Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1897, Page 9

WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. If you could Buy Furniture Direct from The Factory S then vo, would be ° we are a jaring * NUAL SUMMER CLEARIN ‘The is true of Carpets ond Mattings. You are pot pa us a cent of profit for them now. Upholstery G being closed out at exactly half pric ‘This bax been a year of price surprises arniture, but We guarantee that you ver been qroted such ridicuions figures for high-grade Furniture as we * are maming during this sale. Everybody fot Furniture erks show ving as little as Pthis GRAND AN- ‘SAL same as much t to and you heed nat feel obliga y unless you wish to. "The | “*Raldw! speak for themselves. A glance fs sufficient to show you that they are better Refrigerators than equal money eam buy here. Used by all o 2 © © government Institut Fully guaranteed. Wash. B.Williams,7th& D. jelS-0od seee ‘Only one quality Iens—the best. “Bargain hunting” hardly pays when the eyesight is at stake. We guarantee you the best results ana for as little as equal grade glasses can be obtained anywhere. This house has been established 114 years. McAllister & Feast, Optical Goods, Cameras and Photographic Supplies, 1311 F St. it Washington’s Greatest Razor Store Made so by four things—largest stock of Razors and Shaving Requisites—every price «. rizht price—all Razors returnable if not sat- actory—all Kazors kept in condition free! © us on your next Razor purchase. Walford’s, 477 and go9g Pa. Ave. JelT-20d Test trials on the ‘KEATING’ 2 ¢ —instantly eanvines the most skeptical £2 of its general superiority. It 1s the light- * ¢ est in welght, s in build, on ac- £2 couat of its curr as the fnest =< ned steel be tile-proof), and is : easiest tanning. Above all. it’ ls only T Balt the price of its rivals, being $50 tn- = of $100, WEST END CYCLE CO., 730 15th St—Above Riggs Bank. 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Special tomorrow at Boys’ Double-breasted and Reefer Short Pants Suits, in beautifal novelty effects. su $1.65 Reguiar $2.50 and $8 values. Special tomorrow at.. Boys’ Short Pants Reefer and Blouse Suits, Sizes 8 to 15 yrs. New and pretty patterns. A regular $4 value. Specia 1 tomorrow $2.50 Ross’ Stylish Custom Tallormade Doa- Die-breasted § fshed fn an unusual- ly good manner. Regular $5, $6 ard PARKER, BRIDGET & CO., Clothiers, 315 7th St. It to chose them ‘out: immediately. Hers ere some of the bigest values offered: Spring-welght Suits, im dressy cheviot effects, fin- REDUCED. We've put ridiculous prices on_ every $100 ’96 Remington, $55. $100 Victor—man zs $73 Hartford man’ -$20 $100 Demorest —man’s. “$25 $100 Victoria—Lidy's. $30 $100 Bedford— man's. $35 85 Xander man’s 3 SS Mafestte— 49 5 Majesite 1350 $100 “Demorest—man’ $52.50 $1€0 Demiorest—Indy's. 3 Bradbury Warerooms, 1225 Pa. Ave. Scle D.C. Agents for Rensington and Orient Bicycles. 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From the standpoint of light- ness, stoutness and speediness the “Waltham-Comet” has no equal. It te supplied with the wonderful 3-ball- Dearing Fe nlch reduces friction, almost half. worth a trip to the Boundai to inspect tis grand bikebut’ sre ak Jou to come to 1236 9th et. Tis pee is $100. B.A-Ryan&Co.,1236-38 9th THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1897-16 PAGES. HE WON NEWTON TIRES. OD NEWTON TIRES. NEWTON NEWTON TIRES. 17,890 © NEWTON TIRES. NEWTON TIRES. NEWTON TIRES. EWTON THES, NEWTON TIRES. Without a Puncture or NEWTON TIRES. NEWTON TIRES. Any Repairs! NEWTON ‘TIRES. NEWTON TIRES. NEWTON TIRES. HIS LETTER. BROOKLINE, MASS., Jan. 17, 189T. THE NEWTON RUBBER WORKS, Newton Upper Falls, Mass.: Gentlemen—{ have ‘upon the wheel of my bicycle one of your which I have ridden, up to this dai 17,890 miles. ring that time have not had a single puncture, nor have ne GU ore Ge ca repairs; and the t upparent as good a coudition as when purchased. In my business of a letter carrier I used that tire every day of last winter but forty-one, riding over ice, suow frozen ground, up and down curbings and plank walks, with heavy loads of mail matter attached to my handle bars, without, aa T stated above, tie slightest trou My reesons for writing you are that I thought a tire with such @ record as that inight be used by you for ton pur at both the cycle shows. If such is the ease I will siate that I witl gladly loun It to you that time, if you can loan me a tire to use wiile you have