Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 23, 1894, Page 10

THE OMAHA DAILY _BEE: Hoalth ard Pleasure tha Obj:ct of the True Eporteman. WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL Arrival of the Schipperkeys—The Last Ball Games—In the Field and nt the Trap wnal Sporting dium. —And the Compe UCK shooting s rated as the sporis- men's chiofl delight. Of course there are some who fond of chicken and quail but where one enamored of this class of sport you will find 100 who will declare tha it fur- nishes no comparison with the pursuit of wild fowl. This, as a matter of fact, takes in the grese, brant, crane and affords the gunmer a greater variety of sport than any other species of game. To be sure a tramp over our immeasurable hay fields or through the stubble for chicken and quail is a royal pleasure, and so is dove and plover shooting, but there Is something indescriba- ble about duck shooting which claims an overwhelming majority of the true sportsmen s its devotess. The season is now on here and we will hear more or less about the birds and the shooting until the rigors of winter drive them to their winter haunts in the south. So many men are attracted every spring and fall to the lakes and marshes that the man who has no taste for the delights of the fleld often won- dors whether it is sport or lucre that lures B0 many from the comforts of home and the fascinations of business to brave all sorts of weather and privations in the wild fowl sea- son. In conversation with an old-time vet- eran sportsman, who yet occasionally shoul- ders his beloved brecchloader for a day on the river, lake or marsh, 1 gathered a great deal of information that will probably prove fnteresting to the skeptic. One season, and but a few years ago at that, he made a bag of 800 mixed ducks, canvasback, red head, mallard, blue bill and teal. He is a fair field shot and It required frequent forays into th: different ducking grounds to accomplish what ke did. So much for his skill, but the pecu- nlary results will not figure up so promi: ingly. Say, for Instance, he had killed an even sixty-seven dozen birds and sold them &t the highest market price, and yet they would not have brought him more than $80. Compare this with his expenses. Time, $50; rallroad fare, ammunition, $25, and Incidentals, , or a total of $132, or $56 more than the ducks could have brought If sold. You can readily appreciate the consequences. If the average duck hunter does not get more fun than moncy out of his shooting, the balance sheet is almost two (o one against him. But the sportsman has no thoughts of swelling his bank account by this, his favorite pursuit enjoyment is the solo object. This enjoy- ment comes first in_the anticipatory pleasure of an expedition. If the sportsman be ad vanced in years he becomes a youth again, and the night before he crawls into his blind in the rice, reeds, willows or cane, he experiences all the delights of a child on the night before Christmas. If he be a young, man, his emotions are as varied as they are ecstatic and he would not exchange places with a king. Then comes the sport Atsell, the glurles of a mingling with nature in her blandest moods, the supreme pride felt when a capital shot is made and the complete satisfaction of bringing home a big bag of birds with which to remember his legion of friends, for they. are always legion when he has a lot of fat birds to glve away. But this is not all, for every true sportsman will strenuously maintain that his outings are worth car loads of physic and doctors bills. * Figured from this basis the hunter makes his accounts balance to a nicety. Pleasure, glory and health are more than sufficient compensation for the loss of 25 cents or thereabouts on every duck or goose killed. Agaln, 1 repeat, wild fowl shooting beats it all. What could be more iospiring, more . exhilarating or enjoyable than to visit any one of our numerous shooting grounds in this vicinity on a morning or evening like those we are having at the present time. How the sportsman's heart swells as ho plants his rubber-booted foot upon the marsh and enters eagerly, feverishly upon fhis errand, for either teal or snipe, forcing his way through tangles of ambitious sprouts, herbs and bramble, over lichened logs, through thickets of yellow tendriled willows, erimson maple sprigs and creeping vines, o the rustling cane and waving rice, the * - whole landscape aflutter with animation and life. - ‘A soft wandering breeze rippling the water and swaying the reeds, the robin chirping his mielancholy notes: from the topmost branch of yon old cottonwood; the red-wing black bird chuckling from this rose clump and that, the saucy jay bird scolding in the copse, the crow cawing to his fellows in the distance, and the redtail hawk, cleaving with steady pinfon the blue above, making one broad scenc as pleasing to the senses as it is mystifying. it any wonder, then, that the sportsman . will sacrifice almost everything else for a ~ trip afleld in this gloricus autumnal weather, 48 1t any wonder that it is health and happi- ness he fs after and not sordid game? For one, I think not. fow. for & word or two about the season " that is now fairly on. Whether there is go- ing.to be much shootig or not is a question hat remains to be soly:d. The summer has been an unprecedented one, with its flerce * suns and scarcity of rain. Generally a dry summer Insurcs a good flight of birds in the fall, and if there