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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
YALE's ROWING OUTLOOK.
Prospects Against Harvard Poorer
Than Last Year.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. February 2.-Yale
rowing officials have set under way the
rowing plans of the university for the sea-
son. The freshman candidates have just
been started at work in the tank, and Capt.
r. III. Noyes has issued call for the
varsity squad to begin training. He has
just appointed as head coach Of the fresh
men for the season William Mccormick
Blair. a senior, who was coach of the
Yale freshman eleven last fall, the only
team in the country not to be either scored
against or to lose game. Blair rowed for
two years on the varsity four He lives in
Chicago.
There are ninety-five candidates for the
1910 boat. and they had tank work all, last
week under the direction of Capt. Moves
and Coach Blair. John Kennedy, the reeu-
lar Yale rowing coach. Is just recovering
from long attack of the grip. He Is able
TO be out again now. and will resume
coaching this week. He will give the fresh
men the rudiments of work in the tank. No
drill on the rowing machines will be order
ed for freshmen. but they are getting plenty
of setting exercises on the gymnasium
floor and daily long runs about the city
streets. aside from the tank rowing
Yales outlook is regarded as poorer than
last year. for. in addition to losing three
of the strongest oarsmen by graduation,
Capt. Biglow of the foot ball eleven has de-
clined to row longer at No. 4. Mayer, the
freshman-crew stroke of last year. is be-
ing used In that seat Boulton will again
be found at stroke and Ide will row No. 7
again. Capt. NOyes will be kept at No. g.
and Peyton of the freshman crew last year
will be at No. 3. Rice of the 1909 oarsmen
is the most likely man to get No. 3. Ora
ham will be kept at No. 2. and Rockwell
will be tried at bow. He was bow of the
varsity four last season.
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SAILORS STILL LED
DEPARTMENT TEAMS
Great Squirt of the Plate Print
ers Checked by Two Defeats
by the Farmers.
BoWsher's Superb Work One of
the Features of the Lead
ers' Good Showing.

After making a great sprint and pulling
up within three games of the leading Sail
ors, the Plate Printers were bumped by the
Farmers for two games, and the Nays,
headed by Bill Bowsher, are again sailing
away with the pennant rag in the Depart
mental Bowling League.
All Of the Navy Yard boys are going well,
and there is little probability of any team
being able to stop them, and Bowshers
superb bowling is the main feature Of the
leaders form recovery. After smashing
Schraders record of $50 for high set he
followed it up with an even better perform
ance running string of three games for
total Of 666 and 623 set. This is the first
time in the history of any league in the
District that a bowler has consecutively
clipped out three sets over the 800 mark
since George Campbell won the champion
ship of the District League three years ago
with three 600 Strings, but they were lower
than Bowsher's, and it Is doubtful If the
feat will ever be duplicated.
Bowsher's great bowling has dug him out
of third place and placed him League
leader" his team mate O'Donnell, who held
the lead for several weeks, falling back one
point behind. In addition to this Bowsher
in two successive weeks captured the week.
ly cash prize, with an excellent chance of
making it three straight, and he also wins
the "V'' cash prize for high average during
January with 202s.
In previous years the interest has cen
tered in the fight for the championship, but
this season the other teams are so clearly
outclaSSed by the Sailors and the following
three positions are so surely cinched by the
Bureaus, Aggies and Commissioners that
many of the maple devotees are squeezing
for their favorites for the last peg in the
first division. The champion Interiors, the
Printers and the StatiSticians are all ahead
of the Treasury in games won, but the lat
ter quint has by far the better average of
pins, and, with a better break in the luck,
has a good chance to get into the flag end
of fast company.
Commerce and Labor did best in team
averages during the month"; passing both
the Printers and Interiors by steady pin
splitting. All of the teams bettered their
figures except the G. P. o.. which fell off
five points. In team average the Warriors
continue to swing the inglorious finish.
AS leader of the league BowSher also
usurps O'Donnelrs place as the top-notcher
on the Navy Yard team, and Ward also
goes to the head of his Post Office squad.
last passed German of the Farmers by
slight margin.
Joe Hardie, Jack Brosnan. Dutch
Schrad," George Garrett, Cap Eckstein,
Leo Mccarthy and Happy" Seitz still re-
tain respectively the leadership of the Blu
reaus, Commissioners, Treasury, Interiors,
Commerce and Labor, Printers and War
riors.
The following averages include all games
bowled, including Wednesday last:
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AVERAGES OF THE
REAL ESTATE LEAGUE
Lead of the 'P0t0macs Has
Been Recently Cut Down
by Columbus.
The Latter Team Has Captured
Eight Out of the Last
Nine Games.

