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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-15
COUNCIL SMELLS
EXPENSE ACCOUNT
IMPORTANT SEWER WORK CALLS
FOB EXTRA APPROPRIATION.
Penalty Clause Of Ordinance Regulat-
ing Weights and Measures Is
Strengthened to Give Sealer More
Authority Extension Of Oak Street
Car Line Is Ordered.

Several items were added to the esti-
mates for municipal expenses for 1907
by the city council at its meeting last
evening. They are as follows: For ex-
tending the, culvert over Bassett creek
on Dupont avenue, $4,000; for extend
ing the Laurel avenue sewer, SIS 900;
for a. trunk sewer in Thirty third ave-
nue. N, from Fremont to Irving ave
nues, $4,000.
The request Of Alderman Petersen
for an appropriation Of $500 for the
ordinance was referred to the commit
tees on ways and means. A similar
disposition was made of the request of
G. A. Nimocks for an appropriation Of
$4,000 for the liquidation Of claims
against the city on account of excess
assessments for special improvements.
Streets Name Changed.
On motion Of Alderman G.. A. West
phal the name of Twenty-two-and-a-
kee avenue.
Alderman G. B. Holmes secured the
passage Of an amendment to the pen
atty clause of the ordinance regulating
weights and measures. The amendment
is of some Importance, as ii, will faciIi-
tate the prosecution of violators Of the
law and enable the authorities to carry
on a vigorous campaign against deal
ers who use short weights and meas
ures r.
City Clerk L. A. Lydiard was author
lied to employ automobiles for the col
lection of election returns He is sat-
isfied that much better service can be
secured than by the oldtime bicycle
corps.
Oak Extension Ordered.
The long desired extension of the Oak
street trolley line was ordered and there
was not vote against it. Accor ding
to the resolution, the line will be run
to Dartmouth and Superior streets,
about two blocks from the east end
Of the Franklin avenue bridge. The
proposed line will accommodate a
thickly settled portion of the city,
which has had to travel from six to
twelve blocks in order to reach car.
The meeting was unusually short and
tame. Only eighteen aldermen were
and shortly aftrward, upon learning
that nothing important was on tap,
President A. E. Merrill disappeared.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-15
CHARLES S. CAIRNS
For Judge of Probate.

(From minneapolis Journal August ",
....... -. -. 1860 S
ttMr. Cairns is a lawyer Of expert
ence and a man Of high character, two
qualifications Of first Importance. He
has served in the legislature, takes an
active interest in public affairs and is
useful citizen. If elected he Will fill
the office well. ~
Member Legislature 1898; Supervisor
U. s. Census 1900 (appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley at request Of .citizens),
member American Bar Association.
Practiced law in Minneapolis since
1888.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
RIFLE SHOOTING.

The coming rifle matches at Sea Glrt from
August q to September s. under the auspices OF
the National Board for the Promotion Of Rifle
Practice and the National Rifle Association will
bring together the largest number Of military
rifiemen ever assembled in this country.
Through the generosity of private subscribers
and OF the Congress Of the United States the
prizes will be handsomer and more cash will be
distributed than ever before. The Secretary Of
War has recently set aside s500,00O per annum
TO be expended by the militia in rife practice.
and the country Is thoroughly awakened to the
Importance OF this practice as a means OF
tional defence The growth Of interest in the
subject Of rife practice within the last few years
has been marked to attract the favorable
attention OF Congress- and at its last session the
appropriation for the support OF the National
Guard was increased from $1,0000 900 to $1,000
600 annually. Of which the Secretary Of War has
set aside $5O0.o0O be expended in rifle practice
This gives the states $1,50O,000 to be expended
for general purposes Of the militia. The Secre-
tary of War provides that while there is no
limit Of money state may eXpend on rifle prac-
tice Il must spend a certain amount. The in
terest which is being created in rifle shooting
among the boys OF the country is more marked
in New York City and New York State than in
any other part OF the country. This is due to
the efforts Of General George w Wingate presi-
dent Of the Public Schools Athletic League OF
the City Of New York who has been ably
sisted by such men as Harry Payne Whitney,
Edward Lauterbach, S. r. Guggenheim and
others, among them the members of the Ma
tional Board for the Promotion Of Rifle Prac-
tce.
marksman's badge has been established to be
given TO each boy who annually shows sufficient
proficiency. The score originally adopted
/ 40 out Of possible 90 "offhand," but the stand
ard has been increased to 43, which, fired from
the shoulder, is a high score Over two hundred
Ooys quallfled as marksmen during the last year.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
WITH THE OARSMEN.
Echoes of Hudson RiUer Regatta
Plans for National.

