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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
THE GREATEST ENGLISH TRAINER.
MATTHEW DAWSON SERIOUSLY lila TALK
WITH THE FAMoTs HoHsEMAN

MATTHEW DAWSON SERIOUSLY lila TALK
WITH THE FAMors HoHsEMAN
Matthew Dawson. who is the oldest as well "a
the most famous Of English trainers. Is seriously
III AZ his home. Waterloo Lodge. Newmarket Eng
land For sixty years Matthew Dawson has wit
messed the coming and going ~ who have
been famous in England in nearly every walk OF
NE II IL doubtful. II there ls a in the United
Kingdom who mas met so many celebrities Lord
Palmerston his friend. Disraen. and
Gladstone the Grand old Man. also admired
the man who well deserves the ate Of Grand
old Man" Both Scotchmen and in many
respects their tsmpcraments were alike Had
Matthew Dawson chosen any other calling than
that Of trainer Of racehorscs there is not
OF his long lis; OF friends and acqualn,anccs who
does not believe that he would have been fully "a
successful. In IT As he has been on the turf Lord
Falmouth pronounced him the foremost horseman
Of England Lord Rosehcry concurrcd with him.
and his brilliant record u trainer will form
Of the most important pages in the history 81 the
turf
Few had better knowledge OF affairs than
the great trainer OF racers He was a student who
advanced with the age. and was up to date in
everything he did. In trimming he was always In
advance OF his associates. and was tho first To
discard the old methods OF preparing horses for
tests OF speed and endurance How wei M sue
record OF races won by horses trained under his
supervision Mr. Dawson was extremely modest
about the achievements Of the noted racers he sent
10 the post The list L. too long 10 repeat at This
time, but the following Derby winners were trained
10y HIM Thormanby. Melton. Radas ana Sir Vista.
or all the victories he won Thormanhys Derby
was the sweetest. az 1t was the first Derby won
by n horse In his stable.
Mr. Dawson said: II have trained many horses
and have seen many horses I'm training since first
began, but in all these long years ! never trained
nor did see another horse so good as St simon
lie WAS II noble hOr-e In every particular. He was
docc easily managed and ready to run AT any
time and in any circumstances J always tried him
with "A horse that knew could not set racing
pace. for St simon did not know the measure Of
his speed Consequently when he galloped with a
moderate horse he did 1t wei within himself. Few
persons therefore ever knew what grand horse
he Was am old and will never see his like again;
neither Will you. and you have near TWO score OF
wears TO go before you reach my age.
Mr. Dawson Is seventy-two years old. and when
ne passes away his memory will live. for he was
the 81 Simon Of English trainers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
GLOBE-GIRDLERS IN THE CITY

John Foster Fraser. F IL Lowe and s. T. Lunn.
three young Engshmen, who have practically
wheeled around the world. arrived in this city last
night, and are now quartered at the Everett House
Mr. Fraser as member Of the Authors Club. OF
London. ard he eft that city with his two friends
In July 1896. The men have been travelling most
Of the time since. The party wheeled through
Belgium Holland Germany, Austria. Hungary.
Transylvania. Rumania. across the steppes Of
Southern Russia the Caucasus into Georgia.
and 80 on through Armenia and Persia TO India
They next cycled along the jungle paths OF Bur
Thibet Mr. Fraser declared that the trip across
tho Chinese Empire. which took about five months
was a wild and hazardous one, rep,cte with ad-
ventures After that the cyclists went through
Japan and then set sail for San Francisco. They
reached there about three months ago, and since
that time they have wheeled over the Sierra
Nevadas across tho Great Desert and the Rocky
Mountains thence to Chicago. and from the latter
place this city. Mr.. Fraser and his friends will
sail for England next Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
GREAT BR1rA1N.s FRUITFUL oUARRELs

