Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19

Pixley, Omaha's plucky little bicycle rider,
the Omaha Wonder.h
The Williams. Stanley race s still in stau
quo 1t Is hardly proba BILE now. however,
after the poor showing in the New 4ork
race, that Stanley will have sufficient
temerty to run the local champion.
Misses Lizzie Williams and May White,
the Los Angeles. Col, horsewomen who are
to ride next week against the lady wEcelers,
will arrive tomorrow night.
Miss Lily Williams is quite anxious to meet
Jesse Oakes in a match race to come off at
the Coliseum after the horse bicycle chase OF
next week.
''Life With the Trotters." valuable vol
ume on thoroughbred trotting stock, being
canvassed for in this city by j. G. Holcomb,
is meeting with an extensive sale. IL would
be difficult matter to enumerate all the
good features of the book, and without un!
dertaking any extended criticism, IL can ba
safely recommended to all professional fol-
lowers of trotting, for it is both instructive
and entertaining.
There is considerable unlawful nettinGs
being carried on at Cutoff lake, aud II thereY
is such a functionary as "A fish and gameS
warden in this city, he will find much workf
for himself by a visit to these waters any OF
these pleasant afternoon. Nebraska hast
few enough fish as it is, and without protec-i
tion it will not require very long time to'
deplcte her streams and lakes.
Questions ana Answers.
What do You think of Boston's chances to-
take the league flag. How many times havei
the bean eaters won the championships
When was the National league organized.
Ans.-Good; they lead at present. Thrcai
times. In 1876.
bets B that Omaha will beat St. Joe 2 toj
|; the game results Omaha l, st. Joe W.
Who wins t-Smarty Hunter, city.
Ans.--A wins. One to nothing is better.
score than two to one.
Jim, John, Jake and Jack are playing;
poker. Jim deals and John opens jack-pot-j
Jake picks up his hand and finds he has only'
four cards. Is Jakes hand knocked out orr
can he call for a new eal.-Fort Omaha.
Ans.-It is a misdeal. Jim loses his deap
ana John must proceed to deal the cards
over again. Jake, of course, does not lose
his hand--it was no fault OF his that Jim did
| not give him five cards,
Who had the greatest per centage Of games
won of the Western association pitchers last
seasonl What has become OF Sam MoiiJt
and Cassiani-B. =. p, Omaha.
Ans-Lovett. Moffitt is mining in Wyom-
ing and is said to be getting rich. Cassian is
playing with the Jamaica Plains team near
Boston.
Which do you consider the best ball paper.
the Sporting Life or Sporting News!-
Reader.
Ans-The Sporting Life, ten thousand
times over.
Will you please inform me who at the pres.
ent time holds the record for six days go as
you-please race and what II ls,--Alnateur,
Beatrice.
Llttlewood, 6233l.
TO decide bet will you please state in
Sundays sporting columns whether there
has ever been ball knocked over the Omaha
center field fence during Il game Of baili
Where was Jack Dempsey born in this
country or Englapd-C. IL. Johnson, city
Ans-No. Neither, he was born In Ire
laud.
What is Lottie Stanley's eight. hour six
day record, and her one hundred mile rec
ord. Has the match been made between her
and Williamsf-Byker, Omaha.
Ans.-Don't know. No, but probably will
be.
Hammer Lane-Send on your challenge
| accompanied by respectable forfeit; that's
the only way TO show that you mean busi-
ness Don't know anything about Jimmie
Lindsay at present, whether he is in training
for fight or not.
viii you please give me the whereabouts
OF Harter and O'Leary, Omaha's star 1857
battery: :-Arlie Atherton, Omaha.
Ans.-Harter IS IN Quihcy, H., playing
ball, O'Leary Is in the soup.