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THEY CONE TO ADM1RE NEW YoRK.
Master Steam Filters Pay . Glowing Tribute
TO the Metropolis Attractions.

10 the metropolis's Attractions.
The ninth annual convention of the Master
Steam and Hot Water Filters, who are affiliated
in trade with the Master Plumbers. opened yes
terday afternoon at the Windsor Hotel. Two
hundred delegates were present, representing
the trade interests of all sections Of the country.
Tho call for the convention makes the statements
that the selection of New York as the meeting
metropolis in June.
Now York at this season." says the call,
without doubt presents moro varied attrao-
tions for visitors than any other city in tho
country. Tho parks are at their best, the sea-
side resorts all open, and the weather usually
neither too warm nor too cool, while the numer-
GUS places OF amusement have not yet closed for
the summer season."
ing systems of Gotham's great hotels.
The delegates were a cheerful lot Of men, quiet
hammered, and unostentatious in attire. Ma
5s,ISal p5e; ,ss sd Arthur C g. WSlworsh e Boston sOSst,SSa
a sSes'Ui tie 81 sre sa' dee rSsesisn IN i, the fe eTsde.
William P. Thompson Of Philadelphia reported
and Secretary Henry B. Gombers OF this city
presented detailed reports from the different
trade sections.
To-day and tomorrow the convention will DO
ventilsting modern buildings, and there will DO
a discussion OF the best means OF advancing the
interests Of the craft. The delegates have all
TaSbS ePp ssnt the mSt to !; Iw m1@b helBs me me go ! help"
Ter steam filters. Three of the large Windsor
parlors were filled yesterday with exhibits Of
the latest apparatus for heating and yentilating
the Murray Hill and shook hands with the mas
ter plumbers.
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P-ERsIMMoN,s GOLD our.
wales's Colt wins the RIG Event At Ascot
-Loriliard's sandia In Front.


LONDON. Jane 1.-THE principal event Of tho
Ascot meeting, the Gold Cup. was run to-day
and won by tho Prince Of Wales's ~Persimmon,
who captured last years Derby. Four horses
ran. Summarizes:
The Gold Cup. value 1000 sovereigns, with 5000
sovereigns in specie added. out of which the second TO
receive 700 sovereigns and the third 800 soveroigns,
added TO q sweepstakes OF 20 sovereigns each about
two miles aud q half:
Prince of Wales's b. @. ~PerSimmon. 4 years, By st.
JIG. salliysn's oh. h. winiieid's Pride. 4 years, By
wlnkneld-Alimon ......... .
Hemar Bass's CHI. Q. Love Wisely. 1 year,. By Wis
uom-LoNolorn. U
Rettlng-Two TO I on Persimmon, 4 to 1 against
winkneid's Pride. and II to l Love Wisely.
The New Stakes Of 10 sovereigns each, with
1000 sovereigns added. for two-year-olde. the
per cent. on the whole stake, 8 furlongs and 1873
yards (l16 subscrlptionsl, was won by II. Nc
Calmont's ch.. c. Florio Rubattino. Richard
Cookers br. 4. Rhoda b. was second and Lord
CHI. G. Lucknow third. Six horses
ran. Tho betting was 90 to ! against Florto
Rubattino. O TOD, Rhoda B., and 8 to1 Lucknow.
Tho thirty-flfth New Biennial Stakes Of 10
sovercignB each, with 500 sovercigns added, for
two and three year olds, the second to receive
80 sovereigns out Of tho stakes, two-year-old
course Is furlongs and 136 yardsI, was won by
Pierre Lorillard's br. q. Sandia, 3 years, by Tho
Sailor ~Prince-Saluda, Lord Durham's. Hello
bore. 8 years., was second and II. McCalmonts
Templecombe third. Five horses ran. The bot
ting was 3 to 4 on Sandih, 4 to I against Helle-
bore, and 8 TO l Tompleoombo.
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Miss Cornelia Le Roy Ludlow and Arthur
Ludlow Clark were married yesterday In ST.
Peters Protestant Episcopal Church, West
Chester. The Rev. F. NJ. Clendennin. the rector.
performed the ceremony at noon. Miss Marie
Corwin OF Hartford. Conn. was the maid Of
son. Miss Elsie Clark. Miss Ruth Soaring, and
Miss Resale Ellis were tho bridesmaids.
Montgomery Clark attended his brother. who
is the eldest son OF tho late Henry Clark, as
best man. Henry Clark. Joseph Delaheld, Pie
tro Lahens. and Adolphus Smedberg were the
ushers.
After the ceremony there was a reception at
the country seat OF the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bunyer Ludlow. "Cedarhurst," at Claus
sens Point.
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BAFtlett-WnP0.

