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New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
MANY CHANGES IN YALE CREW.

New-Haven. Conn, May IS (SpecialG-Yale var.
sitv crew changes have been many and important
and for a week TWO more every arrangement
that might be expected 10 better the rowing power
OF the boat will be experimental with The final
order of the boat II Will race against Harvard
is therefore somewhat OF a puzzle as YET, and It
may we'll be that there will be no decision on the
makeup of the eight for some time 70 come. Ine
crew will go TO Gales Ferry, on the Thames about
June 10 and after that date it is probable that
there will be but few changes A shakeup in the
crew that happened in the first part OF the week
surprised observers considerably. Strong from the
stroke ana got a second trial Strong is a capable
oarsman and is looked upon one OF the most
accomplished oars in the eight. He viii hardly
keep the stroke for the remainder or the season
but NAV take a seat toward the bow he IS IN me
for stroke next year. and experience IN the boar III
the Harvard race will be beneficial to him
Cameron dropped out OF the boat this week en-
tirely, but Will certainly be replaced at 4 iaterr
date Captain Blagden. who has been rowing no
all the season. dropped back into the middle or tne
shell. taking No. ;. and Johnson took MS place;
Kunzg, at No. g. seems a fixture. tie Is a Sood
and has had experience. and Will hardly %
dropped. whatever happens. RumSay, Bogue, REV
lit and Hooker have all had tries at the VARSITY
this week and OF these men the hrst three arc
likely TO receive permanent appointments
The boat Is rowing in fine form ana az .
rapid pace. with every Indication OF coming ouI
at the end of the season one OF the fastest elshs
Yale has turned out In several years
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
ROWING.
OARSMEN OUT IN THE RAIN ON THE
HARLEM GETTING READY FOR
COMING REGATTAS

The hardy oarsmen who do most of their work o,
the Harlem in the vicinity OF the Harlem Soeed
way are thoroughly disgusted with the cOntinued
Tad weather. There would have been great turn
out of oarsmen yesterday had the day been fine
for most of the members of the different crews are
in need of preliminary work to fit them for tba
coming regattas- There has been much March
like weather distributed through April and Nav
that the oarsmen have become desperate and a
number of shells from the many lighthouses on tha
Harlem seen on the water yesterday
Several of the veteran Oarsmen were out incIud
ing Mark Davis and Stephen DOlan, but they were
as a general thing, content with a short spin ~ =
mile two. and then returned TO their respectivs
lighthouses to dry out and discuss the prospects for
the coming races Memorial Day on the Harla,,
and the contests to be held on the Passaic Crews
from the Dauntless, Nonpareil. Nassau, Union ana
Columbia clubs were also out on the water. II ths
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
TRAP SHOOTERS SAIL.
AMERICAN PARTY OFF TO MEET ENGLISH
TEAM

The team OF American trap shooters chosen to
represent the United States in tho match with the
British experts. $500 a SIDE the Middlesex
Gun Clubs grounds. near London June IL and
following days, sailed for Liverpool yesterday on
board the steamship Canadian. The match will be
at 5000 inanimate targets side. the Englishmen to
have the of both barrels and the Americans
TO use one barrel Several well known trap shoot
ers accompanied the team and in case of accident
or emergency OF these will be called upon TO
sct as substitutes: Among those on board the tug
sea Wal 10 shout a hearty godspeed to the team
We're J. A. II; Dressel president OF the Interstate
association Vice-President Charles p. latham
Tom" Morfy. Steven Van Allen. Won Lengerka
w. Hopkins. Bernard Waters. c. A. Palmer and
'.Sim" Glover
The members of the team were entertained at
dinner Saturday night guests OF the Interstate
Association President Dressed presided and Vice
President latham acted as toastmaster. Covers
were laid for forty, and many speeches made
The most Interesting one was that delivered by
gave some sound advice TO the shooters. At the
last moment he made up his mind TO accompany
the team across the ocean.
The following comprise the team: Thomas A
Marshall Mayor of Keithsburg j. A. r. Elliott
Kansas City; Frederick Gilbert. Iowa; Frank s.
Parmelee. Omaha; Rolla o. Hikes, Dayton, Ohio;
F. II. Trip. Indianapolis; Charles w. Bpdd, Des
Moines; r. r. Merrell. Mwaukee; William r.
Crosby Illinois; John S. Manning Jersey City;
Edward Banks New-York. and Chauncey NJ. Pow
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
ITHACA'S CARNIVAL.
SPORTS AND PAsTIMEs AT CORNELL
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.


