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THE CREWS At POUGHKEEPsIE
University of wisconsin len Arrive-wnter
Rough for Practice.

Rough Tor Practice.
PouGHKEEPs1E, June 2O.-The University OF
Wisconsin crew arrived this afternoon at :27
O'Clock. The men were tired after their long
trip from Madison and we're taken to the Hicks
House. which will be their quarters during
their stay here. Their shell arrived this morn
ing. Tho boathouse to be used by the West
erners is located at Fox's Point. a retired
spot about a mile from their quarters
and not far from the Columbia boat
house There were ten men In the Wis
consin party. not including Coach McConville.
They did not go out for a row, but expect to
take their first spin tomorrow morning. The
water very rough to-day and all OF the
crews had difficulty in getting out for practice.
In the afternoon a thunderstorm and q minia-
ture cyclone came IN, and for a while the Hud-
son River was tossing maestrom.
The statistics of the crews in training show
some interesting facts. The Wisconsin men
say that they have the biggest general average
feet y inch. and one . feet. This is the long
the ,Ponghkeepsie course; The statistics
sights presenied by CORNELL. c Si and
scales at the top notch. averaging 165 ; pounds.
Corneu is next, with an average OF 100 pounds
and Wisconsin Is 159GponnIs There are three
at 3. King at and Sweetiand at ).
The, shortest men in the boat are
Robbins, stroke, and Vanderhoef .. each OF
whom strikes the line at 5 feet Sti inches.
Robbins is the liGhtest man. weighing l53
pounds. and Sweetland the. heaviest IT,.
There are two six tooters in the .CoIumbia
varsity crew. lie Prince at 4 and Erdal at I.
Irvine. the husky freshman at 2. is the shortest
man. measuring 5fcet INCHES. Thomas. bow.
is the highest. weighing l53 pounds
Tho crew practice shows that the so-ealIed
disappeared All the coachers now at tho
course are. aiming to- get their men to uni
formly catch and release the water and to OK =
tend the stroke to the limit OF the strength
OF tho men who are rowing. Ward 5
their stroke trsetiot OF second longer than
even as in Courtney's boats. The Quakers. e.
pccially the 'versty eight. have a tendency to
scoop he water. which becomes more mark ed
when the stroke is hit up.
oarsmen more uncertainty Is felt than with
any other eight in training. The men worked
together with good heart from their first spin
here. but DR. Poet states that he found il
diflGnlt I" round them into the form he de-
sired week ago he declared that he was
the, crew and instituted course. Of
since and applied to every mem Der
OF the crew with more or less thoroughncss
Poets statement that the Columbia var
sity eight. would have to take tremendous
ability OF the veteran oarsmen to beat the
"shmen in ordinary practice. On the other
hand. there is no public knowledge OF the
showing made by tho varsity eight in a speed
trial, and DR.. Peet saws that neither OF the
crews has been sent over the course on time
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WASHINGTON. June 2o-These army orlers
have been Issued:
oapt. G.raad y. Whistler Fifth Artillery. de-
tailed mcml er of the b )ard to report az 10 the
proper equipment horses enlisted strength &C, OF
field battery of Light artillery. vice Capt Eldrtdgo
n. HIS Fiith Artillery relieved.
First Lieut. Edgar I. Collins. Eighth Infantry;
Second Lieut.. Henry { Sm.tcr First Cavalry. and
Second Lieut. Andrew Moses seventh Artillery, APP
pointed a board of survey ut Philadelphia.
Frst IAcut. Edwin T. Cole. transferred from the
Sixth Infantry to the Fourth Infantry, Company B.
and First Lieut.. Dwight W. Ryther. from tho Fourth
Iifantr, 10 the sixth Infantry, company
These second Lientrnan's, recently appointed,
Third Inipntry. Edward Il. Stcnr to tho Fourth In
tantry. I"eenh Is. Morse to the Ninth infantry Al
~ W,t,erron. Ir tn tho Tanti infantry
FIRST Lieut.. Geo. c. Bermhardt, sixth Cavalry. ap.
p uted recorder of the e&amin.ng board at Fort
t-Rvrnwor,h, v.rc capt Eion +. Wilcox, sixth
CAPT t,cIrrc II. Cartwright Assistant Quartermas.
ter. hunonbly d.so harG"d from the volunteer ser
Cspts. Richard p. Strong Battery c. and John G.
". Brooks. battery NJ Fourth Artillery, exchange
second Lieut.. Archibald l. Harrison, Twenty NTH
Infantry transferred from Company { To- CoinpAny Is
Camp Node to Front Royal Va. for annulment OF
Acting Assistant Surgeon Thomas W. Bath. from
la Harp. ILL.,. 10 Forth Ieavrnworth and thence to
Malor HaIdimand P Young. quartz rmaster, from
New York rity TO- this city for conTritsti"n;
Lansing. Mich. Vernon X. E,rthmaI from Muir
fr' eshoru. Tenn. Joseph l.. Bell from French Lick
S"cHnl lieut. Je."e NJ. Tompsctt, First HebrasEs
Volunteers. honurlbly discharged.
To (ioyernors Island and conduct recruits to Porto
Rico
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An CREWS NOW At NEW LONDON
Rough Water Hampered Yesterdays Work
still the Rival Varieties DO Well.