sPRNaFMLp. Mass. Jun 17.-Miss Louise
C.. Ward, q belle in Springfield society and .
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry s. Ward, and
Mr.. Edward Otis Bartlett, Jr., formerly of New
York. son OF the Rev. DR.. Edward Bartlett Of
Providence, were married ct Christ Church to-
night Tho bridegroom 10 prominent In Provi-
dence society. The Rev. Cotton Brooks per
formed the
The best man was Edwin A. Barrows OF
Providence and the maid OF honor was Miss
were tho Misses Grace Birnie, Isabel Young.
and Pearl Chaplin Of this city; Miss Emelipe B.
Chamberlain Of Chester. n. Y. and Miss Dashiell
OF Lakewood, NJ. The ushers were DR.. Chester
Billings and Henry @. Halle Of this city, Henry
w. Cook. Royal C. Taft, and DR.. Calder OF Provt-
dence, and 10: eph Bartlett OF Poughkeepsie, a
brother OF the bridegroom. Mr.. and Mrs. Bart
lett will live at Hudson.
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winners At InEalIs Park.

CHICAGO. June l7.-At ingalls, Park to-day f~svorites
again Jared badly. Abuse being the only one to win.
the other events being equally divided between SEQ
ond and third choices. IN
First Race-Pour and q half furlongs. THE Cheat,
lo5 BoEeman). o To 2. won; onicial. l07 u. McHush).
9 to ., seconds Host 100 P. Clay. 80 TO !. third.
Time. O:67a.
second Raoe - Six furlongs.-Cora Havill. 1903
(Gouin). o TO l. won, Tony HoninR. 100 (Magnusen).
Third Race-Bive furiongs-Abuse, llb "a. Bar.
second, P%hiiomena, 90 q. Webber). 4 TO l. third.
Time. 1;04la.
webber), y to /. won; Freddie L. T., l07 (MAynusen),
7 70 /. second; Patsy Cook. 90 (hulligan). 10 to /.
third. Time. l;16a.
Fifth Rsoe-Feur and . half ~urlonFs-cherts
Bounce H.. lob tCAywood), 9 to l. won; Tom Toher.
lOS "A. Thompsonl Q to I. second, DouAter Swivel.
los (BozemanI, y 70 I, third. Time. 0;67L.
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81. Loun. June 1.-THE races at the Fair Grounds
this Afternoon resulted a. follows:
First Race-Thriteen ak ;eonths of . mtle.-Loy-
letta. 90 a.. woods), 3 TO 3. woni Maddalo. lo1
(Mitohelll. so 20 I. secuud; Lady Britannia, % 70.
Combs). o to I. third. fine, l:89N.
Second Race-Five-eiGhths OF q mile.-;ib.don.
100 q: Na.,hovs,, 10 70 !: won: stye; los e.
2 TO 10, third. Time. l:o3h.
Third OF q mile. Gold
Top. 1ol E.--Jones). 8 to l. wont Nicolini. Ill
sFEssmanl. 10 70 /; second, Elsie lo7 u.
Fourth Race-rhe Laurel stakes. 81. 800 guaran-
teod value: three quarters OF Q miie--oath. II1
tGarnor). 9 20 B, won: Nimrod. los q. N~atthewa),
TO J.. second; David. los Vreeman). 8 70 l. third.
Time. l:1$h-
amelia. lot Poucon). Z 70 I. won: Tlncuse, 81 KIT
seyl. o 70 o, 'second, ~Rookwood, 100 (FfsIburn), 10
TO I. third. Time. 2i04.
Sixth quarters of Q
Christie. lis IT. Murphy. Q TO 8. won: Miss Bran.
Die, los II. HatthowsI, y u o, secoud, Harry Floyd,
100 (warren). 10 70 I. third. Time. l:loH.
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Ernie H~JsrtberE Turns Professional

