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RACING.
Rich Events and Largo Fields for Graves
end'a OpeninR nnY.


The Brooklyn Jockey Club throws open its
gates at Gravosend this afternoon for an
autumn meeting which promises to furnish
excellent sport The overnight purses are
liberal. the stake features are we'll supported
and there are enough horses in training hero
abouts to ensure bumper programmes
throughout the meeting. which runs to Sept,
30. 1t Is unfortunate for some owners that
the rain Of re sterday almost sub
merged the track. but the programme
OF probable starters issued by Secretary
Mcintyre last night leaves ample room for the
blue pencil. The fields named to go in four Of
the events are almost unwicldy and the ac-
oeptance 10 also good for the First Special and
the Hitchcock Steepiechase. The best two
year-olds In training are scheduled to start for
tne rich Junior Champion Stakes. Bromley II
Co.'S crack Mesmerist acts in at tho COM
parativsly light weight, for MIN. OF 122 pounds.
III. and Windmere. los. John 4. Madden
nance kilmarnock and hcMsekin. Both are
In at the minimum Of 105 pounds, and on their
TO his bow in Water King LIZ. and NIodrine.
is3 pounds ormidasis s @p pos T to carry 70
around the slx-furlona course at Grayesend. ON
such track will confront the youngsters
this afternoon. Altogether twentyone can
dtdates are namad to face the starter and
and the speculator who picks the winner may
consider himself highly favored child Of
For the First Special the seven crack handi-
cap performers entered meet on practically
should be rou.inG contest. The Suburban
winner Imp. the Brighton Cup holder Bangle.
Boy. TRomss CAT f Banastar snS Hsf WI Tin n
make M group worth going to see In comps-
tition. The steeplechase candidates. are also
follows:
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PIrrsFIBLD, Sept 1.-THE annual tourna-
ment OF the Lenox Coli Club opened This
morning with tho match for the Alexandra
Cup. There was very large class of players.
good. The greens had been prepared with
minute care. and the course was In fine CON-
anuouaeu;ncss or rhg engagement oil Court
laudt Bishop. sscond son OF MIR; and Mrs, David
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs George H. Bend Of
New York. There were "a starters in the
Alexandra Cup contest and ~ returned Yards.
The best gross soore was made by Samuel
Frothi ha N, the scratch man Of the Lenox
Club who made the 9, holes in 173: The cup
had the handicap limit Of 10 The conditions
OF the play was 81 holes medal play handicap.
Tomorrow the programm me Ia the first round Of
the play for the LenoN Cup to qualify. The
best Ii scores 70 quality for match play. To-
dav's SCORES we re as fOllOwS:
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u os wv FllN Fss rssss .
Tims-2:lItl. 2:l3.
Tho HubInGerS Going to Part with All
Their Harness Horses.

New HAVEN. Sept. lit was announced to-
night by Joseph f. and Nicholas w. Hubingor.
tho owners OF several OF the fastest trottsrs in
the country. that Just as coon as the racing
season is over every one Of the horses owned
by them would be sold. They are tho owners
of such turf stars IA John Nolan. Royal Baron
Pearl Onward. Grace Hastings. Albert Powell
Darrell. Pilot Evhns. sam Medium and Frank
AGan. Joseph Hubinger said tonight that
not horse belonging to him had ma m OnaY
enough on tho track this yoar worth men
tiOnlng.
All Of my stables will be sold. II can get
get rid Of the horses by private sale they will
20 that way. il not they will be put up at
auction"
Nick Hubinger seconded these remarks as
far as his horses were concerned ana added:
Tho truth il am tired of racing horses and
| am going out OF the business altogether,
prefer private sale. but il they can't be diR-
poSei OF in that manner will put them up At
auction. / shall dismiss my driver and
hendlers at the end OF tho trotting season"
What the specific reason Is for this detsrmi-
from tho prominent place they have held for
years in the trotting cirGuts Of the country is
not exactly known. II was admitted hy them
that they keenly felt the raid made recently
at Charter Oak Park ON the pool sellers there
by the Law and Order League OF Connecticut
They state that they thought that selling books
on horse races WINS Il tar more legitimate bust
ness than much Of the stock brokerage done in
this city. They said they have no desire to
ovnde tho law by any means. but think book
selling should be permitted.
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ON THE BASEBALL FIELD.
BOSTON DEFEATS ST. LOUIS IN An
INTERESTING CAME

