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A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.


Gen. Schenck Was born in Franklin, Ohio
October 4. lsOs. He graduated at Miami UNI
versIty at the age Of eighteen and afterward
studied law with Thomas Corwin. He was .
member OF the state legislature for two years
anu was member of Congress from ls43 TO
1871, serving as a wing. He Was then appointed
minister plenlpotentiary 20 Brazil by President
Fillmore. He OBLIGATED in that capacity for
Two years. distinguishing himself as a diplomat
by the way he negotiated treaties with various
south American nations When the war broke
out he AT once volunteered and on MAY Il,
1901, was commissioned a brigadier general by
President Lincoln. He served in the first battle
OF bun Run and afterwards IN West Virginia
under Gen. Rosecrans. Gen. Schenck was
wounded IN the night arm at the second battle
OF Bun Kun and was incapacitated for time.
In september, lS62, hC Was promoted TO the
rank OF major general ana IN December took
command Of the middle department and eighth
corps at baltimore. In 1863 he resigned his
command In the army and took ms seat in
Congress on December 5. He was made chair
man OF the committee on military affairs and
Tor the next three Congresses took a leading
part IN the proceedings of those troublous
times. Upon the death OF Thaddeus Stevens. in
1865. Gen. Schenck became the acknowledged
leader of the House. As a parliamentarian
and In the management Of bills he was without
a superior.
When Gen. Schenck left Congress in 1871 the
President, without solicitation and without his
knowledge, appointed HIM minister 20 Eng
land. but before lac sailed hc also appointed
HIM member of the JOINT high commission
which formed the treaty OF Washington on the
Alabama claims. He represented the United
States at London for five o. STA years where
his great social qualities an the grasp of his
intellect procured him toe ing ia some or the
best houses in England He vas upon the most
intimate terms with Browmn ;, Forster, Vernon
Harcourt and Others of that class
Since his return from England Gen SrheDck
has resided IN tins city with his family. which
consists of three daughters, its only surviving
members. HIS wife died many wears ago. Ia
hls long life Gen. Scnenck made many friends
by hls brIlliancy and companionable qualities.
and his loss will be widely felt. His family
have long filled a prominent position in society
and they have the sympathy OF a very large
circle OF friends in their present bereavement
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THE FUNERAL.

Private services we're held over the remains
oil Gen schenck this afternoon at 80 o'clock.
The remains will be taken this evening over
the pennsylvania road TO DAYTON, OHIO. for
interment The funeral party accompanying
the remains will compose Gen Schenck' .
three daughters. hls nephew, Mr.. Woodruff
Schenck' and his lifelong friend Hon. Samuel
Graighead.
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1HOh SAiE-LOTS
Il NORTHWEST.
9th near L. 81 x99, frame rents for s25; $3.50.
goth near K, 2l&lB.l, frame; SO
near 10TH, 22S1U0 to alley; 80
N II. ave, 63x13O. tne location; sl.1..
New jersey ave. near X. 22sx123; Sl.60.
3D. near X. 2OXl00; 30.
LIST near l., 49NI13; 81.
1oth near f. 3)Xl }: 81
near i9th, e3xS1, op. senator Sawyer; 81, 600
near 10. :0xsl, side and rear alleys; 50 $50.
Get our April bulletin.
nl2:!!-;it b. +. GILBERT L CO.. 625 st, NV
NOR Sal HI UNIltD STATES TRUST
Il Comians. l2-5 st. INV. Real Estate bought.
sold and exchanged; rents collected estates man
ageu: notes bought and sold. ml9-lw
I. OR SALE-l40 FEET FRONT ON lST ST.
4 between d ST. and Mass. ave ne; 100 feet deep.
Cheap at 81. NJ. NJ PARKER,
INSIST 14lS + St NV.
FOR sALE-2OO.OOO SQUARE FEET OF sPE-
Il cially Desirable Ground, adjoining and Lin
coin Are authorized to sell this week
nsuIia ready sales and handsome profits for imned
ate subdivision THOMAS A. MITCHELL.
mlS-6t' 9:s4 St
1fUH SALE-LOTS IN FAIRVIEw HEIGHTS, ON
II Tenieytoxn road and Woodley Lane. opposite OAK
Views Electric railway tracks laid 10 thu lots
" hlch have sidewalks III front and mains prices
lower Than asked for other lots i'll immediate vicinity
small cash laynents monthly or yearly time given
a. B per cent interest JOHN E. BEALI,
jal1 .;3m 1921 ST.
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ID.
- 1902 14th st NV. sr and store all m.i.. 800
9O LIST 81 Sc, lOr-. all mod imps...........3!5 Dc
l2dI CoICin6s St Il Or, all mod. iTIps &c
U.s. "a 81 NE, Or all mod. Imps .............1s4 IL
stS -Jth St u ", Or water. d 80
A "a 81 n W, Dr., water. j. &c
'V1 -fth 81 Nv or water :..:...............I3 3(
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l. OR REM.

