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New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
THE RACETRACK.
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS.

New-Orleans. Dec. SO.-The stewards to-day
reached decision in their investigation Of the run
ming OF the jumper Pred Perkins, and ruled Jockey
J. Pierce, who rode him. off the turf. In the 81
Lorenzo case the stewards decided 10 refuse the
entry of the horse ST. Lorenzo in the future arc
restored A. H. Jones the owner, and a. Mcintyre
the Jockey, to all privileges. Summaries;
First race Selling eleyen-sxteenths Of me)-School
Girl 1O1 Giarshberger) 20 and TO !, won; Mailer
90 CWeddersrand ~ 10 ard to second; Musket 10
Dominica. to third. Time Oh.
Second haadicap; hve and one-half furlongs)-
Triaditza 1l6 GlcJ lynt). TO and TO TO- won Tom
Gilmore lO31 (E. Jones' 25 to and s to l. second
Or 11s (wedderstrand): 3 to l. third Tme-l:os
Third selling six furlongs)-J. f. Cline. 100 q
(McJoynD. to and Z 2 won: Brown Vail, 100 ~ o.
Waldo). 10 10 ! and & /. second Tohe Payne. JOB
(Roard). l3 to D. third iime-114h.
Fourth race New-Orleans Handicap: furlongs)-
Imp Mint Sauce. 113 Ooucon). TO and 10 2, won;
Andes as CWedderstrand), u to and TO /. second;
Molo los Gamiltor). 30 to and IL to !. third Time
2s&
Fifth race (selling: mile and one sxteenth)-Yuba
Dam 10s CTabor), 3 10 and TO J. won: Klondike
Queen o2 "a. W,teD. % and 70 / second; Joe
Doughty 92 iDoIniniolO $50 to l. third. Tlme-1:5o
sixth race selling six frrlongs)-A Afamada. 1o7 Gen-
kns) to g. Plan lo7 q Walsh, 2ls to l. second;
February l07 CThorpe), Sla TO l, third Time-ll5h.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
SANCTUARY rs WHAT SHE MEANT.

Reporters sometimes lapse into temporary for
getfulness OF their surroundings when they are
gathering news in a church, and occasionally hurt
other peoples feelings by being rather too busi-
nesslike within the sacred walls. hint how
ever is generally enough to set this right. ond
seldom indeed Is there need for the witherng re-
buke which a fat negro woman gave 10 group
OF newsgatherers who were waiting In coored
church on the West Side on recent sunday after.
noon 10 get the result OF a meeting OF trustees
which was being held behind closed doors In the
vestry room The walt was a tedious one. and an
argument arose about the relative astuteness or
stupidity OF English and Boer army ohcers Per
hans the reporters voices did rise little higher
than they should have done. Anyway big
negro woman suddenly confronted them. and IN
tones OF deepest Indignation exclaimed; II Is
downright scan aous that sech loud talkin should
10 on in de very sarcophagus OF GodP'
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
HORSES BURNED IN A STABLE.
FIREMEN UNABLE TO GO TO THEIR RESCUE
SOME OF THE ANIMALS ESCAPE.

FIREMEN UNABLE TO GO TO THEIR RESCUE
SOME OF THE ANIMALS ESCAPE.
fire which looked threatening at the be-
ginning as to cause three alarms TO be sent in
started on the first floor Of the four story brick
stable at No. 156 East Fifty-seventh-st. at 1915
o'clock last night. The place is owned by A. j.
Kaplan There thirty horses in the build
ing.
The attention OF the fremen was directed at the
beginning of the fire TO the NewYork College OF
Veterinary Surgeons at No ld DIR. II. A. Gill
lives on the top floor with his sons two and eleven
years old respectively. There were eleven sick
horses and some sick dogs in the place. and they
were taken out safely and moved TO nearby
stable
The fire was out by II 80 o'clock. Chief Croker
estimated the loss at $40 600 there many
carriage and other vehicles and some hay and
other things OF value in the stable
Many Of the horses In the stable broke from
their stalls and scrambled about to get away from
the flames. No one dared go into the burning
building after them, and the horses ran wildly
through the lower floors Jt was feared that they
would all be lost, but after the fire was out the
nremen and hostlers went in and led many OF them
out. Some of them, however, had been burned 10
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
albany RAILWAYS CONSOLIDATED.

