Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 8, 1895, Page 2

AN R 91 40 MMM ANk 4 1 THE OMAHNA DAILY BEE:{BUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1895. first mark was reached as to which boat held the lead. Valkyrie seomed at times to foot a trifle faster than the other, but Defender was pointing higher. As the detafled story of the contest shows, the British boat led through the early part of the race and until far out beyond any fixed point of observation. The most eligible fixed point of observation was the Commercial Cable company's steamer, from which an ocean cabie was payed out and which was anchored near the starting line, nearly efght miles out at sea. Obviously the yachts might from this vantage ground be more ac- curately observed than from shore stations. From the latter, the yachts having started, the range of shore vision was obliquely across the course. From the cable boat cheervation in the early part of the race was directly across the course, while shore observations Were astern. DEFENDER FORGED AHEAD, The British boat led into the fog and rain 1 the turning mark, nearing which Detender passed her and turned ahead. On the run home the identity of the yachts could not be disclosed, owing to the thickness, until they were close to the finish. A few inutes before the turn was reached the oats secemed to come well together and within a moment it was discovered that they had squared away for the mark. Defender forged ahead. Previous to this their relative positions had been fixed merely by the angle from which ths boats were observed, or when observed directly across their bows, merely by the bobbing of the waves. There was no mistake now, however, as to the Jeader. Defender’s canvas was bulging out and she was salling away from her rival amid the cheers of thousands of staunch admirers and supporters. She came stralght to the mark and would have rounded it per- fectly had not a big excursion steamer shut out the wind for a moment. The double lines of steam vessels were there in walting to send the boats oft on their homeward course, As a rule the steamers kept well off from the course. Several, however, care- less of the consequences, pushed their way to the front with the result that Defender lost a trifle of the advantage which she had gained toward the end of the first half of the course. Fortunately for the credil ot American sportsmanship, it was the home boat that was Interfered with. The manner in which Defender outfooted Valkyrie made even old yachtsmen stare, for it was a remarkable performance for ons boat, after salling almost even with another for o many miles, to come out at the end With a icad of almost half a mile gained on the last two. She was almost three min- utes and a half ahead of the other at the tugning of the stake. n the run home they both got out balloon Jibs, but Valkyrie's did not seem to fill so Well us that on Defender. The wind, which had increased during the early part of the afterncon to about eight miles an hour, died away considerably, and it was in this for- forn hope that Valkyrie men put their faith. Valkyrie had already given evidences of apeed In light weather several times during the race and it was believed by some that she would gather for a final burst of speed. But although for a moment it looked as though she really did gain a trifle, her chances were soon lost when it was clearly evident that Defender was steadily increasing the dis- tance between them. And so they finished in the lightest breeze of the day, with Valkyrie standing up Straight more than a mile in the distance, and the new champion was welcomed by the booming of a hundred guns and the shrieking of a hundred whistles, and the cheers of thousands, The greatest fleet ever gathered In the fower bay witnessed the race today. Every steam yacht and sailing yacht of known quality was there, of whom Valiant for the former, and Mayflower and the Columbia of Defender's class for the lat- ter were the sponsors. There were few, ac- <cidents in this great flotilla, but in_the run home Mayflower went ashore off Sandy Hook Point. Late tonight a tug was by Ther side waiting to get her off. Besides the yachts, all the excursion boats, some of the sound steamers, and every available tug and float in the port had joined the fleet. Many of the big boats were crowded to the rail and all were dressed in that holiday attire which signifies a great event and great re- oicing. It is cstimated by the syndicate owners of Defender, C. Oliver Isclin, E. D. Morgan land W. K. Vanderbilt, that their expenses in connection with the present series for the i{America’s cup will amount to not less than '$240,000. Hardly less than this amount will bo expended by Lord Dunraven In the same good cause, and it is impossible to estimate what it cost the 50,000 people who utilized the steamers in viewing the contest today. STORY OF THE RACE IN DETAIL. Both of the Bonts led in an Ad- mirable Manner, NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—The first of the 1895 races for the America’s cup, which was sailed today over a course of fifteen miles to windward and return, between the English challenger, Valkyrie T1I, and the American defender of that name, was won fairly and squarely by Defender, but it did look for a considerable period in the early part of the race as though the English boat was the better and would cross the finishing line first. Never in the history of the races for the cup has tne foreign ooat shown to so great advantage as did Valkyrie today. She got over the line first, and for a long time pointed higher and outfooted the American boat. Many were the tears shed by the Yankee sharps, who had counted on three straight victories for Defender, when they saw the Briton, even when weil pitched up in the wind and sailing probably from a half point to a point higher than Defender, still €oing through the water faster. - The first surprise of the day was the posi- tion that Defender secured on crossing the line, Very strange to say, she was a little Dbit to windward of the English boat; behind, it is true, by four seconds, but still on the windward. There had been so much said about the superior skippership of Captain Sycamore that it was feared by the thou- sands of American patriots who witnessed the race that he would so maneuver that poor old Hank Haff on Defender would not only be behind at the start, but that he would be so thoroughly blanketed that he never would have a show in the whole race. But while the Englishman did get over the line first by half a length, the Yankes was on top of him instead of below, or underneath his wingd, MANEUVERING FOR POSITION. There was very pretty maneuvering for po- sition above the line, which was formed be- tween the regatta committee boat and an- other just off Seabright. It had been the in- tention of the committee to start the boats from the Sandy Hook lightship, but when the committeo got out to the lightship they found that the wind was blowing from ecast by south, and they having discretion in the