Louisvil1es Surprise tho Baltimores and
Washinatons and Cincinna ats Play Tie
Game-Rain Prevents tho other Contests.
The western division OF tho National League
began their final series,of the season on East
ern soil yesterday. rain preventing three Of tho
scheduled games from being played. Boston
escaped the wet weather and was thereby
enabled to defeat the st. Louis team and add
three points to their record Neither the
Brookfyns nor the Philadslphlas were able to
play. Darkness stopped the game at Wash
ington at the end Of the eighth inning. when
both teams had soored,three runs. The Reds.
however. had won two games on Sunday and
now lead Tebseu's Aggregation by nine points
for fifth place. The Louisyilles sprung a sur
prise on the Baltimores. Rain also interdered
with the game scheduled, to be played ,at the
Polo Grounds The results:
Boston. 8; sc, Louis. T.
Louisville. 8; BaltimorrS3.
Washington, 3; Cirfinnat. 8.
At Brooklyn, N6w York and Pills
delphia-Rsh.
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Shamrock Hnrrisrs Formally Open n
SoaROn.

The cross-country season was formally
opened on sunday with an invitation run held
lndor the an rices OF the Sham rock Harrierss
over the I've m lie course atNSn Cortlandt Park.
In spite OF the counter attraction OF the triple
meet at CelIio Park about thirty athletes res
sponded TO the invitation OF the ShAmEooks.
Capt. Estoppey led the pack over the full hyes
mile course at a lively gait. Many OF the
novises were forced 20 relinQuiAh the struggle
aud trotted home Soms time after the main
body
made across the parade groupds. whore the
race for homo commenced. II was nip aug
tuck all through tho last half mile between q,
A. Msllor. j, and L, A. .Trsde. The former
reached headQuarters only nye yards In 'front.'
OF Trsde. The order OF finish OF leaders and
times were:
ga. Msllor. Jr, shamrock II. sl;oi; T. A. Trsdy.
Shamrock H. ii 500; IL MARKS Monterey 40, 81 s0fi
X. Todd. shamrock H.. 81 ;os; W. FAusek. pestiIoa
A. c. 3I!lO; Il. r. Hallen 3l:l2: A. Farella, 91l1t
il'oH; shA%roei H.. Si2o; ! h9ltmsps PAsdns A.
BArth OlomSw A. c. ol;2o.
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Odd. and End. Of sport.

The Second Naval battalion intend 70 take IN =
tive interest in sports this winter. Afo0tbAl teau
has been organized and will play Its nrst gaml
about the middle OF October with the First BAttai
Ton. A hocSy team is icing OrpAniEed and 90 III
Battalion had strong team last year there 10 every
prospect OF the SEASONS team being Of the bes
In this vicinity A usual there win he an indoor
hAs sbal niue and besides tho members Of the Bat
talon interested in basketball arranging ~
game 1--WE" IN
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Will Jimmy Michael. the midget hicvcle rider
please send his present address tn this ONCE.
Rowing.

ToRoNTo, Sept Il Articles for scul'irg
rare between Erastus Rogers OF Saratoga aud
Edward Durnan Of Toronto. received by Dur
nan. were signed aud returned to Boston to-
day. They were accompanied by very per-
empt9ry letter IRON hoEerIss oAoker. saving
slightest detail the race would be declared on
keVeral points did not suig Durham. but rather
agreed TO everything. The race is set for Sept
II ut Worcester.
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ST, LOUIS.

