much biased, so as to draw as much as six to ten feet in a run of
sixty. The best players in Scotland, however, have discarded these
extremely weighted bowls. The Pioneer rink of Toronto was the first
to import bowls of the best Glasgow make, notwithstanding that a very
fair article is made in Canada. Since Scotland has been mentioned, it
may be as well to say just here that a correspondent, Mr. Samuel Gunn,
of Glasgow, a fine bowler, and an undeniable Scotchman, inveighs, in
a recent letter, against those who term bowls an English game, and
declares that Scotland is its great exemplar to-day. This probably may
be the case; but even Mr. Gunn will admit that the cyclopedias call it
“a British game,” and they are not particular to say anything about
North Britain either. He should also remember that in the fine picture
illustrative of the game in the time of Elizabeth, it is Sir Francis
Drake and a group of Englishmen whose game upon an English green was
sought to be interrupted by a messenger bringing tidings that the
Spanish Armada was in sight.
Be it Scotch or English, it is a good game.
IS HE A 9 4-5 MAN?
The St. Louis _Globe-Democrat_ writes in the following way of the
performance of Schifferstein, the Californian sprinter:
“At the meeting of the Missouri Athletic Club, at St. Louis, September
9, the feature of the day was the performance of Schifferstein, the
Californian, in the 100-yard race. He won away off in the world’s
record time of 9 4-5s. The amateur record is 10s., and the Californian
lowered this. The professional record of 9 4-5s. is held by H. M.
Johnson, who was one of the timers. The performance will go on
record, and Schifferstein will receive a handsome medal for lowering
the record. There can be no doubt of the performance, as he beat
Joe Murphy, who is a 10¼. man, three yards. In the second heat
Schifferstein, O. J. Fath and Geo. M. Fuchs, of the M. A. A. C., and
Eli Thornish, of Chicago, competed. Schifferstein raced away from
his field in the first fifty yards, and won easily by four yards of
Thornish, second. Time, 13 1-5s. The Californian has the easiest of
styles. He much resembles Sherrill, the champion, in his style of
movement, and does not seem to exert himself a bit when in motion. He
will win the national championship. In the final heat a good start was
effected, but Schifferstein opened up a big gap on his field in the
first fifty yards as before. Murphy then held him even, but could not
gain an inch, and the Californian won by three yards in the record time
of 9 4-5s.”
A PLEA FOR THE WHEELMEN.
As the days shorten, and the hours available for outdoor exercise grow
fewer, more wheelmen are anxious to use the daylight they have at their
own disposal for a reinvigorating run. No city is better provided with
an exercise ground for cyclers than is New York with her beautiful
park; but, nevertheless, there is a hitch. As things stand at present,
one has, in order to reach the park, to take a car from the business
parts of the city, and undergo all the tedium of the trip; then,
hastily donning cycling clothes, take a hasty spin, a hurried bath,
and resuming the garments of every-day life, run the risk of cold or
pneumonia by taking a car down-town while still warm from the vigorous
exercise.
The Board of Aldermen were apparently filled with good intentions, and
went so far as to lay down in Madison Avenue, from Twenty-third to
Thirty-second Street, a pavement which seems calculated to fill every
wheelman’s heart with joy. This pavement is not the ordinary asphalt
used for streets, but has an admixture of sand, which prevents extreme
slipperiness. So far so good; but there remains the long stretch from
Thirty-second to Fifty-ninth Street, over which no wheelman dare
attempt to ride, and so many a man who pines for the refreshing run of
an hour or so on his wheel is deterred by the thoughts of those trips
on the cars and the other attendant discomforts. Surely the Board of
Aldermen will take pity on such a good (and influential) class of
citizens, and shortly remedy this real and considerable grievance.
A MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS.
At the present time, when the inevitable effect of the actions of
so-called “trout-hogs,” dynamitards, and pot-hunters is evoking so
much attention, the report that on August 30 Lord Walsingham killed
in one day to his own gun, 1,058 head of grouse, on his small moor at
Blubberhouse, Yorkshire, has attracted no slight attention. The feat,
if such it can be called, was undertaken with a view to eclipsing
the former record made by Lord Walsingham in 1872 of 842 head, on
which performance no great reliance has ever been placed. The new
and gigantic record is, however, undoubtedly authentic. The bag was
made between 5.15 ~A. M.~ and 7.30 ~P. M.~ and twenty “drives” were
made, which occupied seven hours and a half. During the last half hour
(_i. e._, from 7 to 7.30) fourteen birds were killed, during the walk
home, and by deducting these it is found that 1,044 were killed in 449
minutes, or nearly 2⅓ birds per minute. Once three birds were killed at
one shot, and three times two birds at one shot. Lord Walsingham was
the only person to fire, and used four guns, and employed two loaders.
In this particular case, so far was the ground from being completely
“shot out” that the reports say that two guns could readily get from
150 to 200 brace per day for two or three days during the next week
over the same ground.
A BELLED BUCK.
The New York _Sun_ recently published a letter from Alex. Moss, of
Madoc, Miss. Mr. Moss writes: “A day or two ago I killed a deer, a
buck, the largest ever seen in this country; gross weight, 347 pounds.
The horns three inches from the head were 1¾ in. in diameter. There
were six points on one horn and seven on the other--thirteen points.
Around the neck of the deer was a bell attached to a wire rope. On
the inside of the bell was plainly engraved: ‘J. S. Dunn, Lansing,
Mich. June (or Jan.), 1881.’ The wire rope had been spliced in sailor
fashion, and was no doubt done before it was put on the deer, and
allowances made for the neck growing. There was but a small portion
of the material of which the rope was made left, save the wire. It
was very tight around the deer’s neck, and the hair was white where
the rope touched. The bell had no clapper, and was made of brass and
copper.”
A DRINK FOR CYCLISTS.
A writer in the _Bicycling World_ calls attention to a well-known
injurious habit of wheelmen, as follows:
“The pernicious habit of imbibing large quantities of water at every
stopping-place, so common among inexperienced wheelmen, not only
aggravates the thirst, but, by promoting excessive perspiration,
exhausts the rider. It is the perspiration that evaporates as fast as
it appears, and not that which runs off the skin, that diminished the
heat of the body. If the rider resists this desire to drink, the water
for perspiration is taken from the fat--which is the dead weight--and
he is benefited by the decrease in his avoirdupois.”
While the fault and result are very much as outlined above, the
writer has failed to point out any remedy. A certain amount of liquid
to assuage thirst must be taken by riders, and at the same time
nourishment and mild stimulation are often essential. A harmless
and satisfactory combination of all these may be secured by adding
to a glass of milk a tablespoonful of Jamaica rum, and nothing
but beneficial results will be secured, even if used in excess of
moderation.
HINTS TO NEW YORK SPORTSMEN.
The query has more than once been put to ~Outing~: “Where can
one obtain good shooting within Too miles of New York?” In reply, we
wish to give the following advice to men who, while keen on sport, have
not the time to seek it far afield.
In the first place, good shooting, with a variety of game (one
correspondent mentions rabbit, quail, grouse, partridge, etc.), cannot
be obtained within too miles of the city.
The rabbit, or American hare (_Lepus sylvaticus_) can be found
everywhere outside and sometimes inside city limits. He seems to be
a “pariah and an outcast” among sportsmen, although rabbit shooting
with a couple of good dogs on a brisk, frosty morning, is a sport
by no means to be despised. Rabbits are protected by the game laws
during the close season. Quail (_Ortex Virginianus_, or, according to
many ornithologists, _Perdix V._), are in many places still further
protected by farmers upon whose lands they breed, most of the stubble
fields being posted to keep off intruders. The right of shooting in
such cases is reserved for themselves, or for city friends visiting
them in the fall, although we have known of cases where the farms were
posted so that the farmer’s boys might eke out a few pitiful pennies by
snaring the birds for market. Good rabbit and fair quail shooting may
be had early in the season on the line of the Southern Railroad of New
Jersey, particularly in the neighborhood of Tom’s River. Also on Long
Island, from South Oyster Bay eastward.
Ruffed grouse (_Tetrao umbellus_), improperly called “partridge”
in the Eastern and some of the Middle States, and as improperly
termed “pheasant” in the South, may still be found in fair numbers
among the wooded slopes and swales of Sullivan County, N. Y., and
Pike County, Penn. But the class of sportsmen whom we are specially
addressing should try that migratory bird, the woodcock, finest of
all our birds of the fall flight, the English snipe, most luscious of
all for the table, and the shore birds, or _Limicolæ_, a large class
comprehending the curlews, marlins, plovers, tattlers and sandpipers.
It is unnecessary to say that, except with shore birds, good dogs are
essential to success.
A WORD TO LAWN TENNIS PLAYERS.
Lawn Tennis has, within late years, taken so prominent a place in the
list of our outdoor amateur sports that it behooves those who feel an
interest in its future progress to guard well against the introduction
of the semi-professional element. This influence has done much to
injure and retard the growth of many outdoor amusements. It threw back
amateur rowing for years, and at one time brought the open regattas
into such ill-favor that it was feared that rowing would fall back
into the position it was in before the establishment of the National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen. Even after the establishment of that
organization, it required the closest attention on the part of the
executive committee of the association, with so active a man as Henry
W. Garfield to keep it clear from the snags that beset it. It would
be well for the lovers of lawn tennis to take this matter seriously in
hand and take a lesson from the course laid down by the amateur oarsmen
to keep the pastime clear from professional amateur players of this
delightful outdoor amusement.
CYCLES IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
Mr. J. H. Block, of Moscow, who has been instrumental in obtaining the
introduction of cycles into the Russian army, thus explains how he was
able to bring the measure about:
“I was very kindly received,” says Mr. Block, “by the
Commander-in-Chief here, and he took the greatest interest in all
I had to say about cycling. An official test has been made here
between a cyclist and a grenadier on horseback. A despatch of great
importance had to be taken to a small town thirty-five miles outside of
Moscow, and an answer to be received from there. One of our best and
most ardent bicyclists, Colonel Firsoff, who is fifty years of age,
undertook to start off with the grenadier at the same time, and try to
receive the answer, and come back in less time than the horseman would.
This he achieved in the best possible manner. He came back four hours
sooner than did the grenadier, and it created quite a sensation. Since
that time we have had very long and continuous conversations about
this matter, and after two months, the official introduction has taken
place.”
THE HEROINE OF A YACHTING ACCIDENT.
A narrow Escape from drowning, and, at the same time, an admirable
instance of the value of coolness and presence of mind in the face of
danger is thus recorded by the Hamilton, Canada, _Spectator_. It gives
an account of the rescue of Mr. Bunbury, of Hamilton, and his daughter.
After showing how a passing vessel noticed the capsized sloop, the
_Spectator_ goes on to say:
“Captain Irving was notified and got his glass set upon the object. He
informed the passengers who had called his attention to it that it was
a yacht on her side with two persons clinging to it. The steamer was
headed for the yacht, and in a short time was alongside it. Then it
was found that Miss Bunbury’s yacht had upset. The two passengers were
picked up, and the young lady was rigged out in dry clothes and made
comfortable. She did not appear to be the least bit concerned about the
upset. ‘We were just three-quarters of an hour in the water,’ she said,
looking at her watch, as she was lifted on deck.
