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PUGILIS TIC.
Interest Is Conferred in Iaher, the Irish
Giant.

Interest Is Conferred in Maher, the Irish
Giant.
In the Maber-Mahan contest the knowing
ones are picking MabeT for winner, and it
looks as if he should come out victorious,
barring accidents. He has shown himself a
clever fighter and his condition is said to be
frst-class.
There is a great divergence of opinion
concerning thu outcome OF the Smith
RiOrdan contest this month at the rooms of
the California Athletic Club. Riordan is
undoabt ,dly clever and has shown himself
to be fighter Of no mean pretensions, but
in Smith he will find hard opponent and
one who will worry him badly. Smith Is
furnishing hitter, has a cool head in the ring
and has a wonderful capacity for staying II
the face Of hard punching.
Already a considerable degree OF interest
is being taken in the approaching fight be-
tween Jimmy Carroll aud Billy Myers in
New Orleans. Carroll, as is quite natural, is
the favOrite, and all things considered should
win, but even lis most ardent admirers
will hardly dare TO claim a walk-oyer for
him. Myers is a stocBy little fellow, with
only an average degree OF science, but pos
sessed Of splendid endurance and tremen-
dous hitting powers. He is no longer boy,
but he still has youth in his favor, and Car
roll, who is nearly 40, is handicapped to that
extent No man OF Carroll years can have
TecuperatVe powers equal to those of a
younger man, and if Myers can stay long
enough to'tre him he should stand good
chance to land his man. No one knows
this better than carroll himself, who found
TO his sorrow that Jack McAuliffe whipped
him simply by outstaying him.
just at present the chief interest of the
sporting fraternity, so far as pugilistic mat
tiers 60, seems to be centered in Peter
Maher the Irish giant. who arrived in New
York few DAYS ago. He is under the man.
agement OF Billy Madden, than whom no
more cunning cOachcr exists, aud bis first
act on setting foot on American soil was to
issue a sweeping challenge to Peter Jack
son, Jim C0rbett or Bob Fitzsimmons.
There is a great deal of talk about him here,
and it is quite likely that the California
Athletic Club will seek TO match him
against Joe McAulffe, who is now on his
way home after eking out Drecarious ex-
istence by giving sDarrng exhibitions in the
concert halls of the Eastern cities. All that
seems 20 he known about Mahcr is that he
is leet 25 inches in height, and weighs 300
pounds. In size, therefore, he is nearly
equally matched with the Mission lad, and
1t Is more than probable that the match. If
made wOnld be an interesting one. Maher
may prove to be q wonder, but it is hardly
probable that lie will fight his way to the
.stf1
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ROWING.
Dutch, the Australian, Began Practice
ON IhursdaY.

on thursday.
Charles Dutch, the Australian oarsman,
who will row Peterson over the Alameda
course on the 18th inst, began practice on
Thursday, and a great deal of interest is
already manifested In the approaching
event. This will be the first American
Australian race ever rowed in California
waters, and will attract great attention for
that reason alone. The recent defeat Of
Dutch at New Westminster by O'Connor
and Hanlan has impressed the hackers of
Peterson with much confidence, and the
Toronto Empire, in discussing the matter,
is inclined to favor Peterson.
just how this may be is hard to say, but
Dutch is good man to keep an eye on.
Like most of his countrymen he is possessed
Of much cunning, and there is no Deepen
dence to be placed upon his recent perform
ance. He is not here for his health, as is
well known, and it is as plain as pike
staff that If he had won in his race with
Hanan and 0'COnnor he would have been
compelled to return to Australia, for no one
would have cared to make further match
with him.
AS it is, he is an unknown quantity, and
while Peterson is certain TO push him from
start to finish the chances are that Dutch
will carry the purse away in his capacous
pocket. So at least the cunning ones seem
to think, fer the claim is made that Dutch
mode no effort to win at Westminster when
he could have done so.
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YACHTING.
HerreshoT Has Surprise In Store for
Bnnfmen.


