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New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
VETERANS PLAYING CROQUET
THE GAME STILL POPULAR IN BROOK
LYN-MEN WHO PLAY THE GAME
IN WINTER AND SUMMER.

Little is heard nowadays in public discussion or
in publications regarding the game of croquet
The evolution Of croquet did include in its
growth the professional features characterizing
most other outdoor sports and pastimes. Still the
game is just as interesting II twenty years
ago when much more was heard about II. There
IS club in Brooklyn composed Of veteran business
whose members are enthusiastic about the
game as any devotee is over golf or baseball. The
club numbers about sixty-five active members, and
they be seen occasionally fair days on the
green in Prospect Park playing their games and
paying attention TO anything else. The club
men do not seek notoriety, and any stranger who
may wander and appear curious may not get
all of the information he may be after.
The grounds laid the little house not
far from the Third-st. entrance the park. There
are three courts in all, and pleasant afternoon
one will find occasionally many S three games
going al time. Even in the winter months,
when the turf is not too damp or the weather too
cold, the oldtimers be knocking the balls
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through the little wire wickets they were
seen one day last week.
A NEW KIND or MATRON.
sHB IS A PROFESSIONAL cHApERoN FOR coll

sHB IS PROFESSIONAL CHAPERON FOR A coll
LEGE FRATERNITY HOUSE.
Here's occupation for women" said the
lawyer his club friend had finished read
ing a letter.
Sorry TO hear it," the gruh reply for the
other man had little use for women. They are
into too many things now"
But this is something couldn't possibly
do, and il VIII provide comfortable ivings for
number of women with tact"
We'll, with it, said the bachelor.
I've Just had a letter from my nephew up
Cornell, and he wants me 10 find him matron
DO you know Of any,
-'Matron for what"
Why, for his fraternity house, OF course What
do you suppose hc wanted one fOrE a of pro-
fessonal chaperon TO live in the house keep the
servants straight purchase supplies for the din
ing and act mistress when the girls come
10 visit them"
In my day the girls brought their own chaper-
ons, and there wasn't d woman about the house
except special occasions. grunted the bachelor
We'll, the boy says that all OF the frats' are
going introduce matronS. Some college out
West tried II and found il such success that the
scheme pushed itself East Ike widire. He
and that I've just got find him matron''
what are tho requirements FOR one Of these pro-
fesslonal chaperOusT
Here Il Is; IN read you: She not be too
ing IN love with her. Prefer Widow-the real
thing you know not divorced She must
be well connected and have a good society manner
We want a jolly woman. with enough reserve to
Keep things within bounds without being moth
erly We viii pay good salary. Mt up OF the
hnest rooms In the house for her and stand the
They don't want much. do they?' said the bach
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
CHESS.
COLUMBIA QUADRANGULAR CHAMPIONS
CHALLENGE CORNELL TRIANGU-
LAR WINNERS-THE MONTE
CARLO TOURNEY.

The students who form a chess section AT the
Columbia University. and who so gaanty won the
championship OF the Quadrangular College Chess
League, deserve to be congratulated upon their
fighting spirit in challenging the boys from Cornell.
the champions OF the Triangular Chess League. for
a team match six boards, to be contested In this
city In March. There ir scarcely any doubt that
the Ithaca viii accept the challenge and the
result OF this encounter will therefore decide the
championship OF Columbia. Harvard Yale Prince
ton, Brown. Cornell and Pennsylvania universities.
But for Harvard and Yale there would really be
only college league in the East. and Columbia
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

