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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
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PROGRAMME OF SPORTS TODAY

pAcING Saratoga Racing Association
Saratoga. 1870 p. m. t>,o,
YACHTING-Rendez OF the ,oI
York Yacht Club fleet New-Lonoon'
erbocker Yacht Club cruise.
GOIF.-Bogey handicap for Ierre" cup
Seabright Golf Club>lnks
poI.O-Narraganset Cup finals. Nara
gansett Pier. r. l. 49,,
CYCLING.-world's championship Moh-
treal -,
ACKNOWLEDGMENT against New-horK'
Washington Park. Brooklyn. p. m
BOXING-Sweeney-Y oungs. Coney lsianu
Sporting Club evening.
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since 1897 and, having long start from the "a
lonia beat her old rival. In fact. the Emerald Va
the first to finish
What airs came TO the yachts were southerly a,x
at o'clock they were somewhere off Stamford tn
Ariel leading with the Emerald and the Ouisse,.ss
following, and the Katrina and the Fleetwlng Lad
ing the Crusader. II was nothing more than =
been making up all day began to promise chanss
The wind came on briskly, and with splnnaksr:
set the feet made good time eastward, and az
first yacht to finish the Emerald, arrived at New.
Haven at 6f3:52
The following summary shows the results ana
the winners:
sCHOONERs-cLAss A--OvER e5 FEET RAcryo
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SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed PROPOSE.

Bureau OF Yards and Docks Navy Den,Ttment sn ana
ton until / O'clock September 2 1890. and 'h sn
there publicly opened for construction OF an ns
ilsht building ia by 50 and boiler ,Io'u Also
~ by SIS feet at the Navy Yard. Portsmouth ~ 40
separate proposals. endorsed Proposals Tor plane
Installing two boilers with heater, pumps etc 90
snecncaticn, and forms OF proposal be obsneu 80
the bureau MoRDECAI 7. ENpICVTT. Cfsf % oS''~
August .. lSoe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
HANDICAP CUPS AT FOX HILLS

Following is the corrected score OF the results
OF the first weeks play for the handicap cups at
the Staten Island Cricket Clubs course at Fox
Hills The play is for four cups one for each week
IN August. given by J. b. Elmendorf Of the Cricket
Club. for the best four cards OF nine holes each
The cup for last week was won by Louis Living
eton Jr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
STAR ATHLETIC CLUB GAMES.

The members Of the Star Athletic club Of Long
Island held their point games yesterday before
large gathering. The scratch only
cessful In two OF the contests Hammarth winning
the one mile walk and Morgan the hammer throw
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
CRICKET.
NETWORK CRICKET CLUBS LEAD OVER
STATEN ISLAND IN THE RACE FOR
THE NETWORK CHAM
PIONSHIP

The victory which the NewYork Cricket Club OBJ
tanned Newark on Saturday gave to 1t lead
over Staten Island in the race Cor the cricket
championship Of New-York This game attested
the spirit of enthusiasm which the New-York club
is now going through. and its creditable anxiety 10
finish the season we'll in front. Staten Island will
have to fight hard now TO get out OF fifth place
In the games of the New-York Cricket Assoca-
ton Paterson continues well in the lead The I'M
usual number of drawn games in the series would
indicate late beginnings in the matches, or waste
Of time and It would be well for the good of the
sport II the Executive Committee Of the assocla-
ton were to look into the matter. The records:
MFTR0pOTITkN LEAGUE
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Proposals.
AIS FOR FORAGE AND STRAW

PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE AND STRAW
l. West Point ~ " July ~. 1899 sealed prok "
In ,rtntcate will received here until u oelo,s
August IL spo then opened. for FURNISHING r,SE
and straw DUNG year 1900 L. ; reserN.s oar,
10 accept or reject any all proposals 81 'reys-
furnished upon appllcatis
i1nes proposals should be marked NIL
Tor Forage and straw" addressed MALVERN M
RARSrM O NJ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

