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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
A RIGHT ROYAL RACE.
Stnrbuck of Philadelphia Out
wheels the Little Welsh Wonder.

Starbuck of Philadelphia Out
wheels the Little Welsh wonder.
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. Oct. 81. Frank
Starbuck of Philadelphia this afternoon
defeated Jimmie Michael, the Welsh won
der, in a twenty five-mile paced race on
the one-third-mile board track at Willow
Grove, by the narrow margin of six yards.
1t was one of the most exciting middle
distance races ever seen here. Starbucks
time for the twenty-five miles was AZ min
utes 2 is seconds and Michaers, 47:02 2-5
Each man was in the lead three times
during the race, but neither led by more
than forty yards at any time and the race
was in doubt to the finish.
Michael led during the first ten miles.
Starbuck was in front during the eleventh
and twelfth miles, and Michael led on the
thirteenth. on the next mile Starbuck
again assumed the lead and held it until
the twenty-frst mile, when Michael took
command. From the twenty-first mile To
the finish 1t was a battle royal on the
twenty-fourth mile Starbuck forged ahead
and maintained the lead to the end win
ming by about six yards
Both men rode in magnificent form and
caught their pacing teams in beautiful
style. Each man suffered somewhat in
the pacing, chains breaking frequently on
the big sextuplets. When these accidents
occurred the rear contestant would follow
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
GRAND DUCHESS SAILS.
First of the Direct Boston Steamers
Also ON the Way 10 savannah.

First of the Direct Boston Steamers
Also ON the Way 10 Savannah.
The Grand Duchess sailed yesterday
from New York, and is expected to arrive
her tomorrow night. She will run regu-
larly now on the New York line Of the
Ocean Steamship Company. The vessel
has been completely overhauled since she
was last in this port, and many changes
and Improvements have been made in her
machinery and fittings. 1t is stated that
when the trial trip was given her, after
having come last from the docks at New
port News, she met all the requirements
that had been made.
The City of Macon, the first vessel to
leave Boston after the re-establishment
of the direct line to that port, is now on
her way to Savannah. She win be the
running mate of the Chattahoochee for
a time on this line. The latter vessel
sailed yesterday from here for New York.
She viii make the trip back from that
port and will then take her place on the
Boston direct line, making her first sail
ing from this place. Later these vessels
will be supplemented by another that is
yet to be selected.
The passengers are commencing very
highly the changes that have been made
in the City of Augusta and the Gate City
The dining tables aboard these vessels
have been rearranged, and the smoking
room of the Augusta enlarged and made
more commodious
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03

ed in his saddle at the sound of a single
sweet, metallic, bell-like note, and waited
patiently for a repetition of the sound. 1t
is the mocker, or, as he Is sometimes call
ed. the Maori bell-bird, sitting in some
shady depth Of the forest during the heat
of the day, when all sounds and songs
seemed hushed, and in the deep quiet,
ringing his solitary bell
The New Zealand canary Is the bette noir
of picnic parties, and puts an end to many
post-prandial nap or quiet read. At
tracted by the prospect of crumbs it
perches in its hundreds in the boughs over
head, and chatters all the unmusica. Ian
guages of a feathered Babel 1t appears
to have received the name Of canary be-
cause its song is quite ,fferent from the
melody of that charming bird. It's rasp-
ing twitter is incessant. 1t is certainly a
yellow bird but that should not entite it
to the name of one of the sweetest of sing
ers.
The gentle little bush-wren is a robin
white-breast, and behaves in a very mod
est manner Appearing mysteriously on
stone beside one, he accepts the proffered
crumb and hops away into the bush again.
Presently you turn your head and are sur
prised to find him sitting again within a
foot of your hand. He Is so modest and
quiet, and so certain that you are not bru-
tai enough to hurt him, that he is a great
favorite, and comes in for a large share
of the crumbs. His singing is a wonder
full study in vowel sounds. In the early
morning of a bright day--and most DAYS
are bright in his climate-he perches on
the top of a dead tree trunk and proceeds
to enumerate all the different vowel sounds
a robin white-breast is capable of utter
ing. AH
The space of short article will not ex-
tend to a description of the fantail
which spreads its tail when flying; the sill
yer eye or bright eye, so named from the
ring of silver round it's eye; the kaka or
large parrot, the red and yellow headed
parrokeet; the long-tailed cuckoo whose
whistling is chromatic and peculiar: the
ground lark, which can neither soar nor
sing, but perches on trees. Nor of water
fowl, the crested grebe which ducks the
fash" and is under water before
the shot reaches him; the pokako.
whose tail hobs as he walks; the kiwi,
which calls from the other side of the
lake the whole night long with harsh
whistle; the paradise duck or goose, the
gray duck, the blue duck. the teal, the
river shag, nor the gaudy Singfsher.
Yet any account of the New Zealand
birds, however short, would be Incomplete
without mention of very quaint and Gu
rious specimen. This creature has jack
daw propensities, and win carry
off spoons knives and forks. ana
has even been known to run off
with "a mans watch while he
slept In the cool Of the bush. 1t is
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
A Novel Cure For Drunkards.
From the Syracuse Standard.


