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New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
NEW MARATHON HERO
Obermeyer Takes 4corn Race IN
Brooklyn an Easy Fashion.

George J. .Obermeyer, OF the National Athletic
Club Of Brooklyn, the Marathon run held
under the auspices of the Acorn Athletic Associa-
ton at Saratoga Park, Brooklyn, yesterday Ooer-
meyers time for the was S:O1:Os. which was
considered excellent. he was not pushed at any
point from the 15-mile mark and finished In
fine condition. He greeted with great
burst Of applause by the four thousand persons
who crowded the park, and by several thousand
others who were perched nearby houses and IN
windows where the could be seen Eddie
Carr, OF the Xavier Athletic Association. made his
best showing since he took up Marathon running
b. taking second place, some fvs and haif laps
behind Obermeye-. Carr won admiration for MS
pluck and grit. as a time he vas going TO
Quit but as he IS known TO have never left a race
In that fashion continued IN the race, and did not
show signs Of fatigue at the finish He finished
the last lap a good pace. and was loudly
applauded {. Collins. OF West Haven Conn., nm
ished third lap and half behind Carr r.
Jaskocy 4 former Trinity Club runner. who nm
ished seventh In the Lincoln Day Marathon was
fourth and William Rozette, of the Pastime Ath-
letic Club who won d recent race, was fifth Some
two dozen runners were still on the track when
Obermeyer finished. and all were apparently IN
good condition.
Obermeyer led for the greater part OF the race
taking the lead the third mile and holding il to
the
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
MOTOR BOAT OUT
Ambitious Students ont in RrriI
Nth Trouble Made to Order

What is often called BY pilots "ths crazy uri-
boat has Just been put into commission for y
season. and from now on almost every clear arr
noon and evening those in charge Of other cran q
the North and East rivers and Long Island So1-
may be seen going alongside with oftsrs Of ataa
and help for the apparently erratic crew and =
completely hoodooed engines
The boat IN question. however. Is ANYTHING y
crazy, and the captain IN charge. instead Of os9
erratic is an expert on boat management hafas
navigation and the handling and designing otn'1
boat engines. Every seemingly srratic ucys 2
that boat is deliberately planned; the enS1nss 4
so controlled as 10 show all sorts OF gaSoens p
versity for the b at Is tEs 22i.-foot iaunca R~
Side used as an instruction boat BY the AsH
Boat School Of the West Side branch of the H'1s
Mems Christian Association. in West 5ith 81
said to be the only school OF the kind IN the Te'
Under the direction Of George z Hacker- .
NJ E. who all his life has had 70 do with DESC
ing building. eQuipping and testing motor -
the class OF students which has been studying
winter in the motor boat laboratory- goes gu
the river. and each gets good practice IN 81 .
details Of navigation and engine usnasenenl
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
CRESCENT TWELVE NJ,
CROWD ENJOYS SpnD.
CROWD
SPOR7
Rochester Lacrosse Club In
Hard Fight, but Lose,

In the presence Of some i've hundred 49,.
lovers of the game. the Crescent AtbI..s-- -sass
lacrosse team defeated a twelve from The =. .ass
Lacrosse Club yesterday by a score OF 4 -
Besides the spectators that friuged the - -
of the field at Bay Ridge others had = g-,Ha % y
view while seated In fifty autouobilss
the east terrace, overlooking the z-o,,-s- -
weather conditions were ideal for the sno-. =
The play spirited from starr n a..
team work OF the Half Moon men being - =
good. while the foot work OF their opno,.-. o''f
somewhat Of a surprise. Mcintyre sbo. = =
goal for the CrescentS five minutes after rl,,-s -
O'RourI1e was the next man to score for =. ~
team He sent the ball into the net On a - ~
Wall Mcintyre shot the third goal sf,s-
from DOLBY. Geddes. OF the Rochester -., "a
the ball inTO the eneny's net just before n. -
making the score at the end OF the first b,fs
cent. ; /: Rochester. I.
The second half showed even liveIisr ,l,-
the first There were several scr1mmazss - E g
the home twelve came out ahead. Wan mae
goal after four minutes play Try as thsy - -
however. the Crescent men were unabIa = Z.
another goal. while Whitty the Roches,sr,, -.
home man, scored one for bis team about So.
utes before the whistle
The lineup follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
RALNES LEADS IELDICHICAGO WINS MEET
Wins BrOnr Marathon OUer Vest
chester Roads IN Fast Time.

