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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18

in which he was said1o Rave deceived
the boukmakers by betting thousands in
pool rooms all over the country. He made
this statement to World reporter at the
Waldorf Astoria last night;
Il did not plan any coup, and neces-
sarfly / could not execute one, on High
Chancellor and Ort Welles. did bet on
my horses at Benning, however sending
commissions by wire to the track I bet
$500 on Burlew's colt Hylas and lost It.
then bet $500 against $1750 on High
Chancellor and won it. Then I bet 81 900
against $3.50 on Ort Welles and won it.
So, you see. I lost $500 and won 81, $50,
making my net winnings $3.50. That is
all won and that is not quite 100000,
is it?
MY betting operations are always mag
nified. and If all reports were true 1
should be a Millionaire Because of my
success last year people all over the
west back my horses, and IL the pool
rooms lost any large sums of money
those people won It, made my fortune
before I owned race horse. and nv
horses win enough to pay their keep. I
like to bet but if am to be given noto-
riety will quit Next year 1 do not in
tend to bet. l will be content to see my
horses run for the purses. l think have
great prospects for 1904. love to see a
good horse race and can afford to own
horses without betting on Them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
QUITS ENGLISH TURF.
James r. Keene to Sell Part Of His
Horses There and Bring Others Here.

James r. Keene confirmed, at the Wal
dorf-Astoria, New York. last night, re-
port received from London which said that
he and his son Foxhall and practically quit
the English turf
The news from abroad said that 1t was
positively stated, upon the highest author
ity, that the Keenes' entire English stable,
with the exception of Cap and Bells and a
few yearlings, would be sold without re-
serve at Tattersalis on December z; that
no reason was given there for the sale.
which included the keene entries for the
Derby, Oaks and other classic races.
When the attention of James r. Keene
was called 70 the report last night by a
New York reporter. he said:
1T Is true that I will sell some Of my
horses that are in England. and bring the
rest back to America in the near future.
have not decided whether I will send more
yearlings there next year.
MY trainer, Matthew Allen, has made
a mess of 1t over there, but will do better
here. He, as well as other American train
ers, get lost in England In a multitude of
perplexities that beset them on the English
turf. He was unaccustomed to training
methods suitbale to the English climate,
and for time, at least, 1 will have no
horses there"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Suggestion Of Foul PLAY.

The two-masted schooner John T. Tyler
OF Ewell. Nd, was found lying ashore In
Smiths creek. Nd, on the lower Potomac.
with no one aboard her, and the residents
Of the vicinity of where she is lying stated
that they have seen no one aboard her
since she has been In the creek. Captain
Cu1tson, master Of the schooner Hazellean
OF the Maryland oyster police feet, took
charge OF the abandoned vessel. fioated her
and carried her to a safe anchorage until
some inquiry can be made as to what be-
came of her crew. AS the vessel was pro-
visioned and ready for voyage there is
fear felt that her being abandoned and
ashore may have been caused by foul play
upon the part of some one against the cap
tain. The event has given rise to much
speculation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Latest Averages Of the Dis
trict Bowling League.
HIGH-CLASS ROLLING
JOHN A. DRAKE SAYS HE WILL
BET NO MORE ON HIS HORSES.
Middies in Secret Practice-James B..
Keene Quits English Hurricanes
Of tho Bowling Leagues.

Each team in the District Bowling
League has now completed two or more
sets of games, and the oldest organization
which numbers more cracks among its
members than any other. is now in full
swing, with the two-tfme champions, the
Saengerbunds, showing the way and last
years cup-winners; the jolly Fat Men. in
second place.
The Acmes and Rathskellers, the two
babies of the league, have not made very
suspicious beginnings, but these two teams
have some excellent timber and will give
the best of the veteran quints many hard
rubs during the season.
Many big totals have been piled up by
all the teams, 900's having been OF ire
ouent occurrence, and this is no doubt due
to the fact that the league made a late
start, enabling the players to place them-
selves in good fettle before the season
opening
That the bowling game is as full OF sur
prises as base ball is evidenced by the 1ol-
lowing: Last year the Interior team IN the
Departmental League. although cham
pions, lost the majority Of games with the
Bureau, and at the close of the season de-
feated the Jolly Fats, the champions IN
the District League The Jolly Fats de-
feated the AGNES three games with ease,
and the baby team had Its revenge ny
twice downing the Golden Eagle team,
which Is composed this season., WIN ole
exception, of the same players thal iep'e-
sent the bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Middies at Secret Practice.


The Naval Academy foot ball team be-
gan secret practice yesterday afternoon
In preparation for the great contest Of
the year with West Point on November
%. The coaches regret very much the
wet weather of the last two days. as
sharp practice games are the only means
by which sufficient defense can be ac-
quired to hold West Point to any degree
at all. Only signal WORK and practice in
new formations was done. The coaches
have now about settled upon the back
field and most Of the line, although this
is subject to change.
Halsey at full. Wilcox at quarter and
Strasburger at left half are certain, and
Doherty is in the lead at the other half
Soule and Howard will be the ends,
Grady left tackle, Goss center and Oak
right guard Pearson and Rees are can
dfdates for the other tackle, and Cham
bers and Mcconnell have both been tried
at left guard This lineup will be kept
season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
WILL BET NO MORE.
John A. Drake Will Let His Horses
Run Unbacked Hereafter.

John A. Drake. the Chicago capitalist
and turfman, who has gained much fame
as a plunger of the race track, denies
that he won an enormous sum of money
by the victory of his horses. High Chan
cellor and Ort Welles. at the Benning
race track last Monday.
He Furthermore made this declaration
to World reporter in New York last
night:
Il race horses for the sport primarily
like to bet. but betting Ia a secondary
consideration with me. dislike the no.
toriety that has been given me and next
year do not intend to bet II cannot
avoid not0riety am going to sell my
horses and quit the turf"
brakes denial OF having won 800. 600
by the victories OF High Chancellor and
Ort Welles was called forth by reports
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Notes of the Boxers.

The news comes from Frisco that FIFE
is already down to weight. 16S. for his bae-
tie with Gardner. which Is scheduled Tor
the 25th 1t is remarkable how Fitz has
brought himself down. A few months ago
he weighed nearly two hundred pounds
When he Interviewed" Joe Grim at Phila-
delphia a week or two ago. he weighed
over 1870 He has come down quick. but
has not lost any strength.
kid" Carter is in Camden, N. j., training
for his battle with Marvin Hart the LOUIS
vile heavyweight. He feels. however, pa
his present condition, he can show Hart
the way, when they do battle on Decen-
Der 1.
kid" Herman and kid Abel, two WELL
known 126-pounders from Chicago. VIII
have a twenty-round argument before
Kansas City Club Friday. The boys have
fought on several occasions. the honors at
this time being evenly divided.
Jimmy Stone. the 115-pound boy or the
Ayonia A. c., and Tommy Murphy, prom
Using candidate for ring honors. VIII tight
some time during the second week in De-
cember. The bout will be private and for
a percentage of the gross gate receipts.
The fight between Choynski and Hart at
Philadelphia Monday night, while good
fight from spectacular standpoint, proved
that both men were sadly out of condition.
kid" Thomas. the lightweight. has an
nounced his intention OF re-entering the
ring. He says he will take on any Of the
13O-133 men. He names Jimmy Briggs.
Tommy DAILY or "Crokey" Boyle as possible
candidates.
In Philadelphia tits rumored that a metal
iurgist examined Joe Grimm. the italian
fighter. His report says that Joe has a
cast-iron stomach. a boiler-plate craniuIp
and zinc-covered jaw His nervous sys-
tenn Is composed mostly OF lead.
1t is probable that the Yanger-Abel bout
will take place November q. Yanger does
not want to take on Abel without proper
preparation and asks an extension of time
for training purposes.
Joe Walcott's next effort will be with Joe
Cans. The two men will meet on December
g. unless there Is some unforeseen slip be-
fore that time.
At the Chicago Athletic Club Saturday
night Billy Stiff will meet Mike Schreck of
Cincinnati. This will be lively bout.
Helena sports will be offered Thanks
giving feast. Jack OKeefe and Kid Fred
ericks are scheduled for a bout at 1875
pounds on the eve of turkey day"
The odds quoted now are to that FItz
will whip George Gardner when they meet
in Frisco this month. Jack Root is boxing
with Fitz,
A quartet Of weil-known boxers will sail
from England this week for the United
States looking for bouts They are Pedlar
Palmer, George Dixon, Jack Roberts and
AL Fellows, all clever top-notchers and
well known on this side of the big herring
pend"
Benny Yanger and Eddie Santry will
shortly be matched. Teddy Murphy, acting
for Santry, said he would match his man as
soon as a club offered suitable purse. In
tho meantime, Santry may ask a return
tight from the Mexican Herrara, who do
feated him In Butte a short time ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
New Railway to Be Constructed.

