The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 20, 1895, Page 9

RODE LIKE A VETERAN, Walter Hobart, on Ferrier, Took the Gentlemen's Race, Hands Down. WAS INJURED AT THE POST. | A Very Poor Day for Favorites—The Wise Ones Backed Doubtful and Got the Coin. The shades of night were falling before Starter Caldwell dropped his tlag on the | gentlemen riders in the last race of the | day at Ingleside yesterday. The event | was expected to prove quite a society affair, but the cloudy, threatening weather prevented the four hundred from turning out to auny extent. However, the usual | crowd of race-goers was in attendance. | The track was muddy, but this did not | deter the riders of swelldom from sporting | silk; for, with one exception, all of those carded to ride were on hand to weigh out. In the betting Walter Hobart’s mount Fer- rier was a 7 to 5 favorite, closely pressed by Philomena, with W. B. Sink Jr. up, who | had twos about her. Just before bugle- call a stiff play on Service, ridden by Harry Simpkins, knocked the odds against Bar- ney i\‘chreiber‘s horse from sixes down to 3tol. Talbot Clifton’s recent purchase, Johnny Payne, carrying “Mi Lawd” and I pounds, the bookmakers laid 100 to against, and had he won several of them would have been out of the business, for his owner had a swell commission down. Oregon Eclipse, ridden by Harry Dimond, | was played zomewhat at 8 to 1, but the | | ner. other starters did not command much sup- port. Much time was consumed at the post and Clifton played in his usual hard luck. in one of the breakaways the hard- mouthed Johnny Payne took the bit be- tween his teeth, and despite the athletic efforts of his rider nearly reached the Hdges‘ stand before he could be pulled up. e was again galloped to the post for an- other trial and this time showed no ten- | dency to run away. And now for another accident. Service took on an ugly mood and, elevating his heels, one of them caught Mr. Hobart on the leg, narrowly escaping fracturing the shinbone. Although suifering consider- able pain, he gamely kept his seatin the saddle. A start was finally secured, and | off went Philomena and Ferrier in the lead. Mr. Sink managed to keep the mare | slightly in_front until the stretch was reached, when Mr. Hobart gave Ferrier his head and he galloped in an easy win- Harry Simpkins bmnfihc Service up the last 100 yards with a fine burst of speed, nipping the place from Philomena. Mr. Hobart rode with the skill of a vet- eran knight of the pigskin, and was the recipient of praise on all sides for lus horsemanship and pluck. He had to be helped from his horse to the weighing- room and also to his dressing-room. The beautiful silver cup given by the club was presented to him as he was be- ing carried to the paddock, which in a manner was 8 balm to his bruises. It was a rough day for the talent at large. Outside of Ferrier but one favorite finished in front. The Western contingent made a “‘killing’’ on Doubtful, who ran a | good race when the right kind of money was down. The opening race was taken by Dan Honig's mare Minnie Cee, who took the | lead in the stretch and won_easily, run- ning the mile in 1:50}{. Ike L was second in front of Fi Fi. Louis Ezell’s Doubtiul, heavily backed at odds of 10 to 1, was away in front in the two-year-old race at six furlongs, and ran like a scared wolf, winning easily from the favorite, Caliente. Walter J finished third. The Spreckels entry, Gallant, looked the est of the lot in the third eventovera mile, and was made a6 to 5 fayorite. He was away from the post poorly, and was made too much use of the first part of the journey by his jockey. Mamie Scott made the running for a half, followed by Mary S. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— “THE CALL” RACING CHART. Nineteznlh Day of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club Meeting. Weather cold. Ingleside Track, San Francisco, Thursday, December 19, 1895. Track sloppy. 4()8. FIBST RACE—Onemile: sellng; three-sear-olds and upward; allowances: purse $400. Index. | Horse,age, welght. | St.