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GERMAN FINANCE AND TRADE.

Berlin April 13.-The last week the Boerse was
quiet and uneventful The first half OF the week
showed declining values in all departments. but
improvement began Friday. with the favora-
bic prospects OF peace in South Africa. which ths
Berlin market judges very enthusiastically
Nevertheless. il maintains waiting attitude until
definite news is received. Irons and allied shares
dropped generally until Thursday result of the
bad annual reports of a number of companies. But
the American market report brought slight I'M
provement, and this increased by the meeting
in Berlin. for the purpose Of organizing general
syndicate. of the rolling mill representatives AT
this meeting the iron situation was reported TO De
better than the market anticipated
The threatened coal strike in Belgium strength
ened coal shares. The dividend of u per cent de-
clared by Ludwig Loewe & Co. as against dtvf-
dends of "a per cent for the five years was re-
garded as very disappointing and depressed the
machinery section Of the market Electrical shares
were also lower upon unfavorable reports of the
industry fewer orders and the unsatisfactory con-
ditions Of several electrical companies The issues
Of new capital by the neutrality-suspicious. Steam
Packet Company and the North German Lloyd
Line continue 70 depress the shares Of these COM
panfes TransvaaI Railway shares were bought on
a rising market for Holland
and fl is reported that the Reichsbank intends 70
buy discounts in the provinces at private RATE
The foreign rates OF exchange We're strong sx-
change Paris reached the gold point. WnIle Lon
don exchange almost reached that point The rise
in exchange due to renittances upon the Rus
sian loan. which otherwise did not affect the money
own but the banks did a brisk business at high
rates in all the per cent loans. which are
Call money fell from 20 per cent during the
week and the private rate of discount was easier.
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GOLF.
SPRING SEASON IN FULL sWING-LAkE-
WOODS ANNUAL TOURNEY TO
START on THURSDAY.

Pending happenings of consequence to local golf
players this week the announcement OF the
official handicap list that is to govern the annual
metropolitan championship: the meeting of the
Womens Metropolitan Golf Association to decide
the seasons schedule for that association. and
the annual spring tournament of the Golf Cluo or
Lakewood Each marks important step In the
opening of the local golf season. The Lakewood
contest will be held Thursday. Friday and Sat
urday. and Is expected to attract more than one
hundred of the best known golf players in the
East. week ago, in the preliminary handicap at
the Country Club of Lakewood. there were forty
two to finish. and the revival in interest which
has taken place since the announcement of the
consolidation of the two clubs indicates one of the
largest entry lists of the Entries close the
evening before each contest with Jasper Lynch,
secretary of the club. at Lakewood. The qualify
ing round Thursday will be at thirty-six holes,
the maker of the best score to win cup. and the
first. second and third sixteen to qualify for the
match play for three separate trophies Friday
viii be given UP to the first and second match
play rounds. The semi-fnas and finals will be
Saturday. when there will also be an open medal
play handicap at eighteen holes. There will be a
gross and net trophies in the handicap. and
runuer-up prizes in each tch play contest 1t
ir expected that Travis and Douglas will be among
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THE WEEK IN PETROLEUM.

