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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18
A PROBLEM IN RACING.
THE STARTING MACHINE ADVOCATED
WITH A FULL FIELD.
.o,,r OF THE DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED IN
COMPELLING sKILFUL AND UNscRCPULo'S
Jockeys TO KEEP THEIR MOUNTS
IN LINE AT THE POST.

One Of the chief problems that nave pese' ,"O "1
from It's earliest days Is the starting Oh inc "V
a. race In recent years starting machines nave
been invented and used upon Australian anu -''
zealand racecourses Reports from the Island coh'-
-, cav tina, the machines are success. some
.x,er,nen,s have been made with the Australian
starting machines at the San Francisco racing "e''
ing recently There Is vast difference IN the rae
ing methods employed in Australia and the ihe'ou
IN vogue in this country. so far IA the s'ailns -
concerned In Australia, in England ana ffdhoe'
the start for race Is made when the "o'' o.,
aligned across the racecourse ana Is pi"0'iN"-,'
what is called in this country a staining s'"'' -"
This country the racegoing public have been ac-
cushioned TO a flying start in which all we hoiee'
,n the race are aligned and all are In tAeir s'r'ue
u,ben the flag falls The starting machine saves
time AT the post because every jockey riding ID 'e
race that Is being started s aware OF the 1act t@t
ne must get his mount in position and keep 1t te'e
unless he desires to be left at the post
TJIghty ill-behaved. erratic horses that are iAes
20 turn or wheel around when the poles or gates OF
the starting machine are sprung are Almost oe''"
10 cause anguish TO their owners and to the men
who bet on them, they do with the starter uhuer
the old system Some intelligent horsemen, mciud-
ing George T. smith. Edward Keyes and others
ybo have seen the starting machine at work, be-
1.-Two in It's efficacy when operated by an expert
starter The chief obstacle in the way OF starter
,nder the old system is perverseness OF Jockeys
who obstjnate!y refuse to obey the starters man.
dates Some OF the jockeys who nave rluieh Ioi
the leading stables the turf in the past nave re-
peatedly taken an undue advantage or the starter
evidently presuming upon their employers influence
10 protect their wrongdong at the post starts
have been DELAYED the intense disgust or the pup
lie and oftentmes 20 the permanent injury oil Vaiu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18

COok.-Hy young girl as good plain cook
ana laundress willing and obllging; last
employers can be seen. NJ. PIG West ed
ST. first floor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18
IN LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSE.

Ar II sPRUCE-ST.. near Tribune Suls
inc whole building TO le': rent *4VV'
pi.Ie.ND q WHITING. 8 Beekman-st
M let at SO Rose-st.. together or sepaf
80 two small floors. suitable Tor a
cosnposing-roorn. or for any light MANI
featuring. Apply to GEORGE MUNRO
245 Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18

abe horses owing to the trouble at the post
caused by certain jockeys who believe that the en-
tire structure OF the turf would collapse without
their presence IN the saddle.
The starting machine in the hands OF the Jockey
Club starter. Thomas Flynn. is likely TO prove
beneficial when jockeys Of the stamp described IN
the foregoing paragraph have mounts In race
Venal Jockeys who desire to lose races by criminal
negligence (as much Of the trouble caused ny
being left at the post really is) do with the
starting machine easily as II the start depended
upon the fall OF the flag in the hands Of the starter
When the gates or bars down and extend across
the track and the horses are lined across the
track venal Jockeys easily prevent their mounts
from getting away from the post quickly and IN
their stride Some of these rascals are so sKiiiuI
that they their mounts to face about ana
they head them in the opposite direction from
the winning post if occasion requires such action
Recent reports from New-Orleans in regard to
the starting machine should bear no weight IN re-
gard to its utility In fact, If one-haf OF the re-
ports true. almost everything associated win
the racing at NewOreans is deleterous to true
sport. No trustworthy estimate can be made or
the starting machines efficiency so far as the
recent arrival from New orleans says:
Il should like TO the starting machine used
In the fWO-year-old al SheepShcad BAY
when large fields sent to the post 1t would
give horsemen fair chance to test Its ussiuhes n.
ward of thirty horses go to the post ana a stand
right direction is ali that is required. With fields
~ from ten TO fifteen horses there should be no
great difficulty experienced in starting
"Vhat is required the most in this country Is
machine to reform the jockeys. In the light or
recent disclosures certain Jockeys will continue TO
make racing ridiculous. both at the start ana at
finish, unless prompt measures are taken 10 sup
press them | believe that it Is in the power or
combination Of "A haf-dozen jockeys 10 condemn
any starting machine that Is invented or 10 de-
moralze anybody who may be appointed as START
err" ,
one of the persons interested in the starting ma
chine who officiaed starter at Guttenburg, mas
written several letters to racing ofhcials In thls
ncighborhood asking that the starting machine
club tracks There is little doubt that the chine
will get fair test under the auspices or the Jockey
Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18
REAL ESTATE TO LET.