| %4 | 4 % | s | Fin.| Jockeys |gBettt 403 |Minnie C, 6. | 1 | 1n | 136 [ 13 |Garner.. o5 72 1 |IkeL, 5 13 33 E. Jones...ll[ 10 12 FiFL3 | ¥ 8 ; 20 12 Garcia, 515 .15 10 15 Orbit, & a| 6 |6 | Piggott 200 80 Candor, | | 23 | Mackli 5 85 Whitestone, 4. | 15 | a3 ¢ H Regan, 3 237 10 Good start. Won easily. winner, D. A. Hopig's ch. m., by Plenipo-Jacone. 4()9. SECOND RACE—Six furlongs; selling; two-year-olds: conditions; sllowances; purse $400. Index.| Horse, age, welght. | st. | % | sn | Fin | Jockeys ~|jBetting 345 | Doubtful, 2. 1 13 8 8 (287) | Caliente; 106| 5 2hn 12 53 Waiter J, 10| 2 B4 15 15 Imp.Endy: 03| 381 4145 10 20 (380) Theresia, 107, 4 ‘ 56 |C. Slaught 72 4 (392)|Tontno, 105 6| | 83 M. Bergen 9 “e-.....| ¥ankee Doodie,2.106| 7 | 71 |Coady..... 9.2 892 | Valiente, 2. 110/ 9| 886 |Hennessey. 100 397 |Princess Rose I..103| 8 ‘ 9 9 93 |Macklin. 15 .....| Pollock, 2 0 120 |10 110" |Walker.. 10 Good start. Won easily. Winner, L. Ezell's ch. g., by Doubt-Nachitoches. Time, 3 4] (), TERD RACE—One mile; selling; three-yearolds and upward; purse $400. Index. iKone, age, weight. |St. ’ VT % Jockeya. |oBetting 400 |Mary S, 5. 2(2115 (23 (34 891 |Montalvo, 4. g|s2™ [513 |[214 5 |Gallant, 3. 7/6h |42 |1n | Roaa Runn: 47 T {815 Lamle. |Hy Dy.a... éish |62 7 Garner 1 | Braw Scot, 6 5/48 [8h [41 | 66 |C Slau 360 | Mamie Scott, aths s s 7 7 E. Jones. Good start, except . Won driving. Winner, J. H. McEvoy's b.m., by Duke of Montrose- Ocean Wave. Time, 1:47 FOURTH RACE—Six furlongs; handicap ; all ages; purse $500. Index.| Horse, age, weight. | St.| | st e | Betting. | Fin | gockeys. | Dettng | | | |2 | 2 2 1 52 52 ( 3 3 Griffin. . 25 e (513)|Zobair, 5. 4 20 |E. Cochrar. 15 b 1010 |Quirt, 4. 5 Piggott..... 10 30 Good start. Won easily. Winner, G. B. Morris & Co.’s b. g., by imp. Sir Modred-Plaything. Time, el 412 FIFTH RACE—Six furlongs; selling; three-year-olds and upward; allowsnces; purse $400. Index.| Horse,age, weight. [st.| 34 | % | % | sw | Fin. O [u;}}em"%‘l 403 |Montana, | 41 | | 24 | 210 85 394 |Imp. Ivy, 4. 1n | | 83 | 214 20 (301) |Sligo, 5., 2n 31 | 3155 3 394 | Pecksnift, 4 3n | 22 a3 80 (394) | Last Chance, 51 | 435 | 515 5 378 |Starling, 4 73 66" | 63 80 93 7 78 25 64 8 82 10 88, 1.9 2 91 100 0> a0 5 430510 200 1, J. P. Woolman's b. ., by Storey-Uza. Time, 1:184. ders. Index.| Horse, age, weight. : st. | | str. | Fin. | Jockeys |, Beuing 812 |Ferrier, 5. 2| 28 |:ad | 85 381 |Service, 4| in | 13 82 (395) Philomena. .145| 5 | 11 1h 85 108’ |Oregon Lclipse,8.146| 1 | 34 |33 310 Modesto, 4. L1453 520 510 Mr. Archibald. 384 |Svengali, §....1145| 7 | 66 | 8 Mr. Skiner. 310 |Burmah, '3 151 6 | o= 7 Mr, Burmeiste 396 |Johnnie Payne, 4.183| 8 | 8 Sl Mr, Clifton... Good start. Won easily. Winner, W. 8. Eobart tto-Cinderella. Time 2| 5 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— “THE CALL” RACING CUlDE. To-day’s Entries at the Ingleside Track, With the Weights, Best Records and Pedigrees. In races where the horses have no record at the distance to be run the records at the next nearest distance are given. Abbreviations—F., fast; Fa., fair; H., heavy; m., , mile; £., furlong; *, about. FIRST RACE ix furlongs: selling. Non-winners In 1895. | Best T |Lbs record.! Dist. |Lbs|Tk.| Index. | Name. Owner. Pedigree. 169 |Trinmph Bonnifield &Knight John A-Tillie C 359 W.L M F. Phillips 1da Sauer. Skalkaho. The King. pringbok-Astoria G. Paches Pee | Aberdeen siabie.. .| Joo Hooker-Addie 0N W. D. Randall. Hyder Ali-Carrie G Imp. Le Rake-Tecalco Hidalgo-Bertie W Rayon d’Or-Blandana veden-Ghinni Ghinnt Imp. Cheviot- Bessie Hooker . | Zorlia-Fraulein - {Imp. M r. Pickwick-Henlopn El Primero stable.. D. Haillday... A. B. Spreckels. « Pedigree. Trix. Tmp- Amarino. Julia O | Rutherford-Joste C Powhattan-Verna Freeman-Annie L Corrigan. . ‘ameo Longfellow-Belle Knight idalxo-Graciosa 100d-Imp. Cornelia THIRD RACE—One mile., | Best Lbs| record. | Dist. |Los| Tk. ‘ Owner. | Pedigree. |B. Corrigan. . Longfellow-Modesty axim-Ventura Anita stable. | Gano-Cuban Queen B. Schreiber. Col Hepburn-Edna |Eimwood Stk Farm | Imp. Brutus-Beauty FOURTH KACE—_Six