mat- ter, decided to make the opening of the race at ‘a point well in under the New Jersey shore, where there was a_ promise of more wind ‘and a possible occasion for a positive and more desirable beat dead out to wind- ward. So they notified the racers by signal that they would carry cut that purpose and the yachts and the prodigious fleet of on- lookers picked up their traps and headed for the New Jersey coast. It was 11:56 before the committee hoisted the signal that the course outward would be east by south. According to the salling reg- wlatious of the regatta committee of the New York Yecht club, under whose immediate su- rvision the race was sailed, fiteen minutes ad to be allowed to the racers to find out what the course would be by compass before the preparatory signal was given. Therefore it was 12:10 when the preparalory gun was fired. Immediately the yachts, with club top- salls, forestay sails, and jibs set, began to Jockey for the most favorable position. They made short tacks in this business, and when it came near the explration of the ten min- utes that (hey were allowed, both yachts wero to the westward and northward of the line, both heading for it. Valkyrie was ahead, and it seemed as though she was try- ing to foice Defender, which was to the windward, to close up sgalnst the committee boat 50 the latter wovld have to make a tack before crossing. Valkyrie was cortainly pinched high up in the wind, but Defender ‘was almiost, if not nearly, as close. Yet De- fender refused to be driven out of Ler course, and with an extra pull on her main sheet she ‘was ensbled to follow Valkyrio until the course was begun, aud also to malntain her weather position. 4 TIMED 1T WELIL. The skippers bad done their timing very well, and it was only forty-six sccands after the starting gun was fired at 12:20 that Val- Xytie crossed the line. As said bofore, De- feader, ou her opponent’s weather quarter, was only four seconds later. As they went over the Valkyrie shook out of stops a baby #1b topsall. The Deionder people were net satisfied with so small a sall on their outer stay and spread a No. 2. The wind was then blowing about five miles an hour. There was something of a ewell on the sea, but the water coMld not be called rough by any means. The weather conditions at the. time were pretty nearly those that have been de- scribed as most fitting for Valkyrie, The challenger slipped through the wator beautl- fully, throwing some spray from her bows, it is true, but surely sliding ahead faster than Defender. The latter was held very high up, but for several minutes was both outfooted and outpointed. It was now the time when birth was given to the apprehen- sions of the Yankees. Valkyrie, it was plainly scen, was doing the faster work, and as she slipped past Defender the chaps who had been betting on Defender to win the match came nearly to an opinion that their money was gone. Fven the most enthusiastic ad- mirers of Defender and Captain Haff, such o3 for Instance Captain Harry Denis of the tug Fred B. Dalzell, who has been to sea in pilot boats and steamers for nearly forty years, remarked: “We will be done up today sure; that Valkyrie is a marvel in this kind of going."” VALKYRIE GAINED STEADII Both yachts were handied in the most ad- mirable” manner and it cannot be said the sails on the Briton, much as has been said about them, set a whit better than those of the American boat. In fact, it may be said no flaw could be seen in any bit of cloth on either boat. The mpression which some people have that Ratsey is the only perfect canvas cutter in the world was dispelled when Defender's spread was seen in her really first race. The yachts stood on this starboard tack until 12:39, when Defender was first to go about. As sofn as she saw this move, Valkyrie did the same. Valkyrie continued to gain advantage and Defender was held up very close to the wind, and by 0 doing became bianketed. When Captain Haff saw the trouble he was getting into, he at 12:47 cased his ship off and gave her the good full that her friends had been hoping to see for many minutes. As soon as Defender was eased off she began to in- crease her speed. She caught up on Valkyrie not a little, but of course she was going fur- ther to leeward than Valkyrie, and her ap- parent gain was less in reality than it looked to be. When Valkyrie saw Defender ease oft she did the same thing, though not to 50 great an extent, and she maintained her lead. Now the breeze freshened to about seven knots an hour. Valkyrie, on feeling the breeze, again stood up high against it, while the full rap on Defender was continued, Here Defender, with her salls chock full of wind, went ahead very fast, but she was not bet- ter than an eighth of an mile to leeward. It was a beautiful race up to this point, but it was not a pleasant one for the patriots to gaze upon, for Valkyrie was surely in the lead. On this tack the vessels encountered head seas from the southeast and neither one took them better than the other. They both pounded a good deal. Valkyrie was first to come about. She came around to starboard at 1:12 and De- fonder followed her example at once. De- tender was still an eighth of a mile away on Valkyrie's weather quarter. On this tack there was an effort to get in some windward advantage by Deferder and she was pinched very much, but Valkyrie held her ground and Defender could get no nearer to her. CHALLENGER MADE A MISTAKE. At 1:48 Valkyrie, evidently belleving that she could cross Defender's bow If the latter would split tacks with her, came about. The challenger was, however, unable to weather Defender, and when she passed under the American’s stern there was a shrizking by the steam yachts and excursion boats that will never be forgotten by those who heard it Valkyrie, on finding that she had not yet gained enough to weather Defender, came back again to the starboard tack afier one minute on the port. As she did so De- fender came about to port. It was now Val- kyrie's turn te refuse a splitting of tacks, and she followed Defender's lead in going about to port. At 2 o'clock the contestants began a long reach to starboard. During this tack the wind hauled gradually to east, southeast by cast, and finally to southeast. The breeze stiffened, too, to about eight miles an hour, and with that increase Defender began to overhaul the enemy, She picked her up with a burst of speed that was as remarkable as it was delightful to the Inhabitants of the floating city that was looking on. So stead- ily did she overhaul the challenger that more than one observer remarked to his neighbor something to the effect that old Hank Haff had only been jollying his competitor all the time. It was 2:55 when Defender was on even terms with Valkyrie. Then she grad- ually forged ahead, and at 3:20 it was esti- mated that the Yankee boat was three lengths ahead and well to windward at that. Defender was first to come around to star- board and head for the outer mark. This was at 3:25. It looked just then as though Defender was a quarter of a mile to the good. When