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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
PILLS HORSE AGAIN.
The Pittsburger Backs Parvenue Once
More and He Wins Easily.
TROTTING ATLITTLE WASHINGTON.
More Record Breaking by PAGERS and Trot-
ters at independence Track.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

SHEEPsHEAD BAY RACE TRACK, Sept
1.-The attendance this afternoon was again
kept down by clouded sky and threatening
weather The racing, however, was excel
lent, although the three stake events were
won in bloodless fashion.
The Reapers' stakes, with Kilkenny and
The Pepper, Garrison up, equal for first
choice at IL to g. and Pactolus second choice
at 13 to 8, proved to be cake walk for
Kilkenny, he winning under easy driving,
while The Pepper and Pacsolus were whip
ping out for second place, the former getting
it by head on the post. That game old
gelding Banquet, second choice at II to
8, had an easy time taking the New York
handicap from Leonawell, to 1, and Mon
tana, 6 to 8, Ambler holding him back to
a head finish with Leonawell. The sport
began with win for the Annie colt, first
choice at to 5. Spartan, to 1, Taral up,
came up to the unnamed colt with rush in
the final sixteenth, but Simms, by hard
work, managed TO squeeze the favorito home
first by short head.
Pittsburg Phil bet q lot of money on Par
venue to win the fifth race. Parvenue led
from start to flush, Mt post odds of to l.
and Phil made another big haul OF dollars.
DoSSeII, on SHeSdpeake, urSI cHolce nv o
to or the last race on the grass did not
think it was go, and lost n dozen lengths
by pulling up. He was beaten by half
length by Fred Taral, to l. Summarizes:
First race. Futurity course-Annie F, colt, to
5, won, whipping. by q head: Spartan. to l.. sec,
ond by length, whipping; Evanatus. 10 to third
by length. whipping. Time. l:N is.
Sc second race. the Sapphire stakes. five and one
half ffurlongs-Beegarde to 2. won by three
quarters of a length, driving: Rnnyon. to !, sec
e,1, ond BY "a heal whipping; Laura + colt to l.
Third race the Reapers' stakes-Kilkenny, IL to
s, won by two lengths, easy; The Pepper, II TO 5,
second by a head, whipping: Pactolus. 13 to s.
third BY length, whipping, Time, 2:O3 Is.
Fourth race, one ana one-half miles-Banquet
II to S. won, pulled back by a neck: Leonawell, to
/ / sec second by neck. whipping: Montana to-
Fifth race. one mie-Parvenue, 5 TO /. won by
length and a half driving Mary Stone, TO /. sec.
ond by two lengths whipping: Fagot. to l. third
by four lengths, whipping. Time. Al:
Sixth race, seven furlongs-Fred Taral. to l,
won by half length. whipping; Chesapeake. to
8, second by length and a half. whipping: Croft
chet, to i, third by two lengths, whipping. Time.
1880.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

THERE viii be concert in HighlandPark
this evening.
The two-year-old child of John McCanley,
OF Salisbury, was run down by shafting
engine at that place yesterday and instantly
killed. The Coroner wBs notified and an
inquest will be held.
The directors of the Birmingham Land
Improvement Company held their regular
monthly meeting in the office of Alderman
Snccop last night. The routine business Of
the company was tran ,acted.
THE Calvary Church, of East Liberty. had
its annual picnic in Schenley Park yester-
day. Seventy-ive children of the Associa-
tion for the Improvement of the Poor were
the guests OF the church folks.
KATE KoRRELL entered suit against Fred.
erick Heir yesterday for $1,000 for alleged
breach OF promise. She says that on the 1se
OF last February they became engaged, but
that on August 10 he refused TO marry her.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
The Dianond-

