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Evening star., 1905-08-20
SPLENDID RACING
ON GRAND CIRCUIT

FOCGIIkEEPSIE n. Y, August 10
The grand circuit meeting at the Hudson
River Driving Park was concluded this
afternoon with three finely contested races
The 2.1o pace was won by the favorite
Peruna. who sold for SO in pools in which
Stein and Ed Geer each brought $40, Elm
wood 81 and the field S13. Although the
finishes We're all close the favorite won in
straight heats. In the 21J trot the talent
was unable to pick a favorite before the
first heat and Swift B. and Thorn Boy each
brought so, with Swago selling for $50
and the field S15. Swift 3. outcassed the
field and made it a Straight-heat affair hand
lily. The other favorite had difficulty in
getting in the money. while Harry j. and
kinstress, having equal scores, divided Sec
ond and third money.
The , 10 trot had the bettorS guessing all
the time. The opening pools made Ciarita
w. favorte at $50 to $l3 for the field The
Roman took the first, with Ciarita w
sixth, Notwithstanding which the mare con-
tinued favorite at reduced odds. This was
largely because Geers was driving In the
second heat which went to Robert Nc
the favorite was a good second. Geers
withdrew the horse after the heat be-
cause of lameness. Jim Ferry won the
heat and showed such superior staying
qualities that he was at once made favor
lie, and won the fourth heat and the race
in close finish with Topsy. The Roman
and Robert Nc dividing second and third.
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BROOKLYN PARKWAY RACES
Big Attendance, Perfect Weather, Fast
Track

NEW YORK. August 19-The third day
of the race meeting at Parkway, Brooklyn,
had the largest attendance ever seen at the
track. The weather was perfect and the
track fast. The summaries:
? Is pace The Duchess won in straight heats
Time. l612, 21Ita. Eta. Kanawa Star sec
end; Black Burns Directly, third. Air Line May
SIZE erbert. Climax and Helen HIM also started
235. trotting: purse. $30o-Miss Colgate won
three straight heats and race. Time. 224L. 25gs
2.2oia. Hatpel second. Schuyler third. Reca Di.
The Banker started.
Free all: purse. s400-Harry C. won three
straight heats and race Time. 2.17z. 2.15h.
221s. Oiivewood, second: Funston third Nerva
Patenen and Quarter Stake also started.
rs pace; purse. $3o0-Connel Henry won Sec
ond third and fourth heats and race Time
2.lsl4. 2.l9is. 21sh. Merry Lou won first heat
and second place. Time 2.20. Lady Superior,
third Monday Wilkes, Billy Paxton Nettie Di-
rect. Anna Wilkes and Rufus started
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Games on Northwest Playground

Athletic games were held on the north
west playground at 1st and P strets yester-
day afternoon. There was not as much
enthusiasm among the children as the di-
rectors wished to see. but 1t is hoped the
young contestants viii be stimulated sufti-
ciently to make it lively for their rivals be-
fore the season closes
The events yesterday were:
5o-yard dash for girls under ten years
Won by Maude Williams: time .e7. Marie
Allen. second: Flora Banks, third.
50-yard dash for girls under thirteen
years-Won by Bettie Webb: time .G7; Lulu
Cook. second; Pearl Newman. third
6o-yard dash. boys under ten years-Won
by Hermon Curtin: time. .0S Leon Harley.
second Samuel Garland, third
60 yard dash. boys between the ages of
ten and twelve-Won by Geo. Bitters; time
O7 4-5 Augustus Nixon. second
Standing broad jump. boys between, the
ages of twelve and fifteen-Won by Geo
Jones. distance. feet. Joe Murray. sec-
ond, 6 feet. inches.
Parents and friends Of the children at
tended In good numberA
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HOUSE FOR CANOE CLUB

Ground will probably be broken this week
for the club house Of the Washington Canoe
Club. the organization which. since its in
cep ton few weeks ago, has embraced In
Its membership practically all OF the promi-
nent canoeists OF the city. Every member
expects to have his canoe on its rack in the
new quarters by the 1st OF October. and
the dispatch with which the building COM
mittee Is going about It's work is regarded
as an assurance that this expectation will
not prove to be without foundation.
George p. Hales, q member OF the COM
mittee. and ono Of the city's rising archi-
tects. has drawn the plans for the house,
and they have been approved by the COM
mittee. The site chosen and procured by
arrangement with the management of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal is about 500
feet from the District end of the AQueduct
bridge and between the canal and the
river. pair of stone stairs leads from
the bridge to the towpath of the canal. and
this will furnish an easy approach to the
building from the western extremity of NJ
street in Georgetown.
The horizontal dimensions of the new
club house will be 40 feet by 60 feet and
the height will be % feet from the level of
the first floor, which will rest on piles six
feet from the ground on the water side.
The structure will be two stories high, and
the second floor will be on a level with a
road just below the level Of the towpa.h.
From this road a bridge will lead to the
second floor, and here q door will admit
one to the assembly hall, which is to be
used for social purposes. A fight of steps
will also lead downward from the bridge,
on the outside Of the building, to an en-
trance to the first floor.
1t Is expected. however. that the most
used entrance will be that to the second
floor by way OF the bridge. On the inside
at the rear of the building a stairway will
lead to the ground floor The assembly
hall will be thirty-fve feet by forty-five
feet. and will have an alcove overlooking
the river This alcove will be fitted up as
cCZy corner. hallway will extend from
the assembly hall to the locker room. which
will run along the western side Of the build
ing on this floor. A ladies' parlor will oc-
cupy the space on one side of this hall. and
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side. The ladies' room will be fitted up in
an attractive manner for the comfort of
the guests of the club members.
Lockers for about one hundred and
twenty-five members will be arranged in
the center and along the sides of the
locker room. They will be of the most
modern type, allowing for sufficient ventla
tion and the storage of a large number of
articles. Adjoining this apartment there
will be a shower bath. This floor viii be
fitted with adequate toilet facilities. An
other stairway VIII lead from the locker
room to the first floor, and will be for the
use of the members OF the club when they
may not wish to pass through the assem-
bly, hall in order to reach their boats.
The first floor will be entirely devoted to
the storage of canoes. There will be ra Cl<s
enough to accommodate about one nund: red
boats and room for a number more in a
pinch. There will be an incline provided
with Cleats to keep "A person who is carry
ing boat to the water from slipping. The
canoes viii be launched from regula ton
float at the waters edge.
There will be two porches balconies
on the second floor overlooking the river.
One will be larger than the other, and
they Will be separated by the alcove ex-
tending outward from the assembly hall.
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An observation tower will grace one corner
of the building. and will be surmounted by
hagstafY, which the lady friends OF the
organization have promised to furnish wits
proper pennant.
The house will be lighted with electricity
and will be provided with pumping ap-
paratus for filling water tank on the roof
from which the water for the shower bath
and layatories will be supplied River wa
ter Will be used for this purpose. but for
drinking purposes s6ring water will be
used There will be telephone connection
with the city.
The roof will be partly gabled. and uti-
mately will be sttractively shingied. T'he
outline of the new building is expected to
present an exceptionally fine appearance.
and is certain to adorn the river front
rhe possible expansion Of the club has
been anticipa ted. and II ut any future time
1t is desired to enlarge the club house Its
construction will admit OF this without
great trouble and without spelling its ap-
pearance.
The membership of the organization has
grown since the last list published IN
The Star The full quota of charter mem-
berS was reached q few days ago. when
the executive board held a meeting and
passed upon several applications. Two APP
plications were received from persons in
Europe who had seen the accounts of the
organization in the papers. The opinion
heard on all sides is thsi the new club Will
fill long-felt want In the District.
The following members compose the
building committee: Sully Il. Maize. chair
man: Guy Marean. George T. Haias. the
architect President Fracker. ex-officio
member.
A meeting of the committee was held last
evening. and the plans for the club house
were considered in greater detail. The fin
tshed drawings We're exhibited by MIR.
Hales
The following is list of the members OF
the club
F. w. Albert +. T.. Alden. +. Il. Amiss.
jr., E. II. Andrews. J. A Bailey II. c.
Bangs. C. Fl. Baker. George w. Barnes.
Richard ]. Beall, w p Beckwith. w. f.
Bennett. Z. d. Blackstone, II. Spencer
Evening star., 1905-08-20
Girls Invade Polo

