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The sun., 1894-12-16
what tAs C.aoi.t. Arc Doi.E.

Tho Yonkers Canoe Club held the nrst OF
series OF smokers last Saturday evening in the
club house at GlenwOOd. good entertainment
was given, including songs, dances, and a series
letes. A party from the Knickerbocker Canoe
Club, consisting OF James X: Hand, Frank g.
Moore, Robert PEBBLES, and Warren Berry was
among the guests from this city.
The House Committee OF the New York Canoe
Club has sent letter 10 the members informing
them that arrangements have been made TO have
the club house lighted and warmed during the
committee TO have an informal social gathering
OF the members at least one evening OF each
week, with occasional smokers and other enter
tAinments. The club house is now laid up for
the winter In the Atlantic Basin. foot OF Fifty
sixth street, South Brooklyn, and is readily ac-
soctAls may become IS popular As those which
the club used 10 hold several years ago at Mar
mAlAde Lodge, It's old d-time home on Staten Isl-
and.
The annual meeting OF the Brooklyn Canoe
Club Was held last Tuesday evening at the home
Of Comm0dore Percy 7. Hogan. 2O2 Jefferson
elected: Commodore, Morton v. BrokAW; Vice
Commodoro. Charles II. Lsstsri PuTser. VIM.
NICK. Miller; measurer, NJ. d.. Davis; trustees
for three wears. Commodore Morton " BrokAW
and sK-commodors Hogan. A eommitEse com
range for the annual dinner Of ths club, which
will b held Ia this city some time next month.
Under = recently adopted provision for associate
mem mbers, eighteen eI mem bers OF the club we're
elected 70 associate membership. A meeting Of
iournment Of the club nesting, and ex,CommO-
dOre Percy y. Hogan Was elected President for
the coming year. The club u very prosperous
ARd hAs : hsSt of tEsnty-thFss eAnOs4
The sun., 1894-12-16
THE "PoLY,s" FoorBALL TEAM.
How They Re-e-tabiished Themselves on
the Gridiron This Season.

How They Re-estabiished Themselves on
the Gridiron This Season.
The Polytechnic Institute boys were very sue
cessful on the football field this year. This Is
the first season since 1887 that they have been
able TO reestablsh their football reputation.
Two years ago they did good work against the
local schools. but last year they lowered their
colors to the High School This year they were
able to sweep the High School before them. and
they did not deign to play the Adelphi Academy
eleven, whereas In 1883, 40. and 30 the
"Polys" regularly yielded the palm to the
Adelphi elevens.
The -Polys" played ten games. and lost but
two Of them. one to Princeton. '9s. and the other
to Yale 'pS. The record of games is as follows
Poly"vs South Orange F. c., 90: beat Montclalr
n. Y, 1870: beaten by Yale, 9s O.2O beat brooklyn
Latin School. 800; beat South Orange y. C., 80;
beaten by Princeton. gS Sis beat Irving Club, I-O
beat brooklyn High School. ls-4
The team was In good condition thr oughout
the season. The backs were hard and fast run
ners, excellent line breakers, and strong In Of
fensfve play. The ends were sure tacklers and
fast runners, and the tack lers were both reliable
players. The guards were at par in their work.
good &C quarter back in giving the signals and
In his Judgment of everything during the game
that he has been elected captain of the team for
next year. He will be handicapped next year
Badger. Jones. Crosby. Dougherty, and
Slocovich are quoted as having expressed their
intention Of retiring from the team. The team
this year. with the statistics, was Az follows:
The sun., 1894-12-16
BIG GAME IN CAITIRA UG US.
Hunters Surprised by . bear. Deer, wild
cats. and Especially an Opossum.

