THE LIFE. .April 4.

THE STAGE.AMERICAN DRAMA.

The Production of "Dorothy" at the Wal­ nut With i lie Cast—Vernona Jarbeau's Triumph in "Starlight" — Some of the Points In "Henrietta"—Pauline Hall for Ten Cents—The Programme for the Com­ ing "Week ami Odds and Ends of Stage facts and Fancies.

THE LOCAL BILLS. WALsrr............. ................................Puff Op«r» Co.NATIONAL.................................."The Bandit King."CHSSTKUT......................................."The Henrietta.'*OPERA HOUSE..... .....................................Jaoauschek.A HCII......................................'Lights and Shadows,"CONTINENTAL............................."On the Kio Grande."LYCICM....................... ...... .«................... .."Dot."BorTM BROAD.........................................Tony Pastor.ELEVENTH STUIETOPEEA HocsB..Carncroas' Minstrels. NINTH AND ARCH MUBXCM. ............Freaks and Curio*.ACADEHT OF Music (Saturday)......Gerster and Sculchi.

Current Comment and Gossip.PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 31. ThiR is

supposed to be the dullest theatrical week in all the year, but somehow the supposition has been all wrong in Philadelphia. The theatres have made plenty of money and "standing room only" has been a common sign. Vernona Jar- beau's charming and clever self and her com­ pany of pretty women have had a wonderful week's business at the Walnut. Each night the house has been packed to the doors and BO wero both the matinees. "Starlight" is only a skele­ ton of a play just intended to illustrate Miss Jarbeau's specialties. She is in every sense of the word an artist and her character songs always brings her into comparison with Theo, whose methods the American actress has more or less adopted. But Miss Jarbeau has a dis­ tinct originality of her own and a winning cute- Bess beside?, which always secures her the sym­ pathy of the audience.

Supporting Miss Jarbeau is Mr. Will Rising, ft tenor singer who has earned the reputation of being an excellent actor and a thorough good fellow. Mr. Rising has been a member of sev­ eral of the leading opera companies, and his name is a familiar one in all the leading cities. His work in "Starlijrht" calls for plenty of en­ ergy and a good deal of music, and he fills the bill completely.

Mr. Carroll, Mr. Harry Standish, who was formerly with McCaull, and the Misses Annie Sutherland, Hattie Harvey, Bessie Cleveland and Eloise Mortimer have all essential rules in the play and successfully support the star. Both Hiss Sutherland and Cleveland have possession of the stage for a solo ballad, and retire amid a itorm of applause. The hands all go like mad by way of an encore to Miss Harvey's dancing, a pretty and graceful exhibition. "Starlight" could easily play to full homes for another two weeks, but it has to move on, and UD Monday it opens iu Bummer- ville, N. J. Poor things! At the end of May the com­ pany returns f >r two or three weeks, and the show may be altered in ace >rd*nce with certain theatrical ideas of Manager Flmbhniau. That remains to be seen, how- aver.

In "The Henrietta," now being played at the Cheat- fiat, BronsOQ Howard hai struck a vein of dramatic thought almost absolutely unique. The pNy holds the mirror up to nature as nature existsiu Wall Rtreet, but it also caricature* nature with delicious delicacy, with perfect humor and with an entire absence uf the shot gun and blackjack element winch so often in modern comedy takes caricatured jdace and U labeled fun.

It will be claimed that the contnuti are too market, that the lines are slashed to too severe an outline and that once in a while caricature is abandoned for an Instant, while burlesque IB suggested. All true enough; but the play is writu n consistently and haa, besides ita humor, MI undoubted interesting story. That a son tumid deliberately design the ruin of a father, who ii devoted to him, may seem impossible, aud yet it was only a few months ago that young Eddie Gould was peculating wildly on the street and it was currently reported at the time waa antagonizing the older Jay.

The most extraordinary creation in tho play, how- ver, is the Kuglisli lordling and here the comedy very decidedly leaves caricature and approaches burlesque. The absolute vacuity of the apparently emasculated lad, whose appearance keeps his newly made father- in-law in a st*te of perpetual surprise. Is paralleled

I by Lord Dundwry, but ia perfectly origin*! in, treat- Itnfit)!.^ Tie oo,.tract between Mr KtoddHrd, * l"j ptuja

Lord IVelatwwW and weighs probably eighty pounds, and Miss May Waldron, bit; wife, who weighs a hun­ dred and eighty, ia most amusing. BY the way, what a bright, clever, handsome woman that same May Waldron ii! She seems Ha wholesome as an English dairy maid, and is an pleasant to look at as a Ken­ tucky belle, while her voice Is us pleasant as her eyes are bright A plump and pleasing person ia she, yerily.

The society parson, The Dr. Hurray HOI, is an entirely Hfe-like character, yet the sketch is not likely to hurt the feeliugs of the most goody-goody theatregoer. Holding onto fashion with one hand, clutching money with the other, hia means of "alluriug to brighter heavens," or "leading the way11 are by no means apparent. An at­ mosphere of female adoration, unlimited slippers and heavy dinners may tend to religious f error, but I donbt it. The author had undoubtedly a recent cause ceiebre In mind when he drew his character.

It waa a hugely bright idea to make the evident Idiot, who says euch clever things, turn out au honorable, straightforword kind of a chap, and be­ come the guardian aneel of the entire dramatis perscnx. Indeed, Bertie VanaJftyne's description of his club and the fellows who composed his set is one of the best thing* in a play unusually full of good things. Tb« elderly millionaire, "OU Nidc" Vatutl- ttyit« is almost tho ouly commonplace character in the play, aud yet he too is cleverly drawn. The oft«i)iog influence of his gentle ward, whose acci­ dental presence causes him to change a letter in- t rue I ing his lawyer to crush an enemy to the dust to one offering him assistance, if ono of those humane and pathetic incidents with which thic comedy ia itndded, and which lifts it out of the groove of aim- Q&T plays.

The company Is one of the most capable seen here Ibis seaaon. While Mr. Crane's character is some­ what cunventional, he plavs It with a light new and Tim which ia exceedingly engaging. Robson, as the dade who afterwards becomes a "young Napoleon of finance,'* and conducts enormous financial operation* by flipping a coin and on the hazard of this chance bulling or bearing the market, is one of the beat things be has done. The women are all charming and clever in their various ways, while the other men are a thoroughly competent lot. All In all, *The Henrietta," aa I said before, is one of the best plays of its kind produced this season, and It U diffi­ cult to imagine it better played.

Alfred Cellier's very pretty comic opera, "Dorothy," will be a big card at th<s Walnut next week. Here is the plut: Dorothy and her cousin, Lydia Haictfiorne, of Cuanticleer Hall, dun peasant garment*, afnume ths names of Doirae and Abigail and mingle with the country people at a bop gathering festival in search of adventure. There they meet Geoffrey Wilder^ who is betrothad to DvroUta, but does not know her, and bis friend, Hurry SAenrood, who fall iu love with them. The young gentlemen are, however, overtaken by a Sheriff's officer in pursuit of them and a complication endues. They then masquerade na the Duke of Berk­ shire aod his companion, with the bailiff as Uiefr secretary, at a festival at Chanticleer Hall, where they meet their charmers "f the hop feast in their proper guise am! pay i'»«ir atieutions to them with the rtsult of further complications. There ia a frustrated rob- ber\, and a spiriied fox-ctaa* adrafte of the introduc­ tion of a pack of genuine English fox hound*. The last act opens with a ballet of bridesmaids and grooms­ men, aod id devoted to clearing up the masquerade, a double duel, in which the ladies and their lovers figure, being the ultimate means of setting everything

"Dorothy" is at present London's most successful eomlc opera, where it ban scored » run of nearly 600 night* at tho Prince of Wale*1 Theatre. Mr. Puff originally productd it in this country at tbe Standard Tin atro, New York, and all the magnificent scenery, wardrobe and effects used in it at ttiat time will be transferred to tho stage of the Walnut. The cast Is a* follow*: Vquiro D«ntam.............................William Hamilton.Geoffrey Wilder.................................Eugene Oudin.H»rry Sherwood.................................... John Brand.J.rhn Tuppitt........................................F. Boudinot.Lii tclier.............................................Uarry Paulton.Tom Strutt.............................................. J. E. Nash.Dorothy Bantam........................Miss Marie Ilalton.Lv dia Hawthorne...........................Miss Agnes Stone.Urs. Piivelt................................Miss Rose Loi^hton.Phyllta.......................................Miss Hattle Delaro.

