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March 7. THE SPORTHSTGr LIFE.

THE STAGE.AMERICAN^ HAM A.

I^cadin^; Shows in rhikulelpliia and Strik ing Theatrical Kveiit* iu New York Dur ing tlê l're»«nt Week Lily I,angtry on tlie OuU Witli Kveiything au<l Everybody and 3Irs. Potter in the Sa»u; Bo:\t-~The '*Jtrininio" Celcbral ion Louisa \Vright's TJgltts Stage FucU and Fancies.

NEXT WEEK'S PLAT BILLS. WALNUT.................................Mr. aud Mrs. Florence.NATIONAL............. ............. ........"Out of the Bravest."CENTBAL......................Howard Ath^^w.iio Company.CHK&TXUT Srrtr.r.T THKATRI-..................N. C. Govdwiu.CHESTNUT STREET OPERA lIousB........"A linn of Luck."ABCH.....................................S«lst>uiy 1sTioubaduunj.COKTINESTAL...........................Wilbur Opera C-'iup uiy.LIC&UM............................................Edmund Colliw.ELCVEKIH STUEKTUPKUA, !IuuaE..Cdruora*i' Minstrels.

manner towards him." Louisa is a ballet girl atoneof he Ixmdon tht at re>,»od one morning she tried on a pair

of new tights which pleaded bar BO much that she rotted out iu the street, to fed bow they felt while t.i!*r '4*4. A "Mother IlufaUtrJ" hid them from public

vit-w. biie !*«t Murphy, witb whom she had a alight acquaintance. 'JL.it- «tuet was a^pareutly otherwise dwierte-l, aL'd Louisa1!* vanity >*oiy)tad ber to obtain a m.itcutiue opinion on the fit of her ::*«*;-tights. So sbe

dually oiu--ht-d, and took lo hid heels round the cor- ier, where he mnt a policeman. He tuld that official thy bo w;ia running, aud demanded the arrest of ôuisa. The "COP" was us idiotic aa co|;s

often are, and he promptly ran iu 1 ifter a night

Currant Comment and Gossip.PHILAIJELPUIA, Saturday, March 3. Stared

in tho fneo by an aluii>st absolute barrennnosa of tbeutrical novelties locally, I am foruei to seek other game for my "trenchant" pen. There were two new play, it is true, to which I shall come later, but first a word or two enlrf. nous about that adorable creature whose eccentricities of late have caused the gaze of tha civilized world to be foeussed upon her. Even Chicago stands aghast at her antics, and declares that it is one too few for Mrs. Lnugtry. On Thursday it was known froin Vancouver's Island to Ban- gor, Me., that the Lily had not acted the night before, owin;; to tho death of her father in Lon don, and that she would act no more this week. On the same day the New York Sun took it all back about the jamboree in the Lily's railroad car, which, it seems, never occurred. On the evening of Feb. 19, as the statement now goes, no wine was delivered to that car, no party was entertained at dinner, and th*re were no festive proceedings whatever. Tho New York Herald on the sune day, with its customary enterprise, revealed to a breathless world that the Lily was real mad at the car, and bad gone so far as to Bay: "I hate the very sight of the thing, and think it's too bad the way I have been swindled on it."

"Fie, fie, sweet one! To go ani cut up like this about a poor, inoffensive palace car!" Now ahe has deserted the car altogether, and has been living at the Grand Pacific Hotel. On Friday wo learned that the young lady given to V reals and superlatives, and called on the bills Mile. Nada*e Doree, had caused Mrs. Langtry's scenery and costumes at McVicker's Theatre to be seized at her suit for $420 unpaid salary, and a few hours la : er the unfortunate car was seized on the suit of James Creighton, an Edinburgh jeweler, for J241. The D,jree girl is said to come from St. Louis, her name is rumored to be Jacobs, aud she looks it.

Next cornea tbe climax in the despatch of yester day telling how Chicago rumor announces that Mrs. Langtry will close fajr season aud return to New York. She was to have played m-xt week in St. Louis. Tho Chicago Inter-Ocean t,aya ihrtt her the atrical commercial value in Chicago, uhicb has been among her most untbuaitiaticsupporters, has been eu~ titely destroyed by thit experience of the past two weeks, aud it deplores the fact th>it by again associat ing hureelf iu Chiungo with Mr. Gobhardt she had once nioru laid herself open to unfavoialile comment and suspicion. It adds that it is very unlikely she will ever play in Chicago again. Surely, it looks like an aggravated case of "all broke up."

And what do I say to all this? Simply go on, beau teous creature! Astounding wonmu, kt-ep it up, Aa De Wolfe Hopper would say, "Alviu Joaliu isn't a marker to you, and Johnny Kugera beside you is no where." You certainly are more tlma a bustler; you are, in your particular way, peerless among women. You are having loU of fun, and while this excited nation keeps whispering under its breath, you are in dulging in a sly wink all to you rise If, and mentally murmuring iu tho words of the old man in "Adunis," "I know my business." Lily, in short, terae, American prose, you lake the cakcl

Likewise just about this time over in Chicago's isler city, St. Louis, somebody olae realizes that sbe is getting sadly belaud iu the race, and newspaper readers are entertained with an account of huw mud Mrs. Potter is getting. The cause of the sudden rush of blood to this estimable lady's Grecian head is not this time the fact that the detuiU about her under clothing; 1m ve been published. Her wrath hag arisen against the usually inottending Harry Miner, aud she threatens to bolt bis managerial control this very night. Her first contract with this urbane gentleman ends March 19. Tbeu begins a second which is to last twelve weeks longer. After that bhu creeps under the expansive wing of the Abbey man agement. She thinks thut Miner is spiteful because he is lo be deprived of the glory of having her as his star next season, aud that lie ia trying to "wreck her pru3[«cts" by compelling her to continue in "Loyal Love," wli&u she wants to try "Mllo. de Bressier11 again. Then ahe calls "Loyal Love" awful names says it's '* chromatic tragedy in rheumatic blank verse," and pummels it generally because it gives her BO scope for the dUplay of her taleut or costumes. Bless my soul, my dear lady, we all knew that ''Loyal Love" was lugubrious Vot, aud I congratulate you ou having awakened to the fact. But then "Mile, de Brcssiei' 1 was likewise a frost, both IB London and New York, isiili she is rehearsing the play, Mr. Miuer to tbe contrary notwithstanding, for production in Chi cago, aud Kyile Beltew, he of the hair, the voice and the DOSO, is trying to engage people to present it pro perly. Barton Key , it is published, will cease to be Mis. Potter's personal representative after to-nigh I (Saturday).

What high old times these beauty actresses have in the vicinity of these mutually adoring cities of the plain!

Loie Fuller, they eay, is going to star next season, j)h, don't, Loie! Your an extremely clever girl, but the newspapers have turned your bright little head I've expected ihH ever since you first set New York wild by yuiir dancing in ''Little. Jack Sheppard1 ' and then astounded them by showing that you were gout! for better things thau burlesque, and showed y out sell to be an emotional actress of unquestionable power But you ought to wait several years before attempting to go it alone.

8m i lax and roses, a packed bouse, and smiles every where. These helped to dintinguish the teveu hun dredth consecutive perfommuce of "Erminie" at tbe New York Casino last Wednesday night. The sta tuesque Mis-* Hall and tho stoical Mr. Olmi had new sooga, ami Wilson sang his song to an accompaniment of real dickey birds. The two thieves bad to make speeches. 1 suppose that Wilson had bis prepared aud astonished the uninitiated by hia fluent and lux uriant veibosity; while DaboU, I euppose, got wretch edly nervous, uoble boy that be is, aud uttered his thanks with teara in his voice, terror in bis heart am weakness in his Knees. I wouldn't havo minded being there my&elf, just to see whether Pauline Hull hat learned to do that dunce in the first act other than ii he were a puppet moved by a a'.ring.