WEST wASHINTON
3065 " St, 7r. mi. $3.50 l4lO GOTH ST. mi %
l13l 3Oth ST, MI 90 2y1s Olive IT. Or u
81 u DuntartOn, .3r-J 30 l3Ig Both st, 70 so
1.t}b ed, Or and store % .SO3 VI st. Sr - = 30
2sCZ NJ 81. Or, M l..-.-:y5 "a IL ST.. 5r.....l2
ler ;iuA hal Apply - NESCOIT WILCOX.
m 1907 10.
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I,OR SALE-CHEAP-THREE HOUSES ON Sd ST.
Il bet. K and L. SITS. s.w renting at S26 per month;
$4,000 fer the three. l1S NJ st. s.w, Groom Brick
with water and sewer; lot 100 feet deep. Price
81 600; terms easy. G. ii. PARKER
m22-3t Cor. Az and SITS. sw.
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t,OR RENT-

T,OR RENT-NICE NEW HOUSE: SEVEN ROOMS
II and bath mod imps; a large ward on NJ ~ naar
22dI-w: Apply 1888 New Hampshire ave. stone
Yard In.i.,. .ifs
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LNOR SALE
tion; - sls. 600
v. Is. 900
an Tor. 5000
904 st. ne Two story and basement Dwell
ing, in nice order. iet a9Ii 100 $500
Brick Dwelling in nice order. only. $500
241l 10 to wide alley cheap at....:...:.... 5000
Dwellings in good order; mod. imps each $500
10 Acres on Anacostia road new Penn
ave bridge, now open; only. 5000
Dwelling $500 cash. balance easy -. 1000
Fine Building Lot, room for three houses,
north side just west of l4th 90 per foot
N,w.cor. l 9Th aud SITS. NV, 6S feet front;
m22-3t W. &. DUvALL. 9.i5 st.
EOR SALE-wE HAVE SOME FINE TO 10
i pom Brick Houses in n. W. and e. section of city
for SALE all in desirable localities j. II. GRAY CO.,
631 r az
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.

EoR sALE.FINE BUSINESS PROPERTY ON
in by 81 fl 2 in. TO loft alley improved by two
Four-story Brick Once Buildings stable in Of
each bargain if sold at once J. r. CULLINANE
CO., 900 ST. NV. m24-3t
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FOR SALE-LOTS

EroR sIE-THREE BUILDING LOTS, FIRST
Il st near ST. NV; cheap. Apply OWNER, H.
Tor sALE.ECoS0MiCAL BUILDING LOTS.
Il north side n Y ave bet 81 and \ can ats ~ Va
s21O0 South side Ny. ave. bet ST and y. Cap. SITS
NV; &2l00. j. b. WlAER, 1913 + st. mai-3t
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1,OR RENT-UNFUKNIsHED
I'm " ave m IA