farlongs: selling; two-year-olds. 7 [ Best | ; ‘+ Index | Name. |Lbs record. | Dist. me'rx.l Owne: Pedigree. g e 100/1:04%% 5 £ 08/H... | B Corrigan. sanc Murphy-Derochment 385 | Don Plo Pici 9810274 51 |10 F.. I Robbins. Rio Rey-Countess Zelka 3 3. G. Follanshee. .. Tmp. St. Simeon-Mira ¥ §i V.0'B Macdonoigh Bead Brummel-{mp. Mirage 8% anta Anita stable. | Emperor of NOFolK-Viente 57 S.C. Hildreth....... Shannon-Fannie Lewts ! Colma- — Ben Ali-Hidalga FIFTH RACE—Seven furlongs; THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL; FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1895. As the horses hit the stretch Gallant was a head in front of Montalvo, with Sloan on Mary S taking matters easy in third place. ‘While Gallant and Montalvo were having a ding-dong finish to the wire down the center of the track, Sioan brought Mary 8 up on the outside and won by a scant length at the wire. Montalvo took the place by a short head. _ In at top weight, the six-furlonfi handi- cap was thought to be a good thing for Potentate, who was made a 9 to 5 choice, but he finished third. Sir Play, the second choice, led all the way and won by two lengths. Can’t Dance finishea second, in front of the favorite. The fifth race, at six furlongs, resulted in an easy win for the favorite, Montana, who won hands down from imp. Ivy,a 100 to 1 shot ridden by Piggott. Track and Paddock Items. As Christmas day falls on Wednesday the coming Monday will be Ladies’ day at Ingleside. Charley Ballard, the well-known Eastern rider, arrived from the East yesterday. Charley rode some very clever races on the horses owned by Marcus Daly the latter part of the Eastern season and will ride the borses owned by Mr. Daly at present quartered at the track trained by W.D. Randall. Tod Sloan, who had the mount on Mary Sin the third race yesterday, was set down for the meeting by Starter Calawell for brezking up several starts. Pittsburg Phil saw the wise coin going in on Doubtful and followed it with a good bet in nearly every book in the ring. Andy Godfrey, the well-known owner, started 1n the day with $15 and rolled this small amount up to $1700. This after los- ing $300 on Potentate. Talbot Clifton was very well satisfied with his latest purchase, Johnny Payne, but remarked in the dressing-room after the race that he was a ‘“‘deuced puller” and that strong as he is he could not pull him up. Montalvo was backed down from 15 to 6 to 1 for a mild killing. When Earl Coch- ran, who rode him, looked over toward the outside fence and saw Mary S ahead of him, he looked up at the sky to see what cloud she fell from. WILL TACKLE RELIMNCE z_i.n Aggregation of Eighteen Footballers Here From Mortana. Spent Their First Evening Quietly at the Olympic Club and Returned to Their Private Car. The Butte football aggrezation is here. It arrived on the special car Minnewaska at 10 o’clock yesterday forenoon. Pringle, the Reliance manager; Sexton, the Olympic tackle, who is to be Reliance tackle Saturday; a few reporters and a few athletic clubmen completed the little self- appointed committee that welcomed the big strangers upon their arrival at the Oakland side. Eighteen players, the club treasurer, d’Gay Stivers, the manager; B. E. St. Charles, special correspondent of the Butte Miner; H. B. Smith, special reporter for the Anaconda Standard; a cook and a orter form the complete party that left Jutte last Monday and came here by way of Portland. i The players and their positions, ordi- nary weights, heights and ages, as yerified last night, are given. It will be seen that the men are several years older than the average of the local teams and heavier. King, left end, 168 pounds, 5 feet 10 inches, 21 years; Slater, left tackle, 192 pounds, 5 feet 9 inches, 27 years; J. Hooper, 1éft guard, 205 pounds, 6 feet 2 inches, 24 years; C. Hooper, center, 203 pounds, 6 feet 135 inches, 21 years: guard, 200 pounds, 6 feet, 22 right guard, 205 pounds. 