New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-25
BA1L PLAYERS At SYDNEY.
SCENES IN THE CAPITAL OF NEw-soulh
WALES.

sus..v nse. o5-It Is not difficult for a stfanso.
- $50 he goodwill of the sydneyites inc mr.
thing he wants TO observe, after be arrives ~ -
d. what a beautiful harbor you've gO'' asI n
,o saId this hi Is regarded as man Vi hno , az,
70 anr ~ the baseball party expected 10 nnu Wv
famo,,s Australian rabbits overrunnlns 'lo as.toa
Of sydney they must have been agreeaOs S ~.
II would take several days traVel 70 app'o -.
,,bs,o near tho scene of devastation "nicn lnos'
NC. horaas have brought on the bush country
,rhs aast,uetive Qasshoppers and pofa'o ouss y,
ss.rsea ara regarded as genuine pleasures cohpasou
r,,b the wreck which this longeared scourse eh'e"1
mo, anv country overruns. inc re"asu ior SUM-
,overful means Of destroying them Is sun opon -
,hs vor,d for only few days ago the Colonial NoH-
mission at sydney rejected the remedy enerco W MI
Pasfeur. 4. harasou,e
o., S,,h many large and imposing structures. inc
hanhs and business houses are mostly built OF SAM
s,ona and are very ornate and supstahu" 60
tecsyraly The retail stores arc large anu
ara deyots much attention and taste 70 'no -
of their wares Notable features OF many OU -
different from anything in the United s.s'oS' ae
areades They are large courts built u 1io -
of large structures with passsgewsys oA'onNs 80
street To street Though having popuiauoh Vi i.so
'N 90 600 ,hs ,s,oe number Of hurrying active
,.on,e seen on the street gives ono the impression Oh
a much larger city. This Is notably tne case vi
saturday night So great is the throng on the mann
s,,cots that line Of proniensders is iorinou u vac
,ddls Of The thoroughfare. and it looks, Tor all inc
world, like some prominent street IN Ee" ioi" y"
the occasion of big parade during an eiec"oh 1'-.
paien. Tho streets are all macadamEea OF nss'
Nicholson pavements, which makes drVins mo- u-
pleasant experience, A. ch,o.So
,oam stonnea. have vast field for Improvement
ahead Of them in learning how TO make NE pieASn'
for travellers II Is not that tho manager y NOV
anxious TO please, but they lscn aocomnioaS'i'.,
imagine an American returning 20 his hotei az II
o'clock st night, finding tho entrance eloseu anu
ing 10 ring night bell 10 gain admiuahce inei1'
n e lively enough the reason for the fontdooF DC
inc closed being to evade the law which requires the
ba,-rooms 10 be closed at eleven There arc no reSi
bar rooms such as flourish ell too nunorousy IN tho
limited States They are all hotels no licenses oehg
granted unless there are thirty beds IN the house ior
the use OF guests The bar maid hourishes here In
the hotels they appear 10 be wen-oehsNea erh' SUI
in most places they resent familiarfes from strangers
Though It is summer here the weather is p'eAlSi
much Ike early September weather In Ameilcs ine.s
e M marked popularity IN the attire OF the men 10
,oa~.,o nat Tho dog DAYS have come There Is very
It,t,s ~ the uttcrly English about the people ono
roots ON the streets. and II Judgment formed IN
Eve days' visit Is entitled to any weight mey are
ynora l,ke Americans than the "blarsted bHuShers-
80 .ecpentIy met IN New-York This Is not surpns-
,Dg when one considers that the Australians admire
Americans Unfortunately and copy them In many tnngS
The women dress in hight coored garments suitable
10 a warm climate. and wear an unEainiy styio OF
straw hat. The crown is about six or eight inones
h,eb. and Is trimmed with broad RIBBON when when
reaches within inch of tho top mo pr j. ~O0u'
strong and positive characteristic OF AasuailSns
,s ,sir rass.cn for betting They are sad 70 wesor
rac,ne and book making Is said 70 DO carried on az
every corner and in every cigar stanu Az Ces a %
money Is put up until settling day Big sweeps,
a,Se made up IN which the winner stands enAnee VI
asrinr small forfuDe The purchase OF ticket In
fhese Il usually sovereign, but smaller ones arc az
erganized and everybody, nowsboy, waS'letw oman
servant giri IabOring man and clerk nave oh"Ve '"
invest according 10 their means