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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
TOD SLOAN ARRIVES
With Enlarged Views of Himself and Eng
lish SpOrtSmen.

ltSh SpOrtSmen. ..
Tod Sloan. the American jockey. whose rid
ing has created n Juror in England this sea-
son. arrived in New York on the Lucania yes
terday morning, While abroad the little Jockey
has cultivated the habit OF reticence. He has
also laid in II large stock Of sdlf-importanee.
1t was only when hemmed in by reporters that
he youchsafed to reply In the briefest possible
manner to questions regarding his career
abroad. ~.
According to Sloan. the English sportsman
ia an. entirely superior being to the domestic
article. There is no comparison at all be-
tween them" said Tod. THE English, are
sports. Can't say the same of Americans" -,
Sloan will go back to England and give an
other exhibition of his style next season. Ono
Of the first things he said on landing was that
he was under contract to ride for the Prince Of
Wales and Lord William Beresrord. He will re!
main here for six or seven weeks. Then la will
60 to California and in March will return TO Eng
land to fulilll hi contract. Sloan still expresses
himself confident that he won the two races Mt
Sandringham Park. In which adverse decisions
gave rise to the rumor that he would ride no
more in England. In the first Of these" he
said, 81 rode Miakka and won in a gallon. but
the race was declared a dead heat. In the SEQ
ond ! won on Rory OMore by three-quartera
OF a length and the race was decided against
me-" A tribute to the sporting qualities Of
English women completed the Jockeys views
on international racing.
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Basketball

