Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 24, 1891, Page 16

p—— 16 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SENDAY, MAY 24, 1801—SIXTEEN PAGES BENNISON BAIY CARRIAGES Plaid Dress 6oods| BLACK Just arrived, another lot of baby ecar- ringos. - We bought them away down and will give you a henefit Monday, Baby carriages upholstered In damask and silk plush, at $6.50, $8, $8.50, $8.90, $9.50, $10 and $12 each. The pri.e nsk are only ahout one-half regular tail pricess Get one Monday. 79¢ Monday we offer choice of all our fine plaid dre-s goods. all now spring goods, formerly sold from USe to $1.25 yard, at only 79¢ yard. Baby Carriages at wholesale prices. Ladies' J:ckets $5, st reduction in lndies’ jack s, Al ladiex’ jackets in cheviot cloths, wih vest fronf and rolling collar, cord and tassel, worth $8.505 Monday enly ach Ladics Cay esat Half Price. Ladies' Shirt Waists 85¢ 200 ladies’ French pereale shir wals!s, in light and dark col:r, plaited front and back. at the low price of 8¢ each; cheap at #1.25. Ladies' Dressing Sacques $1, $1.25, $1.50. Mon'ay we offer 3 numbers in ladies’ drossing sacques, blouse style, plaited front and back, fine enbroidered oollar and cuffs, at$1, $1.25 +30 ench; worth $1.50, $2 and$ Children's Bonbets. Special lot of chillren’s honnets and hats just arrived. On sale Monday, they are beauties and the prices .are away down, at 25¢, 35¢, 50¢, 75¢ and $1 each. Summer Corsets 50c, 100 dezen regulur $1 quality summer ecorsets, Monlay 50c. Dress Goads 80c¢ SILK GRENADINEN We are offering the greatest bargains in fine Black Silk Grenadines ever placed on sale in this country. We have an every fibre is warranted pure 'silk. They are cheap at 75c Monday wo will place on our drees S\ i+ LNE€Y QRS Hog, goods counter 150 pieces fine_ dress ¢ Our line at 75¢ and 85¢ yard goods of all descriptions, in fine wool ' o goods: no matter what the loss is to us you can take your pick of the entire lot Monday at 50¢ yard, and we will give you a pointer, they are dirt cheap at Blle yard. Buy the baby a Buggy. ' Challig, 2 ,C 150 pleces figured challis go in the crush Monday at 24c yard, and an ecle- 'gant line gocs Monday at 6e, worth 10c. Emhru‘idfiru Flouncings. We are overstocked on Swiss em- broidery flouncings and we are offering them at prices that should s2ll them quick, at ¢, 69c, e, 8c, 98c, 81, 81,25 gm'd. Fine grades in black at 79c, $1, 1. 25, 81.50. $1.75 and $2.50 yard, every one a great bargain, Baby Carriages sold very low now. BENNISON BROS |BENNISON BROS are simply beauties. Our lines at g1, $1.25, §1.35 and $1.50 yard are wonderful icyc-opcncrs. They are simply away beyond any competition, If you ever expect to buy a Black Silk Grenadine we would advise you to see our line at once, Monday we offer 5 pieces Black Faille Silks at 75¢ yard; worth g1.10. A Black Gros Grain Silk at $1.15 yard, Every yard war- ranted. 10 pieces Black China Silks at 39c a yard; worth 6oc. Large line Cheney Bros.’ Figured China Silks at ¢1 yard. 5 pieces Black Satin Rha- dames Monday, just to reduce stock, at 79c a yard; worth $1.15. A big line Brocade Silks, in fancy light colors, go Monday at 35¢ yard. Don't fail to see our Black Silk Grenadines at 50c¢ yard. ) | balbriggan shirts and drawers, a v | superior qual elegant line at 50c a yard, and|vest. no sleeves, silk GENTS’ French Underwear, 08¢ aur own importation. gonts y worth at least #1, are now on sale at 68¢ each, LADIES’ Black Lisle Vests, 50¢ A fine fast black ersoy ribbed lisle ribbons drawn through neck and sleeves, and only 50¢ each; they are cheap. Bargains in Wall Paper. LADIES’ Fancy Stripe Vests, 12¢ Monday we offer 40 dozon ladie: fancy stripe jersey ribbod vests at 12 each to close them out. They are worth 250, LADIES’ Black Silk $1.00. Only a limited quantity ladies’ black sill jo soy ribbed vests on sale at $1 each; good value, \[ests, Bargains in Baby Carriages. Black Ganvas Cloth, 69c Monday we offér an all wool blac % summer canvas cloth 42 inches wia" an elegant fabrie for summer, only 6 yard, worth §1, Good time to buy Baby Carriages, Children's Fast Black Hose 10c pr. Bargainsiin Wall Paper. CARPE DEPARTMENT. It is our intention to do Double the Business wm our Carpet Department this scason that we have done in any preceding season. To ac- complish this we shall this week ! »| - ) 1 Reduce