Valkyrie came about fifteen seconds later she was well away on Defender's lee quarter. The breeze continued to blow at about elght miles an hour from the south- cast, and they came along at a pretty lively gait to round the buoy and square away for home. DEFENDER TURNED FIRST. As will be seen by the table below, De- fender passed first by three minutes and twenty-three seconds, a gain of three min- utes and twenty-seven seconds from the time of start. On going around they eased off sheets on the starboard side, set balloon jib topsails and sped for the finish. Valkyrie took in her jib and staysall, while De- fender hauled down only her jib. Before long, however, Valkyrie, seping that Defender's staysail ‘was drawing well, reset hers. The few champions of Valkyrie that were left said that their boat would overhaul De- fender on this broad reach home. But she did not. The same salls were held on both ships all the way to the finish line, while the wind gradually dropped to its original strength of about five miles an hour. In all the reach Defender continuously increased her lead over Va'kyrie and finished eight min- utes and forty-nine seconds ahead of her. 1t was, taken altogether, especially the concluding part of it, after 8o much had been said about Valkyrie's great powers in light weather, one of the most interesting races that ever took place. The only thing to mar tho day's pleasure was the action of the ex- cursion boats, notably the Richard Peck, and the City of Lowell, in going too close to windward of the racing yachts. Perhaps the blanketing of tliese steamers had little or no eff:ct on the result, but they showed very bad taste in hanging to the contestants in such an important event, and their passen- gers could have seen the Tace just as well if the steamers had remain:d a quarter of a mile or more further away, When Defender crossed the finish line she was greeted by cannon, whistles, tin horns and the waving of handkerchiefs to an ex- tent that entirely fitted the victory of a yacht, which all experts agree was the fastest machine for her purpose that the world ever saw. The official time table is as follows: Outer Fin'h El'sed Cor'd i Time. 00:24 4 0 5:08:44 5:08:44 iine seconds., Star| Defender .,12:20:; Valkyrie .12 Valkyrie allows twenty Excited Little Interest in LONDON, Sept. 7.—Crowds consisting principally of Americans gathered around the “tickers” at tho various hotels, restau- rants and offices and watched the reports of the yacht race. The Americans were greatly depreszed at the early reports, which showed that Valkyrie crossed the line first and was leading in the race. This occasioned much gratification to the English contingent, but the spirits of the Americans rose rapidly when later advices announced Defender to be the winner. In reality, little interest in the result was noticeable on the strects of the eclty, only one paper Issuing an extra for the purpose of announcing the defeat of Valkyrie. Crum Beaten by Wefers, NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—John V. Crum, the Towa university sprinter whose phenomenal success this season has pointed to his success in the coming champlonship of the A, A, U was decisively beaten by 1. J. Wefers ove the 100 yard course in the second series of trial games held this evening at Travers island. Crum was never In the hunt from ngland, the start, Wefers winning by a yard from Crom, Témmy Leo and W. Goodwin being a fool behind. Time: 0:10. Wefers also won ihe scratch 220 yard race (n 0:2l 4-5, while T. Burke did a quarter mile in 0:49 35, Three Great Flyers Matehed. NEW YORK, Sept. i.—An agreement was sigied today by E. J. Baldwin, August Bel- mont and J. R. & B. P. Keene for a race for $1,00 each belween Henry of Navarre, Rey ¢l Santa Anfta and Domino, on Se tembor 11 The Coney Island Jockey club is to wdd $5.000 Lo the purse and the race is xl-'pl)e« to others, so that Clifford may cume Mercer and MoB#ire. Time: Two hours and twenty minutes [d'mpire: Hower, Soore, second. gwme: Pittsburg . e 000001188 Washington ... 0 0 0 03 01 04 Hits: Pittsbure, §: Washington, 8. Krror WON THE THIRD ONE EASILY CATCH A TEN T0 ONE SHOT University Olub Disposes of the Hastings ; I loirned run Talent at Union Park Makes the Day a N ' i Pittsburg, 3; Washington, 3. 'wWo-base Championship Aspirants, Btuart, Havwley, s Fhreo-base Bita: Smith, Profitable One. Joyce." Stolen K';gz'-;-: Morritt, Brown, Joyce. Double plays: ‘Clingman_to Beckley; Reckley to Gardner. = First base on balls: Off Gilrc ; off Gardner, 3. Hit by pitehed bafl: €tinzel, Donovan.’ Steuck out: Ry Gilroy) 2f By Gardner, 6. Passed balls: Merritt.. Haiteries: Gardner and Mer- ritt; Gilroy and McGuire, Time: Two hours Blerbaver to VISITORS WERE NEVER IN THE HUNT BOOKMAKERS SUFFER IN ACCORDANCE Outplayed at Bvery Point and Taught Two Hot Favorites nn. the K ing on Few New Wrinkles In the and twenty minutes. Umpire: Morrls. the BéSe Chakde Gives the Wise T e o et oy v ST. LOUIS PULLS OFF A GAME, - Way of EM us Work N Ones Returns for Their JOSTON, t..7.~McCarthy's muff of on the Dinmond. Quinn's fly' in the @ifth, after two men were Attendanc out, which was. followed by Connor's home Y i run, gave the gime to St Louls, Hoth o fHevelatti T ” pite were effedtive, but the Ho i’ Wi el SR i Wi R RS Failed to connect with men on bases. Score: | Omaha returned the compliment yesterday 8¢, Touls, 4 Boston, 8 ¥ St, LOUS vooeeeeii.1 001 200 0 0— 4| most handsomely for the favor shown by Cincinnati, §; Brooklyn, 7 Boston ......7..11/1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0—3|the Union park management in closing down Pittsburg, o-6; Washington, 2-4. plite: 8t Louls, 7; Hoston, 7. Errors: 8t | tho races for Jubllee day. ery motor New York, rain. .ouls, 2; Boston,' 2.’ Earned runs: Boston, , be Lincoln, 3; 8t. Joseph, 0. 1. Two-base hits: Bannon, Miller. Thr train from Omaha from 1:30 to 3:30 was Des Maipes, 5 Dubuaiy buse hit: Cooley. Home rups: = Long Con- | well filled, and this crowd, added to the Peoria, Burlington, 0. nor. Stolen bas Long, Connor. Doubl ‘ o " " Quincy, §; Rockford,' 1. Rhinea o gionks Gonat on balle: | multitude of Council Blufts people, who have Indlanapolis, 8-12; Milwaukee, 1-8. Long, McCarthy, Connor, Peitz. Hit by | just awakened to the fact that the present Terre | .m(l',; l\'|nnl -T‘"ley)‘, 5 Q‘lllm\vl Btruck out: “suw‘n %; are the best running races in the history of 3 Detroit, 10, ougal (2), Quinn, Batteries: N % ) Grand Rapids, 5. and Peita: Sullivan and Ganzel, | the park, filled both sections of the grand A One hour and thirty-five minutes. f stand. It there s anything the new woman When Hoftmeister, the last man in the Stockdale and Ehret. Attend- | does dote upon It Is the races, because it is 3,000, REDS' FIELDIN BROOKLYN, Sept, 7 afternoon between t clonati teams was wor ance, game yesterday afternoon, fied out to Craw- ford a great big howl arose from the specta- tors, not simply because Crawford caught the fly, but because it was just as if he was fashionable and exciting. She was numer- ously in evidence yesterday. The track was a little soft and cuppy and about one second slow. Six events were carded, the last a SAVED 'EM. The game here this Brooklyn and Cin- by the latter after a ubborn fight, The game was delayed " 3 handing out the state champlonship to us on | for twenty-seven minutes on | account. of | Milo and a sixteenth over four hurdles, Not- a silver platter when he roped it in. To be | rain, and” was then called on account of | withstanding the slow track the Jjockeys sure, we already had ten runs to Hastings' :}"‘)“);‘,'** Attendance, ) ":“‘:I“']- went after the track records again and beat measly two, but all the same your bass [ Godiit LR B one of them twice, the thirteen-sixteenhs, ball fan s very skeptical and he wants to| Hits: Brooklyn. 