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The evening herald., 1916-12-01

vrr, scd uu N,NrwHct VIII be TO-
clmuHi, T'ia ,rWof
Also. th,r, 1r, uturl .JIts's nude
ns tu Hhy the Republican. lost among
them uoinp ha alleged uusumo uf
SIR llushcs n certain ratcs. u"t. ~
hiH visit To- california dur.nr the heat
."f 'h" pumu. tieh' 1nd hi~ refusal
.'o N,'" ih' trir uf th, so-clilol .Gui3-
.cu special ui New YoIN women into
certain weston states, aud. it D,
charged. chairman Wnlco> was 100, ,
success. Do. @ .'Wplum manager
llu. uo mnt''. what charges the,
oo hurIus 1' each ouh.r BE- seems
.tp uc settled tact tht' Tcdd, '
eliminated
The evening herald., 1916-12-01
-iT DOWN THEODORE.

Tho Republicans are aide to sit up
and uN" soft ucurishmeuj aud view
4, 'Hr wro-k 90 M" party which occurred
ou November . They are already
,su..unru- as ,o the parDs future.
planning To- gather up the Fragments
aud rchplIlitatc II II possible. 80 that
D. HII nnk something like rs former
s.f o. .s said that they chErl
TctI, With having had much to de-
WIKI tive downfall of the q. % p. also
that b." Is uo' 20 ue consulted tnuu'
'nr r"nmldns operations
on, of tho grievances oI tho no
luIHunus .s thai JOB lPl. uu soWrI tIc
seeds uf the whulwiud that tl,g
roap'd ioir years later. hy toacnif p
ruo voters u the wes, To- tnuA away
from the EcpuDh,an pnr' Ai.u INA,
tn ttc campaign this year he fuok,.,I
NJ Hughes INTO the attitude Of u,.ut
!u favor of war. whereas 10 l- general
,r known that the defeated R,pulu-
an candidate is A. mild man "a.
cv'i sat ON IN" bench ur ram for Of.
lace therefore % is said that the
Icidrr- 10 the parry are just as an,ag-
uuis'I. toward Tcdd, now as when
they nattcncd ou' ms dc.,gatcs iu
l'l- 1ud shut the door, 'p hlm at
chicago ivc months ago. wAi.h seems
60 '" ld-c insrdtitudr u New 81 the
''r rEorgo,I, 60 .impaigu 'hc
.ut"u'I wlgod in uohaif of Ar Hughes.
Ihri.uIuriE Throughout tho west
where '.,fy state be yisitcd returned
/ e .H.s'lurd majority 70, President
Wilson
d. bro r.,u asserted that some uf ~,
DulDg,.a friends made No secret oi
'n'I .ru'f durmr the campaign 'rai
-, a"''t' ot Sir Bughos would open
o." ... '.l Ju a.'ul r,uuiou of 'n'
H,ru.uaus aud Progressive. Thos
! I'suo.f.H there would lc widespread
urm.rI for tho colonel to take com.
uagf I'm, affairs ~ the Ecuuhu,lr
In'. WITH .cw 90 whipping then
.uI. phpc four 'corH hcu.e.
rr unm present Indications u ls u,
10. ., .. The Republican m1shin'
IHU s controlled uE ng' men VII,
'I,4a'. off Teddy ,n tuo occasions
. Irs',I 20 showing any di-pus tom :,
....r..r ... ..a .v t....r.tr....fIr.. "a.
The evening herald., 1916-12-01
SAFETY IIi;~1

-f,rt .. ...i ,f ftIg wealth.. .U.4
,,.l.m,u yUa dr-ir.ns .. Hf. 70
,.,rhtpsr ,r bal, mr.Iy. .u.u Boo.
t,..d J,,,I. ..t-rt.-.J boz .ln. of
,n, ueNspl.rr. Of h.- ...u.. a-.n-
that each applicant app., . p,r-ou
az his hom, Many came Hud 'u' old
.entIcmau uup.od the tu.DH.u- lu
each. Iir carried them one u. nuc
tn "a rrriu,, p4It 81 hi plantation
vhcr, thor. v... "a clin uu the HluN. OF
q ,Eer over which if 'hc horf'. were
'u plunge. certain death would come tn
each urcupau of the oJrr.as, He
told IN. GI-' applicant that "A Desired
20 nud our .uu..lhug uf mis- $500. 1- q
driver t'a '.."d ''" h"" '..'.' ''
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The evening herald., 1916-12-01

