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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
FANATIC NEVER HEADED.
Captured the Sergeant Handicap at
Oakland in Clever STYLE.

OAKLAND, Cal, February 5.-Fanatic
led all the way in the Sergeant handicap
at Emeryville yesterday. winning cleverly
from Ocean Queen. Bubbling Water. the
odds-on favorite, did not have her usual
speed in the heavy going that prevailed.
Gatherings won the second race from
Osceola and was quoted as high as 100 to
/. Blameless, the favorite. quit after
showing early speed Mary b. Clark, a
12-to1 shot, won the mile and a quarter
race never being headed. The summary:
First race: three furlongs-Penn, 100 (Mentry).
IL to 10. Won; San Lendro. los tBorel, SO to L.
second: Rivera. LOG (keOgh). Is to 5. third.
Time O3S. Fred Stone. Cinnamon. George n
Randle, Fairmont. Eddie Duckling and Father
Eugene also
Second race: six furlongs-C GATHERINGS 1903
lScoville). 40 to /. won; Osceoa. lO6 tDeverich,
80 to l. second Footloose. 9s tTaplin). % to ).
third Time lish Louis n Streuber Blameless,
Third race: mile and seventy yards-Ketch-
emike. IO7 tKeogh). to 10. won: Nebulossus
lpa ButsG 10 to ,,,r second Fqstta II!
Peep. Katie Powers and Import also ran.
Fourth race; five and one-haf furlongs: Sar-
seant handicap-Fanatic. d. Deverich,. to l..
ond: Warden. 100 tscoville). 3 to 1. third. Time.
11Ob. Bubblins Water, Del Cruzador and
Rose Queen also ran.
Fifth race: mile and quarter: sellng-Mary
Orange 1903 Gilbert,. to 1, second: orchan.
Io4 lsullivan,. I TO l. third. Time. 2.I7. Apt.
Kogo Adonis. flayigny: Taos. Colonel Bronston
Sixth race: Futurity course-Tom Shaw. lO4
&C. Miller. to 8, won; Cloudlight. I07 (Kcogh)
- to j; second: Early Tide. l0S Buxton. to
Amelia Marian Casey. Marie II and Fio Pico
also ran.
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BOXING BRIEFS.

Sam Langford has finally given up all
hope Of getting on fight with Stanley
ketchel, the middleweight champion. and
will leave San Francisco the middle of
February for Philadelphia, where he has
been matched by philadelphia Jack"
O'Brien to meet two men in the same
ring for six rounds each at O'Briens
West End A. G. Of that city the first
week in March. Langford ought to stop
both men that he meets.
When Joe Woodman, manager of Sam
Langford. was asked IN San Francisco
recently If there was any truth in the
report that Langford was matched to
fight Jack Johnson for a purse of $4,000
at the National Sporting Club of London
May -. he said: THE match is arranged
all right. but the purse is not $4,000.
Langford Is to get 5000 for his end
and his travelling expenses"
Jimmy Gardner, the New England well
tereweight, and Jim Donovan. the clever
middleweight, were matched last night by
Jim Buckley to meet for ten rounds in
the main bout at the next stag Of the
Sharkey A. c.. New York, Thursday
night. In the semi-final Young Nitchie,
the crack Quaker city fighter. will meet
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FIVE WASHINGTON PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT
McBRIDE BLANKENSHIP W1THERUP, SHIPKE SIGN

