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New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
TRAINING ZEBRAs.
A South African Successor to the Horse Is
Now Being Broken to Harness.

is for zebra, relative TO the horse and the ass.
and now being trained TO take the formers place.
THE zebra OF South Africa, beautiful. well made
animal white striped with black. about four and
one-half feet high at the shoulder. lives in herds
among the hills and mountains. secluded and usu-
alIv regarded as of unbreakable temper. STILL mest
OF us have seen performing zebras in the circus.
and Hagenbeck, the famous Hamburg Wild animal
trader saws they are easily tanned. Major Cam
bier. Of the Belgian army, used TO have a young
zebrn that followed him like 4 dog. The Prince of
odenburg has been trying to train some ze6ras
to the saddle In TranscaucaSia- Lieutenant Nys.
also of the Belgian army, captured some ninety
zebras in Katanga, in the Congo Free state. in
e04 At first they were shut up in big inclosure,
and galIoped about erazily. Tired of that, they
sat To browsing. Water was brought them in zinc
vessels but they refused 10 drink It,, even when
these were sunk into the ground and the edges
covered with grass. They could smell the natives
who brought The water So some zebras died Of
thirst. some refused food and died, broke
their fast too greedy and died of overeatng.
When the survivors were shut up in stalls their
Wild instinct of freedom rebelled and they dashed
against the stalls. hve tearing their skins so that
tbev died There remained sixty. which were
sound and kind at last accounts. The zebras time
to work seems 10 have come. He has our most
respected sympathies--(EVe<ybody's Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
WAITTNG FOB ICE.
North Shrewsbury RiUer Iceboats
Ready to Race.
LEY Telegraph to The Tribune ]


Red Bank, n. J.. Dec 1.-THE ice yachtsmen OF
the North Shrewsbury River anxiously awaiting
spell frigid weather that will freeze the river
from shore to shore. Last winter there was good
ice boating before Christmas.
AS soon as the course is IN proper condition for
ice boating the sport will be started The first and
perhaps the most important event scheduled is the
series Of for the challenge championship PEN
nant of America, helf By the Drub. of the North
Shrewsbury feet. The Drub built and is
owned by Charles Burd and Edward Willis.
Last winter the Drub and Ivy Hance's Northwest
were sent TO the South Shrewsbury River to race
for the pennant. which had been two winters
previously by the yachts from that river. The
competitors Of the Red Bank flyers William
r. Joline'S Hazel L. and Benjamin P. Morris s
Mildred. The handily by the Drub,
South Shrewsbury boats dangerous antagonists.
This winter both the Hazel L. and Mildred have
been improved. The Drub, too has been changed
in two respects Nearly all the boats in
the Red Bank Club fleet have been improved with
q view to increasing speed
1t is proposed to nave a big carnival here during
the winter. The carnival, according to present
continue daily until Saturday evening. The pro-
gramme provides for skating races hockey matches
trotting and icebOat races Committees will
be appointed TO take charge Of the different
OF sport, and 1t is probable that It will be carried
out on as large scale as was the summer Carnival
last August.
Besides the races for the challenge psnnant of
Amer lea. the ice yacht club will hold other rega ttas
for the championship pennant Of New-J Jersey. the
club penaaDts and special prize contests.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
AUToMoBILLNG.

It IS little wonder there has been SO much op-
position to the binding headlights automo-
biles for city use. They totally unnecessary
and distinct to pedestrians. Fortu-
nately war has been declared the use of
acetylene gas headlights in the big cities and
against the sirens that strike terror to the
heart of the average pedestrian. Fair minded
automobiles appreciate the necessity Of gas
headlights on the country roads. but admit that
in the city they are not needed and when used
their binding glare bewiIders people and makes
accidents more liable This matter was taken
up by President Dave Hennen Norris In his
annual report to the Automobile Club Of Amer
tca and at the same time he called attention TO
the careIessness or ignorance on the part OF
drivers, which resulted in strong odors and dirty
smoke coming from the exhaust of gasolene
cars Such things are easily remedied. and
incidentally he remarked that in Paris such a
public nuisance generally resulted in the arrest
of the driver. Some legislation along these lines
would do much to make aUtomooiling more pop,
ular or at least less obnoxious TO the general
public. After the unravelment Of much red tape
the Controller of the Treasury has rendered a
decision that William c Allen, electr1ca1 en-
eineer of the District of Columbia, can have an
automobile instead of horse, and thus save tue
District $500 a year Allen dlscoVereu LLldr ne no
could travel much cheaper by motor car IIieli
by horse ard communicated the fact to the
Controller No laws were found to bear on the
subject but the Controller, with commemorate
common sense concluded that the use or the
automobile was not contrary to law Unlteu
States Consul Horton is responsible for the state
ment made in a recent report to the Bureau OF
Commerce and Labor that a newly discovered
substance which boasts Of ancient Greece as It's
place of origin and is known by the name OF
;akonia," is quite effective as oil as dust
preventative on roads. and has the added au-
vantage of being much cheaper as well as not
possessing the Objectionable characteristics OF
the latter Writing from Pirseus, greece ne
says that the Mayor OF that city is authoTiLy EiC
for the statement that one ton OF akonla as
solved In 800 gallons Of water viii spr1nhle a
30-foo4 roadway for half mile so efIecuVeiy
tto+ M dust whatever would arise from II,
either through the wind travel As employed
there a second coat is administered hIteen Gays
after the first the composition Of this dose belng
one-fourth of a ten of akonia dissolved IN 40
gallons of water. The solution is said TO form
an inpervious coating over the soflace u 'iio
roadway.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
MILK TESTING MACHINES

