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tripping-fair in the three other recog-
nized forms Of wrestling-being barred,
The legs are used simply and solely as a
base.
Above the waist line, however, any hold
IL allowable, and. as In oatch-as-catch-
can, it can be changed as often as desired,
As a result, many OF the holds are the same
as, or analogous to. catch-as -oat ch-can
holds.
Despite it's name, the ancient Greek
athletes did not strive with one another
In this fashion. They wrestled largely after
the catch AZ catch h-can style, for all holds
we're fair with them. They even went
30 far at times as to allow gouging, kicking
breaking of bones and killing.
How this form Of wrestling came to bear
a partly Grecian title is not satisfactorily
explained. The supposition is that the
Romans. who used this modification OF
catch as -catch can, not only named 1t
but created it. 1t was exceedingly popular
in the latter days OF the empire, and to-day
Il Ia favored above all other styles In thoss
Continental countries that the henaanA
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seconds: ten miles competition, 10 minutes so
seconds: i've miles, against time. minutes
70 3-5 seconds: ten miles against time, IL
minutes 9secOnds.
In racing this country is far behind
Europe Practically all the track records
are held here because there is no track
racing done in Europe. but the worlds
road records at present all belong in France,
though American cars are now being built
which threaten the records, as is shown
by Winton's performances Of mile in 50 is
seconds on the sand.
The history of the one-mile and 90.
kilometre worlds record on the road y
particularly intert sting. Fournier's 81 -
seconds made on the Coney Island Boule-
ward in the fall Of 1901. withstood repeated
assaults for eight months until W. X. Van
derb!lt, Jr on Aug. 5, 1902, at Ablis, France,
succee dtd in lowering it to AZ 2-5 seconds.
At the same tima he lowered Leon Serpollet's
record of 20 i-j seconds for the kilometre,
made in April, to 20 2-5 seconds. Then
fournier had to have a try to redeem him.
SELF and on Nov. he went out on the road
near Dour,!an, France, and covered a meas
urnd mile in ~ rs seconds, beating Wander
bits time by one second. Fournier also
gath' rcd in the kilometre record by one
fifth of a second, covering the distance
in 20 10 seconds.
Fourncrs triumph was of short life, for
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powered car thus far produced, and is re-
markable in several respects. It is of l20
horsepower. has two cylinders and four
pistons, the explosions taking place between
each pair Of pistons. The upper pistons
are joined by crosspieces, at the end Of
which are vertical rods connecting with
the crank shaft. The engine is fou. feet in
length and the hood that fits over it is
skif The car has frame Of tubular
steel. which is novel, and wheel base Of
the extraordinary length Of thirteen feet
This car has been run on the road suffi-
ciently to show that it can be perfectly
controlled. but what it will do in the way
of speed has not yet been shown.
The machine that looks like buck board
carrying blacksmiths forge in the mid
die is the steam racing freak built last year
by George G. Cannon, the son Of a New
York bank president, who is student at
Harvard. He is simply an enthusiast
who built the car to see what he could do.
1t did well enough. On the Brighton Beach
running track on Aug. %, last year it made
a mile in 1 minute 81 seconds. which is
the best time ever made on any track by
a steam vehicle. On the Providence track
1t ira aveled five miles in minutes s seconds.
These performances were not allowed
as records, however, because at the time
there was a racing rule in force which
barred any car that required more than one
man to manage it. In Cannon's car he
steered, while companion sat behind and
ran the engine, The racing rules have
since been changed, and although not
officially sanctioned, the time made by the
Cannon car Ia the best ever done by q
steamer in this country.
The Bullet" of Alex. Winton is an
other record holder, the best known one in
America. 1t was seen at various race
meets East and West last year, and is the
holder of the American track record Of
minute ~ seconds, made at Cleveland on
Sept 10 last. On the Ormonde Beach track,
Florida, oh March 70 last, 1t was sent
mile over the sand in So LIS seconds, which
is only two-ffths of n second slower than
the straightaway record OF 81 As seconds
made with Mors car on the Coney Island
Boulevard on Nov. l6, 1901. This record
of Fourniers with French made car has
not yet been beaten in this country. al
though the worlds record made in France
last fall is 40 seconds.
The French are more given to designing
freak racers than the Americans, and OF all
the Gauls, Leon Serpollet the greatest advo-
cate Of steam for automobiles in Europe,
is the worst in this respect. He has built
nearly dozen racers, every one OF them
a novel and striking body contour. The
oval car shown in the picture is his 1902
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Nothing brings out more plainly the strong
and weak points of design and execution
in machinery as running it at utmost speed.
Racing is the supreme test. and the product
of the man who makes the best racer il
almost invariably the best for ordinary
uses, BECAUSE he has learned how best to
combine the contradictory essentials of
strength with light weight and easy
running.
With the automobile, speed, above all
else is its distinctive quality. In its supe-
ror celerity is it's fundamental claim for
recognition. 1t is response to the demand
for more rapid transportation that has
been constant since the dawn of civiliza-
tion. The record-breaker is therefore
the ne plus ultra of motor car makers.
The ethical and social questions raised
by recent tragedies of motor-car racing
are entirely aside from this consideration
Of the development of the racing car and
its place. The tremendous speed that has
already been attained is seemingly too
great for control on ordinary roads under
ordinary conditions. The development Of
power and speed will undoubtedly go on
while the problem of the way to prove them
is being solved.
Automobile racing in this country may
be said to have been established in 1900
Prior to that there had been intercity
records striven for, and here and there
track record was announced to have been
made against time. W. X. Vanderbilt.
Jr,, travelling between Newport and New
York and Boston: Alexander Winton, who
made a trip from Cleveland to New York
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cable as doctors buggy with the top off
The fact that generally speaking auto
mobile racing is not done by freaks is not
generally appreciated. 1t often has been
remarked by those unfamiliar with motor
cars that the contests between them prove
nothing, are Of no value because they are
racing machines pure and simple, the same
as Cup yachts, and do not mark the develop
ment of the ordinary serviceable product
This is not true. With the automobile
it is all in the motor, and the engine used
for the racing cars is the same as for the
road cars, although it may be larger. The
removing Of all the superfluous weight
from the frame and the putting on Of a
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act of cylinders is the water tank. 1t is in
reality q part Of the forward casing. All
shaft, which is coupled in the centre, There
is but one fiywheel at the end of the shaft
and this weighs only seventy-five pounds.
There Is no necessity for heavy fywleeI
on account Of the steady torque caused by
the eight impulses one after another, Be-
tween the two batteries OF cylinders is the
carbure:ter, which Is Of the regular Wnton
touring car pattern. The air governor is
also of the standard type.
The motor has a minimum speed OF 100
revolutions, but il is contended that 1t can
run as fast as con revolutions The spark
mechanism Ii located above and between
the two sets of cylinders, and is advanced
by means of small lever at the seat
The speed of the motor is controlled
by the spark lead. There are two spark
coils, and current is supplied by a single
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cords on the Empire City track in 1901
looked freakish on the track, but it was
taken there carrying a party Of seven and
had been merely stripped" to its motor
and frame.
The car with which the present road
record for mile Of 81 As seconds, made
by Fournier on the Coney Island Boulevard
on Nov. 10, 1901. was regulation Mors
touring car with the body removed. All
il needed was to have set on 1t one of the
wind shields or hoods which resemble
overturned boats, to have been dubbed a
freak by the general onlooker. The fact
that the cars used for racing, generally
speaking, are not freaks, Ia important as
showing that in automobile racing the
motor used in the cars Of commerce are
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racer. 1t is a modification of his famous
Easter Egg Of the previous year but
appearance that led to its being called the
Whale
The coffin-shaped affair is Serpollets
creation of this spring and it proved n Won
der 40 far as speed is concerned. In the
Ien rdls do ior 'ae eanu ho.hscm'd cup on .ne
it.beat all comers, including 85 horse
power Mors cars and four 10 horsepower
Mercedes. Serpollet rates his Coffin"
at only 40 horsepower but it covered the
kilometer with flying start in 81 seconds,
thereby beating Fourniers worlds record
of 20 seconds made on the Dourdan course
last fall, Serpolet's pace in that trial
is equal to 78A miles an hour, This was the
second time that Serpolet won the Roths-
child cup. II he wins it again it is his to
keep.
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wind shield, while it alters the appearances,
are the most superficial sort of change.
The essentials are not altered.
Nearly all the cars entered in the Paris
Madrid race and in the International cup
race have motors of type familiar In the
touring cars Of their makers and could
be altered in couple OF hours into pleasure
vehicles by the removal of one body and
the putting on OF another. The car taken
abroad by H. S. Hardness of New York
for the European races was accompanied
by tonneau body. which will be fitted
after the races and the car used for touring.
The car used by A. c. Bostwick In making
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really being tested. The racing cara
illustrated here are mostly racers pure
and simple and might be termed freaks
and semi i-freaks, the latter term ap-
plying to the cars which could be
converted into road vehicles, though
not designed for that purpose. The largest
and most powerful Of all the cars shown,
the Gobron-Brillie car, needs, however,
only larger seating body on the rear
and the hood in place over the engine to
be ready for touring
So far as reported this is the highest
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PERCY OWEN IN HIS NEW. cuP.RAcE CAR.