Hunters Surprised by . Bear. Deer. Wild
cats. and Especially an Opossum.
SALAMANCA, N. Y. Dec. 15.-It is q great many
years since Cattaraugus county, although bor-
dering on noted hunting regions OF northern
Pennsylvania, has offered anything to hunters
in the way Of largo game. Consequently the
appearance recently in the woods within six
miles of Little Valley, the county seat, Of bear
deer. and wildcats has created not little ex-
element.
A week ago a hunter named Smith, who was
looking for birds in the woods along Saw Mill
Run, almost jumped out OF his boots when he
saw q bear rise out of a bed of leaves and
scamper away through the thick brush. He
and a companion chased the bear a good many
miles, but other hunters got on TO its track. and
1t was killed by one of them not far from where
Smith had started II. This bear was a very large
one. and in fine condition both as to meat and
fur. This was the first bear killed in Cattarau-
gus county In thirty years.
To add TO this surprise. two deer, buck and
doe. were killed in the same locality, which al
most unheard-ot thing In this generation was
supplemented by the bagging OF two wildcats.
Later. an opossum was killed not far from Little
value compared with the bear, the deer, and the
wildcats. It has caused more talk among the
old hunters than the others. The coming OF the
bear, deer. and wildcats Is accounted for by the
fact that the haunts of these animals over the
Pennsylvania border have recently been dis
turbed by the building OF railroads and mills
and tanneries. This has sent them flying else
where, and some Of them have happened to
journey in this direction, seeking domicile.
But this does not explain the reappearance of
the opossum In Cattaraugus county; These ami
northern Pennsylvania. but when the first set
tiers came to this part OF New York State they
found 'possums as thick as the squirrels and
'coons. They were abundant In our woods until
the almost unprecedentedly severe winter of
1857, when deep snow came In October 1855,
and was two feet deep In the following April;
IN fact. as late as May 10 there was fall Of ten
killed every 'possum In Cattaraugus county or
drove them somewhere else for from that time
until the killing OF the one the other day not an
opossum was seen In the county.
The sun., 1894-12-16
LsAIty for CsDIa's sake.

PARIS. Tex, Dee. s.-When John Tucker was
called up In the Federal Court this afternoon to
have sentence passed upon him for the theft Of
= horse, Judge Bryant asked him his age. He
replied that he was 23.
How came you % get TO stealing horses p
want YOU 70 tel me the truth. II don't want 10
be hard on YOU"
We'll, your Honor. ! WAS left an orphan
when young, and fell into bad company and went
wrong; but made up my mind 70 do better.
and WAS engaged 10 be married 70 an intelligent
and respectable young lady. The marriage was
70 have taken place on the Sunday after / was
arrested"
How long do you think the young lady will
walt on you = ask ed Judge Bryant
She will walt = long time" Tucker replied,
hopefully.
well. I'll let you on with four years; they
allow : man time for good bshAVtor. and you
mAI get out In about three yeArsi and when yOa
do 1--we " - your promises And - esttAF."
The sun., 1894-12-16
cLoss cALL FoR TALE srupExrs.
sesss sf ths rae-ity waates Foots.n Re-
strfetea 20 Home Gnues.

