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SPORTING #@ RACES | \ i | | H Che “ Circulation Books Open to All. caine aati sea a PRICE ONE CENT. EDITION NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAY a1, 1003. PRICE ONE cunts NEW YACHT SPEEDY IN + LICHT AR. *Reliance Leads the Colum. bia in a Drifting Match Up dong Island Sound Toward Stakeboat. IRST AWAY AND GAINS SOME ‘Race Started at 2 O'Clock Over a Twenty-five Mile Triangular Course After a Long Wait for a Breeze. fore the third explosion. } TIME OF START. P| Reliance - > eal § Columbia - 30 (Special t@ The Evening World.) GLEN COVE, May 4.—Reliance ana Columbia started just before 2 o'clock fn the first of the New York Ya Club's trial races for the honor of des fending the America Cup from Sir i) pean Lipton’s challenger, Shamrock 1 They had been held for two hours by St. Louis — Each Committee awaiting a steady | breeze. When the preparatory gun was ) fired there was a feeble wind out of the northwest. boat sig- walied the course First leg—Run to a mark oneshalf mile worth by west from Neck Buoy off Bast- @rn Point light eleven miles east by north @'quartér north. Second leg—A r three. miles west by north to @ mark one and a half miles. ea Great Captain's Island light. Third les— To windward eleven miles southwest by pouth to ghe starting lime, a ‘total dis- tance of twenty-five miles. (. Reliance Crosses Fir: Réliance was the first to cross. The ‘wind had hauled’ more southerly and made the’ first eleven miles <a broad each instead of a run with spinnakers, Columbia came down to the line on ..¢ starboard tack, with: tte Rilance on ner woathor side. The Columbia luffed up sharp into gthe wind as she approached the Rellanée and made Capt. Barr luff. The Reliance, however, was travelling ‘tao fast to be outjockeyed in that way @ad reached by the Columbia on the | weather side. _Rellance began to walk away from ) We Columbia, Both set large jib top- galls and large fore staysalls. The Col- ‘umbia for several moments after the atart was doing 0 poorly that her fore wtaysall was hauled down, leaving her $arge jib topsail alone at her head. Reliance had considerably increased | her tead when ‘the yachts were. pass- ing Peacock Point, ibout two miles y from the starting line. After passing ot | | most motionjess. | Hardly More Than Drifting. start the series, | Taking In her basloon at 235 o'clock » First Inning. (the Columbia set a large reaching jib] Cardinals went to bat. Inatead, and with the aid of this began] {2 Dunn. to decrease the distance between her- Belf and ‘the Rellance. Capt. Barr on the new yacht did the same five min-/ ?\) utes later. The Columbia continued t2] | gain until the Reliance set her staysail Inning and Fans Cheer. M’FARLAND PUT BATTING ORDER, New sue: api 8_yohnstone-” (Special to The Evening World.) ‘ themselves: ke wolves upon the fol anders, fame, having O McGraw will hot sun and ovan. Hackett fouled to McGann. lined Into’ Mortes's hands. ‘and with the help of this drew away e@galn. \ At 250 she was 500 yards ahead of the | Columbia. The-yachts, however, had Bi baik. Bresnahan beat his Browne, scored. Mot gone 31-2 miles, there being a dead uw calm, K unr t At-2.15 the yachts hud gone about tive| Babb walked. ‘miles and their relative positions re-|t0 Hagkett. Two runs, mained unchanged. Second Inning, he Rel!ance had increased her lead] Dunn torew Wiillams out. to half a iile by 3.40 o'clock. A few]|to Baob. Murphy was ret minutes later a five-knot breeze came | Mogan. No runs, ff the shdre, and the yachts began to i move more swiftly. Columbia was tie ) Get to feel it. Up to that time it had