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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03
|. o. III. OFFICERS
DULY

h The believing esSteerg,4 efaer,31
thursday night at the regular meeting
or Hestia Conciaye No. 45a. In1uroyad
ordsr OF Heaptsophs, were duIv in
stalled hy Mr.. Melvin E1eegueheimer.
of Richmond:
Archon. Thomas ID. Jones: provost
). T.. Eggleston; preiate, j. p. Homes.
secretary, {. III. Raines; f~nancier r
1. Morrisett; treasurer. c. r. Wal
than, inspector, w. A. Rowe; warder
). r. Parkerson; sentinel, Eugene
PatraIn; trustees--L. r. Brown. r W
SIN tn and w. b. Crooks.
Inc general committee OF the va
rlous secret orders in the Southstds
met last night at \ o'clock in the Odd
Fellows Hall. corner of eighth and
Huli streets, for the purpose of de-
Gliding on a date that>shalI be ob~erved
as a memorial day for the dead of the
orders that lie in Maury cemetery. and
Tor the purpose OF suitable
exercises for that occasion. No deci-
sive action was taken.
The members of the new social club
to be organized In the Southside met
Thursday night In a called session in
their room over the furniture store
OF Adkins, Mt 1908 Hull street. While
no regular time for meetings has been
set and the arrangements of the So
ciety have not yet been perfected. il
Is n desire OF the organizers to form
some club that will offer the young
men of South Richmond some place
TO spend the evenings rather than on
the street
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FURNISHED ROOMS.

Beautifully furnished rooms, front or
back: cool; fine location; on car line.
ADDly aparfmenf 1N
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WANTED-HOuSES.

WANTED FOR A FAMILY OF THREE
a small furnished house from May 10 to
about October Is: must be reasonable.
Address BOX 26, Herald office.
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NoNMED1cAL HEALING.
C0URTLANDs.
c0rInTI.ANDS.

COURTLANDS.
Most desirable place for residences II
Alex. Co.. Va; beautiful lots. with shade.
gas, new macadam road. car lines, one
fere; choice lots. $500 Apply to 81. w.
FINNEY, Courtlands. Va. or II. C
Washington. d. c. Ne
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AUCTION SALES.

on SATURDAY, MAY q i9rl. At 10 O'CLOCK
pany's warehouse. als-2D 10Th st. uw will Be SOLD
all guods stored IN the names Of r. w. Foster an<o
=. 9. vssgan. cousisfing - boxes. barrels. trnks
housshod gpsds &c. WALTER b. WILLIAMS =
CO.. AuctionsssA UNITED STATES STORAGE
Co. Os1 Nh Z ~ suys
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WANTED-SUBURBAN.

WANTED-BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY,
Washington suburban home to care for
during the summer months: best refs.
Address Z. V. D., Herald Office. 1SS
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FOR RENT-SUBURBAN.

looks FIT. GREENHOUSE, ALSO 10 TO
Il acres of land, suitable for truck
farming. Address care of Carrier 273,
Station A, Washington.
FOR RENT = DESIRABLE GROOM
dwellings, nearly new, Kenilworth. d.
G.; new paper and paint; so and s12.
Inquire TAPL1N & MALLERY. 1+O7 F
st. NV. 12I
COUNTRY PLACE. IS ACRES, FRUIT,
new house. 10 rooms. hot and cold
water bath. fine for poultry raising; rent
on Baltimore and Ohio; quarterly ticket
~ cents car fare. Inquire at store post
office for P. HUGHES, owner. 129
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W NTED- -STEAMFITTERS AND
helpers. plumbers and helper. s11 18th
ST. ne. 10
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Minimum charge, 10c per day.
There Is no extra charge for ads tele
phoned. Those left at branches are alst
at the same rate, but must be paid IL
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STOVE HOSPITAL.