o, The t second Tsh team Of t tine Bay R Rtdgs 4 F {; as; = o Ees.
Brooklyn,
Tho st, Peters Union would like to arrange games
with teams averaging between ~ and 100 pounds;
all Sundays in Eeeember open. Address John No.
Gam. 81 y W street.
The Young MEMS Corps of Brooklyn would like 10
arrange games with Unregistered teams averaging
800 pounds. Address &. II. Kruger. manager. t3T
Ninth street, south Brooklyn.
The Hugu.nUt 4. {. of New Rochelle would like ~
arrange game. with hrstclass teams; games TO be
Il Ms HSE h TsI ! NoTtih e s,psc,' Se E9' Ranheila, Address C.
The second tam ~ the Washington Heights
branch. Y. N e 4. would IKE to play games vita
Harry Fischer, ola 81. Nicholas avenue.
The Atlantic A.. !; basketball team would like IN
arrang. a game with a nrst-clasS team ThspksgiyinE
Address william Ward. Captain, RookSway Beach.
The wcstchestnr County Whoclmen have several
t'amsI N New York and vicinity. g.. enses for seven
men glarant ed. Address j, Mc.nGre. Mount Yer
The st. George Battalion basketball team has Nov,
q and "a open. owing 10 cancellation. and would
itSr - p pTgf"IS "' Adiress Charles bari KruE, manager,
2O7 Etst sixteenth street.
Y"NKEH, Nov. l9.-one OF the toughest and hard
est played games ever seen at the local armory
occurred last night when tn" Bay Ridge 4. q. basket
s s1li t| "a Was va : aT cSnf Of 9y Ban hSo l fS.r'a 8 ssI 1issSsii Re-
FOR assaalting The refsrec. and Diss of the same team
COLLISION With Williams Of tho local team.
Ths q " H ,"Intat ; %ai s, SStH HsI. s ssS fGIS.
on lhur,dAy nighf. Burns, George, and Warner
scored Tor the NictDrs, and Kalhhcis h, Webb, and
Alderman for TIE Poly" The latter scored 2 pointa
In no drst half and . IN the second. whle the Cleys.
land, scored Iu points II the hrst half and II in the
.o'unt. The maj score was Cleveland. II; Poly
o.
The Second signal Corps of Brooklyn. n. O.. y.
season 1s 10 H't Fsan ii'i p. "i Lott, the F%"didaE'ttSe T. ~ o a.
player. has been elected manager, aud Frank Adams,
AZ one time the crackaiack Of the Central Y. n. @, A.
team pf brooklyn. captain. Matches have been ar.
ranged with the Philalclphia Y. NJ. c. A.. Trenton
team, Mercer Comfy Nheelmcn, and National A q
hN., A few open dates ran be nlled by addrvSSinu
Frank L. Lott. t2l RANsrly avenue. Brooklyn
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A-B get lOur t1Ckb Ouly.
Trick !; The opening from this hand is a
matter OF temperament, b seems to recognize
the lead as from weakness and ducks 1t. not
trump sr1% p'f L I'D from Z, in Which he Is QUITE IL tSs sue
Trick .. Falsecards the queen. hoping to lead
Trick 8. 7 feels it in his bones that there is
an African In the wOodpile somewhere. he
cause. II the adversaries are weak in clubs and
diamonds. they must have the whole spade
Rfissih grass with. the trGmps. Y has absolute
confidence that his, partner would not put the
e of G Hn 1ne 'eckH Tnl < 10 hs s R Gein n;s fh shs i2@eeo oii
equal value, he drops the king to make his
partner think the whole, diamond suit is
and others. Us game is to make his partner
quit leading trnmps and give him a spade.
Trick /. Instead of this 2 goes back. with the
best hiHmond to SCI what bis partner n is driving
Trick 8, It now looks to Y as IL B had no
i9%r or 3tamlf; ana IN ! nat e. case H to 90 9 back na% s SifR
The 'FFg RI = pat e z would y "a P pro be to XIII his
fore. plays to force A.
Trick Z. At this stage, of the game Y laid
down his cards and asked IL he had right
to be informed as to what the trump suit was.
because it began to look as IL he was leading
diamonds were still trumps Y went ahead with
Ms sui. ana competed an ecnO IN spades.
On the everyday. with the suits transposed.
Foster held AS cards and led the trump. which
is the only chance to make. anything on such a
hand as a suit Of eight cards. B put up the ace
Then came the jack. on which the king went
up. Zthen led club king. won by B with the
ace. and after Is had caught all the trump s he
spade tricks. whereas on the original play he
did not make one.
OUR PROBLEMS.
Although a great many answers have been
received to the problem published last week.
none Of our solvers has seen the pretty part
OF it which forces Z and W to the best defence.
Here Is another:
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A-B get nine tricks.
Trick |. A does not want to lead away from
his major tenace suit. and. as he has neither
trump strength nor reentry cards TO support it,
he thinks it better to keep 1t quiet until later in
the hand.
Trick .. B also has a major tenace suit. and
has the additional advantage OF knowing that
the king is on his right. He will not open his
weak i%our-card suit until he Is driven to it.
Trick 3. There seems to be nothing better
ior Z than to keep on with the suit. which
drives i to open the top OF his four-card suit.
Asa rule. il is a very bad thing to open three
not be avoided.
Trick 4. A knows that his partner cannot
rye four trumps. and he must have at least
lou; diamonds. With six Of the suit in his own
hand. he cannot flnesse. The soundness of his
reasoning will be evident IL we suppose that
me singleton In Us hand is the king instead Of
tne iour. As A cannot give his partner another
spade. he proceeds to establish his diamonds
~ leading one OF the second and third best.
TICK u. To any person not conversant with
me mysteries OF the Street attachment, this
IuH and trump lead would appear to be rather
weak nLay. with the spades. the diamonds and
me club queen all against him. Us play seems
especially weak IN showing Just how many
.umpS he holds. because IL tells the adver-
him. VI
TREK With his diamonds established and
.ne cIlo Tor r~e-entry. A must return the trump.
Ah9 fsfalse card does not deceive b.
Ing: ""' open-
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SCOTTISH OPENING.


