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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
FOR WASHINGTON BIRDS.
Trophy offered by the Frederick
County Agricultural Society.

The Frederick County Agricultural So
ciety had added an interesting feature to
their many novel attractions Of it's fair in
the introduction this year of a homing
pigeon race by fanciers Of this city, and 1t
is estimated by interested parties that
large number of admirers from this city
will avail themselves of the opportunity of
seeing the start by being present at the
liberation.
A meeting will be held at the Washington
Fedora ton club rooms Thursday. October
Is, to discuss matters pertaining to the
race, when arrangements will be perfected.
The same officers who are so faithfully
looking after the HagerstoWn race have
promised their services which is aSsur-
ance of the success of the race, and Fred
erick's nearnesS to Washington should in
sure even larger entry than the Hagers-
town race. The timing machines. which
have been carefully tested during the last
three weeks, are absolutely reliable.
This race is a novelty for the Frederick
County Agricultural Society. and. should It
prove the success which is hoped for, it VIII
probably be feature of the annual fairs.
No homng pigeon loft should fail to send
its quota of birds. and any one not able to
attend the meeting should send in his entry
to the secretary, w. F. DiSnler, 708 X
street northwest A silver cup of not less
value than SIS has been offered by the
authorities of the fair to the winner of the
race which should be sufficient attraction
for any one, but in addition to this trophy
other prizes will be added by the numerous
members competing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
LOU DILLON CHAMPION.
Right to Title by Going Mile to
wagon in 2.O13I.

Major Delmar made new worlds wagon
record at the grand circuit at Lexington
KY, Saturday and held it for five minutes,
when Lou Dillon took it from him.
1t was Shanklin memorial day at the
Kentucky Breeders meeting. The receipts
are to be donated by the association to the
family of the late Secretary E. w. Shank
lin. who died a week ago.
Five races were on the card besides
Major Delmar, Lou Dillon and Prince Alert
against time. The track was fast, but
strong wind prohibited record time. Fully
6,OO0 people attended.
All the events except the 2.O6 pace were
won in straight heats. In that race, after
the first heat Geers had no trouble in win
ming with Terrace Queen. The Johnston
stake was won by Scott Hudson. with Jay
McGregor: the 2.15 pace by the favorite.
John NJ; the Eli trot by Mckinley, and
the wagon race by E. E. Smathers with
Queen Wilkes. Close and exciting finishes
were the features
After the last heat of the wagon race
MI. Smathers drove Major Delmar against
the worlds wagon record, 204A, and low.
cred 1t by one second. going the distance In
2.O8%. Time by quarters-O.31, O.30. $50,
0.82X. Smathers and Delmar were roundly
cheered.
Mart Demarest then drove Prince Alert,
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were beaten at every point of the game
They were outfielded. outbatted and beaten
by score of to 3.
Young was in wonderfully good form and
pitched a game which could not be ex-
celled. 1t was not Pitcher Phillippes fault,
however, that Pittsburg did not win. At
ter winning every game that the Champs
have so far taken from Boston he willingly
consented to go in again Saturday. His
opponent was Young. who has been so ef-
fective against the Pirates during the re-
cent games of the series. Philippe worked
hard and pitched Coon BAH while he pound
ed out two hits But he could not win
against the heavy odds.
"Cy" Young pitched one of the greatest
games of his life, and had the Pirates COM
pletely at his mercy He allowed but one
than one hit made off him
Things looked very dubious in the ninth
for the Bostons Sebring came to the hat
first and hit a pretty one to right. Phelps
sent another one to the same place. and
Philippe made a nice one over second base.
bringing Sebring home. But the heavy
hitters who came up could do nothing with
Youngs delivery and went out in one-twD-
three order.
The widest excitement prevailed after
the game, the crowd surging into the
grounds and carrying the Boston players
out on their shoulders. The two teams left
Pittsburg Saturday night for Boston, where
the remaining games will be played.
Who the pitchers for Pittsburg will be is
mystery and with Philippe overworked
and none Of the others to be relied upon
they are in pretty bad shape.
The score:
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BENNING FALL MEETING.
Big Improvements Made and the Sport
viii Be of the Best.


