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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25
III THE REALM OF SPORT
Excellent Prospects for a Sue.
ceSSful Meet at Benning.
TWO WEEKS OF GOOD RACING
Cy Swain Refuses 10 SiEn-Anson
Has Option on the CoIts-Current
Among the Observation-Disclosures at
New OrIcans-othcr News Notes

All Indications point 10 very success
fuI Spring meeting of the Washington
Jockey Club Racing viii begin on Non
day, April j. and continue for TWO weeks
There win be nve races each day. and the
purses Offered are three stakes for two
year-olds. TWO stakes Tor three-year-olds
and one for -ycar-olds and upward.
The racers engaged are from the most
prominent stables in the country, and the
result 81 events is auxiously awaited with
no little curiosity by the racing world.
The Quarters at the track have proved
inadequate TO accommodate all the ap-
plications received. and the overflow Will
as usual, stable at Ky City. Matt
Ryrnes has been selected as starter;
Clarence Mcdonald as judge, and H. c.
Crickmore as clerk Of the course The
other officials viii be composed OF the
regular officiating staff at The Eastern
tracks
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RACING AT NEW ORLEANS.
Opening Day of the New louisiana
Jockey Club.

New Orleans, March 24.-Thc Spring meet
ing Of the New Louisiana Jockey Club began
today. The attendance was large, and the races
resulted in close finishes. Only one favorite
won. Summaries;
First race-six iurlongs. Adowa 8 to /, won;
Minnie Weldon second, Uncas third. Time,
lis.
Second race-Five iurlongs. Free Hand, IL 10
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PutzcI Anti-Race Track BilI PASSES.

Annapolis March 24.-The Put@el anti
race track bill was passed by the senate
today by n vote of Is to 0. Not a word
was said in opposition to it. The bill al
lows racing thirty days in the year in
each county of the State with the excep-
ton of Baltimore County, whcre forty
days are allowed. %
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Zimmerman to Race in Mexico.

Arthur A. Zimmerman, former champion cy.
clist is now en- route to Mexico, where he will
race, on April 7, 10 and H. After these en-
gngemynts he will return to the United States
and Join the national circuit.
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25

Among the improvements contemplated
by the Jockey Club AT the Benning course
is the building Of a half-mile straight
away track. and il was hoped that this
might be accomplished by the time set
for the opening Of the Spring meet. but
upon investigation il was found that the
swampy condition Of the ground on the
proposed course would necessitate an
amount Of work greater than could be
done before the date set II Is confident
~ expected though. that this track viii
be I'm good. finished condition for the fall
meeting The club also purchased several
tracts Of land lying between the present
location of the course and the railroad.
and xiii build additional stables thereon
one of the reasons assigned for this work
Is that Benning is fast becoming one Of
The most popular winterins resorts for
racers in this country. and this is evil
denccd by the fact that over 100 horses
were quartered there last Winter.
Tod Sloan is just now attracting con-
siderable attention. That he is an excel
lent Jockey all concede. but, then, there
are others Take Tommy Burns and
Long Shot Conley, for example. Burns
is without doubt the coming Jockey Of
This country. and in the tight pinch Of a
driving finish is today less liable 10 lose
his head than anybody in the business.
Sloan not excepted. Burns has excellent
hands. gets away with Archler-like celeTi-
~. is a good judge OF pace and he finishes
with Garrisonesque determination. Con-
ley who has grown into the affections
Of the .'pikers. owing TO his ability TO
land long shots, IS a loose-j ointed. ebo-
ny-hued. devil-may-care boy, who ap-
pears TO have the knack OF getting the
very last ounce out Of his mount 1t is
true that CCnley has not his rivals ar
tistic pose. but he gave the exclusively
advertised Tod" a severe jolt at the
Oakland track last month when, in two
successive races. he beat Sloan on the
favorite with a 25-to-l shot, and a 2-to-1
second choice.
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A dispatch from Cincinnati says If Jim
7raney Will give his consent to meet Jack
DAILY it is about settled that the contest
will be pulled off near that city. 1t is
hardly probable. however, that either
Fitzpatrick or DAILY viii give this propo-
sition consideration-at least, not for the
present. Both Daily and Fitzpatrick are
figuring on another match with Lavigne,
and until something definite is settled
with regard to II they are not likely to
talk fight with anybody else.
Discussing the prospects for another go
with the champion. DAILY says he Is VIII
ing and anxious for it. He is positive
that ale can polish Lavigne off in approved
style if he meets him again. Fitzpatrick.
too is DESTROYS for another bout, but he
says Lavignes talk about $500 or $40
COO side bet, the battle TO take place ia
New York or Cleveland, is out of the
question. Lavigne knows that the au-
thorities would quickly put quietus on
a fight surrounded by such a condition.
But" says Fitzpatrick, 1T is all up to
Iavigne. ANY proposition he makes as
regards time and place viii be agreeable
10 US. provided the fight can be brought
of without interference.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25

