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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-20
TURBULENT SESSION OF
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
Secretary chamberlain frequently Inter-
rupted While Explaining That Great
Britain Must Be the Paramount
Power IN South Africa,

= ONDON, Oct. 19.-Floor and gal
leries were densely crowded to-
day in the House Of Commons in
anticipation of a speech by the
- Secretary Of State for the Colon
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VICTORIA ADDRESSES
GORDON HIGHLANDERS

LONDON, Oct. 2O.-The Queen drove
from Balmoral Castle to the ball at the
barracks yesterday to bid farewell to the
Gordon Highlanders, who are going to
the Cape. After reviewing the troops the
Queen addressed them as follows:
Il am pleased to see you looking 50 well
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SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE B0ER MOVEMENTS

LONDON, Oct. 19.-Natal again claims
a share of the attention which, during
the last few days, has been focused upon
the beleaguered garrison at Mafeking
The combined advance of the Boer forces
on the positions held by the British gen
eral commanding Natal, Sir George Stew
art White, has already occasioned a
sharp affair of outposts, which possibly
has since developed into a pitched battle
The Beers, according to the latest in
formation at hand do not appear to have
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selves to be driven by the enemy The Beers, eager
retrieve their position again advanced the attack and
were drawn over the yddte mines which had been laid
for the defense Of the The invaders suffered
rb 1t is reported that of them killed The Mafe-
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and At for duty. You are going on foreign
service, and L wish you all godspeed.
hope you will return safe and we'll"
The officers were then presented to her
Majesty, the men cheering and the Queen
bowling.
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BRITISH VERSION OF THE PRESENT
SITUATION in SOUTH TFRICH

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and that his property has not been and
cannot be confscated.
Portugal, according to a dispatch from
Berlin, has given distinct assurances of
her neutrality. A continuance of COM
merce with the Transvaal, by way Of
Delagoa Bay, is therefore secured.
AdviceS from Cape Town. dated yester-
day, say the Governor of the Colony, Sir
Alfred Miner, has issued a proclamation
prohibiting the Importation OF all danger
Gus explosives.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-28
THE RECORD
FOR PAGERS
LOWERED
Bumps Clips a Second and
a Half Off the Mark
of Joe Patchen.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Sept. N.-Amid the
enthusiastic plaudits of a big crowd at
the fair grounds this afternoon the little
brown gelding Bumps, owned by w. K.
Billings of Chicago, trained by c. r. Bent
ley and driven by w. L. Snow, broke the
worlds wagon pacing record of 2:O4&, for
merly held by Joe Patchen. The mile was
paced in 2:03A second and a half better
than the record. The little gelding, NOV
ing like piece of clockwork did not fall
ter during the journey from wire to wire
and reeled off the quarters with the
swinging stride of the trained cam
paigner.
The first quarter was paced in 80 sec
onds fiat Thirty seconds more took him
to the half in one minute. Still moving
with that steam-enginelke regularity
Bumps went to the three-quarters in 81
seconds more, having travelled all but the
final quarter of his mile in 1;d The
grand stand wildly excited, rose to its
feet Would the little PAGER hold out in
his wonderful burst of speed? The ques-
ton was soon answered, for in 32+4 sec
onds more re, Bumps had pa passed under ooId the
Trainer Bentley was beside himself with
excitement and pleasure as the crowd
flocked out on the track to shake his
hands and pat the little horse on the back.
The track was fast, but light wind was
blowing. But for this the mark set by
Bumps to-day would have been still
lower.
Bumps is a brown gelding by Baron
Wilkes, out of Queen Ethel she by
Strathmore. His record to sulky is
2:04A.
The chief racing event of the day was
the $1,000 Trotting Stallion stakes, which
Tommy Britton won in straight heats.
Results:
Trotting 22S class purse sso0-Phrase won in
straight heats Time. 215. 2:15. Annie Burns
second, George Alex third. Joe Watts. Betty
Hamlin Robert Belmont, Cozad May Monday
Aura al Lao
Trotting 220 class. purse s20oO--Valpa won
In straight heats. Time. 2:13 eli. Royal Bar
on second Mexican Boy third. Louis fourth.
Owyhee. Dainty Daffo Black Robert, Paul Pry,
and Dorothy also started.
Trotting Stallion stakes, value sS000-TomInY
Britton won in straight heats. Time, 2;09, 2:09A.
Charlie Herr second, Bngen third Monterey
fourth.
217 pace purse ssOO-Tom Wilkes won in
straight heats Time 2:11 2:13. Carmelite
end Norphlet third. Jim Ramay, Vesper. Nc
Shedd Bessie Thompson, Dandy Saul and
T2iIlv George started.
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SENORITA IS
RETURNED AN
EASY WINNER
5 ecures the Midweek Stake
at Union Coursing Park
by Default.