Been a mere drifting maten, i Sorrow Over Countitution.: There was general disappointment be- | e cause Constitution was not able to par- Alcipete. Belmont's big single-sticker, it was announced, still lay In the Morse dron Works dry-dock in Brooklyn under- going repairs necessitated by the acci- dent of Sunday. Nat Herreshoff, w..o wus to have sailed on Reliance, went to 4 GBrooklyr this morning to examiny lie: dnjurios, As the two sloops manoeuyred at the start the steamer Sirius, Sarrying the members of the New York Yacht Club, @ame ourfof Glen Cove decked with ‘bunting, and a swarm of private sloops and schooners gathered ‘like files about ‘the eastern end of the imiaginary course. + Thia year's Regatta Committee is made | Bro’ Up of ex-Commodore 8, Nicholson Kane, Bremenan dled, third to first. Newbury D. Lawton and EB. H. Wells. There must be a finish in to-day’s wace before § o’cléck, as the sailing In- @tructions provide that “time will not de taken later than halfan hour after ‘Buns ‘here will be four races in the present Series off Glen Cove. There will be a Face on Saturday, one on Tuesday next and one on Memorial Day, It Is hoped © that the Constitution will be in trim * tt start. in Saturda: race, After the |@en Cove races the next seriew between, the (0-footers is schedulea to ines os, Cente coksen Shay ted HT ber o its Mboard Bcor!n) R: tured, that nu one, touched On Browne's single pi srorel. Browae stole, McGann lined to Farrell. Third Inning,’ Cronin handled Farrell's: bung. van pope MeGann. to’ N Smoot out." No runs. han. Ryan's finger being split, by. fui” Merten, bifted va ‘single into Dunn filed to centre. Mortes Bayb rapped to thiy leries WAS cAaugh| Gihert inmde great steal. Warner out. One run. Fourth Inning, ett nest, ietting struck out. One ru: my For remainder of gam 4and Philadeiphin Omcer Thinks Wan Chioroformed While DETROIT, Mich., May 21. ¥. G. Kerlin, of Philadelphia, POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, May 21.—Two dozen ‘ball-players from 8t. Louis lunded here this afternoon with bag, baggage, slouch hats, a few. rainy- day trousers and. plenty of | ginger. They routed up Eighth, avenue, flung into Fred Knowles's new gateway and charged to the club-house ‘As the zalaxy of twirlers warmed up the fleld looked like a windmil colony in Holland. Donovan scanned his al- Phavatical ist and finally decided upon a southpaw of minor league an idea that the Glants are weak in hitting left-handed pitch- ive Miller, Cronin and Taylor all the chance they want at the ed for a Cronin’s the Point the wind seemed to fall) st.” Louises, having each’ si: way entirely and the yachts were al-|game. Thig afternoon Jack o mugcies limbered up generously in the it was intended to have him Farrel rapped Donovan took base on balls, t then Hfted a two-bagger in the alley near Burkeville that scored Don- Brajn continued the excitement by hitting clean to centre, Smoot tall. Two wne walked. He it second on a unt to Mur- Bre, Farrell grabbed ,McGann's hot iné, stepped an second «und doubled to % Mertes ambled. i, Bars rd ant albert died, Willams an. lined Dunn to Danovan_now se- lested another pitcher, Mr. McFarland. ~ ‘Warner litted a tly baok of short stop ‘ronin struck out t secdnd Warne Williams made fensational one hand atop from Bresna ‘One run: Dono- Gilbert “threw Weaver repiaced Ryan behind te bat. hey fumble: ing to get home, Babb scored on Gilbert's | hit to left. Farrell threw Brain walked end stole second, Hack- oy fanned. Bite Ghee st ante to Thos. ‘ROBBED THE DETECTIVE. aleep. Detective], wag) robbed while asleep last nihgt in his} Preciou | Bone room at the Hotel Cadilac of .money @aluables aggregating $600. A trav- an adjoining room wal cine gold weatch and chain | yet a err RIGODON WINS FOR THE GIANTS} THE POCANTICO New Yorks Begin Series with|James R. Keene’s. Colt Beats Team Scores Two Runs in the First Duke of Kendal, Which Was at 40 to 1 in Driving Finish at Morris’ Park. IN BOX.