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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
HARNESS HORSE SPORTS

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The racing of the past week at Rockville
was the very best ever seen at that town.
The fields were good in all the classes, and
the contests close and interesting. 1t Is
estimated that more than $4,000 people were
on the grounds on Thursday. The fair was
exceptionally good, and the whole was con-
Quoted in a manner most satisfactory to
all parties concerned.
The horses go to Colchester Beach. Md.
this week. the next stand in the Maryland
and Virginia circuit There will be four
days of racing at this point Tuesday Will
be given up to local events. Wednesday
there will be a 2.40 trot and 2.25 and a
21S pace. Thursday go and a 2.3O pace
and the free-for-all race will be the feat
ures. and on Friday there will be 21s
and go trot
There were a dozen or more Washington
horses at Rockville, PAGERS. trotters and
runners, but only two were speedy enough
or lucky enough to get away with race and
first money. These were Timothy Shue-
grue's pacing stallion, Harry c.. and James
s. Cottons running mare, Kentucky Rose.
1t looks very much as though Frank R.
Keyes' celebrated old horse, McFonso, had
seen his best days on the running turf. 1t
Is still fresh in the memory Of many how
Keyes, five six years ago, started Nc
Fonso In a race at Benning. and how the
horse sold in the pools for 5000 for 81. and
how he simply romped away with that
race Afterward McFonso won some good
races, but last week he was unequal to the
task of beating Kentucky Rose in three
quarter-mile heats at Rockville and ran
last in a mile dash, won by Satrist who
led field of seven other horses home in
LAT. McFonsO, game as ever. tried hard to
win, but could not get to the front.
x
]. G. Benton's game little trottng geld
ing. Sir Electroid has been in the money
In every race he has started in and he has
started In four-one at Norfolk, one at
Tasley. one at Marlboro and one at Rock
vile. AT Norfolk he finished second in
the go trot. AT Tasley, in the same class,
he finished third. At Marlboro he won
over Silver Socks in straight heats, and
at Rockville he won the first heat of his
race in 2.2lh and got third money again.
Silver Socks, who started the trotting
season by winning six straight races and
cutting his mark from 2.46 TO 2.19A, seems
out of sorts. He has not won a race since
the opening of operations on the Maryland
and Virginia circuit though he has been
in the money three times. At Marlboro Sir
Electroid beat him easily in 2.2S, 226 and
30.
Miss Clean got fourth money in the free
for-aA race a Rockville on Thursday. The
little mare was against the very fastest
aaId RI no
ginia circuit-Bedworth jr., Conroy and
Prince E. L. The last-named horse took
the first heat in 2.15. Bedworth, jr, took
the next three in 2.15L, PIG and 21Th
Miss CLEAN finished good second in the
last heat.
Irish Jack, Peter Taylor's recent purchase
finished a strong third to Bedworth, jr., and
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The Thoughtless Motorist.

1T is extraordinary how thoughtless mo-
florists are when 1t comes to helping their
fellow-men.' said man who has driven a
car for many years. II have been in a
machine and have seen driver dodge a
broken bottle on the road to avoid pune
turing tire. but he has never been
thoughtful enough to stop and throw it to
one side, and thus save the tires of any one
following. A little care in this connection
will save lots OF trouble and should be up
permost In the drivers mind. / remember
in old bicycle days we acted the same way,
and punctured tires were of daily occur
renee. Later, however, no cyclst would
think of passing glass or sharp wire on
the road without stopping to remove 1t. and
motorists should do likewise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
Cup for Sailing Yachts