Since the latest publication Of the aver
ages of the Real Estate Bowling League all
the teams have remained in the same posi-
tons they had three weeks ago, with the
Potomac team still leading the league. AL
though the Potomacs are still leading. they
were handed the largest lemon of the sea-
son last Wednesday night when those trust
worthy champions of last year defeated
them three games in rather easy style. Bar
clay was the hero of that particular even
ing, having spilled the pins for a total of
236 for the first game and for an average
of 2l3 for the series, which is quite rec
ord for himself. In fact the whole Column
bia team has struck a winning gait, having
captured eight out of the last nine games
played and if the Potomac tea mloses two
of the three in it's next rOll-on the Column
bia quint will tie it for first honors. The
work of the Potomacs has not been so
poor during the past three weeks in their
bowling, having captured three out of six
with three more games to be BOWED "
the Assessors in order to complete the same
number of games as the Coiumbias. The
Assessors and Lawyers are struggling along
with Indifferent sort of pace, first one
then the other. holding down third honors,
with the Assessors in that position now
with a percentage of .53S. The Washington
and City Hall teams hold the last two posi-
tons winning game now and then
percentage of 80 and .236 respectively
The teams are irregular in the number
of games played. some having played forty
five, while some have played fewer. The
Potomac team, which was holding first
honors in team average, has again been
Ousted from that position by the Column
bias with good average of $50, having
made GIL strikes. 1.02S spares and topping
3S,112 pins. In the individual averages Wax
ker continues to lead with an average Of
1S4 tor fifteen games, while Eckstein has
crawled into second place with an average
of lS4 for only twelve games. but Bontz has
the most credit, for although third he has
1S} for forty-two games. Ostermayer Of
the Washington team continues to hold the
high game score with 30, while Bontz holds
the strike and spare record with 1873 and
21S, respectively. and also the most num-
Der of pins, having toppled 1872.
Following are the averages and percent
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IN LOCAL CHESS CIRCLES.

Big Chief Walkers band of Indians were
on the war path again last Wednesday
night, when six selected braves made raid
on the farmers from Secretary Wilson 5
ranch. There was great rejoicing In the big
white tepee on 7th street the next morn
ing when the doughty warriors returned
with six CORY scaips dangling at their belts.
AS a mstter Of fact the Agricultural De-
partment chess players were never in 1t
from the time the first pawn was pushed
to the finish of the contest. True. they
were much handicapped by the absence Of
both Hitchcock and Dyar. two of their
strongest men, and it Is no wonder they
lost to the team Interior presented.
The Interior boys played their usual
strong game, pushing every advantage and
carrying the attack into the enemys terri
tory whenever possible.
no f0llOWE
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Swimming Races in California.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. February q
The Webster Athletic Club, the new or
ganization which so successfully pulled or
the recent big indoor meet in this city,
does not intend to confine its endeavors
alone to the fostering of field days but
will further all clean amateur sports At
its last weekly meeting II was decided to
give a championship swimming meet open
to all amateurs. The affair will probably
be held some tire this month at Sutro
Baths.
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Racing Dates for 1907.

