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SENATORS SEE PLATT,
Politics Are Quiet Nowadays, 50
Nothing Was Done.

Legislators are getting back to town
to-day from the excursions made by them
after the adjournment of the Legislature
on THURSDAY last. A notable party, in
Guiding Senators Cantor. Mcmahon and
Lexow, returned this morning from a
four-days' stay at Saranac Lake The
other members of the party stopped off
at Albany.
Lexow, with Senators Kilburn and
CoggeshaE, called On Boss Plat to-day,
but there was apparently little use for
them to do so. because the Republican
caldron Is scarcely simmering. Most
OF the leaders are preparing for their
summer vacation and are not going to
bother with politics for a month or two
to come.
The Democrats are going to get to
work early. All the big Democratic
editors of the State are coming to town
on Thursday to hold a convention and
gather some new material for the cam
paign, next Fali.
Along In Juna there Is TO be a pow
WOW OF Democratic .eaders to lubricate
the State machine and patch up fac
tiOnal differences.
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MUST WARO's |slAMO GO,T0O?
Strong Opposition to Letting the
State Have the Insane.
Ono Man Says Mayor Strong May
Go to Sing Sing.

There was a notable gathering Of in
sanity experts in the Mayors Office this
afternoon. at a hearing given to the bill
which provides for turning over Wards
Island Insane Asylum to the State and
to make the State responsible for the
care Of the city's pauper insane.
Dennis McMahon. OF 243 broadway.
held that the city had no right to turn
over to the State property SO valuab able
as Wards Island, which was worth any
where from Slo.Wo,0CV to Si5 100000.
The Mayor, MIR. McMahon declared.
would be violating the law, If he signed
the bill
III, Mr.. Mayor" continued the speaker
impressively ''at some future time your
satisfied with some of your actions, they
would only have to look in the Penal
Code for law which would tit your
case exactly. and land you in States
prison for two years or SO"
Mayor Strong didn't seem to be alarm
ed, and winked good i-naturedly at Cor
poraton Counsel Scott.
DR.. Landon Garter Gray. Of East
Forty ninth street, presented a petition
signed oy a large number of specialists
in mental disorders also opposing the
eminent insanity experts at Its com
mand. could care for Its insane poor
better than the doctor, the lawyer and
the farmer who made up The State
Board.
pr. Charles L. Dana said that a study
of the matter showed that State care OF
the insane had not proved success.
CORPORATION Counsel Scott didn't agree
with Mr.. Mcmahon that the city's credit
would suffer, and he was opposed to the
state policy of grabbing all 1t could OF
whatever belonged to New York City,
and appropriattns 1t by brute force
Prof. Charles Chandler, Of Columbia
College. spoke in favor Of the bll.
Seth Low. Assemblyman Hammond
ana Miss Rosalie Butler also spoke In
favor OF the measure.
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TAMMANY SCENTS VICTORY.
Row Expected Over AIdcrmen's
County Committee Chances,

AT the meeting OF the Board of Alder
men tomorrow the Committee on Rules
will present two reports on the ques-
ton of increasing the number of mem
bers of the Committee on County
Affairs from five TO seven.
1t was said to-day by a member Of
the Committee on Rules, that the ma
tority report would favor the policy of
keeping the Committee on County
Affairs as 1t Is and the minority report
Will advocate the addition of Aldermen
Windolph and laniry to the Commit
tees personnel.
1t is expected shat the question Of the
adoption of one or the other Of the re-
ports will he the occasion OF "A jolly row
In the Board tomorrow. 1t Is under
stood, however, that Aldermen Schilling
and Dwyer VIII vote for the adoption
of the minority report, which will settle
the matter and give to the Tammany
side of the house a victory over the
Reform element
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disaster, and must be regarded as
public calamity"
Justjcc prOwn Olssents.

