Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 10, 1892, Page 18

APRIL SHOWERS OF SPORT A Healthful Revival of Intersst in Matters Pertaining to the Turf. FRESH BREEZES FROM THE BALL FIELD Tho State Shoot—The Rykers' Bodget— Movoments of the Short-Haired—The Tug-of-War—Bench Show and Sports of All Kinds, HE reorganirzation of the Gentleman's Rondster club and the glowing pros- pects of Omaha’s new Driving Park association, the beautiful spring weather and other tnspiriog elements, are effecting a most gratifying animan- tion among our local horse owners, and the prospects are prime fora good deal of healthy sport this season. So far in her history Omaha has been a laggard in racing affairs. “There has boen plenty of latent interest and @ large number of fine animals owned hero, yot but au insignificant figurs bas been cut 1n the affairs of the turf. Nat Brown, to be sure, has mude repeated offorts to awaken the right sort of an interest, but alone and ingle-handed almost, not much of & general stir could be expected. Stillho has given the two citics several fine racing meets, and is ready and snxious to again put his shoulder to the wheel and give Omala what she is entitied to, a first class spring and fall runuing and trowting session. Mr. Garneau, prosident of the new Driving Parl association, assures me that the now project is undoubtedly a go. Ho has been notified by the board to make another assess- mont of 10 per cent upon the stockholders, and to push the work forward with all possi- blo vigor and expedition. Owing, however, to the enormous amonnt of work to be done, it 1s doubtful whether the association will be enabled to urrange for a meeting boforo June, 1893, whon everything will bo in snape for a Ltremendous SuCcess, Tristhe intention of the association to make the thiug & big go from the very outset and the initial meeting, which will compriso both running and trotting, is to be one that will command national attention. The ag- gregate purses are to foot up not less than 10,000, und all the details of the meet are to be latd upon linos that will compare favorable with the most fa- mous courses in the country. Nothing is to be done by halvos; overything is to bo up- and-up, and thoroughly legitimate and first- ciass. We are to have crack horses, runners, trotters and pacers; the crack jockeys snd the cruck drivers, in fact all the concomi- tauts of a Brooklyn, a Conoy Island or Wash- ington Park, Tt is woli-established fact that no city ot its class has moro beautiful stveots, boule- vards cr drives than Omaha, that is when thoy aro in cordition, and it 15 but untural to 100k for much handsome horseflesh here, nod & very general interest in matters pertaining to the track. And such is really the case; u large number of our busiuess men and cap- italists bave possessed themselves with horses of the true American type, modern- bred, floet, graceful and staunch, and any pleasant evening they are to be reviewed on any of our popular drives, out the avenuc or on the brond boule- vard conuccting this city with the Bluffs. Polo teams, single drivers and addters, there' are by the dozens and the ore, and when out for a general brush the spectaclo 1s sufficient to accelerato the blood 1n the veins of tho most couservative or com monplece admirer of the horse. J. A. Wood is the owner of a magnificent pole team in his brown horse Dandy and bay borse Frank. The latter has a private mark of 26 made on a half mile track. Asa pole team their owner has driven them in 40, They wakoa remarkably hanasome pair, are as gontlo as vlugs and can o driven anywhero With impuni As a polo team they have never been beaten in the state, and on the day of thelato clam bake Jack is said to have made monkeys out_at the park of some of the allegea fast ones in the city. Tom Swobe of the Millard possesses a pair of beautiful chestnut geldings ne can call vn for an attractive exhibition. J. H. Millurd is proud of a pair of bay geld- Ings, formerly owned by Bob Kncebs, whilo A. 'J. Poploton, James Stephenson, W. A. Paxton, sr, J. H. McWhorter, Frank Ramge, the Patricks, W. H. McCord, John 1. Clark, Will Millard, Dr. Lee, Joo ‘Withrow, Dr. Peabody, Ben Wood, William Snyder, Frank Colpetzer, G. W. Hitchcock, Clint Briggs and many others ornament the drives and boulovards o' pleasant evenies with teams with style, speed and get-up suffi- cient to attract attention anywhere, Billy Hughes, the druggist, claims that his littlo chestnut_bute, Oklahoma, has & now pair of wings this spring, and he is deter- mined to get down into the 20's before fall. Dick Wilde still glories in May Clark, who, although o trifle aged, manages to skip along yot at & very merry clip. Joe Garneau has a good one in Rose Cough- lin, and Colouel Sharp, Lou Hill and Frank Parmelce are all able to keep out of the dust. W. A. Redick has a black gelding who can et down to 50, while Fred Davis, W. W. forso and H. B. Iroy all possess fast and stylish animals, G. D, Bdwards, manager of the Columbus Buggy company’s repository, has two horses, 8 trotter and a pacer, tho former a chestnut gelding by a son of Green’s Bushaw, und one of magnificent presence, 1614 hands high, per- feotly bulauced, and his ‘way of going is about right. Mr. Edwards' pacer, Columbus ‘Tom, is o bay geldiug, with whito legs and face, a free-and-easy sort of u fellow, but when straightencd out on the road and asked to go along ho can do it and without any mi takes. Bob Wells knows a good one when he sees him. His bay mare is very speedy and very llgush. Bob 13 one of tho men who gets & wholesomo enjoynieut out of his horses, Billy Paxton jr., with his black gelding hooked to a natly side-oar, 1s ever ready to tost quality and speed. If he is beaten down the rond he iuvites kem out to the Keystone farm to sce how Johu Turner cun Ho has a whole lot of em, and somo destined to take a stand in local turf affairs. . Dr. Ramacciotti, Robert Wilson,C. F. Reed, Ralph Stout, United Statos Marshal Slaugh’ ter, Drs, Hayes and Mason, James Ainscow, R. 0. Bochus, Dick Smith, Andy Murphy, W. Pritohard ana C. M. Buck are also owners of more than ordinary animals, It is hoped that drying weather will soon come 80 that the tracks can be gotten in shape for tie trotters Lo be put to work upon or else by tho time of the carlier meetings but fow ‘will be in form to go miles right up to speed. The bay gelding, Sarpy, by Zulu, owned by Mr. Burkett, is looking about right. He is In about as perfect racing form as you will often see thom this early in tho season, and by the time the bell taps for the matinees those who aro competitors in dashes will have o be keycd ur pretty well and possess peed Lo stay With him, for unless form and quality go for naught, he is a fast one as woll as a race horse. Then himself and awner seem to agree nicely, and they will be a hard combination to beat. Frank Carmicoael 18 the owner of the five. ear-old gelding, Joh 35, an_ideal road orse snd one that the bovs will have to irot some to head. Mr. C. hopes to be sblo 1o make it Interesting for some of the poople this seeson. 