Albany, Dec. 3o.-The certificate OF consoiidatioH
OF the Albany Railway. Troy City Railway Com
pany and the watervliet Turnpike and Railroad
Company 10 be known hereafter as the United
Traction Company filed to-day with the secrs-
tary OF State. The capital stock OF the new COM
pany amounts to aOcoOCo. and the principal once
will be In Albany, The directors are Robert c.
Beecker Banks. John w. Mcnamara, James IL
Manning, ex-Attorney General Simon w Rosen.
dale William j. Walker, OF Albany; ex-Inted
states Senator Edward Murphy. jr.; Charles Glenn
inshaw. William Kemp Francis N Mann, jr.;
James O'Neil. William Shaw and c. V. Collfna
Superintendent Of State Prisons. OF Troy.
The officers are: President. Robert G. Pruyn:
vice e-president Charles Cleminshaw. and treasurer
John w. McNamaTA
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
COLUMBUS WINS ODD GAME.

by one pin from the Huntington team Friday even
ing In the Kings County tournament al Leister !
alleys Grahsm-ave.. Brooklyn. The scores:
FIRST GAME
Columbus-Tsperisl. i6l; KunE 1855; Jois OF; Koehsr
1871 WeiIsl. 1855; total. 756
Leonard-Mond. ls4 shuts. 1877 schnoor. 1877; Meyer.
i29 Naeder. $50. total. 1871
SECOND GAME.
Huntlnston-Fetrer. lel: Greis l4o; Hslneman, lbi;
Kramer les; Toft 1885, total. 79&.
columbus-Tspsriel 2os; Kunz, 1870; Jois l25 Koehsr
i5i wsitzel, 1873; total. 795.
THIRD GAME
Leonard-Mond i44 shute. lis schnoor zoo Meyer.
i43 Naeder i79. total, 754.
Huntington-Fetzer, 1917: Moeoth 1877 Heineman. 10:
Kramer 1853. Toft. i2l; total. III.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31

The match play results in the first round were:
First eght-Kimball beat Davis by UP and 70 psy.
Walthew beat Mallouf. by up and l to play; Lynch
beat Gillespie. by end 70 play: Tsppln and sim
mons unfinished.
Second eght-Blyth beat Worrall. by UP and to
play; Seaman beat Waters by up and TO play; Powers
beat Burr up go holes; Daley beat Mitchell by
fault
Third eight-Pope beat stenhsuser by default Dixie
beat Harris by default; Park beat Capp by default
Kerr and Hodges. unfinished.
Fourth Eght-studwell beat Kenbe ty I up and @
10 play: Holder beat Merrill by default Wilson Hop
klns by up Ferris beat Hooper by up
Fifth Eght-Rolston beat Dotger by 3 up and 70
play; Hatch beat Mandelck by up and 4 10 play;
Moon IT, beat Parsons by default: Rider Water
bury by UP and 70 play
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31

he would ask II to take up the plan OF construcu
ing a tunnel to connect Brooklyn with the sa''
underground system. in accordance with MS con.
tention that the Commissions powers are amps
for that purpose. In this view Commissioner or
agrees though he has not publicly comnsea r,ns that
branch tunnel from WhitehaIl-st. to South Bfoosk.
iyn would greatly increase the revenues Oh '"e
main tunnel road ~, ..,a -. r,.ss
Washington Heights taxpayers VIII noio = INA INA
meeting on January to urge the heeo Vi '"P'~
transit in their mart Of the city.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
pARDON FOR A LIFE PRISONER.

Albany. Dec. 3O.-Governor Roosevelt has grant
ed a pardon to John c. Baldwin, who has spent
twenty-five years In Sing sing prison Bald
win will be released on New Years Day. He
was convicted of murder first degree for kill
ing fellow workman In the cement works at
Newburg He was sentenced to be hanged. but on
appeal by the Jury his sentence was commuted to
life Imprisonment Recently William j. foungs,
secretary to the Governor. looked over the case,
and came to the conclusion that the man never
could have been convicted If he had had a good de-
fence Baldwin has never given the slightest cause
for a mark for breach Of discipline in prison.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
YALES YOUNGEST PROFESSOR.