Tae investigators ths agricultural experinep,
tons give their lives studying methods for
and TO serving agricultural interest generally Dr. s w
Baseoea OF the wisconsin station invented 2 ma
chhle for testing milk ana II he had patented II ~.
'FRONT.' would have run into millions The Invention Is
.,0M usea tiEoughout the civilized world Briefly nut
hls test whose object Is determine precisely how
lows: ' - Fe4N'4f4ea Ss ioi-
a sample OF the milk offered sale for instance at
creamery. IS put IN glass bottle having low
Lec on @hicn Is a graduated Enough suIphurje
Eeia Aaed 70 dissolve all the solids MIX save
me me aI Inc bottle is put In specially prepared macfjne
Hot water is added the tat which ooiIects IN ~
Eraouaied neck OF the bottle may then be measured
The milk seis upon It's merits
butter Eat Il contains, more no less Eerv much
butter ao cheese is made cooperative esta bsh-
ments wneFe before the Introduction OF this test the
milk was paid Tor by weight In vas
suffered b. tho farmers having herds giving rich milk
Their milk came into competition IN quantity
aduitsTaeo at the pump they had to ACCEPT
the pr In the farmer fancies that he is
not being fairly treated. he
buy small but accurate testing machine by which
each day determine how milk
contains before he II 10 tbs creamery
lAnseFfcsn Illustrated Afagazire.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
HOCKEY.

THE first games in the Amateur Hockey League
championship series will be played this week.
and the intercollegiate championship games are
close at hand Indications point to the best sea-
son In the history Of the sport and there are
not q few who rank skating first in the list OF
winter pastimes There is little outdoor skating
to be had in the metropolitan district. but the
Kinks partly make UP for this. On Thursday
the New-York Athletic Club and St Nicholas
sevens viii meet and the first gun will be fired
The St Nicholas team. which has taken the
Mace Of the Wanderers in the league. showed
in the game with Princeton on Saturday that it
is likely to give good account OF itself. Prince
ton may not be particularly strong, but st.
Nicholas made quite good a showing as one
of her strongest rivals made q few days before
against the same team. AS far as can be judged,
the various sevens viii be better matched this
year than last. OF the college seyens nothing is
known of Harvard or Brown but Yale viii be
strong and Columbia and Princeton have the
makings Of good teams The trip Of the Cres-
cent Athletic Club seven to Canada will also
time that Crescent team ever made trip to
Canada. The Montreal team visited Newly ork
three times, and each occasion was beaten
by the CresCrnts. The Brooklynites will have a
hard time carrying off the honorS in the coming
game as they will be asked to play in strange
cember %. There will be Ave games at the
St Nicholas rink this week. Yale will line up
against the Hockey Club Of New-York to-mor-
row night; Ponfret and ST. Paul schools will
meet on Wednesday; Thursday will see the
New-York Athletic Club and st. Nicholas op-
cross sticks on Friday while Yale and Squadron
A will do battle Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
THOROUGHBRED RACING.

