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mile ahead. The wind had been free,
being Snow Flakes best point
Now came a dead run before the in
creasing gale. Not a sheet was touch
ed. Captain Lee had two men on his
runner board and two more In the
cockpit, while the entire crew of the
Flyaway consisted of Fred and George
With a shrek the wind bounced upon
them.
Give the peak gig a drift" shouted
Fred-and just in time. as the upper
part of the main-sail tapped wildly in
the wind.
Good Cod" cried George, Took at
the Snow Flakel" For with a growl
like a baffied tiger, the Snowfiake's
windward runner, on which were two
of the crew, rose IL feet in the air,
sliding sharply to leeward, grinding
and creaking. The yacht threw her
self amid showers of splintered ice In
to the winds eye, driving on the other
tack with a ranful; and taking the bit
in her mouth, the men clinging on for
their lives. she tore down the river at
a terrific gait, making nearly a mile a
minute. Fortunately she shot under
the lea of Prospect Bluff, where she
meantime the Flyaway was catching
up, having shot over between the
Planchie and Rogers Island. AS the
rivals split lacks and rounded the low
er flag mark, there were only four sec
onds between them. Now came the
struggle on the home stretch-dead
beat for the finishing line The wind
was blowing half a gale, and the
Snowflake reared and plunged like a
frightened horse. acting like a perfect
brute; while the Flyaway kept down
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A BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINING

Delicate Task which some Cultivated
Gentlemen Have 20 Perform.
From the New York Sun.
Hes the entertainer of a railroad
committee" said one man to another
about a third man who had saluted the
speaker in passing. .......
And whom does he entertain 90
Mostly men from the other side of
the Atlantic, whom the company
wishes TO interest in its schemes or
securities. Other persons, too. if need
be. Doubtless he has work of other
sorts on hand. but he is chosen pri-
marily because he knows how to en-
tertain."
The entertainer of a railway COM
pany is a well-spoken man who knows
just what to say and when to say It.
He takes the visiting capitalist in
hand, introduces him to the right peo-
pie an dsees that he does not fall in
with the wrong people. Perhaps he
sees that the stranger is made COM
Portable at some good club or even in
vited to fashionable houses, although
the entertainer does not make use un-
necessarily of what is known as society
In furthering his ends. There are still
some rich Britons who hope to be rich
err through transactions in American
stocks, bonds and mortgages. There
are some amazingly green foreigners
be had in such transactions. For the
most part. however. the visiting for
eign capitalist is in search of invest
ments that will pay higher dividends
than investments at home. 1t is the
business of the entertainer to make
such men see his road as the managers
wish Ii to be seen. The task is a deli
cate one, for the visiting capitalist is
often Shy and suspicious. Being a
great man at home he would resent a
palpable attempt to manipulate him.
If he is to see the right people and be
kept away from the wrong people the
machinery that compasses all this
must be kept out of view.
The entertainer comes out in great
form when he sends a party of capital
lists on a tour of inspection over the
road. Some such tours are historic,
and when their history comes to be
written 1t will be found vastly more
entertaining than the list of distin-
guished guests given to the press
through the agency of the entertainer.
That shrewd person sees that the trip
is embellished with all the Injuries of
the table, solid and liquid, that the
right men encounter the visitors at
Their light places and that the proper
statistics are thrown in the way of the
strangers. There are a great many
clever persons employed in managing
a railway system, and considerable
sums are expended by every company
for lubricating oil to keep engines and
other machinery in order, but there is
no cleverer person and no more eff
Gent lubricator than the entertainer.
1t has been said that he could not
stand the test for moral color blind
ness, but doubtless this is an inven-
tion. -, .,,44.
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A glorious morning opened the next
day. A piping breeze, that In a short
time would rise to the dignity OF a
half gale. swept in from the north,
making merry music for the yachts
mems ears. The ice was in fine racing
condition, smooth and clear, and there
was no sunshine to dazzle their eyes.
Hudson and Athens had turned out en-
masse. and sleighs filed with visitors
from the adjacent towns were group>
ed to the windward Of the Hudson
Light House. The course was Is miles,
starting from the Light House south
10 q flag mark off Catskill Point:
thence around the flag stake at the up
per end of Hudson Middle Ground to
the home line. All marks passed to
port
1t soon got noised about that Fred
Folger was to race Captain Lees
champion with a boat half her size,
and with no handicap. After the club
races had been sailed, the Snow Flake
and Flyaway drew for positions. Cap
tain Lee getting the windward and
most desirable place. Crackl went the
pistol of the chairman of the regatta
committee, and with a sharp turn and
a shove, the yachts were given a rap
full, and headed for the first mark on
the starboard tack Captain Lee blank
eted the Flyaway, and with the slight
beam wind sped away from his antag-
onist. A cheer went up from the
crowd. The first mark was rounded,
and as the two boats flew down the
second leg of the course near lower
Athens, the Snow Flake was nearly
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craft and gave Fred hearty shake
of his starboard ripper. You don't
expect to get any speed out OF that
step-ladder, do you? Why. boy you
Amt got sail enough TO drive her; and
I'll be hanged II you amt got your
mast stepped for'ard the runner plank.
Going TO enter her in the second-ciass
for to-morrows race. amt your
NO" replied Fred quietly, she saiis
in the first"
what" cried the captain. Boy,
will give you a third of the distance
and beat you handsomely at that
"Don't want it," said Fred. and viii
bet $50 on my craft
Good" chuckled Captain Lee Il
am just $50 in"
you may be $50 out" laughed Fred.
The Flyaway, as Fred's new craft
was called, was given tuning up SPIN
that afternoon. and worked to perfec-
ton: but no accurate gauge OF speed
could be obtained, owing TO the high
wind, and the fact that no speedy
boat was at hand to act as riai
horse.
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If you want to preserve
apples, don't cause a break
in the skin. The germs of
decay thrive rapidly there.
So the germs of consump-
ton find good soil for work
when the lining of the throat
and lungs isb ruised, made
raw, or injured by colds and
coughs. SCOTS Emulsion,
with hypophosphites, will
heal infamed mucus men,
branes. The time to take
it is before serious damage
has been done. A 5o-cent
bottle is enough for an Or
binary cold.
50 cents and 81 90
sooTT q BowsE. Chemists. New Yerh-
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Racing Ice Yacht From Original Draft

