Evening Star Newspaper, September 4, 1895, Page 10

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Carnations are among Miss Helen Gould's pet flowers, and in her green houses at Lyndhurst there are reported to be forty- five varieties in bloom all the year round. One, a white and red striped blossom, has been named the “Helen Gould.” Among the many other beautiful blossoms pro- duced under the care of the accomplished gardener in charge orchids hold a pram- fnent place, and it is his boast that he has five hundred in bloom at once. De- Spite the array of brilliant floral beauties always at her command Miss Gould is said to prefer violets and pansies for herself, and @ pot of flowering mignonette is al- Ways in her especial sitting room or bou- doir. FINAL TOUCHES MADE | The Valkyrie to Be .&craped and Repainted. LORD DONRAVEN 1S DISSATISFIED Surprised at the Report of Bet~ ting Odds. THE TIMB ALLOWANCE ge ‘The Valkyrie (pronounced Val-kye-rie by Leri Dunraven, the cwrer), in tow of her tender, reached the Erie Basin, Brooklyn, only about a minute over a thirty-mile course. Articles of Agreement Signed. NEW YORK, September 4.—The Ameri- ca’s cup committee held an informal con- ference this morning in the cffice of Com- modore James G. Smith. Afterward Com- modore Smith, who is*the chairman of the committee, went ever te the Erie basin and met Lord Dunraven. They signed formal articles of agreement to govern the races, exchanging documents afterward. Commodore Smith afterward said to a reporter of the Associated Press that he would net be able to make known the de- tails of the agreement until tomorrow, but Land are practically the same as those of The formal program of the committee, which will sive dates of the races and other details, will be made known tomor- row also. = The work of sand papering and smooth- ing the Valkyrie is progressing rapidly and she will doubtless be ready to float tomor- row night, when the Defender will be in dry dock at Erie basin, and when both boats will probably be measured. at 4:30 o'clock yesterday. By 5 o'clock the English cuttar had been warped into dry dock, where she is to receive the final touches preparatory to the cup races. It was noticed as she cane into the basin that her truck could be seen above the top of a high grain elevator, which was said to be 140 feet high, and its loftiness was generally commented on. Seraped Off the Black Pnint. While the water was being drained off twenty-five men, under the superintend- ence of Otto Petersen, were set to work to scrape and sandpaper all the black paint off above the water line. They were cau- tioned not to go below that line. The scrap- ing and smoothing of the Vatkyrie’s sides were continued all night under electric lights and a bright moonlight. When all traces of the dark paint are seraped off a coat of white paint will be put on. The white will only reach to the tery about the treatment of the under- water body of the boat. A patent compo- sition may be used. What color it will be had not been decided on last night. A New York Herald reporter asked Lord Dunraven if he was satisfied with the con- dition of the Valkyrie. . “No, I am hot at all,” he replied, “but I hope to be when she leaves here.” Surmising that charges had been found necessary which would make further trial spins desirable, the reporter suggested it was a pity that he would not have another week afier dry docking before the races. Quite Satisfied. “Oh, no, I don’t think so,” his lordship replied. “Then you are satisfied with the tuning up she has haa?” _ “Yes, quite so.” “The work in dry dock, then, will be prin- cipally dressing her up and improving her appearance?” eves.” His lordship's dissatisfaction, therefore, appeared to be confined to the yacht’s ap- pearance. He said he preferred white, and that she had always been white, but he didn’t know whether they could make the change successfully now. The Question of Odds. Lord Dunraven was surprised at the cable report that betting in London was three to cne on the Mefender, and esked how the betting was here. He was told that the odds varied greatly, and many thought even money was the proper thing, believing that it was largely a matter of betting on wind, with the Defender picked for a blow and the Valkyrie for light air. Mr. Glennie said he didn’t take any stock in the cable report. Lord Dunraven, when asked what he thought about it, replied: “Well, with three to one on the other side, and even money here, I should it was a pretty good thing for somebody.’ Asked if he had seen the Defender in dry dock Lord Dunraven said he nad and thought she was 2 beautifully molded boat and very scientifically built. It was sug- gested that her fin keel did not add to her appearance, but his lordship reiterated: “Oh, she has beautiful lines. She’s clean cut, and well made," and Mr. Glennie ech- oed the opinion. Lord Dunraven. water line. There seemed to be some mys- The Time Allowance. Measurer John Hyslop of the New York Yacht Club will officially measure the Val- kyrie and the Defender on Friday. Not until then will it be known exactly just how much tho cup challenger will have to allow the American boat. But Mr. A. G. MeVey, the yachting expert, sees: “A close approximation to the racing lengths of the two yachts, as shown by their spar plans, would he 101.38 feet racing length for the Valkyrie and 100.22 feet racing length for the Defender. These are the racing lengths, based on the approximate measurements, and they show that, although the Valkyrie hes the greater sail spread, still she does not have to pay much for it. About a Minute’s Difference. According to the club rules, therefore, the boats are quite neur together, the De- fender having only a slight allowance coming to her. It certainly looks as if Valkyrie will have to give the Defender Weather tomorrow—Fatir. Finest Spruce ton. 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Weber of the sixteentn in- fantry arrived in this city August 25th after having traveled on a bicycle from Salt Lake City, which he left on July 15. The trip ecvered 2,927 miles, according to the cy- clometer carried on the wheel, the actual running time being 374 hours, made in thir- ty-eight actual running days. When Private Weber reached this city he Was somewhat tired, but he wrote in his diary “Myself and ‘wheel O. K.”: He tad stopped over but two days during his jour- ney, one day in Chicago and one at Leba- non, where he met an old friend and en- joyed a talk of old times. He was not de- tained on account of illness during his trip, though he suffered a sprained ankle on hig Second day out. ° The soldier bicyclist who made this cred- ilable run is rot large of stature, of dark complexion and hair, and an athlete of no ™mean order. He fs a young man of intelli- gence, courage and endurance of a high or- der. He had finished the period of his en- listment_ and started for his home at Lan- caster, Pa., on a three months’ furlough. He carried his furloush papers wth him, and this document recommen‘ed him to the good offices of the army. Some Long Runs Made. The longest of the thirty-eight runs was 134 miles, made on the seventeenth day of travel. The bicyclist kept an accurate rec- ord of his runs and of the cyclometer read- ings, and by these it is shown that the run of 134 miles was made in fourteen hours. Runs of over 100 miles were made on six days, and an average of seventy-four miles was made every day on which the bicy- clist traveled. The total expenses of the trip_until his arrival in Washington was $41.57, of which amount 33.70 was spent for repairs of the wheel. When the wheelman arrived here bis wheel was in good condi- tion, with the exception of the tire, which it was necessary to renew. Incidents of the Trip. ‘The first day’s journey was the most trying to the wheelman. On that day he rode ten hours, not including the stops for dinner and supper, which generally con- sumed an hour. He recorded in his diary, “Rather sore. Tired. A little discouraged. ‘The second day he had all railroad rid- ing, which he pronounced very tiresome. On’ that day he sprained his ankle. For some days he rode either on the railroad track or the desert, and found water very scarce. On his third day out from Sait Lake City he slept on the porch of a rail- road telegraph station. On his seventh day out he followed a cattle trail over the hills, and records tn bis diary that he suffered from want of food, though he slept well in a haystack. He had hard work on an upgrade, and on the cighth day of his run was at an alti- tude of 11,200 feet. He was still on the cattle trails in the vicinlty of Leadville, and his ninth day was spent running ia an inch of water. He had a lively time with the long-horned cattle, and was obliged to put a bullet in one of them in self-defense. His troubles were added to on the following day when he fell and hurt his knee, Many Miles of Send. At Denver Private Weber met a Mr. Gil- leland, who proposed accompanying him on a wheel to Cheyerne. Ou the next day, however, his comparion gave out and took a train. Then the private being once more alone got into a lot of cactus for a num- ber of miles, and his life was made miser- able. On the sixteenth day of the run Weber struck sand and kad to walk five miles. At Council Bluffs his funds were running very low, but he got a remittance at that place and was able to proceed in an easy frame of mind. Before reaching Council Bluffs he encountered a great deal of sand, which made riding difficult. Better Roads, but Bad Weather. After leaving Omaha the reads gave him rauch trouble, and when he came into better roads the weather got worse, and there was considerable rain. But hills and the heat were his great enemies. August 13 was spent in Chicago. In Illinois he met better reads and made the best five-hour run of his trip, making sixty-five miles in that time. ‘The condition of the roads about Wheel- ing, W. Va., caused the bicycler to note in