TERRY is certainly pitching great ball these days.
WELL, well, our sluggers already into
third place.
+ BILLY ALvoRD has Joined the grand army of
commercial tourists.
IT will be very pleasing if the local team winds up
the week in second place.
TERRY has now won seven games and lost one
during the second season.
THE Mansfield and Sewicklcy County League
teams will play 1t Mansfield tomorrow.
THE Reds are outdrawing Latonia. That is
sign that Cincinnati is pretty good ball town.
BALTIMORE didn't miss it much on the release of
Ferson. Albany cracked him for II hits and total
OF % bases.
Smith and McMahon will be the pitchers in to-
days local game. The Orioles will be very danger
this afternoo.
UMPIRE LYNCH fined Miller SO yesterday for
kicking about decision. Mr.. Lynch makes 1t his
business to make victims of the kickers.
TAYLOR, the young twirer turned adrift by
New York early in the season. has been reinstated
by Albany. He held Providence down to one hit
at Pleasure Island last Sunday.
THE Three AS team will play the Oakmonts at the
Three AS Park on saturday afternoon. The bat
teries will be Richie and Kerr for the Oakmonts
and Robertson and Jackson for the Three AS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
RACING AT LAT0N1A.
Some Big Fields and Four Favorites Win
After Great Finishes.

Some Big Fields and Four Favorites Win
After Great Finishes.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 1.-About 1000 people at.
tended the races at Latonia to-day. The
track was good but not fast. There were IS
entries on the programme, of which IS were
drawn, leaving 81 starters. Favorftes won
in four races. In the fourth race there was
n field of Is horses. There was so much de-
lay generally in the starts that the sixth
race was run in the darkness of the evening.
Summaries:
First race selling. for 3-year-olds and upward,
six furlongs-White Nose, to !, won easily by
three lengths in 1:l6A; Colonel Wheatiy, to /,
second by two lengths: Miss Knott, to l. third.
Second race. selling. for 3-year-olds and upward,
one lnile-Lucille Manette. 3 to |, won hands down
by five lengths in 1:44A Loudon, to ], second by
three lengths Jugurtha. 10 to l. third the last two
whipping.
whipping, by half length, in :56: Bob i. to /.
second by length, whipping; Sympathetic Last,
2 to l, third. whipping,
Fourth race, the Maiden stakes, for 2-year-olds
that have not won race of value the closing of
this stake. five furlongs-Mldred 5 to !. won cas-
second by two lengths. whipping; Lola A, to l,
third, whipping. The stake was worth 81, ,I55 net.
Firth race, selling, for 2-year-olds, five furlongs
Too Quick, to D. won in l:O3H. whipping by
half length; Prince Deceiver, 2 to /. second by
length whipping; Ida Pickwick. third, whipping.
Sixth race. selling for 3-year-olds and upward,
six furongs-happy Day even. won easily by two
length. whipping; Stratton. 10 to /, third. under
the lash,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
THE WEATHER.

Comparative Temperature.
PrrrsBuRe, Sept 1.-The Local Forecast onic,u
of the Weather Bureau in this city furnishes the
foilo
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
Piftsburpars I'm NcW York.

NEW York, Sept. 1-[SpecfaL 1.-The follow
ing Pittsburgers are registered at hotels
in New York: F. L. Clark, Fifth Avenue
Hotel; R. Miller, Fifth Avenue Hotel; j. w.
Atwo cd, Albemarle Hotel: C. C. Carroll, I'M
perial; Miss Achre, Imperial House; A. NJ.
Cavitt, Hotel Imperial; &. w. Ford. Coleman
House; A. L. Harvey. Coleman House; NJ.
Hoelschr, Metropolitan; Dr. r a. Hausar,
Metropolitan House: w. Shenk, Hoffman
House; j. B. Stoner, Hoffman House: n.
Urich, Sturtevant Houss; W. W. Follansbee.
Mrs. j. M. King, Bruuswick: II. Reinehe,
Earle's Hotel: j. G. Roak, Albent Houses:
Mrs. Scully.' Grand Union; Miss Watson,
Brevoort Hotel; j. ID. Bemel. Holland
House; II. W. Hartman, Holland House j. b.
Blackburn, As5or House: T.. P. Oxnard, Mrs.
E. Oxnard and Miss Oxnard, New York
Hotel; j. A. Woods, Astor House.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02