REPAIRS STOVES. REFRIGERAToRS. ICE
Boxes, Automobile Lamps; roof painting and re-
pairing Don't forget those steel and iron ranges.
Perfection oil and gas stoves. Cash credit
w. l.. COGSWELL, 615 1-2 st. sw.
Phone NJ. 2071.
16O
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WANT AID BRANCHES.
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VIC SCut q I" lOl GdCA 4<AoSA sASA~'
Minimum charge. 10c per day.
There is no extra charge for ads tele-
phoned. Those left at branches are also
at the same rate. but must be paid IN
advance
HERALD BRANCH OFFICES:
NORTHWEST.
WOODWARD & LOTHROP. Information
GoLDENBERG's, Information Bureau.
BEGHT 4 CO., Cashiers once
CALAIS ROYAL InformastoG Bureau iio,
MODERN PHARMACY. 7th and E sts. -,
CARPENTER & DUNLOP. 18th and
NICHOLS PHARMACY. 18th St and Pa.
ave
sUTLER & FIELD. ID and indiana ave.
ford; Prop. 1873 New HampshiIs ave
Pharmacy; sw; cor. 7th and N sts
s1MPsoA's AANPR PHARMAeYt RI 1ne a eof. ses: th 81.
P: WELLER's PHARMACY, :sst NJ.
AsTcRRfSaa AsTcRRfSaGE PHiRMkeY PHARMAca ID and and s.,.
KENESAw PHARMACY. Mount Pleas.
and and Irving sts.
TNssYYEbFS pasRMAcF GIGAR S79FH s6 is and 'sH .
$As9tTTh$ TEHAR%aST 1SaS IS 1sis ;,,s III ! st
NEW YORK AVENUE PHARMACY.
cor N Y. ave. and n. Cap. ST
DAY & CO.'S PHARMACY, 5th and @.
YARNOLD'S PHARMACY, 34O1 18th ST
KINGS DRUG STORE. Vermont ave.
NORTHEAST.
EDWARD 7. PERKINS, 401 Stanton pi.
e. 1. KRACSE, 6th and K SITS.
McCHESNEY & JOACHIM. I'd and e SITS;
McCHESNEY & JOACHIM. Sth and
G. ) cE1eER's PHARMACY. corner 9Th
and b SITS
CHARLES J. FUHRMANN's PHAR-
MACY. Sth and East Capitol SITS
BLCMER'S PHARMACY. North Capitol
and f sts
SOUTHWEST
V. HUGO EISENRFISS. 7th and B sts.
SOUTHEAST
BURROWS PHARMACY. 1901 Pa. ave.
ROACH DRlTG CO.. sth and G SITS.
F. WELLER, Sth and SITS.
GUY NJ NEELEY. 11th and c stS.
BROOKLAND
CHARLES g. LENNON. 18th and New
ton SITS.
ANACOST1A
G. B. SITRY'S PHARMACY, cor. Monroe
end Jefferson SITS
ALEXANDRIA
WILLIAM p. TAYLOR. s1s King st.
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HAIRDRESSING.
WINDOW AND HOUSE CLEANING

YOU'LL WEAR BILLIKEN'S SMILE
II you have the Acme do your win
WINDOW CLEANING CO.. 81 G st NV.
'Phone Main 159. u5-t
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HERB SPECIALIST.

WE MANUFACTURE A SPECIAL LINE OF
herb remedies guaranteed to relieve all all
ments NJ A. LOUIS q SONS. zY Il. nv. s-sm
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

Let US plate or refnish your table silver
ware, gas fixtures brass beds &c. Any
thing made like new. Drop a postal or
phone NJ. 1045, and agent will call
1O9-eod-tf
''bestest' for the 'Ieastest" In the
Printing Art, give your next order to the
Carpenter Printing Co.. 1915 N. Y. ave.
NV. Phone Main 2468 78-1
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DANCING.
VACUUM CLEANING MACHINES.

Regina. Diamond. Richmond, Magic. Duntley.
Hoover. all other makes: sold and repaired; free
demoustraiors prices. s TO Sl2s cash time Main
tl8- NATIONAL. eth and ID nv. IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
HOLIDAY CROWD
AT NDS RACES
Donald Macdonald Wins Wash.
ington Handicap and Lowers
Track Record.