Justice Jackson finished at 2.3o and was
| followed by Justice Brown, who also de-
| livered a dissenting opinion.
! He held to the doctrine OF stare decisis.
! Even "A century of error, he said, may
! be pregnant with less eNil TO the state
| than a newly discovered truth.
! Justice White followed Justice Brown,
! accommodating the opinions expressed by
him when the ease was iirst decided.
| The income tax. 1t was anticipated,
would yield a revenue large enough to
more than make up the deficiency ex-
| pected through the operations OF the
The rate levied was per cent on all
incomes over and above $1,000 year
Incomes OF less than $1,000 year were
exempt from taxation. Even after tne
pinasCula ton OF the law by the supreme
Court in It's decision some weeks ago,
by which real estate rentals were eN-
empted, il was estimated that the ag-
grcgate in, ONE tax for the nation would
reach $SOvt.uJ0 year.
The income tax idea has bee3 i'm
mensely popular, especial. in the West
ana South, as more than 20 per cent OF
haapei up by the millionaire magnates
of the Eastern States. the great bulk of
tax would come out of their surplus.
Mr.. s.hIcy Delighted.
Grant y. Schley, OF Moore & Schley,
No so Broadway. who brought the orig
lnal suit upon which decision was rem
Il red. was delighted at the supreme
Courts action.
1T was a most unjust tax" he sad.
"and deserved to be repealed. We
hoped for this change ali along. Other
wise We should not have brought our
suit against the tax 1t was expensive
litigation. but I was In good cause.
Il hardly think. though, that the tat
that the tax Is beaten will make the
times any better. Neither will Il AFFECT
any boom that municipal bonds may
have received lately, for the former
decision Of the Court covered that
point"
Joseph r. Choate would not talk on
the subject.
i've nothing TO say about IT," said
ne. Il said all had 70 say before the
Court. or course, | am very much
pleased with the result"
James c. Carter. Of Carter & Ledyard.
"A Wall street. was out OF town when
an Evening World reporter called at
his office to-day.
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MILLER WIRES FOR RETURNS.
Everything Pertaining to the Tax
Ordered to WnshingtOn.

Revenue Commissioner Miller has ,ele-
graphe-i all collectors OF lnternal Rev
enue 20 forward at once 20 MS ONCE all
Income Tax returns and everything else
pertaining 10 the tax
Up to tins time there has been collect
ed about 5000 under the Income Tax
stitutional. While no action has yet been
taken IN the matter, /: : A.nl1s. certain
that Internal Revenue Commissioner
Miller as soon as he = officially in
formed of the Courts decision, Will take
steps to refund all II these collections.
The internal revenue laws give the
Commissioner specific authority 20 re-
fund all moneys illegally or wronSfullly
collected by him. and there seems TO be
no doubt that this authority covers the
incOme-taN cases.
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CRUISER COLUMBIA SAILS.

The decks Of the cruiser Columbia,
lying at the Cob dock. at the Navy
Yard. were crowded with visitors this
morning who came to bid good-by to
the tars who will accompany the vessel
celebration OF the opening OF the Baltic
Canal.
A story printed this morning to the
tween the Columbia and the cruiser
New York. which sailed on Saturday,
was denied.
The tars who had been out in the
city and did not reach the ship on time
were put in irons.
The Columbia sailed from the NAVY
Yard at p. NJ
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Mr. Justice Matthews Quoted.

or, as the point is put by Mr. JUST ,e
Matthews N PplnicNtrr vs.. Grecnhov
1T Is undoubtedly true that there may
hc cases where part of statute may he
enforced As constitutional! and another
he declared imperative and void because
unconstitutional: but these are cases
where the parts are SO distinctly sen
arabic that each can stand alone, ana
where the Court Is able TO see and to de-
clare that the intention OF the I.egis!a-
ture was that the part pronounced vail
sohuld he enforcihle, even though the
other part should taii, To hold otherwise
would be TO substitute for the law in
tended by the LEGISLATURE one they may
have never beeen willing by itself to
enact" w
Ana again. as stated by the same
eminent Judge In Sparaigue VS.. Thomp-
son, where II was urged that certain
illegal exceptions In section OF a
statute might be disregardcd, but thai
the rest could stand: The insuper.
able difficulty with the application OF
that principle OF construction to the
present instance Is that by rejecting
the exceptions intended by the Legisla,
iuTe Of Georgia the statute 10 made 70
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RuI" tpplirs 10 All Revenues.