stuns owing 'u the cNp"usc uf the
deliver. .,.t.m winch the mere h'uti
Iha,. been compelled TO- nuild up IA
ord,t 'u deliver goods at the VARIOUS
nom's.
~ the l.uud old days, particularly ~
"a, ,a.t where the cit, markets were
msm'aiu,d ,and thcy stiI ,Nisi va pla
or Yp tullly all the vom'n iu town
wuuId .,o down to- the market ihro'
tame, l v,ck The, would take 'iE
basket. with them. go around among
90, .Hriuu- stocks. select what th'l
wlnt,d. place 30 m the baskets. nay
rr It aud geo home. IN" wife of the
u,.k,r rubbed arms with the wIfo i
a., iaHuicr ~ selecting supplrs "t
-1tt.I,- from the stocks which the
farmers aud market gardener II.
brought r The produce was sold
direct .s the producer tu the consumer
the rrrtt It the middloman was cut
out. l. was also the 'Spcnse of def -
.,r, lud goods could rc purchased for
l,Iuo-, , song a. .auparoi with pri-
.n, trdl..
Iut these duts wnou the uousrv ito
wants pound of pruuc.. q cake "f
| -upp . buN Of matah,- or broom
sh. telephones 60 ucr grocery and
| lufru ,usi-i. that % 1c sent out right
away. ,l,u though IN, delivery wagon
/ may uut no scheduled to make q TRIP
? tu hrr particular uc.phnorhood 'f
course. al orders are not confined -
such small articles aud generally tie
YuuutIt, iS much larger Hut it is not
Iutcuucutly the ease that mail urd"rs
Of this Kind will bc given over the
| telephone ~ any grocer Will tcll vou.
lama The expense OF delivery thereof i~
more thtu the profit tho srucer
makes ou the salc---providcd he Is for
tunaic enough to collect the hill AZ the
cnd of Tho month
II 81. not probable that any r1dl' al
chang, can ue wrought IN the method
of delivering goods. But the house
1 wives who are olamorinr Tor reduced
,'ut,rps -.c,cu admitting that loodstuff'
are now priced too high should not
overlook tho fact that through the cx
1cu-iNo deliver system which h"'
been bult up and which the consumed
loi course has tp pay for ~ the way Z"
additions 20 the price they have beer
r,- pousiulc. either directly or ndi
ro,rIy. uurous,iouslv ur with matte
1fofrthuI=ht they have caused to b
built mp 1n institution for which the
must pa.
but says the housewife. why is
that when Vo have had the deli, yr
system fpr wears. foudstutis are 81
mu,h higher NOW than thcv have bccl
in the years gone by Perhaps Cd
normal conditions. one Of which
| the European war drawing on our sup
IIlN nav, g., great deal to do with D
The .tlyities uf middlcmcn Who Au
lup certain foud,tuffs Tor the purpos
90 boosting prices after they get
corner 600 the supply pp uo41t Is a
l!mpnrtau' factor. But the fact shout
ln'f uo overlooked that wages haN. 90
creased e. lat wears. ana every San
Iyuur grocery raises the wages uf b
del. .yrt force he must necessarily al
cuou-h Co the ceiling price II good
90 o'"t.omc tn. additional oNpons,
The evening herald., 1916-12-01
SASi on cot VI tE\pN >kl.

