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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-18
Columbia Towrd to Bristol Defenders
Steel Boom Rendy.

BRISTOL. July 1.-THE Columbia was lowed
here from Newport early this morning by the
steam tender st. Michacs. both boats nnrhor-
ing in the East Channel between Hog Island
and Ferry Hill 1t was supposed that tho
Columbia was aground. but that was not the
trouble 1t was learned later that the cause of
her anchoring at that point was the extremely
low tide. NJ r. lsr in thinking It not safe to ven
turo into the harbor with sue deep dranght
boat. After remaining al hour in the chan
mel. the St Mchaels towcd the defender
into the harhor and anchored of the boat
shop. She will remain hero to receive her new
steel mast. Her sails were hoistcd to dry them
lscIin and Messrs. Kane and Leeds were on
hoard The steel mast will not he ready before
the last OF the week
The Defenders steel boom was finished this
morning and was taken out on scow TO the
yacht and slung to tho mast. The mainsail.
which was also damaged at the same time. has
been rehtted and repaired. and was also taken
out to the defender and bent.
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GRAND jury md MOLINEUN CASE.
Story of New Haven Man About Poison
Put Up for oh. Cornish" Discredited.

The Grand Jury did not consider the Moli-
neux case yesterday. but WILL II is stated. take
up the case to-day again. Secrecy Ia being OBJ
served at the District Attorneys office. and
even the subpTnas sent out for witnesses
call It the ease OF John Doe" A story was
published yesterday to tho effect that q
man calling himself II. Cornish Of Hartford.
Conn. had a lot Of poison. containing mercury
and prussic acid. put up for him in the spring
md TALL " 1897 by Walter s. Swayne. n chemist
I'm New Haven, whom Cornish told that the
compound was to he used in n secret dyeing
process and promised to give large orders for
II. but he did not do so. and in fact failed to
my for the last lot. II was Swayne who told
the story. Barlow S. Weeks. counsel for Mol
ineuX. says that he has obtained from Swayne
n card on which was written ii. Cornish.
Hartford. Conn.," but has made no effort to
get Swayne down here to identify the writer Of
tho card. although he has known OF Swayno's
story for several weeks.
Cornish was at the District Attorneys office
yesterday morning. In the afternoon he was
sent To- New Haven with Detective McCanerty.
who introduced him to Swayne rs Detec-
tive Carey. Cornish says they told Swayne
that they wanted him to come to New
York to identify Cornish. Swaynes re-
ply Cornish says, was: Il can't go to
New York now. All want IL to see this Cor
nlsh and hear him talk and to get some OF the
poison that killed Mrs. Adams"
Cornish says that he stool talking with
Swavne twenty minutes and that Swayne
showed no sign Of recognizing him.
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MTIU4L RESERVE LIFE AGAIN.
Beneficiary Who Says She Can't Collect
Asks for Receiver.

