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30 FORM 1S UPSET N . FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1904. 4 IN RACES OVER THE OAKLAND COURSE SOME HORSES PERFORMING PECULIARLY PRINCE BRUTUS BREEZES HOME|BRGC LEADS EASIEST POSSIBLE Squire Johnson Receives Indifferent and Is ALBEMARL W.R.Condon DisplaysForm|. Reversal by Defeating Sol Lichtenstein. the squally weather and | f good hofses yesterday m Oak- | better class of equine kept In the barn for and the card furnished ¢ ragged and unsatisfac- W. R. Condon gave a , and several other a lack of gpeed that ayed of mud, and this accounted for the starting. ful. ed one in the event that land- Military, backed from ). He got away in good thing, breaking position, and, never Sugden, which had | , nosed out Dotterel S POOR RIDE. loted Squire John- two-year-old event that earned y level- oculars on the young- ridden by Jakie a runaway race of it, win- himself. It may be that| as no license to beat but this does not justify hibition furnished by londe jockey astride | ally succeeded in loi ada through his dila- Johnson hed exk The w. came romping in first for the Futurity | course selling number. How to account | F ndon, the horse of mystery, for the previous poor showing in & race | made by Louis Ezell's horse when a | little statuetfes In the park | i the secret, and they are | nd cannot tell. At all events, | e about Condon touched 4%, | came the play. Anderson, usually , was a barrier champion on this | , and, soon showing clear of the result was never in doubt. esen rode a ridiculously bad race the favorite, Sol Lichtenstein, ar- g at the wire in time to beat n Carrie for the place. Sir Preston and Revolt both ran disgustingly bad Taces. FAVORITE 1S FOURTH. Dr. Rowell's Briers started favorite for the mile and & sixteenth selling af- | fair, and finished fourth. Possibly she figured to run there. North West, an 8 to 1 shot, with Greenfleld in the sad- dle, got away from the barrier fifth and was not headed. Now that is giving Barney Oldfield something of a brush. North West received backing from a select few, who do not give out their triple X gpectals until after 1:23 o'clock. Lady Kent ran second and Colonel An- derson, a non-mudder, third. As before etated, then followed Briers, the fav- orite. There was nothing to the seven-fur- Jong run, also decided under selling conditions, but Albemarle. Ridden by Kunz and heavily backed, he went out and spreadeagled his fleld. Bard Burns ran second and Mr. Farnum third. Mountebank, the second choice, ran like & 100 to 1 shot. Everything suited Dungannon in the closing mile selling event, end with Davis up, the filly dropped in the easi- est sort of a winner. Dusty Miller took the place from Scherzo, & well backed ene. The winner went to the post a § to § favorite. TRACK NOTES. The great Christmas Handicap at one and a quarter miles with $3000 added money will be declded at Oak- land to-morrow. Walter Jennings was successful in securing the services of Knapp to ride for his stable. “Big Bill” will sport the Jennings colors at Oakland to-morrow. ADVERTISEMENTS, J. HORNADAY PROFESSIONAL CLOCKER 224 Parrott Bldg., San Francisco. Phone South 1045, MY MESSAGE YESTERDAY GAVE: MILITARY . . 1510 1, WON PRINCE BRUTUS, 161 5, WON W, & CONDON . 710 2, WON DUNGANNON . . 810 5, WON MR, FARNUM . 