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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-31
KINeMoND WINS BIG PURSE.
Stable Companion of Idolita Takes
2:24 Trot at Dubuque.

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. 30.-Kingmond,
owned by Mr.. Frank Jones of Ports
mouth, N. H, and the stable compan-
ion of Idolita, who yesterday won the
Horse Review Futurity, today took
down the $1,000 purse offered for 2:24
trotters at the Nutwood Driving park.
Cornelia Belle took second money;
Dainty Daffo. third, and Escobar
fourth. The first was the fastest of the
three heats, 2:111s, and Kingmond took
all three of the heats. hands down. In
the first, Cornelia Belle. the pole horse,
gave Kingmond a rather stiff argu-
ment coming up the stretch, but was
unable to keep up the squirt, and fell
back to second place. In the second
heat the Jones entry acted badly and
broke twice before reaching the quar-
ter, but after that she closed up a gap
of twenty-five lengths on Cornelia
Belle and won by a short head. The
third heat was easy for Kingmond from
the quarter pole on. Dainty Daffo and
Escobar had a stiff brush in the
stretch.
Tomorrow three great PAGERS will
contest for a special purse of 700.
The entries are: Directly. Ananias and
Burrough Park formerly Planet).
Todays attendance was over 10000.
1t is expected to be double tomorrow.
and the track is in prime condition for
the special event.
Results:
The Key City. 2:24 class. trotting:
purse, $4,000 Kingmond won in
straight heats. Time-2:111A. 2:12H,
2:12A. Cornelia Belle, second, Dainty
Daffo third. Escodar. Mart Allerton.
Afro L. Vaner and Alic Carr also
started.
The Shafter, 2:35 class, pace: purse.
81, 000-Dan Patchen won fourth. fifth
and sixth heats. Time-2:15, 2:171s,
2:26$z. Armada Prince won second
and third heats and was second. Time
-2:12%, 2:151a. Admiral Dewey. Dark
ener Dunston, Oh So, Minnie Simmons
and Lord Semrall also started.
The Commercial, 2:07 class, pace;
purse. $500 (unfinished)- Sallie Toler
won third and fourth heats. Time
2 :063z, 2:0SA. Indiana won first. in
2:06Is Giles Moves won second heat,
in 2:O5h. Tom ogden and Sherman
CLAY also started.
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CenniS.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT BEGINS
FOUR PRELIMINARY MATCHES
PLAYED YESTERDAY.
Rodney Badger, Frank Krafts, W.
Salisbury and j. Badger Yester-
days Winners.

Four of the preliminary matches in
the tennis tournament were played off
yesterday. Rodney Badger defeated E.
E. Kfmball, Frank Krafts defeated
Brigham Cannon, w. Salisbury de-
feated Claude Gates, and ]. Badger
beat r. A. Oglesby. The matches were
witnessed by small but interested
crowds. The public is invited to at
tend all matches, which will go on all
TINS week and most of next.
The first match of the tournament
was between Frank Krafts and Brig
nam Cannon on the Pitts court. Krafts
demonstrated his superiority in the
first set. taking it 60. The second set
was closer, Cannon taking the first
three games and bringing it TO a deuce
set. With the score all Cannon weak
ened and Krafts easily won the next
two games, making the final score rs.
The match between Rodney Badger
and Z. E. Kimball went to Badger in
straight sets. 1t was played on the
Deseret Tennis club court. Badger is
considered the most likely winner of
the tournament. His form is excellent,
he drives hard and low and covers the
court in excellent style. His first set
with Kimball he won 6-2. taking the
second set to love, despite several very
pretty rallies by Kimball. who was
clearly unmatched, but played a hard
uphill game.
The Salisbury-Gates match was also
played On the Pitts court. The first set
was won by Salisbury rather easily.
but in the second set Gates made hard
fight and ran il up to deuce. With the
score Go. Salisbury took the next two
games. making it So.
The best match of the day was be-
tween Dick Oglesby and J. Badger.
Oglesby won the first 60. but in the
second he let down, while Badger found
his form ana took the set 61. The final
set was one that delighted the little
crowd of enthusiasts which gathered
on the side lines. Each point was
fought for gamely by both players. and
after the score had gone twice to deuce
in games. Badger took the thirteenth
and fourteenth and won by Sc.
Three matches and perhaps four will
be played today. C. Roberts plays J.
F. Sharp at a. m. at the Deseret
court; McGregor and Richards meet at
the Roberts court on East First South
at D. M. and Krafts and Thayer play
at the Pitts court at the same hour.
The other matches in the preliminary
round will be played off as rapidly as
possibly They are II. Young VS.. Rev.
Ellis Bishop. G. Badger vs. D. Kim
ball. F. T. Roberts VS.. E. Hills, Con-
rad VS.. Whitney.
Following is a summary of yester-
days matches:
Frank Krafts beat Brigham Cannon,
go, 7-5.
Rodney Badger beat E. E. KiInball.
So, 60.
w. Salisbury beat Claude Gates
So. So
]. Badger beat r. Badger. 26. 81. Sc.
The finals will probably be reached
by Saturday, Sept. 9.
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Railroad Notes.

