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DIED BESIDE HIS CHILD
Z
Graft Shot Himself as He Played
with the Little One.
Sickness and Poverty Drove Him to
Suicide.
Ills Wife, Left Destitute. Is Almost
Crazcd with Grief.

While his eighteen months-Old baby
played and crowed beside him. Charles
Graft, n German. Respondent from Illness
aud want of employment, committed
suicide early this morning at his home,
5ll East sixteenth street. The child. "A
boy named after his father sat in a high
chair close beside an armchair In which
Graf was sitting.
His little chubby hands were entwined
in his fathers hair. and h, eyes were
fixed intently on the face OF the man,
when the latter coolly placed the barrel
of "a thirty-two-calibie revolver against
his breast right over the heart and pulled
the trigger.
gone downstairs to procure milk for the
breakfast. The table had been let. and
she noticed then that her husband
seemed to be In unusually good humor
back. frightened perhaps by the report
OF the pistol, and when she spoke to
her husband there was no response.
Going over to the armchair, she was
Mortified to find him dead. His fea-
lures were as calm as usual. IN fact.
Just the faintest trace of a smile lin
was clutched tightly in the right hand,
AMI the blood which trickled fro IN
single wound in his breast told the
story.
nat-house, four families on floor. and
the woman's screams soon brought II
crowd to her apartments. She was
almost frantic with grief. and by. that
time she had seized the baby and had
1t clutched tightly to her bosom. 1t was
taken from her. with difficulty.
Then the police Were notified ana an
officer was sent around to keep watch
by the dead until the Coroner arrived
That official had not put in an appear
ance up to II o. clock. and all the time the
dead body was still sitting In the arm
chair. His wife spent the time looking
at 1t and moaning.
G,aff. VINO was q carpenter. came over
from Germany thirteen years ago, and
worked steadily until about four years
asb. when he contracted a spinal dis
ease.
Since then he has been unable to do
anything, and his wife has support ed
him by taking In washing and ironing:
In spite of his affliction, they seemed
:ontented. Now she Is destitute. and
does not know where the money to
bury him Is to come from.
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MRS. MORRIS SUES FOR DIVORCE.
Her Husband Ia TIE Man with tho
Iron jaw"

Isaac Morris, also known as the man
with :he iron jaw" has been sued In
the Superior Court for absolute divorce
by his wife, Cecilia. The couple were
married in 1885,. when Morris was at
tached to BarnJm's circus.
He subsequently eloped with circus
rider. and - now appearing with m"
Big Horse Sh " N Chicago, Recently
he wrote his wife asking her to come To
him, hut she declined his offer and got
an order to serve the summons in her
suit by publication.
The evening world., 1893-09-15
DYNAMITE PLOT SUSPECTED.
Bag OF Cartridges Found in a Yard
on Grand Street.

At 2.3O o'clock this afternoon Patrick
Brammeley. OF l6l Withers street, WILL
called at the Sixth Precinct
Police Station and deposited before the
sergeant In charge bag which he
handled with the utmost precaution.
Upon investigation the 1ergeant found
that the bag contained two dozen cart
RIGGS, with fuse attached. Brammeley
said he found the bag in the scantling
yard of John kollick. on Grand street.
between Catherine and Morgan streets.
The police suspect some dynamite
plot. and are investigating the case.
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The WINNERS At CLIFTON.
Leonardo, the Favorite. Takes the
First Race Tc. Day.

RACE TRACK. CLIFTON, Sept. To-
The attractive programme offered by the
Clifton Jockey Club for to-day drew
out very good crowd.
The weather was close and sultry.
The track, however. was in good con-
diton.
The great any-I.amplighter race
was the general topic of conversation,
and 1t Is believed that President Wal
baum will increase the stakes to at least
5000 a side.
A six furlong handicap. for all ages.
was the feature of the card, and pretty
race resulted.
The talent started off auspiciously by
picking the opening race one, two.
They backed Leonardo almost off the
boards. to win. and Old Pepper for the
place. These two had the finish be-
tween them the favorite winning easily
by half a length.
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STABBED HERSELF TEN TIMES.
Sarah Nusbaum Attempts Suicide
with a Knife.