What Is believed to be the most original
and unique method yet evolved to bring an
intoxicated man back to a sober condition
is that in use at Waverly, an oil town in
Wood county, short distance south OF
Listerville, w. Va. When oil was first
struck there among the first people to ar
rive were the saloon men, and drunkenness
was very common occurrence in the
streets of the little city, until one night
the chief of police hit upon a happy idea
and proceeded to put it into execution with
the help of a number of men about the city
whom he had put on.
In a large vacant lot back Of one Of the
supply houses there was a huge iron gas
tank lying, and in one end of 1t there
was hole just large enough to admit OF
gool-sized man being put in. drunk
was secured, and the chief and his assist
ants proceeded to give him a free dose OF
new jag cure. The fellow was compelled 70
go along, and he was showed through the
hole In the top of the gas tank, and once
in there the tank was rolled around an
over the lot, and there was no chance LOT
him to get out until the crowd had soe
tired of the sport and let him out of theH
own accord.
When the tank is started rolling num-
Der of the gang, with stones, pieces OF plpe
and clubs, walk around with 1t and as tasI
as possible tap the tank gently with thS
weapon, and this. of course, in hollow
iron receptacle makes terrible noise no
sound of the noise from the outside IS ear
splitting, and what it is on the inside -
hard to conjecture. quite q number OF
DRINKS have been treated to a round oL
pleasure in the gas tank, and none OF them
has ever been known to get too much on
board since, and some have even gus
drinking altogether.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
p1RDs OF NEW ZEALAND BUSH.
A. Peculiar and Interesting as the
Trces in which They Sing.


From the London Standard.
New Zealand is often thought OF as re-
sen,bling Australia, but it is extremely I'M
like that continent in every natural Feat
rra and in none more than It's birds.
1Iy,araas the birds of Australia have no
cong MANY of those of Maoriland are
among the most beautiful singers of the
earth. These songs are like running rllls
in the deep silence Of the mountains. Rich
and rare is the singing of the tut as ne
chants his mathis or vespers in the dllh
cloistral shades of the bush. The New
zealanders may well call him ''parson
bird " for not only has he a white necktie
on a complete dress of shining black, but
II is his wont to intone at eventide, from
the topmost bough Of some towering pine
a litany as solemn as 1t is musical. Be
tween the sunshowers Of spring morning
he will brush gayly through the varied
foliage. pouring forth a joyous strain fun
Of high trills and scherzando movements,
but ever and again he will relapse into
deep guttral contralto tones to suit the
mood of the gloomier recesses of the
bush. In his solemn singing there is no
ticeable a peculiar imitation of the groan-
ing and creaking of the great pines In the
bush. and frequently he will terminate his
song with a strange sound like the break
ing of a bough. The sound is very char
acteristic of the tut, and to hear II gives
the listener the idea that the bird must
have taken lessons from Aeolus, and
caught the trick of crashing boughs in
some tempestuous forest symphony.
Not less interesting though a vile mi
mic is the mocker, so named from his
wonderful powers of initiating and ridicu-
ling the song of the tut, where he darts
from flower to flower, slipping the honey
dew from each, and pouring forth a mel
ody as liquid and refreshing as the shower
of dewdrops he scatters with his wings.
The early morning traveller along the
mountain path knows the mocker we'll
Many a time has he refined in his horse to
watch the little bird darting rapidly to
and fro through the flowers and leaves all
sparkling with dewdrops in the rising sun.
Not less sparkling is his song during this
early morning breakfast bath and mathis
all in one; but in the heat of the day.
when deep silence falls on the bush he
retires from observation and immures
himself among the solitudes of the thick
foliage. The traveller at midday knows
him well in this role. Often has he turn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
THE EEFETE EAST TO THE FoRE.
New York Athletes Win a Clear Vic
tory Over the Chfcngo Bows.

