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New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
SPORTS 1T COLUMBI4.
Plans for Cree Practice - Eight
Games on Hockey Schedule.

Preparations for indoor rowing are well under
way at Columbia Candidates for the varsity and
freshman crews will be called out the first week
in January, when the work the machines Will
begin Last years system of training viii be fol-
lowed, with notable exception This year Rice
purposes 10 set up the machines in a large room
in University Hail. where there will be nothing TO
distract the mems attention from their work
Hitherto all work the machines has been done
on one side of the main gymnasium floor. where
from two hundred to three hundred men were
practising other sports. The crew men were great
ly hindered by this. and Rice believes that the
best way remedy the matter will be 10 move the
machines to a separate ROOM Twenty-four ma
chimes being installed. Mirrors are TO he set
up at each machine in order that the CANDIDATES
may and correct their own faults as mdch as
possible
The graduate directors have sent out circular
letters all prospective candidates for the crews
urging them TO maintain the necessary standard OF
scholarship TO make them eligible under the new
university regulations The letter. in part, follows:
The midyears are not far off. and if you have
not done you should begin TO prepare 10 pass all
your examinations. that the crew may not suffer
any loss by reason of scholarship deficiency. Don't
leave your work until the last minute"
Columbias hockey schedule for the coming sea
son was announced yesterday. Eight games will
be PLAYED. five Of them being in the intercollegiate
championship series The holiday trip up the state
has been abandoned. but IN its place the team VIII
go TO Albany January u to play Rensselaer,
Polytechnic and Williams on the following day
Cornell tried arrange a game with Columbia
The Ithacans wanted to play at Pittsburg, but the
T3Iua and White management could not arrange Il.
Columbia has played one game so far in when
she lost TO the Hockey Club of New York by the
score of 3 TO 0. The playing of the Columbia team
was ragged, and only the good work OF the goal
keeper kept down the score. The team Is now
rounding into pretty good condition. and when 1t
meets Princeton on January the Morningside
seven should be able TO hold its own The schedule
follows
December 20 Crescent Athletic Club at St Nicho-
las Rink; January 4, Princeton at New York: IL,
Harvard at New York: 16, Dartmouth at New
York; IL r. P. /. at Albany; IS Williams al Al
bany; q Yale at New York: February !, west
Point West
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
ANGUS POINTER DE4D.
Valuable PAGER Held the WOrld s
Record to Wagon.

Lebanon n II, Dec. 16-The pacing geIdln9
Angus Pointer (2:0124), owned by state Senator
George E Whitney, died here to-day Inc morse
WAS offered at the recent sale of light harness
horses in New York by Senator Whitney, and
was bid in by him for $4,000. He was then
brought here and placed in charge of E A
Sunderland, the trainer.
Angus Pointer was bay gelding nine years
Old by Sidney Pointer-Jane and was generaIly
considered the fastest and most consistent PAGER
in the country He won ten races through the
Grand Circuit in the season just closed, and
lost only one heat. His mile at Syracuse, on
September IA in 2:01$4, was the fastest OF the
wear. In 1906 he started in thirteen races, of
which he won nine and was second twice
He held the worlds pacing race record to
wagon of 2:041a, made when he in the
stable of c, X. G. Billings. and he also held
the matinee wagon record IF 2:03I4.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
WITH ATHLETIC BOWLERS
RoseUilIe Makes High Totals and
Wins Three Straight.

The Roseville Athletic Associations champion
team wo.1 all three games in an Athletic Bowling
League series the alleys of the Passaic Club
last night. In another series the Elizabeth Club
f-1e won the odd game on the Columbia Club
alleys
BY all odds the best work seen in the league
thus far this season was accomplished by the
RoseviIle team II started right in by rolling
up the enviable total OF 1,005 in the first game.
This easily becomes the best team score TO date.
In this game Passaic never had a chance. The
second game interesting. Roseville went
into the tenth frame with lead of one pin, but
this disadvantage was increased when Ball ana
Elston missed their spares Meyer then struck
out for RoseYile, that his team won by twen-
fy-five pins.
The feature Of the third game was Eistcn's
24S the best individual efforts to date lie began
with four strikes. and after couple of credits
struck out His average for the night was 209I
The Rosevile team had a mark of 955 The
follow:
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
ANOTHER OCEAN RACE
SIR THOMAS OFFERS cur.
Contest WM Be Held Under D'rec-
ton of Brooklyn Yacht CLUB.