would have a much better chance when playing
the annual chess cable match against oxford and
Cambridge in the spring. Perhaps, after another
defeat at the hands of the Britishers Harvard and
Yale may reconsider their obstinacy and allow
Brown Cornell and the University of Pennsy lvauia
to join the league OF the big four
The carnival at Monte Carlo will be opened on
February with grand international tourney to
be followed by the second international Sata con-
test The official programme which came to
hand last week, does contain ANYTHING new
All the rules and regulations which will almost
Identical with those governing the Paris Con-
gress have already been printed In The Tribune
Marshall left yesterday morning on the POtzdam
but 1t has not been ascertained whether Pillsbury
and Showalter will enter the contest. In which al
the european first raters, including Lasker ia
nowski MarocZy, Tschigorin, Marco. Schlechter
Burn. Mason, Mieses, Cohn and others will take
part.
Lasker and Maroczy. who have been touring in
England with great success now Preparing
themselves for the Monte Carlo tourney the former
at Berlin, the latter at Budapest. Appended are
two very interesting games which these masters
played on tour In England. The first is game
conducted blindfolded and played simultaneously
with hve others by Lasker, while the latter is a
game played in consultation by the masters along
win thrty-nine other games. of which they won
thirty-eight and drew one. The games:
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be definitely arranged within the next few weeks.
Among players generally it is hoped that the club
may be induced undertake the metropolitan
tournament, its conduct of that contest last
year was admirable. II was in that tournament
that Travis made his record of so, a score that
has since been equalled by ex-Champion Findlay
s Douglas, Miss Ruth Underhin is the woman
champion Of the club and Of its promi-
nent members. Charles O. Gates the winner of
the recent mems championship, defeating H. o.
Whitney in the final round after a tie. Percy
Chubb is fits vice-president. William Crittenden
Adams, secretary, and Frederick B. Pratt,
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
YACHTING.
SOME OF HANLEY CRAFT SURSCRIRERS
INCLINED TO TRY GARDNER
BOSTON CENTREBOARD WILL HAVE PrE-
NOMENAL MAIN BOOM AND
ENORMOUS MAINSAU.

The money being subscribed for the Hanley CEN
treboard defence boat is almost entirely that OF
men in the brewing business Their vote is not
entirely in favor of the Hanley design some OF
them being inclined to test what Gardner of New
York could do for them with a steel yacht 1t is
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

is TO get the right kind Of men. and many
Americans : possible. He has chosen his son.
Clay Haf, be the mate Of the yacht. Harry
Han another SON. will sail the 7O-foOt schooner
Qussetta for II. F. Lippitt. OF the NewYork
Yacht Club, next season.
The steam houseboat for Joseph NJ. Macdonough.
Of the Iarchmont Yacht Club which IS now being
built on Cranes design at Frank Woods yards.
City Island, will have ten rooms, and Will be htted
with compound engines and Almy boilers. She
will be able 10 make her eight knots an hour. and
has commodious upper decks with awnings.
The first and second mates who will assist Cap
tain Uras Rhodes the Belmont syndicate craft
have been appointed. The first mate c. Il. How
ell had the same position under Captain Rhodes
last summer in the cruising schooner Emerald. II.
3. Duryea had the second mate, Edward Nelson,
with him last year on the Yankee Nelson had
been on the Defender in the previous season under
Rhodes
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

Captain Hank Haff wishes to have it understood
that he is not choosing the for the Lawson
boat from any particular locality. This is to con
tradict the reports that he would certainly get hi
men from Deer Island. Haff says that all he want
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

The annual meeting of the Horseshoe Harbo
Yacht Club. of Larchmont will be held at tn
Manhattan Hotel tomorrow evening.
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foreign Resorts.

EUROPEANS AND TRAVEL
LERS will find the London office of The
Tribune, 149 Fleet Street, a convenient
place to leave their advertisements and
subscriptions for The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINT
4NOTHER APPRAISERS NAN ARRESTED

another arrest was made yesterday at the Ap-
praisers stores in connection with the many rob-
berries that have been troubling Collector Bidweu
9ddH I9d the last year William Sullivan, laborer en-
pioSed az the stores, arrested by United States
Marshal Henkel and Colonel Swords He had in
ms possession a small bag of seed the value of
%hich Is trlhe The principal witness against
MIN Is James j. Heasey, another Iaborer who has
been recently employed a detective to watch the
W3rkmen sullivan was parOled until Wednesday
when Moses and Vabinote, the men arrested on
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

drive OF the big sail But what a sail 1t will
be! For with d mast stepped 40 feet from the
stem he would stl have 125 feet of boat aft OF the
mast. With mast stepped so feet back. there
would be ll5 feet of deck behind it, The Columbia's
racing mainboom, which extended good distance
beyond her counter and measured 105 feet would
look like jury rig on the Hanley craft ending
10 feet inside her after rail If the boat be built fl
may therefore be expected that a main boom such
has never been seen before VIII be carried on
her The present proposal is to carry topmast
but a simple mainsail and jb rig so that there
cannot be much curtaiment of the main booms
length.
At a weight OF hull of about seventy-hve tons
Hanley estimates that his boat will twenty tons
heavier than the CroWninshied design for Mr.
Lawson, and about twenty-three tons less in
weight than the Herreshoff craft. He will there
fore only carry about fOrty-hve tons of ballast
(all of which Will be nside). against the eighty
and ninety tons of the other boats so that even
with his heavier construction he will have some
where about twenty-five tons less displacement
o drive with a similar sail area
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
RUY LOPEZ
lUEEN's GAMBrT DECLINED.

