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The Worcester spy., 1899-05-21

Everybody who was the least bit ac-
quainted with intercollegiate athletes
conceded Williams a mortgage on first
place in this event, with Paul Potter
contestant. Potter was last year
winner, and won so easily that there
was.no question but it would require a
remarkable man to lead him to the
tape. Potter was a former Worcester
high school captain, who received his
first lessons in hurdling from Jerry
Delaney. He has improved in college
and was in first class shape yesterday
and fit to win.
He started in the second heat and led
his field to within four flights from the
finish when he was guilty Of a violation
of the rules by making no attempt al
the flight, and instead ran around it.
There was no alternative for the re-
fierce but to disqualify him and the
break by Potter eventually cost VIII
liams the championship Potter has
been hurdling a sufficiently long time
to make his violation unwarranta BILE
He lost first place in the race by his act
and returns to college with the un-
pleasant knowledge that but for it his
college would be champion instead of
Bowdoin.
Besides Potters entry in the event.
a
cester crowd in the presence of Pearl
P. Edison of Dartmouth, an ex-high
school hurdler, who like Potter, was
f1rst instructed by Delaney, and Jack
Horr of NJ. J. T., who wore the Grim
son and black of Worcester Academy
last year.
Horr is protege of Pouch Donavap's
and started in the first heat with e. s.
wilson OF Amherst and A. NJ. Harmon
of Williams. Wilson led until the last
flight had been passed and then Horr.
who was only a few, feet in the rear.
made a fiy-away burst for the tame and
carried the yarn on his breast few
inches in advance Of Wilson The time
was II seconds.
Edison, Potter and r. L. shepard Of
M. 1. T. lined up for the second heat
Potter and Edison got away in great
style and Were jumping hurdles ts-
gether until the fourth from the tape.
Potter, in going over the preceding
hurdles, stumbled and was thrown
from his stride, and was not in posi-
tion to attempt a jump at the seventh
flight. In his anxiety to win the heat
he hustled around the hurdle and went
across the line a yard ahead OF I'd
son. His time was 16 As seconds. but
owing to his disqualification, no time
could be allowed for Edison. who was
given first, Second place was given 10
Shepard.
r. W. Pope of NJ. /. r. e. s. Hadlock
of Bowdoin, c. r. Dodge of WESLEYAN
and ]. r. Wentworth of NJ. /. T. stact-
ed in the third heat, which was won
by Hadlock. Pope finished second, but
he was ruled out for the same reason
as Potter. and second place went 10
Dodge. The time was II 1-5 seconds
The heat for second men followed
Immediately and Wilson captured it
in II is seconds.
The four men eligible to start re-
ported for the final, which was pret-
ty race between Edison, Hadlock and
Horr the three coming down the
stretch hurdle for hurdle. At the
eighth, Edson drew away and won in
The Worcester spy., 1899-05-21
THE AFTERNOON.
Complete story Of Events as Run off at
the Oval.

COmpiSI6 okoIy St CNeHAS ds nun VII al
the Oval.
The first event was the 100 yards,
which was run in three heats for Sc
cond men and final There was a slight
wind at the back of the men which
compensated for the heavy condition of
the track, but no good time was made.
The starters in the first heat were A.
C. Patterson of Williams; F. M. Roll
Inns, University of Maine. W. Hill
Brown, A. E. Curtenius, Amherst, and
c. E. Tuke of Trinity. Curtenius won
easily by two yards. in 10 2-5 seconds
Patterson had second easily.
The starters in the second heat were
w. Rooney of Williams, c. G. McDavitt
of Dartmouth, H. J. Hunt Of Bowdoin
A. H. Weed. Of Trinity and H. L.
Grant of NJ. L T. Hunt surprised the
field by winning in 10 2-5 seconds. The
feature of the race was the grand finish
of McDavitt.
Tho starters in the third heat were E.
A. Rich of Trinity, Charles Bellington
Of Wesleyan, G. f. Bishop of Wesley
an. P. Emerson OF Williams, and Jor-
dan Of Worcester Tech. Rich led near
" all the way, but toward the end the
speedy little Wesleyan, Captain Bel
lington. made a great burst of speed
and won in 10 3-5 seconds. Rich was
second.
Patterson didu't have any trouble
winning the heat for second men with
McDavitt second in the slow time of
10 As seconds.
Patterson was kept out of the final,
Williams evidently reserving him for a
hard try in the furlong. The starters
were Curtenius. Bellington, McDavitt
and Hunt.
Curtenius had things his own way,
finishing a couple of yards good in
10 2-5. Bellington beat out Hunt for
the place. 40
A great race was expected in the 220
Yards dash, but the race was looked to
be between Curtenius, the Amherst
flyer. and Patterson, the Williams ju-
nior. They. with Cloudman and Hunt
of Bowdoin, toed the mark for the final.
The four were sent away for a pretty
start, and Curtenius early shot to the
front. but it was Cloudman who was
hustling him and not the Williams man.
Big Cloudman, the novice, made pref
ty fight against the Amherst vet
eran. and made him extend himself 10
his utmost. He had the more speed,
however. and won by more than yard
in % 3-5 seconds. Patterson was a bad
third. Just ahead of Hunt.
The final heat of the 440 yard dash
was the race of the day. Gladwin of
Amherst, Haskell of Dartmouth, Snow
of Bowdoin. r. Pierce of Brown, Park
Of Williams and Priest cf NJ. 1. TRwere
privileged to start, and each man put
i'm an appearance. At the crack of the
gun. the men tore away like frightened
deer and. with Gladwin showing the
way. were punched passing the club
house
Up the back stretch there was some
fierce running, Gladwin still holding the
lead and disputing every step with Park
and the last man within arms length
of the leader. When the turn into the
home stretch had been rounded. the
field began TO stretch out a little, and
then Snow of Bowdoin, who had been a
consistent fighter all the way, put on
a desperate spurt and rounded the lead
ers on the outside. He measured his
race we'll, and the three men sped for
The Worcester spy., 1899-05-21

