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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-27
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB MEETS.
Emperor william Ackne wedges His Elec.
tion-Boats Chartered for Races.

The second general meeting Of the New
York Yacht Club was held at the clubhouse,
onWest Forty-fourth street. last night. Com
modore Bourne presided. The amendments
to the constitution which were passed at the
annual meeting were passed again and Com
modore Bourne announced the appointment
Of Charles d. Mower as measurer Of the club
and Of DR.. John Mc(i. Woodbury. as feet
surgeon.
Commodore Bourne also read a cable
gram which he had received from the
German Emperor thanking the club for
the honor II had done him in electing him
an honorary member.
The Eastern Yacht Club has accepted
the invitation Of the New York Yacht Club
to take part in the July cruise. Thirty
seven new members were elected. Among
them are William u. Hoxie. Stephen Baker
Jr., DR.. Ambrose l.. Ranney. Lewis Cass
Ledyard Jr., Edward T. Roberts and Joseph
j. O'Donohue.
The regatta committee announced that
the Richmond OF Starin's Glen Island line
had been chartered for the use Of members
and their guests for May 81 and %, on
which ooC asions the Reliance. Constitution
and Columbia will meet over the Glen
Cove courses; the Cepheus. Iron Steam
boat Company. for the annual regatta,
June IL; the Gay Head New Bedford, Vine
yard. Haven and Nantucket Steamship
Company. for the Aston Cups. Newport,
July %; and the Monmouth. Central Rail-
road Of New Jersey. for the Americas
Cup races.
The seasons programme in detail will
be- announced OH April 2.
The club directed the committee TO place
he facilities Of the Gay Head and the
Monmouth" at the disposal OF the mem |
beers OF the Eastern Yacht Club upon the |
'ame terms as for it's own members
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YALE CREWS RACE IN PRACTICE.
varsity Boat Easily Defeats College and
Two Freshmen Eghts,

NEW HAVEN. Conn, March ?e-The first
race OF the practice season between the
varsity. college and two freshmen crews
TOOK place this afternoon on the harbor over
q course three miles and a half long. and was
easily won by the Varsity boat The Varsity
was stroked by Bogue. The four crews in
sharp stretches went down the harbor to
within half q mile OF the lighthouse in a
warming-up process Coach John Kennedy.
who was In the Yale launch, had the four
crews get into the line at the three and "A half
mile point and gave the word for the start.
was three lengths ahead OF the college crew
me TWO freshmen crews did not m AXE q very
good showing and were left far behind
Inc varsity crew was made up as follows:
hogue. stroke: Cross, 4; Miller. Q; Stubbs. s.
Hudson. I: Comm. 3: Talpen 2: Capt Water.
man, bow The time. which was not made
public, was said TO be surprisingly good for
50 early in the season
The two four -osred crews had a two-mile
race to hsrbor. The boat containing Sar-
finished Ear ahead Of the one in which ro1ed
strong. Kirkland, Scott and Olmstead This
boat was nearly half filed with water At the
end OF the two miles The four-osrsd crews
training so early H. the season is a new de-
crews have been made up from the second
crew. IL is the intention OF Coach Kennedy
MS season to have four-oared crew In tra aim
ing up 70 the day of the race at New London
when fsle's four-osred crew will meet one
The new shell known as the English shell.
because IL was rugged In the English style
with seats on the side OF the boat was to-day
re-risged according to the old style that has
always prevailed ~ ale. seats in the middle
mprs ttcsble
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-27
BARCAS ARKANSAS DERBY.
WaGiswerth Colt Wins tho Big Event q
Little Rock.