1t Is & good thing we have some in Owaha who realize thala Lrotter must possess speed and are willing to put up some money for it. The bay filly Mary, recently boughtof R. 1. Lee of Topeka, Kan., by Nat Brown is ooe shat is welcome. The writer saw her dom- snstrate Ler ability in races, and to win shem as she did, it took & trotter. She haa 1o heat big flelds which were composed of the very elite of the west, bred as perfectly aud prey as compleLely as was possible, Bhe will be placea in Bob Kueeb's stable this season, and as sh uominated in the great 0,000 stake for 2-year-olds at Columbia, ., 10 be trouted ‘in October, it is hoped Ml will go well with her. Whoever beats ber will bave to make better than 35, [ trust shas too much will not be asked of her prior 1o that av:fi and that she may come to the scare pery { it “There are threo things that the attention of rs should be called to: Firet is the D wire fence. It is rare to find in the west & mature horse that Las ever been run | in every case regardless pasture all_tbat fs not marked or med in some way by this murdersns wire. Second, the “overdraw™ or Kimball Jackson chock, as it is more properly called, is another distressing appliance to sub- ject a horse to whilo 1n harness For the purposo it was originally designed by its inventor, the great tratner wnd driver, Hiram = Woodruff, 1t ie reasonably applicablo still: but to be used it isa great evil ‘I'he one who will use one and leave a horse hitched ton post full refncd up is most thoughtless of the animal's comfort, or elso 154 fit_subject for tho socioly who aim to prevent crueity to animais, to look alter, Who is 0 callous as to_enjoy on an_exces- sively hot afternoon seeing a party of year lings driven to tne top of their specd for one, two, three aud over four miles, woula seeny much more as it should bo whre they allowed their fresdom in a bluo grass pasture at 50 tendor an Give nature a_chance to work its perfect development, with por- haps an oecasional handling, so thatin a measure they may be kept tractable. The colt trotters, as a' rule, show ata mature age in the box stall. It is not very probable that Axtel, Ailerton or Arion at ton years of age will bo ablo to trot within five to eight soconds within their presont marks: as miles near 2:10 at an immaturo age finds the weak parts, and doclino necessarily comes ta them onriy, unless the coit racing is abandoned in uwir, It will not be long till only in tho standards” can & perfect indi bo found, for in the for early speed thoy are dis- regarded, and nature has a chance consequently At A mature vear n stout and capablo uorse is the rosult. If prosent practices are per- sisted in it will not be long ere the most moasly and imperfect class of horses oxtant will bo the fushionably bred trotters of today, Tho sives of trotters living or dead are those who wero allowed the propur years to perfectly mature, therefore they possess all the powers of prepotoncy and begor n_class thataro of hardy coustitution and perfect couformation, whieh, coupled with modern appliances and brains, plenty of speed will result. As perfectly a brod one as was the great colt raco horso Phinllas, he has nover distin- guished himseif in the stud, having only threo in the :30 list at 15 years, while Rod Wilkes, who never went o~ mile 1 a raco botter than 2:40, has sired moro d than auy othor borsc'of his nge, There are stallions who aro getting a sery- ico fee on account of their remarkable colt performances whose product will bo rare ill possess speed that wili make them worth the service price. J ho writer looked at two young horses at the Stillwater farm, Calhoun, Neb., one ason of tho great Wilton by General Wilkes, tho othera son of Happy Medium. Bothhad dams as perfectly bred und as good individually as thoir sires, Anyone might patronize theso and reasonably expect a trotter from the union as from thoso that ure tho top pric whilo their fee is but uominal and is within reach of the breeder of but moderate circum- stances. _J. R Getty has sent the M. G. Mollio Sprague, together with threo 2-year-olds to Fairtield, Ia., to bo trained, 1. B. Wooas, traiver, or prepuration'they will bo cames paigned through tho lowa ciremt. Mr. Getty has quito a polo team in the b, m. Fun- nie and g. g. Joo. Bo prosent at the matince races during the season and seo how thay act. J. McLaughlin, prosident of the Cedar Rabids, la., Driving Park association, has becn stopping at_the Merchants hotel the past few days, Mr. McLaughlin is an ad- mirer of tho American trotter. Atbis farm in lowa ho has a very selectband of standard 5 from which he hopes to raise o phenom, _ . J. Caraish expects to bo “in it” the com ing season with the road brigade, judsing by tho teumn he is_getting toretber, which aro the b. g Bay Frank, 2:231;, and a bay maro by Saturn, that is a trottor. They ougtt to be ublo to lead the procession. Q) i2. T. Kneebs arrived at the Union Driving park one dey last woek with his stablo. They will be shaped for a season’s campaig: Among them aro Jessie Games, Bethel, 2:2315 : Mattio Stipp, pa “none idunl craze with a tast mark; wiso. several otners of lesser re. nown, that will b candidates 1 difforent classcs. ‘Che b. s. [gnis Fatuus, 2:21, and b, f. Mary, will be of the combino, McLvoy will train his stable of trotters at the old half mile track north of the city. Tha star uctor of the string is the b. s. Salaam, by Onward, who ought to quit tho season with a fast mark, us he is trotting-bred sure and stout looking. Mr. T H. Barron of Ne the city. Mr. Burron York state is in 1€ a trainer and driver of years of experience. He has an idea of locating bere. Ivis hopcd he may, ns first cluss men of the profession. are scarco this way. Animals that would make trotters it properly educated, are plenty enough, but a £o00d many of the schools they are in are not what they should be. Return of the Prodigal. One more week and the championship sea- son of the yoar 1892 will be inaugurated in Omwaha, and I had a notion to add the voico of the umpire would be heard in the land. 1 have a fuint remembrance, however, of hav- ing run across that oxpression vnce or twice before, and_ruther then be charged with plagiarism I will forego the pleasure of mak- ing a hit. But next Saturday is the opening day, and in the afternoon thereof tho oxcited populice will be enguifed in a maelsirom of base hits, liners, curves and inshoots; flying black and white' legs around the diamond, all to tho melody that arises from tho scores of healthy Tungs crowded in the golden sunshine of tho bleachers. Tho Apostles will be our opponents, and what a wild, unbridled shriek of joyous de- lirium will swell up from thousands of burst- ing throats as old Cy Sutcliffe’s Adonis-like form ambles from the seclusion of the dress- ing room and takes its spraddle behind tho pan. Tho memory of that symmetrical framo in the halevon days of lastspring is a horror 10 all the old players of the Western ussos tiou, but to the local fan it isa joy and a beauty forever. No faults can they sco in that authropoworphous batch of skiu, gristlc and bone, Kven the little rivulets of tobacco juice that erstwhile were wont to rill and trickle adown his patent leather jowl ia tho heat of interuecine strifo, aro ro- called with the same exquisite fervor that one feels in midwinter when the recollection of the sunny summer woodland, with bis murmuring brook, winding in and out like a lver serpent among the luxuriant rbage, unbidden steals o'er the mind. But Cyrus, love, you acsertea us in tho time of our greatest noed. After shooting off your frecrackers on the glorious Fourth and swelling your tank with John Whitzel's beer, you, with the remorselessness of a bar- barian of the Runic age, turned your back on us and fled to Washington, The plauaits of a madly adoring people here were too much for the swelling propensitics of your craniun Its tumorosity be- came something frightful! Along with Shunnon you piued for mnew worlds to conguer; longed for faster company. And you found it—to your deep bumiliation aud regret. You didn’t even make a good ostoe- logical spocimen for the Nutional museum, your throwing finzer became petrified and our brain turned Lo glass, and at the end of the season that whilom' massive head of yours wouldn't have made a ond door kuob! But you have souved on the big league, Cyrey: you will hurry ana go slow after thiis; you are back with us, w.d while it is tough, we forgive you. Welcome, Cycliffe Sutrus! The Western association, which passed into history with the formation of the new Western league, had & checiiered ca- reer. Its existonce extended through out four years, and following are the teams which won the suceessive cham- pionships ‘he first fiag fell to Des Moines in 1885, aud the team at the close embraced these players: Hutehinson, Cushman, Smith and Ken- nedy, pitchers; Trafiey and Sage, catchers; Steacus, Quinn and Alvord on the bases, M cullar sort, and Van Dyke, Holliday and George Shaffer, the Orator, in the outtield. _Of this strong aggrogation all are in ac- tive service today with the exception of old pie-face, ‘Yeady Kenuedy, und the man with the pesl})clunl jaw, Goorge Shaffer. . Tu'1850 Omaba tore of a strip of the bunt- ing, the young men responsible for the acbievement being Nichols, Knell and Clark, pitchers; Nagle and Cooney, catehers; Au- drows, Crooks and Cleveland on the bases; Walsh suortstop, ana Uanavan, Willis and Strauss 1 the ouifield. Al of these playors are still cayortwg gleefully over the diamord today, with the exception of Cleveland, who is arduously THE OMAHA DAILY strogeling for a second nomination of the presidency of the United States at the hands of the democracy. In 1801 the Cowboys made the grand roundup, the chief punchers being Smith, Conway, Pears and Swartzel, pitchers; Gunson and Donohue, catchers; Stearns, Mauning and Carpenter on the bases, Hol land short, and Nicol, Burns and Hoover in the outfield, Theso ex-Kansus Cityans, barring Danny Stearns, arc all stiil in it. Stearns won't sign because ho can't got three or four times as much as ho is worth, and just now is managing 1o cpo out three squures a day by Kkeeping tab on the bangtails in u Kansas City pool room. Last vear, the finale of the old Wostern association, and the Corn Huskers captured tho red eitr. Baker and Ehret were tho pitchers, Barlo the catcher, O'Brien, Nichol- son and Raymond ou the bage, Shelbeck short, and Van Dyke, Genins and Strauss in the rleld. All of thess men have positions today, Shoibock being the anly one, however, with tho new Westorn leaguo, the Omaha team, and he will provo s populor man from the jump,as e is a bail player of pronounced ability. _ Valo tho Western association: requiescat in peace, Omaha's New Era of Base Bail Sportsman’s park presents today a more attractive appearance than ever before. Whon the new management assumed control two weeks ago, tho placo looked as if it nad been on famliar terms with a cyclone, Hun dreds of fcet of the fenco wero prostrate, while great holes ornamented the standing sections, the grounds themiselves were cut up and corrugated by the hoofs of numerous cattle, hogs aud horses, nmd tho erand stand looked like & dismantled ship in o storm. The interior wus a sight to behold, while lonse boards Happed grusomely 1n overy passing brecze, tho waiks ere displaced and upheaved, and the whole place looked us if it had been neglocted and uncared for years. Buta greal change has taken place, and today the park is as neat, clean and inviting as any ball park in the west, Materil im- provements have been made upon the grand stand. A new broad entrance marks the sito of tho old pizeon bLole, a commodious box office has been built; the stairway to tho seats in tho sinnd