Unsophisticated persons who attend
glove fights believe that hot blood exists
between boxers, especially when one man
knocks his opponent out, says the New
York sun But IN most cases there is no
feeling of enmity the pugilists going at
each other as a matter Of pure business.
During fight in a local athletic club
some time ago a sporting man sat at
the ringside with friend who had new
er seen a battle. The contest was one Of
those bin, bang. -down-and-sta
ger-around affairs. and when both fight
ers were severely punished the sporting
mans friend sang out:
Stop it, It's brutal, 1t isn't boxing
match, because the men have lost their
temper
The remark was distinctly heard by the
fighters themselves, and its effect upon
them was startling
"Wot der yer tink O dat tenderfoot
down dere, jim? He wants US ter stop
der mill I guess he's a green guy,
said one pugiIst to mis- opponent, where
upon the latter replied:
These ducks as is afraid of a IeetIe
blood makes me sick Jack. Come on.
and lets mix il up so as ter see dat mug
get w and escape"
Then they sluRged like two blacksmiths
until Jim finally nailed Jack on the jaw
and put him TO sleep. When Jack came
10 he looked around for the sporting
mans friend, but the latter had left, de-
nouncing the contest as ''shamefully bru
tai"
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There Is considerable talk in boxing cir
cles over the temperance of Don Lynch
as the manager and hacker Of Tom Shar-
key A short time ago il was given out
that Lynch and Sharkey had parted com
pany, that the pair had had a serious
break, and that they would work togeth-
or no longer. At the time this story was
set allOat il was generally welcomed as
a lucky thing for the boxing sport. Much,
II not all. of the foul work in the ring
charged TO Sharkey is said TO have found
its root in Lynch; that he was simply out
for money. and didn't care much how ii
came. II now appears, however, that the
story Of a split was without foundation in
fact and the suspicion is strong that the
whole thing was concOcted for purely
financial reasons. Club managers were
called upon 10 bar Sharkey, and things
were growing serious, when it was sud
denly announced that the sailor and his
manager were out The last match with
Choynski was partly, at least, the result
Of this alleged wrangle, and that match
see ms to have confirmed the belief that
Lynch and Sharkcy were simply trying
the bunco game.
Kid McCoy's recent declaration, which
came out the same day the announcement
was mace thai Joe 'h"AHShl was SuNer-
ing from blood poisoning, and that he
would never again be able to fight, has not
inspired the boxing world with new ad-
miration for either the courage or sin
certify FOR the self-consututed champion.
The Boston Globe remarks that the ac-
ton Of Mccoy in looking for matches
with sick men does not make his record
amy brighter" II would be rather funny
If all the talk about Choynsk's misfor-
tune should prove a myth. and he would
call Mccoy 10 time and give him a wal
looping. Perhaps Mccoy would accept
battle from Choynsh with alacrity. There
are serious doubts on this point. how
ever on this point.
What promises to be one of the star
glove contests Of the season comes off to-
night at Sandusky, Ohio. when GINS T9red-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25

