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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
CRASHES into
RAILWAY Gates
Electric Car Gets Be-
yond Control Of
MOtOrman.

one Of the most thrilling accidents
that has been reported in this city in
some weeks occurred yesterday Car
no. 1893 of the Guerrero street line, in
charge Of Motorman W. ". Longdale
and Conductor A West, crashed
through the gates thrown across the
railroad track at Twenty-sixth and
Guerrero streets Just as the last car Of
a passenger train was passing. An in
slant sooner and the car would have
struck the train.
Fortunately but few passengers were
on the car at the time Of the accident.
Mrs. Z. Bierwith, who lives at 20S Surry
street, was riding on the outside plat
form Of the car and suffered severe in
juries. She was struck on the side Of
the head by pieces Of the broken gate
The force Of the collision threw the un-
fortunate passenger from her seat and
she suffered a fracture Of two of her
ribs. Mrs Bierwith was rendered un-
conscious by the impact and was taken
10 the residence Of T. NJ. Deasy, 1903
Guerrero street. DR.. Marion Thrasher
attended her and found her suffering
from conclusion Of the brain as well as
fractured ribs. Mrs. Bierwith was re-
moved to her home, and at a late hour
last night was resting easily. The other
passengers jumped from the car before
il struck.
Motornan Longdale stayed by his
post and was severely cut by flying
glass and sDlinters. He says he is not
10 blame for the collision. He claims
that the brake on his car was defective
and had been reported at the carhouse
but for some unknown reason had not
been repaired. There is a slight grade
leading TO the railway crossing, and
the car got beyond his control and
crashed through the gates.
The front Of the car was demolished
and had 70 be taken to the carshop for
repairs. Passengers on the train were
apprised Of the accident by the blowing
Of whistles and the sudden stopping Of
the train
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
MYSTERY is INVOLVED
IN SUIT FOR DAMAGES
Several Prominent Philadelphia Men
Are Charged With Illegal
Practices

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4.-Suit has
been entered against Colonel A. Loudon
Snowdon, president Of the Fairmount
Park Commission; Charles A. Porter.
former State Senator; c. Kennedy
Crossan, contractor. and the estates
of Ludwig S. Filbert, who died about
two months ago. They are accused of
having made illegal profits through the
promotion Of the Danville Bessemer
Company, which was dissolved yester-
day. The suit is brought to recover
about 1926, 900, but the case is shrouded
in mystery.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
BUNKO MEN ROB
A STAGE DRIVER.
Swindle Him Out Of
$3.50 and Then Make
Their Escape.
speciaI plspa.eh 70 ne can.

SACRAMENTO Dec. 4.-Jacob Car
lock. stage driver. who had sold out
his business in Redding and was on his
way to join his family at Fresno, fell
in with bunko men this morning and
experience cost him $3.50. CarIock
stepped cut of his hotel this mornin9.
and, looking around for the postofice,
was accosted by a man who kindly Of
fered to show him the way. The man
accompanied him into the Office and
suggested they take a walk around
Capitol Park On the way the man
rega1ed Carlock with a story OF how
he was bunkoed out of $40 last night
and Carlock said 1t served him right,
adding 1t would be a long time before
he should be such a ''greeny." Ar
rived at the Capitol grounds they met
a friend Of Carlock's guide. who pro-
posed that they match for the
cigars. The guide lost and when he
started downtown for the cigars the
stranger proposed to Carlock they
keep up the sport for money. Car
lock had put up and lost $3.50. when
man who represented himself as a
policeman. but who was a confederate
of the other two swindlers, threatened
them with arrest for gambling on the
Capitol grounds. Carlock's new-found
the hotel while they squared matters
with the police, and he has not seen
any one Of them nor his money since.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
CHIEF JUSTICE BEATTY
DECIDES AGAINST ICE
Supreme Court Officials Are Forced
TO Discontinue the Drinking
Of Cooled Water.

Chief Justice Beatty issued a decree
yesterday that no more ice shall be
furnished to cool the drinking water
OF the Supreme Court officials. This
decision is to the court attaches the
most interesting one handed down in
many months.
Major Washburn, Abe Johnson and
some Of the Justices will experience a
considerable amount Of inconvenience
as result Of the ruling. Frank Jor-
dan, Oscar Tolle and a few others will
not be affected.
Most OF the numerous attorneys who
visit the court have beer in the habit
Of assuaging their thirst at the water
cooler IN the clerks Office. Now they
viii have to take the elevator back to
the street TO get rid Of the dryness in
their throats. As a large proportion
Of the local members Of the legal fra
'1ernity have long ago declared indi-
vidual boycotts on soda fountains. IT is
feared that the Chief Justices decision
viii make that sS4 license look smaller
than ever.
The ice bill for the Supreme Court
has averaged about 81 month.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
intercollegiate Basket Ball.

