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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-18
Vail to Coach
Ariel Boat GLIB
Special Dispatch to The Star.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass June 17.-Harry
Vail, the prominent professional oarsman,
who has been employed as coach of the
NEWELL Harvard Boat Club during the past
five years, has severed his connection with
that organization and will not return this
fall. He leaves today for Baltimore, where
he will coach the members of the Ariel
B. c. of that city for the national regatta
to be held there in August.
Vail was one of the most popular pro-
fessonals ever employed at Harvard and
went there when 1t required the tact of a
diplomat owing to the policy Of that asso-
citation and its well-known antipathy to
anything suggestive of professional. Dur
ing the first part of his engagement his
crews were fast and showed finish in their
work, but for the last couple of years his
material was not of the best, and, because
of this. and for other reasons, his crews did
not have the snap of his earlier charges
and consequently did not do him Justice.
1t was while coaching the Pennsylvania
Barge Club at the national regatta held
in this city in so that Coach Storrow of
Harvard became impressed with his work,
for the crew he trained was head and
shoulders over all others in smoothness.
Vail originally came from st. john N. B.,
and made his debut as sculler in a city
regatta on the Charles river about thirteen
years ago, when Wallace Ross, George
Hosmer, James A. Teneyck, Jake Gaudaur
and several other notables took part. He
has coached some of the finest amateur
crews in recent years, his champion eight
from Baltimore being a notable example.
After finishing up the season at Baltimore
with the Ariels he will accept one of the
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Among the Oarsrnen


rowing circles of Washington that they will
fail to land the much-coveted Middle States
regatta for this year. This feeling is made
apparent by the fact that the committee
that is to settle the question keeps pro-
crastinating and putting off the meeting
that is to decide the matter. There was a
decided impression prevailing among the
members of the association some weeks ago
that Washington could have the regatta for
the mere asking. Indeed, this sentiment
was so strong that the members of the
Potomac Boat Club who are behind the
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VEsPER CLUB AT PLYMOUTH.
Philadelphia Crew is in the Best Of
Health.

PLYMOUTH, England, June 1.-THE crew
of the Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia ar
rived here today from New York on board
the American line steamer New York. They
were in the best of health and spirits and
confident of taking back the grand chal-
lenge cup, for WHICH they are to compete
at the Henley regatta.
Manager Oscar Thorne in an interview
with a representative of the Associated
Press said:
Every man in the crew is eagerly an
ticipa ting the race. All are well despite
a somewhat rough voyage. They were I'M
able to do much in the way of athletics
while on board, but kept strictly to a train
ing Diet
The Vespers proceeded to Southampton on
the steamer.
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Two more college crews went to Pough-
kepsie during the week. These were Cornell
and the University of Pennsylvania, CO.
lumbia already being there. The George
town and Syracuse crews will reach the
course the first of this week, while the Uni
versity of Wisconsin will not put in its ap-
pearance until a day two before the
races. The stock of the Syracuse crew has
been doomed very materially by the victory
of the Salt city oarsmen over the famous
Argonaut eight of Toronto at Syracuse.
The time in which Syracuse won was not
extraordinarily fast, but the victory was
easily won, and the Syracuse crew was not
greater interest than usual in the Syracuse
crew. After the victory Coach Ten Eyck
openly predicted that his crew would win al
Poughkeepsie. But, in spite eff this proph-
ecy, the experts continue to pick Cornell
for first place with Syracuse the most like
ly crew to finish second.
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Father Time received another serious set
back on the occasion of the New York a.
C. games at Travers Island last week, when
the Irish-American A. c.. New York A. c.
and Yale teams each beat the record in
the two-mile relay race. This is by far the
best performance of the year when it is
considered that ten of the sixteen Compel
itors in the race covered their half in
side of two minutes. OF late years the
half-milers have been showing up in bet
ter form, but probably the best race on
cinder track in this country since Charley
Fitzpatrick established the worlds record
of l.53 rs. at Manhattan Field, on Septem-
Der q, 1895. was that furnished by E. B.
Parsons of Yale. The latter took up the
last relay for his team. which was hope
lessly beaten, and covered his share of the
distance in lbs is. Parsons was thirty
yards in the rear of his opponents when he
took up the running, and according to the
fast pace set by the leaders he would have
to beat the record figures in order to win.
The popularity of this sport may be judged
by the crowd of 1900 invited guests who
cheered the respective teams to the echo.
The time of the Irish-American team was
754 As. or 1-5 seconds better than the
record established by the Yale team at the
74th Regiment armory in Buffalo on March
10 last. The victory of Erasmus Hall High
School in the one-mile relay race for teams
of FIVE was also highly creditable as the
winners were but three and two-ffths sec
onds behind the record created by the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania team last year.
John j. Ryan of the St. Bartholomew A.
c., who cleared feet inch In the running
high jump. This Is the best mark made by
a New Yorker this season.
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several offers he has already received.
With Yale's proposed extension of its boat
ing plant Vail is liable to link fortunes
with John Kennedy
AS to Wallis successor at Harvard, Rich
ard Glendon, who coached the middies at
Annapolis, is the man spoken Of Capt. Fill
ley has already expressed his admiration
for the former B. A. A. coach. and those
in a position to know say that he will soon
place his name on a contract If he has not
already done so. Glendon is coming right
along and the fact that his men beat even
a second Yale crew commends him TO Har-
VA I'd me
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Bad Canoe Accident.