mine. Yours very truly, FRANK I. FELLOWS, Carricr 803, Station D, Boston, Mase. . When, racing men and road riders unite in praising a tire it must be a suooess. THE NEWTON RUBBER WORKS, 830 Arch St., Philadelphia; 123 Pearl St., Boston. Supply running low on the $100 ’96 model “STEARNS,” 857 * *_option of Palmer tires, which alone are ** worth $15. Any gear. May not any * more in, so hurry! = “97 Yales and Admirals"’ rum slicker than grease. $55 on time; $10 down, $2 per week. Jacobs Bros., 1229 Pa. Ave. Jel8-20d rear eeee DEATH OF CHAS. STEWART. it Occurred Suddenly at His Home in Brookland. The vicinity of Brookland was greatly shocked yesterday by the news of the sud- den death of Mr. Charles Stewart of 4th street, near the South Brookland road. It appears that when his faughter Alberta left for school yesterday morning she called “good-bye” to her father, who was in bed, as he had not been well for the past few days, but, receiving no reply, she thought he was asleep, and left the house without disturbing him. When she re- turned in the afternoon she discovered he was dead, and from the hurried examina- tion of the physicians later In the evening, it was found that he must have died dur- ing the night. Dr. Andrew Stewart of Washington, nephew of the deceased, and. Dr. Hood of © street, the fainily physician, were im- mediately summoned. The body was taken to Gawler’s undertaking establishment, from which the funeral will take place. A telegram was at once sent to Mr. Stewart's brother In Pennsylvania, who will probably rrive today. Alberta was taken last even- ing to the home of her cousin, Dr. Andrew Stewart, 1420 Q street, where she will re- main indefinitely. Mr. Charles Stewart was about sixty-five , and was a retired paymaster of United States navy. He was a man of ny pecullarities, and lived alone with his little daughter on a large estate on 4th street, Brookland. About a year ago he lost his fourteen-year-old son, Frank, who had always been the close companion for his younger sister. Mr. Stewart had visited Dr. Hood recently, and was told he was too ill to be about. His death was a severe blow to his daughter. For several years past the deceased ,had lived the life of a recluse, having no one about the house but his son and daughter, and after thé death of his son, his daughter was his sole companion. He had very little inter- course with his neighbors, and so but little was known of his mode of life. He owned a large estate, which is considered very valuable, but he paid little attention to lie cultivation, ——. A Simple Remedy. From the Chautauquan, One remedy which can be used with great frequency and often with great benefit in household medicine is that which is popu- larly known as the sweet spirit of niter, which is employed, as many persons know, for the purpose of allaying moderate fever and nervous excitement, particularly when these symptoms arise in young children. It is given to a child in a dose of from ten to twenty drops, generally in cold water, and this may be repeated every two hours during the night. As a rule it tends to increase the activity of the kidneys and also the activity of the skin, so that as the temperature falls the child frequently breaks out into a slight perspiration. ‘These doses, or ones which are slightly larger, are entirely harmless in practically every disease which will be met with, and it is only when very large roses, amounting to several teaspoonfuls, are given at once that sweet spirit of niter has the power of doing great harm. It is a curious fact that if given in very cold water, and when the patient fs lightly covered, sweet spirit of niter will act chief- ly on the kidneys, whereas if it is given in a hot lemonade to which has been added a little whisky or brandy, and if at the same time the patient 1s warmly covered in bed, it will very frequently produce a profuse sweat and so will tend to break up a forming cold. This drug should be bought in small quantities and a fresh supply ob- tained each time It is needed. ——_+o+____ Lightming Drove a Spike. From the Savannah News. An oak tree in Monterey square, in front of Mr. John Lyons’ residence, was struck by lightning yesterday afternoon. The crash of thunder following the flash was deafening. The tree had a portion of the bark from the ground up to a height of three or four feet stripped from one side, ie Gee not appear to be otherwise dam- aged. "An iron spike in the elde of the tree where the bolt struck