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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-06
STEEPLECHAsE A
H0WL|NG + ARCE
Jock Fell Off Aules Favorite
Ran Out-Event Went to
I5-to-I Shot.

NEW ORLEANS. Marcn 5.-There
were many starters In nearly all the
races at City Park to-day. In the
steeplechase owe. the short course,
Aules. one of the well -played horses,
unseated his rider at the second jump,
and ARABIC. the favorite, ran out at
the fifth jump. Two OF the candidates
FOR the Dcrby--Tiieing and Yankee Girl
fought 1t out in the NTH race at a
mile and an eighth, Yankee Girl win
ming. Weather clear and warm: track
fast.
First race--three and one-half furiongs:
purse---Prinec Bowling "a to ~ first. Bucket
Brigade ti5 to 2, second. Bitter Sir a to -
third. Time. AZ 3-5
Second rnrc--Steeplechnse. short course:
handicap--Ldtte Waily us to - frst. Henry
a. Schroeder Oh to - second Aaran Il to
- third. Time. 3.o22-5-
IA to 81 .irsi. Warner GrisweIl teyen) sec
1901 3-5.
Fourth racc--one mile and a sixteenth.
seillng--Donna az 10 - first. Monochord Is
TO 81 second. Ey!e Green 90 to l, third.
Time. 1;As.
Fifth race--onc mile and Surlong---Yan-
kce Girl III TO - first, Ti!eing "a TO eo)
second, Anna Day III to ~ third. Time.
1.53.
sixth race--one mile and sixteenth. SELL
ing--Ivanhoe us TO 81 frst Heart OF Hya-
rinth Gle to - second. Kara III to - THIRD.
Time, IA 1-5.
Seventh race--six furlongs, sc!ling--Spider
Web ZIG to ~ fryt, Coltness teyen) seS1ild
Chase as to i, third. Time. l:i5 20.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-06
CHAMPIONSHIPS OF
WORLDS COLLEGE
Long List of Events Will BE
Open to Amateur
Athletes.

NORFOLK. VA. March 5.--lt$ has been
decided 10 hold the world's collega cham
pionshlps at the Jamestown Exposition
on Saturday, June ed. Honorary DTector
of Athletics Quase sullivan has received
communications from several COLLEGES
careful considerations the above date
seems to he the most satisfactory for the
holdings OF the event
The following list OF events WIN be open
to college athletes OF the world,
44O-ynrd run, SS0-yard run, one- mile
run, two-mile run, Lve-mile run. 20
yard hurdle race, 220-yard hurdle- race.
putting sixteen pounds shot, running
high Jump, throwing sixteen pounds
| hammer, running broad jump, pole vault
| for height, and throwing Inc discs.
| Director Sullivan has been advised
| by the athletic representatives OF many
colleges shat they ins>nd to DO repre-
sented in the meet. including Princeton,
Michigan, Chicago, Georgetown and
| North Carolina~
A handsome banner enblematlc Of
| the Jamestown Exposition worlds coll
| lege championship, Will be awarded to
| the college winning the meet, and gold
| silver and bronze medals win be given
70 first, second ana third, respectively
Ain each event,
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COLLEGE STUDENT
4 COMMON THIEF.
Caught Red-Handed Disposins
OF "Swag' He Had
Lifted.