Strange TO say Bardeleben left the board and sent
ms answer resigns by messenger boy IL was
ssiq that he could have saved the game by g.
P-R or S....Q-R g.
In all probability A. j. Souweine will win the
championship of the Brooklyn Chess Club this
season: Here follows the of his game
against Marshall. who will probably be placed sec
ord at the conclusion OF the ContC at:
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
FRENCH DEFENCE.
WHITE.
La sSer and
h--
BLACK.
Amateur

Two or Bardeleben's games played the Munich
tournament last year have at last been discovered
one OF these played against the American
champion Pilsbury. and the other against SchIech-
ter. Here the scores:
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

The Herreshoffs have prepared the oak keel for
the 51-foo racing length yacht for J. Rogers Max
well This is 80 feet long and inches wide. The
dimensions of the boat will be almost the same
as those Of the Affair and the Shark, which this
firm turned out last summer-73 feet inches
over all, 40 feet the waterline, IA feet inches
beam and II feet draught.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
Examined FOR THE BAR.

class of III law students was examined for
admission 10 the bar yesterday at the AppelIate
Division Courthouse. There IA only one woman IN
the class Her name is Frances W. Marshall
The Tribune's story of the Ntn.,..n,.
Century.
Ready in a few days in pamphlet form % cents
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM

The new Herreshoff defender will have two
complete Of steel spars. The work on one
of the steel masts is going on. Plates three
sixteenths- OF inch thick being bent in semi
circular form and fiat steel disks are being cut
out These will be spaced six feet inside the
mast TO stfen 1t. and nine steel angles are riv-
eted inside. A steel boom and gaff will be
begun on the same method The topmast In both
sets will telescope down into the lower mast, as
the Columbia's did
In view of the fact that there is no drydock
about Newport suitable TO take in the Lawson
boat most OF her practice will be done off Marble
head 1t Is said in Boston that Herreshof objects
10 the Columbia being used a trial horse for
the Boston boat. he has plenty of work cut
for his earlier yacht in racing against the
defender, and that he prefers to keep his tips
himself
II is said that Simeon Ford may perhaps lose all
the prizes by his square footed scow Mon
goose last year. through not having his yacht
measured according to the rules. 1t seems that
New-York tribune., 1901-01-13

Mr.. Ford under the impression that his build
er 9 measurement sufficient, whereas the rules
call for the work of the official -measurer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-31
OBITUARY..
GEORGE W. BARTON

George W. Barton was born in New Haven,
Vt, September 10, 1873, and died of paraly sis,
Nat Tallapoosa, Ga, May Il, 1901
The following sketch of his life is from the
Tallapoosa (Ga,) Journal; He was married
to Mary +. Griswold Nov. "a, lsG4, a lady in
every way ttted for the place. \ beloved
son, Henry w. Barton, died when about 10
years of age, and now the father has gone to
Join HIM In the home on high
He lived in his native town till about nipe
years ago, when he came to this city, and in
company with his sons, George y. and w. G.
Barton, engaged in the hardware business
where he became known as n pleasant, ge-
NAL man; although an invalid for many
years, still he always had cheerful word
and never troubled others with hi in
tirmites.
He was beloved and re spected in his native
town, and when called to Official relations by
them, he always faithfully ana quietly did
his best. He was member Of the Congrega-
tional church in New Haven for more than
thirty years. The large gathering Mt his
home on the day of the funeral testified to
the appreciation of his worth and the estima-
ton in which he was held by the business
men OF the city, well as by all the people.
He ever sought the good of the city, and was
ready Mt call to contribute his influence in
aiding its growth ana in building up school
and church interests.
He never sold the old Vermont homestead,
but he has left it and gone ioyfuly to that
other, better home, where sorrow and sick
ness never come. He leaves to mourn his
departure his wife, two sons above named.
ana daughter, Miss Julia G. Barton, besides
relatives scattered in different states.
Rev. III. f. Snow was called TO conduct the
funeral services, which were held at his resi-
dence at o'clock Thursday afternoon,
and was as sisted by Rev. 4. e. tshankle, Rev.
". ID. Thompson, and Rev. Il. A. HIgdon.
Appropriate singing was furnished for the
occasion, conducted by Rev. Mr.. Thompson.
The burial was at Laurel Hill, the pallbearers
being william Pierce, Dr. W. ii. Chaffee, DR..
q. Truax, ID. l.. Terrill f. NJ. Wheat and c. A.
Norton.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-31
WEST CORNWALL.
cenletary.