3o 1, 34 All the above were given straight, PLUNGE TO WIN, except mnur'y,’?y’;uc': for & heavy “show” piay. My message for Xmas day on th Oakland races will be a “howler,” ntn; will make my showing yesterday look tame by comparison. Yov can't afford to miss it! TEFIJPMS $2 DAILY; $I0 WEEKLY sale in Oakland Btore, NW. cor. 15th ang {".,’“""’.,,“‘,_'_' S| | track yesterday. | visitation of Santa Claus. | close of the meeting across the way he | was given permission to ride for his Handline Third. E IS FIRSE Superintendent of the Track William Fieldwick was presented with a hand- | some rubber-tired buggy, whip, rob and harness by the employes of the Bill was too full for | utterance to say more than ‘“thanks,” being overcome by the ul"lk)okcd-fm‘v Twenty-nine bookmakers cut in yes- | terday, the largest number of the sea- | son. Jim Neil and “Pinkey” Potter | were among the new comers. 1 The sudden reversal of form shown | by W. R. Condon and the fact that cer- | tain well-known heavy speculators bet | on the Ezell horse will be investigated by the stewards. The two peculiar looking rides of Hel- gesen on Squire Johnson and later as- tride Sol Lichtenstein, gained few ad- mirers for the blonde rider. They will also receive a probing by the officials. Last season at Oakland Solomon Bon- ner, the colored rider, incurred the offi- cial wrath and was suspended. At the | employer, Charley McCafferty, alone. Yesterday the stewards restored Bon- ner to good standing on probation, and | he will now be seen in the saddle oftener. —_——— Racing at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24.—Results of the races to-day: First race, one mile—Love’s Labor won, Gold Spink second, Hickory Cor- ners third. Time, 1:43 3-5. Second race, five furlongs—Nor- wood Ohio won, Jake Sanders second, Sponge Cake third. Time, 1:02 1-5. Third race, one mile—Misanthrope won, Worthington second, Rabunta third. Time, 1:44. . Fourth race, Christmas Handicap, one mile—Floral King won, Gregor K second, Au Revoir third. Time, 1:41. Fifth race, one mile—Garnish won, High Wind second, Topic third. Time, 1:41 4-5. Sixth race, two miles—Treacy won, Hymettus second, Lord Tennyson third. Time, 3:33 4-5. —_——— MOST NAVAL MEN HAVE VERY TENDER HEARTS Sympathetic as Children When the Welfare of a Cat Is Concerned. The woman superintendent of the Tyne Nautical School of Cookery glves an interesting picture of the merchant seaman as he really is. Jack Merchantman, she says, wears no special picturesque dress, which possibly detracts from the interest he arouses. In fact, he fiercely resents those firms who insist on ‘“uniform; he loudly declares that “he won't be any man’s lackey,” and on “the brass bounder” is poured forth the vitriol of his scornful tongue. It is the ambition of Jack’s life to be counted ‘“a wideawake bird,” not caught by chaff and not in the least soft-hearted. Sailors are absurdly diffident and shy. ‘With careful handling they may come to regard a school to which they attach themselves @s & second home, and even flercely resent any interference with it, yet the appearance of a stranger at one of their classes will cause a general stampede, even when it is convincingly shown that pecuniary as well as other prudential reasons should induce them to remain. No class of men has so large a ten- derness for children, as well as all ani- mals. The lean, harried cat, denizen of mean streets, seems to have a sixth sense when she flies to the forecastle of a convenient ship as an asylum where she is carefully fed and nursed back to health. A famlly of three kit- tens - and their mother were the joint property of the carpenter and boat- swain. No royal bables ever received greater attention. It was even stated that the former vacated his own berth in order that the mother and her tribe might be comfortably housed. And the pussies on their part were graclously pleased to accept the homage of their subjects.