IGOR RENT-NEWLY FURNISHED PIASO IN
Il GUIDED 1hree-stOry Brick. nine -oolns and cellar
all mod. imIs-: desirable locality: bargain good
tenant fr next six II eight months Inquire of
Owner. 2lb 9TH 81. nIy.1-.}t-
Tor RENT qI3Fsw Or m s.3 40
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ErOR SALE-wE HAVE LOVELY COTTAGES Al
Il Sienna. Pals Churvh and CArlin SprlagS,Ns IAu-
rc, Nd Anacostla and other suburban places which
We are selling for very small cash Payments. balance
monthly BOklshAMp \ JESTER,
nl.ep-3t ti.Ia n - N y.
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NOR SALE-FINE PIECE OF BUSINESS PROP
i erty Opposite new Builders Exchange: inst the
place for hardware paint stove store; FourstUry
Brick Building, containing Ii rooms, all modern i'm
prVvenents: iot 23x1O4 to lsge alley. For further
particulars apply 10
cob wASH'N DANENHOwER,
u2U-lW ill1f 81 NV
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| ISOR SALE-COUNTRY PROPERTIES A SPE-
| Il clalty. suburban Lots, Country Seats Farms
| Business Properties. &C. G. II. CALVERT. CO..
| Room Z, 1910 ST. u.w. m2l-lm-
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ToR REST-I3o3 ST. NV; SEVEN ROOMS
II all MI; excellent condition; with stables s27
S4S 9th ST. W; eight and hath; all mi; very
esntral location, $40. t64 RORsTkAMP yES
TER 03s St nv. mly-lw
, 1890-12-14
AEaGsaination by lightning Fia.n.


Saturday night about 0 o'clock a fear
full storm was raging at Alpine, Tex.
Samuel Taylor was seated at a table
playing cards with three others. Sud
denly there was i lightning flash, a loud
report, and Taylor, gasping and bleeding,
fell from his chair. The night operator
uttered a cry of pain, and he, too, fell
1t was found that Taylor was dead, he
having received fifteen buckshot under
the left arm. The operator was also bad
ly wounded Five shots had entered this
small Of his back. A Mexican had also
one of the bullets in his shoulder. The
assassin fired from a window, and both
barrels of his gun are supposed to have
been emptied at once.
Two years ago Taylor killed Passenger
Conductor Server at Valentine, on the
Southern Pacific. The killing created
the widest excitement among the rail-
road men, as Server wal very popular
among trainmen throughout the state.
AT the time Of the killing Taylor's right
eye was shot out About eighteen
months ago he was shot at through a
window with n Winchester rife in the
HAymakers' saloon mt Galveston, Tex,
and barely escaped death. No arrests
have thus far been made. and the muir
derer is unknown. It is presumed that
ONE friend OF Server took this method
of avenging his death. The operators
wounds are considered fatal. The MeXi-
can will also decor. st. Louis Re
nubEc
, 1890-12-14

Louis j. knoop, q prominent mining
broker, who lives at the Hotel Belvi-
dere, has a magnificent specimen which
he has named Shah, and for whom he
has refused $500. Shah Is nearly eight
cen inches In height, and weighs TWEEN.
ty and one-half pounds. Mr.. Knoop
gives him a bath at least once a week,
and the cat appears to enjoy it i'm
mensely. Shah's playmate is a small
black and tan terrier, which he handles
In the most merciless manner, and with
which he romps like a playful child.
He was formerly taken to the restau.
rant for his meals, but the guests soon
disguised him with their undue famil-
iarity, and he now eats in his boudoir.
His favorite diet is the bones of quail,
but when there is nothing better to be
had he will eat the breast of a chicken.
He is very fond of flowers, and spends
much of his time in the conservatory
on the roof Of the hotel, in which his
owner has many choice exotics. Shah
cost $50 when he was but two weeks
old His mother was SNOWFALL, owned
by Mrs. Steele, Of Medina, and he was
sired by Prince Leopold, a famous cat
now owned in Cleveland. O.-New
York World.
, 1890-12-14
is N
He Won the Worlds Record from Rose
berry by a Marvellous Jump.
The contests forsupremacy in high jump
ing between Roseberry, Hlemaker. Maud