Ithaca May 2s (Specal).-The regatta will not be
the only thing visitors to Ithaca during the
week. for Thursday afternoon. before the race.
the annual dual track meet with Princeton will
occur at Percy Field This meet is held cOstom-
arily at Elmira. but the change this year has met
with general satisfaction at Cornell. and strong
AS TO this meet there is expectation that the Red
and White will win. Trainer Jack Moakley,
whose two years connection with Cornels track
athletics has given such general satisfaction has
expressed his belief in his mems capability TO win
from the Tigers, while the track themselves
particularly confident that they viii win last
year they lost Princeton by the Of 50 to Co.
while the year previous the score was Cornell 49,
Princeton Y.
The strongest men IN track athletics for Cornell
are Sears. '0i and Young, '02 in the sprints Cap
tain Hastings 'Ol in the haf-mile run; Trott '03:
Benger, %. and Berry Ol, the country
man, In the mile run; Gallagher. o. also a cross
country runner and Pollard, '03 in the two-rnile
Rogers. '0i in the hammer and shot respectively;
Fredercks, '03, in the pole vault. and James. O3,
in the high jump.
In connection with regatta week Cornell will have
much social activity. There will be elaborate
navy BALI in the university armory Wcdnes-
day evening. the day before the race which is ex-
pected rival in interest the junior prom. and
senior ball, which come each year in February
and June, respectively. On the evening OF May
80 the musical clubs give joint entertainment
with the dramatic organization. The Masque."
There will also be house parties most of Cor
and various other social features OF minor impor-
rance
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
GOLF.
COMING TOURNAMENTS ON TOWN AND
COUNTRY LINKS-HILTON'S VICTORY
IN THE ENGLISH CHAMPION
SHIP-NOTES.

Aside from a club handicap two. the golfng
calendar of the week will bring out nothing Of i'm
portance until Memorial Day. when almost every
club in the metropolitan district will have a gay
array of members competitions John Du Fais. who
has in preparation the open tournament dates OF
the season. has not made known the schedule and
except for the Baltusrol affair golfers are making
few outside plans. From unofficial sources 1t is
learned that the Essex County Country Cluo mas
under consideration three day tournament for
women TO which all clubs in the United States COR
Association will be invited to send competitors Inc
Tuxedo and Rockaway Hunt clubs are two new ap-
plcants for open tournament dates and as each has
eighteen hole upon which no formal con-
test has occurred definite announcements are
awaited with interest.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
PRACTICE AT SEA GIRT.

The rife range at Sea Girt n. J.. opened for
the season yesterday, and Notwithstanding the
rainstorm and high wind. there good attend
ance OF competitors for positions on the American
team which Will defend the Palma trophy In the in
ternatonai shoot next September. Among those
present were General Bird w Spencer Colonel c.
A Reid. Captains C. II. Springstead C. A Parker
ano William Martin. Major II. Lohmann, DR.. W. @.
tucson ana sergeants John Malcolm and b. b. Me
Alpin Letters have been received from John Nc
kenns, of Belfast, Ireland saying that the Irish
men nave been at practice for some weeks and
their scores indicate that the NewJersey men will
have TO reach high standard in order 10 win The
1rishnen viii leave for America on the steamshin
sser.ia on August 20 and quarters win be provided
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
IMPORTANT YACHTS CHANGE HANDS.

The schooner COrOnet famed for ocean races and
round the world trips. has been sold by John l.
Waterbury. of the New-York Yacht Club to Louis
Bossert. formerly the owner of the steam yacht
Mayita. Oswald Sanderson. Of the Larchmont Yacht
Club, IS obliged by his business 10 live in
England and has sold his racing Herreshon cutter
Countess, OF the 36-foot class. Edward Dimock
King. l.. X. Alberger, OF the Indian Harbor Yacht
Club, has sold his fast Purdon, design of the
about class, TO Or. W. l.. Baum OF Chicago. The
high speed steam launch ll92. owned by Miss
Lotta Crabtree. has been chartered by John j.
Phelps. of the New York Yacht Club. Cornelius
r Rosemon has bought the schooner Rosemary
formerly the Elsemarie) from +. .. Fletcher. The
well known 40-footer Choctaw. one OF Burgess's
cutter designs, has been bought by John Foley from
George 4. Watts. tr. of the Seawanhaka CorinthIan
Yacht club In the same club Frank ;. Hastings
has bought the yawl Clarice from Walter Burgess
All these transactions were put through in the last
week by the RoMne-Jones agency.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

