Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1895, Page 10

10 : THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. Claret LLL LL 1 —ts stilt in order. HIT 1 11 tops of it every day. It ts the only LLLLE | detnk that will satisfy the burning Ti 111] thirst of this kind of weather. 25c. a Hitt tt at. and up. $2.40 up to §5 per doz. 111 .1.).] ats. Delivered anywhere within the LLLLLT efty. and shipped anywhere out of the TLLT 1 1 city, promptly. ‘Wine TO= KA LO Co., G14 14th st. ‘Phone 90S. sel4-3m,20 You have a right to be worried if you are slowly losing your hair. If we treat it in time we may save it. See about it! ‘Dermarex” Toilet Soap is excellent for the com- jexion, because It is. pre. 25e, everywhere. nufactured by HEPBURN, M.D., Dermatologist, building, 11th and F sts. It Will Cost You But $20 —for a genteel sult of clothes here—and we sro safe in saying that a sult of equal material and workmanship can’t he duplicated anywhere under $25—$30 Is the price most places. A business sult for $15. All work done on the premises. Haslett & Pistel, 1345 Pa. Ave.N. 8023-200 We are selling gal- ge23-144 fertz Up-to-date ‘Tatloring ‘Establishment. We are not ad. solicitors, but ad. writers. Not sensational writers, but straightforward announcers of store facts. Some business men’s ads. are necessarily “tame,” because their store and stock are “tame.” It isn’t good advertising to make “a moun- tain out of a mole hill,” and your store and stock could “set the pace” for your ads. Each store makes its own “store news.” If you have any good things to advertise we can draw the crowd. Write us to call and talk the matter over. Star Advertising Bureau. 4th floor, Star Building. W. A. Hungerford, G. W. Milter, ©. G. Archibald it Craig & Harding, Cor. 13th and F sta. Don't waste your money on a cheap Roll-top Desk. Several years making one article ought to bring perfection, and it has. The famous “CUTLER” Office Desks are perfect—absolutely perfect. Made by skilled cabinetmakers. 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It's well-nigh impossible to wear a “Knox Hat ** out—it's made too well. And amoney can't ** buy a more stylish or Fecoming hat. All the * * leading statesmen and professional men of * * America wear it. We are sole D. C. agents. B. H. STINEMETZ & SON, Hatters and Furriers, 1237 Pa. ave. —_se21-20d Men’s Goods, Half Price. Have put all the Fall and Winter Un- ¢ © derwear at exactly half price, with the * © °° Hosiery, Neskw Neglige Shirts, etc. * © fe. Underwear, 25e. $1 Underwear, 50c. 75e. Underwear, $2 Underwear, $1. Our business—shirts to order. oe H a l 1 “SHIRT-MAKER,” 9 908 F St. T. sel7-16d AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Seduction Case Thrown Out of the Mayor's | Court. Quiet Sundny Down the River—Many Local Notes of a General Interent. The case cf Edward Parker, charged by Arnie Parker with betrayal under promise of marriage, came up before Mayor Thomp- son again Saturday night. The woman tes- tified that the offense was committed in Fairfax county, and Col. Barley, for the de- ferdant, made a motion to quash the case on the ground that it did rot come within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court. The motion was carried. The woman stated that she would carry the case to the Fair- fax court. Mayor's Court. Mayor Thompson disposed of the follow- ing cases this morning: Fred. Washington, a little darkey who was sent to the work- heuse, because he sald he had no home, was claimed by his sister and turned over to her. Wm. Mudd, a burly negro, who said he came from Washington, was fined 312 or given ninety days on the gang for being drunk and disorderly and resisting and assaulting Special Officer Parke at the Washington Southern railway station. Wm. Day, colored, charged with assaulting Her- min Scott, had his case continued until to- night. A Quiet Sunday. The mercury hovered around the- 100 mark nearly all day yesterday, and kept the stréets pretty nearly deserted. Only fair-sized congregations attended the va- r.cus churches, except in the M. E. Church Scuth, which was filled last night by the Jr. O. U. A. M. to listen to a sermon by the pastor, Rev. J. T. Williams, which was intended for them. Rev. Thomas Packard preached at Christ Church, Rey. Rumsey Smithson at the Village Chapel, and the res.dent clergy in the other churches. Notes. . Dr. D. N. Rust has bought from Mr. Lawrence Washington two lots on North Washington street near Wythe for $300. Rey. J. T. Williams of the M. E. Church Scuth preached an interesting sermon last night to the Junior Order, United Ameri- can Mechanics, and a large crowd at- tended. An alarm of fire about 2 o'clock yester- day afternoon brought out the entire de- partment, but they did not go into service. it was caused by a slight blaze in a back building at the residence of Peter Baggott on South Lee street. An infant child of Mr. Wm. E. Grady _ Saturday afternocn. t is said that the vestry of Christ Church have extended a call to the Rev. Mr. Clark of Fredericksburg. They have received no reply. A large force of men are at work laying the new gas mains. They will greatly im- prove the service here. Es A NEW SIR WALTER SCOTT. Lineal Descendant and Namesnke of the Great Author. From the Cosmopolitan. The old home of Sir Walter Scott, Ab- botsford, is now presided over by his great- granddaughter, Mrs. Maxwell-Scott. In a sequestered corner of the ivy-wall2d gar- den at Abbotsford stands a sun-dial. Shad- ews gliding across its time-worn face have silently