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The Washington times., 1902-06-27
Spirited Relay Race.

The first event was a relay race of
400 yards, 200 yards and return, by teams
consisting of four men each, each man
to run 100 yards. The scratch men car
ried a message ran and delivered it TO
No. 2, who ran his distance, gave it 10
No 8. who in turn handed it to No. 4,
who brought it to the starting point
and the first one back was declared the
winner. Troops E, F, G, and H, Second
Regiment Cavalry, and Fourth Battery
Field Artillery each had teams.
AT the crack Of the pistol in the hands
ofsDr Lusk. starter. they were off. each
tightly clenching his little MESA ge, and
in a moment the field was alive and in
motion, because it took but few sec
onds to reach the relays and send the
little white note still farther along :nd
bring it back. each messenger bent on
being crowned the ficetest.
The Fourth Battery proved to have
the neetest message bearers. and Pri
vate Rundy had the honor of being the
last relay and the first to cross the line.
He won handily by 10 yards. Troop
G was second best, and Private Cove
was its winning man. Troop came
in third. Private Hamilton bringing the
message home The Fourth Battery
team was ahead at every relay and COW
ercd the distance in 49 seconds.
Like Knights of Old.
The next event was the first in which
the horse was a factor. 1t was the
tent pegging" contest, and differs from
the English army method of using
lance in that the men used sabers. The
pegs OF soft wood four inches wide and
ten inches long are driven loosely in the
ground thirty yards apart, over a ninety
yard course. The gait was maneuver-
ing gallop, and the pegs were to be
caught and held on point of saber
which counted points. and pegs not
caught, but simply knocked over, count
ed point The contestants were equip
ped in uniforms OF the day with gaunt-
lets, spurs, and sabers, and the horses
with saddles and curb brides. Troops
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YALE WAS A FAVORITE.
Odds of 100 to 90 Were Laid on
Blues Crews.

NEW YORK, June 26.-The Yale-Har-
ward boat races occupied the attention CT
the men on Change today.
Odds OF 100 to so were offered on Yale,
and even money that Harvard would not
win two of the three races. Harvard
money was plentiful at these odds.
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ALarge Crowd Witnesses
the Athletic Exercises
of the Soldiers.
RODE LIKE KNIGHTS OF OLD
Men and Horses Appeared in Novel
Events Which Earned Frequent Ap-
plause-Spirited Relay Race-Spec-
tacular Scenes.

One OF the most noNel as well as IN
teresting affairs ever offered in this sec
tion to lovers OF athletics and the horse
was held yesterday afternoon on the
drill grounds at Fort Myer, Va, and was
in the form of military athletic contests
furnished by the cavalry and artillery
stationed at this delightful post.
The sports were scheduled to begin
at 4:30 o'clock but as early as o'clock
visitors began vending their way across
the Aqueduct Bridge, some driving and
many to take the cars, which in a few
minutes landed them at the fort. BY the
time the contestants for the first event
were being lined up several thousand
spectators were seated or standing, or
were stroiiing outside the ropes around
the quadrangle which formed the field
OF friendly contest.
A Pretty Picture.
The spectacle presented reminded one
in some respects of the gay gatherings
at a big collegiate football game There
was the same mass of color, thousand
fold diversified. Tints so variegated as
to bewilder; costumes whose combina-
tions made airy mosaics, lovely to look
upon, ever changing in the bright sun
shine as a filmy kaleidoscope. 1t was
q well-groowed concourse of men and
women. Interspersed in the crowd were
seen gallant officers in their best fitting
uniforms, and whether stretched along
the ropes or in the airy marques, or in
the long line of hendsome equipages
stretched along the north and west sides
OF the arena. it was a gay, good-natured
crowd
Within the lines were the officers ap-
pointed to conduct the contests giving
last instructions to the contestants.
The horses used in the several events
too, enjoyed the occasion. for they felt
that they were part of the attraction.
and they received their need of praise,
for not only were they fine specimens,
well groomed, but they were well
trained, and their riders were justly
proud of their mounts.
Stationed at the southeast corner Of
the plain was the Second Cavalry Band.
which rendered program of good mu-
sic during the contests.
There were five even on the pro-
gram, which called for individual as
well as team work, and the exhibitions
of, skill spoke we'll for the training and
effcieHey-of the contestants, all of
whom entered into the spirit of the oc-
casion not only because of the prizes
offered, but because of the pride in the
reputation of this or that troop or bat
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transatlantic Mails.