6 feet, is, right tackle, 196 pounds, 6 fect 1'inch, 26 vears; Bohn, right end, 175 pounds; Smith, right end, 180 pounds, 5 feet 10 inches, 26 years; Richards, guard, 174 pounds, 5 teet 9 inches, 27 years; Captain Brooks, left hali, 160 pounds, 5 feet 9 inches, 27 years; MeMil- lan, right halr, 188 pounds, 5 fect 111 inches, 26 years; Gillis, right half, 170 pounds, 5 feet' S inches, 25 years; Hartzell, full, 200 pounds, 5 feet 9 inches, 25 years; Haswell, iull, 180 pounds, 5 feet 9 inches, 22 years; Boyce, substitute’ end, 169 pounds, 5 feet 11 inches, 21 years; McPherson, substitute, 155 pounds, 5 feet 9 inches, 26 years; Monroe, sub- stitute, 199 pounds, 6 feet, 21 yea The men put on their suits and went through a half hour’s light practice at Central Park yesterday afternoon just be- fore 4 o’clock. This afternoon at 2 o’clock they will go through final practice at the grounds. Last evening the men amused themselves at the Olympic Club watching the swim- ming and diving tournament, and after- ward they returned on a late boat to Oak- land, where their car quarters are tem- porarily located on the sidetrack. The men hope to have the Minnewaska moved to this side to-day and sidetracked at Fourtb and Townsend. An effort may be made to secure a game with the Stanford team on December 28, as two of the clubs scheduled for games in the Northwest have backed out of their formidable undertaking, Portland aione standing ready to meet the Butte team. SWIMMING TOURNAMENT. Natators Who Won Prizes at the Olym- pic Club Last Evening. The swimming contests at the Olympic Club were witnessed by a very enthusiastic gathering of the members last evening, among whom were several of the Butte City football team, who arrived yesterday. At 8:30 o'clock the first event of the evening was_called. It was the 50-yard maiden closed race and was won by H. Turner, with I, H. 8mith a close second. The 50-yard novice race was won by H. Healy, W. A. Bacon second and J., W. Cofforth third. The 100-yard maiden open was won by T..F. Kennedy, H. Turner second. 100-yard open won by D. H. Renear of selling. [ [ Best. | Index.| Name. \merecnm, | Dist. |Lbs| Tk.| Owner. | Pedigree. 408 | Candor_. |T03/1:42_ [1m |109/F... F. |Tmp. Darevin-Miss Ci 295 |Jim Corbett.....| 96|1:1434%6¢ |105/F...|D. Wikiigle-Rachaer 3 298 |Circe. | $1/1:4024/1 m ¥...| Lo Imp. Friar Tuck-Jessle C 408 |Schnity | 94 Panique-Tilla 403 | Royal Flus| | 99 Three Cheers-Rosette 213 |¥red Gardner...|102| Luke Blackburn-Enfilaae 330 | Arcti 1105 Robson-Greenleaf 483) | Forem. "84 Flood-Lmp. Queen Bess 1391) Rico. 1105 1:33 Shannon-Fannie Lewis 310 |Ip.Lady Splendr|102 pleudor-Colima ' -(1348) Bl Rayo. 105 1:08% rinstead-Sunlit 367 |Gussie.. 96| 1:38 Hyder All-Attraction : 844 |Jack Richdlieu.| 99/1:4115 Imp. Great Tom-Envenom the California Swimming Club, C. K. Mel- 'rose of the Olympics second. Time, 1 min. 9 4-5 sec., which breaks the coast record of 1 min. 10 sec. held by Thompson. Diving for objects—A. Taylor first, E. A, Stolle second. 100-yard, closed race—C. K. Melrose first, A. W. Pope second. Plain diving—G. McComb first, J. P. Jackson second. One-quarter mile open dash, E. A. Stolle first, R. B. Corneil second. Candle race—A. W. Pape first, C. T. Krelling second.. Tub race—J. Mulvey first, C. T. Krel- ling second. Obstacle race—D. Renear first, W. Smith second. Fancy driving—H. P. Henley first and J. P. Jackson, G. McComb, 'W. Bacon and W. Pomin tied for second place. In the final contest, McComb won the second honors. The judges were: Dr. W. A. Bryant Butz; timer, C. P. Jones; an- and Tom nouncer, W. 8. Taylor. JUDGE WALLACE ILL. The. Veteran Jurist Troubled by & Se- vere Attack of Cold. The trial of Dr. West, accused of the murder of Addie Gilmour, has been inter- rupted by the sudden illness of Judge Wallace. The veteran jurist has been in poor health for some time, and the damp- ness and changeable weather of the past fortnight has brought on a severe cold which, for the present, prevents him from appearing at his old place on the bench. At his request, Judge Murphy adjourned proceedings. in Department until De- cember 26, when the West case will again be taken up. —————— . GooD books of all kinds to be. closed out for what they will bring. Auction in the evening. 