is sufiicient water left in their favorite haunts I have no fears but what we are in for a busy fall campaign. By the fast of this month the main body of birds will have winged their way from their breed- {ng quarters roundabout Hudson's and Baffin's bays and the furthermost borders of British Columbia.. That royal old honker, the Can- ada.goose, with his congeners, the Hutchins, the snow goos: and the speckled brant, the matchless canvasback, the quacking mallard, lump red head, toothsome teal, ~widgeon, jdpate, blus bill, whistler, pintail and but- ter ball, in fact all the feathered habitants of Iake, river, morass and marsh, have al- ready packed their Saratogas, and with heads srect are awaiting the signal that will start _ them south. This will not be long delayed, for this is the time of the gunners' idyl. Already the . limber lands are robed in gilded gowns and . the distant hills are shrouded In hazy splen- fdor, The sumach glows and burns in shady © the prairie grass has donned its brownish dress and all the frosty and de- " caylug pursulvants of the bleak and snowy soason have begun to admonish the sports- man that his day is almost here. Ther: is 3 boat to haul out and recalk, rubber to be overhauled, shooting wammus to mended, decoys, shells and other duffie ‘to be overlooked In order that he may be ready to sally forth the moment the main Right % A letter from an old shooting pel of mine the majestic Kankakee, and who a big ranch in South Dakots, in- that more ducks have bred in his known before. This to me from difterent N , and despite the deought as It greaf sport 1s o be had after are more shooting, find you snipe and early In July, showing that of them preferred to remain in this n and bring up their young thin to the long pilgrimage to the fastnesses “the polar weglons. The tesl, too, es- ly the blue wing, b 2 un? i unflmcnfln mbers, while erop of yellow , rall a e several of waders is something really ble. Hundreds of these birds are killed every day at Cot-Off, Ma) lakes. - the Brst of the wild fowl to the Arctic territory ln the fall and green wing teal, the weod 1 duck and spoon bill remaining here through- the teal comes blue bill, the summer. After issue of mallards, widgeon, redhead, canvasback and pintail {n abou tho order given. The geese come list. 8o the sportsman who is not prepared for their reception had better get a wiggle on, for the hirds, on account of the scarcity of water, will make their stay here provokingly brief. out an TherKearney Bleycle Meet, The Kearney Cyeling club Is making a great reputation for itselt. Kver since the state moet was held at Kesrney this year the club has determined to have another great meet, and, thanks to the rustiing abilitles of Its members and the material ald given by the merchants, the boys are enabled to hang up a prize list that will attract the attenticn of the best and fastest of western ride A magnificent program of sport has been arringed for the 27th and 26th of this menth. Wheelmen will be In attendance from all over the west, as re- duced railroad fare and hotel rates have been secured. The track, which cannot be beaten in this pert of the country, has been greatly improved since the meet in July, and those who attend will no doubt see every existing ate record smashed to small bits. The entry list is quite large, and grows larger with each mail, which Insures gocd racing end plenty of it. An Idea of the trest which will be dished up to the “eranks” can be formed by scanning the following program and prize 1is FIRST DAY. Race 1—One Mi Novice—Class A. L _Gold and onyx banquet lamp, Kearney Cycling _elu 2. Racing s by K by, ney " Cyoling oid”‘rubber guards, b €YolIng WOPKS...ovivisessrssses Race 2—Quarter Mile Open—Class A. L. Pair Brandenburg nine-ounce racing pedals, by Parkaurst & Wilk (hrough Kearney Cyeling club 2 Elliot racing pedals, by Hickory Wheel compiny, " through” Lawren alph i Niagara through JngAFA g pedais, by Kitting _compa Cycle company... “ Handicap—Class B, Jold_ Chronograph, by Kearney Cy- cle el ; e A Gold Cotter .. 2. Double Raco 4—Halt Mile Open—Class A. Iver shaving by handle umbrelia, by B, b... 5 One Mile Open Silver service (G Diamond collar Cycling club.... 3. Kombi camera, SECOND DAY. Race 7—Qne Mile, 2:40 Class—Class A. L M. & W. tires, by Morgan Wright i ilver handied umbrelia,” by V. clothier ing racing chain, by &, through K rney Cye One Mile Open—Class B. diamond ting by Kearncy by h Kear- ind " rims, rkiurst & Wilkinson, throu; Cycling_elub ! aits "t ch briar pipe with stem, by A, J. Sher- Two-Mile Handicap—Clsss A. . Gold_watch, by Kearney Cycling Akron " Facing tr i o h company, through K ompany Bohemian X od- y Cycle and “siiver tollel set, by J. D, Hawthorne, jeweler. Race 10—Half Mile Open—Class B. 1. Silver punch bowl, Pierpont Manu- facturing company, through Daniels Brow., * Jewsiora, .o W York racing T Tyre. company, Cycle company.. 3. Pair genty Brown, 'shoe Raca 11—One Mile Open—Class A. 1. Palmer racing tires, by Palmer Preu- matic Tire company. through; Kearney Cyelo company. . 