13: Cincinnati, reducing the mark set by Pony Bob from seo the last man out before he gets on the | Brookiyn, 5. Iarned runs: ) 1:231 to 1:22%. The betting was heavy tips of his toes and crows. Incinnatl, Base on balls: Off Kennedy, | from the first to the last race the book- Parrott, 5. Struck out: By Barroll, | yayers' stalls were surrounded by den: The college boys start:d out in the very APaOLbABE | hitht COVCORA, . PavFOLt. s s e su d by Higt AHASE 10 KW S TR San Wi | BRbbue R B cager throngs of men anxious to place their LR N8 BANE WAL | Miller, Double plays: Corcoran to Daly money on their favorite horses, and many they were golng to do with them. Tommy | Larchance. Batteries: Kennedy and Grim: | of them had no difficulty in doing it. It was Creigh stepped up to the plate and after [ Parrott and Vaughn. Umpires: Murray and | not a good day for the books and at least he had picked out a nice one he smashed it | 'Day. Time: Two hours and twenty-five | two were heavy losers on the day. Starter right through Noah' Webster's wing teathers ORI Hept Nt ot Brown had but little trouble with his jockeys and sent away each gang of horses and safely,perched on first. Then he rubbed 5 OF THE TEAMS. Within_ fiv, . ve minutes after lining up at the the dirt off and didn’t do a thing but steal Played. Won. Lost. P.Ct. | noge. b Baltimore .. second, tWe mean thing. Then Crawford [ HitiInere b e In the first race there was a fleld of nine came up with a hit and Abbott with another | By yadtinn o horses and a fine exhibition of speed and and when the ball got back to the diamond | Brooklyn 2 good management. Fair Knight at 8 to 1 Creigh and Crawford were sitting on the | Boston ... 62 and 3 to 2 had an easy win. The second bench fanning themselves. Pittehurg 6 race, six furlongs, was won easily by the That was considered enough for an opener, | New Vork . [ favorite, Brown Dick. He sold from 6 to 5 and the next thres men went out In order. ~ | Citicinnati . a to even money and was the most heavily In the next inning we got what ye plumber | g Giot, % backed horse of the day. He had the race calls a lead pipe cinch. Jellen did not want | Washington 3 from the post and won it fairly and gallantly, to hurt the ball, so he waited until he got | Louisville .. 2 leading Mr. Dunlap, 8 to 1, a full length ali four and walked to first. Then Robinson smashed it and Lawler smashed it and Jei- len was on third. This surprised Huffy and Hall, and while they were meditating on the changeability of human things and while the way around. a close third. Tu the third race, thirteen-sixteenths of a mile, the track record was lowered by Me- Cafferty’s Serf, who was posted 3 to 1. Ten- Miss Pearl, 8 to 1, came in M k. the ball was peacefully reposing in the cen- | INDIANAPOL Sept. T7.—Score first [ spring was the favorite at even money, but ter of the diamond Jelien determined to show | game: barely ablo to get third place. A lot of them a thing or two. He started for the | ynajanapolis ... 0120001038 iker” money was dumped on Pearly Mills, rubber, and although he cut a nice, clean fur- | Milwaukee .. 0000010 0 0-1[a handsome little filly that was posted at 50 row a foot deep from a point midway be- Hits: Indianapolis, 12; Milwaukee, 9. Er- [ to 1. The horses were sent off at the first tween third and the plate with his face, he | rors: * Indianapolis, 3; Milwaukee, 3. Bat- | socre, with Pearly schottisching fifty feet in got there just the same, and the pzople | teries: Fisher and McFarland; Baker and | tao rear. In the fourth race the track record howled Balan for thirteen-sixteenths . was again beaten, Tommy Creigh once more cracked one, Score second game: Frankie D, the 6 to 5 favorite, winning easily and although he got first he cut Lawler | Indianapolis ...... 0060011 2-121pon a field of nine, in which were off at second. Then he stole second. Craw- | Milwaukee 0.00000 25 1—8|g0 imarnest Virginite = and Wild Briar, ford tossed an easy one down to Gettman, | Hits: Indianapolis, 18; Milwaukee, 11. fr- | pr@ErIESte FREICRE: 0G0 IR pnn who stopped it, but was too tired to pick it | rors: Indianapolis, 4" Milwaukee, "6, ‘Bat- | {5 WG SO0 Jorey RIS ) SRR up. Then your long-haired: friend, Cap Ab- [ Gy, Philllos and McFarland; Rettger | G0, B0 (oet” odds, but a strong tip got bott, didn't do a thing but knock out a | “IANENE c1ry, Sept. 7.Score: abroad on Murphy, at 10 to 1, and nearly beautiful two-bagger, and we had four runs | woncag City .. D0O0300020 every fellow on the ground with a dollar to altogether, for Robinson had meanwhile come | Terre Haute .......1 0 0.1 0 1 0 1 2— 6 | spare bought a ticket. He ran second to home on a passed ball. : nsas. City Terre Haute, 11. | Alva to the turn into the stretch, when he This coppered the game, and although we | Brrors: Kansas Cif Terre Hauteé, 2 [ carried the green to the front and kept it made four more runs to show them what we | Batteries: Kling and Bergen; Hughey and | there until he was safely under the wire, could do to them if we wanted to, we let | Outcalt Alva coming second and Ed Glen third. them down easy the rest of the game. DETROLT, 88pt. The burd.e race, mile and a sixteenth, was The Hastings boys appeared to be consider- | Detroit : 10 ; A : Perry, who perched at short. ‘In looking over | Hits: Detrolt, 1f; Minn sotierin: | brougint out and given a warming over the the score, woud you mind the record he pirolt, 9 Minnearoliy, & Bal colrse, But the fAive-foot Murdles ware. just runs made, four hits, and in addition a stolen | GRAND RAPIDS, Sept. 7.—Score: -y L B L jrand Rapids 2 3 _ 5| the race. Summaries: base, six putouts, five assists and two errors, | Grand Rapids 5.0 0 0. 