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7 ; WEATHER—cleerings show showers tnt fate dlsaktobld FINAL RESULTS EDITION. EDITIO N | “ Cireulation Books Open to All?” ie oad We « Circulation Books Open to All,”’ “| _PRICE ONE CEI T. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MAY rs 1905, Young Man, tion on Oklahoma Ranch, Stricken at Newton, Kan. — Message Telling of Death Giv Gives No D Details. BROTHER LEAVES FOR WEST TO BRING BACK THE BODY | Friends Fear Eifect of the Blow Upon Pormee! Tammany Chieftain Followingthe Loss of His Youngest Son Frank in January— Mrs. Croker Is Prostrated. Herbert Croker, next to the youngest son of Richard Croker, died sud-| denly to-day at Newton, Kan. He was on his way to spend a vacation on the ranch of a friend in Oklahoma, Details as to the cause of death are lacking, It {s supposed that he was taken !11 on a train, and left at Newton to secure medical attendance. News of his death came to New York in the shape of a telegram to his brother, Richard Croker, jr. The death of Herbert Croker will prove a paralyzing shock to the former kader of Tammany Hall, following no Hosely the death of another son, Frank, Who Was killed while specding his au- *mobile at Ormond Beach last Janus try, Herbert was a favorite son of his nother and father, and Mra, Croker & almost abstracted from grief. She will leave to-night for Newton | jn with Richard, jr., to bring the body to New York, unless she finds herself un- bble to take the trip. In that event Richard may go witt, some intimate triend of the family, such as John Fox ‘r Andrew Freedman, to perform the tad duty, Herbert Croker was not quite twen- y-three years old, a handsome chap (nd well liked, He studied at Cornell, ind after leaving that university went hto the Nixon shipvurds at Hltzabeth- sort as an apprenice. Lately he has dood in business In-this obty, TPhe-death “ his brother Frank, who was his thum and business associate, had a narked offect upon him, He found his health #o {mpaired a bw days ago that Aa vacation was locessary and he determined to take It ft Oklahoma, When he left New York, (though physically unfit, there was no ‘uspicion upon his part or the part of wis family and friends that his ailments ould have a, fatal, termination, He supposed that a few weeks of 0} or life on the ranch would rst 4a health and yigor. His departu tam New York was looked upon mere y as a trip for rests Herbert was an enthnslastic sports- aan, He excelled as aft expert on dogs nd waa In partnership with his brother ‘rank in the collection of a fine kennel, Te was also an enthusiast on golf md played a good game. Information of his death was cabled p Mchard Croker this evening. He is Hieved to be on his estate in Ifeland., jis friends fear {he effect of the news n him. The death of Frank aged ereatiy, and ante affiiction coming closely behind may break even his The death of Frank Croker was as sudden and unexpected as that of Herbert, He wus speeding ‘his autos moblia on the beach at Ormonl, Fla, preparing for the tacese, when a mai Cy cycle crossed In front of him. “Invan effort to avoid the cyclist Mr, Croker upset his machine, which Waa travelling at the rate of alxty miles an ‘hour, His chauffeur, who was rifting with him, was Snstantly killed, Mr. Croker was gllbroken to pleces, but he lingered agony, miftering neurly two days be- fore death glaimed hin. Rishard Oroker hurried trom Europe tovationa ‘the tuneraies He romaine in Now York for several weeks, but saw few of his frinds. To be ‘sum- mored across the ocean again to at- tend the funeral of the second on in four months Wil prove to be a terrivle $1 00,000,000 FOR SUBWAYS i= Subways which will cost the city $109,- 0.000 were voted for by the Raid Transit Commiasion to-day. The Board decided to begin the pre- liminary work of providing for the bullding of four new subways qs lol- lows: Highth avenue, Third avenue, Lexington ayenue and Seventh avenue, Tho routes as proposed will be imme- diately sent to the Board of Aldermen for ratification before Goy. Higgins algns the bill curtailing the powers of the! cas Board of Aldermen to pass upon fran- chise matter: ——— LEXINGTON RESULTS, LEXINGTON, Ky,, May 12.