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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
RACQrET CLUB.
AUSTRALIANS LEAD THE SOUTH OF ENG
LAND TEAM

London May ia large crowd attended the
continuation OF play in the cricket match between
the Australians and the South Of England to-day.
the fine weather. OF which little has been seq here
this season, providing additional inducement
for the spectators As result OF to-day's play
the Australians 2j5 runs 10 the good, with
4 wickets in hand This game. however, Ia con-
sidered TO be in an even state for the South has
the batsmen to play for either draw a forcing
game. The game will be resumed at II S'cock In
the morning The follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
CORNELL CREW CHOSEN.

Ithaca, n. Y. May ls.-Manager Gould. OF the
Cornell Navy tonight sent the names OF the mem
bers OF Cornes varsity crew. as designated by
Coach Courtney. to Chairman Reath OF the Uni
yersity OF Pennsylvania Rowing Committee.
They are follows: Robbins, stroke; Dalzell. ::
Beardslee. 6: Perkins. 5; King. 4: Sweetland. 9;
Holloway 2: Fay bow. These men will be ineli-
glbe TO row In the second against the
University OF Pennsylvania on May 30.
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HARVARD'S FRESHMAN CREW.

Cambridge Mass. May ID. ]. storrow, coach
OF the Harvard freshman crew. picked the follow
ing men this evening to row as the first crew:
Stroke Bancroft: = Ladd: 6. Shuebruk: 8. Goode:
4 Billiard; 3. Campbell: 2. Atkinson bow. Emory;
coxswan. Boothby. This crew will row the Wor-
cester High School crew on Lake Quinssamond.
Worcester Nav %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
YACHTING.

DECORATION DAY REGATTA OF The Al
LANTIC YACHT CLUB.
The programme for the Decoration Day rega''a
of the Atlantic Yacht Club has been lssueu' y
prize OF s25 in value or cash VIII De a"a'ueu ~
the winning yacht. over thirty-sM leet ia0','e
lorotb in each class and a prize OF $40 TO the
winning Yacht thrty-six feet and under in each
class The start will be made in three DIVISIONS
In the first division will be all schooners and Class
II OF sloops cutters and yawls; in the second.
classes j. X l. and NJ Of sloops, cutters anu
vavs and in the third. Glass y OF sloopsi CUTTERS
yaws and mainsa yachts The first division O VIII
sail over a course forty-one and one-halI miles lons
sSe second over course nineteen miles long, and
The third over course sixteen and one-hai miles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
YALE CREW CONTESTS.

w-Haven. May is.-The first three races In the
Yale spring regatta held this afternoon on
Lake Whitney In the first race the Welch Hall
crew defeated the Favonian by about three
boat lengths in three-quarter- mile race. The
second race was won by the Coystrel crew, which
defeated the Gentemen's eight by about one length.
The last contest by the Harlequin crew,
defeating the WEIGH Hall crew in close race.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.

At Misunderstanding. 2: Scranton. g.
At Toronto-Toronto, I; Hartford. ).
At Bingha MISUNDERSTANDING o: Albany.
At Acknowledgement. I; Worcester. l.
At Richmond Richmond. 6: Wikesbarre, g.
AT Taunton, Mass.-Taunton, 10: Cambridge,
At Amherst-Dartmouth. 4; Amherst, 2.
At Lancaster-Lancaster, s: Newark. 4.
AT Paterson-Paterson o: Allentown, II.
Al Observation-Disclosures, 4: Detroit, 4.
At St Paul-St Paul. 9; Buffalo. j.
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BOSTON. 10; LOUISVILLE. 4.

Louisville, May 19.-The Colonies held their own
until the seventh inning. when the Beaneaters
pounded out five runs. Stahs batting was feat
uie' @N'''O' -'0 r. II. f
Louisville ..........0 % o
i3oston ...........O 4 Alb is
mountaineering and KittrIdge; Klen and Bergen
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srr1C1DE OF ADDISON PARKER.