CHICAGO, March 5,-Richard O..
Hoops, twenty years of age, a student
at Lake Forest University, and son
of Ira G. Hoops, a lawyer of Kokomo.
Ind, Is under arrest, charged with rob-
bling the residence of Hobart Chatfieid-
Taylor. a wealthy resident OF Lake For
est. The robbery was committed three
weeks ago, and property valued at S5.-
600 is said to have been taken Hoops
was arrested while trying to dispose of
some OF the jeweiry in the pawnshop.
Following the arrest of Hoops. detec-
tlves searched the room OF Hoops in
the University Hall at Lake Forest
University and found trunk filed with
property said to have been taken from
the Taylor residence It consisted OF
diamond rings. tsilverware and curios
which Mr. Taylor had spent years in
| collecting.
Hoops confessed to the police that
ne had also robbed the residence OF
robert Mccain in Lake Forest.
| In making his confession Hoops de.
clared that he was not able to say
why. he had robbed the two residences
as he. had everything he needed. HE
said he could give no other reason
than his desire to possess beautiful and
4 artistic things. -
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behind 1t and question who drew 1t, and
whether It's initiation had been according
to the provisions Of the charter.
What He Thinks Of It.
When asked as to the proposed investi-
cation by joint committee Of the Coun-
ell, the Mayor was not disposed to view
the matter seriously.
IL the Council chooses to indict itself
and then sit as jurors in its own case,
he could only appear ns a witness,
with the verdict practically assured
in advance He had no objection to
such procedure if the Council de-
sired to adopt it. He did declare that
If he cared to do it. he could himself
by virtue of his executive authority
inaugurate such an Investigation, II
! he deemed 1T worthy.
| AS the Mayor proceeded 10 discuss
| the various phases of the situation ne
turned to the several chapters of the
/ charter and of the ordinances and d.
rected attention to the plain and eA
plicit Language therein used. 1T =
| evident, from his statements relatiN
4 to the Finance Committee and MS
/ criticism. of them, that the Mayo
stands prepared at any time to brini
4 specifications and review the inne
workings of that body, and he adde
4 that he would agraaGnot to open
A book between now and the ADDRESS
\ one were arranged
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Haven for many years. and agree TO
lave all teams in future coached by
volunteers only
Yale, it IS learned, will not coun.
tenance such move. Eli teams have
for years been coached by professionally
as far as the major sports are con-
cerncd, ard this year even the minor
pastimes lave peen in charge of paid
employees AT Harvard. on the other
hand. professional coaches are In tho
minority.
Professional coaching has proven a
decided success at Yale. Not only ara
the Ell track and baseball teams and
the crew in the hands of the profess
sional trainers, but tits year the hook
ey. swimming, basketball and even the
golf and fencing teams were coached
I.y professionals The wcrk of these
men has been the principal cause Of
the satisfactory showing OF the va
:'ious Eli teams.
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If Students Respond in Sufficient Numbers, Uni
versity Will Supply Boathouse

West End Rowing Club In 1899 Titus had
a bow seat and coached four-oared
crew which won It's juniorship by quar-
ter of a mile ard which crew competed
in the senior event the day following.
This was at the annual regatta of the
Southern Amateur Rowing Association
II was agreed by those who saw the
crew that it was one Of the finest ever
turned out in the South. Louis Hoover
stroked tho craft, and the crew was
leading SO handily at the three-quarters
I'm the senior race that 1t was fore
gone conclusion that 1t could not lose,
| barring accident.
| nut the accident occurred. One of the
| men in spiking his oar Mt the turn ley
| the oar get over his head and BACK OF
| him. and before he could straighten OUT
| the second crew flashed by ana won.
| 'ritus received vote OF thanks IRON,
! the club for his remarkable coaching OF
!! the crew, by the time he left New Or.
| leans he had won the double and single
honors for four consecutive years at inc
| Southern Associations regattas.
His coaching of the four-oared crew OF
| tho Nonpareil Rowing Club last season
proved him to be an unusually abe
mentor. inasmuch as the crew took tWo
/ of the finest races ever seen at q ma
tional. And one of the members OF ths
crew was junior when he started tn'
season.
why Titus decided to abandon thu
Harlem River this year has been STATE
secret. but here are the facts: Some o
the members of the Nonparcil Club. rec
ognizing that 1t had the strongest lou
in America, were for sending the GREY
ia England and Germany. One or tw'
members of the club worked up an op
postion to the plan, and the program
was defeated. Titus then decided 7
withdraw from the Harlem and mad
negotiations to go to Carnegie Lake.
is now stated that If the proposition
sending the crew abroad were to be gon
over again, official sanction would
given.
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Champion Sculler Takes Up Residence There
to Create Interest in Rowing,