Yachtsrnen can look forward to another ocean
race next wear 1t will be sailed under the
direction of the Brooklyn Yacht Club for cup
valued at 81 OO0 presented by Sir Thomas D.
Upton. Some time ago Colonel David t. AUS
ten 2 member of the Brooklyn Iacnt Cluo'
wrote to Sir Thomas concerning an ocean yacht
race and made public yesterday his reply;
NV Dear Colonel: / duly received your klhu
LETTER of the 18th ult, and am greatly obheeo
to you for bringing under my nouce the iuat'ei
mentioned. l shall be delighted TO give a tilou-
sand dollar cup for an ocean race under the
auspices of the Brooklyn 1acht Club ledNlhs
the club to arrange the details ana dec'de
whether the race should be to Bermuda or else
where. l have many good fr1ends IN the
Brooklyn Yacht Club that l cannot give inyseil
a greater pleasure than to do something IN
conjunction with the club for the sport of yacht
ing particularly that branch of 1t with Whlch
the club has been so greatly and so honoraby
identified in the past, namely that of ocean
racing. -
1t would give me very great pleasure. also IL
] could personally participate in one of the con-
tests under the auspices of the Brooklyn Yacht
Club, and this | hope some day to do. AS per
haps you may know, however ] am building
cutter to our largest size over here for racing
next year. so that my yacht racing will be re-
strcted practically to home waters for the COM
ing season.
Der me 10 all my good friends in the club. and
with best wishes yours sincerely,
THOMAS ]. Upton.
meeting OF the International cup com
mittee will be held at Colonel David E Austen's
office, No 81 Chambers street, at / o'clock to-
day.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
ScuIptors Hard at York on DecOra-
tiOns for Importers Shoe.

The staff work for the decorations of the interior
of Madison Square Garden for the Importers
completion. The amount of detail in the decorative
scheme retarded the work considerably, but in
creased force of scuptors has been busily engaged
for the last week or more The sculptors studio
where the work is being done is in West 35th street
In this place the more elaborate and ornate pieces
of staff work and ornamentation being mod
elled with infinite pains by a number OF the most
skilled scuptors in New York.
The central figure Will be the Spirit of Speed"
The modelled representation of Pals famous
ception. which is used as the emblem of the I'm
porters' Automobile Salon. surmounts square
pedestal, six feet high. AT each OF the four cor
ners OF the pedestal is ltfe-sizc, draped, female
figure in a graceful pose. This group. which viii
occupy position in the centre of the main floor Of
the Garden, is sixteen feet high. Another piece
which will attract much attention. account OF
It's beauty is the fountain. 10 be situated at the
Fourth avenue end of the Garden. In the centre
of the pool of the fountain is group of nymphs
This studio is only of several where the work
the decorations for the Importers Salon. is be-
ing carried out. The heavier and palmer work is
being done in the decorators own workshops In
Seventh avenue. At another studio enormous
picture is being painted which several skilled
artists working This canvas. represent
ing garden scene, with q perGoa in the back
ground. I'm elaborate detail. is hundred and fifty
feet long and fifty feet high and will be hung at
the Fourth avenue end The design Of this canvas
is such that II you are looking at IL from the
Madison avenue end of the auditorium IL seems to
be continuation OF the boulevard scene which
viii be the decorative scheme of the floor space
Now that the annual tour Of the American Auto
mobile Association for the Glidden trophy is def
nitely decided for next year, number of routes
are being talked OF and suggested. one that is
meeting with favor would lead from Washington
to Mount Washington, New hampshire. following
the coast line resorts.
The stock car race which will be held in West
chester County April viii be 4 thirty
mile course, instead Of Of forty-two, on ac-
count Of some opposition the Of the roads
The cup for the race which win be known as the
Briarclif trophy, has been presented by Walter W.
Law. of Briarciff Manor and II viii be won ont
right by the entrant of the victorious The
event will be run under the racing rules Of the
American Automobile Association. with such slight
additions as may be required.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
SCOW TRIlIMERS STRIKE.
Street Cleaning Commissioner to
Help Contractor Get Men.

The four hundred scow trimn1ers in Manhattan
and grooklvn went on strike yesterday for an ad-
vance OF 25 cents day. following meeting OF the
union on Sunday night. leaving all the garbage
scoO-s unattended. The strikers were organized as
Local No. 7ss OF the International Longshoremen $
Union and made their headquarters yesterday at
No 2aGi Second avenue
The contractor assumes all risks pays the men
and gets his profit from articles OF marketable
value found in the dumps Sometimes there are
valuable finds such as jewelry and silver plate
and nearly everything. including bits OF metal Ola
tin cans and discarded rubbers and shoes or mar
ketable value. The contractor. C De Marco. OF
No 1877 West 10th street. against whom the strike
is declared pays the city $4,000 a week for the
privilege of trimming the scows. the trimming IN
cuding the evening up of the cargoes- The wages
OF the trimuers averaged 81 so day.
When the strike was declared several conferences
took place between the contractor and Street Clean
ing Commissioner Crowell- The department prom
ised TO do what II could to help De Marco put
several strike breakers 10 work. and promised to
nut more to work this morning. Some of the
scows however had to be sent away untrimmed.
There are IN all fourteen dumps in Manhattan the
largest of which is at Canal street. and four in
Brooklyn.
Several men were arrested on the charge OF at
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
THE LAWRENCE AERIATOR IN FLIGHT.