marked the hours since Sir Walter Scott, then in the midst of his financial troubles and harassments, carved with his cwn hand upon the stone: “I will work while it is day.” Sir Walter's daughter Sophia married John Lockhart, the his- torian. They had three children, the youngest of whom, Charlotte, married James Hope, esq., who by act of parlia- ment took the name of Hope-Scott. They also had three children, the eldest of whom, Mary Monica, my hostess, was sole heiress of Abbotsford’ and other large estates, the other two children having died. In 1874 she married the Hon. Joseph Max- well, a younger brother of Lord Herries of Everingham Park, whose title and estates he will inherit. as Lord Herries has no son. Mr. Maxwell also legally took the name of Maxwell-Scott, and the first child born was named Walter Scott. Upon this auspicious occasion the queen telesraphed, with her congratulations: “He shall be knighted ‘Sir Walter’ when he is twenty-one.” This boy is now nineteen years of age, and has six rollicksome brothers and sisters. Walter is destined for the army, Malcom for the navy. Then follow Josephine, seven‘een years old; Alice, twelve; Michael, ten; Mar- garet, seven, and Herbert, two. —ESE Gen, Boynton Declined a Memorial, At a meeting of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga Satur day Secretary Steele introduced a resolu- tion adopted by the thirty-fifth Ohio regi- ment, recommending a statue to their com- mander, Gen. H. V. Boynton, as a tribute vork in the establishment of the and Chattanooga National motion was tabled on request of officers were re-elected. Rockford, Ill, was made the next place of meeting, the date being Wednesday and Thursday of Chickamauga week, one year hence. Gen. David S. Stanley will be the crator. IS MUCH IN EARNEST Charles D, Rose Decides on His Cup Challenger. WILL BE CALLED THE DISTANT SHORE The Load Water Line Will Be Eighty-nine Feet. WALES MAY BE INTERESTED LONDON September 23.—Mr. J, M. Soper, the yacht designer, came to London today and had a conference with Mr. Charles D. Rose regarding the details of the yacht with which it is proposed to challenge for the America’s cup. It was agreed to communi- cate with the secretary of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, who will cable to the New York Yacht Club as follows: “With formal challenge mail challenge will read: In behalf of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and in the name of C. D. Rose, a member, the challenge to sail a series of matches for the America’s cup against any yacht or ve@sel built in the United States. The following are particulars: Challenger's owner, C. D. Rose; name of yacht, The Dis- tant Shore; leagth of loadwater line, eighty- nine feet; rig, cutter. The challenge will be absolutely unconditional.” Thinks the Defender Will Do. NEW YORK, Septemter 23.—When a rep- resentative of the Associated Press showed this cable message to ex-Commodcre James D. Smith, chairman of the America’s cup committee, the veteran yachtsman read the news eagerly, and sai ‘his, indeed, is a very sportsmanlike challenge, and I am very glad to hear it. Of course our com- mittee has nothing to do with it, but when the direct challenge arrives I have no doubt that a special meeting of the New York Yacht Club will be called and a new cup committee appointed. In his preliminary cable Mr. Rose said that he begged to chai- lenge for ‘he America’s cup next year, the race to be sailed on conditions satisfactory to the cup cgmmittee. In the cablegram that you lave just shown me Mr. Rose bears out his previous cablegram and leaves the conditions absolutely in the hands of any cup committee that may be appointed. Whether I shall be a member of that com— mittee or not, I can now say positively that the very fairest possible conditions will be adopted. This is good news, indeed, fcr American yachtsmen, and, in my opinion, it will not be necessary for us to build an- other cup defender in order to beat the Distant Shore.” TO CHALLENGE FOR THE CUP. Charles D. Rose, Owner of the Yacht Satan Charles D. Rose, a member of the firm of Mcrton, Rose & Co., of London, has indi- cated that he will chatlenge the New York Yacht Club for the America’s cup. He recently bought the yacht Satanita from Mr. Clarke. ‘The se-retary of the Victoria Yacht Club states that the club has been requested to iste a challenge for the America’s cup. He ts awaiting the ne Yy_ particular and detailed information concerning ghe re- quirements of the New York Yacht Club before anything can be done. Mr. Rose was yesterday esked for partic- ulers regarding his challenge for the Amer- ica’s cup, and replied: “Yes, I'am going to challenge for the cup. I have sent a preliminary message to the secretary of the New York Yacht Club, and 1 have also communicated with Mr. J, Pier: pent Mcrgan on the subject. The formal challenge will go through the Royal Victo- ria Yacht Club rext week, as scon as the designer and I shall have agrecd on the di- mensions of the yacht which Is to be built ard other particulars waich it is nece to Incorporate in the challenge. The yacht will be designed by Soper, and {t will be built at Fay’s yard in Southampton. I can give you no further particulars, as, really, they are not settled yet.” “Shall you make it a condition that the races for the America’s cup must be held elsewhere than in the vicinity of New York?” was asked. “Certainly not,” replied Mr. Rose. "I shall make no conditions, though, of course, I am anxious that the races shall be held where