Fhree.base hit-stshl. Home ran-Bergen. stolen
tsse on baIs2oG wills &; Cd lowell, . FIRST base
on error,BGsson, I; St. Louis l. Struck out-By
and Tenney Long and Tenney. Wild pitch-Pow~
ell. Ttme-l hour and - minutes. Umpires-
MansssAu and Connolly. Attendance-5oo.
Louisville g. BhrIMoRE, 8.
BNTIMoRE, Sept. l. To-days game played
In q sea OF mnd and the Colonels proved 10 be the
hest mud horIss. Philnppt managed to keep the
Orioles hits scattered while Kitson hit IN
streaks. Thascore:
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Datted for Hahn in the Gig tn.

!, FRS. base by erGoTcsnw.shinst9n- e Left on
halls-oG Dineen. =; off Hahn. l. seruck out-By
Dinsen, I: by Hahn. 8. Two-6ase hits.Fresmsn.
Stolen bases-McGann. Freeman. Stafford. slagls.
BsoIley. Double play-Dineen and McGann. Hit
by ptcher-By Dlnesn. l. Umpires-Weyhing and
Taylor. Time-2 hours and / minutes.
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7. p. Greene-The America was rugged a. lcboonsR
whom she won the CUP that has been named aftsl
hsI and which u nov Al International OhAueng8
Cup The nrst three Taees for the .Aup 10 ths5e
yachts were tue sohoonerS Cambria, IAvoniA al
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BROOKLYN PIToHERs' RECORD.
SYealer replaced Kennedy in onA, game. tYeaVer
and Mcfarland replaced Kennedy n two games.
BOSTON PITCHERS RECORD.
Western League.

At Detroit-Dstroit, IL; Minneapolis, 10.
A. IndtAnapolis-First game-In dianapola. ii
Milwaukee, 5. Second gAme-Mllwaukee,6 8; Indi-
A Bunalo and Grand RApids-Ran.
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wAsHISoroH. Sept l1.-with the score a tie I'm
pre Jack Taylor cAue the game to-day in tho eighth
Inning account Of darkness. Both Hahn and
Dineen pitched we'll with men on bases, No regular
I'm pires appearing. weighing OF Washington and
Taylor Of Cincinnati, o ficiated. The scoret
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BBros 81 ST LOUIS. 2.
BOSTON, Sept. l1.--A slim crowd saw the Bostons
take to-days nne from 81 Louis by batting rally
In the eighth inning, when they scored four runs.
Willis was We n effective, Howell In all except
the eiRhth iIhlinp. ThNncore;
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00LE
Players Gathering at Baltlmore-Cnddies
Go 20 school

