Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
AT SARATOGA, TV. and Sinaloa Il Taft Standing in the Flash Stakes, ATTENDANCE HOT VERY LARGE. PIMST RACE-- Heresy First. Honolula Second. /) 4 SECOND RACE-- ‘ Dally Americn First. Patrician Second. TBIRD RACE Onaretto First. Aztom Second. POURTH RACE-- Lisa First. Arapahoe Second. FIFTH RACE-- April Fool First. Porat (Special to The Evening Worl4.). RACE TRACK, SARATOGA, July 20.— fhe attendance at the opening of the Saratoga meeting was not encouraging. ‘There were perhaps a thousand people ‘The management, how- isheartened, for it is a matter of record that every other Sara- toga meeting his opened in the same way, only to close brilliant!: There are about three hundred horses ‘at the track, which represents the ream of the thoroughbreds country. Bupt. Puckett had the grounds ‘peautiful condition, the flower beds particularly being works of art. The big bookmakers were all in the fing and did a very fa Bidering the slimness of Among thore sauntering about on the lawn were: Plerre Lorillard, “Lucky” Baldwin, W. Cale Mitchell, Present all told. ever, was not business, con- the crowd. Philip J. Dwyer, Johnny Kelly, John Canmbell, ex-Sena- _ tor McCarren, Jack Joyner, Jimmy Mo- Cormick, Ernst Fleishmann, Supt. Me- Kelvey, of the Brooklyn police; Edward Kearney and others. ‘The weather was warm and clear, and track in excelient condition. ywers officiated as Judge, Francis Tre- vellyn as Steward and J. Fitapatrick got away at the second break lonolulu in front. had been run Norettle had rough the field and joined Honolulu, on even terma to the with Heresy a length and « straightened out Heresy to the front, easily by a length and julu, who beat Time-—1.02 1-4. SECOND RACE. ‘One mile and a sixteenth. America, 116 ( 192” (Doggett) Before @ quar- devola a length for on was indulged in the I ‘etch, Dally America and P rician racing along on even terms be- Dally America went to the front in the stretch, and drawing away won ndily by a length who beat Stonemason the same di from Patriclan, THIRD RACE. for two-year-olf#; four furlongs Onaretio, 97 (A. Clayton). LB (Dogmett). .. yan, 100 (Lamy)... -.10- Brella, 101 Horton)... Raddington, "104 (Martin) Reddington and Sinaloa Ill. tart by thelr antics, When the flag TV. and Sinalea Ill. Mussulman cut out the followed by Axiom and Axiom took the lead, but Bt the furlong pole Onaretto came with h, and, passing Axiom, won hand- by two lengths from Axiom, who was in front of Mussulman. ace, closely FOURTH RACE. Selling; one nille. Starters, Esa, 106 (Grimn) ‘Miller, 106 (Lamy) slire, 110 (Doggett). ES pi second for half a ve way to Liza and Joe ad been trailing d into the stret: ood, but at iller, wh. pahoe saile: ngth to the pole Liza caught him. The rest of the ute was a hard drive, Liza winning six lengthe In front at Jos Millers of Joe Miller, Time stare " the furlong FIFTH RACE. For three-year-olds; six tu ‘Starters. April Fool, 110 (Grimn).. Halding. 111 (Knapp) 7, 106 (Cochran) 6-1 2-1 i, 110 (Doggett). . Halfling made the running, rien and April Fool. BO cl ie in this the stretch. Then Halfling, who oing easy, suddenly went to jetting througa and won cle took the lea a length from Darien, a half in front wes a length anc Time—1.16 1-2. eo ‘The New Jersey A. C. will hold « falr in the af November, Newman, Chairman Henry D. Fulle will meet mext week and make comp — Miller Finishes » Long Tramp, the champion long-distan trlan, has Juat Anished anorier long Journey with presented with « medal ruary for Jackwoavill his dog, Guess, a ft New York last Fi ag all the way. allies ™ rom San Franctaod to New ¥ Months and 16 dayn vB he | —— Pequods to Have a oho entries for the Pequod century will he held ‘open unt!l to-merrow at 6 A. M. juvenile who flaished in the 1. the man who In jx Century, ‘one of the many one hundred and twenty-five — Mamma W w York Weekly.) Where {s your mamma? Daughter— fink she has gone fashion's 4 o'clock tea. ieard her sa; bert her sey, she wished oul ‘about 6 M.A. A. A. U. CHAMPIONSHIPS. Oonterts July 37, ‘The Metropolitan Association of the A. A. U. will hold its fifth annual cham: pionship meeting under the auspices of the Byracuse A. A., on Saturday, July 7 at 20 P.M. The following events will be given: 100-yard run, 220-yard run, 40-yard run, 880-yard run, one-mile run, five-mile run, one-mile walk, three-mile walk, two- mile safety bicycle, pole vault for height, running high jump, runnin, broad jump, throwin, aixteen-poun hammer, throwing. Atty - alx - pound welght for distance, putting tger ound shot, 120-yard hurd en flights, feet 6 Inches high; 22-yard hurdl flights, 2 feet 6 Inches high. ries close with George W. Wood, Chairman, 318. Broadwi New York City, on Saturday, July GOSSIP OF THE TURF. All the crack thoroughbreds In the country # quartered at the track of the Baratoga Asso- ciation, and from a racing point of view thi meeting should be all that the lover of high: lass sport could acing men arrived in town yt undred of them wended watch the horses work and FoRrarnm: . 