Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 20, 1895, Page 7

7 NEBRASKA HORSES IN FRONT What the State's Racing Stables Acoom- plished in the Year Just Olosed. AT THE TRAP AND IN THE FIELD PBreezes from the Nall Fleld—FProspects for the Spring Shooting — Holing & Quall and the Regular Weekly Budget. For a number of years Nebraska has been Prominent in trotting horse history and her lame has been heralded from the water- washed shores of the Paclfic to the pine-clad hills of Maine, Nebraska's champlon light- harness horses have done more to make the great western state known abroad than any pne thing, with the possible exception of its popullst legislature, Two years ago the state rame into prominence as the home of the two champlon pacers, Belle Acton, yearling, $:20%, and her half brother, Online, 2 years bld, 2:11, and from that time horsemen have been kept busy following the rapld strides made by the state as the home of great turf Jerformers. Last year Nebraska horses went Into winter quarters with their full ghare of honors and still retalned the yearling and p-year-old pacing records, besides having pdded the G-year-old stallion pacing race Fecord of 2:07%, held by Ontonlan, the great- st race horse that ever lived, everything "considered. Robble P, another great race {horse, owned by Captain Ed Pyle, has raced all over the country and won his laurels In red-hot contests and took a race record last year of 2:13. 1In 1894 he went through the western clircuits and contested in races all through the great Montana circult, win- ning trequently enough to keep the balance on the right side of the ledger and reducing Nis record to 2:12%. The Conqueror, owned by W. A. Paxton, jr., of Omaha, was last year one of the greatest of r-olds, and I saw him on several occhsions when I thought him capable of beating 2:10. He took a raca record last year of 2:17 In the third heat of a race, going the last half in 1:05 and the last quarter in 32 seconds. At Independence, Ia., in August, The Conqueror was- driven a mile by Al Hughes, a young man who never drove a race, in 2:15, and again the last half was in 1t looked as though nothing in his class would stop but he met defeat a week later in C in time little better than 2:20. However, Maving €een the race, I shall never believe that The Conqueror should not have been the winner, and an easy one. This year this horse was given a heavy stul seascn and while In service was injured quite severely and he never rounded to. He was full of race and could at any time &tep & quarter better than a 2:10 gait, but as his injury last spring seemed to bother him some Mr. Paxton very wisely concluded to give him easy Avork until mext year, and he was never given work enough to fit him for a hard contest. He reduced his record in a race this season to 2:15%. This horse is bred for a King among sires and he has such contarmation and grand Andividuality as should commend him to every breeder. 1 feel sure that ho will be one of the greatest sires in Nebraska when he is 10 years old. Mr. Paxton has a grand lot of horses at his Keystone farm, a few miles from Omaha, and among them some of the greatest brood mares in the west. He has a 2-year-old colt, Phenom, 2:21%, by Director, that is liable to make trouble another season among the crack performers. Next spring he will have a lot of young things by The Conqueror, and I am anxious to see tliem @s yearlings and 2-year-olds. They can't Thelp being instructive trotters, If ever there was & counterfeit on earth 1 believe it was the gray gelding Two Strike, that Paxton owned up to a short time ago. He was fast— ometimes—and reduced his record the past season to 2:10%, but—well, he wasn't a race horse and Paxton acted extremely wise when he let him go. During the past season Online had %o relinquish his title as champion 2-year-0ld to the invincible Directly, 2:07%, by Direct, 2:05%, but he did it gracefully and then set'n 4-year-old mark of 2:04 that awill probably be shot at a number of years betore it is reduced. Online is a full brother to Ontonian, 2:07%, and his dam Angeline, by Chester Chief, is the champion dam of extreme speed in the world. Online and On- tonfan were both bred by E. D. Gould of Fullerton, Neb. _Outonlan was afterwards sold to “Billy” Bowman of Fullerton, who campaigned him in 1893 and won a ®ood lot of money with him, after which he s0ld him to Joseph Lesh of Goshen, Ind., for $3,500, who owned him until the past spring, when he died. Online was purchased as a yearling by a Mr. Curry of Aurora, Neb., for $1,000. He raced him as a 2-year-old, and under the guidance of that master colt trainer, J. B. Chandler, he was giyen his champlonship record of 2:11.° He was not raced as a d-year-old, but was put in training last spring for a season’s campaign, and he showed such wonderful speed as led his admirers to belleve that the 2:00 mark was within his abllity, and it is not at all jmprobable that had he been trained for a few supreme miles against the watch he would have beaten all records. After On- tonlan's death Mr. Lesh made proposals to Dbuy Online, and in the middle of the summer the horse became his property for the re- ported price of $10,000. Belle Acton, whose yearling record of 2:203% has never yet been equalled, has trained on, somewhat indiffer- ently, however. As a Z-year-old she was #the fastest thing I ever saw when she made her first start at Omaha, in June, if I remem- ber right. It will be remembered that she was simply to be exhibited and go an easy mile. Chandler couldn't hold her, however, and she ran away with him at the pace, and on a haif-mile track went the first half in 1:06. This “killed” her for the season, I think, for she closed the year with a record of 2:17%, which she reduced this year to 2:16%. This filly always been bothered with contracted feet, which undoubtedly ac- counts for her making no better showing than she has. There has never been a time when she couldn’t go to the half almost as fast as a running horse, and if her feet can ever be stralghtened out, she will again re- flect credit on Nebraska and her excellent Dbreeding. One of the best stables out the past season was that of Mr. Clinton Briggs of Omaha, but he had i1l luck before the season fairly started, and his whole stable went wrong. Alamito, the big roan stallion that has always struck me as being an ideal race liorse, and one of the best galted I ever saw, started the season like a circuit winner, and Teduced his record from 2:19 to 2:13% In a hard race, but he soon went wrong with the yest of them, and went home with the stable. 