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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-03-05

except two or three carts at the naval
station proper. -
For the last four or Ave months l,tt,o
mas been done in road-making. Ro.
Gently the natives have begun in one
district and 1t is hoped some way NAV
he found to assist them in the dlalcuit
work.
The native taxes for the year 1902
nave been collected in n similar man.
ner rs the year before. This tox Is 70
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-03-05

Nceded to the United States by the
chiefs at the time Of the hosting Of the
American flag April IL, 1900. Up to
August 1902 there has been no formal
action Of our Government on that
cession, but 1t is hoped that there will
soon be authoritative action taken,
making these islands a part Of the
United States.
Altogether about twelve to fifteen
miles Of roads have been built during
the past year Parts Of these roads
are very good, except around rocky
~ppints and where bridges are needed.
There are no vehicles in the islands
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-03-05
ENfBELLIsHING LAWNS.

For embellishing lawns and half
shady corners nothing exceeds the n.y.
drangea grandihora. 1t gives a mass
Of beautiful, large punches Of flowers.
and is always attractive.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-03-05

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New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
ROWING PRACTICE AT CORNELL.

Ithaca n. Y. Jan. II (SpeciaD-Charles E. Court
ney. Cornelrs rowing coach, has been making the
best of the little time remaining before
nations get the training for the spring
work we'll under With the aid of COlsOn
assistant coach he has succeeded in making many
of the freshman candidates fairly expert in the
Cornell stroke. and for the last few days regular
combinations for the '06 have been rowing
On the machines. The varsity candidates have
also begun work. but hardly receiving the
attention that the green men have had. The num-
Der of candidates is unusually large this year
sixty having reported for the varsity
eight and hundred and forty for the
freshman boat Since there many out
the loss of Merrill and Shepard will be seri-
ously felt. 1t would be Shepard's last year of
rowing. as he is taking forestry, which would
necessitate his being in the college forest at AXton
during the spring term. For the week beginning
February all athletic training will have 10 be
suspended on account of the use of the armory
for the Junior week festivities When these are
concluded training will begin in earnest for the
long spring season
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18

car is driven entirely by the electric motors which
get renewed life from the gasolene engine This
plan has been tried by a number Of the trench
makers who advocate its use particularly Tor
vehicles of the utilitaran type. The machine Is the
first of the kind to be made in this country.
One manufacturer exhibits a self-propeHeo VenlcIe
so constructed to make control as easy as
handling gentle saddle horse. 1t is all done with
one hand. The controlling lever is fitted at the
centre OF the seat edge. Swinging 1t Sideways does
the steering while twisting the handle controls tne
motor Raising lowering the handle sets tne
clutch II is placed in the centre OF the carriage
and either one of the passengers on the seat may
do the driving. - -,-,... T.,
Among the manufacturers exhibiting machines In
the show is one from the West. who has won plue
ribbon in every endurance run held in America Al
each show this manufacturer has appeared WIN
something new, and for this weeks eXhlpluon ne
nrouises a feature in the form of carDuretIer
one is supplied each cylinder fheIepy nSnIiS
them idependent in case of a break down. t wien
the engine stops the carburetter closes autoinao
icalIv thus preventing the leakage OF gasoiene gaI,
sDofher feature is a timing device lot spaIhliiIs
Roller bearings are USED In the "lee47
and on the engine shaft l., .o.h,,,oaI mat
Tsnally America is in the van In mechanlcal ma, ma.
tors trt according to exhibitor VINO is showIms
t +ba Garden America is a follower In the manu-
factIre of gasolene automobiles He not Only aT
Tni+s that he has taken ideas from Ihe r. ..t
-.ocbt1ee hrt saws he has copied every lued eia a
80 worth king. Only few siight InoseltSrc' .o
,,ale the machine different from the fren o.
LIZ ,aaIser admits that in another year Amerlca
will lead all other countries III 'ie 4
mower driven machines. =, .,.,+a5 and the
frIv one italian automobile is exhlnIeu anu
o-J,- ether one in this counery has upneIu tie
t+io,, ~ italian manufacturers Inc car Is u
tn to-seDover fitted with motors OF Ioui lynn
ders 1t is of the tonneau type
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
PLANS FOR A GRADUATE CREW