Ernest w. Hiertberg, captain Of tho New Jer-
sey A. c. and one of the best-known anna
tour runners in America, quietly turned over to
the professional ranks yesterday. He will make
his debut as a "cash-prlze" expert at the
Park. South. Brooklyn. In doing SO. he
said that he would have as good a
glory" end Of the game, While the other rcsults
would DO decidedly more tangible and useful.
Ernie has grown tired breaking tapes and rec
before retiring permanently he has decided to 90
on a campaign or two. on his own" During
been right In touch with the championship class.
and few distance men could live beside him
when he was Just ut. lie " in good shape now,
Bional ranks.
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Toumey-BIake.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, June l7.-Miss ConstantiA
II. Blake. only daughter OF Prof. and Mrs. VIII
liam p. Blake, and Prof. James W. Tourney of
Michigan were married at 8 o'clock this after
noon at Moll Rock. the homo OF the Blakes. In
Whitneyville, The Rev. DIR. smyth Of Centre
was unattended. and anne into the room with
her father. who gave her in marriage. The
brides brother, Mr.. I. Whitney Blake. acted as
best man. Only the relatives and immediate
friends OF the bride and bridegroom were pres
ent. In the fall Prof. and Mrs. Tourney will go
to Arizona, where Prof. Tourney. who is Q
botanist. will continue his studies Of the flora of
the outhwestern United States. q work ho has
been engaged in for dye or six years.
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OPPOSITION TO BELL TELEPHONE.
The Standard Company TO Begin . Local Ser
vice in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, june 1.-THE Philadelphia
standar Telephone Company, which secured q
franchise to operate an independent telephone
service. Is reported to have entered into n con-
tract with n New York banking firm TO raise the
this city. The work was begun months ago
with capital furnished by a construction com
pany, out ~ vas suspemuea on account OF me
stood, intends to enter into rivalry with the Bell
company and lot the courts determine the valid
ity OF the patent rights it claims. The attorney
for the company said to-day that the enterprise
would shortly begin operating q local service.
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On the Fort Erie Track.

BUFFALO. June 1.-THE second day Of the Fort
Erie Jockey Club meeting waA a. largely attended as
and the talent did not do the killing that they did
yesterday. Summaries:
FIRST Race-Threo quarters of q mile-Jim Flood.
10s Davis), even. won; Rideau. % Cwhite). 3 to l,
second; Idlehour. % Forbesl. 10 to !. third. Time.
1:l3sk.
second RAce-onehalf mile-wink, oeia RANDALL.
1 to /. won; Miss Patrick. lot CSnell). Q to B, second,
Dorothy. 90 ForbesD. go 70 1. third. Time. 0iooa..
Third RAoe-Seven-eighths Of . mile.-High Tide,
Q 70 8. second; M Washington. 81 (Dean). 8 to l..
third. Time. l:292.
wnliams. 9s (RandalD. 3 TO D. wont Lady Dorothy.
% CForbes). . 70 !. second; Col Rowles. l0l (Paytonl.
10 to l, third. Time, 1918.
Fifth ~Race-About two miles, Hunters steeple-
Dr.. Grimes, la eWordsworth) / 70 I, second; Cocia.
too, leo (Servis), 4 70 /. third. Time. 8:97s4-
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There was . storm OF considerable energy central
yesterday over Montana and q second storm form.
Ing over Kansas. In this city the day was ciondy.
with u few very light ~sprinhiss OF rain; average hu.
mildly 90 per cent; wind oasterly to s%outherly.
average velocity 10 miles an hour; Highest onicial
temperature S., lowest e2'; corrected
to read TO sea level. at = A. N. 2Y.y3, 3 p. NJ. 3 1888.
The thermometer at the United States Weather Blu,
reau registered the temperature yesterday as follows;
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Wire r.ppers At n,rhlana Park.