The most powerful engine must stop If
the fires are not fed. Man is the most Won
derful piece of machinery in the world, yet
no matter how strong and well-made his
bodily frame may be, if the fire of life
within him is not constantly fed his limbs
and muscles become powerless and useless.
The reason men become helpless and
diseased is because the food they eat
which is the fuel of life, is not properly
digested and appropriated by the stomach
and nutritive organs. 1t is not completely
transformed into the strength and working
mower which is to man what steam is to
the engine.
That wonderful power-making Golden
Medical Discovery" invented by DR.. r. ".
Pierce, chief consulting physician of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, of
Buffalo, N. Y, imbues the human diges-
tive Juices and blood-making glands with
capacity to extract abundant nourishment
from the food. It builds up organic tissue,
nerve fiber, hard muscular flesh and work
ing force 1t gives a man steam.
What it did for Mr.. F. s. Hughes, of Junction,
.Hunterdez Co., n. j. is given in his own words;
He writes. g l received yous kline letter, and
in reply would say that mine was bad case OF
kidney and liver trouble and that six bottles OF
Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and toui'
bottles of little Pellets effected complete cure
1t is we'll known that almost every engineer =
troubled more or less with kidney trouble espec1-
allv on our fast express trains. / run one hum
dred and forty-four miles these trains every
dsy in the week and have had no return OF tina
trouble since taking the remedies nearly tnree
years ago."
The Worcester spy., 1899-05-21