—The races run here to-day regulted as follows: FIRST RACE—Five furlongs.—Te Lexington Leader, 102 (6 to’) 1, Congress Hall, 102 (10 to 1) 2, Varieties, 97 (8 to 2) 8. Pearl Hopkins, ‘Enchanter, Mi re Eldonoso, Handy Bill, Gold @pt Col. Jim Douglas also ‘ran, JACQUIN WON STAKE } RACE BY A NOSE|: BELMONT PARK WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Colanial Girl (6 to 0 1, Dandelion (9 to 6) 2, Preen 3 JECOND RACE—Yeoman (4 to 1) } Lord Badge (6 to 5) 2, Delcanta ys, THIRD RACE—Jacquin (2,to 1) 1, futtiing (80 to1) 2, Race King 3. FOURTH RAGE—8t. Estephe (10| | D1) 1 Ironetden (2 to 1) 2 Fip-| 2 jap 3. ete FIFTH RACE—Merry Boy (8 to 6) } Gold Gifter (12 to 1) 2, Mokit- sedge 3. BY FRANK W. Ww. asia {peoiad to BELMONT RACH TRACI Mey 11.— was some real racing at Belmont | is veld Ay open, pening, Pouha tor Sf bears nai pea eh auite up ed 0, _piavern were overwolgtited hed ‘ wtart hanaletee «a of the venta. e t bewildering a mye Naand toe the ear ata Sor: matdon tor rly ning the yiot ‘he ‘Erick cau 4 ny ih XTH RACE—King Pepper (8 to D 1, Tescan 7 95; 1) 2, Burleigh “ep Syscnby in) the rich Metropolitan i} eng Ch Agee, Right Novae the Cree- cent ig ey rby winner, and other cracks, weather waa fing, tl = tendance fair, aaa ohare Pat ht Won ‘anit steals ou at dns SA ‘prin ce on tl it had Ua Sea | a yoke eee RE afi ae eprnh aust raf baer Fans Se ‘poor, Wor’ Mitt i ett pour ey 7 a mea on aie it ces BY rap a t 6 fy Or i wit ie as FIPTIE RACH oe maldon’ colts two yours old; fv fee roves CML v0 Resa ands NaN: ME ay ae at an i Bit oe - HERBERT, INTHE al j “ail CROKER 18 OE on Way to Spend Vaca- ‘McGANN PUTTING A (SNAPSHOT TAKEN DURING YESTERDAY'S GAME AT POLO GROUNDS BY STAFF MAN OUT AT FIRST PHOTOGRAPHER C, LA GENDRB.) HIGHLANDERS OPEN SERIES WITH GHICKGO Orth Sent to the Firing Line in First Game of West- ern Campaign, BATTING’ aa GIANTS HAD AN EARLY LEAD ON NAN PATTERSON Te cmials: AND THE SMITHS ARE FREE AGAIN ‘urned ‘Loose'on Motion of District-Attor- ‘ney Jerome,’ Who Nevertheless Insists. in:‘Court There Has Been a Mis- carriage of Justice in Her Case, 3,000 ie ue on See Wind-Up, sca Prope! ORDER. Bresna ain, ©, aa BY BOZEMAN BULGER, (Bpecial to The Evening World.) AMERICAN LEAGUE BALL PARK, Chicago, Til., May 12—Anxtous to wit- ness the ‘opening clash between Bust and West, and reveling in the warmth of a bright spring day, an immense crowd flocked to Amorican League Park to see Clark Griffith and his Highlanders mix it up with Comiskey, Firet Inning, Dougherty drove White, who speared it mith one hand. Keeler then luid down a pretty bunt and Deat Hoa block, and Fultz smashed 9 soreumer Into loft for two bags, send- ing "Wee Wille’ to third, drow free pasgug to. first, Coroy cracked the fret ‘on the cocoa for a ain Keeler. and Wults, Wi ipd an easy one to Williams was nabbed at the Chase mare on ® grounder BY ALLEN SANGREE, (Sprctal to The Evening World.) POLO GROUNDS, N, 'Y., May 12s. Lous had its last chance in the series this afternoon, and about three, thous- and fans were on ahem: the Cardinais ka Temarkaby game fight inet the ag 4 it" Je wtrongly for them, Firat Inning. out on @ rap McGann tossed to Wiltse, Shani on infield. hit, St. Byvwae heer: aous led up on a pale pay is nalled 8: at sorond, and McGann, throwing howe, NO Nan Paterson was set free today and went to her old quarters in the St. Paul Hotel, at Sixtieth street and Columbus avenue, She will remain there until shortly: before miduight to-night,» when she will take the 12.10 train on the Pennsylvania Railroad for Washington. Her: hotel was