The chartered vessels to join in the run are the
schooners Alcaa chartered by +. D. Morgan; In
trepid, chartered by ". Austin Wadsworth; SOUTH
ern Cross chartered by Charles II. White; Spe-
rama chartered by W; g. Warden; Wayfaresr r
chartered by Gordon Fellows; Lydia. chartered by
Or r. Kalish; steamers Osceola, w. s: Fanshaw;
Preble, f. Rollins Morse Elsa: P i1Y FISK Lorna
ANIL L. Barber; Satanila. Adrian Isen, jr and
Uevetia (Nushka), Cyrus Field Judson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

on August 10 r. n Wilson and George Low nave
heen forced TO postpone their meeting LOT
that date aid the match will probably take place
az Deal Beach on August 26
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
BOXING.
TWO TWENTY FIVE ROUND BOUTS SCHEDULED
AT THE CoNEY ISLAND SPORTING
CLUB TONIGHT.

The Concy Island Sporting Club has arranged
two twenty-five round bouts for to-night's tourna-
ment. Jack Bennett will meet BILLY Hill Null
doons Pickanlnny, In the first bout. The principal
contest will be between Patsy Sweeney and
zoe" Young
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
The following Is tn
don Yesterday:
METEORs SKIPPER COMING OVER.

THE KAISER CONSENTS THAT HE SHALL ASSIST
IN SAILING THE SHAMROCK.
London Aug 6-The Exchange Telegraph
Company announces that Emperor William has
consented that the skipper Of his yacht Meteor
Captain Ben Parker shall go to NewYork to
assist in sailing the Shamrock in the races for
the Americas Cup.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
HARNESS RACING.
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF TRACK AND ROAD.

JOE PATCHEN AND JOHN r. GENTRY MAY BE
MATCHED FOR $4,000 A sIDE-FRED KOHL The
FASTEST TRoTTING STALLION OF THE YEAR.
There IL said to he a fair chance that the rival
PAGERS John X. Gentry CO0l9 and Joe Patcheh
C20iD may be matched for $4,000 a side In series
OF races to be decided this season. In the absence
OF f. r. Hartman in Alaska the owner OF Joe
Patchen offered to bet $4,000 that the black stallion
could beat the bay In two races out OF three. NO
one authorized to accept the wager In the aO-
sence OF Gentrys owner but 1t Is minated from
an authoritative source that Mr. Hartman ls more
than willing match his horse against Patchen,
should the offer be renewed He believes Gentry
can heat his old rival and Il is well known that
the New York breeder and turfman has never held
an opinion relative to his horses that he was not
willing to back with the cash
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
snhseanent entries Include the foIlowing:

The Alpha. George Marshall; the Alzela and the
Apache W. Hadwin Ames; the Cara, Clarkson
CONT me Gson I tbe JnaRa J. Herbert Baan
tine: the Helvetia, J. b. Thomas; the LleWeyn, w.
=, Banigan the Nautilus 6; B. Lnder nrrnGr me
Drunond: the Telka Evans r; Dick; the Tonette,
r. A. c. Smith; the Wanda, Charles W: B9wring;
the Aquillo. william T. Emo; the Vinta, Edward
c. Schaefer, and the Ibis General S. c. Lawrence
Weather permitting the following programme for
the cruise will be followed:
Tuesday August s-New- London to Gardeners
Wednesday, August s-Gardiners Bay TO New
Thursday August lO-Newport to Vineyard
Friday. August l1-squadron will remain at
Saturday. August l2-Vlneyard Haven to New
Sunday, August 13-squadron to remain at anchor
Monday August l4-Races of Newport for the
Tuesday' August 15-Races off Newport.
Wednesday August 16-Meeting Of the captains
on the flagship at noon
Tn. following is the list OF arrivals at Newton
don yesterday
The Corsair ]. Pierpont Morgan; the ATLANTA
George J. Could the Aquillo, A. r. Emo; the Ava
Walter Ferguson: the Barracuda, Edward Keppy
the Buccaneer, w. r. Hearst; the Electra E. T.
Gerry; the Enterprise F. T. Hunt the Free Lance
the Hiawatha Charles Fleischmann; the Idalia.
Eugene Tompkins the Marietta, II, 3 Moore; the
May Alexander Van Rensselaer, the Nourmahal
Revere Mr. Thomas. the Sycamore, J. H. Hanan
the Susauehanna. J.. H stckney; the Tonette, r.
Oneida E. c. Benedict; the Elsa, p. f. Fisk; the
Margaret: F. II. Rutherford; The orienta. E; r.
Theodore Hostetter: the Rposo. Mr.. Parslow the
Dungeness. Mrs. Thomas Carnegie the Juanita'
tom the Vlnita. Mr.. Schaeffer, and the Chetolah.
A. ]. Wise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
SARATOGA ENTRIES TO-DAY.