“Mr. Bunbury had seen the squall coming, and was going to take in some
of the canvas when the squall struck the boat. ‘Let go everything,’ he
cried to his daughter, ‘and jump into the mainsail.’ The young lady
obeyed with a promptness that perhaps saved her life. In a moment the
boat was on her side, with the sail flat on the water, and the young
lady on the sail. She picked herself up and stood on the centreboard,
hanging on to the deck with both hands. The yacht was low in the water,
and to raise it Mr. Bunbury dived into it and threw out the ballast.
The young lady stood in the water up to her waist, while Mr. Bunbury
was up to his neck, and when the boat lurched--a small sea having come
up in the meantime--his head would go right under water.
“The young lady was made quite a heroine of by the passengers of the
_Macassa_. She certainly deserves great credit for her pluck and
presence of mind. Thomas Costen, one of the _Macassa’s_ deck hands
jumped into the water and assisted in getting the young lady and Mr.
Bunbury on board. The yacht was afterward towed in by a steam launch.”
FISH LIVING IN HOT WATER.
There is a pond on the hay ranch at Golconda, which is fed by the
waters from the hot springs. This pond has an area of two or three
acres, and the temperature of the water is about 85°, and in some
places, where the hot water bubbles up from the bottom, the temperature
is almost up to a boiling point. Recently the discovery has been made
that this warm lake is literally alive with carp, some of which are
more than a foot long. All efforts to catch them with a hook and line
have failed, as they will not touch the most tempting bait. A few of
them have been shot, and, contrary to the general supposition, the
flesh was hard and palatable. How the fish got into the lake is a
mystery unsolved. Within too feet of it are springs which are boiling
hot, and the ranchers in the vicinity use the water to scald hogs in
the butchering season.
CARP FISHING.
The New York _Herald_ recently gave some advice to a correspondent who
inquired as to the best method of getting some carp-fishing, which is
so practical that it will bear repetition. It says: “At Little Falls,
N. Y., you can obtain boats, although carp may be caught also from the
shore. Carp may be taken in large numbers anywhere within ten miles
above Little Falls. There is no law protecting carp, and they may be
taken whenever and wherever anybody can find them. Use No. 3 or 4 hook,
and fish on the bottom. Let the fish get a good hold before striking,
as carp take the hook like suckers. They are often caught on worms used
in fishing for other fish. If nothing but carp are wanted, a better
bait is made of dough, mixed with cotton to keep it on the hook, or
boiled peas.”
BOAT-RACING IN THE DARK.
A number of times during the past rowing season we noticed that
unsatisfactory results were reached at the conclusion of a regatta,
which anything like thoughtful management might have avoided. In two
or three instances which might be called to mind, contestants were
summoned to the starting-line at so late an hour that the shades of
evening had fallen on the water. To start a boat race under such
conditions is not only absurd and ridiculous, but fraught with danger
to the men engaged in it, not to say anything of the numberless
disputes likely to arise regarding the final result. In the first
place, the referee cannot discharge the duties of his office properly
if he is unable to see what is going on between the contestants, or how
can a judge at the finish determine who crosses the line first when it
is absolutely impossible to see distinctly three boats’ lengths ahead
of him? In the Bowery Bay, a place that may become popular for racing
with rowing men, and in the waters about the Staten Island Athletic
Club’s boat-house, occurrences similar to those above referred to had
practical illustrations within the past few weeks. In other sections
of the country the practice of delay in starting boat races at an hour
later than announced has become a positive nuisance. We propose to
watch all sins of this kind in the future, and place the blame of such
mismanagement where it belongs.
OUR THEATRICAL PLAYGROUND.
The theatrical season in New York opened auspiciously about the first
of September, and up to the present time shows no sign of in any way
not keeping up to its early promise; and this despite the fact of
an exciting presidential campaign, when mass meetings, torch-light
processions and brass bands in the streets furnish all the elements of
a free show outside the theatres. As a rule, a presidential year--at
least the few weeks of the canvass preceding the election--seriously
effects the attendance at all places of amusement. The past few weeks,
however, seem to prove an exception. And no class of entertainment, so
long as it is good, appears to be singled out for preference.
FAREWELL, WALLACK’S!
Colonel McCaull, with “Boccaccio,” easily led the comic opera patronage
at Wallack’s. It was the best performance of the opera ever given in
the city. Comedy and song are so happily blended in the work that
it requires actors and singers to present it properly, and McCaull
gave both. “Boccaccio,” by the McCaull Opera Company, will pass into
the dramatic annals of this city as the last performance given in
Wallack’s. October 6 Wallack’s ceased to exist, and a name which for
more than a generation was a household word throughout the country
passed away into a memory and becomes a tradition.
MEMORIES OF HOME.
As a contrast to the rollicking fun of comic opera let us see how
the Academy of Music is doing with “The Old Homestead.” Here is a
medley--it can hardly be called a play--which savors so strongly of
country life that one almost feels the breath of the new-mown hay,
or the genial warmth of a happy hearthstone while witnessing Den
Thompson’s performance. It is a touch of nature, and thousands throng
into the Academy to feel its influence.
A CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK.
When young Sothern, at the Lyceum, came upon the stage as _Lord
Chumley_, an indistinct something or other flashed through the minds
of old theatre-goers. It was impossible at first to tell what produced
that feeling, but as the play unraveled itself, and Mr. Sothern warmed
to his work, it seemed as if the spirit of the elder Sothern animated
the younger, and _Lord Chumley_ was a blood relative of the lamented
_Lord Dundreary_. As was the case with _Dundreary_ so it was with
_Chumley_--both sprung into popularity in a night. As in Laura Keene’s,
crowds were drawn in days gone by to see the father, so now at the
present day throngs fill the pretty Lyceum to look upon the son.
NOT OF THE FIRST WATER.
The handsome Broadway Theatre reopened with “The Queen’s Mate,” and
the opera was followed by “The Kaffir Diamond.” Notwithstanding the
admirable manner in which the drama was mounted and the magnificent
performance of Mr. Aldrich as _Shoulders_, it failed to meet with
public approval. The play is not a good one. It has some strong points
and good situations, but it drags in places. It is claimed it will
make a good road show. It may, but I doubt it. “Mr. Barnes of New York”
succeeded “The Kaffir Diamond” on October 15.
CAB, SIR?
Edward Harrigan opened his theatre with another of those local
admixtures which he calls “Waddy Googan.” _Waddy_ is a hack driver, and
Mr. Harrigan draws him to life, and places him in scenes and situations
so faithfully true that the theatre is unable to accommodate his
patrons. “Waddy Googan’s” run promises to be a long one.
A SUCCESSFUL WRECK.
William Gillette has made another success with “A Legal Wreck.” When he
first produced it at the Madison Square he did not expect it would do
more than fill out a part of his season there. Its success, however,
was such that the piece will hold possession until the 10th of this
month, when A. M. Palmer’s company returns to begin the regular winter
season.
JULES VERNE’S STORY IN TIGHTS.
At Niblo’s Garden “Mathias Sandorf” came in with the season, and
brought a flock of the prettiest ballet girls that ever adorned Niblo’s
stage. “Mathias Sandorf” was said to be written by Jules Verne. M.
Verne may have written it, but the people who filled the theatre at
every performance lost all recollection of the story in the bright
smiles and entrancing movements of the fairies of the ballet. Some
managers have a weakness for the antique in the selection of their
coryphées, but the rare experience of E. G. Gilmore and Bolossy Kiralfy
teaches them that the young have much more attractiveness in the
present day.
UP-HILL WORK.
J. M. Hill has produced a play called “Philip Herne” at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre. It was written by Mrs. Mary Fiske, a very bright
writer, and a lady well known in journalistic and theatrical circles.
“Philip Herne” has not yet come up to its manager’s expectations. The
play has all the advantages of a good cast. After a four weeks’ run at
the Fifth Avenue it went up to the Standard for a five weeks’ stay.
Mr. Hill is a very plucky manager, and is not afraid to meet defeat.
Sometimes he even turns defeat into victory. Who can tell? “Philip
Herne” may yet result in the victory Mr. Hill believes it capable of
achieving.
THE FASCINATION OF IMPROBABILITIES.
J. Wesley Rosenquest, one of the most enterprising and intelligent of
our younger managers, has now two theatres to guide instead of one--the
Bijou Opera House and the Fourteenth Street Theatre. At the latter
place of amusement, Cora Tanner has made the success of her career in
“Fascination.” “Fascination” is a comedy, written by Robert Buchanan,
and is about as improbable a story as one can listen to. But what of
that? The people throng to see the play, or Cora Tanner, or both; and
in this way stamp its improbabilities with the brand of success.
~Richard Neville.~
[Illustration: ~Among the Books~]
For a writer of books on sporting subjects one qualification is
absolutely indispensable if the result is to be a success, and this
is that the author shall have his heart thoroughly in his work. In no
other class of literature is the lack of such a qualification made so
palpable to the reader. In “Wild Fowl Shooting” (Chicago: Rand, McNally
& Co., 1888) Mr. William Bruce Leffingwell shows his love and knowledge
of sport in a way which will give his work a high place in sporting
literature. From the first to the last chapter the book is nothing if
not practical, and the information is pleasantly interspersed with
anecdotes and stories in such a way that the veteran will read with
amusement and interest, and the tyro will gather instruction and
pleasure at the same time. The scientific portions which are gleaned
from the best sources are not unduly obtrusive, though of sufficient
length to give any information required. The volume has the additional
advantage of being illustrated.
* * * * *
It is not often that the writer of a book of travel gives such thorough
attention to his subject as did William Eleroy Curtis (New York:
Harper & Brothers, 1888) in “The Capitals of Spanish America.” In his
position as Commissioner from the United States to the Governments
of Central and South America, the author had an opportunity which he
improved fully and with profit. President Arthur’s unsigned letter,
sent after his death, accepting the dedication and consenting to write
the Introduction, is an interesting memento. The accounts given by
the author of the cities and peoples he visited are full of life and
interest, while more serious points are by no means neglected. But
even the dry facts are so pleasantly discussed in chatty fashion and
interlarded by anecdote and tale that no dry bones are left. The book
is very profusely and, for the most part, handsomely illustrated.
* * * * *
Realistic fiction has in the last two years gained a strong foothold in
this country. To-day twenty good writers might be named with whom this
tendency has become a characteristic. There is undoubtedly an American
school of fiction building up which will become distinctive of our day
and country. But “Len Gansett,” by Opie P. Read (Boston: Ticknor & Co.,
1888), is hardly calculated to reflect credit on this school. Realism
is not all-sufficient, but must be ably seconded by literary merit to
meet with general approbation. The plot of this work is so poor that
one wonders at the finish why it should have ever been introduced.
The characters are weak and quite devoid of originality, while the
charms and picturesqueness which might have been introduced into such
surroundings are conspicuous by their absence.
* * * * *
There are books that win favor by their very name. “Chris,” by W.
