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The morning times., 1895-12-09

The third WOodleys defeated the G
Streets Saturday by a score of % TO o.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Dan Stuart, tie little Texan, whose sole
ambition appears TO lie to pull off tie fight
OF the century, stated that the contest Will
positively take place. He couldn't get
Mr.. James lawful Corbett and "Lanky Bob
together so he is going to co the next best
thing and give the sports a chance to see
Mahcr make an attempt TO retrieve the
laurels which Fitz wresied from him at
New Orleans.
The only chance now of the fight not
taking place is that some cheap governor
turns up with an overwcaning desire
to make reputation by putting a stop to
the brutal sport Of Prize fighting in his
date.' Two of them had Il crack at the
corbett-F -Fitzsimmons-Stuart combination
when the last mill was suggested and it
remains to he seen how many will spring
up between now and the day the big irish
man and Fitz put up their dukes in Dams
big circus tent.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Tho basketball ranc rcr weepfh;, wash
ington Athletic Club and the Potomac
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Arthur Worley's speedy gelding, Fagin,
has gone back" Since he came from
Macon he has started in no less than eleven
races. and consequently when lie banked
up against a good horse Ike Chswick the
wear aud tear told on him. He IS a higher
class animal than Jack Whites horse, and
when he is just right can beat him AT any
distance from 2 quarter TO ten miles.
There is another rea son why he suffered
defeat. however. Tue little midget who
rides him, AshbIru, cannot do him Justice
Reverse the jockeys IN his last TWO races
and who would have won? There is only one
answcr-Fagin. Washburn is TO be highly
complimeutcd upon the mastery manner
In which he = ndled Chiswick in both of
the races whicn he wonfron the representa-
tive of the Dixie stable.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

A closely contested game was played
on the Monument grounds Saturday morn
ing between the eievens Of TIE Cairo Atil-
letic ClCb and Tie &onumentals. resulting
in victory for lie latter by q score OF
20 to 0. The features Of the game were
the playing Of Quarierhack Rcdidington
and the general allarounG work of the
Monumentals.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Two dozen toats OF Mr.. c. L. watsor's
designing, started last year In Great
Britain in iS3 races and won among them
27S prizes, valued at G5,562, while the
same number Of Fife designed boats won
239 prizes, valued at s4,735.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Mr.. j. Malcolm Forbes, of Boston, has
again denied that he has been added 10
the special committee of the New York
Yacht Club 10 investigate the charges OF
Lord Dunraven against the Defender syndi-
cate.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

W. c. Daily is again in trouble thruugi.
his balestick methods of educating jockey
His latest difficulty is with the DO ;
Sheedy, who alleges that Daily whipped
him on one occasion until he became uncur-
scious. Sheedy is indcntured to DAILY. He
has brought an action In the Brooklyn
The morning times., 1895-12-09

The case of T. r. Cook, the farmer
looking gent, who owns. or more correctly
speaking, trains Deceitful, will be fun,
Investigated today. When given a chanc,
TO explain the form shown by the gray
gelding, he claimed that the boy crossed
It out TN him. and showed tickets to
verify his statements.
These tickets were taken in charge and
will be compared with the bnokies sheets
at the first opportunity. If they tally
Mr. Couk will once more be given the priv.
lege of the course. IF rot he viii follow
on the heels of Neel. There is apparently
not chance for the latter, but il prccc.
dents count for anything it will only be II
matter of time before he is again seen in
the saddle.
The "undertaker" who had Deceitful on
his books made mint of money on the
little horse and he should be given a chance
to explain from whom he got his informa-
ton. He had several points better against
the horse than his fellow bookies when the
horses went to the post. He also showed
that be "knew something" by holding out
Eclipse. jr., but there lie fell down, for
Pembroke came up at the last minute
and beat the .'sure thing out.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Jockey Jim Murphy appears 10 have
struckanothcr streak ofIuck at New 0rlea ms.
He won on Friday with Hereto, forty to
one shot. and also had another winner TO
his credit on the same dag. Murphy has
done very well since he left the ranks of
the outlaws.
When he first commenced to ride on the
Eastern tracks after being reinstatcd he
seemed to be working under difficulties.
Because he had come from an ccognized
course the officials on the boar Of control
tracks appeared to think that there could
he no doubt but what he was crooked. and
they took every opportunity that presented
itself to give him the worst of the deal.
He beat The flag on Starter Rowe one day
by four or five lengths and was set down
for his pains. one of the New York dailies
had announced the day previous that
Murphy was good finisher, hut. like
most inferior Jockeys, could not get away
from the post" Murpb. took it iIio his
head to mai , the scribe out 10 be dead
wrong. I'm make a monkey of that
reporter" he said, on The way 10 the post.
And he Kept his word. heating the flag
way off, and winning all the way.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