was driven deep into the wood. Numbers of people were passing on Bull street when the tree was struck, and several were slightly stunned. The lightning also knocked off part of a chimney on Mr. H. D. Stevens’ residence at Habersham and Gaston streets. ———-o-_____ Course in Law Latin. Tha course in law Latin, which begins next Monday evening in the summer school of the Columbian University, promises to be one of unusual value to students of law and young practitioners, who do not poses working knowledge of the Latin |" nguage. This course, like the courses in law, will be open to members of both sexes. It will be conducted by Mr. B. Hil- ton Jackson. a If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, will get an answer. * nag? SPORTS. IN GENERAL FEAT OF MECHAEL, HE CYCLIST American Cricketers Doing Better in Their; Work Abroad. a= Hy eS crews ON tHE HUDSON Today’s Schedule and Weather. Louisville at Washington—clear.” Pittsburg at Baltimore—cloudy. St. Louis at Philadelphia—clear. Cleveland at New York—clear. * Record of the Clabes, W, & P.O) | Clube. i} FLELELS & it ‘snlch 573; Chicago. ” 522) Washington. 2 2 SRISt. Loats. How they stood June 19, 1896: 48 Pitt ssp | 4 J Be: BSSEEEO SESEEeh SRBRBEP EEN susnend Washington. Boston’s Fifteenth Straight Victory. The Bostons continued their winning streak by taking a game from the Anson- ites without exerting themselves. For seven innings Klobedanz held the men from the west down to a few scattered hits, pre- venting them from scoring. In the eighth Sullivan took a hard at the twirllng for the Emersonians, when Mr. Anson's mis- fits scored seven times. Briggs, who es- sayed to pitch for the visitors, was hit safely nineteen times. Score: BOSTON. CuICAGO. TH.0.A.E. R.H.0.A.E. Hamilton, cf 21 3.0 6|Everitt, 3b..0 0°01 i Tenney, Ib.. 4 210 0 0/Dahlen, -O15 22 Lor 2130 ti4a42 Duffy, 12201141 4 10530 Stivetts, #11210 0 12102 Lowe, +3 3361 3301 Comtis, 3.3 3-1 3 [12200 Berge 1261 2221 Xeager, ¢ oo00 1200 Klobidang, p12 0 2 Sullivan, p..0 0 0 1 Totals.....19 19 27 16 nau s Boston. 2 Chicago 04 it Harned runa—Boston, 10: Chicago, 4. Two-base hits—Long, Duffy @),’ Coiling, ‘Thornton, Decker. Three-base hit~Donabue. Home run—Collins, Stolen bases—Hamllton, Tenney (2). Double plays—- Cottizs, Lowe and Tenney; Sullivan, Duffy and Ten ‘ First base on halls— Of Kiobedans, 4: off Sullivan, 2: off Briggs, 6 Struck out—By Klobedanz, 4; by Sullivan, 1. Left on bases—Boston, 6; Chicago, 10. ‘Time—2.25. Um- plre—Lynch. Clevelnnd’s Hits Scattered. While the Cleveland Indians secured eleven hits off Meekin, he kept them so scattered that they were unable to score. On the other hand, “Scrappy” and his people made the circuit-five times on seven hits off Young. Burkett secured more than a third of the visitors’ hits, and with the bases filled Holshes robbed Tebeau of a homer. Score:,., NEW YORK CLEVELAND. R.H.0.A.5,| -H.0.4.B, Itren,ef 2.2 2 1 4300 o1dg. 2031 o1 2310 10 3 2140 oo12 011 00 @ 1,80 o220 i1iga 1100 iol 0 1300 100-81 1010 ee pdt 5 72710 usa. 0 0 x-5 oo @ Bai run—New York. ‘Phree-bage hits—VanHlaltren, Two-base hit Clark. Joyce. Stolen bases— Imes, Davis. First base on errors New York, 1; Cleveland, 1. First baseron balls—On Mebhiny 1; off rouse, ruck outs! 25 Young, Wild pitches Young, New Xi 4; Cleveland, 13.. 8 lee i nor, 2 Lime~:00. - Upsy! re si¢ Brooklyns Fielded Miserably. The men from Cincinnati again’ made a runaway race of it with the Trolley Dodg- ers, the latter ficlding miserably and. mak- ing but six hits off Rhines. Daub was without speed and suffered to the extent of eighteen safeties. Score: BROOKLY: CINCINNATI. oy, 1/Corcoran, 2b. }Irwin, 3b. the om pe remrscounmon> i i 1 2 3 4 2 Fy 0 ereccecce eon monHoon: Co@rS morn, <I runs Brooklyn, 1; Clocinnatt, First base on errors—Brooklyn, 3; Cincinnatl, 3. Left on bases—-Prooklyn, 5; Cincinnati, 11. First base on 2 out—By Dab, 1; by Rhinea, 1. ‘Three Beckley. ‘Two- base hits—Griffin, E e hit—Ritchey. Stolen bases—Shindle, Burke (2), Miller. Double plats dewin and Beckley; Irwin, Corcoran and Beckley; Burke and Beckley; Daub, Smith and La- Chance.” Hit by piteher—Burke. Wild pitch—Daub. Passed balls—Smith, 2. Time—1.37. Umpire—Sheri- Harry Wright Monument Unvelling. The monument erected in West Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia, to the memory of the late Harry Wright, the veteran base- ball player and manager, will be unveiled Sunday afternoon. The fund for the erec- tion of the monument was