CROSBY EMERY, OF ELLSWORTH. Me. ELECTED
TO THE CHAIR OF POLITICAL ECONOMY.
Ellsworth Me-. Dec. 30.-Professor Crosby
Emery of Ellsworth, professor OF political economy
and sociology at Bowdoin College for the last two
years has been elected to the professorship Of po
litcal economy at Yale University. Professor
Emery is a Of Judge L. A. Emery, OF the Maine
Supreme Court. and graduate OF Bowdoin In the
class OF '92 He studied economics and philosophy
for year at Harvard receiving the degree of A.
NJ; was a fellow in social science at Columbia, re-
ceiving the degree Of Phi. D., and pursued courses
In the University OF Berlin for two years He is a
member OF the American and British Economic
Association Professor Emery is twenty-seven
years old. and will be the youngest professor at
oil
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
JO ABOLISH SPRING ELECTIONS.

Camden. n j.. Dec 30 CspeciaD.-The Camden
County Republican Executive Committee this after
noon unanimously indorsed the movement to abol-
ism spring elections and adopted resolutions urging
Senator Johnson and Assemblymen Bradley, Pat
terson and GIL 10 support such measure should
Il be introduced the coming session OF the Legs
lature The committee by resolution also
ouested the Camden County legislative delegation
10 secure legislation looking 10 the repeal OF the
10 appoint Commissioners OF Public Instruction and
restoring 10 the people the right 10 elect such
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
CLASH OVER SALES OF YEARLINGS.
THE EAsToN COMPANY AND THE AMERICAN
HORSE EXCHANGE COMPANY CLAIM
THE SAME DATES

Lexington. Ky, Dec. 30 (specaD.-"The Thor
oughbred Record" OF this city. prints letter to-
dav from the Eastor company. OF New-York.
claiming June II and IL for the sale OF j. II. Hag-
gins Rancho del Paso yearlngs and the day fol-
lowing the conclusion OF this sale for the disposal
OF the yearng produce Of Farview Stud and those
OF Charles and A. J. Reed, and June 30 and % for
the sale Of l.. O. Appleby's Silver Brook yearlings.
Notwithstanding these dates claimed by the
American Horse Exchange Company for the sale of
Kentucky yearngs from the establishments Of
Milton Young. Colonel e. F. Clay Charles Nc
Meekin and others. The Easton company in the
letter says It lost considerable part OF Mr.. Hag-
gins consignment last year because of this threat
ened clash Mr.. Haggin shipping them to England.
Summing up. the letter says:
Now notwithstanding that the sale business wa
esta blished at Sheepshead Bay by the Easton COM
panv and continued along there for four years
fixing precedent and priority new concern calmly.
If not audacousy. steps forward and claims the
d3y preceding the meeting, the first day of the
meeting. the second day OF the meeting the third
day OF the meeting. and in fact. any and all days
OF the meeting II chooses. whether 1t has sales for
them or not and II Is presumed that the EaSton
company will compacenty permit themselves 10
be elb0wed off the earth.
Colonel Milton Young has declared that the Nc
GIathiana yearngs wiz be sold on the day preced-
ing the sheepshead Bay meeting, matter who
sells and Colonel f. F. Clay declares the Clay and
Woodwork Runnymede yearlings viii be offered as
advertised by the American Horse Exchange Com
pany
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
BOWLING.
ARLINGTON NATIONAL LEAGUE SERIES.

ARLINGTON NATIONAL LEAGUE SERIES.
The Glendale team won double victory Friday
night In the Arlington National League tourna-
ment beating both Linwood and Stragger The
odd game fell to the credit OF Lnwood after close
struggle. The nights summary follows:
FIRST GAME.
GlendaIe-Iane lG9; schreyer. i65; sutterheim. l72
schwager. l4l: Fuchs. l54; total, sol.
stragger-Gref l54: Browne ls0: lie Touzel. l5s
Gaynor 120 Hoslnger l69 total. ISL.
SECOND GAME
Linwood-Kenuedy, 100; Deiehany. l57; Brennan 1876
Daley. las: Hardman. 1872; total. 1903.
stragger-Gref l40; Browne 1871: lie Touzel 1888
Gaynor 14O Hosinger. i50 total. Ti0.
THIRD GAME
GIendale-Lane I27: schrever 12s; stutterheim. ia
schwager i36 Fuchs. 1Gs; total 7S3
LInwood-Rennedy. i63: Delehahty. 1875; Brennan 49,
Daley i63 Hardeman i22: total CO.,.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
pYKER MEADOW CLUB dinner