Sarah Nusbaum. a clerk, twenty-four
years old. of 2Os East Seventy-sixth
street, attempted suicide at her home to-
day by cutting her throat with knife.
The young woman was arrested ana
sent to the Presby terrain Hospital.
She used shoe knife, and after
gashing her throat. attempted to stab
herself in the breast.
The wounds. II Is reported are not
dangerous. She was attended by Dr.
David Hagan. of 1914 Lexington avenue.
Sh" Is unmarried.
Miss Nussbaum lives with her parents
at the above number She was employed
In Lichtenstein's Grand street store.
About three weeks ago she was taken
III. Since then she has been at home
suffering from pains in her head.
While the family was at breakfast this
morning she procured a shoeknife and
stabbed herself over the heart about
ten times and also cut her throat slightly
Oh the left side.
She screamed from the pain, and her
mother rushed into the bedroom, where
she found the girl In her nightdress COW
cred with blood.
Her father is a shoemaker by trade
Her brother Is IA Third Avenue 81" gate
man.
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TEN TRUNKS SEIZED.
$4,000 objection OF Meersch aum
Pipes on the Fuerst bismarck.

Inspectors Davidson and Rogers.
under direction of Col. Storey, seized
ten big trunks belonging to a cabin pas
senger on the Feurst bismarck. which
arrived to-day from Hamburg and
Southampton.
The trunks were taken to the seizure
room of the Custom House this after
noon. where the contents were examined
and appraised.
The trunks contained table linen,
blankets. underwear and clothing. In
one OF them was found big collection
of Meerschaum pipes. The collection Ia
said to be valued at 5000
The name of the owner of the trunks
Is said to he J. Hertz. His wife and
brother-in-law accompanied him.
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MONEY TO BURY HER SON.
st. Joseph's Benevolent Association
Helps Mrs. Williamson.

After two days of soliciting Mrs
Williamson, Of l22 Mott street, has col
lected enough money with which 10
bury her son George. who died yesterday
morning He had been i'll with con-
sumption for some time. and his mother
had given all that she could earn to the
physicians who attended him.
The body lay in the only room the
mother and son occupied without an
undertaker's care. and the people in the
house notified the Coroner.
Mrs. Williamson received the money
from the st. .Joseph's Benevolent Asso-
cation on Twenty second street.
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ANDREWS WANTS MORE MEN.
Why G, Street Cleaning Commits
sioner Needs More Money.

Strcet-Cl'an'ng Commissipner An
drews ha; procured a Lengthy p. ted
statemen, for publication, giving the
reasons from his point OF view why more
money Is needed to run IN" street
Cleaning Department neNt year.
This year the Department had S,:r0, =
900 and $40 sTeepers ,sinCe reduced to
600. Mr. Andrews wants more money
and more men.
The Department had more money this
year and accomplished less with II than
at any time in its history.
The promise l.. put more sweepers 10
work next January is expected to cap
ture a good many votes
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MUNRO ACCEPTS The CHALLENGE
Will Race the Norwood. but Not
Vamoose, Which He Owns Alec.

The Mcbride Brothers cartel, published
In "The World" challenging the Nor
wood Namoose and any other boat to
race against the Yankee Doodle. has
called forth "A reply from Norman l..
Munro.
Mr. Munro. it seems now owns the
Namoose, one of his clerks, Clarence
Davis having bought her for MIR. Munro.
The reply is as follows:
accept Mcssrs. McI'rid" Brothers challenge
and Will race the NurNUIl five miles on the
Hudson against the Yankee Doodle FOR 81, 900.
the amount they name. VIII give them three
weeks. the time they desire, To get ready
rhev must send II certified check for the
full amount. which will he covered forthwith.
II they insist the NamoOse entering |
shall consider II q blum, .
NORMAN l.. MUNRO
Mr.. Munro can hardly be expected TO
enter both Norwood and Namoose, thus
putting up $1,000 TO the McBrid"s' 5000
The McBrides say: I'VE want to go
into this race to decide the speed of the
various boats. and not the endurance
and we will not race over fve miles
Should "A race be arranged for the lat
ter Gistaroe, however, We may then talk
about long race"
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GAVE HIMSELF UP.
Blanchard Was Wanted for Forging
HIS Employers Name.