Travelling Auditor ]. Q. Critchlow OF
the Utah & Pacific has returned from
Uvada and Milford.
]. c. Devereaux, travelling freight and
passenger agent of the Santa Fe, ar
rived in town yesterday.
]. ]. Ford, joint western ticket agent
of the Michigan Central and Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern of Denver,
is m town
The Rio Grande Western has let to J.
r. Murdoch of Charleston. Utah, the
contract for laying the rails on it's ex-
tension to Heber.
James Fulton. of Judson-P Philips ex-
cursiOn notoriety, arrived yesterday
with fifteen tourists, en- route from
Portland to Chicago.
Yesterday was conference day in the
general offices of the Short Line. The
local officials were in session with
President Cornish until a late hour last
night.
The Twenty-seventh infantry left
Camp Meade in five sections at differ
ent times between 10 a. m. and p.
m. yesterday. They will pass through
Salt Lake via the Rio Grande Western
some time between Saturday and Mon
day.
The Denver & Rio Grande Western IS
setting a lively pace in the race for
shipping livestock to the eastern mar
kets. Eighteen cars of sheep left Col
ton yesterday; a train of sheep is load
ing at Reno today. and three train
loads of cattle will move east tomor-
row.
The bathing at Saltair was never
better than now; go early; go often:
vote always.
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INCREASE THEIR STOCK.
Union Pacific to Absorb Short Line
and o. R. & N. Bonds.

New York, Aug. 3O.-The directors of
the Union Pacific company have de-
cided to recommend to the shareholders
an increase in the preferred stock of
S25, 100000 to S100, 100000 and an increase
in the common stock of $500, 900 to
100000. The additional preferred
stock is to be used for the conversion
at par of the outstanding, about $14,-
100000, Oregon Short Line 4 per cent
b. bonds and of the S11, 900, goo Oregon
Railway & Navigation preferred stock.
The $1.S00,000 new common stock is to
serve for an exchange of an equal
amount of Oregon Railway & Naviga-
ton common stock, being the entire
amount in the hands of the public, the
balance being already owned by the
Oregon Short Line.
The 81 per cent Oregon Short Line
"a" bonds are to be taken up with
Union Pacific first mortgage bonds now
in the treasury of the company. This
will complete the exclusive ownership
by the Union Pacific of the entire line
from the Missouri river at Omaha and
Kansas City to Portland Ore
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-31
COTTON WILL MEET LYNoTT.
Local Man Challenges the Cal
iforniau,

