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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29
stewards of tho Jockey Club Meet.

A meeting OF the Stewards Of the Jockey
Club was held yesterday afternoon. those
present being August Belmont, J. II. Bradford.
James Galway. +. r Hitchcock. Andrew Miller
and L. K. Sturgis. The question OF the aot-
ment Of racing dates TO- the season OF 1900
was laid over until a subsequent meeting. The
following resolution was adopted:
The dratn OF John Otto Donner occurred In the
city OF New York on Dec. 2. 1899. Mr.. Drnuer ws
sfurmer member OF the Board Of Stewards Of The
Jockey club and It il therefore hitting that his sur
yivins associates should spread upon their
minutes an oSpr, ssion OF their sorrow at
his de ease aud OF their appreciation Of
hs eIsrt!ons for the welfare OF the race
horse IN America. Deeply interested in the ques-
ton VI brs ding FacehorssS and keenly alive e. all
the Dest A. ter,sts the turf, Nr inner CON biued
with an unusually eNtsruN" knoN Ledge ~ tue spb.
te I natural KIT for the labor that spp-aled so
strongly to him. Following n WISE and intelligent
policy and ,Ie-c,sing cont nunus that the best
Interests o. tie turf should he conserved. he rem.
der-d 10 the Jockey Club, aud {, the omniunity
trNices OF mpst efficient character and has lrft
helm nd him ar pntauon A. hntseman of very
hgh order II was with great regret that MS resig.
nation from the Board OF stewards WAS accepted.
and In passing this solution, tn" members o. tho
10 ,rd desire ~ renew their etprrssipns OF warm
personal esteem and recori their respect for his
mn
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OLD PKNN WINS TFICE.
Defeats Brown and Cornell In the TrinnEu.
lar Chess Tournament.

Defeats Brown and Cornell In the Trinngu-
lar Chess Tournament.
The second round OF the triangular chess
tournament between two players from Cornell.
Brown and the University OF Pennsylvania was
played yesterday afternoon at the Manhattan
Chess Club The pairing was as follows;
Karpipsk Cornell. VS. 10 tor Brown; Davis.
Brown vs. Francis. University Of Pennsyl anit, and
Riedel, Cornell Vs. Grifnth. University OF Penney /.
yaniA
At the end OF pay. Old Penn's represe m atives
had gained q lead over Cornell. the Brown men
bringing IN the rear. karplnski had to put up
with a French Defence. adopted by Lester on
the frat board. Without much studying the
frat player selected the variation, known as
the Bhowalter attack to that particular defence,
had his man from Brown pretty well cornersd
from the start. He failed to play correctly later
on, however, and after forty moves had been
male the game was adjourned, still In a good
position for Karp nskt. The latter played very
well on resuminE. and after sirty-nve moVes
On the second board Francis defended the
Ponsani opening Of Davis nicely. He brought
about a variation Of the Ruy Lopss With the
SteInitz defence. As he had timed his moves
well he soon got superior position. Little by
little he forced the pace and when he won the
queen for rock Dayis resigned. Twepty-nips
moves were made. On the third hoard RLedes
Declined after the hrst few moves, Tru,
Qrifiith selected the z, PIX 4 variation, which
Ia considered bad for the second player. How
: ever, az he said aftsrward, he thought tina
, RIedel would not be able TO proceed properlI
| and did not mind taking ehAaoes- hisdsl die
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Tommy Chandler ms "A Pus,ii.t.

According to despatch from Chicago,
Tommy Chandler. the old-time heavyweight
pugilist. died In that city on Tuesday from
pleurisy OF the heart. Chambers correct name
was Tom Callahan. He wa born In the North
nd OF Boston arout iorty-eight years ago and
Cri ted to thcago when he was twrnty-one
years old He was feet l0h inches tall AMI
was a strong fellow. Chambers first battle Of
not. was with Frank Glover. the Game
Dutchman."
In the third round Chandler had Glover
nearly out Jack Dempsey. who was mo-. very
@ had DAVIES e'ef FROM 9' Hsr2y
III y, and the .PaIson" gave the . Non.
acting az one Of Glovers attendants. Demp-
sey proved to be good second. for In
the next round Glover was all right Dempsey
urged his man to sail In. and with a series OF
wild. random swings. Chandler was knocked
out.
"A few years later Chandler came across John
l. sullivan and the two toured the country.
Chandler acting as the ex-champIon s sparrtng
partner. Chandler. in his day. met nearly all
Ryan ami ack Burke, sullivan said last night
that Chandler was the shiftiest man he ever
hpxal with.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29
Erne Wants O'Brien's Forfeit.