Players Gathering at BaItimore-Caddies
Go TO school.
The professionals are gathering at the links
OF the Baltimore Country Club, and, In spite OF
the rain. some good scores we're made yester-
day. Willie Anderson. who will have Tom
Mercer as caddie Is playing In great shape.
Alex Smith was also out, but Fred Herd had
not arrived. Aleck FindIay. BERTHE WAY. JACK
Park. Horace Rawlins and George Low. for
whom Jim Laing will caddie. were also at the
links. During the tournament tho rule pro-
hibitfng the taking OF non -membors to the
club will be rescinded. aud the links Of the
Baltimore Country Club will be open 10 tho
public.
The opening OF the public schools yesterday
took from the lin ks OF Greater New York quite
a mum Der OF boys who have been serving az
caldlcs throughout the summer The rule
put in force at the Crescent A c. Ia that no
boys shall be employed during school hours
who are under fourteen years old. and. an q
supplementary precaution- tho Ereenke ep er
who wear long trousers. The aoif clubs. in all
cases. do their best to keep the boys under
age away from the links during school hours.
A new record was made for tho Merriok
links on Sunday by Fred Rigien. the Garden
City professional. who made the eighteen holes
az foilows:
Gn' .:.. :::::ts t s-.s-7s
The annual competition for the George Hun
ter gold medal vi be held on SATURDAY at the
Richmond Comfy Country Club. The trophy
Was Paterson St 81 Stodasrd S won Ti IN
and asst year. and Il. H. Armstrong won IN w:
The medal does not become tho pronerty OF
copy Of 1t.
hat thpir Arct In haa an
remarks London ttolf. the players are becom-
Ing more rational in their dress. The proper
costume. according to that paper. Is in this or
der:
A loosely built walking suit of some material suit
abb, to tho season is all chat is requlred Broad
necessary, bat that said there neel be little de
psrture from ord mary morning dress tall hats and
fancy msy barmiSssy express ltsof in colorod ties
or shirte, or IN m occentEc hat
But If yon elect to wear knicksrboskers. DO wary
straw hat with knikerbocksrs Ia tsrrtble and look.
trousers, or brown boots and tall hat. Why these
things should he 40 IL great mystery. 1t may be
usually tho expression OF what most people think
most ntana.
Many Americans will suggest that london
| Golf should change its tailor
HUDSON Sept. 1.-THE Albany County Club
sent four men here on Satlrday 70 meet four
ter lowered the nine hole rooord OF 80 he ID by
| Charles Esseistyna to IS. and would have
| lowered the eighteen hole mark but for n fail
ure to hole out on one hole. Tho score was:
Albany. aLEHwoop.
NJ. p. Rochester :...... G. EsselNtyne.
VIII Rrn Barnes Jr .... w. W. Rice. ............
L. p. Pa kcr Jr o. II. BRADLEY. .........
| H. w. Dunn ............. OP. p. Cody. 2d.........
Total ................i7 Total.
| The Yountakah Country Club mem bert
played for medal at eighteen holes on las
| saturday at their links. Nutley. N. j. R. D.
Benson. with handicap OF 80. was the winner
| Summary:
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Do able plays-.Keister and L.chance ShHcLard and
Laclance. Sacrifice hit-ClingmAn. First base on
bal k-on Kitson. /; Of Phiilippi. l. Struck out-By
philnpp. :. Left ON basssBsltimore. u: Louisville,
:. Time hours. Umpires-Emsiie aud Dwyer.
AtAndAnCa-1Ih.
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At Michigan City. Ind-cuban K Giants. 2; Col.
umbiA Giants, 1.
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baseball Games To-Day.

Chicago. at New York; Plttsburg, at Brooklyn st.
Louis, 81 Boston, Cleveland. at Philadelphia Louis
yille at Baltimore; Clnr ~, ri washincton,
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HARyEsx RACES AT PRor1DrNCE
Opening Day of tho Last Meeting of the
Grand Circuit.