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, August 26.-His majesty the
king has just intimated to Sir Roper Park
ington, through General Sir Dighton Pro-
byn, that he will be pleased to present a
silver cup to the Touring Club de France
as an international trophy for sailing yachts
of ten tons and upward. The race for the
cup will take place annually at Havre.
The announcement has given immense
satisfaction to French yachting people,
where it is interpreted as fresh act OF
friendliness from the hand of the British
people The details of the race for the
trophy are not yet concluded. but Sir Roper
Darlington, who has charge OF the preiimt-
nary arrangements. Is in Paris, and reports
that unusual interest is being taken In the
matter. M. Loubet. the French president,
has already evinced great interest in the
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Conroy in the free-for-au race at Rock
This was Irish Jacks first race in this Sec
ton He is conceded to be a fast horse,
but did not seem to be himself at Rock
Vile. He is capable of far better racing
than he did there.
1t has been persstently reported since
Thursday that John F. Javins has bought
Bedworth jr. This is undoubtedly. the
speediest horse yet shown on the Virginia
and Maryland circuit and rumor has 1t that
Mr.. Javips paid $500 for him. Mr.. Javins
denies having purchased Bedworth He
admits that he is thinking about doing so,
however. 1t Is a safe guess that he will
soon own the horse.
Bon Jay won the first heat In the 235
pace at Rockville on Thursday in 2 1914 and
then finished by getting third money. Bon
Jay seems to be afflicted with the same fail
ing that is alleged against his stable COM
panion. Niger Boy. He can't stand
grueling race
Racing begins at Electric Park, Balti-
more, on Tuesday, and will continue six
days. Nine thousand dollars has been hung
up In purses. The chief events are pacing
for 2.12. 2.16 2.19. 2.22 and 2,25 classes, and
trotting races for 2.15, 2.17, 22O, 2.24 and
2.21 horses. There will be a running race
each day.
The third annual meeting of the Racing
Association of Louroun county, Va. will be
held on the Colt show grounds at Leesburg,
September and I. The program includes
trotting, pacing and running races, mule
races and a foot race. W. Frank Garrett,
Leesburg, is secretary of the racing asso-
citation.
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Tim Shugrues gray stallion. Harry c.. is
surprising even his warmest admirers. At
Marlboro, J: J. O'Keefes L. J. K. won two
heats of the go pace and then Harry &.
went on and won three heats and the race.
At Rockville Harry c. took the 2.22 pace in
straight heats. again beating l.. J. X and
other good horses.
Charles McDermott drove his PAGER, Co.
manche Boy. half mile to wagon over the
Brightwood track the other day in Lib.
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JOnn Seeley mas III handsome sOrfei
stallion. Red Rock, the making of a very
fast PAGER.
James S. Cottons Kentucky Rose earned
quite enough money at Rockville to supply
oats for herself for several months to come
Kentucky Rose Is a very fleet mare and
Mr.. Cotton is justly very proud of her.
Lonnie Corbin will not race at COLCHESTER
Beach. He goes to Baltimore. where he Will
start Kusham in the 2.25 trot and DIR. Bell
In the slow pace at Electric Park. Corbin
has been In the money with DR.. Bell five
times since he gave him his start at Nor
folk and the promising three-year-old is still
unmarked
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DUFFY MAY QUIT

Duffy says that they are slow to begin. but
when once under way there are no faster
men in the world.
OF English runners he says:
LET them once master a quick start and
there will be sprinters In the world who
will have anything on them As ii is now.
there is no question in my mind. and my
victories away from home would tend to
show 1t, that the Yankee short-distance
men are ass class as much superior to the
English the English distance runners
are superior to the American.
Grass running is a new game for Amer
leans. and many of the English and colonial
races are held on turf tracks. Grass rum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

ords for short-distance events. His best
performance was his victory over G. Wild
mas, the Australian 100-yard champion,
who had not been defeated before in years
Duffy also took the measure of Macpherson
of New Zealand
In speaking of his trip to New Zealand,
Duffy says that the runners there were
started as horses are at the race track in
this country. Every runner has to step
into his position with barrier across his
breast, and when everybody is ready the
starter snaps it. About Australian runners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

ming for man who is unused to 1t is no
joke until he had had long practice at it,
A Yankee Splinter who is sure of the even
time every time he starts in the 1U-yard
dash on the cinders is lucky if he does
10 1-5 in first race on grass.
THE crouch start is. however, rapidly
displacing every other starting position in
the English countries, and the improve
ment in their sprnting since its adoption
has been remarkable. When l first went
abroad four years ago l was never con-
tented to win my races, but now the Eng
fish sprinters are but little way behind
the American and coming fast"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
Auto Climb Up Pixies Peak.