At all the clubhouses along the Harlem and
Hudson rivers and Flushing Bay the oarsmen
gathered yesterday and discussed the result Of the
first annual regatta of the Hudson River towing
Association held on the Riverside Drive course on
Saturday. and speculated on the entries for the
national championship to be rowed on Lake Quin-
sigamond Worcester, next month. Several prom
inent oarsmen who had been looked upon as prob
able winners at the championship regatta dropped
down peg in the esteem of the critics. and others
loomed up formidable candidates
Two men who made especially favorable inn
preston last Saturday c. F. Quinn and c. T.
Stewart, of the New York Athletic Club. who rOwed
in the senior double gig race. Although these
had only rowed in double gig for two days
and were unused to the rough water on the Hud-
son. they easily outrowed the veterans. Vessely
and Major of the First Bohemian Boat Club and
left the other competitors far in the rear.
Ganinni. the coach OF the New York Athletic
Club said yesterday that his eight was the fastest
that had represented the club in the last fifteen
years. The inclement weather did not prevent the
men from taking the usual Sunday swim to Travers
Island. Every evening they for nearly two
hours under Gianinnis watchful eye
the crew since the philadelphia regatta G: Steigler
NO; 4. a VINO colIapsed at ,PhlaSelpala' mas been
takes Hickens place at No. O. Otherwise the crew
Durando Miller is the best sculler that the club
has at present. A senior pair-oared combination
is made up OF J. H. fracy Stroke. and ". L.
smoothly for some time. and win row at Lake
QuinsigamOnd.
one of the surprises furnished on Saturday was
the defeat of the strong Metropolitan Rowing Club
four by both the Harlem Rowing Club and the
Active Boat Club. The Nets" were ''cocksure' OF
a victory. and We're strongly supported on the win
ming race at Boston on July 4. No excuse was
Oered yesterday for the defeat but that thew mad
met superior oarsmen.
The work OF the Active Boat Club represen tiyes
was a revelation to the hundreds of Oarsmen who
viewed the races on Saturday. This club has nor
inquired prominently in aquatic sports before
Announcement was made yesterday that the Lone
star Boat Club intends 10 move soon 10 Pelham
Bay. Some time ago James Pikington president ~
the National Association OF Amateur Oarsme6
tried 10 induce some Of the clubs to build boat
houses on Pelham Bay and eventually make II the
course Tor the decision Of the national Champions
snip lie Is extremely gratified that the Lone Sfar
BOAT Club is the first 20 make the move, and be.
heVes that several other clubs will soon follow s1ir
T. w. Kimmelherg. president of the Wyan0kc
BOAT cub. said yesterday that he had been WORK
ing Tor some time 10 have the Board OF AI6ermsr
PGhe Pi1ia an appropriation for the annual Harlem
soon go through. Assemblyman Goodman oF the
Union Boat Club, who is enthusiasts Oarsrnan
ls also working hard 70 have the measure intro.
ouced and passed. 'N'o
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
BIG CRUISE THIS WEEK
Neso York Yacht Club Members
Getting Boats Ready to Start.

Members Of the New York Yacht Club who are
planning to take part in the clubs annual cruise,
which will start this week, are having the hulls,
sails and rigging of their boats put in the best
possible condition for the daily competitive runs
from port TO port. The yachts which are entered
for the races for the Astor cups and for the
Kings Cup are being prepared with unusual
care, for they will not be permitted TO haul out
after the cruise begins.
The rendezvous for the cruise will be at Glen
Cove on Thursday, and the captains OF all the
yachts will hold meeting the flagship North
Star in the afternoon, at which Commodore Cor
nelius Vanderbilt will preside At that time the
additional details Of the cruise will be decided
on. The next morning the yachts will start on
the first days run, from Glen Cove to Norris
Cove, a distance OF thirty-nine and One-half
miles
On Saturday the run will be from Morris Cove
TO New London, thirty-nine miles. The feet will
remain at anchor in New London HarbOr on
Sunday, and early on Monday morning will start
on the third run-from New London to Newport
forty miles. On Tuesday the races for the As
tor cups viii take place, and on the foLoWlng
day the big race for the Kings Cup will be
sailed
On Thursday, August 8, the yachts will sail for
Vineyard Haven the fourth days run, and
will remain there day. At that time, If en-
tries enough are received, an ocean race for
schooners from there to Sandy Hook will be
arranged and the yachts will be started on that
day. The following day the feet will have its
final run from Vineyard Haven to Newport,
where it Will disband on Saturday, August IL.
There are special prizes for all the daily runs.
Rear Commodore Seymour L. Hustled offers two
cups for schooners and two for sloops for the
first days run. Vice-Commodore Henry Walters
offers two cups for schOoners and two for sloops
for the second days run. Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt offers two cups for schoOners and
two cups for sloops for the third days run
One cup for schooners and one for sloops are
offered by the navy members OF the club and
are known as the Navy Challenge cups. These
are for the run from Newport to Vineyard
Haven. The Alumni Association of the United
States Navy cups, one for each rig, are offered
for the winner in the from Vineyard Haven
TO Newport. In addition to these the club offers
prizes to the winners in all the squadron runs.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
INTERNATIONAL ROWING.