—Navy League Journal. —_——— Padua. Padua, in spite of its flat surround- ings, is one of the most picturesque cities of Upper Italy, and the seeker after gardens will-find many charming bits along the narrow canals or by the eluggish river skirting the city walls. Indeed, one might almost include in a study of gardens the beautiful Prato della Valle, the public square before the church of Baint Antonio, with its encircling canal crossed by marble bridges, its range of baroque statues of “worthies,” and its central expanse of turf and trees. There is no other example in Italy of a square laid out in | this park-like way, and the Prato della Valle would form an admirable model for the treatment of open spaces in a modern city.—Century. ——————— The largest loaves of bread baked in the world are those of France and Italy. The “pipe” bread of Italy is baked in loaves two feet or three feet iong, while in France the loaves are made in the shape of very long rolls, four or five feet in length, and in many cases six feet, WINNER SAN FRANCISCO CALL’S RACING FORM CHART. OAKLAND—Saturday, Dec. 24. ‘Weather raining. Track sloppy. T617. FIFE RACE—Seven furlongs; sellin g; 3-year-olds and up: value to first, $325. d Owner. JWtiSt. %. %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. Op. Cl. gt ks ol 3 i - . 6 (D. Quild.,. 8 h 11%11 11 |Kupz . 15 ugden, 'a (J. Sturgeon). | 5 1 21433 4 2 ns(Loague .... rel, 4 (W. H. Lynch)...]102| 7 h 3221 365 |Crosswaite 8 e H, 3 (B. J. Hart).....| 93{10 %9 42 4n [Earnsha 10 & low, 4 (J. McLghn)|102/12 21482 62 53 |Wright 30 le H, 5 (Mrs. Hertzell)..| 99| 2 3 4n 51 61 [Travers 20 .6 (J._A. Cruza)......|107 110 98273 50 1, a (Bottger & H.) %1%82 82 Delle, 8 (Winter & J.)/107| 8 2 Bh T% 04 30 age, 6 (M. Stephenson)..(102( 8 411 11 710 10 eto, & (G. Strobel). 102( 4 & 8 %10 1 11 4 (J. Duni 9715 15 13 12 10 a (J. Stuart). 99| 1 212 12 13 |Hollander 50 A. Chappell). 10313 h13 14 14 Lane .. 0 . J. MeAlester)| 83/14 13614 16 16 |Taylor 10 1:17%, 1:30%. At post 21 m place, 5.2; show, 7-5. Dotterel, show, b-2. inutes. Oft at 2:13. Military, place, Winner, b. §. by Albel ¥". Merckel, Start good. Won easily. Balance driving, Winner off sall- did_his best. Dollle H came from the clouds. So did Young Marlow. My it. Bedner, away poorly, ran a nice race. Karabel can do better. Sunny Shore flat-footed when barrier went up. 18, SECOND RACE—SIx furlongs; purse; two-year-olds; value to first, $325. Index| Horse and Owner. WSt %. % Jockey, | Op. Cl. |Prince Brutus (D. Cameron). Yada (W. Cahill). Squire J ardinal 2 5 3 08| 1 [ 4 7 ace, Trained by D. Cameron. Scrat Balance driving_hard. Prince Brutus evi Helgesen took Squire Jobnson back goin empleton outclassed. 80 20 2 80 1850 2 miputes Oft at 2:45. Brutus, place 6-5; show, place, 1-2. Johason, show, 1-4 Winner, ch. g. by Brutus- ched—Jerusha. Etart godd. Won easing up. dently secured a franchise on the right of way. g the first quarter. Yada ran a good Tace. D e e e e ] 7619. THIRD RACE—Futurity course; selling; three-year-olds and up; value to first, $835. , 3 (H. Stover) dorse and Owner. JWtist. 3. %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. Op. ClL. F. R. Condon, 4 (L. H. Ezell)|111 Anderson .| 7-2 7-3 Lichtenstein, & (Madison).(106 Helgesen ..| 7-5 6.5 o| o7 J. Kelly...[ 10 18 Travers ..., 8 © 1%(L. Fountain| 20 80 101 Greenfield .| 10 © 3 9| Crosswaits | 80 100 Time—:24%, :49, 1:12. At post % mynute. Sol, place, 1-2; show, 1-4. Carrle, show, Trained by L. H. Ezell. Scratched—Maud driving. Third stopping. Transformed fr eliced the rollers like an 8-inch shell plerci on Sol Lichtenstein was a wild, weird ilI Can this be Sir Preston’s race? Time will *Pulled up. 0. FOURTH RACE—11-18 miles; selfin, - Oft at 8:04%. Condon, place, 1; show, 1-2. 2.4 Winner, b. h. by Troubadour-Felipa. Muller. Btart good. Won easily, Second om a centerboard to a cutter, W. R. Condon ing an Oregon cream cheese, Helgesen's ride lustration of a midsummer night's dream. tell. Revolt must have bowed a tendon. g; three-year-olds and up; value to first, $325. Horse and Owner. IWtist. %. 3. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. Op. ClL North West, 8 (Figaro Stbl.). w5 151 2141 1%1 1 1 1% Greenfleld .| 6 8 12 |Lady Kent, a (J. Ryan)......| 87| 1 8 % 2n 2 144 2 2 24[L. Fountain| 10 12 10 (Col.” Anderson, § (McLaghlin}({110/ 2 62 62 5% 2148 n 2 2 ( ) F s, 4 (H E. Rowell)....| 99/ 8 4 4 5n 4n 3 3% 44 7-2 185 05 (Maj. Tenny, 5 (Piedmont St.){ 90/ 8 B & 4n 62 62 5 % 5 12 a (A E. Barrett)...107( 4 83481 73 74 64 8.~ & 3 (Dayton & Kahn)[105/9 7n 72 838 820750 2 1 singer, 5 (Healey)....(107( 7 2 % 81%82 51 8325 (e dogo, 5 (G. W. Wilson) B9 -9 00 99 10 10 |Anvil, 4 (C. E. Murray). 99| * LI Time—:25, :49%, 1:16, 1:43, 1:40%. At post 4 minutes. Off at 8:33. West, place, 8; show, 8.5, Kent, place, §; show, 5-2 Anderson, show, 4. Winner, br. f. by Montana-Nina Trained by J. Lodge. all drivin Do mudder, but ran in it anyway. Briers Major Tenny, Barrack and Melstersinger Scratched—Isabellita. Start good for all but Anvil. North West best to-day. Lady Kent did her best. Colonel Anderson is Won burned it all up, which pleased the bookies. died in their tracks under the terrific, wither— ing pace. “*Left. 7621. FIFTH RACE—Seven furlongs, selling; three-year-olds and up; value to first, $825. Horse and Owner. JWtSt. %. %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. | Op. CI (7612) Albemarls, 4 (J. Quinlan)....|107| 8 1 13412 18%14 18 7 (7553 Bard Burns, 6 (O'Rourke)....[110( & 22 21%24 22 24 - Farnum, 4 (G. Wilson)..|07(8 8 8 68 48 8n 02| 1 48 38 834 33 44 107) 8 5 1, 58 511458 510 107/ 2 83 n 438 ¢ 85 62y le 1076 T 1%7n 71071567 15 Border Mark, 4 (O’ Brien) 1071 7T 62 62 8 8 8 |Flaneur, 6 (Bianchl & Co.)...]107| Left , 1:20%. At post 4 m . , place, 8 how, 7-10. Trained by J. Quinlan. Sratched Balance driving. Albe Mounteban Fable. Won in a gallop. Mocorito quit this day. ing. Others outclassed or chalk. inutes. Off at 4:0215. Albemarle, place, Farnum, show, 8. Winner, b. Y —Profitabls, Educate, Delsegn: Start poor. marle possibly best. 'Mr. Farnum is improv- k can do better than this for money, marbles 4-5; SINTTH HACE— One mile, selling; three-year—olds; valus to first, $325. Z s Horee and Owner, WYSt. W %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey. Dungannon (Knebelkamp Co)|106/ 6 2 % 1n 18 18 1 Dusty Miller (P. Sherldan 108 1 3 42%2n 2% 2 |Scherzo_(Pueblo Stable). 114)2 1 8 8% 4% 64 8 Rox Blder (J. 3. Moran)......|111| 3 B 2145 2145 4 4 3 4 War Times (Mrs. Grosh 116 4n 2n 81%3 %5 renity (Dayton & Co.). 108/8 6h 78 62 61 6 7603 |Inspector Munro (T. Fox)....[100|4 7 % 61 78 76 7 7616 [Harka (C. T. Henshall). B RN e e e 25 51%, 1:17%, 1:44%. At post % minute. Off at at 4:24%. D> s “ehow, S itet 8.0: dhow, 1-3, Baherdo Show B8 piieannen, Jiten Dungarven-Distress, Trained by J. Ownbey. Start good. Won easfly. Balance driv. ing hard. Winner best. Scherzo cut off o ghorter distance. nce on back stretch. Box Elder can win at a ———m-—m HARVARD CHESS PLAYERS WIN INTERCOLLEGIATE GAME Defeat Princeton, Columbia and Yale. Efforts to Revive International Cable Matches, NEW YORK, Dec. 24—The third and final round of the intercollegiate chess tournament between Columbia, Har- vard, .Yale and Princeton was con- cluded to-night. Harvard won with a total of 6% points, as against 6 for Princeton, which finished in second place. Columbia was -third with 5% points, as against 4 for Yale. Thirteen tournaments have been held in which the same colleges tbok part. The high- est scores made by a winning team were made by Harvard in 1897, 1898 and 1899, with 10 points in each contest. In the thirteen years Harvard has won eight contests, Columbia four and