The announcement that William II.
Singerly is going 10 be a prominent figure
in racing circles next year, has ocCa-
stoned much talk among racing people.
There can be no doubt but what such q,
decision on his part will be received with
great approval by the racing ma qua es.
Had he IL ken such Course ten years ago
the turf would today be i'll much better
standing than it is.
Very few people knew that Mr. Sin
gerry was part owner of tie great horse
MUrello, which was such q wonder as Il
three-year-old. Nor is 1t generally known
that the horses trained by W. Y. Rogers
and raced under the name of The EIk,ou
Stud Farm Stables are partly, If not all,
owned by Mr.. SinGerly.
His political standing VIII no doubt
aid in the passage of a bill permitting
racing in the State of Pennsylvania upon
the same lines as now govern the sport in
New York State. If he should decide 10
take an active part in the government of
racing and become closely allied with the
Jockey Club, good results would be almost
assured.
There never has been high-class racing
in Philadelphia and when 1000 people
used to visit Gloucester daily and nearly
half as many touk in the Elkton races what
would be the attendance If such sport as
is furnished on the Board OF Control tracks
was served out in the vicinity of Phila
delphia?
The morning times., 1895-12-09

The Howard University third football
team defeated the Minor School team Satur-
day on the campus of the University by
score of 20 to o. The features of the
game were the tacklins of Singleton and the
thirty-five yard run of white both of the
Howards- The third team would like 10
play any eleven in the city whose PLAYERS
do not average over 100 pounds
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Now that the football season is ended
Captain Bull, OF the Pennsylvania crew,
has turned all his attention to his oars
men.
The prospects for a winning crew were
never brighter. Pennsylyania'S magniri-
cent exhibition of grit and sand in the race
at Poughkeepsic last summer is still fresh
in the minds of all and has given an impetus
and new spirit 10 tie aspiring members
of the crew.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Referee Sagel, OF the New Manhattan
Athletic Clab, OF New York has placed him
self in a very unplea SAINT position by the
decision he rendered in the DiXun-Erne con-
test at that cllb. Ali OF the Sporting critics
throughput the country have taken a hand
at knocking him. Ed. Cole and Charlie
Matheson started the game and how the
Mercury has its hammer out with the fol-
lowing, under the caption OF " 4 Rank De-
Cision:'
The spacious gymnasium was crowded,
and n Buffaio delegation was on hand TO
cheer their warrior, Frank Erne, IN to vic
tory or to condole with him in case of de-
feat by George Dixon. They eventually
got neither, as the referee had un an extra
pair of smoked spertacles, and crowned
his performance by making the decision q
draw. The decision WAS absolutely as
founding. as the announcer declared the
bout To- be for points, and If points counted,
then Dixon certainly got home With Il ton
on hand. A few more decisions like the
above and the New Manhattan Athletic
Club might as well take 10 the woods and
chop mt referee who knows his business
The morning times., 1895-12-09

The Lehish University Athletic Asso-
citation yesterday elected F. II. Gunsolus,
'9S, the brilliant tackle OF this years
eleven, captain of the Lehigh football
eleven of '96. Lehigh will be weakened
next year by the absence of Keyes at center,
Trafton and Baldwin, guards, and Okeson
and Gass, ends.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

eannouncementt that there isnofeathef-
weight champion of the District as pub.
lished in q local daily was received with
surprise by the followers of fistiana in
this city. Where does "Tody'' Banks
come III? Possibly he fought Richard x.
Fox's medal for the fun of the thing.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Jockey Washburn was the most success
ful of the outlaw jockeys during the past
week. He has not been in very good
health of late, but this did not deter hit,
from winning six races. Manlove and Dele
hanty both had four to their credit, while
Neary had three. Patsey McDerniott roe, ,e
two in one day and then rested on liz,
laurels for the balance of the week.
The morning times., 1895-12-09
TRACK lhD PADDOCK TALK
What Hold Has Underwood on
the Island Officials?
HIS INCONSISTENT STABLE
Pleases-Fagin Has Gone Back.
Murphy In Good Form at New Or
1ean~-Slngerly Valuable Addition
to the Race Track.