8 8 The grounds of the Saratoga Association are the most beautiful in the country. The flower beds between the entrance and grand stand are masterpieces of Rardening art. and the plecos of atatuary. thie. year are glided in bronge’ and gold, irroundings of the t Attractive, and to tl Aense torent of tre paddock tor track transported popular of all rac way to the track get copies of the arpcuen New York would be the mort ‘The omcera of the Association have made two moves which will not afd to thelr popu- larity ae race-track manager They hi ut out the trolley Hines, forcing thelr patrona to take Hagen or to the track. Thos who have hicveles sre not allowed to bring them Inside the track, but AL 28 canta por wheel.” The a Hines ta believed to ha terest of hackmen, wi ata each to the track. ride, therefore. be and naturally Ansociation. The tax on bleycles seama petty extortion. The excuse given te time « horse ran away In the track, having been frightened by « bicycle oe 6 A rumor went floating around Ssratoga yee terday to the effect that the Club-House, which the bixgest Rambling inatitution in Saratoga, jan to reopen” and That orders hed alread been nent to a ble Krocery firm for 61,600 wo of gota. Manager Bevin laughed when quea- tHond® about and ald that there was m0 Postlble chance of reopening apd that the etub- woe would be tiently. cl season. a BASEBALL CHAT. “The Evening World,” owing to the faet that it alone has a representative travelling with New York's baseball team, was able to announce ex- clustvely hours before the information was con- vayed to the other newspapers that Burl Behriver had been released and that the former eo ee Purke's release was not altogather unexpected by those who knew the facte of the esee, and it aused solaly by the actions of the player himeelt Hie “apres in re following | mm upon "A. most encout chat. with | Pr ¥ nich he Aman, during which Ne promised faithfully to ‘a chall-line, wan the fant straw. "Burke: ville’ “may mourn ite loss, but even Burk Contd hardly "mintain an 2ol with feet of lay. . . ‘The services of Rehriv any club in the League, not he so readily understood It was probably caused almply by reason of the abundance of men ‘on the team who oan do backstop work. Farrell and Wilmin are In good shape and Deyle te able to relieve elther of them it AAN Clark to cover first ee tingency, It Jooke Itke @ triumphal march for the Gtante, but It te a pity that It ehould begin In Laut . Laan than one hundre ame, Does anybody want y the Langue ahould be reduced or why certain franchises should be red to other citing? Squedunk would turn out better audiences than are now the rule in Loulaville oF St. Loul eo 8 ‘The Orange A. C.-Cuban Giants game on the Orange Oval this afternoon should develop a very Interesting contest, Game will be called at 4 The Crescenta, of Mott Haven, want games on Aue 4, 10 17, 24. with the White Elephanta, Arightons, Moroocos, Potomacs, Niagaras or Eck 8 Games can be arranged with Joseph E, ‘arpy, 601 Beat One Hundred and Forty-second street, elty. lens ‘The Xavier Deaf Mute team witl meet the Emeralds on the Iatter's grounds at Van Newt to-morrow. ation Park ‘o-morrow the attraction kame between the Recreation team and the Cuban Glante. e 8 6 The standing of the Clube in the League thie morning was as follow Clubs. W. L. PC.|Clube WwW. bP Daltimore .. 30 26 .600/Phiadelphta. 37 31.544 Cleveland :. 45 $1 .892/Rrookiyn .... 97 88 16: Pittabure ... 4190 .877|New York... 36°92 (629 Cinctnnatt . 40 $1 “S63|Washington . 26 87 893 Homton ..... 37 39 .A618t, Loule.... 38 48 Chicago’... 43 34 (868|Louteville .. 12 65 1179 ee Baltimore at Cincinnati. Boston at Cl Washington . at Pittsburg. ‘Two games. ——— PUGILISTIC POINTERS. ‘Young Corbett’ used up ‘‘Bhadow" Maber in en rounds at the Riverside A. C. of Baltimore night. The California "wonder didu't show any great cleverness at any stage of the game, Maber having the best of « teh up to the fatal moment, when Green caught him off bie wuard and landed a knock-out. Green's game is to take a lot of hammering and walt for his op- portunity in the style of Billy smith, with whom he would make an intergating go. ? Tom Weet made an esay thing of hie bout with Chris Johneon at the Riverside. show, putting the local man Wo eleep ta Two minutes and ity weconds Another indignation meeting has been held in Dal ex, 0 protest against the Corbatt-Fits simmony “gh.” In the absence of other matter periodical meetings and protests verve to the general pub chainptonahip battl ‘alive to the fact that the tm to be fought there Oct. 31 eee ve O'Donnell won bis bout with Billy Woods at M 1 ies night, knocking Woods out In the Afteeuth round, * 8 Billy Murphy and Harry Sheldon, of Seattle, are matched to Might at Loulaville Aug. 6. . 