still the Rival 'Narstties DO Well.
CAFES FERRY. June 20. -Harvard's freshman
crow the last to arrive on the river this season.
came up 10 riverside landing. at New London,
at q o'clock this evening. and imme diat ely took
up quarters in the cottage generously loaned
by Charles Browne. wealthy resident OF Nor
wich. The crew was accompanied from Cam
bridge by Coaches Donovan and Youngman.
and I'll. rowing order IA as follows:
Bow. Morris: - Bancroft, Captain; 8. Emery; T.
Bullari; 3 Iaid: O. shuehruR; 7. Goodell stroke
Browncll. roxsvain. BDothby. Substitutes Colby
Atkinson. Campbell and Grew.
! H. Smith mad been chosen as a substitute
but was compelled to withdraw on account of
sickness and Grew. a member Of the Weld
Junior boat. took his place. The freshmen are
sturdy looking youngsters and have made 4
name for themselves by breaking the record at
Cambridge in the twO-mile trial races Three
shells preceded the oarsmen.
A strong southe-y wind prevailed through
out the day and little practice was taken by
either Of the Yale or Harvard crews. In the
absence of Coach Storrow this morning Coach
Mumford had long talk with the Harvard
varsity eight and four on the imparlcctions
he had noticed in the boats, and pointed out
ing Mumford then had both shells launched
and continued his coaching on the water, TAX
ing BAncroft'S position in the sixth scat and
rowing with the eight, The men showed MAJ kcd
IMPROVEMENT as result and put more snap into
their movements, their recovery being much
quicker than usual Harvard's four listened
attcntively to Mumford. mt their improve
ment, II any, Is not so apparent, as they have
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had great deal more practice than the eight
and have less to learn. At Yele's quarters the
conceded. and every y'; effort is being made to
save the blue from defeat when the two fours
lale's four will probably be made up with
Chiitende1 cqxswaini Greenway Tos put
place ut 2, but the change was ,only tom
poraryy' the crew being ON the river
is pecsIGe along. with its four coaches
keeping sharp eyes on every movement. The
rough water this morning necess ,is
Of two half miles was held. II 10 said the crew
rowed OYER the course in the cove II very fast
isfaction NJ the conches.
There is practically little change in the stroke
son. The varsity oarsmen, while under the
instruction OF quartet WIG have stroked and
rowing N the oot stroke aG
lest year, and tho freshmen are daily prac-
tIcing a stroke that is nearly identical with
leaning backward about Ave degrees more
than the 'varsity and rounding their oars on
freshmen have not yet been sent above TWEEN
ty-eight stroke coachers Rodgers and Whit
msK preterr Ing to run the stroke up grad,
yatermanship Brown and Grswold. now
in the Yale varsity boat, were in last years
found It very ,dinicuit to Keep him in time with
tue TtSt Ol lne DOdl. NDt until tne emu OF IaSU
week did tho coachcrs begin TO express any
satisfaction with the day practice. and they
now hope the boat has got together and will
hold that way until June 20.
Up to Z O'Clock tonight neither Yale nor
Harvard had ventured on the river. the south
west breeze having veered to southeast, send.
ing whitecars UP the course Rain fell half
hour and beat DOWN the waves. Coach Storrow
ordered The Harvard varsity crew out in
spent in squirting abreast Red Top. In
baseball parlance the game was called
on account OF darkness. and the eight marched
into tho hoathouse and dressed themselves by
candelght Julian Curtis, who is in charge OF
the arrangements for the Yale Harvard races.
Yale's '02 boat: John Rodgers. captain Of the
~ crew. and Hugh Auchincloss and Louis At
kinson Of the pS freshman crew. An attempt
was made to flag the four-mile course this
morning. but 1t had to be postponed on account
OF rough water.
;, Yale,s freshmen are again rowing In the
English cedar shell built for the varsity crew
by Clasper, but never used In q race. The
boat has been legged by John Kennedy. 1t
Is evident that the freshmen will use this shell
in preference to the cedar shell built for the
varsity crew last year. and in which 1t lost to
Cornell,
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FLUsHISG June 2O.-A net score OF 80. mi de
by George II. Leslie, won the club handicap at
The Flushing Golf Club to-day The scores:
Lawn Tennis.

