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TRAVIS MAKES
A RECORD ROUND
Young Travers Wins, Too
and They Are to Meet in j
Final Tomorrow. q

especial 10 ms Evening WorlGD
CHAUNcEY. y. Y. May 3.-w-hen
the third round OF match play in tho
mems Metropolitan Golf Championship
began this morning there were eight
competitors eligible out OF an entry list
OF sevcnty-eight OF the best golfers IN
tho metropolitan section. Some OF tho
top-notch players were disposed Of yes
terday, including Findlay S. Douglas.
former champion. Charles II. sec,y.
last years Metropolitan champion. and
Archie Graham. formerly State cham
p!on OF New Jersey.
Tho process OF elimination has not
affected the chances OF the veteran am
ateur Walter J. Travis. OF Garden C-sy.
and Jerome d. Trayers, OF MontclaIr.
one OF the youngest and best players
in this or any otAer country. Travers
played wonderful golf on Wednesday.
bu, fell away yesterday
Walter J. Travis is always reliable
and consistent. and 10 the keen watch-
eFs o: the line play so far this week tho
result OF to-day's matches should bring
Travis and Travers together in the S5-
hole final round Tomorrow
Travis played a splendid round OF II
equalling the record FOR the links, In
his match with George 7. Brokaw He
was stymied on the tenth and four
ieenth holes, and these s7oiled hs
chances to make a new record. He
ran down ten-foot put on the home
greet for the -, winning by up and
) TO pay.
Jerome D Travers beat Oswald
Kirkby ~ UP and 10 play In o
round OF 70.
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''LEPER" HUGHES TO
TRYFOR NEW RECORD

John Hughes. famnlarly known as
Lepcr' q former slx-day champion
walker. speaking OF Westons reeori
walk from Philadelphia. said yesterday
TO "A World reporlcF.
Il Will het from 500 to $50 that I can
beat the record hy fully two hours. AID
I'll undertake the contest within two
weeks ! am glad Weston has proved
tho Osler theory wrong and / want a
chance TO do tlle same thing II no one
takes ip my challenge ] propose to
make the trip myself
Hughes IS iiftY-siX years old He hns
won several slN-dav walking matches
and has a record OF 563 miles made IN
six davs and OF l50 miles In TIVE nty-
three hours and fftccn m.nutes.
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ROLLERS TO BUZZ IN
RACES AT GARDEN

Charlie Earle. the well-known skater
and amateur sporting enthusiast, mas
undertaken to herd together all OF the
greatest OF the amateur skaters OF the
country for the big series OF races
wAieh are to be held in Madison Square
Garden.
AIR. Eric tried out the course at the
Garden last Night and was enthuslas sfic
IN his praises. He pronounced IL the
greatest roller skating surface he has
,ver raced over. and promises 10 have
RI, or The stars take part In the first
big meet The medals and trophies
watch viii be given for these events Will
be placed on exhibition at Spaldlng's
downtown store
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BAT NELSON OFFERED
FIGHT IN BIG GARDEN
Twentieth Century Club Wires Nolan for Terms
to Meet Winner of Britt McGovern Fight
Mondays Bout in Amphtheatre.

cut out McGovern nnd his friends
think he can put Nelson away. and
Britt says tho Dane would be pie for
him In ten-round bout.
As McGovern and Britt are to box in
the big amphthea;re. and not In the
eoneer; hall. where three other bouts
have been held. reserve section will
be set aside. and tickets for this can
now oe had At the Garden.
The demand for tickets fo- the Nc
GoVern-Britt bout reminds one OF the
old days when the Horton law stood
with dignity on the same shelf with
the State Constitution. Everybody
wants 70 become a member OF the
twentieth Century Athletic Club nov,
and the electiag OF associate members,
whose dues are 81 is going mcrrily
along at lively clip. Members car be
enrolled and also reserve choice seats
and box seats can be had at ali the
Square Garden
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Billy Nolan. Manager Battling Nelson.
Los Angeles Cal

Billy Nolan. Manager Battling Nelson.
Los Angeles. Cal.
What terms will you box winner
Brltt-Mciovern. ten rounds. no decl-
sion. June IS or IS Answer Garden.
Twentieth Century Athletic Clgb.
The ABOVE telegram was sent last
night TO Los Angeles in the EFFORT to
give Gothams lovers OF the hstc game
another opportunity TO see the wonder
ful boxer, Battling Nelson. in action.
Roth Jimmy Britt and Terry McGov-
ern stand ready 10 post a forfeit to
bind the match with Nolan's protese
at any time. McGovern is just as con-
ndent OF winning next Monday nights
contest as James Edward. and both OF
them seem TO have one set ambition
In the world--to meet Nelson again.
In a stand-up fight with the wrestling
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Nav Yaeh. comIna North