THE BUILDING OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE !tstS
The Story OF Engand's Growth from Ezabein
traits and Illustrations from contemporary
prints BY Alfred Thomas Story IN TWO
parts Octave. PIP xvi. 3sl vii. A'S' u r.
Putnam's Sons
II there were any need Of demonstrating that
the race combination which is described with
EQUAL brevity and inaccuracy as Anglo-Saxon
vas far from q peaceable one. Mr.. Story's book
would furnish ample proofs The American
branch Of this pugnacious family has had one
war at least for every generation But the
English branch has done more 1t has had wars
that lasted for generations. Men have lived
and died on English soil without ever finding on.
from personal observation what IA country
looked like In n time of peace Mr.. Story does
not 20 back to the Wars Of the Roses or TO the
Hundred Years War. He begins with Eliza
oeth and his main aim is to show tho develop
ment Of thr British Empire in the arts OF peace
In public policy and privat" comfort. But the
exclusively peaceful chapters Of his book
where no threat Of war intrudcs arr few by
comparison.
The Engishman was not To blame at the out
set He had Tough, his own battles at home
He had followed his half foreign kings to their
wars OF personal conQuost on the Continent
When these kings had exhausted their stock
he was weary enough to let Europe alone his
new kings had even better title than no
had on tie average to be called natives or
Britain. The TudorS were Welsh. and Their an
cestry went back on the land they ruled TO a
time in comparison with which Ca.sar was a
modern man. When they looked out from Eng
land they looked west instead Of east. and thus
with the wistfuness and the avarce OF Henry
VII began Britain's new carc'r. There was
plenty Of room in the partially discovered world
Of the West for all Corners. But Spain did not
think So Thus one % IN" old Continental quar-
rels which England had turned away from was
renewed In a new led. quarrel that Is not yet
ended Then Franc. and England. with plenty
Of space for a beginning. still found themselves
coveting the same territory not only in Amer
ica but in Asia. For centuries the Englishman
had tried in vain to strengthen a lapsing title
to possessions in France. Now he had his re-
venge He turned the Frenchman out of North
America out OF India Nor is this quarrel end
cd as those who look at Africa and China can
see. The only controversy into which England
fell In Elzabcthan times that is really ended
IL the one with the Dutch. If the Ango-SaXon
had not been able to make his wars contribute
70 his peace his would have been sorry en-
pirt
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PROGRAMME OF SPORTS TO-DAY.
.C,Nc Saratoga. 100 p. m.

RACING.-saratoga. 80 p. m
CpICXET -New-Jersey Athleuc Ciuo
r.on "a against Staten Island. Bergen
poyn,. Roseville against New-York. Rose
liz League championship gamesl
patarson against Brooklyn. Paterson. n: j.
Hssnoio lion championship game); NEWER
Gov Athletic Club Team A. against Mont
oioir " 7: Kearny against New York ARD
,noth Prospect Park: Manhattan League
eleven against Association eleven, frosPec'
Park. .,. Mag
nolia Beach. Mass. ~ co,,
GOLF-Open tourna ment. Otseeo ON
Climb Cooperstown. \. Y: members manu-
can Flushing Golf Club; members manu-
can Wee Burn Golf Club. Noroton. Conn
Rnpte competition. oakland Golf Clup' nay!
aide, Long Island: members handicap Ma
rine and Field Club Bath beach ineI T1'se
handicap Crescent Athletic Club Bay Kidse'
contest for Fred b. Pratt Cup. Queens Cou,,
~ Golf Club. Glen Cove members hanu'-
cap. Shnnecock HIS. ,,h
Observation-Disclosures wash
ington Park. p. m. ,a.oo
YACHTING.-Annu regatta Horsesloe
Harbor Club; Seawanhaka chaHehee Guy
contest Lake St Louis. Canada' A'ihn'Io
Yacht Club cruise TO Black RocX lo
Jarchmont: Jamaica Bay Yacht CIup r"S
for catboats: Penataqut Corinthian hach'
Club race for half-raters. = p m 49,
ATHLETICS - Kerrymen's Associa''o"
nicnic and games Harlem River PARK
BOXING. -Curran-Casey,P Pelican Athie''c
Club. o,.
SWIMMING.-Berger Reach tournament.
-Taylore- McDvffe', Manhattan
Reach.
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ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB CRUISE.
THE FLEET TO LEAVE r.ARCHMoNT FOR BLACK
rock AT $50 THIS MORNENG-ABoUT
TAKE PAKr


