The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-29

DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Sole Propretors,
 - =-----.------ --------- tioE had informed the Madison Square Garden company that the work had never before been so well done. Credit belongs to Mir Franks, who, although an amateur at that sort of work, hand. led his end with the ability of a railroad ticket expert As the assistant secre- tary, the members of the board of trade
 know they have a man who is as inval.
 uable to them as Abbott Bassett is tc the League of American Wheelmen.
 The Eastern league has approved oi
 the following contracts With Buffalo
 F. NJ Startzell, Claude Richey, John F
 Ruhland, Harry Smith, Charles Stahl J. E. Cannon, J. c. Herndon and D. F Gaffney; with Toronto, John Dunn and
 John A. Walsh; with Syracuse, Charles
 Mess, Thomas Hesslin, Fred Blackey
 and Thomas Twaddle; with Scranton w E. Heller John Hess, Ed Herr and P. J. Meaney; with Springfield, John
 Easton and M H. Hawley; witf
 Rochester John Luby and Frank Boyd William Sweeney has been released by
 Scranton.
 James Mortimer, superintendent of the Westminster Kennel club, says that for the coming bench show there has been an unprecedented demand for pre-
 mium lists and entry forms. Applica-
 tions have been received from England
 MT. Mortimer believes that the number
 of dogs exhibited at the next show will break all records. Entries close on
 February at room 26, 32 Pine street.
 MT. Mortimer will gladly supply infor-
 nation and blanks to those who write for them. The show will be held from
 February 19 to P.
 The athletic council of Cornell replied to petition from the. women of the
 university, asking permission to engage in rowing under the direction of Court
 hey, by adopting the following resolu- tion:
 Resolved, That while the athletic council sympathizes with the desire of the petitioners to utilize the opporuni-
 ties for rowing which the lake affords | it is deemed inadvisable that the duties
 of the navy coach should be extended beyond the training of candidates fol the regular university and class crews. 7
 The Williamsburg Yacht club has elected the following officers: Commo- dore James Schuessels,; vice commo,
 dore, John Lawes; rear commodore, ,Johr
 Eseman; recording secretary, William Martin; corresponding secretary, Will | jam Schleicher; treasurer, Joseph
 Northrup; measurer, William E. Long
 sergeant -at-arms, H. Anderson; stew.
 ard, J. Clifford; board of trustees, Will jam B. Richards, Joseph Lange. A
 Fredericks, N. c. Roekell and J. White | The F,ndeavor Gun club will hold ar all-day shoot at the club grounds Mar | ion, N. J., on Washington's birthday February P The officers of this clut for the ensuing year are as follows President, z. F. Fletcher; vice president
 Frank Post; secretary, J. A. Creveling | treasurer, T. D. Polhemus; captain, G H. Piercy; directors, E. F. Ingram, H
 l.. Corson and G. H. Piercy.
 | The first and second crews at liar
 yard are rowing as follows:
 | First crew-Stroke, Hollister; No. z
 Jennings; No. 6, Sprague; No. 5, Per kins; No. f. Stevenson, No. 3, Donald | No. ?. Ballard, captain: bow, Goodrish
 Second crew-Stroke, Stillnan: No. ?
 A. Brewer; No. 6. Wheeler; No. ,, Chat.
 man; No. 1, Ames; No. B. Moulton; No ! ?, Hayes; bow, Ball.
 The Harvard football management l has been busy arranging a series of sev
 en fortnightly lectures. The openins | talk will be on Practical Lessons from the Development of the Yale F'ootbal Team of 1885," and it will be held or Thursday night. James G. LathroI will lecture on "The Physical Side ot Football and others will follow. Earle, the Brooklyn baseball catcher
 has been engaged to coach the Prince to nine this year. He will begin his work about March 15 and remain witt the team a month.
 Cornell now has about forty mer training for seats in the freshman boat Boston bicycle folk are talking abou having bicycle show in that city. Again the New York Poultry anG Pigeon association comes before tn, public with its exhibition of poultry and pigeons to he given in the Madison Square Garden opening Tuesday, Feb
 ruary f, and closing Saturday, February s. The show will be open from a
 m. until half-past ten at night eacf day. Plymouth Rocks, will be very strong. Mfnorcas will make a goot showing. Langshans will be in grea variety, and Brahmas and Cochins vii be splendidly shown. The display o
 bantams and game fowl will be very
 large. Ornamental birds will be showr
 in great variety and in the pigeor classes the largest entries which the as sociation has ever had will make tht department notable
 The judging will begin promptly or Tuesday morning, February 4, at