Interest was concentrated last week in the Corr
don sand territory. in Marshall County this de-
veIoprnent is apparently the only showing any
considerable new production For several months this
new wells as they came in. were more than enough
70 offset the decline in the old wells but the in
dcations are that the production soon be fully
. COO barrels day. The best showing for the week
was in the Fish Creek district. where half dozen
good producers were completed The Little Ger
many district failed to make good it's recent
nronise as only few light wells were discovered.
wetzel County was even less interesting and pro-
duction was only kept up by shooting some of the
old wells The Beals Mills district. in Lewis
County shows heavy decline in operations and
nroduction Interest for the coming week WIZ
centre in the Snithfed district where several new
wells in the Gordon sand soon to be completed
The South Penn Oil Company. which holds large
number of leases this territory proposes to re-
serve considerable property here for future de-
velopnent.
The South Penn Oil Company drilled and shot g
test well on the Lang farm. on Indian Fork Gilnner
County in the fifth sand development, which
turned out to be a 35-barrel producer. This was an
agreeable surprise il shows an extension IN the
northeast direction. A buster was the reward OF
drilling test we'll in Roane County, which is only
one Of several busters recently found there ana
unless some of the wells under way dlner
from, the others this section will be abandoned.
There was little or interest III otheA PARTS Vh 'ii0
field -,o =,
barrels and 1850. in bulk at Newly ork; Ph1iddei-
phta prices basis 5 points lower: for-
aien quotations unchanged: London. is 13-l6d.
ner imperial gallon: Antwerp Il1s francs per ltV
kilos and Bremen. SIS marks per 80 k1los.
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half mile post nose and In dead heat. stir
ring the great crowd to high pitch OF enthusiasm
A second brush between Swift and Sally Simp-
son resulted In another drawn battle, spectators
who stood right at the finish differing again as to
which one first crossed the Inc. This was prob
consecutive brushes the Speedway. with tho
finishes so close that nobody could PICK the winner
Charles Weiland's leviathan trnttcr, Mooli. Z.oh4
Joined in this brush about half way down the
and Mr. Lamar, and TO the confusion OF the on
lockers many Of whom thought he had heaterl Dotn
horses, he led them by a neck past the post
Mosul and Cobwebs. PIP. furnished another rous-
ing finish shortly after this brush Nathan Strauss
famous old Speedway champion deteated the
YOUNGER horse with tho faster record. But IL TOOK
his best ticks do IT. and the margin by which ne
won was less than the length Of his reck. Ed
Lock 2:12 once great trottCr that was popularly
supposed to have his best days. administered
an unexpected defeat To Cobwebs III me course OK
the morning AT the first trial Mr.. Straus's horse
seemed 10 be interfered with by en- outsider ana
he was pulled up before reaching the Hnish. put
with fair start and clear field for tho next trial
Ming a splendid brush by short neck. The winner
was picked UP by his present owner Moses Levy,
for a mere song at auction sale or second mana
horses few months ago.
Axtello. 2l5, a risrg stnr among Speedway trot-
ters turned tho bles yesterday EE Sma theirs
fast little bay mare Queen wilkes, that defeated
him a week ago The ge!diug spoiled one or two
starts by breaking, but when he finally squared
away his spe ed was terrific and he gradually drew
away until two open lengths separated MN from
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cORNELLS PLANS FOR RACES.
InY rELEGRAPH ro rHE rnIRuNEl

Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1
ithaca n Y, April 15.-Frank Teagle. manager
~ the Cornell navy, who has just returned from
philadelphia and New-York. where he has been
trying to induce Pennsylvania and Columbia to
oo,nnete in the Memorial Day race on Cayuga
ake with Harvard and Cornell said tonight posi-
tiyeIv that Cornell will not row two second varsity
races on May 80. Should Columbia and Pennsyl-
,an,a decline to come to Ithaca on that day. the
second varsity race already arranged FOR the
sss,,,,,r,u Piver must be on some other date or
.,a T,hacans will not be in II. Mr.. Teagie said he
haa urged strongly Cornells desire for contest
n re go crews but that there nothing to do
uow except wait for the NEWCOMERS and the
ouakers TO reach a decision
viii come here Mr.. Teagle was at Ponghkeepse
WI" sts tr;n and he obtained The Oaks for Cornell
OH " al the June regatta The Ithacans had
9ss hnuse last year II is a short distance below
sha brideo and on the west shore
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THE SPEEDWAY.
TWO DEAD HEATS BETWEEN SNlf L.
2:15a.. AND SALLY SIMPSON, 21112,
THE FEATURE OF A RED LET
TER DAY on THE ROAD.
TER DAY on THE ROA

