Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1896, Page 23

FURISIDIDIGIBIGIDIB EAK rary To get strong you must soon be well. “1 a JOANN OFF'S MALT EXTRACT Promot: the appetite, and improve the pat Ask for the genuine JOHANN Avoid Substitutes rt PEOPLE way to heaith ai.d that is through the stomach. Get your stomach in good order, keep it so and you will JOHANN HOFF’ MALT EXTRACT AIDS DIGESTION MAKES FLESH AND BLOOD De. Exnt Grany. of Tyron, N.C., says, in his report of Acute Tubercular Laryngitis : speak with confidence of the excellent results obtained an appetizer. All others are worthless imitations EISNER & MENDELSON CO., Agents, New York SQEREREIERERERERERELE VERE THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. 23 Can be and have been built up by proper nutritive tonics t Jt 3 ut start right—there is but one iS} rom the use of I have never yet seen it fail to HOFF’S MALT EXTRACT 3) SOME CYCLE CHAT A season of very successful racing has fest about closed in this city. There have been more race meets given here this year than ever before in the history of cycling, end the aggregate attendance at ali of the meets would swell up into the hundred thousands. It seems as though bicycling &s a sport has only been recognized this year, and if this is the case the future for next year is very bright. Cycle races in other cities make splendid drawing cards, and by many this ‘class of sport is prefer- red to horse racing. The general public, it seems, has to be educated to this view of the sport. and when this !s accomplished, there will be as many cycle fans in the ity as there are base ball fans. The present state of affairs of cycle rac- ing is undoubtedly due to the completion and opening of the International Athletic Park third-of-a-mile track. This filled a leng-felt want with the local racing men, placed the sport on a proper grade. It en tried and tested, and found excel- lent. The judgment of racing men who have follewed the cycle races in almost every city in the country has been pro- nounced on it, and all of the talk is nothing but praise. This, too, in spite of the fact that the work ‘on the track was very ty, and that there was considerable ustling done to get the course ready for the opening day. When the place is thrown open to the public next year, a number of changes will have been made, which will alter the ap- pearance of the place considerably. The ntral entrance to the grand stand will ave been closed up, and exits made at either end. The row of boxes in front of the grand stand will also be elevated. con- siderably, and entrance gained by means of the grand stand, instead of by the outside, at present. This will be of additional value to the spectators who occupy the boxes. as it will permit them to follow the racers with unobstructed vision. The boxes will be boarded clear to the ground, and the track will run up to the base. A clubhouse is also a possibility in the north- east end of the grounds, and also a pavil- lion in the immediate neighborhood, where the wheelmen and their friends can enjoy dancing. The suspension of E. E. Clapp, formerly | captain of the Arlington Wheelmen, will | expire January 1, 1897. This will be good | to the host of friends of the rider in | city, Ze th who were well acquainted with is thougnt that he will again track and carve out a name Ko in the racing world. He bade fair to do this | Suspension was announced he defeated San- | when he was suspended, and just before his | ee | in a cluse race at Philadelphia, in which ere were other well-known cracks enter- Whether or not he has suffered by his Urement of two years and six months m the track remains to be seen. Should he rece again there is some doubt if he would appear in Washington. His father is opposed to his rac he believing that the public is prejudiced against his son. Clapp is now employed up north, and has a sood position, and, of course, nothing can be learned of his intentions. He has been the c'ty several times since his suspen- on, and was looking extremely well. th ‘The Sims boys will perhaps shortly leave the city for the winter season, and stop their parents at Philadelphia. Their . Prof. John Sims, well known in this ty when instructor at the Y. M. C. A. &ytanasiur., was in town a few? days ago, and wanted the two to return heme with him. Billie, the younger ther, who has made such a successful debut this season as a racing man, will probably leave for his home today. He entered the races Wednesday at Columbia field, and then went out in the country for 2 few days’ gunning trip. His brother ll probably not leave for hls home ter Thanksgiving day, or perhaps here is also a possibility that his vill be altered and he not go at all. There is one thing, however, that is cer- tain. Both brothers will begin training in the earl pring and come out on the track. return to