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The sun., 1909-02-07
BtLLOT TOR WEIGHT.
James u. kccnc's Racehorse High,
Rated by the Handle npper.

Tor the first time in turf history an Amer.
can thoroughbred has received the rath.. !.
doubtful honor OF being rated good enoue h
as racer o be assigned top weight in the
important English handicaps. James r
hccn"s hvc-year-old Ballot, by Voter
Cerito. has earned this distinction. Ballot
has always been a great horse and a high
class one
He was a superb and uubeaten horse
last year" says an English publication
and II he retains his form in England viii!
surely shed credit on the land OF his ma :
t,vtr. When n two-year-od Ballot won
the first half Of the Double Event at Sleeps
head Bay. the Neptune Stakes a. Brighton
Beach and the colts half of the Matron
Stakes AT Belmont ParE As a threc-ycar.
old he started in twelve races won eight of
them and was second or third in the other
four. His Victories were in the lroquois
S'akes and lnvincible Haudicap az brighton
Century Stakes at Sheepshead Bay, First
special and Second Special at Gravesend
and 'he Election Day Handicap and EDGE
mere Stakes AT Aqueduct.
"Dl them all They were the standard
larTynE lge pounds suburban Handicap
s pSsds P fE s ssFes in az f shesp. eh
head Bay, mile IN 80, carrying 100 pounds
Advance stakes at Sheepshead Ray. / SID
miles in ZOO 81, new record. with l?s
pounds on his back. and the Century Stakes
at Sleeps head Bay, u. miles in go SIS. With
llG pounds up. Possibly il was contempla-
ton Of these FIVE races. the high weight
carried in each, the supreme ease with which
al were won and the fast time scored in
all that influenced the English handicappcrs
III rating Ballot above the best OF their
own horses in their big spring haadicaps
The sun., 1909-02-07
Prospect Park Cricket Club.

The annual meeting Of the Prospect Park
Cricket Club was held in the clubrooms,
- Jefferson avenue. Brooklyn, last Friday
night. Tie election of officers for the
ensuing year took place as follows Presi-
dent, William u. Charles; vice-pres ident,
John Taylor secretary, Edward +, Gresham:
treasurer, W. l.. Ellis: captain. William p
Charles, viCe-captain. George Bliss I'm
addition to the officers the executive com
mitee includes I. 4. j. Michalowski and
John ;, Parkes. The following were elect ed
John ). parkes. r. 4. j. MichaiowsN
Edward i. Gresham and Henry lohmer
The greatest interest was taken in the
prospect Of placing team In the Metropoli-
tan District League and the members feit
that their representative in this league
would give good account OF itself in The
series Of match games TO be played next
season
The sun., 1909-02-07
PLANT t~rEb es METER BOAT.
Plans Miscsrried and Now lie VIII Hace
Boat In the Is Meter class.

