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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
BENNING MEETING
FIVE WEEKS AWAY

With no great buster of the elements as
yet. the month OF February is slipping past
and in ten days March will be ushered IN.
The racing season in the east will begin on
Monday. March 20. at Benning, and from
ali accounts the trainers of this vicinity
with horses meant for the meeting viii nave
no EXCUSES.
There are however, other centefs which
can he relied upon to furnish fields for the
Rernirg meeting and this year it is pre-
dlcted that from the beginning the entries
will be far more numerous than at previous
spring meetings. In Maryland and Virginia
the ranks of turfmen and breeders are
growing all the time. and il viii not be
many years before it can easily be demon-
strated that the presence or absence OF met
ropolitan candidates will cut little figure
Conditions for the stake events TO he run
at the forthcoming Benning meeting. now
only five weeks off. are being published ard
sent out to horse owners. The entries VIII
close Thursday March l, and the stakes in
cIude the Benning handicap. really the first
event of the season possessing ante-post IN
tcrest for New York racegoers.
ON the same date ii will be necessary for
the fifteen gentlemen who nave subscribed
for the OXnard Dinner stakes, the two-year-
old event of the spring meeting ut Benning.
to name the colts and hlies from which
the starters in the stake are 10 come
ON account of the class of aubscriherS to
the OXnard Dinner. stakes thIt race as
sunes social prominence.
Among the features of the forthcoming
Benning meeting is. the Amateur cup. the
finish for which last spring between Mr..
James Maddox of Virginia and Mi. Lee
Ewart Of the British embassy was ere of
the most exhilarating ever seen, Mr.. Mad
dox winning on Trapezst. If q renewal Of
this exciting episode could be guaranteed
the race would be worth long journey to
witness. 1t possessed all the elements OF An
International contest.
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INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS.
1t is Thought That Harvard Will Get
the Games

The place for holding the next intercol-
iegiate track and field meeting of the east
Will be decided next Saturday, when the /.
A. G.. A. holds fits annual session in New
York. This will be matter for the de-
cision of the executive committee which Is
to he chosen at this meeting. There are now
three candidates for holding the big games.
They are Harvard. Columbia and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. OF the three Har-
ward is the more likely to get the games.
For three years the Cambridge university
has been after them. but has always been
disappointed. Two years ago they were
given to Pennsylvania bebcause Yale OPP
posed their going to Harvard for fear that
this might give the crimson an undue ad-
vantage Harvard was virtually promised
at that time that she would get the games
the following year. but again she was dis
appointed and Pennsylvania got them.
Now for the third time they have been
recommended for Harvard and the crimson
representatives, are fighting hard to secure
them. IL Columbia had decent field with
suitable accommodations. the New Workers.
would undoubtedly win out over both Har-
ward and Pennsylvania. But at present
there is not good field In New York. and
the coliegians, remembering their expert
ence of recent years. are not inclined to ex-
pertinent with any moro poor fields In the
metropolis. AS Pennsylvania is expected
to have a strong team this year, the Qua
kers Will hardly have many supporters for
Franklin Field. though II is the best-equip-
ped field In the country for holding such a
meet.
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CHICAGO BOWLERS
ARE UNRESTRICTED

CHICAGO. February 19.-Chicago bowl
ers are expected to support Philadelphia
as the place for the national bowling con-
gress of 1907. and with that probability in
view the delegation to the Louisville con-
gress next month will go uninstructed.
The no instruction program was decided
upon yesterday afternoon at meeting of
the executive committee of the Chicago
Bowling Association. The delegates to the
Louisville gathering were present and
agreed with the plan.
Another interesting announcement was
that Frank L. Pasdeloup the national
treasurer will not be a candidate for re-
election. Chicago has not entirely given
up the idea of having the tournament next
year. company will be formed next
week to procure financial backing for a
tournament. If Philadelphia does not show
Its ability to care for the tournament in
1907, Chicago probably will try &c land 1t.
Otherwise Chicago will make an effort 20
have the congress of 1905
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RACING, BASE BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS

this year. Not only will the big string of
jumpers like those of Mr.. Cotton J. w.
Colt, Mr.. Hitchcock and Will Shields be
raced. but there will be several new owners
in the field as WELL In addition interest In
the amateur events such are run under
the auspices Of the United Hunts Associa-
ton and the Long Island country estates
will be more general than ever.
Spring and fall meets will be held at Nor
ris Park, probably by the United Hunts.
and the usual steepiechase features will be
run off at the regular courses.
Pimlico, usual, will have its quota of
steeplechases. these events being attrac-
tions that appeal to the hard-riding Mary
landers ard Virginians as nothing else will.
Gen. +. d. Grants hearty Endorsement of
the sample race held last fall has encour-
aged several army officers to put horses in
training. and it Is not unlikely that repre-
sentatives will be sent from West Point.
Fort Ethan Allen and Fort Myer posts to
contest for the trophy.
Patrons of the sport see In the continual
ton of these races the raising of the stand
ards of cavalry horses In this country to
something like the high class in cortf-
mental armies and in the British service.
On the other side of the Atlantic military
meets are annual affairs of first importance.
In TACT, In Germany the bulk of horse rae
ing is of this character.
In horse sales here recently some of the
best thoroughbredS in the country have
been knocked down TO representatives of
foreign governments and have been shipped
abroad to fill places in the national cavalry
studs Were the enthusiasts to have their
way our own government would be in the
market. too, for these fine breeding horses,
and the mounts of both officers and men
would be immeasurably improved by the In
fusion of thoroughbred stock.
Because of the beginning of such move-
ment through the military steeplechases this
year promises to be most important for the
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.OCTOPfOE RACE
At POUGHKEEPS|E
Suggestion FavorabIy Received
by Three Universities.


SFtciai Dispatcn TO Inc star
NEW YORK, February 19.-It is expect
ed that race for octopedes, eight men
rowing souls instead of sweeps. will be
held in the annual regatta of the Inter
collegiate Rowing Association at Pough-
keepsie next summer. The only recent
race OF that character was between the
New York Athletic Club and the Philade-
phia crew at the national regatta last
year, and 1t was a great success from a
spectacular point of view The suggestion
has met with favor at Syracuse. Pennsyl-
vania and Georgetown, while Columbia,
cornell and Wisconsin are not inclined to
approve of the plan. James Ten Eyck has
always been in favor of sculling and has
declared that the form of rowing is most
natural. and more beneficial than sweep
rowing. That Ellis Ward of Pennsylvania
Is a hearty advocate OF the Innovation is
shown by the fact that in the recent prac-
tice of the Pennsylvania crews he boated
an octopede which rowed in the boat used
ny the AH.Philadelphia crew against ALI
New York last summer.
Pat Dempsey, Georgetown's- coach, has
not lost his love for sculling since the time
when he was clever sculler, and would
be only too glad to develop scullers instead
of sweep oarsmen. Coumbia's rowing in
structor, James 7. Goodwin, is decidedly
against the proposed change, he says
that he can see no advantages in sculling.
either for the men themselves or for the
racing.
Although Charles E. Courtney, probably
the best coach of them ALL Is an old
single sculler. he has no objections to the
methods now employed at Poughkeepsie
other than the length OF the race. lie has
always maintained that d four-mile race
Is too much of strain on the immature
oarsmen who race in their intercollegiate
regatta and his greatest desire Is to see
the distance of the course shortened to
three miles.
The strongest argument that those in IA
vor of sculling advance is that the ten
dency will be to produce equal develop
ment of each side of the body and do away
with the lopsldedness that comes from
continual pulling one side of the boat.
Both arms do equal amount of work.
and the legs and body can be used to much
greater advantage is sculling. Besides, the
assertion is made that il Is more natural
and scientific way of rowing. When the
question first arose it was naturally sup
posed that the division of opinion among
the coaches would be between those who
had formerly been single scullers and those
who were members of crews. Courtney,
Dempsey and Ten Eyck We're adopts in
single while the others handled sweeps.
Ellis Ward, however, favors sculiing, While
Courtney is satisfied with the sweeps
Goodwin rowed with the Columbia crew
that won at Henley in 1878 and Ward was
one of the noted four-oared crew or broth
ers that swept all before them In the ios.
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New Orleans Turfmen See End
of Ban on Racing.
REVIVE WESTERN CIRCUIT
Triple Tie in Shortstop Billiard Tour
nament.
GALLAGHER WON LAST MATCH
Cans Tells of His Fake Fight With
Britt-Five Weeks to Ben
ming Meeting.
REVIVE WESTERN CIRCUIT
GALLAGHER WON LAST MATCH