The second days play in the open tournament Of
the Lcnox Tennis Club brought out some surprising
results among them the unexpected defeat OF H. Ii.
Hackett. who held the Yale champions hip up to last
saturday. by Wylie Grant, tn" Columbia inter-
scholastic champion. Ha"k,tt was Thought to lie au
easy winner. but Grant pat up sensational game
and the Yale man could make little hcadway against
his speed. III thu second set II" got disheartened
and gave up tho struggle, Davidson, tho southern
champion. smothered Alexander. the Princetonian.
tn easiest kind of fashion. and II, and Allen are
now the fay orlt"s for first huuors. Summaries
Scratch Singles Preliminary ruuud-M Z. Grant
beat H. ". Hackett, -, ID.
First Kound-J A. Allen beat !, l.. o. Wadsworth.
Is. Ga: o. NJ. BustwIck beat r. W. Gushing. I'll.
I'll: J. G. Davidson beat + b. Alexander, d-3, 90;
W. U. Grant beat J. ". Vincent. IN al default
ed y. {. Wright beat II. 4. Flumm"r, G-l, ID.
scratch Doubles - Preliminary round = II. II.
Hackett and }. A. Allen beat Morris Clark and }.
Kcarn-y. Jr.. 81. 6-l: e. lnslee and l.. j. Grant
beat %. NJ. Bostwick and partner by default.
First Round-E. P. Fischer aud H. Avery beat
F. l.. O. Wadsworth and q. NJ. Bostwick, S., 6-+i
W. c. Grant and b. &. Wri Sht beat q. L. wyeth and
+. j. Martin, al, 81.
Handicap Srngles-Pre luinary round-H A. Plum
mer. scratch. beat J. C. Davidson. 1--WE halt thirty.
"a. til, ID; F. V. Walsh. fifteen. beat l.. J.
Grant half thirty. 6-l. d-5, f. b. Barnes, scratch.
beat G. CrngIn. owe fifteen S. g..
First Ronnd-H. H. Haywood, half fifteen. beat
C. W. Chadwick. Gftecn. Ill. al: c. ". Insles.
half fifteen, beat s. II. Torr"y Thirty. 6-l.8-s.
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COL r.
Amateur Championship News --To-Day's
Four-Ball Match.

