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New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
TO REDUCE GOLF DUES.
amendment Proposed IN FaUor of
the associate Clubs.

omcial announcement has been received from the
secretary OF the United States Golf Association of
three proposed amendments to the constitution the
most notable being that which has reference to the
annual dues of associate clubs Article XIII, sec
ton l. of the constitution reads at present:
Each associate club shall pay to the treasurer
before the annual meeting 800 annual dues.
The proposed amendment favors striking out the
sum of 500 and substituting the of $50.
This recalls the last annual meeting Of the asso-
citation, when the Western delegates tried only
to have the dues of the allied clubs reduced, but
to give the latter power to vote q privilege only
enjoyed by the few associate clubs. The motion
to give the allied members the right to vote
lost but the dues of the latter reduced from
s25 to SO.
vote also taken as to the adrisability Of
reducing the dues ot the associate clubs from 500
to $50. and majority favored the reduction. al
though the motion was lost because of the clause
making it necessary TO have tw0-thirds vote It
looks as though the proposed amendment will be
passed with little or no opposition at the annual
meeting be held at Delmonicos on January Il.
The reason for this is obvious, In the first place
the funds of the association have been steadily in
creasing year after year, until there Is
surplus OF than $4,000 in the treasury. BY
reducing the dues it becomes less burdensome espe-
cially fer the associate members. There are now
thirty-one clubs IN this class and about two hundred
and seventy-five allied clubs.
with the dues of both classes reduced, larger
membership might be expected. though hitherto the
parent body has shown no keenness about increas-
ing the associate list, may be seen by the condi
tions which provide that any club whose course.
constitution, bylaws and membership such as
to make it thoroughly representative shall be egi
BILE Cor election an associate member and may be
admitted on a seven-ninths vote of the executive
committee, which shall give due consideration 10
the sectional location the club applying for such
membership in order TO preserve just distribution
OF the voting power.
The other amendments are already known. One
provides that the executive committee instead Of
the president. appoint the nominating committee.
and the other refers to Article XIV. and provides
that the fiscal year shall end on November 30. in
stead OF December 81
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
DECORATIONS FOR AUTOMOBILE SHOW.
It Will Take Seven Days to Prepare the Big
Amphitheatre

After months Of work the decorations for the
Automobile Show, which opens at Madison
Square Garden January 13, have been COM
pleted. and it now only remains to install the
figures. staff work and paintings in the big
amphitheatre
In order to still further enhance the spectac-
ular features of the show. the committee at it's
last meeting decided to reproduce the figure of
the girl which is being used in the poster. This
will be made of white staff, just the same the
other work, and is to be evolved out Of shell
and will support a monogram OF the association.
From the top will extend rows of small electric
lamps giving the effect of strings of pearls.
Another addition to the original plans for dec
Grafton will be the reproduction in more than
life size of The Automobile Girl and THE
Chauffeur" The figures will be done in staff
work They will be loca ted raised platform
and will indicate the route into the concert hall
Arrangements have been made for the dec
orators to take possession of the Garden one
week before the show opens and during those
seven days the army of wOrkmen will transform
the big place into a veritable fairyland that
will divide honors with the glittering produc-
tiOns from the worlds greatest automobile fac
tories Not pillar or a post nor anything now
decorators complete their work, for even the
roof of the amphitheatre will have a canopy of
blue covered with stars. The balconies the ex-
hibition hall and every other place in the Garden
where machines are shown viii receive the same
attention the main floor
Final alOtments of space have been made
and so far as concerns the show committee
which consists OF Colonel George Pope NJ l.
annual national automobile show might open
next Saturday instead of a week later
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
WILL TRY VALENTINE.
Gorernor Appoints Special Term of
the Supreme Court.

Governor Higgins 1t was learned yesterday. has
appointed an extraordinary term of the Supreme
Court be held at NIineola, Long Island. begin
ming February .. to try Benjamin Valentine.
torney OF Brooklyn, Indictment charging him
with forgery Valentine indicted by the
Nassau County Grand Jury. In 1904. for ''Wilfuy.
knowingly. fraudulently and feloniously uttering.
offering. disposing of and putting forth
certain forged, false and altered deed on about
June q. 1890
The Indictment against Valentine was pigeon
hoed for some reason. and effort continue the
case against him made until the present dis
trict attorney. Franklin A. Coles succeeded in
getting the Governors ear. Mr. Coles proposes 10
have eminent counsel prosecute the
The deed alleged to have been forged by Naler-
tine purported to have been made and executed b.
Marie A. Valentine. known Antoinette Valentine.
who was the wife of BENJAMIN Valentine. resident
OF Brooklyn. She, according to the deed. conveyed
to Elizabeth FL. Valentine, mother of the indicted
attorney, certain property in California.
Since Valentine indicted the deed has been
cancelled by order of court, and of the prop
erty mentioned has been disposed OF by the law
fuI heirs.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
WORLDS RECORD ON SKATES.
Mcdonald Makes New Mark in Potato Race
at Clermont.