With lead OF nearly two miles over his nearest
competitor. Al Raines. unattached won the Bronx
Marathon run held under the auspices of the North
western Athletic Club yesterday afternoon. The
race began and finished Bronx Oval. but the
greater part of the 26 miles and 3S5 Yards
the full Marathon distance, over the Westches-
ter roads. Rafnes took the lead at the eighteenth
mile. and increased it as he pleased His time was
hours 46 minutes 3-5 seconds. Gus Vass also
running unattached second. enc mile and three
quarters behind Raines Sammy MeIIor Of the
Mercury Athletic Club. OF Yonkers a veteran of
fifty Marathon runs, finished third, ana his team
mate. A. Strydio, fourth.
There large crowd on hand az Bronx oval
at the time for the start but owing to delays the
did not get of until nearly an hour late
Henri Renaud. who the Boston Marathon sew
era weeks ago. unable TO run He strained d
tendon Friday night, and his doctor advised
him 10 keep out OF the race. Edward White the
winner OF the Brooklyn-Sea Gate run last winter
was looked upon second choice TO Renaud and
when the latter did not start he was named IA
Vorite.
Raines came rapidly to the front after seventeen
miles had been covered and completely outran the
field. At twenty miles Strydio had pulled into sec
ond place but ne was forced TO reduce his pace,
and was passed by both Vass and Mellor in the
last two miles. The men finished in good cond-
ton. and Raines was particularly fresh, although
he had been advised by a physician not TO enter
the
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
Horse and age.
Ensr-A a. ,
FAIR PLAY III UNPL4CED.
august Belmont's Good Horse
Beaten in First Start in ENGLAND.

Kempton Park. England. May S-August Bel
mont's Fair Play H. winner OF many rich hx-
lures in the United States last year. and ranked
among the best horses OF the American turf rnads
his first appearance English track In the
Kempton Park Great Jubilee Handicap, at ono
mile and quarter. hero to-day, and was un-
placed.
Fourteen horses went to the post. and the deld
was sent of to good start. Ebor, one Of the
choices quoted at 10 to s. worked his way TO the
front from good position entering the straight
and won driving by three parts OF length from
Dean Swift. which heavily backed at to L
Succour, ono OF the outsiders. finished third,
neck away and Bracelet fourth.
Fair Play II had some following at 20 l. but
proved q disappointment. He looked we'll, but
failed to up his trials and never prorni-
nent. A big crowd saw the turf classic decided
and the close finish aroused much enthusiasm.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
FIVE CHOICES BEATEN
RIO GRANDE WINS CUP.
Master Tommy Wright Rides HIS
Ozcn Horse to ViCtOry.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribuue.l ]


Baltimore, May s.-Winnng favOrites were rev
and far between at the Pimico track to-day out
this seemed to have little effect on the Dig
crowd In attendance, the racing was spirited and
interesting from end to end and the weather ex-
acty suited TO afternoon in the open air Three
fixtures the programme, and while two OF
them resulted in easy victories enthusiasm was not
lacking, as in both cases the winners were the
choices in the betting.
Lad OF Langden overlooked in the betting az ~
to !. worked his way to the front in the last FUR
long of the race for the Merchants Handicap. and
won driving by a length from Sskin. quoted at tne
fancy price of 20 to /. 1t a decided upset, as
among those who finished in the rUck were F. f
Gardner's Statesman. the lukewarm favorite, and
August Belmont's Half Sovereign. to say nothing
Of Question Mark. Gretna Green and Live Wire
Half Sovereign made the running for seven fur
longs but tired under the weight Of IN pounds and
finished fourth. Statesman. off none too well. had
a stormy journey and could never improve his po-
sition.
Master Tommy Wright rode his OWN horse, Rio
Grande, to victory in the Amateur Cup, at one
mile. He rated his mount behind the pace for six
furongs and then away. to win easily BY
three four lengths from Aster dor, which
Mr.. Tucker had the mount. Rio Grande was a hot
favorite at odds
Waterway, favorite in the Chesap peake Steeple-
chase, fenced in clever fashion and made a show
OF his field, winning eased up by eight lengths
from David Dunlop's Touchwood. Eleven horses
went to the post and eleven horses fnished-a rec
ord in itself for the size of the field
PIMLICo SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-seins; for two-year- r-olds: 500 added.
Time O:56. Winner B. c.. by star Shoot-LaSt Re
sort. Owner. H. l. Lee.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
Nose out Wisconsin Track Team
Cra1CIey'S Fine Work.
[By Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Madison Wis, May 8.-The University of Chicago
made game uphill fight in its annual track meet
with the University OF Wisconsin and won out in
the final events by the score of 81 to 5S. Crawley
was the man 10 whom Chicago virtually owes its
victory He took first place in the high and low
hurdles and tied for first in the pole vault and
high turnp not to speak OF getting eecond in the
shot-put- He scored a total of q points for his
university.
Osthofr did brilliant work for wisconsin winning
the shot-put, discus throw and broad jump. A dis
when Timlin. of Chicago was disqualified for the
cago man. Comstock. was also disqualified for run
ming around a hurdle. He finished second in the
race.
No records were broken.
The summaries:
one hundred -tweny-yard hurdles-woD by Craw-
ley, Chicago; Smith second. Roh-a. Wisconsin, third
Dis,us throw-won by Osthon Wisconsin: Dacy Wis
consin second Kelley Chicago. third. Distance. l10 It
one -hundred-yard dash-won by Richards Wisconsin,
straube. Chicago. second; Earle Chicago third. Time
one-4nile run--won by Dehem. Wisconsin: Comstock
Chicago second Carpenter, Chicago third Time 442s
ards Peters, Wisconsin, second: Earle. Chi
cago third. Time. 0:22ts.
rawiey Chicago. second; MacomDer third Distance. A
" "Fanr-hundred- ard forty-yard dashLangley Chicago
and Beyer tied for first; Mitchell Wisconsin.
thlr1; runNWon by stophlet Chicago; Farrar
wisconsin. second Hoover. Wisconsin. third. Time,
Hammer throw-won by worthwine. Chicago: Ma
colnber Chicago, second; Conway wisconsin, third.
Eve hundred -twenty-yard low hurdes-won by
Crawiey. Chicago; Clark. Wisconsin. second. Com
for running around hurdle Time. OPT 4o.
Pole vaut-Rogers. Gheago and crawley chicago
sehaii WISCONSIN. tied for third. Height 10 f.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
SHRUBB BEATS LONGBOAT'
EngLish Runner Takes 15-Mile Race
from Indian.