Accordlp" 10 reports from England ex-
Commodore norton =. Plant wanted to race a
boat in the - meter class against the
shamrock and Brynhl in the British
rcgaitas h'i he could not arrange things
Satisla"to. British yachtsmen are much
disappoiut, that he failed to have a first
class yacht aud would have been much better
pleased II he had had u yacht built here by
llerreshoh. as hc wanted TO do. and raced
It against The pick Of the British yachts.
This would have made thoroughly inter-
national contest. Referring to this the
Yachting WurH says
"One thing that might tempt us to a GER
tain degree Of discomfort with even the
fine racing prospects which lie ahead would
hc fun knowledge Of the plans which went
awry in the max ing II IL held as estab-
llshcd beyond reasonable doubt that while
the first class cutters viii remain as ever
the highest and therefore the most deeply
interesting development OF all that goes
to The making Of tho sport he racing
Of the cutters of ~ meter rating IL likely
10 attract as much attention az the big
class. The latest item of informant ION
which has been removed from the realm
oi douhtful rumor IL that of accredited
news viii 90 tar to strengthen this opinion
u i 10 the effect that Capt Charles Barr
''' Nl'''' 'biNlUblN anu " tlHnCe III InelT
America cup contests against the sham
rocks has been engaged to take charge
OF ono Of tho lj meter racers now beng
built AZ Falrlle. As a matter of fact the
news might have gone little further
than this aud stated that we should not
only nave the most famous Of all the Ameri-
can shippers III this class but that he should
nave the aSsistanCe OF crew picked from
the smartest OF the numerous crowd which
manned Reliance
circles the first feeling is one OF regret
that I he clever eX-SCot Hhoud not have
mHde his temperance In these waters in
4! racer Of tho - meteor class, that he rnight
HEAln be brought against the best that
trfaln can do III yacht racing and that !
Sir Thomas lipton might have an oppor- !
unity nt turning the tables on the man |
! II. aud III HIS l. exactly what we 1
missed hr a. very narrow margin, The |
racer nt which Capt. RarT will have charge I
T. helug huNt tO the order Of Morton |
T. lIaut and tr Is only by force Of cirCWn. /
siHr"eS thu ~ = ot - meters instead OF 23 |
lIcicrs MIR PRut vas anxious 10 sample ,
our racing at - best. and when he decided !
hoot his season he opened negotiations ,
VITA William ri tc for the building of |
Z racing cut er ot the first class, The build |
.uV seas or had already gone so far however
iEd there was already 40 much work in hand |
and IN prospect in the yard that II was inn
Iu--ihl" To undertake q contract of this /
magnitude tlthout serious risk OF dis /
season. he offered order was therefore /
"lnctantlF declined. and there was indeed |
come doubt a. TO whether another Is meter [.
'd"cI could be safely added to The list
The sun., 1909-02-07
speed Skating ChampI on ships

include every champion and speed skater
of prominence in this country and Canada.
the International championship races AT
the -. Nicholas Rink tomorrow night
promise to be Interesting Among the
champions will be Edmund L.amy. who ia
considered the fastest skater since the
days of Joe Donoghue The friends of
Clarenc" Granger, the local champion.
can defeat The Saranac hier around the sharn
thrns. Another factor TO he Consid cred
is q. r.. Bush the ono armed Montreal
skat or, who efcate1 Lamy in PttshurR and
a. SaranaC Lake. Lott Roe and Fred Rob
son of Toronto are two men with indoor
rink records, and Adolph Anderson OF
Chicago, the West ern champion. is con.
hdcnt that he VIII DISTINGUISH himseLf
The sun., 1909-02-07
wendell 4 GOOD FENCER.
Pennsyivanian Wins All Four Bouts
AGAINST the Navy Team.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Feb. s.-The fencing
team OF the University OF Pennsylvania
won from the Naval Academy this after
noon BY a score of bouts to 4. scoring g'the
first victory with the foils that that insti-
tuition has ever won at Annapolis. The
victory of the visitors was mainly due to
the excellent work of Capt. Wendell. who
won all OF his bouts. The navy team vas
weakened by not having Capt. Brandt. who
has Just returned from sick leave. The
navy team will fence against Yale on next
Saturday. and on March l3 II will have an
other chance against Pennsylvania, when
that team and Princeton will he its oppon-
ents in a series of bouts. The summary:
First Round - Wendell. Pennsylvania. won
from Borchardt, Naval Acsdemy;, Bradford
Naval Academy. won from McClintock. Pcnnsy.
vsnIa; Lnhner, Naval Academy. won from
Leymel. Pcnnsylvanla.
Second Round -Borchardt. Naval Academy,
won from McCllntock. Pennsylyanla: Wendel
emy; Borchardt. Naval Academy. won from
Leymel, Pennsylvania,
Third Round McClIntock. pennsyvsns. won
from Lanmer. Naval Academy; Leymel. Penn
sylvanla. won from Bradford. Naval Academy:
Wendell. Pennsylvania, won from Lanmer. Naval
Academy,
The sun., 1909-02-07
INVITED BY VANDERBILT.
r. Won der Horst Koch VIII Drive tn,
viking In England.