The annual dinner OF the Dyker Meadow Golf
Club will take place the Brooklyn Club on the
evening OF January 13. The original date set for
the dinner was January G. but the concert OF the
Yale Glee and Banjo clubs will take place on that
date. and as a majority OF the members OF the
club are Yale men and anxious TO attend the
college affair. the date changed.
The golf club has about one hundred and twenty
members. The committee in charge Of the dinner
consists OF Horace C. Du Val. Norman s. Dixie,
AdOlph y. Smylle and A. r. Fish
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
YOUNG SEE WON A RACE.

Harold See who IL brother OF Leroy See.
captured the handicap skating race for schoolboys
at the Clermont Avenue Rink. In Brooklyn yester-
day The contest resulted follows Half mile
handicap for schoolboys. won by Harold See.
Brooklyn go yards): Frederick Herreschoff go
yards) second; ogden Mnton (scratch) third.
Thine I.SS
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
GOLF.
OPENING ROUNDS IN LAKEwooD's HoLI-
DAY TOURNAMENT
FORTY PLAYERS ON THE LINKs-MALLouF
MAKES THE BEST scoRE-DAv1s BEATEN
BY KIMBALIl-FINAL MATCHES

Lakewood. n j.. Dec so CspeciaD.-The winter
golf season promises to become almost brisk as
that of midsummer. To-day the Golf Club Of Lake
wood began an open tournament which is to last
over New Years Day. and forty players repre-
senting some OF the most prominent golf clubs in
this part OF the country, were the links. The
big hotels are thronged with holiday visitors, and
most Of them spending their time playing golf
To-day's gathering the largest that has ap-
peared since the Thanksgiving tournament ST.
Andrews Fairfield. Westbrook. Garden City. Phila-
delpha. Dyker Meadow and a host OF other well
known clubs were represented. Wathew, who has
been spending several weeks in tour OF Texas
links made his first appearance this season. and
fourth place. Douglas. the ex-champon. who
expected TO play against Davis. sent word AZ
the last moment that he could not take part, but
the strong showing from other quarters partly
compensated for his absence
The tournament opened with preliminary round
at medal play. In which the contestants were sepa-
rated into FIVE divisions of eight each, according to
their These divisions met at match play in
the afternoon and Monday the semi-fnal and
final rounds will bring the contest to a close. In
spite Of a biting wind there crowd Of on
lockers at the clubhouse when the first pair started
OF. The medal round az eighteen holes. and
though the entry list far in excess Of what
the committee had anticipated II passed off with
out a hitch For while II looked though Davis
who Douglass conqueror at Atlantic City.
would carry off first place. but just at the end
Mallohf, a sixteen-year-old younFster from the
Garden City Golf Club, came In with score of
az. which beat Daviss card by two strokes. Con-
siderng the condition OF the course and the biting
wind these figures stand for exceptionally good
golf. T. De Forrest Simmons. OF the st. Andrews
Golf Club followed Davis with os and then came
Walthew also at 9S. The first eight all finished
under 1O5 which indicates the pace set by the
leaders.
In the afternoon considerable surprise
casioned by the defeat of Davis by F. p. Kimban.
OF the home club. who his first round match
by . up and | play. Mallouf who led the
morning field was also beaten by Walthew by
similar score which shows that medal play is not
ALWAYS convincing test OF merit. Jasper Lynch
beat GILLESPIE. OF Fairfield in the same round by
4 up and 3 TO play, hile Tappin and Simmons
unable to finish The scores in the other divisions
viii be found in the summary. On Monday play
will start at 10 o'clock. both rounds being al
eighteen holes. In addition there will be an open
today's tournament. The summary follows:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
BLOCK OF BUILDINGS BURNED.

Newcastle. Ind. Dec. aO.-Fre to-day destroyed
a block OF business houses in Main-st 1t was
placed under control only when assistance was sent
from Richmond. No figures on the loss are OBJ
talnable Among the heaviest sufferers are l.. l..
Burr Charles ". MUNICH Edward Jackson. Nation
4 Beard. Frazier Co. grain; Gi,Isens Bank
drugs and V NJ. Mendenhall. shoes. One fire.
man was nearly sufocated-
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
PART OF OIL MILL BURNED.