8 8 Billy Brady has en Reach, Tex.. for Cort Oot. 4 cottage at Galveston to Onieh training 1n from - 8 ‘There will be some good bo Manhattan Athi ub next Tueeday nigh Sam Bolen and Eddie Sweeney will furniab the chief event at 196 pounds for six rounda Three other good bouts are on the programme, ‘They are Jack” Murphy. of Loug Ieland City, va. ‘Jack’ Curley, of New York, elght rounds at 130 pounds *Johany' Young, of Brooklyn, ve. strom. of Providence, McFadden, eight rounds ing at the New at their ano ry morrow, There will also he a bi and prize bowling and shooting ——— pect dict on the War’ Spwcta Manhattan i in addition to the apectec! Saturday night diaplay” or aud Golden will give thelr wi of Giving frome height NO EXCUSE, SAYS COURTNEY. — Cornell's Trainer Makes No Apol- ogy for the Henley Defeat. WINNERS AT “AQUEDUCT. Bookmakers Again Get the Best of the Talent on Getaway Day. 4,000 PERSONS ARE PRESENT. FIRST RACE-- ‘Tom Moore Fi Galon secon: SECOND RACE. Factotum Firat, Arrived on the Steam: To-Day with Other Notables. ip New York Among the passengers arriving on the American liner New York, from South- ampton, this morning, were Lieut. by, R. A.; Lieut. Luther Caldwell, Mason and O'Neill, Marshall P ner of the Cornell Henley crew, Mr. Courtney said to a reporter: cannot offer any nel ought not to wht a crab, ar atruck him and knocked thi course threw us out of the ria Jur crew has the stomach THIRD RACE-- ‘The Pepper Second. FOURTH RACK-- Sky Blue F mvny Second. did not seem to b under the circumstances. “T did not see the rac room, and saw ‘nobod, over a week I would have known the true anything else to do would never have to The fvening World.) RACE TRACK, AQUEDUCT, July 20. This was the last day of racing at Aquéduct for @ period of three weeks, Brighton Aswociation resum racing at the Beach Monday. The card offered wan about the best and by the time bugle sounded horses to the post for the firat race, fully 4,000 persons were prea- “The reports that trained are untrue. until the weather set tn Fennell, Hager and Dyer got off in con- on and remained so u “We should stead of twelve men, and they have been the best we could have taken It was Cornell's mistake to send ¢ n were over- of the meeting, land can produce. was not a fast on Our crew this y In fact, there was Any’ crew that could have rowed a mile and a half es from Jamaica Bay being cooling should have won, and would have, as [| and refreshing. To add further to the said before, but for the Fennell episode. I want to say here that you will never again catch the English crews in the condition they were this year. lub engaged Bayne's band, which furnished choice selections between races, they never ought week before the race. “I feur our men will never be the very well to say after noa-rickness person feel than before. that a man hit with a same after the effects of the bi to Ko over before @ Rettiog. St. Hit Fin. Tom Moore, 9 (Rhwedy) You may just as well nay baseball bat, jo7 Wd. Lamiy) They were with Faufel first turn Tom Moore took the lead, and was never afterward reached, three lengths. ‘Our crew wan as good an any there, the Bucks side of the water and the wind blowing across the course, it waa on the day of the Trinity Hal! race, we should have won by at least four lengths. “In my opinion, was the New College, Trinity Hall, About the worse boated crew in the race was the Argonauts, Galon was nec- gale six lengthe for the place. SECOND RACE, For three-year-olda and upward; and a half furlongs, the best crew Rotting St. Hit Fin the Canadians ame to wend wuch an excelent Regarding English criticism, Courtney bjected to most The four horses were nent awa: even terms, Frivolity being the firet to show. Keefe at once took Factotum to the front, and, followed by Ina, the pair in’ clona_ company Factotum then won easily by two lengths. Ina was seo- ond, five lengths before Old Dominion. Time—1.08 1-4. THIRD RACE, he crew was 8 eriticiam on immediately after In referring to Cornell-Leander race he uur _reprenentatt A the refere jay of the race, Mr. Francis, tite | di our men heard the After rowing some turned to see ial and started. our coxewain Charade 100 (R. meet)... The Pepper Me Chena: When he saw what Stephen J, U2 (Clarke) waited for some align from Mr. Willan, the umpire, and, receiving no order to return, the ‘crew rowed over the course. Francia was to have been at the start and taken aboard but somehow did not get there. he been there the umpire would have our men would © been ordered back." Sourtney #aid that Cornell, quick, short stroke, rowed seven strokes ¢ minute than the Leanders. The New College men could atrokes to the minut other crew had occurred he the Pepper and Stephen the way they got away. ve and lad his fleld until well tretch. Taral then challe with The Pepper and a grent drive ens le winning by a head, ‘The Popper was recond, four lengths before FOURTH RAC For two-year-old; selling; five furtongs Betting. St. Hit Pin he sald, than any there and got crew rowed In the race be- Sky Blue, 9 (Sheedy). Lady Greenway, 9% (O'Leary) $1 strokes to the minute, 5 tween Trinity Hall and Cornell, the Jat Imposition, 91 (Wyni ts pulled for 107 (RD ett) led for three furlongs and ue then went and won cleverly by half a length, with Recond, three parts of English supposed “We used the full slide of the seat, 17 T do not admire English rowing no style about be a question to pull as though the old was after them. Lady Greenwa: length before PRINCE MANSFIELD WINS. Unfinished It seems to The Hnglish con points, The: thought our stroke ought to be longer and theirs a little shorter. Regarding the change In the captaincy Courtney said there Scion Also Takes an Meat at Fleetwood. Evening World.) WOOD PARK, zed crowd witnessed poned races of yesterday at this track Prince Mansfield, a bay by Mansfleld—Kentucky Iriven by John Kelly, with two heats to his credit, won the fourth heat of th race In the 235 trot, Wood Chief got second money, Euret third and Memorial fourth. Thery