NEW ORLEANS. February 19.-The
southern and western horsemen are much
happier lot than they were forty-eight
hours ago. The action of the supreme
court of Tennessee in declaring unconsttu-
tional the anti-race track law OF that state
IS the cause. This decision means much
TO these hOrsemen, for 1t opens up to them
field for their thoroughbred bread win
tiers.
Not only will the Memphis and Nashville
tracks reopen, but many other courses that
are now closed may resound again to the
hoofbeats of the racers. Men who are high
up In the turf circles OF the west predict
that ere many months have passed there
Will be racing again in Missouri. Kansas
and Illinois, states that have barred thor
oughbreds and harness horses from racing
under laws practically the same as the
one just declared unconstitutional by the
Tennessee court.
Should the complete southern aau west
crn circuit be operated again Il Will mean
a dearth of western horses at the eastern
tracks. Last season. because of the western
cracks were closed, many of the horses that
took part in the contests in that section of
the country were shipped east ar raced
on the tracks under the jurisdiction OF the
Jockey Club.
Many of these horses will now go back
to their old grounds. and only tne very
best, suchas the champions of their classes,
will be sent on to measure strides with
horses like Sysonby ana Roseben.
That the western circuit will reopen Is
the ferveut wish of all eastern horsemen
Western owners and their thoroughbreds
are not looked upon with favor by the New
York racing authorities, for much of the
scandal and trouble of former years mas
been laid at the doors of the mon from the
west.
All Of the ringers of the past decade
have been sent to New York by the west,
eruers. All the big racing "coups ana ali
the heavy plunges in the ring have beeh
engineered by this class of turfmen.
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RITcHIE DECLARED INELIGIBLE
Said to Have Violated His Contract
With Holyoke.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 13-Player
Richie of the Williamsport (Pa.) club sold
by Holyoke to Brooklyn and under agree
ment to play with Philadelphia. is ineligible
to play with any national agreement club
This decision was announced by the ma
tional base ball commission today. Richie
claimed that he played with Williamsport
only after being told by the Holyone man
ager that that club could not use him. and
that he should be considered a free agent
However, the commission held that Richie
had not substantiated his claim and had
violated his contract with the Holyoke club
The sale to Brooklyn Is set aside because
Ritchie was not In the service OF Holyoke
at the time OF the sale.
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TRIPLE TIE IN SHORT
STOP BILLIARD TOURNEY

NEW YORK, February 19-As a result
of the final game Saturday night in the
billiard tourna ment for short-stops at 1S-
inch balk line. two shots in. which has
been IN progress at Maurice Days Acad-
envy all week, there are three men tied for
first place
Thomas J. Gallaher, a veteran billiardist
from Chicago, defeated A G. Cutler of
Boston, in the game that caused the tie
by the score of 400 to 2s5. If Cutler had
been able to win this game he would have
taken first money, while Cline and Gal
lagher would have been second and third
respectively.
As the score stands now Cutler, Gala
CHER and Cline viii divide the gate money
Alex Taylor youthful cue expert from
Illinois, failed to win a game, although he
showed flashes of brilliant form on several
occasions and gives promise of giving some
of the older players a close run in the
future.
Each of the three leaders won two games
from him, and their final standing was
four victories and two defeats each.
The veteran Chicagoan played crafty
game, and left his opponent safe time and
again. At the thirteenth inning Gallagher
had an advantage of 105 points, but Cutler
crawled up steadily, and aided by a couple
of m,scues on the older mans part, came
within three of him.
1t was TOO late, however as Gallagher
steadieG down and held the Bostonian safe
running out finally with an inning of %
His average was II 1927. with a high run
of A, while Cutler made only 10 1925 for
each of his periods with high run of 50.
The short-stop players will continue the
intercity series at Trenton, n. j., today:
The score:
Gallagher, 81. ., 80. 10, IS. o. ., o, 80, 5.
o, Al, IT, u, Is, &. Z, o, 3, 81. %, o, 81, H. l.
- Total, 400 Average, II 22-27. High
run. II.
Cutler-12. 3. is. /. /, II, 20. A, 3, o. %, o,
1. 81. :. ~. 81, So, o; 81. 2, IL, 0. ., O. >
Total. 2s5. Average, 10 1926 High run, IS.
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aggregate of 4 minutes 40la seconds on
the two courses.
The real winner however. in this Keen
struggle was the famous Beetle, conducted
by Mr. Chambers whose time was 3 min
utes 50 40 seconds, but. owing TO me
fact that one of the crew did not comply
with the regulations, the Beetle was ais
qualified.
St Moritz and Davos are crowded with
well-known sportsmen. who intend COM
peting in the various International races
which take place during the next fort
night at both resorts.
Faster time than this has been made by
the Cornell University students on the Bu1-
falo street hill at Ithaca, n. Y. 1t is re-
corded that a bobsleigh covered a mile
there in 81 seconds. Next!
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ASSOCIATION FOOT BALL.
College Games to Be Played This
Spring.