4 L Suarter's gun and cyele Lok, by W. E. Jackway, hardware.....: Bicycle lamp, by Ralph cle “works, (hrough K company” . . i 50 Race 12—Five-Mile Handicap—Class B—3$300 Race. urtoen-pound on tires, by " "New through Kearney fine shoes, by . E emple’ Cy- ey Cycle racing wheel (sam- exhibition), built “fo* winner's by Kearney Cycling ‘club...... 160 00 rham silver service, bys Kearney yeling club...... q Diamond ring, oflib 3 Lt The Wheeimen’ New York will the wheels of a winners at the meet, & donation of 32 each to the thirty-six place winners, making o do- mation of... 5 L 120 In additicn to the above there will be several special events in both class A and B, with good prize: mes of the Season. ESTERDAY ended the Western associ- ation champlonship season so far as Lincoln and Jack- =onville = are con- cerned, and today the rest of the teams will enter in- to their final strug- gle, Omaha at Rock Island, Des Moines at Quincy and St. Joe at Peorfa. Last Wednesday's game with St. Joe installed Rock Island in first place and the champlionship flag for 1895 will float from the Twin Cities' grand stand next season. Omaha's position Is a disappointment, but taking the many perplexing difficulties which she was compelled to face during the season, their standing it ot so bad, after all. But a few points separate the Rourkes from the leaders, and the race has been a magnificent one and the season a most complote and grati- fying success. Frank Scheibeck, with Omaha two ars ago, Is playing a great short stop for Wash- ington, Once more the Milwaukees are making a bluft about getting into the National league next season. They have about as much chance in this direction as Denver has of get- ting into the Western. Since Bobby Langsford rejoined the Rourk family he has made one hit and eleven errors. 1 was in hopes of being able to announce Omaha's post season exhibition dates this morning, but President Rowe has failed to send them in. That was a shabby trick the Quiney man- agement attempted to play the Western as- sociation last Wednesday. Immediately after the game that day they paid off their players and disbanded. President Rowe happened to be on hand, however, and in less than three hours he had the club reorganized and In better hands than ever. Kid Fear is now playing with a_strong semi-professional tesm at Delphos, O. The Kid received a telegraphio message Thurs- day offering him expenses and $125 for the balance of the season, and the next morning he left for the Buckeve state. Just what President Rowe intends to do with Fear for insubordination yet remains & mystery. The sporting editor is In recelpt of the fol- lowing: DENISON, Ia., Sept. 17.—Sandy Griswold, Sporting Editor of The Bee: As the Omaha Western league club plays here September 27 we fnvite you to be present our guest. Some of the boys are anxious to have you umplre the game, and if you con- sent we will sce that you return to The Bee bullding In_oue plece. Should you favor us with your presence please come the evening of the 26th, as the game will be called at 10:30 4. m., In order to avold clashing with the races which will be in progress here at that time. Advise e and will meet you at the depot. Yours revoecttully, T. J. Kelly, Secretury D, B. B. C. Cluclanati has secused an option on Hog- riever, Hart and Cranlngbam of the Sioux Citys for mext vear. Jack Foyning, an ex-Omahog, has recelved his walking papers at the hands of Phila- delphia. President Rowe 1s swinging round the circuit with the Rourkes this trip and last week he witnessed the Jacksonvilles throw three large ladles full of soup Into his erratio pets. 01d Hutch has been covering second base in such brilllant style that the fans in strange_cities have been throwing roses at him. If it is all the same to them the uld man would rather they would throw a fow cart wheels his wa Up in St. Paul they have m ball team ccmposed entirely of wooden-legged men. Here's a chance for you, Uncle David. Nine-tenths of the Omaha cranks want to see Baltimore win the National league pennant and the other tenth are pulling for New York. Only those who bet on Boston are mourning because the beaneaters have been doused Into the puree. Cateher Donohue of the Kansas Olty W ern league team has broken the catching record heretofore held by Zimmer. Up to August he had caught 126 consecutive games and never missed an inning of one of the games. He promises to finish the season behind the bat, something no other catcher has done sinc: the days of over- hand pitehing. Joe Walsh is very apt to be seen on the Omaha team next season. His lame leg is getting along encouragingly, and if fuily re- stored he will make a valuable man. Philad:Iphia paid St. Joe $300 for Pitcher Johnson's release. If all the clubs had only Quincy to play the champlonship race wouid be a tle. "Tis said Milwaukee discovered Tom Loftus tho other day and tried to persuade him to return to earth. Loftus, who is at Dubuque, said “Nay! Nay!” The last nail in Loftus' base bail coffin was driven home while he was with Cincinnati and Tom has no desire to be a parly to a resurrection.