VANCOUVER, B. c., June 1.-THE worst
canoe accident in the history of Northern
British Columbia is reported in special
from Hazleton. The drowned, seven in
number, were c. R. Reinard and Charles
Stewart. miners. Lorne Creek; John p.
Fults, mining engineer, Louisville, KY:
Mills Johnston and Fred Sleight miners Of
BeIlingham, Wash, and j. Ward, cook for
the party, also from Bellingham. The party
were on the way up the Skeena river from
the coast intending to make Lorne creek,
when their canoe was wrecked.
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town. 1t can do this and make 1t sue
cess both financially and aquatically.
The interest of the oarsmen hereabouts at
present is the chance the Georgetown var
sity eight will have in the intercollegiate
race at Poughkeepsie on the 2sth instant
The trial spins of the eight are watched
with considerable interest these days both
by faculty, alumni and the student body
generally, and the conjectures they are Of
fering as to the crews position in the race
are somewhat problematical. Coach Demp-
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Among Amateur Athletes


one-mile championship, to captain the team
for 1906 Is a popular choice and he will
be sure to get good results from his charges
in future competition. Munson is regarded
as the best mile runner in college today, al
though there are a few who of the
opinion that f. Nebrick, the young Buffalo
runner who is now studying at Fordham,
can defeat the intercollegiate champion at
this distance.
While Michigan men regard the result of
the conference meet as the most decisive
defeat that the Wolverines have suffered
in a long time, many of them regard the
seasons results as great personal triumph
for Keene Fitzpatrick, the director OF track
sports at the Ann Arbor college. When
the season began the prospects could have
hardly been gloomier, only two point win
ners from last years team being left In
college. These men were Nicol, who won
third in both the hurdle events, and Gar
rels, who got third place in the quarter
mile run. With these two men for a nucleus
Fitzpatrick built up strong team from a
squad of green freshmen. The Wolverines
do not regard the defeat at the hands of
chicago as discredit. for the Maroon ag
gregation is without doubt the best team
that has ever been gotten together at any
western college. The Chicago team which
defeated Michigan was composed of men
WIN were upon as champions pre-
vious to this year, while on the other hand,
with the exception of two freshmen who
have made good, the Stars on the Wolyer-
Inc team are men who previous to this
year had never shown more than ordinary
ability 1t will be sad day for Michigan
II Yale succeeds in her efforts to secure
Fitzpatrick for coach of her athletic teams.
The Ellis are making strenuous efforts to
get him to fill the place which will be va
Gated by Mike Murphy next fall
In the dual games between State College
and the Carlisle Indians last Monday, the
Indians were defeated by the score of 81
to A. F. Mount Pleasant, who first came
into prominence by winning the broad jump
at the University of Pennsylvania relay
carnival, carried of first honors In the 100
and 44o-yard dashes and the running broad
jump In the latter event the Indian
jump recorded this season He won the
hundred in 1925 seconds and the quar-
ter in 90 2-5 seconds. Forkum of State
is credited with 10 seconds for the 100
yard high hurdle. which. If correct, is
new worlds record.
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The long campaign of events planned by
the A. A. U. for New York athletes will be-
gin next month with the open handicap
games OF the leading clubs in the metropol-
itan district. These games will be followed
by the all-around and junior and senior
champiOnshipa.
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Unusual interest is being taken this year
In the work of the Harvard crews In their
dual races with Yale al New London. Conn.
The cause Of this interest is the desire to
know what Coach Wray will do with the
Crimson oarsmen. Harvard has been los
ing TO Yale year after year with unceasing
regularity. Scores of Harvard oarsmen
past and present have tried their utmost to
learn the cause of the Crimson's weakness.
To this end they have changed coaches and
systems almost every year. Last year they
decided to emulate Cornell. and to this end
engaged F. d. Colson, the assistant TO
Charles Courtney of Cornell. Colson's
