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The Washington times., 1907-01-27
VANDERBILT'S RIVAL
PLANNING CAMPAIGN
Edmund Blanc, of France, VIII Take
Vigorous Steps to Cut in on Amer
leans Racing Victories.

PARIS. Jan. 26.-AIr Edmund Blanc.
the great racing man and rival OF ". X.
Vanderbilt. is preparing for another
vigorous attack on the English Derby
and oaks OF this year. II Is saI he
has two slashing colts in Quad Halfa
and Hyram, bay colt by Flying Fox,
cut Of Airs and Graces. Quad Halfa IS
brown colt by Persimmon, out OF
Iesterling. a mare by Sterling. out OF
Vessel, by Bienkhoolie. out Of Vile, by
Zuyder, out OF Queen OF Beauty. by
Melbourne.
This son Of Persimmon is spokea OF as
being an animal Of great power ANA
promise. He ran four times las, year
and showed erraJic form. On SepJem-
Der /. at Ckantlliy. he was beaten half
length by PernOd. a smart colt by Pa
iron. About two weeks later ia the
FriX de Bard, at MaisOns LanltUe, Quad
HalIa showed splendid turn or speed
and won easily from a nigh-class field,
the distance being five and a half fur
longs.
ON September %. at I.ongchamps. the
crack was pulled out again and he did
not disappOlnI the impression he had
already created in the minds of the
critics, for he beat field Of twenty
three opponents by four lengths
Then for sorue time Quad HaIfa went
OF color. for on the same course. on
October 6. he could only make thisd 10
CalOmel and Ia Sergueuse. Critics who
saw the race say that the Blanc colt
and lost ground which he never could
quite make up. There were twenty
three starters and Quad Halfa was The
favOrite.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
INDOOR TENNIS TOURNEY
ATTRACTING ATTENTION
Move to Follow English Custom Meets
With Universal Approval of En-
husiasts-Notices Are Out.

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-Women lawn
tennis players are displaying interest in
the eighth national indoor champion
ship tournament as for the first time in
the history OF the game a woman 5
singles championship will be played.
This is a move 20 follow the English
custom, and the members OF the
Seventh Regiment Lawn Tennis Club,
under whose auspices the championship
viii be held. are busily engaged In en-
listing the entries Of the leading women
experts. and IL is said that Miss Helen
Romans, the national champion, and
her partner In the holding OF the
doubles title. Miss Clover Boldt, will
both compete.
Notices Of the tournament have Just
been sent out, and the matches for the
championship titles will begin on Mon
day. February Is. and continue through
the week on the courts OF the Seventh
Regiment armory. The regiment is
Offering for the first time a valuable
silver cup as emblematic Of the ma
uOnal indoor championship in the mems
singles. The cup is TO be won three
times, not necessarily in succession. 10
become the personal property OF the
player so winning IL. In accordance
each year will be required 10 play
through the tournament and not stand
out for a challenge round.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27

added. 10 be run on February .. is the
stake event for the second week OF
the Fair Grounds meeting. SiXty-uine
horses are nominated for the handicap,
but though the long distance events
are extremely popular with the public.
Il is a regrettable fact that they bring
out only small fields Of horses. often
not Of the highest class. Juggler. Glori-
fer, Belmere. Judge Post. Gid. Min
ME Adams. IVES. DR.. SpruiIl and others
are engaged IN the race. and there is
ample material for a good contest II
the best Of those entered go 10 the post.
At the close of the present meeting at
the Fair Grounds. Frank Ryan. presid-
ing steward, and a. 3. Dade, the starter.
will go 10 Hot Springs TO act in SINH
lar capacities at the Oaktown meeting,
which begins on February 1. Arrange
ments aave been made by which Mars
CASSIDY, at present on a hunting trip
In Paris. viii do the starting al the
Fair Grounds as well as at City Park.
Among the Winners.
Juggler's win in the King Cotton
stakes last Saturday helped materially
20 bEing the total OF Burlsw 81 O'NeiIs
winnings IN New orleans THIS season up
10 January IS TO 81, 40.
Edward Corrigan's successes with
Goldie. Alma Dufour and Miss Leeds
have given him a strong lead on the
rest Of the winning owners. and he
comes second on the list with 50 057
Pat Dunno is third with s5146 and G.
r. Ellison. fourth. with S5.l02. Fred
Cook is NTH with s4,7s2. and S. ".
Street & Co, sixth, with sass. Among
the rest OF the winners there has been
no important change since the previous
week. except that J. MarkleIn. the
owner OF Beau Brummel. is now sew
enth in the list, with 1857 TO his credit.
Robert Tucker. who last week disposed
OF Yves and Plaud, had won $3.50 mp
10 the end OF the late Crescent City
Jockey Clubs meeting
The Washington times., 1907-01-27