bas been quadruvled in size, and u broad exit has boen provided immediately at tbo foot of this, making incress and ogross a matter of perfect conven ce, freedom wnd comfort. Tho old nartow stairway awawust the wall leading up to the seuts has been en tirely done away with and tne change is a most admirabic one. In addition to this the wentherboarding botween the top floor of tho grand stand ana the roof, extending cloar around the south side of the ampitheater has been torn away aud a neatruiling substituted, thus enablin the invigorating breezes 10 bave full piay over the spec- tators 1 tho stund. Formerly, on this count o seat in the grand snd with u crowd o a hot day wus like oceupying a shelf in a crematory. The ladies’ depari- wont has also received much ueeded aten- tiou. All the folding chairs have beor. v paired and many additional vu whilo the dopartment 1tseif has been sepn- rated from the grand stund proper by u ueat laitice-work. This year these seats will be maintained exclusively for ladics nnu their oscorts, and uo _encroachments by partics who bave no richt or business thero will Lo suffered au instant. Ladies attendine the games can rest assured of thesame freedom from ovjectionnvic features and the samo courtesy and attention that they are accus- tomed 10 10 the theater. Uniformied attend ants will be on hand for this purnose. Apain, thero will bo no hawking of peanuis Eum or other relreshments during the pro- gress of the game. Thno intervals between innings is the tine that will bo allotted to theso venawrs and tho score card fiends. and 10 this the masses will respond amen But the buildings and fences and walks arc not all that has been improved, as much muscle and mozey has beon tuvished upon the grounds themsolves, and it is no cxay- weration to state that they never were in such fine condition at this time of tke vear before. Dave K. Rowe 1s & wmanuger who possesses all the qualifi- tions vequisite to the position, an appro- ciution of the likes and dis'ikes of the pa- of the park, cnerzv, ability, intelli and discrimiation, qualities the figurchead of last season was an absoiute stranger . Buek Keefo has been 2ppointed wroundieeper, «nd in the sptendid condition of the grounds and the cleanliness of the stands, tho wisdom of tho selection 18 fully exemplified. ~The stands, Buck says, will re. ceive a thorough sweeping after cvery game, ana on Saturdiy euening & comploto serub: g, ‘I'he arrangements for policing the puri this season will als0 bo a vast improvement over that of past seasons: for fn addition to the club’s private oflicers, three members of tho regular metropoiian force will be on hand at every amo, and or_the oceasion of holidays and big crowds this will be in- creased, All of these many improvements and chances should ve mple to convince the public that Omah, about to euter into a new and u faniliar era of base ball manage- ment, aod the generous spirit and enierpriso displayed should be abundant inducement for tho most generous, liberal and cordinl support. The State Shoot Next Month. The sixtecnth anuusl shooting tourna- ment of the Nebraska State Sportsmen’s us- sociation will be neld at Graud Island next montn, May 10, 11, 12 and 13, during which the annual meeting of the association will also be held. Tuk Brereturns thanks to W, H. Harrison, editor of the Grand Istand Club Jourual, for a copy of the same, which is u neat pamphlet embracing the program of the shoot, togetber with much incidental infor- mation of in Tho tournament, jude g from the energy displayed by the man- agement, will exced - magnitudo and im- portance any similar event ever beld in tne state, It 1s distinetly for trap shooters any 10 0ne 13 barrea. During the four dags o four association matche these all for meaals, T races not opeu to Lhe world, only be handicapued iu 1wo events und theso conditions ure imposed by the donors of two splendid prizes which ure hung up. Tue State association races for the Plauts- wouth champion team cup, teams of four, and tho old Western association team badge, teams of two, havo been arranged with a view of reviving a more lively interest in the contests. Of late years but fow ontries in these contests have been made. Why this is the case it would bo hard to state. Certain- 1y every gun club in the swato should strive 10 carrv off one of these trophies, and tho winners may well feel proud of their victory. Heretofore, 0wing 10 limited entries, winners have usually beeu a small sum out of pocket, ‘The wanagoment nas udded a liberal sum of monoy in Loth cases, and bope every mem- ber of the State association will conio to the tournament prepared 1o strive for these hon- ors, Nebraska shots should bear in mind, how- ever, that they will not be eligivle to modal contests unless the club in which they have membership bas remitted its annual dues to the secretary of the State association, J. I, Stoufer of Grand Island. Secretaries of gun clubs should attend to this atonce, ns competitors -will want some considerablo time for preparation. There will be from ten to Lweive regular shoots daily, both at artificial targets aud live birds, aud as Grand 1sland ndds 1,000 to the various purses, it is reasonable to éxpect an assemblage of many of the cracker-jucks of the country, J. A. R. Eliiott of Kansas City, champion wing shot of America, who bas for Lwo years beld the American Field cup againzt all comers, will be on hand. with & dozen Kansas City aud St. Joe cracks behind him that will make life auything but a vieasure for the Chicago boys, the Denver and Cheyenne coutingent, under the redoubtable Jake Sedam, and the Towa irates, who will be marshalled by Cnarlie udd. Captain Frank 5. Parmalee, who will have charge of the Nebraska forces, ex- pects to a little more thau hold his owa. The Tull programme will appear in @ Jater issue of Tue Bee, The Omaha Keunel Club, “Timid dogs bark loudest." For a little more than & year the Omaha Kennel olub has been emitting @ series of barks which have recently become so numer- ous s tosound quite loud. We would not have the public believe, however, that the club is really & timid awimal. The noise should be taken, rather, as an evidence of in oreasing vitaliLy. 