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The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
LA ROSA A WINNER
AFTER An UNDECIDED
Champion Event Goes
to Game Freeport.

La Rosa defeated Lucy Clair in the
deciding course of the postponed stake
yesterday at Ingleside Coursing Park.
Freeport captured the champion
event and honors in the Reserve stake
were taken By Loretta. The trials be-
tween La Rosa and Lucy Clair showed
The two greyhounds are evenly
matched. The first .tf1al was an un-
decided. while the next went 10 La
Rosa after a close run. Freeport was
made a 10 l short end against Lost
Chord, but he led all the way and
scored an easy win. The final between
Loretta and The Duke was won by
the former after a long run. The Duke
succeeded in scoring a few early points
through the favor of the hare. but
when Loretta placed herself she never
gave her hackers d chance TO worry
1t was decidedly a favorite's day. The
few longshots that scored were Kid
Clair. who beat Smiler, 4 to i;
Tamora. who beat Frank c. to 1,
and Mark Twain, who beat Fretter at
to !. Following are yesterdays re-
suits:
Reserve stake: First round-Romping Girl
beat Old Ironsdes, Sir Winton beat Prone
theus Frank q b at The Earl, Bright Colum-
bia beat Laboring Boy Tamora beat Limerick
Boz our MOtlO ItdL Hcdt JANi'oSs WI NtlSA -
Aiary, beat Royal Friend, Firm Fellow beat
RenlissO Amino, The Duke beat Annie Hyne,
Commercial Traveller beat Shotgun, Fretter
beat Silver Cloud, Mark Twain beat Little
Freda. Peerless Beauty beat War Cry. Con-
cord Boy beat Daisy Rocket, Humboldt beat
Ale " Modest Beauty beat POinceta, Doc
Buns beat Lily York, Courtly Guest beat
Gallant Tipperary. Kid Clair beat Smiler. Lo-
retta beat Ragged Actor Pasha Pleasant beat
Queens Motto Medea beat Ouida- Sacramento
Boy beat Frank Dunn. Young Fearless beat
Rolling BOer-
second round-Sfr Winton beat Romping
Girl. Tamora beat Frank G, Our Motto beat
Bright Columbia, Firm Fellow beat Northern
Alarm, The Duke beat Commercial Traveller
Mark Twain beat Fretter, Peerless Beauty
beat Concord Boy Modest Beauty beat Hum
boldt, Doc Burns beat Courtly Guest Loretta
a by-. Pasha Pleasant beat Medea, sacramento
Boy beat Young Fearless.
Third round-Tsmora beat Sir Winton. Firm
Fellow beat Our Motto. The Duke beat Mark
Loretta beat Dec Burns, Pasha Pleasant beat
Sacramento Boy.
Fourth round-Firm Fellow beat Tamora,
The Duke beat Peerless Beauty Loretta beat
Pasha Pleasant.
Fifth round-The Duke beat Firm Fellow.
Loretta g bye.
Deciding course-M. r. Pari1inson's Loretta
Duke CTetter Free-Lady Granard).
Champion stake: First rOund-Lost Chord
beat Belle Free. Barge beat Choo Choo. Mount
Rose beat Gallant Glaneer, FreeDort beat
Clover Blossom.
second round-I.ost Chord beat Barge. Free
port beat Mount Rose.
Deciding course-G- whslen's Freeport
CFetter Free-Port Costa Lass) beat l. Corder's s
Lost Chord (Fetter Free-Echo).
POSTPONED stake-La Rosa beat Lucy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
Gum From Bacteria.