, r." ChIc' Justice said that since the
Court hal held UNANIMOUSLY that the
I'c".u'7 from municipal bonds could
rot be- taxed h,cause tho bonds were
Instruments or the states. the same
RUE apples 70 revenue from other
sources Nut subject tn ;hc tax; and the
Lack Of power to levy any but an ap>
Turttuu"i ttN on real and personal prop
"r'N glhHl1T "NIsiS as to the revenue
thrg"trom
Tn, court doesn't understand. II says.
thai IA" Incom" tax has ever been re-.
r"rd"n IN England AS other than a Ill
rect LAX.
Af'"r this review q cases and consid-
Grafton Of arguments of counsel the
Court, as II approached is conclusion.
made the following grnera' argument;
II II were the fact that there had been
tim" tho Constitution was framed and
adopted IL would not b. of controlling
Importance. direct tax cannot hr
taken uut of the constitutional rule he
cause the particular tax did not exist
81 %" time tn" rule was prescribed. As
ai'f Jaati"" Marshall said IN the Dart
mouth college case. 1t is not enough
60 'ay THAI this particular case was not
iu tno rhul uf the, Convention. when the
arrig.r Was framed, nor of the American
l'un." when IL Was adopted
III lr necessary 90 80 further, and 10
-ay that. hal ih.s particular case been
-TEgr-''G, me language would have
I'-.r SO varied as To exclude 1t. or il
would have uer' made spec AL eNcep-
ton. Tin Uae' urlug within the words
/ ~ 'h' sue. must hy within its opera ton
lll., ~ SO. unless there be something in
tn" literal run~tructo on so obviously alb
, sITd. or mlSyAieVous or repugnsnt IN
| 10 justify those who expound the Con
SututioE n making II an exception" 4
Being direct, and therefore To he ,atd
| ny apporhonment is there any real dif-
nculty IN doing sop Cannot Congress IL
, ne nece ,si!y exist OF raising thirty,
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BREAKFAST-SUPPER.
& p = s. s
GRATEFUL-CO MFORTiNO,
G O GOA
BOILING WATER OR MILK.
Real Estate at Auction.
Do 1t!
BOILING WATER OR MILK.

And do it now, because In all
human probability you'll never
again have such an opportunity.
Can you deliberately let slip a
chance to secure your own home at
practically your own price?
There are about 12O unsold lots
left in Erastina Park, the choicest
residence site on North Staten ISL
and. These will he sold at public
auction for what they will bring;
two or three hundred dollars may
buy a lot the like of which have
never sold for less than six and
seven hundred, and the terms are
made so easy that nobody making a
fair living would miss the money.
It's cheaper than paying rent.
It's paying your rent moneyto your.
self and saving it. Can you make
safer investment than your own
home?
Erastina Park is restricted against
all nuisance. The title to the land
is now guaranteed by the Lawyers
Title Insurance Co. The lots to be
sold all face an elm shaded boule-
ward nearly 100 feet wide, are stu.
ated one block from tlde-water and
60 feet above sea-level; the prop
erty is provided with pure water
and can be lighted by electricity.
Among the numerous advantages,
in addition to its accessibility to New
York, are good stores, well-supplied
markets, fine schools and churches,
and the fact that New York mer.
chants deliver goods daily, the same
as in the city.
Auction Sale of these
lots Oh Wednesday, May
22, at 2 p. NJ, at the Park.
ID. T. CORNELL,
AuctiOneer,
8 AMOS ST.. CLIFTON, ST..
Send for free passes and informa.
ton to the Auctioneer, or
ALBERT LUPTON,
253 Broadway, N. Y.
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INCOME TAX IS BEATEN.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