Prices on nearly every grade Carpetin our stock. We quote THE FOL- LOWING VERY LOW PRICES: Heavy Velvets $1.10 to $1.28. Other Velvets 88¢ to $1.10, Body Brussels 98¢ to $1.28. Tapestries BOc, 68c, 78¢, 80c and 90c. Wool Ingrains BOe, 60c, 63c and 78c. Part Wool Ingrains 48c, EOc and 60c. Cotton Ingrains 18ec, 28c and 40c. Hemps 18¢c and 20c. We make and lay Carpets at lowest prices, and guarantee pertect workmanship. China Matting. We believe we are selling China Matting 28 per cent less than any other house in the city. We quote prices 12fc to 40c. - GURTAINS. Get our prices on Lace and Chenille Curtains. They are the lowest we have ever given. We shall sell Shades this week at WHOLESALE PRICES. It will pay you to get your shade work done by us. BENNISON BROS BENNISON BROS 'BENNISON BROS . ) ) Wi o) Domestic Dep'm't, 100 piece fine dress ginghams He yard. 1 case 36-in pleached musling 16 yards for $1. 2 ba'es flue 36-In unbleached n 15 yards for 813 9¢ yard wholes . 20 pieces pink chambrays, 6e yards worth 124¢, egant line fine Scoteh zephyr ging- s Minduy 15¢ ya wor h 27 ¢ pieces blue check ¢h viot shirtings, ay 4%c yard; worth 10c¢. 25 pleces striped ou ing flannels, Mon- day 4%c yar), 100 pieces handsome French sa'ines, beantiful colors, 25e yard. 1 case figured percales, 36+in wide, 7ic yard; worth 124c. 10 pieces 86-in solid black battiite cloth 7¢ yard, worth 124c. 25 pic solid black Freneh henviettase 25¢ yard, 100 feathe * pillows 59¢ ecch. China Dr.peries 15¢. cur ain and lo ks just like a China silk, only yard. Marseilles Bed Spreads $1.25. This is a good one, longer size, elegant line patterns, worth anywh $2; you can get them Monday at $1.25 each. lin, LADIES’ Opera Length Hose $1. Ladies* fast black fine guage opera length hose, our own importation and is cheap at $1.50; but we are letting them outat $1 a pair. Ladies’ black silk mitts 25¢ pair, worth 40¢. L dies’ black silk mt s 50¢ pair, worth Ladi black silk gloves 50c pairy worth . La ‘fes* black lisle gloves 15c¢ pair, worth 35c. i Ladies’ fast black hose 50¢ pair, worth 75e. L dies’ balbriggan hise 25¢ pair, re= duced from 50c. Ladies’ fast black silk hose #$1 pair, worth $1.50, BENNISON BROS BRON. 20,000 rolls of wall paper at Fine gt wall paper at ¢ roll We ean save you at least 30 per cent on wal} paper. Try us. ) e oream ot 2 quarts, o 8768 in sunme proporton, Lawn mowers 84,05 1,000 foot lawn hose %e foot; warrantods Steel garden rak I Good garden hoe Spades and shove's 4o, Window ser 1090 bottles wmonia 10; 1,000 pint tin eups 244¢ euch. D ppers se, 7o Cake patties, le 1,000 ple tins e o Milk Skimmers, Cake cutters, Nut Tea age springs, 1o, dges, Screw Drivers, le. Brass Wardrobe, le. Individual Salts, 1. Ice plcks 5e and 10c. ¢ and 100, Salts and peppers, e, Lamp shades e, Garden Trowels, be. Hingo Wire pleture cord, 5¢ package, Dover eg beaters 1e. k hammers. 5c and 10¢. i brushes de, 10 . nd 15c. spper bottom wash boilers, S, Wash boards 11c each. Clothes wrinzers 817 Western wushing muchines 84,50, Solid copper tea kettle #L1 Copper bottom tea kettles, 5-toot stepl: - Folding ironi: 1,000 glass rose jurs 10c cach, worth 400, 1,000 glass sauce dishios 3'30 vach. 1,000 gluss tumbler ®. Glass fruit dishes 1,000 gluss fluger Hand lamps 1 Glass cream sets 19¢ set. Sugur sifters, with sllvcr tops, 150, Gluss water pitohers 19 each. BENNISON BROS | SYMPOSIUMOF SUMMER SPORT The Oustomary Weekly Round-Up of Base- ball Intelligence. MOVEMENTS OF THE GUNNERS. The Bykers Budget--Within Squared Circle—-Echoes from and Breezy the The Omaha team returned yosterday in good condition physically, but considerably broken up over tho misfortunes of Manager Shaunon, They were in high spirits before-| the sad inteliigence of Mrs. Shannon's death reached them and were playing the greatest kind of agamo. Since then they have been greatly disponaent, but will ‘do their bet under the circumstances. Their late trip was a most satisfactory one. Whey won nirie games out of the fifteen played. That is to the northeast corner of Fifteenth | and Harney streets. The lot is forty-four feet wide by seventy feet deep. 7The build- ing is to be of brick with walls twenty feet high and the front to be of Chicago or St. Louls pressed brick. Judge Redick stated in his proposition that he would have the building completed in sixty days from date, and a rental