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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-21
La C0sA's GREAT CHART.
The First Map on Which the Continent of
America Appeared.

The First Map on Which the Continent of
America Appeared.
New York SUM-
Two geographers ofSpain are reproducing
in fac-simile, for the forthcoming expedition
in Madrid, the first chart on which the
American continent appears. Their work
is now nearly completed The original
chart was traced in the year 1900 by the
famous navigator and photographer, Juan
de la Cosa, who acted as pilot to Columbus
in some of his voyages across the Atlantic.
The chart has peen carefully preserved in
the Naval Museum in Madrid, and it dis
plays the extent of knowledge of the best
informed geographers at the opening of the
sixteenth century.
1t shows the West Indies and that part
of the South American coast lying between
the Amazon river and Panama. To this
land the name of 'Tierra Firme" is given
to mark the continent and the Antilles. A
few of the modern names appear, such as
Venezuela, Maraeaibo, and Brazil, and the
chart even gives some facts of the discover
les made in Northern America by Sebastian
Cabot in 1897. The titles include 'Sea
Discovered by the English, "''English Cape
"Lizard," and " st. George" La Cosa
clearly depicted Cuba as an island, though
Columbus died in the belief that it was
continent, and it was not until eight years
later that it was conclusively proven that
La Cosa's chart in this respect was correct
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-21
FLYING STARTS.
Leading Bicyclists in Favor of the Speedy
Method of Starting.

Leading Bicyclists in Favor of the Speedy
Method of Starting.
NEW York, Sept. 2O.-[Specidl. J-George
Minturn Worden, the crack cycling rider,
returned yesterday from Springfield. Speak.
ing of the big cycle races there he said:
.The wonderful time made there is not as
surprising as the wheelmen's stupidity in
sticking to the standing start For years
the horsemen blindly refused to use ball
bearing sulkies OF the pneumatic tire. Now
they see how foolish they have been and
what they have lost The bicyclists are
equally foolish in not taking from horsemen
the flying start.
''There is no excuse in rhyme or reason
for the present standing start have never
vet found O rider who could offer decent
objection to the flying start. They all ad-
init it would lower the record several Sec
onds; that it would relieve the racers, both
wheel and man, OF the strain now expert
enced in getting under way; that 1t would
eliminate the pusher on, who, II he were
/. Sullivan, would give his man u big lead
and that it would prevent the unfair holding
back by some starters rs now often prac-
ticed. All these advantages would be gained
admittedly. still the race meet managers
stick to the old time start"
W. j. Morgan, the professional champion,
the flying start. Every amateur, including
Zimmerman and excepting only w. f.
Murphy, whose objections are silly, is in
favor of the flying start, still they can't get
it in contest races. In that respect the
League of American Wheelmen is making
mistake. Not one of its officials dares to dis
cuss the question. Imagine horseman de-
Tending the use OF the old sulkY against the
pneumatic.
"There is only one objection urged to the
flying start, and that is that it would cause
jockeying, as with horses. But that is
stupid objection, since those who raise it
a
fractions animal to control, but simply q
machine. A jockey can excuse q bad start
by saying that his horse did it, but a bicycle
doesn't bolt, doesn't rear on its hind legs OF
otherwise misbehave. Every cyclist would
be ordered to score with the inside man and
be roundly fined if he didn't. A flying start,
aside from its many advantages to the
ing to the spectators, who are now tempted
to riGicule by the sight of men being held
on their Wheels"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-21
.DWYER WAS DUMPED.
Michael F. Plunges on Nomad and
Loses Heavily at Gravesend.
FAVORITES WERE GOOD WINNERS
Pugilist Jack Mcluliffe Makes Donation
to a New Church.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

GRAvEsEND RACE TRACK, Sept. 90
Four winning favorites placed the plungers
in good humor and sent them back to the
cities we'll pleased with this afternoons
racing. The weather was pleasant, the
track good and the attendance about 4, 900.
Twelve started in the first race. j. j. Nc
Cafferty's Nero, on the strength OF mile
in 1:41, was backed down from 8 to to 3 to
1. He ran good race, but failed to get a
place, Rosa H, to 1, winning by head
from Adelbert, the pace maker, and also a
to chance. Rosa H swerved in the final
sixteenth and bumped Adelbert. Taral, the
latter's rider, claimed foul 1t was not
allowed.
Sam Weller, 6 to 5, took the second race
in gallop, after making all the running.
Lord Motley, 10 to 8; Laura Gould colt, 2
to 5, and Stratmeath, to 2, took the next
three races in galloping style and without
noteworthy feature
Plunger Michael f. Dwyer bet the book
makers to standstill on Nomad in the last
race finishing second. Roquefort, 30 to 1,
took third place by a head. An even
break would have landed Nomad winner.
The start was bad one and that probably
lost the race for Nomad. Summaries:
First race, six furlongs-Rosa H 11s Doggett,
first; Aaelbert Il5, Taral, second; St. Felix m ~
Rose, Georgia, sellegarde, Rival Loyelace and
Grand Prix also ran. Time. 1:l5. Betting:
Against Nero, to /: Rosa II, Adelbert, to each;
st: Felix. White Rose. to each: Lovelace. Daiy-
garde, 5 to l. Grand Prix. 80 to L Georgia, 40 to l.
Mutuals paid $50 So. $40 s., sl2 65:
Second race, five and half furiongs-Sam Well
second: Fitzsnmons IO6 c. Hill, third. Doctor,
Prince Imperial. Rainbow and Hugh Penny also
ran. Time. 1:094. Betting: Against, Sam Weller.
Imperial u to i; Hugh Penny. 20 10 !; Rainbow %
to /: FItzsimmons. 50 to l. Mutuals paid, sl2 65,
Third race one and one.sixteenth miles-Lord
Motley rs sm9ms Fst; The Fop ImR LIZ ,1
zard also ran. fime. i:5la.' Biting: ) to on
Lord Motley; 5 to against Algoma; 10 to The
s soR; B. 10 to Blizzard hu'nal' paid IS S. s. S.
Fourth race, six furlongs-Laura Gould colt ITO,
Doggett, first; Middleton 81, A. Covington, second;
Procida s5 Cog, third: Chattanooga;; Pansy.
Betting; to on Laura Gould colt; to against
Middleton: is to Pansy; is to Chattanooga; 20 to
/ Pocida; 20 to Queen Enlda; 90 to Upstart.
Mutuals paid 81 so, 50 05 IS As.
Filth race one mile and three-sixteenths-
Strathmeath 122. A. Covington. first; Correction
105, Littlefed. second; Masterlode ITO, Hamilton,
ran. Time 2:o.1s. Betting: 2to on strathmeath; I;
to against asterlode: to l Correction: 10 to
Lepanto; 25 to / Best Brand: 40 to l Tom Rogers.
Mltuals paid 81 IS. % 50, sl2 90.
107, Hamilton. first; Nomad 81 j. Lambley, second;
Roquefort 102. Bergen, third Strephon, silver
Prince Trestle and Temple also ran. Time 1:49.
Betting: to on Nomad: against Willie L. to /;
Silver Prince 30 to l. Trestle 30 to Mutuals paid
s22 Is, 81 40, $6 Is.
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DESMOND GETS A RECEPTION.
Attorney Bremen Tells of the Acquitta
and Courtroom Scene.

Attorney Bremen Tells of the Acquittal
and Courtroom Scene.
Timothy Desmond returned from Martins
burg, w. Va, last night and was accorded
a reception by his friends and the County
Democracy, of which he is a member. A
delegation of the club met him at the train
and escorted him to the clubrooms in the old
University building, where an hour was
pleasantly spent congratulating him on his
acquittal.
Attorney w. J. Bremen, who went to
Martinsburg and defended Desmond, also
came in for share of congratulatory hand
shaking. Speaking of the case he said:
Desmond was entirely guiltless of muir
der. He was driven to the wall and was
compelled to shoot John Poisol to save his
own life Poisol was an ex-policeman and
had very bad record for murderous acts.
never saw such an affecting scene in my
life as when the jury returned its verdict.
Desmond, his sister and his poor old mother
threw their arms around each others necks
and cried and kissed each other for Joy.
The strain had been very severe on Mrs.
Desmond. Soon after the verdict the re-
action came and she fell in a faint. There
were few dry eyes in that courtroom. Even
the relatives of the dead man expressed
sympathy for Desmond"
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To-Day's Grayesend Card.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 20.-[SpectaJ. 1.-The fol-
lowing pools were sold here this evening on
to-morrow's races at Gravesend Bay:
First race, three-fourths of a. mile-Lyceum 11o,
Ella 1O4. S; King Mac 1O4, s5 st. Felix IO4. go;
Dagonet 100, els; Homer 107, $40; Belle 1Ol,
field 8,
Second race, one mile-Parvenu 11s, s25; Queenie
Trowbridge 1l3 SIS: Leonawel 1l6, SIS; Master
lode, ia, IS; Warpath l0s, Cynosure 10s Candida
bra l0S. Joe Carter 107. Industry 81, field, So.
Third race, dve-eighths of mile-Virgie Is,
Chrysalis 95. Procda s5 Forest Rose s5 Polyga roo,
Calantha 100. Jessie Lee l05. Seabright 105 Boo
peep i05, Ralndrop ITO, Doctor l08, Gaiety l0S In
legrity loS Papoote colt l0S. May Lose oS Head or
Tails 50. Eph aS, Japonica 1O7. No pooling.
Fourth race. one and three-siXteenths miles
Reckon l30, SIS; Leonawell l12, SIS; Demuth ITO,
SIS Fidelio 0s SIS; Kideer los, s.; Lizzie l04. $40;
Van Buren % S5.
Fifth race, three-quarters mlle-Lyceum 107, old
Dollar 107. sl5: Sir George l07. Queenie Trow-
bridge Io7 Major llaly l07, King Mac 1ol, st.
Felix l0i. Kingston 12c, s50 field, SIS.
Sixth race, three-quarters mile-Knapsack 81.
RaSna 100. Flayilla 95. Ruth 96. Alcalde 96, Fred
Tara 112 SIS: Sir George 107, Void l07. Bob Suth-
erland 81, Joy 9s. $40; Osric s5, $40; field. $40.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-21

Weather conditions and general forecast;
The high pressure area moving eastward
over the East lakes last evening has spread
over New England and the northern portlon
OF the Middle Atlantic States, and mas re-
tarded any northward movement OF the dls-
turbance in the East Gulf States.
Present appearances indicate that this lat
ter disturbance will merge with the general
storm trough that extends from the extreme
Northwest southeastward over the North
western and Western States. The center OF
the storm continues in the far Northwest,
and the air pressure being decidedly low,
there is every probability OF strong WINDS
and threatening conditions in the centrR
valleys for Wednesday and Thursday.
Wind storms, with velocities of Is to 10
miles per hour, are reported from the section
from Minnesota to Nebraska
Showers have occurred in the Southern
States east of the Mississippi river and west
ern portions of Kansas and Nebraska since
last evening.
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Miscellaneous sporting Notes.


SULLIVAN has resumed the ''play-acting busi-
ness"
BELLE ARCHER. 2:l54. will be placed in Scott
McCoy's hands.
CASSIE. mare by Tennessee Wilkes. is now In
Ed Geers' string.
jim CoRBETT wants it distinctly understood that
he is ''ouI for the money"
THE sensational PAGER Mascot started last year in
the 240 class and finished the season with mark
of 2:l4H.
RECKON, the erratic, is in prime shape now and
is ready to add to the bank account of the Messrs
Morris.
HAL POINTER. Mascot, Flying Jib and Direct
are entered for the 81, 900 pacing race at Chilli
cothe, o., October7.
ED GEERs has given the followering trotters
marks below 2l5 this seasons: Nightingale, :l4H:
P. LoRILLARD will have three trainers and
huge racing string in 1893. John Huggins. 'onip''
Donovan ana Barney Riley will he the three
trainers.
NJ. HEREILLE. the French bookmaker at Graves
end declares that he is after the custom. ~ and If
liberal odds VIII amount to anything, proposes TO
boys declare they will break him before the
season ends
GARRISON Is to have n big increase of salary
from Marcus DAILY for 1893 despite the fact that his
two years contract covers next year. 1t is
ward for valuable service this year regardless of
contract The snapper will be one of the
bright stars at Washington Park in the Worlds
Fair year. since Mr.. DAILY is making preparations
for an extensive campaign there next season.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-21
YoRK'S WHEEL TOURNEY.
Some of the Good Prizes Go to Pittsburgers
How Zimmerman Got There.

some Oh The eJOOu ITlLes UO 10
How Zimmerman Got There.
YORK, Pa, Sept. 2O-The second annual
tournament of the York Cycle Club took
place at the York Fair Grounds this after
noon, and was we'll attended.
First race. one mile safety. novice-Won by w.
f. Wson ptts51rg IN RsS RRS W r. Harder
Second race. half mile, safety-Won by A. A.
Zimmerman. of New Jersey. in l:134, with A. E.
Lumsden. Of Chicago. second. and W. A. Rhodes.
of Chicago. third.
Third race one mile. ordinary-W. W. Taxis,
Philadelphia, first in S:l5; G. NJ. Murphy, New
York, second.
Won by j. c. Donnely, of Philadelphia, in 2:22;
Raymond Pawley, of Asbury Park second and ii.
G. Tyler scratch. OF Springfield. Mass, third.
Fifth race, one mile safety, s-minute class-won
by W. II. Wilson, Pittsburg. in 2:574; G. P. Gull
yer, Springfield, Mass. second; w. I. Harder,
Carlisle, third.
Sixth race. one mile safety, open-won by Geo.
+. Taylor, New York. In l:a9: A. F. Lumsden,
second; Hartford, Of Asbury Park, third.
Seventh race, one mile safety, 2:40 class-Won by
c. M. Murphy in 2:31; Il. r. Winshlp, Chicago,
Eighth race, two mile lap was contested by
Zimmerman and Taxis. Taxis won prizes on the
first and second laps and Zimmerman the third and
Ninth race, quarter mile. safety-Won by Zim-
norman in 3sA seconds; A. E. Lumsden second.
E Tenth race two miles safety han handicap % open
Chicago. second, and Lumsden third.
Twelfth race. mile safety scratch-Won by II. C.
Tyler. Springfield. Mass. In 2:2i1a; w. w. Taxis,
Thirteenth race mile, safety. 2:25 class, open
Won by j. p. Bliss, Chicago, in 2:404; c. NJ.
Murphy New York, second.
There was mile safety race for the championship
Of Hanover, Pa, the starters being III. 2. Comfort,
W. j. Adams and j. z. Bemiler. The latter won
the gold medal. Time, 1882.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-21

of Bierbauer an I'd Shugart, of the Pittsburg
Club, helped win the victory. Cuppy's
wild pitch cost the run that finally brought
victory to Pittsburg. Cleveland In the
first inning would have had run if Childs
had not made an effort to steal second base.
Donovan Started Off Well.
For Pittsburg, Donovan began with q
hot line hit to left. Davis jumped in the air
and pulled the ball down with one hand,
Mexican followed with a wonderful stop of
Farrell's hit Miller cracked beautiful
double to lett and Beckley followed it with
a single to center that sent Miller over the
plate. Smith smashed the ball to center 1t
was base hit all right enough, but some
how or other ChilGs managed to beat it
down and threw Beckley out at the plate,
In the second Virtue worked all the way to
third with only one out, but FarrelIs
good work prevented run. Again in the
third Cleveland was dangerous, but this
time it was Shugart that ended the agony.
In the fourth Cleveland lost the game.
Miller singled to left and stayed on first
while two men went out, he stole second
and thinner had a year to throw him out,
but dropped the ball Cuppy followed it
with wild pitch and thinner was slow in
starting for the ball. Miller took advantage
OF it, and instead of stopping at third, made
bold dash for the plate and beat the ball
by neck.
A Very Exciting Stage.
In the next inning after two men were
out the Clevelands pounded Baldwin
viciously, but the third hand went out
before run could be scored because of
Bierbauer's good work. Cleveland scored
a run in the sixth. Mexican got base on
balls and Virtue beat bunt to first, Nc
Aleer sacrificed and O'Connor pushed the
ball over toward first, almost beating it out
but Beckley got it. In the meantime Nc
Kean had sprinted for home and reached it
easily by q headlong slide.
Farrell retired thinner by great rum
ming stop and throw. In the eighth, Smith
saved the game for Pittsburg, but in the
ninth occurred the luckiest play of the
afternoon. With two out, Cuppy singled
TO center, Childs followed with a hot line
drive over second, Shugart got his hands on
the ball and turned it out of Its course so
Cuppy could easily have reached third had
not Bierbauer behind second got the ball
He threw it to Shugart and retired Cuppy
on a force out. The score:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-21
VENUS IN THE SKY,
Tops of Vast Mountains Seen Through tn.
CIoud-Laden Atmosphere.

Tops of Vast Mountains Seen Through the
Cloud-Laden Atmosphere.
Youths Companion ]
The planet Venus continues to puzzle the
astronomers. 1t is a world so closely re-
sembling the earth in size that one might
naturally enough expect to find many
other resemblances between them. But
there is some popularity in Venus atmos-
phere which renders the teleseopic study
of the planets surface exceedingly difficult.
In fact, its atmosphere seems to be so ex-
traordinarily cloudy that only the merest
glimpses of the globe beneath can OCCASION
ally be caught.
A recent review of the results of twenty
years observation of Venus by Trouvelot,
the French astronomer, indicates that the
surface of that planet is no less extraordi-
nary than the atmosphere which covers it.
Trouvelot thinks that certain white spots
seen on Venus are the tops of vast mount
aims which protrude above the cloud-laden
atmosphere. Curiously enough, these
mountains are nearly all in the neighbor-
hood of the pole.
Observations by J. J. Landerer on the
polarization of light reflected from Venus
appear to bear out Trouvelot's conclusions.
Landerer believed that the phen Omena OBJ
served by him indicate that the whole surface
of the planet must be covered by thick
layer of clou}s, except in the polar regions,
where parts of the surface extend above
the clouds.
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Results at LatOnia,

CINCINNATI. Sept. aO.-The weather was
fair and the track fast at Latonia to-day.
About $500 people were present. There
were &C entries in the six races, of which 81
started. Favorites won the last four race s..
The betting shed was crowded. The favor
ties in the third and fourth races were ex-
elusive; in the fifth and sixth races the fav-
orites shared that distinction with at least
one other nag.
First race, selling. for S-year-olds and upward
furlongs-Rally to /, won. whipping, by nose in
l:29h; Mark s. to !, second by length; Alphonso,
Z to /. third by a length.
Second race, selling for 3-year-olds and upward,
one mile-Kildare. 10 to 1, won by nose, driving,
in 1:42A; Rimini 80 to /, second by neck,
whipping: Laura Davidson, to ], third by half a
length. whipping.
Third race, free handicap sweepstake, for 3-year-
olds and upward one mile and one-sixteenth-Ida
Plckwick, to 9, won easily by length in las;
Senorita, IL to !, second by q nose. whipping; FL
Rayo. 7 TO /. third by length. driving.
Fourth race, the Kimball stakes for 2-year-od
by length in l:H: the Sculptor. II to second by
four lengths, whipping: Ham igan TO !, third by
a neck, whipping. Value of stake to winner
81. go.
Fifth race for maiden fllies 2-year olds four fur
longs-Julia Kinney, to ], won easily by length
in $50: Bonetta. IL TO i, second, whipping, by
length; Sallo R.. 10 to /, third by length.
Sixth race conditions same as second race, one
mile-Cup Bearer. to q won by neck, driving.
in 1913: Pat Conley, Il to l. second by len 9Th I;
Bessie Bissland, to l, third by length.
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A FAMOUS OLD BELL.
1t Came From Alhambra and Once Be-
longed to Columbus.

OdIut ETOIn anu OuC6 D6-
1onged to Columbus.
New York Recorder.I
The congregation of the little colored
church at Haleyville in Cumberland
county, N. j., will contribute an interest
ing historical relic to the Columbian expo
sition. 1t is the bell that has for years
called them to church. In the year 1445
the bell, it is said hung in one of the towers
of the famous mosque at the Alhambra
After the siege of Granada the bell was
taken away by the Spanish soldiers and
was presented to Queen Isabella, who in
turn presented it to Columbus, who brought
it to America on his fourth voyage and pre-
sented it to community of Spanish monks,
who placed it in the Cathedral of Cartha-
gena OH the island of New Granada.
In 1897 buccaneers looted Carthagena
and carried the bell on board the French
pirate ship La Rochelle, but the ship was
wrecked on the island of St. Andreas
shortly afterward and the wreckers secured
the bell as part of their salvage. Captain
Newell, of Bridgeton,p urchased it and
brought it to this country and pre-
sented it to the colored congregation of
the Haleyville church. The bell weighs
sixty-four pounds and is of fine metal
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BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE,
A Carload of It Explodes and Destroys a
Train and Its Contents.

A Carload of It Explodes and Destroys a
Train and Its Contents.
HARTFORD, CONN, Sept. 20.-About
1915 this morning there was a terrific ex-
plosion on the Philadelphia and Reading
three miles east of New Hartford. A
freight train consisting of ten cars bound
for Hartford was coming down a grade. In
the center of the train was q car of dyna-
mite. The force of the conclusion caused
the dynamite to explode. Five cars of the
train were blown to pieces and their con-
tents scattered to the winds. Trees on both
banks of the road were blown down and
driven into the road bed. The track was
torn up and large hole, 20 feet in diame-
ter and 10 feet deep, was made in the road
bed. The road at this point passes through
the land of Orlando Clark, whose barn is de-
stroyed.
John Clark, brakeman on the train, had
a marvellous escape. He was riding on top
of the car of dynamite when it exploded
and was blown 120 feet His clothes were
ripped off him but he was unhurt excepting
few slight bruises and the shock to his
system. Mr.. Stuart, another brakeman,
was riding in the caboose and had his face
cut by the broken window glass. The
noise and shock Of explosion were heard and
felt for q distance of 50 miles.