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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-05

-,,rsd bv the Driver Of the Rival
Z-,rsa Made 1t Possible - The
o.r.shrent Began Early and
rs,t Up TIL the Last Stride.
~- WORK. June Three times has
-- ana game Sir Walter tried TO
e-5oklyn handicap. and at last he
u.-essfuj. Twice before he was
....ea cut by a fraction at the end.
... rlru was on his back, and his
--..r.I with a lack Of Judgment on
..- CLAYTON. who rode the tavorite'
b.. e.ve tde victory 10 the son OF
...,.-- aud la Scala amid a roar OF
rarely heard u0w-a-days upon
.a.a.
...v VAS a popular victory could not
.--f for from the time he poked his
... t.s lead TO the last fraction Of a
t-.s race there was one Wild yell
Waiter. It was not the cry of the
- r.r for the horse was by TO
-.a slycr.,e. but it was the cheer OF
rsrt from the sport-loVing
tr- citizens, -n'N'F '-i"@ az '-'N
.-I track 90 watch the contest.
-..-s that had foro- ed the victory
-.r.-a,ai when Sir Walter returned
. f- and as Taral was h0isted into
.-.s'-li Jockeys chair, where ne has sat
raer -mes in his career ne was very
trrr person. as tne Ye"S eso0''''e'
.aa air and the immense body of
....-s cave vent 10 their feelings in
bouts a- calls ana ""ls''es'
Au1-e perfect Gay Tor 'Ae race cou'd uoC
tre been desired Inc SKY was ooeeU'eU
villa .-'i ''ouls. "u'cn o'oNe away NO"
srf then -0 ist The sunlight IN 20 temper
Oh, 'I,'s ''ee@9 VIZ" "as INNS -
a WIN "'-S,~'e l'o'" '''s
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-
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'i mile ana quarter al the
was purse OF SS''V' Ior 'oe
"i az Che starting point o5scured
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Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-18
spark. From the Diamond.

N,r,r,b,. hoe h,,p ,,ovct down in the
I'm ,,gn,s.,,,,, ''''S ''N'' ''"'
~ ~ 'U'W'V'' t, .., H.,
~ aNul ..,'Vh ma. VT l,gli'lE ~ W r. T., " W.
iI,n'l Mtt'Wr Nuvut ''Nrn o'"'' "'t"e
'Iups M""iI IN 20 nave nlrh' .,,...
tnrir" W"itmans weakness ACCORDING
10 players. Is on curved halls Boih Brel.
,iS.,h "nn ,i"s, ',I,n rn,r ,'' ,ba, g,iesses
,nt,l',,,,, nS ~ ln's ~ ~, ~ % w,iJ
ltlslnE 70 sHy tny least III Wow OF We'"-
Negotiations between the New York
club and Pitcher Rusic have progressed
SO tar that a uniform for tho latter
has been ordered. II TINS does not inii-
= uniform measured for Rusie ANA have it
NJ. ,,--.,
kets'er. the new Raltimor" lniclder. is
Mcdrnw,. lie is modest and unassumins.
ana Is already well liked by tn" players.
li. VIII not displac" Jimmy Donnelly. hut
viii act A. substitute There is one man
and his name Is not Donnelly.
Before tho league season WAS a month
old two league managers were turned
truism "'rhe manager OF losing ball club
Is a shining mark for the ,nowsraperS.
"ni 70 that might be ADDED that n, u t hlsu
q shlninE marx ior M man Who inti,, ,t,s,
the stncws OF war for the cluh whic. me
manager Is attempting 10 manage Notn-
Ing succeeds lik" success.
Already two minor league teams have
As every baseball league now has law
equivalent to the National League rule I'M
posing financial penalty Tor sn,h rro.
force the penalty. and We Will hear no
NOR" Of light-waistod manarets ana incky
captains taking their teams off the field.
There is no man on the league siaff
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-18
HER NAME is TlNGLEY.
Identity of the Esotrric Head of the
American Philosophical soci-
ETY. Discovered.