dashes, two-mile bicycle and shot put,
as the events in which morning trials
would be run.
The time set for the events was 1880
o'clock, and despite the bad weather,
about $50 partisans gathered to cheer
their mates. The largest delegation
was from Amherst. but all the colleges
were represented by cheering students.
The trials in the four events were run
off without difficulty, and only one ac-
cident marred the morning sport.
This was in the two-mile bicycle,
which event has always been spoiled
at the oval on account of the track,
with its sharp turns. The accident
happened after the finish of the fourth
trial heat, which was won by J. e.
Steever of NJ. /. T. The heat was rid
den slowly until the last lap, whom
the three men rode a quarter sprint.
SteeYer maintained his position in the
front, but the sprint was too long for
him, and he was riding blindly down
the last stretch. He crossed the line a
winner of the heat, but was unable to
control his machine, and when the
first turn was reached, he could not
turn.
His wheel headed directly for tha
large bulletin board used at the base
ball games. The spectators who saw
him headed that way. expected he
would turn away in time, and paid lit
tie attention to him. But Steever did
not have the strength, and for the
time, lacked the sense to turn his
wheel aside, and he went into the board
at full speed.
The front wheel struck the board full
and Steever, who was still bent over
his bars in racing form, struck about
three feet from the ground. His head
and shoulders went into the board,
making a noise like the report of a
cannon, and distinctly heard ali over
the grounds
The force of the blow was so great
that the riders head crashed through
a 3-4 inch pine board.
Steever was knocked to the ground
and dazed He was carried into, the
club house and almost Immediately
commenced to bleed profusely at the
nose 1t was feared ne had sustained
a conclusion of the brain, but after
careful handling by friends, he RECEIVERS
dinner and afterward appeared in,fhe
collision. His wheel was badly bent
and twisted, but this damage was re-
paired before the afternoon race.
The morning sport opened with trials
in the 220 yard dash for which 80 ath-
letes had made entries Only 10 report
ted for the trials. and the following
were divided into three heats; A. c,
Patterson, Williams; F. M. Rollins,
University of Maine; A. z. Curtenius,
Amherst; c. z. Tuke, Trinity; c. G. Nc
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the tape without advantage showing
in any mans favor.
They maintained their positions until
just before the last stride, when Snow
threw himself forward. 1t required a
sharp eve to pick a winner in either
Snow@Gladwin or Park, but the judges
decided in that order, and the retiring
Bowdoin man was warmly cheered, re-
gardIess. of college feeling. The time,
SO 20, was good going, considering the
conditions.
| The $50 yards run was benefit for
John Bray of Williams. The starters
were F. II. Klaer of Amherst, w. w.
Garrett, NJ 1. T., G. L. Dow of Dart
mouth John Bray of Williams, Wig
gins of Amherst, T. p. Goodbody OF
Williams, H. L. Trull of Dartmouth, ],
A. Furbish of Bowdoin and L. B.
| Thomas of Tufts
! The bunch stayed together during the
| first lap, Bray running in second place
Garrett stayed back in the rear and
made his try on the back stretch, but
the leaders were going too fast Bray
cut out the lead toward the finish. Dow
made big try for the place of honor,
but Bray was too speedy.
Klaer got in a pocket 25 yards from
| the finish, but came out and made a
gallant struggle. He chased Dow over
the line so closely that the people in
the stand could not tell who won sec
ond. The judges gave the place to DOW
Bray was yards ahead in I'm. 4 los.
The mile run was what is popularity
termed "cinch" for Bray of Will
liams. The only man who could give
him an argument, Dave Hall, of Brown,
could not keep the pace on account Of
a bad knee. The rivals were next each
other on the mark and shook hands
before the gun was fired. The start
ers were: d. c. Hall, Brown, John
Rrav Williams. ]. B. Warden, Dart
mouth, E. S. Carey, Wesleyan, c. E.
Paddock, Dartmouth, G. c. Wheeler
Bowdoin w. c. Longstreet Amherst,
S. c. Sears, NJ. /. T., E. D. Meeker,
Wesleyan.
Carey of wesleyan led for the first
portion of the race. Bray stayed in
fifth place. and Hall brought up the
rear. on the back stretch of the third
lap. Hall fell back half dozen yards.
Beginning the last lap, he fell out. Bray
ran away from the field as they neared
the finish. Paddock and Carey had a
hot struggle for the place, which went
to the Wesleyan man, Paddock falling
back near the line. The time of Bray
was Am. 46 2-5s.
The two-mile run was another gltt 70
Bray. The starters We're: John Bray,
Williams; E. S. Carey, Wesleyan; J. F.
Moody Dartmouth; D. r. Little, VIII
liams: G. Parker, Brown; NJ. B. Per
kins. Dartmouth; F. Lathrop, Will
liams: c. y. Goddard. Dartmouth; A
L. Hawley, Amherst; c. D. Meeker
WESLEYAN. Meeker led for a lap. but
the Dartmouth men ran together and
Moody made the pace for the greatest
part Of the. race. Bray remained near
The tail end of the bunch.
Beginning the last lap Bray came up.
He went into the lead with Moody at
his heels They raced away from the
ruck after passing the 220 post. Moody
STAYED with Bray until the turn for
home was reached. when he began to
fall back Hawiey came up but could
not get nearer Moody than four yards.
BRAY WOW b. eh9ut the same distance.
Tls s.snz T@z -esu. les.
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mile and then gave way to Pearly, who
carried the bunch to the mile at lei.
surely clip. Dudley then went out anc
and to the mile in the lead, but en-
tering the last quarter the pace liV'
ened and Clough and Dudley went ou'
to make a race of it. Clough was easl-
sly shaken and Dudley and Lynch
fought it out to the tape, the former
winning by several feet. The time was
$40 AS.
r. Lyons Of Brown, ]. B. Mcintyre OF
Dartmouth, Ray Murray of M. l. l.
and A. j. Hamlin of Bowdoin, showed
up for the second heat. Murray paced
for a lap and a quarter, and then Lyons
paced until the three-quarters was
reached. Mcintyre carried the bunch
to the mile, and then Murray went out
and rode the last mile as he pleased IL
5:42 40 Mcintyre was second.
For the third heat, A. L. Small Of
Bowdoin, b. Wells of Williams and B.
B. Holmes Of Williams were starters.
The race was a procession, Holmes
riding to the fore for a mile and then
giving way TO Wells for a half, but
retaining his place at that point.
Modest Mr.. Small of Bowdoin then took
a hand in the game and swept by the
two Williams men, winning the heat IN
5.s5. Wells hustled in ahead of his
r. ]. Chiland of Amherst S. f. Stew
ems Of Dartmouth and J. f. Steever of
NJ. /. T., started in the fourth heat.
Chiland was the only rider on chain
less wheel and the workings Of the ma
chine were interestedly watched by the
spectators. The first seven-eighths of
the race was ridden slowly, but the
last quarter was full of ginger, and
Steever proved a sandy rider but was
unfortunate in his accident. Chiland
won second from Stevens by a narrow
margin.
The winners of second places were
then called and the chainless carried
the dav. Chiland leading until within a
few feet of the tape. when Wells put
on a hustle and came up awheel max
ing a dead heat. The time was 5.5S 3-5.
Both men were allowed to enter the
final.
from a. spectators standpoint, the 440
wards dash, was then called. and out of
70 entries. IA started, neeessitating two
trial heats. The first heat called to-
gether T. Z. Dunn of Brown. H. W.
snow of Bowdoin, T. p. GOodbody OF
Williams. c. Park Of Williams, f. B.
DuttoD Of NJ. I. T.. /. ". Bates of Am
berst and C. ". Henry of Tufts. it was
a general scramble for. the pole as soon
as the pistol shot, and as all such
scrambles result, the big fellows
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the same time made by Patterson ex-
tended, showed clearly that Patterson
had no license with Curtenius.
The third heat brought out Ellington
of Wesleyan, a place winner last year,
Henry of Trinity and Cloudman OF
Bowdoin. The latter is big powerful
fellow with as much speed as strength.
He was in his first race and displayed
a nervousness that interfered with his
Speed. He had an easy thing however,
and appeared to run as easily as did
Curtenius, and surprised the crowd by
doing the trick in the same time as the
two previous heats. Ellington was Sc
cond.
The winners of second places were
called to decide which of them would
run in the final and Hunt won a close
race from Rollins in "a 40 seconds.
The bicyclists were next called out,
and IA of the % entries reported at the
post The oval track has been a
nightmare to riders for the past week
all of last years competitors having
in mind the bad miXup which occurred
last year, when several men were in
iured and machines smashed. The ri
ders rode carefully yesterday, and the
accident to Steever was the only bao
feature.
The M. 1. T. delegates to the associa-
Jlon meeting, fIiudy ht6H., el9ASN N4io''
the bicycle race be ridden on some
other track, but the request was denied
and the riders from the college
showed it made little difference to them
by winning two heats.
The first heat called together F. c.
Dudley of Amherst; B. M. Clough OF
Bowdoin, r. Lynch of Brown and B
| P. Pearly of Dartmouth. A time limit
of $50 was placed on all heats, and ca
silly made in all, but the heat for sec
ond men. The time in this race was
so close to the limit that the race was
allowed
the front and paced the field for a hall
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Continued on Page ls.l
The Worcester spy., 1899-05-21