It is settled, by the way, that the matchless Marti net will come back to the New York Casino, and Pau line Hall will naturally seek for new worlds to con- 3uer. She can find thorn; but can she conquer them'

a use a hasn't made known ber intentions, but I pre sume she, will know bow to tdko care of herself when Iho exigency arises.

Apropos of tbe 700th anniversary of "Eraiinie," it is Interesting to come across an account of tho produc tion of the burlesque in Melbourne, Australia* Tbe Svdney Bulletin critic can only do it justico in pbttry and this is how it puts it: As operu or comedy but Httlo claim has it To rank among the miracles of meludy or wit. This show is kept agoiug by a funny pair of lags, Who dreg* in garment* enavelled from a viscount'i

carpet bags. They miwquerado as barons and bewitch tho titlec

tarts But there's precious little fuunine&sfn any other parts Composer Jacobowski is a melancholy Pole,

. With nifnrrics of contemporary music in bis soul, Yot, instead of leaving airs in their entirety alone, He n»x<8 'em together with some rubbieh of hia own. So, in this cmm'e opera (a very common thing), It generally happens we are -addt-st when they sing; But if tiic bull ad 3 bore us, tbe situation drags, Tbe show is kept agoing by a fanny pair of lags. Some minor bits of business smart management be

tray Lovers enter, sing, and exit in a human kind of way; The ladies of the chorus, too, aro anything but bags, \nd tho show is kept agoing by aiunny pair of lags.

"Lags" ia the Australian ulang terms for convicts.

this week a*'Evang%lino" has not had bucb a boom the Walnut a? it did lust; that is to eay, have not been uncomfortably filled, 'n nevertheless large enough to prove that good can still be attracted by displays of shapely ( otherwise) limb?, and "ErauKoline11 iaa log a absolutely nothing else. Miss Hoyd, as Gab not very well show more shape limn she doe' last act her white trunk and open lace cloak an excuse for Coffistockiaua not that I nr the prejudice of some people aud all that eor yon know. The aniazon march Is really Sociehow a company of women in tights, cloecly to tbe dividing line their bcanty " orno, never has tho indecent appearan solitary "all legs" woman haa.

While on tho snhjtct of tights, I was certainly amused to read in a paper that a man named Murphy had caused tho arrest of n \ onus woman named Icuisa W right bocanw fehe bad acted "In an insulting

the icy were

_ audience (padded c show, amTit/, COUh.8. In the arc reallj

tod it, bu t of thing exquisite, , howevoi attire ma} ce that one

_tu UILCII HI e, «uu uwhe fr -lirsonm Louisa, and after a night behind tho bar-1,she vas arraigned before a majristrtile. ri:at sapient person discharged Lutiiau with a caution,

and she left the court with a withtiiutf loyk at Murphy,

Murphy was hooted, I am glad to say, by the mob. '\ M very certain hu was not an Irishman. He had he name, but ha was probably changed at birth with

a Corustock. Now fur tbe muse:Insnlt ynri, Murphy? I ehould smile

W'h-n such a gem as L--H, Got up iii that becoming &tylo

Di-tpl tyod herself to you, N- d'jubt yuu thought Louisa Wright*s Fair form looked beautiful in tights. She merely gave a pleasing proof

Yuu lucky, huky geuf! Of how her Wmla fur opera b;>uffe

By Providence were weanr, (Si me choruj gir!a with "poifect frfghto1* Would like to have Louisa W right's). Though envy's rampant, as we know,

A lot of skinny danu>a Will vote Louita's conduct low,

Aud call her ciuel immes. (Inûltfd uue vuuld be, to rights, At oeoiijg such as ihoy in tightg).I know a maidan yonng and fair,

(Hur nauje is never mind). 'Tin joy, iudaed, to eeo her voar

A CG8!ume bunrhed behitnl; But one of fancy'd blissful flights, To muee upon her rtressa*! in tight*. Cou.tiilt the dutJe of tender years.

The swell of midJlb axe, The gramipapa whu feeily loers

At fairies on the stage, And they will say n i earthly eights Compare with pretty maiils in tights. We read of "human forms divine"

In gashing ternts, but then That d«t>e ma int-tiii the "dem 'd uutHna"

Pertttiniug to us men; Thid giddy poet, as be writes, Is dreaming of Louise iu tights.

On Momlay evening Mr. and Mis. W. J. Florence eturu to the Walnut to nil their last engagement here this season. The opening bill will be an origi- lal one-act comedy by B. E. Woolf, author of ''The

Might) Dollar," called "Husband Hunting," and that wunnial favorite, "Dornbuy and Son." In the first- lamed play Mr. Florence will show his versa1 ility by mpi-rsonating IH^rx Adulph Op&tein, a German pro- ossor, a role in which 1 suppose he uses the German lialect as tluently and effectively as Jefferôu, Emmet, turighi or any comedian who has won taniH and for- iune iu that Hoe of work. His bluff, hearty, quaint and comical Captain Cattle, in which bis reputation is ustly world-wiile, will form H striking contrast to his German professor, aud make the porformance a study i dramatic art as well as a most amuniug enterttiin- lent. The Fame bill will prevail every eveuing ex

cept Thuisdi'.y, wiien ''The Flirt" will replace "Dom- )ey and $»n," aud Mr. Floiencu will aji{:yar as the ich widow, Diana Loving tun, with rich costumes, Mr. "'oreuce exacting Sylfester fypftrkt. Tho strong support

eludes Kleu>r Lane, Floreuce Noble, Helle Pierson, ilius Kahn, Clarence Moutuiue, Henry Piersou and her clever people.

There was unmitigated enjoymant (p be h*d out ef the great'big bill which Mannger Gilmore got up for his t atrons this "tek, but the double minstrel and variety performance will be eclipsed in bril- iancy by the positively great entertainment next week. The Howard Athvuteum Comi»nyt No. 1, is ceufeasedly the best variety urganizaiion on the ro;vd,aml its show is clean, racy and amusing through out. Those superb artists, the Irwin sisters, would ad^rn any stage. The big features of next week's bill are too numerous to record here.

"Ruu of Luck" bos two more weeks to run. What a different play it would be if it were only differently cast. Forii.stauce, tho angular youth whj personates the weak-minded hero. If 6omeU>dy would only put poison in hia beer to get lid of him in anyway. To keep him company, a litile excursion party might be arranged to include the well-eared individual who poses as the sou of the wronged mother, and tlie thin youug woman with the "Clara Morris" smile und tbe f'lo of an ill-treated maiden. The villains of the pitce are really excellent, so are the come dians, so is tbe old woman and so in particular is the stud groom. Then why ou earth is the virtuous division so bad?

They do ?ay that when a n«w piece is brought out in Boston, idiots with a singe crnz« can purchase leading parts. I fully believe it. A* for tlie sccueiy, the do»:a the hnutfiiien, the race course, the jockeys, tbe weigh ing-room sceno and even the bailiff all deserve the fullest praise. Tbe race 13 charmingly realistic, I could almost smell the clover of Epsom Downs. With a little pruning of dialogue and a purging of sticks, "Run of Luck" would r.tuk as one of the \>i% stage aetrillions of tho day. IT. is fully worth ageing any how.