Tho largest Yachting affair OF the season began
Yesterday when the fleets Of the Atlantic Yacht
,.lub gathered a, Iarchmont. the rendezvous APP
, pointed hy order OF Commodore Frederick l.
Adams The little harhor was crowded with vessels
Of all kinds and others were coming IN all day Inc
cruising fleet IL not made up solely OF A'ahuc
Yach, club craft. and yachtsmen whose vessels
hay, been almost idle this year for want OF the
usual cruises and races are taking this chahce o.
having long sail.
Commodore Adams's schooner Sachem the nag
ship Of the Atlantic Yacht club. was anchored III
the ong. and her guns were kept busy
arrived at p m. She had on beard B ,,i!ah
M Mo-. w MhGcS n:F Futon Mr. Ta and Md' ME.
Wildes and W. H. Peck. They soon visited the
S S %hSfe and mars Mrs Ada'ms Sir and Mrs
VI. Cehallos. Vice-Commodore +; : Hatch OF me
son nc~i captain and W r. townsend Nee,
geon OF the Atlantic Yacht Clnb an" nsri3" -
minutes later and her owner II II Hoglns and
his son Visited The flagship at The SAM time as l.
so"hems lHuncR 10 SEE the steam yacht Wachuset
Edward weston. VINO was assisted by Mrs. Weston.
v,sitors Mr. and Mrs Pcase Of the sloop Laurel
were also visited, signals were dying on the mas
Rock on Saturday at $50 a M" and on each tn
coming vessel the order was being rsad ,,rs NJ
roo n 'H and i'y Mrs r A. bowers OF Newark were
just going ashore. so General Watson passed on
10 tho soop Fidolon whore the owner, O;to
Heinigkc. and Joseph Mackay and Frank J. Nevius
received them. Mr. and Mrs. Cord Meyer Miss
Anna 9. Meyer and Bernard Suydam were also
visited on the steam yacht Maspeth. The schooner
Emerald J Rogers Maxwell. was then sighted
across the Sound. and II WAS learned that she and
the sloop Tigress and the auxiliary Duplex would
no, Join the feet until to-day at Black Rock.
The feet which VII start to-day at $50 a. m.
FOR Black Rock Is made up rs follows;
Schooners Sachem. Commodore Frederick T.
Adams: Emerald. j. Rogers Maxwell; Glendover.
Robert b Carpenter: Amorlta. W Gould Brokaw
Sloops Cutters and Yaws-Eidolon. james Weir.
jr. Alhicore. seymour J. HYDE; Iiussar. James
Baird. Maumoe. Henry J. Robert Zenoha. F {.
Swan: Athlon. T.. r. Haven Lorna. w Stow; Gull
mare John +. Dwight uvira Clifford Brokow Sea
Gull !. Frederick Alderman, Tgrcss. captain Rod
ericlS p. Curtis: Daphne G. " Copeland; Spray. II.
H. Lauder; Saona Charles NJ Brooks.
Steamers and Auxiliaries -Wachusett. Professor
Edward Weston. Trancuilo. ex-Commodorc H. n.
VogIns; Laurel Richmond Pensc. Ncne2it J. ".
Footc: Viola. Abram Baudouine: Marietta. Vice
Commodore Harrison r. Moore. Rambler. w. Dixon
Fllis and W j Golding: Maspeth. G. NJ Meyer:
Hildcgarde ar-Commodore r. VI Wh'iock: Dn-
plex auxiliary. r Wilson: Edgewatcr. NJ.
rhittondcn: Wcnonnh F. @. Corning Theresa. @:
Sldenberg: Cosettc. Dr. + Danne: Scionda. Alfred
" Booth: Kaloah. the Misses Thayer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
.@pORTS AND SPORT MGN'

Ed Garland H. Io4 dLnes 10 won iapa'1n: nv on
(Hurns) 8 to and even. SECOND seaport i"' '''0i
add, 4 to I third. Tme-i:l5i. .,, ~ ,u,r,.,
Third race six furlonrsBeIle 81 Memphis % n,,ns'
\ 10 10 won; Gath i04 lMcDonaidl. q to ana 10
second: Lady Hamilton. 1ot RutieD. 80 to l. 'nr''
Time-l:lth. .,,. ,,-ss,-
Linda iOI tMcDonald,. to l. won: imp Skae: w.
Burns. oven and 4. second; Forfeiture iof 'p'''
"a 10 .. third Time Al . , hi, FUR
Firth race naden year-ods. FIVE and nai. ' 100
onrs,-Orabee los oGnore) to !. won: lnrnan , ,oo
mcdonald u TO and to D. s,csnHH Laa'r''e' '''
sixth race selling. mieD- Mamie g. as ,keny,,
N won. Prince Of India l0i tMcDonnld, 10 a I'M,
10 : second: Celtic Bard. 100 Burns Is 10 :" 'h'ru'
Tme-1 i2t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
THE RUNNERS AT WINDSOR.

