Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-05

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Local horse lovers have expressed them
selves as well pleased with the exhibitions
given by the Omaha Driving club for the
season which has just closed, and they ex-
pect next year the matlnees will be fully
as entertaining. Many OF the same horses
will be seen on the track next summer, and
some Of the horse owners will have new
entries. This years season was considered
very successful one. There was a good
attendance at the first matinees and the in
terest did not wane until cool weather
came Entries we're numerous and the race
goers were assured of seeing four or Eve
good events every time they attended.
Horses were entered from Omaha, South
Omaha and Council Bluffs, and there was
always strong but good-naured rivalry for
honors The grand stand at Sprague Street
park afforded cool and comfortable seats
for the afternoon, and between the races
music was furnished by an orchestra. Fred
Nash, ]. w. Carr, T. c. Byrne, and others
Of the management deserve much credit
for the entertainment afforded the public
81,
In view Of the fact that recent wars have
conclusively demonstrated that a soldier
who cannot swim is so much dead timber
in the command, and that the United
States now refuses to graduate from West
Point or Annapolis cadets who arc unable
to swim, no Cornell student will be cred
tied with a passing mark for the spring
terms drill who has not previously passed
an examination in swimming satisfactory
to the professor OF physical culture. This
order, Just issued by Captain Frank A.
Barton, commandment of the corps Of cadets
of Cornell university, practically makes
| for graduating
from Cornell. Military drill is required
Of all male students in four year courses.
The rule is thus far-reaching in lis effects,
and makes Cornell the only college in the
country to require swimming test for the
satisfactory completion of its courses
Writing in Outing on the foot ball rules
situation. Caspar Whitney says in part;
with so much of a serious import touch
| ing one of our manifest and most worth
| while games IL is regrettable that some
one Of the committee has not been Dig
1 enough to rise above the school boy re-
! sentiment harbored against those VINO loVe
1 Rome more than Caesar, and tell why the
/ committee thus flies in the face not only OF
| public desire but of common sense. AT
/ present the committee is living example
/ of the late Commodore Nanderoilts WldeIy
/ advertised opinion Of the source Of his vast
wealth. The public de damned said the
| founder of the Vanderbilt millions when
/ a cOnSiderate railway omclal was preSeut-
! ing a case for reform where the peoples
rights were disregarded; and 1.-The public be
! damned" said also the foot ball rules
committee when it closed its ears to the
| intelligent and widespread request for
rule revision that would relieve foot ball
of it's stupid and dangerous features. Not
| only the public be damned" but the col
! lege faculties the parents, the boys and the
game itself also "be damned" said the
| committee, and Mr.. Dashiell, the chair
man, despite the fact that Camp has prob
ably forgotten more foot ball than the
| chairman ever knew.
! Now for the health OF the game, and the
health of American college sport, and the
well being Of Young America--there is one
! urgent need that foot bali be relieved of
much of it's smashing tactics, and the play
, opened and diversified. This is not only, but
even largely, because OF physical danger