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FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENTS
Death and Serious Injury Stop
Races at BrookIand

LONDON. Aug. 3.-The motor racing
at Brookland track in the presence of a
great crowd of people resulted in two
serious accidents, one of which proved
fatal.
A Mercedes car containing Lane and
his mechanic. Burk, slipped down the
track narrowly missing another car,
and turned over. throwing its oceu-
pants into a pond Both men We're
taken out alive. but Burk died soon.
Lane sustained a broken arm and other
injuries. The car was burned. All
further racing was stopped
Previously heavy car while speed
ing at a rate of nearly 100 miles an
hour broke tire. The driver OF the
machine, Reynolds, and his mechanic
were thrown several feet. They landed
scratched and, it is feared, injured in
ternally.
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Butte Races

BUTTE, Mont Aug 3.-Thirty- y-second day
Weather clear. Track fast.
FIRST RACE-Four furlongs. selling maiden
. year olds:
s-I~Aunt Kit til "a. stnsro. .io7 io77 q ! u / u u
os oS-1-SemP&Goele Sen & tVan Dusen) Ilo u
Time. :4913. Jolter, Ponciana, Poleyard, Ma
rine, Morea, Curfman, Yeifowfoot, Trocha fin
Sweep Along Start good. Won in hard drive
of four.
SECOND RACE-seven furlongs, selling, 4
year olds aud upward:
Odds. Horse and Jockey VT St Str. Fin.
6-1-vinton (IIeatherton)....1O 21b l .
S-2-Belden Van Dusen). no 3 > liz
lO-l-Harka &C. Miller). .105 3
Time, 20. Berryessa. Dr. Sherman. Lerida.
San Reno Jack o Lantern. Shopper Baum, I'm
ished as named. WinAer, CHI. &. "a by Sabine
Julia Magee. Start good Won handily. Next
two driving.
THIRD RACE-Six furlongs. selling year
olds and upward
9-2-Little Buttereup tshriner)1os . l 1la 1 3
6-1-Rustling Six (Nelson). 9S > IL . 4
6-i-Back Domino CKrsehbml103 u 3 u
Time. 1:13as~ Mabel Hollander Bareed Sal
wage, Rose DAILY, Budapest, Akbar, Monsie No
bic. Wolfyille, finished named. Winner, b. m
O. by kingston-Flyfng Squadron. Start good.
lander, Balreed and Salvage were all bothered
and cut of during the running. Without inter
ference they would have been closer up.
olds and upward:
odds. Horse and Jockey. VT St Str. Fin.
3 Thereafter ivan Dusen) .l02 1 L l 2%
1-10-NatiFe Son (Kirschbm) 102 . 3 III Is
e. Brush Up (Morsei. 100 3 . 2H 3
Time, l:o0%. Ethel Day, Robert Mitchell
Anona, finished named. Winner, b. G. a. by
Peter McCue-Ten. Start good. Won easily
Second same. Third driving. Native Son does
not Ike this track; too cuppy for him. Ethel
Day needs longer route.
FIFTH RACE-one mile, selling year olds
and upward:
Odds. Horse and Jockey W.T. st. Str. Fin.
72-Graphite &C. Miller. .1ae IL A
20-1-Kelowna (IIoffman). LII
6-5-Phil Igoe (E. SULLIVAN .102 3 3 u
Time, l:431@ Lady Alicia, Golden Light, Cen
tie Harry. Search Me- finished as named Win
ner, ch. Z. 90 by Goodrich-Lignite Start bad
Won easily. Next two driving.
SIXTH RACE-one mile, selling, year olds
and upward:
Odds Horse aud Jockey. W.T.. ST. Str. Fin.
S-1l-Mandator (ButwelD. .I12 i II
g. 2-Wise Hand (Krschhaum)107 . % =
g. Miss NJ. Bwdsh (Callhn)107 5 2 30
Time, 1:44k King Brush, Louise Fittzgibbon
Nina Gibson, Kaiserhoff; Boundclif, finished as
named. Winner, b. h. CD by Madison Flamngo.
Start good. Won driving. Second and third
easily.
SEVENTH RAcE-one mile, selling, year
olds and upward
Odds Horse and Jockey VT. ST. Str. Fin
3-1-Himalayan NIoeswrth) 9S 4 III q
7-1-Alike Jordan (Morse).. III 81
10-1-Jennie's Beau dyer. .103 q 81
Time. l:43%- Patriotic, Furze, Anoura, Chief
Desmond, Il. w. Barr, finished named. Win
ner, br. c. (3) by Toddington-Slerra. Start good.
Won driving. Next two same Mike Jordan
stumbled near the end which cost heavily.
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FOOTBALL TEAM TO PRACTICE

