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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-14

ana the great Henry of Navarro. Ram
apo also won the 1894 Suburban with
ll6 pounds up, defeating Banquet, who
ran second, and Sport, who ran third
III the fast time OF two minutes six and
fifth seconds.
Another great handicap and game
race horse who is entered is DR.. Knapp's
Sir Waiter, who carries I24 pounds. He
was the favoritc in the race last wear
and ran third, being beaten by DR..
Rice and Henry OF Navarro Sir Wal
ter Is five years old. He will be trained
at the brooklyn Jockey club track and
he will be in the fight at the finish if
he comes to the post in lirst.class CON
dition.
The next big racchorsc entered is
Dr. Rice, owned by Fred Foster, of
ST. Louis. Mo. lie is five years old and
carries l22 pounds. ten pounds more
than he carried last year when he won
rich prize; victory which | always
looked upon as II aukc and as due
more to the fact that he was ridden bv
Fred Taral, the jockey, tvho is ten
pounds better Jockey than any other
who mounts the pig skin. with the ex-
ccption of l.. II. Garrison. for DIR. Rice
was beaten time and time again after
he won the brooklyn Handicap. =
Another candidate for honors is Rev
I'll Santa Anita, who is five years old
and only carries lis pounds He won
The American Derby last year, running
the one mile and half in 2:3,i beating
field of iirst-class racchorses. In nv
opinion, he should, with the difference
III weight, come near being brackctcd
the winner OF the race of 1898, if u first
class Jockey has the mount.
The other probable starters are John
McDonald's Ruhicon, four years old
with ia pounds; Sport, five years old
with ia pounds; Lazzaronc. four
years old with ia pounds; Bassctlaw.
five years old with 100 pounds: Lcona-
well, six years old with los pounds;
Ray s., six years old with lOS pounds;
Sir knight, four years old with lO7
pounds; Sister Mary, five years old
with lO7 pounds; Declare, four years
old with l0d pounds; Buckrcnc, four
years old with 10G pounds; Matt
HyrncS four years old with l05 pounds;
i!ornpipc, four years old with los
pounds; Patrician, four years old with
loi pounds; Counter Tenor, three years
old with 100 pounds; The Commoncr,
three years old with 100 pounds; Bath.
ampton, four years old with 100 pounds;
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-14

tracks will depend on gate money for
revenue instead of on the money paid
by bookmallcrs. The admission fee
Will be fixed at, say, one dollar and fifty
cents, and another fee of. say, two dol
lars, will be charged for entrance to an
Enclosure that mnv be called betting
ring or anything else, and there is a
revenue for the track that will cover
the cost of operation. The betting
will be on the English plan adapted
To American convenience and that
betting will be an incident of
the sport, instead of the first and
greatest object OF racing The men
who are best known as bool<mal,ers
can form club similar to Tattcrsalls
In England and the betting may be
done in the same way as in England,
"on the nod, without money passing
at the time a BET is made. The set
thing time can toe fixed to suit the
convenience of the persons interested.
and it may be every day on twice a
week, but ut any rate nj IL shorter
interval than in England, where the
settling Is done on Mondays have
no doubt that the system will work
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends TO personal enjoyment whcD
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more vita
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value To health of the pure liquid
Laxative principles embraced in tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect Ian
alive ciicctually cleansing the system.
dispclling colds, headaches and lcycrs
and permanently curing constipation
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the mcdica!
profession, because it acts on the Kid
ncys, Liver and Bowels without weak
cning them and il is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in SOC and II bottles, but it is man.
ufacturcd by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, syrup of Fig.
and being well informed, you will mol
accept any substitute if offered.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-14