BERKELEY, Dec. 4.-The first inter-
collegiate basketball game of the
series of three arranged between the
freshmen of the University Of Califor-
mia and the freshmen of Stanford Uni
versity will take place tomorrow night
in Harmon Gymnasium, The lineup
of the teams will be as follows: Cali
fornia-Forwards Horton, Wherry and
Chubb: center, Bush; guards, Marshall,
Goff and Egenhoff.
Forwards, Presley, West
and Parcelo; center, Redman; guards.
Dole, Pierce, Chalmers and Conover
Head will play center for California
during the second half. Shaw of the
San Francisco Y. M. c. A team will be
referee and Chapel of Stanford the
umpire
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
DUCKS MAY RETURN
TO BAY PRESERVES
WITH COLD SNAP
Sportsmen Bemoan the Poor
Shooting Afforded on the
Marshes for Weeks Past
Birds Reported in Great
Numbers on YoIo Bottoms
and Near Santa Barbara

Somewhere within the borders of this
broad State there are millions of ducks
fattening themselves on the wild feed
which winter rains have started grow
ing.
Some fortunate farmers boys are
probably enjoying such shooting as
rarely falls to any man. In the mean
time the city sportsmen are disconso-
late, as their heavily baited ponds on
the Suisun, Sonoma and Alameda
marshes have harbored but few ducks
for several weeks past. Some we'll
known preserves have yielded five and
even less birds to the gun where, in the
earlier part of the season, limit bags
were the rule.
The birds are reported in immense
numbers in Santa Barbara County and
on the overflowed lands of Yalo Coun
ty, especially in the vicinity of knights
Landing. A heavy frost which would
cause the water to freeze would quick
ly drive the birds to the waters of the
sloughs, which would mean a scatter
ing of them over a wider area.
present
week has brought some birds back to
the lower Alameda marshes and better
sport is expected tomorrow than has
been obtained for several weeks. This
may hold good of all the preserves.
The various clubs keep a record of
the birds Killed on their preserves. The
results this year fall far short of pre-
vious years.
The Field and Tule Club members
hope for good shooting tomorrow,
when a number of members will be on
their Suisun preserve. Those who have
signified their intention of going are
M. E. Unger, H. L. Miller, H. B. Hos
mer, L. w. Harpham, A. M. Shields,
DR.. A T. Derby, w. Bay, Colonel Nc
Mahon, A. NJ Cumming, j. B. Coleman
and f. T. Hayes.
The hot weather last Sunday had a
depressing effect on the shooting at the
Monterey preserve of the Empire Gun
Club. Eight members were down. The
best bag was twenty eight ducks be-
tween two men. The members who
shot were: Con Roman, DIR. George G..
Gere, F. L. Haupt, DR.. A. J. Sylvester,
Walter F. Wood, Bert Patrick, h G..
F. Schumacher, F. B. Surryhne and
Messrs. Mitchell and Davidson, guests.
The members who go down to-day
will entertain B. A. Worthington, John
NJ. Kilgarif and Captain Cantwell.
Among the members VIII be: Floyd S.
judah, Con Roman. DR.. G. G. Gere, c..
A. Bennett, J. b. Hauer, T. Blair Tur-
pin, L. H. Allen, w. o. Cullen, ]. Pei
tier, Bert Patrick, DIR. Clyde Payne and
George A Batchelder.
The first large bunch of canvasbacks
seen near here this season appeared in
the Oakland estuary on Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
HOMESTEAD FIRST
IN A STRUGGLE
AT NEW ORLEANS
The Good Son of CandlemaS
and Sweet Home Leads
Out NoWeta and IVernia
Free Handicap at One Mile
Is CieverIy Taken by the
Bay Geiding Gregor X

