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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
WILL RACE ABROAD.
Foxhall Keene and Craig Wadsworth
Going to England.

NEW YORK, February 15.-Foxhall
Keene and Craig w. Wadsworth, mem
bers of the Jockey Club. will be repre-
scented in the running of the National
Hunt steeplechase in England next
month. Mr. Keene has Prophet Ill in
in the list of nominations and Mr.. Wads-
worths representative is Philiron.
The race is run at the Warwick meet
ing on March II and is about $50 yards
over four miles. 1t is one of the first
class early stakes through the field
Some American horses will also be seen
In the running of the National Hunt Juve-
nile Steeplechase. to be run at the same
meeting. It is chase of two and a half
miles and for maiden four-year-olds. w.
H. P. Jenkins has Tho Drudge IL IN the
list and sydney Paget is representated
by Ruby Light and Marshal Oyama.
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MIDwINTER ECONOMY RUN.
Race From Brooklyn to
Montauk Point.

NEW YORK, February ia one-day
midwinter economy run will be held by
the Long Island Automobile Club Feb
ruary p from Brooklyn to Montauk
Point and return. distance Of 242 miles.
1t is open to all automobile owners. and
the sum Of $500 will be expended for
the first prize. 500 for the second. and
$50 for the third. Every car must carry
it's full quota of passengers, according
to catalogue specifications. the same to
include one observer nominated by an
other contestant. Observers will be as
signed. so far possible. to cars of cor
responding prices.
The winner of the test will be the car
which carries its full quota of passen-
gers from Brooklyn to Montauk Point and
return at the lowest cost for each per-
son. fuel and oil only to be considered.
A comparison with railroad rates will be
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
ENTRIES FOR MONDAY.
New Orleans-City Park.

First race. three furlongs; purse-Atmia. Bessie
Trent. Babba, Chalce. Nancy Blues, May Lee.
Silverine, Gaea, She Wolf. Hardyana, 1O6: Sere-
made. Lady Chiffon. Miss Hapsburg, My Lady
Frances. Miss Snack, lip.
Second race steeplechase: short course; SELL
ing-Gault. Jim Hutton. Sand Catcher, Bass
Solo. 135: Captain Jarrel. 1875: I4ndale. Buck
man. OEyx ii, Molo B.. Berry Waddell, 156.
Third race. five furlOngs; selling-Di1well, Phil
Chinn. Wausau. 81; Milo 100; May McComb.
John A. Cooke, Red Mill opie Read, Be Ready
jr.. l. \. Mayer. I02; Royal Chance, 1915: Billy
Starr Ben WaImsley, LOG; Needmore, 100; Car,
1l2
Fourth race. one mile and sixteenth; handi-
cap-Hawksma 81: Zipango: 100: Yankee Girl.
Pedro. los: DR. McCluer. 1O7; John Carroll. 40.
Fifth race, six furlongs; sellng-Miss Delaney.
Bellwether 80: Apache. Refined: 81; Artful
Dodger 90; Handzarra, 100; Loring. 1902; Teo
Beach Io4 Lady Anne. Lens. Jos; Cooney X,
lc6; Sir Toddington, Merrick, 1O1 Oraculum,
1C9: Goldproof. 10.
Sixth race. one mile and a sixteenth: purse
George ii. White. 95; Rebel Queen. 81: Ban
ridge. SIS; Albert Star, 102: Hans, Severus, 1O7
St Ilsrio. Hanbridge. 11G.
seventh race, one mile and an eighth; selling
Lady Vincent. 80; Flavigny. 104; Louise Mac
fsrlan. Halbard. 105; Anna Day, Delphie. 1O7
Granada, Adesso, John Smulski, 10; High Bear,
III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
WAR OVER HACKENSCHM|DI
DISPUTE ABOUT THE BIG CON-
TEST WITH FRANK GOTCH.