-.. - -, ,,,, -. y
We" iN' Na's" ~,
stance ?. i''us' cha'''p'o' ''' 80
ier y, A'hei'c''' - "
season and what MS seherai P'ahS a'e
may be told with perfect freedom now,
,na a,n,,o,, aa tbe oarsman to-day made
,,.. ,,,n, .u.t., ~,
she de.ahs pupiie' ''u
practice the corning season on Carnegie
Lake, and will endeavor, under special
...,n,o,t. ,o arouso an ,ptorest In
aauatlcs among ''c s'u'en's " h'ihee '
University Titus, according 10 the pro-
gram. is to occupy the position Of anna
go. ,oooh IN ,be un,vors,tv watormer
-, 80,
ana beginning WIN se"''i's wiz Wy ~
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HOME $1,000 RICHER.
lack O'Brien Returns to Town
for a Short Visit.

PHILADELPHIA, March 5.--About
$11 900 richer for his five months stay
in California, Jack O'Bricn has returned
to this city for a few weeks with his
family. He said last evening. that he
did not expect to fight while in Phila-
deiphia while on this trip. since his
stay is to be only a short one. He
intimated that he might box jack
Palmer IL an early date could be had,
but said that the first week in April,
the date offered him, was too far dis
tant for him, since he expected his re-
turn fight with Tommy Burns at Los
Angeles would occur not later than
the first week In May. With SO much
money at stake In that bout (the purse.
he says. Is to be 100000. Jack does
not want to take chances of hurting his
hands unless he can have plenty of
time to get them right again.
o'Brien says that in addition to pick
ing up about S11 900 during his stay In
California. that he has invested in sew
eral enterprises, including hotel in
San francisco which he expects ia
yield big profits. lie still aspires to be
the champion pugilist of the world
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CHICAGO FAST
MAIL DERA|LED
Nine Passengers Injured, Most Of
the Injuries Being Minor
Ones.


TIVOL1, N. Y, March 5.--The limited
fast mail train from Chicago to New
York was partially derailed while pass
Ing through Tivoli at $40 A. NJ. to-
day, and nine persons were injured all
but enc sustaining only slight bruises.
Berkley Brandon, cook on the dining
passengers and six other employees OF
and minor bruises.
The following were injured:
j. Z. Hobbura, Picton, Ontario; scalp
wound.
M. v. Collins. Akron o.; head cut.
j. H. Berkeley, Clyde, o.; scalp wouno
and sprained shoulder ,,
Berkeley Brandon, New YORK, COOK on
| dining car; leg broken.
j. If. Woolfrey, New YORK; COOK
| bruised. wit.
| head and arms injured. ,oa,
r. Il. Smith, New York, porter oous
b. B. Brown. porter. Albany; back
T. Ii. Hurst, Albany; back in1ure,a IA !
| The train was sixteen Hliutus In IL .
! and was reported to have peeh iiit ma
W The tusS theory for the. cause OF r the
i wreck is that the rail proks. e;,.s
trucks of the locomotive anu "a o r.
4 three cars, all Of which reLall !, i, ~ =,
| the tracks, were marked as lhous Eli = ~
had dragged by the end OF d iai'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-06
NO STEAMBOAT CAPTAIN,
Vile Takes Money Away te
Forestall Husbands Scheme.
s5s re.;,i a. Tho rim es- Dispatch,l