Some of the foremost skaters in the United States
met in competition last night at the CIermont-aye
rink Brooklyn, and two thousand persons enjoyed
a series of gylnkhana sports The programme be-
gan with a quarter mile pursuit between ". L.
Smith and SaTony, the latter losing by eight feet
Harry P Mcdonald broke the worlds record, held
BY himself in the potato race. and in the final
heat of the running skates E. Allan Tay-
lor successful.
There will be a series Of special for the
Frederick H. Tucker trophies tonight. and this
morning the Rensselaer, and Clarke interscholastic
trophy races will be held.
The summary of last nights races follows:
Ope-haIf mile pursuit (matchl-won by W. L.
smith New-York Athletic Club Arthur Yale Sarony,
Nevs-York Athletic club second, by yards Time, 125
mile match tscrafch)--Won by g W.
FocIfelIow Brooklyn Skating Club; Edward NJ. Cnderh
Hawthorne Skating club, second Time. 135$s-
Obstacle race (scratch)-Won by Hugh Paiser,
Association second: Walter r. Lee New-York Athletic
Club third Time 1:s3s.
MdDonad NevNYork Athletic Club Walter r. Lee.
York Athletic Club. second Herbert F. Earl. Pastime
Athletic Club third. Time. 0:4Oss.
Ore-half mile race scratchlF1na heat by
E Allan TAYLOR Lake Skating Association;
thur Yale Sarony NewYorh Athletic Club. second; will
lam W. swan, New-York Athletic Club. third. Time.
Runnng race on racing skates (scratch)-FinaI heat
won by E Allan Taylor. Verona lake Skating AsEoCis-
Walter r. Lee New-fork Athletic Club. second.
One -qiarter-mile spring race time-won by
Harryl T. Mcdonald, New-York Athletic Club. Time.
Three ha nds-across race tpurEuit-won by New-York
Athletic Club 4Tayor, Swan and NcDonald: C1er-
mont Skating Club l. Crabb Harold McKeefrey and
Broom ball natch-Tvon by Brooklyn Skating Club de-
feating New-York Athletic Club team by goal
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
MANN NOT A "QUITTER.
Proprietor of ''7'oacn Topics Says
He VII Fight to Finish.

Colonel W. D. Mann. publisher Of Town Top
les, who absent from the continued hearing
before Magistrate Whitman, in the West Side
court. on Thursday Of his case against Golfers
weekly talked yesterday afternoon at his home.
No. 300 West 72d-st.. where he has been confined
TO his bed by a severe cold since Tuesday.
Il caught cold in the court on Saturday, he
explained and the attack of neuralgia from
which suffered merely incident"
VIII the statements made by James A. Burden.
jr.. and Edwin NJ. Post on the stand Thursday
abate your determination pursue the matter
further" he asked.
The coloners militant spirit manifest in
moment. He raised himself on his elbow and. fac
ing the questioner squareIy, made deliberate an
swer:
began life at seventeen as member of en-
Gneer fl corps and when the war began enteTsd
later l started and built up the sleeping bust
Of Town Topics then a weakiing I have made
it prosperous and power in its field have al
Ny life has been an open book; no mystery. and
Then. with a show Of deep feeling and earnest
ness he added:
am am sixty-six years old. and; with the career
have madeuopen as the dayif there has been
my honor, I must fight TO the end. am not
So far as the red book is concerned. in which
Post testifes Able told him record was made OF
obvious perversion of what AhIe may have said.
He may have said book kept in our office
which would mean the office of the Society Editors
Association, in the Windsor Trust Building. where
the Americas Smart Set scheme had its head
of Town Topics
never had any connection with Americas
Smart Set and never received penny from that
enterprise. ! knew Able only casually.
nected for time with the subscription depart
ment of Town Topics
Until the arrest of Irving, at the instance of
James A. Burden, tr., had no knowledge by per
sonai contact of the existence of such man as
Burden. l had, of course, seen his name occasion
ally in the columns of Town Topics I had met
his father in Troy, n. Y, about twenty-five years
ago, when, as guest. A visitor to the Troy
Club. That when [ building the first in
stament of Mann boudoir that were put on
the railroads in this country. I never made any
telephone appointment any other kind with
Burden for anybody.
Taking UP the matter of the letter introduced
by James w. Osborne the lawyer for Golfers
alleged to have been written by Colonel Mann to
r. a. Irving at Newport. congratulating him upon
securing check for 81 800. the colonel said:
have no recollection of having written that let
ter of having ever written to Irving at any
time any subject. 1t would be most unusual.
for It the province of the to acknowl-
edge the receipt of all moneys I note that the
letter purportng to carry my signature is without
Date. something I would not be likely to omit.
form of courteous finish to the letter., a thing
would not be likely to forget, and it lacks the
conciseness aD1 fulness of expression that would
ordinarily chara cterfze any letter might write to
any 1t does not bear my earmarks of COM
position
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
TRI-COLLEGIATE CHESS.
Pennsylvania Holds the Lead from
BrosCn by Narro1o Margin.