Boatmen.
The San Francisco and the Pacific Yacht
clubs VIII close the season on Saturday, the
nth inst. by parties at their respective
club-houses, in SausalitO, on the afternoon
and evening Of that day. a special tug will
leave Mission Pier l at o'clock in the even
ing for the Pacific Yacht Club, returning at
II 30 o'clock at night; and at S o'clock in
the evening for the San Francisco Club, re-
turning at II o'clock
1t is said that Nat Herreshoff has in store
a surprise for boatmen. His --latest" is q
nondescript - about 80 feet over all, %
water line, ~ beam aud 20 inches draught
1t is an experiment. Imagine a very long
watermelon split in two pieces lenEthWlse,
with ends sharpeued somewhat, still pre-
serving its rounded shape, and one of these
pieces Should BE- placed in the water. What
prevents it from rolling over? Imagine
huge leaden cigar hung below this boat
four feet, for ballast, on wide steel plate
which acts like a stationary centerbOard.
1t will be slonp-rigged 1t is made very
light, and is expected to go. Evidently it is
in the line OF au eX eriment Tor something
larger to follow. 1t will soon be in the
water, and is Il sim0n-pure racing machine.
Forest ard Stream in recent Issue says
of model yacht sailing:
This delightful branch OF yachting has Ie-
American yatehsmen, but OF late there has been
an Increase Of Interest, and several clubs are
now established and holding regular races. In
England the sport has long been IN high favor.
Model yacht clubs arenumerons, while monthly
paper devoted to the sport Is published.
or course 10 those who merely care 10 go from
place 10 place in Il boat, either by sail Or steam,
there is little attraction in model sailing; but to
The thousands whose interest in boats lies much
deeper, including The whole subject Of design
construction, rigging and sailing, the racing Of
model yachts offers wide and inviting field.
Tie principles Involved are the same as In The
case Of large vessels, the same fascinating eX-
permeDts In designing. building and racing are
much more easily possible. and the results are
as valuable from technical point OF view as IN
the case Of Volunteer or a Goriana.
The two fascinating problems now before
yachtsmen, OF design and construction, can be
completely worked out on large scale only at
very heaYX expenditure, but the designing and
construction of models involves Il most lnSig-
nincJnt outlay. While within the reach OF boys
and young ANA eurs, the sport Is by means
beneath the dignity OF veteran yacItsmen, and
10 the amateur designer in particular II offers
every opportunity to test his theories and revise
them In The light OF actual experience.
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The segments support the layers of small
wire and transmit the pressure excited by
the powder at the instant OF discharge TO
the Tuner layers OF the wire, thus placing
all the circumferential stress Of the explo-
sion upon the encircling wire, which has an
elastic limit of $4,000 and tensile strength
of 267. 900 pounds to the square inch.
From these figures it will be noted the
segments cannot be crushed by the super
imposed pressure of the wire, nor upset by
any powder pressure that will ever exist in
a gun.
In practice the highest powder pressure
in the ordnance high pressure gun Is only
$4,000 pounds to the square inch. The ad-
vantages of the segmental sy stem, according
to Lieutenant Whistler. are:
First-In consequence of the small weight OF
each Of the component parts of the gun, crucible
steel can BIZ used economically.
SecOnd-The small size Of the segments and
the ugOt from which they are rolled admit oil
being carefully cast and uniformly forged so as
TO insure uniformity OF metals and oil being
thoroughly anneaed.
Third-1hey can be readily rolled Into shape;
that is, the method of construction Is exceed
ingly economical.
Fourth = They can be thoroughly and con-
venlently Inspected.
Flfth-The size and thlnness of each segment
insure a thorough and uniform temperlng and
anneang II temper be considered desirable.
Sixth-1he size of the segments admits of read
fly setting up conditions OF special elasticity by
cold work.
This last feature is by far the most I'M
portant, as it renders possible the use Of a
kind of steel far beyond anything heretofore
employed in the body Of gun.
The doubt as to whether gun con-
structed on this segmental principal would
have sufficient circumferential strength to
resist powder pressures has been dispelled
by the exhaustive static calculations made
by Lieutenant Whistler.
Colonel CroZier, while admitting the
theoretical exactness of Lieutenant Whist
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players, while the outfeld had half dozen
pretty faces.
Miss Westervelt tried to pitch with vim.
Her curves were startling. Their arcs de-
scribed q course toward first base with such
suddenness that Miss 0ttignon, regardless
of consequences, jumped out OF danger. No
matter how hard the fair pitcher tried, that
ball would toss up.
Miss lehman at the bat was indignant.
There was dire confusion of voices and GEES
lures. Finally it was settled by some au-
thoritative voice calling. "OutP' The bat,
which had been tanning the breeze, was
thrown on the ground with fine professional
disgust. Everybody moved up base.
Miss Hasbrouck took the bat She is
dashing little miss. Miss Oitgnon COM
pleted the battery. What team they made.
There was no ball tossing now, but between
flies and the girls stealing bases that ball
was twirled suspiciouSly enough to keep
everybody watching. Then, suddenly it
shot, with scientific curve. toward Miss
HasDrouck's bat Her bright eyes were at
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The curve" de,eire, MenA