First prize for the class A men fell to DR.. william
h, o'Connell of this city at the monthly trap shoot
ing events OF the j, auettc Rod and Gun Club, which
were decided at the race track. Gutenberg. yester-
day. ummarie
First Eyent-Club shoot, ten live birds-Henry
BrIns. ~ yards, Q; John ii. Noghts, ~ yards, Il:
Charles d. Pape, rs yards, d; Chris Mohrmann, 25
yards, q: +. ForenbAch. 20 yards, I: i. EhlNn, 20
yards, I; Herman HAinhorst. rs yards. g; william
II. Peters. 70 yards. I; q; Meyers, 30 yards. !: Henry
8; DR.. William y. OConnell, a3 yards. 8.
Team Race Hsinhorst's TeAm-Hainhorst. ~
yards, .; Meyer, 30 yalds. 3; Voghts. rs yards, 2:
Mnhrnann, 2h.yards. 2; Peters; 20 yards, 3. Total, Is.
Bruins, 20 yards. o; Forenbach, 20 yards, 3; Rott.
manu-. &c yards, "a Ahlsn, 70 yards, 2. Total Ia.
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trump at the end,
Trick z 2 must force the command Of his
own suit before leading his partners.
On tho everyday. Y having put up the ton Of
trunlps on the first trick, covered by the king,
round, Y was left with tho losing trump for the
fourth round. instead OF with the best. as In the
play Just given. Instead Of getting his own
suit established. he led his partners suit,
which made the king good In As hand. This
card forced rs last trump and allowed b to run
10 and lead the spades through tho king, maxi
ing two tricks in that suit.
Here is another deal from the same match,
No: ~. which shows some very pretty play.
although the result was n tie so far as the score
was concerned. Ldealt and turned heart ace:
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Hearts are trumps. \ is to lead. and with s
for a partner to take all six tricks against the
best defence OF i and W.

CLUB NOTES.
The second annual tournament Of the New
York State Whist Association was held In Al:
bany on Friday and Saturday. but the principal
contests were not decided when this column
went to press. The results will be found on
two trophies were both held by New York
clubs when they were surrendered to the con-
gress, the Whist Club OF New York having the
Knickerbockers held the Utica trophy for pairs.
There was nc. game for the 4; W. /, trophy
and Knickerbocker. were both away in Albany;
play on Saturday next, II the Capitol Bicycle
Club OF Washington does not insist on having
that date.
The Now England Whist Association has
challenged for the Auxiliary Association
trophy. now held by New York. and the game
will probably be played within two weeks. New
York is a hard team to beat when it plays ON
its own grounds. as it has such a large number
OF players TO draw from. many OF whom could
not leave their business to play In other cities.
however.
The women in the metropolitan Association
are playing very close whist these DAYS. as
every match but the last has been a matter OF
one trick or a tie. The New York Ladies' Cub
now holds both the Faber and the Metropolitan
trophies.
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GET four tricks only; u loss Of ave.
Sh nhie 4 The New Yorks use the trump signal,
"TIe the Bostons do not.
,,tLleE !. Tho y IL the beginning OF a Street
round. """" ''"h'"hu =" '' '"'o
R. mere Is another hand OIL which New York
st tae Two tricks, partly by not playing the
lad attachment on the Gdversary's trump
"@u' turned the heart 3:
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NrSsEH' Srw2HAS' wtSD rLTELr

NIB get tFo rlckA only.
Trick 3. Both adversaries play the Street at
tachment; the one to show two only. the other
TO show four. This is considered by the New
York and New Jersey captains. both Of whom
have played against Il. to be a very weak point
In the American system. because it enables the
trump-leading partners to place the trumps
with great accuracy. especially when they
have led short.
Trick g.. z discards the suit which he does
not want his partner to lead. He wants to keep
his ace suit for re-entry and to establish the
other; This is one OF the points that one learns
from bridge.
Speaking OF big swings, there was one deal In
the last match for the Utica. trophy. played be-
tween the New Yorks and the Knickerbockers.
in which there was a swing Of eight. dealt
and turned the heart king:
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so'iour tricks only,
a. Itrumps. the Street attachment to show two
49, = that the 10 did not make as in this
Wv hs b did. The difference In the re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20

A Chicago manufacturers made during the
year $4,000 bicycles. and of that number not 8
per cent. are left. The maker alluded to Is ad-
the country. The Significance of this state
ment. which. is amply proven. Is In relation
to the question OF how much cycle riding has
increased. Last year the same concern made
$4,000 bicycles and had II per cent. left on its
hands, These are figures that corroborate the
general statements OF makers and dealers to
the effect that although they have made less
money they have sold more wheels.
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QUEENS GAMpIT DECLINED.

MANHATTAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.
Appended 10 a selection of games from the cham.
pionship tournament of the Manhattan Chess Club
now in progress at the clubrooms:
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Another pamphlet has been, compiled by the
ment of the /. 4. W. 1t is entitled Must the
Farmer Boy Pay for Good Roads The first
edition OF the pamphlet is 100000 copies.
tously by, the United States Department.
Of Agriculture. The hook was written by
way improvement Committee. and adopted by
and approved by Secretary of Agricul-
ture. Wilson. The book is an argument
in favor OF State aid" in road making.
with. many incidents and illustrations
are worth to farmers. A forthcoming book
along the same lines is entitled Wide Tires"
which demonstrates the necessity Of a State
law arpropriating funds for the improvement
of roads.
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oUR CHESS coRxER.

PROBLEM no. 698-NoTTo. Psyche"
bIAcK-FTvR PIECES.
X on K 8; D on X o; Ps on QKt 2, Q s and IA.
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A special run to Morris Park to witness the
range for Thanksgiving Day by the Bicycle
Committee of the New York a. G. The run
clubhouse at 1O:3O O'Clock in the morning. 20,
ing first TO Travers Island for luncheon. and
the afternoon and proceeding direct to Morris
PARK
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The lonG:looked-for book on, cycle paths.
written by President Potter and intended for
distribution by, the Highway improvement
pearance. and II proves to be worth the waiting.
It. tO comprises aGG sor eighty PAGES PTGtgsely Illus 8;
value to cyclists and highway officials. The
Introductory chapter sets forth the authors
reasons for urging the. construction OF cycle
paths in those parts OF the country where good
ton to substitute the cycle. path movement for
the wheslmen's agitation for better roads. in
siRtinR that the former is only a. valued aux
Hilary TO the greater cause. which. the author
says. seems To have taken new IN petus In those
%sections where cycle paths have been built.
Of various cycle paths, SHOWING how they are
constructed and stating the facts concerning
the materials and methods that should be en-
ployed for paths and giving the cost. There Is
ter. and The fact, that Potter is q civil
engineer makes the book of value TO
Legislators. Councilmen and contractors. as
well as to ordinary riders, The, book treats of
the. need of organization. tells how TO get to-
gether. how To raise money. points out tho
coed in committed work and the work Of con-
struction. how to locate cycle paths and what
materials to use, gives the proper forms OF
cross section; tells how to apply and roll the
graphs on guide boards. the matntcnance OF
paths and other practical points. The fina!
chapter Is entitled Cycling Laws. Rights and
Regulations and is u meaty treatise on sey-
eral subjects on which all intelligent wheel
men like to. be informed. It contains para
graphs on guide posts, fountains and drinking
troughs. sidewalks, bridges, decisions. relating
to the use Of b~icycles, taxation Of bicycles.
license laws. &c. and contains copies OF laws
passed in different States on the various sub
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n,rer. rlwEll- v1TFD. r.Is0n. DOgyr:
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ON the steamship Paris. which arrived yes
terday. were three men who came TO New York
to participate In the coming slN-day bicycle
race. They are Joyeux and FredeTick. Two
French long distance men, and Teddy Hale, tho
Irishman. who won the six-day race in 1895,
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
A New Constitution,

Why the doors should be closed against the people while the peoples business is peing transacted does not appear. Such a course does not promote secrecy for the pest reported meetings are executive ses- sions either at Washington or nearer home But this is neither here nor there The doors were closed. and the acts and speeches of the two hours session have leaked or will leak, out.
 Sixty-nine democratic members out of lOS were present, and they decided to sub init constitutional proposition to the peo- pie, and committee, consisting of five sen-. ators and five representatives, was appoint ed to prepare a bill for that purpose. This action practically commits the party to the calling of constitutional convention, thus bringing the democrats of the state up to Colonel Bryan's standard when he declared that the great principle of the democratic party consists in the carrying out of the will of the people, The democratic party of the state is on solid democratic ground "heH At taxes steps to call together a con- stitutional convention.
 There are questions upon which the peo- pie of the state may be sad to be evenly d- vided, or approximately so; but the con- vention question Is not one of those ques- tions. Nine-tenths of the democrats of the state desire a new constitution. The Age Herald stands by this estimate of the pop ular will, fully believing that a fair and full test in given county would disclose these proportions-nine-te in favor of a convention and one-tenth opposed to con vention We are speaking, of course, of democratic voters.
 The question is far from settlement how ever, and the friends of revision through a convention throughout the state should do their utmost towards bringing about sat isfactory result. The fight is hot one, and it will be hot to the final vote. Make it hot for those who oppose a convention. Keep the Montgomery mails hot with new constitution matter. Write to and plead with your representatives If they are on the convention line, urge them to harder work in behalf of convention; if they are opposed to a convention, labor with them night and day until they accept the sole political salvation of the state.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07

