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6 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 1895. CAPTAIN MERRY'S BOOK. Why De Lesseps Could Not Se- cure the Nicaragua Canal Route. AN INTERESTING PAMPELET. Valuable Information Concerning the Great Gateway Between the Oceans. i A neatly printed and well-written pamphlet descriptive of the Nicaragua canal has just been issued by authority of the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of San Francisco, the Chamber of Commerce of Portland, Or., and the Chamber of Commerce of San Diego. It thor is Captain William L. Merry, well known on the entire Pacific Coast, not only from his connection with the Nicaragua canal from its inception to this day, but as well from his commercial and maritime activities for years past. He is | Consul - General of the Republic of Nicaragua to the Western States and Territories of the United States. His little volume is printed on fine book paper, is handsomely illustrated by maps and en- gravings, ‘and contains eral tabular statements of great interest to not only actual and prospective shareholders in the canal, but to the mercantile and shipping pursuits of this coast generally. Captain Merry has handled his subject in a masterly way and discusses the great maritime enterprise from almost every | standpoint. In his opening chapter on ercial Necessity” the author has “Tts Com ¢ Coast of the United States the | reial necessity for the prompt construe- | N canal is 50 obyious that | t fin The Southern State ested, and two great | | are almost eq nal conventions have been held there to pr The Eastern | seaboard States are also arde: 0 | the c | fic ! Middl e | not o evident to the casual easily demonstrated upo 8 notable fact, | wned al activity, are | tes of the canal, | snd are jully cognizant of its advantage to | them, when, by means of 2 navigeble water- way to the gulf, to be completed in 1896, they shall have an outlet to_the ocean very near 1o the gateway of the Pacific. | Concernin its direct benefit to the people of this coast Captain Merry writes: is in the elimination of about 10,000 miles on our cheap water route for the products of | that the Nicaragua canal will Ten_thousand miles! the Pacific Ocean, and ference of the globe! ow much cheaper than f t carried b ¥y upon s. The ev: are all around us and are uai- versally admitted. Further on in the chapter dealing with the “Problem of Cheap Transportation,” valuable and int betw inte ports, g to be effected by the According to these figures will save in sailing showing the canal, is the Nic distan, cisco and N Yokohama and ) tw ven. a can: Honolulu and N . 11,853 n Francisco and New Or- | niles between San Fran- pool. bable and possible earnings | when completed, Captain akes the following conservative en s between § | estimates The tolls which commerce can afford to pay e of the canal have been a proper of inquiry. Utilizing the locks by | the canal can pass lly, which can_ be g the locks. The Suez ,000,000 tons annually, ne of 15 to 19 per cent. In ounage that will use the the coastwise commerce of must_always prove an im- ensing factor. Already an im- , it has no practical limit until shall have been closely pop- teroceanic cenal can com- | carrying trade, while | ake use of both Nicaragua and Suez canals for her colonnial trade. A careful estimate of the tonnege within the radius of the attraction by the canal in 1891 made it 8 150 tons, but the annual in- crease is & r of opinion, and has there- fore been placed at the Jow estimate of 614 per cent approximately for the intervening period until completion in five years. -In this connec- tion I may state that, when the time allowed for construction has been fixed at five years, it may be largely reduced by the use of electric ligisting, possibly to thre€ years from the active inauguration of work, the estimate made having been based on a ten heurs’ per Gng abor. Tt is a noticeable fact that in 1804, of the steamships passing through the Suez canal 95 per cent continued their passage at use of the electric lights, navigating & more difficuli problem than the use of electric lights for construction work. We have assurances of 8.730,000 znn:Fr the canal has pa: producing a re he estimate No other Nicaragua canal by the time it can Je com- Jeted; possibly this is an undereftimate. This, 8t $1 85 per ton_(the charge now made at Suez), will produce $16,150,500 annual rev- enue. The costof maintenance and improve- ments may be safely estimaied $1,60,000 annually, leaving $14,650,500 net revenue, ona cost which should not 2xceed $100,000,000, and which