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Crimson Braces Up.

Harvard then began to brace up. and
cut down the lead to quarter of length
in the next quarter mile, but the effort
evidently exhausted the Harvard men,
for as soon as Yale nit up the stroke to
thirty-three the Blue shell recovered the
lost ground, and as two and one-half
miles were completed Yale had clear
length the better OF it. At that point
Yales time was 1912, Harvard passing
the flags five seconds later.
Harvard spurted again, raising her
stroke to thirty-six, but it did not
amount to much. for Yale. dropping to
thirty-one. held her own with apparent
ease. 1t was then that Harvard's cox
swain began to throw handfuls Of water
into the face of the stroke
The crews had entered the long lane,
bordered upon each side with gayly dec
GRATED vessels. and the whistles and the
cannon were shrieking ard booming all
over the river. Yale. never letting up
in her beautiful workmanship. shot past
the three-mile mark in 1910. with Har-
ward plugging away pluckily, though
hopelessly. six seconds behind
Yale's advantage was a little less than
length and half, and there appeared
TO be considerable trouble in the Har-
ward she'll. Nos. 5 and were splashing
and rowing out Of order. while the cox
swain was again dashing water into the
strOkp o2r's facp
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Fine Performers.

During the squad drill, Private West,
OF Troop G. missed his hold in the
mounting and dismounting in motion
movement. and his horse stepped on
his hand. but he pluckily remained in
line until the individual contests were
over
Trumpeter Pickard, of Troop H, was
doing well with his specialt.es when
his horse. knowing it was the stable
hour. trotted down the field, and before
he was recovered, PiCkard's time was up.
Priyates Miller, of Troop E, and A. Con-
nors had nervous horses, but the handi-
cap did not in any way prevent their do
ing shine of the best vaulting and tum-
bling of the list. Corporal Duiney,
bands,nan. was especially clever in his
all-around work, and his vaulting from
all sides. somersaulting and flying leaps
with the horse in motion were excellent
and won him first prize. Private An
thony Connors. Troop f, took second
prize. Other contestants were Trumpet
er Fox. Troop G. and Corporal J. A.
Metz. Troop +.
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FOREIGN MAILS.

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it any time.
FOREIGN NAILS are dispatched to the ports
af- sailing daily, and the schedule OF elosings
Is arranged on the presumption Of their un-
interrupted overland transit. For the week
ending June 2S, 1902, the last connecting
closes viii be made from the LAIN OFFICE
IS follows:
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CONTINUED from First Page.)

cd and not a sign of life had been seen
al Gales Ferry. The referee blew
Gnother long blast on the Scount's whis-
tie, and then the Yale crew appeared
and were soon at the starting point.
1t was 6:10 O'Clock then. and the water
was like mill pond. When the pistol
was fired such splashing and such ?
wild scramble as followed has seldom
been seen in varsity boat race.
1t was Harvard's plan to make dash
for the lead, and, after securing it. hold
il at all hazards. The Crimson eight i'm
mediately hit the stroke up tc 80. and
as the bow of the shell forged ahead he
Yale men started off with 80.
At the first quarter mile Harvard had
lead of perhaps FIVE feet The Cam
bridge men were rowing then as if they
were making final squirt in the last 100
yards of their four-mlle journey. The
Yale men. on the other hand. cluIg 10
80, and were taking matters coolly.
As they approached the first half lille
Harvard began to lower her stroke 20
33, and in the space of fifteen seconds
Yale was on even terms. Then. when
exactly at the half mile. Yales bow be-
gan to forge TO the front. For that dis
tance Yales time was 2:2912 while
Harvard's was 2:29M.
Blue All the Way.
When Yale's boat shot to the front
It was the last time that Harvard s
stroke could look over into the face Of
the Yale coxswain, for from that time
on it was magnificent triumphal pro-
cession for Yale.
Yale began to row in better water at
quarters of a mile, and as the
shell was seen to be slightly in front,
the Yale shouters were up in arms. Yale
passed the futtering flags that marked
the first mile IN 5:04. Harvard, about
one half length behind, was timed sos.
Both crews had lowered the stroke,
but the superiority of the Yale eight
was apparent.
At the mile and one-half Yale still
had about one half length. the Blues
time being 1881, and Harvard's, 1891.
Number five in the Harvard boat seemed
to be in distress. for with the com
pletion OF every stroke, he threw his
head back as If he we're about to top
pie over. Harvard was rowing thirty
three to Yale's thirty-two at this stage
The New Haven crew came down past
the navy yard. which was the compile
tion of half the journey. in 1911, and
having nearly length over Harvard,
whose time was 10:15.
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Acrobatic Horsemanship.