Over the yelvety footing of the upper stretch some
of the best brushes ever seen on the Speedway
were trotted Yesterday. a crowd numbering nearly
ten thousand persons lined the sidewalks. and 1t
was altogether a red letter day on the road AS
the snring driving season advances new horses OF
the highest class. whose owners would not prusn
them while the weather was cold. are coming out
each week to swell the army of Speedway myers,
and some Of these played prominent parts In the
speeding yesterday.
Swift 9:15s. driven by John F. Cockerill pres-
dent IF the Road Drivers Association, was the
star Of the day His owner had been holding MIN
in reserve for the brushes which are to folio" the
annual Speedway parade on May 10. but the fine
weather and firm footing yesterday morning
temnted Mr. Cockerill let the eager horse have
his head for one brush, and having yielded TO
foundation the owner of Swift forgot to stop until
he had taken part in four stirring contests A tlt
with the big bay mare Dundess 2:23S4. that seems
TO have a new driver every time she appears on
the Speedwav Just served to put Swift on edge
After swepring her off her feet he turned for a
utart with J w. Cornishs chestnut trotter DAVID
r 2.naIl and in fast. furious sprint1ng match
heat him a short neck. Then came the brush OF
the day. Sally Simpson. 2:1112. one OF the pig
winners in the grand circuit. was his competitor
and a right worthy she proved to be. David
Lamar drove her. Straight as an arrow and
locked like a the rival trotters sped away
from the bend Dyckman-st. down toward
Washington Bridge straining every nerve YET I'M
chile TO gain a foot of advantage over each other
All out to the last they rushed past the
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general improvements r1ade IN tracks ano
nurses II is 70 be hoped that the transportation
satellites 10 Aoueduct will be improved In pro-
71ortjon this wear In the new book Just issued
hv the Queens County club the purses nave pes-ii
increased as ordered by the Jockey C!up' 'he 81
powerful factoturr of the turf in the East TIE
frst race tomorrow will be for three-year DIGS
and inward selling allowances. five furlonss
The second race will be for tWo-year- 9los at
four and half furlonCs The next race is lol
thrae-vear-olds and upward, selling, at seven
f,lriongs The Carter Handicap, at seven tur.
longs will be the feature of the day. ana si,9oo
Will he added and a fair class field VIII lace the
s4ar+er for this time of the year. The ntth race
win he for two-year-clds at four and nan !ur-
longs. and the last race at five anc halr 1ur-
longs.
when Commodore Frank J. McDaren gave the
signal at eight bells (noon) yesterday the pretty
req white and blue pennant OF the HUDSON
River Yacht Club was hoisted with Ola GLORY
r., the flagstaff in front Of the house. at West
,y,ne+v-second-st and the club was formally put
IN commission for 1902. After a brief ADDRESS
OF welcome the officers and members. with
many guests sat down to a luncheon served IN
.he clubhouse facing the Hudson River. The
commodore announced that the plans for ne"
clubhouse TO be erected next year were In the
hands Of the building committee, and that the
membership was steadily increasing There are
IN he three regattas and annual cruise DUR
ing the wear the first being the spring race, on
May %
The yachts that were put in commission yes
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terday were Thomas H. Halls sloop Happy
Hours. Mr. Harrington's launch Never 6eft: tne
launch Niagara. owned by August bal 20.
Charles Warehouses; sloop vega anu Duue'
Trenifdis sloop Minnie.
The officers Of the club are Frank J. McLaren.
commodore; .. P. II. Ernst, vice-conIlooore
c. Maurer; treasurer L. j. Dirig; regatta com
mittee-George H. Steigleder Louis Aoier,
Henry L. Franklin, John Wallace and Anorew
Darling; house committee-Dr. NJ. r. Ranholef'
Thomas II. Hall and Nj. II. Donaldson
Besides the races already arranged, Colunlola
plans to hold its second annual race with the
Dauntless Boat Club some time in May Inc
contest will be over the National Course one
ana one-half miles long. of the Harlem hiVef'
end 1t will probably be Columbias first or sec
ond varsity crew that will row. The date TOT
Uhe contest will probably not be DECIDED Ior
some time. The first sine Columbia met the
Daantess crew last year the university eight
won by eight lengths in mile and hail.
Coiumbia's two freshman crews had race
on the Harlem River Saturday morning. in order
10 Try out the men for more permanent hrst
crew. The second crew. which had a handicap
OF Tour lengths. finished two lengths TO the good.
The makeup Of the two crews was: First boat
Bow. A. Wheeler: No. 2. Lamont: No. B. B.
Wheeler; No. 4. Scott: No 8, Ferris; No. o.
cornell; No. Z. Whitwell; stroke. Pierrepont
second boat-Bow, Timely; No. ,, Tucker; NO.
o wheeler; No. 4, Brown: No. B. Beekman: No.
!" Wills; No. Z, Mackenzie; stroke, Ellsworth
Soiumbias crews. now rowing steadily on the
auoson, are beginning to round into shape.
Soach.ng has been spasmodic, the launch
Ooiumbla is not in commission. The greater
part OF the coaching has been directed to better
Tag the mems body swing, they find difficulty
with the heave at the end of the stroke The
blade work is crude as the men show a tendency
10 slap the water on the recover and back the
oar into the water on the catch
wn'ie the New-fork baseball team has played
several practice games at the Polo Grounds re-
Gently. the weather has been go had and the
teams competing against the professionals SO
weak that the contests did not tell the handful
d spectators much. The calibre of the local
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CYCLING.
OPENING OUTDOOR MEET OF THE SEA
SON-KRAMER. HADFIELD. BROWN
ELLINGTON AND SCHLEE
THE WINNERS