New York. May 1.-THE Advertiser to-
morrow will publish the following: All the
powers Of theosophy. occult and visible.
have failed to preserve the incognito of It's
esoteric head. This head Of the theosoph-
ical society lives on West End avenue.
this city, and her name is katharine Alice
TnEley,
1t was Mrs. Tingley who guided the phys
teal movements of the late theoSuphical
convention. IT was Mrs. Tinrley who mar
rici Claude Falls Wright to Miss Leonard
still more recently. and II was Mrs. Ting
ley whom William q. Judge appointed his
esot-rir successor.
She is a handsome woman of tO clever
clairvoyant. and much given in the past
to spiritualism. Since. however sh" has
succeeded to the theosophical throne sh"
has thrown spritunlism behind her, and.
according to President HarErove. never
having INDUCED in any but its higher or
occult branches.
when reporter called at her house.
her husband said: Mrs. TinGley does not
care to speak at present and is sorry that
Hargrova will. however. tell you all about
her that is worth publication
Mr.. Hlrgroye said: 1t Is a mistake to
suppose Mrs T,ngley Is a mahatma. She
is simply an adept, which is the mean be
tween the mahatma and tn" chc!an. She
had the same grade In ih"osophy as Will
tam q. Judge, and like him. possessed eN-
.raordinary powers. Mrs. rinEley has gone
deeply into the mysteriDs of nature. She
is 4 thcosophical scholar She has special
~ which is impossible for me TO deauo.
her identity. As an adept II is beyond her
poWIr.'
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-18
WELSH WEDDINGS ARE EXCITING
Winning His Bride Is Not All the
Gronm Is Expected 10 DO.

From the PittsburG Dispatch.
\ wedding. as 1t was customarily ar
ranged in Wales some forty years ago.
was an interesting affair
In those days, aa, Don ms the younE poo-
pie hd! mad" up their own minds, before
they could speak Of wedding, the con
sent Of The brides parents had to he oh
tanned. This arrangement. or rather con-
sent. was called the GotNn-y -fcrch, and
could hy no means be done 9y letter, a
bad taste. \ good deal Of fOrmality sur
rounded the Gofyn-y-l"rch, and II was not
TO be omitted even when the parents We're
known to he willing, The accepted lover
Ia many anNietl"s, and among them tine
necessity of which VIII be seen by and
the Pave and mettle of his friends horses,
AZ last the wedding day dawned. The
bride was dressed Early, but over her
trery she wore long cloak. buttoned all
the way down to the ground, while a hood
entirely covered her head and face. In
the course OF the morning the bridegroom
bride. Arrived at her fathers house, they
found the door locked, and before they
could bc admitted they had to Tecite some
poetry. Sometimes the fair lady's whims
and caprices made the delay In unlocking
the door very long. When the. door was
had taken refuge in some obscure corner
of the house, where she was crouchng
out Of sight, completely covered with her
long cloak. This sam" Of hide and seek
was sometimes so prolonged that when
,hs bride was found II was too late to
ne UlhtIltl tNhl nay. bul 1fllS tll not
happen often. When the bride was really
found there was great mounting of
horses: she. in her modest cloak. was
seated behind her father, and all the COM
pany set OF as fast as their stee,ls could
Eo-all except the brides mother, who sell
dom. If ever. attended her daughters we'd
ding.
Up hill and down dale. over smooth and
rough ground, the mountain ponies gall
lope'i, and sham" on the bridegroom II he
and his friends did not reach the church
before the bride. Service over, the bride
groom had still TO keep guard over his
wife, for in one country parish. II not
in many, II was the custom of friends of
the young man TO walt outside the church
until the service was over. when the
happy couple appeared the bride was
seized and placed behind one of the men,
who galloped of with her.
Naturally, she was hotly pursued by the
bridegroom, who, OF course. after an ex-
citing chase, eventually captured her.
When at last the wife was secured she
took her seat behind her husband and on
again TO the brides old home. Arrived
at the house. all the party drank the
health Of bride and bridegroom out OF the
same pewter,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-18
AWFUL KIND Of JOKE,
Ought 10 Have Landed the Actor In
Jail Instead of ut His Hotel.

