Omaha daily bee., 1889-12-08
J. /. & SONS, 52, 54, sos, sos, $40 S. 18Th street,

been hunting in the west, killed twenty
eight antelopes, several blacktail deer and
any quantity of small game.
j. r. Megahan of Lincoln, Neb., has taken
a great interest in the organization of the
Omaha kennel club, and has rendered its
proprletors much good advice.
The Omaha base ball club will not let out
the score card privilege another year, but
keep il themselves. Many novelties will be
furnished during the playing season.
Harvey McGrew of this city is the owner
OF a handsome pointer, who is a direct des-
cendant of the famous old Sensation, and
probably the only dog with Sensation blood
in his veins in the west. -.
There is but little gossip in wheel circles
these cold days, and it is quite probable that
the quietude will continue until Jack Prince
gets around with his byRing Tournament in
February.
SENATOR Morgan beat Fred T. Merrill,
the Oregon bicycle champion, in a mile cycle
chase, two best out of three, for 5000 a side,
al the Mechanics pavilion, Portland, Thurs
day evening.
A dispatch from San Francisco says that
Robert Bonner has announced his intention
of placing both Maud $. and Sunol IN train
ing next year, and will endeavor to break
the records held by both %trotters.
Ned Reading, the soldier wheelman, says
that he will pay no attention TO Senator Nor.
gan's vaporings; that he was never in a fair
square race in Ills life, and any arrangement
with him means fake or failure.
The Coliseum management is preparing for
a six days roller skating race, three hours a
day, Twenty skaters have already expressed
a desire to enter, and the affair will probably
come off the last week in this month.
On Christmas day Captain A. H.. Bogar-
dus will shoot at Indianapolis, backing him
self to kill 8 0 sparrows in thirty-6ve min
utes, twenty-five yards rise, one bird sprung
at a time, using ten traps and load his owl
gun.
c. W.. Welton. of Greenwood. this state,
is eager TO hear from Leon Lozier. He is
anxious to make a match with the Iowa
Splinter to run him from 30 to 200 yards
for any part of $500, at Greenwood Christmas
day. Preparing for a fake.
Before the commencement Of the polo
game next Tuesday evening viii Pixley, the
champion boy rider, and Will Walker. an
other fast one, will run u ten-mile bicycle
race for a handsome silver cup. Pixley allow
ing Walker a one-mile handicap.
Tho next championship game of the polo
league will take place Tuesday evening be-
tween the Omaha Guards and the Wheel club
teams. The following Saturday evening the
two victorious teams, the HANDLERS and
Council Bluffs, will be opposed to each other.
John J. Hardin shot a lOOlive- bird match
at the Oakland park, Oakland, Cal, last
Tuesday, with Nath Il. Critchley, of San
oooOi tibV u Siuo ~ " ny Nv hHc
score of "a TO s.. Hardin is doing a good
deal OF shooting on the coast, and as yet has
not been the loser IN "a single match of any
consequence.
The feat performed by j. A. X. Elliott of
Kansas City on Tuesday last in the live bird
team shoot on the Gwin & Dunmire grounds,
in killing forty nine birds out of fifty was an
extraordinary one, and stamps Mr.. Elliott as
one of the finest live bird shots in the west.
The bird lost was the forty eighth, but it
was hit bard, aud fell within bounds, but
walked out and fell over dead.
The admirers of the two men are endeav-
ing to arrange a one hundred live bird match
between Frank Parmelee and John Petty.
1t goes without saying that sucn a match
would attract q larger crowd than has
assembled at any match In this vicinity for
years. The men are evenly matched, and as
a good deal of jealousy exists, each would
make the effort of his life.
A good many sportsmen are now advocat
ing the licensing of the hunter Instead of
taxing the gun. IT is claimed that If the law
TO tax the gun were in vogue owners OF guns
could readily cause it 10 be a dead letter.
That the taxed gun could be loaned, and
hundreds OF other ways resorted TO that
would make the tax a farce. so far as its in
strumentallty IN protecting game is COO
cerned, must be conceded.
John Dunmire and Frank Psrmelee, the