Yale one. At a luncheon tendered the sixteen competitors by the originator of the tournament, Edward A. Caswell, Yale 66, at the Yale Club to-day steps were taken toward the resumption of thg in- ternational cable matches with Ox- ford and Cambridge. A committee was authorized to enter at once into com- munication with the English universi- ties and to issue a challenge for the Rice ghield, now on the other side, as soon as there is assurance that ar- rangements can be carried out. Five cable matches have been contested to date, of these England won three and America one, while one contest resulted in a tle. ——n e Record Score in Basket Ball. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 24.—The Ta- coma Young Men’s Christian Assocla- tion basket ball team defeated the Everett Young Men's Christian Asso- clation team to-riight by a score of 108 to 10. This is declared to be the record score of the United States for assoclation teams. b B LR SR Celtio Gatherings. The Pan-Celtic Congress, In session at Carnarvon, Wales, recently, is a conglomeration of several gatherings, chief of which is the great Welsh Eisteddfod. Ireland has two annual Celtic gatherings—the Ofreachtas and the Fels Ceoil. The Highlan of Scotland has a Mod, and Brittany keeps its Celticism aflame at an annu- al assembly. Manxland has no such assembly, but the study of Gaelic is being encouraged in various ways, while even in Cornwall, where the use of the “language that was spoken in Eden” has died out altogether, there are enthusiasts who are trying to in- augurate a renalssance. — London Globe, IMPEROR WILLIAM OFFERS ANOTHER YACHTING CUP American Boats in Trans-Atlantic Race Will Have Another Trophy for Which to Compete. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Com- mander Hebbinghaus, naval attache of the German embassy, received a cable- gram to-day from Emperor Willlam announcing that he had decided to offer another cup for a race from Dover to Hellgoland for auxiltary yachts in an ocean cup race. The Kalser has decided that the Americans who have entered In the ocean race should not bring their aux- ihary yachts across for nothing and consequently he has arranged this race for them and will give a valuable cup as a prize. The race will be arranged by the Imperial Yacht Club. Com- mander Hebbinghaus says he has also recelved from the Imperial Yacht Club a message announcing the appointment of the two sub-committees for the start and the finish of the ocean cup races. The committee for the start on the American side consists of Alllson V. Armor of New York, C. L. F. Robinson of Newport and Commander-Hebbing- haus. The committee appointed for the finish in England is Lord Lonsdale, Sir B. Birkbeck and Captain Cooper, naval attache of the German embassy in Lon- don. . ———— Fraud in Textiles. The amount of deception that is practiced in the manufacture of all kinds of textiles is far greater than most people have any conception of. There are very few heavyweight wool- en cloths that are free from such sub- stances as shoddy or cotton. They serve there a uyseful purpose of giving weight and warmth to the garment at a comparatively low cost, without de- tracting from its outward appearance and possible richness. Shoddy is the article mostly depended on for heavy- welght godds, but for the lighter ‘weight goods cotton is the thing, be- cause it can be spun to a finér thread. —London Laundry Record. ————— | Little Blmer 1s Yond of Bible stories and often refers to them in unexpected ways. One day, after absorbing a pot- |ash lozenge that had been given him 1for his sore throat, he said: “Mamma, that fellow Esau was a chump to trade his birthmark for a mess of that stuff!” ! —_—— 3 Hoax—Did you visit the Filipino viI- lage at the St. Louis Fair? Joax—Yes. Hou—wmm rflg 5011 thl‘nlk of !'tur' Joax - are DUmEeELs e FIELD HANDILY Is Never Headed in the Handicap at Ascot, Being Only Winning Favorite HILDERRAND’S BAD DAY The Clever Jockey TFails to Land a Horse First at the Judges’ Stand LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24.