The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-01
epopr,Mc William A. Larned
AFFAIRS. ois 80

A r
ArrAlhS. successfully defended
the title of national tennis champion
on the Casino courts at Newport, r. l
by defeating Beals c. Wright Of Bo
ton.
In race which put the endurance
thirty competitors to the severest ties,
Budd Goodwin of the New York Ath'
letic club proved able to endure best
and swim fastest, winning the annual
Marathon race from the Battery to
Coney Island, a distance of thirteen
miles, and making a new record fol
the distance of 4 hours 80 minutes, ff-
Aeen minutes better than any previous
mark. Only three others were able to
cover the distance.
New York paid splendid homage to
the American sectors of the Olympic
contests at London when the Yankee
champions were escorted in triumph
by $4,000 paraders from Long Acre
square to the city hall, where loving
cups were presented to three and gold
medals pinned on each of the ninety
five defenders of the stars and stripes
on the field. The athletes were re-
.ceived by President Roosevelt at Saga
more Hill.
J. r. Keene's Maskette, a two-year-
old FLY, by Disguise Biturica, won the
rich Futurity race, and $4,000 persons
saw the grand young thoroughbred
equal the worlds record for the dis
lance, Iii is, and break the Futurity
record. ]. Il. Madden's Sir Martin
was second, and Mr.. Keene's Helmet
was third.
Fred Mcleod, native of North Ber-
wick, England, but now with the Mid
lothian club, Chicago, won the four
teenth open championship of the Unit
ed States Golf association at the My
opia Hunt club near Hamilton, Mass.
EopEicM AT Ischl, Austria, EN-
Mo-re or peror Francis Joseph
,.,--.- laid the foundation Of
ny EhEoi' a hospital in memory
of the late Empress Elizabeth. Dur
ing the night the casket containing
the imperial signed record and the
customary coins was stolen.
The wife of Major General Charles
Edward Lizard was mysteriously MUIR
dered in a desolate wood near Seven
oaks, short distance outside of Lon.
don. No trace of the murderer was
found, but the motive apparently was
robbery, valuable rings having been
taken from the woman's fingers.
( The Netherlands government has
asked France through the French
minister at The Hague. whether it
would be possible for France to CO.
operate with Holland in the present
difficulty with Venezuela. France re-
sponded that she would consider the
question.
Count Leo Tolstoi, the famous Rus
sian author, is improving slowly from
his recent serious illness.
nEATHs Colonel William #. vi
~ MorEn las, who was mem
Der of President Cleve.
lands cabinet, died at
Madison, Wis, after five weeks ill
ness. He was stricken with cerebral
hemorrhage the latter part of July and
despite the best medical skill continued
to sink. Colonel Villas was born at
Chelsea, VT. July 9, 1910.
Tony Pastor, theatrical manager for
nearly fifty years, died at his country
home, Kerry Cottage, Whitney avenue.
EImhurst, N. T., after an illness Of two
weeks. He was seventy-two years old,
and death was due to general break.
down.
Lieutenant General Alexander P.
Stewart, one OF the last two surviving
lieutenant generals of the Confederacy,
died at Biloxi, Miss. He was eighty
seven years old,
Frederick q Hewitt, retired bank