in less than week Paris merchant. who
chose to operate under the pseudonym of
NJ. Augieres. made a mile in 46 seconds
fiat, and few days later he covered the
kilometre in 20 seconds. Later Fournier
covered the kilometre in 20 seconds, and
under technicality of the French rules it
was placed to his credit. Last month Ser
pellet reduced the kilometre figures to 81
seconds, as has been told.
The progress in automobile making
as told by the history of racing is strikingly
presented by a recapitulation Of the big
races in Europe. with the steady advance
in horse power used, and the speed Of the
winner each year set forth. Here is table
of il.
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The other two cars illustrated are ma
chimes to which a great deal Of interest
attaches just now, because they are two
OF the team Of three that are to represent
this country in the International cup race
in Ireland on July 2 next. They are both
Winton cars, somewhat on the style Of the
that the Bullet has an engine with four
vertical cylinders, while both Of these ex-
press with an almost admirable stubbornness
the American and more particularly now
the Winton idea by having horizontal
cylinders. Both cars have wooden frames,
with steel reinforcing.
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Bullet H." The eight cylinders of the
car are placed horizontally across the centre
OF the body and arranged in two batteries
Of four each. The cylinders are 516
inches The heads project beyond the
sides Of the vehicle and are arranged
so that any Of them may be removed for in
specton or repair by simply turning a
is the row of eight spark plugs. These
are protected by sheet iron slide, which
may be instantly removed and the spark
plugs readily unscrewed.
The cylinders are cast iron, but the water
Jackets are aluminium Above the forward
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storage battery set forward. The lubricat-
ing system is similar to that on the standard