A match is to be made to take place
shortly at the Salt Palace arena be-
tween Billy Lynott of this city and Joe
Cotton of California, colored middle
weight. Professor Young Dutchey has
Cotton under his charge and he is will
ing to put him against any man in his
class in the state. No date has been
fixed yet for Cotton's meeting with Ly-
mott, but it will take pace within the
next month in all probability.
Lynott sent the following challenge
to The Herald yesterday:
Salt Lake City. Utah, Aug. 80.
Professor Dutchey. Dear Sir
i understand Joe Cotton is here under
your management looking for match
hereby challenge him TO a boxing contest.
to come off in Salt Lake City any time
between the 18th of September and the
9TH of October 1899.
WILLIAM LYNOTT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-31
C0NCESSIONA|RES WERE HAPPY
BIG CROWD SMELLS MIDWAY
RECEIPTS.
Good HUNDRED Throng Made Merry
On the Salt Palace Grounds Until
Midnight.

There must have been $500 visitors
on the Salt Palace grounds Vfter the
bicycle races were over last night and
as a consequence the Midway was in
clover. The rivalry between the bark
ers" was intense to the point of pande-
monium. All the concerns, from one
end of the line to the other, did a good
business.
The miniature railroad hauled pas
sengers to the limit of its capacity.
Hagenback's was jammed, the wild
girl from Cuba" and hundreds of visit
ors, not to say admirers, and all the
other concession aires were made hap
by by big receipts The crowd enjoyed
itself in a restless, good way
and many people stayed until mid
night.
Saturday viii be chiidren's day. The
gates will be thrown open to the little
ones. all of them being admitted with
out charge. On Sunday a sacred con-
cert will be given from 1880 to 10 D. m.
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MANAGER OF PROVO FIzzLE
SAYS SOME HOT THINGS.
Comes to the Defense of the Sports
Who Were characterized as 'Sure
Thing Men"

w. NJ. Wilson, who managed the
under the collar when he saw Beans
letter in The Herald yesterday.
| Straightway Mr. Wilson sat down and
/ wrote an answer. After some vitriolic
sarcasm about Beams moianty, Wilson
| goes on:
THAT he will do anything to attain
his ends goes without saying. His
hacker here, gentleman known to all
as man of unqueStionable reputation,
and who has befriended him upon nu-
merous occasions in a manner that
should insure him protection from
him at least, stood to be the greatest
suf1erer had his contemplated scheme
prevailed. Upon numerous occasions
has the gentleman referred to advanced
him money, secured him loans, helped
him out of numerous difficulties, and
but a short time ago let him nave $50
to help him out in some domestic af-
fair. all of which he endeavored to re-
pay in the manner witnessed last
Thursday night.
Tom Bennett was his first choice for
referee, and ii was not until after he
was given to understand that we heard
Mr.. Bennett was particular friend of
Weday's hackers that he switched to
Steiner. He knows, too, if he Will ac-
knowledge it, that Jimmie Dickson of
Salt Lake was our choice, and would
have been the popular choice of the
house upon vote. Mr. Dickson may
be a gambler, but is so far superior to
the man who refers to him as such, in
honesty and integrity, that 1 owe him
an apology for referring to them both
in the same paragraph.
Il did advise him to play for his
stomach, some hours before the fight,
as in Mercur his leads for the jaw Were
Intellectual, and / thought these good
tactics, but after the first round of the
fight, when a blind man could see one
was trying to administer a foul and the
other receive it, l ordered begged and
pleaded with him to take no chances
and not hit below the chin, and dozens
of spectators about his corner Will sub
stantiate this statement.
Beans manner OF fighting is fair.
and in all his battles he has had but
one foul claimed against him. but here
he makes seven deliberate fouls and
stays down and would have been
him up. In letter to Mr.. John NJ.
Wilson, his manager and hacker, re-
ceived since the fight, he has this to
say: L told you before the fight that 1
had given some sure thing men the tip, /
or encouraged them to bet on Weday, ]
so that you could get some bets, but /
when they swamped you with money |
you all got suspicious and thought 1 |
was going to throw you down You |
hit it right there. old man, and l refer /
TO the members of the press, and all /
others present, to substantiate me I
when / say that by your foul tactics
and other extraordinary actions, you
looked and acted very much like
man that was going to deliver the
goods D."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-31
DALEY AND EVERETT MATCHED
Will Box at Salt Palace On Septem-
Der ~.