strfctsd 20 Home Games.
NEW HAvtN. Dec. 15.-Outside Of the Yale
faculty few, n any, Of the students in the uni
versity, not even the football men themselves
know how near the college authorities came to
giving the game n black eye directly after the
brutal exhibition IT Springfield. A sort Of an
Indignation meeting was held, at which older
members strongly favored restricting the game,
and, II possible, abolishine II from among the
college sports. IL IL not known who the pro-
fessor is who drew Get OF resolutions, but there
was presented at the meeting long statement
setting out the brutality Of football, and ending
with recommendation that in the future all
football games At New York be abolished. This
would have been a death blow TO the Princeton
game. and It was expected that II would have
the effect OF doing away with the game for all
practical purposes. Tho resolution was fully
discussed and finally tabled by q comparatively
small majority, IL was thought at the time
that the matter would come up for future dts
now is problem, but II is doubtful IL the fac
ulty at this time feel as wrought up over foot
ball as they did for o. few days after the Har-
The members Of the faculty realize that foot
ball has secured hold on the spprtin9 element
OF the public, which will follow the game wher-
ever IL is played, and the case narrows itself
down to this question: Does New Haven want
The result Of the Princeton game was so salts
factory that IL seems more than probable that
tne FACULTY. Will not take pTOhlDltOry steps To-
ward crushing the game next year. Now that
the first heat OF Indignation has passed, IL seems
more than likely that the faculty will follow the
custom Of the past and allow the students them
selves to work ont the salvation of football
The letter from Capt. Hallster OF the Cniver-
sity Of Pennsylvania team has not created any
stir among Y ale men. IL is look ed upon generally
as an attempt 20 draw the baseball men into n
controversy, which they are not seeking. Man
ager e. II. Skinker and Capt. Case Of last years
nine have both graduated from college. and as
they were the only Yale men present when the dis
pute in question took place. they are the only
ones who could refute Capt. Hallister's state
ments. There does not, however. seem to be any
disposition on the part of Yale men to take any
notice Of the matter, and they prefer TO let
Y rest Ms they did the football controversy.
While tho statements in Hallisters letter may
be true from the L. OF Pa. standpoint they are
not the exact facts as understood at Yale at the
time of the baseball muddle. Capt Rustin read
liallister's letter carefully. and after thinking
for moment said:
Il no not care to say anything about this. !
am not seeking a controversy which in the end
would result In no good was not present at
the interview between Sinclair, Skinker, Case.
and Hallister Whether or not we play the Y,
OF Pa. next spring has not been decided. rs no
games have been arranged yet with any team"
The sun., 1894-12-16
POOR SEASON ON THE CANALS.
what Beeonss OF Drivers. Boat Hands.
Horses. and Mules During the winter.

SARATOGA, Dec. 15.-The past season was
not a profitable one TO the cAnAlers. A boat
owner living near here, and whose boats have
been navigating the canals for the past twenty
years, declares the season Just closed 10 have
been one of the poorest he has ever known.
Instead OF making some profit, as in former
years. he says he has run his boats and work ed
for nothing this season, the expenses having
been greater than the receipts. Freights have
not been lacking. but the rates have been so
very low averaging from Buffalo 20 New York,
only thirty five cents ton.
At Fort Miller, In this county, is one of the
largest cansl-boat building plants In the State,
but during the past year repairing old boats
rather than building new ones has been about
the only work done there; besides. many canal
ers are more interested 70 sell their old boats
The number OF boats In use on the Erie and
Ch4mplain canals is about 1000, affording en-
some som 3. 600 or 900 persons. some OF the boat
owners whose families live aboard their
ssrsd SSSi basin i9f the %n.s and $sfs Ss s
boats their house and home until the
open Ssn sdms DS1L SaSs owners S Swn
where their families live and where they spend
the winters. But the drivers and other canal
boat hands are mostly men and boys without
homes. and with no opportunity, capability or
desire 70 engage in other pursuits. and many
manage mage 70 breSf into county houses, iAils. and
peniIentiATies. where they are boarded at the
expense OF the state or county till spring.
There are many men who seem to have an In
fatuAtiOn for this sort OF life. The number Of
inmates OF the Saratoga county house aud jail
nearly doubles At about this season OF the year,
and most OF the new eomers are e1nAlers
The 4 900 or more horses and mules that dur
inK the season haul the SLOW going bOats In their
longer or shorter tTtDs on the Erie And nam
plain canals are In great numbsIs winteFed With
Saratoga county farmers. some taxing ~ many
az 100, The coat OF their winter keep varies
with the price Of hay. This ysSE the farmers
are taking them A. from 81 70 Size {. head per
And Il l. noticeable that the farmers Who take
canal horses and mules for winter board have
rich soil and good eT0Ds the tnE ssASon-
The sun., 1894-12-16
RIDERS OF THE SILENT srEED.
The N. 4. Z. win Classify English A.ats.r
WheeImen.