November IL to December are the dates
for the autumn meeting of the Washington
Jockey Club, so four weeks from today the
sport will begin and the public may expect
three weeks of as high-class racing has
been seen on any of the metropolitan
tracks, for Benning is no longer simply
it is one of the important meetings Of the
year, and will this year attract an even
higher class of horses than ever before
The grand consolation for two-year-olds
will be worth about $4,000, and is already
being discussed by the New York trainers.
Below appears list of the still eligibles:
Orthodox. Gallant. Lord OF the Valley.
Cantaloupe, Lolliard. Billings. Oradell
Monadnock, Blush, Ruby Hampstead
Greencrest. Torch. Tepee, Sailors Delight
Robin Hood, Israelte, Adbell, Panique
astic. Monsoon, Silverfoot, Montreson,
Iongspur, Mercury, Reliance. Leonida.
Roanoke.
Then there is The Dixie" the famous
old southern classic, with such great three
year-olds Lord of the Vale, Grey Friar
Sergeant and Eugenia Burch.
The Vestal, for three-year-o!d filles, with
Wild Thyme, Eugenia Burch, ETC.. among
the sure starters.
Already stable room is at 4 premium, and
Thomas Strahan, superintendent, has re-
ceived the following applications for stalls:
John +. Madden, 80; John w. Schorr, 49,
The Pepper stables, 16; Andrew Miller, 49,
James Mclaughlin. %; Perry Belmont, s;
J. b. Haggin, II; Fred Burlew, u; L. j.
Healey, 10; E R. Thomas, Is; James Rowe,
S; G: r: Thompkns, 20; Frank Regain. z:
Ed Heffner, 10; n. r. Dulaney, Z: Frank
Foster. 81 Mrs r. Bradley, 20: Fred Mil
Ter. 3; Robert Neville, 3; NJ. Daily, Z; T.
Leach. 2; T. B. boswell. 6: F. l. Tschiff1ey
4; L. +. Mannix, 10: c. Fellowes, jr., u;
Louis Blank, u; John Croker, I; w. Du
Bots. 4: William Garth. 8; john Miller, 6.
New Workers or even Washingtonians
will not recognize Benning. Mr.. Charles W.
Leavitt, the landscape gardener and archi-
tect, who last year rebuilt the track and
planted the shrubs, trees, ETC., on the club
lawn and grounds, said a few days ago in
looking over the Benning property. why,
this place Is fully as pretty as Saratoga"
John Madden said, in talking over the ap-
preaching meeting and the future of Wash
ington: We'll, am sending down a stable
of thirty horses for this autumn meeting,
and each year in the future I will begin
racing there; that is what think of it,
The racing secretary. Mr.. H. G. Crick-
more, now has the stakes for the autumn
meeting in the hands of the printer. These
events will close Saturday, october "a, and
entry blanks may be had at the Hotel Bar
ton. in Washington, or at the Windsor
Arcade, New York.
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St. Adams Failed to Score on the
Blue and Gray