0.0-3 8 0 08 e 5% 00 Vix furlongs, selling, purse which were the result of carelessness. A | 54 M e et B 28 AL 08 SR 460 gl Rnikht, b ., 109 (Hyley, 3'to 1, PRSI RecOit oIk YOUURRLS: rors: Grand Raviie 4 ot bantr Bacier: | won; His Honor, br. g., 109 (Zuber),' 10 to 1, He was the first man to make a hit in the | jos: Reidy and Campbell; Mullane and Boyle, | Second; Bertha B, b.'m., 199 (Hart), 4 to 1, first inning, and got to second on a wild pitch, He crossed third. "Time: 1:6%. Leumbria, _Justice, STANDING OF THE TEAMS, Jima. Bruce, Martha Smith and’ Vick also the rubber on a two-bagger of 3 Webster's. Then in the third he cracked out | rnatanapotis ...../L 41 W Lost Pt § Becon irates. six furlongs,.eslling, Puree another hit, and hits by Webster and Hall | St. Paul ......00 7002 66 o % (9| $100: Brown Dick, b. h., 112 (Mason), even, brought him home, Kansas City V40018 6 48 won; Mr, Dunlap, c. g. 109 (Green), § to 1, Tnat was all they did, as the score will [ Minneapolis ceeee 111 8 8 second; Miss Pearl, b. m., 109 (McCue), & show: Milwaukee s 114 8 6l to 1, third, Time: 1:16%. Lillie Lake, Im- UNIVERSITY. et i By gh st an % portance, Littie Chap, Monk Overfon,’Con- AB. R. BH, SH. SB. PO, A. E, | Gyana Rapias 0 111 84 7 ductor McSweeney, Bmp. Billet, Bifl Arp Creigh, ss.... "5 8 0 "0 "2 12 2| Games today: Kinsas Clty at Terre Haute. | o, fiberty Bell also ran, Crawford, ' m.4 3 8 0 2 2 .0 0 g g 2k | " 'Third race, thirteep-sixteenths of a mile, Abbott, 1b..)6 0 3 1 0 9 .0 0 Pt s selling, purse $1%: Serf, b. &, 84 (Reiff), i McAuliffe, 2b. 0 1 0 0 3 1 0|WESTERN ASSOOIATION' RESULTS. | to 1, won; Fannie Hunt, b. f., 86 (Nelson), Hayes, ¢.....5 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 — 5 to'1, second; Tenspring, Bittinger, 1.4 1 1 0 3 0 0 0|Buck Gives the St. Joseph Crowd o |even money, ‘third. Time: 12 Estelle Jeilen, p. i 4 ; g 0 1 g 3 0 Nice Coat of Whitewnsh. B ‘l«‘[agll‘nn, {’vn;l);‘ Mills, Tuvade, Cyantha Robinson, if!. § 0 2 2 0 0| LINCOLN, Sept. 7.—(Special Telegram.)— |2nd Ulster also ran. Lawler, 8b...8 0 1 0 8 874 1latr, Peter Lohman's mistaken idea ' that | seps pme S b B e Totals .42 10 13 1 10 21 12 3| Center Fielder McHale was supposed to be | (Hyle), 6 to 5, won, Wild Briar, b, & HASTINGS. standing on second was partially responsible | (Nelson), 5 to 6, second; Abana Boy, 2 AB. R. BH. SH. 8B. PO, A, 1 [ for the loss to 8t. Joseph of today's game, [ W1 (Davis) Gy i e St g:;‘:"v"“"' “’--g '2' g i g 1‘-; -f 1| although Kimmerer's great pitching would | yodephine 'virginite and Well Used also Johnson 28 1 0 % % % 32|aoubtless have won anyway. Slagle pitched | ran, Webster, p..ob 0 2 0 0 0 2 1|well but errors lost for him. Score: Fifth race, six furlongs, selling, purse Hoffm'ster, 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0fLincoln ..ccoeeeeed 000 2 01 0 03 Murphy, b. g, 114 (Zubler), 10 to 1, Hall, o4 0 1 0 1 5 1 0|St Joseph 0 0000000 0-0 Alva, b’ g, 108 (Van Camp), 2 to 1. Copé, b, i S FE O I T U TR 1 b T TS Lincoln, 6. Errors: | fecond: 12d Glen, b g. 114 (Johnson), 4 to 1, van Fleet, rf.4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0}8t Joseph, 3. Bases on balls: | third. Time: 1 Gladiola, Montell, Vishnu, Packard, m...4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0|Off Kimmere Slugto 3. Tl | Sam Farmer, Glen Luck and . A. Ray also e e — —| pitcher: By by ore Totaly ...38 2 10 0 2 165 | Biiase out? B e ce, mile and a sixteenth, hurdle UnIvVersity ... 4010002110 Left on bases: Lincoln, 7; St. Joseph, 7. AT Hastings ... 210100000 0—2Stolen hases: Hill (3), Kimmerer, Sullivan, e Sy Eofman BEarned runs iversity, 3; Hastings, 1. | Holly, Katz, Lohman, Batteries: Kimmerer [ {0 5 second; Horan Helie, Db, m., Two-base hits: Crawford, Abbott (2), Robin: | and Speer; Slagle and Lohman. Time: Two | (Rusher), 10 to 1, third, Time: 1:55%. Her- son, Webster. ' Double plays: Creigh to Mec- | hours. Umpire: Cole. cules also ran. Auliffe to Abbott, Struck out: By Jellen, ;| DUBUQUE, Ia., Sept. 7.—Score: YACHT RACE TOOK THE CROWD. by Webster, 5. Bases on balls: “Off_Jelien, [ Dubuque ......oa 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 0 2—4 3; oft “-1 ; .“j -f‘"~ l"u Frd Hall, 3. | Des Mofnes ... 00201011 *5|Cliford Beat Sir Walter by a Hend Willa pitches: Jefien, 1. Time: Two hours. | je: Dubugue, 9; Des Moines, 12. Erro in n Hot Drive, TARIER: (SEX s Ihg) Dubuque, § Des Moines, tteries: Mc NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—The attendance at the Coney Island Jockey club meeting today was affected by the yacht race, the crowd Ganley and Graver; land. PEORIA, Sept. 7.—Score: Andrews and McFar- GAMES OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. Shortstop Jennings of Baltimore Aid 1 ; ) 00 » | numbering not over 4000 to 5,00, The card Sloveland Jn Winning. s Gax {K:‘;{mglon Rt et 3 8 83| was fairly good. The opening race was BALTIMORE, Sept. 7.—In his eagerness | "y peoria, 8; Burlington, 6. Brrors: | Won by Kamsin in very easy style, 4he sec- to make a play Jennings made so costly an | peoyin, 2. Batteric Roach and Dugdale; | ond won by the lightweight, Discount, and error that the Spiders got four runs and | Weimér and Lynch. the third ‘race, the Autump stakes for o- the game in the first inning. After that| ROCKFORD, Sept. 7.—Score: year-olds, ~was wo that goo . Cleveland got no runs and Baltimore man- | Rockford . . J0%1 0u0m0 0l 00 l0—1l] arsinendon witly the top welshit dJ8 pounds, aged to pull In three. Attendance, 10,000. | Quiney . e 00000 05000 %5 day was the Omnium handicap, for which Score: STANDING OF THE TEAMS. a field of nine answe “sn""i\"‘zx}[' The race Baltimore . 200000001-3 Played. Won. Lost. P.Ct, [ Was hotly contested by Sir Walter and Clif- Cleveland ......""04 00 00 0 0 0 0—4| Lincoln ... o MBEE g8 tag el 1] ford Cwho finighed hedds Apartiin the fast Hits: Baltimory Cleveland, 10. Frrors: | Des Moines 107 64 43 PR e e R R Baltimore, 1; Cléveland, 3. Karned runs: | Peoria ...... 105 4 e I o aov el S Rt I Cleveiand, 1.' Two-base 'hits: Kelly, Robin- [ Quincy 111! 108 50 was wor eanllyiuy heonapall L The a8 son, Burkett, Jennings. Three-base hits: | Rockford ....11.1,. 0109 5 it e P T R B K Burkett. Stolen bases: Tebeau, Gleason, | Burlington ... 01000109 fiy'the Bota L ahok, Lookgus, aith the Blake. Double pla son_to Jennings | Dubuqie 1o LA A e Il Tl e to Ca First on of Cuppy, it | St. Joseph ... 109 70 R By (TR e RV R s by pitched ball uppy, 1. Struck out Games today Joseph at Lincoln; Des | gad, Volley (10 fo 1) third. Time: 1:11 By McMahon, _Cuppy, 5. = Batteries: | yoj at Dubuque: Jacksonville at Peoria; | Sécond race, six furlongs: Discount (3 to McMahon and Robihson; Cuppy and 2im- | Quigoy at Rockford. 1) wen, Buckwa (8 to 1) second, Buckrene mer. Time: Two hours ‘and fifty minutes. b, R s AR B Uigpiresi-Kundlle and JeDousld, GAMES OF THE Third race, Autumn stakes, Futurity PHILLIES WIN AN EASY PAIR. course: Crescendo (2 to 1) won, Haxlet (3 to PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 7.—The home 5) second, Captive (6 to 1) third. Time: 1:10. team defeated Louisville this morning in a | Neli&h Wins n Pretty Game by One | " pjyreh’ race, Oranium handicap, mile and dull game, The features were the heavy Run from Creighto; an etghth: Clifford (3 to 1) won, Sir Walter hitting of Delehanty and Sullivan and the | NELIGH, Neb. Sept. 7.—(Special Tele- second, Beldemere (3 'to 1) third playing of Hallman and Collins. 1,46 Attend- gram.)—The prettiest contested game of ball Score: played in Neligh this year was played here ance, . ‘mile and three furlongs, sel Philade a . 