and other wonderful equine leapers have
attracted much attention OF late. Maud
has never really been Sin 1t" with her two
competitors, but she has 8 #. 8 in. to her
credit, a performance that would have
been considered marvellous a year or two
g Fflemaker and Roseberry, however,
have smashed records right and left within
the past few months. The ball was virtu-
ally opened in September at Toronto, when
Roseberry knocked all recordsi into a cooked
hat by jumping 7 #. l IN. This remained
the record until Nov. Z, when Filemaker
cleared a hurdle Z II. IL in. high at the
O-s~aSO nurse SNOW.
Roseberry was present, but not In good
form, and in five trials failed to get over a
hurdle 9 It. 92{ in. The slump" in Rose
berry stock was only temporary, and it rose
again preceptibly when a few days later
the Canadian flyer went over a barrier I It.
"a in. in height. He held the record but a
short time, however, for at the Chicago fat
stock show Nov. %, Filemaker gathered
his bony frame together. Weighed excel
siorl" presumably, and made the remarka.
BILE jump of Z It. 2G in. Then he turned
his head and glanced back critically at the
towering barrier, saying as plainly az a
horse could, I'm bet a whole oat field Rosey
an do that" Thus far Filemaker's pre-
dietion has proved true: but "Rosey' may
be heard from later.
, 1890-12-14

A forty quart shot was thrown into
the Gibson well at Wildwood recently
with dire results. This well, owned by
the Bridgewater Gas company, has re-
Gently changed into a gasser and was
shot to open up the oil product. The
object was attained, but the casing was
broken by the conclusion, and for TWEEN
ty-four hours it was impossible to shut
in the large volume of oil, shooting with
such terrific force as to throw it out over
the top Of the fifty foot derrick. The
output since the agitation is estimated
at thirty-five barrels an hour, fifteen of
which is a total loss. On approaching
the well the oil descends in a shower,
and every tree. bush and shrub within a
radius Of 100 yards is covered with a
coating Of oil The greater part of the
fluid, however, is thrown into the field.
whence it runs in a small rivulet to the
creek below, and can be traced as far as
the Allegheny river. Cor. Pittsburg
Commercial Gazette.
, 1890-12-14

The latest reliable fashion news from
Paris notifies US that hand painted dress
shirts are to be the exceptionally elegant
thing for the coming season. These de
liriously original devices Of fashion are
to be decorated in designs appropriate
to the wearer's tastes or practices.
Thus the yachtsman in full dress will
display upon his manly bosom a water
color drawing of a regatta or the portrait
Of his favorite craft; the devotee of dogs
will have his front elevation embellished
with canine designs instead of diamond
studs; the horseman will wear horse
races or stable scenes on his starched
linen, and in a similar style each indi-
vdual hobby, fad or Characteristic in
diligence Of the man of fashion may, at
his pleasure, mirror itself to the world
as a legitimate part of his outfit -Phila-
delphia Record.
, 1890-12-14

The Leary raft towing venture Is
about to be cast in the shade by an
ocean journey with a fleet of fiat boats.
The powerful ocean tugs Haviland and
Heiperhausen have left the harbor here
for the purpose of towing the great Mica
ragua canal plant to the scene of opera
tons.
An ocean voyage with q mammoth
dredge and a dozen scows will be made
along the coast to the West Indies and
thence to Greytown, Nicaragua. The
dredge is now awaiting the big propeller
at Charleston, S. C., where it was con-
structed. After the big tugs put to sea
with their burden it is estimated that
three weeks Juggling will be necessary
to bring the unwieldy burden into Grey
town harbor.-New York Telegram.
, 1890-12-14

There is a firm in town that hires out
Bibles. There is a popular impression
that every family possesses a Bible, a
Dictionary and a copy of Shakespeare.
This impression, like many popular i'm
pressions, seems to be an erroneous one.
The Bibles thus hired out are expensive
mes and suitable to hand over to a
fashionable clergyman or a bishop, if a
church dignitary SO high as a bishop is
favoring the family in question with a
call or visit. Such an interesting re-
lgious episode in the life of a fashion
able family as the appearance of a bishop
Is usually known in advance, and the
Bible is secured in proper time.
The leaves between the old and new
testament are, of course, perfectly blank,
and if a representative of the church
should chance to turn to them he would
find that his fashionable friends were
alarmingly destitute of genealogical rec
ords. Such a discovery would strike
the family discovered with more horror
than it wonld any one else. They seem
willing, however, to take the chances.
Men who hire ont the Bibles demand a
deposit in every case, and charge 81 a
uight.-New York World.
, 1890-12-14