NEW YORK. February 15.-There is a
merry war going on over the wrestling
services Of George Hacke nschmidt, the
Russian lion. Several months ago the
MisSouri A. c. promoters of Kansas City
offered Hack a $4,000 purse to wrestle
Frank Gotch in their town. Hack seemed
willing. and wrote that he was only wait
ing for the details to be arranged
But now appears on the scene Mr.
William w. Wittig of Milwaukee with
contracts and cables, showing that he
has signed Hackenschmidt up for the
big match for himself. Wittig has
deposited half a of ten-thousand- dollar
purse with a law firm in New York, and
has received cable dispatches from
Charles Cochran in London saying that
Hackenschmidt's signature has been Sc
cured. Mr.. Cochran is the gentleman
who managed Hackenschmidt, or, at
least, made his matches and other bust
ness arrangements during the Russian
lions former American trip.
The only question is Cochran's right
to represent the Russian. Mr.. Coch-
ran wrote some time ago that he had
severed relations with Hackenschmidt,
the London papers confirmed the story,
said he had severed business relations
with Cochran.
Mr.. Wittig's contract with Hacken-
schmidt calls for a period of exhibit
tons for the Russian lion eliminating
in the great championship match on or
before April 5. in Chicago or Kansas
City. Gotch says he's willing to wrestle
anywhere-if he can only get the chance.
Wittig is wiling to shift the match to
New York if he can find a place to hold
it. Madison Square Garden will be busy
with a circus, and it will take a great
arena to accommodate the crowd If
Hackenschmidt and GOtch come to-
gether.
Whether the Kansas City club mana
ges to squeeze in or not. one thing is
sure-Hackenschmidt will be seen here
again, and the match with GOtch will
prove the greatest wrestling attraction
since Hackenschmidt and Jenkins met
at Madison Square Garden.
Frank GOtch, the American champion
wrestler has announced his schedule of
dates up to the time when he will prob
ably meet Hackenschmidt. His last trip
was very successful,< and another has
been arranged along similar lines. He
will make a two-week tour of the New
England states. and Will then visit the
middle west, winding up at Kansas City
in time to train for Hackenschmidt in
case the match with the Russian lion
is made.
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the interscholastic event in the Ameri-
can Henley at Philadelphia May %.
Boathouse Repairs

Boathouse Repairs.
The university boathouse has under
gone some repairs in the past month,
and is now in excellent condition to re-
ceive the candidates and shelter them
for the long season till the last of June
New cables have been stretched to the
bank to doubly insure safety against
the spring freshets and the ice. The
addition which had to be made to
"Langley's ark to provide for the
sixty-foot shells had a tendency to
make the boathOuse sag last year, and
this defect was remedied. The big float
has been repaired and is once more
firmly secured to the house. and both
will shortly receive new coats of paint.
project has been on foot to
move the boathouse down the river to
bridge but this was not found feasible
on account of the difficulty of keeping
the house safely secured in deep water,
which anchorage Is easiest accomplish
ed in its present position just off the
old icehouse.
The following are the men retained
on the squad, and from these candidates
the three crews first to go on the water
will be chosen: Capt. Fitzgerald, 10;
ex-Capt. Rice, IT'S; Murray, 40: Lynch.
100; La Plante. 1852; Moran. III: Reilly,
169; Fitzpatrick. 16S; Mclaughlin, 1855;
McNulty, $50; Tighe. 1872; Leahy, 164
149: Cudahy. 1874; Fenan. $50; Crosby.
165; Powers, 100: Drury. 166; Rod
riguez, 1853; Lavelle. 1872; Dilkes 1874;
Mckinney. $50; Stuart, 147; Morse, 1913
Kelley, %; Angulo, 1872; Ashe, ia; Eek
enrOde, 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
INTERIOR CHESS CHAMPIONS
RICE GAMBIT TOURNAMENT
BEGINS THIS WEEK.