—Cloudy, threatening weather, with a light rain in the forenoon, were the conditions at Ascot to-day. The heavy track up- | set all calculations of the form play- ers except in the case of Bragg in the third race. With 116 pounds up, Bragg again led his fleld from start to finish over one and a sixteenth miles. Hans Wagner was second and Mi{lton Young third. This was the only race that fell to a favorite. The other winners were Exapo (8 to 1), Durbar (8 to 1), Rough Rider (5 to 2), Line of Life (2 to 1) and Conger (15 to 1). Americano was played in the fifth race as if none of the others had a chance, but Line of Life and Arabo never had any trouble beating him out. McDaniel and E. Walsh carried off the riding honors with two winners each. Fuller rode one and Herbert one. Hildebrand had another bad day, fajling to ride a winner. ‘Weather cloudy; track slow. mary: First race, one mile—Exapo, 99 (McDaniel), 8 to 1, won; Ethel Seruggs, 100 (Lawrence), 2 to 1, sec- ond; Autumn Time, 104 (Otis), 7 to 1, third. Time} 1:456%. The Covenan- ter, Merry Sport, July Gyp, Lady Rice, Graylette, Emily Oliver, Punctillo, Evermore, Conceit and Louwelsea also ran. Becond race, selling, six furlongs— Durbar, 96 (McDaniel), 6 to 1, won; Dan Collins, 105 (Walsh), 6 to 1, sec- ond; Edinborough, 108 (H. Smith), 6 to 1, third. Time, 1:16. Bay Wonder, El Verraco, Happy Chappy and Inter- lude also ran. Third race, handicap, one and a six- teenth miles—Bragg, 116 (Walsh), 8 to 65, won; Hans Wagner, 99 (Hilde- brand), 6 to 1, second; Milton Young, 89 (Knapp), 6 to 1 , third. Time, 1:48%. Judge Denton, Elie and Sherift Bell also ran. Fourth race, selling, one and an [tighth miles—Rough Rider, 109 (Ful- ler), 6 to 2, won; Namtor, 118 (Du- gan), 10 to 1, second; Glisten, 102 (Hildebrand), 8 to 5, third. Time, 1:53%. Invictus, Mordente and Cin- cinnatus also ran. Fifth race, five furlongs—Line of Life, 95 (Walsh), 2 to 1, won; Arabo, 108 (Knapp), 11 to 5, second; Amer- icano, 103 (Hildebrand), 4 to 5, third. Time, 1:01%. Isabute, Firmfoot, Vic- toria 8 and MacFlecknoe also ran. Sixth race, selling, one mile—Con- ger, 98 (Herbert), 15 to 1, won; Lib- erto, 108 (Truebel), 12 to 5, second; Huapala, 100 (Miller), 8 to 1, third. Time, 1:44%. Capable, Dug Martin, Miracle II, Galanthus, Lanark and Blueridge also ran. —_—————— HOW HE WAS TAUGHT WELL MERITED LESSON Coachman Who Suffered Rather Than Descend From His Dignified Position. A wealthy broker Is so fond of flow- ers he frequently spends some time in and about his plants, sometimes doing a little gardening himself. A few days ago he thought he would water some plants, so he called to his new coachman, who was standing near a watering can, and told him to fill it and bring it to him. “Beg pardon, sir, I'm the coach- man,” sald the importation, touching his hst. ““Well, that's all right; bring that can here.” “Beg pardon, sir, I'm the coach- man.” “Well, well, I know that. Bring the can here. I want it.” The coachman touchéd his hat and still made the same reply. Then something dawned on the broker. “Oh,” he said, “you’'re the coach- man and can’t bring the can. Well, coachman, go and have the black team hitched to the family carriage and bfing it here. Have one of the 'ostlers ride on the box with you.” The coachman touched his hat again respectfully and went. Pres- ently he drove up in style. “Now,” sald the broker, “drive to where that can is; and you, ’ostler, plck it up, get back on the box, drive ‘round to the stable with the coach- man, fill it with water and have him drive you back again.” It was done and the can brought, filled. “Now, ‘ostler,” sald the broker, “you may go. Coachman, you remain where you are. I may need' you again. Don’t drive away until I give you leave.” The coachman saved his dignity, but he sat on the seat in that coach for two hours after the broker had finished watering the flowers.