The sailing OF the members Of the Harvard
eight-oared crew which beat Yale at New Lon
don last month, TO row Cambridge on the
Thames River on September 8, marks an epoch
IN the history Of university eight-oared shell
racing the Importance Of which can not be over
estimated. Nothing has so stirred the rowing
world IN years. and much good is bound TO result
from meeting Of the two crews in friendly
rivalry. Harvard has been working industriouslv
Tor several years to develop the art Of rowing.
The experimenting did not prove successful so
Tar as winning races was concerned and the an
plica6ion Of English ideas and English methods
as taught by R c. Lehman who came over to
coach the Harvard oarsmen some years ago, was
a failure. II is fact, however that no Ameri-
can college crew has ever been able TO go abroad
and win IN the Henley regatta, and it has been
generally accepted that the English oarsmen had
a better and tFuer knowledge of the art OF row.
1ng than our crews did here. Harvard, by dint
OF hard work developed crew this year which,
while beaten by Cornell early in the season over
q rWo-mile course, defeated Yale in a gruelling
race at four miles at New London In the mat
ter OF style and workmanship IL compared IA
vorably with any crew ever developed at either
Harvard or Yale. and for that reason the COM
ing race with Cambridge, which beat oxford
this year, VIII furnish fairly true test Of the
respective merits Of English and American uni
Verslty rowing. The Harvard crew may be
beaten. as 81 must work under the handicap OF
strange climatic and course conditions, but a
lesson viii be learned that is likely TO be far
reaching in its effect and work great good 20
rowing in this country.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
TO BOOM BILLIARDS.
Shortstops Will Meet for american
Title IN September.

The latest thing in billiards is the establishment
Of an 1872 American championship to bring into
action a group Of important players of the second
rank. The four big ones of the professional Class
A will have plenty to do among themselves in fight
ing for worlds championship honors at 1s-1 and
1872.
Slosson will defend his 1872 emblem against Sutton
late in September or early in October and within.
a few days after that event Hoppe must struggle
leaves an opening for the second raters that prom
ises end of good billiards and interesting sport.
Yielding to the desire Of large number OF tho
leading roomkeepers OF the country, the Brunswick
Balke-Collender Company has decided to offer the
American 1872 championship for a tournament to be
pany will donate emblem and a cash prize, SO
that with $50 entrance fee from eight players and
the net door receipts there Will be nice lump OK
money to split up among the first four.
The tournament and subsequent match games IN
defence of the emblem will be 400 points up with
able that the entries will include Cutler, Morning
star. Howison. Gallagher, Mclaughlin, Petersen lof
St Louis Cline (of Phiadelphia) and Taylor (of
Chicago. The tournament winner shall be subject
TO cha enge by the other contestants in the order OF
standing The player finishing second will have the
The holder Of the emblem will have the right Of
naming the city in which he will defend the en-
blem. Roomkeepers in dozen cities will doubtless
hid for the advantage OF having the matches and
Dractice games. In order that there shall be
Something doing in all the months except June
REQUIRED to play within forty days from date OF
challenge. meeting OF players Will be held IN
New York early in August to arrange rules FOR the
tournament and subsequent championship contests.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
DUNWooDIE COUNTRY CLUB.
New Golf Links and Lawn Tennis Courts Are
Nearing COMPLETION.