HIGHLAND PARK, June I7.-rhe threatening wealth.
fair condition and the talent picked two winners
and had . third well backed. An ettempt wa.
%victIml.inG pool roons. Bailey was tho horse that
was ''nashed' % tho winner. He was . 90 TO l
shot in the books here. Summary:
First Receive furIongs. .Bessie Browning. los
! TO Q. seconds Little Pramble. lo4 (AdAms), IL to
l, third. Time, 1:o9h.
Second Race Four and Q half furiouRs.-Alabas
ter. 1o0 Nv. Jones) ,.even. wont GYpsy Prince. los
Ghortland). Z 10 :. second; Arthur A., los (Ross)
IL to /. third. Time o:o7H.
Third Raco-one mile. -CoGmooSey. % New
conn, Q to 8. won; Fecsdah. 100 (Ross). o TO o, sec.
Time, l;A8.
poio fuin lo7 a. Tnrns %5,' a 1 % 8. Won, 4ne iPniln
q q; csmpoeID. ? TO !: second; Bender. los
fifth Raos-Tour and q half rurionEa.-Pate No.
Cue. Io9 Cschmitt). 8 to o. won; Flying BeSs. los
lDymentl. 10 20 I. sscondi Dunbar. loS driving.
8 70 D.. third. Time. o,oT.
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WASHINGTON FORECAST EoR FRIDAY

For New England, generally fair in the Interior,
showers on tho coast in the afternoon; southeasterly
winds. becoming northerly.
For eastern NelV York, eastern FennSvIrdnid. and
Nrc Jersey iight showers, probably clearing by
night; nOrtheriy irfnds.
For the District OF Columbia, Delaware Maryland,
and Virginia, showers In the afternoon; clearing at
night; variable winds, becoming nOrtnwesterly.
For western Pennsylvania western New York. and
Ohio, showers, probably clearing by night; light
variable winds.
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Mrs. Emily Dreyfus Anderson and Walter
Ambrose Pearson were married last night In tho
Mount Morris Baptist Church. Fifth avenue
and 127th street. The Rev. William c. Biting.
tho pastor, performed the IN at 1870
o'clock. Miss Bessie =. Burns was the maid OF
honor. The bridesmaids were the Misses Louise
Marley and Clara Markey OF Brooklyn. Robert
Pond Brown OF Brooklyn WAS best man, and
William Ryan OF this city and J. c. Edgerly Of
Manchester, n. H., were the uBhers.
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Ssrnuys-JoPdAn.

In Grace Church chantry yesterday Miss
Kate Jordan, daughter OF the late NJ. J. Jordan.
was married to Frederick NJ. yermilye. The
bridegroom is q son OF the late DIR, William T..
miiyc, the founder OF the well-known bank
ing lhrm. The Rev. DIR. William X. Huntington,
mony at noon. Francis +. Lowrey was the best
man. There were no other bridal attendants.
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WOlT-LichtwitI.

Tho wedding OF Miss Ida May Lichtwitz and
William C. Wolf was celebrated last night at
the EllerslIe in West l26th street. Tho Rev.
Charles De Witt Bridglnan. rector of Holy Trim.
ity Church, performed the ceremony at = o'clo k.
Miss Alma GLIB OF Brooklyn attended the bride
as maid OF honor and there SeTo no brides
tended the bridegroom as best man. The brides
brother. Max LichtwitE, and William +. Velten
were the ushers.
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Ne~s from tho Morse world.

". =. j., Detroit.-The rules OF racing say that there
shall be no start nntll after the starters assistant has
dropped his nag in answer 10 that OF the starter.
That covers the case exactly.
W. G.. C.-You shouldn't bet your money under such
conditions and we must decline to give any opinion
in the matter. Pool rooms usually make rules Of
their own. and they are very rarely In favor OF the
player.
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TOLD HER TO TAKE ANOTHER CAR.
Conductor Has . Passenger Locked Up Nh0
Accused Hin or Insulting q Woman.

