Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1895, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1895—-TEN PAGES. — THE ASSASSIN. BY RIOHARD MARSH. (Copyright, 1895, by Irving Bacheller.) (Continued from Wednesday's Star.) “mL. ‘Whet the two men did see was that she Was scarcely out of her girlhood—surely Trot out of her teens. She was fairer than the average French woman. Her face was broad acress the cheekbones. Lower down it narrowed almost to a polit at the chin. Her eyes were big and serious—the eyes of a child. Her pretty, tempting, grave little ™Mouth was well matched with her eyes. As she said, one had but to look at her to see that she was in earnest—with the earn- estness of a child. “Monsieur’—in her voice there came now and then a throb, which was in odd con- sonance with the pathos of her whole ap- pearance—“I entreat you to believe that I am in earnest. I entreat you to believe that to me life is less than nothing. That all that is left me is to die. But I would have you understand that I am so placed that, in dying, I would wish my death to be worth more than my life to—to those who may be left behind.” Tears were in her eyes. Mr. dashed across the room to her, “For gccdress sake, child, don’t cry. Come, sit down, and tell me all about it.” steur, do not touch me!” ~ h you! Why, I am old enough to be vour father, child! “Monsieur, I desire you not to touch me.” She withdrew her hand from the pocket Kennard You—you Httle flrebrand!” @f her dress. In it she was holding a re- volver. Mr. Kenrard stared at her, his whole face a vivid note of exclamation. * * * “You—little firebrand!” “I was aware that in my situation I was liable to be insulted. I can assure monsieur that I am prepared. May I again a sk monsieur to confine himself to the busi- which is in hand.” “What do you call the business which is in hand? Do you suppose’—with sudden ferocity Mr. Kennard thrust his hands into his trousers’ pockets—‘Is it possible that you suppose that I was seriously offering ten thousand francs to kill the president?” ‘The contrast between the man’s amaze- ment and the girl's seriousness was, in its way, ludicrous, “What, then, is the deed which you would have me do?” “Deed I would have you do?” With both hands Mr. Kennard rumpled his hair. turned to Willy Nash. “Nash, did you hear her’) She asks me what is the decd I her do—as if I were the villain Vie, and she my ruthless minion.” sh Mr. Kennard spoke to his friend slish, something in his manner all at once to give the girl a at the sort of man he really was. derstanding the tears came again into her eyes, ve you have been jesting with { wish you, monsieur, a good. day.” » they could stop her she had gone. Willy Nash stared at the docr which she had pulled to behind her. * * * “Stark mad,” he sai looked from the door to- face was still one vivid note pmation. ‘Sa method in her madness. If you were to offer her ten thousand francs I believe she'd think as litle of shooting if I were a spadger!” ed his shoulders. He took ette case. ‘{ told you that the French had their int of view and we had ours.”” “Did you, indeed! William h, if you been some one el un you might have been!” Mr. Kennard pacing up and down, tousling his he walked, first with one hand, what a clever h the other. “The minx!—the ehit!—with a voice and a face that you'd think she was an understudy for an angel, and yet to be burning with a desire to kill h and anybody else you like to men- tion—why? what for? My boy, for less an a monkey! Mr. Nash was lighting a cigarette. “It is only,” he observed, “after you have lived some time in France, among ihe French, that you begin to realize how much abroad you are.” Mr. Kernard stood still to glare at him. ententious jackdaw!" He recommenced his walking to and fro. “I say, William, how would you like to marry her?” There was the sound of some one at the door. ullo, is this her back again?’ When the deor cpened, however, it was M. Ger- bert who came in. Mr. Kennard went and laid his hands upon his shoulders. “Ger- Der! n having an interview with Mr. Kennard was six feet four and M. Gerbert was about four feet six. The dif- ference in their size was not only a ques- tion of height. Mr. Kennard was clumsily » big and brawny. M. Gerbert’s build Imost feminine. His hands and feet small as a woman's. He had long strayed from under the brim of his big slouch hat—the size of the hat emphasized the diminutive of its wearer. His face was white and eager, a typical French face of “Don't talk nonsense.” @ certain class, all vivacitty and nerves. Just now there was a look on it of painful tension, of something strained, as if a fever burned within. But then M. Gerbert apparently, in general, such a more of nerves that one drifted into the king it for granted that all his ent. He looked up at § above him, assin, who advertised t upportable burden.” M. Gerbert slipped Mr. Kennard’s from off his shoulders. “You wrote rote to him.” “Did he turn out to be the ordinary type of bravo, or merely an invertebrate animal with sulcidal tendencies?” “I don’t quite know what you call the ordinary type of bravo.” is plain enough. I am myself en il- lustratic It is a fact that I am rnyself vontemplating inserting a similar adver- ment upon my own account.” You find Hfe an insupportable burden?” “As for that, these many years! After one’s childhood, one always wishes to make an end of it.” Mr. Kennard turned to Willy Nash to stare. Taking his cigarette. from between his ps, Mr. Nash addressed. M. Gerbert, lavghing as he spoke; ‘So your glimpse of Paradise has yan- ished?” “You mean Celestine—my wife? Bah! That is finished.” “It was merely an entr’acte then?” “No, it was not an entr'acte. It was a complete tragedy, of the little, sordid sort, which, at present, is the fashion,” Mr. Nash had resumed his cigarette. Mr. Kennard had poised himself against a cor- ner of the table. “Gerbert, the other day you were raving ahout your wife as if she were something higher than the angels, Do you mean to te!l me, sir, that that’s all over?” “My ravings? Ah, no!” M. Gerbert had continued to wear his hat. Now, taking it off, crushing it up in his right hand, he held it out in front of him. have my ravings, though my wife has gone.” “Gone? What the devil do you mean?” M. Gerbert shrugged his shoulders. “What does it matter? Perhaps she has begun to love another, or, withont loving another, she has simply grown tired of me, or she finds my poverty more than she can bear.” “I suppose, young man, you have been clearing the matrimonial atmosphere, and this is the serlo-comic fashion in which it Pieases you to look at it.” M. Gerbert placed himself in Mr. Ken- nerd’s largest arm-chalr. “What sort was this fellow who found it necessary to advertise the fact that he found his life an insupportable burden?” “The fellow was a woman.” “I might have guessed it. The curses heve come home to roost. She has, doubt. less, made life an insupportable burden to so many men that, now, it is her own turn.”” “Keep it up, Gerbert, you'll be a cynic yet before you're done.” “This woman, was she old or young?” “A girl, sir, a mere child, not out of her teens—eh, Nash? A little slip of a thing yeu could blow away with a breath. With the face of a saint, or an angel, cyes which were the eyes of innocence, if ever I saw them. And yet, by George, sir, she offered for ten thousand francs to kill the president—kill him, sir! And she spoke as calmly as if she were telling you her size in gloves. Upon my soul, I helieve she’d do it, too!” “Ten thousand francs—was that the sum she asked?” “Ten thousand franes, sir. I might have understood it if she had asked ten million, but for a pittance such as that.” “I perceive. You have yoursalf your price, then. It is strange this woman’s price !s mine. Guarantee me ten thousand francs, and I will myself kill the president with my own hand.” Mr. Kennard looked at M. Gerbert for seme moments in silence. ‘Then, going to the mantelpiece, he began to fill his pipe from a tobacco jar which stood upon a bracket. “Gerbert.” he said, “you promised to in- troduce me to Madame Gerbert. When are you going to keep your promise?” “It is too late.” “Don’t talk nonsense.” The big man had filled his pipe. As he lighted it he puffed out clouds of smoke. ‘“Gerbert, if you've nothing particularly on, ask me to spend this evening with you; and if you've no es- pecial objection to the fellow—such as most people seem to have—I'll bring Nash.’ While M. Gerbert seemed hesitating, Mr. Nash spoke. NiMy dear Gerbert, Kennard 4s only an jishman, but, I assure you, he’s an un- aoe specimen, even for an Englishman. I'll kick him, if you like.” M. Gerbert raised himself out, of tho ths of Mr. Kennard’s easy eaair. aepinyee no reason why vou “should not come—I see no reason. M. Kennard—M. Nash—TI hope te see you in my little apart- ment this evening about 8. For my wife I cannot promise; I see very little of her myself. I cannot undertake that you will see anything of her at all. But, for me— to me you will be very welcome.” He moved to the door. “Until this evening, my friends, about 8.” For some minutes after the Frenchman had gone nelther of the Englishmen said anything. Mr, Kennard, his head thrown back, his pipe between’ his teeth, puffed clouds of smoke towards the ceiling. He was the first to speak. “Not a very genial invitation—eh, Wil- Mam?" “My dear Hugh, what ft fs to be heavy- footed. Did you happen to observe that the fellow was half beside himself with trouble” “I did. Because you are as blind as a bat it doesn’t follow that we all are.” Pause; more smoke. “Should you say that the trouble is with his wife or with his money?” “My experience teaches me that when a man has trouble with his money he also, as a matter of course, has trouble with his wife.” (Concluded in Tomorrew’s Star.) = Set THE EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIP. Tennis Cracks Engaged at Narragan- sett. The eastern championship tennis tourna- ment was continued yesterday at Narra- gansett Pier, on the Casino courts. Both of the favorites won in the semi-final round, and they will meet today in the final match for first prize and the championship ef the east. The New York pair, Paret and Fisher, were “not in it” at any stage of their match, and lost in three straight sets, all of which were easy. Chace and Wrenn smashed everything that was lob- bed, and their play was fast and accurate throughout, forcing the New Yorkers to play on the defensive most of the time, and killing everything they reached. Budlong and Talmage made a strong fight throughout, and gave last year’s eastern champions a substantial scare be- fere they were beaten. In the first set the “colt” team secured a lead of 6—3, and eeded only one stroke to win four differ- ent times. After pulling that out of the fire by careful play, Howland, and Foote got into another hole in the second set, when their opponents secured the first three games in quick succession. They won that set, too, by careful play, but were badly beaten in the third. They held the last safe, however, from the start, and won by 6—4. Howland and Foote did not play nearly so well as Wrenn and Chace, and the odds are strongly in favor of a victory for the latter pair. The Neel brothers, who will meet the wirners tomorrow, practiced in the after- noon, and beat Fischer and Budlong by 6—2, 6-4. They volleyed very cleverly, and their team work was excellent. The east- ern champions will have no walkover when they meet the western cracks. The score: Championship doubles—Semi-final round: John Howland and Arthur Foote beat C. R. Budlong and J. F. Talmadge, jr., 97, 6—4, 2-6, 6-4; R. D. Wrenn and M. G. Chace beat J. Parmlee Paret and Edwin P. Fischer, 6—2, 6-2, 6-0. Consolation doubles—Preliminary round: S. D. Reed and Alfred Codman beat E. A. Thomson and H. B. Bartow, 6—3, 6—4: Lieut. R. P. Davis and Lieut. J. C. Brooks beat W. P. Herrick and H. J. Kearney, 6-3, 64. Invitation singies—Preliminary round: J. C. Davidson beat J. D. E. Jones, 6—3, 6—4; J. H. Masson beat E. Lewis, 9-7, 6—1; first icurd, John Howland beat W. P. Herrick, 6-3, 6-3; E. P. Fischer beat Lieut. J. C. W. Brooks, 6—3, 6—1; J. F. Talmage, jr., beat W. A. Larned by default; J. C. David- son heat Alfred Codman, 6-4, 6-2; J. P. Paret beat E..A. Thomson, 6—4, 10-8; Rich- eens oes beat W. Goldsborough by de- ‘ault. ————-+e “A Knight of the Nets.” The first installment of an interesting, wholesome story, entitled “A Knight of the Nets,” by Amelia E. Barr, will appear in Saturday's Star. ‘The scene {s laid in Scot- land among the honest, pure-minded fisher fclks, and the story is charmingly told. It will be continued several days next week. The Star Out of Town. THE EVENING STAR Will be sent by mail to an7 address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month. &7 But all such orders must be ao- companied by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as no ac- counts are kept with mail subscrip- tions. Rufus Buck, Sam Sampson, Meoa Judy, Lucky Davis and Albert Stake were lodged in the United States jail at Fort Smith, Ark, Monday. All are young men, who have in the past ten days made a criminal record for themselves which is almost without parallel in the Indian territory. FOR THE BIG FIGHT Preparing the Ground for the Great Auditorium. PROGRESS OF THE CHESS TOURNAMENT Senators Take Another Game at Brooklyn, LOCAL BASE BALL CONTESTS DALLAS, Tex., August 15.