Beaver Dam. Wis. May 10.-Addson Parker
nftv-two years old a well-known turf man. COM
mitted suicide to-day by shooting himself IN the
head Parker for years was associated with ROD
ert Bonner, Of NewYork
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BULLS.
BEARS.

TWO GAMES ON ST. GEORGE CRICKET
GROUND.
Manager Smithson has strong attraction for
tomorrow at the St. George Cricket Ground Two
games will be played, beginning at o'clock. with
a contest between the Hudson Athletic club and
the 4th Regiment n. G.. n. J. The main contest
will be between the Meriden Club. OF the Con-
necticut League. and the Hoboken Baseball Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
DOUBLE HEADER AT WASHINGTON

Washington, May 1S-Pittsburg won the first
game to-day by hard hitting and Washngton's
errors. In the second the Senators found Hofer
an easy proposition, while weighing did good work
The batting of Donovan and Freeman were the
features OF the games. Attendance, 5000 The
scores follow:
FIRST GAME.
r. II. e
Washington ........O o o % II .
PittsbIrg .........1 Oil /" .
Batteres-Baker and Mcclure: Tannehil and Bower
man. ... e.,,r
r. II. r
Washington ........1 DO IL
pittShIro .......I O o q o o o II 4
Batteries-weyhng and MCGUIRE Hotter and Bower
maj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
SIXTH RAcE-Hsndicsp: with $3.50 added for three
year-olds and upward. The Wihers Nile.

FAyoRITEs IN FRONT AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville. May 1a-Th.s was the favorites day
again at Churchill Downs hve favorites and one
veil-backed second choice getting the money. The
Juvenile Stakes. a selling sweepstakes for two.
xAar-ods. was won In impressive style by Aven-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

The flagship sachem OF the Atlantic Yacht Club
is still at Port Jefferson. and Commodore FRED
erfck T. Adams will not have her brought 10 the
club until later in the season. Commodore ADAMS
Is in mourning for his mother. who dled recehtIx
Vice Commodore Whitlock's schooner Ramona VIII
he used as the flagship for while. ana is no" AZ
Sea Gate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

Clifford Brokaw's steam yacht Uvira, known as
the Aithea until bought last winter. Is h'ths OUT
AT one of the Harlem River yards
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
THE RACETRACk.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY'S CONTESTS Al
MORRIS PARK.

spIendid programme is offered for the co'' T%o
- ~ raceeoers to-day at Morris PARK. ne
stallion Stakes is the chief feature. Many WEI We
rnown racing men predict that the coh'eS. VIII
On. Of the most exciting OF the year me- az
afteen youngsters named as probable s1dI' 80
the field will be unusually large lor s''"'
year-old race early In the season.
The Grand National Steeplechase is hKelY 10 az
tract the leaders of society in large numbers ne
track is in excellent condition. and II 'here Is n
rain a record-breakng attendance is an"c'p"'7u
nv the management. Here are the ENTREES
rrpSr EAcE-For three year-olis; selling; weights u
be seven pounds above the scale Last seven u'o"s'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR BROOKLYN

Cincinnati May 19-Ewing took Phillips out OF
the game after the third inning because he was
Wild though only two hits and no runs had been
made off him. Taylor who followed was hit hard
by Brooklyn. Dahlen drove in six OF his sides
seven runs. Attendance 4128. The score follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
wEII-KNOWN TRAINER DEAD.

Saratoga ~ Y May 1a-George Ayres. morse
trainer well known in racing circles throusHou'
the United States and Canada died suddenly during
The night here For thirty years he had charge OF
the late Erastus Cornings racing staoes III Al
ham
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

An Interested spectator Mt the Americas Cup
races will be Captain Sycamore, who was one OF
the skIppers on board the Valkyrie III IN the last
contests for the trophy In 1888.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

hits-selbaeh Beckley Dahlen Three,ba;e hs-Beck-
ley Dahlen Kelley. Stolen base-Wood Double plays
Wood to stenfedt Corcoran Beckey. First base on
balls-By Phillips. 3; by Taylor /; by Kennedy. g. Hit
by pitched ba-By Phillips. g. Struck out-By Phillips,
/: by Kennedy l. Wild pitch-Philps Time-2:5.
Umpires-Swartwood and Warner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
NETWORK.