—Tit-Bits, —_——— A Tropical Fruit Center. In reviewing the tropical fruit trade for the last year, it is seen that New Orleans still holds the record for be- ing the largest receiving point of trop- ical fruits, and on account of its geo- graphical position.and its close prox- imity to Central and South America, no other port will ever equal it. The to- tal ifmportations of bananas and cocoa- nuts into United States ports during the fiscal year from July 1, 1903, to June 30, 1904, aggregate 27,000,000 bana- nas and 75,000,000 cocoanuts, of which New Orleans received 9,000,000 bunches of bananas, Mobile 3,000,000, Baltimore 8,000,000, Philadelphia 2,500,000, New York 4,600,000, Boston 4,000,000. In ad- dition to the receipts of bananas and cocoanuts sundry shipments of Central American oranges and pineapples and Cuba pines have been liberally import- ed.—New Orleans Times-Demccrat, Sum- ON A MUDDY TRACK FOOTBALL MEN ON THE FIELD Association Players Will Meet in Two Friendly Games in Alameda County CLOSE MATCH EXPECTED Albion Rovers, Leaders of the League, to Oppose the Clever Occidentals Sl Two friendly matches of association football wjll be played to-day, the re- pionship of the California League. At ) | dentals will meet the Albien Rovers, the ball being kicked off at 2:30 p. m. Norman Logan will referee. As the { Rovers stand at the head of the table | of league matches and the Occidentals have been beaten only once during the season, the match is sure to be contest- ed keenly. The teams will line up in the following positions: Occldentals. Positions. Alblon Rovers e Goalkeeper M At Idora Park, Oakland, the Oakland Hornets and the Independents will play a friendly match, beginning at 2:30 p. m. The Hornets’ team is much stronger than it was In the early part of the season and is expected to play a hard game. The players will occupy the following positions: Independents. Positions. =~ Oskland Hornets The Occidentals will play a match of association football to-morrow against the Wolfe Tones, chamapions of the Gae- lic game, on the grounds at.Ninth and Bryant streets, beginning at 2:30 p. m. The Vampires will play their annual match against a Seamen's Institute team selected by the Rev. S. H. Wing- fleld-Digby on the grounds at Alameda to-morrow, beginning at 2:30 p. m. Last year these teams played a tle game, each scoring one goal. C— FOOTBALL IN MARIN COUNTY. Elevens Representing Fashionable Sausalito and San Rafael Will Meet on Gridiron. The “hill” contingent from Sausa- lito will meet some of the best known San Rafael men in a game of football to-morrow on the grounds eof the Mount Tamalpais Military Academy. Lorimer Rank of Eastern football fame will captain the men of Sausa- lito. Robert Foster, tackle on this year’s University of California varsity, will lead San Rafael. Ben Dibblee, the famous Harvard halfback, will um- pire. The following is the make-up of the teams: Sausalito—Rank, Miller, Farrar, Barretum, Newbagen, Hart, Hinz, O'Brien, B. Stillman, W. Still- man and Blumenthal. San Rafael—Beals, Griffiths, Jen- kins, Dorr, Foster, Burns, Sheehy, Barr, Dufficy, Hebard, Hoffman and Alexander. The teams will be entertained at luncheon at Hotel Rafael. At this time the proposition of forming a ccuntry club in Marin County will be discussed. ———————— Herrera in a Draw Fight. MILWAUKEB, Dec. 24.