| WHITNEY’S STALWART WINS.| in the box. Weaver popped to Gilbert. <THE WINNERS. Mari +t) 4, } 2, Tribes Hill 3. ae SECOND ‘RACH—Btatwart (13 to Time—042 3-4, THIRD RACE—Badducee (9 to 2) 1, Eloin (8 to 1) LS Granesville 3, Time—1,08. x FOURTH -RACE—Rigédon (4 to 1) 1, Duke of Kendal (40 to 1) ,2, Rose Tint 3. Time—t1.48. clous Stone 3._ FIFTH RACE—-Stevedore (2 to 5) 1, Mary Worth (5 fo 1)-2, Lord Ad vocate 3, Time—1.28, (Spectal to The Evening World.) MORRIS PARK RACE TRACK, N. Y., May 21.—The only redeeming feat- ure of the card this afternoon was the race for two-year-olds In which Nam- eoki, Rapid Water, Precious Stone, Stalwart, Strephon and others were carded to go, Stalwart was sald to be the best of the Whitney bunch. Stre- phon is belleved to be Mr. Keene's best, Strephon started once and ran a fair race. Bt others named were cracking good two- ids and a red-hot finish was an- ted, 'he remainder of the card was not much. Articulate and Stevedore looked to have practically walk ove An interesting event was the carding of ‘houghtiess, a three-year-old filly by Halma-aHppy Sally H., who was slated to carry the colors of William K. Vanderbilt. This ‘filly raced in the West last season as a two-year- old. Mri Vanderbilt was not at the -track. He is in France, where he 1s racing ‘quite extensively. It is believed that the racing of Thoughtless to-day 1s the first step on the part of Mr. Vanderbilt toward joining the col- ony of American miliionatres who are at frosent racing large strings. Mr. Vanderbtit’s. colors are white, black hoop on sleeves and black cap. The weather to-day was slaxling hot. The track was very as attend~ ‘ance was below the. a Mr,, Vanderbilt's filly was lonachen before the time of the race for, which he’ was entered. ‘The cdlors will be seen in que time, ho has several of Mr. Vanderbilt's horses ip training ‘and one of them, Hot Air, worked iy fast, ce. RST Six and « hait turlon wents., Jocks, A Bi doubled to oft fsoring Brain. Weaver , For the gecond time Cronin, tanned. in wne was out, Williams to Hacket! No Tone. by je. second” all who was a hot favorite, and lost a lot of strong and finished behind Tioga. Tal was shut off carly: ai ground. He clos third, lenge Betting. Place. 18-10 1+! Nace ‘4 Repid if : *Coupled. sur Race a driving: . appro me i ues “tba alt sere oe A nd 10). 1, Race King (20 te 1) 2, Pre] Walked, but was also out penne: George Hill) | & wood GIANTS WIN. 3T. LOUIS’ .......2-..-- 2°0:0.1 9.170 00-8 » NEW YORK ....-------- 2 1°1.0°0-1°3717 =iQ”. Pa (Continued from Second Column.) Fifth Inning—MeFarland breezed. Babb handled Farrell's bunt. Denovan singled. MeGann threw Smoot. out. No runs. (‘McGann struck out. Mertes was retired, Williams to:Hack«: ett. Dunn expired by the same play.. No:runs. Sixth Inning—Brain and Hackett singled. On'Barclay’s sin- gle Brain scored. Williams singled. McGinnity replaced Cronin By.a double plav from McFarland’s rap the side was out. One:run.) Babb got two bags on Barclay’ s muff, - Gilbert: aaorifces: Bakb out at the plate on Warner’s rap. ‘McGinnity.singled,:So- did Browne and Warner scored. Bresnahanout.