John d. Blanchard, twenty-eight years
old. bookkeeper and graduate Of Ell
mira Reformatory, was remanded In the
Tombs Police Court to-day by Detectives
Cun and Mccarthy charged with for
gerry.
Blanchard worked for Joseph Phillip.
street, in November. Ten days after
employment Blanchard forged three
checks. aggregating $3.50 and cashed
them at the Nineteenth Ward Bank.
Yesterday he came to Police Head
quarters and gave himself up.
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FORGED AN ACTRESSES NAME.
Clerk Wilbanks Arrested Here for
an OfYense IN Les Angeles.

Arthur Wilbanks, "A young man, was
arrested this morning by post-Othc" In
spector Joseph f.. Jacobs at the office OF
the Haas Chemical Company, whcr" he
was employed as a clerk.
lie Is charged with forging the name Of
Ada Ray. an actress in the spider and
Fly" company. to n postal order for $40
in Station G Post Office AT los Angel, 8.
cal He was arraigned before Commits
sioner Alexander this afternoon and re-
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DETAINED IMMIGRANT ESCAPES.
He Is Believed to Have Swan Over
to tho Jersey Shore.

party OF employees have been hunting
through the various buildings IN Ellis Island
today for Il Russian Immigrant. who made
his escape from the detention pen this morn
ing.
The man had been ordered back 10 Europe,
al! was determined not 10 20. The Ellis Isl
and ferry boat did not commence running for
several huurs after IN" man escaped.
As the mnu was not discovered on The boat,
II was Thought h" had concealed himself SOME
sCy,
An Italian Immigrant escaped last week In
the same way. aud is said TO he now living
IN Hru.klNn.
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NOW FOR THE CAPE MAY CUP.
Navahoe and Britannia Off for
Ano her Long Race.
The Start Long Delayed by . Fog
Which Lasted All Night.

LONDON, Sept. 10. The yachts Brit
ANNA and Navahoe started at about
! o'clock in the race for the Cape May
Cup.
The Britannia was slightly In the lead
The course IL the same as that sailed
over for the Brenton's Reef Cup; that Is
to say, from the Needles. the western
extremity of the Isle of Wight, to and
around the breakwatcr at Chcrbourg.
France. and return, "A distance Of 40
miles.
The closeness Of the race for the Bren-
tons Reef cup on Tuesday added great
ly to the interest taken in to-day's race.
and many boats from Southampton,
Cowes. Ryde. Southsea and other yacht
Ing centres started long before daybreak
for the Needles where the start of the
racers was made.
1t was the original intention to have
the Britannia and Navahoe run down
from Cowes last night and anchor in
Alum Bay, about two miles from the
starting point i'm order to have the boats
In readiness for an early start, 1t having
been decided by the Sailing Committee
that they should be sent away at I
o'clock.
A dense fog set IN last night. however,
and 1t was deemed safer to let the boats
remain in Cowes Roads over night.
The fog lasted through the night and
early this morning. and the plans of the
Sailing Committee were consequently
disarranged. 1t was not until $50
O clock that the racers started in tow
for the Needles.
There was scarcely chance that
anywhere near as good time would be
made to-day as was made in Tuesdays
race. The wind was blowing light
breeze from the southwest. and the sea
was smooth.
The boats were timed as they passed
the Needles Lighthouse as follows
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RESULTS AT GLOUCESTER.
Belle Blackburn and Robin Hood
Won the Opening Events.