E. Norris (London and New York: Macmillan & Co., 1888), is a volume
that has more than a name to make a way for it. From the moment that
one picks up this novel, one becomes intensely interested in the
fortunes of the wayward heroine. The interest acquired in her various
entanglements is almost personal, and when she is delivered from the
clutches of the unscrupulous Val Richardson, one breathes a sigh of
relief. Some of the prettiest touches are in connection with the
faithful Peter, and when the faithful canine friend meets his untimely
end, entire sympathy is felt with Chris in her wild and erratic
flight. The characters are well drawn, though there is a tendency to
overcoloring in some; but in spite of the interest of the book the plot
can hardly be designated as original or deep.
* * * * *
Universal as has been the baseball mania, it is an astonishing fact
how little literature has sprung up in connection with the game. This
is well shown in the introduction to “Hygiene for Baseball Players,”
by A. H. P. Leuf, M.D. (Philadelphia: A. J. Reach & Co. 1888)--a work
which, though unpretentious in appearance, is a most valuable and
timely publication. It discusses at considerable length the “physiology
and philosophy of curve-pitching,” and, as might be gathered from its
name, “the diseases and treatment of ball players.” In addition, the
relation of human anatomy to the methods of play, proper exercises for
players, and numerous other bearings of the game are fully discussed.
Illustrations amplify the merits of the text.
* * * * *
A manual that will surely prove of real use to the yachtsman and
canoeist is Captain Howard Patterson’s “Canal Guide” (New York
Navigation School, New York). As the author truly remarks, it opens
up a comparatively new field to yachtsmen, and offers a change to
the annual cruise along the same coast line. The instructions given,
and tables of depth of water, width of locks, etc., seem to be very
complete and to furnish all necessary information.
* * * * *
Carp culture has of late come into much prominence among the
pisciculturists of America. A valuable text-book on the subject reaches
us, entitled, “Practical Carp Culture,” by L. P. Logan (Youngstown,
O.: _Evening Herald_ Print, 1888). Every feature of the industry is
fully discussed, and both those who intend to engage in it, and those
who take an interest in it as a measure of public utility, should
study this little work. Rather more care in preparation might have
been advantageously expended on the preparation of the volume, as in a
preface of thirty-seven words there are two spelled wrongly.
FUN FROM THE WHEEL.
~College Professor~: Mr. Wheeler, can you give me a definition
of a philosopher?
~Mr. Wheeler~ (_A racing man, with a grudge against the
handicapper_): A philosopher is a fellow who starts from scratch with
a man ten seconds faster than he is, just to show the handicapper how
little he knows about his business.
* * * * *
It is said to be a poor rule that does not work both ways. Messrs.
Salmon Bros., of Denver, are trying to introduce the Fly Cycle Co.’s
wheels to American riders. A fly has long been the bait used to land
salmon, but this is the first case on record where the salmon has
reversed this order of things, and himself used the fly for bait. It
would seem odd to ask the rider of one of these machines what machine
he rode, and have him reply a “fly-wheel,” wouldn’t it?
* * * * *
“I understand Headerboy has grown wealthy of late,” remarked the old
member of the Whangdoodle Wheelers to the club captain.
“Yes, he’s making about fifty dollars a week now.”
“Doing what? Why he can’t even ride a wheel without falling of.”
“That’s just it.”
“What do you mean?”
“Why, you see, he carries two or three accident insurance policies,
rides a fifty-four-inch wheel when he measures for a fifty inch, so he
has only to ride and take headers, to combine pleasure with profit.”
* * * * *
It is said that Kluge, the well-known racing man of the Hudson County
Wheelmen, owes his success upon the road and path to his profession as
a paper-hanger. It teaches him to thoroughly “size up” the abilities
of his opponents, and thus defeat them by taking advantage of their
weaknesses.
* * * * *
RACING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS.
First--Adam.
Last--Cobblers.
Wins--Four aces.
Loses--A bluff when called.
The Field--Potter’s.
Beaten--A drum.
They’re off--Lunatics.
A False Tart--A mud pie.
A Driving Race--Trotting.
The Rail--A scolding wife.
Left at the Post--The starter.
A Foul--A duck-er chicken.
The judge’s Stand--On their feet.
Dead Heat--110 degrees in the shade.
A Tie--A four-in-hand.
A Handy-“capper”--A bunco steerer.
The Home Stretch--The one to get your hat on the morning after
an evening with “the boys.”
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The boy who was “kept in” after school hours for bad orthography, and
thus prevented from taking his place in the afternoon baseball match,
explained to his captain that he was spell-bound.
* * * * *
~Excited Farmer~ (_to man with fishing tools_): Look here, you
can’t catch fish in this stream!
~Piscatorious~: That’s all right. I won’t catch anything. I
belong to the Washington Baseball Club.--_Puck._
* * * * *
~Woman~ (_to tramp_): If I give you a nice dinner will you help
me put up some patent self-rolling window curtains?
~Tramp~: No, ma’am. I’ll saw wood, carry in coal, or dig post
holes, but I wouldn’t help a woman on window curtains if she gave me a
Delmonico spread.--_New York Sun._
* * * * *
_Ocean_ gives up the following as fun when it states that a vessel
resembles a prisoner when she is put in the dock, a witness when she is
bound to a-pier, and a judge when she makes a trial trip. This little
joke from the _Ocean_ comes to us with the antique flavor of a chestnut.
* * * * *
~Larry~: Your governor said last night, Jack, that he was not at
all satisfied with the result of your last year at college.
“Well, by George! I got on the eleven, and pitched for the nine, and
won first in the singles. What on earth does he want?” Such is _Life_.
* * * * *
“You should be a baseball player,” said the beetle to the spider.
“Why so?” inquired the latter.
“You’re so good at catching flies.”
“True, but I’d fall a victim to the fowls.”
And he went behind the bat.--_Exchange._
* * * * *
Harvard _Lampoon_ informs its readers that “one of the girls, who pays
part of her tuition by chasing the hens out of the Annex Garden, is
thinking of entering the sprint races of Mott Haven next year, because
she is such an adept in the ‘running shoes.’”
A BALLAD.
The shades of night were falling fast,
As from the tennis grounds there passed
A youth who bore his head with pride,
Because, there, walking by his side,
Was Imogene.
His step was light, his eye was bright,
His heart was thumping at the sight
That lit his soul with love’s bright beams,
And fired his brain with glorious dreams
Of Imogene.
In cottage homes they saw the light
Of household fires gleam warm and bright;
But while the silvery moonlight shone,
He much preferred it out alone
With Imogene.
“Beware the pass,” the old man said,
“’Tis dark within the woods ahead.”
He answered boldly, “Never fear,
For dark is light when she is near--
My Imogene!”
“Oh, stay,” the maiden said; “inside,
The parlor door is open wide.”
He spoke no word; his eyes aglow
Were to his comrade whispering low,
“Dear Imogene.”
He sat him down beside his love,
And spooned until papa above
Grew weary, and a step o’erhead
Gave rise to sudden, anxious dread
In Imogene.
“Beware the baseball bat of pine--
Beware my papa’s number nine!”
This was the maiden’s last good-night;
He answered as he shot from sight,
“Dear Imogene!”
--_Life._
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ATHLETICS.
~The~ fifth competition for the Linten and Scheiflin medal in
the Brighton Athletic Club took place on the grounds at Pennsylvania
Avenue, September 15. The results were as follows:
100-yard run--E. U. Torbett, 5 yds., 1st; W. J. Carr, 2 yds. Time,
11½ sec.
High jump--D. J. Cox, 5 ft. 3 in., 1st; W. J. Carr, 2d.
Half-mile run--W. J. Carr, 25 yds., 1st; A. C. Macgregor, 12 yds., 2d.
Time, 2 min. 25 sec.
Broad jump--W. R. Hooper, scratch, 1st, 19 ft. 4¾. in.; H. H. Petit,
2d, 15 in., 18 ft. 11 in.
Hop, step and jump--W. B. Dunlap, 8 in., 1st, 38 ft. 5½ in.
One-mile run--G. U. Forbell, 110 yds., 1st; A. C. Macgregor, 25 yds.,
2d. Time, 4 min. 25 sec.
* * * * *
~In~ the long-distance throwing match at Cincinnati, September
19, for the prize money of $100 offered by the Cincinnati Club and the
_Enquirer_ diamond locket, Harry Vaughn’s record was broken by Stovey
of the Athletics. He threw the ball 369 feet and 2 inches. Tebeau tried
to beat it, but only reached 353 feet. Ned Williamson may make a trip
here to see if he can go ahead of the best record. Corkhill has not yet
thrown.
* * * * *
~Of~ the eleven records broken last May at Worcester, Mass.,
five are held by the students of Dartmouth.
* * * * *
~The~ formal opening of the New York Athletic Club’s grounds
at Travers Island, took place September 22. The twentieth annual fall
games of the club also took place. The day was all that could be
desired.
Very little was done toward beating or even approaching previous
records, the only exception being in putting the sixteen-pound shot,
which Mr. George R. Gray managed to cast 44 ft. 5 in., some six
inches beyond the existing limit, and Mr. W. L. Condon throwing a
sixteen-pound hammer a distance of 117 ft. 9½ in., topping the
previous “high-water mark” by some nine feet or more.
The 100-yard run was won by A. F. Copeland, in 10 2-5 secs. Fred
Westing second.
The one-mile race was won by G. G. Gilbert, in 5 min. 10 4-5 sec.
Second, W. F. Thompson.
T. P. Conneff came in first in the 880-yard run, with C. M. Smith a
close second. The 440-yard run was won by J. P. Thornton, in 53 1-5
sec., A. W. S. Cochrane bringing up close in the rear. Fred Westing
succeeded in getting first place in the 220-yard run, in 23 4-5 sec.,
A. W. S. Cochrane again a close second.
A. F. Copeland distinguished himself by winning two hurdle races, the
first, 120 yards, in 17 3-5 sec., and the second, 220 yards, in 27 3-5
sec., C. M. Smith being second in the first and C. T. Wiegand behind
the winner in the second race.
Mr. Copeland jumped into further fame by covering 22 ft. 0¾ in. in the
running broad jump. This was the fourth prize captured by Mr. Copeland.
T. P. Conneff again showed his heels to his competitors in a five-mile
run, beating Mr. S. T. Freeth, who came in second, over one-fifth of a
mile. The time was 27 min. 4 4-5 sec.
A number of the solid men of the New York and other clubs then
struggled with a 56-pound weight, which Mr. Condon, who had broken the
record with the 16-pound hammer, succeeded in throwing 26 ft. 6¾ in.
A. J. Queckberner just missed this mark by three-quarters of an inch.
Not much was done in the way of pole vaulting. G. P. Quinn managed
to clear 10 feet after repeated trials. The record for this event is
11 feet 5 inches. In the running high jump, M. W. Ford, S. I. A. C.,
cleared 5 feet 10 inches. C. T. Wiegand and R. K. Pritchard managed to
lift themselves 5 feet 3 inches in the high jump.
In the aquatic sports the first event, the junior singles, had the
following starters: D. G. Smyth, A. W. Lublin and M. J. Austin. Austin
won by a length, Lublin spoiling his chances in the race by capsizing.