—The Athletic Club has cleared and swept twelve ecres of ground for the great prize fight. Eight of these acres will be covered by the great amphitheater, which will have 52,650 seats. ‘The balance of the ground will be for park- ing carriages, wagons and buggies, and for lunch and refreshments. Ten car loads of lumber per day are now arriving and be- ing piled up along the track of the Texas and Pacific. The building will be staked eff and work begun next week. So far as the building and grounds are concerned, ample preparations are making for the largest assembly of people ever gotten to- gether on the western continent. EL PASO, Texas, August 15.—Today M. T. McLean, a prominent sporting man of Chicago, wo came here a few days ago to see what arrangements could be made to have the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight come off in Juarez, Mexico, in case it was stopped at Dallas, Texas, received a tele- gram from Joe Hampson, the big railroad contractor of Mexico, stating that Presi- dent Diaz would under no consideration allow the fight to take place on Mexican soil. Billy Smith, a pugilist of this city, has been sent down to the City of Mexico to give a boxirg contest with Jimmy Carroll before President Diaz's cabinet, to show them the sport {s not brutal. AGAIN WASHINGTON WON. A Slim Attendnnce at Yesterday's Brooklyn Game. The Washingtons won again from the Brooklyns at Eastern Park yesterday. Gumbert, who started in to pitch tor the nome team, was taken out of the box in the fourth inning, and Daub substituted. Anderson played a very poor game in the field. Selbach’s fielding, having seven put suts; Joyce’s and McGuire's batting, were the features. WASHINGTON. t-H KLYN. R.U.0.4.B, R.H.O.A.B. Joyee.3b....2 4°12 10200 MeGuiree.. 1 4 2 0 723041 0070 711000 0 110 O 0 LaChance,IbO 113 1 0 1 0 4 4 © Andersonl*. 0 2 3 0 2 1200 11240 1013 02161 1220 01520 21050 00100 00010 Totals... 9142714 1s 4 Washington 0-9 Brooklyn . o-5 Other League Games, At Philadelphia—Pitchers. Philadelphia. Lucid-Taylor New York.. ---Rusie... At Baitimore— Baltimore. Boston. At Cincinnati— Cincinnati. Pittsburg. At Cleveland— Dwyer -.--Knel_... McDougall-Ehret Cubs. Philad ew York neers ton. 30 3 St. Lonis.... 29 2 Louisville... 22 clubs August 14, 18: Clubs. W. Brook! 248 5 Standing of the Clubs. w. L. P.c. 60 Games Today. Washington at Breoklyn. Boston at Baltimore (two games). New York at Phiiadelphia. Cincinnati at Cleveland. Pittsburg at Chicago. League Now Chris is After Young Blood. ~ President Von der Ahe was well nigh dis- } gusted when the last crushing defeat at Pittsburg was told to him. He promptly called a messenger boy and said a few things to Manager Quinn by wire. Von der Ahe says: “I am going to try young play- ers hereafter. Old leaguers have no heart in team work. As soon as they make a few base hits they are satisfied. Samuel, the Chicago find, is a phenom. He fairly ‘eats "em up.’ All the hot ones faat Arlie La- tham would never speak to as they passed by have no terrors for young Samuel. He gets them whenever they come into his territory, hot or cold, with or without ‘whiskers,’ and he throws to first with un- erring alm. I once found a four-time win- ner team in the backwoods. I am pursu- ing the proper course. It would be folly to purchase worn-out ‘hacks.’ Young blood is what is needed, and that’s what I will get.” Base Ball Notes. John M. Ward makes a strong argument to show that Byrne is wrong in his belief that the pennant winners of this year must play the New Yorks for the Temple cup. “Suppose Baltimore should have won the cup as well as the flag last year,” says Ward. “Then suppose the Orioles should win the championship this year. Accord- ing to Byrne's idea there would be no ‘Temple cup series, for the winners of the pennant, who, Byrne says, must play the cup-holders, and the cup-holders would one and the same thing. The fact of the whole matter is that unless New York all right to the cup, and the first and sec- ond clubs must battle for it.” Manager Connie Mack has sent Joe Sug- den home. He is ill. Monte Cross will also be given a vacation, and Stuart has been ordered to join the team to cover short in the Chicago series. Pitcher Sexton has been given ten days’ notice of his release by the Bostons. He is a good man, but Boston had more pitch- ers than she needed and had to get rid of one of them, and Sexton drew the black bell. He should have no trouble catching on, and doubtless will not be out of a job Icng. Old Joe Knight is playing strong ball for Providence. Joe Mulvey has signed with Buffalo. “What's this I hear about the Louis- ville’s success with young blood?” re- marked a base ball patron. “They are lower now than they were last year at this time, and last year were lower than the year before. They began to drop as soon as they let their good men go.” The report that was sent from New York of a special meeting of the league was in- correct. Shortstop Jennings of Baltimore had a great record Tuesday—twenty-two chances accepted without er Springfield Ponies “played horse” with the Rochester club at Springfield, Mass., Tues. day. Owing to the failure of Ni Crane to put in an appearance, the visitors had to use Stevens, who pitched Monda: He was hit for twenty-one, with a total of thirty-six bases, and gave eighteen bases on balls. After the game he was given a railroad ticket for home. Toward the end of the game the home players got put out purposely to shorten it. John M. Ward has again decided to Jon a uniform, but not for the New Yorks nor any other league team. The ex-manager of the Giants will play amateur base ball, he having signified his intention of playing second base for the Orange A. C. Hanlon of Baltimore says that on a rainy day in Pittsburg Mr. Temple spoke to Mr. Herman Von der Horst and himself about the Temple cup which he gave, and it was then the distinct understanding that the finishes first or second the Giants forfeit | after twenty-four moves. cup was always to be-pia: for the first and second ciubs, the Specie oe for which are well kno fo all. Hence Mr. Hanlon does rot. parece ¥ th Mr. Byrne’s idea as to the disposition bf’the cup series. “A simile might be drawm between the. question and the races fox the America cup,” said Mr. Hanlon. ‘The Vigilant last won the cup, but the Defender has been proven a faster boat. Would it not be rid- iculed, then, if it were suggested that the Vigilant egain race Valkysie IiI for the cup, when a faster boat than the Vigilant is ready for the task?” m . Manager Selee of the Boston team said last night that in his opiafén the Temple cup series could only be plmyed between the clubs finishing first and second, as that had always been the understanding. He could not understand Mr. Byrne’s reasoning oth- erwise, but if, as a member 6f the board of ccntrol,, Mr. Byrne should’ stick by his idea that the cup will have to be.played for by New York and the first club, he would sug- gest as a compromise that the first and second clubs play a series and the winner challenge New York, The case of Catcher O’Connor against the league and the Cleveland club has been dis- missed. Umpire Murray fined O'Connor in the game between Cleveland and Washing- ton. The dismissal grows out of the fact that President Young wrote a letter to Mr. Robison of the Cleveland club, in which he stated that’Mr. Murray, immediately upon the termination of the game in question. presented his resignation, which was’ ac- cepted, and Mr, Murray was released from further duties. At the same time, he ac- knowledged himself in the wrong, and did not report the fine, so that it will never be heard from, and the suit is no longer neces- sary. Joe Corbett, the pugilist's brother, will be given a trial in the infield by the Washing- ton management. : The Washington management wiil protest one of the games lost to the Bostons, basing it on one of Umpire Burnham's decisions. The Chicago club has secured’ McBride, captain and manager of the Austin, Tex., club, formerly in'the government printing office. He is a fielder, with a .400 batting and .982 