Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-29

been elected captain or the varsity team
for the coming year. He succeeds G. Tif-
fanny Richardson, who will be graduated
in June. Brown played No. on the Har-
ward team lin the recent championship
tournament. lie Is n member of the Shin
necock Hills Golf Club, and plays over
those links during the summer.
The longest automobile journey on rec
ord to be seriously undertaken-a curcu t
of the globe-s now under way. It was
begun two weeks ago at London. In the
party are three passengers, one Of them
journalist, and the chauffeur. The car is
3O-horsepower Panhard, and Is called the
I"passe- Partout." 1t has an omnibus body
with sleeping car accommodations within,
consisting of four hunks, two below and
two above. with flap table in front and
draw ers and cupboards for storage. The
party crossed the channel at Southampton
and proceeded to Paris. The trip will be "a
comparatively leisurely one.
Eastern horsemen will do well to look out
for the McKinney's this year. as the fol-
lowing account of what William Duffee' s
stable now in training at Los Angeles.
Cal, will show: The star of the stable is
Coronado, by Mckinney; Pettigrew will
also go East to race, and to see him trot a
half in 1:Olk one must think he is n com
ing 210 trottcr the first time out. Ligero,
by Mckinney, Is one of the fastest trotters
ever seen on the Los Angeles track.
Ben Liebes. by Mckinney. steps a. quarter
In 32M; and does 1t easily. lie has good
looks good size, and the Robert McGregor
blood on his dams side, should not hurt
him when the heats are split.
Foreigners ambitious to own famous
racing cars are emulating American MILL
ionaires in the prices they are giving for
them. The day following the making of
the worlds kilometre record Of 20 40 Gee
onds the steam Serpollet, which made it,
was sold for 81 ,000 Word now comes that
1t has been resod for $4,000, which is but
$1,000 less than the record price of ST., 0OC
paid by E. r. Thomas to Smith &c Mablcy
for Panhard. Already American builders
of special racing machines have begun tc
copy the egg-shaped body of the famous
Serpollet One of them has improved on il
| by making the rear also egg-shaped &c
avoid suction. on the principle Of the stern
of a racing yacht or speed launch.
| The report from abroad that Tom Linton
covered almost forty-fve miles in a one
hour race, beating Robl and Fixes, the
American, would indicate that the Welsh
man is travelling very fast. However II
must be remembered that the pacing rules
of the French union permit the rider tc
follow what is almost a road locomotive
| whereas in America the n. G. A. rules
provide that pacing tandems must not ex.
coed eighteen inches in width at any part
Then again, the rear man across the water
| is not required to pedal, but can remain
motionless, acting simply as a wind shield
| Tho idea in this country compels rider tc
show sor,e ability himself apart from the
aid that he receives from the pacing mach
inc.
/ A comparison Of prices paid for certain
ones Of the Adbell family during the past
three years shows some remarkable in.
crease in value. Adbell himself was
brought out from Palo Alto in the sprinl
Of 1898. when the late w. Z. Spier purchas
ed him for S. 1000 and last fall when HI
went through the Madison Square sale foi
tho second time in his life he command
$4,000 At Cleveland in 1900, his daughter
TO Arms, was sold for Ss75. and two weeks
later ]. III. Shultz had to bid $1,000 to &C
her. Last November another daughter
| Fruition. was Knocked down for So. an'
recently was sold in the same ring for 81 $50
Since November last Adbell and twenty
seven of his produce brought an aggregate
OF S25,ooo. making an average of $50 TO
the lot.
Anglers in the vicinity of Wilkesbarre
Pa. have been aroused recently over tn
fact that in some of the streams a poison
is being used which either kills or so over
comes fish that they may be scooped on
of the streams with hand nets The poison
is what is known as fish berries. bein,
''Cocculus Indicus." which come from
climbing plant found in the East Indie:
closely resembling American ivy. The Der
ries dissolve in water and this so affects
the fish that in calm water they are usual
ly killed, while in running water they arr
overcome and paralyzed for some time
The poison does not injure the fish as fooC
and those killed by it may be eaten with
out injury. 1t is stated that a large mum
Der Of fish have been caught this sprint
lby the use of the berry and the member
lof the various sporting clubs are keepin.