Washington, claiming > as their home, and do most of riding here. There son is every indication next there will be more bicycle rac- than was witnessed this season. All SS seem to point that way. So far as here is only one race meet planned so far for next year, and that ts for Dec ration day, the opening day of next sea- | son's The Ariington Wheelmen will! | meet. Arrangements are now | it is understood, for the giving | meet on July 4. These two days ried as the best in the y en there will be tiona t. and most likely it will be con- ‘© days, instead of one, as was ar. On the top of these comes aving night races at the Ir that 10 national Athletic Park, to accommodate the great mass of people who would enjoy a » to the place and witness the men the bright illumination of the lights. There was an amusing scene recently at one of the cycle stores in the city. A col- ored man weighing fully 250 pounds, and aps more, came in with a pair of er guards on and asked to look at a el. He stated that ne wanted to buy a machine, but wanted to be sure to get would hold him. The reader can man weighing 250 pounds, short and extre seated on The man riding a solid-tire and wanted to get a pneumatic, nat it would be easier for him, found a second-hand bicycle of vintage of with large pneumatic The t his eye, and the size would hold him. Inci dentally it might be added that the wheel veished in the neighborhood of forty but weight was nothing for him to ne He gave his old wheel and $35 in cash and took his new-found delight. The machine was undoubiedly enough to hold him up. One would think that the streets and the avenues of the city paved with asphalt are | as smooth as a parlor floor, but one would soon find his mistake !f he rode over some of the asphalt streets on a bicycle. There are humps and hollows and holes and gul- lies, riding over these is as bad as r ing over a country road. The drivers of vehicles do not feel the of the surface nearly as much clist, who being only a few feet from the ground, not enly sees, but by way of emphasis, feels the slightest depression or rise. A good many people wonder, per- haps, why most of the bicyclists keep to the middle of the street waere car Ines operate. The explanation is simple. The traffic is not near ao heavy there, and con- sequentiy the street surface is more even. It makes better riding, and the wheelmen soon find this out. strong How many cyclists are there who have made a study of the way the different riders mount their wheels? The curbstone mount at present seems to be the most Popular style. It {s easter and makes a more graceful appearance. A young lady can get into her seat with less trouble, and arrange her skirts in a much better way, than she can when she mounts from a level. To the male rider, the novice espe- cially, it abolishes the hops and skips on the hack step before sufficient momentum has been acquired to warrant jumping in the saddle. This style of mounting is rapid- ly becoming obsolete. The pedal mount is an attractive style, and not sc hard as one would imagine. It is much harder on the machine than on the rider; more so, if the bicycle is a light one. tire weight on one side of the bicycle, the crank shaft and pedal bearing the weight. In this connection it is well to notice a peculiarity. There are very few of the riders who mount by the pedal who can mount on both sides, Mounting by the left pedal seems to be the popular style with all right-handed people, and they find it a dif- ficult task to reverse the method and mount on the right pedal, If the pedal mount was alternated between the left and right pedals it would not be so hard on the machine. Then there is the more advanced way of mounting by straddling the wheel, and by a sudden lurch throw it in a perpendicular position, catch the pedal and shove away. One style that is danger- ous is to jump in the saddle. It is danger- ous to the person and dangerous to the machine, as it throws the whole weight of the rider suddenly on the frame of the bi- cycle, and the jar produced is anything but good for the frame. The construction of cycling paths all over the country has proven a boon to country riding by the novices and others. A ride is given that in many cities is far superior to that afforded by any city street, so far as ease and comfort are concerned, while in addition to this an opportunity is af- forded to get the fresh and invigorating air that can never be found in a crowded city. Though still in its infancy, the build- ing of cycle paths has assumed great pro- portions, and many are making a special study of the best material of which the path can be constructed. A surface almost equal to that of a race track is desired, with aot so much the expense attached, and this problem is more difficult of solu- tien than imagined. Primarily a cycle path should be like a tow path, level ail fis