TARENTUN, Pa, Sept. L-[Specia This
was great day at the fair, there being 1O,-
COO people on the grounds. The first race, a
800 trot, was won by King Hero in 2:32; Gray
the most Interesting and exciting contest of
the day was tine 2:32 PACE, which was won by
Lady NJ, Ashby second. Billy Hully third.
Best time 2:S7. Cinderella came in
first, Band Box second, and White
Star third in the running race, half
mile heats for a purse of $780, The best time
was 55 seconds. The first race tomorrow
will be the free-for-all pace with six entries
for a purse of s4O0 in which the following
well-known local horses are entered: Mack,
Satella, Monroe Brister, Frank Dorch, and
Dallas. The second race will be the stallion
race for a purse of $780, which will be fol-
lowed by a4-year-old trot.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
The Esst End Gym Meet.

Everything points to a great day of sport
at the East End Gym park tomorrow after
noon. 1t is not only expected that some of
the records wlIl be broken but that every
event will be contested. An argument has
arisen as to which of the organizations, the
"Three AS" or the East End Gyms, will
make the r1ost points, and in consequence
the men entered from each will do their
best for many days. Part of the athletes
have been training, each with view OF
wearing one of the handsome badges that
are on exhibition in Il window of Fifth ave.
nue.. There are about fifty of these, gold
and silver and diamond, all of them very
handsome handsome pieces OF Workmanship. The
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02

At $50 Doble brought Martha Wilkes out
to beat her record of 2:0315 made in a race
here last week. She was accompanied by
two runners and went to the quarter in :3024,
reached the half in 1:023I showed at the
three-quarters in 1861 and under the wire
in 20S She now holes next to the best trot-
ting record, besides the worlds race record
OF 2:091a.
Jav Eye See, 2:O6L, started to beat the
mile in 2:0S12.
In the free for. all, the race record for five
heats was broken, the time being 2:09, 209
2:oS. z:0914. 2:o71a. Mascot was az to l favor
ite and won the race in the last
three heats, Roy Wilkes winning the first
and Guy the second. Every heat was
closely contested.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02

Moorhead beat Coster ga, 81, 60, 6-1.
CONSOLATION.
Guthrie beat Treadway 20. 60, 60.
DoUBLEs-sEMIFINALs.
Coster and Edwards beat Campbell and
Arbuthnot 63, g..
Christv ana Osburn beat Pier and Ed
wards rs, 90, rs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
Obituary Notes.

PROF. JEAN RoENvER, senior Professor of
French in the College of the City of New York. is
dead at LenOX. Mass.
NINA WEsNER, n variety actress. niece of Ella
Wesner. the male impersonator, died late Tues
day night of consumption at her home in New
York.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM WALLICK, of Peru. Ind.
and one of the Union officers who escaped from
Libby prison through the famous tunnel, died
Wednesday.
LEVI RUGGLEs CHURCH Judge of the Court of
Queens Bench, and one of the leading members of
the Canadian judiciary, died Wednesday at Mon
Ireal. He was % years of age.
HON. HUBBARD r. PAYNE. aged 55, one of the
most prominent members of fhe Luzerne county
bar was found dead in bed Mt his re sidence in
Kingston Pa, yesterday morning. Mr.. Payne
was State Senator in 1887. He had always been an
active Republican.
REV. GEORGE B. UTTER, of Westerly, l.,
died Sunday evening. He was the father of Hon.
George Utter, Secretary of State of Rhode Island
At the time of his death he tha editor and pro-
prietor OF the EdrrngGnset Hee.iy. the denomina-
tionul organ of the seventh Day Baptist Church.
which paper he conducted for 20 years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
THE UNI0NT0WN SHOOT.
Some Very Good Sport among Many Well
Known Gun Experts.