there will be no chance of interfer- erce, and I have no doubt that the New York committee feel the same way.” “It was feared,” observed the interviewer, “that the recent flasco would prevent any Englishman from challenging again.” “Oh, no,” said Mr. Rose. “The affair is regretted om both sides. A certain amount eparable from all sporting hat will not deter us from contests, trying again. Quite the most interesting thing about Mr. Rose’s challenge for an 1596 contest for the America’s cup developed when It be- camie known that his royal highness, Al- bert Edward, Prince of Wales, might pos- sibly be a member of an Enghsh syndicate which Mr. Rose represented. Therefore, America's contest in another international yacht race will be with a boat partially owned by a royal yachtsman. That the story may be founded on fact Chairman James D. Smith of the America’s cup committee has acknowledged. He said that the informal offer of a challenge for the America’s cup which he had-received from Mr. Rose was a bona fide one. Then he pointed out that Mr. Rose is a member of the London Jockey Club, of which the Prince of Wales is a moving spirit, and that Mr. Rose and the prince have long had close association in racing horses. “Mr. Rose is a member of the Jockey Club, mind you,” added Mr. Smith. “It is limited in organization to about forty men, and the Prince of Wales is its head. In my opinion the action of Mr. Rose is in- spired, not to say arranged, by the Prince of Waks.” “How had the challenge come to you?” asked a reporter. “Well, not in formal shape. I had a talk with Mr. ¥. Pierpont Morgan about a chal- lenge recently, and he asked me to draw up a proper form for one. I did so and he cabled abroad. It will be submitted to Mr. Rose, and I expect a formal challenge from him very soon.” Sir George Newnew’ Intentions. The wealthy gentleman mentioned by the London Field as being prepared to build a cutter to challenge for the America’s cup in 186, provided the New York Yacht Club would consent to sail the matches In waters where the yacht could not be interfered with, is now announced to be Sir George Newnes. Sir George Newnes had sat for the Newmarket division of Cambridgeshire since 1885 until the late general elections as a liberal, when he was defeated by £ who is himself an enthusiastic yachtsman and is said to be half owner of Valkyrie III. Sir George Newnes is the proprietor of several popular serial publications, includ- ing Tit Bits, the Strand Magazine and the Westminster Gazette, which is one of the English newspapers which has not hesi- tated to criticise Lord Dunraven for his action in withdrawing from the third race for the America’s cup. YACHTS WERE BECALMED, Spruce IV and Ethelwynn Unable to Finish Their Race. The first race of the best three out of five in the match between Spruce 1V, represent- ing the Minima Yacht Club of England, the challenger, and Ethelwynn, the representa- tive of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, the defender, which was begun Saturday, was rot a success, because there was so little wind that the contestants could not make the course within the limit of five hours, and on that account the event was nullified by the race committee. ‘The race attracted many people to Long Island sound. Steam yachts, schooners, sloops and other yachts left Center Island in time to see th tart. The racing committee did all they could, but without the presence of wind they were powerless. They held the beats for over half an hour after the starting time before they let them go, end then they took a hazard. Running to the outer ed, and rounded at 2:05:35. while Ethel- wynn did not do the turn until 2:07:13. Af- ter rounding the wind died out almost en- tirely, and a drifting match began. The adrift ‘carried the contestants over to the ‘ker Spruce gain- Long Island shore, to the eastward of Lloyd's Neck, away cut of the course, which had been started from the Center Island buoy. ‘When Spruce saw that she could not make the race within the time limit she threw over her anchor. Ethelwynn, seeing this, let her antagonist know her opMion that it might be wise to give up the attempt and start all over again another time. Spruc was willing, and so were the committee, an ay the way in which the day's sport ended. Spruce IV was afterward towed over to Cold Spring Harbor, where she was hauled on the ways and treated to a thorough cleaning, preparatory to-today’s race. Eth- elwynn remained at anchor in the bay, Messrs. Brand and Field, the a owners, spent a part of the da: gether in the eiub hotse. Mr. Brand had no complaint to make. THE TEXAS REGATTA. Gaudaur Trying to Arrange a Race With the English Unknown. Regatta headquarters at Austin, Tex., re- celved a cablegram Saturday from Tom Sullivan of Australia, who wants tordouble with the unknown Englishman against Gau- daur and Duncan for a gaod-sized purse dur- ing the international regatta there in No- vember. John Teemer’s official entry in the interna- tional singles was received Saturday. He also enters himself and Ed Rogers in the double-shell event. The entries to date are two four-oared crews, five double and ten singles, divided among the foliowing oars- men: J. Gaudaur, Hanlan, Peterson, C. Gau- daur, Rogers, Teemer of America, and Bu- bear, Parry, Haines and Emmett of Eng- land. Besides the three championship races, Gaudaur is working hard to arrange a match with the English unknown, and Hanlan will get a race with Bubear. FITZSIMMONS 1S CONFIDENT. He Believes That He Will Surely Win, A