Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-23
Elapsed Corrected

Thus the Mayfower beats the Atlantic 10 minutes, 51 seconds, the Atlantic beats the Puritan 20 seconds and the Puritan beats the Priscilla minutes, IS seconds. The second of the races will occur tomorrow over course twenty miles to windward from the Scotland Lightship, and it may be that un- der other conditions of wind and sea diff ferent result may be obtained from that of the race of yesterday, as it is in windward work in heavy weather that the Puritan has heretofore shown marked superiority.
 A Challenge from Lieutenant Hem.
 NEW YORK, August 22.-Lieutenant Hem, of the Galatea, to-day issued the following challenge:
 To the Commodore of the New York Yacht
 My Dear Sir-Inasmuch as an English yacht challenging for the America's cup has to cross the Atlantic and therefore must be seagoing vessel, for this reason consider it would be advisable to test the seagoing qual- ities of the American and English types of yachts over an ocean course. Hence, now challenge any single -masted American yacht to race the Gala tea from Sandy Hook buoy No. 5 to and around the island of Bermuda and back to the starting point, the race to take place ten days after the contest for the Americas cup, the prize to be cup of value exceeding $1 and not exceeding $500, the management of the race to be vested in the hands of the New York Yacht club. The difference of tonnage for time allowance to be based upon the tonnage rule of the United States. Trusting that you may be able to bring out such contest, I am my dear sir,
 Yours faithfully,
 WILLIAM HENN.
 CommodSre Gerry will lay the challenge before the club at an early day for consider ation.
 MRS. ROBINsON'S ACCOMPLICE. pr. Beers Arraigned for Poisoning
 Lizzie Robtnson.
 SoMERvILLE, Mass, Aug. 22.-Another startling chapter in the notorious Robinson Smith poisoning case was developed yester day in the arraignment of Dr. c. 0. Beers and Mrs. Robinson on charge of poisoning the latter's daughter Lizzie, who died on February g. Late the evening before Ser geant Cavanaugh visited Boston and arrested Beers, whom he found in his office at Ire mont and Eliot streets. The doctor ap- peared to be much overcome and asserted his innocence. He was taken to hack in waiting at the door and hastily driven to Somerville, where he was locked up for the night. The fact of the arrest was kept se- cret by the police until yesterday morning. Mrs. Robinson was brought up from the Cambridge jail ill hack, arriving at the court room at 1915 o'clock. She was placed in the dock and soon after pr. Beers came up into the enclosure from the basement. They looked sternly at each other as they were brought face to face, but not sign of recognition escaped either. Mrs. Robinson, however, began to appear nervous. Judge Story came in at 1925, whersupon Clerk Wentworth proceeded to read the warrant, which accused both with feloniously, wilful- ly, and with malice aforethought, adminis- tering white arsenic to Lizzie A. Robinson at divers times between Feb. 1 and g, with intent to kill and murder. To the question of "Guilty not guilty?" put by the clerk, Dr. Beers responded: "In the presence of 8 holy God declare am not guilty" Mrs. Robinson arose and declared herself not guilty, adding that her daughter was taken sick in November while she was out West. c. w. Turner appeared for Dr. Beers and said that his client desired speedy trial. Chief Parkhurst asked for continuance and Judge Story consented, fixing on Friday when the other case against Mrs. Robinson will be argued. Both the defendants were committed to jail without bail.
 An Exciting Scene In a Circus.
 MADISON, Wis, Aug. 22.-At circus ex- hibition here yesterday, Mrs. Henry Reif was standing near cage containing four partners and their keeper. A sudden gust of wind blew her hat under the cage and she stopped to recover it. A panther thrust his forepaw