The foot ball team of Georgetown Uni
versity won an easy victory on the home
field last Saturday afternoon over the
eleven representing ST. Adams, the score
standing % to 0 in favor of the Blue and
Gray at the end of the second half The
Virginia lads played a plucky game, but
they were entirely outclassed in weight and
team work by their opponents. The George
town backs skirted the ends and the tackles
plunged through the line almost at will, and
only the limit of time prevented a larger
score. The Georgetown boys were much
pleased over the fact that they secured a
larger score over ST. Adams lads than did
the Virginia State University in the game
two weeks ago
The Georgetown team showed decided
improvement over their play of several
weeks ago. Their end and tackle plays
were executed in better style, and the boys
seemed to get into the play with greater
speed than formerly. The interference has
also improved greatly, and the backs
handled themselves with greater ease.
The first touchdown was made in seven
minutes after the call of time. Baird kicked
off for st. Adams. and after a brief space
the visitors secured the ball on a punt.
They were held for downs in the center of
the field. and Georgetown then commenced
a steady advance to their opponents goal
line. Crumley, Hart and Martell carrying
the pigskin around the ends and Edmon-
ston and Carroll gaining ground through
line plunges. With the ball on the visitors
seven-yard line Carroll squeezed through
right tackle and made touchdown. He
failed to kick goal.
On the second KICKOFF Edmonston re-
turned the ball to Georgetown's forty-yard
line: A series of line plunges took the
leather from the center of the field, from
which point Crumley made a forty-yard
run with good interference. Georgetown
fumbled on the visitors three-yard line and
Baird punted the ball thirty yards. Hart.
Edmonston and Carroll then took turns In
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pushed over the line for the second touch
down.. kicking goal Immediately after
ward
Hart returned the ball fifteen yards on
the next kickoff and Crunnley followed
shortly after with thirty-yard run around
left end, being tackled by Venable. the
doughty little quarterback of st. Adams.
Hart advanced twenty-five yards and Ed
monston went through tackle for a touch
down. Carroll sending the ball between the
posts for {. goal.
Baird kicked to Georgetown's ten-yard
line. Edmonston brought the leather back
twenty-five yards. At this point Crumley
end, and shaking off the opposing play
ers. started with clear field for ST. AL
bans goal. 1t looked a sure thing. but lit
tie Barry sprinted up behind the big
Georgetown half back and nailed him to
the ground after a sixty-five-yard run.
play. Carroll plunged through tackle for
the fourth and last touchdown. He kicked
goal and the half ended with the ball in
the center of the field, score % to o.
The second half was only ten minutes In
length. and Georgetown seemed satisfied
to rest during that time. The visitors made
strenuous efforts to advance the ball, but
cured the leather on downs, and after being
penalized twenty yards for holding, Car
roll punted to Hall on ST. Adams three
yard line. where the latter was tackled in
his tracks. St. Adams failed to advance
the ball on two line plunges. and the
leather was passed back to Baird, who
touched the ball down. st. Adams wanted
declared it a safety, counting two points
more for Georgetown. The ball was in the
center of the field when time was called
Score % to 0.
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called 1t Coff-ny-waugy. Cog-na-wager.
Conn-ny-wago. and even heard one sell.
was pronounced like T. SO he had 1t doped
out as 'Col-na- wauga.' Oh. 1t was fine.
Speaking of these tongue-twisters and
jawbreakers. the bookies had their own
time of 1t with Huitzilopochtli, L1ntrigu-
ante, Prestidigitatrice, Souffle and some
more like that.
81 guess Huitzilopochtli was about the
worst that ever came down the pike; the the
the Hoochey-Coochie horse. and every time
he started in a race Jack Adler used to
get out on the lawn and root for him not
to finish in the money.
.The old skate was named after some
heather god Of the Aztecs, and think 1t
was Alfred Hennen Morris who attached
that section Of the alphabet to him.
Lucky Baldwin has given race goers as
much trouble as anybody else with the
names he saddles some of his horses with.
He has fondness for old Spanish names
that abound out in the section of Cali
fornia where his Rey ell Santa Anita stock
farm is situated, and with such names as
Argentado. Ell Oriente, Azahar. Esforzado.
Isabellita, Huachuca, LouwelSea and
whole bunch like that the Chicago and
Frisco racegoers have their own time of it.
Horse With Shortest Name.
ct guess the horse with the shortest
name that ever ran with the colors up was
one called x, that used to canter around
some Oh the tracks out west q SOOu many
years ago. He wasn't a bad horse, either,
and won many a race.
Imp was short and sensible name but
rather an odd one for mare, and such a
good one as The Coal Black Lady proved
herself to be- 1t was old man Dave Har-
ness that named her. because she was by
imp. Wagner.
They've got some oddly named Quadru-
peds running out west this year, but they
have every year, for that matter. What
do you think of Don't Ask Me name
for a horse? I'll bet your answer is the
same. Clear the Arena Is another and
Wainamoinen another
II always thought this last one was some
Indian name until they told me out in
Chicago, where The COmmoner mare has
won lot of good races. that it was through
the nsping prattle Of her owners little girl
that the horse came to get the name when
she was foaled.
1.-The little girl said something about it
being a waina- moinen.' meaning a rainy
morning, of course, and the happy father
and proprietor of the little foal decided
that would be just the name for his newly
born filly
"Oh, it's a great thing. this naming of
horses, as well as getting away with them
when you have to shoot them at bookie
or talk the horse over with somebody. 1
think they ought to appoint a board of in
quiry to pass on these names before they
allow them to get into the stud book and
keep some of these foolish ones out alto
gether."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
WHIST LEAGUE TROPHY.
Baltimore Gained Permanent Possess
sion of Prize by Defeating Scranton.