on the ice. her true cutting runners
singing like a bee hive. Fred's boat.
though only half the size of the other,
with its perfectly balanced hull. sail
plan and stretch of runner planks. out
sailed and outpointed its competitor.
AS the Flyaway. close-hauled ON the
starboard tackle. crossed the line g.
mile and a quarter ahead of the badly
beaten Snow Flake. what a shout went
up for the owner of the winning yacht.
They all cheered, pretty girls. young
dudes and old maids.
As old Captain Lee saw the coveted
penant streaming from the truck OF
the Fiyaway. he walked up to Fred
and handed him a roll of greenbscks.
Here is your $50 dollars. boy. ! am
going to sell the Snow Flake. She is
a good boat. but you have purchased
me, and l am too old TO learn new
tricks in building and sail area, but
know you won't refuse to loan me the
Fiyaway's working draft to send to a
friend OF mine"
This was willingly granted. and the
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If II were possible to legalize Ii under
restrictions which would prevent those
who cannot afford to lose hard-earned
money in betting. 1t would be a good
thing for horse breeders and all con-
nected with that interest. The horse
is noble animal, and though steam
and electricity are day by day lessen
ing the demand for him and narrowing
his sphere of usefulness, anything
which improves him, is OF public value.
But there Is a nobler animal than the
horse, and IL the improvement of the
latter is to be made at the expense of
the deterioration of the former. /, for
one, am content to take the horse as
he is.
OF late years. however, the turf has
only tended to develop high speed in
horses for short distances. Three
fourths of the races run here under the
Ives pool law were at distances less
than a mile. A four-mile heat race,
such as, in former days. proved the
stamina and staying power of a horse.
has been a rarity. I only remember
two of the kind in fve years. How
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other stands, with the programme
privilege, more than paid all the purses
and running expenses of the club, and
left the admission receipts clear prof
its. Is IL any wonder that race tracks
sprung up like mushrooms; and that,
not satisfied with racing in the broad
glare of day. the managers wanted
the aid of electricity 10 furnish light
for racing by night?
Under the present constitution of the
state of New York. which cannot be
changed for 20 years. 1t Is unlawful for
the legislature to pass any bill per-
uniting open betting on race tracks;
those VINO bet must arrange the mat
ter between man and man, depending
solely upon each others honor for pay
ment No money can be put up, nor
can any record of the bet be made
or exchanged. The result is that the
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RACE OVER CRYSTAL
Exciting Contest Between q New Ice
Yacht and a Graft Of the Old Model.
PERFECT AS THE "DEFENDER''
Also an Accurate. Practical Dia-
gram Showing Construction of
an Ice Boat-Faultless In All
Its Details-The Latest.
Copyright, 1895.