Finday s. Douglas entered for the am ateur
championship vest rday through the Fairfield
County Golf Club. In spite OF his defeats this
spring the amateur champion believes thar he
is PLAYING n better game than he was last year
In tho thirty six hale rounds Douglas has I'M
doubleday pull. for his style is so easy that he
plays without the muscular straining OF the
hOmebreds. and in a long race Douglas is as
fresh at tho finish as at the start Like tho
Irish postboy, Douglas can raise gallop for
the avenoo." when the homebreds are quite
tagged out. Consequently. unless the West
has some hidden card TO fash. the chances are
that Douglas will again win the title for the
East The Ave who have beaten Douglas at
match play this year are Travis for the Lake
wood fall cup. Brooks. Dwight. Watson and
Bohlen. At this Juncture the chances are
that Watson alone OF the quintet will
enter at Onwentsia. Travis has positively
declined to enter; Dwight believes 1t use
less to do SO unless for the experience
to be gained; Brooks has taken up yachting
and i4rsaken golf until the fall. and Bohsn.
with H. NJ Forrest, sailed ON Saturday for .
goltlnG tour through Scotland and England
There will, however. be a larger entry from
the East than has been generally expected. in
spite OF the directions to making the Journey
college PLAYERS will be particularly strong
among the entrants. Quite q number OF en-.
T.S h&yG been r receSeI Py sec S@frstSry KsrT OF
names until the lists CLOSE. which will be on
next Monday evening. Last year number OF
club secretaries were too late with their nomi-
nations. and. as the entries close promptly at q
p. NJ. on Monday, this year all SHOULD try TO 10
punctual.
Eastern players who enter for the amateur
championship may vary the Journey to or from
Chicago by stopping over at Detroit and play
ING on the links II tho Detroit Country Club
The club notified the L. \, e. A. Executive
Committee yesterday that its links and club
house were open to all entrants to the amateur
cham pionship who should visit Detroit and
| that they would DO the guests of the club
| During the week after the amateur champion
| ship Al Wheaton the Onwentsia Club Mold u
| tournament, which held many OF the New YORK
! players in the West; and should the Detroit
| Country Club do the same a similar success
| would be attained. Secretary Kerr will
notify the L. \. g. A. members OF
tho invitation from the Detroit Conn
| try Club, Although only started In
| lS'I the club has a fine house on a spur Of
! land extending into Lake st. Clair, at Crosse
| pointe, about eight miles from Detroit. and an
| eighteen hole course Of about 5000 yards
/ The turf is excellent and the course a
thoroughly good one. and far from being either
Of the frankly pastoral" or Of the Alpine "
stamp Of mediocrty. which so often assumes
| to 10 n sporty Links, The record is II, held
by W. II. Way, the club professional. who was
formerly at Meadowbrook.
The funeral Of Robert Cox. NJ 2. for South
Edinburgh. the donor OF the perpetual emblem
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GFRH4NY'S ASSURANCE.
Washington Surprised by the Alleged Claims
for Damages in Samoa.

WASHISGroN. June 2O.-Considerahle sur
prise has been caused hero ~ the statement
made in Berlin dispatches that claims would
be filed against the United States on account
of the destruction of German property by
shells from the United States cruiser Phila-
drlphia in the bombardment Of samoan vii
lagos in the possession Of III" Mataafa rebels.
II was said TO a Sun reporter to-day that the
assurance OF the Germans was astounding
when tho TACT was considered that they started
the Instruction in Samoa.
The statement Of Baron Won Bnlow in the
Reichstng yesterday that dispatches have
beer received from Baron Stcrnberg, the Ger
man Commissioner in Samoa. indicating the
possiniIity that the kingship may be abolished
caused much interest here. but il was said
thai this Government had not received any
official information that such an outcome OF
the deliberations OF the Trpartite Commission
WAS likely
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RUssrA,s MERCHANT MARINE.
The Government to Pay sueE Canal Dues
to Encourage Pacific Trade.

