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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-12
cOLL/5i0V At MARYSHiLLE.
Engineer William Geary Killed in a
Head-EHd Crash of Two
Trains,

MARYSV1LLG, CAL, Aug. L-As
result OF head-end collision between the
locomotive of train No. 81, bound for Oro-
vile from Sacramento and the engine of
special freight bound from Red Bluff to
Sacramento at 1 o'clock this afternoon,
the remains of poor William Geary, the
engineer of the Oroville train, occupies
slab at the morgue in this city, and
weeping widow, who waited in vain his
arrival at his destination, is grief stricken.
The accident occurred between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets aad between
the FROM dairy and the raoetrack, at
point where there is slight curve in the
road. The railroad men are reticent as
regards the cause of the catastrophe, and
what particulars were secured are the &C
emulation of scattering data. The Oro-
vile train left few minutes behind time
with Engineer Gearv at the throttle and
Percy BRYAN as fireman. When near
Fourteenth street the brakeman espied
the approaching freight train and notified
the engineer, who reversed the engine and
brought 1T nearly to standstil.
The freight train being very heavy
could not be controlled so easily, and be-
fore it could be stopped crashed into the
OroviIle train. The front trucks of the
engine of the extra tram were derailed and
the rear emu SllSulIy teleScODeQ with the
first boxcar; the pilots OF both engines
were totally demolished. After The col
lision En- ;ineer Geary was found lying un-
conscious at The front end of his engine
with his left foot badly crushed and q
slight abrasion on the back of his head.
He was conveyed to DR.. Powells office,
where he died within lew moment and
the body was removed 10 the morgue.
An autopsy this evening developed the
fact that death was the result of fracture
OF the skull behind and slightly above the
right ear.
There were no fatal external injuries.
Just how Geary came 10 be thrown IN the
position he was found will always be a
mystery. His fireman jumped from the
tender, where he was breaking coal at the
time Geary reversed his engine. An in
quest will be held Friday. The widow
was conveyed 10 this city from Oroville
this evening on special train. Decea
was about 81 years of age and leaves fe
residing in Oroville, son who i. a rail-
road fireman at Wads wofth and daugh-
ter now attending the Mills Seminary at
Oakland. The wreck was cleared shortly
after the accident and the trains pro-
ceeded on their course
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WILL FIGHT TN
SAN FRANCISCO
Maher and Sharkey Will
Sign for Twenty
Rounds.
The Contest to Be for "SCien-
tifiC Points" and a
"Trophy."
To Take Place Before the knIoker-
booker Club the Last of
October.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 11.-"Buck"
Connolly OF Pittsburg and Dan Lynch of
San Francisco, respectively managers of
Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey, the heavy
weight pugilists, met at the Police Gazette
Office to-day. They had long conference
in regard 10 the articles of agreement
which each received by mail from the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club of San Fran.
cisco, where the big fellows are to meet
in the ring next October. The articles
were signed by President Frank NJ. Miner
and Manager Zeke Abrahams OF the
Knickerbocker Club.
The club offers trophy TO be or the
value of S2O,OO0," and stipulates that
Maher and Sharkey shall meet in a scien-
tific sparring exhibition of twenty rounds
or more in San Fran cisco between noon
and midnight on October II next The
club will post forfeit OF 5000 as soon as
the articles are signed. and the contest
ants are to put up $500 as a guarantee oil
good faith of their complying with all the
terms OF the agreement. The articles call
for a mutual agreement on q referee
twenty-lour hours before the contest.
Connolly scanned the document care
fully and after a long discussion he and
Lynch agreed to sign for their men pro-
viding that some changes were made.
Connolly insisted that Maher snould have
at least seven weeks to train after he gets
back from Europe which will be about
the end of this month. This will necessi-
tate the changing of the date TO the latter
part of October.
The Pittsburg man also objected to the
choice .ot a referee being deferred until the
day before the proposed bout. Lynch
agreed to have the time extended 10 two
weeks before the fight, the referee to be
mutually agreed upon by the principals.
These, together with some minor changes
were made, and mailed to San Francisco
for the clubs Endorsement. A reply is
expected by telegraph next Monday, and
if the Knicker booker representatives yield
to them the men will go into active train
ing as soon as they reach this side of the
Atlantic. Sharkey is expected here on
Saturday, August II, and Maher will pro-
badly return week later.
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cRAZE1 BY CIGARETTES.
A Eew York Youth Who imagineS He
Can Transform Himself into
q Millionaire.