Alfred G Vanderbilt has invited Z. vou
der Horst Koch to drive the viking coach
next season on its daily runs between Lon
don and Brighton. Mr.. Koch has accepted
the invitation and will go to London early
In April to assist MIR. Vanderbilt in COM
pleting the arrangements for the opening
run. which will be made on Msyi.
The Venture and the Viking will be kept
on the road during the international show
and Mr.. Koch expects to be on the box
practically every day Of the sea son. When
the twin Vanderbilt coaches were runnin q
to the racetracks few years go MIR. Koch
was FREQUENTLY seen on the Viking, lie
also was. .Apssociated with j. Campbell il
ThompsonTln putting the vieilant on the
road between the Holland House and the
Suburban Club.
Besides being skilled four.in hand whip
Mr.. Koch is capital judge OF heavy harness
horses and has been prominent for a few
seasons past at the horse shows lie made
his first appearances in the show ring as
Judge at Newport In 1908 and he was asked
70 judge at the national show the sams year.
The sun., 1909-02-07
RULES FOR CABLE CHESS.
American Players Limited 10 seven Col.
leges-Test Matches Arranged,

candidates for intercollegiate teams IN
the annual cable chess matches with oxford
and Cambridge have been limited 10 rlqv.
ers OF seven universities. Harvard, ale.
Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Brown and
pennsylvania, This final step has been
taken in the signing of the rules which
will hereafter govern the Rice trophy conf
petitions which bear the signatures Of
J.. II. Perry Of the American COMMITTEES
and the presidents Of the chess clubs At
Oxford and Cambridge. The rules agreed
to are $ follows;
l. Contests for this trophy shall he conducted
by cable match committees representing On ord
and Cambridge and the &. Y T. Ic,gus,
These committees shan have sole power 70 Br
rules for their management. select the player
on hcs csen tslae ana assign the order Of rI''rs
strength OF the contestants.
= Contests for this trophy shall bc he'll
annually at such date as shall he mutually agreed
upon and shall be played between siS pIslcrS
selected from the English universities OIlord
and Cambridge. and sl1 players from any 'olr
Yale, Princeton. Cornell pennSNN anid rud
Brown. The trophy shall pass into the ross"'>,n
Such S Contests us and sha oe he hd sTn bg TIA, @
one year. or until CHALLENGED ior and won b. iN'
opposing party securing the T. majority ots
ners holding the trophy another year.
g., ANY student OF the competing cou'scs
shall not have matriculated more than four C4r'
previous to the beginning OF he scsdem' ~
In which the contests take place and pTo' ;'H
takes place he be either In residence a. OI'o-i
or Cambridge or. In the ease Of tho Nw'rirfN
colleges, taking course OF study recognize b.
his college.
T. The time limit for the matches ,h,n Hc
twenty four moves IN the nrst hour ana tvr..'
moves each subscG ent half hour and ~, -
rules shall be prescribed by tho British 'nr''
code.
s. Each committee shall select a reprcs'r,'
tive TO look after the Interests Of It's team ana
shall be the duty OF these representative IN
superintend directly the making OF the move
and the starting of the clocks.
O. Each committee shall Alternately Se,rt'
referee to adJudicatc unfinished games,
T. Challenges for the trophy shall he issued
before January 81 OF each year. and the 'rnrA,
shah be forfeited for one year II they A." '''
accepted
The intercolle glate committee is arranc
in z test matches between W. ". AleNaud1'
OF Princeton and c. II. Ramsdell, the %
lumbia captain. the winner to meet
Blumberg OF Columbia for the prlNieSe
OF playing at tho fifth board in the ADS
ma tch, and another between W. W. PaIsP
ley Of Harvard and !. r. Chandler NJ NaIe
for the privilege OF playing az the sly.
board. Since the annual intercol esiaM
Chandler has shown hnsen
10 be the best man at Yale by defeating ~
the other members Of the. Yale ousrse'
that played In New York. =. s--T
The sun., 1909-02-07
Association Football.