From the New York Herald.
A RIalto hero, who must remain name
less is Justly celebrated for the genial
temper he invariably retains when in his
Guns His sense OF numor never partiCi-
mates in the rout OF his other faculties.
He rode uptown on "A broadway cable car
one night recently and asked the conductor
with some pomposity of manner To shop
at Ssurs -hrvans housh, main entransh.'
The conductor compromised on the north
side OF Twenty-nnth street, where the
Thespian dismounted, cursing the company.
He disappeared through the portals of the
hotel and repaired to the bar and there
seem to have dislodged an exceedingly bril-
liant idea from the tangle Of his brain It's
sues. for from time to time he burst into
choky laughter and slapped MS Knees with
the abandon OF a schonlhoy.
suddenly he gained command Of his shaky
underpinning and zigzasged out upon the
proachlng the hotel. The drunken actor
with a wild mnge sprang from the side
walk and fell in a limp heap across the
track directly IN the path of the car and
Law there as II dend.
The crowds paused in their promenade
and united in a wild yell OF warning to
the gripman. who in his turn tugged at
his brake with whitSning face. but sue
eeeied in bringing var 10 a stop a few
feet from the PROSTATE form.
The actor was lifted by eager hands. and
finally reposing comfortably in the arms
OF III. terrified conductor, opened his eyes
ana surveyed the scene with no small graf
incaiion.
SHAY, 'ductor I thought v said YOU did
MT shop ash Shurshevans housh,"
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-18
PRESENTED TO THE HOOSlERs.
Awful uI,isio> ny tMriUE sow
MER GAVE TnEM >N HtNs.
The, .nincd such u Lead In the Sec
oad iuu,nI rhnt the niu"s could
SIEVE, ONrrtnt,r Ih-m-'.cn-
crni sporting News.


1o' So'ii''i maui w '.'','' ',''.
yesterday - game that b" di'r't want to h'
an umpire. Auu that h. was iu.' uwUlriug
a. '' N,,'H '''" -,
M, S9hnN "ah'7 Z" '.n', ','' '''.,
his job Al, once ami glyc the Indicator up
to some man y,no na. I'd rlir uf Euui eyes.
,,T ~. ', .. ID. go, . 40, .. ....t .,t 49,
ond base hy % ri- murgin
Whtl" thu ulu cry 1I "rh' ImIlr" dil g.
has and -raIiII I5y. ,,rg U'tU f.f.e ua a
,,'i. ~. ~ a., 3..i., t. ti.. ,,lI,l or
any fair-mindyi mNn N.ho wi'n'ss'l yes
lplinIt,pniIs tbn, a. ,.r, riW 4als.un at
s...aIt i,s. i... y,.,,,,,,,,, In, tr. ...ani ian.
runs, Gtyr th,u tho SAINT" Che lDlf they
,I.,,i,..i 1,. ,tt. .g.t,J 5grfsIrD v,s uH.
-, ,. ,t. If... d.. ..,.,-..,f. and
E' h,''' TOT ,n' y" XVI
ihry played "iirf ih-t "'lh''t h,''' OF
t,r,.a ., .Ifrart tr,t h." rua n5 .Hln.. 10
yio bIs ...,,1. ..t' f..uuh l. rIt.H,I ,ffse-
,t.u. ,.., ... .4,,. 81. nD rrIsN In
'''' y'', '.' ''i''. " ,,,
isgt. thu IHosl'fs W'i" ADJ" Go earn hAi
one run Of Ia delivery. wHl, tua Hlu's
TEliurs. Who pitched rrsat LIl and k.pt
Manning. men tII,--lu.
TGefr wen, oV.f 900 spectators az EN-
,,-I,iop. i'm aut as h ,yas th. tlf4t meet.
Ing fuf mo season of tho Blues ana the
Hoo-lors. thsy naturally looked ror hattle
aIpointmcut fur iu tho second inning the
iidnst,t- rut such "a lead that the Blues
we're out VI the hunt The cnnmpIons
il4y.i "a rIlt-,Hu.I article OF Uali tho N,l.l-
Ing OF Roat Saht.Ic,k unI stewart being
nf-t-ellss. ua4 th, hitting Of Stewart being
"A feature.
In the nrst inning both Sides wsr. quick
ly retired without run. though the iipos.
The Iuts wrr, ,94lly disposed Of hut IN
their half by "A Combination OF errors rank
ufnpirlug ana hitting. n. Uoosi.ts got
FsNcn runs and Won Tie game. wood, the
nrst man up. went out on "A ry 10 Ai"nefee.
s. hirI.rk hit 10 right for a single and
Hogan made til. s.rnni out on u ny to
sammy Nlrhol Then ThlIllus put IN 4
little iiy back of third base witch Nycc
rot Under uftar "a hard run hut tuuffpI.
Uogri.yrr NM m A foul. which govIs went
nftsr and fnufy.j, when Ii was clearly
Inks's bau Fri4 would have been the
third out. and. aftor hcing given this life,
JJngri.y,T hit suf. Io,yu fhp third ha g
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-18
ON HIS WAY TO Be CROWNED.
COW for the Coronation
Ceremonies