his diary: “The national pike is not what it Is cracked up to be.” At Hagerstown Weber met very rocky roads and very hot weather, and recorded that his tire, a3 well as he, was giving out. ‘Weber carried his stock of earthly goods in a gripsack attached io his wheel, and appeared none the worse for his ride under such rough and lonesome conditions. He was provided with a new tire for his wheel in this city and left for Lancaster, Pa., in good spirits. —— The Idenl Hostess. From the Chautauquan. With the best intentions and the most hearty goodwill one may fail of imparting the desired flavor to hospttality. Like the poet, the ideal hostess is undoubtedly born rather than made, but she who aspires to such honors must have both tact and tal- ent; she must study the situation like a true statesman and adapt her course to it. Failures He oftenest in sins of omission, perhaps at the very outset in neglecting the wisdom of the old saw which enjoins us to “welcome the coming guest.” In towns and cities it is usually quite possible to find conveyance from the station to the home of your friend, but what a sense of relief and welcome it gives one to find a bright face ready with a greeting, and- have the re- sponsibility of bag and baggage at once taken off your hands. We forgive a good deal to our friends, but it certainly dulls the edge of delight to be received at the threshold by servants whose mistress is out shopping, and to wait in the parlor, weary and dusty, until your hostess at last rushes in, breathless and apologetic. It requires a very sturdy quality of self- respect to come out undismayed from the disorder of travel, and no one enjoys being exhibited at her worst. Therefore avoid the mistaken famillarity of taking your guest at once into the bosom of the family, and usher her directly to her room, which should in itself breathe a welcome in the evidences that her comfort has been pro- vided for. The perfection of art is that no trace of the laborious processes should appear in the finished product: the perfection of style Is that the polished faultlessness which is the result of infinite painstaking shall grow to be spontaneous. And so the golden rule of hospitality is that it must never display evidence of effort, or that moment it ceases to be enjoyable. Sarah, serving her unleavened cakes under the oaks of Mamre, or Solomon feasting the wondering queen from vessels of silver and gold, it is always the hearty sincerity of the entertainment which gives it the true charm, and In cottage as in palace one can say no more than “Such as I have give I wunto thee.” FINE ATHLETES COME Two Teams From England Will * Strive for Honors. LONDON A.C. 10 MEET’ NEW YORK Cambridge University to Compete With Yale. OLD ELIS MEN AT WORK The Cunard steamer Aurania, due to reach New York from Liverpool today, brings the finest lot of English amateur athletes ever seen in this country. The athletes consist of two teams, one of which will represent the London A. C. in a tour- nament with the New York A. C. at Man- hattan field on September 21. The other consists of Cambridge University men, ready to meet Yale in the same arena on October 5. The London Club Men. The L. A. C. men aboard and the events for which they have been selected are said to be: One-hundred-yard Downer. Two hundred and twenty yards—Cowner and Jordan. Four hundred and forty yards—Fitzher- bert and Jordan or Lewin. S Eight hundred and eighty yards—Horan and Shaw. x One-mile run—Lutyens and Wilkins. Three-mile run—Horan, Lutyens or Wil- kins. Hurdle race—Shaw and Oakley. High jump—Williams and Johnstone. Long jump—Oakley and Mendelson. Weight putting-—-Watson. Hammer throwing—Robinson and John- stone. dash—Bradley and The Cantabs. Of these Fitzherbert, Lewin, Horan, Lut- yens, Watson, Johnstone and Mendelson are eligible for both tournaments, and after getling through with the winged-foot cracks they will form the backbone of the Cambridge team. The other Cantabs on board. are said to be Jennings, Pilkington, Hemingway. Fletcher, Gomer, Williams, Wilding and Davenport. Special provision has heen made for the comfort of the visiting ‘varsity men at New Haven, and there will probably be a Gemonstrative Yale delegation at the dock to receive them. The visitors will be taken in carriages from the pier by a committee from the N. Y. A. C. to the Murray Hill Hotel, where a suite of rooms has been engaged for them. A formal reception will follow. The Cambridge athletes on thelr arrival will immediately go to their quarters in New Haven. The Yale field has been put in goad condition and placed at their dis- posal, ard they will do their training there. Yale Men at Work. The bustle and activity about the track and club house at Travers Island were in- creased yesterday by the arrival and first Gay’s work of the Yale track team in prep- aration for the games with Cambridge, which will be held at Manhattan field October 5. All the candidates reported yesterday and vent through their regular