The football team of the Olympic
club will report for practice Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock at the stadium.
There are several candidates for the
team and the football committee has
considerable material to choose from.
Already several games have been ar
ranged with the college teams, and
much interest is being manifested in
the coming season by the members of
the club.
The first event to decide who shall
have the John Elliott cup will be held
at the stadium Sunday. This cup is
to be given to the member of the
Olympic club who has yet to win a
medal or cup in an open contest. There
will be the usual running races at all
distances up to a mile, running high
and broad jumps. standing broad and
high jumps and nearly all of the other
track events. One event will be held
each Sunday morning until the entire
program is completed. The winner of
the greatest number of points Will be
awarded the Elliott cup.
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+BOObieS Lose Big Sums
on Ball Games
spEcIAL pIspArcH ro LIE cALL

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Having pocketed
something like 100000 in losses the
big "bookies" have decided that base
ball is not just what it might be as a
betting medium. 1t took them just four
weeks to discover that the national
game could not be reduced to a scien-
tifc method of separating the players
from their money for the simple reason
that those who played knew as much
about the game as those who dealt
Some of the heavy losers and the
amount OF their losses are: Barney
Zacharias, 100000; Samuel Tuckhorn,
$4,000; Money WaiZel, $4,000; Charles
Tennes, $4,000.
Practically no bets We're taken by the
old book makers on the result of a
single game. The bettor was permitted
TO select two, three or four teams to
win, and was given odds on such a bet
by the book maker as follows: to 8
against two clubs winning. 4 to
against three clubs winning to /
against four clubs winning. But the
real trouble experienced by the book
makers was that those who took ad-
vantage of these odds selected only the
teams which were winning. Conse-
quently more than $100,0 of good
money was scattered about Chicago
among those who played the game.
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QUARTERS FILL UP

The nearby training quarters will be putting
out signs Full House. In few days, as the
number of contests scheduled to take place during
the next 40 days breaks all records. With the
local clubs and the suburban clubs going in full
blast, the members Of the 'profesh'' will be kept
busy.
Ting Nelson. The lightweight champion is in
South Bend, Ind, in boxing exhibitions with
Tommy Ryan. He Will leave for Perry, n. NJ,
soon TO visit friend there who has a ranch The
Battler will go hunting there, and he viii then
likely head for this city.
Jimmy Britt has been appearing in theaters in
England and, according to Owen Moran, who re-
Gently crossed the pond. the Californian
is making big hit, well drawing down a
salary. The Englishmen are trying TO get
VA to fight Jem DriscOI, q Britisher who is very
wel thought of by his countrymen.
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ASSISTANT IN GYMNASIUM
Dad MouIton Given Wider
Scope i'm Selecting Teams

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug. B.
Announcement was made today of the
appointment of Dads Moulton, the
famous Stanford trainer, to the posi-
ton of assistant in the gymnasium at a
salary of $500 a year. DR.. w. F..
Of the university, in speaking of the
appointment today. said that the idea
was not TO hamper but rather to help
the veteran trainer in selecting the
athletic teams to represent the uni
versity. Moulton Will only be expected
to spend his mornings in and about
the gymnasium and to keep his eye on
the development Of each man in his
everyday work.
1t is planned to continue the same
policy toward athletics that was in
augurated by the department last
semester. Credit will be given for
participation in the regular intercol-
legiate sports toward graduation in
the university.
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Jack Leyburn Loses to
Sterling Mckinney
Hotel Purse the Fea-
fure of First Day of KaIan7a-
zoo Grand Circuit Meeting