The third round OF the seventh annual tourna-
rnent of the Triangular College Chess League
played according to programme the Villa Julia.
Riverside Drive and s9th-s. the private residence
of President L. Rice, yesterday. At the
close or the Pennsylvania still in the
lead but only with half a point Brown. while
Cornell brought the again half a point be-
hind Brown The order of play was arranged as
follows:
First board. ". H. Hughes, PENNSYLVANIA, ].
r. Mitchell Cornell: second board. J. F. Darling.
Cornell, VS. P V. Van Arsdale. Brown: third board.
H. NJ. Sweet Brown, VS. E. H Miller. Pennsyl-
vania, the first named in each pair having the white
pieces.
Mitchell tried a Sicilian Defence against Hughes
on the first board. The regulation moves INDUCED
er player tried to exert himself much. and after
twenty moves had been recorded and when it was
thought that the fight would begin in earnest the
players agreed a draw
Darling opened with a Ruy Lopez the second
board against Van Arsdale the latter adopting the
S-.P-KB4 defence made famous by Marshall.
After the opening moves Darling proceeded with
Brown player who finally succeeded in winning
pawn Meanwhile position which looked
rather tempting for either player TO try for win,
but on closer examination 1t became evident, that
lose. Under the circumstances the men agreed TO
draw after % moves had been recorded.
The opening adopted the third board was ex
acty Identical with that on the second, but the
Brown player. Sweet, treated the opening in diff
ling the second board. He threatened a mate as
early as on his seventh move, and on Miller de.
a pawn, which in the analysis proved to be un-
sound. AS it was, he subjected himself to a strong
he might have carried through successfully all his
aggressive movements. On the twenty-seyenth
and seven moves later resigned. Thirty-six moves
were recorded
he in PoIJo
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
LATHAM TO MEET SANDS.
An Interesting Match at Court Tennis Prom
ised for To-day.

keen match at court tennis is promised for
this afternoon. when Peter Latham. former pro-
fessional champion Of the world, viii play
Charles z. Sands, amateur champion of this
country, on the courts of the RACQUET and Ten
MS Club. In all probability. the foreigner viii
give Sands fifteen each game, the same odds be-
ing conceded Jay Gould the other day at Geor-
CLAN Court.
Those who saw the way Latham took care of
young Gould believe he will be able TO defeat
Sands George Standing. who picks Gould as
the coming amateur champion, rates the boy
even now the equal of Sands. On the form
displayed at Lakewood there appears little to
choose between the two amateurs. The result
Of to-day's match may serve TO give better
line on the ability of Sands and Gould. The
match will also be good practice for Latham,
who is getting in shape for his championship
racquet match with Standing January g.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
RACING At NEW-ORLEANS.
thinning FaUorites Scarce at Both
Tracks Yesterday.

New-orleans. Dec 2s-winning favorites were
few and far between both racetrackS to-day.
The going lunlpy and slow. although the tracks
were fast drying out.
Holloway at . to s, and Foremaster. at TO :,
the successful first Choices at the Fair
Grounds. Dapple Gold, the favorite in the second
race was beaten of. The winner turned up in
viperine at 10 to L which came with rush in the
last furlong and going away by two lengths
from Gotowin. Whorler. a Brooklyn Derby win
ner, in the third race. but easily beaten
by Foremaster and Paul Clifford. seweli continued
his clever work in the saddle, riding two winners
The steeplechase was the feature of the card at
City Park. Chanlay the favorte, biundered and
lost his rider early in the race. With him out of
the way, New-AmSterdam had little trouble IN
winning. at 5 to !. The defeat of Happy Jack at
odds-on in the last race made a sorry ending for
the talent.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
RIOT FOLLOWS HOLD-UP.
Laborers Fear for Wages after
Pagmaster Is Robbed.