ST. Petersburg. May i7.-The car and
rzarina. with their infant daughter. the
Grand Duchess Olga Nicolnievana. ac'
companicd by a numerous suite and by the
whole Of the imperial household. took their
departure this evening for Moscow The
august ceremony OF the coronation Of the
czar and czarina, and the fetes which pre-
cede and follow tina, event will hll ur the
which is the date fixed upon for tho return
Of tn" imperial party To st. Petersburg
The train which cntrlos the imperial pait
especially built throughout for this journey
aud is said TO be the finest that ever rode
on rails. The appointment aud hnish "i
harmony with everything else cunncc'ei
LAVISH expenditure has ~ no, been. spared.
even for the minutest details 80 speed
record j. attempted with the imperial tram.
tho safety and comfort OF tho august M
mates being the sole consilefaiions.
An traffic ceases over the line before the
other wheels than those OF this train VIII
run at the same time on the tracks be-
tween here and Moscow. ,,
Moscow runs almost In stthisht line Tor
the TO- miles. 1t is related tha, when ~"
pealed to the ear for his orders regarding
The, route he placed ruler upon the map
cities. ci. thus solving ,hs he engineering ain.
culties with an nutocratic hand -,
To-day the iro miles OF the line are guard.
ed by n double guard Of soldiers Every
detail OF the journey and Of the ceremonl' :
in Moscow has been arranged for MONTHS
an army Of officials having been engaged
upon the work in this. city. amid murh
stir and excitement, and also anxiety. To
facilitate their work, wooden models were
constructed Of all the various buildings at
Moscow in which the more important cere-
monies will be enacted. exact in every pro-
portion and relation. so that the pro-
grammc of the coronation has been pi"-
Cisely arranged and gone through with in
miniature,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-18
SUNDAY Ar rnE rAuxs.
Large Attendance mud Some New
Features Noted.

The sultry, uncertain weather yesterday
afternoon cut down the attendance at the
parks. except at rroost. where the crowds
both afternoon and evening were enormous.
Both Fairmouut and Washington had large
crowds of pleasure seekers, but not as large
a. II there had been no possibility Of rain.
The new Vine street entrance al lroost
park helped augment tn" crowd and is
bound To prov" popular Innovation,
\ noticeable feature at this popular re-
sort yesterday was the swell appearance OF
the crowd.
The benches and hillsldes al Washington
incton Park Military band began It's con-
cert. During the early part of the after
noon the electric cars w"r. crowded TO
their fullest capacity with pleasure seek
er- but later when the sky became over
cast the travel decreased, The new buffet
trolley cars for the Independence electric
lire will arTty. about June I, and then the
dOubiy d"lehtfuL These cars are exceed :
ugly haudspm" and cool, and so equipped
that Refreshments of all kinds may lie
served IN route. Washington park will
probably have It's formal opening next
sunday.
tprdav. too. which was somewhat larger
In the evening than ar Washington because
OF the concert by the Third R"siment
band Both concerts yesterday were
listened To- hv crowds which made the slope
from the band pavilion fairly black with
TRc new hotel enjoyed busy dav, and
capacity. Mann kansas Cityans spent the
day al the hotel with their families.
Chelsea park had It, formal opening
yesterday 20 large crowds.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-18
TRICK THAT PUZZLES PEOPLE.
w,,,,r WATCHING EVERY MOVE OF
TuE PERFORMER.
An r,,,.urt,on Of iiow People ar"
Mn.ic to Disappear From '"Hes
In n startling Nnnncr-En-,
when You Know How.