Not a single death from smallpox was
registered ~ Ireland last year. From
this scourge, at all events, 1.-The distress
full country" appears to be gradually
freeing itself. Over the last ten years
the average annual number of deaths
was 100. but this average is due to the
more serious state of things prevailing
in the early stages of the decade. Since
1893 there has only been one year in
which the number of deaths from small
pox was as high as fourteen. That was
In 1887. In 1885 there were but four
deaths from smallpox registered in Ire
land; in 1886, two; in 1884 there was
only one; in 1888 there were three, and,
as above stated, in 1899 there was not
one.-London News.
, 1890-12-14

An accident has just occurred in
Georgia which shows the necessity of
the guard which is now generally fixed
over the ventilating fans worked by cleo
tric motors. The manager of the en-
cheering department of an electric light
works had been experimenting the put
ting in Of a new exhaust fan, and was
watching its first trial. As he was feel
ing the shaft to see if the journals were
hot the suction drew his hand in, and in
an instant it was cut off between the
wrist and the elbow. The fan was re-
volving at the rate of 1000 revolutions a
minute, and it is said that the arm was
cut of as clean as if it had been done by
q nife.-Detroit News.
, 1890-12-14
POINTS ON CARDS.
A Few Easy but Important Questions
About whist Answered.

About whist Answered.
Enthusiastic was reading an carly edi
ton of Pole the other day, in which he
says that in opening your long suit you
should lead the lowest But the other
night when l was playing with a fellow
from Boston be insisted upon my leading
what he called the fourth best" What
did he meanH
Answer-He meant that he wanted you
to play the American game, which has now
been adopted by English players and in,
corporated into the English rules. The
reason why he wanted you to play the
fourth best was SO that he could tell by this
and FOUR after play just how many cards
of that suit you held originally. The
fourth best must necessarily be the
fourth card from the top OF the
suit II afterward you throw of
two cards lower than this he knows tina
you must have held six originally; II you
throw of only one you must hAve held 1--WE,
and IL you do not throw OF any that you
held four, and the first card you played
Was the lowest.
Enthusiastic begin to understand, so II
you led originally a two spot It shows your
partner at once that the longest suit you
AVE has only four cards, and that you
haven't much Of = hand anyway. But
suppose it is necessary for me to lead from
a high card first. then what do 1 dor
Answer-When you do play a low card;
play the original fourth best Where you
have a suit Of five headed by the ace you
play the ace first, and then the fourth best,
or the card next to the lowest.
Enthusiast-Still it seems to me that
this rule does not convey enough good for
the amount of trouble 1t causes, or perhaps
1 should say that it takes too long to
convey the information For instance,
suppose 1 have a long suit of six. 1 lead
originally my fourth best, and this hrst
trick is taken by my partner, who returns
his suit and the second trick Is taken by
our opponents, who succeed In holding the
lead three or -four tricks more. In the
mean time half of the game has been played
and my fourth best lead hasn't dons a par
ticle Of good Indeed, my partner would
have to have a phenomenal memory to
know what card l had played.
Answer-You forget ono thing. It Is
not SO much what cards you follow the
fourth best with as the simple tact that
you play 1t which conveys the informa-
ton II o have six cards and play the
fourth best, it is not necessary for you to
play the two cards lower thai that in or
der to show your partner that you held six
originally, simply because the fall OF the
cards on the first round will go far to show
this. For instance, you hold O., 10, 8 4, g.
AouAcoo enoE iour partner KNOWS Inhs
your opponents, IL they throw of, will throw
off the lowest cards they nave (unless they
are signallingl For instance, you lead the
4, your left hand opponent plays the o.
your partner the ace and your right hAnd
opponent the Z. Now it takes no extraor-
binary genius on your partners part TO tell
that you must have the 5 aud q OF course
where your opponents take the trick there
is always some doubt about one card.
Nevertheless the lead Of the fourth best
in itself, as you will see upon reflection, h
a valuable medium OF Information
TON MASON.
, 1890-12-14