surance Company, the cases against the ihsui ano.
men under indictment for forgery in the tnrd oe
gree will De taken TO the Court OF Appeals ior ~
cIsion. Mr. Hegeman was under indictineh' iN
forgery In the third degree and for perjury -
short time ago Justice Bowling dismissed the IN
dictments for forgery but sustained the three N
dictments on the latter charge.
District Attorney Jerome is Of the opinion thar
the higher courts will not sustain the Justices opn
ion about the forgery indictments. and desires u
get a decision from the Court OF Appeals befofo
the Justice dsmisses the charges against the ote'
three men. as ne would in all probability. lHe
cases being of the same nature. To do this Legal
" Mr.. Hegeman will be rearrested and arralsieu
in the MAGISTRATES court charge of forgery
The trial on the perjury charges has been posi-
poned indefinitely.
Argument before the higher courts VIII 49,. .
about "a question OF law. as there Is htt'e uispu.
about the facts. which involve fa-se entries on VIC
books of the various companies. As arSuhlehe no.
already been heard the dismissal OF the toIsei'
indictments against Mr.. Grannis and hr- FerAinS'
Justice Bowling will hold back his decision on tne''
cases pending the action OF the higher courts.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
RIG REDUCTION IN DIAMOND DEMAND.
Falling Off in Importations Due Partly TO
Owners Selling Their Jewels.

Tho importations Of precious stones -, 90 ~,--
into New York for November. Ihe Je"e'o a,
cular- weekly announces, were hshter ti''4' " "
any, corresponding month since 1888. Inc DECREASE decrease
from last years figures was more 'hah Si''''''
There was a decided falling of In 'he uei'''
for diamonds last month. attrioutaoie III I g
measure 10 Sle financial furry in November 1nei'
besides. many holders OF precious stones nave
sold parts OF their collections TO dealers which put
moro Of them on the market and iessened the heeo
- t-,,or+ea goods The holiday demand this year.
I, was said was generally for lower priced soouS'
and the prices too. range lower because Oh Ihe
retailers desire not 10 carry MS sooos o'e,-
Custonn House figures showing the monthly lh-
variations prove just 10 what extent the traoe was
affected by the financial situation In SEPTEMBER
the imports amounted TO S2n'SSS: octoper S'o.'
01e and in November the figures had fallen 10
s5a3 7os A well known diamond broker said:
diamond dealers undoubtedly face n serious
situation for the present and probably some months
10 come. However. there is general confidence
that recovery will be made without panic or
many t1llures
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
TWO MINKS IN FATAL FIGHT.

A fatal fight between two minks received at the
Geological Park for housing until the opening on
Monday of the Sportsmen's Show at the Grand
Central Palace was reported yesterday afternoon.
In the consignment of animals which arrived were
six black tailed deer from Oregon of the true CO.
lumbian species and the two minks which also
had made q long journey from the West.
Although both of the minks occupied the same
compartment in the OF the train, there was not
the slightest disposition quarrel apparent during
the whole of the trip. No sooner however, had
they been liberated at the park and placed in the
provided for them than one, known o man
who accompanied them the journey Tip
sprang at the throat of her companions. Two keen
rushed to separate them, but before they could
succeed In getting them apart the animal attacked
had bled TO death.
The dead mink exceptionally fine speci-
men, brought considerable distance because of its
markings.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
R4CING At NEW ORLEANS.
-Four FaUorites and a Split Choice
Hin an the Mad.

