THE GAME OF JAI-ALAL NEW YORK REVIVAL OF A FASCINATING BASQUE SPORT.

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t)nly one enterprise, excepting that of keeping hotels for tourists—and the word ought not to be used in any sense for that greatly In Havana this season, a correspondent of the New York Post from Cuba. At the Fronton JalAlai. or court where the ancient game of pelota Is played In the fashion of the

old B

Basque country, the proprietors t clear 175.000. perhaps *100.000.

et

ous. beet-s

a competitor, and there la

posslt

light. Income enormous, beet-sugar Is not a competitor, and there Is no dependence on taiifla. Still it Is not an enterprise of profit and advantage to Cubans, for It Is run chiefly for gambling purposes. You are golngtoseethe game presently In New York;a fron-

le presently In f>

Is being built in West Slxty-9ixth

tether for |

Ing. It doubtless

to determine. There Is no reason

street; whi betting, it

doubtless remains for the

whether for pure sport or for

is ren There 1 not hocki islng 1

feHslonalism. One knot

ch Is so vl|

ding more precision of sight, s of Judgment, agility and powerful young muscles.

Jal-alal; the popu^r term for pelota. you may read an entertaining de-

scrlpti

untcho:" At last they enter the arena, the pelotarls, the six champions, among whom Is one In a cassock; the vicar of the parish. • • • At the right wrist the players attach with thongs a strange wicker thing, resembling a large enrved finger-nail, which lengthens the forearm by half. It is with

why Jal-alal should not be kept, as tennis and golf and hockey have been, free from the debasing touch of pro-

io other

play which Is so vigorous, even violent

and need 11

qutckni

iwerful young muscles.

this glove (manufactured In France^ by a unique baske-maker of the village of

Ascaln

ique baske-maker of the vlll

aln) that they have to catch, throw ! hurl the pelota—a small ball of

111, 11B1U BO WWU. the rule of the game: When one of the champions of the two camps lets the ball fall it Is a point earned by the adverse camp—and ordinarily the limit Is $0 points. In Havana th^e are two Jal-alal evenings In the Secular week and an afternoon of matches on Sundays—

>y the to the

Fronton, at the fixed hour. It Is the great excitement, the great dissipation of many people, the sad ruin of some, and Americans quickly succumb to Its strong fascinations. If there is one Interest which has brought Cubans and Americans to a common admiration (which is often as uniting between persons os to have a common aversion) It Is the game of Jal-alal.

position, hurls it instantly a city block to the hitting wall ao that It Is immediately back again for his opponent. Macbln. to stop, with a shock that would break an ordinary man's muscles, and be returns It futi-

It Is nc

me for the puny

lusly. It Is not a garni

ir the soft; It gives tremendous ryeoches to the sides, to the back and legs. These men have grown

'Ing Jal-alal.

become lutoxicated with the movement and th? swiftness; the din increases; tb* clack! and the chuck! punctuate It sharply: until tall, stoopshouldered Floy. In a violent effort,

himself c

him upon the asphalt: It is a hot lin-

by

L 1 1 qi

but. while silence falls, the chuck! is

i upon

md must be taken by the opponent

at. little Macala.

!or' it. i rhlle si

1. and reach quick and far—

there are tumult and cheers, and cries

tleMat in excl

Jingli

his feet tall glittering

of Macallta! II seal Its. and Mttl

:auty In a box. nd Lhei

by an excited ire Is Jingle of

>ney. and at his feet tall glittering Id centenes. thrown from erery-

e. Five do! here must b«

up one or two. t point of his good costa, and makes ac-

gold

where. Five dollars each they are. and there must be 20 of them; he picks them to t

Igemect. leaving the rest to be picked up by the boy attendant. The

blues have won the fin

first point, and the

ttlng odds Increase agaii iltes. the dark Machin and i

lar. Eloy. But we bav sure enough. Eloy. resent

and the gold thrown to Macala.

his Jaw and j wits his oppom

cleverly placing the ball where Macala cleverly placing It. and the whites have begun a score, which, though resisted at every point, gains steadily to the last, when Eloy wrings gold from benches and boxes, where, after all, there Is admiration for real prowess.

the dark Machin and the an-

gular. Eloy. But we have faith; and.

iting the

and plays prodigiously—outlent in a few momenta by

unallied to a fine fl

ute. and he has the

fine flgun

satisfaction of seeing old-fashioned copper coins, not worth picking up, thrown to Macala in gentle derision. This Is but a cursory, matter-of-fact Impression of a small part of one of the afternoon's four matches. On a partido. which Is a match between two teams of two men each. *25.000 to *30.000 Is wagered; on a quinela, which Is played by six men. each for himself, from *8000 to *9000 Is wagered; this would Indicate that every Jal-alal afternoon or evening sees at least *65.000 laid In bets. From three to four thousand persons attend, leaving rarely many vacant spats, paying each for admission from 60 cents to *3 Spanish silver (S6 cents to *1.80 American).

QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

sion) It Is the game of Jal

There Is to be a great match. Macala and Trecet (blues) are to play Eloy and Machin (whites). The last time these teams met the blues won. but by only one point, in a total of 30.. dose fighting all the way through. Bit that was In the evening; today they play by daylight, and it is known to the expert that Machin's sight Is better in daylight. He Is a marvel, this Machin. with the long eyebrows that denote the real Basque, and muscles as responsive as elastic. His partner. Eloy is lanky and stooped, but quick, and attends to the game. He will be opposed to Macala in front (which would be /‘at the net" in tennis). and Macala is small, catlike, very

think, to look upon, e Just shadowing his

Up. and shoulders like a grenadier. But—oh. the handicap of ladles' men! —he plays to the boxes, plays for applause. to hear his name shouted, and s*c flowers thrown from some throbbing breasts to him. His partner.

back, will be opposed near the far wall to the dark Machin. and is likewise a matinee Idola man. decide and pin your faith Ao the less well-fa-vored whites, Eloy and Machin. though they were defeated before. Where they begin there is an asphalt court bounded on three sides with mated black. On the iv spectators, tier on tier. The game is to fling tbo ball with aid of the long cesta. basket glove hard against one end wall, when the opposing team must catch it on the fly or on the first bound, and hurl it back; and so on. as in tennis, or. to be understood nowadays, perhaps one should *«y ping-pong. Between spectators and players is a line of corredores, or men who record beta between lookers-on. wearing brilliant acarist Basque cape that make startling color spots against the black wall of the court. One man

Six young whales belonging to a ihool which stranded the other day at Pars Island, near Beaufort. S. C., wer captured. One big one and two small ones escaped.

recently t as the

lersey City, NJ.. ilxed the club

Try Bachelors of

Greenville, have disbanded. They failed to keep up their resolution that

Chester Holcombe says a mere matter of accent may totally alter the meaning of the word in the Chinese language. The same author says that one must watch the very tones of his voice If he does cot wish to make ludicrous mistakes.

terms, and somebody takes the-bet, the moaey. la gold centenes. Is paid over, and registered. The admonitions, comments, applause of the spectators, and the cries of the corredores create a tremendous din. It Is Macs la's first nerve; he selects one of the eight fine the box carried tries its rebound t tor coarteay to It salts hiss, sad with a little rna backward toward

by U

wail. ■a S' Kghi

'tmt

ape (allows He aUl cheek! tt Is ■or. who wtu it with teevihe ids high is the nSthLuS ■ «da toMT ■>

Mr. and Mrs. C. Eaton

[ Boston

school a bus! spare

1 gU liner

it.

e no cost in training her, should she die In the meantime

of

*N<

folce. as ey are to

adopt Miss Minnie “Newby, a

glrl'wlth a

Invest! ost In

die in the meantime they

wish to receive pay for their trouble, and will get the girl's life Insured for

*25.5000.

M. Carter has won a wager of 1000 trades at Marseilles, France, by playing a piano for 27 honrs, with intervals* not aggregating over half an hour. His fingers became cramped, his face drawn, his hands swollen, and he had to support hit arms on cushions. but he won his bet, with 14 minutes to spare. The type of horseshoe common in the Orient Is a plate fitted so as to cover the entire bottom of the hoof, with a perforation In the centre. The weight of the average horseshoe is

three-fourths of a pound. The native smiths usually cut these plate* from

of wrought iron and rudely

shape them for the purpose in view. In a new buildiog attached to some bailer works In Germany a novelty in windows has been Introduced. Light Is Introduced through stone windows. The ordinary panes of glass were Impracticable on account of the nearness of the works to the railway lines, so pneumatic glass stones have been used. From the outside tb* appearance is the same as the so called •'Buthxen" panes. They are tranlucent and at the same time as strong as the stone wall In which they are set. They will withstand any pressure or blow that the walls will stand.