Fred Folger is what is known as a
yachting crank. He is a thorough sail
or and has mastered all the technical
tiles of yacht designing as well as nav
igation. Besides this he Is a capital
hand at the racing stick. and has the
reputation of being one of the best
one-go starters on the sound for the
intermediate class. He is the owner of
a smart 2s-footer and by racing with
his head and not by means of mere
force, has brought quite a number of
cups into his starboard lockers. Being
however, a man of only considerable
means, he Is debarred from what Is
known as the kid glove racing
crowd.
For many seasons old Captain Lee
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under the Ives pool law. was wonder
fully profitable. Take, for instance,
the example of this same Brooklyn
Jockey club. doubt IL the actual
amount of money expended by 1t in its
track and buildings exceeded $780, 900.
The track was originally designed and
used for trotting purposes, and was
then anything but profitable. But In
the past eight years the club has had
returned to II as profits ten times the
amount of its original investment.
When II is remembered that 1t only
had the right to race 30 days each
year the profits seem amazing.
Under the Ives law "bookmakers'' on
the tracks of chartered jockey clubs
was a legitimate occupation. but those
who engaged in II had to pay each
club 500 day for the privilege of
doing business. For this money they
were given a box in the betting ring.
occupying a space of about four by six
feet. They began operations about 1
o'clock in the afternoon; and as the
racing was commonly over by 6, they
paid 500 a day for five hours action"
against the betting public. In other
words they paid each day in rental for
their box and betting privileges more
than the land the box stood on was
worth In fee simple. 1 have seen over
100 bookmakers doing business at
Gravesend on a gala day. AS a rule,
the average number of bookmakers
was about 65. This meant that the re-
ceipts from bookmakers ranged from
$500 to $4,000 a day. These receipts,
with those from the bar. refreshment.
cigar. candy. fruit, chewing gum and
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According to consular reports II is
the intention of the Turkish authori-
ties at Jerusalem to establish steam
ship line on the Dead sea. The exist
ence of asphalt in that region has
been ascertained. and II Is supposed
that petroleum will be found also. A
rational development of the Jordan
valley from Lake Liberals down, and
especially the opening up of the rich
mineral resources of the Dead sea ba-
sin, is considered a very profitable un-
dertakfng. for which. however, foreign
capital will hardly be found, as the
legal status of property holders in
those regions Is very unsafe.
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glish championship. In the first fight
the darby In one round sent CRIB TO
the noor virtually knocked out. Both
men were very tired. but Crib had
wonderful recuperative powers. His
seconds knew this. and began a wran-
gle which lasted several minutes. In
the meantime Crib had come to, and
under the reviving effect of stimulants
was able to resume the fight and ulti-
mately defeat mis- black opponent.
A lot OF American shipmates backed
Molyneaux for second fight against
Crib. Captain Barclay. the great En-
glish sporting man, took Crib to his
estates in Scotland and trained him
under his own eye. Molyneaux was
poor and had TO give boxing exhibit
ttons in booths and halls to raise mon
ey for his training expenses. In these
exhibitions he was compelled to meet
all comers," and care was taken that
big, strong men were pitted against
him. He got in q row in one place.
think IL was Northumberland the
roughs beat him over the hands with
oak cudgels until the covering was
knocked off his knuckles. His hands
were sore and his condition was poor
when he faced Crib the second time,
and though he gave him a great bat
tie. he was at no time as dangerous as
he was in the first encounter. He was
again beaten. Contrast this treatment
with that accorded Peter Jackson
when he fought Jem Smith before the
National Sporting club a few years
ago. and you will realize that there
has been some improvement in the En-
glish ring in the last so years. There
Is room for still more.
]. b. ("Macon') Mccormick.
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clubs are no longer able to obtain any
money from bookmakers for betting
privileges. This has cut off from one
third TO one-half of their former reve-
nue.. Then the bookmakers. having TO
protect themselves against "welshers'
that is. men who default in the pay
ment of their bets when their losses
are greater than they can stand-offer
the betting public much smaller odds
on the horses than they would IL there
age. Besides, bets are not taken from
people not known by the "boOlCies," or
introduced TO him by some one whom
he knows: and the result is that the
Toms, Dicks and Harrys. whose "fives''
and tens" formerly contributed 50
largely 10 the receipts both OF the
track and the bookies. now seldom or
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Johannesburg Gold Fields Their Destina-
tiOu.