1t should be remembered that the cluo is ilul emerging from puppyhood, and, during Ls period of growtn, has” been subject 10 all the ills that frequently overtake high bred dogs. It has had distemper’’ and has shown witl be stiot, anit o e the only Exporta will BEE: of .chorea, yet we bellov With a good tonio ond proper treatment it will develop into a fine specimen that wiil be admired at home and abroad. The club will appeal to the public for this treatment and especiaily the tonic. The club is incorporated under Nebraska laws and was admitted to” membership in the Ameri- can Kennel club September 24, 1801, Its new constitution and by-laws is now ready for any ond interested, and will skow that it is bei.g conducted on strictly busi- ness principles. ‘Tho now board is managiug its affairs on safo lines, and merits the conti dence of all. With ‘a gradually increasing mombership and encouragement from others, the club has decided to give a show this fall, and will soon fix w definito date, The club believes that, owing to Omaba's central location, it should give 8 show that will_crowd 500 entries, It certainly should not rank lower than other western cities in this respect. The prizes offered for the coming Denver show aggregato 2,000, Can Omaha do as welll Tt requires a gond premium list to at teact the best dogs and make n successful show, und tho present membership of tho club is not large cnough and wealthy enough 10 do this alone. They have brains and en- thusiasm, but want moro members and a guaranteed promium list, and invito ali in terested in comploting Omahw's hst of at- tractions for 1842 10 subscribe liberally. The auarterly meoting of the club wili be held Tuesday eveniug next at tho Coliing gon store. A full attendance of members 1s desired, as imporiant business is to be trans ncted, mueh of it pertaining to Omaba's first legitimate bench show. A Demons t1on for the Opening Day, Next Saturday and the ball will be sot =wolling. 1t will ba the first championship gumo of the scason of 02 and the manage- ment 1s making claborate preparations for n memorable occasion. The St. Pauls, with Old Cy Suteliff, Collins, Motz, Pop Smith, Billy Alvord, Holiand, Hogriever and the rest of this strong agaregation wili be here, tho first to test ihe metal of Rowe's Kustlers The opening day, it is the deteraiination of the mavagement, to make befitting of what i5 10 presumably be a prosperous and succoss. ful scason, und shortly after 1 o'clock tho two 'teams in uniform headed by the barracks band will parade the vrmcipal thoroughiares, then repair imwediately to the ground:. Here from 2 till3 the band will give an_open air concort, roudering a se- lect prozvam which is being brepared for tho occasion. Tho S'ars and strpos will float from the apex of the grand stand, and ban ners and bunting will be flung to the brec from various points, \With propitious we eralurgo attendance is an assured fact, and iv i3 hoped that a pume will bo played as to render the oceasion a notable one 1a the locet bistory of th: . Huyes and Viekery will occupy the points for the Rustlers, Ladles' Day at Spor s Park. Tho voting on Ladies’ day at Sportsman’s purk this season has been quite spirited aad up to cate Wednesday has tho exll by a ma Jority of 39 vor Monday has received 11, Tuesday 17, Wednesday 57, Thursday 19, 1oriday 3 and Saturday 3. This is a bealthy showing and cucouraszes tho ma tho hope that the fair sox are geing out in unusual numoers this_ seas ment. in volring will conlinue up to Friday next, when tho day recoiving tho & lots will be seu aside nd designated as Ladies’ dav, on which oceasion no admission will bo charged 1o rentle ones. Fifty votes in a lump hava baon reeeivet from the lady employes of the Union Pacific headquarters, which was accompanied by the followine uot! UNioN PAC the Sporting lditor of P b HEADQUARTFRS, Avril T We tha dersizned Lidics, o ployed by the Union P cifie ri.way, do request that Saturday be the d selected os “iaddes’ day’ at the Sports. 'S pavi, This & tie ondy day that wouid 15 YOU iLre aware ail tho wo S0 oW VoLes 1o cumulated by YOur most en o us any cood. heeusc. W Ve to work uptil 3 Prusting thit those t [ this time, we sign b usiEStc «ranss. ‘Then follows the in the deli fifty calligraphy of eact, names ime, Al Reach’s ofticiat base ball guice for 1502 has bocn reviewed. aud tho decision is that it is one of tho mdsu completo and instruc- tive of the oid votern's whole series, com- od of ten years. It opons up with a review of the season of 91, willi its vicissitudes and mutations, finally culminat- ing i the grand consolidation ot ithe two old Tu the spac lea bodies. treats intelligently upon iz 0n, uovoles considerable to the unovation of the \Wester: £oes over the past of Wis ovcanization, g1 the fuli score of many of ity greatest Eames, along with ot ig matter. Of course 1t coniains tho netional rules, ment and the diffevent schedules, and s i valuable compendium of eveivthing teresting connected with our glovi- Frank Leonard, Omaha's mavager 1n 00, tins caupiit on wiih Binghamton, N. Y. Georgie Skock bus been given the run b- Wasbington, and may be looked for out this way soon. Hope we get bim. Ou will bave more and stronger ar. .- teur teams than cver this year, and in aa- vance they are notitied that” scoro shects can Lo obtainéd free at this ofiice. The Ohio State Journal will provide their newsboys with tickets to the first Columdus gamo and march them oui to Recreation park headed by a brass vand. Toledo has set asido Thursday for jadics’ day, but from the indications Wednesda will be the duy given up to the tair one liere, Thursday—well, I guess not. Elmer Foster 15 a candidato for the Min- nesota iegislatare, and, they say, with a goo anco of pettinge there, This should be thy 1gual for 5 {l 's cternal blacklistin The Western leaguo bids fuir to give as goou exbibitivn of bull playing 1his souson, with their §12000 teaws, us the various cities in the circuit have been wituessing for threo times tiat s Bau Johuson, Sir Isanc Miner of theatrical famo is gewing out itne Omuha score card, which will bo issucd for the first time Saturda, next, the 161k, 1t an elegant affair, ana will ' be u treat compured with the flimsy sheot of the past. Tho Louisvilles jumped onto Dad last ‘Luesday’s game with the and made It seem just liko old i larke in