Some Very Good Sport among Many Well
+ Known Gun Experts.
UN1oNTowN, Sept. 1.-ISpeciaL. ]-This after
moons shoot here was good. The program
consisted of open sweepstakeshoots. There
were eleven shooting events, nine target
matches and two live bird contests. Penn,
the champion shot of West Va, won the
blue rock contest. Todd was good second.
The live bird shoot was attended with
much interest. Ell: B. Titlow, of this place.
Atwood, of Homestead, Royal, of East Liver
pool, o., tried for the first place on the
live bird contest on straight shoots. Among
the leading visiting sportsmen and shoots
present and entered are Ross, Vance, At
wood and Credman OF Homestead, Cradle
and Royal, or East Liverpool, O., Penn, of
Wheeling, w. Va, Mark and Linoh, of Brad
dock, Cochran and Huffman, of Gillhall, Pa,
and members of the PittsDurg Gun Club.
Tomorrow and Saturdays champions will
receive gold medals
The mornings shoot was at blue rocks and
was won by George F. Titlow of this place
who broke II out of so. Vann was good
second and broke 20 out of 50. Penn broke
SO out OF 81.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
Sheepshead Bay Card.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. L-[Specidl 1.-The follow
ing pools were sold here this evening on to-
morrow's races at Sheepshead Bay:
First race, mile-Marid u.s. ss; Monopolist lis,
90; Lord Motley u.s. SIS; White Rose ll5 $8; Belle
ID (W 81 II5, q: Raceland 122 SIS.
Second race. Golden Rod STAKES. seven-eights of
a mile on turf-Boundless 1OJ, Emin Bey los, g.;
Prince George l05 so; Tar and Tartar los. si5:
Lawless ITO, 81; Elsino colt no. Warsaw ITO; field,
"A.
Third race. Futurity course-White Rose 119. ST.;
Joy I05 Glanor los, Holy Nv. ST. ILL., s5: st. Felix
ILL., so; Dolly McCone Ill, Stonenell I25, IS; Elmer
los, sunshine Whisky ia. $40: field, "a.
Fourth race, one and one-eghth mles-Prince
Fortunatus Ill SIS: John Cavanagh Ill. si5; FROM
tenac Ill. Ss sheriff III. Hydy NJ 70; SNOWFALL III.
%: Silver Prince lia, Lnllah los; held, 9e.
Firth race. and one-eg ghtii miles. handicau-&
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
The Youngstown Races.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Sept. 1.-The annual fair
of the Mahoning and Shenan9o Valley Fair
Association opens next Monday, continuing
through the week. The speed classes
entries are very large. In the ESQ trot on
Tuesday there are 25 entries and in the 2:40
pace IA entries. On Wednesday there are IL
entries in the 2:35 trot, while on Thursday
there are 10 entries in tho 2:30 pace and 10 in
the 2:40 trot On Friday in the Gentleman's
mixed race there are % entries and 9 in the
2:27 trot. Each days racing will be inter-
spersed with running and hurdle races.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
Gnmbart Suspended.

Pitcher Will Gumbert of the local ball
club, as indefinitely suspended last even
ing by the President of the club. Gumbert,
it is claimed, threatened to punch Manager
Buckenberger in the Jaw for saying that
the PLAYERS wnen ut practice took u "sneak
to the dressing room when Gumbert starts
TO pitch or fear of being hit by the bali.
Manager Hanlon released Pitcher King
last evening and Stricken went home to
Baltimore,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02

despite the pres
ence of the brass
b a n d on the
grounds. W h e n
everything is con-
sidered, a Jonah
s t on G enough
couldn't very
we ell have been
found to hoodoo
them out of it, be-
cause they won
one of the easiest
victories they have
had since the his
toric appearance of
the Browns and
Mr.. Brietenstein
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
Won n Good Gsma.

EAST LIVERPOOL. Sept. L-[SoecfaL 1.-The
Eclipse won from Canton N a queer manner.
With the score a tie in the ninth, the Eclipse
Mt the bat, Darrah ana Cargo on bases,
Williams the Canton pitcher, made a balk
which caused Il wrangle. Darrah took ad-
vanta9e of Canton's failure to guard base s
and scored the winning run. Score:
Eclipse e................2 i s
Canton ;;.......-:--,;:i:...0 / %
Eclipse, :. Two base hits-W. Carey, Lake.
Three base hits-Cargo Allen, Sharp. Batteries
Lake.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02

Central .........
Trio T.