Then came the event termed aero
batic horsemanship." 1t presented the
tests which long ago made this post ia
NOUS The tests were provided by
horsemen who would shine out bril-
liantly in Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Show; and, indeed, several of the con-
testants are billed upon their discharge
at the fort TO join that famous organi-
zation. and of these the winner of yes
terday's event is said to be one. The
men who performed yesterday are part
of the picked squad which, in conjunc-
tion with the Fourth Battery Field Ar
tillery, appeared in last winters mill
tary show at Madison Square Garden
New York city.
The Washington times., 1902-06-27
JOHN R. ROUZER,

Deputy Register of Wills for the District Of
Columbia, Clerk Of the Probate Court.
90 ivi II
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NOVEL CONTESTS
AT FORT MYER

E, f, G, and II each had three men
entered. The event is novelty here
abouts. and calls for good hOrseman-
ship and steady hand Some of the
horses SHE'D at the white pegs: others
went down the lanes as steadily as
those which bore the knights OF Old
through their Journeys which gave them
honors and standing. Each man 70 le
twice down the lane of pegs. and when
the round was over. it was found that
Sergeant +. A. Strachan, of Troop II
had taken five pegs, and won first
prize. Sergeant P. Armstrong, of
Troop H. came second with four pegs
and Corporal w. J. McGrath. of the
same troop, third with three pegs.
A Spectacular Event.
Next came the artillery event. the
most exciting and the most spectacular
of the afternoon. The entries were lin
tied to three sections from the
Fourth Battery Field Artillery, each
section complete and the detachments
were from the right, center, and left
platoons.
The sections started at scratch, ad-
vanced 100 yards, passed between two
stakes eighty inches apart. went into
battery 100 yards beyond fired one blank
cartridge IN timber, changed piece
wheel for spare wheel. limbered up, and
returned to starting point.
With all the rush, rumble. dash.
and dust that usually accompany the ac-
tive movement of artillery. the three
sections, each with its piece and cais-
son following each of those drawn hy
six splendid horses. all the riders and
the field men filed with the spirit of the
contest, swept down the field and went
through the exercises described above
like machinery. In the meantime. the
big audience was wrought up to a pitch
of excitement which found vent only in
prolonged and enthusiastic applause.
Center platoon. Sergeant Russell in
command, won in the remarkable time
of minutes 10 seconds. Left platoon.
Sergeant McNinch, came second, and
right platoon, Sergeant Feeny. was only
moment behind this.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08

A home IN a few days but you
can't grow an orchard in less than
three years, so now is the time to
buy your fruit trees and shrub
berry For the next sixty days we
will make special prices on every
thing in that line. Either see me
or call at room IA Griffin building
Overstreet & Sons will take your
orders and will handle the Enid
Nursary stock. We guarantee
every one of our trees to be first
class. NJ. G, Roberts.
If General Agent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
HHWKINS & MILLER
REAL ESTATE