Special Cablegrsm to The Star
LONDON, August 19.-The latest branch
of athletic sports invaded by the strenuous
girl is polo. The fair sex has proved its
ability in many branches of sport. and now
is going in for polo. There are few games
that require more nerve and skill, but the
so-called soft sex has already proved that
1t is equal to almost any athletic game.
The first contest at polo in which no men
took part occurred at Ranelagh England
in the presence of the Queen and Princess
Victoria The rival teams were composed
of three members each. known as the
Whites and the Rainbows. The ladies' wore
smart riding habits. and the clever manner
In which they handled their ponies and
mallets aroused the onlokeds to enthusiasm.
According to reports of the game the
women started in rather cautiously. but
once in action they lost sight of all danger
and played with surprising dash. There
were many mix-ups, so great was the desire
to get a whack at the bail, but the game
ended without any of the members being
hurt.
The example of these strenuous girls is
sure to be followed by other society women
of England. especially In view of the fact
that the game met with the approval of the
queen and Princess Victoria The latter
was so impressed with the game that she
remarked. II like the game very much as
a strenuous pastfme for women. They will
make the game interesting enough when
they can play htfie faster
The game ended In favor OF the Whites.
the score being to =
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Bliss. James A. Brearley, r. r Brott R.
E. Burnham, John W. Calvert. J. d. Car
mody. NJ. S. Carpenter. Harry +. Chandlee
Fred A. Cochran. f. A. Collins. w. Hayden
Collins. F. d. Couden, William A Cowles,
Donald A. Craig. Fred p. Dodge Henry F..
Duckstein, l.. +. Eberbach. Edwin H. Etz.
w. r. Evans. Willard Fracker c. w. Fair
banks. j. p. Farmer E. B. Finch. S. f.
Gardner. w. r. Garrett, George p. Hales.
j. ST. c. Hambly n. Harrington Hammer
II. S. Hill, J. Phil Hirth, w. w. Hodges c.
F. Hohoff, Frank Jones, P. T. Kidd. John o.
La Gorce II. c. Lincoln. John A. Lutz, ]. A.
Lord, Fl. G, MacCarteney. Arthur MacCon-
VILE, DR.. John Madert, Suly B. Maize. L.
F. Marean, Guy Marean. H B. Marston,
William NJ. Mason, d. S. Masterson, Robert
Meyer. Arthur Middleton, Fred w. Moore,
II. c. Metcalf. NJ. f. Noble. f. B. OLeary.
{. H. Ourand. James F. Patterson. T. p.
Polk Dr.. N. Willis Pomroy. f. E, Rich
ards. d. w. Reinohi. J. F. Robb, f. c.
Rupp. e. A. Schmitt, L. f. Schreiner. r.
C. Searle. c. w. Shaver, a. F. Skinner, A
d. Smith. ID. NJ. Smith. III. G. Smthy, w
w. Stevens, Wm. Stewart, Carl w. Stod-
der, E. r. Stoughton. w. G. Sullivan. w.
F. Sunny. E. II. Tennent, DR.. w. G. Trow
VIM. Waite. H. w. c. Walters, c. f. Wa
ters, ]. T. Watkins, o. l.. WhippIe. w. b.
Whipple, E. o. Whitford. f. NJ. Willis jr,
DR.. A. S. Wolfe, F. L. 'Wollard, VIM. Wood
burn Horace Woodward. Dr. Jas. r. Yates.
H. w. YoungS
Evening star., 1905-08-20