rail in the second race yesterday and
beat the favorite, Select, in the home
stretch. Dear Marie should have won
the fifth. but was cut of trying for the
inside at the stretch turn. Gordon Lee, .
to 1. getting the money. Summary:
First race. five furlongs-Expect to Sec. 10
CTrcxler). to !. won; Renette. so lBrannan,.
I to 1. second; Catherine Cardwell 90 Hanan'.
to g. third. Time. 1.O6 "a. Molie Moon
shine Almanac. Joe Fallert. Carraugh. Ara
waka. Anna dor and Lady Caroline II also
Second race. i've furlongs-Malta. 100 dug
gam, 20 to I. won; Select, LOG ,Haynesl. TO 5.
second: Donald 96 NIovelb, to ]. third. Time.
1.O6l4 Grifton. Eonite. Fresh Rambe, Panique,
Matte Gleason Miss lmogene. Una and Nioless
also ran.
Third racc-Called account OF late start Of
first and second races.
Fourth race. mile and seventy yards -Spunky.
100 Crowley. 3 to 2. won: Hand Nc Down. 1o2
I.ovclD. to l, second; Gowanga. 100 1Iaynes,.
to z. third. Time. 1.55 3-3. Gambler and
Wheatbread also ran.
Sixth race, six misunderstanding Eyes. %
tPauN. to J. won: Merry Bell, 1O7 tHayncs,.
to l, second: Judge DundOn. 100 dale.
to ). third. Time. LII. Miss Yigilant MGR
rigo and Herlida also ran.
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The man who discovered Napoleon
Lajoie can be found in abundance, but
no one has been found who has dis
covered Larry's weakness at the bat.
Washington looks exceptionally strong
in the box for 1900. Cantillon has from
eight to ten first-class slab artists to
stack up against the American League
swatters-Boston Post.
Rossman. the Tigers first ba seman. and
the owner of the team President Navin,
are very much on the outs The salary
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MARATHON RACE TONIGHT.
Longboat and Shrubb in Long Run
at Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK, February o.-Tom Long
boat. the Canadian Indian runner, and
Albert Shrubb. the champion long-dis-
lance runner of England. will compete to-
night in a Marathon race over the full
distance of twenty-siX miles and 3S5
yards in Madison Square Garden. 1t is
expected that this will be the best Mara
thon indoor race run this winter. as both
men cutclass any other long-distance men
in this country.
Although Shrubb has never competed
i'm a Marathon race his distances being
from five to fifteen miles, he has trained
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Contracts of Quartet Reach President Moves
Hughes Had Previously Signed No Other
News From Manager Cantion ---R Racing
Game Killed on the Pacific Coast.
Boxing Briefs Bowling Battles.

specially for the greater distance. and
expects, to have SO much early speed that
he will run ICngboat OFF his feet and still
have the power to continue at good speed
the full distance Of the race.
IOngboat, however. who is skilled in
Marathon running. Is expected to main
tain a stride that will ultimately bring
him victory, even though Shrubb does
choose to make a fast race of it at the
start.
Senator big Tim" Sullivan will start
the runners, and Tim Hurst, the base
ball umpire, will be the referee The
race will be started about o'clock.
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FENDALL CADETS
DEFEAT VESPERS
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
w. l.. Pct. w. j.. Pet.
Yankees. -. 5 1 .s}a Northminister: 3 !. 500
Fendalls. 1861 vespcr. ...... q 900
The Fendall Cadet basket ball team
won a very brilliant game from the YES
pers last night in the 1atter's gym. Both
teams are entered in the class series.
The contest resulted in the score of Il to
IL.
The teams fought neck and neck
throughout. At the end of the first ses-
sion the score stood 7 to Z. and the last
half started with the teams having an
even chance.
The Cadets were strengthened by the
addition of Norris at center in the second
half. and scored. six points to their OPP
ponents' four The Vesper team appeared
stronger before the game started last
night than at any other time during the
series aud much was expected of it.
The work of Goucher for the winning
team was the most noticeable. individual
ly. Marsden's playing stood out well.
The lineup and summary:
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Many Breeding Farms Involved.

Among the breeding farms affected are
those Of the Sobre Visto stud. owned by
Rudolph Spreckels; the Napa stud, owned
by Adolph Spreckels; the great farm
near San Jose on which William OBrien
McDonough placed Ormonde. 1.-The horse
of the century," for which he paid $780,
600: the Blanchi stud, in the San joaquin:
the Santa Anita stud established in Area
dia, where Grimstead and Emperor Of
Norfolk had their homes; the Palo Alto
stud, owned by the estate of the late Gov.
Leland Stanford. where Palo Alto and
Sunol were raised; the Elmwood farm of
Charles T. Boots and many scores of
smaller ones.
The old course at Ingleside-itself one
of the most picturesque plants in the
world-and at TanfOran, which have been
used as training quarters in recent years.
will go out with the others. as will the
hundreds Of half-mile tracks that accom-
modated both thoroughbreds and harness
m vnivod
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WEIGH to Fight Erne.
Bicycle Race.

ATLANTA. Ga. February 5.-Tonight
will be witnessed here the second hi
cycle race this week between Bobby Wal
thour and Albert Wills. 1t will include
three heats. the first for three miles,
the second for Ave and the third for ten
miles.
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MALTA, go TO 1, TAKES COIN.
Other Long Shots Haul Down the
Long Green at Tampa.

TAMPA. Fla. February 5.-Malta, a
20-to-1 shot, came through next to the
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Racing to Stop by May /.