Tho iiius,rite zcltnne publishes an On.
rfaViur Illustrating a trick pcrinrn'l ~
tha uIuslonist. ChcN. T. Thorn, IN iuI W.
nf an audience, on the STAG ar. w" ,"".t,,
like boxes. each large enough 10 tt,'N.
person IN an upright position hnn 49, ',.
formed Of stats. 20 that the ahll'h'e ~
soc through them In all directions atn
,,h,t Inc 0pcrator moves behind the cages
ne ta plainly visible. hecausn the us,
can be seen through 50 ca-lN as ~
stand there with open doors. IL seems III III
n5ssipie that there can be any double walls
nr other like device arranged IN them. NJ
~ the performer has demonstrated tnis no i
pulls down red SILK curtains over me s'u'
walls and the dunrs' the rear wan, MY MY.
ever. remains uncovered. Now hIIlllantis
dressed odalisk steps into the boy NY ~
left. The doors have scarcely closed "
hind her whep they open again. the cur
tains tly up. and u is seen that the wonhn
has disarpgared. And N her G,aee sua,,sS a,
the rear door of the parquetio smiling ~
hlnd her veil. She passes down tnrouEn
the audience to the stage again. IN ths
mean time the cnliph has left the stag
What follows IL even more surprising.
The curtains Of both cages are pullch doMn.
the calph goes into the cage at the lett
and the odalisk into that at the right. The
ragc containing the odalisk IS raised on
hoistirr roro SO that It hangs IN mldair
with the doors open. The doors are closed,t
shot L. nrrd. at the same instant the doors
ot both cages spring open and the curtains
are raised, the odnlisk has disappe"r,i
from the cage. which stands AGAIN on the
floor Of the stage, hut at the same instant,
she steps. a. smiling as ever from the
cage at the left. from which the caiph mas
vanished. The two cages stand open ana
tho audience can see right through thoni.
IN. curtain fails and the spectators rub
fh.tr ,vss il, lewilI,rmsnf
rhr illusion is created MS follows: Tho
,.,rss ar, rroyi5l,d WIN three VERY sirnple
re,,,,,,,,nts rbcrs is a hoard or ilttie
%%i,ifSrt,, IN Tho rear wall of each cage, on
,,hish a person can stand. a door opening
t,n,rp n,,d n screen lint can no easily
nAN,,., nnWNat.,, az ~ ,avsr ,hn smnres ha.ween the
go. h,,t is No, untiraoLle becnusr IL is of
sEn s,,,,S color MS The rear OF The stage
~ ,'s~f,,,,rr tnL,s gro., Mains In dnceivp
- a,,4iengr ,ynlkintr hohtnd the cage as
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-18
JOHNSON BEATEN AT PARIS.
M"rin, III" Celebrated French Hiry-
"Ii>i, To" fHs, for th-
American.