WASHINGTON, June 20.--The Russian Gov
eminent is taking steps to develop its mer-
chant marine. Although there are only TWEEN
ty-four Russian steamships OF more than 1000
tons and Of these only four are OF more than
IA knots. the Russian Government during
1893 expended 2.O09325 roubles or more than
Buroan nf Navigation Is informed that TO in
crease Russian navigation on the Pacific. the
Russian Government will for the next ten
years pay Suez Canal dues. as the Austrian
Government has done for some time on ma
tionnl merchant steamships Tho restriction
the ports are on the Baltic or thu Black Sea or
the Pacific. to Russian vessels will not affect
apprecaby American navigation. as for the
tered this country from cleared for Euro
pean Russia. and last year only four American
sailing vessels entered from and cleared for
Russian ports on the Pacific.
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For Summer, of course you
must have low shoes. The ques-
ton is which kind!
Russell harmonizes properly
only with suits of brown or
brownish shade; black harmon.
ICES with suits of any color.
The famous Model last ; black
calfskin, patent leather, and rus.
set; single and double sole,
$3.50.
RoGERs, PEET & Co.
$50 Broadway cor. Leonard.
56p Broadway cor. Prince
Thirty second and Broadway.
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FRAUD on THE RED CROSS.
Miss Clara Barton Tells the Post once
Department of a Swindler.

WASHINGTON. June 20.-Miss Clara Barton.
President OF the American National Red Cross
has notified the Post Office Department that
an evident fraud Ia now being practiced upon
charitably disposed people in the name OF the
Red Cross. The swindler seems to have
operated lately in the States Of Mis-
souri,. Tennessee and Illinois. His method
is to represent himself as q collector for the
Red Cross. raising money TO be used for the
alienation Of suffering in Cuba After collect
ing small amount-$lJ. 50-he incloses the
cents to Miss Barton and keeps the dollars for
full amount and leavn. the recipient to infer
that the letter has boon ritled In the mails.
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Prize, for Memorial Bridge Plans.

WASHINGTON. June 2O.-In carrying out the
provisions OF the last Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill in reference to obtaining plans for a
memorial bridge across the Potomac from
Washington to Arlington. Acting Secretary
MciklcIohn and Gen. Wilson, Chief OF Engi-
nerrs OF the War Department, have completed
arrangements whereby fifteen prominent
submit plans for the structure. An approprla-
ton of $1,000 was made for this purpose:
After the plans have been submitted 10 board
and the following amounts will be paid: For
the first 81 800: for the second. $1,000 and
for the third. 81 900
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40 SHIPS TO SPARE FOR VISITS.
The Navy Not to Re Represented at tho
Celebration at sydney. Cape Breton.

WASHINGTON June 2O-The Navy Depart
mcnt has abandoned its intention OF sending
some warshipS to participate in the celebration
at sydney Cape Breton. on July IL. at which
tho French and English North American squad
rons are to be present. Secretary Long said
this afternoon that tho department had been
obliged TO change It's instructions in the mat
ter on account ~ the small size of the squad
ron under Rear Admiral SIMPSONS command.
and the great amount OF work which the
squadron had been Directed to perform during
that If Admiral Sampson were to send one or
two vessels to Sydney the value OF the eyer
cses arranged for the present cruise would be
impaired SO many engagements to visit
points along the North Atlantic coast have
been made for the squadron that any more
diversions Of that character would interfere
with the drills and exercises necessary to keep
II in a high state OF efficiency.
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COLLEGE TEAM CHOSEN.
JOINT COMMITTEE DECIDES ON MEN
TO MEET ENGLISH ATHLETES.

-
Ten from Harvard and Nine from Yale
flcEed Tor finces-An Except inc bro"n
anu hiR . jumpers naVo noeh hR,oe"
'''' Z, "
With one or two exceptions the team that
will represent Yale and Harvard In the
contest with Oxford and Cambridge were
selected last night by the Joint committee
intrusted with the management Of the
American end OF the match. Attempts have
been made to arrive at an idea Of the team by
correspondence out ~ was iouna lmposs.oIo
to DO THIS. ana last night the full commlttee
met at the house OF the Chairman. EVert Jan
cen Wendell. The trainers OF Yale and Har-
M w "'so p,.ae''' III 81"
1n n.. present rs' " s'.u u., chairman y
LvereN Jansen wendell hnr'sru. Chairman n
.. broofa. IT, iae; george b. MORRISON hSrVsru'
Charles H. Sheriff.. Yale; James I. Roche Jr.. Har
Hs Eu' rnV trainer A. FL copland Ysie trainer
Several hours were spent in discussing tho
both the Yale and Harvard delegates was to
select the strongest possible team. without re-
gard to the university they represent Alto
as competitors. OF these nineteen were
decided on last night. The four men to be
chosen are broad ana hlgh jumpers. Day OF
Harvard was the only jumper included In the
eoi,pe.nors ueoueo oni o IT, 80.
10 the broad Jump a, the intefcollegiate asmes :,
VT nina a." from tno" y pI'''' &c" "' YIN '
D One Of the ee stipulations in the arreem ent
in which the men will compete need not 9t, be
s siSe will 'I be- eIiaibe to contest in any
Of the nine events on the programme. Tho
picked by the haze nSt .1sn
hmt e are ee simnIr Classified According to their
specialties. The selections follow
HARVARD.
J. T Roche. 5r captain. and FL. ouinl'n' sprint
7. z Burke, middle distances ,.
HB CLARKE snd T. ES9sS long Snsa distances
Il ( Besi H and H. il, j. BroSn hammer tsro~s".
T. D. Day or'Aa '"'np p.Ir
tefp p Grams miss,. a,.tano.,
di:.. s%. h. C. b splitter ana o. H. f''"e' '0Hs
w NJ Fipcke, hurdler.
H. s. Brooks. Jr.. said last night that the out
look for success was much BRIGHTER than II ap,
Wbsn a'"f Of he the men
Reh the and Bos sn 0
were depended upon to give good ACCOUNT OF
themselves IN the games. Ihough l.: {. WAFER Z
the Yale high Jumper, has not been seieetea, u
Is probable ne WI oe on the Team, as ne Il rfh ~
idly recovering from the Sickness que 10 MS
campaign in cuba. aso.
Trainer Copland, Oh lale apperaareu connu,snt t
last niEnt that az ms men TTub oe ~ ~" vii
wear the " IN the contest ne SAID: -.
- capt T. r. flshnr. "a lS'h', ?; prepareu ao
Harvard school! ne ran second IN NE inter- h
collegiate quarter mile ms yeal. anu nus pcSn
timed Tor the distance In an4I secI I6H ne
has shown ability as runner IRON loo yarus
70 quarter. and can 20 depended on 10 run IN
5o secondS at ms laG Go nlstance,. @. 1o,rs
A. BIount dooi pT"pafsa co az IN IN no 2on I
yards in the Yale Harvard games last year.
and won this year II ~ 10 seconds WIN
everything laVoraoie he Will uo e'eu 'iiie ioi
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Philippine Customs Receipts.

WASHINGTON, June 2O.-The customs trans
actions at the ports Of Manila and Iloilo for tho
first four months Of 1880 were as follows:
Customs receipts at hana-lmport duties.
81 ,136OSO; export duties. $l76,"36; tonnage
dues 1881 from other sources 1881, To-
tai. Sl.32S,this. Customs receipts at llollo-
Import duties Si4 !HiS: export duties. 500. 5aS:
tonnage dues, $375: from other sources. 81,
Total. SS5. !+jS. Total for both Manila and
Iloiio. $l,4l+.638,, The Collector at Cobu has
not yet reported. but cabled reports OF receipts
from all sources for Ave months OF 1899 at CSbu
are $l3U,307.
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American Plant. Excluded from France

WASHINGTON. June 20.-A copy Of the decree
recently issued by the Government in France
excluding certain American articles from that
country has been forwarded to the State De-
partment from Marsees by United States Con-
sui skinner The decree is intended to prevent
the invasion Of France by the San Jose scale.
The decree excludes trees. bushes products
Of nurseries. cuttings aud all other vegetables
or parts Of living vegetables coming from the
United States. This interdiCtiOn extends to
cases, sacks and other packing materials srrv-
ing or having served in tn" transportation of
the articles named. The decree applies to AL
geria as well as France