~
tense situation yupar'ntN has d'-
.,trp,d between the TINTED Siat's
ou ONE hand and France oud Grc''
BRITAIN ou th, other over the refusal
OF thc latter two nations g. rulront"rI
.lfr conduct Through th.u HIurEhI"|
lines g. count T1rruWski NTatr"-
HUNGARIAN Ambassador To- TINS county
France and Great HtItniu seem to uHe.
10" position that 81 the cunt D. l'-
.irious Of proceeding 90 the tinted
states ne is 81 pcrfc,t urortN 60 d'
So. but they are not going =" euar'u-
tee him anything IN H." waN 80 >1i"
conduct In fact. the refusal of w."
allies carries with II the inference th'i
the Ambassador would be- stopped on
the high seas and detained as 4 piis-
oner OF war IL ne attempted Co reach
an American port. which action Would
raise grave issue with the United
states involving. rs II would, the
rights which this government ma IL
WAYS maintain and to the rccorui-
ton of which It hls. IA a memorable
instance. pledged the British gUv"ru'
mont itself
In the first wear ~ the vi'h war
the confederate government dispatch
ed two ENJOYS. Mason and slidoll to
Europe They took passage ON the
british mail packet Trent, Tho
Trent was stopped by captain wilkes
- m, United states steamer siu
Ia,.uto and the cmissari,s w'r" rc-
moved. conveyed To Boston and con
fined as prisoners ~ war
Tho British government uhalleured
tons ior war The position 81 tht
United states vas made all the NOR,
JfriyyH uy the hasty action OF tn'
secretary = the navy VINO had pub
hyly approved the action ~ Capta.
wilkes and by manifestations of pub
l.n sentiment throughout the nor'l
vhah hIilcd thc exploit wi.h satisf,r
uon Even Secretary seward was o.
first disposed g. MAINTAIN our right "a
arrest tho cutuE4. Hu' b, Was ovrr
ruled ht President Lincoln Tn.
president held that captain Wilkc
uld violated that very doctrine ~ de
f'usc ~ which "a" United Stat,s ha,
d. tt.f @ 4 4 TFs.s e
The evening herald., 1916-12-01

Thr Warner -ISnl not only lights
the road ahead nt your car hut lights
both sides oi the road. u f. also u
diuIncr. \ \ mss, Agent
Evening star., 1916-05-12
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
Charles A. Lochte Dies of Pneu-
monia-Washington and Alex
andria Couples Wed.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd May 12.-Maurice
\. Lochte, forty years old, died We'd
nesday night at his home near Garrett
Park. this county. of pneumonia. He
had been i'll about ten days. Surviving
him are his wife. who was a Miss Har-
mon of this county, and four children.
The funeral will take place at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning from St
Marys Catholic Church, Rockville. Mr..
Lochte was q son Of Mrs Anna and
the late Charles 4. Lochte and had
always lived in this county.
William Wilmington. twenty-eig hit
years old, and Miss Esta Eleanor De-
Shong. aged eighteen years, both of
Washington, were married in Rock Vile
yesterday afternoon by Rev. Samuel II.
White OF the Baptist Church, as were
George William Humphries, aged TWEEN
Ity-two. and Miss Irene Frances Bright.
nineteen years old, both of Alexandria,
Va.
Miss Ethel Waters of Galthersburg
has been appointed by GOV. Harring-
ton a notary public for this county.
The annual meeting of the Social
Service League of Montgomery County
Will be Il at TaAoma Park June 3.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
'V|RG|N|AN ACHIEVES
HORSE SHOW HONOR
Arthur White Believed to Have
Been Biggest Individual
Winner.
THRILLING EVENTS MARK
CLOSING OF EXHIBITION
Event Considered Most Successful
Ever Held in Capital-Grounds
May Be Purchased.

Arthur White of Virginia is believed
TO have been the biggest individual
winner at the National Capital horse
show, which closed yesterday. While
the records have not been gone over by
the management with the view of de-
terming who was the most successful
exhibitor. it is certain that White and
the Glen Riddle farms of Glen Riddle. Pa,
were the principal winners in the hunt
ing classes White has shown here
several seasons, and has been uniform
ly successful
In the harness numbers Judge W. II.
Moore of New York city. a. w. Atkin-
son of Merchantsville. \. j.. and Miss
Constance Nauclain of Philadelphia ac-
counted for the majority of the honors
John l.. Bushnell of Springfield, Ohio,
also won several blues. Mrs Allen
Potts of Gordonsvilie. Va, is thought
to have made the best showing in the
saddle events
Evening star., 1916-05-12

