The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 2, 1904, Page 10

10 : THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WED SDAY, MARCH 2, 1904. EDDIE HANLON IS VICTORIOUS IN HIS BOUT WITH GEORGE DECKER CAESAR YOUNG | FAILS T0° BOOK b o e Noted Betting Man Draws a Choice Location in the Ring and Then Disappea FAIR COMPANION GOES! Nan- Randolph. a Member of‘ the Florodora Sextet Is| Supposed to Be With Him | The sensation in racing circles yes- | terday ‘was the reported disappearance of Caesar Young, who has been mak- ing thé hegviest -book at the track this season. He cut in on Saturday at Oakland, drawing the- choicest position in the ing, bist his familiar figure was miss- ing yesterday id Monday. Coupled“ with his disappearance is a story of his | fnfatuation for a pretty member of the riginal Floredora Sextet, who seemed 10 have completely turned his head. Yéung was last seen at a restaurant in Oakland on Sunday afternoon with | & fair companion, supposed to be Miss Van Randolph. His friends have been tinable to secure’ any trace of him since | It has been ~ variously re- that he -went to Los An- where hé has been backing a to Washington and to Australia. | As the first steamer. to sail for the An- tipodes fo: fme time leaves to-mor- 11d have been impossible to t distant port since Sun- bid -some of his friends at the| good-by on Saturday and said lho\ would see him again. This was taken as a hint that he would leave this -country hot Mrs. Young,.who resides - with her miother at Claremont, Alameda Coun has been in retirement for some days, t it i known she is using every en- vor to docate her husband. It is said word. to her on Saturday d to leave town and | e her all his property except $5000, which he-drew from his bank ac- count. ‘It is claimed all these interests were in the name of Mrs. Young, and h# could not have touched .them | that desired Rahdolph - woman has been the | figure in several escapades, both | city in Los Angeles. She rooming -at the Princeton. her apartments on Saturday, was going out of town, and | heen about her usual 1% he The cén Tt ,ving she Young’s representative | at Los Angeles, left there on last night's Owl fer this city to look after the book- maker's rests here | ——————— GPORGE - E. WOLFE TAKES DEADLY CARBOLIC Manager. of . American Tea Company's I Store in the Mission Dies in | ACID a Quarry: ‘George R. Wolde, manager of the American Tes Gompany's -store ‘at 3285 Mission street, ended his exist- encé yesterday by swallowing carbolic acid- He resided with his wife, Cora, at’ 56 Lundy lane on Bernal Heights. WolLe left {he Mission-street store at 9 ¢'clock vésterday morning, saying he Wwas going to-the main store, 52 Market street, and that was the last time he was ever seenr alive. Twenty minutes after noon May Dempsey, a 14-year-old girl, saw the ‘dead body ©f a2 man ling in 3 quarry near Court- dand avenue and. when an investiga- ftiori was made by the neighbors the body- was recognized as that of Mr. Wolfe.. A broken bottle that had con- tained carbolic acid was lving’ near the corpse. The quarry is only a block from the Wolfe residence. Mrs. Wolfe stated to Deputy Cor- pner Michael Brown that she knew of o reason why her husband should hhave taken his own life. He had been wsick for about a year, but she had mever known of hig having threatened 8o commit suicide. —— e e—————— Seéarching for Loot. Hooper and Carson, the two foot- pads recently arrested.in Marin Coun- kv, are known to have spent consider- ®mble-time in this city in the interim of fthelr ‘crimes and it is believed that mome of the loot obtained by the youthful degenerates is concealed there. -Yesterday afternoon a search iwas made of the Continental Lodging- hotse on Mission street, between First mnd Second, by local detectives. The Bandledy admits that the two young men:occupied a room in her house for ©one nll:?t. but says the room has been ly let since that time, and the Metectives found nothing. Captain of Detectives Martin claims he does not know that the men under his direction were engaged in such a search. ————— OAKLAND BASEBALL TEAM BEGINS REGULAR PRACTICE . OAK.LABD Hl.rch 1.