The evening world. Newspaper, May 13, 1905, Page 16

EAT P PARADE “Tiiieatids of Horse } Gather to Witness * the Exhibition, CK IN GOOD SHAPE. 400 Rigs, Drawn by Most oted Trotters and Pacers, Pass in Procession. ee @ sixth annual Speedwal ‘parade Gk place to-fay on the beautiful con- es paralteling the Harlem River. Weather conditions dia not mar the “Bttractiveness of the diaplay, which aoe @ of the finest ever witnessed on i Great driveway. With many thou- of lovers of horses present in and on grand stand and con- bourse the purade of the Road Drivers’ in ae was made more conspicu- thi syear by tho large attendance ) Of out-of-town horsemen and horse- " fwomien) who drove their finest rigs to Mle Bpeedway, taking part in the gen- eral turn-out with vim and enthusiasm, fn fio prévious parade were there so Many eeinenicn in line or so many spec- %n the sidewalks in grand siands. oe “track!’ wae in excellent condition vthe kings and queens of the harnees passed in stately review thero Ee cheers for both drivers and horses, When the tme' came for presenting . peixes and ribbons the judges were & Wandary. so splendid were the pitte, Nearly four hundred rigs of style were in ling drawn by the ‘Most noted trotters and pacers owned Mh ho city. A million in horseiesh | MIOKE Wee ropresented. Five Divisions in Parade. lve divisions made up the parade. \d Marshal Hiy and his aides had ‘warefully mapped the programme, In the first’ division were the out-of-town under command of George A. @oleiaan as marshal and Chairman of neg Horse Bhow Committee. Then came division, directed by Arthur jochan, The third division, of (horses drawing one-man wagons, Immanded by L. W, Foynton, Ae) lete or finer aasemblage o ‘8 and vehicles Mould Horses drawii rune the fourth divirion, argbal George Li: Atth Kallen gic ot - horse: RE re bone, joe squad, headed b; serge, John Wadningion Smith, followed iby e Old rd Band on a Mee ep aed PCa ne city omiciafs and up the rear, sure ie aufreya were Louie P. Hatten, ident of the Borough of the Bronx; romwell, Pres. een of the Bor- johmond; Park Commissioners Was and Henry C. Shrader, A. Miles, Senator georse Ww. itt, Paul Dana and Samuel Me. ‘he last three gue: . 1 er Rem as early advocates of thi Chever Women Drivers. etre clever reinswomen— ent and interesting attrac: pionbgt masterly skill and ot A in the manipulation Seay charges, Mrs. Frederick jared honera with Mise Gulla daughter of the Nd er; Whose turnout was one Of t! Bhs aroye, sw Heaton of he parade, “> Ghe drove » w inted phaefon a three horses ‘abreatt. Miss merce ie th t known patrons of iy, and her. skill and di pan, have earned fame tarted from Riverside Pareds untyipecond pireet, to ONe ireet, fies aignoiee Diane ab-tar'as Dyckman street, Folurniie for lreview ibetore the ‘oslats ‘on the @rand RELAY RUNNERS SMASH RECORD iy ovat, OVAL, Willlamsbridge, oan 2 Fork, May 18—A desuitory driaale *ohtly in the afternoon marred the High Bohool novices champlonahip, held at ‘Columbia Oval, and a muddy track pre- vonted the making of good time, but a | bright sunburet through the later in the dey and quickly the track. vena % High Bonool ot a Joris and Gola ran. ike demons, not only. se | the gap, | draw away until they had a lead of ards at the tape and broke the ait one-ttth of nocond, ‘Soveriig m. a a olden-ha chaired Dewitt ois age ar oer ran abr any ead De: 20-9 ar mie hardiee, spnitl ttn ay yards of 1 the fintahs and then, ee ah . shoved’ a foot to d0-¥ard Run—Won by HE. Clancey, al Alpert’ Cheram, Staal eapnd B. Moffwt, Erasmus (juntor)—Won by @. , Wraemnua Hass; A, Powell, h, second; A.’ Burt, Boys! Why Not Get il i Little Home ee You I Can Call f You Own? but paid as he went b; and told Ah Lee he wanted to smoke, ‘Then I went downstairs and eat aroun ie he showed up. known in this State. tual friends New York State, to our marriage. Oklahoma, he had no part in it, married, that he was In good spirits, “Herbert Croker was no opium fiend, Neither was he a drunkard although he at times drank more than He was a good, honest, perious-minded young man, and had he lived would have been a credit to himself. The news of his death came like a bolt out of a clear sky,” Miss Horton has not decided upon her actions in the future, She will be guided by the advice of her mother. That lady ts prostrated by the misfortune that has attended the engagement of her daughter to Herbert his life, was good for him, Croker, PORTER AND CHINAMAN TELL OF VISIT TO OPIUM JOINT. KANSAS CITY, May 13.—Ah Lee, the Chinaman in whose place Herbert Croker smoked the opium that caused his death Thursday night, was arrested to-day. He confirmed the story of Charles Wilson, the ne- gro hotel porter who escorted young Croker to the opium joint, Ah Lee said the young man was intoxicated when he reached the A combination of whiskey and opium is often fatal, especially if the person indulging in both has a weak heart. ‘Wilson was closely questioned by Chief Hayes to-day, His story heid together, and received confirmation not only from Ah Lee, but from others, place, among them a policeman, WA dollar ff I would take him there, ‘ware, The family home is known as Horton Hall, Horton and her mother have been in New York for six months, MRS. CROKER OBJECTED. “I met Herbert Croker,” said the young woman to-day, “through mu- 1 knew his brother Frank alno. married when he was killed in Florida four months ago. “Herbert and I were very fond of each other, Mrs, Croker wanted him to marry me. motiey as the Crokers, but the Hortons, of Horton Hall, are known all over “Herbert was not feeling well and he was worried over the opposition If the intention was to separate us by sending him to WEDDING PLANS MADE. “We reached an understanding the night before he left. It was agreed that he was to write to me as oon as he reached the ranch and made his arrangements, Then my mother and I were to go to him and we were to be I heard from him after he left New York and his letter denoted TED TO “HIT THE PIPE." “Mr, Croker,” said Wilson, ‘came into the barroom of the Coates House, where I was at work, about 5.80 Thursday afternoon, drinking, I thought. He spoke to me, abd wanted to go out and have a little fun. I asked him where he wanted to go, and he said he wanted to ‘hit the pipe.” “T told him I knew of a hop joint, and he eald be would give me a 1 was on duty antil 6 o’clock, and then we started for a place in West Sixth street, between Wyandotte and Dele- It is called the Tuxedo. There {fs a ealoon downstairs where colored THE “WORLD: SATURDAY EVEN NG, MAY" 13, 19 (Continued from First Page.) Frank was engaged to be I do not believe that Of course we have not as much He had never tasted optum in He had been waying he was a stranger in town, men go, and the hop joint run by Ab Lee is upstairs. They have four bunks there. “When we left the hotel I told him if] Newton haa embalmed ft. There were he had any money he had better leave it somewhere before going to the joint. no Drulses oF other marks of violence, Although no autopsy was held, the Cor- ‘An I was known am a Coates House | oner gives tt as his opinion that young porter ‘and had been seen with him 1| Croker died trom the effects of a drug, wanted to make myself safe. “He sald he never carried much money check, To pro- ‘We stopped at Ocne Cronin’ "1 went peas with the stranger the saloon, He told me to be sure and Oklahoma. “T guess it was Aout an hour before He was unsteady on his feet, but talked all right, His face looked kind of