Tho National Cyclists Union OF England have been
wrestling with tho amateur question for the past
three months with such little degree OF thas
they have nnaIly decided 20 adopt and try tho
American scheme OF classification. The oficers Of the
" O. IT, realizing that they seemed unable TO properly
prepare and carry out rules TO their amAteur
have been In correspondence with Chairman Ray
mond OF the l. A. W. Racing Board, with view 70
adopting the L. A W. clAssinc alton system. They have
decided to try the class rules, only on Somswhss
stricter lines.
Within the past week candidates for the l. A. ".
Presidency have been sprnging up all over the oouAp
try and there seems possible chance OF lively night
II II. 4. Raymond still refuses TO run. The Western
wheelnen, who consider that they should have the
- ~ heiT e9n b eSys named t1 N nS;
sion. A, q. Wilson, the present nrs Vice President OF
eSrs o. BSn SRo Is sS
@ & az Pre- sS'sa nS X. sa
Vice Presdents all seek the orlce, Il L. needless to
~ PROPOSED % make he once % PIssdsnl q me I
a. ia r hgd onI lie 11,ro 'he ~SPfAnS
James X Robley has been elected Treasurer Of the
The Kings County whee!men had reception ss
:, Messrs. $ =, Graham, ~ Il Ray, n 1, Powell 8 n
tertsinment Committee for the Kings County Wheel
The Columbia Bicycle Club have nominated the tok
oSn onisers Tor l, Their FnnId s'suSn Shlsh I'm
President, g; r; Haherst9dt secretary. p s hAso9I
Lieutenant y. A. kcmmerlins.
corng TO the odestbllshed custom, start from 10th
street and Seventh avenue az midnight Dec ~ 70
ride TATTytoWn. IL l. customary ard bottle
Of wine the nrst Hheslmen To arrive In TarrytOWn
from this city,
The annual reception Of the Harlem Whsslmsn vim
be held on JAI. ls az the LrnuK Lyceum.
The League Touring club Is the name OF .
EaniEaton formed In brooklyn.
W X IitmAn a resident of this city, the via
neT the bicycle held In America u
took place on July 4. 1874.
Peter BsrO. tho professional racer Il riding vssy
fAEt
Monte SCOTT Of PlaInnsld IA regarded one Of ths
most promising riders IN the EAst for next season.
Protests have been filed with the Racing Board
against the Slx class men and the thirty elaAs
Hders who went strike at tho recent Madison
square Garden meet
The sun., 1894-12-16
INDIANS As HUNTERS
They ne Not Frishte. che es-e Out ss
Districts, as white Mes Dc.


ut Is remark often made by Old timers who
knew the Western country when the red man
was a. common there as the tenderfoot Ia now"
said sportsman from the Rockies, that In
dlsns never scare away game from region in
which they hunt But they say wherever the
white man comes with his firearms game IL
bound to be killed of or driven away. These
sayings are true with the qualifying statement
that by reasonable game laws game OF all kinds
can be preserved and, even where nearly exter-
minated, restored to almost It's original plentl-
fulness in districts not too fully occupied by
man and his domestic creatures.
" Note the Indian in hunting as he searches
out and steals upon the deer or wild turkeys
with his soft tread OF moccasned feet In the
ITing OF ms DOW s.rnE Hma Ine gnt OF tne
alarm the creatures near the one that is struck.
1Ie like themselves, is in sympathetic accord
tain and md forest, and while endeavorins TO match
their craft against his they are satisfied with
trying to avoid him without abandoning the re-
Rion where he abides.
" IL is when white hunters OF the sportsmen
variety invade It's haunts, their presence herald
ed by the tread OF their booted feet their clothes
alien In appearance to the hues and contours Of
the creatures OF the wilde. and their purpose
shown by the crack and crash of firearms that
game begins to migrate to other feeding grounds.
Add to this the increasing aud indiscrminate
slaughter for slaughters sake that character
lies the white mans hunting, and II is easy to
sec why the depopulation OF the forest and plain,
when unrestricted by law, Is speedy and sure.
firearms for their hunting II has not been found
that large game has diminished materially in
regions In which the white man IL an infreguent
visitor, although Sir samuel Baker. the explorer.
asserts Of African game and predatory crea-
lures that, Animals can endure traps, pitfalls.
fire, and every savage method OF hunting; but
tensiye districts' ~
The sun., 1894-12-16
PIERCE AND NOLAN FIoHr.
But After the Thirty.nrth Round It Was
Declared No Contest"

