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The morning times., 1896-01-27
HARDING To PLAY STEWART
The Champion of Washington and
Baltimore VIII Meet Tonight

The pool tournament at the Hotel Emricf
will he resumed tonight when Fred Stewart
champion of Baltimore. and Bernard Hard
ing champion of the District, Will meet il
a / 80 point game.
This should prove to be one of the mos
interesting games of the tournament. al
neither of these men has as yet suffered
defeat There are large number of peOpl'
who believe that Harding can beat Stewart
and they are backing up their opinion b!
betting even money that way.
A match has at last been arranged be
tween Doc Rogers and Fred Stewart
These men will meet next Wednesday night
in a 200 point game for purse OF SOC
at the Enrich Hotel. Rogers, it will b,
remembered, defeated Sherman in gamt
played in Philadelphia. The latter at
tempted to give him 75 points in 6O<
pOint game.
The morning times., 1896-01-27
kindled With Kerosene,

Sergt. Hamilton and Policeman Hayes
OF the Sixth precinct heard what seemed
TO them shot yesterday afternoon, and
going to The Monumental building, No. 1913
Pennsylvania avenue, whence the report
came, found that man had started q fire
with Kerosene. He saturated the kindling
wood with oil, applied the match and the
explosion followed. No damage was DONE
The morning times., 1896-01-27


The long talked-of match between Dicl:
Burge, of England, and George Lavigne, of
America. for the worlds championship at
lightweight limit. has at last been ratified.
Many attempts have been made o complete
this match. but not until Saturday were
all the details arranged and an agreement
entered into between both parties. Man
aser Sam Fitzpatrick had refused to allow
Burge to weigh over 1873 pounds and re-
ceived the following cable accepting his
conditions:
Barge will fight Lavigne at 13s pounds
for $500 or fl ,000 side and a f700 purse,
ON Monday OF Derby week II accepted
answer at once. MIRROR OF LIFE.
Fitzpatrick answered that he would ac-
cept all the conditions and would sail with
LaviGne within "A fortnight A forfeit will
be posted today and n cablegram sent ask
ing that articles of agreement be forwar r1ed
at once for signature.
The morning times., 1896-01-27
GENERAL SPORTING CHAT
Z mmerman Cannot Again Race
in Australia.
BOB COOK TO BE CONSULTED
President De Libour of the Y ale Navy
VIII Visit the Famous Coach.
Pitcher McMahon's Arm Said TO
He Gone-Candidate- for the Yale
Track Athletic Team.

One of the nolables at the cycle show
was W. j. walford of Bristol, England,
who acted as zimmerman's manager in
Australia. He left the Jerseyman in
sydney. December 23. Mr. walford will
60 to Freehold, y. j., today TO visit the
father of Arthur Augustus, aud expects
TO sail for England next Saturday.
1T is unfortunate that Arthurs visit TO
Australia has been so disa strous,'' he
said, In talking To a Journal reporter,
but he has never been really in condition
since arriving there. He caught maIarial
fever at Ccylon, and when i left him he
was still suffering from ii. In TACT, Dr.
Muskett Of sydney told me that ii would
never leave him while he rename d in that
cuuutry. He is very much attcBuated, and
not himself by many degrees.
III is always better for a ma In compe-
tition in any line Of sport to be away from
his family, II he has one. Jimmy got up
at Adelaide shortly after his arrival in
Australia, won the half mile, but sue
cunbed To Parsons in the nve-mile. At
Brisbane he was first in Il five-mile event,
and also scored in the half mile in record
time. Though he beat Parsons at Sydney
by forty yards, it was only because the
Australian was then his team mate, and
sacrificed his chances To let Arthur win.
THE following Saturday Zimmerman
started in five-nile race, but dropped out
on the fourth flap. AT Melbourne, Deceni-
ber 81. both Pither, the New Zealand cham
piOn, and Don Walter, the local star, de-
feated him. This was all the racing he had
done when left Australia. had booked
him up to March, but he had practically de-
cided when / came away TO quit racing
unless his health improves very speedily.
Arthur was received with the greatest
courtesy every where, and each city tried
TO outdo the others in honoring him. In
fact, they couldn't do enough.
Il don't believe that it wo0ld pay another
American 10 go 10 Australia just now, but
next winter there will be considerable
money to pick up, including So, 500 in
one-niile event at sydney Australia is be-
hind in the matter of tracks, bat good ones
are projected.
The morning times., 1896-01-27
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(Thc White Building.)