fielding average. Bufialo and the Big League, The Buffalo Evening News says that James Franklin, owner of the Buffalo Base Ball Club, has received an offer for the purchase of his club and the Eastern League franchise, the purpose being to put that city in the National League. ‘The party making the offer is said to be a wealthy contractor and base ball enthu- siast. It is also stated that he has assur- ances that a franchise in the major league can be obtained on economical terms. _ WON BY THE PENSIONERS. The Y. M. €. A. Team Beaten at Capi- tol Park, The Pension Office nine administered an- other defeat to the Y. M. C. A. team at Capitol Park yesterday afternoon, in the Independent Amateur League, by a score of 13 to 9. The Pensioners had a remarkably strong team on the diamond, but their playing was very rocky. Bolway and Beall were about the only ones who put up any kind of a game, the former making a running Wackward one-hand catch that was mei with a hearty applause. Lewis did the best work with the stick, although every man made a hit, with the exception of Cutcheon, who reached his hase on balls three times. For the Y. M. C. A. Kellar and Brown did the star playing, the latter accepting all chances but one at third base. Karns did the twirling for tke first three innings, but in his inability to locaté“the plate he re- tired in favor of Morrisonf:who, consider- ing his sprained hand that he received in the game with the D. C. @.'s, did very well. In the fifth inning Cutcheon, while at the hat, had his finger mastied, and Raedy was substituted. qu Considering the short tice that Man- ager Marshall of the Y. M. C. A.’s re- ceived to get his team ‘together, a great deal of credit should be=given him. He understood that the Post“Oifice team was going to play. Ts The score: 1s 2 Gavnonrt. 0) Kavng)liyy. ses —P, Knowles Mr. Mr. WON BY THE mith. NATIONALS, The Market House Team Beaten in a Close Game. The Market House nine was defeated in a well-played game at National Park yes- tergay by the Nationals of East Washing- ton by 5 to 4. Buckingham pitched a remarkably good game, holding his opponents down to cight hits. The geme was full of fine playing, and more than once did it look as .f the market boys would come out on top. The batting of Carter, Deveaux ard Smith was the feature. The Georgetown Athletics will now have to play the Nationaig for the amateur championship of the District. The score: NATIONALS. MARKET HOUSE. - R.H.0.A.B. ° 02000 0100 09010 0 210 1 10201 [1204 11300 71020 00010 bole -12200 1 0 0 0 1)Dev'ux,c.3b 0 211 2 1 0 1:0 1 1/Wade,p,if.. 1 1200 0 0 9 1 O/Diggsite... 0 0 40 1 @0001 HH -—--—| Totals... 4 824 4 3 Totals... 6 72718 Nationals . -10080001 x5 ‘Market Hou: 16 14 ‘Two-base Handiboe, Litz. Si Bet- ters, 2; Elits ¥ piteh anes on balls—O® Buckingham, 1; off W 7 oft Phillips, Struck out—By Buckingham, 9; by Wade, by Phillips, 1. Double to Jefferson, Dongherty to Bulger. Nationals, 3; Market House, 4. Handiboe, Deveaux, Diggs. Mr. William G. Betts. PILLSBURY WINS AGAIN, piays—Deveaux eft on bases— Passed_balls— ‘Time=1:50. “Umpite— Continued Success of the American Chess Expert. The results of the eighth round of the international chess masters’ tournament at Hastings, England, yesterday follow: Laskar beat Walbrodt im a Ruy Lopez Gunsberg beat Mieses in a king’s knight gambit declined after forty-two moves. Bird beat Steinitz in a queen’s gambit declined after thirty-six moves. Schlechter and Bardeleljan drew a four- knight game after forty’ moves. Tschigorin beat Blackburn in a French defense after fifty-six. moves. Mason beat Burns in am English opening after thirty-one moves. _ Pillsbury beat Schieffefs in an Evans gambit after forty-one moves. Pollock beat Albin in a Gluico Piano after fifty moves. t Tarrasch beat Tinley jn.a Pq 4-opening after forty-six moves. Vergani and Marco arf Telchmann snd Zanowski drew a Giuico Piano and a queen’s gambit declined after sixty moves each. = Burns resigned today a-game left unfin- ished Tuesday to Tschigorin, after sixty- four moves. nea Inasmuch as Tschigorin defeated Black- burne, and as Burn gaverup his game to the Russien, a game which stood adjourn- ed from Tuesday, Tschigorin again takes the lead. Steinitz’s poor form in the last rounds is being much regretted, and, as he was beaten