Once more the stewards Of the Jockey Club
have shown that they have an eye single for the
welfare of the sport The star chamber methods
Of dealing with questions Of moment which arise
may not always be acceptable TO racing folk
but. rule. they are none the less effective,
while preventing much unnecessary publicity
which would be food for scandal and defeat per-
haps the ends of justice. II took two years 20
prove that The Fiddler. which Won a at
Norris Park in 1908, was a ringer" but it
came ct last. and those implicated were duly
punished by being ruled off the turf. This
summary action the commendabIe, as,
Judging from what little has come out, the man
who has been at the bottom of most OF the
ringing cases Of the last three or four years
IN this country has at last been caught in the
official net. Owners and trainers need no re-
snindcr that many important stakes to be run
next year close on bout January ]. They
are now studying how best TO make NOM
snations for the Brooklyn, Suburban, Brighton
and other rich fixtures without the danger Of
facurring forfeits which quickly eat up the
profits. Every year mistakes are made in en-
tezing, which shows how difficult the task is
Horses named which turn out 70 be ordinary
selling pIaters, and others are left out which
could win when the day comes for racing. This
maaeS the next two weeks trying time Tor
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
ATHLETIC BOWLING LEAGUE RECORDS.
Elizabeth and Columbia Tied for First Place
Individual Averages.

The beginning of the third week in the Athletic
Bowling League championship finds the Elizabeth
club and the Columbia club of Hoboken. on even
terms for first place, each having won five games
and lost Closely following this pair come the
real favorites the New-York Athletic Club five and
the Rosevile Athletic Association team. winner Of
the championship for the last two seasons New
York and Roseville up to date have each won four
and lost two games.
Elizabeth attained its present envtable position
by going to Bayonne the first week and taking the
odd game from the Newark Bay Boat Club five. and
following this up with three straight from the
North End Club of Newark. last Thursday night
The latter series which rolled at Elizabeth
found the home team in high scoring vein, and the
LOIS total in the first game is Of the best re-
corded In the league in several seasons. Its team
average for the six games. 9192, is also the highest
The rivalry for high individual. prizes in this
league is almost as keen the team race. Going
round the circuit of the severest tests for
bowler and those finishing with marks or lso are
few Al West, of the Elizabeth club, has the dis
ncton of leading at present his 25 score the oher
night making it possible for him to present the u
usual average OF z044 for six games MonaIt, a
cIuhuate of West, is second, with l9l4 Both
At present there are seven boWlerS with averages
of IS6 or better, twenty with marks more than TO
than I5O The pace is exceptionally fast this year
At the end Of the second week last season frank
CIute Of the New York Athletic Club, led with an
average of I9S
The New-York Athletic Club team will bear
watching from on. 1t is noted for It's ablhty
to finish. Captain KIingehoffer, who met with a
to roll with the team but he expects 10 be Dck IN
his old place Friday night. The first series TINS
w wege srHev W civ If The standing Of the clubs and nd
yidual averages TO date follow:
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
GEERS LEADS DRII ERS.
",g;1ent Nan" Heads List of Grand
Circuit ReinsnseR.

Ed = Geers heads the list Of winning drivers on
the Grand Circuit this year. The veteran oecu-
pied the same place last year, and. indeeu ne
seems TO have acquired the habit of leading the
sulky generals. ,.
.'rhe silent man from Tennessee won sixteen
races this year. was second in seventeen thlro IN
nine. fourth in fourteen and back of the money
fifteen times This gave him a total OF SSZ'oA
Last year he won sA7.6o9
Lon Mcdonald who seventh in l14, IS sec
ond this year with total of $27 1sO. r. Murphy
with SIG go is third this year, and AL Thomas
with s1e14e is fourth. Stinson, De Ryder, DlcKer-
son Ames Cierrity, Andrews, Mccarthy and snow
ali of whom won over $1,000, follow In the order
named.
The ten leaders last year and the amounts
won were: Geers, s476Oe De Ryder, $SS,lZS; An
drews. s2s 700; Spear, s25S25; Snow, $500 AL
Thomas s2o2e2; Lon Mcdonald. S15.zsO; duosoh'
s15 100: A p. Mcdonald. s14375: Robert smith,
S12 9oo It will be seen at glance that there was
considerable of shakeup in the leaders TINS year.
in 1904 eleven drivers passed the $4,000 mark whlle
this year twelve drivers won $4,000 or better
This year 212 drivers took part in Grand Circuit
races against 25 i'm 1904 This 15S drivers won
money. while ffty-nine left out in the cold
Last year 154 won money. The following list gives
the drivers which won 5000 or over in 1905:
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
SPOkTING COMMENT.
Nesrs and Viescs on Current Topics
amateur and Professional.