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rooms. all new furniture. bathroom. fur
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drives. scenery. &c, unsurpassed For
terms and further information apply 10
ROBERT MURRAY. Clarendon springs
VT ---------
fos MONTHLY.-Moder cottage. nine
o.r,s GOOD neIghborhood: near station
MILLS. Washington Hudson.
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REAL ESTATE OR SALE.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
PLEASE GIVE US A TRIAL-Residences
prepared for summer; carpets and hang
ings cleaned and cared for: upholstery
repairs and slip covers. GEORGE LOCK
HART, LIT Broadway.
UNUSUAL opportunity 10 become lawful
physicians. MEDICO. l.SO0 Fondulac-
ave. Milwaukee. Wis.
WHY HAS JAMMES the prcttiest things
at lowest prices? Answer-Because no
heavy expenses TO be had to his goods.
900 Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18
HELP WANTED.

Female.
WANTED-A neat young woman 20 40
cooking washing and ironing: best of
reference wages, sl5. Apply between 10
and IL o'clock 254 West T+th 81.
WANTED. -Kitchenmaid and cook; must
have good reference. good wages AIN
I.ANGTON, 200 East 42d st.
WANTED Girl as waitress and chamber
maid: personal reference required. Apply
after | o'clock, l2l West Goth ST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18

1.z71 BROADWAY. cor. 82d-st.. Union
Dime Savings Bank building. -Pleasant
room. facing Greeley Square. In private
only; references. JOHNSTON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18

LADY MKEE DECLARED OUT.
7 T. Nadden's brown Ally Lady Mckee. by Long
teIow dam Katrina has been declared out OF the
Great Trial at So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18

COACHMAN and GARDENER. BY Young
Swede, age ~. single. understands the
care Of horses and carriages. roads. lawns
etc; good gardener: can milk: best OF ref
erences, willing and oblging. Please ad-
dress JOHN CARLSON New Rochelle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18

uSEFUL-MAN. II. wishes situation In
country: understands care Of horses and
cows also plain gardening. JOHN
CHRISTENSEN, 3sS 6th-avA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18

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The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
SAVED FROM DROWNING.
Gallant Rescue of Little Boy by
Arthur L. Thompson.