ing system ID similar TO That on the standard
Winton car.
As a matter Of fact, when one comes TO
dissect the car it il found that a great deal
Of it is standard touring car construction,
and it might aptly be described as four
touring car outfits in one body, less a num-
Der Of duplicate parts. The pistons and
connecting rods are stock goods, as are also
the centrifugal pumps in the circulating
system, except that there are two of them
instead Of one. They are located at the
side OF each battery Of cylinders and work
into the same line. The radiating coils
in front are, Of course, much larger and
more numerous than in the standard car
Under ordinary conditions the car starts
and operates on high speed. and in this
position the drive is direct from the motor
to the rear axle by means of flexible shaft
and bevel gears. There is, however, a
slow speed forward and backward. The
braking system is exceedingly powerful, g,
there being three systems, but in reality
five brakes. There are two brakes on each
rear hub and one on the fly wheel of the
motor. A pedal actuates the fly wheel
brakes and the innermost ones on the hub,
while the high-speed lever disengages the
clutch and applies the outer brakes on the
hubs.
The entire mechanism is hung from a
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The Owen car has four cylinders Of
L-inch bore and 8-inch stroke, and is
rated at 40 horsepower. 1t weighs l,750
pounds we'll inside the limit Of 2,264 pounds
fixed by the Cup race rules. In the elimina-
ton trials at Garden City last month this
car was clocked for a mile in minute
seconds, and another in l minute and 2
seconds over gravel road.
The larger car, shown with Mr.. Winton
sitting on it, is Of particular interest, as
it is the only eight-cyinder car ever made
in this country 1t has been christened
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an arm on the floor, work around in from
of his head, get one arm unGcr his neck
and the other in the pit Of his upraised arm
and under the middle of his back. Tht
arm is thus put out of business,
Put all your weight on his chest and bea
down hard, which will prevent him from
resting himself by rolling from shoulde,
to shoulder The arm under the necl
viii! keep the opponent from supporting
or bridging. the body on fee, and head
thereby clearing the shoulders of the floor
When YOU have Your opponent in th
position all you have to do is to wait uni
he becomes exhausted and logically lieI
down
This hold is analogous to the crotch holt
in catch -as-catch- can. Each is used Il
prevent rolling, and the action is similar
despite the diversity Of ocal ION.
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by the governing body because he had
failed to comply with it, rules by not OBJ
tanning a sanction for his attempts on the
record The chief American records as
they now stand are
On" mile. stIaightawGv II ~ ~ecuuds;
one mile ON til" track mInut" =. seconds;
one kiOmrtrr. straight away. 40 ! - ~"conti>,
made by the Inflated Banrr torpedo on MAY
II ~ =. one mil" III roluprlil ION, l'inut"1 40
seconds: iiv. miles competition, = minut = -
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rack the frames of the cars to pieces. and
some makers are proceeding on the plan
of developing the efficiency Of motors OF
modera," horse power so a. To get high
speed combined with durability and safety
Two years ago Henri Fournier remarked
To THE Sun reporter that If the tendency
toward increasing horse power went any
further, Il man would take his lifc in his
hands every time ne speeded n car. The
highest horse power was then forty y-fve.
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WRESTLING FOR The FAT MAN
THE GR.ECO-ROMAN STYLE WILL
BE or BENEFIT TO HIM.
II VIII Build Up His Muscles and Health
by Hard ana steady work-Aiso OF
value 10 the Iniegmatic Tempera.
ment - Practise for the BsGinner.