Ye gods and little fishes, Pauliue Hall in a ten cent how! Pauline Hull, the lofty, haughty pet of the New York Ca-ino, where for many seasons she haa mashed the cunn-tuckiug millionaire-tired dudts, aud permitted herself to so b*-mcan herself as to allow th*m ;o toae twenty-dollar bouqutts over the foot­ lights to her, and exchange tho large fat diamonds which they charged to papa at Tiffany's for the de­ licious gniiles v, hicb she forced out through her "make up."

And now she is to chirp her little chirps and smite her broad, beaming smile* for the benefit of the gay young blades whs go in for the reckless dissipation of a ten cent show on North Broad street. No more bunches of roses at twenty dollars the bunch, Pauline! No more Urge fut diamonds and boxes of champagne, and kid-glovo applause and Fifth Avenue ado rut ion

I all that cort of thing.IP, dear me! Alas, alas, how wry, VKRI sad. ItU pity; pity 'tis, 'tw true. How have the

mighty fallen, and yet, Pauline, "angels hare fallen re thy time."

There ought to he a large sale of nerve food among theatre-goers here this wetk. Two gentlemen, unknown to fame, but anxious to reach the top rouud of the ladder which is popularly supposed to lead up to that desirable altitud**, have buckled on their armor, polished up their galls and announced that they pro­ pose to do "Hamlet'' f>r the benefit of mankind ID general and themselves in pauicular.

Charles II. Witty, at the Academy of Music, on Wed­ nesday evi-ulng. Mr. Henri De Lu-aari at the Chest­ nut Street Opera House, on Friday afternoon. Yon pays your money and you takes your choice of Hamlet*.

A number of Harvard students, members of a college organization known as The Hasty Pudding Club, have decided to give us a taste of real, brainy, Boston culture in the burlesque lino, and on Saturday next will romp all about the at*ge of that classic tem­ ple of the drama, Horticultural Hall, and apring "Constance, or the Belle, the Beau and the Bandit" on au audience of swells, who have more or less willingly forked out $2 each to be shown how the thing should be done, ''don't y'know."

Appropos of the Irish question, Billy Ashcroft, the variety actor, wears a scarf pin wh'ch, as a b.idge of Irish-Aiueiicanwiu, is decidedly cu'e. The Laud of the Free is represented by the American eagle, and the Emerald Isle by a tiny model of an Irish potato which the bird of freedom hold:, in ita beak.

Dear old Tony P-tator has gone mad; he Is a maniac, an angl>-nianiac of the most virulent type. His new company is so noarly English tu;tt it fairly smells of the London music bulls, and if you happen in at the South Kroatl this week y-jn may see tliestuue acts and hear the «im<* songs and je-sts which Queen Victoria and His Ruyul illgbuees, the Pr.nce of Wales, and Mrs. Wales and all the little Walejes, not to men ion the Duke of this and the Earl ot" that an 1 Lord the oilier tbing, all take such delight in after the business of the day i-i over aud the shut tew are up and they can do as they please of an evening. No less thtiu eleven of the company made their American debuts in New York lust week, and the entertainment will wind up each evening with the refrain ol God Save the Queen.

Hanthony, yon blarated hold hexqunite, halnt Hamerican talent good enough for you, etc.?

Mister Michael Angela Kelly, the $10,000 beauty of the kingdom of hid all powerful mij^ty base ball, has become an actor. On Monday he essayed tbe part of Dvsty Bc(6 in "A Rag Baby" at the Boston Park Theatre, and, needless to BAJ, be scored a safe hit.

Real horses, real rescues, real bowie-knife ti'iels, real red fire, real guns, real giin-powdir, real heroes, real heroineu. real everything tlmt fetches the gods of the gallery and all other lovers of the moat soul-stir­ ring, hair-raising, nerve -rasping, t»lap-dash sort of melodramatic melodrama are the leading char­ acteristics of "The Bandit King," which will pack the National Theatre to the dojfj all next week. There are six acts of it, and each succeeding act is more packed with sensation than the one preceding ir. Mr. James H. Wallick plays four parts, uud Mr. Jamed A. Devliu dalli<8 with the character of Kansas Jake, a bad man from Kansas, who digs hia victim's grave with one hand, and plays tall with him until the hole ia ready for the corpse. Nothing but t hi ill- Ing sensation from begiuniug to end. aud a rare old tteat for the many lovers of that style of play.

Mr. Kahnweiler tells mo that the new opera house opening ou the Oih of April will be a brilliant evtut from every point of view, and that some of the leading fashionable people have bought whole rows of seats.

I hear very favorable opinions expressed of Paul Baton's bast ball opera, aud I understand it is to have a hearing shortly from a leading manager. Eiton is a young Washingtonmn of considerable amateui^amc1 . Hia opera, which he has chriitfiitd "Angela," lias a clever libretto, full of hits at the nation's coasum;ug l-assiuu for the sport, and a plot that ia strongly exe­ cuted. The music is bright aud plea-aine, written in a vigorous, lively measure and abouuds ; - cludious and catchy airs. The dialogue is iie^ h \vy, aud the play is BO constructed as to give cl nee '<>r as effec­ tive stage betiiug as has been seen iu u.._ jtuor drama* making a sporting hume a leading tbemy.

The novelty of next week, \n the dramatic wav, will be "Ligh'9 and Shadows,'- which will hive its first production on any atuge at tbe Arcti next Monday night. This ts a melxlrrtnia of the high pressure order, which promises to portray vividly tuid with the aid of tome stunning scenery, some striking phases of New York life. J. H. Gilmoiir, why will play tho swell hero, a fellow of th« Intense order, seems (lie right man for the part, and the rest of the company is exceptionally strong. Harry Keuuedy, of "White Slave' 1 lustre, ia the manager.

The highly esteemed and slill gifted old ladv, Madamo janauachek w.ll send* shivers do*n the backs of her auditors next week by the weird ness of her Meg Merrilies. This ia Vr real, last farewell. "On th? Kio Graudu" will he well played at the Continental, and Florence Bindley, who has dropped the prefix "Baby 11 and become a grown-up atar, will treat the patroaaof the Lyceum to a new play, "Put; or, the Avt-ng-tr'n Oath," tjft^iu,; ami dancing inci­ dentally. Carncrosd1 merry brethren will reveal a new skit designed to illustrate tho humors of divorce courts. Comic opera and freaks will com­ bine to enrich the memories of thuae who will visit the Dime Museum.

The musical world will bestir Itself next Saturday afternoon, to take in the Campanini concert. There Geister will prove that she ca;i t-till warUe in spite of what the pap-rs have said, and Scalchi will figure sonorously. Then there will be Galassi anJ Corsiui and Signer Italo himself, and a violinist whose name I forget. Dear old ItUittu chestnuts will be rendered with reverent enthusiasm. It will be a feast for these who have the courage to be "agin" Wagner, &od for thoje who are for him as wtll, although the latter con­ tingent may not own up to it.

Nothing new In New York thii week. "Pete," at Harrigan'e Theatre, reached its one hundred and fif­ tieth performince ou Wednesday, and "Paul Ktyivar" its one hundredth at the Standard on Thursday.

J. B. L,

Footlight Flickering^.The "Evangeline11 C<>, closes its aeaaon May 5.Karl Formes, the basso, has left 'Frisco for London.Noble's Comedy Co. la to include "Monte Cristo" in

ita repertory.Ous Williams will reorganize for his Western trip

early in April.W. J. Florence hen aecured the right to play "Heart

of Hearts" uext season.George C. BrotLt-rton's "In the Swim" Co. disbanded

at Baltimore March 24.Lillian Con way and Ida Mulle are now with J. A.