Mrs. NJ. Z. Twitchell is still on the sick list,
although improving.
DR.. S. $ Martin went to Newport on
Tuesday with patient.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. T. Dimmock have lately
visited the Queen City.
Carmillas Barbour of Addison has lately
visited her sister, Mrs. Mary Moody.
!. w. Peck had the misfortune to lose a
nice colt last Sunday morning, about a week
old.
John Mcdonald OF Whiting attended the
morning service at the Baptist church last
Sunday.
H. E. Sanford and \. w. Foote were in
Orwell early in the week, looking after tele-
phone work. seeing to the wiring of poles,
putting in phones, etc.
Dark, dreary, rainy days of late; the old
saying may come true-"A cold, wet May
fills the barns with hay" and hay has been a
high commodity for quite long time, espec-
tally so to those who have it to buy.
Rev. A. w. Dickens of Middlebury preach
ed an interesting sermon in the Baptist church
last Sunday morning, taking for his text II.
Corinthians, ii 10. Rev. G.. {. Lamson,
the local preacher, was in Springfield, Mass.
In the evening Rev. 5. H. Barnum gave a
memorial address. 1t was very fine, with the
close, logical comparisons of the Christian
soldier with the brave soldiers of our wars,
particularly the ones who fought so vaiantly
in the civil war of 'oI-'65 and IN whose
memory and,,honor the day is celebrated.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-31
A FAMOUS NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT

There are few If any newspaper men
In the United States with more brilliant
record than that achieved by Mr. Will
liam f. Curtis, the famous Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Record
Herald. Among newspaper men as well
as among the careful readers of news
papers, 1t is generally conceded that Mr..
Curtis is the dean of the large colony of
trained journalists at the national capital
His relations with the eminent men in
washington are so intimate and so per-
sonal, that he has an immense advantage
over the ordinary correspondent. They
give to him their confidence, knowing
that he will properly discriminate what
should be said and what should not.
The newspaper career of Mr.. Curtis
began in Chicago in 1872. Starting as
reporter, he worked his way upward rap
idly to the position of managing editor,
which he resigned to become the Secre-
tary of the South American Commission
"a government appointment. While in
this position. Mr.. Curtis travelled ex.
tensively in Central and South America,
producing several popular volumes as
the literary results of his labors. Later
on, in cooperation with Secretary of
State, James G. Blaine, Mr.. Curtis or
ganized the work of the Bureau of Amer
lean Republics, and was placed in charge
of that organization; and at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition he distinguished
himself by his labors as the executive
head of the Latin American departments.
AS correspondent of The Chicago Rec
ord, MIR. Curtis travels carried him not
only into all quarters of the United
States, but also every where abroad. His
letters to The Becord from Japan and
China were published in book form; like
wise his letters from England, Germany
and France, and also those resulting
from his travels In Mexico and in South
America. A letter from Mr.. Curtis is
published In every issue of The Chicago
Record Herald daily and Sunday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-31
BRISTOL.

Roy Oaks is i'll with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Alonzo Smith of Pawlet returned to
her home Tuesday.
Road Commissioner Smith and his men are
travelling North street.
Mrs. L. L. James and child Of the Queen
City are visiting in town.
p An old man named Her died in South
Bristol Monday with cancer. Burial in
\ Monkton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Stearns Of New York
are guests of Mrs. Stearnss parents, Col. y. +.
Dunshee and wife.
The remains Of Leon Laramy were removed
from the village cemetary Tuesday and rein
tered by the side Of his mother.
c. Z. Munsl has sold the building Tot on
the corner of Munsill avenue and West Pleas
ant street to X. f. Hatch, consideration $500.
Miss Carrie Patterson, 95, will give an
alumni tea at her home on West street We'd
nesday afternoon, June 5, to the B. II. 5.
alumni.
Patrick Green of Richmond and Miss
Agnes Casey of Bristol were married at the
Catholic church Tuesday morning by Rev.
Father Schaefer.
Col. n. F. Dunshee has bought the re-
naming interest in the y. I. Smith farm in
New Haven. Col. Dunshee has owned one
half of the farm for several years
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-31
MITCHELL CARTER,