Paris. MAY l7-Morin. the celebrated
French b..yclist, beat John ; Johnson th.
American. in norn heats Of the s.crl meters
rae, AT the N"loiroIn' De las Seine To-day
Their" WIS extraordinary interest manifest
,I IN the race, aud there had been n good
deal OF warmth Of feeling developed he
tween the two principals over misunder-
standings as 10 the time and place Of meet
ms. Both were In a determined mood, and
M. spectators felt sure Of good race.
Tu" appearance Of the Two racers was
made the oega sion for q hearty outhurst 0l
applause Again, during the race, Johnson
was accorded an ovation. when he stopped
=" allow his adversary 10 change pune
t'pon the resumption n the race, John
son led, and after several attempts 10 get
Al1rn in front go as 10 force him to sot
tho pac"i, both stopped and leaned against
tn. rliilugs, NORM th,rHupOn di-m0untcd
and walked OFF, while Johnson finished the
course.
This match was. however. declared void.
owing 10 the leaning on the railing Upon
this the crowd hootcd aud applaudel ac-
c0rtins To the direction their sympathies
took
\ pacemaker was then provided. John
son again took the lead and all efforts to
get Morin in front proved futile. Al the
but MoLin caught him and finished a
length ahead. The second heat showed a
Johnson being forced into the lead He
srurted upon entering the lap and gained
about thirty yards on his adversary, hut
was again caught and beaten by about "a
length.
The, defea, Of the American pleased the
crowd, and the winning Frenchman was
frantlcally chs.fed hy the thousands of
spectators. Some OF Morin's admirers
Hooked 10 the track and surrounded him.
tearing his sweater from his back aud re-
placing II by tri-colorrd Jersey, in which
patriotic apparel they escorted him around
the track In a triumphal procession, amid
ytllings and acclamatlOns.
johnson took his defeat In very good
part. though he did not altogether relish
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-18
TERRIBLE FOREST FIRES.
Hundreds oS Men riuhsinH Them In
W~st virsinia-rh~ Loss win
he HEAVY.

Davis. W. Va. May ii-Ail day LONG
hundreds of men from all sections have
hravcly, hut Intellectually. fought the forest
fires which at : O'Clock tonight, after con-
,inuinE fotty-eirht hours. are. n possible.
burning more ncrccly than ever Lumber
men. who this morning estimated the prob
anlc loss at ssneo. now state that amount
has been exceeded, and arc unwilling to
make any further predictions " the loss.
The Middle Fork tract is completely wiped
ont and tho adjoining forest Is now hutn-
ms WITH Indications that the entire coun.
~. iucludins the towns aud Nillases MI
~ devastated unless n rain prevents. IN"
weather Is stiii dry, the high shifting winds
copiinuc and the ntmosrhctc Is stning
With the smoke aud heat The women amt
children from the mountain Villages are to-
night arranging to leave their homes TO
,ake refuge IN the larger towns. As the
firc startci IN several places at the SAME
time frN,m ne known cause. II IS now
thought to have been III" work OF inc'n-
diaries who were prompted 10y revenge
against tho new owners - TAR as known,
no tunihcrmcu OF other cltiEtns nave uccH
cauEht IN tho forests,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-18
FIVE SEAMEN DROWNED.
Schooner Mary u. Aver sunk In COL
Iision In LAX. Michigan Yes
trr,lny Morning.

Chicago May 1.-THE schooner Mary d,
Aver was sunk in collision with the steam-
.r Onoko, in Lake Michigan, off Crosse
Point early this morning. and nve men-
bprs of her crew Were drowned, two being
saved. Those lost We're:
captain williams Charles Matson, mate;
Henry shea seaman; Tom Jones, seaman :
Fit2 cook: all from Chicago.
Aftar the accident, the Aver drifted DOWN
the lake with her bow stove in ana was
niskeI mn by the steamer city of Duluth.
shortly after being taken in tow. she sank
and only two OF her crew OF seven were
abl, TO escape. The captain lost MS ~"
in endsnyoring Ia save the schooner whlch
he could easily have abandoned In time 10
escape drowning There was dense FOG
al The time OF the collision. and the ac-
cldrnt is not believed TO have heen me me
damaged hui not seriously. by the shock.
Every effort was made TO save the drown
ing men. but without avail. The ASer
was owned by T.. H. Aver the DIG ceIir
merchant. and was used N the lumber
trade She was valued at $1,000
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the treatment that had been accorded him.
either by his opponent or by the crowd.
After the race johnson said 10 repre-
sentative OF the Associated Press; 81 was
fairly outpaccd on both finishes all right
enough, hut ! desire 10 express my regret
that | WAS not treated in more sports
rAnilke manner by Morin. After he had
been paced for two laps he fatty refused
10 render mo amy similar service. The
crowd also peliod me with gravel as we
went along the track
Tom Eck Johnsons trainer. said that the
American would do better IN fortnight.
Johnson T. also engaged to race In Paris
next sunday and Monday. May - and -
He only raced to-day. Eck said. to satisfy
uulltg curiosity.