The second race was for eight-oar shells, handicap. The Rathborne crew
allowed the Freeman crew twenty seconds start, the Rathborne eight soon
overhauling the other crew and winning easily.
“Jack” Lambden, the pride of the New Rochelle Rowing Club, sized up C.
P. Psotta, the amateur champion, and concluded he’d stay out of the
senior single race. F. G. McDougall thought it worth the trial, but
Psotta was too much for him, winning the race easily in 7 min. 10 sec.
The pair-oared gigs event had four entries, but only two starters
appeared, the crews being: E. Wrinacht, bow; J. Cremins, stroke, and D.
G. Smyth, coxswain. W. O. Inglis, bow; E. J. Giannini, stroke, and G.
D. Phillips, coxswain. The Phillips crew won. Time, 7 min. 55¼ sec.
The double-sculls had four entries and three starters, as follows:
J. H. Miller, bow; F. H. Romain, stroke. G. D. Phillips, bow; P. W.
Rathbone, stroke. F. J. McDougall, bow; J. M. Austin, stroke. As the
boats neared the half mile two fishing boats ran across the course,
which threatened disaster to all three of the racing boats. A new start
was made, when McDougall and Austin won the race by a length.
The four-oared shells had three entries, and was among the most
interesting events of the day. The Devlin crew were looked upon as sure
winners, but to the surprise of everybody the Cremins crew won by two
lengths, after an exciting and closely contested race. The time was not
taken.
Music was furnished by the Davids Island Military Band. The grounds
were illuminated at night, many of the visitors staying until a late
hour.
* * * * *
~The~ Manhattan Athletic Club completed its annual members’ games,
postponed from September 8, at the grounds, Eighty-sixth Street and
Eighth Avenue, September 15. A feature of the afternoon was the
presentation of a handsome gold watch to Fred Westing, by G. L. M.
Sachs, for having made ten seconds in a 100-yard run in England, and
having been the first American to win an English championship prize at
that distance. Westing had just concluded a trial to break the record
at seventy-five yards, 7¾s., when he was given the timepiece. He failed
to break the record in his trial, doing the distance against a strong
breeze in a shade worse than 7 4-5s., which, under the circumstances,
was highly creditable. Another feature of the day was the running of T.
P. Conneff, who, without anyone to “run him out,” did 9m. 44 1-5s. for
two miles, or about 6¼s. worse than the American record, and 2m. 6s. in
a half-mile run. The results of the events were as follows:
100-yard run--Final heat, A. F. Copeland (1½ yds.), 1st; C. Giet (8½
yds.), 2d; time, 10 3-5s. Two trial heats were run last Saturday.
Two-mile run against the record of 9m. 38⅜s., made by E. C. Carter,
N. Y. A. C. The trial was made by T. P. Conneff, who had as pace-makers
Messrs. Adams, Cooper, Devereaux, Wieners, Bogardus, Giet and Banks.
He failed in his attempt, but broke records at 1⅓ miles, 1⅝ miles and
1¾ miles. His time for intermediate distances was, one-quarter, 1m.
7s.; one-half, 2m. 19 1-5s.; three-quarters, 3m. 32 4-5s.; mile, 4m. 48
1-5s.; one and one-third miles, 6m. 27s.; one and five-eighths miles,
7m. 55s.; one and three-quarters miles, 8m. 32 4-5s., and two miles,
9m. 44 1-5s. The best previous record at one and one-third miles was
6m. 38s., by E. C. Carter; at one and five-eighths miles, 8m. 39 2-5s.,
by W. G. George. There was no previous record in America for one and
three-quarters miles, but in England W. G. George ran the distance in
8m. 8 1-5s.
Sixteen-pound hammer--F. V. Lambrecht (scratch) 1st, 107 ft. 10 in.; G.
A. Whith, 2d.
120-yard hurdle race--A. F. Copeland (scratch), 1st; Z. A. Cooper (16
yds.), 2d; time, 16 2-5s.
Half-mile walk against Murray’s record of 3m. 2 2-5s.--E. D. Lange, 3m.
10½s.
Running broad jump--Z. A. Cooper (4 ft.), 1st, at 18 ft. 6¼ in.; A. F.
Copeland (scratch), 2d, at 21 ft. 6 in.
350-yard run--J. C. Devereaux (16 yds.), 1st; H. M. Banks (scratch),
2d; time, 39 4-5s.
Quarter-mile run--Z. A. Cooper (40 yds.), 1st; G. A. S. Wieners, Jr.
(40 yds.), 2d; won easily in 53 3-5s.
Half-mile run--T. P. Conneff (scratch), 1st; F. A. Ware (36 yds.), 2d;
won in a walk in 2m. 6s.
* * * * *
~The~ Staten Island Athletic Club is considering the
advisability of sending a representative lacrosse team to Europe next
spring.
* * * * *
~At~ the annual election of the Olympic Athletic Club, of San
Francisco, Cal., September 3, the following officers were elected:
President, Wm. Greer Harrison; vice-president, R. P. Hammond, Jr.;
treasurer, H. B. Russ; secretary, W. E. Holloway; leader, Geo. Dall;
directors, A. C. Forsyth, E. J. Molera, A. R. Smith, B. Baldwin, E. A.
Rix, Alfred B. Field. Ground for the new club building will be broken
very soon. Among the novelties of its construction will be a cinder
track on the roof.
* * * * *
~The~ second annual field day of the Y. M. C. A. of Pittsburgh
was held September 22, at the Exposition grounds, Allegheny. A
good-sized audience was present, and considerable dissatisfaction was
manifest over some of the decisions. Geo. E. Painter acted as referee;
B. G. Follansbee and Alfred Reed were the judges. The results:
100 yards (novice)--1st prize, silver goblet; 2d, tennis racket. Won by
Frank J. Kron in 11 sec., with E. E. Hughes 2d.
100 yards (junior)--1st prize, silver pitcher; 2d, tennis coat. Won by
R. M. Trimble, Sanford B. Evans, 2d.
100 yards (handicap)--1st prize, gold medal; 2d, steel engraving. Won
by F. J. Kron (7 yds.), Harry Tinker (5 yds.) 2d. Time, 10¼ sec.
Walking match, one mile--1st prize, silver goblet; 2d, an album. Won by
C. V. McLean in 7m. 52s., R. L. McLean 2d.
Standing high jump--1st prize, silver-headed cane; 2d, library lamp.
Won by Joe Boggs, who cleared 4 ft. 6½ in.; Belitz was second with 4
ft. 2 in.
220 yards (handicap)--1st prize won by D. H. Barr, in 23s.; H. A. Davis
2d.
Putting the 16-pound shot--1st prize, pair gold sleeve buttons; 2d,
traveling set. Won by S. E. Gordon, who threw 34 ft. 10 in.; J. H.
Nicholson 2d.
440 yards (handicap)--1st prize, gold medal; 2d, pair Indian clubs. Won
by H. A. Davis (20 yds.), in 55 sec.; W. H. Beazell (scratch) 2d.
Running high jump--1st prize, medal; 2d, tennis shoes. Won by Brown,
who cleared 5 feet 4½ in.; Pitcairn was 2d.
Throwing the baseball was won by E. F. Schaffer, who threw 99 yds. 1 ft.
888 yards (handicap)--1st prize, gold chain; 2d, running shoes. Won by
W. H. Beazell (scratch), in 2m. 12½s.; John McGren (40 yds.) 2d.
Pole vaulting, won by Professor Speer, with S. E. Gordon 2d.
In the hurdle race, H. C. Fry, Jr., beat N. S. Campbell and others.
The day’s sports ended with a three-legged race, which was won by D.
A. Barr and W. J. Barr in 12¾s.
* * * * *
~The~ teams representing the Gaelic Athletic Association, which
sailed from Queenstown, Ireland, September 16, arrived in this city on
the 25th. The names of the Irish athletes are J. S. Mitchell, J. C.
Daly, Pat Davin, P. O’Donnell, W. Real, D. Shanahan, J. McCarthy, M.
Connery, J. Connery, W. McCarthy, T. J. O’Mahoney, W. Phibbs, T. M.
O’Connor, J. Mooney, P. Looney, D. Powers and P. Keohan. The hurlers
are G. Burgess, P. P. Sutton, J. Furlong, J. Hayes, Frank Coughlin,
James Royce, P. J. Molohan, P. Fox, M. Curran, J. Dunne, J. Nolan, J.
Cordial, P. Meleady, P. Davin, P. O’Donnell, T. O’Grady, I. O’Brien,
J. Stapleton, T. Ryan, W. Prendergast, J. McCarthy, M. Connery, J.
Connery, D. Godfrey, J. Mooney, P. Looney, D. Power, J. Coughlin,
M. Hickey, and several others. It will be seen that several of the
hurlers are also members of the team that will take part in the track
and field events to be held during their stay here. President Maurice
Davien, Treasurer R. J. Frewen, and Honorary Secretary W. Prendergast,
of the Central Council of the G. A. A., accompany the team. John
Cullinane, agent in advance, will have charge of the arrangements for
the exhibitions proposed to be given by the Irish athletes in this
country and Canada. The hurlers will appear in Irish costume--knee
breeches, stockings, and shoes--and one team will wear bright green
jerseys, marked with an Irish harp, while the other will wear orange
and red jerseys. A game of football will be played. It is not a brutal
exhibition, such as the Rugby rules bring out. In the Irish game the
football cannot be lifted from the ground with the hands, and there is
no throttling.
The Gaelic Association consists of 2,000 Irish athletic clubs,
representing 20,000 members. The team consists of fifteen athletes who
were winners in the contests in Ireland in August last. Thirty-five are
hurlers. They are of all professions and business connections. Maurice
Davin, the president, with one hand has thrown a 16-pound hammer 131
ft. 3 in. Pat Davin has a record for a standing high jump of 6 feet
2¾ inches, beating Page’s record. J. S. Mitchell has a record in
throwing the 16-pound hammer of 136 ft. 1½ in. Mitchell has run in
4m. 36s. on a bad track. Pat Keohen has a record of 13 ft. 3 in. in
a standing jump, beating Ford’s record. There is no captain in the
ordinary acceptation of the term.
* * * * *
~The~ exhibition games given by the members of the Gaelic Society
athletes, at the Manhattan Athletic Society, on September 29, were
mainly for the purpose of introducing the visiting Irish athletes.
The first event was a 100-yard dash, four starters, won easily by J.
J. Mooney in 10 2-5s., with J. McCarthy second. The second event was
a three standing jump contest, three trials, won by P. Keohan, who
made 34 ft. 4 in. His two competitors were J. Connery, 33 ft. 4½ in.,
and J. McCarthy, 32 ft. 5½, in. Keohan’s first jump was 34 ft. Keohan
then tried one standing jump with weights, covering 11 ft. 7 in. An
interesting event followed, a 120-yard hurdle race, with seven jumps.
The competitors were T. J. O’Mahoney and D. Power. O’Mahoney led, but
at the last hurdle was caught in splendid style by Power, who came in
ahead in 19 4-5s., only two feet in advance of his opponent. T. J.