ConnelI Brothers Senorita won the
reserve stake at Union Coursfng Park
by default She worked her winning way
through the various rounds of the stake
and should have met Aeneid KenneFs s
Pretender in the final In the two pre-
vious rounds Pretender had been run to
a standstill, and was not fit to go to the
slips again. His owners wisely withdrew
him rather than risk losing him. In the
next to the last round he defeated Mialmo
by score of II to /. In the preceding
round he defeated Winora by score OF
10 to 9.
The day was an ideal one for coursing,
and the moderate sized stake provided
all the sport those in attendance could
desire. Juanita, which won at % to / at
the meeting last Saturday, won at 10
yesterday. She defeated One Spot by
score of Is to I. She was in turn beaten
in the next round by Wadena, the score
severe courses. defeating Joker by a
score of % to and Russian by a score of
q to 8. In the next round she was put
out by Pretender, the score being II to l;
Random Aim beat Magnetic by score OF
3 TO l. The betting was at the same
figures, Magnetic being favcrite.
Aeneas ana Winona were both bot eaI1r5G short
defeating ST. Michael and the latter Non
pareil Winning Style led Mialmo in
their course. but was finally beaten by
score of TO 5.
Aeneid Kennels Aeneas beat ". H, Lords
Revolver; J. +. Thrills ST. Michael beat a.
1. Austin'e Firm Foe; T. Halls Nonpareil beat
" II Jones Lady Marion: X. E. de g. Lopez
Winona beat J. Ronning's Dempsey Lass; j.
Jones Cialivant beat Sterl Il Knowles Wag;
Aenoid Kennels Pretender beat NJ Michaliks
Kerry Cow; J. Deans Belle of Anderson beat
G j Panario's Joker: w. H. Jones Russian
beat p Doye's Wild Monarch; Bartels Broth
ers' Winning Style beat NJ. B. Kavanaugh's
Hard Lines; Y. Guerrero s Silence beat Bartels
BELLE. \. MialmO
Aeneid Kennels Maid Of Erin; II. II. Gray's
Terronette beat a. c. Bradbury's sardenic; l.
2 Haltons Tic Tao bye; Pasha Kennels
Random Aim beat NJ. Londons Magnetic; g.
J. Panaro's Old Glory beat Scheper & Power
Matchless: r. E. de b. Lopez's Green Valley
Maid beat NJ. London's Sharllcs; Ed Wilson'S
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figures, or an inch or two less. The
crew was at once put 10 work in two
squads scrubbing the hull with brushes.
The Shamrock is a powerful craft,
with her greatest beam about where
the masthead runners fasten to the
deck. The underbody, which is of
bronze, was covered with a sort of
slime, which came off readily with a
vigorous application of salt water and
brushes, leaving the plates shiny and
smooth. When the hull and keel were
fully exposed there were expressions of
disappointment on all sides.
The experts expected to see some
thing new and a radical departure
from the old type Of English cutter.
The Shamrock can be described as a
vessel with a Britannia body and a
Defender fin and lead, including the
latter's rocker keel, but with greater
draught than either. There is nothing
particularly handsome about the cut
ter's lines, except that they are ali
curves, there being no straight ones
except from the turn of the guard
boards to the lead.
In comparison with the Columbia the
Shamrock is fuller bodied, especially
.amidships. and has about a foot more
beam and a draught about ten inches
greater. Her overhangs are shorter so
that her lines are not so well
carried out as in the Columbia, and,
being short, increase the look OF buki-
ness. Then she is higher sided than
the cup defender. She has a rocker
keel like the Defender; that is, her lead
keel is rounded up like that OF the '95
champion. but a little more at the bow
than the latter. Her lead keel is about
as thick as the Columbia's. but not
nearly SO deep. From Az to feet is
a fair estimate. While the cup defend
er's is about eight feet. The lead on
the keel weighs about fifteen tons less
than the Columbia's, or about eighty
tons, but as it is about five feet longer
than the latter's, or about thirty three
feet, and not nearly so deep, it puts
the ballast lower and therefore gives
the Shamrock fully as much if not
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-28
GOSSIP OF THE
BASE RUNNERS
AND BATTERS
Standing Of the -Four Mines
San Francisco Will Have
Several Charges.