The entries and weights for to-days races at
Saratoga are as follows;
FIRST RACE-For two year ods weights pounds
below the scale. Five and one half furongs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
MANHATTAN BEACH.

Trains leave foot q 3tth T. y u SyA ,oa,iJ
90 $40 40 ego Il " a. m. IL u, anu hz ~ = az
10 10 3. 40 .. m. 80 TO- Do ~" wv ''''
$40 $40 $50. 1880 .. m a. "a -. half.
Sundays. $50 $40. iC.i0 IL 10 A. m; L." anu 49,
hourly H. 10 TO eiO = n. 1910 p. m. ,s
Leave foot whitehall st. Battery Via seth o.. 10 /
Brooklyn Ferry da.y 100. and hourly SO a "A .to -
D m and every forty minutes i.to TO Wv anu
D. sWeek days only.
EXCURSION TICKETS 40 CENTS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

c. w. Marks. who sold Joe Patchen for the re-
ported price OF $4,000 last week. has telegraphed
10 Secretary A J. Moore. Of Goshen. that the sale
OF the popular black stallion will not prevent him
from fulfilling his engagement 10 meet John r.
Gentry 2:O0I9D In the match op August g. over
Orange County's historic half-mile track. Marks
will not drive him however. Secretary Moore says
John Dckerson has been engaged to handle the
Kansas cyclone Gentrys mile in 205f. over the
Youngstown (OhIo) half-mile track last week IN
dcates that Patchen will have to be at his best 10
beat the Hartman stallion on his own GROUND at
Goshen II Is said that the black morse fastest
work out mile to date paced In 2Di. one huh-
dred and ffty-seven trotters and PAGERS nave peen
entered I'm the TO be decided al the Goshen
meeting
The record OF 2O7A made by Fred Kohl at Co
lumbus last week gives to the Brooklyn horse
fancier. ex-senator John McCarty young stock
horse FOR his breeding stud I'm Orange County that
stands sixth on the list OF crack rotting stations
only Directum 2:05i4: BIngen 2CSA Ralph Wilkes
2:OGa; William Penn, 2O7i4. and Stamboul. 2Nl5.
having surpassed this record Fred Kohl is the
fastest stallion Of the year thus far. Senator Nc
Carty's fast horse is a bury black stallion about
l52 hands high by Guy Wilkes 215h, out Of
Mystic by Nutwood. pisa; grandam Emma Arte-
burn by Herr's Mambrno Patchen. His dam also
produced by John H. Shus's fast young mare Mys-
terry by Phallas. that +. r. Bovine drove 70 a
record Of 2I7ls in 1896. Mystic was shipped all the
CIV Wilkes in 1891 and Fred Kohl was foaled the
following year. John F. Greene, now Of this city.
bred the great trotter He was brought out as a
three year-old by John Dickerson who drove him to
lowered the mark to 2:l24. which remained his best
record until he started at Columbus last week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

COMFY ISLAND via CULVER ,a no :, Rr,os-
FOOT OF WHITEHALL. ST. T.. by SSh - ,,.lna
lyn Ferry. Fast boats connect win ehp,eS ~ thss
Hourly go 1920. every ~ minutes uh.l' i.isnd
,v,ry 40 minutes until 1920 Quickest trip 10 'he i
time 30 minutes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07
A POLTCEMAN'S DARING FEAT.