provided by the receipts from ball games played through- out the country April 13, 1896, the day fixed upon by the National League for that purpose. The dedication ceremontes will be attended by many of the officials of the several National League and other clubs, base ball writers and others prominent in ball circles. The exercises will be brief and simple. Base Ball Notes. Rain knocked out yesterday's game be- tween the Senators and Colonels, and the second contest of the series will probably be pulled off today. Today is a regular “ladies’ day” and tomorrow has also been added to that lst. McJames will probably be on the rubber fer the Washingtons and Frazer for the Louisvilles. Jimmy Rogers was not out of a job very lorg. Yesterday telegrams poured tn on him from all cirections, and Manager-Cap- tain Donovan of the Pittsburgs corralled Jimmy for the Pittspurgs, and he will take Donnelly’s place at third. This is Rogers’ old position, and he should play it well for the Pirates. ~ Should Washington win the next two games the probability is that they will jump over both the! Chicagos and Louis- villes, as they are sg;closely bunched now that @ victory- Bs great deal to each club. x Rain knocked) Gut the games scheduled yesterday for Baltfmore, Philadelphia and this city. Philadelphia by not playing jumped into fifth e, as Cleveland lost to New York. The Senators get a chance at the Quakers for the first time next Mon- day, and the three: games of the series should be full of interest a2@ excitement. The Torontos won yesterday again and from the present make-up of that aggre- gation it shcould’sodn be in the first di- vision. The Carucks are enthusiastic over the club, and the patronage has been some- thing to dream about. Instead of kick- ing on the club ig. & “farm” the Toron- to people appreciate. the fact that they are getting a better article of ball out of its team under: the circumstances than they would if it was going it alone. Cogan, whose short stay with the Balti- mores, in fast company, was inglorious, is nevertheless pitching winning ball for Newarka in the Ailantic League. He was too much addicted to stagefright to be a rellabl in the big leagke. - le mi Mr. Auten, the largest stockholder in the Pittsburg team, spent yesterday in Baltl- wore and left last nigat for the smoky city. He has been in the east for a week The left-i electricity and arm, e bellcves the “wing” is coming around all right. Whether he ts deceived or not is yet to be aeen. He would greatly strengthen the Oriole pitching department if in his old-time form. Chris Von der Ahe dented emphatically in Philadelphia yesterday that he had re- ceived an offer from Wm. A. Brady, man- ager for James J. Corbett, for the fran- chise of the St. Louis Base Ball Club. He said: “I have received no offer from Brady for the franchise of my ball club, and even if cne should be made by him it would not be considered other than as a joke. Brady is making that bluff for advertising pur- Mr. Strasburger. who has the score card privilege at the base ball park, blames the Inaccuracies in the batting lists upon the managers of the teams, who make sudden changes in the batting lists after the score cards have been printed. He promises to make every effort to have the lists correct, and will see that the batteries and any changes that have been made will not only be announced verbally, but will be posted on a special blackboard. Mr. Strasburger stated further that no second-hand score cards are allowed on sale, and if any have been sold it was done surreptitiously by a dishonest employe. He will not only gladly refund the money in every instance where an old score card has been sold, but will endeavor to prevent such a sale in the first place. He hopes that calling attention to the mistakes on the score card will influence the base ball managers to be more accurate in their an- nouncements. CORNELL DOES A FAST MILE. Capt. Spillman Goes Back to His Old Place in the Bont. The college crews at Poughkeepsie were all late in getting out for the evening prac- tice yesterday, as the contact of wind and tide made a choppy sea, which did rfot sub- side until almost 6 o'clock. At that hour the water became tranquil, and Courtney ordered his three Cornell crews into their boats, taking them out to do an exhibition mile for the benefit of Dr. Walter Peet, the well-known coach and rowing expert. This mile proved to be a magnificent exhibition of speed, and it Indicated that the crew which beats Corneil must be remarkably fast. The “subs” got the best of the start by about a quarter of a length over the ‘varsity, who led the freshmen by about the same distance. There was no material change in this order over the mile. The tide carried the crews almost one hundred yards below the mark at the start, so the trial lacked just that distance of being a full mile. The time was 4:15. Captain Spillman rowed at his old place in the ‘varsity boat last evening. He hes been troubled with an injury to his wrist, which has been painful, but it was so much better that he was allowed to row. Court- ney is anxious to keep Spillman tn the boat. He waxed enthustastic in speaking of the young man and said: “Why, it seems as if there is a whole extra horse-power in the boat when Spillman rows. He inspires the crew to a degree that is incomprehensi- ble. I shall make every effort to keep him In the crew if I can. OLYMPIC © B BOXING CARNIVAL. Big Crowd, Including a Number of Women, in Attendance. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 18.-—Steve O'Donnell, the Australian heavyweight, knocked out Alexander Greggains of San Francisco in the eighth round; Bill Elmer, the pugilistic actor, knocked out Jim Ryan of Cincinnati in the third, and Jimmy Lawter, a clever local bantam, fought a ten-round draw with Jimmy Anthony, the Australian bantam weight. These were the results of the Olympic Club's boxing carnival in Mechanics’ Pavilion last night. There were 5,000 present, among them two score women spectators. O'Donnell won his fight by good manage- ment. In the first three rounds Greggains did all the work and had all the better of the contest. In the fourth round O'Donnell improved in his work and repeatedly jab- bed Greggains in the face with his left. Greggains fought at the body entirely, punching the big Australian's ribs till they were raw. O'Donnell appeared to be lay- ing tor a knock out with his right. The chance came in the eighth. In the two pre- vious rounds O'Donnell punished Greggains terribly with his left jabs, opening a wound under the right eye an inch or more in length, from which the blood trickeld down Greggains’ body. In the seventh O'Donnell caught Greg- gains on the nose with a left jab, cutting a deep gash across the bridge. After these cuts Greggains weakened fast. In the eighth, after a few minutes’ sparring, O'Donnell hit Greggains on the nose wiih his left and brought his right on the jaw. Greggains fell as if shot, and never moved until his seconds carried him to his corner. Bay Ronald, Woolsthorpe and El Diablo Took Off the Stakes. LONDON, June 18—At the fourth day’s racing of the Ascot Heath meeting today Leonard Brassey's bay colt Bay Ronald (four years old) won the Hardwick stakes. This race is of 2,000 sovereigns, added to a sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns each, play or pay, for three-year-olds and upward; distance, one mile and a half. Lord Cado- gan’s Lowly was sccond, and Hamar Bass’ The Novitiate Colt was third. In the race for the queen’s stand 800 sovereigns added to a sweepst 3 of 10 sovereigns each, Prince Soltykoff’s Woolsthorpe won, Richard Croker’s Ameri cus. second. Elfin of the Lorillard-Beres- ford stables was one of the seven to start in this race, but was not placed. The Wokingham stakes was won by Mar- tin Db. Rucker’s bay horse El Diablo. This race is a handicap of 15 sovereigns each, 5 sovereigns forfeit, with 500 sover- eigus added, for threc-year-olds and up- ward, three-quarters of a mile. MICHAEL A WONDER. He Beats McDuffee in a Remarkable Fifteen-Mile Race. “Jimmy” Michael, the Welsh wonder, beat “Eddie” McDuffee on the Charles River Park track at Cambridge, Mass., yesterday afternoon in the hottest fifteen- mile bicyele race ever run in America, and at the same time established a new fifteen- mile paced competition record of 29 min- utes 12 seconds. McDuffee led all through the race up to the first lap of the fifteenth mile, when his pace-makers became worn out, ‘and the little Welshman, behind a fast triplet, forged ahead and won by 100 yards. ‘The weather was well-nigh perfect, there being only a slight breeze, and 15,000 peo- ple enjoyed the sport immensely. late, Burke Lowers a Running Record. “Tom” Burke lowered the record for the 500-yard run yesterday at Newton, Mass., by one-fifth of a second at the grounds of the Newton Athletic Association. The old record, made several years ago by Lon E. Myers of New