KIIM SB TIMtas Was.

Two years ago Jamas Moore, Jr., of Warfield, killed Thomas Ranyea at a Baptist eaeodatloa by ahootiag him ia the left kaee. fracturing the patella, ■aayoa bare sea paralysed aad died la It days. Tea day* ago Moore sad W—li Brewer mgsgsd to a

amt abm *toed^ to bmMto^-

H0W ANIMALS FIGHT. MEANS ADOPTED BY QUADRUPEDS TO OVERTHROW THEIR ENEMIES. AwkwenSaeM of the Camel—Fierce Battle. of Trained Stallion. Abobc the NerthU.ee — The Old Greek. Lowed ■ Quell fight—Battle* Atnoag Plgeoee. There are no wild beasts In Europe suitable for the combats which Orientals lore, or they would certainly have been utilised. Wolves look very promising and it might be thought that such su Ill-tempered animal as the Russian bear could easily be roused to fight a comrade; but we may be sure that the experiment was tried often enough to prove that 1c neither case was It worth while to make a match. So our forefathers had to b^content with the hideout sport of "baiting"— which it not our theme. Had they

some divers ■tags. *Bveu ai x. though they need training. It is their nature to fight only at' the rutting season; to make them eag er for the fray at any time they must receive special treatment, and above iy must be kept In practice. But leans a great "consumption" of for they battle to the death, variety of entertainment, is not common. Elephants and tigers are the favorite victims, of course; but nothing profitable can be said about thrlr duels and certainly nothing

sag antelopes, for U this t

brutes have a pair of teeth far back in the Jaw. which rival those of a tiger, and an old male Is extremely ferocious. Knowing, however, that these, their most terrible weapons, are useless In a front attack—for, vast as the camel’s gape la, it cannot be stretched wide enough to bring them into action—they never try to-

:k or a

nlst. All their

strategy

grip the head c

of an

is directed to the object of seizing on of his legs below the knee, and thu overth wwing him by pressure; then the huge teeth can be brought to bear upon his throat, and he Is no better than a corpse. There are those who deny that the camel has any sense at all, and they appeal to everybody who knows the beast by experience. The camel's way of fighting Is mean and awkward—the coup de Jamac of quadrupeds. But It Is the one best suited to its anatomy. A very strong stomach, however, and a nose which has lost the sense of smell are required

i tiger Is the most thrilling. We have read Several descriptions, and always. If we remember right, the horse was the victor. But it must be a stallion, as cunning as brave. To avoid the tiger's spring, in a walled area of limited extent. Is impossible. The horse does t is only careful to fsce the

At length the sprit irequi the - knees almost touch thi

is made; It sinks Its forequarters 1

emy, turning on the same spot as circles round. i Its forequar the ground, its, unsteadily, upon its haunches. Instantly the hind legs last out. with such force that the brute Is thrown headlong, and If it does not recover Its feet in a second the battle Is over, so rapid and so heavy are the kicks bestowed. In general, however, there Is another “round" exactly similar, and the tiger confesses itself heat-

hs* sotnc Interest; but the "hammer and tongs" struggle between two elephants. or sn elephant and a rhinoceros, must be almost as dull In reality as In description. Lions and tigers are not much more scientific in their methods. Oriental Ingenuity, however. Hies In this ed a quail fight, and the sport Is to be witnessed occasionally in southern Europe. Partridges are used In India. Ttat curious book. “The. Private Life \>f an Eastern King." which made a stir In our grandfather's time, gives a lively account of the diversion as Jiractlsed at the Court of Oude. When the table was cleared every evening, after dinner two cock partridges were Introduced. They trotted about, comfortably and friendly, being familiar with man, until a hen dropped between them. There is a fable of Lafontalne's, which be-

loved by French ~~ gins. “Deux coqs vlralent en palx—adTint une poule." etc. Its truth to nature was demonstrated by the conduct of those partridges, hitherto friendly, which ruffled their feathers, crowed, and engaged upon the spot The king would have half a dozen "mains" before adjourning for more sophisticated