1 may be mistaken, but I am inclined to be- lleve that the “no’ bandage” theory did the work. Kate Caffrey, in Mr. Briggs' stable, after having served two or three seasons as @ brood mare, was again started the past season, and again proved herselt a game race mare, reducing her record from 2:25% 10 2181, Nelly Cobb, in the same stable, took a new standard record of 2:21%, and showed abllity to go much faster. Hastings Boy, owned by Cramer of Hastings, Neb., most people last year. In 1893 this horse was handicapped fn a great many ways, and was never in condition to go @ race, notwithstanding which he reduced Mis record to 2:24. The past year, howey my friend surprised ; . Hastings Boy came out “finer than silk, T remember of my friend, Starting Judge Culbertson, writing me from Sioux Falls, in one of the first races this horse started: “Hastings Boy can beat 2:15 any time.” Well, he took a race record of 2:15 and won & lot of creditable races. This horse is by Abe Downing, and is one of those closely kit fellows that continue racing forever. Charles Caffrey, that good sire by General Kuox, has made a most excellent showing during the past year, adding five mew per. formers to his list, which makes a total of fourteen performers, the fastest one being Robble P., 2:143{. Thirteen of his per- formers are trotters, and for the first time this on shows a pacer to his credit, Glles Noyes, 2:24%. Billy Bowman, the Fullerton has & much better colt In Bowm: Elec- tioneer than his record of 2:26% would indi- cate. His record was made on a half-mile track after a training season of less than six weeks. Prince T, the old roan pacer that is as Camiliar on Nebrasks tracks as the form of horseman, TVAY .;' THE OMAHA DAILY BER: SUNMAY, JANUARY 20 1895, Tob Kneebs, reduoed his rocord to 13% the past season. Prince T s now the prop- erty of Charles Bibbins. . Durango Belle, owned by Judge Holland has reduced her record from 2:27%4 to 2:22%. Lovelace, the Egotist colt brought from Kentucky last winter by E. D. Gould, did well during the past season and Chandler, | who drove him, says he can trot a whole lot faster than his record of 2:20. Delbert, the good 4-year-old colt by Gama- leon, is practically a Nebraska horse, al- though owned just over the line in Kansas, south of Alma.” All of his training has been glven him in Nebraska, however. Ho re- duced his record the past season to 2:21. B. P. 0, the second performer of General Garfleld, Is a Nebraska product, and he took a record of 2:25 the past season. Guelph, owned at Lincoln, has placed one new performer to his credit in the pacer St. Croix, 2:18%. That every-day horse, Ben Morgan, owned at Lincoln, reduced his record from 2:20 to 2:17T% Hurly Burly, owned by Clinton Briggs, not only reduced his record to 2:16% the past season, but Is the sire of Wilbur, 2:19, and a great horse, Nihilist, owned by Meadowbrook Farm, Lin- coln, is the sire of Maggle T., that reduced her record to 2:18% last eeason. Packet is a promising Nebraska 2-year-old that took a record of 2:27 the past season. Pelletior, owned at Fairbury, Neb., makes a grand showing as a sire of new performers the past season, getting four new ones, the fastest one, Lenatier, taking a record of 2:16%;. Pelletier is' now sirs of six In the list. He is by Lord Russell. Republican, owned before his death at Beat- rice, Neb,, by J. N. Ladd, has a new per- former in Pat L., 2:24. Lady Iris, by Romulus, owned by F. W. Baldwin of Lincoln, took a record the past season of 2:27% and showed some excellent qualities. Shadeland Onward, the great sire owned by Gould & Miller, Fullerton, Neb., makes another good showing the past season, having two new performers and four reduced vacords. He is 11 years old and has eight performers. Three of ‘his get have held world's records and two of them still hold championship marks, Every one of his get race on. Out of his elght performers two are new and four of the five remaining reduced their records In races the past year. He has three in the 2:10 list and four with records below 2:20. He has a record of 2:18 and was a race win- ner of a prominent character when ho was iced his record from 2:27% to 2:121. Tom Miller, a Nebraska bred colt, and now owned by Kinney Bros, Omaha, reduc record from outside standard rank to Woodline, the great young sire that at years of age had the distinction of being the only sire at that age of a 2:30 performer, got a new one the past season In Capple Wood- line, 2:28%. Woodline {s owned by E. D. Gould, Fullerton, Neb., and is by Nutwood, dam, the great brood mare, Four Linos. Kred K., one of the gamlest little race horses that ever saw a track, again reduced his record last year, his new mark being 2:00%. N. A. COLE, New York City. Forest, Field and Stream. J. K. Palmer won the amateur live-bird oting championship of the United States and a tidy sweepstakes last Tuesday in the Lorchmont tournament by a score of 95 out of 100 birds, having made twenty-five birds straight. Work was second, with §0 birds; Davenport third, with 88, and Ferguson and Moore tied for fourth, with 86 birds each. Ferguson and Moore divided fourth money. The Omaha shooters would like to see the meeting between the Stanton and Central City cracks take place here'on the day of the Read-Nicolal shoot, February 8. The market fisher is having much fun at Cutoff lake taking bass and croppie through the Ice. It is high time the interstate fish- ing club was having some fun with these nefarious scavengers. It wouldn't seem so funny to these felllows if the state called upon them to.pay the penalty for their law breaking. They would think the state very cruel to make them pay for thelr robbery. They would almost feel like becoming an- archists. But they should be made to pay, nevertheless—and the above mentioned fish- ing club