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4-Crescent
City results:
First race, for -year-old colts.
six furlongs-Invincible won. Alfie sec
end. Captain Arnold third. Time,
1:15 %.
Second race, selling, for three year
Olds and UP. seven furlongs-Cycria
won, Balm of Gilead second, Amorous
third. Time, 1923
Third race, selling. for three-year-
clds and upward, mile and twenty
yards-HOmestead won. Noweta sec
ond, Ivernia third. Time. 1:43 S-5.
Fourth race, free handicap. one mile,
for all ages-Gregor K won, Byways
second, Dan McKenna third. Time,
ISL S-5.
Fifth race, selling. for two-year-old
colts, one mile-Soldier Of Fortune won,
Louis Kraft second, Banwell third.
Time, l:44 Is.
Sixth race, all ages. one mile-Bond-
age won, Ancke second, Dutiful third
Time, 1.42 is.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4-Bennings
summary:
First race hurdle, three-year-olds
and upward, two and a quarter miles
Goldsby won, Imperialst second, Gould
third. Time, 4:27.
Second race six furlongs, maidens-
Loriate won. Caqueta second, Tom Cod
third. Time, l:16 %.
Third race. two-year-olds, six fur
lOngs-TOtness won, Caleen second,
Lady Lavish third. Time, 1:17.
Fourth race, maiden th-ee-year-olds
and upward, one nlile-PrinceIet won,
King B second. John Nevin third. Time,
la 3-5.
Fifth race, three-year-olds and up
ward, mile and forty yards-Cottage
Maid won. Nine Spot second, Hyland
third. Time, 1:45.
Sixth race, three-year-Olds and up
ward, mile and a furlong-Nasterma
won, Lady Potentate second, Flara
third. Time, 1:5s 3-5.
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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
Madona MYSTERY Is cleared.

NOVATO, Dec. 4.-The mystery sur
rounding the death of Gattardo Madona
has at last been cleared From facts
brought to light it is now conclusiveIy
believed that the unfortunate man
came to his death by his own negli-
gence. and that the body was robbed
by tramps after Madona had been
killed by an engine of the California
Northwestern Railroad Company. Ma
dona went to sleep upol the track and
the engine killed him while he slept.
The authorities have failed to appre-
hend the tramps.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
Low Humidity at San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 4.-Between 2 and
O'Clock this afternoon the lowest hu-
midity ever recorded at this station
was reported by Weather Observer
Carpenter. BY noon the humidity was
4 per cent, at o'clock it was 8 per
cent and at 2 o'clock 2 per cent. This
extremely low humidity is due to the
very high pressure prevailing in Ari-
zona and Nevada, which forces the hui
midity on the coast to low point. A
telephone message from Campo says a
storm is raging on the desert and has
reached the mountains this side
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
Serious Wreck Is Narrowly Averted

SAN RAFAEL. Dec. "A Serious
wreck was narrowly averted this even
ing on the California Northwestern
Railroad. A work train en- route from
Tiburon to Petaluma collided with a
COW just south of a tunnel north of
this city. Engine No. IL hauled the
train and William Garcia was in the
cab. The engine remained on the track.
but two cars left the rails before the
train came to a stop.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
SPORTS OF RACE TRACK THE BENCH SHOW AND HUNTING FIELD
DOG, CAT AND POULTRY FANCIERS
GATHER AT MECHANICS PAVILION
Many Blue Blood CANNES and FeIines Receive Val
liable Awards Exhibition Will Close Tonight
When Class for Best Dog in Show Will Be Judged

tice. White amber-eyed males-First, Mrs A.
81 ). Olivers 6herub; second. Mrs. w. W.
van van ATEdases I;n Pong White amber-eyed fe-
black male-First, Miss Burns Tip Poo Top.
Brown or gray tabby. male-First Herbert
Stockton's Teddy S; female-Firet Mrs A
Coddington's Camille Orange or red male
First, Mrs. a. II. Brod's Jack O'Dandy: sec
ond, Miss Mary Crossons Rufus White NelI-
ter-First, Mrs. A H. Brod's MILDLY; second,
Mrs w. S. Aliens Wall A. Any other color,
NeuteT-First. Mrs. G. Gwydyr- Harvey's Gin
Lawrence's Patsy. Litters three months
First Miss Mary Crosson's Short-haired
cats: White males-First Mrs Frank Keane' S
Toby. Blue Maltest, male-First, Y. d. Fer
sleWs Royal Blue Black males-First, V. d.
Ferslew's H. r. II. Lord Rex. Blue or black
Neuter-First, Mrs. Dorothea Cleggs Mid
night. Manx male or female-First c. L.
Haskell.s Lady Manx; second, Mrs. R. Robert
Watsons Toxic. Dark Chinchilla Neuter-
First Mrs. W. w Van Arsdale' S, Dictator.
Special prizes: Best Of any breed in the
show-First, c. L. Haskells Lady Manx. Best
display by eXhbtor-V. D. Ferslew's.
cial-First, Mrs. A. ST j. divers Cherub
Best of any breed owned in Santa Clara
County-ffrst, Herbert Stocktons Teddy ..
Best of any breed owned in San Francisco
Cognty[First, v d. Ferslew's Lady Manx
Best lGng1haired cat. any color-First' Mrs.
Best Neuter. any color-Mrs. G. Gwydyr-
Harvey's Ginger.
Brod's Jack O'Dandy.
Best cat owned outside of San Francisco
County-First, Mrs. A. Coddington's Queen
Alexandra.
POULTRY SHOW AWARDS.
First prize for best decorated poultry coop
awarded 10 Noble & Co. of Alameda; second
prize. Bonnie View Poultry Yards Oakland
third prize. Utility Poultry Yards, Alameda
fourth prize Mrs. c. NJ HARRISON San Jose.
Special prize donated by Arthur Fox for
highest scoring birds from Sacramento County,
won by Coffey Bros
Mayors cup. donated by Mayor Barstow of
Oakland. won by s M Butler. San Rernardino,
for best ten Barred Plymouth Rocks
Senator Belshaw's cup for best trio of any
variety won by Williams Bros, Fruitvale.
@ * a
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
NOTES OF THE TRACK.