Immortalize the name ot William Larnod, Jr. He is a very bold, fresh youth. He is naturally a drum mer. Furthermore, be is from Boston. Btforo lust Tuesday evening be was unknown to faino. But on that night he happened to he in Harristmrg. Emma Abbott yea, the eamo Emma, of course was In that town, siucing m "Tbe Bohemian Girl." Mr. LarueJ pretended that he was un old friend of Ejnma's, and managed to set an interview with her behind the scenes. She didn't remember having met him before, and when he suddenly caught her arm, bowed his manly form and preyed his doubtless burning lips to her probably tempting shoulder, sbe screamed and run into her dressing room. The drummer was hurtled out, but be yelled back that he would see the c >ra- pany later. Apparently, Emma Abbott is doomed to have ber name and fame ever associated with kise- ing. It id only gallantry to aay that probably tbe drummer couldn't help it. There have been shoul ders far lees kisaable than Miss Abbot's.

The big theatrical event to-night (Saturday), ia the opening of the now Broadway Theatre, New York, by Failiiyl>avenport, with thefirdt production in America of Sardou's "La TOSCA." The theatre coat a mint of money. Miss Davenport paid $28,000 for the play, and several thousand to get up the production. The seats were sold at auction, and the houae ia a $9,000 one. Evidently there is nothing cheap about this fora send- off. "La Tosca" lias been beautifully advertised. For two weeks past every Now York paper has been assid uously announcing and reiterating day by day that Funny Davenport was continuibg tbe rehearsals of ' La Tosca." She i* ber own stage, manager, and to her be all the glory of U»e success, if it cornea.

They do say in Paris that "La Tosca" Is a very blood-and-tbunder affair, with the supreme and un approachable Sara still supreme and unapproachable. I won't say anything about the play, for when you read this the New York despatches In the Sunday papers will have told you all about it. But I may wish Mies Davenport no end of success, for, as far ns art and its lewards go, she is a very deserving woman.

Everybody who (toes often to tho National knows of Sadie HaHS»u, of "Nobody's Claim" lustre. I don't euprxHC alt of you read in the newspapers how a week ago, in BnfltUo, while sieging a song with iomo tender words about "Sweet Home," Sadie I Ii w son utterly broke down, and, putting her bauds to her face, cried as though her heart would break. Her manager came forward and explained that a telegram hurt been put in her hands just at the moment phe was going out to aiug tolling ot her brother's death. This startled her so that sin only got as far as the second verse. In tho scene where she places a little he-ads tone on a grave the tears ahe shrd were real. It is a pretty touching story to remember, I think.

Kahnweilcr'g glorious head has b?en suffused In a golden halo all week, The canuo of this moonsbiny appendage is tho big week's business done by N. S. Wood in hia new play, "Tho Waifs of New York." Mrtnager Koliey, of the National, and hia hustling as sistant, Kahuweiler, fight shy of plays that are en tirely new, unless the star happens to be such a strong card as to draw the multitudes, no matter what the play may bo. It is this principle of dealing in nothpay .ing but assured successes that haa brought to tbe tional its extraordinary succeas. It is Manager - ley's pride that there is no more valuable theatrical property iu the country just now.

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As for Mr. Wood, he was simply excelle New York street gamin aud the play, wilh i fire engine, aud its other numerous excitin caught onimm^diatoly. Therefore Kahnwe that it is a bright, smiling world, and a gl s lacy boama upon liis countenance.

This ineffable foy ia partly in anticipation of the big week which will begin with "One of the Bravest" next Monday night. Firea, firo engines aud firemen have much to do with the make-up of thia play, whose animated scenes and effective climaxes may be counted on to make tbe National ring with tbe cheers of the impressionable. Itdtpictdin striking manner to^'or life in the groat metropolis, and in crowded with incidents. The sensational and i>athetic scenes are relieved by ft vein of hearty humor. The hero is a New York fireman, and among the striking fea tures introduced is what Kahuweiler calls "the grandest, most realistic and exciting fire scene ever produced on the atoge." In this scene are used all the latest and beet inventions for saving life and property at a firo, the life cbain, the life blanket, tuo life belt, the scaling ladders, etc., aa in use by tbo Now York Fiie Department Life Saving Corps under Captain McAdam. A two-story bouse is con structed u [Km tho stage, and when envoi- oped In flaroe* th* fire department arrives, introducing a real steam engine drawn by a pair of magnificently-trained horses. An other novelty is a scene in an opium joint. Charles McCarthy and William Croniu, both well-known and

popular in this city, have the leading roles. Both In troduce a number of new gongs, aud Hop Wall contributes several Chinese dittittt. Katie H*rt, who »'ha .->tarriux on her own account recently, is promt- ntut in the cast.

About the only New York events of this week other- vise worth mentioning were the appearance of Roland Reed in "The Woui;m Hitter," at the Fourteenth Street, on Monday, »nd the revival of "Old Heads and Yuung Hearts" at Wallack'a, on Wednesday. Reed

«**cd au instautaueoiu triun»ph, and I'm glad of it. It was lu :, ^r«t attcmfit at "straight" cumedy in bis live or six years* "t*rring career. He ia oue of the funniest fellows that mc*e up and down this planet, aud he ia ua great iu burlesque, "^'Qic opera, mimicry, as he is in comedy. His play, "A Worn-." Hater," wai S«H;U here at the WaJnut, where it was the lust pir^ce

,ved l>y John T. IUym»nd before i.? died. As for the Wallack's revival, old John Gilbert was tbe Je*3e Rural, aud otherwise the artificiality of ihe play was as glaring as ever. Kosa Cughlan vas an excellent Lady Alice. "Upoide Down," a piece full of songrf, dances and mer riment, WHSîven by tbe D»lys at the Windsor and Biade a metropolitan hit. "Deacon Brodie" mado a de-if rved catch-on at the Fifth Avenue sod Frank Mayo delighted bij,' audiences at the Grand Opera House, playing li* Arta.jfutn in "The llnya! Guard," bis dratnatizatiou of Dumas' g lot ions oM "Three Guatdd- meu."

I suppose that "Daddy Nolau," the curious specimen of drama which Daulcf Sully h«d the honor of intro- dn:;ing to this public, pleased the large audiences at the Arch this week. The (rouble with Sully Is that hia own facial personality ia too visible behind hia m;tko-up of white, liairand beard. But the piece must be chronicled as a popular Mtccetw, aud there Imve been worse. J. wish th.*t Mile. Arzula or whatever her namo may be wouldn't continually look so much like an intensely knowing Frenchwoman. She ought to bo told that ahe ia supposed to be impersonating a servaut girl in an Irish-American laborer's bouse, or t;;e laborer's ditughior I doii't remember which. The lun of "Daddy Ntilan" ia very bald, indeed, aud that, perhaps, is why tbe multitude revel in it. But it is all vastly wholesome. I presume, though, there are times when it jars on the nerves.

In spite of several changes of cast, "Harbor Lights' Continued to be excellently presented at the Cheatnut As long as Mr. Vsndorfelt'is left in the play, however, it dooau't nmcii matter what becomes of the rent of the cast. Although, indeed, Sidney Howard was sadly missed on Tu?*day night, and I don't lliink Mr. Bur- beck, Mr. C> "k, or even Mr. Whytal could well be spared. But Vandt-rfelt's strong, animated and stirring work givt-a the piece a charm that it does not possess of itst-lf. Thia actor (a made for grander flights, and he is going to figure largely oa the American stage before ho geta through with it, if I am not mistaken. Somobody wants to know why 'Harbor Lights" Jailed at Waliack's, New York, and

was such a great go at the Boston Muaoum. The answer was simple. Kyrle Bellow was the Lieutenant Kiitgsty in Now Yurk, while E. H. Yauder&lt played the part in Boston. Ik-Hew ia a good actor, with much finish, but he has an exasperating vay of not rising to the htight of the situation. He reminds ma of our cashier who ia always around except when moat needed.