Gallant Rescue of n Little Boy by
Arthur L. Thompson.
Excursionists who were at Bay Ridge
yesterday witnessed the gallant rescue by
a washingtonian of a child who had fallen
into the river.
A number of little children We're engaged
in watchingthe era bbing lines thrown out by
their parents from the pier, and just as the
~ O'Clock boat from baltimore steamed
up one of the youngsters fell into the water.
The polntat which he tumbled in was about
twenty five feet deep, and as the child could
not swim he was in immediate danger of
drowning. The parents stood by watching
their child but unable to render any service
While the crowd stood inactive man sud
denly leaped from the pier and in an instant
was by the Cbi!d's side. Before the swim
mer could reach the spot the boy had sunk
The man diycd down and when he came
up he had the boy in his grasp. toat in
the eIncantime put ont from the shore and the
rescucr and rescued Were taken on board.
The many hundreds of people cheered the
rescucr as he walked up to the hotel in his
wet garments. For u long time his name could
not be learned, but finally some one in the
crowd stated that he was Arthur L. Thomp-
son of Mount Pleasant, and the gentleman
finally acknowledgedthat this was his name
The parents of the lad We're profuse in
their thanks. They Were Germans from
Baltimore, and the excuFSioniSts who re-
ported the affair in this city last night could
not tell their names
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
MISLED HIS DAUGHTER.
For This Mccullough Tried to Kill
Smith, But Failed.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug 30.-Pat Mccullough,
county jailer here, went to Marietta, Ga,
this morning and tried to kill w. L. Smith,
j salesman OF book company. Smith
Is young married man who abandoned
his family two years ago. Recently the
seventeen year-old daughter OF the jaiier
became infatuated with Smith, and the lat
uer's mother induced he to 20 to Marietta,
where Smith had been for several days.
Mccullough Intercepted a letter sent by
Smith to the girl, urging her to join him
and bring along some cash which her father
and grandmother had at their home. He
then followed his daughter to the train this
morning, and, unseen by her, took a seat
in the smoking car.
Smiths mother and the girl were in the
sleeper. Mccullough carried, q small ha nd
satciiel in which he had three pistols.
When the train reached Marietta the girl
and the woman were met by Smith.
Mccullough took a pistol from the grip,
walked up near Smith and fired three shots
at him, none OF them, however, taking ef
feet Then Mccullough placed the pistol
against Smiths breast and was in the act
OF firing when the girl and the woman
seized him andthrcw him to the ground, the
daughter falling on him.
Spectators interviewed and saved Smith.
All the part les were arrested. Mccullough
gave bond and brought his daughter back
to the city. Smith and his mother were
unable to give bond and were sent to Jail.
Mccullough says that his only regret is
that he missed Smith. Smith has been in
jail here for refusing to support his family
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
BEATEN BY HER HUSBAND.
Little brazilian Woman and Her Baby
Secured Much sympathy.

A little Brazilian woman, carrying SIX
months old babyin her arms, created good
deal OF excitement aud sympathy from
crowd OF men aud women shortly after s
O'Clock last night near the corner OF SIKH
and c streets northwest, by CRYING and
moaning as il her heart was broken and
all her friends had left her.
When spoken to by a policeman she said
her husband had assaulted her and had
left her alone to take care OF herself and
child. She showed that she had been
brutaily handled for her clothing was
torn nearly off her and her face bore
marks of violence. She said her husband
was Salvador Cato and that he worked
at hotel.
The woman, who was well known by the
police, was taken by the policeman whe
found her to the home of her husbands
aunt on c street, between Four-and-a-
half and Sixth streets northwest, where
she will receive proper attention TIE
woman was pitiable object and with the
baby in her arms she ELECTED the sympathy
Of every one who saw her The officer said
that her husband had done the same thing
before and that when she is called upon to
make complaint against him she refuses.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
REPORTED SUICIDE.
Man Said to Have Thrown Himself
From a Falls Church Car.

Information was received at police sta
ton No. late last night that man, whose
name was given as Willis, had committed
suicide at 10 O'Clock by throwing himself
under one OF the cars of the Falls Church
electric railway. The story ran, that this
man and woman had agreed to die to-
gether by throwing themselves under the
running car, but that when the time for
action arrived, the woman grew faint at
heart. The man jumped under the car
and was killed.
The patrol wagon OF the Seventh precinct
went to Rosslyn, but returned without
bringing any confirmation of the story.
The driver could learn nothing on the vir-
ginia side OF the river, but in crossing the
Aqueduct Bridge on the home trip, passed
a man who said that he had heard that a
white man had been struck by an electric
car and had been taken to a farm house
near Ballston.
The police tried to ascertain more about
the case by telephone, but their efforts
were without avail
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
BIA LITHIA WATER is all
we claim for it!

