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New-York tribune., 1899-12-11

The last four men failed TO qualify ana were
dropped from the list soon as they lost three
games. ~, ao,
There is much sectional interest IN the nnai
games for the championship, and large attend
ance is promised The capacity Of the club theatre
will probably be taxed to its utmost FOR the iast
games as II was last season. for ALREADY most Vi
the seats have been subscribed for. so DR. Ranney
declares by prominent club members ana DiIhaiu
experts
The schedule for the final series this week VIII De
made up and announced from day TO day. the IN
tention of the committee being TO hold back the
winners so that the championship Will depend on
the last games. For to-day Threshie Will play
Heyner in the afternoon and In the evening Srn1tn
will meet Hendrick and KELLOGG Will play cutter
Without counting any ties that have to be pIayeo
off the tournament will end on Friday, Tor mere
are fifteen games to be played, and there VIII De
one each afternoon at o'clock and two each even
ing the first beginning at 7:30 O'Clock.
Threshie Of Boston, and Smith, OF st. Louis. are
the general favorites for the Championship al
though kellogg, OF Chicago and Cutler, or boston,
are expected to play close to the others. HeVner
and Hendrick are not expected 10 win many games
from the others. delegation OF Bostonlans is eX-
pected over to see the final games. and their ad-
vance guard has already arrived, with the predlc-
tIon that Threshie and Cutler Will win both nrst
and second prizes between them number OF other
out of town enthusiasts are expected In town this
week for the big f1nal games
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
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tanding Of the players Is as follows:
CYCLING.
CENTURY ROAD CLUB ELECTION.
DEFEAT OF THE TICKET HEADED BY MR. MACKEY
DEPLORED BY PRESIDENT HEAToN

Chicago. Dec. 10.-rhe election committee OF the
Century Road Club met at the Great Northern
Hotel to-day and elected the following officers
President E. j. Porter New-York: first vice -presi-
dent H. w Knights Melrose, Mass second vice.
president, Jules Denegre St Paul; secretary. G. NJ
Fairchild Chicago; treasurer. W. G. Niemeyer
Joliet. III.
Cleveland Ohio, Dec. 10.-A copy Of the Chicago
dispatch announcing the election Of officers OF the
Century Road Club was shown to President Charles
w Heaton Of the American Century Wheelmen.
and he was asked what effect. If any, the election
would have upon the new National organization Of
which he is the executive head President Heaton
said:
The result is just as l expected. and exactly as
/ predicted when the various nominations were
announced. The same element against which the
Ohio division OF the Century Road Club fought so
in power and the result, In my opinion, Will be an
enormous loss in membership from that organiza-
| tion. Such clean and honorable ticket as that
| headed by w. II. Mackey. of New-York. deserved
better fate than defeat particularly at this time,
when there exists such widespread feeling OF
discomfort within the ranks OF that body. requiring
the guidance of man skilled in diplomacy, an
adept in the harmony business, such as | know
| Mr.. Mackey to be-
The defeat Of his ticket will convince his friends
! ranted. and that association will prove
more congenial to them than their present situa-
ton We in receipt Of hundreds OF letters and
kilograms from all parts Of the United States offer
ing large additions to membership In the
election Just closed should go against the Mackey
| fulfilled and our organization be the gamer by the
| late election
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
G1MM AND PIERCE DISSATISFIED.


THINK REFEREES IN THE SIX DAY RACE DID
NOT TREAT THEM FAIRLY
There was a marked contrast In the condition
OF the bicyclists who finished n the six day race
which was completed Saturday night at the Mad-
son Square Garden and the exhausted condition
which the bicyclists were in at the finish Of the
race last year. Yesterday afternoon saw all Of
the successful riders awake, and many OF them
took walks about the city. Miller after the race
was taken TO a Turkish bath. He retired at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. and arose at noon. and
after eating a hearty breakfast left his hotel and
in company with his wife called on friends. Waller.
his partner in the race, retired at the same hour
He. TOO. went TO a Turkish bath after the race.
He slept until o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
ate breakfast with his wife at the Ashland House
in Fourth-ave Both men expressed themselves as
feeling satisfied with the race and said they felt
as though they could start another week Of
racing. Maya and McEachren. the team that fin
ished second were also up and about.
Fischer and Chevaer. the French team. retired
Immediately after the race. at the Hotel Barthodi.
Victor Breyer. the manager. said he satisfied
with the place his men had taken in the race. Gmm
and Pierce. the winners OF the third prize. seemed
10 be the only riders TO express dissatisfac-
tion, Pierce said yesterday afternoon, at the Put
nam House:
I'VE were robbed OF the race and have said 30
since the middle of the week. In the first place.
there nineteen laps taken of my by the
den thirteen hours one day ! gained good start
in the before the other riders had realized IT,
and then when they saw my score they registered
a kick hgured the experiment OF the team
the individual money. / started OF doubling the
time the other riders for the hrst three hours.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
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PROGRAMME OF SPORTS TO-DAY

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for Class %
chamnionship. Amateur Athletic Union;
Tm,ckerbocker Athletic Club, 3 p. m. anu an.
7:30 D. m; amateur handicap 'ournd''e"''
Daly's Academy. ,.
%, Do 80 Manhisto teams; Harlem League
Empire. Norris wheelmen and MornineSi,ue MOT TeS,ue
than and Doolittle teams Royal y ArcSnun Snunci
Rational Ieague-Lotus KnicKer-
horker teS and Riverdale teams; BROOKLYN IN IN
terclub League-Hanover VS.. Lincoln, N ,,s
iumban VS. aurora Grata; sti,or CreSfsn ys Tnicker
plTon.' Rrootlyn Royal Arcanum-Brook,
,xn Soeker Nassau 1d and Commonwealth Council
En, ,s RovaI' Arcanum Tournament
De witt clinton, Bushwick ana LIE Ao"e
Council teams.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
Dress Goods in Patterns for Gifts

of which becomes
hdaydme We keeping here with the
this have been much larger scale than
ever-e goods fabrics made springs
selling hundreds of dress lengths Of goods appropriate for present
Special advantages sought buying and offer share
you-advang bring goods in this shape twoTd-
at one-ha hah-he selling prices of to-day
sands SIPS and
dagonas- s-adn
ddrspau
lkandw veous
in
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
BILLIARDS..
RECORDS OF THE PLAYERS IN THE CLASS Z
CHAMPIONSHIP PRELIMINAR1ES.

The final series Of billiard games for the Ciass %
amateur championship Of the United states wiz
begin to-day at the Knickerbocker Athleuc CiuO
theatre. under the auspices OF the amateur an an,
,o,, linton Six PLAYERS survived the preliminaries
of last week and It is significant that they are all
from out Of town. every one OF the four New aorA
experts having been disqualified In the prehm-
nares Dr. Miller. Of the Knickerbocker A,hellc
Club however. who did not qualify. MADE Detter
grand average than did Hevner. the Phlaoeiph'ai''
who did get into the 1nal.
1-ho records of the PLAYERS for last weeks games
are as follows
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11

There were men in the that went.n for the III IN
dv,duaI prizes the start and no one couiu
them from them. Then. again, Gimm Iost s seaS 90
iaps by accidents and they were not restoie ,,o
bir, as was the case with the Frencn rlueIs. ,no
accident which Glmm encountered lost us -FOUR laps
and the race" - - ...s surnrsed
Mr.. Powers manager or the rdCe' ""' '''f
Mt the statements OF Pierce. ,,oh ootor
ut is pretty late for Pierce to make sIEm d,ns the
shIne statements I heard several times uurlis tt,e
week that ne had been doing some kicking puDncly'
went TO him personally and heard his grievhiceSs. "a
1 showed him where he was Wrons' anu "'
mitted IL"
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
KENTUCKY HORSES TO GO TO BELCIUu

Lexington, KY. Dee. 70 CspecaD-Eugene Poot
mans. Of Belgium. VINO has been in Lexington FOR
the last week buying high class horses. has bought,
Of Cotty Nagel the famous winners Beau Brummeu
and Major. Beau Brumme has won in many
States and IS OF tile best high school horses
in the State. Pootmans has also bought OF A. B.
Lewis thirteen head OF Nichols & Thomas three
head and OF John Stewart one horse. The horses
were shipped to-day.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
NJ the race. was surprised
BOWLING.
RECORDS OF THE INDUSTRIAL TouhNA
s+MIsCELLANEOUS GAMES
OF THE WEEK.

The Industrial League tournaments were .ne
prlncipai feature OF last weeks BOWLING heco'us
flew like chips from a woodchoppers axe anu
high scores and close games were oi iiea''"'
occurrence. - ..... ara
r. ,bo Fire Insurance League three teams are
,,od for first place the Greenwich Palatine anu anu
fTnderwriters teams each having won nVe t,hnr tahv
and lost one with high scores very Close 'oh''N''
The record Is as follows:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
CHICAGO ELEVENS CHRISTMAS TRIP.

Chicago, Dec. lo.-A dispatch to The Tribune from
Madison. Wis. says
The football team of the University Of Chicago
will take trip 10 the Pacific Coast probably dur
Ing the Christmas vacation. IL appears that the
University OF California holding on waiting
10 play the winner OF the Western championship
game. 1t Of choice between Wisconsin
and Chicago. The Western eleven would make
a definite arrangement with neither team when IL
was learned that final game TO be played,
and ch!cago has option the date and
the university authorities have sanctioned the
game
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
TWO NEW RECORDS FOR THE DRUG TRADE.