PROVIDENCE. Sept. 1.-THE final meeting of
the Grand Circuit opened at Narraganse Park
to-day under adverse conditions. The skies
threatened rain. which fell before tho card was
completed. The track was in good condition,
but the raw day precluded fast time being
made. Three events were scheduled. big
field started in the 2:2O trot. which was won by
T. L. keatinG's bay stallion. OwyheO in straight
heats. Dollade wilkes. the second money
winner, gave Owyhse. the favorite. a drive to
the wire in the first heat: Dorothy 8. repeated
the trick in the second heat. and Palm Leaf
forced tho winner to step fast quarter in tho
final heat which was the feature of the race
The SECOND event the 2;l7 pace. Was won by
an utsider, Edward s.. owned by Scott Hud-
son OF LeXinGton; He was driven out In both
was drawn in the second heat on account OF
sickness. The time in this rice was the fastest
Of the day. the second heat being stepped In
2;11k,
Rain stopped the third race, the 2:lO trot
Excel local horse. won the nrst heat handily.
The second heat was trotted In the rain. which
Tomorrow. There was good deal Of Jockey
prevented the, field from getting away tins
with Excel one length behind. Senator l., won
place. Summaries:
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No League series attractedIso m uch attention
as tho one between the Brooklyns and Bostons.
which was won by Hanlon's men by eight VIC
tories to six. Hughes and Willis captured the
most games for their respective clubs. each
being succeaSful in four Of the Ave attempts.
When the runs and base hits, however. are
taken into consideration. the Boston pitcher
carried of the honors. Wulis's record ia one
that will not Likely be eoYalled by any other
part OF another game. and held the Prooklyns
down to eight runs and thirty-seven hits. The
lanky twirler shut out his Opponents twice. and
held them down to one run IN each Of the other
two Rames. In the remaining two contests
Hanlon's players Tailed two runs In one and
four In the other. In six Of the fourteen games
tho whitewesh brush was in svide ncs, the Boa
tons failing TO score in two and the Brooklyns
In four games. The result OF the scores fol-
lows:
CLUE RECORD.
-At Homd@ ~-Abrogd. =, TntaL Total
Won. Lost Woa- Lost. Won. Lost.
Bosson. 1900: : ) = : g
TEAM BATTING.
LtRat Runs. Base Hits. Avsrape
Broohiyn---. 45s 81 1?1 PCS
Boston 49,. Asa 81 lit .2<2
TEAM YIELDING.
Pst Ort. Assists. E,rora Average.
B BsssSa...: s7 Us issss e : :ssssss
BRooKIYN pIroHEps' RKcoRn
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The Yountakah Country Club mem bers
played for medal at eighteen holes on last
saturday at their links. Nutley. n. j. r. d.
Summary:
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The annual fall meet Of tho Monitor
Wheelmpn, ~ Enst Flghty-siTth street this
city. took place on Sunday al smiths Oval
Valley stream. l4ong Island William q. Frank,
the clubs speedy rider. was first in four vents
He started or by winning the one-mila club
chnmpiouphip His second victory was in the
mile handicap. riding from scratch and de-
fpatIng n field Of fifteen. The five mile hand-
cap also came his way but II was mighty hard
plugging from scratch. ma some OF his rivals
had allotments of 80 yards. Along with James
Trce as partner. Frank finished frat from
scratch In the two-mile handicap tandem.
Summary:
Half mile NovicG--Won by Frederick Blanchard,
with Lee Hoffman second and Edward II. Antonius
thLd. Time. minute IL seconds,
Ono mile Club Ghampionship-Hon by william @.
FRANK. with u. II. j. Zahn Second and Frederick
Blanchard third. Time minu'ea 40 seconds.
Uue.mil" IIAndtcap--NOn hv william q. Frank,
scratch. Frederick blanchard. L. yards. second:
Lee hoffman yards third. Time, minutes ~
seconds,
Two.n,ile juvenile Paced Race. for ampiunship
Of YOrkville--won by Gustav Buli with Edward
S'iner second. aud William simpson third. Time.
Il minutes ~ GrC,n dG.
Two.mils Handicap. TAnd' M Won Ivy william q.
Frank aud james Trce. scratch Robert H. Zahn
and Onward Stiner. 40 yards, second; William
Tureer and Henry y. schiller 100 yards third
F'v..miie Hap leap Won oy William O. Frank
Henry j. schiller. 900 yards third Time. 4
minutes 80 seconds
NOTE.
Will Jimmy Michael, the midget hcvcle rider
please send his present address In this Oficc.
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Many Americans will suggest that condo,
GoD should change its tailor.

HUDSON. Sept 1.-THE Albany County Club
sent four men here on Saturday to meet a four
from the Glenwood Golf Club. N. Il; Roches-
Charles Esselstyno to IS and would have
lowered the eighteen hole mark but for n fail
ure to hole out on one hole. Tho score was:
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Baseball, w AshinEton Park, To-day, mas r. M
Brooklyn VI, rtt'hur', Adm. 6Oe. and 25c.-Adp.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-06
No Use For the AlligatOr.

The colored prisoners in the peniten-
tiary are acquainted with the habits
Of crocodiles and fully realize that they
relish a pickaninny Under these cir
cumstances they are not anxious to
make the acquaintance Of crocodile
that inhabits the fountain of the pris-
on. The other day one of them who
had committed some offense was taken
to the cellar to be punished. After he
had been blindfolded one Of the men
called out to the other, Keep that al
ligator back or he will bite this man"
That caused the colored man to COM
mence to plead, and he said, "Fo' de
Lord, Mr.. Deputy, eff youse let me go,
I'll neber come back here ag'in."
"But you told me that the other
time" replied the deputy.
But dis is de time I tells you de
truf, and neber will come back ag'in."
On leaving the tub he declared that
the animal had bitten him few times,
Notwithstanding the fact that the croc-
odile had been In the fountain all the
time. The colored man has kept his
word up to date, but he is liable to
soon forget the lesson of the crocodile
that is the deadly enemy Of the colored
men In the south. Dispatch
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-06
The VTntruthfUl Mummy.