gentleman on whom are the eyes of the world of sports passed through the city some time after 9 o'cleck last evening on his way to Texas, where he meets Corbett October 31. It was Bob Fitzsimmons, who is ambitious to wear Corbett’s laurels of champion prize fighter. “Fitz and_ his party left New York early yesterday after- noon. The great man was attired In a dark red jersey, a pair of homespun trousers, held up by a leather belt, and a light yachting cap. In his pagty were Mrs. Fitzsimmons, the latter's mother, Mrs. Amy Julian; Ernest Roeber, champion Greco-Roman wrestler of the world; Duncan C. Ross, champion all-round athlete; Charles H. Brown, champion jumper of the world, and Charley White, his trainer. Manager Mar- tin Julian was among the m and upon inquiry Fitzsimmons sald: tin had so much to do that he missed the train at Jersey City, but he will follow us on a later train tonight.” “This is not all the party,” said Fitzsim- mons. have my lion and forty pairs of spring chickens I raised at Coney Island up in the baggage car. Come, let's go up there” In a big new box with a front of iron bars was found the lion. He is about eighteen inches in height, very yellow in color, and weighs about 150 pounds. His feet are en- tirely out of proportion to his body and he resembles a growing Newfoundland pup. immons opened a panel, and calling ero” the whelp came out with a jump. ‘Isn't he a dandy?" said Bob, gazing at his pet In admiration. “Wambold, the cir- cus man, gave him to-me three months ago. He caa wrestle better than some men,” with a siy look at Roeber, * and I'm going to learn him Greco-Roman siyle.” “That's all right,” put In Ernest Roeber, “you can wrestle with your lion if you want to, but I won't touch him.” Fitzsimmoas has filled out wonderfully in the lest month and now weights 102 pounds. The greatest improvement is in his face, which is now full and round. He is strong and hard, the result of recent hard work at Coney Island, and says that he would be fit to fight in a week if it was necessary. Mrs. Fitzsimmons and her mother pro- ceeded directly to Co®pus, Christi, Texas, where Fitzsimmons issto/train, while the latter will step off at (Lynchburg, Va. Where he is to appear tonight. Fitzsim mons will play one night stands this w and will reach Corpu: Ay. On Monday next he will begin training in n t. Iking of the fight, Fitzsimmons said: ‘Of course I do not underrate Corbett's ability as a fighter, He is the, champion of the worl4, and will strive to keep the title, but for all that I believe that I am a better man, and that I will surely win. There will be no quibbling over a referee on my . Any fair man will suit me, but I do the favor his selection at this time; day before the fight is soon enough.” “You think you are sure to fight at Dallas?" “Yes, I think the fight will be pulled off there. Dan Stuart wrote me to come on, and to begin training at once. He says the governor is making a strong bluff, but that {t won't go. The courts have decided that there is no law to prevent us fighting in Texas, and the governor will be power- less to stop us under the common law.” BICYCLIST SEARLE’S IDzZA. How He Keepx Tab on His Century and 200-Mile Runs, “The feat of Bicyclist R. P. Searle, by which he lowered the best record from Chicago to New York nearly three and one- half hours, {s at present the subject of con- siderable talk among wheelmen,” said a cousin of the noted long-distance rider to a Star reporter yesterday. “It is the out- come of three attempts, the first being a slight improvement upon the best time previously made and the next being a dis- appointment, owing to the muddy con- dition of the roads. In fact, two days of the time consumed by this second trip found the rider pedaling along in the rain. “Searle also made a second record on his latest trip, that of covering a distance of ver one hundred miles without alighting from his wheel, by no means an easy thing to accomplish when one has already been in the saddle for three days, almost con- tinuously. And yet, to a man who looks upon a ride of i50 miles as anything but a hard day's work the task might seem much less difficult than you or I would suppose. Only five or six weeks ago I met ‘Bob’ at Rochester, N. Y., and as we were about to part, I asked him what he intended to do the following day. ‘I think I had better run down to Binghamton,’ he replied. ‘You know I sm pushing on to New York.’ The distance by road between these places being very close to 160 miles, you may finagine it would require a great deal of ‘pushing’ for the ordinary rider to make it in one day. “Searle had adopted rather a novel method of keeping tab on his runs, and one which, it is needless to say, pleases his wife immensely. He recently conceived the {dea of furnishing her with a souvenir belt, to be made up of gold links, eack link to rep- resent a ride of one hundred or two hun- dred miles in a day, as the case may be. She ts already in possession of quite a number of 100-mile links and three or four 200-mile ones, while her husband’s latest journey promises to add’ a goodly propor- tion of increase. He 1says that the belt when completed will represent a total dis- tance of some six thousand miles, twice the breadth of the continent, and contemplates commencing one for Kimself, to be com- posed of 200-mile links only, as soon as his wife's is finished. t “Searle is what is ‘called the hardest kind of a rider. He is ‘im the employ of @ manufacturing house, and one of his duties {s to discover the weak points