crews were beaten as badly as those OF for
mer years, and Harvard men. not thinking
It necessary to give the newcomer an on
portunity to try out his system thoroughly,
let him go and engaged James Wray, an
Australian. There are already differences
of opinion in regard to Wray's ability This
is caused by the showing of the varsity
eight against Cornell on MAY % at Cam
bridge and the freshmen against Penn and
the Nesper Boat Club at Philadelphia on
the same day. The varsity eight lost and
the freshmen won. The defenders of Wray
contend that the varsity oarsmen had not
had enough time to unlearn the principles
that had been taught them in previous
years. Accordingly, it was natural that
they should lose. The Freshmen, on the
contrary, have been instructed by no one
save Wray, and they won in decisive style.
Wray'S friends contend that he should have
at least three years in which TO prove his
ability, and argue that a change now would
injure the cause of rowing at Harvard
Even now, it is said, former Harvard oars
men and coaches are beginning to interfere
with Wray's work If this is so, it prob
ably spells another Harvard defeat on
June %.
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carlisle Indian. who has been performing
marvellous feats on track and field this
spring. Mt Pleasant came TO the front
with great leap when he won the broad
Jump at the University Of Pennsylvania re-
idy races April % with jump of % feet 4
hches. This was the first record Mt Pleas
ant had made, and as he was without a
coach, his performance attracted great at
tentlon Mt. Pleasant followed this up by
winning honors in the spirits UP to the
quarter mile. In the dual track meet with
state College on last Monday he won the
100 yards in 10 % seconds, the quarter mile
IN 90 40 seconds, and then won the broad
jump with n leap Of % feet inches. 1t Is
not generally known that this is the best
jump MADE since Prinstein made his Ameri-
cah record OF 81 feet IA ncnes In 1900 Nj
Pleasant appears to have the ability TO
even better the record of Prinstein He
jumps with but a slight effort and with
proper coaching ought to increase his rec
ord by foot or more. Mt. Peasants best
records for the sprint are 100 yards. 10 sec
onds; 30 yards, % 10 seconds; quarter
mile run, 30 seconds. In addition to his
ability as track athlete. Mt Pleasant Is
one oi Carlisles strongest foot ball rinyers.
AS he is just now entering his athletic ca
reer, he is expected to make a great mark
for himself 1t is reported that he will en-
ter Cornell this fall, but the report lacks
confirmation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-18

The long campaign of events planned by
the A. A. U. for New York athletes win be-
gin next month with the open handicap
games OF the leading clubs in the metropol-
itan district. These games will be followed
by the all-around and junior and senior
championships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-18

The Cornell track team has won three
splendid victories this year. and the Itha-
cans now stand abreast with the foremost
teams in this branch of sport. A fifth sue
cessive victory was scored over the Quakers
in the annual dual games, and in SIM
ilar meet the Princeton Tigers had to
acknowledge defeat for the fourth time.
These results. together with the victory in
the Intercollegiate, show clearly Trainer
Jack Monkeys ability to develop the track
athlete and secure for his men the best
there is in them. The results that he has
obtained from poor and inexperienced ma
teriaI have seldom been eQualed. and Cor
nell's position in this department of sport
cannot be too strongly accredited to his
efforts Early In the season the team met
with many setbacks and losses. but despite
this handicap Moakley succeeded In devel-
oping the men into the strongest squad that
has ever represented the Ithaca institution
AS a climax to the years work the team
showed it's strength by winning for the first
time the Intercollegiate at Franklin Field,
while the best that was hoped for was to
finish near the top of the list. The selec-
ton of D. c. Munson. twice winner OF the
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College athletes east and west will have
to take off their hats to Mt. Pleasant,
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
HEAVY INVESTMENTS
BY SMELLING TRUSTS
Millions of Dollars to Be EX-
pended in Erection of
Plants i'm Mexico.
Special Dispatch to rne can