day’s vork. They will remain there until the in- ternational games on September 21, when they will return to New Haven in time for the opening of the university, and finish training on their own grounds. For the 100 and 300-yard dashes ‘there are W. M. Richards, D. C. Byers, R. V. Evrnet, C. Gillette and F. E. Wade; quar- ter-mile, Wade and Richards; half-mile, P. W. Crane and W. H. Wadhams; J. E. Mor- gan is the only candidate for the mile; E. H. Cady, G. B. Hatch and C. EB. Perkins, hurdles; Capt. Sheldon and J. ‘Thompson, Ligh juinp; R. Mitchell and Capt. Sheldon, broad jump, putting shot, W. O. Hikok, A. Brown; throwing hammer, W. O. Hikok and H. P. Crors. An International Contest. While the meeting on the 21st is called a match between the London Athletic Club and the New York Athletic Club, it ts really all-Great Britain against all-America. As soon as the negotiations were brought to a successful conclusicn the London Athletic Club reached for the prominent athletes of England, Ireland and Scotland, and the New York Athletic Club was not far behind in enrolling the best men of this country. The Winged Foot management was just a bit more circumspect in its membership hunt than the English club. Eager and anxious to win this most important match, the New Ycrk Athletic people were yet a bit cautious about the company they sought, and at least one record-holder and sure winner of his competition was passed over because he did not come up to the necessary qualifications. The London Ath- letic Club, it seems, had no such scruples, for in enrolling F. E. Bacon, England's greatest distance runner, they offended so much on the social question that the ulti- mate result was a disruption of the orig- inally selected team, and the British con- tingent coming over on the Aurania is short several of its best men. The defection seems serious in the case of three men: E. C. Bredin, who has a quarter-mile mark of 48% seconds, and half-mile figures of 1 minute 55 seconds; F. E. Bacon, who until last Wednesday held the world’s amateur mile record of 4 min- utes 17 seconds, and J. M. Ryan, who created a world’s record August 19 for the high jump, clearing 6 feet 4% inches. The other absentees cut no figure. A Tournament at Newton. NEWTON, Masg., September 4.—It is an- nounced today that arrangements have been made with the Cambridge University athletes, for a tourrament, under the aus- pices of the Newton Athletic Association here, while the Englishmen are in .this country this fall, The Newton athletes favor open contests, but will be governed entirely by the wishes of the visitors in the matter, and if they so destre will select college men exclusively. Some Comparisons. The following is a comparison of some of the records of the men who will take part in the first meeting: One Hundred Yards, Time. America. Two Hundred and Twenty Yards. England. Time. America. Tine. Downer (200)..... 19 4-5s.|Crum.. 3 Quarter Mile. England. Fizuerbert. Half Mile England. Time. America. Horan (less 4 yds) 1.55 4-5|Kilpatrick.. One Mile. England. ‘Time. America. ‘Time. Lutyens... 4.19 4-5|Conneff...........4.15 3-5 Hurdle. England. Time. America. ‘Tine. Shaw... sere] 4-58, seeeee 1d 3-53. Sporting Notes. The fall trotting meeting at Chillicothe, Ohio, has been declared off. There are no horses there. Steavenson, the sprinter, sails on the Gallia tomorrow from Liverpool for Bos- ton, to join the London Athletic Club in America. Pool selling came to an abrupt end at Galesburg, Ill, at the race track. Mr. Williams ts reticent as to the cause of the stop, but the report fs that he had received notice that he would be arrested if selling was continued, and did not cere to run the risk. The regatta of the Royal Western Yacht Club of England at Plymouth yesterday was the occasion of a fine race, in which Niagara beat Isolde by one minute nine seconds. Both McCoy and Moore spent the nigat in jail at Louisville. They are charged with prize fighting near Cairo, TIL, on June 30. Although Illinofs officers identify them, McCoy and Moore deny that they are the men. McCoy says he was at Bos- ton at the time, while Moore claims to have been at Bradford, Pa. The fighters were billed at Cairo as Moore and McCoy. GIDEON WILL NOT ACT. Mr. Spniding Wants the Suspension of the Cyclists Removed. PHILADELPHIA, September 4.