Prominent stock breeders Of the United
States VIII meet In Chicago next We'd
nesday to organize q national horse breed
ers' and dealers association. The meet
ing was called for the Palmer House
Delegates from Kentucky, Tennessee.
California. Oregon, Iowa, Illinois and the
Eastern States viii be in attendance.
There is a possibility that the horses on
the New York tracks may be started
without the aid Of a lining up machine
il is the opinion Of some Of the infiuen-
tial turf governors that the increa sed
power Of the star-er should enable him
10 control the jockeys without a device
il is intimated that the starting machine
Will be conspicuous by is absence at the
Benning track and that a line will be
taken from Matt Byrnes's work here Il
Is q sure thing hat Clarke's machine will
not be used unless il is regularly adopted
by the Jockey Club. and the Jockey Club
VIII not sanction the use Of a machine
which IS in any way dangerous or likely
TO iujure man or horse. The Queen's
County Jocky Club has purchased ma
chine Of its own the Barrett patent This
viii be tried at the spring meeting and
The result VIII be watched with interest
There the matter sands today.
The spring meeting at Little Rock. Ark.
begins next Wednesday and promises to
be a most successful one. A large num-
Der Of horses are now on the ground and
more horses are arriving every day.
Assistant Secretary Frederick o. Han
ton. II the Jockey Club. says that he be-
lieves that the new issue Of the Stud
Book the first 10 be issued since the
copyright was purchased from s. D.
Bruce. viii be- ready IN June Racing
men and breeders are aIEiously awaiting
st. for b. Is some years since the last
volume was issued and with the multi
pllciiy 81 stations now in service il is
difficult indeed 10 keep track Of blood
lines
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ericks. of Philadelphia, and Tommy Cav
anaugh. of Buffalo meet in a twenty
round contest at catch weights. This
will be Fredericks' first appearance in a
glove contest since he won the light
weight championship at ST. Louis, and
the only time he has ever boxed in the
State of Ohio. He is a strapping built
young fellow, and hits like a trip ham,
mer. He is very shifty on his feet, and
can stand punishment. Fredercks has
never been defeated although he has
fought at least twenty-five battles since
he first entered the ring. He can fight at
13S pounds, and expects to come in at
that weight in his contest For three
weeks Fredericks has been training in
Cincinnati and will be in the best of con
ton for Friday nights go. Cavanaugh
is one of the fastest men in the bust
ness today, and as clever as can be found
anywhere He, too, is a well put-up lad,
and never fails TO give a good account of
himself in a glove contest. The San
dusky sports can look for a hot time
when these two men meet. George Siler
will referee the battle.
John Lawson. another terrible
Swede." is in Washington and wants 10
meet Jack Farrell the local feather
weight, for twenty rounds or more, for
the best purse and a side bet, at 122 to
126 pounds Lawson halls from San
Francisco and has a great ring record.
He fought twenty rounds to draw with
Billy Wispen, a twenty and q thirty
round draw with Billy O'Donnell, got the
decision over Nick Burley in six rounds,
put out Tom Corcoran, of Savannah,
N n a TIVE
five round bout with Johnny Van Heest.
and boxed twenty rounds with George
kerwin. Beside these contests Lawson
has fought over one hundred other bat
ties and has never been knocked out.
Lawson is under the management of
Pete Peterson, The Terrible Swede,'
and is training the latter for his contest
with Mike DAILY at Steubners. Peter
son began training yesterday.
dispatch from San Francisco last
night says: The National Club an
nounces that the receipts of the Jeffries-
Jackson fight were $1O,43i. which is more
than was ever taken in before at a fight
at Woodward's Pavilion OF the amount
Jeffries will receive Si2S2 and Jackson
$1,SIS The clubs share is S4.l74. There
is strong feeling here against DR.. Par
ent. who gave a signed certificate twice
before the fight that Jackson was in good
physical trim with no weakness of heart
or respiration. The fight proved that his
heart was faulty and wind gone Efforts
are being made to bring off a fight be-
tween Jeffries and Sharkey, but the ex-
sailor declares he will fight only in the
gymnasium of the Olympic Club, where
he viii get fair deal. Experts say JEFF
! fries could whip Sharkey easily, as the
rough fighting tactics of the latter would
| not bother him
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25