The conditions for the New York 10
Bermuda race for sail vessels for the
tl,o0o cup presented by Rear Commodore
Frank Maier. New Rochelle Yacht Club.
have been issued. The race is fixed 20
start on Wednesday, June 8, three DAYS
before the start OF the motorbOats I'm
their race TO the same destination. Sail
craft not measuring more than ninety
feet are eligible, and any rig will be al
lowed The boats must be essentially
cruising yachts, but there viii be no re-
striction as 10 the number or character
OF the crew.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27

MICHIGAN FACULTY
STILL UNDECIDED
Refers Quitting big Nine"
10 Senate and Students
Are Disguised.

ANN ARBOR. Mich. Jan 26-The
University Of Michigan athletic board
OF control met on the action Of the
Big Nine" In turning down the
prying loose OF the lid which Michigan
attempted regarding Western athletics.
particularly on the matter OF limiting
the number Of football games 10 FIVE
barring freshmen and making the
three-year men Ineligible.
After the meetings OF tie regents last
week ana the expression from six or the
eight OF the governing body, there was
Lttie doubt among the general public as
10 the outcome. but the board wanted 10
formulate it In diplomatic and authorita-
tive outcome. Yet in the face Of ali this.
the following statement was handed 10
the press by Director Baird. by author
ization OF the board:
Students Are Weary.
THE matter OF whether Michigan
shall withdraw from the conference
was not passed upon by the board, for
the reason that complications arising in
connection with the question Of the mat
ter or such complications was referred
TO the senate for its advice" This puts
II up TO the faculty.
To the student body and the Ann
Arbor sport loving public il looks ike
horse play" or rather battledore ana
khuttlecOck The ball is being batted
back and forth. The senate may saw
II does not care 10 take responsibility
and refer il back 70 the regents. who
have already said that the board OF con
tfol should handle the matter II looks
Ike a big case OF cold feet and an az
graYateq case Of Chilblains on the paTt
OF somebody who was not satisfied with
the existing conditions of the 'sRig
Nine. No one knows when the senate
viii take up the matter.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
ENTRIES ARE SCARCE
FOR B0ST0N'S SHOW

BOSTON, Jan. 26.-At the recent meet
ing OF the directors OF the Boston Horse
Show at the office of the president. Col
John z. Thayer, il was decided not to
hold a horse show in April
The reason given out was that as so
many of the largest exhibitors usually
counted upon will attend the interna-
tional exhibition the entries would be
few. II was decided that rather than
give a show not up TO the usual stand
ard il would be better not 10 hold one
this year.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
Ruled Of for Boosting.

