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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28

was half a dozen lengths In front IT
the last jump when he bolted and Old
Tank came along and ala the same
thing. fs
Finnegan quickly Strengthened Dr.
Catlett out and sent him over the jump
and he went on and won easily be-
cause Dave s., was TOO far back when
both horses bolted. Summarizes:
First race. 3-year-olds and over. 6
furlongs, on the main track-Belle OF
Lexington. 105. Henry 2 TO l. won:
Richard j.. lis. O'Connor, to 1. Sec
ond; Heliobas. us, Rutter. TO 5. third.
Time 1:13.
Second race. maidens. s-year-oids and
over, mile. on the main track-Mayor
Gilroy. 10 Shaw. TO 8. won: Water
cure, l0i. Littleheld, TO /, second;
Com. Miller, 107, Richards. 3 to 1. third.
Time 1:4l 2-5
Third race. Pansy Selling Stakes. g.
year-olds,6 furlongs, on the turf-Afoor.
l03. McCue. TO .. won: Delmarch. 110.
Weatherstrand, z to 5. second: MAXI
mus. 92. Dangman. 3 to l. third. Time
1:14 AS.
Fourth race. 3-year-olds and up
wards. handicap. mile--Admiratior
ll5, Turner, to 10. won; Procession.
81, O'connor, 2 to 1. second; Half Time.
81. Henry. to 1, third Time i:3s 4-5.
Fifth race. 4-year-olds and upwards.
steeplechase, short steeplechase course
DIR. catlett l5s. Finnegan. out. won:
Dave S., 153. Heider. 3 10 /. second:
Old Tank. LAG. Owens. to s. third. Time
4:33
Six race, 3-year-ods and upwards.
mile and furlong,on turf--The Anna
zon, l06, Shaw. 2 TO 5. won: Postnaste.
100. McCue. TO 5. second; Lyndula,
JOG. O'Connor. to /, third. Time
l:54 AS.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
Yankee Beat Virginia.

In an informal race between the 20
footer Yankee and the Virginia. off
Newport yesterday. the former boat
scored victory. her first.
The Yankees owner, Herman BDur-
yea. sailed her. The Virginia was hand
led by William X. Vanderbilt. Jr.. her
owner.
The start was off Brenton's Reef
lightship and the course to Point Ju-
dith bell buoy and return. IA 2-3 miles.
Mr.. Vanderbilt made an excellent
showing. considering that he had for
his opponent the best amateur In
these waters.
The Yankee got outside first, being
followed by the Virginia an hour la
ter. The Virginia's tender. the tug
Maud s.. took up her position off the
lightship and the boats crossed the
line thus made informally. They car
ried No. 2 clubtopsails and baby jib-
topsails.
The Yankee crossed first at 2:56:00.
the Virginia following half a minute
later. The Virginia seemed to foot I
faster on the port tack. but ma lie a
mistake by splitting tacks and going
out to sea. Mr.. Duryea, however, hug
ged the shore and rounded the mark
at 4:06:00. a minute and 30 seconds
ahead.
The Yankee took in her babv jibtor-
sail on the beat out, but IL made no
apparent effect on her speed. The boats
looked very pretty racing before the
rising thunderstorm.
The Yankee finished I'm. 40s. ahead.
winning by I'm. los. actual sailing
tire
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28

Runs, Blake 3, Sharrott 2. Rickert 4,
Bransfield 3. Bean. Horton 2-l5; White.
Hargrove. Stafford 2. Wrigley 2. Altrock.
Latimer--s. .acrifice hit, Sheehan. Three
base hits. Blake, Rickert. Bransfield.
Horton, Latimer. Awo-base hits, Blake,
Rickert. Bransield, Kittredge, White.
Altrock. Stolen bases. Blake, White,
Gilbert. Struck out, Horton. Double
plays. Horton TO Bransfield TO Kittredge;
Wrigley to Gilbert First base on balls.
Rickert 2, Connaughton, Bean, Sheehan.
Horton, Gilbert, Kuhns. Hargrove. Staf-
ford Latimer. Hit by pitched ball. Har-
grove. Wild pitches. Horton. Altrock q
Passed ball. Latimer. Umpire, Egan.
Time, 2h. 15m
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
On a Trip 10 COLORADO.

man, both well known young men. re-
siding at the north end in this city.
started for Denver. Col. the first part
of the present week. Gallagher is q
trick rider and also local racer Of
at various times. He is riding So
gear on this trip, which is taken for
pleasure. and Bauman is riding a 125
gear They expect TO complete the long
trip in about a month, and after a short
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
CLUB STANDING.


Danny Friend will pitch this af-
ternoon and McPartlin will do the hdn-
ors for the champions.
"Jud" Smith stands far back from
the plate when he bats. He seems to
be too far back at various times. but
still his average is above the 800 mark
He got two singles and two beautiful
sacrifices in four times up yesterday.
Pretty fair!
Providence played an errorless game
yesterday. They also batted scientifi-
cally. This explains their victory, az
the Rochesters hustled from start to
finish.
Jack Walters got 1000 in batting again
yesterday. Two hits. base on balls
and a sacrifice in four times was his
contribution.
Walters waited nicely for that base
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
Rochester Shut Out

Rochester and Providence. the two
teams now battling for the lead of the
Eastern league met at Adelaide Park
yesterday and the Graybacks admins
tered decisive defeat to the Cham
pions.
Evans was on the rubber for the To-
calls and pitched great ball. With the
aid of sharp fielding by the other Prov
idence players he was able to admins
ter a shut out.
Murphy. who was such an enigma
when here before, was rather easy for
the locals, ten hits being secured off
his delivery.
Providence scored their first run in
the second; Stafford struck out and hiss
by Walters and Smith and an error by
Murphy scored one tally.
Two hits, a sacrifice and an infeld
out added one in the fourth; base on
balls, a sacrifice and another single
made it three in the sixth. and in the
East OF the eighth the locals scored their
last run on two singles. a sacrifice and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28

Runs. Shannon. Shoch 2. Dolan, Knoll,
Tucker. Eustace-7; Lynch. Bannon 2.
Carr Rothfuss-5. Total hits. Springfield
ID; Toronto is. Sacrifice hits. Phelps. Do
Ian, Eustace. Bannon. Taylor. Stolen
bases. Shoch. Curley Two-base hits.
Rothfuss. Clymer. Three-base hit. Ban
non. Home runs, Knoll, Lynch. First
base on balls. of Mcbride /; of Allo-
way 3. Left on bases. Springfield 5; To-
ronto T. Double play. Taylor to Carr.
Umpire. Griffin. Time, In. 40m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
ROCHESTER,.

Two-base hit, O'Hagan. Sacrifice hits.
Walters, ]. Smith 2. Stolen bases, Davis.
j. Smith. O'IIagan. First base on balls,
off Murphy Parent Walters. Leahy.
Struck out, by Evans. Greminger. Deal,
Murphy; by Murphy. Stafford. Evans 2.
Passed ball. Deal Umpire. Hunt. Time.
In. Ism.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28

Runs. Shannon 2. Tucker. Eustace-;
Lynch. Carr. Total hits, Springfield 8;
Toronto -. Sacrifice hits. Dolan. Shoch.
Stolen base. Bannon. Two-base hits.
Carr, Eustace, Knoll. Three-base hit,
Lynch. First base on balls. off Foreman
1: off Williams 4. Left on bases, Spring
field 8: Toronto a. Struck out. by Fore
man 3: by Williams l. Double plays.
Knoll to Tucker; Shoch to Taft to Eus-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
Ponies Win Two Games.

The Ponies won two games from the
Canucks at Springfield yesterday. Both
games were closely contested and were
IN doubt the greater part of the time.
Bunching hits in the fourth and fifth in
nings won the first game and the Spring
fields won the second before Alloway
settled down. Curley's one hard stop
was the feature of the game. Attendance
200. Score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
Grays Shut Out the Rochesters in a
We||-PIayed Game.
Duryea's Yankee Beats vanderbi|fs
Virginia. Gossip by Referee.

Only two more days left. boys, and
then comes the formation OF that anna
teur baseballsleague. and the meeting.
which Is to be held on Saturday after
noon at 4 o'clock. in the Providence
Evening News office. at 62 South Water
street.
AT this time and place the league will
be formed. number OF games TO be con-
tested will be decided upon, and all
other necessary business will be trans
acted. Each strictly amateur baseball
team i'm the entire city is entitled to
representation and should send the
captain or some duly elected represent
ative to this meeting.
The winning team will be declared
the champions and will be presented
with silver cup, suitably inscribed.
when the schedule of games has been
completed and the winner decided upon.
A full account Of the games played.
as we'll as the standing of the clubs In
the league, will be published in the
Providence Evening News.
Saturday next at o'clock. Mn the
News Office. at 62 South Water street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
Worcester Wins.

The Farmers won from the Stars
easily at Worcester yesterday batting
Altrock at will and placing 10 safe ones.
Toward the close OF the contest the Stars
touched up Horton rather timely. but
could not overcome the Worcesters lead.
Branfeld's and Blake's hitting and a
catch by Bransfield were the feature. At
tendance $50. Score
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28

stay will return home. Bauman was
employed by the Western Union tele-
graph company and Gallagher worked
In the Phillipsdale company store.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
RACES AT HOLYOkE.

Yesterday the Holyoke Trotting asso-
citation opened its season with two
events on the card-2:32 trot and 2:23
pace. The summaries follow:
2:32 class. trotting; purse $500:
Pilotage. 3. g., J. Fs Lennon,
Woonsocket, II. I..........,.1 I'll
Elkado Girl. b. M, J. T. Ray
liss, ~. III. r., l.. I............3 2 2
Pinch CHI. g.. H. q. Smith.
agent, Holyoke. e................4 24l
Bessie W.. blk M. Thomas
Blanchard. Springfield. 80
Time-2:3as 2:29ia. 2:32. 2:34ia, 2:32h.
2:23 class. pace: purse $500;
Mocking Bird, no. g.. G. l..
Jencks. East Hartford. ......7 III
Coilotte. b. m. a. II. Van Hou-
ten, n. III, P., l.. I........... 2S3 q
Harry Hotspur. ch. g.. Potter
Bros. Greenfield. ................. "a
Agnes Eve, b. m, j. H.. Story.
Laconia, N. H............,....... SIS
Aristos G.. br. g., Il. Holmes,
agent. Holyoke. e...................5 4 d.
Legal; g., g., 7. S. Swift. New
Bedford. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. DIR
n. n. Wilkes. ch. g., Woronoco
Stables. Westfield. .............i Sds
Gipsy. b: m, III. q. Smith, agent
Time-2:24. 2:2O,s. 2:21h 2:23h.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28

$50 the leading man refuses to play
the title role in The Hunchback'? Why
Is that?'
"He says he was engaged to play moth
ing but straight -PhilgSSeiphia
Bulletin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28

A Springfield (Ohio) man swallowed a
fishhook few days ago, and the physi-
clans so far have been unable to get a
line on IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
AT OLD SAUGUS.
The Referee.

The second day OF the New England
light harness meeting at Old Saugus
brought out fine sport in the two events
on the card--the 2:2O trot and 2:3O
pace.
In the 2:20 trot Wasco captured the
first heat easily. but in the second Bru-
nella was his competitor from the wire.
and the Edgemark gelding had TO step
the fastest mile of the race, 2:l7%, to
win. Third heat and race came handi-
ly TO Wasco, and Brunella was headed
for second place by Alberta
An accident in the second heat of the
2:3O pace put Eisetta, the favorite and
almost certain winner, out of the race.
She won the first heat in grand style
and started out on the second heat APP
parentIy a winner. When about half
way round she got tangled In her hob
bles and fell down. Callie X, relieved
OF her best competitor, easily took the
next three heats and the race. Sum-
mary:
2:20 class. trotting; purse $400:
Wasco, b. g.. Edgemark (Dore). I
Brunella, b. m. (Gillis). ... 2 2
Alberta, b. &. (McDonald) s 2
Rustles. b. &. CPusey). )...... 3 8
Mystic Maid. b. m. (Bowen) 49,. 4
Elsie Mac, b. r. (Sterling .... 6 4 DIS
Dodge. b. &. (Cleary)............ ds
Time-2.20A. 2:17%, 2:19h.
2:S0 class, pacing; purse $500:
Callie X, ch. m.. by Poca-
bontas (SElith) )........... 2 1 1 1
Belle Brown. c. h. (Clarke) 3 2 2 3
Mary c.. CHI. m. (Goodfel-
low) ...................... 3 2
Eisetta, b. m. CDore). ... DIS
Time-2:2ll4. 2:25, 1926. 2:27h.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28

First Imp-Who is that boisterous party
who has Just arrived?
I Second Imp-That is n gentleman from
Illinois who is trying TO convince Me-
phisto that Chicago beats Hades.--Puck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
PROVIDENCE

a base steal. They play again today
Score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28

FIRST GAME
Evening journal., 1900-09-20
coNJURED A TREATY.
How Houdin, the Magician, Aved the
Arabs Into Submission.

How Houdin, the Magician, Ayvcd the
Arabs Into Submission.
During the French conquest Of Al
geria (1s30-1833) negotiations for peace
We're entered upon with the sheiks Of
certain Arab tribes, and a meeting for
the settlement Of terms was arranged to
take place at the French headquarters.
The French officers received their guests
with great hospitality, and after the
banquet given in their honor, at which
the utmost splendor was employed, in
order to dazzle their eyes and captivate
their simple minds. an adjournment
was made to a large hall. where NJ
Houdin. the celebrated conjurer. who
had accompanied the French forces
gave an exhibition Of his skill.
They stared ia open mouthed wonder
at all the tricks that were performed,
and a feeling Of awe crept over them as
they witnessed the mysterious appear
ance and disappearance of various OBJ
jects. But what appeared to them most
marvellous was the apparent manufac-
ture Of cannon balls M. Houdin passed
round among them a high hat, which
they examined very carefully but with
out suspecting anything unusual in Ell
ther its make or its appearance. When
the hat was returned TO him the con-
jurer placed it on the floor in the mid
die of the stage in full view Of his au
dience. he then proceeded TO take from
the hat cannon balls apparently with
cut number, and rolled them across the
floor into the wings. With this the per
Torrance terminated.
The chiefs then consulted among
themselves and came to the conclusion
that it was useless TO offer any opposi-
ton to an army that could turn out its
ammunition in so easy a manner. They
therefore signed the required treaty and
departed TO tell their friends in the
desert Of the wonderful power of the
invaders. s.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Evening journal., 1900-09-20
III. HaIr Turned nIaeI..

There have been several instances OF
mans hair turning from white to
black. One Of the most notable perhaps
was that Of on engineer in the fire de-
partment Of Louisville His age was
05, and he was on duty during a tre-
mendous fire for IS consecutive hours.
The spray was constantly flying from
the hose. and he became, in consequence
of the lowness Of temperature Of the
atmosphere. covered from head to foot
with ice. He wore a skullcap and a
helmet on the top Of that. so that his
head was the warmest part Of his body
and not at all exposed, though his eye
hrows and whiskers became wet and
were frozen stiff. The afternoon after
the exposure his hair, which had be-
come gray eight years before and had
for three years been white, turned per-
fectly black Louisville Post
Evening journal., 1900-09-20
cHARLlE's INFAMY.
The Brute's AppaiIinE Cruelty TO His
Thoughtlcss bride.


There is a certain Chicago bride who
recently decided that her husband was
an unfeeling brute and went home to
mother for a peculiar and unusual rea-
son. The mother was awakened Just be-
fore dawn one morning last week by a
sound OF sobbing and weeping outside
her own sleeping room door. Her hor-
ror and astonishment at discovering her
only daughter in the depths Of apparent
desolaticn and despair can well be inn
agined.
"Charlie was cru-u-u-el 20 me. ."
walled the bride Of month or there
abouts mournfully. "and 80 l came
home.
"But what did Charlie do the
wretchl" inquired the mother. ready
to blame the husband on general prin-
ciples To this question. however, the
bride returned no answer save bitter
weeping. Then the mother. feeling that
the case was beyond her, administered
a nerve restorative and awoke the
brides father
"Now, my child" began this indi.
vidual, speaking with the authority Of
one who had settled all her difficulties
from the time she could walk. "tell me
Immediately what that wretch Of a
husband of yours has done and be shall
suffer for it whatever it is.
The brides ardor cooled perceptibly
Her voice was almost steady as she be.
gan her story.
We'll, ~ she commenced bitterly.
her eyes flashing at the remembrance Of
her wrongs. Charlie was ont very late
last night. and ! thought I'd get up
and-and-say something to him.
when he came home. / had Thought
that so long as Charlie was gcing to ho
so late home ibid fix mp my com
plexion a little. So. when Charlie got
into bed in the spare room. / just for
got everything but him and went In
there. And-and" nd"-bitter sobhing
again-"T forgot all about the beauty
mask ] had on and went right in with
it upon me And"-a perfect paroxysm
of tears half drowned her words az this
Charlie must have thought
was a ghost. and he threw a pillow at
me. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Evening journal., 1900-09-20
HANGED BY The NECK.
One Who Underwent the OperattOn
Describes the Sensations.


Describes the Sensations.
In The Wide World Magazine Rich
ard Hicks, an old time actor, tells of his
narrow escape from being hanged on
the stage of the Queens theater, Dub
lin. He was playing the part Of Achmet
particularly villainous character, who
after a long career Of crime is, TO the
general satisfaction Of the audience
captured by two British soldiers and
promptly hanged.
Zone night. while struggling with
my captors, the rope slipped from my
shoulders and knotted itself around my
neck just as / was being hauled upr'
says Mr.. Hicks. "Never shall forget
that awful moment Directly / felt the
tug at my neck gave a convulsive kick
and tried to shout 'Stopr but the word
could not escape from my twitching
lips I could only make a gurgling
noise. Frantically kicked and strug-
gled. Pain there was none, strangely
enough, beyond a choking, suffocating
sensation, and could hear the tumul-
tuous applause Of the audience. who
were hugely entertained with what they
imagined was my realistic acting.
'Then a terrible sensation, like mol
ten lead rushing down my spine, per-
vaded my whole body, and l thought
my legs were bursting. / gave another
mighty struggle and strove-ahl how
strove-to scream. 1 seemed to behold
mighty rush Of green water, and my
ears were filed with tho roar Of cata-
ract have a dim recollection Of see-
ing a great crimson sun shining dimly
from behind the waterfall, and / can
remember falling indefinitely through
spacel
1.-TWO days afterward recovered con-
sciousness, and then suffered inde-
scribable agony. The suffocating SEN
sation stil remained, but IL was ac-
comnanied by an unquenchable thirst,
not to mention fearful pains in my body
and limbs
Evening journal., 1900-09-20
orlgIn of Quarantine.

In the fourteenth century one-fourth
Of the population Of Europe are com
puted to have died Of the bubonic
plague. introduced from the east. The
first measures to check its spread were
adopted by the city of Venice, which
appointed in 134S three guardians Of
the public health. In 1403 Venice es-
tablished a lazaret, or contagious dis
ease hospital, on a small island adjoin-
ing the city. This, says Surgeon Gen
eral Walter Wyman, was the beginning
Of quarantine. The word itself means
forty" and implies 40 days, the peri
cd Of detention imposed on vessels at
this first Venetian quarantine
Youths Companion.
Evening journal., 1900-09-20
A WhlmnicnI wager.

A young Austrian nobleman, who
had the reputation Of being a brilliant
talker, made a wager with a club friend
that during the first year Of his mar
riage with the daughter Of a certain
count he would preserve a rigid silence
when in her presence, and, in fact
would not speak a single word to her
This resolution he faithfully kept; but,
owing to the fact that the wager was
not made public, some very curious con-
sequences ensued.
His wife, believing him to be insane,
privately sent a brain specialist to ex-
anime the taciturn gentleman. He was
on the point of being conveyed 70 a
sanatarium when he disclosed the rea-
son of his behavior. When the year was
up, he claimed his wager, which was
duly paid
Evening journal., 1900-09-20
FIGURES WITH FINGERS.
Origin OF the Roman Numernl Meth
od of Counting.

Hold your hands up before you palms
outward, thumbs at an acute angle Be
gin on the left. Little finger / little
finger and ring finger II; little finger.
ring finger and middle finger III; all
the fingers of the left hand iii and
the hand and thumb at an acute angle
form V. In place of the iii you may
use the fourth finger from the left still
holding the thumb at an acute angle,
and you have ~.
Now pass to the right hand. Holding
the thumb and the hand at the same
angle rs before we have VI; by using
the index and the middle finger we get
VII. while the thumb and the three
large fingers make VIII
Now join the two VS. made by the
thumbs, inverting one, and we have x,
or 10. Then use the X with the last lit
tie finger before it and it will give TX
The combinations following X are OBJ
vious The forehnger of the left hand.
with the thumb at right angles, make
a perfect l.. the little finger of the left
hand curved toward the thumb makes
@. the initial of centum (l00), and so
on with the hundreds Now join the
two thumbs with the sforefngers, or
two VS. inverted. and you have the
hieroglyphics complete. Philadelphia
Times
Evening journal., 1900-09-20
A WiIIlnr slave.

A pretty saying Of an army officer IS
reported by an exchange He married
in 1865 tho daughter of man whose
whole heart was in the cause Of the
southern negroes. The marriage has
been a very happy one. "Were you so
much interested in the slavery question
when I knew ycu1" asked college
friend. who had not seen the officer for
80 years.
ayes. but / didn't talk much about
IT, was the reply "Bnt after met
my wife's father l became a strong
abolitionist, and very soon after l met
her became a slavel"-Detroit Free
Press.
Evening journal., 1900-09-20
Shoulder Braces. .

GUST as the twig is bent the tree Is
inclined
From habit or Incidence ana indisposi-
ton TO Sit erect ana the constant strain
thereby exercised against the weakened
ugamcnts added TO the weight of the head
and shoulders az length induce a perma
uent change of form. This is common
dcformity usually termed
ROUND SHOULDERS,
and IS found among rapidly-growing chill
drcn. often the result Of muscular lassi-
tuCe and habits of school life. These
habits pcrsevered In often induce a dcfor-
nifty which painfully embitters after life
IL sometimes results from imperfect ex-
pansion OF the chest. and Il Is important
10 EARLY adopt such means as shall
tend TO expand the chest and thereby in
crease the lung space. A variety Of the
most efficient Braces for this purpose,
suited to both sexes, are supplied and ad-
justed by
z. JAMES BELT, Sixth and MARKET.
Evening journal., 1900-09-20
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