have Won from f6,0GO to $4,000, and a
half dozen others with from 81, ,0C0 To
$4,000 to their credit. What have we got
to set against this in England: Two big
steeplechases at Liverpool and Manchester,
mainly made up of the owners stakes and
furfeits-et VOLTA tout.Ss
The morning times., 1896-01-27

everyone by covering the distance in his
trial in Al ga seconds. 1t looks now as
I though these three men would surely be
placed ON the team. Who the fourth will
be is very uncertain. Mansfield, who got
third in the quarter at New York last year !;
Bgelow, the sprinter, and Eaton, a man
who has sprung into prominence this year,
are the most likely candidates Whoever
wins the race, the Harvard men are anxious
to see the time made fast enough to beat
that of the Yale-Princeton race which will
be run the same night.
The following candidates for Yale tracl
athletic team have begun training:
sprinters-F. A. Gorham, SO; K. d.
Miils, 81: W. S. johnson. SO; W. B
Cuunor, SO: R. F. Dyer. '9s.
Middle and distance runs-Fisher, '9S
E. H. Nnyes, 81; g. S. Campbell, '9S
T. F. Lawrence, '99; Fitch, 90; Benson
Everett. SO; 7. 3. Mcintyre. NJ. S. John
son, '99; E. H. Leads, so; Belts, 81; Val
entine, 81: Beecher, '9S; Ryals, 'SI;
H. Lyman. '9s; G.. S. Oliver, 90; j. L..
EweI. 81; F. A. Raymond, go; c. P.
Kitchen, 81: C. F. Neergaard, 81; j. L.
Norton, '9s; G. P. Stanson, '9s; ]. C.
Brooks. 'ss: E. B. King, '9s; Ridgeway.
'9S; H. /. Benjamin, '9S; j. W. Wear.
SO; E. l. Noble. SO; ". W. Enrich, '99;
T A. Farley, '99; Scudder, SO; NJ. F. Sires,
81; c. B. Pitzer, SO; T. A. Hamblin, '99;
y. C. Holland. SO; R. Hooker, '9s; R. R.
Wilson, 80; E. H. Belts, 'sS; ID. F. Buck
ingham, '9s; A. Bunce, 90; H. MeGee,
'e6;eP. W. Grace, '9S; F. Beardman, 81;
Blake. 81; L. S. and W P Sage, 'SS;
W. g. Low, jr., 81; r. d. Mills, 'S4;
Cochran, '9s; A. S. Mann, SO.
Mile walk-Darrach, 81; Thrall, go
Pole Vault. j. Higgins. 'sS; Clyde
Simmons, SO.
High Jump-R. Burnett, 81; F. c. ThraI
go.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

John McGinty, well known western
trainer, is lying at the point of death at
Lexington, Ky. He is suffering from con-
sumption. Mr.. McGinty in his time trained
such good horses as Montrose. winner of the
Kentucky derby; Poteen. Banburg and
Kaloolah. He was formerly employed
by the Labold Bros.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

Benjamin S. Donohue a Brooklyn tailor.
is suing Jockey Snapper Garrison for
S19s.25, the balance of a bill for clothing
alleged to have been furnished in 1898.
He has got a warrant OF attachment against
two pieces of property alleged to have been
transferred by Garrison to his wife.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

Lochnvar will again be the reliance OF
the Hendric stable for this years Queen
Plate at Toronto, unless Piover the three
year-old daughter of strathspey and Pee
Weep, show up well in the spring. Piover
was a fine. big two-yearold, but had dickey
legs and did not start last year. Lochinvar
has started twice in the plate. In 1914 he
was unplaced. Last year he got Off badly
and finished third. He is now a five-year-
old
The morning times., 1896-01-27
AT THE TOURNAMENT.
Stuart and Ha riding victor>iuSat urday
Nights Contests

NlSnt SOnteStS.
The pool tournament at the Enrich Sat
urday resulted in victories for Stuart and
Harding.
In the first event Stuart defeated Houston
by a score of 125 to go.
This was badly contested game. owing
to the fact that Houston had a sore finger.
In the second event. the closest of the
evening Harding defeated Tuttle by
score of 25 to lis.
This was an interesting contest, as each
passed the other repeatedly.
The best contest of the tournament will
take place this evening between the two
victors' who have each won three contests.
Considerable money is up on the result
The morning times., 1896-01-27