again yesterday, the outlook r the veteran is a very bad one. Pillsbury keeps on winning and now oc- cupies the second place for championship honors. Blackburne relied upon a French defense in his game against Tschigorin, and, al- though he compromised his position in the opening, he made a stubborn fight, so much so that at one time it seemed as if he had regained the ground lost in the opening. However, Tschigorin played remarkably clever, and by degrees accumulated a great advantage in position. Blackburne tried all he knew, but he had finally to resign when called upon to respond to Tschigorin’s fifty-sixth move. Steinitz offered a queen’s gambit to Bird, which the latter declined to accept. Every- thing went well until Steinitz began with a combination which was utterly unsound. The Britisher took prompt advantage, and | ton spit, Steinits had to resign his game after thirty-six moves. Pillsbury had to contend against an Evans gambit offered by Schiffers. “The Brooklyn player accepted the gambit,which led to an interesting game. There was really nothing to choose between white and black, and a draw would really have been, a legitimate issue. Schiffers, however, made a serious mistake, and Pillsbury had a@ walk-in. ww well-aimed strokes made his adversary’s position hopeless, and after forty-one moves Pillsbury won. Albin played a Giuico Piano against Pol- lock, who seemed determined to make a good stand against the representative of the New York Metropolitan Chess Club. Albin’s repeated attacks were repulsed by Pollock, and so things went until the end- game stage was reached. Then Albin al- lowed his adversary to outplay him, and although he made great efforts to prevent defeat, Pollock won after fifty moves. Pillsbury Bents Steinits. The seventh round of the chess tourna- ment was played at Hastings, England, ‘Tuesday, resulting as follows: Bardeleben beat Mieses in a queen’s-pawn opening after twenty-five moves, Bird beat Virgani in an irregular opening after forty-two moves. Lasker beat Pollock in an Evans gambit after twenty-three moves. Pillsbury beat Steinitz in a queen’s gxm- bit after fifty-three moves. Tarrasch beat Schiffers in a Vienna open- ing after thirty-six moves. Walbrodt beat Tinsley in a Petroff de- fense after thirty-six moves. Janowski and Mason drew a Peiroff de- fense after fifty-four moves. Schlechter and Teichman drew a Ruy Lopez after thirty mov iS Marco and Gansb2rg drew a Ruy Lopez after fifty-five moves. Blackburne and Albin and Burn and Tschigorin adjourned their games. Bird and Blackburne ugreed to draw their game left unfinished after seventy- two moves on Friday. The sensation of the day was the victory of Pillsbury, the Americen. The fight will not so soon be forgotten by those who were fortunate enough toe witness the con- test. Pillsbury won in splendid style, and as Bardeleben won, with an adjourned game in hand, and Tschigorin had to ad- journ his game against Burn, Pillsbury leads Bardeleben, Lasker and Tschigorin by one-half point. The story of the Pillsbury-Steinitz game must be a repetition of the one told about the contest between Pollock and Steinitz. ‘There was, however, just a little sensation caused Tuesday, when Sieinitz, against the usage, accepted a queen’s gambit of- fered by his opponent. Whenever an at- tack was tried by either player, it was cleverly neutralized in each case. ‘Just be- fore 5 o'clock, when the players adjourned for dinner, the board presented an exceed- ingly difficult position. In the evening it became apparent that the strain was too much for the veteran, for he distinctly showed signs of fatigue. He then committed a slight error, and his youthful opponent at once took advantage thereof. Just as he tried against Pollock to escape with a draw, Steinitz did his best, but his best did not suffice to prevent de- feat, which came after fifty-three moves. Tarrasch’s friends were much delighted Tuesday because the German’ chemyion seemed to show better form than in the previous rou He opened with a Vienna against Schiffers, who, by the way, had not lost a geme, although he had drawn three. This contest proceeded evenly until_the middle game stage was reached. Then Tarrasch managed to get a slight advan- tage in position, and on Schiffers being just a little careless the German was en- abled to get a winning position, and he wen after thirty-six moves. YACHTING OFF RYDE. The Magrra Again Starts in a Race. RYDE, Isle of Wight, August 15.