mey not be pver $80,000,000 i built by the aid of tue Gdvernment credit, Like the Suez canel, it will be one of the best-paying properties in the world. In his descriptive and historical chapter the author relates an entertaining bit of history which fully answers the query so often asked: Why did not Do Lesseps choose Nicaragua rather than Panama, if the former is the best route. Says the author: “The failure of De Lesseps’ application to the Nicaraguan Government recalls an_interesting incident. At that time Fernando Guzman was President of Niearague. Educated in the United States and France he weas a wise and patriotic statesman. The French canal bill was introduced simultaneously in the Cham- ber of Deputies and Senate. It passed the former and was lost by one vote in the latter. A motion to reconsider was made and the Sen- ate adjourned. President Guzmen, when in- formed of the result, sent for the Senator who moved for reconsideration and, while disclaim- ing any right to interfere with the action of the Senate, informed him that unless he was confident of enough votes to pass the bill over the veto it would be time wasted. The Senator expressed surprise and asked fora reason, as he deemed the canal a great benefit to Nicaragua. Guzman answered by asking him “if he remembered the French military occupation of Mexico and their attempt to destroy the Republic there,” remsarking also that if they built the canal they would ulti- mately control the country and treat Nicara- gua as they had treated Mexico; that the Americans “want the canal and will not destroy our Government,” and if the French did not build it the American people or Gov- ernment would. This failure of the French to obtain a canal concession from Nicaragua was sedulously concealed while the Panama canal was being floated, and his incident answers the oit repeated inguiry, why did not De Lesseps go to Nicaragua if it is so much the best route for & ship canal? . Then as to the cost of the canal, which is confidently expected to be completed at least by the'end of this century, Captain Merry writes: The cost of the canal has been carefully es- timated Dby Engineer Menocal and by fwo bosrds of Gonsuiting engineers, one_in the United States and one in England. Menocal makes & cost of $65,084,176 exclusive of bank- ers’ commissions, discounts on securities and interest during construction. The English board exceeded this by £600,000, a remerkable concurrence. The American Board of Super- vising Engineers ont of an abundsnt caution took Menocal’s estimates, and where they were jound higher than their own retained them, but rejecting them when lower than their own and sllbnituth:f their own figures. In this way they raised the cost to$87,799,570, and conclude their reportwith the statement that | son, C.M.G., F.R.8.; ihe enterprise is full of promise. All these es- timates include a 25 Eexcemcontingency. Asa commercial problem I have always preferred to anticipate necessary & cost of $180.000,000, which will make the canal fully as profitable as Suez, whieh is the best large investment in the world. As a whole Captain Merry’s little book is a most valuable contribution to the litera- ture and data concerning the very greatest of maritime enterprises. Every library should contain the pamphlet and every business man should read it. THE MISSING LINK. Englishmen Discuss the Darwinian The- ory at the Victoria Institute. One of the largest gatherings in London, Eng.. took place at the end of July, when the Victoria Institute held itsannual meet- ing. The president, Bir George Stokes, Bart., F. R. 8., who now fills the profes- sorial chair at Cambridge University, once held by the great Sir Isnac Newton, pre- sided, and was supported by the new Lord High Chaneellor of England and many other notabilities, among whom was rec- ognized Professor Sayce, just returned from Egypt. Among those unable te be present were: His Excellency the Hon. Mr. Bayard; the United States Embassa- dor to Great Britain, whose letter ex- pressed his very special regret; Lord Kel- vin, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and others. The honorary secretary, Captain F. Petrie, in reading the report of the insti- tute—whose object it is to inves- tigate all philosophical and scien- tific questions, including any alleged to militate against the truths of revela- tion—referred to the value of the work recently done. During the year the in- stitute’s membership had increased to 1500 members, resident in all parts of the world. Several important subjects had been considered, including what the talented Professor Huxley had termed the “intrinsic weaknesses”” of the natural selection hypothesis; in connection with which _investigation showed that all naturalists now admit that evolution asa working hypothesis has, as yet, proved in- sufficient to account for man’s place in nature. As regards the question of the “missing link” between man and the ape, it has been scientifically demonstrated that in no case has a so-called missing link proved to be other than a human bein with a lesser developed brain than usual. Among other subjects which had been taken up during the year were the physi- cal characteristics of the extinct peoples | of the Canary lslands, the migration of flora and fauna, insect anatomy, illus- trated micro-photographically, the* evolu- tion of the natural and the artificial, an- cient languages, the philosophy of Comte and of the theosophists, also’ the light thrown on the route of the Exodus by a Iate survey. Among those contributing to the papers and discussions were Baron | Sir ¥. von Mueller, F.R.S.; Sir J. W. Daw- Professor Cleland, F.R.S.; Professor Hull, F.R.S.; James Bateman, F.R.S.; Professor Sollas, F.R.S.; General Tuiloch, C.B.; T. G. Pinches, now universally recognized asthe world’s great- | est Akkadlan scholar, and others. The president, Sir G. G. Stokes, Bart., F.R.8., in delivering the address took for | his subject ‘“The Perception of Light” and the laws affecting it. He described -at length the recent discoveries carried out by micro-photography in regard to the mechanism of the human eye, discoveries which had shown, as had never before been known, the marvelous adaptability of the parts, and among other things the fact that in the eye of the lower animals there were colored points present which in man were totally absent. Onme fact of special importance was the striking evi- dences of design which forced themselyes on the mind on our gaining this addition to our knowledge of the organ of sight, and he pointed ont that these evidences were now so patent as to actually silence crities. As the president closed the address there was a storm of applause, amid which the Lord High Chancellor of England rose to move a vote of thanks, and in calm, dig- nified accents pointed out the immense value of the president’s contribution to Christian philosophy, and the debt due from all right thinking men to the Victoria Institute for its able work. To the gratifi- cation of all present the vote was seconded by Professor Sayce, who had just returned from his explorations in Egypt. He in- dorsed all that the Lord Chancellor had said, and expressed his regret that his forced absence in Egypt had prevented him from appea earlier in the session. ————— The Polite Stranger. As I was going up Broadway on foot a well-dresseézstrauger stopped me and asked me to step aside with him. When we were clear of the crowd he said: “I am a merchant doing business at Ot- tumwa, Jowa. I wason a little spree last night and lost my wallet. I have written home for money, but it will take three or four days or a week to get it. Meanwhile I want to put this diamond pin in some- body’s hands as security for $75. Will you accommodate me?”’ I couldn’t. The pin seemed to be all right and worth $450, but I advised him to go to a pawnshop and do business regularly. He expressed his contempt for m; Ptck of busi- ness training and we parted. A . month later, as I stood at the entrance of a Fifth- avenue hostelry one evening, the same man approached me and said: “I beg your pardon, sir, but I am a cattle man from Montana. I was on a little spree last night and had my pocket picked. I have telegraphed for money, but mean- while I want to raise $75 on this diamond pin. What are you laughing at?’’ ““Why, you tackled me a month ago with this game, and you were then a merchant from Iowa!” He called me a liar and went his way, and I never expected to see him again, but three or fourdays ago, as I waited in the Hoffman House to see a Michigander, the same chap sat down beside me and began: “Excuse me, sir, but I wish to introduce myself as a_coal-mine owner from Penn- sylyania. Imet some friends last night and we went on a toot, and”’— “You lost your purse 2 “Yes, sir.” '“fou want to raise $75 on a diamond in?”’ ““How do you know ?’ “‘Because you tackled me twice before. Please take a good look at me and don’t make another mistake. It hurts me to be taken for a hayseed.” Then he got wroth and said he would smash me, but Billy Edwards, who does the bouncing for the Hoffman House, led him away by the ear, and I may never see him more.—Detroit Free Press. —————— A Dog’s Devotion. Percy M. Coombs, second mate of the schooner BK(““ of New Haven, and son of Captain J. M. Coombs, master of the ves- sel, died on June 7 at Boston of congestion of the brain. He was taken sick while on the voyage from Baltimore to that port. When it was found that Mr. Coombs’ ill- ness was of a serious nature, Captain Coombs put the vessel into one of the ports south of Boston to_secure medical atten- tion for his son. Nothing that could be done was of avail, and the young man died as stated. A fine dog which the second mate owned, and which was strongly attached to him, missed him so greatly that he grieved to death, dying on_Monday last, when the schooner arrived at Baltimore from the Kennebec River with a cargo of ice. After the schooner reached the Kenne- bec it was noticed that the dog was acting strangely and seemed to miss its master exceedingly, and when the vessel sailed out of the river with its cargo on board and without the dead sailor the dog seemed to be frantic. It became worse every day, and when the vessel came to Baltimore the dog died, apparently in great agony, and while stroking its head wih his paws, something it had been doing continually. “A singular thing about the case,’” said Captain Coombs, ‘‘was that the dog seemed to be affected in the same manner in which Mr. Coombs wasaffected shortly before his death.”—Baltimore Sun. —————————— The coming man in Turkey is Turchan Pasha, the new Foreign Minister, who has had a remarkable career and is in high fayor with the Sultan and the Grand Vizier, He was educated in France and his wife is one of Turkey's rare ‘“new ‘women.” FASHIONS N ENGLAND, Smart Yachting Suits Designed for Those Who Love the Briny. STYLISH WALKING SKIRTS. The Old Pineapple Pattern of Crocheted Lace Again Coming Into Vogue. Fashion’s demands during this season have been more reasonable as regards headgear. Certainly the golden mean be- tween the buge picture-shape and the tiny flower-toque haf been the order of the day. During the hot weather we instinct- ively long to tone down, or rathersveil in ethereal lisse, tulle or gauze, anything vividly bright in the way of straw shapes. The golden tan Tuscan plaiting that struck so welcome and strong a tone of coloring at the beginning of spring rather offends one’s artistic sensibility under the thrice- glorious blaze of a midsummer sun. The hat now submitted to a detailed descrip- tion is of medium circumference, and is slightly turned up all around to revesal a veiling of silky cream lisse over the yel- low straw foundation. On one side of the rather high crown is mereiy a dainty For the Evening. twist of the gauzy material, while on the other is a fan-like arrangement of trim- ming extending back and front. This very original garniture is partly composed of fine cream lace and partly of light blue satin. A chapeau of this kind looks infin- itely more in accord with the neat tastes of a gentlewoman than the tawdy mixtures of purple, green, pink and what not in the way of various flowers. With the advent of the court at sea- washed Osborne, our modistes are busy planning Cowes cruising rig-outs, It is a great mistake for any one wishing to be at all practical to ever dream of yachting in one of those white straw sailor shapes smothered in tulle and decked out with snowy wings. What has anything so ephemerally feminine as _ tulle to_ do with the sea and its in- evitable moods? Far jauntier and more evening jupes. These show a strong ten- dency toward fanciful trimmings lai lengthwise so as to impart height to the wearer. A very pretty example of this treatment is flfu&'-mted in the maize and white brocaded satin dress closing our column, These chatelaine-like garnitures are composed of softly failing yellow chif- fon tied in at intervals with knots of yel- low ribbon to alse match the maize design on the cream satin skirt. Round the waist is a folded band matching_ the two ends. As to the corsage, it is made of gmn cream “Duchesse,’” arranged with a chu of delicate ecru lace and some bows o Pretty Designs for Orochet. harmonizing with those on the lower por- tion of the frock. As is shown in this sketeh, decolletes are now cut much more in & V-shape than some little time ago, and the 1830 sleeve seems to have entirely had itsday. The most charming brides- maid’s dresses it has been our fate to note during this unusually brisk season were the delightful white bengaline frocks worn by the demoiselles at the big Dug- dale-Greville wedding. There was some- thing so sweetly girlish, too, about the lisse fichus and light blue satin sashes. Bengaline will, by the way, no doubt, be very much de mode again as the autumn apXroaches. 11 the old patterns of crocheted lace are coming to the fore, and very pretty they are when worked in good cream silk, quite handsome enough to put on any kind of gown. The following are two receipts for making what used to be called the “old pineapple” pattern, which is verhaps more effective than any other design. No. 1. The foundation or straight-edge is made first of 15 chain, turn, make a treble shell, 5 chain, another shell, 1 treble, turn, 3 chain, shell in shell, 5 chain, shell in shell turn, 3 chain, shell in shell, 5 chain, shell in shell, 1 treble. Continue this founda- tion to the length of lace you want to make, allowing 19 shells for each complete scollop. The term “shell” forms an abbre- viation, and if ‘writ large’” it means 3 treble, 2 chain, 3 treble, allin the same stitch of the foundation chain. The thread need not be broken, but some very good workers prefer to break it, and start fresh for the pines. Make 3 chain, treble shell, 4 chain, shell, 4 chain, shell, turn, 3chain, shell, 4 chain, 9 double treble, 4 chain, shell, turn, 3 chain, shell, 1 single crochet, 3 chain, repeat six times, 4 chain, shell. Decrease the number of holes in workin, across each time till the figure iscompleted. Make another figure like the first on the right hand of the first. Each time you go across on the second figure make a row on the conneeting fan. The fan is first a shell; this is filled with 7 double crochet, this in turn with 1treble, 3 chain, in each stitch of the preceding row, turn, fill each hole with 6 single crochet. When the end of the scollop is reached make one row of double guipure stitch, which brings the worker down again to the foundation or straight-edge, ready to begin on an- other scollop. No. 2 design. In this lace the pines are made first, and the scollop and straight-edge put on to complete the attern. The pines or figures are made ike those in No. 1, making the second fie- ure from the right of the first and the third from the right of the preceding one. The scollop edge has two rows of double gunipure stitches. The straight-edge is made of 3 chain, 1 treble. Make an extra row over the first of the preceding rows to make the edge straight, Fill the holes of this extra row with 5 single crochet. \'.l‘he “Fan” Hat. workwoman-like is the little blue cloth steward’s cng perched on the wavy locks of our second model, who is bedecked in an extremely smart and quite novel cruising costume. The material selected isa very gdod boxcloth in deep cream. There is no overdue fullness in the skirt which just escapes the gro\md and stands out from the heels in the much approved cut of the hour. Between the cloth and the strong linen lining are inserted at in- tervals four lead weights that keep the jupe in its right place, when the wild sea- reezes endeavor to play havoc with feminine apparel. But there is‘no sug- stion of steels or horsehair about ths irt, which owes all its Parisian smart- ness of outline to a perfect cut. The coat, which is ever so much newer in build than either the overdone Eaton or the short full-basqued jacket bailing from the gay capital, is of a sensible length, and A Bweet Yachting Gown. has a style allits own. To begin with, it has loni lapels that are temporarily fastened back on mother-o’-pear] buttons; a particular arrangement that enables the ‘wearer to unfasten these revers and sport the coat as a double-breasted one on days when the weather demands some extra warmth in the way of clothing. 1f the most stylish skirts for the daytime are nncomix;omiuingly simple, the same can hardly be said of some of the latest LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES. The Easy-Going Nativ Famili The seekers of strange modes of life and the student of the habits of people who have had little contact with ecivilization and have primitive homes can be satisfied by a visit to almost any of the other larger islands than Luzon in the Philippine archipelago, as, for instance, Negros, Pala- wan, Mindanso and Samas. In any of these islands there can be found tens of thousands of natives who, like generations of their ancestors, have never left their little island homes, and have not the faintest idea that there is any world be- yond their islands. Here the raceis mixed and the residents are almost of as light complexions as the residents of Manilla. The young men and women are comely, and a great manv of the women between the ages of 16 and 20 are of striking beauty. On many islands theye live the Bocals, who are supposed to bethe aborigines of the archipelago, and to be of Malay origin. They are an interesting race for any an- thropologist to study. Travelers who have trotted about the globe say that the Bocals in the Philip- pine Islands and the Panays in Borneo are about the laziest people that live. They do absolutely nothing that is unnecessary for living and dreaming. They have im- mense families—often twenty children in a house—and there are a multitude of cases of parents having fifteen and eighteen boys and girls. Everf family bas its own house, but $5 will build a large and supe- rior bnfinboo hut and $1 will make a better domicile than thousands of the Bocals own. The whole family, no matter how numerous, is crowded inte one room at night, the sleepers reclining on heaps of dried banana leaves. Strange to say, the women are a cleanly people. They bathe every dng and are expert swimmers, They are proud of their teeth and take pains to frequently polish them with rude brushes made of the areca tree. The poorer people have no other cooking utensils than an earthen pot and the aristocrats have a few castiron pa; and big, rough earthen dishes, says & writer in the New York Times. 5 The substitute for cotton and woolen goods is called mouffla cloth and it is made from the mouffla plant, which is a species of hems. The fiber of this plant is coarse, stiff and not at all pliable. Et is the white inner surface of the long, thin shoots that isused. The natives nfi the fiber out, wet the finger and twist the thread, which, as & consequence, is uneven and full of little bunches. Very little mouffla cloth is ex- ported from the island, as it has an exten- sive domestic use. It takes an industrious woman several weeks to make a strip of moufila cloth ten feet long,and three feet wide. ' Flax being almost unknown on the islands the only other material for cloth is silk. The Philippine forests are full of mulberries and silk was woven long before white men came to the islands. Some of the Philippine silk is as fine as the finest China silk. Much of it is elab- orately brocaded, although the process re- quires an immense amount of time, as the threads which form the pattern have to be tied up each time separately. The nam- billa, a square piece of brocadea silk, forms the principal garment of the richer natives on the smaller islands. This is six feet wide by seven feet long and requires about seventeen months for its_manufacture. A Philippine weaver takes her child ofi her back and weaves for half an hour, then she goes down to the stream and drawsa jug of water, or down to the seashore for a swim in the surf. After weaving a few minutes more she again goes to the brook or to the shore and washes out some sin- gle article of clothing, never wuhrns more than one garment at a time, so that during the day she probably puts in sbout six hours at the loom. and Their Large THE BAY DISTRICT RACES, Installator Once More Beaten Out by a Two-Year-Old Youngster. GRADY TOOK THE BOODLE. Both Mestor and Gold Dust Gave Thelr Riders Bad Falls In the Hurdle Race. The well-known and popular jockey George Miller is down to weight and will be seen in the saddle at the Sacramento meeting. He lately tipped the scales at 118 pounds. Chevalier, Lloyd, Sloane, Reidy, Piggott and Madison were, the successful jockeys yesterday. Reidy apparently improves at each mount. He fairly outfinished Chevalier onInstallator, with Gratify. \ 1t was feared that Swift, who rode Mestor, was badly injured; but the physicians in the geuupiul to which he was removed state that yond a severe shaking up his injuries are not dangerous. George Rose must have had his hopes cen- tered on the two-year-old Gratify, for he chalked 1 to 2 against Installator and took the coin until the crowd around his box grew tired holding up their hands. Joe Piggott will ot be seen in the saddle this coming week. He leaves for SBacramento to-morrow, where the finishing touches are beiug aaministered to the horses belonging to bis new employer, A. B. Spreckels. Shaw’s ability as a rider is either greatly misjudged or else he is not well judged by the officials in the stand. A boy that cannot keep out of apocket with but three horses in the race should be taken to & kindergarten and given some lessons on a hobby-horse. V. Davis, who was originally carded to ride Alexis, supposed it necessary to take on some false courage and imbibed so freely of red liquor thatby the time the steeplechase was called he was ready to take any sort of a chance from riding the brake-beam of a freight car to taking a trip to the north pole in & balloon. He had to be replaced by Maynard. The way some of the poor nags running at the track are chopped up by the steels is dis- graceful; and were & driver to so abuse his horse on ene of the downtown streets he would be in danger of working out a big fine in jail. When Gold Bug pulled up he loeked very much as though he had run agsinst a barb- wirefence. Itveryoften happensthatwhen the thought enters a boy’s mind that heisona “dead one” he ceases trying to win, but de- votes his entire attention to cutting to ribbons the pcor brute upon which he is mounted. And thus suffers the racer for the faults of his owner. That speedy son of Imp. Brutus, the Milpitas whirlwind, Installator, seems fated to keep the talent at the Bay District in hot water.” For a while he was lauded to the skies as a second, Domino, then he went amiss and was classed as a dog. Of late approaching good form has restored him in the talent’s good graces, and yesterday they plunged on him. He emerged from the paddock a 9 to 20 chance for the fourth race, a six-furlong dash, with but two opponents, the two-year-old Gratify and the gray horse Sir Richard. The young- ster had second call in the betting with fours about him, with 8ir Richard the out- sider at sixes. Btarter Ferguson experienced nearly as much trouble fiening the three horses away as Pettingill did starting the Worla’s Fair derby. Nearly cweng minutes were consumed before the flag finally fell. The race was a tale of woe told in one chapter. Gratify went to the frontand stayed there. The favorite eame fast at the end and had little Reidy to the bat, but succumbed by a head in 1:13%. Sir Richard, under Shaw’s enigmatical riding, finished a couple of lengths further away. Barring this one race it was a great day for the first choices, the other five swee})- ing the board. They were all heavily backed, and the crowd had “money to burn” when they left the track. For exciting incidents the hurdle race, which ended the day’s sport, undoubtedly held precedence over the other events on the card. Two bad tumbles, finally ending with a victory for the favorite, tended to keep the spirits of the crown keyed up te a high pitch of excitement, JOC, the Elkton stable entry, went to the post a 6 to 5 choice, with Madison up, and won handily at the end from Carme] the 3 to 1 second choice. At the third 'unlep in front of the stand Mestor, with gxw' tin the saddle, made a mistake and fell heavily on his rider. who was_carried from the track unconscious. At the next jump, while running in the lead, Gold Dust made a botch of it and gave Cairnsa bad fall, greaking his collar-bone. Altogether it was a fitting end’to a day’s racing at- tended with many spicy details. ) The big Mariner gclding, Suro, made short work of the five maidens opposed to him in the opening event, a five and a half furlong dash. Coming out a 9 to 10 favor- ite he won hands down from Dr. Gardner, who secured the place from Ladameo through Piggott’s good riding. Everybody wanted to back m Murphy in the next run at five furlongs, and from twos his price was quickly cutto6 te 5. Away none too well to a miserable start, he plowed his way through the bunch, and, outgaming Realization, who had been showing the way up to the last sixteenth, won by a neck in 1:01. Greenback Jr.,a 100 to 1 shot, finished in third place, about three lengths away. And now, notbinf would do but Grady in the two-year-old handicap, over the short six - furlong course. The money poured into the books on him_ateven money. At post time Joe K and Lucretia Borgia vied with each other in a contest for second-choice honors, each being quoted at threes. 'Virgie A and Clara Johnson were the other starters. Joe K set a merry clip to the stretch, leading the favorite -llgmlyJ but at this juncture Sloane let out a link and the hree Cheers youngster drew away and won handily at the wire by half a length, }vithKLucnzh Borgia third, lapped om oe K. The fifth race, a cheap five and a half furlong dash, contained another “harum scarum” collection of dogs. Detective ruled favorite in the betting at4to 5. The backers of the favored ene in this race re- ceived a bad scare, for when the flag fell Rayo, a 25 to 1 chance, sailed out in front with a frenc show of speed, but died awsy in the atretch, and the favorite won by & length from Yreh, who apparently fell out of a balloon at some place along the latter part of the journey. MULHOLLAND, SUMMARY. BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23, 1885. 