Beneficiary Who says She Can't Collect
Asks for Receiver.
An application for the appointment OF a re-
criver for the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Asso-
citation has been made at Albany by Seymour.
Seymour & Harmon OF 40 Wall street on be-
half Of their client, Mrs. NJ. l.. Springer OF
East Orange. N. J. The petition. which was
fled at he.1nsurance Department Yesterday.
asks also for an investigation OF tho company
aud that a report OF the findings be made to
the Attorney General. 1t 10 averred In The
complaint that the company has defaulted In
the payment Of a $1,000 policy OF insurance on
a specious plea, which 1t has put forward in
other similar instances that the policy did not
mature until ninety days after approval by the
comVRny of proofs OF death 1t Is shown in
press terms OF the policy II Is PAYABLE within
ninety days after the receipt OF the proofs OF
death.
The-petitlon sets forth that satisfactory
proof OF death was hled early In April and that
the ompany. although making no defence Is
still dickering over tho question OF whom the
policy shall DO paid. A COPY of tho policy
is annexed to tho complaint. The petition
charges that the company has pursued SINH
lar course n other instances. In fact that such
GetaHting Is habitual with 1t. and that the OBJ
Ject ot.it ls TO gain q considerable sum in in
terest, since by deferring payment OF claims
gains about $50 900 year in interest
The association Is at present undergoing an
hyc7tiEation..which 1t requested itself. 1t IS
GuiQ,
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CHICAGO. July 1.-THE best tennis Of the present
Western championship tournament was played
to-day. all the games being pretty and
well contested. HAckett and Allen won the
championship in doubles by a decisive victory
over Myers and waidner. and Allen qrallned
for the finals in singles by defeating Sam Nrul
whose brother Carr defeated HaCkett, end the can n
daCy for the Western championship Will be decided
tomorrow when Srel and Allen meet The victor
III this contest will have to contend against Collins
the present Champion and that match Will be play
ON Wednesday. summaries!
Doubles HAckett and Allen defeated Myers and
WAldner, ~, "a, H-2.
srn4les- defeated Sam Neel, O. SO, Al;
Carr Seel defeated HACkrtt. ID, G-2.
Consolation Singles - Poulson defeated Pierce
90. d-S, snow defeated Beach. 90. ll-s.
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sHAMRoCK's FIRST RACE TO-DAY.
viii Meet the Britannia Over q Course
East of tho Isle of wight.

Specidi Cable Bsspdteh to THE Bun
SOUTHAMPTON. July 1.-THE Shamrock an
ehored at Old Castle Point In readiness for her
trials with the Britannia. There was no rae
ing to day. the boats merely stretching their
sails. The Britannia was two miles away from
the Shamrock. She showed herself speedy in
the light breeze. There will be two trials be-
tween the Shamrock and the Britannia. Tho
first. which will be sailed tomorrow. will be
over course east OF the Isle OF Wight from
Ryde. Tho second. which will take place on
Wednesday. will be westward from Cowes.
The Shamrock will leave for Belfast on Thurs
day.
The Prince OF Wales will arrive at Ports
mouth tomorrow morning and will witness
the trials from the Port Admiral's yacht Fire
Queen.
In her trial on Saturday the Shamrock run
ming with the wind. did thirteen knots In one
hour. Her speed was tested by those on board
the steam yacht Erin.
The Shamrock sailed we'll to-day Her best
point seems to be of the wind. She had a new
mainsail. the cloths OF which run diagonally.
like those OF the Defender. but II is stated that
in to- morrow's race with the Britannia she will
use the mainsaii she carried on Saturday. Ex-
perts speak highly OF the performance OF the
cup challenger and think that the Britannia
will have no chance with her.
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AMERICANS IN 1--WE EErTLE
They Do tho Last Hard Work Before Meet
Ing English Studenta.
Special cable Dlpdteh to THE suS.

Spscidi cable Dstpdtch TO THE SUS.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Yale Harvard athletes
came to London from Brighton this morning
and did their last hard preparatory work at
the Queens Club track. Tho men have reached
the highest point in the period OF preliminary
training work, and henceforth their practice
will decrease in severity. so that they will DO In
the best possible condition on Saturday. when
they will meet the oxford Cambridge team.
Although to-day's practice was the heaviest
the Americans have INDUCED in since their ar
rival in England only the sprinters. hurdlers
and quarter mile runners were ordered to
make special efforts. The most important
feature was the 10O-yard dash. Quinlan won
in 10 Is seconds. Dupee was second Con-
seQuently they will represent the American
universities. Roche, Blount and other con-
testants In the race were suffering from ton
dons that were injured at homo In the spring.
Nevertheless. they followed Quinlan and Ounce
closely.
Boardman and Fisher went quarter mile
against time. Boardman finished first In
80 AS seconds. but he loafed in the lrst 200
yards. The remainder OF the team were sent
easily around tho track at shorter distances
than their prescribed events. All were keen
with the exception OF Burke. who suffers
greatly from his stomach. Over the hurdles
Hallowel beat Flncke In Is 40 seconds. re-
versing Saturdays result.
The contestants in the field events had very
light work. number OF English athletes
were present and watched the performances
with interest. Afterward they practiced with
the Americans. their work following the gen
eral lines OF that OF their competitors. Vassal
OF oxford made broad jump Of 22 feet 0
inches
Preparations for the games have been COM
menced. Woikmen are busy constructing
stands and a royal box.
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ATTEMPT TO BURN A WoRxsHop.
Suspicious Conduct Leads to the Arrest of .
Brooklyn Wood Polisher.