Montreal. May s.-AL Shrubb. the English long
distance runner, away from Tom Longboat the
Indian In hfteen-rnile to-day the grounds
of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and
won by nearly third OF a mile in 1 hour IS min
utes 81 seconds
The Englishman got away IN the lead and kept
on gaining until the twelfth mile when he Tapped
his opponent The track three laps TO the
mile Longboats time for the distance was 1 hour
25 minutes IS seconds.
A great crowd the and broke TO the
track to cheer the winner. Shrubb for the last
three miles with blister his right heel the
size of half dollar
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
FOOTBALL RULES COMMITTEE MEETS

A meeting OF the Central Board Of Officials OF
the American intercollegiate Football Rules Com
mittee held at the Murray Hin Hotel last
night
The meeting was held for the purpose Of con-
sderlng the lists OF chosen officials for the coming
season. submitted by the athletic associations Of
the various colleges OF New England ana OF the
Middle Atlantic States.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
RAoEGoERs MAY TRAVEL BY BOAT.

Racegoers are familiar with the name -CSavanarh
Special. but II has always applied TO special raik
road trains To Saratoga. Washington and other
racing points. II will be novelty therefore 20 have
a "Cavanagh special steamship will Be the
case on Wednesday, May II, when the Chesapeake
and Yorke River Line will put at the disposal Of
Mr. Cavanagh one OF the river steamers for the
convenience of racegoers who will attend the meet
Ing of the jamestown Jockey Club. Norfolk which
begins on May H.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
HARVARD ovERwHELMs DARTMOUTH.
Loses Only One Event in Annual Dual Track
and Field Meeting.

Cambridge Mass May s.-Harvard showed over
whelming superiority over Dartmouth In the annual
track and field meet to-day. capturing ten events
tieing in two others and leaving the visitors only
one victory. The final 90 to %
The sprints and the distance events the
features. Foster, OF Harvard. taking both the for
mer in fast time, while Jauques captured the one
and two mile runs without difficulty
Sherman gave Foster fine race in both the
sprints but could catch the Crimson flyer.
The field events below the average. far
performances went
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
ENTRIES FOR STATE FAIR RACES

Syracuse. May S-The entries FOR five early clos
ing state fair stake races. announced to-day show
average Of seventeen horses to a race. The
feature event. the Empire State Stake for totters
10000. has thirty entries. Nearly all Of the Grand
Circuit stables represented. The two handicap
stake races Tor $4,000 purses. opened this year
the first time, failed to fill and declared or
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
LEHIGH IN DEFEAT.
SteUens Hins Easily in a Fat
Lacrosse Game.