funny, like @ man’s does when be Je full of hop, He remembered that he had to catch the traln,, all right. “At the corner of Bixth and Wyan- dotte we were stopped by a policeman. I told him who the young man wat and who I was, and he let us go after I promised I would surely take him to the train, Then wo went to Cronin’s and got the twenty dollars, While we were at the bar Mr, Croker mentioned that he had to catch the 865 train. The bartender said that there wasn't much time and we had better take a hack, We called @ hack and rode to the station, No Sleeping Berths Left. “There were no berths left in the Pullman, but Mr, Croker wanted to ge on that train so I took him to the chair car and got the porter to give him a pillow, Then I gave him back what mouey there was left out of the $20 bill, and he gave me a dollar, 1 guess he fhad about $17. I promised to send his things that he had in the check room at the Coates House to Oklahoma, and left him just as the train was starting,” Wilson insists that young Croker did not talk to any one but the Chinaman in the saloon, which te a tovgh resort. There wero several ‘negroes in the! place and @ crap game was running. Wilson eays that Croker took no pa: in this and did not drink there. The theory at first was that the negroea had given him knockout drops for pur- poses of robbery, but tt has been os- tablished that all Croker had wes the $4 bill he Jeft at Cronin’s. Policeman Hightower was the man who stopped Wilson and young Croker ut Bixth and Wyandotte streets as they were leaving the Tuxedo. Hightower mace a statement of his connection with the case to Chief Hayes this af- ternoon, Polloeman's Story. “1 noticed a well-dressed young fel low staggering along with a negro,'' sald Hightower, “and stopped them on suepicion, ‘The negro told me he waa f® porter at the Coates and showed me A receipt for the $2) they had left at ronin’s, The white man was almost speechiess, but the negro promised to take care of Wim and put him on a |train, 60 I let them go," Ah Lea says that young Croker smoked five pills of oplum while hé was in the place, This Ix an exceasive amount for a pervon not accustomed to the drug, and especially dangerous if the amoker has been drinking, Phe Coroner at Newton, Kan,, where | the body is, called up Chief Hayes on the talephone to-day and asked If he whould send the body here for an au- topes, Chief Huyes replied that he did rence cn tame nearre tieh {und on Croker'a porson, but two let- tore were awaiting tip arrival “at {01 ty-meventh street, and the other from pa eS FATHER GETS walt for him and not to leave him. I] today, knew he had to catch the'S.65 train for | teen pe t SAD NEWS TO-DAY. nd Croker, the old Tammany Chief. who is net on his estate tn Ire): It fe the second cable that pera si to me creee telling of the & gon ast ‘The first told of the retin) cee Frank, who was injured in the automo- bile races at Ormond, Fila., in January, and who died a few days later, Father Not Likely to Come, It is not Ikely that Richard Croker 1 come to New York to attend He: ert's funeral. Richard Croker, ir,, be- fore leaving tor Kansas last night to obtain; possession of his brothor's body had @ long talk with John Vox, President of the Demooratic Club, and bhey agreed that perhaps it would bo best for the old ‘T'ammany leader to remain in Ireland. The shock of the death of Frank Croker and the trip Qcross the ocean to attend the funeral Dad a weakening effect upon the father, It yw not believed that he j# equal to the atrain of another voyage under the circums lunces, “We'do not believe,” said Mr, Fox to-d “that Herbert was drugged and robbed, He did not carry muoh money, His heart was not strong and the cltement of his trip undoubtedly brought on