A real estate dealer who missed a num-
Der of signs he had planted in the north
eastern part Of the city took a scout
among the inhabitants, and in n back
yard he found no less than twenty differ
emit For Sales" several of them bearing
his own, Apply to -" When he IN
dertook to recover his property, however,
a Polish woman set a dog on him and
ran him off, accompanied by an excla-
nation which seemed to interpret:
"H my husband was only here he'd
teach you better than to come around
trying to steal the fire wood we've laid
up for the winterT-Detroit Free Pres
, 1890-12-14

strange one. When her present illness
began she had been on the stage nine years.
During seven Of those years she played OBJ
scure parts.
Then without any particular flourish of
trumpets she was brought put in the great
parts in New York. Instantly she sprang
into public favor and began the queerest
starring tour on record Slight advertis-
ing and poor management always resulted
in small houses whenever she first opened
In a town, but soon her remarkable talent
oiled the theatre to OVERLOOKING. Her real
name Is Fanny Brough. She was born In
Illinois. Her first appearance on the stage
was with Josephine Riley in Chicago. Then
she became a chorus girl nj then a bur
lesque lancer and then-prestol-the most
powerful young emotional actress of the
day.
, 1890-12-14

L@N
was won by Annapolis. Following is a
brief description of the West Point eleven.
Adams. 90. center. weight 1856 pounds, is a
sharp, aggressive player, who is trying
hard to overcome the fault of being too
high a tackler. Crabbs, '91, right guard.
weight 40 pounds, is a strong tackler and
exceedingly quick. Z. w. Clark, '93, left
guard, weight 205 pounds, and has the rep
utation OF being the best runner and Jump
er IN his class. Schoeffel, 81, right tackle,
weight 1893 pounds, is considered the
strongest man in the academy. Gleason,
90, left tackle, weight $50 pounds. tackles
hard and is very quick. Prince, 'e2, right
end, weight 175 pounds, is strong and an
excellent tackler. j. F. Moore, 90, left end,
weight 165 pounds, is an excellent runner
and tackler. K. Wake, '92, quarterback,
weight las pounds, is sharp and quick and
a good passer. Undertake, 'g3, right half
back, weight ITO pounds, is the fastest run
uer on the team, but does not use his hands
enough Niche, "a, left halfback, weight
l43 pounds, is a cool and determined play.
er, very sure. the best drop kicker and cap.
tain of the team. Ames, 'a3, fullback,
weight l47 pounds, is a fine runner, punts
well and is the most scientific Of the tack
lers. The substitutes are: Rushers, Muir
ply, 81; Heayey, 81 and Ely, 81; backs,
Wilcox, 'S2; Pattison, '93; Horn. '9l; Nor
row, 'e1 and C~avsnaugh, '92.
Annapolis has organized a strong team
in a very hort time. Emerich, 81, is
captain. He plays halfback, is a good
tackler and a heavy rusher. Irwin, '9l, il
another of last years team, and plays
center rush. He weighs 100, is strong and
exceedingly active. Trench, '93, right
guard, Is another old player. He is a quick
tackler, holds well and is an excellent man
on the rush line. Back of the line come
Hartung, 81; Althouse, 81, and johnson,
"a The first ia an excellent player in the
position of left hRlfback. Althonse nlRys
, 1890-12-14

Those wonderful sprinters. John Owen,
Jr., and Luther Cary, whose rivalry for
first place in Americas amateur circles has
attracted widespread attention, will meet
in the 20 yard dash Of the Staten Island
Athletic club at Madison Square Garden,
New York, in games to be held Dec. II, "
and ID. Over holds the record for 100
yards at present. He covered that dis
lance in o 4-5 seconds at Washington.
Cary claims n record Of 81 seconds for the
same distance, but it has not yet been al
lowed by the Amateur Athletic union.