The Stevens Institute lacrosse team defeated d
Lehish twelve at Castle Point Field ysstsrs,,
afternoon in a well played game by the sco-.
goals to g. The home team showed better s,-
in stick handling and gave some clever exhi5Haa
Of lodging and body checking.
Both goal tenders made remarkable stops Sss
however, exceIlinz. The score az the end o. II
first half was: Stevens, 5; Lshigh. l.
The Iine-J1D follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
SIX TRACK RECORDS IN ONE DAY.

Louisville. May S-Six races were run at Churchill
Downs this afternoon and IN each the track record
was broken. which is said TO establish a worlds
record.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
losing


SIXTH RACE.-Sellng: for three upward
winners 1903; $500 added mile and sixty
Yards. start good. Won easily. Time. :4SSs Win
b. T.. by Knight OF the Thistle-Clairette. OEner.
2. H McC. Potter.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
Closing

THIRD RACE.-THE MERCHANTS HANDICAP; for
three year-olds and upward; 81. 500 added One mile
and sixty yards fair. Won driving. Time.
1:4+2s Winner b &. BY Algol-Lsss OF LanEden-
Owner, r. E Watkins.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

Goals for Sssvens-Cunningha1n ~, smith %. nr1S
ratsr Bell Goals for Lehfgh-McCOy 70 HsizE
Feferes-Carlock OF Lehigh- Goal urnptres-scot, I
stevens and CIaudsr. OF Lehsh- Tr1eksePsrsF nn,-l
o. stevens and Mer-t1e. OF Lehigi- Tins of szzes
Thirty-dve minutes each
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
The summary follows:
NAVY DOWNS COLUMBIA.
Ndshipmen Hin Track Meet, 81 to
5.3-RecOrdS Smashed.

ANNAPOLIS NAV s.-The Naval Academy athletes
defeated the team OF Columbia University. New
York to-day by s. TO 50 points. The midshipmen
csptred the meet largely because of their superior
work in the dash events. Three academy records
were broken the 220-yard dash. broad jump and
pole vault In the former Carey, Navy's crack
snr3nter did the 30 yards in S5 seconds. break
ing the academy record of . seconds.
In the broad jump Donelson. Navy, broke his
own record Of 21 II inches by jumping 2 feet
Sa: inches. The Babcock brothers. of Columbia.
shared the honors of smashing the pole vault
record each doing 10 feet 10 inches, against the
academy record Of 10 feet inches.
The summaries follow:
Bender coium6ia and Ncholas Navy tied for
Ond Time o:o9 ~ ISo ~. Sander, Columbia: Smith
Nary. second; link. Columbia third Time 2:OI AS
One hundred and -twenty-yar hurdles = Won oy
Dickens, Navy; Babcock. Columbia. second Boucher
N@ES Txomiie Tiii run"wOn by stolz Navy Wilkinson
Two red-and d-twenty-yard dash-won BY Carey
Navy; Nicholas. Navy. second Bender Columbia. third
Two hundred -Iwenty-yard hurdles-won by
Helm, Nav; Dickens, Navy. second: Colas. Columbia
'iT 0ne-rniie runEwou by verplanck Columbia Ken
nedy. Columbia. second; Byrnes. Navy third Time
hundred and -torty-yard dash-won by Carey
Navy; Smith, Navy. second: Hutchinson Columbia
High tumpyWon by H. c. Babcock. Columbia: Ryan
Columbia Donelson. Navy. tied for second place
ssot putEwon by DeEransi Columbia: Robinson.
Columbia, second; McCaughy. Navy third Distance.
'g Hammer throw-won by Robertson; Navy; Pollock,
Columbia second: Elmer Navy. third Distance. ia
H. Pol. vault-H s Baboock ana T. s. Rabcock, Co
IumSf1 tied for first place; Roberts. Navy. third
Broad Jump--won hy Beneison. Navy: Babcoek, Co
% t. ss In.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

FOURTH RACE.-THE CHESAPEAKE STEEPLE-
CHASE: selling; for year-olds ana UPWARD $500
added About two miles Start good Won easily.
Tine +25- Winner. b. z. by Waterlevel-FsunaHay-
Owner. Il. FIippen.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

SEVENTH RACE.-SellinE. three-vear-oIds up
ward non-winners in 1909 $500 added. One mile ana
sixty yards. start good. Won easily. Time
Winner. b. T.. by Rensselasr-Statey. Owner. Bsver-
wyck Stable
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
4. Raines. unattached
LAFAYETTE WINS TRACK MEET.