Recess is short, and so they play the old
fashioned game of scrub. Yachting caps,
and natty sailor hats, blue dresses and
pretty light gowns chase each ether about,
while black hair and light in long braids
swing coquettishly, as these vivacious
misses jump with vigor into genuine ball
tossing contest, Miss Annie Tichman puts
her dainty foot on the plate and raises her
weapon with spirit. Miss Edith Hasbrouck.
in jaunty cap, with braid of black hair
falling below her waist, laughs out OF
bright dark eyes and losses her head as be-
hind the bat she puts up two very white
hands and says, Let EN- come"
Miss Sadie Westeryelt is ready. She
stands In the dusty spot in the center of the
diamond. She has light hair and sweet
face under cap carelessly worn. She has
planted one foot firmly ahead of the other
and twirls a baseball in her left hand as
with her right she gesticulates to the fair
batter, who cries, "Now just here-high
ball"
Miss Claude Ottignon, tall and striking,
had sauntered gracefully toward first base.
A large straw hat shaded her face. While
size watched and waited she couldn't resist
the feminine impulse to give her dress those
characteristic pulls with both hands which
distinguish belle on ballroom floor.
Around the bases were others OF the fair
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some OLD PEOPLE.
One We'll Known in Bolton, Mass, The Other
in New Jersey.

Recently representative of the Boston
Globe called upon Uncle Reuben Burnan oil
Bolton, Mass, one of the old if not the
oldest resident of that town. The old
gentleman was born in the year 1900 and is
known not only to the people of Bolton. but
is well-known in Boston. and since his birth
has always been a resident of Bolton, the
town in which he was born. The rep
resentative, in the course of long interview
with him.. learned great deal about his
history. and in his report says:
He married, in 1929, Roxana Warner of
Harvard; she died a quarter of century
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ago. They had three sons, one Of whom
died but six months ago. They all settled
In the town of their nativity, and followed
the trade of their father, that Of carpenter
and builder.
Uncle Reuben says he enjoys noting the
changes that have taken place in and around
Boston since he came here to work as an
apprentice at his trade. One of the most
vivid experiences of those early years was
fire which he attended in Dock square; fire
apparatus was very primitive and limited,
and many were called upon to carry water
In buckets; he objected to some authority
used, and got wet down for it.
He distinctly recalls the days when they
had but one mail week in Bolton, that was
brought on the stage which ran from Brat
tleboro, Vt, to Boston, or on the back OF a
horse. Postage was then rated according to
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Tho Prince of wales, Debts.

1.-The exact financial position Of the
Prince of Wales" says Labouchere, editor
of the London Truth, in an article on
English Royalty" which he contributes
to the October Forum. is not known.
There have been rumors that he is greatly
in debt; but question their correctness.
When the Prince came CT age he became
possessed of the accumulations realized
during his minority from the Duchy of
Cornwall A portion of Them was expended
in the purchase of the Sandringham estate,
and the remainder became his. With this
nest-egg, with an income OF e11O.0O0 per
annum, one Of $4,000 for his wife. a sep
arate provision for his children, and with
Marlborough House kept up for him at the
public cost, there seems no reason why his
expenditure should outrun his means. His
Inequalities are not greater than those Of
the French President, who, with less than
half his income, does not get into debt"
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TWO LEAVES OF A LIFE.