York, was 58 seconds. Burke started thirty yards behind two of the con- testants, but took the lead before 350 yards had been gone over. The starters were: ‘T. E. Burke, N. ¥. A. C. (scratch); Harry Lyons, N. ¥. A. C. (5 yards); A. H. Rich- ardson, P. A. A. (20 yards); F. W. Haskell, P. A. A. (30 yards); H. W. Burdon, A. A. N. C. G0 yards); Leicester Warren, H. A. A. @0 yards); C. H. Schweppe, P. A. A. (3 yards). Burke finished tirst, Haskell second and Richardson third. Kerkau and Schaefer at Billiards. Hugo Kerkau, the German billiard cham- pion, has challenged Jacob Schaefer for a billiard tournament, and he will meet Schaefer in New York Monday to sign articles. Kirkau suggests that the contest take place on a regulation 5 by 10 table, three-ball carrom, 9,000 points up, six nights’ play of 1,500 points each night. Ornament’s Easy Victory. ‘The Himyar stakes, which is the next in importance to the Derby, was run at La- tonia, Cincinnati, yesterday afternoon. Ornament and Bonerges were the only starters. The track was slow, but the slop- py going did not interfere with Ornament's chances, as he won in the same NEXT FRIDAY'S RACE When Yale, Harvard and Cornell Meet Upon the Water. RULES CONTROLLING THE COURSE Three Styles of Stroke to Be Used by the Oarsmen. INTEREST IN THE CONTEST The most important college boat race in many years will be rowed on the Hudson river next Friday, when the crews of Yale, Harvard and Cornell universities will line up for a four-mile contest. Crews from these universities have not competed since 1875, when Cornell defeated both in a race on Saratoga lake. Yale then retired from intercollegiate aquatics and confined her meetings to yearly races with Harvard. These meetings were not held last year owing to the Yale-Harvard foot ball dis- pute, and Harvard's only race was with Cornell, Columbia and Pennsylvania. Strong efforts were made to Induce Yale to join this quartet this year, but in vain. Her quarrel with Harvard was settled and Yale men desired to meet the Cambridge men again on the water. Harvard did not care to row two hard races near together, and asked Cornell to allow Yale to enter the contest already arranged. This was agreed to, and Cornell in turn asked to have Columbia and Pennsylvania admitted, having engaged to row both those uni- versities. Harvard sounded Yale and found that the admission of the two others would be objectionable, and informed Cornell that they could not be admitted. There will consequently be two sets of races at Poughkeepsie this year. The events and the dates are as follows: June 23—Harvard-Yale-Cornell freshmen, two miles. June 25—Harvard-Yale-Cornell four mile June 30— Cornell-Columbia-Pennsylvania freshmen, two miles. July — Cornell-Columbia-Pennsylvania ‘varsity, four miles. ‘The federal authorities will do all in their power to assure the crews a course free from obstruction and from the wash of moving steamboats and yachts. Policing the Course. The rules, which have been drawn up and which will control the races, so far as the government is concerned, have been appreved by the Secretary of the Treasury. Capt. Louis N. Stodder of the revenue cut- ter service has been detailed to take charge of the policing of the course at the time of the races, and the revenue cutters Hudson and Manhattan have been detailed under his supervision to special duty at the time of the contests. Captain Stodder’ Under the prov . approved May 19, 1896, the following les to govern the Columbia, Cornell, Har- yard, Yale and Pennsylvania University boat races and the freshmar. boat races on June 23, 25, 30 and July 2, respectively, at Poughkeepsie, on the Hudson river, and published for the information and guidance of all concerned: First. All vessels and craft of every de- scription must be anchored at least two "varsity, rules are as foliows: The Cernell Stroke. hours before the time set for the races, upon the days set apart therefor, and re- main anchored during the progress of the same. Second. No excursion steamer, yacht or craft of any description shall be permitted to follow on the line of the police boats, following the referee's boat. Third. No vessel or er: of any descrip- tion shall be allowed inside or west of the police Ine adopted by the committee. At one time it was thought that it would be. necessary to row the races up stream owing to the state of the tide late in the afternoon, but so many protests were made that it was decided to fix the start