—The Oakland baseball team, in charge of Manager Lohman, left for Hanford this morning, where the boys will get into shape for the coming season, The team will spend twenty-four days at mrfl. after which it will open the at Los Angeles, remaining in that city one week. Thé members of the team and their positions are: Pitchers—Schmidt, Moskiman, Graham, Buchanan and Whittredge; ‘catchers, Pete (captain) and I’oettinger; first base, Streib and Clancy; second vase, Shaf- ley; third base, Devereaux; short, Franks; right field, Gannon; center field, Dunlevy; left field, Krueger. —_——— Kelly Will Meet Woods. OAKLAND, March 1.—Cyclone Kelly and Billy Woods will fight twen- 1y rounds at 160 pounds at the Se- quoia Athletic-Club on Tuesday even- ing, March 8. The fight will take place at Dietz Opera-house. —_———— Charged With Pool Selling. OAKLAND, ™ March 1.—Manuel Paul. a cigar dealer at Broadway and Twelfth street, has been arrested on ® charge of selling pools on horse reces. His bail was fixed | many of his opponents. CORBETT RULES OLD PRINCE BLAZES RUNS FIRST QUOTED AT 20 TO 1 SIRONG CHOICE From Small Wagers Made He Will Probably Be a Six to Ten Favorite Over Britt DENVER BOY CONFIDENT SR Offers to Bet the Californian Will Not Respond to Bell in the Thirteenth Round R R S The Young Corbett-Sullivan fight { has had a magical effect on the Cor- bett-Britt engagement, which is set for the 25th of l}% month.. It seemed the principal topie of conversation in the Pavilion on Monday night and gained appreciably in volume yester- day. Corbett stock was booming and there was some wagering which made him a 6 to 10 choice over Britt. These seem false odds, but there are many good judges of prices who think the bulk of the wagering will be at these figures, These figures are surprising in view of the fact that in all his fights Britt has been favorite. It is interesting to hear the arguments as to why Cor- | bett will be so pronounced a favorite over the Californian. At Corbett’s quarters many reasons are advanced. Corbett has had more ring experience, | having engaged in sixty-seven battles to Britt's seven important ones. He is to fight at a natural weight, while Britt must of necessity have some dif- | ficulty in cutting three poungs off his normal fighting weight and still enter the ring strong. Corbett was confi- dent he could defeat Sulllvan and fought in that spirit. He has the same feeling in regard to Britt. As an evidence of this he offered to bet $1000 against $3000 yesterday that Britt will not respond to the bell in the thirteenth round. Corbett’s fighting on Monday night was a revelation to those who have seen him in other battles. He seemed to change his style completely, show- ing what a master he is of the art of fighting. From the hurricane finish | he put up in the eleventh round it seeméd he had not been trying his hardest to stop Sullivan up to that period. Corbett professes to have no fear of Britt's left-hand punch to the body, with which he has Reaten down so He zalso scoffs at Britt having a terrible right, basing his ideas on the early stages of Britt's | fight with Canole. If Corbett is confident, Britt is equal- ly so. He says if Corbett thinks he will stand up lke Sullivan and take a beating he will be greatly surprised. Britt favors a clean break in their fight, although he feels he has nothing to learn from Corbett at infighting. Britt settled down at Alameda yes- |'terday to commence training for the fight. His training staff wiil include Spider Kelly, Frank Rafael and Sam Berger. He will reduce his weight systematically and does not expect to reach the 130-pound notch until the day of the fight. He is sure of his abllity to weigh in with all his natural strength, as he tested his weight last vear when he was training at Lark- spur. ————e LODGE OF PYTHIANS ENTERTAIN At Home in Pythian Castie Pleases Large Number of Members and Their Guests. Myrtle Lodge, Knights of Pythias, gave an “at home” to its members and friends in the Pythian Castle last night. The attendance, made up mostly of