satisfactorily here and that racing
conducted as i have outlined it will
be even more popular than i; was in
the past and that within two years we
shall have decent and clean turf
and higher class sport than we have
had i'll years. There is no doubt that
racing will still flourish in New York
on the change, for the first effect will
be To relieve the turf of much that WAS
objectionable and injurious. as things
We're, there WAS no certainty how long
racing would last before the lcrislu-
turc would be forced to take action
and perhaps frame laws that would
prevent IL altogether. The advant.
ages of betting in the English fashion.
the progressive boolma<ers argue
are many, one Of the first being that
betting then will be subordinutcd To
the sport, instead of being the corner
stone and foundation of racing. as in
the past. II will also do away with
the most harmful part of betting on
races, cheap gambling by people who
cannot afford it. and will reduce TO IA
minimum the temptations to gamble
that made the strongest argument of
the enemies Of racing.
The principal national races of the
season are the Kentucky Derby. the
Brooklyn Handicap. the Suburban and
the American Derby. In the Ken
tucky Derby the best OF the southern
and western two wear old colts and
mines VIII contend for the blue ribbon.
1t is the first big race run in the south
ana IL Is considered Il more important
race than either the Ariiansnn. Mem
pms or Latonia Derby; but the prin-
clpaI OF these great threc-ycar-old
events Is the American Derby, because
the prize Is at lcpst $50. 900 and nearly
every prominent racohorsc owner east,
west, north and south enters one or
moro candidates for the prize. while
the leading American jockeys, Fred
Taral, L. II. Garrison, Sam Doggctt.
Fred Littletield, John Lamlcy, Lonnic
Clayton and Charley Thropc are en-
gagged to ride by ambitious owners.
Inc distance i'll the Kentucky Derby,
which Is the first grca; race. is one mile
and half, and it will be run at the
Louisville Jockey club spring meeting.
Since 1854 the winners have been Blu
chanan, Joe Cotton. Ben Ali. Montrosc.
Macbeth IL, Spokane. Riley, King
man, Azru, Lookout and Chant. a
large field viii start this year. but it is
not certain what prominent horses win
be IN IT, although Eugene Leigh. Ed
ward Corrigan and Green Il. Morris be-
hevc they will capture Kentucky's
great classic event.
The race of national interest which
10000 or $4,000 spectators annually as
scmblc to witness is the Brool,lvn
Handicap OF $4,000 for three wear ODDS
and upwards. 10 the winner IS. 600. to
second horse $1,000 and to third horse
S3oo. The probable starters are Ram
apo who carries ,opwcight, l27 pounds.
belonging to Gideon and DAILY. who
Won the Metropolitan Handicap las.
tuann with 11z pnunds in. heatinn Roche
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-14

the west, and judging by the galaxy Of
royal-bred winners in their two-yeari
old form, the race should be grand
one and delight the $4,000 spectators.
Fred Taral will ride Agitator, who
should win If he runs up to his form iIs
1894. +. II. Garrison will probably
ride Magian or Brandywinc, who
should be in the first three. Marty
i!ergon, another famous Jockey, Will
ride the picl; of Edward Corrigan, tho
great western turfnan's entries, whila
Johnny Griffin will ride either Walters.
or kccnan. Every crack thrcc-year-olI
from the Pacific slope To Maine will en-
gage in the great event. and millions of
dollars will change hands on the result.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-14

rnmeo. Later the second ana tnlro
horse and the time made were called off
when those who had backed the sue
cessful horse received their money, and
speculation began on the next race
after the scratches and the Jockeys
were received.
No matter where there is racing,
whether at New Orleans, st. Louis,
Memphis, Washington or New York,
turf spectators not only bet on the
probable winners mt the place where
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-14

the contests are being run. hut in
every part of the United States, 50
that if racing were stopped at the rae
ing associations in New York, specu-
lators on the turf in New York state
would bet upon the great events to
be run in the western and southern
states.
1t is generally conceded that in spite
of the law against betting there will
be speculation in New York state Just
as there always has been; but that
Sfsn Ia ha4xaaan-. tndixsdnala and the
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-14

New York create just as much interest in
st. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and other
cities, and that thousands of dollars ara
wagered thousands of miles from the
tracks. l was surprised while in San
sraneisco in poolroom in which hum
3 ttreds of men were betting to listen to
absorption of a race then being run
nv Jerome park by telegraph. First, the
Dookmaker shouted: They're Off"
linen the position Of the horses was
gwen until the home stretch was
nsanea' and then the YiARsr wa
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-14

in the state OF New York Many Of the
great events that have been run hereto
fore at Monmouth park and the New
York Jockey club may not take place,
but there will be plenty of good racing
at the Coney Island Jockey club and
the Saratoga and Brooklyn Jockey
stubs, and the Brooklyn Handicap, the
7 Suburban, Futurity Realization and
other big stakes will be run as usual
The uninitiated probably are not
aware that races run in the vicinity Of
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-14
COMING RACING SEASON
Turf Prospects or the Summer Just
Opening.
AS INTERESTING AS IT EVER WAS
The Form of the Cracks. Great
Horses That Will Start in the
srooolyn Handicap. AS Much
Betting in New York
State as Ever.
lcoPrRIGnT. 1881

/ L racing sea-
S o IL o + 1895
promises TO be
just as interest
ing and impor-
tant as in for
ner years, not
ithsta nding
t he cru.ad C
against the turf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
SURVEYORS OFFICE ORGANIZED.
Sketch of the Men Who Will Measure
District Land Hereafter.