--One-run, _. Seventh Inning—Farrell singled, but died sia lin~ Smoot fanned. No-runs. Williams. threw McG. . Mertes singled. Dunn tripled, scoring. Mertes.. Babb flied out, Dunn ssoring. Williams fum- bled Gilbert's rap. Gil scored on Warners safety. MeGinnity out at first. Three runs. Eighth Inning—-Brain fouled to Band. Barclay singled. Wittia Meesvet Gana o Hackett. fanned. © flied to Bresnahan. No runs. BROOKLYN Serie RINTSBURGR seco ceemce = Go) a 1Ouea) BROOKLYN coe. ewewenre nO b b b 000 ' At Boston—Cincinnati At Philadelphia—End of sixth: C icago. 9; Philadelphia, 5. re | AMERICAN LEAGUE ck NEW YGRK-CHICAGO GAME POSTF PAIN At Cleveland—End of third: Washing 23. Cieveland, 2. At Detroit—End of | of third: Philadelphia, GS Deiroit, 5. . LATE RESULTS AT MORRIS PARK. Sixth Race—Oom Pau! 1, Z5reaster 2, Articulate 3, AY S.ATONIA, Fourth Race SUNY b Silk Maid 2, Lyrist.3. 0 7 WORTH. : Fourth Race—Au fi Revor i, Gregor K. 2 Bunter 3. CARD CT ta tata as RELIANGE DISTANCES COLUMBIA AT.:FIRST TURN.. GLEN COVE; i. 1., May 20.—Reliance. the new cup defender, showed ske.was. 7s fast as a ghost-in the zephyis ‘that swept the Sound to-day. ‘She-rounded the first mark at 5.02.07. Co- lumbia, twice winner of the America’s Cup, was almost nine minutes behind her, turning the stake at 5.11.32. of ths hill, will fF 20, in Ume to win by | Kendal and River Pirate pe ing was two lengths in held this order Doel th ove tone. teenth Stalwart came with retin tee & tertible | Head to the to) a a convert 3 | for home, where both Whitney's Rose Tint tried to ct ticough on the teviow ‘will |inside. Both were shut off and had to Preparation for the | go to the outside.’ Neither. could ever (met up and Rigodon held his lead to the and. winning na hard drive by a head from Duke of Kendal, Tint a neck Peceive a ‘oma, Futurity. THIRD RACE. Five and a halt furlongs, Gtarters, a. a Parte) whte, Jocks. oR, Lyn FIFTH RACE. Seven furlongs Betting Pi nan sper end wings nd withdremrn. Start fair. Won driving. Time—t.08. While going, to the post tne Laue roBpect #tal fan away thre mies with rte | woven ; le che. tron Biathe, ea Blolm o the t if Sloscly. atended “by waddanee “art sits Sane made hare running, Toes the ere Cranesyjile moved up and joined them. It was the Fist laces winning ther, TR by'a head from: tote wa wasea neck oo in front of Cranesville, woo beat Blue! and Orange half a jencth FOURTH Rack. aixtecath. wis, jocks. Bt, HIt Fin. Ganoon. ye This race was ony a abe for Steve. gore, who, led allt and won jared Up by two lengths trom Mary Worth, "who was second all the way, Locket, who. raced head and head wita' Mary Worth 0 the stretch. stopped to a walk in the run howe. Lord Ardvo- cate closed strong, but was beaten ¢ | heed: forthe place. and 3 of che pase. nese Blocks Durned. .. May &1.—The business por- !fton of Dunkirk, twenty-fve miles east “of hare, was practically wired oat ty + blever bus.ness ind “tovwe residences. were “Ene neaviest losers were Ma- Co., id antes Nasions = Commpa De i ¢ partly Sbeerdd by Tieuranse. Mile and Betting, ‘Str, Peet had, te! ove! ~ th who beat Rose | nish SCENES DURING THE EXCITING EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE IN THE YARDS OF THE NEW ‘YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD 10-DAY IN WHICH ONE MAN LUST HIS LIFE AND MANY WERE BADLY INJURED 1.-Scene when the first explosion occurred, 2.—Police and spectators awaiting the arrival of the engines. '3.