The beneficial effects of bacteria are
no less interesting than the part they
play in the propagation of disease. and
a recent discovery is that the vegeta-
BILE gums found on trees, such as a gum
arabic, are the results of their ac-
tivity. Previous to some Investigations
by DR.. S. Greig Smith of New South
Wales, it was believed that vegeta bile
Gums were the result of the unhealthy
or pathological conditions of the trees
on which they formed, but the entire
subject was one about which compar-
atively little was known. DR.. Smith,
believing that bacteria produced the
gum, examined two trees from which
it exuded, and obtained two varieties
of bacteria, of which he made cultures
Under ordinary conditions Of culture
the formation of gum was only sug-
gested, but when tannin. constituent
of bark, was added to the culture me-
diuTn, a thick slime was produced in
considerable quantities. This slime was
made up of gum, as well as bacterial
cells and albuminoids, and by simple
chemical process a clear. transparent
and brittle gum was obtained similar
to the arabin derived from gum arabic
and resembling in its essential proper
ties the naturalIsubstance. DR.. Smiths
conclusion was that the arabin gums
derived from trees are bacterial and
not higher plant products, and that GER
tain constituents of the sap, under the
action of the bacteria, are changed into
gum, which exudes from cracks or
wounds in the bark, or else is carried
by the sap to the fruit. -Harpers
Weekly
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
Elfth racs. ave and a half furIongs. we
ENTRIES AT ASCOT.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27.-The entries
for to-morrow's races at Ascot follow;
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 26-Entries at Ascot
for Monday: .os
First race Slauson course-Elhn King lOS,
cloche dor los Agnes Mack 1O5. Dan Collins
IO5 Tim Payne 1O2. Chief Aloha 100, Nam
mon 100 Dorice %. Riceful %.
Sscond race selling five furlongs-Sceptre
1O2 Cloverton 100. Susie Christian 100. Great
Mo.ul o. Tam O'Shanter 81, Interlude SS'
Ericula SO. Count Rudolph 80.
Third race purse. one mile-William Wright
1O7 High Chancellor 1O5, Princess Tulane 1O2.
Mordente 90. -
a half furlongs-Doctor G lO9,t Feetador 10 =
r. l.. Johnston 106 Lerida 1O2. sportsman 20.
Fifth race. selling, and Stxteenth
miIes-Cincinnatus no, Great Eastern 10I.
Tryon 1C3, Bugle Horn 1Ol, North Pole 3D.
Needful o.
Sixth race. selling one mile-James ]. Cor
bett 113 Ell Oriente 110, No Friend no. Nc
100 BIueridge IO5. The covenanter 100, Mer-
wan 105
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
profonndIv Alcoholized.

A Chicago lawyer has just returned
from Springfield, where he had been at
tending court in a case of some impor-
tance. Among the witnesses was a
physician whose excellent professional
reputation easily withstood the fact
that on occasion his habits took a con-
vivial turn. His evidence had been of
considerable value to the prosecution
and counsel for the defense was en-
deavoring to discredit the testimony.
Nov, DOCTOR" said the lawyer were
you ever drunk?" The handsome look
ing physician sat bolt upright as he an
swered: Certainly not, sir" Then
he added gravely, though with a de-
cided twinkle in his eye: Il have, how
ever, on more than one oc- sion been
profoundly alcoholized.'' The jury
laughed and the lawyer abandoned that
line of tigation.-Chicago Chron-
icle
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
ARIINGTONS DEFEAT
BROOKLYNS AT PRESIDE
Amateur Athletic League Elevens
Play Fast Football Before a
Large Gathering.

The Arlington football eleven of the
Amateur Athletic League defeated the
Brooklyns yesterday afternoon at the
Preside athletic grounds by a score
of 6 to 0. The game was marked with
clean, fast playing on both sides and
there was an absence of slugging and
holding in the line. The Arlingtons
won through superior team play, the
work being much better than when
they played the Cardinal B team.
Both teams averaged about the same
in weight. The line-up was as fol-
lows:
Arlingtons Grant, Fitzsimmons,
Jchansen, Eggerts, Barrity, Mordecai,
Rebus Harper, Billingsley. Avis,
Bridgeford, DAILY and Mayfield.
Brooklyns-Hilliard, Herlihy. Con-
rady, Nickletts. Sullivan. Kennedy. Ca
hill, Simpson, Smith, Dietz, Ziska, Den
mis-, Jones.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
DARKNESS
MARS TENNIS
Finals Are Postponed

