The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 22, 1902, Page 10

PARK SPEEDWAY ATTRACTS MANY AMATEUR REINSMEN MANY ENTRIES [T . L | Cilifornia Club Officials Are Embarrassed by the Num- S | ber They Have in Handj! e bR ey | HE class singles tennis tournament | to be played on the California Club courts mext Thursday will be the Jargest ever held on the club. courts. | There are already fifty-two entrles, and | | it is expected that sixty players will take | | part. The largest tournament ever held ‘\ before in the city had about forty play-| | ergyand this was an open event. Had the club made it an open tournament nearly & hundred players would take part. This demonstrates that tennis was never be- fore so popular in this city as at present. The tournament committee is experienc- | | $ng much difficulty in classifying the players. The first class men are easily disposed of, but the lower classes, of | | which there are three, are giving those| | in charge a great deal of trouble. Many | A are of the opinion that there should have | | been slx classes instead of four. Some in | | each class have absolutely no chance at| | @ll, but are g trifie too strong for the class beiow them. Of the fifty-two men entered | | but six have been put in the first class, | | @nd it is doubtful if more than four of | | them really belong there. The following | | are in the fi J. D. MacGavin, W. B. Col Mitchell, R. N.| ! SWhitney, H rowell and Grant| | Smith. | The second class will probably be as C. J. Sm Homer Parker, ¥red Sherwood, William Frost, Adrian| | Splivalo, Ra valo, Ray Cornell, Her-| | bert Schmic Allen, Dr. Hill, Dr. | McChesne “ooke, Lieutenant SEERSL— Kempf! -anc vl | gon Jr., Dr. F. ne, Leonard Cutler, | | Werner Stauf, A W. Worthington, Smith | | O'Brien, L. E. Wood, Sidney Smith and | R. D. Dagget \ The fourth class will be made up as fol- | | lows: J. D. n, Dan Volkmann, Wil- | liam Volkmann, Robert Woodward, Jobn | Stauf, G. A. Stewart, Dr. W. R. Love- grove, Brs Wallace, B. G. Wood, E. | R. Armsby, W. F. Bull, C. H. Arnold and J. H. Harbour Of the first class men MacGavin has been practicing the hardest of late and is 2 He has never cut | | h of a figure ir e club ‘tournaments | previously, but his chances of winning | ’ goc Collier, Whitney | | mewhat out of practice, ‘ but the honors will probably go to one| i of the three ) | In the second class Will Allen and Chet | | Smith the strongest play- | | ers. Herbe who has just grad-| | 5 N uated d cl , is playing a | f = strong game, bt not get far. In the| | CHRISTENSE: Q third class youn Gibson Jr. | | & will proba fight § between them | | q for the hon of the class. The rounh" 1 class is entirely of beginners. |« It will n ble to finish the tour- s i ovc iey. o v s WINTER GOLF +|SLOOP CYGNUS Luncheon will be served in the clubhouse | o8 Thurea roe atenians s o | - ATTRACTS MEN IS BUFFETED cted. No fee will be charged. | P The nanai s tournament com- TO THE LINKS BY WAVES menced on the courts last Sunday | will be completed to-morrow. The prelim- inary round and part of the first round wWere rur and it is expected the event will be wound up to-morrow. The challenge ¢ were won the first time by Routt Dunlap and the sec- ond by Clinch and Mc They are both still in the tournament, having won their first matche The ladies’ annex b seems to be ck al_trouble. T to the Park Tennis a state of chaos at of organization is the the club has some pr bead and committees to run its tourna- gments th>y will not be as successful as desired. The young ladies of the California Ten- mis Club are showing more interest in the geme than heretofore. Some of them are becoming quite expert. Some of the new members who are rapidly improving are Miss Ellen Page, Miss Jessie Burns and Miss Jeanette sWright Lowell High School will Mount Tamalpais Mil morning on th ifornia Club courts. The former wi > represented by Bey- fuss and Cassell, while the latter will pin #is faith to Alexander and Hind. —_———— ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL SHOWS RENEWED LIFE PI@%ps Are Forming and New Play- ers Are Rapidly Coming For- ward to Take Part. Association football in this city, after e last two or three sea- e. The Ameri- gan-British Rifies have formed a club and he team includes several players who, mew to the game, give. much . T. McKay, who plays forward, sbown himself to be fast and a good ‘Bergeant Edmundson plays a strong £2me on the wings and runs well. Bug- Jer Willis and Private Haddock are prom- $sing players. The O'Shaughnessy broth- ers have had considerable experience and play & good, reliable game. The captain