buBplCiOuA tOnduct Leads to the Arrest OF Q
Brooklyn Wood Polisher.
John Gieier. a wood polisher. 81 years old.
was arrested yesterday at his homo. 80 Bart
lett street, Williamsburg. on the charge OF at
tempting to burn Henry Schntzspan's wood
polishing shop Mt 800 Wythe avenue. " here he
was employed. lie had key TO the premises.
Early last Friday morning Policeman Maxwell
OF the Clymsr street station saw him leaving
the:place and became suspicious. He made
an investigation and in a room on the upper
floor Of two-stury France building In tho rear
discovered pile OF paper and waste. The pile
had beer saturated with fish oil AMI near by
was n can containing five gallons OF turpentine
md Several matches which had been lighted
and thrown awav. The following day Gefer
WAS seen to go to the room where the rubbish
was, He was absent for nearly half an hour
and when lie returned TO the Shop Mr.; Schntz-
span found that all the rubbish and turpen-
tine had been cleared away. On Sunday
night Glefer was detected plugging up the
keyhole OF the door leading from the street to
the building. He went away and when he re-
turned Yesterday and examined the keyhole
he was arrested On being taken to the police
station he denounced his arrest as an outrage
and acted as II his mind was unbalanced.
Magistrate Lemon committed him pending a
hearing.
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TOOK HIS WIFE'S BICYCLE AWAY.
She Had Him Arrested for Theft-Wheel
still in tho Family.

she hOU HIM ArreSteu IneIt-"neel
still in the Family.
Charles II. Hass Of 17S Eighth street. Long
Island City. returned homo from work last
night and found his wife dressing for bicycle
ride lie objects to her fondness for wheeling
so he took the bicycle and started in the direc
ton of tho Thirty fourth street ferry. Mrs
Hass found that her wheel was missing
when she came downstairs. and sew
eral children playing in the street told
her they had seen man go of
with it. She babe them run after the man and
have him arrested. Tho youngsters overlook
the supposed thief at the ferry gates. Their
cries attracted the attention OF Patrolman
Michael Flaherty. who stopped the man and
held him until Mrs. Hass came running down
the street out OF breath.
She said to the officer: That Is my wheel.
and that man stole IT," pointing to her hus-
band. Flaherty took Hass. the wheel and the
woman to the Fourth street station. where the
woman reiterated her statement. 1t was not
until Hass was about to be searched that she
relented and refused to mako q complaint
against him. She then astonished the police
BY saying that she was llass's wife.
he did not want his wife TO go out bicycle
riding. and when he found that she did not in
tend to accede to his wishes he thought 1t best
TO remove the wheel to some place where she
could not have it handy. Aftcra fearful recon
Citation Capt. Lynch and Sergeant Fitzgerald
told the couple to go home. They did SO. and
took the bicycle with them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-18
COLE.
Connecticut Association Championships To-
Dny-Other News.