Even the most conservative of
WaShingtOn'S medical faculty, who
look askance on anything new-haye
been Won 0ver-nOt by our assertions
but by cures wrought In apparently
hopeless cases of Kidney ami Bladder
Diseases, Indigestion. Dyspepsia ami
Blood Troubles!
COLUMBIA NATURAL LITHIA
WATER dixie the waters of "SaratO-
ga" and many others Of this country
and nearly all the famous ones Of the.
old worli), Is within the city limits,
Discovered but comparatively short
time ago many hundreds and
even thousands wh0've been restored
to robust health through Its use-evi-
dence Its wonderful powers for good.
The analysis of the late Prof. E. 7.
FriStoe, AMI also Prof. Clifford Rich
ardS0l, as well as DR.. v. A. Moore
proved c0ncluSively the water to be
the
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
NEWS OF YOUNG HOLLAND.
Said to Have Been Found in Tekamal,.
Nehra ska

u
A dispatch from Omaha, dated the 2eth
was received in this city Saturday announc-
ing the fact that William R. B. Holland.
the nineteen-year-old son of Mrs. W A
Holland of No. 925 Ninth street northwest.
who mysteriously disappeared last Decem
Der, had been arrested in Tekamah, Ncb ,
and was being held awaiting Instructions
from the authorities in this city
Mrs. Holland, whe spoken to last night
about the matter, said she had heard
nothing of the dispatch. but expressed
the hope that there was some truth in it.
She said she would telegraph immediately
for further particulars. At police head
quarters they knew nothing about the re-
ceptioD of the dispatch, and said they had
had no communication with the Nebraska
authorities on the subject.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
PRACTICAL JOKER ARRESTED.
Newsboy Who Was Having Fun Witt
Doctors CauCbt

A newsboy, giving his name rs Frank
Allen, was locked up at No. o station last
night. because he has been amusing himself
oy playing practical jokes on the doctors
in the northeastern section OF tile city.
Allen, who refuses to give his right name,
has been leaving notices at doctors offices.
telling them to call Immediately at such
and such number. The doctor hustles
around and when he gets there finds that
the house is a vacant one, or that the
residents have not the slightest need Of
physicians aid.
The boy began to repent as soon as the
cell door closed upon him. He went SO
far as to think he must have been crazy
when he committed his prank or at least
'feeling pretty boozy," a be puts It.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
WEST POINT READY FOR Ii.

Ceremonies In Honor of the Great
Chinaman's Visit There Today.
West Point, n. Y, Aug. 3O.-Upou his
arrival here tomorrow afternoon Ii Hung
Chang, the Chinese ambassador, will be
met at the landing by Col. Ernst and his
military staff.
The distinguished party will be con-
veyed in carriages to the parade grounds
under the escort of the cavalry detachment
commanded by Capt. Perker
AT O'Clock there will be a review OF the
battalion of cadets uuder command of Col.
Mills, after which there will be Il reception
for the ambassador and his suite at the
superintendent's quarters. The party is
expected to reach here about 2 O'Clock
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
TRIED TO KILL HER.
Falls Church Man Assaults Woman
Because She Left Him.

John Thomas, colored, severely cut Jennie
Hunter about the head and breast, Satur-
day morning, in Freedman'salley. Thomas
is locked up at No. 8 station, charged with
assault and battery His victim was taken
to Freedman's Hospital, where a big cut
on the left side of the face, one on the
right side OF the head, and two minor cuts
on the breast were sewed up and dressed.
Jealousy is at the bottom OF the affair.
1t seems that Thomas and the woman had
been living together at Falls Church, Va,
Tor some time. They had q falling out
and Jennie came to this CITY, Thomas
followed her and traced her to Freedman's
alley, the scene OF the cutting. He en-
deavored to persuade tho woman to re-
turn to Falls Church, but she refused to
listen to him. Thomas became inflamed.
pulled out knife and made the assault.
He declares that he fully intends to XIII
her II he gets chance.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
DIPHTHERIA IN NORTHEAST.
ColOred Woman With Three Children
Down With the Disease.