New Brunswick. n j. Dec. 29.-No further
trace has been found of the five highwaymen
who held UP William Scheck. paymaster Of the
Delaware River Quarry and Construction Com
pany and William F Harkins. timekeeper for
the company, here yesterday afternoon. and got
away with a satcheI of money said to contain
$500 The offer Of a reward Of $1,000 led to
vigorous search being made for the highwaynen
in all sections hereabouts but with success.
Seven men have been arrested on suspicion, nVe
at Metuchen and two at Westheld. but all have
been or will be discharged Mr.. Harkins not be-
ing able to identify any of them.
The hoId-up was followed by riot last night
when the three hundred men employed in laying
the Bell Telephone Companys underground line
at Bonhamtown near where the highwaymen
got away with the money, discovered that
they would not receive their wages as an
ticipated They could not understand that
other money would be obtained for them. and
became frenzied as they thought their wages
were gone.
1t was decided to-day to discharge the SEQ
men employed on this branch OF the work and
let another gang finish it up. The men will be
paid off Tomorrow and it was feared that there
would be further trouble and another riot to-
night when the men learned that tomorrow
their services would no longer be needed To
prevent any outbreak the men on duty last night
went over to the scene late this afternoon TO
keep order all night.
James McAvoy, of PIainfied, a driver was
held up late yesterday afternoon about a quarter
OF mile north of Stelton by four Italians, VINO,
it is believed. belong to the gang which held up
Harkins and Schieck- Instead Of demanding
money, they climbed in the wagon without
word and signalled McAvoy to drive on, when
he did at once. About mile from South Plain
field. when they reached the New-Durham ROAD,
the italians made McAvoy turn into this road,
and after he had driven considerable distance
he was ordered to get out of the wagon and was
compelled to walk about hundred yards.
when suddenly the Italians shouted. and as Nc
Avoy turned he the four men disappear into
the woods two one side of the road and two
on the other.
Full, Accurate Sporting Records. See Tribune
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
WILL SUE FOR 100000 DAMAGES.
Widow of Man Killed in Park-ave Accident
Seeks Redress.

1t was learned yesterday that the widow of ].
W. Knapp. of New Rochelle. who was killed in
the recent Park-ave. tunnel accident has re-
fused an offer from the railroad company TO
settle with her and through her lawyer, John ].
Crennan. of that city. will within few days
bring action for 100000 damages The suit
will be brought Jointly against the New-Yori
Central and the New-Y York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad companies. and will be tried
at the spring term Of the Supreme Court TO be
held in White Plains.
Mr.. Knapp was fifty years old and was draw
ing salary of $4,000 year at the time OF his
death. Mr.. Crennan is the lawyer who repre-
sented the heirs OF H @. Simon who killed
in the tunnel wreck of 1902, against the New
York Central Company and obtained verdict
for S6O00O. the largest award for damages grow
ing out OF that disaster Since the inquest on
Thursday, which resulted in the blame beins
placed on the engineer. the railroad COM
pany has begun making settlements with the
New Rochelle people injured in the wreck. Tho
maximum sum II is said TO be offering is $500
X is reported that It has decided to defend all
claims for larger amounts IN the courts.
Full, Accurate Sporting Records. See Tribune
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
NEW YEAR CYCLE RUNS.
One Will Be to TarTytown and Another to
Coney Island and Return.

WheeInen and motorcyclists are busy trying the
various roads from New-York 10 Yonkers and Tar
rytown in preparation for the eighteenth annual
New Years run of the Associated Cycling Club
of New-York Riders permitted TO select their
own route, but must check at Yonkers and Tarry-
town The run starts 1901 a. January /. 1906
fro rColumbus Circle Ethaye and 59th-st.. regard
less of weather conditions. The committee head
quarters are at 10 West 60th-st.
Another race Of a similar kind is the annual
New-York State Division of the Century Road
Club of America. which will be started from the
cIubhouse No. 9S3 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, at
I91g a m. Monday.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
THE ATHLETIC BOWLING LEAGUE.
Columbia Club Wins Two in Three Games
from North End

The Columbia Club of Hcboken won the odd
rarns in the Athletic Bowling League series with
the North End Club team of Newark on the form
eF's alleys last night. This puts Columbia on even
ROseviile Athletic Association Ave
for second place each having won eight games and
lost four. The Eliza beth Club team ends the week
in the lead with nine games won and three lost
Columbia failed to get going in the opening game
last night. totallng SS eighteen pins less than
the Newark combination. Columbia improved in
the next game however. while North End stood
about she same In the last North End looked
dangerous for a time. but Columbia had twenty
one pins spare the end with ss7 The oniv
individual effort the 200 mark was Baldwin,
2l5 I'm the last game. The scores follow:
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
STAKES FOR NEW RkCETRACK.