putters were working, and the three
men decided for the final trial in The
afternoon. The competitors in the
event were A. L. Grover, University
of Maine; S. e. Newman, Dartmouth
P. 7. Winslow, Amherst; f. Corson,
Dartmouth; D. H. Hall, Brown; H. p.
Mcdonald, Jr., NJ. l. T.; c. L. Young,
Bowdoin; r. S. Wilder Dartmouth; j.
Melendy, Brown; E. G. Akart, Am
herst; e. w. Gould, Wesleyan; e. r.
Godfrey Bowdoin G. R. Kempton,
Tufts. Wilder. Godfrey and Corson
were the place winners in that order
last year, but Godfrey was the only
one of the three to get inside yesterday
Wilder was troubled with a shoulder
recently dislocated, and he was hand-
capped in his WORK. He and his club
mate fell outside the gates of victory.
Newman, the other Dartmouth en-
try, was a student at Worcester acq5-
emy last year and won a place at the
interscholastic games last year. In
practice he has been pushing tho
weight beyond SS feet but he, too fell
off in his work, and Dartmouth's cal
culations went to the wind Melendy
of Brown was another whose perform-
ance was far different from his prac-
tice, but his was of a different kind
and more pleasing to his followers.
The best he was known to do before
yesterday was Sc feet, 6 inches. Yes
terday he sent the lead ball SS feet
10 - inches, four inches farther than
it has been put in any intercollegiate
meeting. This distance was enough to
win, and gave his college credit FOR
the first broken record of the day The
end of the trials found A. L. Grover
of Maine and e. R. Godfrey of Bow
doin qualified to compete in the final
against Melendy. Growers record Was
81 feet 1-2 inches, and Godfrey had
81 feet 1-2 inch to his credit.
This closed the morning work and
the athletes and spectators hurried 20
the city for quick dinner and hasty
return for the afternoons sport.
The Worcester spy., 1899-05-21