Mitchell Carter, a well known French. Cana
dian citizen of Salisbury, died at his home
Sunday morning OF an abscess OF the brain.
He was upwards OF 20 years of age, and
although born in Canada had spent the
greater part of his life in Vermont. A skill
full and thrifty blacksmith, he possessed
quite little property and was well liked and
respected In the community whore he had
for so many years made his home. He was
twice married and is survived by the second
wife, who was Miss CLARA Chapman before
marriage, and their six year old son, his only
child. About ten months ago a destructive
fire occurred on his premises and he was
fearfully burned while trying to save some
valuable horses, and never recovered from
the injuries then received. so that when the
abscess on the brain formed he fell ready
victim to its inroads. The funeral took place
from st. Mary's Catholic church Tuesday
Morning.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-31

Miss Harriet Waldron of NIiddlebury was
the guest at c. II. James last week.
Mrs. Susan (Warner) Holton of Boston,
Mass, is guest of her brother, Henry War
ner.
Rev. G.. c. Lamson attended the Baptist
national church organization at Springfield,
Mass, last week
Rev. Mr.. Carlson of Shoreham occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational church on Sun
day in exchange with Rev. S. H. Barnum.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Wing and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. Randall were elected delegates from the
Congregational church to the Addison county
convention held on Tuesday and Wednesday
in New Haven.
The many friends of Miss Rachel Frost
will be glad to know that the improved con-
dition of her health permitted her to return to
her home on Friday last, after nearly years
absence at the Mary Fletcher hospital in Bur-
lington.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-31
County Uews.
BRIDPORT.

Mrs. A. F. Elithorp is ILL.,
Charlie Howard has been i'll for some time.
The new arrival at the home of Michael st.
George is boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. McQuivey of Bread
Loaf recently visited at J. p. Russells
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Crane left last week
for the exposition at Buffalo.
1nez Bruce was obliged to leave her labors
in Addison on account of illness.
A deer was seen near the residence OF
George St. John the early part of the week.
The funeral of Mrs. North of Shoreham
was attended by several of our towns people.
Mrs. John Wright and children recently
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Laphan.
Miss Maria Barbour died the early part of
the week. The funeral was at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
Herbert and Blanche, little ones of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. d. Norton, who have been very i'll,
are slowly improving.
Nelson Barbour, for many years associated
with the firm of Beckwith x Co.. has come
to reside in the family of his brother, d. c.
Barbour.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-31

\ vermonter Among the Navajo Indians.
The following excerpt from a letter
written by Amherst w. Barber, Yer.
monter now of the Interior Department,
Washington, may be of interest to the
readers of REGISTER, the as Illustrating
the experiences liable to fall to the mem
bers our official family, whose duties
usually appertaip to desk service at the
capital. The letter was written at Flag
staff, Arizona, under date May Is in
slant:
1.-The delay of replying to your note
dated Aprill5, 1901, requires explanation.
received it by the hand of Navajo in
dian messenger, with other mail, at re-
mote place in the Navajo Reservation,
near the Grand Canyon and the Utah
boundary, five days wagon journey from
here, across an almost waterless desert
of sand, lava, rocks, ipetritied logs, Gin
der cones, etc., where had been sent by
the Secretary of the Interior to survey
thirty-five mining claims that had to be
segregated from the Indian lands. After
an absence from here of one month | re-
turn in fine health and training, black as
Navajo, tough as mountaineer. sound
in wind and limb though GO years old,
and very anxious to be recalled to my
regular desk In the General Land Office.
| camped last night beside old snow
drifts far up TO the base of Mt. Agassiz
$4,000 feet elevation) with my camp at
about 5000 feet, and this forenoon rode
down here, where it is over COCO feet.
Perhaps this wild style of serving the
government does not interest you, so
Will reply to your inquiry"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-31

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Secretary
Gage has received and accepted the resig-
nation of Mr.. w. L. Hazen. for the last
four years mt the head of the United
States secret service at New York Mr..
Hazen resigns to engage in private bust
ness. During the last Cleveland admins
tration Mr.. Hazen was chief of the Sc
cret service and during his connection
with the Office has done most efficient
service in connection with some of the
most notable counterfeiting cases in the
history of the department. His resigna.
ton was accepted with regret