Mackay's "Pop" Company.Nellie Sanford has been engaged by Geo. S. Knight

for the balance of tho icasou.Q. 8. Knight will join Uice's "Corsair" Co. In May,

to play the rule created by Frank David.Catorlna Marco (Smith) sailed from Italy March 24

for this city to join Col. McCaull's forces."Loch na Mar," W. H. Power*a new Irish- play, la

soon to be seen at the Walnut Street Theatre, Phila­ delphia.

H. A. Weaver has withdrawn trom Mrs. Langtry's Co., aud is iit the bedside of his sun, who ia dangeruusly ill in Chicago.

Augusta Foster leaves F. B. Warde's Company at the close of tuoir regular tseaion, April 7. They continue on aa far as 'Frisco.

It ia reported that Myr& Goodwin will go on the road again, opening u<ott week, under the management of Georgo T. Claphim.

John 8. Clarke will go to England next month, but will return to America in November to play a starring tour through the country.

Harry Meredith's new melodrama, "A Perilous Voy­ age,'' will be managed by [). Foster Farrar, of Boston. Stella Rees will play the lead.

W. F. Gill has made a new dramatization of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. lljde" which willaooube played with Theo. Hamilton iu the dual role.

Robert Wayne and his wife Oatrie, have been re-en­ gaged by the Waits Comedy Co. for next season. Mr. Wayne will also act as «tage manager.

R. E. J. Miles and H. L>. Bristol have dissolved the partnership existing between them in tho starring of Julia Marlowe, whoee tour closed recently.

Sadie Martlnot has cabled her acceptance of Rudolph Aronaon'a offer to join the Casino forces, New York City, for the summer production ot "Nadjy. rt

Manager C. A. Wutkins has completed arrangements for the managing aud starring ot Carrie Tutein, aud opens his season April 2. The piece is "Struck Gas; or, Nan's Acre Lot."

William Morion, formerly with Abbey, Schoeffel ft Grau, has arranged to take tho management of the Columbia Theatre In Chicago at once, instead of waiting until next season.

Imre Kiralfy has engaged a new premiere dansenie who is to make her American debiuaoun in "Mazulm." She is a Russian, 17 years old, and is said to have been dancing since she was 5 years old.

William Osgood, of Washington, D. C., and Reldia Lawrence, of Memphis, Teun., members of the Helen Biythe Co., were formally married at Watertown, Dak., by Judge A. M. Weeden, last week.

Grace Filkina haa sued Hoojeaka for a balance of four weeks' salary, claimed aa due upon au nnexplred contract made with the plaintiff. Miss Filkius retired from Modjeaka'a support last week.

Charlea Atkirnoo will have bfe hands full next season. It ia rumored, aud on pretty good authority, that he contemplates puttiug at least three new start) on the road, beside attending to his present at­ tractions.

Helen Mowat completed her new play, "A False Step," in Chicago, 111., recently, and secured a pur­ chaser for it immediately." He is a wealthy Chicago gniitleumn. The piece will receive its first perform­ ance iu Chicago and will introduce an original ship scene.

Olie Redpath, the so libretto, will be for the next three years under the management of Edward J. Ores?, contracts to that effect having been bigned by W. C. Elmendorf and Mr. Cross. Miss Redpath will cmtinue to play "Pert," which it is likely will be revised by David Belasco.

H. B. Lonsdale haa retired from tho executive staff of the Mrs. J. B. Potter Co, aud is iu New York City

resting. J. Barton Key is at Hot Springs, Ark under medical treatment for rhnematto gout, according to Mr. Lonadale. Henry L«e left Mrs. Potter's support some time ago.

Charles Abbott, leading man with Maggie Mitchell's company, was in the Jeffenon Market Police Court, New York City, March 21, to anawer a cbarg* of aaoault. The complainant, H. E. Sanford, not appear­ ing, Mr. Abbott was disc barged. Tbere haa been trouble between the gentlemen for some time.

The MarquU de Stael, tbe Ruwian Ambassador to London, has. at the re rueat of the Czar, presented to Charles Wyndham, wh.«e company has jiwt made a lour of the continent, a handsome ring set with rubies and diamond*, and to HJMI Mary Moore, a memlwr of the company, a brooch with a double cir­ cle of diamonds.

The Sallie II In ton Co., closed a thirty weeks 1 tour at Salem, O., March 24. Dr. B, K, Rinton, wife and daughter have returned to Philadelphia, Pa., to or­ ganize their summer tour. The completed roster of the new company is a* follows: Eugene F. Eberle and wife, Hurry T. Lee. Harry Clair, Ed Morri-t, 8. L. Chapmnn, Nellie Gran ville and Mary Raymond.

PHtti Kosa closea her regular thirty weeks' season March 31 at Kan-da City, Mo. Manager John W. Dunne reports excellent business throughout the en­ tire season, and speak» in the strongest terms of the first production of Fred Marsden'a new play, "Imp," which, with the customary alteration, will make it a most valutble adjunct to Miss Kosn's already success­ ful repertory of popular comedies. On Easter Monday Mies Rosa, with a carefully selected company, will be­ gin her spring B**d3on on the Pacific coast.

KENNEL.DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS.The Ideal National Kennel Club—Tho Field

and Action of Such an Organization—A Practice Tlmt Should be Stopped, Etc.Last week I confined my attention to explain­

ing the method I would propose for the govern­ ment of the elub Mr. Cugle asked me to give iny ideas upon, giving my reasons therefore. This week we will consider the field and action of such a club. That there is a very large field for such a club is easy to demonstrate, for there are probably five times the number of shows held independent of the A. K. C. as under its rules. The A. K. C. has time and again decided to limit its field to its own members and ignore all outside organizations, some of which cluba they have declined to accept aa members. Now, if members of these clubs choose to join the club I am speaking in favor of and thus get their homo ilub to accept the national club's government I hold that it can be no more accused of opposi­ tion to the A. K. C. than two connecting lines of railroad. The entire fie'd was open to the A. K. C., but it declined to accept the opportunity suggested from time to time and thus has prac­ tically forced upon the breeders at large the necessity of co-operation. Between Philadel­ phia and San Francisco there is practically not more than one club. Pittsburg is dead and bankrupt, Cincinnati is Shattuo and his clerk, Cleveland is equally limited, Detroit is but the shadow of what it was a year ago and will prob-

y never give another show. Milwaukee rep­ resents Mr. Mariner and St. Paul represents Mr. Drake (got it right that time), but he seems to take interest in the A. K. C. and seeks to do good, whereas the others have no such desire that I can make out. San Francisco has a delegate in New York, but he has never yet taken the trouble to represent the club that ap­ pointed him.

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What representation have the breeders or ex­ hibitors in the work of framing and carrying oat the rules which affect them and them alone? Practically none at all. Besides that there are many reasons why some men do not belong to their local chiln, if they have one. Expense la one very important une, while some cluba are ftrKtly ex­ clusive aud others limited in point of membership by their constitutions. A national clnb, open to all per­ sona of reputable character, avoid- all of these ol jec- tions mid w«uld till a fl*ef<l entirely unoccupied in that reaped jn*t u* much as in tbut of governing when the A. K. C. re!u«a to teka authority. In both lines, therefore it-* field for m?niber:iUip and ita fi*>M of occupation it cannot be allog-d a? aa opposition to the A. K. C. any more tlmn that body can be accuaed of opposition to the English Club.

* * *A national club of individuals would not seek to

coerce club:*, t'Ut it wouM, if it wisln-s to t-uccetd, give unmfbtakable evidence of iia riosire to be actuated by only the m^st upright motives. It should «Jiow by its actions that it is alike to be trusted by exhibitor* and club", and that accomplished sticcest is Assured. The national club would,.a* a matter of course, draw «;> rii!i-s lor tbe govttiiment, and tliey cuuid not differ materially from those At prost-nt in fore*. Aa the £ctMng of clubs (o hold ehowe under th^se rulfs woul! depend upon their extreme inipar tia< tty l they ougbt to be as perfect «a possible and fully in accord with past experience iu tbJa couudy and abroad.