Easton Penn, May S.-The Lafayette Col ege
track defeated Swarthmore College here to-
day by the score of 76I2 10 275z.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

FIFTH RACE.-THE AMATEUR CUP; selling; FOR
three-year-olds and upward; gentlemen riders: 500
edded- One mile good. easily. Tine
i:4s. Winner. b. by Pesssrs-Valo-a Owner
Thomas Wright
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

SECOND RACE--For three-year-olds and upward 800
added six furlonss start good Won driving
Time. 114ls- Winner. br- Z. by Sorcerer-Balance l.
Owner. J. L. Adams
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-05-06
State News.

The state convention of the Catholic
Order of Foresters will be held in
Little Falls June s, and 10. The
committees have affairs we'll under
way, and it is expected that all dele
gates will be given a royal reception.
"Tug" Wilson, an old school printer
of the "rounder' class who at one
time worked in Duluth, has fallen heir
to a fortune left by brother who re-
sided at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and will
spend his declining years in comfort.
Wilson has travelled all over the
United States and great part of
Canada.
In fire which destroyed the resi-
dence of Gust Lundeen and the black
smith shop of G. J. Berrill at Biwa-
blk, and which threatened the entire
village, John F. Francilla, 3-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Francilla,
was burned to death. The boy was
on the second floor of the Lundeen
residence and, owing to the ferceness
OF the flames, it was impossible to
rescue him.
The tuberculin test of dairy and
breeding cattle under the auspices of
the bureau of animal industry, United
Safes department of agriculture, has
been extended to the South St. Paul
stockyards, which will mean a great
saving for those who go to St. Paul
from outside points to buy. Instead
of paying SIS car as at present,
under the new arrangement buyers of
such stock will get the test free.
By discharging machinists, boiler
makers and roundhouse crews at
GAINESVILLE, the Great Northern has
curtailed expenses about $4,000 a
month. Under the present arrange
ment the engine men must do the work
formerly done by the hostlers at the
round house at GAINESVILLE. To cut
down the work at GAINESVILLE further
the company is now sending it's
engines through from ST. Paul to
Grand Forks with the Oriental limited
trains. The crews will change as
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Here are the answers to the fourth

uOA0 orc uA10 0u6W0CS W GQ0 1OurGu
series of puzzles:
EXPLORERS.
No. %. Lewis Cass, who while gov
ernor of Michigan in 1919 led an ex-
ploring party from the mouth of St..
Louis river to Cass lake, which be
supposed was the source of the Mis-
sissippi, and descended the latter.
Made a determined effort to establish
peace between the Ojibways and Da-
kotas.
No. "a. Henry Rowe Schoolcraft,
U. S. Indian agent at Sault Ste.
Marie, who was sent in 1881 to visit
the Indians in northern Minnesota.
He visited Lake Itasca.
No. rs. Zebulon M. Pike, the first
military officer to come up the Missis-
sippi and take possession of the new
territory on behalf of the United
States of America, in 1905.
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6. u. S. SENATORS.

No. 26. Louis Hennepin, French
priest of the Recollect Order of Fran
clscan friars, the first white man to
ascend the Mississippi from the
Illinois country to St. Anthony Falls,
which he discovered and named.
No. q. Stephen 81. Long, an ex-
plorer sent out by the government in
1873 to explore the Minnesota river
and the northern boundary of the ter
ritory.
No. %. Jonathan Carver, a native
OF Connecticut, who led an exploring
party through Wisconsin to the Mis-
sissippi in l766, and reported scheme
to reach the Pacific to the English
government.
No. 20. G.. w. Featherstonhaugh,
employed in 1885 to make geological
survey of the Minnesota valley.
The names of winners of prizes will
appear on first page.
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usual, but the engines will take the
long run and will be taken care of at
the round houses in Grand Forks and
st. Paul.
High schools in the towns of Nc
lntosh, Candy, Wells and Glencoe
were selected by the state high school
board at its meeting last week to re-
ceive state aid in the work of agri-
culture and domestic science. All of
these schools are doing some of this
work and under the Putnam act a
certain amount of money is available
Tor further improvements. Six other
schools will be selected at meeting
OF the board to be held later on. The
sum of $4,000 is available for each
school for improvements under the
recent act.
The police of St. Paul have been
asked to to be on the lookout for a
man who is representing himself
throughout the country as a solicitor
for an artificial limb company. This
man has been working in southern
Michiga IAN, Indiana and Illinois and it
is thought that he will soon be in
Minnesota. He goes about his work
by getting the names of people who
are in need of artificial limbs and Sc
curing money on advance orders. He
is described as being a man of 40
years, six feet tall, weighing about
200 pounds. He usually gives the
name of J. E. Smith, although he has
been known to use other aliases, still
using the initials 81. Ed