NEW YORK, Wy, Aug. 11.-Howard
Goldwailh, tie 19year-old son of Full
ton Market merchant. was locked up to-
day for insanity. which was caused by
ciga rette-sm smoking. He imagines that by
pure will power he can transform him self
into any prominent millionaire and enjoy
the large income of that person. In
court he claimed TO be Howard Gould and
W. X. Vanderbilt.
The court asked how he could be Van
derbilt and Gould at the same time.
You see,' said Goldwaith, 'it is by q
wonderful discovery. I was Howard
Gould two months ago, but now l am
Vanderbilt. If you knew these persons
when they were on earth you could s'e
the difference in my looks. By Will
power l am able to change my form,
features, voice, manners and even
clothing. Now. watch me and I'll become
Russell Sage. You will see | grow much
older and thinner and wear poorer
clothes than l do as Vanderbilt"
GoldwaIth hugged himself and wriggled
about for m mute as if in pain. Then he
Strengthened up and exclaimed triumph
antly that he was Russell Sage.
Whats the name?" asked the Magis-
trate.
well, mister, I've been Howard Gonld,
William K. Vanderbilt and Russell Sage
since l have been here: now l am J. P.
Morgan. Wait a minute and watch me
closely Now l am William Rockefeller;
don't like to stay this long. Ii l had nay
colonel's uniform l would transform my
self into John Jacob Astor: but just to
show you that l am nc fake l will become
Chauncey Depew and make you speech.
$50 you're going to lock me up?" he
said, finally. "WelI, I'll fool You. Wait
just minute. See what I've done? I'm
Dick Croker now and you can lock me up
if you want to, for I'll get out anyway on
account OF my pull"
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STOCKTON FA7HER'S RAGE,
Dying of Consumption, ke Would XIII
the Youth Who Wronged His
Daughter.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. IL. - girl
scarcely l6 years of age, attired in short
dresses, was let out of Jail this morning.
She was Nellie Tye. or, as she gave her.
name at the time of the arrest, Nellie Jen-
nlngs. She was one of the quartet ar
rested for vagrency on Union Island few
nights ago. They were camping there
without tent or food in primitive sort of
way. e. LangmaId, Charles Eagan and
Rosa White, whose true name is Foley,
are still in prisoned. Eagan, who pleaded
not guilty, changed his mind yesterday
and pleaded guilty. He was given ten
days by Justice Parker
The mother of the Tye girl is dead, and
to-day the father, who IS an inmate of the
County Hospital and who is dying OF con-
sumption, came to town and tried to learn
from an officer when Eagan would be dis
charged. He said he wanted to kill him
aad avenge the treatment of his daughter.
AS ne has but a short time to live he
SAID he did notcare what was done to him
after he settled with Eaean
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W00ING Red HEIRESSES.
Woutd-Be Sguawmen Geek the One
Hundred and Sixty Acre Cher
0kee Grants.

WICHITA, KANs., Aug. 11.-Accord-
ing to the recent ruling of the Interior
August Is is the last date on which it will
be possible to qualify as a Cherokee citl-
zen in the Cherokee Strip" and as a
consequence great number of scheming
white men are hunting for Indian girls
Tor wives 10 take advantage of the laws
and become .squSwman before that
date. Each Indian girl IS entitled to 160
acres OF land IN the Indian Territory and
share in the large sum of money held
in trust by the Government for the Chero-
KEGS.
Thousands of white men have already
acquired valuable lands by marrying in to
the tribe, and all the eligible Indian
maidens are now being courted with as
much ardor as foreigners display in their
efforts to win the hearts and fortunes of
American heiresses. Notwithstanding the
mercenary motives of their suitors the
susceptible Indian girls readily accept
marriage proposals from white men, OBJ
servation having taught them that most
sQawmen treat their wives with more con.
sideration than do the fullblood braves.
Tie boom in the matrimonial market
becomes greater as the day approaches
when citizenship rights may no longer be
acquired py marriage, auu all the minis
ters on the reservation and even on the
Arkansas border have their hands full.
Many of the Cherokee girls, despite their
dark skin, possess considerable beauty
and intelligence, and some of them are
graduates of the besbIndian schools. The
results of intermarriage with whites are
being watched with interest by students
of the Indian question. and the belief is
gaining ground in the West that the al
lottment of Indian lands in severalty and
the gradual assimilation of Indians by
the dominant race will, In few years. re-
Iieve the Government of a pro oblem that
would otherwise never be satisfactorily
solved.
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SHOOTING NEAR MADEIRA.
George Cnnfeid Fatally hounds an In
d,nn Vih q Charge of shot.