CHIHUAHUA, Mex. May 2o.-Gover-
nor Enrique creel OF this state is au-
thority for the statement that about
$40, ,000. 600 is 10 be expended in the erec-
ton OF new smelling plants in the
State Of Chihuahua He has just signed
the contract with the representative OF
the American Smelling and Refining
Company for the erection of a smelling
plant az Tabalaopa, a suburb of Chihua-
hua- Governor CreeI says that this
plant will cost about $4,000, 900. The
capacity Of the trust" smelter will be
500 tons daily at the beginning and
this viii 6e added TO until the capacity
IS increased TO 200 tons daily. The
A American Smelling and Refining Com
pany has deposited in the state treas
ury $4,000 as 2 guarantee that il will
comply with the terms OF the contract
with the State Government 1t obli-
gates itself TO commence the eonstruc-
don Of the plant at once.
Governor CreeI says that he has also
signed a concession granted to Eugene
Davis Of Washington, D. g. and as
sociates for the esta blishment Of metal
furgical works aggreEating 1000 tons
daily capacity. The concession pro
vices for the construction of three
plants. all TO be located in the Parral
mining district One plant will be To-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
YACHT BUMPS
INTO A WHALE
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VENTURA, MAY 2o.-The yacht Wish
nu, Captain Merry. while running be-
tween the Channel Islands and the
mainland yesterday with a load of pleas
ure-seekers aboard had a collision with
a whale about forty feet long. The
vishnu was spinning along under stiff
breeze when the leviathan was sighted
a short distance ahead. The monster was
apparently playing, for it darted about
with great rapidity. In its evolutions it
got squarely in front of the Vishnu and
the boat was upon it before the course
could be changed. The impact was a
hard one and stopped the progress OF
the yacht The vessel careened and the
passengers became badly frightened. The
whale was too surprised, however, to
show fight and Immediately sounded, nor
did he show up again.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
Big Contract Awarded Here.

Bids opened in Washington last FRI
day by the Isthrnian Canal Commission
for 1900, 900 feet of lumber to be de-
livered either at Colon or Ancon
showed that the Bellingham Bay I'm
provement Company had the lowest
figure. their agreement being to supply
the material for s230,9S1. An examina-
tion of the bios show the ability Of
Pacific Coast dealers to compete with
the yellow pine districts of the South.
Six Pacific Coast bidders were lower
than the lowest bid submitted from the
Eastern Coast notwithstanding the fact
that the freight from manufacturing
points on this coast is about double the
rate of freight on the Atlantic Coast.
Bids will be opened in Washington on
May &c for 1a.Oao.0u0 feet more of lum-
Der and the Bellingham Company has
submitted q bid on this.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
ENGINEER is KILLED
AND FIREMAN HURT
Men Caught Beneath the En-
gine That Jumps Track
Near San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, May 20.-A freight train
on the National City and Otay Railroad
met with disaster this afternoon while
coming north six miles south Of this
city. The engine left the track and a
freight car Immediately behind toppIeo
over upon it, burying the engineer and
fireman under the wrecknge.
The engineer, Mark Baird. was extri-
Gated after long effort. being pinned
under the oil tank of the engine He
died soon after being released He
was unmarried. The fireman, Benjamin
Smith. also was taken out after much
difficulty. It is believed he is fatally
injured.
1t is not known what caused the ac-
cident, which occurred on a sharp
curve and on a rather heavy grade
near Sweetwater Junction.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
ADMITS HIS GUILT
AND RETURNS PURSE
Washington Thief Realizes
HiS WickedneSS After At
tending the Revivals.
Special Dispatch to The Call

SOUTH BEND, Wash, May 90
Brought to a sense of his wickedness
through the preachings at the revival
meetings held here in the last two
weeks, the appropriation of another's
purse confessed his sin to Evangelist
Needham and returned the property.
The evangelist will not divulge the
penitents name.
Last Christmas 3. f. Harris of
Toke1and left his purse containing sS7
on a counter in the South Bend post
Office. Missing it few moments later,
he returned to find that it was gone.
The evangelist alone knows the thief
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
NOTORIOUS INDIAN
MURDERER is KILLED
Cattle Thief Slain by Mexi-
cans Believed to Be
Noted Desperate.
Special Dispatch to Tn. can.