—Inyoni, Luna, Audrey and Isolde started in a race for a cup presented by the ss Stephanie of Austria, widow of late Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria, who has been enjoying the yacht racing in these waters. The course was twenty-five and the racers started in a utes at the start. The con: nder the auspices of the Roy- ht Club. and Britar started today in the | race for the Ryde Town cup, over a course about fifty miles long. At the end of the first round Britannia had a big lead on her competitor. The breeze was light. The defeat of the American schooner Yampa yesterday is partially explained by the fact that sho went aground in the weet nel while beating to the Lyn nd remained fast for a few utes, aiter which she got off and proceeded over the course. She apparently sustained no damage by the accident. New Cycling Records. Fred J. Titus yesterday at Manhattan Beach lowered the world’s competition record for ten miles, and Harry C, Tyler broke the existing one mile record. The was made by Maddox on the in 21.39 25, and attempts at record Tyler lowered the profe: a mile by riding the di former record being 1 nce in 1.49 2-5, the Azote Defeated Fantasy. Interest at Buffalo yesterday centered in the race between Salisbury’s plow horse Azote and Hamlin’s young mare Fantasy. 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You can make your home and of- fice like a summer resort by putting in an electric fan and discarding the hot gas light, substituting electricity. No power is as clean, as stable or as cheap as electricity. We furnish the current. Drop us a postal or calf up ’phone 77 and we'll turn it on. United States Electric Lighting Co., 218 14th st. nw. aul3-201 Fantasy drew on even terms, but Azote drew away again in the stretch, and won as he pleased in a walk. Fantasy broke at the first turn in the second heat, but Azote waited for her on the backstretch, and they came into the homestretch on even terms. The mare had not the speed in her, how- ever, and Azote came away winning eas- ily. The time was slow. Racing at Berryville. A large number of local horsemen are attending tne races at Berryville, Va., which opened yesterday. The winners were El Telegrapho (half mile running), Dela- ware Chief (trotting), Jolly Boy (one mile running), Lady Wooster (one and one-half miles, hurdle). Cairo Club’s Tournament. The preliminary rourd in the Cairo Ten- nis Club's tournament was played yes- terday afternoon at the club courts on U street northwest. Following are the re- sults: Ballinger beat Ferdline, 6-3, 6—2; Schuster beat Wise, 7—5, 6—4; Chipman beat Crist, 6—3, 6—4; Muzzy beat Snyder, 64, 8G, 6-6 (darkness). Sporting Notes. August Belmont has purchased Henry of Navarre of Byron McClelland and Derian of J. W. Rogers. The purchase prices were $25,000 for Henry of Navarre and $7,500 for Dorian. He does not intend, he says, to race them in England. Mr. Bel- ment proposes to confine his racing opera- tions to America, hoping to elevate the standard of the turf. Mayor Holland of Dallas, Texas, who passed through St. Louis Monday, said: “The great physical-culture exhibition be- tween Corbett and Fitzsimmons will come off as scheduled, on October 31, at Dallas, Texas. It is a sure thing. We expect to have an enormous inpouring of the best pecple of the country in October, and that is the main reason that the business men of the state, and particularly of Dallas, are supporting Mr. Stuart, the manager.” James Brown, champion boxer of the United States navy, writes that he would like to meet any one in Maryland, at 150 pounds, give or take two pounds, accord- ing to agreement, for a side bet of $250. Brown is the man who chalienged the win- ner of the McMillan-Raedy fight last Tues- day night in Washington. A Gentle Corrective is what you need when your liver becomes inactive. It’s what you get when you take Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets ; they're free from the violence and the griping that come with the ordinary The best medical authorities agree that in regulating the bowels mild methods are pref- erable. 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