GLOUCESTER RACE TRACK. Sept.
l5.-The races run here to-day resulted
in the following order:
First kace--Four and a half furongs.
Won by Belle Blackburn, TO . and
to b; Arizona second, to for place;
Go Lucky third. Time-0.Js.
Second Race--Fivc furlongs.-Won by
fobln Hood 10 . ana out; StrasburB
second. to for place, Eli third. Time
los.
Third Race-One and one quarter miles
Won by Rhono, To and out; Darling
second, . to for place; Tar and Tartar
third. Time-2.l6 IL.
Fourth Race-Seven and a half fur
longs.-Won by Houri. to and even:
Stringfellow second. . to ! for place;
Fred Taral third Time. 40l-2.
Firth Race-M. Courtney, nrst, Beauty
second. Red Stnr thIrl.
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CABIN PASSENGER HELD.
Tailor Davis Suspected OF Being a
Contract Laoorer.

Theodore Davis, cabin passenger on the
Richmond I'M, that arrived here to-day from
London, was take over to Ellis Island rs IL
contract Mhorrr,
Davis * u high-class tailor from fashion
able London arni, and was going Ia Providence,
II f. under u contract which guaranteed him
twice the amount Of the salary he received in
England.
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CHOLERA At LEGH0RN.
Twepty-seven Cases and Five Deaths
There on Tuesday.

I.EGHORN, Sept. l5,-On Tuesday last
there were twenty cases OF chol-
era and five deaths from the disease
reported in this city.
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JUDGMENT AGAINST THURBER.
One VI the Indorsers on q Note for
81, OBI 81.

Justice Ingraham. OF the Supreme
Court, to-day directed judgment against
Horace *. Thurber for st,03l.2l.
This is In a suit brought bv the Con-
unental National Bank Of Boston against
the United States Book Company and
Seaside Publishing Company to recover
on a draft and bill OF exchange.
Edward Lange. John W. Lowell and
Mr.. Thurber are the endorsers.
The evening world., 1893-09-15
BURGLARS In LARCHM0NT.
MiIllonair Crocker Loses a Lot Of
Silverware.

Police are looking for burglars WIS
entered the house Of millionaire Thomas
Crocker at Larchmont yesterday.
A quantity of siverware was stolen.
Its exact value cannot be learned.
II is supposed the thieves came ashore
In black .sloop which has been seen
The house occupied by Thomas Nc
Kane was also entered and silverware
stolen
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BUCHANAN WITNESS SUES.
DR.. Dorsmu, Want. 50. 900 for Ex-
pert Test mony.

A summons and complaint has been
served upon the Comptroller in "A suit
brought by Dr. Charles 4. Doremus
against the Mayor. representing the city,
The suit is to recover S,OCO for profess
sIoal services AS AN expert witness In the
case OF Dr. Robert w. Buchanan. who
was convicted for the murder OF his
wife.
In his complaint DIR. Doremus says that
his services were used at various times
from June Is. 1899, until May II, 1898.
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Cholera Ship from Rio Ordered to
Leave Buenos Avres.

BuENOS AYREs Sent. i5.-The steamer
Reno, from Rio Il. Janero, has arrived here
with several Of hes passengers suffering from
cholera.
The health officers have forbidden anybody
10 land. aud have ordered the steamer to
leave the p,rt. 1t is reported that she will
20 back to Rio de Jnnciru.
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eB Interviews Goldman Most and %hWa and Spends Week Among Anarchists See Next Sundays

one. and Speculation was third. Time
l.Ol l-2
SEVENTH RACE.
A sweepstakes Of $40 each, with $500
added: selling: five furlongs.
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FLAMES AT LIBERTY, MO.
CHIEF Business Part OF the City Re.
norted in Ashes.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Sept. l5.-Tele-
phone messages received at l o'clock
this afternoon report Liberty, Mo-, in
flames. Aid has been asked for from
herr.
The south side. the chief business pors
ton of the city, is in ashes.
The evening world., 1893-09-15
WARDEN DUNLAP ILL.
Veteran OF tho Ludlow Street jail
Nearly Ninety Years Old.