earlier than usual and row the four-mile races down stream on the ebb tide. The two- mile races will be rowed up stream. To those on the observation train it will make little difference whether the races are rowed up or down, but to the thousands who will view the contests from the river banks it will make a great difference. Be- tween four and five thousand will be ac- commodated on the observation train,which is composed of flat cars, each holding its own grand stand, with raised seats. Last year it was estimated that 50,000 persons Saw the ‘varsity race. At least that many will see the Cornell-Yale-Harvard contest this year. Trying Three Strokes. Considerable interest has been added to the race owing to the fact that Mr. R. C. Lehmann, an English rowing authority, has been engaged for some months in coaching the Harvard crew and instilling English methods. Many persons have gone so far as to claim that the English stroke will be on trial as against the American stroke. The verdict that is formed on the result of a single race or of three or four races will not be of much value. There are too many other ccnsiderations that should be weighed. A good crew with a poor stroke will defeat a poor crew with a good stroke. In such a case the most enduring crew wins. Then, again, a good crew with a good stroke may row in a boat badly rigged. Rigging is largely a matter of ex- perimenting, and the fault of bad rigging may be ascribed to the stroke. For in- stance, high-rigged seats give the oarsman more leverage, but renders the boat more ‘The Harvard Stroke. or Mable to roll. Rolling, retards the boat. For of the first time the relative height of Yale and Har- “crank,” course, vard seats will be different. A great deal has been said about the s: perlority of the English oars. They are a trifle narrower and longer than the Ameri- can. Ellis Ward, the once great oarsman and now Pennsylvania’s coach, declares that they are the same oars that Ameri- cans discarded twenty years ago. English oarsmen have been slow to adopt innova- tions. They obtained sliding seats from Americans were slow to take them up. They still use the old-fashioned row locks, instead of the swivel. The fact that Eng- Ush oarsmen, with an old-fashioned oar, defeated American crews at Henley oar Mertz’s Drug News. QUEEN ANNE COLOGNE. A delightfully light freshing perfume, especially de- sirable for sun mer use. ‘There ts Rothing loud or oppressive in the odor of Queen Arne Cologne-it's A uweet, delicate blend of the fra- Large Bottles, 50c. & $1. Make our store one of your stopping pl when you're down town. A cold glues of soda and a few mements’ rest will Gt you for the balence of your shopping jaunt. ene MERTZ’S Pharmacy, 11th & F Sts. Jel8-008 nia men had a chance of witnessing Har- vard's eight row, and all were favorably impressed with their form, and esnecially the length of the streke, but, as Coach Ward explained, their stroke ts in reality not as long as Penn's. The apparent dif- ference is due to the length of slides. Penn's boats are rigged with slides tw: ty-six inches in length, while Coach 1 mann uses but sixteen-inch slid thes necessitating -ne men to reach out much further with the iedy to get the same length of stroke, The head of an English oarsman moves in an are, thi of an American nearly on 2 line. Ai lieve that more power and energy is raved and that the boat is kept steadier. In the Cornell-Yale-Harvard race the purely Amcrican stroke will be rowed only by Cornell. Yale's Stroke. Bob Cook has been endeavoring to instill in his men some of the ideas he picked up at Henley, while Harvard is confessedly following Lehmann’s lead. “Yale, and, in fact, Harvard as well, had shortened up the stroke so that her oars- men only swung about fifteen degrees for- ward of the perpendicular, and perhaps ten back of che yerpendicular. “At present our crew is swinging for- ward of the perpendicular at least thirty degrees, and back of it twenty or more. The change is more effective, and no hard- er for the oarsmen. “Minor changes have had to be made so as to give the men more leverage on their oars inboard of the outriggers. The oar blades have also been cut down, that ts, they are narrower, and the oars are a trifle longer. These are all the changes that Yale has made this year “It has been going back to the old-time longer swing with the body, and conse- quent longer reach with the oar, and less use of the slide.” The English Stroke. Mr. Lehmann when recently asked to give the most striking characteristic of the English stroke, made the following reply, which fs an exact description of the stroke taught for over twenty years at Cornell and other American colleges: “It is a long, sweeping stroke, with a firm, hard catch at the begianing, an unwavering drive, through the water, the blade being fully covered until the hands reach the che: The recovery is clear, smart and as elast as possible, with a very slow, steady, well- balanced swing forward, the body bring- ing the side ap with it as it swings.” But the nethod of acquiring this stroke is thus desertded: “Thais kind of stroke cannot be *btained unless you swing the body well down, at the sume time reaching far out with the arms, so as to strike the beginning fair and square. The arms by ing kept straight, the body swings b. as if released from a spring, all the weight telling directly on the blade in the water. As the body swings the legs drive, until with a final shov that flattens down the knees, the last ounce of leg power ts ap- plied to the bladex, and simultaneously the shoulders go back, the elbows pass the sides and the outside nd forces the oar handle right home to the chest. The swing back should be to a point where the body remains firm and does not sink away from the work.” Speaking of sliding, he says: “I consider a sixteen-inch slide the maxi- mum for best results. I believe Yale's slides at Henley were about twenty- inches. I do not see how it is possible at such a long slide to get a long body reach, such as I want, and a quick, hard rise on the catch.” Regarding rowlocks and oars, he says: “I believe the old-fashioned tholepins ar better than the swivels except in a single scull. As you know, these rowlocks consist of two upright pieces of iron wrapped with twine to prevent the oar from wearing. The oars used now by the Harvard crew, as our English oars, are shaved flat down on one side, so that the flat surface strikes the tholepin squarely on the catch. “Leander used twelve-foot oars at H ley last year. Oxford used twelve-foot, tw; length at Henley last year. three feet eight inches was inside the out rigrer. Our blades were six Inches wide, an inch and a half narrower than Yale's. Our experience has been that this is the max!- mum width of oar that an eight can tear through the stream without serious exhaus- tion.” The Cornell Stroke. Some rowing critics insist that Cornell has changed its stroke since the trip to Henley. in 18% Tom Hall, the ‘varsity stroke of the "94 freshman crew, the ‘SI, ‘98, "9 “varsity crews and the Henley recently said: “That the Cornell stroke has not been changed to an English one I know full well. We may have learned several things while we were in England; but our defeat there can be accounted for in other ways than that the stroke was in fault.” Courtney recently told the writer that the Cornell stroke was the same one used twenty years ago by Lewis, Ostrom, Water- man, Francis and other famous Cornell oarsmen of that day. Mr. Courtney gives the following as the chief points of the Cornell stroke: “Let a man keep his blades as long as possible in the water and the least possible time in the air. When his sculls or oars are in the water, he 1s pushing his boat along; when they are in the air he is not. “Too much attention cannot be paid to leg work. The legs are, of course, the strongest part of the body, and, to my way of thinking, they should, therefore, be re- quired to do the greatest amount of work in rowing. “Another point which cannot be too close- ly followed is to keep the arms perfecti; straight until the shoulders have gone as far as it is intended they should go. It stands to reason, if he keeps his back erect there fs less compression of the vital or- gans of the body; but I must admit in this connection that a straight spinal column i, not absolutely demanded of a fast scull- for a maa to row without a ‘kink’ in his me ere. all. ary “The oarsman should never overreach, and be careful to avoid going back too far on the last of the stroke, for bringing his body back to the perpendicular requires great effort on the part of the abdominal muscles. In all of which directions can be seen the tendency to use the slides, thus substi- tuting an erect attitude for a bent one and leg work for arm work. ———_—_ Winnipeg Four at Henley. The Winnipeg four, who will compete the Henley regatta July 14 and the ing days, have arrived at Henley, short spin 8 § sah