Uere are q few good ones
A good valley claim to trade for
Chickasha property.
A fine improved claim at a low
price, Z miles from Chickasha.
washita valley farm two miles
from r. r. Station.
80 foot front with two room
house, two blocks from post Of
fee. $500.
90 foot front with two room
house four blocks from post OF
fee. $3.50.
A good residence on South Hill,
rs foot lot, good location, well
improved.
70 foot front six room house
one block from Rock Island shops,
sl250.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The ladies' Of the Christian
church met on Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock and organized a
social circle, to meet on the first
Wednesday in each month at the
church promptly at 3 O'Clock.
The subject for next month is,
Would we know Jesus if He
should Gomez" Mrs. j. w. Brown
is leader. Hope every one will
come with something prepared on
that subject.
Those present we're Mesdames
Brown, Smith, Cloud, Cochran
GrOgan, Davis, Gof, Kicker.
Thomas, Goff, Dellas. Kirdig
Chalfant, Sparrow, House, Goss
and Thompson.
The officers are:
Mrs. j, W. Brown, president,
Mrs, B. P. Smith, vice presidents
Mrs. W. Davis, secretary; Mrs.
Delias, organist.
A subscription of 3lS was raised
to buy furniture for the pulpit.
Adjourned to meet Aug. 5th.-
Mrs. j. W. Brown, Pres.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
TEXAS FEVER.

rhe rexas fever epidemic is play
ing havoc among the cows IN and
around the city. Twenty-six cows
in one pasture have died recently
and various numbers in some other
pastures. Ben Hampton is report
ed to have lost several fine Here
fords. and J. A. MeGeehee lost a
magnificent Jersey Sunday night.
He does not believe 1t is rexas fe
yer as his COW was bred here and
was thought to be an immune. S
f. Glass is another unfortunate
having lost a fine COW Sunday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
MRS. GAsToN DEAD

Mrs. N. j. CASTOR died Sunday
night at her home on f iorida ave.
between 3rd and 4th. She had
been i'll tor some time. She was
sixty years Of age and we'll known
in the south part Of the city. The
funeral services we're held yester-
day afternoon. Rev. G. H. Ray OF
the Methodist church read the
service.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08

On Sunday afternoon, at 4.30.
Miss Beatrice Lewis and Mr.. Jas.
A. Albert. Of Chickasha, we're
married at the residence of the
brides brother.in. law, Mr.. Thorne,
by Rev. Leonard, of the Presby-
terian church. Both Of the young
people are well known and haye
many friends in the city.
Miss Elizabeth Boswell,of Mime
kah, and Mr., R. W. Benton, of thin
city, were married Sunday morn
ing at l0.9J o'clock oy Key, Lex
nard, Of the Presbyterian church
both couples win reside in ChicI
asba.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
CONTRACT LET.

The board OF directors of the
Bridge aud Improvement company
met yesterday afternoon. Tue
board directed its secretary to tel
egraph j. f. Sparks, OF St. Joe.
Mo-, that he had been awarded the
contract for building the 3 bridges
He made the most acceptable bid,
but not until yesterday were aii
preliminary matters settled.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
AMOUNTS COLLECTED.

The following subscribers to the
bridge and road fund have paid in
full since our last report.
Logan Il Friend, 5000.
Washita Valley Lumber Co s20t
L S Field q Co, 500.
Brown s. Co. s75.
ia Wilson, 500.
RIM Bourlaud, $50.
L N Rain, $50.
Henry Shafer, $50.
ES Dougan, $40.
Z NJ Payne, $50.
Holding 4 Bailey, $25.
w A Wolford, s25.
A G Fisher, s25.
Pat Tolan, s25.
OM Hollingsworth. s25.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
A cHILD's DEATH.

Last night at . o'clock the little
child of Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Bryson
died at the family residence on
South Hill. The funeral services
will be held this afternoon at 3
o'clock. rhe death OF this dear
little one, only seventeen months
old, was sad blow 20 its fond par
ents and they have the united
sympathy Of everyone.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08

Harry, the little son OF Prof
J. 2. Vincent, while playing yes
terday morning on the platform in
front of the Swift Company bpild.
ing, tripped and fell to the
ground. Two of the little fellows
ribs were broken and he was inter
nally injured, it is feared. The
physician attending him pro-
aounced his condition as serious.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
ANOTHER COMMITTEE

The Bridge and Improvement
Company has appointed Scott
Jone and Jim Pettyjohn COM
mittee to wait upon the delinquent
subscribers to the bridge fund TO
to urge them to pay up. There is
now 80, 250 outstanding and this
must be collected before work can
go ahead property.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
PAID UP.