George Cnnfeid Fatally Hounds an In
d'on Hih Is Charge Of shot.
MADEIRA, CAL, Aug. 1.-George Can
field arrived in town this morning and
surrendered himself to the authorities,
claiming that he had shot an Indian in
the hills. The shooting occurred near
Fine Gold. about fifty miles from here.
No particulars could be obtained, except
from Garfield him self. He said that while
he was in the store of an old man yester-
day afternoon two halfbreed Indians came
in and threatened to throw the elderly
storekeeper from the premises. They
were in half-intoxicated condition, and
when the old gentleman refused to vacate
his place the Indians made an attempt to
carry out their threats.
Garfield then took the storekeeper s
part and a general fight ensued, during
which Garfield secured shotgun which
was loaded with bird shot and fired it at
Tom Hutchings. one of the Indians, strik-
ing him in the side and infi ting serious
wound. 1t is believed tnat Hutchings
will die.
Garfield is an ex-convict, having served
a three-year term in San Quentin for hav-
ing stabbed man in MADEIRA about five
years ago.
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PETALUMa BaNKEK's DEA1H.
Succunsbs to LpopIe1y While Bathing at
Skd1ys Springs,


SANTA ROSA, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE re-
mains of H. H. Atwater, a prominent
banker of PetBluma, were taken through
here this morning on the way to Peta-
luna. Atwater died suddenly at Skaggs
Springs lastevsning. He was in his usual
health and a bout 4 O'Clock went into the
bathroom to battle. A few moments later
heavy breathing was heard by person in
the next room. The attendant was noti-
fed, broke open the door and found At
water on the floor unconscious. He was
taken to cottage near by and medical
aid summoned, but he died about z
o'cIock. Coroner Young held an inquest
last night, the verdict OF the jury being
that Atwater's death was caused by apo
pexy. He was 60 years old, and for the
past thirty years has been connected with
the Wickersham Banking Company of
Petaluma. He was cashier when he died.
He leaves one son, Frank Atwater, a Pet
aluma merchant.
PETALUMA, CAL, Aug. 11.-Yester-
day afternoon a telegram was received
from Skaggs Springs announcing the
death OF II. II. Atwater, one OF Petaluma's
pioneer capitalists. Word was sent TO his
widow and son, 4. H. Atwater. both of
whom were out of town. Mrs. F. H. At
water and Fred Wickersham. however,
reached the springs as soon as possible
and returned with the body this morning.
being met at the station by delegation
OF Odd Fellows. 10 which order the de-
ceased belonged.
Mr.. Atwater was a native of Pennsyl-
vania and 60 years of age. He arrived in
San Francisco in 1859 and settled at Peta-
luna shortly afterward. entering the mer-
camille business until 1856, when ha ac-
cepted the position of cashier of the First
National Bank. This position he held at
the time of his death.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
from the family residence.
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SECRETARY wILnoN AT DENrER.
Touring the Hest 10 Fdmi,in rfzc Him
self Hith IL, Cond i.iOns.

Touring 'he Hest 10 Fdnl!tn rfze Him
self Hith 1t, Conditions.
DENVER. CoLo., Aug. Thames Will
son, Secretary of the Agricultural Depart
ment, has arrived here on the tour he is
making for the purpose CT famillarizing
himself with the conditions and necessi-
ties of the West. The cultivation of the
sugar beet and the breeding of cavalry
horses are the two most important mat
ters which he will investigate.
''It is the intention of the Department
of Agriculture in the matter of seed dis
tribution," said the Secretary, ito procure
seeds OF rare varieties of useful plants and
such as are diff cult to obtain and distri-
butte in such parts of the country as are
suitable for their growth and are of the
same soil and climati characteristics as
the countries in which these plants are in
digenous. In pursuit of this idea the de-
partment now has an agent in Siberia in
vestigating the grasses OF the elevated
plateaus of that region, who will secure
seeds of these plants, if possible, and ex.
pertinent with them in the arid and semi
arid regions IN the West with a view of
selection OF such as may prove to be ad-
vantageous for feed for the stock of our
great plains
Secretary Wilson will visit Wyoming,
Utah, Idaho and Montana.
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Bols to Pt'on for Santa c,us.

SANTA CRUZ. CAL. Aug. 11.-Louis
Balz, pitcher for the Fresno Republican
baseball team. who resigned his position
there yesterday, arrived this evening, and
will play with the Santa Cruz team on
Sunday. A meeting of the Santa Cruz
Baseball Association was held tonight,
but the definite arrangement with Balz
was not concluded. In fact. the meeting
was held more for the urpose of meeting
the new pitcher, and the business part Of
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Bicycle Thieves arrested.