LITTLE Rock. Ark. March 2e-The largest
crowd OF the week saw the ninth Arkansas
Derby run at Clinton Park this afternoon, IL
being won by Tom stevens's Wadsworth colt
barca, with Sigmund second. There were
four starters. The race was the best Of the
meeting and aroused great enthusiasm.
First RAee-four furionSs.--sartor Resartu,
Watson). to /. second: Matt wsdlelgh los don.
nsganl: sc I. third Tine. osl.s. Getchel, Silver
spinner. Ache and Baggeny also ran.
Second Race-SiI furlongs-Countess Clara, 100
Carl, TO 1. won; Miste, "a (Henneasey), to TO-
second: BoomeIack. III lHegs rsonl. 70 /. third.
Time. iIs,4. The Light, Ben Huium. Rose OF
Red and Don EInesto also ran.
. Third Receive and half furiongs-Tancred.
% (HegeBon). to 1. won; Carl Kahler, liz ~.
Mathews. even, second Little Jack Homer Iio
Fuller, % L. third Time. ios. Dewey, Joe Buck.
iey. Lady Churchill and Death also ran.
FOURTH Race-Arkansas Derby. for three year -olds:
$50 added; one mle-Barca. ii2 (Hegersonl
even, won: Sgmund, III u. DAILY. ? to 1, second;
Josette also ran.
Fifth Race-seven fuTlonss--chorus Boy ios
thdssrsonl. 70 !. won: Boundlee. 100 Fullep.s
20 .. second Ben Lear, e5 (Phillipsj 8 TO s. third
Time. i:?e Aimless and YaIner also ran.
sixth Race-One mile and a sixteenth--Blanco.
% lPhLlps,. 2 70 !. won; Optlmo. ioi Fuller,.
even. second: ElCaney; ioo &C. Bonner to third
Tine, iSi'.. Chicksdee also ran.
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NEWS or THE WHEELMEN.
Hopper Winner Of the Sydney Theuss nd. y
Was Minneapolis Amaicur

II Is not often that an amateur cycist
who is not generally known at home can
turn professional. go to Australia and beat
out the best professional riders there, and
Major Taylor AS we'll. for the biggest purse
hung up in that land Of big purses for cytla
races. Yet this is what young y. c. Hopper
the American boy from out OF the West
has just done and his performance suggests
that perhaps new cy,ling phenomenon IL
az hand
1t was last Thursday that Hopper won III.
great Sydney Thousand" at sydney. Aus
tralu. and the majority Of persons here have
since then been wondering who he ia. He is
a youth from Minneapolis. who although
regular followers OF the game has been a
conspicuous figure In amateur racing al
salt Lake city Twice out there last summer
oil mile in competition. although his ngur-s
were subsequently lowered by Marcus Uur-
ley. Last fall hs turned professional and
Sent TO Australia
The race won by Hopper is an annual even,
that was instituted last year. The total pure
Is GI.Op and the Winners portion Of this is
ESQ or about 1910. This is more than the
Walker. the Australian hampton Major
IaylD aud hobl. the herman rider. we're all
Private ad,i,ss from Paris state that the
French an. aid over lutte Joe Nelson, Who
beat out Jimmy Michael there lest sunday
been the Idol of IN. PArisi1 aus and N.ison h.a,
MIN ~ ihsi iim", a'"fssing i2s IS q mile
fDf ~" tN"lNe miles Of the race The f,rt
that Michael had been there for som. tim
only eleven days N the stssmaT, made IN.
victory m'r" rem trkabls II Nas nelson's
frs' rae" IN franc and Il Jumped him into
~. New Nork Motor Cyrls dub viii hAy.
q rih =" tfe"Isou. L. on huniay
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POOL.
Finals a. the strollers In Tourne, for Grand
Challenge Cup.

The finals IN the tournament at The StTollers'
Clubhouse for the Grand Challenge CUP.
repre- s-nting the team championship among
local clubs. wer- played last night The con
tending PLAYERS we're paired as follows
william TIT strolers, W \ ~ Booth Lambs
II Colby. strOllefs. " Vincent S-rrano
Lamb Is TIT strolers " William Camp
lsmb. Tie hTst named contest vas the
most attractive m point of interest and
Wa Witnessed by n bug crowd Of clubm.u
Young Mr. TIL, Who has a rangy. ingiIg
aud free stroke. started IN In the lead bu,
was slightly .r'irt"d with caf."-srrss 90
that h" sas unh on" tail ahead after tn.
second Tram" 10" lamb club representa-.
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BennlnGs Turf Nstea.

WARRINGTON. d. C.. March 2e.-Hs.elwood.
the colt that won the two-year-old race to-
day. was secured At q bargain by his owner,
Billy Oliver. who only paid $50 for him just
before he left San Francisco. Hayelwood
never ran before this meeting and his race
to-day shows him to be fairly good young
ster.
Hack. the 'ioushacre Stables crack rider.
had q narrow escape from serious injury
while riding Michaelmas In the closing event
At the far turn ID. O'Connor on Hist ru shed
through on the outside and TANNED Michael
mas against the fence. He went down and
Hack turned a somersault. but got up I'M
hurt.
George Odom vii leave for Mem Obi. to-
morrow night to ride +. r. Smathe's's horse
McChesney in the Montgomery Handicap
TO be run on Monday next. Odoin 10 con.
ndent that his mount will win.
". Hicks. the colored boy who was ruled
on at New Orleans for pulling three horses
one day and was reinststed later when he
made Confession. had his fret noun, in the
victory.
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SHAWROIkS .MOORED TOGETHEE
old aud New Boats Compared-To IA
thsIIengrr's Sails At Rothesay.

.Sp'dGi cane Dsspdfch 10 TIE SUI.
GEti Nu'k. March ~ The Shamrock III
Wa 'owed Ia Gourock Bay this morning.
The weather Wa wei and stormy. She
was moored alongside shamrock !.
There is area; difference noticeable
in the general appearance of the two boats
~ they ait ~ the water The challenger
il more like shamrock II Her lines are
much finer thin those of shamrock !. Tba
finer entTHnoe - most notice able. sweep
ing gracefully hs'k 20 th" quarters While
the Weights have not been distributed a.
vet n - evident thai the challenger 10 going
10 he trimmed well by the ~tsrn, and the
~ al the bow shows that tho sheer 70 more
apparent thIu r"ll
The height al tho pu!s mast ~ strikinGiy
greater than ~ he " 80 ~ he old boat and II
~ lea-t ~ gTrF' u- thai Of shamrock III III
.. thought th, ul.iu boom i~ q little lonesr,
with q bic outboIrd Ihr Length Of the
borsprit b. creator giving nroims~ OF an
e'iou I've iur" iiatIiH 10" thalenSeB
probably has fdt'rt mon. ifrrboard than
Sh amro'k " bul les thft 81 iHf0tk !
- Iloua- .1u. tIf .fr'' hers to-
MORROW Tie steam Na.ft iTIu and the
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south rtTih TO- Wrrt .. .Nu1sslble 70
b.ud The -tti- ut 30" 'i.I'..rf under tka I
pi"ssnt ,uudi uur- uu the ti.l
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INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Everything Ready for Match Between
American and British students,

The fifth annual cable chess match be-
tween six students representing the chess
clubs in connection with the Columbia, Har-
ward Yale and Princeton universities against
the chess clubs aff1liated with the universities
OF Oxford and Cambridge will begin this
morning and. IL not concluded to-day. will
be resumed tomorrow morning As In
former years the match IL played on six
boards The Americans will conduct their
games under the auspices OF the Boston Ath-
letic Association. Exeter street, Boston.
while the Britishers will play at the City OF
London Chess Club. London. Tho match is
played for possession OF the Rice trophy,
which was won in 1899 and 1900 by the OF.
ford-Cambridge com bination. In 1901 the
Americans drew the match. but last year the
latter zane out victorious. thus bringing
back the trophy. which was made in this
c.untry. During the four previous contests
fifteen American students have played for
the trophy, namely Falk, Meyer, SewalI
Keller, Columbia: Arensberg, Catchngs
Rice, Hopkins. Perry. Harvard: Cook AnsteII
awin 4 dams. Yale: and Young. Hunt Prince.
ton. or the ~ points won by the Ameri-
cans in these contests Columbia contributed
~, Harvard 81, Yale 2 and Princeton 1, g..
Columbia having lost 2. Harvard. a. Yale
3 ana Princeton 3. n total Of i2ix points lost
4 summary ofthe previous mat ches il append
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HIAGARA'S FAST TRIAL TRIP.
COVERS o NILES IN 1e MINUTES
~ SECONDS.
Howard Gould's New Yacht More Than
Answers Requirements OF Contract
cherokee and Corinthia Show Salts
factory Speed-Boat Builders Busy.

The Niagara ". which has been built for
howard Gould by the Gas Engine and Power
company and c. L. Seabury h Co, at Morris
heishts has had builders trial She was
launched on Thursday. March 10, hut when
sne was put overheard she was almost com
pieted According to the terms Of the con-
tract this yacht was to run % miles an hour
oh her builders trial she was sent over the
nine mile course on the Hudson River. First
she made the run without any effort being
made 70 speed her. and those In charge being
satisf1ed that her engines were running
smoothly enough Sc Mt the yacht over the
course at top speed She did the nine miles
IN 10 minutes ~ seconds. which Is at the rate
OF 2'lS miles an hour This boat Is III feet
over all and iO4 feet on the water line She
Will be used by Mr.. Gould as q ferry boat
to bring him from his country house at Port
washington to the city and is to make the
run In less than an hour The contract to
build the Niagara ". was signed toward
the end OF November so that her builders
have made quick job Of her construction.
The steam yacht Cherokee. which has been
built for =. II. Vandergrft. had her trial
Yesterday morning. Under natural draught
she showed 1872 miles an hour and under
forced draught she did 1913 miles an hour
ms trial was for a two hours run. Her
contract speed Is 1917 miles an hour. The
Cherokee Ia TO- be used on the River st. Law
renee and will start shortly by way Of the
=, The twin screw yacht Corinthia, built at
Anoirrs heishts. for Commodore J. Adolph
She made, 1871 miles an hour and her con-
tract called for 1871 miles. Commodore
Mollenhauer was very much pleased with
the performance OF the yacht.
Ten steam Yachts, one auxiliary .yawl
ana several last launches and naphtha boats
are being constructed at Morris Heights
MS winter and work on them is being rushed
Just now: There are 800 men at work in the
all vii S aShcSed by t Hs mdsis
next month. The biggest boat In this yard
Interior work II being finished. Tho en-
Rincs, are set up and will be put on board |
shortly: This yacht will be launched about |
to her owner in May. |
Two launches are being built for the Della
ware. the new steamer recently brought |
here for Commodore Frederick G. Bourne. |
The steam launches and gigs and cutters Of |
this yacht have been thoroughly overhauled.
yachts that have been lying In the basin
II Morris HEIGHTS during the winter. The |
asst steamer Vixen, owned by John D. Arch
bold Is on the ways being cleaned. The
q has had many changss made
shed shortly. The vamoose. owned by
Salter Lewisohn. Is 10 have new boilers
other yachts on which work will begin soon
IRE frank G2uld's Helenita, j. F. thinner
tutherford's Margaret,. Samuel 7. Shaw,
'alypso. George J. Smiths inertia, D. A,
.orina,s Amabel. Gen. j, 4. Johnson's WI
'na. c; NJ. Meyers Maspeth. J. II. Flagler's
.iita: Chetolah. A. J. Wise and Coranto, A. =.
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CYCLISTS DIVE AND TALK.
eo'' rope Tslhs 81 Whselins Revival 70
the Associated Clubs.


the Associated Clubs.
The nth annual dinner Of the Associates
Sychns Clubs, held at the Harlem Cssino
iast night was attended by is cyclists. the
Greatest number ever at the yearly dinner.
a len dinerent clubs had tables OF their own.
ihese were New York Athletic Club. Cen
Jury Wheelmen, Prospect wheelmen, Mon
roe wheelmen. Royal Arcanum wheelmen.
ureenwich Wheelmen. Calumet Cyclers.
lanthia Wheelmen. New York Motor Cycle
|iuo, and Metropole Wheelmen.
Alderman Joseph Oatman, president Of
'he association, occupied the centre seat
at the head table. and at his right sat Col.
Albert A. Pope. the guest Of honor and
principal speaker. Others at the guest
table were:
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EhsHisr S.sIe, f!oh.ra Ns.o Ss9 eSsrle.
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Charles Sm%s Joseph C oNsi h N Gqa 5bbsT.
T Tbbomsn c NJ ;: Walsh. Edward GeIbereu1.
man. Mr. Burgess. L. c Boardman. - ''"
President Oatman sketched the six years
history OF the association, from the time
II succeeded the Metropolitan Association
OF cycling Clubs. and told Of the many road
improvements that have been obtained
by IL. He read letters Of regret from Mayor
Low, Simeon Ford, -twenty-one years a
Gyclist, and a telegram from Borough
PRESIDENT Cromwell. Col Pope was IN
troduced as the pioneer Of cyclists" He
y, was hailed with prolonged applause and
He addressed the company as fellow
cyclists and began with an entertaining
story. He said that more than a million
persons In this country now ride bicycles:
That bicycling has not gone out, but that
u IL not what 1t was and chiefly because
OF bad business management. Bicycling
will be revived, he said and every horse
will yet be driven from the streets by bicy-
cles and automobiles.
The horse destroys IS per cent. Of the
roads; the bicycle and automobile destroy
none. He advocated licensing automobile
operators instead Of the machines and pre-
1icted Utopia Of good roads.
Other speakers besides Col. Pope were:
Abe Gruber. Armitage Mathews, N. c.
Phillips. president Of the Associated Cycling
Slubs OF Long Island; NJ. l.. Bridgman, and
Oatman.