Detroit. Aug. l2-Corder was the only winning
favor,te at Windsor to-day. Weather fine; track
fast
First race furlcngsp-Trvoi won. Begule
second Neyor third. Time 2?S<.
second race tsx furlonss, King Carnival won. Oak
NaIJ second J r.. Cline. third. T.mc-i;lj.
Third race ceiling. six furlongsl-Corder won: MIN
rod scc. nd. Josephine K. third. Time ll4f
Fourth race firlongsD trinkle won Miss Trax.
80, nd. Ivy Gotta third Time-l:02's
furlonesb-Henry l-lunt won; Nicholas
..r,nd prmosthenes. third. Time :2si.
eI,rh rnce selling six furongsl-Davc s. won: Iaon
soc1nd Utopia third. Tme-i;l4%
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
UtR1H RACE wORDEN HOUSE STAKES. Tor
HARNESS RACING.
DIRECTuM KELLY WINS AGAIN AT THE
FORT WAYNE MEETING

Fort Wayne, Aug l2-To-day's races went t.
the favoritos In every case The track was fast
and tho weather fine slightly warmer than In the
previous days Of the meeting.
In the 30 tro, Directum Kelly sold nj tGo to SO
for the field. Louise Mac. owned 10y Scott Hudson.
OF Lexington, the first heat In 2l33t. lowering
her record half second. but Kelly took IN"
other three
The 2:ii pace furnished the three fastest con-
secutive heats OF the meeting. in 207s. 207la and
2:G8L
In yesterdays races this meeting furnished tho
eleven fastest heats paced over any track THIS sea
son. The average time was 2:0 95-lm IN" sum
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
THE WINNERS AT ST. LOUIS.

St Louis Aug. l2-The racing quite good
throughout the afternoon at the Fair Grounds
Belle OF Memphis and Oraibee were the only win
nirg favorites. large number OF horses and
horsemen. with their jockeys arrived from Chicago
to-day Track fast Weather pleasant. The sum-
mary:
First race ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 tHarshberger,
"a l. won Harric Floyd. I02 nothersoiD. 10 to and
TO l. second Miss Verne i02 (Gilmore). TO I. third.
Time-l:l5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
END OF THE SHINNECOCK TOURNAMENT
MISS HELEN BARNEY WINS THE SECOND PRIZE
A. A

HANDICAP MATCH TIE
The programme for the first annual invitation
tournament FOR at the Shnnecock HIS
Coli club was brought to a successful close yes
terday afternoon by big twenty -four-hole medal
play handicap match. The weather was pleasant
The principal interest shown when the play
ers for the second prize offered by the trustees
were approaching the home green In the morning
round This atch was between Mss F. f. WICK
ham OF Shinnecock and Miss {. D. Eidtz. OF
Ardsley. and even more hotly contested than
was any match played previously during the week
Miss W!ckham one up at the seventh hole.
From this point the players halved every hole IN.
SnF holes Ge Or From the
evenness OF tho playing shown by this many people
Wickham won the final hole by one stroke. making
her the victor BY score OF two up. Their caro-
follows
S IN : ....:..:::::s5:
Miss wickha,n
Ga' ..:::.:::::::::::::....::.:: a
RI n IN order order Mss dFSaf
Ha eyea the nrd i opponeni Who was defeated
Ms y hi M Ssns a THm the @ Ssss.
she was picked out the winner. but she met de-
v a M ap ons TO G Day T Mir S:
follow:
Miss Barney:
G 2, ..................:.::s +:s-n
Miss Wiokham:
,n ''''''''''''''''''''' a -25-H
In the handicap there were nearly thirty starters.
but AT the end Of the first twelve holes all out
eighteen withdrew At noon the first place N WIS
held by NiN r. c. Iselin. with Miss f. Groesoeck
a close second. This state OF AFFAIRS was
altered In the afternoon. when Mrs Josepninee
net score for the day l9. as against MISS
IselIs l2l strokes. Miss Groesheck who star.edd
some time after the other players returned caro-
which brought her net score TO 49, thus tiei H
Miss Russell for first place. This tie VIII De o.
cided by a twelve hole round. which will be payeo
Monday next This play-or viii be , scaa'c ~
contest each OF the players had a handicaP %
20 strokes to-day The best gross score OF tne
day i.nde by Miss Hoyt. who made the rou me-
four players in the handicap. all CT whom are OF
the Shinnecock Club. follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13