A new aspirant for the middle weight
championship of the District of Columbia
has doomed upon the horizon in the person
Of Mr.. Alfred c. Perry of the walkaway Y
Athletic Club. He is out with a challenge
for either Billy Mcmillan or Pat Raedy
for purse and side bet of anywhere
from $500 up. Z. F. O'Cpnuor is the man
who is putting up the money for him,
and he says that Perry is a winner.
Just who Perry is no oRe seems TO know.
and it is rumored that. he is no other than
Dick O'Brien of Lewiston, Me. If this
be the case he viii give either Raedy or
Mcmillan a hard fight should he meet them
Perry wants To fight at l5o pounds, give
or take two pounds, weigh in at the ring
side. q % t-.5
The morning times., 1896-01-27

Lovers OF the running horse are still
having a hard time of u. One State after
another has legiSlatod against them and
their interests, ard now Kentucky has an
anti-race track bill, and if ii passes the
end of betting is pretty certain in the blue
grass region. For years poolrooms have
run i'll full blast at Covington, and it was
believed that the State was willing to
allow any kind Of gambling on horse RI cling.
The hostile sentiment has been growing for
the past three years, and is no spa smodic
effort. Two years ago a son of Capt.
Moore said: ''Old-lime turfmen are not
in love with new methods. Louisville
used Ia give n meeting of three or four
days and have the best horses on the turf
there. Then it was a sport. Now the
meeting is run As long as there is Il dollar
in sight, and the cheapest of selling pIatcrs
are often seen at the post. The time will
come when there will be n change. Now
just as soon as a Kentucky colt shows any
promise he is bought up and taken East.
II used tp be the pride of the old turfmen
To boast that they bred, raised and trained
the winners of the Blue Ribbon. When
they went East il was with a colt of this
description. 1t is not SO now. Breeders
sell their yearlings and take no pride in
racing. Alleged turfmen buy good horses
and call them gamblers tools l would
not be surprised to see Kentucky more
fanatical against gambling than Illinois,
When crusade is made against the sport
it will be in earnest" 1t is pretty certain
that the poolrooms will be closed. Gra-
ham, the author OF the anti-ra ce track bill,
is n man of influence in Louisville, and
can command a great following.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

future books that are being made on the
Oakley Derby. In one book, being made
in Cincinnati, "fulr' is marked opposite
his name.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

George Palmer's Gen. Custer, George
Kcrr's Sappho and George E. Johnston IS
Poughkeepsie are entered to trot for a
purse of $500 on the ice on the Hudson
river at Saugerties, next Wednesday,.
The morning times., 1896-01-27
Republican Street Parade

The Eighth precinct Republican cam
paign will show its strength today in a
street parade. The line of march will
be through the principal streets and will
snd at the Tammany headquarters, a:
r. 1882 Eleventh street northwest.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

Of all Whiskies in the
market, the one that will
give you the most satisfac-
ton is Pure Berkeley Rye.
JAS THARP,
Importer Wines and Liquors
BIZ Street y. w.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

Green Morris has been restored to favor
by the California Jockey Club. His entries
had been refused for some time at their
track.
The morning times., 1896-01-27
on TRACK AND PADDOCK
No News From R chmond During
the Past Week.
ROWLAND GETS A PERMIT
To Make improvements at Benning's
Amounting to So -Racing
Faction In kentucky-McCarron's
Horses Fool the rrainer-Betting
on the English Derby.

The past week IN local racing circles has
been Il very quiet one. The Maupin anti
gambling bin has been resting IN the
hands OF the committee on towns. counties
and cities of the Virginia legislature at
Ric.inond. which accounted for the scarcity
of news from that quarter. The daily
routine OF life at the two tracks across
tne river has gone ON in the same manner
mat il has since they closed down on the
first OF the year. and The followers OF the
tart VINO are quartered n town are spending
their time as best they may while waiting
for them TO resume operations.
tE The only things OF Importance TO happen
Were the rehearng which was given William
Murray, in the alleged poisoning case OF
the race horse Arundel, and the granting of
u permit 10 air. 5, 5. Howidnd, the president
or the Washington Jockey Club. TO construct
two frame dwellings 1T the Benning's track
and improve the stables and grandstand
situated there. These improvements will
amount TO $1,000.
Murrays case has been laid over until
today, when il is expected that Presiding
Judge Vandegrift OF the Alexander island
track will return TO the city. The entire
matter, including the evidence that was
submitted by Murray, will he laid before
him and final decision in the matter
reached.
The work which the permit obtained by
Mr.. Rowland calls for will be commenced
during the early part of the week. Mr..
German has had the plans prepared for
pushing the matter ahead as rapidly as
possible and no time will be lost in sha ping
things up. In addition to the building of
new stables and improvements to the grand
stand the entire track will be treated to
a new coat of paint from the smallest post
up to the club house.
Judge ]. X NJ. Norton of the corpora
ton court of Alexandria county is ex-
pected to go to Richmond today to
obtain a hearing before the committee on
towns. cities and counties, on behalf OF the
citizens of Alexandria.
The morning times., 1896-01-27
Cross.Eyed Statesmen.