-Hook and Ladder arrives just be- TERRY MW COVERN AS A FIRE HERO. Rescues a Woman and Her Two Children from Burning Build- ing Opposite His Training Quarters in the Bronx. TWO ROUNDS AND HE WON. ‘Terry MoGovern played the part of a hero in a fire at One Hundred and Seven. tieth street and Jerome avenue to-day. Terry is training at Johnson's roxdhouss| on Jerome avenue for his fight with Abe He Was awakened at 6.50 oclock by tereams from a building across the street. The former champion sprang from bed and saw emoke and flames issu- ing ‘trom the shoe store of Biogro Festa, On the second floor were Mrs, Mary Wright and her two children. Terry slipped into a bathrobe ana sprinted across the street. Scizing an axe from a man in the shoe store he chopped down the door leading up- stairs, hastened to the second tloor and | picked up Mrs. Wright's children, “Follow me,” he said to the woman as he started toward the street, tut when Mrs. Wright saw that her chil- dren were safe she gave way to tne strain brought on by the fire ana fainted. ‘When Terry has deposited the two Aker on the sidewalk he went ck after Mrs, Wright and m to rescue her after being aimos! “over- come by smoke. “Tt was the flercest set-to I ever * paid the ex-champion after it was “There were Just two rounds, y were tough ones. 1 thought Thad © walkawayswhen 1 ducked out with the kids, and when I made a rusn back for the lady it looked as if the smoke was going {9 count ten on me. LOW TO DISMISS STURGIS CHARGES. The Mayor Will Formally Announce His Ruling In Favor of Fire Commissioner Very Soon. Mayor Low has decided to dismiss the charges against Fire Commissioner Sturgis, preferred by Comptroller Grout. The formal announcement will be made known to-morrow or the next day.) Corporation Counsel Rives's opinion on‘the case, submitted to the Mayor to- day, {8 a complete exoneration for the Fire Commissioner. Comptroller Grout’s charges indicated tha: the Commissioner had repeatedly violated Section 419 of the charter by X racts In excess of $1,000 with- bidding. The opinion of the 3 bs on a de- in the furniture ty were held up by aired the “Compirolier wit) others pending the charges aguinst Stur K brought suit for $5.50 for material tur- ed, claiming that at no time did the much af $1,000 worth of furniture at one time. It was the contention of the Comptrotler in the Sturgis case that the Commissioner pur- chased material many times in excees of the $1.00 limit an the law though repeatedly warned Tt is satd that just as soon as the Mayor publicly dlamisses the changes aginst Commissioner Stursis the Comp- tru.ct will place al the facus !n his pos- seasion before the DMstriot-Attorney. ets yespeias basis $73,500 FOR PORTRAIT. Sensational Price Patd at Auction for Painting by Raeburn, LONDO May 21 price, $73,500, was paid a Dealer In a London auction room this afternoon Ruedurn’s portrat of Sir John eity’ purchase as athetair, Sir Henry Raeburn was born Stockbridge, near Edinburgh, in 1798. He died in iss}. He was apprenticed to a goldsmith, but educat himself in painting, He became a famous portrait rks ind painted didtingubsed ton peonle, such as Bir Walter Scoi. Sie John sinclar, te author, an: pide {fully violated | sensational | = TO BLOWS UP AND 10 PEAGONG ARE BADLY HURT. Policeman and Fireman May Die as the Re- sult of the Injuries They Received When the Tank of the Vehicle Exploded on Third Avenue and Scattered a Rain of Blazing — Oil Among the Spectators, ONE KILLED MANY HURT IN GAS ; EXPLOSIONS IN THE BRONX. Houses Several Blocks Away Blown to Pieces —Swarm of School'Children Passing in the. Vicinity Badly Shocked—Fire Follows and. Wipes Out Buildings Over a Wide Region,. The explosion of an automobile tank at Forty-seventh street and Third avenue this afternoon scattered a deluge of blazing oil on a crow] of persons. Ten of them were so badly injured that they had to be taken to Flower Hospital. + peaibane ‘An explosion of gas tanks in the “yards of the New York Centrat Railroad