ing her injustice by starting her against
the side wheelers, and took her out of the
racing game.
Javins Brothers Nellie r. and Myron II.
have been retired from the racing game,
as has Henry Offenheimer's Elmira Grat-
ton. All three of these horses have been
started during the past three weeks. and
not one OF the three got a slice Of purse
Local harness horse lovers are awaiting
with much interest the performance of
Irish Jack. Peter Taylors recent purchase.
in the free -for-an race at Rockville. There
will be some very fast PAGERS to race him
there.
The two best green horses shown on the
Maryland and Virginia circuit thus far are
Orphan Girl and Judy. Orphan Girl started
in her first race at Norfolk and has car
ried of first money six times, getting a
mark at Pocomoke of 21SA. Judy Is a
handsome chestnut sorrel mare that was
bought for $50 and driven in a drummerS
wagon until seven weeks ago, when she
was started at track work. She finished
second to Orphan Girl in two races well in
hand, and won at Pocomoke in 2.3OL, 2.31k
and 2.32. Great things expected from
her.
H. c. Copperthite's new mare, Maid Mar
ion. simply paced over the top of her field
at Marlboro on Wednesday in the $50 class,
beating Bon Jay, Harry H. and other good
horses. She clipped her mark from 2.29H to
2.24A, and had lot of speed left. She went
the second and third heats in 2.2S and 225.
Stephen r. Collins black stallion Cas-
cade is getting considerable notoriety just
now because of the reported very fast
work of Zaza, an unmarked trotting mare
in Robert Browley's string. 1t is said this
mare is reeling off mile after mile In bet
ter than 2.10, and that a very big price has
been refused for her. Cascade is the sire
of Zaza. Cascade is PAGER. All of his
colts trotterS.
Montauk the fast pacing horse recently
bought by Charles McDermott, Is limping
on one of his front legs, which accounts for
his non-appearance in races at Norfolk and
TasIey. The ailment. however, is only
temporary, and Montauk may be seen short
ly on the speedway.
Charles Ducketts Clara Wink, formerly
Lady L., won the county trot at Marlboro
on Tuesday. Clara Wink got her schooling
on the Brightwood track.
x x
j. J. O'Keefe's L. ]. K. and Timothy
Shrugrue's Harry c.. furnished the best
race Of the Marlboro meeting. The pair
started In the 30 pace. L. ]. K. won the
first two heats in 227k and 2.29 Then
Harry C. took three heats in 2.24A. 2.2G
and 224A. Javins Brothers Niger Boy
finished 4. 4. 2. 9. In this race, with Sun
ny Jim. Baltimore horse. last.
Evening star., 1905-08-20

Miss White at Marlboro. 1t was three in
five. half-mile heats. The horse took the
first second and fourth heats in 1.l5k
1.16 and 116. Miss White took the third
heat in 1.19. Silver Wilkes was at one
time one of the most prominent trotters on
the turf. At Milwaukee. three years ago.
he won race in 2.l0h. 2.l112 and II, and
later won several other races that were
gone very fast.
Temple Wilkes died last Friday He was
the property OF Charles McDermott Tenn
pie Wilkes was thirteen years old. He
had been out of the racing game for "a
couple of years, but was recently driven
over the Brightwood track in us. During
his racing days Temple Wilkes was known
as the bulldog, because of his indomita Bile
courage and ability to stay. He won many
turf battles and died with a mark of 2.10A
to his credit
kentucky Rose, James S. Cottons speedy
sDrinter. was not herself at Marlboro on
Wednesday. Skyrunner beat her handily
three quartermie heats. though the mare
was right on her heels each time in 1.19
and 1.21. H. b. Mispahs Kite finished
fourth in this race.
X i
Senator William A. Clark Is an ardent
admirer of harness horses and has a stable
of good ones making the round of the Gran
lite state circuit. At Dover, N H, last
Thursday. his mare, Miss George, started
In the PIP pace and won the race in straight
heats IN 211A, 212A and 21O%.
X
Lady Rodman, a black mare that vas In
training at Brightwood early this spring
finished second to Prince E. l.. in the free
for-all race at the Harrisonburg Va. horse
and colt show last Thursday. The fastest
heat of the race was gone in 217 The
other starters were Sadie Temple and Sun
light Chimes
Evening star., 1905-08-20
Juggling the Hand Organ.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Your piano selections were delightful .
said Miss Roxiey. whose engagement to
Count Spaghetti had just been announced.
1.-The dear count was simply carried away
by the music
.Indeed?' replied Miss Brightly, resent
ing the others patronizing air. 81 suppose
It would have seemed more natural for the
music to be carried away by the count"
Evening star., 1905-08-20
A Cruel Blow.