—Cincianatl Times- tar, The Cincinnatis have Pitcher Cunningham of the Sioux Citys on their list for '95. Little “‘Cunn” {8 no spring chicken. He pitched for Baltimore years ago and his return to something like his old form has be:n one of the miracles of the season. During his career there was only one game in which he proved a puzzle to the Cincinnatis. There will be many improvements made at the Charles Street park during the latter part of the winter and early spring. President Rowe was the recipient of a handsome bunch of roses at the last game in Quincy, a token of the esteem of the Quincy players. There are some little hopes of an enlarge- ment of the Charles Stre:t grounds before the opening of another season. Old Hutch has made one error in the last seven games played. In the Keld and at the Trap. ROG spearing and frog shoot- ing s again in high favor “in the marshy low- lands about Cut- o, Big and other adjacent lakes, and lately some big baskets have been brought in. A party at Mud lake, north of the Council Bluffs fair grounds, on last Thursday bagged twenty-three big bull frogs with a twenty-two Winchester, while the spear hurlers reaped a big harvest of the lesser grade of edible batracians. With the teal, rail, yellowlegs and frogs the adjacent lakes are furnishing some pretty enthusi- astic sport these fall days. W. C. Hulett, Tom Brennan and F. L. Paine returned several days ago from a two weeks' sojourn in the mountains. They had trout fishing galore, and small game shooting until you couldn’t rest. Dan Wheeler, jr., has gotten to be an ex- pert rifle shot and if Dr. Carver comes this way next month an endeavor will be made to pit Mr. Wheeler against him. One day last week, while out shooting with Wiil Crary, Dan grassed two upland plover on the wing with a 22 rifie, In a recent communication to the Amerl- can Field, C. D. Linderman of Adams, this state, and well known fo all the gun club members in this city, says: “To demonstrate to the average sportsman that almost any of the nitro powders now on the market are good enough to do good work if the man behind the gun does his part properly, I wish to give the result of three days’ shooting that I did recently at a tournament held at Hot Springs, 8. D., using a mixture of 8. S, E. C., Schultze, 'Ameri- can Wood and Walsrode powder sholls. On the first day I fired at 135 targets and scored 112, or 85 and 75-100 per cent. On the second day I fired at 115 targets and scored 98, or 85% per cent; and on the third day I fired at 145 targets and scored 120, or 89 and 95-100 per cent. While the percentage is not as large as is made by experts using one particular brand of powder, I think it proves conclusively that any of the nitros are good enough for target shooting even in the hands of an amateur. W. C. Hulett and his son Chet, the well known Merchants hotel man, leave today for an extended trip through Arizona and the southwest. They expect to have some great sport with big as well as little game and will be gone several weeks. Mr. Hulett will take a kodak along, and promises The Bee a series of letters as well as scenes taken during their explorations. A sportsman residing at Atkinson informs me that one Frank Brady, a market hunter of that place, has something over 1,200 chickens in a refrigerator he has built some- whero near the city, while George Robinson of Chambers has even a larger quantity of birds on hand, and both have had a goodly supply of birds ever since the 1st of July. These are the sort of sportsmen who blame the scarcity of birds on gunners from abroad, and it Is high time that a check was being put to their nefarious vocation. It wouldn't be a bad-idea for the gun clubs of this city to investigate this matter and if this whole- sale slaughter of chickens and grouse for the foreign market can be stopped, the sooner it is done the better. The Kamping Klub, consisting of Judge Ives, M. A. Hall, George Patterson and Charlle Goss, are completing preparations for their annual fall duck shoot. They will try a new tack this year, having selected a point somewhere up in Minnesota. J. A. R. Elliott of Kansas City still main- tains the honor of being the cha:ipion wing shot of America. Last week he defeated the celebrated Cr. Carver in three straight matches of 100 birds each on a er of $400. The many friends of Frank S. Parmelee are anxious for him to meet Dr. Carver in a hundred bird or target race, and it may be brought about. It would certainly create a great interest in shooting circles bere. Thére is little or no water in the region of River Sioux and there will be literally no snipe shooting there this fall. Tolerable fair duck and goose shooting, however, Is anticipated on the river. A mammoth exposition of sportsmen’s sup- plies, appurtenances and belongings will be held at Madison Square garden, New York, some time during the early months of the year. Judge B. 8. Dundy, with gulde end cook, is encamped somewhere within the gloomy of the Wyoming mountains.. The venerable judge is on bis annual bear hunt. J. C. Schriever 1s the proud owner of cne of the best broken dogs in the country, He is a German setter and & handsome animal. W. A. Hahn, one of the most skiliful anglers in the city, and his son Dick spent veral days last week, guests of the genlal Pat Sheehan, at Lake Washington, Minn. It is needless to say that they landed a hand- some basket of bass Policemen Halter and Clark, with their wives, speut several days during the past weel Holman's lake. They had some elegant fishing and some tolerably good teal shooting. . Dr. Galbraith is making it warm for the chicken up in the Bird creek country, north of Paxton, Jack C. Morrison, H. B Kennedy, Charlie Williams of Missourt Valley and Ted Acke man of Stenfon will be the guests of Uncle Sam at Rosebud agency in October for a three weeks' hunt. Johnny Kelkenny made a fine bag of teal and yellowlegs at Folm in's day last. WhisperiRgh of the Wheel, YBAR or so the bioyellst crowding the ter and closely. Now the “galloper” I8 re- celving ~ attention from the speedy ‘eyclist, and the trotter and pacer are being rapidly left behind. The mile record, paced flying start, stands very good pros- more seconds Johnson, Tyler and hy" at the record be- ke on Wednes- ago was trote pacer S today 1:62 3-5 with a pect of a fow being shaved off. Titus will all have a * fore the season closes. Dan Hughey of the Ganymede racing team is a world beater, If we ar: to judge from the telegraph report of the St. Joe races last week. Dan is reported as the ner of the two-mile open in the exceedis fast time of 4:21, lowering the record for two miles in competition a second. Good boy, Dan! The best the joke 1s, that the gentleman claims he did not win the two-mil: race at all, running third, butdid win the mile open, the time given being 2:08 1-5. The press reports do not oredit him with the race at all. He lost the quarter-mile open, by looking back, the judges disqualifying him. It is said that he was fully sixty yards ahead of the other con- testants when he looked back, being so far ahead that he thought the other men had failed to start. Hughey has blossomed out into a “fiyer” of no mean ability. He s wi ning prizes for hims:lf and a name for the team whose colors he wears. He brought back from St. Joe a beautitul dlamond ring and a satchel full of sijver cups. The boy is doing well and should be encouraged. The rain and bad roads last Sunday did not quench the ardor of the hardy road men who wear the Ganymede colors ome fota. Five or six of them started out on the second annual tour to Sioux City, and all succeeded in covering 100 of the 116 miles. Captain Williamson and Ray Bixby pulled into Sioux City in plenty of time to catch the train home, the others laid off when they had done 100, and caught the same train home. They would have accompanied the gallant captain in, had not an accident delayed them. The roads were in anything but a fair condi- tion. The ride under favorable circum- stances is not a pleasuro trip, and speaks volumes for the hardihood of the wheelman who attempts It. This is the second time Captain Willlamson has made the tour. Long before the sun peeps over the east- ern horizon today the century riders of the Tourist Wheelmen will be spinning along r the beautiful road to Tekamah, the oc- ion being the third annual century run of the club. The first section starts from the corner of Sixteenth and Chicago at 4 a. m. and by sunup will be taking breakfast and little Test at Blair. Dinner will be taken at Tekamah, and the run so arranged that the boys can’stop over a little while at the re- union in Blair on the return trip. Last year Lieutenant Sancha pulled fifteen men through on the run, all in good time and in good con dition (barring a few ‘‘cramps’™). Captain Walker hopes to b enabled to do fully as well this year. ,The pace will be quite mod- erate, not faster.than twelve miles an hour, at the most, as no repord breakers have sig- nified their Intention of golng out. The last man in, under the fourteen hour limit, be- comes the reciplent'of a beautiful gold century club pit.’ The pin is dona'ed by a leading eastern” jéwelry house. The “Cen- tury” will be rup tifider the auspices of the Tourist Wheelmen Céntury club and subject to its rules. o The good people of Omaha and surround- ing “villages” will doubtless wonder tt the absence of the cyclists from the thorough- fares today, Sunday 'being a great day for the wheelmen to show themselves upon the drives. But the good people of Blair will not wonder in theé legst, as that beautiful little city will be captured, wall and citadel, by the entire and gombined forces of cyq clists from OmaMa, Council Bluffs, Fremont, Missouri Valley, Logan, Plattsmouth, Her- man, Cralg, Springfield, South Omaba and Atlantlc, the occasion being the third annual reunion of the cyclists in the Missouri val- ley, an event which has always drawn the merry wheelmen out in numbers and has left pleasant memories of the day In the minds of all who attended. Last year the reunion was held in October and was at- tended largely by the wheelmen from the sur- rounding country. A fine program of ath- letic sports was dished up, as was also feast of baked ‘beans and ‘“brown soda.’ The “Rope club” also first saw the light of day, and many a lad points with a knowing smile to the little wisp of rope tacked to the wall In his apartments, the in- signia of the club. The idea of an annual reunion first originated in the minds of mem- bers of the Omaha Wheel club, and in a happy mood the Idea was carried into ef- fect. Wheelmen now look eagerly forward to this event, which has become a fixture, All wheelmen, attached or unattached, are invited to the reunion and are assured of a good time with plenty to eat and drink. Tho expenses will be shared alike by those tho attend, the small sum of 50 cents from h being all that Is required by the com- mittee in charge. Don't miss it. If you attend once you will go next year. Come around and ‘get’ acquainted. The ride is one of the prettiest out of Omaha and winds along for twenty-fix miles through wooded plats, over rustic bridges and past well kept farms and pretty hamlets, a ride that the wheelman enjoys. Ex-Chief Consul Perrigo and the famous three-man club will be in Blair today. Burt Potter has been training faithfully for the reunion races, and swears he won't bo beaten 0 casily this year. Who gets the *Nebraska oriole?” to Blair today and find out., that “it” is a dandy. Wheelmen in long trousers at the reunion will be fined “three decoys”—so saith the committee. Look out for the “polecce.” Ed M. Cox, at the head of the committee In charge of arrangements for the third annual reunion, which oceurs at Blair today, has been doing considerable rustling for the success of the affair and deserves a great deal of credit, which all wheelmen interested are willing to accord him. The Omaha Mandolin club and the Omaha Banjo quartet will be in attendance at the “reunion today and render a select program of superb music, for which they are justly celebrated, The “tug-o'-war” between the Omaha Turnverein team and a picked team of “burly athletes” from the cyclists will be a contest well worth witnessing. This s one of the events down on the bills for the reunion. “Our’’ Barnett (we call him ‘Our Bar- nett,” because he is a Nebraska boy who is doing Nebraska credit) is still winning laurels, diamond 'fings, wheels and things. The men who run’up against him are of one voice: “Well, healr’t pretty, but he's got a thunderin' sight 0f' push in him.” Bar- nett! we are progd of you! The lay and eycling press are creating a great howl about the “lady’'s race” at some of the meeth through the country, and well they ought, tfie louder the “howl” the better, When a Jady takes to the race track sho steps entirely ot of her sphere. She may ride a bleyclf, ehe may wear “bloomor” costumes, but wheh she appears in public, as a competitor in & bigycle race, let us draw the line, and the curtain also. Race meet promoters ought Yo show their good sense by discountenanglpg "such a performance. Nothing will hur{ tha cause more than to allow women to tompete in a public event. The “bleycle &tamps” ixsued in California during the railrghdstrike have been eagerly gobbled up by philatéli Only 380 fetters were carried by cyclists, and the cancelled specimens are already commanding a high premium. As high as §6 {8 being pald for the 26 cent stamp, and §10 for the stamped envelope. The men who have ridden the mile Inside of two minutes are Johnson, Dirnberger, Bliss, Tyler, F, H. Allen, Conn Baker, Zim- merman, Titus and Cabanne, the last two a-tandem. A-tandem, Oxborrow and Sanson, English pros., aro also rcredited with @& straightaway mile 633-5 on the road. Here's cleverne: bobby," stationed af & circular driveway much fre- quented by wheelmen, and acoustomed to the stereotyped - excuses of those arrested for fast riding, hit upon & novel plan to secure indisputable evidence. Heo provided himself with & stop watoh, and, posting himself, timed the various men as they went around. Ho jotted down the results, and then made & wholesale arrest. The stop watch evidence was (oo strong to be refuted, and the offend- ers were all fined by the court. Convicts to Bulld Wheels.—The Derby Go up It is whispered UNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 189t Cyole company of Chicago has fled articles of association in the county clerk’s office at Jackson, Mich, ecapitalized at $50,000, The company has contracted with the prison board for the employment of conviets in the manufacture of bieycles and tricycles. The men will be employed on state account, that is, the state bullds the machines for the Derby Cycle company. The contract calls for the employment of seventy-five men be- tween now and January 1 We Have Had Them AllL Omaha has had more first class ball phiyers on her pay roll than the average orank has any iea cf. Many of these ex- Omahogs have reached the highest pinnacle of fame In the big league, while many others have never been «ble to get in faster com- pany than that which makes up the minor organizations. Among those who have reached the top- most rung on the base ball ladder might be mentioned Crocks, Cooney, Nichols, Leovett, Nagle, Twitchell, Hilligan' and MecGarr, and of theee all aro in tho harness today with the exception of Tom Nagle and Jocko Hal- ligan. But to go over the list for the past five years, surely it will recall many nimes the average crank has forgotten. In 1887 there were Dwyer, Bader, Genins, Rourke, Swift, Bandle, Harter, 'Bartscn, Walsh Kreymeyer, Dougherty, Goodenough, Brim- blecom, Healey, Veich, Houseman, O'Leary, Jantzen and Messitt, In 1888, Burns, Sow- ders, Annis, O'Connell, Gorman, Miller, Shanncn, M&arr, Doran, Burdick, Mossitt, Wilson, ' Healey, ' Clark, Cassian, Lovett, Crooks, Jeyne, Mayer, Kennedy, Strauss and Nagle. In 1889, Crocks, Cleveland, Cooney, Canavan, Andrews, Strauss, Walsh, Nagle, Willis, Messitt, Clark and Nichols, In 1890, ‘Works, Eiteljorg, Newman, Walsh, Cleveland, 'Phalen, Andrews, Canavan, Kearns, Willis, Urquehart, Fagin, Hanra- han, Thayer, O'Connor, Msrtin, Hines, New- man, Colling, Bays, Summers and Fanning. In 1801, McCauley, Shannon, Donnelly, Walsh, Clarke, Eiteljcrg, Sutcliffe, Halli- gon, Twitchell, Griffin, Baker and Traffley, Flannigan, McClelland, Smith, McGlone, Fields, Dungan, Whitehead, Dugdale, Stein, Day and_ Wright. In 1892, Schiebeck, Gilks, Kelly, Collopy, Rowe, Camp, Hayes, Fitz- gerald, Handiboe, Hengle, Visner, Vickery, Darby, Westlake, In 1894, Seery, Moran, McVey, Fear, Munyan, Boyle, Pedroes, Langsford, Abbey, Whitehill, Clausen, Jami- son, Boxendale, Wood, Neal, Hutchinson, McCann, Ulrich, Lookabaugh and Rourke. An Interstate Shooting Tourney, Tho interstate shooting tournament to be given in Sioux City October 9 and 10 under the ausplces of the Soo Gun club is attracting much attention from sportsmen in the adja- cent portions of the four states of Towa, South Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska. Sec- retary Ellis is daily in receipt of inquiries concerning the shoot, and