Another curious thing about some Con-
gressmen shooting off their mouths is that
they aim at patriotism while all the time
having their eye ON something else.-Phila-
delphia Times.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

She-Papa is very anxious to meet you.
He-WeIl, he'll have To wait till l get
my accident policy reBewed.-Town Topics.
The morning times., 1896-01-27
YANKEE CAPITAL WANTED
Consul Proskauer Strongly Urges
Its Investment in Venezuela.
TIME is MOST PROPITIOUS
Strong National Uprising In Favor of
This Country Has Come-NearIy
Everything Imported From Europe.
American Mnnuiactures and Money
insDemand-Ba Are Needed.

American capital and American enter
prise now have another outlet.
in his last consular report Samuel Pros
kauer, consul at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela,
has this to say: Until some purely Ameri-
can houses are established in Venezuela
aided by friendly native sympathy and
sentiment, we cannot hope to make great
inroads in the sale of manufactur goods. :"
Surely the friendly sentiment and national
sympathy are thoroughly aroused now and
a broad field is open to Yankee capital.
Foreign merchants having their chief houses
in Europe a present control all the branches
OF trade. They dictate the kinds of goods
10 be imported and from whence they must
come. The natives only wanted an ex-
cuse To make them ready for a commercial
revolt and they have it now.
Mr.. Preskauer instances one item. II
is the importation of fine table butter
which is now almost wholly supplied by
Denmark, and COSTS delivered at Ham
burg, about 80 cents, put up in tin cases
of one-haif pound and upwards Theoretically
sealed. He is convinced that If some dairy
near New York were to make an effort to
secure part OF this trade it would prove
successful and profitable. American but
ter, as at present packed-with no view
TO its preservation in this climates Justly
in bad odor
The morning times., 1896-01-27

The one and only "Hughey" McCarren,
when he sent Prig and Bowling Green to
Bishop Poole at New Orleans, also sent a
bundle OF diagrams and instructions, which
read: "BowIing Green's fast but blows up
after half. But when you get Prig ready
you can bet your life on him." said The
charts. Poole went at the horses on the plan
outlined and got both Prig and Bowling
Green ready. The report on the latterf fitted
his Eastern record to T. Yet he won four
performances from such a colt. even though
he was BenIton bred, and out OF Hurting
hams DAM Playing Fields.
Prig in the meantime made Poole wea rier
report, Prig utterly repudiated the McCar-
renesque estimate, for, cherry ripe, he was
started in two soft spots and raced like an
extremely Fat man. In each race he carried
$500 of Poole's money-in last place. The
bishop is even said bygossips to have gone
into minute details, fearing that he had-ina
Buitercupean way-miXed 'em up. But
Prig was Prig, and Bowling Green Bowling
Green, and there you are. In the South
equine averages have asserted themselves,
and each horse is running each horse used
to run. Ye theform book man measures his
turf implements and growls because they do
not run on Monday as they ran last Thurs
day and will run next Tuesday.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

A special dispatch from Ell Paso says:
Juan Hart. the owner of the Times, of Ell
Paso which is across the Rio Grande from
the scene of the boxing carnival, says
that the battle will not be interfered with.
There is no law against boxing in that
country. Bull fighting, however. is against
the Mexican law. As the people are de-
termined to have these encounters, they
take place. The managers of the affair
are fined beforehand. which fine is exacted
in lieu of license. The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
match is to be pulled Off in the regular
buI!-fighting arena of Juarez. Dan Stuart
and the rest of them will be fined before
blow is struck. Then the dance will go
on. The fine. or license, whatever you
choose to callit is $500 of Mexican money"
The morning times., 1896-01-27
= HE SO. s12, and SIS
Suits for Men we have
been running for Sc. 25
will do us a world of
j good. A pair of gov

ernment mules could not
prevent those who bought
from coming back for a
Spring Suit later. There is
where our profit comes from,
future trade. 1t is the old
story of each buyer telling
his friends, and each friend
telling his friends. Don t
wait until your size in the
best styles is sold. Get in
today.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

