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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-13
THE GREAT TRoTT1NG MEETING.
Important Changes Inaugurated-Crack Two.
yenr~elds Meet.

LEXINGTON Oct 12.-One of the interesting
features In connection with the meeting Of the
Kentucky Trottng Horse Breeders Associa-
tion this year IL the departure from the usual
plan OF letting horses remain till ilvo heats arc
over. or. when there are ten or moro starters.
allowing all to stay In tho race till 1t is finished
Instead OF this. those that do not win heat or
make dead heat In three. go to the stable in
most OF the races this week. Tho In
novation worked caritally to-day when the
big programme got under way. In the
2:19 pace It made little difference. as Bunco.
Jr.. q speedy stallion from Omaha. would have
won in any event. but in the 2:23 class 1t got
rid OF an unwledy field very quickly. and con-
WINGED even the conservatives that II will make
harness racing more popular. For the two
in-three heat races there Is the same change
except that the horse must get heat in two
while there are only three moneys distributed.
instead OF four. as Is generally the plan Secre-
tory Upton is a strong advocate Of tho now
departure. and such an experienced turfman
as George W. Archer OF Rochester endorse 1t
There Is a greater mastering Of the breeders
and prominent patrons of trotting, than ever
here. the New York delegation inelHding {. A.
Dickinson. Fred. Akers. John s. Clark. and
others Every State Is represented. The weatho
looked threatening Yesterday. but II IVA Sas clear
was In fine order.
With four races on the opening card the
horses we're called promptly at noon and kept
busy for, about Ave hours. The, PAGERS set a
merry clip to begin with. Gamhre 4, f9 &n.
fayorite. BapSo. jr;. was too rapid for tho
second heat IL and was only al. neck .t IN
was OF ,sPecial interest. as Monbars and
Ser pn to meet for s the s'afr first time Mons
bars sold at to ! over the field Held and
He evidently set out to distance the field in the
second. as he went to the quarter IN 34a sec
onds and the half In 1:O7 y. but could not carry
this wonderful gait and finished IN 2:1DS;
Ralph Wilkes only got third place. but showed
q lot OF speed coming home. Tho Kentucky
Stake was not quite as easy for Pr. Lady Wilton
Myrtle L. for the 2:23 class was expensive. as
she got no part OF the money. the race going t2
the pole. and improved this advantage by get
ting the first heat and a new mark Of 2:iSh.
but Valentine beat him very cleverly after that
her third heat In 2:1Sts being drop OF nearly
four seconds In the record she had before to-
dRy. SummarieR.
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Lawn Tennis.

Al the Brooklyn Young Mems Christian Association
grounds yesterday the semi.fnnls for the champion
ship of the third class In the Polytechnic Institute
tennis tourney were played. The contest for tho
cnam pionsnip mas narrower Gown 70 Mason. My, &:
the nnl games be played of the courts OF the
Aitora Tennis Club. The sets yesterday were won az
follows
Ely beat Hodson. 60. 8--3: Ely beat Pollard 60
O.; CArhart beat r.. y. Downs by default; Tnnchet
beat Ornsbee by default: Tanchert vs. Carhart o-3
I'd. l-3-uuiuished fF'
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Jim corbett the puglist. SPARED with Jim DAILY of
Philadelphia in The concert hall in After Dark
In Brooklyn last night Corbe has decided to take up
permanent residence In this city He will not box
Peter Mnher yet awhile. for he has set his cap for
Mitchell or Slnyin.
:" The Olympic club OF New Orleans has notified me
that Of 600 Ii waiting there tor Mitchell and
myself said corbett To suS reporter II would not
he wise, therefore. for mo 10 arrange match with
MaGer for no club would put up sufficient amount OF
money make t worth MY while" Jim Daly anx
To arrange match with the Irish champion.
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The Winners at Gloucester.