With the new clubhouse nearing completion and
the golf course and lawn tennis courts rapidlv
rounding into playing condition. the recently
formed Dunwoodie Country Club is receiving
applications for regular membership. The club
was organized on the basis OF sharehoIding men,
beEship Of $50. this number being secured in rec
ora time, account OF the accessible location OP
the course which can be reached in forty-flve min
utes from Wall Street The course is on the
highest point Of The nat topped ridge midway be-
tween the Hudson River and Long Island sound
just four miles above Van Cortandt. The club
house Is SO placed a 20 take full ADVANTAGES Of
the sweep OF valley 20 the sOuthward. From the
wide VeFandaS there Is uninterrupted view as far
south as High Bridge. while 20 the west the land
rolls down 20 the Hudson. affOrding a glimpse ~
tTc x dA4saucS beyond. On the east the wooded
Westchester hills stretch away 20 the Sound
Inc clubhouse Is az once spacious. we'll prODOr-
ls"n nAuVe Stone forms substantial foundation
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
AUTOMOBILHNG.

The third annual tour of the American Auto
mobile Association from Buffalo TO Breton
woods for the Glidden and Deming trophies
which ended on Saturday. was highly successful
sn spite Of some unfavorable criticism IN minor
details It accomplished TO a large extent the
value and reliability of automobiles for pleasure
travelling, and demonstrated to a remarkable
degree the efficiency OF the cars for touring
over all kinds and conditions Of roads That
thirteen cars could come through the long jour
ney OF 1,134 miles with clean scores is proof in
ftseIf Of the skill Of the drivers and reliability
OF the cars. There were many others also which
lost so few points from minor accidents that it
was more i'll luck than anything else which pre-
vented a clean SCORE. Altogether, the tour ac-
coInplished the purposes designed, and did much
toward spreading the gospel Of good roads. The
excellent performances of the cars must make
new converts for the automobile while the cry
ing need for better roads will have many preach
ers IN the next year. Charles J. Glidden, the
donor Of the trophy, has travelled through al
most every country Of the globe in his automo-
bile and il is disappointing to have him say that
there is only country In the world. of all
those through which he has toured, where the
roads are as bad as those over which he traV
eIled between Buffalo and Saratoga in the run
lust concluded. He said: The highways
through the sheep raising country between Mel
bourne and Sydney, in Australia, are perhaps as
bad those in New York State, but even
tries like Fill New Zealand and Afridi are far
ahead Of this state in the matter Of good roads"
The runs and tours committee Of the American
Automobile Association may be able to devise a
better method Of checking the cars another year,
after the experiences gained in this run, which
VIII prevent some OF the jockeying which caused
some unfavorabie criticism All things cOnsid-
cred, however, the tour under the circumstances
was remarkably well managed.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
PROFESSIONAL BAsEBAL1..

The New York American League team went
through last week without defeat but in spite
OF this good record could gain only eight points
on Philadelphia, which five Of the six games
played. The Athletics still hold the lead by the
narrow margin of sixteen points but the High
landers are pressing them closely and making
the fight one of the closest and prettiest on rec
ord. Cleveland fell off during the week. and
lost four games out of six. The team had a dis
astrous time in Boston, the tail-enders fur
nished baseball surprise by holding the West
erners in check. The Highlanders won the re-
spect Of all followers Of the game for the high
quality Of baseball they furnished at American
League Park for the last three or four weeks
The team did not improve its position but it did
not lose any ground and that means a good
deal at this time Of the year. The real struggle
is now on as the team is in the West with
hard trip before 1t. Griffith is confident how
ever, that he can hold his own, and as PhiIadel-
team will come home in the lead. The High
landers must play two games with Cleveland
and four with Detroit this week
The Giants got back home last week and
winning three straight games from Cincinnati
They could not gain any, however. Chicago
and PittSburg, as the Colts kept up their good
work and four games out Of six, while the
be little hope now for the champions, IT has
been figured out that they will have to win
three out OF every four games played for the
rest OF the season to stand reasonable chance
OF catching Chicago, which has a safe and
commanding lead. The Giants will play
game with Cincinnati, four with st. Louis and
one with Chicago this week The Superbas
turned a form somerSault last week and won
four games out of six They actually won three
out or four games from Chicago, the league
leaders, 70 the surprise of the whole baseball
won on their merits. but the squirt came too late
to help much.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
IDA HIGHWOOD OUT.
SpeedsOay TrOtter, Despite Recent
MiShap, Beats Alice Carr.