Domingo. DIR. Devereau owner. Miss
ii. McLanahan up; second. ribbon, Rab-
bit. b. g. Ralph Coffin. Miss Dorothy
Davis up: third. ribbon. Diana, ch. m
Col. r. NJ. Thompson. Miss H. McLana-
han up: fourth, ribbon, Deleplane, blk
m, Miss Ruth Donaldson, owner and
up.
Glass 34-Saddle horses. novice park
horses; park horses to have cha cter-
istics of Saddle-horse quality. good
manners and straight, clean gait at
walk, trot and canter: road horse with
characteristics of saddle horse. clean
gait, able to go conSidera BILE distance
at good pace at walk, trot and gallop.
rian du Pont. owner and up: second,
S25, Cloudy Girl, ch m. Miss Alice
Mann. owner and up. Only two shown.
Class 15-For horses owned by the
members of the Washington Riding and
Hunt Club, or the property of the club,
and hunted during the season of 1915
1916. and certified by NJ. F. H.; per-
formance only to count: over four-foot
hurdles shown through the in-and-out; ;
ring presented by John 0. Evans (pearl
necklace for lady winner). First. the
ring, Virginia Dare, ch. m., Melvin c.
Hazen; second, ribbon. DR.. Fizz. b: G.,
Westbury, b. g.. Dennis Epson; fourth.
ribbon Toronto, b. G., Col. r. NJ. Thomp-
son.
Class S9-Championships: single har-
ribbons at any show and winners of
red ribbons at this show; ponies eligi
BILE First, association cup. Bountiful,
Judge William H. Moore; second, rib
bon, Lady Dilham, Miss Constance Vau-
calm. Only two prizes awarded.
Glass 81 - Championships. saddle
horse (roaJD; winners of blue ribbons
at any show, and red ribbons at this
show; ponies eligible. First, associa-
ton cup, Sir Braxton, Upton stables;
second ribbon Marjory Moreland, Miss
du Pont. Only two awards.
Class 93-Championships. hunters,
lightweight, 30 per cent; performance,
50 per cent First, association cup.
Oracle, White stables: second, ribbon,
Katydid, Miss Helen Buchanan.
Glass 90-Cham pionships, pairs. har-
ness horses. post entries. blue ribbon
winners at other shows and red ribbon
winners at this show eligible: First.
association cup, Bountiful and Micah,
Judge William II. Moore. Only one
award in this class.
Glass 80 = Championships. saddle
horses (park), winners of blue ribbons
at any show and red ribbons at this
show eligible. First, association cup,
Sparkling Moselle. ch. g.. A. w. Atkin-
son; second. ribbon. Day Star. Mrs
Allen Potts Two awards.
Glass 94-Championships hunters,
middle and heavyweights, conforma-
ton. so per cent: performance, so per
cent; over Az feet hurdles and through
the in-and-out First, association cup.
Bany Heather, b. h., Glen Riddle farm;
second ribbon, Geologist, the White
stables. Only two awards in this class.
Class .2-High jump. post entry. as
sociation cup. jumps at feet, . feet
inches, 8 feet and feet inches. and
feet Skyscraper, Mrs. G. II. Chip
chase. and Confidence. S. S. Norton, both
horses making the five hurdles.
Special-For the best and neatsst kept
stables in the show grounds pl docks.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
SPEAKS TO UNDERWRITERS.
Charles F. Nesbit Cites General Con.
dition of Life Insurance.

Reference was made to the present
satisfactory general condition of life
insurance business from the standpoint
of a supervising official by Charles F..
Nesbit, superintendent of insurance of
the District at the weekly luncheon
meeting of the District Life Under
writer's Association yesterday at the
University Club.
President Orville b. Drown Of the as
sociation presided, and among the
others present were l.. +. Albert
Eugene q. Adams, Harry F. Almond,
James Lee Best, Virgil F.. Bourne, Ed
ward s. Brashears. John NJ Cherry, S.
b. Curry. ID. G. Davis. l.. V. Freudberg.
{. I. Grin1ths, d. Fulton Jordan, w. f.
Piser. G. 6. Reiniger, Roger NJ Stuart
Albert Stabler. l.. NJ. Stabler, William
6. Worthington and c. E. Tuchton.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
Colburn Wins Home Club Match.

The tie for the high score prizes in
the recent Home Club Target Associa-
ton tournament fired at the indoor
range, at 18th and E streets northwest
was shot last night. The match was
won by A. Colburn of the general land
office. d. +. Wilson and J. {. Wheate
of the patent office finished second and
third. Colburn's score was 9S, Will
sons "a and Wheate 81.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
Best Show Ever Held Here.