Milwankees, 1. They ouly bt him for 11 runs and 13 safes in 4 innfnge. That's all! Tt Qs C y Morton, who will man \noapolis teum this year. It was Charles who managed th Probibitionists the yoar they won the West- ern association pennant. Papa McCauley has jumped into tho good graces of the cranks oot ut San Diego, Cal,, notwithstanding be wus one of thedescricrs. I’apn 15 basting the sphers and plaving first like a veritaole spring onion. L will be Captain Rowe of Omahs, Man- ning or Kunsasf Gity, Atvord of 51, Paul, Shiunick of Minueapolis, Twitchell ‘of Mil: waukee, Newell of Toledo, Compau of Columbus und Hengle of Indianapolis., The Toledo fans huve dubbed their team the Black Pirates, just for a Kid, Iten Mul ford says. Be that as it may, we'll give'em pie-rates oy regular chop-house figures when they 00ze out this way week after next, The umpires of tho Western loaguo will be compelled 10 wear, blue flanuel uniforms on the 4 this season. Tho paraphernalia worn by George Strief last suwmer was the weans of bringiug about this felicitous 1nno. vatiou, And Spokane, too, will cut a figure in the Paciic race. She nhas Brennap, catoher; Sowders and Klopf, pitchers; Strauss, first: Reeder, second; Marr, third; Beard, short, and Cline, Wolf and one of her pitchers in the field. Jim Burns, the PPoet, will limber up s crystalized arm for the benefit of the deni- zens of Quiney, 11l,, his uative village, this seasor. W. H. Watkins, manager of the Kan- sas Cilys in 1858, paid the Omaba manage- ment %00 big iron dollars (or the Poev's release. Bug Hoillday tambled out forty-five ina shake for a $100 watca down 1n Cincinnail the other Jay, snd ss that was the bost throw walked off with the ucker. Bug can recall the day out in the wooly west here, when a home run was good for & wholo jew- elry store. Jerry W. Jacobs, one of the most enthus! astic base ball fans in the city, and who ruus the barber shop under the Union Pacific tieket office, will give the first member of the Omahas making a home run on tbe local grounds in @ championship, 8 card for his season’s barbering. Columbus’ Cateber Merritt is one of the best throwers in the profession. He trapoed every one of the Reds who attempted to pur- loin second. Stevens, thewr pitcher, who SUNRPAY, APRIL 10, 1892-TWENTY PAGES LY THE ON Reader: the question Are you not asking Where shall 1 go to select my WALL PAPER with the least vexation and an=- noyance, generally supposed to be incident to papering? Bear in mind, that there is NO other stock comparing to ours in va- riety and choice of designs and finish, and within the reach of your purse. Our assortment comprises EVERY grade, OUR workmanship ONLY insures neatness and promptness, and our prices and terms are the ONLY ONES consistent with the best class of work. We ask for your consideration. The ONLY RELIABLE WALL PAPER HOUSE. Henry Lehmann, 1808 Douglas St played in Green Ba a cracker-jack, £ood control of iLereial-Gazetto, In Columbus’ ovening game with Cincin- natl a week ugo. thut rubesceut son of Omaha, Joe Walsh, rather walizea off with the lautels for his teaw, makivg two hits out cf the five und one run out of the threo they cored. ncinnati only beat them 6 to &, and on the day following, 4 to 2. Tacoma has gobbled up a number of first class plavers as their roster. which is as fol- ows, shows Grihith, Cross, pitetiers: Cartw Sippi, see- ond base; Laure , stort stop: Routcliffe, left field, Work,center field; Goodenough, right field; Cody, Speers, catehers, Mouk Clwe, the anthropomorphous indi- vidual who used ta set tho bieachers howl- ing by his autics when at tho bat, has drifted 0ui 1o the north Pacific coast, but whether play ball or cateh seals I naven’t learned probably, however, the former, for Monk isn't in the state of senility his cne- mics claim ho is, ‘hippey McGarr, who can play a ereat ird whenthe can, will captain tho Brewers, and the result is that be has gou a heavire . Wis,, last vear, i also He has excetlent speed and the ball.—Cincinnati Com: South Boston swagger on bim than ever Tommy, e boy, you're not com- cotent, as bo used to” put it at Tomm sele when tho two engaged in + over their respectiy tractions And $0 Junmy Canavan has joined Anson’s colts, hus he? Vell, Granapa will keop on il he gets o team made up entirely of old torn association muterial. Conavan, a wordv powers as stellar simce be leit Omaha, bas developed into quits a ball viay He 'hasn’t been allowed to loaf through the games in the two older bodies, and the conscquence 1s that be plays for all'be's worth, Abner Dalrymplo still_resolutely declines make bis murk on a Western league con- ecinres be'll go to «work before atany such hand-me-down prices. Well, Abner, old gent, vou're an_awful nico fellow, and still agroat ball player, and it pains me o think that you will even contem- plate for n moment entéring tho piebian con-— fines of n brick-yard. A Columbus correspondent says: “Mas r Schmelz has not made out his batting der vet, but it is very likely that Abbey will bo given tbe MeTamany end. Abbey is 1d to be a hard hitter and sure, and they suy be is the quickest man to get to first the wholoe Wostern leazue. These aro the elements necessary for a man who is the first at bat.” How much did that cosi you, any way, Charlie? Captain Tim O'Rourke of Coiumbus has been talking through his glass mouth. Ho snid to a guileless Journal reporter the other day: “Yes, 1 consider Colurabus tho very strongest team in the league, and the best of iz, there's not one of us who drinks a drop, and we ought to be easy 1o zet along with.” avke'’ O'Day and His Sewcrpipelots Jant- zen are both members of Tiw's gang. Buck KKeefe, the new ground keepor at the OmaLa park, is putting the enciosuro in reront shapo for the opening of the season. Hio has set out a bed of crocuses and Johany- jumu-ups just back of 1he catcuer’s josition, and has plats of geraniums, chrgsanth mums avd jajcnicss all nlong the baso lines. Buck snys that no difforence how rot- ten the boys may play, tho spectators will always have tho fragrance of flowers in their nostrils, If tho playing of the Columbus team can ve taken a2 o 1ine for comparison the city has a much better team all uround than iho one which represcuted the Buckeye Canital on the oinmond last vear. In