—Chatr- man George Gideon of the L. A. W. racing board will take no action on the letter he received last night from A. G. Spalding in reference to the suspension of Titus and Cabanne, two members of the Spalding bicycle team. Mr. Gideon expressed sur- prise today when he learned that Mr. Spalding had given the letter to the press. He says Mr. Spalding is a nice man, but that there are several things connected with this case of which Mr. Spalding is en- tirely ignorant. The cases of Cabanne and Titus are in the hands of D. W. Robert of St. Louis, said Mr. Gideon, and he is collecting evi- dence to submit to the board. Mr. Gideon says that the reflection upon the action of Mr. Robert in this matter is unjust, as he has always found Mr. Robert to be a thor- oughly upright and efficient official. It was due entirely to his persistency that Sunday racing was stopped in the west, and he has done much to elevate the sport, said Mr. Gideon. Titus and Cabanne went to New York yesterday to see Mr. A. G. Spalding. Mr. Spalding sent them to Philadelphia for a personal interview with Chairman Gideon of the L. A. W. racing board. He also for- warded a letter to that official giving their version ef the case, and pointing out the serious loss entailed on Cabanne, Titus and their employers by the enforced inactivity af the two cracks. After summing up the case In convincing style, Mr. Spalding say: “We vequest you to withdraw their sus- persion pending investigation and without trial, and to allow them to conduct their Lusiness and keep their engagements until a fair trial proves them deserving of this serious punishment. r “In the meantime we assure you of our hearty co-operation in the speedy and thor- ough irvestigation of the facts and such subsequent action as the facts may indi- cate.” BEATEN BY CANADA. The Toronto Cricketers Far in the Lend of Americans. The international cricket match between the.United States and’ Canada that is be- ing played at Toronto ts the leading topic of conversation there, and the local en- thusiasts are delighted with the fine show- ing of the players of the dominion, who it is thought will have a good chance of victory with Capt. Mitchell's team of En- glish collegians in the next big match, Fri- day and Saturday, when the Toronto elev- en will be a triffe stronger than that which is now engaged with the United States. The runs at the fall of each wicket are shown in the following table: First inning. . 36 40 45 54.55 56 G9 156 156 156 0 425 26325051 6 6 65 Second inning. 16 48 96 137 143 165 186 222 231 255 24 25 Canada United States. Canada Unites The United States must score 347 runs to win. Two wickets have already fallen with only 25 runs. Y¥..M. C. A. and “Money Makers, The Y. M. C. A. boys of the District League and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing team of the Departmental League wiil cross bats at Capitol Park, the athletic grounds of the Y. M. C. A., today at 445 p.m., and as the latter team has been beat- en this season by Iaeger’s Pensioners only, the Pensioners having recently defeated the money makers in a close game by a score of 10 to 6, an interesting game is antici- pated. Ladies are admitted free to all games played at Capitol Park. Suspicious of Breitenstein. Von der Ahe is suspiclous of Breiten- stein. He says: “If he doesn’t give the St. Louis club his best efforts I'll put him cn the shelf without pay, and see if he won't play all he knows for the team. He complains that he is not being paid enough, does he? Well, he is getting as much as I can afford to pay him, and it is not a small salary, either. About these stories that I will not be at the head of the St. Louis team next season, that Is all bosh. I have the franchise, and I propose to hold on to it as long as I care to continue in base ball. And you may say, also, that I will not sell either Ehret or Cooley to Louisville and Breitenstein not at all. If the latter thinks that he can get his release by sulk- ing, I'll fool him.” Memorial to a Foot Ball Player. A granite monument has been erected in Mount Calvary cemetery, Rickmond, Va., to the memory of George Bahen, who died last March in Washington from injuries sustained in a game of foot ball played last Thanksgiving day. It Is a shaft of the Corinthian style, seventeen feet high, anda magnificent specimen ‘of granite work. On each side is the following in- scription: “George D. Bahen, born January 12, 1874, died March 26, 1895, at Washington, D. C., from injuries received on Thanksgiving day, 1894, in heroically upholding the blue and gray of Georgetown on the field of athletics.”” Tennis at Buffalo. The open tournament of the Buffalo Ten- nis Club commenced yesterday. The club trophy, a silver cup, valued at $250, will be awarded to the player who defeats all comers. The playing of Neel, the western champion, was the feature. Summary: Fisher beat Mitchell, 6—0, 6—0; Pope beat Cady, 3-6, 6-3, 86; Griffin beat Otte, 6—2, 6—2; Wrenn beat Hilliard, 6—1, 2-6, 6-2; Hawes beat Barr, 9-7, 6—4; Rapelyea beat Wayland, 6—3, 12—14, 6-2; Neel beat Hed- strom, 6—0, 6-0. BY EIGHT WICKETS. New Yorkers Bunten by the University Cricketers, LIVINGSTON, S. I., September 4.