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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
SPORTS AND
SPORTSMEN.
FOX HUNTING.
LAKEWOOD HOUNDS LEAD THE HUNTsMEi
A SWIFT DAsE THROUGH THE RAIN.

LAKEWOOD HOUNDS LEAD THE HUNTSMEf
A SWIFT DAsT THROUGH THE RAIN.
Lakewood " j. Dec 81 (spesta1 The Lakewood
foxhounls met at the Lnkev 49, IIstcl this after
noon. and. despite d heavy 1o~rpcur OF rain. an
unusually large number Of horssmea took part IN
the chase. II was oSccI when j. J. Dwyer.
the veteran proprietor an.' sLnsman; his son Will
lam NJ. Dwyer, who is irst whip TO the pack. and
Frank Fitzpatrick. the second whip. accompanied
BY tho. hounds forty IN number. appeared on the
lawn in front OF the hotel.
The cross-country riders who were not AFRAID
OF the weather. soon Joined them and the caVai-
cade. followed by procession Of vehicles quickly
got under way. The hunt began at the Hyer
estate which is near the head Of Lake CarasaTo
4 drag had been laid zigzag across country
through the Hyer estate and across the lie Compile,
Ward aud Ellis lands The course was Twelve
miles q, good fox-huntinS country.
In o vsry few mons IS the musical note OF the
foremost hourd anncTnced that the trad had been
discovered other hounds quickly got In line' and
thew went through the forest all giving tongue at
top speed
The h,,ntsrnen then settled down 10 ride. The
dogs set a swift pace is always the case on
wet day the scent being heavier, but the horse
ne. never once lost sight OF them the run 'as'eu
nearly an hour and was declared one OF the oeS'
and most exciting that has ever taken place al
Lakewood
one Of The prettiest features of the chase was
when the hounds left cover on the lie OohP'e
estate There was five foot six inch renee
around the wood. and this obstacle was oieaieu
By Samuel Willetts Mstletoe. Clarence foooihs
on Beaufort. j. J. Dwyer on The squire oco"
Cameron on Lord Lyon and W. NJ Dwyer on
Duchess All five horsanen negotiated the Jump
simultaneously Neither riders nor horses iatered
or stumbled. but swept across The open menus
clearing every fence thatappcared. II was grow"
ing dusk wher the trip tnck to the kennels was
begun. . -. .ou-Lro,n
Samuel Willctts. who rode IN the we,I-hiilu ' ~
cclors OF the Meadow Brook Hunt was enthuS1dsr ,
ovcr m run and 10 pack. He intends te proloiis
his STAY IN the pine region. and VIII enHchNor ~
get other Meadow Brook members 10 'iS' LAM
wood =, -, A,,,, ,,or, T.
r Plumb A. J. Colby and W. ~ toihu i"e
rain kept at least twenty horscmen INDOORS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
BALTIMORE LINES NOT YET UNITED

Baltimore Dec. 81 (specaD.-The close OF the
wear finds the papers for the consolidation OF the
s,roet railwavs Of Baltimore still unsigned one OF
the questions involved IL said 20 be 100000 for com
missions to Alexander Brown & sons BANKERS
who have conducted the negotiations. The Cl'y
Passenger Railway Company directors ana ma
iority Of the stockholders have ratified the bargain
II has been discovered that the clause IN the Ola
city charter allowing the companies TO charge
,hree conts additional fare for transfers not
stricken on, Of the new charter. Competition some
years ago compelled the companies 10 grant the
free transfer privilege The fact that the new
charter will permit tho railways to make the addi-
tional charge is Of the reasons why the com
pa MICS want 10 consolidate but II Will also be urged
bv the public as the chief obstacle against consoi-
ottr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
THE STATED FLYERS LACK WIND.

There have been several disappontments among
the ice yachtsrnen OF orange Lake. owing 10 the
1T 40 vivid IN the last few DAYS. The race for the
championship pennant given by Nice-Commodore
Wilett Kidd 20 be raced for by the yachts OF me
Orange Lake Yacht club. was started put cou'o
not be finished Four boats went Off at the start
the Troubler owned and sailed by Robert ner'd-
han I'm the lead Commodore II. c. Higginson came
80 soi,i,g his newly reconstructed machine. the
Cold Wave followed by the Arctic. owned ana salied
bv Elijah Walsh. The Flying Jib. owned by FRANK
G Wood and sailed by Captain James o'Brien' also
contested In the light airs that We're moving ou'
~ The south the Trouber having the .argeS, sprehj
os canvas crept away into the lead But inc vino
soon fel lighter. and after about h3li me IN me
o.,omn, 70 cover the whole distance. In FrdaN
@ec,ng the Troubler won two races, and the Cold
Wave took second place twice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
THE TINE BY MILES.
~ for Zach mile was as follows:

Subtracting the - seconds start given Gibson.
Elkes's actual time for the ten miles was 2o3s is.
SUMMARIZES
These summaries give the details of the races:
SUMMARIZES
one quarter mile scratch amsteurr,rst heat won by
by W. F. Wahrenbcrger New-York Tme-035ts
Fourth hes, won by G. G. sc6reider Scsv-YorE Tine
o3'A Firth heat won by J. II. Lake. Port Richmond
FINAL HEAT.
r. F i1 WaRrrnb eosl oT Np
g. C. schreiher New York ...................... 3
II easily to the end winning by length wahrenberser
Tandem pursuit ,professionaD- Frs, heat won by
Nat and Frank Butler Boston. Charles and "Clem'
- .32is. Second heat won by Daniel and George
krea%er Chicago John and Ivan Lawson Minneapolis
final. HEAT
Nat and Frank Butler. Boston Observation-Disclosures.
''' ana 'te 'aa% bis SaS%so e. laps
The Butler brothers gained from the start catching the
kreamers in less than mile.
7.2 T sa ts Isnco e
$40 Yards second. D. A. Kraemer Chicago ,oo yan.si
bird; Tne-212 second heat won by G s Henshaw
nrd heat won by y Yv sq'd lawson son
second. Time-2:i6i5. '''''''
FINAL HEAT
Al" Newhouse Buffalo go yards) ................
T. TerFil san Francisco 4u yards. 2
T. leonard Buffalo so YARDS. ..................
Time-2i2
Newhouse took the lead the lap md salllrr or
Terrlis rush. won by half length. Terri was length
before Leonard
- Tandem pursuit race lamateur)-Ffrs, heat won by
George schneider and o. r Wahrenberger
men; Frank Kramer and Charles NJ. Er,z. Riverside
second 1ea Brown and TSoma. ham ss
Tourist cycle club ". Terrence and II Lake Green,
a wa mil
FINAL HEAT.
NJ r. Brown and Thomas Admitz. Tourist Cycle Club
george schneider and O. F. Wahrenberger Pierce
Wheemen ....................
Time-i:l4.. Distance 10 laps
The rear tire the tandem ridden by schreibe- and
Wahrenberger puncured early In the they would
probably have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
SKATING.

scuoor. BOYS HOLD RACES IN THE CLERMoNT
AVENUE RINK. BROOKLYN.
A. the school boys skating races held yesterday
Al the Cermont Avenue Rink. Brooklyn, large
number OF school boys and their girl friends turned
out 10 witness the contests. In the one-mile race
the~e was a dead heat between c. X. Smith and
J T. Kenneth Smith was the scratch man and
Kenneth had G. yards. The race was postponed
until the evening when the final heat was run on.
Smith winning By few yards. In the nan mile
for the younger boys. Minion' VINO started i'o'"
scratch won. The summaries
t.i,,e race handicap school boys under sixteen
xsrs of age-Won b. o. Mininn Poly'echn freIaiatory
f.hoo fscrstch); Lester Virdef hrysaSh s '', 800
Time-i.sO.. ,. & v.,,e,b pre,,
rst.t,,e lc5 yards) and {. r. smith 'scra'" Inc race
vas ,tn on and won ty &. X. smith
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
HARVARD WINS THE TROPHY.
COLUMBIA PRINCETON AND YALE
BEATEN ON THE CHESS FIELD.
SCORES OF THE PLAYERS AND DETAILS OF THE

SCORES OF THE PLAYERS AND DETAILS OF THE
GAMES IN THE LAST ROUND.
Again. as in the four years previous. at the annual
intercollegiate chess tournament. which was played
I'm this city last week Harvard carried away the
trophy. with ten points 10 Its credit COLUMBIA re-
maincI I'm second place with eight and one-hai wins
Princeton scored three poin,s and Yale and one
half As was stated I'm The Tribune. this last rouhd
was scheduled for Yesterday. and the play was oil
n high order Southland. Falk and Meyer played
good chess indeed and webb. OF Yale held his
own against the junior Harvard expert Arensoerg
Altogether IT safely be said that the play was
up to the college standard Here follow yesterdays
games I'm the fnal round:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
REPAIRING THE MINERVA.