Ituted for the partridges sometimes, *but the stupid chronicler only mentions this without String the details of the proceeding ▲ crow fight should be droll. But “they went one better" In Manipur. Before the war. while the Maharajah and his noble kin spent al their time In diversion, and employed the public revenue for that object only, the aristocratic sports were polo and pigeon fighting. The latter does not serai to tow^TuTcan JttdgTtoc who la this country has seen two doves la mortal combat? Somehow the nootee of Maalpar contrived to got a magsh. aad they loud It quite deeperatotyjracitiagtore desigas tor glea. fetched throe hatfgeece agleee. while a proved sgeeiama ef the warrior riase was vetoed at SI er £4. Bat bow they bore tfcessgatvea to fight M a mystery. Mr*. rte-strsHsi

bow it was going. The birds best etch other with their wings, cooing

loudly, i sclaimt

and presently the rlct< ed—for no apparent reason. But the excitement of the owners and spectators was intense—the betting furious. When princes of the blood, who were a multitude, lost more than they could pay. as s matter of course, they drew upon.the Maharajah. His patience gave away at last, and an edict forbade any of the royal line to en gage In m sport of such fatal fasclna tlon. But a bird almost more unlikely than the pigeon has ben Induced lo

fight. Blr Hoj

of nlghtingalf t too briefly t

that “It was am us

must not be overlooked. It was a sport not anworthy of them, for they took part in it themselves, and risked lives. The e fray, carryshort stick, with which he hit nt—that Any one fighting will understand that this would be a

Ing a short stick, * It at the psychological moment—that Is. at the crisis of the battle. Any one o has seen well bred horses fl

Ing a of th

also it was the duty of the champion to "aBstst” his horse when it rose on Its hind legs to attack. How he assisted it. we cannot tell.

ien quite

the furious brutes. Besides these obvious risks, there was a strong probability that he might strike his an tag onist's horse, or even the antagonist himself, and. whether this were done by accident or by an Impulse of pas slon. signified little. In either case the blow must be avenged, unless the rivals were personal friends. A certain Eygulf hit his own stallion, and the stick, rebounding, hit BJarnl's shoulder —showing, by the way. how very close they must have been, horses and men. In the heat of the fray. He instantly apologized, offering 60 sheep If BJarnl would overlook the accident. and the latter replied that It was his own fault: for there was no 11b feeling between them. But, of course, be expected the sheep. In due time Ey-

d BJarnl came mod. Eygulfs

sheep were a "lot." Actui more than that—but BJarnl struck him dead. A blood feud followed. But If a charge of foul play were made, and the parties concerned were men of Influence, all the people of each district would take sides. Odd. "an overbearing fellow.” struck Gretl. who. diving under his horse, which was on its hind legs, delivered such a thrust that he knocked Odd Into the river, breaking three of his ribs. The result was a small civil war. Thus, horse fights often poesll sport.—London Standard.

mall civil war. Thus, horse fights en ended In man fights. But that isibly gave further attraction to th

TWO MEN.

Dr. Weir Mitchell,

A-Little Story." by In the f

ye '

leave the others undone." A pale young man sat down on a bench In the park behind the reservoir on Forty-second street. He put a torn bag of tools under the bench. A small, red-faced man came behind him. He stooped to e.eal the bag. The.pale man turned, and said in a slow, tired way. "Drop that It ain't worth stealing." The ruddy man said, "Not If you're

lookin'.”

The pale man act the bag at his feet

and said

"It's a good business you're in."

“Y'ou don't look as I better." He sat down

if yours was any

'What's your

callin'?"

"I'm an iron-worker; bridge work."

'Don't look stroni

Th ipll I'n

grinm

ng enough.'

"That's so. I'm Just out of

got hurt • I'm Ji

led.

Bellevue

hat's

hospital; got hurt three months ago."

iust out of hospital, too," he

“What hospital?"

"Yes: hot bad In winter, either. There's a society helps a fellow after you quit the hospital. Gives you good

clothes,

I. too.”

them?

"Gets you woi

"Work—good God! I wish they'd

get me some."

“Y'ou ain't bad enough. Go and grab somethin'. Get a short sentence; first

ad get looked after

ley do nothin' for you of that hospital?”

Why the devil should they? an honest mechanic. Are you

crime. Como out* am

by nice ladles.”

“My GtJ^!"

“Didn’t they do nothin' for you when

you got

“No!

I'm only goln'?"

He felt his loneliness. "Yes; I've got to go after that Job. It’ll give me time to look about me. Cosh! but you look bad! Good-by." The ruddy man rose, looked back. Jingled the few coins In his pocket hesitated, and walked away whistling. The pale man sat still on the bench, staring down at the ragged tog of tools at feet lee I ms teed of Dymsralte. ▲ notable quarrying feat has Just

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