Tho team representing Colgate Co. broke all
taor records in the Wholesale Drug Trade Asso-
citation with a total Of sl5 rolled Saturday night
while colgate OF that team, supplanted 1ne ST.
sons individual record with his score OF 20 rpIeu
in tho record game. This team holds the lead ny
hiq margin The standing is follows
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
RECORD OF THE sLossoN-DALY TOURNEY

There are five moro games 10 be played in the
slosson-Daly handicap amateur tournament at
Dalys Academy. and two more Of them Will be
played to-day. In the afternoon Keeney (2sW Will
meet Arnold (22O) and tonight Stark 900 Will play
Townsend (2sO The last games Will be reached
either Wednesday or Thursday. unless ties make IT
necessary prOlong the schedule. The original
plan was 10 have the winner OF this second section
meet the winner of the first section, Poggenburg IN
a special match for the Slosson-Daly trophy Unless
the plans are altered or Poggenburg wins the sec
ond section also this week the championship match
will be played at the end of this week or early
next week. ,,
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
COlOred Silks and BlaCk==-BargainS

silk described dainty turquoise
and
up o and figures
al
riches Of Innings
veslds mhS
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11

NEW RECORDS OF THE BANK CLERKS
The Sub Treasury team broke the seasons hish
record IN the Bank Clerks League with team
soore of S79 last week while Miles, OF the Me
sortos md Traders National Bank. broke the
Tditidnal record with "A score Of 2iS on Thursday
night The Reoublc team leads however, 40 ''''
foIlowinR table shows:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11

LONG ISLAND CYCLISTS LEAGUE RECORD
The Bushwick Wheelmen's bowling team holds
first place in Class of the Long Island Cyclists
tournament while in Glass B the Greater New
York Wheelmen increased their lead by taking two
more victories, which gives them a clean record
OF six games won and none lost The standing Is
follows:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
RRooKLYN ROYAL ARcANuM RECORD.

The Philadelphos and Bushwick teams have lost
only one game each in the Brooklyn Royal Ar
canum League, and close struggle is going on
between them for the leadership. Just now the
former Is ahead by the following record
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11

II will be interesting news 10 the professionals
who covet the pums which go with the title OF
champion TO learn that VIII" Smith. the present
holder OF that title, has left his home ciub IN en-
cago for four months tour throush 'nc 80 80
- cou,h Durinp this time he will doubtless line
his nurse to comfortable fulness with the money re-
ceived from giving lessons and Playing s.arei m con-
tests with other members Of the fraternity oel9re ore
Wae,orn W. lights has gone TO take charge or the
links at Coronado Beach. Cal.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
CLASS B.
CLASS A
MISCELLANEOUS GAMES OF THE WEEK

SCORES OF MATCHES AND TOURNAMENT GAMES
AT SOME OF THE SMALLER CLUBS.
The Dewey and Charter teams rolled a series OF
match games with seven men each side at tho
Feitzenkeler alleys foot Of East Ffty-seventh-st.,
on Thursday evening with the following result:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
RCANUM TOURNAMENT

NETWORK ROYAL ARCANUM TOURNAMENT
The first team representing Our Council in the
New-York Royal Arcanum League passed the first
team from New-York Council last week and as
sumed the lead. The struggle between the TWO is
still very close. however, as the following record
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
G Nm&m~M ~1hp
It's Better Than Christmas

EARLY four thousand yards roped evergreen were required to @ the
bigger welcome
pleasure for making We
slice of the profits
December profits Don't
tha-mpy isn't did, and that can be
the where everybody else is happy
believe, candidy honestly thoroughly Wanamr prices are the
ntnsy limitations
or shan,s o makeshhs be a Don't you?
all should economical really the most
thcybu careless a. to- many Don't
the Annex Christmas Stores fifth hoor s
If for you
rather thing you possible this
please and wilrt paid
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
RECORD.

LIFE INSURANCE TOURNAMENT RECORD
There was little change In the Life Insurance
roagua standing last week. The double victory
of the Equitable team. however moved 1t up In
the list somewhat The record to date Is as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
I0EWEY


club game was rolled on the Protection alleys
One hundred and fifty -second-st and Courtland-
ave. Wednesday evening. by members OF the
Ladies' Oriental Club, the scores being as follows
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11
High
ROYAL ARdaNUM sUB-ToURNAMENT

The East New-York Council team still maintains
its lead in the Brooklyn Royal Arcanum sub
tournament having a clean record Of ten straight
victories. The tournament standing is as follows;
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11

The members Of the Columbia Bowling Club
rolled n match game on Tuesday evening six men
10 a team. on the Acme Hall alleys in Brooklyn
with the following result:
First tean-w. Brown, i2i +. Holly 1875. O. Hubner
l65. f. Wood l39. G. Chapple 1874: H. Kay. 1885, total
sas
Second team-F. Thompson i45 f. Goodwin. l72; N
Wood. 1874: u. Cruikshank. 100: r. Hubner. i35: ] Will
son. i29. total. sla.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-11

,,o,,,o from, that quarter that no games would be
permitted The Massachusetts LEGISLATURE IN Sso Ss
nassed a law that whoever takes part IN a gam,
snort or play OF any kind on Sunday is liable TO a
ne OF $50 and is this law Which r tine pSee The
members OF the Brookline Country Ciuo. one one, n U
the most fashionable ORGANIZATIONS N m the oaTd Of
Diractors that whoever made use OF the links on
sunday did so his own peril ana ~ since % tha' ina
her OF contests on that day, but the sport Is noe
wholly prohibited In this city the pnt,on pont,e ho foT
the public links at Van Cortandt are open on on
sunday and are well patronzed Most OF tne o5 otnen @
Courses within the city's limits are also useo on
that day. and thus far there seems 10 nave oeen
no effort made TO close them