Unless oom promise can be effected In time
the impending match between Jack O'Brien
and Frank Erne. which Is slated to take place
at the Broadway A. G. on Jan. - for a So, 900
purse aud the lightweight championship. IL In
danger Of falling through; When The org nal
date OF the contest was -hifted Bob smith Erne 3
manager, was not consulted. A both puglllsts
have posted $500 each for appearance; and
Wright smith on learning OF the change had a
talk with George Considne. who Is holi
O'Briens forfeit. $3.50 OF which Is TO to Erne,
ana the remainder to the club In the event OF
any failure on the part OF O'Brien T. fulnl his
com pact Considine assured Smith that every;
thing would come around oil right. and agreed
TO compensate Smith II O'Brien does not hsht
on January ~. go, , , :, .
smith says that he would willingly give n TO
A weeK u grace for O'Brisn had the latter done
the same 10 Erne when the lightweight cham.
pion was taken H. when they were first
matched al Ioney Island. smith contends
that Jack DouRherty, OBrIen's manager de-
manded $3.50 from him, which he was COM
PEELED to pay. and thinks reciprocity in tho
present case is only fair. However. he is sat
fsfed to a change in the date as long as Con-
sidine will make good the $3.50.
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basketball Notes.

Robert s. Rinker manager Of the Pratt In
stiiute teams wishes to arrange games with
nrst-class Unregistered teams n and about
Greater New York Al lrrss Pratt Institute
Physical Department. ErooEIyn
burlington. which will tnkn tho ploce q, m,
asbanded Chester tenn, viii ~rea,iw o'd 10 ="
III, pInyinu strength Of The SsiiW,,nI I"a,,u.
Nearly ali tho managers OF the other clubs
have placed their reserve p'nynrs o. tn" dis
tenn
Krn.nyIeir the chomrIon burdlcr and hroad
mm "rr, T. plnying "T" Of he fnrn ard ""sitions
Gu ne RIm n",n FIX ,c e Avon o.,
ms n tn a. H. nn "f IN
Az -, w VA ~ ~ ~ II, " ~
KY ~, !" t ~ a., WmoNSr W '''''- '"'"'''
Nv :, r"'' y" Wv " w, M ,,. ,...,..,.
A team from ~" New YORK ihStltnto Tor the
pea' aud Dumb met the knick"rhocl"r !. g.
team Mt the latier't gymnasium last niHht,
Ihr mutes knrw very ,tlc hhp'it ~" gam" az
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29
M,ooY WOW THE F<voRrrE
Speculation IL Rife on the Result of His
Encounter with Maher.

Several heavy bettors who are making
waRers on the result OF the contest between
Peter Mahsr and Kid Mccoy at Coney Island
next Monday afternoon have started In to
hedge and as result Mccoy 10 now the favor
lite at 10 to 9k. The report that Maher has
been compeled 10 let up In his training. owing
to the fact that his child which was born
on Christmas Day has died. and that his
wife 10 quite III may have had something toido
with the change. Friends OF the Irishman say
that while the misfortune will surely grieve
him It will not prevent him from facing Mccoy
next week. At any rate. W. A. Brady received
no notification yesterday OF any po-tpon emf ut
as far rs Maher IL concerned and has no fear OF
any. Preparations have been going on steadily
to handle the expected large crowd. and up to
date there has been no dimlnution in the sale
Of tickets.
1t was learned on good authority yesterday
that pictures Of the battle may be taken BY tho
same process which reproduced the Sharkey-
Jeffries encounter Both Mccoy and Maher
have hithertofore objected to fighting under
the intense heat and glare OF the electric lights
which must be used In taking the pictures at
night. but 1t IL said they have yielded and
will allow tho camera to be thrown on them.
be very large. The Influx Of out OF town sports
isekrectei to begin In real earnest Tomorrow.
many OF the vlsitors, Principally the PittsburR
sports beaded by Buck Connolly and Roger
O,Mara who are due here on Sunday afternoon.
WI, Hns bet on I'M Mshsr ..,., u. .-
Mccoy. according to many, has the best
chances OF victory, but Mahers famous hitting
powers make many would-be bettors ponder
before they place their money. Mccoy II train
Ing very hard and for the 6rst time In years Is
increasing inStead OF losing In weight This Ia
q good sign. his admirers think, and they be-
lleye that by the time he enters tho RING the
difference In weight will be very small. NJ.
rinko, at Considine's. has $4,000 to place
on Mahel or some pttshurg sports:
waRered for friends $3.50 to S. 700 on
Peter, Sam Harris. Terry, McGoyern's man
nger. bet $500 even on Mccoy and il ready 10
chance $500 more the same, way, Joe vrndig
Maher At 81 to 10. George Consdine. who Ia
firm IN his belief tha' Mccoy viii be the victor.
put w %. 300 to $1,000 on Mccoy. Considine
expects TO receive $4,000 more Tomorrow from
several Detroit sports.
At Corbett's yesterday afternoon Sylvie War
rem backed Mccoy to the extent OF $500 twice
q even money. AZ the Dclavnn House Joe
Naclas IL no ding the following whRers: J.
Meyers. even $50 on Mccoy. with J. Branch
and 8. Kaiser. $50 even twice with Sam Sim
clair. Bob Smith. Frank Erne's manager.
wants to back Mccoy and says he has $500 to
hazard. The wager OF 81 800 which Jimmy
Wakely made with Pittsburg Ph on Mccoy Is
being held by Charley White. Tom Frederick 9
referee the nght In justice TO Referee White.
Il may he said that he has not bet 4 dollar nor
Is he holding any wagers on the result OF tho
encounter
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Trap Shooting.