GLOUCESTER. y, j., oct. la.-Todays races resulted as
folowS:
first Race-s!x and a half furlongs, Roger won.
Grafton second. ThDrns third. Time, ;2bf
h-rond Rac.--six fur0nxs, MAIDSTONE won. Marble
heart second, Nnipina thiru, Time, ~.
Thirh Race seven furlUngs. Pennington won, Mag.
sis y. second, rassliorr Third, Time, 49,
Fourth kacU--L0nr and half turOnKs. flattery won
Eriklna second Lucrc third Time. .5Hs.
tiftli KArc-'lne and u quarter miles. Sir Rea won
Geiidale second. Jim Glare third, Time, a;i3.
Sixth Race-Three'Iuarters OF y mile blackburn
Won. Logan second. John Atwood third. Time 1874
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Odds and Ends or sports.


There Is a letter in this ONCE for Jack Hopper.
Secretary ". H. IIough announces n special meeting
OF the Athletic Committee Of the Long Island Amateur
Athletic League 10 be held at the Union Athletic Club
rooms corner Of FULTON and Pineapple streets brook
Ign. Tomorrow night
Messrs. u. I.0ckley and Robert Ramsey two we
a match at 10 yards, with s!ih sticking clay pine ~
points up for SlO side at Lockieys rink, 059 Van
Ast avenue. Astoria. L. L. on next Sunday afternoon
A quoting tournament will be held at Lockleys rink
on Thanksgiving Day for stake VI s25.
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What Maine Hor..nen Th,.k or Nelson.

BANGOR Oct. 12.-To say that Maine horse
men are disappointed over the result Of the
great stallion race at Grand Rapids would be
putting it too mildly-they are mad clear
through. People here were quite confident
that Nelson would win. and when 1t was an
nounced last Monday that McHenry would
drive the Maine stallion. the sporting men
here began to bet heavily upon him. Then.
when 1t was learned that the owner would
drive. everybody began to hedge
c. II. Nelson lacked the shrewdness and all the
other qualities which 60 to make o good driver
N such an important race-in short. that al
though he owns a good horse. he Is no horse
mum. To be beaten was bad enough, but to
be beaten in 2:14h. 2:15. and PICS is humil-
iating The result OF the race moons not only
the loss OF many thousands OF dollars to
Maine men who backed their favorte. but the
Loss hrssds OF many 1S. times much to the
stood by Nelson and given him generous
breeders that Mr.. Nelson should have allowed
another man to drive his horse. for victory or
defeat In this contest meant as much com para.
lively to them as to him. One Kenriebec
breeder estimated that he is $4,000 poorer on
account OF Nelson's defeat. This same breeder
recently wrote letter to Mr.. Nelson Begging
him net to engage In such race. areulng that
nohs R VIZ y9 9Ss
defeat would bring. But Charles Horace
and met hls Waterloo. Many horsemen in
Maine are glad that he has at last had some
OF the conceit taken out OF him.
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PAol, Oct l2-Ths touring party OF the Asbury Park
wheslmcn arrived safely at +2o O'Clock to-day return.
ing to Philadelphia via train to spend the evening
the theatre. They will leave here for Lancaster
morrow morning at O'Clock. aud expect to make the
run Of foryfouf miles In eight hours actual running
ItIps, weather and roads permitting.
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The Winners At Chicago.

~ CHICAGO. Oct l:-The races Garfield Park resulted
- follows;
First Race-SiS furlongs. Pcndleon won Bob Francis
second, WeAyernAn third Time, l:lbA.
SECOND Raes-six fuIones. Cole Miller won. No Re-
Third Raee-Onc and = sixteenth miles, Maui How.
ard won, bore second Little billy third Time. :6OIS
Fourth Race-Thrse-quarters Of a mile. Fan King
wan, kildare second jim Dunn third. Time. l:l6.
Fifth Race-six rurlOnKs. KAturah won Capt. DTano
second. Urville third. Time, lion.
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There is very strong prospect that the
great football game on Thanksgiving Day be-
tween Princeton and Yale will be played this
has been arguing With the college folks, and
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock will meet repre-
sentntiyes OF Princeton and Yale and como to
O definite understanding.
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Harvard Men ut tn. Traiains Table.