* « *I thick that the commit tee might bo invested with tho

power to recognize one or t«o bhowa u< t held under the national club rules and divest it of even any &i>- psarmice of opposition. Indeed, throw the onus of opposition on the A. E. C. I would amend the ct.am- j'loijship qualification (o five nret prizes. Let every dog th.it witifi tlm: number be entitled to the term champion and tb-u let the higher class be a cla*d for champions and not to*1ecideauy championship honors. There cati be on anch tiling a.* a championship am mg dogs as it is not a transferable title iu the way that rowing or running championships are won, held and loet. I would have the rule read that no dog could be transferred from, class to clads after the closing of entries It haa never been my lot to come acrosa a more contradictory or stupid rnlu than the present one of the A. K.C., and the nmin trouble is in (supposing that winning in n C!RRS for champion dogs givun thy title of champion to the winner.

• » •It haa ever been my view tnat dog shows oaght to

be carrk-d out on strict!} bugioosa principles and I would make the exhibitor stand by liia entry. If he makfs an errur therein it te his misfortune. But, in order to reuder it well uigh imposdilile for him to mane an error, I would change tk« form of entry so as to make it almost impoaMbla fur any man to blunder. Make it read something like this:

Breed.....................................Sex........................Class No....._...............................................__.,

and then put the wolds Champion, Open, Puppy, with instructions to denote whir.h of the three the animal is mennt to be shown as. I suppose Ohl is yet in happy Ignorance that be entered a lot of English as Irish setters at tbe Philadelphia show. A thing eren h« could not have done if ou tho entry blank he had had to name the breed.

* . A stop shouM also b« put, by enactment, to the

rapidly getting worse practice of grouping exhibitors' dogs. It was nut allowed to be done in former yenrs, and the exhibitor wan 1'icfcy who first got in his appli- CHtion for ''the tttst numbers in ihvj dog cla*a and the first numbers in tho bitch class," so as to get hi- lot together. The entry of a lot (>\ setters by the ni*embiTs of tbe Robins' Island Kenii"! Club at New York a few years ago was the atarter tor the present outrageous nuisance, and in this case, at least, the old WHS the better method. PORCUPINE.

THE TROY SHOW.

A Successful Affair—Prizes Awarded by Judge Mason.

TROV, N. Y., March 26. Editor Srounsa LIFE: The Troy Bog Show held in the Troy Bicycle Rink on the 20th, 21st and 22d hist., was one of tho most remarkable ever held in this country. Tbe first prize was but $3 and ttyye were, all told, close on 500 entries. The attend­ ance was enormous and on Wednesday evening tho judge, Mr. C. II. Mason, was compelled to cease judging, it being impossible to get the dogs into the ring. The benching was excellent and all the details of management were care­ fully and promptly attended to by Mr. J. R. Draper, who 13 bimnelf a great lover of dogs. After the judging of tho Irish setters, Mr. W. Tall in an stepped up to the judge and congratu­ lated him on baring handled the classes in bet­ ter style than he had ever seen before. The papers here abound in complimentary allusions to Mr. Mason. Below ia a complete list of the awards:

MASTIFFS. Boys: 1st, E. n. Moore's Ilford C»n- tion; id, F. B. ZiDimer'a Dictator; 3d, withheld; high C->m., 8. W. Barkers Major and E. Murphy, Jr.'s Tfm. Sitchet: 1st and 2d, K. H. Moore's Ducuess and Lady Beatrice. Puppux: 1st, withheld; 2d, A, QuaJudt's Nero.

bT. BERNARDS. BOI-OH-COATKD Doj«: lit, Miss Ann* H. Whitney's Monte SOSH; 2J, Mr*. J. M. Mcholson'd Mount Slon III.; 3d, Hospice Kennels' Alvier; very high com., J. Marshall's Tamtallon. Bitclta: 1st, J. Marshall's Lady Flories; 2d, Miss Anna II. Wultuej's Vesta; 3d, Halfway Brook Kennels' Nutmeg. Pitpptes-. 1st, Miss Anna II. Wuitney's Vesta; 2d and 3d, Halfway Brook Kenucls' Ben Hur and Queen Valemine; Ugh com., J. Meaile'a Faniiie. SMOOTH-COATID Uogt: 1st, Hospice Kennels' Hector; 2d, Miss Auuu H. Wliituey's Lodi; 3d, Halfway Brook Ktnuels' Cato; high com., Dr. J, I*. Prfudergrnst's Brnuo. Biichfs: 1st, Hocpice Kennels' Daphne; equal 2d, J. W. Dunlop's Tbi=be and T. P. Dans' Beatrix; very hlfrh c'm., W. D. IloUopple'i Uernie. Papftti: 1st and 2J, Halfway Brook Kennels' Katrinaaod Cato II; high com., A. Vhelus' Sidney and W. C. Winnie's Victor HI.

NEWFOUNDLANDS. li>, E. H. Morris' New Toik Lass; 2d, J. Lewis' ( arlo; 3d, T. H. Shield's Harry; high com., A. H. Loeblc's It ver; com., J. Bergmann's Keuo.

COLHES.-Do0«: 1st, Oak Shade Kennels' Clipper 2d, A. b. Ujtchkiu'i 1'onto II.; 3d, J. f. Unilng'u W,

Scott; high com., S. f. Fergnson'i Robin Adair VIII. Bitil**: Ibt and 2d, Oak Shade Kennels' Lady Watson and Delia Oleulivat; 3d, W. W. Bvington's Grace; com., J. J. Dewire's Collie Nicholj. With lUttrr. Trojan Ken- nVis' Tiojan Curley. Pappia: 1st and 2d, Oak Shade Kennels' Lady Watson ai,d Delia Glenlivat; 3d, A. W. Powers' Madge; very high com., Oak Shade Kennels' Ben Franklin; com., A. L. Hotchkln'i Ned.

DEERHOUND3. 1st, C. Kathbone's Nurnl; M and 3d, Lodgetop Kennels' G.irroc and Keildar; very high &>m., C. B. McMurray's Bras.

GUEYHOU>,'DS.-Z>o9«: 1st, H. W. Hunttnfrton's Balk is; 2d, S. W. Baesetl's Tom. Bitcha: 1st, H. W. Ilantiugton'* C'mstll'lra; 2d F. O. Stewart's Black liees; 3d, H. L. Whited's Nelson. With liUer-. H. C. Miller's Queen.

POINTERS. Dogt: 1st, K. P. Bainbridge's Pedro; 2d, J. L. Breese's Castor; equal 3d, C. W. Campbell's Frank and C. B. Squirt's Ino. Bitrht*: 1st and 2.1, A. O.BurtV Snipe aud Nell; 3d, J. Pickering's lielle II.; high com., B. J. Klagrs' Juno, B. Ham's Nell and C. K. Squires' Annie May. P\ippiet: 1st, 0. T. Warren's Cljtie; 2d, G. E. Loel.le's Spot; 3d,S. S. Moore's Ned.

ENGLISH SETTERS Dogt: 1st, Blackston* Ken­ nels' Count Petrel; 2d, B. Van DeKar's Bounce; 3d, P. Kearney'a Dean. JH'cAis: 1st. Blackstone Kennels' Fairy Belle; 2.1, E. Ii. Morris' Empress Eugenie; 3d, B. Marshall's Canle M. With litter. Withheld. Fup- fUt: 1st, K. Marshall, Jr.'s Nellie; 2d, E. Marshall's Mollle; 3d, J. L. Ayer, Jr.'s Bravo.