shook up the Bronx territory eaylier in the afternoon. One man was killed and several hurt, and a fire followed in the wake ef the explosion that had to be fought with tremendous vigor before it was mastered. : THE INJURED. AGROSBE, JOSEPH, driver, No. 175 Mulberry etreet. CONE RICHARD, No. 1454 Amsterdam avenue. HARRIS, WILLIAM, fireman of Engine Co, No. 21. KENDRIGEN, HARRY, fireman, of Engine Co. No. 8. . KOPPEL, ADOLPH, jeweller, No. 763 Third avenue. LYNCH, J. P., nineteen years old, a blind newsdealer, of No, 848 Second avenue. MARTIN, PETER, firemen, of Engine Co, No. 21. NUTIN ADOLPH, twenty-one years old, of No. 567 East One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street. TOOMEY, JOHN, policeman, attached to East Fifty-first street station. THE CHAUFFEUR, name not known. Ten men, including three firemen and a policeman, were terribly burned this afternoon by blasing oi] scattered over thelr faces, hands and clothing caused by the explosion of a burning automobile. Two of the injured will die. The Rutomobile was owned by Peter De Witt, millionaire coal dealer, whose yards are at Forty-ninth street and the East River. It was a gaso- line mechine of the rocdster type. ‘ Mr, De Witt’s chauffeur was taking the auto across town to be re paired. When he turned into Third avenue at Forty-seventh street he no | ticed that the gasoline motor was leaking badly and got off to fix it. He inadeyrtently opened a feed valve, and the oil caught fire end blazed up. COULDN'T PUT OUT THE BLAZE. Policeman Toomey, of the East Fifty-first street station, who was on the corner, went to the chauffeur's assistance, but their efforts to put out tho flames were ucelegs. Toomey turned, in an alarm. Engine Companies Nos. 8 and 21 and 6 hook and ladder responded. The firemen immediately attached the hose t0 a hydrant. A crowd of several hundred had collected about the burning vehicle. As the firemen were rap to turn the hose on the flames Theodore Vande: ser, a Caretaker of the bank building on the northewestern corner of For venth street and Third avenu, stopped them and made them take it into the middle of the street. He also warned them nct to throw water on the burning motor of the auto. J THEN CAME THE EXPLOSION. The ypaid no attention to him, however, and turned a full stream on | the machine. In a few seconds there was a terrific explosion. A shower of blazing, oil and flakes of red hot iron was shot about on all sides into the crowd. Policeman Toomey, who stood hardly three feet from the auto, was set ablaze from his knees to his neck. Firemen Kindrigan, Harris and Martin were also ablaze. Those whose clohing caught fire screamed with pain and rolled about in the street attempting to put out the flames. The crowd scattered, and (Coatinued on Second Page.) 12 o'clock, 1 A. 3. 2A. M., &c., and are revokable by police order tf places are conducted improperly. Thus the poliew have absolute control over the housea” devoted to night trade. One of the most curious things in the” training of police probationers 1s 4 ‘Museunt, where are kept an inf variety of oriminal reqin! e prints.on different earths, articles, burglars’ tools, & dies and infernal machiness & expain to ine new men the MAJOR EBSTEIN GETS | POINTS IN BERLIN. He Finds One Good Excise Feature and Some Police Methods Which Might Be Adopted in New York. BERLIN, May %.—Major Ebstein, Deputy Police Commissioner of New York, is here studying Berlin police methods. He sees one feature of the excise control that could be applied In | "5 American cities. Licenses are granted only to UP. M, Closing paymits are sudsequemtly issued by the police ee