The next intercollegiate sport to get under
way will be association foot ball. The newly
formed intercollegiate association has just
completed its schedule for this spring 1t
consists of thirteen games in all. One of the
peculiar features of this schedule is that
each member of the league plays but four
games, thus playing but four OF the other
five members. The league is now made up
OF Harvard, Haverford and Columbia the
three charter members, and Pennsylvania
cornell and Princeton. the newcomers. Yale
was present at the meeting of the associa-
ton. and 1t was thought that the Ellis
would have team this year, but for some
reason 1t w-s decided to walt another year
The college men were assisted In the
organization of their league by committee
and Capt. Fred Mines of the English SOC
Ger eleven, that visited the United States
last fall. The Englishmen also offered a
splendid prize for the winning team. AS
none of the college teams has met common
opponents, 1t Is impossible to pick likely
winner. Pennsylvania, Hayerford and
Princeton have been playing all winter, and
now have their team work pretty well per-
fected. The schedule follows:
march 1o-Pennsylvania VS.. Haverford at
Philadelphia.
March II Princeton VS.. Haverford at
March 24-Pennsylvania VS.. Princeton at
Philadelphia.
March 31-Harvard VS.. Haverford at Cam
bridge.
April G-Columbia VS.. Haverford at New
York
April 7-Cornell vs.. Hayerford at Ithaca.
April columbia VS.. Pennsylvania at
Phila -eiphia.
April Harvard VS.. Princeton at Cam
bridge.
April 1i-Columbia vs. Princeton at New
York
April 11-Cornell VS.. Pennsylvania at
Ithaca.
April 14-Princeton VS.. Cornell at Prince
ton
April 2s-Columbia vs. Harvard at New
York.
April ao-cornen VS.. Harvard at Ithaca.
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FUTURE BOOKS ON
HANDICAP HORSES

The odds have been posted in the winter
books on the Brooklyn handicap. the Sub
urban and the Brighton handicap. Sysonby
is favorite in all three at to /. Artful is s
to !. Burgomaster is to l for the Brgh-
ton. DIR. Lego opened at so to 1 il the lat
ter but his price was quickly cut TO 10
Alex Shields Go Between opened al 100 and
was cut 10 30. w. S. Williams Pail F'inch
opened at 100 and was cut to 10. The prices
IsroDklyn JI4udfr4n Suburban
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BASE BALLS FIRM
HOLD ON THE PUBLIC

John III. Farrell. secretary of the national
board of the National Association of Pro-
fessionai Base Ball Leagues. the official title
of the minor leagues, which met In New
York city last week, gave out some inter-
esting information showing the hold base
ball has taken on the public from Maine to
California
F'arrells figures show there are now thir-
ty-two minor leagues under protection of
the National Association. These leagues
have total of 213 clubs. and employ more
than 400 men and spend upward Of $780,
600 monthly for salaries. travelling expenses
and other necessary OUTLAWS, such as rent of
parks and accoutermeuts
Including the National and American
Leagues and the two Independent or So
called outlaw leagues. 1t has been figured
that $2,5T7,O0o Is paid out In salaries to the
professional base ball players Of the coun-
try 1t Is figured that 81, 800, 900 is paid In
other salaries and In expenses Of maintain
Ing the grounds of the clubs, about $500 900
In railroad fares. about $125 900 in training
expenses. and possibly $4,000 in additional
expenses.
This means that approximately %. 900 csc
paid admissions must be received before the
CLUBS owners can break even In their in
vestments.
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New Hampshire People to Meet