IRISH SETTERS. Dogr. 1st, Fort Orange Kennels Kenmore; 2d, J. F. Wolf, Jr.'s Ned; 3d, W. II. War­ ren's Itory O'More of Troy; very high com., E. Hau- nou's Bury; high com., J. B. Harper's Tobey, Jr., G. A. Rosa's Max, Miss Hortense E. Ferguson's Blarney F. and Miss Bessie Chambi-r'ln's Shanghraun. Bilcha' 1st, Dr. C. B. Mchols' Molly; 2.1, M. Gifford's Bed Flash; 3d, 0. L. Pine's Gliona; very high com., J. Mil­ ler's EHy O'Connorand H. I". Grefn's Fun; high com., T. Donovan's Elcho II., Waruae A Hamilton's Fluff, E. K. Stephen's Schweitz, W. Leland's Fly nnd K. A. Bar- rett's Maud More. Puppies: 1st, 2<1 tind very high coin., E. D. Green's Floia, Jennie and Colonel; 3d, W. Gor­ dons Dash; high com., K. C. Pinjn's Zulu and Tip- perary and Dr. C. E. Nichols' Doctor.

BLACK AND TAN SETTERS. Dogt: 1st, E. H. Morris' Beaumont; 2d, Dr. H. Bemlsr's Don; 3d, J. Palterson's Jack. Bitches: 1st, A. B. King, Jr.'s Diifly; 2d, J. Kemp's Belle. With litler. 1st, withheld; 2d, T. F. Sigler's Queen. Puppia: Prizes withheld.

IRISH WATEP. SPANIELS. Prizes withheld.FIELD SPANIELS. 1st, 2d aud 3d, E. H. Oldham's

Newton Abbot Darkle, Newton Abbot Jubilee and Newton Abbot Lord; very high com., E. H. Morris' Bridford Ruby; high com., R. C. Prnyu's Pat.

COCKER SPANIELS. Do'js: 1st, M. Spellissy's Rus; 2.1, E. H. Lavery's Rox; 3d, Hornet I Spaniel Club's Bonanza. Bitcha: 1st, G. A. duett's Gipsy; 2.1, J. P. Davis' Phylis D.; 3d, R. C. Pruyn's Cora; high com., I. F. Cragin's Lassie. With litter: 1st. J. P. Davis' Phylis D.; M, M. Spellissy's ZelU II.; 3d, W. A. Risekran'a B«>lla. Puppies: 1st, Hornell Spaniel Club's Hornell Mirths; 3d, A. Delhi's Topsey.

FOXHOUNDS. 1st, S. McChesnoy's Big Frank; 2d, I.K. Wiley'sJim; 3ii, J. Brown's General Grant; high com., P. Yanghn's Fan and Nig, aud J. Calkin-,' Fan.

BEAGLKS.-lst, W. S. dark's Fitzhugh Lee; 2d, Hornell Spaniel Club's Royal Krueger; 3d and very biph com.. Dr. C. E. Nichols' Beauty and Dora; high com., G. F. Rising's Cri«.

DACHSUUNDE. 1st, withheld; 2d, F. G. Stewart's

BULLDOGS. Island 2d, withheld; 3d, M. Ford's Billy.

BULL TERRIEBS. Dojr 1st, F. F. Dole's Jubilee; 2d aud 3d, withheld. Bitcha: 1st, F. F. Dole's My Queen; 2tl, Le Grand C. Tibbit's Judy. Pvpiiier. 1st, F. F. Dole's My Queen; 2d, withheld.

FOX TEBKIEUS. Dogt: 1st, C. Rathbun'e Bearer- wyck Tippler; 2d; withheld. BXchtt: 1st. withheld; 2.1, C. Ratbbun's Blemton Lilly; 3d, R. A. Dan.taraw's Patli; high com., W. J. Murray's Ruby. With IMer. lit, withheld; 'il, J. J. Healey's Nance. Pitpplet: 1st, W. H. II..l»opple's Dandv; 2d, J. A. Manning, Jr.'s Flip; 3-J, W. M. Frauci*' Bonnie.

HUSH AND BOUGH-HAIRED TERRIERS. Prizes withheld.

SKYE TERRIERS. 1st anl 2J, E. M. Oldham's Kirkella and Claymore; 3.1, A. W. Power's Teeuie; very high com., Mrs. J. Van DeBogart's Tiney; com., S. Knight's Ladiie.

YORKSHIRE TERRIERS. 1st, Miss Cimidy's Rob Boy; 21, J. R. Gildersleeve's Don; high com., H. Sny- der's ?cotty.

TOY TEHRIERS. 1st, J. R. Gildesleeve's Monarch; 2d, Miss H. M. Kennett's Teddy; 3J, Mrs. P. W. Her- vey's Flappie.

PUGS. L>og>: 1st and 2d, Miss Annie H. Whltn*v'« Young Toby aud Billee; 31, W. H. Lyon's Zepli Ma- gill; high com., Annie Oi'r McLe.tn's Sancho Panza. ttilcht*: 1st, Miss Annie II. Wiiitne.v'a Victory; 2<1, J. J. Hooley's Gipsy. With IMer. 1st, withheld; 2d, Mrs. Maggie P. Thayer's SuuK II. Pupvits: 1st, Miss An­ nie H. Whey's Billee; 2J, W. D. IL.lsopple's Beauty; 3d, S. E. GrWiinian's Smuf; high com., W. Godfrey's Don; com., H. Long's Puck. *

TOY Si'ANIKLS 1st nnd2d, W. Phillips' Rosciue aud King Pippin; lid, V. F. Dole's Nell; very high com. J. 11. GilderBle. vo's Cimrley.

ITALIAN GUEYHOUNDS. 1st and 24, V. Jones' Betsy and Sealy.

CHEAT DANES. 1st, Mohican Great Dane Ken­ nels' Ladv Uesa; '^d, withheld.

MISCELLANEOUS. 1st, M. W. Beid's Fritz; 2'i, withheld.

A Cash Prize.Editor SPORTING LIFK: Please announce the follow­

ing Mr. Gi-o. A. Fletcher, Mitt'.jli, M*ss., otters a cash friz* ot £25 for the best dog puppy and ?25 for th« Iv-st b'tch pnpivy whelped during the ye^r 1SS8, sired by his .Injr Scotson, A SiMU, to be awarded ttt a show iu the spring of 18*9 t» 1-e hereafter announced.

J. D. SBOTWKLL, Sec'y Collio Club.KAHWAT, N. J., March 28, 1888.

Kennel Notes.The Cincinnati Sportsmen's Club has decided to hold

A bench show of dog* some time in April.There is a project on foot to establish a kennel club

In Chicago and to hold bench showj there during tue sitmmer.

A dog show will be held in the Natatorinm build­ ing, Baltimore, April 17 to 21, and the managers have every confidence in ita success.

Mr. A. I>. Lewis haa succeeded Mr. A. P. Vreden- berg as secretary of the American Kennel Clnb Stud Book. Mr. Vredenberg still remains secretary of the American Kennel Club.

Mr. P. C. Obi has sold the well-known mmtlff Stoics to Mr. C. C. Cook, Ohio, for fC'HJ, reserving the use of him for a<>me bitclio*, and the same gentleman baa also sold the St. Bernard bitch Thisbe for the Hermit­ age Kennels, to Mr. J. W. Dunlap, of Utica.

Mr. H. G. Ch.irlowort'i has just so! 1 to Cliarlea M. Nelle?. of the Brant Kennels, his cocker bitcher, My Lidy, a little s ster to Miss Ladybird, who won first at New York a few weeks airo. He has alao sold Lady Obo. Her purchaser also expects her to win honors at Bo* ton.

Ti.H Western Field Trhl Association at a meeting held iu Kansas City, March 1C, decided to disband, as ft has failed to accomplish the desired object, and that without moving South, to which many members ob­ jected, there was little prospect of thoir ultimately do­ ing so.