The first OF a series OF challenge matches
which are TO be dscided this season among the
trap shooters OF Greater New York. was run OF
yesterday at the Brooklyn Gun Club grounds
at Union Course. L. l. The contestants were
Stephen n Van Allen OF Jamaica and DR..
Ashley A. Weber OF Brooklyn. The match
was at $50 clay birds per man. 100 Sargent
system and 80 birds Magautrap In pairs
A northeasterly wind raised the clay pigeons
way up IL tho air Dr. %e ahs won put By H.
mi-aed. 81 Van Allen. killed. 1Ol missed. 30.
The members OF the sheepshead Bay Rod
and Gun Club held series OF events. clay
birds. the programme comprising, the regular
hl-m9nthly tournament Ia Mckane. son OF
most everything in sight. Summaries:
Match R,rs-Twenty i've CLAY birds per man, six.
teen yard. rise. scratch sIp'r rules-lrs McKAns.
Team RACE len oiS birds per man, Capt Nc.
K..s TT'%mII. nekise 69.,s: f S,;I.S 81
$::' Il f.E' ls%:"%s T. &'S
A sSesp,tske! Race-Tcn clay brd. per mamie.
Kane :: F2wl,r' - williamson II Morris, a Mon
Tsg sas;: per Man Mel McK:n' q Williamson Il
MeKane'. team .ir. ,MSSEsne. =; Fowler. I.
M Mont. g H Tss%- 4 lied Moasn %
son, Martin, p McdrSth, i:k'iisd isi missed %
McKsne. u villa son. 81 Morris. Il Fowler. Q: Hen
! ner. .: NontanNs. -.
! tin. >; williamson. 4; MontanuS 4; Henner' Z: Nc
! Grath |. =.
sweepstakes Race-Ten clay birds per mamie
Kane u Fowler. o: William on, 4; Burns, 4; Martin
/ q; Montlnu4. - Hrffner l; NCGrath, l.
| sSscpstakcs Race-Tcn clay birds per mAn-Mc
Kane, 4 wiiliAmson. ~ Morris. a Martin. =; Fow
| Ter, 3; Hofner. 2; Montanus. 2,
The mem bers of the Fast side Gun Club oI
! Newark held n lively lot OF competitions yes
| tprday afternoon. o. T. Rour, DIR. DAYS., W
| Waldman. Frank Perment md II. Harris'
! were the principal winners. The scores:
| Handicap Swcepstakos, at Five Live Birds per
| %. j. Roun. 80 yards, q Or. Davis. - yarts.
| H. Hsrrise, II yards 8; W. Walduian. 20 yards. 1
| j. H. Fischer. n yards. o.
| Club Compe ,ition ut len Live Pigeon, per man
Rour 81, y; liarrtse. 20. Il l. II fi,cher, %; J
william H. HAasng ", 20. \, W. L. Fe 'Huson, 81, q
/ W III Wagner, ~, .; w Wa ldman. as. +; NJ. Har
rington, ~. II; Dr Davis. 20, 10; DR. George v Hud
son. ~. y; Frank Permsnt, ~. IL F. H. simrock
| ~, u.
| Miss and Out; AZ yards aud yard back at eao
hl-Hassingor, v; Harrington. I; simrock. l; Roun
| Z; I.arkey, q Harrise, 10.
| q, MAtlen \; Feigenspan, 8; Often, y.
| Same Condtions-R luh 2; Haasinger. 81 Nation
| 81 Feigenspan, v; often, y.
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RACING.
Miss Mae Day, = Two-Yssr-Old, wins the
Handicap at New Orleans.