13924 FIRST RACE_Five snd o hait fur . longs: selling; three-year-olds and up- ward: purse $260. Time, 1:099. JInd. Home. welght, jockey. St. 1 Str. Fin. 1818 Suro, 68 (Chevaler). .. Y sz, 13 1 1297 Dr. Gardner, 98 (Piggot 14 214 21 1297 Ladameo, 96 (K. Jones). &I 81 1297 Druscilla, 100 (1. Johnso; S 8 % 1271 Ontario, 102 (Hinri gki 56 525 Sea Breeze, 100 (Coady).....4 8 6 Good start. Won easlly. Winner, ch. g., by imp. Mariner-Zinfandel X Beuting: Suro 01010, Dr. Gardner §to 1, Lada- meo 8t0 1, Ontario 5 to 1, Druscilla 30 to 1, Sea Breeze 16 to 1. 1325, G Somme $h00: imme, 1000 " Ind. Horse, welght, jockey. St 8tr. Fin. 1316 Tim Morphy u’f‘n.'fmla)u o Tty 1311 Realization, 1m(!;m )..2 11 184 28 1263 Greenback Jr..98 (E.Jones)7 5A Bh 3h, Q253 Venus; 100 (Crevalier). 2h 38 4n 208 Gold Bug, 107 (Hint 51 1311 Rico, 105 (Shaw)... 1300 Pertups, 86 0. Dais Cardwi 9 (Reiay Bad_start. Won handily. Winner, i imp. Kyrie Daly-Maggle. IS WIS . K o TSR S 1 10 1, Gold Bug 410 1, Perhaps 40 to 1, Rico 20 10 1. furlongs; THIRD BACE—About six '3&- 0 }usnéls:i ;;;l.mlcq:: two-year-olds; purse Ind. Horse, welght, jockey. St Str. Fin. 1309)6rady, 110 Gloane T % T I 299 Joe K, 119 (Hinrichs). 14" 38 2n 1247)Lucreita Borgia, 107 ( i 1288 Clara Johuson, 80 (Reidy)...5 5 6 48 1208 Virgie A, 95 (E. Jones)......4 4h 4% 5 Good start. Won cleverly. Winner, b. c., by Three Cheers-Gold Cup. Beuiug: Grady even, Joo K 8 to 1, Luctetia Borgia 8 to 1, Virgle A § to 1, Clara Johnson5 to1. 1827, FOURTH RACE-Six turlongs: all + ages; purse $800. Time, 1:18%5. Ind. Hurse. welght. jockey. 1809 Gratify, 77 % S’fo‘s‘fégim Good start. Won driving. inner, ch. g., by Farandole-Satisfaction. Betting: Gratify 4 to 1, Installator 9 to 20, Sir Richard 8 to 1. 132 o 1:08% FIFTH RACE—Five and half furlongs; e selling; maidens; purse $250. Time, an. Horse. welght, jocke: 1818 Detective, ir i e o gy 0, . Jones) . 1301 Jlni Corbest, 111 (Jlovn). .5 81561 38 Jefterson, 111 (Ames)... 77 4 on 1281,1m£. Thunderstorm, (Hennessey)...... % 6r Triumph, 107 (Shaw). Bh 7T 7 nner, b. g., by imp. le. genln': Detective 8 to 5, Yreks 4 to 1. Rayo 25 to 1, imp. Thunderstorm 9 to 1, Jim Corbett 8t0 1, ‘Triumph 30 to 1, Jefferson 7 to 1. 1829, SIXTH RACE-One mlle; bandicap; « 8ix hurdles; purse $300. Time,2:48%5. Ind. Horse, weight. st. 15 Str. Fin. (1802)J O C, 180 (Madison). 2 L 4 13 1322 Carmel, 136 (Hennessey)...4 218 26 23 1307 Alexis, 138 (Maynard)......8 8h ¢ 3n 1301 Esperance, 125 (T.Tobin)..8 45 32 4} 1813 Mendocino, 130 (Glover)...5 58 08 bif 1302 Guadaloupe, 136 (Stantord).7 6 6 6 1317 Gold Dust, 125 (Cairns).....1 fell 1802 Mestor, 136 (Swift)... 8 foll Good start. Won easily. Winner, ch. g, by Apache-Irene, tting: J O C 6105, Carmel3to 1, Alexis 20 to 1, Esperance 20 to 1, Mendocino 12 fo 1. Guada- loupe 25 to 1, Gold Dust 6 to 1, Mestor 7 to 1. ‘Racing will be continued Monday with the following list of entries: First race, five-eighthsof & mllfi,ose]ling—Rad Will 100, Claire 102, Ontario 100, Cadeua 97, Suro 97, Mt. Carlos 104, Steadfast 57, De la Guerra 101, Josie G 102, Conde 110, Addie M 95, Lee Stanley 104, Corinne Buckingham 102, Monarch 104, Gondola 105, Detective 97. Becond race, eleven-sixteenths of a mile, sell- ing, for two-year-olds—Miss Brummel 105, Perhaps 106, Carawell 104, Belle Boyd 108, Encino 104. Third race, five-eighths of a mile, selling— Schnite 111, Willie Gibson 109, Sinbad 113, Bob Tucker 102, Mollie Rogers 102, Orondo 105, Yreka 102, Dr Gardner 102, Druscilla 104, Ladameo 100. Fourth race, thirteen-sixteenths of a mile— Reyal Flush 115, Articue 150, Warrago 102, Rice 107, McLight 115. Fifth race, one mile, lelUFl—Greeublck Jr, 90, Fred Gardner 113, Beliringer 106, Ryland 103, Little Bob 99, Tillie 8 99, San Luis Rey 101. A Good Cheese. How true it is that fame and fortune both hinge on some trivial circumstance, The most successful artist at the annual exhibition of the French Salon one year was & young gentleman named Baldwin Sowers, Mr. Sowers’ particular line is the deline- ation of still life, and so he painted a cheese. After it was hung some malicious persen slipped into the gallery the night before the exhibition and cut a round hole in the canvas, completely removing the cheese. ‘When the examining committee were on their rounds, they came to ths defaced picture, and angrily sent for the artist to sive an explanation. An ordinary in- ividual would have been overcome with despair at the outrage. Not so Mr. Sowers. ‘When the chairman said, sternly: ° “Where is the cheese?’’ he responded, calmly: “Alas, gentlemen! I perceive I have painted it with too great fidelity. The mice have eaten it.” They awarded him the first prize. YOUR OWN WIFE. A Man Wants a Word With You About Her. ' How Is It That She Does Not Get the Compliments She Used to?—You Were Jealous Once. 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