The Baltimore Whist Club Saturday night
at home won the American Whist League
trophy The cup has been in play for the
past two years. The conditions under
which it is played for call for twenty wins
before it becomes the property of a CLUB.
It has been played for sixty-six times. Min
neapolis had fourteen wins to it's credit and
Boston a like number. they being the near
est competitors to the Baltimore club.
Saturday night the competitor of the
Baltimore team was the strong scranton
Pa team. Baltimore won by six tricks in
the first twenty-four boards played in the
afternoon and gained nine more in the
twenty-four boards played in the evening,
making it's win by a margin of fifteen
tricks.
The teams were:
Baltimore-Beverly w. Smith, captain; A.
H. Mccoy. T. A. Whelan, a. M. Billstein.
Scranton Bicycle Club. w. Dusenberry,
captain: II. c. Wallace, l.. G. La Bar and
T. H. Dale.
J. M. Cummings. umpire.
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SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Closing Rounds of the Column
bia Golf Club Tourney.
FINALS WERE CLOSE
GEORGETOWN OUTPLAYED ST. AL
BANS AT FOOT BALL.
Boston Now Leads Pittsburg in Post
Series-Woman's Golf Tourney-Lou
Dillon Makes Another Record.
FINALS WERE CLOSE

The annual fall tournament of the CO.
lumbia Golf Club was brought to close
Saturday afternoon with the finals for the
three cups and the big handicap, the
weather continuing bad to the end the wind
blowing a gale all day. OF the nine prizes
hung up, eight by the club and one by Mr..
Carusi. five were won by the home players,
three by Chevy Chase and there is one re-
naming in which four gentlemen are tied.
DR.. L. L. Harlan won the principal cup and
also one for the best score in the qualifying
round. while George Lafferty of Chevy
Chase also captured two. the special con-
ISOLATION and the trophy for the best
gross score in the handicap. There were
several ''out Of town" competitors, but all
went away empty handed. which is quite a
source of satisfaction to the local golfers.
In the finals for the Club cup. DIR. Harlan
defeated E. P. Brooke. up and l to play.
In the finals of the consolation cup, Orms-
by McCammon defeated j. c. Davidson, 2
up and l to play
In the finals for the special consolatio
cup George c. Lafferty defeated Dwight
Mallory 1 UP.
The other prize winners were E. P. Brooke
as runner up for club cup j. Q. Davidson
for runner up in consolation cup and Eu-
gene Carusi for best net score in the ham
dicap.
As can be judged from the scores handed
in for the contests Saturday afternoon,
played too late for The Evening Star to re-
cord. the battles were close and exciting.
Mr. Brooke held on to DR.. Lee Harlan
with tenacity that required unusual nerve
to overcome and the contest went over the
entire course. The same applies to the
struggle between Messrs. McCammon and
Davidson. the former recovering something
of his true form and winning out on the
last holes.
In the handicap play the scores handed
in were very good when the adverse
weather conditions considered, but
many fell by the wayside and refused to
disclose to Official Scorer Francis how many
strokes they had taken to complete the
round of eighteen holes. The entry list
was surprise to the Columbia green COM
mtttee having the tournament in charge
as It was thought the bad weather would
Keep the number down to small proportions,
but instead the list covered two big sheets
and ran we'll over the hundred mark.
Following is a detailed score of the ham
dicap play:
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FARMERS WON.
Washington College Team No Match
for "ApgieS"

The game at College Park Saturday after
noon between the Maryland Agricultural
College team and the Washington College
was won by the former by score Of % to y.
This is the third game of the season for the
Farmers" and they have won each with
a shut-out. The Washington College team
was outclassed at all stages of the game,
the NJ. A. c. boys putting up fast and ag-
gressive game. The playing Of Stoll at right
half back for the home team was very good
Watts, who was injured in the game with
Gunton Temple last Wednesday. was in the
game in the second half and did some fine
line bucking for good gains. The first half
was for twenty minutes and the second fif-
teen. The referee was Mr.. Market of M.
A. c., and Mr.. Burris of Washington Col
lara lirla=1lI.
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the champion PAGER u.5O, against the
worlds record, but succeeded In going the
mile in only 1891. Time by quarters
0.30H, O.29al, O.29 O.301s
c. K. Billings then drove Lou Dillon, the
trotting queen, against the worlds wagon
record. Without a hobble. the fast brown
mare went to the quarter in 81 seconds, and
the PAGERS were pushed to keep up. The
half was reached in 1.01, and the pace to
the third quarter was terrific. With the
same mechanical gait the mare came INFO
the stretch without firing and passed under
the wire in 20124. These miles are con-
sidered remarkable in view of the fact that
the track was fully two seconds slow On
account of the strong wind.
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Other Games,