CAMBRIDGE. Oct 1.-THE following candi-
dates for the Harvard Varsity eleven went to
the training table to-day; CSpt; TIaf{9rd. '03;
p3: Rantoul,. 'D2; Emmons, no; Gage. '95: :
Newell. 34: Shen, % Gray. 'o5: Fearing. 'Q3:
and Bangs. l.. ). Fearing played to-day for
the first time.
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PIml,co,s Trottinx Meet,nr Closed

BALrInoRx. Oct 12-LIttle Beta took the fourth end
deciding heat in tho 237 class trot at Pimlco to-day
Time. 2:2S. Thus WAS ended most successful meet
Ing OF the PiInlco Driving Club Owners and drivers
the club and Col. l1ough the secretary states that
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Totals. ~ ID s3SI Totals. ,....l3 25 IL 80,

FVtH1b '''''' ~ Il 10 6yoI IOtNB Id 20 T. COB
ERAhEs
Yonkers 30 l52 2tB 335 433 bl0 bs8 G72 IA S33
R0sedale ~ Las 23l 32U <OJ 4s% 5S2 $50 154 s5D
Ayerage-f0nkers. 1896 as; Rosedsle. III %.5.
Umpire. Y. W. Prior. Scorers. u. y. WueLrmHnn ard
Il. Irwin.
THIRD GAME.
The third game was begun after the Ger
mania team had taken ten minutes at practice.
The Yonkers team did not feel u bit disoour-
win this game. and thus make the evenings
roll tie. II this they were backed by the
IhS Yonkers team seemed unable to Keep the
ball in the centre Of the alleys. however. and
when the NTH frame was announced they
ttheless. kept pegging away at the pins, pick.
inK on each pin that stood In the way OF the
winning by 10 pins. Tho score:
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Judge Tighe 10 endeavorhg to match Jim Brown. the
hard hitting amateur Of the West side A. and clever
Jack skely for the Interstate boxing championships
on Oct 70,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-13
ONCE NEW YORK BALL PLAYER.
John Henry Tries His Luck In - Foot Race
and Gets Into Trouble.


TROY Oct. ia 1OO-yard race to-day at
Rensselaer, Park betweenJohn Henry. the base
ball player. and man said to be James But
ton Of Schaghticoke created intense excite-
ment Henry gave Button three yards start
and was beaten yard. There were
features about the affair that caused
Henrys hackers to believe they had been
duped or that "A professional Splinter had been
rung in on Henry. The latters admirers and
former associates On the Troy Club backed
him heavily and dropped big Doodle"
Henry. who claimed that all the money he had
with him was 50. and he professed that he be-
lieyed he had been imposed upon.
~ He was followed after leaving the park to
that Mckenna backed Button. Henry was
called out. and when he saw that the crowd
was composed of men who had supported him
he started on run down the street. followed
by big crowd, Several shots We're fired at
Henry. but by whom it is not clearly estab-
lished. Henry ran into Officer Condon's arms
and was locked up. When searched over 5000
was found in his pocket
and soon returned with Charles Moore. West
Trojan. who was charged with attacking
Henry. He admitted that he was in the crowd.
but denied firing any shot. Henry told THE
had sold them out. but that they did him an In
against, but had been told that he was u
sprinter from Lynn named kimball. and
t6st tine the sr on se4d beat him At
the same man that he met at Evans saloon in
Schaghticoke when no made the match and
was introduced to him as, Button. The general
and that no got $500 for his work. He is locked
UP. but Moore has been bailed out.
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Racing ON Churchill Downs.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 12-ThouRh horses at short
day. four OF the Eve first choices suffered de-
feat in series Of rather good contests. The
weather was never brighter. but the attend
ance was very slim.
The first race was q selling purse at six fur
longs with two-year-old starters It was
canter for the to chance. American Lady.
100. ridden by Perkins. Great Hopes. the IA
yorite WAS seeopd four lengths In front OF In
Wadsworth was favorite at odds on for the
second race. one mile. which had five starters.
Helen n. li2. Britton up. who was to /
In The SstnE beat hm out
away. Time :40s.
The mile and seventy Yards selling purse
vas c Lev taken * neck BY Milo g. p
beat tho Is to 1 chance. JuguEtha. four lengths
for second place. Time. ! 80 Tho winner.
who was entered to be sold for 81 900. was run
~ $500 over his price. and then bought in by
In the mile and g. hundred Yards selling
shorter than Little Annie, Little Annie was
ridden by MeuT. and she beat the fayorite a
away Time. l 52.
The closing race. mile and a sixteenth.
hapdtcap. was an easy thing for t the improved
sa sD Esdeb S.a Re s who
ite. Philora. four lengths for second money.
:, Brown Dick. the trainer. has bought Of W. T.
chestnut yearlinT. colt by George Kenny. dam
Almo BY King Alfonso. and the bay yearling
colt by Leonatus. dam Catherine by imported
Mortemer. Price private. but fgures known
o Il Soth aSs SadRs
Using colts
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SECOND GAME.