The District Commissioners late Saturday
evening filed the Offices Of surveyor and
assistant surveyor of the District Of Co.
lumbia, created under the act Of Congress
approved February %, 1895, by the ap-
pointment of Mr.. William Forsythe and Mr.
Henry B. LOCKER to the respective positions
for terms of four years each. Mr.. Jas. H.
Forsythe, son of the first named, was
made clerk to the surveyor. Mr.. Forsythe
and his son have been identified with the
surveyors Office for many years, and the
practical experience of the former and the
familiarity with the records. plats and
business of the office possessed by the lat
ter will prove valuable to them in the
future as 1t has in the past.
Mr.. LOCKER will perform the same sort of
ofncial duties as the surveyor, and in his
absence will direct the office. He is
young man thirty-seven years of age, but
since 1881 has been steadily engaged in en-
cheering work of practical value. He
served on the photographic survey for the
proposed Chesapeake and Delaware ship
canal, and later was engaged on the Rock
port tunnel in Pennsylvania. He became
professor of mathematics at Stamford Col
lege. Connecticut, and later at De Veaux
College. New York. In 1887 he came to
Washington. and in 1850 succeeded to the
business of Mr.. Herman K. Viele, the
civil and typographical engineer. Mr..
LOCKER has acquired valuable knowledge
of the topography of the District, its prop
erty lines and landmarks, and this renders
him peculiarly fitted for the duties of
his new position.
The law under which the new offices were
created provided that all fees collected by
the surveyor shall hereafter be paid into
the treasury, and that those employed in
the office shall be paid regular salaries
the surveyor receiving 5000 and the as
sistant surveyor 81 800 per annum.
The act further declares that the field
notes Of the surveyor and his assistant
shall be preserved and shall be part Of
the public property of the District of CO.
lumbia, and all records plats, plans and
other papers or documents now existing or
hereafter made shall be delivered. by each
surveyor to his successor in office In pur-
suance OF the last provision it is under
stood that Mr.. Forsythe has turned over 10
the District all the numerous records of his
work as city surveyor during the past
thirty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
THE FENDER QUESTION.
Time Draws Near for Order to Go Into
Effect.

Time Draws Near for Order to Go Into
Effect.
The time draws near when the street
railway companies of the District must
equip the cars Of their respective lines with
tenders, pick-ups and wheel guards for the
protection of life and limb. But thirteen
days intervene before the order of the
Commissioners is slated to go into effect.
Failure to comply with the order will en-
tail e fine of s25 per day for each car not
equipped in the manner provided
The order. which was promulgated Janu-
airy 81, occasioned strenuous objections on
the part of certain railroads, the Washing
ton and Georgetown Company declaring
that it would be out of the question to
equip all the grip cars of that road with
tenders within sixty days. After consider
ing the objections the Commissioners de-
cided not % formally extend the time, but
announced that If the roads used all due
April 1 if additional time might be required
for the work of equipping the cars.
Commissioner Powell stated to Star re-
porter today that the Washington and
cally adopted the Blackstone fender, wheel
guard and pickup which are now being
manufactured in Baltimore, and it Is eX-
pected that a car will be equipped and
test made before the expiration of the pres
ent week. 1t is understood that the Wash
ington and Georgetown Company will ask
an additional thirty days in which to equip
it's rolling stock, but 1t Is not known wheth
er the request will be granted or denied.
1t has also been stated that one or more
Georgetown are testing and considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of adopting a new fender of
local invention. Nothing, however, has
been heard Of this at the District building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
THE FINE TREE STATE.
Celebration of the Anniversary al
Names Animation to the Union.

Celebration of the Anniversary of
Names Admission to the Union,
The seventy-fifth anniversary of the adj
mission of the state of Maine to the Union
was celebrated Saturday evening at the
meeting Of the Sons and Daughters of
Maine. An Interesting address was deliv-
cred by exGov. Perham, who said that
he was not quite a year old when Maine
became state. He spoke cntertainingly
Of some Of the noted sons of Maine, and
especially of those who had won distinc.
ton in the national halls of legislation. He
discussed the prohibition law that was in
operation in Maine and pointed out the
good results that followed the enforcement
of that law. The meeting was presided
over by the president of the association,
F. F.. Phillips, and Pitman Pulsifer, the
chairman Of the entertainment committee,
in the course of an appropriate speech, in
troduced the speaker of the evening.
Among those present were Maj. A. S. Per-
ham. Miss Fannie Perham, Thomas P.
Cleaves. George B. Hoyt. George w. Hail..
DR.. A. Patten, Walter Higgins. Miss Hig-
gins, George S. Corson, William Perham,
Dr. E. E. Morse and S. E. Davis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
QUESTION OF LICENSE,
Motion I'm Street Car Case Oyerrule,l
by Court.

by Court.
In the case Of the District against the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Com
pany. to enforce the payment by the COM
pany of license for running its cars,
Judge Bradley today overruled the Dis
tricts motion to quash the writ of certio.
rari. The case will, therefore, be heard
during the April term of the Circuit Court.
Several months ago the District filed an
information in the Police Court against
the company. complaining that the COM
pany had failed to. pay a license for run
ming its cars. The case was postponed
from time to time, and at length the COM
pany brought it up to the Circuit Court
on writ of certiorari. This writ the Dis
trict moved the court to quash contending
That the Police Court has ample jurisdic-
tlon The matter was elaBoratefy argued
Saturday by Messrs. Enoch Totten and
Walter ID. Davidge. on behalf Of the COM
pany. and by s. T. Thomas and IA b. Du-
vail on behalf of the District .
Judge Bradley, in overrulfng the notion
explained that he did SO III View of the
magnitude of the amount involved, said to
be from 5000 to $4,000 and because the
action OF the Circuit Court could be re-
viewed by the Court of Appeals, which
could not be done should the case be de-
termined by the Police Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
TWELVE HOURS OF WEATHER.