Since his purchase OF the celebrated cutter MIN
erva. Andrew r Johnson of the New-Nork Nacht
Club has had extensive repairs and alterations
made 70 her a, Newport. r. l. Mr.. Johnson hoius
= masters certificate for fore and ar vessels rom
the American Shipmasters' Association OF N'"
vo-k He is an enthusiastic Corinthan sailor. and
the historic boa Il safe in his hands Inc Minerva
and the Madge were the two imported racers wnose
con,inuous successes IN these waters had the erect
of introducing the English keel az it was caled III
former wears into the American yacht fleets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
STECk,. Ill.,; ~ II
Thu" old RELIABLE
..* ISL PIANOS
YACHTING.
OLDEST AMERICAN YACHT BOUGHT

OLDEST AMERICAN YACHT BOUGHT.
The Cd schooner yacht Una. which was built IN
1917 by George Steers. at Williamsburg. y Y mas
been bought by w. l.. Van Norman, John J.
Emmcns and Frederick +. Verden. She Is 6S feet
long on the water-line and So feet over all. with a
beam Of l. feet inches and a draught OF feet.
She was heightened Ia 1898 on deck thirteen feet.
About three months ago she was found 10 ne on
fire when lying off Bay Ridge and after the flames
were extingushed by the men on tug shs was
towed 10 the Erie Bason where she was SOD ny "a
United States Marshal for $3.50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
PREVENTED AN EXPLOSION IN A BROAD
WAY SUBWAY AT GREAT INJURY
HIMSELF

Through the presence of mind OF one OF the en-
ployes Of the New York and New-Jersey Telephone
Company serious accident averted yesterday
afternoon. Though the man was terribly and pain
fully burned about the face and arms. he saved "A
comrades life ard prevented explosion which
would have caused mucf damage ana possible
loss of lie
IL was about O'Clock in the afternoon when
Harry c. Johnston. twenty-five years old. of NJ
9S Bridge-st Brooklyn. and Frank Rockhold. OF
No 2Sf Bar-ow-sf. Jersey city. were working IN
the telephone conpanys manhOe. in Broadway Ot
the head of Dey-st They were making up Joints
and Finishing tho connection OF some telephone
cables in the corduit TO do this II
sary to use heated parafin. and while Rockhold
was I'm the hole Johnston had charge Of heating the
paraffn He had just handed down ladle full
Of the oil when a drop Of water from overhead
fell into the lads and the contents sputtered up
and took fire
death ~ him AMI running blaze all along the
line underground causing many explosions OF es
Gaping Illuminating gas. a. well AZ sewer gas
Rockhold quick fash. threw the heavy ladle
up 10 Johnston. IL Impossible for the latter TO
catch the hot vessel and TO drop back into the
manhole again meant TO Rockhod the thing he
had tried to avoid so with presence OF mind
Johnston kicked the adle az II emerged from the
hole As he did so the paraiiine exploded. some OF
1t spiliing into the hole, Rockholds face and
arms while "A great shower OF the hot fluid was
thrown into Johuston's face Neither man knew
how badly he burned. but they went TO
by drug store. where their wounds were tempo
rarly dressed. and they made haste TO reach the
Hudson Street Hospital. There they treated
by Surgeon Richt rdson. who said It was remarka-
BILE that both OF Johnstpns eyes had not been
burned out by the hot paniine.
Johnston IL member OF Company r. list Regi-
ment, and OF the heroes OF San Juan Hill Hs
served through the entire Cuban campaign. and
has received an honorable discharge from the Coy
eminent. He said last night that he thought II wis
strange that after escaping so many nyng bullets
in cuba he should be laid ont by the contents
Of a lade Of parnf zine lie will not Ice able to work
for several weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
THE REPUBLIC NO MORE A YACHT.

The well-known schooner yacht Republic. "hlch
was dsmasied while at anchor In a gale on cape
Foar on November 90 1897. has been sold to an iron
foundry company Of this city. AT the time OF
her being damaged she was owned by George
Matthews Of New-York While on her way from
Mobile Ala to New-London il was noticed that
she was straining the stem. ard captain f'ahuei-
eth dropped his hook I'm heavy sea near cape
Fear 70 oct up extra forward rigging for the mas'S'
While the men were work al this the hops'ays
nulled ont as both masts whipped back IN me sea-
way and the huge bowsprit lifted right upon lis
heel and turned a somersault in the air ana
dropped on the deck beside the mahogany SKY
lights hu, without damaging anything bo'"
rnnsts went out Of her at the same moment ana it
was their fall aft that pulled the po"sP''' o'o''
Ten men were az work forward. and not one was
hurt After making Southport; ~ C.. under jury
rig which remained her till she was Sold she
was towed TO New YORK. with her broken masts
and bowsprit dashed deck almost as they 1ell;
With the exception OF a crush on the starDoard
rail there was no damage on deck and how those
huge sticks came down without even bruising deck
fXtures or boats mystery when not one OF
the crew could solve. The hun is now 10 be USED
a lighter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
ANSWER OF b. AND O. COMPANY
FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS LEADING Up To
REORGA NIZATION.

FoREtlpSl kE fHO' EHDlN'rS i'i'N'i'N' - ~
REORGAN 1ZATION.
Columbus Ohio Dec 3i.-The answer or the BAL
timore and ohio Railway Company TO the anchlary
petition OF the Mercantile Trust Company Of Balil-
more I'm the foreclosure and receivership proceed
ings was filed IN the United States Court here to-
day IT is a confession Of judgment al the SlNSo-
O0o debt represented BY the consolidated mortgage
bonds and states that there are held IN the sinking
fund establishsd for former issues @l''Z2i OF the
bonds Of 1872 and &C. issssS Of th' bonds Of ~ a
total OF SO 637 PIP The assets and affairs ~ the
companv are submitted the Courts hands, ac-
cordng to the compainanis 10 be disposed OF &c
the coinpany's policy throughout the proceedings
the ultimate result OF which doubtless VIII ne
formal sale and reorganization OF the property
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

No Hope for Him.-"No Bgglins Will never ac-
compish much in this world He is too anxious
to avoid taking any chances. only last week
put him onto good thing. but he wouldn't go
into it,
what was it,
1T was a scheme for trolley line across the
continent and he might have bought all the stock
he wanted a three cents on the dollar. but he
said no He was afraid somebody would parallel
II with an arship line about the time II was com
pleted and thus make his stock worthless. what's
the use trying 10 do anything for man who 10 as
timid as that2'-lChicago News.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
com ~ COLORADO.

Denver Dec a.-The mercury at II o'clock last
,iobt registered II degrees below zero. Reports
from several mountain towing IN the State arc as
low as 20 and IS degrees below zero.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
FOR THE GREATEST SPEED EVER KNOWN

FOR THE GREATEST SPEED EVER KNOWN.
An experiment IS now being tried viii h will Ger
talnly command the attention Of the yachting
world This will be attempt 10 beat the best
sailing speed ever known under canvas. ana James
Coats has asked the designer. Watson TO try 20
,urn ont a schooner yacht that will be able TO
cover sixteen knots an hour under sail. Fabulous
stories have been told Of the Old China tea ships
that were supposed TO be able 70 DO this but the
best experts Of to-day have we-developed doubts
as to any sailing ship having ever done hfteen
knots TO say nothing Of sixteen About the fastest
sal,.nr that was ever seen IN these waters was
,.hen tho Vieilant came home before a heavy
hreeze and took the last from the NaIkyrie II,
in which case she was said 10 have done about
thirteen miles an hour. The pace was certainly
ter INC. none of the steam yachts keeping mp with
her but this performance Of g0-foot water-line
affords but poor guesses as to what the Coats boat
will do with her water-lne length Of l4l feet. The
long racing overhangs Of this craft Will give her
deck length Of more than two hundred feet. ami
when she gets down TO business. with gale of
Of boat doing work. ana the chance or DicHking All
records will be good. Although q the best racing
model her weight VIII BE- mu"h greater than would
be put into professional racer. toT instance hci
leas, freehoard an the side IS 5h feet. and the
height OF her buWarNs H. 24e feet so mat her IAl
AZ the waist will stand feet clear ~ tn" water.
and there VIII be- large cargo IN the weight oi
nor ms hoeanv alone. Captain Robert Duncan, who
raced b, Madge here IN lssl. Will command TINS
schooner yacht when she comes TO New-fork next
summer Captain Duncan has been yachinasieT
Goats owns the 72-ton cutter Marjorie. the o'-'on
steam yacht Iris the sister I-ion cutters gypsy ana
Brunette and The 3-t0n cutter Spite. TINS Whoi-
ncct was designed at different times 10y George L.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
THE TEN-MlLE RACE.

The ten-mile paced race between Fixes and GIN
son resulted i'm the easiest sort Of victory for Ekes
in spite of the fact that the little fellow from I'm
cnnati had a start OF forty-hve seconds or three
Laps and "A quarter Gibson erratic behind his
pacemakers and Fixes could have given him me
same start IN fve-rnile race and beaten him
At the finish Fixes had not only made up the
three and a quarter laps. but he had lead OF hve
and quarter laps as well Fixes rode Ike
piece Of machinery right through. and II would
have taken 2 Michael or n McTNffee to have beaten
MIN: and there were those who thought that even
those mddledstance experts would have had
their hands FUN At one point In the race the
chain Of os Elkess making tandems broke.
but tho Glens Falls rider went along unpaced with
ont Stacking speed. until he had caught one Of his
other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
POOR RACING AWHEEL.
WEATHER AND NEW YEAR CELEbfA-
TONS AFFECTED THE GAR-
DEN CONTESTS.