INV op,r.r. Deo as-Tbs m,,s hsnd,cs,.
w" OhhhANs' LOU 60 no "he nenuichp'
the feature OF days card, upset calculations
% tho .,,a,t NJ ronv ,bousa,d. n, do,i.r. All
.ne e ...,',, o' p.an, 'n 10 =, uos an
,avorite Mias Ma Dav n tvo-vasro,d ,~,th
.o",.o. NUS ''"e O"'' = o'u WIZ
but 30 pounds up. was neglected. She should
bava bean nlsved on an efcelient r.c. aba
800 pa'ou y. 80 ieee .no
ran TWO days ago when sne was beaten Few
heads by Trillo Strangest and st, Wood Lau-
. W ..I, A., ~. 49,. -.
iV"'e "a' w ."e w, ~ "eay ko'ns
"nen .no oai.'ef Men' w ""' us ohauoes "eie
ruined from the start Dupee Kept him IN this
gotno IN the fret turn and than ont acroaa ha
80 W ~ -. 49,. a.. -, s.. ~.
ua.h anu so' ~ iroh'' ou' '"o carry ehor. oo'u
and he stopped to nothing. Fifty yards from
thu vire Jollv Ropar cballenQed Miaa Mao Dav
$500 90. ,., 80 1900, 20,
by a head, Laureate was pulled up and an
,.,,. "
ished last
IDlook ecored for the second tina NJ tha
raa,ina v,nnJno ths second 40. IN eon,,no
moeuhe' "Ihh'"k '"o ove'ho roeo III hs"'nk
finish with Iavega. an Eastern colt. who made
hi. initial annsarance Tortuoa. had onIv 10
nv 'n'''a' hppeoIaneo' ioI'utae huu onv W
gallop to win the first race In the third Donna
pi,a h,,t Oh. fayorite AJ,,a,,s IA, thr.a
o o", '"o '"'o.' ""'he'uo' y, s"f.e
lengths. Her performance was a Rlaring re-
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American Nauonal-Orrhari Golden Rod and
D0oi'tl". at IN" t'rr HAnlt AsS"rh Div Room alleys.
Harlem lie iguo-sttuda d. HARLEM NheelnIeE aud
Central. ~ Thum kAh!si RI f, alleys.
National LeaSGc-Amyr.ca. Imperial and Lotus, a.
Starr alleys
Co umLIa IeArue-Eutorprsr. Corinthian and
Belly der" a. NchluSsng's alleys
Arlington Sht on,l- "a sgler. Glendale and Lin
3. 81. at the Arligst Hall alloys.
W crsnds.fR la oo,a. Crescent and Earthquake
!, at Wirgaul's alleys
Nv York ROYAL Arcanum League-Ncw York
Cpuu'i,, rU IN Enpi-. CITY Council and Colonial
Council, al the Tennis Cllr AL -,
Brooklyn Enral ArCdnuu ictgue-Lnng Island
Council Tolan h Council and Phi lsdclphos Council
at Trairnr's Hllays.
Brroklyn R',al Arcanum Lesgre-suh Fern
un'il DeLn'S Cnuur ! aud Fraternity Council, at
the Ele'hiUt club alleys.
Kings (. UNITY Leonard, Columbus and Hunting
ton al Testers tllcy'.
.Twcuty.siNth Ward-Nanha,tsns vs. Belmont, q,
HRlers alloys.
Athlnti, l. ,cue--C rlumbA Cluhvs Knickerbocker
A. G, ~ the C1lu' bin club alleys.
Morris and Fss, L.. que Union club ". River
side A 4, & RNrr.il. 4. e. alleys Orl'lni =. G
FIRST Ward k"pnulirAn 81 b, At Oritani /. & a leys
northern Republican Uh ". RosrNlile A. A. at
Northern kepuhI. au c. 81. 81 C.'s.
SrwaTk Ira:Uc--Rivrrs do A. e. vs. Forest Hill 7.
G.. Mt Rivers 10 { ALLEYS, Roseville A. A. Va.
Northern Rrpuh Cluh a. Ro,cv Ne A A. alleys q,
leNrNillr h"rlm ". West End Club. at Belle
Willie Whnelmcu Alicvs,
BAY R,l-e-~n . Road Whaclmen. Columbia and
ST. MlChA IL, at kUrls ALLOW.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29
SKATING SEASON OPENS.
Inc Hoboken Rink Shows Two Inches of
Ice and the Enthusiasts Flock There.