The handicap singles tennis tOurna-
ment commenced on Thanksgiving day
At the California Club courts was COM
pleted yesterday all but one set. In
the final match Al Kenyon and George
James had each won two sets when
darkness set in and put a stop TO play.
Kenyon won the first set g.. James
took the second set by a similar score.
The third set James won without losing
game and IL seemed he had the match
and tournament won. Kenyon came
back strongly in the fourth set and
fought hard 10 keep from going down
10 defeat II was nip and tuck through
out this set, " hich Kenyon finally won
by a score Of 81.
Dick" Adams gave NJ Little tre-
mendous odds and by playing steady
game won in straight sets, Adams
owed "15,' while Little was 80 3-6"
above scratch.
George Gutter 05 $50 beat VIII Col
ler lowe 10 in a close three-set match
in the third set Collier led at 20, but
Gutter won the next six games Col
lier had lead OF 5-3 in the first set.
James beat N. Long two sets out Of
t2ree. Long received owe odds of Is.
James also beat Cutter. The odds were
the same as in the CutteF-Collier
match.
me IOurLn class players h3Q an inn
ing yesterday on the park courts. ThiT-
ty-two entered the competition. which
was finished down 10 the third round
with one exception. Darns and Martin
postponed their second ,ound match.
The seven players who reached the
third round are Peck. Fuller. Martin,
Turner. Nensano. Brown. and Miller.
The scores follow
First roand-c. H. singieton beat NJ z.
Levin by default; r. A. Peck beat H Leech
fault. NJ j.. Edwards beat A. Trillsnes. G-1.
6-1. 81. D. Martin beat II. Allan &C 6-3. G-3,
J. Merguire beat y. Z. Sweeney. Ga. 6-3: F.
Ncieuberg beat r.. +. Allan. 6-5 l-6. So Z.
Turner beat r. ~. Kerns by default. :. Ham
tton beat .. J. Wallace by default H q. Ven
Faua beaL ht. Roche. Go. 6-3. 3. Brown beat
T. Finn. H-1 6-5. W Howen beat l. Joseph.
g. Ga j. ~. Darns beat q. II. Trullinger by
default; n. H. Martin beat II. Getz. e-3 80;
y Crieht0U beat c. S. Quick by default; n p.
A-Ae. ocat s r. Marvin 6-3. 50 Second
round-PcCk beat Singleton. So. 6-l: Fuller
best Elwaris 6-3 Sc; Martin beat Mergure
-. "a; Turner beat Wollenberg. 7-5. 90;
Nensano beat Hamilton. CO. Ga; Brown beat
IEoweI. - 6-S.. 6-3 Miller beat crichton,
sc. 80. 60
California club 0aandicap singles)-s H.
Adams f9We l5) beat NJ Little 60 80, Ca,
-, George James lowe 10 beat Melville Long
lscratchI. GO 2-6 60: George tutter rs 30
beat VIII collier owe l5), 10 6-s. 6-2. semi
fnals-al Kenyon G5) beat Adams lowe 80,
Sc. 2-6 Ca, James fowe ID beat Cutter
as 800. C-3 6-5. finals Kenyon U5) -.
james lone 10. 90 2-e. O-6. 81 Cpostponed).
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
J. HORNADAY
PROFESSIONAL GL0CkER
Room 20, 7l9 MARKET STREET
San Francisco. Cal.
ONE / ONE
HORSE BEST
WIRE | BET

Ny One -Horse-Wire IS
k4C-sRct5 strictly a one horse 20
~ .2 per day proposition
80 Daily il names the ONE
HORSE 1 consider the days ONE
BEST Ret at Oakland and NO 9TH
ERS. Twenty years experience as a
Track Expert having convinced me
that the sureSt way to beat the races
is to restrict ones operations to the
ONE SAFEST PLAY OF THE DAY. I
make 1t a rule to find that ONE SPOT
and to center the attention of my eli
ents THERE. Naturally my advertis-
ing is devoted to the exploitation Of
this daily One-Best-Bet. and my pub
lished records make reference to this
single daily betting proposition only.
whether it WINS OR LOSES.
All One-HOrSe-Wire clients are sup
piled. without extra charge, with my
full card, naming all other good bet
ting propositions that ] discover from
day to day. The full card has. 10 date
given to win so per cent Of the win
ners at Oakland. None of these winners
are borrowed and inserted in the rec
ord of my One t-Bet-Of-the-Day. I
DELIVER THE GOODS. and can
afford to admit having given a losing
One-Best-Bet on such rare intervals
as do. Besides. have such a large
clientele that misrepresentation would
be suicidal.
Copies of past daily messages. as
issued to all clients, always on file for
inspection.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28