Word was received at the track that
Gus Wilson, the steeplechase rider,
who was injured at Latonia some
weeks ago, died in a hospital there
Yesterday. Wilson's home was in
Oakland. He rode many winners on
California tracks when fat rider.
p. Corrigan, the well-known Kan
sas City turfman and brother of Ed
Corrigan, the Hawthorne magnate,
was a spectator of the racing across
the bay yesterday.
A promising two-year-old sister to
the speedy Josie G died at Oakland
! on Wednesday from lung fever.
While exercising Anirad, Frank
Knoch, a 13-year- old lad in the en-
ploy of Jimmy Coffey, met with a
serious and possibly fatal accident at
the track yesterday morning. The
two-year-old broke away at the six
furlong pole, and, getting beyond his
control. collided with the flly st.
Winifrede. The boy was thrown to
the ground and struck on the head
and chest by the animals hoofs.. The
sufferer was later removed to Fabiola
Hospital.
Jake Marklein. the Cincinnati turf
man, is a recent arrival from the
Eastern country.
Owing to the death of an elder
brother Johnny Humphrey was not at
the track yesterday. His place on the
block was taken by Jack Atkin.
Doe Kyle, Frank Regan, Frank
Mcmahon and Frank Healy, we'll
known turfmen, were passengers on
the Ingleside car that narrowly
ESCAPED being run down by a. South
ern Pacific train in the Mission yester-
day.
venator had never faced the bar
rier before and his trainer must be
given credit for picking out soft spot
in which to start him.
The mile and a sixteenth handicap,
with an excellent field of starters,
should furnish a pretty contest this
afternoon.
The pamphlet issued by A. B. Spreck-
els. master of Napa Stock Farm, de-
scribing the performances of Marius II
and Solitaire would indicate them to be
grand additions to the thoroughbred
stallion brigade of this State. Napa
Stock Farm has some richly bred ma
irons that in the past have thrown
MANY stake winners. Now with Marius,
a son of ST. Serf, and Solitaire, an Ayr
shire horse, and both retired sound OF
wind and limb as lords of the harem,
the get of this noted farm should cut a
wide swath in the sales market.
INTRTES FOR TODAY
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Evans Is Convicted of Embezzlsmsnt.

NAPA, Dec. 40. E. Evans.
charged with embezzlement while act
ing as a solicitor for the Pacific Coast
Savings Society Of San Francisco. was
convicted to-day and will be sentenced
next Tuesday. Evans failed to account
to the company for 500 collected
from Mrs. Anna Oschner.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05

SACRAMENTO. Dec Al Wilcox was ar
rested in this city to-day on warrant from
Hiawatha, Kans., charging embezzlement II
is charged that Wilcox sold band Of horses
for another man, pocketed the proceeds and
came tc California.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
PRoBARLE WINNERs,

PROBABLE W1NMEH5.
First race-Fort Wayne, Sterling Tow
ers, Bee Rosewater.
Second race-sol Smith, Military Man,
Captain Forsee.
Third race o o. The Ledaean. Alice
Carey.
Fourth rzce-Divina. Dupont. yellow
Tail.
fifth race-Martinmas Z. N. Brat
tain. SAD Sam.
sixth raOe-ohio Girl. cambaosrss. FL
Orieute.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05

JAMESTOWN. Dec. After a shutdown
of two months, the electric Dower-house at
Phoenix Lake that furnishes power to operate
the majority Of the mines OF Tuolumne County
will resume operation tomorrow morning.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05

5sis .steriing Towers (Stockton Stable).. 90
1884 sEgg Nogg Is. G.. Morton Coz )..... 90
1916 Fort Wayne Ca Josephs). LOG
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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
REY DARE HEAVILY PLAYED.