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Aug. 3-The
defeat of Jack Leyburn by Sterling
Mckinney this afternoon in the 2:09
trOt was the feature of the opening
day Of KalamazOO's first meeting as a
member of the Grand trotting circuit.
The meeting, which is combination
of the great western and grand cir
cults, was successfully inaugurated.
although before a rather small crowd.
about $500 persons being present.
Summary:
PIG class. pacing. purse 81. 1.OOO-SIinOr Heir
2:O2%.
2:17 pacing purse 81 000-Isinetta took three
2:24 class trotting, purse 81 0OO-Nancy Royce
took the first. second and hfth heats. Time
2:13&, 2:1312, 2.131a- Loyal took the third
and fourth heats. Time, 2:13L. 2:1T14
2:00 class trotting. American Hotel stake
purse $2.0O0-Sterling Mckinney took second
third and fourth heats. Time. 2.O62t 2.O72,
2:07al. Jack Leyburn took first heat Time
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BUTTE ENTRIES

First race, four furlongs, seling-Homelight.
Merritt Baxten Willawa Slightly. Hellsme
Athgold Mabel Reed, Sergum Sal. Hop Queen,
Huro, Jezebel Godena.
Second race, seven furlongs. selling-Hand Me
Down. Lord RoSsington, Lakeriew. Adde Hawk
ins, PetaIuma Manila S, Ed Tracy, Lola White,
Sprngleaf Zick Abrams, Duke of Orleans.
Third race, seven furlongs selling-Corelli T.
Mrs. Neugent. Agreement, Sir Wesley, Southern
Knight, Fair Chance, Entrada, Wheatstone,
Nettie Hicks, Berryessa, Curriculum. Joe Woo
tan
Fourth race. and sixteenth miles, sell
ing-Esther B, Doclle, Golden Wine, Ruth W.
Cardinal Sarto, Ellie, Lazell Marke Mayer Dick
Reed. Herodotus, Royal Ben.
Fifth race, five furlongs, handicap-Cooney
Neff, Madeline Musgrave Port Malone, Seven
full, Billy Mayham. Canardo.
Sixth race, five furlongs selling-E- G. Sch1ei.
der, Aunt Kit, Morea, Harry Standhope, Edrona,
My Nurse, Semproolle Theo- Phillips.
Seventh race. five furlongs. purse-Redan.
Canopus ii. Huachuca, st. Joe. Ellerd, Chief
Bush, Golden Plume, Daring. Kenilworth.
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Racetrack Interests to
Experience Shock
Governor Hughes Not Satisfied
With DOingS az Saratoga and
Something Will Drop

NEW YORK. Aug. 3-The racetracSr
interests are about to experience oua
of the most severe shocks in their his
tory, if the present plans Of Governos
Hughes are carried out Just whats
form of action the governor viii take
could not be learned. but it was said
that something which will shake Sara
toga from end to end viii take place
within the next day or two
The governor is not wen pleaSc4
with the situation which has existed
at Saratoga since the racing season
began, according 10 information re-
ceived. He had discussed the situation
at length with several recent callers
at Saranac inn, where he is spending
his vacation, among them Assistant
county, who has had charge of the
prosecution Of the anti-betting laws at
the metropolitan tracks
1t is likely the men now under IN
dictment in Kings county for alleged
violation OF the anti-betting laws viii
be placed on trial at the special term
Of court ordered by the governor
Elder, on returning today from a
conference with the governor, said
that he would round up the work OF
the July grand jury and move It's
the district attorneys Office will start
work on the big batch of cases to be
presented to the special term Of the
supreme court which Governor Hughes
has ordered to convene in Kings
county, August 25, with Justice Wat
son NJ. Rogers Of WatertOwn presiding.
Elder refused today to dfvulge the
plans agreed upon at the conference
between the governor and himself. but
1t was understood that a definite pro-
gram had been mapped out with view
10 bringing to a sudden stop any at
tempts that may be made at the
August race meeting at the Brighton
Beach track to violate any of the pro-
visions of the Agnew-Hart anti
gambling laws.
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WILL GUARD ROUTE OF CUP RACE