—After two days’ play the crease was in fairly good condition when play was resumed this morning in the international cricket match between all New York and the English cricketers. There was a good deal of bet- ting as to how many wickets the visitors would forfeit before they gained the 57 runs. which it was necessary for them to get to win. Opinions were fairly divided, but it was generally conceded that the Englishmen would not lose more than four wickets to accomplish their ends. Play began at 11:45, with Capt. Mitchell and Hill at the bat. Cobb took the upper end and began bowling to Mitchell, who slipped the third ball to boundary for four. Kelley bowled frcm the lower end and Mitchell, after a single from Hill, sent one of Kelley’s into Arkwright’s hands. But Arkwright, who was substituted for one of the home players, muffed it beanti- fully, and the leather went to the ropes, scoring four for the English captain. Mitchell's life at the wicket was short- lived, as he lifted one from Cobb into Ry- er’s hands at long off, and he retired with a score of 8. Score, 12—1—8. Milligan next to bat. Hill, who fs left handed, hit Cobb to square leg for four, and sneaked one of Kelley's to the ropes for four more. A minute later he was caught by Tyers, at mid on, after mak- ing 15. Score, 25—2—15. Druce, the Surrey crackajack, was next man to handle the willow. Druce got 15 between them before they were separated. Druce drove Cobb to the on for two and to the off for another coupie, but he played the next ball from the same bowler on to his wicket and retired. Score, 40—3—6. Phillips came next. He drove Kelley to short leg for 2, Milligan sent Cobb to leg for 3 and Phillips, on drive, put two more. Then Milligan sent a drive to the roves off Kelley for four, and Phillips en-led the game by a straight drive off Cobb to the ropes, after thirty-seven minutes’ play. Score, 58. The Englishmen won by eight wickets. Searle Ahead of the Record. CHICAGO, September 4.—Word has been received that R. P. Searle, in his attempt to break all records from Chicago to New York, has reached Cleveland, three hours ahead of all previous reccrds. —.— Worse. From Puck. “Huh! You might do worse than read spring poetry,” sourly retorted Pensmith, the callow bard, who felt that his effusions has been unjustly criticised.” “That's so,” returned Grimshaw; might write it.” “y THE ENGINEERS LEAD Beginning the Regimental Interstate Match. THIRTEEN TEAMS AT THE TARGETS Shooting at 200 and 500 Yards at Sea Girt. THE SKIRMISH FIRING Staff Correspondence of The Evening Star. SEA GIRT, N. J., September 3, 1895. After many apparently unavoidable de- lays, the regimental interstate match to- day commerced to interest the large num- ber of riflemen concerned, and the crowd of spectators, who seemed to be just as much elated or worried, respectively, as were the competitors. Thirteen teams showed up at the firing point, and six of them proceeded to open the ball at 200 yards, followed by the remaining teams as soon as the targets were clear. It was one of the longest-drawn competi- tions ever seen on any rifie range, for from start to finish there were all sorts of de- lays, largely the result of good-natured compliance with the desires of everybody and everybody else. Not until the bugle sounded ‘cease firing” for the day had the last of the teams—the first Massachusetts —concluded its score in the known distance work, so that, of course, it was utterly im- possible to do any of the skirmishing. The match program was to start out this mornirg at 8:30 and to complete the known distance work—which is at 200 and 500 yards—by 1 o'clock, and this plan, had thece been enforcement of the time limit regulation, would have worked admirably. A strong right wind was blowing; strong enough to puzzle the oldest of the “cracks” and too strong for a large proportion of the less experienced riflemen. The District teams and several other organizations pushed right ahead, and were not at all dilatory, but other teams, and notably that from the first Georgia cavalry, slowed down to such an extent as to make the proceedings extremely wearisome. There was much of waiting for a favorable let up in the wind on the part of some of the Georgians, and in one case the exorbitant time of one hour and a half was required -y a member of the team from the sunny south for the purposes of a ten-shot score at 200 yards, this particular rifleman thus breaking the world’s record for deliberate shooting. ‘There were no formal protests, however, against the permitting of such an alto- gether remarkable exhibition of tardiness, but there were a great many informal com- plaints and a vast quantity of unspoken or whispered profanity. The aggregated de- Jays will result in very much incon- venience, for the skirmish werk of the regimental match is now thrown over, so that it cannot take place until tomorrow afternoon, and, as a result, the big inter- state match for state teams must be crowd- ed into the morning, while many of the riflemen who had expected to devote time end money to individual competitions dur- ing the latter part of tomorrow afternoon will have to content themselves either with participation in .skirmish—if they are mem- bers of regimental teams—or with sitting in rear of the 600-yards firing point, watch- ing their perspiring fellows doing double time up and down the range. Regarded as Winners. Perhaps the District teams are not re- garded as