Edward Hanlan. Columbia's rowing coach has
started movement looking to the formation of a
Columbia graduate the model of those at
the English universities. He plans to have the
crew race in the contest for intermediate els h
cared crews to be held the first time at the coming
Harlem regatta. on May 30, in competition for the
Watson Cup. Hanlan expects to get together ONLY
those men who have been in Columbia crews for
the last three years. 1t is only these men who nave
been taught the Hanlan stroke Those who are
expected to row in the boat include four former
VARSITY captains and four former varsity strokes
They are Frederick B. Irvine. captain Of the 'Ai
crew; Roland P. Jackson captain OF last Yea
VARSITY; Stephen p Nash captain In 'OO Joseph w
Mackay, captain In 99; A. B. A Bradley stroke
of last years varsity four; Maxwell Stevenson OF
the Ol crew; Bruce NJ Falconer stroke of the 100
crew; Arthur ID. Weekes OF the '02 crew and nos
sibly Il e; Pierrepont. stroke in '97. W. p Com
stock varsity coxswain two years ago. is expected
10 steer the graduate eight Irvine, Nash jackson
bradley and Comstock still In colleCa.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
CORNELL ATHLETICS.
Two Track Contests with Syracuse-Foot-
ball and Baseball News.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Ithaca, n. Y, Jan. 1.-THE stories recently cir
culated about the attempt the part of Syracuse
University draw the annual Memorial Day crew
race from Lake Cayuga to Onondaga Lake, do not
seem have been considered seriously by CornelPs
athletic council At it's meeting this afternoon, the
council granted permission to Corners track man
agement to arrange two contests with Syracuse.
indoor contest to be held some time IN Feb
ruary in conjunction with the 74th Regiment Ath-
letic Association. at its armory, in Buffalo, and
the other, outdoor meeting, to be held in the
spring at Syracuse
The council re-engaged F. D. Colson, '97.
sistant coach of the crew. and elected Charles P.
Brady. '04 of Buffalo, manager of the football
team for the season of 1904. Brady is student in
team last fall The cross country team this after
elected Karl w. Woodward, o. of Montcair
n. j., as captain for the coming year. Woodward
member of the team which the inter-
collegiate championship last fall finishing fifth
only eleven seconds behind the winner Bowen, Of
Pennsylvania
The project of intercollegiate baseball league
considered in Ithaca early in the week q
meeting between three baseball managers. r. W.
Singer, of Princeton: L. S. Irving, of Pennsyl-
vania, and c. B. Brown of Cornell The plan is to
form league to consist at first of six universities
Harvard, Yale. Pennsylvania, Princeton, Cornell
number of games with every other university and
the championship will be determined a per
centage basis II is not planned to have the league
go into effect until 1904.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
NOTES OF THE COLUMBIA ATHLETES.

Frederick S. Shaw, Columha's champion strong
man, has succeeded in again breaking a record.
this time the intercollegiate record for the strength
of legs Shaw's leg lift measured 2010 pounds. bet
tering the former mark made by a. Tying, os Har-
ward, last spring, by eight pounds.
E. H Loder, of Columbia, has also an intercol-
legiate record to his credit in the strength Of his
right and left hands. His right grip measured
26i pounds and his left grip 25914 pounds.
Frederick S. Shaw has the annual Eovice
gymnastic championships of Columbia University.
scoring "A out of a possible 60 points. A. Ward was
second. with Az points, and f. H Wiggin third,
with Al. points
Colurnbias hockey has the advantage
of practice field convenient to the university. An
ice rink $50 feet long and 50 feet wide has been al
out the football gridirOn South Field.
10 give the varsity and freshman hockey players
plenty of for practice. The rink will be only
for their 1t will be kept in condition through
the
Columbia University issued yesterday special
announcement relating to the control of student
athletics by the university authorities 1t consists
of sixteen closely printed pages. dealing exhaust
lively with the methods in vogue Columbia
the regulation of undergraduate organizations. 1t
athletes by the faculty committee athletics, and
with the control of the financial management OF
athletic teams by the controller of sports
There are several new rules embodied In the
pamphlet, one OF the most important of which is
his that athletic team practice will be per-
mitted during the summer vacation except for
period of weeks Immediately preceding the
opening OF the fan term" BY this regulation the
football team win have considerably to reduce its
usual period of fall practice
Another new rule which seems to tend 10 special
izaton in sport is that mo student shall represent
the university In more than one branch OF sport In
a single year. without the permission of the COM
The rule providing that students coming to Co
compete in athletics till they In residence
at the university year is abrogated in the case
Of the students who desire to taA~ cart In tennis
Raf shooting and cricket
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
GOLF.
Robertson To Be Succeeded BIZ W7n-
deler as President.

The annual meeting Of the United States Golf
Association is be held at Demonico's Tues
day evening, February II. r. H. Robertson who
has been president of the association for the last
two years has declined third term. and G. Her
bert Windeler. of Boston one of the vice-presi-
dents has been nominated to succeed him. Mr..
Windeer has been the prime in the ne
gotatons for the visit of English amateur
team next season and is member of the m
mittee the revision of the rules of golf He
has been prominent In the executive COMMITTEES
for several years and is well qualified to carry
forward the executive work of his predecessors,
Messrs. Curtis, Thomas and Robertson
David R. Forgan, Of the Onwentsia Club. of Chi
cago. the other vice-president is TO be succeeded
the ticket by Edward P. Martin. OF the
Midlothian Country Club of Chicago. Mr.. Mar
tin is vice-president of the Western Golf Associa-
ton and of broad and vigorous views. His
election will give the West a strong representa-
tive in the counsels of the association. The place
left vacant by the advancement of Mr.. Windeler
is to be filed by the nomination OF Adrian H. Lar
kin. of the Yountakah Country Club. of Nutley, n.
J. Mr.. Larkn has been chairman of the handi-
cap committee of the Metropolitan Golf Associa-
ton for the last two years and is to become
member of its executive committee at the ap-
preaching annual meeting. Samuel Y. Heebner, Of
Philadelphia has been nominated for the fourth
time treasurer. and Maturin Balou for the
second term secretary.
James A. Stilman, of Newport. and Alan L. Reid.
of Chicago. have resigned from the executive COM
mittee and heir places TO be filled by the eec-
tion of Thomas Taylor jr.. of the OnWentsia Club,
of Chicago. and Daniel Chauncey, of the Garden
City Golf Club.
The committee which has prepared the list OF
officers consists of Devereaux Emmett, of the Gar
den City Golf Club; Herbert Jaques. of the Brook
line Country Club. and William A. Alexander. Of
the EXmoOr Qll.) Golf Club. The ticket is gen.
orally regarded as a good one, and. as opposi-
ton ticket has been named, it's election becomes
merely matter of form.
One of the important questions be discussed
at the meeting will be the places for holding the
annual championships. Thus far applications
have been received from clubs desiring to secure
them, and it may be necessary to leave the whole
matter to the executive committee, which the
mode of procedure two years ago. Details of the
visit of the English team will be discussed and the
committee revision of the present rules Will
make its report In all probability advance sheets
that they may be in a position to discuss 1t in
telligently The recent amendment to the con-
stituon will give each of the associate clubs only
voting delegate. instead of two. Each of the
allied clubs will, usual, be allowed one -elegate,
but delegates of this class viii! not be allowed to
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
PROGRESS ON THE SHAMROCK.
Sir Thomas Upton Inspecting the New Cup
Challenger.

r7unbarton. Scotland, Jan. 17.-Shamrock III
is now completely framed and more tnan haii
plated.
Sir Thomas Upton arrived here TINS llioiHins
to inspect the Cup challenger and conPle'e inc
ARRANGEMENTS for launching her. 10 d
sentative of The Associated Press 0ir
said:7 o.
..T an, very much pleased at the progress
,,.o t,,ervtbing has gone along nicely. in
- ,4 tho fire and other hindrances."
When asked what he thought of the chances
of Shamrock III if those who prophesied that
the Columbia would still excel the new defenoer
were nroved to be correct Sir Thomas replied:
..If the new defender does not beat the Colurn-
bia our chances are most rosy.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
srMPLIFICATIoN OF MECHANISM.
Extraordinary Evolution of Automobiles for
Practical Use.

The American was slow to see what a useful
source Of transportation the automobile would come
tc be: but the demand for foreign makes OF auto
mobiles OF various types woke UP the Yankee and
nut the best heads thinking. The developments
will ,rove TO be wonderful. There many bright
and practical ideas already developed in simplify
ing various parts OF the mechanism Of the auto
Here is one seen the show last night: IL the
running gear a knuckle joint shaft direct from
hywheel OF motor to rear axle. On the rear axle
there are three beve gears two OF which are speeds
forward and for reversing These gears are put
On feathered axles and thrown into different po-
sitions bv g lever On the back or end of the
shaft are two small bevel pinions. which are made
70 7t properly in bevels mentioned above, when
operate rear axle and wheels These small pinons
are fastened TO a long hub with square hole. and
work over rear end of shaft which is square and
f5ts perfectly IN pinion hub This pnon hub slides
forward and backward through a wide bearing
This bearing is wide, 50 as 10 take most OF the
strain as the bearing the extreme rear end or
haft is a small but sufficient 10 support any
strain that will be imposed IT. This pinion hub
i, moved forward and backward by means Of a
lever to change it from low TO high speed This is
zone quickly and easily. There can be more speeds
Gded If desired
This principle is new in automobile construction
,.I automobiles mace Up date have two shafts
oic running parallel with the other and two sets OF
traigh1 cut gears for various changes Of speed
These speeds obtained By means Of a lever TO
arow one set of these gears. above mentioned for
z.srd or backward as the occasion may require
z, manufacturing automobiles on the plan men
ilsned YOU are said get better results and save
Der cent in the price OF construction The in
,fion does away with all belts and chains, pafal-
ID shafts and straight cut gears and yet letter
nd surer results are said be obtained as only
set % gears is in use at time. The builder is
.fiabled 20 put in many changes Of speed as he
.fshee from one to four. with only three bearings
this mechanism one can get the same number
speeds with at least y per cent less horsepower.
sing 10 friction in the old style OF mechanism.
mere from twelve 10 fifteen bearings
novelty at the show is electric vehicle that
aries gasolene motor 10 recharge the batteries
while The car the road II is the invention OF
York man. who has used the for the last few
months He seeks relief from the recharging troubles
~ electric carriages by combining with electric
motor and storage battery gasoene motor that
rms dynamo which recharges the batteries. The
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
WEEKLY SHOOT OF THE CRESCENT.

,-,a u,.e some keen competition in the third
weekly shoot of the experts OF the Crescent A'A
1e+ic C-I,,b AZ the Bay Ridge traps yesterday "A
hundred target shoot the first of the year and the
shoot for the January Cup were the features ol
tbe davis snort The first named match was shot
in four sections and it resulted in a tie oetween
II NJ Brigham p Elliott and F. T. Bedford, jr
In the shoot off Bedford and Brigham ued' ano III
2 second shoot off Brigham won-24 TO ~
sixteen men shot for the January cup. w w
Marshall won with a full score of 80. L. I. HOP
l,,s and A w Palmer scoring 49 each. Dr. Pool
Marshall and Bedford tied with full scores In a
hfteen bird trophy match and in the shoot off Mar
shall won d. c Bennett and F. T Bedford tied
with full score in a twenty-five bird trophy
match In the shoot off Bennett won The sum-
mary follows:
One hundred the championship Of the season
shot every third Saturday)-H. N. Brigham. 81; J.
~ ElI5 Ploei o s4 Edward Banks ST. 4 W Money "A; L.
NJ Palmer. s6. Shoot on-BrighaTn "a; Bedford @ 20 NJ,
o. Sa49af 49 l. T. oBren g. a. J ! Keyes a. A. W
". Marshall o. 5Q II b Vandenvesr 90 4o o., D. 20 =
Edward Banks (scratchl, a; H NJ Brigham tseratchl
trophy match, wsntynye birds d3andicapl-p c Ben
%, p; f T Bedford g. 2S T. B stephenson o.
Wigfarn o. 81: Shepherd % or Brten 80.
Trophy match twenty-five birds Chandicap)-D C. Ben
-, 49, H. B. Vanderveer 49, 2l; w W. Marshall
90 @ Shepherd e q Il MoBeT Or 6 Poo Is 81 ! 20 EdEaFd sFad
80 y; J J keyes % aO II l. O. I3rien 90. ~ l. e.
= Shoot ai oT.Marfhaii q Banks Bedford 25
Palmer IS. Bedford. "a Palmer. 25.
a. Is: A W Money tscTatch1. 10: H. NJ Brigham
Scratch. H. H. B. Vanderveer %. IA J. j. Keyes a..
oren s s DR. .' Shepherd 90 A1' II: g Bennett mn T. c1
12 DR. Pool c 49, Edward Banks tscratchl. II; W. w
Marsfsii -
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
RACQUETS.
Lawrence Waterbury and Morton S. Patton
of This City, Win at Philadelphia.