Another quiet week is in store for those ih'ei
ested IN sports and pastimes- The between ses
Sens time is comparatively short Out hOhe '-to
less trssorne and Il is strictly between seasons
asw. Hockey, intercollegiate chess. bowling
swimming billiards. association football anu
trap shooting make up the fixtures for the week
The first tournament Of the indoor lawn tennis
season Is also scheduled for Saturday. Inc
opening games IN the championship series OF the
amateur hockey league will prove interesting,
and the annual intercollegiate chess lournalnene %
,--3Tl also sfford entertainment for those who
s-1iov the infricacies of this game. The week
NAV provo notable as marking the reformaIon
~ Soo+bau as the rules committee is scheduled
70 meet in Philadelphia Friday. The nap
nenfngs last week were not of kind 10 cause
aas-+fe,,ler comment Yale showed strength at
to.rkev while Princeton did little to encourage
rer followers In this line, and the annual meet
sns OF the National League OF baseoSH ciuos
s,ssxsd OF without friction
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
ronrRAII. REBORN.

There has been short delay in working out
G,,e salvation of football. At the request or BaT-
vArd ths meeting Of the rules committee set for
Sxst Fin lag In Philadelphia was postponed one
rxesk This Is cause for congratulation rather
than otherwise .n spite Of the criticism which
came from Walter Camp in New-HaTen' VINO
sepIored the delay on the plea that prompt
action yas looked fer and expected Prompt
.rsion is looked for and demanded, but not nee
axsxr.iv hurried action. The friends Of footoau
fssvs q. last awakened to the fact that crisis
sn the game has come, and for this reason alone
zuxxestions and legislation for reform cannot
bs too carefully considered Harvard was per-
1sps the first Of the larger universities Whicn
appreciated that crisis was approaching ana
thai the time had come TO take some rad1ca4
action Early tn the season there was taiK IN
Cambridge OF reform or disruption II was
laughed at end secuted by some. but the rumor
szould not down Then came the sudden and
overwhelming demand for a radical change in
she rules induced largely by the unfortunate ac-
e-iosnt end shocking fatality in the Cnlon-NeW-
Eork University game Ihere was huIIlea ea
played, and the rules committee, not SLOW 10
see the way the wind blew, quickly called q
rnsetins to consider the situation and talk over
suggestions for reform. OF the seven colleges
represented on the rules committee Harvard
was the only one which cid not state us posltton
or offer suggestions. Instead or oelng lhe Ied1eL
Harvard seemed to be behind the others, ana py
SIS action caused delay which the not heads
eot,id not brook HarVard's position however
1gas the mere dignifed, and when her sugges-
stons come they are likely to carry more weight
than those hastily expressed Football VIII not
be played again until next October ihere y
arrpie time TO correct the abuses which nave
arisen IN the game. In careful, conservative
way particularly as the rules committee declared
itself at its first meeting for ana no" stan1s nus
committed to- the opening up Of the game, the
IesseninR OF brutality the placing Of the ap-
r,ontr1lent of officials in central body and rem
-5F1erz n q
the Harvard committee have all the time II
seeds 20 formulate its suggestions. There
correctfne the evils without interfering with the
tactical beauties Of the game is a delicate one
rThe news from Ithaca that Professor l.. NJ
Dennis viii attend the next meeting OF the rules
committee as the accredited representative OF
Cornell is pertinent. II Yale, Harvard, Penn
sylvania, Princeton. Chicago and Annapoils VIII
fT3cSeIIZ1 racoppize its members Of the commit
tee any action taken viii carry more weight
than could be possible under the old cond1tlonS.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
FAIR GROUNDS.

First race owe furIongs-Buckom IIJ; Vivian lis;
Miss Marius 1917 Edna Elliott; 110; Sweet Favor 1i2;
no. Catherine ia; Belo of Argyle, 1lo: Usury IoT
Lefty, los: Farny. lO9 Mahogany. ICE.
Second race selling; plrse 500; elk furIongs)-Gay
Adelaide io1; iO0i Glen Gallant I05 Many
thanks IO4 wisearre i03: Hannibal Bey 1o1 palloua
Ioo Henry o. 80; MayoT johnson. 100.
Third race fpurse 5000; one-slxteenth nes)--
Gold Enamel IS; LogistllIa. 90; Frangible. 90 Los
Angeleno. 90; Rainland, 1o7
lectoi Jesslp 10T; Elsie Harris 80; Aalser i05 Allure
so; Invasion. o4 Caia5ash loS Dr.. Sheriff. I0s: Marvel
r.. IS: Lady Henrietta, So
Firth purse $500 six furongsKatherfne l.. 10i
Cousin Kate. ioi Turnover 1ol ] G. Glenn 1ol Bitter
Hand i0i: W.. 101. O. G. Parhe 1e4 Stoner Hill
loa High Chance. ios Waterwing, u.s. Calabash. lo9
Sixth race purse $500; one mile and seventy yards
Captain Bob iG7; 4arnakls Arsenal IOs Favouis
Payne, 1o2: Chats, 102: Pickles St John los
ciaremont ios sauisberry 100; Dan McKerna, iif
lAustF. 103
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
GOLF IN MEXICO.
International Tournament ON San
Pedro Links in January.