betting on the heat Scion, a horse b) D, Sherman, of triven by Dudl and #ixth heat trouble between himself and Shape. ‘The situation ts sim; Shape was not one of the crew, Freeborn was chosen, The boys all them. ‘The change was made fully ten days before the people on this side of the water were made aware of It. there was nothing in It. this afternoon. We went over to win, and that we were beaten Is sim one of the fortunes of war. said he intended to see the Vigilant-Defender race turn to Ithaca over the Lehigh Valley on the 9.15 train to-night. crew accompanied him. turn on the 27th on None of the the steamship St won the fourth, itth in the 2.29 pacing mee got the second money Wilkes Patchen third and Hudson Roy Courtney was not apparently In He was sallow-faced, and there were great rings about ST. ASAPH ENTRIES. RACE TRACK, ST. The entries and weights for Monday's ‘The purses in each race were $400. a ALEXANDER ISLAND RESULTS. ALEXANDER IBL- AND, July 20.—The results of the races this track to-day ASAPH, July 2, RACE TRACK, Firat Race—a are as fol- Firat Race—Seven furlongs.—Won Ponce de Leon, 7 to ‘ond, 2 to 1 for place, and 1 to 2; Irene Second Race—Four furlongs ‘andicadaaua cond Race—Four furlon, fera, 1 to 3 and out and Baccara 10? Weaters Star Third Race—Four and « half furlongs Race—Five furlongs.—Won by to 5 and 1 to 3 Mea’s Clubs ani (Prom the Philadeiph eThe object of a Woman's club ta actly that of a man,” said Mrs, Char'es Belivariue en's Claba. im MeLaughiia as a place for le! comfort and luxury, while ours is where education in semi-pub- learn to work with Welle of Fermoy Six and a quarter training Is of incalculable benefit to th: women whore life In the past has been At one time it was next to Impossible for a woman to look on « queation from any Duke of Gloucester women’ BOF point of view ex- the training of woman's clubs, a large now exists In this country educational, and political questions of the day from impersonal standpoint $a remarkable fact, for it has not been twenty years since mort women always his National were fined $3 and for violation of the 8 the Sunday urbances in t the ball grounds and them persorall y OF they could not con- sider it at all.” Immediately’ the mén' would. simply Aluminum Necktie: and go ahead. Aluminum neckties have been intro- ve than ever appears to be the Metropolitau'’s Fii the cosmopolitan frosted or otherwixe ornamented in ¥ the ordina They are fastened Road Ran. fret regular run to-morrow morning trom pi silk or satin od The Yacht Restless Reported Wrecked Off Santa Crus Island. al Bicyele Races by the Sea. BICYCLE TRACK, MANHATTAN BEACH, N. Y., July %.—The attendance at the professional cycling meet this afternoon is a bit “frosty,” all things considered. Manager Troy was very All the Parties Are Residents of |!2vish in distributing his paper for these Santa Barba: » Cal inaugural races, but the delightful bath- ing and other beach attractions have evidently the call. A delicious ocean breeze swept across SANTA BARBARA, Cal., July 9.—The | the grounds, cooling the fevered brows sloop Restless is reported lost oft Banta | of the grand-stand occupants, and mak- Crus I board, The names of the party are: nd with sixteen persons on/ ing life bearable to the unfortunates perched upon the sun-kissed bleachers, but it Is a bad thing for the riders, Miss Duncan, M. C. Duffy, M. Hamil-| as they catch {t full abreast coming up ton, F. Lamb, Flint, Forebush, Mianes | the stretch. A brass band, which made Metcalf, Harmon, Snell, G. Diel, M. Johnson, Sawyer, Misa Jennings, Mr. and Mra. Porter, George Sande Santa Barbara, The sloop was in charge of Capt. Burti * ae Mond started in tl slow progres« iH long as she w: aight, being plainly visible at 3 0' In the afternoon. A and an Ann Arbor law student, all from assisted by Frank Cook, Last iy the party left this port for a pleasure trip. to the inland, The sloop je morning and made very in lock | Charley Ashinger risk breeze was plenty of noise, helped pass a tedious walt, This bicycle venture is but on Inci- dent of Mr. Corbin's immense interests down here. People will be compelled to dino here after the races. There are wheels within wheels. Walter Sanger, Harry Wheeler, nd other favorites then blowing ana Ae Drink breene was | took exercising gallops before the first whether anything wi the sloop that time. the matter with | event was called, Sanger moved ni and freely, but Wheeler and Ashinger The party wan expected back two| travelled as if afflicted with a bad case days ago and last night friends com. | Of “Charley horse,” menced 10 feel nears, anout nes ree —__e—___ turn. Yesterday morning Fred Fore- THE SINGLE EARRING. bush, Port Inspector, whose non is on board, and Mr, Pratt started out a searchit back | t event but did not return. The latest reports from down the coast are that the Restless has been wrecked. > LIVE WIRE KILLS TWO. Father and Son Died Instantly Side by Side. PHILADELPHIA, July 2%.