~.
NORFOLK, VA, March 5.---Determin-
ing that her husband should no ~ so 70
saeome a steamboat operator, Mrs. WI Z !,
Ian severn has disapps,ars ,aca Wlsn s h1s
,houmht his proposed venture too risky.
sevsTn took his wife into his coniiaence,
n - rich operating an excursion boat
OF Hampton Roads d during ,hs lanes ,snnw-
ing that protesting words would !, pc :,
useless. The horse doctor ct drew his ms
he was to buy the boat and took Il
home n. left It with the goa ~, wife
usual. i# He returned home to spend
his last night bef9rs becoming seedm
wife had flown with his money, and
what is more she had converted and 81, the
that with her in addition. She left
word that she would not he I, back until
band gives up the idea of becoming a
steamboat magnate.
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MAYOR STANDING PAT
ON SPEECHES
from First PAGE


Office would be vacant and no report
could he legally made, The real remedy
lay with the Council, the legislative
branch of the government. which should
make ordinances imposing penalties for
each day of the neglect of such officers
to discharge their functions.
Preparation of Budget.
Mayor Mccarthy cited sections and s
of the charter in support of his conten-
ton that the Finance Committee had no
legal authority to make the budget, and
then he referred to the ordinances passed
In pursuance thereof which are almost
a verbatim reproduction of the charter
provision. Both specifically require tho
Auditor to prepare the budget, which he
would be enabled to do with the reports
of the heads OF departments before him,
showing their several needs.
The Auditor Is required to report the
budget. not to the Finance Committee
which Is nowhere mentioned, but to
the Council AS matter OF fact said
the Mayor, the budget was really made
by subcommittee of the Finance
Committee, consisting OF Alderman
Wood and Councilmen Pollard and Pol
lock, and their work was accepted by
, the full committee 'rhe budget Is
Council. The Finance Committee hat
no authority to determine the techpi-
| cal and physical needs OF the seycra
| departments, and to say what recon.
| mendation should be ignored or recon-
mended. He insisted that the proce
dure OF making IA budget was gone a
backwards,
The executive called attention. to tn
| charter and the ordinances showing
that the Council is required to ''assess
and 'levy" taxes each year." In orde
| to meet the needs of that particuin
year If the head of the Water, Light
! Health. or Street Department recon.
1 mcnded a certain expenditure as i'm
/ perative, 1T was tho duty of the Audi
| tor to embody that In the budget, an
/ IL the revenues were insufficient L
| meet the demands, the Council was re
J quired to assess and levy the taxes, tn
idea being to so rcadjust them as I
produce the sum required.
4 Instead of ascertalning the city's need
1 through its heads of departments, all me
of technical knowledge, and proyidin
1 the revenue requisite to supply these. tn
| Council permitted the Finance Commit
i tee to distribute among the several dc
partmcnts. regardless of the merits c
their demands such revenue as wa
available under an old taX-rate. Th
procedure, lie contendcd, should be tn
reverse. The Council Is required to lev
taxes each. year, not for q long term
! years, and TO provide for tho Feeds
that year
Asked as to Mr., Cannon's claim tina
if the budget WAS Illegal, the Mayor LA
! violated the charter and his oath
Office in approving il IN previous year
, the Mayor declared that he had ney,
charged that the budget was Illegal
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sANDOW MERTEs WILL
WEAR BOSTON UNIFORM

ST. LOUIS, MO. March 5.-President
Robson, of the Cardinals. announced
to-day that Sam Mertes had been re-
leased to the Boston GLIB Of the Ma
.tional League. Robson said that Man
nger McCloskey had made the deal.
and that he did not know on exactly
what terms
Charles Higginbotham. the big Car
dinal slabman. who twirled for tho
Cardinals last year under the name
If higgins has been sold by Man.
sger Mccloskey. OF the Cardinals, "a
the Aberdeen, S. D.. club, of the North
western League. Higgins made hil
with the fans last year by his earnest
strenuous work. but Robison's manager
believes that he needs moro experience
and seasoning.
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WON BASEBALL SUIT.
Baltimore Club Obtains Judg.
nent Against BROOKLYN.