From her perch on mammals knee
Fair-haired Mabel laughed in glee
As the whits fakes swiftly fell
over hill and vale and deli.
"what pretty bed" cried she,
" The white flakes would make for me-"
Baby Mabel did not know
OF the GOODNESS OF the snow.
The mother silently sent up prayer
Asking God her darling to spare;
Better have asked the Father above
To take the life from your pure white dove,
And under the snowfases your darling lay
AS pure, as white and as cold as they,
Than that her feet should stumble in
The deep and dark pitfalls Of sin.
On the cold stone pavement a woman lay
AT the close of weary winters day,
And the white fakes swiftly fell
Over hill and vale aud dell;
over the bent and Sustained form,
Clad In garments tattered and torn,
Fallen so low, so polluted with sin,
That none In the city would take her In.
Gently. pityingIy cover her head,
And make baby Mabel pretty bed.
or all the people who passed her by
Did none OF them with tear or sigh
Think of their own little Mabel fair
And silently breathe heartfelt prayer?
Did no one dream that that woman there
Was once as undenled and fair?
oh God do the angels up above
Look down below on the ones they lover
II so, 'twere hell the heav en- men teach;
II so, 'twere heaven cen hell to reach.
Gently. pitying cover the head,
Aud make baby Mabel pretty bed.
GERTRUDE La PAGE
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the gun. A is the cast-iron jacket; B the
steel-wire wrapping; the sectional steel
tube, and d the steel wearing tube.
The United States must replace 1000 guns,
of which $50 are of the 16-inch type, weigh
ing about 100 tons. Krupp sells guns of this
kind at $50 600 each. AT a moderate eSti-
mate wire guns can be made to cost 50 per
cent less than Krupp's pattern.
Ii all the guns now needed are to be built
up steel rifles it will take the United States
about fifteen years to supply them, while 1t
would net take more than five years to turn
out the same number of wire guns. Apart
from this, the S.inch wire gun is claimed to
equal the 10-inch buit-up steel rife. and
there is the same ratio Of improvement
claimed in wire guns Of higher calibers.
With regard to the penetrating power Of
shot, say from a 15-inch Krupp rifle, it is
interesting to note that a shell will pene-
trate 81 inches of steel armor at a distance
OF 1000 yards. while shell thrown from the
segmental wire gun, it is claimed, would
pierce 36-inch steel armor at the same dis
tance--EX
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ceeding year finds greater number OF
and the membership does not seem to be
confined to any particular class. The clubs
are the Razzle-Dazzie. San Francisco Bicy-
Gle Club. Bay City Wheelmen and the Ham,
ilton-sQuare Club. The total membership
of these organizations is about go, but there
are, it is estimated, nearly 500 wheelmen in
this city, and the number is constantly in-
crCasing. II is safe to say that the Oakland
ferry-boats carry away from this city fully
500 persons every Sunday morning who
spend the day in rambling over the country
roads on wheels, and they are, it is noticed,
made up of the very best class Of people.
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BICYCLING.
This PastIme Is Rapidly Coming to the
Front,

Front.
Edge, the bicycIist has broken the rec
ord from London to Edinburgh, covering
the 297 miles in 3S hours ana Az minutes.
c. W. Dorntge OF Buffalo recently rode
Eve miles on a bicycle in 10 minutes and 81
seconds over the Parkside. track at Chicago.
1t has been suggested that the wheelmen
Of this city should combine and construct
track near town, which would give them a
good place for speeding.
G. P. Mills, the English champion bicy-
clst, who holds the English record from
Lands End to John O'Groats, has recently
beaten that performance. Mills rode
pneumatic safety bicycle over the same
ground in four days four hours and fifteen
minutes, beating the previous record by
tweuty-One hours.
Bicycle-riding seems to be coming TO the
front as an outdoor pastime. and each sue
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AT THE BUTTS.
Shooting Tournament of the Third Infan-
try Regiment.


Shooting Tournament OF the Third Infan-
try Regiment.
The Swiss Rife Club will hold its medal
shoot at Harbor View to-day.
The Independent Rifles will have their
medal contest to-day at Shell Mound Park
The San Francisco Scbuetzen Verein will
hold its medal shoot at Shell Mound Park
to-day.
Several of the companies of the Second
Brigade, n G. c., have postponed their
medal contests on account of the Thirds
tournament.
The Third Infantry Regiment will hold
its first annual shooting tournament at
SchuetZen Park to-day. Many teams have
been entered from the companies Of the
National Guard and the United States Army
and close and exciting contest is expected.
Targets have also been provided for those
who use the target rifle, and the Federal
and State soldiery will be brought into close
competition.
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THE LOVED AND LOST.