MINEOLA, Aug. 3.-Twelve hundred
uniformed men in addition to the
guards provided by the sheriff are to
patrol the Nassau county highways
over which the elimination trial and
the automobile race for the Vanderbilt
cup are to be run October 10 and Oc-
tober "a. This statement was made by
A. r. Pardington, director of the
American automobile association. at a
hearing today by the county board of
supervisors on the application of the
automobile association for permission
to use the public highways on the dates
mentioned. The supervisors decided to
grant the application, subject to regu-
IatiOnS
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JOE THOMAS TRAINING

Still confident that be regain the laurels
that he lost in bis two previous fights with Stan
ley Ketchel Joe Thomas started his training
work yesterday at Shannon's quarters for his fight
with the middle weight champion, which Is to be
held on August is before Jack Gleason's club
Thomas is under the watchful eye OF Frank Nc
Donald and he viii put in some hard licks for
this contest.
Mcdonald was on a hunt yesterday for two
boxers to help him out in his training work He
had in view Dick Sullivan who is clever boxer
and who could help Thomas in his fast work, but
Sullivan could not be landed.
Ketehel will not go to work for few days, as
he is in good shape after his recent battle and it
will not take long for him to round to FORM de
has not to worry over the weight question, as
they go on at catch weight.
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Fort Erie Races

FORT ERIE, Aug S.-Today's results:
First race. i've furlongs won, Devon
son second. Gerrymander third. Time, 1902 2-5.
Second race. short course, steeplechase-Byza
tine won McAllister second, Lights Out third.
Time. 3:4S So.
Third race. five fErlongs-Dick Roller won,
Southern Bride second. Pimpante third. Time,
1.01
Hayes second, Night Mist third. Time, 1:13 3-3.
Fifth race, one mile and seventy yards-Golden
Shore won, ConTille second, Jupiter third. Time,
1:44 As.
Sixth race. one and a sixteenth miles-Severus
won, Tom Dolan second, Seryile third. Time,
40 ID.
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AMERICANS MAKE RECORDS

DUBLIN, Aug. 3.-Seven members of
the American Olympic team competed
TODAY in the games of the Dublin police
at Balls Bridge. The feature of the
contests was the throwing of the ham,
mer by John Flanagan, who made 17S
feet 10 inches. beating his Olympic
record.
Ralph Rose. the Californian. put the
shot 40 feet inches. breaking the
British record of As feet inches. made
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AMERICAN cRICKErERs AHEAD

DUBLIN, Aug. 3.-When stumps
were drawn late this afternoon the
Gentlemen of Philadelphia had the
better of the first days play in a
cricket match against the Gentlemen
OF Ireland. The local players, who
inning as against I'll for the Phila-
delpnians. In the second inning the
Irishmen had made three runs for no
The local players were noweriess
against the bowling of ]. B. king and
N. V. Hordern, King In the first inning
taking seven wickets for 40 and Hord-
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WE'LL kNowN HoRsEMAN nIns

Dan Lamasney a well known horse
man, who raced a stable at the Oakland
track for three seasons, died at Bur-
lngton. Ia. Saturday after a short
illness. Lamasney went to Detroit af-
ter the close of the Latonia meeting
and intended visiting Buffalo. but when
taken I'll went TO the home of his wife's
family at Burlington.
Lamasney raced Albula. Ink. Last
Knight and Christine A at Oakland.
Among the good horses he owned in the
middle west were Service and Long
View. The veteran turfman developed
Tiny Williams, who was clever rider.
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. q q CURES ECZEMA,
y. -. - ACNE, TETTER ETC.

he skin index to the quality the blood
is continually pouring its acrd and unhealthy
and other discomfort caused by skin troubles and for
be
and cannot thorough cleansing of the blood
cure tor skin diseases S. S. vegetable
and removes the acids impurities thoroughly purifes the
skin diseases
s. s. has driven the huors impurities the
ana ceand the
SKIN IS again ouhed with rich healthfl blood and
the cause removed skin diseases
Tree 70 all who write CO., ATLANTA CA
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Boy HUNTERS sUCCEssFur.

BERKELEY, Aug. 3.--News has been
received here of the success of Roy
Shurtleff and George Harlowe, two
Berkeley high school graduates who
went into the wilds of Mendocino
county to hunt big game. Both boys
have shot three bucks apiece, and they
wrote to friends in this city that they
had secured much smaller game.
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Fort Erie Selections

ny NEW YORK TELEGRAPH
First raee-LignaBdO, C. j. Celia,
Queens Daughter.
Second race-Maxim Gun, Dcvi-
sen. Joe Gaitens.
Third race-Director, BeImere,
Hetne.
Fourth race-KinE's Daughter,
Polly Prim. Dennis Stafford.
Fifth race-Lady Baidur, Ball,
Polar star.
Sixth race-Keep Moving, The
Thorn, Honest.
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pEFENps TENNIs rITLE

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.Nat Emerson OF
Cincinnati successfully defended his
title of western tennis Champion
against L. Harry Waidner of Chicago
at the courts of the KenwOod country
club today. The contest was one Of
the hardest fought and most stUbbOrnly
contested in the history of these tour
naments, requiring five sets and So
games. The score was $40, 60. 3-6.
6-1, rs.
Every game was marked by rapid
fire rallies and brilliant exchanges.
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allen
200 Sterling Mckinney
Seattle Selections
ny J. r. JEFFERY

ID % ~ !" IT II N1Et n
First race-Beautiful and Best,
AndOche, Othmar.
Second race-BerDardO, DIR.
Coleman, Elmdale.
Third race-Massa, Harry Scott,
Fred Rent.
Fourth race-Toupce, Ida May,
Sugarmaid.
Fifth race-ArcOurt, My Pal,
ChoIk Hedrick.
sixth race-UncIe Henry, vi
want. EscamadO.
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GIVE CoFFRoTH PERMIT

REDWOOD CITY, Aug. al. ". Conroth. the
prize ring promoter. has secured from the super
yisors permit for the Sunrise club to conduct
fights at the Mission arena for one year from
September ). under the terms Of the county or
dinance.
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NORTHWEST LEAGUE GAMES
At Vaneouver-Butte 6, Vancouver 3.
to be won outright. The board of
governors of the San Mateo kennel
club are: w. w. Stettheimer Miss
Jennie A. Crocker, Albert H. Hayes.
Irving C. Ackerman Charles X. Harley
and Francis J. Carolan.
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New York Nationals
Are Again Victorious
Shut Out Cincinnati for Fourth
Successive Time by a
Score of 6 to O

GAMES FOR TUESDAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago at Philadelphia.
St. Louis at Brooklyn
Cincinnati at New York
Pittsburg at Boston.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston at Chicago.
Washington at Cleveland
Philadelphia at Detroit.
New York at St. Louis.
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DEFEATS BRITISH MOTOR BoArs

HUNTINGTON, l.. l., Aug 3.-The
American motor boat Dixie II won the
international boat race today. defeating
the British boat Wolseley Siedley by 49
seconds over 80 mile course. The
Dixie lis time was / hour minutes
and IS seconds. It's average speed was
27.7 nautical miles per hour.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS
National League

NEW YORK, Aug. a.-The New York Nation
ais won today's game, which made the fourth
successive shutout for the visitors. The score:
r. II. f.
NeW 1ork --...........' q 10
BatterieS-Spade and Schlei: WiItse and Bres-
nahan. Umpires-Rgler and Emslie.
BROOKLYN, Aug 3.-McIntyre's fine pitching
shut out st. Louis today. The Brooklyn pitcher
was hit safely only once, a scratch infeld hit by
Reilly. Score:
r. H. E.
Brooklyn. IL o
81, Louis ....-... 0 4
Batteres-McIntyre and Bergen; Sallee and
Bliss. Umpire-Klem.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 3-Chieago won to-
days game, which filled with splendid field
ing plays. Score:
r. II. F.
Chicago. .-,......:-........... 10 o
fhlladelpnla q .
Batteres-Brown and Killing: McQuillin MOren
and Doom. Umpires-Rudderham and O'Day
BOSTON, Aug. 3..-Willis pitched we'll until
the ninth, when the locals made four runs but
Dahlen struck out with the bases full and Pitts
burg The score:
R. H f..
Boston. ......-.,....4 s /
Batteries-Wils and Gibson; Flaherty Dor
ner, Boultes and Graham. Umpire-Johnstone
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American League

CLEVELAND, Aug. s.-CIeveland made It four
straight from New York by winning todav's
game by of to 0. Score:
r.. H. F.
New York Observation-Disclosures. : q
Sweeney
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Time. 40 30 Start good. Won easily. Sec
ond and third driving Varieties I6-5, Metlakatla
%. Sea Lad :, Colonel Warwick 20. Colonel
Jewell 40, Sophomore 6, finished as named Monte
went 10 the front right after the start and won
without being fully extended after making the
pace throughout Varieties. the early contender
stopped on the last turn, came again, but weak
rned in the final furlOng. Jack Adams closed a
big gap So did L. C. Ackerley. Colonel Jewell
mad early speed. Monte, So place, 40 show
Adams. ; place, 81 show; L. c. Ackerley, 40
show
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llme-l 10 start good Won easily. Second
snd third driven Pert y. Shirley ROssmore z
Lord OF the Forest To- Miss Provo 800 Burning
Bush G, Lady King 200. Feminine I5O finished
as named. Kinney had the speed to lead from
wire 10 wire Fern would have been closer up
and might have won but for encOuntering in
terference on turn and then coming wide into
stretch Aloe and Rossmore quit badly Pert
closed wen. Kinney. place, ! show; Fern, -
place, 2-5 show; Alone, rs show.
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Time l:0l Start good. Won in a drive OF
three. Iuclement l3-5. Semper Fideis I6 Miss
Worth 20. Matte Russell S. Hazlet s. Pirate
Queen 40. Minnie Bright 60, Roy T 90. finished
rs named. COriel opened q big gap early but
tired in the stretch. Lula g finished stOutly.
outgamine Toll Box in the closing strides. In
element was repeatedly interfered with Coriel
] place. u show; Lula q. 4 place. show; Toll
Box. show
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Tine. l:13 4-5. Start good. Won easily. sec
ond stopping. third driving. Nappa .. Nuns
Yelling i. Magrane 4, La Londe 5, BERTHE A 20.
Agnola 90. Rose Cherry go. Alice Carey 20, La
Rose 90. finished named. Al Lindley led well
into tile stretch with HorOsIlany in close attend
ance throughout Old Settler came from far
back. Nuns Yelling had 4 fash Of early speed.
korosil8ny ! place. ] TO show Al Lindley. 3
place. 50 show; Old Settler, show.
3I54. SECOND RACE-Five furIongs. sell
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AN IDEA FROM JAPAN

DepOsitOrs' committees of suspend
ed banks and trust companies will
find an interesting precedent in the
action taken by the depOsitors of the
Chiyoda Bank, in Japan. After fruit
less efforts to obtain payment they
have formally requested the presi-
dent, Viscount Hori, to commit hara-
kiri in expiration.
At a time when China is consider
ing the adoption of western banking
methods, it might be profitable to in.
troduce in America the Japanese idea
of compulsory suicide as a penalty
for bank-wrecking. The remedy
would prove as effective as Punch's
plan for preventing train wrecks by
tying a director to the cowcatcher. 1t
might cause an appreciate diminu-
ton Of our Italian population and
considerably curtail the income of
transatlantic steamship companies
But it would economic the time of
grand juries and save money spent in
court prosecutions.
To put hara-kiri on the statute
books might not be feasible, but Il
could readily be incorporated in the
body of the unwritten law or includ-
ed in Judge Lynch's cOde.-WOrld.