O’Mahoney, who, in Ireland, is called the Rosscarberry Steam Engine,
ran 440 yards in 56s., easily beating M. J. Curran. W. Phibbs and W.
McCarthy ran a half-mile race, keeping neck and neck nearly all the
way, Phibbs winning by a few inches in 2m. 23½s. The high jump was
won by T. M. O’Connor, who cleared 5 ft. 8½ in. Throwing the 16-pound
hammer excited great interest. The contest lay between J. S. Mitchell,
a man of classic proportions and immense strength, and Dr. J. C. Daly,
a big man, of great girth, weighing 300 pounds. After two trials each
the 16-pound hammer handle broke and an 18-pound one was procured.
Mitchell won with 118 ft. 11 in., Daly making 106 ft. 1 in. The record
in this country for the 16-pound hammer is 129 ft. Mitchell has now
established a record for the 18-pound. The broad jump was won by D.
Shanahan, who covered 20 ft. 7½ in., J. Mooney coming second, with
19 ft. 9½ in. The two giants, Mitchell and Daly, next entered on the
trial of slinging the 56-pound weight. Each man threw by slinging the
weight around the head in the first trial and in the second standing.
Mitchell’s record is 35 ft. by “following” his throw. He won the
straight throw from the shoulder, covering 30 ft. 10½ in. Dr. Daly
threw 30 ft. 5 in. P. Rooney won the running hop, step and jump with
44 ft. 7 in. The last event previous to the hurling match, which was
greatly enjoyed, was throwing the 14-pound hammer. Mitchell’s record is
158 ft. He threw it 157 ft., and Dr. Daly, 155 ft. 10½ in.
* * * * *
~The~ fifth annual championship meeting of the Amateur Athletic
Association of Canada was held on the grounds of the Montreal Athletic
Association, September 29, before 3,000 people. The games were not well
managed, and frequent delays brought on nightfall before the programme
was finished. The following is a summary of the games:
100-yard run--F. A. Westing, M. A. C., New York, first; time, 10 1-5s.
V. E. Schefferstein, O. A. C., San Francisco, second; A. F. Copeland,
M. A. C., New York, third.
Putting 16-pound shot--G. R. Gray, N. Y. A. C., first, 42 ft.; C. A.
J. Queckberner, S. I. A. C., New York, second, 39 ft. 4½ in.; F. L.
Lambrecht, M. A. C., New York, third, 38 ft. 6 in.
Half-mile run--J. W. Moffat, M. A. A. A., Montreal, first; time, 2m.
3 4-5s. G. Tracey, Halifax, N. S., second; C. M. Smith, N. Y. A. C.,
third.
Three-mile walk--C. L. Nicholl, M. A. C., New York, first, 22m. 44s.;
E. D. Lange, M. A. C., New York, second; H. Wyatt, Brickfield Harriers,
England, third.
Pole vault--H. H. Baxter, N. Y. A. C., first, 10 ft. 3 in.; L. D.
Godshall, M. A. C., New York, second, 10 ft.; G. P. Quinn, M. A. C.,
New York, third, 9 ft. 6 in.
Two-mile run--T. P. Conneff, M. A. C., first; time, 10m. 10s. P. D.
Skillman, N. Y. A. C., second; G. I. Gilbert, N. Y. A. C., third.
220-yard run--A. F. Copeland, M. A. C., New York, first; time, 23½s.
A. W. S. Cochrane, N. Y. A. C., second; W. C. White, M. A. C., third.
Throwing 56-pound weight--C. A. J. Queckburner, S. I. A. C., New York,
first, 25 ft. 3 in.; G. R. Gray, N. Y. A. C., second, 22 ft.; F. L.
Lambrecht, M. A. C., New York, third, 21 ft. 9 in.
Running high jump--M. W. Ford, S. I. A. C., New York, first, 5 ft. 5
in.; C. T. Wiegand, N. Y. A. C., and V. E. Schifferstein, O. A. C., San
Francisco, tied for second place at 5 ft. 3 in.
One-mile run--T. P. Conneff, M. A. C., New York, first; time, 4m. 32
3-5s. G. M. Gibbs, Toronto A. C., second; P. D. Skillman, N. Y. A. C.,
third.
Running broad jump--A. A. Jordan, N. Y. A. C., first, 20 ft. 5 in.;
William Halpin, O. A. C., New York, second, 19 ft. 11½ in.; A. F.
Copeland, M. A. C., New York, third, 19 ft. 10 in.
440-yard run--W. C. Dohm, N. Y. A. C., first, 51½s.; G. J. Bradish,
N. Y. A. C., second; J. P. Thornton, N. Y. A. C., third.
Throwing the 16-pound hammer--C. A. J. Queckburner, S. I. A. C., New
York, first, 98 ft. 11½ in.; L. L. Lambrecht, M. A. C., 93 ft. 8
in.; G. R. Gray, N. Y. A. C., third, 74 ft.
120-yard hurdle race--A. F. Copeland, M. A. C., New York, first, 16
2-5s.; A. A. Jordan, N. Y. A. C., second; H. S. Young, M. A. C., New
York, third.
BASEBALL.
~In~ the metropolitan amateur arena, the Staten Island Athletic
Club’s nine bore off the championship of the Amateur League; the Staten
Island Cricket Club’s nine being second; the Brooklyn Athletic Club’s
team third, and that of the Orange Athletic Club fourth.
* * * * *
~The~ struggle for the championship of the American Association
arena was virtually settled by the first of October in favor of the
St. Louis club, leaving the Brooklyn and Athletic clubs to contest for
second position, as Cincinnati’s place as fourth was settled before the
end of September. When our table was made up, on September 7th, the
record stood as follows:
A: St. Louis.
B: Athletic.
C: Brooklyn.
D: Cincinnati.
E: Baltimore.
F: Cleveland.
G: Louisville.
H: Kansas City.
I: Games Won.
J: Per cent. of victories.
------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
~Clubs.~ | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H || I | J
------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
St. Louis |-- |10 |10 | 9 |14 |16 |15 |14 || 88 |.693
Athletic | 7 |-- | 8 |10 |13 |10 |15 |14 || 77 |.611
Brooklyn |10 |10 |-- |11 | 9 |13 |13 |11 || 80 |.606
Cincinnati | 7 |10 | 6 |-- |14 |10 |16 |13 || 76 |.589
Baltimore | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 |-- | 8 |11 |11 || 55 |.423
Cleveland | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 |-- | 9 |10 || 48 |.393
Louisville | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 |-- |10 || 44 |.341
Kansas City | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |-- || 42 |.336
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
Games lost |39 |49 |52 |53 |75 |74 |85 |83 ||510 |
------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
It will be seen that the St. Louis club had a winning lead over a month
before the close of the season, while it was a close contest for second
place between the Brooklyn and Athletic clubs to the last. The contest
in the American arena was settled simply by superior club management.
* * * * *
~The~ interest in the League pennant race for 1888 culminated
during the first week in October. That week’s play virtually gave
the championship to the New York team. The contest for third place,
however, remained unsettled up to the last week of the season, it
being a triangular fight between the Philadelphia, Detroit, and Boston
teams. In the contest between the four Eastern teams and their Western
adversaries, New York led Philadelphia by a percentage of .603 to
.594, Boston being away behind. In the fight between the four Western
and the four Eastern clubs, Chicago led Detroit by a percentage of
.592 to .522, Pittsburg being a poor third. Last year, with Detroit as
the pennant winner, Philadelphia came in second, and Chicago third,
while New York had to be content with fifth place. This year New York
stands first, and Chicago second, while the other three--at the time
our record was made up--were fighting for third place; Philadelphia
and Detroit being tied for third place with a percentage of .524 each,
while Boston stood fifth with a percentage .523. It will be seen that
the contest was close and exciting up to the very last week of the
season as far as the struggle for third position was concerned. Here is
the record in full up to October 8th:
A: New York.
B: Chicago.
C: Detroit.
D: Philadelphia.
E: Boston.
F: Pittsburgh.
G: Washington.
H: Indianapolis.
I: Games Won.
J: Per cent. of victories.
--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
~Clubs.~ | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H || I | J
--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
New York |-- | 8 |11 |14 |12 | 9 |15 |13 || 82 |.651
Chicago |11 |-- |10 | 8 |12 | 9 |11 |14 || 75 |.573
Detroit | 7 |10 |-- |10 | 8 |10 |10 |11 || 66 |.524
Philadelphia | 5 | 8 | 6 |-- |10 |14 |10 |13 || 66 |.524
Boston | 8 | 7 |10 | 9 |-- | 7 |15 |11 || 67 |.523
Pittsburgh | 5 |11 |10 | 6 | 8 |-- |10 |14 || 64 |.500
Washington | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 |-- | 8 || 46 |.357
Indianapolis | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |12 |-- || 46 |.354
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
Games lost |44 |56 |60 |60 |61 |64 |83 |84 ||512
--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++----+----
* * * * *
~In~ the minor Leagues the success of the Syracuse club in
winning the International Association’s championship was the event of
the month of September, and the same month saw the Newark club win the
championship of the Central League.
BOWLING.
At the annual meeting of the Pui Knight Bowling Club, the following
officers were elected:--Fred Manners, president; W. A. Tompkins,
vice-president; Lyall Hutchings, treasurer; Austin Baldwin, secretary;
John Coutrell, captain.
CANOEING.
The annual regatta of the Philadelphia Canoe Club took place on the
Delaware River on the afternoon of September 21, and consisted of
sailing, paddling, tandem paddling, and upset races. The entries in
the sailing race included the _Alys_, W. S. Grant, Jr.; _Water Witch_,
J. S. Warr, Jr.; _Antic_, Francis Thibault; _Lassie_, Harry La Motte;
_Lelange_, Dr. T. S. Westcott; _Avocett_, A. S. Fenimore; _Florence_,
J. A. Inglis; _Nenemoosha_, S. H. Kirkpatrick. The start was made at
2.30 o’clock from the club-house at the foot of Second Street, Camden,
and the course was around the south end of Petty’s Island, returning
around the north end to the club-house, a distance of six miles, the
second-class boats having a time allowance of eight minutes. The _Water
Witch_ was the first to cross the line in 1h. 2m. 48s.; the _Antic_
second, the _Nenemoosha_ third. The _Alys_ met with an accident, and
did not finish. In the paddling race, distance over 1½ miles, the
_Imp_ won in 11m. 22s., _Avocett_ second, _Impetuous_ third, _Chromo_
fourth. Grant and Warr, in the _Water Witch_, won the tandem race, with
Kirkpatrick and Inglis in the _Nenemoosha_, second, and Westcott and
Wray in the _Lelange_, third. The course for the upset race was around
a stake-boat and back to the slip, a distance of 300 yards. The entries
were: Messrs. Grant, Fenimore, Kirkpatrick and Warr. The former was an
easy winner. The judges were: W. J. Haines, Francis Thibault and J.
A. Inglis. The presentation of the prizes took place at the Colonnade
Hotel, at the club meeting on Monday, September 30.