SAN DIEGO. CAL, Aug. II. - Chief
Russell tonight arrested two young
fellows who gave their names as Wesley
and said they were brought here from Los
Angeles. Both men were locked up on a
charge OF grand larceny. In their, rooms
in downtown lodging house were found
two missing bicycles for which the officers
nave been looking for several days and
parts of two others. Three other stolen
bicycles have since been located Two of
them we're sold to-day by the Wesleys,
who were preparing to go north to-
morrow. All the wheels had been altered
to avoid iden entltcation. Chief Russell
thinks the Weseys are members of gang
OF bicycle thieves operating here for some
days.
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.Appl.tom Mast Be Relea.ed.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug. 1.-THE
State Department has instructed United
States Consular Agent Guilares at St.Vin-
cent Cape Verde Islands. 10 request of
the Portuguese Government the release of
Samuel E. Appleton, an American citizen,
who is being held there without trial and
without prospect OF one, because he tried
to aid a friend whom be believed to be un-
justly confined. The consular agent at
st. Vincent is native, ana has been
charged with unfriendliness toward
Am mericans there.
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Pres;dent;at Appofntment..

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 1.-The
President has designated Frank A. Van
derl p Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, to perform the duties OF Register and
Assistant Register of the Treasury during
the absence OF the Register and Assistant
Register. The following appointments
have been made: Felix A. Reeve, Ten
nessee, Assistant Solicitor of the Treas
ury; Benjamin NJ. Chiswell, Bernard 81.
Campden, Harry G. Hamlet and Freder-
lex C. Blllared, second lieutenants in the
revenue cutter service.
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VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.
Fusion Utth the POpttiists on the Guber-
natoridL Nominees.

ROANOKE, VA, Aug. 1L-Maior ].
Hoge Tyler was nomin ated for Governor
by the Democratic convention to-day. A
communication from the committee of
the Populist State Convention advised the
Democratic body of its nom mination of Ed
ward r. Cooke for Lieutenant Governor
The proposition TO elect United States
Senators by primary election was adopte d .
The Popullsts will support Tyler and the
Democrats will vote for Merritt T. Cooke,
the Populist candidate. for Lieutenant
Governor.
The platform demands free coinage oil,
silver and denounces in contemptuous
terms Mckinley's bimetallic convention.
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OF Il NOBLE RACE.
LtneaL Descendant Of President Madtson
Commits Suicide.

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. IL Charles
Madison OF Virginia, lineaI descendant
OF President Madison, shot and killed him
self this afternoon in a crowded coach on
a B. and O. passenger train just west of
Williamsburg. He was about 80 years old
and In good health. No cause is known
except that be was partly Intoxicated A
letter was found in his pocket to his
sweetheart, whose name is not given.
saying she never would see him again.
also pawn ticket for a watch. Madison
was member of one of the best known
families of Virginia
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RULING ON HIDES.
Those From american Cattle Sfauoh-
tered abroad Are DufiabIe.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. Aug. 1L-As-
sistant Secretary Howell has decided that
hides of American cattle slaughtered
abroad are dutiabie on being returned to
the United States at the rate of Is per cent
ad valorem, under section 437 OF the new
tariff bill. 1t is held that taxing the
hides from cattle, saiting and drying
them, materially changes and improves
their condition as an article of comm cree,
SO that the article imported is entirely off
ferent from that xported.
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WESTERN IRON TRADE.
Moderate improvement in Prices Noticed
This Heck.

CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 1.-THE Indus
trial World to- m orrow Will say: Moderate
i'm proyement marks the Western iron
trade this week. Artificial prices for spot
deliveries of bars and sheets, due to the
five weeks idleness of mills pending
labor adjustments, have Teceded, and the
range OF June established. Iron bars from
the mill are quoted at to LOS cents; No.
q sheets, Los. Pigiron is firm at LIS for
No. northern, and stocks are moving
more rapidly to consumers hands. Plates
ara more active and steel pipe has again
advanced 215 per cent.
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Wheel Races at SANTA 6o.a.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE
Young Mems Institute will have bicycle
meet at the track here Saturday, August
81, during the grand celebration. -Four
races have been arranged. First, one
mile scratch, amateur; second, one mile
hsndicap, amateur; third, one m lie post
race, amateur: fourth, one mile tandem.
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Bmasnnry Umpire Lt,nt,v Punt.hed.

CINCINNATI, OHIO. Aug. 11.-Umpire
Tim Hurst, who threw a beerglass at the
spectators during game here last week
and severely injured Fireman Carthills,
was fined 800 and costs in the Police
Court TODAY
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he m after will be done tomorrow even
ing.
ON THE DIAMOND.
Scores of Yesterdays Games in the
National League and Standing
of the Clubs.