2—-9 ot ing: nawell ven) won, Andrews (20 to i R [ 1 080178 today between the l,n-l)'h(on and Neligh | 1)"second, Candelabra (7 16 5) third, Time: Hits: Philadelphia, 16; Louisville, 7. Er- | clubs. It was a hard fought game from | 2:22 _ iz rors: Philndelphia, 2; Loulsville, 3." Earned | start to finish, the home team winning by .2‘.5;},'\‘"':%.‘m5',‘”“».,’.5"&:‘»‘i.‘.!;.fil“fli'.,’:"- 'l'.f.'»v runs: Philadelphid, 7; Loulsville, 2. Two-| one score. Mcflyalile and Beymer both | pookgut (10 5 won. BIf Francls @ to 2) ve base hits: Delehanty (2), Cross, Thompson, | pitched a greaf gamp and were well sup- ye = it ‘ f Qlarke. Stolen bases: Sullivan. * Struck out! | borted. Hufrsmith for Creighton did excel- ¥ ten Took All (he Racews. By Cunntogham, 33 by Orth 1 esmouble | lent work in lefuMioid, taking everything in [ g, TLOUIS, Sept. 7.~There was & fair iman to Sullivan to Boyvie. Kirst . on | S&ht. Score: e b track and good racing at the Fair grounds Creighton .. ham, 2; off Orth, 2. oft Cunning % Bat: H M 1 hard day for the book- teries: Orth and Clements: Cunningham and | Neligh .. jaeand0 0 002003 %5 for the favorites won every race. Warner. Time: One hour and forty minutes, | Hits: Creighton, 4, Neligh, 7. Errors: | I ’ Umplire: Jevne. Creighton, 5; Neligh, 5. Two-base hits: | Summaries In the afternoon the Phillles used up three | James, Reef, Haxuie. Three-base hit: Spen- st _race, selling, one mile: Heraldine of the Colonels’ piichers and had an easy | cer. Base on 1.3\'}\,. (Off Beymer, 1. Struck | (even) won, Bayard (8 to 1) second, Bansach thing from the start. Attendance, 13647 | out: By Beymel. i; by Mcllvaine, 5. Bat- 1) third. Time: 1:4 Score: terles: Beymer aid Carroll, McIlvaine and | Second race, maiden 2-year-olds, five fur- Philadelphia .. 33222000 1-13| Koenigstein. Umpiré: Mr. Smith longs: Sir Single (2 to 1) won, Hig Fellow X 9 | N MBI, Neb. Bept, (5 to 1) second, Taylor Banks (10 to 1) third, Louisvilie . 000020015\ TECUMSEH, Neb, Sept. 7 fiio,D) sep Special Tele- ts: Philadelphia, 19; Louisville, 7. Er- | gram.)—The ballmaie here today was won | Thr “ ve, : rore l’h‘u'::dl:l‘)h . 3 Loutiville, 7. Frarnad | by David City's geame - Soore: @ Third ‘Tace, purse, seven furlongs: Linda Tullacerphia, »: Loisyile. 3. Two- Fosimaah 34 £0208 03 14 tarlan 2 to'n) third. Time: 1:36} jose, hits: Boyle, Turner. “Yaresbass hita: | David "Clty o4 Fourth race, purse, maiden 2-year-olds, clehanty. 4 tolen bases: Hamillon, Hoyie | oBase hits: Tagumgeh, 8; David City, 9. | one mile: Rapier (7'to 6 won. Silveralo hanty @), Hallman, ” Double blays:’ Bovie | grrors Tecumsch. b Luvia City, 3. "vo- | 8 to 1) second, Upman (6 to 1) third. Time: Yani 0 B~ \SS% | base hits: Webs| . Scott, Bailey. Thre 1:62. fiq;]r, l‘l::fl ‘h_u:«;l ‘1’}.-:':'?:‘.'";‘)?‘“:‘4“:10?1 Off | hage hit: Lowe. Situck out: By Connor, Fifth race, five furlongs, purse: Faugha el Dy Bitehed ball: Boyle, O'Hrien Sha: | 8 by Cook, 2. Wattéries: Connor and Con: | (3 to 5) won, Fred Foster' ( to 5 second, carts WiIA nitches: Holmes. Passed balle: | 1ini Cook and Corbett. ' Jack Martin (20 to 1) third, Time: 1084, o es. Batterios: Lucld and Clements: Mo | SYRACUSE, Neb., Sept. 7.—(Special Tele- [ * Sixth race, purse, six and a haif furlongs ot e Hotmas Caements: Me| gram.)—Unadilla knocked out a picked team | O'Connell (1' to 2) won, Magniet (3 to 5) sec- Score: Time: here today. ond, George W. Bailey (8 to 1) third, One hour and twenty minutes. Um- plre: Jevoe. Unadilla 81002020 2-15]1:% Y PIRATES COMING BACK. Syracuse L..l..2 0 06000 2 0-10| Clear Weather und a Slow Track. PITTSBURG, Sept. 7.—The Pittsburgs re-| Umpire: Saunders. Time: Two hours. DETROIT, Sept. 7.—Weather clear; track turned ' from their disastrous eastern trip| DEFIANCE, Ia., Sept. 7.—(Speclal)—One | slow. Summaries: today and signalized it by defeating Wash- | of the finest games ever witnessed in this | st race, six farlongs: Ateller won, B, H. ington in two unsatisfactory games. Errors | section was seen Thursday between the g e p s B were numerous and coatly,’ The regular | home team and Woodbine Woodbine put FhiAY gscond, gamas 'V Oartes:third, $ime umpire for some reason failed to appear and | up a elegant game, but Davis' curves, to- | e I S e two home umpires were chosen, Which Bave | Sther with the sUBDOFt given by tne Rome | 1 Second race, five furlongs: Fay Belle won, Uncas second, Duchess of Montrose third. the visitors a chance for wranglin team held them down all during the game. Time: 1:06. cisions. Attendance, 2,200, Score, Beore: Third race, six and a half furlongs, sell- Pitsburg .. 201000103 * 5| woodbine ........c0 2010010 0—4]ing: Helen Wren won, Lay On second, Spit- “};:{“"fifi.b ‘-0“‘,1 _:‘0'0 0!0 ey 2| Defance G100 16200 0-10)dre thied. Time; 124, Pt s: Plttsbury ‘ashington, 8. Errors: ol : By Cox, 4; by Davis, 3. Bat- | Fourth race, five furlon ublto won, Weshington: b Marned runs: | Suuck outs By Cox. 42 by Davie, 3. Bat- | 1rvctar second.’ Badals thind Time: 1065, Two-base hite: Brown. Three- | pine" cox and Welch Iifth race, one mile, selling: Montepenso Smith. Home runs: Stenzel. Sac- g o — won, Kimberly second, Lady Rose third. : Merritt, Brown, Selbach. Stolen LAvi ton Staye hree Hounds, Time: 1:46%, bases: Heckley, Stenzel, Joyce, Mercer (2). Joyee to Sixth race, six furlongs: Hallowe'en won, Ibach to Cart- DENVER, Sept. T—Jack Livingston, | CUsth nees. i urlong e, Time: wrlght G5 une on Dalla: " Moroar, 5. off | known as the “St Paul lfiM.‘" was :(no-'-llh-ti Fite, Foreman, 2. Hit by pitched ball: Beckley, | out by “Frenchy” Osborn last night in three - o Struck out: By F . M rouads. They fought for a purse of §250 and Track Fast at ¢ ehill Downs. T, PEattn: inan and Merritt; | the entrance money. LOUISVILLE, Sept. 7.—The track today at Churchill Downs was again fast, maries: Hirst race, six and a half furlongs ate (T to 10) won, Domingo @ to 1) Irgn Master (3 to 1) third. Time: 1 2 to 1) won, Fred (5 to 1) third, Time: 1:29%, Judith (4 1o'1) won, second, Rhett Goode 1:49% Fourth race, five @ to 1) third, furlon fent by the Soldiers. The Omaha cricketers took a trip Omaha yesterday afternoon and strated beyond a shadow of they are capable of making ably small scores when they feel clined. In their first innings t one run more than their opponents, of a couple of “byes" which the the game. the match would have been lowed. nine runs for the did not ook very Omahas, and perhaps encot it It s but fair, however, to state their second innings the Omahas possibility to play a ball with any “background wicket, Messts. Marshall and Lawrie hand ball with much satisfaction to and advantage to their side, as in t innings of the soldiers the former was re- and villainously fou i3 Neale both bowled well, while in t ond innings of the Fort Omah Wright and Cavanaugh touched ball to the tune of twenty-nine 1 them TakKing everything into hows the fact must not be 1o that the' Omaha team was far from representative one, This may consolation to the who might otherwise feel distressed poor showing made by the latter. detall: FORT OMAHA, First innings: W. Roach, b Lawr J. Cavanaugh, b J. J. Russell, b Mars Neale,'b Marshall... ardner, b Marshall. .. 