of the eleven is Corporal Williamson, Wwho is an old hand at association foot- ball and plays right fullback. Lieutenant ¥, who plays left halfback, has & member of several teams, both in Dnited States and England. Cor- WWilliamson was for some years a of the Vampire team of San be pitted againsL tary Academy this -R. O'Shaughnessy is secretary ©of the American-Britich Rifles team. Re- guests for information and dates should be forwarded to him at the.armory.of ‘the American-British Rifles, 1327 Market street. The uniform copsists of g heavy flarnel shirt, half blue and half red, such ae is worn by English. association foot- ballers. The Vempire Club of Alameda has made up & strong eleven and, being the first essociation football team in the State, will make great efforts to retain its su- premacy. Among the forwards are E. eterson, F.. Affieck, Professor -Huffe: and A. W. Wilding, who are sup- ported by A. King, right halfback, and G. MeCallum, left halfback. W. Mildred is right fullback, R. Rebertson is left full- back and D. Jamieson is goal keeper. to the . Vampires should be addressed to G. S. McCallam, secretary of the club. The Seamen’s Institute gets - together scme good teams and will play several games during the com! season. Some of the soldiers at the Presidio are think- ing of forming an association team, while the Union Iron Works will probably make Up obe or two teams, there being many players of the game among the em- Wioyes. EBERLIN, Nov. 21.—In the Reichstag the Becretary of the Treasury, Baron von Thiel- imperial budget announced that the Sbowed & deficit of $37,500,000. | | Matches Are Arranged for for Thanksgiving Day - N the Presidio links this afternoon O though many golfers will doubt- less make two or three rounds of the course for practice. ginning at 2 o'clock this afternoon, the eight players who qualified last Saturday will take part in the competition for the the contest is at medal play it will be finished to-day. The eight who made the best scores in the qualifying round last 80, Frank Kalcs 82, A. H. Higgins 86, W. P. Johnson 8; R. M Fitagerald and George de Golia'8y, F. S. Stratton 9 and The Oakland golf course has undergone a change since last season. The seventh hole on the short course and the second about 1% yards, and the sixteenth hole has been cut off. This afternoon on the links of the San driving and approaching competitions, the best average of five balls in each event to win. rounds, over eighteen holes, medal play, for the competition for the Council’s cup will be held on the links of the San Fran- the lowest scores to qualify. The final round must be played before New Year's day. place on the Oakland links on Thanks- giving day over thirty-six holes, medal play, with handicap. No player will re- strokes. The. winner of the contest be- comes eligible to.play in the final compe- tition for the trophy. land Golf Club there 1 be a contest over eighteen holes, match play, for the Ladies’ cup, In which each contestant | This Afternoon and- Also there will be no scheduled event, On the Adams Point links, Oakland, be- Captain's cup, over eighteen holes. As Saturday were as follows: E. R. Folger J. H. Ames 95 on the long course have been shortened Rafael Golf Club there will be handicap On Thanksg g day the qualifying cisco Golf Club, the eight men making The match for the Goodall cup will take ceive a handicap of more than eighteen Next Saturday on the lipks of the Oak- will receive a handicap. ON EASTERN TRACKS. How the Horses Finished at Ben- nings and Latonia. ‘WASHINGTON, Nov, 21.—Bennings sum- mary: First race, 3-year-olds and upward, six fur- longs—Echodale won, Carroll D second, Guess- work third. Time, 1:26 3-5. Second race, five furlongs—Lula Marr won, Mount Hope second, Mrs. Frank Foster third, Time, 1:03. Third race, seven furlongs—Flying Jib won, Watkin's _Overton second, Sun Gold thivd, Time, 1:28 4-5. rth race, 3-year-olds and upward, one mile and a sixteenth—Seetauket won, Caith- ness 8lecclnd. Barbara Frietchie third. Time, 1:51 8-5. Fifth race, seven furlongs—Paul Creyton won, Prancer second, Attila third. Time, 1:59. Sixth_race, oné mile and an eighth—Satire won, Circus sccond, Cogswell third. Time, 1:57. - CINCINNATI, Nov. 21.—Lgtonie summary: First race, one mile, selling—Jake Land won, %d.:nu; second, Sly Maid third. Time, 1:50%. Second race, five and a half furlongs—First Attempt won, Kok-Sea-Oka second, Suburban Queen third. 