"~ DONHNU " WE
Accused Hin or Insulting n woman.
One OF the horses drawing a south-bound Sec
ond avenue car fell at Tenth street about 9
O'Clock last evening and was hurt 30 badly that
1t was necessary TO get another team. While
the car was detained Mary Driscoll OF 262 East
Twelfth street boarded IT.. Louis Held, the con-
ductOr, told her that she might have TO wait
some Time. and advised her to take another car
II she was in a hurry. She accordingly left the
car.
Otto Degetau OF 207 East Nineteenth street,
who was on the car. thought that Held had in
suited the woman. and began to abuse him.
Held tried 70 quiet Degetau, and. failing, had
him arrested for disorderly conduct. He was
locked up in the East Fifth street station.
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ner a4oo, to the second e7D. and cas- 10 the third,
two miles. over eight hurdles:
Mr.. Chambers br, h. Kilkenny. aged, by Dsrobin-
Pr. & I. Hitchcocf; ch. m. Forget. I. i6I dEns
Ja ms cc;n,r;hh::;;;; ~ . Eiim,:tG sa.x;"".
Tuxedo, Brown Rod. Counsellor Howe. and Ala
kuma also ran.
Time. S:4Sl.
~Bettinp-ARainst Forget, z to b; Kilkenny, 3 TO Ii
FlushinR. . 10 Brown He'd, 8 TO 1; Aiakuma, 10 10
/; Counsellor Howe, is to 1; Tuxedo, 20 to i.
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POLICEMAN CUr WITH Il RAZOR.
BIeedinE, Ho Pursued His AssaiIant. ana
Nabbed Him AFTER . Chase.

Policeman Slote Of the West Tooth street sta
ton WAS attacked with a razor by Charles
Ferise. keeper OF a fruit stand at 765 Columbus
avenue, when no set out to arrest him yesterday
for not having a license.
The italian ran after ~slashing him twice in tho
face. but was caught after a long chase by tho
bleeding policeman. He was held for trial in
5000 ball in the Harlem Police Court.
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building, came over to this country for the
Chicago Exhibition. and has since remained
Miss Faith M. Anen Engaged.

Miss Edith Marie Allen. who is a younger sis
ter Of Miss Viola Allen Of the Empire Theatre,
Is engaged to marry Mr.. Albert Percival West
Of Chicago. Miss Allen In o daughter OF the vet
Gran actor G. Lcslie Allen. who was seen last in
New York In Heartsease." Miss Allen is not
an actraaa-
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water as far as tho eye could reach. the wind
again put in an appearance, this time from tho
portheast The yachts wero timed at the bell
wasp, S:is:oo; oolonia. 5:sI.oo; vigIlant. o:ss:AD,
The syce passed inside of the buoy and was
a tho HOOK H%Se; and az son TiHS sf SIT, ; sna atser S SSoEiSR
bay with tho flood. Tho three. leaders we're
wasp, S:sz:ooyi yistispt. S:ss:ao., XtSin has:
that drifted out from the Jersey shore obscnred
After boating about the west bank for some time
Il. the l h%sFt tho e eehse. : sd III cropping a1S ms' a 'S%sd Ii 9t tss
OF the so.footers the Here lod around Old
Th%sT" Were rst imeda as follows: '"' 0f''f nAA'''
Hcra. l:e7,so, Wa Wa. a'os:so, Musme. 9:oo:5s,
Vaquero Ill., 9:lo:&l.
They had a broad roach on tho starboard tack,
G G.1a ssSSe'nf T6 Ss0f as sss' crossed sS sHs 1 IKE f inlsh Hh line 3
hour, 80 minutes, and 20 seconds ahead Of the
i %s t W. spit the snS Ss %IssaPs Ssa " T6S .anm nis9i saFn'
SPECIAL 3o-Foor CLASS.
Eiqp..d Corrected
Hs nSm 49,. R. S.'f Eni.. $685. $500 ! = SO . So z; : : sc; 90
N1.% %s:.::::jTE / Observation-Disclosures sF,n &c e e < e
vaQuero III b. Duryea. 5000 Did not nniSh.
~scHooNERs IN RACING TRIM
ccoloniH ...G.E Po:.leyr..Ssds Timed nS from s,ooaa
sLooPs IN RACING rim.
Vigil ant. 49,. Percy Chubb.. 90. 90 Timed from s'boaa.
sBedouin. 81. n. MITCHELL. 1880 Timed from s'boat.
sLooPs IN CRUISING TRIM.
Eclipse I. J: csllanan;; !; 30; 81 y, Timed from ,'5oa.:
s Wasp:: +. k 4. H Ko5i npp...S g. e flSG not IRON 90 o sSGss.
S So9 !; n n s sara s;1...t9.h Timed from from s s'Soss
Received 80 minutes and 80 seconds by special
agreement.
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TrottinE At Myrtle Park.