ladies, numbered about 350, who were entertained with an inter- esting programme, which included the following numbers: FRIENDS Overture, orchestra; welcome, W. E. von Johannsen, C. ":_Columbia Quar- tet, J. H. Davies, F. E. Scanlon, J. H. Donabue, R. E. Davis; vocal solo, ‘‘Spanish Romance,” Miss _Elsie Burrington; instru- mental, Pomeroy; Ogiivie: . ““Take Me, Jamie, Miss Myrtle Arndt; monologue, ‘Laugh and Grow Fat,” the man Wwith the red hair, Billy Brackett; bass solo, “‘Down in the Dungeon Cell,”” Lyman F. Tucker; legerdemain, A. Schwartz, This was followed by a programme of dance numbers. The affair was under the direction of the following named committee: J. Hammerschlag, R. E. Davis, G. V. H. Cairns, Law- rance Kip, C. 8. Hoffman and W. E. von Johannsen, the chancellor com- mander. ————————— DECISIONS BY CIROUIT . COURT OF APPEALS Judgment in Three Cases Reversed, in One Modified, and Affirmed in the Remainder. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday handed down de- cisions as follows: J. M. K. Letson and F. W. Burpee vs. The Packers' Association: and The Alaska Packers’ Association va 3N Burpee—Distri: mpany ve Ed- of Alaska, Division cause remand- Lewls, his Clll‘k. as recelver of hte and Loan Assoclation—Dis- IA-M. Cmrl-l Division—Decree of Srgord” Sourt . i The of America vs. ite e of Montana—Judgment of District Court Ella M. Weisshaar vs., Kimball Steamship orthern fornia— The “of nmy ot contributory um‘;‘-.‘: the case was remanded, —_—— Sues Former Employer. H. J. Cutler, who claims to have Leader Romps Home Before Cheap Company. The unexpected as well as unsus- pected was furnished at Oakland yes- terday by old Prince Blazes, one of the remnants of the once mighty string of Plunger Emil Herz. The lat- ter is in Europe now endeavoring to recoup his lost fortune and the aged campaigner is owned by Baird & Co. The ailments of the Prince are mul- tifarious and it would take a veterin- ary rgeon a week and a half to make a complete diagnosis of his case. Once in a great while the track will permit of his extending himself. Yes- terday the going was heavy and slow, with no hardpan to jar the ringbones, rieumatic joints and splints of the Prince and he did on old time turn. Ridden by J. T. Sheehan and quoted at 20 to 1 in the betting on the mile selling number, the ancient piece of’ hardware went away in the lead and though a trifle unsteady the last eighth of the journey, led Elmer L by the judges nearly two lengths. FAVORITE IS THIRD. Lady Wadsworth, the favorite, cut a sorry figure in the race, losing the show to Carilee. Not many tickets were disposed of by the books on the winner, Dell Fountain, the Idaho turf- man, being among the few who back- ed him, While the flelds lacked class, they were fairly well balanced, furnishing some good betting propositions. Three purses went to first choices. Jerry Roach rode Fair Lady Anna, favorite for the opening five-furlong scramble, as if she were a high-class stake animal and any time would do to make his move. Finally in the seretch turn, when he discovered Travers astride Alice Carey in sight, Jerry sat down to ride, only to be beaten out less than a length by the latter mare. Benlash, a 25 to 1 shot, finished third. Cardinal Sarto ruled favorite for the two-year-old sprint, and Johnny Daly has either forgoten how to ride or else the youngster is a poor piece of racing bric-a-brac. The Summers' entry went to the post favorite, and after Johnny Daly had let him swerve all over the track in the stretch he brought up third. Light of Day, a 6 to 1 chance, with Jack Martin on her back, finished first, with Velna, a 25 to 1 shot, ridden by See, a good sec- ond. Bullman, on Inspector Halpin, went over and beat the gate, then finishing fourth. LEADER WINS HANDILY. There was such a businesslike play on Johnny Schorr's Olympian to win the Futurity course number, third to be de- cided, that the price about Leader lengthened from 1 to 2 to 13 to 20. The Jennings horse looked a legitimate 1 to 2 chance, and after getting away last won pulling up. Olympian swerved bad- ly in the stretch, losing the place