In every particular the show is pro-
nounced by the management to have
been the best it has ever held At
tendance was better than that of last
year. and it is expected that a profit
Will be shown after all expenses are
met. The quality of the horses exhibit
ed also stamped the show as being the
best ever held here.
II is expected that the management
VIII now make immediate arrange
ments for the purchase of the exhibi-
hon grounds, a 18th and d streets
northwest. This property has been
under lease ever since the show was
organized. 1t is understood that an
option for the purchase of the prop
ertN has been obtained and that most
of the stock necessary to be sold be-
lore the enterprise can be carried
through has been subscribed
Evening star., 1916-05-12
WILLIAM P. BANKHEAD.
SON OF SENATOR, WINS
Defeats r. P. Hobson in Congress
Race-Other Results of Ala
bama Primaries.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May I2-Wil-
liam b. Bankhead of Jasper, son of
Senator j. H. Bankhead. has defeated
former Representative K. p. Hobson for
Congress from the newly created tenth
district of Alabama by majority of
fifty -one votes. after one of the bit
terest political contests in the history
of the state. Capt. Hobson has an
nounced that he will contest the re-
suits
County executive committees met all
over the state yesterday and canvassed
the vote, and the official returns from
the tenth district give the above re-
suit.
Other Contests Decided.
In the seventh district, where another
race was staged between Representa-
tive John l.. Burnett and l.. b. Rainey
and Watt r. Brown, the representative
has been returned by majority of 6S6
votes. The official count showed Bur
nett 6,642, Rainey, 4,031, and Brown,
1884.
While the official returns from all
counties in Alabama are still unavail-
cerned, sufficient official returns have
been received here to practically re-
move all uncertainties.
Complete and official returns from
twenty -four counties of the sixty-sev-
en- in the state show that Henry p. Mer-
rift has defeated Sam p. Kennedy by
a majority of at least 5000 for the
presidency of the state public service
commission, which Mr.. Kennedy holds
at present.
Returns on Court of Appeals.
In the contest for court of appeals,
Judges John Pelham and j. B. Brown,
incumbents. have been reelected. The
third place on the bench lies between
Charles r. Bricken of Luverne and w.
W. Whiteside of Admission. The vote
in twenty-foyr counties in this race
follows: Pelham. 22.689: Brown, %. 100;
Bricken, 1877: Whteside. 16, ,204
knight, 1885: Bonner, 1852.
The election of John H. Wallace. jr..
as state game and fish commissioner
and Judge John c. Anderson as chief
justice of the supreme court were as
sured Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1916-05-12

a new idea, never before given. two
cups, presented by Horace H. West
colt, member of the board of direc
tors. First, to the Lieher stables, Bryn
Mawr, Pa: second, to Miss Constance
Vauclain's stables, of Rosemont, Pa.
Evening star., 1916-05-12

AT recent meeting of the executive
committee here DR.. J. W. Bird, Dr.
william l.. Lewis and Mrs. Henry j.
Flnley were appointed a committee to
prepare program.
Evening star., 1916-05-12

J. r. Sneider committed suicide at
Hagerstown, Md, by inhaiing chloro-
form and swallowing poison. He was
found in bed unconscious by one of his
daughters and died several hours later.
I'm farewell note he said grief over
separatiA from his wife prompted the
Evening star., 1916-05-12
SANITATION WORK
NEARING W|ND-UP
Promoters of Paint-Up-
Cleanup Campaign Graft
fled by the Results.
CITY IN FINE CONDITION,
is SUMMARY OF OPINIONS
Master House Painters and Decora-
tors to Receive Full Reports
at Next Meeting.

Spring house cleaning for the National
Capital is practically completed. The
1916 -up-paint-u campaign is to
be concluded tomorrow, when the fin
ishing touches will be given to the
most thorough Districtwide cleanup
ever conducted in Washington.
That the campaign has been an un-
qualified success is the verdict of every
one who has had an active part in the
work-from householder. property
owner, laborer, employer of labor, all
the way through to physician. health
authorities and those in whose hands
has been the active direction of the
clean -up-paint-up work.
Officials of the District health de-
partment assert that never before at
this season of the year has the Dis
trict been in condition as wholly and
satisfactorily sanitary as it is at pres
Evening star., 1916-05-12
Summaries Of Events.