Another turf scandal is threatened in
California The stencil from the Little
Pete" affair was revived a week or so
ago. when Jockey Hendricks, who was
implicated IN the jobbery, was put of
the track, and now comes a rumor that
Jockeys Jones and Spencer and Trainer
ollie" johnson have been doing business
Of a shady character for the past week or
two. All three are now under suspension
and there are prospects Of one Of the
srio -unbeltins' his knowledge one Of
these days, which, il is thought, viii i'm
plicate TWO or three very prominent
bookmakers. 1t is 10 be hoped the gov
errors viii act severely and quickly, espe-
cially with the bOokmakers, for there lies
the root Of the evil.
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Field goals for y NJ C. A-Broome, 2; Free
burger, 3 Field goals for C. c. C-Dodge, .;
Clark 2; Heifner. !. Umpires-G c. Franks,
y. NJ c. A., and Lieut.. Meyer, c. e. c. Ref
eree-D. II. Barrett, y. NJ G. A. Timcr-Chick
Jones. Scorer-Capt. +. C. Edwards
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What promises to be one Of the star
glove contests Of the season comes off to-
night at Sandusky. Ohio, when Gus Fred
The herald., 1898-03-22
FAMILY RolrANcE IN OHIO
One Lost Daughter Restored to Her
Father; the Other Dead

Father; the Other Dead
Toledo. O.--Separated for many years
from their own parents. living within a
few blocks of each other, growing up
from childhood as playmates. each bear
ing another name and not knowing they
were sisters. are few Of the facts In
the lives of two young women who were
born in Perrysburg township. and with
whom fate played strange tricks. One Of
them died a few years ago, and the
other. who has always supposed her own
name to be Mabel Dawson. finds that it
is in reality Minnie Bauman. Instead
Of being the only child of a widow, she
has four brothers and sisters living In
this county, and her father, who Is a
widower, lives few miles away. in Lime
City.
The father, whose name Is Fred Bau-
man, lost his wife twenty-one years ago.
He gave his youngest two children. Min
ME and Tina, to families In this city.
named Dawson and Snyder. respectively.
The Dawsons changed Minnie" to MA
bel" The two girls lived for years with
in a few hundred feet Of each other
and were the warmest possible friends
until Tina died. Mabel was at her bed
side. and could not have grieved more
had she then known who the dead girl
was.
Both families kept the secret well. and
the father of the girls, through repeated
removals of the families, lost entire
track of his daughters before the first
three years of separation were over.
Mabel's foster father died some time
ago, and the widow grew worried over
the long deception. Mabel was told of
her parentage. and after a long search
found an aunt in this city. who informed
her where father was living. Tues
day the family were reunited, and the
long-lost daughter was welcomed home.
The herald., 1898-03-22
TEMPLE STREET HILL
Taxpayers Determined to Lower the
Grade

The regular weekly meeting of the
Northwest Los Angeles Improvement asso-
citation was held last night in the society's
hall on Temple street. President B. w.
Bartels taking the chair. There was a
strongly marked determination among the
members present to push the work OF the
organization.
The committee appointed to look after
the lowering of the grade at Temple and
Bunker Hill avenue reported a decidedly
favorable attitude of the Cable Railway
company, which has hitherto been strongly
opposed to any additional expense. The
expiration of the agreement between the
consolidated and Temple street railways
regarding transfers was the subject of
some discussion, and every effort will be
made by the association to bring about a
compromise whereby the deficit incurred
by the Temple street railway will be half
met by the larger concern. The residents
of Cahuenga valley were we'll represented
and the Sunset boulevard project was dis
cussed with vigor. 1t is probable that the
chain gang will be requisitioned for service
by the association and used in that part
of the city. Progress was reported by all
committees and the meeting adjourned at
$3.50, after a reorganization of the society's
plans had been decided upon.
The herald., 1898-03-22
ROI BfTl VEIN on MEN
ROSCOE 3. ovER1EAN SUES FOB
$816 WAGES
IS ACCUSED OF WANToNNEss
By the Golden Gate Mining Company
Of Newhau, Which 0btainsa a
Warrant for His Arrest