—James| “4'h aasuyer who makes a. pusine Lower and his son, John T., were in-| stantly killed to-day in the rear of their wheelwright shop, on Frankford avenue, near Berks street, by coming in contact with an electric-light wire. Just how the accident occurred will never be known definitely, as no one witnessed It. When found the bodies were close together, the father lying across the wire. It is supposed the parent, seeing the wire, took hold of it to toms it aside and shocked to death, and the son, seeing his father fall, Tushed to his ‘assistance, only to share a similar fate. The body of James Lower was badly burned. Two Workmen Rurted. PHILADELPHIA, July 20—A sewer on To street, above Twenty-first wrest, cavel In thts morning, barring two workmen-Dantel Don aily, aged chirty-five years, and Franklin Cindy. When the wae 4 ‘anni The os the shoring. Foot Crushed on a Tra! Charles Brenner, of Orange, had his left foot crushed at the South street crossing of the Penn- aylvania Rallroad early this morning, He had been to Baltimore playing bail, and to ave ble fare got on the freight train. In getting off his foot waa crushed between the bumpera Lightning Kills Three Men. MLABWORTH, Kan, July 20.—A severe elec. trleal storm passed over Ellsworth last night. k the house of Ell McHenry and instantly kitled Ell McHeary, Edward Grimes and Frank Bro — oo SHE FOLLOWED FUNERALS, The Curtows Habit Acq Old Mare in Ke: (From the Louiavitle Courter-Journal.) “Bome years ago,” said Alderman James C. Gilbert, I had a tenant down- own who died,leaving a widow and help- less family. Their only property con- sisted of an old mare, and, more to oblige them than anything else, 1 bought the horse, She was gentle, and my wife adopted her for her own driv- Ing, and was much pleased for a while, an the old mare was so gentle that my wife could drive her about town herself. “It seemed, however, that the mare had once belonged to an old lady over in New Albany who had a manta on the subject of funerals, and made @ point never to miss one. ‘The old mare's prin- cipal occupation for years had been to follow funeral processions to the ceme- teries, One day my wife was driving down the street, when she suddenly en countered a negro funeral, followed by a number of societies, with’ all the para- phernalia of an imposing cortege, “The old mare recognized the proces- ston, at a glance and calmly turned into the tine of the parade. In vain my wife tugged at the reins and tried to turn out, The old mare knew her business and, with head hung down, solemnly followed close behind the ' mourners Occasionally they would meet aa quaintance of ours, and they looked <urpr.sed at the tribute which my wife was apparently paying to the deceased, nti my wife was frantic with mortif- cation and anger. “At every crossing she would appeal to bystanders to stop the old mare, but they didn’t scem tc understand, until at last they passed a policeman,’ who, in response to my wife's tearful appeals Stopped the old mare and dragged hei out of the procession, much to her aur- nd disgust. a ugh over it, but no laugh: hg matter with my wife, and Thad no eace until [ sold that old mare and got er out of sight for good." — AMERICAN MACHINERY ABROAD. prise ood Quropens Manufacturers Find It Beat to Une It Largely. (Frem hoe and Leather Facta) Continued reports are received in this -ountry of the large opportunities for the Introduction of American machinery and the investment of American capital which are offered by the peace agree- ment entered into between China and Japan. A provision ls made that China whall hereafter be open for the intro- duction of all forms of modern machin- x at AMS were expected |The A wea caused by the giving way of yer Made a Big Mixtake im Not Sendi to the Melting-Pot. (From. the Chicago Record.) On top of the glittering yellow pile there was a single earring of exquistte- ly delicate workmanship, The assayer, who had just bought the jewelry from a large, handsome woman, picked It up and examined It carefully. Then he wondered what had become of Its mate. purchasing old Jewelry and silver’ fakes the privilege of asking many 4 sonal questions. He must know the history of the wares which he Is buying and be sure that they were not stolen. He must have much of the tact and delleacy of the family physician. When the assayer asked the hand- some Woman about her jJowelry—there Was a superb lot of it ahe sald she had recently heen divorced from a wealthy Chicago man and that she was to be married a second time. “The man Tam to marry,” she had said, “objects to my adorning myself Pin Jewelry presented by my, former husband. That Is why 1 sell It.” ‘After the money had been paid over the woman sailed out with all the airs of one who has had experiences in the world, The assayer turned the single earrin| over in his hand, It was too beautiful, he thought, to €o with the other Je elry into the melting pot, although that was what the lady had expected. So he placed it in the hands of a work- man, who removed the hook and mount- ed the pendant for a scarfpin. few weeks later a florid man of jaunty manners saw the scarfpin in the Showcase where the assayer had placed it, ‘The price was high, but the florid man agreed with the cl lerk that It was beau- tiful in deagn and in execution, and 80 he bought tt. ‘A week later the woman who had sold the earring came hurrying into the ansayer's office. Her face was flushed and her eyes flashed. When she spoke she bit her words off before they were quite out of her mouth. “That earring!" she exclaimed the mo- ment she say the assayer, ‘where is {t?" The assayer explaine! with much sauvity, but before he was through the handsome woman interrupted. “My present husband 1s now wearing that pin. What do you think of that, fir? And that's not the worst of it. ¥ou shall hear it all, every word of it, air. “The second day my husband had that pin Be wan compelled to ment my former hueband—they have business relation you ‘know—and “he saw my hy Wearing what he took to be his scarfpin. nd felt In his tle and hi in place. My former husband 4 had one of my earrings made into a searfpin for himself. Do you see what y ? “Both the men were angry that it broke off a big business deal, and when my husband came home he threw that scarfpin at me, Do you see what trouble you've made? bout THE SPARROW “MIXED I: ‘Teek a Hand tn a Fight Between a Cat and a Mocking (From the New Orleans Picayune.) The ubiquitous English sparrow ts al- ways “breaking out in a new place,” #0 to speak. While passing down Caronde- let the other afternoon on a still hunt for startling game, 1 chanced to witness the following unique battle, which took place In the retired front yard of one of our well-known residents. ‘The fight was on when I arrived, and was a pretty evenly divided hand-to- hand contest between a cat and a mock- ing bird. The bird evidently had a nest in’ a big magnolia which grew in a corner of the yard, and it was equally aa apparent that the feline had designs Upon the contents of the songster's habi- tation, As the moments flew the battle waxed flercer. The bird was little and ihe cat was big, but agility and alert- hess favored the former, and poor To: catching It\in the neck and no mi take. ‘The bird cheeped and chirped, fluttered and scratched, and pecked un- mercifully, only about once in a hundred times catching a brush from Tom's pi In fact, the cat played a losing hand ai every deal, and no doubt would have been considerably used up had not fate, in the shape of an English sparrow, come nobly to his reacu Without a word of warning the little brown fellow, who hal been watching the scrap from the banquet below, Robbed up serenely in the midst of the fight and swooped down upon the un- suspecting mocking pird ike a small cyclone. To the tune of double quick the tide of the battle turned, and tho way songster’s name was mud. The Sparrow proved an unmerciful foe and ranted no quarter. By and by the ttle was transferred to an adjoining cedar, leaving the magnolia unpros tected. Taking advantage of the favor- able conditions, the cat returned to the charge, and would have consum- mated his ‘evil designs upon the nest ery, and that such machinery shall be|had not the male mocking bird ap- admit ery, as the result of which the Chinese re to<lay using wooden ploughs sim- \lar to those made centuries ago. May it not be possible that American shor macninary will find Ite way into Celestial Er mpire? And itis beyond the d free of duty. The Emperor of] peared in the nick of time to save his Ching has therefore strictly prohibited] home from destruction and hi the introduction of modern machin-| from death. mate ——— =. The Busy Bee in Playtime, (Frou tho Minneapolis Tribune.) “Bees,” sald Parmer Wilt re just ike human belmme, eyes comprehensicn of the ordinary individ-| they &re busy they are virtuous and ual to estimate as to what be the result. Ukely to | peaceable: but when in idl ness they h actions ecome vicious, given to fool It_ls sald that the mill manufacturers|that dissipate’ the strength of the in England are beginning to be a. by the transmission of cotton mi ture from Europe to Asia. The g1 trouble seems to be that there is means by which England or America can meet the competition which In likely | thirg to do. They to come from A: permitted to employ, t{ season ran so that the bees were bu will have such an abundance of labor | old rhyme. colonies and make the work of the be keeper twice as arduous, Last year th the time. The blossoms came atfon and the bees always had som de” honey ve fast and the business Prosperous. This season there has been less honey’ to gather and the bees, with nothing to busy themselves upon, have devoted their time to: frolic and’ idleness. The in available as to appall ordinary compre- “How doth she busy bee i hension. Think of 40,000,009 of Chinese |). .,, improve, gach shining hours" and 200,000,000 of Hindoos who have boon | !® all nonser, The becs are marvels Accustomed to work for 10 cents a day Matthew Marshall said| Work to do. but they can be quite of thrift and industry when they have recently: people will constitute | foolish as me! a new mine uman labor extensive and valuable as were the fertile lands of The Jerry-Bullt Hut. America when it was first di the gold elds of California ac” This ma about the Americans and ' Europe: ducts? — Roya’ Pecullarities. (Prom the New York Weekly.) Rural Hoste: Thirteenth street, Arrangements have been made for to the collar button or by ‘a band around yr clubs and wnattached wheeimen wishing Join the party should communi: tala of the club mot later than 10 o'clock to-night. can be easily cleaned whei they are not perc cotton, cambris or eptibly heavi ptibly heaviei slow? City Guest—Never, except on c) y be all right for those Van The may de ail rent for those! cently took possession of a new villa in th