jacksonville, Tia, February Ca
large holiday crowd attended the races
at Moncrief to-day and witnessed one
OF the best afternoons sport of the
meeting. Donald Macdonald proved tina t
he is the best handicap horse In train
Ing here when he shou!dered 125
pounds and won the Washington han
dicap worth $1,000. from a good field.
The big horse shaved one NTH OF a
second off the track record. running
the mile and an eighth in 1853 2-5
Ursula Emma was the medium or a
two-year- olds. II was her initial start.
and her price opened AT 20 10 but
az 10 / was Tie best obtainable at
post time. Summaries:
First race-pu-se $500, two-year-olds
tour furlonSs-Ursula Emma c. to y
iirst, New Haven % to 100 second,
Margerum q TO lo) third. Time, 40.
olds and up six furlongs-oid Boy q
TO - first, Oakley (S 10 o. second,
Molly 40 (even) third Time. ia 80.
Third race-,-pnrse $500, four-year-
y first Alfred the Great q to u sec
ond, Lady Trina tcven) third. Time.
l;ia LIS.
Fourth race-Washingto Birthday
handicap, $1,000, three year olds and
I up mile and an eighth--Donald Mac
donald as TO % first, Bob r. 6 to 50
second Aylmcr GO to y third. Time.
! ! 53 as.
oids and up, I'VE and half furlongs-
| Syivesters (lG to 81 first, Ida D. 6 to
! - second Jolly CO 10 u third. Time,
| 1907 20
sixth racc--pursc $500, three-year-
ods and M, selling, one mile and a
f siXteenth-Gold Dust l3 to s. first
! Queen Marguerite q to ~ second Ped
/ igros Cl2 10 - third. Time l:4S rs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
MANAGER
ADOPTS GOOD MOTTO
Will Play Opposing Teams, Not Umpires-
RoWdyism Will be Tolerated On or Off Ball
Field-Expects to Land Flag but Will
Not Make Predictions

have boy named Mack, from, Buffalo,
=. Y. who has played semi profess
SIGNAL ball and Is well recommended
and Dodge, q shortstop, from the n. T..
A. l.. said to be fast aggressive bali
player.
Whelan. an outficlder, who for the
past three years has been In the At
lantic outlaw league. where he patted
third; fifth and eighth. respectively, for
the three years. Will also be with Nor
Winchester. Ky. He Is an all-rouni
man, can catch and play outheld In
l27 games last year he stole 81 bases
and bntted 1872. Have also got Catcher
Ky. He Is an Al man. and Will prob
ably, do my catching.
3 ! have accepted the terms or anothe r
catcher from Providence r. l.. whose
name 7 VIII make public later He
can play first base also. III present
plans carry, this catcher VIII also be
my first baseman. lie Is an old head.
nc caught practically all of last sea :
son, but has had several years expe-
rience at first His knowledge OF catch
Ing should be of great value to the
club and TO the young catchers.
Walsh Accepts Terms.
Pitcher Walsh. OF last years club,
has agreed to terms. and am conf
dent OF his being winner. Added TO
two or three young inaclders. some
outhelders, and five more pitchers
VIII play third base myself and direct
the team from that corner The play
ers VIII report In Norfolk March %.
look for banner year for the Vir-
Ginia League. The clubs should be
evenly matched, az they Will be prac-
tically new-Norfolk VIII be almost a
new club in entirety. The Norfolk club
viii not stand for any rowdyism. on
or OF the ball field. Neither viii it be
playing the umpire Instead OF the on
posing club, We Will have clean.
hustling club. such as Will, am sure
please the very good people Of Norfolk,
finest people have ever met,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
BLUES JOIN COLLEGE
IN OPEN-AIR MEET
Military Aids Collegians to Make Event Greatest
Of it's Kind Ever Held in South College Will
Try for Honors at Georgetown
Meet March T.