is the organization to bring them to the scratch. The shameless manner in which this particular nest of scoundrels have defied the law is a disgrace to the community in which they live, and nothing short of sum- mary punishment will cure them of their folly. A big arctic owl, perfectly white, was shot just west of Bellevue, Thursday, by a party of rabbit hunters, A party of sportsmen, composed of W. B. Mershon, W. S. Humphrey, H. T. Wicks, George B. Morley and E. N. Briggs of Sagi- naw, Mich., G. D. Selb of New York City, H. P. Dain of Peekskill, N. Y., F. B. Many of Cleveland, 0., and R. D. Schultz of Zanes- ville, O., passed through Omaha yesterday in the handsome new tourist car Willlam B. Mershon, en route for Montana deer shoot- ing. The car in which the gentlemen were making the trip was recently bullt at a cost of nearly $10,000, and is complete in all its appointments, being furnshed throughout in quarter-sawed oak. It is sixty feet long, has fourteen berths, bath room, kitchen, refriger- ator, and fourteen lockers for ammunition, guns and clothing, making it unnecessary to carry trunks when making a trip with it, as the lockers are sufficiently large for ali practical purposes. The kitchen, a very important adjunct to a car of this kind, is furnished with an elegant steel range and a complete outfit of the most approved cooking utensils, and was in charge of a competent caterer. The party expect to be gone from three to six weeks, but as much of their timo will be consumed In making the trip and sightseeing, they do not anticipate get- ting more than a week or ten days hunting; but as they are out for pleasure instead of a car load of game, they will be satisfled it they get enough to supply the table. There are a great many lovers of dogs In Nebraska who would like to see a bench ex- hibit of local dogs during our state fair. Charge a reasonable entry fee and offer small premiums in the different classes s simply a suggestion of a dog man of Omaha. A lot of handsome animals would certainly be shown, and it is to be hoped that the board of managers will take the matter under ad- visement, The match team shoot, Parmelee and Peters against Loomis and Read, on the Bemis Park Gun club grounds last Wednes- day, attracted a large crowd of spectators, and was a very interesting race.” The condi- tions were fifty birds to the man, thirty yards rise, fifty boundary, five unknown ground traps, American association rules, Goodley Brucker was referee, and Parmelee and Peters won by a score of 85 to 82, In December E. 8. Dundy, jr, Myron Learned and the sporting editor were the guests of General Charles Hoyt and Colonel Sam Richmond, at Clarks, goose shooting, as was related in last Sunday's Bee, but there an incident that slipped my memory in the writeup, which I think will be interest- ing to the quail hunters, at least. We did all of our goose shooting from the bars In the Platte, but while the birds were off feeding In the flelds, we devoted our attention to the quail, which were found by the hun- dreds amidst the network of brushwood on the numerous small, oblong islands with which the old stream fs filled at this point. In fact, I never saw birds more plentiful in the old days back in Ohio than they were here. As soon as winter sets in all the birds in the country seem to leave wooded arroyos and creek bottoms and assemble within the mazy depths of these islands for protection from the advancing cold. Thelr retreat, too, is a wise one, for there is plenty of feed here, the shield from the steely winds the very best, and the dangers from hunter, hawk and coyote at its minimum. Of course, all shooting to be had on these, islands is of the “snap order,” and it Is generally about five or six shells to the bird. Once in awhile an open shot is obtalned, if the gunner hap- pens to be on the very outer edge of the island, and a bird flushes and attempts to cross the river. As a usual thing they are extremely hard to flush until thev b.ve all | been driven to one end or oth'r of the island, They will run along before uog and hunter, beneath the reticulated vines and shrubbery, until they can go no further, when they flush together and shoot one of the numerous chan- nels to a nelghboring island or the mainland. | Dundy and I were makiug one of these | drives, he In the middle of the island, while | I skirted the edge. We could hear the birds pattering along on the dead leaves and hear | them piping s they ran along under the matted brushwood, but seldom caught sight through the thicket to the epot, and pointing to a small hole at the foot of a good-sized tres, he sald he saw a quall go In there 1 knelt down, thinking to catch the bird live, but the hole extended back further than T could reach and was evidently a hol- low root. Dundy tried his luck with no bet- ter success, and determined to catch Bob fter this fallure wo finally concluded to d'g him out. With a couple of stout sticks we soon reached the root, which we found too green and too bulky to eut into with our pocket knives, and were again nonplussed. Wo were about to glve the job up when Dundy asked what was the matter with shooting & hole into 1t, and as I could see nothing the matter with it, we located the quail so that he would not bo injured, and with a half-dozen shots a hole sufficiently large to admit a hand was blown into the green root, and reaching in I pulled out the bird alive. He was a handsome cock, and after a laugh over the pecullar method of catching quall, T told Dundy we must give him a chance for his life. So, pulllng up our hip boots we waded out some twenty-five yards into the rushing Platte. 