Dave Hill came in to town yes
terday from his ranch. He Is one
of the prominent men of the coun
try who subscribed to the bridge
fund. He promptly gave the fund
treasurer his check for 800 and
received a vote OF hanks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
Canpinn In Colorado

Is one Of the most delightful
and inexpensive ways ol spending
vacation. a book with the
above title, containing full details
of where to 60, necessary camp
equipment, and It's cost. either
purchased or rented, with full and
accurate information for the in.
experienced, is being prepared by
by the Great Rock Island Route,
and will be sent free, with other
Colorado literature, on application
to E. W. Thompson A G P A
Topeka, Kas. You will be as
tonished to ind how cheaply the
outing can be made. tf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08

Wasermelons BY the slice, and
on ice at
MArrox & Co.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
CITY NEWS
NEW MILL.

Chickasha is to have another
mill. it is said. Parties are on the
ground and if all their arrange
ments are completed the new mill
will go up on the tract of land be
tween the Rock leland and Frisco
in the north part of town.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08

The W. O. T. q. Win meet in
the Presbyterian church at P. NJ.
today. All members urged to be
present and visitors cordially invit
ed to this meeting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-07-08
BUSINESS LOCALS
Wellesley, The Tailor, first door south
Of POStOdlCe.

- a @NN@-~~N"f
You ought to try Hovey's peach
ice cream. t I
Photos ~ for 1Oc. Few days
only. over Mississippi Store. If
IA 'mVsIo col s.AsAoH
of smos sm knq lBmmvm no
Five hundred blank keys, can be
made to fit any lock.
II w. O, WILLIAMS.
Photos 1Oc per dozen, few days
only. Over Mississippi Store. If
s, SsAoH lv vqsB4olqO al pBq 90
OF saulIp lseuB pus lsapIoo eqL
'epgem!7 4eJ $40 e le5
pue s. .h9AoH ol 90
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-12
BLOOMFIELD IS
STILL MISSING


marks us curiOsitios or wonderful SPECIE
monts of the work. Had Falcon stated
that Bloomfield had told him about the
marks moro general CrDdouDo would Doe
attached To- the tale. 10 is cOuiocturDu
that Falcon had the marks suggested to
him by Ohors Falcon added that
Bloomfield left the lrcdulD with five dol
lars i'm his pocket which considering
that he deserted and drew mo- money for
wages is unlikely
Beck. a sailor aboard the IredaIe. de-
cIared before he sailed that he had met
the dead man i'm the office of Turk and
Lewis and his testimony tended Co show
the likelihood of the corpse being that
of Bloomfield. The mate of the Iredale.
describing Bloomfield, with one or two
of the fOreCagtle hands does not coincide
with the picture drawn by Falcon this
morning as To- either tattoo marks or
height, Falcon putting the latter at I'VE
feet seven instead of ten inches. The
Iredale men agreed as to a ring though
not as to the color of the stone.
Five men left ON the Iredale who did
not arrive here on her Two took the
place of Falcon and Bloomfield. Some
of the men were shipped by Turk ana
Lewis. Falcon states his determination
not to ship again and wants To stoke
ashore i'm future. If Bloomfield turns
up alive and fails to tally with the vivid
description given by Falcon MS To height
and tattoo, the latter will spend bad
quarter of an hour with the sheriff and
wish that he had gone to sea again.
Shipping masters Turk and Lewis.
state that Bloomfield since his deserucn
has gone to Waimea, Oahu, where he
is with Charles David after known as
Dutch Dave Charles David, who ls
now i'm the city as a grand juror was at
one time manager of the Waialua Beach
| Hotel Some time ago some sailor Wit
| nesses who were badly wanted and
sought after by the police We're dis
| covered at Waimea i'm n lonely hut up
| the valley some three miles from the
railroad by Captain Harry Flint of the
/ harbor police upon information given
| by David. This information is said to
| have been given very unwilltngly at
| the time Bloomfield is said to be at
| David's place. Should he appear alive
| and well the last plausible theory viii
| have been exploded which at present
points to Bloomfield as the murdered
man,
A soldier named Gordon was said ia
be missing from the fifteenth Infantry
| by a corporal and a private who had
| bunked with him coming down. Des-
criptiou is vague and the clothes dis
/ pute any connecting hypothesis. Inc
/ letter &c" corresponds with his first
initial letter but the initials are as
often not picked for the Christian name
as the surname No Information is Vo'
lunteered on the subject by the military
officers and admittance to the Warner
was denied this morning.