This morning ut the Brookawn Country Club
OF Bridgeport. Conn. the first annual tourna-
ment for the championship Of the Connecticut
State Golf Association will begin and will last
throughout the week Nearly 100 entries have
been received from the twenty-five clubs oil
the League. and the field will he high class as
well rs large The Brooklawn Club has spared
no pains or expense to offer course lit Tor the
meeting. and that they have succeeded the
Fairfield County Golf Club men, who played
over It last Saturday in team match. most
enthusiastically declare. The course has been
heightened some 500 yards since last year. and
now has q playing length Of 1854 yards with
bogie OF 80. The distances and the bogc fig
ures are:
R RSSis s,7 .e9 ,4s ga s7s art ,7ss slS asa
Total, 80 strokes Total. 1854 yards.
The most valuable prize is $3.50 challenge
cup which tho Misses Edridge OF Norfolk
offered for the best club team Of six in the
league. and which was won last year by the
Iitchfleld Golf Club. There were only few
clubs in the league then, and as It was reor-
ganzcd this spring unon new lines. TINS Is VIZ
three times to become the property OF any club.
but medals are given outright To the mem bers
cha .mE ES viii Tfi recove ct sod medal as viii
the Consolation winner. and silver medal
will given FOR the best gross score. Silver cups
The events are:
Individual state championship. eighteen holes
medal play, best sixteen to qualify. second sixteen
rounds except hnals at eighteen holes finals thirty
six holes.
Championship foursomcs, PLAYERS from same
clubs e. ndItions same in the individual cham
punshp except that finals will also he at eighteen
holes
Team championship. six men from each club.
eighteen holes medal play on Saturday morning.
The teams having the best aggregate score wil
play at match play, eighteen holes i'll the afternoon.
At the Knolwood Country Club yesterday a
foursome was played between l.. Stuart Wing.
Chairman of the tircens Committee. and Wal
ter Paul and Kirk. the Drott ssionn and Ar
mold, the ground3man. Wing and Paul made
the IL holes in 10 strokes beating the profess
sionals by 3 up and . to play. The cards were
Wing and Paul. - . 80
Wtnrand Paul. ID q . 3 . 8 76
Kirk and Arnold. 3 4 . 5-3s-7y
At the Wcstbrook Col! Club on Saturday
there was medal play handicap and match
play cub tourney. Il. G. Watson. Jr. won the
prize for the b"-t gross score in the handicap
but after defeating II. b. lioins Jr. by W
| in 10 holes in the semi final match play round.
| lost to W. l.. Gunthrr by down in the finals
Griillths, the professional, made new
| record for the course during the afternoon
making II. His card was:
| out ,............5 3 3 r-3s
| In .................5 $50 II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-18
JaIL BnEaKER HoGAY CAUGHE
Letter Box Thief who Was shipped Out OF
CnlnmbMs, o., penitentinry In n Box.


Timothy J. Hogan. who escaped from Black
wells Island pcnitontiary on Jan 4. 1897. and
from the Columbus, O.. Penitcntiary on May 2
last. was arrested last night at Fortleth street
and Second avenue by Deputy United States
Marshal McAvccny. Post once Inspector
jacobs and Assistant Superintendent Georges.
Duughrrty Of Pinkerton's Agency. represent
ing the american Bankers Association. There
was reward u 500 for llogan's rccapture.
He was traced to the home Of his mother. 1872
Second avenue. and the detectives hired floor
Of house opposite and watched tho place until
they were sure he was Mt home. When they
entered the house last night Hogan attempted
TO escape by going around the fire escape to
the next house. but there he fell into the arms
OF detectives on watch for him.
Hogan escaped from the Ohio Penitentiary
by sccrctinH himself In n case for cigar boxes.
ton. Piggy Real and Frank Baxter stole letters
from mail boxes made tho checks they found
PAYABLE to bearer" and got the money on
them. Hogan and Car ton four wears ago drew
reyolvcrs in Thornton's restaurant In Harl en-.
after scufIie with some other men whose
women friends they had made remarks about,
and fired right and left. Policeman Howard
was ono Of those wounded Both men were
captured. Hogan was sent to BlnckwcIlS lsl-
h. put up at small hotel NJ Westerrille. o..
n suburb Of Columbus. The landlords dnugh-
ter observed that Hogan APPEARED to nave no
employment. and one day she searched vaise
he had and she discovered many checks in the
process Of alteration and several letters which
had been stolen from the street letter boxes in
Columbus She told the Postmaster at Column
bus and Hogan's arrest followed.
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Ava and Nymph to Sail tho Best Two Out
of Three Races.