The outdoor bicycle racing sea on was started Al
the Vasburg track. Newark yesterday IA
weather not conducive to speed outdoor comfort
In the face of the rather cutting blasts from the
northwest. however the attendance was excellent
and If the interest shown yesterday can be taken
cycling will extend TO the racing game also. Heavy
wraps were necessary to comfort in the grand
stand. and IL was noticeable that the thnly clad
riders did not leave their training quarters until
the starters whistle called them the track
They warmed up. however. in the races and gener-
ally left the track in profuse perspiration.
Albert Brown. Of the Greater New-York Wheel
men. has the honor of winning the opening race OF
the new year. as he captured half mile race for
nmoviees. the first contest on the programme. The
went to Teddy Ellington OF VaiIsburg after a
spirited struggle down the homestretch The five
speed between Charles Schlee. Ellington and
George Classen. all of Newark. which would fndi-
cate that the Newark riders have done more pre-
Iminary training on the track than the riders from
races In the half mile open for the money chasers
Frank Kramer of East Orange the national cham
PIOH' won with something to spare. Mcfarland
was second and Hadfeld. another Newark rider
Was tniTd In the two mile handicap for profess
ing finish. with Williams OF New-Haven second
and Bardgett. of Buffalo, third. The summaries:
Half mile novieswon by Albert Brown Greater
wilkins Newark, third Time. 1:15.
TEDDY BstoG Ts,bn7s GRen Tstss BY
s S.1 George Garsen Nsw-YOrk third: G. Cas.en
East 1aas. oP f9vg s Frank
Haaasld Newark third Time lao Jose second Cnarie'
IwoI1s handicap DrofessonaD-won by Charles
Haven dsS Yards, second Waiter Bardgstt Buffalo go
Te .a a.sd Fred KTe'S Brooklyn $50 yards fourth
Tl,s1nis 20 handicap Canateurwon by Charles schlee
i iasi H. '" c'y'' N'"Tor goo yaTs fourth Time
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the competitors and this will doubtless be their
only meeting prior to the metropolitan champion
ship at Tuxedo. in May. it will serve indica
ton of what may be expected in that contest.
Another element of interest will be the official
handicap ratings which will have their first prac
teal test on standard links. The committee
IN charge of the work y. H. Larkin G. Z. Harvey
and c. l.. Tappin. expect to make the list public
tomorrow, and much curiosity is felt as TO what
their ratings will be. The handicaps VIII govern
the annual championship well as all open tour
naments held In the metropolitan district TINS
spring. Those who have n rating OF ten or better
will be eligible compete in the championship.
but for the benefit of other tournaments the list
will contain the names OF all players in the asso-
citation who in the opinion of the committee are
entitled to seventeen strokes or better It Is said
considered. and that of this number more than
Zoo will receive place The list. Travis and
Douglas the champions of the United states
and Of the metropolitan district respectively, Will
appear scratch the other players being rated
accordingly.
Another OF weeks important happenings will
be the meeting Tuesday forenoon of the execu-
tive committee of the Women's Metropolitan Golf
Association. 1t will take place at No. o East
Ninth-st and will decide the date and place for
the annual championship well the schedule
of interclub team matches which has formed such
interesting feature of the season in other years
The members of the committee Mrs. w. Eel
loves Morgan. Mrs. William Shipper. Miss Ruth
Paterson. 1t is expected also that arrangements
for the intercity league matches win the women
OF Philadelphia and Boston Will he discussed. and
that series of dates will be named subject to the
approval of the other associations in the league
From what could be learned yesterday II is prob
able that the Essex County Country Club OF
Orange will be named the scene of the indi-
vdual championship.
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OF INTEREST To wHEELMEy

