The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
CORVALLIS OREGON. AUGUST i.

when Justice of the Peace Evana
and NJ. Kline, two prominent citi-
zens, were thrown in Jail at Sumpr-
| ter.
| 1t appears that these two men
broke the bank at game of "twen-
ty-one, and afterwards compelled
Jack Pearson, running the game, TO-
cash the checks he had issued. Ey.
ans and Kline played Pearson's.
game and lost heavily last night.
Later they won and broke the bank
for the sum of about 5000. The
payment was made in checks. This
morning Pearson tried to stop the
payment of his checks when they
we're presented by Kline and Ev-
ans. He shouted to the cashier aa.
the two winners stood receiving
their money, not to pay cent.
The cashier obeyed. Kline and
Evans then jumped on to Pearson
and beat him up and took all the
money he had in his clothes away
from him. AS result they are in
Jail and are seeking bond.
Newport, r. I.-After today's
race between the Reliance, Consti-
tuition and Columbia, in which the
former boat demon strated her supe-
riority over the other tw,, the caal-
lenge committee of tn New York
Yacht Club selected the Reliance
as the defender of the Americas
cup. It was also decided to dis
continue the trial races.
Messrs. Morgan, of the Colum-
bia, and Belmont, of the Constitu-
tuition were perfectly aatisfed
with the Reliance's selection by the
committee. They are both of the
opinion that the Reliance is the
fastest of the trio.
From the showing of the three
boats this season the Reliance is
fairly entitled to be the defending
vessel. In any case she has cross
ed the finish line ahead, and has
lost but few events on time allow
ance. 1t is probable that the de-
fender will proceed to Bristolssfor a
thorough overhauling,
Three yachts raced over a lee
ward and windward course today.
There was q puffy northwester Of
IS miles, straight blowing, when
the starting signal was given at
1890. The Reliance was first to
cross the line. The Constitution
crossed soon after, and the Colum-
bia followed a few seconds behind
the handicap gun at 1892.
Within ten minutes after the
start the Constitution took the lead
and kept it for miles and it was not
until the Reliance took in her spin
maker and hauler across the stern
of the Belmont boat, cutting Off
her wind, that the new boat was
able to retrieve a mistake made
early in the race. About five miles
from the outer mark the Relianc6
was able to get by the Constitu-~
tion, but the boats were so close at
the turn that there was scarcely 40
seconds difference when they haul
ed in the sheets around the mark.
At 2:2o the yachts were within.
FIVE minutes of the finish and tha
Constitution was holding the Reli-
ance in shape, and to the observers
on shore it looked as if she might
win the race on the allowance. The
contest between the two boats was
the hottest of the season for q
course of this description.
The boats turned the outer mark
as follows; Reliance, 1:1o:oo; Con-
stitution, :1o:31; Columbia, I::r4
SO.
Hauling sheets around the mark,
the Reliance began beating out the
weather of the Constitution. They
went about on the port tack about
2:Io and after that the new boat
drew ahead and to windward stead
lily. The Columbia sailed fast
race to windward aud by fortu-
nate slant of wind close under the
Newport shore, hauled up so much
OH the Constitution that the latter
bearly beat her across the finish
line.