Earned runs-st. Louis, 2, Naw-York 6. Two-bass
hits-fleidrck and Grady. Home run-Meekin. Double
plays-Davs and Gleason: Bates and oConnor. Three
base hts-P Wilson. o Bren. Hartman. Hit by pitcher
BY Wilson J.: Bases on balls-or Meekin !; on
Doheny OF Wilson. T. Off Bates, 2. Struck out-By
wilson l. Time OF game-1:4o Umpires-Burns and
gmi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

Since the purchase by the Pennsylvania Railway
Company OF the land on which the New-Jersey
Yacht Club has been. the club has been consider
ing several plans for new home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
BOXING.
JOE. wALcorr KNOCKS OUT dick" o'BRIEN AT
THE BROADWAY CLUB

THE BROADWAY CLUB.
Joe" Wacott, Tom" o Rourke's colored protege.
knocked out Dick" OBrien IN the fourteenth round
OF the bout that was scheduled for twenty rounds
at the Broadway Athletic Club house last night.
Wacott who was head shorter than his OPP
ponent showed the more science throughout the
contest The preliminary bout OF ten rounds be-
tween Black Critic" and Young Wacott' was
decided draw.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

Duouesne in commission at the Bay Ridge fac nj
Basin Captain Pagel said yesterday that ne
would be ready by June j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

The bicycle policemen In Brooklyn are hoping
that Police Commissioner York will not further
delay action In increasing the number OF bicycle
policemen I'm Brooklyn. Those who know the i'm
mense amount OF work done by the squad realize
that the force should be Increased. and increased
Immediately.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
BASEBALL.
NETWORKS FORFEIT A GAME TO ST. LOUIS
OWING TO GLEAsoN's CONDUCT.
MEEKIN WENT TO PIECES IN THE SIXTH INNING
GAVE FIVE BASES on BA1Ls-BRooKLYN
WINS FROM CINCINNATI
GAMES YESTERDAY.

RrookIvn T. Cincinnati g. Psburg II; Washington.
~ Louis o. New-York OIL first game.
forfeted. Washington, 10: Pi;tsburg
Boston, 10: louisville, 4. second gafne)
Baltimore. T. Chicago 2.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
CRICKET.

THE RACQUET CLUB PLAYS BRILLIANT DRAWN
GAME WITH THE STATEN ISLAND
CRICKET CLUB
The Racquet Club played its annual cricket
match against the Staten Island Cricket Club at
Livingston on Thursday and made a particularly
brilliant showing against the crack Islanders. the
contest ending in a drawn game after a spirited
fight. r. T. Rokeby played a vigorous innings Of
So not out for the Racquet Club, and he we'll
backed by George Standing and W. Witherspoon.
For Staten Island w S. r. Oglby compiled SIS. not
out in short order hitting the ball TO all parts
of the field Valuable assistance also rendered
by r A. Sparks, Lohmann and G.. y. Boyd. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

request has been made that all the yachts
anchoring in the harbor before the intercollegiate
boat race at New-London next month be umi-
mated on the night before The race. The Newton
don people thinking Of having water fete
then.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

Captain Wallace Eldridge laid up chester Una
.,r,r conbo IN Florida on April 3. and then came
North according to custom. and Is now ntsihs out
The vawl Polly. The name OF the fIorlda ooat
bos 70 he kent down to five letters. so that one p
of the classic word has been permanently cropped
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

The steam yacht Sappho. owned by ]. H. Alex
andre. of the New-York Yacht Club. is being Mt
ted out for the season at the Brooklyn Warehouse
Yacht Basin, Twenty sixth-st.. BROOKLYN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

Captain William Carmen will be the skipper OF
former Commodore Louis Bosserts steam
yacht Mayita which launched son Tuesday
Captain Carmen has been sailing master for Mr.
Bossert for some years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

The paint has all been scraped from the top
sides Of the Defender. and II is said TO have scaled
off easily. owing to the quick degeneration of the
aluminium underneath.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