1 was to throw him up and Dundy was 10 do the shoot- Ing, and at a given signal up he went. The first barrel was a miss, but the second tumbled him neatly into the floating ice, has accepted Dr. Car- ver's challenge for a 100-bird match and it will take place at Burnside, near Chicago, February 1. George Kleinman Standing of the Association. Secretary Stelner of Chicago has fesued a statement showing the financial standing of the American Trotting assoclation at the close of 1804, The receipts in the general fund during the year amounted to $40,597.17. Of this amount $16,818.86 was received as payment of annual dues, the sum collected from fines, penalties and recording fees boing §7,408.73. The disbursements were $24,183.80, leoving a balance in the treasurer's hands of $16,413.37. The receipts of the trust fund during the year footed up 07.58, while the disbursements were $ 3 s in the treasurer's hands §1,42 mprises the suspense account not settled during the year. 1In 1804 the Ameri Trotting association had 818 members located 2 d territories, Canada These members held meetings during the year, with an ag- gregate of 2,744 days of trotting and pacing races, the first meeting Jaruary 1, the last ending At these meetings $1,904,7 stakes and purses for trotting and pacing lorses. During the year $24,624.46 was col- lected and paid to members for unpald entrance and other claims; $16,661.42 money recovered and redistributed. Two thousand nine hundred and elghty-two persons and 3,225 horses were suspended for nonpayment of entrance money due members, and 1,913 persons and 2,267 horses reinstated on the books of the association. .70, and cember 28. was offered in The Gate City Crickoters. At the last regular monthly meeting of the Gate City Cricket club, held on Monday evening, a full attendance belng present, It was decided to send for the tools for the coming season, which was done, the order being now on the way. A captain was also elected, Charles Hill and €. J. Tuffield being nominated. The result was close, Tuffisld winning by one vote. Hill received a conso- lation prize In being elected vice captaln The Gate Citys have secured a good man for their captain. Although the youngest in the club in years, he is an old-timer in cricket, and plays it correctly. He is a fierce, hard hitter, a good fielder in nearly any position, fully posted on the game, and the boys will find he is a strict disciplinarian, The club colors will be white, with the club's Initials in red on the top. The club has now a membership of twenty-four and hopes early in the season to have a pretty fair first cleven, that will be able to make our sister club, the Omaha Cricket club, exert them- selves a little, which they can do when they have got to.” While the Gaty Citys can- not expect to win, they will be fully repaid in the consolation of having glven their opponents at least some good practice and that they may go abroad with the same success they did last season. Trotting Dates for '\ ety ve, The Western-Southern Trotting assoclation has arranged the following dates for meet- ings: Joliet, IIl., beginning July 29, purses $20,000; Terre Haute Falr assoclation, August 5, purses $50,000; Indianapolis Trot- ting association, August 12, purses $40,000; Fort Wayne, August 17, purses $36,000; Columbus, August 26, purses $20,000; Chilli- cothe, September 2, purses $20,000; Loui: ville, September 9, purses $40,000; Indian- apolis state fair, September 16, purscs, §2 puo; Chicago, September 23, purses $50,00¢ Il'erl"e Haute Trotting association, September 20, Jurses $50,000; Lexington, ' October 7, purses $75,000; Nashville, October 14, purses 4, purses Paxton's List of Horses. The 1895 catalogue of the Keystone Stock Farm, W. A. Paxton, jr., is out and In the bands of horsemen. It is a neat pamphlet and contains a complete list of Mr. Paxton's notable horses, which includes: The Con- queror, Atlantaline, Agatha, Annie Sprague, Belle Line, Belle' Onward, Bright Light Bright March, Cloie, Coswing, Cozy, Bstelle, Girlie Red, Keystone, Kittie Clyde, Lady Lightfoot, Lakeland Girl, Miss McGregor, Nina Cobb, Nina Medlum, ‘Octorara, Perhap: Pholly Fox, Phenom, Red Rose, Senator’ Maid, Strathline The Bell, Vis-a- Willle Wakeman, AYineng Palaver with the Linil Players, Hugh Nicol, who was present at the build- Ing of the pyramid of Cheops, will not only manage the new Rockford team but will actually try to play right field besides, Now Uncle Dave hop on first for Omaha. Harry Staley will return to his old love, Der Poss Bresident, in the spring. Harry was with the St. Louls Western assoclation team In 1886, Joe Walsh was signed by the management of the Omaha club last Thursday to play short and captain the team in 1895, His game leg is about as good as new again, and the Omaha club did well to get him, when the fact is taken into consideration that both Indianapolls and Toledo were after him. He played the best ball of his life for Sioux City last season up to the time he met with the accident that put him out of the game. Ho is confident that he can put up a better article still this year, At the late Western assoclation meeting thers were some matiers of importance trans- acted that did not find their way to the dally press. A schedule committee consisting of Hugh Nicol, Rockford; George Brackett, Quincy, and T. J. Hickey, Lincoln, was ap: pointed with Instructions to report a schedule at the March meating of the assoclation, The guarantee system, obliging each club fo pay each visiting club $40 per game, was adopted in lieu of the even division of the gate re- celpts, as prevailed last year. Ou Decoration day, Fourth of July and Labor day the gate receipts of all the cities will be pooled and each club get its elghth of the whole, Captain Jim Manning of the Kansas City's has taken unto himself a bride. He was mar- ried several days ago to Miss Mayme L. Den- nis of the city on the Kaw, and the eouple are now east on thelr wedding tour. Ever body, in and out of the profession, who knows Jim, has & good word for him. Ho s a gen- tleman always and a good ball player. He made the trip around the world as one of the All-Americans under Captain John M. Ward and has been signally successful as a maj nate both in the South and at Kansas City, where he §s very popular. Frank Selee, formerly of the with the Bostons, Is down at bolling out for the campaign of Pitcher George Nicol, lately the Louisvilles, has signed with fords in the Western asscciation, The first game of ball for 1895 will take place at the Charles Street grounds, Satur- day, April 6, between the Omahas and Jim- my Manning's Cowboys. Jack Fanning, one of the last year's Qua- ker twirlers, 1 to play with Minneapolis next season. George Treadway s also clalmed, Louis Rogers Browning—the