dor other sports see page i2)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

At jackson. N H. the Wentworth Goll CIuo
is another OF the mountain courses that mas re-
ceived a large measure OF favor. The greens are
forty feet square and perfectly kept and with
the new clubhouse. recently built. the success OF
the game has been pronounced as IN other
parts of the country, and the outlook Tor the
season is particularly bright.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

In the Adirondacks and the White Mountains
everybody to be playing golf and to judge
from the number of new courses laid out one would
imagine the North Woods immense chain Of
links The Ampersand Golf Club. at Saranac Lake.
has secured Alexander Findley. formerly the pro-
fessional at the Essex County Country Club, OF
Orange and he has done much toward putting the
course in satisfactory shape. Last week the boyle
handicap for a silver GRIP won by f. w. Barry
with score of 56-5S-109. making him l3 down
while the mixed fouIsome contest won by
Mr. and Mrs d. A. Loring jr.. with a score OF l3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

Golf at Bar Harbor has been handicapped some
what by the burning Of the Kebo Valley Country
Club house. but the matches are going on without
interruption, and the club will rebuild as specify
as possible. Money for the enterprise is coming In
slowly but surely. and subscriptions 20 the mort
gage bonds have already reached the sum OF s6;Uc
In the White Mountains the Waumbek Coll CiuD:
OF Jefferson n. H., offers many inducements JUST
now Il covers about thirty acres OF GROUND IN
Guiding plentiful natural hazards, and. with the
improvements wrought this season, the course IL
delightful in every way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

Owing to the fact that the Deal Beach and Nor
wood teams are 10 meet on the Deal Beach links
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

The Nassau Country Club has arranged a match
with the Crescent Athletic Clubs team TO take
place on the links OF the former on August 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

The Brooklyn Jockey club has issued c'rcu,ar
calling attention to the stake races to be run al s
autumn meeting. The stakes races, ""''" "''
close on Tuesday. August 10. are as ioilo"S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

In the Berkshire Hills the Plttsheld and Lenox
links are the gathering points for scores OF well
known players. David Bishop. jr., who has been
one Of the crack golfers OF Lenox for several
seasons has returned from his golfing trip abroad
and Is showing the result of that trip by largely
improved game His handicap is now four strokes
the same az that Of s. Parkman Shaw, f. A.
Thomson and David S. Dana. the Lenox "golhng
triumvirate" Lindsay Fairfax comes next with a
handicap Of FIVE and j. Sanford Barnes follows,
with a handicap of six The women are still playing
for the cup offered by Miss Maud Curtis which VIII
be awarded at the end of the month, and among
Tho leading councillors are Mrs. William A. Tay-
ior Miss Stillman. Mrs Lapham. Miss Barnes
Miss Sloane and Miss Rogers.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
TO BRING ABOUT A PEACE
Committee Of Wealthy Filipinos Will I'm
dsrtake the Task.
Intept1en Is to Act as Mediator Be-
tween Againaldo and Ameri-
can COmmission.

MANILA, April Is, 6:15 p.m.-A number
of prominent and wealthy Filipinos are or
ganizing committee TO take steps to bring
about, if possible, an understanding be-
tween the rebels and the Americans. One
branch of this committee intends to ask
the United States Philippine commission to
make statement as to what terms will be
offered the rebels if the latter will surren-
der.
Another branch of the committee will ap-
proach Aguinaldo with the terms and will
endeavor to- persuade him to accept them.
1t is considered doubtful, however, if any
members of the committee will dare to
personally confer with the rebel leader.
The committee includes several persons
recently condemned to death by Aguinaldo
for petitioning him to cease fighting.
Maj. Gen. Otis has appointed board.
headed by Col. Crowder, to deal with war
claims. Many such claims have been filed,
aggregating millions of dollars, particular
ly as result of the Iloilo fire.
Maj. Gen. Otis, who has hitherto handled
these claims, Is unable to devote any OF
his time to them now.
Gen. Lawton has ordered Col. Whailey
of Washington, who was a lieutenant
in the regular army, to command Gen.
Kings brigade during the latter's illness.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
TO REMOVE INCOMPETENTS.
Gen. Brooke Issues Order Regarding
Cuban Civil ORcers.