From Puck
Rrogan-"They tell me that Dugan fairly
worships tn latest addition t his fambly?''
Shea--He did.
Brosan-"He did? Glory be! Fhat hap.
pened?"
shea-.His wife had tn addition chris
tened Clarence"
Evening star., 1905-08-20
Lewis and o'Keefe Matched.

DETROIT Mich, August 19-WiIlie
Lewis. the New York lightw was to-
day matched to box Jack Okeefe of Chi
cago. in Detroit on Labor day. They will
meet at 1872 pounds and go fifteen rounds
to a decision. The fight will be in the
open air on the shore of Lake ST. Clair
Evening star., 1905-08-20

Pigeon killing is also pursued by the wing
shooters of this region after the first few
days with the reed birds has exhausted that
form of sport. The pigeons include the
common wood species. the mourning doves
and the Carolina dove. These are miera-
tory birds. and they pause in their south
ward flight to feed in the corn lands and
meadows of the southland. Pigeon shoot
ing begins with September in the states of
Virginia and Maryland and in the District
The birds are then plump and well feath-
cred. The only way at this season to dis
ttnBuish between the old ones and the
squads is In the eating. These birds fly
high and strong. and they are SO well ar
mored with feathers that 1t Is not always
easy to bring them down. even when they
are hit. as a gfancing shot may be turned
aside without even so much as stunning the
game The best place for pigeon shooting
Is by stream pond close to u cornfield.
The birds feed on corn and the insects
Evening star., 1905-08-20

Charles McDermott has withdrawn his
trotting mare. Marion Wilkes. from the
Maryland and Virginia circuit. With
mark of 2.OSh the mare could start In noth-
ing but the free-for-ail class. and she al
ways met a bunch of very fast PAGERS.
Mr.. McDermott concluded that he was do
Evening star., 1905-08-20

silver Wilkes won the match race with
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LOOKS LIKE MURDER,
Exchange Editor of the New York
Times Meets Mysterious Death.