One of the greatest tests to which auto
mobiles have been subjected will be the
climb up Pixies Peak in Colorado next
month. 1t will be over the old wagon road.
which Is 14,1OI feet above the sea level.
There are grades of ten. twenty and even
twenty-five per cent. which will test the
hill-ciimbing powers of the modern vehicle.
Two cars have already been to the summit
There will be classes for all types of mo-
tor vehicles. and a $1,000 cup will go TO
the car making the best time up the wind
ing and picturesque incIine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
EASTERN BRANCH CLUB
WINS FINAL SHOOT

large and enthusiastic crowd was
present at the final clay pigeon shoot
of the season-the third OF series
between the Takoma Gun Club and the
Eastern Branch Gun Club. held on the
grounds of the latter club yesterday after
noon at 4:3o. The Eastern Branch club
won by score OF 1874 to i53. making the
result of the seasons series two games
out OF three won by Eastern Branch. The
individual scores follow:
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Poolesville Loses to C. A. @.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
.lE Tho Gal

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BOYDS. Md. August 26-The Columbia
Athletic Club of Washington took Pooles-
willie into camp at Poolesville this after
noon before large crowd to the tune OF
16 to 5. Talbot was knocked out of the
box in the third inning and was succeed
ed by Bell. who did but little better.
Sheckels, for Coiumbias, did fine work,
holding his opponents down to five hits.
Batteries Sheckles and Stevenson. and
Talbot. Bell and Luhn- Umpire. Mr..
SpateS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
Sheldon to Coach Indians.

CHICAGO, August 26.-Arthu- Sheldon
formerly captain of the foot ball team at
the Carlisle Pa) Indian School. and who
has been attending the Northwestern Uni
versity at Evanston. left today for Car
Isle to take charge of the team.
Sheldon was to have assisted Coach Me-
Cormaek of Northwestern this year but,
owing to the one-year freshman rule was
barred He received an offer from the Car
lislte team to play with them and ac-
cepted II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

Special Correspondence of The star.
NEW YORK. August 9S.-Arthur +.
Duffy. champion Splinter of the world. who
recently returned from a successful trip
abroad has just about decided to retire
from the cinder path. His reason for re-
firing is that he Is tired of the game. He
feels that he has had his day, and that he
would rather retire when in the height of
his fame than walt until defeat forces him
out.
While abroad Duffy won two new cham
pionshfps and established three worlds rec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
Gun Defender Chip Wins.

ALEXANDRIA BAY. n Y, August 26.-
The gold cup of the American Power Boat
Association was won this afternoon az
Chippewa bay by the Chip. the cup defend
err of the Chippewa Bay Yacht Club. owned
by j. II. Wainwright of PhiladelphiA. The
Chip won first place in each heat of the
three days racing meet. making the thit<y
miles of the course in the average time q
hour and 50 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

Kings gift, and has consented to become
honorary president of the committee which
Sir Roper IL forming.
An inscription In French will be engraved
upon the cup The text of this will be SUBJ
mitted to the king, as follows:
international challenge cup presented by
his majesty, King Edward VII, King of
England and Emperor Of. India, to the
Touring Club of France, to be sailed for
annually at Havre''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