surrounded by, thousands of people, who broke into uproarious applause every few minutes and yelled wildly for Nan ‘o come: to. the window and how herself, Abraham Levy, that she would not parade herself or in any way encour age the morbid curiosity of the crowd, Men and women so hungry for a look at this notorious chorus girl had to content themselves accordingly with watching the windows of her apartment on the gecond floor and occasionally getting a glimpse of huge| W) bunches of flowers sent to her by friends, Nan was to have gone to Washington on the 8:44 o'clock train this! gacupe ened Ba eiole second,’ Klein afternoon, but she refused to go until her dressmaker’ finisted ‘at least one | She. sald her old clothes had grown shabby in the Tombs and that when she went back to her old home and her mother she wanted [Chase threw t 80 Mr, Levy reluctantly gave his congent to her re- maining until midnight, making it a condition, however, that she does not 5 | leave her hotel in the interim, Nan’s father sent a telegram to his wife when this determination was But Nan Promised her counsel, and Browne on three strikes, re aol wv: flank | by ‘by pltohed ball, ir to ier, mooring pine Dahton watked £4 foreing:in } h Devin, frond, Dahien at it satole second, Gilbert atruck out, RUNS, ‘ 4 gw. dropping, the bali. fragt of the plate and beat It Orta pra Playing hide and seek with | Green bunted In Second Inning. gown’ for her. rowne made a@ fine running catch Davis hit Into a- double play, something different, and Callahan goin th Graay drove @ home a to Surkeviie, The. crowd though: yas loudly hissed, Second Inning. Kleinow strive kout, and Orth died on & slow grounder to decond, Dougherty A lite on. a slaw. grounder winicn te Booted, | Keeler tred the hit end but was put on @ close deciston Sullivan fouled to Kielnow, Tannehii| Ufted a goater to Fults, Dundon auftered | the same fate, NO Third fealngs White-handed Fults buls, and Willams sascitiond him to} second. Conroy slammed a nice Pulte was hay} at th! anager Joes tigured EDS | WO UP | plc BATTING ORDER. an n't ¥ ‘Mertes hotated to Smoot. ‘TWO RUNS, Third Inning. seule bouinied to Wiltee. Peeve od outter, NOR Ne. Aga 8 a ant. ‘Clapke ay which oh Dobbs n Kot Dobbs hit to fitein: iret, ide and rish frat ‘On Bridwel i ond, Behe Bs t Third Inning. 4 beautiful running tim of Wie ee inte ae @ fy to Burke, NO RUNS, Fourth Ne wt a walks Sheol to centre, but catch of Phelp: At this. 1 wi had “had Hugging hit in front, of the platy Waleg Inte take his. place tas ‘NO age singin’, scoring Fults and Con-. oy bite a aula timateby bets cnitght erat third, Chase going to second, now was out on hill to Donohue, Gamal, to Schiel, fed out to Slelifeldt, Fourth Inning, Bridweell hit Mitchell edhe STEN! ‘Tanne: | Behl Beein(oidt, 3b, FAIR GROUNDS RESULTS. 8T, LOUIS, Mo., May 12.—The races run bere to-day at the Fair Grounds resulted as follows: FIRST RACE- Four (and ® hale fur. 9,3) Haenover ( (60 1)'8" ell atari hie remarkable one Eagan went to Mite anne Pie ao oO mpite-—Mr, Johnstone, ial to The Evening World.) INGTON PARK, BROOKLYN, ‘May’ 12—The ‘Reds wound up thetr ‘sorkea with the Hanlonites thi noon. Hanlon realizes that the “ are @ hoodoo to his team, but he had Mi hopes of breaking In on their streak to- y fouled out to Btetnfeldt. Batch | ied Xo Tight, but was forced at nec- on santa @rounder to Huggins. | lo) ‘alked. bbs forced a, atid t second to Hiwgins No | 0.60" Bo EA a meoted Ds etn oho " Gmdy to Aradt, Sixth: Inning. te made, ang cae circus stop tro hien got a seraeni hte That rea len, moto aocond, HuEON RACH—$i00; one mile and | one eixteenth,—Ba: carta @to1)1, Hens Qdivell drove the Pall to deop contra o Phelps struck Sonal hit for three bases, evor ng Od-| wegine aca Bape to. Borge Dut, | Mmo~ 1.00 4-6. THIRD RACK—$400; four ¢ furlonge—Murvel Fchineon (4 to 22 Miss Donotle (10 to Firat Inning. Hugging bunid, but, t fist by Jone firet on Aridvel's Bergen’ sncriftes, ih wesretired By Btelntetdt wbheckand went Sixth Inning. Bexmour fouled Aobri Sy a ie te. dette ‘taimbey. aed t iy Phelps. Batch otruc ipreria ment! a iy’ to Basving, WS UNION PARK RESULTS, “rive frorn ee veil TINK Nett Rasy. eau May 12.