'Time, 1:12%. Third race, selling, two miles—Secundus won, Facade second, Kunja third. Time, 3:46, Fourth race, steeplechase, handicap, short course—Hand Vise won, Tartar second, Islip third. Time, 3:123. Fifth race, six furlongs—Past Master won, fl;l"l‘ty Street second, Doc Wood third. Time, Sixth race, one mile, selling—Flaneur won, King Barley Corn second, King's Pet third, Time, 1:48. Former Pleasure Craft Puts Back to Port After Hav- ing Encountered’ Big Seas PRt L THE sloop Cygnus, which left the bay on Wednesday, November 12, for a Northern port, met with heavy weather. She was spoken by a coasting schooner, the mas- ter of which did not expect that she would live in the big seas then run- ning. She pulled through, however, and returned to the bay on Tuesday night, showing signs of the rough weather she encountered, but still sound. Though nearly all the boats of the California Yacht Club have now been stripped and drawn up near the club- kouse or on the beach,a few owners are keeping their craft in commission to be used as headquarters for duck shooting. George M. Shaw proposes to go up to the Sonoma marshes for ten days in'the yawl Idler, starting about the end of this month. Lee Gale’s sloop Secret, formerly. owned by ex-Commodore T. F. Tracy of the Cornithian Yacht Club, is in the mid- dle grounds, in the tributary sloughs of which her owner is duck shooting. Charles' P. Doe, of the schooner Chal- lenge, is on a similar trip in the Alviso marshes. He has recently purchased a twelve-foot gasoline launch as a tender for his yacht. Charles T. Vogel has built a blind between the two moles and believes that his friends and he will make some good bags there during the winter. Though this is the dull season among yachtsmen, the California Yacht Club is still gaining ngw members. Fourteen ap- plications for membership are posted on the bulletin boards and will be acted on at the next meeting of the directors. Some new yachts are coming into the club, E. W. Schernstein and B. C. White having chartered the yawl Nereid and L. Ward proposing to bring his yacht Rover over to Oakland Creek, The directors of the California Yacht Club Building Association, on account of the stormy weather that has prevailed on the last two Sundays, have not yet taken the soundings for the new anchor- age of the club, but will do so on an early Sunday. There was a meeting of the board last night in the office of George M. Shaw, at which two sets of {plans for the proposed new clubhouse and its approaches were submitted and discussed. #The directors of the Building Associa- tion have issued a statement to the mem- bers of the California Yacht Club, in which they say that both the rafiroad companies have offered sites for a club house and anchorage and also material assistance in the construction of founda- tions. - The capital stock of the associa- tion is $10,000; divided into two thousand shares of $5 each, to be issued fully pald and non-assessable. Subseriptions are to be paid in monthly installments of five per cent, beginning with the first of the present mont ————— Erone Beats Hoffman at Handball. The tournament handball games played last night in the Olympic Club resuited as follows: Fred Krone defeated Al Hoffman, 2119, 2118, Guy ‘Ransome defeated J. K. Burke, 14-21, 2132, 2111, ; To-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock James Fitzgerald, champion of the ‘world, will play an exhibition game with Al Hamp- ton, the coast champion. The regular tournament games will‘also be played. —_———— A Swell Card Party Should have the new score cards, the lat- est art backs in playing cards. New de- signs at the Leather &odl Department Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. ® . - OAKLAND’S LEAD APPEARS TO BE GROWING LESS Unglaub of Sacramento Is Said to Have Signed a Contract With Portland —e AKLAND'S percentage is gradual- O ly decreasing and it now seems the team will finish the season be- low the .600 mark. A few weeks ago the coming champlions stood around the .650 mark and it did not then appear they ever would fall as low as they are at present. s San Francisco had a percentage of something like .57 when the club finished the season last year. Oakland will not beat that much this season. The Los An- geles team stands just about the same this season as it did a year ago. For a time during the season of 1901 the Angels nearly succeded in capturing the rag from the locals. They never came within ear- shot of the 192 champions during this season’s campaign. There is a well founded rumor floating down the line of fandom that Unglaub of Sacramento has signed to play with Port- land in the Pacific Northwest League next season. The tip is said ‘to come straight from the player himself, which appears strange, inasmuch as Mike Fisher claims to have