Tom Daley of California and Pete
Everett. Mexican Pete" of Colorado,
will prove who is the best man of the
two on or about Sept. II in Salt Lake.
if satisfactory arrangements can be
made, if not, at some other point to be
agreed upon. Articles OF agreement
were signed by both Daley and Ever
EFT in this city yesterday. According
to the agreement they are to box
twenty rounds. Queensbury rules. The
exhibition is to take place in some hall
or pleasure grounds suitable for the
occasion. OF the gate receipts the win
ner is to get 70 per cent and the loser
% per cent. The referee is to be
chosen twentyfour hours before tho
contest begins and each contestant Is
to be allowed to wear soft bandages.
S. w. Potts, the manager of Pete
Everett, has worked hard to brink
about this match, and is now trying to
have the affair pulled off at the Salt
Palace if the right terms can be Sc
cured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-31
sMoDENA SNAKE STORIES.
How j. E. Burch Kept On the Safe
Side


good story on ]. E. Burch. travel
ing auditor of the Pacific Express COM
pany. is going the rounds of the local
railroad offices. Not a great many days
ago Mr.. Burch had occasion to wander
from the beaten paths of Salt Lake
and go into the wilds penetrated by
the line of the Utah & Pacific railroad =
1t appears that work ceases to be con-
sidered virtue in that region when
the shades of night begin to fall about
the hills. and as the twilight fades into
gloom the local raconteurS commingte
and beguile the passing hours with
blood curdling yarns that lose none OF
their piquancy through repetition.
n few nights ago Mr.. Burch sought to-
solace himself, after hard days work,
with smoke, and a medley of yarns
spun by the gifted sons of MOdena r
Fast and furious were the salIies of
wit, and the that reminds me of an
other story that l reckon you fellows.
haven't heard" and as the fleet winged
hours flew by the tales took on a grue-
some tinge. The smuggling tendencies
of Modena rattlesnakes that ofttimes
seek shelter between bed sheets in that
neighbOrhood; the familiarity of mon
Ster scorpions and centipedes with bed
posts and mattresses were recounted,
and the greater the improbability of the
yarn, the more Mr.. Burch got worked
up. Twas very late at night ere he
could screw up enough courage to think
OF going to bed, and. as he dropped
his shoes on the floor with the usual
thud, thoughts of Squirming snakes and
dangling scorpions fitted across his
vision His courage was fast becoming
and the last vestige of it
took flight when he thought of the dam
ger lurking between the sheets. He
scrambled into his discarded toys in
and in years to come aged sires
with heads of white will recount how.
once upon a time. Salt Laker was
terrified into passing the weary vigils
Of the night on a hard wood tablesin
the tap room of the Modena hotel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-31
WoMEN'S TOURNAMENT.
How the Play Is Going On Chicago
Courts.

Chicago, Aug. 3O.-The standard of
play at the Women's Western cham
pionship tennis tournament at the Ken
wood Country club courts toda- was
considerably higher than that of Tues
day, as most of the weak players have
been retired from the tournament.
Miss Maud Banks. the Philadelphia
expert, was the star performer of the
day, as she won two matches without
the loss of a set. Only one match III
doubles was played, Miss Elsie Veil and
Miss Myrtle McAteer defeating Miss
Mabel Lee and Maud Pennington in
easily score. Score: 60; GO. Summar-
les:
Singles. first round-Miss Myrtle Nc
Ateer defeated Miss Adele Price by de-
fault,
Miss Maud Banks defeated Miss Polly
Fates, 6-3; 6-3.
Second round-Miss Myrtle McAteer
defeated Miss Maud Pennington, 60;
60.
Miss Edith Parker defeated Miss
Mary Perine. 6-1; 6-3.
Miss Carrie B. Nicely defeated Miss
Mabel Lee, 81: 6-3.
Miss Maud Banks defeated Miss Hal
lie Champlin, 6-1; GA.
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WON OUT IN THE NINTH.
Billings Takes a Holly Contested
Game From Pocatello.
Especial to The Herald)