old gladiator —in likely to join his old commander, Cap- taln Comiskey, at St. Paul. Kansas City has signed Billy Klusman, the only man living who bas played on every professional team ever organized, Yalo does not lutend to engage a profes- fessional base ball coach this year. Carter Omahas now Hot Springs '95, released by the Rock- of one. Suddenly Dundy calied me to come where~he -was standiug. I made my way and Greeuway, last year's battery; Stephe: won, first base; Murphy, secoud-base; Cap- tain feld; Rustin, in_right and Reddington, are all ready to begin ing the season of 1585 Arbuthnot ‘on thid dha Captain_ Case At short aro the only mesmbers of last year's victorious team who Wil BF missing when Captain Rustin calls his Idates together. Keator, who did some brilliant work as a substitute fielder; Quimby, the substitute short stop, and Trudeanpis the eubstitute pitcher, of last season, willpll be candidates again this year. Short.will be the hardest place to fill. Quimby could %o it it he would meks up his mind to pA#*HhIL, but hs is a carele player and sgmewhat unreliable There aro no new stars that have been heard of, but some good player@{flways show up during the season. CaptaineRustin, like Cap- tain Armstrong, only needs to attend to at- tend strictly to business in order to produce w oreditable team Speer, tkrl in left M Woenter, OMAHA TENNIS CLUB ELECTION, OfMcers Chosen and Plans for Next Season Partially Oatlined. Members of the Omaha Lawn Tennis club held an interesting meeting at Bachelors Quarters yesterday evening. There was a large attendance of the members and a large amount of business was transacte Mr. Will G. Doane was elected president by a nearly unanimous vote, in succession to Mr. C. 8. Cullingham, who has served the club in that capacity and leaves the position with the satisfaction of knowing that dur- ¢ his tenure of office he has placed the tion in a very promising condition. here were over thirty members last s on and last night another eleven nam were submitted of men wh intended Join the coming year. Their names are: W. G. Doane, Harry McCormick, . A Kemp, Hilton ' Fonda, O, G, Pope, James W ank Haskell, Philip Crapo, W, Barish, 8. Dickey and Otto Baum By the time the season opens it s ex- pected that several others will join. Tinan- clally, the club is in a good condition for openine of the season. ther officers who were elected were: R. R. Youn secretary- Haverstick. an executive committee was appointed to consist of the president, vice president, seeret nd two other members, C. H. Young and C. 8. Dickey. A special tournament committee was elected to transact all business connected with the various tournaments to be held under the auspices of the club during the season, This committee Will consist of the reta (Mr. G. E. erstick), Mr. 8. 8. “aldwell and W, 1t was decld plication for m to imously to make <hip In the National Lawn Tennis associat the object of this being that the interstate tourname: which it e intended shall be held a toward the season may be given the prestig governed the na- tional assoc s and regulations and that the champlonships officlally ognized by that body. upon the season ation to make Omaha the le: nis center of the west befor to corre- ate with retary was Instructed spond_with_other clubs in t regard to the date and place he hold- ing of the tournament for the state cham- pionship. It was stated at the meeting that the state assobiatiom has lapsed by reason of the fact that the meeting of its members was not held ptember last, as provided for In the by-laws, and it was the general sense of the members present that steps should be taken for the reorganization of that body on a new basis. TROUDBL! ¥ SKATERS, Fouling Lead to a Roiv 1h Which Specta- tors Johei! WBURGH, N. Y, Tan. 19.—The an- ats of the Natlonal Amateur Skat- saciation were siated on Orange lake ernoon in the Presence of 1,000 peo- ple. The track was hilf ‘a mile. The quarter mile rice, heats. John S. Johnson f Jlinn James A. Donoghue of {hig city in t heat in 38 sec o sccond heat was won_ by Han Olaf Rudd of Joseph F. Donoghue ivon-the X beating Bernard M. Chartlag. Time: 0:37 1-5. In the final heat Joe Donoghue and John 8. Johnson collided and’ I¥avidson won the heat and 1ace, Time: 037 1 Donoghue came in second. s ““Fhe fivemile race wag won by Rudd, who beat a fleld of nine skaters, Joe Donoghue and Johoson were the lagt two in, 'the former 20 feet ahead of ¥ & litter. Rudd's % 17 minutes 1-| cond. e the onc.miie Tace Jim Donoghue fouled Johnson, who fell into’a snow bank on the first lap. On the home stretch, when the skaters were bunched, Rudd caught Don- oghue by the arm and Davidson won the race. Johnson was second, Joe Donoghue hird. 1 % row that followed, in which some of the spectators engaged with the skaters, Joe Donoghue struck Davidson on the nose, bringing blood. There was bad feeling ali around, and it was with difiiculty that the row was stopp:d. There were ten entries for the nine-mile race, but there wi > much bad feeling that' no one would start e: Rudd, He skated the distance alone, making it in 39 minutes 9 seconds. ARISTOCKATIC BROOD MARES, N nual ev: Californla the Future Home of Some of What Will Be World Famoas Dams. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.—The most valuable importations of brood mares ever brought to California has arrived at Rancho del Paso, the largest breeding farm in the world, There were ten in the car, elght of English brecding. George R. Daston, the famous auctioncer, came across the conti- nent with the consignment of thorough- breds. The breeding of several of the future matrons at Rancho del Paso i3 ultra fashionable, and they ars to be mated to Sir Modred, Salyator, Midlothlan and other celebrated stallions at the big ranch. Cali- foraia s likely to produce many a Dr. Has- brouck, Sir Walter or Waltzer in the near future, One of the arlstocratically bred mares of the consignment Is Spirit of the Times, by Rosicrucian or the Rake, dam Lady Palmer., Thisg mare is in foal to imported Order, son of Ben a'Or, the sire of Osmonde. ' An- other mare is What Not, by Chippendale, dam by Wenlock, the sire of the dam of Isinglass and Islington. A third mare Lady Cardigan, in foal to imported Order. There is also a'bay mare by Halbran, dam Moonbeam. Halbran 18 a full brother to Gallard, the sire of Vigor, who I8 now ra ing at the Bay District track, M Lassie, an_English mare by dam by Bird Catcher, The mares ‘are Queenitasl, by Itothc foal to Cavalier, a son of Prix the sire of Salvator, and a bay Blue yes, dam Dilemma. Mr §ton, who brought thé California, is'a brother of Willamn of the American Horse exchange. NORFOLK, Jan, 15.