The auxiliary schooner Black Pearl owned by
Edwin r. sheldon OF the New-York Yacht Club,
is now on the drydock at Tobo's. having been
thoroughly cleaned since her West Indian cruise
and Is painted black above the water-lne. green
for some distance below the water Inc ana red on
peller that feathers its blades when the yacht Is
proceeding under canvas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

Samuel c. Wicks & Co. have Just completed A
cruising yacht for w. F. and j. H. Hendrickson.
of Astoria. The vessel is now moored at North
Beach. and went into commission on May 8. She
has been christened the Cheetah. She Is 80 feet q
inches long and has a cabin and cockpit finished
in oak and trimmed with mahogany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

f. r. Hunt OF the New-York Yacht Club. who
recently leased his schooner yacht Intrepid to e.
Clarke has chartered for his own use the steam
yacht Enterprise. which Is now fitting out at the
Erie Rasin Mr. Clarke liked the Intrepid so well
that as soon as he returned from the West Indies
he bought her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

The sloop Eidolon owned by James Weir jr. OF
tho Atlantic Yacht Club is preparing for the sea-
son at the Bay Ridge Yacht Basin. and will be
ready by MAY 80.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

The cutter Susie. owned by Cornelius Ferguson.
of the Gravesend Bay Yacht Club. Is fitting out at
GlenWood Long Island. and Is 10 receive sails.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

The steam yacht Felicia. owned by f. W. Bliss
Of the New-York Yacht Club. is fitting out unde
the supervision Of Captain A. l.. Haskell at Sout
Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

Captain John Silva is preparing the steam yach'
cara for commission. and the boat Will be ready
On about ten DAYS He says that the cara Is owned
by Messrs Gardner and Cox. and that they nave
chartered her to New-York yacht CluD member
whose name is withheld.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

The steam yacht Sycamore. which lately tool
John H. Hanan on n West Indian cruise. Is nov
being fitted out for the season at Mannings slips
IN the Erie Basin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

BOWMAN CYCLE STORES. 300 broadway SIN Avsl
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

The steam Yacht Admiral which has lately been
cold will drop the name Red Cross. by which she
was known last year. and so back to her original
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

Frederick H. Benedlct's steam yacht Vergana
orders The Vergana Is now in commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

Mrs. Charlie Barr. the wife OF the Column
bias skipper has gone 10 England for a summer
trip and Is now at Southampton. When at home
the Bars live at City Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20

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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-20
f GOOD ROADS NOTES. !
Highways in Porto Rico.

III OTTO
Many of the soldiers who went to
Porto Rico and Cuba in che war with
Spain were enthusl astio wheelmen.
Two OF them met at Che headquarters
OF the New York division of the L.
A. w. and began to compare notes.
One OF them was a member of Troop
q, of Brooklyn, and he said: 81 have
heard the claim made that the natives
down there did not know what good
roads were, but my own experience
showed me that sLch was not the case.
The military road from Ponce to San
Juan runs diagonally across the island
from southwest to northeast. This
road is probably ninety miles long,
and it is splendid piece of macadam.
1t is bordered on each side, for part
of the way, with trees, and it fur
nishes line road for cycling. The
road is kept in repair on the European
system, in sections. There is a wide
gully or ditch on the side of the road
which furnishes excellent drainage,
and the culyerts are also admirably
arranged. About the heaviest grade
is probably six per cent. in the mile.
1 tell you that many of us wished that
we had our wheels along when we
were down there" Then the other
wheelman, who had spent considera-
BILE time in Cuba before and since the
war, said 'There are some good
roads in Cuba, and under the new or
der of things there will be more.
The shell road on the west side of the
island is fine, and tits about thirty miles
long. The roads about Santiago
don't amount to much at present.
There is fine road near Cienfuegos,
and have travelled over it for about
eighteen miles. In my trips through
the island have found good macadam
roads in the mountains. In some
places these roads appear to be cut
out of the solid rock, and they are in
as good condition to-day as they were
l don't know how many years ago.
suppose that as soon as they become
thoroughly Americanized down there
we will have to send missionaries and
organize an L. A. w. alliance and
good roads association. They have
some good roads now, but most of
them seem to begin nowhere and end
in about the same sort of district"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-20
SUN EcLlPsso AT MIDNIGHT.
A Phenomenon Which Was Visible No,
where on Earth.