Final arrangements for the Rich
mond College Blues indoor track meet
will be made this afternoon at con-
ference to be held between representa-
tives of the military organization and
the college. 1t appears as II the meet
Will be held. and 1t follows that it will
be a success.
Tentative plans have already been
made, and these plans contemplate an
innovation, so far as track meets in
Richmond are concerned. l.. I. Jones.
physical instructor In the public
schools, has agreed to furnish relay
teams from eight of tho grammar
schools Of the city-four from the East
End and four from the West End-to
take part in the meet
These races between the grammar
school athletes will be an elimina ion
affair, the four schools from each sec
ton of the city to race against each
other and the winner in each division
to enter the finals.
Blues Join College.
1t was also decided that the open air
meet to be held here April l2 at the
ball park would be conducted as dual
affair BY the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues and Richmond College, 1t was
thought that by Joining forces more in
terest could be created and the meet
made more OF representative city az
fair
The list OF events will be elaborate.
Every sport known to field and track
athletics Will be on the list Of events
Relay races, shot-puts. hurdles, high
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jumps, broad jumps-running and
standing pole vaultins, and. in fact,
all of tho things which GO to make q
complete track meet Will be In evil
dence.
Georgetown md virginia AIny Race.
1t is hoped that a relay race be-
tween Georgetown and Virginia can be
arranged. 1t is also believed that n
race between North Carolina A. and NJ
and y. F.. l. will be consummated In
which will attract the crowd
At the Georgetown meet to be held
March 4, Richmond College will have
the following entrants: Vaughan, in
the half-mile run; Strother, In the so
yard hurdle handicap; Meredith, In the
60-yard dash. and In the 2-pound shot
put. In addition. Vaughan, Strother,
Taylor and Meredith will represen
Richmond College in the relay race
with the MARYLAND Aggies
Whether Richmond College will par
ticiDate In the games TO be held at the
university is TO be determined later.
The entire question is now up In tho
air pending arran gemcnts for the open
air meet to be held here. with the
+! cooperation Of the Blues, 1t seems tina t
! the meet will be the greatest Of lis
Kind ever held In the South The VA :
riety OF sport to be offered, the en-
trance Of the graded schools. as we'll
as the High School. lend support to the
; belief that one of the largest crowds
In the history Of track athletics in yir-
GINA will be on hand to watch the
meet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
TIDEWATER LEAGUE
TO HAVE SIX CT UBS
Organization Perfected With Five Towns Rep
resented and Hampton Practically Assured
Elizabeth City Makes Application for
Franchise

launched, but that the business men
and others were interested and en-
thusiastic. He declared that suffolk
could pc counted on to put a team in
the field and maintain it for the 1911
season.
The question Of a salary limit was
deferred to the next meeting, as was
also the question OF naming the board
OF directors The idea is to have the
sixth club decided on and represented
before these matters are finally dis
posed Of.
The schedule committee named was
as follows: II. n. Fitzgerald. l. II. Van
Patter and representative from the
Peninsula. yet to be named. The
league was organized on an agreement
for two years Two hours was spent
in the reading of the constitution and
its adoption.
Those present at the meeting we're
". NJ Hannah, Jr., Norfolk: l. H. Van
Patten, ". G, Moore, r. C. Pearson,
George r. Parrish and w. ~ White
rps rep, Sc Portsmouth; 6. 3. A.
Charles a. Junken and j. S. Holmes
representing Old Point; ]. s. Fltzger-
aid. A. D. Bowden. c. l.. Lewis and
+. ". Lloyd, representing Suffolk.
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ny CHARLES DABB,
nnEcr Norfolk Dnscbull Team.


While many people have been clam
oring for information as to what the
Norfolk club would do next season,
they have failed TO realize that l got u
late start, and was therefore unable
to tell anything until something was
eral weeks ago. / had TO inform you
In Il vague sort of way that while /
was doing all l could to get a winnin 6
team for Norfolk still there was moth
Ing to report.
am pretty nearly IN the same fix
now Naturally l have a number OF
names on my list, Ball players from
piled for jobs on the Norfolk club 1t
is no small task TO sift out and select
when there is SO much material TO
choose from
One thing is certain: am going to
give the Norfolk people a team which
will finish as good as one. two, three.
Ny motto Is and always has been:
to go that far in predicting. To show
that am willing to give all the infor-
nation l have. and that ] really had
none until within the past few days,
the first contract signed by ball play
er for the Norfolk club was on F'ebru-
men actually signed-four pitchers. two
infclders and one outfielder.
Some Norfolk Players.
They are Pool, OF Paris. Ky, whom
! bought. lie won seventeen and lost
eleven games in 1910, ana Is "A left
handler. start, of Cleveland o., and
Walker, of Selma, Ala. both semi pros.
Merrill of Jonesboro, Ark, who played
last year with the Northeastern Ar
kansas League. lie was sick through
out the season and didn't work. I also
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lSpecial to The Times. pispat ten. !