Unglaub signed up for one more year. The Senators keep right on winning games on the home lot and it seems they will capture everything they come in con- tact with while in Sacramento. They have not lost a single game there for nearly two months. - This one they dropped to the Ponies and all the credit went to Rah, Rah Willlams, who shut them out. The All-American and National League teams, now touring, the coast, are not drawing such big crowds as they did a few weeks ago. They opened with a big crowd at Los Angeles, but after the first few games the people seemed to take to the sheltered regions. The reason for this is that they are charging 50 cents for general admission. This goes all right in the East, but not for Frisco. The people may flock to the first two or three games, but after that they will not stand for a 50-cent admis- sion. The promoters of the games will realize this as soon as they are in this city a few days. A quarter for baseball in San Francisco is the limit. The people have been getting just as good ball here all season as any teams in the - orld can hand out. ————— Insolvency Petitions. Creditors of Dora M. Cahill of Santa Clara County filed a petition yesterday in the United States District Court asking that she be declared an involuntary in- solvent. They allege that she owes the following sums: Citizens’ Bank of Paso Robles, $528; First National Bank of Sa- linas, $2000; Henry Brunner of San Fran- cisco, $1220; . Salinas City Bank, $41133; J. E. Redmond, $600. It is alleged further that on the 24th of July of this year she transferred all her real estate in rey County to C. W. Clark, with intent to hinder, delay and defraud her credi . Dr.. A, Pearson Woodward of San cisco filed a petition in insolvency. owes $98770 and has $2750 assets. — &+ ED AIGELTINGER ( A ND ‘!fic» HOLL.AND DRIVERS ENJOY A SHARP BRUSH ON THE ROAD Many Fast Horses Are Seen Throughout the Season in Hands of Well-Known Men N various large cities throughout tne country been so well patronized as during the past year. The gentlemen drivers have drawn on the racetrack for material and the stars of the circuit have at times engaged in EVER In the history of road driv- ing have the speedways of the B e T—- RAIN SPOILS THE SFORT OF THE GUNTEN Drives Ducks Away From Their Favorite Haunts on the Shores of the Bay Aiscge i PORTSMEN in quest of ducks last Sunday had comparatively poor shooting in the majority of the well-known places. The Mount Eden and Alvarado marshes yielded small returns. Ducks were flying about in num- bers, but they paid no heed to the decoys and did not get within range of the gun- ners. It the weather remains dry there should be good shooting to-morrow. Another week of dry weatler would restore the marshes to their normal condition and would mean ducks in abundance. The bay shore was so rough last Sunday that it was at the risk of drowning that men ventured out. Many narrow escapes were reported from San Pablo Bay, where the waves were particularly high. Many of the ducks which disappeared from about the bay made their way to Rio Vista and Knights Landing, where they are saldl to be in countless thou- sands. The members of the Empire Gun Club who were out last Sunday had fair sport. The rain did not extend down to their Monterey preserve and the ducks were not moving. Many geese were flying about. The members in attendance were F. A. Martin, J. S. Browrell, C. A. Bennett, | Con Roman, G. Pouchan, J. B. Hauer and wife, Louis Allen,” E. L. Haupt, Dr. George G. Gere and Dr. B. F. Alben. Among those who will test their skill ! lo-morrow will be James P. Sweeney, F. S. Judah, Frank H. Mayer, C. A. Ben- nett and Dr. Gere. F. G. Sanborn and friends spent last Sunday at Tomales Bay in quest of black brant. The bay was rough apd the sport was enjoyed under difficulties. Sewer in H Bgset. The Board of Public Works yesterday adopted a resolution of intention for the construction of a sewer in H street, be- tween First and Seventh avenues. The cost of the work will be $825, of which property owners and the city will each contribute one-half. ——————— + WELL KNOWN ROAD DRIVERS OF THIS CITY WHO ARE SEEN REG- ULARLY ON GOLDEN GATE PARK SPEEDWAY HANDLING THE REINS OVER HORSES CAPABLE OF TRAVELING IN FAST TIME. / 4 sharp brushes where no prize was offered and where few spectators saw the ex- citing competition. The amateur drivers even invadeq the track and their perform- ances did not suffer when compared with th of the professional reinsmen. The members of the Golden Gate Park Driving Association have acted well their part in maintaining the standard of road driving. They have held matinee races, Which attracted many spectators to the speedway. Every pleasant afternoon'dur- ing the season they have been out in their spidery rubber-tired vehicles dashing past the ordinary road drivers, leaving an in- distinct impression of a flying machine having passed that way. Not all the drivers find their pleasure in extreme speed, some preferring a quiet drive along the well-kept roads of the park. \ The members of the Driving Association are deeply interested at the present time in the revival of the project of a private track for the members. It has assumed such a definite form there seems no pos- sibility of a failure being recorded. When a suitable site is found it is intended to purchase it outright and to improve it along modern lines. Tne track, while only half a mile in circuit, will be laid out on such lines as will insure a high rate of ed. The clubhouse will be artistic and cozy and is expected to prove a magnet which will attract many drivers. There will be 200 roomy boxstalls for the accommoda- tion of the speedway flyers. Burglars in a Saloon. Policeman H. W. Crowley saw three men leave the saloon of R. T. Shannon, 101 Folsom street, about 4 o'clock yes- terday morning and called upon them to halt. They ran away and Crowley blew his whistle and pursued them. Two of them, John Thompson and Frank Kelly, were captured and charged with burg. lary. The door of the side entrance hag been forced open and a lot of liquor and cigars stolen. Thompson and Kelly ap- Leared before Police Judge Mogan yester- doy and the case was continued tii] Mow. day. Thompson complained to the Judge that Crowley had beaten him witt but Crowley denied it, o —_—— Harry Moffitt to Go South, United States Secret Service Operator Harry Moffitt will leave this city next week for Asheville, N. C= to testify in a matter involving the sanity of Lawrence Pulllam, who was arrested in Stockton about four vears ago by Moffitt on a charge of embezzling $5000 in Nortn Caro- lina. Pulliam was convicted and an ef- fort is being made to show that he was insane when arrested. ————— Wants Nuisance Abated. Hunters’ Train. -_Patrons of the Hunters'. Train will take . m. boat at foot of Market street, ng at First and Webster stfeets | train for San Jose. Returning, train Los Gatos at 4:5% p. m. on Sunday. Henry A. Tessmer has petitioned the Supervisors to abate a nuisance on Thir- ty-fifth avenue south, between Railroad avenue and K street south, which is made impassable on account of cattle being diiven thereon four times dally. NOTED JUDGE OF. DOGS IS ENTERTAINED Freeman-Lloyd Spends Two Days in This City En Route . to Philadelphia b an angel unawares early In the in the person of F. Free- man-Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd's standing may be estimated when it is stated he has been brought from New South Wales to Philadelphia to judge sporting dogs at the annual show which opens on Mon- day. He will then have had the unique distinction of having judged shows on four continents. He has already officiated in England, Africa and in the colonies. He is at the present time sporting ed- itor of the Sydney Morning Herald. He has written a number of books, among them a standard work on whippet racing. All branches of sport have been mastered by him and he has judged all breeds of degs. His specialty is setters. Of these he pronounces some ‘“blue”” setters he saw in Austraila the finest he has ever Judged. ‘While here he was entertained by Judge John Grace and Secretary Malcolm of the California Coursing Committee. He visited Union Park and said: “If you tell me this is the best-field in America I can agsure you it is the best in the world, as I have seen all others of any im- portance. I like the condition of the soll, which cannot injure the greyhounds’ feet and the slight incline, which favors hare: He was shown same greyhounds and at once, singled out Roman Athlete, winner of the American Waterloo. He said, “That is the narrowest fronted dog I have cver seen. That is a high quality in a benth show dog.” Roman Athlete was placed first by Judge Cranfield at the Kennel Club show last May. Mr. Lloyd left for Philadelphia on Wednesday night. He may return home by way of this city or he may continue on to England. Secretary Malcolm of the California Coursing Committee learned much of in- terest to coursing men during his visit to St. Louis during American Waterloo week. The chief item is the possibility of % stake being run either there or at Chicago in 1904 open to greyhounds from England, Australia and America. Rough- 1y {utllned this would be limited to thir- ty-two