Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-21

was discovered last winter at the foot Of
the trestle work leading into the valley OF
the steep hill is being blasted away so as
not to hinder the fight Of the riders. The
slight curve at the lower end of the course
is being Strengthened. and retaining wall
is being built With these improvements
It is expected that last years records will
be broken by many feet, bringing the jumps
above the 1O0-foot mark. There is danger
in connection with ski jumping. but as yet
no accidents have ever marred the pleasure
Of an Ishpeming meet. Usually thousands
Of people throng the hillside to watch the
skiers on the perilous flight
Considerable agitation has arisen in the
rank and file Of New York bowlers in sup
port of the idea of taking the next meeting
of the American Bowling congress to the
metropolis Estimates as to the cost Of pro-
viding for the congress should it go to New
York range from $4,000 to 5000. The lat
ter amount seems more probable when it is
considered that some extraordinarily large
building would have to be procured. a small
fortune in prize money distributed and an
army OF attendants employed. Charles II.
Ebbets, q bowling authority. especially
qualified to speak in this connection, seems
to think that New York is better fitted than
any other town in the country to hold the
AFFAIR. In speaking of the idea Mr.. Ebbets
said: II have been trying for years to
bring the grand national tournament TO
New York, but for one reason or another
the project has always fallen through. Sew
eral OF the smaller towns like Buffalo. In
dianapolis and Milwaukee have been
favored, but the metropolis has been over
looked. Many reasons are given for this,
the principal one being that eastern and
western bowling organizations have been at
odds Just lately aff1liation has been eff
fected, and the time is ripe for New York
TO speak for the tourney of 1906 II 1t wants
It. There is no other city so well qualified
to entertain the visitors that such a meet
attracts, and the benefit to bowling in the
metropolitan district would be very great"
.
Resolutions condemning the use of the
so-called automatic shotgun in the hunting
of birds and other game, and requesting
the New York legislature to pass a law
prohibiting the use of the weapon for such
| a purpose, were passed at the annual meet
ing OF the New York Geological society.
Bills for such a law will be introduced in
| the legislature of thirteen states this win
ter. There are already about 1900 of these
| destructive weapons in the United States,
and should each of them on an estimate
which the society considers conservative
| kill 100 birds year there will be 800 900
birds killed in the next twelve months. A
game protective bureau has been estab-
lished at 1869 Broadway for the purpose of
pushing the agitation.
| .
| LONDON, Jan. 0.-Having tried unsuc-
i cessfully three times to lift" the America $
cup, the international blue ribbon of the
seas, in his next campaign against the New
| York Yacht club it is stated Sir Thomas
Upton will build a good wholesome type
OF boat which will be absolutely without
freakish overhangs and other eccentric
features. Plans for the new challenger have
been seen by insiders. and those who "are
in the know" desert that the new trophy
hunter will be built for business