New York Athletes Win a Clear Vic
tory Over the Chicago Boys.
New York, Oct. 2.-The New York Ath-
letic Clubs annual field and track ath-
letic games were held on the Travers Is
land grounds to-day. For second time
this year a dual meet was arranged be-
tween the Mercury Foot experts, and
the Chicago athletes, and for second
time the western men had to put up with
a clean defeat.
Bernard ]. Wefers won three events, In
one of which, the $50 yard run, he smash
ed a worlds record and established new
one. The record for this distance, hither-
to IA As seconds, was held by Wood, but
Wefers clipped one-fift tn of a second off
this and established a new worlds record
of IA 3-5 seconds. This may not stand as
a record, as he had favorable wind at
his back, but neverth eless his work
throughout the afternoon was equal to any
of his previous best peri ,ormances.
Wefers won the 50 yard dash from Kun
der and Rush, both of Chicago, in As sec
onds and won the last quarter of the one
mile relay race by ten yards from Town
send of Chicago, gaining; all that distance
and a little more from the time that he
had picked up Lyons at the finish of the
three-quarters. A. C. KraenZlein, a Chi
cago hurdler, won the high and low hur-
dies Splendidly and in the
throwing contest he was third, while his
club mate, c. H. Hennaman, won the last
event with a throw of 113 feet s inches.
The most sensational finish of the day
was that between Townsend of Chicago,
and Long of the local club, in the 440-
yard dash. Townsend led from the start,
with Long only two feet behind him.
Townsend increased his lead trifle on the
far turn, but as they rounded into the
stretch Long overhauled him and the New
Yorker made wonderful effort al the
head of the stretch and the two men raced
like a team as they neared the finish.
Each of them was run out within yard
of the worsted and both fell across it sim
ultaneously, each receiving a nasty fall.
The time-51 seconds-was nothing out of
the ordinary, but as the men were watch
ing each other closely and outsprinted
their stamina in the last so yards the time
of the race cannot be considered when such
a slashing finish was the result.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03

themselves Selbach was safe. The
home team then took the lead,
and held il until the fourth inning,
when the visitors fo-7nd Amole's pitching
TO their liking and Il rec doubles and two
singles brought in 20 ar runs. After that
no one seemed to takts the slightest inter
est in the game and Umpire Hurst called
it at the end of the i:ghth inning without
any apparent reason, other tn an that he
was tired of it. All OF. hers concerned felt
the same way about it, and the season Of
1897 closed with a defe at for the "three
times winners" The ore: R.H. L.
Baltimore 40 3 0 % 8 l
Washington III 0 0 4 0 0 Go Z 2
Batteries-Amole and Bowermah; Bres-
nahan Swain and Mcclure.
st. Louis, Mo, Oct. 2.-Thornton had
the Browns at his mercy to-day and they
narrowly escaped a shut-out. Their only
runs came in the eighth inning on a base
on balls to Cross. Hartman's triple and
Houseman's fly out to Decker. McCor-
mick and Lange excelled in the fielding.
Attendance 1900. Score: R.H.E.
ST. Louis 40 0 0 0 0 2 % ]
Chicago 40 0-S z
Batteries-Donahue and Douglas; Thorn
ton and Donahue.
New York, Oct. 2-The base ball season
was 6Uucu lD-uty WIN q hAdl VI uDbliA5
Of the Giants by the Philadelphias. Score:
R.H.E.
New York .......0 0 O-5 I
Philadelphia .....212 2 2 20 IS 2
BatteriesLSullivan, AIeekin and Warner;
Taylor and Boyle.
Louisville, Ky, Oct 2.-Dwyer was hit
hard for four innings to-day, but he then
settled down and the Colonies could not
touch him. HIS witness was RESPONSE
BILE for the Reds five runs in the first and
second inning, and Magee was substituted
in the third. Attendance 1900. Score:
Cincinnati II 400 3 0 % 70 3
Louisville ....5 0 l o 0 l 0-S 70 l
Batteries-Dwyer and Schriver; Hill,
Magee and Dexter.
Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 2.-Pittsburg ended
its, season to-day by winning the third
straight game from Cleveland. Not much
interest was taken in the contest and moth
ing brilliant was achieved. Attendance
$500. Score: e.
Pittsburg 30 TO 90 x-7 70 2
Cleveland % 0 0 0 l o. Z 1
Batterles-Killen and Sugden; Powell
and Crger.
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also remarkable for it's ventriloo,,,s,,
When 1t thinks a search is being noaJls sor
It's nest it will give a peculiar kind 81
humping sound which is difficult to local
re- and is very misleading. It's flesh is
good to eat. and they obtain from its fat
KIND OF oil which is regarded as a pana-
cea Tor bodily ills. OF all the New Zeal
ana olrds the weka is the most amusing
in its ways. An American traveller once
shot weka as it came and looked maui
sltlVely down the barrel of his rifle when
ne was concealed behind log watching
for rabbits When the writer expressed a
nope that the American was more men
daclous than cruel, he was met with the
objection that had he not shot that willy
Weka, 1t would have walked along the bar
rel, opened the breech to extract the car
fridge, and run off to kill some one with it.
such is the proverbial sagacity of the
Maori hen
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Cecil. to 1, won. with Kallitan, 10 to 5,
second, and Dominica TO /, third. Time
1854.
Fourth Race-The Tobacco stakes. one
mile. Simon W., l TO 2, won. with Pan
chita II, 8 to !, second and Eugenia
Wickes, to 5, third. Time 1:41
Fifth Race-Five furlongs. Dan Rice,
TO l, won with our Chance, to /. and
3 to l, second and Pontus, to 5, third.
Time 1:02h
Sixth Race-Seven and half furlongs.
Brighton, 8 TO /, won, with Carrie Lyle, 2
to 1, and 4 to 5, second and Tonic, II to ),
third. Time 81
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
THE COLLEGE BOYS GAME.
Result of the Foot Ball Games In Va
riOus Parts of the Country.