1t is the general judgment that he will
hold the bill thirty days before signing
1t, and that it. therefore. will not become
effective before about May 1, by which
time the Santa Anita track will have
completed it's meeting and Oakland its
regular schedule. With that will come
the end, because it is conceded that not
even the fair associations could conduct
meetings without the incentive to attend
ance which comes through interest Gre
ated by speculation among the spectators.
This state has not the great centers of
population or the wealth and leisure of
New York to survive such a law as has
been enacted. and it may, therefore. be
assumed that by May next racing will
have disappeared so long as the statute
shall exist. 1t will also. it is commended
by the breeding industry, have serious, if
not fatal, results on it. 1t will perma-
nently close the tracks at Emeryville, the
new one at Santa Anita and those here
ting courses,
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RACING DOOMED
ON PACIFIC COAST
Repressive Legislation Passes
Senate and Governor Will
Sign Measure.

SACRAMENTO. Cal. February D
Racing of all kinds. thoroughbred and
harness, was killed in this state yester-
day when the senate passed the Walker
Otis bill by vote of :s3 to Z. 1t already
had passed the lower house and now
goes to the governor. who will. it is I'M
questioned sign it. The bill is similar to
the New York law passed in 1907, pro-
hibiting pool selling and bookmaking and
the recording OF any wager.
1t will take effect sixty days after sig
nature by the governor, but he may hold
it without affirmative action for thirty
days. Beyond intimating that he will sign
the bill. Gov. Gillett declines to say when
he will act on it, but the fact that the
legislature has decreed a sixty-day grace
could, without criticism, be accepted by
him as a license for some delay so that
the racing associations and visiting horse
men may have opportunity of adjusting
their affairs
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Prospects Not Very Rosy.

There can be no Disgusting the gloom
that has come over racing and breeding.
Horsemen have little choice in the west.
Seattle and Spokane are closed by the
action of the legislature in Washington
state. and there remains only British
Columbia. in the further north. and the
state of Montana. Under the conditions
there appears to be no refuge but Can
ada. and whatever little relief may be
had in Kentucky and New York.
May Sutton to Play for Tennis Title.
Pasadena, Cal, February J.-Miss
May Sutton, champion tennis player Of
the Pacific coast, and former champion
Of the United States and England. plans
to again enter the list for the champion
ship OF America and England, the matches
to be played in this country when several
The report that Miss Sutton would lead a
the water is still going the rounds. but
the champion herself says she knows
nothing about such a plan.
WEIGH to Fight Erne.
NEW ORLEANS. February 5.-Freddie
WEIGH of England and Young Erne of
Philadelphia are scheduled to fight a
twenty-round bout the evening Of Sat
urday, February 20, before the West Side
Athletic Club of McDonoghville, across
the river from here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

Germans introduced the shell button
industry into Japan twenty years ago.
and now Japan is shipping buttons into
Germany.
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some good lad for ten rounds. Buckley
is looking Tor another good ten-rouno
bout.
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Comiskey's gift to the Columbus club
of Ossie Schreck is explained by the story
that he is likely to secure Tony James,
Bill ClymerS star catcher. James led the
American Association in home runs last
year with ten to his credit James was
drafted by the Boston Americans. but is
on the Columbus reserve list
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question is not the whole trouble either
according TO reports.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16
CLAIMS THAT HE IS SANE
Mai. T. 3. Andrews Seeks Release
by Habeas Corpus
Denies Making Threats TO Rim
Member Of Family and End
Own Life.

Claiming he Is sane and Is being held
at the Government Hospital for the IN
sane. without warrant OF law, Maj Frank
3. Andrews, L $ A. retired. fled q
petition yesterday for a writ Of habeas
corpus 10 procure his release Maj. An
drews was charged nearly 2 year ago
with threatening to XIII & member Of his
family, and commit suicide At that time
he was stationed 81 Fort Porter, Buffalo.
Y I.
According TO the major. who denies max
Ing tie threats, he was taken into custody
without trial by Jury On February last.
as z result OF letter from his wife 70
tie then Secretary CT War. William +
Taft. He claims he has received only
IS out q SEQ due him since his in
generation
Justice Anderson has directed a writ 20
issue 10 Supt White. Of the asylum. 70
show cause Thursday next why MAI
Andrews should not be released The
petitioner IS represented by Attorneys s
7 Thomas and J 3. Hcrigan-
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16
MAY SUB TIE GAS COMPANY
Executor Of Estate Of William Ne
Gowan Retains Attorneys.
Right of Action Arises from Nature
of Product Which KILLED
Man in Bath Tub.

The Washington GasIight Company may
be made defendant in a suit arising from
the death Of William MCGOWAN. who
was found in a bath tub at his home De-
eemher q last, killed by carbon monoxide
gas
II Is understood a suit is TO be started
by J Archibald 8Ioriarity. whom Justice
Wright. ofthe District Supreme Court, yes
terday appointed administrator Of the
dead mans estate The action OF JUS
tee Wright followed a petition for the
appointment OF an administrator by Mrs.
Grace MCGOWAN. the widow. who told
the court her husband left no estate ex-
cept a right OF action sccruing from the
alleged negligence OF some persons TN
known at present 10 the petitioner.
The announcement that an action viii
soon he commenced came from Attorneys
z L Montague and J. A. Morisrity. rep
Tesenting Mrs. MCGOWAN.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16
Militia Board Meets.

The national militia board met yester-
day in the Office of Col E II. Weaver.
secretary of the organization, at Eight
eenth and G streets. The other members
Of the board present were Brig. Gen.
Nelson H. Henry. adJutsHt general Of
New York; Brig Gen. Oran Perry. adJu-
tant general % Indiana; Brig Gen James
A. Drain, chief OF ordnance. State OF
washington; Brig. Gen Bibb Graves. ad-
jutant general OF Alabama, and Assist
ant Secretary OF War Robert Shaw Oil
yer, ex-of1cio.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16
CONDEMNS TIGHT LACING.
Chief Surgeon of Naval Hospital
Talks 10 Club Women.

Chicago. Jan I5.-Tight lacing Of cor
sets IS one OF the evils OF fashion among
American women. according 70 Dr.
Franklin F Conway, chief surgeon OF
the United States Naval Hospital, New
York. who delivered an address to-day az
the South Side Woman's Culture Club on
health and hygiene.
After praising the health and strength
OF the men IN the navy. Or. Conway de-
elared that Il IS as foolish for women 20
lace tightly as II would be TO bind the
feet Of the young.
Mrs. Hamilton Owens, president OF the
club, said she agreed with his opinions.
and added:
Common sense ought 70 tell one that
tight lacing is harmful While wouldn't
advocate the total adjustment Of the
corset, I certainly oppose the practice Of
tight lseing."
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16
The House-ware store Ready for
Business Again.

The proprietors Of the new House
ware Store" were seen at their place Of
business. SSz street, last evening.
and announced the adjustment Of insur-
ance claims and readiness for the fire
sale.
It was unfortunate that the fire Of a
week ago should have resulted IN the
damage OF such a stock so soon after
lie establishment Of the business The
Washington Herald wishes them better
luck We are glad 10 number them among
our friends and are pleased that they be-
lseve in The Washington Herald as one
Of the best advertising mediums. Their
announcement VIII appear in this paper
On Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16

After clinging By his hands TO a freight
train for nearly half mile last night,
Joseph Burgie. nineteen years old, be-
came exhausted. and. dropping 70 the
ground. fractured both arms. several ribs.
and sustained decorations OF the scalp
He Is Al the Emergency Hospital in a
serious condition.
Burgie. who is a bellboy. lives at 81
Bond street, Trenton. \. J. He worked
in hotels IN New York, but resigned 70
90 TO Florida. where he was offered a
position as clerk in hotel.
Having little money. he decided TO
travel on freight cars and save railroad
fare Dressed in rough clothes. Burgie
left New York about week ago He
left Baltimore on through freight about
80 o'clock last night
Starts TO Jump OF.
The train reached the outskirts OF
Washington about o'clock. Burgie de-
cided TO jump of and stay in Washington
during the night and boarded a south
bound tram this morning With this in
tention be climbed down the side Of the
freight car on which he was riding and
stood or a step. attached 10 the bottom
Of the car. The train was moving west.
parallel TO Virginia avenue southwest
Just before crossing trestle over
Seventh street southwest, Burgie put mis-
whole weight OF the iron step. prepara-
tory 10 leaping from the train As he
did 50, the step gave way. leaving MIN
clinging by one hand 70 an iron step
hl1f Al "a
top Of The tox car
BY an almost superhuman effort,
Burgie pulled himself up until ne was
able to grasp the iron with both hands
He wore no gloves, and the iron. rough
and cold, cut his fingers and nunabed the
palms Of his hands. He was unable 70
get a foothold.
Clinglng b. his hands. mementarily
growing colder, Burgie rode nearly half
q mile through the city. He felt his grip
growing Iooser every. few hundred yards.
but he did not dare let himself drop, as
the train was travelling az high speed
and his feet were more than ten feet
from the ground
Feared 10 Fall Into River.
As the train rounded a curve. the lights
on the bridge hove in sight Fearful
lest he fan and plunge 70 the Potomac
River Between the openings in the trestle
work. Burgie lOOsened his hold and fell
20 the ground He struck on his feet.
turned complete somersault, and
landed in a heap about fifteen feet from
the spot where he fell
How long he lay there between the
tracks BUrgie does not know. The i'm
pact rendered him unconscious. and when
he came 10 his senses he cried for help
A policeman OF the Fourth precinct sta
toned az the Washington end OF the
bridge heard Burgie's cries and went
20 his assistance.
The injured boy was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital IN an ambulance
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16
ASK CHINA TO EXPLAIN.
American and British Ministers at
Peisin Make Pointed Inquiry.