Fifteen weli-known millwrights and
carpenters were ticketed through to
johannesburg, South Africa, via the
Great Northern railway, for the sail
ing Of the new American line steamer
City OF St. Paul. from New York, Mo-
vember 10th. Twelve of these men go
to johannesburg TO work under a three
years contract at five dollars per day.
The other three having implicit faith
In their ability to secure employment
at stu better wages, chose TO go on
their own account. This is the largest
number OF men ever forwarded from
Butte In body destined to the South
African gold fields. Persons ticketed
through to South Africa are routed via
England. where they may be permitted
to visit relatives and friends before re-
embarking. Fare includes meals and
sleeping accommodation, New York
TO Cape Town, unless passengers stop-
over In England at their own request
where they will pay their own ex-
penses Other large parties are form
ing for sailings during November.
from New York every Wednesday 10
connect with the Union and Castle
lines. sailing from Southampton every
Saturday. The Great Northern through
ticket system has given eminent salts
faction to all of the many people who
have been forwarded to South Africa
from Montana and other western
states, during a number of years past.
Those contemplating the Journey.
should make application to the under
signed. who will be pleased at an
times TO furnish rates and fun inform
alton concerning the Cape district
Street scenes in Johannesburg and
Cape Town. also wall map of South
Africa and descriptive literature NAV
be seen at the Great Northern ticket
Office. No. Al North Main. The reliable
Steamship Agency. for lowest rates
and quick time TO all parts of the
world. ]. Z. DAWSON,
General Agent.
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plans so courteously loaned to the old
man we now present to our readers.
with the assurance that they are cor
rect to the minutest detail.
III. Percy Ashley.
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EASTERN TURF IN 90
The Era of Enormous Profits Gone
With the Ives Pool Law.
A COLOR LINE FOR THE RING
Fair Play Not Always Accorded
How the English Once Treated
an American Negro Boxer-Re-
vivai OF Interest In Rowing.

tcopyneht. 1876. by Bacheller. johnson d
Bacheiler.)
Actions speak louder than words.
and the actions Of the (Dwyer Broth
ers) Brooklyn Jockey Club" in drop
ping twelve of their valuable sweep
stakes and substituting therefor. in
1896. ten guaranteed" events. worth
In the aggregate $4,000 less than the
dropped events, shows very plainly
that the hard logic of experience dur
ing the season of 1895. has shown these
gentlemen that the phenomenally prof
liable days of the turf in the East are
gone. probably never to return.
Racing, as conducted in New York
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for the track owners. but beneficial to
the community at large.
I am very fond of horse racing as a
sport, but / deprecate Ii as a business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-30
An Advertising Trick.