three days OF each other and were three and half
miles each, a stiff country. The clever jump
ing OF Ben Bolt is said 10 have been noticeable as
compared with the style OF the English horses, sew
eral OF whom fell refused their fences.
An English writer golf observes. apropos OF
the Parliamentary Golf Tournament, which began
on Saturday at Deal. England: There are many
fine players in both houses and among the officials
and press representatives, who equally eligible
10 compete: but the measure Of mans parlia-
mentary greatness is seldom that of his golTing
capacity. There or two brilliant eXceo-
tions, notably A. J. Balfour. Herbert Gladstone
and Graham Murray. the Lord Advocate OF Scot
land. any one OF whom might win the handicap
outright"
At English race meetings they do not force re
fractory horses TO parade before the judges, but
send them direct to the post from the paddock.
hoping thus to avoid exasperating the irritable
animals. This course was pursued recently with
Pierre Lorillard's David Garrick on the day he Won
Chester CUP.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
YACHTING.
SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN OPENING.
RACES TO BE HELD BY THE LONG ISLAND
CLUB ON THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.

The clubhouse of the Seawanhaka Corinthian
Yacht Club will be formally opened at Oyster Bay
on Thursday at An attractive programme
has been arranged. The steamer Seawanhaka will
this year be operated by the Long Island Railroad
Company and will begin regular trips to-day, con-
Meeting with all principal trains. The Seawanhaka
will make special trip Thursday evening, leaving
the station at Oyster Bay at $50 o'clock A tennis
court will be ready, and a competent man is
in charge of the club stables Arrangements have
been made for table d'hote meals. and a pOstoffce
has been established in the club.
On Memorial Day the yacht squadron will rem
devious in the harbor in order to AXE part in the
opening exercises, and a meeting of the captains
will be held on the flagship Aloha at 1O:So a m TO
discuss the days programme. At noon, on sigma
from the flagship. the club burgee Will be mast
headed the club flagstaff. and all vessels IN
the harbor will dress ship simultaneously.
on Saturday, June l, there will be a reception on
the flagship at $50 p. m, TO which all members
and their guests invited. The fleet chaplain
the Rev. William NJ. Geer. will officiate at divine
day. June 2.
Commodore James has appointed Charles H
Leland signal officer of the club. In Thursday $
racing prizes will be awarded 10 the winners In
each class and pewter mugs to the yachts finishing
second if more than three start in class. There
p. m, and the start of the raceabOuts club knock
abouts and catboats will begin at p. AT p.
dinner will be served after which there will be
dancing.
on Saturday June l. the club knocka bouts and
catboats will race. the start to be at p.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

H. H Hilton. of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club.
who has just won the English amateur golf cham
pionship for the second time, is undoubtedly in a
class by himself present. According to Harry
Vardon, he is the best amateur the world ever
Indeed some put II higher than that, and take
him to be the most finished exponent of the game
either professional or amateur He has been play
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
SUICIDE OF A MURDERER.

ST. Paul. Mimi. May 26.-The body of Henry
Mingers, who shot and killed his brother-in- law
Frank Grepel. In this city last Sunday was found
q1ts d4-uas IN a small lake near Rosemount. a short
instance southwest of this city. Mingers had at
hi hsneu Sxohe 10 rope and tied the rope about
Was discovered ~~' ~AeA> 49, wv
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
RACE SCHEDULE FOR COMING WEEK

large number Of races will he sailed Me
mortal Day. They include the races of the Man
hasset Bay Yacht Club, the regular club
courses. for the Robert Jacob Cup: the special
regatta 10 be given by the Atlantic Yacht Club at
Sea Gate. GraveSend Bay: the annual regatta OF
the Harlem Yacht club; races for yachts of the
Staten Island Yacht Club; yacht parade and race
TO mark the opening of the Canarsie Yacht Club;
the Bridgeport Yacht club, first special regatta.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
PAUL G. THEB4UD BUYS SAHluS ESTATE.

Paul Gilbert Thebaud has bought the sannzrss
estate. between Mamaroneck and White Plains ana
property consists OF one hundred acres OF land on
both sides OF MamarOneck Boulevard, and from u
there Is a fine view OF Long Island sound MIS-
Thebaud is the daughter OF the late Mrs. jules
Reynal
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
SHORT SPIN OF CONSTITUTION.