Fred ~. Mines. captain and manager OF
the Pilgrims. who will visit this country In
the fall to play games. has written 10 Harry
Maniey. president OF the New York State
Amateur Association Football League, in
forming him that the Englishmen will spend
the latter part OF October and most of No
yember over here. At least one match will
be arranged against a team OF the New
York State League.
The drawings for the first round OF the
cup tie for the special cup Of the New York
state Amateur Association Football League
will take place soon and the series will be
started when the weather moderates.
On l.incoln's Birthday the eleven OF the
Brooklyn Football Club will play against
High Bridge at Marquette Oval, and on
February 20 the Staten Island Football Club
will send its team to Philadelphia to play
against the eleven of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club
The sun., 1909-02-07
Yale Beats Army in Hot Game.

WEST POINT. n. v. Feb. e.-In a hotly
contested basketball game to-day Yale de-
feated the Army Ave by score OF % to IS.
In the first half both teams displayed poor
team work and depended on long passes
and repeatedly shot the len 9Th Of the court
instead of working to n favorable position
for the try. The first half ended Yale, IL.
Army, q. In the Ia st half the teams passed
better and covered their men moro efTec-
lively: Each team scored points in the
period, Yale getting four goals and a point
many fouls called on the visitors gave
pevers an opportunity. to add three points
from the foul line for the Army. VaDVleck
rdes shooting four, dlfflcult goals be added
two from the foul line.
The sun., 1909-02-07
SQUASH.
Harvard and Heights Casino Players Beat
Their Opponents.

Harvard and Heights Casino SQUASH
players were the leaders yesterday in the
continuation Of the championship series
OF the Metropolitan Association. On the
courts Of the Princeton Club the PLAYERS
of the Harvard Club won six out OF seven
matches. On their home courts in Brook
lyn the racquet men OF the Casino defeated
the visitors from the Columbia University
Club in fiVe out OF the seven competitions
Harvard had something OF a new team in
the field and the absence of Capt. Whitman
was felt But at that Harold NJ. McBurney
was the only one OF the team sporting the
Crimson to lose his match He faced O. De
Gray Vanderbilt in match which was
filled with rallies and some of the fastest
placing to the back court and dying away
shots to corner that have been seen in the
PRINCETON house IN many day. In Brook
form against the former Columbia cham.
pion, l.. Z. Muhna. Three games we're
the order. with Bull winning. The sum
mary:
HARVARD AT PRINCETON CLUE
Grenvillo Clark, Harvard, defeated n. p. Ho.
man, mans: frisnsssS9a s.f.,sea Es s J. W Pf.n,ice
defeated Harold ID y @ SeBuHnsS af4G Hsrt.rG P,nSstGG
l7-,a le.I 4. 4: Loeket,, Hsrysrd. defeated
ss,t.re hsd HsTysfd defeated iSbs. p,n,s
tc9 isd7' lsmls n,ls lS-iS sl F. IL Davis. Harvard
isiS isEiu g. F. cl.rhson HarysrS HprSn a.ld isi2d
II. Mlnot, Princeton. l5-9. lSl:
COLUMBIA cLUB AT HkIoHTs CASINO.
j, X. Williams Heights Casino, defeated Frank
Kldde, Columbia, 1S-s els. l5-ii; J. o. low
Heights Casino, defeated A. L, Marvin Columbia
Is ie-s; &. N, Bull. Jr, Heights Casino, de,
feated !; Y; Mahan, Columbia, 1910. ills,
Abbott. Heights Casino. l5-a lis, i7-is %. D.
Roberts, Heights Casino, defeated r, r. Wirhsm,
Sosnela' ~ do,S, lS.Ii; i: X White oollmbs'
I'LL. is-6 r. Goepel, Heights Casino, defeated
II. Keeler, Columbia, i5-5. l0-i5, i5-7
The sun., 1909-02-07
Military uinc shoot,

The Cypress Hills Rife and Revolver
Association will hold shoot at the range
at Richter's cypress Hills Park on Wash.
inston's Birthday, The prize la to be a
military rifle championship OF Greater No%
York. The shoot is open 10 everybody
Any military rife, any ammunition and any
reduced charge with lead bullet may lr
used. One hundred shots are 10 be rred
on = standard American target. inch bull,
onhand position. The match viii begin
at 0 O'Clock in the morning. Entries should
be made before February Is TO s. Sauibb,
secretary. SIS kjngslsnd avenue. Brooklyn.
The sun., 1909-02-07
COLUMBIA cLUB AT HEIoHTs CASINO.