The building of the proposed Frederfcl,s-
burg and Rappahannock railway in vir-
ginia now seems to be an assured fact, as
the scheme has recently received financial
backing big enough to warrant the start
ing Of the work The new road will run
from point in Rappahannock county, In
the northwestern section of Virginia, to
tdewater at Fredericksburg, and 1t is said
will tap section of the state now without
railway facilities and thickly settled. With
In the last week nearly $780, 600 of its stock
was subscribed. and 1t Is stated the con-
struction work will be started In the
spring. Mr.. B. ]. Wood. county treasurer
of Rappahsnnock county. has been elected
president OF the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Team Standing.

All of the teams have averaged Wen up
in the SOOs except the Bund. who nave ses
a hot pace with team average or eoo 1or
n,ne games. The Jolly Fats are running
tha Leaders,. closely, with 500 while the
Golden Eagles pull up in the rear at $50.
The Rathskellers are playing In hard TUCK;
while they are last in the race they stand
third in average of pins topped over.
The 'Bund has also the highest set Of
three games to it's credit. while the Fat
Men have the highest game, and have also
been the most consistent. their low set
being higher than the best series OF the
Golden Eagles. AGNES and Rathskellers.
The Business Men have rolled the lowest
set-2. 343. o,o
Again the Singers are to the front In 300
games with g. The AGNES have 3; Fat
Men. 2. Business Men and Rathskeller each
/. The Golden Eagles have not yet con-
pected for 800 or over.
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enges to r. F. Hill. 2sO4 18th street north
To Challenge for Americas Cup.

While 1t is impossible to obtain direct
statement as to the identity Of the Clyde
yachtsman who is to challenge for the
Americas cup In 1904. lit may be accepted
as practically certain that Kenneth M
Clark will challenge, and that George L.
Watson will design the yacht. on condition
that Mr. Clark be allowed to challenge
under the British rating rule. instead OF
the present New York Yacht Club rule
Mr., Clark is a director Of Coats, Limited
and has large business interests on both
sides OF the Atlantic. The family has led
Scottish yachting for a quarter OF q cen
fury. In the trials of Shamrock II MI
Clark issued a challenge. for any stake
as an independent test Of the value OF the
challenger, against his cutter. the Distant
Shore. Mr.. Clark has owned number OF
racers. the best known being the Khama
and the Kariad. He still owns the kar-
lad Mr.. Clark opposes the present rat
ing rule in cup races
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
DOWN THE ALLEYS.
War Team Beat Commerce and Labor
Bows.

The Commerce and Labor team of the De-
partmental League lost two games to the
War Department team last evening on the
Palace alleys. The second game rolled by
the winners was the best of the evening,
the score being 9O8. Allen and Shepard did
some very good rolling In this game, and
sent the score over the 900 mark. Allen
was high man with total Of 200. Williams
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Vessel Built in 1855,

The old schooner Ocean Bird, which for
nearly a half century has sailed on Chesa-
peake bay and its adjacent waters. was re-
Gently rebuilt at Sharpstown. Md. and is
now ready for more years of active service.
The schooner is now at Baltimore loading
a cargo for a bay port. under the COM
mand of Capt. James T. Brinsheid. The
Ocean Bird was built in Somerset county,
Md, In 1885. and now halls from Crisfield
She Is vessel of seventy-seven gross tons
and IL Sc.4 feet LONG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Of the Commerce and Labor team had a
score of 216. The scores:
Bank Clerks League.

. The Citizens National Bank team won
two games from the Metropolitan Bank
team last evening. The Citizens lost the
second game by eight pins. Barclay and
Ghiselli hung up good scores in the last
game and this gave their side the mghest
score of the set. The scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Yale-Princeton Receipts.

1t was stated last night by the Yale foot
ball management that Yale's net receipts
from the Princeton game would amount 10
over $4,000. The total gate receipts reach
ed $4,000, al | out of this will have to come
about $4,000 for expenses A Yale foot
ball official says that the receipts for the
Princeton game exceeded those of last year
Is per cent.
AT the Office of the Yale Alumni Weekly
where the distribution of the Yale-Harvard
tickets is conducted for Yale students and
alumni who want to attend the Yaie-Har-
ward contest. it is announced that Yale
those allowed for the original, applications
from Yale men. 1t is doubtful If there will
be enough to fill the first Yale applications
for tickets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Railway Relief Rowlers.

In the Railway Relief Association League
the Columbia team won three games from
the Southern team. In the first game the
Columbias had good scores. and the totdi
averaged 80 Jenkins OF the Southern
team was high man. with total OF -oV III
the first game. The scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Want Games

The Mount Pleasant Juniors, averaging
mnety-five pounds, would like to receive
challenges from all teams of that weight
10 the District, Lyons. Western Buds and
K Street Stars preferred. Address chaI-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Joe Martin to Play In Columbus.

President Bryce Of the Columbus club an
nounces his first base bali deal for the
coming season of 1904. He announced that
Manager Clymer has secured utility man
Friel Outfelder Martin and Second Base
man Bowcock from the ST. Louis Americans
for Harry Gleason and a good cash consid-
Grafton.
The deal was consummated Saturday.
when Secretary Hedges wired that the ten
days notice to other American League
clubs had expired and that the players be-
longed to Columbus. Bowcock will be
placed at second base instead of Fred Ray
mer, and Friel will be played in the out
field with Martin. McAieer purchased
Bowcock from Fall River for 1000, but
Dick Padden's condition being such that he
can play again in 1904, by a good offer he
was induced to sell the player.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
Y, M. c, A. Bowlers.

Captain Goulds team took two games
from Captain Roesch's team on the Y. M.
C. A. alleys last night. Captain Roesch
bowled high score for the evening. 202
Captain Gould carried off high average. Ito.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
National Leagues Annual Meeting.

Harry Pulllam, the president of the Ma
tional League and American Association Of
Professional Base Ball Clubs, has issued
a call for the annual meeting of the board
of directors of the league. to be held at
the league headquarters In the St James
Building New York at noon, on December
8. The call also directs meeting Of the
association on the same day, at 2 PM, at
the Victoria Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18
washingtons Defeated st. Louis.

The Washington and St. Louis teams of
the Plate Printers League rolled set of
games on the Eagle alleys last evening, and
the former won two Of the three games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-18

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Evening star., 1903-08-22

mansion which. through continuous use by
all successive representatives, becomes the
real embassy. An American ambassador Is
forced to rent a furnished house" He
does not dare to buy mansion or to fur
nish one. because he knows that his term of
office may not last longer than four years;
that the chances of his having elephant
on his hands would be ten to one.
Italy lately paid $135 600 for her embassy
in Washington. France is spending $3.50, 900
for the construction of an official palace
here for her ambassador. Seven other gov
ernmentS own their diplomatic homes here
While We own only our legations in those
oriental countries where suitable arrange
ments for rental or for construction cannot
be consummated.
Diplomatic Berths Costly.
The Borsig palace. Berlin, was offered to
our government at reasonable figure late
ly. but no official of the State Department
would be bold as to ask Congress for
the money with which to purchase it, For
fifty years our ministers and ambassadors
have been recommending our purchase Of a
suitable diplomatic domicile at the German
capital Mr.. White. the former ambassador
was one of these. But Mr.. Charlemagne
Tower, our present high representatives at
Berlin, Is worth $1O,000,OOO and cares little
for the economic side of the proposition
When he gave his house warming at the
new embassy in April Emperor Williams
court officials issued the 800 invitations
Ihe grand marshal and master of ceremo-
MES of the court received and introduced
the guests. All of this was according to the
German court custom While minister to
Evening star., 1903-08-22