entries, which would permit of it being decided in one day. Efforts will ba made at once to interest prominent leash- men in the project and to make it an in- ternational meeting. The entry fee would be large and the prizes in proportion. Mr. Malcolm speaks in the highest terms of Ralph Orthwein, owner of Tib- uron, runner-up for the cup. He is a gen- tleman sportsman of the highest type and is a tower of strength to coursing in the Middle West. He is a patron alike of all high class sports. His horses have won many blue ribbons in the big Eastern shows. At a meeting of the American Coursing Board it was decided to pur¢hase a cup lo commemorate the Americah Waterloo. J. H. Rosseter of this city has two vie tories to his credit and needs but one more to make the promised cup his prop- erty. His dog, Emin Pasha, divided with May Queen at Sherman, Tex. In cours- irg wbere a stake is divided each dog is credited with a victory. G. Lacy Crawford’s Lord Brazen, a con- tender at St. Louis, is pronounced a whirlwind to the hare. Harry Payne Whitney of New York has a number of greyhounds which he courses for his own and his friends’ pleasure. The members of the Country Club near Wheaton, a suburb of Chicago, hold in- teresting coursing meetings in OG fanciers of this city entertained 5 private regularly. Several mfembers of the club journeyed to St. Louls to witness the Waterloo. The sport at Union Coursing Park this afternoon will commence upon the ar- rival of the 1 o’clock train. The first round of a fifty-six-dog stake will be run down. To-morrow a special stake, with Palo Alto, Royal Archer, Reta S, Vandal and other flyers will be the feature of the card. The remaining rounds of the open stake will complete the programme. The likely winners look to be: Special Stake—Roy Hughie, Rub; Master Rocket, Palo Alto, Gambit, {'egnnn.nksex’fl ver Cloud, Liberator, Royal Arch: K B v er, Cascade, Open_Stake—Eastlake, Nancy Till, Pro to, Half Moon, May Hempstead, Pure ;‘;rol Shadow, Pasha Pleasant, Flying Fox. Rieast. Dorothy M, Dathy, Clari ice, De On, Wedgewood, Fo L ntenoy, Sofala, Sir Law- rence, Short Ston, Belfast, Mose, Cosette, My Nell, "Jim O'Donnell, Coneord Boy 1 Flower of Gold. T e Xl e SUPERVISORS MAY RAISE TAX ON BOXING CLUBS Chairman of the Police Committee of the Board Will Introduce a New Ordinance on Monday. Supervisor Boxton, chairman of the Po- lice Committee of the Board of Super- visors, will introduce an ordinance at next Monday’'s meeting of the board fixing the license to be imposed on athletie clubs giving amateur boxing exhibitions at 3500 per annum. The license under the exist- ing ordinance is $100 yearly. Tpe object of Supervisor Boxton in pro- posing an increase is to lessen, if possible, the number of amateur exhibitiofs, which, he thinks, are becoming too nu- merous. Under the present ordinance any organization may give one exhibition each month on payment of the license of $100. As there are some half a dozen amateur clubs, Boxton says it is evident there is a surfeit of the game. He thinks the increased license will drive some of the smaller clubs out of existence, thus leaving two or three of the more responsible organizations to handle amateur bouts. During the current year the San Fran- cisco, Bay City, Hayes Valley, Yosemite, Lincoln and Twentieth Century Athletic clubs have given amateur exhibitions as often as they desired. Boxton says the professional license fee is $1200 per annum and each club secures but three or four permits yearly. He belleves that the pro- posed increase in the amateur license will tend to equalize matters In the boxing line. et Moraghan Put on Good Behavior. J. B. Moraghan of the Moraghan Oys- ter Company told Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday his side of the story of the al- leged battery by him upon his former mother-in-law, Mrs. Ethel Fay, 210% Ba- ker street, on the morning of November 10. He denied striking her and the Judge dismissed the case, saying it was a ques- tlon of veracity between them. On the charge of disturbing the peace the Judge allowed Moraghan to go on his own rec- ognizance till December 31 in the hope that he would keep away from the house. ———— Redistribute Enlisted Men. In compliance with orders recently re- cefved from the War Department, Major C."A. Booth and A. C. Duest and Lieu- tenant W. O. Smith, all o the Seventh Infantry, began yesterday the redistribu- tion of enlisted men of the department. Some of the men are transferred to other branches of the service, some to other regiments and some are given their dis- charges before the expiration of their em~ listments.