Davitt. Dartmouth; H. ]. Hunt, Bow
doin: H L. Grant, NJ. l. T; Ellington.
Wesleyan; c. ". Henry, Trinity, and
H. H. Cloudman. Bowdoin. The Will
liams men were anxious that Curtenius
and Patterson should be placed in diff
ferent heats, as they figured the final
heat would be decided between them.
and. although they figured without
considering Cloudman Of Bowdoin, their
wish was granted.
Patterson. Rollins. Tuke and McDa-
witt were started in the first heat and
Patterson was pushed to his limit to
defeat Rollins. The heat was ferceiv
fought by the quartet, until the last 25
yards. when Patterson gained a slight
advantage and won in % 2-5 sec.
Curtenius. Hunt and Grant We're
starters in the second heat and the Am
herst champion won as he pleased from
Hunt Of Bowdoin in % 20 seconds. The
ease with which this heat was won in
The Worcester spy., 1899-05-21
MORNING TRIALS.
steever Runs Into Bulletin Board and is
Badly Bruised.

Anything but pleasant prospects for
a successful meet, either athleticaIly
or financially. greeted the early ris!pg
athletes, and many a man felt his
chances for scoring were doomed by
the weather conditions.
Owing to the large entry list and
the long program, it was necessa: y
that trials in several events should be
run off in the morning. This would mar
row the number of races in the after
noon and accelerate the running of the
program. The executive committee OF
the association named the 29O, ,44e yards
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-12-21

En- % de Julio de 1866 fu6 nombrado
90 Teniente del ejercito regular y 1er
Teniente en- 81 de Julio del 81. En
1869 fu6 trasladado al "a de Infante-
ria y enyiado al Este donde combati6,
con exito siempre los indios. En- ell
81 entr6 en- ell arma de clba.lerfa & hi
20 reverdecer sus lanreles hostilizandO
a aquellos. Despues fue destinado al
4o Regimento de Cabailerfa, en- Mar
20 del 70, y ascendido q Oapitan pOr
m6ritos de guerra.
Durante la guerra hispano-america-
ma tue ascendido & Brigadier. Ell IL
de Julio del aIlo anterior fue destinadO
4 Filipinas y. promovido al empleo de
Mayor general.
Las victorias conquistadas por el
ej6rcito federal en- aquel Archipelago
sc deben, principalmente, al arrojo y
decision del general Lawton.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-12-21
El general LawtOn

El general Lawton, muerto en- el
ataque de San Mateo, seg1n dijimos
aver a los lectores en- nuestra secci6n
de telegramas, era, seg1n opinion ge-
neral Ell mas arrojado y valiente de los
jefes ll.ilitares que acaudillan tropas
EN- el Archipelago magallanico.
Habia nacid0 en- Ohio y era joyen
aun: cincuenta y cuatrO amos. Desde
ell dia en- que estalI0 la guerra civil,
aunque era un niio entnnces, Sc ms
cribi6 en- la companfa e del Regimen
to de Infanteria de Indiana n1mero 8
donde, q los pocos dias, fn6 ascendido
a Salgento. En- el mismo aiio fu6
promoyido, por su bravura, a Ter. Te-
niente del Regimiento de Infanteii;t de
Indiana ndmero 80. 81 IL de Mayo
de 1868 tue ascendido 4 Captain; el is
de Mario de 1866, 4 Teniente CUroneI.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-12-21
CASINO ESPANOL

Seg1n convocatorla hecha por circular &
los sehores socios propietarios, el domingo
pr6ximo, "a, & la una de "a tarde, se cele-
brara en- el salon de este Centre, Junta &C.
neral de socios propietarios
Zen la circular aludida, Sc relacionan los
principales asuntos que SO han de someter &
la aplobaci6n de Ia expresada junta.
Gran iinportancia y trascendenca reyis
ten aquellos, 10 que impulsa esta presiden-
cia a rogar todos y cada uno los de sociOs
propietarios, que concurran al mencionado
acto, pues con clio prestaran I'M importante
servicio Ia ColOnia.
Puerto Rico, Diciembre 81 de 1899.
El Presidsnte,
81 Aio0rdo Alowso.