The phlegmatic or the stout man VINO
wants to take up an advanced form OF
physical culture can find nothing better
suited to his temperament and physique
than the Greco- Roman style of wrestling
Unlike catch-as-catc ch-can, it does not
require great amount of agility. 1t de-
mands hard and steady work, and that Is
what the phlegmatic man needs. ne Is
to be developed properly,
Greco Roman has been made lat man
exercise by the rule which declares that no
hold Of any sort 10 fair below the waist line
There IL no leg wrestling whatever. even
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the Baker torpedo which ran amuck on
the Staten Island boulevard. were dis
tinctively and wholly freak racers, as were
also the Cannon and Howard steam
machines. The Winton Bullet and Old
fields 1890" may be said to he semi-freaks,
because they are susceptible of conversion
though not readily, into cars for road use
Other than these and perhaps one or
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UtAUN U'ITNT '''''.''' Jl'"t o''VV o"
1t is a question now being debated by
manufacturers and racing men whether
the increase of horse power and of speed
has not gone as far as it should whether
there is anything practical to be gained
in advancing them to the limits beyond
which men can control the racers. The
tendency of hgh-powered motors Is to
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cars. 1t was the cyclists who raced upon
the track who were responsible ior the oe-
velopment of the road machine lhey
learned by racing where the weak poihts
were and told the manufacturers whaC 70
do to make their bicycles light and strong
and fast The manufacturer has followed
the racing man in the past and ne Is DONG
so to day.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-09-01

HANDSOME CASH AND SPECIAL
PREMIUMS OFFERED
For all Live Stock, Poultry, Fruit and
Dairy exhibits. Enter your live stock
and have them judged. For complete in
formation and premium list, mailed free,
address
!. E, SHANNON, Secretary
North Yakima.
Entries in the horse and cattle depart
ments should be made on blanks furnish
ed by the Secretary wv
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14
Why Iney sell.