dis- tance, and the topography of a country often makes this rather hard. A clay track is regarded as good, though in wet weather, unless tightly rolled, the surface becomes mushy. A cinder path is regarded as good, as the water drains,through.. A solid mac- adam path would perhaps be better than all, but the cost of building such precludes its consideration, while the material would take some time to be rolled down and set- tled. The cost of construction is another important item. The estimated cost of building a path between the Anglers’ club house and Great Falls, a distance of only two miles, was placed at $10,000, or $5,000 per mile. This would be too steep. A good cycle path of either clay or cinders can be built at a cost not exceeding $1,000 per mile, according to the view of experts, but even this cost is great enough. — MADE A CENTURY. Miss Smith the First District Lady Rider to Accomplish That Feat. Of all the riders of the fair sex in this city perhaps the best are the Misses Smith, three sisters, who have been de- votees of the wheel for some years. They have ridden many miles during the time they have been using the bicycle, and at the present time can ride at the rate of speed equal to that of any male rider. Perhaps the best of the trio is Miss iil- Man Smith, who has done a good deal of hard road riding, and who recently com- pleted the league century run to Frederick and return. To Miss Smith belongs the credit of being the first lady rider in the District to make a century. She is one of the original female riders of the city. Her brother, the late Mr. W. E. Smith, who formerly ran a cycle shop in t'is city, constructed one of the first Dart frame wheels ever made. His wife was the first woman to ride a Dart frame wheel, and Miss Lillian Smith was the second woman. This was eight years ago, and the appearance of the lady riders out on the streets created considerable com- motion. They were regarded as objects of curi- osity, and people stood still on the street and gazed at them. Miss Smith well re- members her first ride into Georgetown on the safety. As she passed by a residence in that section of the city, the lady of the house came out on the porch end londly exclaimed that “she hoped the two would fall off the infernal things and break their necks.” This incident with a number of others clearly shows that the y‘oneer cycle riders met with anything but en- couragement. The number has now in- creased to such an extent that scarce'y a word in opposition is heard. Miss Smith 1s a native of England and came to this country a few years igo. Sho has been a resident of the city for the past nine years, and enjoys a large circle of acquaintances among Ddieyclists and others. She has made a number of lorg trips and has ridden to Baltimore and return in one day, though she did not make a century, spending som2 time over {n Baltimore on the visit to friends. She has frequently ridden eighty-five miles in one day, and thinks no more of going out on an all-day ride than the ordinary female rider would in taking a short trip through the city. IF YOUR FOOD DISTRESSES YOU ‘Take Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. It aids the stomach to digest the food, and does away with that full feeling after eat This is so because it throws the en-. While winter has not yet fully set in, th: weather of the past few days has practi- cally broken up club runs. This is the season of the year when the weather ele- ments are uncertain, and a club schedule ; cernot be carried out. Some of the clubs which have had runs scheduled have been prevented from carrying out the same on account of the unfavcrable weather. On account of this uncertainty the club runs have been aiscontinued, and no more scheduled runs will be taken until some time next year, perhaps as late as May. The rain of the past few weeks has had the effect of placing the roads in a miserable ccndition. A freeze is next in order and the reads will remain in a rough condition until the tfaflic of next season will bring the highways in some sort of ridable shape for the bicyclers. In this kind of Weather even the side paths are unrid- able. Among the cycling organizations, espe- rlaily thoge which have club houses, there a gradual change from outdoor to in- dcor amusement. ‘The Capital Bi. Club has taken ro scheduled runs for some time past. The Columbia Atkletic Club will take no more rurs, and the riding season for the QO. Y. E. S. Cyvie Club, No. 1, closed sev- eral weeks ago, as mentioned in The Star. The Queer Wheelmen will take no more runs this year, and the Road Club follows in a like manner. The Naugautuck and the Altair Cycle clubs have submitted to tke elements and will take no more runs. Of all of the clubs in the city the Arlington Wheelien are perhaps the only club that has a run scheduled for tomorrow. ‘The fall season of outdoor