/ HAVANA. April is, 1916 am.-Heavy
rain is falling today. which is regarded as
being the beginning of the wet season and
as stopping the grinding of sugar corn
Major General Brooke has instructed the
department commanders to suspend or dis
miss civil officials who are found to be
inefficient or who are guilty of mal-admin-
istration.
This tightens the hold of the provincial
governors on civil affairs which hold had
been relaxed, thereby causing the civilians
to disregard the military authorities as in
the case of the Havana courts where the
Spanish lawyers have formed a society to
support the Latin law and resist Anglo
Saxon notifications. Sweeping changes
are under consideration.
The superintendent of the department of
correction, Col John Gary Evans, says it
is impossible to obtain justice in courts
where the accused cannot face his accusers,
know the charge against him and see the
testimony, and where there Is no Jury, no
wrfts of habeas corpus, where bribery is
notorious in every direction, and where the
bar almost TO a man, is insensible to any
thing wrong, is bred on a rotten system,
and considers corruption a matter of
course"
Evening star., 1899-04-18
Washington stock Exchange

SaiesnreguIar call. II O'Clock MI. s Rs cou-
rn pr ioS s'S =, @ a. osS Columbia Railroad as s25
WasSipginn na rrst 10 a. lSo 10 at iso. 10 100
Union iSsgranes nc1h "a ana Trust 10 AT ls5 National
- % at llN Capital Traction 100 at ~ ss az giIs
NO l"o al ~ 40 az 81 y ~ AT 81, 10 "a 10 al 81
inson Gas. Is at Ss 3 at 81. ss at So W Mass 80
- 3.,a az ~ ~ - at 80 Mergenthaler Linotype 10 at
Lanson Ian Monolype, az 2O 50 at ael5 fee at is se
100 100 at 1Sf:; After cail-Lanston Moaotype q M
ze, 9s 30 at Ss 80 At 2o,s Lincoln National Bank.
Railroad cert. A, s., ,sss.ss at i12S. MetropsiisS
Railroad cert. =, 81 $50 az II2ls. ''''''''"
funding, loo bid. Is. 1891. water stock, l0, Ind
3S5s, fnrding, III bid. iI9 asked. -'' ''D
MISCELLANEOUS Bonds.-MetropolItan RaIIroad 5s
III hid Metropolitan Rafr.ad COW tIs $50 lid
MetroIo,,itan Rallroad cert. ndebt 4, 1l2ls bid
Columbia Railroad IS. I3i asked Columbia Rail.
road ID mort @ IS; 1os5s bid JOS asked city and
ise1on Gas Co series A. Is lis bid Wass,n.iap mssn
as ss Go O series :, ,P j es us hid Z Electric Light
indebt; 6s xl9o asked. American Security and
Trust Is, 100 bid Washington Market Co. list eS,
Was washington Market Co. extn, Is. los bid. Masonic
Ban Association IS, ios bid. American GRAPHIC
National Rank sfocks.-Bsns of Washington 40
BID Sld: Metropolitan. 42S bid; Central, I50 bid
Citizens. los bid. Coiurnbta $50 hid is Ss,eS
SapitaI; az - hid West End ia bid. LncoIn. 10
SAFE Deposit and Trust companies.-Natioual Sa afc
Deposit and Trust I30 bid. 1871 asked WaShinpfon
Loan and Trust. l54 bid 1855 asked Amerirsa Sa-
surtty ana Trnst. lse bid. 200 asked Washington
Safe Deposit. IS OiH.
,s ins asancs Sseeks--Firemen's. 80 bid Franklin
- Did Metropolitan. 20 bid. Corcoran 90 hid
i'otoInac, 70 hid. Arlington. 1921 bid. las asked
German American. 200 hid National Union - hid
IL asked Columbia, l3x bid. 13a. asked. Riggs
~ bid 81 asked: PEOPLES, 6f< hid. sE asked.
Lincoln, xliAs bid, li& asked Commercial ~, bid
Title Insurance Stoci1s-Real Estate Title IS hid
1oe asked Columbia Title 81 bid IS. asked MS
trict Title, bid asked.
Raiiroad Stocks.-capital Traction Co.. so5s hid
M asked. Metropolitan 227 bid. 22s asked 20.
ldmbia las bid las asked City and Ssl1rhsn
3Sts bid. Al asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-washinrtop Gas
5s Did. s9h asked Geergesoun Gas, SO bid. u 81
Electric Light. i58 bid. f -
Telephone eStocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac x7sI
bid, so asked. Pennsylvania. 40 hid. 7
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Nerrenthaier I1notx-na
I9ei1 bid I9oss lsked. Lanston Mopotype ao2 hgd
309s asked. American Graphophoae. iS& Md ,ssi
asked American Graphonhone preferred isi htd
14h asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 80 nd al
asked Washington Market. lsh bid, IL asked
Great Falls Ice. i47 bid. 16o asked. Norfolk and
Washington Steamboaf, IOz bid. ~
XIX dividend.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
story OF Mocha Coffee.
From the Boston Globe.