1. North, b Marshali.. AT A G. Hurst, b Marshall. .. J. McGinnls, ¢ Ford, W. Branton, ¢ Hill, D." Higgins, not out’ Extras Total Second Innings: J. McCann, b Lawrie.. J. Cavanaugh, run J. J. Russell, ¢ D 3. G. Neale, ¢ N rtin, b New.... . A. E. North, ¢ New, b Doyle........ Lieutenant Wright, not out....... G. Hurst, b Ford. % Allen. b Doyl . Branton, ¢ sub, b Ford.. ... . Higgins, ¢ Hart, DX oovsurions Potal Siis e 3 OMAHA CRICKET CLUB, b Doyle.. . b Neale, b ‘Neale.......... 5 rd, ¢ and b Neale...... v, b Ni rie, b H. Cookson ort g Cavanaugh, b Nor orth. F. H. Marshall, b N €. Hil, b North P. Young, not out . Mountfoss, Extras Total . Second innin, é Dr. Young, b @ H. New, b Nor'h,.. ©. H. Cookson. b P. B. Ford, b Neale............ . H. Marshall, b North C. Hill, not out.... Bxtras’ . Total . Dr. Young, H. Lawrie, and F. Mountfoss did not bat. BOOMS THE NATIONAL CIRCUIT Benefit Ruaces Last Nigh Double Success. even) won, Feast (8 to second, Lyle (10 to 1) third, Time: 1:08\ Fifth race, seven fu; Timber @ to 1) won, Un; second, Glad (8 to 1) third. Time: 1:2 CRICKET GAME AT THE doubt remark- in- oy complled, with no little trouble, be it understood, just had the worst of it, in the matter of light, so much 8o, in fact, that it was a moral Im- themsel P. Young, E. Bum- Laure- econd, Second race, seven furlongs, selling: 1liso Lakota (10 to 1) &econd, Master Third race, mile and a sixteenth, selling: George Heck (2% to 1) Time: 814 selling: Serena Anna selling: Tough Henry (2 to 1) FORT, to Fort Two Byes Save the Omnhas from De- demort- that w0 This win by a single run was the result soldiers threw away at a most critical moment of ‘There is no knowing what the upshot of had time al- As it was, five wickets for tw iraging was that as well that the first innings decided the game. in all degree led the he first r the losing side, Corporals North and he s s Lieutenant the up between consideration, t sight of being a at the Scores in th 2 Hart MEET Prove n The amateur bicycle contests under the auspices of the Associated Cycling held at the Charles Street park last attracted a good crowd. Kverythin events was by far more hotly contest interesting than at any meeting held the opening of this tragk. The feature of the ment was the one mile a 2:25 time limit, which was won by Holton In 2:23, which established mile unpaced competition track re start to finish. Eight of the best local started, and "the way they went on the 'elghth circle was a caution. Angell forged a little ahead of the with Miner close after him. At yards from the tape Angell made a spurt that landed him over the length ahead of Miner, with the oth riders lined up rim and rim close beh Ralph Brown paced and won easily by fifty yards, In the two mile handica "Toozs 1, h o Ange drickson, yard man, won in yards, second and F §00d third. The one-third mile open was a 0:52 The good natured crowd was loud appreciation of the good card, which first real encouragement the local have had. Summarie One mile novic by T. B. Bowman. ime: 3:01 H. E. Fredrickson won, One mile, messenger boys, $8 bleyele Raiph Brown won. Time: 2:39. ‘One mile open, lap race, first §15 tires, sccond $4 hat: Fredrickson first, Mack second. Time: 2:30. One mile, coal dealers, Roberts won., Time: 3:16, Time: 0 box clgars: Angell won, Time: 2:30 Jne mile open, one dozen collar in which they were entered. first prizes, three seconds At all track races this year and two scratch, clubs, night, 5 was put off in good order, and the program of ed and 1 since evening's entertain- professional, with “Dad'" the one ord. The one mile 2:40 class was a race from riders around It was anybody's race until the last half lap, when bunch, twenty sudder mark a er five ind. the messenger boys 150- 200 a a ell, corker, Fredrickson spurted it in the fast time of in its is the ride: prize $5 racing suit: Won One-third mile open, $ meerschaum pipe: pants racing James LB One mile professional, $20: Dad Holton won. Time: 2:23. One mile, 2:40 class, $5 leather bag: A. L. 1 cuffs, $250 bleyele es: Fredrickson first, Mack second. Time: 2:3%. > Two mile handicap, $10 gold stop watch to first, § bicycle lamp to second: Toozer first, Angell second. Time: 5:51. One mile tandem, box of clgars: Potter and Denman won. Time: 2:16, S What's the matter with the Columbia b cycles? Jubllee day the Columbia racing team won nine prizes out of seven races They took four thirds. Oolumbia bi- cycles have attracted much attention and their wonderful popularity is a matter of comment. Hard road riders will not use any other jake of wheel. Down east swells swear by Columbias, first, last and every time, The old saw, “the best is the cheapest,” applies to Columbia bicycles. L DREEIE Associntion Foot Ball Prospects. Association foot’ ball will be the leading feature of outdoor athletics all through the coming winter with the Young Men's tian association. The practice groun ner of Eighteenth and Farnam stre been cleared, permanent goal posts been erected 'and the first practice season was held yesterday arternoon. a crowd turned out and a vumber men_signified their intention of taki the game. Practice days will be Tu and Thursdays at 5:30 p. m. and Sal at 5 p. m. Clan Gordon eleven is pra hard every day. The Rangers will feam made up of players who are not bers of the M A The soldi Fort Omaha are training a couple of ts, Chris- 4, cor- has have of the Quitc f new ng up onlays urdays cticing be a mem ers at teams for the coming tournament at the state fair —— Bellevae and ingficld nt Teanis, BELLEVUE, Neb, Sept. 7.—(Special.) The third game of tennis between Bellevue and Springfield was played Friday. Owing to the high wind the was not very satisfactory In the score was 6-4, 5.7, 46, 64, 62, In of Springfield. The singles were not fis Pripee Has Another Rue NASHVILLE, Sept. 7.-The race uled for this afterncon at Westside between Jack Prince, champlon lon, tance bicyclist, and two pacing horses fance twenty ' miles. "was postponed Tuesday next because of rain, at Spri ngfeld game the doubles favor rished sched park g dis- ¥, dis- uatil of certainty, owing to the bad light, worse deceptive sponsible for six wickets and the latter for afford some friends of the Omahy oo > FORTY FAILED TO GET 0UT Fire Started in & Mine in Which Two Hune dred Men Were Working, NO HOPE FOR THE IMPRISONED MEN Most of the Miners Escaped by o n Way Be Much Headway—=Nothing Be Done for ¢ CALUMET, Mich, Sept. 7.