sports in the cycling world is rapidly drawing to a close. The oyster reast will soon give way to the smoker, just the same as the qub runs will give way to club dances, and the wii ter program of cycling amusements will soon be inaugurated in full blast. There may be many clear days during the win- ter, and on these days the vartous riders will take advantage of the situation, and take short runs out to the nearby resorts. The Conduit road will be ridable at any time during the winter, and this is one of the many roads around the city that does not appear to be affected by the blasts of winter. Washington Road Club. The prizes for the winners of the recent road rave of the Washington Road Club will be given cut this evening at the Mor- ton Cadets’ fair, mory. Tickets have been distributed to all of the winners, giving them entrance to the hall. No prizes were announced for the various places, and the winners will have the pick of the lot, beginning with the win- ner of the time prize, and extending all the way down to the man who finished about thirtieth. The hall has been tendered for this purpose by the Morton Cadets. Preparations are being made for the tum- ing two weeks’ fair of the club, which it was decided to hold at the last reguiar meeting. The fair will begin some time in February, and though no hall has as yet been secured, it is most likely the event will be held at National Rifles’ Armory. The committee is hard at work, and has organized a corps of lady assistants, who will assist in making the affair a success. The next regular meeting of the club will be held Wednesday evening, and hav- ing no regular club house at present, it will be held at 1325 14th street. Harry Z. Greer will leave next week for a_gunning trip of « fortnight or more in West Virginia. He will probably be accom- panied by several other members. i Last Sunday Messrs. J. H. Pilling and Rudolph Jose took a pleasant trip to Brook- ville and return. Capt. William Jose will leave the city this evening on a two months’ business trip through Virginia and West Virginia. Mr. J. C. Wood is out of town on an ex- tended trip, away down south, and is not expected to return until some time next spring. Miles Cycle Corps. The Miles Cycle Corps will make a relay ride to Frederick and return the first Sun- day in December, providing the weather Is favorable. If rot, the ride will be post- poned until the first clear Sunday. The ride is gotten up by Capt. S. H. Wiggins. The distance een the two places will be divided up into five-mile relay stations, and a message will be sent to the mayor of Frederick, and his reply brought to the city without logs of time. During the week Messrs. Campbell and Eckstein, two members of the company, endeavored to establish a record on a tan: dem between this city and Baltimore. The men rode in heavy marching order, their baggage and accouterments weighing about fifty pounds. A light racing tandem was ed. The ride over was made at the rate of twelve miles an hour, and the return trip was being made at the same rate, when an accident overtook the riders at Patuxent. The chain of the tandem snap- ped and threw both riders, shaking them up and bruising them considerably. The balance of the trip was made on the train. In making the trip the riders at the same time endeavored to make a road map for the District. The bicycle band of the company t= being formed as rapidly as possible. There are now twelve members, a sufficient number to make up a good band for the purpose. Its appearance on the streets will be await- ed with interest and treated as a genuine novelty. Very little is being done in the company, except a well-formed effort to recruit the roster of the organization, and so far a number of new members have been added. Queer Wheelmen. The Queer Wheelmen will shortly be call- THIS WAGON HAS SEV at National Rifles’ Ar- | | i} | that of president, it being understood that 4 ed upon to corgratulate one of their mem- bers, who joins the ranks of the benedicts. The happy member is Mr. C. Louis Petze, who will marry Miss Florence Ida Wood, a sister to the secretary-treasurer of tne local league, the 24th Instant. The wedding will be a quiet affair and as unostentatious as the circumstances will permit. On account | of his youthful appearance and short stat- ure there re several jokes told of the pro- spective bridegroom, such as some one else was obliged to get the marriage license for him, while in securing a residence in which he and his wife will begin housekeeping he was obliged to get a friend to sign the lease. The Queers heid a housewarming at their new quarters at 1023 12th street Thursday evening. The weather was anything but pleasant, but that did not keep away many of the friends of this popular club. ‘here was a large gathering of young people par- taking of the hospitality of the club. ‘The fore