of 81, per year will be charged. The club is to have entire control of the building. The proposition of Judge Redick was ac- cepted and the following gentlemen appointed a committes to conclude arrangements and superintead the building: President George W. Ames, James McDonald, Chat Redick, Rovert Wells and H. T. McCormick. The plans of the building will be com- pleted at onceo and the work pushed as rapidly @s possible. It is the intention of the asso- ciation to have one of the finest athletic club houses in the west. Particular attention will be paid to the interior furnishings ana the setting up of the gymnastic apparatus. ‘Twenty-two new applications for member- ship were read and upon a favorable report of the directors were elected to full membership, making & total of eighty-five members in good standing. A gentleman desirlng to join the club should send their application to any of the following gentlemen: K. Wells, 1111 Far- nam street; W, 8. Betty, postoftice box 558; W. H. Crary, 205 Now York Life building; news of the death of Mrs. Sbannon and the serious illness of Mrs. McCauley. Under such circumstances a team could hardly be nxsecwd to play up to their rightful stand- ard, and yet they have done remarkably well. The Syracuse Races. The Syracuse, Neb., spring races wiil be held June 24, 25 and Following is the programmo: First day, trotting, 8:00 cl 5 cluss, closed, closed, $500. 3y Second pacing, 2:35 trotting, 2:20 class, day, trotting, 2:25 class, & class, closed, 8500; trotting, 3:40 class, Third day, trouting, 2:45 class, closed, §500; pacing, 220 class, §00; trotting, 2:50' class, #250; pacing, 2:50 class, & Mrs. McCauley Improving. The denial of the report of the death of Allen McCauley's wife is welcome news. She was dangerously sick, however, and her life despaired of, but is mending now, McCauloy telegraphs, and the big first base- man may be here on time to play this after- noon. With McCauley and Shapnon both off the team, the Lambs would huve a hard row to hoe indeed. Breakfast for the Cranks. Game called at 3:30 this afternoon. Buck Ewing is sadily missed by the Giants, The Omahas returned in the lead, any- plenty good enough, and at that_ratio could | H. Y. Cook, 1812 Farnam stroet; F. S. Rob: | way, well lay claims to the pennant. The record of the trip including all the games played by | Faruam street. each team is as follows [— | wRmaoo _ Lost.. 4 16! sl1ihol ¥ With the exception of Lincoln, it will be seen that Omaba made the best ‘record of all the teams, Deuver's Cycle Tourney. Arrangements aro rapidly formulating for the second tournament of the Donver Cy- clists’ unlon, which is booked to coma off at Sportsman’s park on Saturday and Sunday, May 50 and 81, As the dates fall on Deco tlon duy and Sunday, consecutively, it is looked forward to by all the western wheel- mon as & gala event. The whoelmen of Dan- Yor generally carry out In a praisoworthy le any undertaking which they teke upon themsolves, and the event of tho D. C. U.'s second tournament will be no excoption, The crazo for pueumatio and oushion tires will un- doubtedly draw many whoelmen there from the tributary towns, and the very appropriate dates for a nico three or four days' excursion to the Quoen City should attract many t0 witnuss the sport_alone. dation for visitors will be looked to. Sports Afield s ‘Accommodations are being made for a large gathering and many oelebri- ties are oxpocted to compete. Omiahn will likely sond out the boy wonder, Pixloy, and “Jack Prince has promised to be on band, Pneunitics will' also bo seen and cushions {u great variety, In order to give the solids a falr show, the pneumatios and cushions will be penalizea according to their superiority. No pains will be spared to madoe this tournament the most successful one over held in Colorado, and Sports Afield souds out & hearty good wish to the creditablo under- taking, a8 well as to those who are putting forth such worthy efforts to mako it such, For information regarding auy detail of the meet, a postal to either C. (. Hopkins, prosident, Times ofice, or J. A. MoGuire, secrotary, Sports Afield, Denver, will recoive prompt attention. Every accommo. The Omaha Athletic Club, The Omaba athletio club seoms to be flourishing like a green bay tree. They are to have & splendid new club house, com- plotely equipped with