n fhenomenon Which was Visible Nos
where on Earth.
The ordinary almanac gave for De-
cember 13 partial eclipse of the sun,
invisible at Greenwich And, indeed,
the expression as to its invisibility
might have been put much stronger,
for 1t was seen in no inhabited region
OF the earth. An Antarctic expedi-
ton might possibly have sailed within
its sphere of influence, but as it was
it passed unmatched by human eyes.
This being SO, and the eclipse one that
was necessarily wholly unseen, it
would seem as if nothing more could
be said about it, and as if it might be
passed without comment. But, un-
seen as it was, the eclipse was by no
means devoid of interest. First of all,
1t offers us an example of what seems
a paradox-an eclipse of the sun TAX
ing place at local midnight. 1t is,
moreover, the first of three eclipses
falling within period no longer than
single calendar month. December
27 brought total eclipse of the moon
Mt Greenwich; January II a partial
eclipse of the sun, and the three are
very intimately connected with each
other. The latter in nearly all its
characteristics stands in strong con.
trast to the eclipse of December ia
large partial eclipse which will be
seen just outside the arctic regions, at
their midday and in their midwinter.
Nor is this sequence accidental. A
similar triplet of eclipses-the first
partial of the sun and seen near the
south pole, the second total of the
moon, the third partial of the sun and
visible near the north pole-occurred
just eighteen years ago, all three
eclipses falling in December, 1880.
Going back yet another eighteen
years, we find the same thing repeated
some ten days earlier in the year, and
so on right away backward till 1864,
when, while the southern eclipse was
large partial one and fell nearly in
the midwinter of the southern hemi-
sphere. the northern was q mere Craze
taking place at the midnight OF the
regions from which it was visible.
Looking forward, we find in like man
ner that eighteen years hence another
similar triplet of eclipses will fall at
the turn of the year, and yet another
eighteen years later still. This ends
the series of these midnight eclipses
of the sun in the south polar regions,
for January, 1858, will be marked
only by total eclipse of the moon.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-20
Dwellers in the Arctic Are Gres
Drinkers.

Dwellers in the Arctic Are Great
Drinkers.
The dwellers in the Soudan or the
Sahara, of course, you would suggest
But you would be quite wrong. 1t is
not the tribes who dwell in the fiery
deserts of the tropics who drink most
water in day. Far from It, They
are, as a rule, most temperate in all
things. Unlikely as it may seem, it
Is just the last people you would ina
gine-the dwellers in the frozen north,
the Esquimaux-sayst the Philadelphia
Record. They seem to have a thirst
which Is quite unquenchable, and for
that purpose they are constantly melt
Ing snow and ice over the lamp which,
fed by blubber, burns day and night
In every hut. Small wonder that the
soapstone out of which these lamps are
made is to the still uncivilized Esuui-
maux the most valuable of possessions.
and that they will make long journeys
to secure pieces large enough to carve
lamps out Of. The lamp itself is shall
low, in the form Of small segment of
a circle, and the wick of dry moss,
rubbed between the hands with a lit
tie fat. 1t supplies itself with oil by
melting long thin slip OF blubber
hung above the flame. Sometimes
substitutes for the soapstone lamps are
made by the women, by cementing to-
gether pieces of other stone with a
composition of clay, hair and seals
blood, but they are never very satis-
factory
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-20

An interesting departure in our e1-
port trade promises to be the sale of
automobile vehicles. The announce
ment is made that a company has
been formed in Paris expressly for the
sale of these carriages of American
manufacture, and that large orders
have been placed in several American
cities. No matter how novel the arti-
Gle may be, American skill and inge-
nuity are ready to supply it to any
applicant and to any market cheaper
and better than it can be produced
anywhere else in the world.