heart failure, If he was addicted to the use of oplum I never sheard jt and I am eure his damily knew nothing about it," No Message from Richard Croker, No reply was received this afternoon to the Croker yewterday announcing the death of his son, Obaries MoCann, his nephew, who called upon Mrs, Croker to-iay, sald thet he does not believe Mr, Croker has received it, "We don't know just where he is,” explained Mr, MoCann. ‘The ocable- gram was sent to his Irish eptate, but he may be ih some remote part of thi: country or in isngiand, Indoubtedly he will answer 94 soon as the sad news reaches him, mire, Croker js bearing up bravely under her great affliction, She was Vis- ited Wo-day oy her pasior and her family payaiclan Kiohard Croker, left .Jast night for the West to Lf of his broth Wired to the authorities at structing, them to, send all particulars to the family, This second tain, overwhelmed Mra. Croker, Pee Rh phy- ‘wiclan was in attendance for several hours last night. Herbert Cro! Big been in ill-health ‘He had bi with he rscoall atl at ghe pwiant renee about four Anere. wal the star fullback during Aié term at that institution, Cit through his bril- liant play the school won ott? Inter- gghotant! 1. ic championship in 1901 At Cornell One Y: ta time he Was nek Univermty with Mighara, oul ghey rea. Hens, ‘puriiediy, brotners jeft the unl. vers! " Y chest tach STABBED HIMSELF ON STAGE, AUDIENCE RUNS IN PANIC lage in the Hall, in that place, last ht durin, saloon} ©. M, Carter, No, @ Bast Beventy-Atth | entertainment i oR at Fourth strost and Broadway and|etreet, New York, q gave the bill to the bartender, who put Ht in the eafe in an envelope. We had ‘a drink there ond then went to the bop Joint, Following a had a front seat, mounted the platform and drew a knife, which he while he shouted dramati- Stretehed, oally: “No one is to blame but myself. They dp News that hie eon ts dead will reach | are all against me every one of them will kill me, so I will do it Drink did tt.” No one myself. do her a 108 pounds un, Wnerendy, at any tim nary colt, but lagi ra W, hanat handily; 9% GOLD (ipecial to SHEEPSHEA fetlock Geep in B. Hogs mile and qu mud, and his 1o1 ing. de t of his las! 3 Ig a five furlgnes, notity re Wi *] ‘ation, Tohaca concerning their jt was sald at the ti tin two Or three pri yt wee in bringing the body tg ae aally. ry unner, ht - (Spectal to The Evening World.) ‘The Coroner says that no letters were PITTSFIELD, Mass., May 18.—David Leahey, 28 pwars old, of Glendale, a vil. town of Stockbridge, at- Nady) he and En one Haye Se Sane Bites Oklahoma, Ono t# from| tempted to commit sulctde in the pret e had anywhere le ion forton, of No, 158 W, "1 a 800 ball nnd a Mittle more in change. ‘eat. Twen-|erice of three hundred persons in Coo! 1.49 2-6, breeging, 105 pounds up. very thin and a complete rest shoul lot of good, fr her race very good until she gets a ek UP BOHWMIA—One mile in 1.49, breeaing, hanaliy, 100 pounds ‘up. PASTG—Bix furlones th 149 26 colt should race better than his Inst an ordinary colt cablegram sent ¢o Richard} much, Sb, AFRICANODER IS FIT, cloudy weather, and a track that was conditions at the course this morning, ‘The trainers were out at an early hour, and many racere splattered over slushy going at good rates of speed. J, Alricander most pretentious move over a distance | 9, of ground the racer has been asked to | make in sime time, ing to his trainer. Africander's fi engagement of importance is in the Brooklyn Handicap, The gallops of the morning wore: GO BETWEBN—110 CAIRNGORM—115 OAB 4-2, 0.27, A. J. Joyner, atte BRIDGUMAN--110 Me 9, $4.14, 9.2212, oa, Os gailoping, Joyner, trainer Be OS Oa, joyner, trainel YY M ANN BING 208 ‘nla fellow’ gows asa B Ae A trom the he