hoboEen again enjoyed the prestige OF open-
ng the legitimate skating season yesterday
Passengers on the early ferryboats brought
me cheerful news to New York. and the result
was stampede for the scene by those who had
@Ken their cue from The SUN and made prep
"atlons for such welcome summons. Local
n'husasts had noticed the symbols on the
nnous lines Of cars leading from ferries to
nhk. and they formed the advance guard Of
fn ihVaslon which not only thronged the rink
Wy ovsrilowed To the adjoining meadows.
Nsn the RINK everything was up TO GATE.
fanaRtr John thartrand had wooed KING
uIost so fersistenty for the past few DAYS that
ne results showed two inches Of solid, smooth
H. The surface is either sprnkled or flooded
mree times day according to the tempera-
, Ste. and y promises to hold good for a long
Mason. Plans are being made accordingly and
re prngtnmmo already outlined should be
" 6rIskest and most diversified In years.
tne Valencia Boat Club ls arranging Tor dates
WI, W. skating carnival to be held early in the
SeT year. Several hockey teams are being
,sookei 10 azure periodically. and beginning
wwnmiGorrow afternoon there will be musical
mues thrown In.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

The racquet tournament for the schooboy
championship was continued yesterday at tho
Racquet and Tennis Cub West Forty-third
street. Mooreh"ad Of ST Paul and Greenfield
OF Pomfrct were the first pair drawn. Tho
former pat NJ remarkably strong service
and blank"i his opponent in the first
game. although Grcrnh"d forced him to
repeated rallies in which both Shove!
up well in ali round science. Grcruiield
struck scoring = win IN the second
game. but fai"d 10 = further thau.two aces.
Mooreh"al played with the GOODNESS land pre-
cisor ~ Veteran and ran out the rubber.
l5-O 10. GALLOWAY ~ -. Paul for e'ed 10
his rluumnt", lor. aud ir"n the after went in
against iit'"hrock Pom rct's only hone. Tue
sror" in favor Of the - Paul hov was precisely
thu sam" ~ IN tn" rr crdinG game. aud again
the oItic,nI NElrr- hy no means indicated
the persistent strUGrl" made hv the beaten
cHndi ate. The cunt"n !rrS are now reduced
tu three. ~ rrprc, cntirg $ Paul The somi-
final to-day lies hrtwrnu Moorrhrad and Cass.
and tn" winner will be "a !" ,npon 70 meet
Pool On SATURDAY. for the handsome Racquet
and Tennis CIuh cap and tine champ ,unship.
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" hist.

PLAIHFIELu. n. j.. Dec. 2s.-Thc state chal-
lengc trophy OF the New Jersey Whist Associa-
tlon will remain here awhile longer Last
evening the Park Club four won ts seventh
victory for thcucnp 10y defeating the Forest Hi
unknown quantity In Jersey whist circles ns il
has lust cnteIed the league The npmhers
played good whist. but II waS not M 10 the
standard set 10y the home team. aud were de-
toatrd by score of 1 TOO The nn"rs were
J.: li. Matthews, Arthur \. Freeman. Albert o.
Woltmann and Ralph WILLIS Tn challenging
team consisted OF Messrs. Ssscrson, L, Halsey.
Hunt and c. Halsey
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

John W. Cross. who does all the handicappnR
for the eastern section 81 the y. VI. c, A. Ath-
lctir Iragu VI North Amcr,cn. has completed
tn" handicap 'or the oI an m"et Of the WASH
ing On \, VI G. \ cross c,un ~ run which will
b" hel here on New Yea = Day lat 10 20 A. VI.
An "Ncc'lCul "utrv list ha= been received Tho
names aud haniIcap- OF the back markers fol-
low:
j. H. RIlloe L Of +. Srr,trhj W d stuart, L. OF
p, II seconds. u VI VI an, CornHl ~ seconds,
{. !. Norrl~ rH { an 4, ufuI r Sn seconds; A. A.
Lri'rh Glllaulut n. mute 80 ,"cunlS ". H. McEl.
ir,sl Was'nst Y \. G \ inmates ~ seconds;
W urd Va hWGion VI G. \. minutes As
sc.oud-; T.. Part uun, G-h IN, .. w. rmuur. q. l..
~ am q z u Mrv. W lsii gtNn Y, " @ A., 3
A. &. 3 mIn..Cs.
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The New Yacht virginia Arrives.