New York Sept S,--7Jacob Il. Thomp-
son. exchange editor OF the New York
Times. who Was fOuud unconscious
In his apartments an the ST. James ho-
tel today. died at Flower hospital to-
night without having regained con-
seriousness Mr. Thompson was fully
clothed when found. lie was IN an ap-
parently dying condition.
There IS much mystery surrounding
the case, Coroner SChOier expressing
his belief that the injuries sustained
by Mr. Thompson We're the result of Il
fan after "A stroke OF apoplexy, while
the hospital physicians maintain that
murder was done, Coroner Scholer was
with the injured man to the end, hop
ing he might regain consciousness and
make q statement.
There IS no known motive for a mys-
FERROUS attack upon the editor.
Jacob II, Thompson an eX-editor Of
the New York Times, today was found
unconscious and apparently dying from
the effects OF q fractured skull, a stab
wound and stranguldtiOn, I'm his room
at the st. James hotel in Forty NTH
street. The police believe that murder
was attempted.
Thompson was found even wearing
his eyeglasses one of which was brok
en- and had cut his eye, Finger marks
were found on Thomps0n's neck. the
larynx was fractured, aud there was
evidence that blood had burst from
both ears
Physicians said that Thompson had
lain where he was found for several
hours Bills amounting 10 $40 Were
found I'm his pocket and the hotel SER
wants said they had found no weapons
I'm the room which might account for
the fractured skull or other wounds
Thompson is about go years old.
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preferred stock and t25,ooO,O0O common
stock, but that in AN such transactions
il the NeW York Life and members of
the finance committee We're members
ot The same syndicate they We're mere
ly co-adycnturcrs IN ana Investment and
That in sucn cases the New York Life
never bought any OF the bonds when
placed ou the market
Mr. C3hn said that this Mercantile
Marine company Issue was the only
syndicate transaction IN which both he
and the New York Life participated.
Interest was paid ON these bonds for
one year only he said. lie then stated
that the New York Life had bonds Of
the Carnegie Steel company that III
participated IN the syndicate Of the
chicago q Alton refunding bonds to the
extent Of 100000 and that It was not
only interested TO the extent of 81 800
600 I'm the Chicago. Burlington & Quin-
cy Purchase syndicate, but that after
ward It Increased the amount OF its
holdings TO $l250O,00O worth Of bonds,
which were still In possession of the
New York Life,
Asked why this Increase was made,
MI Clanm said that whenever bonds
turned out better than expected. the
New York Life increased it's holdings
over the initial purchase.
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STATE or SEQUOYAH,
Convention Completes its Wo. <
And AdiOurns.

.suskogce, J. a.. Sept. S-rhe con.
stitutional convention OF the proposed
state of Sequoyah completed It's work
at noon today and adjourned The
constitution as whole was adopted
by unanimous vote, after several
amendments more or less complete,
were made.
one amendment provides that no
railroad shall pass within three miles
of a county seat without entering the
town and maintaining "a station, and
another makes it unlawful to mortgage
hOmesteads which may consist Of from
90 10 100 acres OF land IN a county or
one acre I'm n municipality.
The convention adopted an appeal to
Congress asking that the tribal schools
which cease to exist after March A.
1906 be cared for by the national gov
eminent until the state government
shall have been established These
are the only schools In the territory
outside of the municipalities and UNI
less Congress provides for them at the
coming session they must be closed
on the date mentioned, when the tribal
government ceases.
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TO EXrERMINATE ANARcHusM
Mass Meeting i'm Barcelona De.
mands 1t of Government,

Barcelona, Spain Sept. Sat a mass
meeting held today it was decided TO
ask the government for sufficient police
ITO eNtermnate anarChism here nc
was further resolved that should the
government refuse this request the
people of Barcelona win appeal to for
elgu nations 10 establish an Internal
posed for Morocco and To also organize
% body analogous TO the federal cortes,
TO consider questions affecting BARGE
Iona,
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SPANISH WAR VETERANS
Resolution Favoring Larger scope
or Pension Laws Adopted

Milwaukee Sept Sat the United
Spanish War Veterans reunion today
the most important business was the
election of officers.
For senior vice COmmander MAJ. John
NJ. Harand of Buffalo WAS elected, and
capt r. t. Kirk Of California was
chosen as junior yice-commander
Washington was chosen for the next
reunion, over san Francisco \ resolu-
ton fayoring larger scope Of the pon-
sion laws was adopted.
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MoRos HAVE BEEN PACIFIED.
And Now il Is safe for Americans
To Travel I'm Mindanao.

Washington, Sept. S-MaJ Gen,
Wood, commander Of the department
Of Mindanao, In report states that
the Moros have been pacined TO such an
extent that Americans may safely ira
vel In any part OF the island. where
formerly q strong guard was necessary.
Gen. Wood says that in his opinion
there Is no subject upon which more
nonsense has been written than upon