* * * * *
~The~ Fall Regatta of the Yonkers Canoe Club took place
September 22. The attendance was large, and the balcony of the
club-house presented a very gay appearance. At 2.30 ~P.M.~
promptly, the start for the first race was made, and a dozen canoes
of rigs of various kinds--leg-o’-muttons, mohican, gunter and
lateen--undertook the hard task of crossing the line against the ebb
tide and north wind. The _Stranger_, Mr. Everett Master, and the
_Caona_, Mr. Grant Edgar, took the lead, and the former won the prize
of a silk banner. Unfortunately, the lack of wind prevented the sailing
of any more races. Four canoes competed in the single paddling race,
and H. La Motte, of Philadelphia, won the prize of a pair of paddles.
In the tandem paddling race there were five entries, and after an
exciting race, unfortunately marred by some fouls, Messrs. Master and
Reeves, in the _Stranger_, won by half a length. J. W. Simpson won
the paddling upset race, and also finished first in the hurry-scurry,
but with the spirit of a true sportsman, conceded the prize to Mr.
Palmer, of the Ianthe Club, who rounded the buoy far ahead. Owing to
wrong instructions as to the course, he went much out of his way, but
finished a good second. Both gentlemen were, however, given prizes.
The final event, a water tournament, was won by Messrs. Master and
T. Simpson. The day was wound up by a pleasant entertainment at the
club-house in the evening.
CURLING.
The Grand National Curling Club of America met in its twenty-second
annual Convention at Adelphi Hall, Seventh avenue and Fifty-second
street, New York, September 19. In the absence of President Gen. John
McArthur, of Chicago, the vice-president, George Grieve, of New York,
occupied the chair. David Foulis, of New York, secretary, reported
that the association now numbers thirty-nine clubs, eleven of which
are in New York city. Six new clubs were received, as follows: Lodi,
of Wisconsin; Heather, of Philadelphia; John o’Groat, Excelsior, and
Temple of Honor and Temperance, of New York, and Long Island City, of
Long Island City. These officers were chosen: President, George Grieve,
New York; vice-presidents, Major John Peattie, Utica; John McCulloch,
St. Paul, Minn.; chaplain, William Ormiston, D.D., New York; Secretary
and Treasurer, David Foulis, New York. The next convention will be held
in Albany.
The delegates to the convention were afterwards entertained at a
banquet at the Adelphi Hall on the evening of the same day.
CYCLING.
A series of races between wheelmen took place on the closing day of the
State Fair at Philadelphia, September 13. The crowd of spectators was
large, weather fine, track fairly good. Summary:
One mile, Pennsylvania Club championship--E. I. Halstead, first, in 3m.
37 2-5s.; C. L. Leisen, second, in 3m. 40s.
Three miles, L. A. W. State championship--E. I. Halstead, Pennsylvania
Bicycle Club, first, in 10m. 8 2-5s.; F. M. Dampmann, Honeybrook,
second, in 10m. 9s.
One mile, South End Wheelmen--J. J. Bradley, first, in 3m. 30s.; E. J.
Kolb, second, in 3m. 31 1-5s.
Quarter mile--E. I. Halstead, Pennsylvania B. C., first, in 40s.; S.
W. Merrihew, P. B. C., second, in 41 1-5s.; M. J. Bailey, Century
Wheelmen, third.
One mile, open, 3.20 class--S. W. Merrihew, Pennsylvania B. C., first,
in 3m. 9 3-5s.; William Taxis, second, in 3m. 9 4-5s.; W. I. Grubb,
Pottstown, third.
One mile, novice--H. D. Ludwig, first, in 3m. 21s.; Clarence Elliott,
Wilmington, Del., second, in 3m. 22 3-5s.
Half-mile--E. I. Halstead, New York Athletic Club, first, in 1m. 26
2-5s.; M. J. Bailey, Century Wheelmen, second, in 1m. 26 4-5s.
One mile, championship Century Wheelmen--M. J. Bailey, first, in 3m. 45
2-5s.; R. L. Shaffer, second, in 3m. 45 3-5s.
Two miles, lap--E. I. Halstead, New York A. C., first, in 6m. 35 1-5s.,
scoring 23 points; F. M. Dampmann, Honeybrook, second, 18; S. W.
Merrihew, Pennsylvania B. C., third, 11.
One mile, match, tandem tricycle--Louis A. Hill and John G. Fuller
defeated John A. Wells and Samuel Crawford in 3m. 47 2-5s.
One mile, 3.00 class--W. I. Grubb, Pottstown, first, in 3m. 10s.; S. W.
Merrihew, Pennsylvania B. C., second, in 3m. 10 3-5s.; J. J. Bradley,
South End Wheelmen, third, in 3m. 11s.
One mile, match--H. I. Halstead and John G. Fuller, on a tandem
bicycle, defeated John A. Wells and Louis A. Hill on a tandem tricycle.
One mile, championship of Philadelphia--H. I. Halstead, Pennsylvania B.
C., first, in 3m. 25 2-5s.; L. J. Kolb, South End Wheelmen, second, in
3m. 26s.; M. J. Bailey, Century Wheelmen, third.
* * * * *
~Robert Ruck~, of the Rambler’s Bicycle Club, of Cleveland,
O., attempted to excel the State road record for twenty-four hours,
190 miles, credited to E. J. Douhet, of the same club. He started at
midnight, September 15, riding from Monumental Square to Painesville
and return, 60 miles; to Elyria, 26 miles; to Dover, 12 miles; back to
Ridgefield, 8 miles; to Cleveland, 22 miles; back to Dover and return
to Cleveland, 28 miles. The last trip to Dover was made in rain, and
over bad roads, which decided Ruck to abandon his task, with a record
of 156 miles to his credit. He will try again.
* * * * *
~The~ New Jersey Division, L. A. W., held their annual meet
and races at Roseville, N. J., September 21 and 22. All the clubs in
the State were represented. Over five hundred wheelmen were present.
The management was in the hands of the Orange Wanderers. The events
resulted as follows:
One mile, bicycle, championship of the State--Sidney B. Bowman, Jersey
City, first, in 3m. 30 2-5s.; E. P. Baggott, Jersey City, second, in
3m. 31s.; C. E. Kluge, Jersey City, the favorite, third, he being out
of condition.
One mile, handicap, championship of Passaic County Wheelmen and C.
A.--W. E. Shuit (scratch), first, in 3m. 49s.; Charles Finch, 90 yds.
start, second, in 4m. 3s.; B. F. Spencer, 50 yds., third.
One mile, safety tandem bicycle, handicap--L. H. Johnson, Orange, and
W. H. Caldwell, Elizabeth, riding an Invincible Premier roadster, 50
yds. start, first, in 4m. 1 1-5s.; Louis A. Hill and E. I. Halstead,
Philadelphia, on an Ivel racing machine, (scratch), second.
One mile, bicycle, championship of Elizabeth Wheelmen--W. H. Caldwell,
first, in 3m. 36s.; L. E. Bonnett, second, in 3m. 39 2-5s.; A. T.
Downer, third.
One mile, bicycle, handicap, Orange Wanderers--Amzi T. Todd, 125 yds.
start, first, in 3m. 47 4-5s.; Fred Brodesser, 175 yds., second, in 3m.
48 4-5s.; Charles A. Lindsley, 150 yds., third.
Two miles, bicycle, State championship--E. P. Baggott, Jersey City,
first, in 7m. 39 2-5s.; F. N. Burgess, Rutherford, second, in 7m. 40s.
None of the other starters finished the distance.
One mile, bicycle, championship of Hudson County Wheelmen--S. S.
Bowman, 35 yds. start, first, in 3m. 30 3-5s.; Fred J. Guhleman, 75
yds., second, in 3m. 32 2-5s.; J. E. Day, third.
One-third of a mile race--E. I. Halstead, Philadelphia, first, in 59
4-5s.; W. H. Caldwell, Elizabeth, second, in 1m. 2s.; W. F. Pendleton,
third.
One mile, championship of Plainfield B. C.--M. S. Ackerman, first, in
3m. 58 4-5s.; Van Buren, second, in 4m. 1 2-5s.
One mile, consolation--A. Zimmerman, first, in 3m. 56 1-5s.; F. N.
Burgess, second, in 4m. 1½s.; A. C. Jenkins, third.
One mile, tandem tricycle--Sidney B. Bowman and W. H. Caldwell, first,
in 5m. 13 1-5s.; C. E. Kluge and L. H. Johnson, second, in 5m. 54 1-5s.
Hill climbing, Eagle Rock Hill, one mile--Fred Coningsby, Brooklyn
Bicycle Club, first, in 7m. 43s.; C. L. Leisen, Pennsylvania Bicycle
Club, Philadelphia, second, in 8m. 17s.; Edgar Decker, Orange
Wanderers, third, in 9m. 15s. The winner rode a Victor Safety.
* * * * *
~The~ meeting held at the Park, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., September
21 and 22, proved a success. There was a large crowd of people present
each day. The following is the summary:
One mile, novice, amateur--H. D. Betts, Poughkeepsie, first, in 3m.
16s.; E. T. Van Benschoten, Poughkeepsie, second, by four lengths;
Jesse Colwell, Rochdale, third.
One mile, amateur--John Van Benschoten, Poughkeepsie, 50 yds., first,
in 2m. 57¼s.; Theodore W. Roberts, Poughkeepsie, scratch, second, by
ten lengths; W. H. Boshart, Poughkeepsie, 130 yds., third.
One mile, professional--Robert A. Neilson, Boston, Mass., 50 yds.
start, first, in 2m. 46s.; W. F. Knapp, Denver, Col., 30 yds., second,
by a scant length; W. A. Rowe, Lynn, Mass., scratch, third; H. G.
Crocker, Boston, 20 yds., fourth.
Five miles, amateur, open--William I. Wilhelm, Reading, Pa., first,
in 16m 29¾s.; Ludwig Forster, Hartford, Conn., second, by fifteen
lengths; W. E. Crist, Washington, D. C., third; Theodore W. Roberts,
Poughkeepsie, fourth.
Three miles, professional--William F. Knapp, Denver, Col., 70 yds.
stare, first, in 9m. 20s.; William A. Rowe, Lynn, Mass., scratch,
second; H. G. Crocker, Boston, 50 yds., third; Robert A. Neilson,
Boston, 110 yds., fourth.
One mile, amateur, open--William I. Wilhelm, Reading, Pa., first, in
3m. 5s.; W. E. Crist, Washington, second; Ludwig Forster, Hartford,
Conn., third.
One mile, tandem, professional--Robert A. Neilson and H. G. Crocker,
Boston, scratch, first, in 3m. 15¼s.; W. J. Morgan, New York, and T. W.
Eck, Minneapolis, 150 yds. start, second, by ten lengths.
Two miles, amateur, 6.20 class--Ludwig Forster, Hartford, Conn., first,
in 7m. 2¾s.; John Van Benschoten, Poughkeepsie, second, three
lengths away; H. Von der Linden, Poughkeepsie, third, close up.
One mile, professional, open--William A. Rowe, Lynn, Mass., first, in
2m. 41 3-5s.; H. G. Crocker, Boston, second, close behind; W. F. Knapp,
Denver, third, half a length away.