—To the Sporting Edi- tor of The Bee: To decide a bet please state In Sunday's sporting columns whether in a target shoot a man gets another chance it he fails to adjust the safety on his gun.— L. M. White. Ans.—No. Rule 20, American association rules, says ta:gets should be scored lost if the shooter fails to load, cock, adjust safety on gun or pulls the wrong trigge: LINCOLN, Jan, 14.—To-ithe Sporting BEdi- tor .of The Bee: Will, you please publish something about the origincof the America's cup of yachting fame’s When was it first contested for? = What herse brought the most money, Ormondet ar Arion? What lorse won the Englishs Derby in 1892, and how many times has this évent been won by American horses ?—Lincolndiotel. Ans.—The trophy nowsi known America’s cup was ¢ eriginally by the Royal Yaohting squadron as challenge cup ifor - all nations It was won in 1851 by the:schooner America, from a fleet of fifteen Emglish yachts in a race from Cowes, EngsUround the Isle of Wight. (2) Ormonda,-$160,000; Arion, $125,000. (3) Sir Hugos «(#) Once, Iroquois. COUNCIL BLUFFS, [ J#n. 15.—To the porting Bditor of The Bée: Please give a recipe for a polish for u.,.w& on a gun stock, What do you think of ya; dé-bore for ducks and geese?—Leon Lewls. Ans.—(1.) Here is & newcand inexpe way of pollshing enamel. Get an ordinary parafine candlo and rub your polishing cloth over it after the cloth hps been heated. When the cloth takes on a shiny look rub the enamel with it briskly, and the result will be a glittering success. (2) It may answer all right when the birds are de- coying well, but I would prefer a 12 under any and all cumstances. FREMONT, Jan. 18.—To the Sporting BEdi- tor of The Bee: In a four-handed game of cribbage No. 1 plays 2 9 spot; No. 2, 8; No. 3,7 and No. 4, 6. Is that a run and how many does No. 4 count?—H. H. H. ns.—It is a run up to No. 3, No. 4 pegs one for the That's all there is to it OMAHA, Jan 16.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: My setter bitch has @ great antipathy for chickens, and kills them at every opportunity. How can I cure her of the habit?—Robert McC Aus.—Whip ber soundly, and if that doesn't cure her, sell her 1o some other fel- low- and let him try it awhile. as the offered ve who pegs last card. SUPREMACY IS NOT SETTLED Fest Griffy and Dixon Oonld Do Was to Make it a Draw, TWENTY-FIVE VERY HOT RCUNDS Deciston Haa the Approval of the Crowd— GrFIffo Binck-Heeled and Elbowed tne Colored Boy—Dixon DId Most of the Leading. CONEY ISLAND, N. withstanding the “Jack” Dempsey larger attendance hera tonight Y. Jan. 19.—Not- snowmng made by last night, was a of the sporting element The twenty-five round contast between Dixon, the “Colored Wonder," and “Youn, Griffo” was the big event on to- nig! s am. There were rumors of trouble as to the eclection of a referec, as the Australian and his backers objected to Tim Hurst. Tim, however, stepped Into the ring when Fred Burns announced the first ut, between Mick Dunn of Australla and Fred Woods of Philadelphia. The men met at catch welghts in a six _ronnd go, Dunn welghing 150 pounds and Woods five pounds m Tho referee awarded the fight to the Australian. ack” poor there den of Brooklyn met “I3" Vaughn of Trenton, N. J. The boys weighed in at 105 pounds each for a six round go. In the fifth round Captain Clayton stopped the fight. The declsion was given in Mad- den's favor. George Dixon entered the ring at 9:50, ac- companied by his manager, Tom O'Rourke, Jack Haviland and Morris Kelly, It was announced that Griffo refused to go on until it was arranged that 70 per cent should £0 to the winner and 80 per cent to the loser. The men were at catch weights. Dixon welghed 126 pounds Griffo jumped through the ropes ten min- utes later, and his weight was announced to be 120 pounds. His nds were Mick Dunn and Paddy Gorman of Australia, and Denny Murphy of New York. Both men looked to be trained right up to the hour, but Griffo' advantage over Dixon in size was very ap- parent DIXON At 10 o'cloc led off and ch and and the counter fac and the neck round Round LED OFF. shook hands, He then led Dixon repe Dixon for the ted the the the body was Dixon's Dixon led and Griffo o e, & swing for Griffo's b This swed and the on landed on the body and neck d & hot one for the fac A shary followed in Dixon’s corner. Dixon 1 Griffo to the ropes. Griffto landed on_Dixon face. Honors even, Round hey sparred for and Dixon counte Dixon ce, but fell short. Both viciously. Dixon landed very Griffo’ heart and repeate . Griffo hit Dixon on the back of the Dixon :l]llmu- 4 but Griffo stepped back and was cheered, Round 4-Griffo got to the countering on the body. Dixon led on the ear. Dixon stopped a hot one for the body le'led for the head, but fell short. Grifto slapped Dixon's jaw with both hands and smasl him on’the ear a moment later. Dixon could not reach Griffo easily, the latter beln v clever at dodging, Dixon went to his niling. Round smashed Dixon in the mouth. ain_fell short. Griffo led for the body, but was countered. Dixon led for Griffo's head, Rapid exchanges followed and Dixon got in on Griff's fuce, Griffo smashed him i the mouth, Dixon tried twi the jaw, but Griffo dodged. Round 6—Griffo led 'and landed on the facy Dixon rushed him to the ropes and smashed him on the body and broke away. Griffo got back on the jaw; both countered on body and meck. Dixon got in_on the stomach; both men countered on the body and neck. Dixon led and got to the stom- ach, Griffo returned the compliment, and as the gong sounded Dixon got to GrIffo's stomach’ again Round 7—Griffo 1:d_and touched lightly on Dixon’s throat. Dixon led and landed on Griffo's stomach. Dixon hit hard on the ribs and followed ‘it up with o