whom ‘they will compete ine pro. [Lemay she found that the wails, stag- Your boys are always on the run. There they go full aplit}any name she liked on the across the flelds. Do they ever walk |as he replied giving his (From the London Telegraph.) A certain weli-known lady novelist re- & popular metropolitan suburb, ‘To her gering under the weight of the paper on them, refused to support any’ pictures or other adornments, and that she had to study, If not a’ “concrete” social € a “mortar” domes- she wrote to the she might bestow and asked age ant notion Bromptiy nad the due "ot" the erry: RIVERSIDES’ MEET. AT COLONELS ONCE MORE, Giants Playing at Louisville for a Record of Seven Straight Games, WANS WELCOME HOME AUA,. Hit Weyhing for Four the Third, Scoring Two Men Ahead 1 to The Evening World.) D, N. ¥., July 2 MANHATTAN Fl —T) the enlivening strains of the Quick- for novices this after- started the racing at the second ot the Riverside Wheelmen, and to 3,00) people, including many wo- ‘The track was @ bit safer than a fort. The turns have been better far from being an {deal circle for cycle competition. ere was little delay in starting the sport, and at 3.10 the gree ones first heat Were Dead heat by One-Mile Novice New York, second. Time _— NEATEN AT THEIR GAME, How en Old Plantation Owner Won rom « Sharp Gang. ls Post-Dispatch.) “A THRONG” OF 100 quite a yong man, Was first mate on the Ninety of ‘he Spectators Came from: New Albany to Se Meekin Fitoh, Memphis and New Orleans, ips down the river there were three then, whose dress and fanners made me think they were pro- fe amblers, and shortly after ‘ve souls 1 found . business just then Was to ‘skin’ an old- ish man who looke! like a planter, and who had in his possession a large sack containing $20.00) was the amount for the sale of his plantation in Ten- Bpoctal Correepeme with the Team.) BASEBALL just received he New York Glants made their tna! bow of the present | ® “T warned him money in his stateroom, and told him to Inok out for any one Who tried to get him into a game of cards; but he only said he wanted to lay poker, and if he saw he few ‘hundred the first of which wi boned from the first Western trip, were scheduled, but it was far from certain that even one would be finished, Shortly after noon a miniature storm > and while rain ended in sufficient quantities heavy rains laden clouds hung over the grounds an@ end down their come! tents at any moment. ‘The fact that two games were to be. played did not even induce the Louies ville cranks to turn out in larger num bers than usual, not over one hundred persons being present. were New Albany across the river to roo! Meekin and Weyhing were the oppow ing twirlers in the opening game, The Batting Order. sould win a would stick to the game until he had lost_ everything. ih remark I chanced ‘one of the three men standing right ening to every word I then tried to tell Wright- that was his name—that if he a game with those inen he could not though they migut let him win a little at first, but ft was no use; he wanted to play ‘cards, and that afternoon I saw him with the gamblers on deck, and a little later the four went Into @ stateroom together, Wright car. his precious bag of gold, that was don the outside in great big num- $20,000, and with @ pen, was the name, “I went up on the roof, famblers’ cabin had'a large ereby I could After a few In- ht, who was ignorant he game, the cards were shuffled, and when several hands dT saw Wright go down on the table and lift on to the table his which he opened and 000 bright, new $10 gold “T thought It was all over, ut it all back but $60. which he put in the centre of the table to cover a het of that amount made by one of the men, the other two also coming In. cards were fixed for Wright to. win, and he put his $500 back in the sack and the other $1,500 three men congratulated him on win- were tired of play- y some more that ht did not see thelr game. to come to Just as he its appearance, look around iclous-lookin, ind us and |i dust nicely, keep from losing, Ninety of these] who came’ for Meekin. underneath, and, fortu- and watch the structions to Wri of any rules of O'Brien, 2b. Van Haitren, cf. Shugart, se. Gettinger, rf. hud been pli Staftord, 2b. Weyhin| Umpire—Mr. O'Da: nis Murphy chopped three holes in the atm Tiernan died, Van went out, ‘Brien hammered a double to right Collins pushed a safe one between ler and Stafford and O'Brien comple Clarke forced O'Brien at secs ond, but Stafford’s wild throw allowed a foul to Farrell and W! ning, and said the but would pl and promised about & o'clock, and I knew then that vy would take all he had. “That night at 8 I was again on hand at the skylight to see the I feared, the game went for a while and then the betting big and finally on one hand he threw on the table without even age and called his oppo- nly one of the other men stayed in, and when Wight, after some lively thus threw down four sixes and reached over for the money the fhowed four Jacks, money except the $1 He sneaked oking as pale as a as he was gone the over the easy got the money ani their cabin ame, and, as Wright's way Davis hit a slow one to Shugart beat the ball to first. ki bags of mone: Fon third and Davia scored to Wright. ave Stafford frst. Stafford was