At Ithaca. N. Y.-Cornell, 10: Colgate, O.
At Hanover, N. H. - Dartmouth, 81;
Union. o.
At South Bethlehem, Pa.-Lehigh, Al:
Ursinus, O.
At Easton, Pa.-Lafayette. 40; Susque-
hanna. o.
AT Lancaster. Pa.-Carlisle, 30; Franklin
and Marshall. O.
At Brunswick, Me.-Phillips Exeter. 49,;
Bowdoin, o.
AT Middletown, Conn.-Holy Cross, IL;
Wesleyan, 9.
At Andover, Mass.-Phillips- Andover q;
New Hampshire State College, 0.
At Ann Arbor. Mich-University of Mich
igan. 10; Beloit, 0.
At Milwaukee-University of Wisconsin,
40; Lawrence University. 0.
At Iowa City-University of Iowa, 22;
Drake University, o.
At Denver-Nebraska, 10; Denver Uni
versity, o.
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Chicago National, 4; American, 2.
INDIVIDUAL PLAY.
What the Boston and Pittsburg Men
Have Done in Big Series.

Boston seems to hold her own with the
Premiers in every department of the game
and In the box is much superior. Young
and Dineen are both in rare form, while
Pittsburg evidently has but one pitcher
Philippe and his arm, even with frequent
rests cannot hold out forever. When the
Collins boys once land on him he will take
to the tall timbers as have the rest of the
bunch.
The Pittsburg infield, which has been
touted as so much superior to Boston's. has
not shown up SO wonderfully well, at least
so far as averages go. Bransfield has
shown slightly superior to Lachance, and
Ritchey has been decidedly better than
Ferris but Parent and Collins have out
classed Wagner and Leach
The figures follow:
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A Singular Forest.
From the Detroit Free Press.

The most singular forest growth in the
world is encountered in the Falkland Is
lands. a dismal region constantly swept by
strong polar wind. What appear to be
weather-worn and moss-covered boulders
are scattered about. and when one OF these
curious objects is seized in an attempt to
oyerturn 1t strong roots are found to hold
it down, these "boulders' being, In fact.
native trees which the wind has forced to
assume this shape. The wood appears to be
twisted mass of fibers almost impossible
to cut IN into fuel
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SECOND GAME.
THIRD GAME.
Standing of the Teams.
Remarkable Bowling.

Harold F. Cribbens. a professional ball
player who was with the Indianapolis team
early in the present season, broke the
worlds bowling record on regulation alleys
for tenpins. at Knoxville. Tenn. Saturday.
making twenty-nne successive strikes and
a spare on his thirtieth ball. He continued
to roll strikes until he had rolled fifty balls,
his record being fortynine strikes and
spare. The best previous record claimed
was twenty-seven successive strikes.
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Clevelands Beat Reds Twice.

Cleveland won both games from Cincin-
natl at Cleveland Saturday In the contest
for the state championship. There are
three more games in the series. Scores:
FIRST GAME.
RH.E.
Cleveland. ....... Q Q "A 10
Cincinnati. 0 o 0 o.
Batteries-Moore and Abbott; Hahn and Peitz
Umpire-Hurst.
SECOND GAME.
R.H.E.
Cleveland. ........ 0 x-6
Cincinnati. ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 o. l. s
Batteries-Bernhard and Abbott; Ewing and
Peitz. Umpre-Hurst. Attendance-3.OOO.
Chicago National, 4; American, 2.
Weimer pitched his third game in the Sc
ries against the Americans at Chicago Sat
urday and won his third victory by allow
ing only five singles. The score:
R.HE
National. .... 0 0 0 x4 0
American. ........ o 1 %
Batteries-Weimer and Killing; Altrock and Sulli
van. Umpres-Johnstone and Sheridan. Attend
ance-5111.
Worlds Championship Series.
Club W. LPC Club W. l.. P. c.
Boston. 81 Pittsburg. -. 429
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Columbia Stars Want Games.

The Columbia Stars foot ball team Of Mt.
Pleasant have organized for the season and
are ready to receive challenges from all
teams whose average weight is 105 pounds.
Address all challenges to J. B. Moore, 1859
Yale street northwest.