Days.
Beuning-March q to April 13.....,..,..:.... Is
Aqueduct-April Is to April 25............... 10
yamaica-April 20 to May s.................;. II
Belmont-May 8 to May 1&..................
Grsvesend-Afay 20 to May 25................. 9
Belmont-May n to June 5................... o
Grayesend-June to June 10. IL
Sheepshead-June 20 to July 9................ u
Rrighton-July 10 to Aug. 3................... %
Saratoga-August to August 30. ............. q
Sheepshead- august 81 to September II: 1900. -
Gravesend- September 10 to September 2S.... IL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 80 to October 5.......... 6
Belmont-October Z to October 10. ............ IL
Jamaica-October q to November /. ........... IL
acknowledgements to November l5.... IL
Bennlng-Sovember 10 to November 30. ID
Baltimore-April 20 to May 4................. 13
Baltimore-October 20 to November 8. Is
Bunalo-June 10 to July 20. .................. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
Privilege to Balloon Racers.

NEW YORK, February 2.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury has decided that airships
country under bond for the Gordon Ben
nett international aeronautic cup race at
st. Louis. The privilege of free entry
under bond by non-residents of the United
States will be limited to balloons to race or
take part in specific contests. but not for
display at shows of any kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
After the Harmsworth Trophy.

NEW YORK, February 2-Dixie, owned
by Commodore Edward ]. Schroeder of the
Motor Boat Club of America. has chal-
lenged last years winner of the British In
ternational cup. known as the Harmsworth
trophy. as representing America. The race
will be held in August. and the course will
be inside the Isle Of Wight. starting and
finishing opposite the Motor Yacht Club
station Enchantress.
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srANpING OF THE CLUBS,

The concluding round of the tournament
begins next Wednesday night, when Com
merce and Labor-Treasury is scheduled to
meet War-Navy, while Interior will play
q. p. O.
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HELD FOB CONFEDERATION.
We supply the various
accessories at the
lowest possible prices.

Application by the A. A. o. for Al
lance With British Amateurs.
MANCHESTER, England, February 3
At q meeting held today Of the committee
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The Fairview Stakes.

The meeting opened auspiciously Cor the
man from Missouri. as he won the Mem
pIis oaks with Zamora and other events
with Queen Esther. Manitoba and old Fell
Iowplay. So when the Fairvew day came
round the third of the meeting. the stable
was flushed with success from owners.
Jockeys and stable hands to the horses
themselves.
col Richard Montgomery. president of
the Memphis Jockey Club, who landed on
the levee years before then as boat hand
to rise to become a cotton planter OF great
wealth was beloved by every man, woman
and child at the Bluff City. While with the
racing colony al the track he was a gov
ernor friend and good Samaritan combined.
AS a racing judge he recorded the famous
Carter Harrison steeplechase decision IN
which. although the jockey OF that horse
Intentionally went out of the course In
front OF the stand. and when posted as the
subsequent winner. called Judge Mont
gomcry's attention to the fact OF his miss
ing the lump, that sturdy official rOared at
the amazed schemer, Yes. l saw you miss
that jump on purpose. and you are ruled
off the turf. But you have the best horse,
and by the eternal I'll make him the WIN
ner sir" And he did
AS a starter he was the most original
that ever tapped drum or threw a nag.
One afternoon when he had tried Tor halt
an hour to get good start in stake race
ne got in the starters wagon and started
across the infield, saying to the jockeys:
Now. you boys. when you get ready to
help me start you all together send me
word over TO the club house and I'll come
back II you don't sit there till sunset"
Before the biuff old colonel and his wagon
had got half across the field one of his as
sistants came running, calling: Come
back. colonel. come back. The boys say
they will help you" And when Mont
gomery got upon the starters box again
the ten horses came up in line at the
first attempt and were OF as well aligned
as a cavalry battalion And the spectators
cheered the popular old colonel to the skies.
Morris Starts Three in the Race.
So when Col Montgomery was at the
helm either as judge or starter horsemen
and public knew there was to be "a fair
field and no favor He did not have a
very .arge field. however. in the Fairview
stakes. which was for two-year-olds at Ave
furlongs.
ne overnight selling In town at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
Gold Championships 1907.

Open Observation-Disclosures Cricket Club of
Philadelphia June 20 and 81.
Amateur championship-Euclid Country Club Of
Cleveland, July to Is.
Womens championship Midlothian Country Club
Of Chicago, October 7 to II.
Racing Dates for 1907
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AGRICULTURE.
Total .

In his current match with Fox. Mr.. Sour
min won the second game last Monday
night. the score at that time standing:
Sournin, 2; Fox, o. 1t seems to be con-
ceded by those who witnessed the play that
Mr.. Sournin won the game strictly on its
merits 1t was well played throughout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
A Triple disqualification.

Starter Montgomery by this time was
back at the stand and his testimony quick
ly established the validity Of the claim
made by Willie Clarks boy. There was
therefore no alternative under the rules
but for the judges to disqualify Bersan
and his stable companions as well. the
rule expressly declaring that where one
horse of a stable entry commits a foul he
and all others of the entry shall be dis
qualified
When the judges announced their decision
it was philosophically received, although
naturally creating some excitement Some
one ran down the track after Green Nor
ris, who was halfway to his stable by that
time and brought him back to the stand,
where he was further notified that his
jockey, SAKE, was suspended for the bal
ance of the meeting for his rough riding
This is the only case of the kind that
ever happened in this country where three
stable companions have incurred the ex-
IRENE penalty for foul committed by one
of their number. Two horses have been
disqualified, but never three from one
stable before or since, and Green Morris
still talks of this record of his undesir-
able but none the less sensational in
stance of the irony of fate in racing.
Five years later In the Lorillard stakes
of 1889 at Long Branch, where Salvador
defeated Longstreet, stable COMPANION
of Salvador, the colt Kern, shut off Long
street at the half-mile just as that colt was
closing upon the leader Salvador This
plainly helped the latter to win and bets
were made before the finish that he would
be disqualified.
But Garrison, on Longstreet, went to the
turn before pulling up. walked his colt back
to the stand and was altogether very dila-
tory in making his claim of foul against
Kern. Before he went up the judges had
confirmed the race, and by the time he
made his claim the bookmakers had begun
to pay off. So his late claim was not al
lowed. although the jockey of Kern was
fined 500 for reckless riding. Then the
Dryers rightly enough, entered a pro-
test for the stake money, $4,000. on
the ground that the filming of Kern's boy
was evidence that a foul had been commit
ted This also was overruled and Haggin
got the stake money.
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FOR PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Mass Meeting at Boston Favors In
dependence.

Boston, Nov. 27.-A mass meeting of
citizens interested in the Philippine
question was held in Faneuil hall.
Congressman from three states spoke
in support of ultimate independence
for the Philippine islands. accompa-
MED by naturalization of the territory.
Congressman James L. Slayden of
Texas made a plea for immediate in
dependence of the Philippines as a
guarantee against possible war with
Japan and China and to diminish the
immense expense Of the islands to the
government.
Congressman James H. Blount of
Georgia, who served as a Judge in the
Philippines, was the next speaker.
The closing address was given by
Congressman Samuel w. Mccall of
Massachusetts.
At the conclusion Of the meeting a
rising vote was taken expressive of
approval and support Of the resolutions
presented in the last congress by Rep
resentative Mccall on the Philippine
question.
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shown in the cut for Il side rack or to
stand so that the back side of it will
form an alley fence, or it may stand out
in the pen so sheep can so all around
1t. 1t can be made double, as is also pic
tured. In either case the posts should
be thirty inches high. The fat part of
each side Of bottom should be ten
inches wide. The slanting pieces Of
double rack should each be ten inches
and put together as shown. In the sin
gle rack the slanting board should be
fourteen inches.
The bottom strip on both racks
should be eight and the top strip four
inches wide respectively. This will
make the uprights between sheep four
teen inches in the clear, and they
should lap on both the bottom and
top strip far enough to be nailed firm
~ with clinch nails. These uprights
should be three inches wide and plan
ed so as to be smooth, and the distance
apart will depend upon the size of
sheep. Lambs will do we'll with them
one foot from the centers, but larger
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-11-29
OFFICIALS LOCKED IN VAULT
Bank at Clinton, ILL.,, Held UP by
Two Men.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Nov. 27.-The
State bank at Clinton was held up and
robbed of $4,000 in coin by two men,
who made their escape. 1t was just a
few minutes after closing time when
the men appeared in the bank and
with drawn revolvers forced Assistant
Cashier George Argo, Cashier Murphy
and Bookkeeper John Young to enter
the big vault, which they locked. The
bulk of the money had already been
placed in the currency safe of the
vault and the time lock set, but $4,000
in gold and silver remained on the
counter. This the robbers shoveled
into a bag and took with them to the
Hotel Renion, where they had pre-
viously engaged a room. They had
arranged the money in rolls SO that
it could be easily carried and were
just about to leave the hotel when Of
ficers learned of their presence and
attempted to break in the door.
Before they succeeded, however, the
robbers jumped from a window on to
an adjoining roof, taking $500 in gold
and leaving $1,000 in silver in the
room. It was dark when the men es-
capped from the hotel and all trace of
them was lost. A posse was orga-
nized and the country is being
secured.
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Roots For Farm Animals.

If roots are stored in a pit in the
field a high, dry place should be cho-
sen. If the ground is clayey the roots
should be placed on top Of the ground.
If it is gravelly and drainage is good
a shallow pit about five feet wide and
Of necessary length may be shoveled
out. The roots should be carefully
placed in a gable shaped pile about
five feet wide and as long as conven-
lent. A thin layer Of straw should
then be laid over the pile and this COW
cred with six to eight inches of earth.
Another and thicker layer Of straw
and a final layer of earth will CON-
plete the work. Ventilators should be
placed at intervals of ten or fifteen
feet, which should be closed when
sweating has ceased. The pit should
not be opened on warm days in winter.
A ditch for drainage should be cut
around the pit. Roots stored in this
way do not keep as well as when
stored in a good cellar; therefore they
should be fed out as early as possible.
New York Cornell Experiment Sta
lion.
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REVEALED IN A DREAM.
Officers Find Cody of Woman as De.
scribed by Friend.

San Francisco, Nov. 27.--The police
IF Oakland have unearthed q most
diabolical crime ard have taken into
custody NJ. A. Wilkins, a stationary
engineer, and will charge him with
the murder of his wife, whose remains
were found buried in quicklime under
meath a shed in the yard of the Will
kins home in Elmhurst, a suburb of
Oakland.
Mrs. Wilkins had not been seen
around her home by the n%eighbors for
several days. 1t was known that she
had given birth to a child and in
quiries regarding her whereabouts by
the neighbors elected the response
from Wilkins that she had gone to the
home of her parents in the East.
A friend of the dead woman, Mrs. j..
NJ. Anderson of San Francisco, had
been staying at the Wilkins home dur
that Wilkins had e~ndeavored to in
duce her to leave her husband and 90
away with him. Her suspicious be-
came aroused and in a dream she saw
the body of her former friend lying
on the ground with the arms crossed
over the breast. She came to San
Francisco and told her husband of
the strange incident and the two went
to the chief Of police of Oakland and
told the story. The case was given
into the hands Of Sheriff Barnett of
Alameda county and with Detective
Dwight Kyle of Oakland he went to
the Wilkins home in Elmhurst and
found the body in a trench under an
old carpet in the shed. 1t was lying
just as described by Mrs. Anderson,
with the hands folded across the
breast.
Wilkins was taken into custody
later and placed in Jail. He at first
said that his wife had committed sui
eide. Later he said that she had died
during childbirth and that he had bur
led the body under the shed to save
expenses. He told several different
stories and at last refused to talk
further.