to Examiner, a newcomer in the commu- nity. Possart, the 2 to 1 choice, had a close call from defeat in the seven-furlong selling affair. Flaneur, which ran a mild race on the preceding day, skimmed away in front, and it looked all over but the shouting. For an old cripple Possart stood a long, severe drive, though, getting the decision over the McCafferty entry by a nose. Mon- tana Peeress took the show honors from ‘Young Morello. A six-furlong selling event concluded the racing, which went to Et Tu Brute, the favorite. The Brutus gelding had Johnny Daly on his back and led from start to finish. Scherzo finished second, two and a half lengths ahead of George Berry. Jack Martin piloted the winners Light of Day and Leader. Trainer Charley Patterson has pur- chased Cascine and a couple of two- year-olds of the Burns & Waterhouse string. The racing firm will dispose of the balance of their horses in train- ing at Oakland track on the 15th inst. Et Tu Brute, winner of the last race, was bid up to $700 by Harry Robin- son. J. Zalinsky then carried the price to $1000, securing the three-year-old. J. J. Moran, owner of the gelding. was not there to protect him and there is a likelihood that he will get his horse back to-day. ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY. First race—Futurity course, three-year-olds and up, selling. 6196 *Mendota (Napa Stock Fas 5806 *Roval White (Fountain) 6134 Ripper (Lane) ... 4200 *Orpheus (Scharetg) . G206 Waterpower (Stover) 5896 Sim W n(c(xflerty) £ 6151 Ocyrohe (Coffey) . (8158)*The Hawallan (Pigaro Stable). .09 6028 Distributor (Nei) . ) 6098 Doris (Jones) . .97 5441 *Geheimness (schrd Second race—Five and a balf furiongs, three- year-olds, eelling. 6146 *Cinnabar (Sfllllh) (6196)Hecoe (Photo_ Stabl 310 *Bor Eider (Hamilton Btable: (Mrs. Hertzell) . 6196 *Targette (Fountain) . Third race — One-hllf mile, . two-year-olds, , P. McNear (Btovlr) Proper (Jennings] m(}mflofla (fllmd) Fifth race—Six furlongs; four-year-olds and upward; selling: 6161 Mocorito (Wellman) 6162 *St. Winnifride (Pal (6182)Elliott (Daly) ... 6171 Watkins Overton IN THE RING SAN FRANCISCO CALL’S RACING FORM CHART. OAXLAND RACETRACKE—TUESDAY, March 1.—Weather fine. Track heavy. 6206. FIRST RACE—Five furlongs; selling; 4-year-olds and up; ve value to first, §325. luex Horse and Owner [WeSt. %. 3a. %. Str. I Jockey. | Op. CL i }. - 6184 |Allce Carey, 4 (H. B. Rowel)| 05| 3 ... 4% 31 2% 1 % ‘Travers ...| 8 148 6161 'Fair L. Anna, 4 (McCuflcn)]‘lo‘zi 2 ... 24 21%1n 2 43 Roach .| 85 45 6122 ‘anluh 4 (L. Jeuness) [ 6 ... 6 43 42 35 |Vanderb't 20 25 6184 |God. of Night, 6 (H. FPukumm, 1 ... 11%ln 33 42%(W. Dugan.| 16 15 * |Seaforth, a (W. A. Redmond)[105( 5 ... 5% 6 6 &5n |I Martin..| 15 30 5S83 |Waterpower, 5 (H. Stover)..[110/ 4 ... 8hJ5%52 6 [Seo . ; ] 49%, 1:03. At post % minute. OFf at 2:14%. Carey. place, 3.5; show, 1-4. Auna,place. 2-5 v, out. Benlash, show, 5-2. Winner, b. m. by Trappean-Abbie Trained by H E. Rowell. Scratched—Captivate, Rustic Girl. Start good. Won In a drive of two. Third easily. Winner bes matters too easily the first part of It. of Night quit early. Waterpower ran poor Be nlash closed some ground in stretch. SECOND RACPB—Three and a half furlongs; pur: Roach on Fair Lady Anna took Goddess t ridden. Los Angeles index 6069. maiden 2.year-olds; first, $325. Index| Horse and Owner. 1wt;sz. %. %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. | Op. Cl. 6159 Light of Day (Mrs. l‘oRey) OO o 53 Martin 5 6 4159 |Velna (G. Van Gorden). 10/ 5 15 38 gs7 ICara. Sartq (Summers & Cojliool 3 00 il 4 IJ. “Daiy 5. 8-5 6159 |Inspector Halpin (Schreiber).[113| 4 ... .. Bullman ..| 92 9-2 6147 |Anaurus (P. Ryan).. Foti |Travers ...| & 172 Hooligan (Burns & W s e 8 15 Lady Ninora (J. B. Harrls) I . 30 60 25, :43%. At post 1% minutes. Off at 2:41. Day, place, 2; show, -7-10. Velna, 10; show, 4. Sarto, show, out. Winner, b. f. by Bright Phoebus-Lux. Trained . _Coffey. Startfgood. Won' ridden out. Balance driving. Light of Day well rid- by den. Velna ran a fair race. Daly let Cardinal Sarto swerve into the bad going. In- spector Halpin beat the gate and then blew up. Anaurus was played. 