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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
HILDRETH A PLUNGER.
Popular Trainer $50, 900 Ahead Of
New Orleans Bookmakers.

II Sam Hildreth can only be prevailed
upon to leave New Orleans within twenty
four hours he will carry off $4,000 won out
Of the ring of the Crescent City Jockey Club
this winter. He is by long odds the largest
individual winner among the horsemen.
When Hildreth went there early this win
ter. horsemen nudged one another and said
SANS broke" This supposition had its
foundation upon certain transactions of
Hildreth in the summer. Shortly after War
ing, his crack sprinter, died series of bold
plunges cost him 10000, and he became
hard pushed for ready cash.
While in this crippled financial state Nc
Chesney went head over heels in the pre-
lminary race for the American Derby. This
proved to be the last prop to his fortune.
Sam needed money, and he must secure it
quickly. He took walk, saw Durne1 &
Herr, the pIungers, and came back with
$17, 600 in his pocket. That night McChes-
ney occupied stall in Boots" DurnelP S
barn.
The turn of the tide in Sans fortunes
came with the sale of McChesney. With
and then drifted to New Orleans. He said
very little, and led the horsemen to believe
that he was broke.
Just as Hildreth was about to be placed
in the has BEEN class he caused sensa-
ton by purchasing from John Schorr, the
Memphis brewer, all of his thoroughbreds
in training at the Crescent City course. He
gave $4,000 for the string These horses
proved most profitable investment, for he
won race after race with them and then
parted with few at prices that aggre-
gated the amount he paid for all. In the
parlance of the track, Sam was on velvet"
During this period the great trainer won
a number of bets, but 1t was during last
week that he made round up Of the
layers wealth. On two days he won two
races EACH Sam was very sanguine Of win
ming, and he plunged to the limit
Fortunately for the bookmakers the
odds on Hildreth's horses were small. They
were sufficient, however, to net him nearly
$50, 900 on the four races, for he bet each
day his original investment and winnings
on the first race on the second event.
Hildreth Is a heavy plunger. He Is never
completely happy unless he has 5000 on a
race. 1t Is this propensity to gamble that
causes fear among his friends that he will
lose all his winnings before he leaves New
Orleans That is the reason they wish he
would leave in hurry.
Sol Lichtenstein Is another man who will
remember the racing at New Orleans this
winter. Unlike Hildreth's cup Of fortune
1t Is not lined with silver. On the contrary
1t Is coated with frost. Sol will remember
his winter book because it cost him
$4,000. He has laid away his chalk for the
season and started FOR New York He will
tell the sad tale to his friends when the
Benning meeting opens.
The racing ends at New Orleans in two
weeks. and the Crescent City Derby Is the
last big feature of the present meeting The
last six days of the sport will be conducted
under the auspices of the new louisa ma
Jockey Club. The feature for this clubs
sport VIII be race at four mfles-the long
est contest that has taken place in New
Orleans in twenty years
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TO RACE AT PIMLIC0.
Maryland steeplechase Association
Gets Spring Dates.