Sacramento still holds the head of the
column. Last week the enthusiasts were
anxiously waiting for the game between
the Dudes and Senators, on account of the
great showing of Cal Ewing's men.
For three weeks the invigorated Oak
landers played most excellent ball and
there were several large bets made that
Oakland would attach two of the three
games.
The sudden burst of speed as exempli-
fled by the Dudes was due to faultless
play and good hitting. Then came the re-
turn to former methods. Seven errors in
one game and six in another do not re-
dound much to the credit of the Oakland
team. The result of the game on Sun
day afternoon which was won by the
Dudes was due to the slaughtering of
Harvey's curves, not to any excellence on
the part of the victors.
BY the winning of two matches the
leaders increased their lead somewhat,
while San Francisco and Santa Cruz oc-
cupy about the same relative position,
close fight for second place Oakland is
still bad fourth and IL will be some time
before that team is anything else-per-
haps next season. The standing of the
clubs is as followS:
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-28
UNION PARK COURsING.

The greyhounds entered at Union Park
this week will course for a total of S1120
OF this 5000 is offered in the open stake
and $50 in the sapling. The money in the
open stake will be divided: $3.50 to the
winner, 800 TO the runner up; $40 to the
third; three at $40 each; five at $50; eleven
al 500, and twenty-five at so. In addition
there are special prizes for the dog
beaten in the first round by the ultimate
winner and by the runner-up. The prizes
in the sapling stake are: To the winner
go, runner-up $50. two at SO each and
sour at s.. The draw resulted as follows:
Open stake lightweight dogs-F c. Macl's
Black Patti r. r. de B. Lopez's Wanda: :
Kay 6; Trants Eclipse VS.. Pasha Kennels Rest
e. ssured; Kay & T'rants Hawker VS.. G. NJ
Abercrombie's Victor King; II. Michaliks Glen
Roy VS. J. Dennis October Woodcock; II II
Gray's Terronette VS.. ]. Keenan's Royal Buck;
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-28

The umpire question is still agitating
the league. Mr.. William Long, who stood
in Judgment upon balls and strikes and
the general play last week when Oakland
met San Francisco, is certainly not the
greatest umpire that has worked on Cal
ifornia diamonds. 1t seems as if the
league cannot handle the umpire problem
successfully. At present a very capable
umpire is in town in the person of John
Z. Sheridan, too well known to the San
Francisco baseball public to need more
Identification than his name. At present
a deal is on to engage him for the rest of
the season and he may be seen on the
Recreation Park diamond this week.
When San Francisco lines up Saturday
there will be a decided change in the per-
sonnel and positions. Swindells, who has
a very bad hand, has been replaced by
Sullivan. Courtney will cover the first
bag and Muller will be brought into serv-
ice in the field.
Oakland missed Francks in last Sun
days game.
Harvey would better dose himself with
some animating drug His slowness is
painful.
Schmeer distinguished himself in a
couple of ways last Saturday and Sun
day, by some sensational stops and by
some glittering errors.
Hutchinson played a wonderful game at
first last week
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-28
FIRST THREE
CHOICES OUT
DEFEATED
Good Sport at Oakland Track.
he Fretter and Pat Nor
rissey Winners.