NEWPORT July 17.-Messrs. 7. l.. Arnold and
]. L. Fletcher. owners of the sloOps Ava and
Nymph. have made n match race between
the two boats for purse, the conditions 10 be
the best two out OF three. The first race will be
sailed of here tomorrow. the start to be made
in the outer harbor. and the course probably 10
Point Judith buoy and back about twenty
miles. Both Yachts are Burgess 4O-iooters,
and the Ava has made quite record this sea-
son. her latest victory being the ocean race
Off Longlsand. In the cruise .! the Atlantic
Yacht Club from New London TO Shelter Island.
she beat II the fleet with the exception OF the
schooner AmOrita.
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...rUrIEw n01EL R0nnyD


g.. ."rrr, y j.. July l7.-'Nobhers entered
g. d. -IN:rw Hotel at D"mar"st ut o'clock
{ . .. .r. Be- = and blew open the safe. They
~. . .I " cash, hrN.drS some paper, Of value.
! 'E'0.~u'U aroused the house. Guests who
BE- 'r..r h. 1.N UUt Of windows were shot at
~ ...a "l~ q ilr gang outside. The might
N.rH'nau, when he attempted to get out OF his
f""., .n.hI tn" door secured with hammock
rui'.. H.n nom the hotel chased the robbers
n .ra- al.'nrby woods. Az n.urn OF lire was
T.. '. I. los somebody.
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Commissioners InRersol. Townsend and
Cannon OF the commission appointed to con-
denim the site for tho proposed Custom House
sat oil day yesterday in tho Federal building
listening to testimony and argument. 1t was
the final session OF the mmission. whose re-
port will be, handed to Circuit Court Judge
the Corporation Counsel's ONCE appeared be-
fore the commission to guard the city's inter-
ests IL the alley running through the property.
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.,y<iSsIyATIOyS IN LOUISIANA.
Irmgipnhoa Murder-Killcd on His Re.
turn from His Fathers Funeral.

NEW ORLEANS. July 17.-Charles Bossier. n
- .r.rrnt citizen OF St Tammany parish. was
ST.. g,u ambush on Saturday night near the
pal-a !i1"ot TUngipuhoa. and he died yestcr-
dr.. in' wa riding with two friends when the
. ..r-..r ui"urt fire. His friends returned the
III, Vt 'u" assn rsraped in the darkness
vi. .uu Snith. " tanner. living seven miles
- w 'n-'. O., Lincoln parish. was shot from
D. |. VIM" entering his house on his return
4 ' has 'Nlh"r's funeral The Sheriff went in
I .-a 20 "a" nN-aS~lnS with II posse, hut no
t"o.. vt lie found Of them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-18
,Ioraylon synod to lie Held Here.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa. July 1.-THE next
session Of the General SYNOD Of the Noravan
Church will be held in Bethlehem in 1900
This was decided last week at the Synod held
IN Hcrreinhutt, Germany. when a resolution
offered by the Rev. William II Rice of Gnnden-
hulten, O.. we adopted. II will be the first
time the SyuCi ha, been held In America.
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$3.50, 900 for Small Brooklyn Parks.

Mayor Van Wyck has not vetoed or approved
the Municipal Assembly resolution requesting
the Board Of Estimate to appropriate $3.50 900
for the improvement Of 4 number OF small
parks in Brooklyn, including Coney ISL
and Park. the Concourse, Dyk"r Meadow Park
Fort Hamilton Park anil Suisse Park. None
'of these parks has ever bee improved. and
the Brooklyn members Of the Assembly want
to have some money spent on them. The
Mayors neglect to act on the resolution makes
il effective, and 1t will be presented to the
Board Of Estmate at tho next meetnG.
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HUDsoN. n. Y, July 1.-THE members team
match at the Glenwood Golf Club on Satur-
The leading scores in the NTH contest for the

