath- letic Club of Pittsburg held a race meet, in which there were ten events. At the last meeting of the Liberty Club, Sam'l E. Lacey, the president of the District League of Colored Wheelmen, was unan{- mously elected an honorary member. A. B. Buchanan, a colored rider of Alle- gheny, Pa. was in the city during the week on a visit to Virginia. He rode his wheel the entire distance, and will return in the same manner. He is working in the interest of the American Union Cyclists. Magnus L. Robinson, the chairman of the Emancipation day celebration at Alex- andria, Va., has written to Sam’l E. Lacey, the president of the District Colored Wheel- men, inviting them to participate in the Emancipation day services at Alexandria, which will be held on September 22. An Up-to-Date Town. From th> Cincinnat! Enquirer. “Many years ago,” said the jubilee orator, “it was said of us that we were the inhab- {tants of a one-horse town. Today we stand with the stigma removed. As we look forth on our streets and see the merry bicycle and the dignified gasoline carriage speeding to and fro, we say with conscious pride that we are a one-horse town no longer. The last horse has been banished, and we are 2 mojern, up-to-date, no-horse town of the first class.” FISTER’S GREAT EFFORT. WII Try to Create a New Twenty- Four-Hour Reco: Jchn J. Fister, a local unattached rider, formerly connected with the Georgetown Ceyle Club, has announced his intentio of making an attempt at the American twenty-four-hour record He has started in training for the feat, and will endeavor to get himself in trim within a few weeks" time. According to his calculations he will make the attempt some tUme about the middle of next month at the Interna- ticnal Athletic Park. Arrangements ar now in progress for securing the park © the occasion, and there is hardly any Ccubt that permission will be given. Thi is the first time that any aitempt has been made at that record in this city, and in view of the past performances of the r he Is very apt to make some show of equal- ing, if not exceeding, the present record. ster, it will be remembered, is a long- distance rider of some repute. He he made three attempts at the Ami twenty-four-hour road record, and succecded in lowering it. About years ago, when road riding was ali the rage in the District, he started for the read record, for that time, and eded in lowering it. Incidentally he succees in starting a mania among the other rid of the city for the honor, and for th sueceeding years there was a number attempts made at this record. — Fiste: first attempt was made September 15, 18% over the twenty-mile course on the Con cuit road. He was looked after by Cap- tain G. W. Cook of the Georgetown Cycle and succeeded in making 280 miles within the period, thereby establishing a new record. ard T. Wrenn, another local ri 9 a member of the Georgetown . ade an attempt to lower this record, but > tert of endurance was too great, and only lasted for twelve or fourteen hovrs, t successful attempt was made by . Yeatman, a member of the Weshington Road Club, who placed the record at 308 miles. ter made the sec- ond attempt to lower tals record, but w poorly hsndled and was unable to 1 for the tventy-four hours. third atte under the manage Captain and established a of 311 Yeatman made attempt and succeeded in placing ures at a still highe He made ent of scmething like 31 mib fcur hours, ard this record stands to: Scme time after his successful ride Y nan, gunning down south, was un- fortuna’ killed by the accidental dic- charge of his gun. In his effort to lower the track recor@ Fister will be under the care of Mr. Ww. Cook, who is at present not att any club. In view of the fact t Conduit road a number of bad in it, especially two steep hil the Delecarlia reservoir, it is expected that Fister will be able to add at one hundred miles on his best road ri en th’s, however, will not give him tb erican track record, and it is expec that he will do much bette —__— ATION CHARGED. DISCRIMED Chairman Gideon Said to Have Favor- ed a Philadel Chat It will be remembered that some time be- fore their race meet the Arlington Whe men intended giving a gold meet, but on account of the action of Chairman George Gideon of the league racing board, it was changed io a diamond meet, and run off as such. Everything had been gotten in read- iness for the gold meet, and samples of their gold bri@&s to be given as prizes were exhibited, when the que$tion arose whether such would be permitted as prizes by league racing board. A letter was a sent to the chairman of the board at Philadelphia, asking his opinion. His Feply was a surprise to all. The tone of his letter Was in language entirely uncalled for, and he et terized the offering of such prizes as a mere travesty of the rules of the I W., and was sufficient to induce am: to” turn He threaten Withdraw; the sanction to the meet if the prizes were offered. Since his letter a report comes from Phil- adelphia ¥ h shows that the chairman of the racing board shows a great amount of favoritism. In Philadelphia there is known as the Associated Cycling Club, At a recent race mi held almost under the nose of Chairman Gideon, the prizes were not for medals, but gold bars, of the same kind that Chairman Gideon’ objected to, The attention of Mr. Gideon was called t them, but he allo’ an organization E thi meet, is that which forbids the race Promoters from paying a bx tendance of professional ra people behind the Associated meet us for the at- ge men. The Club meet sent a man to Louisville, with authority to Spare no expense to si ure men for th meet. The highest e offered was and this, it is ¢ was not a great enough inducement for Sanger, r, Coop Baid and the other fast riders leaving the | circuit races to attend this meet unless a bonus had been given them, These little thirgs, and many other ac- tions of the chairman of the racing board, may cause a disruption of the League of American Wheelmen. It should not be re- garded as a surprise if the h je dealers get together And organize a league of their own to assume contro! of race meets. —_— POINTS FOR RIDERS. Good Suggestions for Cyclists of AN Classes to Remember. Remember that with good treatment a wheel will last four or five times lon, than one that is not looked after. For this reason there are many wheels now be- ing ridden several years old that look bet- ter and ride better than many other wheels bought new this year. Remember to keep your bearings tight. With loose bearings it takes but a short time to do damage. Remember that in the method of dress on a wheel there is a good deal of comfort: Neglige shirts are preferable to boiled shirts at this season of the year. Remember the advice of physicians, that beer drinking on a long ride affects the muscles of the legs in addition to tem- porarily impairing the vision. Remember that it is net necessary to be- come a scorcher to enjoy the use wheel. Scorching may be one pleasure, but there are other: Remember it is wis you get tired. ability. Remember that the best way to Keep the nickeled parts from rusting is to use plenty of elbow grease and not let water dry on the surface. Remember it is dangerous to coast down any steep hiil after dark Remember that seltishness is an afMiction. Don’t think you own the whole street or road. ger to stop riding when Don't overtax your physical oe Accomplished by the United Wheel- men, One of the things accomplished by the United Wheelmen is the modification of the police regulations regarding the carry- ing of children upon bicycles, and also the increase in the limit of speed for bicycles. Instead of allowing only eight miles be- tween squares and six miles at street cross- ings, the regulation has been changed to twelve miles between the squares. This is a decided advantage, but still the limit of speed at the street crossings, It 1s claim- ed, is tco low. There is a posibility that this will shortly be increased to eight miles an hour, or possibly the same rate of speed allowed the cable or electric car. The entire repeal of the section relating to the carrying of children upon wheel: is due to the efforts of the officers of the new organization. While this section has been repealed the new law will not go in- to effect for several week: Thirty days’ notice is the limit necessary before the hew law becomes operative. but in view of the fact that the Commissioners have = vertised the repeal of the old regulation, there is hardly any chance of its bei: is enforced by the police. In addition to this the United Wheel- men have done considerable good in other directions. Under the reports from the rights and privilege committee a number of repairs have been made in places where such were much needed. While it cannot be directly attributed to the efforts of the United Wheelmen, indirectly they have brought about the placing of sign posts at all of the road crossings within the limits of the city, which prove beneficial io so many riders unacquainted with the high- Ways outside of the corporation limits. There is still _a large field in which the United Wheelmen can work. Many reforms that are needed are awaiting their attack. The work will be undertaken in a thorough and systematic manner, and with the in- crease in number the organization expects to accomplish a good deal more that is beneficial to the local cycling fraternity. ssesessoeccseeseee “Established 50 years. PPP ARED EDAD AREAL ED ALAS z ing With a mouse to show {tx power é shuply “play” with the othe + prices, Our Baltimore 4 ton stores combined give us a bower whic tor 4 . ry for thy + © other Jewelers pay “ of hundreds of ‘Diamond Rings, 50 Solitaire Rin, 6 Stones rolid Je pric Diamond é That vis is StH in progress. ale Solid of Wa il ;CASTELBERG’S? ‘Nat'l Jewelry Coz $1103 Pa. av.—Next ‘Star.’ 3 Hats Ready! sd ts the sivle, Only on = © Sat “Knox, . 2° Washington to get Kuox £ St * © metz's oe $s Ge ad walnut and Son, d Farriers, = Stinem etz We Sell roc. Havana Cigars for sc. 2 The « equal all Ha- and a most a box for $2. » ye ben is best & Son, 1412-1414-1418 Pa. Av . 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Smith & Ce., 1108 F St. au26-16d TO0O-EARLY It is Cor The United Wheelmen their work with a vim and some of have started in the projects on hand will be pushed, and if accomplished will result In much good to all of the cyclists of the city. The matter of street sweeping was brought up at the last meeting, and the sprinkling of the streets at too early an hour loudly con- demned. Very often it has been found that the streets are slimy and wet as early as § o'clock in the evening, Just at the time when a large number of cyclists of both © start out taking short spins for pleasure over the smooth streets of the city. In view of the fact that the contract of the street sweeping calls for the work to commence not earlier than 10 o'clock at night no difficulty should be experienced in having this nuisance abated. The wet streets not only mcan nasty riding, but dangerous riding to a good many novices. The matter of having the Canal roa paved from the entrance of the Aqueduct bridge to the top of the hill on the Con- duit road is commendatory. The Conduit road is famous all ove the section in question is the only that mars the surface of the beautiful road. The fact that it is the entrance to the Conduit should be a strong point in favor of the improvement. 5 Cant. Gaillard, in charge of the Washing- ton Aqueduct, fs in favor ment of the road, but as se strict thorities have charge of the highway, he can do no more than suggest that the ira- provement be made. As it is now the Canal road, though well built up for a por- tion of the distance, is without any side- walks, is full of ruts and holes, and dan- erous alike to bicyclists and pedestrian: Incidentally the membership of the ganization is rapidly increasing, and at the last meeting the admissions swelled the membership roll to over the 309 mark. While the other work is in progress the ef- fort to increase the membership is not lost sight of. With the larger membership the more power the organization will have, and the more able it will be to accomplish some much needed reforms. ternatio At the international tennis tournament at Niagara, Ont, yesterday, these scores were made: Men's singles, second round—Ward, Rochester, beat C. L. Wrenn, Chicago, 0—G, 6—4, G4: Whitman, Boston, beat Paret, New York, 6—1, 6— Semi-final round—Ward Yale, 6—2, 2-4, 9-7; Ware, Whitman, 4—6, 6— a : Ladies’ singles, semi-final round—Miss J. Brook beat Mrs. Burritt, St. Sheldon, beat beat Boston, minary round—Wright and Griffin beat Dewitt_and Anderson by default; Whitbeck and Whitbeck beat W. Cc. and L. J. Grant, 4, G1. First round—Neei and G. Wrenn beat Avery end Sheldon, 6—3, 6-4, 6-4; Hawes and Neely beat Faulk and Escombe, 12—14 4-4, 63.