—About 3 o'clock today fire broke out in the shaft of the Osceola mine, and at this time it is more than probable that forty men and boys have been burned to death or suffocated. The men known to be in the mine are as follows: T. Rembath, mine boss; Richard Bickett, Michael Johnson, Richard Greenfell, Michael Schulte, John Matsen, Willlam Bryant, Fran- c's Lander, Alex Danfell, John Cudlip, Thomas Curtls, Robert Johns, Peter Martin, Joseph Sahte, James Harrington, Willlam Donald, Barney Elgore, Anton Scezweak, all miners, and Peter Staogard and Walter Dohle, drill boys. The fire started in shaft No. 3, which is used to carry the miners to the surface from the mine, and when the fire broke out all of the men and boys employed in the mine, about 200 in number, made a rush for the shaft, in the hope of being taken to the sur- face. The fire was too rapid for them, how- ever, and the chance of escaping by the shaft was entirely cut oft by flames and smoke. The majority of the imprisoned miners made a break for a cross cut, and in this way managed to reacn another shaft, from which they wera taken to the top rty were missing when the roll was called. Within a short time after they had reiched the surface smoke began pouring from all the shafts and the escape of the men below was entirely cut offt. The men in charge say now that there is not the slightest chance for any of the men now in the mine to es- cape with their lives, If they are not burned they must have been choked by the dense smoke within a short time after the fire started. Fortunately the mine is not as heavily timbered as some of the mines in this locality, and it will not take it a great while to burn out. As the thing now stands there is not the slightest thing that can be done for the me and no effort is being made tp extinguish th flames. There is nothing known as to how the fire originaied. The fire broke out in the twenty-seventh level. The Osceola is a copper mine, located two miles from Calumet. As Captain Rich- ard Edwards was making his way to 2 shaft he smelled wood burning, but some of the miners working in the levels th would not believe there was fire in the mine as they could flames crackling. On nearing No. Captain Edwards met Captain Tr a portion of the men who were looking for the fire, and on reaching the shaft they found a large quantity of logging on fire Captain Trenbett and a party of men were left to fight the fire below, while Captain Edwards went to the surface to get a hose, 5 not smell any smoke or hear 3 shaft nbett and but when he returned he found that the smoke had made an updraft instead of a down, and In consequence he had to come back to the surface as fast as possible, Word was immediately sent to the the mine for all to come to the surfa many succeeded in doing, but there still re- main in the dry house thirty suits of clothes, and it is supposed that that number were unable to get out in time and are en- tombed 2,700 feet below the surface, with no possible avenue of escape. Fortunately thers is very little timber in this part of the mine and the fire must soon be put out, but if the miners have not already been smothered to death they surely will be if the fire has to be left to burn out before they can be reached. Ever since 12:30 o'clock smoke has been pouring out of the mine in huge volumes The scene at the Opeeche shaft, where many of the men came up, was deeply heartrend- ing, thousands having gathered around the mouth of this shaft, many women and chil- dren standing around looking for their hus- bands and fathers. Besides the men men- tloned above many more are known to be entombed, but in the excitement it is im- possible {0 obtain their names. They are mostly Austrian trammers. Searching parties were sent down in Nos. 1 and 2 shafts to try to reach the men from drifts leading to No. 8 shaft above the twenty-seventh level, but were unsuccessful. Tho mouths of the shafts have now been all battened up to stop all drafts and all hope is now given up of ever rescuing the men alive. This is the greatest loss of life that has ever occurred in the copper country. Charles Weare, a drill boy, went to the bottom of the burning shaft’ and told the miners of their danger. They did not think it was so0 4ad, and some of them came up the ladders to the seventeenth level, where they thought they would have time to eat lunch. They were there only three minutes when the smoke became intensely dense. Michael Harrington took out some matches to relight the candles, which had gone out, but the oxygen had been consumed and the candles would not burn. Groping their way in the dark, they went up about 200 feet more, when they lost hope, but one of the miners, crawling on hands and knees, reac. o1 the bell wire and signalled to lower the men in which skip. By the sound they knew when it was near and signalled for it to stop, then they climbed Into it and rang for the engineer to hoist. They reached the surface almost suf- focated. AUSTIN NS THE DY Omaha Expert Co hamplon at KANSAS CITY, Sept. 7. ton tennis tournament toduy Russel I Whitman of Kansas City was beaten b De Roy Austin of Omaha in the finals in singles. Austin's playing was declared to be the most graceful ever seen in Kansas City. During the first set, when Whitman was fresh, he had his opponent on the run and he won the first set hands down. Aus- tin won the first game and that was all. He kept running up to the net at almost every opportunity, allowing Whitman to lob over his s careless, 100, and pers sisted in striking e ball out of court and made double faults. Whitman rested during Dyking- the second set, allowing Austin to win by a love score. 'This gave the Omaha cham- plon courage, and he began (o play with much me re and spirit, Abou mid- dle of tI t he found out i a mistake in attempting and from that on he playved fensive. yme of his returns we ful, though Whitman male some which just as brilliant. Whitman von the f iwo games, but Austin got the third. Whit- man won the fourth, and the score was 3-1. it looked much as if he would be the wins ner of the mateh, but his exertions had begun to weary him and Augtin ran the set out with ease. Score, 6-% The fourth and last set was won by Austin with the great- st ease, the score being 6-0. " Whitman wis too exhausted to make any sort of defe first in, Omaha, beat Russel as City, 1-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-0, Doubles finals George Case and G. H, Devol of Kansas City beat Lane Johnson and’ Robert Jones of Kansas City, 6-4, 6-1, -7 R. K De Roy Aus Whitman, Kan Cornis a Great Record. CHICAGO, As a fitting finale to a long career as active athlete, Harry r of the Chicago through 8. Cornish, athletic manag: Athletic club, this evening went What Is known as the “all round progra Chicaso Athletic associztion field led Tn hanging up an exception- record, making a total of 4,958 the amateur athletic system 15, put made Jump; @ 8!xieen \ches; ally points of scoring. the six rty-five f c anning high ds in 4:23; threw ninety fect six six ‘and one-half inches pole; ran 120 yards over hurdles in wen seconds; threw the fifiy-six pound made nineteen feet six and ked 830y pound hamme feet vaulted elght with one-hin s in the running broad jump and finished by running a mile in 5:9% His total number of polats has been equalled by but five amateurs in the world, New Cla A Hour Record. CHICAGO, Bept. 7.—~Charles Miller of the Thistle Cyeling club establishod & new clasy A hour w d's record at twenty-five miles and o yards over the rfield park loop this alternoon, consequently he lowered the twenty-five mile record held by the “Ter- rible Swede from 59:34 10 891" Miller was paced by six tandem teams.