The American Branch of the Old English Mastiff Club haa boon organized by the election of Dr. J. F. Perry, Boston, Mass., a« chairman; R. A. Craig, of St. Paul", Minn.,o8 treasu't-r; W. Wade, of Hulton, Pa., as secretary; and Dr. J. W. AUop, Middletown, Conn.; Dr. R. J. Aston, Orlando, Fla.; Jas. H. Lynch, Detroit, Midi.; E. II. Blonre, Mclrose, Mass., aud A. Gerald Hnll, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., aa the executive com­ mittee.

THE RING.Milto Duly, of Bwfon, and Jim C*rroll, of Holyoke,

bare siirned articles for n glove contest to a finish. The fight is to take place in five w-eks. and the bu'tle grjiind is to be within fifty miles of Boston, and each man is to scale not nioro Iban 153 poncd*. Tue ifuke is 11,000, will. HddtMl puive of $1,000, with the privi­ lege of iu creasing the stake to $2,000. Tuo winner ia to tafee all.

Arrangements haw been completed for a fi^ht be­ tween Ltt Blatidie, (he Marine, an<i Jim F?1I to H finish. The terms arc $1,000 a eide, and tne fight ia to take place about Mny 15, within a 150 milea of Detroit. Fell had made a sweeping challenge to all mlddle- weiirht?, ami thia Is the acceptance by La Blanche, backed by Detroit money.

At Patorson, N. J., March 28, Ana tin Gibbons knocked out James Lehey in six rounds. Gibbons and Mike Cushiug were backed to fight, but the latter failed to turn up. and in order to get up a match aud not disappoint tlio eportu present, Lehey was induced to take dishing'.* place.

Peter Lax^n, of Rulherford, and John Ahem, of East Ne^itrk, fought to a finish with hnrd glove* at Avondula, New York, March 30, tor a purse of $100, both men bcinff severely punished. Ahern was knocked out in the sixth round.

Jimmy Keuuan and Joe Williams, two Baltimore light-Wfightg, fc-i'ght four rounds U(Mr Freedom. Pa., ou March 28, for $75 » side and ihe Hght-weiirhtclinm- pionship of Maryland. Keunau knocked his rival out ID the fourth round.

The prize fight between Jack Fogarty and John Joyce, which was to haTe taken place within one hwu- dre-1 miles <tf Pittfeourjf March 2G, has bmn postponed uulil April 7, oil acL-otint of tbe serious illness of Joyce's B^ter.

Jack Green, of Boston, and Joe Kennedy, of Phila­ delphia, fought twelve hot rounds to a draw fur a puree oU^(K) in the Pelican Club rooms, Boston, March 3ir

Jack Far roll, the feather-weight pugilist who was recently defeated by Johnny Havlin, of Boston, wa* tabbed in the left eye at New York .1 week ago by a Btranger with whom he was quarreling.

Georgo Godfrey, the colored tiear>f-weight cham­ pion, offor« to figfit any man in tho world for $1,500 a aide. G»dfrt>y saysheia particularly dotirous of facing Jack D«Bip*oy.

Patey Cardiff, of MiouettpollB, the pugilist over whose head Sullivan broke liis nrm, ia about to marry Miw Nellie lifill, a music teacher well-known in <ocial circles.

Rut-thing Success rew:<rda those '.vho take hold of our new lln^ of work; you can live at home and attend to it. AU a get, both sexe'. You are started free. No special ability or training required. All in easy and any one can pr«r>- erly do the work. $1 per hour and upwards easily earned, A royal opportunity for rapid au«l hoaorhblo money-making. Write and see. All will!* put be­ fore you free, and should you then conclude not to go to work, why, no barm ia doae. Addrew Stinaon & Go., Portland, Mume,

BILLIARDS.MEW YOKK NOTES.

Efforts to Start Another Professional Fool Tournament— Frey and the Champion­ ship,N*w YORK, March 29. Editor SPORTING

LIFE: Two months ago I said that in the dim distance lay hidden a professional ball pool tour- n firm en t for this city. During the past few days the more prominent pool experts hare sent around a type-writer circular inviting contribu­ tions from room-keepers towards prizes. It is a document conspicuous for injudiciousnessof tone and room-keepers evince a disposition to com­ ment upon it severely. Its first mistake consists in its signers all speaking of themselves as "cham­ pions." This explains why there are eo few matches for the championships that are instituted. The players are content to rate themselves as "champions" by the half dozen, instead of in­ dividually putting up their money and proving themselves the champion by right of conquest. Of old, there were many matches, but only one champion at a time. Now there are many champions at all times, but no matches. Of old championship tournaments were instituted for no other purpose than the stimulative and wholesome one of establishing a series of championship matches. Nowadays the cham­ pionship matches, alike at caroms and at pool, are implied but not played. The design of the so-called "championship tournament" at pool seems to be to have room-keeuers contribute prize mouey for a series of games that are prom­ ised, but are dropped as soon as that prize money has been won. This explains why there are so many "new games of pool" or so muny "new rule''." They are the flimsy pretexts for shirking the professional obligation of playing championship matches the bald and bold pleas for holding new "championship tourna­ ments" ior fresh contributions from room- keepers in the way of prize money. Ask one-half of the modern "champions" at caroms if he does not intend to chal­ lenge for the emblem, whose possesion alone de­ termines the championship, and he will answer, in effect: "No; I will not play that game, for it is not billiards. I say it, and there is no bet­ ter authority than myself. But I'll make him a fair proposition. If there is any game that the holder of the emblem ought not to play a#d can­ not be forced to play in defence of his rank, I will play him at that for from $1,000 to $5,000 a side. All I ask is that I be allowed to name time and place. AH other points we shall settle by mutual agreement." It ia so, also, with the different pool "champions," with but here and there an exception. "I will not play him for the championship we instituted last week under the new rules, but I will play him for $150 or $250 under the newest rules. I've just made Vui myself." Neither tbe Barn urn at caroms nor the Barn urn at pool is wholly to bhtato iu this. It is the fa«hiv>n. Both are upheld by their partisans. Those who are purely non-partisan and whose duty it is to frown upon the fashion are as securely tied up as if they were rank partisans. They will not open their mouths, lest, by offending one player or the other, they some day miss making a dollar. Privately, they do open their mouths; but that does harm, not good. There seems all along: the line to be a lack of that manliness which will occasionally make personal sac­ rifices in tbe interest of fair pUy aud fur the general welfare of professional billiards, be it called caroms or pool. But the chi^f mistake the pool players have been led into in their circular consists in telling room keepers that they are under an obligation to subscribe, inasmuch as it is to "chaoipiun poul play­ ers" that they owe much of their tntde. Even were it true that pool has seriously advanced the interests of any class but n anufucturers, it is not likely that room-keepers would make haste to acknowledge it. It is certain that they would be prompt to resent it were it hurled at them.

There was a peculiarly sad funeral service in this city on March 20. It was that of one who had once been an actress. She was the wkluw of Thomas L. Vonnelly, comedian and manager, anil between whom and the late Phillip Tiemau there had existed a strong friendship, which tx^an as far back as 18G4, when Mr. D. was placing in Cincim.ati. It was Mr. Don- nelly who, witli Neil llryaut, took Guruier, Duly, Sex­ ton aud Sloeson to fan Francisco in 187C.

C'hnrles Slo&ou has met with a bereavement in which ho will receive the sympathy of his brother professionals. His wife died on the very day that h« withdiew trom the management of tbe room in the Roittmore Hotel.

John Deery will probably locate at a watering place next summer t<> give logons, etc.

Melvin Koster bus long be*-n troubled with asthma. He hiis jn-t shaken off a severer clutch of it th«n usual. It has (binned him BO that hit* clo'bea nro over large, and that the barber cannut cut his hair without carviiig bone al^o. On March 1, by the wuy, Foster was ivinsU'ed as superintendent of the room at the Rowtitore. Efficient service ii* still ap|H-eciated, it would seem, for tliis is the third time that Melvin VwtB been called to tuko charge of thia room, be having nif-aimhile been with Mmirica I>H.y ai:ri at the La- ftiyette Hotel. The IWsmor* is about tho prettiest r<K>:n in this city, being u;> town what Keyser & Garrdty's is dowu town, eo f*r M de<vrntiouB are con­ cerned. The fittings at tbe R-ssmoru were supplied by W. H. Griffith & Co., which lirm had also stocked the rooui of the New Amateidam Club.