| Those of the racing fraternity who had
hypnouzed themselves into the belief that
the racing at the across-t -the-rivpr tracks had
improved from amoral standpoint suddenly
changed their minds by the class of sport
furnished during the past week. While
| from a spectacular point OF view IL was
of very high class its morals were SO
| siiockiEgly bad that no respectable member
of ''the talent could hope for moment
TO follow It's ccceniricities closely enough
| to win more than an occasional bet.
| Possibly 1t was Gov. O'Fcrralis mes
| sage that gave the officials such a cold
| turn that it prevented them from making
an effort to keep the sport within the
bounds OF deccncy, or, which is more
probable. they have become by this lime
entangled with the horse owners in
JGeir jobs thai they are afraid To turn on
them, for fear of receiving the double
cross" the next time there is q trek TO
be pulled Off Some of the owners ap
pear To have hold upon the officials.
The most striking Illustration OF the truth
OF this can be seen in the running uf the
horses i'll the Jersey stable. Ir Mr.. Un-
derwoud hasn't some hold on the man.
aGeiieit OF the lsdnu track then lie must
tip thepl Off when he is going TO bet on his
horses. II is certain that the animals
composing this string appear 10 run Just
about as iHc,nsistently as they possibly
can.
The in and out performances of Forest
during the past week have been worse than
they ever were, and they have been pretty
bad at times. On Tuesday he won in a
gIllop in lightning fast time. On Thursday
he was not placed in exactly the same Kind
OF a race, D At winch was rIn in much slower
time. 1t is claimed by the stable that tie
horse is an in and uuter.
There may be some truth in this, as u
is certain that lie Is enough of am inner"
TO win when the right money is down.
Possibly lie takes peep into the betting
ring on the way 10 tie pest. III the betting
is -four to five, or even moncy-Bit. None
of that for Mr.. Forest, hut n il fapIens
to be i'll the neighborhood of six or eight
to one and Mr.. Underwood gets in and
hammers the price down 10 twos or there
abouts, then is tie time that the little
geding comes home In roTp.
1t is a noteworthy fact lat the horses
in this stable never race on the st. Asaph
track. Judge Martin would give them
Just about ten seconds TO get off the
grounds, bag and baggage.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Capt. A. C. 4 nSon Is an all-arollnd sports
man. When not playing baseball, billiards
or the part OF an actor man, he tries his
hand ae pigeon shooting. AT Buffalo last
week he entered in three events. and got
piece of second money in each, killing three
out of five live birds in the first match
aud in the second and third killed nine out
OF ten in each 1t is slid shat he will soon
take up the game of golf as an exercise
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Just at present there is lull in the
athletic activity of Yale University. The
last event of interest during the fall season
was the election OF football captain for
the ensuing year. The selection of F. T.
Murphy was n fitting climax TO a sue
cessful season.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

From the present outlook the glove con-
test which is scheduled 10 take place in
Mexico, short distance from FL Paso on
st. Valentines Day, February IA, 1896.
between Peter Maher, champion heavy
weight pugilist of the world tby courtesy
and Robert j F Fitzsiniinuns, championmiddle-
weight OF the world, seems 10 be a GER.
tainty.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

Whcelmen which was to be played Sat
urday. December 4. viii lie D aS ed Fri
day the 18th in the gymnasium OF the
former.
The morning times., 1895-12-09

It appears that South Africa has light
The morning times., 1895-12-09

III there is any one man who has
n positive Cure on any disease
DR.. Fisher has it on Catarrh. -
II. Il. Linthecum. Road Foreman
oil Engines, n. @. r. L.
The morning times., 1895-12-09
Ready for
\nas Here.
SIS Trousers
for $3.Z5

1t means we are over
stocked and 4 little afraid of
getting left with a big stock
and the season we'll on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-28

is now assured to the farmers of the
west and northwest, and in order
that the people of the more eastern
states may SEQ and realize the mag.
nificent crop conditions which pre-
vail along its lines. the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway has
arranged series of three (3) harvest
excursions for August 20, September
10 and "a. for which round trip ex-
cursion tickets good for return any
Friday from September - to Octo-
Der IL inclusive) will be sold to vari.
Gus points in the west. northwest
and southwest at the low rate of
about one fare.
For further particulars apply to
the nearest coupon ticket agent or
address George H. Heafrord, Gen.
Pass. Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Rv., Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-28