One mile, amateur, championship of Dutchess County--John Van
Benschoten, Poughkeepsie, first, in 3m.; Theodore W. Roberts,
Poughkeepsie, second, by half a length; H. Von der Linden,
Poughkeepsie, third. The winner bestrode a heavy roadster, which makes
his performance the more creditable. He is a very promising rider, and
with careful training should not fail to make his mark.
Two miles, teams--William I. Wilhelm, Reading, first, in 2m. 51½s.;
John Van Benschoten, Poughkeepsie, second; Theodore W. Roberts,
Poughkeepsie, third.
Two miles, professional--William F. Knapp, Denver, Col., first, in 6m.
1¾s.; W. A. Rowe, Lynn, scratch, second; H. G. Crocker, Boston, third;
R. A. Neilson, Boston, fourth; W. J. Morgan, N. Y. City, fifth.
One mile, amateur, 3.20 class--E. T. Van Benschoten, Poughkeepsie,
first, in 3m. 15s.; Ludwig Forster, Hartford, Conn., second; Carl
Kroeber, Yonkers, N. Y., third.
Half-mile, professional--H. G. Crocker, Boston, first, in 1m. 19¾s.;
W. F. Knapp, Denver, second, Robert A. Neilson, Boston, third.
One mile, amateur, 3.00 class--John Van Benschoten, Poughkeepsie,
first, in 3m. 17¼s.; H. Von der Linden, Poughkeepsie, second.
Five miles, amateur, 16.00 class--W. E. Crist, Washington, D. C.,
first, in 18m. 28¾s.; Ludwig Forster, Hartford, Conn., second.
Three miles, professional--W. F. Knapp, Denver, first, in 9m. 31½s.;
W. J. Morgan, New York, second.
Three miles, professional--William A. Rowe, Lynn, Mass., first, in 9m.
31½s.; W. F. Knapp, Denver, Col., second; William J. Morgan, New
York, third.
Two miles, amateur, open--W. E. Crist, Washington, D. C., first, in 6m.
½s.; William I. Wilhelm, Reading, Pa., second.
One mile, consolation, amateur--E. Winans, Poughkeepsie, first, in 3m.
26¼s.; Carl Kroeber, Yonkers, second.
* * * * *
~The~ grand meeting at Charter Oak Park, Hartford, Conn.,
September 13, 14, under the auspices of the Hartford Wheel Club, was a
great success. The track was in good order. The strength of the wind
prevented any record-breaking on the first day. On the second day W.
E. Crist, of Washington, and R. H. Davis, of Harvard, made a mile on
a tandem safety in 2m. 44½. Ludwig Forster, of the Hartford Wheel
Club, won six of twenty races among the amateurs.
One mile, novices--E. A. Tucker, Meriden, first, in 3m. 2½s.; G. A.
Pickett, New Haven, second, by eight yards; D. C. Shea, Hartford, third.
One mile, professional championship of America--William A. Rowe, Lynn,
Mass., first, in 2m. 50¾s.; Ralph Temple, Chicago, Ill., second by less
than six inches.
One mile, amateur, open--Will Windle, Millbury, Mass., first, in 2m.
56s.; J. F. Midgley, Worcester, second by three yards.
Two miles, amateur, 6.10 class--Ludwig Forster, Hartford, first, in
6m. 11¼s.; George Smart Hartford, second, by eight feet; S. J. Steele,
Bristol, Conn., third.
One mile, amateur, Rover type, R. D. safety--W. E. Crist, Washington,
D. C., first, in 2m. 55¾s.; Robert Davis, Rome, Italy, second by two
yards; William Harding, Hartford, third.
One mile, Columbia Cycle Club handicap--F. B. Covell, 90 yds. start,
first in 3m. 6s.
Five miles, lap, professional--W. A. Rowe won the first lap, H. G.
Crocker the second and third laps, and W. F. Knapp the two following
and first money; Crocker second, Rowe and Ralph Temple dividing third
money.
Two miles, amateur handicap--Ludwig Forster, Hartford, 130 yds. start,
first, in 6m. 50s.; P. S. Brown, Washington, D. C., second; Harry
Kingston, Baltimore, third.
Three miles, amateur, State championship--Ludwig Forster, Hartford,
first, in 9m. 34s.; William Harding, Hartford, second, close up; H. C.
Backus, New Haven, third.
One mile, tricycle, amateur--W. E. Crist, Washington, D. C., first, in
3m. 9½s.; Robert Davis, Rome, Italy, a Harvard student, second by
three yards.
One mile, 3.00 class, amateur--Ludwig Forster, Hartford, first, in 2m.
52½s.; H. C. Backus, New Haven, second; G. I. Whitehead, Hartford,
third.
One mile, professional handicap--W. F. Knapp, Denver, Col., 30 yds.
start, first, in 3m. 34¼s.; Jules Dubois, Paris, 90 yds., second; W. J.
Morgan, New York, 120 yds., third.
One mile, amateur, Rover type, R. D. safety, handicap--Robert H. Davis,
Rome, Italy (scratch), first, in 2m. 46s.; William Harding, Hartford,
50 yds. start, second, by six feet; P. S. Brown, Washington, 100 yds.,
third.
One mile, Hartford Wheel Club, handicap--Ludwig Forster (scratch),
first, in 2m. 50s.; F. L. Damery, 120 yds. start, second, by a wheel;
D. C. Shea, 150 yds., third.
One mile, amateur handicap--S. J. Steel, Bristol, 100 yds. start,
first, in 2m. 45¼s.; W. I. Wilhelm, Reading, Pa., 40 yds, second; P. S.
Brown, Washington, 75 yds., third.
Three miles, professional, lap--W. F. Knapp, Denver, Col., first, in
10m. 30s.; W. A. Rowe, Lynn, Mass., second; Ralph Temple, Chicago, and
H. G. Crocker, Boston, dividing third money.
One mile, amateur State championship--Ludwig Forster, Hartford, first,
in 3m. 32¼s.; H. C. Backus, New Haven, second, by two yards.
Five miles, amateur lap--P. S. Brown, Washington, first, in 15m.
27½s.; W. E. Crist, Washington, second; W. J. Wilhelm, Reading, Pa.,
third.
One mile, professional, consolation--R. A. Neilson, Boston (scratch),
first, in 3m. 8¾s.; J. R. West, England, a one-legged rider, 150 yds.
start, second.
One mile, amateur, consolation--G. I. Whitehead, Hartford, first, in
3m. 19½s.; James Wilson, Jr., Worcester, second; George C. Dresser,
Hartford, third, the three being nearly in line.
Field officers: Referee, Howard P. Merrill; judges, C. S. Howard, W. G.
Kendall and George H. Burt; timers, F. G. Whitmore, C. T. Stuart and J.
H. Parker; starter, H. H. Chapman; clerk, Henry Goodman.
* * * * *
~The~ Essex Club, of Newark, which has been in existence since
May, 1879, and is known as “Old Essex,” resumed its runs, which were
discontinued during July and August, in the last days of September. The
organization is one of the pioneers of cycling, and is the third oldest
club in the National League of American Wheelmen. Stone House Plains,
South Orange and Irvington, Avondale, Roselle, Rahway, and Montclair
were visited during October. The programme for this month, so far as
arranged, is a run to Montrose, and on the 6th a run to Caldwell and
Parsippany, to Morris Plains Asylum, thence to Morristown, and return,
via Madison, home.
* * * * *
~Mr. Frank I. Stott~, secretary of the New York Bicycle Club,
has issued a call for the formation of a wheelman’s bowling league, for
inter-club contests during the ensuing winter. The idea is an excellent
one, and replies from the Long Island Wheelmen, Harlem Wheelmen,
King’s County Wheelmen, Atlantas of Newark, and Hudson County Wheelmen
of Jersey City, have already been received, favoring the affair, and
promising their support and play, so that a close and spirited contest
for supremacy may be looked for, and the success of the affair is
assured. By this means not only is a more perfect acquaintance between
neighboring clubs arrived at, but the winter, the dull season in
wheeling, is pleasantly employed.
* * * * *
~The~ New York Bicycle Club took possession of their
newly-erected west end club-house on September 1st. The building
is beyond question the most costly ever constructed for a cycling
club-house, representing as it does an expenditure of nearly $45,000
exclusive of furniture and interior decorations. The club and their
new home are both a credit to the sport, and speak volumes for the
permanency of wheeling interest.
* * * * *
~The~ feeling of dissatisfaction against the League of American
Wheelmen that has for some time existed in Brooklyn, has taken form in
the organization of “The Cyclists’ Union of Long Island.” The Union
proposes to devote itself to the protection and development of Long
Island cycling, and will be purely local in its scope and action.
The charter members are: Messrs. J. B. Huggins, G. W. Mabie, C. A.
Bradford, C. Newberg, M. L. Bridgeman, M. Furst, H. Greenman, H. E.
Raymond, W. J. Clark, and L. G. Wilder. The C. U. L. I. declares itself
as not being in any way antagonistic to the L. A. W.
* * * * *
~The~ mileage of the New York Bicycle Club for the eight months
ending September 1st was 35,269, of which 36 men rode 8,093 in August.
George M. Nesbit leads with a total of 5,039 for the year, 1,219 of
which was made in August. His longest day’s ride was 162 miles, and
his average per riding day in the 1,219 miles was 44 3-5 miles. W. E.
Findley follows with a total to date of 2,794, 590 being credited to
him for August. His longest ride in one day was 134 miles, and his
record of 132 days’ riding without a break is record. J. M. Andreni
rode 406 miles in August on a tricycle, bringing his record for the
year up to 1,285. Irving M. Shaw shows 145 miles done in one day, with
a total for the year of 1,763. The figures in the above are beyond
question, as they are those on which the club’s prizes for mileage
of 1888 will be awarded. Nesbit’s total and Findley’s 132 days of
consecutive riding are notable performances. All of the gentlemen named
are in active business, and have accomplished these performances for
purely recreative purposes, after business hours.
* * * * *
~The~ most important event in the cycling world in the West was
the inter-State tournament which has closed its three days’ session in
Kansas City, September 9th. The track was rough, and fast time was not
made nor expected.
The first race, the one-mile Kansas State championship, was won by A.
Joseph Henley, of Wichita; Harry Gordon, of St. Louis, took the first
prize in the one-mile hurdle; in the three-mile handicap, Percy Stone,
of St. Louis, took first prize, and Nelson T. Haynes of Kansas City,
second; in the one-mile club championship, open only to Kansas City
United Wheelman, Mr. Haynes took the handsome cup presented by the
Pope Manufacturing Company. One of the fastest races was the two-mile
lap race, which was won by Percy Stone, of St. Louis; Harry Gordon,
second. The one-mile handicap was won by Percy Stone; Frank Mehlig, of
St. Louis, second. An important race was the three-mile Kansas State
championship, which was won by A. Joseph Henley. The half-mile race,
with hands off, was won by Harry Gordon; John A. De Tar, of Kansas
City, second; the one-mile Missouri State championship was won by John
Hogden, of St. Louis; the three-mile Missouri State championship was
won by Percy Stone, as was also the two-mile team race, which secured
for him a handsome silver cup. The tournament closed with a banquet at
the Midland, which was a grand affair, and healed many wounds that had
been received during the three days’ contest.