Capt Z z. Robe-ts is coming North from
Jacksonville. Fla. on the now steam yacht
iaty i'eity. buff IN that city under his
personal supervision and upon his design.
She Is 20 feet over all. - FEET beam and
feet drau<ht and was constructed On the
Thorneycrott style Vlth tunnel stern THO
yach. Is equipped with Rcberts's water tube
boilers and a On horse power trlple-expan
sion engine. she VIII Re enrolled tn the New
York and Larchm1nt Yacht Club.
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"Youna Otto" TO Box Kid Goodman.

Young Otto" the local lightweight, with
the wailop is 10 figure in another battle In
this c.;y on Thursday night. He has been
matched BY Mike Newman 10 meet 'kid'
Goodman. the rugged New England fighter
,or, SIX rounds Al the mex, stag ot the Long
Acre \. c. For six rounds Goodman ought
10 uu; W great battle. ana Otto viii GER
tainly have 70 be right II he expects to
stvo him, otto viii get in shape for the
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Mcearry Draws the Color Line.

Andy MrGarry the sturdy lightweight
Il another puEiilst who has drawn tho
ca.or line a match was to have been
AZ tEang"i yesterday between hla and Jack
hia- kouTr the clever coloTed boxer Of Phil
sdetp7la, Tor a big side aei but whon Paddy
Y ~ Mefh manager OF McGarry. was informed
declined 10 make the match. Claiming that
MclArry MolLa neNor n.A, a MN
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HAMBURG BELLE is SENT
ON RECORD MILE BY J0YNER
Royal Breeze Will Do Any Time Out, and
Colonial Girl Is Reported in
Good Form.

lnl-2, breezins. A hish-class tv,o-year
old.
FUSII.LADE-Four furlongs m 0.5oo-5
driving. Is not up TO much
CHARLES EDWARD-Th=ee-qu
OF a mile In l22 breezing All he needs.
CAlRNGORN-One mile in l.4l hand
ily. Is ready for his best effort
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B00KIES MAY HAVE TO
GO BACK TO TENDING BAR

rs they're gong to cop?" asked the
That's gamblrs all right" said tn.
book slate that's Just pia booknak-
las. But II the two amt alike. then
mere a caanee OF some book.es gong
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Sullivan to Fight Rube Smith.

Nike Twin sullivan. the New EASiAHt
welterweiEAi being unable 10 get on
tght with Willie Lewis Jimmy Gariner OF
Joe Cans has signed ar;ioles OF ACRE meai
70 meet Rube Smith the Denver iShter
for ton rounds ai a boxing show which Is
I, he brought or al baseball PARK IL
Denver on June 10. Sullivan met smith
a ;ow eks ago at Pueblo. Col. and
knocked him in the eighteenth rouri
with swing on the jaw. Jack Twin
sullivan VIII fight Jim Flynn IN The semi
Vtnsun r.sJrts
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NOLAN PASSES UP CANS
BY JOHN POLLOCK.

Battling" Nelson. the fighting Dane
IS to engage in battle in tnis eI'y.
Biuy Nolan. his manager, has nouhep
Harry Pollok. matchmaker OF the
Twentieth Century a. G.. By wire thA'
Immediately after Nelson's battle with
Herrera at Los Angeles. Cal. to-nish'
bo,h he and Nelson will star, back 10
New YORK Moan has already au-
tnorlzed Pollok to try and arrange
matcn Tor Nelson with either Jimmy
Rrtt or any otae- lI-pound fghtef'
bar-ing Joe cans. Nolan says tadt ne
viii never let Nelson night Cans as
long as her!s his manager.
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Johnny Allen to Box Robson.

F.shung Johnny Allen the butcher boy.
Of Philadelphia. who came into the line
liFht a the result ot his Knockout OF
Young OTTO In The Quaker City has been
secured 70 meet spike Rohspu ,Ae k.nglisl
egftwesght fo- six rounds hefosc ne
Washington Sporting Club. df philade ph.a
on Monday nigai Allen has groNn con-
slderhly in wc.sht during the last twelve
J, on ana eNpccis 10 giNo the English-
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o0nOhue 70 TackIe Maurice sayres

Young Donohue. the clever lightweight
II Boston. was matched .as; n.g1t BY Jack
McGuirsn manager OF the National A. c.
OF ph-hdeiphia TO meet Maurice Shyres
the Milwaukee puEilisi. In a Eix-rouad bout
before ta6t c.ra Saturday nignt II
lc- Ks A. II L.uohuc - taking big risk
In taking on Saygcs as tho latter is one
q those big, husky lads who VIII outweigh
him hv several pounds They viii oat,lc
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borough \. c, on Monday night TIT, ,r,
3'anv month. X. i IN ,,nd In eou; IN
ought 20 give Ruhiln hard battIs y,
sueeessful Ferguson will besfua;chei "a ~,
Sam perrer. n "'N
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GRAVESEND ENTREES

RACE TRACK. GRAcEsEND. y. Y.
May 2j.--The entries for tomorrow S
races are as follows;
FlRST RACT-ro- all are-. hanAlcan.
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OLD DR.. GRIiNDLE.

Under Or. Grlndle's treatment blood and
skin diseases pains In bones. red spots. sore
throat ana mouth, ulcers, painful SWELL
ings. kidney, bladder complaints. scadings
inflammation graNel. &c. speedily cured on
moved. Sufferers, do not waste time VISIT
ing less skilled physicians. Remember Dr.
0rindie has occupied his present office III
West 18th ST.. be,w cen 9Th and Tth avs. ovae
23 years. Consultation free. Very ,py
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-HERE are fighters a-pienty around
New York jus; now. In fact
the hghtlng game see:hs to be

"HERE are fighters a-plenty around
New York just now. In fact.
the hghtlng game seeds TO be
booming.
With ten-round anairs on the lists
here and twenty rounds being put on
occasionally in Pennsylvania the sports
ind enough TO keep them busy.
But this week the real scrap is COM
geles. To-night's engagement between
Battling Nelson and Aureiio Herrera.
the Mexican. Is genuine champion
ship affair.
Battling Nelson and Aurelio Herrera
have been throwing stones a; each
other for long time
THE trouble started years ago,
when Nelson was practical
ly unknown and Herrera
was very near the tor of the
heap Herrera hired Nelson as a spar
ring partner and beat him UP badly In
the training bouts. A few months
later. Nelson having risen from the
ranks. the two were matched to hght
Herrera told everybody that Nelson
was "a pipe" (the more elegant express
sion. "a lemon" not vet having come
into use).
But Nelson got even for all the
Sights and slurs and hard knocks. lie
beat Herrera in twenty rounds.
Al that Nelson had to fight. ana .the
Mexican took pains to tell his friends
that he had been in very bad condi-
ton: that ne had underestimated Nell
son. and that he would have whipped
him easily under other circumstances.
All this talk ranked in Bats manly
breast.
So things wound UP in another match.
and it looks very much like a srudge
fight
If I were asked to pick winner I
would sav that Nelson ought to carry
off the coin.
Nelson is younger than Herrera
He has been fighting in great form for
the past year or two.
He always takes great care OF him
self-phvsically.
Herrera has been hard dr.nker and
has smoked cigars enough during his
fEhting career toig black onesl to knock
cut most athletes. He has always been
proud OF his ability TO drink bottle Of
vhiskey a day and still win hghts
But all OF a sudden. while training for
this scrap. Herrera announced that he
would cut out the whiskey cigars. etc.
for the future
why? Ycu can search me; but / sus-
pect the Mexican's midsection is not so
rugged as II was while ago. He may /
be nndIng out what indigestion is. And
in that case l wouldn't like TO be In
Aurelio Herrera's lighting snoes whea
the tireless Dane starts his twenty
rouna continuous plung.ng act
Opposed to this IS the Mexlcan's wal /
iop." which Is without doubt twice as
enective rs anything Nelson can pro- !
duce. 1t may Just possibly do things !
10 the Dane as 1t did TO young Corbett. |
although It has the hardest jaw In |
America 10 lar against. Pay your money |
and take your choice but II you bet
with me youn have to take the Men-
cans end.
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yvyrHAT do yol think OF Gus Ruhfn
w and Sandy Ferguson's meeting
w Monday night? Gus has done
sore great fghtlng in his time, and may
be there" sail. for he always takes
good care OF himself. and nobody ever
saw him throwing his wealth away on
buckets OF champagne.
Yet they say Ferguson will knock him
out
Yesterday I chased that rumor down
20 It's source.
The story goes that Ferguson, who
has always been too busy mixing drinks
internally TO make much OF showing
In the ring IS al last in grand condi-
ton.
"He had to get into condition" my
Informant said. holding up three angeri
mysterously
what does that moan7'' I asked
Three months" was the reply. "UI
in Boston he couldn't get anything q
drink and breaking stone put hm IT
great condition 10 nsht."
Probably Ferguson will have a new
"stone-breaker'' wallop He'll need II.
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Baseball To-day. PM. American I.eae ue
Park. y. Y. Americans rs, Dctrolts. -
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SECOND RACE - The Empire state
Sfe-plechase Hlnd!cap for four -year-olds
and M: full course about two miles and
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Grand THE ClanSman