Though the Fair Grounds stewards
have not yet succeeded in sheeting home
to anyone the charge of actually "dop-
ing" any horses. last week they made
an example of William Hastings. famil-
iarly known as 'Chappie." for selling
or rather endeavoTing to sell, stimulants
TO horse owners. Hastings has been en-
ployed in some capacity by the horse
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
SPORTING GOSSIP
ABOUT AMATEURS
By MANHATTAN.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-It is likely
that there will be two dual meets cor
the Quakers IA addition 20 the May ls
meet These viii be with Columbia
and Michigan. though the latter Is Dy
no means certain
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
VICTORIAN GAME
FOR CALF ORNIANS
Pat O'Dea Will Organize
Team to Play New Con-
test in West.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-Pat O'Dea,
the greatest drop-kicker and punter that
a college football team ever produced.
ana who played for Wisconsin Univer-
sity for four years. Is eSdeavOring 20 get
together a team in san Francisco 10
demonstrate what is known as the Vic
torian game Of football.
This game, which IS a cross between
Rugby and Gaelic football, was oTigi-
mated In the colony OF Victoria IN Aus
tralia, O'Dea's homeland. and is said
70 have greater popularity there than
any other game.
Description Of Contest.
IT is played on a field 200 yards long.
with eighteen men on a team, and the
ball is round. about the size OF a bss-
ketbau. There is no taclIling. unless
the player has the ball in his possession.
IL is a kicking and running game. The
runner must bound the ball every seven
yards. The players become such expert
judges Of the distance that they are
seldom penalized for violating the rule.
All scores are made by kicking goals.
Instead OF the familiar two-goaI posts,
there are four. two placed outside the
central pair. A goal kicked between
the middle posts counts five points. and
a shot within the outer posts counts one
point Opposing players are distributed
st both ends OF the field.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27

With the unusually large number Of
candidates-2s1-for the track and Geld
event squads. Coach LaJhrop. of Hlr-
ward, Is having a busy time sorting out
his men at present. and accordingly only
the hghtest kind OF work viii be given
them for at least a week TO come.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27

NEW ORLEANS. jar 26.-None OF the
stakes run or during Jhs last week OF
the City Park meeting can be said 20
have produced good races, or even In
teresting contests.
A big field started last Wednesday IN
the Cosmopolitan Hotel hurdle handicap,
run on the main course. but the race
was a very hollow anair. the winner,
ST. Volma. going TO the front at the
start leading his field all the way. and
winning with ridiculous ease, s.. Nolma
had been well tried for this race. hay
ing worked a mile and quarter over
TWO hurdles ia 2;ll. fast enough In all
conscience 10 warrant his connections
in backing him of the boards. which.
as a matter Of fact they did, playing
the horse down from 10 / &c TO ..
At LatOnia ST. Nolma had lost two
jumping races by running out at the
obstacles. something that. with the hur-
dies right across the track, ne had very
little chance 10 do at city Park. The
horse showed no inclination to run 9th
erWise than perfectly straight. and as
ne is capable Of running a mile IN l.40
on the nat. this hurdle race affair was
an easy thing for him.
Should Abolish Hurdles.
Whatever may be said Of the races
through the field at City Park. where
there is only room for limited number
of horses. hurdle races on the main
track are Innovations which cannot
recommend themselves to any one but
a management intent on furnishing
spectacle, and therefore possibly a
drawing card. The short distance,
mile and a quarter over which the
stake event of last Wednesday was run,
together with the nature of the OBJ
stacles. and the amount Of dust on the
track, makes them dangerous TO life
and limb on Wednesday last one
Jockey was brought in on stretcher
rather badly broken up; three horses
fen and one Of them, Commandant, the
property of AIessrs. Hitchcock q Snyder,
had To be shot 10 put him out of his
suffering.
The defeat OF COllOquy last Saturday
bv Charlie Eastman was notable. While
the race can hardly be described as
auke the conditions under which IL was
ran were mainly responsible for the
hHv's defeat She failed TO get away too
we'll anu Garner rushed ueI dLlSl ~
bosgan WITH far too great haste. After
mailing Streets horse, and thoroughly
beating him. overcoming the big advan-
tage which Toboggan got at the start.
Conoquy was in no condition 10 stand
OF the challenge of Charlie Eastman,
and IN another stride would have lost
the place 10 Fantastic, which was clos
ing very strong. The first quarter was
covered in p 3-5. and the first half in
a. 2-5, so il can easily be seen that the
pace was a killer. Fantastic was away
back at the start, and certainly ran a
winning race from where she got of.
Charlie Eastman evidently had bene-
fitted by the enforced schooling which
had been ordered for him by Starter
Cassidy, as he behaved a lot better at
the barrier than on previous occasions.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
NULLIGAN TO RUN
ON PENIS RELAY
EX-GeOrgetoWn Star to Re-
place Cartmell on In
door Track Team.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 81. V Null
ligan. the eX-GeorgetoWn star quarter
miller. reported 10 Trainer Mike Muir
ply on Wednesday as a candidate for
Pennsylvania One-mile indoor track
team
Mullgan is a student Of the law school
OF the University Of Pennsylvania. and
did net report for indoor track work be-
fore on account Of his law studies. How
ever Mulligan is in good physical con
dition. and Trainer Murphy viii proba-
bly, run him on the one-mile team in the
place OF n. J. Cartmeu in future meets,
examinations
The Washington times., 1907-01-27
Ineliglble for Intercollegiates.

Mulligan. although eligible for Penn
sylyauia indoor and relay teams this
season, cannot represent the Red and
Blue IN dual meets or the intercollegi-
ates until next season, when he will
have had a one years residence at
Pennsylvania
Mulligan also has Two more years 10
compete Ia The intercollegiate. as he
has represented Georgetown in the in
teTcollegiates TWO years. He will add
greatly 10 the strength Of the Red an
Blue track team Tor next season in the
Intercollegiate, and for the OIvmpfaU
games IN England, 10 which Pennsyl-
Vania has decided 20 send her 1905 var
slty track team.
trainer Murphy picked his one-miIe
quartet yesterday which viii run against
Cornell and Columbia in New York to-
morrow night, and is composed of the
following men: Capt J. -. Whitman j.
y. Taylor, 4. S, Haydock, ana ). v
Muliigan, with l.. b. Whitman as sub
stItute.
The Washington times., 1907-01-27


his men at present, and accordingly only
the lightest kind Of work viii be given
them for at least a week TO come.
T
Midshipman Henry c. Gearing, of
Pittsburg. has beer elected captain OF
the Naval Academy rife team. 10 sue
coed Midshipmaa Daunshower. who
graduates next month.
II isn't every family that can boast
or three generations Of living oarsmen.
But the Ten Eyck family can. There
is Capt. James T.. living at Peeksk.H.
as hale and hearty as a young fellow,
even though he has passed four score:
James A. ST.. son OF the PeeksklII water
man and himself one Of the greatest
professional rowing coaches in the
country. and the two sons OF the paid
coach. Edward Hanlan. -he winner OF
England's celebrated Diamond Souls,
and James A. r.. the infant" oarsman
Of the family, who gives rare promise
Of becoming a fast scullsT.
All the rowing members OF the three
generations are professionals with the
exception OF young Jim, who is a stu
dent of Syracuse University and a mem
Der Of the Wachusetts Boat Club. OF
Worcester. Mass
They say about the Ten Eyck family
that there never was one OF the blood.
for i've generations back at least. but
who could pull a boat and pull It well.
Even the women who have identified
themselves with the name have been
known 10 so out into a Whitehall boat
and with well developed muscle and
ready oar put in their wake some OF
the local youths who imagined that il
required masculine Drawn 10 win boat
races.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
CONSOLIDATED FINANCES

w. B. Cornish. vice president of the
Union Pacific and of several other Har-
riman lines, would not admit that the
-four Pacifics' were under the same
operating officials. Each company op-
Grated It's own system and had differ
ent managing officials, he said
But the financial statements are con-
solidated?" he was asked.
Yes" he replied.
Cornish said he did not know who
owned the stock of the Occidental and
Oriental Steamship Company, but prom
ised to find out He sal the San Pedro,
Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad,
of which he is a director, was first
projected by Senator Clark in 1901 1t
clashed with, the Oregon Short Line
over a certain right of way in a
canyon on Government property. After
a year of litigation there was a settle
ment with Senator Clark in pursuance
of which some 500 miles of the Oregon
Short Line were turned over to the
San Pedro road and the latter agreed
to build to Los Angeles
The counsel of the Commission put in
evidence an abstract from the minutes
of the executive committee of the
Southern Pacific in which II was stated
that the action OF Chairman Hartman
in buying 45 per cent of the stock of
the Los Angeles Street Railway Com
pany was ratified and confirmed. The
purchase was made to prevent the prop
erty falling into other hands.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

tent by the Superior Court last week
and w. s. Kfllinssworth, ex-Assembly-
man. was appointed his guardian. Wat
son owns property valued at $4,000.
He is confined IN a sanitarium, but
there are no hopes for his recovery.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
nrArrHY MAN INoomPETENr

MARTINEZ, Jan. 5.-Henry NJ. Wat
son. well known throughout Solano
County and who has resided in Vaca-
vile for years, was adjudged incompe-
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

and that Station No. 90, at 111S Van
Ness avenue. has been closed, the clerk
in charge having resigned Mail for
China and Japan and the Philippines
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
NEW PosTAL STATION

Postmaster Fisk issued circular
yesterday announcing that Station No.
81 has been re-established at 1407 Fill
more street, with M. H. Pencovic clerk,
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
COMPETITION NOT KEEN

Mr.. Jeffery replied that there was
competition, but he would hesitate to
say positively that it was as keen as
formerly. The trunk lines ultimately
delivered their California business to
the Union Pacific. Some Of 1t also
went to the Santa Re.
You regard the construction of a
new Western line from Salt Lake as
not an unmitigated evil?''
II believe it to be a good thing for
that great Western country. and I was
happy to undertake to build it,
THE Illinois Central?"
IT have no knowledge as to that
The haul from New Orleans to San
Francisco over the Southern Pacific is
1900 miles; from Ogden to San Fran
cisco $50 miles.
Jeffery was asked if 1t was not to
the advantage of the Southern Pacific
TO get its business by way of New Or
leans rather than by Ogden.
He said that depended upon the di-
vision of through rates.
Jeffery repeated that the Rio Grande
business had been diminished by the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific con-
solidation and declared because of the
consolidation that the Western Pacific
had been decided upon.
But" said Commissioner Lane, "the
Rio Grande would find the Western
Pacific advantageous, regardless of the
consolidation and even If the other two
Pacifics were separate, would 1t not?"
Yes"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
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1890 o'clock. Letter mail for Hawaii
will close at 1880 a. m. and paper
mail at 1920 a. m on the same date.
Love never leads astray.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

and Rio Grande and affiliated lines, IN
Guiding the proposed Western Pacific
Railroad. was the first witness today
before the session of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which Is IN
quiring into the mergers Of the So
called Hartman lines.
Jeffery described the Rio Grande sys-
tenn and Its connections. 1t exohanged
with the Oregon Short Line and the
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Com
pany. When the Union Pacific TOOK
control of the Southern Pacific there
was shrinkage in the amount OF busl-
ness received by the Rio Grande from
the Oregon lines, due. no doubt, added
Jenery, ito the control the Union "a
cific had of the Southern Pacific"
The attention of the witness was
called to the letters between E. n.
Hartman and George J. Gould, read
yesterday, in which Gould said he was
determined to support the building OF
the Western Pacific, and Hartman re-
piled that he regretted the loss OF
Gould's advice. Jeffery said that Gould
was largely interested in the RIO
Grande.
NEW ROAD NECESSITY
The witness read from a recent an
nual report he had submitted TO the Rio
Grande stockholders in which 1t was
stated that Union Pacific control OF
Southern Pacific lines had resulted In
unexpected difficulties" and unlocked
for impediments" in getting business
through to the Coast, and therefore the
building of competitive line from Salt
Lake to San Francisco had been under
taken to protect Rio Grande interests.
Prior to the consolidation, were the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific COM
peting lines?" Severance asked.
within certain territory" replied the
witness.
within what territory?"
"At Chicago, for instance, the Union
Pacific would compete for business to
the Coast as against the Illinois Cen
trail. which sought business to be han
died to the West by way of New Or
leans and the Southern Pacific. Not all
the business was competitive, but there
was competition at number of points.
Jeffery was cross-examined by John G..
Mi1burn, counsel for the Union Pacific,
who asked IL it were not true that the
great trunk lines leading west from
New York were just as keenly compet-
ing today for California business
against the Southern Pacific steamers
to New Orleans as they were before the
Union Pacific obtained control of South
ern Pacific.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
TWO DAYS GIVEN
To GATHER IN
STOCKS

Continued From Page Fl, Column 4.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

ABOUT WESTERN PACIFIC
z. T. Jenery. president of the Denver