Although the first pretentiou5 century run vas
held yesterday. the high winds deferred many
wheelmen from taking the run after they had
reached IRE starting point at Bedford Rest Brook
yn- Only seven hardy riders made the trip. and
all OF that number finished about D. m The
century was the regular weekly run of the Century
Road Club Of America. and the competitors were
as follows: II. B. Hall. W. Meister. j. NJ s Mil
lette, Fred Erdtman. Wilson Higginson and r. w
Kfmmer. No entrance fees are charged The
route yesterday was over the Merrfck Road to
Babylon and return The trip back was In the
teeth or the wind. and the competitors pretty
well exhausted at the finish Fred E. Monmer
was the pacemaker.
The Atantic-ave. improvement in Brooklyn Will
close several Of the asphalted streets for time.
Disnounting is already necessary at some streets
and the preliminary work has reached Eastern
Parkway and Atlantic-ave.
Needed repairs under way In Jarnaica-ave
near Dresden-st. There are several bad holes In
St. Mark save.
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professionals can be better estimated later on
when the team meets Brooklyn and Pittsburg.
On paper the team looks anything but formi-
dable- The Brooklyn team returned from the
South yesterday. and most of the players seem
to have been benefited by the trip. Manager
Hanlon is not making predictions present,
but admits that he is satisfied with his players.
The team will open the season at Washington
Park, Brooklyn. to-day, and practice games will
be played also on Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoon. On Thursday afternoon the National
League championship season will begin, the
Brooklyn and Boston teams crossing bats
Brooklyn will probably make the opening of
the real baseball season gay one as usual.
Baseball is conducted decently in Brooklyn, and
deserves the support it gets from the baseball
enthusiasts
The high winds played havoc with the oars
men on the Harlem yesterday, and while many
boats were out, little speeding was done Many
of the oarsmen congregated about the clubhouse
of the Union Boat Club to watch the finals in
the handball championship match at that club.
T J. Burton won the championship after
spirited struggle. defeating J. NJ. Clare by the
score of 81 to g. The victor finished his eleven
games without a single defeat in the tourna-
n1ent While a number of matches remain TO
be PLAYED, they cannot affect the standing OF
the leaders. Burton made total of 81 points:
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sCrNr NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE SPEEDWAY.

the mare at the end of half mile. In a brush
with David Lamar Ign' hrnsP he was swept off
his feet by the namesake of Cobweos owner, aI9
the brush over before a quarter OF a mile hau
been covered.
Nathan Straus 2:09iA. easily the fastest PAGER
on the drive. He every brush In which ne
started, beating among others the lttie r9 3hn
road year ago
Malzour 2:15s4. the handsome black trotter that
won the blue ribbon from Swift, 215% at the Dur
land Horse Show last week was the Speed
way for the first time this spring but he was too
fat for fast work and in the one brush in which
he saFted oSd the owner of azour has just
returned from California: A A Housmans Kitty
Clon. another ribbon winner at the horse snow sho
trotting very fast and easily outfooting an I'M
known bay horse driven by Jeremiah Murphy.
from Newark driven by Joseph e: Meyer. vas
conspicuous among the winners OF the day she
bert 2:l6l and several others in quick succession.
her only losing contest being with Queen Wilkes:
John Hanan's big bay mare Aletta, 2I5la, enc OF
the most consistent PAGERS on the Speedway, made
a clean sweep until she tried to beat Moth Miller
nnvid Goodman's Freeland. 2171a A. E. Thomp-
sons Too Soon Z:zis George o 20 Huoer susie
Earl Quarterback and Pearl j.. 2:2oit
A. c. Schuyiers bay trotter Moozouk. 2:9Ola.
struck a winning clip in a brush with Too Soon.
.fter the latter had shown his heels to Major Lam
bert. Among the other notable winners were Nor
gan Marshalls chestnut PAGER crescent, that de-
brisk little bay PAGER George Wallace. 2174. that
unfinished the aunty FRAY bss
nut horse King Tom 2:19i4 that won from Major
Lambert Mrs. H. D; Glls ParkvIlie Prince. 21s37
Hnber's susie Earl, the victor in stirring brush
with Pearl j. and Quarterdeck and George Nc
Wilkes 900
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RICHMOND COUNTY'S LIVELY SEASON.

Golf is in danger of waning on Staten Island
Judging from the successful opening of the Rich
mond County links Saturday. Much has been
done TO improve the course in the winter. and the
outlook for the is promising. The first
monthly handicap will be on May 3, and the
women's season will begin on May IA. Weekly
tournaments will be held after that until Thanks
giving Day The annual competition for the George
Hunter golf medal and club championship will be
on September q. and the womens championship
will take place October o. The men will have
a series of matches with other local teams
and those already booked are:
Nav 12-Richmond County against Oakland. at
Bayside.
Richmond County
June as-Richmond County against Englewood. at
October 1s-Richmond County against Apawamis.
at Rye. -, 49,. ~, :,
John r. Chadwick. A. E. Paterson W. P Tough
e w Taintor Gordon Willis. James Park and
C.. T. Stout.