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RACING # SPORTS he “ Circulation Books Open to All.’’ f “ Circulation Books Open to All.” | NIGH EDITION PRICE ONE CENT.) GREAT POWERS _ ENCE TURKE Warships of France, Italy, Aus- tria, Russia and Great Britain Ready to Sail, and Marines Landed in Constantinople. AMERICAN CRUISERS ARE NEARING BEIRUT. Extra Guard for Protection of United States Legation in the Sultan’s Capital and Yankee Tars May Be Added. PARIS, Sept. 4—It is authoritatively wtated that in view of the growing dis- orders in Turkey a French fleet will be ordered to hold itself in readiness to proceed to Turkish waters. This deter- mination followed the receipt of a re- port from the French Ambassador at Constantinople that it was desirable to hhave warships in readiness for all even- JThe officials here expect the feets will ‘got together in case of a crisis. ‘The first autumn meeting of the Cab- Anet was held to-day, at which Foreign Minister Delcasse ed the Turkish ‘eltuation, ‘There is reagon to believe thet M. hag been informed that the ited States Government does not at- further importance to the Beirut ident, But this does not abate ofi- jelal interest in the future course of ‘American warships. ‘The French Consul at Monastir re- ‘that the conditions there have im- ‘The Consul of France at Salonica says ocontiitions-at ¢hat port are much {FOREIGNERS IN PERIL, i AMBASSADORS ACT. WASHINGTON, Gept. 4 — Minister Leishman has cabled the State Depart- ment that owing to the disturbed con- Mditions in Constantinople an additional ye force has been stationed at the Legation. This action was taken on the suggestion of the Turkish Government, which has assured the ‘American Minister that it will use every ‘precaution to protect all foreigners, but has warned the different embassies and ons that it would be well to en the force inside the build- In-case of necessity it ts probable that {the Turkish Government will be re- to allow the Untted States to oon 3 Cag cocoa ee Sb the 18 6: to arrive at as Minister Leishman ate le such a Dag Yous of is ent. The United States has no to send a warship through ineles, and would have to have consent of Turkey aad also that of Buropean powers to do 30; nman, in his cablegram, the department that a num- of governments have landed ma- in Constantinople for the protec- of the embassies. LONDON, Sept. 4.—No British marines led at Constantinople, so as the Foreign OMice ix informed, it 49 said that If the British Em- ciogg requires protection the Ambassa- z is authorized to call upon the com- jmander of the British guardship for The Forelgn Office considers it proba- le that Russia and Austria have landed mi mbassies, "a note to the Am! wetning them that Bulga ‘projecting outrages ybassies, legations and H ulldings at Constantinople. So ar as the Foreign Office knows, Con- @tantinople is quiet. JERSEY MILITIA WIN _ SHOOTING TROPHY. SHA GIRT, N. J., Gept. 4.—A team of aixteen men representing the First Regiment of the New Jersey National Gvard won the tropify, a cash prize of $100, and a medal for each team mem- ber, in the Inter-State Regimental team Match, the firing in which was con- eluded to-day. Twenty-seven teams Fepresenteing the National Guard of different Stater, the United States lavy. and the United States Marine|R. ic ted. ‘om peted, he finish was remarkably close. ‘The winning term sored a grand total of 533 Out of a possible 600, The Sixth Ma: motty team elsi rolled up a total of Dut ithe Finet New Jersey team took frat pliice by reason of having ‘made the highest score at the longest range. ‘The Massachusetts men will recetve we: prige of $90 and the team of the | First District, of Columbia Regiment third priza of $25. ‘Tho total of the First District of Co- lumbla team was orly one point lower (han that of the winner. actenpee Eire ‘| FATALLY HURT IN FIGHT. (Special to The Evening World.) | NEWARK, N. J., Sopt. 4—Nathan Meyers, twenty-seven yea old, of ‘Qéontclair, was viciously attacked by James Weberly, of East Newark, while they were working in Campbell's ice- See, works at No. 136 Front. street aftern beat Gand with « vel Kull fractured 1) Hew take at other injuries inflicted. ae cH $10,000 10 BET ON FITZ Georg Considine, of the Metro- pole Hotel, Is Ready to Back ‘Ex-Champion in Bout with George Gardner. NEW ENGLAND MAN CAN NAME HIS OWN TERMS. Broadway Boniface Believes Lanky Fellow to Be One of the Greatest Fighters in the World To-Day. George Considine, the well known sporting man, wants to back Robert Fitzsimmons, ex-heavyweight cham- pion, for $10,000 to fight George Gardner for the light heavy-weight championship of the world. Considine made known his proposition to-day and says that as soon as Gardner agrees to mix it with the lanky ex- champton he will put up his money. Considine says he believes Fitzsimmons to be one of the greatest fighters of the age. jame the Term "If Andy Craig, Gardner’s manager, ts in earnest regarding making a match with Fitssimmons,” said Considine, ‘the will not have to go very far to close negotiations, He can name the terms and Fits will accept them. Fits will fight him at the middle-weight limit of 188 pounds or at catch-weights. Then if ‘Craig wants a aide bet on the result he can ‘have that, too, and enything up to’ $10,000 will auit me.’ NOTED SPORTING WRITER 1 EAD “Macon” MoCormiok, Who'Was Authority on Pugilism for a Quarter of a Century, Expires at Bath Beach. J. B. ('Macon") MoCormick, tie best Known of the older generation of sport- ing writers and up to the time of hie retirement from active Journalistic work last spring one of the teaders in his pro- fesston, died to-day of Bright's disease lat Bath Beach. The funeral, which will Ibe private, will be held on Sunday from the Bath Beach home of his daughter, ‘Mrs. Margaret Brown, Mr. MfCormick was efxty-six years old and was an authority on sporting matters for a quarter of a century. He had been connected with all of the prominent newspapers of New York in the capacity of sporting editor and his column was read all over the United States, As a judze of boxers and-a fearless critic of anything crooked fn sporta he atood at the head of his pro- fesston, He began his newspaper career tn Cincinnati, Sack in the early ‘70s. Pre- viously he had ben an actor and a food one. Even after he went into newspaper work he was © member of the famous Plek Opera-House Stock Company until his ris me caused him to devote all his time to writing. For nearly twenty years he wus coi Rected with the Cincinnat! Enquirer star reportér, editor and sporting a thority, He was an all-round newspa- ber man, but his interest in sports was Predominant and eventually he devoted imself entirely to it, It may be said of him that he was in- Strumental In bringing out John L. Sul-| fu’ livan. rranged Sullivan's firet mateb-that with Prof. John Donnelisoe and it was his confidence in Sullivan's ability that brought about the match with Paddy Ryan that made John L. champion. Then followed an_ estrangement be- tween Sullivan and McCormick, and Cormick's work brought about’ the in which Corbett” trailed Sulliv colora in the dust. Mr. MoCormick worked on the New York Sun and Jater on other papers. H's Jast work in New York was on the old Journal, when it was owned by John n. Up to the time when he stricken with flness last he worked on the Philadelphia American and the Philadelphia item. ‘Thousands who knew him personally and thousands who knew him only through his entertaining writings will mourn his passing. MOTHER A SUICIDE, w SON TRIED TO DROWN. |< Woman's Second Attempt Successfull 0: and Police Fight Youth to Save His Life. PHI Ma Mutelicr, aged forty-flye years, who attempted to commit suicide lant weck on her daughter's ive, Was to-day suc- weseful in her determination to end her Ufe. ‘The woman drowned herself in @ bath- tub, and a few hours later her nineteen- M ADELPHIA, Sept. 4.—Mrs, Ame-| 8 NEW YORK, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1903. PRICE ONE CENT. “GREAT” M’CHESNEY LOSES; GIANTS WIN FIRST GAME WESTERN CRACK BADLY BEATEN E. £. Smathers’s MoChesney Three Lengths Behind John E. Madden's Two-Year-Old, The Minute Man, at Finish of Sec- ond Raoe. HIGGINS SENDS WINNER THE MILE IN 1.38 4-5. Caughnawaga, Ridden by Ciem Jenkins, Beats Out the Favor- ite, Duke of Kendal, In Fourth Race at Sheepshead. THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Juvenal Mexim to 1) 1, St. Valentine (12 to 1) Armenia 3. (10 2, SECOND RACE—The Minute Man. (8 to 5) 1, MoChesney (11-te-20) 2, Ithan 3, THIRD RACE—Sliver Heele-(10 to} 4) 1, Miladi Love (40 to-1).2, Aing- dove 3. FOURTH RACE — Caughnawaga (11 to 10) 1, Duke of Kendal-(4t0'5) 2. Only two starters. FIFTH RACE—Hypoorates (8 to 1) 4, Adbelt (8 to 0):2;:-Wotan-3, SIXTH RACE—Flothim-Queon (y to 2) 1, Leader (8 to 2) 2, Moon Daisy 3, oak — mite Gipectat to The Evening Wort.) RACE TRACK, GHBEPEHHAD pay, Sept. 4—MoChesney, the Great °was Deaten at Sheephead this afternoon. McChesney, the champion of the West, ‘eaten at weight age by a two-year-old! And it had to be the clever John B. Madden who mwas reeponsible for the downfall of the ‘Western wonder. Columns have been written of the prowess of McChesney, until the public had come to look upon him as something out of the ordinary, He came on here to race ina match with Waterboy, but was prevented by an accident. 6ince then he has been working steadily, walt- ing for an opportunity to meet the cracks of the Hast. First Appearance Te-Day, His first public appearance was made to-day. He was dropped into en ap- Parently-soft place. He met The Min- ute Man, a two-year-old in Madden's stable, and Ithgu, a pleter from the stable of P. 8, P, Randolph, ‘There was 4 lot of smart plays on The Minute | Th Man for some reason, and as good as 1 to 2 was quoted against McChesney. ‘The two-year-old Went away and stayed there, McChesney «dmirers were dismayed and chagrined wiien the champion could not catoh the two-year- old In the first six furlongs. ‘They were disgusted when the two-year-old led him past the judges’ stand by two open lengths, Crowd Cheered Minute Man, The crowd cheered The Minute Man | $ilver Uproartously, and then the cheers gave way to laughter as the idea of the &reat McChesney color being trailed in The Minute Man's victory was uke, as the time for the race showed. two-year-old co the distance 38 4-5, remarkably good t youngster, Young Higgins ro nae ‘The weather was charming this afte noon. and though the card was devold of features, and the starting of McChesney, there was « splendid attendance, ‘The card furnished @ number of Interesting events and promised 00d sport. was Very fast, but a FIRST RACK, Five and one-baif furlonge. A BE BEES es anSS Seas 2 SHARATSEA Semmes wa Start talr, Armenia stretch, othe front, and holding his ad- to the end, won vnsily by two. Jengths, ‘fram Valentine, who, was half a length in front of Armenia, in front} I not al pj save the Turf Handicap| The Yop. GIANTS 2, BROOKLYN 7 AT*POLO'GROUNDS—SECOND GAME. NEWYORK ........ : BROOKLYN eeeas GAME CALLED.. At Philadelphia—-Second. game: .Boston, 03 Philadelphia, 9. At Pittsburg—Cincinnati, 1 0 Pittsburg, 3. At ET ES dt Cour ‘ _ INVADERS AT WASHINGTON--AMERICAN LEAGUE. INVADERS....--. ------ 0.10:000° WASHINGTON . 3302.07 At Detroit—End of fifth; Gleveland, 0;"Detroit. 6. LATE RESULTS AT HARLEM, Fourth Raoeg Delagon.1,, Hindus 2,’ Red Raven 3. Fifth Race—Shawana't, Nannie Hodge 2, Rowerla 3. ~ar'st. Louls. peer rsa tledge ts Fordhand tt sir LATE DETAILS. GIANTS*BROOKLYN GAME. Cape ee noya Acres dae Third Inning*—Jordan-¢liéd to“Bres. Sagiliteoh got firston Babb’s error. Schmidt Ureve a pase..Sfrang: singled, but Browne nailed Jacklitsch at the plate: Sheckard walked. Dobbs walked, forcing Schmidt home., Dayge, struck, dut.¢ One fun. Warner flied to'Dobbg, “Cronin bunted:out. “Browne walked, but was out while stealing. No runs, % “4” Fourth Inning—Dahled died, Gilbert to: McGann. Cronin caught Gessler. Jordan; flied to Browne. “No tuns. Bresnahag singled. McGarm sacrikced. Mertes hit safely, Bres out at home, on Babb’s:hounce to Schmidt.. Lauder sin- gled, scoring Meftes’and Babb.. Gilbert-out. Two runs. Fifth dnniage-Van , took, -Bresrahan’s ‘place, Jaokiiteo! walked. Schmidt bunted: out. Strang fouled. Gilbert finished Sheckard. No runs, : coh 2 Ben Adkins 3, ° 47 ‘ 4 $$ TT BiG TIM 1S NOW” THE BlG EAGLE. i naib MeCoea| Congressman Sullivan Chosen Rab LMT Ha ta te eh ‘ma, as President of the Order by oot, but the Minute Man we nom | the Grand Aerie at Tammany Hall This Afternoon. | When McChesney made his a ance | erouet: he -was gen lauded. the rogue's blinkers, of a race but the rin 2 against him in spite of the tac he had only a two-year-old {o beat. wore not % went to the front at t stayed there. The Min ths in front at the and won by two lengths. twenty lengths away. 18) van was elec 8-5) dent of the Fraternal Order of Ka @ 53| at the convention in, ‘Tamma 4g this atvenoon, The siniling east sider 49) made the other competitors Jook tke | Shamrock 111., and on the second ballot | bie election was made unanimous. | although the i) dency of the tt d-naturedly fignt was none the a 10, lees hot, and there was wire pulling (0,7, 40! he Umit. In this the polltical tr ae 30 | of “Big Tim" and “Little 1 SeFlr runniliy could vot be ete”. | managed thin campaign, Wwe: ob: of th except "an they say on the Bowery. t furlong. When they cama into At Forward waa in front, but gave y to Silver Heels, who won in @ hard by alfa length from Miledi Love, half length in front of Ring “BY gosl he bad partly fathomed the methods of ‘4¢ thet’ no wonder Han, luc alge Hall workers tury every man elde of them Tammany our men are slobs.’ ‘On the first ballot “Big ‘Tt nt Pelletier rongeat competitor, iy" Davis, of Onlo, wao wanted the position with all the in- tenelty of hin nature, 20 votes second ballot was Ht wate Auished “By: lead af fifty votes, aflixing ther it wi moon tom and thin wal rivTn and Five and a balf furlongs. Gtarters, whis., jocks. ries, 108, WEATHER FORECAST. Foreenst. thirty-nix Bart gpd," "wea'”@ri . Tim Payne and Hi; close to tl said an Obto delegate after | 0° hus, | Menif LAUDER’ SLE WON FOR CATS Giants’ Third Baseman Raps Out Timely Hit in Tenth Inning of First Game on the Polo Grounds. voone M’GRAW’S MEN MADE GREAT UPHILL FIGHT. Dodgers Started Off at a Great Pace and Took a Lead that Made It Look Like a Sure Brooklyn Victory. THE BATTING ORDER. New York. Browne, rf. Brasnahan, cf. MoGann, Ib. rf. Jordan, 2b. Jacklitaeh, c. Schmidt, p. Laud Gilbert, 2b. ‘Warner, o. Cronin, 'p. Umplre—O'Day. POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—New ‘York defeated Brooklyn here (his afternoon in a ten-inning game, the GQret of 2 doublesheader that made the @ seething cauldron of excitement. ath dnning the Giants bit orrun, while Han- lon's boys were ‘to the good with five runs. I looked like a sure thing for Brookityn, when Browne got a scrich hit with the help of alow Selding and was pushed along by Bresnahan. Mo- Gann then doubled, sooring both, wirile Lauder brought McGann home. {r the next inning New York tied the score with hits by Bawerman, Van Haltren and another double by Me- Gann. MeGinuity in Box, The tenth toning saw Hanton’s finish, and MoGinnity replacé’ Taylor, and Reidy pitched instead of Garvin. Bres beat @ litte bunt and Reldy handled MoGenn slowly. With two on base, Lauder slammed a single to centre. @arvin pitched a great game and was entitled to victory, but the team were a little wobbly on the support at critioal moments. Cronin Works in Second. For the necond game “Happy Jack" (Cronin took the slab for New York. Gohmidt «nd Jaokiftech for Brooklyn, It was very hazy at call time and not much chance of playing out mine inn- First Inning. ings. Strang grounded to MoGann and Sheckar on, and Jack Warner nailed Sheck at sec-| ond on the ston! No runs. | Schmidt twisted three sirikes around Browne's neck. Bres, after O'Day gave| his some rank strikes, Med to left an McGann popped to Doyle. No runs. | MeGann picked up Doyle and tossed | to Cronin. Happy Jack handled Dah- | lens bounce. Babb took care of Gess- jer, No runs. Merten grounded to the pitcher. Rabb Gilbert vut to filed. Lauder singled. Schmidt, unasstst No runs, (Continuation of geme in columns 4 and &) a FIRST GAME. BROOKLYN. b rly = Pecos Ae neome ccuwcw-cony Heocet Stele, eS Dactewor wl onorccc-ccos . LIPTON TOMAKE AFOURTH TRIAL Announces that as Soon as He Can Find the Man to Construct a Boat that He Thinks Will Have a Chance to Win the Cup He Will Send Another Challenge. E WILL BRING A 90-FOOTER AND ‘ SAIL OVER THE SAME COURSE. Capt. Barr to Get an Annuity of $2,000 for Beating Shamrock—Reliance Gets a Great Ovation on Her Triumphal Trip Up the. East River to New Rochelle. Lee “| will make another attempt to capture the America’s — Cup,” said Sir Thomas Lipton this atternoon. “I will issue the challenge just as soon as I can find a man to design boat to beat the Yankee sloop. My new boat will be a 90= footer. & “There must be some man in England able to design boat to lift the cup, and I am bound to find him at any cost. “To say that! will not challenge again is untrue, : challenge may not come next year, but | want to say n= phatically that I am coming back after the cup as soon as I can find the man to design the boat. “ae “You have beaten me three times with ninety foot and I believe in fighting along those same lines. 1 want to) ~ win a victory with the same sized boat and over the course on which I have been defeated. Otherwise 1 wo not be so. proud of a victory.” ig Sir Thomas appeared to have taken his latest defeat very much to — heart, more apparently from the poor performance of Shamrock III. in fair breezes, compared with her work on the other side, than from his failure capture the cup. > “Something has gone wrong with Shamrock III.” he continued, Ae what it is mystifies me, She was the best sloop ever launched when eke ) was over the 90-foot waterline. Since she came here she seems to gone wrong. As a 93-footer she can beat anything that floats. I have offer from a gentleman to buy her and I may not take her back. I replied — to the gentleman that I was willing to consider any fair offer for either htt all of Shamrocks, but I referred him to my-secretary.” f Sir Thomas paid a high compliment to the New York Yacht Oleh? committee. * “I believe the committee would give me anything I asked,” he “If I eaid, ‘Gentlemen, I am going to bring a new challenger over on the © Celtic,’ they would let me do that instead of sailing her over. They would — say, ‘We don’t care how you get her here, so long as you are at the start — g line in time.’ They let me tow my boat over a large part of the way, although that ts contrary to the rules of the deed of gift. SHAMROCK HAD NO CHANCE TO WIN. “Some old-country papers in discussing yesterday's defeat speak about the unfairness of a challenger being compelled to cross thé ocean on her own bottom with what ‘they term its resultant structural weakness. That ig the silliest kind of nonsense. Theonly drawback to a challenger is the delay in crossing the ocean, That is the only advantage you have over us. While we are coming over under jury rig you are practising the defender of conditions. aie is a great man, and I take off my hat to him. But Herre- shoff is king of them all. I was sorry that the fog prevented me from being the first to congratulate Barr on the victory. % ; “Any crew on the Reliance or any other captain sailing her can beat the best crew and best captain in all the world aboard Shamrock Ill. “Do you think,” Capt. Wringe was asked, “that it Is possible for Eng-: land ever to lift America’s Cup “Tt doesn't look possible so far,” he sald. “We had the finest boat that ever came over here after the cup, but T aed it ee ee |. by Reliance, cannot underetan ean tt REA part showing here and such a wonderful show- ing on her trials tected suse he cup is safe until a new gentus is oO ts {ook aeparty of friends over to the challenger, and when he noticed the fancy stockings worn by one of the gentlemen he jaughed Ad: oS Teg have the slowest boat in the world, but those are the fastest socks ever designed.” e big fleet, the Erin, the two Shamrocks, houseboat Naradhe, the ree aes der and a half dozen launches began to get ready for <j} the trip up the Umpire—Mr. 0 Dey —_— KING LEOPOLD IN FRANCE. het Regarded an Signincunt, wer. PARIS, Bept. 4.—President Loubet re- ceived King Leopold of Belgium at the Klyaee Palace, a large military force | making @ fine show. ‘The meeting. was tion with Great Brita ntauuns to the powers on the condition of affairs in the Congo State. It im understood that Belgium is seek- ing‘ the co-operation of France in the maintenance of the present status 8 DEATH SUDDEN. sept rs old, was found of craft thi CHI A. of the {ana will be the guost of Alexander H., Revell. nouncement to-day after the r paipt of, leer As Shamrock steamed away every craft saluted her and Sir Thothas acknowledged each courtesy by raising his hat. All morning launches with | visitors were hovering around the Erin. the Baronet how sorry he or she was ‘he did not win a race. Every one was anxious to tell $2,000 A YEAR PENSION FOR BARR, it was learned to-day that after the victory yesterday Mr, Iselin in Capt. Barr's hand said that in behalf of the syndicate that de- erin he was authorized to say that an annuity for life was the reward for the skipper who so ably sailed Reliance. It was said that the amount for Barr would be $2,000 a year. Each member of the crew wil also receive a handsome bonus. vi Sir Thomas was in h{s stateroom reading telegrams and-cable« eeitaat all over the world, Reliance in tow of Guiding Star, with Sun- team as convoy, left the bay to go to Mr. Iselin's home, All View, at New ee gunmen and other craft followed her out of Sandy Hook Bay, whisties blowing, ma shouting cheers for Charlle Barr, and women ing handkerchiets, Never before did a cup defender get such an ovation. Reliance had “dressed ship” and was a mass of bunting, This sisted of international signals, code signals and everything that the sig kit contained nant 4-Garrett/at the gaff. The pens) racing. flag nce passed up the East River she was saluted by the he passed and that passed her, CAGO, Sept, 4.—Sir Thomas Lipton will visit this: elty Mr. Revell a The flags were flown from bowsprit to taffrall, e New York Yacht Club was at her truck and the As Rel ri \