/ can we'll understand how ball players
can lose their tempers with the work OF so
helpless man Mccarthy on the bali
field. No man tries harder. No man on
the American staff has been helped more
by the other umpres. and yet the man ac-
tually grows worse each time you see him
If the young man is TO be retained why
not give him the necessary work out in
bush league and not force the teams fight
ing for the championship to stand for his
work. a man that cannot make good in
the American League is certainly POOR
workman. and this goes with Mr.. JohnsOn's
late find from Frisco.
Howard Griffith has promised to bring
suit against z. 7. Powers and John II. Far
rell for $4,000 each for sending out the
information that the National Associa ton
was for the ma tional agreement and against
all those in favor of a split. The action Of
Mr.. Griffith is proper and being a lawyer
will have no trouble in finding judges Will
ing to give him a hearing. Later the
whole matter will come up before the
| minors at their annual convention, and now
the lines being laid down. the different
classes will know what to expect. The best
interests of the mnors~are practically as
sured and 1t would be hair Drained indt-
viduai who would even suggest another war
in base ball with the idea of lettering the
present conditions
The Boston champions have already Sc
cured a tlrst baseman for next season from
one of the class A leagues
At least eight new players will be tried
out by Manager Collins next spring. and no
money will be saved in furnishing a winner
II II is possible TO land one, says President
Taylor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
Hays Middle West Champion.

OMAHA. Neb., August 26-Walter p.
Hays OF Toledo. Iowa, today won the
middle west tennis championship by de-
feating Ralph d. Fletcher of Galesburg.
ILL.,, with whom he played the challenge
round in singles this afternoon under the
auspices of the United States Lawn Ten
mis- Association.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

George Sword won the first prize. F. H.
Gordon and r. F. Hoffman rode off for
second prize-Hoffman winning
The rizes, valued at S7GO included sets
of harness. saddles, brides etc. Mr. Syes-
ter also delivered the coronation address
tonight.
Mr.. Higgins crowned his wife as queen
of love and beauty and Mr.. Boyd crowned
his sister. Miss Nellie Boyd, as first maid
of honor.
Mr.. Sword crowned his niece. Miss Sword,
as queen of love and beS.ly and Mr.. Hoff-
man crowned Miss Mari Shank of Charl-
ton, Md. as maid of honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
KNIGHTS AT TOURNEY.
Gala Time at Clear Spring-Six Thou
sand Present.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Md, August 2G.-F'ully
six thousand people from western Mary
land and the adjoining states of Pennsyl-
vania and the two Virgfnias today attend
Ell the second annual trades display carni-
val and tournament held at Clear Spring
The parade took place at IL o'clock this
morning, practically every business house
in town having floats in the procession
Lewis d. Syester of Hagerstown, a former
member of the Maryland legislature, deliv-
cred the charge to the knights at the tour
nament this afternoon. Nine knights rode
in the amateur class. eleven in the profess
Sional class.
The scores made by the several knights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

Base ball players still out of the fold
| have lost all chances of getting back into
organized ball. Few good players are now
outside, and the lesson will be q good one
for those players who were willing to take
Il chance. All had a show to get In out
of the wet, and those left outside viii have
something to reflect over
The Tri-state League is crowded fun OF
contract-jumpers, and the men who offered
the players inducements to break contracts
are no better than the players, and should
have no standing in the communities In
which they live 1t will prove a case of
sowing the wind to reap the whirlwind. and
leave base ball in that country as much re-
spected as the abandoned coal mines that
abound in that part of the land.
President Ban Johnson is certainly carry
ing dead wood in Umpire Mccarthy. This
young man from the Pacific coast is clever
with his hand and has the nerve, but when
it comes to umpiring base ball he is simply
an infant and big handicap to the Ameri-
can League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

Amateur class
Samuel Seibert. knight OF Maryland. l
Milton Lesher. knight of MeadOwview. U
Earl Yeakle, knight of Fairview. ........ {.
John Shupp, knight of Charlton. ......... L
Frank Helbert, knight of Hagerstown. l
Jacob Higgins. Knight of Pinesburg.
Charles Boyd. knight OF Clear Spring.
Frederick Draper. Knight of Mountain. i
Abram Horst. knight of Shady Bower Glenn = l
Higgins was awarded first prize, Charles Boyd
second.
Professional class
George Sword, Knight of Pleasant Valley. . 3 3
Henry Herbert, Knight of Cold Spring. | .
BERNARD Seibert, knight OF Montpelier. ! l
Charles Barnes. Knight OF Williamsport. / o l
Oscar Stoner. Knight of Locust Forest 49,. o 2
+. Fl. Gordon. Knight of Pleasant Point. 3 9
NJ. G. Hoffman Knight of Old Dominion. 2 2
IL. ). Mcdonald, Knight Of Ivanhoe. l . l
Cyrus Davis, knight of townsville. $4,000. 0 o o
X. r. Holman, Knight of Martinsburg. -. I 3 3
Fred Draper, Knight OF Mountain Glenn. 2 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