At a meeting OF the directors of the New-Engiand
Breeders Club on Thursday the stakes for the first
meeting to be held at Salem. N H. next year
were considered. About thirty stakes have been
planned, including several for jumpers. All of
the guaranteed order, a wise provision possibly
for the initial venture in new territory The
principal fixture, which evidently is intended for
the opening day will be a handicap, guaranteed for
5000. None of the stakes have been named yet
The open winter is in favor of speedy cOmple-
ton of the plant, and the work is being rushed
to the utmost Already about 100000 has been
spent in construction, and fully 100000 viii have
been expended when the track is completed.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
SAY NEGRO CUT OFF woMAN's HEAD.
Accused of Having Used Razor with Deadly
Effect

William Nelson. negro. locked up in
the West 47th-st. station last night on the
charge of numbering negro woman with whom
he lived and who was known as Lizzie Norman
The woman was found lying on the floor of
their squalid quarters in the rear of No 149
West 51st-st.. the head almost severed from her
body with razor.
Nelson was lying In a bed. In his overcoat
and seemed prepared TO leave the place when
the patrolman entered. A young negro woman
informed him of the murder and he hurried
into the house in time TO catch Nelson
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
PRINCETON HOCKEY TEAM WINS.

TBy Telegraph The Tribune
Norfolk Va. Dec 2s-Prnceton won the hockey
game tonight at the Ice Palace. defeating Quaker
City. of Philadelphia by score OF to g. The
losers made three goals in the first half and failed
to score in the second. Princeton making four
scores in the last half Dillon made of Prince
toms scores and Cheslet the other two. A large
and fashionable audience witnessed the game
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
FAIR GROUNDS SUMMARIES.

race Csix and oue-haIf furlongsl-Holowey. 1o2
t g. s.eohd sS saaa6 Gnauny rs ye5 Gs to
Time, LIS Elliott. Evelyn Garth. Wizard King and
Second uzlongs,vtperine, 100 Gey} IS ito to
GAS ~ g. j93nson 70 o5 shEd dbobTfIs ge' Fruit 1a
Ganspfns paSy and Bay%ood aisd SPPse Pan '0
Third race dive and 9nehaf -
second WhoreT IL T. smith 10 to, to taT s sso
T m 100 S.ssS: ssTeg Ruiz
w. 81 ey S1Se5 to hirG hi Tme i:is roeus
0Ts Ff,b 0s sos sGta a ssFse @s
70 wq1 n;:P RrO%o To 5 GMueP @ p tSr 70 'fGna m i 3
Ethss sweet N9ts Mqggs g Paa eebeT oI8 b5S
Atwood Little coTker also ran .-,,. rboro,
SON i67 (SeweID to ? won: Captain Bob 101 CoNein
second Sincerity Belle % MGrsIand} sds b2 Ma sS l.
berry Light Note Katie Powers. Aurumaster. Bsrkel-
and Fairbury also
CITY PARK SUMMARIES
First race (ave Observation-Disclosures (AoTris
to / won: steve Lane los CW- Daly( Is to second
Welsh 10 Iendryl 70 third Tine 1;0Sss- PTn TN.
Second race six and furlongs)eus Heidorn
e sseoEd: Keinwood rs GSicop to third dDd
a ' se of % q h5t
ics 10 to second LORD Radnor Ia npee 9S fsd 70
Fourth Cave and half fgElongs>ZMint Boy 90
GIRL 10 M5v @ s wo4 N f / sd haara 5 un
ter, Golden Glow and Brush Up also ran ~ l,
rett) won; Belden, 81 CKoerner) TO second:
% stsPhs1s aSs aoS ss Ts sso to tan l. third Time
Sixth cile and seventy yaTds)Bisque % (Iien-
seeond; Ben Heywood iol CHoTris5 to third, Time:
Green. con1ndTum and Josetto also ran
Seventh mile and seventy yards)-Chsu1oiee 100
end: $aba: ss (sT5satR). Io third Time I;Ss,s
Happy Jack also ran
New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
HOLIDAY GOLF AT BALTusRoL.

best ball medal play cross-c9untry handicap
will be the attraction at the Baltusrol Golf Club
to-day One-half the regular handicaps will be
lowed and winter rules are 10 govern.
On New Years Day the Railway Valley Railroad
will extend the service of of its trains to the
Baltusrol station on the following schedule Leave
LlbeFty-st., Sis, 10 and 3:30 D. m. Return
ing, leave Baltusrol 2:45 and 4:45 D. m.