nailed in his efforts to pure ed of Getel air thrice, and all Wright's ,500 he had won w: of the room, host, and as soon hree men laughed in which they put the bag in their Sples fanned tickled Warner's rib walked to first, four bad ones sailed by second by; “A Tew minutes Third Inain; punched the Weyhing gave “Murph” shot uj gart threw wild rounder and later I heard a loud splash up near the stern, and the cr; ‘man overboard’ soon brought! the to a stop, but although a wearch was made all night no trace of the missing man, who turned out to be Wright, could for three, uller a base, a fly to Collins. Shy- to first on Tiernan’s | trotted home, Her reached third and Mike second om oked the leather ov fence for a “Shorty” and Mike vis was presented with a base, Davis to second, | gamblers left ut, strange to as happy’ as they had been each other boat the next , they were not like pirates, and did noc who had suddenly come into the pos- lon of $20,000, When they lett I went to the re on the floor bag, with Wright's name with Iron was! dollar pleces. Doyle's single sent Collins mae a great catch of Stafford's foul near the left-field bleachers rell was presented with a base and the |. "Meek" popped up an easy foul for Warner. Collins bunted and beat the ball. was forced at second by gart hoisted a “pop fi was nalled “swiping” second. Fourth Innit Fuller filed to Clarke, Murphy was dis Tiernan out, Bnugere Wright failed to find the leather tm! Gettinger first on Fuller’a! Spies whacked a thre and Gettinger scored. the plate on Warner's single. fanned out, was the canvas on It, but filled ers just the size of ten- t had changed bags on the men, and Was ahead just $1,500 on, the game. he could not have reached shore with that gold on his person, and so I began a search for him, and finally found him down among the ‘freight, sit- ting on his sack of money and his pock- the additional He told me he had rolled a ke of nails overboard the night before ani red the cry of ‘man overboard’ him- — A YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES. to Davis. Clarke posed of at first, bulging out ‘4 aan three tries, . Mia Old Man's Actions Enabled Him to Read the Str (From the Detroit Free Press.) A man who could not speak one word of English halted a policeman on Madi- fon avenue yesterday made some inquiry. his head to signify that he did not un- deratand, and the man indulged in many vigorous gestures to try to make his ‘Time after time the offi- cer failed to catch on, and time after time the man went through the same Both were ed, when a small boy came out rocery with a dozen eggs in a bag and halted to say: “an't you get on to his curves?" understand a Van out at first. Davis bage on Davis out at second. wera Meaning, SCORE BY INNINGS and apparently The officer shook FULL DETAILS OF THE NEW LLE GAME WILL BB GIVEN IN TO-NIGHT’S BASEBALES YORK-LOUISY: question clea Rh WITH SWEET MUSIC, pantomime. badly — dis- How a North Side Young Man Faile@® to Work a Love Charm. (Prom the Chicago Inter Oceaa,) Over on the north side, not a grea® way from the Newberry library, there lives a young man who is somewhag of an artist on the violin. Now it happens that Eddie—for tha is the young man's name—has a sweet~ heart who lives hard by Lincoln Park, end who loves to sit of an evening and listen to the soft strains of music from Eddie's violin, On Friday last this reached ner eighteenth year, and on the evening of that memorable day Eddie mind to serenade her Accordingly, a8 the clock struck twelve, himself to the domicile of beloved Alfretta and, himself on the g: The man went through the gestures again, this time fos the boy's benefit when he had finished the latter sa nts Some needle “But he had still another motion, an I can't for the life of me make It out, “See—he'x at it now. said the boy, replied the offi:er, “That's dead easy, too, after watching the gestures, got the axe-handie and notions he wants gunthin’ in a bottle to take home, and y the way he clicks his tongue y be sure It's whiskey 1 ee eee me young lady, ead of butter- but U've seen my old times over, and breath fur two days afte lus smell hig| Made up bi nm the Statues, the Chicago Tim nests in every the statues There are nests in both stirrups and un- der the fleld-glass of Gen, Grant's eque: trian statue at Lincoin Park. There is a poetic fitness in the location of a bird's the bridle hand of the Indian along one of the drives, who is holding up the peace signal, : — sensward beneath her Birds buila window, tuned his lyre and burst forth am waiting,” sang the lovesick Eddi when suddenty something resembling @ he midnight fiddler om Eddie picked up the shoe and exams Eddie understood and wal ate, but before be reached he was seized fi behind, carried to the fence and dropr on ihe’ sidewalk, “There,” said come around fiddle your way Into the confideme of Begone, and never sq much as to look at her again," and he strode into. the house. the fragments of his ed sorrowfully No, § shoe took t! rapidly towards the Wh_n He Gets Uned to It. (Prom the Washington Star.) curious thing about a 4 said the old-timer. “What is that?’ 's first elected he'll hang around the town for months waiting for the janitor to open the House of Repre- ou have to put a ro) around ‘and drag ‘him tn "tc