part of the evening was spent in look- ing over the new quarters, and the pro- gram closed with an informal dance in the Spacious club rooms. The next thing on the club’s schedule is the openings of the series of winter dances which it is contem- plated to hold this year. The tirst will be held at National Rifles’ Acmory early next month, and it will probably be followed by one or two more «vents. Eastern Athletic Clab. The Eastern Athletic Club has practical- ly decided to give up club runs for the re- mainder of the season. From now on at- tention will be turned to indoor events. The gymnasium and the basket ball game will receive the most attention. A smoker will be given on Thanksgiving eve at the club house, on 8th street south- east. It will be the first of the season, and will probably inaugurate a serles that will be given during the winter months. The gymnasium of the club is being en- larged considerably, the demand for more space being great. The partition separating the present gymnasium from the hallway will be removed, giving additional room. The work of enlarging the gymnasium is in charge of a committee, consisting of Messrs. Montgomery, Mansfield and Alk. The club has now an instructor in boxing, and also an instructor In basket ball, and under the tutelage of these the athletics of the club are expected to take an upward jump. At the regular meeting of the club, which will be held on December 1, officers will be nominated, and elected at a subsequent meeting, to serve for, the ensuing year. From indications, there will be a lively con- test for some of the offices, particularly several candidates will run for the office. Capital Bi. Clab. Should the weather be favorab'e tomor- row a good many meMbers of the Capital Bi. Club will take a run to Boyds. If not, the riders of the cin will content ibem- selves with a short sountry run. The regular meeting of the club wi!l be held this evening, when business of more than ordinary importance will be trans- acted. The amusement program for tie winter has not been fully arranged, though the committee has been at work formulat- ing plans. The season will practically open pext Friday evening with a ladies’ drive whist party. Capt. J. Bart Hills is compiling the rvile- age of the club runs and trips for the : car. This usually gives the number of ‘runs taken, the number of miles ridden, and the average distance covered each of the riding days. The distances covered will not equal that of last year, which was without a doubt the banner year of the club, so far as long-distance riding was concerned. Arlington Wheelmen. The Arlington Wheelmen held their = egu- lar monthly meeting Tuesday evening, which was followed by the usual banquet. There was an attendance of thirty, and the gathering was unusually pleasant. The mair business was the decision to hoid a club road race Thanksgiving Jay. At a meeting several month ago it was decided to hold a five-mile club supper rm and a committee was appointed to loox after the matter, but for some reason or another the scheme fell through, and the race was ae- clared off. The propesition to hold a ten-mile road rece Thanksgiving cay met with general favor, and twenty-eight of those present at the meeting agreed to enter. A com- mittee, consisting of Messrs. Stone, Potts and Getitinger, was appointed to take charge of the affair. The race will be hela in the morning. Several prizes will be of- fered, and among the number will be a pair of tires, donated by Jones & Burr, and a $4 hat aonated by The Hub. The other prizes will be announced later. A meeting will b2 held during the week, at which a list of officers will be selected. ‘The time limit in the race will be five or six minutes, Mr. B. F. Larcombe pertorm=| ing the dutics of handicapper. It is not likely that T. N. Mudd, the crack road rider, will participate, as he expects to go cover to Baltimore at enter a ten-mile road race held in that clty on that day. One of main figures in the race wiil be “Grand- pa’? V. M. Boyd, who, in spite of his age, is training for the event. Without a doubt he and President Gettinger will be the limit men. Lieut. Frank Potts has called a run for TY-FIVE HORSEPOWER. LARGEST HORSELESS WAGON. It is to Be Used to Transport Fruit in Australia, From the Philadelphia ‘Times. The horseless wagon was developed into a giant. The largest one in the world has just been built in the United States. Some idea of its immensity and strength may be had from the fact that it possesses 75-horse .power, an unheard-of amount for this new form of venicle, which many be- lieve presages the extinction of the equine race. France, which has until now led the worid in the manufacture of horseless ve- hicles, is outstripped in ingenuity and size by this monster automobile. Heretofore horseless wagons have been limited in horse power to not over one-third that