For three short rounds at Oakland track
Yesterday the talent was in Distress but
later pulled itself together and the vic
tories Of The Fretter and Pat Morrissey
both pronounced favorites, replenished
the larder Jerid, Tenrica and Bogus Bill
all scrambled in first at remunerative
prices.
After his Should have won" race OF
the day before, Jack McCabe was in
stalled a hot favorite for the opening six
furlong sprint, decided under selling con-
ditions. He broke from the barrier as il
located on wooden underpinning and be-
came lost in the shuttle at the start. Iona
Marie held the lead for short time and
then gave it up to Jerid. which colt won
without difficulty from LOmo. The win
ner came from the stable of p. Ryan.
Even with Thorpe UP his odds drifted
from . to 10 !.
Ever since he got himself into trouble
for @ bad-looking ride on l Don't Know,
some two years ago, quill Morse has
ter the auburn-haired rider managed 10
get Meadow Lark. the even money favor
ite for the mile and a sixteenth event,
beaten he fell few degrees lower in the
pubhc's estimation. Morse apparently sat
astride the best horse. but happened to
get poClseJed on the backstretch, losing
considerable ground. and was downed
with ease by Tenrica, one of the second
choices, ridden by Jack Ward. Magnus
ran close third.
The Elmwood stock farm also furnished
a warm favorite in Constellator for the
two-year-old dash that followed. Frank
Duffy had the leg UP. and after showing
speed for few panels the Brutus young
ster gave IT up. Bogus Bill, piloted by
Jones and second choice, assumed the
front position in the run home, beating
The Echo handily.
In the seven furlong handicap The
Fretter, favorite in the betting, had it all
TO himself from the beginning. Shaking
off his company as the barrier was re-
leased. he made all the running and won
in gallop from February. Hohenzollern
ran third.
The Burns & Waterhouse stable took
the last purse with Pat MOrrissey. The
distance was seven furlongs, and Pat, an
even money choice made all the running,
winning cleverly at the wire from Alaria.
The latter mare, as good as y to l in
the ring, got up Just in time to nose out
Caesar Young's mare, Mamie G.. Cyril
which started for the first time. had some
early speed, but was apparently not up
TO q race
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greater stability.
The Shamrock carries more sail than
the Columbia, as her mast is stepped
about two feet farther aft, giving her
more headsail while the mainsail is
also larger than the cup defenders.
The Shamrock's amidship sections are
continuous curves from the deck lines
to the turn of the cardboard Her bilge
hardens greatly at the quarter, just
opposite to the Columbias, and gives
one the impression that it will retard
her progress In sailing.
Amidship the Columbia has a line
almost STRAIGHT from the bilge to gar
board, giving her f1atter floor, while
the Shamrock is full and round.
When the lead keel was exposed it
was found to be unlike the Columbia s
in that 1t is unprotected by bronze. 1t
is painted with a sort of red compost
tion to protect it from the action of the
salt water, but the crew had consider
able work in cleaning off the Shiny
coating.
When the hull of the cutter had been
we'll scrubbed the crew commenced
putting up staging about the craft
and will use electric polishers on her
metallic sides tomorrow.
Dry dock No. 8, at the Brooklyn
navy yard, was made ready to-day for
the reception of the yacht Columbia
the Navy Department having given it's
consent for the yacht to be hauled out
there, the Erie basin dock being oc-
cupied exclusively by the Shamrock.
At 2 p. M, after the big dock had
been pumped dry, the dockmaster and
gang of men began to set up the keel
blocks, according to the docking plans
furnished by the Herreshoffs. Scaf-
folding and shores were brought to the
dock and by sundown everything was
ready to receive the yacht
The Columbia left her moorings at
New Rochelle at noon and was towed
through He'll Gate and the East River.
arriving at the navy yard before dark.
She will be put in the dock early to-
morrow morning, at slack water, it is
said. which will be about 8 o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-28
MAKES A
MONKEY OF
MCCORMACK
Kid Mccoy Easily Wins From
the Big Philadelphia
Bruiser.
Special Dispatch to The Call

NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-Before 1000 peo-
pie at the Lenox Athletic Club tonight
Kid Mccoy clearly proved that Jack Nc
Cormack of Philadelphia won by a 1uke
a few weeks ago in Chicago, when he
knocked Mccoy out. They met at catch
weights for twenty-round go, and Nc
Coy reversed matters in q very thorough
manner. He simply smothered the big
wrestler and made him look like a novice,
He sent him down several times. but Nc
Cormack was not satisfied with these
breathing spells, as he lay down several
times without receiving a punch He also
transgressed the rules by holding and
He fetgned being groggy a couple of times
and tried to catch Mccoy off his guard
so that he could swing his right over. Nc.
Coy was not to be fooled by these wiles
and kept on the alert all the time He
would certainly have put Mccormack 10
sleep had the big fellow stood up and
came disgusted with McCormack's ac-
tions. and so did Referee Charley White
who sent him to his corner in the eighth
round on account Of his dropping and de-
clared Mccoy the winner.
Before the fight Mccoy was the favor
ite at 10 TO 8. Even money was wagered
that the fight would not last six rounds.
After the men had entered the ring Peter
Maher challenged the winner. McCor-
mack looked twice as big as Mccoy.
Round Mccoy led off and Mccormack
face. Mccormack clinched and was eau
toned for holding. and in the breakaway
caught the Kid with his left in the face.
Mccormack rushed and then came to
clinch, and Mccormack showed the Kid
to the floor and fell on him Mccormack
rushed and got in a light left to the neck
and to the chest. Mccoy was taking no
chances and was very wary.
Round mccoy landed a right swing
on the point of the jaw, which knocked
Mccormack on his back. He took the
limit to get up. and rushed wildly at Nc
Coy. who sidestepped and planted a hard
right on the eye. Mccormack rushed in
but Mccoy met him with right upper
cut on the chin. Mccormack chopped a
left to the chest. and then the Kid
rushed him to the corner and landed a
left on the jaw. Mccormack slipped and
Mccoy fell over him. The bell rang when
Mccormack had regained his feet.
Round 8 Mccormack tried rushing
without getting in a blow. He rushed
in the breakaway Mccoy caught him on
the head with his left and a clinch fol-
lowed. Jack was cautioned for holding
Jack rushed again, but Mccoy evaded
him and swung right to head. The bell
found them sparring.
From the fourth to the eighth round
Mccormack did no effective work. he
constantly clinched and went down to
save punishment.
Round S-McCoy opened with rignt to
the body Jack clinched, and the Kid gave
him five or six rights over the kidneys
and then sent him down with a right up
percut After this there was no more
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-28