being as deeply “‘in it” in the regimental match at least, but the proba- bilities are that they are looked upon throughout the entire camp as sure win- ners. Such a conclusion was not at all re- markable three or four years ago, when the District sharpshooters had only Jer- seymen to shoot against, but now that so many teams from so many states are here, it might reasonably be expected that other teams would achieve first place in the af- fections of the prophets. The known distance work of today has, thowever, fully justified the predictions which for the past day or two have freely bees made by unbiased observers. The Engineer Corps team leads with an aggre- gate of 507. Next to it comes that old re- Hable organization, the first Alaska cav- alry, with an aggregate of 497. Then fol- lows the first Georgia cavalry, with 486. From that point to the tallenders the scores are as follows: Twelfth New York, 485; second New Jersey, 484; first District of Columbia, 481; second District of Co- lumbia, 460; first Massachusetts,456; fourth New Jersey, 447; third Pennsylvania, 433; sixth New Jersey, 421; third New Jersey, 416; thirteenth United States infantry, 387. Possibilities at Skirmish Shooting. Theee figures, however, are likely to prove deceptive if any one uses them as a basis for working out the problem of guessing the winner, for it is even so that in these degenerate Gays the last frequently be- comes the first. Of course it is not at all likely that the first will be last, because the Engineer Corps team is not built that way, but there would be nothing at all surprising in the thirteenth United States infantry’s team putting up such a big skir- mish total as to place the organization, which is the pride of Governor's Island, way up near the top. The soldiers of the regular army are, as a rule, superior skir- ‘mishers, and so far as Sea Girt is concern- ed the representatives of the thirteenth are probably more expert in that particular Mine of rifle shooting than any other half dozen on the ground, excepting, of course, the members of the first Alaska cavalry. Last year the Engineer Corps boys put up a remarkably fine article of skirmish, and in view of the fact that since the last meeting at Sea Girt they have had at least a few opportunities to acquire additional experience, it is not at all probable that their skirmish will detcriorate. Time alone can tell, however, for it frequently hap- pens that the elements of chance enter in- to what would appear to be a game of skill; in fact, a majority of those who will skir- mish tomorrow have a reasonably ground- ed opinion that. skirmishing is closely re- lated to the lottery and policy business. The Scores. In order that Washingtonians may see precisely how their representatives shot in the regimental team match today the scores by shots are herewith appended: Engineer Corps, 200 yards— Wetheratd. 44484485 4 4-39 4564452454441 344445444440 6445438444 4-41 448444544 4-40 444562448 4-39 —210 66445445 4 5-45 85444545 5 4-4 454454445 5-4 45544656465 5 5-6 845544655 4-44 SB5555354 4 + ~-267 507 45 4-42 44 4-39 5 2 8-33 4442 44 4-38 45 4-40 55445 5-45 54655 5 5-44 556 4 8 8-40 6356 £8 5-4 5645 4 5-44 45565 4 5-6 aE & ee 4 me ¢ fet 216 Sucaun acawee IEtttr SaRSRE TOOK THE ODD. The Bourbons Played Pennant Rall With the Crippled Senators. The Louisville base ball team has no business whatever ocupying the last place in the league race. The exhibition of ball tossing given by it yesterday éntitled the Kentucky combination to a first division Position. Hard hitting and magnificent fielding resulted in the capture of twe games from the Senators, and made the Louisvilles a dangerous competitor te Washington and St. Louis for a rung on the league ladder. z Compared with the sharp, snappy play- ing of the visitors, the home club did some exceedingly sloppy and irregular ~ work. There was no team work, and the men ap- peared to be afraid of earning their sal- aries. In the first game Anderson pitched, and besides being viciously pounded was given poor support in the field. Selbach par- ticularly was off in his work at short, and made three errors. Washington was in the game with a show of winning up to the ninth inning, when the Louisvilles had a streak of batting and pounded out six runs that settled the contest beyond question. McDermott started in to pitch for Louis- ville, but gave eight bases on balls in four innings, and in the fourth forced in four men. Weyhing then took his place, and held the Senators down to one run during the rest of the game. Lush appeared with the local team for the first time, playing right field in the first game and left field in the second. Hi made one error in each game, each being a@ muff of a fly ball. The first one was wholly inexcusable, but the second was quite pardonable, as he only caught the ball with one hand before dropping it. In the first game he made three hits, and was quite a factor in the run getting. He Seems to be a clever man. Brown