The following is a summary of the re-
suits in different cities of foot ball:
AT Cambridge, Mass.-Harvard, 20;
Williams 0.
alphabetically of Pennsylva-
mia, 80; BuclHnell. O.
At West Point N. Y.-Cadets, 80; Trim
ity. 6.
At New Haven, Conn-Yale. 80; Yves
leyan, o.
At Carlisle, Pa.-Indians, So; Dickin-
son. o.
Charlottesville, Va.-University of Vir-
ginia, IS; Franklin and Marshal College, 0.
AT Ithaca, N. Y.-CornelL 16; SYRIA
cuse, 0.
At Ann Arbor. Mich.-University of
Michigan, "a; Ypsilanti. 0.
AT Princeton, N. J.-Princeton 43; Lee
high, 0.
Chapel Hin, N. c., Oct. I'm the game
of foot ball here to-day between the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College and the
University of North Carolina teams, the
score was 40 to in favor of the latter
team.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
HAWAIIAN BOYS GUY QUEEN LII.
"She May Have Seen Better Days
Sung to Her.


Chicago, Sept. 29.-Ex-Queen Lii arrived
in Chicago this morning On the same
train were few of her former subjects,
who were hound for schools in the east.
and who had guyed her former majesty
TO the verge of madness all the way from
San Francisco on the overland flyer.
Such songs as "She May Have Seen
Better Days" and You're Not the Only
Pebble on the Beach were sung, much
to the anger Of the eX-queen, who grew
so indignant that she called upon two
faithful young Hawailans' in her suite to
chastise the chorus.
They attempted TO carry out the order,
but were roughly handled, and then
Queen Lii ilounced out of one sleeping
car into another, where she was not both
cred by the merry students. The royal
party left for the east tonight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03