Roscoe E. Overman yesterday COM
menced suit against the Golden Gate Min
ing company, d. T. Sterner and Others for
$S16.5O, and that this sum be adjudged a
lien against mining claim situated near
Newhall, its derrick, machinery and tools.
Plaintiff alleges that he made a contract
with the defendants on November 6, 1896,
to bore and drill for oil on the company's
claim at s1.50 per day. to be paid upon COM
pleton of the work. In March. 1897, the
contract was modified so that Overman
should be paid 81 per foot, and in July it
was again changed to read 50 per day, all
these moneys being payable at the time
that the well should be completed. On
February Is the work was done and on the
18th following Overman filed mechanics
lien in the recorders office.
This is the statement made by Overman
in his complaint. but one of the defendants
does not agree with 1t to any extent and
has, furthermore, made such charges of
criminal nature against the plaintiff that
his arrest will ensue today. A complaint
for malicious mischief was issued at about
the same time that Overman's civil suit
was filed, by Assistant District Attorney
Williams. in which Overman is accused of
maliciously destroyed and disabled the
shaft in the Golden Gate Mining company's
oil well at Newhall. 1t was sworn 70 by
d. T. Sterner. The warrant was issued by
Justice Sexton of University, where the
case will be tried. The complaint says that
Overman hired out to the Golden Gate
Oil company 10 bore an oil we'll at New
hall. the conditions being that he should
work for his board until the well was COM
pleted, when he was to be paid So a day for
every day he had devoted to the develop
ment of the well. Near the Golden Gate
OIL company's land was another claim upon
which Overman had placed a location no.
tice AS soon as he struck good body of
oil In the Golden Gate Oil company's prop
erty. which was on Saturday, he quit
work, as his employers believe, for the
purpose of at once beginning to bore on the
adjacent claim, but he was not satisfied
with leaving.
During the temporary absence of Mr..
6terner the defendant plugged the COM
panys well. let the water out of the engine |
boiler and pried off the drill chain, which |
he carried Off. If. as Mr.Sterner has cause
to fear, the pipe has been choked up with |
iron scraps, it will cost from $500 to $4,000 10 |
clean it out When asked to give I'D the |
drill chain, the defendant positively re- |
fused to do so, although he made no de-
mand for wages or claim that ANYTHING
was due him.
The herald., 1898-03-22
Court N otes

Joseph r. Burkholder, native of Cana
da, was naturalized yesterday by Judge
Van Dyke.
L. E. Lowning yesterday was granted a
divorce from his wife, Mrs. A. Lowning,
by Judge Smith, on the ground of her de-
sertion.
The will of DR.. e. A. Praeger, deceased,
has been filed for probate. His estate is
valued at $2500 He leaves a widow and two
minor children.
In the case of Blanton Duncan against
the Associated Press, an order was yester-
day made striking out his motion to re-
mand the case to the superior court for
trial
The trial of the fifteen Cinnamon arrest
ed at Anaheim Landing, charged with be-
ing unlawfully in the country, was yester-
day set for Saturday March 26. The trial
of Capt. Young. commander of the sloop,
is set for Thursday, March 81.
Complaint was filed In the circuit court
yesterday by the Consolidated Water COM
pany against the city of San Diego, praying
that the city of San Diego be enjoined from
proceeding against the water company to
forfeit the said plant; that the council be
requested to Immediately pass another or
dinance fixing reasonable and just charges
and other relief as in equity may seem
meet and just in the premises.
The herald., 1898-03-22
Marriage Licenses

William Raymond, 25. Minnesota, and
Mamie Green, q, California. residents OF
this city.
John ]. Welch, II, Massachusetts,, and
Elodia S. Cox, 55, Michigan, residents of
this city.
John e. Mackey, SO, Ohio, and Lille
Bronson, 29, Massachusetts, residents of
this city.
Charles ]. Nusser %, California. and Jo-
sephine Wingford, 16, Missouri residep.s IS
of this city.
VIM. C. Peet, So, Ohio a resident of New
York, and Jane b. Creighton, "a, Ohio, a
resident of this city.
The herald., 1898-03-22
Crandall's, Trial for Murder

Mrs. Amanda Frowiss- Crandall, the wife
OF Frank d. Crandall, accused Of shooting
Jack Bowman to death at Ballona harbd
in the fall of last year. occupied the stand
In Department one of tho superior court
yesterday afternoon. She testified on be-
half of her husband. The prosecution
made her very uncomfortable with prying
inquiries into her past life, asking her
about the time she had been an inmate in
Whittier and whether she had not been q
prostitute. The court ruled that II her an
swers would have a tendency to degrade
her she need not reply to such questions.
asti she did not do SO. The defendant fol-
lowed her, told his life. under the artful
suggestions of his counsel, subsequently
launched into the rows which preceded the
homicide, and finally depicted from his own
standpoint how he had been obliged to
give his quietus to Bowman. Today will
be devoted to rebuttal testimony, and ar
guments may possibly begin late in the
afternoon.