6208. THIRD RACE—Futurity course; purse; 4-vear-olds and upward; value to first, $323. lndtx‘ Horse and Owner zwum %. %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. | c. 6127 |Leader, 4 (W. B. Jennings) \ ‘.v. Martin. 0 .... [Examiner, 4 (C. Wolfe). (Bonner & -2 8135 |Olympian, 6 (1. F. Sehor 15| Reed 5.2 326 | Vigoroso, 4 (Appleby & Co.).|102] |Sherwood 100 5630 |Cherries, & (Soule & Fuller).|i10 |See ... 40 4 |Impromptu, a_(Painter) . Buxton . 30 B30 |Jim Roberts, 5 (Watkins). {Holbrook .. 100 . 1:1414. At post Leader, place, 1-4; show, Examiner, place, ghow, 1-4. Winnér, b. h. by Maxio- Trained by W. B. Jennings. Won pulling up. Next three driving ha best. Examiner fell out of it and then last part of it, losing the place. Others n 6209. FOURTH RACE—One mile; selling; 4 Scratched—Molto, Titus, Blackthorn. Start poor. rid. came on again. o accosnt. Away poorly, Leader proved pounds the Olymplan swerved badly the “vear-olds and up; value to fir.t, $25. Index| Horse and_Owner. . Str. 'Fin. | Jockey. | op. Cl. 2 vP Blazes, a (Baird & Co.).. 18 11%{J. T qhehnn‘ 12 20 6160 Elmer L, 6 (Klunder & (fl) % 31 6 4 6172 (url.t»e, 6 (Appleby & Co.)... %2 n 12 25 5919 |L. Wadsworth, 5 (B. & Mol )‘l!}'\; 4 8-5 18-10 6197 |Isabellita, 4 (McNamara). 7 13 6199 |Chickadee, 5 (McCafferty) cees] B:2 135 Time—:28, : , 1:17%, 1:44%. At post 14 minute. Ooft at 3:323, place, 7; show, 2. imer, place, 6-5: Bhow, arilee, show, 3. Winner, br. x. by Blazes- Bettie Prince. Trained by W. Baird. Scratched—An Start fair. Won ridden out. Balance driving. Going just sulted the old horse. Elmer L closed strong. Carilee tired. STUYVE LEADS - ALL THE WAY Is Favorite for the Randolph Handicap and Easily Leads Out Bragg by Two Lengths BARRINGTON’S GOOD RUN Noses Out Katherine Enmis in the First Race After Be- ing Seventh at the Paddock | ot S LOS ANGELES, March 1.—The fea- i ture of the day's racing at Ascot was the Randolph handicap, at a mile and a sixteenth, in which Stuyve carried top ' weight, 113 pounds. He was favorite, closing at even money. Nitrate was second choice. Stuyve led all the way and won in a gallop from Bragg by two lengths. Nitrate was third. The first race went to Barrington, which came from seventh position at the saddling paddock and nosed out the favorite, Katherine Ennis. Gibraltar was third. Sir Hugh was the opening first choice | in the hurdle handicap at 4 to 5. It was easy for Sir Hugh, winning by !hree lengths from Sharpless, which was five lengths in front of Frank McKee, an outsider. Mistletide won the third race from Almoner. Glenrice was third. The fifth race went to Hildebrand's mount, Laureatea, at the good odds of 4 to 1. Cardwellton took the place from Athelrose, the favorite. Labor was the quiet tip in the last event. He won by a neck from Ultruda, the favorite. Luna was third. ‘Weathe fine, track good. SUMMARY. First race, five furlongs—Barrington, 105 Qlountain), 7 to 1, won; Kathering Ennis, 110 (Hildebrand), 9 ml second; Gibral 115 Lady Wadsworth dfd not llke the going. Chickadee could not scare up a gallop. Isa- | (Fletcher), 15 to 1, Ahird. Time, 1:02%. Annie bellita weakly handled. Marie, Caroburn, Japalaka, Zem-Zem, Picture, % Eminence 1I, Roltaire, Jack ~Richelieu Jr., EHI0. FIFTH RACE Soven furlongs: sl four-year-olds and upneard: val to st W, | ERONabic and Moonatose ks ran. 3 = 1 %. % : T Jockey. | oL Second race, one and an miles, handi- balis§ Borws o0 Ui eSS 2 ockey. | Op- - | cap, hurdie—Sir Hugh, 165 (SchimmeD. 2 t0 1. P . E. . 6 1152 5 won; Sharpless, 128 (McHug] 1o secon: e efi'{(‘vEMcL(‘li::!Lfl 1 B E 4 2 | Frank McKee, 125 (Sutherland), 5 to 1, third. M. Peeress, 5 (Mrs. Caffey 5 % 4_% 2 4 | Time, 1. Olinthus, May S, Wachusett and 6170 (Young Morello, a (Scharetg] 6 4 n 7% 14/Buxton ....[ 6 12 |Can Neil also ran. : 5983 5 (J. 'Quinlan). .. 00, 5 8 5 6n |Travers ...| 4 '3 Third race, six and a half furlongs, selling— 62 |Yellowstdne, 5 (W. P. Fine)..| 14 3 h 51 McHannon 20 40 | Mistletide, 95 (L. Jackson), 6080 (Flyer, 4 (T.' H. Ryan). . hos| 1 2 n 3h 3. Martn.| 6 7 |moner, 108 (McClees), 5 to L second; Glenrice, 6 100 3 7 5 [Wright 20 40 |104 (Fitzpatrick), 5 to 1, third. Time, 1:22%, - — - — " | Innsbrouck, Jim Gore II, Brown Prince, Susie s Al post 14 minute, Off lt 'L 8. Possart, place 1; show, Christian, Flea, Rodolfo, Chief Aloha, Miss r, place Peercse, show 1. Winner, blk. h. by Pontico-Mary W. Nettle, MacAna and Phyz also ran. ‘J'r)flm d by J. B. Case. Start good. Won in a hard drive of two. Third easily. Possart Fourth race, the Randolph handicap, one and away badly, but stood a long, hard drive, just nailing Flaneur. Latter had some speed a sixteenth miles tuyve, 113 (Hildebrand), to-day. Track did not suit Mar Yelio wstone sulks. Too far for Fiyer. *Los Angeles | even, won; Bragg. 109 (Mountaim), 3 to 1, index (6037) second; Nitrate, 110 (Redfern), 11 to 5, third. 6211. SINTH RACE—Six furlongs selling; thre ar-olds; value to first, $325, Index| “Horse and Owner. - | Jockey. | Op. O |Bt Tu Brute 3. J. Moram 2 6139 |Scherzo (Pueblo Stable) 7-2 6138 |George Berry (Bottger & 18-5 58 {Dusty Miller (P. Sheridan 15 6158 (Midway (Pledmont Stable) 50 ir Appleby (T. G. Ferguso 11-2 St. Yusef (H. E. Rowell). 10 - Time—:26, :50, 1:17. At post 1% minutes. Off at 4:253. Brute, place, 9-10; show, 1-2. Scherzo, place, 6-5; show, 3-5. Berry, show, 1-2. Winner, b g. by Brutus-Wandering Nun. Trained by J. g. Winner had most speed. ppleby s wind-broken. Winner bid up from Al 100 to $1000 and sold to J. Zelinski. POLO PRACTICE AT BURLINGAME Periods Are Double the Usual Length and Ponies Are Changed Quite Frequently The polo match on the Burlingame Country Club field yesterday afternoon was called a practice game, but it af- forded all the excitement of a regular set contest. The periods were of twen- ty minutes duration and they were played With frequent and random changes of ponies. This afforded an exhibition of lightning change equal to the old-time pony express. Players would quit the field at pleasure for this purpose and get back in the serim- mage as fast as they might. Some of the players also shifted sides and others did alternate stunts that each might have a go at the fascinat- ing sport. Messrs. Haig and Carolan for the Reds and Walter Hobart for the Whites did not change sides nor miss a period. In the first period the Reds were: Captain Neil Haig, Chaplin, Garland and Carolan. Whites—Hobart, Duval, Mackey and Walter McCreery. The re- sult was a tie of 1 to 1. Second period: Reds—Haig, W. Mc- Creery, Carolan and Garland. Whites— Williams, Clagstone, Hobart and Mackey. The Reds forged ahead, bring- ing the score 5 to 2. Third period: Reds—Haig, Carolan, Clagstone and Chaplin. Whites—Gar- land, Duval, Hobart and Williams. Final score, 8 to 4 in favor of the Reds. ‘Willlams’ horse fell with him in the second period and both horse and ride: sprawled in the dirt, but neither was injured. To-morrow morning the gen- tlemen will begin training their ponies on C. W. Clark’s track for the racing at Tanfora: —_————— Arrested for Forgery. Sheriff C. C. Barber of Iroquois County, Illinois, with Detective Bailey, arrested Fred B. Kerr, a soldier, at the Angel Island Barracks, yesterday. Kerr was taken into custody on a war- rant for forging a check for $100 in the town of Watseko, Ill. Sheriff Bar- ber is armed with the necessary ex- tradition papers and will leave with his prisoner to-day. Scratéhed—Salto. Scherzo closed strong, but was all In at finish. Start good. Won eaaily. Next two ir $500 to $700 by H. Robinson and then from — YEOMAN KILLED BY FIST BLOW Altercation Between Two Members of Torpedo-Boat Crew Ends in a Tragedy —_— Special Dispatch to 'Fhe Call. ANNAPOLIS, Md.,, March 1.—R. P. Matthews, 19 years old, a third- class yeoman of the torpedo-boat destroyer MacDonough, while re- turning to his ship engaged in an altercation with Quartermaster Snowden, who was doing duty on the Machonough, about midnight. Only a few words had passed between them when Snowden struck Matthews a blow in the neck, between chin and ear, with his fist. Matthews keeled over on the deck of the vessel. Medical aid was immediately summoned, but Mat- thews died instantly. Snowden is from San Francisco. The following naval officers are appointed as a board of in- vestigation: Surgeon E. S. Bogert, Lieutenant Commander W. F. Fullam and Lieutenants M. N. Jones and Rob- inson. —— e HAZING AT WEST POINT NO LONGER PERMITTED Colonel Mills Says Enforcement of Law for Tow Years Has Ended the Practice. WASHINGTON, March 1.