II rVfu BOstOn GlODe.
Mocha is not alone the name of a kind of
coffee, but also a port Yemen) on the
Red sea. The patron saint of both was
Sheik Schoedeli, whose memory is venerated
by the Mahometans almost as much as that
of Mahomet himself
1ndias cast anchor in the port. Those on
board had noticed a hut, and they disem-
barked TO see what ii was. The sheik tfor
it was his dwellingb received the strangers
kindly and gave them some coffee to drink
for he was very fond of 1t and attributed
great virtue to Ii.
The travellers, who had never seen coffee
before thought that this not drink would
be a cure for the plague. Schoedeli assured
item through his prayers and the use of
this drink that not only would the plague
be stopped, but also that if they would un-
lead their merchandise they could make a
good profit by it.
The owner of the shin was IMPRESSED bV
this strange man. especially as he found
the coffee so palatable. On the same day
large number of Arabs came to listen To
the hermit's preaching, and among them
were some merchants who purchased all
the goods on the ship. The Indian visitor
returned home, and telling his strange adj
venture and profitable trading, many of
ms coTnpatriotis came to visit the sanity
Schoedeli
beautiful mosque was built over the
tomb of Schoedeli after his DEATH and his
name Will never be forgotten as long as
Mocha coffee is drunk. All of the Moslem
cCffee-houSe keepers yenerate him men
tloning his name in their morning devo-
tlons Travellers say that in the town of
Mocha or Ocha, as the Arabs call IL men
take their oath, not by God, but by the
memory of Schoedeli
Evening star., 1899-04-18
Which Foot Walks the Faster.

From Pearson's Weekly.
You may think this very silly question
to ask, but is it? There is no catch about
it. 1t is a simple demonstrable fact which
you can prove to your own satisfaction in
a very few minutes.
If you will take any pavement that is
clear of other pedestrians, so that there
shall be no interference, and walk briskly in
the center you will find that before you
have gone a hundred yards you will have
veered very much to one side. You must
to keep to the center or you may do it,
but if you will think of something, and en-
deavor to walk naturally, it is a hundred
to one you cannot keep a direct line
The explanation of this lies in the pecu-
liarity of one foot to walk faster than the
other. Or, to be more correct perhaps it
stride than the other, and this combined
with the quicker movement, causes one to
walk more to one side than the other.
1t is well known, for instance, that if one
is lost in the woods, the tendency is to
walk in a circle and eventually to return TO
about the starting point. This demonstrates
the fact also that one foot walks faster
than the other.
You can try an interesting experiment in
this way if you will place two stakes in the
lawn about eight feet apart, and then stand
off about sixty feet. allow yourself to be
blindfolded, and endeavor to walk between
them. You will find it an almost impossible
task, because one foot will go bit faster
than the other, either to the right or left
Now, which one of your feet walks faster
than the other.