!
! hppotnpnment, ACCORDING 10 representa-
! t'on, IN order mat the former system hs
| 10 ratio might be retained. while the
mole o: collection was changed.
/ ThlS IS fprcibly Illustrated by letter
I or Mr; Madison, of jan y. l1ss. recently
pl!bll>h'd, written after the ratlilcation of
! the constitution, but before the ors'n-
! lHAtlon OF the GoNernfhent ana the sub
mission or the proposed Amendment 10
congress. which. while opposing ths
hn"niinent as calculated To impair the
power only 10 be exercised in extra
ordinary emerg"ncies.' assigns adeqhi te
| kiouhi Tor it' rejection AS substantially
| unnecessary, since, he says. every state
which chooses to collect its own quota
mhy, always prevent Federal collection
pN Keeping a little beforehand in It's
finances. ana making its payment at
on INTO thr Federal Treasury.
reasons Tor IN" constitutional provisions
i'EHt iinE direct taxation. Tn" States
hti p."narN powers of taxation h" said
put gay" jp IN" great sources of revenue
derive from commerce and retained the
power ~ lsyyWs taxes and du,iee coy.
"rlnS ahythlnE other than eNc.ses. but
IN respect In them the range OF taxation
vas narrowed by the power granted to
inc FEDERAL Government over Interstate
',inih"rS'.
Wh.e they granted the power Of ap.
rott'"ninS ilr"rt taxation, they secured
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smouldering In the paper all the after
noon and evening.
Fire Marshal Mitchell has been noti-
fed and an Investigation VIII follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-18
SAMUEL. BARTON.

Samuel Barton, the wel-known broker and d.
rector of many railroads. died at his home in the
Dakota Flats last Saturday afternoon from aortic
aneursm. lie had been critically Ill for three
weeks.
Mr. Barton was born on Staten Island on February
q, 1889. His father the late Colonel Samuel
Barton. member Of Congress for the Is Congress
District of this State from 1898 70 lSil His mother
was a sister of the late Commodore Vanderbilt. Mr.
Barton was u favorite nephew Of Commodore Van
derbnt and when the Commodore died. Mr. Barton
was made executor OF his estate
Mr. Barton entered the law firm OF Isrocque &
Barlow Of this city, after he was graduated from
the Harvard Law School Later he entered the
steamship office Of Commodore Vanderbilt CASH
Ter and In 1851 became member OF the Wall Street
firm OF Work, Davis d Barton. Owing to III health
he was forced 70 sever his connection with the firm
In 1880 A few years later ne engaged in business
again as a member of the firm of J. w. Davis & Co.
stock brokers, with Offices at No. Broad-st and at
No 33l MadsOn-avc. He connected with this
firm at the time OF his death
Mr. Barton a director OF the Lincoln National
Bank the Lincoln Safe Deposit Company, the
Rrooklyn Storage and Warehouse Company and OF
several of the Vanderbilt railroads. He was also
member Of the Metropolitan and many other clubs
He owned large tract OF land at Lake Worth, Fla
His widow and son survive him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-18
OBITUARY..
GEORGE T. Quincy.

RuNalo Nov l7-George T. Quihby, ex-Distric'-
Attorney Of Erie County. died at the Buffalo state
Hospital early this morning.
George T. Quinby. three times elected Dstrct-A'-
torrev Of Erie County, was born in Mendon' Mon
roo counfy forty-six years ago He taught scnooi
:, Gowanda studied law and admitted to the
bar in 1875 He served two terms as Assistant DIS
trict- Attorney under Edward W. Hatch. now
Judge of the Superior Court Of Buffalo. and was
nominated 10 succeed Judge Hatch in 1856. lie was
elected and reelected in 1889 He candidate IN
1892 against Herbert p Bisse, relative or the eX-
postmaster-General II was in this election that
great frauds were attempted IN this county. a con-
suiracv 10 count out Mr.. Quinby and Henry =. En-
orson the Republican candidate for Superintendent
of Fducatlon was discovered and thwarted. The
Investigation brought out many startling disclosures
showing how election returns were changed ana IN
spectors were bribed, but not one OF the persons
indicted for these offences was convicted, although
several tried. ,,. $40
ceeded that discovery tod on Mr.. Quinby and IN
1888 he went to Europe for long rest tside from
the salary Of 5000 which he received from the state
he had a large private practice. He was esteemed
the best criminal lawyer IN the county and one or
the best trial lawyers in the State He prosecuted
the conspirators who burned the works or the Mat
thews Company and was engaged as COUNSEL III
many important civil cases.
When he returned from Europe a marked change
noticed. He was nervous. subject to iaises or
work formerly. He went TO New York, where
he was treated in a private hospital, but received
little benefit He returned home and resigned his
Office as Di~trict-AttOrney. He was committed to
the Buffalo State Hospital where his eccentricit!es
soon took the unmstakable forms OF paresis
Mr. Quinby small In stature and for that
sharp. facetious cross-examiner. He had no family
except his wife. who survives him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-18
MISS MATHILDE TOEDT.