Warden Thomas Dunlap. Of the Lud-
low Street Jail. was reported to be
seriously i'll this afternoon.
Warden Dunlap Is nearly ninety years
OF age and is one of the oldest politicians
in the civ
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OUR CRUISERS FOR BRAZIL.
Newark and Detroit May Now Go
in Company.

WASHINGTON, Sept l5.-Instructions
will probably reach Fort Monroe to-
morrow morning, and therefore the De-
troit. which was called back for orders.
can hardly sail for Rio until late Monday
afternoon or Tuesday morning.
1t Is likely that the Newark and the
Detroit will sail from Hampton Roads
In company.
Rio In five days or q week.
The evening world., 1893-09-15
CASHIER Balm ARRESTED.
HIS Stealinqs Are Now Said .
Amount to $4,000.

Ex-Cashier Balm. OF the Home State
Bank, whose large stealings are mar
rated elsewhere in"The Evening World"
was captured at the Office of the r.
deity and Casualty Company. in tho
Equitable Building. this afternoon by
Detectives McCloskey and Crowley. OF
the Central Office.
1t appears that Balm has taken twenty
81 900 bonds from the bank and invested
them in different companies.
The evening world., 1893-09-15
BISMARCK IS WORSE.
So Say Private kilograms Received
from KissenRep.

BERLIN. Sept l5.-Private kilograms
received in this city from kissingen
state that the condition of Prince Bis
marck has become worse.
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Post Bctting krntigerna. to 3 aud out:
Qurcnlikc H., II I" 3 and ; to 3: Ornus. I to =
and even; st. Julien, 10 to l and to =.
kentgerna was practically in front
all the way. Ornus headed her for a
time on the lower turn, but in the
stretch Kentgerna drew away and won
easily by three parts of a length. Or
nus hung on and beat Queenike II. for
the place by a length. Time-1.H IA.
Mutuels paid Straight, $l0.6S; place,
T75. Ornus paid $40.
IuIRn RICR
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i handicap sweepstakes OF els each, with
;l.uuo added: one mile and furlong.
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Post Betting -Leonardo. even and 9 to .: Old
Pepper. to 2 and to .: Cheddar. and .;
Mccormack, II and 4; IAllah, 20 and :; rcsti-
lrnca, 30 and 10: lizzie MacDuf. 10 and 10;
Character, 20 and 5; Adjourn, 20 and \; BeetOn,
100 and 40; Onyx. 100 ana 40.
Lallah and Mccormack cut out the
running to the far turn, where Leonardo
former winning easily by half a length.
Mccormack was third, six lengths be-
hind Old Pepper. Time-l.3O.
Mutuels paid: Straight, $40: place,
$3.50. Old Pepper paid S3.25.
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Weather Forecast.

Forecast for thirty-siN hours ending
at l.. NJ. saturday. Sept, II: Threat
ening, with local showers to-day; fair,
cooler Saturday: southeast to southwest
winds.
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LIGHTS for Fifth Avenue

supt,. OF lamps and Gas Mccormick has be~s
notited by the Edison Electric Light Company
that the new lamps to he placed On Fifth
avenue will be Installed aud lighted before the
end Of this month. s
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Post Betting-Racfand, l to and out Sir
Matthew, 3 to l and to 81 Hume, to and
even: Experience, Is % l and to /.
Experience cut out the running, fol-
lowed by Hume, Raceland and Sir Mat
thew. This order held to the stretch.
where Raceland and Sir Matthew both
suited in win for Raceland by a length
and a half. Sir Mathew beat Expert
ence a neck. Time-l.9
Mutueis paid: Straight. $40; place.
$50. Sir Matthew paid $50.
FIFTH RACL
! sweepstakes OF $40 e,ch, with 5000
added, Tor two-year-olds selling; nve fur
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Wah Jim won.
TiIress was 'cond.
Minnehaha was third.
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Leave Saturday morning 10 o'clock. Special rate
ons way on this train. BLuA's Ticket Agency,
t57 broadway.
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FIFTH RACL