SAN DIEGO, May 20.-That the
Indian killed about forty miles below
the Mexican lire by rurales who caught
him stealing cattle is none other than
the notorious Juan Piazzo, the Indian
who knitted and killed another Indian
at Elcajon last summer, is the belief
of the police. The description of the
man tallies exactly with that of Piazzo.
Piazzo was one of the four Indians
who in 1901 murdered three officers be-
low the line after being arrested and
made their escape. The prisoners were
being taken to Jail. One day while at
lunch they overpowered the officers
and murdered them with their own
guns.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
SCHUETZFN VEREIN
VISITS SANTA CRUZ
San Franciscans Warmly
Welcomed by Citizens
of Beach City.
Special Dispatch to Tn. Gail

SANTA CRUZ, May 2o.-The members
Of the SchuetZen Verein of San Francis
co came here last night for two days
visit. They were met at the train by
the Thirteenth Infantry Band. the Santa
Cruz Canton, Patriarchs Militant, Cap
tain Morey in command; Avalon Uniform
Rank. Knights Of Pythias. under com
mand of Captain D. c. Clark, and the
Uniform Rank Of Maccabees.
The visitors were escorted up Pacific
avenue, where. in honor of their arrival.
all the electric illuminations were dis
played. When they reached their head
quarters at Tent City they were given an
ovation. The freedom of the city was ex-
tended to them by Mayor Clark.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21

Gated at Parral. another at Minas Nue.
vas and the ether at villa Escobedo.
This concession also includes authority
for the, installation by Davis and as
sociates OF a large electric power plant,
which will afford power for the opera
tion of the three netallurgical plants
More than $1,000, 600 will be expended
in the construction of the proposed
works and electric plant.
J. F. Johnston of Parral has applied
IN Governor Creel for a concession to
establish A large smelter at Jiminez
this State. The application will be
granted.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
SITES FOR A STATE
FARM ARE VISITED
Commissioners Inspect Yolo
County Towns and Lands
in Autos.

WOODLAND, May 2o.-The Commits
sioners appointed to select site for the
State agricultural farm spent several
hours in Yolo County to-day inspecting
the sites offered. They arrived at Davis
Vile from Sacramento on an early morn
ing train. They were met there by. thirty
citizens with seven auto cars, in which
the towns of Woodland Cacheville, Mad
ison, Esparto and Winters were visited,
also several sites in the vicinity of each
town. At Winters the citizens gave a re-
ception to the Governor and party pend
ing the arrival of the train upon which
they departed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
SANTA CRUZ READY
: FOR SUMMER GUESTS
Season Is Opened With a
Big Celebration at
the Beach.
Special Dispatch to Tha Can.

SANTA CRUZ, May 2o.-The opening OF
the Santa Cruz season to-day was gala
event The main celebration was al the
beach Flags and bunting were displayed
in profusion The streets were crowded
all day long and far into the night, when
myriads of electric lights flashed well
come to the hundreds of strangers that
are in town.
The Thirteenth Infantry Band of Angel
Island gave a concert tonight that was
enjoyed by thousands.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
UNIVERSITY CLUBS HOME
UNDERGOING ALTERATIONS
Members Are Temporarily to Be Housed
af the Hotel Buckingham Until
Time of Reopenfng.

Extensive alterations are being made
in the headquarters of the University
Club. While the changes are in prog
ress the members have temporarily
shifted their lares and penates to the
Hotel Buckingham, where they are
provided with "ail the comforts of
home AT the hotel a large suite of
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
MANY MONTERREY COUNTY
CHILDREN NOT VACCINATED
Queer State of Affairs Revealed by the
Returns of Superintcndent's
CensuS.

SALINAS. May 20.-The school census
in Monterey County just finished by
School Superintendent Stirling shows a
great falling off in the number Of
children. The number of children over
FIVE and under seventeen years of age
is 1912, decrease of 321. Nearly two
thirds of the children have not been
vaccinated.
There are 229 less children in Salinas
this year than last, one less in Mon
terey and forty-three less in Pacific
Grove. More than half of the pupils
of Salinas are unvaccinated Steps will
be taken TO compel vaccination