We saw only the outer gardens and
the museum, the chief attraction of
which is magnificent marble sarcoph-
agus decorated with bas-reliefs Of
Alexander the Great. The collection Of
Statues, bronzes and sarcophagi is in
.teresting and immensely valuable, and
i would like to copy some of the de-
scriptions from the guidebook. but
space forbids.
One Egyptian mummy case had a
stranger, forbear" kind Of inscrip-
ton on it. The guide furnished me
with liberal translation. The king on
the inside Of the case, "swathed in
spicery and fine linen," had caused this
injunction to be placed on the lid Of his
sarcophagus
do not disturb these mortal re-
mains, for there is naught within this
easement except my poor body. There
is neither gold nor precious jewelry to
reward the cOvetouS."
The antiquarians who unearthed the
sarcophagus did not respect this ap-
peal. When they examined the mum
my wrapped inside of the box they
found several pieces Of gold clasped in
the right hand. which proves that an
oriental will lie even after DEATH
Egyptian Cor Chicago Record.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-06
The Conspiracy Failed.

Once upon time there lived IN
Ieayenworth the late Len T. Smith,
whom all old timers remember, and
General Powell Clayton. Smith was
IN New York one day when he was ap-
preached by chap who said he had
on the string rich friend from Cuba,
who was anxious to start big faro
game and wanted him to deal for
him. He proposed to Smith that he
would take up the offer-Smith should
tackle the game and he would cooper
ate with Smith, SO that together they
could rob the Cuban Of $4,000.
Smith sent up stairs for Clayton and
told him what the gambler had pro-
posed. All three started out to see the
Cuban, and they found him surround
ed by everything refreshing that mon
ey could buy. Smith and Clayton ate
and drank and drove and went to the
theater and had all sorts Of fun at the
Cubnns expense for three or four
days, all the time having under con-
sideratiOn the proposed conspiracy.
Finally, when they were through
with their business In New York, they
thanked the gamblers for their hos
pitalty and suggested that they look
for suckers elsewhere than from
among frontlersmen from Kansas. 1t
was estimated that the gamblers spent
at least $1,000 entertaining their In
tended victims.-Kansas City Journal.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-06
The Rcviver.

"Baby was taken very bad while
you were out, num-" said the new
servant girl.
"Oh, dear!' said the young wife. "Is
he better now?'
"Oh, he's all right now; but he was
bad at first. He seemed to come over
quite faint; but found his medicine in
the cupboard'-
Found his medicine! Good gracious!
What have you been giving the child
There's no medicine in the cupboard"
"Oh, yes, there Is, mum. It's written
on It,"
And that girl triumphantly produced
a bottle labeled kid Reviver."-Lon-
don Tit-Bits
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-06
nyvo Austrian FOps.

The two greatest dandies at the End
nress Maria Theresa's court were
Count Crobor and Marquis Taroncca'
These two men made a wager as 10
who should appear in the most cosby
costume Mt the next court ball, jewels
to he debarred. The Marquis Taroncca
apDeared in most gorgeous apparel ana
was considered by every one to nave
triumphed over his rival, who was at
tired in n plain satin suit. While the
iury were deciding Count Crobor thre"
open his plain satin cloak, and, placing
1t on the ground, showed that 1t was
lined with one of Correggio's most ia
nous works. The count won the wager
1000 ducats-but the Correggio had
cost 100000 ducats.
The same count once paid a visit to
Paris with a large party OF friends
and entertained them at dinner
which lasted three days and nights. IL
Is interesting to note that this eXtrava-
CANT nobleman died in penury some ~
wears later. Having exhausted his
means. he was pensioned by the EN-
peror Francis, but in 1868, when Fran
els died, his pension was reduced to
about ESQ year. One morning In mid
winter the frozen corpse of the count
was discovered on heap Of refuse on
the shores Of the Danube.