stiff punch on the stomach. Griffo used his clbow. O'Rourke objected. Several people shouted: " “Put O'Rourke out.” GRIFFO THINKS 1T A CINCH. Round 8—Hoth men sparred for a few soo- and Griffo said “It's not what it's acked up to be” Dixon hit him on the body and neck lightly and then landed on the ear, Griffo countered and there was a sharp ‘exchange on the ribs. Dixon smashed his man on the jaw, Griffo coun- tering on the body. Griffo’s left got in twice on the face, and at the end of the round, as he went to his corner, said: *Tom, it's a’clnch.” Round 9—Both led and countered. Griffo got in a hot one on George's stomach. Sharp - exchange and slugging followed, Griffo dodged another lead for the head. Dixon landed on the jaw with his left, Round 10—Griffo landed on the face and Dixon countered on the body. Dixon got to Griffo's stomach. Dixon skipped away from two furious leads and then landed on the ribs, Griffo’s left reached Dixon's face and the latter hit him on the back of the head. Round 11—The men sparred very warily, Dixon led ‘and fell short. Griffo> smashed him in_the face. Dixon got to Grifo's neck. Dixon hit’ Griffo heavily over the heart and planted a hot left hander in the ribe. Sharp exchanges followed and Dixon got in a heavy one on Griffo's jaw. He tried again with a left-hand swing, but fell short, Round riffo landed on the body and Dixon returned the compliment. Dixon led on the body and Griffo countered on the jaw. Dixon smashed heavily on Griffo's Jaw and landed again on the body and face, Dixon attempted a left hand swing, but only touched Griffo's shoulders. As the gong sounded Dixon smashed Griffo on the aw. Round 13—Griffo landed on the body. Dixon led frequently and hit Griffo’s face tw Griffo landed on the body fiercely. Dixon again did the leading. Griffo skipped away and laughed. Dixon smiled as he went for his corner. GRIFFO TRIED BACK HEELING, Round 14—Griffo trled to backheel Dixon and was cautioned by Referes Hurst, Dixon landed on the body” and then rushed, but Griffo, stepped quickly out of "the ‘way. Griffo's left again fell short, Round 15—Griffo led for the face, Dixan, stopped It cleverly, = Dixon ot Griffo's ribs and smashed him on the with his right. Dixon led, but fell short with his left. " Griffo landed on the neck. Dixon swung his left, but missed, and Griffo gave him a rib roaster. Round 16-—-Griffo's body was very red from Dixon's left hand jabs, and the colored boy's optic showed™ signs of closing up. Dixon landed on the left ribs and got a smash in the jaw in return. Dixon landed on the neck and Griffo did lkewise. Both men led for the face, but nothing came of it, Round 17—Dixon played for the body and landed lightly twlce, fo smashed Dixon on the nose. “Dixon rushed him to the ropes, hut Griffo got back at him with a heavy one Jaw. Griffo landed again on Dixon's Dixon landed on the face with e, but Griffo laughed as he went er 3— an led men opening for the slugged vily over face, Dixon but terrible f to his Rou After a minute's sparring, Griffo landed with hls left on Dixon’s neck. Dixon attempted one for the body, but only hit Griffo's arm. Griffo agaln Smashed him in the neck. Hoth men looked weary when the round ended nd 19— Dixon stoppé to the face and sms stomach and jaw. He land Griffo's body. Griffo look: and his blows lacked swung his left, but migsed to uppercut him, but fell short. Round 20—In & rush Griffo's elbow landed - Dixon's chin and some of the #pecs tators shouted: “Look out for that elbow." Dixon Janded and Griffo counter:d on the game shot. Dixon pu 1 his man in the ffo's left played havoc Dixon's I A fell short leading r the face. DBoth men slugged wildly and each swung and landed on the ." Dixon rushed and tried for a body but it was &topped nd 22-Dixon led a left hand i ed Griffo In t d frequently 1 triffe weak gih. Dixon Griffo tried stre with in for the face, hut ot there first. Dixon's right ey suffered In consequence. Griffo land twice on the nose. Dixon tapped Griffo on the nasal organ and gct a very hot one in return GRIFIZ) USED HIS ELBOW. Round 23-Griffo's elbow was very much in evidene agaln, but it did no damage. Both men countered on the face, and Griffo Eot his right to Dixon's face heavily, He then put his left in on Dixon's jaw and Dixon countered on the ribs. They sparred for wind until the gong sounded Round 24—Gyiffo led and landed on Dix- on's head Dixon ountered on the face with his right. Dixon smashed Griffo heayv- fly in the stomach with swinging left Jander, " Dixon rushed wildly but did not anc Ttound 26—Toth men started to siug, but Griffo their blows were light. Dixon swung and landed on the ribs. Dixon led again and his left landed on the body. Griffo smashed LIGHTS STRONG~FAST FULLY GUARANTEED. 06 N H-T-SCGORCHER HIGHEST AWARD WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXP. UNEQUALED . FENTON. NATIONAL. H.T.Scorcher,,. Featherstone, A. L. DEANE & CO., BICYCLES AND CAMOLE JUNIP IR e uee o A DAY § A : drugiat dos e 1t do 1 Xpress tlot Manacture We take an advertissment, giv catch the e) good service. We check the and the full number of insertions you for the inspection oi our customers, 1 how many publications you usi and all the details connected with the nothing. You get the lisher pays us a commission fo. glad todo: as it insures them ar d. The agent insures publishe: and advertisor, expended. 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GALVESTON, Jan. 19.—At the Tremont opera_house tonight Dan Creedon knocked Herman Bernau out in the’ second round. The opera house was packed from pit to dome by enthusiastic spectators, whose ap- petites had been whetted for the big oc- caslon by settos between local boxers, and they veiled themselves hoarse when the big fellows appeared. Creedon entered the ring welghing 165 pounds, Bernau weighed in at 13 poundss Both were in very good condition' and were apparently full of confide John Duffy ted as referce. Creedon's seconds wer homas Tracy and Australian Billy Me. Carthy. Bernau had in his corner Tommy Doyle ‘and Bobby Ahern. Billy Leyton acted as timekeeper for Creedon and Harry B, Kaufman for Iernau, There was no delay in ‘getting them to- gether. The fight was hot from the start, Creedon haying the best of it, landing on his man when he pleased. He drew blood from Bernau's nose and mouth with the first fow blows and scored a clean knock down | fore the hell sounded. Bernau went to hig corner groggy and was put to sleep very quickly when he faced his man for the sec- ond round. The pur CLARK AND JONES HITCH TEAMS, bunder of the Horso Keview and Owner of Alix Joln In Partnership, RED OAK, Ta, Jan, 10.