Newport. r. l.. May 26 (SpeciaD.-The Cup de
fender Constitution taken out to-day for a
short spin which without special incident.
Captain Rhodes and W. Butler Duncan. jr.. her
manager were on board. She left her noorings
about the middle OF the forenoon and went up the
bay not being taken outside during the trip. After
mano.uvrng about hour In the light breeze
which prevailed. which hardly seemed 10 show her
sailing qualities she returned 10 the harbor. II Is
expected that she will 20 out each day when the
weather IS fair for tuning up trials.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
INDIAN HARBOR CLUBS REGATTA.

The spring regatta of the Indian Harbor Yacht
Club will be sailed Memorial Day. There will be
a race for raceabouts and handicap race for club
yachts of 43 feet racing measurement and less The
gun for the handicap start will be at 215 D. IN.
Frank B. Jones. Charles F.. Kirby, Frank c. Hem
derson. Charles f. Simms and Richard Outwater
Will be in charge regatta committee, and they
will receive entries at the office of Mr.. Jones' No.
% Broadway, till Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

William P Kirk, of Toms River. N j., has fin
shed a light draught sloop for j. F. Ackerman. OF
the Atlantic Yacht Club This is one of Henry j.
Gieows designs, in which there has been light
draught given for sailing in Great South Bay. this
dimension being only three feet. The Selanda, as
she has been named. is Al feet all with a beam
of II feet inches and a waterline length of 26 feet
inches.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

has about three acres Of area. and provides club
members with much surrounding ground they
desire. The land has been leased from Adrian
1selin, jr. steam launch will be run by the club
to the mainland for the convenience of members
and guests. and for the passage of this 200 yard
strip of water there will be also small boats. The
former Harrison house will be used as the club
house
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

Mrs Preska Riepe. thirty nine years Old OF
Mount Vernon the wife OF Ignatz Riepe, carriage
and wagon manufacturer. of the firm OF Tegetmeir
& Riepe, of this city. found dead yesterday IN
the cellar her home. No. 4S Clermont-ave. Ches-
ter Hill According to Coroner Masons certificate.
Mrs. Riepe committed suicide by strangulation
while insane.
August l. Tegetmeir. the business partner of Mr.
Riepe who lives door TO him Chester Hill
said that Mrs Riepe had been III since Easter from
nervous trouble and heart disease and was no
doubt insane at the time of her death. Mrs. Riepe
leaves three children.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
PARTS OF DEFENDER IN NEW SHAMROCK
MATERIAL SAID To HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR
USE IN CHALLENGER.

All the rigging and spars OF the old Cup yacht
Defender have been sold in parcels by NJ. Samuel
& Sons. the Newark junk dealers. who bought the
yacht from the owners. The huh is at City Island
and negotiations are in progress for it's sale
NJ Samuel s. Sons decline TO say who bought the
sails and spars. but 1t reported in Newark
yesterday that some OF the material sent TO
England. and used in the construction OF
Shamrock H. while other material was sold the
HerreshOffs. who are now negotiating for the
aluminium ane bronze
A member OF the firm of NJ. Samuel & Sons said
that there may be material Of the old Defender
one or all the yachts now being prepared for tho
Americas Cup races
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
]. H. TAYLOR DEFEATS WHITE

London May B-J. H. Taylor. the open cham
pion or Great Britain beat Jack White bv 4 nm
and TO play In the final rounds Of the 72-boe col,
niiatch tor 400 yesterday. The final rounds Were
played over the Huntercombe course the erst
having been played at the Mid-Surrey links. Rich
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

The steam Yacht Kanawha has been officially
turned over to her owner Fl. H. Rogers, or
the NewYork Yacht Club. by the estate of the
late John 2. Duncan She is ready to go into COM
mission whenever her owner wishes.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
CYCLING.
GLOOMY WEATHER FOR wHEELING-A CEN
TURY RUN IN THE RAIN.

a rainy Saturday and an equally gloomy Sunday
have proved severe handicap to enjoyable wheel
ing for the last days. Yesterday only the most
enthusiastic were on the roads between show
ers. and they spent time in roadhouses and
under sheds than they did on thir wheels The
Prospect Wheelmen, OF North New-York. had
scheduled century run over the Long Island roads
Most of those who had entered expected that the
would be postponed, but IL About
dozen seasoned riders. including one woman, met
the starting point. Bedford Rest. in the morn
ing. and after consultation il was decided 70
start the century. The course from Bedford
Rest HiCksville and return, and the dozen start
all finished about o'clock last night. The
roads in bad condition, and the riders and
their wheels were covered with mud but none OF
them complained.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
THE AMERIcAN YACHT CLIrR.