in their machines by taking them oyer all kinds of roads. When Fis wheel breaks down he immediately telegraphs for a new one, returning the old one to the house that they may see wherein it‘ was defective. Being almost a giant in build, he has a new mount quite frequently. He seems to be thoroughly pleased» with his voca- tion, which he doubtiess ‘prefers to that of commercial traveler; which he followed for a number of years.” First Race of Young Homers, The Capital City Homing Club had its firet young bird race yesterday from Rich- mond, Va. The birds were to have been liberated early yesterday morning, but ow- ing to a delay in the train on which they were shipped, were not liberated until 10:30 am. Mr. G. M. Slaughter telegraphed as follows: “H. K. Bliss, secretary Capital City Hom- Ing Club, 35 B street northwest: “Birds liberated at 10:30; weather fair; southeast wind; express delayed.”* This was very late to have the birds liberated, as the weather was so warm that very poor returns followed. Mr. H. K. Buss had the first bird home at making an average speed of 873 3-195 yards per minute. The club has a race next Sunday from the 150-mile station. MALLETS AND BALLS Annual Tournament of the Local Croquet Players. THE CRACKS 10 BE HERE 4 SOME OF Playing on the Rhode Island _ Avenue Grounds. OTHERS MAY BE UTILIZED The second annval tournament of the croquet players of Washington began this morning, and will last through till the end of the week. Play begins each morning at 9 o'clock and continues until 6 In the after- noon. While this is in a certain sense a local affair, the tournament for the national championships being played at Norwich, Conn., in August, yet it is probable that the majority of the players of the first rank from all parts of the country will be here before the week is over to cross mallets with the local cracks. Among these is Mr. George C. Strong of New London, Conn., who won the championship this year, as well as in the years 18% and 1804. Mr. George W. Johnson of Philadelphia, Mr. W. Holt Apgar cf Trenton and Mr. Henry G. Fay of Brooklyn, ex-president of the na- tional association, have also signified their intention to be present to participate in the tournament. The entries for the tournament are as follows: First division—Messrs, G. W. Johnson of Philadelphia, Strong of New London, Green- way and Fay of New York, Apgar of Tren- ton, Butler of Middletown, Bell of Wilming- ton and Messrs. Bean, Holden, W. H. Wah- ly and Baldwin of Washington. Second division—Messrs. Buckley and Harris of Phi'adelphia, Veasey of Wilming- ton and Messrs, Bryant, Coleman, John: Myers, Catlin and Cooper of Washington. Third division—Messrs. Bilbrough, Adi son and Edmunds of Philadelphia, ‘Thomp- son of Danbury and Messrs. Ripley, H. Wahly, Thorn and Yeager of Washington. Only two games were played off this morning, the contestants being Messrs. H. Wahly and Ripley of the third division, and Messrs. Johns and Coleman of the second division, It is a curious fact that of the four players three were one-armed men. Mr. W. H. Wahly is the secretary of the Rhode Island Avenue Club, and has done much to make the tournament a succes: aided by a committee of arrangements, co: sisting of Messrs, C. J. Myers, chairman; B. A. Bean, G. H. Cooper, H. P. Howard, M. Thorn and T. D. Yeager. The Modern Game. This city is one of the strongholds of croquet as a modern g:me of genuine skill and expertness, and those who think of croquet with“a sort of sneer as a mild form of amusement for children on any old piece cf lawn need only watch a game as It is played on one of the iccal grounds to be convinced that croquet as played by experts has iong since pursed out of that stage of its development. It is a game that requires a sure hand, a clear eye and no small amount of yood judgment if a player would be a: fg but the very worst sort of a “duffer.” To show the hold that the game in different parts of the country ft is only recessary to say that fourteen players from out of town have entered this tournament. There are three sets of croquet grounds in this city, one at the corner of Rhode Is- land avenue and 9th street, one on 12th street, between O and P streets, and one on Capitol Hill. While only the Rhode Island avenue grounds were in use this morning, the chances ars that before the week is out the others will also be called into requisition. In Fine Condition. The grounds are in the very best of con- dition. They are graded, leveled, smooth- ed and sanded until they are as true as a good billiard table, and with the vulean- ized rubber balls and modern mallets it is possible to make deive and carom shots with well-nigh as much accuracy as on the Breen baize. The modern game is cvnsiderably differ- ent ip its details from the old lawn game and inuinitely more interesting, both to the players and to the onlookers. The players are divided into three classes, according to their ability and records, and in this tournament handsome gold medals are given as first prizes ‘n the different divis- sions. Mach player has a game with ever other player in his c ‘s and this makes a betier test than when a player drops out after lesing a single game, leaving the winners to be pitted against each other. AMERICA WON EVERYTHING. Success of the New York Athletic The New York Athletic Club members won every event on Manhattan Field, New York, Saturday, in the contest witn the London Athletic Club. A number of world’s records were broken, and the meet- ing was the fastest ever held anywhere. Wefers, the Boston sprinter, was to the front in the 100 yards and 22) yards. Kil- patrick carried everything before him in the 880-yard run, Sweeney was invincible in the high jump, Conneff took the mile run with ease, Gray carried off the shot- putting contests, Wefers was again to the front at 220 yards, Chase captured the 120- yard hurdles, Mitchell threw the hammer farther than anybody else, Burke finished first in the 440-yard racc, Bloss was the broadest jumper and Conneff was the fleet- est man at three miles. Following is a summarized account of the events: Half-Mile Run. N.Y. A. C. L. A. Cc. Charles Kilpatrick. 