and Jacob Marshall. the president,
adjusted the loss Saturday last.
While Mr.. Marshall and Mr.. Mccall
went to view the cattle. they left
their team and conveyance in the
care of G. c. Wake, who held the
lines. During their absence one of
MIR. Wakes horses came and reared
against and plunged upon the team,
causing the horses to run away.
dashing through two wire fences.
breaking the harness and smashing
the buggy tongue and the horses
cutting themselves quite badly.
Charley Whitehead, who was q
consumptive, and who went to Cali
fornia to ascertain if the pure air of
the Pacific would help him and who
returned to his home with Mr.. Van
deburg, not having received any ben
eft, passed away at 8 O'Clock
Wednesday morning last. He was
reduced to nothing but a mere
shadow. At his own request he was
inferred at Yuma cemetery Thursday
last. Rev. Gohn preached the fu-
neral sermon at the residence, taking
for his text, the sixth chapter OF
Rev. Sth and 9th verses. There
were quite number of neishbors
present and 81 conveyances followed
the deceased to the burial ground.
Three Of the Tobin boys Frank Shep.
herd. Claude De Mundrum and Jessie
Walker acted as pail bearers, and
Undertaken Wendt had charge of the
funeral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-28
MORE BIG RATS.
Two Steamers Towing Down q Heav,
Double.

Two Steamers Towing Down q Heavy
Double.
The steamer Quickstep, under the
charge of Capt. Is. X. Hanley. came
over the rapids yesterday with the
first installment of one of the largest
log RATS of the season. The remainder
of the raft came down in the after
noon with the steamer Belle Mac, for
which the Quickstep is acting as bow
boat. As the Quickstep left Lee
Claire in the morning and started
over the rapids Capt. Thomas Gala
ger slipped and fell on the raj,
breaking his arm. He was taken to
LeClaire and left in the care of a
doctor OF that place. The acciden,
will keep him from his post for sew
eral weeks to come.
The Belle Mac, under the charge OF
Thomas Witheral. is, with the aid OF
the Quickstep as bow boat, bringing
two RATS down the river at the same
time. This immense floating fores,
is bound from Prescott to Hannibal,
Mo. The two RATS are lowed tan
dem except in places where the chan.
mel is bad and where the doubling
up method has to be resorted to.
That is taking one part a distance
and returning for the remainder as
is done over the rapids.
Quite a Feat.
This feat of Capt. Witheral bring
ing down two RATS at the same time
is something which no other boat OF
no other captain has ever accom-.
plished. Each raft is a large one
comprising about 100000 feet Of
unsawed lumber. the amount usual.
ly brought down by other boats
The two RATS of the Belle Mac, how.
ever. comprised over 100000 feet
of logs. which are brought down all
at once. In the lower rapids the
greatest difficulty of handling such
an enormous raft is encountered, as
it will have to be taken piece by
piece through the locks of the canal
six days being necessary to go the
short distance of IL miles.
River Riplets.
The Sam Atlee passed up.
The stage of the water at the Rock
Island bridge at noon was LOS and
falling; the temperature 80.
The Verne Swain was in and out
for the up river trade and the w
j. Young, Jr.. for the down river.
The Pittsburg is off the Dubuque
ways, where she has been laid ur
for repairs, and will soon be down the
river again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-28
PORT BYRON POINTS.
A Close Call to Being Struck by LightniDl
-Other News.

Other News.
PORT BYRON, Aug. 27.-Friday
afternoon during the storm several
ladies and gentlemen were in the
academy boarding hall when there
came a crash of thunder and light
ming that perfectly terrified them.
anu it was soon found that the cupola
of the academy in the same yard had
been struck by the fiery bolt. The
janitor and his wife had just left the
building. Fortunately no one was
injured, and the damage to the build
ing is not extensive.
Frank Reynolds, of Moline, is Wis
iting in town.
Mrs. Emma barrow, of Rock ISL
and. is visiting Mrs. E. n. Hollister.
Mrs. E. L. Drake, of Mount Clare,
ILL.,, is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Fair
man.
Eugene Harper, who is attending
school at Harvard, is home for a short
visit.
There was no preaching at the M.
f. church Sunday. Rev. Edwards
being out of town.
Mrs. f. j. Fleming and Mrs. S. j.
Grove returned from La Porte, Iowa,
Saturday evening.
Quite q number from Port Byron
are in attendance at the camp meet.
ing al Tindall's grove.
Miss Minnie Alldredge returned
Saturday from Moline, where she has
visited for several weeks.
Earl Hasson, son of Supervisor
Hasson. OF South Moline, is visiting
his grandmother this month.
Miss Emma Louke. of Harlan, Ia,
and Miss Helen Elliot, of LeClaire
visited over Sunday with Miss Grace
Zollinger.
Mrs. William Denbigh has received
word of the death of her father, who
was an old resident of Ithica, n. Y
The funeral was held there Saturday
afternoon.
f. w. Hyde, of San Francisco, ar
rived in town Saturday. Mrs. Hyde
and children, who have been visiting
here during the summer, will accom-
pany him home this week.
What is the use of going to the ex
pense of hiring rain makers when al
that is necessary is for the Cordovs
Driving association to fix date fol
the Cordova races. That never has
failed to bring rain yet.
+. r. Hopkins met with quite s
serious mishap while on the way tc
the Cordova races Thursday. HI
went on his wheel. and while riding
quite fast struck piece of road
where the sand was very deep. anC
Just where he went off his wheel will
such force that his right arm wa.
badly sprained. Mr.. H. concluded
that a carriage was good enough fol
him to ride home in, and he still
carries the injured arm in a sling
although it is improving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-28
To Chicago.

