The Washington times., 1894-12-24


More Evenly Balanced Fields and Better
RaciaE-Game Laws in Maryland Are
Violated to the Destruction OF Wild Euck.
The members OF the football! eleven Of Union
College. OF Schenectady, \. Y, will arrive in
Washington this evening and stop at the
Wormiey. Tomorrow at noon the Unions
vii! meet Columbia Athletic CLUBS team on
the gridiron at National Park. The visiting
colleSiaus are in excellent trim, and promise
to give c. A. c. a strong argument for tae
honofs. The present football team is said to
be the strongest CniGn College has ever had,
and has only been scored against once this
season in the New York State league, which
Is composed OF Syracuse University, Roches-
ter University. Hamilton College. and Union
College Its strength. demonstrated By his
being lis third successive league champion
ship. has made an association composed Of
LAFAYETTE. Lehigh. Wesleyan and Union Col
lege highly PROBABLE for next year. Some OF
its victories this year are: West Point. $50;
Amherst Go: hidgeGeld, 22-O: Syracuse
University 20-l0; Rochester University.
GO, and Hamilton College, SO. On
Thanksg Wing Day they defeated wesleyan Al
Ridgefeld by score Of b to 6, Wesleyan
having been until this fall a member Of the
Observation-Disclosures OF Pennsylvania
league.
What would undoubtedly have been sue
cessTul baseball associalEon if the proper
circuit could only have been perfected. was
the projected American Association. But Tor
the failure to complete the Western end the
organization could have heen sa.ey launched
upon the public. Everything WAS IN readi-
ness ~ the East but il was found impossible
to secure the requisite numb r OF western
cities. so the scheme has been practically
abandoned. One or two OF the pro ectors
have not been willing 10 admit failure, but
such is really the ease. and the National
League will have the field TO itself for an
ether yea at least. st one time the pros
poets for the projected association were
decidedly rosy, but the pinch came and that
settled the business. As far as Washington
was concerned this city was all prepared TO
enter, aud grounds were secured and Is we'll
several weil-known players had agreed TO
sign il was un ortunate for local lovers Of
the national game that the new association
did lot pan out.
The races at the Alexander Island track
have been SO easy Of late 10 pick that the
talent have had nothing but mOnotoEy. But
the tDUkmakGrS nave btel SttllE II elEGsSHi
from the shuuider and hank rpi.s are much
crimprd. Better racing. better 5e,t NJ, and
more evenly balanced fields would lie tie re-
sult or changing the conditions OF races. The
charging %. q small entrance le. would keep
out many o. the poorer class ol horses which
are started day ia and ont without a pC=s oie
chance Oi winning What the public would
like 10 see is "A handicap daily, and from the
entries received for the Chr staas handicap
il would seem the horse owners are willing TO
enter Tor handicaus. SirOcco. although asked
to carry l2S pounds in tomorrow race Il
one mile viii undoubtedly ~ a strong favor
ite. ur0vIied he starts. Indra at l20 pounds,
is iancied by many. but Siroeco's 1--WE furlongs
in O.59 Oh Saturday makes that horse look
10 have first mortgage on the handicap.
Six furlongs races should be tabooei at
Alexander Island, the first turn being too
near the START fcr the horses to get settled in
their posi- ions. There have been several ae-
cideuts at this first turn because Of crowding
and the desire Of the Jockeys to make the
turn close. on Saturday the accident TO
Feucer. which caused that gcldiags de-
strUction, happened al this turn. 1t appeared
as if Fencer had been cut down IN the crowd
ing and then dropped to the track, breaking
his back. Some time ago several boys were
injured ty being thrown with their mounts az
this turn, and races at six furlong3 were
abandoned. Small fields are All right, bui
with ten or more horses there Is too much
danger. which viii be still further increased
when the track becomes frozen and slippery.
The Baltimore Gun Club and other sports
mems organizations in Maryland are vigor-
ously protesting against the game laws, par
ticularly those regulating the shooting OF
wild duck on the famous SusquehRnna fats.
They claim that these regulations are VIC
latedtO such an extent by night hunters that
the sportsman no longer has any show. Tie
use OF traps and the general slaughter kept
up bv these night-hawks has nearly ruined
the once celebrated duckinG shores ia Mary
land. President William II. Linthicum. oi
the Baltimore Gun Club. says that these
night hunters openly violate the law under
the encouragement of the Havre-de- Craze
dealers who reap a rich harvest, especially
in the early part of the season. by purchasing
and shipping ducks 10 Philadelphia and New
York paying for them price about or less
than hall what they realize in the two cities
named.
Col. J.. Victor Baughman, OF Frederick
Nd, has invited the members OF the ELI
Ridge Fox Hunting Club OF Baltimore to par
ticipate in a two days hunt over the Monocacy
and Lingana hills in Frederick county.
The club viii leave Baltimore on the after
noon Of the 2SJh aud will be joined at Wash.
ington bya large number Of society people
who are going 10 partake of the festivities
At Frederick they will be met by the members
OF the Green Spr ng Valley Hunt Club. Tht
entire company will be entertained on The
night OF their arrival at the raatial coUntrl
home of Col. Baughman. which is situate;
but a shorI distance from Frederick City. Al
that remains now 10 insure great sport is FOL
Mr.. Revnard to show himself and be as full 0
vim rs the hunters will be and the occasion
will be a red letter one in the his .ory of fol
huntng in Maryland.