ate departments of our colleges Of law.
Hundreds of young men will matrculate
In the fall. will peg away for several years,
dreaming of emperors and kings TO be hob
nObbed with Then they will get their
diplomas and come down to earth again
with a dun, sicken!ng thud.' unless they
be scions of wealthy families"
1t Is true, this great man says. that
our ambassadors and ministers in Europe
are spending at least three times their
salaries to uphold the dignity of the
United States. The first sparks of the re
form suggested have lately been smolder-
Ing, but have never yet been famed into
flame. What is needed most is for the
governments to own buildings suitable for
the combined residences and offices of it's
ambassadors and ministers.
Elegance Pays Us.
Ambassador Choate will this year rent a
country house near London that he may
enjoy restful ''week-ends." away from the
telephone the telegraph and the endless
chain of visiting cards. This rural branch
of the embassy must. in addition to the pa
laual ambasSadorial residence in Carlton
House terrace, be paid for by Mr.. Choate's
personal check. Mr.. Choates city residence
costs him a pretty penny. 1t is the house
of Lord Curzon and was purchased for the
Prince of Wales in 1872. Our ambassadors
immediate neighbors are Lord and Lady
William Beresford, the Earl of Caladon, the
Brownlow. the Duke of Grafton, Germany's
ambassador and the expatriated VIM. Wal
dorf Astor Men must pay for such fine
Evening star., 1903-08-22

Him! No. I don't mind him no more'n
l should dogfish." said he contemptuously.
You wouldn't go for to take up with
great gowk like him, that can't look you
straight out 6 the eyes! But what's this
hear about young Mercer? They say he's
always Following you about and that he
goes up to your fathers place after you.
and-that he's asked in. Your people don't
ask me in nowadays. Piety!'
The girls face had begun to wear a
slightly worried, anxious look. She turned
away from him and put her hand on her
machine. as If anxious to go on
Surely you know I can't prevent them
asking in whom they please
NO But what want to know is whether
1t pleases you to have him asked-whether
it's by your wish they do 1t. That's what 1
want to know, and must know"
His passion got little the better of his
discretion as he spoke of the subject which
had raised such storms within him, and he
put out his hand and held the machine
fast looking straight into her eyes with a
look which she might well have taken for
menaclng one. Her spirit rose at this
action-at this interference with her lib
erty on the part of her slave
Let go my bike; please" said she with
what right you have to ask me such cues
tions. Whether L wish Mr. Mercer to come
or whether don't Is no business of yours"
NO business OF mfne? echoed Nigel not
loudly. but in a voice which vibrated with
suppressed but passionate anger mo busi-
ness of mine whether you give me the
cnuck dltogether, after all these years for
a smooth-spoken. sleek lout of a fellow
that thinks more of his own little finger
than he does of your whole bodyr'
How dare you say such things? Mr.
Mercer Is no lout as you call him but a
very nice man and very handsome one
and very amiable enc, too"'
Handsome! All, ha! Handsome and
amiable! And I'm neither the one nor tbe
other? Well, perhaps he Isl perhaps Won
don't mind listening to a chan that,s
always talking about himself his own saw
ings ana doings, and repeating the fine
things other folks says Of himr' cried Nj
GEL IN a voice which trembled with mas
SION ana p raps you don't think no more
OF him than you would if he hadn't got half
a row OF houses left him by his father and a
share in as many smacks! Well, every one
to his taste. Only look here lust loolxae
here. Pfety Rede; IL you throw me over for
yon chap-if you do-after all these years
an me loving you like L do why. / won't
DO no harm to you'-lis voice shook on the
words couldn't, not If 1 tried but LET
MIN look out for himself, that's ail,''
WIN a herce gesture, with flaming ewes
Nigel shook his fist in the air. and showed
the CLEAN of his white, even teeth un,Jor
MS red-brown mustache. Piety t,Irnad
pale. shuddered and uttered a little sigh
Nigel turned quickly. looked her fulI N
the face; his features broke I'D suddenly
and appeared for a second distorted with
agony. W."
Then. quite suddenly the tears hurst
from his eyes. Without another word from
her, crestfallen. ashamed. broken he turn
eo away from her abruptly, and went ran
idly up the lane, which at this noint met
the high road. NO.