the club is putting forth every effort to get out the prize list for distribution. The tournament will without doubt be the bost ever held in Sioux City or in the vicin- ity. The club has been working quietly on the preliminaries for two months, and within a few days will make the final announce- ments as to the distribution of prize money, sp:clal prizes and medals. Besides $100 cash, which will be hung up, over $175 worth of useful merchandise donated by Sioux City dealers will be added. Above all this will be two medals valued at $75 each, emblematic of the interstate championship. ' One will be for live birds and the other for inanimate targets, There will be sixteen events, eight each day, besides the spcial events and matches which always result when a number of good shots congregate. The shoot will be held on the Sco Gun club’s grounds, south of the Isa- bella street pumping station, and will be free to spectators. The Soo Gun club now has a membership of forty-five, and considering that it was only organized last March is certainly a very healthy organization. C. C. Hamilton is president, W. P. Keefe vice president, C. B, Ellis secr:tary and John Otten treasurer, The Standing of the Teams, The Western association base ball cham- plonship race ends with the games to be played today. There is little need of com- ment. The standing Is precisely as pre- dicted in last Sunday’s issue, with the excep- tion that Jacksonville has forced Lincoln into fourth place. Three eastern teams carry off the first three honors, while the fourth eastern member wins the booby. Here is tho standing: Rock Island, Peoria, Jack- sonville, Lincoln, Omaha, St. Joe, Des Moines and Quincy. The Western league race ends with Mon- day’s games, and the teams will finish as mentioned in the lssue of a week ago. Sioux City, Kansas Oity, Toledo, Minneapolis, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Detroit and Mil- waukee, The Natfonal league has one more week of activity. The standing in this, the pre- mier organization, will not be different from that predicted a week ago: _Baltimore, New York, Boston, Philadeiphi, Brooklyn, Cleve- land, Pittsburg, Chicago, Cincinnati, 'St. Louls, Washington Will Hale Thompson of Chicago. Will Hale Thompson of Chicago is the guest of Dug Welpton, the popular and debonair representative of the “Royal In- surance company, with headquarters at the Paxton. Mr. Thompson is a well -known sportsman, being one of the crack trap shots of Chicago. He is also an athlete of con- siderable note and will captain the Chicago Athletic assoclation foot ball team. Before returning to Chicago Mr. Thompson will glves the chicken a whirl, Prof. Swart’ ber Club Night, Prof. Swart's athletic entertainment on the 7th inst. at the Thurston Rifles armory was a success, and his program, which con- sisted of club swinging, dumbbell exercise and six three-round boxing bouts, took so well that he has been requested to give another similar entertainment on the 12th of next month. Accordingly he is preparing a bill of athletic feats aiwh boxing bouts which will exceed those of his former show. It will include wrestling and all kinds of boxing, and a larger number of athletes and others are expected to be In attendance. Papa Anse and His Colts, The Chicago National league club has written to the Omaba management for a serles of three games here early in October. As grandpa’s proposition is a generous cne the prospects are good for the series, that is It satisfactory dates can be made. Questions and Answers. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Sept. 16.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: I am a con- stant reader of The Bee and have been for years, and I find great pleasure In your sheoting notes, especially the stories of wild fowl shooting. I am an Inveterate sports- man and have hunted and studied wild fowl for nearly thirty years, and I take it for granted that you are a veteran yourself. Therefore I presume to ask you to give me a description of the bird you frequently men- tion in your columns as a brant. We have no brant here, nor in North Dakota, and I am under the opinion that there is a mistake somewhere. ~ Please give this attention In Sunday’s Bee at your earliest convenlence.— R. L. H., Lake Calhoun. Ans.—You are eminently correct in your suspicion. There are no real brant known in this part of the country, but shooters and denizens generally erroneously call the blue goose and the speckled-fronted goose “brant,” and I have unwittingly fallen into the habit. According to such reliable authorities as Wilson, Audubon, Redgway and Coos, brant are essentlally salt water birds, living ex- clusively on aquatic plants and the shell fish common to the ocean. They are never found far {nland or in fresh water lakes, ex- cept by acoldent or from necessity, as when wounded and forced to abandon thelr com- ponlons during thelr migrations, There are but two varieties found In the United States, one of which Is common to the Pacific coast and the other to the Atlantic. SIOUX CITY, Ia., Sept. 19.—To the Sport- ing Editor of The Bee: Please state in next Sunday’'s Issue whether George Hogriever, now playing left field for Sioux City Western league club, ever played in the Cincinnati league team. If 5o, what year?—W. N. C. Ans.—He aid for a short period, but I cannot just mow recall the year. He Is & native of Cincinnati and was given a trial four or five years ago. BARTLEY, Nob,, Sept. 17.