1obiadalnbia Jan 1.-THE annual intercity
raoouet match in doubles between teams repre-
senting Philadelphia ami New-York was played
This afternoon on the courts Of the PhiladeIphla
RACQUET Club. and was won by the Vsitole'.
i1ot nc present The first match brought
+oa+bor the second pairs Edgar T. Scott ana
lanes Potter represented the local club while
a-,-rance waterbury and Morton S. Patton played
for New-York The latter team won the lnatch In
straight sets. The score;
= T Scott and ]. Potter, Is. 3, B. T. C.s-
IN lte e tbiS ci+v faced M S Rogers and Payne
Ibtnev W It took seven to decide this
IlsLeh n s. Rogers and Payne Whitney. A. Is lS'
Il Ii at;ds IL 10 and r K Cassatt 49, T. 3 10 12 49, B.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18

may turn cut better than they icok at present. as
there number ~ men IN college who are
out for the team whose ability Will remain ~
unknown quantity until outdoor trials De heI-
The present freshman class has the usual GuoIs
or athletes among It's members. although tWo -
the best of them are kept our OF the team - p.
account OF deficiencies IN thS~ COlege work. InSso
men Behr and Poor. well known IN mIksi,
scholastic athletic circles. I'm the two miles ~ ~
well is looked upon good for a place. at lSas.,
II he does not the line hrst Last az - ~
the G@toucc in 'n ten minutes, ara rs -
was no one 70 push him the limit OF his pow
In fast company there Is telling how nS
show up. COlweli has had great deal OF SSssren
ence at distaPce running in the West and VEG"
he runs he uses his head to good advantage
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
LACROSSE SCHEDULE FOR COLUMBIA.

Leonard Kebler manager Of the Columbia Uni
versity lacrosse team yesterday announced the
following schedule for this years varsity Twelve:
April 4. Orange Athletic Club. at orange APrli
IS Crescent Athletic Club, at Bay Ridge; April e.
Orange Athletic Club. Orange; April %, Stevens
at Hoboken: May 8, Pennsylvania, at South Field;
Nav 6 Swarthnlore. at Swarthmore; May II, Cor
nell at South Field; May a. Hobart at South
Field and May %. Harvard, at Cambridge
Coltmbia's freshman team is also at work; Ne
gotiations are under way for matches with the
Hefiy School College of the City of New New-YoaR ops
freshmen and the Harvard freshmen. These men
are the chief candidates for the Columbia, go.
team G A Stewart, A, S Meyers. j. r; Evans A.
R A Ferrari NJ V. Sutter, g. J: tlrsch, =
solow D. soqui, E, Soqui. R. NJ Richter ana j.
MeSsner. -,
be held at South Field from April 1 to April g.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
HARVARD ATHLETES AT WORK

Cambridge, Mass. Jan. ~ tSpeciaD.-Tha pros
poets for excellent track team at Harvard this
year bright With all the old men back In
college except Captain Willis. Trainer Graham
has a nucleus that should bring out a winning
team this The athletes are already at
work in winter training for the Boston Athletic
Association meet. which will take place the first
part OF next month and from now there will
be no letup In the practice until after the inter
collegiate games in May.
There only two weak places In the team
ths distance and tha hammer throw. These
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
STEAMSHIP ST. LOUIS CONTRIBUTES

The attendance between $50 and lo:So p m. yes
terdav was the largest ever seen at oded
EN- reonle we're practically forced to lA wa!h
tb1ongb sro the booths All the foreign machnes ines
80 ixed on the belated steamship 81 aUuli ssad
lnet lnets.Iz fo he exhibited at the snow W. P
yeLt yesLerGa{ {be - usual Custom House forrnahues'
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
YACHTING.
The Casting for the Rudder Post Of Cup De-
fender Pronounced Good.

Bristol r /. Jan. 1.-THE casune ior 'ne e.
-,e+al ru6der post for the new Cup yacht was
-,-a5 today and pronounced excellent The
most which is lighter than any previously made
for ao-footers is hollow. This quah1S' 1t Is
,1si-nad will give it added strength
Into tube which will be placed IN Ihe hoilos
lL'o .. 70 he g,,,Taped. which will also give it
s work Of Setting up the frame Of the yacht Is
being pushed at q good rate
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
CURLING.
Canadians Defeat Scotsmen.

Ottawa. Ont Jan. 1.-THE Scottish curriers' were
defeated here to-day by the Rdeau Curling Cluo
by ten points.