a total OF Ss4 games has been contested by jose
and OF this number he has won S4S lost 5 and
drawn 4. The latest sdvices gave him clean scores
IN Des Moincs and Newton, 1a where he defeated
lively.
julius Finn New York State chess champion.
gave an exhibition Of hllndtold chess against sin
Club Thu rsdsy night winning four games against
Or. Douglas and Messrs Pheian, Dreyfls and
Dugre, ioenY 70 r. D. Rosebault and drawing
egsinst o. Fleld.'
The sun., 1909-02-07

AMHFEsT. Mass, Feb. 6.-Amherst tied
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in a hockey game played at Pratt Rink
this afternoon. Each side made one goal.
TWO five minute periods were taken to play
on the tie, but the score was unchanged
Ohearn played star game for Technology
scoring the first goal after five minutes Of
play. Billings was strong OH the defence
For Amherst Wyckoh WAS the mainstay
of the team. while Sansous and Washburn
played Il fast game on the forward line
The sun., 1909-02-07
Langrord anu Jackson to Fight Again

SAN Francisco. Feb. 6.-Sam Langford
will Fight twenty rounds with Young
Peter jackson at the Central Athletic Club
of Sacramento on February 20. according
to articles signed to-day. The men are
10 meet at catch weights. LanRford and
Jackson have met six times. Langford
has won four times. jackson once. and
once II WAS q draw.
The sun., 1909-02-07
barnard Girls Braced In.

The Barnard College basketball team
defeat cd the Horace Mann girls yesterd az
afternoon in the Thompson gymnasium by
a score OF II to To- This is the third time
that the Barnard College girls have de-
feated their opponents. When the first
half ended the Horace Mann team was
ahead by u score Of 10 to 3. The Barnard
girls braCed up in the final half and made
six more points. while their opponents
scored nothing.
The sun., 1909-02-07
M,dsnirmcn ncfca, Baltimore "a bones

ANNAroLrs, Md. Feb. 8.-In lively
game Of basket ball this afternoon the
Naval Academy defeated Baltimore Medical
College ~ TO ~ Little Wilson was again
the star forward OF the Navy team and
scored seven field goals.
The sun., 1909-02-07
N-;aoo,l has oNsred N

Although JON NriIcoil hr. oN-red n
fight Abe AiLeil any day up 10 February
~, lhe.day before the former sails for Fng.
and, Attell-s dodgiug. II looks now rs
world title until DrsCo comes back here
n tprll. Atell wired here Yesterday that
he would meet Driscol the iirsr week Ia
March. but that is out Of the question.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-04
CHICAGO WHEAT IS
At ITS HIGH POINT
All Things Tend to Strength
en- the Patuen Corner.
Other Grains Firm.

CHICAGO, April 4--StiII the prices
for wheat soar and the sore bears rage
and Tume, but the inevitable seems to
ne irreslstibly coming on, for each day
brings May one day nearer One big
short cashed in this week through the
failure route and FOR the account Of
John Dickinson < Co. $4,000 bushels of
May wheat was bought in yesterday
Failures Of this character hit here and
there over the pit. disturbing the Sc
rehity OF traders who may have been
more CT less even on the sheet but
are called upon 20 protect themselves
anew through suspensions. It is a shift
lng OF the burden from the dead ones
10 the live ones.
Everything points to a strong bun
market. aside from the great Spectator,
Patten- u goes without saving that
this wise man is a bull Higher cables.
small Russian shipments. the prospects
OF the worlds shipments being under
S.o0o.o00 bushels, and the demand for
cash wheat al favor the higher price
theory The Dickinson failure was the
last straw and that made the new high
records possible May wheat rose 20
1221z and closed at 122- July stopped at
l0S94, and September at 1oG7s. These
prices ought to be satisfactory to the
bushels Of wheat, much Of which viii
De forthcoming in time to interest Mr.
Patten and his allies
The best buying Of May during the
week has been by Armour. one of the
big shorts
May wheat is ,. of cent above the
high of the John W. Gates coup, in
1898,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-04
SECURITY MARKET
DULL, BUT STEADY
Street Railroads Lead in
Suength-Are at 1909
High Levels.
LOCAL GAS SHARES
SHOW SOME LOSS
Bonds Have Been Neglected, But
Are Held Very
Firmly.

The local stock market is very dull.
fractions are strong. and the rest of the
list furnishes interesting spots here and
there that make the sessions of the
exchange worth attending, as one can
never tell what may happen
Washington Gas declined from AZ TO
721z, with moderately large sales, and
then recovered point on light trading
The company has various plans for
making the shareholders happy, but
the opposition is so strong that it is
feared action may antagOnize law
makers, and therefore delays are fol-
lowing delays. There seems to be little
demand from outside traders, and some
stock generally ready for marketing on
strong spots
Local fractions are doing we'll. The
earnings continue. the extra session Of
Congress helping out greatly, and help
ing both lines, while the loop TO the
station is picking up many nickels
Railway common closed a. 43%. the
highest point of the year. The prefer
red touched 81. also high. and Capital
Traction was in the top peg at I:3.
I.anstOn Monotype IS a favorite with
Washington investors, the sales last
week reaching 40 shares, and the price
advanced to the new high for 1903, 1Hs
Mergenthaler is always wanted for
strong boxes. 1t closed little lower
than the opening.
Bank Stocks Interesting.
Local bank stocks are attracting more
or less attention. Small iots Of Metro
poIitan National have sold 30 TO 100.
the lower figures following a cut in the
dividend rate OF the institution, incident
to the necessities as they appeared to
the management that took control OF
the bank January i. 1909.
The week has developed no particular
demand for bonds. indeed the sales We're
the lightest for any week in many
months. The investment demand seems
to have been satisfied.
With millions more coming out I'm in
terest and dividend payments for the
first quarter Of 1909 washington securi-
ties should have more life and do bet
ter. The banks have large cash re-
serves. the demand for accommodations
is not urgent and local investments offer
good returns and safety.
Bonds show practically no change
during the week
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COrn-Patten Is short on corn The
farmers are beginning To get busy with
their spring work and corn Is not com
ing D primary markets very heavily.
The range yesterday follows:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-04
MEAT CONDE NNED
BREAKS RECORDS
Law on Tubercular Beef In
terpreted Literally at
Brighton Abattoir.

BOSTON, Mass, April 4-MOre meat
has been condemned al the BriNhton
Abattoir within the past six DAYS. as a
result OF the literal Interpretation Of
laws concerning tubercuIar beef. than
in amy previous week in the history Of
the department.
The total amount Of meat Of all kinds
condemned for the week was 1905
pounds, OF which 1851 pounds were
beef. 5,15e pounds pork. and $50 pounds
calves. During the week there we're 423
head Of cattle inspected, III calves, %
sheep. and L023 hogs The inspectors
held up seven cattle which were pass
ed by the United States inspectors
The total Of meat condemned during
the week is the greatest in the history
or the abattoir, the usual weekly con-
demnetiOn being about 5000 pounds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-04

NEW YORK PRICES OF THE WEEK

The highest
stocks sold
are also given for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-04
CREDITORS GIVEN
TIME TO CONSIDER

CHICAGO. April 4.-Crcditors Of A..
Booth & co. have been given until
April 20 10 accept the proposition for
the reorganization Of the company
submitted 10 the creditors committee
by T. ~ Valentine, the New York
huaucier-
Circular letters have been sent 30
the thousands of creditors Of the de-
funct fish concern by Jacob Newman,
attorney FOR the committee. contain
ing the offer OF Mr.. Valentine, with
the recommendation of the committee
that il be accepted.
The assets Of the Booth Company
viii be sold by order of court n is
now expected that they will bring
more than p per cent OF the indebted
ness of the company According to "A
member Of the committee, creditors
who do not assent to the reOrgauiza-
ton plan will get their pro rata share
of the proceeds OF the sale and roth
ing more.