To Chicagoby the Burlington, the
peoples favoritc and short line. A
special train, consisting of chair
cars and coaches, will leave the c.,
b. & Q. depot. Rock Island, at 10
O'Clock Saturday evening, Aug. 81,
Moline at 1918 p. m, reaching Chi
cago ut $50 a. m. Returning, the
train will leave Chicago Sunday,
Sept. l. ut 11:30 p. m, arriving at
Rock Island about 6 a. M. Tickets
good only on special train. Fare
$3.50 for round trip. Secure tickets
early, which are now on sale. and
avoid the rush. See flyers for list OF
attractions. Bicycles free.
NJ. j. Young. Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-28
Did You Ever Think

That you cannot be we'll unless you
have pure. rich blood? If you are
weak. tired, languid and all run
down. it is because your blood is i'm.
poverished and lacks vitality. These
troubles may be overcome by Hoods
Sarsaparilla because Hoods Sarsa.
parilla makes pure, rich blood. 1,
is, in truth, the great blood purifier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-28
BRIEF MENTION.
Money to loan at Reidy Bros.

Money to loan at Reidy Bros.
Read Young & McCombs' special
on school supplies and save money.
c. c. Wescott. of Chillicothe. is
visiting his friend, Will Battles, in
the city.
II you want a pure. wholesome
drink call for Carse & Ohlweiler's
ginger ale.
Fine lunches served every morning
and evening at the Mint, Market
square. John Kay. Prop.
Get an s-quart crystal, marble
enameled preserving kettle at sls
Twenty-fourth street, for $3.50.
E. B. McKown wants your order
for hard coal this year. Price &c
per ton delivered. Phone 1898.
The fall term of the Rock Island
Business university, 1901 Second
avenue, commences Tuesday. Sept. 8.
Don't miss the electric fountain
display at the Tower Sunday, Wednes-
day and Friday evenings. Every
body is talking about it.
Imported Munich Germany beer
in bottles, pure and wholesome, best
in the world. Order it for family
use of Lothar Harms; telephone 1l47.
Stephen O'Connor, of 800 Eleventh
street, is confined to his home by in
| juries sustained in a collision with a
bridge line car near Twenty-first
street.
For first-class dyeing, securing and
chemical cleaning, see William
Blaschke, steam dyer and cleaner.
formerly of Chicago, at l412 Fourth
avenue.
Home seekers excursion Aug. 29
via c., X. l. & p. railway. On above
date round trip tickets will be sold
to number Of points in Iowa, Ne.
braska, Kansas and Colorado at q
very low rate.
The Elm street market on Fifth
avenue was purchased yesterday at
ternoon by II. Tremann & Sons from
the Browner estate. Mcssrs. Ire
mann will conduct their new acqui
sition as branch of the Seventeenth
street market.
Unless you want to pay for being
contrary there is no reason for moi
buying your boys clothing at NJ. &
KS. Their new fall styles of schoo
suits possess every attraction tina,
economical and shrewd purchasers
are in search of.
c. W. Halves camp, 1850, NJ. w
A., last evening elected Harry Corker
clerk to succeed j. +. Munger. who
has faithfully acted in that capacity
since the camp was instituted, but
who has resigned to accept a respon.
sible position in the head office of the
order.
| The proposition to amend the con
stitution. as proposed last year, ad
vancing the date Of eligibility to tn,
Rock Island County Pioneers societ,
four years, and entisling those t.
membership who settled in the coun
ty previous to 1854 was adopted b,
the Old Settlers association yester
day afternoon prior to adjournment