WARRINGTON, Dec. 15.-Jack Boan and Ed
die Pierce were finally brought together last
night at newly established club house near
BladensburR. for a purse Of 5000. The odds
were and to on Pierce at the opening. For
twenty rounds the fight one of the best ever
seen in this vicinity. Both men displayed SCI
ence and exhibited pluck which neither had
heretofore been credited with possessing.
When Pierce became so badly punished that
II was only question Of time when he would
have to quit, Plerce's hackers sent one Of their
number to see the proprietor of the place and
induce him to declare that the battle would have
to be stopped Mt l2 o'clock, and therefore Ref
cree Mcmillan who could not declare the mill
draw because the articles OF agreement called
for n finish fight, decided that IL was no contest
Pierce had broken bones In both hands, and
was not able to hit his opponent after the eigh-
teenth round. The managers of the club gave
warning before the thirtieth round that unless
they. would get together. so that the referee
could give a decision in favor ,of one or the
other, 1t would be declared no contest. and
neither would get cent Of the purse.
After the thirty fifth round mo contest was
declared. This caused ill-feeling among the
spectators and free fight resulted outside the
club house.
The sun., 1894-12-16
Cs.aotisa 4. YIaAasi.I Circles.
IRON a. Providence JOur1.aL

Once In = great while one OF the thirty odd
PAnk clerks who are daily delegated To render
pf their respective banks makes an error in his
~nggeTs Usually the session Is over In twenty
minutes, ont Tuesday 1t required an extra hour
100; As there is a money fine. which gathers
double compound cOmminuted interest 90 to
each young Gentleman OF the thirty odd is on
Pin1 and needles until the fellow who Is 10 blame
At aeon the Clearing House telephone. which
y that Of the Roger Williams Rank. began 20
ring And from that time Until the session was
concluded bank after bank called up 10 know IN
tts emissAIX had gone 70 Canada and had left
everything but balance against the bank. Of
dciAls and clerks. who 20 % dinner IN rotation.
stood With watches In hand and saw their cars
20 b., and felt an Increasing and aching void At
the belt" About l2;45 O'Clock the 81 l62. 100
had been squared up ~ cent, and the ten-cent
fellow ehO had shaken the banking community
70 the pit Of lls stomach was laden with ! crop
Of nnss - thick a. aies At the bungh0 0f !
The sun., 1894-12-16
II. b. MuLLIxES. Captain 's5 Columbia.
Strong Efforts Being Made for asvsrsity
Crow At Columbia,

Signs have been posted over the campus OF
Columbia College giving notice to all those who
wish to train for a university crew to be present
at meeting TO be held on next Wednesday
afternoon from to o'clock. At this meeting
Walter b. Peet, 's3, coach OF the 80 varsity;
William A. Meikleham, 80, captain OF 80 var
sity, and Guy Richards, 'S7. captain of 'S7 var
sity, will be present and meet all the candidates
II enough interest In rowing is shown. the gr ad
untes will come to q decision whether 1t would
be desirable 10 form a university crew not.
The principal tonic OF conversation around the
college Is about the crew, and II seems as II the
students will do all they can 10 support them.
A call for the candidates OF the freshman crew
has also been made for the same day.
On next Friday afternoon Henry l.. Bull, '07,
Arts, was elected treasurer of the university
crew, and he. together with Frederick II. sill,
'95, will have full control OF the rowing inter-
ests among the students. IL Columbia does sue
coed In forming a varsity crew, 1t will be great
boom for the college.
The sun., 1894-12-16
NOT SOFT" DRINKS vs.. WHIsKEY.
TAs Growing Taste OF Msa for CkoesIate,
Tea. and BOuilIOa.