A colored woman named Florence Lorne,
the mother OF three small children, lies
dangerously i'll with diphtheria at 1853
BSreet northeast, and is in grea, need OF
the actual necessaries of life for herself
and little ones. Some time ago, Mrs.
Lorne- was taken in by a Mrs. Boston,
who lived in the house, but she was COM
PEELED herself to leave because of her own
family and her business which is that of
a cook.
To add to the unfortunate condition of
sick woman she has no one to give her the
attention she needs and is entirely without
means of support. The three children, all
boys, the youngest four months old. are
dependent upo nher and she is compelled to
depend on the generosity of neighbors
and upon charitable institutions for food
enough to eat.
short time ago the woman's husband
deserted her and she is left alone. At the
present time the woman is being attended
by District physician.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31

| Already the Orthodox and Reformed jews
! are preparing To faithfully observe the
| coming Jewish New Year, or. as IL is
| called, Rosh ShanIah, and the days fol-
| lowing.
The Few year begins at sunset on the
| evening of Monday, September Z and with
the Orthodox Jews 1t continues until the
Wednesday evening following at sunset
The day Is Observed as The Jews have
observed it for generations, but wiii.c The
underlying principles are virtually the
same, the form OF service is somewhat
changed TO meet the demands aud customs
OF the people or today. The Jewish New
Year is celebration OF the Blowing of
the Trumpets,' or an anniversary OF the
Feast of the Seventh Month"; 1t is
a festival occasion with the Reformed Jews
and in the synagogue there is a service OF
elaborate preparation.
A SOLEMN OCCASION.
With the Orthodox Jews IT is u solemn
occasion, and in their synagogue the serv-
ices are of a very solemn nature. The
New Year or ROsh Shannah, is an occasion
handed down from generation to genera
ton, and has been faithfully observed by
all Jews since then. 1t is always OBJ
served in the seventh month OF the calendar
year, and becomes great jubilee at the
end of the forty-ninth year.
The New Year. although a festival in
itself is a feast cay but is not relieiousiy
observed by the modern jews. 1t
begins the ten days OF penitcnce which is
ended by the observance OF Yom kippur, Il
fast day, which this year falls on Thursday
the 1ItE, and is the lay OF AtoDeIpent.
this day beginning the same as the other
days, the night before at sunset. -Four days
then intervene, and on the evening OF the
2lst, the eve OF the Feast OF the Tabernacle,
which falls on the I'D, there is a special
service in the tabernac!es, at which the
servicc is like any other church service.
Then on the Both OF September comes the
Feast OF the Law, which ends the festival
ofe felghtGays. which always folio W the Feast
of the Tabernacle.
INTERESTING SERVICES.
The services in the synagogue on Eighth
street, Rabbi L. Stern, Will be OF especial
interest to the people this year, for the
preparations are to be more elaborate than
usual and there is to be feature in the
music. Services VIII be preached at each
service. The quartet at the synagogue
is one OF the best in. the city and there
will be a genuine desire to hear 1t.
The Officers of the Washington Hebrew
congregation are president, Henry King,
jr.; vice president, Marks Goldsmith;
secretary, s. II. Meyer; treasurer, David
Strauss; board OF managers. B. Solomon,
Julius Souheim and Phillip Peyser.
In the synagogue at Sixth and c streets
northeast, Rabbi Samuel. the services
will be OF much quieter nature.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-31
WATCHING THE DAUNTLESS.
Revenue Cutter Is on Hand and Hs

Revenue Cutter Is Oh Hand and Has
.. Her Eye Open.
Savannah, Ga, Aug. 3O.-The revenue
cutter Boutwelle has gone to Brunswick,
quarantine authorities will allow the Daunt-
less to go to sea il she SO desires, but she
win be watched.
No steps have yet heen taken to arrest
the officers for violation Of neutrality laws.
For several days the Dauntless was obliged
to use sea water in her boilers and on
her arrival at Brunswick was nearly out
of fuel.