Mr. Clarko ends the season at the Broad to-night amidst the regret ot those who have tha intereit of the Philadelphia stage at h^-art. His excellent old comedy revival.*, his Inter productions, have not been as succes-ful financially as they might have been. But this much has been accomplished a ne\v Hamlet baa been revealed, and on Crestou Clarke Philadel phia will some day k-ok with pride, even though these bis youthful attempts were not encouraged by aalarge a popular audience as was desirable and deserved.

Ada Gray wept and suffered as "E-tst Lynne's" heroine for tbe delectation of largo audiences at the Continental this week. "Under the Gaslight" did good business at the Lyceum, and there were filled>. ..__.-_ ..i .v._.._____i I D T.bouses at Carucross'. J. B.L,

that play promises to fill the present season "Dora" will probably bu produced at thw opeain^ of next season.

Mme. Coquetin, the mother of the French act^r, is 11 .w well ou towards h«r aeventietb year, und livea with her t-ons in Paris. While their owu ap»rtmouts are furnished with every luxury demanded by modern taste, the old lad) haa her rooms fitted up with the simplicity which characterized her peasant days iu Boulogne. She ia very proud of her s<»na, and they are equally proad of her, and when they want to show special honor t<> a gne-.t they introduce him to the old lady in her cottage room.

Before Paulln« Ha'I was told anvtbing of the Aron- onplniK*, th" Martinet contract was practically con cluded, and Miss Murrinot announced in her character istic flippant fashion that she would be leading priuia dormant the Casino after the first day of May, and that >*i*8 Hall woukl havo to retire to a second place in ihd compas«. This, of course, Miss Hall has no idea of doing. Her cûlract expires on th« 1st of May and at that time all conm c'ions between her aud the Aron- soD3 will cease. It is belic-ftd llmt arrangements are all ready on foot for Miss HalTa ju>pearance hero at another house. Ac all events Miss' llr.*i will find it easy to make another engaêm^nt, which îli k«ep her before the public quite aa prominently and atirs'i- tiveiy aa at tbe Casino.

THE WHEEL.ENTERTAINING THE L. A. W.

Footlight Flick or ings.Maude Granger is in New York idle.Myra Goodwill is gjing to star again fn two weeks.George Riddle U to star iu a comtjdy by A. C. Gunter

next fall.K-jland Reed'a season (thirty wooks) will cloae

March 17.Joseph Jefferson's spring tour opens March 19 at

Lfxin^ton, Ky.Mrs D. P. BoweraY*retirement"iafor the balance of

this season only.Mad'ime Nevada still continues her prosperous

career through Italy.Frank Bangs will star next season with "Rienai"

and a repertoire of legitimate playa.D-ira IlHiiningea, the singer, was recently married

attHttveUiid, 0., to G. W. Heinsohn.Maude B inks is to play "Joan of Arc" ia Montreal

and Quebec, in the French language.The amount reached for the John T.Raymond mon

ument fund reacuuU $1,075 last week.Robert Downing, in "The Gladiator," is mooting

with ovatioi.s throughout his NJW England tour.Miss Carrie Re.tnolda, leading lady with Minnie

Palmer, barf betn specially engaged for the European tour.

Marie Vanoni will plar the role of Mimosa, the ballet daucrr, in the production of "N*UJ9" in London, En*.

Frank W. Nason announces that John E. Ince will star under his management next season in ''Lend Me Your Wife."

Irene Yetona is on her way back from England to rejoin K. K. Rice's forces. Her husband, Fred Darrell, acc< mpaniea ber.

E. J. Buck ley is to retire from the Booth-Barrett Co., after their 'Frisco engagement. C. B. Hauford will take his place.

Frederick De B«lleville will star next eeawn nuder the management of Fred. S. Mordauqt if a suitable play can be procured.

llary An-Jerson, Coquelin and Mrs. James Brown Totter will fill the entire season of 1888-9 at Waliack's Theatre, New York City.

Gus Kemble bas contracted to star in this country next season ayoun^ Prussian actress. Her debut will be made in New York City.

Edwin Booth has loaned $22,000, payable in three years, on property situated on Fifty-fifth street near Avenue A, Now York City.

Rosa France recently declined an offer to join the Carletou. Opera Co. for next season. She is under en gagement to Hoyt & Thomas.

N. C. Goodwin, Jr., bas decided to continue in "Turned Up" another season, contrary to the report that he would shelve the piece.

Mr. William Terriss, Henry Irving'a former assistant, is about to appear as Othello. His daughter made her debut on Feb. 14 at the Adelphi.

Tho Menningen Dramatic Co.. will, it IB. now posi tively stated, viiil America next season, uuaer Abbey, Schocffel and Grau's management.

Patti ha--* concluded her farewell tour in Spain, and the Spanish Government is taking measures to relieve the financial distress of the country.

It ia stated that Osmond Toarle and wife have of fered Nellie Wetherell a place in their company for their English starring tour next season.

Owen Fawcett will produce his two new comedies "Whose Husband?" aud "The Strangers" in the spring. Marie Hilforde has already been engaged.

Fritz Gayle baa supplied the muaic for the revision of Sydney Bosenfeld'a comedy, "In the Swim," to be done by G. C. Brotheriou's new company.

H. C. De Mille and Chas. Barnard are at work on a now plar for Neil Burgess, in which he will depict hia favorite character, the New England rustic.

Patti'a new tenor for her projected tour is M. Guide. He haa just been condemmeHl to pay 15,000 francs for breaking a former contract in order to accompany Patti.

lima dl Murska was taken quite ill at Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 29. She fainted on the stafre and had to be taken to the hotel where ahe lies under the charge of a doctor.

Jennie Yeamana denies that she and Melbourne McDowell are to wed, as has been tinted in some of the papers. Mr. McDowell has not yet secured his divorce from Nellie Irving.

W. H. Brown has signed as business manager for B. A. Roberts, an English actor, (now with Dion Bonei- cault) to superintend Mr. Roberts' tour in "Good News," a musical drama, which created a furore in London.

C. A. Gardner will bring out his new play, ''Father land," by Edward Weitzel and F. Stewart Isharn, of Detroit, Midi., next season. The piece will have new scenery, music, original songs, and an old-time afien- gerfest.

Joseph Brooks has signed a three years' contract to manage the tourd of F. B, Warde, commencing with the season of 1888-9. Mr. Brooks1 engagement as manager for Robôn aud Crane expires with the close of the present season,

It is understood that Signor Salvlni fs to begin another American tour next fall, and that he will make it under the directou of A. M. Palmer, manager of the Madiaon Square Theatre, New York. If tbis plan ia carried out, youu*: Salvini, who is now under Mr. Palmer's management, will accompany bis father aa leading man.

Georgia Hamlin, who is starring through the West at the head of her own company, narrowly escaped cerious injuries iu a hotel at Lincoln, N*-b., recently, by the explosion of^rhomicuU stored in the room ahe occupied. Some^TTlie members of the company were severely burned about tbe head and aims in endeavor ing to eubdue the flames.

Doria and Gotvin's Inter-Ocean show has fallen a victim to bad business in Texas, caused i>y the recent drought and tbe Inter-State Commerce l*w. Tcis was oue of the best-known of the Western traveling circuses. The menagerie^ stock, tenta and material connected with tbe show fell into tho hands of a receiver in St. Louis, aud were sold at auction re cently for the benefit of creditors.