Brooklyn, N. Y, Oct. 1.-The Bostons,
the league champions, and the Brooklyns
brought the season of 1897 to a close at
Eastern park this afternoon. The weather
to-day was quite chilly, but in spite of this
more than 1000 persons assembled
When the Bostons lined up to-day they
were hardly recognizable as a team. Out
side of the batting, Hamilton was the
only player in his proper position. Brook
lyn was not much better off. They had to
bring Hanivan from Newark to cover left
field. Still, Brooklyn had the better team
which accounts for their easy victory
Lewis, who is slated to go against Balfi-
more in one of the Temple cup series. did
not exert himself TO any great extent.
which accounts for the number of hits.
Fisher had all of the Bostons. executing
Stahl and Stivetts guessing. The latter
made himself solid with the crowd bv
cracking out single, triple and home
run. His fourth crack would have result
ed in a three-bagger, but for wonderful
one-handed catch by Hanivan. Griffin led
at the stick for Brooklyn. Sheckard earn
ed berth for next season when he hit for
two home runs. He also fielded brilliantly.
Brooklyn closed the season on even terms
with washington for sixth place. Attend
ence 2077. Score:
R.H.E.
Boston .......S 1 0 2 0 0 O-61O :
Batteries-Fisher and Burrell; Lewis and
Lake.
Baltimore, Md, Oct 2-The base ball
season closed here to-day with a duh and
undressing game between the Tex
champions" and the Senators" in which
the latter were victorious mainly because
their antagonists apparently made no ef.
Tort to win. Less than 200 people saw the
contest which was waged under lower.
ing SKIES and in the teeth Of a drear east
wind. Bresnahan started in 10 mich e.,
inc senators, but was replaced by Swain
me visitors run in the first inning was
a cream case Of steal upon Selbach's part
tilat energetic young man having run IN
rom third While Amole and Clarke were
n slusils over the agility in having put Nc
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TALK OF A WHITE BAND.

First Regiment Not Thinking of Or
ganiaing one.
Lately there has been a great deal OF
talk about the organization of a brass
band in Savannah to be composed OF
white musicians. 1t was reported that a
movement in this direction was being con
sidered by the First Regiment, Savannah
Volunteer Guards. An investigation re-
vealed the fact that such was not the case
but that the advisabiiity of organizing q
drum corps had been casually discussed
by different members of the Guards.
There have been several starts made to.
ward the organization of a band of white
musicians in Savannah, but the movement
seems not yet to have come to anything
like even a successful commencement.
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his opponent and use him for pacemaker
until he could catch one of his own teams.
The day was raw and stiff, chilling
northeast wind blew across the track.
Notwithstanding this, however. over 5000
persons Travelled to Willow Grove to see
the great race
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
RECORD OF THE RACES.
The Gravesend Meet Has Closed.
Opening Day of the LatOnia Club.

Opening Day of the LatOnin Club.
New York, Oct At was cold and
cherries on the closing day at Gravesend,
but there was a good attendance. Rubi-
con was the favorite in the first race, but
was nipped at the wire by Taral, on J. A.
Gray. Summaries follow:
First Race-lSix furlongs ]. A. Gray,
to 2, won, with Rubicon. to l, and even,
second, and Klepper, 100 to 1, third. Time
1:15la.
Second Race-Five furlongs selling. Rey
Salazar. IL to 5, won, with Blarneystone,
3 to 2 and to 5, second, and San Antonio,
20 to /, third. Time 1:01%.
Third Race-The Ocean View stakes, one
mile and one sixteenth. Tillo, to 10, won,
with Imperator. 20 to l and to /, second,
and Rensselaer, to /, third. Time / :491z.
Fourth Race-The Algeria stakes, five
furlongs. Napamax, IL to l. won with
Gibraltar 9 to and to 8, second and
Bliss Rucker u to l. third Time 1:02
Fifth Race-One mile and one-eighth,
selling. Dutch Skater, 10 to l and to l.
won, with Estaca, II to and to g. Sec
ond, and Partridge, 10 to l, third. Time
$50.
Sixth Race-steeplechase about two
miles. Flushing. TO l. won, with Lion
Heart TO and to 2, second. and Royal
Scarlet, to l and s to 5, third. Time
4:Olaa.
Cincinnati, o., Oct. "A great crowd
turned out to see the opening days rae
ing OF the Latonia Jockey club to-day. The
two first races on the card went to ex-
treme outsiders. Summaries:
|. First Race-Six furlongs. Nick Carter. 30
to /, won, with Byron McClelland, 8 to 10.
second, and O'Connell, s to /, third. Time
115%.
Second Race-Five and a half furlongs.
Caddie c.. 80 to l, won, with Lillian Bell.
3 to 5, and 10 TO- second, and Wing Shot,
to l. third. Time 1:09A.
Third Race-Seven and a half furlongs.
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night and the schedule is as follow
Oct. Z, Beaneaters vs.. Orioles.
Oct. IA, Indians VS.. Orioles.
oct. 81, Indians VS.. Beaneaters.
Oct. Is, Orioles VS.. Beaneaters.
Nov. A. Orioles VS.. Indians.
Nov. II. Beaneaters VS.. Indians.
Nov. %, Beaneaters VS.. Orioles.
Dec. 2. Indians VS.. Orioles.
Dec. 8, Indians VS.. Beaneaters.