1| Fred. S. Horan Henry T. Lyons. Chas. H. Lewin. Time, Im, 53 Beats the world’s re ord by 1s. Horan’s time was Im. 55 Lyons made the running from Lewin for a quarter mile, when Kilpatrick went out and won by four yards. One-Hundred-Yard Ran, N. ¥. A. £. ] L. A: Cc. Bern'rd J. Wefers. 1) Chas. A. Bradley.. 2 John V. Crum..... 3 | H.G.G.Steavenson. 4 9 4-5s,, previous world's record of ns, Detroit A. C. At 25 yards Wefers was a yard ahead, with Bradley second. Weters won by a yard and a half from Bradley, a yard be- fore Crum, who was 4 yards behind Steav- enson. Runping High Jump. NYAC | LAG. M. F. Sweeney... 1| Reginald Williams 3 8. A. W. Baltazzi., 2' A B. Johnston (ret.) Height of competitive jump, 6 fect. Swee- ney then did 6 ft, 5 5-4 in., breaking his own world’s record by 1-2 in. Mile Run. N.Y. A. T. P. Conneff. George Orton. Time, 4m. 1 . _Orton’s time, 4m. 27 3 World’s record is im. 15 3. is believed Conneff could have beaten it. Orton cut owt the pace and dropped back. Conneff took first place from Luytens after the quarter, and was not headed, doing the half in 2.10 8-5 and the three-quarters In 3.14. Orton got his second wind, and Luy- tens stopped 150 yards from the finish. 220-Yard Dash. N.YAC. | L.A. C. Bern'rd J. Wefers. 1} G.lvert Jordan..... John V. Crum.. Alfred R.Downer. Time, 21 3-5s. Beats the previous world’ record; C. G. Wood, England, L. H. Cary, T. I. Lee and J. V. Crom, U: ates. Wefers led throughout, with Crum se ond. Downer tried to come up between 25 and 50 yards, but suddenly stopped. Wef- by 2'1-2 yards, Crum being second yards. Sixteen-Pound Shot. N.Y. A.C. LA. C. George R. Gray....1]/B J. Watson.. W. O. Hickok. 2 Hickok, 42 ft.; Wats L. A.C. E. Luytens.. 8 .1{ wm. 2 Gray, 43 ft. 5 in.; 34 ft.-7 in. Gray’s put is 3 feet less t American record and 1 foot 4 1-2 inches better than the English. ‘on, an 120 Yards Hurdle. N.Y. A. C. L. A. C. Stephen Chase... Godfrey Shaw. H. Cady, retired.|Wm. J. Oakley. Time, 15 2-5 s. Chase's time beats his own world’s record by 1-5 s., but it does not count, as he upset a hurdle. Sixteen-Pound Hammer. N.Y. A. C. LA. Cc. James 8. Mitchell..1| Gecrge Robertson. Harry P. Cross.....2 Mitchell, 137 feet 5 1-2 inches; Cross, 124 feet 10 inches; Robertson, 97 feet. Quarter Mile. N.Y. A. C. L. A. C. T. J. Burke. Gilbert Jordai G. . Sands. .4bW. Fitzherbert. Time, 49 8. nds set a terrifie pace, Jordan got after and beat him. Burke came from the rear and made a heart- breaking finish and won by 6 inches. Running Broad Jump. N.Y. A. C. L. A. C. E. B. Bloss... -1|)W. J. Oakley 3 L._P. Sheldon. W. Meadelsen. . Bloss, 22 ft. 6 in.; Sheldon, 21 ft. 11 in.; Oakley, 21 ft. 6 14 in., and Mendelsen, 19 ft. 11 in. Three-Mile Run. N.Y. A. C. L.A. Cc. T._P. Conneff....... 1 le. J. Wilkins........2 Charles J. Kilpatrick, New York A. C., and Frederick S. Horan, London A. C., also started. Time, 15 m. 36 1-5 s. Quarter, 1.09 4-5; half, 2.22 2-5; three-quarters, 3.38 2-5; mile, 4.54 1-5. Horan led thus fer. Wilkins led at the mile and quarter; time, 6.19 2-5. Kilpatrick stopped. Horan led at mile and a half, 7.39 4-5, with Conneff second; mile and three-quarters, 8.58°3-5; two miles, 10.20 3-5; Conneff took the lead at two miles and a quarter in 11.42 3-5; two miles and a half, 13.01 1-5, leading by 20 yards; two miles and three-quarters, 14.19 2-5; three miles, 70 yards ahead, 15.36 1-5. London Press Comments, In commenting upon the contests the London Standard says: “Tt is impossible to conceive of anything more disastrous than the experience of the English atiletes. It would be preposterous to attempt to explain away such a defeat. Even if all of our best men had been pres- ent and in the finest condition they would have stood little chance against op2onents who showed such unquestionable superior- ity. The Americans probably have the fin- est team of athletes that the world has ever seen. No true sportsman will begrudge them the unqualified praise to which they are justly entitled.” The Daily News: “It is a comfort to fecl that one has been beaten fairly. The vic- tory of the New York Athletic Club was no chance victory. The more we have of these contests the better. Who knows that Bunker Hill may not be wiped out by this hign jump?” Daily Telegraph: “The New Yorkers won on their merits without a shadow of doubt, but the Lendon Athletic Club may feel that in this irstance their repatation was hazarded in a highly unsatisfactory manner owing to the absence of some of their best men.” The Chronicie: “The un2qual conditions cwing to the climate is the only consolation that can be extracted. The beating 1s cer- tainly without a parallel in the history of international sport. GIVING NO EXCUSES. London Papers Frankly Admit Fair Defeat of Their Athictes. LONDON, September 23.