—(Speclal gram.)—Morris J. Jones of Red Oak, owner of Alix, 2:03%, has sold to Palmer L. Clark of Chicago, an old and widely known news- paper man and the founder and former owner of Horse Review, a half in- terest in Pactolus park, the hom® and train- ing gre d of Alix; Pactolus, Red- wald, 2 and other turf celebritics, Pactolus park contains one of the best regulation mile tracks, with all modern cquipments, in the country. Mr, k lately to Red Oak to asslst Jones with his coming June meeting, , “appreciuting the bright’ prospects for this’ scetion and Pactolus park, decided to purchase and make this his future home, The improvements at the park are being rapldly completed and will he completed in g00d time for the which 18 to be held June 25 to Mr. Jone says ‘that he Alix " b about the 1s W isbury's horses, and she will trot’ the first mile over the néw track on the opening day, and hopes at that time to see her lower her al- ready phenomenal rec Internationat MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1 tional bonsplel today Walker trophy were rink defeated” the a score of 12 to 8, feated the to 10. The waukee and Monday. | The Jobbers Unfon event went to the §t Paul rink after it had defeated the Sels kirk, Man, rink by a score of 13 to 12, | while the Hall trophy went to the Winni- | pes ok, which defoated the Selkirkc rink. | Tele- ve nplo -In the Interna- two games for the played. The Duluth Portaie, Wi The Milwauk ambria rink by a score of 13 final game belween the Mil- Duluth teams will b2 played Four Muces at New Orleans, NEW ORLIZANS, Jan. 19.—First race, five and a half furlongs: Martha Grifin (4 to | 1) won, Blackball (5 to 2) second, Coria (7 third, Ti 1:14 ond race, one mile won, Henry Owsl B (8 to 1) third, Tin Third race, five and a b w (5 to 4 won, His T i 1) thir wde (11 to §) , Bonnle G145 If furlongs: or (16 10 1) sec- | Fourth 1o Necadah (8 Wite Wants a Divorce. 10.~Chris Von der Ahe president of the Bt. Louls base ball club, was today made defendant in a suit for di voree filed by his wife who al r ed ae ground espondents any specifle fnstances set out in the tion, but the allegations of nfidelity the years 13938 and 1590 Mra. Von der Ahe says that her husband is worth $30,000, and she Is without means and prays for alimony wnd maintena — Cook's Imperial. World's fair “highest Dixon very hard on the jaw and again on | | Realization, 96, Flynn ( Onk | award, excellent champagne; good efferves cence, agreable bouquet, deliclous flayor.” BOB FITZSIMONS INDICTED Grand Jury at Syracuse Finds Him Guilty of Manslaughter, OUTCOME OF THZ DEATH OF CON RIORDAN Sheriff Wires the News to Robert and Asks, Iim to Come Eack for Trial—Fitz Says He is Ready to Go. SYRACUSE, N. Jan 19.—Tho grand Jury of Onondaga county today returned an indictment of manslaughter In the first de- grea against Pugllist Robert Fitzs!mmoens for the killing of his sparring partner, Con, Riordan, In an exhibition at tho Jacobs opera house, this city, November 17. Sher!ft Austin today wired Fitzsimmons at Louisiana, Mo., that he was indicted, and to immediately report her: ST. LOUIS, Jan. —Bob Fitzsimmons was in St. Louls this morning enroute from Quiney, 111, to Belleville. When informed of the return of an indictment against him for manslaughter by the Onondaga county, New York, grand jury, Bob expressed surprise, He sald he was a law-abiding eitizen, and would make no effort to avold the authorities, “I was not responsible for poor Con's death, and am sure that I will ba acquitted if the case ever goes to trial,” sald he, “I Will return to St. Louls Sunday. I do not know whether I will bo arrested on a requl- sition or not, It is an unfortunats thing for me all around, but I do not lay any blame om mysell for the death of Riordan, VERY EVEN DIVIDE AT BAY DISTRICT, Booklos Split the Combination Remurkahly Close Mannooer, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 10.-Ttvo favore ites, two outsiders and ohe second cholos divided the money today. In the Gilmore stakes Jim the Kentucky stubl k, W a d an odds-on favorite, Tmported cleverly ridden by Carr, BOL off In front and was never headed, In the hurdle race Huppy Land, with 15 to 1, won by a nose from Bir Leel, the favorite, 8t. Brandon, belng welghted out of the race. Braw Scot scored his eleventh vietory i, the haudicap, aithough hard presscd by won; Lawyer Bligo, 102, Notkee, Sir Imported to 1), third, Reginald, Three se and Pl D, Second race, five furlong T Major Cook, 110, € 12thel Dixon, 100, Tsom (6 10, 100, Grifin' 2% 1o 1. (hird 1113, Find Out and Yxperiment peo also ran, Third race, mile and sixteenth, Gilmoi stake 3. doyéur-ols and upwi i Imported l'ercy, 101, Care (& (o 1), Jim Flood, 8, 18dm (4 1o 10), second to ), third, 4ime: Fourth Hand, ' 1 No oiheis Blart « race, hurdle, handicap, about a mile 1 i half V4 Donathan (16 to 1), w ir (2 o 1), ‘kecond; Bt ullough ' to 6. (hird. I Kendig and Good Hye alsg short I seven and a half furlongs, w Beot, 109, Carr (2 to 1), won; Charmion, 103, Chorn (4 o 1), i Quirt, 101, Griffin (3't0 1), third, Tiy Tartarian, Polaski, Huntsman énd ran, Koherts Went Out i CINCINNATI, Jan, 19.-Al Roberts of thig city and “Ki" MeCoy of Indlavapolis met here tonight 1o a ten-round contest for 8200 before W) prople men fought at catch welghts, Ioberts belng th: heavier and tiller. MeCoy completely did Itoberts, MeCoy played for Roberts' wind in the first three reunds and the latler wia weak when he came up for the fourth round. McCoy rushed Roberts around the ring I the sec- and knocked him down twiee, the gong saving him. She ) round saw Roberts very groggi. MeCoy went at him, kiocks Ing him (0 the ropes several thnes. final landing a right swinging blow on Roberts Jaw. Fne latler fell to the foor and was counted out