Word has been received from official Of the
Mexico Country Club that everything Is in readi-
ness for the second annual international golf tour
ament to be played its links at San Pedro.
q suburb Of Mexico City, from January 10 to q. In
elusive. Large cash prizes will be given In the
professional contests while the amateurs will play
for diamonds. gold medals and plate
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for a carniVai
month. so that in addition to goInng there VIII
he gpecial bull fights and night series OF the
pe1ota games The eghteen-hole golf course COW
ers a playing length of 5,s94 yards. with Dogle
placed at s. The holes run as follows:
ont PAT 22s 2ss 2G9 s2s s4o se2 sos 2O0-2s4L
IrN3S 32s 324 31Z. 2s2. 4o1 u.s. ISL 4U9-S'o0S- A0
tai 1884
specia1 railroad rates have been obtained and the
golf train will leave this city about January Il
FOLLOWING is a condensed programme Of the inter-
national tournament:
January Ie-open championship Of Mexico: seventy-t"o
10 MEDAL rav: first round of thirty-six holes.
January 20-Open championship OF Msxlco se0io foUt
thrty-six holes .-o- e. SAar,s
0 four PLAYERS not necessarily members OF the same ciuo;
thirty-six holes bogie- ,,.,. .,,-.- -t~ hoisz
24Annatelr championship OF Mexico; Quahf-
ing round thirty-sx holes medal play; SUBSEQUENT
eighteen match play cave hn which VIII De 'A
SIX m1 q and 2s-InteruationaI championship:
America VS. Great Britain; thirysix holes uaeh pay
and British players having the pest score IN Ie
championship shall be the competitors
That the United States will be wen represented is
shown by the fact that Will Anderson. Alec Smith;
bernard Nichols Gilbert Nichols. Alec Campoe4i
and Alec FindIay will make the journey
New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.

The annual meeting Of the National League Of
Baseball Clubs last week was a veritahie love
feast There was little or no friction, and every
thing passed off smoothly, Incidentally every
thing pointed to the league being in the most
healthy and prosperous condition in its history.
The settlement of the drafting question TO the
satisfaction Of the minor leagues. the reelection
OF Harry PulIiam president, and the declara-
zion In favor OF clean baseball and less roWdyism
were the important features Of the meeting.
Afr PuIHaun has proved himself in many ways
q capable and efficient leader. While open to
some criticism from time TO time. his general
handling Of many vexed questions has proved
thst he is a good executive and well qualified
70 handle the arduous duties of his Office with
Judgment and dispatch. The move for clean
besebau was particularly welcome, it may
prevent Of the rowdy tactics which marred
Shs sport last season. The resolution Of
somewhat drastic nature, vesting the president
IL does with full and absolute power TO main
tain discipline and order the ball field. 1t
xas shown this year that civil law and baseball
asE were bound to conflict. When an effort was
made 70 PUNISH john J. McGr2T, the manager of
the Giants, last year, recourse was had to the
courts. and McGraw partial victory. This
In stiu possible as the resolution does not pro-
IL is a grave question If the National League
has not gone too far in giving such absolute
for prompt punishment for disorder the field
and IL the authority divided the result might
be Less effective. Such power must be used with
discretion. however, TO accomplish its purpose,
and it is hoped that II viii be. The life of the
sport depends largely on clean sport. and il
the various clubs viii show the same unanimity
In aiding to uphold and enforce the resolution as
they die in passing IL, all win be well and a
great good accomplished In signing Pat Dom
oven TO manage the Brooklyn team next year.
President Ebbets has secured q good man in
Eanlon's place Donovan was the manager of
the Washington nine year before last, but has
rot been active since he resigned. Donovan has
few equals player and viii be able to jump
IN himself II necessary when occasion arises He
has no easy task before him. the Superbas
need lot Of building and bracing; but with a
little money and good judgment the team can be
strengthened to d point where il will at least
command tho respect of its followers. Donovan's S
first official move wac good one In exchanging
Sheckard for four players from Chicago includ-
ing Casey. who viii be an acquisition at third
base.