Mr. Steele Muckayo will shortly present to the public a theatrical star in the person of Mrs. Anna Berian Gibba, of Newaik. She is a woman ot great beauty and isaaid to possess considerable magnetic force. She Is of medium height, flue form and features of classical regularity. Mrs. Gibba appeared recently at a perfor mance in the Metropolitan Opera Iljuse Hall with several well-known society amateurs.

M. Saidou has refuged to permit a revival of his play of "Dora" known iu English as "Diplomacy" for over'10 years in Paris, becouse be could secure no cast to suit bim. He has now, however, decided to allow M. Honing to produce "Dora" at the GymnAse at the conclusion of the run of "L'Abbe ConaUutia," aud aa

Baltimore Preparations Almost Completed The Programme Outlined, Etc.

BALTIMORE, March 2. -Editor SPORTING Lirii: Preparations for the annual meet made good progression this week. The general committee is now holding weekly meetings, hearing the re ports and instructing sub-committees and laying out the programme. It was found this week that the question of storage of wheels was a very scrious^ne and involved a sum of not less than one thousand dollars, and it is proposed to save this amount, if possible, and devote it to a more complete entertainment of guests. Various plans were proposed, and at last it was found the thing could be done and still give the wheels better care than by hiring stor age. The various club members of the city wiil be requested to remove their wheels from the club houses during tbe meet and allow the racks and rooms to be used by the visitors. This and the storage room to be found at the hotels and at the cycle dealers' wiil produce the required care of wheels very nicely. Besides, the ma chines will receive better care at the clubhouses, etc., than they would get at some place with poorer facilities for storing and handling such delicate machinery.

The programme was so far arranged that some features may be stated with certainty. Tbe firat day will be entirely devoted to business, but those who do not attend the convention will be shown the sights of the city, with a probable pleasant run through the parks. In other words delegates will be entertained, but not tempted to neglect business. Among the features of tho second day will be a grand parade, winding up at the race track, to be followed by exciting races. On tbe second or third dav also there will be a ladies' ruji, specially made attractive by eoma novel features. Of course all tbe men will go aloii^ they couldu't bo kept away but the ruu will be arranged with a view to pleading the ladies entirely. It haa been determined to abandon the ancitnt idea of a banquet, aud in its place to give a novelty that should be much more enjoyable. This will be tbe gathering of the ûeata on a large ateam^r accommodating 3,500 passengora a trip down the lovlifcet bay in this country and some aight-see- iug, and then a supper of the products of tbe bay. The steamer will fh'dt Im.d at Anntpolis, giving visitors an hour to extmiiue that ancient city with ita historical memories, a saunter about the Naval Academy and ita beautiful grounds. Theu all aboard again for Bay Ridge the Coney Ial«ud of Baltimore where the guests can amuse themst-lves as their differ ent fduciea dictate. A dip iuto the briny will not be tbe least of the delights. At eight p. M. the supper will be spread at Bay Ridge, and when the visitors have refreshed themselves wilh the delicacies gener ally furimhed by proverbial Mary laud hospitality, thero will be a couple of hours devoted to a romp or a etroll aloug the romantic beach, dancing in the pa vilion or whatever pleasure is must enjoyed. All aboard again, at 11 p. M., for a most charming; night aail up the bay to Baltimore, and the ninth annual meet of tho L. A. W. will be a delightful memory of tho pa&t. Of course, tbvro are many other dutaila of the programme not yet finished, and the above ia but a snmll portion of the intended entertainment.

The finance sub-committee is receiving every en couragement. The hotels are making generous con tributions, and ao are tbe cyclers. Tho businessmen of the city iuive not yet been called upon, but they always respond generously, and so that is a forgone conclusion.

The eubnrban roads aro just about getting in fine condition, aud the enterprising cycler who has beon gttting in a day now and then during the winter is in ecstaciea. The fellows who lay off for the season are about put;ing their wheels in condition, and wheeling matters aro looking up in all directions.

S. T. Clurk arrived home Monday fiom the Stanley Show in London.

Chief Consul Mealey will probably attend the board meeting in New York Monday.

The ITisenbrrtudts are about to move into new quar ters on Baltimore street.

The Maryland Club nominated Mr. E. F. Le Cato for captain.

DJNGLEY WINS.

Nine Hundred Miles Covered in tbe Local Six-l>ays' Race.

The six-day, twelve hours per day, bicycle race at the Elite Rink was brought to a clog* Saturday evening, Fob. 25, Frank E. Dingley, o; Minneapolis, having won with a score of 90( miles and 4 laps, or about 1-tO miles behind thf best record. Four men beat 800 miles, the dis tance necessary to travel in order to receive an) share of the gate money. The receipts were about $1,500 above expenses. Of tbis amoun 50 per cent, goes to the management and 50 per cent, to the men. Dingley will get 50 per cent of the men's share, or about $375; Knapp, 3( per cent., or about $225; Hollingsworth, 12 per cent., or about $90, and McDowell, 8 per cent, or about $60. As an additional attraction Whittakcr and Neilson rode a ten-mile race an< Whittaker won in 32 minutes. The final score of the six-day race was as follows;

M. L. H. LAflMngor............ 660Wbittaker.......... 328Neilcon.............. 277

2 Crockcr.............. 2041

Bingley.............. 900Kuapp................ 893Hollingswortd..... 888McUowell........... 858Khodes............... 749

There will be another six-day, four hours pe day, bicycle raoe at the Kink, beginning on March 5. All of the men who were in the race just finished, and Frazier, of Smithville, N. J. and Harwick, of Kansas City, are expected t< start'The men will ride from 7:30 till 11:31 each night.

Wheel Notes.A new bicycle club is to bo organized In Cleveland

Ohio.Mr. W. J. Fleming, of Philadelphia, la doing tb

Island of Jamaica on a bicycle.Kaufrnan has made himsel f solid with the English

cycling press by giving a little dinner to the represen tatives.

Rowe will train for his matches with Howelt, a Bridlington, Yorkshire. He will rido a5&-Iach Amor can wheel.

The Williamsport (Pa.) Club has these new officers: President, W. H. Bloum; vice president, Dr. S. S, Koser secretary, W. B. Riley; treasurer, R. A. Hovuel.

The Baltimore Bicycle Club will present a gel medal to the member who ridos the greatest numbe of miles between March 1,1888, aud March 1,1389.

T. W. Eck is endeavoring to arrange six-days' bicyelt races, similar to the one held here, in New York am Boston during March. Boston will be favored first.

Temple rode a mile in 2m. 35J/^*- lost season, am also recorded 2m. 37s., 2m. 37%s. from scratch. In If consecutive handicaps hia slowest time was 2m. 43s.

If Hendee is correctly reported as saying thut RowV chances of winning his races with Howjll are ten t one, we think Mr. Hendee is mistaken, as we judg the chances are more even.

Cycling for the season has already commenced In England and Ireland. Tho MOW ha* gone, the road are drying up, aud soon road racing will be in fill blast again in Groat Britain.

New Jersey has a Liberty bill introduced In the Leg islature of the State by the League officers of thatState At Trenton, however, there is opposition to th« bill and the wheelmen have got to light it through.

Tho lesson learned by tho ffin^Hsli press through the Stanley show is that utility and comfort, as reprosentcx by rear driving safeties and tricycled, !i fast replacln) beauty, elegance and danger, as represented in th ordinaries.

