Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-19

seen in attendance regularly upon such oC-
casions. The last race was between profes-
SIGNALS. who were up to all the tricks OF
the track and who would not diminish their
chances for a whack at the big prize by q
very serious attempt to cop out any Of tile
smaller extra trophies offered nightly BY
the Charles street management. But II
will be different in the siX-day race which
starts at S:f5 tomorrow evening. two hours
each evening. This will be between the
pure amateurs, who care more for the honor
OF winning the place than for the prizes hung
up. The old Coliseum would not hold the
crowd which boisterously Clamored for adj
mission to the last great amateur race held
In Omaha, when icdghill, the Western Union
messenger boy, flashed like a meteor from
the skies and won from such well known
racers as Fredrickson, Holton, Happy Hol-
loway and others equally good. So 1t may
be with this weeks race. Sons youngster
is apt to spring up who can circle around
the old vets like a dog after his tail. and
take the necessary laps that Will bring him
name and fame. The racing board and
the rules of the League of American Wheel
men allow amateurs TO race for prizes of a
value not to exceed $35, but Manager Mardis
will hang up a special prize each night In
order that there may be no lack of induce
ment for the boys to ride for
all there is in them. Five prizes will be
given in the shape of three handsome dia-
mond rings and two gold watches. and in
order TO make the race fest 80 miles must
be ridden by eacl ,id,r before he can be
entitled to one of the prizes. Just glance
at the field of starters, it is the largest md
best ever seen in a similar event here: l..
Sawyer. II. A. Hansen, c.. v, Bauer, h. j.
McGivern. r. =. White, Sam Vandervoort,
G. A.. Holton, r. II. Huston, .. NJ. Parker,
w. Il. Kilby. Virgil Hall and Charles Colin.
Scott Mccoy, manager of the state fair
grounds race track, believes in taking time
by the foreloC9S, and can be seen any day
now working on the track as If the next
meeting was to begin next week instead of
six weeks hence. The race association was
indeed lucky in securing such a competent
and industrious man for the position, as it
will be money in their eEchequer in the
long run. Mccoy has been on the turf as
owner and driver since 1874, located in the
west a great portion OF the time. SIX
years ago, however, he went to Boston to
drive for ]. Malcomb Forbes. and for several
years campaigned his celebrated stable.
After severing connection with the mil
lionaire, he went into the business on his
own hook. and securing Riland T. made
quite a hit throughout the circuit. Scott
says the coming state fair races will con-
stitute one of the best meetings ever held
here.
Now that the Johnny Bulls put it onto
both our crack college rowing crews, Yale
and Cornell, what Is the matter with a
match between the two great vanquished
next year. For long, weary moons the Ell
rowers have given the Ithaca boys the cold
shoulder in these matters, and even refused
to recognize them in their meetings with
Harvard. Cornell has made every effort
to get to an understanding with these two
big toads, but it has been no go, and the
New Workers have had to content Them
selves with canal boat races with Pennsyl-
yania and Bowdoin. Even IN these affairs
they always showed that they had the stuff
to, ,hn,, f"r horlar nNn and nf last
driven to desperation, they went over to
England and got most artistically licked.
Yale said it was all that could be expected
and If she had started at Henley a differ
ent tale would have ioated back here.
Well. Yale started this year, and while she
made a better showing than Cornell, she
didn't win. While this was going on Cor
nell was pretty busy at home. She took
the conceit out Of Harvard in a most efec-
tive way. and also trailed In the dust the
colors of Columbia and Pennsylvania, and
drove a large railroad spike into the local
championship. From all this it looks as IL
Yale could no longer afford to turn up her
nasal protuberance at Cornell. and she
might as well make up her mind to give
the Ithaca crew a shot at her. If owing
is to be kept alive in college circles this
should be demanded of her. Surely she
will not presume to tackle England again
before giving Cornell a chance.
II iOOhS very LHuCl 10 IL IdIlleu, inc
American tennis player, now in England.
lost his nerve when it came to the cham
pionship games at Wimbledon. Up to this
tournament the boy from the home OF the
eagle played a smashing game and moved
down all opposition with a regularity and
precision that was much admired on this
side. He even opened up brilliant in this
great tournament. but whenever he had a
safe thing he suddenly went to pieces and
he fell a victim to a player much inferior
IN many pf thnGn whom ha hos nagilu on,
quiShed. Better join the Yale crew, Mr..
Larned, and conc home, and next season
III go across myself.
Me Lud Dunraven's Inflated tub, Valkyrie
the three times, has blown UP her sails and
lit out across the stormy ocean. She has
been with us nearly q year now and began
to get homesick, and His Royal Niblets
telephoned her to come home. Just what
Mr.. Dunrayen intends to do with the big
yacht / can't tell just now, but he will
probably write me-he owes me a letter.
ere long and then I'll tell you everything
he says. 1t may be that Dummy intends to
go after Emperor Williams scalp. whose
boat, Meteor, has been fairly shaking up
things in British waters.
The American horse Ramapo, on whom we
were all depending, started in the July
handicap at Newmarket on Wednesday last,
along with twelve other horses, and did Just
what Yale did at Heniey-got left. In fact
Mr.. Wishard's pride even failed to get a
place and the Americans at the track are
said to have dropped a pretty penny on
the result. Judge CoOley's old friend,
Leopold de Rothschild's brown hlly, Utica,
carried off the bun.
ON THE LAKE AND IN ii FIELD.
Weekly Chat with the Followers of
Rod and Gun.
The golden rod is now blowing in fullest
beauty and the main flight of upland plover
has reached this section from their north
ern Matching grounds. They will remain
here from two to four weeks, but are Just
now TO be found in their greatest numbers
on the most favored feeding grounds, and
after the hay is made capital sport can be
confidently counted upon. A strange little
fellow is this notified beauty of the high
lands and there are some things about him
which ornithologists are still considerably
perpleXed over. Like most migratory
birds he does most OF his travelling by night,
laying over through the day for rest and
recuperation. You can hear the musical
"ter-wheetle" of the bird any night now
passing to and fro over the city, and after