Meribile b. q. DemaresU. .............'''''''''
Time-2:2L. 2:2l%. 2:22h
TROrTING-2a3 CLAss-THREE-YEAR- AND
UNDER-PURsE $500.
Brigham Bell. b. c.. BY Beman e1arreto' "'.'''' .
Helen simmons, b. I. IF. l. SMITH. .........''' =
Del Bar C. b. q. +. Smith. a.;
Miss Overton (. (Schultz) us
$500 Time-2:2s.. 2:30is. 233%
PACING-2:3O rI.ASS-PURSE $500.
Dluabird TO- m, by Eagle Bird Fox). ........
Thursday br. m. G.ppincot). .....,.........'
The KID Dr. e. Thompson). ..,......'.'.'''''
Clover. b Coates
Irme-2:24h. ppm. 2;2ll. 2:22
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13

Monday the pairing for the eleventh. round wiz
be as follows Charousek vs.. Heinricnsen Janow-
sk, We C;ottschall Fritz VS. Pop.el. Schaopp W.
Cohn Schifers vs. Tschigorin, Schlechter ".
Steinitz Albn VS.. Showalter and Burn VS.. berger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
MIXED rouRsoMEs ON STATEN ISLAND.

The fourth monthly mixed foursome nanocap
Of the Staten Island Cricket Club attracted only
i've pairs 10 the Livingston links yesterday. Miss
Van Rensselaer, and Otto Hockmeyer were ne
winners with a net score OF lol Following IS tns
summary:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13

Oswald Sandcrson's Anoatok and Boston
crack OF about the saule size. CHILLED the Rama
tang will sail match race OF the Larchmont
Yacht Club to-day Tho Rozmatang Is owned by
George F.. Baker jr. member OF the Larchmont
Ya hit Club This boat Ia wholly unknown In these
winters. MIR. Sanderson said yesterday that he
would sail the Anoa tok himself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT.
cOHN STILL LEADS THE CHESS PLAYERS IN I'm
TENTH MATCH AT COLOGNE.

TENTH MATCH AT COLOGNE.
Cologne. Aug. 12-The result of to-days play b
the international chess tournament was as follow.
Cohn beat Fritz Showalter and Schlechter and
GottschalI and Charousek drew, Stenitz worsted
schiers, Tschgorn defeated schallopp. Popiel DIS
posed Of JanoWsk Heinrichsten was as beaten ten, "
no play Tomorrow The adjourned game from the
seventh round between Charousek and Tschigorn
was drawn to-day. The score:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13

Last nights news that Sir Thomas Upton hao
received the cabed message from the Ne"-ioin
Yacht club ard had expressed his pleasure at ''
tenor was regarded by New-York yachtsmeh as
protty sure indication that he intends to take no
unrt in the objections which have Tor many years
been made in England to the requisites OF the last
deed OF gift and that he will let sleeping dogs e'
His cabed statement that Fife, the designer
will start for New-York in a few days WIN the
Dimensions OF the Shamrock TO hand 10 the new
York Yacht club Committee is regarded as an IN
dication that both Fife and Sir Thomas made up
their minds long ago to swallow the deed hoius
bous and please everybody except the Engilsh
faction that prefers prolonged hostility on the
question OF giving the challenged CLUB Information
beforehand about the intended challenger
To the survivors OF the trainers or tnat I8st
deed and to many others. II Will be a SOHO saus-
faction 10 find that challenger or SIT IhoIhas
ILpton's Importance and an English designer OF
tho first rank accept the last deed In It's entirety
because precedent counts for so much that the
document is thus less likely 10 be questioned again
in tho future. At the same time II must De sald
10 bc gained by Americans In knowing beforehand
the beam measurement OF the Intended challenger,
and they havc always thought II doubtful whetner
or rot such early information would make me
chiest difference In the plans FOR the INTENDED
defender The most usual opinion seems 10 nave
been that II the giving Of early infoi nation as 70
the beam OF the challenger would neither cause the
wnninp nor the losing OK the challenge races, then
the nont was not worth nghtng for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13

The semi-fnals for the Susquehanna Cup were
also p,ayed and resulted in an easy win for A.
n Compton from G.. W Dorland by " ana 10
20 and also In a victory for Howard Van hens-
seiaer OF Albany. from Lynn j. Arnold oy up
and TO go This leaves Vanderpool ana bo"ers 20
dgh, II out for the Cooperstown Cup. and compton
and Van Rensselaer, for the Susquehanna Cup IN
the morning There will also be handicap open
10 those only who did not qualify.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
ORANGE COUNTY TROTTING.

Niddletown. y. T.. Aug. u tSpeciaD-The rainy
weather caused postponement OF the Orange
County circuit races from Wednesday until to-day
The favortes were dlstanced In three races but
O. NJ C. won In the first. selling at $40 and the field
nj s.. Summaries: