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at the shot. There are two weight men
in the country. Coe and Rose, who are
better than any of the three. but the
choice of the committee Is fairly good.
Horgan, the Irish heavyweight athlete, is
their most serious English opponent, and
his records are somewhat better, though
Mitchell is about as good IN the heavier
events.
Not much Is known of Prinsteins ability
in the hop, step and jump. but Connolly
the Unattached American, was the cham
pion when he was younger, and, as has
been said, won the event IN Athens IN 1896
Glover, in the pole vault, is one of the best
artists In this event ever known. He has
done II feet inches, which ought to hold
anybody venturing to compete with him at
Athens. The very best men in this event
are in college and could not go.
OF the swimmers, Daniels established
four new worlds records within month,
and appears to be In a class by himself
The English have a number of good swim
mers but none that seems anywhere near
good as Daniels while Spencer and
Schwartz are nearly as good as Daniels
Bornaman has a national reputation a
diver, which is also an Olympic event.
The Pentathlon.
The pentat hlon is revival Of an ancient
contest and is equivalent to the modern
all-round competition. 1t includes five en-
tries-running 1872 meters, standing broad
jump. throwing the discus; hurting the jave-
lin and Graeco-Roman wrestling. The ath-
lete must compete in all five of these events,
and supposedly must win three to secure
the prize
Sheridan, the American entry, Is the all
round champion of the United States and
undoubtedly the most competent American.
He Is the holder of the nominal record at
throwing the discus, American style, but
must throw it Greek style at Athens. There
will probably be another all-around man
sent second string to Sheridan, now
that Ellery Clark, the original choice. has
withdrawn
The Greeks rank the pentathlon second
only in interest TO the Marathon run. and
have without doubt number of good men
preparing for 1t.
The stadium erected for the 1896 games
has been renovated and is now probably the
largest purely athletic structure in the
world 1t IS said the seating capacity or
the structure Is 60.000. An excellent view
of 1t was given in last Sundays Star.
1t Is a vast amphitheater of a ''U" shape,
built into the side OF hill and on the site
of somewhat similar structure built for
the Panhellenic games about 800 B. c.
This original building stood for 4T0 years
and was then replaced by a white marble
structure, similar in design. but somewhat
smaller, about 40 A. D. During the dark
ages the white marble was too tempting
and the structure was torn down, the stones
being burned to make lime In 1894 and
1895 King George of Greece provided for
excavating and cleaning UP the site, and a
wealthy Alexandrian, Georges Averoff paid
for the building of the present stadium.
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wasn't just out for work--he was meant!
I've been swearing for q million years that
I'd never play a mutt belonging to that
crafty owner again, but they sifted IL TO me
that this one was out for Ii today, and so
l fell with a thud for chunk, and look at
the run / getl Yeh. he was meant. Ye-eh
they were just crazy 10 get the purse coin
on that one, weren't they?. Runs like O.
spawned goat with the epizooty. and he
was meanti They gotta show me he was
meant, that's all
The man with the dark suspicious has
another way Of attacking the subject after
he has dropped his little bundle on one of
the non-iive ones.
Il guess I'm not a fat-nut or nothing for
having fallen for that one. he breathes
sterterously, to the man he is with: why
l was told for skinch in the paddock only
an hour ago that that horse wasn't out for
IL today, and here / go and slide In a big
tear-off on 1t. anyhow You can't tell me
that horse isn't wearing bar-pIates today,
instead OF racing plates. Even before
heard about 1t. had a hunch that they
were going TO throw the gang on that one
today sure did They're looking for the
long price against that one--that's the
answer. They don't want any TO s In
theirs against that one-about 8 TO is the
price they're peeking round for. Oh,
guess they didn't give that horse pail of
water with a coupla cockroaches in 1t be-
fore they saddled him today. hsy2 Two to
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away with even this formidable field. rhe
fve-mie runners, Bonhag and Cohn, are
the fastest Americans at the distance. They
have opposed TO them A R. Churchill ana
II. L. Hawtrey Of England, the former one
of the best iong-distance runners ever seen
at British university.
Entries for the Marathon Run.
The American Marathon runners have
probably the most serious outlook of all,
though there is no good means of COM
parison on paper. Forshaw won the
Marathon at st. Louis last year sup
posed TO have been twenty-five miles, or q
little over forty kilometers, in 2h. 55m and
fraction. Fowler's time over the B. A.
a. Is 2h. Aim. and fraction. Spring is
an experienced runner over the B. A A.
course, always 'in the money" and a win
ner once. Frank is a newcomer. but very
fast In recent cross-country runs in and
around New York.
The star British entry for the event Is
Albridge, of whom not much Is known on
this side, except that he Is a very good
cross-country runner. The Greeks attach
by far the most Importance to this event
at least in the athletic portion of the pro-
gram, and are sure to have a formidable
lot of starters. This race was the only
athletic event won by a Greek in the 1895
Olympics, s. Loues covering the forty-two
kilometers in 2h. o5m. Dos This was a
record for the course until this spring
when an Athenian named Zalocotas did
Der of the Panthellanian Club, the leading
athletic club in Athens. and is evidently
fully tuned up to give the visitors all the
running they want. In addition to the
Olympic prize, the Boston Athletic Associa-
tion has offered a trophy valued at 500 to
any American winning the Marathon.
Leavitt will doubtless be the main Ameri-
can reliance In the hurdles, Friend not be-
| ing considered quite in the class of first
| raters. Leavitt has done IS Abs. high
hurdles, running 100 yards. The Olympic
event Is 40 meters OF running, and prob
ably will follow the English style OF fixed
hurdles, to which Leavitt Is unaccustomed.
American Promise Of Success.
The field events are In good hands among
the Americans. Ewry is and has been for
years the worlds champion at the stand
ing jump, which he has made a speciality.
OF the broad jumpers. Prinstein is the star.
and should be good for over twenty-four
feet. Friend and Kerrgan are only good
at the event. p. O'Connor is the English
entry, and is the holder of the record,
though on form is only few inches at
most better than Prinstein.
The high jumpers have a much easier
task. no foreign competitor having be-
come known yet as being near their class.
Kerrigan did six feet one and one-half
inches last year at the championships and
there is nothing known in Europe yet
quite equal to that.
Mitchell will probably enter for throwing
the forty-two-pound stone and Sheldon the
shot-put. Sullivan possibly having a try
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study. Lightbody was in this class and
was not chosen officially. because of doubts
of hts getting permission from the Chicago
faculty. but he appears TO have made some
arrangement at the last moment.
The 1o0-meter run. at any rate is In good
hands, Schick Eaton and Hahn being re-
garded today as the fastest sprinters IN
the country Little is known in the north
of Queyrouge, but he Is consistent winner
In the spirits In New Orleans and the
south generally His title southern
champion Is supposed to have been fac
tor In his selection. the choosing committee
having announced that titular champions
would be sent whenever possible. Their
most formidable opponent viii be J. w.
Morton OF England. the champion or the
United Kingdom and q redoubtable sprinter
The 40o-meter Americans are fast, par
ucularly Hfllrnan, who did 40 2-5s. In Can
ada last year at the quarter-miie. Schick.
who Is entered also in this event. ana
Mouiton old rivals In the l0o-yard, the
former as Harvard man and Moulron as
a Yale man. Moulton was always be-
lieved at Yale to be good at the quarter.
but was kept In the sprints. owing It is
said, to the lack OF Yale during his col
iege career OF good sprinters. Their best
known opponent Is Lieut.. Wyndham HATS
we'll of England, the British champion, who
on record Is about good Hillmau, at
least; Schick and Moulton being rather un-
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one they gave him some Of that No. IS
run-backward dope with his bran-ma sh
this morning. And / guess that boy they
put up on him isn't there with the big
biceps. hey? Oh, mol Didn't you see that
jock take the plug into every pocket he
could find on the back stretch, and then,
coming into the stretch, give the mutt a
kick with all his might to carry him out to
the outside fence? II you didn't, you wanta
go get pair of glasses. And to thinka me
falling for stall like thatt''
Hatred of the Lucky One.
In all affairs OF human life there are
varying degrees of hatred, but there isn't
any hatred much more intense or vindic-
tive, for the moment, than that of the
bitter hard loser for the lucky dog who.
standing near. flashes big wad OF the
ocher-nued papers and dilates to his
group upon how he's beaten Ave straight
races, none Of them at less than or I to
1. The winners recitation OF how he
happened to land on the right ones sounds
like deliberate. intended and outrageous
affront to the oyerhearing loser and he
feels like walking over to the delight
edly cackling lucky dog, taking him by
the two shoulders from the roar and
kicking him with energy. eclat and adj
dress. But he doesn't. OF course He
merely walks away, glooming. so rs to
get az far away from the sound OF the
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known quantities at 400 meters, or about
a quarter Of mile.
The S0O-meter run comes very near to the
half mile event in this county and England,
and both Valentine and Bacon are very
good. the former having a record of I'm.
81 2-5s- at the half. though Lghtbody Is
generally considered the best of the men
going. It is supposed that Lighrbody Will
enter for both the 800 and 1.500-meter runs
IL they don't come too near on the pro-
gram, though he is, II anything better at
tho mile, which Is very nearly the same
distance as the b00-meter run at Athens.
Lightbody has done I'm. 57s at the half
mile and Am. 25s. at the mile. The English
entries for the So0-meter include X Corn
wallis OF Oxford. who has a record of the
half Of I'm 56s.. and 8. Abrahams of Cam
bridge. who is known here as very good
man at the distance. On form, therefore
1t Is expected that Mr.. Cornwallis Should
be heard from In the HD0-meter.
Things are more hopeful for America IN
the l,5o0-meter. Sullivan has a record or
Am. % 4-5s and Bonhag has beaten him.
in slower time, however. Cohn is entered
but Is more relied on to win the five-miIe
event. Opposed to them Is A. r. WEIGH OF
Cambridge. England. who did Am. 2Os. ror
the mile last year, and r. p Crabbe OF
Oxford, who did 4m. II DIS. month ago
and Is. therefore, In good trim obviously
Sullivan Is nevertheless expected to get
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PROGRAM OF THE
POUGHKEEPSIE REGATTA

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK, March 31.-The announce
that the intercollegiate regatta at Poush-
ksepsie Will be held this year on saturday
Iune o.. Is welcome news to many rowing
enthusiasts who cannot AFFORD to take fun
asy from business to witness the races.
The program for the regatta as at present
arranged provides for the following events;
First race a p.m)-Un!versity four-oared
shells by Columbia Cornell, pennsylvania
Syracuse and Wisconsin. IL she enters DIS
lance two miles, for the Kennedy Chal-
Ienge trophy. presented III 1888 py DaNiu-
son Kennedy. Pennsylvania 70 De hel1 py
the winner for one year; now held by syria
cuse. -.
Second race 4:45 p.m)-Freshmen, eight
cared shells Columbia, Cornell, Pennsyi-
wanna and Syracuse to compete. Distance distance;
two miles for the Stewards cup. presented
in 1900 by Francis s. Bangs Columbia: 70
be held by the winner for one year; now
held by Cornell.
Third race 60 pm)-Iniversity eight-oar-
ed shells. Columbia, Cornell. Georgetown
PENNSYLVANIA Syracuse and Wisconsin 10
compete. Distance, four miles. for the var
sity Challenge cup. presented IN 1898 Dy
DIR Louis l.. Seaman. CORNELL TO be heId
nv the winner for one year; now held oy
Cornell.
There is a possibility that Wisconsin may
not compete In the four-oared race this
year preferrlng to enter freshman eight,
and Georgetown is also expected TO send a
freshman crew this year. The idea of hold
ing a fourth race OF the centipede type or
of single sculis has been abandoned owing
to the lack OF enthusiasm over such a
proposal, except on the part OF Syracuse.
The four-oared race among crews made up
OF substitutes however, proved so popular
last year that 1t will undoubtedly find
place on the program again this season.
The regatta VIII not differ materially from
those held in former years, hut collage crew
races are always attractive, and this spring
there VIII be the same merry crowd OF ex-
cursionists lining the banks OF the Hudson
as have made the Catskills echo with thex
cheering In past years.
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when 1 begin to hand myself lemon like
that 1t sure Isl"
The Philosophic Loser.


And finally the chap who got a run for
1t, anyhow" has his pathetic little bunch
of conversation.
II amt kicking he says. when the horse
he has bet on Is beat by narrow margin.
II oox at the run l got, Ony get beat on
the wire by face! 1 drop $50 on him, OF
course. but / got run. all right. and that
lets me out, doesn't it?"
But this thing of getting run doesn't
get you anything. suggests one of this OPP
timists companions.
''Oh, 1 know / don't cash, of course"
says the optimlst, the basis of whose salts
faction is really that bis judgment to the
horse has been partly indicated In the
race but / amt kicking-rot bit of 1t.
II he'd run like a lob It nd ha' been differ
ent. but 1 amt asking for any better run
than / got for my money!
Not such bad philosophy, after all. even
IL Improbable. The man who gets run
for it" cheerfuliy looks around for some
thing to be thankful for when his coin fades
into the haze, and it's a fine thing to be
able to content ones self with little things.
But it's pretty hard to grin and express
commitment when the also-ran you've
played bids fair to finish about next Tues
day week. Hey. fellsSf c. L c.
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VALENTINE $3.50 I'd. RUNNER

bVHE departure of the American
team of athletes who will take
part IN the Olympic games at
III Athens has been postponed until
April 8. According to the latest
arrangement the vessel win reach Naples
about April 10 and just miss the French
line steamer which was to have taken the
team from Naples to Piraeus, the landing
port for Athens The Olympic games begin
April - and continue till May 2. The
events OF a purely athletic character, in
which the Americans are Interested. are
supposed to take place on April ~, - ana
30 the Marathon run. in which the Creeks
at least, are most interested coming on
the 18th II is believed. As at present con-
stftuted the team. classified b. events. Is
as follows:
One hundred meter run-W. D. Eaton,
SomerviIIe; Archie Hahn, Milwaukee; w.
a. Schick, jr. Holyoke; g. H Queyrouge,
New Orleans.
-Four huudred-met run-Harry L. Hill
man. New York; Fay r. Moulton. Kansas
city. Mo
Eight hundred-mcter run-H. V. valen-
tine Charles j. Bacon New York.
Fifteen hundred-meter run-James 2. Sui
Ivan George Y. Bonhag, Harvey Cohn.
New York.
Five-mile run-George V. Bonhag, Har-
yey Cohn New York.
Marathon ran (42 kilometers)-Joseph
Forshaw. St. Louis; r. A. Fowler. Cam
bridge: Michael Spring. w G. Frank, New
York.
Hurdle race-Hugo Friend. Chicago Uni
versity: r. G.. Leavitt Williams College.
Standing broad jump-Ray Ewry, New
York.
Running high jump-H. w. Kerrigan
Portland. Ore.
Running broad jump%H. w. Kerrigan
Portland. Ore: Myer Prinstein, Syracuse.
N Y.
Shot-put and throwing the stone-James
s. Mitchell, Richard p. Sheldon. New York.
Hop step and jump-Myer Prinstein, Sy-
racuse, n. Y.
Pole vault-F r. Glover, Chicago III.
Swimming and diving--C. NJ. Daniels Jo-
seph w. Spencer. New York; Marquand
Schwartz H. J. Bornaman, Chicago.
Pentathon-Martin ]. Sheridan, New
York.
The foregoing is she official list, but there
should be added the following. who are GO
ed, but whose amateur standing will be
vouched for by the committee: James D.
Lightbody. Chicago University I,5Oo-meter
run: james b Connolly, South Boston hop.
step and jump D. Sullivan, Butte, Mont,
weight-putting events.
Team Fairly Representative.
or the quality OF the team. there has
teen little difference OF opinion since .ts
selection that Il is fairly representative.
Some OF the best men desired could not go,
most of this latter class being In college
ana unwilling to lose a whole term Of
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Team Fairly Representative

or the quality OF the team. there has
teen little difference OF opinion since .ts
selection that It is fairly representative.
Some OF the best men desired could not go,
most OF this latter class being In college
ana unwilling to lose a whole term Of
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A Pessimistic Winner.


One OF the most mournful pessimists of
tie track is the chap who IS always roofing
against himself. He's a Show Me from
way behind the Ozarks. He wants TO have
long peek at Exhibit A and the blue
prints and the accompanying drawings
Hey whRd die go tor one OF this pes
sinists friends asks him Just before the
race. when the horses are maneuvering at
the post.
oh I took a fall out o. that chittllngs
horse. replies the dismal pessimist OF the
original Show Me Association. But he
hasn't got chance in the world
Hasn't got chance?" repeats the pes
slmist's friend. puzzedly. Well II he hasn't
got chance whad d je play him for?"
oh. fellers got to play something" re-
FpOnded the pessimist Kind o. thought he
might. accidentally nudge by but l hadn't
his way 20 the post. and he looks Ike a
piece OF Roquefort-weighs about seven
thousand pounds more'n he ought TO, and
he isn't within four years Of race
"Well, maybe Cuttings II get something.
anyhow" says the pesslmist's companion.
Il took crack at him myself There they
go" as the barrier flies up
II m--ye-eh. Cuttings got a good start
al right. says the dismal one as the field
gets under way, but the plug won't last.
He chucks It as soon as something runs
along with him for half mile or so Piece
% cheese, that's what Cuttings is Oh.
just YOU watch him explode when his old
feet begin to burn him. H m ye-eh. he 5
holding his own with EN-, and he's OUT In
front BY couple lengths. but that don
get us snything-he's only four-hushing.
and he'll crack when the pressure Is laid
on. Oh, yes. see him romping into the
stretch with daylight between him and the
rest. but that's the way Cuttings always
tickles his backers-layin' out In front like
phony Sysonby. and then curtin up like
one q those autumn leaves that YOU let
fall out OF an old book Uh-huh, 1 see him
hanging on in front halfway down the
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away with even this formidable field. rhe
five-rnile runners, Bonhag and Cohn, are
the fastest Americans at the distance. They
have opposed to them A. r. Churchill and
II. L. Hawtrey of England, the former one
of the best long-distance runners ever seen
al a British university.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-07
BAGGAGE MASTER
IS UNDER ARREST
J. 4. Mackenzie. OF Scaboard Air
Line, Charged With Stealing
Mileage Books.

J. A. Mackenzie. ordinarily known -
Arthur Mackenzie. employed as a bag
gagemaster on the Seaboard Air Line
Railway. was arrested last night by De-
tcctiVe W. r. Newman. OF the Baldwin
Detective Agency, on thc charge OF hav-
ing stolen three mileage books OF that
railway ON November 10Th.
Mackenzie is young man. about
twenty-five years or age. and OF gOod al
dress. When first confronted by Dctec-
tive Newman he denied having committed
the theft. but when the detective showed
him "a book that had been recovered and
that was said to have come from NM
Mackenzie practically confessed his gun.
The mileage books are valued at 80
each. The law holds that. as long as
road cmplOye on the premises or On ?
railway. the books are NOT stolen, nHt
when they are taken from the premises
of the railway. then they are stolen
1t is alleged that Mackenzie stole the
mileage books from a baggage car some
where between Molina, n c.. and ADotN-
vile. S c.. on the date Of November
10Th. The books are sent in three pa *
ages containing ten each ON NoYemncr
1Ofl q book was abstractcd from the bot
tom of each OF the three packages beng
sent 20 their destination. but the Inert
was not discovered until three days ago.
when the clerk to whom they had been
delivered discovered that hc was three
short Circumstantial evidence pointed H.
Mackenzie. who is said 20 have been
the only one who. apparently, had nat
Tho opportunity to steal the books. IT,
is alleged that he mad turned over one
To- "A boy in this city to be sold for MIN.
The other two were founded in his poses
sion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-07
IN POLICE COURT.
Cases of Hundley and Tompkins
Are Sent On.

A commission Of lunacy has passed
Judgment on William Hndlcv. who was
arrested in Norfolk recently for forgcrics
committed in Richmond. deciding that
he was not in his right mind af the time
the forgcrics We're committed. Hundlcy
appeared in court yesterday morning.
and his case was sent on to the Hastings
Court.
Attorney George T.. Wise. counsel for
r. w. Tompkins. who is alleged to have
abscondcd with $500 belonging to his
employer. declined a preliminary hearing
I'm the Police Court yesterday morning,
and the case was sent on
George steele. "A moulder employed by
tho Virginia Pipe and Foundry Company,
on Belle Isle. was fined yesterday morning
$50 for having lit Willie Stuart. a negro
helper, terrible blow on the head.