Mr. H. M. Fair, of Holyoke, Mass., !s cnafnnan of a committee who are trying to raise funds to build a rood from Holyoke to Northampton, a distance of eigh miles. It is to be used solely for bicycles and tricycles aud almost enough mouey is subscribed.

The South End Wheelmen, of Philadelphia, leased the large browustone house, at the southwest corner of Broad street and Castle »v*uue, for their new quarters. The building is very tultnbl.ifor a club house, as the rooms aro large and can b« used to advantage.

The wheelmen ot Muscatlne, Iowa, met Feb. 1$, am organized a club, to bo known asthu Bon-t City Wheel men. The following officers waro olocl'V: r and captain, Robert L. Thompson; vic(* prî-i first lieutenant, Roy 0, Betta; secretary and tmmir^r Ad. Aeuling.

ATHLETIC.COLLEGE ATHLETES*

leeting of the Intercollegiate Associa tion The Mott Have 11 Cup Question D«- cidetl.The thirteenth annual meeting of thfclnter-

ollegiite Athletic Association took place at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. New York, Feb. 25. There

re 22 colleges in the association, and of these lelegiitcs were present from Yale, Princetou, larVard, Columbia, the University ef Ponns^yl- ania, Lafayette, Lehigh, Kutgers, St. John's, ho University of the City of New York, and ' Urathmore. Officers were elected as follows: ' ^resident, Scward, of Yule; vice president, Polk, >f Lebi^hj treasurer, Sykes, of Lafayette; sec- ctary, Doremus, of the University of the City : »f New Yorkj executive committee, Hftllowell, i f Harvard; Thompson, of Princeton; Dresser, ~ iVlmubia, and Jones, of the University of ho City of N$w Y'ork. The association decided hat no person sTûJ^ be eligible for the post of ecretary or treasurer vho would finish his ;ourse at college before his t»rî of office ex- ', lired. Another resolution wag carrlc4 after a i ong discussion, making it compulsory that two N'ew York men slmild be on the executive com- '

ittee.A report by the retiring executive committee

was read upon the subject of the challenge cup, he ultimate disposition of which for some years ias been in dispute.- It found that in 1885 the xecutive committee decided that when al! the

vacant spices or shields, 14 in number, should ae tilled with the name of each year's winner, he cup should be handed over to the college

whose name appeared tbe greatest number of imes. The committee advised that, as this ac- ion on the part of the committee of 1SS5 was le-

, its ruling should be adopted. There were now two more spaces to be filled, and the com mittee suggested that after the contests of 1889 he cup should be handed over to the college

which had won the greatest number of times, .'he report was unanimously adopted.

There was gome discussion as to laying aside ome money for the purchase of a new challenge up, there being a balance on hand in the treas

ury of the association of more than $600, but it was ultimately decided not to do anything in lie matter at the present.

The new constitution, with a few slight changes, was adopted, several hours being ex- jended on the work by the delegates.

The definition of an amateur as given in the rules of the National Amateur Athletic Asso ciation was substantially adopted, with the fol- owing condition: "Nothing in this rule shall >e so construed as to make a man a professional

who bas played on a college teauiagamst a pro- 'ossional team."

The other important changes made were in- ;ended to bar out semi-professional athletes and o keep men from taking light courses in the

smaller colleges in order to contend in the ath- e r ic sports. The particular clause which, pro

vided for this reads as follows:"No one shall represent any college as a competitor

who lias not been a member of that college iu good and regular standing since the beginning of the col t-go year, anil who is not taking cuursta wh'ch amount ,o at least five hours' work a woefe. In case a com petitor's qualifications are questioned, he shall furnish o tho executive committee a certificate signed by :hree member*of the faculty of the college he claims .o r?present, staling that he regularly attends lectures and recitations at buch college, and has doce so for one college year prior Jo said meeting."

It was decided that the annual games should be held on the last Saturday in May.

SPORT IN CALIFORNIA.

The First Out-Door Meeting of the Season Bethune's Performance.

The annual games of the Olympic A. C., of San Frau uiaco were held Feb. 22. Results 120yds. hurdle race W.E.Shlfferrtein, (scratch), 1st, iu 19U*. Mile walk H. Coffin, (scratch), 1st, in 7:54, 230yds. boys' race F. G. O'Kauo, (.-cratch), lit, in 254 5s. 100yds. race Final ht-at, won by F. G. O'Kuiie in lOj^s. Putting 16B) shut W. H.Quinn, (*ft.), 37ft. 9iu. Throwing 16;b dstunner Won by Win. Morgan, nnder protest as a professional, by 84ft. llin. Half-mile bicycle race Won bv R. A. Suiythn in 1:35. Half-mi!e~run Won by J. A. Code, (scratch), in 2:15, Running IODR jump Won by K. B. Jones by 22ft. 5}#n. Two mile bicy--' race Won by R A. Smythe iu 7:17 2-5. Bunning

;hjninp G. Hartman, 5ft. 9%la. Mile run J. A v.,de, ft:12 1-5. Polu vault J. Soximilb, Sft. 6în. The two events of chief interest were the 100 and 220 yard dashes by Harry Bethune, a professional from Toronto, Canada. Although not in the beat of condi tion, bving under the physician's care, he tied the world's record on the 100 yard daeh and lowered the raciflc coast record on the 220 d;ish. The former he made in 9 4-58,, and tbe latter be did in '22 l-5d., beat- iug the coast record by t\vo-filths of a second.

Pointers.Sorakicbi, the Jap, is prepared to wrestle Acton any

evening between March 12 and 17.The New York Athletic Club has secured the Pok

Grounds for training quarters in addition to the exten sive grounds at New Rocbelle.

C. F. Brandt has been elected captain of the Pros pect Harriers. The 3^-mile race fur the Schwa! b;ich medal, which took place on March 1, was won b biiu.

ITarry Hutchens is out in a challenge in tbe En» liah sportinc papers offering to run any one in tba country or America three hundred yards for as mud ue 3500 a side.

Matsada Sorakichi, the "Jap," cannot come to Phil adclpliia on March 6, and his catch-as-catch-cai wrestling match with Joe Acton will be postponed un til March 19 or March 29.

James Connors, of Pitteburg, aod Harvey Parker, o Erie, two light-weights, have been matched to wrestl tt catch-as-catch-can match, best three iu five, tw shoulders down, foi $100 a side, on March 26, in Erie, Pa

President IJarry McMillan has received notice Urn the Pullman Athletic Club, of Pullman, 111., and th Garden City and Wanderers' Athletic clubs, of Chi cago, bare voted to join the newly-organized Ac teur Athletic Union.

A wrestling match between Robert Heslop, Pennsylvania, and William Gill, of New York, too place in WilUamsport, Pa,, March 2, for the inter state championship aud a purse of $250. Hi slop wo in four straight tails.

Officers of the Prineeton College Gymnastic Aesocla tion for the ensuing year have been elected as follow President, J. A.Terhune. '89; secretary and treasure J. B. Geener, '89; executive committee, D. McCurd, '89 H. Janeway, '90; J. Barnes, "91.

Gus Guerre 10, the third man at the finish in the re cent six days' waik in Madison Square Garden, has made a match to run a 50-mile race with Georg Cariwright, at the Polo Grounds, New York, on Apr 7. The match is for $250 a side.

English champion wrestler Jack Wannop has ar rived in New York. Charles K. Davie^ has sent S2ft to the Clipper to match Evan Lewis against Wanno for S500 or 81,000 a side, tho match to take place will in eight weeks in any American city to be agree( upon.

The organization of the Athletic Association o Boston Uuiver-jity has been completed. The office i elected are President, W. E. Soule; vice presidoiv Harlow Back; secretary aud treasurer, E. A, Kimball business manager, G. A. Dunn; directors, W. S.Porrine J. H. Traut aud L. H. Dorchester.