The second race was the 225 trot. with
four entries. This was the most exciting
race OF the day, which was won by Happy
Wanderer, driven by Doble, a brother of the
famous Budd Doble, driver of Nancy Hanks.
The second and third moneys were divided
equally between Peter K and Hilbert.
Happy Wanderer. j. II. Ellsworth,
d W aSnlnRtOn, 1 8
Hilbert. S. d. Moore, Burgettstown....3 ) ? / 2
Peter r. Fl. S. Stewart, Homework . 2 3 8
Lamberton, T. A. Miller, Bancroft, Pa. dis.
Time-2:2914. 2:32, 2:3l. 2:3l, 2:3l.
The fight for the stakes in the 2:45 stallion
race was between Plympton and Mambrino
Prince.
Plympton, j. A. Quay, Morganza, Pa........1 / 1
Manbrino Prince, William Allen, Everson,
Time-2:354, 2:S9az, 2.3jH.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
st. Luuis, 4-Philadelphia, 1.

ST. LOUIS Sept. with bases all occupied
in the sixth inning to day Hawke famed the
next three men at bat That is the sort OF
game he pitched all the way through, and 1t
is not to be wondered at that the Browns
easily vanquished the Phillies. Besides
Hawke received faultless support. Weather
pleasant. Attendance, 1,50a Score:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02

WHEELING-River feet inche and falling.
Departed-H. x. BEDFORD; parkersburg: Captain
Sunshine. was safely landed here to-day by the
towbOat, BrunDett.
CINCINNATI-Ri feet inches and stationary.
Cloudy and cool.
EvANsyILLE-River feet inches and falling.
Clear and pleasant.
MEMPHIS River feet inches and falling. Clear
and pleasant.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
Miss Jane =. McCutcheon,

Miss Jane A. McCutcheon, teacher in
the primary department of the Humboldt school,
Twenty-sixth ward, died at Point Chautauqua, n.
Y, at o'clock yesterday morning. The news OF
her death a great shock in educational circles
in this city. Superintendent Luckey said: she
of the best primary teachers about the city
and an elegant kind lady. Few teachers are be-
loved as she has been and none deserved affection
and respect better. To the best of my memory she
has been teaching in Pitts burg since 1857
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
Cleveland En.ertalns. the car,lsls..

BUzzARD's BAY, MASS, Sept LEX
President Cleveland was occupied to-day in
entertaining Senator j. G. Carlisle and Mrs
Carlisle. Other callers were G. G. Mat
thews, editor of the Memphis Appeal Avd-
lanehs, and Thomas D. Taylor, Of the same
paper
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Rev. Richard Jordor, Derry.
F. n. Gisboruc, Cable Prof etor.

F. N. Osborne, who was largely instru-
mental in the construction of the first Atlantic
cable. died Tuesday in Ottawa. Ontario. 1t is
doubtful If the cable would have been laid when 1t
was, or that Cyrus W. Field would ever have had
anything TO do with the undertaking, had 1t not
been for Mr.. Osborne. He 1t who first di-
rected the attention of Mr.. Field to the project
and he first carried the land line which now forms
such portant link in the ectric ch ain under
the ocean across Newfoundland. He was born in
Broughton, Lancashire, England March g, 1924
lasted nearly three years. He finally settled, in
July, 1875. in Canada. In 1850 chief officer of the
Nova Scotia Telegraph Company. He conceived
the idea of telegraph line 10 connect st. Johns
n. s., with the main continent. He interested Mr..
Field in this project from this the great fnan-
cer conceived the still larger idea of cable
the Atlantic. n
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02

Mack, Bierbauer. Van Haltren. First base on
errors-PIttsburg. l: baltimore. l. First base on
balls-off Perry. Van Haltren 2 o'Rourke. Ward
z. Struck out-smith, Farrell. Mack. Terry, Stoyey
vskerS Gnd Hit y patsnsd eslRenUva1 erry
Passed balls-Gunson /. BalE-Kling. Left on
bases. Pittsburg, 3: Baltimore, 2. Time-fwo
hours. Umpire-Lynch.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
Pittsburgers to See the Fight.