Little Rock. Ark. Dec. 3o-Three large seed
houses and one OF the meal houses OF the Con-
sumers' oil Company's MILL owned by Chicago
capitalists. together with two hundred tons OF
meal and about three thousand tons OF seed, were
burned to-day. The loss Is 5000 with 5000 In
chinery. was only slightly Injured Two hundred
men are thrown out OF work.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
CHESS.
HARVARD WINS THE INTERCOLLEGIATE
TOURNAMENT.

The final round OF the intercollegiate chess tour
nament between Columbia, Harvard Yale and
Princeton universities was played at tho Columbia
Grammar School. in this city. yesterday afternoon
and evening. Harvard more won the cham
pionship and the trophy. As will be seen from the
table given below, Harvard won points. Columbia
sly, Yale and Princeton ~
The final round was played in the following order:
First table-Hunt 0'rinceton) against Falk Co
lumbia)
Vale).
Third Table-Rice OIarvard) against Cook (Yale).
Fourth table-Hency PrincetCn) against Sewall
(Columbia).
Hunt went down before Falk after forty-hye
moves having lost pawn in Giuoco Piano
opening Perry beat Morgan after forty-one moves.
the latter having sacrificed a piece without any
warrant Rice and Cook drew a well ard evenly
played game. Kings Bishops opening. while
Sewall beat Henley In Evans Gambt which was
won after thirty-h e moves on account OF the
latter having lost n Rook.
The final record follows:
Lost Lost.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
Meath OF DETECTIVE ADAM LANG.

Detective Adam Lang. OF the East sixty-seventh-
st. station died last night in the Presbyterian
Hospital from a complication Of diseases. He had
been sick for ten days. Lang leaves a widow and
six children. He was born in 1883 appointed TO
the force on October %. 1855, and had served 4
detective the greater part OF the time. His most
famous arrest was that OF 'Frenchy' for ths
yourA.r NJ "Shakespeare"
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
EMBAR RRASSING.

From The Chicago Times Herald
what, asked the man who had been away for
a long tlfne, ever become OF that hOmely Griggs
girl-Fanny Griggs, you know-the one with face
IKE dream that makes you glad II wasn't so
whom you wake up?"
Fanny Griggs" replied the old friend; oh /
married her. come in. Fanny. here's somebody
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31

The ninth round played to-day, saw the players
opposed to each other in the following order:
BroGy VS.. Popiel MaroCZy VS. Schlechter, Schwarz
VS. Nnkl KoTtc VS. Wolf Alapin VS.. Albin, and
Prock Marco.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
THE VIENNA TOURNAMENT.

Vienna Dec 3O-The results OF the eighth round
Of the National Masters Chess Tournament played
in this city yesterday. are herewith appended;
Wolf beat Schwarz. Popie defeated Prock
MarocZy disposed Of Zinkl while Albin and Kortc
Schlechter and Brody and Marco and Alapin drew
The adjourned games from previous rounds re-
suited follows:
Aapin beat Schwarz. Maroczy worsted Albin
Marco defeated Popel and Schlechter and Popiel
and Kortc and Alapin drew. The records follow
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
FREDERICK BRADLEY STARR DEAD.

Frederick Bradley Starr. Of Frederick W.
Starr a lumber merchant died from consumption
yesterday at his home. No. l6 Montgomery Place
BROOKLYN He was graduate OF Princeton twen-
Y-thrss years old. and bad been III year.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.

DEATHS IN MANHATTAN IN 1879 LESS THAN
THOSE IN 1895.
The following statistics have been given OUT oy
the Health Board for 1899 The number OF deaths
for 1899 In the Borough OF Manhattan is less py
400 than that for the previous year. The staus"c'
foIlo
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
SECOND GAME
AT THE FRONT.
From Puck

FTOm Fuck,
Editor (Poduuk Herald)-Heard anything from
that correspondent we hired AT Ave week TO
represent us I'm the Transvaal7
Foreman-Yes here's his dispatch about the .ast
battle: There was a perfect hail OF bullets. some
Of which were as biz as hens exgsl"
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
PENNSYLVANIA BEATS CORNELL AND
BROWN