747 Market street. ¢ N THE FIGHT 10 WIN, The Arrested Pool-Sellers Make a Strong Protective Combination. AGAINST THE “BIG EIGHT.” Dangerous Error Said to Be Made by the Prosecution in Taking Up the First Case. The trouble into which the downtown pool-sellers of the “Belfry” have been dragged through the interference of the police is growing into unthought-of pro- portions. The men under arrest do not propose to be shut out of their lucrative business and they have combined, on the principle that in union there is strength. They do not show any great degree of vindictiveness against the people they believe are the cause of their arrest, but they speak out their minds without mincing words, de- claring that it is not the public or the police who want to shut them up but the Solid Eight big poolrooms, nheaded by Hallinan & Co., Harry E. Corbett & Co., Jerry Driscoll, Grant Israel, Sam White- head and Levy & Co. These firms were the originals in the business of pool-selling on the commission basis, whose methods were approved by Judge Wallace, and the other firms, following in their wake on the strength of that decision, declare that they are equally entitled fo earn a living in the same‘ime. But they were being arrested in twos and threes each day, to their disgust, and they finally decided yesterday afternoon that thef' would form a combine and fight the battle through shoulder to shoulder. If they are to be prevented from doing business they will cause the same restric- tion to be placed on the *‘big eight,” who, they claim, are the instigators of all their woes. st Last evening the dissatisfied ones held a meeting at 11 Ellis street in the rooms of the deserted “‘Crescendo Club.” Twenty interested pool-sellers took partin the de- bate, but only seven were in position to furnish the required sinews of war to make the fight. W. L. Kennedy was elecied chairman of the meeting by acclamation, George Giv- ens officiating as secretary. The following agreement was drawn up: We, the undersigned, agree to join in one body for mutual protection in conducting our respective businesses as commission brokers in buying pools on races in this t:i!iand County. We likewise agree to help each other outin all legal ways to meet the opposing elements now endeavoring to close up our respective institutions which represent our mode of live- lihood. Moreover, we agree to share pro rata the expenses of conducting the legal features, that have already presented themselves and’ are now pending, and those legal expenses that may be incurred in the event of appeals having to be made to the higher courts. W. L. KENNEDY. C.'J. 0’DONNELL, J. CALIsHER, J. B But one firm, Fleming & Co., was repre- sented. Their hearty accord in the move- ment on foot, however, was evinced by the message which Chairman Kennedy read from his elevated station on top of the counter, where he sells pools ‘‘on commis- sion” during the day. The epistle was: FRIsco, Dec. 19, '95. Bill: Tell de gang I'm wid ’em. Ican’tcum up to nite—got another date. Yours in !;ouhle The first case against the poolmen called on the calendar in Judge Joachimsen's ing the 10-cent brokerage per order or not. They, as well asthe Kennedy & Co. faction on trial, hold that the brokers in mining stocks downtown frequently ‘bought or'sold stocks or ipools for friends without making a charge for commissions. Of course this is but a technical evasion of the law with which a jury can best deal. ‘Where Kennedy & Co. are strongest is the fact that they alone of all the firms ar- rested depended on Corbett & Co. for their odds. The latter firm, as a member of the “Big Eight,” received its odds from the racetrack and posted them just prior to the race to which they belonged. Kennedy & Co. had a man stationed at Corbett’s place who copied the odds, and they posted them subsequently in their rooms. In that way the business had a veneer of legitimacy to which Corbett & Co. alone might have ®objected. But the other Foo]room-keepers made no pretense of conducting the selling on