New Orleans Dec. I6.-Four favorites and one
split choice over muddy track at the
Fair Grounds to-day and beating the races
the easiest thing in the world TO the MAJOR
fly OF those present, judging by the' enthusiasm
when DR.. McCluer romped home in the last event.
The winning choices Una, Halbard, La Seur
and DIR. AIcCluer. while Freebooter had q much
stronger following than Toboggan, although both
closed at 10 l in the first race
Carthage, which went back in the betting from
TO 3 to II to 10 was the only favorite TO disap-
point He was q starter in the fourth race, han
dcap at one mile and seventy yards, but was badly
outrun all the way, was Right Royal. which
seems to have gone stale Lad OF I-angden mace
all the running and won canterlng Dy HNe iehstus
from Pasadena, which the only one which
could keep within striking distance
G. B. Cochran had good thing in Una in the
leaked out. and to was the best price offered
She was backed down 10 TO and then galloped
in front from start to finish. winning by five or
six lengths.
Mountain earned the jockey honors by riding two
winners. The summaries follow:
First race (selling; and onehaIf furlongs-Free-
booer l37 Pickens), 10 won; Magic lS4 tkoeTners
Time i.14lz. Jerry c. Martius Kildoe Gauze. Sheer
Chieftain Lightburn- Masterson and Ma
Second race Give furiongsl-Una. Cloerner2. to J.
Pickens) 10 l. third Time, I:0G7s onta VARIETY
Bitterly Batronia- Lady Pink and Mrs COOK also ran.
Third selling, one mile and sixteenthl-Hal
/. second; Rio Grande. lo2 cFadden2 70 l. third
Time. 1532s- Nancy, Wabash Queen and HI Captain also
Fourth race (handcap. one mile and seventy yards
Lad Of Iangden. 1Os jDelaby) TO /. Pasadena.
CPoers I3 second: Carthage. ia Clotter IL
to 10. third. Time. 1:4915. Right Royal aso 49,.
Fifth tseing sx fgIongs,.La Fur s2eIr ios CNot-
@ Ed ksns TO- o sab I "a to sSad 1me s
Ter BAL AF g Ws&sr anS aPpS a0d as
Sixth race selling; mile and furlong,pr; Nc
ens to sesSnd Lady Oakland lo3 1 de6er , - to
Goodrich and Destroyer also
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
NEW WAY TO STOP PRIZEFIGHTS.
Police Get Warrants Charging Participants
with Contemplating Crime.

Proceeding on a new tack. the police stoppeu ia'
night a boxing match at the Consolidated Alheee
Club. 65th street and Broadway Inspector "ais-
and Captain Farrell having obtained warrants ~.
the arrest of three participants under see-
of the Penal Code which makes IL possioi0 " -
rest those who are alleged to be about to coniha'
n crime ..Bill'' Elmer the president of the cruz
of No rs West ed street. and Joseph Seane''e'
a negro OF No. 80 Paterson Flank Road ho'ss
stead N j.. were arrested. The third HAN ~
whom a warrant was issued did not appear
The police appeared before Magistrate Wan" "a
the afternoon and offered evidence on wn'cn - -
warrants were issued. Inspector Walsh. cap'al-
Farrell and about dozen detectives then "ens
the hail. and while five hundred men were - -
their seats made the two arrests Then 'nn
spector ordered every from the place. SA'
and the negro were bailed OUT
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
II NEW B4SEB4LL LE4GUE.
Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Ne7cmL,
Among Cities Represented.

Philadelphia, Dec. 1s.--At a meeting held here
to-day a new baseball league was formed. with
clubs in Philadelphia, Brooklyn Newark. Paterson,
Baltimore and Reading. The organization will be
known the Union League Of Professional Baseball
Clubs of America.
Representatives from the following cities were
present, and each was assessed 500 as a working
basis for the new league: A w Hussey, of Brook
lyn; a Photetus KonkIe, of Newark Y. j: Fred
erick Paige. of Paterson, \. J; II. Walter Schcf-
ter. Of Philadelphia; DR. Francis f King, Of Balti-
more. and Ed. J. Coyle and A w. Lawson Of Read
ing. Penn.
MI Lawson was elected president and DR.. King
e-presidenr The board Of directors consists of
Mr. konkle- MIR. Paige and Mr.. Hussey. Grounds
in all the cities mentioned have been secured and
the league Will be ready FOR business when the
opens
I'm, Newark and Reading-are incorporated in the
new organization. Besides Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Paterson. other cities will be ad-
rnitted TO make Sp the new league.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF BREEDERS

Rochester. Dec. IG-The New York State
Breeders Association will begin it's annual con-
vention at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the
Chamber OF Commerce rooms, and will continue it's
sessions over Wednesday forenoon. The principal
address will be made by u y. Cohurn OF To-
peka Kan, Secretary of Agriculture for his state
Officers will be elected Wednesday morning
The present officers OF the association are: Presi-
dent Dr. c. u. Smead. Logan; secretary, Albert f.
Brown Batavia; treasurer, L. l.. Dawley, Fayette-
Vile The affiliated organizations which will be
represented afe the Holstein-Friesian Club, the
Western New York Jersey Cattle Club, the New
York State Sheep Breeders Association, the New
York State Shropshire Breeders Association the
Central Guernsey Breeders Association and the
Cheshire Swine Breeders Association.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17

tempting to intimdate the strike breakers Paul
A Kelley is business agent OF the union.
The union held meeting last night, at which ii
voted to continue the strike. and arrangements
were made for picketing all the garbage docks.
De Marco sent word to the that he would
grant 10 cent increase. but the offer
fused. and the sent word back that they
would not accept an advance OF twenty-four cents.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
IN ACTOR WHO CAN FLK
Sails Sirty Feet AboUe Ground 10
His InUention, the "Aeriator.a

George A Laurence. actor. mixed science into
his summer vacations and devoted his spare
time 10 the study of mechanical fight, resulting IN
the invention OF the "aeriator. as he calls II MI
Laurence constructed and operated the machine
successfully at Sayre. Penn. making tests 70 his
own satisfaction
Selecting the unusual hour TO avoid publicity for
his experirnents at 2 a m on October he nade
a series of seven flights the longest being 20 feet
On October II two more flights were made. one OF
them IN a height OF 90 feet. when the accompanying
picture was taken
He has deferred his experiments until spring.
when he will be ready to compete for the "Sssn-
tifc Americans trophy
A new ''aeriatOr'' is being constructed on large
scale measuring 81 feet from tip TO tip OF Wing
% feet from front to rear and IS feet high. This
machine will be large enough TO accommodate
three persons. 1t viii be driven by a 6o-horss-
power motor.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
RECORD BAG OF WILD FOWL.

Eastport, ". Y, Dec. 16.-The record bag of wild
fowl for this made by a party of East
Moriches sportSmen East Bay yesterday.
They shot 104 ruddy ducks in many minutes.
The birds were all shot in air hole in the ice.
which afforded them the only to water in
the locality. Even after being shot upon they i'm
Inediately returned to the spot.
About SIS will be received from the sale OF the
ducks, which command 81 80 pair in the market.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
DEATH RATE eReA.ER THAN LAST YEAR

The death rate increased this week To 10 a
thousand against 1896 for the same week last
year. the total number of deaths last week being
l.667, as compared with 1.i6l for the week in
1906 Heart disease continues to show increase.
1S deaths being due to it last week. against al
for the same week last year. There 1SS deaths
from tuberculosis last week. and l7s In the same
week In 1904
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
CLOTH TO LEAD VIRGINIA ELEVEN

Charlottesville Va, Dec ti.-Billy Cloth bas
been elected captain of tho University Virginia
football team for the ensuing season Cloth niax,as
centre for the last two years and has eaci, vaar
been selected centre on the All-Southern eleven
He to Virginia from the University of Penn
sylvania. is twenty years old and weighs abou,
a hundred and eighty pounds He is considered tba
best centre that has played in the South since tba
year Connor played the same position for the Uni
versity of Virginia.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17

The nineteenth annual show of the New York
Poultry Pigeon and Pet Stock Association will
open this morning at Madison Square Garden
Everything in readiness for the opening of the
show last night, and with the promise from the
clerk of clear weather ii Is expected that
the attendance at the exhibit Will be Z record
breaker.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
INSURANCE CASE IN APPEALS COURT.
Jerome Wants to See Whether Justice Dow.
Iing's Decision Will Be Upheld.

and the counsel for John r Hegenan, president OF
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company: Robert
S. Grannis. former vice-presidsnt OF the Mutual
Life Insurance Company. and George W. PERKINS,
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
POTTER A UNION COLLEGE CAPTAIN.

Cedric Potter, '09, of Omaha. has been elect
ed captain of the Uniin College football team
for next year. Potter played hafback at the Mac
Kenzie Preparatory School and a substitute at
Union i'm 1906. He played right halfback during
.ast season. He is nineteen years old, 8 feet 81
inches tall and weighs 164 pounds
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
MANY DEER KILLED IN MAINE
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Boston, Dec 16.--It is estimated that fifteen
thousand deer killed in Maine during the omen
season this year. The hunting better than n
has been in Il long time.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
SULLIVAN MAY SPAR kiLRAIN
fBy Telegraph to The tt

TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Detroit. Dec. 16.-rJohn l.. Sullivan, by per-
sonai appeal to the police commissioners TODAY
gained permission to hold the sparTing match with
Kiran In this city which had been barred
New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
MILITARY RECEPTION FOR ATHLETES.

Most of the prominent athletes of New York will
attend the military athletic reception arranged by
Comuany f of the 22d Regiment Engineers, n. G..
N Y at Terrace Garden on Friday night.