—Hazing at West Point Military Academy prac- tically is a thing of the past, accord- ing to Colonel Mills, superintendent of that institution, who continued his testimony before the House Commit- tee on Military Affairs to-day touch- ing the items to be included in the military academy appropriation bill. Colonel Mills said the practice had been abolished through a strict en- forcement of the law for the last two years. Any one found guilty of haz- ing was dismissed and not ‘eldmitted. he said. ————. ——— The Layman May Know Law. Quite a number of changes have been noticed in the method of draw- ing bills in Congress. Measures which are intended to become a law now con- tain shorter sentences, and wherever possible commas and semicolons are omitted and periods used instead. This is for the purpose of making it easier to interpret a law and avoid mistakes. Several times questions have arisen whether a comma or semi- colon was in the right place. TIn some instances it has beem found that tHe misplacing of a comma in the law has changed the entire meaning of the sec- tion and rendered the act nugatory. If the laws that are enacted could be stripped of the verbiage and much of Time, 1:47%. C. B. Campbell also ran. Fifth race, six and a half furlongs, selling— Laureatea, 113 (Hildebrand), 4 to 1, won; Cardweliton, 116 (Ross), 12 to'1. second; Athel- rose, 104 (Mountain), 7 to 2, third. Time, 1:22 Lustig, Milas, Cazador, Emshee and Military also ran. Sixth race, one mile, selling—Labor, 107 (Sinnott), 4 to 1, won; Ultruda, 107 (J. Lewis), 7 to 5, second; Lunar, 102 (Hildebrand), 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:4l. Moor, Henry Clay Rye, Blue Ridge, Erne and Bennett Gray also ran. T RACING AT HOT SPRINGS. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 1.—Essex Park summary : First race, three and a haif furlongs—Char- ley's Aunt won, Buchanan second, ery Gaffney third. Time, 1:42 3-5. Second race, one and a sixteentlr miles, sell- ing—Boodler won., El Rey second, Margie S third. Time, 1:49. Third_race, five furlongs—Jim Along won. Never Fret second, Gaila Water third. Time, 1:01. Fourth race, handicap, one mile—Huzzah won, Felix Bard second, Paul Whaley third. Time, 1:40. Fifth race, six furlongs—Irby }l:.l:lul second, Miss Guido Sixth_race, six furlongs, selling—Ingolthrift won, Maverick second, Belle Mahone third. Time, 1:16. t won, Benpet! third. Time, —_— NEW ORLEANS RACE RESULTS. NEW ORLEANS, March 1.—Crescent City summary : First race, one mile, selling—Mint Bed won, Henry of Franstamar second, Hickory Corners third. Time, 1:41. Second race, one mile and seventy yards, selling—Burning Glass won, Past second, Balm of Gilead third. Time, 1:45 4-5. ‘Third race, one mile and twenty Leila won, Redmond second, Floral xlu thlrd Time, 1:42 2-5. Fourth race, one mile, handicap—The Regent ;ro‘va Port Royal second, Vestry third. Time, Fifth race, one mile, sellitg—Prodigal Son won, Gus Heidorn second, John Warren third. Time, 1:41 2-5. Sixth race, one and three-sixteenth miles, selling—Trlo ‘won. Tancred second, Lou Wpods third. Time, 1 59 —_——— CENTRAL TEAM OUTBOWLS McGRATH'S CALIFORNIAS Win Two Games Out of Three and Incidentally the Championship of the Coast. The Central bowling team took the renowned stars of the California bowlers into camp last night and inci- dentally won the coast championship. The Centrals took two out of three games, defeating their opponents by 124 pins in tlLe series. It should really have been three of a kind for the Centrals, as they only lost the odd game by four pins. The boys were so jubilant over the easy game of the Californias that they blew a few spares. The odd game, however, was a con- solation for the defeated ones. It would have been too bad, after telling