THALIA. MatTo-M'w. Harry First in 'oid
! Isancs" Next Week. AT Cripple Creek"
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WEST END-BRos. BYRNE In "S BELLs"
" Mkt wk. Russell Bros. .'GreatJewelMystery'
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branch of the Tennessee, and the fol-
lowing day Gen. Forrest, with his COM
mand, reported for duty. On the 18th
the remainder OF Lees Corps crossed
the river, and bivouacked In advance OF
Florence. Stewards and Cheatham's
Corps were instructed also to cross the
same day.
Upon this date I received the follow
ing from Gen. Beauregard: s.,1
Headquarters Military Division Of
the West, Tuscumbia, Ala. Nov. Is.
1864.
General: As you seemed on yester-
day to have misunderstood my verbal
communication Of the 18th inst. through
my Chief OF Staff. I deem 1t OF sufficient
importance to communicate in writing
what had instructed him to say rela-
tive to the movement OF the Army OF
Tennessee.
81 instructed him to tell you that in
consequence Of the information receiv-
ed the night previous, to wit. the APP
parent confirmation Of the concentra-
ton Of the bulk Of Sherman's army In
Middle Tennessee Cat Pulaski. Hunts
Vile and Decatnr), the arrival Of Candy
and part OF his forces at Memphis. and
the condition OF Cobb's and Smith
forces at Lovejoy's Station. I desired to
confer further with you before you
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Sherman In battle, as Is clearly indi-
Gated by his reply:
Richmond, Nov. Z. 1854.
"Via Meridian.
"Gen. ]. B. Hood:
mo troops can have been sent by
Grant or Sheridan to Nashville. The
latter has attempted to reinforce the
former, but Early's movements pre-
vented 1t. That fact will assure you as
to their condition and purposes. The
policy of taking advantage Of the re-
ported division Of his forces. where he
cannot reunite his army, is too obvious
to have been overlooked by you. ]
therefore take 1t for granted that you
have not been able to avail yourself OF
that advantage during his march north
ward from Atlanta. Hope the oppor-
tunity will be offered before he IL ex-
tensively recruited. II you keep his
communications destroyed he will most
probably seek to concentrate for an at
tack on you. But II. az reported to
you, he has sent q large part OF his
force southwark. you may first beat him
In detail, and subsequently. without Sc
Yious obstruction or danger to the coun-
try In your rear. advance to the Ohio
River. Jefferson Davis"
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TRIBUNE WASHINGTON
(No. 3d.

(No. 80 .,~--;
Headquarters near Florence, Ala.
.His Exceilency. the President. Rich
Your telegram of the 7th received
to-day When I moved out from Allan
Ia. he (Sherman) came with five corps,
and kept them united until / moved
from Gadsden to this point, intrenching
himself wherever he halted. 1t was
only after J reached this point that ne
divided his force. After my descent
upon the railroad and upon Dalton
did not regard this army In proper con-
ditio6 for pitched battle. 1t IL now
In excellent spirits and confident. Be-
fore leaving Gadsden / urgeu on Gen.
Beauregard to send Cen Forrest across
the Tennessee River. This he ordered:
and ] intended. when leaving Gadsden,
to cross the river at OF near Gunter's
Landing Finding, however. when
reached that vicinity, that Forrest had
not crossed. I could not, without his CO.
operation pass the river there. as
required Wheeler to look after my right
flank Forrest has not yet crossed over.
but Is moving upon this side OF the riV-
er and will join me here.
This circumstance. high water. and
the fact that l had to draw supplies
from and through a department not
under my command-involving delay In
their reaching me-have retarded my
operations. AS soon as Forrest joins
me, which will be in few days. ] shall
he able to move forward. Without the
assistance of Forrest I cannot secure
my wagon trains when across the river.
You may rely upon my striking the
enemy whenever a suitable opportunity
presents itself. and that I will spare no
effort to make that opportunity.
~. B. Hood, General"
Entering Tennessee.
On the 18th I established my head
quarters in Florence, upon the north
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By Lieut.. Gen. J. B. HOOD, c. S. A.
States Armies.