Arrangements have been made for =
meeting OF the New Hampshire Association
OF the District Of Columbia. to be held thD
evening at o'clock at B22 9th street NORTH
west. The program VIII include. besides n
address by Representative Frank d. Cur
rter Of New Hampshire, several ss3ectlsou
~ quartet, composed Of MeOes. n. -
Moysr. G. w. Bridwerl. A. c. Clouoh 60
H.A. I11unlk. ~ the close Of tho me1De
81 ~ e DGu Mn n served
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19

The swimming squad from the Missouri
Athletic Club OF ST. Louis passed through
Washington at 1890 noon today. en- route
to New York. where they 70 to engage In
the contest with tina New York Athletic
Club swimming meetfng. So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
Family Of Ball Players.

Jiggs Donahue, first baseman Of the Chi
cago White Sox, is the head of a family
of ball players that threatens to rank as
rivals to the famous Delehanty family, of
which the late Ed. The only DEL" was the
first to become famous
What Jiggs can do Is well known. He
Is considered by many to be one of the
best fielding first basemen In the game.
The second Donahue is Pat. who caught
for the Utica club of the New York State
League for the last three seasons. This
year Pat will play with the Portland club
of the Pacific Coast League at an increased
salary.
Frank is the baby of the family. He
played professionally last season with the
Springfield, Ohio, club of the Central
League. George, another brother, broke
his arm while playing ball and is at present
out of the game.
The Donahue brothers We're born in
Springfield, Ohio, and had their first ex-
perience on the lots of their native town.
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STEEPLECHASING PROMISES
TO BE MORE POPULAR

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK. February 19.-Steeplechas.
ing promises to be more popular than ever
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-08

surface and the same distance from
the present channel of the river.
The discovery OF the rails was but
the beginning OF the labor OF recover
ing them. The sand was dificult to
handle, and when the excavation had
reacheda point near the rails the
water from the river broke through
and pumps had to be employed to
clear the hole.
The piles of rails have finally been
uncovered and they are now being
taken out at rapid rate. The rails
are "a feet In length and Of quality
OF steel superior to that now used,
It is claimed. AS an evidence OF this
Mr.. Nichols has accepted bid Of
$38 a ton for the rails from big
American steel plant
At this price the rails will bring
Mr.. Nichols a fortune of sSS0.O0O. less
about $4,000 which he will have ex.
pended in locating the property and
removing them and an additional &c.,
900 to be paid TO the town of Liberty.
The purchasers will bear all cost OF
loading and shipping the rails, which
experts say are In fine condition and
evidence no injurious effect from the
long burial.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-08

wide and IA long, as shown at G, and
attaching a strip of zinc one inch
wide and IA long over the exist,
shown at G. For deep hives IL might
be advisable to make the chute little
deeper than six inches. in order to
bring the fight of outgoing young
bees down nearer to the entrance
shown at f, thereby causing them to
mix up with the field force going in
there; but in no case should the exit
G be nearer to the entrance F than I
inches; for If brought in direct con.
tact 1t might induce some OF the bees
to go back by the route they came,
though the perforated zinc acts as a
great check ON such an attempt.
In using this device there are three
different systems of manipulating, any
one of which can be used with good
results. The one | use mostly in my
own apiaries is, think, the best and
easiest for extracting colonies; but
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-08
MINING FOR STEEL RAILS.

was a slave when the valuable cargo
was brought over and who was EN-
ployed In unloading the barges. He
told Mr.. Nichols the story Of the
abandoned railroad and said that the
rails we're buried under many feet
of sand. but he believed he knew the
spot where they could be found.
Nichols made a quiet investigation
and found that the story of the lost
rails was true. He could find no
claimants to the property and he
made proposition TO the town of
Liberty that II they would grant him
the franchise to recover the rails he
would give the town one dollar from
every $40 he mined and sold. His
proposition was eagerly accepted. No
one thought he would be able to locate
the rails.
Under the guidance of the old ne
gro Mr.. Nichols began prospecting for
the hidden wealth. He used ground
augers in boring test holes. He bored
81 of these aoles before he found the
rails. They lay 35 feet beneath the