Mathilde Toedt sister OF Theodore J. Toedt,
and for many years a notable member OF the mu-
steal confraternity OF this city died on Saturday
evening after long and painful Illness. She was
taken III with typhoid fever about five weeks ago,
and although she succeeded In overcoming that dis
ease. she was so weakened by the sufferings Of
years that she succumbed TO acute attack of
gastrtis. Miss Toedt born in NewYork on
February 81. 1Sis. Long before she had emerged
from her teens she had made a mark for herself.
She first took up the study OF the VIOLIN but de-
velopng a fine contralto voice, she cultivated that
also After illness had robbed her OF her voice.
and also impaired her technical skill. she taught
music but during her career a virtuoso II no
uncommon thing 70 find her name figuring on a con-
and a violin solo in another. She the contralto
of the first paid quartet in Plymouth Church. her
associates being Emma Thursby, George lockwood
and Henry Camp She was afterward a member Of
Christ Church choir, which then stood at the head
Of church music organizations in the city. For
several seasons she travelled with Clara Louise
Kellogg concert company. Her first teacher on
the violin was Henry Apply but after Wieniawsk S
American tour she went 10 Brussels and placed her
self under his instruction there She also studied
singing with julius Stockhausen.
Miss Toedt was a woman OF great strength Of
character and most seriously devoted 10 her art.
Filial affection a dominant element In her
nature and the sufferngs OF years were intensified
the last by the misfortune OF blindness which
will be held at the house OF Theodore J. Toedt, No
81 East SiXty-second-st.. on Tuesday afternoon at
D. m. the Rev. DR.. Greer, OF St. Bartholomews
conducting the services.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-18
DYING SLOVLY FROM POISON

A COI.ORED MAN. WHO SAYS A DRUG WAS PIT IN
HIS LIQUOR EARLY IN JUNE.
Coroner O'Meagher was called last night 10 take
the ante-mortem statement of James H. Turner
(coloredD. who IS said TO be dying from consump
ton at his home No 2l West Twenty-eghth-st.
Late In the afternoon the wife of the dying man
10 the Thirty-seventh-st. police station and
asked for investigation she believed that her
husband had been poisoned some time ago by
colored man. William Henry Johnson of No. 253
West Fortyseventh-st., while drinking with him In
a saloon.
Detective Wazfeld was put on the case and the
Coroner and Clerk Malone, upon arriving at the
house about 10 o'clock last evening, found Turner
IN bed in a second-hoor rear room weak and ema-
ciated that he could not raise himself In bed
Turner'S story was cOrrOborated by his wife and
George III. Buckner, OF No. 1872 West Thirtieth-st
who In the room. Turner alleges that June
last he, Buckner and johnson, were drinking to-
gether In saloon In Forty seventh-st. Eighth
ave, when Buckner says he johnson drop
white powder into Turner's glass, and that soon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-18
DINNERS OF THE SsD'S CONTESTS.
COMPANY A CARRIED OFF TIE HoNORs IN TIE
SEMI ANNUAL GAMES.