THE TEN-MILE PACED RACE THE EASIEST KIND
OF A GIFT TO EI.KEs WHO RODE LIKE
PIECE OF MACHINERY.
The storm last night had depressing enect
upon the attendance at the cycle races at Madison
Square Garden. The card was an ordinary one
at the best. and the chances were that the Car
den would have been large enough to accommo-
date the attendance even II the weather had Deem
less stormy. The regular races were wei con-
tested and interesting but the pursuit contests
were not nearly thrilling as was expected by
the American Cycle Racing Association. under
whose auspices the races were held. Some of the
delays between the races Were vcxatious ana APP
parently uncalled for unless the managers wished
TO see the old year out and the new In NJ the
Garden
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
These summaries give the details,o the races:
SUMMARIES

one quarter mile scratch ,amateur)-First heat /
+. l. Kramer. East Orange. Time-0231S. Second hes
Won by W. +. Wahrenbcrger NewYork. Tine-O35 8
Third heat by &. VI. Ertz. New-YOrk Time-O33 y
Fourth heat Nv C.. c. Schroeder. Nc,vI ork Time
o:3fzs. Firth heat ny J. II. Lake. Port Richmcn,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

Subtracting the a. seconds start given Gibson
Elkess actual time for the miles 2o:3s Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
FINAL HEAT.

F L. Kramer East Orange.
W. +. Wahrnherger. New York Observation-Disclosures. 9
g. C. Schrelrer. New York 3
Time-0:3J.
Ertz fell the the lead and held
easily the end. winning by a length Wahrenberger
IA All cad, ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
FOURTH rABrE-oUEEN's GAMBrT DECLINED.

Appended Table shows The results OF al Tic game
in the tournament:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

Total .......... 3o]s Total .................27is
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The rear tire the tandem ridden by schrelbe- an
Wahrenberger punciured early in roui
probably have won.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-06-10

The Emitted States court of appeals in
session in Milwaukee says the alien la
Dor law applies solely TO common la
borers, exempting clerks and all kinds
of skilled artisans.
Augustin DAILY, of New York, the
noted dramatic author and manager,
died suddenly in Paris, aged CT years.
Peter Kindred, who killed Andrew A..
Alley at Mercer. Pa, February 5, 1898,
was hanged at Princeton, Mo.
Martin Meier, aged 81, wealthy and
eccentric recluse, was found murdered
i'm his home in Chicago.
Vincent Mclaughlin, publisher Of the
Philadelphia Times, died at his home,
aged "a years.
Freeman Cochran, who killed George
Scarborough in 1897, was hanged at
Bethany, Mo.
Gov. Gen. Brooke issued orders at la
vana appointing Senior Gonzales de
Quesada special commissioner for Cuba
NJ Washington, with salary of S.. 900.
Ralph w. Wireback, the murderer of
ID. b. Lands, was hanged Mt Lancaster,
Pa.
Will Hill. brother of Alex Hill. the
negro who killed Mrs. Hester Hubbard
near Eoline, Aha, was hanged by mob.
Jonas Preston, Jr. (colored), was
hanged M Westchester. Pa, for the
murder of his wife in February, 1898.
The Harrison county courthouse at
Marshall, Tex, recently finished, was
burned with its contents, the loss being
800, 900.
Dispatches say that the republics Of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica are on the
brink of war.
Twenty-Five persons died from the eff
fects of the warm weather i'm New York
city and vicinity on the eth.
Chancellor Mclean, of Nebraska uni
versity, has been elected president of
the University OF Iowa at Iowa City.
Advices from Seattle, Wash, say that
200 miners persisted last winter along
the Edmonton trail.
Thirty passengers were injured in a
railway wreck near COTS. Kan.
The fire loss of the United States and
Canada during the month OF May
amounted to O9l.00O against $l1 ,072,-
200 in May, 1898.
cloudburst and storm az Peru. Ind,
leveled scores of houses and demolished
30derricks in the oil field. together with
barns, trees and fences innumerable.
Al the one hundred and forty-fifth
annual commencement in New York
OF Columbia university the degree of
III. ID. was conferred on Gov. Roosevelt
ond Carl Schurz.