the track odds, but made their own, hours ahead of the time when when they were foswd at the track. Itisin this that the Ellert ordinance has been violated for months. Two more warrants were served by the police yesterday. the parties arrested be- ing J. P. Miles, vrobably a fictitious name, as the new combine does not know the fellow under that name, and Harmon Pfingst. FIGHTING FOR HIS FEE, Thornton His Own Witness and Counsel Against Wick- ersham. He Wants $15,000—His Former Co- worker Satisfied and Assist- ing the Defense. Crittenden Thornton was his own coun- sel and chief witness in Judge Seawell’s court yesterday in the case of Thornton vs. Wickersham. The suit is to secure $15,000 for legal services rendered in 1891, when Barclay Henley,- E. 8. Lippitt and Crittenden Thornton were counsel for I. G. Wicker- sham’ in his fight to get his stock of $100,000 out of the San Luis Obispo Bank on the ground that the other directors were ignoring him and that the president had lcaned the bank’s money to himself and to the favored directors without security and without interest. The aged Wickersham lived near Peta- luma. He had employed Lippitt & Lip- pitt, a law firm of that place, and Barclay Henley of this City to bring suit for there- covery of his property invested in the bank. The agreement was that counsel were to receive as fees one-fifth of the amount recovered. It appeared in the testimony that Henley wanted to associate Thornton in the case and took him to San Luis Obispo upon his first visit; that he told Wickersham that he was very desirous of having Thorn- ton’s services and offered to give half his own fee to Thornton, and the banker agreed to the proposition; that afterward | Lippitt consented to give one-fourth of his iee to Thornton, whose share was thus in- creased to three-eighths of the whole amount that might come from Wicker- sham. It seems now that Thornton has never received a cent, Henley has got only his retaining fee of $250 received before Thorn- ton’s union with him, and Lippitt has obtained a $250 fee and $1000 as his reward for a little over $40,000 recovered by Wicker- sham through his suit with Crittenden, the president of the bank. Lippitt is satisfied with what he has re- ceived and 1s now assisting Samuel Short- ridge in defending Wickersham. Thornton asserts that as he first under- stood the apportionment of fees Lippittand Henley were each to receive 5 per cent. Had he known that the5 per cent was to LAWYER CRITTENDEN THORNTON ON THE WITNESS.STAND IN JUDGE SEAWELL'S COURT. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] court yesterday was that of George D. Givens, the secretary of the new.combine. Peter Dunne and Samuel Regensburger represented the defendant, and, in fact, will represent all the defendants in these cases, by virtue of the new arrangement made Ly them for mutual protection. Attorney Dunne made a strenuous ef- fort to have the case continued for a few days that he mightlook into its merits, but the court had already secured a venire of jurvmen and insisted upon an immedi- ate hearing. Out of the entire venire only seven were accepted. Their names are: A. Lux, Julius Cabn, Leopold Newman, Charles T. Evson, H. G. Weisknod, J. S. Irvine and T. M. Cohen. Another venire will be summoned for this afternoon. Among the veniremen examined a num- ber of gentlemen past the meridian of life dropped in. Notone of them expressed disapproval of betting on horse-racing, but they were all excused by the defense. As the jury figures now it is composed of y;xung men, not one being over 35 years of age. There seems to be a decree of fate that says the iniquitous must be protected. If there is not, why on earth did the Ken- nedy & Co., to which George Givens be- longs, come up first on the calendar? Of the half dozen or more arreststhe police have made they picked out the very one wherein the defendants could make any showing of doing & legitimate business. Instead of bringing up_Fleming & Co. or Bawnan & Co. for trial first, the Kennedy & Co. case has been picked out, and if there is a failure