tion is not had in this legislature, thousands of children now growing to manhood and womanhood will remain illit- literate. No other legislative action can be had until the closing month of 1900. and no money under such legislation would be available until 1901 or 1902. That would be too late in the cases of thousands and tens of thousands of bright young lives. Men and women of Alabama. take hold of this mat ter. Make the public sentiment of your county manifest. Let no senator or repre- sentative be left in a position to say that he did not know the will of his constitu- eney. Make it plain. Put 1t in black and white, and see that 1t is sent to Montgom- cry by the time the legislature is recon Vened
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
The Streets of the City.

About s1S.0OO is annually paid into the city treasury in the form of street taxes, but this amount is not expended in the care or the streets. The grading and macadamz- ing of the streets and the paving of side walks is assessed against abutting proper ty, and considerable money is annually needed in order to maintain what citizens have constructed and the city already possesses.
 Several years ago the board of aldermen abolished the office of street commissioner, and the duties of that position were put up- on the city engineer, who has numerous other duties in connection with various inn provements for young and prosperous city. His hands are overfull.
 The streets and alleys of a city are of prime importance, and The Age-Herald is convinced that therr care should be taken from the city engineer, who is too busy to give them close attention, and that they should be again placed in charge of street commissioner The board of alder men should at tonight's meeting elect a street commissioner. They should select a man of practical knowledge-a competent man who will give undivided attention to the streets, avenues and alleys of the city.
 When such man is placed in charge of the streets, the board should go one step farther by directing that the money col lected as street taxes shall be devoted to that purpose-every dollar of it. The talk ing of the peoples money for one purpose and the appropriation of it to another pur- pose, is altogether indefensible, and proba- bly illegal. It should be stopped. A com petent street superintendent and the expen- allure of the street taxes upon the streets would constitute reform that is greatly needed, and the board of aldermen will win the thanks of the people of this city if they will inaugurate such reform without fur ther delay.
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
NEW REASONS FOR THE CANAL

From the New York Journal
 There are eight million arguments in fa- vor of the construction of the Nicaragua canal now that did not exist last year. They are the people of our new possessions of Hawaii and the Philippines.
 Hitherto the chief necessity for the canal has been found in the requirement. of bet ter means of communication between the 900 people on the Pacific coast of the United States and their countrymen on this side of the continent And that was rea- son enough. The trade between the two coasts of the United States would be enough in itself to pay the cost of half a dozen canals.
 But now our horizon has broadened. There are Americans at Honolulu and at Manila, and it is our business to bring them into intimate relations with Americans in New York. It will not do for us to remain dependent upon a foreign canal at Suez for the means of sending freight troops or ships from one American port to an- other.
 California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines demand the i'm mediate construction of the Nicaragua canal. The government has acquired all these regions-let the government provide the waterway that is needed for their de- velopment
The age-herald., 1898-12-07
THREE PRAYERS

Kate Tucker Goode in the Alkahest. An infant in its cradle slept, And in its sleep it smiled And one by one three women knelt To kiss the fair-haired child; And each thought of the days to be And breathed a prayer half silently. One poured her love on many lives, But knew loves toll and care; It's burdens oft had been to her A heavy weight to bear; She stooped and murmured lovingly, Mot hardened hands, dear child, for
 thee."
  One had not known the burdened hands, But knew the empty heart; At Hfe's rich banquet she had sat, An unfed guest, apart; "Cai, not" sne whispered tepaary, "An empty heart, dear chilc. For thee." And one was old; she had known care. She had known loneliness; She knew God iea ds us by no path His presence cannot bless: She smiled and murmured trustfuliy, Gods will, dear chEd. Gods will for
 thee!'