gymnastio apparatus, bicycle and pedestrian track and alt other Appurtonances pertaining to such an entor- prise. Judge T. J. Redick bas made the eclub » proposition to build \he club bouse on ~his lot there | players of d next | & favorite slster, On top of bins, 210 Harnoy street; G. W. Ames, 1507 The Situation Growing Squally. Already there is a cloud hovering on the horizen of the Western base ball association. This is as exasperating as it is regretful, and thoroughly demonstrates tho necessities in the case.” St. Puul isn't “drawing flies” simply because her team is four or five games benind the leaders, and for some un- accountable reason llenver is growing wabbly. What has becomo of that #5,000 guarantes each club was obliged to have deposited with Treasurer Krauthoff as a surety for playiug out the season? It would Bave 20rved o hahdy torm about now, but of courso was only a bluff. It scems that there areno winning ball towns in this whole circuit without winning teams. They must all have them or fall by the wayside, aud Omaha is no exception to the rul 5 far the patronuge here has been miserable, and with another spurt of bad luck would grow worse. _Lincoln is alive simply by the graco of the Farmers' good fortune on ~their first trip. Sioux City is chafting, as their team is falling short of expectations, and here is an uncasy rumble in other quarters, This is all to be lamented, but where is the remedy | py Hollows. The famous Sleepy Hollows have been re- organized under & much stronger manage- went aud are ready to cope with all clubs in Omaha and Nebraska, They play their first with tho Nonpareils today on the Nonpareils’ new grounds at 3:3%0. Following are the the Sleepy Hollow: Cullen, MecVea, cateher; Olmond, first base; Bowles, third b Ahlquist, left teld; Weller, center field; McVea, right fleld; Smith, substitute, King Kel’s club ought to be a ringer, as they'are a very fine lot of base runners, batters und flelders. A Break in the Stafr. The Western association has been unusu- ally fortunateso far with her umpirical at- tachments. But one membar has proven in- competent, and ho was resigned. seloction was u bad one to begin with, In addition 10 boing & man of very poor judg- ment, Collins is an iovalid, and unfit for the onerous duties and_sovere trials that must befull any one in his position. No failure should bé made in filling his place. Give us o strovg mun physically and intellectually another Knight, Gaffuoy or Emslie for in- stance, and the season will be fluished peace- fully and successfully. itcher; Selley, second base; Gibelow, short s A Teaw Sorely Tried. ‘fhe members of the Omaha team have But the | whole western circuit. For a tied score—horse and horse is the iatest caper. Kansas City has engaged a young pitcher named Johnson, Shugarts pln{(nw has been a revelation to the Minneapolitans, Pickett's hitting for Kansas City avails much, but his fielding is poor. Anson let Stein go to Kunsas City, then thought he wouldn’t do it. The Western association race continues the closest and hottest of them all. Kansas City~took a big drop last week and landed at the tail end of the procession. Manager Shannon made the first home run of the seasou at Athletio park, Minneapolis. Carroll has joined Kausas City and young iviever will hereafter play general utility man. ‘Walsh had on his home run hitting clothes at Minneapolis, and got in quite a uumber of them. “‘Runs batted in” died a peacoful death, The committec on rules massacred it in cold blood. Samuel Laroque has bean released by Pitts- burg. He is a clever ball player and original on the lines. Umpire Collins has resigned. He was about the only one on the staff who failed to till the bill, Perry Werden is leading the association in batting and is one of the four who are ahead of King Kelly. Manning is full of confidence and plays a great game, < He is batting this season haraer than ever wefore. ‘Watkins made a big find when he secured Second Basoman Conloy. He is flayiug a remarkable game. A Pickett recently made the longest hit ever seen on the St. Paul grounds. The same moth-eaten chestnut again, Joco Halligan has been hitting safely more times than any other player in the Western association.—Sporting Times, Edward Rife is sad. Hesays: “The Bos- ton team is in the 2:13 class, Columbus be- longs to the 2:40 selling platers,” Cushman is the kickingist manager in the 1o will be kioking himself on his next southern teip. Your uncle, Adrienne Constance Anson, has wrappec his logs around the top rung of the league ladder pretty effectually, Minnehan did some magunificent batting in the opening game at Minneapolis, He made four hits three of them being two-baggers, Duke and Elmer Smith and Swartzel, three of the strongest pitchers in the Western as- sociation, are not able to do any work us yet, Kansas City will be in the swim when some of hor pitchers get iu condition. Man- and been severoly bereft by the grim visitor this | RIS boys aro hard fighters and great fin- season. Three weeks ago Pitcher Clarke mourned the loss of his aged father, who died suddenly at his home in Oswego, N. and at about the same time Jimmie Donnelly received the telligeuce of the death of Pickett is 8 lame man. Signing too many contracts and being jugged up on several lawsuits is Liable to make any man lame, not y ured. w0 Danny Stearns is off in his batting. Dan this comes the | isa £uo batsman and it's only & matter of a short time when he'll be lining the ball in all directions. Fournier is wilder than an Indian buck on the warpath. Seventeen buses on balls is a pretty decent record. And then after that to win a game! Willie Mains is Captain Kelly’s winning pitcher. He has pitched but one losing game and that was against Boston. Out of six games he has won five. In the North Pacific league on Saturday the Tacomas defeated the Seattle team 6 to 5 in twenty-two innings! It was one of the most notavle games on record. The Cuban cigar factory, 1515 Farnam street, will present the first member of the Omaha team making & home run on the local grounds with a box of fine cigars, Minneapolis clings up near the top with a very tenacious grip. It looks as if the “Millers” were under the impression that every game counts—and 0 it does, O. P. Caylor is seriously ill at his home in New York, and during his absence from duty S. Goodfriend, one of the globe-circling tourists, is editing the Sporting Times. A week ago Elmer Smith led the Western association batsmen with a percentageof 430, Thero are but few of them now ahead of Hal- ligan, Shaunon, Walsh, Sutclife and Twitchell. Kansas City has had to pay more fines so far than all the other clubs put together, What does this meant If the chambions did more playing and less talking they would stand better. Joe Walsh’s colors as the “king” shortstop of the Western association are said to have been lowered to Shugart. But the Flour City m\opne admit that Joo is a great player.— inneapolis Tribune. The weather has been too frigid to draw good crowds. The weather was better at opening time than it has boen since May 1. This is tough, as the Western contingent is now invading the chilly north, Johnnie Sowders is doing pretty good work in the box for Kansas City. 0 reeontly tonished his admirers by cracking out four ts in one game, and several of them have not yet recovered from the shook. ‘The Western association is having the best pennant race of any baseball organization in the country. The teams are all closely bunched and are so éven in strength that its a nip-and-tuck struggle every day.—Sporting Times, The feature of the contests at Minneapolis has been Umpire Gaffney’s work. It is a pleasure to witness.games when the players do not keep up a continual wrangle with the umpire. ‘“Long live the king."—Minneapolis Tribune. The St. Pauls and Kaunsas Citys played aa exciting series of faur games in the former city. St. Paul bolted away with two of the ames, much to Matming’s chagrin, Watkins ikes to bury Hamsas City every time his team plays against/them. A wild aud weally Minneapolitan says: tExcuse me, ploass i1 T grow too enthusiastic, but I counsider Smcliffe the most valuable man on the Omakateam. How he ever got away from the dBague isa mystery, Old Cy plays ball all shie time," With his eye tothe telescopo at New York, Will Harris makesshis obviously correct ob- sorvation: “Latham is doing some great ball playing for the Cincinnatis, and has proved very conclusively that he has noither @ glass oye nor o glwss arm, and in fact the dude is playing grest vall.” Mr. Leon Viau, says the Inter Ocean, couldn’t have pitched a hod of bricks off a ladder last summer. He was so madly in love with his mustache and an unknown brand of chewing gum that baseball lost its zest. But he has freshened up a good deal this yoar. He is & good deal wrapped up in himself and somewhat giddy at times, but as o pitcher he 1s becoming quite pert. Jerry Denny, who was for a long time re- garaed as the prince of third basemen, is now on the rket. Two or three seasons ago s release would have brought from £6,000 to $3,000; but when he is thrown over- board by the New Yorks, as he will surely be in tke course of a few days, he will find it adificult matter to secure a first-class posi- tion. Denny's decline is due to nis intem- perate habits, The Washington club is really the only one in the two leading organi- zatious anxious to secuie him, It does not take our German cousins long to “catoh on.”’ The Froie Presso says that the reason King Kel.'s Todtschlagers didn't win a recent game was because they nad traveled all night apa had sand in their eyes. Wild Bill Widner has failed to set Porry creek on fire and the Corn Huskers will re- lease him. St. Joe O'Connor has had the bulk of his salary eaten up so far this spring in flues for abusing the umpire. Billy Moran’s Convicts in the Two-Eved league are tailing the procession, and Billy has caugnt in every game. The absence of Shanuonand McCauloy from the team was responsible for the 10ss of Wednesday's game at Milwaukee. Billy Alvord, Des Moines' old_third baso- man, made two errors in a game for Cleve- land the other day that were responsible for eleven runs. Edyin F. Stevens of the Herald, and _Sir Tim Murnaue of the Globe, two of the best known baseball specialists’ in the land, are traveling with the Boston leuguers. Larry McKeon, the delivery end of the old time famous Indianapolis battery, Keenan and McKeon, has applied for a position on the Western 'association umpire staff. Lincoln gave Jonn Irwin the razzle, but Brother Arthur stored him away on the Bos- ton team. Brother A, is cute. - He loaded up some of the family on Washington in 1589, Tip O'Neill is sick and_Joe Visner is play- ing with the Browns. Washingzton released Josephus on the grave charge of being in ca- hoots with the green eyed monster. Chris will get the best of any disorganizer in the land and is likely to find Visner a Moses in meokness after ono debate. Inter Ocean: Along in the game somwhere Pfefter came to bat. Hoe Immediately ob- jected to a shining silver buckloin Clarkson’s belt. The sun reflected in his eyes he said. The bloechers laughed full loud and freo,and a man in a chvcked shirt arose and obseryed, *Make 'm take off his shoes, too.” Frank Hough, the famous *Man Behind the Plate,”” has a pain, and he says: “If somoe inventive genius will only coin new ex- pressions for *You've got a great oye,’ ‘It on}f’ takes wanst to hit it,’ ‘Get in the game,’ and ‘Make him put it over, he would earn the everlasting thanks of the spectators, who have grown weary of listening to the same old cries season in and season out.” Harry Stovey hasn’t been well this soring, and commenting on an incident in the Ch cago sories, Leonard Washburne sai “Harey Stovey dragzod his six fest up to tho vlate like a man with one foot_in the grave. ‘Poor Harry is very ill,’ said Tim Murname in tho press box as a sympathetic tear stolo down his cheek. Just then Poor Harry moaned fitfully and ‘wrapped his bat four times around the ball. There was a woman wasting steps 1 front of @ house near Throop_ street, on Congress. She dodged just in time. Poor Harry crawled around tho bases and back to the bench.” An Ol'a Podrida of Sports. Jack Carkeck defeated J. H. Quinn, Pacific coast champion, at Rockford, 111, “Farmer” Burns is going to accept Evan Lewis’ challenge to throw him three times in an hour and a half. Mr, E. B. Sears’ St. Bernard dog Hesper, second in value only to Sir Bedivere, died at Boston of lymphangitis, The Diamond base ball club would like to make dates wilh any teams outside the city, Address C. H. Frank, 1517 Jones street, E. E. Mockell, Lincoln’s champion and Curt Clurk, of Hastings, will vide tnirty-five mile race at Lincoln Decoration day. George C. Osborne of Toledo won the cham- pionship cup at the tourney of the Obio ‘I Shooters’ league at Findlay, There twenty eutries and Osborne shattered fo elght out of fifty blue rocks, b record of a year ago b of North Baltimore b The teams formerly Street Juniors and the High Sch have consolidated and will hel known as the lnvinciblos, 1 nawmes and positions of the | second; MeKell, frst: F Bushman, short stop; Cobur, s Butler, left, Cuscaden, middie; Brown, pitoh; Swmith, cateh, and Godsoe, sub. Perhaps sprintors are not the slickest peo ple alive, says the Pittsburg Chromele 'l'ole graph. It has leaked out that Farrell, Douo van, Billy Mills and gang beat the DBarnum circus people. A runner named Caron, nected with the circus, runs one of the hoi with a third of a lapstart, and tne ho rse gen erally wios whan be tries, Ever siuce Lhe the professional gang joined theshow they have claimed that the man ought to make & good race with the horse even up from a standing start the horse to take the outside of the course. The performers all thought that Caron was as fast as any of the professionals. A circus man backed the horse for $50 against Farrell. The steed, with the best jockey in the show on his back, was beaten by five vards. About £100 was captured by the run- ners, who bet it at one against two ou Farrell. The lady who holds first place among ten- nis players today is Miss Elicn C. Roosevelt, writes Herbert Henshaw. [t is an open ques- tion whother she is really the best among the fair wielders of the racket, but her title of champion, which she won last summer from Miss Townsend, who hud held it ever since her memorable victory in 1888, entitles her to that distinction. She, with her younger sis- ter, Miss Grace Roosevelt, who is considera- bly her iuferior, also holds the doubles cham- rioushl]). Miss Roosevelt's skill has been argely developed by her former practice matches with Miss Robinson, and though she usually defeated at that time her sub- sequent work would indicate that she is now superior to her instructress. Both the sisters are pronounced types of fominine athlotes. 'Their training is like that of a college oarsman and due regard is paid to diet. The two girls take long tramps in the country and do other active work to keep their muscles in trim. As their name implies, they come of good old Knicker- bocker stock and are women of much refine- ment and culture. Their summer home is in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Gossip Among the Gunners. Billy Townsend, secrotary of the Omaha Gun club is visiting his patents in Washing- ton City. The Prairie gun club hold their opening shoot today at their grounds in the northeast part of the city near Beecher's ico house. Goodley Brucker and Frank Parmelos carried off their share of the monevs hung upat the Des Moinos shoot this last week Parmeleo was a winner in every eveut in which he shot. Colonel Jack Morrison and _the spor editor were the guests of Major Cuache Witliams and Captain Gene Wright of Mis souri Valley one day last woek. They ro- ceived royal treatment and made a bag of something like two handred plover. The next shoot for the state championship wedal for riflemen will be held at the Ruser park range in August. Mr, Fred Fuller, one of Omaba's leading rifio shots, aud a genial all-round sportsman, is entitled to the bulk of the crodit for inaugurating theso modal shots. John Potty won tho medal at the opening shoot last woek. The Queen Uity Gun_club of Denver, will hold a big trap shoot June 2, 3, 4 and b under the management of J. A. R. Elijott of Kausas City, and the champion of America, Among the crack shots who will attend are Irauk Parmelee, Goodly Brucker, H. B. Kennedy and John 'Field of this city,” Cuarlio Hudd of Des Moines, J. R. Stice of Springfield, 11l., 0., Al Bandlo lding teams from | . Ogden, Salt Lake City, Laramie, Cheyenno, Albnguerque and elsowhere. Of prizes thero will be a liboral supply. Cash to the amount of §1,200 has been subscribed and there will be a hand some silver cinllenge cup and other prizes. Ou the first day inanimate targets only will bo used, aud the diamond vadge mateh will Vo shiot at 1 p. m. On the sccond asy live virds will bo used and tho challenge siiver cun will bo shot for in the afternoon. During tho third und fourth days both live birds and inauimate targets will bo put up. To every at there will be added money. Whisperings of the Wheel, Two runs today--Florence and Council Blufts. Lot everybody turn out. Quite & number rodo to Florence Wednes- day evening, returiiug by moonlight. What a racing team