of conviction the parties responsible for it must blame their own judgment. All the other poolsellers ugder arrest, were caught red-banded making pools and placing odds hours ahead of the time such pools were sold or odds laid at the race- track. They also did business without charging a commission, and they acknowl- edge they were violating the law. Charley Stensil, one of the arrested parties, pro- claims quite openly that he will plead guilty to-day and pay his fine. These men say plainly that they did not pretend to charge commissions, although they dealt in the commission-brokerage business. They claim that they had the right to do business as they saw 5&, charg- be shared between them he would never have entered the original contest. He de- clares, and his former associates practically concede it, that he performed the burden of the work in the trial. He went on yesterday to say that alone and single-handed he had completely vin- dicated all Wickersham’s rights to the bank and had been successful in asserting them. “It is not my idea, it is my fixed opin- ion,” said he, ‘‘that §15,000 worth of service was performed.” He said he had little sympathy with a man who would be satis- fied with a fee that he termed beneath the dignity of a decent lawyer. Vhile the suit was pending Thornton as- serts that he repeatedly asked Wickersham to reduce the agreement on fees to tangi- ble terms, but fimt he was always put off with the reply: ‘I have made a contract.” The existence and applicability of that contract are now matters of contention. Thornton claims that in addition to over $42,000 that Wickersham recovered, he was placed in control of $65,000 more, and is consequently liable for fees based on the whole amount. Henley and Lippitt were both on the stand, alternating with the plaintiff, who only vacated the witness-chair to resume, as counsel, the controversy in whicn he is trying to prove that he is entitled to three- eighths of a $15,000 fee, although one of his co-workers is opposing him. The case will go on next Monday at 10 o’clock. Soclety of American Socialists. The Society of American Socialists will hold its first meeting in this City in Mozart Hall, 1360 Market street, this evening. The topic of the speakers is to be “The Objects of the So- cle{_y.' Eugene Hough, Rev. Joseph E. Scott, T.T. Burns, John M. Reynolds, Mrs. Anna F. Smith, John Monteith and Morrison I. Swift are to be the speakers. This organization isa secession from the American section of the Bocialistic Labor party in this City. Injured in a Scuffle. John Swanson, a sailor, while scvffling with & friend in his lodging-house at 48 Sacramento street, slipped and fell backward. His friend fell on tog of him in such a way that one of the bones in his left leg was broken. The leg was set at the Receiving Hospital. A BEER WAR AT HAND. California and Broadway Brew- ers Accused of Cutting Prices. BREAKS IN THE ASSOCIATION. Fears Entertained That the Rupture May Cause a Scramble for | Business. | From the present indications there is | every chance of a beer rate war among the local brewers. Charges have been made that the California Brewery on Douglas | and Seventeenth streets, and the Broad- | way Brewery on Broadway, near Mason | street, have kicked over the Protective Association traces, and started out to sell beer on the quiet on their own hook. By several it is claimed that the break is from $5 to $3 50 on a barrel on six months’ contracts, and by others that it 1s only 50 cents on a barrel. At any rate there is| trouble in the brewers’ camp. The seeds of discontent were sown when the San Francisco Breweries’ corporation (limited) purchased all of the principal or larger breweries in this part of the State. Those brewers who did not have a chance to sell to the syndicate were not well pleased, so it is learned, although they did not say much about their pique, Then came the trouble with the Brewery Workmen’s Union that has lasted for the past three years and still exists. This re- sulted in the employment of a large num- ber of non-union men and an openly