did some very poor work in the first game, but atoned for this,in the minds of the crowd, by making a marvelous catch in the eighth inning of a fly off Clarke's bat that was surely bocked for four bases. One man of all others was responsible’ for Washington's defeat in both games. This was Collins, who covered second for the visitors. His work was perfect, and time after time he killed chances for base hits that ordinary second basemen would not have captured. In each game he got two outs and cix assists,and in the seventh of the last game, when the Senators had taken a spurt and had a splendid show of winning, two runs being scored and the bases being full, Joyce laced one over the base path that seemed certain to be at least a three-bagger and tc tie the score, but Collins pulled it in with ease and end- ed the game. Umpire Murray justly de- cided that there was not light sufficient to play another inning. Boswell, the new pitcher for the local team, occupied the box in the second inn- ing and acquitted hin-self very well. Had the local team hit the ball with any de- gree of frequency he would have saved the game. He strvck out six men, aithough he gave the bleachers the marble heart in the first inning by sending the first two men to bases on balls. He pitches like a comer. The scores of the two contests tell the tale in a fashion all too plain: First Game. 11.0.4. AB. 120 39 101 1 000 oo. 020 ° 4 226 5 22 6 oo 140 00 253 10 102 10 o°o 711 1 00-9 1 6-17 Earned runs—Wasbington, 2; Loulsville, 4. Two- base SF hae Wright, Hassamer, Clarke, Cartwright (2), wn. Three-base_hits—Wright, Collins, "Sacrifice hit—Gettinger. Stolen bases— Wright, Holmes. First base on balls- Off mott, 7; off Anderson, 4; off Werhing, 2. pitched ball—Boyd. misville, 4. Struck out—By Weyhing, 3. Time— 2.05. Umpire—Murray. Second Game. Der- Hit by Left on bases—Washington, 23 WASHINGTO’ LOUISVILLE. R.H.O.AE. R..0.4.E. © 0 Shugart.cs..1 1000 © 1 Holmes,3b..1 1 0 2 0 © 0 Clarke, o1200 0 0 Hass’m'r,ib 0 110 1 0 2 1 Collins,2b...1 0250 © OGettingerrf 1 1 21 0 0 1 Wright.cf.. 00100 1 91300 1 1eo11e¢e 62110 0 oo 2-2 10 2-5 Me. = oaremae Be flolmes, Gettinger. Stolen ht, Double plas-—Gett inger y—Meekin, Hassamer and lis—Of Meckin, ge well, 5. Hit by pitched ball—Holmes. ton bases—Washington, 5; Louisville, 4. Struck ont-—* By Meekin. 2; by’ Boswell, 7. Wild pitches—Bos- well, 2. Time—1.57. Umpire—Murray. League Games Today Cincinnati at Washington Louisville at Baltimore. Pittsburg at New York. Chicago at Boston. Philadeiphia. Cleveland at Brcoklyn. Other League Games. At Philadelphia— R.H.E. 1013 8 584 -6i2 2 871 W171 Twa At Baltimore— Baltimore... 91 St. Louis. 92 The League Record. 1. P.O.) Clubs. W. L. PC. 87 .651 Pittsburg... 59 52.582 42 (628 Cincinnati... 56 51 “523 5 bi (518 47 69 (324 59 47 1 R37 “306 30 29 8) “266 Standing of the clubs September 4, 1804: Clubs. W. L. P.C. Clubs. W. L. P.C. Baltimore... 72°30 .67| Pittsburg.... 54°55 495 Boston....2. 71 39 1 icago..... 50 60 1455 New York... 72 40 | 148 e3 1432 Philadelphia. 62 47 245 63 :405 Brooklyn... 66 49 550] Washington. 38 73 (342 Cleveland..2 65 52 ‘bi# Louisville... 32 78 “201 Base Ball Notes. Cincinnati today for one game. ‘Two games tomorrow ard Friday with the Reds. - The Washingtons play in Pittsburg on Pennsylvania's Labor day, Saturday. Louisville has crackerjacks in Collins and Clark, but the club is weaker than ever. The two old Washington players, Hoy and Foreman, will be seen today with the Cincinnatis. Big Bill Phillips has left. McMahon won his eighth siraight game for Baltimore. Five eastern clubs are in the first di- vision. Washington is on the slide. The first triple play seen in a long time on the local grounds was made yesterday. ‘Washington had men on first-and second, A fly, apparently safe, was popped up to the pitcher, who threw to first, who threw to eecond, catching both runners. Yesterday was Nashville's twentieth straight victory and tied them with Atlanta for first place in the Southern League with a percentage of .670 cach. The season end- ed yesterday. The indications are that Nashville and Atlanta will play a series of games to decide the championship. —_———— A Chance for an Inventor. From the Boston Herald. ‘While peaches are a very perishable frult, a fortune awaits the one who shall invent method by which peaches can be taken ~ to the European market in a sound condi- tion. They are, perhaps, our most delicate fruit, and the length of the peach season (and the possibilities of making it equal to the period while the peach ripens all the way from Georgia to Maine), gives the lux- ury to our p2ople for an unexpected length of time. There is no reason why fruit that can be sent from California to New Eng- Jand without injury should not be sent from New England to the European mar- ket, if It can be kept in such a condition that the air does not reach it and hasten its decay. Europeans are eager to share our fruit season, and have nothing like it within easy reach.