Dance. 3 TO and 8 TO 3; Kazsn. 4 o / and Z
10 =; Manoa, 10 10 and O TO I; Fadotum. Is
70 and to Tenacious 20 to ais to l /;
so to and 30 TO 1: Master Murray. 700 to /
and 10 TO / Pennilcss, 100 10 aud 40 . l.
Penniless. Factotum and Frog Dance
were the pacemakers to the head VI the
stretch There Armitage came though
and won by length and half from
Frog Dance, who beat Kazan four
lengths. Time-lol "a.
Mutuels paid: Straight. F.75; pace,
$40, Frog Dance paid $7.65.
SIXTH RACE.
A sweepstakes of $40 EACH with 500
added; selling: five furlongs.
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PHILADELPHIA MINT sl01TAGE.
Director Preston Goes to the Quaker
City to See About l..

WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-Actlng Di-
rector of the Mint Preston left Washing
ton on the 2 o'clock train for Philadel-
phia to examine into the shortage in the
Philadelphia Mint.
(The story of the shortage at the
Mint will be found on the second page
OF 1.-The Evening World.w
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A sweepstakes OF $40 each, with 5000
added; six furlOngS.

Jodan. II to & and 2 10 s: Queen Isabella, 8
TO and even; Olivia, II to and 5 to 2.
Olivia. Jodan and Tiny Tim was the
Olivia quit, and Tiny Tim came through
and won handily by two lengths from
Jodan, who was five lengths In front
of Queen Isabella. Time-l.l6
Mutuels paid: Straight, $SW; place
$545. Jodan paid $3.50.
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With Tammany Out, Takes
the Fourth Event in
a Rafting Finish.
K|LDEER Wins VERY EASILY
Gets the First Race, Kentigerna
the Second, Tiny Tim
the Third.

RACE TRACK, GRAVESEND, Sept.
l5.-The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany office at the track here was com
PEELED to close up at . o'clock this after
noon. President Philip Dwyer found
tNat Gutenberg and Clifton were getting
the Information just the same as before
the boycott was placed.
The weather was clear and fine and
the track fast and in good condition.
The programme was also attractive.
notwithstanding all these favorable
conditions. the attendance was not up to
the average. which. II the truth be told.
ia very small at this meeting.
The opening event had four starters.
The bookmakers picked kildeer. Decep-
ton. Lizzie and Nomad to run one, two.
t"ree. four. and they finished In that
o. or.
Four very bad maidens occupied the at
tcntior of the public IN the third race:
handily at the end from Jodan, who
>asily beat Queen Isabella for the place.
'rhe bookies picked them as they fin
ishcl
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SfCOND RACE.
Maiden two-year.olds: four and a half

Post Bettlny-King Joseph, 9 to and 4 to
3; FLYING Fish. TO aud to d Cha munka. 4
{" and y To Z: lantern. 10 to I and to !
Krr,inos 10 To l and to /: Hands Up, 10 10
! and 4 to !: Quartz. 10 to ! and TO l Will.
iston. II TO aud to I; Hellta lilly, 90 TO 1
and 20 to I.
Flying Fish. as usual. delayed the
start several minutes by his crazy an
ties and was at last Withdrawn. King
Joseph led to the last few jumps, where
Keramos was third. Time-O.57 l-2.
Mutuels paid: Straight. $3.50; place.
$40. King Joseph paid $40.
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The Britannia kept her lead, and as
they began to drop below the southern
horizon there appeared to be no change
in the relative positions of the boats.
The wind holds very light.
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The Other column devoted TO the Turf
will be found on the Third PAGE.
CHICAGO AND RETgRN VIA ERIE,

SPECIAL train l..vss New Yerk, Chambers st., 81
Nth privilege Of RETURNING via Niagara fAlls.
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Only sIT.OO 4. the Worlds Fair
In throur h cars via West shore Railroad, SAtur
day, Sept. ID. 10. 90 A. NJ. Sec full particulars
aud additional excursion under Excursions.