Summaries Of the events are as fol-
lows:
Glass G-Brood mares, suitable to
produce hunters; must have size. sub
stance and quality. First, ribbon, Care
full, b. M, w. II. Herring & Son; sec
ond, ribbon. Merry Widow. b. M, Vint
Hill farm. Only two shown.
Glass 37-Saddle horses. road horses
Is nands and over; park horse must
have the characteristics of a saddle
horse; quality. good manners and
straight. clean gaits at the walk. trot
and canter: style or action, well col
lected and bitted. First. $50, Sir BraX-
ton. ch. g.. Dennis Epson; second. SIS.
Marjory Moreland. b. m. Miss NJ. du
Pont: third, $40. Sir Edgar b. g.. George
G., Stillhouse stables.
Class 40-Saddle horses. gated to
FIVE gaits, scratched; no entries.
Class 97-Ponies, 14.2 hands and un-
presented by Robert w. Kelley: to be
ridden by children fifteen years and un-
der. First. cup. King Arthur. blk. g..
Col r. NJ. Thompson. Miss Helen Nc
horse. owned by the Ritter stables, Miss
Ruth Donaldson up: third, IS, Mary
Ann, ch. m, Mrs w. NJ. Ritter; fourth.
ribbon, Harvard, b. m. Miss Hamlin.
Class i4-teaVy harness horses,
novice horses. over 1872, shown to ap-
propriate vehicles; good conformation,
quality, style and all-round good ac-
ton, manners and able to go at a good
pace. First, $50, Memnon. b. g.. Judge
william H. Moore: second, s25, Maiden.
bg. same owner: third. $40, the Prince,
b. g. Bushnell stables.
Glass 60-Ladies hunters; cup, present
ed by Dennis Upson; ridden by a lady;
jumps not to exceed four feet; confor-
nation. so per cent; performance, so
per cent. First. cup, BalIy Heather, b.
h., Glen Riddle farm, Miss Thompson
up; second, $50. Geologist, ch G., Arthur
White, Mrs. Maddox up; third, $40,
Rock Crest. ch. G., Miss Vera Cornell,
owner and up: fourth. ribbon, katydid,
b. m, Ayrshire farm, Miss Buchanan
up. Mrs Hit and Miss Dorothy Davis
rode in this class.
Class 96-Chamber of Commerce cup:
post entries, for jumpers. 15.2 and un-
der: ridden by young women not over
eighteen years of age, and owned by
residents of the District of Columbia
over three and a half foot jumps; per-
formance only TO count. First, cup,
Evening star., 1916-05-12
Will Hear Reports.

At the next meeting of the Master
House Painters and Decorators Asso-
citation, to be held in the organization s
new quarters in the Builders exchange,
complete reports on the campaign will
be made by A. II. McGhan, chairman
of the ean-up-paint-up committee
The reports viii show just what has
campaign, and these reports, it is stat
ed, are to appear in many of the lead
ing publications devoted to the inter-
ests of the painting and allied industry
of the United States and Canada.
Evening star., 1916-05-12
Voice of Merchants.

Merchants and dealers in such sup
plies as are in demand for the waging
of a clean -up-paint-up campaign re-
port that business this spring has been
unusually good, with every prospect of
the indefinite continuance of this much
to be desired condition.
With every one satisfied, with the en-
tire District in a cleaner and more
sanitary condition than it has ever at
tanned at this time of year in it's whole
history; with workmen employed who
otherwise would have been without
work; with business men reporting a
larger volume OF business as a direct
result of the lean-up-paint-up cam
paign, the curtain will ring down to-
morrow evening on the best campaign
of the kind ever waged in the National
Capital
Evening star., 1916-05-12
Exciting High Jump Contest.

An exciting high jump contest be-
tween Confidence, the property of s. S
Norton of New York city, and Sky
scraper, owned by Mrs. George Chip
chase of Prides Crossing, Mass, and
the championship numbers We're the
outstanding features of yesterdays
card.
Dick" Donnelly, who rode Heather
bloom In his world-record jump, had
the mount on Confidence yesterday,
while Denny" Monahan was up on
Skyscraper. Both horses succeeded in
clearing at feet, but when this height
was reached the nagement deter
mined it would not be safe to allow the
contest to continue and. accordingly,
split the purse between the two com
petitors.
Several surprises were furnished by
the championship numbers. Lady Dill
ham. driven by Miss Constance Nau-
CLAIM of Philadelphia, and, until yes
terday, hailed the unbeaten queen
Of the tanbark." went down in defeat
before Judge William Fl. Moore's Boun-
tifal, in the single harness horse class