~ lBi sSI 80. 90 90 bZO IOD 6OS $40
GermanA 222 2yl 376 457 53s $40 7O7 sO2 SsS
Average-Rosedale. ia ST: Germania. III So.
Umpire, T. W. Timpe; scorers, b. simon and J. II.
Meinken.
SECOND GAME
The Yonkers team. who have been talked OF
session OF the alley to try and give tho Rose
dales another knock down. The Yonkers boys
players from Yonkers had many friends pres
emit and they yelled just as loud as their New
York brethren. kellock especially made his
secutiye strikes. and some one yelled. .'Oh.
for a 800 scorel" In the flfth, frame, how
ever. q single pin refused to bulge
and Kellock could only secure Q spare. Both
teams bowled ~ II their very lives depended
did not secure one or the other. When hali Of
the game had been rolled tho out-of-town
players had slight advantage which was cut
down to four pins In the seventh frame. The
hosedales made q grand rally in the two final
frames and won the game by twenty-six pins.
The score:
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Stansbury and Beach Answer Hnnlan and
OConnor.

SEATTLE. Oct. 12.-William O'Connor. the
oarsman. has received a cablegram from Sgd
ney saying that Stansbury has left for San
Francisco. accompanied by Beach. OConnor
is of the opinion that Stansbury is coming to
America in response to challenge made by
himself and Hanlan two months ago to row
against Stansbury and any other oarsman in
the championship OF the world and the other
two singles. OConnor to row Stansbury for
the worlds champiopship and Hanlan to row
q race at San Francisco in two months. and
will allow the Australian his own terms.
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The Jerome and the sea and Sound Stakes
Down fpr To-day.

To-day's programme for Jerome Park Is en-
ticing. the Jerome Stakes for three-vear- olds
and the Sea and Sound Stakes for two-year-
Odds being down for decision.
It Is almost useless to look beyond Bermuda
for tho winner of tho Jerome Stakes Pick
nicker may run second. Dagonet appears to
have mortgage on the Sea and Sound Stakes.
st. Florian's impost Is excessive. but he may
run second. as he does not seem to be at all
8 usceptible to weiaht. Leonawell may win the
opening race with Belwood second. Demuth
and Carroll should be hard to beat In the SEQ
third race he ought to win II. butin case he
should not 60 to the post the chances Of For
ling and Kilkenny should be very bright. Bus
tced and Silver Prince should be worth u bet
IN the last.
This is the programme In detail
First Racesweepstskcs for all ages ct $50 esch with
$1,000 added Of which $500 TO second and 500 TO
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Yachting Gossip,