Interior clinched the championship of
the Departmental Chess League We'd
nesday evening last by defeating Com
merce and Labor in the final round. The
victory was decisive one. as the score
indicates. although Richardson made a
game fight against Cohen on board ..
The other matches remain in an unfinish-
ed state owing to the absence Of some Of
the players through illness. It will be
remembered that Government Printing
Office had surrendered third place to
Agriculture in the eighth round. and as
it had an easier task in the final round
than the latter there was probability
that 1t might regain the third position.
AS far as the play went. however honors
are about even in this respect. The
Printers have a good lead on Navy and
look to have an apparently safe match.
while Agriculture created a surprise by
taking both the finished games from
Treasury. The Interiors are now twice
champions Of the league, having won
sons play it is interesting to note that
of the ten matches played the cham
pions won eight. lost one and drew one.
Iloy mace a DdO StdII, lOSAu6 " ". w.
in the opening match OF the season. Later,
in the fourth round. they drew with
Treasury. who had made a flying start
and was at that time leading the league.
Treasury held its lead for several sub
sequent rounds: it was. In fact not dis
placed until the semi-6nal round. when
it met Interior for the second time. This
proved to be its Waterloo. 1t had to sub
NIT to defeat, and tt is meant the loss of
the championship.
The members Of the winning team have
shown a fine esprit de corps. and during
the second series especially Capt. Walker
was enabled to assemble his strongest
team on most occasions. Treasury. on
the other hand, has not been quite 80 for
tunate In this respect. Had circum-
stances permitted 1t to place its best team
in the field in the later matches 1t Is
quite possible it might have retained
its lead to the end.
The greatest factor in Interiors victory
has, without doubt, been the exceedingly
fine play Of its captain. F. B. Walker
Playing invariably on board 1, Mr.. Wal
ker has taken part In every match and
came out with ten straight victories. a
truly remarkable performance. Much
credit is also due to Cohen, who ably
seconded his captain. and to Pratt, who
did yeoman service for his side.
The summaries. team standing and IN
dividual scores of 800 per cent and above
to date are as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
To Plead for Horse Racing.

LEXINGTON. KY, February 15-Ken-
lucky horsemen will appeal to the New
York legislature on behalf of horse racing.
A committee composed of Major P. P.
Johnston. president OF the National Trot-
ting Association and adjutant general
of Kentucky; Col. Milton Young. owner
of the McCrathian stud and Col. John
r. Allen, commonwealth attorney, was
selected this afternoon to go to New
York and appear before the legislature at
Albany next Wednesday to protest against
the repeal of the Percy-Gray law, affect
ing racing in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
Exciting Race Of Skaters.

An exciting race was skated Friday
night at the Alexandria rink between
Reavar and Cumberland. The distance
was fifteen laps. one-half mile. Reeves
led COR ten laps without apparc9; Difficult
ty. then Cumberland tried to go TO the
front and by the greatest exertion IN the
last five laps managed TO get close enough
TO touch Reeves at the finish. The spec
tators were kept in a state of excitement
for a great part OF the race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
Yale Defeats Harvard.

NEW YORK, February 15.-Yale defeat
ed Harvard in the deciding game of the
intercollegiate hockey championship at the
st. Nicholas rink tonight by a score of
three goals to two. Harvard was a strong
favorite, although neither team had been
defeated during the season. At the end of
the first half Yale led by two goals to one.
Rumsey of Harvard tied the score in the
second half. but Heron won the cham
pionship for the New Haven men a few
minutes later by landing the puck in the
net after a hard scrimmase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
INDIVIDUAL SCORES.
Mrs. Mum Wins the Title.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. February 15.-ln a
close golf match. which required an extra
hole to determine the result. Mrs George
Sturgis of Coronado yesterday defeated
Mrs Herbert Mum of New York, and
thereby became the woman golf cham
pion of 1908 for the Pacific coast. Mrs.
Mum was Coronados woman champion
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
Victory for Local Polo Team.

lie Washington Rink polo team Thurs
day defeated the Alexandria Rink polo
team in Alexandria by the score of to
-. The lineup follows: Washington
y Hanson. rush: j. Master. rush; Happy,
rush: Geo. Gueni. goal tender; j. Cumber-
land. half back; Line Moore, sub.
AlexauGria-R. Sims, rush; G. Chilcot,
rush: S. Crime, rush: T. Sweeny. half
back: W. Stanton, goal tender; l.. Sweeny
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Oxford Defeats Cambridge.

LONDON. February 15.-The annual foot
ball match between Oxford and Cam
bridge was played at Queens Clubs
grounds today. and resulted in a victory
for Oxford. The score was TO 1. Asso-
citation rules were observed.
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Middies Superior With Foils.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, February 15.-The
midshipmen defeated the Yale fencing
team here this afternoon by the score of
6 to g. Burdick, the navy captain won
al, three of his bouts, and Brandt of the
same team won both in which he con-
tested.
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Yale Throws Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, February 10
The Yale University wrestling team de-
feated the University of Pennsylvania
here tonight by four bouts to three.
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Yale Defeats Cornell.

NEW HAVEN Conn, February l5.-In
fast and rough basket ball game here
tonight Yale beat Cornell, is to 16.
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Cut in the Rowing Squad.

or gross fault to go unnoticef. He is
developing certain men for stroke. so
that when the men get on the water
there will be no scarcity of material for
this position. Already there are two
other men in the squad besides the
captain who have been tried frequently
I'M the number eight position. showing
that the coach intends to provide
against any unforeseen accident which
might occur to the stroke and throw
the whole crew out of harmony on the
eve of race.
The plans were to get the crews on
the water tomorrow, but it now looks
as If their appearance on tie water
must be postponed for a few days. The
ice about the Georgetown house has
gone away sufficiently to allow the
crews to embark for a very short dis
lance. but the upriver ice and the brush
and the swift current make 1T haz-
ardous for the frau shells to venture
out too far. Work will be steadily
maintained on the machines for few
days longer. and at the first signs of a
clear course the varsity squad will be
put into the two starboard and the
other port boat and given good try
out on the water. rs the club has but
these three shells. the Georgetown
props will not be able to go on the
water for two weeks or until after the
second cut in the varsity squad. The
props have more candidates out for
their crew than they had last season.
and the men are fully as large. They
have but two veterans of their former
crew, but sixteen men have had the ex-
perience of rowing in the interpret
races last fall. and Capt. DAILY is SAN
guine of turning out crew that will
make the high schools hustle. The
props have hopes of rowing Technical
High School OF this city some time
early in the spring. Later they may
Academy and should they show well
in these races they iatend to compete in
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-09
What America Needs.

What America needs more than rail-
way extension and western irrigation,
and low tariff, and bigger wheat crop
and merchant machine, and a new
navy, is revival of piety, the kind
mother and father used to haye-piety
that counted it good business to stop
for daily family prayer before breakfast
right III the middle of harvest: tina t
quit field work a half hour early Thurs
day night, SO as to get the chores done
and go to prayer meeting; that borrow
ed money to pay the preachers salary
and prayed ferventy in secret for the
salvation Jf the rich man who looked
with scorn on such unbusinesslike be-
hayior. That's what we need now to
clean this country of the fifth of graft,
and of greed, petty and big; of worship
OF fine houses and big lands and high
office and grand social functions. What
is this thing we are worshippng but a
vain repetition OF what decayed nations
fell down and worshlped just before
their light went out? Read the histor
OF Rome in decay and you will find
luxury there that could lay big dollar
over our little doughnut that looks
so large to us. Great wealth neye.
made nation substantial nor honor
able. There is nothing on earth that
looks good that is SO dangerous for a
mau or nation to handle as quick,
easy, big money. If you do resist it's
deadly Influences the chances are that
it will get your son. 1t takes greater
and finer heroism to dare to be poor in
America than to capture a battery in
Manchuria.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-09
The Future of Pierre.

Pierre is growing rapidly now and
the future gives every promise of great
growth and Development Every
frontier city in its early day has had to
wait patiently few years for the com
ing or the full development of her
territory, then has come the great
growth and this is now starting for
Pierre.
Every generation sees some small
cities grow up quickly into large
prominence aud this generation will
certainly see such and can point to
another small city Of to-day so certain
to be great city of the future as this
young future great on the banks of
this great national water way, the
greatest river in the world, with her
natural gas, her oil fields, great coal
fields, cement shales and a splend id
agriculture country surrounding.
The 'ruly wise man is the one who
correctly foresees the future. The
great achievements and improvements
of this world have never been brouph
about by the pessimist.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-09
Splendid Showing is Made.

The late report of the state auditor
goes into county statistics of indebted
ness and shows that the unpaid taxes
in the counties of the state are prac til
cally equal to the bonded debts of all
the counties; and that the cash on hand
for county purposes in the different
counties exceeds by one hundred fifty
thousand dollars, the total outstanding
warrant Indebtedness of the counties.
The heaviest debt Of the counties is to
the state school fund, amounting to
more than three and half million
dollars, but this is all secured to them
by real estate mortgages, the whole
showing being a most favorable one
for the counties Of the state.
While there are but twenty six coun-
ties without bonded Indebtedness in
this years report against twenty eight
last year, the total bonded debts of the
counties have been decreased $40, ,83O. 10.
The increases have been forty thousand
dollars in Sanborn, and $4,42794 in
Turner, which had no bonded debt last,
year. While msny of the counties of
the state have cash enough in their
county funds to take up all OF their
floating Indebtedness, the counties of
Charles Mix and Sully are the only one 8
without bonded debt, and with less than
a hundred dollars of outstanding war
rants. The lowest county tax lazy for
1905 wasin Hutchinson county with H.
o7 mills, and the highest in Fall River
county with 1880 miles on the dollar.
The average for the state was 24.S0
mills on the dollar.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-09
News From Washington.

Residents of Washington and visi-
tors who expect to be here for few
weeks are loo oking award with CON
siderable interest to the tests which the
War Department. is to make with aero
plane and dirigible balloons at Fort
Myer, Va. From these tests the re-
viewing board, made upof experts from
the signal corps, will decide upon the
nature of the airship to be purchased
by the Department for the use of the
army. Captain Charles Chandler, the
balloon expert of the signal corps left
Washington a few days ago under or
ders from Secretary Taft to proceed to
Fort Omaha, Neb., and Fort Leaven-
worth, kan, to deliver lectures before
the aeronautic schools at those posts on
the progress of military balloon work.
Captain Chandler will return to Wash :
lngton In time to be present at the
opening OF the proposals for aeroplane
and dirigihle balloons for which the
War Department advertised some time
ago.
With the close of business hours on
December 81, the United States mint
at Philadelphia stopped coming the
famous ST Gaudens gold coins with
the date printed in Roman numerals
AS soon as new dies can lie made, the
minting for this year will be resumed,
but the date will hereafter be in Arabic
just PLAIN "l9Os," SO that everyone
can read it inteligently without under.
taxing mental caisthenics. This change
is not to be made as the result Of the
many criticisms which have been
directed against the new coins, but is
made necessary by reason OF the fact
that MCMVIll has one too many
figures to go on the coin as designed
Owing to this reversion to the old style
date, it is expected that the coins of the
new issue will be even more highly
priced than heretofore. Not few OF
the curious ones Wko secured two OF
three of the first issue as souvenirs
were persuaded to part with them at a
premium Of from Is to % per cent, but
some were arsighted enough to Sc G
that later on the demand would bt
greater and the premium consequently
larger, and these expect to profit wei
from their incursion to the realms OF
! high finance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-09
Orchards Fate.

LII remains now to be seen how much
Harry Orchard If Governor Gooding,
Senator Borah and the public prosecu-
tors have been in earnest, if they have
acted with entire good faith in the pro-
ceedings Of the past few months, they
must demand, that Orchard be hanged.
and hanged without the loss of an un-
necessary day.
They have insisted, throughout, that
Orchard told the truth. They have in
sisted that his confession afforded suf-
liclent evidence on which to hang Moy.
er and Pettibone and Haywood. Idaho
,Jures have thought otherwise especi-
ally iii view OF the lack of corroboratiye
testimony connecting these Western
Federation leaders with the crimes Or
chard confesses he committed, and the
charges he committed at their instiga :
ton But no corroborative evidence is
required as to Orchards part in the
crimes According to his own evidence
he is the most cold blooded and inhu-
man monster unhung, and deserves the
death penalty if man ever did. If, on
the other hand, his story is false, then
he is still a monster aud deserves hang
ling.
But the only conceivable hypothesis
is that these Idaho officials believe Or
chard's story to be true. n OF otherwise
could there be explained, if we suppose
them to be honest men, the kidnapping
OF the labor officials and the insistent
and persistent demand that they be
hanged on Orchards testimony. If
they believed Orchard then, they must
believe him now. If they believed his
evidence should hang Haywood and
IetsiDone, tiley must Deiieve il ought
to hang him. And they solemnly de-
cared, before the world and the Jury,
that not the slightest hope or promise
of immunity had been held out to Or
rhard to reward him for turning states
evidence.
We are interested, therefore, in see
ing what Idaho will do with Orchard
and how long it will take to do it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-09
Offers Reward For Murderer's Gun.

The county commissioners of Stanley
county have offered reward of five
hundred dollars for the revolver with
which Katherine Kille was murdered.
1t is claimed that Bowen, the man held
for the killing, was the possessor of
revolver up to within a few days before
the killing, but he did not have it in his
possession when arrested, and claimed
to have lost it some time before. The
theory is that he hid the revolver, and
a search is being made to discover it.
As there are several ponds and large
dog towns between the place where the
killing occurred and the place where
Bowen was arrested, even if he did do
tho deed and hide the revolver, finding
it would be almost impossibas.