NEW YORK, March 5.--ludgment for
$4,000 was obtained by the Baltimore
Baseball Club against the BROOKLYN
baseball Club. in the Supreme Court.
in Jersey City, To-day. by default. At.
torneys for the plaintiff say they Will
Is Incorporated in New Jersey.
The claim dated from 1900. when the
baltimore club left the National League
and several of Its players went to
Brooklyn. The claim was, $4,000, with
$4,000 interest. Baltimore alleged that
the National League agreed to pay
$4,000 for Its franchise: that this
money was paid to certain persons In
the Brooklyn club, but never WAS given
to Baltimore
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Montreal. Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver
and Seattle, whence he will sail for
Japan.
A short stay in that kingdom, and
he will go to India, and then return
to England. In the fall he will agail
come to the United States, this time
for general tour of the country. His
present visit is purely private ono.
and he will make no public address.
During his stay in ottawa he Will ba
the guest of Earl Grey, the Governor
General of Canada. General Booth
showed remarkable vlgor for a man
who on April 10th will celebrate the
seventy eighth anniversary of his
birth. He declared he was In perfect
health, and that he had enjoyed his
voyage, although it was stormy one
He spoke enthusiastically OF his sew
eral colonization projects. after which
he spoke of the success which has at
tended the founding of the antl-suicidt
bureaus in many cities of England
The first five weeks of the work In
| London, he said. brought fiye cases
They represented every walk and cir
cumstanee of life, land we helped
most of them" he asserted.
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Noornan's Offer Repudiated.

nToNoPATi, Nsva March 5,Neither
Jack Noonan nor any other man be-
Sides myself has any authority to make
matches for tile Casino Athletic Club.
The Casino Athletic Club Is the only
fight club in The State of Nevada,
IN. NJ. RILEY. Manager G, A. G."
The above message. In answer to q
query from Chicago. explains why the
Turns -Schrecls match was not made. II
also explains the recklessness OF the
alleged fight promoter from Nevada IN
making fabulous offers for ring en-
Judging from Riley's telegram
Noonan has been securing n little mo-
torietv and free advertising while hav-
ing fun with tho fighters and theil
nF Mayors.
This effectively disposns Of the
sohreck- Burns, tho Gans-Ryan and 9th,
er recently touted bouts.
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Battling Nelson Home Again.

NEW YORK, March "a MONS the
cabin passengers who were aboard
the Lucanla Yesterday was Battling
Nelson, tho prize-fighter, and his man
ager, Billy Nolan, Nelson complained
that he could And no ono willing to
put up money for fight in London
lie had purse of $4,000 ready for q
fight with any man of his class, he
said. but there was none forthcoming
Nelson's manager explained that the
fighter had intended to take u trip to
his native land, Denmark. but took @
severe cold in London and decided t.
return to America. He said he would
go South TO regain his health,
There is only one man l want IL
fight" said Nelson, "That is Cans, ant
he won't fight"
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PLAYERS REINSTATED.
But Broderick, Unglaub and Cor
ridon Must Pay Fine.

CINCINNATI, o., March 5,-The Ma
tional Baseball Commission to-day an
nounced the following decisions:
The application, OF the Toledo Club
who had been drafted by the Washing
ton Club, was refused,
The. application of the Birmingham
Club for rehearing in the case of the
denied.
The applications for reinstatement OF
i,layers Broderick, r. y. Unglaub and
Frank j., Corridor We're granted with
t teo provision that each pay q fine OF
The application for Player A. IT.
Briggs Tor reinstatement was granted
without imposition of any fine,
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GENE RAJ. BOOTH
IN new YORK
Head OF Salvation Army Will
Visit His Daughter and Then
Leave for Canada.

NEW YORK, March 5.-General vii :
liam Booth. the aged leader OF the
salvation Army, arrived in this city
to-day on the steamer Minneapolis
from London. He will spend two days
here as the guest of his daughter.
Commander Miss Eva Booth. who Is IN
charge OF the American work of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-06
BASKETBALL.
saxons Trim Britors in Close
Game at Y. M. C. a.