—T0 the Sgorting Editor of The Bee: I suppose the questions and answers published in your column per- talnlng to base ball are in accordance with the protessional playing rules. If so, please GONTINENTAL CLOTHING HOUSE. SomebOdy lied when they said nothing will draw these times---Our suit sale drew Saturday---sold nearly 800 suits, but then, they're no ordinary suits ---should have been here 6 weeks ago--- delayed by New York tailors’ strike--- Forcing them out Monday to save our- selves from being overstocked, '« ~ Men'’s stylish blue and black cheviot sack suits, that would have sold for $12, the delay makes them go for... Men'’s finest suits in every shade and size, with all the latest styles, ready sellers at $14 to $20, go b 3ot o AR 8 e WA R A at $12, $10 $7.50 Boys' junior suits, 3 to 7 years—the very latest styles—the tailor's delay makes them go at half cost at §2. 50, $1.75 Boys' 2-piece suits, in all wool, cassi- , mere and cheviot—a big list of de- signs, at $3, $2.75, $2.50 and. ... .. CONTINENTAL $2.00 Glothing Houses, N. E. Cor. 15th and Douglas. TARIFF REDUCES PRICES. ‘We have recelved, since the new tarift went into effect, a new line of Decorated Dinner =¢ Toiletware ‘Which we now place On Sale at Greatly Reduced Prices. Yon are Invited to Inspect and note the difference in cost. M. H. BLISS, 1410 Farnam Street. publish the following, with answers thereto, in next Sunday’s Bee and greatly oblige: Two days ago a clipping came to my hand which contained the following: SURPRISE, Neb., July 23.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Please decide the following: In a game of ball there Is a man on first and third, the batter puts a ball on direct line with ‘second base, just missing the pitcher and striking the umpire, thereby diverging the ball to a right angle toward third. Then the man on third makes home, the man on first makes second and the striker makes first. On account of the unexpucted course taken by the ball by hitting the umpire it was not fielded in time to put either man out. What should have been the umpire cision on this play? Was it Please answer in your next Sun Drummond. ~ Ans.—The batter’ Upon what rule or rules of the playing rules of the National league professional base ball clubs, decision, interpretation . or other authority do you render the above answer? (2) Should not rules 38, 46, section 1 and 18, section 5, be construed as directly com- tredictory to sald answer?—Edgar T. Black- fan. Ans.—The declsion quoted referred to a base runner and was misapplied. A batted ball striking the umpire gives the batter his base, but is a dead ball to other base runners, unless first is occupied, and then is a fore SOUTH OMAHA, Sept. 19.—To the Sport- ing Editor of The Bee: In a two or three- handed game of doubla high five does the Jeft five count as low when no lower trump is out? Will you kindly answer in The Sunday Bee?—A Subscriber. Ans.—It BELLEVUE RIFLE RANGE, Sept. 21.— To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: To ettle an argument between number of sharpshooters will you kindly tell us in Sun- duy's Bee whether a bullet shot out of a rifle stralght up in the air travels as fast when It arrives back as whem it left the gun, and does it have th me penetrating force?—Uncle Sam. Ans.—It does, minus the loss due to frio- tional resistance of the air, If fired In & vacuum tube it would be exactly the same. 0SCEOLA, Neb., Bept. 19 —To the Sporting Editor of The Beo: Will you please answer in Sunday’s Bee the followin; In playlng a scelal game of four-handed high five and the opposite party continually overbidding you, and the run of the cards such that you can- not make anything, Is it geod polloy to over- bid your hand and get set a few times in order to change the luck?—C. D. M. Ans.—Do anything to change such luck as you were in, even to dealing from the bottom. OMAHA, Sept. 20.—To the Sporting Bditor = THBE=——= * RANCISCAN DROPS w5z Prepared from the original formula served in the Archives of the Holy Land, iug an authentic history dating back 600 years. A POSITIVE CURE for all Stomach, Kidney and Bowel troubles, especially CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. Price 50 cents. Sold by all drugglste. ‘fhe Franciscan Remedy Co, 134 VAN BUREN ST., OHICAGO, ILL. * for Circular and Illustrated Calendas. of The Bee: Please inform me in your Iseue of Sunday whether pools were sold at the recent trotting meeting at Terre Haute, Ind., or whether pool selling Is there pro- hibited by law.—G. A. Ans.—Pools were sold hibited. OMAHA, Sept, 21.—To the Sporting Rditor of The Bee: Kindly let me know throy the medium of The Bee Joe Choynskis nationality.—B. 1. C. Ans.—Choynski 1s a Jew, CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Sept. 20.—To the Sporting Editor of The By When do Omaha and Lincoln play thelr six exhibition games of ball for $3007 ~ Answer in Sunday’s Hee and oblige an interested party.—Cleve Scott. Ans.—There have been nc dates fixed. . DENISON, la., Sept. 21.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: A béts B that democrats do not elect more than two men on county ticket this fall, but two are elected, whe wips ?—King. Ans.—A wins. OMAHA, Sept. 20. tor of The Bee: Pl ing In next Sunday's Bee and oblige; A and B are playing casino, 21 polnis. A has 17 and makes cards and one ace; B has I8 and makes big and little casino, spades and three asces. Who wi the game?—Jos and are not pro- Bdls ollow-