which is said to be the Oldest in France.
1t is in an old orangery and was plant
ed in 1885, In exceptionally warm sea
sons the tree still puts forth few
flowers. but it has borne no fruit for
many years.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28

. Grateful to the United States for
the friendship that exists between this
country and China and for the protec-
tiOn this country has given the Celes-
tisl empire in a diplomatic way, Chang
Vow Tong, former secretary to the
Chinese Imperial Commission to the
Worlds Fair, has published a volume
Of poems that is a tribute TO Ameri-
can generosity.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
A $40 Play
WON $3.50
Past Two Weeks

Twenty dollars invested daily on
my ONE-BEST-BET- ET-OF-THE-DAY at
Oakland since the beginning Of the
meeting. two weeks ago, has netted
clean profit of $3.50.
Here is the record COMPLETE OF
every STARTER given by me as MY
E-BEST-BET-O T-OF-THE-DAY since
the Oakland meeting began. EVERY
LOSER is accounted for. as well as
every winner. On days when no horse
is accounted for it was either Sunday
or my selection did not start. A show
ing is made of the result of a $50 fat
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28

The first electric railway for public
use in America was that of the East
Cleveland Street Railway Company,
which was equipped in 1884. The con-
ductors were laid underground
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
FIRST WEEK.
Net Gain in Two WssSs $3.50
TO-DAY

NY One-Best-Bet to-day is a cop
per-lined cinch at about TO 1 in the
betting. The track viii be muddy
and this one loves it." Besides he
has worked three-quarterS in better
than 1:14 within three days. and. as
held a watch on ALL the entries fOr
this race. / KNOW my horse can win
Laughing" He'll come home champ
ing on the bit at about 4 o'clock this
afternoon. and If you don't have a
bet down you'll have only yourself to
blame.
Ny One-Best-Bet Saturday did not
start for private reasons, but this
one goes positively In fact. the bulk
of his owners commission was wired
away last right. AND NO MISTAKES
WILL BE MADE.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
ALBION ROVERS DEFEAT
PICKWICK TEAM EASILY
Vampires Win From Eagles I'm Prac-
tice Association Football Match
at Alameda.

Only one OF the three matches
scheduled for the l9O4-l9O5 cham
pionshiD OF the California Association
Football League was played yesterday.
The Albion RoVers beat the Pickwicks
s goals 10 at Freeman's Park.
Golden Gate. The ball was kicked off
ar Z-45 p. m.. Norman Logan being
the referee. The Pickwicl1s were one
man short and played with only four
men in the forward line. In the first
half the play was quite even, neither
team scoring a goal. In the second
half the Albion Rovers did almost as
they liked with the Pickwicks, their
right wing putting the bail into the
net six times. The teams occupied
the following POSITIONS:
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28

HEBREW SOCIETY ENTERTAINs-T
seventh anniversary entertainment and dance
of the Hebrew Free Loan Association took
place at Lyric Hall last night. A big audi
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28

VIr IIIt sIvuUu III webster Street
Alameda, the Vampires beat the
Eagles goals TO 1 in A practice
match, James Frew being the referee
Six goals were made by the winners
in the FIRST period and two in the sec
Ond. The teams were made up Of:
Eagies-Wallzup. Bennett, r. shulte Diriss
fcaDtain), Lancaster, kiser, ". Shuttle lee
Churchill J. Crol, narrower.
Vampires-hOlfe, Weber Petersen. Harvvood
fcaptain). Jacques Giarner Y. Holland n
Lecouteur. Lees. Robertson, Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
SIR BRILLAR WILL MAKE
HIS DEBUT AT OAKLAND
Stewards of the Jockey Club Meet
Tomorrow Evening.

ence appIauded the different acts in the pro-
gramme. Later the entire company joined
in social dance
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-28
FORM SHOWN
BY HORSES
BY FRED e. MULHOLLAND.