of this one. For ordinary use, from two to ten-horse power has been considered sufficient. It is because an almost hercu- Jean task has been set for this particular wagon that the unusual power has been considered necessary. It will pull over rough roads and track- less desert two other wagons, as there is not enough room on it to carry all the freight. For quick trips and where a small avantity of freight is to be transported it will run by itself. It is to Australia this wagon has just gone, that astqnishes every one who sees it. It will be ‘used ‘by the famous Cool- gardie mine, and crude petroleum is to fur- nish the motive power. : The wagon is intende@ purely for freight- ing purposes, and it will haul all Rinds of supplies for miners from Coolgardie, which is on the western coast of Australia, to a point 400 miles in the interior. To the Australian the accomplishment of this feat by such a wagon appears almost mi- Taculous. It will journey day in and day out, in sunshine and rain, right through the country that the bushranger and the black formerly ruled over, with only the police to dispute. All this is changed now, and the rumbiing of the wheels of this horseiess carriage will echo through the country where heretofore the “‘Co-0-e-e-e” of the Australian black was heard. Previous to this time, it has been neces- sary to transport all the suppties for the men at the diggings by the old freighting system, a wearisome task, and one that only produced general dissatisfaction. It was considered impracticable and too ex- per sive to construct a railroad to Coolgar- die, so the idea of a horseless wagon was hit upon. , this season by the club, Brandyw! | will be glad to learn that he is improving randywine for tomorrow, the start being made at 9 o'clock from 9th and H streets. Judging from the number of trips taken ine must be an extremely favorite run. The many friends of Fred Stone, who re- cently went out to Arizona for his health, wonderfully. , Columbia Tarn Verein. The Columbia Turn Verein has given up bicycling for the season, and the members have now turned their attention to indoor work and amusements. An elaborate pro- gram has been prepared for the season, ex- tending te April 18 of next year. ‘The first of the evening entertainments was given Sunday evening at the club quarters. The music for the occasion was furnished by Nacker’s Orchestra. The Mandolin and Guitar Quartet, consistin, Messrs. Dufour, Holzer, Hasselbach and Constantini, delivered Several seleciioas. Individual numbers were rendered by Messra. Nacker, Leu Stiefel, F. Schroot, Os- .car Poppenburg and W. Pfannenschmidt. The next entertainment on the program is for tomorrow evening, and will be a mu- sical and literary entertainment. Followin that a grand ball will be held on the even- tng of Monday, November 30. —_> DISTRICT CHESS TOURNEY. Effort to Get the Best Local Player: Together. Now that the electien ts over, interest in chess has revived. The entries in the tournument at the Washington Chess Cub now number five, as follows: Messrs. L. Tharp, E. A. Tibbetts, W. A. Gwyer, jr., E. P. Hanna, F. B. Walker, with prospects of others joining. The tourney is not lim- ited to members of the club, but is open to all chess players in the District of Co- lumpia, the idea being, so far as possible, to bring together the best players in the city. Entries can be made by addressing the secretary of the Washington ess Club, G14 12th street northwest. The en- trance fee is $2, which goes for the pur- chase of prizes. But one game is required to be played each week, and but one game is played with each other compstitor. En- tries will close the coming «week, and the tournament will begin next Saturday night. Messrs. Tharp and Tibbetts resumed their match last Saturday evening, when Mr. Tibbetts won after 57 moves. Mr. Tharp overlooked a mate in three moves, in the early part of the game. Another geme was ployed by them, Starting at a position in the previous game, when Mr. Tharp came off victorious. On Tuesda they contested another game, which was won by Tibbetts. The score now stands 3 each. ‘ The following is the score of one of the games played between them the past week: Oh Black. EATIV tts. BP R-Kt4 Pot Rap P-OKit B- R-KG R-KB Rxk P—R3 Qe BT, B3 BG. K15 Br —Kte 24 QxQ 39 ROK BBKte RK and after a few moves white resigned. He might have mated in three moves on his fourteenth move. The match between sbury and English at Vienna resulted in a tie, all five games played by them beirg drawn. Pillsbury is now on his way home. He sails from Lon- don today on the steamer St. Louis. While in London he stated that in case Lasker wins in his match with Steinitz Lacker has promised to play him next for the championship of the world, the match to be piayed in London probably next fall. Pilis- bury states that he does not consider it wise for him to