—The Pall Mall Gazette, this afternoon, comments as fol- lcws upon the result of the international athletic contest at New York on Saturday: “There Is little doubt that America would have won even had all of our best men been available. Under no circumstances cculd we have beaten the New Yorkers. Every Englishman who is possessed of any sporting feeling will be glad to express admiration of the excellence of American athletics.” All the other afternoon papers comment in a similar spirit, making no excuses for the defeat of the London athletes. Saturday’s Lengue Games. Philadelphia, 15; Washington, 10. Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinna Boston, 1 Yenterday’s Lengue Games. At Leuisville— Pitchers. R.HLE. Louisville. McCreary -5 81 Cincinnati..Foreman-Rhines -162 At St. Louis— -s Derry. 892 Breitenstein . -586 Today's League Schedule, New York at Washington, Philadelphia at Baltimore. Boston at Brooklyn. sburg at Lo ncinnati at St. Lou The League Record. Ioston. Brooklyn Standing of Clubs. Baltimore... 85 ww York. Local Batting and Fielding. Bat- Fleld- ting. Rauk. McGuire. B20 10 Cartwright - 14 Seloach: iS J 15 3 eb 97 Club Batting. Rank. Club, 1 Pailade 2 Balth 3 Xew Chicago. ot axhinzton. 8 Cleve at St. Louis. 6 Cincinnati. 28: 12 Louisville. Club Fielding. Rank. Club. Rank. Club. 1 Baltimore. 44 7 Pittsburg. 8 St. Louls. a 4 Boston. 5 Philadel 6 Cincinnati. Base The percentage of the Washingtons a year ago today was .349. Today it is .3: Will they do as well as last year? The games this week will be full of interest, for this question will be decided. If Cleveland win all her three remaining games her percentage will be .656, and Bal- {more must win five of her seven games to get .662 per cent and take the pennant. Today the last championship series of the year wil! be begun cn. the Baltimore grounds, the Baltimores playing the Phila- delphias the first of a string of three games. ‘The Orioles, it may be noticed, are being opposed by the strongest pitchers their eastern opponents have, while Cleveland ts having a picnic with Morans and other un- known quantities. This sort of thing will possibly hurt the game and detract from the Cleveland’s honors should they, with the help of their neighbors, finish ahead of Baltimore.—Baltimcre Sun. Two of the three Chicago-Cleveland games scheduled for this week have already Leen played on Sundays in game was also played in Chica day, but it resulted in a draw. The Cleve- Jad club is trying to induce Chicago to play it off this week, but Chicago is hang- ing back. Philadelphia made it three straight from Washington. Both clubs batted freely, but the hits of the !ocal team were more’ pro- ductive. In the sixth inning Philadelphia scored seven runs on Clement’s home run over the right field fence, Thompson's three begger, singles by Turner, Delehanty and Boyle, and bases on bails to Cross and Sulli- van. Manager Kuntszch of the Syracuse Base Ball Club wired President Young Saturday, asking nim to prevent Louisville playing Tlird Baseman Minahan of the Syrac team, without first obtaining his release from Syracuse. President Young says he can do nothing in the case. President Freedman of New York is said to be negotiating with Jack Chapman for the latter to assume the management of the New Yorks next year. Mr. Freedman is at last on the right tack. The Baltimores will play off their post- | Charh poned game in New York on Thursday, that being scheduled an open date. McGraw is still 111, and will not likely play before the New York series. The Clevelands made it three straight with Pittsburg Saturday, closing the season at home before a crowd of 10,000. Moran was hit very hard, while Cuppy held the visitors down to eight hits. The Springfields, the Eastern League champions, won the Steinert cup yesterday afternoon by defeating Providence for the fourth time since the cup series began. The cup was offered for the club winning four games out of seven. Providence won only two games. ‘ BALTIMORE, Md., September 23.—Mc- Graw, the third baseman of the Orioles, will not appear again on the diamond this season, He has malaria, and is so ill he cannot see any of the many friends who call. He has been out of condition for a month, but refused to take a rest. His condition is made worse by his fretting over his confinement and inability to get in the game. Won by Timely Hitting. The District Commissioners and Treas- ury Department teams piayed a rather un- interesting game of ball Saturday after- noon at National Park, the former winning by the score of 9 to 8& The Treasury boys had the game well in hand, but lost it through stupid flelding and timely hit- ting on the part of the hoys from the Dis- trict offices. The score: R. H. EB. 20330-8823 32004— 910 5 Batteries—Nichois and Farrell and Fitz- gerald, Fuller and Dickinson. GEORGETOW! ‘EW TRACK, Work Begins on the Oval Around th ‘Ball Field. Under the direction of the Yard Asso- ciation of Georgetown College, work on the new quarter-mile athletic track will be begun today. It is proposed to run it about the big ball field, making the neces- sary changes in the latter. The surv ing will be done by attaches of the uni- versity, and the bulk of the work by Con- tractor Thornton. Preliminary expenses will amount to about $300. The track will be used for training purposes only. The interior side will be made flush with the ball field, while the outside will be elevated sufficiently to provide for (irain- age. The track will have a width of fif- teen fect, with a straightway 100-yard course on the east. The surface will be probably of clay. It will not be used for cycling. The proposed bicycle track will be built in