Game at Y. NJ. e. a.
The saxons trimmed, the Britons ! IN N
the Y. NJ. G. A. Basketball League u - iasp
The 1rls - sritons were short one man. but
put up strong fight: The su1 last I G feM
seconds before time was called.
= On Thursday night the Romans and md
Greeks will meet, and as the ia t,Li,,
are up near the top, the Romans VIII
endeavor to set them back. The Junior
Reserves will play the K sh. ,s OF OF 1as
boys class, on Friday nlsnl. liz sn 4. :, .
charge for admission.
Lineup and score: =
Saxons-10. Positions. Brltons-9
/. Hull. p .B. w. Gates
j. FL. Ricks... - .....i; ....;;....;.
". a. Collins. L. - :, Vn 9 1aa !
(Captain) lGaplain
Field baskets--Leake B. NanSant )
Gates, Kicks, Collins
Point awarded-Vansant
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Cleveland Track to Go.

CLEVELAND, o., March 5.-The
threat to sell tho famous Chenille race
track and cut i up into building lots
VIII become effective after the Grand
TO an authentic report issued last night,
While Harry DevereauX and other
prominent memhers of the Cleveland
and owns the oval. refuse to admit the
truth Of the report. it Is known that
the leading stockholders have decided
npon selling the property unless nool-
admit that there is no chance OF such
q law. Operation of the track without
peol-selling has proved unprolitabie
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Give silver Tea,

A silver tea viii be given Friday eve
ming, from $ O'clock to IL, at No, 2oS
South Third Street
The ten will be for. the benefit of the
Grace Episcopal Sunday school, and an
attractive program has been prepared,
There will be recitations and music both
vocal and instrumental, and a most ems
doyable evening IL anticipated,
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l BY virtue Of deed of trust dated Sep
TENDER 4, 1899. executed to the under
signed trustees. and recorded Ia Cham
Gerry Court Of the City Of Richmond.
p. b. 167 B, page So to secure certain ~
sum Of money therein described: and DC
fault having been made. and being re-
qured by the beneficiary so to do. We
viii proceed to sell on the above dry!
and date. on the premises. the property
Being lot with improvements there
on (two story frame. dwelling with four
the north side Of Baker Street. between b, zee,
with a depth OF 14s feet.
TERMS: Cash as to the expenses 6f
executing this trust and all taxes, and
charges due and unpaid. and the sum c1
s2o3.25. balance due on said Obligation.
with interest at s per cent. from March
31st. 1906; and balance in 9 and ~
months with interest. secured by trust
deed on tho property.
XJILIus sTRAUs,
w. u. WESTWOOD. ss
J. THOMPSON BROWN
Trustees.St
j. Thompson Brown & Co.. Auctlonee,s.
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ROCK SANDS BIG FEE,
English Stallion Will Stand in
Kentucky for $1,000.

LEXINGTON, KY, March 5.-Edward
Kane, manager of the nursery. stud OF
a. Belmont, to-day paid $1,000 for q II
cense To allow the noted English stall
in Kentucky. only FIVE outside mares
have been allowed to be booked to this
horse this season, and they We're booked
at the enormous fua of $1,000 each,
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HARVARD WANTS YALE
TO GIVE UP COACHES

NEW YORK, March 6.--There Id a
gumor at Yale that the report OF tho
committee that has been investigating
athletics for Harvard will recommoni
the abolition Of professional coaches.
According to the report. Harvard will
ask Yale to do away With the, coaching
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as waterman. He is one Of the pret-
test scullcrs In the world, and his style
Is SO perfect as to warrant the belief
that II he had a little moro weight not a
professional sculler In the world could
head him off in a race.
Titus has studied the rowing sport
scientifically, and In that respect differs
from 90 per cent of the amateur oars
men of this country, He knows how to
rig boat quite as thoroughly as to pull