Stevens and Clausen Manager Schelz has two pitchers of the first water, and stould Tani O'Day develop bis usaal strength the club will be well fortifind in the box. The team out- classes Tolodotoa marked degreo and should maka o strong bid for the pennant honors of the Western association,—Cucinuati Com- 1 Gazetto. It is said Frank Do H, Robinson of Clove- land, Wednesday night made application to PPresident Willlams of the Westorn associa tion, for admittance into that league of the Fort Wayre club. Being wforned that tne quota of clubs was full, ko asked that in_the cvent of apy taam being withdrawn Fort Wayne bo regarded us the first spplicant. Ho Mands reaay st any time to place a first class club 1 that bustling Indiana city. All of which, however, is rot, pure and simple. The Western association has bad its quan- tum suf. of dead rabbit teams, and the Kort \Wayneans can go right on trappicg muskrats and be happy. Conmodone Twitchell fustead of Chippy MecGarr, will captain the Brewers. Twitch- ell, Twitchell, ves that name sounds famil- jar. Lot me sbe, wasn't it Twitch wio oc- cupied the box for Omaha in their opening chamvionship - game with Milwaukco last season. Manager Shannon had heralded bim as the greatest twirler of the age —thut he bad regaived bis old Detroit form, and would muke a barrel of wokeys out of the Badgers. Biff! crack! smash! bang! that was 1bo story of Lacry's debut, and when the smoke cleared away the Brewers IX. col- umn show and B' H. 16, while Omaba contented herself with 6 and 7. But the Commodore had been out Lraiving the nignt before until about half past two 1n the morn- ing, and, of course ho couldu’t be blamed. Week after uext we will try and take a fall out of hiw ouselves. Tit-Tattle of the Ring. Danny Daly has been matched to fight Sol mith before the California clup, Sau Fran- cisco, May 8, for $1,000 purse. Ilo addition 10 this the club offers Dauny bis trausporta- | parter. s in the first batuoe. tion to 'Frisco and $100 for expenses, but Daly sists on a tickat for himself and Gal- lagher, bis trainer, and §150 cxpenses, This s Lis ultimatum and ho is waiting tor the club’s action on the same. His *demands will probably be acceded to. Sol Smith, the opponent selected for the Oinmllnn, was tried at tho club last Thursday night, with Harry Dally the Australian, and wade' a most favorablo impression by his shiftiness and hitting powers. Dick Moore left for Kansas City Friday evening, and on the 5th of May meets Joo Fielderlinz in a finish contest on the turf for a £500 purso. Jack Stanley, the man scientifically vestod by Moore in this city Thursday night, is no less a personage than Tom Ryan, a brother of Jack Ryan, Jack Davis' oid sido sparring Yighting’ Dobbs, well known in this v, and who was _recently knocked out in "Frisco by Tom O'Brien, will try it over agam Thursday night. iie claims it was a chuuce blow that did 1he busiess for him the first mill, and thnis ho can_reverso thu uit. O'Brien, too, is equally confident. s says he will whip the colored boy again, but probably in not as short a spaco of time If Danny Daly’s mateh in 'Frisco fails to pan out, he will consummate arrangements foralittlo affair with Billy O'Donnell of Sioux City. Jim Corbott and his sparring outfit are no- gouating for a date here—April ‘Whisperings of the Wheel, Your membership in tho League of Ameri- can Wheelman expires this month; don’t fail to renew. “Birdio” Kastman is practisiog & new an- nouncement which he will use with surpris- ing cffect at the meots this year, Prot. Sutorus of the Mandolin club was clected an honory member of the Omaba Wheel club last Tuesday evening. What has become of young Hattanhauer, the Council Bluffs “'specder” who showed so much promise at tho Missouri Valley races? The celebrated Coutcil Bluffs training courso is likely to be little used this season by the racing men, as the pavement is becom- ing very rough in places. Several of tho local wheelmen tool advan- tage of the lovely moonlight nights last week and pedaled over tho bridge to the Bluffs and out Pwouty-fourth street to South Omaba. To retiring officers of the Omaha Whoel club tendered a banouot to the memoers of the club and _their friends last Wednesday evening. A delightful time wus bad by all. plish lei.gue politics, pneumatic tires, etc, has nursed through th ter come to light, a wives the whole snap away. In place, “Perry’ will build a_handsome steel thus spanuing the gutter, this witl bo appre- 1o lift thoir mounts to the sidewalk when calling. A beautiful littlo natural grove of shaae trees will be set out in front and artis- tic rustic benches will bo distributed about carelessly for the wheelmen, this will be ap- preciated by the “boys” during the sultry lours of the summer's day. A soda fountain which producss *“brown soda,” a revolving fan, a delizhtful shower bath, a brass band, and a half milo track will bo' aaded as tho season advances. 'The “doctor’ and his as- sistant who havo charge of the repairing de- partment will bo costumed in evening attire, aud will wear a fresh boutoniero ench timo a “session’’ is beld. Frogrant flowers will smile and nod to the broezes which trained to blow from the river and the club bugler will sound the ‘“‘assembly” and ‘'re- call’” each evening—perhaps! may bo! Miscellun cal Sports, Dr. Grim and Will Simeral spent a couple twenty-niue mixed geese and ducks. The biz kill of gceso Platto this spring was that by Henry Ho- man ana Robert Wells, some 330 birds, in & ten days’ outing. Tho yellow legs, greater and lesser, ha begun “to drop in on the meadows arnd morshes, and sevoral small wisps of Wilson snipo hiavo been scon. Harry McCormick, Clark Redick and.one or two others spant several days out at Pat- rick's ranch recently. Five ducks wera bagged, all falling to McCormick’s cun. 1t is reported that somo finn buskets of black bass and croppie are being takon at Neshebotoa lake, down near Langdon, Mo., these sprivg days. Fishing with the spoon will be at its prime i another month, aud wany local augiers are proparing for ah out- ng. Johu S. Princo, with ono of Omaha's bankers, is going 10 get upa tug-of war a the world’s fair. It will bo given under a large tent that will seat 10,000 people. Thora The roads are rapidly becoming rideavlo under the