The house committee Of the American Yacht Club
gives notice that the clubhouse at Milton Point.
Rye. y. y will be formally opened for the summer
next Thursday. The club has ordered a new and
larger launch, which will be finished for the
use OF members. The regular club launch will bo
I'm commission the opening day
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

The sloop yacht Ludeah. owned by j. Mont
gomery Sears. has been sold TO ]. NJ Daggett. Of
the Larchmont Yacht Club, who will race the yacht
in local waters the coming summer. The Ludeah
in the class with the Mira. the Hebe ETC.. and
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
BASEBALL.
THE RECORDS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
GAMES TO-DAY

Cincinnati at New-York Chicago at Brooklyn
Ptttsburg at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia,
Georgetown at Yale and Illinois at Cornell
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

entered for the Memorial Day of the Iarch-
mont Yacht Club.
Leonard Lewisohn's steam yacht Irene will
be launched In about a week or ten days.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

New-Orleans. May 26-The hfty-second annual
regatta OF the Southern Yacht Club held on
Lake PontChartrain yesterday afternoon. The
Susie 3. led the feet squal struck the boats at
the close OF the regatta, and the Mephisto. the
Nydia, the Ishkoodah and the Red Skin were
wrecked. No lives We're lost.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
wDsTERN ASSIMILATION.

At Iouisvile-Iouisville 10: Columbus l.
Al Grand Rapids-GTand Rapids. q; Fort Wayne. L.
At yton-Indianapolis, I. Dayton. O.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
NEWS AND VIEWS OF SPORT
POPULARITY OF THE MOTOR MACHINES
THE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
AMERICAN HUNTERS IN
ENGLAND.
ENGLANI


modore OF the Royal Yacht Squadron on his acces-
sion TO the throne and become patron OF the
squadron instead, Lord Ormonde has been elected
commodore
The actual popularity Of motor vehicles IN thls
country IS just beginning 10 be felt. While II Is
true that many Of the manufacturers are stil In
the experimental stage. some OF the more progress
sive have already placed machines Of different sorts
On the market and the demand for them exceeds
the supply The Automobile Club Of America has
done much TO stimulate the interest in the motor
vehicle, and the efforts of its members in the di-
rection OF good roads Will in time, ii is hoped.
bring about good results. The motor bicycle, tri-
cycle and quadricyces likely 10 have quite a
humber OF devotees before the present season is
much further advanced. These machines appeal
to those who % desire something midway
between the full hedged automobile and the bi-
cycle. Many of the motor bicycles have been seen
on the roads recently, and the manner in which
they are handled by noVices would indicate thed
the mysteries OF the motors quickly and easily
solved. Fewer tTicycleS are TO be seen here than
tn France and England. There are some people
reach popularity slowly hereabouts Some OF the
quadrIcycles which have the driver in the rear and
4. single seat for man woman in the front, pre-
sent neat appearance, and have already achieved
more or less popularity. The machine Is Hght
compact and easily handled and makes little
noise. The only objection so far found 10 this
type, especially by on the front seat is that
the machine close to the ground that II
picks up TOO much dust.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

Milwaukee 30 I-e Is 5
AT CHICAGO.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27
INSANE WOMAN STRANGLES HERSELF.

Chicago .............0 ox-5 II
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

At Holloway's sale of American hunters last fall
in London Walter Winans bought three. includ-
ing Ben Bolt, who has performed at the New-York
Horse Show. Mr.. Winans has ridden these horses
fox and stag hunting all the last winter In Kent
and finds that they more than hold their own with
the English hunters II is customary for most
hunts to hold a point to point race at the end OF
the season for horses and owners who are mem
bers OF the hunt. and there is in each hunt an
open race, for horses which have been hunted with
any hunt club in the season. Mr.. Wlnans won the
heavy weight Of the Tickham Fox Hunt and
the omen race Of the Southdown Hunt with Golden
Dream. Of his English hunters For the EAST
Kent fox hunt open and the Mid Kent stag
Hunt race he ran Ben Bolt (the American hunter)
and won both races. The were run within
New-York tribune., 1901-05-27

weather clears to-day the river promises be nuu
Of shells between and Thursday.