First race-Doublet, Mocorito, Foxy
Grandma.
Second race-Follow Me. Estado,
GIenrice.
Third race-Meada, Ara, Macene.
Fourth race-Ripper, Mountebank,
Bronze Wing.
Fifth race-Sir Brillar, The Mist,
George II. MeNear.
Sixth race-H. l.. Frank, Whoa Bill,
Tou2ee.
In the fifth race on the card at Oak
land this afternoon Sir Brillar, the
crack of the Helshall stable, will meet
The Mist, Estelle j, Hooligan, George p.
McNear and Sea Air. about as useful
a cluster of two-year-ol as can be
brought together. Sir Brillar has per-
formed on both the Eastern and Chi
cago tracks and always gave a credit
able account of himself in fast COM
pany. The seXtette should furnish a
great contest.
There will be a meeting of the stew
ards of the New California Jockey Club
tomorrow evening at % Kearny street
Two handicaps are down for decision
this week, one on Wednesday and the
other to be run Saturday next. Each
is of the value of 5000.
Helgesen is displaying good form in
the saddle and the blonde rider is rap
idly becoming a public favorite-
Charley Patterson is waiting for Ros-
coe Coleman to grow an inch or so be-
fore letting him accept many mounts.
Roscoe was East the past summer and
returned still a member of the paper
weight division.
The fractured collar hone sustained
by Jake Jones while doing trick BIZ
cycle act is mending rapidly and he
will be able to don the colors in an
other week. The entries for to-day's
races:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

ocean and sea, whose morning drum beat,
as Webster said, was heard round the
world, 1t was against such power as
this that this handful OF patriots had
thrown down the gage of rebellion and
defiance.
Washington is known in history as
providential man; that is, man raised
up by Providence to fill great place
and perform a great mission. However
this may be, he certainly had great parts
and great and peculiar fitness for the
most difficult and trying place which he
filled in history. He had had expert
ence in the previous Indian and French
wars and had proven himself a wise,
competent and heroic officer. He had
great personal advantages for command.
He was of fine physique and imposing
presence, a splendid horseman, carrying
with him ever the port and air of au'
thority and native majesty-an ideal
commander.
So when this noble Virginian appeared
before that northern army and drew his
sword as their commander under those
Cambridge elms his fame had preceded
him and he was received with shouts of
welcome and OF confidence. Then all
men knew it was to be a struggle to the
death.
Hardly a better instance does history
afford of patience under provocation, Of
logged determination under difficulties. OF
uncon9uerable viii aud courage, holding
on so long and coming out triumphant at
last over such mighty opposition. These
great qualities as we have already seen,
belonged to the man more than to the
soldier. 1t was indeed the great man
behind the soldier, the man with the
great patriotic heart, with the wise head,
and the lofty, mistaken soul, that
brought us through that long and tremen-
dous struggle and gave us our glorious
place and opportunity among the nations.
No other man on this continent but he
could have done it. Greene, among the
generals of the revolution, would have
come nearest to it, but he would have
failed.
But in looking over the whole field and
record, III the light of all the facts and
history, it will be seen that Washington
made no military mistakes, that he i'm
proved all his opportunities, that his
generalship will stand the test of criti-
cism. He struck whenever he had the
chance. his plans were good, and when
compelled, his retreats were mastery.
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those with n crests, or topknots, OF
feathers. Perfect crested canaries are
very difficult to breed, and they are
subject to blindness, the crest being
cultivated to such an extent that II
grows over the eyes and hides even
the beak. Prices for good "crests"
range from f5 to f40.
Norwich plainhead canaries are far
more popular, but do not realize such
high prices. At Huddersfield show re-
Gently young bird, in its first season,
was sold by auction for Is los. Mack
ley Brothers, of Norwich whose last
consignment of canaries to New York
numbered 5000, have sold several
plainheads at prices ranging from Els
to f25 apiece.
Plainhead Norwich are bred almost
exclusively for color properties, the
most highly colored specimens invaria-
bly, heading the list. For the purpose
of enhancing the natural color large
quantities of cayenne and other pep.
pers are imported from Spain and Civ
en- toVthe birds in preparation of egg
food. For first-class Yorkshire cana
ries there is a strong demand, but
prices are not so remarkable, the high.
est reported being $50 for a sprightly
young fellow exhibited at the recent
Manchester show.-London Mail.
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The fame of Washington is SO inn
mense and the popular conception of his
character SO exalted. that some skeptieal
and fault-finding critics are disposed to
question the universal estimate, and es
pecially in the matter of his ability as n
soldier and military commander How
ever much we may wish it otherwise,
there is in human nature mean spirit
of envy and detraction which instructive
ly feels the honors bestowed upon great
man to be an indirect reflection and re-
hnke to its own littleness and baseneSs.
This spirit cropped out conspieuously in
the case of Columbus, in the efforts 10
belittle his great exploit and to blacken
cisms upon Washington's generaiship all
proceed from base motives, but they
doubtless do mostly come from the spirit
and innate tendency which | have indi-
Gated. This unworthy spirit is as old as
history, as old as humanity. 1t showed
itself i'll a memorable fashion when the
old Athenians wrote their sentence of
Punishment against Aristides because
they were tired of hearing him called
''the just
Great soldiers are to be judged not
alone by success. by battles fought and
victories wOn-though this, of course, is
tne great popular test-but by all the cir
cumstances and difficulties in which they
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
WASHINGTON'S COACH.