Through the efforts of the Maryland
Steeplechase Association Baltimore is apt
to have restored it's running horse race
prestige. An ambitious effort to that end is
to be made next month. April 81, %, %, "a
and % have been secured as dates for the
Pimlico race track and some of the best
thoroughbreds and hunters in the world
are to be stretched over the famous old
course on those dates.
The Baltimore dates are to follow the
Benning races and many of the best horses
In the country are to be sent there from
Bennfng preparatory to the races In Gin
cnnat, other parts of the west and In
Canada. The Pinlico dates are the same
as those for Aqueduct, and they are to be
followed by the Metropolitan Associations
meet, all of which demonstrate that the
Baltimore dates have been cleverly as
signed. The success of the recent race
meetings of the Maryland Steeplechase AS
ISOLATION has led up to this plan for five
straight days of racing. Heretofore the
events have been given every other day. To
have them five straight days and to make
them successful will prove big stride to-
ward recognition by the New York Jockey
Clubs managers of circuit racing and
step toward the goal of the ambition of all
Maryland lovers Of the thoroughbred-to be
placed in the circuit with Benning and the
northern tracks.
The program for the races has only been
skeletonized and the details have not yet
been worked out, although 1t is plain that
the events will be of unusual interest There
are to be eight jumping races. On the
first, third and fifth days they are to be
hunters steeplechases for qualified hunters.
On the same days there are also to be
hurdle races. On the second and fourth
days there are to be open steeplechases that
will likely attract large field of interest
ing horses.
The races on the fiat are to be for liberal
purses and to be designed to keep up the
interest throughout.
There will probably be six races day.
Purses for fiat races will be by subscription,
with $500 added money. Jockey Club rules
Will govern the races the fiat, and the
jumping races will be under the rules Of the
National Steeplechase and Hunt Associa-
ton.
Mr.. William F. Riggs, secretary Of the
Maryland Steeplechase Association, who has
been indefatigable In his efforts for the sue
cess of the enterprise. said yesterday that
he had no doubt but that at least 200 of the
best horses in the country will be stabbed
at the old track for the race meeting
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and one would not nSfd to do much guess
ing to figure that he VIM probably be raced
at Chicago. after the. apening Of the season
there. until the Saratoga meeting begins.
Asa matter Of cqNFtesy, however. 1t IL
not unlikely that the horse may be sent to
Kansas City. for whatseer advertising value
his presence there might give to the initial
meeting the coming summer Mr. Christie,
president Of the Kansas City Jockey Club,
Is a trotting horsemautAnd friend of MI.
Smathers. and he would no doubt offer
some special Inducements to secure 80 great
a drawing card as McChesney would be.
McChesney will beasengaged in enough
events at Saratoga to enable Mr.. Smathers
to win him out several times over II he
trains on and proves to be as good q colt as
western horsemen generally consider him
to be. Mr.. Smatherslwil also be able to
get him In number OF, the late fall events
at the other New York meetings, SO that
he should have every opportunity to get out
whole on the $4,000 paid for the horse,
even without the aid Of a match race.
The undercurrent OF opinion at New Or
leans is that MIR. Smathers will probably
get together a serviceable string Of horses
and employ one of the best trainers in the
west before the season Is over.
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Georgetown. second: J. F. Dougherty'
Georgetown. third. Time. So seconds.
Sixty-yard dash. exhibition-Arthur Duf-
fy. Time 5.3ls seconds.
One-mile handicap-Bowen, University OF
Pennsylvania, twenty-five yards. first
Walsh. Harvard, scratch. second: w. D.
GIN. N. Y: A. c., seventy yards. tnird.
Time, 4.42 As.
Twelve hundred and eighty-yard relay
between Baltimore ard Washington z. M.
c. A. Baltimore Y. NJ c. A won. Time,
minutes. 49, seconds.
One-mile re.ay-Georgetown Law School
and Maryland 5th Regiment; won by
Georgetown. Time, $50 Is.
Eight hundred and eighty-yard run:
scratch. collegiate-A. 3. CHI. University OF
Pennsylvania, first; Klaer. University of
bia. third. Time, 2.1O.
Fifty-yard hurdle, handicap-E. Amsler,
University Of Pennsylvania. first, feet; J.
A. Freise. Johns Hopkins. second, feet;
B. H. Green, B. A. c., third, feet. Time,
6.3 seconds
Relay race-Georgetown University first;
Baltimore City College second. Time; e. 2! Ss.
Relay race-Brown Props. first; All wash
ington second. Time, 2.21 lilo.
Relay race-Johns Hopkins first; villa
nova second. Time. 2.3O.
Running high jump-Won by Green, b.
A. c.. Z inches handicap. feet 81 inches;
Jones. N Y. A. c.. second. feet liz inch
es: r. F. Lemat, o. A. c.. third. feet, o1a
inches.
Eight nunQreQ ana eiSHty Siu AuA'
handicap-W. Babcock. w. A. C.. won;
Steel, Penn Charter. second; w. D. Gill,
Emerson Institute, third. Time. 2. II.
Relay race-Penn Charter School, Phila-
delphia, won; Boys Latin, Baltimore, sec
ond. Time, 2.44A.
Relay race-Maryland Athletic Club won;
Baltimore Athletic Club second. Time,
2.44Mh.
Relay race-Cornen won; Columbia sec
ond. Time, 2.36 $40.
Two hundred and twenty-yard finaEA )
Hunter, B. A. c., won; A. Sexton, b. L: 81
second, w H. Green, B. A. c., third. Time
1853 seconds.
Putting the shot. handicap-Sheldon, Yale
a feet inches; Doherty, United States Ma
val Academy, second j. J. Curran, George
town University, third
Four hundred and forty-yard dash, hnai1
McNair, United States Naval Academy. Il
yards handicap, won; Abbott, University OF
PENNSYLVANIA, IA yards handicap. second
J. P. Mulligan, B. P. s.. 90 yards handicap
third Time, % seconds.
Relay race-University of PennsylVanla
won; Georgetown second. Time 2.3I7b
In explanation of the defeat OF George
towns relay team by PENNSYLVANIA it mlgh'
be said that Holland, the champion quar-.
ter-mile runner of Georgetown, was not
abe TO start on account Of 4 sDraned an
kle, and a. the last moment his place was
filled by Etchinson, young man VINO mao
not run in fast company before, but ne
gained ten yards on his adversary
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aEoRaEToWN's MEET.
Immense Crowd Witnessed the Close
and Exciting Events,

The fifth annual indoor meet Of George
town University was held at Convention
Hall Saturday night. An immense crowd
was present. Many Of the events were close
and exciting. The last event. the relay race
between the University Of Pennsylvania
and Georgetown University. was the feature
of the evening Georgetown took the lead
and held it for a short time, when the
University of Pennsylvania pushed to the
front amid deafening cheers and held 1t to
the end. Arthur Duffy failed to win the
ffty-yard handicap dash, Joe Reilly being
the victor. Green OF the B. A. c. beat
Jones of the N. Y. A. C. in the running
high jump. The relay race between Cor
nell and Columbia was a spirited contest
and was won by the former. Sheldon of
Yale broke his best previous record In put
ting the shot, his record being forty-four
feet four inches. His former record was
forty-three feet two inches.
Summaries:
Fffty-yard dash. handicap. finals-J. A.
Reilly, Georgetown, first; Arthur Duffy.
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Castelbergs, '' osS Pa s.,.' AVE. ,,s:.''

its iegband. few into the yard of the George
Bauernschmidt brewery. Baltimore. a day
or two ago and Is being held for the owner.
Otto Wonderly will le~ve New York for
Memphis today. where he win ride for M.
n. Tichenor & Co. Wonderly can ride at
100 pounds. and may have mount in the
Crescent City Derby.
Joe Tipman of Baltimore wants to fight
Billy Maynard. but Maynards manager
will not agree to box at 128 pounds.
Young Corbett and Eddie Hanlon, who
boxed twenty-round draw recently In San
Francisco, received s. 500 each as their
share Of the receipts.
Followers of wrestling think that Frank
Gotch of Iowa will soon win the American
championship. Dan Mcleod. Tom jenkins
and Jim Parr. all Of whom have met the
westerner. pronounce him one Of the hard
est men to throw they have ever tackled.
Tommy Ryan. when asked his opinion OF
the Jeffries-Corbett match. handed Corbett
the following: "Corbett Is parior fighter
and should make a good showing before
lady spectators. but he has no chance with
JeYries."
Jack Bonner OF Summit Hiu, Pa, and
Marvin Hart of Louisville will meet tonight
In a twenty-round bout before the Southern
Athletic Club Of Louisville for 90 per cent
of the gross receipts. This will be the first
important battle that has been decided In
that city since the court Of appeals down
there prevented the NcGoveFn-"Young Cor
bett'' fight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
CHEVY CHASE GOLFERS.
Annual Spring Tourney to Be Held i,
May.

Mr.. George Howard. secretary Of the
Chevy Chase Club. has announced the pro-
gram for the annual spring tournament,
which will be open to members of clubs in
the United States Golf Association and
such other players as may be invited. The
tournament will be played on May 7, 8.
and on the links of the Chevy Chase
club, and the following cups viii be offered:
Club Cup. match play. eighteen holes.
qualification round. stroke competition.
Thirty-six holes. Second prise: prize for
lowest score In qualification event.
Consolation Cup. match play. eighteen
holes. Second prize.
Handicap Cup. stroke competition. eight
cen holes. Entries to be accompanied by
home secretary's statement Of handicap.
Second prize; prize for lowest gross score.
United States Golf Association and es-
tablished local rules will govern Entries
will close the evening before each event.
They should be addressed to the secretary.
The handicap cup, competition will be
played on May o. Play may begin any hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
Caro-Kann,

No. Inc dark horse OF the new Monte Carlo tour
hey Is undoubtedly Mr.. Teichmann In a sensa ba
Mas kasr before but he has played little Of
but bis play in the pending contest has been
surprise Following in his first win in the tourney
played against DR.: Tarrasch. supposed to be the
greatest theorist of the age. Tarrasch has to saw
Wood throughout, and by fine approaches the game
OF the big doctor becomes untenab!e
Comments from North American.)
(a) The Caro-kann Defense which is an irregular
but pretty solid way of opening. Teichmann has
EVIDENTLY made it a subject of study.
tb) tortuous Tarraseh move. POI is simple
and more to the purpose
(c) PIP first Is necessary.
(d) Weakens his center. Better play Q-Q2
(e) OF course, QxP is bad account Of BxP ch
% A tentative move to keep the Black pawns
quiet.
70 The beginning of the end. White must now
push the pawn do worsa.
CHI Best. q Q-k2 would allow KRIS. II. on
the other hand, White plays 81 B-K4 then Teich-
mann wins through RxI. % PxR, Q-B6 ch; 20 II
in, Kt-K3, menacing Kt-B5.
CD A remarkable feature of this game is the
beautiful way Teichmann handles his knights.
(k) To prevent R-k6.
a DR.. Tarraseh was outwitted In this game.
Schlecter VS.. Pillsbury Is treat-some-
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CYCLE RACES.
Butler and Moran Winners at Jackson
willie

At yesterdays bicycle races at Princes
Coliseum, Jacksonville. Fla. Nat Butler
won the two-mile handicap and Jimmy Mo-
ran the ten-mile open. The last event was
unpaced. All the riders were in good shape
and the sprints were sharp at each lap. The
summary:
Two-mile handicapped Butler (scratch),
won; Moran (scratch), second; John Bedell
co yards), third; time, Am. 22s.
Ten-mile open-Moran. won; Krebs Sec
ond; Amos BedeIl, third; time, 22m. 16c.
The entries in both races were: Nat But
Frank Calvin. Hans Smith and Hans Lar
son, Jimmy Moran, Floyd Krebs and Eddie
Root.
Gussie Lawson, paced by his new motor
cycle Bonanza" made a mile record of
1.27 10 for that track. Lawson will chal-
lenge the winner in the Walthour-Caldwell
race that comes off at Atlanta this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09

reuufsition to the bureau of equipment. The
equipment allowed. and which Is prescribed
in s.. O. q, dated February q. 1903 are
base balls and bats. catchers mitts. masks
and protectors basemen mitts, double strik-
ing bags, boxing gloves. foot balls. trousers.
belts and stockings, broadswords. broad
sword gloves, fencing foils. gloves and
masks. When the commanding officer OF
any ship shall report to the department
that there is on board the vessel under his
command q well-developed base ball organ
ixation the vessel will be supplied with ten
base ball suits, the suits to consist of cap,
shirts with name of ship on breasD. trou-
sers and stockings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
Grant and Burns Draw.

Saturday night. Farmer Burns and Joe
Grant, the southern welterweight cham
pion, wrestled for fifteen minutes and
neither gained fall The exhibition was
q good one. The crowd was with
Grant and whenever Farmer Burns lost an
opportunity to down the Washingtonian
there were yells of back to the plow with
you, countryunan." Americas was referee,
and Charles ]. Weiss timer.
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International Chess Tourney.

The sixth round Of the second part Of the
International chess masters tournament,
played at Monte Carlo Saturday. resulted
as follows: Teichmann beat Moreau, Mar
oczy beat Wolf. Misses beat Albin. Schlech-
ter beat Reggie, Tarrasch beat Marco.
Drawn. Taubenhaus- Mason, MARSHALL Pills
hurry
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General Sporting Notes.

Tommy Burns, the jockey, Is the for
tunate owner of some valuable timber land
in California.
A pigeon. with the marks .-r. c.. 1924" on
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record up to date:
Athletes In the Navy.

Vessels Of the United States navy In COM
mission are to be allowed athletic outfits.
which may be obtained immediately by
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PETER GROGAN.
Credit for all Washington.

1t is poor
economy to
buy Mattings
by the roll,
and in so !:
doing get more !
than is needed, /
when we charge +:
only for the
actual number !
of yards required ]
, to cover your floor. !
We tack all ;
Mattings down ;
free of cost. !
The new Co =;
Carts and Baby !;
Carriages are
ready for your F..
selection. The /.
newest styles /:
and uphol- :
steries. Furniture
for every room
in your house.
Weekly or monthly
payments. .
Peter Grogam,
9th ST.
Between H and | SITS. :
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thing breezy and spontaneous
Mason VS.
an off DAY.

The Pittsburg Dispatch says Of the fol-
lowing: One of the most exciting games
we have ever run across. 1t Is a perfect
example Of MarshaIi's style Of play and
according to our own brief examination of
the score the American should have come
Off victor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09

after 10 a. m. but mus be finished by 9
Evening journal., 1903-10-20
sportina Notes.

Edit Hanlon wants to fight JimnI
Britt at 1s0 pounds.
al. O'Nein and the Dixie Kid med
in a 15-round bout at Oakland, Cal
tonight.
On the Pare des Princes track
Paris yesterday NJ. Dangla made mel
cycling record for one hour by covel
ing SO miles and 91S yards in that timI
lie made 5000 miles last year.
Indian" Morgan, the American joel
ey, who died at Warsaw, Poland, OctI
Der 1, will be buried at Galesburg, IN
his former home. The body viii
shipped home next week. Morgan did
Of consumption.
John Deal, of Germantown, the poi
ular first baseman Of the champid
Harrisburg baseball team, and la
year captain of the victorious Camdi
basketball club. will this winter cal
tain the basketball team Of Bridgepol
Conn.
Willie Mack. the New York welte
weight. has issued a challenge to Phi
adelphia boxers. He is anxious TO md
Tim Callahan. "Crockey" Boyle
Sammy Smith, but he could probab
be induced to take on Griff Jones
kid" Mclaughlin Of Fairmount.
Evening journal., 1903-10-20
TROTTlNG RECORD BROKEN
crsoeeus Goes a Mile at Wichita,
Kan, In 1884.

Kan, In t.5s%.
Wichita, Kan, Oct 20. - Cresceus
broke the worlds trotting record for a
mile here by quarter OF a second.
going the distance in 1.5s%. The pre-
vious record. 2,0O. was held by Lou
Dnlon and Major Delmar.
Such an ovation as was given Cres-
ceus has rarely been witnessed. The
stallion was nearly smothered, so eager
we're the people 70 get near enough TO
pat him.
The track was in prime condition.
Cresceus was paced by arunning mate
Mike the Tramp, 10 a sulky. Cresceus
used no wind shield. The first quarter
was made in 80 seconds, the harf in
59% seconds. the three-ouarter in l.sO.
and the mile in 1894.
George n. Ketcham. who owns Cres-
ccus. and who drove him, said:
THE conditions were perfect When
was here week before last the track
was wet. but saw its advantages and
determined TO come back. The result
justified my expectations. knew be-
fore the race that the stallion would
beat his record. but did not anticipate
a triumph so complete. shall go 10
Oklahoma City and Fort Scott right
away to keep engagements. and that
win be the last time Cresceus will ap-
pear ia public"
Evening journal., 1903-10-20
PENN PARK FOR SALE
Present Manager Wants Assurance
Game Will Be Continued.

York. Pa, Oct. 2O.-George w. Heck
ert Of the Penn Park team, after one
season. has discovered the fact that he
has had enough Of the baseball business
so FAR as the managing of a team is
concerned. Ever since the Penn Park
Athletic Association has been organ
lied it has had n host of enemies in the
West End people, who We're warm sup
porters Of the Young Mems Christian
Association team. Every year there
have been efforts to organize another
field. but all plans went to the bad.
owing to some Unforeseen difficulties,
and last year an effort was made to buy
the Penn Park stock on the quiet but
Manager Heckert secured the controll-
ing stock and thus saved the day for
himself. Hekert now comes out with a
good proposition, which will evidently
be seized today, which Isl;
If an association of $50 members
Evening journal., 1903-10-20
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION GOSSIP
Talk Of Team From This City in At.
lantic League.

Much talk is being indulged in among
baseball followers regarding the Joining
OF the new Atlantic League. The story
goes that now that Trenton has been
taken in. this circuit has been decided
upon: Trenton, Paterson and Eliza
beth, n. J.; Wilmington, Lancaster.
Reading, Wilkesbarre ana scranton.
Grounds have already been secured in
six Of the cities to be represented. Sew
eral OF the teams have already signed
their players for the season. The pres
ident of the organization win be a weu-
known sporting writer Of PHILADELPHIA.
League baseball has been tried In
Wilmington, but It has never been sue
cessful, and the fans claim it will nor
be next year. The people, they saw.
have become accustomed to l5-cent
baseball and win not stand for higher
prices.
Some claim the team win be a new
one entirely. while others are OF the
opinion that the franchise has been Sc
cured and that IL is done to keen an
other League team out.
basketball as a physical exercise.
and especially it's abuse as a physical
training, was denounced strongly bv
Miss Lucille e. Hill, physical director
of Wellesley College, at the session OF
the convention of the New England
Association Of Colleges and Prepara =
tory Schools in Boston.
She asked the assistance Of her aud
itors In the investigation OF alleged
neglect and abuse Of physical training
i'm schools, particularly the secondary
schools. Miss Hill observed that It was
more important to have healthy mo-
theirs than healthy fathers. She said
the game Of basketball should be stop
ped at once, so far as girls under the
college age are concerned. and that it
should only be admitted among the
sports for women Of any age under
professional supervision. The physI..
cal effects upon young girls, the chances
% ornament injury to beauty and
health. the evil influence OF such ex-
citement upon the emotions and ner-
vous feminine nature were all urged
against the game for young girls.