The Vamoose lay In Tebos yard all day yes
terday. The work OF repairing the damaged
steering gear was begun and will probably be
finished to-day. No further arrangements
have been made for taking the boat round to
the Pacific coast. She may go in a few weeks
time. and Mr.. Hearst may decide to let her RI,
main here all the winter. H.
This is the dreary season OF the year with
yachtsmen. and every day now pennants are
being hauled down and the yachts go into win
ter quarters. They present rather dismal
appearance as they lay UP in the different
yards. All their dainty sails are carefully
stored away. the brass work and deck furni-
ture is all carefully covered up. and all that is
to DO seen are the dreary looking hulls. with
one one or two masts . sticking out OF them: The
them are covered with canvas.
this vicinity is Teto's yard in south brooklyn:
Already thirty-sevcn yachts are there Five Of
mission. They are the ELECTRA, mmodoTe
Helveta. f B. fseiin Radha. Joel s Woi
and Anita. J. Dupont. An these are steamers.
Tho steamers In the yard that have gone ont
Hsnan Of New \ ork: Gorsair. J. Pierpont Nor.
gan: Orrmore. A. Orr; Stranger. Toseph e.
Ho5es %oo Horaee
YsfsS ca Aztse g LWynf Mtsyon
noss " cieyesnd Aieia. H. Feeler: Cora
John A. Morris:- Nourmahal. William Aston:
Marguerite. W. NJ. Hartman. and Governor
The schooners arc: Meteor. owned by r D.
Van Nostrand; Colum Dia. J. r. Perkins, Palm
err Rutherford Stuyvesant: Yampa, Chester A:
Chaplin: Speranza. George H. Ketcham OF
Toledo, Intrepid. Lloyd Phoenix; Evolution.
Pr. Wa tcr NJ jackson Atalanta. Frank Savin:
and BrunkildS John j. Phelps. and u Romo1a ''
The sloops are: Nokomis. owned by g. A.
Norton Of Charlotte: Sindbad. T. s. Young Jr..
and Huron. w. Butler Duncan. Jr.
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s1osson and DAILY CONTINUE Their PractIce.
There was q large crowd OF interested spec
tators In Slossons billiard rooms on broadway.
near Twenty-third street last evening to see
Slosson and DAILY continue their series Of prac-
tice games. 1t was intended to play an 500
point game. and on this account the play began
at o'clock. but after TOO points had been So
favor.
The playing last evening was better than has
Sosson ran 245 points. DAILY Is playing
steadier game each night The score Of the
game Is as follows:
10 r. Z, 81 .. IL. g. H. Total 1871 Average, 8als
o. a2.i, s. 49, g. Total. 81. Average Il G.ii 80 w.
There will be no game this evening. Instead
OF the customary games between Messrs. DAILY
Ign. q match at 100 points. cushion. carom. will
be played between Messrs. w. Barnard and
b. Ehrich.
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Filth RAce-The Jerome Makes Tor three yeafOlde,
500 each with $500 added OF which $500 to
the third to receive $500 out OF the stakes one mil
am nc IN MT ha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-16
HOW RUBBERs ARE MADE,

Not Cast In Molds, as Many People Sup
pose.
Many people suppose that rubber shoes are
made by melting the material and running il
into molds, says the Denver Ne,os Such is
not the case.
The manufacture of rubber shoes is not very
much different from the manufacture of leather
shoes. They are made on lasts Just the same,
but instead of being sewed they are cemented.
1--WE get most Of the raw material from South
America" said drummer. SIT is about the
color of molasses and is Of spongy nature.
First, it goes through a crushing or rolling
process and comes out in rough sheets and
looks very much like cows hide. Then il Il
taken into compromising room, where 1t il
mixed with a compound and vulcanized.
AFTER that 1t is cut up into small pieces, &C.
cording to the parts Of shoes which we wish Ia
get and is afterward fitted onto lasts by the
workmen in the same manner that leather Ia
'How much pure rubber is contained in the
manufactured article? About 70 per cent. The
best Para gum costs IS cents a pound, so you
see rubber boots and shoes cannot be made foy
nothing In the smallest rubber shoe made
there are about four ounces Of pure rubber.
and from that to probably four pounds in :
pair of rubber boots"
"Old rubbers are ground up, lining and all,
into what we call rag carpet, and it is used fol
insoles.
1.-THE work is nearly all done by hand and IN
the factories are employed young children,
men and women. A bootmaker gets 20 cents
pair for making them and good man can
turn out from ten to twelve pairs day.
There are between fifteen and twenty rub-
Der boot and shoe factories in the country,
with total capacity Of over l5O, 900 pairs Of
boots and shoes day.
There are four factories having . capacity
OF over 5000 pairs each and one which has q
capacity Of 40, 200 pairs. It is a mystery where
they all 60 tor
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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