The coach which bore George and Mar
tina Washington from Mount Vernon to
Savannah has been removed from the
premises of Augustus Frey in New York,
to Mount Vernon, where it will remain
hereafter as an example of what a first
class long-distance vehicle was in the
eighteenth century. The coach was pur-
chased twenty-five years ago at the cen
tennial in Philadelphia by Benjamin
Richardson of Harlem. After his death
twelve years ago it was purcha'ed by
Mr. Frey, who has had it on exhibition
ever since. Occasionally it was drawn
in professions, and its ancient coloi and
venetian blinds always attracted atten-
ton. Some time ago Superintendent
Dodge of Mount Vernon came TO New
York, made careful examination Of the
coach and pronounced it genuine. 1t was
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are placed. There are great commanders
in history who have won fame by avoid
ing battles, like the Roman Fabius, and
even by great retreats like Xenophon
with his ten thousand Greeks If Wash
ington is to be compared. to his disad-
vantage, with Napoleon. then the popu-
lar question is, would Napoleon under
the same circumstances, have done any
better? 1t is enough for any command
er that he fills the great measure of his
requirement This, of course, is not say
ing that Washington would have filed
the place of Napoleon in the vastly differ
ent field and circumstances in which that
great soldier won his fame. Nor should
it be forgotten. all the while, that ulti-
mately Washington succeeded and found
ed a nation. while Napoleon failed and
lost an empire.
washington's Difficult Task.
The difficulties which encountered
Washington when he took up his great
trust as commander-in-chief of the con-
tinental army were most complicated
and immense The theater of the strug-
gle was vast one, geographically,
stretching along the Atlantic coast from
AItSSdCiluStllS W oUuNil 1uANtiiihs hAtN
the whole population was only three mill
ions-not very much greater than that
of the State of Michigan, and not so
great into a million as that of Illinois.
Out of this small, scattering and peace
full population an army was to be raised,
organized and equipped capable of con-
tending with the chief military and mari
time power of the globe. And it was
not to be a struggle between government
and government, between one nation and
another 1t was a rebellion. and there
was really no central authority, no arms
or warlike stores no navy, no treasury
or financial system or responsibility 1t
was only a brave anod patriotic people.
small in numbers, without discipline or
military experience. without arms and
without money, rushing thus bare-handed
into O conflict with the mother country,
their own government; powerful nation,
which had recently been raised by the
genius Of the elder Pitt to the front rank
among the great warlike nations Of the
world-a nation whose military posts and
possessions already dotted the globe,
whose victorious nayies covered every