According to a contemporary, al
amusing incident relative to advertis-
ing was a trick played on the Cnicago
newspapers by a firm designated as +.
r. r. & Co, some years ago. One Of
the partners went into court. and ask
ed for an Injunction to restrain the
other PARTNER from sacrificing the
goods in their store at figures far be-
low first cost. The plaintiff said his
mariner had with some insane desire
marked all the goods in the store down
below cost. Then he went into details,
and showed how different articles were
being sacrificed, Notwithstanding his
protest, and asked the court TO issue
an Injunction, and restrain the frac-
tious partner. 1t was a strange fight,
and the newspapers took it up, and
devoted columns to the novel case.
The result was that people on the
lookout for bargains fiocked to the
store, and purchased goods. Day after
day the hearing for an injunction was
delayed, and, finally, when the free
advertisement had been worked to its
end. the suit was dismissed without
prosecution, the whole cost to the
firm for hundreds OF pounds worth OF
advertising being about Is.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-30
Oil window shades and
fixtures zoe. Victor Bros.
MICHIGAN WILL GO FOR SILVER.
County Conventions Already Held In
dictate Such a Result.

DETROIT, MICH, April 26.-It ap-
pears a foregone conclusion that the
Michigan Democratic convention to
be held next Tuesday will declare for
free silver and elect free silver dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton. G. Walter Meade, acting secre-
tary of the State central committee,
tonight gave the following general
results of the county conventions thus
far held: OF the S5 counties so have
thus far elected delegates to the State
thirteen delegates have been selected.
OF these 26S are instructed for free
silver and 124 for gold; 221 are unin-
structed. George P. Humber of Hol-
land, chairman of the State Demo-
cratic free silver committee, claims
that of the 221 uninstructed delegates
125 will vote for free silver, and also
claims rs of the 100 delegates yet to be
elected. 1t requires AIT votes for a
majority of the convention, and it is
conceded that the silver men will have
at least 500 votes. The Democratic
district Congressional conventions
will be held on the same day as the
State convention. Ofthe twelve Con-
gressional districts it is now conceded
that eight will be controlled by free
silver delegates.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-30
BLACKBURN'S POSITION.
The Senator Declares Himself on the
Kentucky Situation.

WASHINGTON, April q. Senator
Blackburn, of Kentucky, to-day die
tated to a Post reporter the following
statement for publication:
"My attention is being daily called
to statements made in the newspapers
all over the country of compromises,
either agreed to or pending, between
the gold standard advocates and those
who think with me in Kentucky. These
misrepresentation are so numerous
and come from so many different
quarters that | desire to answer n
for all.
"No compromise or adjustment has
ever been offered from the gold men
to me. l surely have never suggested
one to them. I never saw my way
clear to compromise a principle, and
in this case | have no desire to make
the experiment. In the coming State
convention in Kentucky the issue be-
tween the gold monometallists and my
people will be definitely and finally
settled if my counsels shall prevail.
With me there is no middle ground.
l sincerely hope that the Democratic
Convention in Kentucky will send a
delegation to Chicago pledged to re-
store silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. This
is far more important than any per-
sonal ambition of my own"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-30
JEFFERSON CITY BRIDGE.
1t is Expected That $4,000 People
Will Visit the State Capital
MAY 81 to Witness the
Dedication.

Gov. w. J. Stone, Gen. Odon Guitar,
of Columbia, Major John L. Bittinger,
editor of the st. Joseph Herald, Judge
John A. Hockaday, of Fulton, and
Mayor Edwin Silver, of Jefferson City,
will be the speakers at the dedication
of the jefferson City bridge May u.
Arrangements for the big celebration
are about complete and Jefferson City
would like to entertain the entire
State on that occasion. Very low rates
have been made by the railroads and
il is expected that fully $4,000 people
will visit jefferson City on the day the
bridge is dedicated.
The Missouri State Band Association
will be in session at jefferson City at
the same time, and twenty-five Of the
best bands of the State will be in at
tendance.