Their work in the vineyard is ended,
Ours, 1t may be, only begun;
For while we have loitsred and fingered
Their Iife-task is finished and done.
Leaving US saddened and lonely,
Wondering why thus we are left
Finding our task, oh. SO heavy,
Now that we thus are bereft
The cords that bound us together,
The ties of affection so deep,
Are broken, but to be reunited
When we wake from our long dreamless sleep
As soon as our In Dor Is finished
Our names are erased from Deaths roll,
And those who have earnestly striYen
VIII at last reach the heavenly goal.
Then let us be faithful workers.
Be this. our day, short or long.
Helping the weary, the weak ones,
And the victory shall be to the strong"
l.. s.
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Straw hats are getting tn look quite an
tique and lace hats look Methusalah like.
1t is almost too early to plunge into felt and
velvet, that we reserve until the snow is on
the ground. But there is jet-jet, sparkling
rich, becoming, piquant, lighting up pale
face, enhancing a rosy one, harmOnizing
with the raven tresses-contrastng finely
with golden ones. Yes, jet will be the thing
to wear just now, and it is made In such
variety, such distraeting shapes, such tempt
ing fashions, that although it is expensive
many women will prefer to have one jet
bonnet to three of any other sort. There is
the Mary Stuart shape which requires to be
mounted on velvet and Will be found very
becoming, but rather matronly. For young
er faces the "Vassar" sailor, the Jet part
very petite and mounted on terra verte vel
vet, with green and black tips, is q hat
which will meet with great favor. Jet but
terfiies have fluttered over city heads for
some time past, but the jet grasshopper has
only been worn lately, and has not had suf-
ficent time 10 become hackneyed. Redfern
has introduced him into his millinery depart
ment. where he dispOrts himself on stylish
hats and bonnets. AS decoration for the
bosom Of velvet evening gown he Is also
encouraged. and the effect of him against
snow-white round arm, from which he just
raises the sleeve. is thing worth noting.
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A LULLABY.

Sleep, my little one. sweetiy sleep,
Ger yon hills the moon doth creep,
Soon her soft and mellow light
Will fill with beauty all the night.
The pretty birds have gone to rest
Cling thou close to mothers breast;
Fear no shadow, fear no harm.
While thou hast round thee her dear arm.
Her love will shield thee, precious one,
While shine the stars or shines the sun;
A tender watch DER thee she'll keep,
mothers love doth never sleep.
And when the light of morning fair
Appears feel darling child.
That heaven hath listened to my prayer.
And angels DER thy couch have smiled.
LEIGH LYN DON.
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VENICE AND IDLBNEOO.
When The Fish viii Not Bite There Is The
SieStd.

What an ideal place is Venice! It is not
only the most picturesque city in the world.
rich in all that art can invent to please the
eye, but how calm 1t Isl The vivacity which
entertains the traveller is all on the surface,
writes Charles Dudley Warner in the Edl-
tors Drawer of Harper's Magazine. The
nobleman in his palace-if there be any
palace that is not turned into hotel or
magazine of curlosities or municipal Office
can live on a diet that would make an
American workman strike, simply because
he has learned to float through life, and the
laborer is equally happy on little, because
he has learned to wait without much labor.
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D'ACCORD.

With patient love the sculptor toiled,
Though gliding crowds did mock his skill;
The finished product, all but spoiled,
No want or pleasure seemed to fill.
But, loi when, through his suaslve force.
Twas raised to its exalted place,
Melted each feature, rough aud coarse,
To smoothest outline, utmost grace.
hewed rugged, uncouth rhyme.
From words that feebly told my woe,
Nor hoped that aught OF the sublime
Those lines TO carping crowds might show.
Outstanding all the rules Of art
Viewed in the light OF bygone years.
Those rugged lines did move the heart,
And softened memories brought tears.
c. K WAsHBuRN,
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LOVE NOT THE WORLD.

Love not the world; 1t loves not you;
Its woes are great, its pleasures few;
Its pains are true-alasI
Its pains, alone, are true.
Though bright the day at rise Of sun,
1t brings no hope to any one;
But troubles won-alasi
But troubles only won.
What is the day? Oh. mockirg light.
IT'S but the herald OF the night,
When dreams take fiight-alasl
When happy dreams take fl light.
What Is the nIght9 Gods wrath unfurled.
At many wicked minions hurled.
Love not the world "-alasl
He says, Love not the world"
FELIX GALLAGHER