Is it strange that u lot so by so,
containing 500 square feet, sells
without agents when compared with
one 100 by 40, containing only 1000
square feet, or less than one halt as
much?
Our streets are 40 II. and alleys l6
It., while alleys on other pltts are
only 10 it., useless for teams to pass.
Every 4 lots face on two streets,
aud have two alleys. No lot with
out street or alley.
When we sell lot, vein fact, give
one, the size of other lots away to
the purchaser. In the past ten days
we have sold more lots and we still
have more 70 sell.
We furnish perfect title, without
any conditions or restrictions.
Terms to suit reliable purchasers.
You can nuv these eautiful lots
Belleview ouly OF, L. V KICK.
G. :. Neck
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14

FRI out your office with nice Off
chair. Ask to see catalogue at t
Acme.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14
Must dust Themselves.

Morgantown is in one of the throes
of the glass blowers strike and it is
reported that the town loses $25, 900
per week by the shut down. The
strikers have thus tar kept the Dig
Seneca company closed in spite of
their efforts te import new men. The
strike is disastrous to the town as 1t
would be to every other country
place. Morgantown is becoming an
industrial eenJer and she must
adjust herself to the strike fever
that is permeating the entire coun-
try.-CoEnellsville News.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14

If you buy Brussels velvet, Of
Moquette carpet at Hirschmans i
sewcd free of charge for you.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14
County court will meet in another

County court will meet in another
special session in October. The
members OF the court are erecting
another monument in refusing to
purchase the big roller which was
offered to them at about bali it's
value A monument stands in the
court house yard on the corner. An
occasional glance out of the court
room windows when such matters
come up may en- Tighten the court as
to the proper thing to do.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14
THE BEE HIVE GROCERY,
LAB WALNUT STREET.

lisa very busy place. They are
offering today and tomorrow so
bushels of choice New York Spy
and Baldwin Apples at 75c per
bushel or 15c per basket. 800
pounds of Arbuckle's Coffee at
8 81 cents. 100 bushels choice
Sweet Potatoes for 81 per bushel.
500 pounds choice Butter ut the
right price. 100 pounds chick
ems cheaper than elsewhere. Give
them n call. 143 Walnut st.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14

Twenty deputy sheriffs VIII aid
the local officers and the county au-
thorities to preserve order in Nor
gantown. So far the outbreaks have
been rather mild and this condition
may be expected to continue.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14

Ii Marie had remained quietly at
home with her loving husband she
would not have received so much
newspaper publicity but on the
other hand she would have not had
so much fun.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14
A Pleased Man.

y good photographer gives a great
deal of pleasure, and our speciality is
the photographs that will have life
like accuracy and artistic excellence.
We combine the best points to pro-
duce the best photographs.
EDWIN G.. PRoTZMAN.
The Photographer,
Studio 1863 West Pleasants street
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14

!. Maybe the Varsity will not be
able to play better game than some
Of the old teams but the members
wis have hair just as long az any Of
them ever sported.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14

The course Of true love meets
many boulder in its progress as
may be cleaned from ocr news col
umns today.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14

PEOPLE who like home cooking
should try meal at Cafe Kaszer's.
THERE is new drink every day n
Ream's Fountain.
Your not the only one that likes
the home cooking at Cafe KGszer
Others do.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14
THE best egg phosphate Mt Ream's
Drug Store.

UTuS STORE
ALL sorts OF talk has bee1 heard
about the racket on Tuesday even
ing
Go ITO Scott and Munsons on ouA-
nyside for your hay, straw, grain
and feed OF all kinds. They only
keep the hest. Prompt delivery.
Both phones Scott and Munson.
l.. M. DERING's ribbon sale wall
contain some rare bargains.
WE lend them all in home made
pies, try them at Cafe Kaszer.
ALL the school books, special ruled
tablets and everything in the way of
school supplies az the Acme.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-14
seIby,s Ice Cream Parlors

On High street are doing big BUSH
ness. They are open every afternoon
and evening, The propr;etors of the
place have A. E. Lazier's outfit and
make the finest cream to be had in the
city. They sell it by the wholesale and
retail and make a specially of parties
and other similar events. Fraternities
and other organizations served on short
notice. tt
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Conventions to be Held at
Various Portions of the u. ). for
Which special Rates will be in
Effect via Baltimore and
Ania Railroad

VnIO KAIIrOHU.
BALTIMORE, MD.-Seventy- Ninth An
nual Session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, /, O. O.. f., September 81
&c. Tickets on sale September 18th,
goth ard 2lst, good returning until
September 18th, inclusive.