Jim Hall, who is now in Pittsburg
comments on his battle with Choynski as
follows:
Had been able ! certainly would have
put my opponen, to sleep, but nature was
exhausted, and after the ninth round all
i could do was to walk up ami look at him.
l hurt my shoulder in a cinch i'll the fourth
round. This handicapped ME. Besides,
Choynski played for my wind, and had
to guard my stomach a great deal. His
blows on my forearm and wrists so be-
numbed them as TO render my arms alb
solutely powerless. tried TO win, and all
accounts show that had the best of the
fight"
The morning times., 1896-01-27

George siler, according to n Chicago
writer, is perhaps, the best known of the
many who have for the past ten years at
tempted to referee fistic battles i'll the
West. He is native OF New York city, and
when young man was considered one of
the most scientific boxers of any weight
ever turned out in the Metropolis. At the
time he WIS an active ringster Siler
weighed around IL pounds. but such giants
as Steve Taylor and men Of that class Were
unable TO beat him. In fact. he time and
again won competitions in which heavy
weights contested. He never had any finish
fights although he frequently challenged
others in his class. His boxing experience
extends over period of nearly thirty-fiva
years. for Siler is now at two score and ten.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

Capt. Machell, the famous English racing
man. is the reputed author of the saying,
Never lay odds in races worth less than a
monkey which, being interpreted, means
that the higher the value of the race the
greater is the probability of its being run
on the square. This. no doubt, is the reason
why we hear SD much about the rotten state
of affairs in English-iumping races, says
the London World, the great majority of
which are So large that, apart from the
question of honesy, owners are less tempt
ed to do an occasional ''shunt." In Illus
tration of this it is interesting to point out
that during the past year NO fewer than
nineowners have ewonoverf1 Z, 600; another,
M. Robert Lebaudy, with f15, 900; and a
third, N. Holtzer, with nearly 10000
Nugesver, there are three horses which
The morning times., 1896-01-27

The Fort Wayne Driving Club comes
promptly to the front in great form. 1t has
decided to open $4,000 worth OF stakes
to be raced for at its meeting to be held
August 10 to Is inclusive. This amount
is to be divided as follows: Two-year-old
trot, two-year-ol pace, three year-old trot
three-year-old pace, and 2:24 pace. each
ST. 900: 2:2S trot and 2:1s pace, 81 500
each; 2:20 trot, 2:l trot, and 2:12 pace,
each So 900. And in addition the club has
decided to add about ST. 5000 for class
races, the programme to be arranged later.
Entries for the stake races will close March
l, which is only thirty-seven days from
today SO that horsemen with brilliant
young prospects should govern themselves
accordingly.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

The Acorn Pleasure Club. which was
organized two months ago. is making rapid
strides. and have completed their gymna.
STUN hall. The membership now includes
fifty names A smoker was given last
Thursday light. which was largely attended.
The morning times., 1896-01-27

The baseball team OF the Walkaway
Athletic Club has been formed for the
coming season. The team is made up
largely from the ranks of the old National
club. Last season the Nationals defeated
some of the best local amateur teams. The
Walkaways will make a play for a place
in the District Amateur Lea que. and if they
secure it will give the other teams a hard
fight for first place.
The morning times., 1896-01-27
GOSSIP OF THE BOXERS
"PedIar" Palmer Will Not Fight
in this Country.
KELLY'S SULLIVAN SWING
He Tried 1t on Al O'Brien, But Was
Fooled Mt His own Gime-Stnarts
Carnival VIII Not Re ImeYfered
with-Is Perry, Dick O'Brien OF
ewiston?-Lavigne7 Matched.

.Pedlar" Palmer, the English bantam
weight, who gave Billy, Plimmer the worst
eud of very lively bout before the Ma
tional Sporting Club Of London several
months ago. has at last arrived on this side
of the water. ''j+
He cannot complain OF the amount of
boosting" that he has received from the
press in this country
Palmers backer and ma nager, Al Smell
ing, the bookmaker, says that he will no;
let tie little Ell giisbman fight OH this side
OF the water, hut lie is probably biuffing.
He says that they have come over on this
trip merely for pleasure, and any matches
that are made must be pulled OFF on the
other side of the water.
A New York scribe. In speaking of the
..Pedlar'' says: He certainly looks the
fighter that he is. He is stockiIy built
and wonderfully developed for boy OF
nineteen years. He stands just 8 feet IA
inches in height, and yesterday weighed
100 1-2 pounds. Thcre'is hardly an Amer
ican fighter with whom he can he compared
in physical make-Ip. George Lavignc Is
more on his order than any OF the present
fighters in this country. Palmer, If meas
ured as American fighters have frequently
been, would undoubtedly show extraor-
dinary dime nsions Tor a lad of his inches.