Boston. June 1.-THE $50 pace at Mystic to-
day was . wonderfully split-up race, with two favor
ties and heat winners ont OF the money part OF the
summary. b. Q. was drawn on account OF sickness,
and big Esperanto was distAnced for running. Sum-
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roLE CRIPPLE CREEx,s MONEY.
). II. Hurd. City Clerk. EmbeEIied 81. OOO-
Prison for Two Years.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. June l7.-J. X.
Hurd. the detauiting City Clerk OF Cripple
Creek, was brought into court this afternoon
and pleaded guilty. He ombelzled 81 900 OF tho
clty's funds. He was sentenced TO two years in
the penitentiary,
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NEWPORT, June 17.-Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Jr.. will raco his new thirty-footer Vcda at once,
and tonight she leftl here In tow of his sloop
yacht Ilderim for New York. Tho veda 10 just
out Of the Herreshoff yard and Is thought by her
turned out there last season. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vanderbilt left here early in the day and will
Join the Yeda at City, Island Tomorrow. Tho
yacht will DO sailed by her owner in all her races.
He will be assisted by tho skipper OF the Iderim.
She is not expected to do her best at first, as NO
time has been offered for tuning up.
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Dan McPhee was one OF the best-known driv-
ers Of ~trotting horses In Europe. and had few
superiors In buying high-class horses in this
country and campaigning them In France. Aus.
tria. Italy, and Russia. Among tho many good
horses he bought In the United States was the
Kentucky wilkes stallion Bravado. 2:lola. with
which no beat the cracks of the European
turf last year. Only a month ago John
count the fast horse lie simmons, 2:I5L, By Sim.
mons. McPhee came originally from Canada and
drove Johnny Gordon and other old-timen on
the half.mile tracks through the Canadian cir
cult. He married In Austria and was quito well
IN do
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90 Excise CAses sent 10 tho GENERA q

80 EIcISo Gases Sent 20 tho GeneFAI BessIons.
Under the recent ruling OF Supreme Court
Justice Andrews. eighty.six cases of alleged
violations OF tho Liquor Tax law were trans
ferred yesterday from the Court OF Special SEES
slonS TO tho General Sessions
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Chester n. Put. Up Good mile at snnsoia

MISEoIA. June l7.-This was the last day Of the
spring exhibition OF tho Queens County Agricultural
Society. The harness racing was the principal attrao-
ton. There was uncalled.for delay in getting out the
horses for the several events. One race was so long
delayed that it was not finished at all, and the purse
had 10 be divided among the oontesting horses. The
event Of the day was the 2:l9 trot for . purse Of
1900. After the hrst heat there was not . horse In the
Held that could beat Glostcr II. The time In the third
heat was 2:i7i4. which 10 pretty close TO the track
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Death OF pan Mcenea.
Special Cable De,pa,ch to The sus.

Special Cable Despdfch to TIE SUN.
VIENNA, June l7.-An American named Mo
Phee. after winning . trotting race here to-day,
dropped dead from apople1y while leading in
his horse.
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There was . one. mile handicap bicycle race between
the trotting events. The final heat resulted as fol-
lows; Won by W. Nelson Walk, Richmond Hi. ITO
yards; Frank A. NUM-. qlenmore wheelmen. 10 yards,
second; George W. Miller. Baldwin A. C., 80 yArds.
third; August NUM-, MOntauk whoelmen. 40 yards.
fourth. Time. 2:i3sa. Frank AunI rode an exhibition
mile 20 beat the track record Of 400 40. He was
paced by . fresh rider At each quarter. He covered the
dlgtAnce IN 2ipv %.
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steppsrs Move Along at PourhLsepsie.

PousHKEErsIE, June l7.-This was the third day Of
tho meeting OF the harness horses at the Hudson
River Driving Park. Summaries:
2.3O class. trottinR: purse 1900,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-18

agreement.