There, i-* talk of A new room on Broadway, some­ where in between All>ert Froy's abd Duly & Uhert's. This will serve as a little ocure even if nothing inorw ehuuld c<miti of it.

The luuxh ia on Maurice Dnly. Aa a resident of Gotham he had a ''bin \ nil1 * politically, but in becom­ ing a denizen of Brooklyn he wcrm to have lo*t it, for last week he figuted in a new role that of juryman.

One of the rooms spoken of in uijr last letter ai quietly Iu the market ts nut so much §o, owing to au unexpected suspension of certain negotiations.

The room on Third avenue, near Twenty-seventh street, which yean ago WHS owned alternately by Michael Gtary and Joseph Gleasou, haa now ao annex In the form of a free concert hall. This is the room th.it during the last decade introduced "pool for drinka" to the Metropolis, aud the Metropolis aid Chicago combined scattered it broadca-t fn-m South Boston to Alaska. The Metropolis aud Chicago bad thousands of agents to help on the good work. Very soon tt will be in order to ask: Where now are those agtnte? Meanwhile there is the strongest kind ot temptation for moralizing. I take a fiendish delight in being nble to re*i?-t the temptation.

There was a meeting of amateur pool players at Keyser & Garraty'a room, Nusau street, on Tuesday aftornc oa, to take steps towards holding a handicap toiirttameut.

Tlui proposed continuous pool tournament at Mur­ phy A Melbourne's room in the Bowery, i*ot for open- in,? on March '^0, lias been postponed to April 2.

Peter Marron i" jubilant over the certainty that he will not have to go out of the bmine*a fur want of a location. As to where he id to locate I shall W privi­ leged to tpeak by and bye. He id not going with Crook & Ntwh, uor into the Putter building.

Randolph Heiser has propo«<<d to Maurice Daly to institute a series of exchange exhibitions between their respective rooms in Brooklyn. If they are not played it will be tbe f»ult of Daly, who, having spent tweuty- seven years fn what Milton calls "the toil of fooUi," has b**4M*me wealthy, although to stand off borrow iw he will say that he isn't.

Patrons of the game are urging Albert Fray to challenge for the pool championHhip. He hai always faced the present emblem with an attitude of disdfvn. lie has a reason for it that Is tvou otronger profession­ ally than It it personally. There is a moral principle underlying Frey'a inactivity with reapect to the chaiu pioutmip, and men with principle are to be respected as ft relic of bygone »g«Rt Iu lh« matt- r of which breed history is not repeating iiself very volumlumwly. I iilace. the highest tetnmito UDOII Froy'd retwoaj for not battling for the championship when I suggest that It seems to me quite possible for him to vindi­ cate his principles without doing harm to billiards by refining to compete- f-jr this particular emblem. As it if, those of whoso surreptitious and criminal acts ho complainfe should feel thankful for him iu proving that they have the power so easily, through an illicit whtslTof the [en, to shut him out of lh<j field by what Frey expreseively, although not with technical accuracy, terms "forties." Playing fur tin* chain- plonahip is always more Btimnlntlve to billiards than engaging in ao outside match, nod for that powerful reuscu a challenge from Frey should be hailed with acclaim.

Having escaped, Sortlly, from a portentoiH attack of neuralgia of the stomach, "Patsy" Fitzgerald was d;iy before yesterday forced out of business again by a fresh onslaught of rheumatism.

PITTSBTJKG AWAKE.

Tournaments In That City That Will Bring AH the Wonders Together.

PITTSBURG, March 30. Mr. Myer?, of the Brunswick, Balke <fc Collcmler Billiard Com­ pany, and Harry Davis, of the London Theatre, had a conference yesterday about inaugurating a billiard tournament in this city. It ended with snch satisfactory results that it is now a foregone conclusion. Mr. Myers will furnish the necessary tables and will join Manager Davia in selecting and conferring prizes suit­ able to the event. Tho tournament will last one week ami include such famous players as S'oeson, Scbaefer, Duly ainl S?xUm. Upon tbe arrival ol Schai'fcr on Saturday the pinna thus far arranged will bo. disclosed to hkn. It is intended ihat he and SIo«- snn shall be rivals, while IX* 1y and Sexton will make up the other toatn. The spacioHS hall of the London Theatre wilt bo used dining thy tournament. At it* concluHion a poo! tournament will follow, iu which eouiH of the greatebt experts iu this game will take part. Prizes will also b*- awarded the most proflcieii in this contest. It ia thought these two events wil arouse aa iutereat iu these gamed in this city tieve

known before, if It will not stimulate their waningpopularity. _

Caroma.Billiards ID New Orleans are said to be very quiet.John Peregoy, the amateur, was in town last we«kThe coise-flubduers are creating a aensatiou in South

Carolina.John Cline and Edward Burns gave an exhibition

at the Delaware Club a few evenings ago.James Rawliuga, the popular manager of the Union

League billiard room, was married about two week* ago.

We have received a fine photograph of tbe Interior of St-xton's famous billiard hall at 1292 Broadway,

John Cline informs us that Edward McLaaghlin and himself are shortly to give an exhibition at Lan­ caster.

George F. Slosson last week disposed of his Chicago billiard room at private sale to £. T. Kedpath, of Pitta- burg, Pa.

Young Clearwater has challenged De Ofo for th* pool championship and the Grote emblem, which the Cuban now holds.

The monthly meeting of the National Billiard Asso­ ciation will take place this afternoon at Bergman'l store, 1002 Arch street.

Several of our local room-keapers havo been under the weather during the pavt two or throe weeks la consequence of the severity of the sea-wu of tho year.

Matt HewiiiP, of Hartford, was recently married. It is also stated that B. Urunswick, son of tiiu late J. M. Brunswick, recently led one of Gotham's fairest daughters to the altar.

It is repotted in Pitteburg that Billiard Chnmpioa Jake So differ will locate permanently in that city. Another rumor from IVeton credits Schaefer with the Intention of opening a room in Boston in conjunction with Carter.

John Fair, who was stricken wilh paralysis soma five weeks HJ<O, has been removed from the Jeffer-- son Hospital here to his home in Wa<shitigti>n avenue Mr. Fair is rapidly inii-roviux aud will probably b« able to get around again in a few weeks' time.

John D. O'Connor met with au accident on thd evening of March 2'2 in alighting from a Fourth ave­ nue car at tho Grand Central Depot, aa he waa on hi* wny home to Slumlord, Ct. Stepping off the car, which was in motion, he miswjd hi* footing and wag thrown violently against a curl-stone, striking heavily on his left side and breaking two of his ribs.

There was consideral le disappointment on Monday last among room-keepers and hotel men who expected to have the verdict of the courts made public in the granting of licenses for the Eighth, Ninth aud Tenth wards, most of the Itading hotels and billiard room* of this city being located in the wnrd^ in question. The probabilities are that the afternoon pipers of to­ morrow will publish a full list of those who have been granted and refused a license.

J. E. Sonle, Esq.. one of the mi>st gifted amateuryera that tlii-j country has produced duriug the

|>ast generation and one of PhiUdelphia's most honored busiuees men for nearly twenty years p»s f, haa retired (ruin business here and accepted the position of secre- tary of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Real Estate Trust Company, of Kansas City, a bu-tinees mid mone­ tary institution, if we are not mistaken, similar to the numerous Iru-t companies which h;ive Ix-come. so pop ulnr and powerful tn the mouey world of this city, II not other Eastern cities, during the past fifteen years. If we are not mistaken the Western com;any with which Mr. Suule is connected is largely bucked by Eistern capital. That Mr. sk>ule has the beet wishes of a large circle of Eastern friends goes without saying, for he id one of the rno*t pdisbed mon that we have ever had the pleasure of meeting.