The triangular chess match between Pennsyl-
vania. Cornell and Brown was finished yesterday
Pennsylvania won by points. Cornell scored bl5
points and Brown won 4 point. The results or
yesterdays games follows:
Francis and Lester drew game after ffty-one
moves. which should have beel won by Lester
Griffith beat Karpnski who blundered, after twen-
ty moves and Redel beat Davis after thirty-esht
moves. This game really stood in favor of the
Brown man. who ought to have won.
The final record:
Won. Lost Won. Lost.
Cornell ..........5g ga Brown u ~
Pennsylvania ....6
The individual
Won. Lost Won. Lost
Rledel ...........3 Lester ............ = 3t2
Karpinskl .......25 IA Davis ............O
The appended table shows the results OF all the
games played:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
NfrG,lll Inlvnralf,

score-An New-York 10; McGll, g. Goals-T A.
Montgomery q Brannon. ? Trhey. l. Time Of game
Two halves OF 90 minutes each Referee-Howad Drake
ley Crescent A. c. Umpres-W Russell, Hockey club
Of New-York, and NJ. Hornfeck. NeW-Yok a. c. Time
keeper-Howard Walton, Naval Reserves.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31

The Montclar Athletic Club has Withdrawn Its
teams from both the Amateur Hockey League and
the Athletic Bowling League, and it is rumored
that 1t will give up outside competition The rea-
son assigned for the hockey teams withdrawal was
that Hornfeck its crack forward. has Joined the
New-York Athletic Club team one other player
was sick and still a third had dropped out, weak
enlng the team badly. The reasons for the with
drawal of the bowling team were less tangible
and some disappointment Is felt among the other
members OF the Athletic League at the late hour
of It's resignation after the schedule bad been ar
ranged and even started with the team in. 1t Is now
too late to h the vacancy. and the season Will be
finished out with clubs, all Of the Montclair
games being cancelled.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
BASEBALL AT PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
EXPORTERS CELEBRATE NEW YEARS BY DE-
FEATiNG THE WHEAT MEN

FEATiNG THE WHEAT MEN.
The New Years celebration yesterday at the
Produce Exchange took the form OF baseball
game between mines representing the wheat men
and the exporters After the close Of business. at
noCn. the members for hall or three-Quarters Of
an hour amused themselves anG the throng Of
visitors in the gallery with An impromptu game OF
football. with no restriction as 10 the number OF
players. Then the floor cleared for the base
ball game, which was played with paper ball
and a pasteboard bat The mines were follows:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31

COLER WILL PUSH THE TUNNEL PLAN
Controller Coer said yesterday that just as soon
as the Rapid Transit Commission had awarded the
contract for the underground road Ia Manhattan
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
AT THE LAKEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB.

Lakewood. n. j.. Dec 80 (SpeciaD.-A mixed four
the attraction at the links OF the Conn-
try Club OF Lakewood, I'm which Mrs. F. r. Walker
and Arthur b. Clahin won first place. The leading
scores
Gross. Handicap Net
Mrs r. r. Walker and A. B CraHn. .i9 0 I1Q
Mrs ]. Alexandra and Paul Bonner. ...12O I16
Miss Wilson and ". A. Hamilton. .....12f
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
ATHLETIC NEWS OF CLUBS
PROSPECTS IN BILLIARDS, POOL BOWL
ING AND ICE HOCKEY.

The usual holiday u made last week uuii ",'e
at most of the athletic clubs. but as soon as tne
new year is well launched the busiest INDOOR sea
son In many years will be fully under way fia,9
are practically complete for the club championship
tournaments at both billiards and pool IN neariy
all Of the organizations in this borough Severn "
others in Brooklyn will also be started soon aiet
New Years Bowling tournaments will attract
more than their usual share OF aten.Iph1 en.In1orehin
ing the next months. while the cnaIhpio ast
ice hockey season is now proceeding under most m
favorable auspices. the clubmen are sno"iAhff
mere interest in the sport than ever peloIe' ,,hs
the New-Ycrk and Knickerbocker AtnleuG cI"os
water polo and swimming competitions cnio, clain
good deal OF attention while squash rac!u.hso ,h
and handball at the latter and hand tennis a' LA ia
former are among the sports In which VIII De neio
club competitions.