Location of the Storm Centers as
shown by the Map.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday: For the
District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, fair. followed by cloudy weather;
slightly warmer Tuesday; westerly shifting
to southerly winds.
Generally fair weather has prevailed in
all districts since Saturday. AS indi-
dicated by Saturdays map. frost has
occurred in the southern states. and this
morning light frost was reported as far
south as Jacksonville and Mobile During
the last twelve hours very light snow has
fallen In northern New. England and light
rain in central and southern California
The storm central over the Gulf of Saint
Lawrence this morning will move
eastward. Following the eastward move
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18

ment OF the areas of high barometer which
occupy the southeastern states and Mani
toba, storm will probably develop in the
west, causing increasing cloudiness and
rain in the southwest today, in the central
valleys Tuesday and in the middle Atlantic
states by Wednesday.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
am: Great Falls, temperature, 3S; condi-
ton, %; receiving reservoir, temperature,
AZ; condition at north connection, %; con-
dition at south connection, IL: distributing
reserN DIR. temperature. Al; condition at in
fluent gate house. 10; effluent gate house. OS.
Tide Table. -
Today-Low tide, 500 pm.
Tomorrow-High tide, 2:12 am. and 2:35
pm; low tide, $40 am. and 9:31 pm
Range of the Thermometers.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau today:
am, 80; 2 pm, so. Maximum, 81 mini
mum, 80. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
building Permits.
Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
Christopher Horner ct ux. to Albert Carry
lot II, SO. 422; $40. JEANNE T. Rives to Lam
bert Tree lot %. so. 139; $1,000. Burr NJ
Wildman ct ux. to Richard E. Pairo, part
lot o. block 5, Trinidad; $40. Emma j.
Nicholson, part lot IS, SO. AZ. Georgetown;
500. Henry w. Garnett and Walter "
r. Berry, trustee to Robert A. Hooe, all
su s. of 153; $50, $50. Trustees of the Me-
ridian Real Estate and Promotion Com
pany to S. Herbert Giesy, part original
lot i, So. 455; s3l,50o S. Herbert Giesy to
the state Insurance Company, same prop
erty; S31 500. Augustus F. Arnold ct ux. to
Frances McCauley, lots u to Is, Sc 160;
$40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
MOVING TIME.
District OfHcinl. Anxion. fl c.. a.,

District Officials Anxious to Get In
New Quarters.
Inc Zig house moving of the District gov
eminent, which provides for the centrali-
cation of the various District offices now
scattered about in different sections of the
city to the Walker building, on the south
side of Louisiana avenue. between AZ and
9th streets northwest, next door to the
present location of police headquarters. will
soon be In evidence. 100
Commissioner Truesdell stated to a Star
reporter this afternoon that the move is to
be made at the very earliest possible date
and 1t is probable that business will be
transacted at the new stand by April L
1t was found necessary to alter the con-
struction of the Walker building so as to
provide for number of additional WIN
dcws. This is the sole cause of delay, ac-
cording to Mr.. ~Truesdell. and when the
Commissioners are informed that the build
ing Is ready for occupancy the order to va
cate the present structure on 1st street will
Immediately be made. ------
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
Probate Court-Judge Hagner.
chas. Memmert,. VIII.

The will of the late Charles Memmert,
dated October %, 1889, naming Henry G.
Wagner and Julia Memmert executors, has
been filed. After providing for a gift of
$500 to Margaret Schaub and 500 to Julie
Seudel, sisters, the residue of the estate is
to be divided among Julia, Emilia, Louisa
and Augusta Memmert and John K. Koff,
the children and stepson of the deceased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
Gen. shake.penre,. Pension.

Gen. William Shakespeare of Michigan
was on Saturday awarded judgment for
costs by Judge Bradley, upon the sub
stantial admission of the commissioner of
pensions that the notice served on Gen.
Shakespeare on a reduction of pension was
not in conformity with the law. The case
was similar to the recent Long case. Judge
Lochren, in speaking of the case, said that
it would not apply to any other case on the
rolls and that If any pensioners whose pen
sions have been reduced and dropped since
the passage of the act OF December p,
1893, think that they are entitled to recover,
these cases must be taken into the courts.