A raft of coin was bet on James Nea-
Ions Rey Dare to win the six and a
half furlong Selling sprint. The brown
gelding ran third, Chandler, on Aunt
Polly, one Of the second choices, slip
ped away in front at the start and
though hard pressed at the close led
Puss in Boots out half a length. The
favorite, Rey Dare, naturally a slow
beginner. had to tramp the overland
route, but was going strongly the last
part and over longer route would
probably have won.
Almost any one of the eight start
ers in the final mile and furlong
run looked to have a chance, and it
proved an open betting affair. Club,
at 31s to 1, finally went to the barrier
a mild choice over Position and lilo
waho Chileno, the early pacemaker,
blew up, finishing last. frankie Reed
rode a we'll judged race on DR.. Ber-
nays and in furious drive his mount
was awarded a nose decision over Ca
ronal, piloted by Larsen. Expedient
ron a fair third
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05

sKIOERNEWICE. Russian Poland. Dec. 4.
st. Petersburg.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-05
HONITON SMASHES A COAST RECORD
IN THE FUTURITY COURSE HANDI(
Great Daughter of Omonde Wins Easily From u and KnWpVen
tor Maiden Creates SnsatonFou avors Are BOWIed Over
but the Bookmakers Do Not Profit ThebyMiss Betty Front

Honiton, the flying daughter of Or
monde, nowiowned by P. Ryan, knocked
an even. half-second off the Futurity
course record at Oakland track yester-
day in taking the handicap, the new
mark standing at 1O9.
The three-year-old flly carried no
pounds. and with Adkins in the saddle
made all the running and won easily
from the Jennings entry. Iridius. Ken
ilworth. shouldering 11S pounds. ran a
fair third.
The sensation of the race was fur
nished by venator, a maiden which
was quoted at odds of 200 to l and dis
played dazzling burst of speed, run
ming UP a close second to the favoritt
until we'll into the stretch.
The poor bookies were again caught
out of line, suffering severe losses.
While Honiton and Miss Betty were the
only public choices to land. Prestolus,
Redwald Aunt Polly and DR.. Bernays
all had many admirers, which served
to knock a big hole in the box office
receipts.
MARTIN OUTFINISHES KUNz.
Jack Martin on Prestolus, the second
choice, unfinished Kunz astride Blessed
Damozel at the finish of the opening
mile event, or the first choice would
have scored. AS it was, Prestolus only
earned the verdict by the shortest of
heads. Achilles ran third.
Garnet Fergusons f1lly Miss Betty,
to favorite, took the five and half
furlong two-year-old scramble from
big field. She ran out on the turns,
which cost her several lengths, and
was ridden out to beat Effervescence, a
II to / shot Barney Schreiber's Wini-
freda, the pacemaker, ran into the
show.
Plan was heralded as one of the
real bargains of the menu and went
to the post a. pronounced favorite for
the mile selling event. Bill Waldo
had the mount and let the favorite
fall so far out of it going the first
quarter that It could be seen his case
was a hopeless one. Redwald, with
J. Booker up, and 315 to 1, made
runaway race of it, winning clear of
all membranes. The first choice did
move along in time to down Constable
for the place.
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CAT SHOW AWARDS.

Long haired cats: White blue-eyed females
First, Mrs A. Coddington's Queen Alexan-
dra- second. Herbert Stockton's Lady Mer-
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161
Winner
tlen n
him the adEre
pocket or II
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THE CALLS RACING FORM CHART

Time-:25 :49K 116 1:42. At post minute.
show 12. Damozel. place. 1-2: show. IA Achilles
Prestonpans- Iona Trained by T. Boyle Start good.
eel was away well and Martin winner
the mines after seeing
54O9. SECOND RACE-Five a half furl longs purse
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ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.

inst race-sIx furIongs; s-year-oIds and upi
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sFormerly Athlete.

Time :23A, :4e44 :09. At post Z minute. OF at
Iridius, place, 40; show, out. Kenilworth, show.
fibbett. Trained by p. Ryan Start perfect. W.
Honiton is a flyer Iridius carried out on STR
race Venator is a crack maiden Geheimness g
54I2 FIFTH RACE-Six and half furlongs; sci