Pocatello, Ida, Aug. 30.-The Billings
team Won out in the ninth in today S
game with the Pocatellos, and brought
all kinds of surprise TO themselves, their
opponents and the crowd In the first
place, Baylin and Datesman gave the
visitors two runs. and the compliment
was returned with interest by Billings.
AT the beginning of the ninth, the score
stood five to four in favor of ,Pocatello.
and the home team made three IN this
inning, due to Martins home sun, with
Datesman and Gearhardt on bases,
making the score eight to four
Whether it was overconfidence or the
growing darkness, the result of the
ninth was disastrous to Pocatello. Bill
ings batted Eubanks plenty and, with
only one man out, earned five runs and
closed the game. Marshal made a
home run in the sixth, with Flannery
on base.
Batteries-Eubanks and Berkley:
Harker and Zearfas
UmDires-Case and Freeman.
Attendance, $50.
Following is score by innings:
Pocatello III l 2 0 0 0 3S
Billings 30 0 0 90 , 90 So
Martin, Pocatello shortstop, will play
with Ogden against Billings Thursday
and Friday, and returns to Pocatello.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-31
WESTERN RATE CRISIS.
Passenger Men Trying to Avert a
General War.

Chicago, Aug. 3O.-The passenger rate
situation in western circles is fast ap-
preaching a crisis. Already, it appears,
hostilities are being carried on in COM
missions Today the passenger men
got together and reviewed the situation
and endeavored to devise some manner
of escaping general war. The Burling-
ton has announced its intention of pay
ing a So commission TO Denver on all
second-class California business tick
eted over its line. The action was
prompted by the st. Paul's red circu-
lar" requesting ticket agents to in
form the passenger department of that
road of the sale of the first ticket by
its new Midland tourist route. The
circular, while it does not specifically
promise prodigious commissions. is
taken by the competitors TO mean that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-31
FIGHTERS WANT MONEY.
Bean and Weday May Bring Suit For
Gate Receipts.
Special CORRESPONDENTS.

Especial Correspondence
Provo. Aug. S0.-Harry Edwards of
Salt Lake is in town today to make an
effort to recover the gate receipts of
the recent fight between Bean and We
day. This money, $205, is in the hands
of John NJ. Wilson, the manager of the
bout, who, as previously stated, in
tends to turn it over to the committee
of the volunteer monument fund. Mr.
Edwards claims that Wilson was SIM
ply in the employ of these two pugilists
and that the money belongs to them.
He has bought from Bean, Weday and
Evans, Weday's hacker their interest
in this money and intends 10 begin suit
for its recovery in a few days if in the
meantime Mr.. Wilson holds to his de-
termination to turn the money into the
monument fund
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Che Curt.
FAST PAGERS At HARTFORD
PATCHEN WINS FIRST TWO.
MINUTE PACE.
Anaconda Takes Second Money With
Frank Bogash Third-ssarchlight
Out of It.

Hartford, Conn.,. Aug. 50.-The big
event of the grand circuit meeting at
Charter Oak park To-Day was the first
minute pace ever scheduled. There
We're five starters, John r. Gentry
drawing out after contest in which
! there was a dispute between the park
management and the owner of the
! horse. The trouble arose over a mis-
understanding as TO whether the event
/ was 4 two in three or a three in five
1t was three in five, and the owner
/ of Gentry withdrew his horse, the man.
{ agement protesting and leaving the
matter in the hands of the judges.
! The starters were Joe Patchen, Ana
conda, Chehalis. Frank Bogash and
( Searchlight.
! Sea-chlight was very unsteady.
breaking badly. and was never in any
hopes of winning heat. Anaconda.
tho favorite, 100 to Go for Patchen, 90
for Searchlight, led until the stretch
in the first heat, when Joe Patchen
came in under the whip and a hard
push and took TIE mile in 2:OfA
The second heat was Patchen's all
tho way. and the final heat, which took
the race in 2:03S4, equaled the track
lecord. made in 1897 by Star Pointer in
an exhibition race with Gentry. There
was the greatest enthusiasm. After
the HrSI neat Joe GatCnen SOiQ . TO l.
with Bogash 4 to that he would get
inside OF the money.
Results:
The Old Hickory, 2:1s trot, purse
SO, 025-Peter the Great won second,
third and fourth heats. Time-2:0Ss4.
2:09A, 2:1012. Charley Herr won first
heat in 2:1O ard was second. Fred Kohl
third. Novia, Tudor Chimes. The
Queen. Bonnatella, The Ruby and Pilot
F also started
The Old Glory, 2:10 trot. purse s9,075-,
Captain Jack won third, fourth and
fifth heats. Time-2:10z. 2:09A, 2:11.
Cresceus won second heat in 2:09 and
was second. Dare Devil won first heat
in-2:1O1a and was third. Alcidalia Cay
ton, Oakland Baron, Belle ]. and Louise
Mob. also started. /
The Pioneer. 200 pace. purse $4,000:
joe Patchen, blk. h, by Patchen
Wilkes Oickerson) .............. 1 1.
Anaconda. b. g. (McHenry). ....... 3
Frank Bogash. br. h. CPayne)..... 2
Chehalis, blk. 8. (O'NeiD. .......... "a
Searchlight. bh. h. (McCarthy).
Time-2:O4%, 2:O5, 2:03%.
2:07 trot. purse $1,000 (unfinished)-I
Dollade Wilkes won first heat in 2:1214. |
Letah S. won second heat in 2:13. Pilot |
Evans. Farris. Whitney, DR.. Pitzer,
Iona and Myrtle Boy also started.
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2:O7 trot, purse $1,000 (unfinished)-
Dollade Wilkes won first heat in 2:12A.
Letah S. won second heat in 2:13. Pilot
Evans. Farris, Whitney, DR.. PitZer.
Iona and Myrtle Boy also started.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-31
BILLINGS AT OGDEN TODAY
Montana Nine Tackles the Junction
ties In Baseball Game.
Special Correspondence

Ogden, Aug. S0.-A close and exciting
game of ball is looked for tomorrow when
the Ogden team meets the Billings nine.
The Billings nine beat Helena which beat
Ogden about a month ago and IL is
claimed that the Helena nine did il with
the aid of the Billings pitcher. McNearv-
Gimlin of Ogden will not be here in time
for today's game. being out on the
Southern Pacific. Casey has not vet re-
turned for duty. having gone north to
play game with Billings. However. ar
engagements have been made with Martin.
formerly of the Lagoons, and later with
the Pocatellos. who will play shortstop.
The line up follows:
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NOT A VOTING TRUST.
Colonel Clayton Refuses to Sell 1000
Tickets at a Discount.

The contest for that scintillating
necklace at Saltair goes on apace. and
the ladies are going up hundreds of
votes every day.
A prosperous looking individual. with
diamond headlight in his shirt front and
the jingle of gold in his pockets. ap-i
preached Colonel Clayton yesterday
morning and wanted to know the
amount of discount that would be al
lowed on cash purchase OF 1000 tick
cts. The colonel scented the suggestions
and notified the anxious promoter OF
votes that he wasn't operating a voting
trust, and that nothing but regular
tickets would be sold and purchases by
the thousand at a liberal discount for
cash would not be permitted under
any circumstances.
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our fight, 1 wish the public to 1Iiow
that was no party to any fake. To
prove what l say I viii fight Bean any
time and any place, for fun or for
money, the gate receipts to go for char
ity. 1 will fight any place except Provo.
hoping the public will give me chance
once more at their so-caHed champion
of Utah, 1 will prove that 1 am no
faker, but a fighter. Yours respect
fully, JACK WEDAY.