| understand that Frank Dunn has given
II out that Wall street people will be with
| him In backing his coming venture at the
South End grounds. II looks as IL Frank
might put the stock of the Boston League
club on the market, in this way giving all
the friends of the National League in this
vicinity a chance for the good things to
come The Wall street hackers might turn
out a weak let like those who backed the
New York brotherhood team back in 1850
who jumped at the first chance to sell out
to the old league.
1t takes money to back ball club III
major league company, but Wall street
backing is not the kind wanted, and Mr..
Dunn must take another tack A clever
man can sometimes sell stock in . dead
gulch gold mine located far from real gold
but selling stock in lame duck ball club
is a different proposition.
AS far as money goes. the present owners
of the Boston league club can furnish the
money to run bail club by cutting down
their cigarette money. ! am inclined TO
think that Messrs. Soden and Conant are
now sorry that they gave Mr.. Dunn an OPP
ton on the franchise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

Irish Jack, Peter Taylors recent purchase.
finished strong third to Bedworth, jr.. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

Lonnie Corbin will not race at Tolchestel
Beach. He goes to Baltimore. where he vii
start Kusham in the 2.25 trot and DIR. Bel
In the slow pace at Electric Park. Corbir
has been in the money with DR.. Bell five
times since he gave him his start at Nor
folk and the promising three-year-old is still
unmarked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

James S. Cottons Kentucky Rose earned
quite enough money at Rockville to supply
oats for herself for several months to come.
Kentucky Rose Is a very fleet mare and
Mr.. Cotton Is justly very proud of her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

Racing begins at Electric Park, Balti-
more, on Tuesday, and will continue six
days. Nine thousand dollars has been hung
up in purses. The chief events are pacing
for 2.12. 216, 219. 222 and 225 classes, and
trotting races for 2.15, 217, 2.2O. 2.24 and
227 horses. There will be running race
each day.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-09-15
RUSSIAN ARMY CELEBRATING.
Men in Manchuria Engage in Feastng
and Rejoicing.

Gunshu Pass, Manchuria.-The tele-
gram announcing the signing Of peace
terms was officially published here
on the 7th. The officers thereafter
observed military decorum in the
strictest sense but the soldiers, with
the consent of the officers, engaged
in feasting and other forms of cele-
bration. 1t will be week more be-
fore the entire army is fully informed
of the conclusion of peace, but the
news was discounted long since by the
prevailing conviction that since the
appointment of the plenipptentiaries
peace was a foregone conclusion. 1t
may be said that to the great ma
jority of the officers and men so far
informed the news that the war is at
an end is most welcome. Thousands
are daily drinking to the health OF
President Roosevelt
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-09-15
JAPS MAKE THEIR KICK.
Progressive Party Makes Vigorous
Protest Against Peace Terms.

Tokio.-The council of the progress
sive party held meeting Saturday
and passed a resolution strongly con-
demning the government for conclud-
ing peace that is termed humiliating
and one that resulted in an uprising
in Toxic. necessitating martial law.
Count Okuma. the leader of the
party, was absent from the meeting,
owing to illness. The resolution
passed reads as follows:
The peace concluded by our pleni-
potentiaries is opposed to the purpose
of the war forfeits the fruits of VIC
tory and is dramatically against the
national interest. 1t is lasting hui
initiation and the government must
be held responsible therefor The eff
ticiency of the police. resulting in the
proclamation of martial law and the
annuling of the freedom of speech
guaranteed by the constitution, is the
greatest offense since the establish
ment of constitutional government.
THE cabinet is responsible for this
grave offense."