A foot race of 75 yards for 8200 a side took place a Hot Springs, Ark., Jfeb. 14, between H. M. Johuso and "U. C. Leo," ft Nebraska auricLer, which was wo }>y Loo by one yard. Outside watcbes showed 7 2-5s Leo has now posted a forfeit at Hot Springs to ro; Harry Bothuue 75 yards for 8250 to £500 aside.

The ctttch-as~catch-cau wrestling match bet we* Joo Acton and Edwin Bibby, at Full River, Maes., i set ft<r March 11. It is for 3250 a side (open to 8500 and $100 a side is up. Both sides are at present squab bling over (he selection of a referee, and the Bibb party will in all probability crawl out of the match

J. II. Mclntoflh. the English long-distance amateu walker, died in London on Feb. 14 at the age of thirty eight years. Ho will be chieQy remembered for hi walk from London to Brighton on April 12, 1886 when, in severe weather, he accomplished tho journe iu 9h. -5a3. 8s., beating the previous record of C O'Malley, whose time was 9h. 48m.

The Worcester Cricket Club had a pedestrian tour iiameut Feb. 24. The two ur.le rua was wou by F McMurray, in 11:25; May Maaicolt walked two mile in 25:55; L. Hart bo-tt R. Beso in a two mile mate run. Thos. Kennoy wou the three milo run in 17:06 The event of the tourney was a tea mile walk for§130 Isaac H. Fo>' was tho winner in Ih, 27m. 53a.

The ft ret Cedurburst amateur athletic meeting wi be held ou May 12, under the auspices of the Rock away Hunting Club, on the G'edarhurst track. Th eveuts will be 100 yards, 440 yard*, half-nine, on mile, 120 yards hurdle, broad jump, a 220 yards, opei to college graduates only, and a five mil-jcrnss-counlr. run ' ver the steeplechase course for a 3250 gold ctij and $25 jold tuedilfl.

Champion Albert's manager, Mr. George Skinner has engaged Mechanics' Hall, Boston, fora 72-houra go-hs-you-pleaae, to coiuuiouce March 5. The prob al'le starters will bo; H«ny, Guurr«io, Ooldon, Hart Girtwright, He>(elru:in, Connors, Sinclair, Noremac Vint, Tcylor aud Dilton. Champion Albert will act as ref?ree, und each day und eveDiog will give exhibition apluj ou the track.

The Athlttfc Club of Dm Your.g Mf n'« ChriitUn As Bodttiuu held a Urg* rueÛsx ^9lt - ^ *l Asiociit Hull, at winch It was u?ci<Jod t) forro an active out door athletic orÂuizatio.-t. li was araouncol that th ^roiiQdri at Uelmont nnd Klin aveii>it*s, foruu-tly Usc by tha W«t riiila>li»lp!ii* Athletic Club, had t,o?n *-.- cured by the A-soclhtion MM! alt tt»« iuprovcLiOUi purchaitd outriÛL

The annual Indoor athletic meeting of the Haver->rd College Grammar School w*a held on Feb. 24. he fourth form won tho tug o* war, defeating ;h« Ctrl in three pulls. The running high jump wa.i woo y It'ibertd, ut the fourth, who defeated Huffman by eming 4ft. 9in. The running high jump of the io- inrd plane, 18in. high, woa a tie twtwron K< b«'i w, of te f -urth, aad Huffman, of th« tilth form; height, 6ft.

M-r. C. D. Bibbing, of Omalm, who was reportn.J a* aviinr HBa-rtciJ tha' Albert hu-l a twin brother i» tta- »l bmi i?i the la-*? g:i-as-yni-pltase race, han writtenletter to Albert containing thw eipJaii'.fiou: ''In > 'ibli>h'tl interview Iu the Omihi Duily Ue#, a f * W ij'8after the walk, I <><JinittH<1, wh^n HSKÎ!, ibut a win brother w.tvô-hiljle;' also, thit 621 mil.--, wai

hh>, Ait'l th;it I wuuld bet that it could not be re- atetl here. Hut nothing more." A twelve hours' walking match between Arthor aucock, of Loiiôn, and Jostp'i Scott, of An-tralla. iig di-ci'lvd at Westminster Aqu-irium on Vet.. 11, ie jirize muiiey being £iOO. 'the otart took pan i.Ttly at'Ur 11 A a*. llauc-»ck took the had **nrly, :ii at :en nunut-a to 7, having d me fWty-thrco m>Ie> nd btîujr about a mild *h',:wl, h.- broke down. Scott

lied suorlly before 11 o'clu^k, liuviug cumplvtedy-fuur mitijti iu 11 hours, ^ \\. 27rf.fie Slieffiei'l Shr^votMe handicap wm concluded OB

eb. 14. The fifteen winners t»f th« prec'-tjti^ <!ay redrawn into four heats, thi) fir^t of whic!i -AM

osily won by Thon>ptm. Lockwooil sectire-1 th« cond in c> rtifort>«lili' ftjle, :tn<l the third HIM) fourth 11 t-> Scott nud Walker respectively. After th»

-ua) iu't-rval the ruuuera then mmed out fur th* , which re-ultt'J ihua: A. Tli'-mpson, 8.i:;-i ' »irUf

(£*i), 1; B. Lock wo vl, 84% (£18 10j.), 2; £. Scott W (£5), 3; P. Walker, 84 (£2 10*.), 4. .

At "ahwêster, N. H., Feb. 24, the \reIl-knowB tort UUtanco veilestrians, Meu^her, of Mtiichetiter, liscoll.ui Ljnn.atMKfireu, of Lowell, conti>bfoda 10- ile raco for ii pun<i of ir-wft. The first mile wai iidnin 7m. 13s., DriscoU in tbe i««i, which he feept ntil the t'i unh mile, when Mengher piêa \\iaj, and nished a wmner iu Ih. I8iu. 16s Driscoli c^>m|ii<»t«4 M 10 mi lea in Ih. 10;u. 'ds. Thw limn is remarkable,

' .'only 23>^-. bebin.) the b^t 10-mile record, m*tda l t 1«S1, by Driscoll iu NB* York, ;ts tha track of

,;» to the m;le w-ts in prtor-couiHti'in, in a badly eutila'e.l tmll, ani Ltot'i file^LJ|^'M' iind Orincoll ivun clacked by ftts of vomiting on the. fii'ih mi:a.

it'iiLus BO^T CLI-B GAMES. Hfld tindiT th^ ana- ices of tbe Nautilus Bout Club, ai the Palace K'lik,

iklyn, Feb. 21. £t was niidnifht before the re- uhs of the numerous exciting contest* were dfc!itre4 nd the badges awarded. By points tho >:iawiu Ath- oiic Club took the b'Hiuer with a ' core of 11. Th» luntmttin Club hdd 10 points; theNaiitilns, 8; Colum- m College, 8; the Scottish-American, 8; the Qlym- ic.% 6, aud the West Side Club, 3. Reolllta: ol'> ash Final heat: N. Linuicus, Jr., 0. A. C. (6s.)* i 5 4-5*. 220yd4. dash Kii.ul heat: H«rl*ri M<ip«*

28s.) lit, in 27 l-6s. Knnn:n% high jump !!. K. ritclmrd, Nautilus Boat CluU(4in.), 1st; actual jump^ it. 3in. 600\dH. mn J. S. Log.n, ScJit^h-Ain-iicaB

A.C. (ISyd*.), 1st, time. Im. 234-5.-. Miln walk 0. ,. Kicoll, Manhattan A.C (j.-*.), 1st; time, 7m. 11 4-5«. !wo uiil« bicycle iace -Viuai heat: K. Irving HtilsJead, larleui Wheelmen, 1st; time, 7m. 28 1-5^. Mile run '. D. Skill man (snatch) Ir^t; time, 4m. 42 2-5s. Thre« iile r»ce J. IX Lloyd, Prospect llairiers, 1st i:i 16n. 42-5j. (ftret mile in 5m. 12 2-5s). Tiig-of-v ar Fi- iil pull: Nac§;tii9 against Knights of tho Brti."h. Th*

ttlter h^td har.i work to p:evnt being pulled over th* leats, Na^rHU wiunmif by 20in.