Pekin, Jan 15--Acting under instruc-
tons from their respective governments.
". ". RockhiIl, the American Minister.
and Sir John Newell Jordan, the British
Minister, visited Prince Ching, president
Of the foreign board. to-day 10 seek an
explanation fer dismissal Of Yuan Shih
Kai and assurances OF China's future
policy SO far as it might be affected by
his dismissal
The ministers did not notify the board
OF foreign affairs OF this step in which
they acted apart from their diplomatic
colleagues, who maintain that such ac-
ton is an unjustihable interference in
China's internal affairs.
Nothing IS yet known OF the result OF
the interviews. but it is Inferred that
the Chinese government is dispieased
with the attitude Of the United States
and Great Britain
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16
CHARGED WITH vAGRANCY.
Two Youths Suspected by Police
Placed Under Arrest.

Suspected OF being professional thieves
who came to Washington with the in
tention OF reaping rich harvest during
the inauguration, John Connors, twenty
three years old. and Abe Furgerson, TWEEN
ty-one years old. were arrested yesterday
afternoon by Detectives Barbee and Yer
million on 9 charge of vagranoy.
The mems arrest was the result OF an
investigation by the police TO recover a
ring, valued al so, which vas stolen re-
Gently IN this city. When Connors and
Furgerson were arrested. about twenty
brass rings were found in their posses
sion These rings were engraved with
various initials and bore the appearance
OF family 5ewelry.
The police believe # was the intention
Of Connors and Furgersoa 70 obtain
money from persons in the street, claim
ing they were without money and that
the rings belonged 10 their mother or
some near relative.
FurgerSon was arrested on December
last, in New York City with four men
while trying to ROD street car passenger.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
u. s. Devt. q Ar-5calture. vsather Bu7cau.

Z. 3 Dert- q AE-1r1lture. weather Burczu.
Washington. D. C.. Friday. January s. lss-s ? n
The weather has cleared II the North Atlantic
coAs states. and hsS Confined fair n TIE South
Ees. but unsettled conditions stiH prevail il Other
6istrictS
The principal stern Is nov ceutsrsd n British
Columbia and there IS SECONDARY disturbance IN
the West GuH region
TIE Temperature VIII fan somewhat n the Middle
and North Atlantic coast States during Saturday
rise IN the Northwest and remain stationary eiSe-
where
Storm warnings are displayed the Pacific Coast
from Point Lohos n0r,hWsTd.
Tie Winds along TIE New England coast VII b
fresh nor.hersy shifting % noTtheaS;srly; on the
Middle Atlantic coast moderate 20 fresh northeast
cry: OF the South Atlantic and East Gulf coasts
light variable
Steamers departing Saturday Tor European ports
viii have fresh norhsaste-iy winds. with possibly
rain or snoE % the Grand Parks
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16
Columbia, "a; Wesleyan. Is

New York. Jan. 15--It was only by q
sensational rally in the last few min
utes Of play that Columbia kept Wesley
an from turning the tables at the Morn
ingside gymnasium tonight Columbia
could only beat them by the score Of "a
to IS.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16
STUDY COMPENSATION LAW.
Labor Men Think Liability Acts VIII
Involve Litigation.

The larger part OF the fifth days ses-
sion Of the executive council OF the
American Federation of Labor was de-
voted TO the consideration Of The dispute
between the Boot and Shoe Workers and
the ". I. Douglas Shoe Company, Of
Rrockton. Mass, the EFFORT being 20 bring
about q reconciliation and agreement.
A discussion occurred relative to the
desirability OF having a compensation act
20 take the place OF the various employ
ers' liabilities acts, this for the purpose
Of securing compensation without end
less litigation before the courts. Presi-
dent Gompers gave a resume OF the bin
that he had prepared.
The executive council was IN session
until after midnight. a number OF other
matters being tskea Up fog consideration.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-16

Al advertising contracts made by The
Washington Herald ere based upon its
bona fde circulation circulation IN
Washington larger by thousands than was
ever before attained by any morning news
paper Sc the Capital Its books are open.