rrled Leahey to a s; secluded from yiew 0: sent for a physician, Being left alone for the recitation” leahey, who eld OUt | was pronounced serious, penetrated one of his lungs. at suicide. \ He then stabbed himself three times in the breast and fell to the floor of the stage, blood staining his clothing, Women fainted and childre; Tushed while men in the audience ton the een crowd and moment, Leahey arose and staggered away, Later he was found at his home, where his condition The knife had Two of Leahey's alsters, Hilsabeth, of Glendale, and Mrs, Dennis Broderick, of New Haven, were in the audience when | Leahey made his sensational attempt RACERS WORKED IN SOFT GOING; (Continued from First Page.) Loa SPECIAL LICENSP—105 01 . Don't expect 10 | Ing. J. 0.18 Trine’ j pasate A, liven ey R, furlonga: sti 028 8-5. 0 ce nly U Crklernan, trainer. note r BELUR. 110 po} Yh. 0.27, 0.40 4-5, 0, sont, O., ii Ukes a soft footing and Four turlongs in 0.62, ‘Only an ordi: should ‘Improve on his table: waa GC. Kiernan, Trainor, effort, as he cretainiy had ome bad | Stare NMWAr AT, Iueke ‘in ‘that race ead coe ap acraennlies MIGRAIND—One mile in 1.62, brees- |‘ mt ay ing; 100 poundawup, Looks ilke a good if ner horas and will Improve on his leat Face, Ne ebuta tah Ave, wae very elev MOLD GUARD Weir tariongs tn raat eaten 0.61 1-2, handily; 100 unds up. Only will not Improve abe all the way ARABO—110 founda uw ‘The Bening World.) 0 D BAY, May 13,—-Dark, all through th Kangns Friag oe iner, DADA MER! longs, e mud were the training runner, J, THE GAvF ene. furlongs, 01%, 0 galloped rtor in 215, It was the pager pois and 1-4. 0.08, He revels in the work was very satisfy. jt bi eld, traine: er, TLORALTA—1i0 pounds longa; 0,13 45, 0.28, 0.43 1-6, 0,1 a trainer, undy 4p. One 1-2, 0.44, breeaing, 0.63, | 1.06, «a isin nie.” star 0.89, ae be thelr ‘iaurely, "when a Facem as « was up. Fiye fur- 1.10, “breea> | wi 41, Four 16 pounds ul halt. ey 0.08, breoging, In good Condition oid a is hee race trainer, eae eu Aariongs, he 0.28, 0.42, 0, train ‘up, four fur- galloping, C, 1% pounae full of nal WORD OF or ht ae ee ig RRADITION 8 pounds lip, one mitt gen a threaeyrarold as ear-old, “A. up, half- Randy on Peeks N the mud: FA a weil but| BRICKIURY A, is i pounds p, A halt, Of very ordinary, CallBbe Ae beat ie Fe ee Riees fs pee “eee, HOORAY—Five, furlongs. in | 1052-5 | fol ride aif 'apting. me unas u} imprové on tis last race, which was very fair, A Lis eounda wp., One iand ong: BADGE-Five furlongs, in | TEES hanaltye TC took seri 1,05 2§, handily; 110 pounds up, This Hillancgen, en run- + epaee in Praise "1 AND, {8 pounds tpi ale dgs,, 068. ar ae it were ‘only breexing eet Booker, trainer 4 five furlon: i ni was last elghth, ven, Furs oniat: 14, 0. 1194, 88, ealigning, Sunt reese for this pair, C, four fur- , Dreesing. to the I J, Joyner, iH fue Ba ie, hate teat pounds up, |B breez-) MISS TOINETTE HORTON, YOUNG CROKE ER’S FIANCEE. and Field Team in “Old Nassau.” PRINCETON, nual ints ceded the victory in advance, Yalo's acknowledged eek, 100- Yard nebinwon: rtyate Second Heat: ton. Time, 10 1+ ‘Time, 108, we, Yale; Mil i, 49 18. beats ee esr, ach was Om, 85 4 Lurdie—First, Thme. bg Bi Timfe, 1 i Cohotan, ura, Yale; third, wine infeed nite bid Hy Ua th tte if Firat, jer saat ort ad Theat | Mas test dae crater Pan had ale weather brought out the la ball crowd of the season, T! YALE AND TIGERS AT ATHLETICS Elis Outclass Princeton Track Dual Meet This Afternoon at (Special to The Even!ne Wortd,) May 13. Yale-Princeton dual track meet was held on the university track here fternoon, Yale was generally con- strength Princeton's showing against Cornell last paler 4s the summary of events: Dash—Firet heat, Torrey, Yale; dime Yale: topes | Poe TORK, Princeton thing, Neale: find, “Atthettonm” ira Pri i$ enon Yale, TIGERS AT CORNELL, “IROMANCE IN DEATH OF YOUNG HERBERT. CROKER DOOGERS AND PIRATES MEET ACROSS BRIDGE tyre and Falhert Both] » Hard in Early Part of Contest. BATTING ORDER. C (Special to The Bivening World.) SHINGTON PARK, BBOOKLYN, May 13.