Tea. and BOailIOA.
No formal notice has as yet been taken by the
temperance societies OF the fact that the men OF
New York are each winter more and more close
ly following the example OF the women in the
matter OF hot drinks. II was only few years
ago that some snterprising druggist added beef
tea 10 his soda water dispensary. AS long as he
limited his warming beverages 70 hot soda there
was no chance % capture the man with his
mawkish drink. but beef tea with q dash OF
celery sAlt Was q little less RiTly-Rrly, and the
man began to sneak IN h,o9 on very Gold days and and
soda fountain. Then clam broth was added,
and the man knew OF the good cheer and the
good qualities OF that drink because he had been
In the habit OF taxing II in saloons And when
cheaper In the drug store than IL WAS In the
saloon, and that he did not have 70 treat any
body, he began TO 90 more frequently TO the shop.
The cake dealers and restaurant men were not
slow 10 see which way things were going, and
the cheering sign, +" Warm up and be RlAd, /" met
the man on every block. The list OF drinks in
creased. and this winter there seems 70 be reg
ular furore for hot non-intoxicAtinR drinks, Tea.
coffee, COCOA and chocolate beef tea. beef bOull-
Ion. chicken bOuillon. clam broth. oyster broth.
ginger tea-the list IL long one. and the man
finds that cup OF any Of them, served In dainty
china, Is just As good Tor wArming-up purposes
As Ehiskey or hot Scotch, and somellmes he
almost thinks lt IL a good deal better He hnds,
too. that now he has lOts OF male company, and
that there are lots Of Other men Who are think
tng and doing the same a. he.
The sAlOOas have found out the defectioas
from their cash registeFs and are adding hot
-spirituOus drinks 10 their bar list. but some
stores and Soafsetioasrs and TsstaarsnIs Tor
their Chocolate or clam broth. and don't seem 20
mind the shOp EiTls and shopping women that
crowd AROUND AID welcome them one single blL
The sun., 1894-12-16
Closing Up the Year. work on the Wing.

PHILADELPHIA Dec. l6.-only two weeks remain to
the close OF the years work the wing but II the
weather will permit the contest for the Beview prize
between the two birds Trainer OF Charles Mehers loft
and CLOSER OF Eiwood senderlings VIII be continued
TO the close Trainer held the honors from the
OF the year all through the spring, summer and
early fall nying losing To 9losser the second
in November The corrected time OF the liberator In
the Nov lB journey OF CLOSER made his speed l,4g7
yards instead OF l,t79. This gave CLOSER the best
speed forfour fies- ,5o4i. 1897. 1854 and l54i4i
The honors for best speed in single journey OF the
held by Blue Cloud OF Louis Mehlers loft
having taken the honors held by cozey OF the same
yards.
Washington. u. G., comprising the lofts Of Joseph
Noble, Howard G. Wall W. H. KeywoTth. II. X Bliss,
n s. Brown A. c. Mclean, s. Wallace, and IL Darling.
The first ny will be from Barooursyille, Va, Christ
mn naV
The sun., 1894-12-16
The Pavoa,. Yacht CIus Elect. omssr..

At regular meeting OF the Pavonia Yacht Club the
following Officers were elected for 1895 Commodore.
ID. W. Kohn; ViceCommodOre, J. A. DENIM; Fleet
Captain, L. W. Forbell; heasurer, A p. Curtis; Sur
seon. Dr. l. Baumani Corresponding Secretary, W. A.
Miller; Financial secret@Ty. W ToPlnj Treaspre!,
PTitchArd, @. A. Skinner w. b. AdAms Finance Con-
mittee, r. Roster, T. H. Vessels D. A., AEensi Regatta
Anchorage Committee, A. J. kremeyer. A. Roe, r.
ii. Mcfarland; House Committee, N. l. Rowe, l. Nit
telsdorf W. Willis, j. Leonard J. II. Van Mater Dele
gates TO n; Y, Yacht Racing Association, N l. Rowe,
T. N. Randall, j. A. DENIM.
Resolutions OF regret were adopted on account Of
the death OF eK-GoV, Leon Albeit, who was an hon
orary member OF the club.