The President. as indicated, was EVIL
IDENTIFY under the impression that the
army should have been equal to battle
by the time 1t had reached the Alabama
line, and was averse to my going INTO
Tennessee. (Almost every writer upon
the subject Of my campaign into Ten
nessee has fallen into the popular error
that the President ordered me into that
state. and strange to say. Gen. Taylor.
brother -in-law Of Mr.. Davis, has alsJ
grossly erred in this regard, when he
could have addressed 9 note to the Chief
Executive Of the Confederacy and have
ascertained the truth.) He was not. as
Gen. Beauregard and myself, acquainted
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HERMAN AhMY lTNo IhhNA N
(From a sketch made at the time.)
with its true condition. Therefore. q
high regard for his views notwfthstand-
ing, I continued firm In the belief that
the only means to checkmate Sherman.
and cooperate with Gen. Lee to save
the Confederacy lay in speedy success
in Tennessee and Kentucky. and In my
ability finally to attack Grant in rear
with my entire force.
On the 9Th telegraphed to the Sec
rotary Of War:
(No. 49,
Headquarters Tuscumbia. Nov. ..
"Hon. A. Seldom. Richmond. Va:
Information received places Sher-
mans army as follows: One corps at
Atlanta. two corps at or near Marietta.
and three at or north Of Chattanooga.
Heavy rains will delay the operations
Of this army q few days.
-. B. Hood, General"
Although every possible effort was
made to expedite the repairs upon the
railroad, the work progressed slowly.
Heavy rains in that section OF the coun-
try also interfered with the completion
Of the road.
Informed Gen. Beauregard Of the
Presidents opposition to my plan. and
on the 18th replied to His Excellency
as follows:
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list. The roads and creeks from the
Tennessee to the Coosa River across
Sand and Lookout Mountains had been
by the prevailing heavy rains rendered
almost impossible to artillery and
wagon trains.
ed Gen. Sherman, with an army
better appointed, had already the start
about 275 miles on comparatively good
loads. The transfer Of Hoods army
into Georgia could not have been more
expeditions by railway than by march
ing through the country, on account OF
the delays unavoidably resulting from
the condition Of the railroads.
I'D To pursue Sherman the passage
OF the Army OF Tennessee would neces-
sarily have been over roads with all
the bridges destroyed. and through O
devastated country, affording no SUBJ
sistenue or forage; and, moreover. IL
was feared that a .retrograde moveEn ent
On our part would seriously deplete the
army by assertions.
18th To have s~nt of the most or
the whole OF rhe Army Of Tennessee in
pursuit Of Sherman would have opened
10 Thomass force the richest portion OF
The State OF Alabama. and would have
made nearly certain the capture OF
Montgomery. Selma and Mobile with
out insur1ng the defeat OF Sherman.
18th. In October last when passing
through Georgia to assume command
Of the Military Division Of the West. I
was infor med by Gov. Brown that no
nuld probably raise, in case of neces.
stty. about 5000 men, which / supposed
might be doubled I'm levy en- masse.
Gen Cobb Informed me at the same
time that at Augusta. Macon and Co
lumbus he had about $500 local troops,
and that he hoped shortly to have coll
ierted at his reserve and convalescent
camps near Macon, $500 men. OF
hp
half. or 5000. could be made available
as movable troops for an emergency.
ITO oppose the advance Of the enc
my from Atlanta, the State OF Georgia
would thus have probably $4,000 men.
TO which number must be added the ID
hrigades Of Wheeler's Cavalry. amount
ing to about 1000 men. The troops
which would have been collected from
Sa yannah, South Carolina, and North
Carolina before Sherman's forces could
reach the Atlantic coast would have
amounted, 1t was supposed. to about
5 900 men.
.aThus II was a reasonable SUPPOSE
| ton that about $4,000 or 10000 men
could be collected In time to defend the
State Of Georgia, and insure the de-
struction Of Sherman's army, estimated
~ me at about $4,000 electives or all
| arms-their cavalry. about 1000. being
included I'm the estimate.
Under these circumstances. ater
con sultation with Gen. Hood, con-
4 cIuded to allow him to prosecute with
visor his campaign into Tennessee and
| Kentucky, hoping that by defeauns
| Thomas's army and such other forces
rs might hastily be sent against him, ne
would compel Sherman. should ne
reach the coast Of Georgia or South
Carolina. to repair at once to the de-
| Tense Of Kentucky and. perhaps. ONO
AID thus prevent him from reinforcing
Grant. Meanwhile supplies might Se
sent to Virginia from Middle and Eass
| tennessee thus RELIEVING Georgia from
the nresent constant drain upon its linn
/ tied resources.
"I remain. very respectfully. your
| obedient servant,
/ &C. T. Beauregard. General
| (To be continued.)