Isaac Storms new steam yacht Virginia,
which WAS built at the Bath Iron Works from
designs Ivy q l.. Watson, has arrived here and
viii NJ out ~ once for a vOyag" To ihe Meditcr-
ran"an. II Is expected the Yacht will sail Jan.
r Yon ~ ~ tat" Ar G'r fanny VIZ ION tue
all AMI l'ij feet on the water hur. Her accom-.
moidtionS are very com ortabe. Tho yacht
has already been nj Y described in THE Sun,
Cap. L"and"r jeffrey will be- in command.
Jonn Leonard Is chief engineer ana John Bond
frs. officer. The crew will consist OF thirty-oAs
men
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Relay Foot Race to Finish at City Hall.

A novel race has been arranged between the
athletes OF the Shamrock Harriers and the
Pastime A. c. to close the competitions Of the
year. Five men from each club will run In re-
lays from Yonkers to the City Hall on New
Years eve. s. A. Mellor. Jr.. and NJ
McGarry. Pastime A. O.. will DO the first
team. They will race as far as Van Cort-
landt Park. where G. A. Erode. Shamrock
Harriers, and f. strupel. Pastine A. @.
will take up the running. At University
Heights r. Mackenzie will relieve the sham
rock. man AMI D, j, Brennan will carry tne
OF Central Bridge, There they wi give way
to <. Falyelle or II. Marks Of the shamrosks
Rhamr0ok Harriers an T, o'Connor OF the
Pastime A. O. will be waiting for tho stretch
TO ForIiet h street and Broadway. A. Maekenzie.
Shamrock Harriers and j. c. Lynch. Pastime
A. G. will then come together for the hnal
relay. A big crowd Is expected at the Oily Hal
to see the finish, a. II will be the first race oil
the kind on record to end In the downtown
dlBtrct.
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OotbalI.

PRINCETON. Dec. 28-Eiwin Gordon Crowds.
sAo was Prlnceton's 245-pound crack left
aard for four years and who Is now In the
theological seminary at Hartford. arrived In
S s,Hh to-day: When asked his opinion OF the
mm%sprcts OF Princeton's football team next
nat he said Princeton has lots OF splendid
SSaerla carried over from this year. and with
EUDoher seasons practice the Tigers ought TO
we stu better team than. which defeated
sae TINS year. think the selrction oil Poll for
~p'ash was an excellent choice"
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DEA 9TH OF STEVE TAYLOR.
An oid-Time Puxiiist Who Once Stood Be
fore sullivan mt Harry Hilps.

BosToS. Dec 2s.-s,svs Taylor. the WELL
known old-time puglist. died at the City Hos
pital yesterday OF pneumonia, brought on by n
prolonged debauch OF several months. He had
been living In this city for some time and was
employed In a West End saloon for several
years. He had a host OF friends and many OF
them stuck to him until the very last. Several
sisters came here from Jersey City and took
the remains TO that place for burial.
Taylors real name was John Mahan. He
was ho-n In ireland about forty.seven years
ago and when he fought weighed about ITO
pounds He wa. teet IL inches tall and was
QUE Of the most skiiui boxers OF his dav.
John l. sullivan In hs "reminiscences says OF
him: When Jim Mace FIRST came to thi .
country. Taylor was regarded ia the only
American who could make stand against him:
Among his other experiences were those OF
training Paddy RYAN for his fight with Joe
Co.'s, and sparring all over the country with
Mncr subsequently he made similar tours
with my own ombinhtion.'
Tayor's first experience with sullivan was
livan's novel offer to give any man $50 who
would stand before HIM or iour rounds. Mar
quis Of Qusensberry ru'os, with g,ovss. The
affair took village nj Harry Hils noted Hous,on
II: After | hal got In a few hard knocks q
two rounds Taylor Acknowledged defeat u
Taylors flrst battle was with Nike fIaherty a,
Wrehawken He then fought game draw
his time George Rprke. Billy Edwards and
Charley Mcdonald. champion OF Cana In, whom
he defeated IN eighteen rounds. Taylor wa
married several years ago 20 snake charmer
She secured a divorce last May on the ground
OF abusive treatment. Then Steve went to th'
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PATERSON. Dec 2s.-Kid Mcfarland refused
TO go on with Young Mahoney tonight be-
cause the Philadelphia was three rounds
oyerWelRht The bouts were declared of and
admission money returned to spectators.
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