Kastman, Siefkin, Msrreis and Conradt would make, and s hard ono to down at that. Fred (. Mathews has resumed his accus tomed placo ut the club house, His eastern trip has not won bim away from the G. 0. O. in the least. What's the matter with our racing board gotting up a race between the Omaba Wheel club and Apollo Cyeling club for Decoration day. ‘There are several good men in both olubs Who would wake & very prouty race, Walt Morris is '“‘fi‘“&' again, He has re- celved his “Victor B, cushion tired safety. “Tt1s a bird!” and resembles a pneumatia very closely. Walt will now rcsume hig position as assistant chief scorcher. Have you tried the lovely coast down Leavenworth from Park avenue to the Sixe teenth street viaduct! The man wbo laid that pavemeut could not be punished mora than to be compelled to coust the distance on a wheel, Why don’t J. Henry Kastman try to lowor the record to Floreuce and roturn. Jack ought to make some very fast time with his “balloon.”” Think it over, old man, and cap- ~ ture the Florence medal if it is still in ¢ istence. % Francis J. Gleason of Philadelphia has just patented a pneumutic tire which 1s noveity, It is constructed in sections, each section having a normally open hole for tho passage of the air from one section to an other when under pressure, A pneumatic saddle is the latest fad and hails from the ‘“land of uncertainties’—= France. It is arubber covering which fits snugly over any ordinary saddlo and can bo inflated with air or fllied with water as the rider sees fit. Cyclists who have tried it pronounce it » fine improvement. e Another good man has gone wrong. BilL Emerson now rides a bran new cushion tire Columbia safety and actually likes it. As the weeks roll by and the season advances the “‘old guard' forsakes the G.O. 0. and fall in line with the ‘chain_gang,” whose watchword is ““Comfort and Safety.” An eastern club offers a prize of two thea. tre tickes weekly to the club member mak- ing the best pool score during the week upon the club's tables, Here 1s a good schemo fog the road officers to think over. Offer a modal to the wheelman having the best attendancs — - during the yearon club ruus and see if more attention is not paid to wheeling in Omaba Wheel club, Sowething ought to bo done to abate the dog uuisance, It grows worse with each year. It is A common sight now tosce s Whe flying aloug with half a doze snapping curs at his heels, A good dose o ead would warn some of the dog owners that they should keep their dogs atbhome. In some of the eastern cities wheelmen carry a sort of slung shot attached to the handle bar ¢ machines and use it with telling ef« upon tho unsuspecting cur as he yelps side. he run to Glenwood last Sunday was @ “covker,” the best rua held so far this sea- son. Only two mishaps marred the pleasure of the trip. Lytle broke the handle bar and Siefkin his sprocket wheel, they “trained” it Kelly and Rumell of the Touristy, aGas compauied the clubdown and came back a fow hours in advance. In the afternoon & party consisting of Mittauer, Mathews, Mor- ris, Iipenctter, Scannell and Swith - pedaled over to the deaf and dumb institute to meet the veturniug Gieuwoodites, The “Klub ISicker'” says tho next time the bugler takes bis instrumiont of torture along be will carry wgun and the Omaha Wheel club will be minus a bugler. As usual the pneumatic was out of sight most of the time. Questions and Answers. OMAMA, Muy 25.-To the Sporting Editor of home, BEE: A bot B that Hoyd would not be ted governor. Who wou? 0. 8. Ans.—B, NEWMAN GHOVE, Muy 18.-To th Editor of Tie BEE: Pleaso unswer In SUNDAY BEE the following question: “\What is the best time ever wade Ly running horse 20 yards?" Aus, ‘There is no record for 260 yards for o ruuning Lorse. NEWMAN (il Editor of Tie Bek ing in SUNDAY 1ER with St P 1 To the Sporting pswer the follows r, Epy 12 ¥ ¥y 1o bet, who 15 the be Wellbann of fug g L) JAMES MCKAY Ans.-(1) With St Louls. (2) New Hode ford. (4) Camp by long odds. (4) Don't know, OMANA, May 11.5-To the Sporting Editor of e pight chame or Frank Aus —John L. Sullivan is the champion of this world, Slavin probably of the next. NEWMAS GROVE, N To the Bpa Altor of T 1Ee: - Plowse state 1o SUND WEE whist hus become of Jack Newman,-Low Young. Aus,—Ho Is in Omaha, ldle. He wiilhow= ever sigu with either Denver of Graad Rap- ids today. ‘