Norfolk, Va, February 22.--With FIVE
cluhs-Newport News. Norfolk, Ports
mouth, Suffolk and Old Point-repre-
scented and pledged to enter teams. and
with Hampton almost all assured sixth
member. and Elizabeth City ready to
fill Its place III the event that Hamp-
ton backs out, the Tidewater League
was formed this afternoon :. constitu-
ton was adopted and schedule COM
mittee was named.
Suffolk was represented at the meet
ing by quartet of men interested In
the project for a ball club in that city.
and James Fufoot, also present. was
satisfied that II an opening could be
made for Elizabeth City. the North
Carolina hustllng town would come IN
gladly. Upon the representation that
Hampton was probably In receptive
mood. and the league managers dcsir-
Gus OF having that city represented.
a FRANCHISE was voted to that city. and
the following committee was named to
place 1t there, II possible: NIessrs. Van
Patten Moore and President Hannah
II. S. Fitzgerald spoke for the Suf-
folk delegation, and announced that not
only had stock company been
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
FIRST DEFEAT ON
ITS HOME FLOOR
Virginia Quint Wins From
Wake Forest by Score Of
% to II,
Especial to The Times-pisphtch.

L IL. l
Wake Forest. N. c., February e2.-
For the first time In the history Of
basketball at this place. Wake Forest
college team. when to night the Uni
yersity Of Virginia five defeated Wake
Forest by the score Of % to IL. The
success st Of Virginia lies chiefly in the
TACT hat Wake Forest was at n dis
advantage at playing under the In
tercolieglato rules, which allows a goal
10 10 be shot from ldribble. None Of the
game under these rules before, and
they, were not only deficient in the use
OF IT, but were wocfully weak in its
u W,fl1s When Cecil or some other
down the floor some Of the Wake For
est players did not hesitate to dive
EF a1, into him. and both would
around the dribble. Wake Forest was
far better in passing. Both teams
missed many easy shots at the goal.
GINA failed even to throw at tho goal
IN the first ten minutes OF play, as
az Inrd the d playing e was under the Wake
was thrown. Neff. OF Virginia, was
knocked out Of the game, and was re-
lieved by Driver; Ilearns and Rixey
goals. r. Holding threw three difficult
goals, but missed many easy chances.
Probably the most interesting feature
Of the game was the playing Of b.
Holding and Bortram at centre. Both
fought fiercely from beginning to end,
neither at any time having the advan-
tage Of tho other. t.; 5i5
The lineup: 81, II
Virginia. & Position. Wake Forest
Rertram ...... Centre ... B. Holding
Kearns -. ;. Right r'orward "a. II. Beam
Rixey..s.. Loft Forward ,R. Holding
g. (Captain) a
Cecil..,.... Right Guard ......Utley
(Captain)
Neff i. Left Guard ...Dowd
Driver) 8@l(G. M,9&Bcam)
Rcfcree--May. Umpire - Grozcr Time
i nf ha lves--20 minutes. IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
ELECT OFFICERS
FOR CITY LEAGUE i
Meeting Tonight Of Committee
With Managers of Teams Will
( Launch Amateur League.

= meeting of the managers OF the
eEitE s!,, teams selected to compose the
together With the committee appointed
at sthe mass meeting held III Murphy's
Hotel two weeks ago, will be held to-
Night in The Times-Disratch Offices
for the purpose of naming schedule
committee. adopting an agreement
which must be signed by each of the
clubs. and other matters of vital i'm
pertance to the success OF the league
Present at the meeting, which will
begin at o'clock. Will be Messrs. But
Ter, Epps, Dunn, Calvin. O'Toole, Lewis
WHadcock. manager of Christ Church
Association; W. j. Hcchlcr, manager Of
t!e virsinians; William II PARKER.
manager of the Battle Axes: T. NJ Col
Gregory. manager Of the Brooklands;
q. l.. WILCOX manager OF the Syreem-
ess: L. n. Browning manager of the
landers.
< Success Prncticnlly Assured.
Nov that the, league has been actu-
ally formed AMI that only officers re-
main to be elected It is believed that
rhs success of the organization is as
Eured The question OF the presidency
ters to be decided at the conference
between the managers and the commit
tee. several names have been sus-
Eested, but it Will require u vote as TO
organization. *
The agreement to he signed by the
several teams which Will compose the
league Will specify that no games are
to be played with teams not members
Of ftho league without q ma jority vote
of abe directors OF the league. It will
also be provided that each team must
guarantee to play all games scheduled
unless due notice is given within a
reasonable time and sufficient reasons
advanced why the game cannot be
played.
sit will prove BY far the most irnpor.
tsut meeting SO far held and each of
the managers is requested to be on
hand on time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
] LEAVES FOR TRAINING CAMP.
I4nat Squad of New York Nationals
tE Starts for Texas.