COMPANY CARRIED OFF TIE HoNORs IN THE
sEMI-ANNUAL GAMES.
The 2sd Regiment Brooklyn soldiers who made
armory records and prizes at the semi-annual
games of the regiment on Saturday evening, received
warm praise from their friends yesterday. Some
of the contests unusually noteworthy.
The chief officials OF the evening were Referee
Colonel Alexis c. Smith; judges at finish Major w.
T. Spencer. Captain J. T. ChristoTel and F. w.
Walker judge of walking Captain c. G. Schoeneck
Judge of wheeling. A. Schwalbach; timers. W.
Bishop, y. y. A. c.; J. c. Spaeth. " A. c.; Robert
stoll: chief of scorers b. j. Rounds; clerk of
course c. F. Bostwick; starter Sam ID. See. Acorn
A. c.; general manager, +. d. Greene.
The following is a summary Of the events
one hundred-yard dash, trial heats-First heat
won by f. Llchtenstein. Company A. scratch Time
pany E. F. I'VE feet TimeOodi T6rd heat won by
i. r. Whitney Company 4, two feet. Time-oIl
feet. Time-oal Final heat. won by f. IAchten-
Rollins Company A. Time :iS is.
Four-hundred -and-forty yard-run, handcap-Won
by William Dubois. Company X. ten yards Time
Half-me, walk han &,,p by T. Sherman
onems bicycle race nc T s s, by E.
Won by f. j. Harbordt. Company b. four yards.
Two-mlle bicycle, handicap--Won by E. c. Bar
mum. Company X, 100 yards Time-5lj
Half-me run, handicap-Ncn Dy +. W. 1lnkey,
Company X forty five yards Time-209 %
One-me run handicap-Won by j. II. Greene. ir..
Company X scratch Time-5:02.
observation-disclosures twenty yard-das scratch, nov
ice-Won by W. b. Cowperthwait' Company A.
Time--0:z7 l-5. m
Earl K C. w. Tlme-l:23 2-J.
Two-hundred and twenty -yard-hurdle race handi-
cap-won by II. Kiune Company X, twelve yards.
Potato race-Won by Horace Undertook. Company
Running high jump handicap-Won by II. F..
Whitney. Of Company A, three inches. Actual jump,
IT, in. 49,, w. =, =,
II Whitney four feet Actual put. 81 IT, AZ in.
Fencing with foiis. handicap-Won by J. NJ. Byers,
Company G. 91 points.
Pole vault hand!cap-Won by a; A. Foreman: jr.,
Companv X three inches. Actual vault. II. in.
One-and-on half mile relay race-Won by team
from Company a. Time 4S 80.
'Cbariof race teams of four and driver-Fve
teams were entered. the final race being won by
Company team 49,, 49, ,, -
Two handsome cups were Offered as special tro-
miles 10 be given 10 the company scoring the
greatest number of points. Company winning both
with score OF ~ points.
Howard whitney Of Company A. wins the prize
for making the best individual score OF z points.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-18
AOCATIC SPORTS At The IT. 4. c. HOUSE,
|, LARGE CROWD WITNESSES THE WATER
ATHLETIC FEATS.

LARGE CROWD WITNESSES THE WATER
ATHLETIC FEATS.
large crowd witnessed the swimming. diving
and water athletic feats at the New Manhattan
Athletic Club house yesterday afternoon TIE
sports were held in the big tank. which was sur
rounded with spectators. The prizes hand
some gold medals. The contests resulted as fol-
lows
One hundred yard swimming race (scratchl-Flrs heN
won by william Scott William Gray. second. Tine
"a 3-5 sec Second heat won by c. y Greenha p. ~
Vanderyoort second Time-25 Final heat won y
H. NJ Vandervoort; W. Gray second; ". Scott. ,hn-
Tme-24 rs sec.
Tub race distance 100 feet-Won by r u. Reno.1s. r:
r. Vandervoort, second NJ Metxer. third. Time-A 20
Diving for distance-won by William Grace; DR. C. 7.
Adams second: ID. NJ. Vanderyoort third. Grace maze
100 feet: Adams 100 feet, and NanderNoort 90 feet
Diving through an eighteen-inch ring-won by T. ~
VanderYoort VI. Matzer second George shambeIg thir
Two hundred yards thandcap)-won by Dr. O. T. Adams
30 seconds: Heine scratch) second c. ]. GreenhaI
Is seconds third. Time min sec.
Two-hundred-feet hurdle race-won by Z. NJ. Wander.
NJ Metzer. second; George shambers. third fAs
1 min. 2-5