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~The~ cycling clubs of New Orleans enrolled in the Louisiana
division of the L. A. W., gathered in Audubon Trotting Park, September
27, for the fourth annual race meeting. Two thousand ladies graced the
grand stand. The officers of the course were Harry H. Hodgson, chief
consul, referee. Judges: F. C. Fenner, J. M. Gore, R. W. Abbott, C. H.
Fenner, B. F. Albertson. Timers: P. M. Hill, J. C. O’Reardon, W. L.
Hughes. Starter: Edward A. Shields. Clerk: C. M. Fairchild.
The following is a summary of the results:
First race--Novice, one mile. Entries: H. Christy, W. W. Ulmer, R. P.
Patson, R. P. Randal, George Johnson, Jr., and Charles H. Fourton.
Christy, after a struggle, won. Time, 3.49.
Second race--One mile, championship of the South. Entries: R. P.
Randall, C. B. Guillotte and C. T. Mitchell. Guillotte won, hands down.
Time, 3.38 3-5.
Third race--One mile, Louisiana Cycling Club championship. Entries: R.
G. Betts, W. H. Renaud, Jr., L. J. Frederic, Jr., W. M. Hathorn, H.
Christy, E. M. Graham, W. W. Ulmer, A. B. Harris, R. P. Randall, W.
E. Hobson, W. H. Crouch and M. S. Graham. Hathorn was so well out of
harm’s way near the close that he won rather easily in 3m. 38 2-5s.,
Graham second, Frederic third, Betts fourth and Randall last, of
course. Time, 3m. 38 2-5s.
Fourth race--Half-mile, for boys under sixteen. Entries: Robert Jobin,
Eddie Dupre, Albert Abbott, J. Born, Guy Menton, Aiken Polkingham, J.
Swartz, Theo. Bernhard, Thayer Randall, Eddie Dare and J. D. Houston,
Jr. Eddie Dupre won as he pleased in 2m. 19 1-5s. Albert Abbott second,
J. Born third, Robert Jobin fourth.
Fifth race--One mile, State championship. Entries: Chas. B. Guillotte,
Chas. H. Fourton, C. T. Mitchell and Randall. Guillotte, in this race,
as he did in all he rode, killed his opponents by fast riding for the
first half-mile, then going it easy and winning as he pleased. Time,
3m. 34 2-5s.
Sixth race--One mile, for safety wheels. Entries, as they finished in
the race: Hathorn, Johnston, Renaud, Ulmer, Frederic. Time, 4m. 14 2-5s.
Seventh race--100 yards, last man wins. Entries; W. E. Hobson and R. P.
Randall. Hobson won. Time, 2m. 18s.
Eighth race--One mile handicap. This race was won by H. Christy. Time,
3m. 40 4-5s. The distance traveled by the winner was 240 yards short of
a mile.
Ninth race--2½, miles, lap race, points to count. Entries: Guillotte,
Christy, Hathorn, Graham and Randall. Guillotte won. Time, 9m. 55 1-5s.
Tenth race--One mile, consolation. Entries made on the track. Betts
won. Time, 3m. 55s. Frederic second and Harris third.
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~The~ Saint Cloud Club, of St. Cloud, Minn., was formed the
last of July, and is known as the “St. Cloud Mystics.” Dr. S. Charest
is president and captain, and James R. Jerrard the secretary and
treasurer. The club has not yet joined the League, but intends to
do so. The uniform is blue belts and caps, black coat, pants and
stockings, and white shirts.
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~The~ world’s record for one mile on safety tandems was made at
Hartford, Conn., by Messrs. Crist and Davis, on a Swift tandem, and not
on a Premier, as stated erroneously in a number of papers.
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~In~ answer to an appeal made by ~Outing~ on behalf of
the wheelmen of New York, the following letter has been received, which
will, we think, please our cycling friends:
~Office of the Board of Aldermen~, }
~No. 8 City Hall~, ~New York~, }
October 9, 1888. }
_To the Editor of_ ~Outing~.
Dear Sir: Your favor of 6th instant is at hand. I will endeavor to
look into the matter of the pavement of Madison Avenue, from 32d
Street to the Park, to-day.
Yours very truly,
~Geo. H. Forster~.
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~Our~ readers will notice that we make no record of the recent
so-called championship of the world races between Ralph Temple and W.
A. Rowe. In view of the disclosures effected by the Boston _Herald_ and
other papers, our reasons are obvious. The effect of such proceedings
can only be a further stigma on professionalism.
FISHING.
~The~ officers of the Grand Central Fishing Club, of Cincinnati, O.,
for the year are: President, Herman H. Rotherl; secretary, Henry H.
Muller; treasurer, Peter Bonte; commissary and quartermaster-general,
Henry Stueve; adjutant and assistant to commissary and
quartermaster-general, Adam Lotz; chaplain, Edward A. Shiele; assistant
chaplain, Carl Lesber, and surgeon, Henry Morning.
FOOTBALL.
~The~ Boston _Herald_, in a dispatch from New Haven, gives the
following changes in the football rules, adopted by the Intercollegiate
Football Association:
1. To allow tackling above the knees.
2. To permit the snapper back to rush the ball.
3. To prohibit the rush line from using their hands or arms in blocking.
4. In putting the ball in play from touch, it “can be either bounded in
or touched in with both hands at right angles to the touch line.”
(1.) In tackling, the line has always been drawn at the hips. In actual
play, however, the tackler cared very little if his hands slipped below
the hips so long as he checked his man, and the umpires, when called
upon to declare it intentional, hesitated, and seldom disqualified. The
new rule permits a dangerous tackle, and is not an improvement.
(2.) This was the disputed point in the Yale-Harvard game last year.
The rule (29) was ambiguously worded, and Yale, by a little headwork,
easily overcame it, and the referee could not very well decide against
them. Last year the snapper-back could not rush the ball until it had
touched a third man.
(3.) The new rule reads: “No player can lay his hands upon or interfere
with, by use of hands or arms, an opponent, unless he has the ball.”
And interference is defined “as using the hands or arms in any way to
obstruct or hold a player who has not the ball.”
The intent of this rule is to make the rushers keep their arms down
when lined up, or when covering one of their own men who is making a
run. It looks easy enough on paper, but in actual practice it will
probably be as easy to keep a rusher’s arms down as to keep a duck away
from water.
To the casual spectator, and to those not experts in the technical
points of the rules, the game will be as it has been--simon-pure
football.
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~A match~ was played at Montreal, September 22, between the
Britannias and Victorias, which resulted in favor of the former team by
13 to 0. The following were the teams:
BRITANNIAS. VICTORIAS.
J. Ross Back Fred. Stewart
Crathern } Three-quarter { A. M. McEwen
Watson } Back { Ferndale
Ross Half Back R. Clarke
Kerby } { A. Fyfe
Thompson } { J. A. Gubian
Harvey } Forwards { C. McClatchie
Murphy } { T. A. Ouimet
McFarlane } { D. Hamilton
Kinghorn } { J. H. Gubian
H. Patterson } { T. Scott
Warden } Wings { E. May
Cameron } { J. McKay
Sinclair } { A. Cowan
September 22, a match between the Britannia third and Victoria second
fifteens, resulted in a victory for the Britannias by 18 points to 0.
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~The~ American Football Union arranged the following schedule
for the autumn games: October 13--Orange vs. Staten Island, at
Livingston; New York vs. Crescents, Brooklyn. October 20--Staten
Island vs. Crescents, on Staten Island; New York vs. Orange, at New
York. October 27--Staten Island vs. New York, in New York; Orange vs.
Crescent, Brooklyn. November 3--Staten Island vs. Orange, on Staten
Island; New York vs. Crescent, New York. November 10--Staten Island vs.
Crescent, Brooklyn; New York vs. Orange, at New York. November 17--New
York vs. Staten Island, on Staten Island, and Orange vs. New York, in
New York. The Crescent Football Club won the championship of the union
last year.
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~The~ Amateur League Football Club has elected the following
officers: President, H. B. Wheatcroft; treasurer, Dr. Mortimer;
secretary, T. Savage.
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~W. J. Ford~ has been elected captain of the football team of
the Crescent Athletic Club, of Brooklyn. He will organize two teams for
the season.
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~The~ Clinton Football Club was organized in Newark recently.
The governing council consists of W. Elcox, C. Hopwood and C. Von
Lengerke. Carl Suffern was elected captain.
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~At~ the meeting of the executive committee of the
Intercollegiate Football Association, the most radical changes, says
_The Dartmouth_, in the rules were concessions to Harvard. A tackle may
now be made anywhere above the knees. Interference was strictly defined
and the rule re-enforced.
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~The~ Canadian team now in England won a splendid victory,
September 15, at Edinburgh, over the Hearts of Midlothian, one of the
best football teams of Great Britain, by a score of three to none. The
Canadians had by far the best of the play all through. The Canadian
team is composed of Messrs. Garrett, Brubacher, Keller, Pirie, Kranz,
Gordon, Webster, Thomas and Alexander Gibson.
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~The~ Britannia and Victoria Rifle teams played a match in
Montreal, September 15, which was won by the Britannias. Score, 7 to 4.
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~The~ Ottawa College team has reorganized for the season. The
team is heavier than those of previous years, and the outlook is
promising.
KENNEL.
~The~ regular annual show of the Tri-State Fair Association, of
Toledo, Ohio, was held in that city, September 27 to 31. Messrs. John
Davidson and H. L. Goodman judged all classes. There were 166 entries.
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~The~ long-looked-forward-to bench show at Buffalo was held
September 11 to 14. The entries numbered five hundred and thirty-two,
and the quality was good throughout. The judging, except in a few
instances, gave satisfaction. The very liberal policy of the Buffalo
club in regard to premiums offered has gained them a host of friends
amongst the dog men. The money prizes alone footed up to some $4,000,
and the list of specials was a long one. The weather was good, and the
attendance was simply enormous. There were many of the arrangements
that can be improved upon another year; in fact, the management was
not of the best, owing, perhaps, to the reason that all the work
appeared to be on the shoulders of two men, when there was enough to
keep six going all the time. Next year, however, we shall look for an
improvement. National Dog Club rules governed.
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~Good~ weather, good quality, cheerful and polite officers,
and good judging, were the features of the show following
Buffalo--Syracuse. A small entry and poor attendance were the
drawbacks. Entries numbered three hundred and nineteen, but the
absentees reduced this to less than three hundred. The management
worked like heroes and kept things in good shape. The hall was light
and well ventilated. American Kennel Club rules were in force.
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~The~ London, Ontario, show, held the week following Syracuse,
was the first of five to be held annually by the London Kennel Club.
Everything ran smoothly. The entries made a very good showing with
the quality fair. A new judge cropped out here, by the name of Bell,
from Toronto. He judged spaniels and some of the smaller classes. When
will men learn that because they have owned a dog or so for a year
or two they are not competent judges? A man to be a judge at a bench
show should be a breeder of experience and of long standing. Each year
brings out its quota of new judges, who are heard of once and then sink
away into oblivion.
LACROSSE.