—The Pitteburg team, ex-cham- pions of the major league, made their first appearance of the season in this borough to-day, where they encountered Ned Hanlon's Trolley Dodgers in the initial tussle of their series of four Firet Inning. Ctarke hit eafely along the third base line, Beaymont bunted to Moln- tyre, mho shot the ball to Owens, forc- ing Clarke at second. Howard woeled to short right, promoting Beaumont to tind ‘Wagner also singled hed hes gay Beaumont, Clancy fited Owens: One he: Me a long fly to Dabbe.. 0 ee Fi wea ret Pra Get oe ee ore At wt ee meg ee ae Arpesone Inning. er ° fea” eee Sa? om Meride. Cla! ee foul fy was ts Baie ion fy to deep out nee “aanered nk eckard al Petts to Walmer No" Ottn bet Ho RE RUNS. Third Inning: ' Howard was Cad ght ‘ot yeh tlg Ay nice bd ie a grein fagner fouled. out to, Baten, poor! MoBride ‘wes a victhn of strikes. ‘ONE RUN. Hato! con i aa fo,the a ff ree to’ Claney, seta, Fourth Inning. cach "a bad ew” ‘6 s Fiabe ant fy Annual) w a by, Baten. Clarke Lorced Beltsin ‘at goon, ‘unaseistod. Clar! ¢ Peta easy OUt, fn his attempt to aecond, bt er to Owens, ated a heat was Fignerty. Tae ent ately adely (0 ye eat “theca: ard reaching Bren ord Wwaa doubled tO ane | eee soitonch thir. ‘NO RUNG. Fifth Inning. owing to and By fe Blete Ritter £7 ret by Wiaherty. ou add to Babb, te yw wi Pemother: > ipa ‘filed to Bheck+ iy" aro a ie pander, was ‘Clanoy. aay ler, Prince ney Mopeds ate Si by, PROD Pe polntyre Vanod pu bunt Uusaley’ fare a Ratoh Ri One ola hmor ae of TE: the ‘former Se, ‘ait! ‘ai i Hy ret. Torrey, Robine'n, Yale, and con: dine tional treat- humor from trom ipo to ton, 2. (Special to The Evening World.) ITHACA. May 18,—Cornel] met Prince- ton on Percy fiéld this afternoon in ‘artost ost basi je Prince- 1-2 }ton team had a goodly number of Tle i ters, Br: ne hed for the ore OTS Cooney caueM tor Corn Muda — ‘ ment for every | | PETERMAN'S ROACH: FOOD, A BOON TO HOUSEKEFPERS, | most improved hares? to free a hove of targe or small roaches is to the agen of a box of "Pel hake Joints 20 fp it destruct! e remedy, on this earth to And it will get scatter them to other places ifve on and mul 7 3 when iT Sere Ree and ts the yee ly, remedy that, abeorb and kills at Go over ‘where it has boen light! Brunke ae on, ayy ine not rust fron, harm ttt juid), “Peterman's caus Sea Discovery” {ble cans, handy to foros tp Joints spplioation, | will, i busi eas instantly, ‘The enormous male of wer enables the price being nd poor alike oun afford Bold in every principal store’ Unived States. pace Peat Eevernati iy chs Fetermaane Diag Ghautay Fotermén's Ratmouse alin Petcre man's Ant food. path iat Fern aale by A. Albert 1 pty At Little’s You Don't Pay More but You Get More, This Buffet Sideboard at $42 proves it. In fact, every, item in Little’s store proves it, For Carpets ay give Little about two-thirds the prevail- ing prices and button up your pocket. The bill’s paid—“‘in full.” J.H. Little Q Co., 6th Avy. and 18th St. Oldest and best cough cure Jayne’s Expectorant ———— LAUNDRY WANTS—FEMALE. AAR ne Pela SHO. a ERS Ww NTED, ODERN STRAY ENDRY, 108 E, 48D ST. DB! experts n See atval ‘Ls taunary, oat at We bath at WANTS! WANTS! WANTS! Branch Offices of THE WORLD sealer adredtitne Rates see MANBATE. For the American water ‘Telegraph of- Feoslves World Waste at 1 Broadway, ) B02, In the city a ra ‘ ae i + Pie ei ia 1800, 1468, ‘| \fios. e 158, 247, 455, A TR cone aan 8, 61a ments at |)