—The races run here to-day at Union Park resulted | 5. fol ce on ei Fed ‘thn FIRST RACE-F' 4a halt, fur. iad 0 Karmaley, at aeelat t oie i, our and a hate fur, ora tales pa et Ee Swee! 2 ‘Ady’ Chiswick (40 fy SPECIAL EXTRI BRUISES ON. CROKER’S BODY .'} KANSAS CITY, May 12,—Herbert Croker-was' taken: from a Santa Fe train.at Newton, Kan., In a. dying condition, with his body badly bruised. -He was:pution the-train:tate tact night 4 ete at Kansas City by a negro. ‘A programme and tke In'hie | pooket showed that he had spent yesterday afternoon at the race track tn Kansas City. GIANTS WIN 1-9 2000030 0~ 132001000 —6. ST. LOUIS GIANTS . BROOKLYNS WIN CINCINNATI .. ..---- 000010000 0—4 BROOKLYN . 000000100I—2 pO HIGHLANDERS AT CHICAGO, HIGLANDERS ........--. 2 CHICAGO’... vo eed At Boston (N.L.)—Chicago, 5; Boston, 4.—Eleven innings. At. St. Louis (A.L.)—End third: Phila., 03 St. Louis, 0, At Detroit (A.L.)~End third: Boston, 1; Detroit, 3, At Philadelphia (N.L.)—End sixth: Pittsburg, 5; Phila, 1. At Cleveland (A.L.)—End third: Washington, 0} ‘Cleveland Ye At Jersey City (E.L.)—Enu sixth: Prov, 1} Jersey City, le At Toronto (E. L)—End sixth: 3: Buffalo, 25 Toronto, 5, Bis 03 ‘ rf 02 00 AT i LOUIS FAIR GROUNDS, mA we) Fourth—Otto Stife 3- a Elastic 2- 1, Fireball even, ._ ; Fifth—Col. Preston 4-1, R, F.Williams 2-1, Bronze oa ah oentmaeerentGi @ainernelebines AT UNTC. PARK. earn ol 1 “HEAVY OING TO- DAY ca SHEEPSHEAD BAY, May 12.—Traine)|}onee-0.18 1-2, rdw, (56 ie Oy ing operations at the Sheenshedd Bay / PA! oping al , coures were of the restricted order to~ MONBAYS 30 Dounas “Pe day because of the track condition, 1t | 0, , OB 0.99, 0,53, Ag, ia) (EN was particularly sloppy from the hurd |) ou ad, SM etaaeentst rains of last night and it showered on] GutiuNmy BWPMP-iS pounds and off up to 7 o'clock this morning. De 0.34, 048 Neds 0.86 1.10, gallopini ‘y fit and can Most of the racera shown were arked | /10, galloping dite, td,| only routine exercise, DROMBDARY 138 ound n 0,40 1-2," 0 Several equine aristocrats now quar- O18. 12 0.27, tered at the big track were out for aj t A. tinlner, nice airing. Jimmy McCormick worked ‘fe 10 River Pirate and Baron Pepper one] j, ne mile and an eighth at a two-minute this colt 49 2 iy Thane ke tie malt, River Pirate was at homo in ye et Ay arr an trainer sloppy gong, and @ big Ind who way ta), cc} i ie ‘ps f the saddle had all ‘he could do to hold! sy or eee the Pirate of Pengance racer In re) Mua in pik tone sult sy a straint, Jvery Indication poinis to thia{ i pacer standing up and becoming var okt rane os a, Boos ay Re ue 1,98, 1. it the ful member of McCormick's 8.ringy all out Tikes hia: ‘The best gallops were: padey wae anne sen turn a ECCENTRICAL—110 pounds up: fve. renews) 18° wean trainer. furlongs, 0.14, 0.28 1-2, 0.43, 0.56 45, ‘and ‘quart vi mu 1,09 4 breesin Fitesimmonss, | Ve trainer, iene This horse will certan be D'ARKLE-115 pounds up; one mile, ft when ha riches the rages. ig 40, 0.68, 1.07, 121) 1.8, 1.43, i Waa on the bit all of rant ”, 1b him a6 a mud runner, J. Fitzsimmons, trainer, VENVUR-1b pounds up, four Wildy Ott UST, O61, eaa'ly. epit can fly in the mud, fur- | ih (An + BROOKS, | om y9A ert Mt | iralne si Zz VpMmon—t18 mounds tp. ons miles *] Pounds. apLinada tig Fur 1a 0,98, O48, OAK TM TaN DT aBy Rinter was then. oyd Aulencd out the mile any Ink tot ws Head’ ait ie way, George long in 2021-2 Cin min on tiny f ie, and Will give a wand 410 Pounds, up, five furl 1 imrmolt vt Ila eee th A, WiDde HWW VAY Goa oy Diebold, trainer. eld, t ERI¢ soi i far| ‘alae maw rene ro ANUUIY PAR