THE WHEEL.Amateur bicycle races took place at Ihe Elite Rink,

Philadelphia, March 29. Some of the races wereclose - id exciting. With two exceptions all the races were ~jernile. E. I. flalsted beat M. J. Bailey m 2m. 58*^; S. H. Crauford beat J. A. Green iu 3m. 3 4-5i.; H. B. Weaver beat George Strong in 3m. 7 a.; I. Van Deuseu heat h» brother in3tn. 22 3~5d.; J. A. Green beat F. E. Bechtul iu 3m. 111-6*.; R. L. Sliaffcrbeat F. H. Garri- gues in 3m. I3s.; L. A. Hall beat J. A. Wells in 3m. 20s.; u J. Bowman beat Fred Conningsby in 3m. 38 l-5s.; n* I. Halsted boat S. H. Craw ford in 3m. 2 2-5s.; E. G. Kolb beat H. M. Green an I J. H. Draper in 3m. 20s. (the litter two collided and fell out of the race); F. M. Johnson beat C. K. Massey in 3m. 33 4-fls.; William

l*nDard beat Murray Kilmer in 3m. 22 2-5s. (the letter's wheels broke), and S. H. Cruwford beat J. J. Bradley in 3m. 7 3-5e. A three-lap one-legped race was won by E. I. Halsted in om. 2 2-5s.; J. A. Green "1. A two-mile rac* was won by K. I. Halated in 6m.

>s.; 1. V»n Demen 2.1, and M. J. Bailey 3d.The Augusta, Ga., Bicycle Club luu elected the fol-

ivjwmg officers for the ensuing yaan Thomas L. Chapman, captain; John C. Gibeon, lieutenant; B. Uake secretary-treasurer. The club is in a flourish- iug condition and will make things exceedingly lively in its vicinity during the com lug reason. The base ball park ha* been leas -d and a four-lap track con­ structed, mid a three-days' rac* m«ot will be hold, commencing Slay 8. Later on, iu October most prob­ ably, another series of racrs will occur, but ou a much grander scale, than the May mooting.

Tbe Atlanta Bicycle Club will give a spring race meeting at Piedmont I'atk, Atlanta, Monday and Tuesday, April 16 and 17. The first day';- event will consul of six t aceK: One mile, handicap, half-iutle open, two-mile Stat- championship, om- mile open, five- mile State championship and fife-mile professional. The second day's t-nteriniument provides fur seven races; One mile club, tvn^-mile handicap, half-mile hands off, half-mile dash, three-mile profession*], one mild State championship and ten-mile handicap.

The WilmiDgton, Pel., Wh-wl Club kept no official record of its mileage last year. McDaniel led with 4,250 miles to tin credit. This record ia actual, and was registered by bis cyclometer. S. Wallm Merrihew ia second with an tetimated mileage of 3,000, while John S. BertolL'tte, Victor fi. Py' e, and tionio others followed cli'sely with figures Hppruxuuatinft the above. McD.iuiel unJ I'yle nmde century runs. This coming season an attempt will be inado to keep an official record of mileage, *o far as possible.

The new road riders1 club of Cleveland hiwl-een named the Forest City Ramblers. Th» officers elected are: President, George Cotlister; secretary, John T. Huiit- intiton; trf-atuirtrr, Charles Fogl«-b*?r(f; captain, Henry E. Chubb. The director^ will secure information re­ garding the roidn in Northern Ohio and compile sta­ tistics for a road book to be itstied next spring. The directors will also offer medt.!* for work on tue road and for individul season ui'leage.

The wheelmen of New York are in fear of losing «ne of the principal ro«d* for cycling1, H havlnz been reported th-tt a contract has been awarded fur the lay­ ing of Belgian pavements on the Boulevard. It is also seated that bids for Hyinji th-j same style of pavements on a lar^e part of Kings B. idge road have been arknd for. If this be tni?, the N«w York wheelmen will be greatly handicapped in future in the exercise of their healthy 8[K>rt.

The Missouri Bicycle Club, of St. Louis, has elected new officers as follow-: President, Wm. M. firewater; vice president, E. A. Smith; secretary, Geo. W. Bos- well; treasurer, A. P. Dennis; captain, Ah Lewis; first lieutenant, C. C. Ilildft brand; cecoud lieutenant, R. N. Stubbf; color boarer, Walter Gratb. Mr. Brewater, the new president, is the well-known treasurer of the League of American Wheelmen.

At the annual meeting of tbe Capital City Cycling Club, Washington, D. C., 1a*t week, these officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, T. F. Sheri­ dan; vice president, R. N. Haker; secretary-treasurer, W. S. Ileed; captain, W. K. Heed; firat lieutenant, Wm. H. Bur t; second lieutenant, Robert Walker, bugler, A. T. Weatliko; color l«arer, A. A. Billingtdey; quarter­ master, J. P. Fogartv.

II.Tace G. Crocker. Boston; S. G. Wbitaker, Chicago; W. F. Knapp, Denver, Col.; W. E. Cr»t and LewU Baker, of U'aRhingtou.the blcjcSisUr, left for Eumpe on ih- steamer Spain Wedne day. T. W. Eck, of Min­ neapolis, will niAiiage tha team. Frank Dole, of I'lnladt Iphia, is the \ -acker, and it is underito ^d that the majjaziue Ottt'aig w ill have a series of letters from the boys on wheels.

The HuutiriKton Bicycln Club, of Brooklyn, baa chniiKcd its name to the Uuntincton Bicycle Social Club, and ba* rented ft coramodiom club room, hav­ ing taken in about thirty new members. The officer! of the new club ar« Douglas Conklin, president; Geo. M. Tillotson, vice president; H. F. Rogers, secretary aud treasurer; Dr. Turner, eurgeoo.

Members of tho Yountt Men's Christian Association organized a cycling club in Toronto, On*., lost week, the officers bfing: President, Dr. T. W. Adam«; vice president; Grant Halliwell; secretary and treasurer, F. W. Gooch; captain, W. H. Beymour. The club starts out with about twenty members, and only mtmbtrs of the association will be admitted.

W. T. Fleming and M. J. Bailey, two of the best rood riders in thi* city, have been matched to ride several races during the coming season. One of them will be fr«in the Century Club House to Tronton and return, and another from Coatesville to Fifty-second street. Both of these eventa Will tost the relative ability of the rivals.

The Kers'one Bicycle Club, of Pittsbnrg, last weekelected these new officers: President, R. F. Smythe;

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Ml these new omcei>: rresKieni, u. r.oinyiue;tar3'-tre;i8urtT, J. W. McGuwan; captain, C. F. II; first lieutenant, T. B. tee; second lieutenant,

v. n. Smith; third lieutenant, J. W. Gloninger; color hearer, B. D. Smith; directors, F. F. Sueathen and J., . W. Atwood.

The Youngstown (0.) Bfcyclo Club has been organ­ ized with thfHe officeis: President, Frank McKay; treasurer, C. H. Kennedy; secretary, A. J. Nicholas; captain, Independence Grave. A medal will be. offered for the best record made by a member of the club dur- IDK the summer.

The Syracuse Club has elected these new office re President, Carl G. White; vice president, Harry N. Detiny; secretary and treasurer, George H. Harris; cap­ tain, II. W. Chapin; bugler, Cbos. C. Trueedell; League consul, James P. Keeker, and League representative, Fred Biighmn.

Tbo provisional datei for the National Cyclist Union race are as follow*: May 21, mile and 25-mile bicycle; June 23, mile tricycle-; July 14, five-mile bi­ cycle; July 21, five-mile tricycle; August 11, 25-mile bicycle.

The Monm jnth "Wheelmen, of Red Bank, N. J., dis­ banded lost week. A now clnb will probably be started ou a more solid basis.

Ho we has been matched to ride W. Wood not Fred \Voo-l a 50-mile race at Jarrow for £75.

The renewal H«ts of the L. A. W. have been closed, Thd mvmbetthip to date is 8,676.

W. P. Mnltby, the irick rider, haa become a featun in a travelling variety show.