their friends how they would take three straight, to have to walk back to their home alleys without get- ting a game. The score: GALIFORNILY, h 3 The Supreme Court yesterday re- fused to grant a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in favor of John E. Sexton, who was convicted of extor- tion in Placerville, El Dorado County, more than five years ago and was sen- tenced to imprisonment for two years at Folsom. The defendant prepared the petition himself. He has made a hard fight to keep out of prison, car- rying the case to the United States Supreme Court. While awaiting con- firmation of the judgment in his case last summer he made numerous al- leged ‘attempts to round up the con- victs who escaped from Folsom. PHILADELPHIAN ON DEFENSIVE California Boxer Gives }{im_' No Respite From the First to the Last of the Bout TRIES FOR KNOCKOUT . i | Decker Manages to - Avoid. | These and Is Not Sent to . Floor at Any Stage of Fight - PHILADELPHIA, March -1.—Eddie Hanlon of California outpointed George Decker of this city to-night in a six- round bout at the National Athletic Club. L Hanlon had an advantage in wel;nx over his antagonist and .the local man was kept on the defensive from the be- ginning to the end of the bout. The Californian tried hard to put Decker out, but the latter always managed ‘to avoid the knock-out blows and was riot once sent to the floor. Hanlon® &id much roughing. In one round, while the _ men were in a clinch, they fell through the ropes. Decker has a big repuuurm here, be~ | ing considered - the best of ‘the local | featherweights. It was thought hie was too fast for Hanlon and -would -out- point him, but the contrary proved the case. Having done so well for the flrs' tlm- | out and being well handled by Billy Delaney, it is the general impression ! | | | | | in all his future starts in the East. —_———————— DATE FOR CELEBRATION IS NOT YET DETERMINED 1 Native Sons Continue Their Preparsi-’ tions for the Launching of the : Cruiser Califarnia. The Native Sohs' committee for the launching ‘of the cruiser Califormia met last night at Portola Parlor, Na- . tive Sons’ Hall. A score of the San Francisco and bay cities’ pariors Were - represented by some- fifty ‘membe: present. Chairman M. H. Squires p! sided and reports were received from the several sub-committees having de- | tails of the celebration in hapd. These reports were chiefly of progress. the | work being necessarily indefinite until * | the date of launching is fixed. As to this date Chairman ‘Hayden of the sub-committee appointed to call upon President Henry T. Scot{ of the’ Union Iron Works could gain no definit Scott declaring that h when the cruiser would be.launched. T. P. Martin for the.executive comi- badges, invitations and the. hiring of steamers for the use of Native-Sons on the occasion of the launching. The meeting voted that, in addition_to the." two steamers already engaged, an op- tion upon a third boat !hnuhl also lre secured. A letter from Governor Pardee was read, in which the Governor.acknowl edged the courtesy shown in his ap- ‘pointment as ‘an honorary. member.of the launching committee. . The next meeting of the committee will be’ hem Tuesday evening, April 5. _————————— PHOTOGRAPHERS HOLD - MONTHLY MEETING H. W. Oliver Gives Instructive Talk on “Developing lmnufis and Developers.™ The Photographers’ Associafion M California held its regular monthly meeting last night at Eagles’. Hall, 729 Market stre¢t. The feature of - the evening was the talk of H. W. Ofiver, who chose for his subject “Developing: Formulas and Developers.” During his dissertation he spoke of the ingredients-of the developer, what.- they were there for and thé effect of using more or less of them. He also gave hints and suggestions: on the manipulations of the dry plate. There were two visitors present, C. Yeung ot > n T R ki aeed Ta N righ o m of the murdsr of i 3 Marcum, t-day by a.verdict b rot gulity. The charge against Kifg was perjury. . ADVERTISEMENTS. that Hanlon will be a hard boy to beat . mittee reported progress in-matters of - Sacramento and L. W. Cook of Bocton. o]