smiling rays "of the April sun, and s00n the health seeking cyclist will bo speed- 1ug along the country lanes and over grass- grown shallows far from the city's dust and noise. he Bearings of a recent dato contaiaed a portrait of the plucky little rider, W. A. Pix- ley, au Omaka boy who has won more_racos thun any one of the local racing men in thoe smateur ranks. “Pix will be a feature on the track again this season. Tho new caps which will decorate the henas of tho Tourists Lhis season are the prettiest thing out—navy blue cloth with will be tweuty toams from twerty different states. The ebampion team of ocach state for tho interstato and international cham- pionship of America. There will also be £10,000 in cash prizes. Jack says the winners of the coming tournament will represent Ne- braska at the world’s fair, “T'he Bearings of last wack contains an ox- cellent cut of Will Pixloy. und in connection with the same says: Billy has riddon many o fast raco and his frienas will back him against anyono of his class, which is: Half- mile, safety, 1:14; mile, 2:30 4-5: haif-mile, or- dinary, 1:10; mile, 2:34. Out of forty-one races 10 1891 ho won twenty-rine firsts,” two small gold wheel (1ho clibs emblem) workea on the crown, Thn bogs will appear quite nobby in the new headzear. Tho Tourist Wheelmea are requested to hand in their renewals to the leazue to George K. Waldron, the club's secretary- treasurer, as near April 50 as possible, so that he may be enablod to send them in. Nebraska shou!d not lose her league club this season. At the annual election of the Omaha Whool club Tuesday evening, Auril 5, tho following gentlemen were chosen o fill tho responsiblo positions: James E. Ebersole, president; E. L. Lytle, vico president; Fred Poarce, 15, 13, Swith, trewsurer; John M. adt, capiain. Tne Young Men's Christian association cyclers intond 1o *bo in it this scason, and #3 the club is composed of some of the most enthusiastic of the local wheelmon, thero is 110 4ppArent reason why ther should not bave their anuicipations realized. Captain Grant is o hustler and bas his cluv's interest at heart. “The competition for the Tourist Whoelmeu cluo_mileage wedal will commence this month, with the first called club run, and will contiuuo throughout the summor until November 3l. A new set of vules govern the contest, and the mileage will be published in Tk BEE every two weoks. The medal will bo, if anything, of a much moro bandsomo design than the '91 prize, and will ba of gold, suitably engraved. No member of the club is barred, every ons will be placed on an equal foot, aud thereafter will win only by bis owa offorts, 80 speaks tho commities. Wait Morris will bo found at thoe head of the scorehers agaln this summer. How about that Florence recora?! Will it be lowered this season! Speaking of records, hero aro sowe that the boys can have a sby at as soon the roads bocome rideable and in conai tion for record making and breasing. Morris and Denwan bold tho record Lo Bellevuo, 4415 winutes. Frank Mittaner holds the Flor- ence record (round trip), baviog pedaled over the course in sometning like 54 minutes or less. F. R Smith holds the Eik City rec ord, 2 bours and 17 minutes (ordinary). The Tourists hold the record from Calboun to Omaha, having made the record on a club run last season, 08)¢ minutes. The Bellevue record bus stood the losgest and will very seconds and two tnirds. He believes in cash prizes, but not in “diyvies.” His frionds claim that he rides to win. Pixley is a stocky built fellow of five feet seven inches and weighs 145 pounds, Ind, in 187 At a meeting held oy the Lincoln, Neb.. Gun club March 27, 1862, toelect new officors for 1802 Georgo Rogers was elgoted prost dent, C. . Latshaw vice president, W, F. Coole sccretary and treasurer. A motion was mado by J. R. Brinker, lato presidont of the club, that “section 3 article 6 of our by laws, relating to fish aud camo law, ve en- forced as far as it 1s 1 the power of we, tha wombers of the 2lub, and that the president of the club shali notify the game warden or other proper officers of the law for the pro- tection of gamo or fish that are brought to his notice, that we, as individual members of tho club, nbstain from violating the game laws of tho state.” Mction carried, Questions and Answers, Des Morsgs. Tn, April 5—To tho Sporting Eaitor of Tue Bek: Plonso lot K Sunday's BEX what the populnt ob.. wis by the 1500 consus. Also, 1 & unme of double hixh five, does the nian who Lids the highest aud makos the trump have to load & trump first or Melk, Ans four thousand one hundred twenty, No. ALBION, April 4. —To the Sporting Editor of Tik Bee! To decido a bet, in what time onn # wild g00se fly or how many miles per hour can it make?—Blily O'Brico, Ans.—Oune hundred miles, Grerna, Neb., April 4.—To the Sporting Ed tor of ik BEe? Wil you ploase tnswer the following questions lu Sunday's Brk und sot- tlo a dispute of i coupie of fricnds. st A. O and B G were pluylog high five, A O. hiv fng 62 points. B G. 64 (In game of 6]A. 0. hids 8 and mak 1. G, saving Jack. Who wing the game? 2nd. Must s person draw down to {umps o drawing cards In bigh fve =, R Vilson. ‘ Ans (1) B. and G. win, (%) Yos, S10Ux Crry, Ia. April 6.~To the Sportin Editor of The Bee: In the canioof “hig iy it optional with the deuler, where it Is wutually agreed that he shull rob the dek, whother e discards his surplus truuips or not. ho hiold ‘b soven truups und piay o, Lo answer fu your uext U, B and SUNDAY BEE. , Ans.—Ho must discard all but six cards, likely be tho first to fall, as soveral of the hills or knolls have been trimmea down, and as tho “scorchers” are now all mounted on pneumatics the task Is much easier to accom- Chief Consul Perrigo, the senior member of the bicyclo house of A. H. Perrigo & Co., with his usual enterprise and_foresight has arranged u littlo surpriso for tho “boys” who occasionally drop in tosee him and talk over Onl by & mere ncoldont was tho schéme which ho long and dreary win- ‘Peeping Tom' here the first trussed oridgo with polished brass band rail and rubber cleats from the edgo of the curb in front of his emporiam to the pavement ciated by the *‘bcys” who have been obliged will bo of days out at Rogers this weok, bagging made out the Ho was vorn i Angola, g N 4