Yesterday at the IIarhor Hill Golf Club otto
Hoe kmevor beat W \, Hamilton IN the semi.
final roun for the club championship. ami will
meet George Arms trong on saturday in he final
round The match was very close, Huckmeytr
Icing but | up at the eighteenth tee. He
haIvol the hOm" hole. however. and was |
ML ON tho mntch YhN cArMs Mnre:
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Ex-Mayor William l., Strong will preside at
n meeting to be held at the rooms of the Mer-
chants Association to-day. at which Mrs. Guy
V. Henry. wife Of Gen. Henry OF the United
States Army. who was with her husband
In Porto Rico during all the time he
served as Military Governor OF that island
Of the Porto Ricnns. and more particularly the
necessity for relieving tn" condition OF the
MOMNn and chlIdrCn thare
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Sea Gate Association Incorporated.

ALBANY. July 1.-THE Sea Gate Association
Of Brooklyn was incorporated to-day to main
tain casino and open places on the beach at
Sea Gate for the use of its members. The di-
rectors are Frederick 7. Adams. Frank =.
Wing, 4; II. Gilbert $: Z; Vernon. A. W. Cod
win, +. T. Camp. John L. Baker and Edmund
D, Wight Jr,. Of New York city. and Robert
Maxwell OF Rockville. Conn.
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ALBANY. July l7-Gov, Roosevelt to-day re-
fused to interfere with the sentence OF Michael
Mcdonald. who is to be put to death in Sing
Sing Prison some day during tho week COM
mencing July 80 for the murder OF Stephen
Titus at Eastman's abattolr. in New York city
year ago last May. Both men were EN- ploy ed
there, Titus as a timekeeper. There was
dispute between the men as to the number of
hours Mcdonald had worked. which ended by
Mcdonald firing 1--WE shots into Titus's body.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-18
DIPHrHERIA CHARGED TO MILKMAM.
Cases in His Family and the Households OF
Twelve Customers.

PLAINFrELD. n. j.. July 17.-Twelve cases OF
dphtheria in this town have been traced. ac-
oordinG to tho health authorities. to the home
OF miikman where there is person sick with
the disease. 1t was found that wherever there
The Health iioard at once prohibited him from
snlDlG and the State Board of Health was no.
tiH"G. An Inspector from the latter board was
of the local board, Tho State official imme.
dml",y put all absolute quarantine on the
dul,y
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l,cloH ntS1S mr. mum hoard.
I'I. '.rI I~tu Have Back the Rank and Pay
Ihkrn AMnX In NuNemhrr.

'a-''" Hi,rhon Of the Supreme Court has
i-sN'H I"remptory writ Of nundamus re-
ul..r = ~" Board II Health to rcinstato DR.
William Nathan Belch"r in his former onlrc II
tanI'ary laspcctor. at salary Of 81 ,2OO lie
W. n'.lH IulrI Hitrra civli service eNamina-
or ll i1N'1i, but On Nov. | last he Was reduced
l"'r. uI"a' school in pcctOr at S.iUH mOnthwlth-
rul "hnrG"s, He commended that hO could not
lr l"aucIi from his former RANK and pay with
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Two More Dates for Columbia and Defend or
to Race on Newport.

NEWPORT, July lI-At a meeting Of tine Re-
Gatta Committee OF the Newport Yacht Racing
Association. the following additional dates were
selected for races between the Column bia and
Defender. TO be- sailed of this port on July Is
and n. There may be more than the three
races, hut the three dates are all that have thus
lar been decided upon.
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Ocean Yacht Club Race.

The Ocean Yacht Club held the first OF a series Of
three races on SUNDAY afternoon for a silver cup
presented by Theodore f. Tompkins member Of
the club. The race was for cats and held over
course, eight miles III length il the upper
bay OF the clubhouse NJ staplCtun. staten Island.
The summary: