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chester second and Glade Run third. The
first horse was the fayortte, but even the
winners agreed 1t should have been de-
clared no race.
ond race Millstream looked to have drop
ped into soft spot but after making all
the running he had to be ridden out to beat
Althea by a length. Exit was third and
Kinley Mack was added to the Citizens
and Merchants handicap, but he was never
better than third. where he finished. In fact,
there was just one In 1t after the flag Tell,
Charentus. Shaw rushed him clear OF the
others In the first fifty yards, and he had
things all his own way to the end, winning
with lot to spare by three lengths. Ao-
vance Guard was second. length In front
OF Kinley Mack. Martimas, who was heav-
lily played. was last.
There was a howl from the ring after
the Charentus race When the Jockeys were
announced Howell was named as the rider
of Charentus. and as good as to was
laid against him Then came the change to
Shaw, and to 1 was made the market
price. The change was, OF course, MADE
with the consent of the stewards, and was
agreed to just within the limit set by the
rules Many people think it was a trick to
get q false price. and II it was the trick
was carried through. James Mclaughlin.
who trains the horse. said that 1t was only
at the last mdnnent he found that he could
get Shaw. and that, knowing 1t would ma
terially help his chances, he made the
change.
E. L. Smith ,von the fourth race. which
was for gentlemen riders, with Favonius,
whom he leased for the day from Frank
Weir He was much the best horse and
captured first money and a handsome cup
In easy fashion. George Keene was second
and Draushtsrnan third. These three were
the only starters.
In the last race Brigade opened up a big
gap on the back stretch, and, though firing
at the end, lasted long enough to win by
two length from Excelsis, who was three
parts Of g. length In front Of Rochester.
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WOMEN GOLFERS PAIRED.
Drawings for Qualifying Round o
National Cham piOnahip.


National Championship.
Secretary Kerr of the United States Golf
Association announced yesterday the pair
ings for the qualifying round on Tuesday In
the women's national championship at the
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. The first pair
will start at $50 o'clock in the morning.
The first sixteen will keep on at match
play for the championship. The third and
fourth Fights will keep on for two special
cups offered by the Shinnecock Hills Golf
Club. AS the qualifying round is at only
eighteen holes, unless the course Is soggy
from an overnight rain and apt to dry out
during the day, there is little material diff
ference whether a player has to start in
the first Or last fight. One advantage of a
late start, however. Is that the player will
know the scores of the early birds and be
stimulated to excel them. Three of the
favorites-Miss Ruth Underhill, the present
champion Miss Beatrix Hoyt and Mrs. Z.
A. Manice-will be in the first eight pairs
to start. Miss Lucy Heron and Miss Eu-
nice Terry. respectively the winner and
runner-up for the consolation cup last year,
are also In the first half of the pairings,
while Mrs. c. F. Fox, who put out Miss
Hoyt and Miss Sands last year and was
runner-up to Miss Underhill. Is exactly half
way on the list.
The debutantes in the championship are
conspicuous In the last division of the pair
ings. Among them are Miss Caroline Liv-
ingston, Miss M. Wilson. Mrs. H. st. John
Smith, Miss Marian Morse, Miss Josephine
Russell and Mrs. G. Warrington Curtis.
Miss Genevieve Hecker, the metropolitan
ham, and this couple will be almost the last
to set out In the last set, too, are Mrs. A.
De Witt Cochrane, Miss Pansy Griscom,
Miss Louise Maxwell and Miss Suydam.
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TENNIS TOURNEY.
Semi-Ffnals Have Been Reached an
Four Experts Survive.

Semi-Ffnala Have Been Reached and
Four Experts Survive.
Yesterday was q perfect day for tennis,
and the courts of the Queens Royal Hotel
at Niagara, Ont. were occupied morning
and afternoon with the matches Of the in
ternational tennis tournament. The people
from neighboring places are keenly alive
to the Importance of the matches, which
are attended by large parties from Buffalo
and Toronto, besides the people who are
staying at the town hotels.
The semi-flnals have been reached in the
mems championship scratch singles and
the four survivors are Kreigh Collins.
western champion; Harold H. Hackett,
Yale champion: Sumner Hardy of San
Francisco and E. P. Fischer of New York.
Yesterday Collins won easily from the ex-
international champion. Scott Bond. who
was frightfully off his game. Fischer had
little difficulty with 8. T. Medd Of Toronto,
and Hardy beat the Princeton crack. F. B.
Alexander. In straight sets. Hackett had
cago. and. after losing the first set. struck
his gait and ran through the next two in
easy scores. Miss Winner Of Washington,
one OF the foremost players In the United
mems singles. and will meet the winner OF
the Miss Champlin agt. Miss Parker Goth
Of Chicago) match. Miss Winner ts in fine
form. and should win the tournament.
.
with Collins. Hardy, Fischer. Little and
Hackett as back-mark men. A number Of
matches have been disposed of, and their
closeness attests the skill Of the handicap
pers.
Mems open singles first roundup r.
Bond, Chicago. beat Holcombe Ward. Har-
ward. by default: E. p. Fischer. New York,
beat A. c. McMaster. Toronto. 81, Ga.
Second rOund-E. p. Fischer, New York
beat 8. T Medd. Toronto, 6-s. 81: Kreigh
Collins, Chicago, beat w. 8. Bond, Chi
cago. 60. 6-3: Sumner Hardy, Chicago,
beat r. B. Alexander. 81. 61: H. II.
Hackett Yale. beat Harry Waidner, Chi
cago, Is, 6-3. 61
Women's singles preliminary round)-
Miss Stever. Chicago, beat Mrs. White
head Brantford, 60. Ga; Miss Penning-
ton, Chicago, beat Miss A. Roberts. New
York, g., 60: Miss Champlin, Chicago,
beat Miss Roberts. New York. 8-1, ca
First round-Miss Parker, Chicago. beat
Miss Wilks, Brantford, 1-6, rs, 60; Miss
Winner, Washington, beat Miss Dawson
London. by default; Miss Stever, Chicago,
beat Mrs. Burgess. London. g. 6-1; Miss
Champiin. Chicago, beat Miss Pennington
Chicago. 0-6. OF. 6-3
Serni-hns! round-Miss Winner, Washing
ton. beat Miss Stever. Chicago, 63, Cd,
Mems handicap singles preliminary
round)-P. II. Hackett lowe 3OD beat p Nor
ton fhaif 15), To, Ga; A C. McMaster
(scratch) beat r. H Hobbie (3O), 46
&c. Ga: Peter Porter (scratch) beat p,
Hayes 500. 6-3. TO; 8. g. Tate (15) beat
8. 7. Medd CID. 6-3, 6-3: Kreigh Collins
COVE half 4O) beat G. Parson (scratch)
So 60; Sumner Hardy lowe sO) beat II.
Marquis Chalf 15). 6-3, Us; e. Kelly (3O
beat A. c. Klimaster (half 49,. 83 sTS:
W. W. Muir (half 15) beat H. Bisseii fhaIf
15), &C. 6-S.
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ing toward Sidney Pointer Then. after
Inc fourth heat. John T. almost became
prohibitive. His hackers, however lost in
the sixth. but. as 1t proved, the gelding
mad the strength to win the deciding heat
Just when his chances looked forlorn.
The 2:14 trot went to the favorite. Geor.
seha, mare owned by James Gromley OF
Parkville. L. i. The second heat was a
mark herself out Of the class through the
good work OF Bay Star. During the after
noon Driver Noble was fined $25 for work.
Ing his horse while a race was on. Ths
meeting closes today.
Final Trials of Crack Futurity Hors n
Ballyhoo Bey. the feet son of Kingston
and Ballyhoo, received yesterday noon at
the sheepshead Bay track his final TRIAL for
the Futurity. According to a number OF
trainers and stablemen at the course. he
covered six furiongs in liza and was fun
OF running as he passed the six furionR
pole. John E. Madden. who trains the
horse, said that his watch also showed that
Baalyhoo Bey ran the six furlongs In l:lA
fiat.
The horse moved splendidiy," said Mad
Den, In speaking about the trial. He car
1ed ia pounds. and was getting over the
ground in easy fashion at the finish."
What time did Elkhorn make in his final
trial for the Futurity?" Madden was asked
"Eikhorn received his final trial for the
Futurity today" replied Madden. He ran
six furiongs with 123 pounds up in lis 90.
And he, too, was going easy at the finish. ;
The Keene Futurtty candidates received
their final trials for tho race on Wednes-
day. They were only asked to do light
work yesterday. They were exercised on
an avenue near the Sheepshead Bay course
that crosses Ocean avenue. In his final
trial for the Futurity, Olympian ran six
furiongs in lila. Cap and Bells ran the
same distance In 1:15A and MONDAY IN
1:18k. Tommy Atkins covered six furlongs
In 1:14k and Unmasked in 1:151a. Spencer
had the mounts on Olympian. Tommy At
kins and Cap and Bells. Cap and Bells and
MONDAY were sent on their final trial to-
gether. Several persons who saw the final
trials OF the Keene's Futurity candidates
say that Monday was more than SIX
lengths behind Cap and Bells when the
latter reached the six furiong pole.
Trainer Welsh gave Blues, one of the
Fleischmann candidates.. his final trial for
the Futurity at an early hour yesterday
morning at the Gravesend track Blues
was sent six furlongs. and he covered the
distance in 1:165i.
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blacksmith In San francisco was q revela-
tion to the sailor. Qhd Nor q long time 1t
was freely said that an OK team couldn't
drag him into the ring with Fftx again.
Sharkey has -besn Hsraisjlhg carefully. and
entirely to liInasslfO EJiI Star handlers have
been helping him round into shape, but.
nevertheless. he is at a point that. were
he called up upon q, asss im%sd,atsly he
Of himself Tom tAnks.the greater amount
of advice which could be given him Is in
the ring Tom. O'1eurke will handle him
on the night Of the bout, but the sailor Is
ly. who was the first to look after the sail
or's affairs when he entered the profession,
will be one of his Seconds. Keily's advice
In fights Of some time ago is still imbedded
In the sailors mind. and, although he de-
serted his camp to go to- Jim Corbett a few
weeks ago, he will go behind him. Sharksy
has deviated from the general routine of
work followed by other fighters. He did
all his gymnastie work in the morning, and
In the afternoon took nap. Then, when
the cool of the evening came around. he
would go on the road for q spin Of eight or
nine miles. The work seems to have agreed
with him. az his weight Is much increased.
In this fight he will probably go into the
ring a much heavier man than he ever was
In his life.
Confidence Of the Sailor Boy.
81 can't say just how long it will take
me to win," says Sharkey, but my friends
can rest assured that I'll be ready at any
time during the fight to land the final
punch. F1tz can't fight me in the way he
fought Rubin, for if he does he'll find him.
self on the mat at the end Of a count-oH
He'll need guard and one on which he can
depend. Now. in regard to the style l will
adopt when I get into the ring 1 cannot
say, but wherever Fftz is 1 guess III be
too. and always with good wallop. My
training has been done conScientfously, and
II ever a man was fit to go into a ring it Is
Tom Sharkey I'm worth bet. and If
am beaten 1t will be only because Fftz is
better man than am. / will not be able
to give any excuses for being overturned
or out Of condition in this fight. for F'itz
Is going up against better man than JEFF
fries went against some months ago."
The winner Of this fight is expected to
fight Champion Jeffries on August 81
Sporting men do not look with favor upon
the demand made by Jeffries. that Fitzsim-
mons and Sharkey should each put ND
$4,000 forfeit money to bind match with
him on August 81, IN case the winner of
the -Sharkey fight should be
In condition to fight the following Friday
night. No matter how fortunate the win
ner of the fight at Coney Island Friday
night might be, he cannot possibly be In
as good condition for a championship con-
test as Jeffries ought to be- for Jeffries
has not fought since he defeated Corbett
to see the bsiermaker appear in this city
once more before September / puts a stop
to fighting say that the temptation OF
heavy gate receipts Is sufficient to make
either F1tzSimmonS or Sharkey anxious tn
fight Jeffries on August 81.
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FITZ THE FAVORITE.
Betting on TOniEht's Fight 2 to In
COrnishman's Favor

Cornishman's Favor.
NEW YORK, August 24.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons and Tom Sharkey announced TODAY
their readiness fer the twenty-five round
contest, for purse of So, 900. which 1t is
understood will be divided equally. to take
place in the arena of the Seaside Sporting
Club. Coney Island,i tonight at 10 o'clock
Although the contest fl not for champion
ship laurels 1t has, Created more than usual
excitement by reason Of Fitzsimmons' vic
tory over Rubin two weeks ago tonight
sF1tzsimmons was, out early this morning
Tor sprint, after which he had his rub
BY mnasium, where he pInched the bag He
announced that he would spend a good part
OF the day in bed and you'd go to Coney
Island tonight at o'clock, where he would
rest until the hour of the fight
He gave out the statement today that he
expected to win instensrounds He is five
pounds heavier in this Sight than when he
fought Rubin. He, said; Il look for shar-
Rubin did. for he Is q, fast fighter and al
how fight the sati6r;s al he is a dangerous
man to take any chances with"
sharkey was up at an early, hour today
and went through rub down. after which
he punched the bag. Like Fitzsimmons he
expects to rest in bed e good part OF the
O'Clock. Sharkey and hts friends claim that
he has learned a good many things since
bis fight with Rubin. and that while he is
more scientific fighter than ever he has
lost none Of his power as hitter. Sharkey
said today he was in as good condition as
he ever Was in his HE. Like Fitzsimmons,
he hopes to win within ten rounds. II
know Eftzsmmons' style OF fighting very
well. he said this morning at Sheepshead
Bay. II have already fought him and be-
sides saw him fight Rubin. If he does
not fight me q much better battle than he
hn 7 1nsn
still think Eitz the great fighter he al
ways was. and know / will have to be on
the lookout constantly to avoid his terrible
blows. After this fight will try to induce
Jeffries to fight me for the championship
Of the world"
Fttzsfmmons is the favorite in the betting
today. Few wagers have been made. but
those recorded were at to 1 on the Cor
nishman. There many out-of-town
sporting men in the city, including large
delegations from New Orleans and Chicago.
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show that the decision was unjust. Shar-
key is equally anxious to prove that he
was put out by foul blow IN San Fran
cisco, and that II 1t had been longer con-
test he would have worn out the black
smith.
Lanky Bob's Specialties.
One of the questions which appears to
admit Of all sorts of argument is-has
Fitzsimmons lost his ''shiftiness?" Another
is-dfd Jeffries knock all the fight out OF
Sharkey that time at Coney island? II one
were to judge by the style of fight he put
mons Is not as shifty as he was in other
years. He certainly makes fewer moves.
and until he has another fight or two be-
hind him it is rather early to determine
Bob first arrived In this country he was q
dashing boxer OF the Jem Mace school.
He outpointed, outgeneraled and finally
outpunched his opponents. After he had
gone against a few heavyweights he ap-
peared to change his style He devised
short cuts to victory. and Fitzsimmons
the clever became known as Fitzsimmons
the knocker-out Like all Australian box
ers, he had the proper conception Of the
value of timing. or striking only at an
object as 1t bent toward him. This lends
double force to the punch II 1t reaches the
mark. He made an especial study Of dis
lance, and given an opening. could drop
his man with but few inches Of leeway for
whichever fist he brought into play He
became shifty In every sense OF the word
He feigned distress at times to lure his men
on, to get them excited and to throw them
off guard. Then, when the opportunity
presented itself. he tumbled his opponent
like a house Of cards and stalked to his
corner without stopping to look at his
handiwork. In his fight with Jeffries. Fits
seemed fired with a desire to go close and
swap rights. Jeffries' crouch puzzled him,
but still he did not resort to stiffness. He
kept walking up to the cannon's mouth
until the end came. For nearly five rounds
he made smuggling match of It with Ruiz
lin. Had the finish come any time before
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SARATOGA RACES.

Charentus Captures Citizens and Mer.
chants Handicap I'm Hollow Style.
The start In the first race at Saratoga
yesterday caused great dissatisfaction. It
was the general opinion that the race
should be run q second time. Not that any
one wanted to see the youngsters abused by
being asked to repeat. but no one could be
found outside the official Enclosure who
saw the starters flag, the timing flag or
the advance flag drop. When Mr.. Caldwell
returned to the stand he said he had given
the proper signals. and the Jockeys, who
had been kept sitting on their horses wait
Ing were ordered to dismount. This set
tied the matter, and the horses were placed
as they finished, Tammany Chief first, Col
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the end OF the NTH. the match would have
gone on record as a blow-for-blow engage
ment. which was won by the harder
puncher. Even as 1t is. the thing fingers
in the memory of hundreds as an affair OF
that description. although there is no
doubt that the Cornishman became tricky
toward the end of the fight. To say that
F1tzsimmons has lost his stiffness on
his showing with Rubin would be prema-
ture. 1t is said that no fighter can map
out q battle until he faces the foe. and It
may be that something which transpired
early In the Rubin Fitzsimmons match
caused the Cornishman to press In and
give smash for smash. F1txsimmons has
limited that he will handle Sharkey some-
what differently. The inference is that he
has good deal OF respect for the sailor
and his cannon-ball PUSHES. II Bob ad-
heres to his purpose. he may give us q re-
liable line in regard to his resourcefuiness
shsrkey's Shrevvd Advisers.
Sharkey realizes that In Fitzsimmons ne
has q hard proposition. The roughing. Jolt
inG and jabbdug he got from the Australian
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TOMoRROW's BIG boat RACE.
VespeF Crew I'm Fine Condition an
Confident Of Winning.

VesDer Crew I'm Fine Condition and
Confident Of Winning.
Coach Patrick Dempsey Of the vesper
Boat Club crew Of Philadelphia, in an In
terview yesterday at Paris. stated that
contrary to the original intention. he will
not enter q crew in the four-oared shell
race. and that the crews rowing would be
strictly confined to the eight-oared race
The American coach also stated that his
charges are in the pink Of condition, in
fact. they were never in better shape, and
II they are beaten no excuse can be Offered
on the strength Of lack Of condition. No &C.
cidents OF any kind have overtaken the
Americans. in which they have been partic-
ularly fortunate. Even the change Of air
and diet has had no deterrent effect.
The shell. which was received Wednes-
day, after being somewhat delayed in tran
sit. was found to be slightly injured. few
checks being discovered in Its skin. but
these were repaired In a short while.
Dempsey has had much opportunity to
observe the other crews which are now on
the Seine and seems more than ever sat
ished with the Americans chances. He de-
clared that his crew was by far the best
rugged, and that the general adaptabiiity Of
the stretchers and slides in his boat were
far superior to the other foreign crews.
The crew representing Germany arrived
at Paris Wednesday night. The Swiss, Ital-
Ian, Austrian. Hungarian and Danish oars
men are expected daily. The Dutch crew
has been chosen from the three chief uni
versities OF Holland. and while their rowing
shows particularly good form. the Ameri-
can adherents are hot FEARFUL OF them The
Dutchmens average height is q triie below
that OF the Vssper6J and the latter average
less in weight. cor
The first heat OF the eight-oared shell
race will be rowed tomorrow, and the finals
will take place on i9undHy.
One thing that has caused considerable
nj De- jWf &4nap fAa yfxS<~
thusiasts Is the faetothat while most Of the
foreign crews havH been picked from the
combined rowing contingent Of one nation,
the Vespers are the pick Of but one single
American boat clubcE nTr
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CULLINGs FROM "WHIsT."
Echoes of the Late Congress Held ut
Niagara Falls.

A proposition In committee to use a de-
clared trump was voted down. But 1t was
decided to leave it to the option Of the
players. At one game r. G. Steei who was
acting as umpire. called for an expression
of opinion on the matter, but the vote was
against the declared trump. and during
the rest of the week the matter was not
preached again.
There were some very remarkable plays
under discussion at various times during
the week. One of them was made by CO.
lumbus player. He held the jack. eight and
trey of spades: the eight. six, four and
deuce Of hearts; the eight. six, trey and
deuce of clubs, and the nine and five of
diamonds. Spades were trumps and he had
the world. the treys! Some Of the players
were asked for their opinions as to the
reason for such lead. Taicott OF Cleveland
said that the only reason he could imagine
weak, the leader might have hoped to bluff
the enemy. from leading trumps and at the
same time put his right-hand adversary in
the lead, who would thus have to lead up
other man said that he could only account
for 1t by supposing that the leader was
seeking for the most insane lead in the
hand-and seemed to have found it. What
ever the actual reason may have been, the
lead resulted. as a matter of fact. in a
gain Of two tricks on the deal.
Miss NJ. H. Campbell and c. A. HenriQues
achieved the curious feat OF taking top
score buttons with the smallest plus that
ever took a high-score prize In an open
game. a plus OF one! Earlier in the week
Miss Campbell had failed of top-score with
plus OF thirteen. and the incident IL curl
ously illustrative of the Whimsical varia-
lions OF score.
Although there was no general talk
about systems, there was a prevalence OF
'fads" and whimsical variations OF play,
and there have been few congresses where
It would have been a. easy to find such
variety of practical demonstrations Of the
many ways in which the game can be
played. Possibly this had something tc do
with the curious variations OF score.
There were leads from the top OF
strength as well al nothing. leads from the
bottom OF weakness a. well as strength,
interior leads from every sort of combina-
ton under the canopy. leads from weak
ness In suit with trump-strength held in