—Maurice Sayers of this city and Aurelio Herrera of California went six rounds to a draw last night before the Milwaukee Boxing Club. In the semi-final Mauro Herrera gained the decision over Wil- lie Mack éf Brooklyn. ———— Not an Admissible Explanation. Numerous railroad accidents durin the rush times of the boom period we: accounted for by the fact that the com- panies were having more business forced upon them than they could prop- erly handle. The present epidemic of disasters s being explained by some people on the ground that poor business and high costs of operation have led to an undue reductiog in the labor forces of the roads. Railroad man. agers will not accept such an explana- tion as this, but if it possesses any sub- stance the situation for the traveling public becomes positively alarming. It would then havé to face increased lla- bllity to accident on account of good times in business and also on account of bad times.—Springfield Republican. « AP 5 S R . Edison’s New Storage Battery. Thomas A. Edison continues to spend a large part of his time perfecting the storage battery upon which he has been working for several years. The delegates to the international electri- cal congress who paid a visit to Mr. Edison in New Jersey last week found him very optimistic as to the future of this battery. When it was first de- veloped it had the usual mechanical de- fects of a new invention and Mr. Edi- son has been spending much time In his factory overcoming these defects. The engineers who saw him last week say that the Edison storage battery is now perfected and that it will not be long before it is put on the market.— Chicago Chronicle. 1 —_—— New Minister Favors Canal. Enrique Cortez, according to private information received in Washington, is to be sent here by President Reyes as Colombian Minister to the United States. Senor Cortez Is said to be In favor of the construction of an isth- mian canal. A Pan-American diplo- mat is authority for the statement that the new Minister will endeavor to sell to_the United States several islands off the isthmus, which, it is believed, will | be used by the United States as coaling stations.—Indianapolis News. % TEAMS MATCHED ON THE COURTS Tennis Doubles Tournament of, the California (lub Promises Exeiting Play ENTRIES WELL PAIRED Drawing Brings Together the Men in Manner Sat- isfactory to the Officials The drawing for the scratch doubles tennis tournament to be played on ths sults of which will not affect the stand- { courts of the California Tennis Club to- ing of the clubs for the 1904-1905 cham- | day were held yesterday. They could not have resulted more satisfactorily. Freeman's Park, Golden Gate, the Occl- | Not only did the drawing for partners bring about good results, but the draw- ing for positions also. Grant Smith and Dr. Younger, Chester Smith and Ray Splivalo and Paul Jones and Harry Rolfe are probably the strongest teams in tha upper half. In the lower half M. Long and G. Janes, S. H. Adams and Herbert Jones and Herbert Long and Spencer Grant all appear to have an equal chance. The drawings follow: Preliminary round—C. G. Kuehn and H. Spring vs. A. Splivalo and O. J. Smith; E. P. Robbins and A. Taylor vs. P. Jones and H. Rolfe; Dr. Younger and Grant Smith vs. 8. Hopkins and W. G. Knowlton; B. Wallace and A. Ames vs. H. Long and 8. Grant; B. Nourse anda W. H. Murphy va. A B. Beyfuss and W. 8. MacGavin; 8. H. Adams and Herbert Jones vs, A. Ken- yon and H. Gabriel; Dr. Lovegrove and R. B. Cornell a bye in the upper half; M. Long and George Janes a bye in the lower half. ———— Sixty Per Cent Duty on Slides. 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