BROOKLYN, N Y, Aug. 11.-Brooklyn 3.
Baltimore 10; second game, Brooklyn s. Bal
timore Is. i,
BOSTON, MASS, Aug. 11.-Boston z, New
York 5. n
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Aug. 11.-Cincinnau 3,
st. Louis 3.
CLEVELAND. OHIO, Aug. 11.-Cleveland IL,
Pittsburg g. NV, ~
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 11.-Louisvllle o,
Chicsgo4.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. u.-Washington
8, Philadelphia O.
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WOULD sUpPLY ARMoR.

1he SCOTS Desire to Cast the Hisconstn's
Steel Dress.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug. 1.-THE
Union Iron Works of San Francisco has
telegraphed the Navy Department, asking
permission 10 supply the armor plate for
the battle-ship Wisconsin, which they are
building. just as the Cramps have done in
the case of the Alabama. In reply the
hrm has been notified that the depart
ment will enter into a CORES spondence
with them on the subjact. The offer will
be accepted if it is made on the same terms
as Cram ps' offer.
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Torpedo Boat Dupont a Filter.

BRISTOL, r. l., Aug. 1.-THE torpedo
boat Dupont, which was given trial to-
day, exceeded her contract speed by more
than knot. The trip was made under
somewhat reduced vacuum. The average
speed was 28 6 knots.
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Sale of baseball Pitcher.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Aug. n.-Pitcher
Frank Kitson of the Burlington Baseball
Club, the star twirler of the Western As
ISOLATION, has been sold to the Baltimore
team. The price is said to be $1,000. He
leaves at once for Baltimore.
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. George ". skaoos Die. at Hnnrord.

HANFORD. CAL, Aug. .11.-Georee w.
!Skaggs. an cd pioneer of this section of
the State, died suddenly at his home three
miles south of here early this morning,
his demise being due to heart trouble.
Skaggs was native of Kentucky, was 66
years old and came to this county in 1867.
He was instrumental in founding the
ferry-boat system on the Tulare Lake
when that body of water was naviga BILE.
He went 10 Oregon about seven years ago
and stayed there five years, but returned
TO Hanford and has lived here ever since.
He leaves widow and six children.
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Brotherton mine, at Wakefield, resumed
operations to-day and will employ 200
men. The Sunday Lake mine, which
works in conjunction with the Brotherton.
will proba bly, resume in few days with
about the same force OF men.
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Sufcide at Los Auoeles,

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 1.-Mrs. S.
d. Ross died this morning from an over
dose OF morphine, supposed to have been
taken with suicidal intent. The dead
woman had husband in Arizona, and
had been in the Highlands Insane
discharged. She had no relatives in this
city.
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Propo,ed Btoh School for Auburn.
AUBURN, CAL, Aug. 11.-On Monday
next the voters of Auburn school district
will vote on the proposition to establish a
high school here. 1t is proposed to lease
the old Sierra Normal College property.
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days statement of the condition OF the
treasury shows: Available cash balance,
SOS, 1874, 809; gold reserve, $2144. 141, LII.
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Condition Of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. Ito
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Petrol stake one mile, selling, three -olds-
*HaphaZard 10l (Clawson), TO o5...........v....l 8.
Nay Nay l01 (Hirsch). Is 10 ...................2
Taranto 1oS 5Bersen) ito os .,;;.;; IN; .nS
Passover 1U6 also ran *Favorite.
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Michigan Miner, heswmim0 Operations.
BESsEMER. MICH, Aug. 1.-THE
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Mile and a sixteenth. handicap

Mile and siXteenth. handicap-
*Skate l22 (Sherrer), even.
The Swain 1913 ankaren). to 1.................:
Brandywlne 120 (Doggett), TO l. ................:
Time, l:4S1a. Flames l02 and Cassette IL.
q so rFaVorite.
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Five furlongs, handicap, two-year-olds-
sGeorge Keene l26 (Sherrer), to s.. .............
Prince Auckland 1o4 (Barrett), 10 to 1......,...
So abar no (Bergenl, 10 1..................... l..
Time, l 02M Blarneystone 116. Sir Dick los
Mrs Reeves 90 and Laurel Leaf 80 also ran "Fs
vorite
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Five furlonga two-yearolds-
sIsabey 107 (Sherrer). 8 to b..........."...."..
Gypceiver LOT (Doggett), 10 to 1.................
Honey Dew 104 (Barrett), 20 10 1................
Time, 1:021a Gardiner 107, St Ives IL
Colonial Dame l04 and Storm Queen 1O4 also "a
fFavorite.