Ida Highwood, 2:O9A, reappeared the Speed
way yesterday. after absence of several weeks
and, usual. carried of the honors BY throwing
a front shoe the last time she was out one hoof
was so badly broken away that her trainer. Tim
Sullivan. declared she would have to be retired for
the summer.
Nathan Straus. her owner had the broken hoof
cut down. however, and brought Ida Highwood out
again to trot against all comers. With her toes
half inch shorter than she is accustomed to
having them the crack trotter seemed somewhat
unbalanced and her action not perfect as
1t had been before she with the mishap.
That she had her Oldtime speed however, was
demonstrated in two brushes with Thomas G.
Plants black trotter Alice Carr. 2:09A. driven by
A. E. Perreu With rush at the start, Alice Carr
opened gap Of half a dozen lengths IN the nrSC
furlong each time, and when halfway down the
HighwOOd's turn to rush at the other end Of the
speeding ground however, and she did 1t with such
effect that her speedy rival was beaten nose the
Ravenswood, a rangy bay trotter. driven by E.
Bottenus was among the new horses on the road,
and he performed creditably in three brushes with
latter won each time, but he was lucky to do so.
for the newcomer OuttrOtting him when
break right at the finish gave James Shevlin the
victory in the final brush. w. J. Kinney's brown
mare Bonnie Betsey started the second time down.
finishing second.
There were number Of notable PAGERS on the
II: s. Ritcher driving Albert, 2O4&; Walter F.
driving Reuben s. 2:O9i4; A Gallagher driving
21O11 and Randolph Baird driving Tar Tartar, 213.
Virginia proved to be the star performer. In
brush she defeated Tar Tartar by head and In
contest with Morley King Reuben S. defeated Sol
B. in an eyelash finish.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
GOLF FEAST AT HAND.
Journeys This Weeb at ShinnecocE,
Ekzcanok and VGn CortJGmdt.

sort 10 eolang feast Is presented 20 the dew
otees OF the game this week. First comes the
open tournament for professionals at Van Cortlande
Park on Tuesday and Wednesday. Conditions
call for seyenty-two holes OF medal play, and. as
ffty-odd pros have entered. the meeting prom
ises 70 be the important affair OF its kind ever
held in this part of the country.
year ago Isaac Mackie. the Fox Hills pro-
fessional won first money. leading VIII Anderson
one stroke Mackie will he a contestant In the
coming tourney, as will Alec Smith. the open
champion: Ben Nichols, Of this city, who defeated
Smith in two successive exhibition matches at
Rochester last week; Jack Hobens. OF Englewood;
George Low, Baltusrol: Stewart Gardner. Garden
City; George Thomson, Roseville; Horace Rawlins,
Wykagyl; Jack Harland. Ardsdale Dave Hunter
Essex County: George Pearson. Forest Hill; Dave
Ogilvie North Jersey: Martin O'Loughlin' Plain
field and A. G. Grifflths. Westbrook.
Beginning on Thursday morning and finishing out
the week. there will be the annual invitation tour
nament of the ShinnecOck Hills Golf Club at
Southampton, Long Island. high class lot or
amateurs always gathers for this tournament
Among those expected to figure prominently on this
occasion are Walter j. Travis, jerome D. TraVers
Last Year Travis defeated Travers in the final
for the chief cup, and in 1904 the latter was the
for an eighteen hole medal play qualifying round,
and the field will qualify in four elghts me LAST iasG
day will be devoted to thirty-six hole medal play
handicap , ,, :.
entirely different set Of golfers is the NTH an
nual Vermont state championship tournamenG,
which WIZ % De neld on Jne % VT or ON bnTsdav
Friday and Saturday. There will be an eighteen
hole medal play qualifying round the first sixteen
Ond sixteen for second cup. A L. White is the
present holder Of the title.
Programmes are out for the annual open tourna-
unent of the Stockbridge Golf Club. 70 be held on
August 2S. %. 30 and 81 This tournament is open
to all golfers eligible to compete for the Champion
ship Of the United States Golf Association. The
principal prizes are the Stockbrldge Cup. for tho
hrst sixteen. and the Governors Cup open 70 those
Stockbridge Cup and failed to qualify. A prize
will also be given for the best score made during
the qualifying round for the StOckbridge Cup
The AIsQuamicut Golf Club. of Watch HILL r. L.,
has decided to hold its annual open tournament on
August d o. o. "a and 25. There will be thirty
six hole medal play qualifying round on the first
day and on the fourth day thtrty-StX hole handl-
cap has been scheduled The course is 5000 yards
long and in capital condition.