the college grounds to the rear, within “the walks.” Only its projection is under consideration. Nothing practical will be done toward this end for some time, though. It is to be an after thought. Word has been received by the Tennis Association that the Gesrzetown Univer- sity has Leen admitted to membership in the Inter-coliegiate Tennis Association, which is comzosed of Harvard, Princeton, Yale, University of Pennsylvania and Co- lumbia Cellege of New York. SECRETARY STILLWELL’S DEATH. One of the Best-Known and Most Popular Men on the Tarf. Stephen N. Stiliwell, the secretary of the Virginia Jockey Ciub, who succeeded H. D. MclIutyre, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his residence, 1304 G street, of typhoid fever. The deceased had been ill but a few days, although he had been far from well for some weeks. Early yesterday it was observed that he was much worse, and his mother was telegraphed for, but did not arrive until after her son had passed away. “Steve,” as he was popularly known, was one of the best-known men on the American turf, and was as upright as he was gentle- manly and charitable. He was but thirty- two years of age, and was born at Graves- end, L. I. He was a competent newspaper man. He was first connected with the Brighton Beach race track, and subsequently with the Clifton, Buffalo, Maspeth and Ca- nadian courses. His thorough knowledge of racing matters and his generous manliness made him a universal favorite, and his un- timely death will cause general and sincere regret. He left two small children, who are at present at Waterbury, Conn. The body was sent to Brooklyn today, where the fune- ral will take place probably tomorrow. WILL PLAY UND: NEW RULES, Mannger Milbank Says Princeton Will Adopt Those Drawn Up by the Board. Manager Milbank of the Princeton foot ball team states that Princeton will adopt the rules as drawn up by the intercollegia’ advisory board. g When asked under what rules Cornell and Princeton would play, he stated that Cornell would have to adhere to the revised rules or Princeton would refuse to meet ther Ex- Capt. Trenchard arrived at Princeton last art and will begin coaching the team to- ay. Miscellaneous Sports. Tke gentlemen of Philadelphia finished their second inning Saturday, at Manheim, the ground of the Germantown Cricket Club, in the international cricket match with Oxford and Cambridge, past and pres- ent, and the English collegians will have to make 217 runs in their remaining inning to win the match. The local men made 138 in the second, which, added to the 234 made in the first, makes a grand total of 372, as against the Englishmen’s 156 in the first. George Lavigne went to Oceanic, N. J., Thursday, to prepare for his battle with yeung Griffo. 5 ‘aptain Trafton of the Lehigh foot ball team has received word of the death of Beceara, last year's brilliant guard, Beceura was accidentally shot a few days ?go at his home, in South America, while handling a revolver. He was a sopho- more. The Sheffield, Ind., race track will be opened next Saturday. There will be five races each for purses of $1,500 on Saturdays ard $1,400 on other days. The races will continue fifteen days. Joe Murphy is sec- retary. Dr, J. W. Graham of the Interior Depart- ment and his nephew, J. W. Graham, start- ed Friday morning at 8 o'clock on their wheels for a ride to Gettysburg, Pa, They reached Granite Hill, Adams county, five miles this side of Gettysburg, at 6:30 o'clock in the evening, having traveled 150 miles by pike. They will return home again In a few days. The chairman of the Fiesta committee at San Bernardino, Cal., has offered the use of the amphitheater for the Corbett-Fitzsim- mons boxing match, and guaranteeing a purse of $65,000, Should the offer be ac- cepted the amphitheater will be enlarged so as to seat 30,000 people. A_world’s record was broken Saturday at Buffalo in the fifty-mile road race for the city championship over the course to Corfy and return. Eddie Leonhart covered the course in 2 hours 21 minutes 9 seconds, the best time ever made over a dirt road. An illuminated address, signed by the leading English amateur oarsmen, is bel prepared to send to the Toronto crew whi competed at Henley last July. It express: edmiration for the rowing and for the pluckiness of the visitors. —_s__— Noth: but Clay. Witnesses were before the grand jury to- day to give evidence concerning the alleged swindling operations here a few days ago of a young maa named or known as Oscar Wennick, who is now under arrest in Rich- mond. The arrest was made Saturday at the request of Inspector, Hollinberger. Young “Wennick, it is charged, sold to bakers end feed dealers what he called the “Instantaneous rat and roach extermina- tien.” The young ran charged, it is claimed, did quite an extensive business in this city, receiving bis alleged exterminator of ro- dents from Richmond. According to com- plaints made by his alleged victims, the young man claimed that the preparation was manufactured at Stockton, Cal. Prot. Hird, chemist of the health department, made a chemical analysis of samples sub- mitted, and reported that the alleged prep- aration was nothing but clay. It is thought that Wennick will be brought kere tomorrow. —__. —_ Death of Samuel Coleman. Samuel Coleman, for many years a resl- dent of this city, died Friday night at the home of his niece, on Sth street. He was a thorough mechanic, but at the time of his death was cuplcyed in the offices of the Southern raliway.. The interment will take place at Hertdon, Va.