challenge Showalier, but that if the latter challenges nim he will play a match, not for the championship of the United States, but for any amount of money over $1,000. Pillsbury has also expressed himself as in favor oi an international chess tournament in the United States. He states that all the leading chess players at Nuremburg and Buda Pest have promised to visit this country and participate in such a tourna- ment. It has been several years since an international tournament was held in this country. W. E. Napier, the fifteen-year-old expert of the Brooklyn Chess Club, has just won a match from F. J. Marshall, the junior champion of the state of New York, by the score of 7 to 1 and three draws. ——— Value of a Definite Parpose. From the New York Sun. “Whatever one’s calling,” said Mr. Glim- by, “there is nothing like a definite pur- pose to insure success. It has always scemed to me that a beggar who just asked in a general way for som simply fired in the air and not at the tar- | get. ybody can give an indefinite an- swer to an people do. But I met a man night who asked for 2 time holding out 2 cents which he ready had and which he wished to in to 4. This was definite, busin irresistible. I gave the 2 cents without the slightest hesitation. indefinite request, and most the other cents, at the same al- “Still, this wouldn't work always. If, for instance, the man had asked for a dollar, at the same time hol Bout an- other dollar, I should certainly act have given it, notwithstanding that this reqvest would have possessed equa wi other the essential quality of definitenes: But then there are excepiizns to all rule: Wanted to Know. From the Chicago Times-Herald. Mother of the Family (reading from his- tory)—“ ‘And they brought the remains of the renowned general home to his sorrow- ing people’——" Four-year-old téeeply interested)—“What for, muvver? Did they want to stuff “em?” ——_+°+— A Perplexed Caller. From Harper's Bazar. Mrs. Mulligan—“Do yez feel better this morning, Mrs. O'Toole?” Mrs. O’Toole—“I do, an’ then again I don’t.’ Mrs. Mulligan—“Thot’s bad, fur it’s har- rud to know whether ter say Oi'm sorry or glad.” WAS A CLOSE MATCH Capital Whisters Defeat the Colum- bias by One Trick. SECOND MATCH NEXT THORSDAY NIGHT Ladies Who Represented Wash- ington in Philadelphia Won. AN INTERESTING COUP The first of a series of whist matches be- tween the Capital Bicycle Club and the Co- lumbla Athletic Club was played Wednes- day evening and resultea in a victory for the former by one trick. .It was a narrow victor, nd but for the fall down of the CLA. 's in two deals on the second round a different tale would have to be told. There were several pretty plays made, and on the whole the match was weil contested. ‘The following are the teams which parti pated: C. Bi. C.—Messrs. Low, Barrick, Carr and Quackenbush. Cc. A. C.—Messrs. Taliaferro, Wooten, Walls and Hampton. The score by rounds is as follows, each round consisting of ten deals: C.BLC. CAC. ist round.. 000010100 0-2 - 21200000011-.. 5 2d round. 0001304000-8 O100010201.. 5 Sd round... 02000110004 .. 0901000001 1-.. 3 Totals. Cee The C. A. C.’s dropped four tricks on the seventeenth deal. On this hand, in the original play, north and south dropped two tricks by the lead of the trump on the fourth trick, and on the overplay east and west lost two tricks by not continuing the club suit on the tenth trick. The hand in question was played as given below. East dealt, and turned the king of hearts. The asterisk indicates the winning card, un- derneath which will be found the card led in the next trick. Original Play. North. Fast. South. — West. Carr, Hampton, Barrick. 4D Jp 3D a ep 3S sD. 10D ©. BL C., 10, Overplay. OR CAT, The second match in the series will be played next Thursday evening. An interesting tournament has “been in progress this week at the home of Mrs. T. H. Andrews in Philadelphia. The com- peting teams are all composed of ladies. There are eleven teams participating, six ei whom are from Philadelphia. The Cransford Whist Club of this city sent a team composed of Mrs. Hawley, Mrs. Leech, Mrs. Pilling and Miss De Sibourd. The Washington am won terday. The Philadelphia Press s: The three Gays’ intercity woman's whist tournament at the residence of Mrs. T. H. ended yesterday in favor of the V ion team. This victory was pres: ing of the Washington carried off the trophies with a score of eight points. They also carried off the four individual souvenir trophies. The nit of the contest is fraught with greatest interest, and while it has caused the Philadelphia teams some chagrin to see the prizes leave Philadelphia, they agree with great uranimity that they had better go to Washington than any other the eclat tacir location Washingt cannot rest secure in the ultimate owner- ship of the trophies unti has vanquish- ed all the teams wirning enough points in tnis tournament to give them the right ef challenge. Mrs. Newbold and Mrs. Andrews tied for second place, scoring €ach plus. Mrs. Rodman Wister won ouvenir, having 161-2 plus, score for tne three days’ play. The resoiutions for the formation of the Woman's National League” were offered during the afternoon Ly Mrs. William Hen- ry Newbold and at once adopted, and a motion passed making Mrs. Andrews the chairman of a committee of five, to be se- lected by herself, to communicate with the clubs of other cities and states upon the subject. The play throughout the interesting tournament was by the Howell-Mitchell system, and was beautifully managed by Milton C, Work and T. H. Andrews, jr. the individual the highest The leading scores in the prize compass whist match at the Capital Bicycle Clu follows: Cole, McComb, 5.9; Mattingly, ‘4.07; Williams, * ne, i», Prince, The figures represent the average plus score per match of those who have played at lcast three matches. iltons* of Philadelphia defeated nsctts of Providence, R. I. evening by the decisive score of At the end of the first half of the to ing the Hamiltons won by superior end play. The Hamiltons are now the pos sors of sue championship and lenge ton Dupi Hamiltens for the challenge lowing the Boston club in the list of chal- ierges are the Arm Rita Club of Pough- keepsie, N. Y.; the and the Capital Bicycle Club. more club will be represented by the te that made such a close race for the le championship cup this y Whelan, Duvall, Steele and V a ‘The following is the standing of the lead- ing players in the prize handicap compass w t contest in progress at the Baltimore Whisi Clu , Dr. Smith. an of ved four matches, except McCay and Wilbur Smith, who Played three. and Hall, who played but two. At the Washington Chess, Checker and Whist Club last Saturday night Messrs. Knight and Walker defeated Messrs. Beh- rends and Marks 13 tricks to 3 in ten deals, duplicate whist. A reader of The Star has sent the follow- ing in regard to a “La Vie Coup,” which appeared in the whist columns last Satur- da; noticed ir. Saturday's paper a coup by ‘La Vie,’ and, believing your readers m be interested in a still larger coup with almost the same hand—played in this ci I send you herewith the play; score, 1: & to rts trump.) Duplicate play. (Leads w. *S. Ww. s2 D2 bio co De DS Ha DA Ds lis 8. SK pet HS HA iy HK 8 Gio © H1IO0 D4 na tS e ct 2 2S o 2 ig N. & S., 13. x s cas E. & W., 0. . &. “South's play of H7, after HA, has been criticised by experts as very bad whist, last | mateh the score was a tie, but in the even- | WOUNDED AND PARALYZED, AN OLD VETERAN OF THE WAR AFTER YEARS OF SUFFERING Has a Shock of Paralysis—When All Other Remedies Failed He Tries Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. d received on the 16th of June, rsburg, Va., while serving with the pwn and resp ew York, rexidi bad ‘a xt eflocts 0 INA, be Dew York Iwas taken ted the w 1 not spe: with a es of my throat 2, 186 the morning, was not at alia finished me up. E suffered with 8 debility my condition wax very bad when I was at- cked. Tum now sixty years old and hardly ared look for austhing approaching good health after my Ife of suffering, but I saw so much suid about Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for ¥ the newspapers, and that they were good Tor Iytics, that T determ them. This did Just ‘one the ago. T strict- better with ly T ha dition tas steadily imp have Past year Thay Tam not Ike the n wae to take Dr. Williams’ My Norton, who was in the same com- giment with m nl was a grh ity, at my recon ms” Pink Pills and bove statement ts “DAVID ©. TAL work or excesses of whatever are sold in boxes (never in loose a box or six bores for §: aml may be had of all druggists, or direct by mall fren Williams? Medicine Company, Schenectady, N.Y. FREE BUTTONS! ELECANT BUTTON FREE WITH EACH PACKACE Sweet iCaporal Cigarettes AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A COLLECTICR OF BUTTONS WITHOUT CosT. les trumps. But South 3 he believes the object of the game is take tricks, by the power shown in one’s own hand in connection with that of one’s parts and the position of the & eral lop y the play, and th: object of th a dep: from the acc for showir length and strength of a suit, trumps, where the oli-time aking the ft trun mes save two or thre ution trick may with y of m: this plan riner his suit, and obtain assistan on, if ne ary; then went for th h the ace, followed ure capturing the m later trumps a small ¢ third round wi small one. I took the sn and develoy Ss rong 1it on the lead of CK ctically insuring the success of t u d thirteen tricks. W rould have stop- the coup by playin ond hand, Hz, but, having yard and every reason to believe HK was to his left, or with his partner, would bave wise to have returned it. 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