The Sullivan-Corbett fight was widely dis
cussed on the Southside last nfgAt. The big
fellow from Boston seemed to be the favor
ite though many good opinions on the fight
ing Californian were expressed by the local
sports. This morning a delegation of 25
Southsiders will leave for the Crescent City
to see the big fight. A special car has been
chartered, and will be occupied during the
entire trip. Andy Day will lead the dele
CATION.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
Total,,5 6F8Is 2 Total -. 10 q Il s

samson declared out on Dahlen's interference.
Boston. ton.....................0 o 0 o 0 O. 5
SrMMARY-E Earned runs--Chcago 8: Boston. ].
Three-base hits = Rutchison. Canavan, Camel,
stolen hase-Long. Double pays.Parrott. alone.
First base balls-Of Hutchisun 3. Struck out
BY Hutchison 6. by Nichols 4. Passed ball
Kittredge. sacrifice hits-Cahavan. Lung Quinn.
7 me OF game-One hour and 80 minutes. Umpire
Emse,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02

Strathmeath u.s. els: Tea Tray III, s23: sleipner
ia. $40; Queenie 'frowbridge 107. ss; Lizzie 100
Faraday 100; field. sS.
Sixth race. mile on turf-Madrid l33. Haze hurst
I33 s.; Spenten CIV. 81 l33, Watterson 133. $40;
Slelpner i40. SIS: Strephon 123. Prince Fortunatus
10, Fair Play 123; field, 80.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
The Trotters at Lexington.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 1.-The third day OF
the Lexington Fair was attended by the lar
gest crowd that has ever congregated here on
a like occasion. The attendance was estim.
ated at 22.00O. Both grand stands. which are
large, we've packed to overhowing.
Black Ide won 81, 900 association stake for
4year-olds. Weather cool and cloudy; track
last. Best time, 2:l41a
First race-Association stake for +yesr-
do
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
A BIG SUCCESS
An Immense Crowd Witnesses Very Goot
Trotting at Little washington

WASHINGTON, Pa. Sept. 1.-The largest
crowd in the history of the Western Penn.
sylvania Agricultural Society was in attend.
ance at the fair to-day, fully $1,000 people
being on the grounds. The weather in the
morning was threatening, but this seemed
to have little effect upon the crowds, which
came from far and nedr. When the time
was called for the races even standing room
was at premium in the immense grand
stand. and the greatest enthusiasm pre-.
vailed. For the first race, which was the
2-year old trotting stake, mile heats two out
or three, four horses had been entered, but
only two started.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
Jean Roemer, Soldier and Scholar.

Prof Jean Roemer. author, soldier and
scholar Vice President of the College of the City
of New York, haf-brother of the late William the
Second. King of Holland. and at one time talked
OF as a successor to the throne. was found dead
Wednesday morning in his room ut the Curtis
House, Lenox, Mass. He was S8 years old. Heart
disease was the cause of death.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02

SUMMARY-Earned runs-Cincinnati. 8: Brook
lyn, g. 4wo-hase hits-Latham, Holiiday. Somls-
Smith. Mahoney. Brouthers, 2. Stolen bases
Latham, Comskey. Holiday. O,Brien. 5. Brouth-
ers. c. Daily. First base on balis-By Sullivan. 3;
by Kennedy, 6: by Foutz .. Hit by pitched ball
BY sullivan. 1. Struck out-By Sullivan l: by Ken
nedy. .: by Foutz, /. Passed balls-Mahoney, /;
Con Daily . Wild pitches sullivan. Foutz. Time
OF game-Two hours and 10 minutes. Umpire
Rur