ex- pressed disregard for the union. The boycott upon all beer made by non- union men began to tell and it resulted in the formation of the Brewers’ Protective Association, in which all the brewery own- ers, including the syndicate, became mem- bers. Inorder that the effect of a boycott should not be felt by any boycotted brew- ery they pooled their interests, each brew- ery receiving from the association its pro rata of the proceeds of the sale of beer. This is based on the highest output of beer at the time the combine was formed. Of course this combine exists only among the breweries outside of the syndicate breweries. At the last reorganization of the pool in October it is said that cerfain breweries believed they were entitled to a larger per- centage of the profits, based upon their larger output. Of these, according to the story in circulation among a number of brewers, was the_California Brewery and the Broadway Brewery. However, the matter was straightened out so far as sur- face indications went, but not so beneath the surface. Within the past three or four weeks charges have been made that these two breweries jumped the association tracks and began to sell on the quiet at reduced rates. These rates, as stated by people who claim to know, were from $5 to $5 50 er barrel, and one-half for half-barrels. }‘t did not take very long for these cuts to become known at headquarters, and charges were made to this effect against the offending managers of the bhreweries named. What the effect of this break will be can only be surmised. Some prophesy that by the first of the year the break in the combine will be comvlete. Others state that the difficuity is of a trifling nature and will be settled without much trouble or in the least endangering the association. Among these is Charles B. Stone, the manager of the San Francisco Breweries (limited). He says that itis only a little tempest in a teapot. He says that the charges against the California and Broad- way breweries were that they had only made a cut of 50 cents on a barrel in order to work up -a little larger private trade. He says that these charges, which are being iooked into at the present, do not disturb the managers of the association in the least, and that he, for one of those in- terested, pays so little concern about the affair that he is going to leave town on a two weeks’ vacation. Mr. Stone, in explaining the facts of an alleged boycott in Seattle, as published by an evening paper, said: There hasbeen no boycott at Seattle upon the beer of the San Francisco breweries. Our egent there got the idea into his head that Seattle breweries and the labor unions there were boycotting our beer because of the men we employ. 1 told him to protect our interests in that city and he made a cutin price from $7 to $5 per barrel. This made the Seattle brewers feel 50 bad that they agreed to publish the fact that the boycott troubles had been settled, when, as I stated, there was no boycoit. Our output1s 20,000 barrels of beer & month, and of this notover 200 goes to Seaitle. So you see if we doubled the trade there or lost all of it the matter would not cause us any uneasi- ness or anxief REBELLIOUS STUDENTS. Those of the Denial College May Have to Eat Humble Pie. At the meeting of the faculty of the State Dental College last night a commit- tee of three, representing the recently sus- pended unruly junior students,was present to hear the decision of the meeting re- garding what action should be taken in reference to the fifty-two insubordinates. No action was taken and the greatest secrecy was maintained as to the ultima- tum of the faculty. From what was athereu after the meet- ing adjourned itis believed that the faculty stood firmly by Dr. W. R. Sharp and de- manded that a full apology be tendered Dr. Sharp, with the alternative of expul- sion for the entire class. The matter is to be submitted by the student committee to the full body of re- calcitrants at a class meeting this after- noon. w B Alaska Improvement Company. 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