FOOT BALL.Divinity students are in the majority as collt,gj foot

all ciptaiiH. The captiiu of the Yale College Foot tall team Cor the coming season, Corbiu, is a prospao- ive cier«ymen, and, like his friend S'a^^r, of the baa* ,\\\ team, is an active supporter of th^ religious in-ve- neut brought about by American colleges by Piofe*- or Drumiuond, of Ediaburgh University. Cowû,th* sewl>-elected caj)tain of Princeton'^ foot ball team, i* n ciiihuaiastic diviuo, and Gtorge Muiichesler, of

t-sJeyaa, who is to manage the college team, is an arnebt missionary worker.

At Newport, on the 6th of February, ID the pre&pnoa »f 7,000 ptrsoas, W»lfs defeatdd ^ci'tlaud for the firBt iniD in an international foot ball match nnder KugUjf ules. The aeon- at tho conclusion of the t'ame stuodi

\Vnies, 1 try, and Scotland, 4 minors. The pluy waj of ihe keenest desi-riptinti, btHh side« being powerfully epreaeuted. Since 1882 six matches hav*; been played »etw«en the two countiie.% wirh the following result*

Scot laud, four games won; Wales, one game worn and oue game drawn.

A letter from Sydney, N. S. W., says: "Complete ar- rangem^nts have ue«n made for tbe visit of the English "oot ball team throiiKisoiit QueenÎand, New Zealand >nd New South Wi,le-<, where only the Ungby same t§ >layed. Great intereaf, is already evincud iu tl:« pro- "ected tour, and a hearty reception awaits the Kujiliah ,bot ball team throughout Australasia. Adelaide, Tat> naiiia ami leading clubs of Victoria are favorable. 1 '

The annual contfst between Blackheath and th* London Scottish Rugby Foot Ball clubs, two of lb* most powerful organisations iu tbo old country, wai jlaved OQ Jan. 14, in the presiuce of 10V^JOO >eop!e, and resulted, after a grand etrvggle, in favot of the Scottiati men by one goal aud one try lo nil*

Tho Trenton foot ball team Ftb. 22 defeated th* ra<-k TtiMle Club, of New York, bv ft fi«'.T> - t" 2 m L

.Wfe:t ithe us smh gBold for, ^Y o '-* 1 d create n \nrgy biU of expetiM, an A

^ dchnn * mar.y from ;ijf tboit

. in th.il diiv< lion. KvnH»- iii£ thai th cr« wero thor.sand* upon thou:iiaOa of reu3nant3 of rib bons ttrnonp: th* largo importing houses of Auu lie* whkli tiicy \VuitlA

bewillingtoaiapoacofinbulk, forasinMl frnaion &!'!hîrC'.-s^ to any one capable of purchasing largely, wo instituted ascarcbj tesultinp in our obtaining the entire fltock of Silk RM Satin KiltUoii Kenmuntftof Bewralof (hel«rgeBtof those hooscs, who imiwrtcd the finest goods. Thcsft goods m*y bedepended «pon as superior to nnvihiu^ lo l>e found, except In the very hest stores of America, Yet they are Riven nw^f free; nothing Uke it ever kinnvn. A grand benefit for all th* ladies; beautiful*elegant, choice gin..Is absolutely freo. « bRTfl expended thousands of dollars in tliis direction,and c*» oft'ef an immensely, varied, imd most complete cnsortmtr. t of rip* bond, in evcrv conceivable shade and wiJtli, and all ofexceltedl quality, adap'ted for neck-wear, bonnat strings, hat trimi:iing* bows," scarfs, dress trimmings, silk quilt work, etc., etc. Sornl of these remnants mnRO three yards aud upwards In length. Though remnantvillthe patterns are new and late stylos, ana maj- be depended on na beautiful, refined, fashionable andel*- gar.t. IIo\vto£etal>»ic:c«utaiiiiH¥aCuiimlet« Assortment of these elegant ribbon* Free. The I*rnetical IHoiisicUet'per nnrt Ixatlic** Fireside Uot»i>anioii t published monthly by us, is ac knowledged, by thcne competent to judge, to be th,; beet peri odical of the kind in tl»e world. Very large and handsomely il lustrated; regular price 75 cts. peryear; send 3*> cents ondw* will send it to you for a trial year, and will also send free » box of the ribbons; » subscriptions and 2 boxes, O5 ct».;* subscriptions and 4 boxes,Si. One-cent postage etmnps may bcsent for less than §1, Get 3 friends to join you thereby get ting 4 subscriptions and 4 boxes for only SI; can do it in a few minutes. The above offer is baaed on this fact: those who read the periodical referred to, for oue year, want it thereafter, *»4 pay us tho full price for it; it is in after years, and not now, that we make money. We make this great offer in order t* at once secure 250,001) new subscribers, who, not now, but nest year, and in years thereafter, shall reward us with a profit, be cause the majority of them will wish lo renew their subscrip tion?, and will do so. The money required is butasu.all frectio*, of the prk>« you would have to pav at any store for amuck smaller assortment of far inferior ribbons. Best bargain era- known ; you will not fully appreciate it until after you see alL gafo delivery guaranteed. Money refunded to any one not per fectly satisfied. Bettor cut this out, or send at once, for proln nbly it won t appcftragaln. Address,

B. HALLETT fc CO., PUBLISHERS. POKTLANP, MAIH*.

BOOKS.Sent, Postpaid, by Mail on Receipt of Price*Practical Pi*;eon Keeper (cloth).......................81.0OPructii-al Poultry Keeper (cloth)...................... 2.OOIllustrated Pigeon Book (colored plaies),.......... 8.0OIllustrated Poultry Book (wood-cute)............... 5.OOAmerican Standard for Poultry.......... ........... l.OOAmerican Standard for Pigeons....................... J5.0O

RUBBER STAMPS. Two-line Stamps, name aud address..................Sl.OO"Caught or Shot," with namo and address........ l.OOFigures, 0 to 9, each....................................... .10Ever-Ready Pod............................................ .50

BANDS FOR MARKING PIGEONS,THE SPORTING LIFE Seamless. Burglar proof. Fof

use upon youug birds iu the neat. Birds to be recOR* nized as youngsters for 1883 must wear these bandjk Every bird wearing; a band is registered.

Consecutively numbered and ouo initial: Single band........... .05 4 bands.............. .IO40 banda......... #1.OO 100 bands......... S2.5O

Eacli additional iuitial, Ôo. per 10O.Open metal bands for adult birds:

1 to 100, consecutively nutnliorod.....................Sl-OOKach initial on band, per 1OO.......................... .60

Address BOOK DEPARMENT,TlIK tiPORTIKQ LIVE PCBUSHINO CO.,

pE AMERICAN CYCLESDESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE

ON APPLICATION. JjORMULlYaJEFEEBY

CHICAGO, ILL

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