New York, February .2The last
squad OF the New York Nationals left
for the Giants training camp It Mar
l1n$ Springs, Texas, to-day by boat to
New Orleans. The party consisted OF
I'VE regulars. headed BY Captain Larry
Doyle, who Will join the newer play
ers already. at the camp. 1t il expect
ed that the entire team will start prac-
tice by Ma neh l. IT is reported here
that Manager John McGraw has de-
cidcd 20 try Louis Gowdv the husky
young first bascman from Dallas. be-
hind the bat for a while McGraw is
quoted as saying he sees a possible
second BCesna han In the Youncster
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
rEwANIMA WINS TIME PRIZE
Sun..- i,iIin.. s...a4. H.. all.xi.,

.iiacr az Nine Miles over slippery,
sno.,-fiiici sfrectH Ia philadelphia.
Philndclphia Pa, February EN- a
iacc here this afternoon over nine
miles OF slippery, snow-hlled streets,
l.puis Tewanima, OF the Carlisle In
Iian school. vino ran in the Marathon
race IN the Olympic games held at
London. England. In 1905, won the time
prize from large field of runners.
ill> time was 50:32. Mitchell Arquette.
also from the Carlisle School, won
tho second time prize
The race was Won by Harry a. Ed
wards. OF Atlantic City, who had a
handicap Of minutes and 40 seconds,
III 81 minutes 22 seconds.
Ihe race was run under tho auspices
oi business men's association, and
suitable prizes were awarded
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
nErAIRING DAMAGE
Dnn'ilic Gas Pinnt VIII probnbl,
Rchmnie Opcrntinns ,Co-Dax

,IND'VIaI @ INC 1!lncS-Dispntch.l
Danvillc, Va February o2.-With a
i4Tge lorce a. work at the city ga:,
plant II Is believed that the plant Vii,
bc able 70 furnish It's patrons with
gas bi' tomorrow afternoon. rhe
cause OF the explosion IS SIN a 1nvs-
teiE. superintendent Talbot stated
the damage would not be over $4,000
as II is thought some OF the machfnerv
en- oc used over again. All of the
'caidehcea arc without gas.
ihe Register and Zee were forced
" get out the days Issue by hand
~ u me victims Of the explosion
re cong well at the General Hospi.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
COLT TOU
AT COUNTRY CLUB
Handicap Holiday Event At
tracts Many Entrants, and Some
Good Scores Made.

The four ball best ball tournament
handicap played at tho Country Club
Yesterday was very interesting. being
the first OF the kind played in Rich
mond.
Twenty oight players qualified, and
the close scores turned In provo that
this is by far the fairest way Of con-
Quoting Il handicap tournament; fur
thermore. on crowded course such
as tho Country Club, 1t will prove this
season prominently the best way OF
providing tournament for large
number of players.
The scores made follpyy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
CHALLENGE FROM GERMANY.
Three Balloons to Contest for Cup Won
= by Uc;sIeS md Post.

New York. Februa.., o2.-Cortla7dt
F,ield Bishop. acting chairman of the
National Council Of Aero clubs in
america. received by cable to-day a
Challenges from the Deutscher Luft-
sohiffer Verband to the Aero Club of
America for the Coupe Internationale
Des Aerona uts. won last year by
Messrs. Hawley and Post in the bal
loon America II.
tional race from ST Louis last year,
and her entry is the first 10 be re
relyed this year The message merely
says that three German balloons Will
compete.