Courtney & Eore's Douglas vs.. T J. Cronin's
ThGTnh s 4 n,S0in an Wa E Sc W
cromhie's Irsa vs.. Pasha Kennels Metallic;
Handy q Smiths Magic IS: Handy & Smiths
wins Lady Garnet; J. e, Cohen's Red Glen
VS.. r. e. de =, Lopezs Minneola H. A. Deck
Mccoy L. Baumeisters Warrior rs. ]. Ken
nedy's Ever Shore; l. NJ. Hatons (names) Law
sons JOY I.5lls vs. ], Hurley's Star Of Cuba:
7. Sullivan's Maid of the III T. A. Nc
Combs Royal Flush; J P Th2rifts b Z St Michael
vs.. ] Dennis The Devil G. NJ Abercrombie's
Rock Island Boy vs.. J. KellyLs Wildwood; E.
the Rake: Sterl & Knowles Wag KS. W. =.
Connelrs Peaceful Glen: Lande g. Gerber's On
Q. N kellogg's Lady Gilmore vs. Handy &
Smiths Ida; Connell Bros Senorita VS. T J.
Harringgton,s Beau Peep; " II Jones Russian
rosa vs. NJ. B. Kavanaugh's Hard Lines; T. J.
Cronin,s Mild Tralee rs a MasSeyg Hadi-
lor's Nose; Connell Bros Log Boy J.
Deans Moondyne; ]. seggersons Candeleria
tie Lucky VS.. J. Jones Galivant: D. ! Healeys
O Hara Larkey & Rocks Liberty Bell: Lar
Rusty Cold; J. p Thrills Brutus vs.. Lowe G
Thompson's Prince Hal; Daily 81 Seiheins shy
Kennels Firm Friend KS. j. Kennedy's Night
Time; J. Kerrigan's Conqueror vs.. W c. COLI
Lowe & Thompson's St oran; II. Lynch's
Loiterer ys. II. Webers Montana sterl &
Knowles Fannie X Us. J. Kennedy's Vine
West: Z. A McComb's One Spot VS.. J. Dick
sons Black Ress; Pasha Kennels Emin Pasha
vs. Sterl & Knowles Sleety Mist: Al Austin's
Firm Foe VS. r. l.. Taylor's Rowdy Boy; G
Lahusens Fireball VS.. Bartel Bros Barts
Belle.
sapling stakes e Porters Sophie vs. j.
Flowers keystone; NJ. Dunlea's Erin vs.. J.
Williams California; c. Bonper's Wild Nora
KS. D ]. Healey's Sisquoc; D. J. Healey's Olita
VS. J. Hahn's Bona Fide p J. Reilly's Royal
Union VS. A. J. Kemps Remember Ne; d.
Alorgan's Americus w. T. Hobbs Merci-
f,1- I'm laat
Fenian Boy; Al Austin's Los Angeles VS.. w. f.
Hobbs Merciless
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-28
SLOAN WINS TWICE.
American Jockey Riding in England
Gains Two Races.

LONDON, Sept. 27.-At the second day
of the Newmarket first October meeting
to-day Lord Hastings bay filly Mariatva,
second Nursery handicap. Joccse was
second and Fra Antonio finished third n
a field of fifteen. The betting was to
against Mariatva Sloan's mount, Elgin,
was unplaced in the Great Eastern Rail
way handicap. Leisure Hour, 100 to s, rid
den by l.. Relff, being the winner Seven
teen horses ran.
Betting 20 to / against Elgin.
The October handicap of 800 soyereigns
was won by Nitcham. Grodno, ridden by
Sloan. finished second. Sly Fox, with
"Skeets" Martin up. was unplaced. The
betting was ) to against Grodno and 20
to l against Sly Fox.
Lord William Beresford's bay gelding
Yumbo, ridden by Sloan, won the hopeful
stakes. Sir r. Waldie Griffith's Betty
field with Martin in the saddle finished
second. Six horses ran. distance five fur
longs The betting was to l against
Yumbo and to against Bettyfeld.